Chapter 85
Qi Heng put the female insect that had not yet woken up aside, then half-knelt down and reached out to touch the insect egg that rolled to his side. Before he could say anything, he felt a weak mental tentacle wrapped around his wrist.
He was stunned, feeling the emotions transmitted by the insect egg along with his mental power, as if it was greeting him.
But after not coming for two days, can Chongdan take the initiative to greet me?
Thinking of this, Qi Heng touched the insect eggs again.
"Hero, rub against me." Fatty leaned his head closer, blinking as he tried to get close.
He did not favor one over the other and touched the fat bug's head with his other hand. Shouldn't he be thankful that he had two hands, otherwise these two little guys would still be fighting over who gets to touch first.
Qi Heng laughed inwardly and asked the fat bug next to him, "How's the construction of the dungeon going?"
"It's going very smoothly. If you don't believe me, just see for yourself." His mental power transmitted the image from the dungeon, and just by looking at it, he could tell that the progress was as expected.
"I told them to work faster, and I tried to increase their numbers so that the construction of the dungeon could proceed more quickly... I ate most of the obsidian crystals, but there are still some left..."
He was concentrating on listening to Fatty Bug's words when A0's voice suddenly rang in his ears.
[Lord, be careful...]
Qi Heng was slightly startled. Before he could figure out what A0 meant by "be careful", he was knocked off balance and fell to the ground.
At the same time, the insect egg next to him was also affected, and it rolled and almost fell under the platform, with the egg shell flying and breaking into pieces.
【…Behind you.】
A0 finished speaking, but it was obviously too late for Qi Heng.
In a split second, he only had time to use his star power to retrieve the insect eggs.
Qi Heng supported himself on the ground with one hand to prevent himself from falling backwards, and with the other hand he held the retrieved insect eggs at his side.
Seeing that the insect eggs were fine, he breathed a sigh of relief. It took so many days of bleeding to save them. It would be a huge loss if they were accidentally broken... Then he realized belatedly that his chest felt heavy, as if a heavy object was pressing on him.
He looked over, wanting to see who had bumped into him without even saying hello, but was met with a pair of bright cobalt blue eyes filled with joy, and a few strands of silver hair that fell on his neck, making him feel a little itchy.
Oh, it’s the female insect I picked up.
Silver hair and blue eyes, these physical features are exactly the same as Chu Xiu.
——There’s no doubt about it, he must be a descendant of Chu Xiu.
The original guess was confirmed, causing Qi Heng's thoughts to diverge. The result was that he did not push away the female insect that was close to him immediately.
When he came to his senses, he looked at the silver-haired, blue-eyed boy with his hands on his chest, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
"Can you get up from me?"
The boy blinked and moved his hand away.
Just when Qi Heng thought that the other party was going to get up from him, he felt a tightness around his waist. He looked down and saw that the young man's arms were hugging his waist, and he was even leaning his head closer to his chest and looking up at him. This gesture was even more intimate than the previous one.
The fat worm was so stunned watching from the side that he even forgot to eat the crystal in his claws.
In its memory, no Zerg had ever been so close to its male father. This female Zerg was really too brave.
Qi Heng was numb. He didn't know why he didn't dodge... It seemed that his vigilance had decreased recently.
Just as he was pressing the other person's shoulders and trying to push him away from himself, a crisp "click" sounded beside him, breaking the somewhat frozen atmosphere.
It felt like something had broken.
In an instant, the two people and the insect looked in the same direction.
...To correct, it should be me and Fatty who looked over. The silver-haired, blue-eyed boy hadn't taken his eyes off me since then.
Qi Heng thought to himself, as he saw the insect egg, which should have been pure white, round and flawless, now had a crack on it. And with a crisp "crackling" sound, the crack on the egg continued to grow and expand, and in a few moments, the crack spread all over the egg.
This egg looks like it's about to crack.
Hiss—did it just bump into something? That shouldn't be the case. I clearly protected the insect egg immediately.
