Back in his room, after taking off his coat, General Ning's lips curled slightly at her question. "No, that's not true. And I'm glad you're willing to tell me this."
"Happy?"
"Yes, I'm glad. You're only 16 years old, and suddenly you're in an environment full of enemies. It's inevitable that you'll feel nervous and stressed. It's really good that you know how to express your inner tension instead of letting it overwhelm you in the long run."
"Where is the pressure? I clearly feel..." Lian Han's voice grew weaker and weaker as he spoke, his confidence inexplicably lacking.
Ning Jue chuckled. She said that the insectoid cubs and adult insectoids were just a result of their discomfort and resistance because they did not recognize the insectoid customs but had to pretend to be one of them.
"But Lian Han, what makes me happiest is that you chose to confide in me, rather than another person of the opposite sex."
Even though there was a card between them, the man's words seemed to be ringing in her ears, and that ambiguous atmosphere made Lian Han's hand tremble, almost dropping the card. But after thinking about it, she finally gave a serious rebuttal.
"It's not that I chose who to confide in; only you and Yozakura have my communication card. I don't really want to disturb a girl's sweet dreams in the middle of the night." Besides, the communication card has an expiration date. Yozakura's communication card is for when she's in danger, so I can't just let her use it up like this.
"So you only left spare contact information for me and your roommate."
Lian Han: ...Why does this feel even stranger?
"Going to sleep." Lian Han put the card back into her smart device, turned over, pulled the covers over her head, and started to sleep. She had only contacted Ning Jue because she couldn't sleep, and she wasn't sure if she could fall asleep now.
Ning Jue raised an eyebrow, smiled, put the card away, and went to the bathroom...
Early morning. Liz looked at the two people staring at their dark circles and couldn't help but chuckle.
"You two are really funny, you're not even sharing a bed. You didn't even get a good night's sleep."
Lian Han: ...It's all Ning Jue's fault. If he hadn't spoken so ambiguously, she wouldn't have been unable to sleep. She shouldn't contact him at night anymore.
Yi Jun smiled sheepishly, "I'm not used to sleeping in unfamiliar beds."
"It's alright, you'll get used to it in a couple of days. Come on, today I'll teach you about the Zerg language and script. You have translators to help you with the language, but not the script, you'll still have to learn it."
Lian Han frowned. "Is it necessary to learn it?"
“The Zerg don’t have compulsory education in the Federation, but if they want to go to the battlefield, they have to learn. Illiterate people will be discriminated against everywhere,” Liz said with a smile.
Back then, her master almost drove her crazy by teaching her federal terminology, but now the tables have turned, and it's her turn to teach her master's students.
"Let's begin then." It's just a foreign language, right? We can learn it.
Liz wasn't a good teacher; she simply compiled all the Zerg script and crammed it all into Lian Han and his companion's minds. So, they spent the rest of their time in this rote learning environment.
So much so that a month later, the two of them felt nauseous whenever they saw Zerg script.
However, the results were quite good. At least when Kasper checked the two's dictation, there were no mistakes except for Yi Jun, who was criticized for his ugly handwriting.
"The Zerg script is just a bit curved, it doesn't make them lie flat. You can't even tell what your characters mean without looking closely. You need to practice more."
When Caspar made that assessment, Lian Han, unusually, didn't gloat. Instead, he patted the young man's shoulder reassuringly, "Take it slow, no rush. Can't you see I'm almost driven crazy with worry myself?"
The sorrow is genuine. It's all because of the Zerg's strange characteristic regarding twins.
According to Kasper, while posing as twins avoided the possibility of being separated, it also had significant drawbacks. Because among Zerg twins, the one born earlier is far stronger and requires far more training.
Even so, there's a reason why the Zerg don't allow twins to be separated. When twins team up in battle, it's not simply a matter of one plus one equals two; their combat power increases dramatically. The Zerg even have a special companion bio-mech designed specifically for twins, possessing astonishing power.
Therefore, after Lian Han passed his "infancy", he had two more training tasks: learning the fighting style of the Zerg and developing a tacit understanding with Yi Jun.
The latter is achievable with effort, but the former—
The fact that Zerg larvae crawl on their limbs demonstrates their extraordinary flexibility, and their combat style is primarily based on close-quarters fighting. Even Han doesn't meet the standard for flexibility alone; the shapeshifting card allows her to appear exactly like a Zerg, but internally she remains human.
The grappling was even more challenging for Lian Han. During the fight, their bodies were truly entangled. It was one thing if the opponent was female, but male—just thinking about that scene made Lian Han want to go crazy.
This is also the problem that Kasper and Liz have been struggling with recently. Female Zerg do not need to reproduce like human women. Even if they mate, it is only for physiological needs. Therefore, the concept of females and males is greatly weakened. There is no such thing as the difference between men and women. If they can win, even if they mate on the spot, the female Zerg will not feel anything is wrong. Naturally, there will be no dilemma like Lian Han's.
But if Lian Han were to abandon her understanding of male and female genders, regardless of whether she herself agrees or not, if their master knew they were doing this, he would be so angry he'd be back to life! Back when their master discovered the fighting style of the female Zerg, he ridiculed them mercilessly and even corrected Liz's fighting style.
When Yi Jun turned his head and saw the girl's helpless smile, his gaze softened. "Don't worry. We'll find a way."
Fortunately, the infancy period is followed by the growth period, and then adulthood. Before adulthood, no one except their guardians will test the Zerg's combat capabilities. So they still have some time to devise countermeasures.
"I hope so," Lian Han said with a wry smile.
She felt a little guilty for causing Liz and Kasper this headache, but the psychological barrier—she had tried, and it was truly insurmountable. Asking a little girl to have intimate physical contact with the opposite sex, even in a form of combat, was simply too much to ask.
Perhaps seeing how difficult things were for her, the card system, which had been dormant for many days, issued a reminder: [The Enchanting Cards in the "Advanced Card Crafting Atlas" might be able to help the host.]
Enchantment? Lian Han was surprised. Of course, she knew there was a peculiar Enchantment card in the "Advanced Card Making Manual," but the old man had stopped her from trying it, saying that using it could easily lead to evil? [Are there any side effects after using the Enchantment card?]
[There is a 10% chance that it will have some impact on the user's personality.]
Is it a 10% probability?
Lian Han raised an eyebrow, thinking that perhaps she could make the card first. If there was really no other way, then she would have to use it. After all, she was truly hesitant to use it.
What the system didn't mention is that while there is a 10% chance of being affected by using charm cards, using them multiple times in a short period of time will definitely have an impact.
However, this wouldn't happen with a top-tier charm card, but it's not that Lian Han lacks strength...
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