Chapter 35
The space jump from the capital planet to Akeron would only take two days, but Hill was unwell and, after a doctor's assessment, was deemed unsuitable for a space jump.
In the Zerg race, everything is based on the health of the male Zerg prince. The Empire requested the Federation to postpone the meeting. The Federation immediately expressed its concern for Prince Hilgard and stated that it was willing to welcome the prince at any time.
Opposition is one thing, but the scarcity of male insects is the same in both the Empire and the Federation, let alone S-class male insects. So far, the entire Empire only has Sirius and Hilgard.
Eric hasn't been doing well lately.
Not only was he seriously injured in the battle, but he also lost contact with the male insect he admired. After parting ways at the capital star's spaceport, he never saw that handsome man again, even though he waited at the spaceport for a whole month.
The capital planet is so big that it's normal for insects not to see it, but it's still very frustrating.
Although he was successfully promoted to major general, he could only temporarily take charge of logistics due to his injuries. In addition to supplying warships, he was also occasionally responsible for other tasks, such as replacing flowers on the Starbound Boundary.
Prince Sirius is romantic, Prince Nathaniel is extravagant, and in short, for the physical and mental health of the male insect princes, the starship must maintain a large-scale green space—there is a specially maintained garden inside the starship.
This was absolutely terrible for the grumpy female insect. Marshal Celt was completely deceived by the male insect, which is why he brought the First Army to do this incredibly boring escort job!
One day, while the grumpy female insect was directing the changing of the flowers, she saw a male insect.
With long silver hair and a loose, soft white robe, he sat amidst a sea of flowers, reading a book. His slender, pale fingers turned the pages of the white paper, and in an instant, Eric's world fell silent.
Eric swore he was truly devoted to the male insect he met on that starship, but... but perhaps it was because his profile resembled that man's—
He just couldn't resist the urge. Damn it, how could a female insect be so fickle? It's immoral and deserves condemnation! But he just couldn't help getting closer. After wailing inwardly, he couldn't help but get a little closer and closer every day—
Until one day, this male insect, oh no, Your Highness, dropped a book on the ground while moving. Insect God, as if by some strange twist of fate, stepped out of the grass and picked up the book for His Highness.
He hurriedly knelt down on one knee, feeling his body stiffen. He should have presented the book to the female insect guard beside him.
But for some reason, a moment later his hands were empty, and what came into view was a pair of pale hands—His Highness had taken his book.
His Highness's hand was only one centimeter away from him! It was too close; the pheromones were making him almost dizzy.
"Thank you." Your Highness's voice was so clear, no, perhaps "clear" isn't the right word for it?
Eric was so excited that he completely forgot to think about why His Highness Hilgard suddenly took the book, and why His Highness's voice was exactly the same as that of the gentleman from before.
Even for several hours afterward, his mind was still somewhat clouded, so much so that he didn't notice Marshal Celt's cold gaze through the glass window high up on the starship.
The high vantage point was excellent, and the 3S-class female soldier's eyesight was exceptionally sharp; she could clearly see that Hill's slender fingers were less than a centimeter away from touching the female insect's palm.
If only that female insect were a little bolder, or, as Hilgard hinted—
Celt stared coldly at the garden inside the starship. The vegetation transported from Velka was thriving under the irrigation of nutrient solution. Clumps of trees blocked the male insect's face, leaving only a hazy outline.
The male insect never looked up at him from beginning to end.
Eric felt his luck had turned around after he almost touched His Highness, and the military suddenly issued a document allowing him to return to his combat post!
Good heavens, this was certainly a wonderful thing for Chong to be overjoyed with, but for some reason, he was filled with a faint sense of loss, which made him wander around outside the Starship Garden involuntarily.
Although she knew perfectly well that being caught would result in charges of harassing a male insect, and that she already had a male insect she admired, it was still—
Finally, on the seventy-fifth time of wandering, they encountered His Highness Hilgard, who had come here.
"Your Highness—" Eric bowed deeply from a distance, content with just a glance, but to his surprise, His Highness stopped in his tracks.
"You are Eric?" His Highness's voice was indeed very clear, like the sound of flowing spring water.
“Yes, Your Highness, how do you know my name?” Eric was caught between excitement and confusion until he looked up and saw the face.
Not just from the back! Prince Hilgard looks remarkably like that gentleman, only a bit thinner, with slightly different eyes and hair color, but the overall silhouette is exactly the same—it's him!
He stared straight at Hilgard, his gaze undisguised, until the guards stood in front of Hilgard. Only then did he realize his offense and quickly lower his head.
“I’m just surprised you know my name.” Although he was a major general, he didn’t think he would be looked up to by His Highness Hilgard.
Hill smiled slightly and said in a gentle tone, "The Major General's name is written on the vegetation in the garden."
"The flowers planted by the Major General are very beautiful."
Actually, it was because the female insect had chased after him and told him her name at the airport, so how could he forget?
