EROS [Zerg]

After the most basic physiological knowledge was explained, the instructor in charge of the reproduction class twisted the pointer in his hand in the middle, and a long whip made of hundreds of twisted wires was displayed in front of all the students.

"What are you doing?" Eros asked Alai.

Alai frowned imperceptibly, then leaned close to Eros's ear and whispered, "This is a demonstration of how to minimize the damage you take while pleasing the male insect."

"And how to protect the eggs and offspring when the male is angry."

"However, these methods can only be used to deal with normal male insects. When you encounter abnormal male insects that like to kill female insects, or male insects that like to crush female insect offspring or female insect eggs in front of female insects, running away is the only useful method."

As Eros looked at Harris, who was kneeling on the ground and curled up on the stage, he was momentarily reminded of himself who had been whipped in the past.

Whenever Eros thought of that blood-stained, deep black iron whip, he could feel his heart trembling with fear.

"Eros, what's wrong?" Alai noticed that Eros's face was extremely pale, and his forehead was covered in a thick layer of cold sweat.

Eros shook his head, then glanced at the female insect kneeling on the ground, covered in blood from being whipped. His violet pupils involuntarily narrowed, and his beautiful brows furrowed incessantly: "That's too much."

Alai's eyes widened as he saw Eros move. A thought flashed through his mind, "This is bad!" He immediately grabbed Eros's arm and whispered, "This is a classroom! What are you doing?!"

Eros glanced at Alai without saying a word.

At the moment the two insects locked eyes, Alai saw an emotion in Eros's eyes that he could not comprehend.

In that moment of hesitation, Eros had already raised his right claw, and it was too late for Alai to stop him.

"Please pause for a moment, instructor."

Eros stood up, raising one hand: "I have a question I don't understand."

Upon hearing this, the instructor standing on the platform paused in his long whip and turned his gaze to the female insect that had suddenly stood up.

Eros was not particularly noticeable among the large group of students, but when he stood up, all eyes turned to him because of his earlier words.

The instructor gripped the whip in his hand with displeasure and asked, "Is there something you don't understand?"

Despite saying this, the instructor was actually quite speechless. He had never seen a female insect ask questions during a breeding class.

Could it be that this female insect heard that a male insect would be coming to observe the demonstration today, so she wanted to cause some trouble to attract the male insect's attention?

Thinking of this, the female insect instructor frowned.

“This is my first time taking a course on reproductive science, and there are many things I don’t understand. But since the start of class, I’ve had one question: why are we learning this kneeling position where we have to be beaten?” Eros asked, facing all the eyes on him.

Harris knelt on the ground, his face pale, several bloody whip marks on his body causing him to tremble uncontrollably from the pain.

Eros's sudden question gave him a brief respite. Harris lowered his head, silently reciting the "Rules of Female Slavery" over and over again, lowering his head even further and adopting an even more humble posture.

Upon hearing Eros's question, the instructor stared at his face for a moment before speaking coldly: "Eros, didn't you preview the content of the reproduction lesson before class?"

"The purpose of sending you to the reproductive class is to teach you about the mating of female and male insects, so that you can reproduce your own offspring in the future and contribute to the empire's birth rate."

"As for why we have this female slave on the demonstration platform demonstrate for you, it's to let you know how a female insect should treat her male master after marriage. If you don't learn these most basic things, you will not only fail to gain the male master's favor in the future, but you won't even get insect eggs or male insect pheromones that can soothe your mental energy."

Eros was not convinced by this answer: "Teacher, does that mean we can only win the favor of male insects by kneeling on the ground, being beaten and scolded without any dignity?"

After Eros finished speaking, the female insects sitting beside him began to murmur among themselves. One of the females behind him said, "Who cares if they like it or not? As long as we can get the pheromones, isn't that enough?"

As soon as the female insect finished speaking, the sparse discussions around her grew louder. The classroom, which had previously only been filled with Harris's cries, was now filled with all sorts of sounds.

"Yeah, anyway, we'll be sharing male pheromones with other females in the future, so who cares if they like it or not? As long as we can get the male pheromones, it doesn't matter what."

Eros turned to look at the female insects who had just spoken: "If our goal is simply to please the males so they will give us offspring and pheromones, why can't we choose a way to please them without torturing ourselves?"

"If only the female insect is tormented and the male insect is happy, what is the reason for this? I think what we should learn is to understand where the problem lies and how to solve it."

