On the other side.

Han Ling had just woken up when she heard a system notification.

[Host, five days have passed, and Roderick has finally left the spaceship. Last night he accepted your friend request and even sent you a message.]

Upon hearing this, Han Ling was wide awake. He quickly turned on his personal computer, wanting to have a friendly conversation with Roderick.

He edited a long paragraph, deleting and rewriting for half an hour, and finally sent out a short essay of 800 words.

Unfortunately, a red exclamation mark appeared: "Message failed to send; the recipient has deleted/blocked you."

Han Ling broke out in a cold sweat upon seeing the message. He frowned and regretfully complained:

"System, why didn't you wake me up last night?!"

Can I still add friends now? Please help me re-apply!

[Please wait a moment, host, I will add it again.]

Fortunately, the system allowed me to reapply.

Within minutes, the friend request was accepted.

This time, Han Ling dared not be so reckless again. What if he sent another long message and scared the person away?

He pondered for a moment, then shyly uttered a greeting.

【Meeting is fate】: Hello, I am a male insect, and you? Can we be friends?

Soon, Han Ling received a message from the other party.

[Emperor Engine]: Hello, I am the illegitimate son of the Marshal of the First Exploration Legion. I'm currently in a bit of trouble. My account has 900 million credits, but it's been frozen by the Marshal's male insect. Now, all I need is for you to transfer 500 credits to me as working capital to unfreeze the account, and I can get the 900 million. Can you help me? If you help me, I'll reserve a general's position for you in the First Exploration Legion and give you 10 million credits as a reward.

Han Ling was frozen in place when she saw these words.

He asked with a conflicted expression:

"System, are you sure this person is Roderick?"

Why does this message sound like a question like, "Do you believe I am Qin Shi Huang?"

The system guarantees:

[This computer belongs to Roderick. Please trust the system's memory.]

Upon hearing this, Han Ling pursed his lips. Since this person was indeed Roderick, Roderick's background was probably not so simple.

It turns out that it has connections with the royal family and the marshal of the First Exploration Legion.

So, whose child is Roderick?

Could it be the marshal's? Is that why Roderick wanted to join the First Exploration Legion?

That's why the royal family revealed his appearance and name.

Han Ling, a writer with a wildly imaginative mind, quickly connected the dots to a conspiracy of infidelity and a story of being cuckolded.

After conjuring up many unpleasant thoughts, Han Ling felt increasingly that Roderick was in a dangerous situation.

It has to face persecution from the royal family and oppression from the marshal male insect. It's such a pitiful creature!

Thinking of this, Han Ling jumped out of bed.

"Let me save you, Roderick!"

Han Ling's love-struck mind has reached its peak; if you love him, you have to give him the best!

Yesterday marked the first day of the open beta for the game "Charge! Top Male Insect Lord," and the company's revenue more than doubled.

Now, Han Ling's financial resources are vastly different from what they used to be.

His eyes flashed with a fierce light as he thought, if the First Legion were to attack Roderick, they would have to get past him first.

Moreover, he wasn't fighting alone; he had the system's help. He asked:

"System, don't you have an armory? If I want to wipe out the First Exploration Legion, or even Emperor Planet, how many energy stones do I need to submit?"

The system froze upon hearing this, and after an awkward silence for a long while, it replied:

"The system does not know the deployment maps of Emperor Star and the Legion, and cannot make estimations or comparisons."

Upon hearing this, Han Ling pondered for a moment:

“You’re right, it’s too tiring to fight against so many people. We just need to kill the bugs that are trying to harm Roderick.”

In that instant, Han Ling had already figured out how to plan his escape route.

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On the other side.

Inside the auditorium of the First Exploration Legion's recruit camp.

The officer was giving a long and eloquent speech.

"Did everyone see that? This is the correct way to deal with male insect fraud."

The male insect's purpose in deceiving you is to swindle your money.

But if you simply throw the same scamming tactics back at them, the scammers will be unable to continue their scam.

Stop thinking about having sex with male insects all the time. Aside from Aphrodite, all the male insects on other planets are already taken.

As the officer was speaking, he noticed that the new recruits below the stage had a noticeably strange expression.

The recruits looked up at the giant display screen with expressions of terror.

The officer frowned and looked down at Roderick's personal terminal next to him.

【Meeting is fate】: [Transfer credit points.]

【Meeting is fate】: We are connected by the internet, let's cherish this connection. I cherish our fate together, sending you love!

The officer's expression was somewhat distorted; this was different from the con artists he had encountered before.

Have scammers updated their tricks?

"Ahem!" The officer coughed, putting his fist to his mouth. "Don't be surprised, everyone. All scams follow the same principle: you have to play the long game to catch the big fish. Don't be blinded by small favors. He gives you 10,000 credits, but he only has one purpose: he knows he can definitely scam more from you! This is a Ponzi scheme!"

The officer then told another story.

"Previously, a female insect was scammed because she encountered a Ponzi scheme."

The scammers used high interest returns as bait, first obtaining 1,000 credits from the female insect and promising to return 1,200 credits a week later.

The female insect thought that even if she was cheated out of such a small amount of money, the loss would be minimal, so she agreed.

A week later, the swindler indeed returned 1,200, thus gaining the female insect's trust.

Then, the scammer continued to borrow money, and the amounts became larger and larger, but each time he actually paid it back.

Six months later, the swindler asked to borrow 1 million yuan, and a week later, he returned 1.2 million yuan.

The female insect had completely trusted the swindler and borrowed the money without hesitation, despite the high interest rates.

The scammer simply disappeared. Later investigation revealed that their identity and address were all fake.

The new recruits in the auditorium listened and nodded frequently.

So that's how it is. So the stranger who gave me money was also a scammer.

The officer raised his chin and smiled.

"When you encounter a scammer like this, don't hold back. Let them know that you have a big appetite that no scammer can satisfy, and scare them away directly. Next, watch my demonstration."

The officer sat down next to Roderick and continued typing.

[Emperor Engine]: But I'm sorry, I already have a male insect. I may not be able to leave him because I've already given him 5 million credits for a date. I can only get pregnant with his offspring. If you give me 10 million credits, perhaps I can persuade him to let me go.

After sending the message, the officer's lips curled into a wicked smile. He was about to mock the liar when he heard a collective gasp from the entire room.

"hiss!"

The officer's smile froze, and he quickly lowered his head.

Meeting is fate: [Transfer:]

[Meeting is fate]: 520 means "I love you". Can you feel my love?

[Meeting is fate]: I am very wealthy. If you encounter something like this again, you must tell me that you can only have my child and can only mate with me!

【Meeting is fate】: If you choose me, I will give you love, wealth, and sexual happiness. No male insect with a stinger can match my skill!