The Zerg Monarch’s Path to Godhood - Chapter 9.2

The dark thoughts that had flashed in his heart countless times rose again. If all males were dead. Gu Nan squinted, a flash of madness appearing in his eyes. The dark thoughts in his heart could hardly be hidden. He looked at the male beside him, his gaze sweeping over the male’s neck. Just then, the male’s hand touched his bone wings. With a male’s aesthetics, he would probably destroy these deformed bone wings directly.

Gu Nan could not help but think. At the same time, his body tensed up, and a killing intent rose in his eyes. As soon as the male took action, even if he had to risk his strength not being recovered and the danger of being injured by the shock collar, he would… At most, he would directly seize the land and become king in the future, catching a male to soothe his mental sea for him, rather than begging here.

Before the thought could settle, the male’s hand landed on the end of his bone wings. The action of that hand was very light, touching his skin gently like a feather. The gentle touch made Gu Nan tremble instinctively. Before he could act, the male’s pained voice sounded in his ear, “It must hurt a lot, right?”

Gu Nan was stunned. The sharpness in his eyes instinctively retracted, and the hand that wanted to attack also lost its strength. A gentle touch came from the bone wings. Warm fingers rested on his bone wings, bringing a feeling he had never had before. The wound felt like it was soaked in warm water, very comfortable.

Gu Nan unconsciously thought about this, and just then, he heard the male apologize again, “I am sorry. I came too late.”

Gu Nan’s emotions finally showed a clear ripple. He turned his head to look at the male. “Master, slave…” This clearly had nothing to do with this male! Why was he apologizing?

The hand on the bone wings was withdrawn. The male placed his finger on his lips, making a shushing gesture. Seeing Gu Nan quiet down, he exhaled and said, “Gu Nan, remember, I am not your Master, and you are not my female slave. When your injuries are healed, you can leave at any time. I said that just now. Do not worry about anything. I have no other purpose for spending effort on you except to hope you are well. You are absolutely free here. If you have…”

As he spoke, Wen Qi suddenly saw the rank on Gu Nan’s body quickly jump twice, changing from C-rank to A-rank. Wen Qi’s words were stunned by this sudden change. He looked at Gu Nan in disbelief. After a silence of over ten seconds, he finally straightened out his thoughts, which were messed up by Gu Nan’s rank jump.

Was all of this a facade by Gu Nan? As soon as the thought appeared, a sense of absurdity arose in his heart. If Gu Nan was faking it all, then what was Gu Nan’s performance just now? Was he acting for him? But soon, this absurdity turned into a matter of course. He had only cared about Gu Nan before and had not thought about it carefully. Now that he thought about it, would his protagonist have such a timid nature? Even after a huge change, he should not have such a personality.

Wen Qi covered his forehead with his hand and silently reflected on himself. With Gu Nan’s pride, if he really landed in such a situation, even if he had to endure humiliation, he would definitely fight back. Gu Nan was not so easily defeated. He was different from himself, who had lived in a peaceful era for twenty years. When falling to the bottom, he might choose to give up on himself and lose hope, but Gu Nan would not. Even if Gu Nan’s enemies were powerful, Gu Nan would not give up.

Having understood this point, Wen Qi’s unease disappeared. A sense of pride rose in his heart. Look, this is the Gu Nan of his writing, his protagonist. He is incredibly powerful! It just made him look like a loser.

Wen Qi silently retracted his puffed-out chest, acting as if he had not noticed anything, and continued his words, “If you have any thoughts, you can tell me. You do not have to wrong yourself.” Wen Qi pinched his thigh hard, forcing himself to suppress the pride in his heart. With gentleness and pity on his face, he continued, “You are a very powerful female. Your main stage is not household matters. You are more suited for the vast world outside. I know you are proud, so I will not restrict you in any way. I have no intention of taking you in. Compared to a master-slave relationship, I hope you treat me as a friend, of course, if you are willing. Everything is based on your will. Do not worry about anything.”

Dark thoughts were like snow piled on the ground, having a tendency to melt the moment they met the warm sun. Gu Nan was stunned by the male’s words. Would a Zerg be so good to him? A male? A male being so good to him? Even a primary spouse would not receive such cherished treatment from a male. What did he deserve it for? His fallen rank or his bedraggled appearance?

