I'm transported to the Zerg world, and my female Zerg wife loves me so much.

Elijah was instructed to investigate the matter of Arungs, and the results came quickly. Unsurprisingly, he only found some superficial and well-known facts.

Recalling the scene the male insect had described to him, Mikel keenly sensed something was amiss. He then instructed Elijah to investigate Atazes, to find out the exact relationship between the four insects: the Third Prince, Marshal Akkas, Atazes, and the Fourth Prince.

Mikel didn't want to make such a big fuss, but after Arungus almost harmed an S-class male insect, he was able to evade the Male Insect Protection Association's accountability unscathed, and even followed him to the Saint Vine breeding base to pretend to bump into him.

This series of events was not something a female child of an unfavored male prince could accomplish; logically speaking, Arungus should not have appeared in the capital.

The best female soldiers don't fight unprepared battles, so Mikel had to prepare early.

After all, the male father has little status, so his female offspring are even less likely to have these rights.

Arungus's male father was the deceased Four Emperors' son, but the Four Emperors' female father was just a lowly female insect who served the Insect Emperor. The birth of the Four Emperors' son was an accident.

The fourth prince's mental strength level is only C-level. Not only is his birth method unpopular, but his mental strength level also lowers the average level of the royal family.

Therefore, he was never favored by the Insect Emperor during his lifetime. After his death, his female ruler, Atazes, and their only unborn insect offspring were also banished from the capital. Arungus was the insect offspring that was born after they were banished to a remote region.

It's unclear whether it was Marshal Akkas's intervention or something else. Mikel learned from Cheng Chu's daily feedback that he hadn't encountered Arungus at the Saint Vine Cultivation Base since the third day after that day.

News spread again from the palace that the Insect Emperor was not feeling well; he had not shown his face for eight whole days.

Several princes were eager to make their move, while the three major legions were all observing each other.

However, these major issues were not Cheng Chu's concern.

His primary concern right now is Mikel and the worm eggs that are about to emerge from his belly.

Yes.

Cheng Chu and Mikel's insect eggs will be hatching soon.

Of course, this is just Cheng Chu's opinion that it will be released soon.

Neither Mikel nor the medical worm thought so.

The insect egg has been inside Mikel's stomach for three months and nineteen days. According to the insect doctor's estimation, the egg will only be ready to hatch in about ten days.

But when Cheng Chu learned from the insect doctor when the insect eggs would hatch, he was restless every second, while Mikel was still preparing for work in an orderly manner.

One evening, after dinner, it was still early, so Cheng Chu accompanied Mikel to the study. Mikel was working on his personal computer, while Cheng Chu quietly flipped through a paper book beside him.

As Cheng Chu watched, she would occasionally glance up at Mikel, looking as if she wanted to ask something but dared not, afraid of disturbing him.

Mikel noticed the male insect's unusual behavior. But even after he finished his work, the male insect didn't say anything.

As Cheng Chu looked up at him for what seemed like the umpteenth time, Mikel's eyes met his. He asked softly, "My lord, what's wrong?"

"Um...it's just..." Caught peeking, Cheng Chu felt his face flush slightly. He asked hesitantly, "Wife, when are you planning to take leave?"

"Hmm?" Mikel asked, puzzled. "My lord, why do I need to ask for leave?"

Seeing Mikel's clueless expression, Cheng Chu grew anxious. He closed the book and said, "The egg will hatch in less than seven days. Don't go to work at the military headquarters; we need to go to the hospital to prepare for the birth."

Mikel smiled and said, "My lord, you yourself said there are still seven days left. Going to the hospital is too early."

The worm eggs in his stomach had grown large, and Mikel felt his back stiffen after sitting upright for a while. He leaned back in his chair to ease the tension, and kneaded his lower back a few times.

Cheng Chu saw this and quickly went over to massage Mikel.

"It's getting late. Look at you, sitting for so long must be making your back hurt, right?" Cheng Chu bent over, diligently massaging Mikel's back, while constantly saying, "And what if the insect eggs hatch early?"

In common knowledge, the due date is just that—the due date. The actual delivery date can be a few days earlier or later.

Going to the hospital sooner will put Cheng Chu at ease.

However, what Cheng Chu didn't know was that the Zerg's medical technology was already quite advanced. The time that the medical Zerg estimated for the hatching of the Zerg eggs was almost always correct, with a difference of no more than ten hours.

Female soldiers are physically strong and can go to work the day after laying their eggs, so the military does not have a specific maternity leave policy.

Normally, pregnant women only need to take one or two days off.

Therefore, Mikel really couldn't understand why the male insect would think that way.

"It's not that I feel terrible, it's just that my back is a little stiff from sitting for so long." Mikel gently placed her hand on her protruding belly and smiled. "I won't be coming out too early, Your Majesty, please don't worry too much."

Cheng Chu knelt down and squatted beside Mikel, carefully pressing down with controlled pressure.

"But don't you feel tired?" Cheng Chu was a little discouraged, but still advised, "You're already working so hard carrying the worm eggs, you shouldn't worry about work anymore, you should rest properly."

Regardless, from her childhood, Cheng Chu always felt that pregnant women were very vulnerable and needed more care and attention from their families than usual.

Moreover, Mikel's job wasn't ordinary. She was a military female, and for Zerg, a military female carrying Zerg eggs was no different from going to work—training and doing chores as usual. Cheng Chu worried every day that Mikel might get into some kind of trouble at the military headquarters.

Cheng Chu had tried to voice these concerns, but Mikel, a native female Zerg soldier, didn't understand the male Zerg's worries at all.

What Mikel couldn't understand was why, in the eyes of the male insects, the female insects became so soft and in need of care after carrying the eggs. It was as if, after carrying the eggs, the female was no longer a female insect, but even more precious than the rare male offspring.

If he makes even the slightest movement or touches his belly, the male insect will gasp in surprise, and after confirming he's alright, he'll remind him to be careful. Every day at mealtimes at the military base, the male insect will also send a message specifically reminding him to eat on time, etc.

The male insect probably hasn't truly witnessed the fighting prowess of female warriors on the battlefield, which is why it has such strange ideas.

He's really not that fragile, Mikel wanted to tell the male insect.