Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Gal's Talent + Alien Visitors...

According to the female insect Aiden, the special ability of this male insect needs the right time to be displayed.

Just like the martial arts geniuses in the novel who had their Ren and Du meridians opened up accidentally, if they had not met a master who led them to the path of martial arts, or if they had not encountered danger, they might have been ordinary civilians all their lives.

His ability has been stored inside his body, but it is temporarily sealed deep in his soul and needs a suitable opportunity to be revealed.

Gal was not in a hurry. He always believed that nothing can be rushed. When the time comes, the things that belong to you will naturally jump into your hands.

During this time, Gal was busy exercising, doing morning training with the warriors every day, without missing a day.

"Your Highness, please move your wrist a little inward so that it won't be easily strained." A warrior walked past Gal and reminded him.

"Hey, this is indeed more comfortable, and it's easier to exert force."

Gal chatted and laughed with the warriors, more like friends who got along well with each other rather than superiors with clear hierarchies.

In fact, it was not like this at the beginning.

When Gal announced that he would join Angus's morning training, the warriors in the team had different looks. The female insects were worried and anxious, while the other warriors were more skeptical.

No one expected that the male insect, who could have been sitting in the main cabin and enjoying himself, could actually hold on.

On the first day, even though Angus reduced the male insects' training amount by half, after the training was completed, Gal was still the most vicious one in the team.

But the male insect did not give up. Day after day, he got up early, worked hard, and was covered in sweat.

The male insects adapted well and persisted.

This made the warriors look at him with new eyes and he became a member recognized by this group of powerful warriors.

"I'm going to go out with you later. Do you want to try using the weapons on the battleship?" Angus kneaded the muscles of the male insect after its exercise as usual.

Gal leaned against the equipment and twisted his long neck a few times.

Hearing the beastman's words, he immediately turned around and asked, "Really?"

Guns have a strong appeal to men, and Gal is no exception.

When he was in military training, like most boys, he wanted to train in the Drill Guard, after all, that was the only place where he could touch a real gun.

The various high-tech weapons on this alien battleship are several times more powerful than those on Earth, and are unimaginable even in science fiction films and television shows.

Gal had wanted to try them one by one, but was stopped by Angus because he was afraid that the impact of the weapons would hurt him.

"Your training these days has yielded good results. You've also developed some muscles in your arms and abdomen. You should be able to withstand the impact."

Angus moved his hand to the upper part of the male's arm and squeezed it gently a few times.

Gal is a stubborn person who has to do well in something once he sets his mind to it.

Angus often heard the male insect's footsteps going out in the middle of the night from next door, and secretly followed him. He saw that in the training room, the silver-haired male insect only turned on one light and was practicing a series of movements that he had taught him during the day.

This was how he did it every day. He trained hard during the day and then practiced extra in the training room at night.

Angus had seen countless recruits, but there were only a handful of them who were as hardworking as Gal.

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The task of developing a barren planet is complicated and troublesome, but fortunately Angus has some experience in this area.

After Amo provided the data of the planet D81, he divided the planet into two areas: the developable area and the undevelopable area, and arranged a full schedule for each team to execute every day.

Although the 'slaves' selected by the higher Zerg for Gal were enough to fight ten enemies at once on the battlefield, twenty-five people were still too few. After a month, the safe area opened up was far less than he expected.

They have gradually found alternatives for daily necessities on this desolate planet, and they are also using shells and bullets sparingly.

The most troublesome thing now is the limited manpower.

Many of the lands in the expanded safe zones were reclaimed with great difficulty. However, at night, due to the shortage of patrolling soldiers, the food grown on those lands was eaten by the monsters.

The land to be developed will become larger and larger in the future, and these twenty or so people will not be able to take care of it all.

The male insect Gal is the lord of this desolate planet. His territory cannot be this small piece of land that you can see the end of at a glance.

How can Gal be considered a planet lord if he fails to occupy the entire planet?

"Angus, where do we test the weapons?"

