To Support My Wife, I Became the Founding Emperor [Interstellar]

When time passed and the Stellar People studied their first emperor a millennium later—this monarch who rose from a barren star system—they stumbled upon the diaries of Constantine I. [*When I bought him from the slavers, he was barely the size of a palm.*] [*The slave trader said he had only hatched forty days prior.*] [*A year's wages for me was twelve thousand stellar credits. His price was exactly twelve thousand.*] [*He was a fragile alien creature. Even if he possessed intelligence, he could never be a legal citizen.*] [*So one day, I made up my mind—*] *"I will change this world for you. I will give you an empire that will endure forever."* —Gavin Constantine. ———————— At some point, the empire became obsessed with a winged pet called the "Little Dragonling." A fugitive youth scoffed at the trend. How could someone like him—a sinner walking the abyss—ever fall for some two-headed hatchling? Then Gavin bought one for a secret reason— *One day later: "That’s mine, you can’t eat—fine, go ahead."* *One week later: "Chuxi, come here for a papa hug!"* *One month later: "A real man never backs down! If I can’t afford to raise you, I’ll eat my words."* *One year later: "Let the heavens bear witness—I surrender."* Years later, Emperor Constantine looked back on his life and realized meeting Chuxi was one of his few strokes of luck. *"Because gods and men are born lonely, we found each other."* **CP:** (*Delusional/brash/son of a disgraced noble/founding emperor* **top** × *Actually a dragon/adult weight 3 tons/gluttonous/great beauty* **bottom**) **Notes:** 1. Egg-laying involved. 2. Protagonist follows the *Qidian* progression trope—handsome and overpowered. 3. Cover artist: *Yaya Kungao*. 4. Features interstellar warfare and alien bugs, but not a *GK*-style bug-themed novel.