The imperial army returned to Mingcheng for rest and recuperation.
This unprecedented victory almost made the entire First Legion boil with excitement. The entire station was brightly lit and there was a celebration. After Zhou Jiuya asked the emperor for his opinion, he also lifted the ban on alcohol, which was rare.
"Captain, lift the alcohol ban... Is this really okay?"
Although Adjutant Li Ya could not hide his excitement, he was still a little worried.
"It's okay. The new patrols have been arranged."
Zhou Jiuya waved his hand.
Not to mention, the Zerg don't drink alcohol, and their patrols and reconnaissance teams are no less useful than radars.
"The Imperial Cult has been fighting for nearly two hundred years, and has suffered countless battles, but most of the time, they only inflicted eight hundred casualties on their own side while injuring one thousand of the enemy. This is the first time they have achieved such a complete victory, so it's normal to make some noise, be happy and relax a little."
"yes!"
The adjutant nodded excitedly. But after a pause, he realized that Zhou Jiuya's expression was not excited or happy, but rather a little dazed.
"What is the commander still worried about?"
"… "
Zhou Jiuya was silent for a moment, then waved his hand.
"There's nothing to worry about. You don't have to watch over me all the time tonight. Go drink with them."
"yes!"
The adjutant strode out, and the moment the door opened, he could clearly hear the enthusiastic cheers from outside. But after it closed, Zhou Jiuya's office fell into silence.
“… It’s okay, Xiaojiu.”
After a moment, General Wan's voice came out silently, and his steady and majestic voice was tainted with a certain taste of sympathy.
"After the war, His Majesty will give you a bonus. I have just applied for a new salary card for you. The bonus will be deposited into the new card. It should be enough for daily life, but... it will be a bit hard."
Zhou Jiuya: “…”
The legion commander silently covered his eyes with his hands.
Zhou Jiuya had never used a penny from the Jiang family, so he was very poor when he was young. Later, he joined the army, and his food, clothing, housing and transportation were all covered by the government, so he had no place to spend money. Therefore, all his salary, allowances and bonuses were in that card, and he rarely touched it. And then he kept saving silently for more than 300 years.
—But not now.
Zhou Jiuya has no house, lives in a military barracks, has no car, but drives a Wanjiang. Oh, and by the way, the ownership of Wanjiang belongs to the empire, so he is now considered a "three-nothing" person with no house, no car, and no savings.
Probably no one in the world would believe that the commander of the First Legion of the Empire is now a penniless man with nothing.
But of course he was not reluctant to give Jiang Ci money, nor did he regret it.
Well, first the cabbages were eaten by insects, separated, and even got pregnant... and then the savings he had accumulated for more than three hundred years were suddenly gone. Zhou Jiuya always felt a little empty in his heart, as if he couldn't explain... a sense of loss.
So when the whole group was celebrating, the legion commander was the only one thinking about life.
"Hey! Zhou Xiaoniao—"
Ye Shu strode in with a sour look on his face.
Ever since the last blunder, Ye Shu avoided Zhou Jiuya every day. The troops were dispatched too hastily this time, and Ye Shu was still trying to digest the fact that his majestic and cold idol was a fool. In addition, he was not in the military system of the First Legion, so he did not join the front battlefield, but was notified to stay in Mingcheng. Therefore, he only heard a general idea of the situation on the battlefield.
"Well... I heard that Wen Xubai was sent to the battlefield by the Zerg?"
Every time the army goes to war, there will be a special medical team, but Wen Xubai was rushed to the battlefield by the Zerg, which can only mean that something happened to Jiang Ci. But Wen Xubai locked himself in the private medical room as soon as he came back. Ye Shu couldn't see anyone, and didn't want to see Pei Changyun, and he didn't know Jiang Ci very well, so he could only come to Zhou Jiuya.
Ye Shu frowned and asked,
"what's the situation?"
Zhou Jiuya: “…”
Oh, by the way, Ye Shu doesn’t know yet.
The legion commander was silent for a moment, then asked him,
"Ye Shu, do you have money?"
"… ah?"
