Chapter 171
The snow that had fallen for several days and nights was shoveled away, and a huge transport ship was parked on the open space where the mining area was located with dozens of hatches wide open. The primitive Zerg coming and going carried the excavated raw ore into the transport ship like ants moving house.
It is still winter now, and apart from the one-horned people who stayed behind in the mining area, there are only these insects that crawled out of the ground.
As the parasite, the one-horned man 051, whose loyalty was impeccable, naturally took on the responsibility of supervision. At this time, he was standing beside the other one-horned men in charge of the mining area, wrapped in coats and chatting casually.
"It seems unnecessary for us to be standing here."
"Who says it isn't?"
As they chatted, the topic naturally turned to the original Zerg.
"Do you think these bugs can understand what we say?"
"They probably don't understand. Didn't you see that the boss has to communicate with them through that blue-tailed butterfly?"
The original Zerg were notorious and had been synonymous with terror for tens of thousands of years. These one-horned people were also very afraid of them at the beginning.
But after actually coming into contact with them, they discovered that if they were not enemies, these insects were not scary at all and were actually very... docile.
Yes, docile.
This is the new impression that the working insects give to the unicorns. They are more hardworking than any other race. Look at the ores that have been mined. Even if the Tianjia insects are forced to work, they cannot produce such a large quantity.
The most likely scenario is that riots will occur before production is forced out.
"Those ores are aquamarine, right?"
"Am I seeing this right?"
Ores wrapped in the original ore skin are difficult to identify, but those pure crystals exposed after the stone skin is removed are easy to identify.
"You read that right, that's aquamarine."
"It's aquamarine of extremely high purity, definitely mined from a vein three hundred meters below the sea surface..."
Three hundred meters below sea level? At that depth, it was difficult to see the light filtering through from the surface, and the increased pressure was enough to block anyone without the proper equipment to dive and mine the ore.
There is no such equipment on Tianyun Star, so where do these ores come from?
"There are some mineral veins exposed in the shallow reef area along the coastline near Base 1. These aquamarine crystals can only come from there."
Aquamarine veins generally only appear on the seabed or in coastal areas, and the purest and most flawless aquamarine will only appear hundreds of meters below the sea surface... Of course, more is stored in the deep sea.
"From the mining area to the seashore where Gathering Point No. 1 is located, it spans hundreds of kilometers. How did they do it?!"
"It's not surprising. Look at their number—more than double the number last time."
"Are there so many?"
“Only more.”
"Don't forget, they have always lived underground."
"Given the rate at which the Primordial Zerg reproduce...after so much time has passed, I'm afraid no one can tell exactly how many Primordial Zerg there are on the entire Tianyun Star."
The one-horned man who spoke was not wrong in his inference. On the contrary, what he said was very correct, because the number of insects dispatched this time was more than five times that of the last time.
These are not all on the ground. More insects are transporting or digging more ore from underground day and night.
It was because Qi Heng had extracted all the stored ore at once, and if he didn't dig more, he would not be able to fill the gap.
As early as when Qi Heng decided to plan with Settlement No. 2 as the center, he designed a passage from the underground mining area of Settlement No. 2 to the seaside mining area where Settlement No. 1 was located.
Nowadays, these passages have been continuously expanded into multi-lane tunnels that are more than ten meters high and more than thirty meters wide. The insects responsible for transportation have also been changed from the original engineer insects to the larger and more load-bearing primitive insects.
If Qi Heng had not yet mastered the industrial technology of manufacturing subways and trains, it would have been a well-connected underground transportation network.
"I heard that the number of primitive Zerg can explode exponentially in a month to the point of occupying an entire planet. It's been more than a month since they appeared."
A one-horned man curled his lips and said, "I think there is no hope for the Ikal civilization. It is better to follow them."
"What a rubbish investigation fleet that came this time. They didn't even notice something as serious as the change in the weather on Tianyun Star."
051 carefully took the blue-tailed butterfly off his shoulder and placed it in the palm of his hand. He then took out an orange-yellow honey block from the pocket on the other side and placed it in front of the blue-tailed butterfly. Then he looked up at the one-horned man who was speaking.
"Isn't it better not to be discovered? If we were discovered, no one would be able to escape."
Unlike other threatened unicorns, the parasitic 051 had no intention of betraying the world - even though his heart was not loyal to the Tianjia civilization, his body had already obeyed.
"That's true..."
If they discovered traces of the original Zerg on Tianyun Star, the Alliance would definitely dispatch warships equipped with star-destroying weapons overnight and blow the entire Tianyun Star and the Zerg on it into ashes with one shot.
By then, they won’t care whether there are other people on Tianyun Star.
"By the way, Boss, do you know what we should do after the winter ends?"
"Now they've taken away all the miners' jobs, and judging by that person's attitude, they probably won't let this mining area continue to exist, right?"
“Are we considered unemployed?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the other unicorns all looked at 051, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Unemployment is not scary, what is scary is unemployment = losing your value.
