Chapter 99 (Bonus Chapter): Trip to the Orc Galaxy
The Cheng family was shocked when they heard that Cheng Mo was an alien.
I used to think my son had just found a man, but it turns out he's an alien.
Cheng Zhiyu said all this to tell them that he was going home with Cheng Mo.
Cheng Zhiyan exclaimed in surprise, "Aliens? Can I go there?"
Cheng Mo said, "Due to the rules, you probably can't go."
He had made contact with Cheng Zhiyu; otherwise, Cheng Zhiyu wouldn't have been able to go, and he might never have been able to return after leaving.
Since he is already an adult, he cannot come here unless he suppresses himself into a weak state.
The laws protect the people here; otherwise, they could come and go as they pleased, and those advanced star systems would be deadly to this place.
Of course, because he and Cheng Zhiyu had a different kind of connection, they could be said to be able to live and die together, which is why he was able to continue coming here, and Cheng Zhiyu was also able to go to the Orc Star System.
Even ordinary couples can't do this.
Cheng Zhiyan was somewhat disappointed after hearing this.
Cheng Zhiyu comforted her, "I'll bring you some local specialties later."
Cheng Zhiyan cheered: "Okay!"
Extraterrestrial specialties are very attractive.
Cheng Zhiyu and Cheng Mo have agreed that this time they will go to each other's hometown, stay for a while, and then come back. After that, they will stay here permanently.
Spend quality time with his family and friends. Once he no longer has any family or friends here, he will live permanently in the Orc Star System. Of course, he will still come back here occasionally.
Cheng Mo had no objections, as long as he could be with Cheng Zhiyu, there was no need for him to stay in the Orc Star System.
Orcs and humans are different. For them, it is normal to not see their parents for decades after they reach adulthood. In fact, some specific groups will even drive their children out after they reach adulthood.
If the child comes back, the parents might even treat the child as an enemy.
Cheng Zhiyu learned a lot about beastman culture from Cheng Mo. He felt that the beastmen still retained some beastly habits. However, beastmen are different from beasts after all. The kind of tribe that Cheng Mo mentioned, which never interacts with children, is almost non-existent now.
However, they are not as close as humans.
"What about the humans over there?" Cheng Zhiyu asked curiously.
Cheng Mo said, "I don't know much about them, but I've heard they're similar to you, but their lifespan is much longer than that of humans here."
There are still some differences.
Cheng Zhiyu became somewhat curious about the humans there.
Before going, Cheng Zhiyu also brought a lot of local specialties for Cheng Mo's parents.
Cheng Mo said sourly, "There's no need to bring them these things; they have absolutely no appreciation for them."
Cheng Zhiyu was speechless: "You must bring it, it's a matter of courtesy."
Cheng Mo: "...Oh, then bring them some durian. I think it's delicious."
Cheng Zhiyu: "..." You're trying to deliberately smear them, aren't you?
Speaking of durians, the durians that Cheng Zhiyu planted in the planting space have already ripened.
Cheng Mo was initially reluctant to eat it, but after trying it once, he fell in love with it.
But he knew some people couldn't stand the taste, so it was intentional.
Cheng Zhiyu filled the space to the brim and then prepared to leave.
"How do we get there? Should we just fly back?" Cheng Zhiyu asked.
Cheng Mo laughed: "You're so silly. If you fly straight out into space, you'll get torn apart."
Cheng Zhiyu pinched someone's ear.
Cheng Mo chuckled: "Do you still have the token I gave you before?"
Of course it's there. Cheng Zhiyu knew it was a very important thing, so he put it in his space after receiving it.
At this moment, he took it out, and Cheng Zhiyu pressed his finger on it. Instantly, a burst of light shone, and the small token transformed into something full of technology.
Cheng Mo said, "This is a spaceship."
Cheng Zhiyu: "!!! You just gave me something this important so casually?"
If he accidentally loses it, wouldn't Cheng Mo be unable to go home?
Cheng Mo: "I wasn't an adult at the time, so I couldn't activate the spaceship."
Cheng Zhiyu knew about his training: "What if you fail the training?"
If he fails the trial, it means he will not be able to grow wings and become a winged being.
Cheng Mo: "Oh, there's also a distress signal on the token. My father will send someone to pick me up, and then he'll laugh at me when we get back."
