The gentle, sickly beauty is a cold and aloof general.

Atar had just finished washing up and was drying his hair when he received the message from the male insect.

Atar was startled when the computer made a sound.

After all, when leaving his contact information, Atal didn't know what he was thinking at the time, and he selfishly left his personal computer number.

They even set a special alert sound for the male insects.

Hearing the light brain ring, Atal didn't have time to dry his hair, so he casually dried his hands and opened the chat window with the male insect.

It's a voice message.

Atal's heart pounded.

Uncontrollably, his fingertip tapped the less than ten-second voice message, and the male insect's soft, sweet voice came through the quantum computer.

Thank you, goodnight.

By the time Atal realized what was happening, he had already added the voice message to his favorites and listened to it repeatedly.

You can tell that the male insect's speech is not yet fluent, but it is already able to produce standard sounds.

Atal, his ears red, cleared his throat slightly, reached out and pressed his hand on the personal terminal, sending a voice message as well.

"You're welcome, good night."

As Atal released the input button, he secretly regretted his decision. But the message had already been sent by the time he released the button.

So Atal hastily retracted the message.

After staring at the quantum computer for a long time without receiving any questions from the male insect, he finally put the quantum computer away.

I can't say whether I'm disappointed or relieved.

With these mixed feelings, Atal dried his hair and went to sleep.

I didn't sleep well because of some inexplicable anxiety.

When the sun was high in the sky, Jun Ming stretched lazily before opening his eyes.

It's been a long time since I've been able to fall into a deep sleep so easily.

Since the sudden outbreak of the zombie virus on Earth, Jun Ming has lived in constant fear, afraid to sleep too soundly.

I'm terrified something might happen while I'm sleeping.

In the apocalypse, zombies are certainly terrifying, but the human heart is a thousand times, ten thousand times more terrifying than zombies.

Jun Ming had suffered such a loss in silence before.

He trusted someone else to keep watch, but when he woke up, all the supplies had been taken away, leaving him all alone.

Perhaps Junming should also be thankful that at least those people only took away the supplies and spared his life, without harming him.

Since then, Junming has never truly given 100% trust to anyone.

Even the team that was formed later went through many hardships and went through many life-and-death situations before Junming was able to entrust his back to his team members with peace of mind.

So last night's sleep was the best he'd had in recent years.

After lingering in bed for a while, Junming finally got up to wash up.

After tidying himself up, with nothing else to do, Junming reviewed some vocabulary and practiced his pronunciation skills.

Jun Ming hated the feeling of things being out of his control. If he couldn't speak fluently, it would probably drive him crazy.

On the warship, it was alright; the only people he could have direct contact with were a few female soldiers.

But if he went to the main star those people mentioned and came into contact with the Xiongbao Association, and if they noticed anything amiss, Jun Ming would only find it more troublesome.

After finishing my practice, just as I was about to take a break and have some water, I heard insects knocking on the door outside.

Through the glass in the door, Junming saw that the person outside was the adjutant who had brought him food.

"Please come in."

This time, unlike last night's soft "goodnight," Junming's voice was still slightly deep when speaking to the other insects besides Atar.

Adjutant Taylor, unaware of anything amiss, entered with the food after obtaining the male insect's consent.

"My lord male insect, this is the food prepared for you."

"Is there anything else you need? Please feel free to ask."

Jun Ming accepted the food and politely asked, "May I take a look around the warship?"

Taylor looked hesitant.

Seeing Taylor's dilemma, Junming kindly said, "It's okay if you can't. It's just that staying in the room all the time can be a bit stuffy."

Hearing this, Taylor panicked.

"If you wish to walk around, that is certainly possible."

"However, the warship is full of female soldiers who are used to being free and undisciplined, and we are afraid they might offend Your Excellency."

"Please wait a moment, I will report to the general and have a female soldier accompany you."

After saying this, Taylor went next door and told Atal about the male insect's desire to wander around and his suggestion to send someone to follow him.

"understood."

Atal wasn't too surprised when he heard about it.

Male insects are mostly domineering and unreasonable; they generally don't tell the females around them what they want to do.

He had never seen another male insect like Jun Ming on the main star who would ask for opinions before doing anything.

"I'll keep you company."

Atal volunteered to take on this task.

After waking up in the morning, Atal kept a close eye on his personal terminal, afraid of missing any news about the male insects. He even suspected that there was something wrong with his personal terminal.

Otherwise, why haven't I been receiving any messages from male insects?

Upon hearing the male insect's request to wander around, she agreed without much thought.

"Then...should I go and tell the male insect?"

