Chapter 36 Isaiah suddenly understood, Fidel...
Fiedlock and Savile stared intently at the mark in front of the Isaiah's core.
After a few seconds, they had to force themselves to admit:
The king accepted Isaiah.
They had been by the king's side for so long, yet they had never gained the king's approval, but Isaiah did so easily.
An irrepressible surge of jealousy welled up within them.
Especially Fedorock.
He felt the tormenting pain within the insect's core, his dark purple pupils filled with disgust and jealousy towards Isaiah.
On what grounds?
How could a mere insect who had only appeared before the king for a day gain the king's recognition?
Saville thought about it more deeply.
His worm-like mind was meticulously analyzing the situation:
The king couldn't possibly want to leave the hive without a reason.
Five hours and forty-six minutes after leaving the insect hive, the king brought Isaiah, who bore the mark of the insect queen.
Was the king's departure also related to Isaiah?
Did the king sense Isaiah's energy, which is why he wanted to see him, and why he abandoned him and left the hive?
Savile, filled with jealousy, wanted to curl up to ease the excruciating pain in the insect core:
Did the king already have such a strong preference for Isaiah before he even met him, even when he only sensed Isaiah's presence?
But in his deep blue eyes, he dared not reveal even a trace of jealousy:
Unlike Fedorock, he did not have the king's favor.
Unlike Isaiah, he was not recognized by the king the first time he saw him.
He was an insect that had already been abandoned by the king once.
He must be obedient and must never do anything that would disgust the king.
Saville clenched his fists:
He must not let the king abandon him a second time.
His reason told him that if it happened again, he would go crazy.
Isaiah clearly sensed their presence the instant that Fidelock and Saville tore through space.
As they appeared, his gaze casually swept over the area in front of their insect cores.
Seeing that there were no marks there, the smile on his lips deepened almost imperceptibly.
Isaiah smiled amicably at Phidiok’s disgusted and murderous gaze.
He stood behind the king, the gentle breeze blowing his long hair, which intertwined with the king's dark hair.
Seeing this, the jealousy within Fiedlock's insect core was driving him mad.
But like Savile, he was an insect that had been abandoned by the king once.
These were all insects that had not been recognized by the king.
He dared not move.
He didn't even dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction with Isaiah in front of the king.
Fiedlock suppressed all the dangerous thoughts in his insect brain and carefully and respectfully lowered his head towards the king in front of him:
It doesn't matter if the king doesn't favor you.
As long as I can stay by the king's side, that's enough.
Ai Ying did not notice the brief confrontation between the three insects.
In her mind, she had only been gone for less than half a day, and even if the two insects had separation anxiety, they shouldn't have had time to show it yet.
Thinking about this, she felt somewhat fortunate.
I'm so glad I successfully made a pact with Isaiah.
After learning about the role of the Contract Zerg, she finally found a way to stay safely by their side.
She actually really liked those two obedient insects who only had eyes for her.
As Ai Ying felt the powerful mental energy surging in her mind, her gaze towards Fedorok and Savile was filled with genuine tenderness.
Isaiah, who was exceptionally sensitive to all emotions, immediately noticed the king's change in mood.
The smile in his eyes froze for a second, and his gaze toward the two insects in front of him was now tinged with a hint of apprehension.
Seeing Wang take a step forward, intending to approach the two insects, he lowered his head, and the energy around him transformed into an amber-colored wind ladder, which was placed at Wang's feet.
Ai Ying walked on the energy-condensed steps as if it were a common occurrence.
She approached Fiedlock and Savile, her gaze softening:
"Good girl."
Fiedlock and Savile's insect bodies trembled violently.
The king's praise easily soothed all the unease and pain in their insect cores.
Their gazes became increasingly obedient and docile.
Ai Ying habitually focused on Fiedlock, who appeared beside her first. Looking into his dark purple pupils, in which only she was reflected, she reached out and patted his head reassuringly.
