Chapter 80
[Xize: The main planet is not very safe during this period. Please be careful not to leave the protection. If anyone comes to your door, ignore them and let the army drive away the bugs.]
【Xize: Please be careful, good night.】
Yael stared at the two messages for a while, then suddenly lowered his eyes and closed his laptop.
"Aren't you going back?"
After the colleague put away his tail properly, he walked into the lounge and looked at the male insect in surprise, "Director Mod wants to see you again?"
After the inspection, Yael was quickly transferred to the main project and began his corporate life from 7 am to 7 pm every day. He cooperated very well with the researchers who were recruited in the same batch, and the progress was advanced rapidly.
Occasionally, Maude would take him over to sort out the data and help him catch up on the progress he had fallen behind. It was common for him to stay until midnight.
Fortunately, Xize has fully recovered and was dispatched by His Majesty to hunt down Anto. Otherwise, he would have been heartbroken and worried about him every day, and would have come to pick him up no matter how late it was.
Thinking of this, Yael pinched his brows and tried to cheer himself up. "No, I'll take a rest and leave soon."
The colleague had packed up his things and was ready to go out. Upon hearing this, he turned back and gave instructions.
"The main planet is not very stable at this time. Please be careful when you return home to avoid being attacked by terrorists."
"I see. Thank you."
It was already ten o'clock in the evening, and the night outside the institute was pitch black, with no stars or moon.
Fine snow was drifting slowly in the sky, occasionally landing on the tip of my nose, a bit of icy coolness that could not be melted.
An elite team was already guarding outside the door, armed from head to toe, wearing all kinds of precision weapons, and performing their duties diligently like silent shadows.
Yael nodded to the leading female officer, and after receiving the signal that everything was normal, he buried the lower half of his face in the plush scarf and got on the sled to go home.
This road has been traveled many times and there are generally no surprises.
He was originally closing his eyes to rest, seizing the time to relieve his fatigue, but suddenly there was a slight pause.
"?"
There seemed to be a blurry black figure standing by the road. Yael came back to his senses suddenly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and finally saw who it was when the car lights shone past.
Gano's hair and clothes were a mess, his face was pale, and he looked irritable and haggard. It seemed that he had not been doing well recently.
The noble male insect, who was originally so arrogant that he could do whatever he wanted, no longer cared about maintaining his posture and appearance. He rushed forward regardless and stood in front of the car with his arms outstretched.
“Stop!”
He gritted his teeth, squeezed out the two words with difficulty, and stared straight at this side.
"Stop the car. I need to tell you something."
Yael frowned and tapped his knees with his fingertips, a little unsure of what was going on.
It is true that Your Majesty forcibly liquidated the Duke's House, but only the Duke of Reims and a group of insects in his family were arrested for serious crimes. Ganuo escaped most of the punishment because of his identity as a high-level male insect.
But it's not so desperate that the arrogant male insects would be forced to stop the car on their own initiative.
"Your Majesty?"
There was a tap on the car window, and the captain lowered his head, waiting to receive his next instruction.
"Walk."
Yael said without hesitation, without any excessive curiosity or intention to contact Cano privately at this time.
"Your Majesty refuses to see you. For your safety, please leave the road as soon as possible."
The well-trained army quickly cleared a path, forced the male insects to the side, and carefully escorted His Majesty through this path.
The suspended car passed by Ganuo who was standing nearby. Yael moved his eyes slightly and met his gaze through the car window.
The pair of emerald green eyes stared at him viciously, like a wolf at the end of its rope. It had broken several teeth from biting the steel plate, and bloody saliva was flowing from the corners of its mouth.
A streak of light and shadow flows across Yael's profile, with strong black and white cutting through the clean lines.
He was reflected like an indifferent and snow-white statue, untainted by dust, and could only be viewed from a distance.
Ganuo's face suddenly twisted.
The suspended vehicle did not stop for a moment and sailed away in a cloud of dust under the escort of the army.
*
After returning to the villa, Yerle finally relaxed a little. Just as he took off his coat, he saw 015 rushing towards him.
"You are back! I have made the bed nice and soft!"
On top of the confused round machine's head was a little turtle, which was sticking its head out with a look on its face.
Yael reached out to tease it, then pulled his hand back just in time before he was bitten.
"Thank you, but I have a lot of things to deal with tonight, so I can't sleep on the bed that 015 specially made for me for the time being."
He had just sat down at his desk when a call came in.
"Good night, Your Majesty."
Vito's face appeared on the screen, the background looked like a study at home, and the male insect was wearing a custom-made suit and looked like he had just returned from a dance.
"These are new data. The survey results from a few days ago have come out. You can take a look. There are also some new trends of the nobles..."
Knowing Yael's character, Vito didn't exchange too many pleasantries and directly sent the previously collected information to His Majesty for his review.
