Chapter 29 Let me touch you. You are showing yourself just for me to touch...
"My thoughts," Nan Qi paused before continuing, "My thoughts are not about him."
Without waiting for Bai to ask, Nan Qi continued, "The Star Beasts and the Zerg have a long-standing feud; they're natural enemies, so to speak. While I don't know the current Zerg Emperor, I do know that history and the lower-class Zerg have a good opinion of him. He's no simple Zerg."
"Such a shrewd and calculating person, who has been able to suppress such talented female insects as you for so many years, as well as the male insects with good reputations, can't be a fool who seeks the skin of a tiger."
The Insect King Hoover Walker is 136 years old this year. He ascended the throne at a young age and has been in power for more than a hundred years.
During this century, Hoover Walker vigorously developed interstellar trade, implemented free mental strength tests every 10 years, free basic education, and also gave F-level male insects the opportunity to choose.
Before this, all F-level male insects were sent to mining stars after they reached adulthood, regardless of whether they had talents in other areas.
If you don't want to go mining, you have to pay a huge fine at one time. However, in a family that gives birth to an F-level male insect, it is very likely that both the male and female fathers are F-level, so how can they afford to pay the fine?
This policy of keeping the people ignorant has resulted in the lower-level insects having no way out and the upper-level insects becoming even more licentious and extravagant.
After Hoover Walker came to power, he changed this law. In addition to receiving wages, F-class male insects who went to mine would also be allocated housing and go to the newly built free schools in the empire to learn to read and write.
F-level male insects have other talents. If they pass the exam, they not only don’t have to go mining, but can also enter corresponding factories and schools to continue their studies.
If you don't have talent but are good-looking and there are companies or store owners willing to hire you, you don't have to work in mining.
Although most F-class male insects still live a hard life in mining, this action still brought the royal family's good reputation to its peak, which is enough to show that he is not stupid.
The Insect King wasn't stupid; he should have known that the Star Beast was a beast that could never be fully fed. He disliked Bai, but he never wanted to kill him; he only wanted to control him.
So he won't cooperate with Star Beast.
The error tolerance rate in cooperating with the Star Beast is too low. Once an unexpected event occurs in the plan, or the Star Beast changes its mind at the last minute, the occupation of Porter Star is a small matter, but dying in vain on Porter Star is a big deal.
As for why the Insect Emperor allowed Bai to bring his troops even though he knew that the Star Beast Clan’s army was approaching and the mastermind behind it was plotting against Bai at the expense of the empire’s safety, it was probably to take advantage of the situation and “kill the insects with a borrowed knife.”
The Insect Emperor must have made every possible preparation. Not only would he not let Bai die on Porter Star, but he would also be able to control Bai, repel the Star Beast army, and shock those behind the conspiracy, allowing the Star Beasts to feel the might of the Imperial God of War.
It can be said to kill three birds with one stone.
The person who actually planned this invasion of star beasts ordered the star beasts to retreat after learning that Bai's mental power was in turmoil. One of his purposes was to make Bai turn his suspicion on the Insect King.
The discord between the ruler and his ministers allowed the mastermind to carry out his subsequent plans.
His other purpose is probably the same as that of the Insect King. He also wants to control Bai.
The person behind the scenes may have also planted his own spies on Porter Star, waiting for Bai's mental power to erupt so that he can control Bai.
However, neither party had expected that an F-level male insect would disrupt all their plans.
As for the person hiding behind the scenes, whether he is the Zerg, the Star Beasts, or some other race, they don't know.
But one thing is certain, he has ideas about the Insect King, or rather, he has ideas about control of the empire.
Now that the Star Beast Army has received the news, they have retreated but not completely. Whether the Star Beasts have their own ideas or the ideas of the people behind the scenes remains to be further investigated.
Nan Qi tends to think that it was Star Beast's own idea. Compared to Bai being controlled by the mastermind or the Insect King, Star Beast probably wants to kill Bai more.
It's just that for some reason he didn't take direct action, but chose to cooperate with the person behind the scenes.
After telling Queen Bai all this, Nan Qi stood up and poured two glasses of water. He handed one to Queen Bai and asked, "Have you checked on those male insects?"
Bai took a sip of water and said in a neutral tone, as if it had nothing to do with him: "I checked and did find something, but unfortunately, they got away."
"I understand." Nan Qi took the empty cup of water and put it away, saying with a smile, "When you were in trouble, and the star beasts were harassing you, it was a chaotic situation. If one or two were missing, it would not attract the attention of the insects."
"Fortunately, you're fine. The fox will eventually reveal its true colors, so there's no need to worry too much. Besides—"
"What?" Bai glanced at the water cup on the table, then turned to look at Nan Qi expressionlessly, "And what?"
Nan Qi pursed his lips and smiled, revealing a slightly evil yet somewhat smug smile: "Besides, my appearance disrupted the plans of both parties. With me as a living target, there's no need to worry that they won't come out."
After saying this, Nan Qi tilted his head and looked at Bai, who had no emotion. A pair of soft black cat ears suddenly popped out from the top of his head, and the fur on the tips of the ears drew a perfect arc in the air.
Bai was attracted by the pair of ears, his eyes lit up slightly, and his hands on his legs were a little eager to move.
Nan Qi pretended not to notice Bai's reaction, moved closer, and looked at Bai with a smile: "You will protect me, right?"
Bai blinked and said nothing. Nan Qi moved closer and his furry ears shook mischievously in front of Bai's eyes.
The soft fur touched Bai's neck, making him feel itchy. Bai's heart trembled as if a kitten's paw was gently touching his heart.
