Chapter 148

Knowing that he also came out of an egg, Xizai has been curious about when the eggs would come out since his female father brought them back from outside. At the beginning, he came to see them several times a day for fear of missing them.

But gradually he found that there was no movement in the egg. He asked the female father, but she couldn't tell him when the egg would come out. This made his expectations come to nothing.

I originally thought that there would be new friends to play with me, but now there are none... Xizi became autistic on the spot.

Now seeing the insect egg that had been motionless for a long time start to move, Xizi's anticipation resurfaced, and he stared at the insect egg without blinking.

"Yes, he is coming out." Qi Heng said.

If it can't come out, then the insect egg is useless.

Insect eggs that can't even break out of their shells are inherently weaker than other insect cubs, as if they haven't undergone a complete ritual... But if possible, he will still lend a hand, even if the insect cubs that survive will be congenitally weak.

When he encountered such a situation when playing games, he would usually choose to ignore it and switch to the next one.

——In the Tianjia civilization, insect eggs that cannot hatch on their own are not worth keeping.

Because all the Tianjia Zerg recognize this, no Zerg will think it is cruel... and no Zerg will think that the Overlord who made this rule is so cruel and cold-blooded.

After all, the Lord has tried his best to study how to allow more insect cubs to break out of the shells on their own. The remaining ones have no choice but to be abandoned... They won't live long even if they survive, so it's better for them not to be born in the first place.

If it was just a game, Qi Heng wouldn't think there was anything wrong with this approach, but in reality, this wasn't an option.

Living in modern times, Qi Heng has never even killed a fish or a chicken with his own hands, let alone killing a young life, and an intelligent life like himself.

Qi Heng thought a lot at once, and even considered whether he should restart the research on [improving the birth rate and survival rate of cubs] that had been shelved for a long time.

He did this research in the early stages of the game in order to increase the survival rate of insect eggs. After the survival rate went up, he stopped the research.

...It's not that he couldn't continue the research, but the survival rate at that time had already met the population needs of the civilization when he was playing the game, and further research would be a waste of resources.

Things are different now. Life is no longer just cold numbers on the screen, it has real weight.

Qi Heng couldn't ignore this, and he continued to carry out the original custom. In addition, he had no shortage of population before, but now he was very short of it, and he wanted the number of cubs to be as large as possible - only when the race was prosperous could civilization develop again.

Xizai, who was a little tired of squatting, didn't think too much.

He stood up and stretched his legs, then secretly glanced at his father. When he found that his father didn't notice him, he quietly reached out and poked the moving insect eggs, muttering something like "Come out quickly" in his heart.

Xizi looked at it eagerly, wondering if the bug in the egg would be the same as himself?

That shouldn’t be the case. The female father said that female cubs are different from male cubs. They have wings and claws and so on... Well, it doesn’t matter if they are different, as long as we can play together.

Under the gaze of Qi Heng and Xizi, the constantly shaking egg made a slight crisp sound, and a thin crack appeared on the surface of the egg.

Xizi grabbed his father's arm, feeling a little nervous.

The cracks became larger and larger, and there were more and more of them. Finally, the entire egg shattered along the cracks. The broken eggshell fell on the red edelweiss, revealing the limp baby lying on the eggshell fragments.

It looked similar to what Qi Heng saw with his mental power, with soft, short black hair, insect patterns on its body the same color as the insect eggs, and a pair of thin, almost transparent wings folded and hidden behind its back.

The female insect cub opened its eyes and looked at them with bright but confused eyes.

The rare and enchanting purple pupil color made Qi Heng stunned for a moment.

Compared to him, Xizai was much more outspoken and praised the newborn female insect cub non-stop.

"You're so beautiful."

Xizi glanced at the wings behind him, smiled widely and said, "Hello, my name is Qi Xi, and the male and female fathers call me Xizi."

"Come play with me in the future, I'll protect you."