Cheng Zhiyu: "..." There was no need to say the rest.
No matter what, the token is a very important thing. Giving it to him like that is just foolish.
Cheng Mo said he was very cunning: "If you lose it, you'll have to take responsibility for me for the rest of your life."
Cheng Zhiyu: "..."
Cheng Mo pressed some button on the spaceship, and the doors opened.
Cheng Zhiyu boarded the spaceship out of curiosity and discovered that it was a small spaceship, as there was only one co-pilot besides the pilot's seat.
Cheng Mo operated a series of buttons on the co-pilot seat that he couldn't understand, and the spaceship doors closed, then sped away from the ground.
Cheng Zhiyu stared wide-eyed as they flew away from Earth and into space at an incredible speed.
Some places here are beautiful and breathtaking, but most of the time, it's pitch black.
Cheng Mo immediately activated the autopilot function and answered Cheng Zhiyu's various questions.
Cheng Zhiyu: "When will we arrive?"
Cheng Mo: "About half a day."
"Isn't it almost time?" Cheng Zhiyu belatedly felt nervous, after all, he was going to meet the parents.
Moreover, Cheng Mo is a member of the royal family.
Cheng Zhiyu: "..."
Upon learning of Cheng Zhiyu's concerns, Cheng Mo reassured him, "I would definitely choose you over my father and mother."
Cheng Zhiyu: "...You filial son."
Cheng Mo laughed: "I just want you to relax. They won't object. They should be shocked that I can still find a partner."
Cheng Zhiyu: "You're not that bad, are you?"
Cheng Mo: "Because all I knew before was training, they said I could marry any animal in the future."
Animals, of course, do not refer to beasts, but rather to those animals without intelligence that can be eaten.
Cheng Zhiyu: "..."
Great, he's completely relaxed.
Regardless, Cheng Mo's parents have already set such low expectations; surely he shouldn't be worse than an animal.
As they approached the Orc star system, a strange symbol lit up on the hull of their spaceship, and the star system's barrier ceased to be an obstacle, allowing them to enter smoothly.
Next, they flew towards one of the planets in the galaxy.
Cheng Zhiyu's eyes widened as he discovered that this place was particularly cyberpunk. All kinds of buildings seemed to have a high-tech feel, but were also much rougher. There were spaceship-like vehicles on the ground, but they were different from spaceships.
Cheng Mo said, "That's a hovercar."
Cheng Mo explained it to Cheng Zhiyu, and Cheng Zhiyu understood. It was similar to their car, but definitely much faster.
Moreover, autopilot was already quite mature at this point; you can see that Cheng Mo's spaceship was already on autopilot.
This guy kept begging Cheng Zhiyu for food, as if he wanted to eat it all before seeing his parents.
But that's obviously impossible; it's something that exists in space.
As they entered the planet, a young man looked somewhere and said, "Yar is back."
A beautiful woman next to me smiled and said, "It's much slower than I expected."
Man: "He should have stayed away for a few more years."
Woman: "Scart, you're always like this. You're not allowed to say these things in front of Yar."
Skart was the king of the orcs.
The Winged Race is also part of the Beastmen, but they are used to talking about the Winged Race separately.
Skate sighed, "Monsieur, Yar isn't that fragile."
Compared to Scart, her father, Monsie was very maternal and resolutely refused to allow him to say such things again.
As they were talking, the spaceship landed in the castle courtyard.
Several guards, recognizing the familiar insignia, immediately stood beside the spaceship, waiting for Cheng Mo to disembark.
However, a strange man stepped out. The guards looked at each other in bewilderment. They were certain that the spaceship belonged to the crown prince, and they could even sense his presence.
Cheng Zhiyu remained calm despite being watched by a group of people, and even smiled slightly.
Cheng Mo also got off the spaceship, which then disappeared from the spot. The guards, coming to their senses, greeted him.
Cheng Mo introduced, "This is my partner."
The guards: "!!!"
Just then, Skate and Monsie arrived and overheard Cheng Mo's words.
"My God, what an adorable child!" Monsieur exclaimed.
Cheng Zhiyu: "?"
He looked around but didn't see any children.
