Chapter 95
Yan was overwhelmed by the task assigned by Qi Heng, and began to stumble around planning what to do. It must be said that the lesson plan listed by A0 helped them a lot.
Of course, the dungeon cannot have only one passage. In addition to the one that brought Yan and the others in, there are three other passages leading in different directions. Two of them lead to the Dead Egg Pit, and one leads to the wasteland deep in the wilderness.
From Area 49 to the Dead Egg Pit, to the mining area and the wilderness, the underground of the entire area has been dug by mining bugs, with some passages being wide enough for several people to walk side by side, and some passages being so narrow that only mining bugs and engineer bugs responsible for transporting ore can pass through.
The Dead Egg Pit is on the third underground floor.
Because the third floor was full, the engineer bugs did not transport ore here anymore, and they did not encounter any other bugs in the passage along the way.
Looking at the obsidian crystals that filled the entire third floor, Qi Heng estimated in his mind that the amount here was far more than dozens of tons. Except for some of the ores that the mining area originally planned to transport out of Tianyun Star, the rest were the results of the mining worms digging day and night.
Standing at the entrance to the third underground floor, looking up at the pile of obsidian crystals that reached tens of meters high, he seemed a little insignificant.
Qi Heng walked over and stretched out his hand to brush across the pile of ore in front of him that had nowhere to go.
The next moment, a faint blue light emerged from his fingertips, converging into a curtain of light like a water curtain. As the curtain of light advanced, the obsidian crystals that were touched and absorbed the energy within scattered like puffs of dust, drifting down.
With so much crystal powder falling, even Qi Heng, who was standing at the entrance to the third floor, could not avoid being contaminated... Fortunately, he had the foresight to put on a layer of energy barrier to isolate himself from foreign objects, otherwise he would not even be able to open his eyes at this time.
[The third layer of obsidian crystals has been absorbed, converting a total of 11,560 units of energy.]
Listening to A0's words, Qi Heng no longer looked at the empty third floor. He turned around and left for the fourth floor.
Mining bugs and engineer bugs began to appear in the passage leading to the fourth floor. They came and went in an orderly manner, carrying obsidian crystals of varying purities.
The commander on the fourth floor is constantly consuming obsidian crystals. Under this circumstance, the number of primitive Zerg is constantly increasing. In contrast, Qi Lan has never stopped gnawing on the ore from the beginning to now in order to breed a sufficient number of primitive Zerg. The number of obsidian crystals eaten every day is an extremely terrifying number.
Four underground floors.
Chu Zheng, a boy with silver hair, blue eyes and a youthful figure, was sitting on the side of the platform in a daze. He spent most of his time like this these days.
His brows furrowed unconsciously.
Unlike the Zerglings that learned to crawl everywhere in just a few days and either ran to pester him or unilaterally interacted and played with the original Zergs on the ground, he fell into a complex emotion after seeing the Overlord that day.
After waking up, Chu Xiu's inexplicably confused memories made him unable to remember many things. Occasionally, when he remembered something, it only flashed through his mind, making it difficult to capture a clear picture.
He got some understanding of the current situation of the Tianjia Zerg from the commander (Qi Lan). After coming into contact with the Tianjia Zerg who were rescued by the Overmind and turned out to be miners, he had a deeper understanding of the Tianjia Zerg.
This is truly the worst time, or rather, the current Tianjia Zerg has become unfamiliar to him, completely different from the same race in his memory.
——It feels like waking up from a good sleep and finding everything and everyone has changed.
Ten thousand years passed like this, but Chu Xiu didn't feel anything real... He didn't know if the commander and the master had the same feeling.
Combined with the failure of the war ten thousand years ago, he was able to speculate the reasons for his actions that led to his current state. It was very likely that the situation was so critical that he was bound to lose, so he used methods with extremely serious side effects to force himself into a dormant state.
Either you will never wake up from the long hibernation, or you will wait for the call from the Lord.
He knew that as long as the spiritual imprint of the Lord still existed, the latter would have a chance to happen, but he just didn't know when.
...I still can’t remember.
Chu Xiu felt frustrated. He wondered if he and the Lord were the only ones left of the Tianjia Zerg. Could it be that the empire had lost so completely?
Thinking of the Tianjia Zerg who had been captured because of the failure of the war and were then confined to a small area to reproduce, Chu Xiu couldn't help but remain silent.
As for my own strength, my mental strength is almost gone, and my star power has disappeared completely. What use is there for me like this? What can I do for the Lord? Will I really not become a burden?
Behind Chu Xiu was Qi Lan, who was constantly eating obsidian crystals. While eating, he stared at the entrance to the fourth floor.
Qi Lan had already known about Qi Heng's arrival from the tool worms it had bred, but it hadn't told anyone. At this moment, the only ones who could communicate with it were Chu Xiu and the worm that had just hatched from the egg.
Neither of them wanted to say anything. Humph, the father belonged to it, and it didn't want to share it with others.
Qi Heng walked into the fourth floor, first absorbed most of the obsidian crystals piled on the outside, and then walked towards the platform where Qi Lan was.
[…The obsidian crystal has been absorbed, converting a total of 4200 units of energy.]
Qi Heng walked towards the platform where Qi Lan was, but before he got close, a figure came crawling towards him and bumped into his calf in the short time he was stunned for more than ten seconds.
It's not accurate to say 'bumped'. To be precise, the figure hugged his legs the moment it approached and climbed up at a speed that ordinary people could hardly match.
"Dad, give me a hug~~" a soft and cute voice sounded.
He lowered his head and saw the little brat.
Qi Heng found that before and after he reacted, he did not subconsciously throw away the kid hanging in front of him, as if he had tacitly allowed the kid to get close to him... Perhaps it was because the kid did not make him feel threatened, and the kid's movements were too natural, so he was unable to react.
