Chapter 32
"Did you agree? Did you agree? ...What did the email say?"
Several professors in the academy looked at the dean's laptop expectantly, but saw the dean's face gradually become frozen, and finally he sighed helplessly, "He refused."
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Was the email you sent sincere, or did you not include our school's enrollment brochure?"
"Did someone leak the news and the Imperial Star Military University got the first chance? He is obviously a good candidate for scientific research and should come to us!"
"Don't make any noise."
Norman adjusted his monocle and said gently, "The kid said in the email that he has social anxiety and that the economic crisis has been resolved, so he decided not to come."
The conference room was silent for a moment, and then an old professor said tremblingly, "How about not asking him to communicate offline, and just keep it online?"
"There's no rush for this!"
Norman was amused and angry. He waved his hand to end the meeting and said, "I'll try to contact him later."
The small impromptu meeting ended quickly, leaving only a highly respected professor sitting in the seat. Seeing Norman's serious expression, he comforted him with a few words.
Norman put down the information in his hand and sighed to the old professor, "I think it's difficult."
"Why do you say that? Is there any other reason?"
Norman mentioned another thing, with some emotion in his voice, "I wonder if you still remember the male insect named Yael that appeared before?"
"The male insect who was picked up from the battlefield, knew nothing about the Zerg, and couldn't even speak the language, and quickly completed the higher education course in two years?"
The professor recalled that this incident caused a sensation at the time. Many petty nobles became interested and wanted to drag him into it.
But a D-rank male insect... his level is just there, and the upper limit can't be much higher, so no one really takes it seriously.
What was unexpected was that the male insect rejected all invitations and finally seemed to have dropped out of school. He disappeared completely after leaving the main planet.
"He has extraordinary abilities and talents, and a good character."
Recalling the exam video he had watched before, the professor made a conclusion. Looking at Norman's complicated expression, he was suddenly surprised, "You mean...?"
"Yes, that's him."
The professor sighed, "That's really difficult. I remember that because of that incident, he was put on the Red Alert Protection List. Alarms would go off wherever he went. It must have been very annoying, so he chose to leave the main system."
Norman rubbed his brows tiredly, "Let me think about it again. Adelaide is a stubborn kid...either one or the other is a real worry!"
*
"Exon is a very famous research institute. It is the heart of the academic world that supplies high-quality fresh blood. Its fame and status are almost comparable to the Imperial Military University... Would you like to reconsider it?"
Xi Ze glanced at the familiar logo, then looked up at the distressed male insect in front of him, thought for a moment and whispered something to persuade him.
No matter what, it would be a pity to give up an opportunity to make yourself better. The supply of resources on the main star and the marginal star like Etal is a world of difference.
Yael was confused for a moment. When he received the money, he had already checked the information of this school. It was indeed a very powerful school, but...
"Forget it."
After confirming that the email had been sent, he threw the laptop aside, feeling somewhat hopeless and like a troubled teenager who hated studying.
"I don't want to go to places with lots of insects and deal with all kinds of insects. It feels too tiring. I'd better stay at home and study by myself."
Catching a glimpse of annoyance and fear in the male insect's eyes, Xi Ze was slightly startled, and unconsciously softened his tone, "It's okay, if you don't want to go, then don't go."
Yael uttered a vague "hmm" sound from the tip of his nose, his body slowly slid down, and he skillfully found a comfortable position on the sofa and lay there motionless.
"You stayed up late again last night. I'll take a nap first. Just find something to do..."
Xize picked up the laptop that had fallen to the ground. With his peripheral vision he caught a glimpse of the male insect's sleepy face, and consciously stroked its smooth surface with his fingertips.
But after a moment's hesitation, he put the laptop on the coffee table and reached out to tuck the quilt for Yer. "Okay, you take a rest first."
Yael finished his sleep in a daze, and when he opened his eyes again, the sun was shining brightly outside, and the female insect was leaning on the sofa beside him with her arms folded, closing her eyes and resting.
