Chapter 137
Yan Ning and Yun Jiu separated and walked home.
What he was most worried about in the past half month was his insect cub. Even though he believed that Qi Heng would not abandon the insect cub, he still could not completely let go of his worry.
...After all, it was his own insect cub and had nothing to do with Qi Heng, so it was normal for Qi Heng to not care. Although Yan later brought news that they would take care of it outside, there was no such thing as seeing it with his own eyes and feeling relieved.
At this moment, when Yan Ning saw the tightly wrapped dumpling at the door of his house, his heart finally settled down.
"Le Le." Yan Ning ran forward while calling the insect cub's name.
The little insect heard the sound and turned its head. When it saw that it was him, it happily threw away the branch in its hand and pounced on him.
"——Father! You are finally back. Lele missed you so much."
"I'm sorry that it took so long for my father to come back." Yan Ning half-knelt down, and the hand holding her own insect cub tightened, "My father missed you too..."
After hugging like this for a while, Yan Ning let go of Yan Le's hand and reached out to touch his face.
Yan Le's red lips, white teeth, and tender skin made it clear that she was well taken care of while she was away and did not suffer at all.
"During the time when your mother-in-law was away, was it Uncle Qi who took care of you?"
"Um."
"Did you listen carefully to Uncle Qi's words?" Yan Ning stood up, took Yan Le's hand and asked.
"Yes, Lele is very obedient." Yan Le looked well-behaved, tilting her head and looking at him curiously, "Father, you're dirty. Did you go play in the mud?"
Yan Ning looked a little embarrassed.
Of course, they were not playing in the mud. This was a disguise to explain their disappearance during this period. However, even if Lele heard this, he would not understand.
So Yan Ning avoided the topic and said, "Let's go see your Uncle Qi first. Your mother-in-law has something to say to him."
"oh."
inside the house.
Qi Heng was boiling water. Hundreds of blue dots were scattered across the screen, visible only to him. Each blue dot represented a communicator, with his location marked in gold.
He knew about Yan Ning through A0 before she arrived.
When Yan Ning walked in from outside, his face showed a hint of surprise and confusion just right.
"Yan Ning?"
"What are you doing..." Qi Heng glanced at the confused Yan Le, swallowed the words he was about to say, and said, "Maybe you have something to tell me."
Yan Ning hadn't thought about how to start, so she subconsciously replied, "I have something to say..."
It was obviously not appropriate to tell Yan Le in person about the fact that he had been in a mining accident and was suddenly rescued, even though Yan Le could not understand it.
It has to be said that Qi Heng's attitude made Yan Ning feel relieved.
"No hurry, do you want to take a shower first?" Qi Heng looked Yan Ning up and down, and seeing that he was covered in dust and dirt, he said casually, "I just boiled some water, let's talk after you take a shower."
Yan Ning pursed her lips and nodded heavily: "Yeah."
"Come, Lele, follow your uncle out." Qi Heng waved at Yan Le and said, "Let your father clean himself up first."
When Yan Le heard his words, he let go of his father's hand and ran to his side in two steps.
After Qi Heng brought the bug cub to his side, he said to Yan Ning, "We'll be back in a while."
"Thank you, thank you for your trouble." Yan Le was not only thanking him for what happened in front of him, but also for the care he had taken for Yan Le during the time he was missing.
Qi Heng chuckled and said nothing.
After Qi Heng took Yan Le away, Yan Ning, who knew very well how sloppy she was now, immediately closed the door and turned around to find her clothes to change.
To make it look more realistic, they all changed into the clothes they wore when the mining disaster occurred, and deliberately made them gray.
Yan Ning quickly found the clothes she usually wore and put them back in their original place without any signs of being moved.
Not only that, even the arrangement of the items in the house was exactly the same as before he left. Everything was placed according to his original habits, as if Qi Heng, who lived here, knew he would come back.
The only thing that changed was that there was an extra gray-blue coat on the other side where Qi Heng slept to prevent him from wearing clothes.
Yan Ning poured hot water into the empty wooden basin next to him and let out a sigh. Only then did he feel the reality of being home.
Life in the dungeon is not bad, it can even be said to be very good, with food and clothing all available and no need to worry about anything, but after all, it is not his home.
