Chapter 090

Chapter 090

Bai Xiaoyu was delighted to hear this.

After all, the birth rate in the interstellar regions is low, and it's even worse on the edge planets severely polluted by dark matter.

That's why there's only one nursery in the vast Ninth District. As more newborn eggs come in, the district will establish second and third nurseries.

The eggs about to be delivered to the Ninth District aren't just from the Ninth District itself.

This nursery has been operational for half a year, and its various cultivation services have matured. When there aren't enough nurseries, they arrange for newborn eggs from other areas of the planet to be brought here.

After all, newborn eggs need to be cultivated within a month. The eggs received before were those accumulated in the Ninth District over the past month. Eggs from two months ago would be distributed to other suitable nurseries on the planet.

The new nursery will receive eggs from the planet's redistribution in its third month.

That's why this batch of eggs sent by the region totals over sixty.

Apart from the shortage of nurseries in the region, another reason is that each nursery operates with a basic single cultivator model. On a planet like Imperial Star, each nursery has at least three cultivators.

Bai Xiaoyu thought that it wouldn't be long before the nursery needed to expand.

The district chief also told him that many people recently wanted to immigrate to the Ninth District, and he couldn't handle the applications every day.

The eggs were to be delivered tomorrow, and when the Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion deliver the eggs, they will escort a batch of potions back.

So Bai Xiaoyu hurriedly prepared the potions, working hard for an entire day to gather what they needed.

The next day, Bai Xiaoyu got up early, carrying colorful eggshells to feed the younglings.

By now, after eating so many days' worth of eggshells, the younglings—both full-blooded and half-blooded—could easily switch between human form and beast form or half-beast form.

With the supplement of eggshells and various nutrients, the younglings changed almost daily, becoming heavier each time he picked them up. Even the little one was no exception.

The palm-sized white tiger cub, which had hatched not long ago, now weighed several pounds more. Its body had grown slightly larger, but when bathed, its wet fur didn't make it look as pitifully small as it did right after hatching. Now, the white tiger cub looked almost the same whether wet or dry. It was a solid ball with a round belly, and its soft paws had hardened. During fights with the Black Egg and Metal Egg, it scratched their shells, making an irritating sound.

Now all the younglings could stand and walk in human form. Although they still stumbled occasionally, they no longer crawled all the time. Of course, when in danger, they would crawl quickly if walking wasn't fast enough.

For example, when they saw Bai Xiaoyu coming with eggshells every day.

After feeding the eggshells, the warriors from the cultivation base arrived on time to take the younglings away. Bai Xiaoyu took the little snake to visit the big snake as usual. The big snake had returned to human form and sat on the bed, watching videos of the little snake, bound by metal chains. His plain face showed no emotion upon seeing the little snake, but his eyes never left it.

The little snake transformed into beast form and darted over.

Seeing the father and son bonding, Bai Xiaoyu knew that a berserker whose rage level was below fifty wouldn't attack the little snake.

Of course, the main reason he felt reassured was because of the chip in the big snake's brain.

Since discovering mental fluctuations in the chip, Bai Xiaoyu occasionally used his mental power to probe it and found that the big snake's brain waves wanted to touch the little snake's head, but his body remained motionless.

Bai Xiaoyu felt anxious watching this. Seeing the little snake's eager expression, he couldn't help but transmit a mental message urging the big snake to touch the little snake's head. The big snake then awkwardly and stiffly touched the little snake.

He discovered that whenever the big snake's brain waves emitted such impulses, he could help convey these thoughts through the chip, causing the big snake to perform these actions.

Thus, when the big snake interacted with the little snake, Bai Xiaoyu helped convey instructions to the chip, such as patting the head, kissing the forehead, saying "Baby, you're good," "Baby, you're cute," "Baby, you're amazing," and "Daddy loves you."

Watching the big snake, who had a completely expressionless face, say such loving words created a stark contrast.

So he left a strand of mental power in the big snake's chip, allowing him to receive any brain wave fluctuations from the big snake at any time.

Not just the big snake, but the other eight berserkers had similar effects.

However, Bai Xiaoyu didn't leave mental power in their chips, as they were currently locked up and didn't require mental control.

When Bai Xiaoyu entered, the berserkers growled at him fiercely.

He was used to it; previously, he had collected their genetic information and sent it to the Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion.

Since the big snake's genes had been partially altered, it was discovered that this information could be traced back to the parents registered when the little snake was sent to the nursery.

Normally, genetic information is highly confidential, and most people don't have access to it.

However, exceptions are made when the nursery can't find the parents of an egg, allowing the main computer to trace relatives through the youngling's genes.

Bai Xiaoyu couldn't see their gene sequences, but to choose blood relatives for enlightenment, he could verify the person's genes against the parents' information provided by the system.

Now, the big snake's genes had differences from the original, with only eighty percent overlap.

Bai Xiaoyu carefully studied these berserkers' bodies, and the warriors who fought them confirmed that their physical conditions met the standards of legion soldiers.

The big snake was originally a soldier who died on the front lines three months ago. If someone had modified him and brought him back, did it mean something happened on the battlefield?

Apart from the big snake, were the other berserkers also soldiers who died in battle?

He didn't have permission to investigate the legions, but the legions could check the gene sequences of their own soldiers to see if there were any matches.

Finding their identities would lead to finding their family members, loved ones, and children.

Just like how the little snake awakened the big snake's humanity, there's hope that these berserkers, who roar and drool like wild beasts, could also be awakened.

Bai Xiaoyu didn't stay long, leaving with the little snake amidst the big snake's brain waves conveying various feelings of reluctance.

Because the eggs from the region had arrived.

