Chapter 47: Lost

Aled had seen the child once; she had already begun to hatch when he sent her away.

The first thing to emerge from the shell was her damp band of light, cautiously carrying curiosity and fear of the new world. Then he saw a pair of clear, pure light blue eyes, as calm as a still lake, a beauty that made one sigh.

Originally, looking at the hatchling queen beetle, Aled planned to place her on the main star and raise her as a fire seed larva, figuring he could find a way to conceal her insectoid aura.

But after only one day, her energy rapidly declined, the light band behind her ears shrank back, and she was unable to fully emerge from her shell, falling back into sleep.

The researchers in charge of gene fusion said this is because the genes of the little queen beetle and the spark have not yet fully fused, and it is necessary to find a place that can stably provide a large amount of primordial energy to raise her.

This primordial energy can only be provided by those energy crystals, and it must be an energy she can adapt to.

After urgently matching several types of energy crystals, only a special mineral produced by the planet Shenqixing could maintain the energy in her body. However, Shenqixing is just a small asteroid, not in the inner star system, but near the outer edge.

The situation was too urgent at the time, and they couldn't send too many people to escort the Little King Worm there. This was a secret known only to a few people. Even though there weren't many people, those who escorted the Little King Worm to the Divine Revelation Star were all mutants with S-level genes.

But the little king beetle was lost in the chaos of the war.

Aled stared at the picture of the baby cub on the computer for a long time before he came back to his senses.

Now that Little Queen Worm has finally been found and has fully integrated with the Fire Seed gene, he can take good care of her and make it up to her.

However, the Zerg found the Little King Zerg so quickly, giving him no chance to recover.

The Northern River system has now formed a grudge with the Zerg. If the Little King Worm does anything wrong, the Zerg will cause them trouble.

The fact that they stole the Zerg's Overlord is already a violation of the Alliance's laws. The Zerg can sue them in the Alliance, and they'll win without a chance to defend themselves.

If this matter were to escalate, it would put the Northern River system in a very unfavorable position, and the Zerg would have every reason to wage war against them. The current apparent peace is all for the sake of the Little Queen Zerg.

Without her core and having fully merged with the Fireseed gene, she was no longer suited to the Zerg's living environment.

The Zerg want to give her a safe environment to grow up in, so they will not touch the North River system for the time being.

Thinking of this, Aled couldn't help but feel fortunate that there was still a chance to make amends.

When Anno woke up, it was already evening. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Luo Jin sitting on the sofa next to her. He kept saying something, but she couldn't hear him. It must have been a soundproof enclosure.

As soon as she moved, Luo Jin turned to look at her. Seeing that she was awake, Luo Jin immediately shut down the computer interface, walked to the bedside, bent down, and touched her face. "Baby, are you awake? Did you sleep well? Did you have any dreams?"

Anno shook her head. She slept well and didn't dream.

Luo Jin picked her up from the bed, took a coat from the side and put it on her, then called to Tang Ting, who had just gone into the cubicle to tidy up the baby's daily necessities.

When Tang Ting heard that the baby had woken up, she quickly grabbed her medicine box and the baby's bottle.

He first prepared a bottle of milk for the baby, added an appropriate amount of nutrient solution, tested the temperature, and then handed it to Anuo.

Anno wasn't fully awake yet, staring blankly at the doll in the living room. Its fragile cub-like body made it impossible for her to return to the state where she could always concentrate.

Tang Ting looked at the little one who was still a bit sleepy and held the bottle to her lips. "Baby, time to drink milk."

Anno only came to her senses when she smelled the milky aroma, and hugged the bottle with both hands.

Luo Jin watched as Tang Ting took out several vials of medicine, pulled down Anuo's clothes to expose her shoulder, and Tang Ting quickly injected her with the medicine.

After Anuo finished drinking her milk, Tang Ting opened her mouth to check her teeth.

She broke a baby tooth, so she doesn't need to get it filled. However, the break was quite severe and might have damaged her gums, so she'll need some medication.

Seeing Tang Ting checking the cub's teeth, Locke scolded Hicks, "He's getting more and more careless outside, letting her bite such a fragile cub's teeth."

"I'll give that brat a good talking to when he gets back."

Tang Ting laughed and said, "It should be an accident. You don't need to scold him. He's probably already scolded himself. It's not a big deal. It's just that the remaining half of these two broken teeth won't be replaced until the teeth come in."

At this point, Tang Ting's smile vanished. "Let's just give him a good scolding."

It will take at least two or three more years until the teeth are replaced.

Anuo was stunned when she heard this. So, she had to keep having these two broken, sparse front teeth until she started losing her baby teeth?

The thought of her speaking and revealing two broken teeth made her expression freeze.

No, that would be too ridiculous.

She turned her gaze to Tang Ting, staring intently until Tang Ting couldn't help but smile.

He understood perfectly well what she was trying to say with her eyes. The little one's expression changed the moment he finished speaking.

That serious little face was just so adorable.

Tang Ting smiled and patted her head, "Baby, don't worry, I just used a tooth growth promoter on you, and it will grow back in a few days."

Anno licked her gums and realized that the sweet medicine Tang Ting had applied to her earlier was a tooth growth promoter.

"I'm going to run a bath for the baby."

Tang Ting got up and walked towards the bathroom. Now the little cub needs to take a medicinal bath and receive medicated massage every day to help her body recover. Every step of taking care of her is very meticulous and complicated. He and Luo Jin handle some official business while the little cub is asleep, and prepare the things she needs.

Luo Jingang had a very long leave during her shift change, and she took advantage of the time while the cub was asleep to finish her official duties ahead of schedule, so that she would have more time to spend with her later.

The two now know that they will be the ones to adopt Anno; all they need to do is go through the lottery process tomorrow.

Locke was finally able to love her without feeling guilty, and could call himself "Mom" in front of her.

Half an hour later, Lokin came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel with the baby cub who had just finished her bath. The couple, one drying her wet hair and the other giving her a massage with medication.

Anno rested on Lokin's lap, feeling a sense of peace.

She listened to the two of them chatting about everyday things, such as what she should eat, what to prepare for her, the weather for tomorrow, and taking her out to get some sun.

They also talked about the other children they had adopted.

Hearing these words, a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips. Her heart felt as if it were being held by a pair of warm hands, warm and comforting, and she felt incredibly at ease.