Chapter 170: Connection

Anno was eating nearby, with Baiyan and Heiyao also sitting beside her with large bowls, eating together. Anno liked this relaxed atmosphere and didn't like her family members standing beside her like wooden figures every day.

Although the Zerg have a strict hierarchy, a hierarchy inherited from their genes that cannot be changed, she knew that her followers also had their own preferences.

However, this preference comes from high-ranking members of the family; those at lower ranks are simply driven by a desire to follow and be loyal to the Ohmu.

This is the social model of the Zerg, so Sevier arranged for her to have familiars around her very early on, hoping that these familiars could accompany her as she grew up and not make her feel lonely.

Anno was halfway through her meal when Tanwell sat down to her left. Bai Yan was originally supposed to be sitting in that spot, but he had just finished eating and got up to put his bowl on the table.

He really wanted to finish eating with Anuo, but their appetites were on a completely different level from Anuo's. Even though they slowed down their pace, they still finished eating very quickly.

As soon as Bai Yan returned, she found that her seat had been taken.

Hei Yao held the empty bowl, glanced at his brother, and quietly moved closer to Anuo.

Bai Yan looked at Tanville, whose long hair was not completely dry and still had a bit of moisture in it.

Knowing he would be spending the next few days with Anno in the palace, he changed into his everyday clothes, unbuttoning one of the collar buttons to reveal his fair neck and collarbone, the delicate and beautiful insect patterns faintly visible in the dim palace light.

The veins on Bai Yan's forehead throbbed, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

Aside from Caesar, Tanvir was the one who loved to fuss over himself the most, and the two of them also loved to flaunt themselves in front of His Highness. Seeing him like this only made him angrier.

He showed no outward expression, but pulled Tanville into the small room through his mental network. "Make way, this is my spot!"

Tanville smiled at him and said leisurely in the consciousness network, "This seat was empty when I came here. Did you write your name on it?"

Before Bai Yan could say anything more, Tanwell disbanded the "small room," and no matter how Bai Yan tried to pull his consciousness in, he couldn't bring it back to the group chat on its own.

Tanvel's psychic abilities make his will extremely powerful; apart from the Ohmu, no one can do anything to him. Even Caesar can only manage a draw with him at best and cannot force him.

Seeing Tanvel's leisurely demeanor, Bai Yan was so angry that fire was practically bursting from his hands, but he couldn't be presumptuous in front of His Highness, so he could only suppress his anger and sit down on the sofa next to him with a cold face.

Anno smelled a strange fragrance emanating from Tanwell and turned to look at him, just as Tanwell was looking at her.

"Your Highness."

A gentle smile played on his lips, and even his voice was as warm as an evening breeze.

Anuo saw that he had just finished bathing, his skin was fair with a rosy glow, and faint insect patterns spread across his exposed skin, making him indescribably sexy and handsome.

She leaned closer to him and sniffed. "This smells so nice. What do you use to take a bath?"

Tanvel saw Anno's little head right in front of him, and his smile deepened. "If Your Highness likes this scent, I will bring you the perfume I use later."

White Flame and Obsidian rolled their eyes inwardly. With Caesar gone, Tanville was the most flamboyant of them all!

Obsidian mouthed something to his brother, then repeated Tanville's words in their private chat on the consciousness network. Bai Yan almost laughed at Obsidian, glared at him slightly, and tried her best to suppress her laughter.

Anno was drawn to the insect pattern on Tanville's chest; it was exquisitely detailed and intricate, and quite beautiful.

Tanville watched as Anno reached out to touch his insect-patterned clothes, and a slow smile appeared on his lips. Before he could even feel happy, Anno tugged at his collar and buttoned it up for him.

"Put your clothes on quickly, you'll catch a cold dressed like that."

His smile froze at the corner of his mouth.

"puff."

Bai Yan finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Tanvel was somewhat amused and exasperated. He said, "Your Highness, you know we won't catch a cold."

