Chapter 51 Then I'll punish you by making you wear pliers all day long...
the next day.
Ai Ying woke up from her deep sleep.
She was momentarily dazed as she looked at the bedroom decor, which was exactly the same as anywhere else on Noah's Star.
It took her a while to remember that she had left Noah Star and arrived in Fidellock's territory.
Fedlock renovated the bedroom to be exactly the same as the bedroom on Noah's Star, according to her preferences and habits.
The same applies to the study.
After Ai Ying woke up, she subconsciously looked out the window through the energy window.
This time, what she saw was pitch blackness, completely different from Noah's Planet.
She blinked, a little unaccustomed to it.
Just as she was wondering whether she should improve the environment of Merton Star and add some light to the place, her mental energy sensed an insect calmly avoiding the rock crystal fragments in front of it.
For some unknown reason, he took two steps back, and as if cleaning up some trash, silently crushed the rock with his pliers.
Then it shook its antennae and continued walking quietly forward.
Throughout the entire process, he didn't make a sound; only his waving antennae revealed his inner joy.
Ai Ying was so charmed by his actions that she smiled, then belatedly realized what he meant:
The insects' energy and vertical pupils are sufficient for them to live normally in this dark environment.
Only humans have an extraordinary need for the existence of light.
When she and Charlotte were mining on Carlo, they even found a way to hang inferior gemstones on the rock walls of their temporary dwelling for lighting.
Thinking of this, Ai Ying suddenly came back to her senses.
She stared at the pitch-black planet, and her hand, resting on the table, trembled slightly.
Charlotte, how are you now?
Ai Ying slowly clenched her fist on the table. She had now contracted with most of the lord insects and had gained some control over the insect race.
She doesn't have to worry about her identity being exposed all the time, and she has enough ability to do what she wants.
Ai Ying dismissed the lord insects from the study, then used her Gu magic to summon Bilia from the corner of the insect nest.
Villa was the first insect she met and the first insect she made a contract with.
He was the only one who had ever seen Charlotte's face, and it was under her orders that he sent Charlotte back to the human world.
She looked into Villa's vertical pupils, which were filled with piety and dependence, and her voice became somewhat serious:
"Villa, do you still remember the human who stayed with me on Planet Carlo?"
Seeing Villa nod blankly, she continued:
"I need you to find her."
"Find my friend Charlotte."
This time, she no longer needed to use the term 'human pet' to dispel the insectoids' suspicions about her identity.
She could finally say her name openly and call her a friend.
Ai Ying seemed to remember something, and her voice softened slightly:
"I don't need to bring her back to me, I just need to know if she's safe."
"besides……"
"If she needs help, then offer her assistance."
She leaned back in her chair, her voice carrying the authority of a king:
"This is an order."
Aside from fulfilling the king's orders, the Villain had no other thoughts in its mind.
He knelt on one knee:
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Villa left to carry out his orders, Ai Ying lowered her eyes and gradually suppressed her longing for Charlotte.
The most important thing now is the insects on Morton.
Not only the native insects on Merton, but also the insects from the Norman territory who came here with her.
She could sense that each of the insects bore some kind of wound.
Their cores and brains were severely damaged.
Having seen so many insect queens, she finally understood why other species thought the insect race would become extinct in a few decades.
Because the physical condition of all insects can only last for a maximum of ten or twenty years.
More than a decade from now, there may truly be no trace of the Zerg in interstellar space.
Ai Ying took out a leaf and placed it to her lips. The Gu technique 'Healing' spread throughout the entire Merton Star along with a gentle melody.
Now that she has become queen, she will never watch these insects perish.
As her Gu techniques improved, the range of her 'healing' became much larger than before.
The Gu technique, which could once only barely cure the insects on one planet, is now sufficient to cover five or six surrounding planets.
Although the insects on the surrounding planets did not receive the same healing as those on Merton, it was enough to alleviate their injuries.
After a long time, when Ai Ying felt that her spiritual power was starting to run out, she finally stopped the Gu technique.
She tucked the leaf from her lips and turned to look out the window.
With the aid of her mental powers, the pitch-black scene outside appeared no different from daytime to her.
She could clearly see the native inhabitants of Merton and the newly arrived insects all lying peacefully on the ground.
The two types of insects were neither too close nor too far apart, but the atmosphere was peaceful, and they seemed to get along quite well.
Seeing this, Ai Ying finally felt relieved.
She turned around and began looking at the books on the table about the current state of Merton and the surrounding star systems, wanting to study how to make the insects here live better.
Outside the insect nest.
All the insects on Merton Star sensed the king's aura accompanying the music just now.
They could also feel the wounds on their insect body gradually healing, and feel their insect core beginning to pulsate stronger and more powerfully.
They lay on the ground, their eyes filled with frenzied excitement and devotion.
