CH 24.2

Editor: LotusEater

【In the courtyard】 

The eggshell had been in place all afternoon. During that time the Male Zerg Protection Association had come, and so had the doctor, but they had never seen anything so odd. For a moment, they were afraid to take any action; they could only encircle it.

The only certainty was that the eggshell was not an entity. Although it appeared to be an atavistic phenomenon, it was actually a barrier built of mental power.

……But was that really possible?

They had heard that Lu Mo’s tests in the previous years all showed that he was a D-grade male. The most recent test was taken the previous month, and there had been nothing out of the ordinary. 

Anyone who could materialize their mental power would have to be at least mid to upper B-grade, not to mention the fact that the eggshell was so large and substantial. Under normal circumstances, even A-grade males would have to spend quite a bit of mental power to build such a barrier.

Could it be that the metamorphosis period had overdrawn the male’s potential?

That was a conclusion that the medical zergs did not dare to jump to. They could only vaguely say: “It’s rather odd and needs to be looked into.”

But such an embarrassing appearance, in the eyes of the audience, was a complete attempt to cover up.

[Actually, it’s atavism, right?]

[Don’t you see they even brought the grade tester? Don’t say anything before the result comes out, in case he’s still enough for D-grade? Better be careful.]

[What if he really doesn’t reach D-grade?]

[Then his waste gene cannot be passed down, and the commander of the legion must divorce him. ] 

That grim fact was rooted in the minds of all the zergs witnessing the occasion; was he a waste male that had experienced an atavism, or was he a D-grade male that had overdrawn his potential during the metamorphosis period due to overwhelming emotions?

Neither was a good outcome, but the latter was a bit easier to accept than the former. Even if he overdrew his potential, if he could still maintain his D-grade, he would still count as a male, not a waste.

The crowd looked on, each with their own plans in mind.

The blonde adjutant sat near Song Jianshu, seemingly idle. But in fact, he was full of vigilance. He would react as soon as Song Jianshu made the slightest move. 

A child in a black cloak sat beside the adjutant, clutching something in his hand and gnawing on it with great regularity.

The adjutant couldn’t hold back. He kept bouncing his leg in tandem with the sound, the chair swaying with his movements.

The child sat on the chair, his feet not reaching the ground, and followed the movements of the adjutant’s bouncing leg with his eyes.

He wanted to speak, but hesitated. Finally, he silently broke off a piece of his biscuit and handed it to the adjutant:“Sir, could you change your shaking leg?” 

The adjutant looked at the cookie held under his nose, ducked his head and took a bite, and spoke unclearly, “Sorry, I’m just a little nervous, I’m not shaking anymore.”

The child said earnestly: “You’d better shake it.”

The adjutant was puzzled: “Why?”

Child: “Your right leg shook 32 times more than your left leg. You should treat them equally..” 

The adjutant bounced his legs helplessly.

When the adjutant’s left and right legs shook a full 3,000 times, the eggshell that had been the center of attention within the audience started to shake slowly.

The adjutant practically jumped up. He saw that the original milky white shell gradually turned transparent, giving way to a shadowy figure

All in the audience held their breath, and even the comment stream in the live broadcast room was silent at that moment. 

A tall figure appeared in front of the crowd.

He was wearing a dark black uniform, which was the uniform of the commander of the Third Legion.When Ling wore it, he was like a black panther ready to strike, his aura alone could overwhelm the other military females.

But when Lu Mo wore it, the uniform did a good job of highlighting his habitually condescending and arrogant character.

Even if it was a little loose on him, it did not damage his dignity at that moment. 

The black broad military cap was pressed onto the curly black hair. The strands veiled a pair of narrow green eyes that squinted habitually. His facial features were completely devoid of the previously there childishness, leaving clear lines and cold temperament. He looked like an exquisite ice sculpture.

When he glanced at them, every female that looked at him couldn’t help but silently look away.

The adjutant opened his mouth slightly, causing the biscuit bar to fall onto his lap .

Was that really the same bossy, arrogant and pouty little male from before?? 

He took another silent look at the Song Jianshu. Lu Mo and Song Jianshu almost completely leaned towards two different extremes. After his(SJ) metamorphosis, he became more gentle and amiable, and his appearance became more and more beautiful. If he hadn’t been standing here with a dark face, he(adjutant) was afraid there would not be just a few females that would come forward with the intention of striking up a conversation with Song Jianshu.

And after Lu Mo’s metamorphosis—

From the inside out, he exuded an aura of indifference that said, “To not be approached by anyone”  and “All zergs retreat and disperse”.

He was the type that females didn’t want to marry. 

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It was said that many males would change their temperament greatly after metamorphosis–from tenderness to extreme coldness, and from wild to full of innocence. Therefore, there was a saying: Never trust in any male that had not metamorphosed!

Look, commander. This was a bloody lesson.

The eyes of the military females were full of pain, but they still preferred the domineering little male before… huh.

Compared to Lu Mo, Ling was in a much more messy state. His shoulders and neck seemed to have bled, the blood staining his white uniform in a shocking way. It was hard to imagine what exactly happened between them. 

