Chapter 8

After leaving the institute, the weather was nice and sunny.

Su Jing stretched lazily, his peach blossom eyes slightly raised, and said with a smile: "Let's go, Xiao Lizhi, since we are here, I will take you to visit the imperial capital~"

The capital of the Imperial Star is very prosperous. The wide, glittering streets are crowded with people and cars, like a never-ending tide, filled with enthusiasm and vitality.

However, Li Zhi discovered that there were several dark and narrow hidden alleys between the tall buildings.

These long alleys are like a good place for the city's filth to hide, with mottled walls, ugly mechanical pipes, flashing neon signs, and overturned trash cans everywhere.
There are also occasional flashes of male figures who are drinking and having fun during the day, staggering and sneaking around.

This kind of atmosphere gave Li Zhi a cyberpunk sense of unreality. He always felt that beneath the peaceful and prosperous times, there was a kind of despair of living for the moment and reveling before death.

"them."

Su Jing seemed to be used to it. He shrugged and said lazily, "Well, in a hopeless life, we have to find some happiness."

Li Zhi grasped the key words and was puzzled: "Why is it a hopeless life?"

Interstellar technology is so advanced, and the lifespan of orcs is as long as 200 years. How can it be hopeless?

"You know, there are very few females in the Empire, and most males will eventually go crazy and become wild beasts and be locked up in detention centers. So the current trend in the Empire is that everyone feels that they should enjoy themselves while they can and live their short lives to the fullest."

Li Zhi recalled the introduction on the optical brain and understood. He couldn't help but ask, "I saw that the male-to-female ratio in the empire is 500:1. So males without partners can only wait to lose control and transform into beasts. Is there no other way?"

"That's true." Su Jing explained, "First, each female in the empire can have many males to try to remedy the impact of the serious imbalance in the male-female ratio."

"Secondly, single males in estrus can also go to the Male Assistance Center for emergency help with temporary comfort."

"In the end, if all else fails, you can use artificial pheromone inhibitors."

Li Zhi blinked, somewhat confused: "Why is artificial pheromone inhibitor really not an option?"

In her opinion, since there are inhibitors, it is just like having special medicines for diseases. If you are sick, you just need to take medicine. Why are there so many males out of control and the atmosphere in the empire is so desperate?

"Well, pheromone inhibitors are too expensive, and their effects are short-lived. They need to be used multiple times over a long period of time. Not every male can afford them, and they also have some side effects."

"What side effects?" Li Zhi thought that Jiang Yue and Su Jing should be at a very high level, and couldn't help but ask with some concern: "Then you and Jiang Yue, can you find females of the same level, or can you use pheromone inhibitors, will it get out of control?"

Jiang Yue and Su Jing looked at each other, their eyes showing some hidden sadness and bitterness, as if they already knew their predetermined fate, but they did not intend to let Li Zhi know these things.

Su Jing said vaguely, half-truthfully, "Don't worry, we have the financial resources to fully afford the pheromone inhibitors, and we won't get out of control."

Seeing that Li Zhi wanted to continue asking, Su Jing quickly turned his gaze to Jiang Yue and forcibly changed the subject: "What do you mean, where are we going now?"

Jiang Yue remembered that when he was making breakfast in the morning, there were not many ingredients left in the refrigerator. Considering that Li Zhi needed more nutrition now, he said, "Let's go to the supermarket and buy some ingredients."

"it is good!"

Su Jing, who was in urgent need of changing the subject, acted quickly and immediately searched and navigated the fastest route to the supermarket on the smart brain.

There was one nearby, just walking straight through a narrow alley.

Jiang Yue's eyes fell on the alley on the map and he froze for a moment. Just as he was about to dissuade them, he saw that Su Jing didn't notice at all and was leading Li Zhi forward without thinking, so he had to follow.

Walking into the alley, there is a black gate. Two burly men are standing at the door. They have knotty muscles and scars, fierce eyes and bandit-like aura.

Su Jing immediately raised his peach blossom eyes, his eyes were full of arrogance, he pulled the corner of his lip, and said in a casual tone, "It's really unlucky that I have to take this path."

Seeing Jiang Yue and the other two, the man with the eye patch on his left eye whistled immediately. His remaining right eye flashed with malicious eyes as he glanced at Li Zhi. He seemed to know Jiang Yue and bared his yellow teeth at him:
"Hey, you're really good, you've become a decent person after being picked up by someone, and you've even got a cute little female."

The other scarred man spat and sneered unhappily, "Well, stop making trouble for yourself."

"He is now a famous imperial major general, hanging out with noble young masters. He is no longer the same as before. How could he talk to rats in the stinking ditch like us?"

Jiang Yue glanced at the two of them coldly, strode forward silently, blocked Li Zhi with his body, and walked away.

Li Zhi was somewhat dazed as Jiang Yue and Su Jing escorted her out of the alley. She asked in a low voice, "Are they your friends?"

Jiang Yue looked at her and was silent for a moment: "No, an old friend."

Su Jing smiled, and said in a long voice: "Not only are they old friends, but also old grudges."

"Did you see the guy on the left with the eye patch on his left eye? That eye was blinded by Jiang Yue."

"Did you see the scarred face on the right? Jiang Yue cut it."

Li Zhi suddenly opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at Jiang Yue with her lips slightly open.

The black door in the alley didn't look like a good place. The two men looked like gangsters on Earth. They didn't belong to the same world as Jiang Yue, a major general of the empire. How could they have old grudges against each other?

And why did Jiang Yue treat them so harshly? It felt like a life-and-death struggle.
Jiang Yue's gaze fell on her, with some unspeakable gloom and complex emotions surging. His Adam's apple moved slightly, he pursed his lips, and said nothing.

Li Zhi blinked, a little curious but too embarrassed to ask more questions.

