TL: Moonlit
“——About to arrive at the Imperial Central Hospital.”
Almost as the voice of the intelligent driving system fell, the black sedan swiftly and smoothly came to a stop in front of the hospital entrance. The car door opened, and a tall and imposing man with a military bearing stepped out, striding down with his long legs.
The moment the man appeared, he attracted the attention of everyone around him.
Upon seeing the battle-damaged high-ranking military uniform and the green blood stains on him, the people’s gazes towards him were filled with admiration.
The green blood stains were unique to the Zerg, and it was precisely because of the efforts of the Imperial Army that attempted invasions by various Zerg were driven out of human territories. The Imperial Army continued to station troops at the borders to repel the Zerg, maintaining generations of peace for the interstellar population.
Among the Imperial Army, the most renowned was undoubtedly the Jing Family’s army!
The nurse on duty outside the hospital noticed the handsome officer and smiled as she approached. “Do you need any assistance?”
“No, thank you.” Jing Xing refused politely, his mind concerned about his younger brother. Without glancing sideways, he surveyed the surroundings, then headed towards the elevator that led to a specific department in the hospital.
The nurse was a bit disappointed but then saw the tall and handsome military officer being stopped by an intelligent detection machine outside the elevator.
With a bright expression, she approached the man and looked at the detection panel of the machine. Then she looked at him with a mix of astonishment and admiration and proceeded to explain gently.
“The bloodstains on your military uniform are from high-level Zerg, and they can’t enter the hospital elevator. The blood of high-level Zerg carries unknown pathogens with strong infectivity. It might not be a problem for healthy people, but for patients with genetic defects…”
As the nurse explained, she curiously looked at the handsome military man, trying to guess his identity. Young, handsome, blond hair, green eyes, and capable of killing high-level Zerg—the characteristics and abilities were something only the two generals of the Jing family possessed!
Before she could confirm her guess, the man had disappeared.
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Jing Xing went to a nearby hotel, quickly took a shower, changed his clothes, and returned to the hospital. It had been fifteen minutes since he left. His hair hadn’t dried yet as he hurried towards the elevator. This time, he wasn’t stopped.
“Ding—”
The elevator arrived at the 25th floor, and Jing Xing quickly walked towards the ward. At the same time, he passed by a man in black clothes, with black hair, and a height similar to his.
Jing Xing’s steps didn’t pause, but his gaze couldn’t help but stop on the man for a few seconds.
The man’s attire was somewhat peculiar, a strange black robe, and his hair was also black, flowing all the way down to his ankles, nearly as long as his robe.
The man in the black robe was also observing Jing Xing.
In the instant their eyes met, both of them briefly observed each other’s appearance, then quickly went their separate ways.
The elevator door closed.
Jing Xing quickly forgot about that person and hurriedly walked towards the ward.
Through the glass of the ward, he saw his younger brother lying in the medical cabin, looking as if he was sleeping peacefully. Jing Xing’s gaze softened.
He briefly observed the display in the medical cabin for a few seconds; it seemed that there was no major problem. He then turned around and asked his family, “Father, mother, eldest brother, how is Xiao Nian doing?”
Except for Jing Nian, everyone in the Jing family is military personnel. Although they were not on the battlefield right now, they were still wearing military uniforms.
They all came here in a hurry from their respective posts. Except for Jing Xing, who was assigned the farthest and had blood in his uniform, everyone arrived early.
Father Jing, the head of the family, had a rugged appearance, more masculine and robust compared to his sons’ delicate and handsome looks.
Hearing the second son’s words, the usually majestic head of the family showed a somewhat depressed expression that had never been seen on the battlefield.
He lifted his head from the bench beside him, and a rare trace of despair appeared on his usually dignified face. He looked towards his youngest son lying in the medical capsule and replied, “The examination results didn’t show anything unusual.”
Mother Jing had a strong and refined appearance, which complemented her four sons’ exquisite features. Although she belonged to the elegant and beautiful type, her attire and temperament exuded a sense of capability, giving off a powerful woman vibe.
Normally confident and radiant, Mother Jing now showed a rare trace of worry.
She sat by Father Jing’s side, holding a white card with self-blame. She added, “We’ve already contacted the genetic experts from the Gamma Galaxy and the holographic technology experts from Namu Star, but they couldn’t figure out anything from Xiao Nian’s test results. Now, we can only rely on this white card to find any clues.”
“Before Xiao Nian fainted, this card was inserted into the game storage, but it didn’t activate.”
Jing Xing frowned as he looked at the seemingly ordinary white card, feeling worried.
The oldest brother of the Jing family was colder and more silent than Jing Xing. At the moment, he stood quietly behind their parents, gazing at their youngest brother through the window without saying a word.
“Second Brother.” A teenager wearing an informal military uniform (academy uniform) came to Jing Xing’s side, placing his hand on the glass.
The teenager had almost the same face as the boy inside the ward, but he was taller and more robust, exuding a sunny and carefree aura different from the boy’s sleeping appearance.
However, the carefree eyes of the teenager were tinged with sorrow as he stared at the glass window. “I can sense that Xiao Nian is now in a strange but safe place.”
Immediately, the other four looked at the third child of the Jing Family.
The third child and the youngest child are twins. Apart from the same appearance, the two have completely opposite personalities and preferences, but this does not affect their good relationship, so the telepathy between the third child and the youngest child is still very reliable.
Everyone’s eyes lit up with hope.
At this moment, Jing Xing suddenly noticed that there were no other wards on the 25th floor. He suddenly remembered the strange man in black, and he turned to the third child and asked, “Has anyone else come to see Xiao Nian?”
