Chapter 70 My God! They actually possess this…
News of the Queen's actions at the interstellar conference has spread throughout the galaxy, including to the Terran Empire.
Charlotte took the information about Ai Ying from her subordinate and waved for him to leave.
She looked at the words on the paper, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.
On Carlo Star, their lives were very difficult. When Ai Ying was mistaken for the queen by the insectoids and life became less difficult, all that remained around her was the danger of having her identity exposed at any moment.
But what came to mind was not the dangerous past, but the expression on Ai Ying's face when she resolutely faced death in the face of the advanced insectoid race.
For her sake, and for the sake of those inferior insects... Ai Ying truly wanted to sacrifice herself.
Ai Ying has always been so kind, so kind that it worries her that she might be bullied or let down by the current Zerg.
Charlotte rubbed the paper in her hands:
Therefore, she must work hard.
She wants more power.
She wants to do her best to be Ai Ying's support.
She wanted her to have true freedom.
Charlotte took a deep breath and closed the message from Ai Ying in her hand.
She stared intently at some of the documents she had gathered during her search of the Duke's mansion.
After Deke's death, the Duke's mansion was searched by the Emperor, and many things were confiscated and taken away.
The information she had was all found in some extremely hidden corners of the Duke's mansion.
Dirk kept this information so well hidden; there must be something wrong with it.
Charlotte frowned slightly as she looked at the densely packed time records above:
This is just a record of the usage and maintenance time of some core gem refining machines.
What is there about these things that Dirk should hide?
She looked at the contents of the paper word by word, but still couldn't find anything wrong.
These are indeed just some simple time records...
wrong--
As if she had thought of something, Charlotte's eyes trembled slightly:
The time when the core gem refining machine was officially put into use was only three days before and after my mother's death.
Her other hand trembled slightly as she rummaged through the table.
The neatly arranged documents scattered across the table as she moved.
Charlotte held in one hand the obituaries of generals who had died in the line of duty in recent years, which she had just found, and in the other hand the maintenance time record of the core gem refining machine, her eyes constantly scanning back and forth.
Within three days of each general's death, the machine for refining the core gems would be repaired and put back into use.
If only one or two dates overlap, she can comfort herself by saying it's a coincidence.
But every single date overlaps.
Charlotte's hands were completely limp, and the two sheets of paper floated lightly from her grasp onto the table.
so……
The mother's death was not solely due to Dirk.
Yes, given Dirk's status and his mother's authority in commanding the military, how could she possibly allow him to easily enter the warship's interior?
But what if it's a secret imperial edict?
Charlotte had to brace herself on the table with one hand to maintain her balance.
No wonder.
Despite the Duke of Decker's grave crime of murdering an Imperial General, the Emperor still chose to spare him.
Because the emperor was the real mastermind behind it all.
Not just mothers.
And those generals.
The death of every general is not an accident.
Charlotte took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down as quickly as possible.
If her guesses are true...
Next, she needs to contact the military as soon as possible.
Just in case, the people she contacts must be absolutely safe.
Charlotte raised her head, her eyes no longer showing any respect for the Emperor.
Her voice was hoarse:
"The Landis... family."
“Nergard Landis”.
Inside the palace.
Emperor Nergard Landis sat on his throne, scrutinizing his daughter Claudia below.
He asked casually, as if chatting about everyday matters:
"After meeting the Queen, what are your thoughts on the Zerg?"
Claudia's expression remained respectful, but her heart was pounding:
Her father rarely discussed political affairs with her.
Moreover, the political matters discussed were related to the Zerg and... the Zerg Queen.
She knew that if she lied to her father, he would definitely see through her lie.
Therefore, she made no attempt to conceal her wariness of the Queen and the Zerg:
"Father, I believe we must be wary of the Zerg."
"The Empire must be wary of the current Queen of Insects; her existence poses a tremendous threat to the Empire."
Nergard listened to her answer but offered no comment, instead saying calmly:
"I thought you would want to befriend the Zerg."
Even if they weren't on good terms, they wouldn't so openly admit their hostility towards the Zerg in front of him.
His daughter always held back some of what she said.
Moreover, she gave such a clear answer when faced with such a sensitive and important issue as the relationship with the Zerg.
