StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 295 Kaka

Is this reasonable?

It's not uncommon for an oasis to appear in a desert, but isn't it a bit much that the greening level is comparable to a small forest?

For a moment, she didn't know how to complain.

Gagar, however, did not notice her unusual expression and casually crouched down and went inside.

The lush forest along the way blocked out the sun, isolating the area from the intense sunlight outside and forming an invisible wall, preventing even a ray of sunlight from penetrating the branches and leaves to transmit its heat.

Walking slowly through the grass, Shen Qingqing noticed many mushrooms on the ground. Those small, white, translucent mushrooms, which looked to have only grown for a couple of days, stubbornly pushed aside the hard objects that hindered their growth, telling the world their story.

After glancing at it briefly, Shen Qingqing quickly looked away. She didn't have time to investigate what the white fragments were, nor did she care much about how this place had formed a humid and hot environment that could support mushroom reproduction. She simply followed behind Gagar, walking at a distance that wasn't too close or too far.

"The tower is just ahead. I'll have my friends scout ahead for you. I heard those pirates came back a few days ago..."

Gagar murmured to himself, looking down. When he saw Shen Qingqing take off her hood, he was somewhat taken aback.

The fog was quite thick in the early morning, so he couldn't see what the explorer's parents looked like. Now it seems they are not quite what he expected.

"Was he really this thin?"

"What are you talking about?" Shen Qingqing asked, casting a glance at her.

"Ahem, it's nothing." Gagar quickly corrected himself. He hadn't even realized he'd blurted it out. He was so stupid. What kind of parents an explorer was had nothing to do with him.

But he still dutifully replied, "Let me ask my companions about the pirates first. Do you want to..."

"No, I'll stay." Shen Qingqing refused to go with them without even thinking.

"I'll be waiting for you in that open space ahead. Go soon and come back soon."

She can't just stand there and join in when others are discussing information with their friends, can she? How would she maintain her identity as a mysterious explorer if she did that?

Furthermore, she was unfamiliar with this place, and all the strange things suggested that it was best not to casually accept invitations from others, otherwise she might be eaten alive, bones and all.

"Well, see you later then."

Nodding slightly, Shen Qingqing watched Gagar jog until his figure disappeared into the dense forest before heading towards the only clearing.

That clearing was special, like a hidden barrier in the dense forest, with the sunlight streaming down from above contrasting sharply with the surrounding dark forest.

There were no mushrooms here. After scanning the area, Shen Qingqing confirmed that there was nothing special about this small clearing except for a large rock, so she leaned against the rock and began to tinker with the equipment she had brought.

The moss-covered boulder is uneven, and the marks left by the erosion of time highlight its extraordinary nature.

With no signal from the bracelet and the device malfunctioning intermittently, Shen Qingqing sighed and finally typed a text message and clicked send.

Hopefully, it can automatically send messages should a signal be available.

To avoid revealing her identity, she only used her spatial teleportation ability once. Currently, the ability is in a cooldown phase, and she expects to be able to use it again after resting for two days.

Shen Qingqing quickly checked all her current items in her mind and felt that she could last for a while longer, so she turned off the bracelet and left the message in the sending stage.

……

Gagar had actually considered double-crossing him.

After all, the explorer lady looked to be rich and noble, and the tip she casually gave was a finely crafted dagger.

With her flawless skin and unparalleled beauty, she doesn't look like an explorer wandering the stars.

At least none of the explorers he had encountered before were like this.

Unknowingly, they walked into the depths of the dense forest. This used to be their home. Looking at the dilapidated and rotten wooden house that was now completely covered by vines, Gagar felt a mix of emotions.

After a sudden change of events, their home was no longer there.

The Mother Tree of Life gave them endless life, but also took away their freedom.

"Kaka, Kaka?"

Gagar ran into the ruins of the village and called out that name.

Got no response.

Using the dagger given to him by the explorer, he swiftly and decisively cut the vines that were almost covering the entire doorway, and pushed aside the severed vines that were wriggling like people as they hung on the door frame, and entered the house.

As he went in, the green sap from the vines inevitably soaked his shoulders. Gagar walked in and circled around twice, only to find that there was nothing but vines in the darkness.

A sense of loss welled up inside me, and I dragged my heavy steps toward leaving, but my shoulder suddenly hunched up as if touched by something.

"...Kaka?"

This time, there was a hint of probing in his voice.

Gagar turned around and saw something churning beneath the wriggling vines at the deepest part of the cabin.

"Kaka, is that you?"

"Brother, older brother."

A fair, delicate face peeked out from among the piled-up vines. The little girl was overjoyed to see her brother return and opened her arms to welcome him.

"Brother hug!"

A crisp sound and scalding tears appeared at the same time, and Gagar couldn't help but place his hand on the green vines and stroke them.

"Huh? Why is brother crying?" Kaka had no idea what her brother had gone through, and just kept waving her "arms" in an attempt to wipe away his tears.

Unfortunately, her "arms" were vines, so they couldn't be wiped.

"It's nothing, Kaka. I'm just happy to see you."

Gagar wiped away his tears and explained.

While the Mother Tree of Life bestows endless life, it leaves behind the plant's body, which can never leave this place and cannot move around at will.

"Hmm, don't cry, brother. Are you hungry?"

Kaka was very well-behaved and listened to her brother the whole time. She didn't go out and stayed quietly in the house.

If you ignore her vine-like body and only look at her face, she is a very cute round-faced little girl.

“I’m not hungry,” Gagar politely declined the “seeds” Kaka offered with her vine-covered arms, and instead asked her, “Has Kaka seen anything about those outsiders?”

After a moment's thought, Kaka nodded, "I saw it."

Did they say anything?

"I can't wait to hear it," Gagar asked anxiously.

He didn't expect his sister, who couldn't move around freely, to hear any useful information; he only hoped that the pirates would go far away and, ideally, never appear here again.

To everyone's surprise, Kaka didn't answer the question as usual, but instead looked up at him with her little face:

"Brother, eat the seed first, then I'll tell you."

“Kaka…”

Kaka pouted, still refusing to give up, "Every time my brother leaves for a long time, Kaka gets bored staying in the house alone. There's nothing here, Kaka doesn't want to stay in the house every day, Kaka wants to go out and play..."

Ghajar felt powerless in the face of his sister's demands.

He also wanted to take Kaka with him, but since he chose to live, he had to bear the consequences.