Chapter 106
Although male Zerg live a very comfortable life, in the Zerg Federation, high-ranking males are treated much better than low-ranking males.
The professor's story takes place around that time.
He started out as a male insect on a remote, garbage planet, who was found by the Federation and inherited the surname of an unlucky man whose lineage had almost died out.
At that time, Feidu was still very young, and the hierarchical system of the Zerg Federation had not undergone any changes and was very strict.
Although the professor inherited the surname and a large sum of money, the male insects of the Imperial Star were all rich and powerful and didn't care about those things at all, looking down on him very much.
However, the professor at that time was young and impetuous, straightforward, and a bit naive. He was the kind of person who, upon seeing something delicious or fun, would rush over, slap his wallet, and ask if he could buy it. If he couldn't buy it, he would get upset, wondering why things with clearly marked prices in stores couldn't be sold. He was very loud and boisterous, and because he wasn't the sweet type, he seemed very domineering and arrogant.
Moreover, although the professor lives on a small garbage planet, he is still a male insect and has had many suitors since childhood, but he doesn't like any of them.
Hearing that he could live on the Imperial Star, he was overjoyed, said goodbye to his suitors, packed his bags, and went to the Imperial Star.
He even became a laughing stock among the nobles of the Imperial Star for his imperious phone calls urging the Federation staff to issue ship tickets quickly, as he was in a great hurry to inherit the estate.
The professor, who had just arrived on the Imperial Star, was stupid and arrogant, had a bad personality, terrible taste, and dressed to an appalling degree. Moreover, having grown up on a garbage planet, he couldn't speak elegant words and had a rough alien accent, which was quite funny.
Moreover, he didn't think he was weird at all. He was very confident. When he saw a beautiful, high-level female insect, he didn't care that she was much higher level than him. He happily ran over and asked her if he could add her as a terminal.
Of course, they wouldn't give it to him, and besides, he had provoked a notoriously unattainable beauty, the kind who was already engaged. Because of his status, that female insect treated him very badly.
After being ridiculed, many insects were waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
But the professor didn't think much of it. To some extent, the hierarchy on the garbage planet was different from that on the imperial planet. The female insects there couldn't afford to date the males, and in order to survive, they often chose to remain single, so they mostly rejected the males' invitations.
Many insects were waiting for him to complain, but the professor turned his head and became engrossed in the delicious food and fun things in the capital, completely forgetting about the matter.
The professor, who had just arrived in the capital, was curious about everything and made many friends. However, most of those friends were only interested in making fun of him and tricked him into doing many embarrassing things.
The professor couldn't tell; he still thought everyone had a very good relationship with him.
At this point, some Zerg encouraged him, saying that if he liked the female Zerg, he should go after her, because true love is priceless.
The professor had just grasped a bit of the hierarchy and was a little confused. Wasn't it true that people with too large a difference in social class couldn't get married?
The person who gave the idea said, "What are you afraid of? You're a male insect."
The professor, holding a wine glass, was slurring his words after drinking too much, but he felt his friend's words made sense.
That friend was actually the unattainable beauty's fiancé. He found teasing the professor particularly amusing, so he secretly encouraged him, wanting to see the professor make a fool of himself. The professor, however, knew nothing of this, and no one was kind enough to warn him, so he foolishly went after him.
Moreover, his pursuit of the Zerg was anything but subtle or refined; it was blatant and made it known to everyone among the Zerg, much to the annoyance of the high-and-mighty beauty.
Imagine a person of the opposite sex who is completely indifferent to you, has a terrible personality, is ordinary yet confident, and is pursuing you.
That's pretty much what it feels like to be a high-class beauty.
At first, the professor simply liked his face and thought the female insect was beautiful, which made people have a very bad impression of him and basically ignored him.
The professor, however, felt nothing. Because his friend kept urging him on, he felt that giving up now would let his friend down, and he was also very unwilling to have failed to win over the female insect.
