Chapter 54 A liar! How could Wang possibly do this for them...?
Just as Ai Ying was lost in thought because of this core gem.
The second subordinate respectfully approached her, holding a core gem.
Then came the third one, the fourth one...
Core gems, which are extremely rare and valuable to countless species throughout the galaxy, were presented to her so easily and one after another.
However, Ai Ying's eyes did not show much joy at seeing the core gem; in fact, they even carried a hint of seriousness.
She paused for two seconds, then turned to look carefully at the scene in the amusement park outside the window.
Two minutes later, her expression changed from serious to conflicted.
In the large area of the Bug Bumper Machine, more than a hundred bugs sat in more than a hundred round barrels carved from dull stones, indiscriminately bumping into all the barrels around them.
The collision caused an even more sensational effect than a group fight.
She estimated that hundreds or even thousands of impacts could occur in just one second.
It takes ten minutes to produce one core gem, which is already much longer than the time data recorded in the optical brain.
At the clamp force testing machine, a group of insects lined up to be tested, wanting to know how strong their clamps were.
Each time they swung their arms at the machine with all their might, the ground would tremble slightly.
Although the number of times it is practiced is less, each practice is better than ten.
In front of the whack-a-mole machine, an insect's pincers moved so fast they left afterimages.
Each strike hit the protruding mute stone with great force.
The sounds of banging and crackling continued incessantly.
As for the insect jumping machine, a group of insects were jumping around eagerly according to the lit indicator lights.
While hopping and skipping, Ai Ying suddenly had the illusion that the entire planet was shaking.
There are also flying insect machines, insect stomping machines, etc...
The insects were incredibly excited playing these games and couldn't stop.
In a single second, a dull stone, polished into various devices, can be struck thousands of times.
Ai Ying witnessed it firsthand; in just a few minutes, another dull stone was smashed into a core gem.
Moreover, as their understanding of the game deepened, the insects played the game at an increasingly faster pace.
At the same time, their bodies and pincers have become harder, and even their coordination with their bodies has been continuously strengthened.
Ai Ying felt the overwhelming commotion outside, her expression a mixture of helplessness and amusement:
They knew this was an amusement park, and they understood that these insects were playing a game.
Anyone who didn't know better would think she was giving these insects military training.
It is still a high-intensity training program that can simultaneously train the insect's brain, reaction speed, and physical rigidity.
Fortunately, she didn't cut corners when designing this playground, and the insects obediently built it according to her requirements.
Otherwise, the amusement park might be ruined after being played with by insects for two days.
only……
Ai Ying frowned slightly when she saw a fluffy worm panting heavily, its fur trembling with each breath, still engrossed in the game and unwilling to let go.
Her original intention in building the 'Insect Playground' was to help these insects release their excess energy and stop them from fighting.
If they play games until they ruin their health, then it's not worth it.
Thinking of this, she turned to the subordinate insects that had entered the hive and gave them a command:
“From today onwards, you will be in charge of supervising these insects outside.”
Ai Ying paused for a moment, as if thinking about something, before continuing:
"Each insect can only play these game machines for three hours."
“After more than three hours, let them go back to rest.”
Norman stood in the corner of the study. Upon hearing the king's command, he suddenly raised his head, his lake-green pupils filled with astonishment.
He thought the king was already very, very good.
Even when the king wanted to obtain the core gem, he used this gentle method.
Wang spared no effort, time, or treasures to build a machine for refining dull stones that could bring pleasure to even the lowest insects.
In this way, even if a worm is exhausted from refining the dumb stone and even dies, its core will always contain only happiness and joy.
They will not feel any pain or fear of death.
Such a king is truly excellent.
He was a king whom he could not and dared not imagine even when he was asleep.
Therefore, when he heard that Wang had limited the time for the insects outside to refine the Dumb Stone, he could not suppress the doubts in his insect core.
He saw that the king didn't care at all about the core gem from the insect.
He saw Wang looking helplessly at the insects refining the dumb stones outside the energy window, his expression even carrying a hint of worry.
What is Wang... worried about?
Norman's light-colored eyelashes trembled slightly; he already had the answer in his mind, an incredible answer.
The king was worried that the lower insects outside would be exhausted to death.
However, low-level insects have always been consumables since the birth of the Zerg.
Anyway, if this one is gone, another one will be born soon.
Why should I worry about them, my king?
Worrying about that bunch of insects is completely useless...
He even felt that the king's initial purpose in building these structures might have had nothing to do with those core gems.
The king... seems to be only here for these lowly insects.
Realizing this, a strange warmth suddenly surged through the Norman worm's core.
Within his insect core, there was a faint envy for those lower insects, and an uncontrollable desire to get closer to the king.
