On this day, at the training grounds of the First Exploration Legion's base on the planet, Roderick, who had been absent for seven days, finally returned.
Female soldiers, both acquaintances and strangers, craned their necks curiously, eager to see the changes in Roderick.
After all, the peak of interest in these female soldiers could only be spent with the special effects films shown at the Central Cinema.
At the central cinema, as soon as they felt the pheromone-suppressing needles on their necks, they would be pierced.
Then the female insect will directly enter a state of sagehood, having no desire for worldly things.
Roderick walked forward without looking to either side, ignoring the stares of the crowd.
He was closely followed by envious, curious, and inquisitive gazes.
The unabashed discussions among the female soldiers also reached Roderick's ears.
—Is this Roderick? He doesn't seem to have changed much since the recruit competition.
—I also feel that there hasn't been much change. Is the peak season really over?
—It must be true. They've already asked for leave. You should know how difficult it is to ask for leave in the legion.
—I had forgotten about taking leave if you hadn't mentioned it. Besides applying for a date, the only other time to take leave is during peak season, right?
—Yes, female soldiers do have leave, provided you have males, then you can ask for leave.
—So it really does take seven days to spend the heat cycle with a male insect. I've never heard of any female insect taking leave for this before.
—You were absolutely right. I've searched through all the old files, and there's nothing on this planet. Roderick was the first female insect to receive a leave slip for the hot season.
—You even know that? Dude, where do you work?
—The Secretariat, which is responsible for approving documents.
—This planet has been occupied by our legion for two hundred years, hasn't it? Never before? That's outrageous!
...
Hearing the discussion, Roderick walked proudly through the crowd and arrived at the training ground for this year's new recruits.
As soon as he landed, a group of new female recruits surrounded him.
Compared to the unfamiliar female insects, these new recruits had followed Roderick to the battlefield, so they spoke much more casually.
Even the female insects were touching Roderick's face, examining him closely.
"No difference? Roderick, did you really get through the seven-day heatwave?"
Roderick nodded: "Of course."
"You've spent the last seven days in bed? With the male insect?"
"uh-huh."
"Tsk tsk." The female insects clicked their tongues in amazement and asked, "How does it feel?"
Although Roderick didn't want to boast, he still told the truth: "Very good, very good."
"Pshaw! But I think it should be no different from a dream, right? The things that happen in a dream should be pretty much the same as in reality."
Before Roderick could speak, the group of female soldiers started fighting amongst themselves.
A female soldier grabbed the man's collar and asked incredulously, "What? What did you just say? Were you dreaming? Did you enter the male's dream? How come I didn't know? Are we still brothers?"
The female soldier gave an embarrassed smile: "I didn't tell anyone. I was afraid that if my dreams were discovered, people would arrest me as a mental patient, so I didn't reveal it."
"I'll forgive you this time, but don't let it happen again, or you'll definitely lose me! Come on, let's have a private chat. Tell me, how can I dream..."
With everyone's attention diverted, Roderick, who was surrounded, breathed a sigh of relief.
In the crowd just now, his clothes were all twisted and askew; his collar, which was originally normal, was pulled so wide that it could fit three heads.
These female soldiers are terrifyingly gossipy. He tried to keep a low profile, but he was still surrounded.
Roderick straightened his collar, trying to restore his combat uniform to its original state.
But this action was utterly futile.
Left with no other choice, Roderick could only cover his collar, but he felt the action was extremely awkward.
James, who had been following him closely, excitedly egged him on:
"Stop covering up, take it off! You'll have to take it off again when you get hot during the training. Those bastards really went all out, they even tore your combat uniform. You should take it off and let them see the difference between reality and dreams. I can't be the only one jealous."
Upon hearing this, Roderick agreed with James. He had indeed always held his combat uniform jacket in his hand at the end of previous training exercises.
Just as Roderick was still clutching his collar and hesitating.
James went directly behind Roderick, lifted the loose combat suit from behind, and went around Roderick's head.
As his combat uniform was removed, Roderick's well-defined muscles and the red marks on his body were revealed.
In an instant, various whistles rang out on the training field.
