No tail hook?
Bart carefully recalled the scene at the time, and he indeed did not see the male insect's tail hook.
He stared at the painting for a few moments, imagined a tail hook resembling a shell, and added it to the painting with his brush.
"Look, there's a tail hook here."
Avery held up his finger, about to say something more, when Bart waved him away: "Get out of here, don't disturb my work."
Avery scratched his head:
"But didn't you already finish drawing it?"
Barthes gazed at the painting with a look of deep fascination and affection.
"You don't understand! I still want to relive that feeling."
Hearing this, Avery felt disgusted and turned away in disgust.
He hadn't gone far when he heard Bart's lewd laughter behind him. Avery quickened his pace and ran away.
Wait until Avery returns to where the team is resting.
He quickly told his teammates what he had just seen.
The teammates were all very concerned about Captain Bart's mental state.
“…That’s how it is.” Avery pointed to his head: “The captain became infatuated with a non-existent male insect because of a dream.”
The other team members shook their heads and sighed:
"Sigh, ever since the captain came back from his date, he's seemed a bit off, listless every day."
"Yeah, I thought he'd recovered his spirits today, but it turns out he's just gone crazy!"
"Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. If the captain does something wrong next, we must remind him in time."
Avery nodded:
"Don't worry, the captain is still in good spirits."
If the captain is really not feeling well, I'll risk getting beaten to death to make sure he sees a doctor.
The team members already knew that Captain Bart had spent all his wealth to date male insects.
Not only that.
After Bart returned, he never mentioned the male insect or the offspring.
They could guess with their toes that Bart had made a wasted trip.
In this situation, it was not appropriate to offer comfort in person, so the team members could only secretly care for their captain and send Avery to gather intelligence every day.
After discussing for a while, the group quickly dispersed so that the captain wouldn't notice.
The next few days.
Avery, acting as a scout, paid special attention to the captain.
He noticed that the captain was becoming increasingly haggard, often lost in thought, and even during morning exercises, his eyes were vacant.
Even during his daily rest breaks, the captain would still disappear.
But when he returned, his expression had become terrifying.
Five days later.
Sensing something was wrong, Avery took a break during patrol.
They immediately located the captain hiding under the ancient tree.
The team leader was still drawing, focused and serious.
Avery cautiously approached, and when he saw what was on the drawing board, his pupils dilated in shock.
He opened his mouth in surprise.
This painting likely depicts the dream from before.
However, the colors in the painting were chaotic, and the beautifully designed and ornate tables and chairs had been transformed into a black cage overgrown with thorns.
The garden was filled with a terrifying atmosphere, with inexplicable dirty water stains and large areas of mud on the ground.
Crows circle overhead, and a blood-red moon hangs high in the treetops.
Even the male insect in the picture looks very strange.
Your Excellency was dressed in a black tuxedo, and the moonlight made his face appear red, obscuring his features and making him a blurry mess.
Avery felt that the captain's mental state was probably in trouble!
He quickly patted the captain on the shoulder and asked anxiously:
"Captain, what are you drawing? Have you been having dreams again lately?"
Bart turned around and replied blankly:
"I wasn't dreaming. Why wasn't I dreaming? Why can't I dream anymore?"
Bart's eyes were sunken, as if he hadn't rested for days, and his reply was completely nonsensical.
Avery gleaned some useful information from the captain's few words.
He frowned and asked:
"Captain, have you not slept for the past few days?"
Batty nodded:
"Since I didn't dream about this male insect, I forced myself to wake up and went back to sleep."
Upon hearing this, Avery gasped.
There have long been many research findings on sleep in interstellar space.
Dreams are only likely to occur within the first 10 minutes of entering deep sleep. Heart rate and brain waves will change accordingly.
Bart must have programmed his sleep to forcibly wake him up if he wasn't dreaming.
After waking up more than ten times a night for five consecutive days, Bart's mental state began to become somewhat disordered.
His mental instability distorted his mind and perception, leading him to create such bizarre paintings.
Avery closed his eyes, unable to contain his anger, and roared:
"Do you know that even in research labs, when studying the limits of the human body, the female insects that were awakened from their slumber only lasted 30 days? What are you doing?! You'll be in danger if you continue like this!"
Upon hearing this, Bart slumped into his chair, scratching his head in anguish.
"I don't want this either! But no male insects appreciate me! I get no response! I get no affection!"
I can't even control the male insects in my dreams!
The physiological structure of female insects indicates that they are very eager for male insects.
The vast majority of female insects strive to spend the night with a male insect.
Bart had to admit that the date with the male insect shattered his long-held beliefs and pride.
He lost his goal and his motivation.
"Beep beep beep!"
Suddenly, an alarm sounded from the pheromone-suppressing ring around Bart's neck.
This indicates that he has officially entered his peak period.
Avery stared wide-eyed in disbelief:
"Captain, didn't you receive a reminder from the collar a few days ago? Why didn't you go to the special cinema!"
Bart looked up, bewildered.
"I forgot. I've been too busy lately and haven't thought about it."
Avery quickly covered his mouth and nose and backed away.
"I'll lead my team to retreat now, and we'll set up a cordon around this area."
Captain, remember to message us after your peak popularity ends!
The female's peak sexual activity period is not so easy to get through.
Without the comfort of the male insect, the female insect becomes extremely irritable.
Any scent of the same sex will make them extremely uncomfortable and generate strong aggression.
Under normal circumstances, when female insects experience a heat wave, they are forcibly isolated in place. At the same time, surrounding female insects are evacuated to prevent triggering heat waves in other female insects.
If there are two female insects in a confined environment, they will keep their distance from each other and try to avoid eye contact.
During this period, the female insect can only rest and use sleep to resist the pheromone burst.
As soon as Avery left the forest, he and his teammates marked the ground within a radius of 100 meters.
They set up a makeshift tent nearby, waiting for their captain to recover from the initial excitement and be fully recharged.
Within the forest.
Bart lay on the ground, turned his head to look at the painting he had drawn in a bizarre manner, and closed his eyes in pain.
He can barely remember that beautiful dream anymore.
Even his brain betrayed him.
Filled with resentment, he couldn't resist the drowsiness and quickly fell asleep.
A sticky, humid feeling enveloped him.
After Bart woke up and took some nutritional supplements, he quickly fell asleep again.
He no longer knew how many times he had fallen asleep or how long he had slept.
But the dream he longed for never came.
But just when he had completely given up hope...
Suddenly, a familiar, gentle sigh reached my ears.
"Sigh, why do you always cause so much trouble?"
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