Chapter 65 They were vying to be the first to ascend the royal nest…

On the planet Kree.

The last lord insect, Jeffrey, sensed the omnipresent aura of the king on the planet, his light blue pupils trembling incessantly:

He finally found the king!

Even though he slowed down his reactions over the past three hundred years, the unease and despair within the insect core remained ever-present, never disappearing.

But at this moment.

Sensing the king's aura, for the first time since his birth, he knew what peace of mind truly felt like.

After disembarking from the starship, Jeffrey glanced at the planet beneath his feet, a look of bewildered surprise flashing in his eyes.

But upon seeing the insect nest not far away, his already sluggish insect brain could no longer think.

Without even glancing at the lower insects and strange machines around him, he 'rushed' straight toward the insect hive.

The insect followed behind Jeffrey.

After running for a few seconds, he seemed to realize something, and his eyes suddenly widened:

The planet where the king descended... isn't it right next to the lord's planet?

So, he and the lord traveled around the stars and ended up back where they started?!

He ran forward with all his might, his brain a complete mess.

Jeffrey had no idea how close the Kree planet was to his territory; his insect brain and core were consumed by the thought of seeing the King.

He ran as fast as he could, his light blue eyes filled with anxiety and anticipation.

Ai Ying sensed Jeffrey's presence when he arrived on Kree Star.

She sat at her desk, a smile in her eyes, waiting for the last Lord Bug to appear.

A minute later, the smile in her eyes froze slightly.

Two minutes later, her eyes showed a hint of doubt and worry.

Could it be that the lord insect was injured?

Just as she frowned, wanting to go out and take a look, the seventh Lord Insect finally arrived in front of her.

The lord insect was running earnestly toward her, but its steps were as if they were in slow motion, hesitant and sluggish.

The arc of his dark blue hair flowing was much slower than that of a normal insect.

She could feel the excitement and anxiety in his insect core, but even with all his strength, he could only increase his speed by a tiny bit.

Ai Ying's long eyelashes trembled slightly:

She seemed to know why this particular lord insect had appeared last.

His speed and reaction ability are limited by the insect nucleus.

In the three hundred years without a king, every lord insect has been waiting painfully, consuming its own life force.

The price this lord insect paid over the past three hundred years was its reaction time and speed.

Ai Ying slowly clenched her hands:

What happens when an insect's reaction is extremely slow...?

He will become disconnected from the world, and then wait for a death that seems quick to others but slow to him, like being slowly tortured to death.

Ai Ying watched the insect striving to run towards her, waiting patiently, her eyes full of indulgence and doting, without a trace of urging.

After entering the insect hive, Jeffrey felt the strong aura of the king surrounding him, and his gaze was filled with unprecedented joy and piety:

king!

He truly is a king!

He was so, so close to the king!

He had to be quick, he absolutely had to be quick, to see the king!

This was Jeffrey's fastest movement yet. His body had surpassed the limitations that had always existed within the insect core. What would normally take an hour to complete, he reached the finish line in three and a half minutes.

He knew he was too slow, too slow to react, and was the last lord insect to appear beside the king.

Wang definitely wouldn't like him like this.

He was prepared to be scolded and punished by the king.

But when he stood in front of the king and looked up, he only saw a pair of black eyes full of gentleness and patience.

Sensing the king's gaze, Jeffrey's worm core throbbed violently, but due to his limited reaction speed, he was unable to make any movement.

He could only stand there dumbfounded, unable to say a word.

Jeffrey's individual features are not particularly striking, but when combined, they create a harmonious and beautiful appearance, giving him a refined and gentle demeanor.

His light blue eyes held all his unspoken emotions:

Excitement, joy, happiness, gratitude, devotion...

After three or four seconds, as Wang Anjing waited patiently, his voice became anxious:

"king……"

He desperately sped up his speech:

"Jeffrey greets the King."

Ai Ying stood up and walked step by step to Jeffrey.

To make him understand the meaning behind her words, she slowed down her speech considerably:

"Jeffrey, would you like to stay with me?"

Jeffrey's eyes lit up immediately.

