A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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Order was restored to the empire, all reforms, exchanges and cooperation progressed steadily, and everything returned to normal, even better than before.

The Crown Prince has a new, minor trouble.

In that final counterattack, he neatly cut off his precious long silver-white hair, which he had kept for many years, for the sake of convenience.

Now that everything is over, he has decided to grow his hair back.

However, growing hair is obviously not as straightforward and efficient as handling government affairs or commanding a fleet; it is a slow and uncontrolled process.

Thus began the awkward period when His Highness the Crown Prince utterly loathed growing his hair out.

It's neither long nor short; the hair has grown below the neck, but it's not long enough to be called long hair.

It's not long, it's not long, it's not short.

They are no longer as docile as when they were short hair, but they are also far from being able to be easily tied up or styled into a neat shape when they are long hair.

He felt like a silver-maned lion king, oh right, somewhat similar to the Crown Princess's form when she was a dog.

Especially when you first wake up in the morning after crawling out of bed, those unruly strands of hair will stick up everywhere, making you look completely unrefined.

When I'm working during the day and I'm looking down at documents, all my hair slips down into my eyes and neck, obstructing my vision and making me itchy.

He had to occasionally raise his hand in frustration and tuck them behind his ears.

But this action cannot be maintained for long.

Before long, they would mischievously slip off again, and the Crown Prince felt as if he had a mop head on his head.

When attending formal meetings or receiving envoys, he always felt that the unkempt, frizzy head he saw in the mirror seriously damaged his dignified image as the crown prince.

Although all his subjects kept their eyes down and dared not express any opinion on His Highness's hairstyle, and might even have thought that His Highness looked handsome, the Crown Prince himself just couldn't stand it.

Lan stared at the mirror in her bedroom, her brows furrowed, her fingers roughly running through her unruly hair, her expression growing increasingly sour.

His blue eyes were full of disdain.

It looks like a mop head that's been chewed on by something.

The Crown Prince felt it was very embarrassing and was angry.

The Crown Prince, who was extremely concerned about his image, could not accept his current appearance. In a moment of madness, he even began to covet Orion's long hair in prison.

Only Orion's hair color is exactly the same as his. Let's cut Orion's hair and give him extensions all at once.

In the end, his narcissism couldn't overcome Orion's bad luck. The Crown Prince cursed under his breath and decided to give up.

If he had to wear Orion's hair, he'd rather cut his own head off.

Gao Tian brought in the freshly brewed morning tea and saw him looking at himself in the mirror with a depressed expression.

I couldn't help but laugh.

How dare you! Who said our Crown Prince has an awkward phase?

Only ugly people go through an awkward phase; good-looking people just have a unique personality.

He put the teacup aside, walked over, and hugged the sulking Little Butterfly from behind, rubbing his chin against her somewhat messy silver hair.

Hmm... It feels soft and fluffy, which he actually likes very much. It has a youthful vibe that suits the Crown Prince's current age.

"What's ugly about it?" Gao Tian said with a smile. "It's so cute! This length is all the rage in human society now. It even has a special name for it: mullet. It's very fashionable."

Lan glared at him in the mirror, completely disbelieving.

What's so ugly about mullet? He didn't believe that humans would like this kind of messy, half-length hairstyle; Gao Tian must have made it up to fool him.

"I'm really not lying to you." Gao Tian said with certainty, "We humans are the kings of youthful charm, okay? It's just that the back is a little longer and the front is a little shorter, fluffy, and looks casual. A lot of celebrities have this haircut, and it appeals to both men and women."

He reached out to help Lan comb her frizzy hair, trying to make it look more stylish.

But clearly, his styling skills weren't much better than his hair itself; in fact, they made the blue hair even itchier and more irritating.

"Get away!" Lan slapped his hand away impatiently, her mood even worse. "Ugly is ugly, and it's not formal at all! How am I supposed to chair the afternoon's diplomatic meeting?"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, even taking his anger out on the Crown Princess: "It's all your fault!"

"Yes, it's all my fault." Gao Tian readily admitted his mistake.

If the Crown Prince hadn't come in to rescue him, he wouldn't have cut off his precious long hair that he had kept for so many years.

Looking at their baby's puffed-up face and his medium-length hair, his heart melted completely.

Oh, baby.

Gao Tian kissed the crown prince on the top of his head.

Then, looking around, I saw a thin mother-of-pearl hair tie on the table, which used to be used to tie my hair.

When his hair was long, the Crown Prince would occasionally tie it up.

He took it and carefully gathered the hair that was long enough to tie up, focusing it on the back of the head, slightly below the nape. Then he used the small hair tie to make a small bun at the back of the crown prince's head.

