Chapter 10: Finding the Return of Favors, Giving the Other Party What They Want...
Nan Qi didn't eat dinner alone. Arnold brought Carter to see Nan Qi with some fruits and vegetables.
When they were about to reach Nan Qi's house, Carter pouted and muttered that he didn't want those chocolates, but Nan Qi insisted on giving them to him. He did nothing wrong, and Arnold didn't need to take the things to apologize.
Arnold stopped and turned to look at Carter, with a seriousness in his gray eyes that had never been there before.
Carter felt uneasy when Arnold looked at him, but he still insisted on his opinion and said firmly, "Brother, I'm not wrong. You don't need to apologize. If you really think I took advantage of Nan Qi, I can return the chocolate myself. You can take these things back. You can't bear to eat them."
Carter's last words were soft, but Arnold still heard them. Arnold wasn't angry in the first place. He knew his brother well, and he knew Carter wouldn't take the initiative to ask for things from others unless they gave them to him.
However, there were more than a dozen chocolates in that handful, and although 300 star coins was not a lot, it was not a small amount for them. Even if Nan Qi wanted to give it to him, Carter should not accept it.
But he also knew that it was not Carter's fault, but his fault as an older brother. It was Arnold who did not have the ability to give his younger brother a good life.
He and Carter were born and raised on Potter Star. His female and male fathers were both insects working in the mines. They died together in a mining accident three years ago, leaving only the two of them in the once happy family.
My younger brother is not yet an adult and cannot do heavy physical labor. He is just an ordinary F-level male insect and his appearance is not particularly outstanding, so even the stores on the star don’t want to hire him. He can only work in the mines.
The meager income was not only for food and drink, but also for Carter to learn a skill. Carter was smart and good-looking, and he couldn't do the same as himself, so he could only mine, which made it even more difficult.
Arnold had been carrying out this plan in an orderly manner after the death of his sire, and according to his plan, it would take at least five years to save enough money until he could bring Nan Qi back home.
Nan Qi is the same as them, yet different.
Their Zerg cubs are injected with a mental power manifesting agent when they are one month old. The combination of the manifesting agent and insects with different mental power levels will produce different smells, and the strength of the smell represents the level of mental power.
The higher the level, the stronger the smell, and when the mental power explodes, the smell will be completely uncontrollable and released. The lower the level, the weaker the smell, and F level has almost no smell.
Nan Qi was just like them, with almost no taste at all, but Nan Qi's eyes, conversation, and aura were all different from theirs.
Such a handsome, well-spoken, and imposing male insect landed on their planet and lost his memory. Perhaps what he showed was just superficial, and they could not see what was inside.
Nan Qi was like a mystery: dangerous, enigmatic, yet impossible to find any flaws in. Arnold had spent so much time with Nan Qi, and that was all he could see. But these traits weren't unique to Nan Qi; he'd seen them in TV dramas.
It was not until he saw Nan Qi's skills and his value that he began to have his own little ideas.
Arnold knew that he was not a bug with a broad vision. He had never been out of Potter Star and had never seen what the upper-level bugs looked like, but he did not want to miss any opportunity to help Carter escape from his suffering.
Even if it's just a dream.
Today, he took his brother shopping to apologize, which was just an excuse. His real purpose was to ask Nan Qi to take care of his brother, using the so-called life-saving grace.
Arnold knew that if Carter knew his plan, he would definitely refuse to follow him to Nan Qi's house. He also didn't want his brother to see his ugly face so early, so he used this reason to force Carter to come.
He wanted to let Nan Qi and Carter get acquainted with each other first, and then find an opportunity to talk to Nan Qi alone about this matter.
But now, looking at Carter's stubborn face and the caring words "You're still reluctant to eat", he didn't want to go anymore and began to reflect on whether what he said was for his own good was really for Carter's good?
Even if he asked Nan Qi to take Carter with him in exchange for a favor, would Carter feel uncomfortable and inferior after knowing that his brother was so despicable?
The most important thing is, can Carter accept it? He is a person with a strong sense of self-esteem. After knowing everything, can he really stay with Nan Qi at ease?
Arnold hesitated, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Carter changed from serious to distressed.
Carter naturally sensed Arnold's change. Thinking he had upset Arnold, he frantically grabbed Arnold's sleeve and muttered, "Brother, brother, don't be angry. Can't I go with you?"
Arnold took a few deep breaths, held Carter's hand with his backhand, and said with a tremor in his voice: "As you say, let's go home. I'll get these vegetables and make you some noodles."
"Brother? Are you not feeling well?" Carter hesitated. His brother had lost his temper and dragged him here before, so why did he change his mind when they were almost at Nan Qi's house?
Arnold was at a loss for words and was about to explain: "I——"
At this moment, the door of Nan Qi's house opened. Nan Qi stood at the door and looked at them with a smile: "I heard your voices. You need me for something. Come in and sit down. I just made dinner. Let's eat together."
