The space inside the stone wall is extremely small, and at night you have to huddle to avoid the moonlight. After a whole night, the blood circulation in your legs is poor, and they are prone to swelling, so Ace relaxes his legs during the day.

Avery saw that the little guy's two legs were stretched out straight out, while his upper body was hidden in the shadows.

It's both pitiful and funny to look at.

I suddenly remembered what I had planned to say last time, and I can say it here too.

Avery coughed lightly, his voice clear and gentle: "I am Avery Shuler, the young master of the Shuler tribe. I came here from a distant star system. After living here for a while, we adapted to this place. In order to increase the population and strength of our tribe, we began to capture women and slaves."

I remember it very clearly. Among the women I captured for the third time, I met a very special one. I took her to my place, and from then on, I liked her more every day than the day before…”

Avery paused, glancing over there: "What made me happiest was one night when I found an egg under her, with a dreamy ice-blue shell. I was so happy I was almost going crazy, but... she never liked me, and I was afraid she would hurt the child, so I didn't tell her."

At this point, his tone became serious and his voice was very low, so Ace could only quietly sit up and lean over to listen.

"On the fourth time I went out to capture prisoners, she escaped. At the time, I couldn't understand why she wanted to leave. I treated her very well, giving her whatever she wanted, but she refused my ring and wouldn't accept me."

Ace lowered his head, his palms supporting him on the ground. Sharp pebbles poked into his palms, which had not yet developed calluses from hardship, causing a stinging pain.

“I had people search desperately, but after a day or two, there was still no news of her. I thought her heart was really cold. She was willing to suffer outside so that I wouldn’t find her. I was a little reluctant to let her go, so I called the people I sent out back, thinking that I should raise the child first and then go to see her.”

“My father also attaches great importance to this child. Together we bought the best incubator, a baby care robot, and all the supplies the baby needs. I heard that if you tie the incubator to your belly, the fetus can establish a good relationship with the incubator by hearing the incubator’s heartbeat. So I did that. I’ve been wearing it for several months, but I haven’t seen any signs of the egg hatching. If it weren’t for the detection that the egg is growing day by day, I would have really thought…” Avery gave a bitter laugh.

But his tone quickly changed. He pursed his lips, and a storm brewed in his eyes: "Until that monster came, I was caught off guard and had no power to fight him. He took my baby away. My father told me what he was. I never expected that a creature called a god would steal my child. It's ridiculous."

“His child is inside that egg too,” Ace suddenly said.

Avery's expression was cold and stern, his thin lips pressed into a straight line as he raised his voice to emphasize: "He is a robber."

"Good child, how did you survive?"

Ace remembers clearly that he was still in the egg when his consciousness gradually cleared and he felt uncomfortable all over. He was enveloped by something, and the life force in his body was being devoured little by little.

Looking back now, if Blue Mist hadn't just been born, if he hadn't fought so hard to survive, if Black Plum hadn't relentlessly tried to save him, Ace would never have existed.

Ace closed his eyes and told the person outside, "Luck."

These two words were like a knife, chilling to the bone just hearing them. Avery said, "I didn't know you were here before. After losing the egg, I could no longer find a reason to get close to her. I was afraid to get close to her, yet I wanted to see her all the time."

“That tent is special. It will activate its monitoring mode when it detects a living being approaching, and it will send an alarm to my personal computer when it is attacked. The moment I saw you, I knew that you must be my child.”

“Good boy, come out... let’s meet.”

I thought I would have to wait a while, but Ace had been wanting to see him for a long time.

When he poked his head out, he paused for a moment and instantly understood why this person was so certain that he was his child.

At the same time, he understood why his mother would sometimes look away when she looked at him. This happened less after he grew taller. He had thought it was just a matter of getting used to it or accepting it, but he never expected that he had changed and become more like his mother.

Avery accepted his son's inspection with composure, letting his gaze scrutinize him inch by inch.

That's right, Ace was making comparisons.

Same skin color.

They have similar facial features.

From the outside, no one could openly say they weren't related.

As time went on, Avery also became a little uncomfortable.

Even if I had caused trouble as a child and blew up a planet belonging to my family, I wouldn't have felt this much pressure.

This kid is truly worthy of being his son; he's been imposing since he was little. I hope he won't follow in his father's footsteps and occupy positions without doing anything. He should let go and give things their due.

That's a bit too far ahead.

Avery pursed his lips, an uncontrollable smile on his face: "Is it alright now? It'll get dark soon, why don't you come to my place for the night?"

Ace nodded and turned around first.

Avery chuckled and followed leisurely behind him.

Afterwards, Ace first looked at the place he had damaged, only to find it completely intact.

"The tent has an automatic repair function. You can step back first. We'll sleep together tonight, and it'll be more comfortable if we expand the space a bit."

Avery located the controller in the space, found the expansion program, selected the expansion degree to 4x4 meters, and the tent immediately changed. The tent fabric had good extensibility, and the frame it was made of also had a telescopic function.

After completing the process, select "Confirm." A few more steps are needed to complete the setup.

Ace walked in and saw his biological father playing a room decorating game. He conjured a small bed out of thin air and excitedly told the person behind him, "I've prepared your bed for a long time. It's finally coming in handy. Let the robot nanny make up your bedding. You'll sleep here tonight."

Ace: "Hmm."

"Are the meat skewers safe?"

Avery thought he had misheard and turned around to ask, "What did you say?"

Ace changed his question and asked, "Can we eat this?"

Avery suppressed a laugh: "Yes, I brought it back for you to eat. It should still be warm. Uncle Francis is a very good cook. I'll take you to see him another day."

"Is it that fat, red-haired, tall person?"

"Yes, yes, you've met before?"

"No." Ace took a bite of his meat skewer, not wanting to mention that he had sneaked into the kitchen to drink the meat porridge.

Seeing that his son had finished all the meat skewers on the table, Avery worried that he wasn't full and quickly asked, "Want some more? Let me ask what the kitchen is making tonight."

Ace: "Eat, do you have any paper?" He opened his palm, his fingertips smeared with oil and salt.

Avery pointed out: "There are wet tissues under the table."

The third housekeeper from the kitchen sent over today's menu, and Avery immediately showed it to him on his phone: "Order two more dishes and some drinks. Let's celebrate privately today. After we meet your grandfather, we'll have a big party. Send an invitation to your mother too, and I won't stop her from leaving."

Ace took a deep breath and said in a muffled voice, "She won't come."

Avery didn't want to hear that, staring at the menu on the screen, his fingers moving aimlessly.