StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 113 I Belong to Earl Selit

Leah was sitting high up, so she saw them the moment they came in. However, she didn't get up. Instead, she picked up a cherry and casually tossed it down.

It landed right in Shen Qingqing's arms.

There was no other hostility during this meeting.

The act of throwing cherries is more like an interaction between strangers who don't know each other but are also very familiar with each other.

Leah glanced at them lazily, then changed her posture, leaving them with her slender back view.

Seeing this, Michelle explained to Shen Qingqing, "That's test subject 002. We've recently started testing it, and the feedback is quite good, but his personality is a bit strange."

“Yes, I know,” Shen Qingqing turned around, “I’ve met with Liya before.”

They're not even willing to call me by my name, so they just use my lab code name?

Although their lives here seem affluent and luxurious, they are essentially still pets kept by the insects.

So does she.

Michelle was surprised that they had met. "I really didn't know that the Queen Mother had met this kind of test subject. I thought they found you and took you back."

"That's none of your business."

A cold voice came from Shen Qingqing's mouth.

But such an arrogant and conceited voice of a superior has never been Shen Qingqing's style.

Not only was Michelle shocked, but Shen Qingqing herself was also stunned.

She didn't say those words!

Shen Qingqing, however, revealed a mocking smile, as if to say that Michelle was useless, her eyes filled with disdain, "Take care of yourself first, Michelle. I don't remember you having so much free time to greet me."

Shen Qingqing watched as 'herself' gave Michelle the task, then very naturally found a recliner, lay down, and began to control the release of pheromones.

The whole process went smoothly, as if I had done it countless times before.

Looking at Shen Qingqing lying beside her, Lia felt that this female was different from the ones she had seen before.

They have the exact same face.

...Perhaps she made a mistake.

Leah didn't dwell on these things. Ever since Count Selit had coaxed her here, she hadn't seen him again.

Alex on the starship said nice things, but who knows if this was actually the last time he would see Lord Celit?

Besides, they're not the only ones here to offer comfort.

She is lying here now because she has no strength to move.

However, before she could think for long, 'Shen Qingqing' lying next to her spoke up, 'Hey, you female over there, yes, you.'

Leah turned to the side, looked into Shen Qingqing's dark eyes, and pointed uncertainly at herself, "Me?"

"if not?"

Shen Qingqing smiled, but for some reason, the smile gave her a chill.

"Tell me everything that has happened since you came here, in great detail."

Leah didn't want to pay attention to her, but those eyes were fixed on her, and she couldn't sleep peacefully even if she closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

I could only force myself to stay awake and slowly tell her some trivial things.

Shen Qingqing's dramatic change in temperament attracted the attention of several males below.

"He might have been provoked," Andor speculated.

Nordlin disagreed. "A bug's temperament can change drastically in a second? Don't talk about how exciting it is, I don't believe that kind of reasoning."

No one is forcing you to believe.

After Andor finished speaking, he walked up and stood next to Shen Qingqing, ready to follow her instructions at any time.

"cut."

Nordlin was trying to get closer to his brother-in-law again, but Michelle beat him to it and asked, "Klein, what do you think of her?"

"As long as she is the Queen Insect, no matter what form she takes, I will follow her."

Klein pointed his finger at his chest, then quickly moved it away.

He has already undergone a blood exchange with the insect queen, and now their lives are intertwined.

“But I feel like I’m seeing a bug that shouldn’t be alive through her,” Michelle said, her golden pupils reflecting Shen Qingqing’s rest on the platform. Her tone was playful and full of curiosity. “Maybe it’s just my imagination, but I feel like Cecilia is here.”

Shen Qingqing watched as Cecilia manipulated her body to release pheromones, while simultaneously extracting useful information from Lia.

Just as she was pondering what to do next, Cecilia's voice came, "I've shown you how. Don't give yourself away now."

"What do you mean?"

Before she could reply, Shen Qingqing felt a sudden dizziness and realized she had regained control of her body.

Cecilia, having overdrawn her mental energy this time, is unlikely to reappear anytime soon.

As for her demonstration... Shen Qingqing opened her palms and tried to mobilize her mental energy to release pheromones.

A faint scent of roses wafted from my body, gradually blending into the air and spreading with the airflow.

Michelle, who was talking with Klein, was the first to smell the intoxicating fragrance of the flowers. She was stunned and stood there for a moment, not reacting.

So this is the pheromone of the insect queen?

Klein also smelled it—that familiar, longed-for, and captivating fragrance.

The roses quickly masked all other scents on the starship, escaping freely with the insects' subtle movements, gradually filling the entire starship.

Even Alex, who had been staying in the command room, smelled it and unconsciously tightened his fingers, feeling the long-lost comfort in his mind.

The Zerg have since welcomed their new king.

Lia, who was next to her, naturally smelled the scent as well. Shen Qingqing had been intentionally controlling the pheromones to prevent them from leaking out, but now she was letting the pheromones spread freely.

I really don't understand what she's trying to do.

What Claire didn't know was that Cecilia had been teaching Shen Qingqing how to control her pheromones, and the person lying next to her now was the real Shen Qingqing.

"..." Lia looked at her, still feeling it was better to tell those things, "Shen Qingqing."

Shen Qingqing slowly opened her eyes. "What is it?"

"Do you remember Lillian, whom you met before? She's dead."

Lia spoke as if she were talking about someone completely unrelated to her, her tone flat and devoid of any emotion. "She was Count Selit's fiancée, I've always known that, but when she died, Count Selit was very unhappy, though he didn't say it, I could tell."

Turning her head away, she quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Her voice was a little hoarse, but she still forced herself to straighten up. "I'm getting off-topic. She was test subject 001. After her glands were removed and she underwent modifications, she didn't live to see Saenster again... Do you think I'll live to see the Earl again?"

Unable to hold back her sobs any longer, Leah bit her handkerchief and broke down in tears.

It seems that this is the only way to vent one's resentment and anger.

She loved the Earl.

I will always love you.

"Actually, what I wanted to say was that you are the true Queen of Insects, but, but I'm afraid none of us will survive this long war."