The entire egg nursery was utterly silent. In the eyes of Papar Xing, Cliff, and the others—those countless strands of spiritual power that had seemed to have completed their tasks intertwined and turned back into chubby tentacle-like threads, swaying as if satisfied. They wobbled as they retracted back into Wei’an’s body.
There was a bit of confusion and surprise in their eyes. They didn’t expect that at such a young age, he was already so skilled in controlling his mental power.
“Male father.”
Wei’an’s soft and tender voice suddenly broke the stillness of the room. The small figure leaned back into Alhandra’s embrace, his curious, crescent-shaped eyes fixed on the newly hatched Zerg cubs before him, who were busily nibbling on their eggshells.
These newly hatched female cubs have black patterns on their faces, and they are holding the eggshells with their little hands and chewing the delicious food.
“Did I look like this when I broke out of my shell?” Wei’an’s tender, fair face was filled with curiosity about what he had looked like when he broke out of his shell.
“You didn’t look like that when you hatched,” Alhandra touched his head, a little regretful that he didn’t take a picture of his appearance at that time, “You were so small back then, and you didn’t even nibble on the eggshells. You just opened your big, round eyes and looked around. Quan Fan was the first to notice you’d hatched.”
Wei’an’s eyes sparkled with excitement as he listened to his male father recount these memories. He slipped out of Alhandra’s embrace and ran over to Quan Fan, hugging his leg and looking up expectantly. “Brother, how little was I back then?”
Quan Fan, meeting Wei’an’s eager gaze, recalled the little cub lying in the egg incubator, its misty eyes looking up at him while letting out soft “ah~ ah~” sounds. A wave of satisfaction swelled within him as he remembered being the first to see Wei’an hatch.
He was the first family member Wei’an had laid eyes on, and Wei’an was also the first newly hatched cub Quan Fan had ever encountered.
“You were just about this small,” he said, gesturing to demonstrate Wei’an’s size back then.
“Wow! So small?” Wei’an exclaimed in amazement, his little mouth forming an “O.”
Watching this, Quan Yan and Quan Ci felt a pang of regret. Such a tiny Wei’an must have been incredibly adorable, but they hadn’t been able to see him at that stage.
“Yes, just that small,” Quan Fan affirmed, bending down to pick Wei’an up. His dark green eyes scanned Wei’an’s current size, a thought flashing through his mind—He’s grown so fast.
On the side, Chu Yi’s jet-black eyes were filled with contemplation. Looking at Wei’an now, it was hard to imagine what he had been like at that tiny size.
Cen Wei, who had been sitting on the ground leaning against the wall, got up and walked over. Tugging on Quan Fan’s sleeve, he gestured with his hand for Quan Fan to hand Wei’an over.
Quan Fan hesitated. Maybe the previous scene had caused some fluctuations in his heart, which made him not want to let go of the soft little Wei’an in his arms.
Cen Wei’s lavender eyes stared at him quietly, it looked like he would not give up until he achieved his goal.
Coincidentally, Quan Fan was just as stubborn. He turned his back to Cen Wei, using his height to ignore the other’s presence entirely.
Cen Wei looked at the height difference between them and, after making sure that he couldn’t grab him by force plopped onto the ground with a pitiful expression. “Wei’an, hug.”
Seeing Cen Wei like this, Wei’an immediately patted his brother’s shoulder. “Brother, let Wei’an go.”
Quan Fan didn’t expect that Cen Wei, who was always too lazy to say anything, would do such a shameless thing. With no choice, he reluctantly set Wei’an down under his urging.
As soon as Wei’an was put down, he was immediately hugged by Cen Wei who stood up from the ground.
Cen Wei, who was hugging Wei’an, rubbed his soft cheek with him satisfaction, then put his chin on his shoulder and held him with no intention of letting go.
After he saw the scene of the cubs breaking out of their shells, he suddenly wanted to hug Wei’an.