Because of the limited hair length, the small bun can only hold up a portion of the longer hair, leaving a lot of hair still loose.

But at least the hair around my neck is clean and no longer so frizzy, revealing a smooth neckline. There won't be many hair ends getting caught in my neck and causing itchiness anymore.

Gao Tian looked at the little butterfly in the mirror and flattered him, "Look, isn't it much better now? It's refreshing, beautiful, and unique. I guarantee you won't find another one as beautiful as it in all of Liernia."

Little pigtails, so cute.

Lan looked at it and thought... it seemed a little more pleasing to the eye?

But he still refused to admit defeat: "Hmph, how strange."

Seeing the Crown Prince's stubbornness, Gao Tian couldn't resist lowering his head and giving him a sticky kiss.

He patted his left cheek and said, "It's not surprising, it's really beautiful, exceptionally beautiful."

She gave her right cheek a kiss: "Our little butterfly looks good no matter what, short hair looks good, long hair looks good, and even now, with her hair in this medium length and tied in a little bun, she looks good too."

Then add a kiss in the middle: "So beautiful, the most beautiful baby in the whole universe."

The praise was too direct and cheesy, and Lan's ears turned red instantly. She wanted to run away, but Gao Tian held her tightly.

"You...you're kidding me..."

Gao Daji!

Demon Queen!

His protests were utterly feeble, utterly vulnerable to Gao Tian's shameless and intimate offensive.

Gao Tian gave him a face wash, making little kisses while muttering "pretty baby," "little butterfly," "so cute," and "so beautiful."

10 ...

Lan struggled a few times but couldn't break free. Instead, she was held even tighter and kissed even more intimately.

Those mushy words enveloped him like syrup.

The crown prince intended to resist.

The Crown Prince gave up on himself.

The baby was overwhelmed by the Crown Princess's sweet words and relaxed his body, letting the Crown Princess rub against him and kiss him like a large dog, only letting out a soft hum of imperial favor from his nose.

Just say that the Crown Princess is an ignorant fool.

Fine, mullet head it is then, little tuft of hair it is then.

It's not that hard to accept.

Even with an incredibly ugly hairstyle, he, the Crown Prince, would be enough to charm this ignorant Crown Princess. That's more than enough.

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Since the existence of the ABO doomsday supervirus was revealed and successfully controlled, the Human Federation has ushered in a tremendous wave of evolution.

Under controlled conditions, the alphas were successively vaccinated with safe vaccines developed based on the original virus strain, initiating a stable and controllable transformation into beasts and gaining powerful combat abilities.

Both betas and omegas received the vaccine. Although betas and omegas do not have the ability to transform into beasts, after receiving the vaccine, their physical strength, speed, and sensory acuity were greatly enhanced, and their combat power was greatly increased, far exceeding that before.

Human life expectancy for all sexes has increased significantly, reaching levels comparable to the average lifespan of two hundred years for all races in the universe.

The Federation of Humans is currently administering vaccines in different regions, and large dogs can be seen running around everywhere.

Everyone's constitution is different. The same dose of vaccine may be an overdose in some people, which will start a few days of animalistic life.

At first, this situation would cause panic, but now it has become a common sight on the main planet and satellites of the Federation of Humanities.

Society has fully adapted to and become accustomed to this, and has established corresponding supporting facilities and behavioral norms.

Some Fu Rui fans were ecstatic.

In particular, some beast-like alphas have discovered that the large dog form is more likely to evoke affection from omegas and female insects, since no one dislikes something fluffy.

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Viruses are actually genetic modifiers that Earth has stored for humans.

Human genes have been optimized, resulting in a significant increase in combat strength and lifespan.

Humans, even in their beast-like form, still lack the ability to survive in the universe, unlike the advanced Zerg who can survive and fight in the vacuum of space using only their physical bodies.

However, as long as it is on a habitable planet, on the ground, the combat power, destructive power and survivability displayed by a beast-like human alpha army are already comparable to the elite high-level female legion of the Liernia Empire.

Zerg female warriors have always been recognized as the pinnacle of interstellar individual combat power. Now that humanity has evolved into beastmen, achieving parity with advanced female warriors in individual combat strength, it means that the Human Federation is no longer a civilization that relies solely on culture and diplomatic wisdom, but possesses awe-inspiring absolute military power capable of influencing the interstellar landscape.

Humanity has joined the ranks of interstellar powers.

They are no longer a weak, Tier 1 civilization relying on the Liernia Empire for protection, but a true cosmic race that no longer fears invasion and can maintain peace and order in their own territory on their own.

