—Inside a room of an airship
Yaxiao sat cross-legged on the bed, carefully using essential oils to maintain his wings and tail, leaving no part out.
The wings behind him stretched slightly, and the tip of his tail swung once, and a faint blue light flashed across the corners. It was sharp and cold, and could easily pierce a human's heart and skin. Yaxiao was very satisfied with the results of his maintenance.
He shook his wings and looked towards the window. Outside, the layers of white clouds were rapidly retreating.
The plan to apply to become a volunteer went smoothly. He finally succeeded in getting on the airship to the front line. There was some excitement in Yaxiao's eyes.
Along the way, he did not tell Qin Qi about his going to the front line. Whether to be a volunteer was his own business, and even his employer Qin Qi had no right to interfere.
Well, no right to interfere.
The tail behind Yaxiao stood up confidently.
[Host, we are almost there. ]
The system told Yaxiao the news it heard outside.
"Okay, Fourth Uncle."
After saying that, Yaxiao folded his wings, put on his tuxedo jacket, picked up his suitcase and walked to the mirror. He made sure that there was nothing rude about his appearance before leaving the room.
There were very few officers on the entire airship, and most of them were volunteers recruited by the medical station. Yaxiao himself was a very lively person, and he established good relationships with several volunteers in just a few minutes.
The airship slowly stopped at the base.
Yaxiao followed a few familiar volunteers down from the airship and scanned the garrison. According to the information he had received, because there was no barrier protection, the garrison on the front line had to be moved almost every once in a while.
But it is hard to imagine that the huge silver iron wall and rows of warehouses in front of us were built in just a few days.
This is normal. In order to resist the demon insects, humans always have some means of self-defense.
"Ya Xiao."
A slightly dull sound came from under the gas mask.
Yaxiao's body froze. Several volunteers nearby looked at the officer wearing a gas mask curiously and asked Yaxiao in a low voice: "Is that the officer you know?"
They all knew that Yaxiao's main job was a butler, but they didn't know to whom he was a butler.
"right."
Yaxiao didn't say much, just said: "I'll go talk to him first."
"Don't worry, we'll call you if there's anything." Several volunteers expressed their understanding.
After the volunteers got off the airship, they needed to wait for a while on the spot. After the tasks were assigned, they would be taken to the medical station at the base by the responsible seniors. It would not be a problem for Yaxiao to be away from the main group for a minute or two.
Yaxiao nodded to these new friends and turned to his adjutant Soren.
"Sauron, does the Marshal know that I'm here?"
Yaxiao felt inexplicably guilty.
"Well, the marshal is waiting for you not far away."
Soran said, looking at Yaxiao: "You can leave the team temporarily to meet the marshal."
Just as Yaxiao was about to say that he couldn't leave the team, he heard Soren say sullenly, "The marshal has already told me to say hello to the person in charge of the volunteers, so there's no need to worry about leaving the team."
Hearing Qin Qi's thoughtful consideration, Yaxiao's original guilty conscience instantly disappeared. That's right, he came here to volunteer during his break, and even Qin Qi would not let him go back!
Yaxiao felt relieved instantly. He nodded with his eyes bent, said something to the volunteers, and followed Soran briskly.
Ever since Qin Qi left the fortress, they have been chatting on the optical computer. It has been a week since they last met. Yaxiao saw the familiar figure standing outside the warehouse from afar, and the smile in his eyes deepened.
"marshal."
Yaxiao walked up to Qin Qi.
Qin Qi raised his eyelids when he heard footsteps. He looked at Yaxiao, whom he hadn't seen for a few days. His eyes briefly swept across the sunny smile on the boy's face and he nodded slightly.
Soran, wearing a gas mask, brought Yaxiao to the back, turned around and walked not far away, deliberately leaving space for the two to talk.
"What support work are you going to do?"
Qin Qi looked down at the young man, his voice a little hoarse. It was undeniable that the first time he saw Yaxiao, he wanted Yaxiao to leave here.
