Chapter 223 Mind Your Own Business!
Just as he was thinking about how to phrase it, he heard the Thomas family's agent, with a forced smile, shout again, "1.3 billion and 10 billion!"
After he shouted those words, the insects that were bidding against him suddenly hesitated.
Then, in the quiet auction hall, the other insects began to whisper among themselves.
"It's already 1.3 billion. Even if our family sells everything we own, we still can't buy it. Even if we sell it directly to the First Legion, we'll still have to wait a while."
"What if the First Legion takes the opportunity to lower the price? Wouldn't we be finished?"
"So, are we still going to continue? If it really comes down to it, we can all chip in from our families..."
"Let's forget about it. If we really get dragged down to death, we'll be the culprits of the family..."
...
So, amidst all the chatter, almost all the insects gave up on continuing the competition.
"1.31 billion! Once!"
"1.31 billion! Twice!"
"1.31 billion! Three times!"
"Great! This time, asteroid 14 finally belongs to the Thomas family! Let's congratulate the Thomas family!"
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Eli glanced at the insects that had been auctioned off so enthusiastically earlier, now adopting a spectator's attitude.
It seems that the female father in his patriarchal household is quite a formidable figure.
Eli suddenly felt a little fortunate that the little male had been well protected from a young age, as innocent as a blank sheet of paper; otherwise, he would definitely have been the one tormented...
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Because of the successful auction, Tan Chi and his group rushed back to the Empire as soon as possible.
Fortunately, Simon and his group's main objective was to prevent Tan Chi from going to the auction. Now that they had obtained the asteroid they wanted, they naturally no longer wanted to stop Tan Chi and his group from returning.
The insects that had been tracking Tan Chi and his group also retreated.
They had expected another fierce battle, but Tan Chi took Letkar to the planet Tadir and only went out once, staying in their residence on Tadir ever since.
This made things much easier for the insects that came to track them.
Even when they were asked to leave, they were somewhat reluctant to go.
As female soldiers, they mostly went out on missions.
Missions like this, where you go to a tourist planet to track down the Imperial Royal Male Insects and do absolutely nothing, are truly the most comfortable missions they can do.
It's a pity that the time was too short.
Letekar stood by the window, watching the female soldier disappear into the shadows. His beautiful eyes narrowed slightly before he embraced Tan Chi, who had just opened the door.
"My lord, are we going back today?"
He looked up at Tan Chi, his eyelashes trembling slightly.
Tan Chi's lips curled slightly, and he reached out to pinch his cheek. "What? You like it here? Don't want to go back?"
Letekar didn't speak, thinking about what had happened in Tadir these past few days, and was somewhat reluctant to answer his question.
On their first day, they went out to see the so-called seven-colored flower, only to bring back a bug instead.
After that, he spent almost all his time on Tan Chi's body, except when he was awake and being fed.
His lords were even bolder and more ruthless than during the Empire.
Letkar couldn't help but swallow hard, thinking that because there were no medical pods for repair on the planet Tadir, he could only rely on Tan Chi whenever he ran out of strength.
His lord, upon discovering this, indulged in it every day.
His repair capabilities as an S-class female insect are somewhat inadequate.
Letekar sighed, and then the next second Tan Chi grabbed his chin, "Baby, why aren't you answering me? Is it because I've been too clingy to you these past few days, so you don't like it anymore?"
His tone was pitiful, as if he had been abandoned by an insect, and the whole insect looked listless.
He knew that Tan Chi was saying this on purpose, but he just couldn't bear to see Tan Chi looking so pitiful.
Letekar reached out and put his arm around Tan Chi's neck, pulling him down a little, then pecked him on the lips. "I like you, I like you the most."
Tan Chi's expression instantly brightened, and he hugged Letekar's face and started kissing him all over, wherever he could reach.
"I knew my baby loved me the most, and I love my baby the most too!"
Le Tekar's lips couldn't help but curl upwards in sync with Tan Chi's.
He... seemed to have gotten used to Tan Chi's straightforward and passionate love, and for the first time he realized that as a female insect, he actually had an insect he liked.
He thought that his fate was to be born as a female soldier, fight on the battlefield all his life, and finally die in the mouth of a star beast.
But now, his destiny is Tan Chi.
He will live if he is allowed to live, and he will die willingly if he is allowed to die.
The intense gaze that Letekar gave Tan Chi made Chong's heart race, but it also brought Tan Chi comfort.
Every emotional fluctuation in his beloved child's personality is a giant leap forward for him!
Tan Chi picked up Letekar and rubbed his face against him, saying, "Baby, we're taking the spaceship back on the express line today, just in case something goes wrong."
The original book didn't go into much detail about Bass and the Insect King, and even the Insect King was only mentioned briefly, so he wasn't sure what their situation was.
The best solution now is, of course, to send Bass to the Insect King.
Remembering how Bass had fainted after looking at a blurry picture, Tan Chi had Eli prepare two medical pods in the meeting room before returning.
If either the Insect King or Bass is acting strangely, just put him in the medical pod.
Letekar naturally had no objections, nodded slightly, and was then carried onto the spaceship by Tan Chi.
As for Bass, he was naturally taken aboard the spaceship by the mechanical insects beforehand.
Bass frowned in displeasure when he saw Letekar being carried up by Tan Chi. "What's wrong with you, male insect? You're carrying a female insect outside. What kind of behavior is that?"
Tan Chi gave Bass a cool glance and said, "Mind your own business!"
Bass: "..."
And so, the two insects returned to the empire, mutually disgusted with each other.
Meanwhile, the Insect King had already learned from Eli that Bass was still alive.
He almost collapsed to his knees from the shock of the incident.
Fortunately, Eli reacted quickly and caught the insect king.
"Eli, is what you're saying true? You... your father has really been found?" The Insect King's eyes were filled with tears, and his entire insect trembled uncontrollably.
After days of searching and disappointment, he had long since given up hope.
Although the insects searching for Bass are still sent out every year, all of them know how far-fetched it is to find the vanished Bass.
But now, a bug is telling him that Bass has been found and will be coming to the palace soon.
This caught the Insect King off guard, and he even wondered if he had just imagined it.
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