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Qi Heng took Yan Le for a walk outside. Before they had gone far, they met Yun Tian, who came to look for Yan Ning after hearing the news that the female insect that died in the mine accident was alive.
When Yuntian saw him, he didn't waste any words and asked directly: "Where's Aning? Is he back?"
Before Qi Heng could say anything, Yan Le jumped up and answered, "Father-in-law is back. Brother Yun, are you looking for Father-in-law?"
"Yan Ning is taking a shower at home. You should wait a while before going over to find him."
Hearing this, Yuntian felt relieved. The nervous expression on his face disappeared, and he said lightly: "I'm glad you're back. I'll go find him later."
"I'm going to Yunjiu's house first. It would be even better if he comes back."
Yuntian said this and left in a hurry.
Yan Le tugged at his clothes in confusion, and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Uncle Qi, does Brother Yun miss his father too? He looks really happy."
Qi Heng smiled and patted Yan Le's head, saying, "It's just as you thought."
The news of the reappearance of the female insect who was supposed to have died in the mining accident spread in all directions like wings. In a short while, the entire District 49 knew about it.
Yuntian will not be the first to know, nor will he be the last.
Some insects are happy and some are sad. After all, not all female insects that encounter mining accidents come back alive.
In the trading area.
Because of the coming of winter, there are fewer female insects coming to exchange for survival supplies, which makes the trading area look very depressed.
——All the exchanges that needed to be made had already been completed a few days ago. In previous years, the shops in the trading area would have been closed by this time.
Without the Zerg coming to exchange, the unicorns in charge of managing the trading area felt a lot more relaxed and had time to get together and chat.
In the shop responsible for exchanging blue cassava, most of the blue cassava that was originally piled up like a mountain and spread to the back door have been exchanged. Now only a small amount of stock is left to meet daily exchanges, which makes the space in the shop very spacious.
Therefore, all the unicorns from other shops gathered here.
Electric heaters are placed in every corner and center of the room, keeping the whole room warm and maintaining the room temperature at the most comfortable 25 or 26 degrees.
"I don't know what those adults in the base are thinking. If you ask me, why are they still opening the grill in such cold weather?" The one-horned man with the number 022 on his badge complained. He was holding a pair of tongs in his hand and flipping the barbecue on the iron plate.
Four square barbecue plates were placed on the table, which was large enough to accommodate eight people, with pickled meats placed next to them. Most of them were fresh animal meat exchanged by female insects, and ice-fresh sea fish caught from the seashore where the No. 1 gathering place was located and quickly delivered to them, as well as a small amount of green leafy vegetables to relieve the greasiness.
"We're doing pretty good right now. Those who were criticized are much more unlucky than us," said 014, as he picked up some barbecued meat with chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth. "Whatever they want to do has nothing to do with us."
"All we have to do is be obedient."
A few days ago, we were informed that some Unicorns were slacking off and were severely punished by the adults in the base. The reason was that they did not follow the adults' instructions and complete the task properly - a task that was completely in favor of the Zerg and brought benefits to the Zerg.
Originally, they didn't care much about the mission and had a casual attitude towards it. However, after seeing the fate of their fellow tribesmen, a sense of enlightenment suddenly arose from the bottom of their hearts. They realized that they could no longer treat the Zerg with the same attitude as before.
The unicorn 013, who was in charge of exchanging blue cassava, clinked glasses with 025 next to him. After taking a sip of his wine, he said half-jokingly, "014 is right. What's the point of thinking so much? Are you planning to report it?"
013 let out a comfortable sound as the strong liquor went down his throat. This was a rare thing on Tianyun Star. They could only request a small amount each time they requested supplies, so they had to drink it sparingly.
025 choked and said hastily, "That's not a joke."
"We were just talking casually. Who would be so desperate as to seek death?" 013 glanced at the other unicorns.
They ate and chatted at the same time. Those who could chat here found replacements for the bugs that stayed in their original positions, so they didn't worry at all that no one would do their work during this time.
Most of the exchange work in the trading area can be done by just finding a female insect to train. Previously, this was not done because it was not necessary and it was not possible.
Things are different now. The workload has increased so much, and the higher-ups are turning a blind eye to their behavior of finding Zerg to take their places.
So after the first unicorn appeared, more and more unicorns chose to let female insects help them with their work - there were plenty of female insects in the patrol team, so they could just pick from them.
