StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 217 Space Pirates

After exchanging a spaceship and business intelligence with Koster, the two children put their heads together and engaged in a heated discussion about the "Zerg Economic Development Plan".

The radical faction, led by Ge Yuan, believed that instead of tormenting themselves, they should implement a "temporary custody strategy," confiscate the assets of the old Zerg aristocracy, and use them for the future development of the Zerg.

The conservative faction, led by Shen Qingqing, believed that Ge Yuan's radical ideas were too conservative.

“We should start from the source, rather than directly confiscating the private property of the corrupt.”

Hearing her say that, Ge Yuan also reflected deeply on herself, "So what do you mean?"

Shen Qingqing calmly replied, "Raise taxes and levy a tiered tax on the rich in a legal guise."

"Personal income tax is levied on income exceeding a certain amount, asset tax is levied on excessive assets, and inheritance tax is levied on the old aristocracy..."

The two insects devised a grand plan for the future development of the Zerg in the small cabin.

And tolled the death knell for the fate of Count Selit and other insects.

Meanwhile, on the lower planet of King Star, Serit was unaware that his property was being coveted.

Nordlin, who was piloting the spaceship nearby, listened with trepidation.

Oh, poor Earl Selit.

From this moment on, your property no longer belongs to you.

At the same time, Nordlin was extremely relieved that he had already spent all his wealth.

"Queen of Insects, it seems our afternoon tea time will need to be paused for a while." Nordlin's gaze fell on a small red dot on the radar.

"A manned spaceship is approaching us."

“They are space pirates,” Ge Yuan said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqing found it unbelievable, "Are there space pirates in the upper star system?"

“Of course,” Ge Yuan said, taking control of the spaceship and reminding her to fasten her seatbelt. “Space pirates exist in every corner of interstellar space.”

"But what do you mean by 'also'? Qingqing, have you ever heard of space pirates?"

Shen Qingqing leaned against the window, gazing at the boundless universe outside. "I heard about it when we were stranded in the Fourth Star System, but shouldn't space pirates target merchant ships and the like? Why are they suddenly targeting us?"

“That’s what I’m also wondering about,” Ge Yuan said in a low voice. “We’re piloting a spaceship provided by Koster, bearing the insignia of the Federation of the Upper Star System. Logically and morally, space pirates shouldn’t be targeting us. Unless…”

"Unless what?" Shen Qingqing looked at her.

Nordlin added from the side, "Unless he had planned this all along."

Ge Yuan tapped the panel with her finger to confirm the spaceship's destination, then turned to Nordlin and told him to keep an eye on the outside. She then solemnly said to Shen Qingqing, "Qingqing, I'm now entrusting you with an extremely important mission. Are you capable of handling this mission?"

Shen Qingqing immediately jumped off her seat, stood with her feet together, straightened her back, and replied in a strong voice, "Of course, I can do it!"

Upon hearing this, Ge Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

The three of them, along with the insect, stood in one spot, cooperating to evade the endless stream of space pirates.

The spaceship operating system provided by the Interstellar Alliance is quite different from that of the Zerg; at the very least, it requires two people working together to operate the spaceship flexibly.

"one two three!"

Listen to the command and pull down the control lever together.

At the same time, they searched for loopholes in the encirclement formed by the space pirates.

They charged out in one fell swoop before the space pirate ships could swarm up and surround them!

"Phew...that was close."

Shen Qingqing patted her chest, still shaken.

They almost collided with the space pirates' ship.

After they were temporarily safe, they did not let their guard down. At this moment, Shen Qingqing noticed that small red dots seemed to appear on the space pirate ships that were getting farther and farther away from them.

Before he could even tell Ge Yuan, a loud bang was heard, and one of the spaceship's power engines was destroyed.

In an instant, red alarms flashed in the cabin, and a piercing siren sounded, making their hearts clench.

"What's going on, Nordlin!" Go Yuan roared, controlling the balance of the spaceship.

Nordlin glanced at the wrecked engine through the glass.

"The engine is destroyed, but I can fix it."

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to walk out of the cabin to carry out repairs.

Shen Qingqing stopped him, "Are you crazy? You'll die if you go out without oxygen!"

Nordlin paused briefly to think.

Then it got really brain-burning.

"It's alright, the Zerg are very tough..."

Just as he was about to say that the Zerg wouldn't be in trouble even without oxygen, at most they would feel a little chest tightness, an oxygen mask was thrown into his arms.

A furious voice came from beside her, "Put it on properly before you go out!"

Nordlin was immediately moved to tears.

Shen Qingqing was stunned and said to Ge Yuan, "But the spaceship is going so fast and the wind is so strong outside. Nordlin could easily be blown away and drift into space."

"Relax, relax," Ge Yuan said, transforming back into a cold and intelligent ice queen. "That little breeze is nothing more than a tickle to him. Qingqing, you should just sit there quietly."

Ge Yuan is right, it really is like scratching an itch.

only……

Does she feel like she's scratching too hard?

Nordlin, who was outside repairing the spaceship with one hand and tools in the other, was already a workaholic in the interstellar world.

Shen Qingqing didn't dare to be careless either. She and Ge Yuan worked together to make the pirate ship that was about to overtake them come to a sudden stop and leave it far behind.

Great, we've finally shaken them off.

Ge Yuan and Shen Qingqing hit it off immediately, completely ignoring Nordlin who was still outside in the wind.

“Um… if you two want to chat, could you wait until we land…” Nordlin discussed with the two of them through the walkie-talkie, “Our situation isn’t good right now, those space pirates are catching up again.”

Shen Qingqing said it was nothing.

Under Ge Yuan's shocked gaze, the unique spiritual power of the Insect Queen was once again unleashed—Time Freeze!

This was a skill she discovered by accident.

Although it may cause short-term dizziness and temporary loss of mobility after use.

But in the face of life, it's all worth it.

Although it can only last for three seconds, in a critical moment, even just one second is extremely precious.

Realizing what was happening, Ge Yuan increased the engine speed, ignoring Nordlin outside who was staring wide-eyed but unable to make a sound, and pushed the gearshift switch all the way to the end!

They escaped the second encirclement by space pirates at the cost of destroying their last remaining engine.

"Qingqing?" Ge Yuan called out to her softly.

Seeing her struggle to open her eyes, he held up three fingers and waved them in front of her, asking, "How many is this?"

Shen Qingqing rolled her eyes and said weakly, "Six."