Zerg's Golden House Insect

Lloyd Clive has always been an existence that worms both admire and fear.

It is said that he has frightened many new recruits in Looster by just suppressing the field.And the military and political officials who have interacted with and worked with him, if not necessary, will never stay in the same space with this S-rank female for one more second.

The reason is that the evil spirit and sense of deterrence in this female insect are too strong, which arouses the survival and defense instincts of the co-exists, and puts the insect under great pressure.

But Sean is an exception.He likes being with Lloyd.He appreciates the sharp edge of the female, and loves the burning flames in his eyes even more.The strong will of never yielding and never compromising makes the human Xia En fascinated.

However, at this moment, as he approached step by step, Xia En suddenly found that the fire of the soul of Lloyd Clive sitting behind the table was extinguished.

He is still so handsome, his gray-green eyes are like cedar watered by rain in the wet morning; his short silver-gray hair is combed back meticulously, revealing his cold and deep facial features; The color and luster echoed the outline of his jaw, showing the hardness and chill of being isolated from touch.

In this conversation with Adjutant Hawke, Lloyd did not say a word except for the necessary brief instructions; then, Lieutenant General Mullen of the Third Fleet walked into this office after Hawke.Lloyd gave him 15 minutes to debrief.

Before leaving, Lieutenant General Mullen seemed to have something to say, but under the expressionless gaze of the silver-haired army female, the older female sighed and left in silence.

Immediately afterwards, Sean followed Lloyd to the following military meeting.The commander-in-chief of the legion has a tight schedule, and even the time for breathing is accurate to the second.

Like the previous two times when he entered Lloyd's mental image, Shane still couldn't leave Lloyd's field of vision this time.

The senior officers of the corps arrived, and the meeting began.Above the round table, several display light screens lit up, and the time in the upper right corner was clear.

November 2323, 2 Imperial Calendar.

Sean stared at the date in a daze.So far, the details he has seen are too specific, making it impossible for him to roughly judge it as a dream, or something constructed by mental power.

"I just saw something by accident when I was meditating..." Yuri's words flashed through his mind.

The word "see" brings back memories of the roof of the military building.Xavier said that was the "future" in the making, and what happened later proved it to be true.

When he was on the verge of death, Xia En's consciousness drifted among the consciousness of the universe.He "sees" the reality of human Sean's death.

This kind of "seeing" can be done by S-class males.Yuri has been promoted to S, so the scene happening now is another future that is taking shape.

A Future Without "Sean Looster"...

After the meeting, the senior military officers dispersed in twos and threes.Lloyd was the first to leave.Instead of going to the restaurant most worms choose, he returned to the office.

After reviewing and approving some documents, the silver-haired army female changed her clothes and went to the training room of the base.There are all kinds of equipment and specific equipment to help military females exercise their physical fitness.Because it's the meal now, and there's nothing there.

The sound of equipment being lifted and lowered echoed in the empty room, one after another, deafening.Xia En's eyes penetrated the distorted light and shadow, and looked at the strong and generous figure of the female insect.

With the ups and downs of the equipment, the wheat-colored skin bulged out strong muscles.During constant contraction and relaxation, muscle fibers are repeatedly torn and reshaped.At the same time, on the automatic counter next to it, the number quickly increased from zero to three digits.

28. 13.Xia En read two sets of numbers that were completely incomparable to those on the counter display.

28 words.Thirteen long sentences.

This is all the communication the female has had with other worms in the past four hours.The thirteen long sentences, without exception, are statements about military affairs. The 28 words include seventeen directive and command phrases.The last eleven are the necessary greetings in interpersonal communication.

On average, the female worm does not say more than four sentences in an hour.And these four rounds are all what his job requires him to say.

This Lloyd Clive said that he was a highly intelligent robot bug made by bug workers, and no bug would object.Even Xia En couldn't see the slightest emotion from that familiar face.

——In the past ten years, what happened to make this worm look like this? !

The water seemed to cover his neck and shoulders.Shane couldn't breathe.He shook his head vigorously, followed Lloyd to the shower after training.

Nor did the situation improve in private.The female worm completes the necessary daily tasks neatly, without daze, relaxation, or blankness, and one action follows another.Everything is like a program that has been programmed long ago. Once it is turned on, it will be executed forever.