These whistles drew everyone's attention back to Roderick.
Roderick, who wanted to keep a low profile, once again became the focus of attention.
When everyone saw Roderick's front and back covered in red marks, only one thought came to their minds:
That's really intense!
The female insects were so jealous their eyes turned red.
When do their male insects come to them?
When will they be able to dream?
The red-haired admiral, Ulysses, who had just walked to the control panel of the training field, happened to see Roderick through the crowd.
Then Ulysses was also stunned.
Are the Yao Clan really that powerful?
So he has two...
Shaking his head, Ulysses banished the indescribable thoughts from his mind, then stood on the control panel and began directing today's rally training.
"All troops assemble and line up in formation. Training begins today; the tenfold gravity field is about to be activated."
The female soldiers who were just sitting around gossiping suddenly returned to their original positions and lay on the ground to prepare.
When the tenfold gravity field was officially activated, all the female soldiers sank downwards.
A new day has officially begun.
at the same time.
At Roderick's house.
After dressing properly, Han Ling reconstructed the spatial teleportation channel and returned to his bedroom on Aphrodite.
As soon as Han Ling landed, she heard a piercing scream.
Then a figure suddenly pounced over.
"Awooooo! Boss! You're finally back! Where did you go?! I thought you were gone!"
Han Ling stumbled from the attack, and only after regaining her footing did she realize that the person who had attacked her was Bern Mountain.
Bern Hill's light golden hair was greasy and rubbed against Han Ling.
Han Ling pushed him away in disgust and cursed:
"Have you fallen into an oil pot? Why are you rubbing against me like that? I just put on my clothes!"
Bern Hill looked up; his face was so oily it could fry a dish.
Bern Mountain said pitifully:
"Boss, you've been missing for seven days! I couldn't eat or sleep, I was waiting for you to come back all day long, I didn't even have time to wash my face or hair! Why are you yelling at me as soon as you get back, waaaaah..."
Upon hearing this, Han Ling touched his nose. His subordinates were worried about his safety, yet he was complaining that they didn't shower. It was indeed a bit much.
"Alright, alright, get up first, take a shower before you talk to me. I haven't been anywhere else for the past seven days, I went to see Roderick. What are you worrying about?"
After taking Bern Hill to the bathroom, Han Ling breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went back to her room to start packing her clothes.
When Bourne Hill emerged clean from the bathroom.
Han Ling had already packed three suitcases in the room.
Bernstein ran his fingers through his hair and asked curiously:
"Boss, what are you doing? Why are you packing your luggage?"
Han Ling replied without looking up:
"Of course I'm packing my bags and moving in with Roderick. How can we be separated!"
Upon hearing this, Bern Hill opened his mouth wide in surprise and asked:
"Huh? Moving in there? Boss, you're going to live with Roderick? No way! We still have business to do here!"
Han Ling nodded:
“Of course I know there’s business. That’s why I’ll come back to see you regularly. This will be my workplace from now on. What boss lives in the company all day? I didn’t have a choice before, but now I choose to live with Roderick.”
Han Ling's residence on Afro Star is the Central Castle.
The central castle was destroyed on the day of the ball and has never been rebuilt. The collapsed ruins were simply leveled by robots.
Han Ling lived with Bern Mountain to make it easier to manage his subordinates.
Now that he has found Roderick, he wishes he could tie himself to Roderick's waistband and never be separated from him for a moment.
Upon hearing Han Ling's words, Bern Mountain still wanted to struggle a little longer:
"Boss, you can't just rush into a deal. It's really inappropriate for you to move in with Roderick so casually..."
Han Ling rolled her eyes and said:
"You'll understand when you meet your true love, and then you'll be smiling like you're worthless. Don't stop me, we can discuss anything else, but if you stop me on this, I'll not only dock your pay, I'll kill you."
Han Ling's threats to deduct wages were always ignored by Bern Mountain.
It was all just talk; my salary has never been deducted.
But when he heard that Han Ling was going to mess with him, Bern Mountain immediately shut up.
This time, they're really going to deduct my salary.
After a moment, Bernstein said hesitantly:
"Boss, how often will you come back? If you only come back every seven days, I'll really panic."
