StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 58 I Need Your Help

Eh?

Upon waking up, Shen Qingqing found herself no longer in the small tavern she had been in before, and she was stunned for a moment.

He was relieved to see Ge Yuan still sleeping in late.

She tiptoed to the window and opened it with a snap.

The bright, warm sunshine, along with the long-awaited fresh air, poured in.

Ah... the familiar scent of grass and the fragrance of earth after the rain.

Humming a song, she turned around and suddenly realized that Ge Yuan, who was lying on the bed, had disappeared.

? I was just here a moment ago.

Turning around, I saw that Ge Yuan, who was sleeping soundly in bed just a moment ago, was now wearing an apron and starting to cook.

"Geyuan, you are truly an all-powerful and magnificent Zerg female!"

This is a sincere compliment from Shen Qingqing.

Ge Yuan, holding a kitchen knife, said modestly, "It's nothing, after all, I'm just a five-star chef."

"What's for breakfast?"

"Hmm..." Shen Qingqing thought for a moment and suddenly realized that there was nothing she wanted to eat.

I ate so well on the spaceship that I can't even look at ordinary food anymore.

However, she hasn't eaten Earth food in a very long time.

I wonder if they have soy milk or fried dough sticks here.

"Then let's have soy milk and fried dough sticks."

"Soy milk and fried dough sticks? What are those?"

Ge Yuan was puzzled and didn't understand what those two things she was talking about were.

Could there be foods in the universe that she has never seen before?

"Soy milk, you mean you grind soybeans into powder, and then... add some water, right?"

Shen Qingqing wasn't quite sure about the specific steps for making soy milk.

In the past, people would just buy breakfast directly from a breakfast shop or make it with a soy milk maker.

She hasn't actually tried it yet.

“I see…” Ge Yuan pondered for a moment, “From your description, you should be using soybeans, but there is no such crop on this planet, so let’s use other beans as a substitute for now.”

"Come here and tell me more about that fried dough stick you mentioned. I've never even heard of it in StarCraft."

And so, Shen Qingqing, who was dragged to fry dough sticks early in the morning, earned her own living for once.

"Is it true that eating dessert in the morning will make you fat?"

Shen Qingqing didn't understand Ge Yuan's way of eating fried dough sticks with cream, but she respected it.

After all, they're not human, so it's understandable that they have different tastes.

"Huh? Gaining weight? Why should we worry about that?"

After swallowing the cream-coated fried dough stick in one gulp, Ge Yuan didn't understand why anyone would bother with such a trivial question.

"High sugar and high calories are what the Zerg would like. Honestly, even a dog wouldn't eat what you ate on the spaceship before."

So you're giving us food that even dogs wouldn't eat?

Shen Qingqing's face darkened.

As she finished eating the last fried dough stick, Ge Yuan wiped her mouth with satisfaction. "Oh, this fried dough stick doesn't look very appetizing, but it tastes pretty good... I'll definitely let him try it when I get back."

At the dining table, the two decided who would wash the dishes by playing rock-paper-scissors.

"Two wins in three games."

"it is good!"

Best of five!

"Uh-huh."

Best of seven games.

"..."

For some reason, we always manage to draw.

Shen Qingqing, who has never believed in coincidences, is now beginning to suspect that the other party may have some special ability to predict her moves.

"If this keeps up... Hey, hey, hey, Ge Yuan, what are you doing?"

They planned to wash the dishes together, but Ge Yuan had already swiftly collected the dishes and chopsticks on the table and put them in the trash can.

"Clean up the trash."

Ge Yuan said seriously, "Don't worry, we have plenty of money now, we don't need this little bit."

He patted his chest and assured her, "As long as we successfully return to the King's Star for the coronation, what's a little extra? Don't you think so?"

Hmm, that does make some sense.

But he quickly realized, "Wait, why do we need to go back to Wangxing?"

This time, Dao Geyuan was puzzled.

"You are the most compatible candidate for the Insect Queen so far. Are you going to stay and wander instead of going back?"

“Furthermore,” Ge Yuan opened his personal terminal and showed her some information, “I need you to go back and help me find out the truth behind the death of the previous Insect Queen!”

The image shows an old news article with a sentence highlighted in bold red font:

The nation mourns the fall of the Queen! Klein's colleagues plotted to murder her! They are now wanted worldwide...

The entire text, spanning tens of thousands of words, was filled with criticism of Klein, but made no mention of what happened to the Queen of the Insects afterward.

"This is……"

"This is the famous 'Confession to Klein,' which was jointly reviewed and approved by the Presbyterian Church and the Church when the Queen of Insects perished."

When the document was mentioned, Ge Yuan's expression was cold, and her words were full of mockery.

"But this document was hidden shortly after its release. It had no connection to the specific details of the Queen's death and only contained a few words to confuse public opinion, forcing the former commander to give up his post and the entire clan to commit suicide."

"So I need you to come back with me, find out the truth, and clear his name."

Those pink eyes no longer held their usual arrogance and willfulness, but were filled with determination and resilience.

"Of course, you can also choose to refuse; you have the right to refuse."

She received no reply for a moment, which was within her expectations.

After all, who would put themselves in danger?

"If you refuse, I won't force you. Property has been purchased here with basic living allowances; you can stay here..."

“Ge Yuan,” Shen Qingqing interrupted her.

There was no fear in his dark eyes, only curiosity about the world: "Why me?"

Ge Yuan smiled wryly, then showed her another set of data, "These are the physical values ​​of Lillian and Lia. They were both experimental subjects who underwent gland modification later on, but you are different."

Another set of data belonging to Shen Qingqing was retrieved, but the information displayed on it was too technical for her to understand.

“Qingqing,” Ge Yuan looked at her with a strange gaze, “you were born from the Holy Cocoon, right? If I’m not mistaken, you were probably born prematurely because your body wasn’t fully developed, which is why your glands aren’t showing.”

That look in his eyes was one she had never seen before, a look completely free of any ulterior motives.

"You are the born Queen of the Zerg, the only Queen of the Zerg who can stand up to Gatana and the others, an irreplaceable Queen of the Zerg!"

She had been plotting this grand scheme ever since Klein was wanted by the stars more than two hundred years ago.

As long as the insect queen arrives successfully, and as long as we bring her back to the king's planet, there is still a chance!

However, the sacred cocoon remained silent, and the mother insect never appeared.

The Zerg, who have survived for millennia, cannot live without the pheromones of their mother; they are bound together from birth.

"The Zerg are on the verge of collapse, and I cannot bear to see my loved ones leave again, so I need your help."

The only person Ge Yuan was ever truly worried about was Klein.

In the past, that ethereal man protected her.

Now, it's her turn to protect him.