After confirming that the two insects left in the nest were both alright, she finally lowered her head and looked at the densely packed military academy teachers and students standing in front of the gate.
She has already obtained the method to improve her Gu techniques, so there is no need for her to stay here any longer.
She had a fairly good impression of the teachers and students at the Joint Military Academy, and even had some affection for a few of the teachers.
Therefore, although her gaze was cold, it contained a barely perceptible hint of friendliness.
Isaiah was taken aback by the king's unusual treatment of Phidiok.
Sensing the presence of the king, he suppressed the faint jealousy he felt towards Fiedlock within his insect core and pondered:
The king does not dislike these humans.
Realizing this, Isaiah silently vanished, shielding himself from the wind blades that threatened the very lifeblood of humanity.
Alex felt the wind blade disappear from his throat and was finally able to breathe normally.
He performed the highest imperial salute to Ai Ying in mid-air:
“Alex greets the King.”
His title was not accompanied by any prefix.
He dared not.
When any species encounters the queen insect, every action and every word must be carefully considered.
Because they don't know what's wrong, they might anger the group of lunatics around the Queen Insect.
The teacher beside him also bowed respectfully, not daring to raise his head or slacken his movements in the slightest.
Ai Ying's gaze swept calmly over the crowd.
She definitely couldn't bring herself to contract with the Zerg in front of so many people.
Therefore, she doesn't need to waste too much time here.
Besides, these people aren't here to wait for her...
As if she had thought of something, she waved to the insects behind her and said lazily:
"These humans are all waiting for you."
"I'm leaving this place to you."
She knew Isaiah's intelligence and could guess his attitude towards humanity.
After hearing the king's words, Isaiah glanced at the humans below and respectfully replied:
"yes."
Alex, standing at the front, watched Ai Ying turn and leave, her back to the building, his eyes filled with panic.
You... just left like that?
Won't you stay here and take another look?
Are you not going to say a few more words about Lord Isaiah?
Just then, he suddenly sensed a dangerous aura that made him tremble uncontrollably.
He turned his head cautiously and suddenly saw a pair of amber eyes with a hint of a smile.
Perhaps because they were only a few meters apart, Alex saw for the first time the chilling indifference and coldness in Isaiah's eyes.
His heart skipped a beat.
He was once again acutely aware of the terror emanating from the Zerg lord before him.
One second he's smiling at you, the next he can casually order you to die.
He cannot lower his guard against Ai Ying just because she is the insect queen.
Knowing the king's attitude towards humanity, Isaiah suppressed his irritating murderous intent and slowly said:
"The king prefers quiet."
Alex quickly replied:
"When the king was in charge, there would be absolutely no noise at the school."
"Wang doesn't want his identity to be exposed."
This is Isaiah's deduction based on the king's attitude toward humanity during this period.
Alex's gaze was serious:
"In my capacity as the principal of the Joint Military Academy, I promise that I will never allow anyone here to reveal Wang's identity in any way."
Isaiah heard his promise and nodded with a smile.
The next second, the communication devices beside hundreds of students suddenly shattered.
The signal tower in the school center, heavily protected by high technology, also collapsed and disappeared silently.
After destroying countless communication devices at the school, Isaiah, seeing the terrified expressions on the faces of all humanity, still smiled and nodded amicably to Alex:
"That's troublesome."
*
Inside the insect nest.
Ai Ying sat on the powerful, soft, and comfortable throne, feeling a sense of relief.
Although her escape went smoothly and she didn't encounter any real danger.
But during this time, she was constantly on edge, and her heart was also filled with a faint sense of guilt for abandoning Fedorok and Savile.
Now that she was back in the insect hive, she suddenly felt a strange sense of peace.
After deciding to form a contract with the Zerg, she looked at all the Zerg again, and although she still felt some wariness, she felt more affection for them.
