IHNMSL Chapter 14

“Are you the new little cousin who transferred here?”

“Hello!” Yao, wearing sunglasses and a mask, nodded politely.

Aibei, utterly confused, had been waiting at the space station for a long time, following his grandfather’s orders.

Those detestable fellows, always going for special training or fights, finding endless excuses, pushing the task of receiving Yao onto honest Aibei.

A distant relative, a little cousin?

What’s there to receive? What young master from which relative family is still a baby? How old are they to need someone to receive them?

The moment Aibei saw Yao, he immediately understood why someone needed to receive him.

Ah…it’s actually a soft, adorable little female bug, so small and pretty it’s almost tempting bugs to commit crimes.

“Not to be mean, but did you get in through connections? Our school is very strict, you can’t just coast here.”

Aibei didn’t mean any harm. He was used to banter with his friends and often spoke without thinking. Only after saying it did he realize he might have been hurtful.

But the words were already out, and it was too late to take them back. Getting into a top military academy through connections was already something that would be scorned.

Central Star First Military Academy was a higher education institution that countless young female bugs yearned for. Some powerful and wealthy parents would break their heads trying to send their children there to get some prestige.

“I got in on my own merits.” Yao glared at the female bug, cheeks puffed up.

The military academies on Central Star also had art programs, and admissions weren’t limited to females, but because the school’s conditions were too harsh, almost no male bugs were willing to apply.

Yao’s face flushed red. Although his physical test scores barely passed the line, he wasn’t a slacker who got into school through connections.

What he didn’t know was that even before the online holographic exam began, the school’s higher-ups had already been in an uproar over his identity.

Because they were afraid that Yao’s pure-blood status would cause chaos, the school also contacted the Male Bug Protection Association and jointly worked out a compromise.

An enhanced blocker, combined with oral medication, minimized the outflow of pheromones from Yao’s body. You could hardly smell them unless you were very close to his skin.

Because the school almost never saw male bugs, and Aibei didn’t sense any pheromone scent from Yao, he naturally mistook Yao for a small female bug who looked like a male bug.

“Let’s not talk about that for now. My name is Aibei. Which uncle’s child are you? I’ve never seen you before. I’ll take you around the school to get familiar with the environment.” The female bug scratched her head embarrassedly. “I’ll help you with your suitcase…”

“Hmph! I’ll carry it myself!” Yao turned his head away and shook off Aibei’s hand.

The little guy looked soft, but he had quite a temper.

This was a young master whom even his grandfather valued and who had an impressive background. He couldn’t afford to offend him, so Aibei quickly pleaded for mercy. “I’m sorry! Little cousin, I was wrong, okay? I’ll show you the way.”

“Grandfather said he already applied to the school for you to live off-campus, in a detached villa in the Violet-Gold Floating Region. Bodyguards and servant bugs have been arranged. You can tell the butler about any requirements you have regarding your life.”

The female bug butler had been following Hevia since her teenage years and had always been loyal to her.

Besides having the purpose of taking care of Yao, this specially assigned butler was also an informant specifically used to report Yao’s living situation to Hevia.

“Young Master, you must be tired today. Get some rest early.”

“Thank you, Grandpa Butler.” Yao took the warm milk and obediently finished it under the old butler’s kind gaze.

Central First, Second, and Third Military Academies were excellent officer reserves that were screened and controlled by the highest mainframe system. All the Zerg’s past military and political elites came from here.

Without level, bloodline, or gender restrictions, this was the starting point where Yao’s female parent, Chris, shone and rose all the way to the top.

Rumor had it that when Chris first entered the military academy, she was just an unremarkable D-grade. Relying on her outstanding strength, she defeated a group of A-grade female bugs, and then she was smoothly transferred to the command department for key training.

The Central Military Academy’s outstanding students received a steady stream of Spiritual Sustaining Stimulant resources every year. By the time of graduation, Chris successfully advanced to A-grade.

Although only A-grade, she already had the strength to take on pure-blood female bugs one-on-one. She even successfully won several A-League championships, becoming even more popular for a time.

