Chapter 34 Rating
Just like on Earth, there are always vendors selling flowers in front of restaurants, providing romance that can appear at any time for lovers.
Shay was lucky enough to find a female insect that was selling flowers.
"499 for a bunch." The female insect pointed at the wrapped roses. Roses symbolize love no matter where they are.
Shay, who was short of money, was unable to pay 499 star coins. To be honest, he was lucky to have 20 star coins on him.
The female insect selling flowers saw that the man in front of her didn't speak for a long time, but didn't leave. She looked up impatiently and was about to yell at him to leave when she saw an extremely handsome face.
"Do you have any cheaper flowers?" Xia Yi's brows drooped, his youthful demeanor making it hard to refuse. He spread out his hand, revealing two ten-yuan star coins lying alone on it. "This is all I have."
This insect looks really good, but unfortunately I don’t smell any male insects. Maybe a larva has come out and is running around again.
"Each rose costs 50 star coins!" The female insect glanced at Xia Yi and finally scratched her head. "Young female insects these days haven't even fully developed their insect markings yet and they're already rushing out to buy flowers!"
The female insect didn't even think of Shay as a male! After all, what male insect would bother buying flowers for a female? More importantly, he didn't have any male pheromones!
"Forget it, forget it. I have a Sword Kite here. It's too late to sell it. I'll sell it to you for 20 star coins."
He wrapped the snow-white sword kite in two layers and handed it to Xia Yi.
The flower has fully opened, the snow-white petals are stretched out to reveal the bright red pistil in the middle, which is shaped like a sword.
This was the first time Shay had seen this kind of flower. He asked, "What does this flower mean?"
The flower vendor was stunned for a moment. Few insects would ask this question.
"It's said that after they wither, the red stamens in their centers harden, resembling small swords, hence the name 'Sword Kite.'" The flower vendor paused. "Its flower language is: 'Song of the Empire, Never Fall.'"
Shay was very happy, his eyes curved with smile, and he felt that this flower was more suitable than the rose which symbolizes love.
"Thanks."
At half past seven, Xia Yi followed the waiter into the VIP room. He was worried that the sword kite would wither due to lack of water, so he asked where he could borrow a vase.
The VIP room was too private, and the winding road made Xia Yi lose his way. It was already 8:02 when he finally found his way back.
He heard the door open with a bang.
"Major General, please be patient for a moment. Mr. Shay sent a message at 7:30 saying he had arrived."
"Get out of the way." The voice sounded like it was mixed with the ice and snow of the north, so cold that ice chips were about to fall out.
"They are male insects! You need to be patient..." Aren't all male insects like this!
A tall female insect, scratching her head, appeared at the end of the corridor. "I finally found a male insect with an 80% genetic match with you. Please try to contact him! And it was us who were delayed first—"
"I don't want to waste my time on a bug that lacks any sense of time or basic etiquette."
“You haven’t touched it yet!”
"He's overestimating his abilities, uneducated, extravagant, and devoid of spirit," Enoch Webster scoffed. "Do I need further proof of his unpunctuality?"
Ryan choked. As soon as Euphemia's matching report was sent to the terminal, they quickly investigated all the information of this male insect.
Although the major general's words were harsh, they were not much different from what the investigation had revealed.
Xia Yi was a little embarrassed. He wanted to sneak out and pretend that he didn't hear anything, but he accidentally bumped into the door.
The two men fell silent at the same time. The black-haired man looked over like a hawk, his brows furrowed. His grey eyes beneath his high brow bones were as gloomy as the sky before a snowstorm.
"Mr. Shay!" Ryan, who had orange hair, called out rather awkwardly. He had done a lot of research on this male child in the past few days, so of course he knew what Shay looked like.
Zergs themselves have a certain smell that can be smelled by their own kind from a distance, but male Zergs are not allowed to release pheromones in public.
Under normal circumstances, female insects rely on their mental antennae to distinguish male insects. Their mental sea is like a sentinel, which is more sensitive than their sense of smell.