He didn't expect that Wang would not only not dislike his slowness, but would actually approve of him.

How could the king be so kind?

A surge of blissful emotion welled up within him, almost bringing him to tears.

He wanted to respond to the king as soon as possible, to tell the king that he was willing.

He wanted to stay by the king's side forever.

He was willing to give everything for the king.

But the more anxious he became, the less he could speak.

Jeffrey looked at the king in front of him, tried to open his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing that he was on the verge of tears, Ai Ying reached out and gently stroked his hair.

"No rush, let's take it slow."

"I've always been here."

Jeffrey felt the king's gentle touch, and the worry and anxiety in the insect core turned into a warm current.

For the first time, he nodded without hesitation, his voice becoming clear and coherent:

"Your Majesty, Jeffrey is willing!"

"I am willing to follow you forever."

Ai Ying smiled:

"Close your eyes."

After a pause of one second, Jeffrey realized what Wang had said and quickly closed his eyes for another second.

Then, he felt Wang Qiang's powerful yet gentle aura gradually enveloping him.

The king's aura gradually flowed through his insect body, healing the wounds on his body and the insect's core.

Those slow yet unforgettable, inescapable pains all vanished in this moment.

He could only feel happiness and peace of mind.

Ai Ying looked at the bright red mark in front of Jeffrey's core and lowered her fingertips that were pressing against him.

She felt her mental energy nearing its physical limit after contracting the seventh Lord Insect, and she frowned almost imperceptibly.

She glanced at Jeffrey, who was still reeling from the excitement of being contracted, smiled helplessly, and then turned to look at the other lord insects:

"Behave yourselves, don't fight."

"And don't bully the new insects, understand?"

Seeing that the six lord insects respectfully accepted her orders, she finally returned to her bedroom, ready to properly digest the mental energy in her mind.

The lord insects knelt on one knee, and only stood up when the king disappeared from their sight.

Just as they were about to leave the study, they suddenly heard a voice full of surprise and emotion:

"king!"

"The king has approved of me!"

Although Jeffrey's speaking speed and insect speed returned to normal after the King's Contract, his reaction speed was still a few beats slower than that of a normal insect.

He glanced at the mark on his insect core, slowly raised his head, and his light blue pupils trembled with excitement:

"king!"

"I have finally found the king!"

"I can finally stay by the King's side!!"

Fiedlock glanced at Jeffrey, who was jumping up and down excitedly, paused for a moment, and then walked out of the study expressionlessly.

Saville tidied up the scattered books and cups on his desk without looking up, not even raising his head when he heard Jeffrey's voice.

Isaiah's amber eyes held a hint of disdain and a subtle sense of relief. Just as he had thought, Jeffrey was not worth his attention at all.

Norman, standing in the corner, gave Jeffrey a friendly smile.

He doesn't dislike the insect.

Alfred, meanwhile, stared at the chains hanging down his chest, seriously considering what kind of clothes he should wear tomorrow.

Even Horace, who always looked down on other insects and was incredibly arrogant, patted Jeffrey on the shoulder in a friendly manner.

This was the first time that the lord insects had shown no rejection towards the newcomers.

Jeffrey was completely oblivious to the other insects' friendliness; he stood there, foolishly digesting the joy of being recognized by the king.

Oh my god!

What a lucky bug he is!

After returning to her bedroom, Ai Ying immediately lay down on her bed.

She fell into a deep sleep in less than a minute.

While she was asleep, her spiritual power and Gu techniques continued to merge and grow steadily through mutual assistance.

In the final moments, the Gu technique, which had been used for so long, seemed to break through some kind of limit, and under the support of spiritual power, it extended endlessly outwards from her center.

Through her Gu magic, Ai Ying was able to see every inch of the insectoid land.

She saw the insects of Savile's territory sleeping peacefully in their nests.

She saw the insects in Fiedlock's territory, hissing incessantly, in the darkness because the broken game machine couldn't record their activity.

She saw the velvet worms from the Norman territory playing excitedly in the snowy playground.

She also saw many insects from planets she hadn't had a chance to visit.