Listening to Xizai's words, Qi Heng's mouth twitched involuntarily. Who taught him these words? Why did it sound a bit weird?

"He's just been born, he can't understand what you're saying." He raised his hand and ruffled Xizi's black hair. He stood up, took off his coat and put it on the newborn female insect cub, then said to Xizi, "I have a task for you."

The female insect cub had just been born, but it had no reaction at all to Qi Heng's approach... No, it can't be said that it had no reaction at all.

After Qi Heng took action first, the female insect moved her body and tried to move closer to him.

I don’t know if it was the Lord’s charm that made the cub feel unsafe that took effect again, or if it was because Qi Heng was the one who woke him up, so he was particularly close to him.

Before Qi Heng could finish his words, his hand was grabbed and he was taken a step back.

He lowered his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Xiong Fu is my Xiong Fu. He can't get so close to Xiong Fu." Xizi pouted and said somewhat unhappily.

Xizai just saw the female insect cub that came out of the insect egg trying to get close to his male father, and his radar for competing for favor suddenly lit up. You know, usually he is a male father-control freak who will cling to Qi Lan even if she stays away from the male father for a while.

"Did you hear me? You can't get close to my male father." Xizai turned his head and said to the female insect cub that had just come out of the insect egg.

Qi Heng was speechless and said nothing.

Because he knew that explaining to Xizi would not work. This little clingy guy was like a piece of sticky candy stuck to him, and he had a very strong possessiveness.

So Qi Heng changed the subject and said, "I'll go find him some clothes. Can you stay here with him for a while?"

"Can't I go with Father Xiong?" Xizi looked up at him with puppy eyes.

Qi Heng said bluntly, "No."

"Oh, okay, I understand." Xizi was frustrated.

…

Qi Heng said he was out looking for clothes, but he had only been to the dead egg pit a few times, and Chu Xiu was responsible for arranging the supplies that were delivered.

It would be faster to ask Chu Xiu at this time. In addition, the good news that the insect eggs have hatched must also be told to Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu was still in the kitchen.

There were only a few dishes, and they had already been washed. I was still staying in the kitchen, not knowing what to do next.

Go to His Majesty? Forget it.

His Majesty definitely doesn't want to see me. Every time he sees me, he's very silent. It's not as natural as when he's with Xizi...

While Chu Xiu was staring at the pool in a daze, an unexpected voice came from behind him.

"Isn't it done yet?"

"If you have a lot of things to do, I told you I can help."

Chu Xiu shuddered all over and was so shocked that he almost screamed.

—Is that His Majesty's voice?! When did it come?! Why didn't I even notice it!

Chu Xiu suppressed the excitement in his heart and turned around quickly. Sure enough, he saw His Excellency the Lord standing about three steps away from him.

"Your Majesty..." He unconsciously said aloud the name he usually addressed in his mind.

Qi Heng, who was standing in front of Chu Xiu: “……?” No, why did this address sound more and more distant?

Although there are many differences between reality and games, the title "Your Majesty" is only used in extremely serious and solemn occasions in the game, which is more unfamiliar than "Your Excellency the Lord"... After all, they are companions in the same trench, isn't this a bit too cold?

The moment Chu Xiu said it, he realized that he had said the wrong thing. Seeing the confusion on His Majesty's face, he didn't want His Majesty to ask about this matter, so he asked immediately.

"Weren't you in the egg-laying room with Xizi? Why are you here?"

Chu Xiu's intention to change the subject was too obvious, and Qi Heng had no choice but to continue talking along with him.

"Some insect eggs have hatched. I sent some clothes to Xizai before, and I want to see if there are any suitable ones to wear for the newborn insect babies."

"The shell has been broken?!" Chu Xiu was surprised.

Although he had brought the insect eggs back and placed them there, there was no movement. He was almost losing hope after waiting for so long.

Now, after hearing this good news, he unconsciously took a step forward and asked, "Which one is it?"

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