Chapter 182: Yan Wu
In the base's canteen, Anno and Anaya were sitting at a table eating.
Anno buried her head in her food, while Tanville and Bazel stood ramrod straight behind her.
As high-ranking family members, they rarely ate normal food; the energy stones they wore were enough to maintain their physical condition.
It was only after Anno returned to the Zerg that they started eating with her.
In her own palace, they could sit down and dine with her, because Her Highness preferred a more relaxed atmosphere, and they also wanted to be closer to Her Highness.
But when they are outside, they cannot disregard Her Highness's status and sit at the same table with her, as that would be disrespectful.
Even if Anno wanted to ask them to sit down and eat together, her superior attitude, inherited from her genes as the Queen of the Zerg, would not "force" them to sit down in this situation.
Although she has lived as a human for more than a decade, it cannot overshadow some things that come with her genes.
However, with such a large canteen at the base, their tall figures standing in a row behind her were quite eye-catching.
The other Allied soldiers who came to eat all looked at the Zerg with curiosity in their eyes.
Although they fought alongside the Zerg, apart from the Styx Galaxy, the other two galaxies had never dealt with the Zerg in the past.
The Tianyun Galaxy is too far away from the Zerg's galaxy to encounter them very often. The Yaori Galaxy is one of the top three galaxies in the Alliance and views both the Zerg and the Styx Galaxy as interstellar enemies.
After all, these two star systems are the biggest troublemakers in the entire interstellar space.
They are powerful, but they are not part of the Interstellar Alliance, so it seems like they could be fighting with other star systems at any time.
If it weren't for Anaya, the Sun Galaxy, the Sky Cloud Galaxy, and the Styx Galaxy would never have united.
Aside from looking at the few Zerglings' remnants, the allies from several star systems focused their attention more on Anno.
They were more curious about the Zerg overlord than its familiars.
After all, the Zerg have countless dependents, but the Overlord usually only has one or two.
Currently, the Zerg have three Overlords: the first ruler, the Zerg Queen, the Male Overlord, and their most precious Lesser Overlords.
The entire interstellar space now knows that the Northern River system stole the little king insect that was still in its egg three hundred years ago. Not long ago, the little king insect retrieved its core and returned to the insect race.
If it weren't for this incident, the Zerg wouldn't have pointed their swords at the North River and launched a menacing army to invade.
The people of the Tianyun Galaxy now feel a deep connection with the Zerg.
Their few Holy Spirits and a seed of the Holy Tree are still in the hands of the Northern River, and their current situation is unknown.
The Holy Spirits are the most precious thing to the Tianyun Galaxy, almost like a religion. The Holy Spirits were already very rare, and now five of them have been stolen by the Beihe Galaxy, which makes them furious.
Anno buried his head in his food, completely ignoring the stares from others. When Bazel and the others felt those gazes, they all looked back coldly, and many of those stares immediately withdrew.
However, some gazes remained unfazed by them, still fixed on their young prince.
The people sitting at the table closest to them kept staring at them without any restraint.
These are all Styx aliens.
Although Tanville and the others did not know who they were, they knew from the energy emanating from them that they were the rulers of the Styx.
The Styx's social structure is somewhat similar to that of the Zerg, with hierarchical structures predetermined in their genes, progressing upwards step by step.
The lord was equivalent to their highest-ranking relatives.
When the lords saw them turn around, one of them even waved to them.
Then she said, "Do you guys know how to play mahjong? Would you like to join us for a couple of tables later?"
The man sitting across from her rolled his eyes at her. "Wan Yue, you're doing it again."
The young lord standing beside him, who looked to be still a teenager, said expressionlessly, "She's after the insectoid race's gem."
The crescent moon rested its chin on its hand and said, "Of course. In the entire interstellar space, the Zerg are the richest. The planets in their star system are all mines. Our king even has to borrow energy minerals from them."
At this point, Upper Crescent Moon started gossiping, saying to them, "The bed in the King and Queen's palace is a whole piece of energy ore. The King went to great lengths to carry it back back then."
When Anno heard anything about Anaiya, his ears perked up, and he looked toward the woman who had spoken.
She turned her head and was met with a cold and beautiful face.
