Chapter 72 Humans must be envious of them having…
After waking up, Ai Ying casually used her mental power to survey the Zerg territory and learned about the rumors circulating among the Zerg that she was a fake Zerg Queen.
She yawned lazily, feeling no emotion whatsoever.
If she had heard this rumor before she had a contract with the Lord Insect, she would have panicked and thought she was doomed.
But now, she has contracted with seven lord insects, making her so powerful that she can almost simultaneously suppress the insects in most of the insectoid territory.
Moreover, as a Gu Master, she can establish a communication link with each insect and heal the wounds on each insect's body.
She could control the actions of all insects through her Gu magic if she wanted to.
In this light, she is actually no different from the true Insect King.
Moreover, she knew that the insects wouldn't suspect her identity.
Those foolish insects who only know how to prepare gifts for him, those obedient insects who listen to whatever she says, will never doubt her identity.
Thinking of the panicked hissing sounds she'd heard while patrolling the territory, she shook her head helplessly.
yes.
They not only didn't doubt her identity, but were also afraid that she had actually believed the rumors and abandoned them to run away with the humans.
As for the Lord Insects...
She has even less to worry about.
She could sense the complete devotion and trust within their insect core from the contract.
Ai Ying sat on the nest bed, lowered her head, and blinked gently.
She is now powerful enough to tell the Lord Insects a joke about her being a fake Insect Queen.
But……
Her fingertips twitched slightly:
Only she herself knew that she was actually a human being.
However, among the humans in interstellar space, she was an anomaly.
She used to be very busy, busy healing all the insects, busy improving their lives, busy changing other species' views on the insect race, and she simply didn't have time to think much.
Until this moment, looking at the magnificent bedroom filled with jewels, she suddenly felt a strange emptiness in her heart.
A sense of emptiness without any anchor, as if separated from the world by a thin film.
Ai Ying quickly adjusted her mood.
Why think so much? She's been with the Zerg for over half a year, and she's doing just fine.
It's more important to find out which species spread the rumor that she's a fake queen.
She rolled out of bed and pushed open the bedroom door.
Outside the door, all the lord insects stood there on high alert, their eyes filled with icy killing intent toward the species that spread rumors.
Even Jeffrey, who is usually the slowest to react and least fond of conflict with other insects, has a sharp and dangerous aura about him.
Ai Ying smiled gently as she looked at their anxious expressions, which showed they were even more eager than she was to find the source of the rumors.
Her voice sounded no different than before, still calm and gentle:
"Since you're all free, why don't you go and find out where the rumor came from?"
"Since rumors say I am human, then I should focus my investigation on the Human Empire."
All seven lord insects knelt down to receive the order, their voices solemn and firm:
"Yes, Your Majesty."
As Ai Ying watched all the insects leave, her gaze involuntarily lingered on the insect dressed in black.
A split second before he disappeared from her sight, she spoke somewhat abruptly:
“Fidelock, you stay.”
Upon hearing the king's voice, the other insects couldn't help but glance at Fidelock, their eyes filled with envy.
Horace glared at him menacingly, then strode away from the hive.
He has a mission personally assigned by the king!
The mission is the most important!
Wang must have thought that Fedorok was not as useful as him, which is why he kept him!
Horace's dark red eyes were filled with confident pride:
Yes, that must be it!
He must find the source of the rumor as soon as possible and let Wang know that he is much more useful than Fiedlock!
The other insects also left the nest with varying expressions.
Only Fidelock, obeying the king's command, returned to the king's presence.
He didn't ask any questions, but simply knelt there quietly and faithfully.
Ai Ying looked at Fedorok in front of her, her fingertips twitching almost imperceptibly.
She looked at his dark, tousled hair and asked casually:
"Fidlock, what do you think of that rumor?"
She could guess the answers from the other insects.
They would answer firmly that she is the queen, and she will always be the queen of the Zerg.
They would never doubt her identity because of anything or anything.
Will Fidlock's answer be the same as the other insects'?
Fiedlock looked up at the king.
He didn't know why the king would ask that question.
but……
The rumor he had heard flashed through his mind, but his expression was not as angry and cold as that of the other insects.
