Chapter 67 Travel "I'm old? Ha—he's older than me..."

"You've been out for so long, aren't you planning to go back?" Shi Wei asked the man beside her as she lay on the deck chair, watching the seabirds pecking at the small fish and shrimp left behind by the receding tide.

"What are you going back for?" Skrag II turned off the personal computer screen, walked over, and his tall figure cast a shadow. From this angle, Shi Wei could see his abs with just a glance up. She reached under the hem of his clothes and touched him.

After touching it a couple of times, the feel was still very good. Shi Wei was about to retract her claws when the other person pressed her down.

"Are you annoyed by me?" The man gently stroked the back of her hand with his fingers, raising an eyebrow as he spoke.

"No, no." Since returning from the Chaotic Starfield, Shi Wei has encountered these kinds of death-related questions more often, and she forced a dry laugh: "How could that be?"

"That's good." Skrag II sat down and then lay down. He put his arm around Shi Wei's shoulder and said, "In this battle, I found that Smirnani and Cyril are much more mature than I thought. It's a bit early to delegate power now, but the successor hasn't been decided yet. Let them try it out first. Maybe we can see who is better and who is worse."

Shi Wei: "...Are you sure this isn't just an excuse for you to quit?"

The person next to him said lazily, "How could that be?"

He turned over, pinched her cheek, and a hint of expectation appeared on his handsome face: "If you could give birth to a child who is as strong as me, as intelligent as Cyril, as energetic as Similan, and as patient as you, that would be wonderful... then I could retire sooner."

He said that Shi Wei was speechless during the first half of the story, feeling both annoyed and amused: "You actually made a wish? Why didn't you wish for me to give birth to Asta?"

"No." Now it was His Majesty's turn to complain. He frowned and said, "Never be like her, or we'll be doomed."

Shi Wei asked curiously, "Why do you hate her so much?"

After spending so much time together, even if she were slow to notice, she would have sensed the man's disgust for Asta.

This is really strange, because among the people Shi Wei knows, very few dislike Asta.

Faced with her curiosity, His Majesty simply said, "I respect your preferences, so I won't speak ill of her in front of you. However, given that I'm trying to conceive, it's best if you mention her less, so as not to affect my mood."

"Fine." Shi Wei shrugged, clearly not wanting to explain.

Skrag II then took out a small instrument and examined her stomach, then said dejectedly after a while, "Why is there still nothing there?"

Shi Wei chuckled and said, "Of course not."

Without full marking, the chances of conceiving naturally are so low as to be negligible.

He was very enthusiastic about trying to conceive during this trip, and Shiwei didn't object at all.

Shi Wei even challenged him, saying, "If you can get me pregnant, I'll marry you right away."

This undoubtedly gave the man a boost of excitement, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get a full mark.

He even began to doubt Shi Wei: "Do you really love me? Why, after so many times, have you refused to open the **—"

At first, Wei would feel a little guilty, but after being questioned so many times, she would calmly retort, "Why isn't it your fault? Marking is an interaction of pheromones between two people, maybe you're the one with the problem?"

Anyway, their compatibility rate is still less than 80%, so it's hard for the doctor to say whose fault it is.

"Is there a problem?" King Skrag II took her hand and pressed it against his body, asking her with a smile, "Is there a problem here? Or somewhere else?"

Shi Wei quickly withdrew her claws, but the recliner was only so big. She looked at the approaching man and coughed, saying, "You're getting old, maybe your... energy is a bit lacking... Hey, hey, what are you doing!"

Her mouth was gagged.

Skrag II pinched her waist hard, his voice cold: "I'm old? Ha—he's younger than me, why don't you go find him?"

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Before Shi Wei could even figure out who he was, she saw the man pulling at the belt of her dress and quickly said, "Hey, hey, not today!!"

"Why not?" His Majesty was now furious at the mere mention of the word "not allowed." He patted her waist, signaling her to lift up, but Shi Wei pushed him away forcefully.

She couldn't lie on the recliner anymore. Shi Wei clutched her chest, her clothes about to fall off, and struggled to get up, her face flushed and panting. "The doctor said that I should be moderate when trying to conceive, no more than twice a week!"

That's why she was willing to cooperate with the pregnancy preparation. Before, whenever Sklag II was free, he would sleep with her every day, which made her feel sore and tired.

Preparing for pregnancy is different. The doctors at the research institute said that she needs to have enough sleep and rest, and in order to ensure sperm motility, there are strict rules regarding the frequency and duration of intercourse and marking.

This made things much easier for Shi Wei, although His Majesty was not very satisfied.

But he always listens to what the doctor says.

Unfortunately, the man who had persisted for three months had long since lost patience. He kissed Shi Wei's neck as he said, "A bunch of quacks! We did it for three months as they told us, and there's been no progress at all. It's completely useless."

