Inside the shelter.

Lin Yi couldn't wait any longer.

He could finally become a creator, to bring to life the beetle he dreamed of!

The new workers of the Beetle Queen would eat and work relentlessly, living in caves and never causing trouble!

Lin Yi teleported to the bunker.

"I'm here, Siri. Where are you?"

The bunker was pitch dark, save for a powerful flashlight cutting through the darkness.

Yet no matter where he shone the light, he couldn't find the Beetle Queen.

She was so big, he shouldn't be able to miss her.

"I'm here..."

A pleasant female voice echoed.

Lin Yi pointed the flashlight towards the direction of the voice.

To his surprise, he saw a shy girl timidly hiding behind a concrete barrier.

"Siri?"

Lin Yi finally spoke after a long silence, looking at the slender, blushing young girl before him.

She was taller than Natasha but shorter than Annie, around 1.63 meters.

She had a slim figure, not too full, with a cute face, and her short black hair just reached her shoulders.

Overall, Lin Yi rated her an 8.5 out of 10.

If she could put on some decent clothes and dress up a bit, she'd be at least a 9.5.

"Sorry... when I'm in this form, I feel extremely insecure..."

The girl spoke with a cute yet shy voice, chattering away while covering her body.

But Lin Yi's gaze was drawn elsewhere; he couldn't resist staring at the small insect antennae protruding from her forehead...

Honestly, these antennae surprisingly suited her well.

"So... did you just want to show off your human form, or is there a deeper purpose? By the way, you're adorable and... surprisingly petite..."

Lin Yi remarked with a smile as he sized up the girl who was flushed red from head to toe.

The girl blushed even more.

"Thank you... Achoo! It's a bit cold here..."

"Let me tell you... better put on some clothes so you don't catch a cold, okay?"

Lin Yi waved his hand, and a table appeared out of thin air, with some clothes and shoes for the girl laid out on it.

"Thank you."

The girl gleefully ran to the table, but then suddenly stopped.

"No, not now! We have to create..."

Siri stopped mid-sentence, crouched down, and covered her face with her hands.

"I... I'm sorry... it's difficult controlling my emotions in this body, and I... sorry... Achoo! We need to create babies!"

She said, suddenly jumping up but immediately losing her balance...

Fortunately, Lin Yi caught her in time.

In his strong embrace, the girl's heart beat wildly, her eyes sparkling.

"Thank you..." Siri gazed at him.

Once she transformed into human form, her mind was flooded with all sorts of thoughts.

Her thoughts were overwhelmed by hormones, emotions, and so much more...

"Why do we have to create babies? Didn't you already take my blood?"

Lin Yi was puzzled, looking into the girl's eyes.

Siri stared at him fascinatedly, her small, neat mouth slightly open.

"I took your blood to become this form... I can reproduce descendants just from blood, but their genes would be weak. There might be defects... Achoo!"

"Better put on some clothes quickly."

Lin Yi mumbled, making a blanket appear in his hand. He wrapped the girl in it like a cocoon, and cradled her as he sat on the table.

"Thank you..."

"You mentioned defects just now?"

"I can only try to create life based on blood or body, ideally imitating natural evolution, and for that, I need... seeds..."

She almost whispered the last word.

Lin Yi scratched his head.

"Does it have to be mine?"

"No... but my children would see the man providing the seed as their father..."

Siri blushed again, extending her arms from underneath the blanket to cover her face, inadvertently revealing her charm.

Her form was quite appealing.

Lin Yi couldn't help but stare.

"I get that, but... wouldn't it be simpler with blood? I can bring you a whole jar of blood... You look so excited now, like you're about to faint."

"Reproduction with blood is possible, but it would decrease... the quality of the seed... The first batch of children would become the template for all descendants... They have a chance to inherit their father's skills..."

"Really?" Lin Yi's interest was piqued: "Maybe I should learn some unique skills..."

"No. They can't inherit unique skills... at least I don't think so."

"What about magic skills?"

"Magic skills can be inherited..."

"...are you sure?"

"Yes! I'm sure they can inherit magic skills, but I can't control the probability of inheritance..."

Siri got a little excited, almost letting the blanket drop, but immediately pulled it back up, covering herself save for her head.

Lin Yi held her up, feeling something amiss.

"Siri... are you really sure we have to do this? I can see that this is really important to you. Are you sure this is what you want? You can wait, find someone... you know, someone you love."

