What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

"Don't be silly. Even if that planet is occupied, it will be the aristocratic insect offspring who go there. What does it have to do with us common insects?"

"Sure enough, I can't even afford a spaceship ticket. Damn it, when will I finally win the lottery? There are so many rich people in the world, what's one more?"

"However, we can also have some hope. Although we can't afford the black crystal, we've heard that the planet doesn't have too many impurities in its energy, so we might be able to eat some food that's been transported from there."

"Really?! By the God of Insects, I'm so tired of nutritional supplements. If I could taste fresh fruits and vegetables, my insect life would be complete..."

Noah monitored the comments on the StarNet, making sure that the Zerg Emperor would allow the public to receive the information he released before withdrawing from the StarNet this time.

As he shut down the StarNet, the door to the room was pushed open, and a bug that looked seven-tenths like Noah appeared before him with a furrowed brow.

"Noah, I heard you're not leading the expedition this time?" the other person asked in an unfriendly tone.

Noah didn't shy away from the fact, but it was clear that he wasn't satisfied with the outcome. His furrowed brows and the fluctuations in his powers clearly revealed his bad mood.

"Who will lead the team?"

"Hilde, the eldest son of the Bailey family."

Upon hearing the name, the other party sneered, "Their family wanted to gain merit, so they sent their second son to die on that planet. Now they're sending their eldest son there. I'm afraid that besides wanting merit, they also have a plan to seek revenge."

The useless bug that died earlier was Hilde's younger brother. Their family is known for spoiling their bug offspring, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to such lengths to stuff a useless bug into the system to gain credit.

Unexpectedly, this useless insect was even more useless than imagined, unable to defeat even the backward species of that primitive planet, and died there.

However, not all members of the Bailey family are useless. At least this Hilde is indeed very strong and is hailed as the successor to the next generation of insect generals.

With his exceptional talent and decisive personality, it would have been difficult to send him into battle if it weren't for the discovery of this large quantity of black crystals and his desire to avenge his younger brother.

Noah may have some things he doesn't approve of about the Bailey family, but he has nothing to say about the bug cub. However, it is clear that his father does not think so, and only thinks that the Bailey family are useless bugs who act on emotion.

"As the deputy general, you should try your best to earn as many military merits as possible and not bring shame to our family."

Noah's lowered eyelids concealed an undisguised disgust. "Fine."

Noah's father couldn't see through his son's current thoughts. He became increasingly wary of his outstanding son, especially as their strength continued to close, making it difficult for him to accept this out-of-control threat.

He was unwilling to say much to his growing son, but as he was about to leave, Noah, who had remained silent, spoke up, "Father, I am about to reach the key to advancement."

Before he could finish speaking, Noah's father turned around angrily and shouted, "Noah, your mission failed this time, wasting so many of the family's resources! Do you still want more Black Crystals from the family?!"

When he said these words, he made no attempt to hide the disgust in his eyes, and his fear only deepened.

Noah is so young, yet he's already almost at level 80. He lived for a hundred years and was only at level 82.

If the Black Crystal is really given to Noah to help him successfully break through to level 80, then where will this family have its place? And the next step, will they have to give up their position to Noah?

Noah had anticipated this reaction, and he said it to annoy his arrogant father.

Noah's father paced back and forth, staring fiercely at Noah, this unfilial son.

"Don't even think about using crooked methods to improve your abilities. It's all for nothing if you don't lay a solid foundation. Think about what happened to the second son of the Bailey family. I'm not giving you black crystals for your own good. Young man, don't take too big a step."

Noah couldn't help but sneer. His father turned his back to leave, but upon hearing the laughter, all his dissatisfaction erupted instantly. He turned around to attack, but Noah dodged backward.

Just as he was about to make a move in a fit of rage, Noah's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his mental energy gradually spread as he considered whether to attack. Meanwhile, his foolish but lucky father was completely unaware of the danger.

Noah weighed the pros and cons and realized that killing them wouldn't be a big problem. Although there was a three-level difference between them, if he acted quickly and used mental power to suppress them, it wasn't impossible to kill them.

His killing intent had just surfaced when an extremely powerful force pressed down on Noah, rendering him unable to move.

"Noah, you must learn to respect your father."

Noah looked up and saw the current head of the Sheffield family, who was also his grandfather, a ninth-level superhuman.

Noah was forced to withdraw his murderous mental energy. The head of the Sheffield family glanced at his good-for-nothing son and his grandson who had already become estranged from his son, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Most people would be happy for their children if they were outstanding, but he, being a narrow-minded only son, couldn't tolerate his child being better than him.

The Sheffield patriarch knew his bug cub had many flaws: willful, capricious, arrogant, vindictive, and petty. But since it was his and his deceased lover's only child, he naturally doted on him.

This child is not like him in personality, and even in his attitude towards relationships. He used to have a deep relationship with Noah's mother, but after Noah was born, he began to go against the grain, marrying many female servants and having many insect offspring.

Of all those insectoids, he was particularly dissatisfied with Noah and targeted him relentlessly.

If it weren't for the fact that Noah looked seven-tenths like him and that their bloodlines hadn't been tested, Sheffield would have suspected that Noah's mother had betrayed her son, which was why he was behaving so strangely.

Noah ignored his stupid father's smug look and looked at the Sheffield patriarch who truly held the power.

“Grandfather, I spent ten years on that planet, bringing back tens of thousands of crystal cores, food, jewelry, and black crystals to the family… I never asked for any other resources, but now that I’m at the crucial stage of advancement, I hope to get the black crystals that were promised to me ten years ago.”

The amount of black crystals he needed wasn't much, just enough for him to advance to the next level—ten grams.

In retrospect, because he, Cecil, and Riva were stationed on that dilapidated planet, His Majesty the Insect King bestowed the black crystals he had obtained upon their respective families.

Apart from Riva, no family has obtained the Black Crystal. Noah and Cecil haven't even seen a glimpse of it.

It was a perfectly normal request, but the two insects in front of them remained silent. Having an eighth-level grandson was certainly a good thing, but there were other insect offspring in the family who also needed to advance.