SGT CH80: Future Spiritual Plague

80 Future Spiritual Plague

◎The first to be infected by the plague was: the Tianjia Emperor’s beloved concubine, the only S-class male, Mousse.◎

On this day, whether Tianjia marching in protest, preparing for war in the army, or fast asleep… all felt their consciousness linked into a massive spiritual network.

This feeling was like a world appearing out of nowhere in their brains.

Inside were hundreds of billions of Tianjia.

The thoughts and chaotic consciousness of all Tianjia converged into a messy mass.

『Wuwuwu I haven’t even held a male’s little hand in my life…』
『I haven’t either, wait, who are you?』
『Why are there voices in my head? Are my mental disorder symptoms getting worse?』
『What is this? A new online game? I just lay down in the virtual cabin and didn’t operate anything.』
『A new trick of the Zerg? Trying to interfere with our will?』
『Doesn’t seem like it; no movement was detected from the Zerg side.』
『So lively. The Female Master isn’t home today; I can add an extra spoon of ice to the juice.』
『No, at most one piece, otherwise your stomach will hurt at night and you’ll be uncomfortable again.』
『Ah??? Who pulled him in? Can we kick him out?』
『Not me, I’m eating.』
『Not me, I’m running away from home.』
『Not me either, I’m arguing with Tianjia on StarNet, inputting mental power at ten shots per second; the female opposite can’t out-argue me at all.』

Inside the palace, Mousse rubbed his temples with a headache.

Pulling so many Tianjia into the spiritual network at once, he also needed to stabilize their mental state to prevent their brains from overloading due to receiving excessive information.

Even for him, the burden was huge.

Through the spiritual network, Mousse conveyed the will of “calm” and “silence.”

Suddenly, all chaotic and noisy voices disappeared completely.

Far away at the frontline fortress, the Tianjia Emperor felt a bit of familiarity in the will transmitted through the spiritual network.

Through the spiritual link, Mousse passed down the information he obtained from the future, about the “spiritual plague” and the “extinction of Tianjia.”

With the spiritual plague imminent, the Tianjia Empire could no longer afford internal strife.

Rather than letting the public continue to massively oppose the Male Bill, it was better to lay everything out.

『Stardate 3230, a spiritual plague broke out in the Tianjia Empire. Males died in large numbers, all dying within just three years. The Tianjia Empire, strong for tens of thousands of years, perished because of this.』

The people of the entire Empire froze for a moment, their eyes widening.

In the squares and on the streets, Tianjia looked at each other in panic, seeing panic and helplessness in each other’s eyes.

If not for Mousse giving them a “calm” buff in advance, the entire Empire would probably have exploded by now.

“How is that possible?”
“What kind of plague can make males go extinct within three years?”
“It’s fake, right?”

Females were unwilling to believe it.

Males who learned this news were much calmer.

In the Foreign Minister’s mansion, the male wearing white gloves looked at the terminal screen.

On it was the physical examination report sent by his Female Master this morning.

Test result: 2 weeks pregnant, male egg.

He actually got pregnant.

And it’s a male egg.

Before being born, its death was foretold.

Joshua sighed lightly, actually feeling somewhat regretful and sad.

In a noble manor.

A male sitting in a wheelchair looked at the sky through a window sealed by metal bars, revealing a smile.
“3230… seems I don’t have to suffer for too long.”

A flush of excitement appeared on the male’s face, which was as pale as his clothes.

The female standing behind him looked panicked; the medicine bowl in his hand fell to the ground, dark medicinal juice staining the luxurious pure white carpet.

…

In a narrow residential house.

A thin and small male lay numbly on the bed, listening to the voice in his head, looking blank.
“Is… am I going to get sick?”

He was used to getting sick.

No Tianjia answered him; the females in the room all looked grim.

The eldest female held him in his arms and patted his head.

The male looked at this one, then at that one. Seeing no Tianjia asking him for pheromones, he yawned and fell asleep tiredly in the arms of the Female Master holding him.

…

Some males were worried, some expectant, some numb, some bewildered.

Of course, there was no lack of doubt.

The retelling of the spiritual plague continued.

This time, not only verbal narration but accompanied by video images.

『Spiritual plague spreads from high-level males to low-level males.
The first to be infected by the plague was… the Tianjia Emperor’s beloved concubine, the only S-class male, Mousse.』

The stunningly beautiful male with platinum blonde hair closed his eyes, lying quietly in a crystal ice coffin.

The male’s skin was pale, his ceremonial dress was also white, surrounded by pure white roses—quiet, beautiful, and lifeless.

…

“No…”

For the first time, the Tianjia Emperor felt white was so blinding.

His Si Si should be wearing brighter colors, wearing exquisite gemstone jewelry.

When shy, his cheeks and ear tips would flush red, emerald eyes blinking gently, lively and cute.

Not thin and pale, lifeless like in the image.

How could his Si Si die?

Si Si had agreed to become his Empress.

When parting, they even registered as Male Sovereign and Female Monarch.

In the registration photo, the beautiful golden-haired male leaned against him, smiling reservedly and beautifully.

He thought they could be together forever.

The Tianjia Emperor clutched his suddenly aching chest, fingertips digging into his flesh due to pain, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The image continued.