Long ago, his loyalty to the king stemmed from the fact that the king was the king.
But he didn't know when it started, but his insect core began to throb only because of the figure in front of him.
This feeling transcends the Zerg's bloodline memory, transcends the Zerg's loyalty to their bloodline...
Even if the king is not the king, it doesn't seem to have any effect on him.
In Fidelock's dark purple pupils lay the longing and loyalty etched into the insect's soul.
He said earnestly:
"No matter what kind of rumors are circulating, they don't matter to Fedorok."
"Whatever the king is, that's what Fedrock is."
"Whatever the king needs, Fiedlock will become."
If the king is related to humans, he will change his insect blood and shed his insect bones to become a human as well.
The king needs him to be any species, and he can transform himself into whatever the king requires.
No matter what the king is or where the king is, he only wants to be by the king's side.
Ai Ying suddenly froze on the spot.
She hadn't expected him to give that answer.
She knew that Fedorock wouldn't lie to her.
She lowered her eyes and stared intently at the pair of dark purple eyes in front of her.
It turns out that all the emotions in those eyes were simply because of her.
At that moment, her restless heart seemed to have suddenly found an anchor.
Ai Ying revealed a relaxed smile that she hadn't shown since she transmigrated:
She thought she probably didn't have to worry about getting lost anymore.
She leaned down, her long black hair falling over Fedorok's body, some strands of which intertwined with his black hair.
She gently tapped his forehead and retorted earnestly:
"That won't do."
"Replacing the worm blood and bones is too painful, I can't bear to do it."
"As long as Fedorock is Fedorock, that's all that matters."
"No matter what species you are, as long as you are yourself, that's enough."
Feeling the touch of the king's hair falling on him, Fidelock stood frozen in place, his insect body dumbfounded.
Hearing Wang's intimate and earnest tone so close to them, the insect core throbbed wildly and out of control for a moment.
Two seconds later, he realized what Wang had said, and the tips of his ears turned bright red.
But no matter what, he did not look away from the king.
Even though the pulsation of the insect core was so fast it felt like it was about to explode, and even though his cheek and neck were stained red, he still stared intently at the king in front of him.
Looking at his silly expression, Ai Ying couldn't help but tap his bright red earlobe with her fingertip:
What a silly bug.
But it puts her at ease.
That also made her...care.
The lord insects moved very quickly.
In less than half an hour of conversation between Ai Ying and Fedlock, they found the source of the information.
As Ai Ying listened to Isaiah's report, her expression became even more composed and calm than before:
"The Crown Princess of the Human Empire?"
She said casually:
Let's go.
"Take the insects and go for a stroll in the human empire."
She also wanted to know why this Crown Princess of the Empire knew her identity and why she was targeting her.
Is it because of the threat posed by the Zerg to the human empire?
Or is it because of something else she doesn't know?
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Emperor Nergard already knew the true identity of the Queen of Insects and the messages that Claudia had sent out.
He suppressed his anger at the situation spiraling out of control and calmly analyzed the pros and cons.
Since the insect mother is his daughter, she must be human.
Her identity as a human was passed down to the Zerg, and she may already be dead at their hands.
The fact that the newborn Zerg Queen is a fake Zerg Queen will definitely have a huge impact on the current Zerg race.
At this point, whether the empire advances or retreats, it will reap immense benefits.
If Ai Ying is really dead, then he can only think about what the empire can gain after her death.
As for her true identity... it doesn't matter to a dead person.
Nergard looked down at Claudia kneeling on the ground, cold sweat dripping down her face, his gaze icy.
He loathed her for acting on her own initiative, but for now, she remained his only heir.
There's also her delicate relationship with the military.
Once the Queen Insect dies, her true identity will remain a top secret and must never be revealed.
He couldn't touch her without a reason.
Thinking of this, Nergard calmly warned Claudia:
"Next time, make sure you finish things properly."
Anyway, he had already given up on her the moment his daughter, with her black hair and black eyes and no trace of the Landis family, was born.
It's just giving up one more time.
However, if that daughter really does survive the Zerg, then...
His gaze toward Claudia carried a hint of coldness.
She's far more useful than that disobedient crown princess.
