Chapter 5: He's weak, pitiful, and helpless—a creature that creates insect pheromones? This…
Insect-generated pheromones? Is this a blatant violation of fundamental logic?
"Every male insect has pheromones, and the concentration varies. The function of pheromones is to soothe the female insect's mental domain. You should all know this."
"So today I'll talk about something you might not know: the origin of pheromones. Pheromones are a type of calming secretion produced by the glands of male insects, and they can usually be extracted from the blood."
"Unfortunately, scientists have tried many methods, even experimenting with insect-made pheromones up to the 18th generation, but even with the exact same ratio, they have no calming effect. The reason for this remains a mystery..."
It turned out that they hadn't succeeded in building it yet. Murphy was somewhat disappointed, but it was also reasonable. If it were so easy to build, the world would have been in chaos long ago.
However, it was impossible to match; with current technology, it shouldn't be possible. He had already seen airships flying all over the sky. Murphy thought and took notes at the same time, his mind racing.
There is no such thing as something that exists but cannot be replicated. If there is, it must be because some unknown material is missing.
So, perhaps we could try potions? His previous world was a world where technology and magic were mixed. All the recipes that technology couldn't complete involved magical elements. In other words, to complete such recipes, we would need to find magical materials to brew them, which is to say, to make potions.
Perhaps pheromones also contain "elements" as a material, which is something that technology cannot solve. So, potion magic might work. If we mix the materials together, we can make a stew.
Murphy recalled the days in his previous world when he would use a big pot to cook and stew all over the continent. After cooking potions, he would cook hot pot, and after cooking hot pot, he would stew pork knuckles. It seemed that it was time to buy a big pot.
Murphy scribbled in his notebook, thinking that if he succeeded in developing the technology and saved his wife, he could stir up a lot of trouble in the plot.
The only problem is the materials. He needs to find a material that can replace the pheromone magic element. The inner area is full of male insects. Given the Federation's strict protection of male insects, there is definitely no underground trade in the inner area. He needs to find an opportunity to go to the outer area.
...
"get out of class is finally over."
Daniel stretched out a big yawn. He had been promoting his new show for several days and still had to rush to class. He was being treated like a donkey. It was a unique kind of trouble for a big star.
He glanced at Murphy, who was tidying up his notes, and remarked, "I didn't expect you to listen so attentively. But you must be Murphy, right? Why are you pretending to be Rodney? Don't try to fool me. I don't know you well, but I know Rodney very well."
Murphy knew he would ask, and he didn't intend to hide anything. He put down his pen and asked in return, "Then you don't know what kind of person he is?"
"..." What kind of personality is this? Lazy? Like collecting sub-females, he likes collecting insect puppets? He can't resist unique sub-females and insect puppets? A frequent truant?
Wait, skipping class? This is Professor Labbel's class.
Daniel suddenly realized, "You're tutoring Rodney? Is that even possible?"
Male insects are all proud and think that as male insects, they would never do such a vulgar thing as working. Female insects who are willing to do it would never teach at the male insect academy. Rodney didn't expect that Murphy would agree, so Murphy is the first case.
Daniel thought it over and over and it seemed feasible. His eyes lit up. "I don't want to go either. Can you cover for me next time?"
“Sure, just add more money.” Murphy agreed readily, showing no sign of losing face in the face of the warm money.
Daniel raised his hand in protest, "Why? Can't you give me a friendly price?"
Murphy retorted, "We've only known each other for less than three hours, where does this friendship come from?"
Daniel... Daniel couldn't find a rebuttal for a moment.
Daniel clutched his heart, looking heartbroken. "...I really suspect you'll poison yourself if you lick your lips."
Murphy gladly accepted the praise, saying, "Thank you for the compliment."
Murphy stuffed the small notebook into his pocket, turned around and was about to leave; he still had to go home and cook.
Daniel quickly followed, "Want to go out and have some fun with us? As long as you keep turning away from darkness and embracing light, we'll be best buddies."
Murphy refused, "No, I'm going home."
Daniel didn't believe it, thinking he was just politely declining. "What kind of male insect goes straight home after class? Are all the rumors true? Yesterday, I saw several male insects slinking out of your house. When I asked them, they found out you've abandoned your friends for a female insect."
Murphy sneered, "Fake."
Daniel said with relief, "I knew you wouldn't be fooled by a female insect if you looked like that..."
However, he was humiliated before he could finish speaking.
Murphy scoffed, "Who do they think they are, to call themselves my friends?"
Daniel froze, "You..."
Daniel pulled out his personal terminal and started scribbling away. "That's really cool. I'm going to write it down and have the screenwriter add it to my show."
