Chapter 8

There are only four major families of first-class nobles, namely Yu, Gao, Miller and Brown. Male insects are scarce to begin with, and coupled with the age issue, the number of eligible male insects studying in the Male Insect Academy among the first-class nobles is basically negligible.

What's more!!!

Major General Fu Qing's heroic master???

He was the youngest major general in the empire, and at the age of 25, he was the goal and role model for countless female officers in military academies.

After the last beast wave, Major General Fu Qing was hastily married by His Majesty because of his mental strength problem, and the marriage was hasty without any ceremony. Therefore, the news of his marriage was only circulated in the upper class circle. Even a small noble like Carl who didn't care about the power struggle didn't know unless he deliberately inquired about it, let alone the ordinary teachers and civilian students at the swimming class.

Therefore, when Erwin said this, most of the insects present, whether they were female or male, were shocked.

Only Carl, who had no idea about power struggles, seemed a little confused.

"Which Major General Fu Qing?"

Erwin: ...

"Of course it's Major General Fu Qing who just quelled the mutant beast tide for the empire!" Alvin gritted his teeth.

"Oh...it turns out to be a male insect with a female queen, sir..." Carl repeated it in a slightly louder voice, and suddenly felt that it was not so annoying to rest for a while. After all, an S-level female insect like Ruan Funan would not serve as a female servant to others.

Erwin: ?

That's it? You're just a jealous bastard!

Erwin's mind changed, and he felt that he had to rely on himself: "Yes, Lord Carl, as a noble family, you should be clear about the etiquette. As a noble third-class noble, you should understand this principle even more. Lord Yu Xie is not only a first-class noble, but also the master of the Imperial Major General. Major General Fu Qing has fought for the Empire for many years, please don't be rude to his master."

"What did you say..." Carl narrowed his eyes and looked at Erwin with a sharp look. Although he was only a third-class noble, his uncle was the emperor's husband, so it was not his turn for a weak "first-class" from a medium-sized city to suppress him.

Carl sneered and blew on his smooth nails: "Mr. Yuxie, if you think you are special and you really haven't learned to swim... I really don't have any reason to bully the weak, so are you just going to admit defeat?"

"Carl, Yuxie didn't agree to compete, that's not giving up!" Krest's face turned red with anger at Carl's unreasonable arguments.

"Oh? So we have to compete first and then admit defeat?" A male insect from a noble family that was on good terms with the Carl family interrupted with a smile.

In order to show off his attractive figure, Carl has practiced swimming the most diligently over the years, so he is very confident in this skill.

He naturally followed the male insect's words and continued, "Yes... Either admit defeat or admit your guilt. If you have any unspeakable secrets, why not tell me?"

Yu Xie frowned slightly and was about to open his mouth when he was interrupted by Alvin.

"Of course it's because Mr. Yu Xie has just recovered from a serious illness! His glands are damaged! He can't...ah!"

Before Alvin could finish his words, he suddenly covered his mouth, as if he had said something wrong by accident: "I'm sorry, sir, I shouldn't have..."

Insect: Wow!!!!!!!!!!

Carl:?!

…

After-break: Why does this male insect smell so tea-like?

Alvin realized that he had said something wrong, so he stood aside with his hands covering his mouth. He looked pitiful and looked at Yu Xie with an apologetic look.

At this time, Yu Xi seemed to have a feeling that this male insect with a tea-like smell must be related to the insect that gave him the drug of fake death. It's a pity that he doesn't have the memory of his original body, otherwise he could explore Erwin's faction...

"Mr. Yuxie, I'm sorry... I also heard about it recently from the bugs in the Noble Federation... I'm sorry if I have caused you trouble." Alvin walked over and whispered in a low voice. With a trembling voice and sincere eyes, I'm afraid no bug would have the heart to blame him.

"Oh..." Yuxie had no interest in this kind of performance-oriented minion: "Then just shut up and be quiet."

Erwin paused, a gleam of doubt flashing through his tearful eyes. How could he be so calm? He was a gloomy male insect with a strong sense of self-esteem. When he found out that the news of his gland damage was widely known, he should have been furious. Why did his feelings differ from the intelligence?

