Chapter 138

Chapter 138

Prince looked at Bai Xiaoyu, trying to adjust his smile and the curve of his eyelids. This was an expression he had picked up from observing Bao Bao’s favorite expressions.

Whenever he made this expression, Bai Xiaoyu and Bao Bao’s parents would smile and agree to all of Bao Bao’s requests. He thought he had learned it well, so why hadn’t Bai Xiaoyu and the others reacted for a long while, still wearing a shocked expression and showing no sign of giving him the Insect Crystal he wanted?

The Prince was somewhat troubled. Upon waking, he found his strength had recovered to 70-80% of what it had been, which was a big surprise. This Insect Crystal replenished the energy he had been lacking, and now it was just a matter of recovery for him.

He wasn’t entirely satisfied with his current size. Even without the urgent desire to become stronger, restoring his previous strength would provide some peace of mind.

Having experienced being trapped before, the Prince now instinctively craved strength. However, an undeveloped Zerg Prince naturally wasn’t very strong in the early stages and required the protection of the Insect Emperor and a substantial supply of resources.

In their infancy, Zerg Princes also had this innate need to be fed. Sometimes, when there was more than one prince, resources would be allocated with a bias.

The prince more favored by the Insect Emperor would naturally receive more and better resources. The Prince made it clear that he wasn’t vying for favor with Bao Bao; unlike Bao Bao, who mistook Bai Xiaoyu for the Insect Emperor, he aimed to grow strong by securing resources through Bai Xiaoyu.

What he didn’t know was that from the moment he first reached out in goodwill, a nurturing dynamic similar to that of an Insect Emperor had formed between him and Bai Xiaoyu.

So, the Prince increased his smile, even pulling at Bai Xiaoyu's clothes and looking up with wide, expectant eyes. "Papa Bai, I'm hungry."

Bai Xiaoyu looked into the large, cartoonish eyes of the Prince, picked him up, and immediately felt that the little guy was significantly taller and heavier than before.

Looking into the Prince’s eyes, Bai Xiaoyu said, "If you want to eat more, it’s not out of the question. But you have to be obedient, understand?"

The Prince nodded, "Okay."

As long as he could have the Insect Crystal, being obedient was an easy task.

Bai Xiaoyu rubbed the Prince’s semi-transparent head, "I'll give you more later."

At this moment, Bao Bao was also picked up by Qi Yanhuan, and Qin Lie reached out to pinch Bao Bao's cheek, "Bao Bao, how did you grow so much in just one day? You look three years old now. Dad was looking forward to watching you grow slowly, but now it feels like I’ve missed a lot."

The two parents already knew that Bao Bao’s growth was special, and his growth process would differ from other young ones. Now, after not seeing him for just one night, they felt the regret of missing their child's growth by a couple of years. They looked at Bao Bao carefully, using their optical brain to record the moment.

Bao Bao's growth had to be documented; otherwise, by the next visit, he might have grown a few more years.

Seeing this scene, Bai Xiaoyu didn’t disturb them and couldn’t help them either.

Bao Bao’s growth was destined to be extraordinary and required parents with exceptionally strong acceptance. Bai Xiaoyu had no doubt about Qi Yanhuan and Qin Lie’s acceptance. From the beginning, when they accepted Bao Bao’s identity, it was evident.

From the start, they couldn’t live like ordinary parents and children.

At this moment, Little Golden Tiger walked over, climbed onto Bai Xiaoyu’s shoulder, and gazed at the Prince.

The Prince glanced at him and suddenly pushed Little Golden Tiger down.

Little Golden Tiger immediately bared his teeth, and Bai Xiaoyu put the Prince down.

Little Golden Tiger immediately reverted to human form, waving his small fists at the Prince, only to be utterly surprised by how much the Prince had grown in just one afternoon.

At this moment, Little Bai walked over. He had been slightly taller than the Prince in his human form, but now the Prince was half a head taller than him.

Little Bai's expression became a bit serious. It wasn’t just about height; the rapidly growing strength also concerned him.

Now, he could already sense a vague pressure.

The little white tiger and the Prince exchanged glances, as if testing each other’s strength. However, without Little Golden Tiger inciting trouble, they didn’t fight.