Taylor's words drew Atal's attention back.

"No need, I'll go myself later."

Taylor was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"General, aren't you being a little too attentive to the male insect?"

"That makes sense. If you can cultivate a good relationship with this male insect before returning to the main planet, he can marry you once you arrive. That would save you from your mental breakdown."

"This male insect doesn't seem to be a tyrant either."

Hearing Taylor's words, Atal was somewhat annoyed. "Don't talk nonsense."

"I'm only so concerned because he's a male. As for anything else, I'd better not say anything more, lest it get out and anger the male insect."

After seeing Taylor off, Atal opened the chat window with the male insect again, but it was still empty.

Atar couldn't explain why he was so restless over a message from a male insect.

This was especially evident after listening to Taylor's words.

However, he couldn't control these emotions.

The more you suppress your feelings, the more you care.

Meanwhile, Jun, who was eating, remembered the message he had sent to the white-haired beauty before going to bed last night. He wondered why he hadn't received a reply, so he opened the message box.

Only then did I realize that the beauty from last night had replied with something, but it was retracted, so there was no message notification.

Just as he was about to send a message to ask what message that person had retracted last night, there was another knock on his door.

It's Atal.

Jun Ming was delighted and personally got up to open the door.

"You've arrived."

The timbre was deliberately altered, and the drawn-out ending tone revealed a hint of sweet and sticky.

"I just saw the message and was about to ask you what message you retracted when you arrived."

In just one night, the male insect was able to complete a sentence, but upon closer listening, some parts were still not very fluent.

Once Atar realized what the male insect had said, he finally felt a weight lifted from his shoulders.

"It's nothing."

"It was too late when I saw the message."

"I accidentally sent an emoji, and I was afraid it was too late to disturb your rest, so I immediately deleted it."

Atal patiently explained.

"It's okay, I won't bother you."

Jun Ming beckoned to Atar to sit down.

I really don't know if this male insect is because it doesn't live on the main planet, but it moves so naturally without the slightest hesitation.

The male insects on the main planet are all very arrogant; they never allow female insects to sit at the table and eat with them.

Even when they were eating, it was commonplace for female servants to kneel at their feet to serve them.

Perhaps it's because this male insect suffered so much hardship before and never enjoyed the treatment that male insects should have, that's why it's being so gentle now.

Atal remained silent and obediently sat to the side.

If we never have the chance to meet again in the future, it's good to cherish the precious memories we have now.

Even if the male insect returns to the main planet and becomes a normal male insect, Atar will still remember what the male insect used to look like.

"I heard from Lieutenant Taylor that Your Excellency wishes to take a look around the warship. If that's alright, would you be willing to show you the way?"

"Of course, Atal."

"It was an honor for me to be personally led on a tour of the warship by General Atal of the First Army Corps."

Jun Ming smiled happily.

Atar seemed a little shy, as if she was uncomfortable with the male insect's teasing.

"However... isn't it a bit too formal for Atal to keep calling me 'Your Excellency'?"

"My name is Jun Ming."

"You can call me by my name."

Atal paused for a moment upon hearing this, "Your name..."

"Huh? What's wrong with my name?"

Upon hearing this, Jun Ming suddenly became a little nervous, afraid that someone would notice something amiss.

"Your name sounds beautiful, and it sounds like the name of a distant ancestor of the Zerg in ancient history."

Hearing this, Jun Ming breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he hadn't figured out anything. As for the first generation of the Zerg ancestors that Atar mentioned, Jun Ming quickly put it out of his mind.

"Would you like to go for a stroll now?"

Atal stood up politely.

"Didn't I tell you, just call me by my name?"

"Atar's voice is very nice, I like it very much."

Jun Ming then stood up and spoke frankly.

The male insect's blunt words stirred a ripple in Atar's ears, cracking a fissure in his otherwise hardened, frost-covered heart.

"...Jun Ming, would you like to go for a walk?"

Knowing that what he was doing was inappropriate, if the members of the Male Protection Association heard him calling male insects by their names, they would probably have another excuse to punish him for disrespecting male insects.

But at this moment, Atal just wants to follow his heart and do what he wants to do.

"certainly!"

Jun Ming was a man who couldn't hold back, so he took the lead, opened the door, and went out.

After taking a few steps, he realized that Atar was still in the same place, so he turned around and said, "Come on!"

The male insect's happy smile is very infectious.

"......good."

Atal struggled to regain his composure, which allowed him to speak calmly and avoid losing his composure.

Atar strode forward, closed the door for the male insect, and then walked beside him, slightly behind by about half a step.