Yu Xie looked indifferent. He now completely realized that Alvin was a troublemaker, but he didn't know what the other party's purpose was in publicly announcing that his gland was damaged.

Is it related to the Nobles' Association? Is it important for the Nobles' Association to know that his gland is damaged? Or is it important for the teachers and students in the school to know that his gland is damaged?

…

I didn't know that His Majesty had arranged a marriage for Major General Fu, but it was with a male insect with damaged glands. This matter had recently spread widely among the upper-class noble circles and caused an uproar in the military.

The various noble factions, the civilian faction led by the military, and even the covetous imperial foreign forces, who is the one stirring up the storm? At this moment, it is still unclear what is going on...

But Yu Xie was not interested in these power struggles. He had lived for a long time and could live even longer. This time of traveling through the book was like a journey down to the mortal world. He was just a temporary passer-by in the book. When he had cultivated to perfection, he would part ways with this land.

But he thought again, if he told Fu Qing all these clues, would many things in the original book not happen? Would Fu Qing have a different fate from that in the book?

…

Gland damage?

Carl laughed inwardly when he heard this.

"Mr. Yuxie, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Carl said proudly, "If you had told me earlier that you were weak and seriously ill, why would I have competed with you in swimming?"

Carl deliberately emphasized the words "serious illness".

He was right, the reproduction and mental stability of female insects mainly depend on the pheromones of male insects, and the reason why rare male insects are protected is because their pheromones are quite useful.

Therefore, a male insect without pheromones, weak body, and unable to have the strong survival ability like female insects, not only has no competitiveness among female insects, but is also like chicken ribs of the insect race, without any value.

"Little bugs, it's time to stop here." Teacher Bernie and Teacher Benson both smelled a hint of conspiracy, but they were just ordinary teachers after all and didn't understand the twists and turns involved. However, exposing other people's scars in person was really too much.

"How could it be..." Gwen murmured.

Eugene and the others who had been watching the excitement also found it very strange: "...I never thought that Major General Fu's male master was actually a male insect with damaged glands?"

Eugene poked Ruan Funan's waist and said, "Such a beautiful male insect has damaged glands... What a pity..."

Ruan Funan gritted his teeth and said, "It's none of your business whether you get hurt or not! Don't poke my waist!"

Ruan Funan glanced at Yu Xie. He was tall and handsome, with calm features. The common off-white school uniform made him look like a god of insects. Just standing there, he gave Yu Xie a strong sense of presence, making him blush and his heart beat fast.

Ruan Funan even had to admit that the other party was the most handsome male insect he had ever seen. Even he, who had never been interested in male insects, couldn't help but be slightly moved.

Major General Fu...'s heroic leader?

Ruan Funan, who has always pursued Fu Qing and is often called Little Fu Qing, can't help but feel a little curious about Yu Xie.

At this time, Yu Xie put his hands in his pockets and was absent-minded. He felt that this weakling named Carl was a bit annoying. He still had one semester to graduate. If he had to watch him yelling and chattering every day, he would probably be annoyed and would want to pinch him to death.

It's okay to kill a troublesome little bug, but I'm afraid that more trouble will follow. I just want to cultivate peacefully now, and I don't want to get involved in the trouble vortex of these local bugs. And that Erwin... is not an easy person to deal with either.

Yu Xie rubbed his slender index finger in his pocket, feeling a little tangled.

"Carl, does your bet still count?" Yu Xiu asked slowly.

Insect:!!!

"Of course it counts. If you lose, never show up in front of me again." Carl laughed sarcastically: "Why? You want to compete with me?"

Yu Xie curled his lips and said, "Let's compete. Whoever loses will avoid the other person when he sees him from now on. How about that?"

"I lose?" Carl said contemptuously, "Just because of you?"

…

The reason why the swimming pool of Male Insect Academy is called one of the most famous in the empire is not only due to the ancient and majestic architectural reliefs, but also the various swimming lanes.

The most complicated swimming lane is the one designed by the master designer of the Deep Sea Empire, named "Bitter Sea Ice Bend".