After hearing Eros's idea, the instructor on the platform seemed to find it amusing, his expression full of disdain, and he scoffed:

"Then please don't waste your precious time here. Go and do your research now. I really hope that I can sit in the audience and hear you present your research results in my lifetime."

This female insect doesn't even bother to think. If male insects were so easily pleased, why would schools offer this course?

Eros could hear the sarcasm in the instructor's voice.

He didn't say anything more, lowered his head to put away the textbooks on the table, and then left his seat and walked out.

"Eros, don't be impulsive!" Seeing Eros about to leave, Alai quickly stood up and grabbed him: "If you leave now, you'll fail this course this semester, and failing will affect your graduation."

"Let it have its impact."

Eros tried to leave, but Alai grabbed him and forcefully pressed him back into his seat: "Sit down!"

“Professor Basen, Eros is new to the academy and hasn’t yet become familiar with the school rules. I’m very sorry to interrupt your class. I apologize on his behalf.”

After saying that, Alai pressed Eros down on the desk and didn't let go until the end of get out of class.

A mocking laugh came from the surrounding area, with people saying that the female insect was ungrateful and had unrealistic ideas.

When Basen saw that Alai was speaking up for Eros, and considering that Alai's father-in-law was the matriarch of the fourth noble family of the Empire, the Dahonlik family, and also the chief prosecutor of the Empire's highest prosecutor's office, he didn't say anything more. He simply asked them to sit down and raised his teaching whip, lashing it a few times in the open space.

"Quiet."

With that "quiet," the classroom returned to its previous state, and the thick iron whip lashed Harris's back again, leaving a long, bloody welt.

Harris knelt on the ground, enduring the physical discomfort, forcing a smile on his face, and cooperating with the instructor to achieve the desired effect.

He heard the mocking laughter around him, but he didn't know if the laughter was directed at him or at the female insect named Eros.

Harris dared not show the slightest sign of pain, knowing that his lord was watching him and all the females present, along with the other males.

The female insects who were laughing, thinking they were just watching a show, had no idea that their expressions were being clearly seen by the male insects and used as a source of amusement.

……

In the reception room of the Imperial First Military Academy, Principal Joseph respectfully served thirst-quenching nutrient solutions to several distinguished male nobles while introducing them to the academy's outstanding female students.

Grand Duke Kaven, seated in the center of the male insects, glanced at the photos of several female insects on the table. These were all female insects with excellent grades and good family backgrounds. He himself had no interest in these female insects; it was just that several noble male insects around him wanted to "hunt for beauties" at the academy, so they dragged him, the principal of the "Male Insect Academy," to start the conversation.

Under the guise of "fertility," even Principal Joseph couldn't refuse, otherwise the Imperial Male Insect Protection Association wouldn't be so incompetent.

After reviewing the information on the female insects in the photos on the table, Grand Duke Kavenor looked up at Principal Joseph and asked, "Are these the female insects that your school selected to be sent to the Male Insect Academy as volunteers?"

Principal Joseph glanced at the photo of the female insect on the table, then carefully observed the expressions of the several noble male insects mimicking their expressions:

"Yes, Your Excellency, these are all outstanding students. They are young and excellent, and their family backgrounds are among the most prestigious noble families on the main planet. They have received top-notch education since childhood, and they have never been on the battlefield. They will surely be very loving towards the young boys."

These female insects all come from prominent families and noble clans. They are all female insects destined to become queens for male insects in the future. Principal Joseph specially selected them to deal with male insects who want to "hunt for beauties" at the academy.

Unsurprisingly, the male insects didn't look too happy, because the female insects in the photo were not ones they could casually mess with. At least from the outside, these female insects were the "favored" ones in the family.

“Principal Joseph, you are too kind.” Grand Duke Cavon tapped the table lightly with his finger. “However, this time I would like to ask Principal Joseph for a favor.”

As soon as he finished speaking, all the insects' eyes turned to Grand Duke Kaven.

Principal Joseph's heart sank, but he still maintained an air of great honor: "Your Excellency, please speak."

“My deceased queen only had one insect offspring, Ellie, who is now five years old. I don’t want him to be affected mentally or physically by his master’s passing.” Grand Duke Cavon looked earnestly at Principal Joseph’s graying hair.

"I have met a student from your school's Comet Class who looks very much like my deceased female queen. You were once my female queen's teacher, so you probably wouldn't want your student's offspring to be harmed because of the lack of female father's love, would you?"

"I want that female insect named Eros to come to the male insect academy as a volunteer, along with these female insects, to take care of Eli."