Are the insects who raise little trash in their home male insects?

After dinner in the evening and seeing Bene off, Qi Shan lay in his own nest, stretching comfortably, feeling surrounded by a sense of security. This was the right feeling.

He put on the helmet and entered the star network. Before he opened his eyes, he felt a pair of big hands holding him from behind. Qi Shan leaned back with confidence: "Xiao Xi, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Ashan, hugs, hugs~" After saying that, she rubbed against him hard. Although she met him in her mind every day, it still didn't feel as good as hugging him.

Qi Shan laughed: "You already hugged it."

Holding the system's big head that keeps rubbing against it feels like holding a crazy and spoiled dog head that hasn't seen a human for a long time.

When asked about the future mode, the system stopped acting cute and said, "Future mode, originally I wanted to turn it on after a while, and it would be voluntary, but plans can't keep up with changes."

The system sat up and said, "Raising eggs is too popular. Some bugs have reported that raising eggs will cause young bugs to be unwilling to lay eggs. After all, the instinct of female bugs to raise eggs can be fulfilled in the game."

Qi Shan frowned. How could a female insect that is capable of laying and raising eggs stop having children just because of a game? Even if there are any, they are rare. After all, no matter how realistic the simulated insect cubs are, they are just a string of data.

Female insects who have never thought about raising insect cubs don’t have to worry. Since they never wanted to lay eggs in the first place, they can experience the joy of being a female father in the game, and they may be more willing to save money to lay eggs.

What's more, after the eggs appear, the number of hatched eggs is much higher. This is according to hospital statistics, and the probability of accidents with larvae is also much lower.

At least there are fewer cases where the insect eggs are stolen and taken home when the nurse is not paying attention, and the eggs are left out of the nutrient solution for too long and become softened without anyone noticing. By the time they are found to be wrong and taken back to the hospital, the insect babies are already beyond saving.

As a tutorial for new eggs, it's pretty good at raising an egg. It's just worse than the hospital, where you slap the novice female father on the face, which is still not much better.

The system patted Qi Shan's head and said, "Don't worry. The contribution of raising eggs to the Zerg is obvious to all. Even if there is such a problem, the government will not directly intervene to stop raising eggs, which will cause fierce opposition from players."

That's true. Raising eggs has become a game for everyone, and it's unlikely to stop directly for this reason.

"But the problem does exist, and the government also has this concern."

Although it sounds infuriating, I also understand it. After all, the egg-laying rate is related to the continuation of the Zerg.

"So I brought out the future mode in advance. Players who have reached sub-adulthood, that is, sixteen years old, can activate the future mode. Those who don't want to activate it will be forced to activate it at the age of twenty."

The system spread its hands and said, "Twenty years old, if it was a hundred years ago, it would have been half a low-level worm. It would have laid eggs long ago, and even the worm cubs would have grown up."

A hundred years ago, the number of male insects was not so terribly small, but the number of Zerg was pitifully small.

The average lifespan of non-advanced insects is fifty to sixty years old. It is not because of their lifespan, but because too much suffering will squeeze their lives prematurely.

In addition to being slaughtered, forced onto the battlefield and lacking defensive tools, a large number of low-level insects became disposable consumables.

The number of Zerg has never exceeded 300 million. It was not until the emergence of the rebels that the population gradually increased. Fifty years ago, it exploded and broke through the one billion mark.

In recent years, the situation has become more stable, or even declining, especially because the number of male insects is too small. Many insects are worried that in the future there may be a situation where two insects in love actually have the same male father.

"Nowadays, most female insects lay eggs when they are over 50 years old." Qi Shan remembered what he learned in sociology.

"It's about eugenics. Nowadays, it's not a problem for insects to live for more than 200 or 300 years. Besides, insects at the age of 50 have mature personalities. In addition, there is a little savings to raise young insects, so it is recommended to lay eggs in the 40s and 50s."

A mature personality means that the mother will not be so impulsive. When the little bugs chew the furniture or make too much noise and cause accidents, the female father will not lose her temper and accidentally kill the little bugs.

The survival rate of the insect cubs suddenly increased a lot.

Regardless of the race, raising children is always a stressful task for parents, especially for those energetic and courageous insect cubs. It is not uncommon for them to destroy the house through various accidents.

"Even if the egg-laying time is delayed to around fifty, most people have completed their studies and entered society at the age of twenty. Most female insects have a sense of territory at the age of eighteen and will leave their original families. Is there a problem with forcing them to start the future mode at the age of twenty?"

No problem, it's time to leave home even in real life.

Qi Shan worriedly said, "If we force it to open, will there be any insects that object? The cubs that we have worked so hard to raise will just leave like that."

The system shook its head: "No, don't worry, even if they are reluctant, they will slowly accept it. It is the instinct of the Zerg for female insects to leave their home when they reach adulthood."

Female insects have a sense of territory, which will cause them to instinctively leave their families for a period of time after they reach adulthood to create their own world.

Therefore, there is no such thing as relying on parents for support among the Zerg. After a certain period of time, both the father and the son will get tired of each other and want to drive each other out. How could they possibly rely on their parents for support?

"The problem now is the male insects." The system looked at Qi Shan. "The male insects have lived alone since they were young, and the female insects they take care of are not domestic insects. Do male insects have territorial instincts?"

Qi Shan was silent. It was impossible for male insects to leave their original families. They had been living away from their female fathers since they were still eggs.

"I think so," Qi Shan said hesitantly, "Aren't male insects' houses getting bigger and bigger? This can be considered as a sense of territory."

As male insects get older, they will move to new homes. The homes of adult male insects are extremely large, easily occupying several hilltops.

"Then I'll add that male insects will also leave home when they reach adulthood."

After saying this, the two bugs fell silent.

"A male insect alone outside, he won't encounter any danger."

“Ah, good question.”

Male insects are so fragile. What if they encounter a bad female insect? What if they encounter an alien species with bad intentions?

What if you accidentally go to a dangerous place? There are many dangerous places in the future mode, such as accidentally going deep into the old forest while adventuring, or suddenly being hit by a hover car while sitting at home.

These are nothing for the female insects. After all, they have thick skin and flesh, and at most they are seriously injured. The purpose is to make the players worry and care about the insect cubs, so that when the safety information is sent back later, the players can resonate with it.

But the male insects, uh, will be eaten by wild beasts if they enter the deep mountains and forests. They may be crushed to death if hit by a hovercraft, jump to the hospital, and be buried directly.

Do I need to send back pictures of the male insect fragments? The players will go crazy and will definitely call the police.

Just think about it, the little insect you took such good care of was sent out to live on its own, but it died not long after. Any insect would go crazy.

"It can't be set up like this." The system thought of that scene and shook its head frantically.

Qi Shan also shuddered: "That's right, we can't use the same settings as the female insects."