The Males Were Reborn After The Female Ruler Was Scumbed [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 22
No one knew how shocked Lu Qing was when he saw Uncle Sang Le frying stinky tofu and slurping snail noodles in the back kitchen.
Of course, Uncle Sang Le was indifferent to his secret signals.
Lu Qing carefully inquired and learned that all the dishes on the menu were developed solely by the boss.
At that time, Lu Qing had a premonition that this boss was very likely from the same place as him.
When his conjecture was validated, Lu Qing’s excitement was palpable, as if he had seen a long-lost relative of eight hundred years. “Wo [inarticulate excited sounds]…”
Lu Qing had a lot to say, but his speech function temporarily crashed, and the output failed.
“…Alright, I understand you.” The boss was amused by him. “Your injuries haven’t healed yet, don’t get so worked up…”
“You two…” Steward Ge Li was puzzled. “Did you know each other before?”
“Something like that…” The boss tilted his head and smiled lazily. “Uncle Ge Li, you should head back first. We have something to talk about…”
The boss saw the confused Ge Li out. When he returned, he saw Lu Qing staring at him, his eyes sparkling.
If he hadn’t been bandaged up like a mummy, Lu Qing would have jumped down right then and there to give him a bear hug.
It was difficult for him to describe his current feelings: excitement, surprise, familiarity, curiosity… it seemed all emotions were mixed in a bit.
If he had to pick one emotion to represent this chaotic mix, it would probably be the joy of meeting a fellow countryman in a foreign land.
In this world full of Zerg, he finally met another human being just like himself.
They came from the same place, shared the same language, cognition, and culture… and he, like himself, knew that the azure planet wasn’t just a dream.
This gave Lu Qing, a person whose life was constantly hanging by a thread among the Zerg, some measure of comfort in his heart.
No wonder they say when a fellow countryman meets another, tears well up in their eyes. Lu Qing tried hard to sniffle. “Boss… QAQ”
“Just call me by my name, Chu Ran.” The male Zerg pulled up a chair and sat down, taking off his sunglasses to reveal a handsome face. He looked very young, seemingly not much older than Lu Qing.
Lu Qing was stunned upon hearing this and subconsciously said, “Chu? Which Chu?”
“‘Chu of cloud-as-clothing and moon-as-cover’
.” Chu Ran didn’t think anything was strange about it. He picked a large apple from the fruit basket. “Want one?”
“Oh, I thought it was the Chu of the Chu-Han demarcation line
.” Lu Qing raised his chin. “Could you please cut it into smaller pieces…”
Chu Ran’s body imperceptibly paused upon hearing this, then he casually said, “Why would you say that?”
“Hi, nothing…” Lu Qing looked at the spiraling apple peel and said casually, “A bug cub I know, he also has the surname Chu, but it’s the Chu of the Chu-Han demarcation lin
.”
Chu Ran’s hand trembled, and the spiraling apple peel instantly broke off. “…Is that so? That’s quite rare.”
“Hiss—yeah.” Fortunately, Lu Qing didn’t have OCD, or he would be terribly uncomfortable. “I found it quite strange before too…”
In the Zerg race, single-character surnames are rare, and Lu Qing had never seen one so distinctly Chinese before.
Lu Qing had previously suspected that Chu Jue’s other father might be an Earthling like himself, but unfortunately, the person had been missing for several years, so Lu Qing’s guess couldn’t be verified.
Lu Qing suddenly thought of something and, a beat later, turned his head to look at Chu Ran. “Speaking of which, you guys look a bit alike…”
Especially the eyes, there was a certain resemblance.
He was just thinking, aside from the filter of ‘fellow countryman,’ why did Chu Ran look so familiar the first time he met him?
“Hold it, hold it.” Chu Ran cut the peeled apple into small pieces and placed them next to Lu Qing. “I don’t have a cub.”
Lu Qing laboriously speared a piece of fruit, put it in his mouth, and nodded in agreement. “I see that too.”