But even when he was resting, Xi Ze kept his shoulders and back tense, without that terrible weak and powerless look. His slightly wrinkled brows made him look serious and difficult to approach, as if he was a little uncomfortable.
Only then did Yael feel embarrassed for occupying someone else's bed. His ears felt slightly hot, yet he felt inexplicably at ease and relaxed.
"Hero Lord?"
Xi Ze noticed the movement and opened his eyes. He pinched his brows and woke up. His stern expression disappeared quietly. "Are you awake? Are you hungry?"
"It's okay. What time is it now..." Yael threw off the quilt and got out of bed. Suddenly he remembered that he had something else to do today. "I have to go out now."
Xi Ze hesitated for a moment, "Where to?"
"At the field hospital, the date for the pheromone trade has arrived. Go pick up your test report while you're at it."
Yael picked up the coat on the back of the sofa and put it on. "Tell 015 not to make my lunch."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
Yael turned to look at him. The female insect on the sofa was looking at him intently, which made him suddenly realize something.
It seemed as if every time before going out, Tang Yuan would be waiting at the door in advance, with a pair of moist black eyes, a whimpering sound from the tip of his nose, and a soft tail rubbing against his trouser leg reluctantly.
"I'll be back soon."
He whispered subconsciously, and after coming to his senses, he curled the corners of his lips, "...Goodbye."
After that sound, silence returned to the room.
The balcony curtain shuddered and slipped off its hooks, casting a large, pale shadow over the living room.
*
Yael pulled down the hood of his coat, and the plush hood, mask, and scarf wrapped him tightly.
Soon, a silver suspended vehicle descended from the sky.
A female insect jumped down from the driver's seat and eagerly opened the door for him. "Please come in, sir. I'm the driver who's responsible for picking you up this time."
Yael said thank you, bent down and sat in the car, and the door was closed gently.
The ride of the suspended car was very smooth and the heater was turned on very high, which even made Yael feel a little stuffy. It was a temperature that could easily make him sleepy.
But when he raised his eyes inadvertently, he bumped into a pair of eyes in the rearview mirror that were hastily moving away. It seemed that an unknown shadow flashed across the bottom of the pupils, making the expression of the female insect look a little scary.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing, just checking if you have your seat belt fastened. You have a strong sense of safety."
It was originally just a small episode, but the dark and gloomy gaze seemed to be there and not there, sticking to the body like mucus, making Yael feel a little uncomfortable.
With his finger on the quick alarm button on the optical computer, Yael looked up at the rearview mirror inside the car again, and this time he was met with a pair of dark eyes.
Without looking away, he slowly asked, "What are you looking at this time?"
The driver looked flustered and apologetic, and quickly looked away.
"It's because you are so good-looking, so I can't help it... I'm really sorry... If you don't like it, I won't watch it..."
Sure enough, on the rest of the journey, the sight that was glued to him completely disappeared, and Yael kept his hand on the alarm button without moving it until the suspended car successfully stopped at the hospital entrance.
The female insect got out of the car first, opened the door for him, and said respectfully, "We are here, sir."
Yael said nothing, unbuckled his seat belt, got out of the car, and walked straight into the hospital.
"I am truly sorry, sir."
The voice came from behind, but it inexplicably carried a gloomy smile, "But I should be the one to pick you up next time."
Yael said nothing and walked towards Elaine who was standing at the hospital gate to greet him. Before the female insect could smile, he said coldly, "Replace this driver immediately."
He didn't even try to avoid the driver who hadn't left yet, and his voice was cold and sharp with a slight downward pressure.
Elaine was stunned for a moment and instinctively asked why.
But the moment his eyes met the male insect's, he realized that Yael was not discussing with him, but was only telling him the inevitable result.
He looked respectful and said in a deep voice, "Of course, if you ask for it."
…
In view of the unpleasant incident that had just happened to the male insect, Elaine was very careful along the way.
I was afraid that he would not want to trade if he was unhappy, and that would be really heartbreaking.
But in fact that did not affect Yael's efficiency. He completed the extraction in less than ten minutes, and after coming out of the collection room, he was invited to the VIP lounge.