The city lord was stunned, not knowing what was going on.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Of course Ye Shu is rich. The Tiandong Star Underground City is the largest black market. As the city lord, he is naturally very rich, much richer than the legion commander who lives on a fixed salary.
Zhou Jiuya suddenly shook off his previous dejection, and his back, which had been bent by the vicissitudes of life, suddenly straightened up. He sat upright and said in a calm tone,
"Oh, it's nothing serious, it's just that Jiang Ci has a child."
"…?"
"???"
This is no big deal? ! !
Ye Shu stood there in a daze.
He took five minutes to react, but he didn't come to his senses, and his tone was almost floating.
"What does it mean to have children?"
Zhou Jiuya had a blank expression on his face: "That's what you think."
"… "
a bolt from the blue!
Ye Shu's impression of Jiang Ci was still that of the weird kid who liked to hide in the closet, but he had never even held the hand of an omega, and the kid... already had a kid
Ye Shu felt that he was a little unstable and subconsciously reached out to support Zhou Jiuya's desk.
"Then... what should we do?"
His mind was confused, and he suddenly felt that he could not understand this world.
"Zhou Xiaoniao, what should we do?"
"… What do you mean?"
Of course the only option is to give birth to the baby.
Then, the legion commander crossed his fingers and placed them on the table, and then calmly reported a series of numbers.
"This is a gift from me. His Majesty the Emperor also sent a detection space station for your reference."
Although his tone was calm, there was a slight curve in the corner of his mouth, with a hint of complacency and a sense of trap.
Ye Shu: “…???”
Zhou Jiuya looked at Ye Shu's shocked expression, and finally felt relieved. After all, he couldn't be left alone as a pauper. Ye Shu had received so much kindness from Jiang Jinsheng, so naturally he should pay back.
However, the next second, Zhou Jiuya heard his comrade who was as poor as him say,
"Pei Changyun is okay, but Zhou Jiuya, you are too stingy."
Ye Shu was shocked and disgusted.
"You... you only give me this much???"
"…?"
The legion commander was stunned at the time, and immediately performed a smile-disappearing technique without any trace of acting.
This... what
Just this little? ! !
Zhou Jiuya began to doubt his life.
Wanjiang was silent. He felt very sorry for his master at this moment. Because the number Zhou Jiuya reported just now was not his total salary, but ten times his total salary!!!
If this number is just a small amount in Ye Shu's eyes, then Wan Jiang can reasonably infer that the latter's wealth should be a hundred times higher than this number. In other words, Ye Shu, who was equally poor back then, now has a deposit that is probably a thousand times higher than Zhou Jiuya's.
This is probably the huge difference between continuing to serve in the army and starting a business after retiring.
If this moment were a comic book world, then everything would probably be in color, with only the legion commander in black and white.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I finally understand why Jiang Ci doesn't want to get close to your uncle."
Ye Shu leaned on the desk, looked down at Zhou Jiuya, and said sarcastically,
"So you're so stingy?"
Zhou Jiuya: “…”
The legion commander suddenly stood up, grabbed Ye Shu by the collar and started dragging him out.
"You may leave now."
The black-hearted capitalist, get out of his office!!!
However, before he reached the door, Li Ya, the adjutant, suddenly came in from outside. The reason why he didn't knock on the door was because Ye Shu hadn't closed the door when he came in just now. At this time, Li Ya looked a little drunk and excited.
"Um, Commander, would you like to..." have a few drinks with them.
But before he could finish his words, the adjutant stopped at the door and met Zhou Jiuya's eyes, who was dragging Ye Shu by the collar. Because of this rough and powerful action, the collar of the city lord was torn open.
"… "
Both parties remained silent for three seconds.
Zhou Jiuya opened his mouth with difficulty to explain, but at this moment Li Ya suddenly woke up and sobered up. He quickly took three steps back.
"Yes! Sorry for disturbing you!!!"
The adjutant's steps were disorderly, his left foot tripped over his right foot and he fell with a "bang!", and without getting up, he crawled away at a high speed using all four limbs.
