As night fell and the snowstorm subsided, the Palace of Aritus remained brightly lit as usual. When the hustle and bustle subsided, only the occasional gust of cold wind could be heard, sweeping across the towering flags and making a soft rustling sound.

Yalta stood by the window, gazing silently into the vast, far northern sea.

The Milky Way, unseen for a long time, broke through the thick clouds and stretched across the entire sky. A faint glow appeared on the cold earth, reflecting off the white snow and illuminating the entire city of Longkoda. What should have been a desolate and bleak place was unexpectedly beautiful.

Throughout interstellar history, the cosmic environment has been far from ideal. Due to factors such as meteorite fission, radiation disasters, vortices, and black holes, the number of planets suitable for life is decreasing.

The Zerg continent is vast, and each tribe has a unique climate, but such pristine scenery can only be found in the far north.

He never regretted being born here, but he couldn't accept the fate of being strangled in the past. Now, after being closed off for thousands of years, this land of ice and snow has finally decided to break free of its shackles and step out of the cage of self-imposed confinement.

Yalta curled his fingers in his pocket, his heart filled with indescribable complex emotions. There was uncertainty about the future development of Longkoda, and doubt about whether he could bring the male insect back after seeing him again.

After the initial anger and frustration came an overwhelming sense of bewilderment and helplessness.

He was used to plundering, and his initial idea and the simplest method was to catch the insect directly. But deep down, he always had a feeling that the male insect didn't like such a brutal approach...

He was always exceptionally gentle in certain ways.

So even though he didn't like what Arya said, he still kept it in mind.

If this had happened a month ago, Yalta would have definitely brought him back even if it meant severing the male insect's limbs.

Even if it's just an insect servant, it's still his property and can only stay within his reach.

But now that I think about it carefully, things are actually a little different.

Yalta had no intention of letting Yan Kai get hurt.

Why did he risk his life to protect those insects, only to suffer so much because of them?

Yet he still felt angry, even furious, and at the same time he felt afraid, so afraid that he dared not make any rash moves.

This was the first time Yalta had felt this way. A heavy feeling slowly grew in his heart, accompanied by panic, as if a huge boulder was pressing on his chest and stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down, and slowly eroding his already dwindling courage.

But in her heart, she kept making excuses for him.

The mistake occurred from the very beginning, and the damage was a fact; it is understandable that the male insect wanted to escape.

Yalta understands, but does not accept.

He closed his sore eyes, leaned forward, and pressed his forehead against the transparent floor-to-ceiling window. His slender back looked inexplicably lonely and desolate.

In his world, what's his will always be his.

Yalta drew a circle around Yan Kai, keeping him within his own territory, and wouldn't allow him to leave without permission.

"Yan Kai..."

Yalta couldn't help but mutter under his breath, his usually cold voice taking on a slight warmth because of those two words. However, the room was dimly lit, and the female insect was hidden in the darkness, so his expression was not visible.

If there were light, he could look up at himself and perhaps discover his obvious little scheme sooner.

Unfortunately, female insects who are single-mindedly focused on male insects often neglect their own true feelings, ultimately complicating simple matters and hurting both themselves and the male insects.

"how dare you……"

How dare you treat him like this?

His tone was as fierce as ever, yet it was mixed with a hint of grievance, inadvertently revealing a degree of sincerity.

Yan Kai's various smiling faces flashed through her mind, and she punched the glass twice in a fit of rage.

I don't know whether to say that the male insect was too good at acting or that I was too stupid. He didn't notice anything at all, and even on the morning after the eternal night ended, he thought that he finally had a place to settle down and rest.

He was so naive this time, and it turned out ridiculous. Now he doesn't even dare to speculate about how he should handle things if Yan Kai doesn't want to come back...

Thinking of this, Yalta laughed silently in the darkness, but his face was a hundred times more hideous than when he was crying.

* *

The next day.

On snowless days, mornings in Longkoda became normal again.

It was a little past six o'clock, and the morning light was just beginning to break; today was sure to be sunny.

Tokar and Della had packed their bags early in the morning and were waiting at the palace gate.