Later, on one occasion, the female insect had to go out on a special mission. Because of its special nature, she was required to take a group of male insects with her.
The professor signed up at the military headquarters without a second thought.
As you can imagine, the female insect turned pale with anger when she saw him in the airship, wishing she could stay as far away from him as possible. One insect, holding a gun, sat at the stern of the airship, frowning and not even glancing at him.
The professor is quite capable of making someone who is usually cold and expressionless show signs of annoyance.
Seeing his agitated look, the professor felt a little embarrassed. Hesitantly, he forced himself to sit next to him, holding a box of stinky fruit and asking if he wanted some. The aloof beauty almost stopped breathing, finding it hard to believe that he was so shameless and couldn't stand the smell of bizarre food. Without hesitation, he moved to the side.
The professor moved over immediately and recommended that it was really delicious.
Then you see the female insect constantly clenching her fists, which is a sign that she really wants to fight.
The professor immediately shut his chattering mouth, slammed the box shut, and dared not utter a sound.
After things quieted down, they realized that the airship was full of low-level male insects, and each of them looked numb, as if their female fathers had died.
The professor secretly swallowed, sensing something was amiss. He tried to ask the unattainable beauty, but she completely ignored him. He then struck up a conversation with the male insect next to him, asking, "What are we going to do?"
The male insect glanced at the professor with a strange look on his face. "You don't know?"
The professor then realized he was a bit scared. He had been too quick to sign up and hadn't looked at anything carefully, so he had no idea what he was there to do.
The male insect told the professor with sympathy that they were all conscripted to this airship by the Federation for various reasons, such as debt or criminal records, and they had a special name: Butterfly Angels.
The professor was completely bewildered. What? What angel?
The male insect told him that the mission was extremely dangerous, with a slim chance of survival. Therefore, some male insects were assigned to the fleet to date female insects who had been single for ages, fulfilling their dreams. Of course, if they were lucky enough to return to the Federation alive, they would receive extremely generous compensation and would not have to go to jail for their criminal records. So, these lowly male insects who had committed serious crimes came here to gamble.
The professor's mouth slowly opened wide.
He had never experienced anything like this before. Watching the male insects sitting in the airship being led away by the female insects by the hand, the professor was terrified. He didn't even care if the high-ranking beauty beat him up, and clung tightly to her.
The aloof beauty was driving him crazy, but she didn't push him away. In fact, when other female insects reached out to hold the professor's hand, she chased them away.
The aloof beauty, born into the upper class and possessing exceptional talent, had never sworn in her life due to her refined manners. However, now, facing this cowardly and obnoxious male, she couldn't help but blurt out, "Are you fucking an idiot?"
The professor was so regretful that tears were about to stream down his face: "Please don't scold me."
Then came the mission. The female insect tore the professor off her body and went about her mission without saying a word. The professor was terrified and clung to the female insect's gun, refusing to let go: "You must come back alive!"
The female insect rolled her eyes: "Let go."
"Come back alive!"
"Let go!"
"Waaah—"
"You bastard, I know, let go!"
The female insect coldly abandoned the professor and left, while the professor clung to the porthole, watching longingly.
Unfortunately, only one-third of the female insects were lost in this mission, but the High Peak Flower did not return. It is said that she was hit by the enemy and her mech exploded.
When the professor learned of this, he almost collapsed. He then secretly went to the cockpit, drove an airship erratically, and escaped. He didn't know if he was afraid of the strange female insect holding his hand or worried about the unattainable beauty.
In short, he piloted the small airship, flying erratically and clumsily, but by some twist of fate, he stumbled upon the beautiful woman who had crashed on an unnamed planet.
The professor, crying and wailing, dug up the insect, only to find a gourd-shaped, blood-red alpine flower. Terrified that it had died, the professor carried it on his back, crying as he went.
On the desolate planet, trees grow in abundance, and among the lush green forests, there is a beautiful little river shimmering with gentle waves.
