Chapter 77
[Calculations completed. The spacecraft crash site's coordinates, X...Y..., are approximately 29 kilometers southeast of the tower.]
The satellite view has been following the spacecraft since it captured it entering Tianyun Star. Along with A0's voice, the images taken by the satellite were clearly displayed in front of Qi Heng on the screen.
However, unlike what he expected, the spacecraft did not land normally. Its miserable appearance looked more like a crash.
The spaceship that fell from the sky into the wilderness created a large hole in the ground due to the impact force. Now nearly half of the spaceship is buried in the sand.
Qi Heng waited for a long time, but there was no movement from the spacecraft, and he frowned slightly.
The timing of the spaceship's appearance in the [Between Time] simulation was very unfortunate, completely disrupting his prior plans... It suddenly appeared and suddenly headed towards Tianyun Star, but apart from the Tianjia civilization logo on the exterior of the spaceship, nothing could be seen.
In order to deal with the accident caused by the spacecraft, he missed the whereabouts of the spacecraft after it entered Tianyun Star. Even though he used the images taken by satellite to analyze them, it was too late. In the end, he could only calculate the approximate area where the spacecraft landed.
Suddenly, a strange spaceship appeared, which could be searched later. The satellite could only focus on one of them. Qi Heng hesitated for less than a second before decisively choosing the latter. The spaceship could still be searched by satellite, but if he missed the opportunity, he would miss the other opportunity.
But because of this, they knew almost nothing about this spaceship. The only thing they knew was that there were people on it.
"It seems that the impact caused by the fall had a significant impact on the people inside. He should have woken up much later than we expected." Qi Heng watched the dust gradually settle. Next to the picture was a picture posted by A0 that was almost exactly the same as the picture.
No, there are some differences. For example, in this picture posted by A0, which shows information preserved in [Between Time], there is a series of footprints extending into the distance next to the spacecraft.
At that time, A0 used its powerful computing and analysis capabilities to infer the height and weight of the creature that walked out of the spacecraft based solely on the footprints left on the ground and the distance between their steps, showing off its abilities in front of Qi Heng.
[Your Excellency, do you need the satellite to continue monitoring the spacecraft?]
Unfortunately, although they have analyzed a lot of information, they still don't know when the creatures inside will come out. Now there are only fifteen minutes left before the sky transport ship is delivered.
Fifteen minutes later, the transport ships will leave their current location and head to Bases 1 and 2 to receive the "cargo", and finally take away two very rare minerals for the Ikal civilization.
Qi Heng didn't answer, he was thinking.
During the transaction, satellites were needed to act as eyes, preventing accidents from happening out of sight. However, since they had already observed everything in [Time], the chances of another accident occurring were slim...
"Keep paying attention." Qi Heng knew that after making this decision, the satellite was useless.
After all, it's unknown when the footprints appeared outside the spacecraft. It was already daybreak when A0 found the spacecraft. But we should still have the satellite keep an eye on it, otherwise it will be difficult to find it later.
The footprints were pointing in the direction of Gathering Area 2, where he was, but they disappeared as he approached the gathering area. If the other party wanted to hide, it would be difficult to find them without some effort.
Killing the fleet of the Ikar civilization and avoiding the civilization's monitors does not mean that you will be safe. If you fail to seize the early development time as planned, you will probably be defeated by any force that is not on good terms with the Tianjia civilization.
Even if you succeed, the time left for you is limited, and it is better to keep uncontrollable accidents like this in your own hands.
After choosing Tianjia civilization as his camp, Qi Heng was always calculating the time left for his development, and he kept his mind tense and never relaxed.
【yes. 】
A0 will not question the decision of the Lord. Even if it has the function of giving suggestions, it will not say anything unless the Lord needs it.
——Your Excellency is the most powerful! I support all your decisions, ah ah ah (*▽*)!
Qi Heng stared at the spaceship and asked thoughtfully, "A0, is there any way to contact that spaceship?"
[We can increase the power output of the signal tower to send a stronger signal in that direction, but we are not sure whether the signal receiving device of the spacecraft is still functioning.]
[Another point is that once our signal is received by the other party, the power to choose whether to respond is in their hands.]
