Future Beast Clan The Enchanting Consort
Chapter 71: Very Common

Chapter 71: Very Common

The obstetricians stood in disbelief.

The birthing pod was designed with a hollowed-out area beneath to accommodate newborn cubs temporarily during parturition.

The walls of this hollowed-out section were smooth.

Newborn cubs shouldn’t have the strength to climb back up from below.

Yet, incredibly, two of Carlotta’s fox and tiger cubs had managed to scale the walls.

Seeing the astonishment on the doctors’ faces, Carlotta blushed with embarrassment.

She had no idea what was happening beneath her, only feeling something descend and pushing twice with all her might.

And then, something emerged.

...

Carlotta didn’t want to dwell on it further. Based on the count, there were still four cubs inside her.

So she pushed four more times, finally feeling a sense of relief.

Looking at her stomach, it had resumed its flat appearance, as if the pregnancy had been an illusion.

Wasn’t childbirth supposed to be painful and tearing? Why didn’t she feel anything?

Hugging the little fox cub that rubbed against her, Carlotta slowly sat up, her gaze wandering over the unfamiliar doctors.

The cubs were born and should be fed breast milk.

Indeed, her breasts felt swollen.

However, with so many strange males around, Carlotta felt hesitant to unbutton her clothes.

She could only hold the fox cub in one arm and the fluffy black tiger cub, which had also been cleaned, in the other, stepping out of the birthing pod in one go.

The males, who had been in a state of stupefaction, finally reacted when they saw Carlotta standing up by herself.

Richard held the black tiger cub while supporting Carlotta with his other hand.

Henry, similarly cradling a fox cub, also offered his support.

However, Henry’s expression was much more dazed than Richard’s, still shocked by the number of the fox cub’s tails.

"Carlotta... didn’t you feel any pain?" Richard finally asked.

There was no blood in the birthing pod.

In the sunken pool, another female tiger cub, a male fox cub, and two male kitten cubs could be seen.

These four little ones, seemingly lacking the strength of their older siblings, raised their tiny heads and paddled in the pool.

Carlotta turned around, her blue eyes filled with confusion: "No, it didn’t hurt. But giving birth felt weird, and they’re so tiny."

Despite having beautiful childlike faces, resembling half-beasts from Lilliput, she couldn’t quite grasp the reality of it all.

However, this was to be expected.

Most orcs gave birth to multiple cubs at once. Only powerful bloodlines like the Silver Fox Clan typically had single births.

With multiple cubs, their size had to shrink to fit comfortably inside the mother.

Carlotta turned to pick up the remaining cubs. The robotic arms worked swiftly, efficiently cleaning and drying the cubs before wrapping them up.

The doctors, now redundant, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Richard finally spoke, "Thank you all. We’ll keep your salaries in mind and pay you later. You can go now."

With no outsiders present, Carlotta carried the cubs into the bedroom’s bathroom and transformed into a little white cat.

Seeing their mother change, the cubs mimicked her, stumbling under the little white cat to nurse.

Without their half-human, half-beast appearance, the cubs were even cuter.

Carlotta gazed tenderly at them as they found their spots to nurse, her loving gaze turning into a frown.

While the cubs were adorable, nursing was painful for Carlotta.

Frowning, she looked up at Richard and Henry, "Can we skip breastfeeding?"

"Yes, we can!" Blaze’s voice rang out.

He held six small baby bottles, but instead of milk, they contained infant nutritional fluid.

With pollution affecting both plants and animals, milk powder was no longer produced. Newborn cubs could only consume nutritional fluid.

Carlotta wasn’t the type to dwell on self-sacrifice.

If breastfeeding caused pain, there was no need to endure it for the sake of so-called maternal love.

"Hurry up and take your little ones. I need a good bath."

As Carlotta tried to stand up, the cubs, unaware of their mother’s pain, clung to her breasts, unwilling to let go. Eventually, Richard and Henry gently pried them away and took the bottles from Blaze to feed them.

At first, the cubs were reluctant to eat, as the taste of the nutritional fluid was quite different from breast milk.

Seeing their hesitation, Henry panicked, "Uncle Emperor, should we use a breast pump for Carlotta and feed them that way?"

Henry’s suggestion was good, but Richard didn’t want to trouble Carlotta.

