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Lester said there were no combat plans for next week, so Fanlan decided to visit him for a few days. Although they had just met two weeks ago because of a cold, Fanlan's mind was empty at the time and he had no feelings or impressions. Even now, when he recalled it, he couldn't quite remember what he had done in those two days. It was only because Lester was there that he was able to stop thinking.

Therefore, when he learned that the other party would be free next week, Fanlan decisively bought a boat ticket and decided on his three-day trip to Fortress Karenfa very impromptu.

After finishing classes for the week and before leaving school, Fanlan saw Lin Shuran by the lake again.

He was staring blankly over there, and judging from his expression, he wasn't in a very good condition.

Fan Lan did not go over to disturb her because he was unable to provide any effective comfort or advice to Lin Shuran at that time.

Fan Lan was ultimately unable to answer the question Lin Shuran asked last time.

"Is it really me that he likes?"

Fanlan couldn't make a judgment.

Because in Zerg society, "loving" male Zergs is indeed the nature of most female Zergs, especially those born civilians.

This love refers to love in behavior, that is, you can easily feel that the other person loves you through his behavior and efforts.

If a human being posts online saying that his partner is willing to queue up in the early morning to buy his favorite food, wash his feet, wake him up every day for decades, save money to buy him the most expensive things, etc., he will immediately receive enthusiastic comments saying "he loves you so much". This is exactly the case with female insects. Most female insects are very willing and able to perfectly treat their male masters like this throughout their lives as long as they have the opportunity to marry them.

Although female insects are often said to provide no emotional value, behaviorally they do often give everything they can within their capabilities.

We often say that to see whether a person really loves you, don’t look at what he says, but look at what he actually does.

If we can judge by actions rather than intentions, there is no doubt that Alonso certainly loves Lin Shuran very much.

But what Lin Shuran wants is to talk about the heart.

So Fanlan didn't know.

He tried to recall Alonso in his memory, and the whole process of him confessing his love to him, but they didn't actually have much contact. Alonso was not like the female insects in the aristocratic circle who had some social interactions since childhood. Their acquaintance was very limited. It seemed that after he was promoted to major general and appeared on the capital star, they had met at three or two banquets. Suddenly one day, Alonso said to him seriously that if the next war was won, he would propose to him.

Fanlan is aware of his own charm. It is not difficult to understand if someone falls in love with him at first sight, but Alonso does not look like the kind of person who would have such rich emotions as "love at first sight". So, according to logic and rationality, Fanlan is actually inclined to believe that Alonso chose him as the object of proposal based on his own success and the goal of pursuing a partner.

In other words, Fanlan was the best choice within his sight at that time.

How could it not be? After all, Fanlan was beautiful and gentle, and was the male antagonist that any female ant would dream of. He was the most dazzling one at a banquet, so as the "light of the common people", it was reasonable for Major General Alonso to set his male antagonist target on such a perfect antagonist, wasn't it?

So even Fanlan couldn't be sure.

It is impossible to be sure whether a bug like Alonso can grow a heart full of love.

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After arriving at the Karenfa Fortress, Vanlan boarded Lester's cruise airship and went to the central command ship with him.

The Karenfa Fortress is a planetary city. As a strategic location, although it carries important military significance, it is also a large city with a high insect population density. It is directly governed by the Second Legion. The economy, production materials, etc. developed under it are as rich and diverse as most cities, but the proportion of military funds is larger, and there are more heavy industries.

If you look at the city's appearance, it can be called cyberpunk.

Karenfa's architectural style is a perfect combination of machinery, steel and high-rise buildings.

The military and civilians are clearly distinguished here. Civilians are usually prohibited from entering all warships and military spacecraft on weekdays. However, during the rest week, the fleet where the officers are located will be open to the public, allowing relatives and friends to visit. Fanlan has been here twice before and really likes the fried candied pastry shop next to the entrance lane of the command ship area.

So at this moment he was holding a bag of fried candied crisps bought by Lester, eating while walking on the corridor of the command ship.

I received countless intense and reserved glances along the way.

When they saw Fanlan, their eyes almost shot out like lasers at the first instant, but they retracted them like lightning in the next second, as if Fanlan's face had some strange function of burning the eyes.

Of course, Fanlan’s face didn’t have the ability to burn his eyes, but the red-haired female insect standing next to him did.

