EROS [Zerg]

Eros walked home with a heavy heart, knowing that Kowe was not afraid of his threats.

A threat of his own stature had no effect whatsoever on Kowe, this noble female insect. The only reason he could get Kowe to agree was by offering a proposal that would interest Kowe.

Eros was walking down the road when he suddenly heard the siren of a flying machine behind him.

The windowpane rolled down, and before Eros could see who the insect inside was, he heard a flippant whistle.

"Big Beauty Bug, come up here quickly."

The familiar voice made Eros lower his head and look through the window into the aircraft. He saw a male insect dressed in colorful clothes with questionable taste sitting in the cockpit with a lollipop in his mouth, looking at him with an exaggerated expression: "Lady Jessica."

Eros didn't refuse and opened the door of the aircraft, then sat inside.

"Where are you taking me, sir?"

"How about I take you to the Gris Hotel? They have the best themed rooms there."

Jessica laughed mischievously, but Eros only found it childish: "Your taste is indeed far more refined than that of the average noble male insect."

“Really?” Jessica thought Eros was praising her, but then she heard Eros say, “Yes, those male gentlemen like to bring insects to basements, auction houses, and slave markets. Compared to them, your hobbies are centuries ahead of their civilization.”

Eros watched as Jessica's expression began to contort. He looked at Eros with a complicated expression and said, "I'm not some lowly male insect. Don't lump me in with those idle guys."

"So where are we going?" Eros glanced at the time displayed on his terminal and gave Jessica a quick look.

“Go to work. There are only two of us in this company now. I’m the major shareholder, so you can just be an employee. But as an employee, you can’t just collect a salary for nothing.” Jessica became serious.

Eros looked at Jessica suspiciously, wondering if this male insect felt that the business wasn't going to take off anytime soon and didn't want to be idle, so he wanted her to do odd jobs for him.

With this skepticism in mind, Eros followed Jessica to the Male Insect Protection Association.

"What are you doing here?" Eros's face stiffened.

No female insects like male insects. (This is from a protection association.)

"Let me show you how your boss, who has been out of the public eye for many years, made his first fortune after his re-emergence."

"Sold me out?" Eros frowned, looking down at Jessica.

"Cough cough, why would I sell you? Don't think of all male insects as so bad, okay? I'm a male insect with ideals and ambitions, why would I have so much free time to torture female insects?" Jessica stuck out her tongue, looking at Eros and thinking to herself: I really don't know what you've been through, you insect, to have such a dark heart.

Jessica thought to herself that she had thought this was such an innocent little white flower female insect when they last met, and that she should have never signed those contracts with Eros so early.

Once the contract was in hand, the female insect's true nature was revealed. She stopped pretending and even stared at the male insect with such disdain.

What a bold female insect!

"What exactly are we here for?"

“You’ll see when you come along. We’re definitely not selling you out. We signed a business contract, not a contract of servitude.” Jessica walked towards the office of the Male Insect Protection Association.

Eros followed Jessica through the doors of the male insect protection association.

The insects in the service hall all showed surprise when they saw Jessica leading a female insect into the male insect protection association.

It has been several years since Jessica last brought a female insect to the male insect protection association, and now she has brought another female insect.

This made the insects in the male insect protection association wonder how this female insect managed to follow behind Jessica's male.

Because Jessica once publicly stated that she hates female insects the most and would never marry one.

Although the Male Insect Protection Association disagreed, they had no way to force male insects to participate. Furthermore, despite reducing Jessica's male insect allowance, the association's meager subsidies were negligible for her due to her numerous businesses, posing no real threat.

The male insect protection association felt very sorry about this, because even if male insects regularly submit their genes, they can only use these genes to produce female offspring. Only naturally conceived eggs have the potential to hatch into precious and rare male offspring.

Jessica is an excellent male insect. In the eyes of the male insect protection association, apart from doing things that are not in line with the male insect identity in the past, such as liking to go to work and liking to split the bill or treat female insects when dating, which are harmless things, she is very popular with female insects in terms of appearance, genes and personality.

If this male insect abandons mating with a female due to emotional setbacks, it would be a great pity for male insect protection associations that believe in the supremacy of reproduction and male insects.

"Miss Jessica, how may I help you?" Soon, a worker came forward to greet her.

"Of course, I'm going to start going on blind dates." Jessica nodded calmly. "You guys hurry up and arrange blind dates for me."

The Male Insect Protection Association is keen on arranging matchmaking for male insects because the Empire assigns them quotas every year. If the marriage rate of male insects within their jurisdiction is too low, their superiors will criticize and pressure them.

Now, Jessica, who is a stubborn unmarried male insect, has taken the initiative to ask for a partner, which is something that can make the working insects in the male insect protection association cheer all day long.

"We'll make sure everything is arranged for you." The workaholic hurriedly led Jessica to the reception room, where drinks and refreshments were readily available.

The working insect carefully observed the male insect's expression, and only after finding no signs of dissatisfaction did it solicitously ask, "Lady Jessica, in order to save your precious time and help you find a female insect you like as soon as possible, what are your requirements for the female insect you will date?"

"Of course I have requirements. You know I'm a very career-oriented male insect, so the female insect I date absolutely cannot be a poor guy. Otherwise, who knows who will support whom? I don't want to be laughed at by other male insects as a male insect who pays female insects for his money."

Jessica added, "Ideally, he should be rich and busy, and absolutely not take up my private time. He should be the kind who leaves after satisfying his physical needs."

Eros sat next to Jessica, listening to the male insect talk about getting something for free as if it were perfectly natural.

After explaining the basic conditions, Jessica waved her paw to send the working bug away, then very naturally grabbed a snack and put it in her mouth, and handed one to Eros as well.

Eros took the pastry, raising an eyebrow slightly: "So you came here not to sell me, but to sell yourself?"

“How can marriage be considered a business transaction?” Jessica picked up her teacup, shook her head, and blew on the steam rising from it. “It’s just a business transaction.”

"What's the difference?"

“There are buyers and sellers in business, but there are too many possibilities.” Jessica lowered her head and took a sip of hot tea, then looked up at Eros: “Let me teach you what it means to get something for nothing.”