He understood A0's subtext, which was that if the other party chose to ignore it, there was nothing he could do.
...Sending a signal is equivalent to exposing yourself, and the other party may not respond, so it is not worth it.
I had already set up satellites to monitor the spacecraft, so if there were any changes on the spacecraft, A0 would immediately alert me. Given that, there was no need for me to give up the initiative.
Qi Heng's thoughts were full of twists and turns.
"Then forget it."
Time passed minute by minute, and fifteen minutes went by in a flash.
The Ikar civilization has sent transport ships to Tianyun Star more than once or twice, and they control the timing of the transport ships very accurately.
Fifteen minutes later, the transport ships above gathering areas No. 1 and 2 changed, and the doors that were originally opened for delivering supplies closed again.
The transport ship's intelligent robot, which was responsible for pushing the material containers off the ship, uploaded data information. After confirming that all the materials in the belly were emptied, the transport ship began to turn around and head towards the signal tower outside the gathering place.
They slowed down as they lowered their altitude, and after reaching the vicinity of the tower, they slowly descended until they hovered about 30 centimeters above the ground and then stopped descending.
The other side.
Below the location of the signal towers belonging to Bases 1 and 2, all the intelligent robots in the underground base were arranged in place, and the conveyor belts built several hours in advance extended from the base's storage.
As A0, which effectively controlled several bases on Tianyun Star, it knew the transport ship had arrived before it even sent a signal. To this end, it had already opened the ground module near the signal tower, waiting for the transport ship's robots to descend and assemble the final section of the conveyor belt.
The thick dust on the ground suddenly fell down the moment the metal plate was removed, and an area of about fifty square meters under the base was completely exposed. A cleaning robot that had been prepared on the side came forward and swept the dust and piled it aside.
Six doors opened on the transport ship, and nearly a hundred metal robots jumped down from it like dumplings.
Some of them had humanoid mechanical skeletons, their thin but powerful arms and backs covered in mechanical equipment used to build the rest of the conveyor belt. Others, like the anomalous creatures, crouched on the ground with their sturdy limbs, clearly skilled at lifting and moving things.
Inside Base 2.
[Your Excellency, the delivery has begun.]
Qi Heng, who was massaging his solar plexus with his fingertips hoping it would ease the pain, hummed. When he opened his eyes, he saw the surveillance footage inside and outside the base warehouse opened by A0.
Most of the adjacent warehouses were opened.
The warehouse where the insect cubs are placed contains connected metal boxes. They are connected to each other to form a cubic grid of nine squares, which are neatly arranged in rows and columns, leaving only enough space in the middle for intelligent robots to pass through.
These cubic metal boxes are 2 meters long and wide, and 60 cm deep. One side is closed and the other side has a hole so that they can be pulled out.
Although it was not the first time he saw it, the feeling of these metal boxes, which were like freezers in a morgue, still made him frown involuntarily.
In fact, whenever Qi Heng thought that the people lying inside were all cubs who had been injected with drugs and forced into a dormant state, he would always get angrier than he expected.
——The physiological needs of the cubs entering hibernation will be reduced to a minimum, and only a small amount of energy injection at intervals will be needed to maintain life activity.
Whether it is the Falling Star Day that is transported once every six months or the transportation from Tianyun Star to the outside of the Lost Star Zone, it takes a long time. Compared to raising these cubs like raising children, forced hibernation is more convenient and easier for the Ikar civilization.
There are several small warehouses next to the large warehouse where the insect cubs are placed. Some are stacked with cut insect wings, some are refrigerated with pre-processed blood... There are also nearly a hundred boxes of complete star stones full of star power, most of which are A2-level star stones, and only one box is A3-level.
A1-level star stones can store 100 points of star power, A2-level 1000, and A3-level 5000.
All the star stones accumulated in Base No. 2 for half a year fell into Qi Heng's hands. In a sense, it was a return of the property to its original owner - he would use the star stones obtained by the Ikal civilization from exploiting the Zerg for the development of the Tianjia Zerg.
The control room was completely silent. Qi Heng stared at the motionless Ikal Civilization fleet on the large screen. The transport ships were given three hours to receive the cargo, and there wouldn't be many changes during those three hours.
