Chapter 2
Qi Heng held the stone again.
Tianjia civilization and Zerg Empire, these two words kept circling in his mind.
Although the system did not specify what kind of mess he was asked to clean up, Qi Heng could guess from the word "rescue" and the ruins of the city he was in that it was a big trouble.
He learned from the system that if he wanted to return to Earth, he had to repair the system and replenish energy, which sounded easier said than done.
As for Earth, Qi Heng thinks it would be best if he could go back, but if he can't, he would rather stay and live his own life.
He believed that he did not have the boundless love of a savior. To him, this civilization that needed to be saved was just a game... As for the anger and surprise he had felt when he saw the egg pit, he attributed it to [his dissatisfaction with the large-scale abandonment of the game pets he had poured his love into].
Even though the game's graphics were awful, with scenes and images made up of blocks like Lego bricks, he could only make out the general outlines of the scenes and scenery, with no details to be seen. But that didn't mean Qi Heng couldn't recognize the eggs for what they were.
——These are all insect eggs that should have hatched into higher-level Zerg.
Staring at these insect eggs, he couldn't help but think of himself taking notes at the beginning of the game in order to increase the Zerg birth rate.
To this end, Qi Heng took on multiple roles, including midwife, nanny, and baby-sitter. The notes and in-game research records on how to safely hatch insect eggs to increase the population were compiled into a book called "Advanced Zerg Egg Breeding Guide" after being proven to be effective.
He raised the hatched insects as virtual pets—who could resist a cute, adorable, and lifelike baby? Not him, who played games.
Therefore, after learning the truth that the game equals the real world, he opened his eyes to see a mass grave, and at that moment he experienced what a myocardial infarction felt like.
Qi Heng thought of the age of '23000+' in his personal attributes. God knows that number was only 10000+ before he quit the game for the last time.
In the more than 10,000 years since they abandoned the game, the Zerg had no idea what kind of huge changes had taken place, which would lead to the city on Tianyun Star, the mother planet of the Tianjia civilization, to have this scene of ruins after a nuclear explosion, and deep pits with a large number of Zerg eggs discarded.
He stood up from the pile of stones, jumped down and walked to the edge of the deep pit.
Standing here, you can see that the closer the insect eggs are to you, the 'newer' they are, and it is obvious that they were thrown down not long ago.
Qi Heng's mind flashed with the Zerg-related settings in the game. Looking at the messy and ridiculous settings with a realistic perspective, he found one thing: the Zerg's emphasis on their offspring.
If he had known that those plans would come true one day, he would not have clicked "Random" so easily.
Qi Heng rubbed his eyebrows, his brain still uncontrollably exploring the reasons for the formation of the deep pit.
——The Zerg will not abandon their eggs without reason, unless these eggs have already died and there is no chance of hatching.
Other possibilities cannot be ruled out, but this possibility is the greatest, that is, the number of discarded insect eggs is too much.
Even though the female Zerg were almost all fertile and could easily become pregnant without taking any precautions, there were still so many eggs that couldn't hatch... He guessed that the Zerg's hatching failure rate was very high.
Qi Heng pursed his lips, not really understanding why he had worked so hard to control the Zerg hatching failure rate to 1%~2%. However, he couldn't help but want to call System A0 to ask.
A0 must know what happened to the Zerg over the past ten thousand years, but should he really call A0 out? He hesitated.
As a hidden program in the game, after A0 pulled himself through time, he would find every opportunity to persuade himself to save the Tianjia civilization.
Then? Then after I figured out that I could replace it with A1, I replaced it.
Because of this, if I call A0 out now, my mind will be disturbed by the noise.
After careful consideration, Qi Heng decided to give up for the time being.
He thought coldly that no matter what happened to the Zerg now, it had nothing to do with him, because it was not him who did it.
And since this is the real world, even if there is any guilt, it should be towards the Zerg who abandoned the eggs. There is no need for me to feel a heart attack... At most, I just feel a little depressed when I think of the cubs I once raised.
Qi Heng took one last look into the pit, made up his mind, turned around and was about to leave - he could go further during the day to see if he could find other people.
What he didn't expect was that just as he took a step to get out from behind the pile of rocks, a figure that surprised him appeared not far away.
A person was approaching in his direction.
Qi Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering if good luck was starting to favor him.
At the same time, the thought of observing the other party turned around in his mind. He retracted his leg that was about to step forward and hid himself behind the pile of rocks.
His position is very clever. As long as he doesn't reveal his position actively, the other party won't be able to find him.
Qi Heng squinted his eyes and observed the other person. This distance was enough for him to see many things clearly.