Ai Ying sat on the throne, sensing the contract in her mind, and slowly blinked:
In the distant stars, across space and time, she finally possessed a Gu worm that truly belonged to her.
Even if it comes with danger.
She still believes:
very nice.
Fiedlock and Savile stared blankly at the figure on the throne.
At this moment, the missing part of their insect core was finally made up.
But they only dared to stand still, and no insect dared to take a step forward.
They didn't know what they had done wrong that made Wang suddenly choose to leave.
So when the king reappeared before them, their elation was followed by fear and panic.
Fearing they might do something wrong again and disgust the king, he decided to abandon them completely.
after all……
Even now, the king still hasn't acknowledged them.
In those few seconds of hesitation, Isaiah had already taken care of the joint military academy matter.
He glanced at the cramped and shabby insect nest, a hint of displeasure in his eyes, but the moment he saw the king, all his emotions transformed into the simplest and purest joy.
He forced himself to ignore the two insects not far away that the king remembered and that the king had come back specifically to find.
He was the only insect that was acknowledged by the king and whose mark was left by him.
He doesn't need to care about any other insects.
Isaiah no longer looked at Phidich and Saville, but instead presented the king with the plant extract he had just prepared.
Fidelock and Savile watched Isaiah approach the king and silently lowered their heads.
From the moment Isaiah was recognized by the king, he possessed the privilege of being close to the king and being favored and valued by him.
They had no choice but to give in to him.
When she caught a glimpse of her amber-brown hair being blown by the wind, Ai Ying was suddenly brought back to her senses.
She watched as Isaiah presented her with a bottle of plant extract, his amber eyes looking at her with a pleading expression. She sighed inwardly, feeling both helpless and amused.
Who would have thought that her initial escape from the Joint Military Academy was to avoid him?
She took the plant extract, took a sip, and asked:
"Have the issues on the human side been resolved?"
Isaiah nodded obediently upon hearing this:
"Humans are very friendly and readily agreed to not bother you."
He was also very friendly; he didn't damage a single human.
Ai Ying's brow twitched upon hearing his textbook-style, evasive answer:
Is it out of friendship, or is it out of necessity to be friendly?
Seeing Isaiah's obsequious and ingratiating manner, she knew that he hadn't done anything to the teachers and students of the Joint Military Academy.
It has to be said that he was the most cunning and manipulative person she had ever encountered.
Thinking of this, Ai Ying paused.
She suddenly remembered the insect that had silently and obediently followed behind her from the very beginning.
Seeing Fedorock cowering in the corner, head bowed, avoiding her gaze, she gently beckoned to him.
"come over."
Fiedlock suddenly raised his head, his dark purple pupils sparkling and beautiful.
Beside him, Saville's lowered hand twitched, but in the end he dared not make any move.
Isaiah took the remaining plant extract from the king, his jealousy hidden deep within his eyes:
Fiedlock was the insect that the king had been keeping a close eye on.
He glanced at Savile on the other side, silently speculating:
Was it because Fiedlock was the first to appear beside the king?
Or was it because he did something that made Wang happy?
Fidelock paid no attention to the thoughts or gazes of the other insects. The moment the king spoke, he appeared in front of him.
He knelt before the throne, feeling the king's presence so close, his insect core throbbing rapidly.
His dark purple eyes gazed longingly at the king before him, his voice trembling slightly:
"king……"
After improving his Ai Ying Gu technique, he was able to sense the state of the insects more clearly.
She could sense the fear and panic hidden beneath his joy.
He was afraid of being abandoned by her again.
Fiedlock's aura used to be flamboyant and powerful. When has he ever been so humble and helpless as he is today?
She sat before the throne, leaning slightly forward. Her gaze towards him carried the majesty of a Gu master, yet also the tenderness she had never forgotten for Gu worms.
She placed one hand in front of his worm core and asked, word by word:
“Fidelock”.
Would you be willing to become my insect?