Then, he realized that Mengxi was looking at him as he spoke. Cheng Zhiyu's smile froze. Looking at Mengxi's young face, he didn't know what to call him for a moment.
Cheng Mo reminded her, "This is my mother, and the one next to her is my father."
Cheng Zhiyu blinked. He had learned the local language beforehand, since he had told Cheng Mo he was coming, so daily communication was no problem. He greeted politely, "Hello, Uncle and Aunt."
Cheng Zhiyu didn't know what to call him originally; it was Cheng Mo who told him to call him that.
Monsieur immediately stepped forward, looking at him with a mixture of excitement and caution: "Kid, you really are..."
Cheng Zhiyu nodded.
Cheng Mo became smug: "Zhiyu and I have already had our wedding."
Mengxi: "!"
She could sense that Cheng Mo wasn't lying, because the connection between them was undeniable.
Skate, standing to the side, didn't quite understand and asked sincerely, "Kid, what do you see in Yar?"
Before Cheng Zhiyu could speak, Cheng Mo transformed into his beast form and started fighting with Skate.
Skate also transformed into his beast form, and the two of them showed no sign of giving way to each other.
Cheng Zhiyu: "?"
He looked to Monsieur for help.
Who goes years without going home, only to get into a fight with their father the moment they get home?
However, Mengxi remained calm, the corners of her mouth still curved elegantly: "It's alright, child. They're always like this, warmongers. Come, come in with your mother... no, come in with your aunt. Let's talk."
Cheng Zhiyu nodded.
The two went into the castle to chat, and Cheng Zhiyu found that the room was very large, not only horizontally but also vertically.
It might be so that it can easily transform into beast form anytime, anywhere.
While he was chatting with Mengxi, two warmongers outside were fighting fiercely, making a lot of noise, as if they were causing trouble.
No wonder the humans here refuse entry to the orcs; they fight at the drop of a hat, it's unbearable.
A few hours later, the two returned after their fight, looking unremarkable except for their slightly disheveled hair.
Skate sat on the sofa and gulped down a large bowl of water.
Monsieur asked with concern, "Yar, would you like some water?"
Cheng Mo said, "I won't drink."
Then she asked Cheng Zhiyu, "Do you still have any mung bean soup left?"
Cheng Zhiyu: "...Yes."
He brought out a large bowl of mung bean soup. The mung beans were cooked until they were mushy, and sugar was added. It tasted delicious.
Skate immediately stopped drinking water: "Yar, what is this? Give Father a bowl too."
Cheng Mo had been deliberately showing off, and now that he had achieved his goal: "I won't give it to you."
Scarlett chuckled: "You silly boy."
Then the two started fighting over it. Cheng Zhiyu took a deep breath and saw that the mung bean soup was about to be overturned. He patted Cheng Mo.
He then met Mengxi's gaze and gave an awkward smile.
Monsieur laughed and said, "It's nothing. Those two, father and son, are just a handful. Skate, don't you have any semblance of a father?"
Skate didn't say anything, calmly letting Cheng Mo distribute mung bean soup to them.
Cheng Zhiyu sipped his mung bean soup, somewhat speechless. Dahei had indeed been childish at times, but most of the time he was mature and steady. He never expected him to be so childish after coming back.
Skate and Yar drank the mung bean soup and exclaimed how delicious it was, praising Cheng Zhiyu repeatedly.
Cheng Zhiyu felt a little embarrassed; mung bean soup wasn't exactly a gift.
He quickly explained that the real gift had not yet been brought out.
The two were very interested and expressed their anticipation.
Cheng Zhiyu took out all the items, and the two of them were very supportive. When they saw the desserts Cheng Zhiyu had made, Mengxi exclaimed, "My God, they're so cute! They smell so sweet. The desserts that the Duchess bought from the humans for a lot of money before are nowhere near as good as these. Maybe I can invite them out to take a look."
Scar looked at the various meats and was also very happy: "I like to eat meat, and this way of cooking is much more refined."
Cheng Zhiyu looked at the rough and simple braised and roasted meat and couldn't understand what was so refined about it.
However, Cheng Mo had told him before that the orcs here simply roasted their meat, sometimes not even fully cooked. Compared to that, it was indeed quite refined.
Cheng Mo was stingy: "Zhiyu, stop taking out yours, leave some for me."