"The details of the liquidation of the Duke's Mansion were also included. When we were halfway through the investigation, we were blocked by bugs on the Marshal's side. But when they knew you were behind it, they packed up the data and sent it to me."
The encrypted transmission was very fast. Yael directly clicked on the first folder and saw the information he wanted at first glance. He felt relieved.
He had been trying to expand his influence before, and this month he had built up a lot of connections and informants. Although he couldn't do anything big, at least he could get a lot of information in advance.
The news of Xi Ze's injury a week ago was also conveyed immediately.
Otherwise, given the female insect's nature of only reporting good news and not sad news, she might not tell him about this even after she recovers.
The male insect on the screen looked very focused, browsing the information very quickly, but the insect felt that he had read it all instead of just flipping through it randomly.
“Do you plan to go into politics in the future?”
Hearing this question suddenly, Yael raised his eyes and saw a helpless smiling face. Vito in the communication raised his hands repeatedly to show that it was harmless.
"I'm just asking for the convenience of future information deployment. If you plan to enter politics, now is the best time to plan ahead."
"No."
Yael said without hesitation, "I probably won't get involved in any political struggles, but my camp has always been clear, and that's enough to consider."
After looking into those bottomless eyes for a few seconds, Vito felt the hairs on his back stand up, and he kept saying that he understood.
"It's better to make it clear at the beginning. Anyway, you are on the side of Marshal Monte, right? I will reorganize my men to prevent any information from leaking."
After a pause in searching for information, Yael smiled and said, "Thank you for your help."
His tone was calm, but the content of his words made Vito stunned.
"You are very good at judging the situation and are very smart. You will have a broader world in the future. I am not your boss or the so-called leader. You don't have to be so afraid of me."
Yael moved the data split screen away and transferred something to Vito on the spot.
"What is this...?"
Vito turned on his computer with some confusion, but his vision suddenly froze the next second.
Ariadne Ultra-Pure Crystal.
It has a great healing effect on the mind and body, but due to the harsh growing environment, extremely low production, and a cultivation failure rate of up to 99%, it has become a rare treasure that is extremely difficult to obtain.
Higher-ranking males receive a fixed quota each year, which they use to nourish their mental strength and facilitate their release, but the quotas of males from less powerful families will most likely be snatched away or "bought at a low price."
Vito had had these things stolen from him three or four years ago. Although his rank was not low, the family behind him was a drag, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
I didn't care about it before, but this year the female cub at home got a rare disease, and I just needed this thing as medicine.
Most of the nobles I inquired about it said that they had already taken it or that they only bought it to watch the movies.
Vito blinked, suppressing the sourness that suddenly surged up in his heart, and whispered briskly while searching for the contract.
"I recently acquired a new place and just finished tidying it up this afternoon. I'll give it to you... I can't just take advantage of Your Majesty for nothing."
Yael was still browsing the information, with a thoughtful look on his face, not paying attention to this.
"No, just consider it as payment for your help during this period. I still have some left. If it's not enough, you can keep asking me for more."
The young male insect on the screen smiled somewhat helplessly. After a long time, he put down his laptop and his expression became more relaxed.
"Okay, Your Majesty, call me when you need me, and I will definitely get it done for you."
Vito also mentioned some suspicions or specious clues that could not be considered accurate information, leaving it to Yael to make his own judgment.
As he was discussing, he glanced down unconsciously and saw something moving in the male insect's hand.
The next second, Vito was met with a pair of confused black eyes.
"What is that?"
His breath was choked and he tilted his neck back subconsciously. The green head at the bottom of the screen stretched out a little bit more, becoming wrinkled and slippery, looking a little disgusting.
"The house-guarding beast."
Yael said nonchalantly, reaching out to catch the turtle that had crawled to the edge of the table, stuffing a teething stick into it, and patting the turtle's shell in fear to signal it to behave.
Vito was full of questions. After holding it in for a while, he couldn't help but yawn, with a hint of relaxation and sleepiness on his face.
"I have reported everything... If there is nothing else, I will leave now."
"Go to bed early. Good night."
The communication was turned off, but Yael didn't notice anything at all, all his attention was focused on the photo that suddenly popped up.
It was a photo of the Duke of Reims when he was young. He had the same white hair and golden eyes as Caesar, and looked upright and gentle, with a typical aristocratic demeanor.
He was clearly smiling, but his eyes didn't show any smile at all. If you looked at him for too long, you would even feel a subtle discomfort.
Yael looked at the photo for a long time, trying to find a familiar shadow on the female insect's face, but it didn't look like it no matter how hard he looked.
It's not the facial features or the eyebrows, but the temperament from the inside out, which is difficult to describe specifically.
But if Lance is a feminine plant that grows in the shadows, then Cize is the poplar that has gone through hardships but remains upright and honest. They are two completely different species.
"Do you think so?"
