Public opinion out of control
Vio's face was solemn. "Has the situation gotten this bad? Are we going to go to war with humans?"
Gabriel: "No, I'm just considering the worst-case scenario. I can't think of any reason why we could propose collaborating with humans to research an antidote to cure His Majesty."
Vio raised his voice: "What more excuses do you need! This is a crime committed by the humans of Ancient Blue Star! They should atone for their foolish and brutal actions!"
Gabriel practically roared, "Do you think humans will listen to us in this situation? Her Majesty Alyssa's condition cannot be known to the Zerg outside of us, let alone humans! If a Zerg Queen loses the ability to give birth to the next one, it would be absolutely great news for humans! How can you guarantee that humans won't tamper with this cooperation?"
The pheromones of the two insects surged through the office. Fortunately, the office was soundproofed and eavesdropped on, so there was no need to worry about their quarrel being leaked.
Gabriel lowered his head first: "I'm sorry, Vio, I lost control a little."
Vio also calmed down. "Master Gabriel, your concerns are very reasonable. It is my fault for not being well-trained that I have posed such a difficult problem to you. I know you have been under a lot of pressure recently."
Gabriel really felt like a spider that was inflated and ready to explode at any time.
Ever since she learned from Drake that the First Honey came from a high-ranking family near the Five Star Chain, Gabriel had become unsure of anyone. Her political skills were cultivated to the standards of a Worm Mother's assistant, so she certainly couldn't compare to her. Theoretically, when the Worm Mother was younger, major political decisions could be made by the Chief Internal Affairs Manager and the Decision Court. However, Gabriel didn't dare disclose the Decision Court's knowledge of Her Majesty Alyssa's gonadal development issues and the need for human cooperation in the treatment process. While she believed the possibility of a family within the Decision Court challenging the Worm Mother's authority was low, she couldn't afford to take the risk.
The Court of Resolutions already believed that Gabriel seemed hesitant and weak in dealing with the human raid.
How will she handle the thorny diplomatic issues with humans?
The message from her subordinates added fuel to the fire in her body, which was already on the verge of exploding.
"Lord Gabriel! Please check the Starnet Freedom Community! Her Majesty Alyssa's photo has been leaked!"
Gabrielle didn't avoid Vio and directly opened the Zerg's largest online social platform on her smart brain. The first post title marked with [HOT] made her eight eyes darken.
[HOT] The humans have come to our doorstep, and six army bugs have been sacrificed. Is this why the Palace of Saint Joseph and the Second Legion have only issued a few bland condemnations? [Picture] [Picture] [Picture]
The attached picture is a photo of Her Majesty Alyssa!
The photo was carefully chosen: it was taken just as Ryan was helping Her Majesty Alyssa disembark from the hovercraft. The angle was clearly candid, so Her Majesty Alyssa's face was unclear, only Ryan's respectful expression was visible. From the photo, it looked like the Iron Tower Guards of the Palace of Saint Joseph, groveling before a human woman no taller than their chests.
When Her Majesty Alyssa enrolled, Saint Hobel Lu Palace sent a letter to all the faculty and students of Lu Palace Star Academy, as well as the high-ranking families behind them, requesting that Her Majesty Alyssa's school life be kept as secret as possible. Before the second pupation, the Worm Mother could remain hidden from the public. The coronation ceremony after the second pupation was the best time for the Worm Mother to publicly reveal herself to the entire clan.
Although Her Majesty Alyssa's image was no longer a secret on the Lugong Star Academy forum, access to the forum required student status and teacher ID. Leaked photos would have an indelible watermark. The students had a favorable impression of Her Majesty Alyssa, and with the advance warning from St. Joseph Lugong, the spread of Her Majesty's image had been limited to the Lugong Star Academy forum.
Who spread this photo?
The following reply is also very ominous:
"Isn't that the Worm Queen's guard? Those giant forks and claws, the family's hallmark. What's going on? I haven't heard of any diplomatic exchanges between the Saint Joseph's Palace and humans lately, have I?"
"It's just a diplomatic exchange. What's going on? Do you need to get down on one knee? Why not just get down on the ground and use that human as a stepping stone? He's completely disgraced the Zerg!"
"Why is this human wearing Tsumiya Seiin's uniform? Tsumiya Seiin doesn't allow ordinary Zerg to go to school, so he lets humans go, right? Hehe."
After dozens of comments lambasting the Saint Joseph Palace for its incompetence and the fact that it was stolen by humans, a bug pointed out: that human was the new bug queen.
[??? Is this the new Queen of the Insect Queen?]
[Huh?? I know that Her Majesty the Zerg Queen's mimicry might change after her second pupation, but it's too...? Why is this happening?]
[Rumor has it that Her Majesty the Insect Queen fell into the human star region when she was still in the egg stage. Without the influence of insects around her, she grew like a human.]
Is this true? @San Joseph's Palace Official News Agency @San Joseph's Palace Daily Express, please explain? Is this Her Majesty the Worm Queen?
Did they anticipate the public opinion surrounding the revelation of Her Majesty the Worm Queen's image? The Worm Queen was raised by humans, so I doubt you'd believe she wouldn't be close to humans.
