Chapter 85 Purpose
"Instructor Pedder." Lins called out to Pedder who was coming out of the office, startling the wolf spider.
"Little Lins, why are you calling me instructor?" Pedder raised an eyebrow, feeling a bad premonition. "If someone shows unwarranted kindness, they're either a traitor or a thief."
“Just respecting the teacher.”
"Come on."
Lins smiled and said, "I have a few questions for you, Instructor."
"Well, you ask. But whether to answer or not is my business." Pedder was very alert.
"Instructor Pedder once carried out an escort mission in the Coker star field."
Pedder glanced at Lins, his eyes darkening. "If you want to ask about Ashley, I can only say I have no comment."
"Lins, this is confidential." He paused, "But Ashley isn't as scary as the rumors say."
"No, Instructor Pedder, I don't want to know what Ashley did."
Lins's eyes were fixed on Pedder's face. He gently stroked his fingertips and then spoke slowly, "I want to know what you did."
"[Fear] is the most common subconscious reaction when facing Ashley." In the cold white-lit corridor, Lins narrowed his eyes slightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes, instead revealing a hint of coldness and ghostliness. "But why do I feel [guilt]?"
"What did Instructor Pedder see?"
Lins saw that Pedder's pupils had shrunk into needle-like shapes. It must be said that the antennae of a male insect are a very useful organ. At certain times, they are like a lie detector.
"Is it related to 'Shandi'?"
The stimulating and spicy pheromones have already told Lins the correct answer.
After a moment, Instructor Pedder regained his composure. "Lins, what are your origins?"
Lins laughed, his little white fangs shining.
"An ordinary scent detector," he joked, then added, "Instructor Pedder, your pheromones smell a bit like tobacco."
“When I’m angry, I’m literally on fire.”
Pedder looked at him with a complicated expression: "You really are just like what they said."
"Um?"
"Maybe homosexuality is really a female insect's development trend."
Male insects are now scarce and even tend to become increasingly scarce.
The Empire began to subtly promote female-female pairings, and some female insects showed a tendency to attract the same sex. Some of them could smell the pheromones of female insects - just like male insects.
Maybe Lins is one of them.
This may be some kind of evolution, as homosexuality also occurs in many animal groups.
It can help form stronger social bonds and increase group strength, and it can also mitigate intense courtship conflicts.
“…”
Lins was speechless for a moment.
He shrugged and said to Instructor Pedder, "Let's go somewhere else."
Pedder didn't know much.
It’s almost the same as Lins’ guess.
At the end of the conversation, Peder Yak looked at Lins solemnly: "Even with the Empire's crackdown, they can still conduct such experiments. There must be a force behind them that cannot be underestimated."
"Some bugs will turn a blind eye even if they're not pushers, do you understand?"
"Everyone wants to hold the power of S+ level."
"Without your family's support, it's easy for you to fail." He paused, then comforted her, "But Ashley has returned to school, so this matter won't be exposed, so you don't have to worry too much."
Lins blinked slowly.
In the original world line, Ashley changed after returning to school.
Being ostracized and feared, Lins understood all of this. Because Ashley was naturally taciturn and had a bad reputation, his frenzied mental state had caused him to maintain a semi-atavistic form for a long time—this was undoubtedly terrifying.
Being excluded in school was to be expected.
But why was he taken away openly? Was the 'Shandi' gene he carried dominant?
So he was stripped of his Zerg citizenship and given the title of "Zhi Mu".
——Then using 'it' for experiments seems to be nothing wrong.
Sometimes, putting things out in the open is the prerequisite for a conspiracy.
"It's relatively safe inside the school," Pedder emphasized, as if trying to convince himself. "He's being watched by many leaders, and insect experiments are expressly prohibited by the New Emperor."
"It's a crime to possess a treasure." Lins sighed softly. "Anyway, thank you very much for today."
“…”
Pedder watched Lins walk out the door.
The young man was tall, but not strong, and even a little thin.
He is usually lazy and has no serious behavior.
But at the critical moment... he was more like a mature insect than him.
——
"What do you mean? Lins, school is not your home."
Instructor Yang Li said sullenly, "Do you think the Command Department is a place where you can come and go as you please?"
To be honest, Lins has heard similar words many times.
[Do you think the tower is a place where you can enter and exit as you please?]
[You can be a Dark Sentinel whenever you want, or not whenever you want?]
But it doesn't matter, there is no failure in the goals he wants to achieve.
Lins thought idly that the next sentence should be "no organization, no discipline."
really.
“No organization, no discipline!”
Lins put his legs together, put his hands on the crotch of his pants, and looked well-behaved.
