Qi Yu is not one to harbor any undue kindness towards zergs, yet the sight of this zerg’s retreating figure, coupled with the memory of those black eyes filled with despair, unavoidably left him feeling somewhat uneasy. However, he was also acutely aware that his own affairs were of paramount importance. Opting for less trouble rather than more, to avoid attracting any unwelcome complications, he chose to disregard the sub-female zerg and proceeded directly to investigate the obsidian location.
The search for the obsidian went smoothly, and Qi Yu managed to find three more pieces of obsidian. He was just waiting for Nanda and the others to make their move so he could further augment his wealth. Pleased with his accomplishments for the day, Qi Yu was in high spirits as he made his way back. As he walked, he saw a fire appear before him.
Qi Yu paused, staring at the flames that seemed all too familiar, as if carrying a part of his essence… An ominous feeling instantly took hold of him. He hastened his steps, only to find his five zerg subordinates gathered around the fire, with another zerg lying on the ground, draped in a black cloak.
Qi Yu: “…”
What a coincidence? Enemies often cross each other’s paths?
How could the zerg he had just confronted be here? Hadn’t it left? And how had it been captured by Nanda and his group of zergs?
Quickening his pace, Qi Yu approached. By the time he got closer, the flames had mostly died down, yet he could still discern that they were burning items meant for warmth…
Instantly, Qi Yu’s gaze fell on Nanda and the few zergs.
Nanda’s expression was devoid of any emotion, while Tony and a few other zergs lowered their heads upon meeting Qi Yu’s gaze, not uttering a word, their demeanor betraying a sense of guilt.
Qi Yu shifted his gaze away, focusing on the black cloak draped over the sub-female zerg. The sub-female still appeared to be in a state of utter despondency… No, what he had seen before was merely the figure’s back. Although he sensed this despair, it wasn’t profound. However, now, Qi Yu could see the zerg’s eyes appeared to be frozen, unmoving. He lay on the cold ground, with no signs of having used any warming tools. If it weren’t for the eyes being open, one might mistake him for a corpse. Qi Yu’s attention was drawn to the zerg’s eyes, those pure black eyes he found particularly appealing, staring blankly in one direction, lifeless.
The sub-female zerg seemed not to notice Qi Yu’s arrival, or perhaps he did but chose to ignore it. The depressive aura around him slowly spread, his tall frame curled up on the ground, the entire zerg appearing listless, like one nearing death.
Qi Yu: “…” He was reluctant to speak. To put it nicely, the zerg had given up on life; crudely, he was a fool seeking death.
All warming materials had been burned, yet he hadn’t so much as blinked. If not for being an S-class, he might as well have stayed here to die. To punish others for one’s own mistakes using one’s life was nothing short of foolishness.
Disdain flickered in Qi Yu’s eyes. He never liked such zergs, but at the same time, he felt a reluctant pity.
—Let’s consider it for the sake of those black eyes, even though they are likely fake…
With this thought, Qi Yu swept his gaze over Nanda and the others, then lowered his eyes and spoke in a cold voice.
“What have you done?”
“Benefactor.”
Upon hearing Qi Yu’s question, Nanda’s expression turned somewhat unsightly. Glancing at the sub-female zerg lying on the ground, he explained:
“Benefactor, after we finished mining the obsidian, I had an urgent need and told Tony and the others to go ahead and find you. By the time I caught up with them, this sub-female zerg’s belongings had already been ignited. According to Tony, this zerg provoked them first, and they thought that adding one more zerg could lend a hand, so they burned all his belongings.”
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Qi Yu: “…”
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“He provoked you first?” Qi Yu turned to ask Tony.
“Yes.”
Tony nodded, his recent experiences with Qi Yu instilling a deep fear in him. Now that Qi Yu was questioning him, he was more than willing to disclose everything.
“When we arrived here, he suddenly charged at us, full of life and vigor, not at all like now. Even we struggled to handle him briefly. Later, Dong An took the initiative, directly burning his warming items, intending to hold him hostage. Unexpectedly, as soon as these items caught fire, he ended up like this, lying on the ground without moving.”
Upon saying this, he added another sentence, “We did not strike hard, and you can check if you don’t believe me. He doesn’t have any serious wounds on him.”
As he spoke, Tony felt wronged. The appearance of the female zerg on the ground made it seem as if they were bullying the zerg due to their position.