The moment he heard the question from the king, Fidelock was overwhelmed by the ecstasy within the insect core.
He's been approved by the king!
How could he possibly refuse?
Fiedlock's voice was hoarse and devout:
"Firdrock, may I always be by your side."
Ai Ying was not surprised by his answer.
She closed her eyes, and a drop of blood seeped from the tip of her finger that was pressed against the core of the insect. The Gu technique, along with her mental power, silently surged toward the core and brain of the insect in front of her.
This is the second time she has been awake while waking up as a contracted insect.
She could clearly feel her Gu technique coursing through the body of the insect in front of her, nourishing its pain and unease.
Fiedlock's brain was undamaged, but his core was riddled with wounds.
This insect has only one weakness, and there's even a scratch that could almost pierce through it.
Once the worm's core is completely destroyed, the worm will die forever.
If the wound had been any more severe, the insect Fidelock might never have appeared in her life again.
Realizing this, Ai Ying's fingertips trembled slightly.
Her Gu magic gently caressed the wounds on his insect core, slowly repairing the marks:
"Does it hurt a lot?"
Why does it hurt?
Fiedlock was enveloped in the aura of a king, as if he were soaking in warm water, and all the pain in his body gradually disappeared.
He only felt happy.
This kind of happiness made him willing to give everything for it.
Inside the insect nest, the moment the king's aura dissipated, both insects knelt on one knee.
One of them was Savile, who was always one step behind Fedorok and could only wait in the same place forever;
One was Isaiah, who was consumed by jealousy but had to conceal his presence to prevent the king from noticing.
Their eyes were fixed on the patterns on the animal carpet on the ground, and in each insect's eyes was an almost uncontrollable jealousy.
Listening to Wang's voice filled with tenderness.
Saville thought he had gotten used to it, but every time he felt the king's favoritism towards Fedorocco, he was still in so much pain that he couldn't breathe.
Isaiah also suddenly clenched his hands.
He understood that he would no longer be special.
His position in the king's heart was probably never as high as that of Fedorock.
Even the fact that the king approved of him first might just be an unexpected surprise.
Isaiah lowered his head deeply, silently reciting the name of Fiedlock, his amber eyes devoid of any trace of a smile.
In front of the throne.
As Ai Ying felt the new contract light up in her mind, she released her fingertips from Fidelock and leaned back on the throne.
Her mental strength surged once again with this contract.
At the same time, her control over the surrounding insects also gradually deepened.
She could hear their slow breathing and feel the pulse of their lives.
Her Gu techniques are now roughly equivalent to those of a third of the Lord Insects.
With the added advantage of her status as 'Queen', she was well able to maneuver among the three lord insects.
Thinking of this, Ai Ying's tense mind finally relaxed completely.
She looked at Fedorock, who was still kneeling on the ground.
He was looking at her with his dark purple eyes, obedient and joyful.
Upon seeing her gaze, he lowered his head and carefully rubbed the back of her hand beside her knee with the top of his head.
Feeling the furry touch on the back of her hand, Ai Ying did not hesitate this time because of Lord Fedlock's identity. Instead, she followed her own instincts and rubbed his head with her other hand.
Sure enough, his hair felt very comfortable to touch, and even more comfortable to rub.
Zerg have excellent hearing, especially the Overlord Zerg.
Isaiah and Saville both heard the king soothingly stroking Phedlock.
Isaiah was still able to control himself, but Saville's body trembled for a moment.
Now, he is the only insect who follows the king but has not been recognized by him.
But his reason still firmly kept him from all his impulses:
He cannot be jealous, he cannot hate.
He has no choice but to behave.
He couldn't let the king dislike him.
Ai Ying noticed that the emotional fluctuations on Saville's body were much weaker than those of the other insects.
She stood up, intending to call him over, when she felt a slight discomfort from the surge in her mental energy.
Within a single day, her mental strength level rose from C to SS or even higher, and her body was unable to fully adapt in a short period of time.
