Chapter 3

The house allocated by the empire was a standalone villa, situated at a good distance from the neighbors, and has enough privacy. It also had a fairly large garden, with a tree at the entrance large enough for a person to wrap their arms around. From the thick trunk, it was clear that the tree had been there for many years, its branches lush and full. The benefits for male zergs in the empire were truly extraordinary.

Xi Yuan had likely done some early research on Qin Fei’s preferences, as every detail of the house was arranged to his liking. The layout of the house was as follows: the first floor had a living room, kitchen, and other common areas, the second floor had the bedrooms, and the third floor was an intelligent garden, which would later be used to grow precious magical plants.

Qin Fei went upstairs to the master bedroom and found it tastefully decorated, with signs of careful attention to detail. A person with years of experience renting houses could tell a lot about the person who had arranged the room simply by looking at it.

“Xiong Zhu, may I ask which room would be most suitable for me to stay in?”

“Pick whichever room you like.”

Xi Yuan immediately responded, “I like the room next door.”

Qin Fei: “…” Do you really not need to hide your intentions at least a little bit?

Clearing his throat, “Well, if you like it, then go ahead.”

“Xiong Zhu, it’s dinnertime. I’ve already prepared dinner. Would you like to go and enjoy it?”

A qualified female zerg must possess good cooking skills, as it was a great plus. Xi Yuan was no exception, he had perfected this skill long ago.

“You’ve already made it? Then let’s go down.”

The dinner consisted of four dishes and a soup, and to Qin Fei’s surprise, Xi Yuan, who looked tall, muscular, and cold, with an unapproachable demeanor, turned out to be unexpectedly skilled in cooking. Qin Fei finished all the dishes and even felt a bit full. Satisfied, he patted his stomach and didn’t hold back in complimenting Xi Yuan, “Your cooking is really good.”

Then Qin Fei made a ^[1]“Spartan-like discovery” refers to something surprising, shocking, or difficult to process, often implying that the person feels unprepared or overwhelmed by the revelation. The term … Continue readingSpartan-like discovery: the cold-faced female zerg across from him—was blushing! Embarrassed, Xi Yuan said, “I’m glad you liked it, Xiong Zhu. I’ll continue to make food that satisfies you in the future.”

Even though you have a feminine face, you’re tall and strong with an impressive masculinity… I need a moment to process this.

After dinner, Qin Fei returned to his Xiong Zhu bedroom. What he didn’t know was that after he entered the room, Xi Yuan stood outside for a long time, his cheeks flushed and his eyes shining. He leaned against the door, breathing in the air from inside the room, feeling immensely satisfied. He had spent the day with the Xiong Zhu, and it seemed like there was nothing he disliked. He was so happy~

From then on, Qin Fei’s life was thoroughly invaded by the female zerg named Xi Yuan. They would leave together in the mornings, Xi Yuan would come find him for lunch, in the afternoons, after class, Xi Yuan would pick him up and take him to their house, cook dinner for him, and sleep there, while the dormitory became a place for afternoon rest.

This situation left Ai Nuo a little resentful. He had originally thought that he could get along well with this roommate, becoming good friends. However, so quickly, the female zerg showed up, and he found himself completely unable to get in the way.

After a period of time, Qin Fei had become accustomed to this arrangement. Most of the time, Xi Yuan seemed to be in a tense yet happy mood, and even when they shared the same room, Xi Yuan didn’t talk much, so Qin Fei didn’t feel disturbed. He was able to peacefully do his own thing. Over time, he felt that he had fully integrated into the life of this male zerg. In terms of studies, due to his outstanding spiritual power and excellent memory, even though some things had to be learned from scratch, it didn’t feel like a struggle.

The only thing that bothered him a little was a female zerg named Lin Yu. During a public class when he went to audit a course in the Command department, Lin Yu fell in love with him at first sight and immediately began persistently pursuing him. To figure out how Xi Yuan would react, Qin Fei paid attention to his response, but Xi Yuan didn’t react at all, as if nothing had happened. Qin Fei couldn’t believe it. Although he had no solid proof, he was certain that Xi Yuan was fully aware of everything happening around him. Or perhaps Xi Yuan just wanted to see his reaction? Qin Fei thought to himself, as a straight man, he wasn’t interested in men = =

Unfortunately, male zergs didn’t have the right to remain single. After looking into it, Qin Fei felt regretful. The marriage contract had been made when he was just born, and now that he had arrived here, he was taking the place of “Qin Fei” and had the responsibility to fulfill his duties: to be filial to the male and female parents, to love his brothers, and, of course… “marry and have children.”

The empire still followed the ancient tradition of one male and one female pairing, with the highest-ranking being the zerg emperor. Every emperor was male and only married one female zerg. There was a price to pay for this tradition. Every male zerg had the duty to reproduce, and if they chose the one male, one female system, they had to have at least two male offspring. If not, they would face high costs, either in money or labor, as a contribution to the empire.

Although Qin Fei thought this way, he didn’t intend to tell Xi Yuan yet. After all, they had only known each other for a short time, and it would be more appropriate to tell him after the ceremony, when Qin Fei turned 20 in two years.

Xi Yuan, of course, had no idea what Qin Fei was thinking. He was indeed keeping an eye on everything happening around Qin Fei, including Lin Yu’s aggressive pursuit. However, he had no right to say no. Not only had they not held the ceremony yet, even if they did, as the female monarch, he still didn’t have the right to stop it. Moreover, he had already expected this. After the Xiong Zhu got through the assassination attempt, evolved into a high-level 7 male zerg, became handsome, gentle in temperament, and was the only male heir in the second-tier noble Qin family… any one of these qualities could attract countless female zergs. When combined, they made him irresistible, and many high-level female zergs would flock to him. If he hadn’t been staying in the predominantly male Medicinal department, he would have been surrounded by female zergs long ago. Now, having left the Medicinal department, he was approached by a new and highly talented female zerg in the Command department, Lin Yu, a fellow freshman, 18 years old, currently an eighth-grade female zerg with a high chance of evolving into a ninth-grade high-level female zerg after the final transformation in two years. Moreover, he was from the same family as Qin Fei’s female parent and had some distant familial connections.

Xi Yuan clenched his fists, then slowly loosened them. Feeling frustrated, he turned his gaze toward the female zergs in the gravity chamber who were doing basic movements. A slight curve appeared on his icy face: “Everyone’s progress is slow with just these movements. I have a better method for adapting to gravity.”

He then casually pointed to a tall female zerg standing in front: “You, come first, spar with me.”

The female zerg was excited. Sparring with a Major General? How exciting! He charged forward, but before he knew what had happened, he was slammed onto the ground. Then came the Major General’s cold voice: “Again!”

Then, the sadistic Major General mode was activated. With the blood and tears of countless female zergs, his reputation spread far and wide across the First Military Academy.