There are two possible reasons why neither of them noticed Shay first. One is that Enoch Webster's spiritual sea was severely damaged and he could not sense the male insect; the other is that the spiritual power of the male insect in front of them was too weak and their spiritual sea had filtered it out.
Ryan complained in his heart. No matter what the reason was, it was something he didn't want to see.
Oh, no matter how good-tempered a male insect is, he can't stand the sarcasm from the major general just now. What's more, male insects have never been associated with the word "good-tempered".
Xia Yi felt a little embarrassed after overhearing someone cursing at her in the corner.
But since he was lucky enough to be reborn, he couldn't just take the good and ignore the bad. He had no choice but to take on the bad reputation left by the original owner.
"Ahem." Shay cleared his throat and calmed down a bit. "Major General Webster, Mr. Ryan, good evening."
He walked up to Enoch Webster, hesitated for a moment, and then handed him the simply wrapped flowers.
The snow-white sword kite is in a relaxed and graceful posture.
"Nice to meet you, please take care of me."
The tentacles hidden in Shay's hair began to move restlessly again, and he himself didn't even realize that they were trembling slightly.
They are so slender, yet the tips are rounded in a cute way.
At least that's the aesthetic taste of female insects.
The tall, gray-eyed female insect lowered her eyes and looked at the two tentacles that exuded tenderness, flattery, and seduction, and disgustedly accused the male insect in front of her of another crime.
He is a dissolute person.
Seeing that his major general had no intention of reaching out, Ryan had no choice but to take it for him. He really couldn't bear to let a young male insect hold the flower in his hand.
This is so cruel.
No female insect would treat a newly adult male insect like this!
He's so young! And so polite!
If the Major General works hard enough, he can become his father-in-law!
Of course Ryan didn't dare say that.
"Um..." Xia Yi stopped the young major general who was about to leave and said seriously, "I will try my best to pay back the star coins I owe you. If you need anything..." You can also come to me.
However, he did not say this out loud. One was a major general with a promising future in the empire, and the other was a debt-ridden student whose mental strength was close to waste. It seemed that he had no right to ask for help.
Sure enough, the arrogant major general did not respond to the boy's words, and he didn't even stop.
Ryan smiled apologetically at Xia Yi and followed with the snow-white gladiolus in his hand.
Shay, who was staying in the corridor, sighed softly. He slowly touched his stomach. He had not had dinner yet.
But there is no money in the bag.
The twenty star coins that were supposed to be used as dinner expenses were now on the female insect's slender fingers.
The sword kite is already in full bloom. This flower has a very short flowering period. Inconspicuous spots have appeared on the snow-white petals, and it will soon wither.
Only the red pistil in the center of its flower will turn into a small sword.
"The song of the empire will never fall." Enoch Webster, once known as the Blade of the Empire, laughed mockingly.
How ironic, simply because of the lack of comfort from the male insect's mental power, he, as the vanguard of the empire, was restricted from participating in the war due to the riot of his spiritual sea.
The image of the male insect with lowered brows and eyes flashed through his mind.
And there were tentacles lying in his hair, trembling constantly, trying to lure his gaze.
These weak, unproductive creatures enjoy supreme convenience simply because they are male insects.
Thinking of this, he threw the flowers into the trash can.
The snow-white Song of the Empire, now trapped in the trash can, is nothing more than a flower that is about to wither.
——
Shay thought the forced marriage was over, after all, Major General Webster had a very bad impression of him.
But he obviously underestimated the Zerg mastermind's enthusiasm for fertility.
He received a message from Euphemia asking him to rate Major General Webster.
Including but not limited to personality, appearance, and family background.
Shay looked at Major General Webster's cold gray eyes on his personal terminal, and finally felt what the extremely unbalanced gender ratio had brought to the female insects.
A warrior who came from a distinguished family and became famous at a young age would be criticized and given a picky score by male insects who were far inferior to him, simply because he was a female insect.
According to Euphemia, these scores will be entered into the system, affecting the contribution value required for the female insect to participate in mating next time.