Nergard suppressed all his thoughts and looked at the palace gate.
All the dukes, marquises, and army generals are now waiting outside the palace. The Empire needs to make a quick decision based on the Queen's identity and the Zerg's movements.
Outside the palace gates.
Imperial nobles and imperial generals lined up on either side.
Although the dukes and marquises looked somewhat tense, their body postures were relatively relaxed.
Whether the rumor is true or false, the Zerg threat to the Empire has always existed.
Even if something really happens, given their status, they wouldn't need to go to the battlefield; at most, they would just have to contribute a portion of their star coins as military compensation.
The military should be the ones truly worried about the Zerg.
After all, it was they who were truly fighting on the battlefield.
Several dukes glanced at the imperial generals not far away.
All the generals looked solemn.
They knew that the recent rumors were most likely the work of humans within the Empire.
If the Zerg find out this, they will inevitably take action against the Empire.
There were only seven or eight generals, but their expressions were different from those of the other generals.
They remained concerned about the Zerg, but they were even more eager to know the truth about the Empire's forging of the core gems.
They recalled the evidence Charlotte had presented to them privately a few days earlier, her resolute brows furrowed with barely suppressed anger.
Every general's rank is earned through bloody battles on the battlefield.
Why didn't the rebellious Zerg seize too many of the Empire's planetary resources during those three hundred years?
Why do other species dare not provoke the empire?
Why are all the nobles of the empire able to live peacefully on their own planet?
It was because the empire's army fought for peace on battlefield after battlefield.
A general watched as his right hand, now cold and mechanical due to the harsh battlefield, clenched slowly after being cut down by the enemy. If His Majesty truly caused the deaths of so many generals by refining the core gem…
These are all just guesses. He cannot afford to panic, nor can he question His Majesty based solely on guesses.
The general raised his head and looked at the dukes and nobles beside him.
Why didn't Charlotte, who is now a duke, attend this court assembly?
Is she looking for more specific evidence?
At this moment, the palace gates, which had been tightly closed, slowly opened.
However, what appeared even before the emperor was the overwhelming presence of the insectoid race.
The next second, tens of thousands of Zerglings turned the Empire's bright sky into a terrifying black.
What's even more despairing is the energy fluctuation of those seven Zerg lords, who seem to be even more powerful than these tens of thousands of Zerg.
Seven Zerg lords, several thousand high-level Zerg, and tens of thousands of low-level Zerg all came to the human empire.
The empire immediately declared martial law on the planet, and all high-tech weapons were rapidly activated.
All the ordinary humans on the planet huddled at home, trembling with fear, not daring to move an inch.
At the palace gate, all the generals instantly went into battle mode.
No one could have predicted that the Zerg would dare to launch such a high-profile attack on the Empire.
Such a massive Zerg army was able to bypass the Empire's long-standing detection efforts—
The danger posed by the Zerg is only greater than they realize.
With a formidable enemy at hand, the generals who suspected the core gem refining machine was faulty all turned solemn. After contacting their subordinates to prepare for battle, they resolutely stared at the Zerg in mid-air.
All the generals were prepared to die in battle.
Just as the atmosphere was tense, a casual voice reached the ears of everyone.
"Don't be so nervous."
"I just want to have a chat with your Crown Princess and confirm a few things."
Ai Ying knew her own strength and the strength of the Zerg, but she also knew the threat posed by the human empire's various high-tech weapons.
Moreover, she loves peace, so she has no intention of starting a war.
They brought so many insects here simply because this is human territory.
She did this as a precaution, and also to deter humans from taking action.
Because if humans strike first, their planet will become a victim of war.
With her here, the Zerg won't act rashly.
So, just as she said, she was simply looking for someone to chat with.
With that thought in mind, Ai Ying followed the steps that Fiedlock had paved with his black energy and walked step by step to the ground.
Behind her, seven lord insects stood loyally, ready to tear any human who dared to make a move to shreds with their energy.
Further behind, there was a massive, dark army of Zerg.
Ai Ying did not release her spiritual power; she simply raised an eyebrow as she looked towards the palace gate.
"What, you're not welcome?"
Inside the palace.