“No, no—”
Before Arnold could even utter the word "used", he saw Nan Qi's smiling eyes that seemed to have the power to see through everything, stripping off all his disguises, making him feel ashamed and wanting to find a hole to crawl into.
Only then did Arnold realize that he wasn't as brave as he thought. When he actually faced Nan Qi, he could hardly bring himself to speak.
It feels really bad to have your despicable thoughts seen through by others at a glance.
The naive Carter didn't know what was going on, but he could sense his brother's resistance to Nan Qi's invitation. He immediately bared his teeth at Nan Qi like a little leopard protecting its master: "Who needs to see you? We're just passing by! Do you have any objections?"
"I was just passing by, but I remember your home seemed to be in the opposite direction." Nan Qi leaned against the door frame with a smile. His taller figure than the average male insect made him look tall and slender, and he looked better than the model posters in shopping malls.
Everyone likes to look at pretty bugs, and Carter is no exception. He blushed immediately, but then his face turned even redder with anger. He stammered, "Can't we take a walk?"
Nan Qi raised his eyebrows: "Okay, of course, if you have no objection, then I have no objection."
Carter: "...Don't go too far!"
"Okay." Arnold recovered and gently touched Carter's head. He looked up at Nan Qi, whose eyes were full of gentleness. "Sorry to bother you, we came here to see you."
Nan Qi stood up and made room for the door: "Come in, if you have anything to say, come in and tell me. I also need your help with something."
The two brothers looked at each other, and Arnold pulled the reluctant Carter and followed Nan Qi into the house.
As soon as he entered the house, the aroma of food filled the room, which made Carter sniff like a puppy. He found that Nan Qi was looking at him, so he turned his head away and did not meet Nan Qi's gaze.
The childish look amused Nan Qi and Arnold, and the atmosphere eased up immediately. Arnold could also help Nan Qi serve dishes and get bowls with ease, and asked Nan Qi if he needed their help.
Nan Qi paused as he was serving his meal, then put down his bowl and looked at the two of them. "I want you to help me monitor the Brave Game store tomorrow. In return, I can hire you two to take care of my food and daily life during the competition, and I will teach Carter some of what I know."
"Really?" Arnold was delighted at first, but then puzzled. "Why do they want to monitor the store?"
Nan Qi did not hide it: "I suspect that the bug who made a deal with me is not the store manager, nor the manager of Brave Game Porter Star."
Under the light, Nan Qi's face glowed with a lustrous luster. A smile played on his lips, making his face even more handsome and dangerous. Even Carter, who had been chattering and arguing with Nan Qi, fell silent.
"I don't think there's anyone on our planet who's better than me. Even if I'm a male insect, with high risk and high reward, they wouldn't come to me before I even participated in the semi-finals, and offer me benefits on top of what we've already agreed on..."
Arnold was older and had seen more darkness. He frowned and said, "You mean, some kind of bug is targeting you?"
Nan Qi nodded: "The other party should not have any malicious intentions, I just want to confirm my guess."
After coming out of the Brave Game store, Nan Qi knew that his performance in the preliminary round was not worthy of Manager Lunk betting on him for the promotion.
This feeling became even stronger after watching two skilled male insects fight each other in the game.
In this galaxy, most male insects are arrogant, extravagant, and tyrannical. They rely on their ability to control the lives of female insects and the reproduction of the nation to bully others, but there are still some male insects that are different.
They are naturally fond of excitement and adventure, and do not like the pleasure brought by status.
He, a person who has been here for half a month and has not had much contact with the outside world, can see it clearly. Their local insects should not be unable to see it. Why doesn't Lunk find a male insect with a relatively higher level and better performance?
It is not possible that every high-level male insect is a noble. Even if such a male insect cannot be found, there are many capable female insects who are in dire straits. Why must he be an F-level, unknown male insect?
It must be that you have something that the other party likes, and this thing doesn't happen to be the victory of the game.
So it is very likely that Lunk is not the manager of the Brave Game, but he saw the moves he used in the game and wanted to verify a certain guess, so he approached him in this way.
This was the conclusion Nan Qi had drawn after entering the game and watching countless competitions and high-level ranked match recordings. This world didn't have the skill to use his own clever power to strike at the insect's acupoints and meridians.
Apart from the military, Nan Qi couldn't think of anyone else who would pay so much attention to these things.
After reaching these conclusions, Nan Qi slowly let out a breath, realizing that he was still not cautious enough.
Fortunately, the insect that found him had no ill intentions and might even protect him. Otherwise, with his current identity as an F male insect, the other party would not have to be so polite to him and would have directly sent out the army to capture him.
Since the other party is like this, he will also return the favor and let the other party get what he wants, but it is not possible for him to pretend that he knows nothing, so he asked the Arnold brothers for help.
These are the two bugs he is most familiar with on this planet. More importantly, he can give Arnold what he wants so that the two brothers will not betray him.
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