HCB Chapter 275 The Origin of the Notebook
Chapter 275 The Origin of the Notebook
Chapter 275 The Origin of the Notebook
His hands were clasped together on his thighs, his fingers fidgeting nervously, his brow furrowing every now and then, then relaxing as if he remembered something, repeating this over and over...
His eyes were blind, and he was unable to walk independently, so he could only obediently stay in the empty waiting room, waiting anxiously by himself.
When one loses sight, the other senses become incredibly sensitive and acute. The sound of birds flapping their wings outside the window, the rustling of leaves being blown by the wind, and the approaching footsteps outside the door are all instantly amplified in one's ears.
Fortunately, his hearing was good, so he didn't lose his composure when they entered the room. Instead, he sat upright on the soft sofa, leaning back slightly, trying to present a lazy and relaxed posture.
If it weren't for the slightly bulging veins on the back of his hand, Shen Qingqing would have really thought he was just a guest.
Obviously, what you see is not always the truth.
Gatana looked much the same as before, except for a few scars on his cuffs and that his clothes were not as gorgeous as they used to be. His face was no longer as calm and composed as it used to be.
"Queen of Insects." Gatana spoke first, her long, gorgeous gray hair cascading down, obscuring most of her face.
Shen Qingqing did not respond immediately, but stood quietly not far away, silently observing this seemingly harmless character.
According to Saenster, Gatana's sudden return to the planet has not yet been leaked, and she has explicitly forbidden other Zerg from discussing the matter. Therefore, as long as it is strictly controlled, not a single bit of his information will be leaked.
After receiving no response for a long time, Gatana frowned slightly, his expression clearly showing anxiety. He even subtly raised his head, trying to find the petite figure in the dim darkness.
Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything.
Even a vague outline was a luxury for him.
"Queen Insect, are you still there?"
He asked in a soft, gentle voice, afraid of upsetting her.
"I'm here, and there's no one else inside. You can speak freely."
Her emotionless voice reached his ears, and Gatana paused for a moment before judging her approximate location by the sound.
He propped himself up with his hands, forcing his face toward her.
"My Queen Mother, I am blind, but not deaf. I can hear footsteps. Your voice gave you away when you came in."
He pointed to his ear, then looked around, but unfortunately found nothing.
Saenster deliberately concealed his presence, and apart from the footsteps he made when he first entered, Gatana found nothing. He could only roughly judge from the sounds and his intuition that there were more than just the two of them in the room.
“This is none of your business,” Shen Qingqing said, not having the energy to discuss how many people were in the room. She quickly changed her tone and asked, “Just say what’s on your mind. He’s not an outsider.”
"Furthermore, I advise you not to have any wicked ideas."
After failing to find the insectoid creature, Gatana, upon hearing the familiar tone, decisively abandoned his attempt to deduce its location.
Possessing such powerful hidden strength, his/her mental strength level must be quite high as well. It's just unknown whether it's Saenster, Andor, or Go Yuan...
“I have nothing to hide. You know, I pose no threat and have no power right now.”
Appropriately lowering one's stance can make the other party lower their guard; this is a way of dealing with things that he learned a long time ago.
"And Queen Insect, are you sure you really want me to say it here?" Gatana tilted his head, revealing a meaningful smile.
For some reason, Shen Qingqing sensed a hint of cunning in that smile.
"It's okay, just say it."
Her tone remained calm, and she did not reveal her inner curiosity.
She believes in not showing too much emotion during negotiations and in saving her trump cards for last – this is her approach to things.
“Alright, since you’re interested, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer,” Gatana said calmly, brushing a strand of hair from his forehead. “That notebook…”
notes?
Shen Qingqing didn't realize what he meant at first, until Gatana reminded her again:
"Green cover, about insects..."
"Sarnster, you go out first." Shen Qingqing gave the order to Sarnster through the mental link.
At the same time, he stopped him from saying what he was about to say, "Wait a minute, let's talk in another place."
【But Qingqing…】Sarens clearly couldn’t understand why he had just been saying that Qingqing wasn’t an outsider, but now he was suddenly being sent away.
Putting aside the issue of whether he was a stranger or not, he was very worried about being alone with Gatana.
That Zergling is wicked and cunning; he might be trying to use this opportunity to kidnap the Zerg Queen and thus fulfill his dream of unifying the Zerg race.
No, absolutely not!
Saenster stood there stubbornly, refusing to leave, while ignoring Shen Qingqing's signals and staring intently at Gatana.
The look in his eyes was as if he wanted to devour him alive.
"You... never mind," Shen Qingqing resigned herself to her bad luck.
Just when Saenster thought his nonviolent non-cooperation was about to achieve its goal, Shen Qingqing's helpless voice came through the mental link:
You stay here and guard the door; I have some personal matters to discuss with him.
You may not leave the drawing room until I tell you.
Then, Andor, who appeared out of nowhere, walked over to Shen Qingqing and whispered something while having his insect servant help Gatana.
The whispers were too soft for him to hear directly between them, but he saw Shen Qingqing nod, as if she had agreed to something.
Before Andor left, whether for some reason or not, he stood in a row with Shen Qingqing and passed by him.
If Saenster hadn't deliberately slowed down his movements as he passed by him, he would have really thought that Andor was indifferent to worldly affairs and no longer competed with him.
[A cunning scoundrel!]
Before leaving the reception room, a sentence suddenly appeared in Andorra's mind, filled with sorrow.
……
Having found a safer and more secure room, and ensuring that no insectoids would disturb them, Andor led his insect servants away, reminding them to keep the matter strictly confidential before leaving.
Only Shen Qingqing and Gatana remained in the room.
"Now you can talk about that notebook."
The recent resurgence of the mysterious red worm species, the occasional red rain, the mysterious notebook, and the bronze throne that frequently appears in her dreams late at night... all these things remind her that a major upheaval is likely to occur in the interstellar space soon.
“The appearance of that notebook is the will of the gods,” Gatana suddenly spoke up. “Queen Insect, do you believe in the existence of insect gods?”