Considering the evil deeds they committed against the Tianjia Zerg, if they were of no use and could not atone for their sins, they would be doomed!
Facing the eager eyes of his brothers, 051 thought of the job transfer notice he had just received, and twitched his lips: "I don't think you will want to know so soon."
"What do you mean by that, Boss?"
"Oh, nothing special, it's just that the guy above decided to transfer us."
"Where are you being transferred to?"
051 was silent for a moment, then uttered three words: "Underground, city."
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Similar to the scene outside Gathering Area No. 1, a transport ship stopped not far from Gathering Area No. 2, with the hatch open waiting for the 'passengers' to board.
Time goes back to when the transport ship had not yet landed.
"Wow... I know there are few male insects, but to see them so few is really terrifying."
Xiao Wei looked around in confusion. Why was he the only male insect in gathering place No. 2?
No, isn't everyone so unmotivated?
Are those who usually say they are ready to go out and explore the stars and the sea just fooling me?
"How can I find teammates..."
Xiao Wei looked at the black mass of female insects, and then at the silver-white pendant in his hand, he smiled with difficulty.
Qi Heng plans to select a group of motivated and excellent female insects from the existing Tianjia Zerg to go out for exchanges. This does not mean to deny the male insects, but given the number of male insects and their strength, even if he uses all his strength, he will not be able to find many.
In order to screen out qualified Zergs, he manufactured hundreds of sets of examination equipment and placed them in each district, and then conducted assessments by voluntarily enrolling Zergs who met the minimum standards in each district.
Because the exam is conducted district by district, those who pass the exam will find a captain with a captain's token in their own district to form a team, and then go to the boarding location after the team is assembled.
Area 49 is the last area of Gathering Place No. 2, and the boarding point is just outside Area 49, which gives them more time than the Zerg in other areas.
Xiao Wei sighed and said to himself, "I can't just go up and ask if you're willing to team up with me, right?"
"If there are too many female insects wanting to team up with me, it would be bad if there was a stampede."
As a male insect, and an adult male insect at that, Xiao Wei fully understands his own charm.
I've received the symbolic token of becoming the leader. It turns out that even Gray Mist acknowledges my excellence. Maybe I'll be the only male insect to receive the token. Hehe.
[There are still thirty minutes until the transport ship arrives. Please enter your team member information as soon as possible.]
A message popped up, waking up Xiao Wei who was still immersed in self-indulgence.
He looked carefully and found that the Zerg that were there just now had almost all left.
That's true. After all, many female insects start looking for teammates as soon as they qualify as captain. Who would be so unreliable as to leave such an important thing for last?
Xiao Wei rubbed his face and walked towards the female insect he liked, ready to make the first invitation in his insect life (to strike up a conversation).
Well, although the combat effectiveness of the team members is important, their appearance is also important.
——And everyone’s abilities should be about the same at the moment. In this case, of course, we’ll prioritize finding the good-looking ones.
Xiao Wei began to rotate among the female insects, starting his great task of selecting his successor... no, teammates.
Then five minutes... ten minutes passed. In the twelfth minute, Xiao Wei's mouth was frozen with smile, but he didn't pull in a single teammate.
Why has everyone already found theirs? Shouldn't we choose when there are more people around?
Xiao Wei felt wronged.
What's wrong with male insects? Why can't male insects be captains? This is discrimination!
He squatted on the ground, covered his face and took a deep breath. It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter. Sooner or later, they will look at him with admiration!
"You haven't found teammates yet? We haven't found the right team yet. Do you think we can?"
Just when Xiao Wei was feeling depressed, a gentle voice came from above his head.
When Xiao Wei looked up, his heart almost stopped and he was completely stunned.
A female insect stood in front of him, and there were four female insects watching not far away. They were obviously in the same group as the one in front of him.
It's not his fault that he was so surprised. The female insects in front of him looked either old or young, and they looked like the true portrayal of the words "old, weak, sick and disabled".
Although being able to pass the assessment means they are qualified, they don't look like they are capable of fighting... Is that lame guy over there serious?
Xiao Wei really wanted to say that he had teammates, but time was almost up and it would be too late if he couldn't find anyone.
At this time, he could only swallow what he wanted to say.
"Yes, I haven't found a suitable teammate." He stood up and raised his hand to reveal the silver pendant.
"So do you think we can be your teammates?"
The female insect, who looked to be about thirty years old and had a gentle face that made Xiao Wei feel like he was facing his female father, turned around and waved to the four female insects not far away.
“…” It’s no use saying no.
Xiao Wei's mouth twitched as he looked at the empty space where only a few bugs were left.
According to the notice, the number of taskers selected this time is just enough to form a team, and there will not be one more or one less.
In other words, it is very likely that you are the only one who has not yet formed enough teammates.
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The author has something to say: Because there are many characters involved in the middle and late stages, there will be multiple perspectives for narration, but of course the main perspective is still on the protagonist~~
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