Gal was so excited about shooting himself that he didn't notice the worried blond beastman behind him.

Angus pointed ahead. "It's in the open space ahead. Just a few steps ahead, past the jungle. I asked someone to put a target there for practicing shooting skills."

Accompanied by three orc guards, Angus and Gal came to this makeshift shooting training ground.

This is a vast, empty grassland. There are no towering trees or boulders blocking the view, and the weeds only reach the ankles at most.

As the warhorse carried him out of the jungle, a hint of surprise flashed across Gal's eyes.

There were no huge plants or strange monsters. This place was so normal that it reminded Gal of the open space at the back door of their school.

It was a very empty lawn. On Saturdays and Sundays, many students would bring their friends or lovers there to fly kites and have picnics.

This place reminded Gal of the land he once lived in.

No, the soil under his feet is the soil of his hometown.

But he didn't know, was this once China, or was it Europe where he had always wanted to go but never managed to go?

Gal patted the neck of the mechanical warhorse. Receiving a signal from its master, the warhorse slowly bent its front legs and lowered its hind legs, allowing the master on its back to get down more steadily.

Gal stood on a piece of land that was almost the same as the Earth he once was. He squatted down and touched the grass under his feet with his fingers.

It was slightly damp and a little rough, and if you pressed harder it would feel like you were going to cut your fingers. It felt no different from the weeds on the school playground.

"Don't touch them randomly. Although the radiation from these plants doesn't have much effect on our bodies, the bodies of male insects are quite special. It's best not to let these things scratch your skin."

Angus appeared behind Gal at some point, held Gal's hand with his palm, and led him to slowly move his hand away from the weeds.

Just as men's body temperature is always higher than women's, orcs' body temperature is also higher than male insects. Every time Angus approached, Gal felt a warm feeling coming.

After the orc removed his hand, Gal even touched the still warm spot with his other hand with reluctance.

"You guys, take out the weapons prepared for His Highness." Angus ordered.

The battleship brought a total of three large boxes on this mission, which contained very light weapons on the battleship, such as laser beam guns and blaster cannons.

Angus believed that it was enough for the male insect to learn to use these light weapons. Those heavy weapons were generally not used and were not suitable for him to use.

Some heavy shells, if not aided by any equipment, would cause enough shock waves when fired to knock out an adult beastman.

If it is a male insect, the shock may even directly break his bones.

"This is a beam cannon. Press the red dot on the handle and a golden beam will burst out from the muzzle. This beam is very fast and can penetrate the enemy's body in the blink of an eye."

"However, this beam cannon takes a long time to reload, so it is more suitable for use as a sniper weapon to target important enemy personnel on the battlefield."

“…”

Angus briefly introduced the weapons in the box to Gal one by one.

Gal learned too much new knowledge at once, and he couldn't understand it all at once. "Let's learn from practice."

"Well, try this first."

Angus took out the easiest weapon from the weapon box and said, "Just as I taught you. Aim at the red bull's eye in front of you. Relax, take a deep breath, and relax your wrist..."

"Bang."

Hit the bull's eye.

"Have you ever tried using these before?" Angus asked in shock to the male insect beside him who looked unusually relaxed.

"No, I've never tried it." Gal shook his wrist which was numb from the shock.

Since it is used for military shooting training, the target is smaller than the one used for ordinary entertainment.

Hitting the bull's eye with the first shot is difficult even for orcs who are naturally gifted in combat.

Is it a coincidence?

Angus could only attribute the result to coincidence.

"Well, try again? This time, hit the target that's farther away." Angus pointed to the target in the middle. The bull's eye of this target seemed smaller than the first one.

Gal recalled Anpengus's teachings in his mind and used breathing techniques to calm his mind.

“Whoosh!”

Once again, it hit the bull's eye.

"you……"

Angus was completely confused. The first time was a coincidence, was the second time also a coincidence?

There is no such a coincidence in the world. Based on Angus's many years of experience in the military, the silver-haired male insect is a natural shooting genius.

Why hadn't he noticed this talent in male insects before?