No, there is another possibility - the insect egg is about to hatch.
Thinking of this possibility, Qi Heng subconsciously held his breath and even ignored the female insect that was stuck on his body as a 'pendant'.
The protective eggshell shattered, revealing the cub lying on the ground inside.
The newborn cub had black hair and a pair of pure black eyes, which made Qi Heng, who had been raising the insect eggs for so many days, feel a sense of closeness in his heart. He couldn't help but raise his hand that was at his side and gently touched the insect cub's cheek.
Male insect cubs are different from female insect cubs. They do not have the characteristics of "insects" and look similar to ordinary human babies.
The next second, the male insect cub's actions made him feel that his idea was completely wrong.
The male insect cub lying on the ground held his palm with its soft, white and tender little hands, and made an inarticulate sound of "...Father, hug me".
——Newborn human cubs do not have language capabilities.
Oh my god, can the Zerg's larvae speak as soon as they are born? That shouldn't be the case. Yan Ning's female larvae also learned slowly after they were born.
Could it be... this is the gifted creature in front of me.
The fat worm threw away the crystal, poked the newborn worm gently with the tip of its soft tail, and lowered its head to look at it curiously.
Qi Heng, who was entangled with an extra pendant on his body, felt that he could not continue like this. He stretched out his hand and "ripped" the female insect that was clinging to him away. The whole process went unexpectedly smoothly.
Unlike what he had imagined, Qi Heng pushed the female insect off his body almost easily, and then saw that the pushed-away female insect was eager to stick to him again.
This female insect is too clingy to him. I don’t know if it’s because of the mental imprint, but her clinginess is even worse than that of the fat insect.
Tsk, if it's really because of this reason, then the remaining seven marks are equivalent to seven clingy people... Qi Heng pursed his lips when he thought of this. If this is really the case, there will be trouble in the future... He doesn't know if it will be useful for him to give them orders.
"Don't come near me," he said, frowning.
The female insect who wanted to get closer stopped and sat two steps away from him with her eyes wide open, wanting to move but not daring to.
Qi Heng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it seemed that the order was still effective.
He then glanced down at the naked cub and, without hesitation, took off his coat. The temperature on the fourth floor underground was only slightly warmer than outside, and it would be troublesome if he got sick.
Qi Heng wrapped the cub lying on the ground, who was repeating the sounds "Aba Aba", with his coat, and then picked it up.
The cub huddled in his arms, its shiny black eyes following his face. After repeating it several times, it was finally able to utter a few words clearly.
"Hero, give me a hug."
Qi Heng's pupils trembled, and the arms holding the cub froze.
Happy, happy to be a father again? Although it wasn't the first time, the shock this time was far greater than when he recognized the fat bug as his son. After all, the feelings brought by a bug and a person are completely different.
"Pop." This was the sound made by the cub's wet, saliva-filled mouth pressing against his cheek.
The fat bug on the side widened its eyes, which were already much larger than those of humans, and pounced on Qi Heng with an "ow", trying to squeeze its head into Qi Heng's arms.
'Not fair.'
"Father Xiong, I want a hug too. I want some cuddling." Fatty held Qi Heng's arm with his claws and tried to make a howling sound, which sounded a little aggrieved.
Not far away, a female insect that looked like a teenager looked at the insect cub that was clinging to Qi Heng with an envious expression.
Qi Heng's head was buzzing, and he was thinking about one question - why did this little insect call him "Dad"? He had never taught him that.
Did he recognize the wrong father? Absolutely!
I have to say that sometimes having a good brain is also a misfortune. When the above thoughts came up, the settings in the game floated into Qi Heng's mind.
The young of the Tianjia Zerg are born with the ability to distinguish between their parents. This is a skill that the young are passively mastered from birth in order to survive as long as possible during the evolution of the race.
After all, in a harsh environment, only by staying close to their parents can the weak insect cubs have a chance to survive.
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