IHNMSL Chapter 43
by VolareThe powdered milk left by the bug trafficker was not enough to eat.
To exchange for some food, the older bug child decided to sell Ethan’s peace buckle at the market.
Although this production looks very exquisite, it doesn’t seem to have much practical value. I wonder if any bugs will be willing to exchange it?
The big bug child’s goal is to exchange it for the price of a box of nutrient solution, about 70-80 star coins. If they drink it sparingly, it will be enough for them to not go hungry for more than a week.
Nutrient solution is the cheapest food source on Black Star.
Low huts built of black waste steel, where bug clusters live. The air is stagnant and extremely depressing. The floor is potholed and black water is stagnant. Everywhere is a dilapidated waste steel plate. When the wind blows, it creaks. Bugs are setting up stalls and trading under dangerous houses.
A completely different exotic atmosphere from Central Star.
Little Ethan was carried on the back of the big bug child, his hands wrapped around his neck. The germ-phobic and delicate little Ethan was afraid of getting the black water on the ground, and was nervously afraid to put his feet on the ground for a moment.
“Little idiot! I won’t let go, don’t pinch my neck, I can’t breathe.” The big bug child was clung to by Ethan as a life-saving straw.
Only then did Ethan reluctantly let go.
“Oh! Xiao Wen, how come you picked up another cub again? Uncle isn’t saying you, you can’t even feed yourself, why are you still showing kindness? Look, your brother is starving to what he looks like with you, quickly throw him away.”
A bug who knows the big bug child greets him.
The big bug child pursed his lips and avoided them, carrying one on his back and holding one in his hand, not caring about their sarcasm.
“This kid is just stubborn! Tsk, he doesn’t know how to do anything good except stealing chickens and dogs, just like his father who died early.” A female bug who calls himself Uncle Xiao Wen limped and preached gloomily.
The big bug child walked to the end of the street and tiptoed to look at the counter. He was actually only five or six years old and not very tall.
However, because Ethan is a baby who has just hatched, and his younger brother is as thin as a little bean sprout, he is a big child in comparison.
“Boss, can you help me see how much this peace buckle is worth?”
The big bug child pushed the thing in his hand into the counter.
He’s so poor and still has the nerve to exchange things here?
“Go, go, what broken stuff, don’t delay my business.” The black-skinned female bug inside didn’t even look at it and immediately drove the big bug child away impatiently.
The big bug child was a little disappointed. Seeing the little radish head being held in his hand trembling with fear, he comforted, “Let’s look for other places.”
The big bug child found a new shop, but the other party didn’t even look at it, and even thought he was coming to steal things.
Finally, after being rejected several times in a row, the big bug child only had the last one left. This bug was an old acquaintance of his father.
The female bug was also impatient at first, but just as the big bug child was about to take the peace buckle away, his eyes were fixed on the jade buckle on the table, and suddenly his face changed drastically.
“Wait… exchange! I’ll exchange it for you! You name a price!”
He finally met someone willing to take it, but the big bug child suddenly flinched and dared not quote a price, because other bugs said it was junk.
80 star coins, no no no, let’s just go with 60 star coins. At worst, they can buy a few less bottles of nutrient solution and dilute them a little more.
As long as he gets through this week to the end of the month, he will be able to get paid. He is responsible for sorting and recycling factory production waste at the back of the garbage disposal plant.
He is small, and no matter how hard he works, he gets less than one-tenth of the wages of an adult bug, but he is already very satisfied with being able to receive 500 star coins a month.
Seeing that the big bug child was reluctant to quote a price, the boss was afraid that he would not be willing to sell it and motioned for him to name a price.
The big bug child thought seriously for a while and mustered up the courage to make a six, “I want to──”
“Sixty thousand star coins?”
Being misunderstood as asking for an exorbitant price, the big bug child shook his head in a panic, “It’s… it’s sixty.”
“What!! You want six hundred thousand?!” The boss jumped up. He had been doing business on Black Star for so many years and had some assets, but six hundred thousand was not a small amount.
The little bug child is young, but his tone is not small.
With his keen eye, he could tell at a glance that the material of this peace buckle was unusual. There are no bugs with real goods here. When he changes to another planet, let alone six hundred thousand, it would not be a problem to sell it for ten or a hundred times the price.
If it were other bugs, they might have had the idea of embezzling it, but his shop has always been doing business honestly.
Compared to the value of the peace buckle itself, six hundred thousand is not too much.
The boss didn’t have the mind to lower the price, gritted his teeth and agreed directly, “Okay! Sixty it is, deal.”