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The current state of human-Zerg society —

Since the Liernia Empire and the Federation of Humans formally established diplomatic relations and later jointly experienced the crisis in Orion, their relationship has entered an unprecedented phase of close integration.

Citizens of both sides enjoy visa-free and free passage through customs, and can enter each other's main star systems visa-free with just proof of identity, greatly simplifying customs procedures.

Especially after humans developed viral vaccines, the issue of lifespan was resolved, and humans gained the ability to protect themselves, leading to the full opening of human customs.

Aside from Earth, there are no longer restrictions on the number of people allowed on other planets, and there are no longer any restrictions on the length of stay for transnational marriages and families.

The citizens of both countries are as close as family, which has promoted unprecedented people-to-people exchanges and movement of people.

Other extraterrestrial races also came one after another to establish diplomatic relations with humanity and open up exchanges.

Further investigation revealed that the human genome is highly unique, capable of combining with the genes of many other races to produce offspring. Common humanoid races include winged beings, elves, dragons, and mermaids...

And so on and so forth, the list goes on.

This led to many transnational marriages and families, resulting in a great harmony among all races in the universe.

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The Human Federation and Lehrnia have restarted their joint efforts to develop habitable planets, combining human innovation with the Zerg's formidable physique to continue exploring and developing habitable planets located between their respective territories.

These planets are managed under a shared model, with resources and benefits shared according to an agreement.

The Federation of Humans and the Liernia Empire have always maintained their independent sovereignty, respecting each other's laws, institutions, and cultural traditions. They hold equal status in international affairs, coordinating policies and resolving potential issues through regular high-level meetings and joint committee mechanisms.

Harmonious coexistence, clear nationality, and equal sovereignty.

Humans and Lehrnia intermarry and live together. Intermarriage is becoming increasingly common on both sides' capital planets, important trade hubs, and newly developed planets, and is accepted and blessed by both societies.

Human cultural products (films, games, food) are popular in Zerg society, especially their values ​​regarding commitment, loyalty, and family, which have greatly changed the social atmosphere of Zerg society.

Similarly, the Zerg's weapons, architectural style, and unique historical philosophy have begun to attract human research interest and appreciation.

The two universities have begun exchanging ideas and learning from each other.

Regarding gender issues, within Zerg society, as human alphas establish diplomatic relations and intermarry with humans, they enter a new mate selection process. Many female Zerg discover that human alphas possess traits that are completely different from those of Zerg males in terms of emotional expression and respect for their partners.

They are stronger, more loyal, and typically practice monogamy.

This leads more female insects seeking equality and stable relationships to choose human alphas as mates.

The arrogant male Zerg, who were previously excessively favored in Zerg society, have lost their absolute dominance.

As more female insects choose human alpha or other lifestyles, male insects lose their former star status and gradually learn to behave like insects. They are no longer so arrogant and domineering, and have to start learning how to improve their self-cultivation, respect their partners, and take on more social responsibilities in order to win favor in the new social environment.

The overall social atmosphere is trending towards a healthier and more equitable one.

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Humanity also has its own internal issues to resolve.

Omega parenting center.

After discussion, it was determined that young omegas were truly incapable of protecting themselves, and the omega care center would remain a mandatory boarding school for young omegas.

Now, omega foster care centers no longer provide bride education, but instead offer general and higher education, and children can choose whether or not to continue living a sheltered and protected life after the age of 14.

Allowing omegas to choose whether or not to continue living in foster care and being protected is to protect those omegas from less fortunate families. Releasing them all out would be tantamount to pushing them into a fire pit.

With reduced survival and reproductive pressures, the Human Federation's policy towards omegas has shifted to protection. Forced marriage is no longer enforced, and matchmaking is still arranged for adults. However, the information of participating alphas is now sent to eligible omegas in advance, and omegas who are interested can participate voluntarily.

The alphas who are eligible to participate have all been screened, and most of them are young, promising, and well-off; they are definitely not a trap.

Currently, all the adult omegas in the foster care center are voting to decide whether or not to leave.

The teacher told them about the dangers of going out.

Although the omega's constitution has increased, the alpha's constitution has also increased. Moreover, omegas have estrus cycles, and if something unexpected happens outside and they cannot inject inhibitors in time, it will be very dangerous, and they may be maliciously marked by bad people.

Moreover, there are some bad guys out there who traffic people.

Omegas are precious and have unique soothing abilities. Even other races have many who like omegas, making them easy targets for human trafficking organizations.

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Many omegas chose to stay, while many others chose freedom.

They now want to protect themselves; they don't want to live under someone else's roof anymore; they want to become independent and strong individuals.

For this hard-won freedom, they are willing to accept whatever dangers they may encounter in the future.