The dark-gold wolf tail was coated in slime.
When it brushed against her skin, the damp sensation reminded her of the tentacles of a sea-dwelling beastman.
Yunyang had been kept up all night again.
Though she had enjoyed herself, Yunyang still kicked Fu Shiyi out of bed when she woke up.
Fu Shiyi did not complain in the slightest. After climbing to his feet, he attended to her washing up as carefully as he always did, never once removing his wolf ears or tail.
Looking at those fluffy ears, the little irritation Yunyang had felt quickly vanished.
She couldn’t help it—she was a complete sucker for anything soft and furry.
Besides, she hadn’t truly meant to be angry with Fu Shiyi.
Over the next few days, Yunyang discovered that her beast husbands seemed to have gone off for some kind of training.
The five of them thoroughly studied every item in the several boxes You Lu had sent, then spent each day coming up with new ways to please her.
In the mornings, Yunyang absorbed bug cores. In the afternoons, she went to the Purification Tower. And at night, the pageant began—
Tiger Cub had found the wild, untamed style that suited him best.
Little Panda put on a performance as a pitiful little white flower.
The Golden-winged Roc had always favored the refined scoundrel type.
Even the Black Flood Dragon had found all sorts of ways to play with the tip of his tail.
As for the wolf cub…
He had been the first among the five beast husbands to make use of the toys, and now he had somehow dug even more out of one of the boxes. Every time, he left her utterly overwhelmed.
Each of the five beast husbands had his own style, and Yunyang was scrupulously fair with all of them.
The consequence of being too fair was that none of them was favored particularly often.
But they were already very satisfied with that.
They couldn’t speak for other females, but their mother had never cared about fairness.
Qin Mo knew this better than anyone.
His father was their mother’s favorite husband, and half of every month was spent with him.
As for the other uncles, sometimes they didn’t get even one or two turns in an entire month.
Compared to that, their female lord was truly wonderful.
They were simply being too greedy, wanting to monopolize their female lord.
The ancestors of the beastmen had been wild beasts, and they were born with a desire to conquer and possess.
Therefore, all five beast husbands understood perfectly well that their rivals must feel the same way. Together, they tacitly maintained this “fairness.”
After indulging in several days of feasting, Yunyang gave herself two days off.
With five beast husbands, taking weekends off was only reasonable, right?
This time, Yunyang was determined to rest, so she directly ordered Pei Wenye not to allow any of the beast husbands into her bed for those two days.
Among the five, Pei Wenye had the highest ability level. With him keeping watch over the others, the remaining four had no chance of sneaking into her bed.
Even Fu Shiyi hit a wall for once.
He decided that he really needed to raise his ability level.
Yunyang paid no attention to what her beast husbands were thinking. During those two days, she absorbed bug cores whenever she had nothing else to do. Combined with her regular visits to the Purification Tower to help out, her ability level rose rapidly.
She felt that her Blessing ability would soon advance to Rank D.
While her ability level slowly improved, Yunyang also began studying ways to improve her ability to protect herself.
She had previously promised Commander Lei Ou that, once all five beast husbands had arrived, she would go to the First Legion’s base to help.
The closer it got to the bug mother’s breeding season, the more agitated the bug armies became.
Even without deliberately paying attention, Yunyang often came across updates about the situation on the frontier planets while browsing the Star Network.
So, despite the fact that all five of her beast husbands had high ability levels and the First Legion was stationed there, Yunyang still wanted to develop some means of protecting herself.
At the very least, if an emergency arose, she had to be able to guarantee her own safety.
There was no point asking her five beast husbands about this. After thinking it over, Yunyang sent You Lu a message.
Lulu, have you ever gone to help out on the frontier planets?
You Lu was also an avid Star Network user and replied instantly.
Of course! Yangyang, are you planning to go too? Which frontier planet?
T01.
On Central Star, You Lu, who had been enjoying the devoted attention of her beast husbands, suddenly stood up.
She didn’t bother typing anymore and immediately initiated a call.
“Yangyang, T01 is the frontier planet closest to the bug star. It’s extremely dangerous!”
“The bugs have been rioting frequently lately. Although your five beast husbands have very high ability levels, only Qin Mo has actually been on a battlefield. If you run into an emergency, they might not be able to protect you properly.”
“If you want to help, you can go to frontier planets T07 or T11 instead. They’ll be much safer.”
You Lu had been attacked by the bugs the last time she went out.
She had even more beast husbands than Yunyang, all of whom were at least Rank S, yet they had nearly been wiped out.
She knew all too well how dangerous the bugs were.
The bugs might not be as powerful offensively as the beastmen, but their numbers were terrifying.
Every year, the bug mother produced vast numbers of offspring during breeding season. In less than five months, they would mature into adults capable of combat—a speed beastmen could never match.
You Lu was genuinely worried that something might happen to Yunyang.
Putting everything else aside, the Federation had finally produced its third female with Rank-S mental power. There was absolutely no room for anything to happen to her.
“Lulu, I want to go to T01.” Yunyang’s resolve did not waver. “I just wanted to ask whether there’s any way for us females to protect ourselves against the bugs.”
“If T01 can’t be held, then the other frontier planets won’t be that safe either.”
Hearing the determination in her voice, You Lu did not continue trying to dissuade her. She merely turned to Yu Wenxu and said, “Wenxu, make the arrangements. I’m going to T01 with Yangyang.”
“Yes, female lord.”
Although Yu Wenxu was worried about You Lu’s safety, he still agreed.
The call had not ended, so Yunyang heard their entire exchange clearly.
She opened her mouth. “Lulu, you don’t have to—”
“Yangyang, I’m also a citizen of the Federation. It wouldn’t do me any good if the Federation were overrun by the bugs.”
“With me helping, you’ll also be able to return from T01 sooner.”
“As for the matter of self-defense, you don’t need to worry. We females are naturally at an advantage against the bugs.”
“It’s hard to explain over the communicator. You live on X92, right? I’ll come find you tomorrow!”
Yunyang had a lot she wanted to say, but in the end, she only replied, “Okay.”
You Lu was also the sort of person who acted as soon as she made up her mind.
The next morning, the doorbell rang.
After Butler One opened the door, Yunyang, who was sitting on the sofa waiting for breakfast, saw You Lu and her eleven beast husbands.
Once the family had entered the villa one after another, the originally spacious living room suddenly seemed a little crowded.
Two of the beast husbands went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast, while Yunyang greeted You Lu with the remaining three.
“Lulu, have you had breakfast?”
“Not yet.”
You Lu casually picked two of her beast husbands to help in the kitchen, then sat down on the sofa with Yunyang.
There wasn’t enough room on the sofa for everyone, so both women’s beast husbands voluntarily stepped aside, standing guard over their respective female lords.
Yunyang asked eagerly, “Lulu, why did you say that we females have a natural advantage against the bugs?”
“Because of mental power.”
You Lu did not keep her in suspense. She took out a Rank-Two bug core and activated her mental power.
Invisible threads of mental energy wrapped around the bug core. In less than half a minute, the Rank-Two bug core crumbled into powder under the force of those threads.
Yunyang: “!”