This really surprised him.
Claudia's heart began to race uncontrollably upon hearing her father's voice.
She took a deep breath and said, half-truthfully, half-lie:
"Your Majesty previously thought that the Queen was tyrannical and that once she had complete control over the Zerg, she would shed her current friendly facade and would not be worth the Empire's attention."
"But at the interstellar conference that day, I discovered that the current Queen is not only powerful, but also extremely cunning. With just a few words, she changed the perception of all species towards the Zerg."
"If the Zerg Queen is allowed to continue developing, I'm afraid that in a few years, the Zerg will surpass the Empire in the interstellar space."
"That's why I think the Zerg are dangerous."
Nergard listened to her analysis and nodded with satisfaction:
"You've grown up."
After the two finished their conversation, Claudia returned to her palace in a cold sweat.
She looked at her still slightly trembling hands and breathed a sigh of relief: her performance just now should have been fine.
Thinking of the true identity of the Insect Queen, she clenched her hands, her eyes filled with coldness.
She had been wondering why this newly born insect queen was so different from the previous ones.
Instead of brutally slaughtering the Zerg, they have consistently worked to improve the lives of the Zerg and their relationships with other species.
Now, everything has an answer.
Because the insect mother is actually a human being.
Then she will naturally rule the Zerg in the same way as humans.
Claudia took a deep breath:
Fortunately, the Emperor has not yet discovered the identity of the Insect Queen.
As long as the relationship between the Empire and the Zerg becomes strained enough, or the two sides go to war...
Only then can her position as Crown Princess remain secure.
In the main hall of the empire, Emperor Nergard stroked the armrest of his throne with one hand, his gaze deep and thoughtful.
Mother insect...
Zerg...
With its current military capabilities, the Empire has little chance of winning against a fully-fledged Zerg force.
He must make all the preparations as soon as possible.
Moreover, if war were to actually break out, the empire must have a legitimate reason for its actions.
Otherwise, the generals of the empire's army might have objections.
Ideally, the Zerg would strike the Empire first, forcing the Empire to retaliate.
Nergard raised an eyebrow slightly:
For him, this was an extremely simple matter.
but……
He recalled what Claudia had just said, and his brow furrowed slightly.
Although there were no flaws in her words, he still felt that something was not quite right.
He spoke calmly to the shadowy knight commander behind him:
"Go and investigate what the Crown Princess has been doing during this period."
*
In the territory of Horace.
Under the king's rule, every insect had its own nest.
On every planet, there are places where insects can play.
But the insects in Horace's territory are more interested in their scales than in playing.
Their waists are all quite slender, giving them a lean and powerful appearance. From the waist to the front of the nucleus, there are more than a dozen scales arranged in a staggered pattern.
Their antennae are longer than those of other insects, and as they move their heads, the long antennae sway along with them, making them look more delicate than other insects.
However, the vast majority of insect scales are a dull gray or brown color.
Only Lord Horace's scales are a beautiful, dazzling dark red.
All the insects were diligently searching for the treasure within the flint.
One insect looked at its grayish scales and carefully placed its body against the scorching hot flint.
Seeing the scales become slightly brighter after being scorched by the flint, he nodded happily, his long antennae tapping the insect on his back with each movement.
Just then, the insect that delivers energy liquid to the planet every day arrived.
The insects in Isaiah's territory spend their days refining energy blocks and stones into various flavors of energy liquid.
Therefore, the ones delivering the daily energy liquid in starships were also insects from Isaiah's territory.
After the insect disembarked from the starship, its vertical pupils gleamed with barely suppressed excitement.
He looked at the insects gradually approaching him and couldn't help but boast:
"Hiss—you guys definitely don't know this!"
"Hiss—Wang bought us so much black soil and plant seeds!"
"Hiss—the seeds have sprouted!"
"Hiss—it's so beautiful!"
When the wind blows, these sprouting plants make a rustling sound, which is especially pleasant to hear!
They wake up every day with new expectations.
They would observe how much the plants in their nests had grown.
They would look forward to seeing what the plants in the botanical garden would look like when they grew up.
After leaving the nest, the entire planet was filled with the rustling sound of plants being blown by the wind.
