Chapter 15: Life is hopeless

Qiao Suisui woke up, feeling cold all over.

It was pitch black all around, and she seemed to be lying in a sealed space the size of a coffin. She tried to break free, but found her hands and feet were all fixed, and her whole body was connected to many thin tubes.

"Is anyone there!"

"Luka... Ash..."

【System, where is this?】

The system didn't respond; no matter how she called, there was no reaction from the outside world.

She was a bit scared and struggled more violently.

Suddenly, the sound of air release sounded, and the cabin lid above opened mechanically. A silver-haired man pushed his glasses and observed her silently.

"Who are you? Can you let me go?"

The silver-haired man didn't answer, nor did he do as she asked, but recorded with interest: Language system normal, Earth language family.

"Where is this? You locked me up?"

Zongfang glanced at his watch and continued to record: Heart rate 180, emotional changes can trigger changes in physical functions, to be observed for various indicators under different emotions.

Qiao Suisui bit her lip, stared at him, changed her attitude, and tried to use his sympathy.

"My hand is a bit numb, can you help me?"

Zongfang's left hand holding the pen paused; looking at her misty eyes and the softened tone, interest couldn't help but emerge in his eyes.

"Which hand?"

Seeing the man finally speak, Qiao Suisui's brows furrowed slightly, her soft appearance would make anyone feel heartache.

"Right hand. Can you help me untie this thing?"

Zongfang curled his lips, picked up his pen and recorded: Personality is cunning, good at using male weaknesses to achieve her own goals.

After writing, he used the pen cap to slide along the inside of Suisui's arm all the way to her wrist; the cold pen was like a scalpel, and wherever it went, it stirred up a layer of tremors.

"This is the vein... don't know what will happen if it's cut open."

Hearing his self-talk, Qiao Suisui's pupils dilated, and she bit her lower lip hard.

Zongfang laughed abruptly, bent down, and the silver hair slid down her back, with a few strands falling on her cheek, a bit itchy.

The man used the pen to poke her lips again, saying: "Not allowed to bite."

Suisui only felt a chill down her spine.

"What's your name?"

Actually, Zongfang had already mastered her basic information before going; asking like this now was just doing a compliance test.

"... Qiao Suisui."

"Age."

"18."

"Gender."

Suisui frowned, was silent for a moment, reacted to why he was asking these now, and a rebellious emotion rose in her heart, so she looked straight at him and said: "What's your name?"

The man froze, his smile widened, and the interest in his eyes grew stronger.

"Zongfang."

"Age."

"83."

Beastmen have a longer lifespan in the process of continuous evolution; generally, males can survive for more than 200 years, and females for more than 150 years. Zongfang's age is in the prime of life among males.

"Gender." She bit these two words very clearly and slowly, as if silently fighting back.

Hearing this, he laughed so much that he was upside down, so he leaned closer to Suisui, his lips against her ear, and the hot air he exhaled made her tremble involuntarily.

"What is gender, can't you tell? Little guy."

He stuck out his tongue and licked her earlobe, lowered his voice and said: "Male."

Qiao Suisui got goosebumps all over, and at the same time, a thick fear rose in her heart.

This person is not normal!

She immediately turned her head away, full of resistance.

Zongfang laughed, picked up his pen and recorded: Strong desire to win, very good at disguising.

In the following time, no matter what Zongfang asked her, Suisui didn't open her mouth again. She lowered her eyes and ignored him, letting him pinch and press all over her body.

When checking the abdomen, Zongfang's hand paused, and then pressed lightly again. A small piece suddenly protruded from her flat abdomen, and soon returned to calm; Suisui also felt as if something was moving in her stomach.

Zongfang was surprised, used his hand to check her abdomen up, down, left, and right three times, and said in disbelief: "You are pregnant?"

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"You didn't know?"

He narrowed his eyes in suspicion, but soon stopped dwelling on her attitude and urgently called for his assistant.

Thus, seven or eight people surrounded the cylindrical observation pod and began using various instruments to perform a full-body examination on Qiao Suisui.

Watching the heads and serious faces above her, she felt as if she were a frog strapped to a surgical table, waiting to be dissected. But she had no time for emotions; she shouted to the system in her mind: 【What is going on? Am I pregnant?】

【Yes, the first pregnancy has been detected as successfully implanted. Species: Lion. Gene: Excellent. Quantity: 4.】

Qiao Suisui's mind exploded.

【Pregnancy duration is three months. Please do not attempt any abortion, otherwise, you will be punished with electric shocks.】

As if the system could read her thoughts, it gave her a warning in advance.

Qiao Suisui felt life was meaningless at this moment. She had an instinctive resistance to the idea of giving birth. Although she had to compromise for the sake of survival, when it actually happened, she still couldn't accept it in her heart.

【Then can you help me leave this place?】

After asking this question, the system fell silent again. She had figured it out: this system only answered her questions regarding childbirth and ignored everything else.

Just as she was communicating with the system, Zongfang had already seen the little lives in her belly through the instruments. On the display screen, four shapes like little bean sprouts appeared. Seven or eight assistants covered their mouths and gasped, and some males were even moved to tears.

"It's a natural conception... Lion genes, my god, and it's four in one litter."

"You have to know that for beastman cubs of a lion's size, it's already a blessing for one to be born safely, yet this little female is actually carrying four."

"It's an ancient human, it's an ancient human! Don't compare it with the data of those artificial females you've collected."

"This experience is truly too precious; I must record it."

The assistants chattered excitedly. At this moment, Zongfang's hand slowly covered her abdomen. He no longer pressed down unscrupulously as before, but stroked it gently, his expression complex.

"You're pregnant, yet you still did such a dangerous thing?"

He had witnessed the entire process of Sui Sui jumping off the flying ship. If that lion hadn't saved her, the only thing he would be studying now would be a corpse.

Qiao Suisui lifted her eyelids and said nothing.

Cubs are the most important existence in the eyes of beastmen because they carry the responsibility and hope of reproduction, especially in the current Interstellar era, where Qiao Suisui is the only one who can naturally conceive and give birth.

Now, not only she, but even the cubs in her belly had become the apple of the entire Federation's eye.

"If you dare to do something similar again, I will turn you into a specimen and display you in the Interstellar Museum," he said viciously in her ear.

For the next few days, Zongfang had Qiao Suisui locked in the observation pod. Her eating, drinking, and bathroom needs were all served by others, and he ordered cameras to be specially installed in the observation pod to observe her every move 24 hours a day. Qiao Suisui felt she had no dignity at all.

(End of chapter)