Tang Yan's honeymoon lasted about three months. Not long after the leave, he returned to the military to continue working and formally took over the position of Deputy Minister of Military Affairs.
It turned out that it was a very good thing for Admiral Ilvisa to hand over those male insects who committed crimes to him for management. Although Tang Yan always had some "minor frictions" with those male insects during his work, it must be said that those male insects who made trouble became much more obedient under Tang Yan's military suppression.
That day, Tang Yan took over another batch of male insects sent to the military. When assigning areas, he found a familiar name on the list, Dick.
"Why again?"
Tang Yan looked at the familiar-looking A-rank male insect in front of him, and couldn't help but wonder if he was addicted to being beaten by him, because he would be arrested and taken to the military every month for various reasons.
"Yes sir, I was sent here because I beat a C-class male into the hospital."
Dick had been here at least four times and was very familiar with all the procedures. After speaking, he saluted Tang Yan, found a broom directly from the storage room, and began to clean the corridor diligently, seeming to enjoy it.
It was the first time that Tang Yan found a male insect that liked to fight so much. Dick glanced at him and ignored him. He continued to assign the remaining male insects and told them the rules: "In the next seven days, you must stay in the military headquarters to complete the tasks I assign. If you perform poorly, your service time will be extended indefinitely, so you'd better not make trouble."
These male insects had been beaten up when they were first brought in last night, and they were all angry but dared not say anything when they heard it.
Tang Yan closed the list book in his hand. He was dressed in military uniform, expressionless and looked a little cold. He lowered his eyes and said, "You can start working now. I will come to check in two hours."
Upon hearing this, the male insects had no choice but to pick up their tools and start cleaning in twos and threes, extremely reluctantly. Seeing this, Tang Yan turned around and went downstairs to his office. Coincidentally, the office area of the Military Affairs Department and Xie Lain's office were very close, with only a corridor between the two doors.
It's lunch time.
Tang Yan put the documents into the drawer and prepared to thank Ryan. Before he could move, he heard a series of "knock knock" sounds at the door, crisp and rhythmic: "Excuse me, are you done with your work?"
A slender female soldier leaned against the door frame and knocked on the door with her fingers. Her silver-gray hair and violet eyes complemented each other, and her lips were slightly raised, which was gorgeous and eye-catching. In addition, the extra star on her epaulettes was also very eye-catching. It was Xie Lain.
In the second month after his marriage, Shelain was sent to the front to perform a mission. His military merits accumulated all the way to the present day allowed him to be successfully promoted to the youngest lieutenant general in the empire.
You have to know that Youan is only a major general at present.
"Of course, Lieutenant General Shelaine."
Seeing this, Tang Yan stood up and pulled him into the office, closing the door behind him. This way, even if they did something intimate in private, Chong would not find out.
Xie Laine kissed Tang Yan, his tone unable to conceal his joy and regret: "I just finished the award ceremony. It's a pity that you couldn't be there to watch the ceremony."
Military ranks above the general level were granted by the Insect Emperor himself, and the location was in the palace, which was not easily accessible to others. Although he believed that the Insect Emperor would not mind giving Tang Yan special privileges, Tang Yan still refused, adhering to the principle of less trouble is worse than more trouble.
Xie Lain didn't want Tang Yan to be there either. You know, the young insect emperor is an unmarried female insect, and it would be bad if there was any romantic dispute.
Tang Yan touched Xie Lain's new lieutenant general shoulder straps and said with a deep smile, "Xie Lain, when you are promoted to general, I believe I will be there."
"No," Xie Lan raised his eyebrows and curled his lips meaningfully, "Admiral is not enough, I want to be an imperial marshal."
He never concealed from Tang Yan the ambition hidden deep in his blood.
Tang Yan also thought it made sense. After all, a soldier who didn't want to be a general was not a good soldier. As long as he didn't try to usurp the throne, it wouldn't be a big problem: "I'll book a restaurant and have dinner together tonight to celebrate your promotion to lieutenant general."
He was always so considerate and treated Shelain with kindness that she had never received in her life.