Although the zerg under his command, Tony, couldn’t exactly be considered trustworthy, he wouldn’t overly suspect them either. Hearing this, he couldn’t help but frown, glancing at the female zerg for a moment before saying, “Alright, Nanda, there’s a mark I made about three to four kilometers ahead. You guys go find it first.”
Logically speaking, this predicament the zerg found himself in had little to do with him, being the zerg’s own decision. Yet, for some reason, perhaps it was those black eyes, Qi Yu couldn’t bear to watch this zerg freeze to death here.
Having suddenly arrived in this world, he felt a sense of homesickness, especially since the attire of the zerg here resembled that of foreign zerg. A zerg with black eyes always garnered his extra attention.
Nanda and a few zergs, upon hearing this, were somewhat surprised, but ultimately said nothing and left.
After Nanda and the zergs left, Qi Yu looked at the zerg lying motionless on the ground, no longer sure what to do. He wasn’t the type to easily make friends. Although he had stayed, he really didn’t know how to comfort a zerg, especially one that was a stranger.
“Sigh!”
Qi Yu sighed deeply, finding a spot to sit about five steps away from the female zerg, in an area hollowed out to the size of a small room. He sat on a small mound of earth dug out long ago, observing the deteriorating state of the female zerg. After a while, a look of envy appeared in his eyes.
At this moment, Qi Yu fiercely reflected upon himself, thinking he had vowed to live an unmotivated life, yet what was he doing now?
He spent his days toiling away here, wondering when he could afford to live as carelessly as the female zerg.
Qi Yu exhaled, using his deliberately disguised voice to sincerely express, “Honestly, I’m quite envious of you.”
“To lie down whenever you want, sleep whenever you wish, unlike me…”
After saying this, Qi Yu sighed again in melancholy, “Now I even have to earn star coins to support the zergs.”
The black Roly-Poly lying on the ground finally moved. He seemed surprised that a zerg would say such a thing. His dark eyes roved, then his scattered gaze gradually focused, landing on Qi Yu. A layer of moisture seemed to veil his deep, dark pupils, making them appear even more profound.
After Qi Yu sighed, something seemed to come to his mind, a spark of brilliance in his eyes as he looked at the female zerg on the ground. In a tempting manner, he said, “Just now, you were thinking of stealing my obsidian, and now you put on this sorry figure… Look, having star coins isn’t necessarily good, is it? If you die, you can’t take them with you.”
Qi Yu analytically assessed the current situation with a fair amount of righteousness, “Since these are things you can’t bring into life or take with you in death, it’s better to leave them for zergs in need. Consider it compensation for the mental distress you caused me just now.”
The black-cloaked zerg: “…”
He had seen shameless, but never this shameless.
“Since you’re not speaking, I’ll take that as your agreement.”
The black-cloaked zerg averted his gaze directly, feeling he shouldn’t look at the female zerg in front of him anymore. Otherwise, what if he ended up owing a viewing fee next?
Qi Yu was unfazed, “How about this? I’ll say a few words to you, as if to eulogize you in advance. That way, inheriting your legacy wouldn’t be too presumptuous, right?”
The black-cloaked zerg: “…”
He was dumbstruck by this shameless individual, shocked into silence for a long while. Qi Yu didn’t expect the black-cloaked zerg to speak, continuing on his own, “Where to start? Right, I almost forgot about this.”
Qi Yu pulled out a spark from his sleeve. Seeing no branches or similar materials around, he could only light the spark at his fingertips. The temperature around them gradually increased. Qi Yu grimaced slightly, adding with a bit of fear, “I almost forgot that your means of keeping warm were burned. If you were to freeze to death now, that would be too much of a loss.”
Then he would not inherit the legacy! The black-cloaked zerg automatically completed the sentence of the zerg opposite him in his heart.
After completing the thought, the black-cloaked zerg fell silent once again!
After lighting a fire, Qi Yu sized up the Cloaked Zerg, “You start, I’ll accompany you in conversation, consider it sending you off.”
The black-cloaked zerg did not speak, his previously focused gaze began to scatter again. Seeing that the other party really did not want to say anything, Qi Yu thought for a moment and tentatively asked, “How many females has your lord taken to make you end up like this?”
Zerg deaths in the family usually just mean a trip back home, not heartbreak. What could cause a zerg’s heart to break could only be infidelity or losing a child. In this world of one male to many females, Qi Yu still thinks the former is more likely.
