Chapter 64: Giving your wife a break is no big deal.
Seeing that Tan Chi didn't let him continue talking about yesterday, the mechanical insect happily started shaking its mechanical arms.
"Sir, since yesterday, insects have been searching for Dr. Froot. Should 001 temporarily conceal this identity information?"
Originally, Dr. Flute was an identity fabricated by the original owner of the body.
Logically speaking, it would be difficult for a fake identity to circulate in the empire, but who made the original owner a prince?
What he wants to do is a hundred times easier for him than for other insects.
Needless to say, it's just about creating a fake identity.
Tan Chi raised an eyebrow and looked at the mechanical insect, asking, "Can you find out who is investigating Dr. Froot?"
Dr. Froot's identity was only known in the fruit and vegetable trade.
The ordinary insects outside the insect world have no idea.
Therefore, Tan Chi thought it was another merchant who wanted to do business in fruits and vegetables.
Unexpectedly, Tan Chi was stunned when the mechanical insect spoke.
"According to 001's investigation, the bug investigating this matter is from the First Military Department. We cannot determine which bug it is at the moment, but the IP address we can pinpoint is the adjutant's office of the First Military Department."
Hmm? The adjutant of the First Army?
His wife's underlings?
Is his wife investigating Dr. Frutt?
Could it be that his wife needs to consult Dr. Flute, or that she might need Dr. Flute's help?
Tan Chi narrowed his eyes, then pondered for a few seconds before looking at the mechanical insect and saying, "Then... you should reveal a little information, enough for them to guess that Dr. Flute is related to me, but don't reveal too much else."
He doesn't yet know what his wife is planning to do.
But it's not a big problem to give your own wife a little water.
It wouldn't be too late for him to ask Le Tecale in detail when he came to him.
Thinking of this, Tan Chi couldn't help but add, "By the way, if any of the other insects investigate, don't let them discover my identity, understand?"
"Yes, Your Excellency."
Tan Chi: "..."
Sure enough, his mechanical bug's brain broke down, no... the program broke down, why does it keep popping up strange things?
What kind of weird stuff have his mechanical bugs learned?!
Tan Chi rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache, before finally turning his gaze back to the mechanical insect.
He opened his mouth, but ultimately changed the subject after being charmed by the mechanical bug's cute gaze.
"Ahem... What did the female ruler tell you to keep a secret yesterday?"
Mechanical Insect: "..."
Tan Chi: "..."
Okay.
Tan Chi glanced at the mechanical insect speechlessly, and seeing that it had resumed its welcoming posture, he was so angry that he laughed.
"Okay, just tell me, will the thing he asked you to keep a secret hurt him?"
The mechanical insect shook its mechanical head decisively, "No, no, absolutely not."
Tan Chi breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. Remember, no matter what happens in the future, you must protect the Queen from harm. I'm giving you the highest authority. If any other insects try to harm the Queen, you only need to protect her. Do you understand?"
The mechanical insect's electronic screen instantly transformed into a burst of fireworks. "Yes, Your Excellency! 001 will certainly protect the Queen!"
"Mmm, good girl."
...
For three days in a row, Lanetta sent his insects to contact Letecar, but received no response.
In a fit of rage, he smashed the cup of honey tea that was placed in front of him.
"It's been three days already! Has the royal family still not found out anything about the insects?"
Lanetta grew angrier the more he thought about it. He had been confined to his home for the past three days and couldn't go anywhere.
The entrance was guarded by insects from the First Military Headquarters, making it difficult for him to get out.
He would be so annoyed these past few days if there wasn't a male insect in the house for him to play with!
Seeing that Raneta was angry, none of the female insects dared to make a sound. After all, at this moment, whoever spoke up would have to bear the brunt of Raneta's anger.
They're not stupid; of course they don't want to be the ones to stick their necks out.
Lanetta grew angrier and angrier, and kicked Michele, who was kneeling on the ground. "Still haven't you been able to contact Letekar? Where did he go?"
Normally, as soon as a message arrives on his end, it will be relayed from the military headquarters to Letekar.
It's been three days now, and Lutkael hasn't even replied to any messages, let alone come over!
Lanetta was naturally even more frustrated.
Michaela shrank back slightly and hurriedly replied, "Father, I've inquired with Letkar. They said he went to hunt down the Star Beasts three days ago."
"What?!" Lanetta could hardly believe his ears. "He went to hunt down the Star Beasts?"
Generally, female soldiers who have a male leader rarely return to the military.
I never expected that Tan Chi would actually send him to the battlefield?
Lanetta suddenly scoffed, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
"I thought Tan Chi had treated Letekar specially before, but it turns out he doesn't care about this female insect at all..."
Female soldiers are easily damaged on the battlefield. If the female insect's mental sea is severely damaged, she will fall into a mental riot.
Then it will become a useless insect and be killed by the army.
Therefore, if a female soldier wants to survive, she needs to find a male insect to calm her mind.
However, most male insects are not very willing to marry hard females. If it weren't for the law that females must marry as queens or servants, male insects would not treat them well at all.
However, since female soldiers are generally quite wealthy, many commoner males or lower-ranking nobles would consider marrying a few female soldiers.
However, most male insects are stingy with giving their spiritual energy to female insects, and they will not let them go to the battlefield to continue to consume their spiritual energy.
This is definitely the worst thing for the male insect.
Therefore, even if female military personnel are able to return to the military headquarters, they can only continue to do some clerical work.
Unless the male insect completely disregards the life or death of the female insect, it will not be allowed to continue to fight.
Lanetta certainly didn't believe that Letekar had enough mental strength to calm the mind, which was why he was able to continue fighting on the battlefield.
He would only think that Tan Chi was deliberately tormenting Letekar because he had a grudge against him.
But this is for the best. Once Letekar is killed or seriously wounded, he can use this as an excuse to ask the royal family for compensation.
After all, Letekar is currently the youngest major general in the military.
If the military loses a major general like this, it would be a loss for the military, wouldn't it?
As Lanetta was thinking, the mechanical bug wobbled over from the doorway. "Your Excellency, a bug has come to visit. It's Lord Leoberburg."
Lanetta frowned visibly, glancing at Michele beside him. "He's here to see you. Aren't you going to entertain him?"
For the past three days, the Lanetta family has been guarded by royal female soldiers, who prevent them from leaving but do not restrict other insects from coming here.
But what ordinary insect would be willing to wade into such muddy waters?
I guess Leo came because he felt that Michele hadn't been back for a long time and wanted to know what problems were going on inside the Lanetta family.
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