My Wife is as Rich as the Nation

Meanwhile, Huo‌‍‌‌⁠⁠⁠‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌⁠‍‍​⁠ Xianfeng was flipping through study materials, specifically marking information about breast swelling during omega pregnancy and related knowledge about the subsequent breastfeeding period. However, he seemed to see something he couldn’t understand, so Huo Xianfeng sat down by the bed and asked seriously,

“Jiang Ci, why does it only say here that during an omega’s pregnancy, the alpha provides pheromone comfort, and nothing else?”

The Major General, shocked by the mention of the breastfeeding period, came back to his senses. He wrapped himself in the quilt, came over to take a look, and nodded.

“Yes, because after every omega gets pregnant, the Empire immediately assigns a professional nanny to provide full-time care. They usually choose experienced and gentle female betas. So the alpha only needs to provide regular pheromone comfort.”

Huo Xianfeng couldn’t understand.

Although he understood human society, matters like giving birth weren’t helpful to him, so he hadn’t studied them in depth at the time. But looking at it now, he found it very strange, and couldn’t help but confirm again.

“So, alphas have no other caregiving responsibilities? Even after the cub is born, it’s the omega and some nanny who take care of it?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Ci nodded. He also had a nanny when he was young, but he didn’t like them. He spent more time with his father and Xiao X in the laboratory. But later, when He Zhun came, Jiang Ci deliberately caused trouble in the laboratory to attract his father’s attention. Jiang Jinsheng gently reasoned with him many times, but it didn’t work, and then he was banned from entering.

Thinking back now, it seemed no alpha was as caring towards omegas as Huo Xianfeng. And from Marshal Huo Chao’s previous StarBlog posts, it was evident that Huo Xianfeng was even very good at taking care of children.

“Are you Zergs different?”

Zergs only had male and female genders, and Huo Xianfeng was the King, so it seemed strange that he would take care of a child. Jiang Ci’s curiosity was piqued. He hugged his jar, eating while scooting over wrapped in his quilt, stared at Huo Xianfeng and asked,

“So what’s your usual process for raising cubs?”

Huo Xianfeng thought for a moment and replied,

“While a high-ranking Zerg female is responsible for gestating eggs, the male is responsible for providing full care throughout the process. This includes protection, feeding, emotional support, and preparing for all possible accidents. After the eggs are laid, it’s the female’s recovery period, so the male is responsible for incubating the eggs and caring for the young.”

“This instinct, clearly defined and engraved in the gender genes, maximizes the stability of the couple’s relationship and increases the survival rate of the cubs. When we confirm a partnership, there’s no concept of ‘marriage’ or the idea that omegas bear children for alphas. The cubs belong to both partners. In the Zergs’ cognition, it is naturally expected that both parties contribute to and raise them together.”

Do you have the obligation to take care of your pregnant partner? And you also have to incubate the eggs and take care of the cubs? ? ?

Jiang Ci was stunned.

“But, Huo Xianfeng, aren’t you the King?”

With such a high status, does he also have to do these things?

“Yes, I am.”

Huo Xianfeng nodded.

“But this is determined by gender genes, it has nothing to do with being King. The Zerg King is not limited by gender. If a female were King, then she would be the one responsible for gestating the eggs.”

But Huo Xianfeng was male, so he had to fulfill his caregiving duties when his wife was gestating eggs. Because of this, he couldn’t quite understand why humans thought an alpha’s so-called care was just pheromone comfort. And what kind of comfort was that? To put it bluntly, it was just physical intimacy and bonding, it was hardly any care. But he had searched through all the materials and found that in human cognition, alphas were not expected to know how to care for their partners.

Of course, a few alphas would care for their pregnant wives, but some small things that Huo Xianfeng considered obligations were, in human society, praised enthusiastically by the public.

“It’s normal and natural for omegas to bear children, but if an alpha cares for a pregnant partner, it’s seen by the public as a great sacrifice, something remarkable and worthy of praise… So Jiang Ci, don’t you find this strange?”

