"I heard you really went on a trip to the Zerg?"

Upon hearing this as soon as she took out her communication card, Lian Han's eyelids twitched. Like Ning Jue, she thought of the scene one day when Ning Jue boasted to herself that she was going to travel to the Zerg.

Lian Han: ...This isn't the kind of travel she envisioned. At least it wouldn't be so sudden, and there should have been an old man as a guide for her to do this.

"Who told you that?"

"Jing Li".

"What else did he say?"

"Let me be there to cover you."

Lian Han was surprised. Judging from his tone, they hadn't told him the old man was alive? Considering this might be the old man's intention, Lian Han didn't say anything more. "I understand. Thank you, General."

How's the situation on your end?

"It's alright. Liz and Kasper, both Zerg cards are still here."

"That's good. I heard you ran off with someone at the New Year's Eve party?"

"Oh, it's Jingli. We went to discuss something."

Remembering that Jing Li had mentioned Xu Yao before, Ning Jue's eyes darkened. "Your relationship is getting better and better."

"Well, he's alright. He's actually a pretty good person."

Especially after the conflicts and misunderstandings were resolved. He's a very responsible senior student.

Puzzled as to why she changed her tune so quickly, Ning Jue knew this wasn't the time to ask. "Be extra careful around the Zerg. If you have free time, you can talk to me about the Zerg situation."

Knowing that the Federation has always had difficulty infiltrating the Zerg, while the Zerg, due to certain individuals, have been able to carry out assassinations within the Federation from time to time, anyone would be curious about the Zerg. Therefore, Lian Han quickly agreed, "I understand. You go ahead and do your work. I have some things to attend to here."

After Lian Han finished speaking, he put away the communication card and immediately pulled Yi Jun, who was idly sitting next to him, to lie down. The door to the room opened the next second, revealing two female Zerg. "Children, come with us."

"Where...where are we going?" Avril, the older sister, asked.

They were speaking the insectoid language. Lian Han and the other person already knew that although the newly emerged insectoid larvae already looked like human girls, they could only speak a few very simple words.

"We've come to take you home."

Greta chimed in from the side, "Yes. Little cutie, are you the older sister? Shall I carry you?"

"good."

Lian Han, disguised as an insectoid girl, smiled brightly with her eyes crinkling at the corners.

Yi Jun: ...It can be like this? No wonder she said that before.

Liz's companion seemed somewhat disapproving, but seeing the friendliness in her companion's expression, she changed her mind and said, "Gretay, you should be careful if you're going to hold them; the children's bodies are still very fragile."

“I know, Kelly.” Liz bent down and picked Lian Han up in a princess carry, then looked at Yi Jun. “You’re a male, you can go out by yourself, right?”

Yi Jun: "...Yes." What else could he say? Why can't the Zerg larvae walk a month after birth? They're crawling like that...

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yi Jun crawling as naturally as possible. Lian Han looked up at Li Zi, and the two exchanged knowing smiles.

Kelly turned her head and saw the two looking at each other. One was innocent and radiant, the other friendly and kind. A thought struck her. "Have you finally decided to adopt a cub?"

“Can’t we?” Liz looked at Kelly, which was exactly what she had originally planned.

Kelly frowned, looking somewhat conflicted, and asked, "Have you asked your spouse?"

Greta has a spouse? Liz was startled, her smile somewhat forced. "I'll ask him when I get back."

Seeing her companion's forced smile, Kelly kindly reminded her, "Gretay, it's fine normally. You only have this easy job of guarding the cubs because of your spouse Matt. I believe you two are very much in love, but Matt doesn't seem to like children."

Liz: "...Let's wait and ask him first."

“Okay. See for yourself. You can look after some of the cubs outside for now, I’ll go get the ones that haven’t come out yet.” Kelly smiled and turned to go to another room.

Lian Han looked at Li Zi and smiled reassuringly. In any case, now is not a good time to communicate.

After Kelly brought all the insectoid larvae out of the stone house, they led them away from the forest.

According to the information the old man gave Lian Han, the Zerg do not reproduce viviparously. Instead, each Zerg mother tree produces eggs, which are then sent to various Zerg settlements to hatch. The newborn offspring are then adopted and raised as children by Zerg families in those settlements.

But now there seems to be a problem: the female Zerg that Liz replaced actually has a mate?

However, Lian Han's worries did not last long, because the male Zerg came to pick up his mate, and Lian Han sensed Kasper's aura from him.

That's wonderful.

When Matt saw the female cub in his partner's arms, he frowned. Just when Kelly thought he was about to explode, Matt said, "You're so thoughtful as to adopt a cub?"

Liz, who also knew it was Casper, raised an eyebrow. Although she didn't understand what he was going to do, she still cooperated and said, "I already told you yesterday."

“Then you—” Matt glared fiercely at the cubs and Kelly around him, “we’ll talk about it when we get back!”

Liz wanted to slap Casper across the face for daring to give her a hard time, but she knew from Kelly's words that Matt was clearly in control of their family, so she could only hand the "baby" in her arms to Kelly with a grim expression, saying, "Please look after this baby for me. Please keep this baby for me."

Kelly wanted to persuade her not to be so stubborn, but seeing her determined expression, she said helplessly, "I understand."

Watching them leave, Kelly looked at the cub in her arms and was about to put her down when she saw the cub give her an innocent smile. Considering her appearance, Kelly had to admit that Greta had a good eye in this regard; the cub was quite beautiful.

The Zerg are a race that is quite vain, and that's why Kelly carefully carried Lian Han as they continued walking towards the settlement.

The Zerg larvae were led to the plaza of the settlement. Next to a stone tablet inscribed with Zerg script, Kelly looked at the larvae and said, "Children, you can move around here now, but don't leave the plaza."

Seeing that the other party had no intention of giving up on him, Lian Han obediently nestled in her arms, being quite well-behaved.

As for Yi Jun—he was speechless with frustration. Climbing from the forest to the settlement was more tiring than picking a fight with someone. The Zerg were indeed quite unfriendly to humans.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Lian Han again. Why wasn't anyone holding him?

However, Kelly saw his gaze and misunderstood it.

"Don't worry, little one. If Greta really intends to raise your sister, you will be placed under her name. This is a privilege only twins get."

No wonder Liz had them pretend to be this brother and sister. Yi Jun understood, and then gave Kelly a grateful smile.

It's just pretending to be a child, right? Anyone can act.