"The female worm examination report is now complete. I will ask the doctor to explain it to you in detail."
Elaine, who successfully obtained the pheromone, was beaming with joy. She woke up the computer and called in the insects that had been waiting outside.
"The condition of your female worms is not very optimistic at the moment." The attending physician handed the examination report to Yael.
"You just said that his eyes have recovered initially, right? The speed is much faster than we expected, which proves that his damaged self-healing ability is gradually recovering. This is very good news for subsequent treatment."
"But the female insect's leg bones are misaligned, and one of its knee bones is punctured. Surgery may be necessary. However, before surgery, we need to further confirm the condition of both legs and restore them to a condition suitable for surgery."
The doctor observed Yael's expression and saw that he didn't look surprised, so he continued.
"As for the bone wings on his back... there's really nothing we can do about it. Although there are examples of bone wings regenerating, they were basically just broken and damaged, far from being uprooted."
Yael looked at the reports and frowned slightly.
Elaine sighed, "It would be great if there was a medical cabin. It can heal wounds very quickly and won't leave any sequelae."
"But the price of a medical cabin is so high that it could buy out all ten of our hospitals, and it's impossible to get one without a channel... Let's just continue with the treatment."
Yael lowered his eyes thoughtfully and hummed, "Go on."
…
An hour and a half later.
The doctors who had entered walked out one after another and returned to their respective posts.
"Would you like to stay for lunch? If not, I'll drive you back..."
Compared to what she had seen on the main planet before, the majestic appearance of the male insects every time they appeared, and then compared to the neat and simple appearance now, Elaine always had an inexplicable sense of guilt and uneasiness.
He tried to find a way to make up for it in various places. "Or I can just take you to the door."
Yael lowered his eyes and put on the mask, then waved his hand nonchalantly, stopping Elaine who was trying to follow him.
Instead of leaving the hospital, he walked slowly along the corridor.
It has been a few days since the last time I came. Most of the female soldiers have been properly accommodated and are no longer crowded in the corridors covered in blood like before.
He subconsciously passed by the ward he had been to last time and looked inside through the narrow glass inlaid on the door. There were no military wives inside. They might have gone to have lunch.
Just as Yael was about to look away, he heard a slight collision sound from inside. He subconsciously looked over there.
But I happened to meet a pair of sea blue eyes.
A female soldier was lying on the innermost bed, her body mostly hidden by the hanging curtains. She had a breathing mask on her face, and her outline was a little blurry.
If he remembered correctly, the female soldier's name was Alvin.
He looks much better now.
Although he was still wrapped in bandages and had difficulty moving, he could clearly see vitality gradually emerging from his body, like green moss after the ice and snow thawed, gradually crawling back onto the rough rocks.
Yael looked into those eyes for a moment.
After a while, he lowered his eyes, pulled up his mask, and left the ward door.
When I was about to reach the hospital entrance, I heard a strange voice behind me.
"Mr. Yael? What a coincidence, you are here today too."
It turned out to be Hughes.
Hughes said something to the nurse in front of him, then walked over here and pulled Yer into an empty ward next to him.
"I've heard about that, too. It's really quite surprising."
There was a smile of surprise between Hughes's eyebrows, which was completely different from the previous politeness, and brought with it the kindness and intimacy of true recognition.
"Are you here to trade pheromones today?"
While speaking, Yael had already taken off the mask on his face and narrowed his eyes when he heard the words.
"Yes, and discuss Cesar's treatment plan with them."
"Is that so..."
Speaking of this, Hughes's expression changed. After hesitating for a while, he decided to tell the male insect in front of him the truth.
"Let me tell you something."
His expression was very serious. Yael was stunned for a moment. "What?"
"You probably don't know yet, but your female insect's level is unexpectedly high, probably S-level or even higher."
"S-rank or double S-rank female insects are rare even in the Empire. Their identities are not simple. You..."
He was stuck for a moment, and suddenly he didn't know what to say, nor did he know why he said it so hot-headedly.
