Chapter 122 Sudden Cocoon
Chapter 122 Sudden Cocoon
A group of female soldiers and two male insects left with a clatter. Before leaving, Dali told Qi Shan that a thank-you gift would be sent to his home.
Qi Shan nodded. His focus now was on the slightly squirming red and yellow cocoon. Even the cameraman came. The live broadcast ball flying in the sky and the long lens on the ground were all aimed at the two-color cocoon.
It seems that I want to capture this moment and record the scene of your coming out permanently on camera.
But after three hours, there was no movement in the two-color cocoon, the floating cocoon silk swayed regularly, the cocoon became thicker and thicker, and occasionally there was a wriggling inside the cocoon, indicating that there was a living thing inside.
A small cave imitating the original is built above the two-color cocoon using light building materials to protect against rain and sun.
The female insects had known for a long time that it would not happen so quickly, so they built several temporary residences in the park. The small two-story residential houses they built were fully equipped with everything, even food and beds, as if they were going to fight a long battle.
"Will it take a long time?" Qi Shan said to himself.
(Of course, I saw in the comments that the longest cocooning takes a week) The system suddenly popped up.
(Why are you here?)
(The Rose Pavilion is broadcasting live on Starnet, and the number of insects is still soaring. I really don’t understand why they are watching the live broadcast so early when there is only one cocoon and no movement.) The system muttered, (As a result, not many insects clicked on the recruitment notice I sent out. I should have sent it out at a different time.)
(Oh~ It turns out that there are really bugs who would watch such live broadcasts)
(Ashan, you underestimate the attention that female insects pay to male insects. The Rose Pavilion encourages male insects to live broadcast. As long as the male insect puts the camera there, there will be many insects watching him even when he is sleeping.)
The female insect found a soft chair for Qi Shan and asked him to sit on the second floor of the temporary residence. He could see everything clearly from the high place. Kata thoughtfully prepared snacks and drinks.
Aya was so tired that she fell asleep.
When he was half asleep, he bit himself not to go back. His guards carried him into the makeshift residence. The female insect had so much energy that she had nothing to do and dug a few ponds in the park, saying that the weather was hot and they wanted to provide a cool place for him.
Now they have nothing to do, and having heard that Qi Shan likes to eat fruit, they go and do some work, arranging for some female insects to move fruit trees from other planets.
Qi Shan was shocked when he heard what the guard leader said. Is there such a thing? If he had known that he could go to other planets to dig, he would have asked Otto to send him a few more trees. Damn it, he had endured it for so long, and he ate the fruits sent from outside in small bites.
I didn't expect it could be done this way. It's his fault for never having experienced such a luxurious life.
Too hot? Just dig a pond to cool off. Want to eat fruit? No? Dig trees from outer space, but can't grow them? No problem, just keep digging. There are so many planets, there must be one suitable for a rose pavilion.
The next day, Aya's guards tried to persuade him to go home, but Aya refused and waited even in a bad mood.
The guard had no choice but to pray secretly that there would be no problems with the cocoon breaking out. There was still a possibility that the male insect might encounter an accident during the process.
The doctor said that the cocoon is currently in a healthy state and is growing slowly in the cave built by the insect.
On the third day, there was still no movement in the cocoon.
The system was applying for a gaming company. In the midst of the busy procedures, he took some time to take a look (it wasn’t finished yet, it was the third day)
(No movement, it should be a while)
The cocoon rises and falls slightly, as slow and rhythmic as breathing.
The fourth day was the time the doctor expected the insect to break out of the cocoon. The sun was shining brightly at noon, and Qi Shan and Aya stayed indoors to avoid the heat. The female insect somehow managed to bring fresh water into the room.
It slants down from the roof like a waterfall, passes through the hole reserved on the second floor, flows to the middle of the first floor, and finally flows into the pond outside.
Aya felt the coolness brought by the water and squinted her eyes comfortably: "Why doesn't Bene come out yet? It looks so hot in the cocoon."
Qi Shan didn't say anything. The female insect dug a circle of deep pits with the cocoon in the shell as the center, connecting the ponds to form a stream, for fear that the shell in the cocoon would be damaged by the heat.
Generally, cocoon spinning begins with complete preparation. It is rare to see a cocoon spinning as suddenly as Bene's, and there are many uncontrollable factors. No wonder the female insects are so restless.
The stream gurgled, and suddenly Qi Shan opened his eyes. Kata, who was standing beside him, was the first to see: "Sir?"
Qi Shan: “The cocoon is starting to move”
Aya suddenly woke up: "Huh?"
Qi Shan turned over and rushed out the door, followed by Aya and the female insects.
The doctors and guards who were standing outside raised their heads and saw them all running out. They asked curiously, "What's wrong, sir?"
"Has Bene started to move?" Aya asked anxiously.
"Not really," the guard laughed, "it will probably take some time."
The doctor nodded and said, "Yes, sir. The instrument shows that there is no reaction in the cocoon yet. It should be tomorrow."
Aya looked at Qi Shan, and Qi Shan said affirmatively: "Soon"
He could feel Bene's mental fluctuations increasing, as if he was about to wake up from sleep.
Before the doctor could speak, the instrument sounded an alarm, and another young doctor shouted: "Teacher, the temperature is rising, Mr. Bene is about to break out of the cocoon."
The doctor rushed over, and the calm data on the instrument suddenly soared, indicating that the animal was indeed about to break out of its cocoon.
In the live broadcast room, the bugs who had been waiting for four days also became nervous.
【Has it started yet? 】
[I’m so nervous, so nervous that it makes my heart ache. I’m even more nervous than when I was cocooned.]
[After all, if you fail to make a cocoon, it is simply a failure. Your failure to make a cocoon will affect the fate of countless insects.]
[Shhhhhh, you guys are scrolling too fast, I can’t even see you]
【Why don’t you just turn off the barrage?】
[No! If I shut it down, I'll be the only one watching, which makes me even more anxious]
[Lord Bene's latest rank is C+. If nothing goes wrong, he will be able to reach B after forming a cocoon. Finally, we have another B-rank Lord.]
[It’s not over yet, don’t be too happy yet]
[No, I'm going to fly around the planet and come back]
[I have already run the 80th lap in the military academy training ground. Who understands my feeling of wanting to watch the live broadcast but not daring to?]
[The wait is too painful]
The numbers on the instrument were getting higher and higher, and Qi Shan could also feel that Bene's mental fluctuations had obviously increased. If they were like water waves before, now they were like sea waves, and one would be swept away by them if he was not careful.
The red and yellow cocoon shook violently, and cracks appeared on the outer skin, which became larger and larger until a red tail hook broke through the crack, tearing a larger gap, and the worm inside was revealed.
"Bene?" Aya covered her mouth in surprise, "Is it really Bene?"
It's no wonder Aya couldn't recognize him. Bene had grown a lot now. His height, which was originally about 1.2 meters, had doubled. His originally short golden hair was now draped over his shoulders, and his red tail was sliding in the air. His reflective shell didn't look like he was someone to be trifled with.
It turns out that the body's physical condition improves significantly after cocooning, which means a comprehensive change from head to tail, and even the soft tail hook will shed a layer of shell.
Qi Shan thought of his hidden tail hook. Because it was too soft, it would hurt if it was touched lightly, so most insect cubs would choose to retract it and hide it.
Bene walked out of the cocoon and pulled at his clothes uncomfortably. The clothes were specially made and did not break despite such an outrageous deformation, but they seemed too tight.
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