Model Male Zerg of the Zerg Clan

**Chapter 33**

Lu Xi returned later than usual.

When Xia Baiyuan was sick, he had mentioned casually that he always ate those biscuits not because he liked them but because they stored well and were cheap.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xi wasn’t surprised at all. Instead, he felt a sense of “as expected.”

Living under the same roof with Xia Baiyuan, he had already developed a profound understanding of how practical Xia Baiyuan was.

He had imagined countless times before what Xia Baiyuan would be like, outside the grand and dramatic life depicted in history books.

Xia Baiyuan was a man of few words, living a simple and routine life.

On the battlefield, he was strategic and resourceful; off the battlefield, he should be meticulous and elite.

In Lu Xi’s wildest imagination, he could only picture Xia Baiyuan wearing a clean shirt, sitting behind a large desk, organizing documents.

Therefore, the first time he saw Xia Baiyuan coming out of a steamy bathroom, his hand tilted, spilling coffee all over his optical computer.

The homework he had painstakingly written all afternoon was ruined, but Lu Xi remained unmoved, staring at Xia Baiyuan in his original position.

Like a perfect statue.

Xia Baiyuan, holding the bathroom door handle, looked at the sparking and sizzling optical computer, then at the serious expression on Lu Xi’s face, and hesitantly said, “Maybe…you should move away from the optical computer now.”

Lu Xi slowly placed the empty coffee cup on the table, his movements visibly stiff.

Xia Baiyuan clicked the door shut and calmly said, “Don’t be nervous, I’ll handle this optical computer. Don’t make any sudden moves.”

He could see the panic in Lu Xi’s eyes. Anyone would be frightened seeing an optical computer sparking and sparking less than five centimeters away from them.

Struggling to roll up his thick sleeves, Xia Baiyuan regretted wearing the pajamas he got from a clearance sale at a sleepwear shop. After relentless effort, the generous owner finally agreed to sell it to him at a fraction of its original price.

This was the first time he felt the inconvenience of this piece of clothing.

It seemed making the pajamas look like a little dinosaur was not a good idea after all.

He casually grabbed a plastic stool nearby, swiftly propped up the optical computer, and pushed it off the table.

Just as the optical computer was about to shatter, he flipped the stool, securely trapping the optical computer like a net.

Xia Baiyuan gently set down the stool and looked up at Lu Xi.

The dinosaur hood on the back of his head swayed with his movements, causing Lu Xi’s expression to visibly stiffen even more.

Xia Baiyuan quickly reassured him, “I didn’t damage it. With a little repair, it’ll be good to go again.”

“Oh…okay.” Lu Xi regained his composure, coughing as if to conceal his embarrassment. “Thank you, I just didn’t react in time.”

His gaze shifted to Xia Baiyuan’s cheek, noticing the flush from the steam. But soon, his eyes were irresistibly drawn to the dinosaur pajamas Xia Baiyuan was wearing.

A cartoonish, deep green dinosaur pajama.

Lu Xi: “…”

He had a similar piece of clothing when he was a child!!!

Oh, my goodness, at the age of twelve, he had resisted his male father’s attempt to make him wear pajamas because they were too childish. If he had known, he would have cherished such an opportunity.

Lu Xi’s eyes flickered, and he hesitantly asked, “Your pajamas…”

Xia Baiyuan: “Twenty bucks.”

Alright, that explains it.

At that moment, Lu Xi actually saw a hint of satisfaction on Xia Baiyuan’s face.

As if he had won a fiercely fought battle.

At the same time, he also heard the crisp sound of glass shattering, that was the filter in his mind for Marshal Xia, which had lasted a hundred years.

So Xia Baiyuan only ate biscuits, not because he had some incomprehensible eccentricity like the future generations of the Zerg imagined celebrities would have.

Simply because it was more convenient, nothing more.

Lu Xi stood in front of the counter, sighing weakly.

It’s actually fine. This means Xia Baiyuan doesn’t have a special attachment to biscuits; he needs a healthier diet.

The shop assistant looked at Lu Xi, giving a standard smile. “May I help you with something?”

After a moment of thought, Lu Xi made a decision. “Could you please give me a piece of lean meat, minced, thank you.”