The high-altitude beauty was so hot from the explosion of the mecha that her blood wouldn't even coagulate.
Based on his experience watching stray insects fight on the garbage planet, the professor fed the high-achieving flower some water, carried him to the riverbank, and floated him in the water to lower his temperature. Once the high-achieving flower's weak breathing stabilized, the professor couldn't help but faint from exhaustion.
When he woke up the next day, something even more absurd happened: the aloof and handsome man had lost his memory!
The professor was devastated, but he had no choice but to face the facts.
At first, he relentlessly pursued the aloof beauty, thinking that she would be easy to fool since she had amnesia. However, he did not expect that she had simply returned to her high school days and still had a strong memory and sharp mind. She exposed the professor's lie that they were good friends with just a few words.
In short, since there was no other way, the high-class beauty was seriously injured, and the professor had no choice but to take on the responsibility of caring for the two insects.
Meanwhile, the unattainable flower's personality is quite different from that of the adult. Although he exposed the professor's lie, he was very grateful for the professor saving him, and he was humble, sincere, and spoke his mind.
When the professor returned from finding food, he would say, "You've worked hard," and then hand the professor a towel to wipe his face, which the professor had washed by the river while dragging his two broken legs.
The professor was so exhausted from searching for supplies that his legs cramped up and he couldn't sleep. The aloof beauty would secretly massage his calves.
The professor cut his arm while searching for medicine, and the aloof beauty silently and gently bandaged it for him, tying the bandage into a pretty bow and reminding him to be careful.
The professor found it very strange.
Seeing his shy expression, the high-class beauty felt embarrassed and said, "Actually, you're not a bad person, you're just always acting silly. Also, you shouldn't look at the female insect's breasts. You should be more reserved, and it's best to be disdainful."
The professor was very indignant and felt very strange. Why couldn't he look at a good-looking chest and butt?
The high-achieving woman said, "Do not look at what is improper, do not listen to what is improper." Didn't your high school teacher teach you this principle?
The professor blushed, and after a long pause, he finally managed to stammer an explanation: "In our area, there's only a primary school."
He felt that the unattainable beauty was laughing at him, but the unattainable beauty calmly and sincerely said, "Then I'll teach you."
The high-class beauty taught the professor a lot of knowledge, even teaching him to speak the capital's dialect. However, the professor didn't speak it very well. The high-class beauty didn't laugh at him. Instead, she blushed, coughed a few times with shifty eyes, and whispered, "It doesn't matter if you can't speak the capital's dialect. Your original accent is already very cute."
The professor realized he was starting to develop a slight liking for this unattainable beauty.
At first, he just thought she was good-looking, but now he thinks she has a great personality too.
The high-class beauty told the professor not to lick the utensils while eating. The professor asked in surprise, "Isn't this the dining etiquette of the Imperial Star?"
The high-class beauty said, "Who told you that? Doing that is very rude."
He also said that you don't have to do other people's laundry during Starlight Festival, you should choose appropriate clothes for parties, not the weirder the better, and you should shake hands with people instead of touching chests.
After being taught by the aloof beauty, the professor finally realized that he had been deceived by his friend all along.
"They were terribly deceived," this was added by the "high-class beauty."
In short, on this desolate planet, the professor felt as if he had fallen in love with a high-class beauty, and this sweet romance greatly reduced his fear of the wilderness.
Finally, one day, the high-achieving student's injuries had almost healed. He had been an outstanding student in high school. He painstakingly repaired the airship, and with the last of the fuel, he and the professor embarked on their journey home.
Before boarding the airship, the two hugged, and the hug lasted a little longer.
The aloof beauty blushed furiously. His memory was stuck at a certain point, and his face seemed to show both dissatisfaction and embarrassment: "Hey, I'm still a high school student. Don't you remember what I taught you? To be polite."
The professor sighed, "Will you still remember me when we return to the Imperial Star?"