This moment was so beautiful, it felt like a dream they never dared to imagine:
The king came to their side!
The king even expended energy to help these useless, lowly insects heal their injuries!
Hiss—Oh my god!
How could there be such a powerful, beautiful, and gentle king in this world!
Hiss—Oh my god!
How could there be such lucky and happy insects in this world!
The native insects of Merton were accustomed to the planet's silence and were a group of taciturn insects.
They rarely make hissing insect sounds.
When they reach the pinnacle of happiness, they simply lie on the ground, cover their faces with their pincers, and let their antennae twitch excitedly but silently.
It took them a while to come back to their senses from their excitement.
Only then could they be sure that the king had truly arrived!
Centuries of despair and unease vanished completely at this moment.
The native insects remained silent, their pincers silently crushing the rock fragments in front of them.
Only in this way can they release their overflowing happiness and excitement.
but……
If only it were just them.
If you see the king, the insects that have been healed by the king, only they will be cured.
Possessiveness is an instinct in every insect.
The native insects glared at the fluffy worms that had appeared on their planet, vying for the king's attention.
So ugly!
What insect on which planet doesn't take pride in its hard, smooth shell?
This group of insects not only lacks a carapace, but their bodies are also covered in hair. They don't look like powerful and majestic insects at all.
And their insect pincers—
How could there be such ugly insect pincers?!
It's like a round ball, covered in fuzz, and it's so ugly!
It's ugly, forget about it!
They actually dared to show up in their territory and even dared to compete for the king's attention!
Shouldn't they hide, so their ugliness won't harm the king's eyes?!
The insects in the Norman territory were still immersed in the excitement of seeing the king.
Their hairy ears twitched, and their round pincers kept waving around.
Hiss—King!
Hiss hiss hiss—King!!!
They felt neither discomfort nor guilt about coming to other insect territories.
What is guilt? The insect has never known it.
The velvets felt that since they had come here, this place belonged to them!
It's been like this for hundreds of years!
If they're not convinced, beat them into submission!
Hehe, they love fighting the most!!!
Therefore, they not only did not feel that they were wrong, but also found these native insects who stayed here and competed with them for the king's attention to be particularly annoying.
What an annoying bug!
Just then, a velvet worm raised its head and keenly sensed that someone was watching it.
He turned his head sharply, staring with his round eyes at the source of the gaze.
Seeing the native insect's vertical pupils staring at him without moving, his simple insect brain instantly came to a conclusion:
He must be provoking him.
The velvet swished its round pincers and said in a menacing voice:
"Hiss—What are you looking at?!"
Indigenous insects do not like to make sounds.
Faced with the velvet worm's questioning, he chose to continue staring at it.
The lord said that the king dislikes insects that fight.
He can't hit these ugly bugs.
He cannot do things that the king dislikes.
So the native insect remained silent and made no move, but it did not look away.
He will keep an eye on this insect until it leaves their planet!
The velvet didn't even flinch when it saw this.
He didn't care what the insect was trying to do, or whether it had any parasitic diseases.
Since he made him unhappy, he should definitely beat him up!
The velvet, with its round eyes wide open and its round pincers waving, punched the native insect in the face.
The indigenous people never expected this ugly insect to actually attack them, and they were knocked to the ground and rolled around.
But he didn't hiss at all. He just silently and quickly flipped his body over, then silently raised his pincers and swung them at the velvety worm that had attacked him.
Coincidentally, he also liked to use the insect pincers to expend excess energy.
Seeing this, the fluffy worms, who already loved to fight, were filled with excitement:
Hiss—Okay!
Hiss—Charge!
Next, the excited velvet worms and the already dissatisfied native worms got into a fight.
"Hiss—that feels good!!" This is the fluffy worm that got punched.
"..." This is the native insect that remains silent even after being punched.
"Hiss—Again, again!!" This is the fluffy worm beating up the native insect.
"..." This is the silent native insect that is being suppressed by the fluffy worm.
Although it was clearly a fight between two sides, the sounds made it seem as if only one side of the insects was fighting amongst themselves.
As more and more insects joined in, the sounds of fighting echoed across the entire planet.
Inside the insect nest.
As Ai Ying was researching how to improve the living conditions of the insects on Merton Star, she heard a tremendous roar outside.
She turned her head, and two insects tumbling into her line of sight, wrestling together, rolled away again.
Looking around, you see insects fighting everywhere.
In an instant, the entire planet Merton became a 'battlefield' for the insects to fight.
Outside the study, several lord insects initially thought this was just a minor squabble by lower-level insects.
They didn't expect that in less than ten seconds, all the lower insects on the planet would be locked in a fierce battle.
Fiedlock's first thought was that the King didn't like insects fighting, so he instantly poured out black energy, trying to quiet down the insects outside.
