Xi Yuan sat helplessly on the thick cushion, watching Qin Fei busy cooking. He tried to persuade him again: "My Lord, there is really nothing wrong with doing some chores after pregnancy."
"Are you hungry? Wait a moment, I'll be almost done." Qin Fei ignored his words and quickened his movements.
When all the food was on the table, Qin Fei served the food directly to Xi Yuan. When he was about to pick up some food for him, he stopped, raised his head, and looked at Xi Yuan nervously: "We can eat these things without any problem, but can you still eat them now? These have not been tested, will there be any problem?" But they have nothing else except the food here. If there is really a problem, what should they eat?
Even if they can eat it, there are some things, such as crabs, that pregnant women should not eat too much. So will there be any conflicting issues?
“……”Xi Yuan took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
"Master, I know what to do. I know what I am doing. I can eat these. Don't worry." He emphasized again: "The cub is not that fragile. If I can eat, he can eat too."
"...Oh." Qin Fei responded dryly. He had come to his senses and realized that he seemed to be a little too neurotic, but he couldn't calm down.
He had no idea about the pregnancy of female insects. If he could still connect to the Internet, he could still look for information on the Star Network. Now there was nothing. He had no idea what taboos female insects had during this period. How could he take care of him...
So I feel anxious and have no idea what to do.
"Master, I really know how to take care of myself. I have learned this, so you don't have to worry too much." For every female insect, such as cooking, how to take care of the master, how to make the master like her more, how to take care of the cubs, etc., these are all compulsory courses for female insects.
When it comes to these courses, no female insect would slack off, and they basically all got full marks.
Qin Fei chewed the noodles made from the flour of the pearl-like rice, but he couldn't taste anything. He lowered his head, immersed in his own thoughts for a moment.
Xi Yuan was pregnant. After a while, there would be a little child who looked like him or Xi Yuan following them, acting coquettishly, crying, and playing. He and Xi Yuan would definitely be one of the best parents in the world, loving him sincerely, educating him, and providing him with the best things possible. He would have his blood. People who lost their home would long for a home more than ordinary people. Now he had a wife and would soon have a child. A complete family was about to appear. He was very happy, so happy that he was panicked. His heartbeat lost its normal frequency. He didn't know how to express his joy, so he was so abnormal. He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and showed a brilliant smile to Xi Yuan.
"Xi Yuan, I'm very happy, really."
Seeing Qin Fei's smile and his words, Xi Yuan's brows relaxed further and he also smiled brilliantly: "I know, I'm happy too."
"It's a pity that there's no way to pass the news to the male and female sires here. They will be very happy when they know the good news, and they will give you a lot of instructions."
"Yes, this is definitely a surprise for them." Xi Yuan thought of his male father and female father. If they were still alive, they would definitely be happy for him if they knew it.
"Not just them. I bet you that if the news gets out to the Male Insect Protection Association, they will definitely come to your door. And those people on the Internet will also make a scene."
Xi Yuan nodded: "That's for sure. Also, I will have many friends coming to ask me for the secret."
"Secret? Hahahaha..."
Qin Fei laughed. What secrets did they have? He couldn't help but think back to this period of time. Did they do anything special?
Everything is normal, nothing special has happened, or are they more diligent in that aspect, so the cubs come earlier?
Not really. For many families who long for cubs, having fun and singing every night is definitely not empty talk. They haven't reached that stage yet.
Or... is this a benefit for the time-traveling protagonist?! Qin Fei laughed again, and drove this unreliable thought out of his mind.
"My lord, you don't believe it?" Seeing him smile, Xi Yuan raised his eyebrows.
"Uh..." Qin Fei was not sure. Was this just a matter of luck? Where did the secret come from?
"You'll know when you get back." But if they have questions, they'll usually ask him instead of the male insects. No, the male insects will probably ask him.
“…”
What was this, with tendrils extending in front of them, and a snow-white fruit wrapped around it? The fruit was very small, round, only the size of a little finger, and it was impossible to tell what it was.
"This is my seed, I give it to you as a gift." Honglian thought.
"Seeds?!"
"It can also be used as fruit when it doesn't sprout. It is a tonic for pregnant female beasts and can strengthen the vitality of their cubs."
"Xi Yuan, can I eat?"
"Sure." No one knew the function of their seeds better than Honglian, so it answered with certainty.
