Chapter 219
"Lu Ze has done a great job in this regard. I believe he will not let you down this time either."
Qi Heng raised the corners of his mouth, and there was a subtle fatigue in his smile.
Of course Lu Ze would not let him down. To be honest, even if he did it himself, he might not be able to do better than Lu Ze... maybe not even half as well as Lu Ze.
"You too." Chu Xiu stared at him, pursed his thin lips, and nervously pinched his fingers with his hands under the table.
Chu Xiu encouraged himself in his heart and finished what he wanted to say.
"A situation as messy as this one would be powerless no matter who faced it, but you did it."
"Bit by bit, we picked up this hopeless race from the dust, rebuilt the backbone of civilization, and gave us a new life."
"Although the process is difficult, and it takes time for the Zerg, accustomed to a life of slavery for thousands of years, to be reborn and reborn, that hopeful future is indeed appearing before all Zerg, and it is coming towards us."
"No one can do better than you." Chu Xiu said with an extremely firm tone.
After saying that, Chu Xiu looked at him nervously, as if he was both expecting and worried about his reaction.
He looked at it in surprise. This was not something Chu Xiu would say.
Some of it crossed the line.
Except for the first time they met, Chu Xiu had always maintained a distance from him that was distant and restrained, yet not enough to offend him.
After bringing Chu Xiu to the dungeon, I almost never heard Chu Xiu say anything like this that went beyond official business and the boundaries between superiors and subordinates.
Moreover, Chu Xiu had always been concise and to the point, and it seemed that he would only say a few more words when facing himself? But speaking for several sentences like this was a rare sight.
Qi Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, "Are you trying to comfort me?"
"No..." Chu Xiu gave up his insincere intention under his gaze and said in a rather self-deprecating tone, "I am a little worried about you."
"If you have any troubles, I can be your audience. No other insects will know what we talk about except me."
He found Chu Xiu like this very funny and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"I've been in a bad state these past few days. Even you can see that? I wonder if they've noticed it too."
I am a little worried about how things will develop in the future. Maybe because of this, I can't completely control my emotions.
Qi Heng also noticed this.
But he always thought he had hidden it well, but he didn't expect it to be so obvious that Chu Xiu saw it and couldn't help but express his concern.
"No, I noticed that you haven't been sleeping well these days." Chu Xiu said without hesitation.
"You...sometimes wake up in the middle of the night."
Qi Heng was silent for a moment.
Oh, almost forgot about that.
He glanced at the cub, who was completely oblivious to what they were saying, concentrating on drawing. He couldn't resist the cub's cuteness, so as long as he lived here, he would compromise and surrender, moving into the father and son's room to sleep for a night.
Specifically refers to sleeping in the same bed and sharing the same pillow for one night.
It just so happened that he was busy with the dungeon supplies receiving, resettlement planning and other matters these days, so he came back to sleep.
As soon as he came back, he was caught by that little bug Qi Xi.
Fortunately, Lan Yi, Luo Shen and others came back, but they didn't get up too early or stay too late, otherwise they would have discovered that he didn't come out of his room at all in the morning.
Originally, they thought there was something going on between them and Chu Xiu because of Qi Xi's attitude towards them, but they didn't say anything because they and Chu Xiu were their superiors.
Tsk, if they were seen sleeping together again... there would be no need to make up dirty rumors, Huang Yao himself could smell the scent.
Qi Heng thought of the last time he met Yan Ning, and the look on Yan Ning's face when she asked what the relationship between her and Chu Xiu was, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
In the past, female insects could get married when they were over 20 years old. However, because the gender ratio has always been a pain for the Tianjia insect race, ordinary female insects would get married much later.
Now? Due to the poor breeding environment on Tianyun Star, the age has been lowered to sixteen.
No, I can't think about this. My blood pressure will rise if I think about it.
It has been several months since he traveled through time, and Qi Heng has developed some more feelings for the Tianjia civilization than at the beginning - after pouring so much experience into it, it would be strange if he didn't develop any feelings for the makeshift team he had painstakingly built and a group of unlucky people.
After all, he is not really so cold-blooded and emotionless.
Qi Heng didn't want to say it originally, but since Chu Xiu brought it up first, he still seemed to want to comfort himself.
He finally asked the question that he had been thinking about over and over in his mind.
In fact, in this era, perhaps only Chu Xiu could give him the answer to that question.
The topic is not suitable for children to listen in.