Shelain smiled and said, "Let's go have lunch at noon, Admiral Ilvisa is pregnant with a bug cub, and I promise to go to the banquet with you in the evening."
Tang Yan was a little surprised when he heard this: "Admiral Ilvisa was pregnant with the insect cub. When did it happen?"
Xie Laine said, "It's been a month."
The gestation period of the Zerg is different from that on Earth. It is only five months, and there are no abnormalities in the first four months. Only in the last month will the abdomen gradually grow larger, so it is difficult to detect in the early stages.
Tang Yan seemed to have some idea: "But isn't it difficult for female soldiers to get pregnant?"
I don't know if it's because they've been on the battlefield, but most military females have a lower pregnancy rate than ordinary female insects. Moreover, Admiral Ilvisa has a special physique and is past the best childbearing age.
Hearing this, Xie Lain unconsciously stroked the light computer on his wrist and told Tang Yan something: "Yesterday, Professor Valais published an academic article on the Empire Star Network, saying that the reason for the low fertility rate in the Empire is not only related to male insects, but a larger part of the reason is actually due to female insects."
Tang Yan was puzzled: "For example?"
"For example?"
Xie Lane suddenly smiled. He pulled Tang Yan's hand under his military uniform and put it tightly on his abdomen. He said in a bewitching voice, "If the female insect feels pleasure during intercourse, the gestational cavity will open, making it easier to mate with the male insect. On the contrary, if they feel pain, the cavity will close tightly, and the difficulty of conception will increase tenfold..."
"Didn't you feel it?"
Xie Laine slowly approached Tang Yan, as if hinting at something without leaving a trace, and whispered in his ear: "Every time you touch me, here-"
He pressed Tang Yan's hand on his abdomen and said in a low voice: "Everything is completely open for you..."
Before he could finish his words, Tang Yan pushed him against the table without any warning and he couldn't help but groan.
Tang Yan rested his hands on Xielaine's side, thinking that he had never slept with other female insects, so how could he know such strange knowledge? "Do you think this conclusion is reliable?"
"Very reliable, isn't it? Valais is an authoritative professor in the Imperial Reproduction Department." Xielain hooked Tang Yan's leather belt and rubbed it lightly from time to time: "In fact, it's not just Admiral Ilvisa, Youan is also pregnant with a bug cub. You know, the probability of this is very rare..."
Tang Yan couldn't help but glance at Xie Lane's flat abdomen: "What?"
Xie Lain is too young, and has not yet reached the best childbearing age. He will not be able to conceive before then, but this does not affect his seduction of male insects: "You won't know until you try."
Tang Yan didn't really have to eat lunch. He raised his eyebrows slightly, turned Xie Lain over with his back facing him, hugged him from behind, and said in a low voice: "Xie Lain, hold on to the table."
Xie Laine couldn't help but look back at him, with a smile in his eyes and a seductive curve on his lips: "I have to remind you, this is an office."
Tang Yan pressed him down on the table, his movements were slow but without hesitation: "Xie Lain, as you can see, I don't know much about the process of female insect conception. Maybe you can demonstrate it to me?"
After he finished speaking, he reached out and pressed his hand on Xie Lain's abdomen as he groaned. He applied a little force, causing him to tremble violently. Tang Yan bit Xie Lain's earlobe and said in a vague voice: "Tell me..."
"How did it open completely..."
A large puddle of water appeared silently on the ground, dripping down.
Maybe they accidentally knocked over the cup again.
Xie Lan's legs were shaking, but he didn't dare to make any sound. His hair was wet with sweat, and he held on to the table with difficulty, then bit off the white officer's gloves on his hands.
The rosy tip of the tongue moved slightly, holding the ball of white cloth in her mouth to prevent any unnecessary sounds from being made.
Tang Yan's black military boots moved, separating Xie Lane's feet that were gradually closing due to his twitching body. Because of this movement, two drops of water marks appeared on the boots, making the boots even more shiny and reflective.
Tang Yan seemed a little helpless and sighed softly: "Xie Ryan..."