“What’s your optical brain account number? I’ll transfer it to you.”
“What optical brain? Can’t you give cash?” The big bug child didn’t have that kind of thing yet.
Are you sure you want to walk around with six hundred thousand star coins? Is it a bit dangerous for a few children to carry so much money…
The boss suspected that they would be robbed as soon as they left this door.
“Forget it… I’ll give you this optical brain.” The boss took out the cheapest second-hand optical brain model from the store, which only cost more than a thousand star coins, and gave it to the bug child as a tip.
Although he was a little puzzled about the origin of this peace buckle, he didn’t dwell on it too much, maybe the bug child had good luck and picked it up somewhere.
“Sixty star coins? Is it inside?” The big bug child shook the optical brain excitedly. Is it something that can pay by scanning the pupil recognition?
He looked at the account balance and was frightened by the long string of numbers inside.
How much?
He was still dizzy until he went out, and dared not recognize reality.
With the money, the big bug child went to buy nutrient solution as soon as possible, and it was still the cheapest kind. Originally, the original plan was that the three of them would drink nutrient solution together so that they wouldn’t starve to death.
But now that conditions allow, he still wants to buy powdered milk for Ethan, who has just hatched. The bug child is too young and is prone to diarrhea if he drinks inferior nutrient solution.
After all, this money was exchanged for Ethan’s heirloom, which means they are all being supported by Ethan, so it is right to buy him a can of powdered milk.
“Little idiot, is this a very important thing your female parent left you? You won’t be angry if I sell it casually, right?” The big bug child asked carefully.
It’s already sold, so there’s no point in saying anything now.
The big bug child thought it was just a useless ordinary decoration. Judging from the price given by the boss, he seemed to have sold something very important to Ethan.
Little Ethan finally drank milk with a gurgle while holding the milk bottle, almost starving to death.
I don’t know what the big bug child is worried about. Whether it’s round and chubby small stones, or shiny, colorful small stones, big stones, Ethan’s Papa-chan has a bunch of them.
There are some sent by the Duke, some sent by the female parent, and some sent by Papa’s strange friend. He can throw them away and play with them every day.
The little radish head has a higher favorability for Ethan because he drank the nutrient solution. Although he is so thin, his little hands can always hold Ethan forcefully and accompany him to toss around.
The big bug child has to go to the factory to work as a child laborer during the day, and can only accompany Ethan when he comes home at night. When his wages are paid, he will make up for the money they spent to buy nutrient solution.
The big bug child said that he would find a way to send Ethan home, but he himself had no clue. It’s not that he doesn’t want to find him, after all, Ethan is young and can’t even speak clearly.
Woo~ Little Ethan rubbed his eyes and suddenly big tears fell down. Ethan misses Papa-chan so much, and wants to go home so much.
The big bug child and the little radish head were at a loss for Ethan’s tears and didn’t know what to do.
At the same time, on the other side, Chen Xing is also stepping up the investigation of suspicious bugs.
“Your Highness, the last place we can track is here.” Will transferred an independent investigation team for Yao.
After adulthood, Yao has begun to take over some of his father’s power. In fact, most of the industries are managed by loyal agents, so Yao doesn’t need to spend too much energy.
“The resident population here is about 700 million. It is a medium-sized planet. The suspicious bug landed half a month ago, and has never appeared since. It is not certain whether he is carrying His Highness Ethan.”
“If you want to investigate, it is best to transfer a legion of troops to ensure your Highness’s safety.”
The speaker was a major general. He was very uneasy about Yao’s willful behavior of personally coming to such a dangerous place to find the child.
His Highness only needs to pay attention remotely, and the investigation team will report the progress to him at any time.
Losing a precious pure-blood Highness like Yao would be a heavy blow to the entire bug clan. He should not be subjected to any risks.
“Don’t worry about me, you investigate according to the plan, I won’t cause trouble.”
Yao’s face was pale. He couldn’t imagine how much suffering his cub would have to endure on a small planet with such a harsh and complex environment.
Chen Xing felt even worse. It was all because of his negligence that Ethan was lost. He was the culprit who caused Yao Yao to be sad and heartbroken.
He had vowed to protect Yao forever. Chen Xing’s heart was about to be torn in half. Why did Yao have to experience all this? He really deserved to die.
“It will be okay.” Chen Xing gently kissed his male master, stroking his face stained with sorrow, wanting to transfer all of Yao’s pain to himself, “We will definitely find Ethan.”
The couple kissed together, very well-matched and eye-catching. No matter how many times the accompanying female bug major general saw it, he would still blush and not know where to look.
