Arrival at the Palace of San Jose

Barry Knox is having a blast lately.

Although the purchase list in his hand, which was sent by his youngest son, showed that a large number of items needed to be purchased from interstellar humans, and many of them were even antiques, they could only be purchased by contacting interstellar human museums or collectors.

Based on this purchase order, the actuary has roughly calculated a price that will shock Chong.

But so what! The last thing the Knox family lacks is money!

Is this a purchase order? This is a direct path to Her Majesty the Insect Queen!

He hadn't expected his youngest son, Seville, to be so adept at his duties, to have become a close official to Her Majesty the Insect Queen! Furthermore, based on Lord Gabriel's sarcastic and ambiguous hints, Balin boldly deduced that his youngest son might even be a candidate for the throne!

Lord, such a bucket of honey fell from the sky and was poured on the heads of the Knox family!

At this moment, Bahrain was extremely rebellious and sincerely grateful to the Insect Mother for her journey in the human world.

A family like the Knox family, founded on commerce, could never be as powerful as the established high-ranking families and military factions, no matter how much wealth they possessed. The established high-ranking families possessed years of accumulated political influence, and they often placed their own outstanding children in the military. The military factions were even more formidable; the Zerg, known for their martial spirit, could only be truly conquered through persecution.

Because the Illusionary Butterflies lacked a racial talent for combat, it was incredibly difficult for them to stand out among the Zerg. Why would Balin sacrifice half his fortune to join the elite family? Why would he send his talented second son to the military for training? Without power or influence, only wealth was a stark reminder to all the Zerg: I'm a fat sheep.

If Seville could become the king's wife...

Oh my god. Just thinking about this possibility made Balin's breathing quicken. He had handed the purchasing matter to his normally calm eldest daughter. As soon as he hung up the phone with her, the butler came over with a silver tray filled with exquisite stationery.

The letter exuded a sweet, delicate fragrance. The wax seal was covered with a dewy lily pattern. The lily's base was a meteorite, and it was surrounded by a ring of winding branches. This symbolized the unity of all Zerg under the leadership of the Zerg Queen.

This is a letter sent in the name of the Insect Mother!

Balin carefully used a letter opener to cut open the seal. After reading the contents of the letter, the huge joy and happiness hit him like a raging wave, making him a little dizzy.

Her Majesty the Worm Mother invited the Knox family to attend the Thanksgiving Dinner for the Worm Mother's Return to be held at the Saint Hobel Palace in two weeks!

According to the letterhead, this celebratory dinner was a small one, intended to allow the Worm Mother to meet and greet her trusted associates who had supported her, trusted her, and worked tirelessly for her return over the years, and to express her gratitude.

What does this mean! Their Knox family can be considered the core circle of the Saint Hobel Palace!

Balin asked his special assistant to find out which other families had been invited while he called his youngest son. With such a great honor, the Knox family should offer the Worm Mother a generous gift. He needed to inquire with Seville about Her Majesty the Worm Mother's preferences.

Seville, who was accompanying the insect mother to class, hung up the call from his father in annoyance.

Ever since the Internal Affairs officers intervened, he'd been demoted from a semi-classroom instructor to a tutor. After setting a date for the Thanksgiving dinner, Her Majesty Alyssa began cramming knowledge on Zerg etiquette, the genealogy of high-ranking families, and military tactical systems. The lecturer had also changed from the robot named Pineapple to an Internal Affairs officer.

Her Majesty Alyssa is no longer so hostile to the Zerg. As Her Majesty Alyssa's "dehumanization" education becomes more and more successful, his importance becomes less and less.

Now, behind Her Majesty Alyssa stood the towering Captain Ryan, and the internal affairs officers guarded him against any private contact with Her Majesty like thieves. Although he had long foreseen this day, he still missed the days of watching cub cartoons with Her Majesty Alyssa in the classroom. The way Her Majesty Alyssa focused on the cartoons was adorable, and the way she listened attentively to his explanations was even cuter.

He was bored and secretly fiddling with his brain. He had memorized the contents of the internal affairs officer's speech countless times, back when his father was planning to break into the circle of high-ranking families. Sewell simply couldn't listen.

Perhaps he is still a playboy at heart. His father sent him to the Worm Mother with the intention of asking him to be a jester.

A jester who spends money to buy all kinds of useful and fun things for the Worm Queen.

...Moreover, he saw and felt Her Majesty Alyssa's extraordinary mental power that day.

He firmly believed that Her Majesty Alyssa would grow into a powerful Zerg Queen. However, was a jester, a Zerg that was no longer so special after being dehumanized, qualified to be Her Majesty Alyssa's consort?

"Young Master? Young Master?"

