Chapter 30 The test begins. "No, your influence is too much..."

"No way, your influence is too great! How come no bugs can see me, such a big star, standing next to you?"

Daniel scrolled through the comments one by one in disbelief, and it took him a long time to see a few scattered fans still trying to post his support messages.

Meanwhile, the hashtag for Murphy had already been trending on social media, albeit with a sarcastic and questioning tone.

Daniel patted Murphy on the shoulder, "I'm not saying this to be mean, but with your knack for attracting both positive and negative attention, you'd be quite suited for the entertainment industry."

Murphy declined, saying, "Unfortunately, I don't like working by nature; work would only slow me down the time it takes to get home."

Daniel looked at him speechlessly, “Yes, yes, you want to be glued to your Attia every minute of every day.”

Daniel made a face that looked like he was being overwhelmed by the sweetness.

...

In the main building of the Twilight Legion, a thin female insect dressed in a sallow military uniform walked into the Legion Commander's office, half jealous and half complaining, "Legion Commander, you've been sending communications to Piccolo lately, and he hasn't replied once. Could it be that he's planning to betray the Twilight Legion and start his own faction in the Dawn Legion?"

After the slender female insect passed through her metamorphosis period, she was also promoted to S-rank. However, just because she was one day later than Piccolo, the position of the new commander of the Dawn Legion was given to Piccolo. The two insects were not usually on good terms, and now that Piccolo had been promoted, how could she not be jealous?

The commander of the Twilight Legion was a middle-aged female insect, also dressed in a dim yellow military uniform. She was rather muscular, with brown hair and brown eyes. The most memorable feature of her was the mole on the tip of her nose.

He ignored the thin female insect's petty grievances and simply asked, "Has the Dawn Legion shown any unusual behavior recently?"

Seeing his attitude, the thin female insect's expression became much more serious. He thought carefully and said, "There's nothing unusual. Just as you thought, the Dawn Legion has had a lot more seriously wounded soldiers hospitalized. They've closed the two-way passage, so no one is allowed to leave or enter. There's also been a lot of slander against our legion online, but not many insects are paying attention. Most are just watching the show."

The middle-aged female insect looked quite satisfied. "Then we don't need to worry about him. We should focus all our efforts on preparing for the legion exchange battle. After taking down the Dawn Legion, we should immediately launch a surprise attack on the Night Legion."

The thin female insect saluted, "Yes, sir!"

...

Lovin spread his wings and, in high-speed flight, spent three days exploring various locations on this small resource planet, confirming that the entire planet's endless network had been completely severed.

He tried the signal transmitters in each resource warehouse and the backup signal transmitters, but none of them worked. It was as if he was completely enclosed in a sphere, and the signal would only reflect back when it came into contact with the inner wall of the sphere, and could not be transmitted out.

He even tried to fly directly out of the resource planet. Although he had not yet passed through the transformation period and his body was not strong enough to withstand cosmic rays, it was still an opportunity.

However, he discovered that this path had also been blocked long ago—the planet's protective shield had been activated, indicating that the planet was now in a dormant state and entry and exit were not permitted.

The worm's goal was to trap him here and kill him completely.

Even though the resources on Lan Kuo Star are relatively abundant, and there is plenty of food where he is currently staying, the most crucial thing is not that, but the pheromone potion. He remembers that the note on this pheromone potion says that the effect only lasts for one month. If he cannot escape within a month, he is destined to die.

Lorwin suddenly felt a pang of regret. Yesterday's delivery robot was his only hope of connecting with the outside world, and he had just let it go.

He slumped back to the ground, sitting on a rock by the sea, feeling that he was indeed very stupid, because even now, he still didn't know who that insect was.

Is it Houston? Only he knows his location, but Houston grew up with him. If he wanted to harm him, he would have done it long ago. There's no need to wait until now, and he doesn't want to doubt him.

But the insects that have a grudge against him, or against the Empire, wouldn't know he's here. His anti-tracking and anti-location methods didn't detect him. If we eliminate them one by one, then the most likely insect is only...

Loxess?

But he didn't know his own position. Every time he glared at him, Loxsis would at most pretend to be kind and never lay a hand on him. He didn't think that Loxsis hated him to the point of wanting him dead.

