Chapter 557: Chapter 557: Mushroom Big Brother, how old are you?
Cellphone?
Gu Yan blinked in surprise.
How could she possess such ancient technology?
Oh right, the books mentioned that people from Ancient Earth didn’t have access to light-brains; instead, they developed something deemed as the earliest version of light-brains, known as cellphones, or even earlier, mobile phones.
Gu Yan said seriously, "I’m sorry, I don’t have a cellphone."
Mu Feng was taken aback; in this era, was there actually someone without a cellphone?
Just as he was about to speak, he felt a chill down his spine, as if he were being watched by some wild beast; the next moment, he heard the beautiful girl he had fallen for at first sight sweetly call out, "Big brother, why did you take so long?"
The Insect God, with a stern face, walked over and then handed the ice cream to Xiaoyan.
He turned his head toward Mu Feng, "Is there a problem?"
Mu Feng, feeling tense as the man approached, recognized from his imposing demeanor that he must come from a wealthy family. Learning that the pretty girl called him brother, he realized he was just a rich brother taking his sister out for fun.
And the sister must be a pampered little princess—naive, innocent, clueless about the world, and extremely beautiful.
Mu Feng felt like he was in love, so he dropped his casual demeanor and said earnestly, "Hello, are you new to An City? I haven’t seen you before."
Xiaoyan, eating her ice cream, nodded, "Yeah, it’s our first time here." Ancient Earth.
The Insect God’s eyes were filled with indifference, "Are you done? You can leave now."
This was him holding his temper. If it weren’t Xiaoyan’s birthday today, he would’ve sent this guy flying up to the clouds with a flick of his wrist.
Mu Feng’s smile faltered; he had never been treated like this before. But thinking that the other guy must be a wealthy newcomer to An City, not to mention his crush on the man’s sister, he decided to find out more about them.
Since they were all in the same social circle, it wouldn’t be difficult to find out.
Mu Feng immediately nodded, "Then you two enjoy your time. I have friends over there; I’ll be off."
The Insect God’s face read ’leave now.’
Once those people had gone far enough, Xiaoyan could still feel the continuous surge of irritation emanating from the Insect God. She tugged cautiously at his sleeve, "Brother Little Mushroom, don’t be angry, okay? He’s just an Ancient Earther, and he only said a few words; he didn’t do anything. It’s not worth getting upset over an Ancient Earther, especially since it’s my birthday. I don’t want to see you upset."
Hearing Xiaoyan refer to that brat as an Ancient Earther, the Insect God’s expression improved somewhat.
He grunted in acknowledgment and sat down next to Xiaoyan, turning his head to ask, "Is the ice cream good?"
"It’s delicious! It’s my favorite, vanilla flavor! Here, you try some!" Xiaoyan scooped up a big piece with her spoon and held it up to the Insect God’s mouth.
Looking into her bright eyes, the resentment in the Insect God’s heart gradually dissipated, and he opened his mouth to eat the spoonful of ice cream.
Indeed, the ice cream tasted even better after Xiaoyan fed it to him.
After finishing a box of ice cream, the Insect God’s mood significantly improved, and Xiaoyan pulled him onto the carousel and other amusement rides; finally, the two boarded the Ferris wheel.
As the Ferris wheel slowly ascended, Xiaoyan cupped her face, watching the scenery on the ground growing smaller.
She said, "My mom, when she was a child, she lived on Ancient Earth for a few years after time-traveling there. She told us that aside from missing her family, she actually liked the life on Ancient Earth very much."
"Come to think of it, the environment of Ancient Earth was so much better than ours. But Mom said, back then, it seemed like all the people she knew didn’t really appreciate the resources of Ancient Earth."
Xiaoyan looked through the glass window; although it was already dark, the amusement park was brightly lit, and she could see the lush foliage of the flowers, plants, and trees swaying in the night breeze, full of vitality.
The Insect God followed her gaze and said indifferently, "Humans only truly regret when they lose something."
At this time, many aspects were already advocating for environmental protection; but still, many people simply didn’t care.
There were even those who willfully destroyed various environments.
The numbers of various animals were also sharply declining, becoming extinct every day.
The Insect God spoke softly, "I have seen another universe before, where there was a planet much like Ancient Earth; it took just a few hundred million years for all life on it to go extinct."
It seemed as if everything was part of a cycle.
Now, the evolved Beastmen, Insectoids, and Plantmen, having acquired certain capabilities for interstellar travel, would relocate to a new habitable planet when their resources were depleted.
Like the Federal Empire a decade or more ago.
Xiaoyan understood what the Insect God was saying, but she was more concerned about something else.
"A few hundred million years? Brother Little Mushroom, how old are you this year?"
"..."
This was, in fact, a question that the Insect God always avoided as, although he was born in that Insect Nest more than a decade ago, it wasn’t his first birth.
The Insect God’s true form was not that of an insect; It was a kind of creature with powerful spiritual power and high combat power, so It could travel among various universes.
And when their energy and spiritual power were about to be exhausted, they would enter a state of suspended animation.
After finding an opportunity for rebirth, they would be born again as a new species of the local environment.
This time, It was born in an Insect Nest because of Its immense power, so It was born directly into the highest rank of the Insect Clan... the Insect God.
Every time It was reborn as a new species, the inherited memories of the past would fade for a certain period of time, but It would eventually start to remember them gradually.
If one were to calculate that way, then Its age would be very, very large...
The Insect God looked down slightly, "I have been to many universes, where the flow of time is different from that in your universe, so my age is impossible to calculate."
"So that’s how it is." So, very, very old then.
Xiaoyan didn’t continue to ask because she remembered when she saw Grandpa Adolf, who was nearly bald, she had asked him his age. After Grandpa Adolf said that it wasn’t polite to ask someone’s age as it could make them unhappy, she ceased her inquiries.
Xiaoyan thought that probably Brother Little Mushroom was also quite old, which is why he didn’t want to be asked about it.
So she wouldn’t ask.
Narrowing her eyes and looking outside the window, the young girl knew she would have to leave soon and tried her best to memorize the beautiful moments of Ancient Earth before its complete destruction.
The Insect God looked at her beautiful profile but suddenly spoke up, "Does Xiaoyan really care about my age?"
Gu Yan was startled; wasn’t this topic dropped already?
She tilted her head slightly, "No, it doesn’t matter how old you are, you’re always my Brother Little Mushroom."
