"Child, have you ever thought about what to do?"
In such a narrow and confined environment, an incredibly old insect murmured words as rough as sand flowing over rocks.
Simon was actually a little dazed. This scene was like the dead old tree roots transmitting sweet rain to the fresh young leaves.
"I've thought about it. To be a soldier." Simon finally didn't forget to answer.
The old insects on both sides had fallen asleep exhausted, while the one in the middle was patiently communicating with Simon.
"I see your courage. It's a good thing to be a warrior. Hallownest is weak, and we, the maintenance bugs, lack the ability to protect ourselves. It's good for a junior like you to be determined to go out and take a walk."
There was a long silence after he finished speaking.
Simon waited obediently, but time passed slowly and Lao Chong still didn't speak.
He suspected that the old bug had fallen asleep, so he tiptoed out of the tent.
Nati stood at the door and asked him, "How is it? Did the elder promise to teach you knowledge?"
Simon waved his hand, "They fell asleep."
Nati suddenly fell into a state of panic and worry and began to chatter non-stop.
Simon didn't pay attention to Nati's nonsense. He looked at his fellow tribesmen around him curiously.
The maintenance bugs seemed very relaxed at the party. Simon took Nati for a stroll. Many bugs greeted them. Simon responded one by one, being very polite but also distant.
The bugs behind him were talking, "This little guy is really arrogant."
"This is a different child than when I was little."
Nati suddenly trembled, and Simon thought he was sick, but it turned out that he was too excited to control himself. Simon followed Nati's gaze and saw a tall and strong female insect with a shiny and strong shell. She was communicating with her companions in a small shed. Her body looked particularly outstanding and exuded attraction.
"Do you like her?" Simon asked Nati. Nati was surprised and quickly denied it, but then he realized, "Little guy, do you know what liking someone means? No, I don't like them, I just have feelings for them."
Simon didn't respond. At this time, several strong and capable male adults came running from behind and stopped Simon and the other two insects.
The leader said, "The elder said that the little fellow is very good. If he wants to become a warrior, he can go to the merchant living in the crossroads and buy some equipment. The tribe has prepared a thousand geocities as funds."
It turned out that the old insect had woken up and saw that Simon was not there, so he hurriedly called the younger ones who were waiting outside the tent and asked them to pass a message to Simon and the other insects.
Nati eagerly asked the head worm, "Did the elders give this little fellow a name?"
"No, the elders say a warrior should be named after a battle. They say that letting this child experience battle is how a warrior grows up."
"That doesn't say anything about imparting knowledge?"
"No, but I suggest you don't make this request. The elders are too old and won't have the energy to teach."
The bug handed Nati a large, heavy bag, and then led his bugs back to guard the old bug.
The surrounding maintenance bugs came over and offered their blessings to Simon, who was determined to become a warrior. Some of the older male bugs even boasted about their heroic deeds in the past, which were nothing more than escaping from the pursuit of a large bug.
For gentle bugs like maintenance bugs, flight is the only option in a fight.
Simon expressed his gratitude to these eager insects, and then took Na to find the healthy and beautiful female insect.
Nati was brought to the shed of his secret crush in a daze. When poor Nati came to his senses, Simon had already communicated with the female insect, and the female insect decided to give Nati a chance to pursue her.
In the insect world, female insects who hold the power of reproduction have a much higher status than male insects. Simon used polite and humorous words to make the female insects feel good about the "respectable" and "skillful" male insect who raised a smart little insect like Simon.
Next, whether Nati can get what he wants depends on his performance.
It soon became clear that Nati was not good at speaking.
Fortunately, Simon will help him out.
"Your name is Nati? It must be hard to raise a child alone?" The female insect said in a gentle tone.
"Uh, ah, I..." Nati was completely speechless.
Simon answered for him: "Madam, Nati is an honest and hardworking insect. He always uses the time he spends talking to do things, so he is speechless in front of your beauty." God have mercy on him, Nati has never been a taciturn insect, and the idea that he uses the time he spends talking to do things is pure nonsense.
Nati's emotional intelligence was very high at this time. He nodded vigorously, indicating that he fully agreed with Simon's words.
In this way, Simon acted as Nati's emotional translator throughout the whole process, saying all the good things for him. The female insect finally became really interested in Nati. She told the two insects that her name was Paya, and asked about Nati's residence. She said that she would come back to see this "simple and honest", "meticulous", "thorough", "calm and courageous", "willing to take responsibility" insect if she had the chance.
Simon laughed at his own eloquence, saying that he was just like the deadbeat Zuo Te in the game, who boasted without even thinking.
Although this female insect was very smart, she had never come across such an eloquent insect. After being praised by Simon, she looked at Nati with tenderness and yearning.
After reluctantly bidding farewell to the female insect, Nati nervously asked Simon, "Little guy, what should I do? If she comes looking for me and you're not here, won't it be exposed immediately?" He muttered to himself, then a bad idea came to mind. He excitedly suggested to Simon, "Why don't you stop being a warrior? Then you don't have to travel around. Really, just stay here and be a good maintenance insect, just do your duty."
Simon smiled and said, "I'm not leaving right away. After you live together, she won't care whether you are as good as I say."
"Huh? Why?" Nati asked humbly. At this moment, it seemed as if he was the little bug, and Simon was the elder who taught him the experience of insect life.
"When two insects spend a long time together, they will subconsciously ignore each other's strengths and become picky. However, their feelings are already established and will not be easily shaken."
Nati asked doubtfully, "Won't that mean we'll all dislike each other?"
"Yes, when the passion of love fades, all that remains is a long period of painful torture."
They talked as they strode along the way they had come.
It's time to go back. Although I didn't get the desired result, the harvest was still rich.