When Xiaobao walked over, the four cubs lined up. Originally, the tallest had been the little white tiger, followed by Xiaobao, the Little Prince, and the little golden tiger. Now, the Little Prince jumped to the front, followed by Xiaobao, the little white tiger, and finally the little golden tiger.

While the two tiger cubs still had baby fat, the Little Prince and Xiaobao, who also had chubby faces yesterday, were beginning to show more defined features, hinting at their future looks.

From their silhouettes, they were likely to become extremely good-looking individuals.

This time, Qi Yanhuan and Qin Lie stayed the longest, not leaving until past midnight, filled with reluctance.

After they left, Bai Xiaoyu exchanged another 100 kilograms of Insect Crystal from the system. Since he had promised the Little Prince and Xiaobao that they could eat their fill, he had no intention of letting them go hungry. He would only stop providing Insect Crystal if the Little Prince became difficult to control or became dangerous. Now, he wanted to see how much more the two little ones needed to be fully satisfied.

When he took out a thigh-thick, tentacle-shaped piece of Insect Crystal, the Little Prince and Xiaobao each grabbed one end and started gnawing on it. The Insect Crystal was quickly consumed, and just when Bai Xiaoyu thought it wouldn’t be enough, the two little ones stopped and let out a contented burp.

Over half of the Insect Crystal remained, so Bai Xiaoyu stored it away.

The following morning, Bai Xiaoyu fed them once more. According to their usual routine, the amount of Insect Crystal they absorbed in the morning was what they needed during their growth period. Absorbing enough Insect Crystal in the morning meant they only needed one meal a day; on the other hand, they could absorb it multiple times a day.

Now, seeing that more than half of the Insect Crystal remained, it was evident that the two little ones had eaten their fill for the day. He weighed it and found that together they had absorbed about 30 kilograms, nearly ten times more than before.

Bai Xiaoyu let out a sigh of relief. This was much better than 1,000 kilograms a day.

He then applied a reagent to color the Little Prince and had the Big Black Egg follow them out to hunt. The older child trained more intensely with the Big Black Egg after the previous night’s stimulation, while the little golden tiger was still sleeping.

Bai Xiaoyu, on the other hand, opened his live stream on time, and soon a large number of viewers poured in.

"Dog content creator, you’re finally live! So, what were you doing on the F105 planet?"

"Yeah, I heard you formed a medical team recently. There's been a bunch of students on the F105 planet. They don't even have uniforms or proper medical equipment, let alone certification. Is that the unofficial medical team you formed?"

Bai Xiaoyu explained, "I had business to attend to there. As for the medical team, they are certified. Our Fire Seed had already been approved for a medical team license earlier. Their names have been entered into the medical team system and are part of the Fire Seed's first medical team."

"This youngest team has already appeared on the trending list several times, and people are starting to like them."

A smile appeared in Bai Xiaoyu's eyes. "Right? They're so excellent; it's strange not to like them."

Even after returning, he had been keeping an eye on the battlefield in his busy schedule. Over the past few days, the students had been arriving at the battlefield one after another. Although the war had stabilized, there were still occasional skirmishes, and the threat of the Insect Legion's arrival always loomed.

These young students, whom he had initially brought to the D36 planet, had all ended up on the battlefield.

With just their compassionate hearts, they were already qualified. Although they lacked experience and were often flustered during the rescue process, they were still far better than the medical team members of the Huang family, who had decades or even centuries of experience but did nothing to help the civilians.

Though they were only twelve in total, they had become the most dazzling healers in the war zone.

While interacting with the audience and cheering on the young medical team, Bai Xiaoyu also began the cultivation of this batch of eggs.

There were 109 eggs in total—62 from the region, 23 brought by the Little Prince, 12 sent from war-torn planets by the Legion, and 6 each from two other Legions.

He had already inspected all of them. The most problematic were the 23 eggs brought by the Little Prince, followed by the 12 damaged eggs from the war-torn planets. The damaged eggs could be fixed with White Bone Flower, so that wasn’t a big issue.

After inspecting the 23 eggs brought by the Little Prince, Bai Xiaoyu fell into deep thought. The yolk inside these eggs was extremely unstable and could break at any moment. Additionally, there were various residual energies inside the eggs, indicating that they had been in an environment with chaotic energy for a long time.

