A Space Pirate's Daily Life Raising a Child

Complete. Any update notices are for typo fixes. Rong Xu opened his eyes and found himself turned into a frail mermaid egg. After being found to have no healing talent, he was heartlessly abandoned by his caretaker. In an age when nearly everyone in the empire awakens to their powers, the greater the strength gained, the heavier the price. Soldiers awaken their abilities to defend their homeland, only to suffer endless episodes of mental instability. Without a mermaid's treatment, their only fate is death, their names replaced by a string of numerical codes on the Heroes' Monument. Yet the mermaid population is rapidly declining each year, making mental treatment increasingly difficult. So mermaids with healing talent are the empire's treasures and the soldiers' spiritual medicine. Each one bears a unique serial number. Unfortunately, Schumiller tops the blacklist of those forbidden from contacting mermaids. After N failed attempts to seize one by force, he was ready to give up on treating his mental instability and calmly await death. But then he fished up a mermaid egg, and the lord of Planet Thirteen was instantly revived! The trouble was, this mermaid egg had been abandoned by the empire and could barely hatch. Even if it did, it wouldn't have any soothing power. The lord became a stay-at-home dad: helping the little one hatch today, feeding it tomorrow, and giving it a haircut the day after. His daily routine included showing off the little one's everyday life on a certain video-sharing site. Netizens sneered dismissively: A mermaid with no healing talent? Are you keeping it at home as an ornamental fish? Then one day, the beautiful mermaid swept away an entire Zerg battalion with a flick of its tail. Its powerful mental energy soothed every out-of-control soldier present, treating more people than ever before. The people of the empire were shaken, and Rong Xu became a peerless treasure. Later, when people realized the mermaid population was no longer dwindling, they finally understood that Rong Xu's arrival was a gift from heaven. Soldiers no longer feared their powers, their minds no longer spiraled out of control, and a new dawn had arrived. P.S.: The extras include childbirth. +When the recipient gets upset, he cries, and when he cries, he sheds little pearls. There is a secondary couple (their story won't be explored), but they are connected to the recipient's background. Also, no controlling fans, please. No taking things out of context. Theme: Even when the going gets tough, persevere.