The person who appeared looked very young in his movements and posture, with short hair that reached his shoulders and a height estimated to be over 1.75 meters. He was holding something carefully in his arms.
As the other person got closer, his appearance in Qi Heng's eyes became clearer and clearer.
He looked to be in his early twenties at most, with outstanding looks, dark blue hair, and ordinary but neat clothes, which were at least much better than the homeless outfit he was wearing.
At the same time, Qi Heng also saw clearly that what the young man was holding in his arms was an egg, which made him unconsciously curl his lips.
It appeared on Tianyun Star, with short hair and good looks, holding a patterned egg in its arms, and its destination was a big pit full of insect eggs.
Qi Heng felt that he didn't need to continue analyzing. With these clues and a little thought, the young man's identity was obvious - a Zerg male.
Don't ask him how he came to this conclusion, the answer is the game setting.
The genders of the Zerg are divided into male and female just like humans are divided into male and female. Because in the game they are just two pixel block figures, it is difficult to distinguish the male and female by appearance.
The only difference between them is the length of their hair: males have short hair, while females have waist-length hair.
Why else would a male Zerg carry his eggs to the place where they were dropped? The setting that the Zerg attach importance to their offspring actually has a second half - female Zergs value their eggs more than males.
Therefore, Qi Heng's conclusion that "this male insect is here to lay eggs" is completely reasonable.
Soon the other party walked to the edge of the pit. After standing quietly for a while, the male insect raised its arm holding the eggs slowly towards the pit.
Qi Heng, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but twitch his eyelids when he saw this scene.
In the morning light, the dark blue lines on the off-white insect egg were clearly imprinted in his eyes.
Qi Heng felt as if his mind was torn into two parts. One part was watching coldly with a feeling of pity, while the other part was as fierce as a volcano erupting, shouting "Stop" and rushing forward.
"Who are you."
Qi Heng came to his senses after hearing this and saw the young man holding the insect eggs taking a step back vigilantly.
It was only at this moment that he realized that he had taken a step forward without knowing it, and it was this step that exposed his existence to the other party.
Qi Heng didn't know why he spoke out to stop the other party just because he was about to throw eggs. This was very wrong. He intuitively felt that it was related to the fusion that A0 mentioned.
Fortunately, the benefits of body fusion include a language package, otherwise I would have to pretend not to understand what the other person said.
"I'm just a passerby..." Qi Heng faced the young man's wary gaze, but his attention couldn't help but fall on the insect eggs.
"Why did you abandon him?"
Qi Heng had some thoughts in his mind after he finished speaking, so he pretended to be puzzled and said, "He is still alive, there is still hope."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man's expression changed. He opened his eyes wide and stared at him, as if he had found hope from the abyss of despair.
The next second, Qi Heng saw the young man throw away his guard and eagerly stride across the distance between them and rush in front of him.
He was surprised by how quickly the young man approached him. Before he could put some distance between them, he heard the other person's words filled with strong expectations and hopes.
"Is he really still alive?"
The young man tilted his head slightly, his emerald eyes gazing at him nervously. He said with difficulty, "I mean, is it true that you said it can still be saved?"
At this moment, Qi Heng looked like a god who could judge in the eyes of the young man. His next answer could easily plunge the young man into a hell of despair.
The young man's words made Qi Heng feel some strange emotions. The male insect in front of him seemed to have a different conclusion from what he had come to... The other party seemed to care a lot about this insect egg.
After hesitating for a moment, Qi Heng raised his hand and lightly touched the insect egg in the young man's arms with his fingertips. The almost non-existent breath of the insect egg was particularly weak under the perception of spiritual power, but to him it was like a spark in the dark night, extremely dazzling.
"It's true." Qi Heng gave a definite answer.
He found that his ability to judge whether the insect egg was dead or alive seemed to be innate. The moment he saw the insect egg, he could sense that the vitality of the insect egg had not completely dissipated and there was still a possibility of saving it.
Therefore, when Qi Heng touched the insect eggs later, he deliberately used his mental power to sense them, wanting to confirm whether the facts were the same as he thought.
"Are you an egg brooder?"
Qi Heng: “?” What division?
Wait a minute, this name sounds a little familiar.
Before he could recall, the young man in front of him had already knelt down in front of him. This action shocked him so much that his pupils dilated for a second.
What happened? Why did he suddenly kneel down in front of him? Qi Heng felt uncomfortable all over after being suddenly treated with such respect.
He couldn't help but frown and said, "Get up."
The young man kneeling on the ground ignored his words, as if a drowning man grasping at the last straw, his eager tone full of pleading.
"Please save my little bug. I can give you everything."
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