Chapter 200: The Mighty Ruler of the Insect King?
Now that the Insect Emperor is willing to bring it up, he is naturally willing to listen to a few more words.
"Female father, did the male father die because of this?"
Eli asked the question with some trepidation.
They were afraid that the insect king would go berserk at any moment.
Unexpectedly, the Insect King gently shook his head, "No, your father unfortunately encountered space pirates while traveling on an asteroid after Tan Chi was born..."
Eli looked at the Insect King with some surprise, "Weren't there any guards with Father at the time?"
Logically, when royal male insects go to other asteroids, they would send a team of female soldiers to protect them in order to prevent them from encountering space pirates.
Not to mention the male insect that could become the emperor's consort.
The Insect King sighed, "He did have a small squad of guards with him when he went out, but when they encountered the space pirates, they were just approaching a black hole, and that's when your father disappeared..."
Black hole?
No wonder his female father was unwilling to mention this matter; any insect or mecha sucked into the black hole had no chance of survival.
At least so far, they haven't seen any insect that has been swallowed by a black hole and then reappeared.
Eli's silence made the atmosphere in the study quiet.
Finally, the Insect King took the initiative to break the strange atmosphere, "Back then, Simon and I both took a liking to your male father. In the end, your male father chose me to be his female ruler, which is why Simon has been at odds with me at every turn. This is also one of the reasons why the First Legion and the Second Legion are still irreconcilable."
If you remove the political conflicts between the Second Army Corps and the First Army Corps, what's left are all conflicts between selfish individuals.
Eli hadn't expected that they had this connection with the Thomas family.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but purse his lips. "In that case, I won't hold back this time."
Although he had no intention of showing any mercy, he still had to say some nice things.
The Insect King nodded, then looked at Eli's face, remained silent for a moment, and finally spoke again, "Do you know that several noble families have recently gone bankrupt in a short period of time?"
"Hmm? A nobleman who went bankrupt in a short time?"
Eli paused for a moment, then shook his head. "I'm not sure about that. It shouldn't be some big family, right?"
There are many nobles in the empire, and he cannot possibly pay attention to every single one of them, so naturally he did not notice them.
The Insect King nodded, which was considered an answer to Eli's question.
However, as clever as Eli was, how could he not see that the Insect King's words had a hidden meaning?
"Father, did you bring this up because you discovered something from the affairs of these families?"
He blinked, his gaze fixed on the Insect King.
If that weren't the case, he really couldn't understand why the Insect King would bring this up.
The Insect King hesitated for a moment, looked at Eli, and said, word by word, "The families that went bankrupt this time include the Kane family, Green, Gerald, and Perez. Don't these names sound familiar?"
"Familiar?" Eli repeated uncertainly, then began to think about whether these families had any common characteristics.
Although he didn't care much about these smaller families, he was still very familiar with the basic situation of the various families in the empire.
Although these families are small, they all have some kind of business to them.
It can be said that these families are living quite comfortably; they are the type that are not the best, but more than enough compared to the worst.
It does seem a bit strange that they all went bankrupt at the same time recently.
Eli thought for a long time but couldn't figure out what they had in common besides these things, so he finally looked at the Insect King.
"Father, please tell me what's going on."
The Insect King directly activated the quantum computer and sent the data directly to Eli.
Upon seeing the name on the quantum computer, Eli instantly understood the meaning of the Insect Emperor.
He narrowed his eyes. "Father, are you saying that the reason these families went bankrupt was because of the Reeves family?"
Eli knew very little about this family.
Because this is the family of the small male insect.
"The Reeves family has been relentlessly suppressing the businesses of these families recently, to the point that they wish they could uproot them and then shake them off to the ground."
This ruthlessness did indeed make the Insect King feel a little uneasy.
He was somewhat relieved when he learned that the little male insect from the Reeves family was spending time with Eli.
Because the Reeves family is usually very low-key, and the family members are also simple.
Aside from Reeves and his family of three, there were hardly any other members in the main branch.
The rest are almost all side branches, or even more side branches of insects.
Therefore, the insect king was quite satisfied with the little male insect from Reeves' family.
But who knew that Reeves' style had suddenly changed recently, and he had directly annexed several families, which made the Insect King wonder what their purpose was in doing so.
Eli frowned upon hearing the Insect King's words.
However, after thinking about it, he couldn't figure out the reason for a while, so he simply dialed Kano's personal terminal.
Because the Insect King was nearby, Eli only made an audio call, not a video call, and did not turn on the holographic image.
The Insect King frowned slightly upon seeing Eli's actions, but remained silent.
He felt that Eli, as the future Insect Emperor, needed to make his own judgments.
As for whether he will alert the enemy, that's a consequence Eli will have to bear.
He could only offer advice, not help him make any decisions.
So, when Eli dialed the Cano computer, he simply sat aside and silently waited for the result.
The quantum computer on Kano's side was quickly connected.
"Hello? Prince Eli?"
Kano on the other end of the phone was clearly happy, especially since there was a hint of joy in his voice.
Although he tried his best to disguise it, it still came through through his voice.
Eli's initial apprehension instantly eased considerably.
"Lord Cano, I have something I'd like to ask you. Do you have a moment?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The voice on the other end of the computer rang out, then suddenly changed its tone, "I, I mean, if you truly need my help, I can give you some time. You should know that as a noble male insect of the Empire, my time is very precious..."
The male insect on the other end of the quantum computer seemed to be trying its best to make amends, but although its tone was arrogant, it didn't have any tone that would annoy insects.
Eli was already used to Cano's personality, so he naturally didn't care about what Cano said.
He coughed lightly, then chuckled softly, "Yes, Lord Cano is right. I do indeed desperately need the help of a noble Imperial Male like Lord Cano..."
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