However, Qin Qi did not say the word "go back" in the end.
The front line is dangerous.
Even if Yaxiao chose to become a volunteer on a whim or for some other reason, since the other party has arrived at the base, even he has no right to let Yaxiao leave during non-working hours.
Every volunteer who chooses to come to the station deserves respect.
Yaxiao answered obediently: "For the time being, I am treating the wounds of the slightly injured patients."
This job allows one to stay in the garrison for a long time, and also makes it easier to find opportunities to fight the Zerg Queen.
Qin Qi pursed his lips slightly, feeling much heavier in his heart.
Staying in the station means more danger.
He looked into Yaxiao's bright eyes, was silent for a while, and then said calmly: "You have made up your mind, right?"
The volunteers are responsible for a lot of work, and it is obviously safer to transport the out-of-control people than to stay in the front-line garrisons.
“You can choose other positions.”
At this time, Qin Qi was not acting as a marshal, but as an ordinary person, negotiating with the person he liked.
Yaxiao shook his head, "This job is very suitable for me."
Qin Qi's fingers trembled slightly. He looked at the boy in front of him, suppressing his inner desire to send him back, and said in a difficult voice: "Are you sure?"
"right."
Yaxiao raised his eyes and looked at Qin Qi, wanting to express his sincerity and determination, but looking at those dark eyes, he gradually became distracted.
Qin Qi’s eyes are so beautiful.
Yaxiao had discovered this a long time ago.
His face was reflected in those eyes, which were as dark as the abyss of a cold pond, as if they could suck him in. Perhaps because they had not seen each other for a while, Yaxiao felt a little itchy inside when he looked into his eyes.
Qin Qi didn't know what was going on in Yaxiao's heart. He listened to the boy's firm answer, suppressed the complex emotions in his black eyes, and said hoarsely: "Well, then you should be careful."
"Contact me anytime if you have any questions."
This is not a promise made in his capacity as marshal, but a personal one from Qin Qi.
Qin Qi's expression was calm and steady, as if silently revealing that as long as she went to him, he would definitely handle all the problems.
Yaxiao nodded unconsciously. After Qin Qi left and his figure disappeared around the corner in the distance, Yaxiao withdrew his gaze and turned back to the team of volunteers.
[Host, Qin Qi cares about you very much. ]
The system made an objective evaluation. It had been observing Qin Qi from beginning to end, and naturally did not miss the other party's clenched palms and tightly pursed lips.
The villain probably wanted the host to leave, but until the end, he just reminded the host to be careful.
[Um.]
Thinking of Qin Qi's previous performance, Yaxiao felt inexplicably happy. [Finally, I can go fight the Insect Queen without any worries.]
Although he didn't show it, Yaxiao was actually worried that Qin Qi would ask him to go back.
Not knowing whether Qin Qi had found any clues about the insect mother, Yaxiao followed the large group of volunteers forward while unnoticedly swiping out the system panel.
The demon value that had been cleared on the screen had already started to move after the meeting just now. In less than ten minutes, ten more demon values appeared on the screen.
Qin Qi is still digesting the fragments.
No one knows how Qin Qi's body will react after digesting the fragments.
[I want to find the insect mother as soon as possible. ]
Yaxiao suddenly said to the system.
[Okay, come on, host.]
The host often said this, and the system did not find it strange. After encouraging the host as usual, it lay in the rocking chair, dozed off, drank tea, and watched the host queue up to receive tasks.
The volunteers are also very busy.
On the other side, Adjutant Soran followed the marshal to the conference room. After the officers above the rank of admiral went in one after another, he withdrew, closed the door of the conference room, and stood guard outside.
The meeting was scheduled from the beginning.
Originally, Soran thought that with the Marshal's personality, he would go directly to the meeting room, but he didn't expect that he would go out of his way to meet Yaxiao.
[Yaxiao went to the front line?]
Soran's light brain vibrated. It was sent by Mist.
[How did you know?]