He stepped on the water mark on the ground, and after noticing it, he gently rubbed it twice on the dry ground next to him. Xie Lain heard Tang Yan's voice, and the corners of his eyes were red like rouge. He spit out the white gloves stuffed in his mouth, breathing rapidly, and his eyelashes were wet with tears, condensing into strands: "My Lord..."
His voice was hoarse and he almost lost his balance.
Tang Yan pulled out a few pieces of paper, wiped them, and threw them on the ground. He reached out to steady Xie Lain, then tilted his head and kissed the female insect's tearful eyes: "There's still enough time, maybe we can go out for lunch."
The office door was closed and no one saw what was happening.
A moment later, Tang Yan and Xie Lane came out one after the other. Except for the unusual blush on the latter's face, there was no sign of anything. They walked towards the elevator and prepared to go to the restaurant they had reserved for dinner. At this time, a slight quarrel suddenly sounded at the corner of the corridor.
"I told you, sir, you don't have to follow me all the time."
A female soldier hurriedly walked in the corridor with her head down, as if trying to shake someone off. Because of the obvious scars on his face, Tang Yan quickly recognized that it was Lieutenant General Najin.
Tang Yan thought he was in trouble and subconsciously pressed the elevator door button. Dick quickly caught up with Lieutenant General Nakin and grabbed him: "Why can't I follow?"
Tang Yan slowly put his hands into his pockets, thinking, shouldn't Dick be sweeping the floor downstairs at this time
Lieutenant General Nakin frowned slightly when he heard Dick's words: "I am not your relative, am I? And please don't commit crimes again and again just to get into the military, otherwise your file record will be very difficult."
Dick wouldn't let him go: "My male and female fathers are both dead, I want to follow."
Lieutenant General Najin looked up at him and asked, "What's the reason?"
The female insect originally had a very pretty face, but because of the injury during the last mission, several scars on her face destroyed her beauty.
Dick was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He hesitated for a long time before he blushed and said, "I said, I want to marry a female king."
Lieutenant General Nakin was unmoved: "I also said that you don't have to feel guilty about my injury."
Dick seemed angry when he heard this. He grabbed Lieutenant General Nakin's wrist, frowned and whispered, "I said, I didn't marry her because I felt guilty, I wanted to marry her because I loved her."
Tang Yan thought that Dick had deliberately committed a crime and ran to the military headquarters to pursue his beloved. But unfortunately, he didn't get to see the good show later because the elevator door had slowly closed.
"Najin is still in such a bad mood."
Xie Lain spread his hands and whispered gossip in Tang Yan's ear, "I bet he likes a male insect, but he just won't admit it."
Tang Yan didn't know what he was thinking of, and smiled: "After all, not all female insects are as brave as you, Xie Lain."
He felt that he had been in this world for a while, but when he thought about the time when he first met Shelain, it was still vivid in his mind, as if it happened yesterday.
Xie Lain: "After all, you only get one chance, right? If you don't work hard to seize it, the Insect God won't give you a second chance."
He understood the principle so well that he seized all the gifts from God in this moment.
Tang Yan quietly took Xie Lain's hand, as if he had also grasped a gift that belonged to him: "Admiral Ilvisa is pregnant with the insect cub. Let's pick a gift after dinner and send it over in the evening."
Tang Yan really hopes that her stepfather can be more reliable. After all, being pregnant with insect cubs is a big deal.
But it was clear that Topaz was no longer the unreliable Topaz. After a period of experience, he had become much more mature and stable, and took very good care of Ilvisa, but his personality was still childish.
When Tang Yan and Shelain came to visit in the evening, they saw Topaz sitting on the carpet in the living room, playing with a remote control car with a cute and well-behaved insect cub, and having a lot of fun.
“Whoosh—”
A small red car was zigzagging in the living room when it accidentally bumped into Tang Yan. It was hit by his military boots and buzzed several times but was unable to change its route.
Tang Yan lowered his head and was about to bend over to pick it up, but he saw a baby insect suddenly crawling over, carefully reaching out to take the car away, then nervously patting his shoes with his chubby hands and whispering, "I'm sorry..."