"Lloyd, remind you again, today you have a date in 1900. It's the third time, the third time... Master of the universe, I sincerely beg you, for the sake of His Majesty and your good brother, don't go out again Let the pigeons go."

"I have worked with Setings Wenner for a while. He looks the type you like. He is knowledgeable and well-educated. Most importantly, he is not angry at you for breaking the appointment. He even finds reasons for you. Really worthy of it He is a well-known gentleman..."

"Listen to me, Lloyd. You have the right to relax, chat, get to know each other, make friends..."

As Lloyd finished packing and was about to head out, Steve Sade sent a message, pre-empting a long list.

"Finished?"

"Uh……"

Before Steve could respond, Lloyd had cut the line.

He turned and walked back to the mirror.

Sean's heart skipped a beat.

The female stared at the glass, her eyes seemed to pass through time and space, looking at the bottom of Xia En's heart.

He watched like this for half a minute.His eyes were so sharp that Xia En thought he had been exposed.He never knew Lloyd was such a horrible worm.He seemed to be staring at the abyss, about to be completely swallowed by it, and lose everything forever.

Finally, Lloyd bowed his head.He called up the communication interface: "Are the flowers ready?"

[Don't worry, it's already in your car. ] Hawk replied almost instantly, as if he had been waiting for this question for a long time.

[Marshal, there is a promotion in the store today, and a box of new grape souffle is given away. I put it next to the cake. Remember to take it. 】

Lloyd thanked him, switched off the comm, and held the razor up to the lamp, carefully trimming the stubble on his chin and refinishing his already perfect hairstyle with hairspray.

Sean has mixed feelings.

The Wenner family is a new aristocracy that has only emerged in the past century, and has produced many professors and scholars.It is a family that Xia En rarely likes in the aristocratic circle.

Sethins Wenner, who holds a high position in the Foreign Office, is a family eccentric who has been unmarried for many years.With his good reputation and current position, he is barely qualified to be the blind date of the Marshal of the Empire.

When Sean first heard Steve's communication, he was so angry that he almost swore.But as soon as the anger emerged, it was quenched by reason.

It has been 13 years.In the eyes of these worms, he has been dead for 13 years, why should he ask Lloyd to refuse to meet new male worms for himself?

Time flies, people's hearts change.The promise he made with his own mouth could be broken within a year or so.Lloyd Clive is not a real robot bug, so why not meet him for emotional needs?

This is the freedom he gave himself.

Sean twitched the corners of his mouth mockingly, and got into the suspension car driven by Lloyd.A large bouquet of white roses on the passenger seat passed through his body, as if being held in his arms.

Xia En glanced sourly several times, and then he could only force himself to look at the scenery outside the window.

Over the past ten years, the hometown he is familiar with has undergone some changes.The suspended vehicle shuttles back and forth between the tall buildings, and the translucent air tunnel below is a busy swarm of insects.They are dressed in fashions unfamiliar to the males.

In Xia En's melancholy mood, the scene on the street gradually became familiar.Sean couldn't help but glance at Lloyd as the car turned into a wide avenue that was obviously less bug-free.

This is the direction back to Looster's ancestral house, but hasn't he already made an appointment to meet Seitins Wenner?

The hovercar stopped.Lloyd stepped out onto the spotless carpet.

"Master, General Clive is visiting." Curt, wearing his century-old suit, bowed to the side of the male in the study, and reported in a low voice.

"The timing is right, Lloyd." The male stood up, with an elegant demeanor and a clear voice. It was Uri Looster whom Sean had just met.

He took the hand of the little male next to him, walked around the furnishings in the house, and walked straight to the army female:

"We can have dinner when you come. The performance needs to be entered 10 minutes earlier. We also have to reserve time for the media to take pictures. So I asked the kitchen to cancel the dessert and soup, no problem?"

Lloyd nodded, and walked to Yuri, keeping half a step away from the little male.

"Although there are no desserts, I have prepared your favorite candy for Eden."

Yuri walked towards the restaurant with the little male worm, and said softly, "This is a reward for you, so you can eat with your belly open tonight."

"Thank you, Uncle Yuri." The little male's voice was soft and sweet.Soon, he looked up at Lloyd and asked in a low voice, "Father, is it okay?"

Sean and Lloyd cast their gazes at the same time——

The little male named Iden is about eleven or twelve years old, and his head reaches Yuri's chest.He has the same golden hair as the Grand Duke of Looster, and a pair of dark green eyes.