However, if it involves something that the Zerg shouldn't know, such as star stones... you can only do it yourself honestly.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about Gathering Place No. 1." 013 said, a little speechless.
"Their 'education' has been going on for half a month and they show no sign of stopping. If it keeps going this way, we'll probably have to do the same sooner or later."
025, who was putting fish into the pot in the middle, said, "Not only that, but I heard from my friend who brought me the fish that they learn incredibly quickly."
"In half a month, they completed the equivalent of elementary education in Ikar civilization."
"Of course, the content isn't comprehensive, but it does indicate that these Zerg who have studied it have some understanding of their current situation... and their number is constantly increasing."
Unicorns all know each other, and there are always some who have good relationships with each other. It is normal for them to exchange information with each other.
"If we keep messing around like this, I think something will happen sooner or later." 017, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up.
"The adults in the base will be able to rest easy by then, but we will be the ones who bear the brunt of the threat. The dumber they are, the easier they are to control. What's the difference between teaching them literacy and handing them weapons?"
017's words expressed the thoughts of the other unicorns present. They had all heard more or less about the changes in the Zerg in Gathering Area No. 1. After learning about the talents of the Tianjia Zerg, they were nothing but shocked.
No wonder the Alliance is so wary of the Tianjia Zerg. Even though they are imprisoned on planets like isolated islands in the Lost Star Zone, they still require the managing civilization to keep a close eye on the development of their civilization.
It also requires that if there are any suspicious signs, they can be destroyed directly without asking for permission, leaving behind enough people to rebuild the tribe.
"Um...it shouldn't be that bad. Even if they want to resist, they have to be able to resist, right?" 022 said hesitantly as he put barbecue into the bowl.
"In any case, they don't know how to practice, and we not only have advanced technological weapons but also far superior strength. Even if any chaos occurs, we can easily suppress it."
The female Zerg of the Tianjia clan possesses rudimentary mental power and star power, but their power, which is the same as having no power at all, can cause harm to them. The Ikal civilization should not be so stupid as to release the restrictions on the Zerg's cultivation.
022 thought about this and said to himself, "Well, it should be fine."
013, 025, 014, 017: ...This sounds completely unbelievable.
And I don’t know why, after hearing this, I felt even more uncertain.
Just as 013 was about to change the subject, the back door of his shop was suddenly opened, and the cold wind from outside rushed in, making several people at the table shiver.
"Who is it..." 013 looked over and was about to speak when he froze for a moment, "029? Why are you here?"
029 closed the door behind him, quickly walked over to their side, squeezed in and sat down, rubbed his hands and said, "Let me tell you something you definitely don't know."
022 asked curiously, "What?"
"Do you still remember the mining disaster that happened over half a month ago?" 029 didn't keep the question secret and said directly, "Those female insects that were supposed to have died in the mine have returned."
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Yan Ning's home.
Qi Heng listened to Yan Ning and Yun Tian's conversation and nodded, "I think I know what happened now. It's a blessing in disguise that you're fine this time."
"Did Chu Xiu fabricate this lie filled with errors and omissions?" he thought to A0.
[Yes, Your Excellency.]
Yun Tian, who had already heard Yun Jiu's explanation once, nodded repeatedly and said, "Brother Qi is right. I am really lucky, otherwise I would never see you again."
After the mine collapsed, only the location where the mine was lowered was buried. Later, the previously abandoned mine was discovered, and miraculously, most of the female insects that would have died in the mine were saved.
There were tunnels dug by animals and underground water flows in the abandoned mines. They dug upwards while catching fish and some small underground animals in the underground rivers to survive... until they finally met Yan and the others in the wilderness.
"I'm really lucky..." Yan Ning felt apologetic in her heart, and even the smile on her face seemed a little unnatural.
He felt very uncomfortable lying to Qi Heng, his closest friend and person who was like a brother to him, but he just couldn't tell the truth.
"Just try to do it." Qi Heng said.
This explanation is barely convincing, but we cannot go into too much detail, otherwise we will find that there are many things that don't make sense.
However, after they stood in front of their loved ones alive, these were no longer a problem... At least for now, no one would doubt the truth behind their rescue.
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The author has something to say: Every bit counts_(:з」∠)_ I will finish it in a few days.
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