Chapter 14
Although the Zerg are very powerful, their newborn cubs are obviously not that strong and they still need the protection of their parents before they grow up.
Compared to Yan Ning, who just became a father, Qi Heng is more experienced in parenting. Although his parenting experience is a bit like theory, it has to be said that it is much better than that of the ignorant Yan Ning.
The baby insect lay in the nest, holding the food in its little hands and putting it into its mouth.
Unlike human infants, Zerg cubs can see soon after birth and can quickly learn movements such as rolling over with patient guidance.
About half an hour after birth, the insect patterns on the baby's body gradually fade away.
The insect patterns of female insects will not appear under normal circumstances. If they appear actively, it is either under the control of the female insect, or there is a problem with the female insect itself and it is unable to control whether the insect patterns appear.
The information I had read in the past flashed through my mind.
Seeing that Yan Ning had no idea why the insect cub was acting like that, Qi Heng said helplessly, "He's hungry."
Yan Ning suddenly realized and said hurriedly, "I'll go get some food. Uncle Yun said that the worm cubs can eat porridge made from blue cassava."
“…” Qi Heng hesitated to speak.
Zergs are omnivorous, but most of them are carnivorous, and every female is carnivorous.
No wonder the height of female insects is lower than the normal average. It would be strange if they could grow tall if they eat a completely nutritious diet since they were young.
Moreover, the evolution and growth of female Zergs cannot be separated from elements that are beneficial to them. He remembered that when he was guiding the evolution of the Zerg in the past, the diets of Zergs of different races contained different trace elements and energy blocks.
In the later stages of civilization, these trace elements and energy blocks can be artificially synthesized like health supplements, but there was no such technology in the early days, so the early Zerg basically ate raw minerals or some special plants.
If the female Zerg lacks those essential elements, she will not be able to undergo her first evolution. Insufficient energy swallowed will cause the awakening of her innate bloodline to fail or be incomplete, both of which are fatal to the Zerg.
He didn't ask Yan Ning why he didn't prepare elemental ores or energy blocks. After all, he knew a little about the situation in the slums, and he definitely wouldn't be able to find what the Zerg needed here.
Moreover, given the current situation of the Zerg being held as prisoners and kept as captives, it is even more suspicious that the Zerg now know nothing about their own race than the fact that Yan Ning and the others could not find him.
Not to mention what the cubs need, just look at the many dead insect eggs in the dead egg pit and you will know how completely they have thrown away their "common sense". It is even more unknown how many insect eggs that could have survived were thrown in to fend for themselves.
The slums appear peaceful on the surface, and the Zerg inside seem to be accustomed to this kind of life and don't seem to think there is anything wrong.
It just so happened that Qi Heng was not only an outsider, but he had also witnessed the peak of the most developed Tianjia Zerg civilization. In his opinion, this slum was full of weirdness.
When I first met Yan Ning, I just wanted to find a temporary place to stay, and then leaving Tianyun Star to explore other star regions was inevitable. However, I didn't expect that the situation in the slums was different from what I expected, and leaving became a distant prospect.
Qi Heng's gaze fell on the insect cub that was unaware of the future. He poked the insect cub's face from time to time, and his mental power flowed through his fingertips, gently stroking it.
The Zerg's mental power is innate, but it is not obvious before the first evolution.
When the insect cub was still in the egg, Qi Heng used his mental power to wrap and protect the insect cub. The insect cub, unaware of mental power, felt instinctively close to his mental power.
As he patiently combed through it over and over again, the little mental power belonging to the insect cub grew slightly.
The tentacles on the young insect's forehead swayed gently. The Overmind held an unparalleled allure for the Zerg. While adult Zerg could still be controlled, the young were completely uncontrollable.
Qi Heng didn't know to what extent the insect cub was close to him because of this reason.
"Have you thought of a name for him?"
Yan Ning smiled and said, "Yes, her name is Yan Le."
"I hope he can be happy every day in the future."
“A nice name.”
A name represents the parents' expectations for their children. Qi Heng thinks it would be good enough if the little bug can grow up happily in such an environment, and he can't ask for too much.
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Since he didn't go to the mine and had nothing else to do all day, Qi Heng thought about going to the center of District 49 to take a look.
The entire District 49 covers a relatively large area. Compared to the peripheral area where Yan Ning's family lives, more information can be obtained in the central area of District 49... I heard that all male insects live in the central area.
This is also the reason why he didn't see any male insects nearby.
Qi Heng said hello to Yan Ning and went out.
He walked along the widest main road in District 49. Half an hour later, he crossed most of the district and arrived at the so-called central area. The scene here was very different from that in the peripheral areas of District 49.
The most eye-catching thing is the two rows of houses that are out of place in this slum. The bungalows on the right look like shops, and female insects are constantly queuing up to barter.