Bai Xiaoyu went to receive the eggs, a total of sixty-three. After receiving them, he checked each egg one by one, and they were mostly healthy. Some might have minor issues, but nothing serious.

After checking, he and Zhang Yi and Lu Qing settled and registered each egg.

The district chief came over, looking satisfied at the well-settled eggs.

He chatted with Bai Xiaoyu for a while and then left quickly.

Not long after, Ye Feng appeared with seven pups.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at Ye Feng's large dark circles under his eyes, the torn clothes with holes everywhere, and couldn't help but smile.

Ye Feng naturally noticed this and said helplessly, "These little guys have too much energy. They not only tear apart the house every day but also their old man. Now that the other father is almost here, I can finally be free."

As soon as he finished speaking, a spacecraft appeared from afar. Upon seeing it, three of the Siberian husky pups immediately perked up. One jumped onto their father's head, two onto his shoulders, all looking up at the descending spaceship and howling in unison.

The moment the three Siberian husky pups started howling, the four wolf pups below also lifted their heads to join in.

For a moment, anyone who didn't know better would think they were at a wolf den.

The spacecraft landed, and a tall man emerged. It was Xiao Yue, the other father of the seven pups.

After tearing apart Ye Feng, the pups ran towards the other intact father.

But Xiao Yue had important matters at hand. After greeting Bai Xiaoyu, he hugged Ye Feng briefly and picked up the pups trying to dismantle him. With one sweep, the three Siberian husky pups were in his arms. Seeing the dark circles under Ye Feng's eyes, he gently smacked each pup's bottom, applying just enough force to make them feel the pain without hurting them. The Siberian husky pups quieted down. Without their ringleaders causing trouble, the wolf pups also settled down.

Xiao Yue turned to Bai Xiaoyu, "Master Bai, the egg is on the spacecraft. I'll have the medical staff bring it down now."

Bai Xiaoyu nodded. Soon, he saw the egg that had been in hibernation for over twenty years being carried down.

No, it was the metal container holding the egg.

This container was as tall as a person and resembled the compartments of a cultivation device.

However, the compartments of a cultivation device were open and only half the height of these metal containers.

The container had a screen interface displaying the current data of the egg inside.

Originally, these numbers remained static, but the inevitable vibrations during transportation affected the data of the hibernating egg inside.

The numbers and various line graphs on the screen subtly changed, indicating that the hibernating egg was being affected. Xiao Yue's expression grew increasingly serious and tense.

Ye Feng, unusually considerate, came over and patted his lover's shoulder.

Bai Xiaoyu examined the data on the container's screen and found that the egg's vitality was low.

Xiao Yue naturally knew about the egg's vitality, given its long hibernation. Its vitality decreased year by year, and if a suitable cultivator wasn't found, it would continue to hibernate until it eventually lost all activity and remained in eternal slumber.

Xiao Yue stepped forward and pressed a button on the metal container. Instantly, the data on the screen disappeared, replaced by a dimly glowing egg.

The pups tilted their heads and howled at the egg.

"Is this our little brother or sister?"

Ye Feng patted the pups' heads and replied, "No, this is your uncle or aunt. Your father's younger sibling, not yours."

The pups were shocked. Why was their father's younger sibling smaller than them?

The pups circled around the transparent protective layer of the container, which had several layers of anti-shock protection, out of curiosity.

Just then, there was movement overhead.

Another larger spacecraft slowly descended, and the door opened. Soon, President Luo walked out.

Before President Luo could greet Bai Xiaoyu, he noticed the metal container. He glanced at it and quickly realized it contained another egg that had been in hibernation for over twenty years. His expression was extremely surprised as he turned to Bai Xiaoyu, "Little Tiger, I have two more eggs of the same age on my spacecraft, plus others. Looks like you'll be busy."

Xiao Yue and Ye Feng were also surprised. Soon, twelve eggs were brought down, including two that had been in hibernation for over twenty years and nine that had been in hibernation for three to ten years.

Cultivators in the galaxy rarely took on hibernating eggs due to their low success rate. These hibernating eggs counted toward the cultivator's hatching mortality rate, albeit with reduced weight, but few cultivators were willing to attempt it.

Thus, the number of hibernating eggs accumulated over the years, increasing annually.

Few cultivators were willing to take on so many at once like Bai Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu was examining the data displayed on the metal containers. As expected, the eggs' vitality and shell luster decreased with the years.

The last two eggs that had been in hibernation for twenty years showed slightly better data than the one Xiao Yue had brought.

The other one, from the Royal Nursery, had extremely volatile data, with the vitality decreasing every second.

If left untreated, it would likely drop to zero soon.

President Luo sighed, "This egg is the most critical. When it was sent to the Pharmaceutical Association, it wasn't as bad as it is now. But with the movement, its vitality and other data dropped unexpectedly. Little Tiger, you can still back out. This egg could have lasted another ten days or half a month, but if you try to safely remove it from the device and place it in a cultivation compartment, it will take at least two to three days. If mishandled, the vitality will drop even faster. No cultivator can completely maintain the egg's vitality during the process of ending hibernation. By then, it will be too late."

Bai Xiaoyu shook his head, "I want to try. I'll do my best to save it."

The containers holding the hibernating eggs were carefully transported to the cultivation room. There was also a peculiar egg, round at one end and square at the other, with an unusual shape but excellent condition.

Soon, people from the Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion brought their batch of eggs.

Unusually, they did not immediately confront each other. After delivering the eggs, they unanimously agreed to visit the mad beasts in the medical facility below.

Bai Xiaoyu learned that among the eight mad beasts, three matched the genetic profiles of fallen warriors from the Sixteenth Legion, and two from the Twenty-ninth Legion.