He still wanted to preserve the greatness of being a father, and it didn't matter if Chu Xiu was the only one who knew about the dark history.
"Your father and I are going out for a walk." He stood up and patted Qi Xi's head gently: "Wait here for us to come back, okay?"
Qi Xi raised his head and tilted it: "Ah."
"Don't learn from Qi Lan." He said helplessly.
Qi Lanfan liked to respond with an "Ao". Qi Xi had been with it for a long time and had learned its habit.
Qi Xi sat up straight and blinked: "Okay, father Xiong."
"Have fun with my female father. I will wait for you to come back." Qi Xi said seriously, and then he covered his mouth and laughed.
Qi Heng: “…”
"Don't learn from A0 anymore, he will lead you astray." What a cunning kid, he even learned to tease them.
It's time to warn A0 again. Should we lock him up in the small dark room for two more days?
Qi Heng thought about it and finally gave up.
Forget it, A0 still has some idea in his mind, and I don’t think he would dare to teach any extracurricular knowledge that is not suitable for children.
More importantly, I've been too busy lately, and it's not worth it to be put in A0 confinement.
Qi Heng came back to his senses and looked at Chu Xiu, who seemed shocked by his words: "Don't want to? Then forget it..."
"No, if you want to chat, I'd be happy to." Chu Xiu replied quickly.
He left first.
Chu Xiu followed behind him, closely following his steps.
There wasn't much to go in the dungeon, and Qi Heng didn't plan to go too far. He just wanted to find a quiet and deserted place.
He took Chu Xiu to the rooftop.
There were some miscellaneous items piled on the rooftop, and the fence only reached his calves, so he had a clear view looking forward.
In the area around the office building, only the street lights around the area are powered and bright. The further out you go, the darker it gets, with only spots of light in many directions.
The underground city adopts a staggered design, and the buildings are not too high - the area of the underground city can be expanded at any time, and there is no need to build it to the height of a pigeon cage.
Qi Heng stood on a rooftop nearly twenty meters high. The circulating air flow simulated the natural wind, naturally blowing through the hair on his forehead.
The underground city's most crucial air circulation system was the first to be completed, thanks to his use of system energy. Using limited materials, he used system energy to create core components, all built to Level 5 civilization standards.
Other aspects of the dungeon can be sloppy, but the life-sustaining and sanitation systems, etc., which are closely related to life, cannot be sloppy at all.
Only after that will it be the turn of the resettlement community.
As a result of this full-scale construction effort, Shuguang Community is currently the closest to completion within the first phase of the underground city. Not only is the main building construction over 80% complete, but road and municipal engineering work is also largely complete, ensuring that occupancy will be readily available after the harsh winter ends.
It has all the basic living facilities and public facilities are complete. The entire community is expected to accommodate the Zerg from 2-3 divisions of the No. 2 gathering place.
About 150,000.
With some crowding, 200,000 people can be accommodated. Many facilities have been designed with extra space in mind.
Chu Xiu looked at his back, seeing his dangerous behavior of standing in the edge area without any protection, and felt so panicked that he almost reached out to pull him.
It took a lot of effort to restrain myself and not actually reach out my hand.
Qi Heng didn't come up really to see the scenery. He just looked for a while, prepared himself mentally, and then turned around.
"Chu Xiu."
The female insect, whose name was called seriously, met his gaze with a dazed look.
Chu Xiu really didn't know what the Lord wanted to say to him.
But it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t know, just like he said before, he is willing to be a good listener.
Back to his teenage years, Chu Xiu, who is now only 1.7 meters tall, is a head shorter than Qi Heng. When both of them are standing, they need to slightly raise their heads to talk face to face.
Qi Heng still had time to think at this time that from this angle, the way Mo Ming and Chongzai looked up at him was somewhat similar.
"You are a Zerg from the past. Seeing the current state of the Zerg, wouldn't you feel resentful?"
Qi Heng raised his hand and made a vague gesture, "They... or should I say you."
"You have fallen into this situation now, struggling to survive at the hands of other civilizations."
His voice was a little low, and carried a hint of pain that was hard to hear.
The more I understand this world, the more sad I feel about the civilization I created. The Tianjia Zerg could have avoided such a miserable life.
"The Tianjia civilization has lost its former glory, and its splendor has vanished. Ultimately, all of this is related to my sudden disappearance."
He gave up the game too hastily. Even if he had given a brief explanation, it wouldn't have led to such a tragic ending.