Bai tried to hold back, but finally couldn't help it and raised his hand to touch Nan Qi's cat ears.
Nan Qi was about to retreat when Bai grabbed him. After a night's rest, Bai's strength had recovered a lot, and Nan Qi was unable to break free.
He yelled, "What are you doing? Sexually harassing an ally?"
Bai looked at his playful appearance and rubbed his ear with a little more force: "Don't you just want me to touch it? Why are you exposing yourself if you don't let me touch it?"
Nan Qi raised his eyebrows: "I just want to show you that I am being honest with you, hahaha."
Bai Ye raised an eyebrow: "Really? Then I will be honest with you. I want to touch it now."
"If you let me touch you, will you protect me?"
"Even if you don't touch me, I will protect you."
"Then stop touching it."
"You've exposed it all, don't be so stingy, it's pretty soft."
"It's a little itchy when you touch it. Stop touching it or it will swell up."
"Hold it in."
Outside the door, Melon and Lenk, who had bitten their ears and were about to listen to what the two insects were talking about, immediately heard words like "touch", "don't touch", "soft", and "swollen" in their ears, and the yellow waste hidden deep in their brains rushed up.
After a few seconds, the two looked at each other and saw great surprise in each other's eyes.
Are the aftereffects of something like this so severe? Even Bai, who seems abstinent and apathetic, couldn't help but indulge in lust in broad daylight?
Bai asked them to find the male insect, not to get to know each other better, but for this matter?
"Eh~" The two insects shuddered at the same time. They couldn't imagine how their friend/boss would try to snatch the male insect away.
"It's a bit scary." Mellon murmured.
"A little bit," Lenk agreed.
"Should we go in then?"
"Let's not do it." Lunke raised his head and thought for a moment, "It would be bad if he saw something he shouldn't see."
“Yes, yes, yes—”
Before Mellon could finish his words, the door opened. Nan Qi, who was dressed neatly, looked at the two female soldiers who were plotting loudly and shook his head speechlessly, "Go in, it's useless to bother you."
"Ah? Hahaha, really?"
The two insects smiled awkwardly, looked at each other, and muttered softly, "This male insect is no good. It's over in such a short time?"
Nan Qi, who was following behind, narrowed his eyes, and when the two were not paying attention, his big furry tail popped out instantly and blocked their feet.
Bang--
“Ouch…”
“Ouch…”
Two screams were heard, and Melon and Lenk both knelt on the ground, their knees touching the hard ground. Although they would not be injured given their physical conditions, it still hurt.
It really hurts.
The two bugs bared their teeth and tried to get up in a panic. At this time, Nan Qi, with his hands behind his back, strolled over to them, leaned over and looked at the two bugs with his head tilted: "Hey, what's wrong? You didn't rest well, your legs are weak? Does it hurt?"
Mellon, Lenk: "..."
Bai, who had seen everything, covered his mouth with his hand and coughed lightly, unable to hide the smile in his eyes: "Alright, stop making trouble, get up quickly, I have something to talk to you about."
Nan Qi then walked away from the two bugs and sat back in the chair beside Bai's bed. Mellon and Lenk also got up, rubbed their aching knees, and limped over to Bai.
"What do you want from us?" Melon pulled a stool and sat down. "Are you trying to understand the movements of the Star Beast Army? They're still like that, and the remaining force is just sitting there, so who knows what conspiracy they're plotting."
Bai looked at Nan Qi and saw that Nan Qi was looking at the birds flying outside the window and was not paying attention to what they were saying.
He lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Mellon, spread the word that I'm fine. Don't spread the news that I've found a partner and will register for marriage soon. Let's see who gets impatient and blows themselves up first."
Mellon first glanced at Nan Qi before agreeing, then pulled Lunk out.
Bai looked at Nan Qi, who was still interested in the birds outside the window, and asked, "How many forces do you think can be blown out this time?"
Nan Qi turned around and said with a smile, "Anyway, the Insect King definitely knows about us. No matter who is blown up, we won't lose anything. But, are you really not going to reconsider it?"
Bai raised his eyebrows: "Didn't we agree to get married? Do you regret it?"
Nan Qi stretched out a finger and shook it: "No, no, no, it's just that you are not afraid of me, isn't it arranged by someone with ulterior motives?"
Nan Qi slowly stood up and leaned over to Bai, staring into his dark eyes. His voice suddenly turned cold: "Aren't you afraid that I'm a spy pretending to be enthusiastic and cheerful, deliberately revealing secrets to get closer to you little by little, and eventually make you surrender and take away your military power?"
Bai narrowed his eyes slightly and looked carefully at Nan Qi, who had lost his playful smile. His eyes were cold and his face was full of murderous intent, like a male insect crawling out of a sea of corpses and blood. After a moment, he raised his hand and scratched Nan Qi's chin.
Nan Qi was immediately defeated, his eyes widened as he looked at Bai: "???"
Bai scratched again before withdrawing his hand expressionlessly: "Your acting is terrible."
"?? Me?" Nan Qi pointed at himself in disbelief, "Poor acting skills?"
Bai nodded and pointed at Nan Qi's eyes: "Next time when you play a villain, remember to disguise your eyes. They are a little too bright."
After saying that, Bai moved his body and lay down. Looking at the thoughtful little male insect, he smiled in his heart: "You go back. I'm a little tired. You should go back and have a good rest too."
Nan Qi came back to his senses and looked at Bai, who had closed his eyes and did not regard him as dangerous at all. He curled his lips, turned around and left the room, carefully closing the door.
Bai opened his eyes after Nan Qi left, looked at the tightly closed door, gave a faint smile, then closed his eyes again and fell into a deep sleep.
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