Soren wondered where his brother got his information from.
[Don’t worry about this.]
Mist, who was far away in the Sixth Base, gave a mysterious smile. Of course, it was Marshal Westa who revealed it.
Mist and Marshal Wistar became friends since they had exchanged messages before.
Vista had noticed Qin Qi's abnormality before, and suspected that something had happened with Yaxiao. After all, there were not many things that could affect Qin Qi's emotions.
The Marshal and Yaxiao were indeed in love with each other.
Love that goes both ways is so beautiful.
Mist smiled, quickly opened the chat interface with Westa, typed a few words and sent it.
This matter cannot be known only by yourself.
Why is Qin Qi so lucky
Looking at the information on the computer, Westar suddenly felt as sour as a lemon.
Yaxiao must have come to the battlefield for Qin Qi, right? Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why a weak butler would have to go to the front line.
Wista stood up and walked back and forth twice. The master dared to go to the front line for love, so he should also bravely pursue his goddess!
Wista gritted his teeth and opened the chat interface of his goddess. Before he could send a message, he was tripped by the report from his subordinates, and then the war took a sharp turn for the worse.
That night, small-scale insect swarms occurred in various places along the border. Unlike previous swarms of a single species of magic insects, this time there were nearly thirty species of invading magic insects.
In the past hundred years, there have been very few small insect swarms with such rich species.
"The last time this happened was when I was a lieutenant general." Westar cursed in the video.
Also video chatting with him were all the marshals of the human base.
Wenbol from the Fourth Base looked grim. He said to the three marshals from the Second Base, "You guys also encountered a small insect swarm in the passage, right?"
"Yes, but there are only five kinds of demon insects."
Marshal Gervin of the Third Base had deep nasolabial folds on his face and nodded seriously.
Five is more than enough.
The second-line base is within the protection circle of the border base. It is an extremely terrifying thing that so many kinds of magic insects can sneak into the passage.
Every marshal looked unhappy.
They were worried that the tragedy of the Seventh Base would happen again. This situation was very similar to what happened at the Seventh Base.
There were continuous small-scale swarms of insects, more and more species of demon insects, and finally a final large-scale swarm of insects that dealt a fatal blow to the Seventh Base.
"Send me the collected information about the types of demon insects."
Qin Qi, who had been silent, spoke lightly when the marshals were silent.
“Send me a copy, too.”
"I also want."
Lu Chuanxi and Wen Bol followed.
Comparing the types of magic insects that invade is a common tactic in war. They can estimate the types of magic insects that may be encountered near the base within a period of time based on the proportion of magic insects.
This is past experience.
The marshals present had already guessed that there would be a large insect swarm in the future. In this case, they could only take precautions as much as possible.
After a brief meeting, the video ended.
Several other marshals had already sent over the summarized information about the demon insects. Qin Qi looked through them one by one, casually took out a notebook from the drawer, and made some marks on the last map page.
The areas on the map page are almost all outlined.
Qin Qi's gaze fell on the last blank space, his eyes slightly deep.
There is very little information about the Worm Queen, but one thing is known: the Worm Queen's strength increases with the number of magic worm species.
From the destruction of the Seventh Base to the present, he would record the types of magic insects and outline their habitats during each insect tide. Coincidentally, the invasion of each type of magic insect seemed to follow some kind of pattern.
No one knows where the Worm Queen is.
Qin Qi could only rely on his own guesswork. He poked the only blank spot with the tip of his pen, his eyes obscure.
At this point, the possibility of Fog Canyon is very high.
There was a knock on the door.
Qin Qi put the notebook away. Adjutant Soran walked in from the door and briefly reported the current situation: "Report to the Marshal, the investigation institute has analyzed the location of the new garrison."
"The medical staff and volunteers at the medical station are currently treating and transporting the wounded. The fortress has also sent in support. The impact of the insect swarm is stabilizing."
“Relocation can be done at any time.”
Qin Qi hummed.