Feeling Cen Wei leaning on his shoulder and remaining still, Wei’an tilted his head in confusion. Just as he was about to say something, Shang You pulled him out of Cen Wei’s arms.
“Wei’an, Wei’an, how did you do that just now? That was amazing!” Shang You’s tea-green eyes were full of excitement and eagerness to try.
Wei’an was about to say something when he saw Uncle Shang Ying grabbing him by the back of his collar and taking him away.
As Shang Ying carried Shang You away, he smiled at Wei An and said, “I have something urgent to discuss with him. I’ll return him to you later.”
“Okay.” Wei’an nodded obediently. The next moment, he saw Cliff, Cole, and Naiman being whisked away by their own male fathers for some private conversation.
Wei’an sidled up to Shang Yan, the only one who hadn’t been taken away, and whispered, “Why did Uncle Shang Ying take Shang You and the others to the back?”
“I don’t know,” Shang Yan replied, frowning and shaking his head.
In the room behind the hatching chamber, Shang Ying’s gray-white eyes calmly observed the struggling Shang You in his grasp.
The reason Wei’an could do what he did was due to his unique nature. For the other male cubs, including Shang You, it was absolutely forbidden to try soothing a Zerg source or guiding an egg to hatch before reaching adulthood.
Even the male Zerg who watched over the nursery would never allow such actions.
Under repeated and stern warnings from his male father, Shang You reluctantly promised not to touch such matters until he was an adult.
Although he felt a little disappointed, he was not stupid. Although some things were dangerous, normally, the male father would only give him a warning and let him go.
But this time, the male father had solemnly repeated the warning about this matter several times, and Shang You, who thought he was very smart, decided not to touch it.
“Will Wei’an be okay?” He suddenly raised his head with worry for his little friend in his eyes.
“He’s a bit special, he’ll be fine,” Shang Ying assured him, though a flicker of concern passed through his eyes. He worried that Shang You might develop some jealousy or envy over Wei’an’s uniqueness, which could strain their relationship.
But obviously, he didn’t know his male cub well enough. When Shang You heard that Wei’an would be fine, he immediately reverted to his carefree self. “Phew, that scared me. I figured Uncle Alhandra wouldn’t let Wei’an do anything dangerous.”
Shang Ying raised an eyebrow and leaned down to study his expression. “You’re not jealous? Not envious? Not even a little unbalanced?”
Shang You shot his father a disdainful look. “Why would I feel unbalanced? He’s my little friend—like, for life. If he has special abilities, it just makes me feel proud. Why would I be jealous? Unless it’s Cole. He’d definitely show off in front of me.”
As he spoke, a thought suddenly struck him, and he tugged urgently at his father’s hand. “We promised Wei’an and the others we’d go ice skating. If we’re late, we’ll have no time left!”
Back in the hatching chamber, the little group of friends returned one by one. Hearing that they could go skating, Wei’an jumped up excitedly and tugged on Alhandra’s hand. “Let’s go! Hurry, hurry!”
As Wei’an was about to leave, the little cubs, who had been focused on nibbling their eggshells, suddenly abandoned them and started crawling toward Wei’an.
Quan Yu, who had been on high alert, rushed forward the moment he saw this. Hoisting Wei’an onto his shoulder, he bolted out, his small face filled with worry. It’s not good for his brother to be too cute. There are too many zergs to worry about.
Wei’an, who was suddenly carried, exclaimed in a low voice, and laughed when he came to his senses. When Shang You and the others saw that their friend was being carried away, they immediately ran after him.
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The number of Zerg eggs hatched under a male Zerg’s guidance is different each time, depending on their spiritual power, physical condition, and control over their abilities.
Each time eggs are hatched, the egg nursery evaluates the male’s capacity to determine the number of eggs and informs the female parents to prepare for their cubs’ arrival.
The eggs sent to the egg nursery are fully developed and only awaiting hatching. However, due to the scarcity of male Zergs, even though there are males hatching eggs daily, the number of unhatched eggs continues to accumulate.