As the name suggests, the water in the swimming lane is taken from the "Bitter Sea" of the Deep Sea Empire, which is different from the water source of ordinary swimming pools. The water in the bitter sea is cold, bitter and salty, and every breath you take is a torture to your taste buds. There are two ice bends in the middle of the swimming lane. The water source at the ice bends is freezing cold and there are floating ice. If you can't tolerate the severe cold, your limbs will be slightly stiff at the least, and your hands and feet will twitch at the worst.

"My two gentlemen... please reconsider this." Teacher Bernie was a little worried. The "Bitter Sea Ice Bend" is a difficult swimming lane that even ordinary female insects can hardly endure, let alone two weak male insects.

"Ah... the teacher is right. If you can't do it, you should admit it quickly. Otherwise, the noble family will be embarrassed in public, and then it will be my fault." Carl said slowly: "Oh, yes, it may also be embarrassing for the female monarch who is in a high position, hehe."

Carl thought that although the "Bitter Sea Ice Bend" was difficult, with his ability, he would definitely be better than Yu Xie, a guy who might not even have learned to swim.

"Let's start quickly." Yu Xia Lazy: "After the competition, the class is over. I have something to do at home."

The swimming lane was very long and he was afraid that he would not have enough time to go home and cook.

I just want to practice and rest

Under the tempering of the disappeared beast pill and merit aura, although Yu Xie's body is not as strong as the body of a god, it is better than that of an ordinary male insect or even a military female.

Therefore, when the male insects changed into diving suits after a break, many female soldiers blushed. With broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs, the close-fitting diving suit did not reveal much skin, but it made the chest and abdomen lines of the male insects stand out clearly.

"Oh my God, Funan, I bet this gentleman's pheromones must be very charming... Your Excellency the Major General is so lucky..." Eugene's face turned red as he poked Nguyen Funan, and then as if he suddenly remembered the damage to his renal gland, he sighed again, looking very regretful.

The insects were crowded in the swimming lanes to watch the excitement. This was a competition between two male insects! Male insects! Two male insects from noble families! One of them was Major General Fu Qing’s male master!!!

Oh my god! ! God of insects, what luck is this! They can actually see such a famous scene today!

Teacher Bernie and Teacher Benson looked at each other helplessly. They bet that no matter what the result of today's game was, it would soon spread throughout the main city.

Yes, no matter what the outcome.

Teacher Benson, who had served in the same army as Fu Qing, glanced at Yu Xie with a little worry.

At this time, Gwen stared at the "Bitter Sea Ice Bend" lane with an unpleasant look on her face: "I should have known that Carl would not just pick a lane at random."

Eugene looked at Gwen in surprise. "Mr. Carl is a very good swimmer. It's a bit foolish of him to choose such a difficult lane, but it's probably not easy for him either."

"No..." Gwen hesitated for a moment, then moved closer to Ruan Funan and Eugene and whispered, "Karl has a quarter of deep-sea bloodline. He let it slip when he was drunk before..."

Deep sea bloodline!

Gwen was shocked when she heard this, and Ruan Funan also frowned. This is an extremely unfair competition...

For Carl, who has deep sea blood, the ice bend may be a little difficult, but his ability to adapt to the bitter sea is definitely better than most of the Zerg. He deliberately chose the swimming lane designed by the deep sea tribe just to give Yu Xie a huge embarrassment.

Not far from them, Alvin sneered in his heart: Fair? Naive little bugs, talking about fairness with the strong is like talking about reason with mutants, no way.

"I'm really looking forward to the days when I can't see you." Carl snorted coldly after taking a break, and jumped into the swimming lane first at the teacher's whistle.

Carl, with his slender figure, rushed forward quickly like a swimming fish.

Yu Xie followed closely with an expressionless face, his diving suit wrapped around his slender and powerful body. His long arms stretched out like sharp blades breaking through the sea water, and his two long legs were like dragons playing in the sea.

Clester, Eugene and other insects all widened their eyes at the same time: So fast!!

When Carl just left the shore, he was strolling leisurely and confidently. He even did a fancy splash in the wide swimming lane, which made his figure look particularly soft and graceful, attracting the attention of insects.

He heard the insects on the shore exclaiming in amazement and praise, and couldn't help but laugh proudly. When it comes to swimming, he really doesn't believe it...

!!!

What? ! !