He was wearing a plaid shirt and brown overalls. The shirt collar, trousers and shoes were spotless. When he stood there quietly, he looked like a beautiful doll in a window.

At this time, there was a blush on his pink cheeks, and there was a little timidity in his eyes when he looked over, but he couldn't hide the anticipation and joy in his eyes.

This is my own worm cub...

From entering the door to now, from seeing this little male insect, Xia En felt that he had become a pervert. His eyes were completely uncontrollable, and he was tightly attracted by Eden.

In Xavier's vision of the future, his worm cubs look more ominous.Therefore, Xia En has never dared to expect too much.He was prepared for the death of the other party, or even the inability to break the shell, and the imperial media never mentioned this worm cub from beginning to end, so he had already made the worst psychological preparations.

He didn't expect that his and Lloyd's cubs were still alive, and... already so big.

This was the first time that Xia En had a concrete perception of the past ten years.He wanted to hug Eden, but he was just a phantom from the past.

He could see Eden's longing for Lloyd, as if he had withdrawn from the human Sean when he was a child, he worked so silently, just in exchange for a nod or a look of approval from his parents.

But the female worm in front of her was doing the same cruel thing as Xia En's parents.Lloyd lowered his eyes and nodded.But there was no wave in his eyes.

He didn't step forward to hug the little male, nor did he give any other intimate contact.Even when Eden took the initiative to approach him and wanted to reach out, he suddenly took a step away, restoring the already shortened distance to half a step again.

Eden could only retract his arms in a daze, and leaned back to Yuri with his head lowered.

Shane took these details into his eyes.

"Eden, besides your long-awaited musical performance today, is there another happy thing you want to share with us?"

In the restaurant, the three worms were seated, and Yuri looked at the little male worm beside him with a smile, encouraging him with his eyes.

Eden is obviously shy.He sneaked a few glances at the tall and majestic female, and after trying several times, he mustered up the courage to speak: "Father female, I got fifteen A's in the comprehensive assessment at the end of this semester."

After that, he quickly lowered his head, pretending to stare at the food on the dinner plate.

"Correction, it's twelve A+, three A." Yuri added, very proud, "It's still an outstanding graduate. I have to ask Curt to re-customize a cabinet to store Eden's certificates and medals. "

Under Yuri's suggestive gaze, the silver-haired female raised her head, and said with careless words: "Well done, Eden."

At some point, the little male worm raised his head eagerly.He looked at Lloyd, waited for a long time, and finally waited for the other party to respond, but there was only this short sentence.

He worked hard for a whole year, but his female father refused to even look at him.

"Yuri, I'm sorry. I can't go to the show. I misremembered the date, and the schedule overlapped." Lloyd drank some pre-dinner drinks, got up and left.

"Can't you explain it to the other party?" Yuri glanced at Eden, "You promised him this yourself." The male worm reminded.

Yuri looked at him.Silence broke.Eden hung his head, clutching his napkin tightly.

"……sorry."

Lloyd left anyway.Yuri took Eden to see him out.At this time, the stars had just set, and the courtyard was dyed with a layer of soft light by the afterglow.

"Eden, it's not your fault..." Yuri stroked the little male's back, staring at the distant figure of the car: "Give him a little more time, okay?"

The hover car floated into the air.

The pain in Jiuzang's heart was brought out by this similar scene. Knowing that the other party couldn't hear him, Xia En still yelled at Lloyd:

"Why did you throw him to Yuri? Why did you do this to him? You have time to eat with Wenner, and you don't have the energy to watch the show with your own worm?!"

"He loves you so much, and longs for your company so much, can't you see it?!"

Sean fell silent.Because the car stopped.Lloyd held up the bouquet and the snack box.

Outside the car, it was not the luxurious high-end restaurant that Shane guessed, but the family cemetery in Looster.

At dusk, the cemetery is lonely and cold.The unmelted snow covered the dry branches and leaves, and the cold wind blew past, making a rustling sound.

Military boots trampled on the stone slabs, and the sound of footsteps came from far to near.The tall and straight figure bypassed the sculpture in front and broke into this world forgotten by worms.

Lloyd knelt down on one knee and placed the white rose in his arms in front of the tombstone.Next to it, is the same bouquet of white roses.It's just a little shriveled, and it can be seen that it has been placed for two or three days.