I haven't been here for a few days, and the appearance of the cub has changed a lot compared to the memory I had of it when it just hatched.
Not far away, the gold-eating beetle, which was carrying the cub, felt a lightness on its back when it was halfway through its run. It looked around in confusion and didn't react for a moment.
The little bug cub tilted its head back, opened its round eyes, which were unique to cubs, and looked at him with its rosy lips pouting. Its two chubby paws tightly grasped the collar of his shirt on his chest. As time passed, its strength faded and its body became a little shaky.
"Hero, hug me."
Perhaps because he didn't get the hug he wanted right away, there was a hint of grievance in the little bug's voice.
In order to prevent the little creature from accidentally falling, Qi Heng reached out to hold the insect cub and sighed helplessly in his heart.
Fortunately, because of the previous experience of taking care of Yan Le, the posture when holding the cub this time was very standard.
"Bo." The cub happily kissed him on the face, then put his cheek against his and said, "Daddy, kiss, I like it~"
"...Yeah." He responded and walked towards the platform with the insect cub in his arms.
Qi Heng knew that Qi Lan knew he was coming back early in the morning, but he didn't see that he didn't go over right away. Now he had a gloomy face and looked melancholy all over.
Got on the platform.
“Ouch—”
Qi Lan threw away the ore that he had never been able to eat enough of and suddenly pounced on him, as if he wanted to hug him like the insect baby hanging on his chest.
Qi Heng stopped him, feeling a bit embarrassed and said, "No, you're too big."
At the same time, Chu Xiu, who had his back to him and seemed not to notice him coming, turned around. The moment he saw him, his cobalt blue eyes were filled with surprise.
For some reason, this display gave him a strong sense of déjà vu...wasn't it just a carbon copy of the brat and the fat bug?! Could it be that Chu Xiu, like them, was also planning to pounce on him... Qi Heng, with one hanging from his leg and one from his chest, twitched his lips.
No.
Chu Xiu stood up and ran towards him, but stopped before he got close enough to make him uncomfortable.
"Your Excellency, you are finally here. No, I mean it's been a long time." Chu Xiu tried his best to appear less nervous.
Qi Heng:?
It seemed like he hadn't been here for just a few days, but why did it sound like he hadn't seen me for ten years? He thought to himself but didn't say it out loud.
"How are you doing here? Is there anything you're not used to?" Qi Heng casually stuffed the insect cub in his arms into Chu Xiu's arms. It's not that he couldn't accept the cub's closeness, but out of habit he was still not used to such close actions.
The insect cub, who was forced into the female father's arms, stared at him with its big black eyes without blinking.
After freeing his hands, Qi Heng rubbed the fat bug that was clinging to his legs and said, "Stop it."
Qi Lan swung his tail: "Ao." He wanted a hug.
In order to escape, Qi Heng had no choice but to bend down and give the fat bug, whose mental age was no more than five years old when facing him, a hug full of fatherly love.
"Is that all right?"
"Ao." Qi Lan spread out his claws, but still followed him, obviously determined to follow him.
Thinking that he had indeed neglected the fat bug during this period, Qi Heng just let it go.
Chu Xiu, who was holding the bug cub and looked almost the same as the bug cub, stared at him without blinking. When their interaction ended, he smiled and said, "I'm fine."
"Your Excellency the Lord..."
Qi Heng raised his hand to signal a pause and said, "You should have heard about what's happening now from Qi Lan."
"Yes." Chu Xiu nodded without thinking.
"Don't call me 'Lord,' it will be troublesome if others hear it."
"My name is Qi Heng. You can just call me by my name from now on."
"How can I call you by your name?" Chu Xiu froze for a moment, the words already blurting out before he could react. But... when he heard His Excellency the Lord say that, for some reason, a subtle joy welled up in his heart.
Qi Heng.
So this is the name of the Lord.
No Zerg in the Tianjia civilization knows the name of the Overlord. The Overlord is the Overlord, and no Zerg will ever ask.
"Is it really possible..." Chu Xiu hesitated.
He looked at Chu Xiu and nodded, "Nothing is impossible."
Qi Heng faced Chu Xiu with a certain evasiveness that only he understood. The sight of the insect cub that shouldn't have been born would remind him of his past with Chu Xiu. It might sound a bit mean to say this, but he truly hadn't figured out how to handle his situation with Chu Xiu.
Fortunately, Chu Xiu didn't bring it up, which made him feel relieved.
——Although people always have to face the mistakes they have made, the later the better. Escaping is shameful but useful.
Qi Heng was a little absent-minded.
Chu Xiu in front of him had his heart beating uncontrollably faster and faster under his gaze, and a blush quietly appeared on his face, the faint blush was particularly conspicuous on his overly pale complexion.
"Yes, Master... Qi, Qi Heng." Chu Xiu tried to call his name, and his clear and pleasant voice contained an indescribable caution and cherishment.
"Um."
After Chu Xiu got his response, the corners of his lips kept rising, and he couldn't help but move his feet forward a little.
Qi Heng didn't notice this, or maybe he noticed it but didn't say anything. After all, the short distance he advanced didn't seem to have changed much at all.
Qi Lan, who was sticking close to his male father, grabbed a piece of obsidian crystal and took a bite. He looked at Chu Xiu on the left and at his female father on the right, his mind full of puzzled questions.
The insect cub in Chu Xiu's arms stretched out his hand and tried to reach Qi Heng, but the distance of two or three meters was not something the little insect cub could reach even if he tried hard.
At this moment, the insect cub lowered his head and saw Qi Lan standing next to his father, and the corners of his mouth immediately drooped.
Damn it, I also want to be close to Xiong Fu——!
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