However, considering himself a good insect, he felt he should give his new friend a little reminder, since female insects are so dangerous.
"Those insects that gang up on other insects all day long can't be friends."
"But I think you should be careful about the female insect in your house. I've heard about that incident. The story of the female insect losing control in public and injuring the male insect has been circulating in major newspapers for quite some time, even taking away several front pages from my story."
The last sentence is clearly the key point.
"Female insects are all like this; they are prone to mental problems. If they lose control, you won't be able to escape."
Daniel always kept his distance from female insects; that's how he was taught—female insects are dangerous.
To his surprise, after he finished speaking, he did not see any fear or hesitation on Murphy's face, but instead received a strange and sympathetic look from Murphy.
“He was so weak, pitiful, and helpless, why should I run away?”
"???"
Daniel stared blankly, his head full of question marks, and even began to doubt whether they were from the same world.
He never imagined he would hear the description "female insects are weak, pitiful and helpless". A group of insect-shaped mechs that can tear apart alien beasts and kick fighter jets, what part of their bodies, inside and out, can be described as weak, pitiful and helpless?
Not satisfied with provoking him enough, Murphy added, "And I think you're more likely to bite me than he'll lose control."
Daniel bared his teeth, "...If you keep talking like that, I'm really going to bite you."
Murphy clicked his tongue and said, "Look, look, my Atia would never do that."
Daniel just felt a soreness in his teeth.
However, Murphy was somewhat concerned about the incident Daniel had just mentioned, in which Attiyah had once lost control in public.
The only plot information he received was the brief sentence, "Overnight, he was forcibly taken into the harem by a certain male insect," with absolutely no details in between.
"What do you mean by 'out of control'?" Murphy asked.
Daniel was about to ask him where he got his soft spot for female insects when he was interrupted by his words.
He looked Morfield up and down, not believing he didn't know. "You didn't know? Weren't you always following that male insect?"
As he was talking, he slapped his forehead. "Oh, I remember now, you weren't here yet. It happened around the time you arrived."
"You two are quite destined. Back then, you two squeezed out several of my front-page articles, which made my agent so angry that he was pulling his hair every day. He's still raising it now."
What he didn't mention was that the discovery of the male insect on the remote, desolate planet caused quite a stir in the Federation. Most insects were speculating whether it was a mysterious and noble male insect, capable of surviving on a desolate planet for so many years, it must be extremely powerful.
Many insects even wondered if his level had reached S-rank. The Federation's current S-rank male insect prince was already quite old. If it were true, it would prove that the Federation had ushered in an even more glorious era.
However, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Before he returned, his genetic level had already been determined to be the lowest, F-level. Therefore, even before he had done anything, he had already earned the disappointment and condemnation of the insect people.
At the same time, the battle against the Starry Sky Beast King officially began, and the leading general, Atia, a rising star among civilians in the legion, was also listed on the Star Network for a few days.
But no one expected that the battle, which was thought to be foolproof, would inexplicably fail in the end. Attia was seriously wounded and disappeared from the army.
He reappeared, but in a news report about him losing control in public and injuring a male insect.
Murphy found the trending topics section of StarNet for that issue based on the date Daniel mentioned.
The opening photo is a full-body shot of a man in a black and gold military uniform. His long, silver hair is tied up high, he has broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his legs, encased in military trousers, are long and straight. He has a handsome and sharp appearance, and his purple eyes seem to be tinged with a sharp edge.
This was an Attia he had never seen before.
Murphy stared at it for a long time.
Daniel thought his fragile illusion about Attia had been shattered, so he patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.
"To be honest, he would have been very popular if he were a sub-female, but he is a female insect and not petite enough. At the time, several male insects specifically requested him, but I heard that he declined them all. He is a rather strange female insect. After all, most female insects join the army just to earn some merit so that they can be assigned a male insect."
In reality, Murphy said: Who understands? His wife is so beautiful.
Several minutes later, Daniel heard Murphy's reply, "It's beautiful. I'm going to print out a high-resolution version and put it in my bedroom."
"What did you just say? Someone specifically asked for him? Who?" This sounded extremely dangerous.
"..." Daniel opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, completely choked up.
Was that his main point? It seems that Murphy is really quite infatuated with that female insect.
Daniel relented, "It doesn't matter now anyway... whatever makes you happy..."
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F District Central Hospital.
The large female insect and the thin female insect finally found a chance to enter the ward. Before they even touched the window, they met a pair of incredibly familiar eyes.
"Legion Commander, we've finally met you!"
The large female insect was excited. They had been waiting for several days and finally saw the male insect come out. This was the first time they had spoken to the legion commander insect since the incident.
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