The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers-Chapter 1026: Request for Aid

As Ji You finished speaking, everyone turned to the window, where the sky-darkening Black Stinging Bee Swarm still blocked everything outside, as well as the spaceship’s monitoring cameras, making it impossible for anyone to observe the exact situation with the bees outside. Yet, the thumping sound above was not as obvious as before.

Shen Changqing’s voice softened a bit, saying, "There’s a sign of weakening."

Chu Jiaojiao blinked, "Does this mean the swarm is almost done migrating?"

Shen Changqing shook his head and said, "Such a large group, to fully migrate, will take at least another two hours. But the Black Stinging Bee Swarm doesn’t all leave at once during migration, leaving not a single one behind. With such a large-scale migration, quite a few black bees are bound to fall behind...and with our strength...even facing a group of hundreds or thousands feels overwhelming."

"Damn!"

Yue Qiguang ruffled his hair in frustration, frowning as he said, "How can we be so unlucky? Could it really be like what that idiot 4444 said, that we’re being dragged down by the protagonist?"

"Don’t talk nonsense." Ji You’s face remained relatively calm, staring out the window with a rare seriousness in her tone. "Listen, the number of bees is definitely decreasing. This is a huge advantage for our Protective Shield’s load-bearing capacity."

"Little Yuanyuan!" Ji You suddenly shouted to Yue Qiyuan, "Lower the Protective Shield by two more levels."

Yue Qiyuan was surprised by the somewhat unpleasant three words from Ji You, exclaiming, "Lower it again?"

Ji You firmly replied, "Yes, lower it."

Yue Qiyuan, despite feeling a bit uneasy, nodded, "Okay."

Ji You pointed at the energy reserves of the Protective Shield and said, "It’s currently at 60% energy. With the Level 5 shield activated, it is expected to last another 1 hour and 30 minutes. So there’s only 30 minutes left..."

Sheng Qingyan pouted, "Thirty minutes is a killer too, you know."

Shen Changqing’s eyes lit up upon hearing Ji You’s words, "We can transfer the other energy reserves we have to the Protective Shield."

Ji You smiled, "Exactly."

Turning to the others, Ji You said, "I’m sure the energy boxes we have can hold out for another 30 minutes."

Yue Qiyuan, slightly worried, asked, "What if it’s not enough? What if another unexpected situation arises?"

Yue Qiguang nodded, "Yeah, what if another swarm suddenly shows up?"

In an instant—

"Spit!"

"Spit!"

"Spit!"

Everyone glared at Yue Qiguang, who opened his mouth, only to hear Ji You curse harshly, "We might not have a protagonist here, but we definitely have a crow’s mouth, that’s certain."

Yue Qiguang: "Cough, cough..."

Chu Jiaojiao chimed in, cursing, "That’s right! Yue Qiguang, shut your damn mouth! If you dare yell again, I’ll slap you to death."

Yue Qiyuan said, "If she doesn’t finish you, I’ll strike the final blow."

Sheng Qingyan said, "Would knives be enough? If not, I could add two more—"

After hesitating for a few seconds, Shen Changqing gritted his teeth and said, "—If you all beat him to death, I’ll bury him."

Sitting quietly in the corner, Liu Fufeng had remained silent until now. Seeing Yue Qiguang’s somewhat scared expression, Liu Fufeng thought for a moment, then quietly said, "Yue Qiguang... I’ll... I’ll make you a small paper man, just in case you really die, I’ll burn it for you."

Yue Qiguang: "..."

Liu Fufeng earnestly said, "On Huangquan Road, it’s not good to be without a penny. How about I... also make you some paper money?"

"..." Yue Qiguang felt a bit depressed.

"If this crow’s mouth really comes true, we’ll toss him out to feed the Black Stinging Bee," Ji You interrupted everyone with a raised hand, saying seriously, "Ye Liqiang’s group should have left Bee Head Star less than an hour ago. I just sent him the situation here and requested his support as well."

At this moment—

"Beep—"

Ji You’s communicator chimed. She looked down to see that the caller was indeed Senior Ye Liqiang. Ji You told her teammates, "Let’s hear Senior Ye Liqiang’s opinion."

Everyone fell silent, turning their attention to Ji You’s Light Computer.

Ji You answered the call.

Soon, the holographic video was connected, revealing Senior Ye Liqiang’s very serious face.

Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, and the others’ eyes lit up, "Senior—"

"Hmm." Ye Liqiang nodded, then instructed Ji You, "Point the spaceship’s surveillance camera at me—"

Ji You complied.

Ye Liqiang stared intently at the image inside the monitor; after a while, he suddenly raised his hand to his forehead, saying, "It does look like a massive population migration."

Ji You’s pupils shrank, "It really is?"

Ye Liqiang sighed slightly, saying, "I’ve been stationed at Jiao Space Station for 20 years and have never encountered such a phenomenon. You guys—you guys are really lucky."

Ji You and the others shook their heads in unison, "Who wants this kind of luck?"

Sitting quietly, Shen Changqing suddenly asked seriously, "Senior, with the current situation, has a new Bee Queen really emerged?"

Ye Liqiang glanced at Shen Changqing with slight surprise, nodding and saying, "That possibility cannot be ruled out. The two main reasons for a large-scale bee swarm migration are the emergence of a new Bee Queen strong enough to unify and lead all bee swarms, and a drastic change in the environment."

"However, obviously, the climate and environment around Bee Head Star haven’t undergone sudden changes. This region’s climate and environment have always been under our monitoring, and we haven’t detected any issues," Ye Liqiang said seriously, "So, it’s only possible that a new Bee Queen has appeared. It’s summoning nearby bee swarms..."

The Black Stinging Bee Swarm around Bee Head Star has always been under the monitoring of the Alliance. Whenever signs of significant swarm reproduction or overpopulation appear, the Alliance sends military forces for eradication.

The last eradication was less than 2 years ago.

But!

In just 2 years, the Black Stinging Bee Swarm has reproduced to such an extent...

This number, is not just over 10 million?

It exceeds even a billion.

And—a Bee Queen capable of summoning billions through pheromones, what level is it?

More importantly—

How did these Black Stinging Bees manage to bypass the monitoring of the space station to proliferate to such a massive scale?

Thinking of this, Ye Liqiang’s face turned grim.

However, Ye Liqiang didn’t need to explain all these details to the kids like Ji You. He looked at them, speaking in a gentle tone, "We expect to arrive in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Until then, stay inside the spaceship and do not go out."

Upon hearing this, Ji You and the others quickly responded, "Understood."

Ye Liqiang sternly said, "Ji You, your task is to lead your team and remain on standby. Don’t act rashly, understand?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Ji You loudly affirmed, "Understood!"

Ye Liqiang turned to Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, and the others, loudly saying, "Your task is to cooperate with Ji You, understand?"

Chu Jiaojiao and the others loudly responded, "Understood!"