Carl saw a black shadow approaching him from the corner of his eye. The speed was so oppressive that he even thought the other party would knock him over! In an instant, the black shadow rushed in front of him and opened up a distance!

The insects on the shore screamed again! They were shocked to realize that Yuxi had learned to swim and his level was even several times better than Carl's!

The swimming lane of "Bitter Sea Ice Bend" is wide at first, and becomes narrower and more curved as it goes forward. The two sharp bends that follow are the location of the cold ice bend.

[This damn bug!! It's against me! Damn! Bug!!]

In a rage, Carl rolled over and sprinted, following Yu Xie closely, as if he was determined to fight to the death.

"We've reached the ice bend!" Kleister exclaimed.

The ice bend is not an open swimming lane. From the perspective of the rest, there is a circular ice cave in front of him. With the cold light from the ice cave, he can see that the inside is winding and rugged, making it difficult to win by speed alone.

Carl narrowed his eyes in excitement.

Yes, go in, bug. You'll soon see how powerful the deep sea ice bend is!

The internal structure of the ice bend is very rugged. From the outside, it looks like just two sharp bends, but inside there are rugged ice and rocks and drifting ice floes. If you rush forward only relying on speed, you are likely to hit the ice floes and get injured.

But if you slow down and explore, the frigid water mixed with crushed ice will gradually numb your limbs.

The worm was startled by the ice bend structure on the broadcast screen.

Ruan Funan thought: With such a high temperature and twists and turns, it would probably be a difficult exam for a military academy graduation, not to mention that the contestants are just two male insects.

As soon as Yu Xie entered the ice bend, he felt a sharp chill, and the needle-like pain penetrated the diving suit and directly attached to his limbs. He narrowed his black eyes, and a hint of interest flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that the swimming lane of the insect tribe was quite interesting. However, compared with the ice-blocked cold river of the white dragon tribe, it was still not a little bit worse!

The handsome male insect kicked its long legs, stepped on a huge piece of floating ice, used the force to turn over, and swam towards the depths of the ice cave.

Damn! The other party is too fast!

Carl cursed inwardly, and using his small size to gradually approach Yu Xi, with obvious malice flashing in his eyes.

He had taken advantage of his sea clan bloodline to swim in the "Bitter Sea Ice Bend" swimming lane more than once. In terms of how familiar he was with the inside of the Ice Bend, at least in the Male Insect Academy, he was probably second to none.

Just when the worms thought Carl would try his best to catch up with Yuzu, Carl twisted his body and instantly dived into a small hole on the top of the ice stone, disappearing without a trace.

"Karl is gone!" Eugene cried.

Gwen thought she knew Carl quite well, and said with an unpleasant expression, "Carl relies on more than just his deep sea blood! He is very familiar with this swimming lane!"

In a place that cannot be seen on the broadcast screen, Carl is happily wandering in the small cave. Although the entrance of this path is small, the inside is very spacious, which is obviously the Easter egg passage reserved by the designer. Although there are some floating ice, it is not a difficult task for a bug like Carl with special bloodline.

Moreover, after passing through this small hole, he could go straight to the first sharp bend! By then, he would be strolling leisurely and full of energy. During his rest, he would probably have been tortured by the floating ice and ice rocks. How could he compare with me?

What's more...

Thinking of this, he smiled maliciously. Any insect that went against him would definitely not have a good ending!

The moment he saw Carl disappear, Yu Xie guessed that Carl was taking a shortcut. But taking shortcuts alone was probably not Carl's character.

Rest in the dark icy bend and listen attentively.

Here it comes!

He took a break, leaned over, turned a sharp corner, and stuck close to the wall of the ice cave, avoiding the sharp ice floes in front of him!

The student bug had no idea what was going on and just felt terrified; the teacher bug's face changed drastically and he quickly stood up.

The ice bends are black water dangerous, and the drifting icebergs are mostly large ones. It is impossible to have so many sharp small and medium-sized icebergs!

It's Carl! He must have brought an energy weapon that can cut through ice! Cutting ice blocks in the unbroadcasted path and then piling them up, this is a vicious trap for Yu Xia!

Teacher Bernie left the court in a hurry and asked for a suspension! Teacher Benson spread his wings and flew towards the bend of the ice. If there was any accident, he would send the male insect to the infirmary as quickly as possible!

