Chapter 248 Wolf King
The people below also raised their glasses, and some of them had eyes flashing with admiration.
An orc who had just joined the aristocratic circle was somewhat puzzled. He quietly asked someone nearby, "I've heard that the Queen of Oslan is a noble ancient human. Is that why everyone respects her so much?"
The man's eyes widened, as if to say, "No way, you don't know that." He kindly explained, "High status is only one aspect of her identity. But you must understand that the one standing before you is the most powerful queen in the Oslan Empire. Not only did she break new ground, successfully graduating from the Interstellar Strategic Academy as a female, she also helped the Elite Team redress grievances and uphold justice. The head of the Federation, her spouse's father, speaks to her with great respect. Not to mention the Free Alliance even erected a statue in her honor, calling her the Angel of the Beast God."
"So powerful? Then those violent orcs from the Wandering Alliance a few years ago were also subdued by this queen?"
The man covered his mouth with his hand and whispered, "You can, you know all this information. But I tell you, only the top members of the core class know about this, and I only heard some of the news. On the surface, it was the Queen's spouse, Mr. Connor, the current leader of the elite team, who stepped in to recapture the Wandering Alliance, but the real decision-maker and commander of the operation was the Queen. She had Master Munakata develop a potion specifically for berserk orcs, so they were able to consume that area."
"So that's how it is! Which Mr. Connor are you talking about?"
The man gave him a strange look and asked, "Who else could it be? Old Mr. Connor retired a long time ago. It must be Anubis Connor, the current king of the wolf tribe and leader of the elite team."
"Mr. Connor is here!"
"Ah, has Mr. Connor arrived?"
"Hurry up, let's go say hello to Mr. Connor."
Many of the orcs attending the banquet brought their children with them. When they heard Anubis Connor's name, they all brought their children over, just to be able to recommend their children. Maybe it could prepare them for joining the elite team in the future, or at least make them familiar faces.
Qiao Susu looked in the direction of the crowd's voices, and her fingers holding the wine glass unconsciously clenched slightly.
I saw a handsome man with sharp eyebrows and eyes striding towards me in military uniform. There were seven or eight medals of different shapes pinned on his chest, and his black boots made a dull sound with every step he took.
He paused for a moment, then quickly found the direction where Qiao Susu was and walked over immediately.
The people surrounding him were all kept away by his cold and distant attitude, but many people still came forward to talk to him.
Anubis walked quickly to Qiao Susu without looking around.
Everyone saw that the man who was as strong as a snow mountain just now actually showed a gentle smile in front of the queen.
"I'm late. I ran into Sang Yan on the way, so I was delayed for a while."
Anubis's gaze turned to the wine in her glass, and his brows suddenly frowned.
"Have you been drinking?"
Qiao Suisui kept looking at him in a daze. The boy in her memory had completely shed his youthfulness and become a man that people truly looked up to. So this was the surviving Anubis. How wonderful!
She hid her red eyes and said belatedly, "Yeah, I just drank a few sips."
Anubis looked a little anxious. He took her wine glass and shook her hand hard.
"Why? Can't we drink now?"
Liberi, who was standing by, looked over keenly, his eyes shifting between the two of them, and asked, "Did I miss anything?"
Qiao Susu thought to herself, "Don't look at me, I don't know either."
Anubis pursed his lips, a hint of worry flashed across his eyes, but in the end he said nothing.
Liberi narrowed his eyes and was about to ask more, but Qiao Suisui changed the subject: "Bi, you said you saw Sang Yan? How is he?"
Anubis seemed a little confused by her question. She had clearly just met him alone not long ago, but Anubis still patiently whispered to her, "Yes, he did. On the way here, he said he had to go back to the Free Alliance to attend the Gemeiren Pairing Ceremony, so he wouldn't come today."
Is Ge Meilun going to get married?
She sighed slightly, then thought about Anubis's few words and felt that there seemed to be no progress between her and Sang Yan. Otherwise, given Sang Yan's personality, he would not miss a day like today.
She was still thinking when someone came to toast her. Anubis had already taken the wine glass from her hand, raised his head and drank it in one gulp. He raised his glass to the person and did not say a word from beginning to end.
Qiao Susu watched him send away people one after another around her, and his expression became a little cold later.
"Bi, what's wrong with you?"
Anubis turned his head to look at her and said in a low voice: "How many people came to toast you tonight?"
She tilted her head and recalled, "Not many, maybe a dozen or so."
Anubis's jawline became a little sharp because of clenching his teeth. He sighed and looked at Qiao Suisui with some reproach, but his voice was not tough at all. There was only helpless accusation: "You clearly know that you can't drink now."
Qiao Susu was slightly startled and wanted to ask why, but before she could open her mouth, a guess popped into her mind.
No way.
She subconsciously touched her flat belly, and sure enough, she saw Anubis immediately look nervous.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
He immediately wanted to pick her up and call a doctor, but Qiao Sui Sui quickly stopped him and said, "No, I'm fine. Zong Fang has been by my side tonight. He drank it for me."
Anubis breathed a sigh of relief. But then he looked at her with a hint of grievance and asked softly, "When can you tell everyone?"
Qiao Susu choked. If she still had doubts just now, now she was 100% sure that she was pregnant, and the baby was Anubis's.
But she didn't understand. If that was the case, why didn't she just tell them directly? It didn't seem like there was anything to hide.
Why hasn't this damn memory been integrated yet?
So Qiao Sui Sui could only prevaricate and say, "Wait a little longer."
Anubis lowered his eyes in disappointment, like a big dog drenched in rain, unwilling to let go of her hand even though he was unhappy. Qiao Suisui looked at the man in front of her. He looked completely different from the man who had just walked in and made her feel cold all over.
"Or... you don't want this child anymore?"
Anubis didn't know if it was the effect of alcohol, but he actually asked this question. This question had been in his heart for the past few days. Did she not like the wolf cub, or did she not like his child?
In fact, the two of them had completely different ideas.
Anubis didn't know that Qiao Susu was pregnant with 10 wolf cubs this time.
Typically, a wolf female carries 4-7 pups per litter, with a gestation period of 60 days. Under well-nourished conditions, premature births can occur. Anubis had only witnessed the birth of pups once or twice in his entire life, and those were among very advanced artificial females. Back then, litters of 1-2 pups per litter were extremely rare.
Plus, pure-blooded wolf-orcs were extremely valuable, and while he fully respected Qiao Suisui's wishes, deep down he longed to have his own wolf cub. Whenever Anubis saw Havis and the others both fearing and loving Luka, and Carl and Summer quarreling, he felt incredibly envious.
But Zong Fang was very strict about this. He made it a rule that everyone, no matter who they were, had to take birth control pills regularly. And surprisingly, the men had no objections and were very self-conscious about this.
(End of this chapter)
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