But seeing how much Yael cared about the female insect, he was a little worried that the male insect would be deceived and busy himself but not get what he really wanted in the end.
Yael's pupils constricted.
He paused for a few seconds, then slowly raised his head, still in disbelief.
He opened his mouth and said softly, "What did you say?"
When their eyes met, although he didn't want to admit it, Hughes looked extremely serious and it was obvious that he was not joking.
Xi Ze is... an S-level or even higher female insect?
This thought went around in my blank mind, but it failed to stir up any emotions.
Perhaps he was too shocked and unbelievable to have any sense of reality at all, and subconsciously resisted thinking further.
But he actually had a feeling that it was as he expected.
No wonder…
No wonder.
Although he had thought that Xi Ze's identity might be extraordinary, he never thought that his level would be so high.
So what is the identity behind this that the female insect has been hiding?
Yael was stunned for so long that Hughes began to worry and waved his hand cautiously in front of him.
"Your Excellency? Your Excellency Yael?"
"This news may be hard to accept for a while, but no matter what, he is now your female slave, and this fact will not change, so you don't have to worry too much..."
But Yael hardly listened to what was said afterwards.
He lowered his eyes in panic, and had to put on a mask to barely conceal his expression. Finally, he said goodbye to Hughes in a hurry and left the hospital quickly.
…
The remaining snow on the street was melted by the warm sunshine, slowly gathering into gurgling streams, which were trampled by the soles of passing boots, becoming muddy and dirty.
After coming out of the hospital, Yael did not take a taxi. He walked several blocks before he came to his senses and stopped.
Fortunately, he was wearing a mask, so none of the female insects passing by on the street recognized him, and he didn't have to bother dealing with those overly enthusiastic female insects.
Besides, he was... in no mood to think about anything else.
There is a park next to the hospital.
On the white stone slab ground, dozens of birds that were not afraid of the cold stopped to rest. Occasionally, they flapped their wings and flew for a distance before stopping, searching for small fruits buried under the snow with their long and sharp beaks.
Yael found a bench and sat down. The cold wind finally brought him back to consciousness.
The inspection report was scanned, packaged and sent to the computer. He read it over and over again.
A moment later, I somehow entered the chat box with 015, and the last message was still at noon.
Going further up, there is an endless [Female Insect Observation Report], which reports on Xize's whereabouts and status in great detail, mixed with 015's childish mumbling.
All the details are vivid, as if they were right in front of me.
It has even become a habit for him to check from time to time to see what new news there is.
And because 015 will shut down between 12 and 2 o'clock for immersive charging, these messages will also stop refreshing the screen for an hour.
After thinking for a while, Yael turned on the new electronic camera installed in the living room. He bought it and installed it after the first time the female insect went out of control, but this was the first time he turned it on.
The camera quickly focused on the sofa, but there was no trace of the female insect on it.
Yael was stunned for a moment and looked at the charging port in the corner. 015 was indeed turned off for charging, but where was the female insect?
He turned the camera downwards—
Finally, I saw the female insect lying on the floor between the living room and the dining room.
The image kept focusing and finally became clear, with Cesar's face in the center of the picture, and a wheelchair not far away.
The floor was cold and the wound had just scabbed over, but you dared to do this? Is there anything you can't do after 015 starts?
Yael's brows furrowed instantly, and he remembered the last time the female insect insisted on reshaping her spiritual image and was almost frozen to death, and his mood became a little bad.
But when he was about to urgently wake up 015, he noticed that Xi Ze's behavior was a little strange -
As if she was afraid of dirtying the floor, the female insect took off her top and put it on the ground.
He was lying on it, doing some leg lifts and stretches, and after doing it dozens of times, he curled up on his side and started the next set of movements.
His chest rose and fell, covered with beads of sweat, and his forehead was also covered with sweat, sliding down his neat jawline.
Those movements obviously put a lot of strain on him, and he even felt severe pain as if his bones were torn apart again.
But he remained calm and patient, with a special sense of rhythm, completing each movement perfectly.