He sternly scolded the tiger cub in his arms, "Eat up, little one, or you’ll go hungry."

This method proved effective.

The two black-and-white tiger cubs hugged their bottles and drank on their own.

The tiny creatures, barely the size of a palm, sipped while glancing at Richard with round tiger eyes, a hint of grievance evident.

Henry mimicked Richard’s sternness with the fox cubs, but to no avail. They opened their mouths and wailed.

Meanwhile, Blaze’s two kitten cubs, hearing their fox sister and brother’s cries, wisely opened their mouths wide to gulp down the nutritional fluid.

Their adorable expressions, mirroring Carlotta’s beast form, filled Blaze’s eyes with a fatherly glow.

With all three males occupied, Abyss hesitated before approaching Blaze.

Blaze noticed Abyss’s footsteps, glanced at him, smiled, and handed over one of the kitten cubs.

Now, all four males were busy, sitting on the sofa as doting fathers.

When the Empress and her entourage arrived at the ducal mansion and followed the servant to Carlotta’s bedroom, they witnessed this scene.

She inspected each cub in turn, finding her grandchildren adorable, and then snatched the nine-tailed fox cub from Henry’s arms.

It was called snatching because Henry was reluctant to let go.

The Empress scrutinized the little fox cub, from its golden eyes to its pink nose and, importantly, its nine tails. Her excitement was uncontainable.

A nine-tailed fox from the Silver Fox Clan had finally appeared again!

Carlotta was a great contributor to the Silver Fox Clan, deserving a reward of 100 million star credits and several resort planets.

While everyone outside was busy taking care of the cubs, Carlotta leaned in the bathtub, looking lost.

Had she really become a mother? Just two days ago... and now she was a mother of six?

It was so fast.

Besides the swiftness, her body felt amazing.

Her stomach was as flat as it had been two days ago, with no changes below, as if she had never given birth to six cubs.

The Infinite Fertility Value did have its benefits.

However, Carlotta didn’t want to have more cubs...

Six this time, twelve the next?

Just as Carlotta had the thought of not having more cubs, a knock sounded at the door.

Richard’s cautious voice came through, "Carlotta, the cubs are looking for you."

With the help of the doting fathers and grandmother, the newborn cubs had already filled their bellies.

Richard and the others had planned to lull the full cubs to sleep while Carlotta soaked in the bath, then follow the Empress’s advice to have a heart-to-heart talk with Carlotta.

The Empress explained that female orcs often experienced a postpartum blues period.

Despite loving their cubs, their mood could deteriorate inexplicably due to hormonal changes.

This was an uncontrollable emotional swing. If the males were insensitive and focused only on the cubs, the female’s low mood could persist longer, potentially leading to resentment towards the cubs and harming her health.

Frightened by this, the males didn’t want anything to happen to Carlotta. They learned from parenting videos while trying to lull the cubs to sleep.

But the cubs wouldn’t settle down.

The six little ones, with innocent eyes, let out threatening sounds and pawed in the direction of Carlotta.

It was as if they were born knowing where their mother was.

Especially the nine-tailed fox cub and the black tiger cub, who had incredible strength for newborns, managed to wriggle out of the Empress and Richard’s arms.

Had Abyss reacted quickly, the two little ones could have been injured.

Carlotta furrowed her brow.

After a moment of hesitation, she used the controller on her bracelet to open the bathroom door.

The four males entered one by one, carefully cradling the tiny cubs in their arms.

The six cubs had round bellies but weak heads and limbs, yet they struggled vigorously in the arms of the males.

"Aow Aow"

"Meow Meow"

Their tiny voices came in succession. Their soft pink paws paddled towards her like little boats, in perfect rhythm.

— They knew their mother was here?

Carlotta took two deliberate steps to the other side.

The cubs really struggled in a different direction, trying hard to turn their little heads around.

The six little ones’ ears were still flattened against their heads, while their tiny tails wiggled furiously behind them, struggling to inch closer to her.

Well...they were kind of adorable, weren’t they?

Carlotta walked over to the edge of the bathtub, stood up, and wiped herself down with a towel.

Richard’s gaze remained unperturbed, but the other three males couldn’t help but feel awkward to varying degrees.