How could there be such a licentious female bug? How dare he, how dare he take the initiative to kiss His Highness? Shouldn’t he ask for His Highness’s consent first?
Even if he is the female consort, this is too much, right? And he not only kissed but also bit His Highness, that’s too much!
His Highness should apply for bug life protection and punish him to dig potatoes on the extremely cold star for the rest of his life.
In fact, how bold the bug is and how much the land produces, Chen Xing dares to do this entirely because Yao is used to it.
Yao would not ask Chen Xing to report and write an application before kissing, so Chen Xing always likes to kiss him as he pleases.
The poor male bug doesn’t know that every time he acquiesces, he will be bullied more and more by the female bug until he is eaten clean.
“Yao Yao…”
The lights were dim, and a faint golden light plated the outline of the female bug’s face. His aggressiveness was too strong.
“Look at me, look at me, Yao Yao!”
“Do you like it?”
Chen Xing went to hold Yao’s hand, breaking it open from the bed one by one, his fingers intertwined tightly, just like their bodies and minds were tightly intertwined.
“Who am I, Yao Yao? Can you look at me, please…”
“Um…” Yao was about to be burned by the heat in the female bug’s eyes.
“I am, watching”
“You are, Chen Xing…”
Yao’s scalp was numb, and his face was red as he was questioned by the female bug again and again. Who is he, what are they doing this question.
Chen Xing is crazy to make bug eggs!
Yao felt one after another? Hot water droplets fell on his neck and shoulders.
Yao’s breathing was disordered: “Chen Xing? What’s wrong with you?”
“I’ll do whatever you want, I’ll do whatever you want, please don’t cry.” He endured the stagnation of his body and tried to wipe the female bug’s face.
“Don’t cry, Ethan’s matter has nothing to do with you, don’t blame yourself.”
“I love you, Yao Yao.”
“I know, I love you too, Chen Xing.”
This was the first time Chen Xing showed his vulnerability in front of Yao.
“But what to do, Yao Yao? If your love one day diminishes, shifts, if one day it ceases to exist, where should I go?”
He once thought that the rose was unique to him, but everyone was coveting it. He could drive away the thieves, but he couldn’t stop the rose from yearning for the outside sky.
“How can I be so greedy and shameless as to try to occupy Yao Yao’s eternal, complete love?”
“How can this be considered greed and shamelessness.” Yao didn’t understand.
“If Chen Xing is a greedy and shameless female bug who tries to occupy the male bug’s eternal, complete love, then I am a greedy and shameless male bug who tries to occupy Chen Xing’s eternal, complete love!”
“Chen Xing, will your love for me diminish, shift, disappear?”
Chen Xing shook his head: “I will always be loyal to you, Yao Yao!”
Yao: “Then if I say that my feelings for you are the same, Chen Xing, can you understand?”
“I promise that my love for you will never diminish, never shift, never disappear!”
“I will always be loyal to you, Chen Xing! Never betray.”
“So don’t be sad anymore, okay? Chen Xing” Yao learned from Chen Xing’s usual way of comforting him and kissed away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
“Security has never needed to be obtained through bug eggs.”
Yao: “Then my dear female consort, is your sense of security enough now?”
Chen Xing: “Not enough!”
Yao saw Chen Xing smile: “Why? Where is it not enough?”
“Unless you promise to stay away from your pursuers, especially Daina. You two were so close last time that he didn’t even dress properly and hugged you. I’m angry!”
“Why did you give him spiritual comfort? What did you do? It’s all the smell of each other’s pheromones!”
Blah blah blah…
Chen Xing listed a series of his crimes.
For example, gifts from strange bugs often appear in his desk, and why can he still receive love letters from homosexual female bugs even though he pretends to be a female bug at school.
“How is it, do you think I’m a jealous man, think I’m terrible!” Chen Xing stared into Yao’s eyes. If Yao nodded, he would cry again in the next second.
Yao really didn’t know when Chen Xing had so much insecurity.
Was he too slow to notice?
He can explain about Daina, as for what perfume, what love letter…
Of course Yao couldn’t remember, because Chen Xing had already destroyed the evidence, and all the signs were nipped in the bud from the beginning.
Yao is not disgusted with such Chen Xing. On the contrary, honesty is the best protection for each other. He also has shortcomings, which is why Chen Xing has been uncomfortable for so long.
No wonder Chen Xing started pestering him to conceive eggs like crazy from that time on.
Chen Xing: Ahem! It’s not really because I want to conceive eggs, it’s mainly because Yao Yao is too cute, I can’t help but want to eat him every day.