EROS [Zerg]

"!"

Brandt's face was pressed against the ground, and the delicate flesh of the sub-female caused him some pain.

But Ina's words made him ignore the pain, and a set of excuses immediately came to mind.

“Your Majesty, I did agree to Grand Duke Caveno’s request and am designing the modified plans for the ‘Corona,’ but there are no plans to alter the original fuselage at present.”

"Moreover, according to Grand Duke Caveno, the original 'Corona' mech should be retained as a reference to recreate a new type of mech."

"A new type of mech?" Insect King Ina lowered his eyes, slowly removing the black boot that was pressing on Brandt's face. A cryptic sneer appeared on his lips: "What would a male insect like him, who doesn't even have mental power, need a new type of mech?"

“This…” Brandt moved his body slightly to avoid lying on the ground in such a disheveled state.

"Your Majesty, I am one hundred percent loyal to you." Brandt knelt at the Insect King's feet, first declaring his loyalty: "Grand Duke Cavenau specifically requested that Lieutenant General Evanson's combat data be added to the mech's automated database, saying that this would not waste the Lieutenant General's combat talent..."

Ina's expression grew even colder after hearing Brandt's words.

“Even if my insect offspring dies, Kaveno will not let him go.”

“The glory of a lieutenant general cannot be obstructed, Brandt. I order you to cease your mission.”

Brandt lowered his head respectfully and advised, "Your Majesty... I am willing to offend Grand Duke Cavenor for Your Majesty's sake, but does Your Majesty not consider the only child left in the world by the Lieutenant General, little Ellie?"

"Your Majesty may be offended, but Your Majesty cannot protect the young male prince Elie forever. Grand Duke Caveno is an S-class male insect, and he will surely marry many female servants in the future, and may even marry a new female ruler."

"If we anger Grand Duke Caveno now, it's hard to say whether he will vent his anger on Lieutenant General Evanson's son in the future."

Ina suddenly felt a suffocating sensation.

His biggest regret was agreeing to let his Evanson marry Archduke Walker Cawen.

Brandt silently observed the insect queen's actions, watching as this once proud female insect walked helplessly to the window, grabbed the artificial flowers in the vase by the window, and crushed them.

Brandt lowered his head even further.

The Insect King is old.

Brandt felt incredibly relieved when he walked out of the Sepoliu Castle.

He waved goodbye to Feather's offer to take him back to the First Military Academy of the Rebirth Empire, and then called a taxi to leave.

As Feather watched Brandt's retreating figure, his emerald eyes darkened. He said to the guards behind him, "Check which new students have recently enrolled in the elite class of the Imperial First Military Academy, and send me their information."

After giving his instructions, Feather stepped into the Insect King's study.

The Insect King has now returned to his seat, his expression calm as if his earlier outburst had never happened.

Feather walked to the side of the Insect Queen Ina, bowed slightly, and looked up to see that the Insect Queen was holding a mental sedative FBL-1, which was banned from sale on the market.

"His Majesty."

Ina ignored him and continued to push the drug into his body until the last 0.1 milliliters of the drug was pushed in. Only then did he turn his head to look at his Royal Guard commander.

"Feiser, what are you trying to say?"

“Your Majesty, I believe that what happened in this virtual training ground is not as simple as it seems.” Fesse handed Ina the miniature recorder he was carrying.

"I saw an insect..."

Ina connected the recorder to her terminal: "The Imperial First Military Academy is teeming with bugs, what's so surprising..."

Before he could finish speaking, a frozen face on the terminal screen interrupted him.

"Who is he?"

Ina looked at the vivid face on the terminal, but showed no joy whatsoever.

Feather bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we are already investigating."

……

Eros held the book of theoretical knowledge that Brandt had given him, and unexpectedly, in just two days, he had already "devoured" half of the fist-thick book.

When Eros saw Mr. Brandt leave yesterday, he was a little worried. He was relieved when he received a message from Mr. Brandt in the evening saying that he would check his homework tomorrow.

After the afternoon classes ended, the sunlight on the horizon gradually dimmed, and the electromagnetic radiation from the insect-made sun as it went out radiated a bluish-gray color into the sky.

Eros pushed open the door to Brandt's office and saw the sub-female sitting at the desk, propping her cheeks up with her paws, looking very unhappy.

"Teacher, what happened to your face?"

Eros walked up to Brandt and noticed that the area Brandt had covered with his claws was already turning blue. He frowned and asked, "Did they hit you?"

“I bumped into it myself.” Brandt waved his paw to indicate that it wasn’t true, and grabbed the book from Eros’s arms to check on Eros’s study progress.

Eros was somewhat taken aback, but he managed to adjust his mindset to face Professor Brandt's assessment.

Brandt pulled out a few easily overlooked points of knowledge and asked Eros to recite them. When he found that Eros could answer them all, he raised his eyebrows in slight surprise. But soon he gave Eros another challenge: "Now, here are all the points of knowledge you have memorized. Recite them from the beginning again."

Brandt held the thick pages, finding it hard to believe that someone could memorize half of the book in just two days.

Eros pursed his lips, feeling somewhat embarrassed, but still recited the entire text under Brandt's watchful gaze.

While reciting, Eros could even feel Brandt's gaze towards him gradually changing.

"teacher?"

Eros, having memorized half the book, felt parched and wanted to get a glass of water, but he was a little embarrassed to ask.

However, Brandt seemed oblivious to Eros's desire, weighing the book in his paw and saying to Eros, "It seems I've asked too little of you."

"Five days from now, I want to hear you recite this entire book from memory."

"Yes." Eros nodded expressionlessly, but inwardly he was filled with bitterness.

He had expected to at least receive a compliment, but things turned out differently than he anticipated.

Brandt noticed that Eros's movements had become somewhat sluggish, and guessed what was going on. He couldn't help but chuckle at the little female insect in front of him: "Praise isn't something you can get so easily, especially since you're not learning these things for me."

"You have nothing to begin with, so you have to work hard. And with such great talent, you have to work even harder."

"You crave praise now because you haven't achieved enough. When you have something to be proud of in the future, you'll realize that other people's praise is nothing."