Imperial Capital Star. Xing Yucheng was discussing the Noel Galaxy with Jing Li when the system's long-absent voice suddenly sounded: [The subsystem has lost contact with the main system. Please be aware of the subsystem host's safety.]
Xing Yucheng's heart skipped a beat. He didn't even bother asking how the system ended up here. [Lian Han? What happened to her?]
[The subsystem's coordinates before losing contact were somewhere in the wasteland.] After the system finished speaking, it thoughtfully attached a map of the wasteland to Xing Yucheng and marked Lian Han's location.
Xing Yucheng: ...Didn't this girl go back to the Ling family? Why is she in the wasteland?
At that moment, Jingli, who was standing nearby, also received news that Xuyao had gone missing.
"Junior Sister, is there something you need from Xu Yao?"
"No. Something happened to her." Xing Yucheng frowned, pulled up a map of the wasteland in his smart device, and pointed to the location where Lian Han disappeared. "She went missing around here. Ask the Ling family how she got to the wasteland."
"Okay." Jingli rubbed her temples. Her junior sister had the Awakening Card and the Hidden Star Card with her, so why is she missing?
"Your Excellency Jingli."
Ling Xuanyu's call was quickly connected. His expression was also grim, indicating that he had already received the message.
"Hmm. Where is Lian Han? The tracker I put on her has lost contact."
"Something went wrong. Xiao Han went to the wasteland to rescue people, but ended up disappearing herself. The enemy opened a spatial rift, and three people have gone missing." Ling Xin's voice came through.
Three?
“Xiao Han, the leader of the criminal organization named Abel, and another person they have taken hostage, whose identity is uncertain.”
Why would the hostages disappear? Jing Li and Xing Yucheng exchanged a glance, and the latter suddenly realized something and asked, "Is Abel related to the All-Heavens Pirates?"
“He is one of the people of the heavens. What else do you know?” Ling Xin’s voice tightened.
Xing Yucheng shook his head at Jingli, who replied, "No. I only know that Zhutian has been thinking about her for some time now. It's said that Zhutian had already made a move to find her at General Ning's place. If you have any news, please contact me; I need to talk to her."
After hanging up the call, Xing Yucheng said to Jing Li, "The missing hostage is most likely Yi Jun. He's also from the Heavens, but he's on Xiao Han's side."
"Eliminating the enemy?"
"There's a division within the Heavens. Some side is biased towards the Blood Nether Palace, while others are against it. Yi Jun belongs to the latter. We've brought Xu Yao here; he knows whether Xiao Han is alright or not," Xing Yucheng said.
Jingli nodded, but before she could get up, a dark figure appeared in front of her. "Where is Master?"
"That's what I wanted to ask you too. Can you still sense her?"
“Yes, it is.” Xu Yao frowned, “but the location is very, very far away.”
Xing Yucheng was speechless. "Tsk! With that girl's luck of being able to teleport to an unknown planet using a random teleportation card, she's probably in some corner of space again. Is she in danger?"
"Currently safe."
[Re-established connection, subsystem coordinates—Zerg Planet 248.]
Xing Yucheng: [...Ask her if Liz brought it?]
[The host, Lian Han, brought it along.]
[So what is she doing now?]
The system paused for a moment, then displayed: [A lone man and woman are alone in a room.]
Xing Yucheng: ?!
[Disguised as a twin Zerg larva.]
Xing Yucheng: [[...That scared me to death. Can you please explain yourself clearly?]]
[Due to unforeseen circumstances, the signal connection is unstable. If you need anything, please have the system relay your message as soon as possible to prevent future loss of contact.]
[Let her find a way to get closer to the front lines; Ning Jue will provide support. Also, don't let Liz go to Insect Planet 079. Liz is smart enough to help them with the disguise, but not enough to make her act impulsively and seek revenge. If you can't control Liz, just bring me into it.]
[OK. ]
[One more thing, System, can she use the premium card I confiscated before?]
[If the creator agrees.]
[Yes, I agree. Hurry up and give her Caspar's card.]
...
An unnamed insect planet. Deep in the forest, there are few trees; instead, small stone houses have taken their place.
Inside a house, a young boy and girl sat on the edge of the only stone bed, keeping their distance from the silken cocoons that resembled silkworm cocoons on it. Even though it was late at night, they had absolutely no desire to rest.
"Is this reliable?" The boy, with the gray eyes of an insectoid race and waist-length dark green hair, spoke in Federation terminology.
"Are you questioning the cards I created?" The beautiful girl with long purple hair that reached her ankles narrowed her eyes, her expression carrying a slight threat; it was none other than Lian Han.
Since arriving in 2S, she has been able to collect the "Advanced Card Making Atlas" through missions that appear from time to time in the system. She has started to study advanced cards, and with the old man's guidance, she can now make them on her own.
"No, that's not true." Yi Jun chuckled. "I just think it's a bit strange that we're disguised as Zerg larvae."
"You'll get used to it. People are always less wary of cubs; it's more dangerous if they're disguised as adult Zerg." Besides, she's not even an adult yet.
Advanced Easy-to-Shape Card
Attributes: None
Effect: Helps users simulate the appearance of a specified target (over a period of six months).
Energy state: stable
Durability: 1]
With the help of two shapeshifting cards, Lian Han and Yi Jun successfully transformed into their current forms—supposedly insectoid larvae.
As for the original two cubs, heaven knows where Liz put them.
"Lian Han, we..."
"Elvis, my name is Avril. Get used to it beforehand, so you don't get it wrong again."
“Alright, Avril,” Yi Jun said helplessly. “I just didn’t expect that the Zerg would have twins.”
“Indeed.” Lian Han agreed, then quickly smiled and said, “Come on, call me sister.” Avril emerged from her cocoon a dozen minutes earlier than Elvis, so she was naturally older than him.
Yi Jun: ...
"If they don't want to make a sound, then so be it. Turn on the language translator in your ear as soon as possible, or the Zerg will find out."
Yi Jun did as instructed, but couldn't resist teasing Lian Han, "I've discovered that you actually have the potential to be a housewife."
"Say it again?" Lian Han narrowed his eyes and placed his hand on Yi Jun's shoulder.
"...Huh? Did I just say something? I forgot."
Lian Han's lips twitched at his immediate cowardice. He stopped paying attention and instead opened his smart device to find a file from the past.
Although the AI had no signal, Old Man Xing had compiled some information about the Zerg for her. She hadn't looked at it much before, so she needed to catch up now.
Yi Jun came with her, so she had to ensure his safety. Fortunately, Liz was reliable this time.
Just then, a message came from the system, and a card appeared in her mind's eye. Lian Han immediately summoned it.
[Can you still contact me?]
[Theoretically, direct contact is possible from any location. However, for unknown reasons, the signal is extremely poor in this area, making it easy to lose contact.]
[Unknown reason?]
[Unknown energy interference.]
[Okay. So what is this card for?]
[Kasper's race is insectoid, and his intelligence and fighting ability are completely opposite to Liz's.]
[Understood, System.]
Lian Han said he understood; the old man was afraid that Li Zi was unreliable and would swindle her.
She channeled her mental energy into the card, and a male Zerg appeared. "Kasper is at your service. You seem to carry the aura of your master?"
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