In fact, Yaxiao got the news faster than Soran. After all, his butler was currently working in the medical station.
The boy adapted to life in the garrison better than expected.
"The insect tide has just ended. Strengthen patrols."
Qin Qi paused for a moment and said calmly: "I will lead people to continue to eliminate the demon insects outside the garrison. You go to organize the logistics and move the garrison as soon as possible."
After each insect tide ends, the location of the previous garrison will be marked by some living magic insects. Most of them are secretive and wait for opportunities to invade. In order to reduce casualties, they must be relocated as soon as possible.
"Marshal, your TH value...would you like to ask Yaxiao to come over?"
Soran was a little hesitant. When the small insect swarm broke out, the marshal had been killing the devil insects on the battlefield. If the marshal had not been present, the insect swarm would not have been easily resolved. However, going to the battlefield would always affect the TH value of the taboo.
"Not for now."
Qin Qi said calmly.
His TH value is still within a controllable range.
The most important thing at the moment is not yourself.
At the same time, Yaxiao was spraying medicine on the wounded.
A small insect invasion filled the medical station with injured patients.
The smell of blood mixed with the stench of demon insect blood diffused in the air. The demon's sense of smell was much more sensitive than that of the demon. Even with a filtering mask on, it was a little unbearable. After spraying the medicine for nearly two hours, Yaxiao's face turned pale.
"Go and rest first."
The volunteer fellow next to him lowered his voice and told Yaxiao that he had just come back from a break and was now ready for his shift. The room was filled with horrific wounds, and looking at them for too long really made one want to vomit.
Yaxiao's pale complexion seemed normal to his fellow volunteers.
"Okay thanks, I'll be back later."
Yaxiao decided to go outside to get some fresh air and immediately handed over his work to his companions.
There was actually a strong smell of blood and the stench of demon insects outside, but it was much better in comparison. Yaxiao sat under the tree for a few minutes before he recovered.
[Host, thank you for your hard work.]
The system hurriedly pushed a new respiratory mask to Yaxiao, [Host, I applied for a new mask from the mall at the headquarters, which can filter out all odors. ]
[Very good.]
Yaxiao had a look of relief on his face and said thank you to his uncle in his heart.
[I don't know when there will be news about the insect mother.] The system looked at its host distressedly. The work of volunteers was really too hard.
[I'll ask Qin Qi about it tonight.]
In fact, Yaxiao just felt a little uncomfortable with his nose, he was definitely not very tired, because high-level demons have super strong physiques!
A new batch of wounded were brought in from afar.
Yaxiao didn't rest any more. He put on the mask that his fourth uncle had applied for, stood up, and walked briskly to the medical station to queue up for them.
He liked the humans in the Sixth Base very much, so when doing this job, he was not averse to it and was even full of motivation.
However, before following the logistics soldiers escorting the wounded into the medical station, Yaxiao clenched and unclenched the fingers on his side silently.
At the same time, ten meters underground, a yellow demon insect covered with sharp horns, like a sea urchin, suddenly shrank its body, and then exploded with a bang.
The fishy yellow juice soaked into the ground.
No one knew that a demon insect responsible for reconnaissance was quietly eliminated.
Yaxiao seemed to sense something and wiped his hands with a little disgust.
Of course, this is just Yaxiao's psychological cleanliness. It's just that a little magic power was wasted through the air. His left hand is not dirty at all.
[Host, what's wrong? ]
[fine.]
Yaxiao explained to his uncle nonchalantly while walking briskly towards the medical station: [It was just a small bug. ]
—A corner of the foggy canyon
Under an inconspicuous little pit, a huge cocoon was sleeping quietly. Its appearance was as bright as a ruby. It suddenly trembled, as if it sensed something.
The originally quiet foggy canyon was suddenly filled with the sound of insects, gloomy and terrifying, as if they were worried about the safety of Hong Jian.
I sensed a breath.
It said to its loyal subordinates.
—By devouring him, I can become powerful.
(End of this chapter)