Chapter 66
The terrifying red swarm of insects was surprisingly long-lasting. Chenxi fled with those alien races for three whole days before finally seeing the swarm stop.
Chenxi didn't know how these alien races made their judgments, but seeing them stop to make a fire and set up camp for the first time in so many days, she unconsciously relaxed as well.
After this period of great escape, Chenxi had already blended into the main forces of these races.
He knew that these alien races were exhausted from fleeing and were in a state of chaos. The races among them were also mixed, and they had no time to care about others. So he simply stayed in the main force. He didn't want to be left behind and face the terrible insect swarm alone because he was far away and didn't hear anything when they escaped.
However, unlike other races who gathered with their own kind or friends and family, Chen Xi was all alone, about ten meters away from everyone around her, looking rather pitiful.
Occasionally, he would receive curious glances from those around him, but Chen Xi ignored them all. As long as he was thick-skinned enough, he could blend in.
But I'm so hungry.
As they relaxed after setting up camp, and as the various alien races in the camp began to take out food and start barbecuing, Chenxi unconsciously clutched her stomach.
He had already eaten the last piece of snack in the protective ball last night, so after a day on the run, he was also starving. He hadn't felt it during the tense and exciting escape, but now that he was relaxed, the feeling of hunger suddenly intensified.
Not to mention that while everyone else was busy eating, he wasn't. Even though the protective sphere blocked out all the smells from the outside, he still vaguely smelled the aroma of food, and the cramps in his stomach seemed to become even more unbearable.
Without realizing it, Chenxi stared blankly at the food roasting over one of the campfires.
But the race by the campfire was clearly quite perceptive. A man with long silver-gray hair seemed to sense the gaze and immediately turned his head, his sharp eyes piercing straight at them.
Chen Xi paused for a moment, then immediately manipulated the protective ball to lower its position, completely hiding behind the large rock she was leaning against.
"Carlo, what's wrong?" the others around the campfire asked.
"Nothing," replied the man with long silver-gray hair and a bony protrusion on his forehead. However, thinking of what he had just seen, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. "I saw a little cutie."
"What little cutie? Could it be a Rainbow Wing Clan member?" His companion's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked excitedly.
"no."
"ah……"
Hearing this, his companion was clearly extremely disappointed and his interest greatly diminished. The Rainbow Winged Tribe was mostly female, and in addition to their magnificent wings, they were also extremely beautiful, considered the most beautiful among all races. Since they weren't Rainbow Winged Tribe members, his companion instantly lost interest in the "cute girl" Carlo had mentioned. After all, how many "cute girls" would throw themselves at such excellent warriors like them every day?
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Meanwhile, Chen Xi, hiding behind a large rock, muttered to herself, "So stingy, won't even let you take a look."
However, she was really hungry. Just as Chenxi was planning to skip the night's rest and sneak off to the edge of the main group to scout out and use the scanning function to find something edible and try to get some food back,
Carlo, sitting by the campfire, was about to eat the roasted food when he suddenly paused, thinking of the cute little creature he had just seen with a transparent protective shell, jet-black hair, and bright, dark eyes.
It seems he...didn't light a fire.
After a brief pause, Carlo took a clean, large leaf, wrapped the food he was about to eat in his hand, and walked towards the large rock behind him.
"Hey, where are you going?" his companion by the campfire asked in surprise.
Carlo didn't turn around or answer, but walked straight behind the big rock and found the little cutie.
The little cutie seemed surprised by his arrival, staring at him with her mouth slightly open in astonishment, before her bright, intelligent eyes suddenly filled with wariness.
The little cutie has soft, fair skin, pretty pink lips, and neat, pearly teeth. She's even cuter up close.
Chen Xi was extremely tense at this moment. He remembered the silver-gray-haired guy in front of him because he seemed to be one of the most powerful fighters among these alien races. He had seen him fight those giant insects one-on-one several times during their escape and save people from being eaten by the insects.
He seemed to have considerable prestige among those alien races, and many of them listened to him, acting as an organizer and coordinator. Oh no! Was it because he was eyeing their food that they came knocking? Or had they discovered he was an infiltrator? Was he about to be exposed?
Under Chen Xi's tense gaze, Carlo took out a roasted red jujube wrapped in leaves and said in a soft voice, "This is a red jujube, I'm giving it to you to eat."
Carlo's words sounded like a meaningless string of "#&&*..." to Chen Xi. There was nothing she could do. Although the translator had been collecting language samples from the people around her and trying its best to decipher them over the past few days, three days' worth of samples were still too few to decipher their language. Chen Xi would have to wait a few more days to understand these alien races. However, Carlo's friendly expression made Chen Xi relax a little.