Finally, seeing the insects happily playing on the rehabilitation machines on Planet Kree, the Gu magic that had been spreading around her finally receded back into her body.

Just now.

All the Zerg felt the presence of the King.

That powerful yet warm aura swept across all the Zerg planets, and wherever it passed, every Zergling joyfully prostrated itself on the ground:

He is the king!

It's the aura of a king!!

For all the insects, knowing that the king exists is enough for them to live happily through their insect lives.

Being able to sense the King is the happiest thing they can imagine in their insect lives.

Jeffrey's subordinate insects thought the same way.

As a subordinate insect, which is one rank lower than the lord insect, he cannot enter the insect hive and can only guard it from the outside.

But his slow, deliberate movements always carried an unprecedented joy:

He actually managed to get so close to the king!

So happy!

Wow!

It's the aura of a king!

So comfortable, so reassuring!

The insect slowly closed its eyes, its body swaying happily.

Just then, the joyful hissing of the insects from the Gray Cloud Galaxy not far away reached his ears.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked in the direction from which the insect sounds were coming.

Looking at those unfamiliar machines, the insect's gaze was filled with curiosity:

What is that?

Is it the legendary playground that the king built for the insects to play in?

Seeing an insect sitting in a giant cup, the cup swaying gently with the insect's movements, the insect blinked with a hint of envy.

This looks like so much fun!

He then slowly looked toward the next machine.

It's a machine that looks very comfortable.

The insect can easily and comfortably swing its legs by simply placing its feet on the pedal.

He watched the arc of the insect's swaying legs, then looked down at his own insect legs:

He can't even walk that fast!

And that machine—it looks really interesting!

Just as the juvenile insects were looking enviously at the insects on the rehabilitation machine, the firefly on the nest bed opened its eyes.

The last thing she saw before she withdrew her mental energy was Jeffrey staring blankly at the game machine in front of him, motionless.

Ai Ying sat up in bed, gazing thoughtfully at the scene outside the energy window:

While she was asleep, her spiritual power allowed her to see the current state of the insects in Jeffrey's territory.

Like Lord Bug Jeffrey, they all seemed to move slowly and sluggishly.

Aside from exhausting all their energy searching for gifts, they had no other pleasures.

Ai Ying rested her chin on one hand:

From this perspective, what those insects need is a peaceful playground similar to that of the insects in the Gray Cloud Galaxy.

Of course, there should be some differences.

For example, rehabilitation machines that test speed, such as dance machines and insect-claw slapping machines, can be replaced with game machines that don't require too much movement but can still provide enjoyment.

After all, the insects in Jeffrey's territory have no physical problems; their slow speed is just a characteristic of a certain type of insect.

Therefore, the machine should primarily be designed for gaming and entertainment.

Ai Ying became more and more energetic as she thought about it, and she got out of bed and went to the study to start drawing design sketches.

The principles behind these machines are much simpler than those of rehabilitation machines.

Soon, one interesting game machine after another took shape under her energy pen.

When she finished drawing all the machine designs, she looked out at the insects through the energy window.

At this moment, Jeffrey's subordinates couldn't resist their curiosity about the rehabilitation machine and secretly went to the pedal machine to join the queue.

Seeing this, Ai Ying couldn't help but smile.

Hmm... add the pedal machine too.

As for the insects that build machines—

The insectoids in Alfred's territory had already learned from their experience, and there were also the insectoids in the Gray Cloud system that had recovered to the point of being mostly healed, as well as the native insectoids on Jeffrey's planet...

That should be enough.

As a Gu Master, she could sense the deep desires within these insects' cores.

For many insects, becoming useful brings them more happiness than simply playing.

Sure enough, upon hearing the king's orders, all the insects in the Gray Cloud Galaxy had their vertical pupils filled with barely suppressed excitement.

A few insects even jumped up and down happily:

Very good!

They will finally receive the king's orders!

They're finally not those useless insects that only drain the king's energy anymore!

Ai Ying sensed the deep joy within their insect cores, and a faint smile appeared in her eyes.