Anno continued eating the remaining food from her bowl. "How could it not be? Although our Zerg bodies are strong, we can still feel hot and cold normally. Mingxiao caught a cold last time and kept sneezing next to me."

Speaking of Mingxiao, Tanwell and the others couldn't help but laugh. Mingxiao was the youngest among them and also the easiest to fool. Caesar would try to fool him every day.

No one knows what Caesar tricked him into thinking, but he went to the ice field and spent the night there. When he came back, he caught a cold from the cold.

Even though the Zerg are physically strong, they can still get sick, but only if they don't have energy protection.

However, it is extremely rare for the relatives of high-ranking officials to fall ill, as their physical condition is much stronger than that of relatives of lower-ranking officials.

The temperature on that ice field is extremely low, so Mingxiao must have even removed the energy protection.

Although he only had a cold for a day, he became a negative example for them. They would never sneeze in front of His Highness, as that would make them look too weak.

Caesar can only fool Mingxiao. They were already fooled by Caesar when they were still children, so they won't fall for his tricks now.

But Mingxiao was already over a hundred years old, and he was still foolishly being fooled by Caesar.

After finishing his meal, Anno handed his bowl to Heiyao, who had already finished eating. However, Heiyao was more cautious than his brother and remained seated next to Anno with his empty bowl.

They were all originally straightforward people, but ever since Caesar came into their lives, they've all become more cunning than the other.

"By the way, hasn't Bazel finished his transformation yet?"

Anno turned to Tanville and asked.

“There is no Your Highness yet,” Tanvel said. “Bazaar’s genes are somewhat strange. Although his gene level has been showing an increasing trend, it is not as stable and powerful as that of the Northern River people.”

Anno was somewhat puzzled: "He is a beast species. Although the genes of beast species are unstable, their physique is still very strong. The transformation usually takes only three or four days. Is the adaptation period relatively long?"

Foreigners will become a branch of the Zerg after being marked by the Overlord, but they need a conversion period, which only lasts a few days. She thought that perhaps Bazel still needed the Zerg's planetary environment.

In the past, very few outsiders came to the main planet. The few who were marked by the Queen Worm and came to the main planet were of a different race from the Bazel, so they are not very relevant to our understanding.

Tanville pondered for a moment and replied, "In the past, outsiders did have an adaptation period, but it was only a day or two at most. I went to see him a few times and also did a genetic test on Bazel. His genetic map is very unstable. His transformation genes keep jumping between beast form and human form. Even the genes of the fallen species in the North River are not this unstable."

Anno: "Do you know what the reason is?"

Tanville nodded: "Although he is a beast, judging from the changes in his genes, he may have been a fallen species before. However, his genes have been on an upward trend. The reason his genes are growing so fast is because of Your Highness's influence. But judging from the various manifestations of his genes, he may not be a Northern Star person."

Anno was somewhat surprised: "Not a Northern River Star person? How could that be? You said he was influenced by me, but he was already a normal beast before he found me."

Tanvel paused for a moment and said, "Your presence is in Bazeir's genes. You marked it in earlier. You may not be able to sense it because you've been with Bazeir for a long time, but we are very sensitive to your presence and can deduce the approximate time."

Anno was even more confused after hearing this.

After she regained her memories, she marked Bazel and established a consciousness network with him. His consciousness was completely open to her, so he naturally knew the whole process of how Bazel found her.

He had been wandering among the stars, working as a mercenary and a thug. In his memory, he came to Earth to find some antiques to sell on the black market. He accidentally found her still in an egg in a ruin, took her back to Kappa as a seed of the North River system, and raised her in a petri dish.

At the time, her vital signs were weak, and he thought she had been abandoned there, so he did his best to take care of her. In order to earn enough gold to support her, he took on many dangerous missions in the black market. Later, these missions took up too much of his time, so he could only go to the underground arena to fight in black matches.

She was raised by him with painstaking care, but how could they have been connected long ago?