"Can you tell me what it felt like when you shot?" Angus was so excited that his voice couldn't help trembling.

How could he not be excited? With further training, such talents could turn the tide of a battle with just a single bullet.

Angus is good at fighting, but he is good at commanding troops from the rear or in close combat.

His shooting skills were good, but he was definitely not a genius.

"My feelings..."

It's just like people naturally breathe through their mouths, and they will want to drink water after not drinking water for a long time. Gal just pulled the trigger, and your bullet hit the target by itself.

If he were asked to describe how it felt...

"After I calmed down, the small target in my eyes seemed to expand automatically. I just wanted the bullet to hit the bull's eye, and then the target was hit."

"Enlarged?" Angus rubbed his fingers together as he thought habitually.

This state was different from that of some of the sharpshooters he had worked with before. Angus tried to understand the male insect's meaning with the knowledge he had learned.

The silver-haired male's talent for shooting is more like magic, the bull's eye expands and so on, which is impossible to happen in real life.

Suddenly, Angus thought of a possibility.

"Could it be that this is one of the abilities you gain after your second metamorphosis?" The male insect's statement was too incredible, so this explanation was more feasible.

In middle school and high school, he joined the guard of honor, but Gal had never shot with a real gun before.

The most shooting-related game he has ever played in his life is probably the balloon-inflation game organized by the stall owner in the park.

Even in that game, he often wasted his money, only hitting one out of ten shots.

The skill of hitting the bull's eye with 100% accuracy sounds very mysterious, and the ability of the bull's eye to expand is not something that ordinary people can have.

"It's very likely. How about I try a few more training methods to see if I have developed shooting abilities." Gal proposed a new testing method.

He was going to have Angus throw stones into the air to test his accuracy with moving objects.

"The moment I throw the stones, you can start shooting without waiting for the command." Angus chose three stones, two large and one small.

“Bang…bang…bang.”

Stones were thrown out one after another, and the laser bullets smashed the three stones into pieces one after another, turning them into ashes that were blown away by the wind.

"Too few. Try again. This time throw eight balls out. Try to throw them as far as possible." Gal became more and more excited. He proposed a more difficult test.

This type of shooting test is also often used by the Orc Army when training soldiers' shooting skills.

Three moving targets fly out at the same time, and the probability of hitting them is already very low.

With five moving targets and different distances, there was no time to aim; it was just an instinctive shooting action.

Hitting them all was impossible for a novice who had little experience with guns and cannons.

“Bang, bang, bang.”

Three gunshots rang out, and Gal, like a veteran who had killed many enemy leaders with a sniper rifle on the battlefield, did not hesitate and all five stones were hit.

Two of them used the bullet's ricochet trajectory.

"Hey, interesting, this talent is quite useful."

The gun seemed to be his second arm. He could raise it and hit the target as easily as he could use his arm.

It is easier than training a talented person for more than ten years.

Gal has confirmed that this is the so-called special ability of male insects after secondary metamorphosis.

A round black bug seemed to appear on the grass. It moved very fast. Gal tried to step on it, but not only could he not catch up with it, but the 'bug' also became twisted.

No, that's not a bug, it's just a round shadow, some kind of round object in the sky.

Gal squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky. Sure enough, he saw an oval object like a Frisbee flying towards them.

The object was getting closer and bigger.

Gal had a bad feeling.

"Angus, what do you see there?" Gal tugged at the orc's sleeve and took a few steps closer to the orc who always gave him a sense of security.

"Oh no, it's the pirates' spaceship." Angus pushed Gal down and said, "You guys take His Highness back to the Reda." He made a quick decision and gave the order.

"Yes, sir."

One of the tiger orcs had already transformed into beast form, and the other two orcs carried Gal and sat on the back of the giant tiger.

"So, what are you going to do, Angus?"

"Take care of yourself. I will come back. Don't forget that I will work with you to build this planet into a special country."

Angus's big hand covered half of the male insect's face.

"Okay, you guys, take His Highness back quickly."