The female worm opens the snack box, puts the small cakes and soufflés inside on the dinner plate, and places them in front of the bouquet.Then put away the previous snacks and put them in the paper box you brought.

Sean stood behind Lloyd, his eyes fell on the stone tablet in front of him.

夏恩·洛奥斯特。帝国历2285年2月17日至帝国历2310年5月25日。中间是他的一张旧照片。

He continued to look down.There are two more lines engraved on the bottom.

——The soul that sleeps here is unique.He took my heart.

Lloyd sat down slowly in front of the stele.

Only then did Xia En discover that the female insect also brought a paper bag containing four bottles of wine.

The residual wind blows gently, and the last ray of rose-colored sunset glow spreads out from the gaps in the clouds.Crows perched on the branches, their golden eyes looking down at the regulars.

Lloyd held out his hand to block the breeze, and lowered his head to light the cigarette between his fingers.In the slowly rising white smoke, the female worm grabbed the wine bottle with one hand.

He drank neither fast nor slow, but there was no tendency to stop.The bottom of one bottle was quickly reached, and the female picked up the second bottle again.Followed by the third bottle.Then came the fourth bottle.

No doubt he wanted to drown himself in alcohol.But he couldn't do it.The wine was far from enough to make him lose his balance and passed out drunk in the cemetery.

He was always awake, his eyes were still so sharp, but the eye sockets seemed to be stained with sadness and pain by the dimmed light.

In the past half a day, Xia En saw the emotions that a normal bug should have on that face for the first time.

But gradually, more and more emotions overflowed from the cracks.The bottomless despair and pain made Xia En's heart throb and drums roared in his head.

"Stop! Don't drink any more!" Sean yelled. "Cheer up! Lloyd Clive! This isn't you, this isn't you..."

As if hearing the young man's roar, the silver-haired female moved forward, pulled the muscles at the corners of her mouth with difficulty, and smiled slightly.

Sean froze in place.A familiar image appeared in his mind.This wasn't the first time he'd seen an alcoholic Lloyd.A few months ago, no, more than ten years ago.During that brief quarrel, when he returned to the Looster mansion in the rainy night, he also saw such a distraught imperial general.

He... why had he forgotten... Lloyd Clive was vulnerable too.Knock open the tightly stitched armor, and inside is just a mortal body with many scars.

"Little Master..."

The female murmured vaguely, her sharp long eyebrows sunken in the shadows: "Can you come and see me tonight?...One side is good, one side is good..."

The wine bottle rolled to the ground, and the female buried her head between her knees: "I miss you so much...I miss you so much..."

Xia En felt severe pain in his chest.He couldn't help stretching out his hand, wanting to touch the broken and desperate soul in front of him.

Countless emotional torrents poured into his heart and lungs.There was a wound there, bloody open and festering.Time is medicine, but time cannot heal this wound.It will always be there, never healed and never forgotten.

He had thought that only Franz Looster could make the worm so vulnerable.He was wrong.

Sean's fingers penetrated Lloyd's body and touched the cold stone tablet.Something shiny flashed a light in the night, pulling the male back from the darkness.

Sean crouched down.

A small transparent box is inlaid on the base of the stele.Inside the box are two plain rings.

The young man's body trembled, and a blurred white mist appeared in front of his eyes.Bai Wu condensed into a human form, which was himself.

'Just take it as my inauguration gift to you. A worm pretended to be casual: "Wear it! You have to wear it when you eat, sleep, bathe and go to the toilet, you know?"

Sean had noticed the ring was gone when Lloyd showered after practice at the base a few hours earlier.At that time, he was still a little lost and sad, but he didn't expect to see what he gave here.

This ring is next to another.Those were not the Royal Rings of the Duke of Looster - although they looked alike at first glance.Sean is very clear.

Judging from the indistinguishable material of the rings and the characters engraved on the back, they come from the same handmade maker.

In Ken's recommendation list, Shane chose a jeweler that provides handmade customization services.He provided the data of himself and the admiral of the empire, and ordered a pair of rings, but in the end he only took one from the jeweler.

Just because he didn't know why he asked Lloyd to wear another one for him.

This female has already handed over his loyalty through the royal ring.As for his love, Xia En has neither the courage nor the confidence to get it.So he never asked.

Why is it here?

The existence of the other ring, apart from himself, only Ken knows...

etc!Something flashed through his mind, and Xia En suddenly remembered the birthday gift that Ken handed over to Lloyd on his 25th birthday...