Yael tapped on the hard shell of the little turtle beside him and asked himself.
The little turtle was silently gnawing on the piece of meat. When it heard the question, it turned around, raised its butt towards him, and then its little pointed tail was pinched.
"You don't think so either."
Unable to bear the disturbance, the little turtle kicked its legs, crawled away, and buried its head in the pile of folders beside it.
His eyes hurt from reading the complicated information. Yael rubbed his temples with one hand and read for another half an hour, enduring the boredom.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and leaned back in the chair, kicked his legs and turned the chair around.
The night is cool as water.
The temperature in the study was extremely comfortable, yet it still seemed empty and quiet; even the breath was a little chilly.
Yael's gaze fell in mid-air, and after a long while it landed on the little thing wagging its tail, and he chuckled unconsciously.
"Originally, families raise turtles in the hope that their family members flying in the sky can return home safely, or that they miss home and come back as soon as possible. Don't just focus on eating them, you can also use metaphysics occasionally."
The bug he was thinking about didn't respond to him, and even the little turtle stopped rustling, leaving the study room in dead silence.
Yael's gaze moved consciously to the drawer, where the communicator given by the female insect was placed, but after thinking about it, he still did not dial the number.
It's already this late, it's better for Caesar to take some time to rest. Besides, he stayed up late secretly when the female insect was away, and he would definitely be scolded if he called him.
After struggling for a while, he decided to put down the materials and take a rest.
Energy supplements can keep the brain clear, but it is difficult to achieve the same level of energy as after a good sleep. I still have experiments to do tomorrow.
"Good night, little turtle... I'll have 015 take you back to the water tank later."
*
A corner of the universe far away in time and space.
"The last wave of alien beasts has been cleared. Please give us your instructions."
Galaher drove the mecha around the battlefield, paying attention to the situation while reporting it to the marshal. When he touched the bloody fragments, he frowned subconsciously.
Inside the Captain's Room.
The real-time battlefield situation is scanned by special instruments, and an accurate virtual image is generated on the sand table, which is convenient for the leader to have a global overview and make deployments.
Xize lowered his eyes, and scanned the meteorite belt where he had just fought with the alien beasts. He pondered for a long time, and suddenly looked at another planet not far away, stretched out his hand to make a mark.
Gallagher's report rang in his ears through the micro-communicator. He switched channels and gave instructions in a concise and powerful voice.
"Team A will return to refuel, while Team B will stay behind to clean up the mess. Keep an eye on the situation at all times. We will switch roles in half an hour."
"The main fleet is temporarily stationed on the planet Zasoko-098. Be careful not to scare the natives of the deserted planet when landing."
The task of hunting down Anto was not difficult, but it was always just a little bit short of the target, so much so that after a week, there was still no substantial progress.
"Were we interrupted by the alien wave again?!"
Rachel's half-body shadow appeared in the air, looking shocked and speechless.
"This is really a bit too weird. Why is it that every time when we are about to catch that guy, the army will be attacked by monsters coming from all directions? There is definitely something fishy!"
He looked at the female soldier who was non-stop replaying the battle situation just now, and clicked his tongue.
"It can quickly gather and even control the alien beasts. It's quite hidden. This thing alone is enough to kill him hundreds of times."
Xize stared closely at the replay of the battlefield just now, not missing the slightest movement, and said without raising his head when he heard the words.
"It was the same back then. After we sent out the signal, what came was not support, but an endless stream of monsters."
He sneered with an ambiguous tone, "Before that, I had never seen monsters with completely different attributes act together."
"When...?"
Rachel's pupils shrank, and her whole body trembled when she thought of a possibility.
The Battle of Lemire remains a mystery to this day. It was a mess five years ago, and no one has the time, energy, or ability to investigate it in depth.
It was not until those who were supposed to be dead crawled out of hell that the empire's false illusion of peace was torn apart, revealing the darkness within.
Although Hillzer didn't say it, he actually wanted to redress his wrongdoing more than anyone else, so much so that he reviewed his memories of those years again and again, not missing a single clue.
"Do you have any idea?" Rachel was silent for a moment, "Otherwise why are you so calm?"
Finally finding what he wanted, Xi Ze's eyes flashed with understanding, he stood up and nodded, "I have some ideas, it should be verified soon."
He closed the sandbox, relaxed a little, sat back behind his desk, and looked at Rachel's projection opposite him. "What's the current situation of the main planet?"
"Everything is going as expected. The nobles have been suppressed to the point that they dare not show up or act privately. Your Majesty has resumed daily meetings, and there are fewer voices of opposition."
"Lance has been imprisoned and is awaiting trial. Once the charges are proven, he will most likely be sentenced to death. Cano is still at large, but we should be able to find a reason to arrest and interrogate him soon."