Back on the warship, Celtic pressed him against the glass window, right in front of the face of this clueless female insect, again and again, until he could no longer bear it and almost dripped onto the female insect. He could never forget that experience for the rest of his life.
boom--
The heat instantly swept over Eric's face. The reserved male insect prince praised the flowers he planted. What was the difference between that and praising him directly?
He felt his breathing quicken, but fortunately, his military discipline allowed him to hold back: "It is my honor to have won Your Highness's favor."
Eric felt incredibly lucky to have spoken so much with His Highness, but it seemed his good fortune wasn't over yet.
"The Storm Planetary Belt is just ahead. I heard that the First Army used to be stationed here, is that right?"
His Highness's voice was gentle and soothing, without a trace of arrogance. Eric, usually so straightforward, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and eagerly said, "Yes, Your Highness! The Storm Planetary Belt is the most beautiful part of this journey! The First Army fought against the Star Beasts here! If Your Highness is interested, please allow me to—"
He eagerly raised his head, and when he saw Prince Hilgard's azure eyes, his emotions inexplicably calmed down. He softly uttered the remaining two words, as if afraid of startling the prince.
"explain."
The male insect prince would not readily grant the request, but merely lowered his eyes slightly and nodded very subtly. The guards then lifted the restrictions, allowing him to enter.
Is Your Highness shy? So cute!
Eric held his breath as he entered the garden. He seemed to float on a cloud, so much so that he didn't even notice when the smart computer beeped twice. He only hurriedly shut it down in embarrassment when His Highness Hilgard looked over.
No matter how important the matter is, nothing is more important than explaining this to His Highness right now!
In fact, if he had opened his communications right now, he would have seen Lieutenant General Dick's extremely ugly face.
Dick, whose communication had been cut off, looked up helplessly, forced to confront the suffocating pressure alone: "Marshal, he hung up."
Faced with the choice between the military and the male insects, Eric made his choice, which was also the choice of most female insects.
The female insect spends her entire life relentlessly pursuing the male insect and is willing to give everything for him.
The pressure in the office intensified. Selt sat at the back of the office, bright insect patterns appearing on his exposed neck and the back of his hands, veins bulging and bulging. His eyes were filled with a sinister gaze as he stared at the dozens of screens in front of him, displaying images from every angle.
Eric was a qualified female insect, standing at a distance that was neither too close nor too far. Hill was not in good health and did not want to stand for long, so she leaned back gently in the white wooden chair, tilted her head slightly, and listened carefully to Eric's explanation with her clear blue eyes.
Eric had never been so close to the male insect prince before. Occasionally, he would stutter and feel so frustrated that he wanted to knock himself out. Hill would not get angry or interrupt him. Instead, he seemed to find what Eric was saying very interesting and could not help but smile slightly.
He gave the other female insects that smile.
The scene was too glaring, but Celtic wasn't one to run away by nature; no matter how glaring it was, he just stared at it coldly without making a single mistake.
"Marshal, no male insect belongs solely to a female insect." After a long silence, Dick finally couldn't help but speak up tactfully.
He didn't understand the marshal's violent emotions at this moment. This was a consensus of the whole society regarding male insects, a problem that was understood when the decision was made to marry Prince Sirius.
If the marshal could tolerate Sirius's own future male lord, why would he show such a strong possessiveness towards this male insect who had no chance of becoming a lord, and even be willing to use the military's emergency mobilization order?
Although it still failed.
"Marshal, you will be married to Prince Sirius in two months. At that time, all the problems will be solved—"
Everything we've planned for so long must not be ruined by the presence of any insects.
Just as Dick's voice fell, a deafening roar suddenly erupted outside the starship. The sound was so powerful that it shook the entire starship. All the insects inside experienced a brief ringing in their ears before being drawn to the enormous commotion at the same time.
"What's wrong?!"
"Is it an attack by star beasts?"
"Damn it! Which stupid bug did this!"
"Oh my god, look out the window—"
Outside the huge, transparent window perfect for sightseeing, an asteroid suddenly explodes. But the scene is not one of apocalyptic terror or horror; instead, it is a beauty and awe that cannot be described in words.
Suddenly, a burst of intense light erupted from the almost dark universe. It was a deep blue light, like the starry sky and the ocean, like countless stars swimming in the seabed. In just an instant, it scattered and rushed towards this place from afar.
The blue stars approached from afar, growing larger and larger, before triggering an automatic attack and counterattack near the starship, causing it to be hit again, shattering once more into millions of tiny stars.
It would extinguish in an instant, again and again, beautiful as a dream.
The male insect, who had never seen such a magnificent scene before, gently reached out and pressed his hand against the transparent hatch, as if touching those fleeting stars from afar.
Celtic's gray pupils contracted sharply, a storm of relentless energy surging within them, and his voice was low and menacing.
"He's here."
The next moment, the female insect rose abruptly from her office chair, her enormous, jet-black bone wings suddenly unfurling, tearing through the hard alloy hull with the savagery of a wild beast.
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