As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

"Hmm?" Bronya, who was playing a game with Kiana, suddenly felt that something was wrong. After summoning Heavy Bunny, she found that the surveillance camera that was originally installed in Fu Hua's room was now completely black and she couldn't see anything.

"Yay!! I'm going to win!!" Just then, Kiana's voice pulled Bronya back to reality. Looking back, she realized that in the brief moment she was distracted, her character was about to be killed by Kiana.

"Idiot Kiana, don't even think about defeating Bronya, Bronya is invincible!!" Once Kiana focused on her gameplay, she was immediately overwhelmed and defeated by Bronya's smooth maneuvers.

"Hmph, I won't let you have it so easy next time!" Kiana muttered resentfully, while Bronya smiled smugly and gave a peace sign. Then, looking back at Fu Hua's room, she found the surveillance cameras had been restored.

Bronya felt something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Just as she was about to go check on Fu Hua, she saw Wendy get up and run to Chen Yuan, who was sitting on the sofa.

He narrowed his eyes, then forgot about Fu Hua and focused his attention on Wendy. Wendy, meanwhile, looked at Chen Yuan in front of her and stammered, unable to speak.

"What's wrong, Wendy? Don't panic, tell me slowly." Chen Yuan said, while extending one of his symbiotes to stroke her head. He thought to himself: This little girl is good in every way. She has a gentle personality and is serious and meticulous in her work, but she has one flaw—she is too shy.

In normal conversations, he always stammers and hesitates, making people quite impatient. However, when it comes to battle, he's a completely different person!

I recalled the time I had the privilege of watching Wendy's recovery training with Theresa. The Wendy on the training field was worlds apart from the Wendy standing in front of me now, so nervous that she couldn't even speak clearly.

"It's nothing serious, but Mr. Chenyuan, could you come to my room with me?" It seemed that Chenyuan's reassurance had worked, because Wendy finally spoke, her voice barely audible, with a hint of shyness in her tone.

She stood there awkwardly, fiddling with the hem of her skirt, and it took her a lot of effort to finally manage to say the sentence in its entirety.

The moment the words left her mouth, her face flushed bright red, like a ripe apple.

"There are some things I'd like to ask you about regarding my health," Wendy added, then lowered her head, no longer daring to look Chen Yuan in the eye.

"This..." Chen Yuan was about to refuse, after all, there is a difference between men and women, and it would be somewhat inappropriate to enter a woman's boudoir so abruptly. However, when he heard Wendy say that it was about her body, his concerns vanished instantly.

After all, he had saved Wendy's body using the symbiote, and if anything went wrong, it wouldn't be a good thing. Thinking of this, Chen Yuan didn't hesitate any longer, immediately nodded, and with a light jump, landed steadily on Wendy's shoulder, following her into the room.

Bronya stared blankly as Chenyuan sat on Wendy's shoulders and went upstairs, her brows furrowed tightly. Kiana called her several times before she was brought back to her senses.

"Little one, are you feeling unwell? You seem a bit off tonight." Kiana said, reaching out to touch Bronya's forehead. "I'm not hot?"

“Idiot Kiana…” Bronya sighed, shook her head slightly to move Kiana’s hand away, and continued, “Bronya is fine, she’s just thinking about something.”

Wendy carefully closed the door, as if afraid of being seen by others. She seemed extremely nervous at the moment, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, her fingers turning slightly white from the excessive force.

After a long while, she finally mustered up the courage to raise her head and look at Chen Yuan sitting on her shoulder, and slowly said, "Mr. Chen Yuan, actually... I feel like my body has undergone some changes."

"No rush, speak slowly." Chen Yuan leaped lightly and landed steadily on the ground, staring intently at Wendy in front of him. Wendy took a deep breath and then slowly extended her palm, spreading it out flat.

In an instant, a green light flashed, and a small, exquisite whirlwind containing powerful energy appeared out of thin air in her palm.

"This is... the power of the Gem of Desire? How is this possible!" Chen Yuan's pupils shrank sharply, his face filled with disbelief. He could clearly feel the familiar power fluctuations emanating from Wendy's hand.

At the same time, several whirlwinds inexplicably appeared around his body. These whirlwinds seemed to have a life of their own, swirling and dancing around him, as if responding to the small whirlwind in Wendy's hand.

