EROS [Zerg]

“My Alai”.

Sind sat by the medical pod, looking at Alex lying inside. His usually stern face showed a rare hint of tenderness.

“My little Alai.” Sinde looked at the insect cub, which had been completely transformed into an insect due to the mental surge, soaking in the recovery fluid with rare tenderness.

After most female insects undergo differentiation, they rarely exhibit a fully insect-like physical form except when required for war or under severe psychological stress.

Because such a powerful and ferocious physique would frighten the weak male insects, thus causing the female insects to suffer imprisonment.

Therefore, in non-specific situations or non-war zones, if a female insect exhibits a fully transformed state, the male insect protection association has the right to charge, imprison, or even scrap her.

Sinde acted swiftly and decisively, immediately blocking the news and ordering his insect subordinates to begin searching for the C-grade male insect named Bami.

When the doctor handed the medical record to Sinde, Sinde realized that the reason why Alex's reproductive cavity was bleeding so much was largely because the female insect's mental energy had not been soothed by the male insect during pregnancy.

Alex's reproductive system was already underdeveloped, and the heavy burden of carrying the eggs and the exhaustion of making a living and buying various expensive luxuries for the male insects only made his body suffer even more.

In addition, the male Bami's aloof attitude and his stinginess with male pheromones kept Alex's mind under constant pressure and on the verge of collapse.

The mental energy on the verge of rioting caused Alex's organs to be under immense pressure and overload. When stimulated, the large blood vessels near his reproductive cavity, which were compressed by the insect eggs, contracted violently and eventually ruptured.

"How long will it take for him to wake up?" Sind asked Alex's attending physician, Brend.

“We have injected your insect offspring with male-like pheromones, and it should wake up in about four to five days. Of course, if it can be soothed with real male pheromones, it will recover even faster.” Brand looked respectfully at Sinde sitting beside the medical pod.

“I understand.” Sind nodded. “Give him the best medicine. I’m not worried about how many star coins it will cost.”

“Of course,” Brand replied, inwardly gasping: a single dose of male insect pheromone cost a staggering 740,000 star coins. While its effects couldn’t match the soothing effects of real male insect pheromones, it was currently the only medical product legally available on the market in the empire, and in extremely limited quantities, supplied only to royalty and nobles of the highest rank.

Who would have thought that this simply dressed female insect, who was admitted to the hospital a few days ago, actually had such powerful connections?

As the chief prosecutor of the Empire's highest prosecutor's office, Sind could not cancel all his work to stay with his injured insectoid offspring in the hospital.

After hiring a trusted caregiver for Alex, Sind could only return to his workstation and continue his duties.

On his way out of the hospital, Sind saw Eros standing downstairs, peeking out.

When the two insects' eyes met, Eros was clearly startled and stood there somewhat at a loss.

The female insect's facial wounds healed remarkably quickly; just moments ago, her skin and flesh were torn open, but now her cheeks no longer looked as frightening.

Although he knew that Alex's accident had little to do with Eros's accidental injury, Sind still refused to give the female insect a friendly look.

If it weren't for that foolish and short-sighted female insect taking it upon herself to sign the consent form for the removal of Alex's reproductive cavity, causing Alex to lose it, Sind was confident that she could use her connections to have the two insect eggs inside Alex's abdomen aborted in order to save Alex's reproductive cavity.

As for that C-rank male insect, he could also use money and power to settle things, and even coerce and entice that male insect to regularly provide mental comfort to Alex. After all, there are plenty of male insects in the Male Insect Protection Association who want to establish connections with the Grand Prosecutor and the Dahonlik family. It wouldn't be difficult for him to control a low-ranking commoner male insect without any background.

Eros peered furtively from the stone steps leading to the hospital ward. He wanted to see Alex, but he was still somewhat afraid of Sind.

The stern and imposing presence that Sind had cultivated in his early years of war and officialdom naturally inspired awe and fear in Eros, who had never witnessed a single battle.

Sind approached Eros, who stood frozen in place, his contempt undisguised: "Don't have any contact with my Alai again. You're not from the same world. You'll only drag him down, or even hurt him like you did today."

“Alai is my friend.” Eros disagreed: “I am also Alai’s friend.”

Although he was afraid of Sind, it didn't mean he would be a submissive, timid female insect.

If this chief prosecutor could really protect Alex, they wouldn't be standing here right now.

Eros remembered that when the head of the Dahonlik family severed ties with Alex, Sinde, a high-ranking official who was a female, had no say in front of the male insects in the family.

“He needs me.” Eros stood still.

“That was before.” Sind looked coldly at the gaunt Eros standing there. “From now on, he doesn’t need friends.”

“This isn’t Alex’s idea; it’s an idea you’ve imposed on him,” Eros retorted. “Just because you have no friends doesn’t mean Alex doesn’t.”

“Making friends with lowly insects will only make him lowly.” Sind’s brow furrowed. “If Alai’s friend were not you but a nobleman like him, even a minor nobleman, he could contact me in no time. Why would he waste so much time calling me from public phone numbers, going through all the levels, and missing the best opportunity for treatment?”

"I can only blame him for being out of his mind and choosing a short-sighted female insect like you as a friend."

"Do you see insects as being divided into different classes?" Eros asked incredulously.

"Otherwise what?" Sind sneered. "Why don't you think about the name of the place you live in?"

"The Insectoid Empire! Do you know what an empire means? Is it merely a country?"

"Besides pheromones and mental strength levels, there are also royalty, nobles, commoners, and slaves! You're ignoring all of these factors that crush insects at every level?!"

“Alex must return to the nobility. He can’t stay with you and that commoner male insect any longer. You’re just a burden to him.”

Sind looked at Eros deeply: "I know you genuinely care about Alai. Without you, he wouldn't have been able to live here in the first place, so I don't want to touch a sore spot. You came from that kind of place, so it shouldn't be hard to understand. Sometimes, living is more important than many things."