StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 22 Interrupted Communication

After a two-day break, Shen Qingqing became very close with them and was no longer as unfamiliar as she had been at the beginning.

Her throat was fine.

As long as you don't yell like a shrew, you can speak normally.

Now, she is undergoing rehabilitation training with Vina's help.

"Come on, Qingqing! Just two more laps and we'll be done with today's task," Vina encouraged her.

The sun was shining brightly, the weather was fine, and Shen Qingqing was walking slowly with her cane under the shade of a tree.

Fourteen, on Vina's orders, went to cut bamboo and made her a walking stick.

A gentle breeze rustled through the branches and leaves, dappling the ground with sunlight, and the lush green plants grew freely.

Sitting on a rock gazing into the distance, a necklace of turquoise and amber swayed with her movements.

That's how she was taken back, sitting on the rock.

The difference is that she now has friends, whereas back then she was trying to escape.

"Hurry up and tell me..." Vina urged from the side.

When he saw Shen Qingqing looking over, he smiled shyly.

Then he turned around and grabbed Fourteen's ear, saying, "You're a worm who takes responsibility for his actions."

Fourteen turned her face away and stood up, her awkward and hesitant manner resembling that of a naive young girl who was being coerced or tempted into doing something against her will.

"Hurry up," Vina urged again from behind.

Fourteen reluctantly walked up to Shen Qingqing and took out the little thing from his pocket.

"Here, take it back."

It's the core of the communication system! Shen Qingqing was startled and quickly took it, holding it in her hands.

Thankfully, it's still there, otherwise the plan to contact the commander-in-chief would probably have fallen through.

"Thanks." Shen Qingqing smiled sweetly, which made Fourteen feel embarrassed.

"It's my fault, I... I shouldn't have taken your things..."

His voice trailed off towards the end, making Vina so angry she wanted to rush up and say what was on his behalf.

"It's alright, I'm fine."

More than questioning her, she was concerned about whether the communication core was still usable.

"Qingqing, this thing is from Wangxing, right?" Seeing the silver flowing patterns on it, Vina finally spoke up.

Ignoring the look Fourteen gave her, she continued, "You'd better think it through. Once this thing is activated, it will pinpoint your exact location here."

But so what?

Wasn't her mission simply to contact the commander-in-chief?

Seeing that Shen Qingqing truly didn't understand, Vina sighed.

"Qingqing, I know you don't really want to go to Wangxing, right?"

Shen Qingqing looked surprised, but quickly recovered.

"How could that be? Isn't going to King Star every Zerg's dream? I also want to see what King Star looks like."

"Don't lie to me, you're not good at lying."

The lie was ruthlessly exposed, and the light in Shen Qingqing's eyes dimmed.

"I really don't want to go to Wangxing."

With his back to them, his voice was so soft it was almost blown away by the wind.

"I just want to live a simple and ordinary life."

Suddenly, she found herself in a warm embrace. Vina held her tightly and comforted her, "If you don't like it, you don't have to force yourself."

"After you've taken care of your own affairs, we'll wander the world, go to the Rose Galaxy to see the sea of ​​flowers, go to the Pegasus constellation to see the birth of asteroids, and go to the ends of the universe to see where planets will eventually go."

Her light blue eyes were full of longing for the future. "If you ever get tired, we can find a planet to rest on."

"The Zerg have long lifespans, so they can always find a place they want to go."

“Okay,” Shen Qingqing nodded, pointing to the cloudless sky, “Then it’s settled, let’s take an interstellar trip together.”

"Let's pinky swear."

This time it was her turn to take the initiative, her dark eyes filled with hope for the future.

"Okay, pinky swear, for a hundred years..."

"Fourteen, aren't you coming along?"

"Me?" Fourteen pointed to himself uncertainly.

"What else? Are we going to abandon you?"

Shen Qingqing said with a smile, and then, without giving him a chance to refuse, pulled Fourteen in as well.

The three insects made a pinky promise to each other and then high-fived as a pledge.

"One hundred years, no change allowed!"

They left around 2 p.m., when the sun was at its highest point.

"Where is Qingqing going next?" Vina asked, pointing to the small ball in her hand.

Shen Qingqing remembered what Saenster had mentioned about signal towers, so she said, "Let's find a signal tower, but I'm not sure about the location."

He didn't finish speaking at the time.

"Speaking of signal transmission towers, there used to be one here."

Fourteen, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, "But that place has been abandoned for many years, and we don't know if it can still be used."

"Where where?"

Fourteen's gaze fell upon an abandoned temple, and he slowly spoke:

"Zerg Ruins - Temple".

Upon hearing that she would have to go back to where she started, Vina immediately lost interest.

"After all that, we're back to square one. Ugh, what a mess this is."

She was extremely irritable in the sweltering heat. She had thought she could go somewhere else to see, but who knew she would have to go back.

"It's alright, Vina," Shen Qingqing handed her a few leaves to shade her from the sun. "I remember the way. You can rest here for now. You'll be done soon."

"Then we can take the last bus and leave."

“No!” Vina said firmly.

"I don't trust you to go by yourself, I'll go with you."

The small sphere was placed in the groove of the broken stone tablet, and nothing changed.

After waiting for a long time, there was still no movement.

It looked useless. Shen Qingqing thought it might be broken, or it might be old and worn out and unusable.

Fourteen and Vina are still outside keeping watch; she should go back first.

As if sensing her thoughts, the patterns on the stone tablet suddenly lit up.

Blue light spread along the patterns on the stone tablet until it formed a circle in the center.

The circle kept getting bigger, and the image inside became clearer and clearer.

This is……

Shen Qingqing was stunned by what she saw inside, as was the person opposite her.

"who are you?"

*

Just now, the warship's communication equipment received an unidentified communication message.

“Commander,” the Zerg general asked him, “this is a request message from the edge of the fourth star system. Would you like to accept it?”

Dressed in white, she remained motionless behind the sterile chamber, her voice neither loud nor soft.

"Connect."

"Yes, Commander."

The connection process was lengthy, and in order to successfully receive the information, the communication method had to be changed from sending messages to real-time communication.

This is why Shen Qingqing can see the image.

The scene inside gradually became clear, and a fully equipped and imposing Zerg general appeared before them.

A cold voice rang out, "Who are you? What do you want?"

"Ah, I need to speak with the Commander-in-Chief."

Even through the screen, you could feel the oppressive atmosphere, which frightened her so much that she stammered out her request.

"No, the Commander-in-Chief is very busy right now." The general, having received the signal, recovered and then continued to ask, "Answer me, who are you?"

"Never mind that for now, let me speak with the Commander-in-Chief."

Shen Qingqing was also getting anxious; why was this insect so inflexible?

The bug on the other side thought the same thing, "Tell me who you are first, then I can report to the commander."

"Let me see the commander first."

"First, tell me who you are."

At that moment, the insectoid creature beside the general whispered a few words to him while holding the data, "It's an abandoned signal tower in the fourth star system. The other party's identity is unknown, but they are known to be Zerg..."

"Well, let's go down."

The general said he understood, then looked at Shen Qingqing with a hint of displeasure.

"This is the royal family's premier warship, not a place where you can act as you please! Unless there's something urgent to report, then..."

"No, wait!"