Chapter 80: Extra 2 [Egg Laying]
“…A female octopus reproduces only once in her lifetime. After laying eggs, she will transfer most of her energy and energy to production.”
The pages of the book were gently turned, making a rustling sound. Another page fell, and in the scattered sunlight, the woman sitting on the sofa once again read softly.
“A female octopus can lay more than one hundred thousand eggs at a time, but the success rate of hatching and survival is extremely low.”
“According to research and observation, out of five hundred thousand to seven hundred and fifty thousand octopus eggs, only two can hatch and mature.”
At this point, the woman lowered her eyes and looked at the girl lying on her lap, and praised warmly, “Our An An is so amazing.”
But the girl just smiled. She wanted to be proud but couldn’t be happy. Her whole person was listless.
The worry in Ji Yulin’s eyes did not decrease, and she rubbed her head.
For some reason, Li An had been feeling unwell these past few days and always felt uncomfortable.
If it were anyone else, it would be nothing. Even the healthiest body would have a few times of discomfort, but Li An couldn’t.
She was now a demigod, and her constitution was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. It was very rare for her to be injured, let alone uncomfortable.
At first, Li An wanted to endure it herself, but Ji Yulin was so sharp, and because she was so familiar with Li An, she quickly discovered the clues.
But the two of them were at a loss. In the end, Li An had a flash of inspiration and asked Ji Yulin to use her mental power to explore her body and analyze what was going on.
As a result, this investigation revealed something incredible.
Li An was probably in heat.
At first, when they learned of this news, the two of them were very dazed and at a loss. After all, Li An had never had such a situation before. She had not expected that after becoming a god, it would still appear.
And according to Ji Yulin’s speculation, the reason why it had not appeared before was because Li An was still in her juvenile stage at that time, and had only just matured.
And this news was even more shocking than the previous one.
The moment Ji Yulin thought of before, that she had been seducing a juvenile octopus, she had a strange sense of shame.
It was as if she were bullying a minor.
And Li An was even more stunned. She had not expected that even in this state, she was still a little octopus?
This news was really amazing, so much so that the two of them rarely fell into a silence together. They did nothing all day, and even slept with their backs to each other at night. The moment their arms touched, they would immediately spring apart, as flustered as if it were their first meeting.
It was clear how serious the situation was.
But avoidance was useless. Things would not change because of it.
And Li An’s situation did not improve. Instead, it grew worse, and she was very anxious and irritable.
So, Ji Yulin could only look through ancient books and find a little about the habits of octopuses.
“Ji Yulin, my tentacles are swollen,” Li An hummed and called out.
Correspondingly, those tentacles appeared again, and they were restlessly turning and grinding.
Before Ji Yulin could speak, the uncomfortable tentacle took the initiative to fall into Ji Yulin’s hand.
“It’s a very strange feeling,” Li An added.
Ji Yulin frowned slightly, her worried expression growing stronger.
The person was afraid that Ji Yulin would not understand and added, “Rub it for me.”
Of course, Ji Yulin would not refuse. She just rubbed the tip of the tentacle with her hand, her eyes still on the book.
There was still too little information to be found. Most of the previous books had been damaged in the apocalypse, and the octopus, in order to become a god, had devoured all kinds of tentacled animals, causing people to lose their research targets, so the information available now was very limited.
It could be said that people now only knew that there was a species of octopus, but they did not know the habits and structure of octopuses, let alone the real octopus.
Her gaze fell on the next line of words, and Ji Yulin was stunned for a moment, and she subconsciously read out, “…An octopus has a special arm, called a hectocotylus, which can be directly inserted into the female’s mantle cavity.”
The hand that was holding the tentacle suddenly stiffened.
Li An suddenly lifted her head, her eyes wide with surprise, “What is this?”
Ji Yulin barely managed to move her gaze from the page and met Li An’s.
This news was even more shocking to an octopus than the previous two.
Li An was both shocked and afraid, and she couldn’t even speak. She said in a slurred voice, “But I’m a female!”
“Pah!”
“What female? I swear, I’m a female octopus!”
It seemed that this was not appropriate either, and Li An stuttered, “Can I be a hermaphrodite after becoming a god?”
“Pah pah pah, what male, what dirty thing? I’m a female!”
“It’s true. I can’t not be a female.”
Li An was so anxious that her face was flushed. Her head turned, and she actually had the thought of cutting off that tentacle.
Fortunately, Ji Yulin had reacted first. She grabbed the tentacle and hid back, and then quickly comforted her in a warm voice, “I didn’t say you weren’t. It’s just that the situation is special now, and you seem to have had a change in this regard.”
“Who wants this kind of change! I’d rather be in heat,” Li An was so anxious that she was about to cry. At this moment, she wished she could give all her power to someone, afraid of becoming a strange believer.
Seeing this, Ji Yulin picked up Li An and stuffed her into her arms to coax her.