To buy various ingredients, Lu Xi came back more than half an hour later than usual.

Xia Baiyuan, wearing thin clothes, was sitting in the living room chair, with a long compressed biscuit in his mouth and a plethora of files on the optical computer in front of him.

Lu Xi could tell at a glance that Xia Baiyuan’s mind wasn’t on eating at all. He was just casually biting on the biscuit, not even bothering to break it.

Lu Xi asked, “Are you full?”

“Mm…” Xia Baiyuan didn’t lift his head, his eyes fixed on the optical computer. “A little.”

“That’s good,” Lu Xi breathed a sigh of relief. “I’ll cook tonight.”

Xia Baiyuan finally looked up, a bit surprised by the affection in Lu Xi’s eyes. “You can cook?”

Lu Xi cautiously replied, “A little.”

Although not as good as the female father, it’s still better than compressed biscuits.

“Oh…” Xia Baiyuan stood up from the chair. “Need any help?”

After some thought, Lu Xi politely declined, “You’ll blow up the kitchen.”

He would never forget that day when he walked into the kitchen intending to boil some water and saw Xia Baiyuan standing quietly in front of the stove, his brows furrowed as if contemplating some important matter in the Zerg world.

Lu Xi was so nervous that he quickly asked Xia Baiyuan what had happened.

Xia Baiyuan raised his hand, looking puzzled. “I don’t understand…”

Lu Xi watched as Xia Baiyuan held up the twisted metal piece, which was almost unrecognizable, for ten seconds before finally realizing it was the gas stove switch that had suffered.

“What were you trying to do?” Lu Xi asked.

“Boil water,” Xia Baiyuan replied.

“I remember we have an electric kettle,” Lu Xi said.

“…”

Lu Xi turned his head and saw the broken pieces of the electric kettle stuffed into the microwave.

Xia Baiyuan, you actually attempted to hide the evidence.

Xia Baiyuan forcefully pushed the twisted metal piece back into the slot on the gas stove and whispered, “I’ll go buy a new electric kettle.”

Lu Xi understood. Xia Baiyuan always drank raw water directly; he had never used the electric kettle provided in the dormitory.

It’s understandable, considering that the school’s water is treated and safe to drink.

But to destroy the kitchen in such a short time, it’s truly remarkable.

…

Xia Baiyuan frowned, sitting back down again, evidently recalling the unforgettable experience.

Lu Xi entered the kitchen with the ingredients. “I’ll be done soon.”

“Okay.”

Only when Lu Xi closed the kitchen door and the sounds of his cooking came from inside did Xia Baiyuan reach out and press a shortcut key on the optical computer. The plethora of files on the optical computer shrank, and a website interface popped up.

The distinctive green color was unforgettable, the extremely rudimentary design was infuriating, and the occasional lagging and pages that wouldn’t load, sometimes displaying a 404 error, all indicated that this was the largest Zerg same-sex dating and romance website: XJiang.

Xia Baiyuan clicked into the X Jiang’s affiliated forum, where various bizarre posts were floating around.

【After living together for several months, I just realized today that my roommate is a total hottie when he smiles!!!】

This post was marked as hot, and the poster’s ID was “I Love Females”.

This ID had posted several threads, all of which were hot and kept staying at the top of the homepage.

【What’s wrong with my roommate? I just brought a female zerg back to the dorm to hang out!!!】

【The legendary X indifferent patient is actually right beside me, I totally don’t understand】

【My roommate pinned me against the wall today and called me an idiot. I’m asking for advice on how to insult him back with more vigor】

【So I followed everyone’s advice, kissed my roommate fiercely for ten minutes, and now I’m here to report on the battle results】

Xia Baiyuan: “…”

These seemed like pretty useless posts. Are Zergs nowadays really this boring?

Without hesitation, he scrolled past the posts and clicked into another thread.

This thread was titled **”How to Get Along After Confirming a Relationship: 100 Moves to Solve All Relationship Problems!”**

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Freshly seasoned minced meat was quickly stir-fried until fragrant, with just the right amount of chili added. With one bite, the sweet and sour pork ribs had a perfectly balanced taste, and the sticky sauce slowly flowed, shimmering under the light, emitting an enticing glow.

