Chapter 17
Exxon First Research Institute.
"...Look at you guys, you're not doing your job all day long, you don't know where your academic work is going, and you don't know what you're researching all day long!"
"This problem has been pinned to the top of the page and is almost rotten. Not a single student can solve it. If anyone knows about it, it will be a disgrace to our school!"
The gray-haired professor banged the podium loudly, looked down at the troubled students with an angry look, and ended his speech with a classic line after a scolding.
"You are truly the worst class of students I have ever taught!"
The huge classroom built with high-tech liquid silver was full of insects, but no one dared to speak at this time. After a long while, a hand was weakly raised, "Professor..."
"Speak!" The old professor was still angry and glared at the student.
"That question has already been solved. It was pinned last night but was removed."
As soon as these words came out, the restlessness below could no longer be suppressed. The professors who worked in the sunset would miss this explosive news, but they would not.
The forum was already boiling last night, and now everyone is still discussing who managed to surpass the top fourth-grade student and the second-grade genius who was competing with him and solved the problem quietly.
"Really?"
The old professor was stunned for a moment and removed the computer from the do not disturb mode. The next second, countless messages poured out and a strange yet familiar name came into his sight.
"What's the name...?"
…
[Hello! Your answer is very wonderful, but after verification, you are not a student of our college. Your answer to this question is invalid. I am sorry to cause you trouble. I wish you a happy life! ]
Yael closed the email in frustration and switched back to the forum that had been unpinned. He realized later that this was most likely an internal group of the college.
Students, teachers, experts and scholars mixed together in the discussion and exchange, and there were so many different posts that he mistakenly thought it was an open learning and discussion group.
Forget it, I'll remember to look carefully next time.
Yael closed the forum, searched for some platforms that clearly paid for solving problems, and started to make money by solving new problems.
“Beep beep.”
An hour later, the computer beeped again. Yael put down his pen and clicked it, and found it was a new email with a transfer message attached.
He opened the email first.
[Hello! Please forgive the ignorance and recklessness of the sender of the previous email. This question is open to all students of the Empire. The system has automatically limited the identity and age range of the answerers. You fully meet the conditions and your answer is very wonderful. I hope you will continue to do well! ]
[In addition: The answer reward has been received, please check it. ——Exxon First Research Institute]
The situation took such a sudden turn that Yael was unable to react. Then he saw the amount of the transfer and sat up straight in an instant.
[Dear Mr. "wwn", Exxon First Research Institute has transferred 50,000.00 star coins to you, please check it! ]
How much?! What a grand school!
Yael originally thought it would be just a few hundred star coins, or at most a little over a thousand. After all, it was just a question for students to answer, but now—
This school's simple emblem is shining with the dazzling light of money!
The immediate economic crisis was resolved instantly. With gratitude and sincerity, Yael sent a receipt to the school and made an appointment for an afternoon expert call with Hughes.
*
The wound on his knee was aching again. Xi Ze pressed it hard with his palm and endured the pain silently. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his lips turned pale.
There was a hole where the tiger's mouth was stuck, which was pierced by a dark matter proton bullet. The bleeding was forcibly stopped by special medicine, but it could not heal. This was the main reason why he could not stand up.
"Are you okay? Does the wound hurt again?" 015 approached with a mop and asked in a worried tone.
After the intense pain from the nerve spasm subsided, Xi Ze took a breath and uttered a hoarse whisper from his throat, "...It's okay."
015 was about to ask more questions, but suddenly received a message requesting to come in. He quickly slid back into the room and knocked on Yael's door.
Xi Ze vaguely heard the words "visitor" and "appointment", and hesitated for a moment whether he should avoid it, but in the end he did not say anything and just moved his body to the corner of the sofa.
There was a gray darkness in front of me. The sound of Yael's footsteps came from the room, slowly approaching from far away, and then passed by me, bringing a cool breeze.
Then there was the sound of a door opening, and the male insect's greeting was heard. The other voice he was talking to was very young, with a calm and gentle voice.
Caesar didn't notice that he was frowning, and he pressed harder on his knee, causing an even sharper pain.
"...Okay, got it. I'll take a look at the details later."
Feeling a shadowy gaze resting on his face, Hughes' eyes flickered slightly, and he glanced into the house past Yer in front of him.
"Come in." Yael motioned for 015 to lead the way, then turned and went into the kitchen to pour some water.
Soon, Hughes saw the source of that feeling.
The female insect with white hair and golden eyes was sitting quietly on the sofa, wearing a pair of soft and thick puppy pajamas, but she still couldn't hide her sharp aura.
Although he occasionally appeared on the communication screen, Hughes always felt that this was the first time he really saw him.
This female insect named Xi Ze looked very different from when she was first sent to the hospital, and he could hardly recognize her.
Like a down-and-out wolf leader who was picked up and taken care of well, he escaped from a tragic struggle of severe injuries and near death, gradually grew lush flesh and blood, and moved towards the originally calm and aloof demeanor of a military general.
The female insect lowered her eyes and had no expression on her face, but Hughes subtly felt that she was not welcomed.
"good afternoon?"
Without the lubricant, Hughes had to try to start the conversation alone. "I am Mr. Yale's..."
He sat down on the chair brought by 015, but before he could finish his words, he was met with a pair of cold and inorganic eyes, and the molten gold pupils shrank into a vertical line!
“Squeak—!”
