"Follow me."

Returning to Dawn's base was simple. There were many historical Dawn ruins on the ground, mostly with material transport ships.

However, most of these buildings were near the equator, and the Queen had not explored in that direction.

"Are there many bases like this?"

"Yes, most of them are abandoned. It's been too long, and without maintenance, they become like this. But don't worry, this base is still quite intact."

"Okay."

Lin Mo perfunctorily replied, but in reality…

"Crack crack! Let's move! Have the underwater Zerglets search carefully. I didn't know there were such fun things here after all this time! How annoying!" o((＞w＜))o

"Uh, okay."

The Zerglets in the sea were mostly dormant, since there was usually nothing to do. Spreading the creep underwater didn't require combat-sequence Zerglets.

Arriving at the base, there wasn't some fancy high-tech door that opened with a handprint and a cracking sound. It was just an ordinary little cave covered in moss. However, about half of the surrounding inhibitors were still working, probably preventing sea creatures from nesting here.

"Ahem, the environment isn't great, but don't worry, the facilities inside are complete," Yang Tianzheng explained somewhat awkwardly while casually cleaning off the hanging moss. Dr. Yang was experiencing the social awkwardness of bringing a female classmate home only to realize he'd forgotten to put away last night's magazine.

He was worried about leaving Lin Mo with a bad impression.

"Okay." Nodding, Lin Mo was already disgusted! To avoid getting her little leather shoes dirty with moss, Lin Mo specifically levitated slightly, pretending to walk but actually floating.

"By the way, does the base still have power? It's not another one of those generator things that needs electricity to start, is it?" Lin Mo couldn't help but show her distaste. (눈_눈)

"..."

He was screwed. Yang Tianzheng had approved that design. Although he hadn't designed it, he had given the go-ahead for construction.

He was a little panicked. (,,#ﾟДﾟ)

"It should be fine… I think!"

"Hmm? Why are you so flustered? Did you build this?"

"No! How could I? I'm a researcher, not a designer. That's not my job. You have to believe me!"

"Pfft, I was just kidding. Why are you so worried?" Lin Mo looked at the flustered man with a teasing expression, as if understanding why these natives seemed so simple-minded. Their leader was like this.

"Okay, then."

Deep inside the cave, after walking for a while, the space suddenly opened up, revealing a bright underground cavern with a dim yellow light hanging from the ceiling.

Seeing the light, Yang Tianzheng breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness.

Arriving at the door, it was a classic alloy door. After verifying his identity, he gestured for Lin Mo to enter the hall.

"Dawn Project Laboratory 0213 welcomes you, Dr. Yang."

A clear electronic voice rang out. Ignoring it, Yang Tianzheng immediately spoke.

"Prepare the material transport ship for inspection. I'll need it in a moment."

"Yes."

Lin Mo had already curiously run over to the experiment table and started fiddling with it. There were basically no props left. The dried-up corpse in the glass case couldn't even be identified as any particular creature.

She strolled around while petting Kaka.

"Queen, Kaka has found two laboratories, but they're both abandoned. There's nothing inside."

"Is that so? Then forget about it. Zerglets, get ready. We're about to head to space. But I probably can't take all of you, can I?"

Lin Mo didn't know exactly how many Zerglets she had. Anyway, this one Leviathan Zerglet definitely wouldn't fit. But with the experience of building this one, she could start mass-producing Zerglets. This first one was just a prototype.

Although the Leviathan Zerglet's structure was biological, Lin Mo felt it was more like a plant than an animal because the Leviathan Zerglet's body was constructed by piecing together chunks of flesh, like grafting.

This would also increase production. After testing the Zerglet's structure and confirming that there were no problems, mass production could begin. The Zerglet army was just getting started.

"By the way, what have you found out about that stone, Kaka?" Although Lin Mo hadn't directly asked the sea creatures for the stone, she hadn't stopped researching it. After all, humans infected with the Zerg virus could also be considered part of the Zerglets.

Kaka could use their bodies as an anchor to start researching without anyone knowing.

"Well, based on current assessment, this thing is essentially a high-energy crystal, but it's already broken. That piece is only about one-tenth of the size. Based on speculation, there should be a core."

That fragment was accurately described as a fragment of the outer shell.

"Okay, I think Dawn might have what we're looking for," Kaka added.

"Dearest… ahem, by the way, I don't think I know your name," Yang Tianzheng said somewhat awkwardly, a strange sense of shame and an urgent desire clashing within him.

He felt fine when he was thinking about the name or even saying it in the lab, but when he actually stood in front of Lin Mo, Yang Tianzheng found he couldn't say it.

"Lin Mo."

"Right, Miss Lin, we can prepare to depart now. The aircraft is ready."

His hands were sweating with excitement. Once Lin Mo boarded the ship, she would be his!

"Alright, let's go then. By the way, Dawn should have a lot of good food, right?"

"Uh? Yes! Yes!"

Actually, there wasn't any at all. Those who weren't in hibernation were front-line researchers. For them, time was life. They didn't even sleep, so where would they find the time to research food? As long as they didn't starve to death.

Yang Tianzheng wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he felt that Lin Mo's eyes were shining for a moment, really sparkling.

He coughed twice. Oh well, he'd deal with it later. These were just minor matters. It wasn't as if they'd start fighting over this, right?

That was impossible!

Lin Mo was getting even more excited. Just thinking about it, the rich universe life seemed to be beckoning to her: delicious food, girls in tight mecha suits! Wakaka!

After all, since this was humanity's last pure land, it must be very complete, right? She wondered if the natives had any snacks she'd never seen before.