He looked at the satellite monitoring on the right side of the big screen again, and there was still no movement from the spacecraft.
In the base warehouse.
Dozens of intelligent robots began to move the cubic boxes containing dormant cubs one by one onto the already running conveyor belt. The conveyor belt at the entrance of the warehouse would transport the boxes to the entrance of the base, and then the robots on the transport ship would pick them up and send them onto the transport ship.
The main control room was quiet. Qi Heng passed the time by flipping through the three-dimensional book projected by the system. The book talked about his experience in cultivating mental power and star power.
Besides building a foundation for development, the most pressing task was to improve one's own strength. These were selected by A1 as suitable for early-stage cultivation reading. In the past, in the Tianjia civilization, they were only slightly better than the "Basic Cub Cultivation Manual."
Of course, Qi Heng did not forget to ask A0 to compile a training book suitable for the current Tianjia Zerg. The "Basic Training Manual for Youngsters" he found could be used.
Qi Heng leisurely turned the page.
A0 is happily working overtime in multiple threads, dedicating everything to Your Excellency and rebuilding the Tianjia civilization. Lala Lala (～￣▽￣)～.
It would be great to work overtime. As a system auxiliary program, if I don’t go to work, it means that the system is dead, Tianjia civilization is doomed, and I am unemployed.
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The transport ship under the tower of Base No. 2 stayed for forty-five minutes before taking off again. This time it flew towards the location of the mining area.
Under A0's control, the transport ship didn't even notice that the weight and quantity of the cargo, as well as its own stay time, were incorrect.
Qi Heng only ordered the transportation of the insect cubs and star stones, and all the other things were still stored in the original warehouse. This way, enough time could be bought for the subsequent unloading.
The same thing happened to the transport ship at Base 1. The transport ship that was supposed to fly to the coast to pick up the seabed ore took off and turned around to fly towards the mining area at Base 2, where it would meet the other transport ship at the same location.
After the insect cubs and star stones in Base No. 1 were transported out, the warehouse authority was locked by A0 without the knowledge of the person in charge of Base No. 1.
The surveillance footage inside the warehouse was replaced with a fake video produced by A0 that was played in a loop. I believe it would probably take a few days for the person in charge of Base No. 1 to discover something was wrong and report it to Base No. 2.
mining area.
The one-horned man No. 051, who is in charge of the mining area, is standing not far from the delivery point, waiting for the arrival of the transport ship.
Familiar time and familiar environment, but unfamiliar 'people' standing next to me.
—My companions, who were supposed to be waiting for the transport ship to arrive, were already being released by me. It would be a miracle if they became familiar with these bugs! 051 stared blankly at the ore mountain, which was shrinking at an alarming rate.
He fell into memories.
In order to complete the task assigned to him by the man codenamed 'Doctor', he found a way to get rid of his companions one by one after dark.
Because the 'Doctor' said that he only needed to deal with the other unicorns and not do anything extra. So when 051 remembered the other party's means of controlling him, he didn't dare to do anything even if he had any other ideas in his mind.
Shortly after dark, the blue butterfly that had followed the 'doctor' arrived.
051 was a little confused when he saw only the butterfly. Didn't they say someone would come with the butterfly? 051 was confused, but looking at the white worm on the butterfly, which held the power of life and death over it, he kept his mouth shut.
Not long after, 051, led by the blue butterfly, arrived at a mine entrance.
Then he saw a scene that would take him a lifetime to heal.
One after another, bugs as tall as half a person crawled out from the mine entrance. After crawling out, they went straight to where the ore was piled... At first, 051 was still counting, but when he counted to four hundred, he gave up because the bugs kept pouring out.
There are at least thousands of these bugs that look exactly the same!!
...Why did it happen like this? Everything was done according to the plan, but in the end, I didn't get the contact person, but instead got so many bugs.
051Thinking blankly.
The next moment, 051 looked at these endless stream of insects, and a mixture of fear and relief surged in his heart.
He thought it was a good thing that he didn't do anything to upset the "doctor" before, otherwise his small body would not be enough for them to eat.
Not far away, the insects that came out opened their sharp teeth and bit the outer layer of the ore with a few clicks, which scared 051 who was standing nearby so much that his face turned pale.
