EROS [Zerg]

Six hundred years ago, thanks to the implementation of measures to protect male insects, the number of male insects steadily increased, and the pressure on female insects gradually decreased. The empire's society developed in this environment, its technology advanced rapidly, and various technological products flourished in the market.

Just when everything was developing in a positive direction, in the year 3261 of the Insect Calendar, the rapid development of technology brought exciting news to the insects.

The news that the insect-made mental energy soothing agent had been successfully developed and was ready for initial production spread like wildfire, like a bomb dropped into a calm lake, creating huge waves.

The female insects began to revel.

But the male insects were not happy.

The male insect is held aloft by the female because it possesses irreplaceable pheromones.

The female insects have carved out a place for themselves in the universe with their extremely destructive mental power, but while they use their mental power, their cores also suffer from the pressure of that mental power.

If they do not receive timely and effective relief, female insects are prone to mental breakdown, which ultimately leads to death.

The higher the mental strength level of a female insect, the greater the pressure it bears, and the higher the chance of mental breakdown it has.

The male insect's pheromones are the only thing that can soothe and relieve the female insect's mental energy, so even though the male insects are so fragile that they can hardly survive alone on this barren land of the insect planet, the female insects protect them very well.

However, once the first bottle of LIB-1 potion (insect-made mental soothing agent) falls into the hands of the female insect, the male insect is left with only the irreplaceable function of reproduction.

This was terrible news for every male Zerg living in the Zerg Empire.

Although the male-to-female ratio is not as skewed as it used to be, the traditional male-dominated and female-subordinate relationship still exists.

While ordinary female insects are overjoyed at not having to spend their entire fortune to please male insects, high-ranking female insects with power, wealth, and strength have already begun plotting how to torment the "freeloader" male insects around them.

There is a strict hierarchy among female insects; only the strong have the right to speak, while the weak are relegated to the sidelines.

Before the development of the insect-made mental energy soothing agent, only the strongest female insects could obtain a mate and receive matching mental energy soothing, so female insects were willing to pursue male insects.

Now, the advanced female insects have the "antidote" brought to them by technology, while the male insects who are even more vulnerable than the weakest female insects are still sitting next to them, enjoying the treatment that is superior to that of the female insects without lifting a finger, and recklessly throwing tantrums at the female insects next to them.

Almost overnight, everything changed.

The male insects are no longer the treasures of the female insects, but have become their slaves.

The resentment and hatred accumulated over a thousand years under the social atmosphere of male superiority and female inferiority erupted at this time.

Hatred, cloaked in the guise of change, was like a spark that, from its quiet beginnings to a raging inferno, devoured the hidden, remaining love.

The female insect, feared by space pirates and aliens throughout the universe, has begun to reveal her cruel venomous sacs to her own kind.

Hundreds of male insects are abruptly awakened from their sleep, locked in cages, and forced by their once docile mates to call out "female master," becoming a true pet.

Without the meticulous care and delicious food they used to receive, and forced to have their genes extracted regularly, these fragile male insects, living in constant fear, are extremely prone to dying.

But the female insect doesn't care.

Female insects whose mental energy has been soothed no longer need weak male insects.

The "liberated" female insects began to fly everywhere, reveling in the moment. They no longer needed to hide their insect-like bodies so as not to disturb the males; instead, they felt immense pleasure from the terrified expressions on the males' faces.

This revelry lasted for less than fifty years.

The insect-made mental tonic has been found to have significant side effects, including addiction and highly unstable effects.

The Zerg's birth rate was declining, and finally, in the year when the birth rate of Zerglings fell below zero, the medical and scientific communities of the Zerg Empire jointly issued a call to abolish the use of the LIB-1 drug.

The side effects of FBL-1 are hidden and difficult to detect.

Female insects treated with this drug are prone to developing resistance, resulting in a significant decrease in fertility, which can be passed on to the next generation.

Once the report was confirmed, the male insects were released from their small cages.

The insects sadly discovered that the male insects, who had been abused and frightened for a long time, showed signs of atrophy in their pheromone glands and their reproductive capacity was greatly reduced.

The female insects gradually began to pay attention to the presence of the male insects again. They thought, thankfully, the FBL-1 drug has only been used for fifty years. It's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost.

The pheromones provided by the male insects around her were not as strong as before, but the female insects in high positions were not worried at all.

High-ranking females, especially military females, are least worried about not having males.

They are the most astute, the most powerful, possess ample power and wealth, and have access to timely information through their positions.

So, while the new male insect protection law was still being drafted, they began to use the most primitive and violent methods to rob male insects that had not been excessively harmed and who were near civilian female insects.

During the struggle, countless male insects were forced to separate from their loving partners, and some even bled on the spot.

The male insects that were stolen also began to live the same life of fear and anxiety that the previous batch of male insects had experienced.

These fierce "robber" female insects were so thirsty that they were parched from body to soul.

Male insects are exploited by pheromones, physical strength, and genes, and even emotions they never had to begin with.

