Chapter 218: Insubordination
An unnamed island.
Anno woke up from her sleep and stared blankly at the wooden roof above her head for a moment.
It is decorated with various seashells, corals, and conches, as well as pearls of different sizes and colors.
She quickly realized that she was no longer in her hotel room.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she glanced around the room. It was a small wooden cabin, and the various furnishings and decorations inside were in an island style, or rather, a rather primitive island style.
The tables, chairs, and cabinets were all made of wood, even the bowls on the table were made of wood. An irregularly shaped rug lay beside the bed, which looked like the fur of some kind of animal.
The walls of the room were decorated with various seashell and pearl ornaments, but there was no fishing net, people, or fishing tools, and it didn't look like a fisherman's dwelling.
She could see the sea through the window, which meant the cabin was very close to the shore, and she could clearly hear the waves crashing against the rocks.
How did she end up here?
She remembers taking a shower before going to sleep, and then lying down in bed because she couldn't resist the drowsiness.
It was definitely not Caesar and his men who brought me here.
She slept with her second sister, and her second sister could immediately detect any movement. Caesar and the others were also constantly monitoring her through the consciousness network.
She called out to Caesar and the others within the consciousness network, only to find that the network was disconnected.
There is a very strong shielding magnetic field here.
She got out of bed and walked towards the door. Just as she reached the door and was about to open it, the door was pushed open from the outside.
The man stood at the doorway, tall and imposing, his back to the light, casting her entirely in his shadow.
She looked up at his face and saw a face that was all too familiar.
“Caesar?” she exclaimed in surprise.
The person in front of her looked down at her, then suddenly put his hands under her armpits, lifted her up, and put her back on the bed.
Anno sat on the edge of the bed and watched as "Caesar" knelt down, wiped the soles of her feet with his hand, and took the shoes from under the bed to put on her.
These shoes weren't the ones she wore before, but they fit her perfectly.
The bed wasn't high; even when she was sitting, it wasn't as high as the person in front of her squatting. She saw that he had his eyebrows lowered and his expression was very indifferent.
She stared at his face for a while and noticed silver patterns on his cheeks, which didn't look like insect patterns but rather like fish scales. She also saw translucent fish fins behind his ears.
He is not Caesar.
Even consciousness cannot connect with him.
After the man put her shoes on, he looked up at her and smiled, then took her hand and placed it on his face.
Those golden eyes looked at her with utmost tenderness.
Anno: ...This action looks so familiar.
Although she knew the person in front of her wasn't Caesar, he felt so familiar to her.
Just like... just like Huo Yin back then.
Anno suddenly realized something, "You're Caesar's clone?!"
Yes, at this time, Caesar was still searching for her all over the universe, placing clones on various planets.
Is the clone's ability so strong that it can take her away from right under her second sister's nose without her noticing?
She knew about Caesar's clones; they wouldn't inherit Caesar's abilities, and each clone was basically unable to integrate into the race.
"What's your name?" Anno asked.
Huo Yin is Caesar's alter ego, and he also has a name.
The man held her hand, rubbed his cheek against her palm, and looked at her with eyes full of dependence.
He opened his mouth and uttered a syllable, which sounded very pleasant, but Anno didn't understand it.
She opened the translation software on her personal computer. Even without a signal, it contained the languages of thousands of races, including the language of mermaids.
Before she could even open the translation app, the man suddenly placed his hand behind her head and leaned in close.
She instinctively leaned back, but the man's hand held her head steady, and she couldn't pull away as she watched him press his forehead against hers.
Knowing that he was Caesar's alter ego, she wasn't very wary of him.
His behavior and demeanor were very similar to Huo Yin's in the past.
The man's forehead pressed against hers, and a surge of energy suddenly flowed into her body. The man's hand on the back of her head emitted a faint glow.
"alright."
"My name is Mingxi," the man said, placing a kiss on Anuo's forehead before releasing her.
He shared his language with Anno so that she could understand what he was saying.
Anuo was stunned for a moment after being kissed by him.
After realizing what had happened, a blush crept onto her face, and she sternly scolded him, "How...how dare you!"
She always saw him as Caesar, even though he was an avatar, he was still an avatar of Caesar, possessing Caesar's consciousness. Although Caesar was the bravest among the servants, he wasn't bold enough to do anything to her on his own initiative.
