EROS [Zerg]

As Eros stepped out of the Sepolis Castle, he felt his clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

Disturbed, he took a taxi to the entrance of the First Military Academy.

After showing his student ID and entering the campus, Eros hurriedly headed towards Brandt's office.

"Eros?!" Brandt exclaimed with surprise as the female insect appeared at the door. "When did you get back? Why didn't you contact me beforehand?"

“Teacher, I have something to tell you.” Eros stepped into Brandt’s office and closed the door. “I think it must be something very important.”

"Are you in trouble?" Brandt observed the conflicted look on Eros's face and concluded that the female insect must be in considerable trouble.

“It sounds like a good thing, but I have a feeling it’s not that simple. It might really be a big problem.” Eros told Brandt everything about how he had been summoned from the Sixth Star System to meet the Insect Emperor.

After listening to Eros's story, Brandt frowned deeply and remained silent for a long time.

But not every insect was willing to wait for the silence to end. Eros, filled with anxiety and receiving no response, grew impatient: "Teacher, I can see less and less clearly. What does His Majesty the Insect King mean?"

“Eros, come with me to see an insect in a bit.” Brandt cast a serious look at Eros: “The secret that His Majesty the Insect King couldn’t pry out of that guy might be the one he wants to know from you.”

"A secret?" Eros saw Brandt's face become so solemn for the first time, as if he were making a very difficult decision. "Who is he?"

“A very annoying guy, without a trace of insect nature, and completely unfathomable to insects.” Disgust had spread across Brandt’s face: “Although the Insect Emperor hates him, that doesn’t stop me from hating him too.”

"Teacher, who is he?" Eros was really curious. What kind of insect could make both the Insect King and Teacher Brandt hate him?

"Kowie Ravinan, President of the Imperial Academy of Science and Technology, and also the biological father of Evanson Eastland."

What are we going to do with him?

“Have him give you a full genetic screening, Eros.” Brandt’s gaze was fixed on Eros. “Identical twins can’t be exactly the same, without any difference, but you are too similar to Evanson Eastland, almost like a clone. Moreover, when you first entered the virtual training ground, your mental energy was logged into Evanson’s account. Only the two of us insects know this, but I can tell you with certainty that the probability of that device malfunctioning is close to zero.”

“Eros, your resemblance to Evanson is definitely not a mere coincidence.”

Eros couldn't understand: "Teacher, what do you mean?"

"What could I possibly have to do with Lieutenant General Evanson?"

"I have a connection with Lieutenant General Evanson?!" Eros suddenly froze, images flashing through his mind: "I've dreamt about him... his past..."

"The female father in my dream... was also blonde... just like me..."

"What kind of relationship could there be between him and me?"

Eros suddenly felt his heart pounding in his chest.

What if Evanson is his female father… No… please don’t, Eros only wants to see his living insect relatives.

"I don't know. Go find Kewei. Gene Digital will tell us the answer."

Eros suddenly realized, "General Kove once left me a genetic sample, saying it could help me find the house bug. If I have a relationship with Lieutenant General Evanson, as the general's female father, General Kove couldn't possibly not know about it."

"Oh my god." After hearing Eros's words, Brandt's expression changed. He turned his back to Eros, put his claws on his head, and scratched his hair a few times, regretting, "If I had known you would meet him, I would have told you to be careful not to let him get any biological tissue from you, not even the smallest bit!"

“Eros, I never hate any insect without a reason, except for Kove Lavinan.”

“Any scientist, I mean any scientist with a conscience in the natural sciences, sociology, or any interdisciplinary field, should hate that aimless and unscrupulous madman, Kowe! And yet he’s the president of the Imperial Academy of Science and Technology.” Kowe said to Eros angrily and dejectedly, “That’s why I left the Imperial Academy of Science and Technology.”

Eros couldn't believe that the Admiral Kowe he met was the same insect that Professor Brandt had described. Dean Kowe was clearly a learned, elegant, gentlemanly, and kind-hearted insect.

Eastland House

Eros disembarked from the aircraft and followed Brandt, while Kowe was still meeting with the Insect King and had not yet returned to his residence.

“A rare guest, Mr. Brandt.”

After the waiter announced the arrival, a male insect with the standard blond hair of the Eastland family stepped forward, accompanied by a female insect holding her young.

“Lord Yajun, it’s been a long time.” Brandt saw the male insect dressed in loose loungewear, Yajun, a male insect of the Eastland family, and also Evanson’s younger brother.

“Lord Brandt.” The female insect standing next to the male insect also recognized Brandt, and at the same time saw Eros standing next to Brandt.

"Eros?!" Cardian was somewhat surprised, but his voice was filled with more joy.

“Major Cardian,” Brandt nodded.

"An?" Eros was also surprised to see Kadian, especially when he saw the tiny female insect larva Kadian was holding in his arms: "Is this your insect larva?"

Kadian handed the female insect cub with its tail curled up, which had not yet transformed into human form, to Eros: "His name is Xiao Ai."

"Squeak, squeak—"

Eros looked at the tiny pink worm in front of him and felt a surge of affection: "May I hold him?"

“Of course.” Kadian generously placed the cub in Eros’s arms.

Eros carefully held the insect cub in his arms, feeling its soft body and scales. He couldn't help but gently stroke it with his claws: "What an amazing feeling."

“Right? The young are such amazing creatures. The Insect God has bestowed upon them the gift of being loved and cherished. Even if the females don’t like them at first, they will all be conquered after coming into contact with them.” Kadian tapped his fingertip on Xiao Ai’s forehead.

“Because of him, I’m about to be kept as a pet.” Kadian said, turning to look at the lord who had been standing behind him.

“Captive breeding?” Eros asked, puzzled.

“You’ll understand when you have a male lord and insect offspring,” Cardian said, both helpless and angry. “None of them give the insects a moment’s peace.”

"Queen, you feel troubled because you've wasted your energy on other things."