When Carlo saw Chen Xi's confused look, he seemed to realize something.
The existence of the Red Tide destroyed the homes of too many races, forcing them to flee in disarray, mixed together. He had previously thought that Little Cutie's race was unfamiliar, a race he had never seen before. Now it seems that Little Cutie is indeed from a relatively distant or isolated race, as she can't even understand the common language.
Carlo's gaze swept over the little cutie's seemingly hard, transparent carapace covering its body, then looked at its smooth, fangless teeth, its fingers without sharp claws, and its soft, defenseless skin... It was indeed a race with little offensive power, having focused all its talents on defense.
Carlo felt even more pity for her. Finally, he gently placed the food wrapped in leaves in front of the little cutie and said softly, "Here, have this. Don't be afraid."
After saying that, Carlo was afraid that the little cutie wouldn't dare to eat because of his concern, so he turned around and left.
This time, Chenxi still didn't understand Carlo's words, but she understood the purpose of his series of actions. It seemed that he was giving her the package on the ground in front of him.
Chenxi scanned the thing on the ground that was covered by leaves, and the results came back quickly: a bunch of nutrients, no toxins, edible.
Chenxi's eyes lit up immediately. So they came to deliver food. What a kind person!
Already starving, Chenxi immediately activated the mechanical arm at the bottom of the protective sphere and grabbed the food wrapped in leaves. After being disinfected in the transfer chamber, the food was in Chenxi's hands, and Chenxi finally smelled the aroma of the food.
The thing wrapped in the leaf was still warm to the touch. Chenxi opened the leaf and saw an unknown clump of things with a charred outer skin. He squeezed it with his hand and found it was soft. He carefully broke it open and found a dark red core inside, which gave off a sweet aroma. He took a bite and tasted it. Hmm, it tasted a bit like sweet potato and a bit like potato. It was delicious!
Of course, this thing couldn't possibly taste that good, and it couldn't compare to the various exquisite dishes that the Zhizu carefully prepared every day. But in front of Chenxi, who had been hungry for a whole day, any food he was given now was a delicacy, and his picky eating habit was cured without any medicine.
After taking a couple of bites to satisfy her initial hunger, Chenxi felt that it wasn't very convenient to bite directly with her mouth, and it was easy to get food on her face. So she put the thing that looked like a roasted sweet potato on the snack plate she had previously emptied, and then scooped it out with a small spoon.
After finishing a large "roasted sweet potato," Chenxi poured herself a glass of pure water extracted directly from the air into an exquisite bone china cup and drank it. She felt as if she had finally come back to life.
Ugh, I don't even know how I got through those three days.
Finally having some free time, Chenxi looked around and saw that none of the alien races around the campfires were paying attention to her, so she switched the protective shell to opaque mode and then turned on the light screen.
Unfortunately, when Chenxi turned on the screen, she found that there was still no network signal. The contact buttons that used to be ready to go instantly when tapped were all grayed out, and the only information and functions available were those built into the protection ball system.
Chen Xi looked at the largest and most conspicuous gray button on the screen, his expression momentarily filled with distress. He whispered, "Jin Yi..."
However, after silently grieving for a while, Chen Xi's expression became firm. He believed that Jin Yi would definitely find him, and all he had to do was survive until Jin Yi found him!
Having made up his mind, Chenxi set up surveillance on the outside world. He would be woken up if the surrounding decibel level exceeded a certain level or if the infrared detection of heat sources decreased. He wanted to take a good nap and hopefully wake up early the next day so he could find some food at the edge of the group before the main force set off. He was so lucky today to have been given food by kind people; he wouldn't be so lucky again.
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"Jin Yi..."
The golden eyes that had been closed suddenly opened, attracting the attention of the busy and tense members of the intelligent race around them.
Some people thought the mainframe had made a discovery and immediately asked, "Mainframe, is there a signal?"
Jin Yi paused for a moment, then replied, "No."
Upon hearing this answer, all the members of the Intelligence community around were disappointed, and the atmosphere instantly became much heavier.
Jin Yi said in a deep voice, "Continue to increase the number of receivers and send starships to more directions."
"yes."
After giving the instructions, Jin Yi closed his golden eyes again, his consciousness sinking into the vast network, to each starship carrying a signal receiver, to sort through every bit of cosmic information received.
Looking into the distance, one could see Jin Yi sitting on the control panel in the center of the hall. Every strand of his golden hair was inserted into a sophisticated instrument, and tiny currents flickered on those countless strands of hair. Tens of thousands of light screens and star maps opened and closed in the surrounding void, clearly indicating that the mainframe had entered its highest operating state.
At this moment, Jin Yi had only one thought in her mind: Wait for me, Chen Xi.
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