Ye Shu: “…”
Zhou Jiuya: “…”
The two looked at each other, and Ye Shu immediately retched again.
"Damn it Zhou Jiuya, just say what you want to say, why are you touching me?!!"
"… "
The two of them had a disagreement and started fighting without saying a word.
Half an hour later, the city lord rushed out with traces of battle damage all over his body.
But halfway through the journey, he thought about it, changed direction, and walked towards Jiang Ci's lounge.
Jiang Jinsheng gave him a mechanical arm and secretly funded the establishment of Tiandong Star with a large amount of funds. Just as Zhou Jiuya said, Ye Shu did receive a lot of favors from others. It was reasonable for him to give this gift personally.
By the time we arrived at the door a few minutes later, the city lord had already tidied his clothes, although he was unable to conceal any signs of battle damage.
drop.
Doorbell rang.
The person who opened the door was Jiang Ci.
The major general was dressed in a neat military uniform, with a slender figure and a stern expression. He did not look at all like a delicate pregnant omega. If Ye Shu had not confirmed the credibility of Zhou Jiuya's news, he probably would not have noticed anything unusual.
I don't know why, but he looked a little out of breath, as if he rushed over to open the door, and the door was only half open, with the whole person blocking the door.
Ye Shu felt a little strange.
"What's wrong with you?"
"No, no... You, what are you doing?"
Jiang Ci looked at Ye Shu, who was covered in battle wounds, and was somewhat surprised.
But he was not familiar with Ye Shu, as they had only met a few times. So he could not call him Uncle Ye. But fortunately, Ye Shu did not care about this. He directly took out a black card and stuffed it into Jiang Ci's hand.
"Congratulations."
After a pause, Ye Shu added,
"Not much. I was in a hurry to leave, so I only brought these."
It means that it will be supplemented later.
The city lord finished speaking, and before Jiang Ci could even react, he turned and left. He walked very fast, and by the time Jiang Ci realized what was happening and thanked him, he had disappeared in a few strides.
despair.
The door is closed.
Jiang Ci leaned against the door and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He held the card in his hand and turned around to look at Huo Xianfeng who was standing next to him. Because the door was not fully open just now and due to the angle, Ye Shu was unable to notice Huo Xianfeng's presence.
The city lord probably didn't expect that when he came to deliver the card after a fight, he actually had a near-death experience.
Jiang Ci patted his father's shoulder and told him to relax.
"I'm here to give you a gift, nothing else."
"Um."
Jiang Ci looked up at the long tail hanging next to him, which was shining coldly. The alert posture seemed to be ready to take someone's head at any time. The major general held his forehead, thought about it, and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and joked,
"So Fengfeng baby, you can put your tail away now."
"oh… "
Huo Xianfeng put it away with a "swoosh".
The full danger level dropped to zero instantly.
In fact, Huo Xianfeng was very clear-headed at this time and was able to think normally, but he would feel repulsed by people who approached Jiang Ci, and would become extremely aggressive towards people he was not familiar with.
"Are you relaxed now?"
"Um."
Wang had no expression on his face, but he nodded.
But Jiang Ci really felt that Huo Xianfeng's current state was like drinking fake wine, which was indescribably cute. The strange physiological periods of the Zerg were really different from those of humans. And unlike humans, most of the strange physiological reactions were borne by omegas, but they seemed to fall on men.
"Come on, shall we continue?"
Jiang Ci reached out and touched his head. He felt that Huo Xianfeng didn't seem to grow taller recently, and was fixed at about 1.88 meters. But fortunately, he didn't grow taller, otherwise he would have to stand on tiptoe to touch him in the future.
"Um."
Huo Xianfeng continued to nod.
Then he followed his wife back and sat back on the carpet. Since the last video incident, Jiang Ci had replaced the carpet, and this time he had replaced it with a softer and thicker one.
So while everyone outside was celebrating and getting drunk, these two new parents were seriously learning about parenting. Jiang Ci didn't drink alcohol to begin with, and now that she was pregnant, she didn't drink alcohol even more.
