When the screen went out, a deathly silence fell over the roundtable meeting.

The four marshals sat calmly in their chairs, their minds already racing around the star field.

They were reminiscing about the moments they had spent with their partners.

In those warm memories, were there any pretense or ulterior motives mixed in with your partner's expression?

They can no longer remember, or rather, they are simply unable to distinguish.

Later, it was the marshal of the Third Exploration Legion who was the first to come to his senses.

He straightened his cuffs and asked hesitantly:

"Should we immediately carry out the arrests? Arrest all the married males and interrogate them again? Those males who married the earliest might know more information."

Upon hearing this, all three marshals came to their senses.

The marshal of the 7th Construction Corps frowned and said disapprovingly:

"Are you crazy? How could you possibly capture so many male insects!"

In the mating male insect colony, half of the males' partners are high-ranking generals of the eight legions.

The remaining half of the male insects' mates are wealthy families who control most of the star field's wealth!

Capturing all these male insects would disrupt the current stable situation of the insectoid race.

You should know that interstellar beasts are still coveting our resources and territory, and they appear quite frequently.

If the Zerg fall into internal strife again, how long can we hold out with our current birth rate?

"Shut up, Shaq!" The marshal of the First Exploration Legion slammed his fist on the table and roared after hearing this.

"I think you've lost your mind! Why don't you take a look at the list of generals? Review it again, what is the source of power?"

Marshal Shak of the Seventh Construction Corps stiffened upon hearing this. He had been caught off guard and his thoughts were in disarray. What had he said?

The marshal of the Third Protective Legion glanced at the two men with amusement and said leisurely:

"One-third of power comes from violence."

One-third of it comes from wealth.

One-third of it comes from knowledge.

But in reality, power comes 100% from the masses.

Only when you can lead people to benefit through violence, wealth, and knowledge will they transfer power to you, and only then will you have command and rule.

These positions could be filled by any female insect.

Those wealthy people and generals can also be replaced by a new batch of people.

Who would turn down money and power?

Circumstances create heroes, and there are quite a few ambitious female insects.

"Shaq, what do you say? How about giving them a chance?"

Upon hearing this, the marshal of the 7th Construction Corps blushed and felt somewhat embarrassed.

First, he was publicly scolded by his old friend, and then he was threatened by his old friend.

He has lost all his authority!

at this time.

The marshal of the Fifth Guard Corps stood up and smoothed things over:

"I don't think that's what Shaq actually meant."

Shak does have a point. Our current situation is really not suitable for internal strife.

If we were to capture all the male insects at this time, it would be difficult to explain to the outside world, since the female insects are all busy with their respective tasks.

Moreover, rashly capturing the male insect might alert the serpent, and the prince might escape.

We are in the open, while the enemy is in the shadows.

We still don't know what that prince and the race behind him really want.

We must capture that prince to prevent future troubles.

"Why not wait until the next gathering of male insects, capture His Highness first, and then, depending on the situation, arrest and interrogate the male insects?"

After hearing this, the other three marshals all put down their fires and fell into deep thought.

After a while.

The marshal of the Third Protective Legion spoke first:

"Let's do it your way. No matter what happens, we still have Emperor Star to back us up. Capturing that prince is what we need to do as soon as possible."