But she quickly became serious and earnestly instructed all the insects:

"The insects on those planets will move a little slower."

"You have to be patient with them, you understand?"

All the insects said in unison:

"Hiss—I know!"

*

On a planet next to Kree.

Many insects stretched out their pincers and slowly probed into the eye of the storm in front of them.

The eye of a storm is not large, usually only a few meters high, and its location is relatively fixed.

However, because the wind blades in the eye of the storm are so terrifying that any object that enters them will be instantly pulverized, few species dare to venture into the eye of the storm.

Except for the Zerg.

Or rather, except for the insects in Jeffrey's territory.

Although they are much slower in movement and reaction than other insects, their defense is the highest in the galaxy.

All they need to do is insert their pincers into the eye of the storm, and after a while they can obtain the rare storm crystals that form within it.

The waiting process was so boring that some insects slowly turned their heads and looked enviously in the direction of the neighboring planet.

They could sense that the king was on that planet.

But they quickly consoled themselves:

They are already very lucky to be able to get so close to the king!

Moreover, even without seeing the king, they could feel his gentle breath brushing against their insect bodies from time to time.

Their wounds were completely healed with the king's breath.

They are already incredibly lucky bugs!

Just as one insect was leisurely retracting its pincers after obtaining the Storm Crystal, dozens of lower-level insects of the same rank arrived at their planet aboard a starship.

The insect gripped the storm crystal tightly in its pincers, its brain slowly turning:

strangeness.

What are these insects doing here?

The single-pincer worm in the Gray Cloud Galaxy, remembering the king's order, looked excitedly at the native worms of the planet in front of it with its vertical pupils.

He ran up to a native insect in three strides, his voice full of passion and fervor:

"Hiss—The king has ordered me to help you build an amusement park!"

He straightened his insect body, both showing off and excited, and shouted:

"Hiss—The king himself gave the order!!"

A deathly silence fell.

Just as the one-pincer beetle was questioning its existence, the native beetle in front of it seemed to finally react, its chirping even louder than his own:

Hiss—

"king!!!"

This insect just said "king"!

The native insect's usually lukewarm gaze suddenly became excited.

Upon hearing his surprised voice, the one-pincer beetle nodded contentedly and couldn't help but continue to boast:

"The king accepted my gift!"

"The king said he liked my gift!"

"Wang also praised me for being good and great!!"

He paused here, waiting for the envious exclamations of the insects in front of him.

Three more seconds of silence.

The native insect's antennae twitched violently twice:

Hiss—

"Amusement park!!!"

"Wang, you're going to build us an amusement park!!!"

After hearing what he said, the one-pincer beetle's antennae twitched blankly:

Didn't he already say he wanted to build an amusement park?

Wasn't he just talking about Wang praising him?!

His newly formed pincers twitched twice, then he continued, repeating:

I said—

"The king praised me!"

"I praise myself for being good, I praise myself for being great!"

The native insect paused for only a second before excitedly exclaiming:

"The king personally ordered the construction of an amusement park!"

"Our amusement park!!"

The one-pincer beetle seemed momentarily dazed, then stopped swinging its pincers.

Remembering Wang's order for them to be patient, he compromised with a sour, insect-like face:

Hiss—

“That’s right, the king ordered us to help you build the amusement park.”

This kind of back-and-forth dialogue, where you say the beginning and I say the end, also happens in every corner of the planet.

When all the insects had started building their playground, the native insect seemed to suddenly realize something, raising its head from the gray clay and slowly looking at the one-pincer insect, hissing enviously:

"Your Majesty, I have praised you!"

"You're so lucky!"

Single pincer:

"..."

*

Inside the insect nest.

After arranging everything, Ai Ying was finally able to return to her bedroom to rest.

In a few days, the amusement park on Jeffrey's planet will be completed.

The insects in his territory, especially his subordinate insect, no longer needed to envy the other insects.

Thinking of this, her black pupils appeared exceptionally bright and beautiful against the backdrop of the gemstones.

Just as she stood up from her desk, the six lord insects, as if receiving some kind of signal, all respectfully withdrew.