"Hmm... I only just realized this myself." Wendy nodded slightly, her tone tinged with uncertainty. "It seems like I can use the power of the Gem of Desire again."

As she said this, a hint of lingering fear flashed involuntarily in her eyes. Having already tried to stand up, she never wanted to go back to that helpless and weak state she used to be.

"How is that possible?" Chen Yuan frowned slightly; the Gem of Desire had already been devoured by him. With a gentle wave of his hand, the swirling vortex that had been rapidly rotating around him vanished without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, several strangely shaped, jet-black symbiotes extended from his body, quickly coiling around Wendy's calves like nimble snakes.

When these symbiotes touched Wendy's calf, Chen Yuan was immediately startled. Just as Wendy had said, a small, exquisite, emerald-green crystal was hidden right there on her calf.

The crystal emitted a faint but mysterious light. Upon closer inspection, its shape was very similar to the 'Gem of Desire' from before. However, I don't know if it was just my imagination, but I always felt that this crystal was very close to me.

'System, do you know what's going on?' Sensing something was wrong, I thought I'd ask the system what was happening, but just then, the system also malfunctioned.

[Buzz...buzz...buzz...] The sound of electricity crackling through Chen Yuan's mind echoed for a while before the system's voice returned to normal. [My dear host, what's wrong?]

“I’m not quite sure either.” Chen Yuan frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart. “After absorbing Wendy’s Desire Gem, Wendy shouldn’t be able to use the Desire Gem’s power anymore, according to normal circumstances.”

"But now it suddenly works again... and there's this crystal that looks just like the Gem of Desire. System, do you know what's going on?"

"Also, what happened to you just now? I think I heard a crackling sound. Is something wrong with you?"

To be honest, although she didn't interact with the system much, and most of the time she was asleep, absorbing energy, Chen Yuan always had a feeling that this system was definitely someone she was very familiar with.

"Me? What could be wrong with me? I just woke up." The system's voice spoke slowly, and Chen Yuan's mood relaxed.

[As for Wendy... don't worry, Wendy's body is perfectly normal. As for why she suddenly gained the ability to crave gems, that's related to you.]

"Me?" Chen Yuan was stunned. How could this be related to him? Could it be that he had a child inside Wendy's body? Moreover, if he remembered correctly, symbiotes did seem to have this function.

[This is a bit difficult to explain, but it's basically because of your power. After absorbing the Gem of Desire, the remnants of your power combined with the seed you left in Wendy, which means she can use the power of the Gem of Desire without any side effects.]

[However, this crystal needs time to grow. As for its potential, it will definitely be stronger than the original Desire Gem, since it contains some of your power.]

'So that's how it is...' Chen Yuan's doubts were somewhat relieved after hearing the system's explanation. 'In that case, this crystal will become a powerful ally for Wendy,' Chen Yuan murmured to himself.

This is fantastic news! Having this ability means that Honkai will definitely be no match for me in the later stages. If I absorb all the Herrscher cores and have a group of enhanced Herrschers following me, what chance will Honkai have?

"Um... Mr. Chenyuan?" Seeing Chenyuan staring intently at her calves and grinning foolishly, Wendy tugged at her skirt, her face turning as red as a tomato, and drops of sweat trickling down her thighs.

Realizing his lapse in composure, Chen Yuan quickly averted his gaze and coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness. He looked at Wendy and smiled. "Wendy, it's alright. This is a good opportunity. Just think of it as a gem of desire that can be upgraded. There's nothing to worry about."

"Really? Thank you, Mr. Chenyuan." Wendy's expression instantly changed from shyness to joy. She squatted down and hugged Chenyuan tightly, happily spinning around the room.

On the other side, Fu Hua came downstairs and looked at Kiana and Bronya, who were now only playing games in the hall, and asked in confusion, "Where are Chen Shi and the headmistress?"

"Brother Chenyuan was called into Wendy's room. It seems that Teacher Himeko and Headmistress Theresa went to process the admission materials for Yae Sakura and Yae Rin."

"I see..." Fu Hua looked back upstairs and sighed. "I understand. I'll go find Master Chen first. Don't play for too long."