Chapter 468 Did they lose from the very beginning?
Tan Chi's voice immediately turned cold. "As expected, Major General Simon is getting old. Not only are his eyesight failing, but he's also quite talkative. No wonder no male insects like him."
He paused deliberately, looked Simon up and down, and then slowly added, "My father was right, when looking for female insects, you should look for the pretty ones."
"You!" Simon was completely enraged. Veins bulged on his forehead, and he almost couldn't control himself and stepped forward to attack.
But Tan Chi is a male insect. If he were to attack a male insect offspring in front of so many insects, not only would the royal family have a reason to make trouble for him.
Even the male insect protection association won't let him off the hook.
The palace banquet is tomorrow; there's no need for him to lose his composure at this crucial juncture.
Simon took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and looked at Tan Chi, saying, "Sometimes, your father's words aren't necessarily right; perhaps he made the wrong choice before!"
Tan Chi chuckled, "Regardless of whether my father's choice was right or wrong, what he said is absolutely right."
He took Letekar's hand and turned to leave, leaving behind only a light, casual remark, "Oh, by the way, my father also said that he always hated ugly female insects who were also presumptuous, because some insects lose from the very beginning."
Did we lose from the very beginning?
These words were like a poisoned arrow, instantly piercing through Simon's disguise and leaving him frozen in place.
Damn it!
That damn little male!
As expected, it's a little bastard born from that vile insect, the Insect King!
Simon's chest heaved violently from Tan Chi's words, and he almost vomited blood on the spot!
Once he takes down Bass, he'll definitely find a way to kill that damned little male!
Simon's sinister gaze swept over Tan Chi's back, watching him leave safely with the little female insect. Simon almost gritted his teeth in frustration.
At this moment, Simon's subordinate stepped forward and said, "Major General Simon, please calm down. The shop that His Highness the Second Prince just visited happens to be owned by our Thomas family. If you want to teach that young prince a lesson, I can arrange it right now."
Simon, who was still angry, agreed almost without thinking.
"Alright! Give him a good beating! Let this little bug know the consequences of offending me!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Simon's eyes. As if he had thought of something, he added, "Find a way to make this a big deal, and ideally, stir up trouble to bring down the royal family!"
"Don't worry, Major General Simon!"
...
On the other side, after Simon's harassment was gone, Tan Chi patiently accompanied Letekar to carefully select ten different styles of dresses and casual wear.
Although Lettkar remained taciturn, his eyes shone brightly as he allowed Tan Chi to help him with his outfit.
He seemed to really enjoy being dressed up like a doll by Tan Chi.
Because of this, Tan Chi's gaze will remain fixed on him.
So they spent quite a while shopping at this store.
Once they determined the quantity of clothes they wanted to buy, the accompanying royal attendants immediately stepped forward to prepare the payment.
The manager behind the counter leisurely glanced at the pile of expensive clothes, tapped his fingers on the screen, and then said with a forced smile, "Cheng Hui, ten million star coins."
The servant frowned, stepped forward, and pointed to the still-open interface on the screen, saying, "These ten sets of clothes, according to the price list hanging in your store, should cost around 1.5 million star coins. How did you calculate 10 million?"
Moreover, his interface clearly displays the price details of the clothing, with a total price of just over ten thousand.
This insect is asking for ten million, which is obviously outrageous!
Manager Chong scoffed, deliberately raising his voice, "Price list? That's just a basic reference. Our clothing store is a high-end custom-made shop! The few pieces His Highness the Second Prince selected are all limited editions made with special and rare fabrics and designed by master craftsmen!"
He looked at the servant with a smug grin and said loudly, "Do you know what a limited edition is? It's something that costs extra! Fabric cost, design fee, limited edition surcharge, VIP priority service fee... all these things add up to this price!"
As he spoke, he glanced critically at Tan Chi and Letekar, deliberately provoking them, "Really? Really? The royal family can't even afford this little bit of money?"
His words immediately caused some uninformed insects to start chattering amongst themselves.
"The royal family can't even afford clothes anymore? Is the royal family's finances really that bad now?"
"I don't know. I heard there's a palace banquet tomorrow, so maybe most of the money was spent wisely?"
"Good heavens, isn't that going to mean the Second Prince is going to suffer? I never imagined that male worms in the royal family would be less favored than male worms in noble families..."
"Who knows? It's all the domain of the great nobles now..."
...
Hearing the surrounding discussions, Manager Chong felt even more confident.
"If Your Highness thinks it's too expensive, you can simply put the clothes back. Our shop only serves customers who have both good taste and financial means."
The shop assistants behind him also let out mocking chuckles, clearly trying to provoke them.
Where have the servant insects ever treated the royal male insects like this?
They were about to step forward to argue without even thinking, but Tan Chi stopped them the moment they opened their mouths.
Tan Chi gave the servant a look before looking up at the manager.
His eyes were unusually calm, as if the manager's words had not stirred any emotion in him at all.
"You just said that the price list in the store is the base price, and the remaining fees need to be added. Is this a uniform rule for all your stores, or is it your idea, you worm?"
The meaning of this statement is quite clear. If the manager claims that all their stores operate this way, then it's fair to say that their prices are uniform, and that the customers are simply unaware of their payment method.
However, if the manager admits to the latter statement, then it becomes a personal grudge between them.
If you have a grudge against the royal family, you can forget about having a good life from now on.
Regardless of which answer the manager gives, it won't harm Tan Chi and the others.
But if you answer the latter, Manager Bug is doomed!
Manager Chong felt uneasy under Tan Chi's gaze, but remembering Major General Simon's request, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.
"Of course! This is the rule in all our stores! All our employees can testify to this!"
He deliberately dragged out his words, speaking provocatively again, "Your Highness, Second Prince, you are of noble status, surely you wouldn't be so stingy as to not even part with such a small amount of money? Or... is the royal family's finances really so strained that they can't even afford to buy a few clothes for their little playmate?"
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