He forced himself to look away from the king and turned his head to look at the scene outside the energy window.
The lower-level insects outside didn't know why the king suddenly issued an order that each insect could only play on the game machine for three hours a day.
However, they would not have any doubts whatsoever, nor would they have the slightest thought of disobeying the king's orders.
No matter how excited or happy they were playing, they could stop at any time if the king needed them.
In the entire galaxy, nothing can compare to the King.
So, after calculating that they had played for three hours, all the insects stopped decisively.
Then, without a trace of regret, he left the amusement park with his head held high.
Wang Hao!
Therefore, they need to behave even better!
They need to be even more obedient!
The king is the best, the very best king in the world!
Therefore, they must try their best to be the most obedient and well-behaved insects!
After the insects had walked a short distance from the playground, some of them suddenly felt a slight soreness in their pincers. Meanwhile, the native insects that had been playing on the pedal machine began to walk unsteadily.
The two insect legs seemed not to belong to them; they would trip themselves every two steps.
A native insect was walking so crookedly that it accidentally bumped into a fluffy worm next to it.
Normally, even if the king had ordered them not to fight, the irritable velvety worm would still brandish its hairy pincers and scare the other worms if it sensed that any worm dared to bump into it.
And of course, there will be a few curses and swears.
But this time, the velvet was knocked back three or four steps, but remained motionless for a long time.
It's not that he doesn't want to move.
Instead, after trying for a long time, he found that he couldn't lift his two pincers at all.
The velvet worm didn't even have the strength to open its eyes anymore; its round eyes stared unblinkingly ahead.
never mind.
He was a magnanimous man and wouldn't stoop to the level of this insect.
This kind of thing happens to many insects as well.
These insects, who played non-stop for three whole hours, didn't even bother to argue, let alone fight.
After being accidentally struck by the pincers of a velvety worm, the native insect silently moved two steps to the left.
The distance between the two insects became just right, and the native insect did not take an extra step.
All the movements were silent.
The native insect, which has never liked to speak, is now even less inclined to utter a single hiss.
All the insects were initially very excited in the amusement park.
They all planned that once they came out, they would definitely share with the other insects how fun the game machine they played was.
However, when they finally came out, all that remained was the sound of heavy, dragging footsteps.
After returning to where the insects were resting.
All the insects sat down uniformly on the rocky ground.
Although their insect bodies showed unusual signs of fatigue, their eyes were filled with satisfaction and happiness.
The velvety worm, crying its eyes out, trembled as it propped itself up with its pincers, trying to show off how good it was at the rock-paper-scissors game.
He's the bug that has cleared the most levels among all the bugs!
Hiss—
But after hissing twice, he stopped.
Then his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground, falling into a deep sleep.
In an instant, all the insects huddled together in a ball, fast asleep.
Sometimes, native insects and velvet worms will unknowingly roll together while they are asleep.
Throughout Morton.
Some native insects nestled against the bodies of the fluffy worms, while others placed the pincers of the fluffy worms in the depressions of the native insects' carapaces...
They were sleeping in a mess, but it looked cute and cozy.
Inside the insect nest.
No matter how much Norman tried to control himself, his gaze would eventually fall back on the king without him even realizing it.
Looking at Wang gazing out the window with a smile on his lips, deep within his lake-green pupils, there was a hint of suppressed, struggling anticipation.
The bloody scenes he witnessed after his birth had already left a deep shadow in his core.
Those scattered insect cores are proof of the painful death of each insect.
From that moment on, he told himself he would be a loyal lord.
He will carry out all the king's orders, even if the king's order is for him to die a painful death.
Therefore, he dared not have any expectations.
I dare not even dream of it.
As long as there are no expectations, he can always carry out the king's orders without hesitation or pain.
But such a king...
What would it take for him to be loyal?
How can he stop having expectations?
The warmth within the Norman worm's core transformed into a tiny flame, faint yet impossible to ignore.
Just as he subconsciously wanted to get closer to the king and to warmth, a red insect shadow was a step faster than him and appeared in front of the king in a flurry.
Norman's slightly raised foot fell silently back down.
Horace awkwardly held seven or eight cups in both hands and placed them all in front of the king.
He glanced disdainfully at Savile, who usually prepared food and drinks for the king, then turned to look at the king with sparkling eyes.
Ai Ying turned around when she heard his noise.
She glanced at the eight cups of nutrient solution neatly arranged on the table, which were somewhat different from usual, and then looked up at the table in front of her.
Seeing Horace's expectant look as he awaited her question, she raised the corners of her lips and followed his lead, asking:
"What's this?"
Horace struggled to suppress the pride surging within his insect core, trying to appear relaxed as he said:
"Reporting to Your Majesty."
