Truly a Brave Warrior (Chapter 181)
Han Lingyue felt that she wasn't that old yet, but why was she suddenly hearing things?
Erensu was asking her how espers could conceive offspring?
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Was she still asleep?
Yes, yes, yes!
Seeing Han Lingyue's dazed expression and lack of response, Gu Luoyu frowned in displeasure and repeated, “The safer methods for espers to conceive offspring!”
“......”
This time, hearing Gu Luoyu's words clearly, Han Lingyue could no longer deceive herself.
She somewhat frantically grabbed her hair with her hand, then asked with a puzzled expression: “Erensu, are you sick? The more powerful the esper, the higher the probability of deformed offspring. Wanting to conceive offspring is irresponsible to your partner!”
Han Lingyue spoke seriously and solemnly. She remembered that Erensu's partner was just an ordinary person.
And a very young girl at that.
Of course, the lives of ordinary people were insignificant in the eyes of espers. Han Lingyue's strong reaction was because after the death of an esper's partner, it would further stimulate their emotions.
Making the already extreme esper even crazier, ultimately leading to death even if the base authorities were unwilling to lose them.
Because such espers were of no use alive and would affect the base's safety...
Thinking of the 'reputation' Erensu had left over the years.
From an objective perspective, Han Lingyue felt that Erensu should have chosen a partner among espers, not an ordinary person... Besides her unpredictable temper, things like conceiving offspring were something an ordinary person's body simply couldn't handle.
If it were an esper, there would be no need to worry.
As long as they absorbed energy stones, they could maintain their vitality, not fearing the fetus sucking away their life force.
“Why bother with so much? I'm just asking. If you won't say, then forget it.”
Gu Luoyu naturally knew that pregnancy would greatly affect Ye Sheng. She already felt guilty, and hearing Han Lingyue's words made her instantly irritable.
Although Ye Sheng was different from others, her hidden secret was a lottery.
With such a strange special ability, the ability to soothe collapsing psychic powers, and more magical items, the pregnancy and childbirth would go smoothly.
However, these were all unknowns, and without results, it was still worrying.
“Wait, wait, since you want to know, I'll tell you...”
Seeing Gu Luoyu impatiently turn to leave, and wanting her to stay in esper squad 1, Han Lingyue quickly stopped her and continued, “About the process of how espers and their partners conceive offspring, I believe you know, so I won't elaborate. I'll just talk about the precautions during pregnancy.”
“Before that, I think I should explain the origin of espers. It's that the radiation pollution in their bodies is slightly higher than normal people, causing genetic mutations.”
“If the body can adapt to the mutation, they survive; otherwise, they die. But most people don't get this chance... because during the radiation pollution phase, they die directly from the pollution.”
Han Lingyue's explanation of the origin of espers wasn't a secret.
But the general public in the base obviously didn't believe it. They unanimously believed that espers were heaven-sent strong individuals, absolutely not like polluted creatures evolving from toxic radiation pollution.
And the base developed conversion potions because naturally formed espers were too few, requiring human intervention.
To mass-produce them.
“With the esper's body genes already mutated, the conceived offspring would inherit this, showing uniqueness during the embryonic development stage, striving to absorb the mother's life force to become stronger.”
In various aspects, the children of espers were like parasites.
And even if they were born successfully, the genetic mutations from the espers would cause deformities, and there were no esper children who could grow up alive.
So giving birth was in vain.
Now, espers had given up on conceiving offspring.
Upon hearing the words about absorbing the mother's life force, Gu Luoyu's brows furrowed tightly. Already worried, her anxiety was now infinitely magnified.
“Are there any means to prevent the child from absorbing the mother's life force?”
With Han Lingyue, the living 'answer machine,' here, Gu Luoyu didn't waste time and directly asked the key question, making Han Lingyue look at her curiously.
Seeing this anxious demeanor, could it be that Erensu's partner was already pregnant?
If so... it hadn't been long since their last meeting at the service hall in the safe zone. Erensu's efficiency was truly fast.
After all, even if espers could conceive offspring, the chance of hitting the mark in one try was smaller than for ordinary people.
So, how intense must it have been to conceive so quickly?
Seeing this, Han Lingyue didn't dare to keep her in suspense and directly gave the answer: “Find polluted plants with vigorous life force, weave them into easily portable items, and place them on the pregnant woman.”
As for the effect?
It was already obvious.
Using the life force of polluted plants to replace the mother's, providing the fetus with the energy needed for growth.
However, finding polluted plants with hidden vigorous life force was too difficult, as most polluted plants' roots and leaves contained radiation pollution.
So, this tiring, inefficient, and uncertain method was just talk.
Very few could actually do it.
Upon hearing the method to prevent the child from sucking the mother to death, Gu Luoyu's furrowed brows relaxed, and her heart slowly settled. However, Han Lingyue, as if unable to see her at ease, slowly added another point.
“Even if the child is born successfully, do you think it's over? No! The offspring of espers are very special. If the child isn't deformed after birth, they need to be given energy stones to absorb.”
As Han Lingyue spoke, she had a smile on her face, but then, thinking of something, her smile quickly faded, and she spoke in a heavy tone: “But precisely because they absorb energy from birth, the radiation pollution in their bodies accumulates more and more, often dying before a few years old due to pollution.”
The offspring of espers could be said to be exceptionally gifted, if they could grow up...
However, since the base discovered espers, no esper's child has grown up; all died on the path of early growth.
Some tried to let the children grow up normally, not letting them touch energy stones, thus avoiding death from radiation pollution.
However, children who didn't receive energy for a long time ended up 'starving' to death.
Han Lingyue had seen it with her own eyes; the scene was quite cruel, the child as thin as a skeleton... Since then, other espers didn't dare to mess around, but still couldn't save their children's lives.
Thus, with such examples, the new generation of espers no longer thought of conceiving offspring.
But...
Some people, knowing the mountain has tigers, still choose to go there. Truly brave!
Han Lingyue looked at Gu Luoyu with admiration on her face, silently thinking if she could attend the baby shower when the time came.