After returning to the Zerg, she had long since adapted to her identity as an Overlord. Although she was relatively tolerant of her subordinates, her innate superior mentality, inherited from her genes, did not allow them to "disobey her."
Only the male insect king and the insect queen are equals, but even so, the male insect king is inferior to the insect queen and obeys her in everything.
Her father, Augustus, is the best example; with her mother, Sevier, around, there was no place for him on the throne.
This is something that has been rooted in the genes of the Zerg since ancient times and passed down through generations. Although Anno has lived outside for sixteen years, it has only been sixteen years. The Zerg consciousness network can quickly awaken the Zerg habits in her genes.
Mingxi saw that Anuo was pursing her lips, looking unhappy, so she immediately grabbed her hand and placed it next to her cheek. "Don't be angry, you can kiss me back."
He had never lived with anyone and always followed the habits of mermaids. Although he learned some behaviors from people on land, they were only some basic living habits, such as building a small wooden house on the island to imitate their life.
The first step for mermaids to express their love to outsiders is to share their language with them, followed by a kiss.
Any physical touch is their way of expressing affection.
Anyone who dares to touch them, except for those they like, will have their back and spine broken by their fish tails and be dragged into the sea to drown.
It is precisely because of the mermaid's irritable and unreasonable nature that even if the Northern River people capture a mermaid, they will either be seriously injured by the mermaid or the mermaid would rather die than be restrained by them.
Anuo pulled her hand away from Mingxi's and slapped him on the forehead. "Don't you dare kiss me!"
Despite being slapped like that, Mingxi smiled, her face full of joy.
Seeing his appearance, Anuo felt somewhat helpless. Right now, Mingxi's consciousness was just that of a silly mermaid, not Caesar.
Moreover, she wasn't sure if the Caesar in this timeline had the same personality as the Caesar beside her, but in any case, they all had to listen to her.
But now she thought of a slightly bad situation: if Mingxi found her and fell asleep, his consciousness would return to his body, and then Caesar from this timeline would definitely come looking for him.
Caesar has confirmed with her that the timeline of this spacetime is very similar to theirs. Whether the future will be the same is unknown, but many things are roughly the same now.
In other words, at this time she was still wandering outside, and her father, Augsis, knowing that she was in the North River system, would definitely do everything he could to find her.
If they want to go back then, it will be a bit troublesome.
In other words, she couldn't let Mingxi fall asleep until her mother and the others arrived.
"You must be hungry, all of this is delicious."
On the shore, Anno sat on a rock, watching Mingxi emerge from the water, holding various shellfish and some fish she couldn't name.
A basket was placed at her feet, already filled with a lot of seafood.
She unfolded a piece of fancy fabric in her hand and draped it over Mingxi, saying, "Can't you just put on some clothes properly?!"
Mingxi looked down at the girl's adorable appearance as she hurriedly wrapped the cloth around him, and said seriously, "I am a fish, and clothes will prevent me from swimming."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her forehead, only to be slapped across the face by Anuo.
He couldn't help but think that if he got slapped for kissing her, would she pounce on him and scratch and bite him if they got any closer in the future?
Hmm... maybe it's because she can bite him?
Anuo looked up and saw him staring at her thoughtfully. She blushed and said, "But once you're ashore, you're a person!"
Their legs have grown so long, why don't they dress properly and at least cover them up?
Moreover, he clearly had a sparkling gemstone chain around his waist and beautiful ornaments on his arms and neck. If he loves beauty so much, why doesn't he wear clothes?
She muttered to herself, "This clone really is like Caesar, so wild."
Previously, she only thought that Caesar was a little willful. Each of his followers had their own personality, and Caesar's experiences over the past three hundred years had shaped his personality. She didn't think there was anything wrong with that. As long as he didn't make any big mistakes, she would let him be. She also felt sorry for him searching for her all over the universe for the past three hundred years.
Seeing the clone's behavior now, she thought to herself that she still needed to keep an eye on him in the future.
Although the clone doesn't have his memories, some of its actions are based on the main body's subconscious. If Caesar isn't taken care of in the future, it will become increasingly unruly.
Caesar never expected that he would end up taking the blame for what this time-space clone had done.
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