Chapter 262: #Shocking! Felix Changed Sex in Three Days!#: (Netizen Reactions + Analysis)

#Shocking! Felix Changed Sex in Three Days!#

#I'm Three Hundred This Year—Is It Too Late to Differentiate?#

#Lucas: I Already Accepted Being a Female-Zerg Lesbian, and Now You're Telling Me He's a Male Zerg?#

#From Hopelessly Straight Female Zerg to Hopeless Female-Zerg Lesbian#

#What Do You Do When Your Comrade Refuses to Admit He's a Male Zerg?#

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[Huh? Male Zerg? What Male Zerg? What did I miss?]

[Huuuhhh??? Those guesses in the comments were actually real? Felix changed from female to male!?]

[Pause the novel. I need a moment. It took me forever to accept that I was reading a female-female romance, and I sincerely sympathized with Lucas for so long, even shedding tears over how hard it was for him to become a female-Zerg lesbian. And now you're telling me Felix is a Male Zerg, and Lucas has actually been getting pursued this entire time by a Male Zerg on Felix's level???]

[Turns out the clown Tianjia was me all along (red nose).]

[What does "a Male Zerg on Felix's level" even mean? Is that some special unit of measurement?]

[It means someone like Felix, who's outstanding in every respect and perfectly matches Male Zerg aesthetics. Just take his standing among Female Zergs and convert it proportionally into what his standing would be among Male Zergs.]

[Holy shit... when you put it that way, that's insanely attractive!]

[The best-looking military female in the whole unit still refuses to admit he's a Male Zerg. Has he just not reached the point of differentiation yet?]

[There's nothing a beating can't solve. And if there is, beat him twice!]

[I can't beat him! Don't you know that among Zergs, looks are directly proportional to strength? If I provoke him, he'll just "promote" me—pick me up and work me so hard I won't even look like a Zerg anymore.]

[Oh, that's actually a great way to tell the difference. A Female Zerg will only fuck you into the ground, while a Male Zerg will fuck you until you feel great.]

[Got it! I'm going to try it right now!]

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[Three star-hours and he still hasn't come back. Looks like he tried it and died.]

Aira browsed through the novel and the discussions on StarNet. Seeing that the truth about Felix being a Male Zerg had finally been revealed to the public, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Finally, he no longer had to guard this secret all by himself.

He had always been sensitive to words. As early as the first few chapters, he had noticed many hidden clues. Back then, however, they had merely given him suspicions, and he hadn't been certain.

But his own Female Lord's younger brother was a military male, so Aira was extremely familiar with military males. Naturally, he had connected the two.

As the plot developed, the fact that Felix was a Male Zerg had become all but completely certain.

Aira had wanted to make a post sharing his discovery right then and there, but when he considered that this might be a mystery deliberately planted by An-shen, revealing everything would be no different from spoiling the story.

So, to avoid "spoilers," Aira could only force himself to endure it, all the way until today.

Heaven knew how painful it was for a Zerg to guard a secret without being able to tell anyone.

Well, he had actually told his Female Lord about his discovery several days ago, so technically it had been two Zergs sharing the secret.

But that still wasn't enough. He had been looking forward to more Zergs discovering it.

Finally, with the release of the new chapter, everything had been settled, and he could at last speak freely.

<A Discussion of Felix's Sex and Differentiation>

Poster: Aira.

Regarding Felix's sex, I'll give the answer directly: Male Zerg. Without a doubt, a Male Zerg!

No matter what sex Felix was before this, or whether he even had a sex at all, after meeting Lucas, he became a Male Zerg, and he was destined to be nothing other than a Male Zerg.

As for why I say that, let's go through it point by point.

First, Felix fell in love with Lucas at first sight. There's no doubt about that. His attraction to Lucas is physiological. He liked Lucas the instant he saw him, was completely drawn to him, and practically wanted to court him on the spot.

If Felix possessed some kind of precognitive talent, then the moment he first saw Lucas, he probably saw their entire future together, right down to how many hatchlings they would have, what they would name them, and which schools they would attend.

Second, Felix's records.

His physical constitution and close-combat ability are average, only at the level of an ordinary military female, yet his military record is outstanding, and he has repeatedly distinguished himself as a scout.

Of course, part of this is because Felix is highly skilled at mech operation and proficient with all kinds of weapons and equipment. But we can also boldly speculate in another direction: Felix possesses Male Zerg Psychic Power.

There's no need to elaborate on the usefulness of Male Zerg Psychic Power. It can even achieve precision detection beyond the capabilities of any modern technology, and it's difficult to interfere with. Any form of interference targeting technological equipment is incapable of affecting Psychic Power.

Male Zerg Psychic Power is exceptionally powerful when it comes to detection. It's simply that military males rarely operate on battlefields, so this particular function is often overlooked and forgotten.

This point about Psychic Power is also supported by those few lines concerning Male Zergs back on Parasite Planet.

€€€€What can affect the parasitic spores and mycelium is Psychic Power. As for exactly how to do it, I'm afraid you'll have to ask Felix.

Then there's the third point: Felix has no insect markings.

The first time they went to the hot springs, Felix wrapped himself tightly in a bathrobe and didn't enter the water in front of Lucas. Part of it was because he felt shy in front of the Zerg he liked and harbored impure thoughts, but it was also to conceal the fact that he had no insect markings.

Yes, that's right. Felix showed Lucas his "insect markings" at the hotel, but were those really insect markings? Not necessarily.

As Lucas saw, the markings were concentrated solely around Felix's lower abdomen. The pattern was unusual, shaped like a flying bird, dark red in color, and emitted no energy fluctuations. Rather than insect markings, they resembled a "totem" or "tattoo."