But if it wasn't Loxis, who else could it be?

Lovin stared at the quantum computer on his wrist, rummaging through his mind for possible insectoid candidates, only to cross them off one by one.

As he pondered, the appearance of the quantum computer in front of him gradually became clearer. This was the latest model from the Empire, and every time a new model was released, the female father would put it on them immediately.

Light computer... light computer...

Suddenly, he remembered something, took off the quantum computer from his left wrist, and pried open a hidden opening at the bottom of the quantum computer. Inside was a small black, flat object, a miniature signal transmitter, a gadget that his father had made for his brother and him when they were children.

As my father said, if none of the other signal transmitters work, use this one.

He had tried it as a child, but the quality was very unstable; it might succeed or it might fail, and he couldn't specify the recipient. But now, this was his only hope.

Lovin held the signal transmitter, started the signal transmission, and then stared blankly at the small black film.

At that moment, the black-haired, black-eyed male insect finished speaking seriously and squatted down in front of the two little radish heads. He showed no majesty as an emperor and rubbed one of them with each hand, making them sway left and right.

Back then, my older brother would climb all over our father and ruffle his hair. After that, he would grab our father's head and laugh out loud.

At this time, the male father would hold him in his arms, while the older brother sat on the male father's shoulders. The several insects would go together to greet the female father who was coming home from get off work. It was a very simple life, but it was incredibly happy...

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For the past seven days, Murphy's favorite thing to do was to lie on the deck chair in the garden and sunbathe, and he was also in the mood to send away several waves of male insects that came to provoke him, letting them come arrogantly and leave angrily.

His relaxed and fearless attitude made the other male insects quite displeased. Their deception was about to be exposed, so why was he still so arrogant? It seemed that he didn't need to prepare any small actions; he was a definite A-grade male insect.

What they didn't know was that these small actions were considered small because the other insects couldn't see them.

Morpheus didn't bring any magic potions, firstly because they might be detected, and secondly because the potions wouldn't pass the daily testing. Therefore, he brought the absolutely crucial raw material—the core of a Starry Sky Beast.

For the Zerg, the cores of the Starry Sky Beasts are relatively inexpensive decorations. Because there are so many of them, even after being polished, few male Zerg would be interested in them. However, for low-level male Zerg like Mofiel, these inexpensive decorations are still very popular, so carrying a few of them on him will not arouse any suspicion from the Zerg.

The seven-day waiting period will not check pheromone levels, because the pheromone concentration is limited within a certain period of time and it is impossible to collect it frequently. Therefore, during the waiting period, only basic information such as the concentration of drugs in the body will be checked. During this period, he can conduct research on pheromone simulation using only the core of the alien beast in the starry sky.

That's right, it's when he's lying on the recliner with his eyes closed every day. Sunlight is also energy, which can mask some abnormal fluctuations. He uses mental threads to simulate the pheromone energy in the beast core. Although this simulation will not have any pheromone effect, it can be used to deal with detection.

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The seventh day finally arrived amidst much anticipation.

The pheromone level testing of male insects after they have completed their metamorphosis is conducted at the Central Hospital. In order to protect the privacy of the male insects, the site will be cleared on the day of the test, and related videos and text messages will not be allowed to be released.

Of course, to ensure fairness, parliament, cabinet, central court, and other bodies will send officials to the scene to oversee the proceedings.

All the insects entered the room, and Bennett was sitting in the cabinet representative seat. Many male insects instantly realized why His Excellency Bennett had completed his molting test several years ago and had been staying here these past few days. It turned out that His Excellency the President had entrusted him with an important task.

In the meeting room, all the insects sat in two distinct groups, one group consisting of Murphy and the other group of other male insects.

As soon as one of the red-haired male insects sat down, he looked over with a provocative expression. He crossed his arms, put his legs up, and curled his lips into a mocking smile. "Morpheus, just wait and see what happens once you step out of this door today."

These past few days have been incredibly frustrating for him. He can't win an argument, he can't win a verbal fight, and he can't even fight back, since Murphy's level is higher than his. If he fights, he'll only end up in the same situation as Clark.