Next, 051 stared stiffly at the bugs gnawing on the ore, and the bugs that were responsible for returning by carrying the pure obsidian crystals with the skin removed.
Looking at the obvious division of labor among these insects, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Are they transporting ore? That's obvious; the insects' behavior is clearly an organized collaboration.
This discovery made 051 swallow his saliva, and then he noticed the insect standing at the mine entrance. It looked different from the other dwarf insects. What was on its head? It looked different and like a leader.
051 Thinking about it, my mind became confused and my thoughts subconsciously scattered.
They're bugs, and the Zerg bred on Tianyun Star are also bugs. Is there some connection? Wait, bugs, they obey orders like an army, and they can even think and control themselves...
Anyone who has heard of the brutal deeds of the Tianjia civilization in the past knows that there is a kind of insect in the Tianjia civilization that reproduces at an astonishing rate and has a population consciousness comparable to that of intelligent creatures. They only obey the orders of the Tianjia master.
Damn it, could they be the original Zerg?!
Impossible! The Star Alliance had long since confirmed the extinction of the original Zerg, with not a single one left in the entire galaxy. How could they be?!
051 couldn't believe it when he came to this conclusion. He felt like he was about to suffocate - what kind of bad things did he do in his previous life to have encountered this thing.
"I've been thinking too much. Haha, I'd better go back to sleep. Nothing will be wrong when I wake up tomorrow." 051 wiped his face and prepared to go back to his house.
But sometimes, the less you try to think, the easier it is to overthink.
After he connected these insects with the Tianjia civilization and the original Zerg, all kinds of related information he had heard and seen popped up in his mind.
Damn, the more I think about these bugs, the more wrong they seem.
A group of insects that look exactly the same as if they were cloned and can even organize and divide labor, blue butterflies that are unique and have never been seen before, white insects that can control people's bodies and brains... Why does this look so much like a movie I've seen before?
What was that movie called? "The Silver Savior"? What a ridiculous name.
Although the blue butterfly inside looks different from the one next to him, and the insects inside that can control the human brain are also different, this strong sense of déjà vu is definitely derived from these two beings.
051 remembered that this beautiful blue butterfly that seemed to be able to bewitch people was called the blue-tailed butterfly. It was equivalent to the vanguard of the original Zerg. Basically, wherever they were, there were the original Zerg.
The white worm that can control the human brain has a very appropriate name, brain worm.
Once parasitized by a brain worm, there is basically no freedom anymore. They will control the host's every move. Even so, no one will notice any changes in the host, after all, it is a perfect parasite from a spiritual body to a body and memory.
The protagonist in that movie seemed to have survived by killing many people and being smart and resourceful, but when it comes to myself... I have been infected and can't even save myself.
Thinking of this, 051's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.
He didn't get up. He thought he should kneel down and calm down first, and then think about what to do in the future.
The person codenamed "Doctor" is most likely a Tianjia Zerg. The original Zerg kills without blinking an eye. If all else fails, he might as well surrender.
Well, that's a good idea.
The only problem now was that the Tianjia Zerg were rumored to be arrogant and look down on other civilized races. Since I was a humanoid, how could they possibly look down on me? It was a bit of a stretch no matter how I thought about it.
051 Full of sorrow.
…
In reality, the strong wind caused by the transport ship's landing brought back 051 who was immersed in memories.
Regardless of whether the 'doctors' valued him or not, he had to follow them. He had been parasitized, and if he didn't follow them, he would either be killed by them or be killed when the news got out to the outside world.
051 sighed, took out a cigarette from his pocket with a vicissitudes of life in his eyes, raised his hand and rubbed two fingers together to produce a spark to light the cigarette.
This was also why he was so scared before, but why he was still standing here now. As a unicorn who had been injected with genetic drugs, 051 thought that he had only lived for two hundred years. If he died now, it would be no different from dying young.
I must perform well and try to save my life. It would be even better if I could successfully rely on the Tianjia civilization.
Working for someone isn't working, being a tool isn't working, what a joke! This is the Tianjia Civilization—the chance to be a dog for a level six peak civilization is something most people wouldn't be lucky enough to encounter.
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