The aloof beauty smiled and turned her head away: "How could I forget? It's not like I'll lose my memory. How can you be so stupid?"
The professor paused for a moment, hummed in agreement, wiped his nose, and embarked on his journey home with the aloof beauty.
He and the beautiful but aloof woman sat hand in hand in the cockpit, waiting for the airship to take off. To conserve fuel and maintain minimum power consumption, they would temporarily hibernate. After exchanging a final glance, the professor slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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After an unknown amount of time, the professor heard a lot of noise. He opened his eyes and saw that he was surrounded by Zerg. The glass dome of the spaceship was open, and air and voices rushed in.
The professor looked around blankly. The medical staff had already helped him out of the cockpit. The professor said, "Where is the female insect that came back with me?"
No insects answered him. Most of them were busy examining his body, disinfecting him, and preventing foreign viruses. The professor looked around several times and caught sight of another team of medical staff. He shook off the medical staff and ran towards the area with the most insects.
The unattainable beauty was indeed there, embracing the professor's former friend. Tears welled in her eyes.
The professor's friend said, "It's great that you're still alive."
The aloof beauty remained silent, gently kissed her friend's forehead, and held him tenderly in her arms.
There are many media outlets taking pictures, and congratulations and well wishes are being offered one after another. Every Zerg player has a smile on their face.
Suddenly, that annoying country bumpkin ran into the crowd, only to be grabbed halfway by the medical staff. The male insect looked confused and bewildered. He explained that he meant no harm, but no one listened, so he shouted something at the reunited couple.
The medical staff didn't understand his feelings, nor did the media, but his distressed appearance was indeed quite funny, which is why it was captured on camera.
The aloof beauty frowned, his gaze a mixture of annoyance and confusion. He couldn't remember anything. He rubbed his temples, a little impatient, wanting to say something to the professor, but his fiancé suddenly grabbed his arm: "Let's go."
The aloof beauty paused for a moment, then smiled slightly: "Mm."
And that was it; the original annoying country bumpkin just got even more annoying.
If at first her fiancé, the male insect, was still interested in teasing her, now he finds even the sight of him annoying.
Initially, it was understandable that the country bumpkin clung to him because he knew the high-class beauty had a fiancé. But now that he knew it was just a joke and that they were a married couple, his attempt to talk to the female insect was somewhat shameless.
The professor's original reputation was just that of a country bumpkin; now he's been labeled a sycophant who seduces a woman who already has a master.
As a result, the bullying and humiliation against him intensified, even reaching the point of being treated like insects.
Seeing him being bullied so miserably, his fiancé found it amusing. He circled around him, clicking his tongue in amazement: "I lied to you at first, but you took it way too seriously. To be honest, I'm really impressed. Don't you know how the upper-class Zerg view you now?"
"Do you know that there was a natural barrier between third-class insects and us?"
"I'm very picky about everyday things. Even if you gave us these cheap items for free, we wouldn't take them."
"Besides, every time my female insect sees you, she'd rather throw away those clothes than wear them again after she gets home. Hey, do you know why?"
"It was that stench of garbage that seeped through your body and irritated him."
If the professor were very powerful, or an awesome protagonist, then the vicious cannon fodder would most likely be punished by the Heavenly King. But the professor is not like that; he is just an ordinary D-class male insect, an insignificant cannon fodder in the insect race.
The professor is not yet a professor; he is just one of many cannon fodder being manipulated, but he takes his revenge in his own way.
He punched the swindler. According to the Zerg recollections at the scene, the professor rushed up for no reason and kicked and punched the noble big dummy. Then, the female dummy who rushed over heard the commotion kicked him away and he coughed up blood at least three times.
Although it's unclear how serious the injuries are, the way he seemed to be sitting on the ground in a daze suggests he might be having a mental breakdown.
It's not surprising that low-level insectoids from remote planets might have some mental issues.
