Chapter 22 Snowstorm
The white-haired female insect visibly choked.
After a moment, he said, "Even if that idiot pretends to be crazy, he is definitely not as good as Your Highness."
In the other world, the villain was the only one who knew his secret and believed in him. Before An Lang could be moved, he heard these words.
Why does it feel like I'm mocking him?
"You called me stupid???"
"Your Highness is overthinking."
"I have a question for you - how can one awaken after the gland is damaged? I know this question is presumptuous, but Lan Xiu... he is also a Lan clan member, if it is possible..."
The white-haired female insect glanced at him and said, "This is my secret. If Your Highness wants to know, you need to show some sincerity."
He leaned close to An Lang's ear and whispered a few words.
Footsteps were heard in the distance. The white-haired female insect's ears moved in her long hair. Without waiting for An Lang to speak, she disappeared from the spot in an instant.
An Lang widened his eyes and hurried to the windowsill.
There was only a vast expanse of white snow outside, and there was no trace of the female insect.
Coming and going without a trace.
Really!
There were two light knocks on the door. An Lang got up and opened the door, only to see Rayleigh standing outside.
"Your Highness, the other female insect we rescued yesterday wants to see you."
An Lang nodded, and he was also about to go find the female insect.
The rescued female insect was named Qing.
When he saw An Lang, he knelt down subconsciously.
"No need." An Lang quickly stopped him, "You're still injured."
Qing was stunned for a moment, then he knelt down and knocked his head to the ground: "Thank you for saving my life!"
"I heard you're a bug from Yongmen Village? Why were you captured and brought to the club?"
An Lang had looked up Yongmen Village before coming here.
Yongmen Village is not a naturally formed village. It is a tribe of insects belonging to Fast Gilberg. When Fast committed a serious crime, the Lan tribe was implicated, but the empire did not allow genocide, so the Mantis tribe did not kill them all.
Those with more distant blood relations could still stay in Sagunto, but the Fast tribe of insects were driven out of the town and had to go to the Ongta Glacier.
The reason why Wengta Glacier can become a line of defense to block the Zerg and the Star Beasts is naturally because its natural environment is extremely harsh.
The temperature here is extremely low. Even if the star beast has a thick shell, it often moves slowly due to the low temperature or even freezes to death.
This is especially true for the Zerg.
Sagunto can barely ensure the normal life of the residents in the city with the help of high-tech temperature control technology, but the criminals who were driven out are not so lucky.
The purest branch of the Orchid clan's bloodline thus declined.
Qing closed his eyes for a long moment, then took a deep breath and shuddered, "The environment on Wengta Glacier is harsh, but the Lan Clan has been stationed here year-round and are more resistant to the cold than other subspecies. We hunt Icefield Star Beasts in exchange for supplies. Although life is difficult, we can barely get by."
"But things got worse after Sagunto's new mayor, Reid, took office."
Qing smiled bitterly. "He built a wall of light at the foot of the Ongta Glacier to prevent the sinners from escaping. He also told us that if we hunted enough Ice Beasts, we would be forgiven and return to live in Sagunto."
"He also has the blood of the Orchid Clan. The insects of Yongmen Village trust him deeply. We fight the Star Beasts all day long just to gain forgiveness and take off the hat of the sinner. Even if Reed tells us that we need to be injected with a potion to prevent atavism before entering the city, we are willing to do so."
"Who knew that entering the city would be the real hell."
"We'll be tested for purity. If our bloodline isn't pure enough, our feathers will be clipped and we'll be forced to do the lowest level work. If our bloodline is pure enough, our wings will be plucked." He smiled wryly. "Recently, they've added a new trick. They'll select beautiful female insects, remove their glands, and then sell them to male insects."
"He used the entire Yongmen Village as a breeding ground for livestock!"
As he spoke, he took off his coat with his back to An Lang, and at the same time inserted his hands fiercely into his wing sheaths.
After a moment, two limp wings emerged from the elytra.
Even though the wings were very wrinkled, like a crumpled film, you could still see a triangular notch on each side of the wings.
All the insects present were silent.
Female insects whose wings have been clipped can no longer fly, but they are not completely unable to fight like female insects whose glands have been removed. In other words, their mobility is restricted while their labor force is guaranteed.
"The bugs in Yongmen Village don't know what's going on in the city. They're still trying to qualify to enter the city..."
"I understand." An Lang nodded heavily.
"I have a younger brother. He's pure, gentle, and decent-looking. If you're willing..." Qing bit his lip awkwardly, then continued after a moment, "Please save him. Otherwise, he'll have his glands gouged out after we get down the mountain... and become a useless insect like me."
——
Sagunto was located in a remote area and it would take the army three days to arrive.
Reilly suggested that Anlang leave the city first to avoid any changes.
However, at this moment, the club's director arrived.
"Sir, the City Lord heard that your place of residence was destroyed by sinners, and has specially invited you to the City Lord's Mansion." The supervisor smiled. "With your distinguished status, how can you stay here?"
An Lang certainly didn't want to go to the City Lord's Mansion. From Qing's description, he knew that the City Lord Reed was not a good person. It didn't seem like a good thing if he wanted to keep him.
but……
An Lang looked at Rayleigh and saw Rayleigh standing in front of the window. He glanced down and shook his head slightly.
