He suddenly stood up, his anger finding no outlet.
"good."
Gu Yunzhou: ?
He turned around abruptly to look at Ji Zhaoming, and said incredulously, "Wh...what?"
Ji Zhaoming pursed her lips, her cheeks flushed, and her voice was soft and sweet: "I said, okay."
29
Chapter 29
I want a kiss from the start.
3 days.
This is a period of time that is neither long nor short.
Gu Yunzhou knew from the beginning that Ji Zhaoming was going to leave, even though Ji Zhaoming didn't say anything or try to find a way home. Gu Yunzhou just knew that people who don't belong to this world won't stay here forever.
Gu Yunzhou selectively pretended not to see Ji Zhaoming's secret.
So he chose the "3-day romance".
He knew Ji Zhaoming well and made many calculations in his mind before setting the date at 3 days. This was a date that would put Ji Zhaoming on the verge of accepting it, with a 50% chance of acceptance.
One day is too short, like a childish joke, while a week is too long.
However, even though Gu Yunzhou had calculated everything, he still couldn't predict Ji Zhaoming's reaction.
Just like this sudden invasion.
When the bombing began, Gu Yunzhou knew it was over.
But he still didn't expect Ji Zhaoming's reaction.
His king always surprised him.
Gu He asked, looking bewildered, "Good? What's good?"
Gu Yunzhou gave him a cold look: "Nothing to do?"
With a formidable enemy at hand, Gu He immediately suppressed his excessive curiosity and walked to Gu Yunzhou's side to report: "Chief, the Zerg are invading this planet, and they're coming for us. I was wondering why anyone would steal baby insects in a place like this. It really is those reckless Zerg."
Like the machine races, the Zerg are an excluded race. However, the Zerg are numerous and greedy, and they wage war year after year. The races they capture are either used as food or as bodies to carry on their lineage, and are trapped in Zerg breeding chambers until they die.
The reputation of the machine race is slightly better than that of the Zerg.
The machine race is small in number and spends its entire life searching for "humans"—although this method of searching is too violent, at least the number of invasions is small and relatively mild, such as simply and brutally throwing hostages to other planets.
Especially after they found Ji Zhaoming, they became even more obedient and almost disappeared without a trace.
"How is the protective shield in condition?"
"We still have half of the energy left to guard the planet, but the Zerg are coming on strong, and we probably won't be able to hold them off for long," Gu He muttered. "I don't know what's wrong with these Zerg, that they suddenly launched an attack on us."
Gu Yunzhou's eyes sharpened instantly: "They're coming for us?"
Gu He said, "That's right, their target is very clear. They came here and immediately started bombing our houses. It's strange, is there anyone on this planet who would dare to conspire with the Zerg? Isn't that like asking a tiger for its skin?"
Gu Yunzhou: "Has anyone dealt with the Mountain Stone Clan afterward?"
Gu He said indignantly, "They were exiled, and they even kindly issued a public notice."
Gu Yunzhou then said indifferently, "No wonder."
Whether the Mountain Stone Clan stole the cubs at the beetle's behest, Gu Yunzhou did not know, but stealing cubs was a serious crime that no race could forgive. Once this matter was made public, the Mountain Stone Clan member who stole the cubs would certainly not be able to stay in his own race.
The only solution is to join forces with the Zerg.
There was only one thing Gu Yunzhou couldn't understand: what kind of immense benefits would drive the Zerg to attack the machine race?
What can bring huge benefits are nothing more than resources and power.
The Zerg have their own management system, which is naturally not based on power.
Gu Yunzhou asked, "Has anything happened recently?"
"No, right?" Gu He thought for a moment. "Oh right, it seems like a few days before we came to this planet, a large number of energy mines were discovered, does that count? But so much time has passed, even if we wanted to fight, we would have attacked long ago, why wait until now?"
The machine race had long been rich in energy resources; their own planet had even yielded two energy veins, so Gu He didn't bother to report it.
Gu Yunzhou said, "I understand."
To put it simply, this is the Mountain Clan's pledge of allegiance to the Zerg.
As for why they attacked the machine race, it's clear that the Zerg considered the machine race their rivals.
Gu Yunzhou turned his head and reached out, grabbing Ji Zhaoming's hand: "Please come over here, Master."