As for Huo Xianfeng, he used to like drinking, and he was not picky, even drinking a lot of low-quality loose wine on Tiandong Star. Although he was not very drunk, the feeling of nerve paralysis would make him feel a short-lived and illusory comfort, but after meeting Jiang Ci, he gradually stopped drinking.
The two of them sat back on the carpet. The table next to them was piled with gifts they had received today. In front of them was a projection screen, which played a video explaining the precautions for omega pregnancy.
Jiang Ci was nestled in Huo Xianfeng's arms at this time, with his arms wrapped around his waist from behind and his hot palms pressed against his lower abdomen.
Huo Xianfeng's body temperature was a little higher than usual, but not as hot as it was in Bai Ze's cockpit just now. Jiang Ci didn't know what strange physiological period this was for the Zerg, why the body temperature started to rise after the courtship period ended. But it must be said that it was very warm, just like curling up in the warmest quilt in winter, with a wonderful sense of happiness and satisfaction.
"Huo Xianfeng?"
"Um."
"Will you always be in this mental state?"
Jiang Ci certainly didn't think there was anything wrong with this, on the contrary, Huo Xianfeng in this silly state was much cuter than his usual cool look.
"Maybe just one or two days."
A rise in body temperature is an uncontrollable physiological reaction, but feeling dizzy is simply a combination of the sudden change in menstrual period and excessive joy and excitement.
Huo Xianfeng just hadn't recovered yet. Because his excitement was different from others. Others were very outgoing when they were excited, such as laughing, moving their bodies, and doing all kinds of human atavism.
—Huo Xianfeng was confused.
After a day or two of confusion, he will get used to it and gradually accept the fact, and everything will be fine.
"Just... a day or two?"
Jiang Ci thought it was too short.
"Yeah, don't worry."
Huo Xianfeng's tone was solemn, as if he was making some important promise.
"—I'll adjust quickly."
"No, no, no... Don't worry, I'm not in a hurry, and you don't have to worry either."
Jiang Ci felt that it would be better if this state could continue a little longer.
"Just adjust it slowly, slowly, it doesn't matter how long it takes, it doesn't matter how long it takes!"
"?"
Huo Xianfeng tilted his head in surprise, but finally responded in a deep voice,
"Um."
He will try his best.
While Huo Xianfeng was watching the projection carefully, Jiang Ci was looking at the full-length mirror in front of him. It was specially used to check one's military appearance. Every soldier had one in his room. But now, the reflection in it was the shadows of the two of them cuddling intimately.
Jiang Ci stared at it in a daze for a long, long time, feeling as if there was a jar of honey gradually melting in her heart and then seeping into every cell.
So... that's how his mother felt at first.
It was as if I was surrounded by the love of the whole world, and it was as if I suddenly had the power to resist the whole world.
After a long time, Jiang Ci gradually withdrew his gaze and looked back at the video on the projector.
It says that omegas during pregnancy are extremely sensitive, both mentally and physically. They also have mood swings and are prone to feelings of insecurity and emptiness, and need the constant companionship and pheromone comfort of an alpha...
Jiang Ci actually knew all of this, and he had learned it before, but the current situation was a little different from what was in the textbook.
Jiang Ci felt that this was very unscientific. When he had a false pregnancy reaction due to progesterone, all of the above criteria were met. But now that he was really pregnant, none of them were met.
Oh no, it is true that he has big mood swings, which corresponds to what Nora said about him having a bad temper.
For example, he had been mean to Huo Xianfeng many times before.
Thinking back now, Jiang Ci suddenly felt a little guilty. He knew that he had a bad temper, and it was thanks to Huo Xianfeng that he had been able to endure it for so long, and it seemed that the other party had never been mean to him before.
"Huo Xianfeng."
"Um."
Jiang Ci turned around and asked him carefully,
"I used to be mean to you a lot. Did you feel angry or sad?"
Huo Xianfeng thought about it seriously and shook his head.
"No."
He actually liked to see Jiang Ci getting angry, jumping up and down, and finally being helpless. Otherwise, he wouldn't always tease people to the point of being angry.