Knowing that Hillary was fully aware of the situation and that this was just a routine inquiry, Rachel did not dare to hide anything and told him everything that had happened recently.
"By the way, he went to stop His Majesty's car the day before yesterday. Your Majesty did not contact him, but I always felt that this guy had ulterior motives and was a threat to Your Majesty's safety."
"I know."
He received the news as soon as this happened and immediately sent insects to investigate the whole matter.
"That night I sent out a follow-up investigation and discovered that there was a highly toxic substance hidden in Gano's current residence. It must have been obtained from the underground black market."
Thinking of the news she had reported, the female soldier's expression turned cold and her eyes darkened for a moment.
Yael is equipped with various barriers and protections to protect him from hail of bullets and poison, but he still needs to be cautious.
Sometimes he himself felt that he was a nuisance, nagging this and restricting that, but Yael never complained and always took good care of himself when he was not looking.
Xize pinched his brows tiredly, leaned back in his chair, looked at the clear and distant starry sky outside the display screen, and was suddenly lost in thought for a moment.
"When do you think the war will end?"
He murmured almost silently, letting go of the boredom that arose in his heart.
When will stability and peace last forever, without so much darkness and oppression, and when can we live a good life, without repeating ourselves day after day?
And the longing is like a light and misty fog, melting in the watery moonlight, spreading silently in the empty captain's office, passing through with every breath.
"What?"
The female soldier behind him didn't hear his words clearly and repeated them.
"Nothing." Caesar put away his expression and suddenly remembered something very important. "When will the trial of Lance begin?"
"Three days later."
"You will leave tomorrow to replace me. I need to go back to the main planet."
Rachel was a little confused, but she agreed anyway.
*
Yael spent the whole day in the laboratory. Because he had to wear sterile protective clothing for special experiments, he left his computer and other things outside.
It was not until the afternoon when he finished the experiment that he discovered that the computer had been flashing red. A few hours ago, the highest prison in the universe had called.
Prison? Why did you suddenly call me?
Yael frowned, then suddenly realized something. He closed the computer and continued to change his protective suit.
He waited in the car until he dialed the missed call.
"Your Majesty?"
The call was answered quickly, and the tone of the voice sounded somewhat unbelievable and very surprised, "It's like this, Lance applied to meet with you alone, what does your Majesty mean?"
This is in accordance with regulations, and there has been no progress in the interrogation over the past two days, so perhaps we can take this opportunity to ask some questions, said the officer in charge of the interrogation, with a hint of expectation in his tone.
Lance.
Yael was not quite surprised, but he still couldn't guess what the former Duke wanted to say to him.
They had hardly ever met, as if the legendary Duke of Reims had been busy saving his family business since he arrived on the main planet, thus missing out on every opportunity to meet.
But Yael thought about it and suddenly felt something was wrong.
They were clearly mortal enemies, but they were thrown into jail before they could even meet each other, and the time they missed each other was too coincidental...it seemed a bit deliberate.
Does Caesar not want him and Lance to meet?
"Your Majesty? Are you coming?"
The questions in the call were asked very carefully, for fear of offending this legendary Majesty. Yael came back to his senses, lowered his eyes and thought for a while.
"When exactly?"
"Tomorrow, that is, Saturday at 3 pm! Are you sure you want to come? Okay, okay, the prison will arrange guards to protect and receive you, so don't worry!"
After hanging up the call, Yael leaned back in his chair and after thinking for a while, he sent a message to the female insect.
…
"The return trip requires passing through six meteorite areas. It will take two to three hours to reach the main star. Do we need to contact the guards in advance to surround the star port?"
Bai Lang clicked a spot on the console and reported to the marshal while nimbly crossing the meteorite belt.
"Make the trip private, don't leak the news, I'll only be back for seven hours this time."
Xize was taking the time to close his eyes and rest his mind to relieve the fatigue of three days and two nights of continuous fighting, when he suddenly heard a slight sound from the computer.
He clicked on the message box, and then his eyes fixed.
[Heart] Yael [Heart]: Lance asked to see me, I agreed, I will go there at 3 pm tomorrow. ]
【[心] Yael [心]: Have a good rest and be safe. 】
Coincidentally, Bai Lang also received the news at this time and relayed it immediately.
"Marshal, Lance applied today to meet with His Majesty Yael alone. His Majesty has agreed. Do we need to make other arrangements?"
Beep. The computer light flashed red.
[[心] Yael [心]: The little turtle doesn't eat anything and has become thinner due to hunger. It may be trying to exert the power of metaphysics. ]
Xize paused, a trace of confusion flashed across his face, but before he could ask, the male insect sent the last message.
[Heart] Yael [Heart]: Waiting for you to come home. ]
He sighed lightly, his expression softened a little, and he replied to Bai Lang while answering the message.
"No need to make any other arrangements. I will go there in person when the time comes."
With him watching, nothing should go wrong.
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