Blessings to the beautiful stars

Chapter 3 Bug Man
Zuo Wu always felt that this universe was quite abnormal.

There are about 4000 billion star systems in the Milky Way, and life was born on almost every star system, and 20/[-] of them eventually evolved into civilization.In other words, there may be about [-] billion civilizations in the entire galaxy.

1002 years ago, no more and no less.The whole galaxy is still quiet.The previous batch of civilizations that flew to the star sea almost perished due to unknown reasons, and the surviving civilizations turned into fallen countries, with unparalleled technology, but they refused to take even a step in their own galaxy.

Then, in 2140 of the solar calendar, it seemed that a certain mysterious existence sounded the horn.In the Milky Way, about 600 million civilizations discovered the hyperspace channel almost at the same time, and then mastered the hyperspace navigation technology, breaking the long-lasting silence of the Milky Way in an instant.

The so-called hyperspace route is a two-way channel between two star systems.Because of its existence, the sky moat that was originally at least several light-years long between star systems has become a passage that can calculate time by months.

Six million civilizations rushed into the unknown deep space at the same time, and collided with each other at an astonishing speed.

The time span between various civilizations, from the joy of the world when they first contacted alien civilizations, to the incomparable boredom of strange languages ​​that suddenly appeared, did not even exceed 100 years.

What is amazing is that these civilizations that simultaneously master hyperspace navigation technology, although they developed at different times before, have different technology trees.

But in terms of quantitative strength, all civilizations are roughly equal in strength in all aspects at least at the moment of take-off.

And in the future exchanges in Xinghai, although due to various conflicts, civilizations often use their own languages ​​to greet each other's intelligence.

But I have to admit that from a macro perspective, there is no difference in intelligence between the big guys that can form an order of magnitude difference.

The starting line is the same, and the intelligence possessed is generally similar.Therefore, at least for these 600 million civilizations flying into the sky at the same time, there is no dark forest in the Milky Way, but it is more like the pre-Qin Warring States period that was too magnificent.

Even after some pioneers made some bold attempts, they found that reproductive segregation between races and races was too fragile.

That's why there are so many strange mixed races now.

Zuo Wu always feels that the entire galaxy is like a game board specially created by some unspeakable existence.He doesn't know whether such a galaxy is good or bad, let alone whether the universe outside the galaxy is the same scene.

Perhaps the fallen nations who survived the previous generation had a clue, but they kept silent.

However, this slightly terrifying conjecture is meaningless to the current Zuo Wu.With his head dyed pink, he just wanted to go to the Struts to get back the limbs of the elves.

Follow Ai Shanshan on the suspension car, and rush all the way to the urban settlements.Ai Shanshan was still wearing the law enforcement power armor, which made them look down a lot.

The newly built cities on this planet are still incomplete, and most of them are refitted from parts removed from colonial ships.Although there is no aesthetic feeling, it guarantees the basic rules.

For example, it is easy to find settlements of various races.

Jumping off the suspension vehicle, the power armor at the foot of Aishan stirred up a cloud of black dust.She cleared her throat and looked around: "The Struts have a good reputation. They work actively and obey management. What you are looking for is that they are lucky."

Zuo Wu nodded and jumped down, but his footsteps were very light: "Are they afraid of law enforcement?"

"Almost, hey, you should also regret resigning, right?"

"I regret it only for a split second when the government throws me out of an enforcer's apartment."

"Then you have to wait. It will take at least two or three years for the government's management AI to react." Ai Shanshan turned his head and knocked the power armor on the ground: "Hey, you like us so much. Is it because of a roommate like me?"

Zuo Wu stopped, frowning and thinking seriously for a while: "I wanted to deny it directly, but thinking about it carefully, maybe there is a reason for this."

"...Stay away from me, your favorite food is still waiting for you." Ai Shanshan smacked his lips in disgust, hugged his arms with both hands, and the scales all over his body stood up for a few minutes. This is her goosebumps .

The topic ended abruptly, and a subtle embarrassment came quietly.Fortunately, this place is not far from the territory of the Stru people, so they can get down to business first.

Crustaceous insects like to live underground, so the apartments prepared for them by the government are cramped ant nests hidden deep underground.

Although the entrance is large, it always exudes an unpleasant smell.And the appearance of the bugman is notoriously uncomfortable in the eyes of other races.Therefore, apart from law enforcers, there are indeed very few people of other races visiting this place.

When he was about to approach the main entrance, Ai Shanshan suddenly patted Zuo Wu on the shoulder: "Here, over there, there is a fresh Struu!"

Zuo Wu nodded, and quickly compared it with the video he got from the butcher shop in his mind.It's a pity that the worms are more abstract than the other, and he really doesn't know if this is the one who bought the limbs of the elves.

"Any suggestions?" Zuo Wu asked.From the numbers of the two, it can be seen that Ai Shanshan is his veritable predecessor.

"Huh? Suggestion?"

Ai Shanshan rubbed his chin: "Although each Struu insect has a sense of self-awareness, they will go to the queen of their respective tribes to exchange brain transmitters every day. In this way, their individual memories will be synchronized to those of the entire tribe. Medium. So, if you're willing to pay a small price, just go and talk to their queen."

Good specific advice!Zuo Wu changed his mind about Ai Shanshan, a law enforcement officer who likes to arrive late and leave early, and nodded: "I can only go to the Queen directly. If I know which bugman bought the hands and feet, I won't be so troublesome."

"Let's go then."

Ai Shanshan cleared his throat, put his hands behind his back, and put on a posture of handling the case, and even raised his slender legs a little higher.Then, the Stru people who had been looking at this side dropped the things in their hands, turned their heads immediately, and drilled into the depths of their homeland one step ahead of them.

