Chapter 124 Chapter 124 Good Luck This is a hotbed for hatching eggs. ...
Bathed in a comfortable environment, surrounded by green plants, two insects that had been imprisoned for a long time tried to flap their wings. Although that part had been cut off long ago, the wing roots were still preserved.
The others looked at this scene in amazement.
Although they didn't know why they were conducting this test in the middle of the night, every test was aimed at the Zerg, and new discoveries might represent some new hope for the future.
"Let's take another look. It still doesn't mean anything."
Ning Hanzhu bit her thumb joint nervously. "Qingqing, try raising the temperature later. I want to see where their comfort zone is."
Xu Yuqing nodded.
Under such intense attention, Xu Yanan's reaction was flat. She was not as cheerful as the flying insects next door. Instead, she just sat against the glass cover with one leg bent, quietly, doing nothing.
One of her guards said, "The Vice Admiral's reaction is completely different from theirs. Does it mean that there is no connection between her and the Zerg..." He didn't dare to say the last word.
It was as if once that word was spoken, Xu Yanan was convicted, even though she could no longer recognize them.
But this suspicion had been buried in their hearts for several days.
He urgently needed to do something to tell everyone that the man was the lieutenant general of their First Army.
Xu Yuqing murmured, "This is the state she is most accustomed to, and the most relaxed."
The Xu Yanan in her memory was so lazy. When she was most relaxed, she did nothing. She just bent her legs, closed her eyes, and quietly felt everything around her.
Whether it is the noise or the sound of the wind blowing, it is very pleasant.
Ning Hanzhu glanced at her in surprise and quietly held her hand. Xu Yuqing came back to her senses and said, "Raise the temperature two degrees."
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A night passed.
The two of them went out with the results.
A new day begins.
Lou Cheng sneezed violently. "Do you still insist on your own ideas now?"
Ning Hanzhu nodded. "You saw it, they react greatly to warm climates, but become sluggish in extreme cold. So, I decided to go there and take a look."
Lou Cheng smacked his lips. "But Fang Qin said they didn't see a single bug when they went there. Are you sure you want to try?"
Ning Hanzhu, "Perhaps for the larvae, they will choose a relatively dark, humid and warm place, which is their comfort zone."
The larvae are relatively fragile.
The males will certainly be small and careful about incubating the eggs.
Of course, there's also the possibility that her guess is wrong.
Lou Cheng jumped up a few stairs and said, "Let's go back and get ready. Let's go."
Ning Hanzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Naturally, the two people's mysterious behavior could not be hidden from the people in the camp. After all, since Xu Yanan left, there were more spies in the camp, most of whom were keeping an eye on Lou Cheng and Ning Hanzhu.
As soon as they returned, they were stopped by Fang Qin's men.
"Tell me, you two came back so early, what do you want to do?"
"Nothing much. We went to visit Lieutenant General Xu. She's doing pretty well now."
Lou Cheng was shaking his legs nonchalantly, not at all embarrassed by being caught. In fact, he was not lying, after all, he had really met Xu Yanan.
Ning Hanzhu noticed that the scars on Fang Qin's face looked even more menacing whenever Xu Yanan was mentioned. She hesitated for a second, feeling that their operation would most likely involve the First Army. Even though their attitude towards her had been ambiguous since Xu Yanan's loss of control, she still said truthfully, "We plan to search for the Zerg Queen's lair."
If successful, it will be done once and for all.
If it doesn't work...
"Why did you tell her this?"
When Ning Hanzhu glared at Lou Cheng, he said, "We have found a place. Please allow us to proceed this time."
Fang Qin reacted and realized that it was no wonder that this person came to ask her questions yesterday. The veins on her forehead were throbbing.
Ning Hanzhu calmly repeated her guess and brought up Xu Yuqing. "Even if you don't believe us, you should trust Qingqing. She wouldn't joke with Lieutenant General Xu's life, and she has this data as a basis."
Fang Qin waved his arm and said, "Take them both——"
Thinking that the two men's strength was more than 1+1=2, and that without Xu Yanan's restraint in the camp, no one here could be their opponent, she felt a pang of anxiety and changed her words, "You two... follow me."
Lou Cheng rubbed his wrist. He was ready for a fight. If the other party insisted on locking them up without any reason, he didn't mind using force to subdue them.