Jiang Yue seems to have a story.

Not only him, Su Jing also seems to have a story.
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After the little episode in between, Li Zhi followed Su Jing and Jiang Yue to the supermarket. The supermarket here was almost the same as the integrated supermarkets on Earth except that it provided full intelligent services.

After shopping for food and returning home, Jiang Yue quickly put all the ingredients in order and cooked alone in the kitchen. Su Jing stayed here tonight, picked out a few snacks that the females of the Empire liked, and took Li Zhi to the living room to sit down and watch the StarCraft program.

While Li Zhi went to get some water, he secretly glanced at the kitchen.

A tall and handsome man stood in front of the stove, wearing a black apron. He cut the vegetables with a knife neatly and quickly, and focused on stir-frying the ingredients in the pot with his eyes lowered.

At this moment, Li Zhi truly felt the homely atmosphere that she had always dreamed of.

The man who was concentrating on cooking in the kitchen also made her feel inexplicably warm, secure and attracted.
Who can resist a gentle, reserved, and quietly guarding loyal dog-type cool guy? Not to mention that she is still young and naive, full of longing for love, and the age when a girl's heart is most active
Li Zhi held down the heart that was beating wildly for no reason, pursed his lips, and quietly returned to the sofa to sit down.

Su Jing, who was watching TV but always focused on Li Zhi, glanced over indifferently, his eyes tinged with some ambiguous darkness.

Jiang Yue unexpectedly knew how to cook and quickly prepared a sumptuous and delicious dinner.

Seafood risotto, seared veal chop, matsutake cream soup, vegetable salad, and chocolate hazelnut cake bought from the supermarket because there was no time to bake.

Li Zhi's eyes widened like a deer, and he gave a thumbs up, praising the food endlessly. Throughout the dinner, he kept saying things like "It's so delicious!" "You're so awesome, Jiang Yue!" "I admire you so much!"

Hearing Jiang Yue's black eyes filled with smiles and the corners of his lips curled up the whole time, his inner pursuit of cooking skills reached an unprecedented high and he had already begun to think about the menu arrangement for this week.

Su Jing narrowed his peach blossom eyes. No wonder the saying goes "If you want to capture a female's heart, you must first capture her stomach." He secretly decided to learn how to cook.

After a big meal, the job of washing dishes is left to the household robot.

Li Zhi went upstairs to his room to rest. He opened his smart computer and took a quick look. He was shocked when he saw his personal homepage.

There is not a single update on her personal homepage, but her number of fans is already over 999 and is still increasing. She has also received many private messages in the background.

It all started with a post from a user on the Empire Channel that quickly went viral on the Internet.

[Breaking news: The Imperial Major General and the director of the research institute are traveling with a mysterious female! Attached: A snapshot of their backs.jpg]

Whether on Earth or in the stars, eating melons is the common nature of humans and orcs, and the comment section is full of excitement.

[Wow! The Major General and the head of the research institute are both S-class males. They are protecting a little female like this. Could she be an S-class female?]

[The empire currently only has a few S-level females such as the princess. If there is one more, how many excellent males can be saved! ]

[Come to think of it, isn’t the director of the institute a young master of the Su family? It is said that he is already engaged to the princess! This is a blatant affair! ]

After a few seconds, an anonymous user interrupted and posted a message.

[Rumor refuted, it is not an S-level female. This little female just came to the institute for a checkup today. I read the report and she has no pheromones.]

[I laughed. The rumor spread by the above person should be a little more reliable. How can there be females without pheromones? ? ? ]

[I can prove that there really wasn't one. We rescued this little female from the pirate airship a few days ago. Her pheromones had already collapsed at that time.]

[Haha, here comes another one. Just make it up. If it’s true, I’ll stand upside down and eat shit.]

[Hey, I have a bad temper. Okay, I'll show you! The first-person perspective of the space pirates' airship discovering Li Zhi.jpg]

[Oh my god, is this really not a composite picture? If it is real, it is too shocking. ]

[To be honest, I will never forget that scene in my life. The poor little female was captured by space pirates from the original planet for experiments. Her pheromones were consumed wantonly and dissipated. There is no more of them.]

[Poor little female. Those damn bastards! What will the little female do without pheromones?]

[Oh, I'm not saying anything, but based on the number of females and the level of pheromones, it doesn't matter if there are any or not. I've let it go. Even if this delicate little female doesn't have pheromones, I'm willing to be her protector!]

[No, I just want to ask, did that guy stand upside down just now, did he eat? ]

【.】

Li Zhi lowered her eyes.

After traveling through time, I became a poor little thing without pheromones and loved by the whole galaxy?
She didn't like the feeling of being pitied.
Di-

The intelligent brain received two messages from friends.

【Jiang Yue: Don't worry, I have already ordered that we thoroughly investigate who spread the pictures, punish them severely, and stop spreading them immediately.】

[Su Jing: Don't worry, Xiao Lizhi, I have asked someone to check who the anonymous user of the research institute is, and I will definitely deal with him! ]

Li Zhi replied: [It’s okay, no need to bother. ]

Anyway, she doesn't remember that memory at all.
Li Zhi carefully looked at the photo that was circulating on the Internet and felt it was strange.

The quiet girl floating in the glass cabin with golden light all over her body made me feel strange.
Is she really from Earth? Why does she have pheromones?

Who exactly is she? What’s going on with this body that she has been accustomed to for eighteen years?

As she was thinking hard, she suddenly felt a headache and she actually saw a golden seed deep in her mind.

what is this?
She touched it lightly with her consciousness, and immediately collapsed on the bed, her eyes closed, and fell into a nightmare.

The next chapter is always under review. If you feel that the plot is incoherent when reading it, please be tolerant and wait for half a day before you are released from the small dark room to read it...

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