The winter melon pork rib soup had been stewed for a long time. As soon as it boiled, the aroma filled the air. Lu Xi took a sip, and the mild and mellow broth instantly warmed his body.

In reality, Lu Xi had to visit many places to buy all these ingredients. In this era, many ingredients were not very popular and were usually added to medicines to make strange concoctions.

There was even a seasoning that only experts obsessed with various witchcraft, alchemy, or evil curses would have.

Coincidentally, there were such strange clubs in the military academy, as mentioned by Gu Qing during their conversations.

When Lu Xi, dressed normally, knocked on the doors of these clubs with a bag of ingredients, he looked like a Muggle who had mistakenly entered the magical world.

The members of these clubs could imagine the looks they gave him.

Lu Xi was quite curious. Carrying the ingredients, he passed by each steaming pot, and the thick soup inside emitted a strange and indescribable aroma. As for the color… to put it simply, it was like mud dug out from the depths of a swamp, mixed with expired milk, a set of watercolor paints added to it, and then boiled for three days and nights, resulting in an unparalleled color.

Lu Xi looked at one student who was working tirelessly, hesitated for a moment, and said, “Sorry to disturb you, have you ever thought about replacing the rat’s tail needle with a gan leaf ball?”

He was surprised to find that this student had actually made a crude version of a mental stability agent. Many female Zergs would experience prolonged mental fluctuations after battles, and this mental stability agent could help them recover quickly.

In this era, male Zergs couldn’t even actively use their mental powers yet, so this agent was like creating a stable tripod before the invention of the camera.

Nevertheless, Lu Xi still found it interesting. It was truly a strange coincidence.

The student glanced at him strangely and asked, “How did you know I was going to switch to gan leaf balls?”

Now it was Lu Xi’s turn to be surprised. He said, “What are you doing?”

“I don’t know.” The student shrugged. “It could be something to enhance the charm of female zergs, or a magical potion to capture the love of male zergs. It might also be a sleeping pill to induce dreams for the user. I want to make these.”

Lu Xi carefully scrutinized the face before him, but there was nothing remarkable about it. It didn’t resemble any face from history he had studied.

This student left no trace in history.

The stabilizer for mental power wasn’t invented until two thousand years later. Before that, the battles among female zergs were extremely fierce, and many of them perished due to excessive mental fluctuations.

The scholar who invented the stabilizer devoted his entire life to it. What he painstakingly invented is now placed in a crude and dirty vessel.

Even though it may be discarded hastily due to no one understanding its mysteries, it will completely vanish into the river of history.

Lu Xi couldn’t help but laugh, feeling a strange sensation in his heart.

It was like accidentally lifting the oil paint layer of a world-famous painting and discovering another aspect of the painting that the world didn’t know about, depicted by the artist.

And he felt excited because he alone had glimpsed this secret.

The student gave him a cold glance. “Are you mocking me?”

“No, no, no, how could I?” Lu Xi quickly suppressed the corners of his mouth and said, “I’m just curious, why did you want to switch to gan leaf balls?”

The student shrugged and said, “Just intuition. I feel it should be that way.” Apparently offended by Lu Xi’s laughter, he emphasized, “How could you understand the greatness contained in witchcraft?”

“You’re right.” Lu Xi looked at him deeply and said, “This bottle of potion should be passed down. It has a great effect.”

The student seemed pleased by his approval and finally put away his dissatisfied expression. “Although I know you’re flattering me, I have to say I’m happy. What do you want? I have the most complete materials here.”

Lu Xi happily bought the last ingredient, chili, from the student.

It was truly a strange experience, and Lu Xi had a new idea.

With a spoon in hand, the metal spoon pressed against his fair and slender fingers, which were pleasing to the eye.

Although Lu Xi couldn’t reveal the secret of his time travel, he couldn’t help but want to share his happiness with Xia Baiyuan.

“Xia Baiyuan, have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?”

Xia Baiyuan swallowed a spoonful of soup and looked up at him. “I will join the army.”

There was no hesitation or doubt. He had already made up his mind.

