StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 138 Outer Space of Wangxing

"What is that?" Shen Qingqing asked, looking at the vortex that resembled a spacetime rift.

"That's a wormhole, the last resort for starships to escape."

Andor turned his gaze to her. "Our starship is heading to King Star, and it is expected to take another six hours."

Six hours?

Shen Qingqing hadn't forgotten how long it took them to get here; how could they possibly arrive at Wangxing in such a short time?

“This was the only wormhole that the main starship opened after exhausting all its energy,” Leah explained, leaning against the escape pod. “We were planning to take that opportunity to leave, but it seems we won’t have to go through all that trouble.”

Now that she has entered the wormhole leading to Wangxing, she no longer needs to think about the escape pod.

So he spoke again, "Oh, and don't forget to give me information about the Earl."

Andor glanced at her. "I haven't settled accounts with you for putting the Queen of Insects in danger."

"We'll have to wait until we get back to King Star to figure that out, won't we?" Leah wasn't buying it.

"Besides, the Zerg fleet that has followed up is only a few ships. The Zerg are currently extremely short-handed, so it's impossible for you to... uh!"

Andorra's sinister voice reached her ears.

"Why do you think I won't lay a hand on you?"

How could she forget that Andor, the man in front of her, was a cyborg with no emotions?

"I...cough cough, I was wrong...I was wrong...let go..."

Lia used both hands to pry his hands apart, hoping to make him let go.

But Andor remained unmoved, and even had the leisure to settle old scores with her, "I haven't forgotten the virus you edited on the starship's main computer, or the malicious damage you caused to my stored data."

She did this simply to ensure that Andorra would have absolutely no chance of survival if he encountered an accident.

This way, even if other Zerg want to find fault with her, they will be unable to obtain evidence because Andor has no connection to the central data.

"...that way you can withdraw unscathed from this war."

Hearing Andor's analysis, Lia was stunned for a moment, then smiled with difficulty.

"That's right, but so what?"

Andor loosened his grip, and Lia's body fell to the floor as if the force had been released.

"Don't let me find out you're up to any more tricks, or I'll destroy all information about Celit."

Hearing this, Lia, who was feeling dizzy, instantly sobered up.

"you dare!"

"Why don't I dare?"

Andor looked at her with amusement. "Right now, besides the Elders, only I know where Serit is. I can access all the data on Wangxing to get the information I need. Do you think you can pry anything out of those old guys in the Elders?"

Leah bit her lip, but for Count Selit's sake, she endured it.

"Okay, I'll follow your instructions."

The next step involves organizing the internal data of the starship and assessing the extent of damage.

Apart from the three starships following them, the remaining Zerg warships either disappeared along with Alex in a spacetime rift, or perished in the melee with the Wolf Clan.

After counting the number of people, Shen Qingqing sadly discovered that they now had less than 100,000 insects in total across their three starships!

"Didn't you have around a million before? How come there's so little left now?"

"They disappeared when the wormhole opened."

Andorra phrased it rather subtly, but when he met Shen Qingqing's earnest gaze, he chose to tell her the truth.

"The Zerg's mental power is the strongest among all races in the universe. The energy on the starship is insufficient to open a wormhole, so a large amount of mental power needs to be gathered to interfere with the magnetic field, choosing the best breakthrough point when the universe's magnetic field is distorted..."

In other words, those more than 900,000 Zerg became the 'nutrients' for opening the wormhole.

Andorra showed no sign of sadness; on the contrary, he said, "I think this is the only thing they can do for you—to give their lives."

All Zerglings are born for the Zerg Queen.

The mother insect's will is the goal they strive for throughout their lives.

"I... I just didn't expect..." to end like this.

Shen Qingqing had considered their fate, but those were all possibilities of survival, such as fleeing.

More than 900,000 Zerg simply vanished.

There wasn't even a single cry of pain.

"Don't be so discouraged. It's an honor they would much rather die for the Queen of Insects," Lia said, seeing her lost in thought.

"On the other hand, there are so many Zerg who would give their lives for you that it's not even their turn yet."

Andor stared at the monitoring data on the screen, while trying to maintain contact with the other two starships, waiting to see how they could safely pass through the atmosphere and enter the planet six hours later.

[Host, you don't need to be too sad.] After logging in, Lao Ba saw Shen Qingqing huddled in the corner. [Your existence is the most important thing to them.]

"So they should die for a queen insect? That doesn't make sense."

The existence of the Zerg is inherently illogical.

Old Eight took out the information it had compiled. "Want me to read it to you?"

Whether you like it or not, you have to listen. The main questline has been updated, and that's why I'm here to tell you this.

Main Quest: Revive the Zerg

Side Quest: Coronation

Lao Ba talked with her for a long time, and Shen Qingqing also learned that the Zerg were originally just a small tribe composed of a few insects with particularly strong mental power.

They call themselves the Zerg.

It's a mixture of all kinds of insects.

After thousands or even tens of thousands of years of genetic selection, they have eliminated all inferior genes through their own efforts, transforming themselves into a race that is completely in control of its own survival of the fittest.

Therefore, your current mission is to lead the Zerg back to prosperity, at any cost.

After saying that, Lao Ba plucked a chicken feather from his head and handed it to Shen Qingqing.

Even though you can't receive the actual item, consider this a consolation gift from me.

Shen Qingqing was both amused and exasperated.

Lao Ba plucked his own feathers and gave them to her.

"Thank you."

Hi, no need to thank me.

Laoba: ( ′ ▽ ` )ノ

"It's okay, it'll pass. I'll go get you something to replenish your energy. You rest for now."

Shen Qingqing found it even stranger, "Didn't you already use up all your points to protect me? How can you still find something to replenish your mental energy?"

Whether you owe one point or ten thousand points, it's still a debt. At worst, I'll just give you more tasks in the future to pay off the main system.

Lao Ba doesn't care anymore.

Anyway, we already owe so much.

It's now the boss of the main system!

The main system practically worships it and collects interest from it.

Okay, we're almost at our destination. Talk to you next time.

[Ding-dong~ Your Lao Ba has gone offline. Please leave a message if you need anything~]

The starship gradually revealed its full form through the wormhole, and the probes that had been orbiting the planet King gradually came into view.