[Alright, alright, to celebrate the return of the Zerg Mother, we'll first send humanity two motor ships with six lives. Then, during the Zerg Mother's coronation ceremony, we'll send two more star systems. Well done, Saint Joseph's Palace!]
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With a "bang", Gabriel slammed the intelligent computer heavily on the desk, and the alloy-grade metal product knocked a big hole in the walnut desk.
Gabriel's eight eyes were red as if they were about to bleed. "This is clearly a deliberate manipulation by insects! They are forcibly linking Her Majesty Alyssa to the human raid! Her Majesty was in school, how could she know all this?!"
"Investigate! Immediately find out who posted this photo to the Starnet Freedom Community! Contact Seville and have the Knox family suppress this wave of public opinion and expose the shameful mastermind behind this!"
Seville was accompanying Her Majesty Alyssa to class, so he missed the moment when public opinion was heating up. Upon learning that Gabriel had strongly demanded that the entire internet delete the post, Seville urgently contacted Gabriel: "Lord Gabriel! The heat has already risen! Suppressing it forcefully will only have the opposite effect!"
"Sevier." Gabrielle was exhausted. The events of the past few days had piled up one after another, and it was beyond her endurance. "Why, why is everyone so hostile to Her Majesty Alyssa? She clearly...did nothing wrong."
Gabriel's voice was choked with sobs. Her only rejoicing was that Her Majesty Alyssa wasn't very proficient in using her intelligence, so she couldn't see the overwhelming abuse.
"Lord Gabriel, please don't be sad. It's the distance between Her Majesty Elisa and the Zerg outside of the High Family that has created estrangement and misunderstanding, leading to her being provoked by those with ulterior motives. Please leave this matter to me."
Seville was hiding in an inconspicuous corner of the campus while typing this message. From his angle, he could just see Alyssa smiling gently among the cubs.
He stroked the Illusionary Butterfly Purse, which held the sweet fragrance of the Insect Mother, and said to Gabriel, "After all... before I joined Her Majesty Alyssa, I was a serious internet addict. My family also happened to be involved in interstellar communications... a seasoned playboy."
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Luke Tren angrily said to the other end of the line, "What the hell are you thinking? Why are you making such a big fuss about this? I just want to get the military funding as soon as possible. I don't want to go against Her Majesty the Insect Queen, nor do I want to go to war with humans!"
Of course, he also saw the hot posts in the Starnet Freedom Community. Now public opinion has shifted from questioning the Zerg Mother to questioning the Saint Joseph Palace and the Second Legion's weakness towards humans. There is a trend that the Zerg Mother, the Saint Joseph Palace, and the Second Legion will join forces to sell out the interests of the Zerg.
The faded hand tapped the table. "Calm down... Luke, you're really not like your father. If it were your father, he'd be ecstatic right now. After all, a soldier bug can only truly demonstrate its true value on the battlefield."
"What about you? What good will this do you? You're not a soldier bug!" Luke stared at the communication projection image. The light particles scattered and gathered because of the unstable signal, and gradually condensed into a face of a Zerg with a bright shell on the body gradually fading, and the mimicry was already a bit old.
It's Alfonso Rooney.
Alfonso spoke in the same unhurried tone: "It's done, Luke. We are now..."
He gave a strange smile. "You know, there's a saying among humans, 'Grasshoppers in a boat.' I think we could change it to 'Ghost Dragonflies and Assassin Bugs in a Boat.'"
Luke couldn't understand Alfonso's joke at all, just as he couldn't understand Alfonso's purpose.
He has already become the chief of the Resolution Court, and is basically the right-hand man of the Worm Mother along with Gabriel. What is he trying to achieve by doing something that does not benefit Her Majesty the Worm Mother at all?
Could he possibly replace the Insect Queen?
"Instead of yelling at me here, why don't you review this matter carefully to see if there are any loopholes or flaws?"
Luke hesitated for a moment, remembering the detailed report on the suspicious points of the matter that one of his brigade commanders had sent him before he passed the news of the attack to the Palace of San Jose.
Of course he suppressed the report.
But this matter didn't need to be known by the cunning assassin bug in front of him who was taking advantage of him without mercy. He also needed to leave himself a way out.
Luke lost his politeness and respect, his face darkening. "The mobile ship was blown to pieces, and all the soldier bugs involved were killed. Where do you think there are any loopholes?"
"Very good," Alfonso said. "Luke, prepare to... carve your name into the annals of the Zerg with fire and blood."
Luke hung up the phone with a cold face.
"Impolite child." Alfonso operated his AI, clicked on the hotly debated post on the Starnet Free Community, and zoomed in on Alyssa's back. All the images cleverly avoided Alyssa's most prominent Zerg feature—her turquoise eyes.
Alfonso sighed, "Her Majesty Elisa... Your mother, Her Majesty Emilia, was too disobedient. I hope you will be a good and obedient child..."
Alfonso's slender, carapace-like index finger slid from top to bottom, scattering the light particles of Alyssa's silhouette projected on the screen. "If you don't obey me... I can only... breed another obedient insect queen."
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