I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Yan Ziming slammed his fist into his thigh!

Yes! I can't even be considered a carbon-based life form, so how could the traditional human method of procreation possibly work on me!

How could an elemental life form possibly give birth to a child in the same way that humans carry a child for ten months?

Imagine if you were pregnant, the extremely high temperature would be enough to annihilate the little life if you entered the elemental state for even a moment.

The two are completely different life forms with different physical structures, so how could they possibly continue each other's existence?

Thinking of this, Yan Ziming finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart, and his body felt much lighter.

............

Meanwhile, far away, Si Mo, the instigator of this whole affair, seemed to sense something and gave a wicked smile.

"Baka! You can think of things, but we can't?"

Chapter 102 Personal Interests

"Haha~~ Now I'm truly... debt-free and carefree!"

Yan Ziming was overjoyed, having used a somewhat ambiguous word to express his excitement.

"Zimo, do you hate being pregnant?" Jiang Lan asked curiously.

"Hmm... I wouldn't say I hate it, I'd say I'm resistant to it, or rather, I'm okay with getting pregnant, but it can't be me!"

Yan Ziming clenched her fists firmly, as if to tell Jiang Lan that she was not joking.

Yes, getting pregnant is fine, but it absolutely cannot be her!

If she were to actually get pregnant, then the last remaining masculine spirit within her, ravaged by Ye Qianxue, would truly have to say goodbye to her completely.

She's willing to accept that her behavior is becoming more and more feminine, but she still needs to stick to her bottom line on a psychological level!

If she could, her biggest dream would be to get both Mu Mu and Ye Qianxue pregnant, but unfortunately, that's not possible in reality; she doesn't have that ability.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that there isn't a single life form in the world that can reproduce with her, because their life levels are too low.

Oh, wait a minute, isn't there one whose life level is similar to hers, or even completely the same?

Thinking of that person who could only be admired from afar and not touched, and then considering that he was going to use such filthy thoughts to taint him, Yan Ziming couldn't help but feel guilty and quickly put these messy thoughts out of his mind.

"In short, this person cannot be me. That's clear!"

"Can I...?" Jiang Lan suddenly muttered softly.

"Eh? What did you say?"

Yan Ziming didn't hear clearly and subconsciously asked again. Jiang Lan blushed, shook her head, and waved her hand to indicate that it was nothing.

“Ha~~Ah~~”

Feeling that she wouldn't get any results from asking any further questions, Yan Ziming stretched and let out a soft moan that could get one's blood pumping. She only dared to do this when only familiar people were present.

"Lanlan, how about we go out for a stroll after all this time?"

"Okay—" Jiang Lan almost blurted out the words of agreement, but she held them back in the end and shook her head in disappointment: "No, I still have experiments to do later."

"Hey... the reverse engineering of the energy shield is complete, and the development of the electromagnetic gun is finished. Is there any other project that requires your personal involvement? Ah! Right, it wouldn't be the one that Zhiruo reported, would it?"

Yan Ziming thought of Zhiruo, who had rushed to report the matter at the beginning, and connected it with this incident.

However, upon closer reflection, she realized something was amiss. According to Zhiruo, hers was already completed, which was why she was in such a hurry to report it.

Jiang Lan also said she guessed wrong: "No, you've ridden in those aircraft produced from prehistoric civilization sites. She was responsible for solving the problem of energy versatility. That one is already completed and just needs to be tested in actual combat."

"Then what else are you busy with?"

Realizing that her question was a bit too much, Yan Ziming added, "If it's some important secret, you don't have to tell me."

"Oh, no, this is what I just told you about as 'personal interest'."

Jiang Lan picked up the little gadget she had been fiddling with earlier; it was a diamond-shaped object, about the size of a serving plate.

"This is it."

"Didn't you say you'd show it to me after it was finished?"

Yan Ziming asked in confusion, and the other person blushed and poked their index fingers together:

"This was originally designed specifically for you, but then I suddenly thought that if it turned out to be completely unsuitable for you when it was actually made, then it would be a failure..."

