Unless necessary, you rarely go out. His daily habit is to turn on the shabby TV in the rental house at seven o'clock in the morning, watch the morning news, and understand the outside world in this way.
After the investigator left, You Que used the remote control to turn on the TV. However, because the parts were too old, the picture flickered and even the sound was intermittent:
"Good morning to all viewers, today is February 6th in the insect calendar. Welcome to today's news broadcast..."
"According to the institute's survey statistics, the birth rate of male worms this year has dropped compared to last year. The exact reason has not been found yet. In order to promote the empire's fertility rate, high-level officials held a meeting overnight and promulgated a number of laws and policies. They must be implemented at every household to encourage A lot of single males in the empire go on blind dates... "
You Que pressed the remote control to change the channel.
"News from the town of Saint-Rieux, reported to you every day. According to reliable information, there are frequent star thieves near the mountain town, and many tourist groups and caravans have been attacked. At present, the government has strengthened garrison protection, and citizens are also asked to pay attention to their own safety. , try to reduce the number of times you leave town... Next, I will play the street interview record for you... "
You Que pressed the remote control and changed the channel again, this time it was an entertainment program. A group of acrobats spread the wings on their backs and performed on the aerial stage, with thunderous applause from the audience. This scene is not unusual for the Zerg, but it would be quite strange on earth, because humans cannot grow wings. of.
This country is called Salilanfa, and the residents living on this land are not humans, but insects.
Female, male, and sub-female are all the genders in this world.
The female insects are strong and responsible for giving birth to offspring. In most cases, they will join the army to protect their homes and the country. The male insects are few in number and weak in body, and have no fighting power. However, pheromones can calm the mentally violent females, so they are very important to the entire empire. They are all indispensable existences and have a noble status.
The last type is the sub-female. Although they have an appearance similar to that of women on earth, their bodies have male organs, and the offspring they produce will only be sub-females, which are neither as strong as the females nor as strong as the males. They are irreplaceable and their social status is not high.
Guyi Gu shrugged: "Well, I almost forgot about it."
Guyigu reached out and gestured like rubbing money, and asked You Que: "Hey, I have a way to help you solve the ID photo problem, but it only costs 20,000 star coins, can you do it?"
He probably thought it was strange, how could a precious male insect not have a birth certificate? But when you think about the fact that You Que was lying covered in blood in the suburbs that day, it's not surprising. After all, Saint-Lieux, a border town, is a mixed bag of good and bad, and every bug has its own secret.
The door opened, and I saw two sluggish males standing at the entrance of the corridor. The leading male has a strange hair color, orange with yellow and yellow with red. Even the shirt on his body is colorful and eye-catching.
If the "starting work" in his words has nothing to do with stealing and touching things, it will indeed give people the illusion of being quite hard-working.
Youque lay on the sofa with his eyes closed, his mind a mess. He didn't sleep well last night, and he was inevitably a little out of sorts now. However, before he could catch up on his sleep, there was another rapid knock on the door:
In order to increase the fertility rate, the empire constantly calls for male insects to have multiple marriages. It is common for a male insect to marry four or five females in a family.
"Dong dong dong!"
You Que stood behind the door, not wanting them to come in: "Is something wrong?"
You Que didn't care about his rude tone: "What if I look different from the ID card I picked up and I'm found to be a gangster?"
Hearing this, You Que turned his head and looked at him, his light brown eyes particularly clear in the sunlight: "What should I do? Get me an invoice?"
Hearing this, You Que turned around and went back to the house, knowing that there was nothing good about their coming over: "Didn't we just go there yesterday?"
You Que: "What if I get caught?"
Gu Yigu chewed gum and said matter-of-factly: "Of course I have something to do. It's already dawn. Why don't we go out and start work?"
Guyi Gu clicked his tongue: "How many times have I told you that male insects will not go to jail for stealing things. The most they can pay is a fine. John and I have been stealing for so many years and it's fine."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed the pockmarks and scars on You Que's face, and turned his head twitchingly: "My God, it's a good thing I didn't have breakfast today, otherwise I would have vomited when I saw your face. You must Put those disgusting pockmarks on your pretty face?”
Guyigu disagreed: "Why do you always use the ID card you picked up? Just get a new one. Take a blood test to test the purity of the blood, then submit the birth certificate and take a photo."