That is to say, if he gave Major General Webster a low enough score, Major General Webster might even be assigned to the gray list by the system, restricting his participation in marriage next time.
As everyone knows, the major general's spiritual sea was severely damaged on the battlefield. If he lacks the comfort of the male insect's spiritual power, he will only face death.
Shay sighed softly. He couldn't do such a thing to a hero who had fought in the battlefield for his country.
So he raised every item to the highest level.
He didn't care how Major General Webster rated him.
To be honest, he didn't want to give his marriage away so casually.
In the Second Military District, Ryan, who had been dejected all night, also received a text message from Euphemia.
To be precise, it was not sent to him, but was just a copy attachment that his adjutant, a major general, would receive.
"Agreed!" Ryan was so shocked that he ran down the corridor, "Major General! He agreed!"
"Ryan, did the star beast attack your brain?" The tall female insect sitting behind the desk processing documents didn't even raise her eyes, and uttered harsh words through her tightly pursed thin lips.
Ryan choked. He stood at attention, saluted, and then hurriedly said, "Report! Mr. Shay has agreed to your engagement!"
The orange-red-haired female insect had joy in her eyes. If eyes had wattage, they would be like searchlights.
"Because he rated you A-level, you don't need to enter a cooling-off period before marriage. So, strictly speaking, you're now a married female insect!" He exclaimed, "Oh! My Lord, there's actually a male insect who can tolerate you!"
He had noticed yesterday that the male insect named Xia Yi had a really good temper!
How many male insects would think of giving flowers to female insects?
Although female insects don’t need these, who doesn’t like gifts from male insects?
"Major General! Congratulations on your wedding!" Ryan grinned widely.
The major general sitting behind his desk with a sullen face opened a bug terminal and yelled at him, "Get lost!"
——
Enoch Webster's name has disappeared from the list of contributions.
Euphemia's efficiency has always been shockingly high.
The moment it received the male insect's score, it happily moved Major General Webster to the married list, and then quickly uploaded it to the Star Network and the military intranet.
This female insect has delayed it a lot of things and has never gotten married. However, her contribution value is terrifyingly high and she has a priority level, which makes it so worried that it has consumed a few extra bars of electricity.
The ome on the side looked puzzled. "Wow, this connects two completely unrelated people? Is there anything else we need to do?"
Euphemia just smiled and said nothing.
Some are happy, some are sad.
Enoch walked out of the Second Military District with a sullen face. Along the way, he was met with envious glances from other female insects, and several married female insects even winked at him.
"Major General, remember to apply for your wedding leave before going home. You won't be able to get out of bed without a few days of rest!"
"Are you going to pick up the male insect now? Remember to buy some gifts!" The married female insect smiled sweetly, "When I first married little Allen..."
"Major General, don't look so sullen! You'll scare your little male!"
"Hahahahahaha, a major general wouldn't keep a sullen face when facing his male lord. Do you think the male insect looks like you?"
Webster didn't want to hear a word. He got on his private aircraft and drove at the speed of a battleship.
He wanted to see what the cunning male insect was going to do.
Xia Yi was confused when he was stopped.
The original owner was admitted to the Slane Military Academy just a month ago. This military academy is located on the main star and is naturally ranked among the best.
It’s not that the original owner worked hard, but that he was very good at choosing.
The major that the original owner studied was the first major offered by Slane Military Academy this year. After graduation, he would be forced to serve on the front line for three years.
Generally speaking, male insects do not need to go to the battlefield. Of course, there are male insects with excellent mental strength who are active on the front line, but for most male insects with mediocre mental strength, they can get an easy and well-paid job without any effort, so almost no male insects are willing to participate in this high-risk work.
And their females will work very hard to provide them with better living conditions.
Therefore, this spiritual sea healing profession can be said to be quite unpopular when it first came out, and the requirement of serving for three years is enough to discourage most male insects.
But the original owner didn't think so. He was born on a remote small planet, and his own mental power was a mediocre E-level, so he couldn't find any particularly outstanding female insects.
