Chapter 98: Sharing Weal and Woe

It was completely dark all around, and the sound of wheels rolling over the road was heard. It seemed to be raining heavily outside, and the windows were shaking. The rain drowned out the noisy sounds of insects and also washed the already dirty surface of the car.

Adrian squinted his eyes tiredly in the darkness. The red card he had escaped with was still in his pocket. The data on it was jumping and the red light was still on.

It was just dragged to another place by the pink ball.

Adrian sat up against the carriage, his hands and feet tied, the optical computer on his wrist was nowhere to be found. The remaining micro-earphone was hidden in his ear and was not discovered for the time being.

Ah Ran's voices were intermittent, mostly the sound of the wind, and no sound of insects talking. He was still being chased by the military female, and his situation was probably worse than that of Adrien.

Eddie sat quietly and collected his thoughts. The car was still moving, and after an unknown amount of time, the rear door of the car was suddenly opened by a bug from the outside.

"You woke up so soon? Your dosage is not enough." The female insect was dressed in black, with a mask covering half of her face. He turned to the other female insect beside him and said, "Lock him inside and pick out the good clothes for him."

Adrian was completely exhausted, the effect of the drug injected into his body had not yet worn off, and even his vision was blurred. Seeing this, the female insect took two steps forward, and he pulled Adrian out of the carriage without much effort.

They took Edrien to another carriage, which was nearly twice as large as the previous one. Inside were iron cages, each containing two or three female insects.

These female insects are all strong and sturdy. The narrow cage squeezes them into a space. They are either squatting or half-paralyzed, and their spines are almost deformed by the iron cage.

"Go in!"

Edrien was a male insect, and the female insects escorting him outside valued him as a rare species and threw him alone into a cage.

After Adrian entered, he curled up, saying nothing with his lips pale.

The female insect sneered upon seeing this and closed the back door of the carriage.

"This male insect is of high rank, right? I think his clothes are worth a lot of money, and the Empire gave him a lot of star coins." The female insect gestured to his companion, "How about us..."

"You're done for if he deeply marks you. Do you think these male insects are easy to deal with? Don't have any bad intentions towards the merchandise." Another female insect interrupted him. He got on the car seat and drove away from the area quickly. "There was a female soldier chasing him before. He's a troublemaker. Sell him quickly."

The female insect remained silent upon hearing this. He flipped through the computer he had taken from Adrian, and when the video call rang, he hung up impatiently again.

"It never ends." The female insect clicked her tongue.

He threw the computer in his hand aside, and was quite satisfied with the outer shell of this new computer. He simply turned off the computer and put it in his pocket.

Adrian could only vaguely hear the two female insects talking in front of him. There was only one small light on the carriage, and the light was so dim that he could barely see the face of the insect next to him.

There were at least forty or fifty female insects in this carriage, the smell of sweat and blood mixed together, and the air was filled with a foul smell.

"Adrian..."

Adrien's sleeves were tugged twice. The female insect's skinny fingers passed through the gaps between the cage's rails and hooked the corner of Adrien's shirt.

When Adrian heard the sound, he turned his head and looked at the iron cage next to him.

The female insect in the iron cage had dry and messy blond hair. He huddled in a corner powerlessly, with whip marks all over his arms and even the exposed parts of his neck. Due to the effect of the drug, his wounds were cracked and rotten, with no sign of healing.

Adrian cast his gaze over there, and the female insect also forced herself to raise her face. His face was pale and deathly pale, his lips were dry and cracked, and his red pupils were mechanically embedded in his eye sockets, and the whites of his eyes were red, as if they were congested.

Adrien's eyes paused slightly: "...Cecil?"

He had just met the Eighth Prince when he went to buy Supreme No. 1 not long ago. At that time, Cecil's every move was full of royal nobility, arrogant and sharp, but he didn't expect that he would be imprisoned in such a place now.

Cecil smiled bitterly when he saw Edrien. His voice was hoarse, as if it was clogged with weeds: "Edrien...save..."

Adrian looked at him speechlessly. He couldn't even protect himself now, let alone promise anything to Cecil.

"North Cemetery...kill him..." Cecil kept coughing, the hatred in his eyes almost reached its peak, and he coughed up thick blood from his throat.

Adrian raised his eyelashes, grabbed Cecil's hand, and whispered, "Sean?"

Cecil lowered his head and hummed weakly.

"Prince, there are female soldiers ambushing in the black market. You need to find the insect with the black eagle logo and let them find a way to save you." Adrien also lowered his body, his voice so soft that it was almost inaudible, "If necessary, lower your head at the right time."

Cecil turned his eyes to Adrian. His nose felt sour and his Adam's apple rolled as he swallowed the blood with difficulty.

Adrian could only tell Cecil so much. The number of female soldiers that Aran had planted in the black market was small, and they were mainly used to pass on information. If Cecil wanted to escape, he had to rely on himself.

Cecil gritted his teeth. The truck carrying the live worms had stopped, and Cecil quickly stuffed a piece of rag into Edrien's hand.

Adrian took it quickly and moved aside. In a moment, the rear door of the carriage was opened by the female insect from the outside.

Adrian was escorted off the car. The two female insects were only responsible for the transportation of the goods. After arriving at the destination, they handed over the live insects that were about to be auctioned to another group of responsible insects.

The male and female insects were auctioned separately, and Adrian was taken into a completely different aisle.

The female insect in charge of the auction was delighted to see Adrian. They brought him into the golden bird cage and used instruments to measure his level.

It actually reached A level!

The starting price of a male insect of this level can reach 100 million.

Adrian was also stunned when he saw the level. He was still holding the data card that he was trying to survive in his hand. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

"Don't rush to sell him. The VIP with the golden diamond is waiting for him. Let him serve these female insects. One hundred million will be enough for one time..."

Adrian leaned against the cage bars. He had been in a stable mood since the day he was locked up, and had not gone crazy and screamed like the other male insects.

Adrian seldom ate the food that the meal worm brought him. He would occasionally take a few bites and then throw the food back. Once he knocked over the meal tray and almost escaped by grabbing the collar of the meal worm.

The manager was shocked. He locked Adrian back into the golden bird cage and did not send him any cakes for the next two days. He just gave him nutrient solution.

Adrian didn't react. He took advantage of the chaos to pick up the bread knife that fell from the plate and hid it in his sleeve.

A week later, the gold and diamond VIPs in the auction club arrived as scheduled.

The females at the auction house specially gave Adrian a new suit. They combed his white hair back and fixed it neatly with hairspray, leaving only a few strands of hair falling in front of his forehead.

These diamond-cutting VIPs at the auction house were picky about the appearance and size of the male insects. Perhaps to cater to their tastes, the female insect tied a circle of pure black lace around Adrian's eyes before leaving.

Adrian's hands and feet were handcuffed with iron chains. He walked slowly behind the waiter in front of him, and his fingertips quietly touched the sharp blade hidden in his sleeve.