The birthday present he never opened.

...The cemetery and Lloyd's figure swirled before his eyes, forming a black mist.He fell into a warm embrace.

"Have you found the answer, Sean?"

Gradually returning consciousness brought what happened just before his eyes, and Xia En reacted almost immediately.

He propped himself up, trying to breathe, his lungs throbbing with pain: "Did you let me watch those on purpose, brother..." He tremblingly asked in a low voice.

"This is the future created by you. I can only see the outline. I don't know the details."

Yuri's voice was far away, but very clear and firm: "The only thing I'm sure of is that Lloyd didn't let you go."

"Not a minute or a second."

A dull pain took over his torso.Xia En couldn't move: "That ring..."

Yuri got up to leave.When he came back, there was a small box in his hand: "Sorry, when Curt handed it to me, my intuition drove me to open it."

"Thanks to its existence, I was able to locate the time point and bring you there successfully."

Sean stared at the box closely.The outer wrapping paper is gone, revealing the long black box inside.There is also a small velvet box in the long black box.

Holding his breath, he opened the velvet locket.

A very plain ring is inlaid on a black base.Exactly the same as the one he sent out.The only difference is the text engraved on the inner circle of the ring.

The one sent by Xia En is engraved in Chinese: You are the fire I want to embrace.

The one that Lloyd gave back is also in Chinese, but engraved with another sentence:

——You are the light that I will never let go of.

With his heart trembling, Xia En climbed up with hands and feet: "Brother, lend me your terminal!"

He ran to the desk, connected to the star network, logged into a worm terminal account, and searched among the thousands of records in the cloud.

He found it. At midnight on February 2, the video Lloyd sent him.The video he closed before he finished listening.

He hit play.

In the video, the female insect in military uniform looks at the camera, her gray-green eyes full of emotion.

Compared with the female ten years later, Xia En knew how much he missed this Lloyd.

"...I... have a lot to say to you."

"Master, in the past few months, I have witnessed the changes in you. You are very smart and resilient. You have grown very fast, far beyond my imagination, even better than I expected before."

"Young master, your future is immeasurable. You will have a place in Luoost, the family legion, and the political arena of the empire, and you will become a very dazzling existence. No one knows better than me."

When he heard this a few months ago, he was full of doubts in his heart.

"Young master, I am very glad that I chose to be your guide for one awakening."

"I know that if you were conscious at the time, the worm you chose would not be me. I wrapped it up with high-sounding reasons, and robbed Ken and other female worms of the opportunity, just for my own selfish desires."

"That's right. I kept saying that it was because of Looster. In fact, as you pointed out, I was only guilty of guilt in my heart. Guilt towards my female father, the Grand Duke of Carlisle, and your male father—"

This is where it left off last time.At that time, he was gnawed by jealousy and occupied by fear.He was so weak that he would slide into that abyss just by hearing Franz's name.

This time Sean consciously resisted the rush of panic.He gritted his teeth and forced himself to focus on the female's hand, the ring that Lloyd didn't take off for a day after he gave it away.

"Little master, for so many years, I have been haunted by deep feelings of frustration and guilt. They are like shadows, tightly bound my body and soul, without stopping for a day."

"Being your guide, I thought it was just another duty I had to do, but I was wrong.

"Young master, what you gave me was not just physical pleasure, but a redemption. You gave me freedom."

"You let me know that my heart still yearns and trembles...it admires your smile, cares for your pain, and sores your tears...you make me feel the light, let me I want to imagine the future, the future of you and me..."

"Young master, I am 76 years old, and I don't have much time. But please allow me to exist in your future life and occupy your future. Please let me be by your side and be your only female queen. "

"I, this worm cub, more worm cubs, and you, we will form a family."

"I know this is what you want. This is what I want. I also know that we have a lot of regrets in the past, a lot of scars that cannot be repaired or changed. But those are in the past."

"It's the future that matters. The future that's taking shape. There's a power in you, a power that can make the world better. I believe you can. You also have to believe in yourself."

"Young master, my loyalty is dedicated to Looster; and you, have my only love. Will you accept my marriage proposal and become my hero?"

The low and hoarse voice stopped here.Yuri came behind Xia En and hugged the young man lying on the table with trembling shoulders tightly.

He knew very well—

The darkest hour is over.

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