Carter was an impatient man. After confirming that the male insects' crimes were true, he ordered them to set off immediately to personally report the matter to the insect king and the messengers of the various tribes.

Slaughtering male Zerg is not a trivial matter, nor is it just a matter for Longkoda; it is a major event concerning the development of the entire Zerg continent.

Normally, the tribes keep to themselves, but when it comes to male insects, all issues become extremely sensitive.

Yalta was able to carry out this task thanks to the remoteness of the far north, which is inaccessible by the Star Network. Now that the matter is settled, an explanation must be given to all the tribes involved.

Carter went to the main palace early in the morning to wake Yalta, fearing that he would be late and cause delays.

A group of insects hurriedly arrived at the agreed location. Upon seeing the waiting female insects, he quickly said, "Our spaceship is parked outside the far north sea. You can all sit with me."

Tokar pursed his lips, clearly displeased, and turned to Yalta, asking, "What did the leader say?"

"Follow General Carter's instructions."

"Then how will we get back?"

After learning about their situation yesterday, Carter's attitude towards them changed slightly. He explained, "Lieutenant General, please rest assured, I will arrange everything."

Tokar glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, thinking that he wanted to pilot the spaceship himself because he was worried about him, so that it would be easier to escape if anything unexpected happened.

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, and he glared fiercely at Yalta.

He doesn't act crazy when he should; he's as docile as a little lamb.

Yalta wasn't really completely obedient; he was just showing a cooperative attitude. They were already in the eye of the storm, and the matter of Alya required the cooperation of other tribes to be implemented. They couldn't afford to make the relationship too strained for the time being.

"Let's go."

Yalta didn't even bother to lift his eyelids and set off directly with Cartel's flying cavalry.

The remaining two female insects glanced at the departing line of insects and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"How blind must one have been to choose to follow him?"

Tokar expressed deep doubt about his past self.

Della burst into laughter: "I love his smug and shameless behavior!"

Tokar rolled his eyes, took out his mech, switched to flight mode, and said, "Hehehe, I forgot you two are both lunatics. Hurry up and get on."

Both of them are A-grade female insects, and they cannot cross the Far North Sea without auxiliary tools.

Della walked to the co-pilot's seat and rubbed her face: "It's my first time going to Morbis, and I'm actually a little excited!"

"When you were capturing space pirates before, didn't you go to the west? You clearly passed through there along the way."

Tokal skillfully controlled the mech, switching from fully automatic to manual. Once inside the far north, there was no signal, and he had to rely entirely on his senses to navigate.

When Della heard him bring up the past, she looked as if she had thought of something disgusting, her face scrunched up, and she rubbed her arms as she warned, "Don't bring up those times, it makes me sick just thinking about them."

Tokar gave him a suspicious look.

That bastard can say anything, but he's kept this part a secret, forbidding anyone to ask or mention it. I wonder what shameful secret he's hiding...

"Are you hiding something from me?"

"Aaaaaahhhhhh—" Della covered her ears, not wanting to hear anymore: "Please, have mercy—"

Tokar pursed his lips in disgust.

I am deeply worried about the future of Longkoda; there are hardly any normal insects left!

Twenty minutes later, Tokar and Dela arrived safely and boarded the spaceship together.

The two places are far apart, and Cartel couldn't wait to walk slowly. He jumped twice in a row and successfully arrived at Morbis in less than an hour.

Yalta turned his head and stared blankly at the azure sky outside, a color that would never appear in Longkoda.

His territory was nothing but dazzling white and an indelible gray.

As the spaceship descended, towering skyscrapers filled the view, surrounded by a circular track, with holographic images covering every corner.

Yalta was somewhat amazed, but not envious, because he firmly believed that Longkoda would be able to do the same in the near future.

Carter was piloting a military spaceship this time, which could not be parked elsewhere and had to land at a designated location. To save time, he flew directly back to the First Legion.

Once the plane landed and came to a complete stop, Yalta unfolded a piece of white paper that he was clutching tightly in his hand. There were only a few words on it.

This is Yan Kai's current address.

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