Ji Zhaoming was listening intently when he was suddenly pulled, half of his body sinking into Gu Yunzhou's arms. Then, his body suddenly floated in mid-air. Ji Zhaoming's eyes widened: "Wait—?"
He was pulled into Gu Yunzhou's arms.
What an awkward position! She's not some shy young lady.
“The situation is urgent,” Gu Yunzhou explained. “It’s too dangerous here. I need to take my master back to a safe base.”
Once the outer protective shield is destroyed, the Zerg will immediately attack the building where the robot is located.
The house was protected by a shield with maximum defensive capabilities, and robots were constantly guarding it, so there was no major problem.
But the surrounding area is going to be in big trouble; it will be destroyed by the aftershocks of the artillery fire.
Especially the river behind the house.
Gu Yunzhou said, "Hurry up."
He paused briefly before adding the title, "Zhaoming."
Ji Zhaoming's face flushed red instantly.
He clutched at Gu Yunzhou's clothes, his head almost buried in them, leaving only one ear exposed to feel the howling wind, his earlobe turning bright red.
The wind was so strong that my heartbeat sounded much quieter.
In the blink of an eye, Ji Zhaoming was back in front of the hut. He opened his mouth, but before he could make a sound, he was back in front of it.
Gu Yunzhou slowly released his grip and placed Ji Zhaoming back on the ground, seemingly without any regret.
Ji Zhaoming didn't know what to say, but he just clenched his fist lightly.
She had just grabbed the button on Gu Yunzhou's chest.
He glanced up and saw that Gu Yunzhou's clothes were wrinkled and crumpled, clearly having been squeezed hard.
Gu Yunzhou seemed not to have seen it, and without tidying up, opened the door and said, "Come in first."
"Okay," Ji Zhaoming replied as he walked inside.
"Shield energy remaining: 0. Please replenish energy as soon as possible."
With the warning sounded, the artillery fire finally targeted the house. In the firelight, Gu Yunzhou swiftly carried the person back into the house.
Outside the window, the colors of gunfire were blinding.
Gu He cursed, "Is it worth it for such a small amount of energy? King, Chief, I've already contacted the robots stationed at home to come over. Or should we just attack the Zerg home base directly?"
Gu Yunzhou stood by the window, squinted, and nodded.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
A little fox suddenly appeared outside the window. Its once glossy fur was now covered in a layer of gray, and there were even some burn marks. The little fox knocked on the window and called out, "King."
Ji Zhaoming opened the window and let the little fox in.
The little fox asked, "Is this an invasion by foreign races? How could foreign races invade this planet?"
When energy stones were mined on this planet, the little fox happened to run to the planet where the robot was located.
Since it wasn't a secret anyway, Gu He simply told the little fox the reason for his guess, and concluded by saying, "It was the Zerg that invaded."
The little fox's face turned deathly pale: "Brother, I have to go back to find my brother."
Even though they had only met a few times, Ji Zhaoming had a very good impression of the little fox's older brother.
Ji Zhaoming looked at Gu Yunzhou questioningly.
The little fox was still there, but he chose not to ask any questions.
Everything still prioritizes robots.
Gu Yunzhou nodded.
Ji Zhaoming then said, "Why don't you bring your brother here? It's safe here."
Even though this is an area where the Zerg are focusing their firepower, it is still much safer than other places.
The little fox asked hesitantly, "Is...is it okay?"
"Never mind," Gu Yunzhou suddenly said.
The little fox's tail drooped down immediately.
But it still bravely said, "It's alright, my brother and I will find a safe place to stay! Thank you for the suggestion, King."
Ji Zhaoming certainly didn't think Gu Yunzhou was the type to play him, and asked directly, "What's wrong?"
Gu Yunzhou said, "Guarding one is the same as guarding a planet, Gu He."
Gu He: "Here!"
"Gather resources and prepare for a counterattack."
"yes!"
"Remember to sound the alarm."
"Yes, Chief!"
Gu Yunzhou suddenly looked at the fox and said, "I will send someone to fetch your brother to a safe place, and also the king—"
If the machine races are left to their own devices, the Zerg will eventually realize that the machine races have no intention of competing for resources, and then their firepower will be directed at the innocent people on this planet.
These resources shouldn't exist on this planet—because no one has yet emerged capable of protecting them.