Made specifically for me... is it some kind of personal item?

Even though Yan Ziming had questions, she put them aside for the time being and said:

"Relax~ If Lanlan gave it to me, I'll accept it even if it's not a good match~ So what's it for?"

"Zi Mo..."

Jiang Lan looked at her with deep emotion, quite moved. She then explained, "This is actually a miniaturized version of the 'Dome.'"

"..." Yan Ziming looked at her expressionlessly.

Personal interests?

Are all the personal interests of big shots so unconventional?

The reverse engineering of a single "dome" took so much manpower and resources to barely replicate it, which shows how high the technical level was. Only top-level academicians would have the opportunity to participate in this project.

If imitation is this difficult, miniaturization technology is even more challenging. And now Jiang Lan is saying it's just her personal interest?

After a long while, Jiang Lan was getting impatient, when Yan Ziming finally managed to stammer out, "This... must be very expensive, right?"

Jiang Lan nodded.

"Yes, that's true. No scientific experiment is cheap."

"How did you manage to keep going? Your monthly salary probably doesn't even equal what I earn in a day."

Jiang Lan said apologetically, "I used the leftover funds from the lab to conduct the experiments."

This is blatant embezzlement!

Yan Ziming roared in his heart.

Since it was a national-level experiment, even if there was any surplus funding, the amount must have been substantial. It's truly a wonder Jiang Lan wasn't punished for misappropriating such a large sum of public funds.

"In fact, the government knew what I was going to do with the funds... but instead of stopping me, they regularly provided me with a lot of funds and supplies."

Yan Zimo understood.

As a national treasure-level scientific and technological worker, any project Jiang Lan undertakes in the laboratory receives close attention, regardless of its nature, even if it's just a small gadget.

In this situation, it's obvious that Jiang Lan was working on miniaturizing the dome all by herself and had misappropriated so much funding. Even a fool would have noticed.

The government certainly provides strong support for this!

Once such a valuable technology is developed and deployed to the armed forces, it can reduce military casualties to an extremely low level. Therefore, the government will not only not investigate Jiang Lan for embezzling public funds, but will also provide her with more resources in various ways.

Even if we take a step back and assume that Jiang Lan is merely a nobody who doesn't contribute much to the country or the people, the government won't punish her.

These kinds of national treasure-level academicians are meant to be treated with respect, as long as they don't cross that line.

In other words, the project Jiang Lan wants to establish is a national project!

"You're only planning to research such an amazing thing by yourself...?" Yan Ziming said speechlessly.

"There's no other way. Other teams can't keep up with my pace. The only team with this capability, which is my team, has been busy solving the energy problem of the aircraft recently, and only today did they have time to deal with it."

Jiang Lan explained with great helplessness, but there was one more crucial point she didn't mention.

If this is a team research project, then the first one we build won't be able to be sent to you...

This is a little secret she keeps hidden deep inside, and it can also be seen as one of the few times she has acted willfully in her life!

For this reason, she repeatedly declined the "project approval" proposals from the government, wanting to complete the project on her own and finally give this finished product, which represented all her feelings, to the person she admired.

Yan Ziming suddenly remembered the lost artifact, "White Night," whose function was very similar to this, or even exactly the same!

So she volunteered, "Ah... I might be able to help with this."

"Huh? Really?!" Jiang Lan was stunned for a moment.

If it's a collaborative work with her... that's not out of the question!

"These are just suggestions from people who have been through it all, so don't have too high expectations."

"Well then... I'll have to ask for your guidance~~"

Chapter 103 Departure

At Yan Ziming's home.

"You idiot, stop right now... Ah~~ Stop!"

"Has Qianxue passed her master's test yet?"

"That's enough, that's enough, stop it now!"

"Hehe~~ Master Sister, your voice is so beautiful! Qianxue wants to hear more, so... I'm sorry!"

"You—! Hmm~~ Haa~~"