It seems that there are a lot of female insects coming down here.
I'm afraid it won't work to sneak out of the city.
"The city lord also specifically instructed that you can take the Orchid slaves you chose back directly. It can be regarded as an apology from the club to you." Seeing that An Lang did not express any opinion, the supervisor continued to lobby.
An Lang glanced at him and said, "You can have any kind of slave I want. I want one with white hair and pink eyes?"
White hair and pink eyes are the characteristics of a big villain. An Lang said it casually, just wanting to know if there are other people in the Orchid tribe who meet this characteristic.
The supervisor smiled again and said, "You may not know that the blood of the orchids in the city is not very pure, but there are still orchids with high purity in Yongmen Village. Maybe they can find what you want."
"Oh? But I heard that Yongmen Village is on the glacier. Can I go up there one by one to pick them?"
"The people on the Wengta Glacier are short of food and clothing, so they regularly come down the mountain to the city to trade. We just need to make a request to them..." The supervisor paused meaningfully, "and they will send down the mountain the insects that meet the requirements."
"Then I want to go up the mountain and choose for myself."
"This..." the supervisor said in embarrassment, "The environment in Yongmen Village is terrible..."
"I want to go!" An Lang crossed his arms. "I'm a B-level male insect. Even if your city lord comes, he can't stop me."
"Yes, yes, please don't be angry, sir." The supervisor wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I will ask the city lord to arrange it for you."
"My Lord, don't take any risks!" Rayleigh advised, "The conditions on Wengta Glacier are treacherous. My Lord, for the sake of..."
"Stop nagging me! Are you annoying?" An Lang left Rayleigh and walked out. "Don't follow me! I don't want to see you!"
Rayleigh stayed where he was, his head hanging.
The supervisor knew what was going on as soon as he saw it. It seemed that this female monarch was not favored either.
He naturally hoped that there would be as few female insects as possible around An Lang, so he quickly followed An Lang out upon seeing this.
——
Wengta Glacier.
Ice and snow that have not melted for thousands of years stand on the vast land. This glacier has an extremely special magnetic field, and any mechanical objects entering it will be disturbed, so they have to walk up the mountain.
An Lang was wrapped up like a dumpling, which made it increasingly difficult for him to walk.
You Zhuo followed An Lang. This female insect with excellent physical fitness also showed signs of not adapting to the extremely cold conditions.
Instead, the thin Lan Xiu walked in front, pulling An Lang from time to time.
It is no secret that the Mantis Clan is afraid of the cold, but the Orchid Clan lives on the glacier and is slightly better at withstanding the cold.
In addition to the three insects, there were also three guards sent by the city lord to escort them up the mountain, and Qing led the way.
Qing was a little wary of the three guards, and as he was walking in front, he kept looking back.
When they were halfway there, snow began to fall.
Anlang had never seen such heavy snow.
In a blink of an eye, a thick layer of snow covered the frozen glacier, and he had to shake off the snow on his cloak from time to time to avoid being crushed.
"The snow is too heavy. We have to hide in the cave first." Qing was already accustomed to such sudden heavy snow. He looked up at the sky. The gray sky was obviously not a good sign.
I'm afraid the snow won't stop for a while.
There was also a precious male insect among them.
However, the cave was not so easy to find. Qing searched for a long time but to no avail, so he could only take them to a place sheltered from the wind.
This is a tilted glacier, with an angle of only 20 to 30 degrees to the ground. It is very deep and pitch black inside.
When An Lang went in, he was always worried that the glacier would fall down and wipe out their entire army.
But Qing explained that this kind of glacier is very strong and will not break easily.
They didn't go too deep.
Qing ignited the dark green liquid and heated the dry food he brought.
There was only a little liquid, but it was very durable. An Lang probed over it with some curiosity.
Qing explained that this was the blood of the Ice Star Beast.
It soon became pitch dark.
An Lang didn't sleep well. For some reason, he always had a bad feeling.
However, perhaps because he had been trekking in the snow and ice for a whole day, he felt his eyelids were heavy and he couldn't open his eyes at all.
People say that snow falls silently, but the snow here is so heavy that the accumulated snow is constantly blown down by the wind and falls to the ground.
An Lang was woken up by someone. Just as he was about to speak, he found a hand covering his mouth tightly.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the bonfire inside was out.
The snow had stopped, and the moon hung low outside the cave, providing a hint of light.
On the other side, deep in the crack, there are countless faint green light spots.
The stars are dotted, flickering, and it is very beautiful.
——It would be better if those things were not eyes.
They were crouching too low to be the Zerg's eyes.
If it were on Earth, Anlang guessed it was a hibernating insect.
But Lan Xiu covered An Lang's mouth tightly with his hand, and the strength of his hand made An Lang realize that the origin of these things was not that simple.
Could it be a star beast?
But Xingzhi is only this big?
An Lang looked around, his heart growing heavier.
A dark shadow crouched where the cluster of light dots gathered, and the light dots leaped back and forth within the shadow, making subtle creaking sounds.
More and more light spots gathered there, but the shadow became smaller and smaller.
In a flash, An Lang knew what the black shadow was.
It was a dead body.
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