Only Jeffrey was a beat slow to tilt his head.

He didn't know why the insects were leaving; he simply watched the king obediently and followed behind him.

He only left when the king told him to.

Ai Ying also found it a bit strange.

These insects, especially Alfred, would have loved to follow her to her bed in the bedroom. Why did they leave willingly in the study this time?

When she arrived at the bedroom door, she finally had the answer.

She looked at the six lord insects standing in rows on either side of the bedroom door and resisted the urge to sigh and rub her forehead.

This time, the first one to lose control was actually Savile, who had always been quiet.

His long silver hair was simply braided down his back, and his clothes were as thin as gauze.

His deep blue eyes looked at Wang cautiously and nervously:

"king……"

"I want to tidy up your bedroom... and clean your nest."

Horace, the most impatient of them all, playfully nudged Saviel beside him.

What does it mean to clean the nest bed?

Don't think he's unaware of his little scheme!

Isn't it just that she wanted to end up in the king's bed while cleaning?!

Don't even think about it!

Horace was covered in dazzling rubies from his collarbone to his chest. The rubies and his scales blended harmoniously into a whole, making him look beautiful and captivating.

There was not a trace of hesitation or trepidation in his dark red pupils. He straightened his jewel-encrusted chest and stated clearly:

"Your Majesty, would you like to count how many jewels and scales I have on my body?"

Isaiah looked at Horace's preening manner with disdain, yet his gaze was full of vigilance.

A gust of wind blew past him, bringing the hem of his robe to the king's hand.

He didn't speak, but if Wang touched him lightly, his clothes would slip off.

Norman crumpled his shirt with one hand, his gaze like that of a shy little insect.

He hoped the king would look at him, but dared not speak first and disturb the king.

Alfred's clothes looked much more conservative than before.

After this period of research, he discovered that Wang did not like his body to be too exposed.

So today, he wore a bathrobe.

Although the neckline of the bathrobe was plunging below his abs... it was the most fabric he could find for clothing.

He took a small step toward the king, but before he could extend his hand, he was pushed back by a black force.

Fiedlock was dressed in black with silver patterns engraved on his clothes, the patterns flowing slowly under the light of the gemstones.

He had spent a long time choosing these clothes, but after seeing Wang's helpless expression, he changed his mind.

He placed one hand over the insect core and leaned down, saying:

“My king, I will guard you here.”

"As long as I'm here, no insects can disturb your rest."

Hearing his words, Isaiah turned to look at him in astonishment:

It turns out that Fedorock was the most cunning bug!

Oh my god!

Now the king will definitely think that Fedorok is more considerate than them!

Isaiah quickly pulled the hem of the king's robe back from his hand, then said with a determined look:

"My king, I will also stand guard here!"

"Don't worry, I will absolutely not let any insect onto your nest bed... no, I mean into your bedroom!"

Ai Ying listened as the six insects finished their grand performance in less than a minute. She took a deep breath, forcing herself to ignore the costumes of each insect, and coldly commanded:

"All insects, go back and rest!"

She glanced at all the insects and continued:

"If you don't want to sleep with only one worm, then sleep with two worms together."

As soon as she finished speaking, the six insects silently dispersed and kept their distance from the surrounding insects.

After the king entered the bedroom alone, the lord insects looked at the other insects with suspicion.

Now they are fighting for more than just the king's attention.

There is also the chance of being possessed by the king and being able to go to the king's bed.

In the ensuing silence, Jeffrey, who knew nothing, belatedly spoke up:

"Your Majesty, you want us to..."

He paused for a second, then continued, "Go back and rest."

Standing at the very back, he obediently turned around and went to the bedroom that Wang had arranged for him.

Upon hearing his voice, the six lord insects were speechless for a moment, then coldly glanced at the other insects.

Then all the insects left the place as the king commanded.

On the other side, Jeffrey slept for five minutes as the king had ordered, then suddenly sat up abruptly.

In the darkness, he blinked blankly:

There are seven insects in total...

Two insects sleeping together... not enough to go around.

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Author's Note: Jeffrey, always a step behind!

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