StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 155 Self-reliance leads to abundance

"Andorra, he can't speak," Shen Qingqing reminded him.

"Are you really alright? Why don't you rest for a while?"

Looking at the exposed circuitry and various bionic components on Andor's chest, Shen Qingqing was genuinely worried that he would short-circuit after being soaked in water.

“Yes, but the energy supply is probably insufficient,” Andor said.

Then he unbuckled his belt and activated his backup energy source from his abdomen.

Tell her, "We're relying entirely on backup power right now."

Shen Qingqing turned her face away, her voice a little unnatural, "I, I know, but you should fasten your belt first..."

Andorra obediently fastened the belt again.

Installing the energy source in this location was not his intention, and he was quite frustrated as to why the research institute had made this arrangement in the first place.

"The energy stone you needed has been crushed, and the rest went into his stomach," Shen Qingqing told him about everything that had happened recently.

"Moreover, there's a problem with the Zerg mind network. Don't reconnect yet; fix your body first."

Leah chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, we've run out of energy fluid. You'd better use it sparingly; things aren't as plentiful as they used to be."

Andor found himself a spot and sat down quietly against the wall.

He could sense that his body wasn't in good condition.

Based on Shen Qingqing and Liya's accounts, he knew that the child had thrown him into the pool of water beneath the nuclear reactor. He estimated that the machine was now flooded, and he didn't know if the reactor was still usable.

"Queen, and Leah, are you alright? The Zerg cannot resist nuclear radiation; their genetic proteins will..."

“It’s alright, we’re both fine,” Leah said first. “It’s a good thing that the reactor is unusable, otherwise we probably wouldn’t be meeting in insect form right now.”

"But speaking of which, your health doesn't seem to be very good, does it?"

Seeing that some of the wires on his chest were severed and sparks were coming out, Leah thought that Andor might need to replace his mecha at this point. "Does he need to replace his mecha?"

“No need,” Andor reconnected a few important wires to his chest. “It just needs maintenance, but I can’t do it myself. And it seems…”

I looked around at the empty surroundings and the scattered components on the control panel.

"There don't seem to be any parts here that I can use."

"But there is a welding torch."

As they were talking, Shen Qingqing walked over carrying a heavy welding torch.

He struggled to drag the welding torch in, wiping away sweat. "I found it in the next room. Although the wires are broken, it should still work after some repairs."

Seeing that he had not only failed to protect the insect queen, but had instead made the insect queen herself find parts to install for him, Andor felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Seeing that Lia was also helping out, while he could only lie on the repair table and be forced to undergo repairs, Andor felt a sense of collapse.

Has he fallen so low that he needs the help of other insects to regain his mobility?

Shen Qingqing held the welding torch and performed welding work on the exposed surface of Andorra's body, while Lia connected the internal circuitry of his body based on her newly learned knowledge.

There are thousands of exposed wires of various colors, and the wires are so fine that they are almost impossible to distinguish without special tools.

Two insects, one on the left and one on the right, were doing repair work on both sides of Andorra. Because of the shortage of equipment, there was no precision machinery to reconnect the broken fiber optic transceiver inside the body, nor was it possible to cultivate skin grafts for it in a sterile environment. Therefore, they could only temporarily weld up the important wounds.

They can only proceed to the next step once they find more advanced equipment.

"Lia, we need to connect this part too. This line is wrong..." Shen Qingqing rubbed her tired and sore wrists and said as she saw Liya welding with the light from the welding torch.

Most Zerg possess night vision, but unfortunately, Leia used to have it. However, after undergoing glandular pheromone modification, this ability gradually weakened, so that her current night vision is only slightly better than that of the average Zerg.

“I have a hard time focusing without light,” Leah said without looking up, continuing to use tweezers to pick at the tangled wires. “There’s a lack of energy here, especially electricity, and the welding torch isn’t very good either.”

Lia noticed that the welding torch in Shen Qingqing's hand was sometimes working and sometimes not, guessing that it was because the energy input here was unstable.

However, since the voltage and lighting facilities in this place were not connected, they could not be powered, and the tiny voltage was unstable, which caused Shen Qingqing to be unable to weld the torch after trying for a long time.

"It seems we need to find new energy sources; staying here all the time isn't a solution."

After temporarily treating some of Andor's wounds, Shen Qingqing suggested, "Why don't we try to use the reactor to power the generator? It's not a solution to not have power here indefinitely."

"However, it seems that none of us have any practical experience in this area."

“I have it,” Andor said, who had been lying on the platform.

"I have studied the relevant knowledge before and can activate the reactor."

Ever since.

Andorra chose to try to start the reactor after ensuring that his physical functions were basically normal.

However, to avoid radiation, Andor insisted that the two of them stay on top.

As for the little child who kept following behind him.

Andor glanced at the insect lurking in the corner, as long as it didn't disturb his work.

With his arm temporarily welded together, Andor clenched his fist, thinking there shouldn't be any problems, and then began to manually adjust the parameters.

After more than an hour of effort, the overhead light tubes hummed for several minutes, and the red connection slots at both ends lit up, filling the entire room with bright white light.

Then the corridors, staircases, the entire floor of the laboratory, and even the entire underground laboratory were illuminated by light!

"Great! We succeeded!" Shen Qingqing squinted and high-fived Liya in celebration.

The two insects then began to further adjust their different tools, using a sanding gear to sharpen the tweezers, and at the same time, they found an LED light tube in the corner, which greatly solved their need for high-intensity lighting.

"If we can modify sterile chambers and petri dishes, then perhaps we can perform skin grafts!"

The thought of being able to repair Andorra's skin made Shen Qingqing excited.

"That way we can get out of here safe and sound! It sounds wonderful!"

With the help of the books provided by Lao Ba, Cecilia's brain guidance, and Lia's assistance, a small sterile culture dish was soon born in the expectant eyes of the two insects!

Just then, Andor returned with tools he had found on other floors.