Moreover, the omegas responsible for bearing children in human society were very delicate, completely incomparable to the powerful females among high-ranking Zergs.

Jiang Ci was stunned. He found Huo Xianfeng’s words very unique, yet also very… very reasonable. He was silent for a moment, then nodded.

“Yes… it is a bit strange.”

He looked down at the jar in his arms, suddenly realized something, then looked up and asked Huo Xianfeng,

“So, your body temperature rising yesterday, your aggression towards outsiders, and your somewhat… dazed state, was it because you had already instinctively started fulfilling your caregiving duties?”

“Yes.”

Huo Xianfeng nodded, then he paused for a moment and replied,

“However… this state isn’t instinctual. I will adjust quickly. By tomorrow at the latest.”

“No, no, no, no rush, no rush, take your time.”

Jiang Ci suppressed a laugh. The more he looked at the current Huo Xianfeng, the cuter he found him. He was even unable to resist going up and kissing him.

“Take your time.”

The King who was kissed by his wife again: “……”

Previously, Jiang Ci rarely took the initiative to kiss him, but now that he was pregnant, it seemed different. Huo Xianfeng silently made a mental note; and the omega’s pregnancy habits list expanded:

——Likes to kiss him.

The corner of the King’s mouth curled up.

Hmm, it’s a good habit.

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At this moment, Jiang Ci could finally empathize with Huo Xianfeng from before. When Huo Xianfeng had eaten nearly a month’s worth of his rations in one go in the cave, Jiang Ci had thought it was an exaggeration. Now he felt that Huo Xianfeng had silently endured a lot on his own back then.

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“Hmm, perhaps even more.”

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Just like some human pregnant women grow taller after pregnancy, it wasn’t impossible for Jiang Ci’s spiritual power threshold to suddenly increase.

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Jiang Ci immediately understood. Zergs were much stronger than humans, so when he got pregnant, he didn’t enter a weakened state like a normal omega but instead became more like a Zerg.

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Jiang Ci: “……”

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This was common knowledge, Jiang Ci knew it, but he subconsciously didn’t want to face it. Because he had seen omegas during their lactation period, and it was too embarrassing.

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“No need to go, I’ve studied it, I know everything, I can handle it myself!”

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Jiang Ci stared at Huo Xianfeng, suddenly feeling that the other had transformed from the flamboyant peacock of the previous period into an extremely gentle and virtuous husband. But before Jiang Ci could think of a reply, he suddenly felt the other’s hand on his chest, then he tentatively rubbed and pinched him.

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“No! These are pectoral muscles! Pectoral muscles!!! I’ve been training hard recently, so… so my pecs are well-developed.”

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“Oh……”

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Jiang Ci: “……”

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“Mm.”

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Huo Xianfeng counted the string of zeros. The first time, he thought he had miscounted, then he counted again and found that even calculating in hundreds of millions didn’t seem to be enough.

The Jiang family had been a prominent clan since the Alliance era. Their accumulated wealth was countless, which was why after the Dawn Legion left the Alliance, most of the military expenses were shouldered by Jiang Jinsheng alone.

Later, when the Empire was founded, basically all military-industrial enterprises belonged to the Jiang family. And to support the development of other industries, the Jiang family had invested money in almost every sector.

Although a large part of the military-industrial enterprises was later handed over, they still had many assets in other industries. Even when Ye Su established the Underground City on Winter Day Planet, Jiang Jinsheng had secretly funded it with a large sum. Before his death, he had arranged for managers for all his businesses, so Jiang Ci inherited many shares. He didn’t participate in management and could live extravagantly for several lifetimes just on the annual dividends. It was no exaggeration to call him the Empire’s top-tier second-generation rich kid.

At this moment, the Empire’s top-tier second-generation rich kid took Huo Xianfeng’s hand and put the black ring on it.

“I’ve also linked my personal account to the Forbidden Abyss. You can use it as you please from now on.”