Saville paused for a moment, knowing the king's preferences. Even though this wasn't his territory, he released his energy to intimidate the lower insects fighting outside.
Isaiah glanced at the scene outside the insect hive out of the corner of his eye and immediately deduced in the insect brain:
Seeing this, the king would certainly be very dissatisfied with the territory managed by Fedlock.
The corners of his lips curved upwards almost imperceptibly.
He then feigned surprise, as if he had only just realized what was happening, and slowly extended the energy around his body out of the hive, pretending to be trying to stop the fighting outside.
Unlike the lord insects before him, Horace frowned and watched the insects fighting outside without blinking.
Hey, why did you punch him here? You should aim for his tentacles to knock him out!
Tsk, why is this insect swinging its pincers so slowly?
Tsk tsk, how come not a single one of these insects knows how to fight?
The more Horace looked, the straighter he stood, and the more proud he became.
Indeed, he is the most powerful and best fighter among the Zerg in the galaxy!
Norman had already noticed the commotion outside the hive.
The insects in his territory are always aggressive, and the fact that they have remained quiet until now has exceeded his expectations.
It was just a fight between lowly insects; he was already used to it.
So when Norman saw the three Lord Insects not far away using their energy to suppress the insects outside, a hint of doubt appeared in his lake-green pupils.
Just then, the study door opened silently.
Ai Ying glanced at the five lord insects guarding the study door, then turned to look ahead, her voice authoritative without being angry:
"Let's go."
"Let's go see what happened."
The fighting among the lower-level insects outside had already subsided under the energy shock of the three lord insects.
However, their expressions still showed that they were not convinced by each other.
Although the fight was suppressed this time, they might start fighting again at any time.
However, upon sensing the king's presence...
The native insect and the fluffy worm instantly concealed the ferocity in their eyes.
Each insect stood ramrod straight, its antennae twitching happily, completely forgetting what had just happened; only one thought remained in their minds:
Hiss—It's the king!!
Hiss hiss hiss—The King is coming!!!
Ai Ying walked up to the group of fighting insects and immediately used her Gu technique to examine their physical condition.
It's just an external injury.
There was absolutely no sign of the insect brain rioting.
So, these insects simply want to fight.
She glanced at the two most aggressive insects in the lead.
The native insect has a black carapace and its pincers are jet black and reflective, making it look fierce and powerful.
Meanwhile, the fluffy worm on the other side...
Upon seeing the furry insect, Ai Ying struggled to maintain her icy expression.
Really...so cute.
Previously, she had only glanced at the group of insects on the starship, and had not looked at them carefully like she did now.
These round eyes, furry body, and round, furry pincers.
And then there's the worm's brain, which unconsciously tilts slightly when it looks at her.
They look so well-behaved and cute.
If it weren't for the bluish-black scars under this insect's eyes, you would never have guessed that it was the most ferocious insect in the fight just now.
Ai Ying took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to pet the insect.
The most important thing now is to figure out why these insects are fighting.
She frowned and asked:
What exactly happened just now?
Why did you start fighting?
The insects would never disobey the king's orders, much less lie to him.
They talked about insects here and there, chattering away.
Even the usually taciturn native insects hissed in response to the king's question.
After listening for a long time, Ai Ying finally understood what had happened.
The origin of a 'planetary war' was actually just a glance.
She suppressed the urge to rub her forehead and looked coldly at the swarm of insects.
Under her watchful gaze, the fluffy worm would still stealthily glare at the native worm.
The native insects would occasionally try to bump the velvets with their shells.
Ai Ying took a deep breath, knowing that if the conflict between them wasn't resolved properly, they might start fighting again.
First, she must establish rules.
She used her mental powers to spread her voice to every corner of Merton:
"I hate insects that fight. I despise insects that kill each other and harm their own kind."
"From now on, no insect can attack other insects on its own initiative."
"This is an order."
Upon hearing this, Norman finally realized why the other lords reacted so strongly to the insects' fighting.
It turns out that the king not only disliked war.
He also doesn't like fighting.
I don't like insects killing each other.
The velvets also realized this.
Although they enjoy fighting, nothing is more important than the king's orders.
They all knelt on the ground, nodding their heads vigorously:
"Hiss—Yes!!"
The native insects also knelt down, nodded quickly, and loudly responded to the king's command:
"Hiss—Yes, sir!!"
Ai Ying could sense their loyalty.
But--
She glanced at the messy rock crystals around her, now a mess from their fight, and kept a sullen face.
These insects were more aggressive than she had ever seen before, able to escalate into such a large battlefield from a single glance.
She had to teach them a lesson so they wouldn't dare to repeat the mistake.
As if she had thought of something, Ai Ying twitched her fingertips, and her slightly furrowed brows relaxed.
