Chapter 75
As Tianyun Star rotates, the side where the Zerg gathers slowly turns to face away from the star. At the same time, the afterglow of the sun completely disappears in front of the Zerg.
Night is coming.
When the place where they are loses the shining of the stars, the night temperature becomes lower than usual before the arrival of winter. Some houses that can usually keep out the cold and wind will play a very little role at this time.
At Yan's house.
"Brother Yan, it's getting even colder tonight," Mo Nan piled up wooden boards one by one to block the leaky door, then huddled over to the fire to warm himself, constantly throwing the blue cassava he had brought in into the fire.
Not far from the fire, several mining lamps were placed in various positions in an orderly manner, and the gathered light illuminated the entire space.
If Qi Heng was there, he would find that the people sitting there were familiar faces in the hunting team, Yan, Lan Yi, Luo Shen, Zhou Xing... They were all female insects that he got along well with in the hunting team, and they were also the insects that had a closer relationship with Yan than with other female insects.
At this time, they were surrounding the portable handheld computer given by Qi Heng - a mobile phone with the "Gray Fog" logo engraved on it.
While watching the "Learn with Me" video attentively, they used their fingers dipped in water to write on the wooden board, and each stroke was exactly in accordance with the order of writing in the video.
After Yan's explanation to them yesterday, they had some understanding of this magical thing, and after listening to Yan's words, they asked to join in without much thought.
Thanks to the rules of the oppressive Zerg, every adult female present was unaware of their male fathers, having died young. Few females in the colony lived long into adulthood, averaging around thirty years old. As for how many more years they could live, that was still unknown.
After learning the truth and knowing that Qi Heng wanted to save the insect cubs, the bachelor Mo Nan and his friends asked before Yan did not wait for him to ask them if they wanted to join.
Of course Yan would not refuse, so they successfully joined the group and started their learning journey with Yan - which was what Qi Heng called the joining inspection mission.
The one who was most excited among them was Lan Yi, whose insect cub was taken away this time. If Qi Heng was not here, he would have wanted to go with Qi Heng to rescue his insect cub.
Yan paused the video and said to the female insects around him, "Watch it later. Eat something first."
Several female insects sat around the fire, chatting from time to time, mostly about their studies, Qi Heng, and their confusion about themselves and their future.
Not counting Qi Heng, there were a total of ten females in the hunting team, five of whom were here. The other five who hadn't come were different from them, as they had cubs at home and couldn't leave at night, so they had to come during the day.
Under the management of the Ikal civilization, they require newly adult female insects to give birth to at least one egg in order to legally live in Area 49. However, it would be wrong to think that this is the only requirement. There is also a requirement that they must conceive at least one egg every two years to contribute to the population growth of Area 49.
This is not a special rule for District 49.
This requirement applies to every district in both the northern and southern settlements, with a note stating that females bearing five or more eggs are exempt from the restriction. To put it bluntly, this is about expediting births, ensuring the Ikal civilization has high-quality Zerg specimens to screen and maintain its population.
Among the several female insects present, Lan Yi can be said to be the luckiest one.
Luo Shen and Zhou Xing's cubs died at the age of two, and Mo Nan's was simply a dead egg. Yan's cub was alive and well, but it was also taken away by the unicorn. Now eight Falling Star Days have passed, and this is the ninth. After so long, no one knows whether the cub is dead or alive.
"If it weren't for the Falling Star Day, I really want to go out and take a look." Mo Nan took out a roasted cassava and put a piece of meat in it to roast.
"I don't know what's going on with Brother Qi. I wish I could help."
Yan said calmly, "If he, who is so powerful, can't do it, then it would be useless for us to go."
"That's true."
The One-Horned People do not allow Zerg to go out on the night of Falling Star Day, especially when things fall from the sky, and Zerg caught will die.
Not many Zerg are interested in the Falling Star Day in the first place, and once this rule is issued, even those Zerg that are interested will not go out of their way to seek death.
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In the main control room of Base No. 2, Qi Heng adjusted the backrest of the chair to tilt it backwards. He raised his feet and placed them directly on the main console, dozing off with his eyes closed.
[Your Excellency, the time has come.] The A0 brand alarm clock rang on time.
Qi Heng yawned and opened his eyes. But after a few seconds, the haziness in his eyes disappeared.
"It's time."
In the empty control room, he was the only one in his mind. Wen Renyu was ordered by him to go back to the assigned room to rest. Otherwise, with Wen Renyu's enthusiasm for studying, he would be like "I won't sleep until the moon falls, I will be a bald little baby."
[There are still five minutes until the time you agreed to meet Major General Dorn. You can adjust your condition first.]
"The blue-tailed butterfly should have arrived by now." Qi Heng stood up and stretched his body, which was a little stiff from sleeping. He straightened the chair and sat down again.
[We set out four hours ago. If all goes well, we should have arrived at our destination by now.]
Under A0's operation, several screens that had been dormant in front of the main console lit up again.
The largest screen, measuring two meters wide and over four meters long, displayed a fleet of the Ikal civilization suspended in space. In the inconspicuous upper right corner of the screen, a counterclockwise countdown revolved, its contents unknown.
In addition to the large screen, there is also a slightly smaller screen next to it, which displays the images sent back by the satellite of Tianyun Star, and the view is facing the tall tower not far from the No. 2 gathering place.
This is not the number that a fully staffed main fleet of a fourth-level civilization should have. After all, it is just transporting some non-combat-capable cubs and mineral resources, and does not require an entire fully staffed fleet to escort them.
——If it is a fully staffed fleet, the highest-ranking officer must be at least admiral.
It can be seen from the big screen that two transport ships are leaving the fleet's range and are closer to Tianyun Star.
At this moment, a communication logo popped up on the big screen.
[It’s Major General Dorn.] A0 said.
"Are you ready?" He pointed to the facial modification.
[No problem, everything is ready.]
"Well, then let's connect."
After adjusting his expression, Qi Heng looked at Major General Dorne, who took up half of the screen after the call was connected. He controlled the cautious and somewhat fearful tone very well.
"Major General Dorn..."
Dorn clearly had no interest in listening to him and interrupted him, saying, "Have you completed the preparatory work for the base handover? Our transport ship will pass through Tianyun Star's atmosphere in ten minutes and begin delivering supplies in fifteen."
"Everything is ready and the handover will be completed within the scheduled time."
"That's good."
"I hope everything goes well." Dorn ended the call directly without any intention of giving face to Lei.
In front of the console, Qi Heng leaned back in his chair, supporting his chin with one hand and smiling.
Did the handover go smoothly? Impossible! You are destined to fail in this mission.
What a pity, he thought.
Ten minutes passed quickly, and the transport ship outside Tianyun Star dived down into Tianyun Star, and the huge ship body penetrated the atmosphere of Tianyun Star.
The two transport ships had already exceeded the standard for intraplanetary navigation, and according to regulations, they were not allowed to land on a planet with life, as that would cause certain damage to the planet's surface environment. However, no one on Tianyun Star took this rule to heart.
All civilizations that have managed Tianyun Star have done the same thing as the Ikar civilization, coming and going as they please. If necessary, they probably wouldn't mind letting the mothership land directly on the planet.
The show is about to begin.
Qi Heng looked at the transport ships that dispersed towards different directions after entering Tianyun Star and said, "A0, it's up to you now."
"Don't worry, Master. I've already made all the arrangements." A0's voice was a little excited, ready to show off his skills and let Master notice how capable he was.
This wasn't the same as back in time. While there were fewer uncontrollable factors in reality, there were still some. If things went wrong, wouldn't that tarnish my image in the eyes of the Lord?
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