It saved Zuo Wu and his party the trouble of introducing themselves.

Insect homeland will always challenge the physiological tolerance of human beings.The deeper one goes, the clearer the feeling of walking in the belly of some kind of creature becomes.

All kinds of sticky hoses and fungi stuck to the mechanical wall like this, emitting a faint light, as if this colonial ship had been parasitized by primitive flesh and blood.

It's a nice lighting.

In this environment, the Struts were able to perform well. They could dexterously climb between the four walls, and silently watched Zuo Wu and Ai Shanshan, the two uninvited guests, with their eyes full of faces.

The extra eyes bring a double sense of oppression, and the sound of the rubbing of the insect's pincers is a different kind of whisper, and it is quite penetrating.

In this case, Ai Shanshan still looked indifferent.Walking in this cramped lair is like returning to her own home.

Sure enough, she did not go the wrong way, as evidenced by the worms walking in line in front of her.Each of them carries in its bosom a pure white egg, to be carried to the nursery in the nest.Zuo Wu narrowed his eyes, at least he knew that in an insect settlement, only the queen was eligible to lay eggs.

After turning a few more turns, Zuo Wu and Ai Shanshan stopped.The space ahead suddenly opened up. A bugman seemed to have been waiting for a long time. He rubbed his undegenerated wings and simulated human language: "Master Law Enforcement, you, Queen, I have been waiting for a long time."

After speaking, he stepped out of the way.

Zuo Wu moved forward, and this time he was the leader.Since he is most likely Miss Aishanshan's follower in the eyes of the worms, there is no need to follow the red tape of the worms' meeting.

Entering the palace, Zuo Wu's pupils shrank.

Inside is a forest of wine ponds and meat, and the swollen limbs and heads of countless animals are hung on the walls and ceiling like bead curtains.At the fractured parts of these limbs, viscous luminescent liquid mixed with blood and water, quietly hanging down like liquid stalactites.

Walls and ceilings squirmed, and tubes of flesh fed newly hatched eggs into these swollen limbs to complete the eggs' initial development.

And under the dripping blood, the queen sat there and waited.

Unlike ordinary worms, her appearance seems to have been modified by the Stru people themselves, and she is already quite close to humans, even her hair is simulated.It's just that the skin is still chitin, and the human face is also made up of several pieces of carapace.

It's not that she doesn't want to get up to greet him, it's because she can't.

The humanoid image of the queen is at best similar to the little lamp on the head of a monkfish, and her body is the "royal palace" itself.

Connected under its buttocks are several kilometer-long child-rearing organs, in which countless eggs are developed and produced, good quality eggs are laid, and bad ones are directly digested to be used as the next energy.

Ai Shanshan coughed lightly: "Miss Queen, it's really admirable to see you working hard to increase the population of the Imperial Union colony."

This is not Ai Shanshan's respectful name, but the name on the ID card of the leader of the Stru settlement in front of him is "Queen".

"This is the instinct of my family, and it's not worth boasting about." The queen's carapace ripped off, as if she was smiling: "Compared to this, what kind of wind brought the Law Enforcer here?"

Ai Shanshan glanced at Zuo Wu, who nodded and said in a deep voice, "The limbs of alien natives that your tribe bought in the store earlier today may be involved in the latest important case in the colony, and we must recover them return."

"Huh? Like this,"

The queen seemed a little puzzled: "But the materials I used to conceive my child were all purchased from the market in a unified wholesale manner. There should be no scattered purchases. This law enforcer, I wonder if there are any videos for me to see?" .”

"Here." Zuo Wu grabbed a few more times and sent the video through the horizon.

The Queen nodded, deliberating carefully.She didn't move extra in front of her, but Zuo Wu heard that the peristalsis speed of the organs in the whole palace became a little faster, just like the heartbeat of human beings quickened because of the sudden anger.

After a long time, the queen shook her head, and the human voice simulated by the friction of the wings was a little stiff: "Unfortunately, this is not my child. Perhaps, it is the people in my tribe who disappeared a long time ago who have become usurpers. Ah, it is the future People who conceived offspring without my permission. According to the treaty between Strull and the Imperial Alliance, this is also a felony that cannot be lightly forgiven on your side!"

Ai Shanshan's eyes suddenly lit up, felony?The opportunity to make meritorious deeds has come?Salary increase ~ salary increase!
Zuo Wu clicked his tongue, there is no need for the Queen to lie.That's right, since illegitimate birth to the Stru people is a felony for the Imperial Union, the worms in the video want to obtain the meat needed to breed eggs for the newborn tribe, so it is impossible to purchase them in a centralized manner, and they can only buy them in pieces.

This is a flaw, even if the queen has no clues, the whereabouts of the elves' hands and feet can be found from the transaction records in various stores!
Zuo Wu pinched the knuckles of his fingers, and immediately wanted to turn around and say goodbye.Suddenly, she found that the queen in front of her was a little stunned. After she was filled with righteous indignation, she fell into a long silence.

He waved his hand in front of the Queen's eyes: "What's wrong with you?"

"...Ah, sorry! Lord Law Enforcer," the queen came back to her senses and wiped the corners of her mouth: "I have been watching the video you gave me, trying to find any clues, that is, that is..."

"What is it?"

"The thigh meat bought by that bastard is really, so tempting..." The Queen's chest heaved, and the glowing mucus slowly oozes from her mouthparts:

"My tribe has a history of more than 200 years, and it is considered well-informed, but I have never seen such a good-looking one, even through a layer of surveillance...sharp, smells so good, I want to... ah, Sorry, you humans may not understand."

No, I understand too well.Zuo Wu grinned, I was also very greedy for her.

Maybe we are rare bosom friends in some respects?
(End of this chapter)