The young insect was very small, sitting on the ground obediently, holding a car in its arms that was only the size of an adult female insect's palm, like a large toy. He found that Tang Yan was a male insect, and seemed a little scared, lowering his head and holding the toy in his arms tightly, and stood up timidly.
Xie Lain introduced Tang Yan: "He is Admiral Ilvisa's insect cub, Qiao An."
It was also a bug cub that was abused by the previous male master.
After he finished speaking, he bent down and stretched out his hand, easily holding the insect cub in his arms, and whispered to Qiao An, "Qiao An, this is my brother, call me brother."
Qiao An looked at Tang Yan, but she still said the same three words: "I'm sorry..."
Tang Yan paused. He had never taken care of a child before. In the past, when a relative's naughty child came to his house and made trouble, he always made him cry. As for this little bug, he really didn't know what to do.
Tang Yan was silent for a moment, then hesitantly reached out his hand and took Qiao An directly from Xie Laine's arms. He held her a little awkwardly, then hummed, "It's okay."
His face was cold, the type that would cry like a child, but Qiao An was quiet and well-behaved in his arms.
Topaz threw the remote control aside, stood up and said happily to Tang Yan and Xie Lain, "You are finally here. Oh, Tang Yan, the one you are holding is Qiao An. You know, she used to be the same as him, both C-level."
Any good words coming out of Topaz's mouth taste bad.
Tang Yan didn't bother to pay attention to him. He held Qiao An in his left hand and took Xie Lain with his right hand and sat down at the dining table: "Where is Admiral Ilvisa?"
When Topaz heard this, he glanced at Tang Yan and stammered, "In... in the kitchen cooking..."
He thought Tang Yan would be angry, but Tang Yan didn't react at all. He asked in surprise, "Why don't you hit me?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Laine glanced at Topaz with a subtle expression, then at Tang Yan. It was difficult for him to imagine how this father and son usually get along.
Tang Yan said calmly: "Because the food is poisonous."
No sarcasm whatsoever, just stating the facts, literally.
Topaz was so angry that he almost fell backwards. At this moment, Admiral Ilviza came out of the kitchen carrying dishes. He took off his military jacket, revealing a shirt with sleeves rolled up to his elbows, which made him look even more elegant and easy-going.
"Don't be angry, I think your cooking is very delicious."
Ilvisa had heard their movements in the kitchen. He put the dishes on the table, lowered his voice to comfort Topaz, and then smiled at Tang Yan and Xie Lain, saying, "I'll just prepare a few home-cooked dishes. I hope you like them."
He noticed Qiao An sitting on Tang Yan's lap and was stunned for a moment.
Qiao An was quietly playing with the car with her head down, gently wiggling her toes.
Shelain stood up from his seat and nodded slightly to Ilvisa, showing his aristocratic elegance: "Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Yan calmly pulled him back to the chair: "Xie Lain, we can help wash the dishes later."
But don't cook...
If Topaz's food was poisonous, then Shelain's food was extremely poisonous. In short, the cooking skills of these two insects were both terrible, but they didn't know it.
Xie Laine didn't understand why Tang Yan said that, but she still agreed: "Okay."
Admiral Ilviza's cooking skills were very good. Although there were only a few simple dishes, both the host and the guests enjoyed it. During the meal, Tang Yan couldn't help but stare at his abdomen and found that it was flat and there was nothing abnormal.
Admiral Ilvisa noticed his gaze and smiled, "The eggs will only show up in the last month, they won't come out now."
Tang Yan said with a little embarrassment: "Congratulations."
He is almost thirty years old mentally, but now he has to congratulate his stepfather on having a younger brother. He feels really complicated.
Ilvisa: “I thought it would be hard to get pregnant, but I didn’t expect…”
He was vague and paused before saying, "Maybe Professor Valais's chapter is right."
Shelain looked up at him and said, "Do you think that's right?"