Cheng Zhiyu chuckled: "Don't worry, I have plenty of seeds in my space."
Afterwards, Cheng Mo and Cheng Zhiyu were settled in, and Meng Xi said warmly, "Stay a few more days."
Back in the room, Cheng Zhiyu asked Cheng Mo, puzzled, "Don't you live here?"
Cheng Mo said, "Once I can live independently, I'll have my own place to live. I'll stay here for one day today and go back tomorrow."
Cheng Zhiyu asked, "You haven't been back for several years, won't you stay a few more days?"
Cheng Mo said, "It's enough that I came back to visit. I've already done a very filial job."
Orcs originally retained their own tribal customs, and their kinship with parents and children was detached. Not to mention that they had such long lifespans that children were just a short phase of their lives.
Cheng Zhiyu tried his best to adapt to the kinship relationships here.
Sitting on a spaceship for more than ten hours straight is exhausting, and at Cheng Mo's urging, Cheng Zhiyu lay down on the huge bed and fell asleep.
That's right, this bed is five or six meters long and wide. Orc beds are generally quite large, probably because some orcs are used to transforming into their animal form when they sleep.
Cheng Mo stayed by his side, and Cheng Zhiyu fell asleep in no time. Cheng Mo kissed him on the corner of his mouth, and then kissed him several more times before leaving the house.
When Cheng Zhiyu woke up groggily, he found the room empty and Cheng Mo was not there. He frowned and took out a small cube that Cheng Mo had given him before he went to sleep. Cheng Mo said it was a quantum computer.
He fiddled with it for a while, and a screen appeared in front of him, containing Cheng Mo's personal computer number. Having just arrived in a completely unfamiliar place, Cheng Zhiyu was not used to it. He dialed Cheng Mo's personal computer number, wanting to ask him where he had gone.
After the call connected, a giant dog head appeared on the floating screen in front of him; Cheng Mo was now in beast form.
Cheng Zhiyu frowned: "Where did you go?"
“Zhiyu, I’m flying back,” Dahei said. “I’ve arrived at the castle.”
Then, Cheng Mo pushed the door open and came in.
The other person's clothes were somewhat disheveled, and Cheng Zhiyu could also smell a faint scent of blood.
Cheng Zhiyu walked over and asked, "What have you been doing?"
Cheng Mo explained, "Do you remember what I told you before, that the reason I turned into a cub was because someone tampered with my body?"
Cheng Zhiyu nodded.
Cheng Mo said, "I dragged them out, beat them up, and put them in jail."
Cheng Zhiyu was shocked: "Huh? Aren't you going to interrogate them? You didn't even tell your father and mother about this?"
Cheng Mo said, "I'm not a baby. If I tell my parents, they'll laugh at me."
Cheng Zhiyu: "Those who can pull stunts aren't ordinary beastmen, are they? You just beat them up? And do you even know who it is?"
Cheng Mo: "What's wrong with that? I have a general idea of who I can beat up one by one. If they don't admit it, I'll just keep beating them until they do, right?"
Cheng Zhiyu's lips twitched: "You're trying to force a confession out of me, aren't you?"
"Hey Zhiyu, if they're innocent, their families will come looking for me. If they don't, it means I didn't make a mistake," Cheng Mo said, indicating that there was nothing wrong with his actions.
Cheng Zhiyu sighed. Well, maybe beastmen and humans behave differently. Although he didn't understand, he respected it.
As Cheng Mo later said, none of the captured orcs were innocent. Their families not only did not cause trouble, but also came to apologize, saying that it was all their personal behavior and had nothing to do with their families.
But Skate and Monsie were furious when they heard about it. These orcs were insane; they dared to plot against Yar.
As a result, Cheng Zhiyu witnessed Skate and Monsie transform into their beast forms and beat up the group of people who came to apologize.
Cheng Zhiyu: "..."
However, Cheng Zhiyu couldn't take his eyes off Mengxi's beast form; it was actually an adorable polar bear!
It has a round head and white wings, so cute.
Cheng Mo said sourly, "My mother's beast form is not cool at all."
Cheng Zhiyu: "But it's so cute."
Cheng Mo: "...You must not let my father hear this. Also, you can't just touch beastmen. Not even your parents. Only your partner can touch them, otherwise it will be considered an offense."