In short, the Zerg who acted in self-defense were not blamed because the level difference was too great. So even though it was the female Zerg who kicked, she was not punished. Instead, Arnold Walsh had to pay a large sum of money in compensation.
The professor didn't try to run into the aloof beauty again, because there was no need. He disliked her, and even found her annoying, as she always gave him the cold shoulder. But the cheerful aloof beauty probably wouldn't come back.
He thought about it while he was recovering from his injury.
Is this how society is?
Do they despise poverty? Do they despise vulgarity? Do they despise inferior beings?
Yes.
They despise it.
But what is despised is not his character, but rather his humility and ordinariness.
The law says you're mud.
He didn't have the appearance of dawn, a good character, or a noble birth. He was a lowly insectoid, like mud. He had many character flaws, so they mocked him, bullied him, and belittled him, saying, "That's all because of you."
But don't those advanced Zerg also have these inherent flaws?
Yes, but there has never been any accusation of insects.
The professor felt that this was unreasonable.
He began to study seriously, devoting almost all his energy to his studies, and chose the niche field of genetic aptitude research.
Because of his past experiences, he encountered a lot of injustice and hardship during his studies, but he never gave up.
Later, about five or six years later, the professor finally became a professor, and he heard from the news that the high-achieving beauty was seriously ill.
I don't know what disease it has, but it can't be cured with the Zerg's current treatment capabilities.
When he received the news, the professor had transformed from a foolish, lowly male insect into a sharp-tongued and indifferent one. However, this respected lowly insect was somewhat different from the lowest-ranking male insect he had encountered on the airship.
When someone specifically mentioned it to him, he didn't show much expression on his face. He just hummed in acknowledgment, which made the Zerg, who wanted to see him make a fool of himself, scoff and walk away awkwardly.
The professor calmly read, studied, and worked. After finishing his work, he would think about the past when he had free time.
He went to the hospital where Takane no Hana was hospitalized, but did not go in or disturb any medical staff. He walked to the window of Takane no Hana's ward and coldly looked at her lying on the hospital bed from the outside.
The female insect was very thin, probably quite ill, lying on the hospital bed. The area in front of the bed was deserted, with only the ticking of the medical equipment.
The professor heard him take a very soft breath, as if he were very sad.
But there were no Zerg, and the female Zerg didn't call for medics. She stared blankly at the Elune flowers under the moonlight through the window, a look the professor was quite familiar with on the junk planet—the hopeless look in the eyes of a scavenger on the verge of death.
The high-class beauty's physical health was poor, but her mental depression was the reason she couldn't recover.
His male lord is already preparing to mate with other females.
"Darling, please, please don't die on Elune's Night, otherwise I won't be able to get engaged to you on the perfect day."
The other person, fanning themselves with a folding fan, smiled sweetly and earnestly pleaded with him: "So you must persevere! Perseverance is victory, yay!"
The high-ranking beauty silently watched him, slowly closed her eyes, and said nothing. The footsteps quickly faded away, and she never came again. Her family only offered words of comfort, like last-minute care, saying they would always remember his contributions. After her comrades came one after another, there was no more news, and then no more Zerg came.
When will I finally die?
have no idea.
The high-mountain flower was in a daze. One morning, it woke up to find an Elune flower in its ward, placed in a white porcelain vase. Its blue petals were like a beautiful lake, a gorgeous butterfly, or a corner of a blue sky, blooming in layers, very beautiful.
The high-spirited flower thought, "Let's wait and see, until this beautiful flower fades."
The flower bloomed for one day, two days, and on the third day it looked like it was about to wither. The medical staff came in, took away the white porcelain bottle, and brought in a starflower.
The stems of this grass are transparent, shimmering with starlight, and its green leaves, like tiny tentacles, sway gently in the breeze, making it very cute.
Let's wait a little longer then.
He waited and waited, and the flowers came every day. The High Mountain Flower's condition fluctuated, but it finally improved a little. He waited at the door, wanting to thank the insectoid who brought him flowers every day before he died.