After hearing this, Han Ling thought for a moment and said:
"I'm actually worried about Aphrodite, so I'll come back every other day. If there are any special circumstances that prevent me from coming back, I'll let you know."
Hearing this, Bern Hill breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Han Ling was his lifeline; with Han Ling around, Bern Mountain had that missing courage.
Two hours later, Han Ling finished packing her things.
Seeing Han Ling about to leave, Bern Mountain quickly stopped him, saying:
"Boss, wait a bit before you leave. Let's have a meal together. Actually, my older brother came back from Emperor Star about ten days ago. I've been wanting to introduce him to you."
Han Ling, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks upon hearing this.
"Your older brother?" Han Ling didn't even need to recall; he immediately thought of this person.
"Your older brother, is he the one who was originally engaged to Roderick?"
Bern Hill nodded:
"Yes, that's him. But later my older brother got together with the second prince. Want to have a meal together? I'll introduce you to him. My older brother is a very good person, and very capable. I think he's better than me, and maybe he can help you, Boss."
After thinking for a moment, Han Ling decided to meet this former rival.
"Let's meet. You can make the arrangements so we can have breakfast together. I need to go back and have lunch with Roderick at noon."
Bern Hill nodded happily:
"Okay, then I'll call my older brother over."
It was a little after nine in the morning.
A breakfast party was held in the lobby of the villa in Bern Hill.
A variety of breakfast items were laid out on the luxurious coffee table in the lobby.
To make the gathering less formal and to ease the atmosphere, Bern Hill chose to eat at the coffee table in the living room.
Sitting face-to-face, wearing slippers, and eating breakfast together will definitely bring everyone closer together.
When the doorbell rang.
Han Ling, who happened to be passing by the door, opened it.
Outside the door, a male insect that looked seven or eight parts similar to Bern Mountain was standing there.
Han Ling was stunned when he saw this face.
They look so alike! This male insect stands next to the Bernese Mountain Bug, they look like twins. The same golden hair, the same light brown eyes.
Matthew Flo looked much quieter and more composed than Bourne Hill, with narrow, long eyes that gave him a gentle appearance.
At this moment, Matthew Flo was wearing a beige and brown cardigan and looked very quiet.
Matthew smiled slightly:
"Hello, my name is Matthew. I live in the Burn Mountains. I've heard a lot about you, and I've also read your novels, which I really enjoy."
Upon hearing this, Han Ling scratched the back of his head sheepishly, realizing that this person was actually a fan of his.
He had originally wanted to taunt his former love rival, but now he probably couldn't bring himself to say those prepared words.
Han Ling could only nod and say:
"Come in, let's have breakfast together. Bern Hill mentioned you to me too."
A moment later, Bern Mountain, who had gone to buy food from the male chef, also returned.
As soon as he entered the door, he found his older brother and his boss sitting on the floor in the living room.
However, the two people's actions and the atmosphere of the scene were somewhat off.
Han Ling was grabbing Matthew's collar and peering inside.
In Bern Hill's view, the two were clearly about to fight; they were grabbing each other by the collar, ready to pounce.
To stop the war, Bourne Hill shouted:
"Boss, I'm back! Time to eat! Big brother, you've arrived just in time!"
Upon hearing this, Han Ling looked towards the door:
"Come in when you get back. What are you standing there like an idiot at the door for?"
After saying that, Han Ling turned around and started talking to Matthew again.
Matthew smiled gently and said:
“Bourne Hill can be a bit silly sometimes.”
Han Ling nodded:
"He does often do foolish things, but let's not talk about him for now. Let's continue with your injuries. Your injuries have almost healed now, but to completely resolve this matter, we still need to start with your mental strength."
Matthew's light brown eyes lit up when he heard this:
"Really? Lord Han Ling? This matter can really be resolved?"
Han Ling pressed on the wound on Matthew's collarbone with her hand. The scar was almost healed and showed no signs of growing.
Han Ling nodded and promised:
"Don't worry, leave this to me. I'll take care of it for you. After all, it was the Second Prince who helped Roderick."
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