Chapter 346 is good; it subtly implies something.
By the God of Insects, he's really made something of himself!
Tan Chi stared at the little male insect's eyes, which were practically glowing, and opened his mouth for a long time, almost wanting to back out.
But the thought of being in heat, feeling completely out of it and being swept away by instinct, made him very resistant.
He couldn't accept the feeling of not being able to control himself at all.
So Tan Chi only hesitated for two seconds before decisively speaking up, "Ahem, do you have any way to alleviate or slightly control the time when you're not thinking clearly during your heat cycle?"
Kano's brows furrowed immediately, and he fell silent.
He was quickly thinking through the physiology books he had read.
Finally, Kano shook his head and said with certainty, "The 'Guide to the Physiological Health of Male Insects' says that this is a normal physiological reaction, that the reproductive instinct in the genes has been activated, and it is recommended to let nature take its course. Forcibly suppressing it may actually harm the male insect."
Tan Chi: "..."
His ears turned even redder. "This feeling of being out of control is making me uncomfortable. I'd like to ask, were you also out of your mind during that heat at the banquet before?"
He looked at Kano with a hint of expectation that he himself was unaware of; he wasn't a native male insect and always felt a bit out of place.
Who knows, maybe the locals might come up with some unexpected tricks?
Cano tilted his head, recalling his last heat cycle.
He shook his head slightly. "I was indeed not very conscious when I was drugged last time, but after treatment in the medical pod, I... I regained consciousness."
Kano thought about the individual differences between himself and Tan Chi, then on a whim, blurted out, "Could it be because I'm still young and haven't experienced such a strong heat cycle yet?"
Tan Chi: "..."
Very good, I was subtly implied.
Tan Chi was speechless for a moment, and was somewhat at a loss for words.
Kano seemed to realize that what he had just said might have been a bit inappropriate.
His fair cheeks flushed slightly, and he quickly tried to cover it up, "Uh, I mean... um... the situation during heat might be more related to your rank. You're an S-rank, so it might be more severe for you."
Tan Chi found it somewhat amusing to watch the little male insect trying so hard to make amends. "It's alright. I know this might be my fault, so I wanted to find some differences between us. Age is certainly one of them. Let's look for other things, like your diet or habits?"
Kano thought for a moment and shook his head. "It doesn't seem much different from usual."
"What about medicine?" Tan Chi thought for a moment and then asked.
Kano shook his head again. "Nothing's wrong."
Tan Chi couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that he wouldn't find the answer from the theoretical school.
An eerie silence fell over the office.
After a while, Kano seemed to have thought of something, but then a hint of uncertainty appeared on his face.
"Ahem, Lord Tan Chi, well, does crying count?" His voice was so soft that the insect could barely hear him.
"Huh?" Tan Chi was suddenly stunned, and then realized that Kano was still thinking about the question he had just asked.
He snapped out of his daze and was about to say something when he remembered the setting of this novel, which seemed to involve contact with various mucous membranes and such.
Maybe this kind of emotional venting counts?
Crying is also a form of... well...
Tan Chi was both amused and exasperated. He simply couldn't imagine himself holding his wife and crying during her next heat.
It was a hundred times more shameful than anything he was completely unaware of!
Tan Chi's lips were almost pressed into a straight line, and then he looked up and saw Kano's clear eyes.
Tan Chi: "..."
He twitched the corner of his mouth. "Should I... count as... count as?"
Tan Chi's tone was also full of uncertainty.
The two male insects stared at each other, simultaneously falling into an indescribable silence of embarrassment and shame.
To quickly break the strange and unsettling atmosphere, Kano immediately turned on his personal terminal and abruptly changed the subject.
"Um, Your Excellency Tan Chi, could you help me take a look at these wedding ring styles? I've been looking for ages but haven't decided yet!"
Tan Chi's attention was successfully diverted.
He was a little surprised that Cano would order something like a wedding ring.
Thinking this to himself, Tan Chi asked, "When did the Zerg have this custom of holding weddings?"
Although he wasn't a native insect, he hadn't seen any insect mention wedding rings.
Especially in a Zerg society where males are superior to females, other Zerg, except for the future heirs of the royal family, do not even have wedding ceremonies.
Most of the time, the male insects would take the females to a major banquet and then show them off to the nobility.
The empire places more emphasis on demonstrating the authority of the male insect, and this kind of ring symbolizing binding and oath is the first time he has heard of it in Cano.
When Kano heard Tan Chi mention this, his eyes lit up again. "I read it in the cultural records of the ancient planet Blue! It is said that when lovers exchange rings, it is a public vow and promise, symbolizing that they possess each other and that it can bless their relationship to last a long time!"
This ceremony fascinated him; he never imagined that the ancient planet Earth had such a romantic ritual!
His eyes were full of longing as he said this.
As Tan Chi looked at the exquisitely designed or simply designed rings on the screen, his expression softened considerably.
"Knock knock knock!"
Just as Tan Chi was about to carefully select the wedding ring designs on the computer with Kano, there was a gentle knock on the office door.
"Please come in."
Tan Chi and Kano looked up at the same time and saw Mi En appear at the door.
"Lord Tan Chi, Lord Kano. I have been ordered to come to the research institute to continue serving as your assistant."
As Mien spoke, he walked over and stood to the side.
A hint of surprise flashed across Tan Chi's eyes. "Everyone outside is so busy right now, how come you still have time to be our assistant?"
Mien smiled and scratched his head awkwardly. "The matter the military is dealing with now is related to the Graham family. I am now the Queen of the Graham family, so according to the rules I have to avoid suspicion and cannot participate in any related investigations."
Tan Chi nodded knowingly; it seemed he wouldn't get any information from Mi En about this matter.
However, he remembered something else.
"By the way, Mien, did Michael know about the news that we were going to put Roronoa on the black market?"
He remembered that Letekar had mentioned leaving the matter to Michele to decide, and then nothing happened.
Mien nodded. "Yes, Your Excellency. I asked Lord Yuriel for help yesterday, and I received the message from the butler just before I arrived."
He paused for a moment, then displayed the contents of the quantum computer.
"According to the report from the butler, Michele is now on her way to the Lanetta family."
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