73: Chapter 73 The Unawakened Zerg Army, Fragments of Civilization

[Sinking into despair, dying in despair...]

A mechanical voice, like the whispers of an ancient god, echoed continuously within the ruins hall.

Mechanisms on the ancient structure shifted incessantly, and soon, two tunnels located at the top opened.

Two brain worms with fat, oversized brains dropped down.

All the antennae on their exposed brains stood upright, and then they let out a shriek.

"Ee-yah!"

An incredibly piercing insect cry rang out, and Su Yang felt as if his eardrums were about to be punctured.

The sharper the sound, the stronger its penetrating power.

Their purpose seemed to be to awaken the Insect Swarm army sleeping underground.

Su Yang did not immediately order his soldiers to attack; instead, he endured the world-ending high-pitched noise and watched their performance.

After the two brain worms had been shrieking with all their might for nearly half a minute, they seemed to realize something was wrong.

"Where are the insects?"

The brain worms stopped shrieking and extended their tentacles to initiate their perception.

Although these two things had no faces and couldn't make expressions, Su Yang could indeed feel their bewilderment.

"Ee-yah!"

After sensing for a few seconds, the two brain worms seemed unable to believe it and started shrieking again.

This time, their cries became more urgent and sharper, completely losing their previous composure.

"Bang!"

Two explosive arrows shot into their large heads, causing whatever it was—brain matter or blood—to splatter everywhere.

The shrieking stopped abruptly.

"Scream. Why aren't you screaming anymore?"

Su Yang looked down at the fragments by his feet and said.

He asked very sincerely, but the fragments did not respond.

Soon, after confirming that no more Xenomorphs were alive, Su Yang led his team into the mechanical tunnel directly ahead.

At the end of the tunnel, a giant Tyranid Brood Mother hung upside down in the air.

It was larger than any Tyranid Brood Mother Su Yang had seen before.

Countless dark purple flesh tissues extended from within the Tyranid Brood Mother, connecting to the surrounding stone walls.

The stone walls were carved with many murals, but the figures on them were not Tyranid Swarm, but rather creatures more similar to humans.

Why would a ruin carved with murals of other races become the Holy Land of the Tyranid Swarm?

Su Yang looked at the murals and pondered for a while. Finding no clues, he simply had General Li Xin stab the Tyranid Brood Mother to death with a spear.

"Puff-squelch!"

The Tyranid Brood Mother exploded into pulp.

[Killed Rank 10 Tyranid Brood Mother, command points +1000 (40% bonus)]

[Obtained Rare Rank E drop, Heart of the Insect Swarm]

[Can be used to accelerate technology research speed]

[Obtained Common Rank D drop, Brood Mother Will Fragment]

[Can be used to unlock a research branch related to the Tyranid Swarm in the Xeno Experiment Station]

[Completed Ruins Quest: Sleeping Slayer]

[Quest Rewards]

[Research Building, Xeno Experiment Station]

[Special Item: Lost Civilization Fragment]

[Step into a ruin and complete the ruins quest]

[Obtained Achievement: Peeling Back the Appearance of the World, command points +3000]

[Use artillery weapons to kill 500 enemy units]

[Unlocked Achievement: Medium-Well! command points +3000]

Rank D loot!

Among a long list of achievements, Su Yang accurately captured this piece of information.

This was the first time he had obtained Rank D loot.

The appearance of Rank D loot meant that the enemy's strength had risen to a new level.

Su Yang opened its detailed information.

[Drop: Brood Mother Will Fragment]

[Quality: Common]

[Rank: Rank D]

[Information: A drop from the highest-ranking Tyranid Brood Mother, from which the power of the Tyranid Swarm can be obtained]

[Function: Unlock a research branch related to the Tyranid Swarm in the Xeno Experiment Station]

Unlock a research branch? Could there be different research branches regarding the Insect Swarm?

Perhaps, like the Thousand Mechanism Tower, the Xeno Experiment Station also separates into categories like resources, weapons, and so on.

After roughly confirming its function, Su Yang began to check other information.

Among them, the Civilization Fragment, also obtained from completing the ruins quest, attracted his attention again.

He opened the detailed panel.

[Drop: Lost Civilization Fragment]

[Quality: Unrated]

[Rank: Unrated]

[Information: A piece of a lost civilization, decrypt it to immediately obtain part of the truth of the world]

[Function: Decrypt in the historical research station to obtain background information on relevant races]

Civilization Fragment?

The truth of the world?

Simply put, it's currently useless junk that cannot be converted into effective combat power.

Su Yang tossed the Civilization Fragment into his inventory.

The current top priority is development; it is not yet the time to research these things.

Besides, there is no device like a historical research station yet, so guessing blindly is useless.

There is no point in racking one's brain for things that cannot be obtained; what should come will naturally come as the game progresses.

He hates guessing blindly without clues; it's a waste of energy.

Excluding the two quest rewards, what followed were the achievements that increased command points.

This time, the Insect Swarm nest crusade alone yielded 22,360 command points just from kills.

After the 40% buff bonus, it reached 31,304 points.

Plus the 6,000 command points from achievement rewards, the total came to 37,304 command points.

Adding the remaining scattered command points from before, the total command points reached 39,146!

The total command points are approaching 40,000!

Looking at the overflowing command points, Su Yang felt a sense of having a full wallet.

If money is a person's confidence in the real world, then in the Forbidden Ground, this confidence comes from command points.

The powerful military units of the Qin Dynasty made Su Yang almost never have to consider the issue of command points.

Unlocking the Skyfire Guard made the process of obtaining command points even easier.

At this rate, the technology of Great Qin will likely soon be unmatched.

Closing the panel, Su Yang looked around.

The humanoid species on the murals, the Civilization Fragment in his inventory.

This ruins exploration brought a whole bunch of secrets in addition to rich rewards.

Fortunately, Su Yang is not a person who likes to solve riddles; in his eyes, the best way to solve secrets is with artillery!

As long as the caliber is sufficient, even the most mysterious and ghostly things will have to speak up.

Having completed the ruins quest with Perfection, the next step is to build the Xeno Experiment Station and upgrade the Main Base!

"Time to head back!"

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[Lords Hall has been opened; within the specified time, all lords can communicate with each other in the hall]

The Lords Hall opened, and before the lords could even speak, a notification appeared on the screen.

[Lord of Dragon Kingdom Su Yang successfully completed the ruins quest, unlocked achievement: Peeling Back the Appearance of the World]

[Lord of Dragon Kingdom Su Yang successfully completed the ruins quest, unlocked achievement: Peeling Back the Appearance of the World]

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