Jing Yan had come directly from the military academy. He looked at the eldest brother who had arrived first, and the latter shook his head. Then he looked at Jing Xing and shook his head again. “No.”
“But…” Jing Nian suddenly remembered something, “Xiao Nian seemed to have a surprise to tell everyone recently, and he had a friend who seemed to be inquiring about Xiao Nian’s condition through someone and even asked about the military academy…”
Considering Jing Nian’s abnormality, that friend seemed quite suspicious.
Jing Xing also found this friend more suspicious and put the strange man in black out of his mind.
Just at this moment, the medical cabin suddenly lit up with blue light, and the patient’s condition inside was synchronously displayed on the intelligent glass window.
Noticing the changes, all the members of the Jing family rushed to the glass window of the ward.
On the display panel, they saw the value of the gene defect, something they were very familiar with, rapidly returning to normal!
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“Little…brother…stupid…stupid…”
Jing Nian looked uncertainly at the little dragon cub, which was about the age of a human baby. “…You’re calling me ‘little brother’?”
Unexpectedly, after meeting his puzzled gaze, the little dragon cub’s big round eyes bent again. This time, it stretched out its two soft dragon claws, and with a clear and milky voice, it said, “Little brother, stupid!”
Jing Nian: “…”
For a moment, he didn’t know whether he should be shocked that he understood the dragon language or that this little guy in his arms had come to this conclusion.
Regardless, he decided to correct the little dragon’s perception first.
At this moment, he suddenly felt the little dragon’s two claws press on his forehead again, and the warm current behind him strengthened once more.
This time, Jing Nian could clearly feel that his weak body was gradually changing. The genetic defect that even the advanced medical technology of the interstellar era couldn’t cure was now easily healed under this heat flow!
Jing Nian closed his half-opened mouth and decided that before correcting the little dragon’s perception, there was something more important to address!
This little guy was way too naive!
As a ‘wicked’ (as Jing Nian guessed from the glimpse of the Fire Giant Dragon earlier)1this note is from the author, not mine dragon cub, it was too silly to share the nutrients in its eggshell with an intruder like him!
This won’t do!
Jing Nian held the little dragon’s paws on his shoulders, shook its little tail, and with complete concentration, lifted the two dragon claws that were absorbing the warm current. He then took the dragon cub from his shoulders and placed it in his arms, lowering his head to look seriously into the little dragon’s confused big eyes as he pointed outside the eggshell.
“This is yours. Can you share it with others?”
When he mentioned ‘others,’ he intentionally pointed at himself to include himself.
The little dragon cub looked at the empty dragon claws in confusion, subconsciously followed Jing Nian’s finger to look outside the eggshell, and then back at Jing Nian.
Seeing the adorable and confused look of the little dragon cub, Jing Nian couldn’t help but boop its little nose gently and said softly, “You can’t trust people you don’t know or just met, okay?”
To make his point more convincing, Jing Nian thought for a moment but couldn’t come up with any threats that could endanger a little dragon in a world full of dragons. He could only say, “Those bad guys outside, when they meet a little dragon cub like you who is easy to deceive, they’ll be all over you and eat you!”
“Roar~” Jing Nian opened his mouth wide and pretended to catch the little dragon cub, making a swallowing motion.
“One bite and you’ll be gone!”
The little dragon cub looked at Jing Nian, still puzzled, and then trembled involuntarily after digesting the meaning of his words. In the next moment, its cute and lively dragon eyes became alert when looking outside the eggshell.
A child can be taught!
Seeing that his education was surprisingly effective, Jing Nian nodded in satisfaction. He was about to continue correcting the little dragon’s misunderstanding when the little dragon cub, while keeping an eye on the outside, crawled into Jing Nian’s arms.
Jing Nian caught the little dragon cub while thinking, ‘Oh no, did I scare it so much that I traumatized the child?’
However, the familiar milky voice rang in his ears again, “Protect, little brother.”
Jing Nian: “…?”
After finishing speaking, the little dragon cub moved quickly and climbed onto Jing Nian’s forehead, hugging his head and pressing its claws on both sides.
This time, as the little dragon cub pressed him, the warm current connected to it intensified frantically.
So much so that the little dragon cub’s strength somehow suppressed him.
He could only accept the infusion of the heat flow without any refutation.
Half an hour later.
Jing Nian’s fair face was tinged with pink from the heat flow, and he felt as if he was drunk, drowsy, and hazy. He wanted to resist the little dragon cub, but he couldn’t summon any hostility. With his eyes rolling, he passed out. In his daze, he heard the anxious and milky voice in his ear again.
“Little brother, stupid. Wuwu…”
Seeing Jing Nian faint, the little dragon cub’s eyes moistened as it climbed to his forehead, looking at the smooth forehead without any dragon horns, and cried.
Then, it recalled something and crawled to Jing Nian’s arm, hugging his bald fingers. With a ‘milky and soft’ sigh, it accepted the reality that its little brother might be a disabled dragon.
After absorbing dragon blood so many times, after this absorption, some hard dragon scales had already emerged on the soft little dragon claws.
It was estimated that after the absorption was complete and the dragon egg should be returned to the dragon nest, Old Hesse came back, and knocked on the eggshell again.
This time, Hesse got a more powerful response from the young master, indicating that the young masters were close to hatching. Hesse was happy about this.
But then, it heard the message from the young master.
The second young master seemed particularly weak!
He didn’t even grow dragon horns and claws!
A bolt from the blue!
For the second young master, the giant dragons once again went all out…
The author has something to say:
Jing Nian’s achievement today: His attempt to educate the cub ended up with the cub’s affection for him instead?