If they really were insect markings, Felix wouldn't have let Lucas see them only in the dark, nor would he have stopped Lucas from touching them.

If there were nothing unusual about them, then with Felix's personality, he would have proudly displayed his insect markings to Lucas from every angle and dragged Lucas's hand over to make him touch them all over.

Taking all of the above into account, we can determine that Felix became a Male Zerg after meeting Lucas.

And even before meeting Lucas, he already possessed Psychic Power, or at the very least, some of the abilities of a Male Zerg.

So here's the question: how did he become a "military female"?

If Felix were a Male Zerg, forging a Female Zerg identity, passing the enlistment examination and the military's annual physical examinations, and then going through daily life without ever exposing a single flaw would be anything but easy.

Possibility one: an extremely powerful high-ranking military official falsified Felix's records for him.

Possibility two: Felix's physical condition itself is unusual enough that testing equipment identifies him as a Female Zerg.

Personally, I lean more toward the second possibility.

In the military, one comes into contact with countless Zergs, and physical examinations cover every conceivable aspect of the body. With the first possibility, the risk of discovery would still be extremely high, making it unsafe.

Therefore, before meeting Lucas, Felix already possessed Male Zerg Psychic Power as well as a body capable of being identified as that of a Female Zerg.

This is utterly incredible.

It's difficult to say whether Felix at that time should have been considered a Female Zerg or a Male Zerg, female or male. Perhaps "sex-neutral" would be more appropriate.

After meeting Lucas, Felix began developing toward a Male Zerg. Perhaps this is what he meant by "differentiation."

This ability is far too unique. I've searched through every piece of Federation information I could find, yet I couldn't locate any related records.

Perhaps the answer needs to be traced through Felix's origins.

The text also contains hints about Felix's background.

Felix said that "as a military Zerg, he can't casually leave the country or enter the Hidden Star's territory," and also that "because of this, he hasn't been home in a very long time."

His home is on the Hidden Star.

The Hidden Star is the planet to which the surviving members of the former Imperial Family and their supporters retreated.

The Zerg Empire has already fallen. Those Zergs who refused to become part of the Federation occupied this planet and, taking advantage of its location within a chaotic region, have remained locked in a prolonged standoff with the Federation.

It's worth mentioning that the clan emblem of the former Imperial Family was a "divine bird born from flames," which happens to correspond perfectly with the dark-red flying-bird tattoo on Felix's body.

Also worth mentioning is that during the Imperial era, the Imperial Family produced very few offspring. There were even several generations with only a single heir, and even at its most prolific, there were only two Imperial Princes.

Furthermore, before an Imperial Prince reached adulthood, the Imperial Family kept every detail about him under strict secrecy. Even his sex wasn't disclosed to the outside world, and publicly, he would only be referred to by titles such as "First Imperial Prince" or "Second Imperial Prince."

Usually, the public only learned an Imperial Prince's sex when he got married.

There's one more thing. During the Imperial era, the sex ratio within the Imperial Family was extraordinarily strange, practically reaching a fantastical 1:1 ratio, and several Male Zerg Emperors even appeared among them.

So how exactly did they achieve that sex ratio...

Ah, never mind, never mind. I accidentally said too much. I'll stop here.

Everything above is just wild speculation. Everyone can read it for fun, but ultimately, An-shen's actual text is what counts.

In short, everything above is purely conjecture. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental!

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The netizens who finished reading the entire post fell into a daze.

Who am I? Where am I? Are we even reading the same book?

[My god... after that whole analysis, Lord Aira practically stripped Felix down to his underwear.]

[Lucas pulls down Felix's military trousers and takes a look. Guess what? Hey, no underwear!]

[That's even better (shy).]

[You guys are way too crude (covers eyes) (can't bear to look).]

[Wait? So you're saying Felix didn't have a sex before meeting Lucas? And only after meeting Lucas did he "differentiate" into a Male Zerg?]

[And what's all this about the Imperial Family? (horrified) Which lesson did I miss?! How come I've clearly read every single one of these details, but the moment you put them together, I can't understand anything anymore?]

[Lord Aira himself said it's only speculation. It might not actually be true, right?]

[But every single point has evidence behind it, the reasoning is perfectly clear, and I can't find anything to refute.]

[Would you rather believe Lord Aira is merely guessing, or believe that I'm the Zerg Emperor?]

[We welcome His Majesty the Zerg Emperor!]

[Get up (violent kick)! The Federation has no emperor, you supporter of the former Empire! I'm reporting you!]

[Report Felix first! Wait, no. If Felix really is connected to the former Imperial Family, then why would he join the Federation? He even became a "military female" and serves the Federation.]

[A surviving member of the former Imperial Family—possibly even an "Imperial Prince"—joining the Federation military and serving the Federation... if word of that gets out, it'll make a whole bunch of Zergs orgasm on the spot.]

[Isn't it obvious why he'd join the Federation? The former Empire has nothing left but that one tiny Hidden Star, while the Federation controls several star systems, possesses vast territory, and has a top-tier powerhouse like Marshal Ulysses holding the line. It'll only grow stronger in the future. Any Zerg with a brain knows which side to choose. If those Zergs on the Hidden Star, those Imperial survivors, insist on clinging to an Empire that's already fallen, they're only courting their own destruction.]

[Wait... I could've sworn I was just reading a female-female romance... How did it suddenly turn into this? (dazed)]

[Also dazed (blank little Zerg) (holds head and sobs).]

[As expected, I'm still better suited to simply reading novels. I need An-shen to spoon-feed the content directly into my mouth (opens mouth).]