Amidst the scent of plants, each insect could no longer hear the noises coming from afar; they could only feel happiness and joy.
Because they were so happy, all the insects worked much faster.
In less than half a day, he finished all the work for the day.
However, because the king ordered them to refine only so many energy blocks each day, every insect was extremely bored and eagerly took on the task of delivering energy liquid to other planets.
Thinking of this, the insect straightened its body with all its might:
This was a mission he had worked very hard to get!
He continued loudly:
"Hiss—The king also prepared black soil and plant seeds for each of us insects, so that we can plant the plants in our nests!"
"Hiss—the plant in my nest is already five centimeters tall!"
"It's absolutely gorgeous!"
The insects in Horace's territory listened to his boastful voice, and a hint of envy crept into their vertical pupils:
Wang is so attentive to those insects...
But soon, they shook their heads violently, and the tentacles struck their heads repeatedly, dispelling all their thoughts.
The envy in their eyes vanished completely, and each insect acted as if nothing had happened, as if they didn't care at all what the other insect had just said.
The insect that used a flint to burn its own scales held its head high with pride.
He's not envious at all!
Following the king's orders, he obediently lined up to receive the energy liquid. After receiving the energy liquid from the pincers of the Isaiah Territory Worm, he looked the worm in front of him up and down, and then straightened the worm's body even more.
The scales on his waist seemed to shine even brighter with his movements:
Hiss—
"We're not like you insects who cause the King so much trouble and cost him King Star Coins!"
"We're the bugs that give Wang the least trouble!"
"We are the most obedient insects!"
Upon hearing his voice, the other insects in Horace's territory also spoke with pride:
"Hiss—that's right, that's right!"
"Hiss—We're different from you!"
"Hiss—we are the best!"
"Hiss—the king definitely likes us the most!"
Just as the insects in Horace's territory were praising themselves and mocking the insects in Isaiah's territory for wasting the king's energy and star coins, suddenly, excited voices of Horace's subordinate insects echoed in the sky above the planet:
"The king bought us so many beautiful scales!"
"Every insect has one, come and get your scales!!"
The chirping of the insects suddenly stopped:
What did you just say about insects?
king--
I bought them scales!!!
For their sake, the king spent star coins to buy them the beautiful scales they liked!
Waaaaahh ...
They knew the king wouldn't forget them!
At that moment, the insects instantly forgot what they had just said and all ran towards the direction of the subordinate insects with their pupils shining brightly.
The insects in Isaiah's territory stared blankly at their crazed backs.
Especially the bug that initially boasted about being well-behaved and making Wang worry-free, it ran the fastest.
Because of his exceptional hearing, he could also clearly hear the hissing sound of the insect fluttering in the wind:
Hiss—wooo wooo wooo
"Waaaaah—Wang Ye spent his Star Coins to buy us treasures!"
"Wow! Wow! Wow! We knew the King wouldn't forget us!"
The insects in Horace's territory advanced at full speed, and within two minutes they had all surrounded the subordinate insects.
They didn't really care what the king bought for them.
They only needed to know that the king remembered them and had not forgotten them, and that was enough for them.
All the insects decided that no matter what they saw, they should act very happy.
Then they saw the insect taking out dozens of scales from the folded space.
All the insects' vertical pupils suddenly contracted—
Oh my god!
How could such beautiful scales exist in this world?!
The scales in the insect's hand were of various colors, but they were all so beautiful that the insect felt like it was about to faint.
Some of the scales are a gradient from light red to dark red, and they also shimmer with a bright, pearly sheen.
Some of the scales resembled the ocean they had heard of, with light blue waves etched layer upon layer onto the scales;
And scales...
As the insects watched all the others staring intently at the scale in his hand, their vertical pupils unwavering, their eyes filled with pride:
These are scales that the king bought for them!
It was the king who, knowing what kind of beautiful scales they liked, went to great lengths to find the scales for them!
The king is the best, most perfect, and most powerful king in this world!!!
The insect shook the scales in its hand.
All the insects' eyes followed his movements in perfect unison.
Now, they can only see the scales; they can't see anything else.
Seeing this, the subordinate insect took out a scale it liked and carefully placed it on the scale on his collarbone in front of all the insects.
