Chapter 58
Needless to say, the fleet A0 mentioned must have been sent by the Ikar civilization.
Qi Heng put down the cup, and the image of the fleet that A0 mentioned appeared on the screen in front of him.
This fleet consists of a mothership, seven secondary ships, and thirteen frigates, including three large resource transport ships that are firmly guarded in the middle like the mothership.
In addition to monitoring Tianyun Star, the civilization monitor outside Tianyun Star has the more important function of monitoring the entire Tianyun Galaxy. All spacecraft and fleets that enter the Tianyun Galaxy through the hyperspace channel network cannot escape its surveillance.
Lei was stunned and speechless when he saw the image of his civilization's fleet on the screen.
What's going on? In the past, the fleet had to activate the tower to increase signal strength before they could communicate, but what's going on now? Why is the image showing on the screen before the fleet even arrives?
How did he do it? There is no equipment capable of deep space observation outside Tianyun Star.
Lei stared at Qi Heng, and the more he looked, the more unfathomable he seemed to him... It was over, he knew so many of his secrets, he was definitely dead.
Qi Heng wasn't someone who wouldn't feel anything when being stared at. He glanced at Lei and said, "Are you nervous?"
"No, not nervous." Lei forced a smile.
It would be strange if I wasn't nervous. If I let this black-haired man succeed, I would become an accomplice. When the matter was exposed, I would definitely be charged with treason and brought to a military court.
Wow, wow, wow, I'm so miserable. I only had two years left of service to finish and be transferred. But now, let alone the future, I don't even know if I'll be alive after today.
The fleet of the Ikal civilization had not yet arrived, so Qi Heng didn't mind saying a few words to Leido: "You are still useful to me. As long as you are still useful, you can live."
Hearing his easygoing tone, Lei asked cautiously, "May I know how we can be of any use to you?"
There are not many useful things on Tianyun Star. The most valuable ones should be the Tianjia Zerg raised on Tianyun Star, followed by several technologies that are taboo in the outside world.
As for those who were sent to manage the base, I have no idea what use they are for.
From the moment the black-haired man infiltrated the base to the moment he completely took control of it, he hadn't done anything superfluous. He seemed to have anticipated the consequences of every step he took. Lei guessed again and again, and could only conclude that his target was the "cargo" that was to be transported on Falling Star Day.
Every time the main civilization will send a full fleet for escort. If you want to rob the "goods", you must have a fleet of equal strength.
Otherwise, even if we seize the transport ship, we will be attacked by the civilized fleet as soon as we leave Tianyun Star, so... could it be that there is a fleet belonging to other forces secretly ambushing outside Tianyun Star?
But if that were the case, it would be impossible for the civilization monitors to not notice it at all.
Lei felt a sense of horror when he thought of this. He wanted to capture images of the civilization fleet on Tianyun Star, which could be done using civilization monitors - could it be that they had even invaded the civilization monitors left by the Mora civilization?
Could it be that they want to occupy Tianyun Star...
Are you kidding me? Occupying Tianyun Star? Wouldn't that be tantamount to openly opposing the Mora civilization?!
No, no, no, I must be thinking too much. Maybe they are sent by a hostile civilization to snipe us so that the main civilization will fail in its duties and be unable to be re-elected at the next management meeting.
"Of course it works..."
Qi Heng had just opened his mouth when he saw Lei suddenly step back, pressing himself against the wall. With a smile uglier than crying, he said to himself, "I think it's better for me not to know. As long as you don't want to kill me, I won't go west even if you tell me to go east."
[Your Excellency, he is so timid, and you haven't said anything yet.]
[Well, I am indeed a little less courageous than others.]
[That's right, the Ikal people named Imp and Niedo are still trying to figure out how to escape.]
[It's a shame they're just useless civilians. Two powerless researchers can't even open a doorknob, and they're still trying to escape? How ridiculous.] A0 had been monitoring the others' movements and was well aware of this.