The two followed her to Fang Qin's tent.
"Tell me about your plans."
"My people will follow me. You must be ready to prevent Zerg riots at any time."
Lou Cheng said it quite bluntly: there had never been anyone from the First Army in their plans.
Ning Hanzhu originally came to Planet 5143 with Lou Cheng, so naturally she followed Lou Cheng.
Fang Qin ignored Lou Cheng and looked at Ning Hanzhu. "Do you think so too?"
"ah?"
Ning Hanzhu sees himself as a brick, ready to be moved wherever needed. "My initial idea was to send four teams to these four locations simultaneously, but I didn't have the manpower."
The last sentence was both funny and sad.
She was just a newcomer and could only command herself. She needed to find a way to convince Lou Cheng to work with her. However, she and Lou Cheng had developed a certain tacit understanding. Most of the time, they had the same rhythm and communication was convenient.
Lou Cheng's people couldn't be divided into one, two or three groups, and finally they could only bet together in one group.
But this kind of betting almost puts everything at risk for them.
"Then I realized this was too labor-intensive. The camp needed someone to guard it. I was afraid the Zerg Queen wouldn't follow the rules of war. Qingqing also reminded me that instead of wasting time on defense, it's better to take the initiative and attack."
Fang Qin nodded, "Miss Yuqing, do you have any plans?"
When Xu Yuqing sent her away, she told her that she would use Xu Yanan to let him convey the news to the Zerg that she and Lou Cheng were not in the camp, and then use a trap to lure the Zerg into the trap.
"We plan to create a trap and suppress it with heavy firepower..."
"Even if you tell her so much, she may not believe you."
Lou Cheng looked at Fang Qin with eyes that weren't eyes and nose that weren't nose. They didn't know what was going on, but every time they met, they would quarrel like elementary school kids.
Ning Hanzhu sighed, "You were just worried about whether the camp could be defended."
Lou Cheng, “…”
Fang Qin smiled, "You don't have to worry about whether the camp can be defended, but I will send two teams to assist you this time. I hope you can successfully destroy the Zerg nest and drive them back home."
Having said that.
Lou Cheng felt much more comfortable.
Ning Hanzhu still felt like she was dreaming when she left.
"As expected, although she looks fierce, she is just like Lieutenant General Xu, and her whole heart is for the empire."
"Alright, alright, let's get ready quickly and make a quick decision."
…
With the help of many parties, Ning Hanzhu's plan seems to have increased its feasibility by another three points. It was originally only four points at most, but now it has been increased to seven points.
Xu Yuqing even contributed the Luo family's new mechas and small spaceships. Lou Cheng showed great interest in those mechas. "Every time these things encounter flying wing insects, they are always shot down. I wonder how good they are this time. The only problem is that there are too few of them."
Ning Hanzhu shoved him away and said, "Don't be so ungrateful. Do you know how much this thing is worth?"
She dared to guarantee that with her current net worth, she could only customize one combat mecha at most. If she wanted to order in bulk, she would not be able to do so even if she and Lou Cheng were sold as a package.
Lou Cheng chuckled twice, "You're really lucky. Even Yan Bohong doesn't have this honor."
Ning Hanzhu, "...could you please stop mentioning that garbage? Who are you trying to annoy?"
The others burst into laughter.
Lou Cheng also laughed. "Right. If we don't mention that thing, it doesn't look like a good thing. Let's go and give it a try. This way we can save time."
The other two teams can only envy.
Because of the limited quantity, Ning Hanzhu was reluctant to give it up. She even moved all the things Xu Yuqing gave her onto the hovercraft and distributed them, while the rest of the people drove the mecha.
"Why do you carry so much oil? To cook?"
"Yeah yeah."
Ning Hanzhu said a few perfunctory words and got on her small spaceship, rechecking the supplies. They brought quite a lot of stuff this time. The spaceship originally had two seats, barely enough for four people, but the people Lou Cheng brought were of similar character to him, with no regard for the details, and they squeezed in one more person.
The destination of their trip was also very clear, and the supplies provided by Xu Yuqing increased their tolerance for error.
"How about letting me try this airship?"
"No, I'll do it myself."
Ning Hanzhu set the destination, then pressed the forward button on the console. The spaceship whooshed out along the predetermined trajectory. The person squatting at her feet bumped into the edge of the console.