Generally, Empire citizens used their optical computers for payments, but for those like them with S-class or higher level mechas, the AI within the mecha could already replace the function of an optical computer.

Jiang Ci still remembered how Huo Xianfeng had scammed him out of money on Winter Day Planet. He was angry at the time, but now he just felt it was too pitiful. Huo Xianfeng was picking up trash to sell at recycling stations back then, drinking industrial bulk wine, and even tolerated his bad temper at the time for money. Before finding his own people, he could only wear Jiang Ci’s hand-me-downs.

In short, everything indicated that Huo Xianfeng was very poor, and now he also had to support an army. If he hadn’t happened to conquer Bright City, a whole bunch of Zergs would probably have starved to death.

Perhaps because he had spent a long time with Nora and Huo Xianfeng, Jiang Ci was now starting to see the terrifying and ferocious Zergs through a filter. He thought for a moment, then calculated seriously,

“After the war ends, if you want to occupy Holy Dew Planet as a new Zerg base, it shouldn’t be a big problem. It’s just that this planet doesn’t have many mineral resources left. I have over a dozen small mineral planets under my name, which should be enough to support your people by then.”

“…Okay.”

Huo Xianfeng nodded. He had always known that Jiang Ci probably came from a good family and was very rich, but now his perception of Jiang Ci’s wealth had changed from a ” sucker ” to a “noble young master from an immensely wealthy family whose riches could rival a nation’s.”

He thought for a moment and also began to disclose his own assets.

“The Zergs are self-sufficient in terms of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, and all of their possessions are allocated according to their status. In addition, they do not trade with other races. So, the Zergs don’t have a monetary system like humans. Theoretically, everything belonging to the Zergs belongs to the King.”

Huo Xianfeng actually thought he probably had a few planets too, just not in this galaxy. But three hundred years had passed, and he didn’t know how the Zerg home planet was doing, so he didn’t mention it.

Jiang Ci extracted the key information: Zergs have no monetary system, and everything belonging to the Zergs belongs to the King. So…

—— It is confirmed that Huo Xianfeng has no money.

Jiang Ci nodded in understanding.

“Mm, it’s okay, my money will be your money from now on.”

If it weren’t for consideration of Huo Xianfeng’s possible alpha pride, Jiang Ci would have wanted to directly say, “It’s okay, I’ll support you from now on.”

Knock knock—

Someone was knocking on the door.

Jiang Ci watched Huo Xianfeng go to open the door, say something to the messenger soldier at the entrance, then turn around.

“Pei Changyun has something, I’m going out for a bit.”

“Okay.”

Jiang Ci nodded. Since His Majesty the Emperor didn’t ask him to go along, he wouldn’t. Jiang Ci could still distinguish between public and private matters. Not to mention, he had other things to do.

Watching Huo Xianfeng leave, Jiang Ci subconsciously reached to touch the pendant around his neck, but found nothing. He then rubbed his slightly swollen chest and started looking for his mecha.

“Bai Ze?”

At this moment, the pendant from the corner of the doorway resentfully floated over, with an angry tone.

“A-Ci, you finally remembered me?”

“…Sorry.”

Jiang Ci got up, took out his electronic tablet, and connected to Bai Ze.

“Log into the military internal system and help me find some information.”

“Ding, personal account login successful.”

Bai Ze projected the internal system’s page and found that Jiang Ci was looking up the details of the various military regulations. The Major General quickly scanned through the densely packed regulations, seemingly searching for something specific.

Bai Ze found it strange.

“A-Ci, what are you suddenly looking for?”

“Mm… Huo Xianfeng’s situation probably won’t pass a normal political review, so I need to see if there are any special channels in advance.”

Bai Ze didn’t understand: “Huh? What kind of special channel?”

Jiang Ci pursed his lips, but couldn’t help the corners of his mouth from turning up.

“—Marriage application report.”

Bai Ze: “…”

So you only think of me, when it’s because of him, right?