"A few days ago, I suddenly discovered that my fire aura could refine the large particles of energy in the Zerg energy fluid."
After learning from Savile to observe the king's preferences, he discovered that the king did not like drinking the insectoid energy liquid.
He knew without even thinking that it must be a problem with the energy liquid!
So while the king rested, he used various methods to refine the Zerg's top-grade energy liquid.
finally!
After thousands of experiments, he discovered that by using 60% of his fire essence to temper the energy liquid for three seconds, he could obtain the most perfect energy liquid with the most comfortable taste!
Early this morning, he refined various flavors of top-grade energy liquid.
As soon as the tea was ready, he presented it to the king without waiting for even a second.
To demonstrate his formidable abilities, Horace made no mention of how long he spent refining the nutrient solution, nor how arduous his work was.
He wanted to always appear strong and reliable in the king's eyes.
He feigned calmness and said:
"Then I just casually refined it, and suddenly I knew how to refine the energy liquid to make it taste good!"
"These are eight cups of nutrient solution that I have freshly refined..."
As he said this, a hint of unease, which he himself was unaware of, crept into his voice:
"Your Majesty, why don't you try it and see if you like it?"
Ai Ying's current mental strength is sufficient to digest many types of energy liquids.
She hadn't taken it because she was initially too traumatized by the constantly boiling insect energy liquid in the bottle.
After Savile noticed her dislike, he tactfully ensured that the Zerg energy fluid never appeared before her.
Ai Ying picked up one of the cups and took a small sip.
Her eyes widened slightly.
The energy drink contained only tiny bubbles, and its sweet and sour taste made it feel like modern sparkling water.
She put down her water glass and praised her with a smile:
"It tastes great."
"I love so much."
Horace's dark red eyes suddenly lit up, and the scales on the sides of his face became exquisite and radiant.
"I'm glad you like it!"
"This is what Horace, as a lord, should do."
After saying that, he suppressed the embarrassment in his heart and slowly added:
"This is also... what Horace wants to do."
He wanted to make Wang happy.
Ai Ying looked at the insect in front of her, her gaze not only gentle as usual, but also filled with a hint of doting.
When Isaiah heard Horace's seemingly ordinary words, which were actually full of hidden meaning and could move the king, he took a deep breath and hid the contempt in his eyes for Horace.
Not only were Horace's words cleverly chosen, but the timing of his appearance was also remarkable.
He had already seen Norman trying to get close to the King when Horace appeared at just the right moment with the energy liquid, interrupting Norman's actions.
Isaiah narrowed his eyes slightly:
It seems that the appearance of the new lord insect has made Horace feel threatened.
As he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard the king's call.
Isaiah was instantly devoid of all thoughts; in his eyes and in his insect-like mind, only the king remained.
He instantly appeared before the king, his amber eyes fixed intently on him.
Ai Ying pushed the core gem on the table in front of him.
There were some things she could only leave to Isaiah.
Fortunately, she knew he wouldn't let her down.
Seeing Isaiah's bewildered expression, she calmly said:
"Isaiah, for the time being, you will be in charge of selling the core gems to other species."
"It's best to price it 30% lower than the market price."
She had done her research and found that currently only the Human Empire sells core gems.
Moreover, the quantity sold is small, the price is high, and the supply cannot meet the demand.
The core gem can serve as a stepping stone for the Zerg to open up the interstellar market.
The Zerg under her command cannot simply buy without selling, otherwise even a large amount of savings would be squandered.
Because of the Zerg's intimidation, other species might not dare to buy at normal prices.
However, core gemstones priced at 30% below market value are already enough to tempt many species.
Thinking of this, Ai Ying continued:
"The star coins obtained from selling core gems will be used to purchase large quantities of the raw materials needed to build the Merton Star amusement park."
Now that she knows the feasibility of the amusement park and has enough income, it's time to build 'insect amusement parks' on all the planets in the Fiedlock territory.
Isaiah guessed the king's thoughts, but still found it unbelievable:
"Your Majesty, do you intend to expand that... amusement park concept to several surrounding planets as well?"
Ai Ying tilted her head at him and smiled happily:
"That's not right."
Seeing Isaiah's wide-eyed, bewildered expression, she added with a smile:
"It means building playgrounds specifically for the insects to play on every planet in the territory of Fidelock."
At this point, Ai Ying seemed to remember something and looked at Norman in the corner.
"And the Norman territories."
"Those energetic insects also need a place to release their energy."
"However, I still need to do some research to see what kind of amusement park would be more suitable for that environment."
Upon hearing the king's words, Norman looked up in a daze.
When he met the king's smiling black eyes, his insect core instantly went out of control and began to throb chaotically.
But Wang quickly looked away from him.