“What about you?”

Lu Xi lowered his gaze. His bowl was empty, and he stirred the spoon. “When I have time, I’ll travel all over the zerg Clan and collect some interesting things.”

He was curious. If one day, when those scholars entered the collection room he left behind and found these things appearing in the wrong era, what expression would they have?

Just thinking about it, Lu Xi found it very interesting.

Of course, it was more likely that they would disappear with the changing times, after all, Lu Xi was unlikely to live for two thousand years.

“What do you think?” Lu Xi eagerly looked at Xia Baiyuan. His red eyes sparkled in the lamplight, stunning Xia Baiyuan.

Then he lowered his head and took another bite of sweet and sour pork. The tender meat was enveloped in thick sauce. The sour and sweet taste spread in his mouth, making him want another bowl.

The dishes Lu Xi made were… unique. Many flavors were ones Xia Baiyuan had never tasted before, but he didn’t reject them. On the contrary, he found them delicious.

In the post he just read, there was a line.

How to determine if the other person likes you?

Simple, just look into their eyes.

If they like you, their eyes will sparkle when they look at you.

Xia Baiyuan then remembered that from the first time they met, Lu Xi’s eyes seemed to light up like stars in the night sky when he looked at him.

He lowered his eyes, gripped the spoon tightly, and said nervously, “Collecting? That’s nice.”

He quickly raised his head again, glanced at Lu Xi, and said cautiously, “Then I’ll accompany you when the time comes—after all, many places in the zerg Clan are very dangerous, I’ll go with you.”

[Talking about future plans with the other person and getting involved together can give the other person a sense of security.]

“Really!”

The next moment, Xia Baiyuan’s wrist was held by Lu Xi, who looked at him with delight. “I’ll wait for you—we’ll go together.”

The warmth from his wrist was unexpectedly high, and Xia Baiyuan didn’t expect Lu Xi’s reaction to be so strong, but he only hesitated for a moment. Soon, he smiled, “Okay.”

Lu Xi was extremely moved.

Lu Xi was extremely happy.

He sat back in his chair, envisioning the future and planning countless plans.

Lost in thought, he even forgot about the time until Xia Baiyuan swept away all the food, and Lu Xi felt something was wrong.

He had made enough for four people at least, considering the possibility of failures.

Xia Baiyuan actually finished it all?

“=口=”

Lu Xi looked at Xia Baiyuan and said, “You don’t have to force yourself like that… if you can’t finish it, you can’t finish it. It’s not good to overeat.”

Xia Baiyuan put down his bowl, looking a bit bewildered. “No, I’m not forcing myself.”

He took out a tissue to wipe his mouth. “My appetite has been increasing lately, and I’m feeling a bit hungry.”

It’s as if there’s a black hole in his stomach, crazily absorbing all the energy.

Could it be that he’s starting to undergo another growth spurt after adulthood?

Xia Baiyuan pondered, this situation wasn’t unheard of. He had always been a bit leaner than other female zergs, so another growth spurt was quite normal.

“Huh?”

“So, don’t worry.”

Xia Baiyuan stood up, carrying the bowl and chopsticks towards the kitchen. “I’ll clean up, you go rest.”

Watching Xia Baiyuan’s figure retreating, Lu Xi’s brows gradually furrowed.

Not worried? How could that be possible?

It’s important to note that the last time he cleared Xia Baiyuan’s mental sea was when they were on the starship. Xia Baiyuan’s remarkably poor mental sea had always been a hidden danger, liable to erupt at any time.

He had to pay attention to any subtle signs so he could protect Xia Baiyuan!

Tonight, let’s do another mental guidance session.

Lu Xi closed his eyes.

Ah, hopefully, he won’t be too exhausted, as they planned to go shopping tomorrow night.

There was the sound of clattering from the kitchen.

Lu Xi slowly peeked out, “Xia Baiyuan?”

After a moment, Xia Baiyuan quietly opened the door, revealing a crack. “It cracked on its own.”

Lu Xi: “…”

So, you’re saying you crushed a bunch of bowls with your bare hands?

Although you worked hard, it’s better not to do it next time. Thank you very much.