The Insect King sent a telepathic message, confirming Lin Chen’s thoughts.
Lin Chen exhaled, reacting quickly, and said, "Does the Insect King have any messages to pass to the academy?"
Thinking for a moment, he added, "Or should I have the academy send someone in to assist?"
Lin Chen had basically guessed a few things.
Both scenarios mentioned in the book had come true.
The Insect King was dying, and the insects were vying for the throne.
The Insect Race had countless commanders, and once the Insect King died, the mental control would be interrupted.
These insects had wild intelligence...
The king was about to fall, and these Grand Commanders of the Insect Race wouldn’t miss such an opportunity.
After all, Napoleon once said, a soldier who doesn’t want to be a general is not a good soldier.
The Insect King briefly explained the situation, which was exactly as Lin Chen had guessed.
However, Lin Chen was incredibly surprised.
Generally speaking, when the Insect King reached this level, it could sense its life nearing the end and would make arrangements in advance for the tribe’s affairs.
For example, supporting a new king.
The Insect King had lived for so long, it was impossible that it didn’t understand this principle.
"I’ve been nurturing an offspring for a hundred years..." the Insect King revealed the reason.
Lin Chen was astonished upon hearing this.
The real reason the Insect King suddenly met its end was:
This left Lin Chen feeling quite overwhelmed.
This Insect King, after all, was a figure of great status, how could it have a difficult birth?
But what the Insect King said next cleared Lin Chen’s doubts.
The Insect King had foreseen its end a hundred years ago and began nurturing a new king.
Everything went smoothly, but only recently did the Insect King find something wrong...
It was already old, and with the high burden of nurturing a new king within, it faced a life-threatening crisis.
In short, it was too greedy.
If it took ten or twenty years to nurture a prince, it would already be enough.
But it wanted to surpass itself, to give the next generation the best physique, so it nurtured for a hundred years.
Now it had two choices:
First, cut off the offspring inside, rely on the tribe’s support, and live another hundred years.
Second, give birth to the prince and die from difficult labor.
"Is there anything I can do to help you?" Lin Chen asked.
"Even if I cut off this offspring, I cannot live again." The Insect King said, "I want to give birth to it."
Lin Chen was taken aback, was it asking him to assist with the delivery?
But he didn’t know how.
"When it is born, it will be an egg..." the Insect King continued, "Due to its premature birth, the months are insufficient..."
Lin Chen fell silent.
It’s been a hundred years, even longer than Nezha, and it’s still insufficient months?
However, whatever the Insect King said was the case, as this was its territory now.
"I need you to provide a fire source to sustain it." The Insect King looked at the Little Fox and the Red Feather Chicken.
Lin Chen said, "I’m not familiar with this, I’ll have the people from the academy come over, they definitely won’t refuse."
"There’s no time." The Insect King said, "I feel I can’t hold on any longer."
Lin Chen’s scalp tingled.
Now there was no turning back, he nodded.
He and Bai Ling, along with the spirit beasts, quickly moved forward, preparing to await the egg’s arrival.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen also thought of a question:
"Insect King, if you die, will the entire Insect Race go out of control?"
Bai Ling realized the seriousness of the situation upon hearing this.
If the Insect Race went out of control, the first thing the Grand Commanders would want to kill would surely be this newborn prince.
"That’s right." The Insect King said, "So I want you to take it to the academy. When it matures, bring it back to take charge here."
Lin Chen looked at the nearby Grand Commander of the Insect Race, feeling apprehensive.
"Don’t worry, these are my loyal followers." The Insect King said, "They won’t betray me."
Lin Chen felt assured upon hearing this.
They moved next to the Insect King, quietly waiting, occasionally seeing many Insect Race Grand Commanders leading insects out.
Clearly, a fierce battle was occurring outside.
The process of difficult birth was destined not to be smooth, Lin Chen and the others waited here for nearly ten minutes, but it still hadn’t been born.
The Insect King was now very weak, Lin Chen could even see how difficult it was for it to support its body.
Lin Chen could tell it was trying hard to hold on, to keep its eyes open.
Lin Chen recalled a saying:
A woman is soft, but as a mother she becomes strong.
This saying was not only applicable to humans but also to beasts.
After waiting for another ten minutes, Bai Ling suddenly shouted, "It’s coming out."
Lin Chen looked up, and indeed saw an egg.
The egg was not large, about the size of the Little Fox.
Lin Chen did not immediately approach, because there were two Insect Race Grand Commanders assisting the birth nearby.
The Insect King began to feel weak, showing signs of pain, it suddenly exerted force, and more of the egg appeared.
"Keep going," Bai Ling shouted loudly.
The spirit beasts nearby joined in the shouting.
The Insect King seemed to feel their encouragement, finally mustering its force in one big effort.
Finally, a yellow-white egg fell to the ground and was firmly caught.
Lin Chen quickly moved forward with the Little Fox and Red Feather Chicken to check.
Indeed, the egg was premature, with a shallower shell pattern.
Lin Chen had the Little Fox start breathing fire.
The Little Fox didn’t know what to do, so it asked Lin Chen if it should switch to True Flame Mode.
Lin Chen was shocked, quickly stopping it.
"Just the ordinary fire will do, do you want to burn it?" Lin Chen broke into a cold sweat.
The true fire would probably take their lives too.
Fortunately, the Little Fox was still reliable, asking when unsure.
Lin Chen instructed it and the Red Feather Chicken to continue heating it, and looked at the Insect King, asking, "Are you still there?"
"I... I haven’t died yet."
The Insect King weakly replied.
Lin Chen could feel its breathing become rapid, and its eyes firmly fixed on the egg.
Given the current situation, the egg was too weak to move, and as it was premature, it had to be hatched on the spot.
This would not take long because it was being forcibly matured.
Lin Chen saw the anticipation in its eyes and suddenly understood something.
It was sustaining itself with one last breath, wanting to see the little life it had nurtured for a hundred years.
A mother’s love was indescribable.
Bai Ling had been carefully watching the Little Fox and the Red Feather Chicken, afraid they would make mistakes, as she was always meticulous in her work.
Unexpectedly, the Insect King suddenly sent a telepathic message to her, "Come over."
"Me?" Bai Ling was taken aback, pointing at herself.
The Insect King nodded.
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"Put your hand on me," the Insect King said.
Bai Ling quickly obliged.
As soon as she placed her hand on it, she saw a yellow light emanating from her body.
It lasted for less than a second before disappearing.
Bai Ling looked at her body, and the Insect King said, "Thank you for your help, this is my gift to you."
Bai Ling didn’t understand, but Lin Chen looked envious....
Bai Ling indeed had incredible luck.
Unexpectedly, the Insect King sent another telepathic message, "You come here too."
Lin Chen was overjoyed, just about to run over when he heard the Insect King say, "Not you, your ox."
Lin Chen was embarrassed, but quickly urged Xiaobai forward, feeling delighted in his heart.
"Helping with the delivery and receiving the Insect King’s inheritance, it’s worth it!"