StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 293 The Explorer's Promise

After rubbing his hands vigorously in his pockets a few times, Gagar carefully took the lightsaber as if it were a precious treasure, and subconsciously brandished it horizontally in front of him.

"This is truly a fine sword."

Gagar expressed his sincere admiration.

She had specially selected this lightsaber from the Zerg's secret vault; its quality was top-notch. How could it not be good? Shen Qingqing thought to herself, her expression impassive.

“Little dwarf, it’s time to return my sword.”

"A dwarf?"

Shen Qingqing called out several times before Gagar reluctantly returned the sword with both hands.

The green eyes were fixed on the lightsaber until they saw Shen Qingqing press some button and the lightsaber instantly transform into a small, delicate silver rod. Only then did the eyes reluctantly turn away.

Emperor Taggar the Great will one day possess a sword of his own.

That sword is definitely better than hers!

A thousand times better, no, ten thousand times better!

In fact, Shen Qingqing was not without selfish motives. She looked deeply at Jiajiaer and felt that the key to whether she could get out of there was right in front of her.

So I found a dead tree trunk and sat down:

Where are you from?

Seeing that Qingqing had no intention of killing him, Gagar's expression relaxed a little.

"Can't you tell? I'm a local."

He spoke very casually, without any sign of panic about lying.

However, this could also be a case of lying.

Shen Qingqing was still wearing her cloak, and subtly observed Gagar, discovering that he was just a child who looked to be eleven or twelve years old.

She tapped her fingers on a withered branch beside her, "Do it."

Ghajar didn't hold back and plopped down next to Shen Qingqing.

He answered several questions honestly.

While asking questions, Shen Qingqing didn't miss any subtle changes in his facial expressions.

His eyes were slightly lowered as he spoke, he paused to think briefly, and his tone was very steady…

Based on the initial assessment, he wasn't lying, but Shen Qingqing remained cautious and continued to ask:

Are there any villages nearby?

Village?

Hearing this, Gagar looked at her with a puzzled expression. "You outsiders really have a strange way of speaking. Only you could say something like 'village.' We call it 'tower.'"

"You?" Shen Qingqing seized on the key word, "Besides me, who else has been here?"

At this point, Gagar fell silent again, as if he felt he had revealed some important information, and refused to answer any questions Shen Qingqing asked.

The kid is quite wary, but that's no problem for me.

Shen Qingqing curled her lips into a smile, deciding to unleash her ultimate weapon:

"As you can see, I am an adventurer who came from afar to explore. I heard that there is a mysterious treasure hidden here, so I came here to explore."

She could spout lies without batting an eye, and Shen Qingqing continued in a serious tone:

"But unfortunately, before I received the news, I heard that many bandits and my colleagues had arrived here in advance. Fearing that they would get there first, I deliberately blew up their spaceship at night before coming here..."

The adventure story was half true and half false. Although this kind of story for children was full of loopholes, Shen Qingqing was willing to bet that the child had never heard a bedtime story before, so she had no qualms about making up lies.

“There’s a guy in there named Omega who’s my mortal enemy. He’s a pirate captain who has fought me many times in interstellar space and robbed me of a lot of good stuff.”

"Is Omega a pirate?"

Seeing that Gagar was clearly intrigued, Shen Qingqing pretended to be calm and waved her hand dismissively, saying:

"A mere henchman is no match for the great interstellar detective Leorius."

"Interstellar Detective?!"

Gagar licked his lips unintentionally, feeling that his trip hadn't been in vain, as he had actually found a treasure.

"But I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. There's no mysterious treasure here, just sand."

As he spoke, Gagar bent down and grabbed a handful of sand, as if mocking her for coming for nothing.

"That's not necessarily true," Shen Qingqing said with a light laugh.

“Treasures are often hidden and unknown to most people. If most people knew about them, what would be the point of calling them mysterious treasures? Don’t you agree?”

Gagar was still reeling from the massive amount of information Shen Qingqing had just shared, but he felt that what she said made sense.

"So tell me, are those people my accomplices?" Shen Qingqing coaxed, a hint of a villain's conspiracy about to succeed curving her lips beneath her mask.

"Yes, yes, but..."

Gagar felt he couldn't let this opportunity to rip off the tourists slip by, so he shouted loudly:

"You have to pay the corresponding compensation!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqing's eyelids twitched, and she couldn't help but think to herself: Well, she's met her match.

"..."

Shen Qingqing remained silent, lost in thought.

Gagar felt a chill run down his spine. He wondered if his demands were too high. After all, it was his first time overcharging a customer, and he didn't know what the market rate was like.

Upon hearing Gagar's demands, her first thought was to refuse, as his demands for the lightsaber in her possession and an equal share of the treasure were far too high.

Well, actually, she had no idea how to get the treasure and distribute the loot.

Because the story of that mysterious treasure was made up by her.

But some people still believe it.

"You can have the lightsaber."

Just when Gagar thought he was about to be rejected, he suddenly heard these words in his ear.

He knew, of course, how unreasonable his demands were.

This was in the desert, and the voice sounded like a girl's—yes, a female explorer. In his mind, Gagar already held this explorer named Qingqing in extremely high regard.

He had little hope that the explorer would agree to his request for a lightsaber and treasure, but to his surprise, the explorer actually agreed!

"Really?!" Gagar asked uncertainly, his voice trembling slightly.

“Of course,” a pair of dark eyes beneath the hood remained calm and serene, as did the explorer’s voice, “but…”

"I need to make sure that the information you provide is true."

Well, he knew explorers weren't so easily fooled.

“Explorer, you can keep your promise after you have obtained the treasure.” Gagar understood that he could not rush things; this was a lesson his tribal priest had taught him.

Seeing that the explorer remained silent, Gagar assumed he was asking for too much and quickly added, "Of course, I can ask for less, no, I don't need any of your treasures... well, no, not exactly..."

In his panic, Gagar grabbed his messy hair with both hands and spun around in circles.

Finally, he plucked a few strands of hair from his head, gritted his teeth, and said, "I just want a sword! Everything else is yours!"

After saying that, he lowered his head and gasped for breath, as if saying those words had taken all his strength.

"Okay, I'll keep my promise once I get the treasure."

Shen Qingqing pulled out a piece of paper and threw it at him, "Sign and put your fingerprint on it, it's a deal."