Her emotions had been fluctuating these past few days, and now she had taken a hard fall, falling off a cliff.
She was so scared that she was about to cry. With watery eyes, she hugged Ji Yulin and said, “Don’t, don’t be like this.”
“Don’t turn into something strange.”
Ji Yulin’s heart also ached. She could only coax her again and again, “Our baby is not a strange thing. She won’t turn into a strange thing.”
“She won’t. It’ll be fine after this state passes.”
“Good girl, Mama is here.”
But Li An, who was usually very easy to coax, could not get better at this time. The more she thought, the more wronged she felt. How come no one had told her that becoming a god would be like this?
If, if she had known, she wouldn’t have become a god!
That thing was also hard to eat. If she had known, she would have thrown it all to the crow.
In the distant battlefield, Silver Feather, who was leading Cheng Xi in a charge, suddenly sneezed, and her movements also paused.
She looked up at the sky in a daze.
Cheng Xi was immediately puzzled and called out nervously, “What’s wrong with Silver Feather?”
The crow shook her head and said, “Is that creature talking about me?”
“Huh?” Cheng Xi was confused.
“That octopus.”
Its tone was slightly unfriendly. Ever since it had gained intelligence, it had known everything, so it was even more angry that the little octopus had stolen the darkness that should have belonged to it.
But it had no choice but to be convinced. After all, at that time, it had no power to fight the dark strange bird. If it weren’t for Li An, it would have been hard to escape the fate of being devoured.
So it sighed heavily and called out helplessly, “New god.”
“She has now become a new god. Although she is only a demigod, her body is already connected to all things in the world. Her every word and action will cause a change. Whoever she mentions will also have a reaction.”
“Seeing that it has been raining for several days, I don’t know what that creature is worried about.”
Hearing the explanation, Cheng Xi breathed a sigh of relief. Before she could understand, she saw the sky suddenly grow even darker, and there was a sudden flash of lightning and a clap of thunder.
And on the other side, Li An was being held in Ji Yulin’s arms, crying her heart out.
“Wah wah wah, I don’t want to turn into a monster.”
“I don’t want to have a baby.”
“Mama, I’m still a child. I can’t have a baby. I really can’t.”
She was still wailing. After becoming a demigod, it was the first time she had cried so miserably, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and was extremely sad and pained.
Her eye sockets were red, and her tears were like they were worthless, and they were falling down. In a flash, they had soaked Ji Yulin’s shirt.
“I can’t be a monster, I can’t.”
She was crying so miserably that even the tentacles beside her couldn’t help but come and comfort her, but she was pushed away by Li An, who shouted, “Cut it off, cut it off, cut it all off.”
Tentacles: …
The tentacles silently shrank into a ball, wanting to hide in Ji Yulin’s arms, but in the next second, they were pulled away by Li An and thrown to the ground with force.
“You dirty thing!” she cursed, and her tears were falling.
Ji Yulin coaxed and coaxed, and lowered her head to kiss Li An’s forehead, and then kissed the corners of her eyes.
Li An was crying until she was hot. She couldn’t stop at all, and her whole body was filled with a salty smell.
Seeing this, Ji Yulin knew that simple coaxing was no longer useful and that she had to solve it from the source.
So her mental power probed out and poured into Li An’s body.
Perhaps because Li An trusted her enough, and in the volcano, their powers had intertwined, so even though the disparity was great, there was no resistance at all.
Her mental power went around in her body, and Ji Yulin finally breathed a sigh of relief. She patted Li An, who was crying, and immediately said, “You haven’t turned into a monster.”
Hearing this, Li An, who was crying, suddenly stopped. She looked at the other pitifully and, while sobbing, called out, “What, what?”
This appearance, anyone who saw it would soften, let alone Ji Yulin.
She picked up the discarded, pitiful tentacle and comforted her, “You haven’t turned into a monster.”
“Your body structure hasn’t changed.”
“It’s probably because it’s your first time in heat. You’re still just a demigod, so it’s inevitable that you’ll be affected by this.”
Li An was a bit dazed and said, “Is the effect that great?”
Ji Yulin patted her and coaxed, “Your current situation is like a false pregnancy…”
Before she could finish, Li An almost jumped up, “I’m pregnant?!”
Ji Yulin pressed her down with her hand and pushed her back into her arms. She was both angry and helpless, and she repeated, “Similar.”
“It may be because you’re the only octopus left now. Your body’s instinct is driving your power, causing you to have a little change.”
“Then will I die?” the little octopus looked at her with eager eyes.
Ji Yulin was both helpless and amused. She patted her and said, “Who was the one who was about to die just now?”
“That’s not… that’s not…”
Li An’s gaze darted around, and she hadn’t stopped sobbing. She inexplicably hiccupped, and her beautiful features were covered in a mist, and she looked both comical and pitiful.