"I told you, squatting like this is dangerous."
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay."
Seeing that he was thick-skinned and tough, Ning Hanzhu didn't care anymore. With this spaceship, the journey that they estimated would take one and a half days was shortened to a short two hours. Ning Hanzhu was fine standing in front of the operating table, but the people behind her had rolled over because of her occasional "innovations".
Even Lou Cheng was squeezed against the glass window. "Fuck, you guys are squeezing me to death."
Ning Hanzhu touched the operating table for the first time, and she enjoyed it to the fullest.
When they arrived at their destination, everyone except her was still standing in the car. Everyone else ran out to vomit. She kindly reminded them, "Please vomit in a bag. Don't forget that we have to hide our whereabouts. Your vomit will easily attract flying insects."
She still remembers the truckload of rotten meat vividly.
Several people, "..."
They looked at each other, then held it back and frantically tried to find something to vomit.
By the time they finished vomiting, Ning Hanzhu's five senses had already been lingering in this area for a long time. "Do you think this place is too quiet?"
Lou Cheng felt it carefully, "It's very quiet, so quiet that there is no trace of any animal species."
Ning Hanzhu decided to go deeper herself. She put on her large backpack and picked up Xu Yuqing's suitcase. All the thermal weapons in the suitcase had been replaced, including enough energy. "Who's going to follow me to explore the way? Senior Lou, you take the men to stay here, and we'll replace them at night."
Lou Cheng had no objection.
There are still a lot of supplies on the spaceship, which really need to be guarded. The others took the spaceship as the center and began to search in all directions.
Following Ning Hanzhu was Lou Cheng's younger brother, Liya. Seeing her occasionally going into the woods, Liya warned her, "Unknown beasts might appear in places like this, so be careful."
Ning Hanzhu gave him one of her spare masks. "Some plants may release toxic gases. This is a filter mask."
Everyone who has used it says it’s good.
Ning Hanzhu suddenly thought of the demon hunting team.
I don’t know how my seniors are doing now.
But she quickly collected herself and said, "I heard you know how to identify Zerg poop."
The reason why Leah was brought along was because he was very capable. It was said that when the King Insects besieged Lou Cheng, he was the first to discover that something was wrong. Unfortunately, he was too late, which led to Lou Cheng's disappearance.
"Yes, Zerg poop is actually pretty easy to spot, but is there really such a place?"
"Yes."
While Ning Hanzhu was feeling confident, he heard a slight cracking sound in his ears, like a sticky liquid making an ear-splitting popping sound, very slight.
She immediately paused with her hand gesture.
Seeing her suddenly stop, Leah paused in confusion and tried to feel his surroundings, but he heard nothing except the sound of the wind.
He took out the test machine, which immediately displayed the temperature and air humidity.
"Huh."
Ning Hanzhu listened carefully.
The sound just now disappeared, as if it was her illusion.
But she knew that her hearing and eyesight were very good.
Ning Hanzhu decided to follow his sixth intuition. "I think I'm pretty lucky. Leah, do you know how long the Zerg have been on Planet 5143?"
Leah didn't understand why she suddenly asked this question, but she still quickly caught up with Ning Hanzhu's pace, "I've been in the Zerg Tribe of Planet 5143 for almost two months."
"Why do you ask? Does this have anything to do with us finding the Zerg Queen?"
"have."
"What does it matter?"
Leah thought blankly, they had experienced a war lasting more than half a year in the past. Could it be that the Zerg Queen was there at that time???
Ning Hanzhu only asked, "What's the temperature now?"
Leah, “30-35°.”
If it weren't for the test machine, Leah would have thought the temperature here was only 25°. This quiet forest seemed to give him the illusion of being very cool.
He added, "But I don't feel hot, do you?"
Ning Hanzhu covered the soil in the forest with his palms and said, "Touch it."
Leah touched it and immediately retracted her hand. "Why is it so hot? The soil here is wet and hot. Can the Zerg survive in this place?"
Ning Hanzhu nodded. "This is their hotbed for hatching eggs. There must be a Zerg nest nearby. I just heard the sound of insect eggs hatching."
Leah was shocked, he didn't hear anything.
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The author has something to say: I wrote 3,200 before, but I actually only wrote 600 today.
Might need to rest up tomorrow.
[Dog head holding a rose]
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