Upon sensing the presence of the Zerg, Nergard immediately activated the defensive mechanisms within the palace.
At the interstellar conference, he learned just how powerful the Zerg were.
Feeling the thick, terrifying aura outside that seemed to engulf him, his face paled considerably.
Now that they know the Zerg Queen is human, shouldn't the Zerg be in chaos right now?
Why would so many Zerg bypass Imperial surveillance and suddenly appear here?!
Judging from the current atmosphere... it seems that most of the Zerg have come to the outside of the palace.
The Zerg are a group of powerful, terrifying, and reckless madmen. If a real war breaks out, there will be no one and no weapons to protect their safety.
Just as Nergard was in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do, he suddenly heard a sound coming from outside the palace.
He will never forget that voice that shook all species at the interstellar conference:
It's the mother insect!
Or rather, it was the daughter he abandoned after birth!
Nergard finally calmed down:
He didn't know how she had dispelled the Zerg's suspicions about her identity and was still able to command them in the same way.
but……
As long as her target isn't him, or the empire, that's fine.
She must have found the source of the rumors, which is why she sought out the Crown Princess of the Empire to settle accounts.
Nergard made his choice without any hesitation.
Claudia felt a chill run through her body as she felt her father's gaze upon her.
She knew that in her father's heart, she was already a dead person.
A dead man used to appease the Zerg Queen's anger and the Zerg's anger.
She lost her bet.
Ai Ying's trump card was much bigger than she had guessed.
Nergard paid no heed to Claudia's fear. He stepped down from the throne and used his mental power to drag her with him to the palace gate.
His face paled for a moment after he looked at the tens of thousands of Zerg outside.
He tried to maintain a calm expression and asked casually:
"What brings the Insect King to the Human Empire?"
His voice, while respectful, still managed to retain a trace of the imperial emperor's majesty:
"Did my daughter Claudia do something to alarm the Insect King?"
Nergard feigned ignorance, and under the protection of the generals, looked with feigned confusion at the black-haired, black-eyed figure not far away.
He can only know nothing now.
He absolutely cannot let the Zerg think that he and Claudia are accomplices.
Only in this way can the Zerg be satisfied by sacrificing just one Claudia.
Claudia stood beside him, looking at the Zerg army before her, and at Ai Ying, who still had complete control over the Zerg, her face deathly pale.
Ai Ying noticed her gaze, and gently winked at her. There was not a trace of anger in her eyes, but rather a relaxed smile.
She felt a slight discomfort from her weakened mental energy, and a sense of doubt arose in her heart.
This discomfort is so similar to the discomfort felt at the interstellar conference.
However, because the impact was so minor, she didn't take it to heart.
Ai Ying slowly looked at the human emperor beside Claudia and answered his question with a friendly expression:
"yes."
"Don't you know?"
"Your daughter is spreading the word that I am not the king of the Zerg, but a human."
"So I had no choice but to come and talk to her."
Seeing her say those words so easily, Nergard was completely taken aback.
But he quickly realized that Ai Ying was absolutely confident that she could control the Zerg.
Now, his resolve, which he had already made, became even stronger.
Nergard looked at Claudia, who was standing there in disbelief, and questioned her:
"Claudia Landis".
"You really had such slanderous news about the Insect King spread?!"
Upon hearing this, the imperial nobles and generals, who had been on high alert, all showed a hint of doubt on their faces:
Why would the Crown Princess, as the heir apparent, spread such rumors that do her no good?
Doesn't she know how terrifying the Zerg are?
If the Zerg find the source of the rumors, not only her, but the entire human empire may be drawn into the war.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Crown Princess Claudia.
At this moment, knowing she was doomed, Claudia, with a ferocious expression, roared as if she had nothing to lose:
"Ai Ying, you know perfectly well whether what I said is a rumor or not!"
"You are clearly a human being!"
Despite the Zerg lord's chilling killing intent, her clothes soaked with cold sweat, she still mustered her last strength to shout out:
"You are clearly of the Landis family bloodline, you are clearly my own sister!"
"When the brothers and sisters of Lantis meet, they will unconsciously devour each other until one of them dies."
"Can't you feel the blood in your body rejecting me?"