Guyigu led two young followers directly into the room and occupied the sofa in the middle without any courtesy: "The money was too little yesterday and it was all spent long ago. The faces of John and I were remembered by the patrol officers, and we had no chance to make a move. There are a lot of bugs on the streets today, so go out and make a fortune."
Just hearing the loud knocking on the door, it is not difficult to feel the vulgarity and rudeness of the person coming. You Que opened his eyes, as if he guessed who was knocking on the door, and stood up and went to open the door.
"Click—"
You Que said calmly: "I don't have a birth certificate."
Guigu waved his hand: "How is it possible? There is no record on the fake star network. If you check it, it will be revealed. My uncle works at the Saint-Lieux Police Station. If you are willing to spend money, he can log in to the database at his own risk. Replace the photo on this ID card with yours so you don’t have to put these disgusting things on your face every day.”
It sounds like a solution, after all, he can't hide his appearance with the excuse of allergies for the rest of his life.
You Que asked thoughtfully: "Twenty thousand star coins?"
Guyi Gu was quite proud: "I'll give you a discount of nineteen thousand!"
Youque: "One thousand and nine."
Hearing this, Gu Yigu couldn't help but gasped, pointed at Youque and said angrily: "You bastard, you are bargaining too hard! I rescued you from the suburbs, and I was the one who paid for the rent. !”
You Que thought it made sense, so he added a hundred yuan to the "life-saving insect" as appropriate: "Two thousand yuan, if you can exchange it, I will replace it, if you can't, I will pull it down."
"you… "
Guyigu choked for a moment, but he still agreed.
"Deal! Start construction!"
In the Saliran Empire, the number of male worms is rare and precious. Not only are they free of charge on medicine, but they can also receive welfare subsidies every month, but all this is based on the purity of the blood.
The higher the blood purity of male worms, the stronger their reproductive capacity, and naturally they become the target of competition for wealthy nobles. The reproductive capacity of males with blood purity lower than 30% is negligible, which is equivalent to "precious". "Trash.
"The males with high blood purity have gone to the imperial capital to enjoy the blessings. I heard that one pure blood even married the prince. Those of us with low purity can only hang out in Saint-Lieux. Don't you think so? ?”
Guyigu is the representative of the low-level male. He receives a small welfare subsidy every month and steals some money through deception and abduction, and his life can be considered free and easy. He leaned in an alley and observed the insects passing by on the street, and finally found a wealthy target. He turned around You Que with his arm and said, "Hey, hey, hey, if you see that male insect in green clothes, You Que, steal it." he!"
You Que was leaning against the wall in a daze. After hearing the words, he looked over and saw a fat male insect sitting on the roadside railing eating bread. He had a thick gold chain around his neck and his mouth was full of butter: "Is he rich?" Guygu: "His family runs a casino in our town. Do you think he has money?"
You Que refused: "If you don't steal it, just change it."
They have rules in this business and don't steal from local gangsters. Especially those who work in underground casinos can easily get into trouble.
Guyi Gu stared at the passing insects, hesitating and having trouble making a decision: "Then..."
You Que simply stood up straight and said, "Forget it, I'll go by myself. You guys wait here."
After saying this, he put on a black hat, lowered his head and squeezed into the crowded swarm of insects. He held a thin blade between his slender fingertips and quietly lurked in the dark. It only took less than three seconds to rip through the pocket of a leather bag. Time passed so quickly that one could not see the movement clearly. In less than half an hour, he returned with a full load and returned to the hidden alley.
Guyigu's eyes lit up when he saw You Que coming back, and he quickly went up to him with his little follower John: "How is it? Did you succeed?"
You Que said nothing. He unzipped his coat, took out four wallets and threw them on the lid of the trash can next to him: "Hurry up, and withdraw the money as soon as possible after dividing the money."
John stutters, so he usually doesn't like to talk, but when he saw this, he couldn't help being shocked for a moment: "You... Youque... you are so awesome... Ju... actually stole four wallets!"
Guyigu had already opened his wallet and was squatting on the ground counting money: "John, can you stop talking? I find it difficult every time I hear you speak."
John had to shut up.
You Que has sharp eyes, and he can accurately pick out the richest fat fish from a pile of worms every time. However, he doesn't seem to be very interested in splitting money. He just squats on the ground and smokes. A cheap cigarette, the lingering smoke made him look a little voyeuristic.
Youque went to jail two years ago for stealing. When he was released from prison, he planned to quit his job in Jinpen, but he didn't expect that he would now be back to his old job. He put out the cigarette butt on the ground with an expressionless face and asked Guyigu: "How much does it cost?"
