431: Chapter 431 Again

Yeying thought for a moment: "Then you teach me the recipe for hair care, and I will teach you the recipe for skincare."

Forest Lord Cui Yin nodded: "Okay."

Xuetong liked to sit with Luhua because she felt that the green light on Luhua made her blood-red eyes look even brighter.

One day, she said to Luhua in the living room: "The light on you makes me look beautiful."

Luhua looked at her: "The darkness on you makes me look profound."

Xuetong laughed: "Then we are a good match."

Hanshuang and Forest Lord Cui Yin also often chatted together.

Hanshuang said: "Your energy is as tranquil as a forest; when I am close to you, my body temperature rises a little."

Qin Lin shuttled between the Elf Race women every day, establishing Bonds with them, waiting for them to conceive.

The System notification sound rang every few days, and each time it brought a new piece of good news.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! Passenger Luhua has successfully conceived!]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! Passenger Yexi has successfully conceived!]

...

Each notification sound was like a crisp bell ringing, echoing through the corridors of The Ark, causing waves of Warmth to surge in Qin Lin's heart.

The pregnancy period of Elf Race women was longer than that of humans and shorter than that of the Yao Race, but their bodies were better adapted to pregnancy.

Qin Lin discovered that after becoming pregnant, Elf Race women would emit a faint light, as if the energy within their bodies was being activated by the new life.

Forest Lord Cui Yin's belly began to bulge slightly; her movements were still light when she walked, but there was an added touch of steadiness.

One night, while Qin Lin was looking at the star map in the Bridge, Forest Lord Cui Yin walked in and sat down beside him: "Qin Lin, I have something to tell you."

Qin Lin turned his head to look at her: "Go ahead."

Forest Lord Cui Yin looked at him: "I can already feel it; a new life is growing inside me, slowly taking shape, like a seed sprouting."

Qin Lin reached out and placed his hand on her belly: "Then you must rest more."

Forest Lord Cui Yin looked at him: "I know, but I also want to tell you one more thing."

Qin Lin looked at her: "What is it?"

Forest Lord Cui Yin was silent for a moment: "When I was in the forest, I once heard a legend that Elf Race children, before they are born, will communicate with their parents through dreams. This child also has his own dream. He told me that he is very much looking forward to coming onto The Ark."

Qin Lin looked at her: "You had a dream?"

Forest Lord Cui Yin nodded: "I dreamed of a forest with glowing leaves and singing streams, and a beam of Warmth, and that light was you."

Qin Lin held her hand: "Then I will wait for him in this beam of light."

The pregnancies of the Light Race and the Elf Race made the atmosphere on The Ark become even softer.

In the corridors, one could often hear the soft humming of Elf Race women; they were humming ancient Elf Race songs.

Their singing was distant and clear, capable of penetrating the walls of The Ark and floating through every corridor.

One night, Qin Lin heard a song he had never heard before in the corridor.

The singing was very light, like wind passing through leaves, like a stream flowing over stones.

He followed the sound and saw Luhua sitting by the window, her hand on her belly, humming softly.

Moonlight spilled onto her through the window lattice, and her emerald green long hair shone with a soft light under the moonlight.

Qin Lin did not disturb her, standing there quietly until the whole song was finished.

Qin Lin walked over: "What song is this?"

Luhua turned her head to look at him: "This is an Elf Race lullaby; when I was a child, my mother also sang it to me."

Qin Lin sat down beside her: "So you are singing it to the child in your belly?"

Luhua nodded: "I hope he can remember the songs of the Elf Race. Although he is growing up on The Ark, he should remember where he came from."

Qin Lin reached out and placed his hand on the back of her hand: "He will remember."

The Elf Race women on The Ark successively entered the stable stage of pregnancy.

Every day, Qin Lin could see them walking gently in the corridors; some were humming, some were stroking their bellies, and some were talking to the children in their bellies.

Qin Lin stood by the window, watching their gentle figures, feeling that The Ark was becoming an increasingly complete world.

Ling Xi stood beside him: "Qin Lin, what are you thinking about?"

Qin Lin thought for a moment: "I am thinking, if one day we find a world where we can settle down, what we will be like."

Ling Xi looked at him: "Do you want to settle down?"

Qin Lin was silent for a while: "I do, but not now; there are still many races waiting for us."

The corners of Ling Xi's mouth curled up: "That's right, then let's continue sailing."

...

After The Ark had been sailing in the starry sky for several weeks, Ling Xi said to Qin Lin in the Bridge: "There is a new star System ahead; the energy fluctuations there are very unique, filled with a primitive, wild aura."

Qin Lin opened the holographic screen and pulled up the scan data.

The planet ahead was wrapped in a layer of pale yellow halo, its surface covered with vast forests and grasslands, as well as some exposed rocky mountain ranges that shone with an ochre-red luster in the sunlight: "What race is this?"

Ling Xi looked at him: "The Desolate Race."

Qin Lin was stunned for a moment: "The Desolate Race?"

Ling Xi nodded: "The Desolate Race is one of the oldest races in the Universe. Their bodies are stronger than humans, their senses are sharper than the Elf Race, and their vitality is more tenacious than the Demon Race."

The Ark passed through the pale yellow halo and entered the star System.

The planet grew closer and closer, and a huge grassland came into view; the golden grass rippled in the wind like a flowing ocean.

In the distance were mountain ranges, forests on the mountains, and some buildings made of stone and wood, looking like rugged villages.

The Ark landed on an open grassland.

Qin Lin walked down the gangway, his feet stepping on the golden grass; the grass was thick and soft, and when the wind blew, it carried the scent of soil and wild grass.

He looked up and saw a group of people standing in front of him.

They were different from any race he had encountered before.

Their figures were taller than humans, their muscle lines were smooth and firm, and their skin was a healthy wheat color, glistening in the sunlight.

Their hair came in various colors—brown, red, gold, black—as if dyed by an autumn forest.

Their pupils were golden, carrying a kind of wild radiance, like the eyes of ancient beasts.

They wore clothes made of animal skins and coarse cloth, simple and practical, revealing strong arms and long legs.

Some of them had small tattoos on their bodies, resembling tribal totems; some wore ornaments made of animal teeth and feathers, which swayed gently in the wind.

Leading them was the tallest female, wearing a dark brown animal skin skirt, revealing her strong thighs and shoulders.

Her hair was fire-red, like burning flames, and her pupils were golden, holding a beast-like radiance within them.

Her expression was serious, but when her gaze fell on Qin Lin, it carried a sense of scrutiny.