433: Chapter 433 Intimater Than Us

Qin Lin looked at the words on the panel and went to Mother Shi's room.

The Desolate Race women got pregnant very quickly. Mother Shi's belly had changed significantly within a few days, as if the child was growing rapidly.

Shi Ya came to see her mother every day. She squatted in front of her mother and pressed her ear against her mother's belly: "I can hear it."

Mother Shi reached out and stroked her daughter's head: "You also need to be prepared. The mission on The Ark must be completed sooner or later."

Shi Ya was silent for a moment: "I know, it's just..."

Mother Shi looked at her: "I'll give you time, but don't drag it out too long."

Qin Lin went to see Mother Shi every day.

She would sit by the window, sometimes stroking her belly, sometimes humming Desolate Race folk songs softly.

Shi Ya would also be there. She sat next to her mother, her tail swaying gently, occasionally looking up at Qin Lin, then lowering her head again.

One night, Qin Lin met Shi Ya in the hallway.

She stood by the window looking outside, her tail hanging behind her, motionless: "Qin Lin, I have something to tell you."

Qin Lin walked over and stood beside her: "Go ahead."

Shi Ya turned her head to look at him: "I've made up my mind too."

Qin Lin looked at her: "Then come to my room tonight."

Shi Ya looked at him: "Okay."

That night, Shi Ya came to Qin Lin's room.

She was different from her mother; she was younger, greener, and her body lines were softer.

Her tail would sway gently when she was nervous, and her ears would turn slightly when she was relaxed.

After it was over, she leaned into his arms.

A few days later, the System notification sounded.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host! Passenger Shi Ya has successfully become pregnant!]

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The Desolate Race women on The Ark also began to establish a Bond with Qin Lin one after another.

Their directness and wildness reminded Qin Lin of the Demon Race, but they were different.

The fervor of the Demon Race came from instinct, while the fervor of the Desolate Race came from the pursuit of strength and loyalty.

Qin Lin shuttled between the Desolate Race women every day, establishing Bonds with them.

The System notification sounded every few days.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host! Passenger Shi Xin has successfully become pregnant!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host! Passenger Shi Lan has successfully become pregnant!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host! Passenger Shi Hua has successfully become pregnant!]

Qin Lin looked at the increasing number of names on the panel.

The relationship between Mother Shi and Shi Ya became a special existence on The Ark.

When they sat in the living room, they would sit very close, like two wild beasts snuggling together.

Han Yurou looked at them and whispered to Li Ruyan: "They seem even more intimate than us mother and daughter."

Li Ruyan nodded.

One day, Mother Shi said to Qin Lin: "Qin Lin, Shi Ya is still young, you need to take care of her more."

Qin Lin looked at her: "I will."

Mother Shi was silent for a while: "She is already pregnant with your child, so you are her man. Once a Desolate Race woman is pregnant with a man's child, she will identify him as her partner for life."

Qin Lin looked at her: "Then I am also your man."

The corner of Mother Shi's mouth curled up: "Yes."

The Ark continued to sail through the starry sky.

Qin Lin stood by the window, watching the golden grassland outside fade further into the distance.

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

Qin Lin looked into the distance: "Thinking about what the next world will be like."

Ling Xi looked in the direction of his gaze: "No matter what it's like, we will face it."

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The pregnancy period of the Desolate Race was shorter than humans, but longer than the Elf Race.

Sometimes when Han Yurou saw them, she couldn't help but take a few extra looks: "The way the mother and daughter sit together, they have such rapport, as if... they are a whole."

Li Ruyan nodded: "Indeed, they can know what the other is thinking even without speaking."

Su Han was drinking tea: "The Bond between mother and daughter is inherently deeper than with others."

The relationship between Mother Shi and Shi Ya became a unique sight on The Ark.

When Mother Shi spoke, Shi Ya would listen quietly; when Shi Ya spoke, Mother Shi would nod slightly.

Their tails would touch each other, as if engaging in some kind of silent communication.

Qin Lin would sometimes sit beside them, and Mother Shi would place his hand on her belly: "He is moving."

Qin Lin could feel a small life moving gently inside.

Shi Ya would also take his hand and place it on her own belly: "Mine is moving too."

Qin Lin looked at them: "Will your children be born on the same day?"

Mother Shi thought for a moment: "The length of the Desolate Race's pregnancy varies from person to person, so it might differ by a few days."

Shi Ya said from the side: "I hope they are born on the same day, so they can grow up together."

The Desolate Race women on The Ark began to enter the stable stage of pregnancy one after another.

When they walked in the hallway, their steps were still heavy and powerful, but with a touch of steadiness.

Qin Lin could see them walking on The Ark with their bellies protruding every day, as if measuring this new home with their footsteps.

A few days later, Shi Ya gave birth to a girl in the Medical Room.

Han Qing delivered the baby, and Mother Shi stood at the door waiting.

The baby's cry came from the Medical Room, and Mother Shi's tail swayed gently.

Han Qing walked out holding the child: "Both mother and daughter are safe."

Shi Ya lay on the bed, holding the tiny baby in her arms.

The baby's skin was a healthy wheat color, just like Shi Ya's.

Shi Ya looked down at her daughter: "Her name is Shi Lu."

Qin Lin squatted by the bed, looking at the tiny baby: "Shi Lu, that sounds nice."

Shi Ya smiled: "Her ears are like mine."

Qin Lin reached out and touched the baby's small ear. It was warm and soft, like a flower petal.

Mother Shi walked in and stood by the bed looking at her granddaughter: "Her eyes are golden, like yours."

Shi Ya looked up at her mother: "They are like yours and also like Qin Lin's."

Mother Shi was silent for a moment, then reached out and touched the baby's face: "She is the first Desolate Race child born on The Ark. She will grow up here, and this will be her home."

A few days later, Mother Shi also gave birth.

She gave birth to a boy, weighing over seven jin, with a loud cry that sounded like it was going to wake up the whole Ark.

She named him Shi Yan, hard rock.

Qin Lin held Shi Yan and felt that his body was stronger than Shi Lu's, as if he was born with a sense of power.

Mother Shi lay on the bed, looking at the child in Qin Lin's arms: "He looks like you."

Qin Lin looked down at Shi Yan: "His eyes are like yours."

They grew up together on The Ark, played together, drank milk together, and slept together.

Mother Shi and Shi Ya would sit together in the living room, watching the children crawling on the floor.

The Desolate Race women on The Ark also gave birth one after another.

Shi Xin gave birth to a girl, named Shi Xiao, meaning her voice was as powerful as a beast's roar.

Shi Lan gave birth to a boy, named Shi Ya, because he could already see two tiny canine teeth when he was born.