But today is the day the rankings will be finalized. He absolutely does not believe that Murphy is an A-rank. As soon as the results come out, he can immediately launch a revenge attack to vent his hatred.

Murphy yawned. He was already getting bored with their old, repetitive phrases, to the point that his retorts sounded somewhat flat and monotonous.

"You're great! I'm so scared."

After finishing his rambling, bored conversation, Murphy quickly reclined his chair and lay down leisurely.

Then, from the perspective of the male insects on the other side, they saw a middle finger slowly rising.

The red-haired female insect's eyes widened. To hell with her father! How dare she look down on him! He felt a surge of anger rising to his head, but the testing ceremony had already begun. As soon as he stood up, he was pulled back down to sit. He could only slap the armrest in frustration to vent his anger.

He didn't know why, but despite provoking Mofir in various ways these past few days, he was still infuriated by Mofir's unexpected reactions. Even the other male insects were too lazy to play with him anymore, but he only became more and more determined. It must be because Mofir was too hateful, it must be!

...

The Central Hospital has only one testing instrument, but it is the most sophisticated and accurate machine in the entire Federation.

The male insect protection association, responsible for this ceremony, has begun distributing sequence cards to each guest via a computer.

Suddenly, a shadow fell beside Bennett. He instinctively looked up and saw that it was his teacher, President Nehemiah.

Bennett was somewhat surprised, and with a hint of delight, stood up and said, "Teacher? What brings you here?"

Nehemiah raised his hand slightly to indicate that he should not attract the insects' attention, and did not say anything more, "I happen to be free today."

Bennett also behaved very sensibly, without asking any questions, but quickly gave up his chair and stood behind President Nehemiah. This honor of standing was much greater than what he had felt sitting down.

The first to notice were the representatives sitting near him. They had originally planned to stand up one by one to greet President Nehemiah, but he stopped them, so they could only straighten their backs and pretend to be very focused.

Meanwhile, the representatives who were further away couldn't resist sending messages like crazy in the virtual machine group.

"What brings you here today, Your Excellency the President?"

"Are you here to support Lord Bennett?"

"Hmm? But His Excellency Bennett hasn't needed testing for a long time."

“Foolish, what I meant was that this new system was proposed by His Excellency Bennett. President Nehemiah was probably afraid that if any small problems arose, everyone would blame His Excellency Bennett, so he came here specifically to support him.”

"I see. President Nehemiah is too kind to His Excellency Bennett."

"After all, he is the president's favorite student, so he should receive some special treatment."

...

"I heard, this is just a rumor, don't tell anyone else, that President Nehemiah prefers Bennett to succeed him."

"What?

"Be careful not to make any noise, because the Federation has not produced any new S-class male insects for a long time. The next president will most likely be chosen from among the A-class male insects, and Mr. Bennett is the most likely candidate."

"It seems like nothing unexpected happened, so why do I still feel surprised?"

"I feel a little sad for the Federation. The Emperor of the neighboring Empire is still in his prime, and I've heard that the Crown Prince is also a rare genius, possibly even an S-rank. Meanwhile, we're almost at the point of having no future generations of such talent."

"Oh? Now that you mention it, I feel a little sad too..."

Soon, the male insects waiting to be tested below also noticed the arrival of President Nehemiah. Immediately, the male insects, which were either lazy or indifferent, sat up straight, thinking that they should leave a good impression on the president. Even if they could not become an A-level and enter the cabinet today, they might have the honor of inviting the president to dinner in the future.

Except for one insect, the one sitting alone opposite them, with his hands folded on his belly, lying very peacefully and comfortably, was Murphy.

Immediately, all the male insects glared angrily at Murphy.

This Murphy has no respect for His Excellency the President whatsoever, he should be permanently exiled to a garbage planet!

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Author's Note: Thank you to "Listening to Maple Leaves Outside the Building," "Heart Trapped in the Wilderness," "Clear Sky and Clouds," "Lin Jue," "Handsome Man," and "Treading Red Leaves in the Deep Mountains" for the nutrient solution! [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers]

There are more and more! I'm so happy! [Sprinkling flowers]