James picked at his ear, not having heard what Reiner had just said.

What are you talking to yourself about?

Reiner snapped back to reality and shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum:

"Nothing, nothing, you didn't hear anything. Tsk! Oh dear!"

After saying this, Reiner slammed his fist on the ground.

This gossipy female insect, having uncovered a huge secret, is unable to share it with the other females—it's practically a punishment for him! It's so torturous!

James nudged his head:

"If there's nothing wrong, get up now, don't try to scam me!"

Reiner pursed his lips, looked up at the clueless James, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

—Let me share this gossip with James. Even if James knew this secret, he wouldn't dare to spread it.

—That's right, that's right. Once this secret is shared, we can keep gossiping about James forever!

—Tell him quickly, or he'll suffocate!

Without hesitation, Reiner sat up immediately, beckoned to James, and said:

"James, come here for a second, I have a secret to tell you, a huge secret."

James snorted coldly, rolled up his sleeves, and glanced at him disdainfully:

"Hmph, you think I'd believe you?"

Reiner said with a sincere expression:

"Just believe me this once, really, it's more explosive than any secret you can dream about!"

It is absolutely true that the Eight Trigrams (八卦) are part of the nature of intelligent beings.

After hearing what Reiner said, James hesitated for a moment, then leaned closer.

"Tell me quickly, what's the secret? You'd better not lie to me. Otherwise, when I'm writing my self-criticism later, I'll definitely give you a piece of my mind in front of all the female warships!"

“Really, I’m absolutely not lying to you!” Reiner’s eyes lit up as he explained the whole story behind the gene analysis:

"Just now, we were wrestling, and when we passed the intersection, I accidentally touched Admiral Ulysses' skin."

My hands were stained with the general's DNA.

I thought it was yours; I just analyzed it.

Guess what I saw?

James leaned even closer and urged:

"Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me!"

Reiner swallowed hard, glanced around furtively, then whispered something startling in James's ear:

"Admiral Ulysses also had a dream, just like you, and in the admiral's dream, there were two male insects!"

Furthermore, these two male insect lords are not the one who married Admiral Ulysses!

Upon hearing this, James's eyes widened, and he gasped.

"Is this news really true?"

Reiner rolled his eyes:

"Of course it's authentic! Don't underestimate my abilities! If you want to hear the details, I can tell you about it."

"And tell me more about the details of your dream!"

Upon hearing this, James quickly covered his ears and said anxiously:

"Stop talking! Stop talking! I believe you! I believe you! Don't try to drag me down with you! Ahhh! I'm doomed! I found out this secret, am I going to be silenced?"

Reiner punched him and whispered a warning:

"Shh! Don't shout! All the female insects will know soon!"

I'm telling you, this is a secret between you and me. Neither of us should tell anyone else! If it leaks, it'll be either me or you!

James whispered back:

"I won't leak it, so you'd better watch your mouth! If this news gets out, it'll definitely be you who told it!"

Reiner stood up, dusted off imaginary dust, and chuckled:

"Hmph, I know a lot of secrets. You must have leaked them first. I don't believe you can hold back and not tell Roderick."

Upon hearing this, James's expression became complicated.

Roderick was his teammate, his brother.

He is usually very outspoken and can't keep secrets.

Even the news of his dream was not kept from Roderick.

After Reiner's reminder, James did have some concerns.

He worried that he might accidentally reveal Admiral Ulysses's information.

James is like a suicide bomber; he really doesn't think before he speaks.

Reiner looked at James's self-doubting expression and scoffed:

"Hmph, I'll see if you can keep this a secret! Your mouth is the rocket's first-stage launcher!"

"You are!"

"Who are you!"

The two bickered and huffed all the way up from the bottom of the warship.

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Inside the combat laboratory.

Red-haired Admiral Ulysses sat uneasily in his chair.

Looking at the familiar surroundings, he felt as if he had returned to the dream he had just had the night before.

The dream was so vivid that he couldn't forget it, and he couldn't concentrate on his work at all.

A moment later, Ulysses stood up and walked to the wall of the combat laboratory.

He removed the star map that was hanging on the silver-white metal wall.

Then, he dragged the obsidian desk around and rearranged its position.

Finally, he turned off the planet scanner in front of his desk.

When the surrounding environment changes.

Ulysses' restless heart finally calmed down.

He patted his face, reminding himself:

"Ulysses! Yuri! You're at work, don't overthink things!"

However, the mind is active and uncontrollable.

Within three minutes, Ulysses recalled the video he had seen yesterday.

That was what His Excellency Han Ling said at the roundtable meeting.

"The number of the Sleeping Radiant Clan is twice that of the Zerg."

Ulysses swallowed hard. Was it normal for someone like him to wake up both of them at once?

He nervously pulled out his personal computer, wanting to go online and check out related information.

When the screen lit up, Ulysses was suddenly drawn to a news article.

[The Aphrodite Reboot Project: Your Excellency the Male Insect Becomes a Broadcaster and Officially Begins Broadcasting on the Star Network]

Ulysses had just returned yesterday when he saw the horrifying video recording of the killing ball on Aphrodite.

He was very concerned about the male insect's safety and mental well-being.

Your Excellency the male insect is inextricably linked to the fate of the insectoid race.

So when he saw the message, he clicked on it without hesitation.

Ulysses skimmed through the news and quickly finished reading it.

The news reported that Lingtian Company launched a live-streaming room for male insects.

Yesterday was the first time the live stream started.

This live stream is entirely non-profit.

There was no way to tip during the entire live stream; it was simply to provide job opportunities for male insects.

By the way, let the females know about the current situation of the male insect.

Ulysses smiled upon hearing this. It seemed that the Yao Clan, represented by Lord Han Ling, were indeed all good people.

Thinking of this, Ulysses recalled his dream from last night and the Yao Clan twins.

He shook his head helplessly, his face burning.

The two twins, like vengeful spirits, would appear in his mind from time to time.

I reminisced about it alone for ten minutes.

Ulysses returned to normal, picked up his personal terminal, and opened the recorded replay of the male insect's live stream.

He wanted to see how the male insects were doing lately.