A sharp friction sound suddenly rang out, breaking the silence in the living room, followed by a loud "bang", the sound of a chair falling to the ground.
It took Hughes several tens of seconds to catch his breath.
"Are you okay? The system detected that your heart rate was too fast and you might be experiencing stress symptoms..."
I could hear the robot butler's worried questions in my ears, and my dark vision gradually became clear, reflecting the surrounding chaos.
"What's wrong?"
Yael heard the noise and walked out of the kitchen quickly.
"I……"
A deep shudder paralyzed his heart and limbs. Hughes held 015's head for support, barely stood up, and said hoarsely, "It's okay..."
He tried to let out a breath to calm his rapid heartbeat, but after a little thought, his expression gradually became solemn.
Male and female insects are clearly divided into different levels, which are determined by genes. Insects with higher levels can naturally suppress insects with lower levels, and the greater the level gap, the stronger the sense of oppression.
The majority of female insects are of Class B and Class C, while marginal stars like Aital are mostly inhabited by female insects of Class C and below.
Hughes is a relatively good B-class female insect. She did not feel overwhelmed when facing the A-class insects. This is normal...
If he was not mistaken, the fear he felt just now came from the pressure and warning caused by the huge gap in level.
This means that the female insect in front of him is at least S-level or above, or even the extremely rare SS-level. Female insects of this level are rarely seen in the empire.
Hughes looked at Yael, who seemed to be unaware of what was happening, and felt mixed emotions.
He was shortsighted before, but did this male insect know what kind of monster he had brought home...
"What just happened?"
Yael still looked doubtful as he casually rubbed the female insect's hair, causing the neatly-knit strands of hair to stand up.
“I don’t know.”
Caesar let the male insect mess up his hair and just tilted his face slightly towards Hughes. His golden eyes had returned to normal.
Facing two equally bewildered and innocent faces, Hughes choked. Although he knew that the female insects probably released their repression unconsciously, he was still overwhelmed.
"…It's okay, go on."
He put on a professional fake smile and sat down on the chair that 015 had lifted up again.
The doctor in front of him was experienced beyond his age. He could accurately judge the recovery of Xi Ze's injuries without the help of many instruments, and occasionally asked about some trivial details of his life.
Nishizawa responded to all questions succinctly and clearly, and his control over his physical condition was obviously very accurate.
"Did you receive any spiritual counseling afterwards?"
Hewitt asked aloud as he typed on the computer with one hand to modify the treatment plan.
Yael touched his nose awkwardly, "...only once."
After knowing that he was a male, Xi Ze had been emotionally repulsed, and his counseling techniques were also very unfamiliar, so he only did it once with hesitation, and then kept putting it aside.
"It is recommended to conduct more mental counseling and pheromone soothing, which can promote physical recovery and wound healing better than any medicine..."
At this point, Hewitt paused as he typed.
As far as he knew, the male insect in front of him was of D-level. Normally, a D-level female insect could only soothe a B-level female insect at best, but it succeeded the first time it gave spiritual counseling to Xize.
If Yael's identity information was not concealed or falsified, then this would also be a monster that goes beyond common sense.
"What's wrong?" Yael asked in confusion without waiting for the next words.
"It's okay. All you need to do is give more guidance and comfort."
Hughes remembered another thing Yerle had mentioned. "I heard you say before that you still have nightmares occasionally, is that right?"
"You were a military girl before, right?"
He asked Cecil, and after receiving a positive answer, he added several more drugs to the regimen.
"Generally speaking, military women who have retired from the battlefield will have varying degrees of post-traumatic stress. Although psychological counseling can alleviate this problem, it is still best to combine it with professional medication for treatment."
Although the female insect in front of me is much better than when I first picked it up, it is still on the verge of serious injury. Neither its self-healing ability has been severely damaged, nor the injuries to its eyes, back, and legs have actually improved.
He frowned and sent the treatment plan to Yael. "It is recommended to start with the less injured eye. There are several topical solutions in the prescription..."
The inspection lasted for three hours and finally ended before dinner. Hughes packed up the tools he brought and was escorted to the door by Yael.
"The medical resources in Etal are still scarce. If you want to cure him completely, you may need to go to the main planet, but it will definitely cost more money and energy... In any case, he is already your female slave, you can do whatever you want."
The level of that female insect was indeed high. She was tortured so badly that it was obvious that she was being targeted. It is very likely that her past identity was not simple and might even be very prominent.
But that was all in the past. From the moment he became Yael's female slave, the past and future of this female insect, as well as her life and death, had become the property of the male insect.
Whether it can survive and how it can survive depends on the male insect. The only lucky thing may be the existence of this atypical male insect in front of it.
"Okay, I'll think about it."
Hughes stared at the handsome and elegant face of the male insect in front of him, smiled after hearing a serious answer, and left neatly.
Yael closed the door and returned to the living room. 015 had already entered the kitchen to prepare dinner. He sat next to Caesar and checked the treatment plan on the computer.
But before I could look at it for long, a bill message popped up -
[Please pay the treatment fee and medicine fee: 49998.0 Star Coins. ]
Yael: “…”
He even left two coins for me, haha :)
The author has something to say:
【Rewards have been credited! 】
Yeah Yeah: I have money! (Music)
【Please pay the bill. 】
Yeye: Poor again... (sad)
It's okay, your wife has money, you can buy any planet you want in the future, and you can wake up from a 500 square meter bed every day (crooked smile)