Alyssa called out twice before Seville realized that the get out of class was over: "Your Majesty Alyssa! Sorry, I was distracted just now..."

Alyssa lowered her head, feeling a little lost: “Sir…is it a little boring for you to accompany me to class? If, if you don’t want to listen, I can attend the class alone…”

Seville wiped his face quickly. "That's not true! Your Majesty Alyssa! It won't be boring to do anything with you! It's just... I've learned these things, and you know, I'm not a student..."

"How could that be? Young Master, you are the Zerg who has the most profound understanding of the customs of the ancient blue planet humans that I have ever met. You must have put in a lot of effort to study." Alyssa said with a smile.

Sewell was genuinely captivated by Alyssa's cuteness, but because of the captain of the Black Tower's guards behind her and the hawk-eyed housekeeper on the stage, he had to do his best to control his expression from being too amorous and his pheromones from being too light. "In the past, not many insects thought human history was worth studying and researching, but I think with Your Majesty Alyssa's return, everyone will be even more interested in learning more. After all, Your Majesty Alyssa's presence has endowed human history with a profound charm."

As soon as these words were spoken, the internal affairs officer coughed heavily, and Ryan's claws were stretched to the maximum, as if he could not believe that a bug could say such sweet words.

Alyssa's face flushed instantly. Perhaps it was because Seville was the first Zerg she'd spoken to since returning to the Zerg, or perhaps it was because she'd been soothed by his pheromones, but Seville's words had a profound effect on her. Gabriel praised her eight hundred times a day, a sentiment she felt was a filter from an elder towards his own young. Whenever Seville praised her, her blood flowed faster.

"Your Highness, can I ask you a question?"

"You, you ask."

"I heard that you have already incorporated the spiritual anchors of Lord Gabriel, Lord Vio, Lord Ryan, and the Lord Internal Affairs Officer into your spiritual world. Why...why don't you incorporate my spiritual anchor?"

Alyssa’s face flushed even redder: “That’s because…that’s because…”

Because Alyssa was embarrassed.

These days, she's really keen on connecting to more of the insect's spiritual anchor points. A spiritual anchor point is the core of a worm's inner being that provides the most comfort and stability, and each worm's spiritual anchor point is slightly different. For example, Gabriel's spiritual anchor point is the corridors of the Palace of Saint Joseph. The corridors weave like a spiderweb, and at the center of the web is the empty throne of the worm mother, with a small, real spiderweb in the lower left corner. Vio's spiritual anchor point is the clean, bright medical cabin, where a cluster of orchids, the same color as Vio's, bloom on the operating table.

She arranged the spiritual anchors of these insects in her spiritual world. Now her spiritual world has flowers, trees and corridors, just like playing a placement game.

Of course, she had consulted the worms before sensing the spiritual anchor, and they were all very happy to do so. But she couldn't bring herself to ask Savior. She always remembered Gabriel's words that spiritual anchors were very private, and besides the worm mother, only close-knit pairs could sense them.

Pairing partners...

Prince Seville also used pheromones to appease her. It is said that this will give him an advantage in future pheromone pairing.

Alyssa didn’t dare to think about it anymore, and turned her face away from him: “Anyway, anyway, it’s not the time yet.”

"Why isn't it time..."

With a loud bang, Sewell's questioning was interrupted by the internal affairs officer slamming the thick book on the podium: "Of course not at this time! Because class has to start now!"

Seville: “…”

Oh my god, Your Majesty, Alyssa, are you sensing that? That big guy behind you and the internal affairs officer on the stage are using pheromone bullying on me!

-

After twenty-five star days, the Pompeii, carrying the Worm Mother, finally entered the gravitational field of the Saint Joseph Palace. The First Legion, with its elite forces—18 heavy ships, 120 combat vessels, and 600 frigates—formed a neat formation, guarding the Pompeii in the center. They swaggered through the Saint Joseph Palace's outer star ring, heading for the starport.

Alyssa lay by the porthole, her mouth open, staring at the spectacular escort fleet in shock. She gained a new and intuitive understanding of the Zerg's technology, military strength, and numbers.

This blatant display of fists was of course seen by the Second and Third Legions stationed in the outer star ring.

Luke Tren looked at the First Legion's fleet, advancing and retreating in measured formation on the screen, with a grim expression on his face. After a moment's hesitation, he said to his adjutant, "Send a signal to the First Legion and the Pompeii. Inform them that we will be sending 20 battleships and 100 frigates to join the escort to welcome Her Majesty the Worm Queen back."

Derek Black Armor stared at the screen expressionlessly for a moment, then smiled sinisterly: "It seems the Warlock family has tasted the sweetness."

"Let's go," he said to his adjutant. "We will also send 20 battleships and 100 frigates to meet the insect queen who is said to resemble a human."