After a long while, Gu Nan sneered in his heart. He was not his female father. Why should this person be so good to him? Gu Nan, stop dreaming. Do you not know what males are like? Do you not know the plans of those males back then? Even if this person might not be one of them, all males value interests. Would this person just let it go after spending millions of Star Credits on you? No matter how much Star Credits a male has, he would not throw away millions of Star Credits for a word of “friendship” from you. Wake up! This male definitely has a purpose. He just did not know what was left in him, a loser, that was worth this male’s effort. Just like him, if there were no purpose, would he be willing to put himself in a male’s hands?

Thinking this way, Gu Nan wanted to show a touched expression. Before the expression reached his face, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck. Looking down, the male’s fingertip fell on the red shock collar on his neck, accidentally touching his neck. The male’s hand was very warm. The skin that was touched felt as if it were being burned, and he also felt as if he were being burned.

Gu Nan forced his attention onto the shock collar. His black hand rested on the red shock collar, which was completely out of place and eye-piercing. Before he could say anything, the male’s gentle voice sounded again, “Admiral Gu Nan, is there really no way to remove this thing? I know you do not trust me, but wearing such a thing must be uncomfortable for you too.”

Gu Nan looked at Wen Qi. In the Zerg race, every Deputy Domain Master held the rank of Admiral. Candidate Domain Masters were Lieutenant Generals or Major Generals. This is a Zerg tradition. The Zerg is a race of universal combat, and only military rank is a female’s highest honor. To be promoted to the master of a domain, rank, military merit, and political mind are essential. The master of a domain might not be the most powerful general in that domain, but on the battlefield, he must be a commander who can lead thousands of troops.

Admiral. Chewing on these two words in his heart, Gu Nan pursed his lips and remained silent. A year ago, on the day he became the Deputy Domain Master of the Wantian Domain, it was also the time he was promoted to Admiral. Having been called a traitor for a year, he almost forgot that he still held the rank of Admiral. So, this male investigated him so clearly. What did he want? Gu Nan suppressed the emotions in his eyes.

Wen Qi did not get an answer for a long time. He frowned, carefully observing Gu Nan’s expression. The female’s expression remained the same, appearing to have no problems. Why did Gu Nan not answer? Was he unhappy? Did this military rank make Gu Nan unhappy? Or did his rejection of Gu Nan calling him Master just now make Gu Nan unhappy?

That is right. Wen Qi’s frown relaxed. Gu Nan’s gaze was on him. He must have a purpose for being with him. He was being foolish. Wen Qi rubbed his temples and said in a low voice, “Admiral Gu Nan, I do not know your thoughts, but I do not think the status of a female slave should fall on you. If you… do not have a sense of security, you can call yourself my primary spouse if you do not mind. In the future, do not mention female slaves or anything like that. Gu Nan, you are a favored child of heaven. You should never have a status like a female attendant or a female slave. In my eyes, you are the most powerful general and the pride of the Zerg race.”

The last sentence he answered was the angry rejection he made during his conversation with Gu Nan a few days ago. He did not want to be misunderstood by Gu Nan because of that. Watching this person jump ranks, his rank reaching S-rank in just a short while, Wen Qi knew that the Commander from a few days ago was Gu Nan. It was even more like it with Gu Nan’s current personality change. After all, even if there were so many SS-ranks in this world, they could not possibly appear here in a group. Gu Nan’s changes were indeed huge. His attitude was somewhat similar to that Commander. Plus the unique identity setting, it was almost certain. Although the first meeting was a bit awkward, and he did not understand what plan Gu Nan had for disguising himself like that, he would not be stingy with anything he could give Gu Nan.

Wen Qi thought that when Gu Nan recovered from his injuries, he would give the Emerald Song Stone to Gu Nan. His protagonist should live the life he envied, rather than being like this. He carefully looked at Gu Nan, and four words appeared in his mind: a stray dog. Wen Qi pinched himself, wanting to use the pain to throw away this thoughtless conclusion, but these four words seemed to have taken root in his head. Wen Qi gave up on the idea of driving these four words away. Looking down, he felt somewhat unhappy with his own conclusion.