These eggs were different from the previous blood eggs. Among the mixed energies, the Mad Beast Grass was just one type.

However, overall, these eggs looked normal on the outside, just like the first batch of eggs. There were no strange shapes or protrusions. Logically, eggs with only mixed energy should have been easy to handle. But Bai Xiaoyu’s intuition told him that these eggs, which seemed problem-free, were actually quite tricky for him.

There were interns watching Bai Xiaoyu, especially Zhou Miaomiao and Ren Zitao, since one of them would have to step up within the next month.

Meanwhile, Bai Qi was also tuning in to the live stream. Recently, he had been unable to find the escaped insect prince, and now, looking at Bai Xiaoyu's batch of eggs, he was reminded of the eggs that had been devoured by the escaped insect prince. This made him increasingly irritable.

Insect princes must be raised by the Emperor of the Insect Race during their childhood. Whether they could be properly raised was another issue, but they would definitely not mature if not raised. Especially for an Insect Emperor like him who had taken over midway, the escaped prince wasn't one born for him.

The batch of eggs that had been devoured had been nurtured with great effort. Unlike other eggs that had been procured through various methods in the lab, these eggs had been cultivated with tremendous dedication. There had been countless failures, and it had taken several years to succeed. The resources invested were second only to those used for Little Prince.

Now that Little Prince had escaped and consumed the batch of eggs before fleeing, how could he not feel irritable?

Worse still, Bai Xiaoyu had removed thirty-five eggs from his lab without permission. As Bai Qi watched, the insect-patterned half of his face, which he had previously managed to keep hidden, began to appear, and a golden vertical pupil glowed with a cold light.

Since he was unhappy, he didn’t want Bai Xiaoyu to have it easy either. Especially now that Bai Xiaoyu had even established a medical team and poached his people.

Bai Qi hadn’t targeted Bai Xiaoyu's Herb Base before, but he had just received intelligence that the base had been initially built. He was preparing a 'gift' to mark its completion.

The only thing that had recently brought Bai Qi some happiness was winning the bid for the insect crystal at the auction over Bai Xiaoyu. Additionally, the Little Prince's memories had not yet recovered, and the chip Bai Qi had implanted was still in place, so he would have to wait for the next opportunity to search.

On the other side, a masked man was watching Bai Xiaoyu. Next to him was a young man who was smelling Bai Xiaoyu's projection.

Failing to smell the enticing fragrance, the young man said with some regret, "King, that food smells so good. When can I eat it?"

The masked man glanced at Bai Xiaoyu, "There will be a chance in the future."

As for the delicious food the prince was referring to, Bai Xiaoyu's mental strength was on the same level as his. To an insect prince, Bai Xiaoyu was definitely more nourishing than an insect crystal. How could they not desire him?

Any insect prince would drool over Bai Xiaoyu.

However, what he didn't know was that there were two princes who were exceptions. Because Little Bai regarded Bai Xiaoyu as his emperor, or rather, they had already implicitly established this relationship in the womb, causing Little Bai to treat Bai Xiaoyu in the same way the young man was treating him now.

And Little Prince, being Little Bai's other half, was also subtly influenced. Despite Bai Xiaoyu smelling very good, he had been excluded from the menu. He was more focused on the equally fragrant Big Black and Little White Tiger, subconsciously ignoring Bai Xiaoyu.

The masked man looked at the insignificant person who had come back to life and dared to challenge him. A darker expression crossed his face.

At first, he thought the revived small cannon fodder wouldn't have much impact, but this small cannon fodder had the same mental strength as him and was protecting that person. From the mental clash, he had sensed the determination to protect that black egg, which also meant that the other party was on a different side from him.

Looking at all the intelligence on Bai Xiaoyu on his optical brain, the masked man smiled lightly. The other party's forces were still too inexperienced to talk about protection. Did they even understand what the other side was facing?

The masked man chuckled and suddenly reached out to pat the head of the young man still staring at Bai Xiaoyu, "You can't eat him for now, but I can grab Bai Qi's insect crystal for you to eat. Although we don't lack it, insect crystal shouldn't be left in other people's hands."

The young man's eyes lit up at the mention of insect crystal after the initial disappointment of not being able to eat Bai Xiaoyu, "Okay, let's go."