This answer softened Jiang Ci's heart. He thought about it, then suddenly came over and hugged Huo Xianfeng's neck and said,
"Huo Xianfeng, how about you try to be mean to me once? Or you can just scold me a few words!"
Those crimson eyes were sparkling, as if they were expecting something.
"…?"
"???"
What is this requirement
Huo Xianfeng didn't quite understand, but he glanced at the video, which said that omegas during pregnancy have great mood swings and their thoughts are always on their mind. It is normal for them to suddenly develop a lot of strange habits, so it is best to try to accommodate them.
So Wang nodded and decided to satisfy his wife's strange request.
"Jiang Ci."
His voice suddenly sank.
"Um!"
The major general stared at him eagerly, waiting nervously.
Huo Xianfeng's face turned cold, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.
"you!"
"Um!"
Jiang Ci waited nervously for the next words.
"you… "
"Um?"
Huo Xianfeng was speechless. He thought for a while with a blank expression, then said,
"You stay in bed all the time, and your physical fitness is very poor."
"… ah?"
Jiang Ci was stunned for a few seconds and asked,
"Then what?"
Huo Xianfeng frowned, seeming to be racking his brains.
"You are too weak to defeat me."
If Jiang Ci had said this half a year ago, he would probably feel humiliated. But now he felt that Huo Xianfeng was right. After all, Jiang Ci could never beat him. This guy was just stronger than him, so it didn't seem wrong to say he was weak.
—Because it is the truth.
His uncle is the top of the entire empire's military strength. Even Marshal Huo Chao couldn't beat Huo Xianfeng. It's normal that Jiang Ci can't beat him. So he nodded, not feeling humiliated at all, and continued to ask,
"anything else?"
"ah?"
Huo Xianfeng was silent for a moment and asked,
"… Do you have to scold me so much? Didn't you just say a few words?"
The awkward tone of this sentence made it seem as if Jiang Ci was taking advantage of him.
Jiang Ci: “…”
No, isn’t the King of Mouth so weak
When he saw Huo Xianfeng scolding people before, he always had a set of words in his mind, right
At this time, Huo Xianfeng stared at Jiang Ci for a few seconds, as if he had finally accepted some incomprehensible fact. He nodded to show his concession.
"Okay, I'll think about it."
The pregnant omega is really weird. She actually likes being scolded by him.
The king frowned, unable to understand, and then spoke,
"Jiang Ci, you bastard."
"… "
For some reason, Jiang Ci suddenly felt that this sentence was familiar.
At this time Huo Xianfeng opened his mouth, as if he wanted to continue.
"Jiang Ci, you are a beast..."
"alright!"
The major general covered his mouth instantly, and his expression was indescribable at this moment.
"That's enough, that's enough."
That’s it!!!
If you continue talking, strange words and phrases will pop up.
Although their children are not even as big as their fists now, they cannot bear to listen to such things that are not suitable for children.
Since Jiang Ci said it was okay, Huo Xianfeng nodded and stopped talking. But he made a note that his pregnant wife liked to be scolded by him. Although it was strange, Wang, who was understanding, agreed.
Isn't it just a few curses
There is nothing in this world that can stump him! It was just that he didn't perform well today, so he will adjust his state and try again tomorrow.
He can do it, no problem.
The king's eyes gradually became firm.
Seeing Huo Xianfeng nod, Jiang Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately put down his hand. Just now, his palm was on Huo Xianfeng's mouth, and the other's breath fell on his palm, which was a little numb, so he couldn't help but rub it on the other's shoulder.
At this time, Huo Xianfeng glanced at the video tutorial and asked Jiang Ci,
"Do you want pheromone soothing now?"
"… good."
Although Jiang Ci felt that his pregnancy reaction was not particularly strong, it would not be a problem to comfort him. So he leaned over and planned to return to his arms.
But at this moment, Huo Xianfeng suddenly reached out and grabbed the back of his neck, pressed him down, and kissed him.
"!"
Wait, this seems different from the previous comfort!
(End of this chapter)