"If I hadn't come back suddenly..." His tone was difficult, and he believed that Chu Xiu could understand the rest of his words.
The Star Alliance not only restricted the Tianjia Zerg, but also drew countless rules and regulations to box them in. If A0 hadn't pulled him here, under such strict defense, it's hard to say whether the Tianjia Zerg would ever see the light of day again.
The probability is certainly not 0, but it is not much greater than 0.
It turns out that it involves things that happened ten thousand years ago.
Chu Xiu suddenly realized that he had thought about a lot before coming out. He wondered if he was worried about the construction plan of the dungeon, the resettlement plan for the Zerg, etc., but he had never thought about this.
He and the Lord have not yet formally discussed this topic.
"It's only right to resent such an irresponsible 'Master' or 'Your Majesty', isn't it?" Qi Heng's voice was carried by the wind.
In fact, he also knew that there was no need to dwell on this issue. Even if the Zerg living in the present came into contact with history from ten thousand years ago, he could just make changes to blur it out. The gratitude and trust were enough to erase the mistakes made ten thousand years ago.
He could even never appear as the Master throughout his life, or even if he did appear, he could disguise himself as the second Master just like he disguised himself as a Doctor.
No Zerg would delve into it, after all, they had never seen the former Overmind.
And to understand an existence that existed ten thousand years ago through words?
That would be even more unrealistic.
But people always tend to get stuck in a rut.
He didn't know what answer he wanted to get from Chu Xiu, but after saying it, he felt much better and his original purpose was achieved.
It seemed unimportant whether he heard Chu Xiu's answer or not, or whether the answer was what he wanted.
Qi Heng stood there calmly, waiting. He was not in a hurry, so Chu Xiu could think about it slowly.
Chu Xiu did not answer this question immediately.
He thought for a long time, carefully choosing his words, and said solemnly: "My memory is not complete. I don't remember many things from ten thousand years ago."
"But you're back, aren't you?"
The history recorded by the system only goes up to the destruction of Tianjia civilization. Since Qi Heng gave up traveling in the later period, the records in this aspect are very general.
Chu Xiu remembered what happened at that time, but he slept for too long and forgot a lot of the past during the long hibernation.
If we only talk about himself, he has no regrets, and it is impossible for him to have negative emotions such as resentment towards Qi Heng.
"You're being too serious. I think everyone at that time was willing and would not regret the decision they made." Chu Xiu looked up at him, his cobalt blue eyes filled with a bright light.
"They are just like me."
"Under the circumstances at the time, whether it was searching for you or striking back at other civilizations that had declared war, it was all a necessary choice."
Chu Xiu paused here before continuing.
"You created the Tianjia civilization. You are the one who devoted the most effort to this civilization. You watched the Zerg evolve from ignorant primitive insects to intelligent Zerg, and you gave us the name 'Tianjia'."
"Tianjia civilization was born because of you, but it should not become a shackle that restrains you. Your departure is based on your free will."
"The decline of our race and the collapse of our civilization are our own problems." Chu Xiu sighed softly, "This cannot be attributed to your departure."
"When a cub reaches adulthood, it will leave its parents and grow up on its own. As a civilization that you raised, how could they resent you for leaving?"
"Will it make you feel better if I say this?"
Chu Xiu looked at him steadily, his voice so gentle and soft that Qi Heng thought of the same tone he used when he coaxed Qi Xi.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Chu Xiu hesitated: "Sorry, I'm not very good at comforting..."
Qi Heng curled his lips and said, "Actually, I don't care that much. At least I let it go the moment you asked me."
"At that time, I didn't know that my departure would have such a huge impact on you."
"I accept your words of comfort."
"Thanks."
Chu Xiu smiled faintly, "No, you don't need to thank me."
"I should be the one thanking you."
"Thank me?"
"Thank you for coming back to help us, just like... in the old days."
Qi Heng was silent for a moment, and before he could say anything, he heard A0's voice.
「They should be thanking me. If I hadn’t brought you here, they’d be doomed──」
A0, who allowed you to eavesdrop?
"I wasn't eavesdropping, it was just normal operation. Lord, you didn't ask me to shut down my observation of the outside world beforehand."
Okay, you can shut up now.
Qi Heng felt a little uncomfortable when he thought that A0 had heard what he just said.
He coughed lightly and said to Chu Xiu, "You're welcome. I'm just doing what I should do. More depends on you."
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