But it’s different when you come to the main planet. The family background and abilities of the female insects on the main planet are not comparable to those of the female insects on remote small planets.
As long as he can get on top of the powerful, it will be very easy for him to cancel his military service!
Who knew that he not only failed to win the prize, but also lost his life.
Xia Yi possessed some of the original owner's memories, but not the professional knowledge. Or rather, the original owner didn't have much in his head to begin with.
He could only spend the whole day in the library.
On Earth, he was unable to experience student life for several years due to physical reasons, so he longed for college life. He was like a sponge, greedily absorbing knowledge.
"I have something to tell you, Mr. Xia Yi." Xia Yi emphasized the word "Xia Yi", but the gentleman spoke lightly, as if he was reluctant to do so.
When Xia Yi looked up, he met those gray eyes that were as gloomy as the eve of a snowstorm.
"Huh?" Shay was stunned for a moment before recognizing the man as Major General Webster. "Oh, please wait a moment while I return the book."
In this era, paper books still exist, especially in old military academies like Slane. The number of paper books in the library represents the foundation of a school.
Enoch glanced down and saw the big words on the cover: "A Brief Analysis of the Causes of the Mental Sea's Madness."
The tall female insect sneered and snatched the book from Xia Yi's hand.
"No need for analysis, I'll tell you." His smile was cruel and cold, "A female insect's spiritual sea and body will continue to grow with age. Her physical condition will reach its peak at thirty, but her spiritual sea will never stop growing."
"The female insect's body will suffer genetic collapse because it cannot withstand the overly powerful spiritual sea, so it needs to constantly revert to its ancestral state to enhance its physical fitness."
Enoch spoke without emotion, his gray eyes fixed on Shay.
Xia Yi has recently been catching up on his knowledge of Zerg and knows what atavism means. It actually means that the female Zerg enters a combat state, such as growing bone wings, insect wings or insect armor.
Atavism will indeed enhance the physical fitness of female insects, but at the same time, long-term and high-frequency atavism will make the female insects' spiritual sea unstable, and the female insects will become more warlike and bloodthirsty.
The male insects hold the key to the female insects' spiritual sea. They can use their mental power and pheromones to purify the female insects' spiritual sea and awaken their sanity.
The spiritual sea of female insects that lack the comfort of male insects will inevitably go crazy, and they will either die from the exhaustion of their spiritual sea or turn into the most primitive insects, completely degenerating into an existence no different from the star beasts.
"Have you ever seen a completely regressive female insect, Mr. Shay?" Enoch said with a cold mockery as he leaned over to Shay's ear. "If you marry me, within three years, a hard-shelled monster will appear in your bed."
"Then, I will devour you completely."
His gesture was like a lover's whisper, and what he said was indeed a sensational threat.
"Major General Webster..." Shay blinked slowly, "Are you trying to scare me?"
"Also, why are you in my bed?"
The gray-eyed female insect's lower jaw tightened, revealing sharp lines.
This male insect is still playing dumb with him!
There are no bugs in the Empire who don’t know why Enoch Webster went from being the unstoppable spearhead of the Empire to a loser who can’t even get on the battlefield!
Because the spiritual sea is going crazy!
This male insect was analyzing him and deliberately approaching him while pretending to be stupid here!
The female insect reached out and grabbed the male insect's arm, pulling him into her arms.
Xia Yi frowned. He rarely interacted with others, and this posture made him uncomfortable. "Major General, please respect yourself."
"Have some self-respect?" The gray-eyed female insect let out a scornful laugh. "Euphemia has already determined that we are husband and wife. So, is it my legal right to ask my male master for spiritual comfort?"
"Husband and wife?!" Xia Yi's eyes widened. "You didn't reject me?"
The two slender tentacles on the male insect's head stood up quietly because of shock, and could no longer be hidden in his soft short hair.
How well he pretends.
Enoch laughed in anger. A female insect rejects a male insect?
Such a program might not even exist in the entire main brain! Not to mention a forced marriage!