Guyi Gu dusted off the thick banknotes in his hand: "More than eight thousand, which is quite fat. The old rule is, you take four, and John and I will split the rest equally."
After he finished speaking, he counted the 3,200 yuan of star coins and handed them to You Que. The rest were half as much as John's, and the wallets were thrown into the trash can.
You Que took the money, counted it, divided out two thousand and handed it to Guyigu: "These two thousand are yours, help me get the ID card done as soon as possible."
Guyi Gu stretched out his hand to take it, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm doing some work. Hey, I have something to do in the afternoon, so I won't accompany you."
John stammered and asked, "You...what's the matter with you?"
They are all idle gangsters, what serious things can they do
Guyigu said irritably: "What else can we do? Let's go on a blind date. Yesterday, the investigator from the marriage agency went directly to my house. He insisted on introducing me to a female insect for a blind date. He has to come once a year, and he doesn't mind it. "
Hearing this, You Que turned his head and looked at him. Although his face looked a little ugly due to the pockmarks that were deliberately placed on it, his eyebrows were particularly deep, with a rare handsomeness among Sallylanders: "Then why don't you get married?"
He knew that Guyi Gu had not yet married a female monarch or a female attendant.
Guyi Gu asked: "You haven't had a blind date yet, have you?"
Youque hummed.
Hearing this, Gu Yigu patted his shoulder sympathetically: "The people brought over by the marriage agency are all a bunch of crooked melons and cracked dates, either tall and strong, or black and ugly. Unless they find me a beautiful female insect, Otherwise, I would rather be a bachelor for the rest of my life, and you should be happy."
The matchmaking partners matched by the marriage agency are all very well-matched. With Youque's current ugly appearance, he probably won't be able to match any pretty females.
Fortunately, You Que didn't care about this. After saying goodbye to Guyigu and the others, he bought some bread downstairs and went upstairs. In the eyes of the neighbors, this male insect is quite withdrawn. He spends fifteen days in a month huddled at home, and the remaining fifteen days he goes out only to buy fast food. He comes and goes in a hurry. He is really a strange character.
In fact, You Que hasn't figured out how to live in this strange world yet. He only knows that he doesn't want to be treated as a monster and studied. If he talks more, he will be wrong. If he doesn't say it, it will be good. This also led him to come to Saint-Lieux like this. For a long time, I didn’t know any of my neighbors.
However, on the third day, the investigator from the marriage agency knocked on Youque's door again, breaking his peaceful life: "Hello, Mr. Eugene, I am an investigator from the marriage agency. May I ask if you will be available tomorrow?" Are you free? We have arranged a blind date for you at Chino Restaurant. If you are free, I hope you can make it on time."
You Que stood behind the door wearing a mask. He looked at the other person's face calmly and found that the investigator who came this time was different from the one who came last time: "Sorry, I don't have time."
After hearing this, the investigator lowered his head and looked at the form in his hand: "Are you free on Sunday?"
Youque: "No time."
The investigator saw that You Que was a male and had a good temper. Hearing this, the smile on his face did not change at all, and he asked patiently: "Then when will you be free?"
Youque: "I don't know."
The smile on the investigator's face finally disappeared, and his voice was somewhat serious: "Your Excellency, I hope you know that blind dates are a decree issued by the empire. All insects must participate. If you have participated in blind dates less than three times before August this year, You have to pay a huge fine for being a bug, are you sure you are not free?"
You Que's eyelids twitched: "A huge fine?"
The investigator smiled slightly: "More than 50,000, but less than 300,000."
You Que finally realized that he had been dragged down by money all his life. He raised his hand and pulled up the mask, and finally made a compromise: "What time is it on Saturday?"
The investigator handed him a small card: "At one o'clock on Saturday afternoon, table No. 4, please arrive on time. On the day of the blind date, remember to hold a rose, dress appropriately, and do not use any verbal insults or actions to offend the blind date. If If you have any questions, please call the number on the small card to consult us. I wish you a happy blind date. ”
The investigator didn't wait long after he finished speaking. He gave some instructions and left.
Youque closed the door and stared at the small card in his hand for a moment. Although he knew that it was difficult for people with criminal records to find a partner, he did not expect that it would be this difficult.
He used to go on blind dates in the village and forget about finding girls, but he didn't expect that he would now be reduced to dating an insect, a female insect whose body and appearance were no different from that of a man.
(End of chapter)