[By the way, Master, that bastard still refuses to perform surgery on 1551.]
I think you should teach him a lesson, so he doesn't think you have a good temper.
"He doesn't want to, but he still has students." Qi Heng was silent for a moment and said, "In any case, there's no way I'll agree to your proposal."
1551 is the experimental number of the female insect rescued by him in the laboratory. Just from this number, one can imagine how many female insects Jayol has harmed on Tianyun Star over the years. Those without numbers have died even more.
Although he stopped Jayol from injecting the drug into 1551, it was only a temporary solution. The main function of the drug was to maintain the activity of the fetus in 1551's belly. Once the drug was stopped, the activity of the fetus would weaken rapidly and it would die in the mother's womb within 24 hours.
The next generation created using the genes of the Tianjia Zerg and an insect-like civilization can be called a freak... When he was guiding the evolution of the Tianjia Zerg, this aspect of the genes was directly locked.
Simply put, there is reproductive isolation between the Tianjia Zerg and other races, and it is impossible for them to give birth to the next generation with other civilized races except their own race.
Jayol himself said he'd conducted thousands of experiments before barely managing to get one to survive. The price he paid was that the mother's lifespan would decline during gestation, and he'd need regular injections of drugs to reduce rejection and promote fusion...
If 1551 wants to survive, the first thing he needs to deal with is the monster in his stomach that is constantly absorbing nutrients from the mother and feeding on the mother's life... Because the longer the time is delayed, the more detrimental it is to the mother, so when Jayol is unwilling to do it, A0 suggests that he perform the abortion himself.
Qi Heng was speechless when he heard this suggestion. Even with A0's hint, he, a complete layman, would not dare to go up. If 151 died on the operating table by accident, it would definitely be a shadow in his life.
An hour and a half later.
In the vast and boundless deep space of the universe, a fleet was heading towards Tianyun Star and finally stopped about 30,000 kilometers away from Tianyun Star.
Inside the mothership, in front of the main console of the bridge.
"Captain, the civilization monitor sent us a message. Do you want to receive it..."
In the past, civilization monitors had not responded when they arrived, but suddenly sending messages was not a good sign for them.
"explain."
…
"What? A strange starship appeared near Tianyun Star?!" Qi Heng said in surprise.
A0 was responsible for modifying the image, transmitting it to the Ikal Civilization fleet, and the image that appeared was Lei's. Since they were completely unfamiliar with Lei, they weren't afraid of being exposed.
Major General Dorn, who came to receive the "goods" this time, was not surprised by his reaction. The civilization monitor would not contact the ground base at all. The only reason he was notified was probably for Tianyun Star.
The civilization monitor belongs to the Star Alliance. It sounds high-end, but it is actually just a placed monitor.
As long as the passing spacecraft does not violate the rules of the Star Alliance, it will not issue an alarm outside the galaxy. At most, it will remind them when the interstellar patrol or the Ikal civilization fleet arrives.
"That spaceship only stayed for a very short time before leaving. It's normal that you didn't know about it."
Major General Dorn didn't see anything unusual from the Tianyun Star's surveillance satellite, so he asked, "Has anything strange happened on Tianyun Star recently?"
"No, I didn't notice anything wrong. Do you have any suspicions?"
"No, nothing."
Major General Dorn said in a deep voice, "The transport ship will land at a fixed time. Be prepared for the handover."
"The 'cargo' this time is very important. We must be extremely careful throughout the entire process. There must not be any accidents."
"Yes, yes, don't worry..."
The cautious and humble tone left Lei, who was covering his mouth and not daring to say a word, stunned. The tone was about the same as when he spoke to Major General Dorn before.
For Major General Dorn, whom he met twice a year, a 70% or 80% resemblance was enough to deceive him.
But, but why would an intruder control the tone of his voice when speaking to me so well? Hey, how long has he been secretly monitoring me?
Soon, the call ended.