After finishing those movements, Xize put his fingers on his thighs, groping and measuring the distance, kneading and rotating the hard joints rhythmically, as if massaging acupoints, and circulating up and down many times.
After a series of movements were finally completed, the female insect finally showed a little fatigue.
The legs, whose muscles had been fully exercised, were trembling slightly, but they were obviously more relaxed and flexible.
The results are remarkable.
Elaine's casual words suddenly flashed into my mind -
"For military women, rather than lying down and recuperating, they prefer to maximize their self-healing effects through special recovery exercises. Some can even achieve two to three times the effectiveness... They are truly war machines."
And just when Yael thought it was over.
Caesar supported himself on the ground with his elbows, lifted half of his body, then reached out and pressed the armrest of the sofa next to him, allowing himself to sit up completely.
then--
He stood up.
Although he was trembling a little, he actually managed to stand up slowly even though the bones in both legs were twisted and dislocated and one of his knees was pierced.
The female insect's arm muscles as it held onto the sofa bulged into clear, full lines, with blue veins winding up from its forearms like forked branches growing horizontally from the top of a tree, containing enormous and tenacious strength.
It was obviously painful, but he controlled the pain very well, so the wound did not tear, and even gradually stopped the original slight tremor.
Xize had a serious expression on his face. He tried to straighten up a little, moving his legs to do some simple movements, but he only did them briefly. From time to time, he glanced around thoughtfully and then changed his posture.
The whole process took about five minutes. He fumbled back to the wheelchair and continued to massage the acupuncture points and bones in his legs.
The details that were previously ignored suddenly began to stand out.
015 had felt strange before. His battery was suddenly out of power, but when he woke up he found himself charging. Meanwhile, the wound on Xi Ze's leg was torn and bleeding again.
Although she had been taking conservative treatment and her self-healing ability had been damaged, each time she went to the hospital for a checkup, the female worm's legs recovered better and better.
Yael checked all the surveillance footage from the past period, and sure enough, when he was taking a lunch break in the library and 015 was charging, the female insect was always doing this.
Whether it was Xi Ze Lei's unshakable military routine and habits, or some things he glimpsed from the exchanges -
All of this is enough to show that the female insect in front of us is not a casual, decadent, and laissez-faire person.
Quite the contrary, he was lurking like a wounded beast deep in the forest, biding his time and waiting for the moment to strike back.
There were clues for everything, but he never thought about it deeply, or rather, he was unwilling to think about it deeply.
Yael stared at the picture on the computer in a trance and pursed his lips subconsciously.
"Don't worry. That female insect doesn't look like the kind of insect that would repay kindness with enmity. What you pay now will be repaid a hundred or a thousand times over."
These were Hughes' words of comfort, but he never cared about compensation.
From the very beginning, he never thought about keeping the female insect. They shouldn't have had any deep interactions.
Everything that happened later was just a coincidence. He also told Caesar that after his injury healed, he would decide whether to leave or not.
He should be happy that things are going as expected.
...but he was not happy.
Because if the gap is really that big, once Xi Ze leaves, then this thin connection should be cut cleanly and decisively, and they will never see each other again.
Besides, before so many things happened at that time, and without the deepening emotions getting in the way, it was so easy to say "let him go".
In the picture, Cesar restores everything to its original state, moves from the wheelchair back to the sofa, and slowly calms his breathing.
During this time, he unconsciously glanced at the door several times, as if waiting for the door to open.
It seemed as if it had really been domesticated and was waiting obediently for him to come home when he went out, although Yer knew that it was a wild snow leopard temporarily living under the fence.
A gust of cold wind blew by, startling the birds on the floor and causing them to flap their wings.
When the wind passes, some of the birds return to the ground to rest, while others rush into the gray sky and fly high and far.
A few feather wings floated down from midair and landed on the light brain, just covering the female insect's neck.
The metal ring above was emitting a restrained dark light, like a chain that imprisoned a beast, binding him tightly to the house.
Caesar also wears a necklace of female slaves, which means "only for him".
This idea was extremely despicable, but it allowed him to draw a ray of oxygen from the suffocation.
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