StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 151 Hand-Made Nuclear Reactor

"You're just going to let him go like that?" Cecilia asked, puzzled. "Aren't you going to try and get some information out of him?"

"No," Shen Qingqing said, "there's no need to argue with a child."

"Don't let his childish appearance fool you, he might be older than you."

Cecilia disagreed with her, “Just like your aide Andor, who looks like a teenager but is actually over two hundred years old… though that age is not very old for the Zerg.”

Although we couldn't find anything else usable, having energy stones is still very good.

When Shen Qingqing finally returned to that room, Liya had already woken up.

When I met her, I greeted her and said, "Your handwriting is a bit abstract; I almost couldn't understand what you were trying to express."

He then pointed to the stick figure on the ground.

"By the way, Andorra woke up once when you left."

Did he say anything?

“Uh…it’s nothing important,” Lia thought Andor’s words when he woke up weren’t very useful, but she repeated them anyway, “He said, ‘Mother Insect, be careful of the Captain.’”

"He finally woke up and then said something so trivial, what a waste of such a great opportunity."

As Lia spoke, she showed Shen Qingqing the wound on Andor's head, "His memory stick was destroyed, but luckily he has this."

He pulled something that looked like a large memory card from his pocket.

"What he gave me when he woke up should have been the data and memories he had backed up, but the damage to his body is not easy to repair. I tried many methods but failed to wake him up."

Shen Qingqing took the memory chip, then took out a few energy stones from her pocket. "I got these from the energy supply center. They're the same kind of energy liquid that Andorra needs. I don't know if they're still usable now."

After examining it for a long time, Lia finally spoke, "I can give it a try, but I've never repaired such complicated equipment before."

But Shen Qingqing had relevant books in her mind.

“I know how to process energy stones,” Shen Qingqing’s eyes lit up as she made an excuse for herself. “I have the inherited memories of the Insect Mother and I have a way to convert energy stones into energy liquid, but this requires specific refining equipment.”

Lia was unaware that the Queen Insect possessed this ability, but she wasn't too surprised.

After all, it's said that each insect queen has unique abilities, so it's not surprising that she has this.

"Tell me what type of tools you need, and I'll go look for them."

"A crucible tong and high-temperature ignition are needed..."

……

"We don't have the thing you mentioned that can emit high temperatures, but I found this!"

Leah showed her what she had found in the drive units in the other rooms.

Looking at the strange vessel that was heavily wrapped, Shen Qingqing was puzzled, wondering why Liya would bring out something that looked unsafe.

Based on her experience, anything that glows at night is either radioactive material or a light bulb.

And it's quite obvious that this thing doesn't look like it was made by insects.

"what is this?"

"uranium."

"..."

“I’m saying,” Shen Qingqing coughed, feeling that this radioactive substance was really unsuitable for this place, “why did you bring this thing here?”

Since the two of them are now without protective suits and have inevitably been contaminated by radiation, it's too late to escape; they might as well just accept it.

"Of course it's a fever."

Leah showed no panic whatsoever that one would expect after being exposed to nuclear radiation contamination. Instead, she remained remarkably calm and even thought for a moment before telling Shen Qingqing, "I've seen this substance before. If fully utilized, it can release a large amount of light and heat, making it an excellent choice for heating."

Aren't you afraid the heat they release will melt them both?

For a fleeting moment, Shen Qingqing considered throwing Liya out.

Why would you find something so trivial to ignite?

As is well known, nuclear reactors generate heat, which means they can obtain heat by rubbing the nuclear reactor by hand, thereby melting the energy minerals and extracting the energy liquid for use.

However, nuclear reactors produce a lot of pollution and many uncontrollable factors during operation, so they are not suitable for beginners.

Shen Qingqing felt that rather than dying an unnatural death due to an accident caused by a nuclear reaction, it would be better to choose a safer method.

"How about we use an induction cooker?"

"Induction cooker? What's that?" Lia felt she understood Shen Qingqing's words even less.

"An induction cooker uses a safer energy source for heating, such as alcohol or natural gas..." Shen Qingqing silently pushed the uranium ore back, feeling her heart inexplicably beat faster.

"We don't have alcohol here, and natural gas... I think a nuclear reactor is still the best option."

Lia was unmoved by either soft or hard approaches. She felt that if they used ordinary tools to heat the machine as Shen Qingqing suggested, even if the Andorra machine rusted here, they might not be able to extract the energy liquid.

"Let's use a nuclear reactor instead, it'll be faster."

"You didn't mention nuclear radiation or nuclear contamination at all!"

"Don't worry," Leah patted her shoulder reassuringly. "Although nuclear reactions produce a lot of radiation and pollution, don't forget that we are the most powerful and fearless Zerg in the universe! We are not afraid of being besieged by other races at all!"

"Can the Zerg's exoskeleton protect us from radiation contamination?"

Shen Qingqing's words immediately deflated Liya's spirits. "No."

"So you dare to let the two of us build a reactor by hand?" Shen Qingqing felt it was time to teach her some basic knowledge.

“Nuclear reactors are huge. There’s no way the two of us could build one. So give up on that idea. Let’s use clean energy instead.”

Leah curled her lip in disdain. "Who said we have to make our own? Can't we just use what we have?"

"Use it directly?"

"Here."

Lia raised her chin and led Shen Qingqing to an indoor space on the other side, going down about five or six floors before finally arriving at their destination.

As they drew closer, Shen Qingqing's face was illuminated by the blue light.

Staring dumbfounded at the enormous machine in front of him, his mouth agape in an "O" shape.

"Wow, there really is a reactor here?!"

“Otherwise?” Leah looked at her as if she were an idiot. “Do you think I really want to build it myself? That would take at least several thousand years to complete.”

She then added, "I remember that the previous Queen Cecilia was not only a war fanatic but also a military expert. You should also know about how to conduct nuclear fusion and how to drive the reactor. So please, my military genius Shen Qingqing."

"...Yes, we can, but could we prioritize the safety of the insect and wear protective suits?"