Yun Ming hurried to the military headquarters to report her fiancé's research and development results, hoping to use them for the treatment of disabled soldiers as soon as possible.
Zhuang Li returned to the laboratory, took out a "ruby" from the safe and put it into the detector.
To be precise, this is not a ruby, but the gland of the Insect King.
When the fluid in the gland evaporates, it turns into a crystalline substance that looks crystal clear and has a dizzying aroma.
"Strange, this scent is very familiar." Zhuang Li thought carefully, then smiled with interest.
When a Zerg King's lifespan is about to expire, it will be devoured by the other Zerg, leaving not even a bone behind. Even if a Zerg King is killed by humans, the Zerg will swarm out in droves, frantically robbing the King's body.
Humans cannot withstand their crazy attacks and often choose to retreat, leaving behind their corpses. After all, the Zerg King is dead, and it takes at least ten years to breed a new Zerg King. Continuing to fight with the remaining Zerg is not a good choice.
The human army, which suffered heavy casualties, also needs to rest and recuperate.
So in this world, no one knows what the Insect King's glands look like.
The wealthy dealer actually bought this gland from the Titans through vicious space pirates.
It is very likely the only Zerg King gland that has fallen into the hands of foreigners, and its value is comparable to Hela's cells.
"The original owner's family doted on him very much, and they were willing to give him such a valuable thing." Zhuang Li shook his head and murmured.
7480 was flipping through a picture book with great interest.
Zhuang Li suddenly asked, "System, do you know why the Zerg want to eat the Zerg Emperor's corpse?"
7480 closed the comic book and quietly turned to the script. It remembered a few lines mentioned in the script.
However, as soon as it flipped to the relevant page, Zhuang Li had already given a precise answer: "I guess they're fighting for the Zerg Emperor's gland. Whoever eats the gland will evolve into the next Queen. This is a unique way of inheritance for the Zerg."
7480 clapped vigorously: "Master, you are amazing! This is exactly what is written in the script!"
"The pheromone of the Insect King occupies an absolutely dominant position. It cannot be marked by male insects. On the contrary, it can mark every male insect and make them completely submit to it. Does this pattern sound familiar?" Zhuang Li asked meaningfully.
7480 was stunned for a moment before exclaiming, "Isn't this what Chen Jingliu's pheromones are like?"
Zhuang Li shook his head and said, "I don't believe this is a coincidence. Chen Jingliu must have some connection with the Insect King. I would venture to guess that he may have eaten the Insect King's glands and undergone some kind of mutation."
7480 flipped through the script, his tone horrified, "But it's not in the script! The script is full of him falling in love. Today he's going after the army commander, tomorrow he's going after the finance minister, the day after tomorrow he's going after the crown prince, and the day after that he's going after the interstellar pirates."
"He flirted with various lovers, using them to build his own kingdom, yet he had no contact with the Zerg. Master, are you mistaken?"
“I trust my own judgment.
In the previous world, if I hadn't appeared, Yun Ming would have been murdered by Zhuang Tian'er and Yun Changrong. The script also didn't mention anything about this. Your Lord God is truly amusing. He's done so many evil things, yet he always likes to embellish his actions. What's the point of this? Zhuang Li gently scraped off the surface crystals of the Insect Emperor's gland, dissolved them in a catalyst, and observed them under a microscope.
As if remembering something, he suddenly asked, "Could it be that the Minister of Finance that Chen Jingliu was seducing is my eldest brother?"
7480 waved his hands quickly: "No, no, your elder brother has been dismissed because of you. The newly appointed Minister of Finance is Chen Jingliu's harem."
Only then did Zhuang Li continue his research.
7480 threw the script to the ground and stomped on it. Pah! What a useless thing!
Zhuang Li quickly analyzed the composition and characteristics of the insect king's glands and had already forgotten about Chen Jingliu.
7480 had to whisper a reminder: "Master, since Chen Jingliu is somehow connected to the Insect King, his danger level has greatly increased. Why don't you tell the gods about this? The gods will surely trust your judgment and capture Chen Jingliu and execute him. Isn't this how you always deal with children of destiny?"
Zhuang Li chuckled as he filled in the experimental data. "If Chen Jingliu and the Insect King are truly of the same nature, then there's absolutely no need for me to deal with him. When my Zerg extermination plan begins to take effect, he'll perish on his own."