The next second, the scale fit perfectly into the scales on his own body, without leaving a single gap.
The dark purple scales shimmered with a soft, dim light under the planet's illumination, so beautiful that the insects couldn't take their eyes off them.
Seeing this, the insects, who were always conscious of their image, opened their mouths and exclaimed "Wow!" for the first time involuntarily.
Wow--
They thought they were already incredibly happy to see such beautiful scales every day!
I never expected that this scale could be placed directly on the scales on their insect bodies!
Oh my god—
Wouldn't that mean they could have incredibly beautiful scales of all colors and patterns?!
Thinking of this, all the insects' vertical pupils excitedly shrank into thin slits.
Looking at the trembling, excited insects before him, the insect shouted:
"Now, each insect should line up according to the size of its scales."
"Wang bought so many scales, every single insect has them!"
In the end, each insect held more than a dozen scales in its pincers.
They carefully picked up a scale with pliers and placed it on the dusty scales on their waist.
In an instant, the scales fit perfectly with their own, looking as if they were born with scales that way.
To remove the scales, simply pry open the edge with insect pliers.
Moreover, no matter how many times they change their scales, their own scales will not be damaged in the slightest.
Each insect has its own aesthetic sense, and the dozen or so scales it has chosen are all very suitable for it, and the colors are also relatively uniform.
They gazed at the newly transformed, beautiful scales on their insects, tilting their heads back to hold back their tears:
Hiss—woohoo woohoo.
Hiss—so blissful.
A worm with a king is truly blessed.
*
Inside the insect nest.
Ai Ying was sitting in her study, using her mental power to scan the current situation of the insects in all the insect territories.
Seeing the Isaiah Territory Insects happily hopping and skipping around the botanical garden, she couldn't help but smile.
The plants in the botanical garden have already grown to half a meter tall, and some of them should be able to bloom in a few days.
At that time, every planet in Isaiah's territory will be filled with the fragrance of flowers.
Her breath gently caressed the bodies of every insect in Isaiah's territory, then she looked toward the territories of other lords.
The insects in Horace's territory, like him, were both beautiful and proud.
Each insect's body was now adorned with beautiful scales that she had purchased from the Singing Fish Clan.
They walked with their chests out and heads held high, stopping every now and then to admire their beautiful scales.
Its long, whisker-like antennae swung proudly back and forth.
Ai Ying looked at them with a satisfied smile in her eyes.
Seeing the insects so happy made her truly happy.
She didn't want to see the same kind of insects she encountered when mining on Carlo Star—so sad, so tormented, so endlessly searching for offerings.
The insects now are the ones she wanted them to be.
With the improvement of her mental strength, she quickly finished inspecting all the insects in all the insect territories of the Zerg.
Ai Ying withdrew her mental energy and continued to review the Zerg's income and expenditure during this period.
She placed the Star Coins she received from selling the Core Gem into a separate insect vault she had created.
Everything the Zerg buys comes from Starcoins from the Zerg Vault.
At the interstellar conference a few days ago, she bought a lot of things and sold a lot of core gems, so she needs to carefully calculate the income and expenditure of the Zerg Treasury.
While the king was dealing with Zerg affairs, the seven lord Zerg stood quietly in place.
Saville, who observed the king most closely, was the first to realize that the king had finished his business.
He knew that if he hesitated even slightly, the other insects would get there first and surround the king.
At that time, he could only watch from afar, just like every time before, as the king interacted with the other lord insects.
Thinking of this, Saville, holding the energy liquid that the king liked to drink, flashed to the king's side.
Behind him, his beautiful light blue wings stretched out, and as he bent down, they 'accidentally' brushed against the king's fingertips.
His most sensitive spot was the feathered tail feathers. When the king touched it, his body trembled for a moment, and his eyes welled up with tears.
However, he maintained the posture of holding the energy liquid in his hands, and silver hair fell from his side, with a few strands landing near Wang's hand.
Ai Ying felt the cool touch on her hand and suddenly came back to her senses.
She looked at Savile beside her, without any surprise in her eyes.
She sighed helplessly to herself:
here we go again.
She watched as Savile's wings subtly approached her, and after a moment of silence, she said:
"It has been some time since the first nest was built for the insects."
