Chapter 145

Qi Heng did not let the insect cub down. He took a step forward and held him firmly in his arms.

"Danger."

"Don't do this next time, understand?" Qi Heng said.

The insect cub in his arms wasn't frightened at all. It grabbed his clothes and blinked its big eyes and said, "It's really the hero!"

"I thought you wouldn't come, father."

"I've been waiting for a long time, but I haven't received a reply from you, Father Xiong..."

Qi Heng walked towards the platform while holding the bug cub, and asked, "I want to give you a surprise. Aren't you happy now?"

“Happy, very happy!”

The bug cub hugged his neck, trying to put his face close to his cheek and touch him, his voice full of joy.

"My brother will be happy to see my father."

On the platform.

Qi Heng held the male insect cub in one hand, reached out his left hand to touch Qi Lan's head and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

With the current number of original Zerg, Qi Lan knew he had arrived when he stepped into the entrance of the dead egg pit.

As long as the commander wants, any insect in the original Zerg mental network can serve as its eyes and see everything they see.

Qi Lan stretched out his paws and hugged Xiong's father's arm, and said with a soft "ow": "It's not hard. It's hard for Xiong's father to come here."

"It's snowing heavily outside..."

Qi Heng was a little surprised: "Can you speak now?"

The little bug was shocked: "Brother, when did you learn to speak?"

They spoke almost at the same time, obviously not expecting such a thing to happen.

"It was Chu Xiu...uncle's suggestion." Qi Lan's tone was a little awkward when he mentioned Chu Xiu, but he quickly skipped over it and continued, "I thought it sounded like it could be successful, so I gave it a try."

Chu Xiu's advice?

When did the relationship between Qi Lan and Chu Xiu improve?

His attitude towards Chu Xiu was lukewarm before, and he treated Chu Xiu the same as those chief governors in Tianjia civilization, but now... he has become special.

Qi Heng's mind was full of doubts, but now was not the right time to ask. He thought for a moment and suppressed all his doubts, then asked only one question.

"What's the suggestion?"

"Add a vocal organ that can be used for speaking." Qi Lan pointed to the throat below his head with his claws.

Because there was no need, the original Zerg did not evolve the ability to speak during their long evolution. After all, their mental network was enough for them to communicate.

"I tried it and found that it really works! I can talk to my father in this way from now on."

Qi Lan was very happy about this, and even regretted not thinking of this method before.

Well, this may be because my father used to prefer spiritual communication rather than talking, so I didn’t expect it to be possible this way.

“…”

Qi Heng's silence made Qi Lan feel uneasy, fearing that his father didn't like him wasting energy on unnecessary things.

Although it doesn't take much energy to "transform" a vocal organ, it still uses up energy that can be used to breed more original Zerg.

Qi Lan asked quietly: "Doesn't Father Xiong like me like this?"

"No, this is great, but it's a bit unexpected." Qi Heng shook his head slightly. After realizing that his silence had made Qi Lan uneasy, he praised again: "Very impressive."

...Only Qi Lan could make it sound so simple to evolve a vocal organ and install it on himself. It would definitely not be that easy for other races.

Qi Lan felt a little embarrassed after receiving the compliment, but with some suppressed excitement, he said, "Actually, it's not that amazing. It's just... average."

Watching them chatting, the little bug who felt forgotten couldn't help but puff out his cheeks and feel a little angry.

"Why can my brother talk without telling me?"

He has been using his mental power to communicate with his brother these days, which is very tiring for a cub like him who has just hatched from the eggshell.

"Because I want Father Xiong to be the first to know." Qi Lan said without hesitation.

He didn't even tell Chu Xiu the news of his success. How could he possibly tell that little bug who just played around all day? He would definitely be annoyed to death if he knew that he could have normal communication.

“——!” The little bug widened his eyes, feeling a little hurt.

"I knew my brother liked the male father more."

Qi Lan raised his head and said as a matter of course: "Of course."

"Aren't you?"

Hearing this, the little bug said without hesitation: "Of course!"

After watching the whole conversation between the two little things, Qi Heng said: ...I have a headache.

In order to avoid being burned by the following conversation, he coughed lightly, looked around and said, "Why don't I see Chu Xiu?"

He should be at the Dead Egg Pit at this time. He couldn't possibly have gone to the dungeon again, right? Considering Chu Xiu's personality and work style, this possibility was not impossible.

"The female father is cooking." Hearing his words, the insect cub in his arms answered quickly.

After answering the question, he suddenly seemed to remember something, let out an "ah" and was about to run to the ground.

"What's wrong?" Qi Heng bent down and put him down.

The bug cub said anxiously, "I have to tell the female father and the male father that you are here, and ask the female father to cook more food."

"The female father doesn't know that the male father is here." The insect cub said and was about to run down the stairs.

Qi Heng's eyebrows twitched. He quickly grabbed the insect cub's collar to stop his dangerous move. He said helplessly, "What did I say just now? Have you forgotten it so quickly?"

"I haven't forgotten."

"I remember everything. You can't jump on the stairs. I will remember everything my father said!" The little bug said coquettishly, trying to make a joke to cover up the matter.

Qi Heng saw through Chongzi's little thoughts and was about to speak when he heard Chongzi ask him expectantly.

"How about the male father come too, and we go see the female father together?"

"My female father and I miss you very much. If my female father sees my male father, he will definitely be very surprised." The insect cub smiled with his eyes curved, and his pleasing appearance with curved eyebrows made it difficult to refuse.

"May I?"

Qi Heng, who was always more tolerant towards the cubs: ...

To be honest, he didn't really want to see Chu Xiu, but since he was already here, he would have to meet him sooner or later.

"Can."

The little bug cub, who hadn't expected to get approval so easily, was so excited that he jumped three feet high in the air. "——I love Father Xiong the most! Father Xiong is so nice! I love him so much!!!"

Qi Heng held the insect cub's hand and said something to Qi Lan beside him before taking the insect cub away.

In a way, Qi Lan and Chongzai both have a child's mind, but the difference between the former and the latter is that Qi Lan's mental age has never matured. The days he has been with the "Master" in the past have made his life too simple and pure.

During the nearly ten thousand years that he had followed the 'Overlord', the Commander had done nothing other than give birth to the original Zerg, not to mention that the 'Overlord' had always raised him like a child. It would be strange if he could grow up that way.

...For Qi Lan, this reincarnation is actually a rare opportunity to mature mentally.

Watching them leave, Qi Lan grabbed a piece of mineral crystal from the side and put it in his mouth. He actually wanted to go with them.

But my body is not good enough now.

As the commander, it can modify the swarm it commands and change its own genes at will, but it cannot easily obtain a body that looks almost the same as humans.

It needs more and more energy. Once it accumulates enough, it will be able to move freely like the stupid cub... Thinking of this, Qi Lan chewed a little faster.

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