But the unattainable beauty never expected to see a professor dressed in a black academic gown.
The professor had changed a lot; his face was always cold, with a mocking and indifferent expression. But he was indeed speaking carefully to the medical staff, asking them to take good care of the flower and the patients in the ward. That was all; he was very busy, and he would look up at his terminal to check the time between sentences.
The aloof beauty retreated to his room, bewildered and uncertain. Of course he remembered who the professor was, but why?
He was bewildered. Hearing footsteps approaching, he quickly ran back to his bed and pretended to be asleep. He heard the voices of the medical staff, who seemed to be talking about his condition and saying that he could visit, but he was coldly refused.
After a while, the door opened, and two footsteps entered. The cold voice asked, "Is he asleep?"
The medical staff said, "She sleeps every afternoon, and she should be asleep now."
The voice hummed in response, and after the medical staff left, he felt a Zergling sit down next to him as the chair was being dragged along.
The high-flying beauty dared not open her eyes, but after so many years in the army, controlling her breathing was not difficult at all.
The cold voice said, "It looks really ugly."
After a while, he chuckled softly, in an annoying and indifferent tone, but not without emotion, nor was he mocking; it was somewhere in between: "I'm really happy to see you in trouble."
"But don't you always say that female insects are very resilient?"
After a moment of silence, the voice stood up, put the chair back in its place, and said, "But I think that's a fallacy. I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself."
After the professor left, the aloof beauty opened his eyes, his gaze complex. It seemed like five or six years had passed, and he didn't quite understand what the other person was thinking.
He was arrogant at first, being a Zerg from a prestigious family on the Imperial Star, and looked down on the inferior Zerg. Moreover, when the professor first met him, he was stupid and ungrateful, making it a complete social horror movie.
So he was cold to the professor and avoided him whenever possible. After experiencing many things, he was no longer so arrogant. But he didn't understand why a male insect, who was now outstanding enough to be admitted to Imperial Star University despite his bad reputation, would suddenly come looking for him.
She couldn't understand it, but the next time she heard the professor's voice, the aloof beauty didn't pretend to be asleep and opened her eyes.
The two Zerg players completely relaxed, maintained a suitable distance, and began to get along like friends.
Setting aside their prejudices about status and position, they suddenly realized that they actually got along very well. The tone and demeanor of the aloof professor slowly began to resemble those of him when he had amnesia—gentle, upright, sincere, and earnest. He truly began to appreciate and respect the professor from the bottom of his heart.
The professor, however, felt nothing. He didn't talk about the past or mention anything about the desolate planet.
Even a high-flying flower could sense that the professor's actions were more out of a moral concern for the dying.
When asked directly, the professor did not evade or deny it, but said with a hint of sarcasm, "Yes, it's a tradition on garbage planets. People living there lose their dignity in order to survive, but at the last moment of their lives, they all hope to be dignified. Even the most vicious scavenger will not strip the dying insect of his clothes and let him die naked."
The aloof and unattainable man fell silent. He took the initiative to chat with the professor, send him messages, and make him small handicrafts.
When he chatted with the professor, he often praised him, saying that his eyes were as bright as jewels, that his personality was adorable, and that the way he looked when he was working was so sexy that the Zerg would want to pounce on him.
He gave the professor advice on how to deal with those mean-spirited people. He wrote the professor a short, unpleasant song with off-key lyrics and melody that made the professor chuckle.
The high-class beauty touched her nose and said with a sigh, "It's strange, I suddenly really want to live."
The professor said that from a medical perspective, it's very difficult.
The aloof beauty looked at the professor, lowered her head, and smiled.
He thought to himself, if only things could continue like this. Unfortunately, the disease of the High Mountain Flower was indeed incurable. In her final moments, as she was about to leave this world, the powerful female insect warrior was so weak that she could be held in the arms of the male insect. The professor's indifferent expression did not change. He was the only insect who came to see her off. This female insect was surrounded by flowers and brocade when she was alive, but when she died, there was not a single insect by her side.