7480 pointed at the chubby finger and said, "Master, I don't understand."
"When all the males in a population lose their fertility and only the females remain, one of the females will automatically transform into a male to continue the species. This phenomenon, called sex reversal, is a law of nature and a miracle that allows the species to survive."
Zhuang Li put down his notebook and smiled maliciously. "If Chen Jingliu really did devour the Zerg Emperor's glands and become connected to the Zerg, then after all male Zergs are sterilized, one of him or the Zerg Emperor will inevitably become male. The Zerg Emperor's fertility is greater than his, laying tens of thousands of eggs daily. For the sake of the Zerg race's continuation, the Zerg Emperor will definitely not undergo a sex change. So who will be the one to undergo the sex change?"
7480's body trembled uncontrollably at the mere thought of it. This outcome would be far more painful than being shot!
"Chen Jingliu will definitely change his gender! He, he, he will become a male insect?" 7480 screamed.
It's shortening your life! The devil's methods of harming people have escalated again!
But that wasn't the end of it. Zhuang Li pulled up a picture of a high-level male insect and said with interest, "He might become something like this."
The advanced male insect in the photo has a human head and body, but with two tentacles sticking out of its head, wings on its back, and a scorpion tail hanging from its butt. It looks very scary.
7480 is simply unbearable to look at.
Zhuang Li chuckled and said, "The Zerg King's pheromones have the ability to transmit data over long distances. It hides in a distant galaxy to lay eggs, but it can still use these pheromones to command the Zerg to fight humans across the Milky Way."
"You can imagine what the Insect King will do when all male insects are sterilized and the hope of the insect race can only be placed on Chen Jingliu.
"It will inevitably transmit its pheromones to the Imperial Capital, forcing Chen Jingliu to undergo a sex change. Then, your Lord God's chosen charmer will transform into a male insect with tentacles, wings, and poisonous stingers before the eyes of the people of the empire."
Zhuang Li put down his notebook and asked with interest, "What do you think those alphas who were madly in love with him, or even had sex with him, would feel?"
7480: “…”
"So, why should I waste time dealing with Chen Jingliu? Once he turns into a bug, the whole world will be his enemy. By then, there will be countless people who want to kill him. Is it necessary for me to do it?" Zhuang Li picked up the notebook and continued to fill in the experimental data.
7480 is completely convinced. No wonder the gods love to eat gigolos, the host's gigolo is so fucking delicious!
Ever since it followed the host, it can eat as much golden fingers as it wants!
Zhuang Li had just finished an experiment when a beeping alarm sounded from the light screen suspended above the laboratory.
Then, a video captured by the nano-aircraft was transmitted: Chen Jingliu left the prison and slowly walked towards the parking lot, but suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the nano-aircraft, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.
At the same time, the nano-aircraft hovering above his head suddenly went black and then fell down, as if it had been disturbed by some kind of magnetic field and had malfunctioned.
Several other nano-aircraft nearby immediately gathered around it, flew around Chen Jingliu, and then used their tentacles to grab the malfunctioning nano-aircraft and brought it back to the laboratory.
After watching the video, Zhuang Li pondered, "Did Chen Jingliu shoot down my nano-aircraft?"
7480 quickly raised his hand: "Yes! It's written in the script. Chen Jingliu is the only Omega in the empire with psychic power, and his level is a rare 3S!"
Zhuang Li developed a keen interest in mental power and murmured expectantly, "When he becomes a male, I can capture him and experiment on him. His brain structure must be very special."
7480: "..." He is indeed the Great Devil. Even in this state, he still refuses to let go of the Child of Destiny.
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After two days of experiments using the glands of the Insect King, Zhuang Li finally made a breakthrough.
He immediately called Zeng Qianxi and asked for a meeting.
In a private room of a high-end club, Zeng Qianxi arrived early and was absent-mindedly browsing her social media pages.
Because he was scolded so harshly, Wu Yuhuai had to announce the news of his pregnancy, hoping that netizens would stop cyberbullying him for the sake of his child.
This trick really worked, and the number of people scolding him decreased a lot. But she didn't know that her husband had already died in battle on the border, and the news would be announced this afternoon.
A devastating disaster was quietly approaching Wu Yuhuai.