“It’s okay. You won’t die.”
Seeing her like this, Ji Yulin’s many words were stuck in her throat and were turned back. She just said, “No one can hurt you now.”
“Not even you yourself.”
Her eyes were serious and focused, which made Li An feel a little embarrassed. Her gaze shifted, and she looked at the tentacle, and said helplessly, “Then what should I do? It’s still swollen.”
“It’s very uncomfortable,” Li An emphasized.
“Then…”
Ji Yulin’s gaze fell, and it was a little complicated. After a moment of hesitation, she said, “Shall we help it?”
How can we help?
The waves were crashing against the reef, and as usual, they were making a splashing sound. The salty smell didn’t dissipate, but rose faintly to the center of the island.
A sound came from the half-open window. It was not hard to tell the tension and helplessness in it.
“This, like this?”
“Mama, it seems a little strange.”
The other could not answer and just turned her head, trying to cover herself with a pillow.
Although they had done many intimate things, this was the first time they had been in this position.
Ji Yulin was lying on the sofa, one leg on the back of the sofa, and one leg down, stepping on the soft carpet.
Overly frank.
Her neck under her scattered hair was red, and her cheeks, which were buried in the pillow, were not much better. Even her slightly exposed chin was a mess of red.
And Li An was kneeling on the other side, her hands holding her tentacles in, and she was dazed and at a loss. From time to to time, she would look up at Ji Yulin and keep asking.
“You, do you have any feeling?”
“Is it like this?”
The tentacle in her hand tried to lift, wanting to express its opinion, but it was slapped down by Li An, who snapped, “You be honest.”
The tentacle immediately became honest.
But being too honest was not good either. She couldn’t get it in at all.
Li An was so anxious that her forehead was covered in sweat, and she called out, “Mama.”
Ji Yulin, on that side, was annoyed and kicked Li An’s shoulder, and snapped, “You stupid thing.”
She propped herself up with one hand, pulled the tentacle in Li An’s hand, and pulled it in. With a muffled groan, she added, “Aren’t you usually very capable? Why are you not good now?”
Li An’s tears hadn’t dried yet. Now she was looking at her with watery eyes, like a useless good-for-nothing.
It made Ji Yulin both angry and helpless. Her voice softened, and she said, “Don’t be nervous. Just like usual.”
“What’s usual?” Li An blurted out without thinking.
The good-tempered Ji Yulin was so angry that she glared at her, and the creature chuckled sheepishly.
But scolding her a few times was also good. The creature finally improved a little.
Ji Yulin sighed and could only change from kicking to hugging, and took the initiative to sit on Li An.
“You stupid thing,” she cursed again, her voice fierce, but her movements were gentle, and she carefully pressed down.
Li An subconsciously freed a hand to support her waist and said cautiously, “You, slow down.”
But the moment she finished speaking, Ji Yulin sat down.
Li An was so scared that she was stunned for a moment, and her hands were at a loss.
“Useless,” Ji Yulin glanced at her. In the end, she had to do it herself. As her waist twisted, she bumped into Li An.
And Li An was thin, and her hip bones were even more obvious, so it was very uncomfortable.
Ji Yulin frowned and bit her lower lip.
Her breathing was a little ragged, and her shirt was wrinkled from the friction, and her skin was also scraped red.
Ji Yulin’s breathing was ragged. When she lowered her head, she saw Li An looking up at her, still with that teary and pitiful look. Her watery blue eyes were bright, and they were full of love and dependence.
It was as if a puppy were constantly wagging its tail at her.
As if to say, Mama, you’re so amazing, you’re so powerful.
But Ji Yulin did not think it was a compliment now. She just raised her hand to cover Li An’s eyes and said in a hoarse voice, “Don’t look, you stupid thing.”
The person whimpered twice in dissatisfaction but could not say anything else and could only raise her hand to hold the other’s waist.
The rustling of the fabric was still there, and there was also a little sound of water.
And on the battlefield on the other side, a strange and bizarre scene appeared.
One second it was a downpour and lightning, and everyone had to pause the fight.
But this second, the sky was clear and the sun was bright. The cheerful chirping of birds could be faintly heard, and there were even morning glories that had suddenly bloomed, and they were particularly dazzling on the branches.
The people who had just been drenched were confused, not knowing whether to continue or to call a truce, and they mumbled, “What’s going on? The weather was fine the past two days. Why is it so strange today?”
Someone on the other side replied, “Strange? Which day of the apocalypse is not strange?”
“That’s true.”
Silver Feather, the only one who knew the truth, rolled her eyes and secretly complained to Cheng Xi, “This creature is a wife-slave. She must have been angry with Professor Ji just now, and she was coaxed before she could even make a fuss.”
Cheng Xi nodded in deep agreement.
And on the other side, someone said in a panic, “Ji, Ji Yulin, you seem to have laid an egg!”