As the sunlight warmed our bare backs, I opened my eyes to find the Dragon Girl motionless in my arms, staring at me. Seeing that I was awake, she murmured, "Dragon Envoy, you are so real in the sunlight. Now I know this wasn't a dream. From today onward, I can be a truly carefree and happy Dragon Girl, can't I?"

I nodded. "Yes. Whatever needs doing, let me handle it. By the way, your brother, Long Xi..."

The Dragon Girl waved a hand, unconcerned. "He refused Bai and Xue's suggestion, so of course, he can only age naturally. Bai and Xue were unwilling to defy the laws of nature anyway; they are long gone. Though the current Taihao has only ten thousand people, they are all elites among humans. I’m not just flattering you in front of my husband, but your technology lags far behind ours."

"Naturally," I replied. "You've had six thousand years of development, guided by a living deity like you. It would be strange if you weren't more advanced than us."

"Hehe, husband, don't be jealous. It's a good thing your descendants are capable; they are your Dragon Seed stock after all. Besides, you left us plenty of advanced technology back then; that played a huge role in the start of our technological progress."

"Dragon Seed? Tell me more about that. Are all the humans now related to the ** I left behind?" That was what concerned me most, naturally.

The Dragon Girl nodded. "A large part of them, yes. The day you left, the moon we were building was attacked by rebel nuclear missiles during its ascent. While they couldn't destroy any of the ships, they ruined all our painstaking linkage work. More critically, the anti-gravity system malfunctioned, and our scientists couldn't fix it immediately. If those ten ships had fallen back to the surface, restarting them would have been nearly impossible. So, we risked launching all ten ships into outer space, deciding to re-dock them in an environment free of gravity."

"Just as you said back then, ten ships simultaneously escaping the atmosphere caused massive floods and deviated the Earth’s axis, destroying almost all civilization. You said this was fate's course, something we couldn't reverse. Perhaps heaven was punishing our era of genetic chaos. The Great Flood washed away the relics of civilization and wiped out the clones and the beast-men entirely. Any remnants that escaped the waters were killed by the disaster when the Earth’s axis shifted under the moon's gravitational pull. Volcanic eruptions formed new mountain ranges; our five centuries of effort were destroyed, everything reverting to a primitive state."

"After arduous effort, the ten ships finally redocked. Everything unfolded exactly as the Dragon Envoy told me it would. The new Earth environment became more suitable for the survival of the new humans. These new humans were created using the Dragon Envoy's ** and my own ova. They are products of genetic composites, carrying the superior genes of many species, evolving through natural selection based on external environments. You’ve seen how far technology has progressed in just six thousand years without interference. Keep in mind, we achieved this rapid advancement by leveraging data from Mercury, a civilization with billions of years of history."

I said solemnly, "So, what you're saying is, all current humans are our descendants? I find that hard to believe." (Fastest updates http://wap.16k.cn)

The Dragon Girl replied, "Not entirely. Even after the greatest floods, some species manage to survive, especially since Elder Brother Zhu and others spread prophecies of the Great Flood beforehand, allowing many to prepare. However, the original human races in Asia should all carry the lineage of the Dragon Family. As for the ten thousand people on the moon base, they are pure Dragon Seed stock. This fulfills my brother's wish, after all, the true Dragon is you, not him."

I could never accept being the ancestor of others, so I stated, "I don't consider genetic modification through ** as having children. In short, I won't acknowledge those descendants."

The Dragon Girl chuckled. "I don't acknowledge them either, or else I'd be an unmarried mother—a mother of **, no less! But you can't escape your responsibility as a father this time, can you? These few days are precisely my ovulation period!" As she spoke, the Dragon Girl led my hand to touch her nether regions; the ** was already dried, and I glanced at the sheet—a patch of bloodstain.

I patted her bottom and grabbed her small backside. "You must bear me a big, strong son! I want a true, pure Dragon Seed!"

The Dragon Girl said, "I can bear you as many as you want. We have free wet nurses anyway. After just a few days, Nana's milk shouldn't have dried up, right?"

"No, I haven't had time these past few days. She secretly milks herself every day. Don't let it slip. The other women outside don't know about her; they just think she was naturally built with that superb bust size."

"Understood. I will keep the secret."

Bang, bang, bang came the knocking on the door, followed by Xiao Chuchu's voice from outside, "Haven't you two finished your nuptial time yet? You must come out and meet the elders so we can be at ease."

The Dragon Girl hastily got up to dress and whispered to me, "For the past two nights, the sisters insisted I stay with you. Usually, I wake up early to let them in to see you, but at this hour, they’ll definitely know something else has happened."

I remained lying in bed. "It’s even better if they know. You are now ranked thirteenth, nicknamed Thirteenth Auntie. Let one of them in; I’m ready for another hundred rounds."

Of course, no one dared to enter for me to fight a hundred rounds, and I was dragged out to attend a family meeting. The main purpose of this gathering was to welcome our ancient, renowned woman, Comrade Dragon Girl. Although she possessed a long legend in name, everyone preferred to regard her as an ordinary young woman. Furthermore, because she carried so many reflections of the other women (I suspect genetics played a part), everyone immediately took a liking to her, showing no repulsion despite her being over six thousand years old. After all, we already had Little Raindrop, who came from ten million years in the future and was over three hundred and eighty years old, so this sort of thing was easily accepted.

I managed to invite Su Xue and Hua Qingqing over under various pretexts, and He Yuqing, due to her special relationship with Alena, was naturally included in the invitation list. Li Qi had just returned to the capital to resume her post, making this a rare reunion. This afternoon was truly a gathering of everyone; never before had we been so complete. I wondered what Mom would think when she saw the Zhao family had added another member. If I told her one of my wives came from the Moon Palace, would she still worship the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival next time?

Today was both busy and happy—a chance to let the Dragon Girl meet everyone, as she would be living in my circle from now on, sharing daily life with these wives. They needed to become familiar and understand each other to avoid any future unpleasantness.

However, my worries were unnecessary. These women were born friends; they quickly bonded and completely ignored me, announcing a decision to me that evening.

This news was spearheaded by Li Qi, and unanimously passed after discussion among the elder sisters: my career as a civil servant was about to begin! The reasoning was that with all my current qualifications, especially with the addition of the Dragon Girl, the Zhao family’s strength had reached a level capable of dominating the solar system. Therefore, I must hold a high office. Li Qi immediately announced that I would temporarily be sent down to a small county town for grassroots training, after which I would be transferred to the capital for a major promotion. Then everything would proceed as they envisioned: I would have the empire, and the beauties would be mine. Hahaha...

However, I heard that the small county town was extremely remote, and this grassroots assignment was equivalent to the intellectual youth sent to the countryside several years ago; life would be quite harsh. The wives encouraged me to be self-reliant, strive hard, endure the loneliness, adhere strictly to discipline, and live up to the high hopes placed upon me by the Party and the people.