EROS [Zerg]

Before Afro became a colonel, Lucarezar, as a lieutenant colonel, was the highest-ranking officer in the border forces of the Fourth System.

Afro arrived here by air, having already been informed by Evanson en route that, given his current situation—lacking military merit yet holding a high position—it was inevitable that he would be harassed by his subordinates.

Afro was not worried about this. He was in a good mood. He knew very well that since Kuwait had placed himself here, it meant that this place was still within his sphere of influence.

Whether he performs well or poorly as a colonel, Kuwait will ultimately clean up his mess.

If he performs well, it would be best if he could use this opportunity to develop his influence within the military. If he is unable to fulfill his duties, causing trouble and making Kuwait clean up the mess would be a form of revenge.

Lucaraza climbed step by step from private to lieutenant colonel, and only he knew the hardships he endured. Naturally, he wasn't like some new recruits who didn't know how to read people's expressions.

He wasn't unaware of Afro's tap; on the contrary, his momentary carelessness sent a chill down his spine.

How could he forget that Afdero was someone with connections?

How much power does the insect behind Afro wield to promote a female insect who was just a student to a military colonel?

They're either high-ranking nobles or the Insect King; any one of them could easily crush Lucarissa.

Afro doesn't need to explain, nor does he need to care about how Lucarissa guesses about him.

Because there was no prior preparation, Afro had Lucarissa temporarily convey the notice of the impromptu inspection to the heads of various departments on the battlefield, and then seemingly unintentionally mocked Lucarissa, saying, "You still need to have a capable assistant by your side. It's good that you met me, otherwise you would have been in big trouble."

“You’re right.” Lucarissa could only apologize with a grim expression: “It was their negligence. I will definitely reprimand them when I get back.”

“Subordinates need to be useful. I happen to have a suitable insect here to give you.” Afudro sent Carit’s information to Lucarez with a half-smile: “Although it’s a sub-female, once you’re in the military, even if it’s a male insect, it will have to be used as a female for me.”

In order to keep an eye on Afdero, Kowe sent Afdero to the border war zone and took Karit with him at the same time.

With the mindset that if he was unhappy, he would definitely not let the enemy insect have an easy time, Avdero had been thinking about how to deal with this sub-female for a long time.

For the first time in his life, Afdero experienced the pleasure of bullying through Karit. He wondered if, from Kowe's perspective, torturing oneself was also a very interesting thing.

The officer's sudden inspection drew some criticism from the female soldiers in various departments on the battlefield. Afro, however, felt no qualms about it. He knew that his situation was a test; a correct answer would immediately establish his prestige within the army, while a wrong answer would at most make his work more difficult for a while.

After going through all the results in his mind, Afro found himself somewhat uninterested and decided to find something for the annoying Carit to do.

Just as Bo Xing led his patrol team to complete the handover, he received an order from his superiors to have all the female soldiers, except those on duty, stand by in place.

No female soldier who had just finished work wanted to go back to rest immediately, but they could not disobey the orders of their superiors. Although they did not show it on their faces, they were already complaining in their hearts.

As the insect in charge of the patrol team, Po Xing was somewhat dissatisfied with the sudden inspection assignment, but he quickly got his comrades to stop complaining and start the temporary preparations.

Just as Po Xing was hastily rehearsing with his subordinates, a group of female insects approached from a distance. The female soldiers assumed that the newly appointed Colonel Afdero had arrived and immediately stopped rehearsing to salute the group of female insects in the distance.

But as the group of female insects got closer, they realized that the leader of the group was not a colonel, but a sub-female.

"His Excellency the Colonel has just inspected several departments and learned about the hard work and sacrifices you all make to protect the Empire's borders. Therefore, he specially sent us to deliver some supplies to you. Lieutenant Colonel Lucarosa and Colonel Afdero will come to visit you in person later."

Carit was already annoyed by the mission that Afdero had assigned him at the last minute. When he saw the boxes that Afdero mentioned, and considering the short notice, he didn't have the energy to think much about it or check them. He just sent his subordinate insects to deliver the boxes to various departments on the battlefield as "gifts".

In his mind, Eros had nothing to offer. The first thing the commander did when inspecting the military headquarters was to send insects to deliver gifts to each department. This was unheard of.

This was the first time Bo Xing had encountered such a situation. He took the medium-sized briefcase from the person in front of him, expressed his gratitude, and politely saw Karit off before opening the briefcase with his comrades.

After seeing what was inside clearly, the female soldiers present couldn't help but widen their eyes and gasp.

A whole case of [FBL-6] military-grade psychotropic drug!

The number of insects in one box is exactly the number in their department!

Avdro had made a request to Kowe long ago. Back then, in order to establish Lieutenant General Evanson's authority, the Insect Emperor increased the allocation coefficient of military mental stimulant for the entire Sixth Star System Legion by 0.25, allocating tens of thousands more doses each year.

Compared to that, Afdero felt that the 200 vials of medicine he had asked Kuwait for were a piece of cake.

Kove was very generous with his responses. Compared to Afdero not mentioning anything, he preferred to see his test subjects speak their minds and make requests, as this was of great importance to the authenticity of his experimental data.

Evanson chuckled softly: "You really know how to bribe Insect Heart."

"You flatter me. I learned from my seniors." Eros believed that the female insects in the military, especially those who could obtain spoils on the battlefield, were generally not short of star coins, and he was probably not as rich as them.

Trying to conquer these female soldiers with Star Coins is simply asking for humiliation.

But mental calming agents are different. These are rationed, and even if you have money, you can't get them through legitimate channels. The potions on the black market are a mix of genuine and fake, and unless it's a last resort, very few female soldiers would risk spending a lot of money on potions of unknown authenticity.

Furthermore, if a female soldier is found to have used drugs from the black market, she will be held accountable by the military and may even be discharged from the military.

However, it is absolutely impossible to do without this medicine. Military conditions are harsh, and the battlefield is even more so. In such an environment, female soldiers are more likely to experience mental breakdowns.

Male insects are unlikely to appear in dangerous places like battlefields, and even if they did, they couldn't appease all the female insects on the battlefield. One dose of medicine means one more life.

The medicines Eros sent out were all from the army's official roster. It would take an insect nearly four years to apply for one dose, but today, this officer came and gave each of them one dose as soon as possible, without the need for tedious reports and applications.

Before heading to the fourth star system, Eros had already learned about the military's insectoid personnel structure through internal documents. Thanks to his improved memory, he could now recognize all the female soldiers on the battlefield based on the photos in the documents.

So when he inspected the military headquarters, he would casually mention the names of a few female soldiers. When he saw the surprised or flattered expressions on their faces, he would respond with a charming but not abrupt smile.

Thanks to Evanson's temporary training.

Eros controlled her methods, speech, and micro-expressions very well, giving the insects the impression that she was not the impetuous young female insect fresh out of military school that they had imagined.

Under Lucarissa's increasingly respectful gaze, Afdero achieved the outcome he most desired.