"This is the proof that you are human, not the Insect King!"
After hearing Claudia's hysterical words, Ai Ying finally came to her senses:
It turns out that the reason why she felt something was off about her spiritual power after seeing her was because of the original owner's bloodline.
However, Claudia was too weak for her to feel anything, so she couldn't make her feel like she was being devoured.
In that case...
She seemed to know why the original owner of this body had ended up on a desolate planet.
They also learned why there were such unusually frequent riots on the abandoned planet, and why the abandoned planet was eventually destroyed.
It turns out that the original owner's identity was a dead end from the very beginning.
Claudia, seeing that none of the Zerg had reacted even after she revealed her final trump card, cried out in despair, "Didn't you hear me?!"
"Ai Ying is human, not your king!"
"She's a fake king!!"
Ai Ying looked at her, her throat practically hoarse from shouting, and her voice carried a hint of coldness:
"I have human genetic material in my body."
Upon hearing her words, all the humans shuddered violently.
While they were still pondering whether the Crown Princess's words were true or false, the Insect Queen suddenly acknowledged that she was human!
Their eyes trembled as they looked at the insectoids behind the queen.
Not to mention a riot, tens of thousands of Zerg didn't even make a sound after hearing the Zerg Queen's words.
The seven Zerg lords remained completely calm, without the slightest fluctuation in their auras.
In the brains of all the lord insects, the king is king.
Wang claimed to have human genes—
Then there is.
Wang can have anything he wants!
It's merely human genes; it's an honor for the king to possess them!
Horace felt the humans looking at him and proudly glared back at them one by one:
They must be envious of the Zerg for having such a powerful, beautiful, and perfect king!
Envy won't help!
This is their king!!
Looking at the Zerg, Claudia's face, which had been filled with surprise upon hearing Ai Ying acknowledge her identity, suddenly froze:
Why?
Why aren't these Zerg reacting at all?!
Ai Ying seemed completely unaware that the insects behind her would harm her, and didn't even turn her head.
She continued calmly:
"But I am also the Insect King."
A terrifying energy, several times stronger than any of the Lord Insects combined, emanated from her body, instantly destroying all the offensive weapons in the palace.
The nobles of the empire were already paralyzed on the ground, and all the generals with top-level mental strength were pale and bleeding from the corners of their lips, with no chance of fighting back.
Such power has long surpassed the realm of humanity.
Nergard felt his life being held in the insect queen's grasp, and suddenly clenched his hands tightly.
He suddenly recalled the conclusions drawn by the Imperial scientists after countless experiments on the Zerg:
The Zerg no longer possess the genes to give birth to a Zerg Queen.
Can--
What if the queen insect's genes accidentally fused with a top-tier human?
In that case, Ai Ying is now both a human and an insect queen.
Nergard's heart pounded as he realized this:
A Landis bloodline capable of completely controlling the Zerg!
After Ai Ying withdrew his energy, he finally had the strength to speak and addressed the knight commander behind him without hesitation:
"Execute the Crown Princess immediately for spouting nonsense and sowing discord between the Human Empire and the Zerg!"
After speaking, he hesitated, looking at Ai Ying with loving eyes, but finally only said one sentence:
"It was my fault for not disciplining Claudia properly. Please forgive me, Insect King."
Ai Ying didn't even glance at him.
She walked step by step to Claudia, her voice calm:
"I'm giving you a chance to live."
Looking at the eyes of the person in front of her that suddenly lit up, she said, word by word:
"If you can survive everything that my body has gone through, then I will not kill you."
If her guesses are true, then Claudia had already arranged a path to certain death for the original owner of this body.
It would be fair for the original owner of this body to walk this path destined for death herself.
In the midst of extreme tension, Claudia had long forgotten what she had done after discovering Ai Ying on the abandoned planet.
She nodded vigorously:
She wanted to live; she didn't want to die!
Isn't that just Ai Ying's past experience?
If Ai Ying survived, she can definitely survive too!!
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Author's Note: After calculating my account balance, it seems I can send red envelopes to every little angel before the main story ends!
Then from now on, I'll send red envelopes to all the little ones every day!!
Love you all~~
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