The male held out a hand haughtily and sneered, “Your weak appearance really opens my eyes. From today on, my evaluation of S-grade females will change.”

The corners of Ling’s mouth were raised almost invisibly as he said lightly: “I will also remember all the appearances of Master.”

Lu Mo: ?

He nodded proudly: “That is your duty.” 

Lu Mo: [Does he want to remember what I looked like before I grew up?]

System: [In a small black room, busy burning paper money.]

Lu Mo: [……] 

He pulled Ling to stand up. At that moment, the medic who had been waiting next to him finally had a chance to speak. He respectfully said to Lu Mo: “Sir, most metamorphosed males’ grades need to be updated. Please retest.”

Lu Mo frowned while looking at them, making the few medical zergs break out in a cold sweat, before he spoke: “I refuse.”

The doctor was taken aback: “Eh? But, this is not in line with the regulations!”

Lu Mo raised his leg and wanted to leave. 

In fact, he was a little guilty. His memory during the metamorphosis period was vague. At that time, the system had entered the small black room again. And he didn’t know what had changed in his body. What if he broke through to grade B….?

In any case, the fact of a D-grade male rising to B-grade within half a month would be too eye-catching.

But even if he wanted to leave, it was already too late.

“Lu Mo, why are you making it hard for them, it’s just their job.” 

Song Jianshu’s gaze burned into Lu Mo, “Besides, it’s just a medical examination, what are you afraid of?”

Lu Mo was now more than a head taller than Song Jianshu. He looked down at Song Jianshu and said coldly, “I’m afraid.”

“I’m afraid that you’ll develop low self-esteem after seeing it, and I’m afraid that you’ll be jealous. Wouldn’t having all that directed at someone feel similar to raising a nest of roaches at home–wouldn’t you think so, Mr. Song?”

Song Jianshu didn’t seem to expect his mouth to be so sharp. He was used to being spoiled by the zerg. The zerg always regarded him as a treasure and never dared to make a heavy remark, let alone in such a shady manner. Song Jianshu couldn’t find the words to fight back for a while, so he could only stammer: “How could I, how could I be jealous of you, a D-grade male…” 

Lu Mo raised an eyebrow, stretched out his hand to hook Ling’s chin, and pecked Ling’s lips: “Just because of this.”

Song Jianshu’s breath got caught in his throat.

He could not deny that Lu Mo had indeed poked his weak point. At that moment, uncontainable anger leapt to the top of his head. His whole body was filled with fury and trembled slightly.

But it didn’t matter, Song Jianshu reassured himself. It didn’t matter even if they made a contract, as long as they didn’t make a blood contract, everything could be restored. 

He had completely forgotten how picky he used to be with Ling. Now that Ling had left him, he realized that he was so upset and was so determined to get Ling back.

What you couldn’t get always stirred before your eyes, out of reach and ever so menacing.

He forced down his anger and turned pale. “That is between us, but it is not a reason for you to avoid the physical examination.”

Song Jianshu didn’t want to be led by the nose by Lu Mo, no matter what way Lu Mo tried to irritate him— The more he did so, the more he proved that he was guilty.There must have been a problem with Lu Mo’s genetic grade! 

Having thought of that, Song Jianshu regained his composure and said in a warm voice: “Even if we are male zergs, we should not ignore the rules. Besides, it will do you no harm, won’t it? Unless…”

He narrowed his eyes: “Unless you are not even a D-grade, and you’re afraid that your marriage with Ling will be annulled.”

When he mentioned Ling, he couldn’t help but glance at said female affectionately.

Lu Mo: “……” 

He finally understood Song Jianshu’s idea, he was still thinking about Ling.

“Hmph,” Lu Mo sneeredand said proudly, “I forgot to tell you. I was promoted to C-grade a week ago. Don’t be frightened when I test. It’s rare to see a male as good as me.”

A medical zerg couldn’t help laughing.

Lu Mo looked at him suspiciously: “What are you laughing at?” 

The medical zerg could no longer hide his disdain: “You may not know, but Mr. Song broke through from grade D to grade A within half a year.”

“No way, that’s it?!” A crack appeared in the male’s arrogant mask, and as if to redeem himself, “I’ll show you a good deal of power.”

At the same time, the live broadcast stream had become a sea of joy.

[God it’s so embarrassing! My toes are already shoveling at the floor.] 

[He actually doesn’t even know about Song Jianshu’s strength and is just babbling nonsense here.]

[It is estimated that there isn’t really a D-grade. C-grade or whatever is just bluffing. It will be fun to check it out when the time comes. Hahaha]

[Waiting for the faceslapping, hurry up!]

The adjutant who had a panoramic view of all that could not help but clenched his fists in worry. 

Although he didn’t think Lu Mo’s grade was lower than D, a female of his grade could tell a male’s grade just from their appearance. And Lu Mo’s flustered performance made him very worried.

He subconsciously looked for the figure of the legion commander, and noticed that he had been sitting in the best seat in the audience for some time.

He leaned back against the back of the chair with his long legs folded, holding an unlit cigarette in his mouth, and nodded carelessly to the adjutant.