She coughed and said:
“Since you have made a mistake, you must be punished.”
Upon hearing this, the other insects did not react, but Norman's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.
But soon, he completely relaxed, and even felt a sense of relief in the insect core.
A king should be like this.
The king should give every erring insect a harsh lesson.
The king should use torture on them so that all the insects can see the consequences of angering the king.
Norman watched the king in front of him quietly and faithfully.
He knew that these insects had made mistakes because he, as their lord, had failed to discipline them properly.
He will also be punished by the king.
Perhaps the moment he's been waiting for is about to arrive.
As Norman quietly awaited the king's verdict, he suddenly heard the king's calm voice:
"Since you all already know where you went wrong."
"Then you'll be punished—"
After observing the anxious expressions of all the insects in front of her, Ai Ying continued:
"The insect that fights itself, its pincers are tied together all day long."
Upon hearing the details of the punishment, Norman's eyes widened, his lake-green pupils filled with astonishment:
Is this the king's... punishment?
There was no severe punishment, no insect blood; they simply let the insects lightly tug at each other's pincers.
Norman blinked blankly.
His bloodline memories, his insect core, and everything he had seen since birth made it impossible for him to understand what was happening now.
But……
Looking at the king like this, Norman felt a strange sensation welling up deep within the insect core.
This is his... king.
Unlike Norman's reaction, the lower insects who had made mistakes all wore expressions of utter despair, as if the sky had fallen.
What did Wang just say was the punishment?
Pliers?
A fluffy worm stiffly turned its head, glanced at the native worm, and its round eyes instantly filled with panic and resistance:
Oh my god!
He'd rather get beaten up by Wang!
He would rather have the king remove his insect core and drain his blood!
He didn't want to be entangled with this cold, big guy next to him!
The native insects also looked utterly desperate; their bodies trembled incessantly, and their antennae shook so violently they resembled a sieve.
Oh my god!
Engaging with these ugly insects' pincers?!
How could something so terrifying happen in the life of an insect?!
However, no insect would disobey the king's command.
It's just... it's just a pair of clamps, right?!
They made a mistake, so they should be punished!
Ai Ying looked at the group of low-level insects in front of her, trembling as they raised their pincers and closed their eyes to pull them, and nodded to herself in approval.
Sure enough, throughout history, this trick has been the most effective when dealing with fighting kids.
Moreover, after such close contact for a day, their relationship should improve somewhat.
Once their relationship improved, they naturally stopped fighting like they do today.
Under the king's gaze, all the lower insects, with despair but resolute determination, carried out his command—
It stretched out its pincers and clamped them onto the insect that was fighting with it.
In the split second they clamped down, the insect nucleus suddenly exerted its strength as if by telepathy.
Each insect used unprecedented strength, gripping the other's pincers tightly.
What should have been a friendly interaction between them suddenly turned into a competition of insect-pinching pliers.
Ai Ying watched them strain so hard that the insect's body trembled, as if they wanted to crush the other insect, and added expressionlessly:
"From now on, the time it takes for the two insects to pull the pincers together will be extended by one day."
Upon hearing this terrifying news, all the insects instantly lost their strength and dared not exert any more force.
Each velvet and each native insect pincer were carefully clamped together.
Feeling the sensation from the pincers, they disgustedly flailed their tentacles.
Seeing that all the insects were obediently holding onto their pincers, Ai Ying nodded in satisfaction.
She turned her head to look at the lord insect and its subordinate insects behind her and commanded:
"You are responsible for monitoring these insects."
"For insects that separate their pincers without authorization, the time spent holding the pincers will be increased by one day."
"For insects that use their pincers without permission, the time they are held by the pincers will be extended by one day."
Lord insects and subordinate insects, quickly accept the order:
"yes."
They knelt on one knee and bowed their heads deeply.
Fiedlock, Savile, and Isaiah were able to control their emotions.
But Horace's face turned deathly pale in an instant:
The King probably doesn't know about his secret crash into Norman, right?
He extended one hand and tentatively shook his other hand...
hiss--
His face grew even paler, and he couldn't help but slap his hand in disgust.
Norman didn't know what Horace was worried about. He knelt quietly on the spot, silently feeling his pulsating worm core.
Behind the lord insects, the eyes of the subordinate insects were filled with relief:
Fortunately, they had never fought in front of the king!
Pliers pulling like that—it's disgusting!
That's disgusting!!
One of the subordinate insects, who never smiled and loved to fight, forced a friendly smile at the insects around him:
He always got along well with the other insects!
fight?
How is that possible?!
They have never been killed by insects since they were born!
They absolutely, positively, positively could never fight!!
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Author's Note: Regarding Yingying's unintentional use of the "beating the mountain to scare the tiger" tactic...
My darlings, today's red envelopes are given out in sequence!
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