Ai Ying looked at Isaiah in front of her and continued:
"These tasks are assigned to you. Can you complete them?"
Isaiah abandoned his usual light smile, his eyes filled with solemnity:
"able."
"Isaiah will surely complete the task assigned by the king perfectly."
Hearing his firm answer, Ai Ying used her mental energy to gently stroke his long, amber-brown hair:
"I trust you."
You can definitely do it.
Isaiah no longer felt any reluctance to leave the king.
He will absolutely not let the king down!
Before leaving the hive, he glanced at Horace not far away, his gaze no longer carrying the usual hint of jealousy and a desire to learn.
He suddenly understood.
So what if Horace is cunning? So what if he knows how to please the king?
He is the insect that the king trusts the most!
He was the very worm whom the king entrusted with such an important task!
Only he was so firmly believed in by the king!
Isaiah took a deep breath and left the hive with firm steps.
*
Soon after, news of the Zerg lord Isaiah's high-profile sale of the core gems spread throughout the entire galaxy.
Having learned from his previous experience of making large-scale purchases, other species were already somewhat prepared for the Zerg's involvement in market transactions, so they were not too alarmed.
What surprised them was—
It's only been a few days!
The Zerg have actually forged the core gem from the Dumb Stone?!
Even working day and night, it would take tens of thousands of people from other species more than half a month to forge a core gem, yet the Zerg forged it in less than five days?!
How many insects would die from exhaustion?!
Some of the higher-ups of the species, while feigning sighs, nervously pulled out star coins and lined up to pay Isaiah.
Once the Zerg are exhausted, they won't be able to buy core gems at such a low price!
The human empire sells core gems that are both expensive and scarce.
Now that the Zerg are still alive, they should stockpile as much as they can!
*
On Losi, on the edge of the Fidelock territory.
Many insects merged with the dark planet, silently using their pincers to pierce the rock layers on the ground, trying to find the most beautiful rock crystal.
The rock crystals that were attacked and shattered like ordinary stones on Merton were treasures that even the insects on Losi might not be able to find despite their hard work.
This is one of the most peripheral planets of the Zerg.
All the insects on this planet are relatively old, low-level insects that could die in a riot at any time.
Others are insects that are weak from birth, and as weak insects, they can only come to the worst-level planets.
These insects live silently on this marginal planet, silently searching for the rock crystals to offer to the king, and then awaiting their death.
But just a few days ago.
They sensed the faint aura of a king emanating from them!
That scent, so gentle, drifted in with the breeze, soothing the riot and pain of all the insects.
They knew that a king had been born!
They also knew that once the king was born, he would not care about them, these useless insects from the outer reaches of the galaxy.
But they were still happy.
As long as they could sense even the faintest trace of the king's aura, that was enough for them to persevere.
No matter how painful it is, they can persevere.
Just as all the insects were steadfastly searching for rock crystals on the planet, a kinky subordinate insect suddenly arrived on Losi.
Benny was a chatterbox who could never stop talking, and even in front of the lord, he couldn't help but say a few words.
When he arrived on Losi Star and saw the group of insects in front of him, he couldn't resist the urge to show off.
He extended his four-fingered, hairy insect claw and waved it vigorously at the lower insects controlled by his energy around him:
"Did you see that?"
"These aren't ordinary insect claws; these are insect claws that Wang touched!"
Benny recalled the warm touch of the King taking the core gem from his hand, and his round eyes brimmed with happiness.
Upon hearing his words, the older insects were still able to control their expressions.
Some of the young, thin insects couldn't help but cry out:
"Hiss—Wow!"
"Hiss—Wang touched it!!"
Benny's lips curled up in a smile as he listened to the envious sounds of the insects.
After a long while, he remembered his task and solemnly withdrew his insect claws, which all the insects were watching with envy.
“I have come here to deliver the king’s command.”
It is the king's order!
Even the older insects couldn't contain their joy within their cores:
They, these tattered and worthless insects, actually received orders from the king!
very nice!
So happy!
A worm that usually hid in the corner and never made a sound cautiously raised its pincers. When it saw the other worm looking at it, its voice was timid yet filled with barely suppressed anticipation:
"Hiss—what is the king's command?"
Benny held his head high, his face full of happiness and pride:
"The king commands all the insects on Losi Star to build an amusement park together, starting today."
"This is a playground that the king designed specifically for insects."
"Once it's built, each insect can go in and play for three hours every day!"
Upon hearing his words, the anticipation in the eyes of many older men dimmed.
The insect, suppressing the overwhelming sense of loss within its core, angrily averted its gaze:
What a nasty bug!
They actually used such a fake lie to deceive them!
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Author's Note: Mwah to all my darlings~~
Today's red envelopes are given out in sequence! Love you all!
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