books44 Chapter 249 Pampering That Male Insect (12)
Chapter 249 Pampering That Male Insect (12)
As males, they are all well aware of the importance of mating season.
This not only signifies that the male insect has fully reached adulthood, but also that it is time for him to choose a female insect.
Adult male insects are accompanied by more than one female insect, and some male insects even choose their future female insect ruler before they have officially reached adulthood.
Considering all factors, those who can enter this academy must have considerable strength; family background, wealth, and ability are all indispensable.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a two-way choice, and the ultimate goal is to achieve a win-win situation.
Xie Liuyan lowered his eyes upon hearing this, his tone indifferent:
"I haven't decided yet. After all, it's a life-long decision that requires careful consideration."
Principal Hill was well aware of his thoughts. His prized student excelled at everything, whether in academics or experiments, and was among the best of the male insects.
He also had high hopes for Ayan.
However, for some reason, compared to other male insects, Ayan is somewhat unable to accept the close relationship between male and female insects.
Their ancestors clearly came from the same source: survival of the fittest, accepting the courtship of the strongest female insect, and raising the next generation together to be even better.
But ever since he met Ayan, the other party has never been very interested in this matter, and could even be said to be quite resistant to it.
I remember in one of his lab classes, Ayan raised a question that gave him a headache:
"Teacher, the female insects are constantly restless due to the turmoil in their mental world, which is why we developed medicinal herbs to make medicines to soothe their pain."
"By the same logic, can male insects also... when faced with such a situation, namely during mating season?"
I remember that Xie Liuyan was interrupted by Hill before he could finish speaking:
"Our insectoid race has always taken pride in reproduction. The scarcity of males in our race leaves countless females without a place to be comforted."
"Historically, there have been instances of unscrupulous Zerg creating male Zerg suppressants, which were later discovered and severely punished by the Empire, their remains reduced to ashes, and all information about the suppressants was destroyed!"
"I hope no one will ask this question again."
After this incident, Xie Liuyan became much more silent when it came to matters of this kind.
Principal Hill, trying to lighten the mood, joked with a smile:
"Still haven't decided? I thought that female insect from earlier was quite nice."
"From what I understand, his data in all aspects is excellent. Although it has only been a few days since the start of the semester, he has already gained the recognition of the teachers."
Dai Ge, in particular, only realized after giving Shen Wangchuan two lessons that Shen Wangchuan had likely been hiding his true strength during the previous freshman selection process.
During the entrance combat class, Shen Wangchuan held his own against five opponents, and even Dai Ge himself could only manage a draw.
According to the investigation data, Shen Wangchuan did not have noble blood; she was a completely commoner female insect.
Presumably, after three years of training at the academy, he will be able to provide the military with another promising talent.
Even his future is immeasurable, after all, an excellent insect will shine wherever it is.
If that day ever comes, I'll be a good match for Ayan.
Xie Liuyan had no idea that in just a few minutes, his teacher's thoughts had drifted to outer space.
He himself was still in the exploratory stage. He had only met Hugh Keig a few times, but each meeting left a deep impression on him.
He couldn't judge the female insect by common sense; he only felt that there was a thick fog behind her.
The insects couldn't understand it, yet they couldn't help but be drawn to its mystery.
But Xie Liuyan wouldn't say that in front of the teacher. He ran his long, pink fingertips along the edges of the lab report a few times.
For reasons unknown, he said angrily:
"He's just so-so, not as good as the teacher said. He's good for nothing except for his strength."
"He's rude." He's always touching him roughly;
"They don't even know their own strength." The red marks left on my waist from last time haven't faded yet;
"And she can't understand insect language either." She kept pretending to be stupid and hovering around him, looking a bit silly.
Xie Liuyan didn't say the last half of the sentence, because he felt he had already said a lot of bad things about Shen Wangchuan.
As a well-mannered male insect, it's already inappropriate to talk about insects behind their backs like that, let alone say that the other person is a bit stupid. The teacher would probably be angry.
After saying all this, the dissatisfaction that had been building up in Xie Liuyan's heart finally dissipated. When Xie Liuyan looked up, he saw his teacher's ambiguous smile.
He felt a little guilty, but he maintained a calm expression, though his earlobes, exposed to the insects' gaze, had turned quite red.
Hill felt a rare urge to laugh; he had never sensed such vibrant emotion in Ayan before.
The other party remained calm and composed throughout, and did not easily back down even when faced with difficulties.
This composure even made him think that Ayan was a sophisticated male insect with experience.
But the medical report made Hill realize that no matter how calmly he acted, Ah Yan was actually just an immature insect.
Before this, he had been worried that the other party was all alone, but now it seems that he was overthinking it.
Without saying anything more, Hill took the report from Xie Liuyan's hand, and patted him on the shoulder as he did so.
"I'll report it later. Ah Yan, you can go back now."
Although Xie Liuyan didn't understand why the teacher didn't continue the previous topic, he still breathed a sigh of relief.
At least we don't have to discuss these things here anymore.
He adjusted his glasses, his tone calm and steady:
"Okay, thank you for your help, teacher." With that, he turned and left.
Looking at his retreating figure, Principal Hill Katz's gaze was full of profound meaning.
He hoped the female insect would put in more effort; he had high hopes for both of them.
*
Shen Wangchuan had no idea that not long after he left, his daughter Ayan had spoken ill of him in front of the teacher.
Even if he knew, he would just laugh it off and sigh that Ah Yan really understood him.
Getting into the top university in the capital city on his own merits was not a difficult task for him, but recently he was having a headache because he didn't have enough Star Coins in his account.
He had earned a lot of Star Coins from fighting in underground boxing matches in the arena, and he would also place bets on himself before each match, so he roughly estimated that he had earned 50,000 Star Coins.
Based on the exchange rate of 1 star coin = 10 silver coins; 1 silver coin = 10 copper coins, this money was more than enough to support his life.
However, the application fee for the top university in the capital at that time was 20,000 Star Coins, which was a considerable sum.
The various expenses incurred since enrollment, including accommodation fees, gradually eroded his meager savings.
Shen Wangchuan, who had never cared about money before, now had to take this issue seriously, and the first thing he thought of was the system.
"004, your host is starving. Do you have the currency of this world that you can transfer directly to my account?"
004 was also speechless. It wasn't some kind of omnipotent system, and besides, the system shop didn't offer currency exchange.
Furthermore, it had nothing in common with a difficult host like Shen Wangchuan, and didn't want to be bossed around by him.
"I'm sorry, host. 004 can't help you either. We suggest you search on the terminal star network."
Shen Wangchuan was almost laughing in exasperation at this garbage system. Not only could it not help, it also couldn't provide any emotional value.
Having no other option, he opened the terminal and started searching as 004 had instructed.
As he was browsing the interface, an advertisement popped up on the webpage: "Registration for the 20th Mech Competition is now open. Requirements are as follows..."
Shen Wangchuan casually clicked on the link and started browsing.
Suddenly his gaze sharpened, and when he saw that the first place winner would receive a million star coins and a mecha, Shen Wangchuan curled his lips.
That's how we got work done.