Because he was in Karenfa, Vanlan didn't dress too fancy, just a simple white shirt, camouflage pants, and hard-toed leather boots. His hair was tied up and a hairpin that Lester had "added" to it was inserted - of course, since the Zerg did not have the concept of "camouflage", it was actually just a similar color design.

He first went to the lounge with Lester to rest and take care of himself.

Lester's lounge is a typical Lester style, neat and refined with a single color tone, and the necessary super-breathing light curtain, calculation screen, and retractable weapons. However, in the overall black and white and gray space, there are occasionally some very abrupt and unmatched bright colors, such as the royal blue mini sword pendant hanging next to the weapon rack, the plush rabbit doll placed in the corner of the coffee table, and the high-saturation green pillow on the black sofa...

There is no doubt that these are things given by Fanlan or left behind.

These things made it difficult for the adjutants who occasionally entered Lester's lounge to resist revealing indescribable looks.

Facing the light screen floating mirror, Fanlan straightened his shirt which was a little messy due to the long journey and the wrinkles on the collar were in the wrong direction. He chatted with Lester about his recent situation. When he talked about Lin Shuran, whom he met before coming out, he mentioned his uncertainty.

"I don't know what Alonso thinks, 'Is the one you love the real me?' This question is really..."

"No." Lester said suddenly.

"Hmm?" Vanlan stopped adjusting his collar, and Lester reached out to help him straighten the folded collar.

"Why are you so sure?" Fanlan stopped worrying about the angle of the collar and turned to look at the female insect who gave the answer with certainty.

"If by 'love' you mean the kind of 'love' I feel for you, then no."

Fanlan was startled.

Lester thought about it, as if searching for a suitable word in the vocabulary, and finally locked on one.

"Are you trying to say that Alonso loves his 'soul'?"

"Ah." A small light bulb lit up in Fanlan's head, and Lester reminded him of this appropriate term, "Yes, soul."

"That male insect named Lin is quite eccentric, right?" Considering that Fanlan had some contact with the other party, and considering Fanlan's ability to make friends, Lester did not directly say that he was "strange", but instead used a more neutral adjective.

Fanlan nodded.

"So do you think Alonso understands and recognises the roots of his eccentricity?"

"He needs to know how his unique ideas come about, understand the way this unique individual thinks, and understand the other person's emotional needs and preferences, rather than the material level - these are the basic conditions for cutting through the appearance and seeing the soul. Does Alonso seem to be able to do these?"

"Or, can Lin's behavior pattern give Alonso enough opportunities to ensure that he can analyze these in depth?"

No, Fanlan thought.

According to the character portrait he constructed about Lin Shuran, the other party is an introverted person. Expressing the inner thoughts and feelings of such people seems to be a somewhat embarrassing thing to talk about. They are more accustomed to keeping things self-evident and letting things come naturally.

Alonso probably wouldn't do what Lester said, not because he didn't want to, but because he had no such awareness at the moment. He would simply be good to Lin Shuran and comply with all of Lin Shuran's needs, but he probably wouldn't ask Lin Shuran why he had such a need.

For example, if Lin Shuran said that he would not marry a female servant, Alonso would probably be willing to obey and would directly say yes, and then carry out his wishes. However, there would not be a conversation like "Why don't you want to marry a female servant?", and the opportunity to express their inner thoughts to each other and understand each other's thoughts would be missed.

Lester raised his eyebrows, as if to say, look.

"There is also the simplest way."

"What?"

"You can ask him to ask Alonso, 'If I were not a male insect, would you still love me and continue your marriage to me'."

“…”

Lester smiled, and that smile had a kind of bad and playful feeling of a high-ranking person, as if he had looked down at Major General Alonso through the void, but soon his eyes met with Fanlan's, and it turned into a simple smile, with a little intimacy, and continued jokingly:

"So baby - I told you, female insects are not good people, don't show them any kindness."

"Even I am no exception."

"...Oh." Fanlan looked away and stared at the rabbit doll behind Lester.

"Many times, or should I say any time, don't consider the feelings of the female insect too much." Lester's tone was casual, but it was the kind that Fanlan had been familiar with since childhood, mixed with a bit of a brotherly tone.

"Alan, you only need to do what you want to do and only consider your own feelings."

“Try not to worry about anything else.”

"Be a little more selfish, a little more selfish."

"Did you understand?"

Fanlan curled her lips slightly and did not respond.

But he didn't refute it.