Hearing this, Gu Nan remained silent for a few seconds, not knowing what to say. At the same time, a trace of complex emotion rose in his heart. Was the male angry a few days ago because of this? Did he think the two statuses he gave were not good enough for him? Because he felt the status was not worthy of him, he thought the Commander had humiliated him, so he left in anger? Is there such a male in this world? And why was this male so good to him?

Wen Qi saw a slight change in Gu Nan’s expression and looked away, pretending not to see it. He did not deliberately say more and returned to the main topic. “The wounds on your bone wings look terrifying. Do you need to buy any medicine?”

Before the auction, he did not expect there to be wounds on Gu Nan’s bone wings. Females always protect their bone wings. Gu Nan used to be very powerful. He always felt that even if Gu Nan was caught, he would not be so miserable. He had been too taking it for granted. He glanced at Gu Nan’s wounds. It was indeed miserable, visibly miserable. On the contrary, the wounds on his body did not injure the bones and could be cured with ordinary medicine. He should have thought of it long ago. How could that ill-intentioned Task-taker leave such a big threat as Gu Nan outside? There must be something to rely on. Destroying Gu Nan was the best way. Thinking of this, a flash of annoyance crossed Wen Qi’s face.

Gu Nan glanced at the wounds on his bone wings. The wounds were terrifying and were indeed the most seriously injured part of his body. Actually, it was just the time he was caught a year ago when the injuries were quite serious. They had already healed a lot before, but he was targeted again when he came to this planet. With the current conditions, it was estimated that some sequelae would remain after healing.

“Tell me, okay?” Wen Qi frowned, appearing very annoyed, but his voice softened a lot. “I will do my best to find it for you.”

Gu Nan was silent. Not everyone has a way to get top-level repair fluid. It did not matter whether the male bought it or not. The male probably could not get what he could not get. He should not waste his effort. Thinking of this, he said, “Master, just use ordinary medicine. My slave… my injury is fine.” When he changed his self-reference, Gu Nan looked at Wen Qi’s expression.

Wen Qi did not notice, or rather, even if he did, he would not think anything of it. After hearing what Gu Nan said, his heart slowly sank to the bottom. Bone wings are a female’s most important weapon. If there is a slight injury, a female will treat it well. Gu Nan’s current state is very abnormal! Could it be that there is no hope? Thinking of this, Wen Qi was both shocked and angry. That damned Task-taker. Sooner or later, he would kill him.

The killing intent in his heart grew stronger. Wen Qi said to Gu Nan, “What is the use of ordinary medicine? Use the best.” After saying that, Wen Qi simply opened his terminal and projected it in front of Gu Nan. He opened the purchase page and searched for bone wing wound medicine. Soon, many wound medicines were added to the projection page. There were expensive ones and cheap ones. Looking at these wound medicines, Wen Qi did not know what Gu Nan should use, so he directly searched for a hospital.

Planet Blue-6 was a slum in the famous Trash Stars. The Zerg inside did not have many Star Credits. After searching for a long while, Wen Qi only found a small hospital. But the price of medicine in such a small hospital was astronomical. Fifty thousand Star Credits was only for the test, and others required additional Star Credits.

“No need, Master.” Looking at this price, a slight pain of parting with money appeared on Gu Nan’s face. “I am fine.”

Last time he went to the Linyu Private Zerg Hospital for an examination, it only cost him thirty thousand Star Credits. The examination in this small place was even more expensive than in Linyu. His body had been checked countless times. There was really no need for the male to spend Star Credits on another examination. One was that he had no Star Credits in his hand, and the other was this hospital. A dark emotion appeared in Gu Nan’s eyes.

Wen Qi did not notice the emotion in Gu Nan’s eyes. Seeing the pain on Gu Nan’s face, he only thought that Gu Nan was worried about the Star Credits. On one hand, he felt pity in his heart that his protagonist was so cautious in everything he did. On the other hand, he felt somewhat uncomfortable because his protagonist could not even take care of himself.

“It is okay. It is not expensive,” he comforted. “I can earn Star Credits.”

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