Realizing something was terribly wrong, Shi Wei tried to run away, but Skrag II grabbed her waist. The crisp scent of cedar wafted over her, and she held her breath. Unfortunately, pheromone receptors are not only distributed in the olfactory organs, and her body automatically captured the pheromones he released. Her limbs began to go weak, and her face became hot.

"You...you used pheromones again...to seduce me..." Shi Wei, who was being kissed until she was dizzy, resisted less and less. She heard Skrag II's pleasant voice: "Do it every day from now on...since you say my quality is not good, then I can only make up for it with quantity."

"I—uh, be gentle!" Shi Wei gasped as he thrust into her, their pheromones intertwined, their breaths filled with each other's scent.

Skrag II kissed her flushed cheeks; only such intense sex could make him feel that she loved him.

...

After the vacation ended, His Majesty still failed to achieve his goal. He pinched Shi Wei's little belly and couldn't help but sigh.

Shi Wei was flipping through a report, leaning against him while receiving fruit from the robot. She said lazily, "Speaking of which, aren't you really afraid I'll give birth to an Alpha? Cyril and Similan are actually quite good enough. During this attack, the two of them briefly joined forces, and the effect was quite good... Although I like you very much, I really don't want my child to get involved in the struggle for the throne."

Moreover, she had a good impression of both brothers: she had always had a good impression of Cyril, and he had done his best to protect her reputation during the attack, without taking the opportunity to smear her; as for Similan, one can only say that people are made of flesh and blood. Although the time she was caught after escaping made her have a terrible impression of Similan, she was still somewhat moved after reading the report from Deep Blue Battlefield.

Whether it was to impress his father or to gain a voice, his extremely dangerous act of going to the Deep Blue Battlefield to hold off Yi Lan almost cost him his life.

If it were just about seizing power, he wouldn't have needed to risk his life like that.

King Sklag II chuckled: "Will you marry me?"

They've already considered having children; it seems this attack was quite profitable.

Shi Wei tilted her head to look at him: "Does anyone still dare to want me now?"

The man was amused by her, lowered his head to kiss her lips, and said affectionately, "It's good that you know. Be a good girl and marry me, and I'll make sure you live a life of luxury."

He stroked Shi Wei's hair and said gently, "Whether or not to have children is a matter of fate. It's okay if we can't have them. If we do have an Alpha, I will love it just like I love Aishiriel and Similan... As for the succession to the throne, it has always been a matter of choosing the best."

Shi Wei sighed inwardly: It seems that if she really gives birth to a capable child, Similan and Cyril will probably join forces.

Her reputation as a "femme fatale" has spread throughout the eight star systems. As expected, the mercenaries have characterized the kidnapping incident as a romantic affair and even released a photo of her and Yi Lan. In the photo, her red hair is blown by the wind, and Yi Lan is half-kneeling in front of her, kissing the back of her hand. Her black, shoulder-length hair hangs down, covering her eyes, but her expression is devout and looks very affectionate. The background is a dark night sky, with countless floating silver-gray building structures reflecting artificial light, as bright as stars.

This photo is so well taken. The atmosphere, composition, color, and filter have all been carefully adjusted to create a moving picture. Anyone who sees this photo will think that the two of them are having an affair.

And the facts are... pretty much the same.

Rumors continued to circulate: as a result of the defeat, Yi Lan was accused of acting impulsively and being unsuitable for the role of a mercenary. Furthermore, a high-ranking general openly mocked him for failing to steal an Omega and instead having his hometown attacked, leading to a public fight between the two.

Photos also surfaced showing Yi Lan, with injuries on his face, walking alone and forlornly towards the exit. No one followed him, and he looked utterly alone. The people around him were either astonished or disdainful.

Rumors quickly spread that the mercenary commander was about to be replaced.

The news naturally reached Manla immediately, and Shiwei remained silent for a long time after receiving the two photos.

Her think tank also remained silent, but they were hesitant to speak up.

Finally, Shi Wei spoke up herself: "I really underestimated his shamelessness. If he's such a good actor, why doesn't he act in TV dramas?"

Drama queen.

According to information relayed by agents from the Security Bureau, despite the defeat, Yi Lan's support rate within the mercenary group has actually increased rather than decreased—yes, the thinking of those lunatics in the Chaotic Starfield cannot be considered by normal standards.

The main reason was that Sklag II had terrified them.

Even those warlike military leaders didn't expect that Skrag II would use such a drastic method to force them to release the hostages—although Yi Lan's situation was bad, the military leaders figured that if they were in charge, they would probably lose even more miserably.

The mercenary army is composed of countless troops led by various commanders, a mixed bag. Yi Lan's elite troops suffered little damage, and after the sneak attack, Skrager II's suppression will silence the opposition.

Shi Wei once complained to Shi Chuan: Both Skrag II and Yi Lan tacitly portrayed each other as a powerful external enemy, an enemy used to unite internal forces and suppress the opposition.

The alliance and the business alliance have been exploited and ripped off countless times by the two of them without their knowledge.

This is one of the reasons why these two people are able to have a high degree of control over their own power.