Many of the vulnerable males began to die.

But the surviving male insects always hold a glimmer of hope:

The role of male insects will soon be recognized again, and this life of enslavement will eventually end. Once the new "Male Insect Protection Law" is enacted, this hellish life will be over...

The male insects are looking forward to the promulgation of the newly formulated "Male Insect Protection Law", but the power to formulate the law is in the hands of the female insects. Having tasted the "liberation", how can the female insects be willing to go back to their previous lives?

Therefore, on the day the "Male Insect Protection Law" was promulgated, when the male insects saw their female insects putting the law before them, hatred took root and sprouted.

Without warning, the male insects revolted, but the uprising was suppressed in less than a day.

Almost every household has male insects locked up in cells.

Some were insurgents, others were accomplices.

In an effort to quell the anger of the male insects, a second "Male Insect Protection Law" was enacted.

But the males didn't appreciate it; they refused to provide any pheromones.

So the government had to back down again, promising to give the male insects the same treatment they had received in society where males were respected. Only then did the male insects agree to provide their pheromones to the female insects.

After a long period of drought, the female insect, 50 years later, once again endured humiliation and knelt at the feet of the male insect, begging for pheromones.

At this moment, even though the male insects, who had been trapped for so long, were not under the same roof, they all let out a joyful roar of laughter when they saw the female insects that had once trampled them kneeling at their feet. Their fair faces simultaneously displayed a complex mix of emotions, including fear, exhilaration, and hatred.

Finally, under the puzzled gaze of the female insects, the male insects used the sharp weapons they had prepared to pierce their own vital organs!

Almost overnight, four-fifths of the male insects in the entire empire turned their knives on themselves, as if it were a premeditated mass suicide.

The hospital's emergency rooms were completely full and packed to capacity.

Overnight, the sex ratio of the Insectoid Empire surged to its highest level in history.

Throughout the night, the sounds of ambulances, the maniacal laughter of male Zerg, and the agonizing cries of female Zerglings mingled together, tearing open a new era for the Zerg Empire.

……

After telling the young males this history—a history that the females had tried so hard to cover up, but which the males had passed down with hatred—Grand Duke Caveno said to all the young males with a heavy heart:

"The lives of male insects are now protected, but we can never let our guard down. In the female insects' laboratories, they are still developing insect-made mental stress-relieving agents."

Upon hearing this, some of the boys in the audience burst into tears.

"The female insect is so wicked!"

"I never want to like female insects again!"

"They're disgusting!"

Kam had never heard the female insect tell him this story before. How could the female insect treat the male insect like that? They were so good to Kam.

Grand Duke Caven stood on the podium, listening to the young males below chattering away, their voices growing louder and louder: "I am telling you this history not so that you may perpetuate hatred, but so that you may always remain clear-headed, discern the true purpose of the females' flattery, and remember that protecting yourselves is the most important thing."

“You must remember that every male is a treasure of the Imperial Zerg.”

"I don't hate female insects, but I hate female soldiers!" Suddenly, a little male raised his hand and said, "Principal, you just said that those female soldiers steal male insects from other female insects. That's really mean."

“My father’s female servants were all military women; they were ugly and fierce, and their smiles at me were so fake.”

The voices of many young boys gradually emerged from the audience.

“Xilu is also a female soldier. No wonder my father doesn’t like him. I will never like a female soldier again because he is so bad.”

"It was all fake all along. I don't want to like Yin Chuan anymore."

"Me too. I will never marry a female soldier in the future. If my husband makes me marry a female soldier, I will whip him every day like my father did."

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Kam looked blankly at the fear and disgust on the faces of the little males around him, then turned his innocent eyes to the male insect on the podium.

Grand Duke Cavenor's expression was unreadable, as if he were already used to the children's attitudes.

Kam felt that what the young boys were saying was wrong. He hesitated and looked up to ask Grand Duke Kaven, "But Headmaster, Kam's female father is also a military female, and he loves me very much."

Grand Duke Kaven smiled as he looked at Kam below and said, "Female insects all love their offspring. Your female father, Enl, is an excellent military female."

"Female insects can get promoted after giving birth to male offspring; it's a military regulation." Kaiser looked at Kama with disdain and said dismissively.

"So your female father is that female insect named En'er. I heard my male father say that your female father used to like female insects! He didn't like male insects at all, and he even slept with female insects!"

“My father said that Enl was one of the female insects in the army who hated male insects the most, because the female insect he liked was taken as a female servant by a noble male insect.”

Kaiser made a face at Kam: "So he found a male insect to have you so he could get promoted. Otherwise, how could he become a major so quickly, given his commoner background?"

Kam stared blankly at the young nobleman named Kaiser, thinking of his female father's face. His big eyes gradually filled with tears, and then he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Suddenly, a tiny claw appeared between the two insect babies:

"Enough, Catherine, shut your mouth! Any female insect that becomes your queen is the worst luck imaginable!"