"Thank you!" Qin Fei accepted the gift with a smile.
His sea of consciousness was calm. It seemed that Honglian was telling the truth. This was a supplement that would be very beneficial to Xi Yuan.
"We are companions." This last thought came, and Honglian became silent again.
Not long after Xi Yuan ate the fruit, he felt a wave of heat in his lower abdomen. The warmth made him unable to resist sleepiness. Qin Fei immediately helped him to the bed and watched him fall asleep. Xi Yuan fell asleep quickly as he lay down. Listening to Xi Yuan's steady breathing, Qin Fei stared at him for a long time. The smile on his lips never disappeared. He looked silly and happy, without his usual calmness at all.
At this time, the lucky grass appeared beside the pillow, and a ball of green mist appeared from the air above. Strands of green mist were inhaled into Xi Yuan's body through his nose along with his breathing. Then, immediately, Xi Yuan's breathing became longer and longer, and his face became more and more rosy.
"This is my gift. How long will it take for the young master to show up?"
"About nine months." He still had some basic knowledge.
Once the mark appears on the female worm, it means that she has successfully conceived. The egg will then stay in the female worm's abdomen for about three months before being laid. After being laid, it will soak in nutrient solution for about six months before it can break out of the shell.
If the egg is a large, clean white egg, it means it is a female. If there is color or pattern on the eggshell, it means it is a male.
As soon as the mark appears, the male and female insects need to regularly transfer their mental energy to the eggs in their stomachs to provide them with sufficient nutrition. At the same time, ahem, they also need to diligently do indescribable things with the female insect to open up the birth canal. After he is born, he will absorb enough nutrients from the nutrient solution and be born.
Newly born cubs are very fragile. They need to stay with their male and female parents. After they are one year old, they will enter the first metamorphosis. After this period, the cubs will become many times stronger than before, and their bodies will enter a stage of rapid growth. Maybe they just learned to walk a few days before the first metamorphosis, but a few months after the first metamorphosis, they may look like a three or four-year-old child. It really changes every day. At the same time, during this period, they need to be provided with more sufficient nutrition, otherwise the cubs will develop slowly, which will have a great impact on the future.
Female worms will have many different symptoms during pregnancy, but the two most common ones are: they can eat and sleep! During this period, it is normal for them to eat several times the amount of a previous meal, and in terms of sleep, they also act as if they have not slept for a long time.
When Xi Yuan woke up from a good sleep and said he wanted to go out to see the situation and see if there was any suitable prey, Qin Fei widened his eyes and firmly stopped him from doing this dangerous thing.
"Which of the alien beasts out there are easy to deal with? Those who have survived to this day are all powerful alien beasts. You are in a special situation now, why do you want to go out and show off your strength?"
"...I will try not to take any action. I will lure Honglian here, and I will just scout the sidelines at most." Xi Yuan compromised.
"No, you're just pregnant now, it's dangerous."
"..." He is now so strong that he can even fight with a ninth-level alien beast. He is in better spirits than ever before!
Xi Yuan had a headache. How come he never noticed that his master was so stubborn when he was being stubborn? How could he convince him that he was really fine now?
In the end, no one was convinced, but Xi Yuan agreed not to go out hunting for the time being. At most, he could just walk around the mountains. Qin Fei had no objection to this. He was stuck in this cave and basically didn't go out because the temperature outside was too low. It would be freezing cold to go out. For Xi Yuan, it hadn't reached that point yet. The physical fitness of female insects is far better than that of male insects. If he stayed here all day, even the best mood would be ruined.
The mood of pregnant women is very important. Similarly, female insects should also pay attention to maintaining a good mood after becoming pregnant.
High-level alien beasts are still relatively rare in this area. Most of them are further south, where the temperature is higher and there is more food.
Xi Yuan couldn't say one thing and do another. He said he would walk around here, so he really walked around here. At most, he went to the big lake, which was now covered with a thick layer of ice. Many monsters had moved away long ago, but some were still there, such as the magic plant that looked like kelp and the family of three monsters that looked like crocodiles. They never left.
They are all water-attributed monsters. They feel safer staying in this familiar place. If they go to the south, they will have to compete with other monsters for territory. Although the temperature is relatively low in this big lake, they can survive with their thick skin and flesh.
The others have either moved away or become food. Now they basically live on ice grass with ice properties.