The debt of love is hard to repay. How many zergs seek death over trivial matters, only to look back after a while and wonder if they were out of their mind at the time. Did he deserve it?
However, most zergs realize this only after paying a price, always filled with regret upon remembering. Qi Yu naturally considered the one in front of him as such a zerg.
After pondering for a while, he began to make up a story on the spot.
Qi Yu, quite melancholic, spoke as if he deeply empathized, “It’s quite normal for male zergs to be fickle-hearted, you shouldn’t have been emotional, couldn’t you have treated him as a mere tool zerg? Just like my lord, he has many female attendants and female servants, and I never interfere in his affairs. Do you know why?”
The pupils of the black-cloaked zerg refocused, showing an incredulous change.
Seeing this, Qi Yu pressed on, “Because I only regard him as a tool zerg!”
“Look, no matter how much you block, the male zerg will still take other females, even if you dislike it, he will still bring these females home. If you argue too much, he’ll only accuse you of jealousy, say you’re not behaving like a female should, and then, if you have a female child, he’ll look down on you even more. If you like him, naturally you’ll be in anguish over his actions, just like how you’re seeking death now. If you don’t like him…”
Qi Yu looked at the black-cloaked zerg, whose interest had been fully piqued, his gaze fixed on him. The corners of Qi Yu’s mouth, hidden beneath his mask, slowly curled up:
“Who cares who he is, if you don’t like it, then you don’t. He has many females, and it’s all unrelated to you. When he’s angry about other females, you have time to amuse your offspring, this way you can spend more time with your offspring. If you really still want offspring, lay low and flatter him for a few days, or directly seduce the male zerg into bed, it’s all legal anyway, no jealousy or strife, no big fights. Such days are as leisurely as they can get, and perhaps the male zerg seeing you like this, will take the initiative to come to you, because… current females are all the type to throw themselves at him, you being different naturally piques his interest.”
“Of course, don’t make it too stiff, after all, he still has to perform mental counseling, and in this aspect, forcing a male zerg, even in a partnership, is illegal. Male zergs are animals that think with their lower half, just handle it yourself, male zergs are generally easy to appease.”
Isn’t a spoiled zerg easy to appease? Even just being here for a few days, Qi Yu couldn’t help but encounter this species of male zerg, a species that only holds its current status because it’s rare, extremely sensitive, and thus easily perishable. Were they not so sensitive and not so easily perished, they would absolutely be circled and raised by females.
The color in the eyes of the black-cloaked zerg grew increasingly intense, like the thick ink spreading in a watercolor painting, revealing a spark of life in the previously lifeless eyes. Qi Yu smiled secretly to himself, indeed, it was all about the issues with the male zergs.
The wise do not fall in love; he would not, like these fools, take a fancy to someone and then have to worry about this and that afterward. Whether the game is no longer fun or the life of giving up is unbearable, people talk about love every day, yet not many truly last until the end. Of course, except for those who die unexpectedly like his parents, that’s a true sharing of life and death, a realm he could never learn.
Seeing the spark of life in the eyes of the black-cloaked zerg, Qi Yu said unhurriedly: “I don’t know your situation, and whether this method could help. However, after I used this tactic on my lord, when I left this time, my lord even escorted me to the door. Those females who usually envy me looked so jealous.”
Hearing this, the black-cloaked zerg showed a bewildered look in his eyes. He struggled for a bit and slowly sat up, showing some emotional fluctuation, “If, I mean if, if your lord told you to stay at home and you could never go out again, what would you do? Would you listen to the lord, or?”
His tone was very conflicted, “Or would you not listen to the lord?”
Qi Yu: “……”
Well, male zergs are into that keeping and supporting thing, huh!
Qi Yu envied fiercely. If a male zerg said that to him, he would definitely, definitely accept the male zerg’s support. What else could two male zergs do if they couldn’t even attract each other with pheromones? Nothing, and he would still get a free meal ticket, living a life of giving up whenever and wherever he wanted. How great is that!
Living freely and doing as one wishes, his existence wouldn’t hinder that male zerg, who would still seek females as usual… Unlike now, to not hinder his matching partner, he even has to earn star coins himself to register, not even able to give up…
So, why hasn’t he encountered a male zerg willing to support him?
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Thank you for the chapter! ❤
A little too far into female zerg cosplay?
Thanks for the update ❤️
Lol he wants to be a sugar baby but he forgot his wifey already tryin to support him an he rejected it 😂😂😂 thanks for the chapter