When the crescent moon saw Anuo turn around, it immediately waved to her, "Hi..."
Anno didn't know them; she only knew from the consciousness network that she was the ruler of the Styx River.
She put down her fork and waved to her.
She beckoned, and the boy sitting next to the crescent moon immediately beckoned back, his handsome face still expressionless.
The man next to him leaned close to his ear and said, "Yan Wu, that's the little queen insect of the insect race. If you wave to her, you have to go to her side and bow."
When the crescent moon saw Fu Quan chattering away in Xiao Yan Wu's ear, it knew he was up to no good again.
She pricked up her ears, a smile playing on her lips, and echoed Fu Quan, "Our king and the two kings of the insect race are close friends. Now that the little king insect has seen you, if you don't pay your respects, it's disrespectful to that little prince. The little prince is of the same rank as our king. How dare you disrespect the king?"
Although Yan Wu's face remained expressionless, he asked very seriously, "What kind of greeting should we give?"
Upper Crescent Moon: "No need to kowtow twice, a single-knee bow will suffice as a gift."
Fu Quan raised an eyebrow, picked up the water and drank it. His eyes met the crescent moon's: You're ruthless.
Crescent Moon: You started it.
Yan Wu: "I have no gifts to give you. You've been dragging me to play mahjong lately, and I've lost all my money to you and the Queen. I haven't received my salary for this month yet."
"That's easy. Didn't the Queen say that a small gift carries great meaning? This will do."
Fu Quan reached into his pocket and pulled out a Mind Stone, which he then gave to Yan Wu.
The Heart Stone is used to summon the king and his lords. If they are in trouble outside, they can sense each other by crushing the Heart Stone.
This kind of thing is everywhere in the Styx Galaxy. It's not anything valuable, but it's unique to the Styx Galaxy.
Therefore, they always carry some with them when they go out.
After hearing what they said, Yan Wu took the Mind Stone from Fu Quan's hand, stood up, and walked to Anno under the gazes of Tanville and the others.
Anno looked at the boy standing in front of her, and before she could react to what he wanted to do, she saw him kneel down on one knee and raise one hand in front of her. In his open palm was a black stone that emitted a colorful luster.
The boy glanced at her, then lowered his head. "Your Highness, this is a gift. Please accept it."
The boy's behavior was considered normal by others; it was simply a sign of respect for the little king insect.
But in the eyes of Anuo's family, Yan Wu's behavior was undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill towards her, kneeling down and offering gifts, which was a challenge to their status!
Their faces darkened instantly, and they all drew their weapons from their waists.
When Anaya saw Yan Wu kneel down, her eyes widened, and she quickly said to him, "Yan Wu, get up! What are you doing?!"
When Yan Wu saw Tanwell and the others draw their swords and felt their fierce killing intent, he also summoned his own sword, Twilight. He was not afraid of them at all and withstood the aura of the four of them by himself.
Caesar, who had been secretly following Anuo and hiding in a corner of the cafeteria, almost couldn't help but rush out when he saw Yan Wu's behavior.
If it were Tanwell and his group, it would be one thing, but for Yan Wu, an outsider, to dare to do this is simply courting death!
Anno was also somewhat confused by Yan Wu's behavior. In the Zerg, lower-ranking beings cannot give gifts to higher-ranking beings, because everything in the Zerg belongs to the higher-ranking King Zerg, including its followers. These all belong to the King Zerg, so there is no such thing as giving gifts.
Outsiders can trade with them for things. The insectoids don't like receiving gifts because they lack nothing. Giving gifts is like giving alms, which is a sign of disrespect.
Giving them gifts is less effective than fighting them.
But outsiders don't know this. If they want to give it away, it's fine to give it to other family members. At most, it will be ignored.
However, if this gift is presented to the King Mushroom and one kneels down, it signifies admiration and a desire to receive the same treatment as the King Mushroom's superiors, which is something they cannot tolerate.
Hundreds of years ago, a Casa alien gave Sevier a gift in this way, and was chased all the way back to the Casa system by Augsis from the Zerg's outer star system route.
From then on, the Casa system was listed by the Zerg as the most hated system, without exception.
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