"I'm sorry." Shay took a deep breath, realizing he still didn't understand the Zerg well enough. "Is there anything I can do to remedy this?"
The two went to the Civil Affairs Bureau together.
Euphemia, projected in mid-air, greeted the two cheerfully, "You two seem to be in such good relationship. Are you here to get your marriage certificate together?"
To this day, the Zerg still retains the custom of issuing marriage certificates.
Many people will happily post their marriage certificates on the internet.
Shay touched his hair and pressed down his tentacles, which had been raised by nervousness. "Euphemia, can my marriage with the Major General... be dissolved?"
Ome, who was studying with Euphemia, couldn't sit still when he heard this. He scratched his square head anxiously and almost turned on the visualization option, but Euphemia gave him a look that reminded him to be patient.
The winged projection of Euphemia in mid-air vanished in an instant, replaced by a businesslike, mechanical voice: "Mr. Shay, are you applying to dissolve your engagement with Major General Enoch Webster?"
Xia Yi glanced awkwardly at the tall female insect standing beside him with a sullen face, and whispered, "Yes."
"Did your female monarch physically abuse you, verbally attack you, or restrict your property?"
"Ah... no!" Xia Yi quickly shook his head.
"Is it that your female monarch has never laid insect eggs for you?"
"What? No!" Xia Yi's face flushed red. She still couldn't accept the fact that the 'man' who looked almost the same as her was of the opposite sex.
And they just got married!
"Is your sexual life not harmonious?" Euphemia paused. "Mr. Shay, with all due respect, many male insects might be frightened by the passion of female insects at first. I hope you can be understanding. Female insects whose spiritual seas are on the verge of frenzy will regard their male insects as their only refuge."
"!" Xia Yi shook his head desperately, and the tentacles on his head curled up shyly with the movements of his master.
"Then, one last question." Euphemia's voice became extremely heavy. "Has Major General Enoch Webster's mental sea reached a point where it could harm you?"
Just as Xia Yi was about to shake her head, she heard the voice of the silent female insect beside her: "Yes."
Euphemia's projection appeared in mid-air again, this time addressing Enoch: "Major General, Mr. Shay's genetic compatibility with you is currently the highest. If Mr. Shay cannot soothe your spiritual sea, you will be retired."
Xia Yi saw that the gray-eyed man's masseter muscles were obviously tensed, his fists were clenched, and there were obvious blue veins on the protruding joints.
"Once your spiritual sea collapses in the military zone, it will inevitably accelerate the spiritual seas of other female insects to go berserk." Euphemia sighed, "You must leave the military headquarters."
"No!" Xia Yi quickly explained, "In fact, I have never tried to interact with the Major General through the spiritual sea."
When talking about the interaction of the spiritual sea, Xia Yi's face turned red again.
He had read a few books in the past few days and learned that the spiritual interaction between male and female insects usually required physical contact.
Well, deep physical contact.
"Oh..." Euphemia's voice was drawn out, "We haven't interacted yet..."
The projection floating in the air grinned. "I'm sorry, Mr. Xia Yi, but to protect the legal rights of female insects, if the female monarch hasn't violated the above regulations, you cannot force a divorce within two years."
"After all, if the marriage breaks down, the female insect must pay the male insect 80% of all property." Euphemia laughed. "It's not easy for female insects to accumulate wealth."
"Of course, if the relationship between the two parties is bad and you really don't like your queen, you can file for divorce after two years."
"But you can also try to take in any female servant you like." After saying this, Euphemia blinked innocently at the Major General. "Oh, I really shouldn't say this to a newlywed couple."
After the two left, Euphemia tapped the screen of Ome, and two star-shaped eyes appeared on the screen.
Euphemia sighed, "The world is changing so fast."
"No one can fully control its direction." Its eyes, as blue as the deep sea, revealed a certain compassion. "Our task is to use these tiny variables as fulcrums to try to change its downward trend."
This is difficult.
It's like trying to save a crumbling mountain with a strand of hair.
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