Thus, just after Bai Qi had sent his men out, his secret lab was raided by a group of high-level insects. The insect crystal that he had just obtained was gone.

At this moment, Bai Xiaoyu was unaware of everything happening on this side. He was on his way to the hunting ground where Little Prince had been.

In the past two days, not only had the absorption of insect crystals by Little Prince and Little Bai increased almost tenfold, but their need for flesh, blood, and plant essences had also multiplied several times. What used to last a week with one livestock container now lasted only a day or two.

So today was another day of livestock delivery, but this time he had ordered a larger quantity. Previously, it was just one biological container, but now he had purchased seven biological containers at once, which should last the two kids for ten to fifteen days.

When he arrived, Little Dot was practicing on a mech, while Little Golden Tiger was patrolling with his army of thousands beside him. Big Black and Bai Kan were there too; one was watching Little Dot and the two hunting kids, and the other was handling things on his optical brain. After all, Bai Kan, being the heir of the Lu family, had many matters to deal with.

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu arrive, they all gathered around him.

Bai Xiaoyu greeted everyone and then focused his attention on the two large, elephant-like kids hunting in the distance.

Their hunting speed was extremely fast, with their tentacles able to instantly penetrate prey from dozens of meters away. Within a very short time, the prey would be drained, leaving behind only ash and impurities.

On the scene, apart from the hunting of these two deep blue blobs, there was also a large tentacle. Not long ago, the Little Prince, who was relatively weak, mainly relied on this large tentacle for hunting. Although the large tentacle could catch prey quickly, it was mostly one at a time and couldn’t hunt in all directions like the two blobs. So, this large tentacle seemed to slow down.

The prey caught by the large tentacle was not only absorbed by the tentacle itself but was also instinctively brought to Little Bai.

The Little Prince stared at his main tentacle. Although it was his instinct to do so, he always felt that this large tentacle seemed somewhat out of place with him. Every time the tentacle approached Little Bai, he couldn’t help but manipulate the tentacle to move it away.

Now that Little Bai had happily finished the food delivered by the large tentacle, it was time to call back the tentacle.

In response to the call from the main body, the large tentacle did not resist but instead gave all its remaining energy to Little Bai before returning to the Little Prince’s main body.

Little Bai’s tentacle touched the large tentacle, watching as it reconnected to the Little Prince’s main body. Once connected, the color of the large tentacle gradually lightened, changing from dark blue to the exact same color as the Little Prince’s main body, clearly having been assimilated.

After retracting the large tentacle, the Little Prince looked at it and found that it seemed no different from his other tentacles. However, when he tried to control it, all the tentacles of his blob-like form suddenly bristled outward, and the entire large blob began to vibrate and roar.

Bai Xiaoyu was startled and hurried over but was stopped by Big Black Egg, Bai Kan, and the others.

Bai Kan said, "Little Bai, it's too dangerous for you to go over now. If you're worried, we'll go and check."

At that moment, Little Bai suddenly transformed back into human form, staggering over to hug the large tentacle of the blue blob.

The blue blob trembled for a moment before quieting down.

At this point, the Little Prince’s head was aching. He had long felt that the main tentacle wasn’t quite right, but he hadn’t expected that after re-assimilation, there would be a small, incomplete consciousness hidden inside, containing another set of memories.

These memories rushed into his mind, causing him unbearable headaches. As he realized Little Bai was approaching, he used the tentacle to encircle him—no, it was his little tail.

That’s right, the Little Prince remembered.

From being chased at the beginning to losing his little tail. He had been trapped in the lab, secretly splitting off a main tentacle disguised as an ordinary one, which was taken away by Old Qi. That tentacle eventually found his little tail.

Then there was the incident where Bai Qi’s group implanted a chip into his brain. At the last moment, he had forcibly cut off the consciousness on that side, but it had preserved all their memories.

Now, he finally remembered. Even more delightful was that not only had he escaped the lab, but he had also found his little tail.

The Little Prince transformed back into human form and hugged his little tail tightly. This was his little tail; he was no longer just a little tail. After some time apart, he had become a complete individual.

Suddenly, the Little Prince stiffened, and large tears welled up in his eyes.

Wuwuwu, his little tail had found another Huang to merge with and didn’t want him anymore.