"As the lord, go and investigate the damage to the nests in your territory."
Upon hearing the king's command, Saville suppressed all thoughts in his insect brain, knelt to accept the order, and instantly vanished from the spot.
After Savile's figure disappeared into the insect hive, Ai Ying lowered her head and saw the light reflected from the scales onto the paper book.
She was momentarily blinded by the light, and when she looked up, she saw Horace, who was trying to appear calm but had actually been watching her out of the corner of his eye.
She tapped the book with her knuckles and calmly said:
"Horace, go and check the scale preferences of the insects in your territory. We need your data for next month's scale purchase."
Upon hearing that the king had assigned him such an important task, Horace no longer cared about climbing into the king's bed.
He tried hard to suppress the excitement in his eyes and replied in a composed manner:
"Yes, Your Majesty."
At that moment, Isaiah keenly realized that something was wrong.
He was about to withdraw the breeze that had been blowing towards the king when he saw the king turn his head and look at him indifferently.
Ai Ying sighed:
Isaiah.
"Did you know that many insects in your territory worked more than eight hours a day today?"
Isaiah knelt down on one knee and quickly admitted his mistake:
"It was Isaiah's oversight."
"I'll go and rectify their bad habit of working overtime right away."
Alfred looked at the insects being driven out of the hive by the King, a hint of doubt in his gray-brown pupils.
However, he quickly dismissed these ideas from the worm's brain that were of no use whatsoever for climbing onto the bed.
Now that he has so few competing insects, it's time to test out the 'bed-climbing techniques' he's learned!
He walked step by step toward the king.
The clothes he wore appeared to be completely covered, but in fact they were all loosely tied around his waist with a chain.
Once the chains break, his clothes will fall off.
This is one of the most useful ways to climb onto a bed that he studied for a long time and summarized from other species.
Just as he was half a meter away from the king, the chain around Alfred's waist seemed unable to bear the weight of his clothes any longer and began to sway precariously, about to break.
Seeing this, Ai Ying quickly used her mental power to fix his belt.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Alfred's clothes were intact.
She had no desire to know what would happen if the belt broke.
She rubbed her temples helplessly.
These insects are just too idle.
So she continued with the arrangements:
"Alfred, how's the energy pool in your territory that strengthens the insect carapace?
"Go and check carefully. Once the energy liquid is almost used up, it needs to be replaced with a new one."
"While you're at it, take another look at those insects and see which type of energy pool they prefer."
For a moment, Alfred's face showed confusion:
Wasn't he just... seducing the king?
Why did Wang suddenly bring up the energy pool?
Alfred looked at his 'sturdy' belt, then at the king's current expression.
He silently blocked the bed-climbing technique in his brain, then obediently accepted the order and left.
At this moment, Norman, watching the departing insects from the corner, realized that the king cared deeply about the current situation of the insects in the Lord Insect Territory.
He whispered:
"Your Majesty, I would like to check the condition of the machines in the amusement park, is that alright?"
A hint of relief flashed in Ai Ying's eyes after hearing Norman's words.
She said in a gentle voice:
"Go quickly."
After Norman left, the hive finally quieted down.
Just as Ai Ying was finally able to focus on reading information about other species, Jeffrey, who was always a beat behind, suddenly spoke up:
"king."
"Is Jeffrey also going to check out the territory?"
Hearing such a sudden sound in the quiet insect nest, Ai Ying's fingertips trembled as she turned the pages of her book.
She waved to Jeffrey and said:
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Otherwise, she was afraid that if he were here, he would make a sound every two minutes.
Ai Ying breathed a sigh of relief after Jeffrey slowly left.
Now she can finally look at information about other species without worry.
After the incident with the Singing Fish Clan, she fully realized the importance of deepening her understanding of other species.
Perhaps some species' special products could be used to build the Zerg.
After Ai Ying had been intently studying the materials for half an hour, she suddenly seemed to remember something and looked up from the book:
She just... chased away a few bugs, didn't she?
It seems to be... six.
There's one more—
Ai Ying turned around and saw Fedorok, who had been quietly waiting behind her.
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Author's Note: I hugged all the little angels and gave them a big kiss. I love you all so much!!
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