We can't continue with the contracted lord bugs today.
She sensed that there weren't many outward emotions in the Savile Worm's brain and slowly blinked.
Since that's the case, let's wait until she's rested before making a contract with him.
The advancement of Gu techniques cannot be rushed.
Ai Ying, fighting off her drowsiness, instructed the insects in the nest:
I'm tired.
"Do not disturb me during my rest period."
She walked to the door and gave one last piece of advice:
"Quiet down."
"No fighting."
*
The moment the king's figure disappeared behind the door.
The three insects' expressions all turned cold, and even Isaiah's eyes lost all trace of a smile.
The brief semblance of peace they had feigned in front of the king vanished instantly.
Savile glanced at the mother insect mark on the two insects and slowly lowered his head.
He was no longer qualified to get involved among them.
Fiedlock looked at Isaiah with disgust. If it weren't for the king's order, he would have killed this worm who was vying for the king's favor without hesitation.
This wretched, disgusting insect.
Isaiah also completely ignored Sawel, who was not recognized by the king.
He squinted at Fedlock, who was not far away.
He simply concealed the murderous intent in his eyes very well.
From the king's attitude just now, he knew Fiedlock's position in the king's heart.
He can't touch him.
We absolutely cannot... kill him.
He has only been by the king's side for a short time, so everything must be done slowly and not too hastily.
Isaiah suppressed all his thoughts, looked away, and slowly scanned the interior of the insect hive.
The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.
"You're going to let the king live in a place like this?"
How could such a small and simple nest be worthy of the king?
Upon hearing his voice, Fidelock felt an even greater loathing within his insect core.
His voice was icy:
"This is the king's request."
"How could you, a mere insect who has just appeared beside the king, possibly understand the king's preferences?"
Isaiah's eyes were full of mockery upon hearing this. He glanced at the towering buildings outside the energy window.
"The king's request?"
He took a step forward, and his voice, which had lost all its feigned laughter, said sarcastically:
"The insect hive is the most basic offering that every insect makes to its king."
"Such a rudimentary insect nest is worthy to be presented before the king?"
"The king didn't say it explicitly. As an insect serving the king, don't you know how to change?"
He could guess the king's thoughts. Perhaps the king didn't want to destroy the areas where humans were active outside, or perhaps the king felt that there was no need to go to great lengths for a temporary place to stay.
But for him, humans were the easiest thing to deal with.
A little bit of profit or treasure is enough to make them compromise, or even turn on each other.
That would be more than enough to build a more luxurious hive for the king, one more worthy of him.
Isaiah clenched his fists:
If he appeared before the king first...
Fiedlock looked at Isaiah before him, recalling the king's answer regarding the insect hive, his voice brimming with blatant boasting:
"Wang said that the small insect nest would make it easier for her to detect my presence."
"The king doesn't dislike this insect hive at all."
Seeing Isaiah's pupils suddenly contract, Fiedlock expressionlessly shifted his gaze, but when he looked at the door to the king's bedroom, his eyes instantly became docile.
Isaiah knew that Phidik was not lying.
He suppressed the jealousy that was beyond his control and turned his attention back to Fedorock:
"So, you didn't consider the king's feelings at all?"
"Didn't you consider that Wang might have just acted on a whim at the time?"
"Did you even consider whether Wang was comfortable living in that rudimentary insect nest later on?"
He knew Fiedlock's deepest fears and said lightly:
"No wonder the king was willing to abandon you and choose me."
Feeling Fiedlock's slightly stiff body, Isaiah's eyes finally regained a hint of a smile:
"Don't think that just because you were the first to discover the king or the first to appear by his side, you will always receive the king's favor."
Upon hearing his words, Fedlock and Savile, who was not far away, froze instantly.
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Author's Note: Isaiah: A Small Test
Fiedlock: First Blood
Savile: Double Kill
Today's red envelopes are given out in sequence!
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