After a while, he raised his head and said, "Instructor Yang, I didn't ask to join the command department right away. It's just that summer vacation is about to start. Can I go and audit the class?"
Yang Li's eyebrows were about to fly up to the sky.
"Auditing! Do you think the Conducting Department is an open class? There are no auditable courses in the Conducting Department!"
Lins pursed his lips and sighed deeply.
"Okay, thank you, Instructor Yang."
Just as he was about to step out of the door, he heard Yang Li's gnashing voice: "Come back!"
"Roger that, Instructor Yang!"
Lin Si bared his teeth as he watched Yang Li dial Principal Bai's number. After a moment, he said to Lin Si, "Principal Bai values talent and wants you to visit him during your vacation."
"You better restrain yourself. Don't act so recklessly in front of the principal! This is an opportunity that countless insects wouldn't even dream of. Lins, cherish it!"
"Thank you, Instructor Yang!"
After going out, the smile on Lins' face disappeared.
Such a willful request was also granted.
Is it him who wants something, or is it someone else who wants something?
——
The summer vacation at Dianlin Military Academy is 45 days long.
A few days before the big exam, some people couldn't contain their excitement and wanted to take a holiday.
This is somewhat similar to his original world.
"Ashley, where are you going on vacation?"
Lins looked at the female insect in the dormitory, who was currently... knitting socks.
"For me?" Lins raised his eyebrows.
It wasn't that he wanted to question Ashley's aesthetic taste, but socks made of spider silk looked too much like stockings...
"Yeah." Ashley nodded, his fingers flying, moving non-stop. Lins watched the socks gradually turn into long socks, and then into over-the-knee socks.
Looks more like stockings.
He refused.
However, Ashley's excitement was so intense that it was as if small flowers kept popping out of his body and ricocheting onto Lins' face.
【nice. 】
He has nice legs.
【It looks better when you put it on. 】
【It's slippery.】
It's also cool.
“…”
Lins was speechless and quickly interrupted Ashley's actions.
"Ashley, I have no place to live." Lins frowned, his eyes drooping. "I come from a deserted planet and I don't have a home on the main planet."
So take him home quickly.
However, Ashley's pheromones once again delivered a completely different smell from what Lins expected.
【alert】.
Lin Si frowned. Why was he so alert?
The interspotted spider is indeed a very territorial species, but Ashley should not exclude him from entering.
"Isn't it possible?" Lins asked.
Ashley's scarlet eyes wandered for a moment before finally landing on Lins' face.
His thin lips were pressed into a line, but he nodded.
However, his mood changed from [alertness] to [nervousness] and [panic].
Is there something in this world that makes Ashley panic?
Lins's face was unable to smile, but his eyes became gloomy.
He could touch Ashley to read his mind, but he refrained.
Even partners need some space.
He waited for Ashley to tell him in person.
Five days later.
Lins finally learned the secret that Ashley tried so hard to hide but finally confessed.
——Ashley has no home.
Literally no home.
Lins looked at the dense woods in front of him, then turned to look at Ashley, who had a tense expression on his face.
"Ashley, your home is..."
[embarrassment], [worry].
Lins raised his eyebrows. He was surprised that Ashley could feel embarrassed.
"That's it."
Ashley uttered the two words stiffly, and for the first time in his life he felt regretful.
The empire paid him a handsome salary, and he could have bought property.
But he didn't like living in crowded streets and hated swarms of insects.
So he used the money to buy a small hill.
So embarrassing now.
I don’t have a house.
Will he be uncomfortable with this?
"Take me to your 'home' quickly." Lins urged.
Ashley stiffly transformed into spider form and carried Lins to where he slept.
A cave that is just big enough to accommodate his prototype.
The rock walls here have not been polished at all and retain traces of weathering, making them look particularly simple.
Lins walked in and found that there was not even a straw mat inside.
【nervous】
【perturbed】
Ashley couldn't let Lins hate this place, so he took the initiative to speak.
“It will get better.”
He could dig the cave wider, polish the stone walls, weave spider silk as a bed and door curtains, make a fire, and then use wood to make some furniture.
But there will be no tall buildings or convenient electrical appliances here.
This...is not a house.
His thoughts moved quickly, but his language was still pitifully poor.
After saying these three words, the corners of his mouth pursed into a straight line again, as if waiting for Lins' judgment.
Lins reached out and patted the spotted spider, whose muscles were tense.
"Ashley, are you cold?"
Ashley's tense muscles suddenly relaxed.
He is unreasonable.
But he... knew what Lins meant.
Lins is worried about the old Ashley.
Worried about the spiders that used to curl up in the cave.
He felt sorry for him.
He...loves him.
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