Chapter 22 That male worm in their royal family is really eating well!
Tan Chi was somewhat surprised by the Insect King's reaction.
His brows furrowed slightly, and his gaze unconsciously drifted towards the Insect King, as if waiting for him to continue.
The Insect King naturally noticed Tan Chi's gaze.
He turned his head, met Tan Chi's gaze, and asked, "Tan Chi, your mental strength level is S-rank. You are the only male insect in the entire empire who can surpass A-rank. Do you want this matter to be made public?"
Once this matter is made public, it will definitely benefit the royal family.
However, the pressure that the nobles are putting on Tan Chi may be more than what they are currently experiencing.
There aren't many A-grade male insects in the empire, but there are still a few among the nobles.
Therefore, Tan Chi can freely choose his female ruler.
But once it was revealed that he was an S-class male insect, he worried that other nobles would try to send female insects to Tan Chi.
Tan Chi is his son, so he naturally understands him.
Although he has a bit of a temper, he is fundamentally a good person.
However, there are always some blind female insects who try to pry open his son.
Fortunately, his son came up with a clever idea.
But the female insects that the nobles offered were not so easy to deal with.
Although the royal family and nobles are a community of shared interests, the royal family always falls short in terms of finances.
Especially after the Lanetta family's meteoric rise in the natural food sector, they significantly squeezed the royal family's market share in natural foods.
This has resulted in the royal family having less say than before.
If it weren't for Tan Chi's performance this time, they would probably still be suffering from Lanetta's temper!
The Insect King felt a surge of anger at the thought.
Seeing that Tan Chi remained silent, he briefly explained his thoughts, and Eli beside him nodded, "The military requires a large expenditure every year, and our royal family can only be considered to be breaking even at present."
The First Military Command must use the most advanced weapons; otherwise, they will suffer heavy casualties when facing attacks from the Star Beasts.
These weapons and equipment cannot be spared.
Whether the royal family has any revenue-generating channels is a major concern for them.
Tan Chi raised an eyebrow slightly as he listened to the Insect King and the First Prince's words. "Didn't Laneta give me a small asteroid for planting before? Can't I use that asteroid to compete for market share?"
The Insect King and the First Prince both looked at Tan Chi at the same time, then shook their heads. "That asteroid only accounts for 10% of Lanetta's market share. It won't cause any big waves."
Letkar looked at the Insect King with a worried expression, and the male ruler beside him also had a furrowed brow.
He opened his mouth, but then swallowed his words back.
Tan Chi had been keeping a close eye on Letekar's condition, and seeing his hesitant expression, he couldn't help but grasp his hand and ask, "Major General, is there something you want to say?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Insect King and the First Prince also looked over.
Letekar pursed his lips slightly, glanced at Tan Chi, and said in a somewhat soft voice, "My lord, do you have any way to make the fruits and vegetables better?"
He recalled the fruits and vegetables he used to eat at home, which were of much better quality than those supplied by the Lanetta family.
He wasn't sure if Tan Chi wanted to make this public, so he could only hint at it.
Unexpectedly, Tan Chi's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing this.
Why didn't he think of that?
He only remembered that vegetables and fruits were scarce among the Zerg, since they weren't very good at growing them.
But how could he forget that in later generations, the yield per mu was usually around several thousand jin?
Moreover, some fruits with strong growth and good fruit setting performance can easily yield 5,000 jin!
Just a little Laneta, haha, easy peasy!
Tan Chi grew more and more excited as he thought about it, and couldn't resist kissing Letekar on the cheek. "As expected, my queen is so clever!"
Le Tecal was taken aback by Tan Chi's sudden action.
The Insect King and the First Prince, who were standing to the side, also coughed lightly and turned their faces away.
Tsk tsk, how come this male insect in their family is so shameless after it has started eating?
However, seeing Tan Chi's reaction, the eldest prince probably guessed that he must have a way to deal with it.
Seeing the two insects separate, he blushed and coughed lightly, "Ahem, Tan Chi, do you have a good idea?"
He was somewhat skeptical that his male brother could come up with any good ideas.
But it's better than having no options at all.
More ideas mean more ways of thinking.
Moreover, he always felt that the male insects with Letekar seemed to be a tiny bit different.
No one knows what method Letekar used to make his insect brother so obedient.
Once the royal family's military expenses are resolved, he will definitely pay a proper visit to Letekar!
Tan Chi's lips curled slightly, and then he said to Eli, "Big brother, have your men go down into my aircraft and bring over the mini-fridge."
The mini-fridges on the aircraft are all portable.
To conceal his taking things from the space, he placed many items at home and on the aircraft beforehand, taking advantage of Letekar's inattention.
He would have completely forgotten about it if Letekar hadn't brought it up.
Although Eli was a little confused, he still sent his men to investigate.
Soon, a small refrigerator from the Tan Chi aircraft appeared in front of the insects.
Tan Chi opened the refrigerator and took out a plate of grapes from the crisper drawer, along with some other fruits such as jelly oranges, mandarins, strawberries, and mangoes.
The table was completely filled with them.
Insect Emperor: "..."
The eldest prince: "..."
If Tan Chi's discovery of S-level mental strength had shocked them, they were now utterly speechless with shock.
Because some of the fruits that Tan Chi brought out were ones that they had never even seen before.
They had seen other fruits before, but none of them had ever seen such plump and beautiful fruit.
Compared to this, they suddenly realized that their royal male was really eating well!
But the fruits that Tan Chi received were all distributed by the royal family, so how could they be better than those supplied by the palace?
Tan Chi seemed to notice the confusion on the faces of the Insect King and the First Prince, so he hurriedly explained, "These were all grown on some of my planets. This stuff was only recently put into cultivation from the laboratory, and I haven't had a chance to mention it to you, Father."
The Insect King couldn't help but widen its eyes. "You mean you had other insects research these things?"
Tan Chi nodded without offering any further explanation.
His rise from A-level to S-level was already quite eye-catching. If it were said that he was the one who researched these fruits, who knows what the Insect King and the others would think.
So saying that he was the one researching insects at this time is a good way to divert attention.
After all, the original owner's subordinates did indeed collect some mad scientist insects, and the Insect King and the First Prince knew something about this.
However, his research focuses on finding a way to straighten his body and avoid becoming a crippled worm...
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