Generally speaking, it is difficult for insects that have just experienced a sharp turn to quickly avoid a large amount of floating ice. Not only because of the tension and physical exhaustion, but also because of the numbness of their limbs in the cold sea water, which is not enough to support the opponent to make too many flexible movements!

Therefore, there are a lot of sharp ice floes, which can be fatal to insects that have just passed the bend!

Any sharp piece of floating ice could slice the male insect's limbs or even break its head!

Carl's goal is not only to win, he has not forgotten the revenge of his broken nose. Today, he wants to break not only Yu Xie's nose, but also his hands and feet! Let the opponent experience the pain of broken bones!

A small skill in carving insects.

Yu Xie raised the corners of his mouth, and the spiritual energy circulated in his body, warming up his cold and stiff limbs immediately. He moved among the sharp ice floes, and every time he was about to collide, he could dodge at an incredible angle.

With a slender and flexible figure, he walks leisurely in the garden, neither fast nor slow, like an emperor who controls this sea area.

The insects in the spectator seats felt anxious and relaxed at the same time, their hearts moved by the handsome male insect who looked like a sea god.

Carl, who was hiding far away, had a darker and darker face. He realized that the other party was deliberately trying to anger him!!!

With a flash, Yu Xie suddenly disappeared under the cover of ice and rocks.

Carl floated in the water and looked around, but unfortunately there were a lot of ice on the water surface, and the water below the surface was turbid due to Yu Xi's series of actions, making it difficult for him to see.

While Carl, the vicious little fool, was looking around, Yu Xie had already used the ice and rocks to hide his figure, swam ahead of Carl, and entered the second ice bend.

After turning the bend, he took a break and mobilized the spiritual energy in his body to relieve the severe pain in the gland. He clearly felt that his body began to become weak and powerless under the influence of the gland.

I grimaced in pain, thinking that gland damage is really a big problem...

Fortunately, without Carl's gang to disrupt the situation, he had a lot of free time during the rest period. He endured the pain in his back neck and sped up, and finally swam to the finish line under the expectant and admiring eyes of the insects.

The moment he broke out of the water, water droplets slowly flowed down his strong back. His wet hair soaked with icy water was pushed back behind his head, revealing a handsome face that was different from that of an ordinary male insect.

This face is domineering and unruly. Unlike the ordinary male insects that are slightly delicate and thin, this is a face that exudes strong hormones, allowing female insects to easily associate it with passion, power, and even reproduction.

This male insect can literally release pheromones with its face!

The female soldiers present covered their little genitals.

Clester excitedly wrapped a towel around Yu Xie: "Oh my God! You are so amazing! You beat Carl! Carl who has one quarter of deep sea blood!!!"

Deep sea bloodline? New term.

Yu Xie raised his eyebrows.

There was another bang.

Carl finally emerged from the swimming pool. Shivering from the cold seawater, he fiercely waved away the towels and hot water that the fawning male insects had handed him. He looked at Yu Xie and said angrily, "You're lucky this time. It won't be that easy next time!"

"Next time?" Clester blinked. "Didn't it say that whoever loses will hide away?"

Carl gritted his teeth, turned his head and glared at him: "Shut up, you filthy bastard!"

"I accept defeat, Carl." Gwen followed the swarm of insects, and even the last trace of nostalgia disappeared from her gentle and pretty face.

"You have no right to speak!" Carl's scorching eyes flickered between Gwen and Yu Xia. "Ha, I get it! I didn't expect that a female insect with a fickle mind could climb up to the top of a noble family so quickly! What a pity that you will never be a female monarch in your life!"

Gwen's face was pale and extremely disappointed: "Karl... identity is not everything..."

Carl was furious, pushed aside the onlookers and turned away.

No one noticed that Erwin whispered in Carl's ear: "Mr. Carl, you'd better accept the defeat and don't sell off the power of your nephew."

Carl was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot.

He turned his head and stared at Erwin fiercely, saying word by word: "I. Want. It!"

Looking at Carl Canghuang's running back, Alvin was in a good mood and thought: Humph, a guy who takes advantage of the situation. Anyway, that master has long disliked Howard Miller, so let everything start quickly...