Ilvisa nodded and revealed some inside information without leaving a trace: "Professor Valais has been researching this academic article for four years. After he submitted the report, the imperial leadership has begun to consider whether to implement a decree to restrict the physical abuse of female insects by male insects for the sake of fertility. It will probably be implemented next year."
Only female insects would understand what Ilvisa's words meant and what they foreshadowed.
Xie Lain didn't say anything. After a long silence, he whispered, "It couldn't be better..."
He moved the corners of his mouth, as if he wanted to smile, but he couldn't. This was what many female insects in the empire were looking forward to, but when this day really came, all that came to their mind was infinite emotion and bitterness.
Tang Yan said meaningfully: "This will be a good start."
All people and things are like this, from bad to good, from old to good, and then from bad to not so bad. Any decree that changes the rules of the world may take hundreds or even thousands of years, not just one step.
Their ancestors didn't wait, but they did.
Admiral Ilviza adjusted his glasses and smiled, "Yes, I think so."
Ding!
The system rang without warning. Its shiny body appeared out of thin air on the dining table and flew around Tang Yan.
The villain's degree of blackening has been successfully reduced to 0. Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the task and getting a chance to be reborn!
Tang Yan was a little surprised when he heard this, and was about to say something, but the system suddenly flew in front of him and covered his mouth, and said in a deep voice like a domineering president: Hush, don't talk, man, I know you will choose to stay, so I'm ready to leave.
Tang Yan: “…”
He wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say, and was choked.
The system asked him one last time: Are you sure you want to stay in this mission realm
Tang Yan has no relatives on Earth anymore, and if we really want to talk about it, he has a lot of debts left, so the choice is unquestionable. He paused: "..."
The system approached him and asked in a puzzled tone: What about me
Tang Yan asked: "Will it return to Earth?"
The system nodded: I guess so.
After all, he has to start looking for his next host.
Tang Yan never liked to owe anyone anything in his life. Hearing this, he was silent for a moment and said, "... Can you help tell my friend that I still have some money left in my card, plus the unpaid royalties, there should be quite a bit left. Ask him to help pay back my money to my creditors..."
The system subconsciously asked: What if it’s not enough
Tang Yan: “…”
He slowly clenched his fists under the table and forced himself to smile: "I said enough is enough."
All right,
The system readily agreed, since they were friends. It suddenly asked,
Yes, who is the friend
Tang Yan said: "My editor is Meng Zhoushan."
The system scratched its nonexistent head with its nonexistent hand: What is an editor? Has he written a book, too
Tang Yan asked for a moment: "I have written it, so what?"
The system shook its head: "Nothing, I just like to be friends with people who have written books. Don't worry, your friends are my friends. I will definitely help you get the message across."
After it finished speaking, it quietly flew into the sky, its body becoming more and more transparent. At the same time, a mechanical sound that gradually faded away rang in Tang Yan's ears.
The villain's blackness has been successfully cleared. Congratulations on completing the mission successfully. I wish you a pleasant journey. The Star System Little King Kong is dedicated to serving you. Bye, my friend~
Little... King Kong
Tang Yan was stunned when he heard this, and realized a little later that this might be the name of the system, and his expression became subtle for a moment.
Xie Lain noticed something was wrong and subconsciously asked Tang Yan: "What's wrong with you?"
Tang Yan quietly held Xie Ryan's hand, and gently stroked the diamond ring on his hand with his fingertips for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "Nothing."
Tang Yan thought, he finally understood what Xielaine's last 1 degree of blackness represented, not because of him, nor because of others, but because of this world. Like many female insects, Xielaine also felt deeply confused and desperate about this tilted world, and could not see any future for female insects.
A decrease in the degree of darkness represents a hope and a beginning.
Tang Yan lived a freer and easier life than most people. It didn’t matter where he came from or where he would end up. What mattered was that he always remembered who he was and what he was like at the beginning.
"Shelaine,"
Tang Yan lowered his head and kissed Xie Lane's hand, very gently, like a gust of wind, with a low voice,
"This world will get better and better as expected."
Xie Lain held his hand in his hands, smiled and said seriously: "No, in fact, it has been getting better since the moment you appeared..."
Including his fate...