Take Lu Qing for example; if he dressed so… attractively like Chu Ran, Lan Xi would definitely chew him up Q A Q. The possessiveness of female Zerg toward their partners is etched into their DNA; the only difference is the degree of its perversity.
Chu Ran: “…”
What was with that look, as if he were a single dog for ten years?
He had been married, although he was divorced ==
“By the way.” Lu Qing laboriously shifted his position, very curious about his fellow countryman’s experience. “How did you get to the Zerg world? How long have you been here?”
“About ten years, I guess.” Chu Ran picked a new apple for himself, and the fruit knife spun gracefully between his fingers. “I got separated from my team while exploring and somehow ended up here.”
“You did a body-swap/physical transmigration?!” Lu Qing was shocked. “Then… did your genes mutate?”
What normal Earthling has green hair and eyes? And the feeling he gave off was clearly that of an S-rank high-level male Zerg.
“It’s not really a gene mutation.” Chu Ran was very focused on peeling the apple. “I think it’s more of an assimilation.”
“The adaptability of the human body is very strong. It might be radiation, or some other reason, that caused my gene fragments to infinitely approximate those of a male Zerg.”
The change brought about by this process was immense, from sensing nothing when he first arrived in the Zerg world, to gradually being able to sense the spiritual power and pheromones of other male Zerg later on.
Sometimes, when Chu Ran looked in the mirror at his face, which was identical to how it was on Earth, he would feel a sense of trance.
“What about you?” Chu Ran looked at the spiral of apple peel he had shaved off and nodded in satisfaction. Very good, it hadn’t broken.
Then he took a bite and said with some confusion, “You don’t seem to show signs of being assimilated by the Zerg.”
He didn’t sense any spiritual power in Lu Qing, and his pheromones were so faint they were almost undetectable.
“It would be strange if I could be assimilated.” Lu Qing’s face was ashen. “…I did a soul-swap/spiritual transmigration.”
Chu Ran: “Huh?”
Lu Qing: “I was hit and killed by a billboard while taking a walk. I woke up and transmigrated into this shell.”
Chu Ran thought he was a bit unlucky, but Lu Qing quickly used his actions to tell Chu Ran that he was far more than just unlucky.
Lu Qing pointed accusingly at Chu Ran. “A human who physically transmigrated transformed into an S-rank male Zerg.”
“And me—” Lu Qing turned his finger the other way. “Do you know what it feels like to have two E’s for physical fitness and spiritual power?”
Chu Ran was momentarily speechless. “Hey, female Zerg rule this society; a high rank isn’t necessarily useful…”
Lu Qing was overcome with sadness. “You don’t know this, but E-rank male Zerg like me are supposed to be destroyed. Do you understand a crematorium opening? Wuwuwu [crying sounds]…”
Chu Ran: “?”
Lu Qing began tearfully narrating his miserable transmigration history, naturally omitting the part about his rebirth.
Even a Zerg like Chu Ran, who had seen his share of turmoil, couldn’t help but sigh with emotion after listening.
Tragic, truly tragic.
Chu Ran chewed. “So, you are still five million away from buying your freedom… ah, no, from gaining your freedom?”
Lu Qing felt that no transmigrator was more miserable than himself. “Yes.”
Other transmigrators are either rich or noble. Even if they aren’t, they at least have a physique that defies heaven and changes fate.
Ah, but him? Not only did he start with a crematorium, but now he has to constantly live with his life hanging by a thread ==
“To be honest, Qing Qing, the timing of our reunion isn’t very subtle.”
Chu Ran’s cheeks were puffed out like a little hamster’s. “I bought a starship a few days ago, and I now owe two hundred million. My funds are really tight, otherwise, I could have just covered this small amount for you.”
Lu Qing: “…”
Grass.
If he remembered correctly, the price of a private starship starts at over a billion.
Lu Qing gasped. “Where did you get so much money?”
