Chapter 109: Warhammer: What Do You Mean You Conquered the Zerg? Chapter 109: Her Voice

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

"We agree!" Snow Claw Yu and Ice Fang Kuai hesitated not at all.

Trading a warrior's valor for the tribe's continuation was, by the survival laws of the Ice Plains, a just and natural exchange.

Moreover, the conditions Lin En offered were far better than they had imagined.

Lin En nodded in satisfaction, took an encrypted data slate from his bosom, called up a coordinate, and showed it to the two:

"Before acting, go to this place first; someone there will guide you and provide you with enough power to fight the Green Skins."

Though puzzled in their hearts, they had now established initial trust in Lin En.

Ice Fang Kuai took the data slate with both hands and carefully put it away.

With the mission assignments complete, Snow Claw Yu and Ice Fang Kuai stayed no longer, bowing to Lin En.

Then they turned, led their respective troops, and vanished into the vast wind and snow.

After leaving the sight of Lin En's troops, the two groups slowed their steps in unison and gradually drew together.

Ice Fang Kuai gazed at the blank white expanse of sky and earth ahead, then suddenly spoke in a low voice, his tone carrying a rare gentleness and desolation, breaking the silence:

"Little Yu... I never thought that in our lifetime we would still stand side by side for the same goal like this."

These words were like a stone cast into a calm lake, stirring layer upon layer of ripples in Snow Claw Yu's heart.

Her sturdy body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

She did not turn to look at Ice Fang Kuai, but replied in a rough voice:

"Yeah~, Old Kuai."

"I never thought there would be such a day either."

Her rough voice softened as well, filled with deep emotion.

The children of the Great Ice Plains were not good with words; those emotions buried deep in their hearts had long been wrapped in layers by clan responsibility, survival pressure, and the wind and frost of years.

But at this moment, on the road of jointly following the "Ice Lord," those sparks deeply buried by responsibility seemed to show signs of reigniting.

The two no longer spoke, merely walking side by side in silence, beast hooves treading on the snow, making rustling sounds.

Wind and snow blew across their cheeks, carrying a bone-piercing chill, yet could not disperse the complex, unspeakable emotions and regrets between them.

After Lin En led his troops back into the Forbidden Wall, he immediately threw himself into subsequent handling work.

He ordered all Green Skin corpses and remains to be gathered and burned to prevent spore spread.

At the same time, he reinforced the defensive fortifications of the Forbidden Wall and repaired damaged weapons and armor.

He also had to plan the construction of settlements around the Main Hive's outer areas, allocate rations, cold-resistance supplies, and medical equipment.

He made arrangements to settle the elderly, weak, women, and children of the Snow Claw and Ice Fang Clans.

Inside and outside the Forbidden Wall was a scene of busyness; though the soldiers were tired,

spurred by the joy of victory and hope for the future, everyone was full of energy.

Several days later, Lena finally completely absorbed the massive biomass from slaughtering a million Snow Claw Clan cavalry.

Suddenly, a system notification sounded in Lin En's mind:

【Lena Affection Level broke through 60! Current Affection: 60.031】

He was sitting at the office desk in the Governor's Mansion handling documents, and upon hearing this, his heart stirred.

He reached into his sleeve and took out that Miniature Shredder Worm that had always accompanied him in place of Lena's main body.

The little creature was now lying in his palm, its carapace showing a warm purple-pink gloss.

Feeling Lin En's touch, it affectionately rubbed its head against his fingers.

But compared to before, Lena did not seem to show any obvious "awakening"-like change in her eyes immediately.

Lin En was somewhat puzzled; he lowered his head and carefully observed her.

Just then, the Shredder Worm's head lifted slightly, and the chitin structure near its mouthparts underwent extremely minute adjustments and vibrations.

Immediately after, a pleasant yet somewhat clear and cold female voice, carrying obvious immaturity and stiffness, rang directly in his ear:

"Lin, Lin... En."

Just a simple name, but it exploded in Lin En's mind like a bolt of lightning.

He was stunned, looking at the little thing on his knee in disbelief, his fingers trembling with excitement.

Lin En looked left and right, and after confirming no one else was speaking,

"Lena? Was it you speaking just now?"

He carefully responded with his thoughts, afraid this was merely a hallucination caused by excessive fatigue.

"Yes, me."

The voice sounded again, a trace smoother than the first time, but still lacking the rises and falls of normal human speech.

Like a two-year-old child who had just learned to speak, trying hard to imitate an adult's tone.

"Feel, different, want, and you, more like."

There were no complex words in the voice, but one could hear the effort of serious learning.

Lin En could clearly feel that Lena was trying to use human communication methods to establish a deeper connection with him.

Great surprise surged into Lin En's heart like a tide, instantly relaxing his long-tense nerves.

He extended his finger, gently stroking Lena's cold carapace, and transmitted full comfort and affection through the system.

"Take it slow, Lena."

His voice carried barely concealed joy, "I'm very happy, very happy."

"Joy, pleasure." Lena's voice rang out again, this time carrying a trace of faint emotional fluctuation.

As if imitating his feelings, "I, am, very, hap, py!"

Through the Mental Link, Lin En could clearly perceive the emotions Lena transmitted.

It was a joy tinged with shyness, like a maiden in first love meeting her beloved and feeling shy when spoken to.

After a brief exchange, Lin En gradually understood.

After breaking through 60 Affection Level, Lena's emotional cognition underwent a qualitative leap.

She no longer merely approached Lin En by instinct, obeyed his commands, or transmitted simple emotional fluctuations.

She began actively trying to understand human communication, striving to break down the barriers between races.

Attempting to achieve true "resonance" with Lin En on the levels of Jing Neng and emotion.

This was not a change of flesh, but a resonance of souls.

Like a naive Beast that suddenly awakened its spiritual intelligence, slowly learning to understand its lover's language, striving to draw near to the other.

Her voice might be cold and mechanical, her words perhaps simple and clumsy, but behind every word was a fiery emotion crossing racial boundaries to actively draw near to humanity.

Of course, with the Bug Race's learning ability, her Gothic Language would soon surpass even the Training Master of Zhongsi Academy.

Lin En gently cradled the Miniature Shredder Worm in his palm, his eyes full of tenderness.

He could feel that the depth of his Mental Link with Lena had reached an unprecedented height at this moment.

They were no longer simply Binding Target and Host, or Symbiotes using each other, but true partners whose hearts were connected and souls resonated.