I controlled the entire Zerg race with my superb culinary skills.

Accompanied by solemn music, Chu Yang slowly walked from the other end of the red carpet toward the Insect King and Zhuo Qingyue, who were standing on the steps.

Standing behind the Insect King, Xiao Mufeng stared at him with fascination, as if he were seeing their wedding scene.

Under the watchful eyes of numerous officers, Chu Yang walked to the steps below the Insect Emperor, slightly bent his upper body, placed one hand on his chest and the other behind his back.

If he were to suddenly stab the Insect King at this moment, would he die? Chu Yang kept simulating this scenario in his mind; this was the closest he had ever been to the Insect King.

With his head bowed, the Insect King didn't see the fierce look in his eyes as he solemnly placed the colonel's cap that the Insect Servant had brought on his head.

"Chu Yang, you are the only male colonel of our insect race. You must set an example and spread the word so that male insects will donate blood to help the female soldiers win more wars."

After putting on his colonel's cap, Chu Yang raised his head with a slight smile on his face. He was very close to the Insect King, close enough that he could clearly see the wrinkles on the Insect King's face.

"I will work hard."

Looking at that familiar face, some memories from the past surfaced. There were times when he regretted it, but if he could do it all over again, he would still do the same thing.

As the insect queen, there are many restrictions. Even love must be hidden, and other insects cannot find fault with her. She also cannot have any weaknesses.

Back then, when the old prince learned of his secret, he foolishly used it to blackmail him. How ridiculous! If it was a weakness, why not just eliminate it? He wouldn't allow any threat to him.

After the Insect King helped Chu Yang put on his military cap, Zhuo Qingyue picked up a golden medal and pinned it to his chest.

"As a male insect, you are remarkable. I have high hopes for you."

"Thank you, Marshal."

After the commendation ceremony, the banquet officially began. The Insect King had no interest in participating in such a scene, so he left with Xiao Mufeng.

"You like Chu Yang?"

"Father, I only admire him, I wouldn't say I like him."

Seeing Xiao Mufeng's unchanging expression, the Insect King sighed. Didn't he know his own son well enough?

“Lord Chu Yang already has female servants and insect offspring; he does not meet the requirements to be my male master.”

"Is that so? Sometimes you can create the conditions even if they don't exist."

The Insect King glanced meaningfully at Xiao Mufeng. The path to becoming an Insect King is lonely and arduous. If he could truly have an insect by his side, it would be a blessing.

Xiao Mufeng froze on the spot upon hearing his female father's words, staring at the figure walking ahead, a wicked smile appearing on his lips.

At the banquet, Chu Yang raised his glass and toasted Li Yang first.

"Thank you very much, General."

"I look forward to you taking my place soon."

After finishing their drinks, Li Yizhou took Chu Yang to meet the other generals. The Zerg had five generals, and they had only met two so far. There were three more to meet in the future.

"Oh, it's Xiao Li. Where's your father?"

"General Qiu, my father just went out."

Li Yizhou introduced Chu Yang with a smile.

"This is General Qiu Yanchen, who also has the strength of a double S, and is very powerful."

His long green hair and eyes were a darker shade than Xu Le's. Compared to Li Yang and Ge Weiya, he had a strong scholarly air about him and didn't look like a seasoned general.

"Hehe, don't listen to Xiao Li. He's made me out to be incredibly arrogant. Mr. Chu Yang, I've heard a lot about your achievements. The position of colonel is actually a bit of a waste of your talent."

"My current abilities are not good enough for a higher position. I am already very satisfied with being a colonel."

"Yanchen."

Just then, a woman with long orange hair walked over from a distance with a small plate of snacks. Her demeanor was much more assertive than Qiu Yanchen's, and it was clear to anyone with eyes that she was no ordinary female soldier.

"Wencheng, I'm here."

Qiu Yanchen waved happily at him.

"Let me introduce you. This is General Guang Wencheng."

Holding Guang Wencheng's arm, she introduced him to Chu Yang with a smile. In between their conversation, a nearby insect even fed her a small biscuit.

"Mmm~ It's delicious."

Guang Wencheng, with his long red hair, squinted at Chu Yang and then reached out his hand to him.

"I heard you're a great cook. Come to our military region next time. If it's really that good, I can learn from you."

Chu Yang grasped that large hand and felt that the other person's grip was unusually strong, but he still had to maintain a smile on his face.

"Hehe, Wencheng, don't bully him."

With Qiu Yanchen's intercession, Guang Wencheng immediately let go of his hand and fed him another small biscuit.

“I didn’t bully him, you can ask him if you don’t believe me.”

Seeing their expressions, Chu Yang immediately sensed something was amiss; the atmosphere was a bit off.

"No, no, that's alright. I won't bother you any longer. See you next time."

Seeing the threatening glint in Guang Wencheng's eyes, Chu Yang quickly grabbed Li Yizhou's sleeve and left.

Is something going on between them?

"You noticed? This is a common phenomenon, it's just that the law can't give them a legitimate status to be together."

Considering the severe imbalance in the male-to-female ratio among the Zerg, this situation is not surprising. With inhibitors available, who needs male Zerg to appease them? As for laying eggs, those with military merit and wealth can naturally apply to use technological means to breed Zerg eggs.

Li Yizhou has already met four of the five generals, but he couldn't find the last one after searching the entire banquet hall.

"General Ai Qun may have left; we can't find him here anymore."

"It's okay, we'll have a chance to get to know each other in the future."

Although Chu Yang was the main character of the banquet, all those present were powerful military officers. While they were impressed by Chu Yang, his strength did not seem to pique their interest in befriending him.

"Chu Yang, the dried fish you made last time was quite delicious. Make me some more when you have time. I like the sweet and spicy kind."

Zhuo Qingyue, who appeared out of nowhere, waved the last of the dried fish in her hand at Chu Yang.

"Marshal, General Qiao Yuan."

Upon hearing Li Yizhou's words, Chu Yang noticed the female soldier with long yellow hair standing behind Zhuo Qingyue. It turned out that she was the general he had been looking for.

Qiao Yuan's most admired insect is Marshal. He wishes he could be by his side every day. For some time now, he has been hearing Marshal talk about how delicious Chu Yang's dried fish is. Today, he finally met the real person and walked up to him excitedly, grabbing his hand directly.

"Lord Chu Yang, when would you have time to teach me how to make dried fish? I'd like to make something for the Marshal."

Chu Yang was a little uncomfortable with Qiao Yuan's sudden enthusiasm; just moments ago, he had given off a "keep away" vibe.

"Sure, I can teach you next time I have time."

After pulling his hand away, Qiao Yuan stepped back behind Zhuo Qingyue and said to him warmly.

"Okay, I've got it. Thank you, Lord Chu Yang."

The banquet ended after the marshal left, and Chu Yang went to the lounge with concern.

"How is Youyou?"

"I kept thinking about wanting to eat that shop's mini cakes, but I just fell asleep."

Xue Fengyi held Youyou in his arms and tenderly brushed the stray hairs from his forehead back.

"Dad~"

Youyou wasn't sleeping soundly. After hearing the noise, she slowly opened her eyes and stretched out her two hands toward Chu Yang.