This time, nearly 1,900 female Zerg were notified to pick up their cubs. This number was based on Alhandra’s spiritual power and his previous hatching records. Taking into account that Alhandra had already hatched eggs on Kato Star before coming to Snow Star, the egg nursery reduced his workload by half.
However, they never thought that this scene would appear. The male Zerg in charge of the egg nursery was utterly stunned as he stared at the thousands of cubs now crawling across the facility.
Acting on instinct, he ordered his staff to notify the cubs’ parents. Even as he gave instructions, he couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of shock.
The female Zergs who were at work and busy with various things were equally surprised when they received the notification. Dropping everything, they rushed to the egg nursery.
Upon arrival, they learned that a male Zerg from Kato Star had helped, hatching all the eggs in one go. Overwhelmed with joy and gratitude, they gathered their cubs and left.
Snow Star, as a planet covered by wind and snow all year round, has extremely rich and complete ice sports and extreme ice activities.
The largest ice sports playground on Snow Star has a very iconic presence. It is a vertical ice slide that can be seen from a distance, nearly 10,000 meters high in the sky.
Of course, this extreme attraction is meant for large Zerg. Meanwhile, Wei’an and his group had donned skates and were cautiously trying to find their balance on the ice.
The thousand-meter-wide high-altitude ice crystal slide emits sparkling brilliance under the refraction of the sun.
Of course, it was an extreme playground for the adult zergs. As for Wei’an and the others, they were putting on their skates and carefully trying to stand firm on the ice.
The surrounding females quietly turned their eyes over when they discovered the males and the male cubs.
They watched as a little male cub, dressed in a fluffy yellow duck outfit and bundled up like a tiny dumpling, carefully stepped onto the ice.
It must have been the first time he tried walking on ice. The soles of his feet slipped and the little male cub leaned back. After flailing his hands desperately to try to stand firm, he still fell to the ground with his buttocks.
The sharp-eyed females could even see the way his soft, milky fat cheeks jiggled from the fall.
The surrounding females subconsciously covered their chests, their hearts trembling at the cuteness of this scene.
What kind of male cub is this?!
Why is it so cute!
The stunned Wei’an blinked and looked toward Alhandra, who was holding a terminal and smiling at the side. Puffing out his cheeks, Wei’an used his tiny hands to push himself up, turned his back to Alhandra, and then said in a milky voice, “Pat-pat.”
Alhandra knelt down and patted the snow on his pants for him who loved to be clean. “All done.”
“Humph.” Wei’an turned back around, tilting his head up to look at Alhandra with his bright blue eyes. “Why didn’t the male father catch Wei’an just now?”
Alhandra poked the boy’s puffy cheeks with a chuckle. “Ice sports are all about learning through falls. Besides, you fell so suddenly that I didn’t have time to react.”
“Really?” Wei’an glanced at him with doubtful eyes.
“Really,” Alhandra replied without batting an eye.
“Okay!” Wei’an held out his hand. “But if I fall again, you have to catch me, okay?”
Watching this exchange, Quan Yan and the others finally realized why Wei’an sometimes acted a bit silly—it was because of moments like these, being playfully misled by Alhandra.
However…
Their gazes shifted from Wei’an to Alhandra. Lately, they had noticed that their male father seemed less and less like the figure they remembered. The cruel, ferocious, indifferent, and aloof Alhandra from their memories felt like a figment of their imagination.
The carefree, mischievous, and occasionally patient Alhandra before them seemed like a completely different person.
“Ah! Male father is mean. Wei’an wants brother to hold hand!” Wei’an’s childishly fierce voice interrupted their thoughts.
Wei’an, who fell down again, puffed out his cheeks and got up from the ground. While holding onto Alhandra’s clothes tightly with one hand, he extended his other small chubby hand toward them, his bright blue eyes looking at them eagerly. “Brother, hold my hand!”
Onee-chan’s Notes:
We’ve already come through half of the novel!🎉
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The cubs are so cute 😍