At that time, it was the seventh year of the Zerg’s war with the fierce Gamma aliens. The battle lines had been stretched too long, and the entire Zerg was depressed because of it.

Chris performed outstandingly in the front-line war zone and even rescued the Duke Klink family, who had been captured by the enemy, in a surprise attack.

War was cruel. Will Klink, the young duke, had his bones broken and his eyes gouged out by the aliens and was thrown into a dirty, harsh prison as a hostage to be tortured.

The reinforcements came too late. Even though the most elite medical team was urgently dispatched, the young duke’s father and brother still died one after another. In the end, only the young duke survived.

Chris, who became famous in this battle, also completely silenced those colleagues who used to ridicule her low bloodline.

Afterward, Chris and the young duke announced that they had registered their marriage, which almost caused the entire Zerg network to be paralyzed.

Will was a pure-blood male bug with a congenital level above S-grade and also a rare high-affinity guide in the Zerg.

With the help of the young duke, the originally difficult and slow promotion was exceptionally smooth. After reaching S-grade, Chris was even more invincible on the battlefield, and in just a few years, she was promoted in rank. The bloodline problem that had been frequently attacked no longer existed.

The two, who were highly rated by the StarNet as model couples, set off a surge in joining the army throughout the Zerg.

Although the Empire had long had explicit laws prohibiting bloodline discrimination, the high officials in the military and political circles had long been controlled by higher-level Zergs.

For the first time, there was a lower-level Zerg like Chris who broke the stereotypes, had ambition, strength, and the opportunity to put all her effort into climbing up and succeeding.

The Central Intelligence Brain was releasing a kind of encouraging signal to all ordinary bugs: glory, money, rank, everything could be obtained through hard work.

Thanks to this mobilization, many young bugs were as enthusiastic as if they had been injected with chicken blood on the battlefield, hoping to become Chris 2.0. The Zerg won the brutal war with a slight advantage.

Later, even though this well-known couple ended in divorce more than ten years later, it didn’t prevent the Intelligence Brain from using them as an excellent model of marriage to promote.

Even the fairy tales that Yao read as a child featured the shadows of his two fathers.

In the principal’s office of the First Academy, the principal was respectfully reporting to his former student.

“How has Daina been doing recently? That child is too competitive and hides many things from me.”

First Admiral Chris, known for her resolute and strict style, looked as worried as any ordinary female parent who loved her child.

The principal was used to seeing Chris like this.

“All of Daina’s physical indicators are healthy, so there’s no need to worry for the time being. The only thing that needs attention is…” The principal hesitated for a moment before saying, “He’s pushing himself too hard. It seems he won’t rest until he wins the league championship.”

“You don’t know, a mysterious newcomer has appeared in the A-League recently. The league’s organizers have all joined forces but haven’t been able to find out his identity. In my opinion, Daina’s chances of winning against him aren’t great.”

The principal sighed and continued, “He’s injected almost two hundred Spiritual Sustaining Stimulant this month, but there’s still no sign of his level loosening. His body is fine for now, but it’s hard to guarantee that there won’t be any sequelae in the future.”

“General Chris, to be as stable and safe as you were back then, the safest way is to find a matching male bug guide for him as soon as possible.”

A male bug guide?

Chris calmly picked up the glass of red wine at hand and swirled it around, her eyes deep, and slowly said, “No hurry… I already have a suitable bug in mind.”

“By the way, General, your little male has also transferred to Central Military Academy. Do you have anything you need to tell me?”

“Hevia has already mentioned this matter. I’ll be returning in a few days. I’ll trouble the principal to take care of the two children.”

“No trouble, no trouble!” The principal waved his hand obsequiously. “It’s my honor to be able to serve General.”

After hanging up the call with the principal, Chris took out a yellowed old photo from her pocket and gently touched the male bug’s gentle and handsome face in the photo with reminiscence.

Chris’s eyes were gentle and affectionate as she murmured, “Don’t worry, Amy, our child is growing up very well…”