Cheng Mo actually exaggerated a bit. Some beastmen are indeed like that, but there are also beastmen who have no morals at all (as Cheng Mo said), and they can let others touch their beast form at will!
We absolutely must not let Cheng Zhiyu know about this, otherwise what if he goes around touching other beastmen?
Cheng Mo: "Some orcs who invite you to touch them want you to be their partner. You have to be careful, because if you touch them, you'll have to take responsibility. Some orcs will do this even if they know you have a partner. They often steal other people's partners."
Cheng Zhiyu listened in a daze, then nodded quickly to show that he had remembered.
Cheng Mo was satisfied.
After being beaten up by Skate and Monsie, the orcs left looking dejected. Cheng Zhiyu assumed they were just beaten, unaware that many resources would soon be out of their reach.
Although the orcs fight at the drop of a hat, there are still some people who are scheming.
Cheng Zhiyu did not return to Cheng Mo's residence with him, because Meng Xi said, "I'm preparing to hold a grand banquet to announce your existence to everyone."
"Mother, when is our wedding?" Cheng Mo asked.
Monsi glanced at his anxious expression and said, "The Crown Prince's wedding can't be held casually. I've already made arrangements. I've bought a planet, a very beautiful tourist planet, where you will hold the wedding. Child, I will transfer that planet to your name in the next couple of days, and you can take Yar there to play."
These words were spoken to Cheng Zhiyu.
Send a planet directly? Before Cheng Zhiyu could say anything, Cheng Mo said from the side, "Mother, aren't you being a bit too stingy?"
Stingy...?
Monsieur smiled and said, "It's just a small gift, Yar. Did you think it was some kind of formal gift?"
Cheng Mo was satisfied upon hearing this.
Cheng Zhiyu was in a daze. Only after Meng Xi left did he come to his senses and look at Cheng Mo.
Cheng Mo found him rather cute and kissed him: "Don't worry, we have many small planets here, it's nothing."
Cheng Zhiyu: "That's a planet too."
He inexplicably had the feeling of marrying into a wealthy family.
After that, Cheng Zhiyu was taken to various banquets. At the banquets, Skate and Monsieur were very excited and introduced Cheng Zhiyu's existence.
Cheng Zhiyu clearly saw several men and women with heartbroken expressions. He looked at Cheng Mo, surprised that his beloved Cheng Mo was quite charming.
Cheng Mo: "?"
The other person whispered, "Zhiyu, don't look at me like that, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist kissing you."
Cheng Zhiyu: "..."
He glanced at the crowd, then immediately looked away.
Cheng Mo looked disappointed.
Afterwards, Cheng Zhiyu and Cheng Mo went to that tourist planet. Cheng Mo said, "You can name it; it only had a number before."
But Cheng Zhiyu, who is terrible at naming things, really couldn't think of a name, so he'll just use the number for now.
This planet isn't very big, but it is still a planet. Cheng Zhiyu discovered that if he were to drive a hovercar, it would take a whole day to travel all over the planet.
It's quite large, roughly the size of five or six provinces on Earth combined.
Half of this area is sea, and in some places the sea is even pink, which is very beautiful.
Recently, Cheng Zhiyu has been spending his free time riding around the planet in his beast-shaped black coat.
Looking at the empty planet, the farming base awakened. It began to use a measuring instrument to measure the soil temperature, planning to plant different plants in different areas.
The Orcs' tourist planets are quite rugged; apart from having better scenery, they are completely wild planets with virtually no signs of development.
I've heard that the orcs who come to visit like to transform into their animal forms and sleep under the open sky. They enjoy the feeling of being free from constraints, a feeling that cities can't provide. That's why this tourist planet emphasizes this primal feeling.
Therefore, this planet is basically undeveloped.
Cheng Zhiyu felt that this was better. If the area had already been well-developed, he would have been constrained. The current state made it easier for him to plan.
I was initially worried that I wouldn't have anything to do after arriving in the Orc Galaxy, but now it seems that life won't be boring at all.
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This is my first time writing on this topic, and I've tried my best, but there are some parts that I might not have handled very well [crying emoji]. Thank you all for your support.
I'll revise the story when I have time, and I'll also add some bonus chapters after the settlement. Thank you again.
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