The Ikal civilization had conducted enough exchanges on Tianyun Star to establish fixed trading locations, which would not be changed unless there were unexpected circumstances. Two of these fixed locations were the towers where Bases 1 and 2 were located.
Qi Heng turned around and looked at Lei Yi with a smile on his face: "Do you want to stay here or come with me?"
Lei really wanted to stay, but staying would definitely give him the suspicion that he was trying to leak information. For the sake of his own life, he decided not to test the other party's tolerance.
"I'll go with you."
Qi Heng saw through Lei Yi's thoughts at a glance, but he didn't point it out. Lei Yi's thoughts were none of his business. What he needed right now was just Lei Yi's superficial obedience.
He stood up and smiled and said, "Very good."
He stood up and smiled and said, "Very good."
Lei heaved a sigh of relief, it seemed that he had made the right choice.
"Since you've chosen to follow me, I don't need to teach you what to do."
"No, no, I know what to do." Lei licked his face and smiled. It was just a matter of being a guide.
"I will do whatever you ask me to do. I will obey absolutely." He felt that the black-haired man gave him a subtle feeling.
...That feeling of not being dangerous but also being very dangerous made Lei wonder if his brain was broken. But to be honest, apart from the two beatings he took, the intruder did not do anything terrible to him.
Lai Yi followed Qi Heng, wondering if this direction was heading to a residential area. What was he going to do there?
Then he found himself at the door of Imper's room.
"Go open the door." After Qi Heng said that, the lock on the door was automatically unlocked under A0's control.
"Oh." Lei walked forward obediently.
Who would have thought that just as Lei grasped the door handle, he felt a strong force pulling the door closed. Then, before he could see who was in front of him, he was punched in the face, and then in the stomach.
“Who are you going to hit me—” Lei cried out in pain as he dodged the opponent’s next punch.
"...Lei, why are you here?" Imper stopped and looked at him in surprise.
"Of course it's me, who else do you think it is?" Lei squatted on the ground holding his stomach.
"Sorry, that's not right. Who is he?" Imper's face tightened when he saw the person standing behind Lei.
Qi Heng smiled and raised his hand to touch the side of his neck, saying, "We have met before."
"It's you—" Imper looked at the barrier ring on his hand, anger on his face, and then looked at Lei who brought him here: "Lei, you betrayed us!"
"No, I didn't." Lei stood up with a grin, swallowed his saliva and said, "Well, at most I chose the side that was beneficial to me."
"Imper, this outsider is very powerful. The entire base is now under his control... Even Major General Dorn didn't realize that he was a fake just now." Lei wanted to persuade Imper to give up struggling and lie down with him.
Qi Heng listened from the side without saying anything. It would be best if Lei could persuade Imper to cooperate with him.
"Traitor." Imper said to Lei. He could certainly see that he was no match for Qi Heng, but that was not the reason why Lei turned to outsiders.
Lei smiled bitterly and said nothing more.
Qi Heng looked at Yinpo, who was wary of him, and said, "I came to see you because I have something for you to do."
"—You have no right to refuse."
"If you don't agree, I have plenty of ways to make you agree." Qi Heng said this with an unchanging smile: "For example, those experiments you did, have you ever thought about what it would feel like to use them on yourself?"
He didn't have time to argue with Imper about 1551's surgery. There was only one outcome anyway.
Qi Heng knew that at daybreak, the various districts below would mobilize, and after nightfall, the transport ships stationed outside Tianyun Star would penetrate the atmosphere and enter Tianyun Star to drop off supplies... Then they would arrive at the tower area to receive the goods, and their final destination would be the mining area outside District 49...
Outside the base, dawn is approaching.
There are only so many cards in your hand, and even fewer you can play. Even if you can sometimes nibble unexpected events in the bud through deduction, who knows if new ones will arise when you actually implement them.
...No matter whether the result is success or failure, Qi Heng believes that he will not be disappointed.
After all, I have done everything I should and can do, and the rest can only be left to fate.
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