『The Imperial Concubine passed away. The Tianjia Emperor announced his abdication, passing the throne to the First Legion General Snow.
General Snow hadn’t even ascended the throne when his Male Sovereign died suddenly.
General Snow fell ill and never recovered.
High-level males died one after another, plunging the Empire’s upper echelons into chaos.
Panic spread throughout the Empire.
After the panic, females spontaneously united, doing their utmost to rescue them.』

In the image, females built research institutes, organized quarantines, developed drugs…

A scene of concerted effort and prosperity, as if everything was turning for the better.

If this were a movie, what followed should be clouds clearing and mist dispersing, suddenly seeing the light.

Developing a specific drug, effectively controlling the males’ condition, completely solving the plague.

But this wasn’t a commercial movie, but the future.

History recorded in the future.

The wheels of history rolled over.

All the efforts made by the females failed to stop the spiritual plague but instead accelerated the death of males.

『In just three years, all males died.
Including unhatched male eggs.
Males, extinct.
In the following ten years, all females who had spouses died successively.』

The image showed records of the bizarre deaths of many females.

All Tianjia could see that this was suicide.

『The remaining females searched for males in the vast universe, searching for a new path.
Most of these females went mad during the search and passed away forever.
The few remaining females combined with other races in the final stages of their lives, produced offspring, and then passed away.
After the death of the last pure-blooded female, the Tianjia race went completely extinct.』

…

The spiritual link disconnected here.

The voice and images in their minds disappeared. All Tianjia females stood dazed in place, looking trance-like, unable to speak.

At first, they could question the content in their minds.

But as images played one by one, familiar faces flashed across the screen, males closed their eyes forever, and cold death numbers kept increasing…

Tianjia could no longer voice doubts.

“Spiritual plague… a plague that exterminates a race, how can there be such a terrifying thing?”

“My Male Sovereign got sick a few years ago, symptoms very similar to the spiritual plague. Low mood, lack of interest in anything, physical discomfort, suicidal behavior… Could it be that the spiritual plague existed long ago?”

Tianjia were panic-stricken.

“What exactly is the spiritual plague? Is there really no cure?”

“Why do married females also die after males die?” Some Tianjia didn’t understand.

“Hard to understand without experiencing it… My male father passed away three years ago. My female father has been depressed since then, still in a muddled state today.
“Suicide is illegal in the Empire.
“But if that day really comes… the Empire perishes, all males die, seeing no future anymore, my female father might seek release.”

Females’ mental state required males to stabilize.

Females who lost their males already had worrying mental states.

If they also faced a future with absolutely no hope…

Only females with extremely tough mentalities could persist.

Of course, females who had never owned or lost a male could never understand that feeling.

At this moment, a “beep” sounded on all Tianjia terminals.

This was a notification sound that only appeared for major announcements.

“Does the Empire know how to prevent the spiritual plague?”

“No, the Male Bill is officially promulgated, along with the revised new bill.”

“Tianjia is about to perish! Who still cares about the Male Bill!?”

Even the marching teams put down signs “Opposing the Male Bill” and fearfully discussed the impending spiritual plague.

Some Tianjia remembered something.

“The Male Bill mentioned that all males must undergo regular spiritual grooming… could this be related to the spiritual plague?”

“Could it be… the Empire knew about the spiritual plague long ago, that’s why they issued the Male Bill?”

With the spiritual plague, the most incomprehensible part of the bill, spiritual grooming, seemed understandable now.

“But what use are the other two articles? Families raising males, males becoming citizens… does this help prevent the spiritual plague?”

“My Male Sovereign fell ill after our child was taken away. If we could keep that male egg and raise it ourselves back then…”

“My male father has been looking for his parents. My female father accompanied him for many years, only finding them last month. It was the first time I saw my male father smile so happily.”

Tianjia were gradually shaken.

“As long as we can take good care of male eggs and male cubs, raising male eggs at home isn’t a big deal, right?”

·

In the frontline military camp.

Tianjia’s reconnaissance unit detected the movement of the Zerg army.

“Your Majesty, the Zerg army has rendezvoused with the Allied Forces of various nations, expected to enter the Tianjia Galaxy range in three star-hours.”

The Tianjia Emperor wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, raised his eyes, his crimson pupils filled with crazy and boiling killing intent.

“Follow me to battle.”

The Tianjia Emperor boarded his mecha, personally leading troops to attack.

He wanted to end the war as soon as possible and return to the Capital Star.

Return to his male’s side.

Tianjia military females had just learned about the future “spiritual plague” and “Empire’s destruction,” and were feeling uneasy.

At the same time, there was the grief of facing the impending destruction of their country and families.

In the future image, after the Tianjia Empire perished, the remaining Tianjia searched for males in the vast universe.

The Zerg, originating from the same source as Tianjia, were naturally Tianjia’s first target.

The Zerg guarded strictly against this, exterminating Tianjia completely.

And took the opportunity to occupy more than half of the territory originally belonging to Tianjia.

Tianjia and Zerg were originally hereditary enemies.

With this incident, hatred piled upon hatred.

Tianjia military females were somewhat trance-like when setting out, but led by the Emperor to meet the Zerg army and engage in battle, they immediately turned grief and indignation into fighting will, all killing until their eyes were red.

The Zerg commanders on the opposite side were confused.

“What’s wrong with these Tianjia? Were their males at home snatched? Fighting so desperately?”

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