No one in the Zerg remembered how brave he was; the dead were worthless and quickly discarded by high society.
The professor didn't say anything to comfort him. He arrived at the perfect time, just as the man was on his deathbed. His expression was calm and indifferent, as if he didn't care whether the man was alive or not.
The high-class beauty longed to have more strength, but she couldn't open her eyes. She was very sleepy and uncomfortable. Finally, she whispered as she held the professor's hand: "If only I had been born on a garbage planet."
The professor said, "Where you come from makes no difference; Zerg society is divided according to hierarchy."
The aloof and unapproachable man smiled slightly. He wanted to say that he remembered the events on those desolate planets, but he felt that they were no longer important to the professor.
As his last breath ceased, he could feel the professor slowly embrace him. The professor's expression behind his silver-rimmed glasses was cold, yet seemed tinged with sadness, and he let out a soft sigh.
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Finally, the ashes of the high-class beauty were taken away by his family and buried in the family cemetery.
The professor's rank was too low to be qualified to befriend the other family, so he was not allowed to go to the ancestral hall, and he never went again.
Genes, qualifications, levels.
It has always been evaluated as something extraordinary, but in reality, it's like buying something. No matter how expensive or good it is, it will be thrown away when it's no longer useful, and once it's thrown away, it won't allow any other insects to pick it up.
But that doesn't matter.
I might be naturally suited to doing research.
The professor sat in the hospital room where the unattainable beauty had died for several days, looking as serious as if he were contemplating philosophy. But from then on, the old Professor Arnold died, and the cold and acerbic Professor Arnold Walsh was reborn.
He dedicated his life to the study of genetic attributes, hoping to change the constraints that attributes placed on the lifespan of the Zerg.
During this time, he encountered many Zerg. Zoth and his fiancé reminded the professor of his past to some extent, but it was not as important as his research.
When his lifespan was nearing its end, he was close to success. However, his successful genetic modification came at the cost of sacrificing the lifespan of higher-level female insects, thus achieving lifespan sharing.
On the day the conclusion was reached, Professor Arnold sat alone for a long time, and finally destroyed all the experimental data, leaving only a backup, which he secretly handed over to the powerful Commander Fei.
Professor: "Give it to Toto."
After listening to the professor's explanation, the commander seemed thoughtful and somewhat incredulous: "Professor Arnold, you are close to success."
Professor Arnold's face was expressionless and calm: "Is that so? Releasing this experimental data will only lead to a humanitarian disaster."
He had no doubt about the insect's depravity: "If it falls into the hands of the federal high command and is used to force a large number of female insects to contribute their lifespans to produce high-level male insects, that would be disgusting. I can't do it. Besides, I'm almost at the limit of my old age and don't have time to improve it."
The commander quietly watched the male insect, who had suffered from class discrimination for most of his life. With such experimental data in hand, he could easily retaliate against the superior female insects who had always discriminated against him, gaining both fame and fortune. However, the male insect simply gave up.
Fei's expression gradually turned serious. He stood up and gave a military salute. Although he didn't speak, Professor Arnold knew that he understood.
A smug smile crept across the professor's lips as he slowly leaned back in his rocking chair. He was tired but also proud—the pride of being recognized as a researcher. He said, "If Toto can successfully develop a new direction, he should include me as the founder in the textbook. If he can't, then destroy this material."
"Go out, I want to sleep for a while."
He gave a commanding order without any hesitation, and the female officer, without any objection, bowed slightly and politely withdrew from his study.
Professor Arnold closed his eyes, his breathing gradually calming down.
He opened his eyes and seemed to have returned to his hometown, to the garbage planet where he was born. He walked along the paths of his childhood, through the dim alleys, and toward the light. He saw the desolate planet that had fallen from his memory, and countless familiar insectoid creatures. Step by step, he slowly walked toward his own dawn.
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