"I... I love you!" the girl suddenly shouted, breaking free from her wrapped "cocoon."

"Wait a minute!" Lin Yi softly exclaimed and flicked the girl's forehead lightly.

She gasped and covered her head in shock.

Lin Yi said sincerely, "Look, we've only known each other for a few days!"

"I know how I feel... I've lived for thousands of years, met many creatures, but no one has ever treated me as well as you!"

Siri shouted joyfully.

"Boss... since we met, I've always been able to feel your thoughts... and I like them. Even now, I can see and hear everything you want... so..."

The cute girl jumped down from the table, stood on her tiptoes, kissed Lin Yi, and then smiled sweetly at him.

"So I know how I feel. I'm not going to lie to myself anymore, you are a good person, a good man, an amazing good man, the best I've met in these thousands of years..."

"This isn't some romance novel! I'm trying to save the people I care about without dying. I think I have no time for relationships right now."

"I... I'm sorry! I will be your loyal servant, and then one day... you will realize you love me... but first... baby! We need to make a baby!"

Siri suddenly shouted, knowing she had to compete with the women in the shelter, she needed to be more determined.

She started to undo Lin Yi's belt.

But her forehead was flicked again.

"Don't rush! We need to think about Skills first!"

"Right... I'm sorry..."

"Hold on, let me check first."

Lin Yi waved his hand, instantly transporting out copies of all the Skill Books from the warehouse.

"There's a unique skill here. I noticed that for different races, the rarity of skills is also different. Do you think the 'Immune' skill has a chance to be inherited?

I think this skill doesn't quite live up to the title of a unique skill, but beetles are too easily turned into zombie bugs."

"There's a chance." Siri said while suppressing her hurt emotions after reading the skill description.

[Immune, Level 1]

This is a unique skill that grants immunity to all manifestations of the Level 1 zombie virus.

You can drink infected water, consume infected food, and even eat zombie flesh without any side effects.

You can also absorb Magic Value from the Energy Core at 1.5 times efficiency and are immune to any negative effects.

"By the way, there's also a skill: Beast Tamer. What do you think of it?"

Lin Yi handed the Skill Book to her.

Siri looked at it, shook her head.

They sat face to face at the table. Siri wrapped herself in a blanket again; she felt a bit cold.

"No."

"...Okay, then how about Dark Magic?"

Lin Yi showed her another Skill Book with a unique cover, with black silhouettes and black mist on a silver background.

"Hmm..." The girl carefully studied the book and its description: "Okay! I think this will work!"

"Hahaha! Great!" Lin Yi took the book and read the description again.

[Dark Magic]

This is an extraordinarily unique skill.

After your death, there is a certain chance for this Skill Book to reappear.

Dark Magic allows the user to manipulate light and matter.

[It also has some hidden traits]

"Hmm... Honestly, I didn't get it."

"I didn't get it either..." the cute girl replied awkwardly, after all, she was already thousands of years old...

"Alright, then maybe we should choose... huh?!"

Just as Lin Yi was about to learn this skill, the book suddenly turned into a pile of ash.

"What the heck?!"

"You won't believe this, Boss!"

Melanie's voice suddenly came through the radio.

"Rein just became a Professional, and she got a unique skill: Dark Magic. Isn't that amazing? Hello? Boss?"

"Got it, tell her my congratulations. I'm a bit busy right now... I'll congratulate her in person later."

Lin Yi replied while suppressing his frustration.

Rein was also a core girl in the shelter, like Zoe, she was a little transparent.

But unlike the others, she naturally didn't like to talk, being reticent.

Unexpectedly this time, her silence was broken with a bang.

Lin Yi and Siri sat quietly for about a minute, then began to learn the ordinary Magic Skill Books: Flame, Earth, Air, Lightning.

Together, they formed—

Magma (Flame + Earth).

Storm (Air + Lightning).

Sandstorm (Earth + Air).

Water and ice didn't seem useful, and the frequency of these elements wasn't high, so he didn't bother to learn them.

The girl was carefully inspecting these Skill Books.

"I've never seen such 'ordinary'... Magic Skills; you must be really talented at magic."

"Do you think so? I've noticed this difference before. For Hilania people, Magic Skills are 'rare,' but powerful physical skills are 'ordinary' to them. But for Tarrosians, it's exactly the opposite."

Lin Yi said, still carefully studying the Skill Books.

At this time, he felt a gentle touch...

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