For a moment, the adjutant felt that the former legion commander, who seemed to always be fooling around but always remained gentle, had returned. 

But soon Ling turned his head again, his eyes fixed on the male sitting on the mental power detector.

It was still a little different.

The adjutant thought that the commander had found the most suitable Master – the only Master gentle enough to accept all of him.

“Same as the tests you’ve taken in the past, please relax.” 

Lu Mo closed his eyes as he was told.

Since there was already Song Jianshu in front of him, the fact that his grade had broken through to B-grade would not be too conspicuous.

Then next, just use all of your strength.

From its appearance, the mental power detector was just an ordinary, large iron box. The tester would urge their mental power to pass the specific special lines, and finally, make the iron box emit light of different colors. 

Grade D was white.

Grade C was blue.

Grade B was purple.

Grade A was gold. 

Grade S….It hadn’t appeared in so many years.

As the male closed his eyes, the entire audience fell into silence.

After waiting for a full ten seconds, there was no movement in the detector. Even the most ordinary white light did not appear!

The adjutant stood up and stared at the detector dumbfoundedly; The child in the cloak was so nervous that the biscuit crumbled in his hands; The medical zerg was shocked and his mouth was opened wide. 

Song Jianshu was stunned at first, then slowly raised the corners of his mouth as he stood beside Lu Mo: “Don’t worry. The more anxious you are, the more chaotic your mental power gets.”

The black-haired, green-eyed male opened his eyes, and Song Jianshu imagined what his next appearance would be… would he hug himself and cry bitterly, would he refuse to believe, or would he be unreasonable?

No matter which one it was, it would be wonderful, and he could hardly wait.

However, what Lu Mo did was different from what he expected. He fiddled with the iron box in his hand for a while, then with a ‘click’ he directly removed the outer shell! 

Song Jianshu: “You!”

The medical zerg was more heated than he was. He pounced up and grabbed Lu Mo’s collar: “You you you! Do you know how expensive this thing is! A million!”

A million! Tears are pouring down my face!

“A million for this quality, I’ll send you a new one,” Lu Mo didn’t lift his head and squinted his eyes to fiddle with a certain part in the detector. “Next time remember to buy the detector produced by the Lu family factory, they include after-purchase services too, the boss is very kind.” 

He buckled the shell with a tap of his backhand, closed his eyes and input his mental power again.

The dazzling white light lit up in an instant, so fast that it was almost invisible, only to turn into a cold blue in an instant.

Blue was already a C, so it seemed that Lu Mo hadn’t been lying.

[Ahahaha, I told you, he looks like a C-grade] 

[I think so too. Otherwise how could he be so confident?]

[Awesome! And what did he just say about Lu family factory?]

The stream had already begun to fire aftershocks.

But it wasn’t over yet. 

The initially pale blue gradually increased in intensity, turning a little into a darker blue, which meant there was still room to rise. They watched as the blue grew darker—

[No way.]

[Ah this.]

[Fake, right? He said he advanced to C-grade only half a month ago!] 

[Help! Help!]

After a breath, the blue color finally crossed the last bit of line and was suddenly rendered into lavender.

B-grade!!

At the moment, the stream was silent. 

Because the purple was still growing darker.

As they watched it grow denser and denser, the hearts of all the spectators were hoisted to the highest level, and they even had a faint premonition.

No way, A-grade…..

From lavender to purple, and finally to dark purple. When it was about to cross the last line, the light flickered….. 

Under the extremely nervous attention of everyone, the light slowly but firmly crossed the line.

There was a ding and a great golden light lit up!!

The final result was——

A-grade!! 

[Fuck!!!]

[Fuck!!!]

[Help!! For the first time, I witnessed the birth of an A-grade male!]

[It’s better than Song Jianshu. Wait, is this a sign that the mother goddess has returned to favor us again? I thought Song Jianshu was the limit.] 

[I can’t differentiate the good from the common. I offended him just now. Kowtowing to the A-grade male bang bang bang!! 】

[It was my own face that was slapped QAQ]

The child in the cloak jumped out of the chair and ran towards Lu Mo, cheering. He plunged into Lu Mo’s arms and said incoherently: “Your Excellency! I am very moved by your glory, and I congratulate you with the first ray of spring sunshine!”

At this time, no matter who it was, even the military females who were hardly ever enthusiastic, jumped up and hugged each other— 

Males were so precious, and an A-grade male was even more extraordinary! Another point of security for the future of the zergs!

The adjutant also jumped up, desperately grabbed Ling’s coat and shook his boss.

Ling swayed from side to side with the adjutant’s movements, and murmured with a cigarette in his hand: “I thought…”

If the blood contract was concluded, the less qualified party would be promoted, but the degree was extremely limited. He thought that Lu Mo could advance to B-grade at most. He didn’t expect him to be an A-grade in the end. 

……It really was a surprise.

Amidst the sea of joy, only Lu Mo, who was in the center of the whirlpool, calmly put down the detector and covered his mouth with a heavy hand.

He was afraid.

He was afraid that once he opened his mouth, he would cry out a string of bbox 

Help!!

System! Help!!

Now that the detector was broken, was there any way to save him? Urgently waiting online QAQ