Zeng Qianxi expressed deep sympathy for this, but there was nothing she could do to help the other party.
The fate of an Omega without an alpha is predictable. Unless a stronger alpha is willing to mark them, they will die from the intense heat of estrus.
Medical treatments can also remove the mark, but the process is extremely painful and can lead to a significant decline in physical fitness. Omegas are already physically weak, and a single operation can leave them half dead, and some even lose their fertility.
Therefore, Omegas will never undergo this surgery unless it is absolutely necessary. They will try their best to seek the mark of other alphas.
Xie Qian was already a top-tier alpha with a 3S constitution. Where could anyone find an alpha stronger than him? Moreover, even if they did find one, the alpha's innate desire for control and predation would inevitably be unleashed through their glands, causing Wu Yuhuai to miscarry.
He definitely can't protect this child.
Zeng Qianxi closed the webpage, shook his head, and sighed. This was the fate of most omegas, forever under the control of their alphas, even their right to survive depended on charity. Some died freely, some lived in agony, and still others pretended to be happy despite being in pain.
As if remembering something, Zeng Qianxi's solemn expression gradually turned into a look of happiness.
He is lucky because his alpha is gentle and kind and will give him enough equality, respect and freedom.
Zhuang Li, who had pushed open the door and walked in, knew what Zeng Qianxi was thinking the moment he saw his expression. He coldly punctured his dream, "Your partner, Wang Zhao, betrayed you a long time ago. The military will hold a meeting tomorrow to promote you to commander of the Seventh Legion, and he intends to expose your Omega identity at the meeting."
Zeng Qianxi suddenly looked up and looked towards the door in disbelief.
"Do you need evidence?" Zhuang Li closed the door, projected a light screen, and posted the chat records between Wang Zhao and his friends.
During these conversations, Wang Zhao made it clear: "He is more capable than me and can pave the way for me, so I have not exposed him all these years. But now it is different. The Seventh Legion must belong to me."
Friends agree with this.
He added, "The person I really like is Jingliu. He's just my tool. I've long been fed up with his dominance. An Omega should act like an Omega. Isn't it good to have children at home? The battlefield belongs to alphas. Jingliu said he doesn't want to hurt Zeng Qianxi, so I'll just break up with Zeng Qianxi. This is my greatest sincerity to Jingliu."
Seeing this, Zeng Qianxi's eyes were already red.
He and Chen Jingliu are very good friends and often help each other in life and work.
He was the one who had helped Chen Jingliu get into the Fifth Corps as a military doctor. He admired self-reliant Omegas and was willing to help them to the best of his ability.
But he never imagined that his closest partner and most admired friend would actually join forces to betray him.
Zeng Qianxi's mind was in a mess and he felt waves of tearing pain in his heart.
But Zhuang Li ignored his pain and said bluntly, "You've been marked, right? In meetings, as long as Wang Zhao emits the scent of pheromones, you will involuntarily submit to him and show your humbleness in front of all your colleagues.
"Even if Wang Zhao's physique isn't as strong as yours, you have absolutely no chance against him. You're a rare Omega with a 3S physique, and your secondary sexual characteristics develop very late, so you can deceive everyone and disguise yourself as an alpha.
"I remember you and Wang Zhao were high school classmates? In those early years, he was the one who kept marking you and helped you get through your estrus period, right? He was indeed very kind and gentle in the past, but unfortunately, he has betrayed you now.
"There are only three paths before you: First, stop looking for the alpha mark and slowly wait for death; second, find another alpha and live a miserable life; third, have surgery to remove the mark, even at the cost of shortening your life, to sever all ties with you."
"I'm guessing you'll choose the third path." Zhuang Li walked over to Zeng Qianxi, looked him straight in the eye, and said slowly, "However, no matter which of these paths you choose, the end result will be ruin and loss. So, you actually have no other choice."
Zhuang Li slowly sat down, propped up his forehead, and asked nonchalantly, "I'll give you a fourth way. Do you want to take it?"
Zeng Qianxi, a veteran deputy commander, quickly calmed down his emotions, which were on the verge of losing control, and spoke calmly, "What's the fourth path?"
Zhuang Li's lips curled slightly as he said casually, "Forever escape the control of pheromones and ascend to the pinnacle of power."
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