“Hey, I don’t have much money.” Chu Ran shrugged. “When I first arrived in the Zerg world, I wasn’t an adult yet. The Male Zerg Rescue Association was afraid I’d have difficulties living, so they found me a guardian Zerg. He’s quite wealthy… I’ll introduce you two if there’s a chance.”
Lu Qing: “…”
He felt the deep malice of the Male Zerg Rescue Association toward himself. Lu Qing was emo.
“By the way.” Chu Ran seemed unwilling to dwell on this topic and changed the subject. “If I remember correctly, the application requirements for the Good Citizen Award are still very stringent. Have you found a guarantor Zerg?”
“If not, I can help you find one…”
“No need, I already had a friend take care of it.” Lu Qing turned his grief and indignation into appetite, laboriously throwing an apple piece into his mouth, crunching loudly. “His status should be heavy enough.”
“That’s good.” Chu Ran tossed the apple core into the trash and slowly wiped his hands. “If the guarantor Zerg isn’t an issue, coupled with the impact of your act of courage this time in the Zerg world, the prize money shouldn’t be a problem…”
Chu Ran suddenly remembered something, paused his hand-wiping motion, and asked, “By the way, when is the final deadline the Male Zerg Rescue Association gave you?”
“The Capital Relocation Grand Ceremony has been postponed this time. Do you have enough time?”
“About ten months later… wait.” Lu Qing blinked, slowly processing what the male Zerg had said. “What did you say?”
“The Capital Relocation Grand Ceremony has been postponed?!”
The Capital Relocation Grand Ceremony is held annually, similar to China’s National Day. It is a grand event for the entire Zerg race, accompanied by a long holiday.
At this time in his previous life, Lan Xi had a vacation of nearly a month, and they took advantage of that time to get married and go on a honeymoon.
Generally, the holiday wouldn’t be this long, but this year was special: it was the seven-thousandth anniversary of the Zerg’s relocation to the Capital Star, making it a very solemn and magnificent occasion, with various non-stop celebratory activities, making it very lively.
Before this, due to the preparations for the ceremony, major political institutions would be very busy, and many less important award evaluations, including Lu Qing’s Good Citizen Award, would be postponed.
In other words, Lu Qing could not apply for the prize money until the ceremony was over, and the application and review cycle for this prize money is like an old woman’s foot-binding cloth—it’s both smelly and long. The entire process takes at least six months.
If it’s postponed… Lu Qing had a bad feeling in his heart.
Chu Ran was also stunned upon seeing his reaction. “You didn’t know? The City Council has already issued a notice.”
“I heard it’s because of the terrorist attack incident in Zone C this time. For the sake of the ceremony’s safety, the Capital Relocation Grand Ceremony, originally scheduled for next month, will be postponed for three months.”
Lu Qing was already a bit shattered and chuckled twice: “Ha, three months, still, still have time…”
It was cutting it close, but it was just enough.
Chu Ran showed a complex expression that was painful to see. “Well, there’s something you might not know…”
“…What?”
Chu Ran put a hand to his forehead. “The Universal Species Exchange Summit has been moved up.”
This is a summit for friendly and peaceful exchanges between other intelligent species and the Zerg. It occurs every seven years and lasts for two months, during which all political institutions will be very busy.
“How is that possible? Is that true? I don’t believe it, don’t scare me…” Lu Qing was so frightened that he made three consecutive exclamations, his face full of disbelief. This never happened in his previous life.
…Oh right, he also never heard of Chu Jue’s kidnapping case in his previous life either.
Lu Qing: “…”
Grass.
Chu Ran’s face was also very complex. “The postponement of the ceremony took up the original time slot of the summit. The summit couldn’t be dragged into next year, so it had to be moved up. The time is set one month after the Capital Relocation Grand Ceremony.”
In other words, there’s no need to even follow the procedure now. Before the prize money application process can be completed, the chip in Lu Qing’s body will explode.
Lu Qing: “…………”
This is truly like the mother of all bad luck visiting the grave of bad luck—terribly unlucky.
Author’s Note:
Lu Qing: The double-standard Male Zerg Protection Association, come out and take a beating!!