Qi Heng observed for a moment and noticed that the barter items included not only metal pieces but also round stones. The last one was probably where the blood was exchanged; the female insects that entered were noticeably paler when they emerged.
...The blood of female insects, metal pieces and stones. Except for the metal pieces which were obtained in exchange for labor at the mine, the remaining two items seemed to be consciously recycled by these stores.
Compared to the doubts in his heart, the appearance of a one-horned man in the store was actually something he expected.
As a cost-effective slave commodity, the civilization that originally created the unicorns liked to use them to supervise some lower-level planetary civilizations. There was no better tool than them.
Qi Heng set his sights on those Zergs that were incompatible with the female Zergs. Their mental outlook and clothing were completely different from those of the female Zergs. They had half-long hair and their expressions were much more arrogant than the humble and submissive female Zergs.
Male insect...
Suddenly, Qi Heng noticed someone's gaze falling on him.
He frowned and pretended to look around, but in fact he was looking for the owner of the gaze.
It's a male insect.
Why is that male insect staring at me?
Qi Heng was confused, but he didn't show it on his face. He naturally turned his eyes away from that direction.
The male insect, whose appearance, clothing and temperament were very exaggerated, was ten meters away from him, staring at him as if he were staring at prey, which made him feel a chill.
He was not used to the Zerg's single male appearance, and being stared at by a man like this was an unbearable burden on his life.
When Qi Heng looked over and then looked away, the male insect that was staring at him and his companions said, "He looked over here, so I said he was pretty good-looking."
"You're interested? That female insect doesn't look like she's just reached adulthood."
"What does it matter? As long as she looks like what I like, that's enough."
"Do you think I should go over and say hello to him?"
"No female insect can refuse the invitation of a male insect. As long as I ask him, he will definitely..." Before the male insect finished speaking, he saw that the female insect he liked disappeared.
Qi Heng, who had already left, didn't know that the male insect that noticed him was interested in his face. If he had known, he might have left even faster.
The other side.
Yan Ning's home.
"Le Le is so cute." Yun Tian kissed the little bug that was lying obediently in Yan Ning's arms.
Yuntian sighed and said, "I never thought what you said was true. The cub was really saved."
“That’s wonderful.”
When Yuntian first saw Yan Ning bringing back the insect eggs that they believed to be dead and saying that there was a way to make them heal, he was skeptical.
After all, the eggs that were considered dead from childhood to adulthood ultimately failed to hatch into insect cubs.
In addition, Yan Ning listened to the words of an unknown wandering female insect. Yuntian felt that the female insect was a liar. Maybe she wanted to get free food and drinks and made up a lie to deceive Yan Ning.
If Yuntian hadn't seen the condition of the insect eggs improving later, he would have urged Yan Ning to kick that deceitful female insect out.
"Actually, I was not sure at the beginning, but as long as there is a little hope, I want to give it a try." Yan Ning was full of joy holding the insect baby. There could be no better result than now.
As soon as Qi Heng arrived at Yan Ning's door, he heard voices coming from inside.
A sound I've never heard before.
Is there a female insect here that I don’t know?
"I'm back."
He walked in and saw Yan Ning talking to a brown-haired female insect.
The skeleton of the female insect in front of me looks small, and according to the classification of the Zerg, it should belong to the juvenile category.
"Your friend?" Qi Heng asked.
"Yes, he is Yuntian, he lives not far away."
Qi Heng looked at Yun Tian: "Hello, my name is Qi Heng, I'm from another district."
Yuntian found that the female insect in front of him who was greeting him was a little tall and was looking at him from a downward angle.
I originally thought that standing up would make me feel more comfortable, but Yuntian didn't feel much better, and I still had to look up at him.
"I heard Yan Ning talk about you. Thank you for saving Yan Ning's insect eggs."
"You're welcome. Yan Ning also helped me a lot."
Yuntian asked him curiously, "You said you came from another district. What are those other districts like? Are they the same as District 49?"
"No difference." Qi Heng answered rather perfunctorily.
Yuntian didn't care about this at all, but asked other questions with great interest.
Compared to Yan Ning, who is a bit introverted, shy and not good at speaking, Yuntian has a more cheerful personality. In addition, he is curious about this mysterious insect and dares to say anything.
When it comes to flattery, Yuntian is no match for Qi Heng. Qi Heng quickly gets all of Yuntian's information out of him.
Not only did he know what Yuntian did for a living and how many people were in his family, he even didn't let go of any relatives related to Yuntian.
So it was natural to know that Yuntian and Yunjiu knew each other, and they were distant relatives in terms of blood relationship... He also learned something very important to him.
Star Stone.
It is essentially a stone that can store star power. It looks like a shiny pebble and is white overall - the same stone he had seen in Yan Ning's hand.
The author has something to say:
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In fact, due to the fact that he appeared in the previous article (yes, it was the NPC who had a one-night stand, cough cough), the initial emotional line was not obvious, and he would actually appear later.
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