Daily News: Insect Girls' Heavy Dependence

Until Yekaterin pulled Richard along,

Arriving at the front of the thousand-person procession.

Richard could clearly feel Sally's two icy gazes...

He was utterly speechless.

Yekalin's actions just now made it seem like she was dragging me away from Sally. Why is Sally jealous? And Yekalin too! Why get angry with a child?

Yekaterin didn't give Richard much time to think.

She took Richard's arm and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"I don't want to argue with you, but you need to explain everything to me clearly... okay...?"

"I want to drink tea..."

"Let's talk in the reception area then."

"it is good."

Richard did not reply; instead, he gestured to the young captain of the guard.

The captain of the guard ran straight over.

He knelt on one knee:

"Young master, young lady, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Let's rest everyone; the departure time will be postponed."

"yes!"

This time, to Yekaterin's astonishment... it was Richard who put his arm around her waist and led her to the reception hall.

It was as if Richard had truly become the Duke of the North, and the true lord of Stormwind?

Inside the reception hall.

Many of the porcelain pieces displayed on the surrounding shelves have disappeared...

Even the tea set on the coffee table hadn't been tidied up. The tea had gone completely cold...

"Take everything away," Yekalin said to the head maid.

The maids glanced at the young master and young lady with some concern. But after preparing tea and refreshments and lighting the purple blood-staining sandalwood in the wall, they quickly left the reception hall.

Until this huge room,

Only Yekaterin and Richard remained.

"Speak."

Yekaterin's tone was calm; she did not seem angry at the captain of the guard for obeying Richard's orders.

"Are you angry...?" This time, it was Richard who was mixing the green tea worm tea.

"No!"

Crunch, crunch, crunch...

The blue-white lie detector beetle flew out from under the long table of insect beetles, indicating that it would give a hint even if Yekalin was lying.

Yekaterin breathed a sigh of relief:

"I was indeed angry..."

Although she admitted to being angry, Yekalin was restraining her emotions, and her anger was not very palpable.

Richard spoke calmly:

"I did initially have the idea of ​​gaining power from Stormwind..."

"Why!?" The shrill female voice calmed down after realizing her outburst...

"That's a thought everyone would have," Richard said gently, using the same line Yekaterin had used yesterday.

"Do you think I wouldn't bear to kill you?"

Yekaterin's tone had turned threatening; she couldn't tolerate anyone coveting Stormwind. Even if that person was Richard!

"Didn't you ask me to be completely honest with you about everything? Isn't that a prerequisite for a pleasant collaboration?"

He handed Yekaterin a cup of tea, and the noblewoman hesitated for a moment before accepting it.

Richard spoke again:

"I do indeed covet power in Stormwind. I will tell you my entire plan, and I hope you will listen."

"First, notify the settlers outside the city to retreat, show concern for the Storm Knights' safety, have the city guards withdraw from the city walls, and even distribute meat soup. This is a very simple strategy to win people's hearts. These actions make the Storm Knights and the city guards think: I am a nobleman with empathy, consideration for my subordinates, and concern for the common people."

"Secondly, when I commanded the Storm Knights and the city guards, all my tactics were aimed at saving their lives and ensuring that no one died. That's why the captain of the guard recognized me and was willing to follow my orders. Because they owed me their lives."

"Thirdly, everyone saw it clearly at the time: I blocked two attacks from the fourth-tier insect beast. I also threw three cocoons at Gove... creating the impression that Stormwind would suffer heavy losses without me. This portrayed me as an unfathomable leader."

"Fourthly, in the eyes of the citizens, I am your fiancé. Even if I am quite licentious in their eyes, a licentious master is obviously better, so that their daughters will have a chance..."

Listen to Richard finish his story in one go.

Yekalin understood: it was only natural that the Storm Knight spoke up for Richard, and that the Captain of the Guard obeyed Richard's orders.

She took a sip of tea:

"You did a great job."

This statement contains no praise whatsoever.

Richard knew that Yekaterin was on the verge of exploding at any moment.

He spoke softly:

"But! There's only one thing I don't understand. I hope you can explain it to me clearly..."

Yekaterin's icy interruption:

"You're so shrewd! What don't you understand?!"

silence……

The noble lady drank her cup of tea in one gulp.

She spoke again:

"Speak up, what don't you know?"

"You... Ekaterin August. I don't know what you're thinking..."

Richard stared into her crystal-clear red eyes.

Continue to add:

"If I were to scheme against a girl who likes me... I couldn't do it. That's not gentlemanly behavior. And I don't want to scheme against you, yet I'm doing something I don't want to do..."

Richard handed her another cup of tea, gesturing for Yekaterin to answer his question:

I hope you can forgive me.

Yekalin did not respond to him, but instead looked up at the hollow reception hall.

Storm Knights fell one after another...

"Do you think they listen to you or me?" Yekalin asked, her voice devoid of any emotion.

"Of course I'll listen to you." Richard shrugged, completely unconcerned about the wind blades aimed at him.

He continued to calmly drink his tea.

He didn't continue talking until he finished drinking.

"I've already answered many of your questions, why are you unwilling to answer mine? If you don't want to answer, that's fine too. I promise to leave Stormwind immediately after retrieving the Essence Insect Fluid! I will absolutely not threaten your rule!"

After Richard finished speaking...

He and Yekaterin worked together to keep an eye on the blue-white lie detector bug...

The insect's bluish-white wings flapped rapidly in the air, but it made no sound.

Richard was not lying.

Yekaterin calmed herself down, but still refused to tell the truth:

"You're afraid of me, you're afraid of my bugs. So I won't tell you."

"I'm not afraid anymore." Richard poured himself another cup of tea.

Yekalin bit her lower lip, making up her mind.

He spoke with a complex expression:

"I'm...sorry, because I used to have the idea of ​​turning you into a puppet. But I don't anymore! It's definitely not because of my strength!"

It was clearly just a very slight sound.

But it was incredibly clear, reaching the ears of everyone present.

Even the bluish-white lie detector beetles that had been flying around landed on the coffee table without making a sound.

Richard's smile and eyebrows were barely concealed.

He knew he was right!

However, his joy didn't last long.

Yekaterin, on the contrary, continued to ask him questions:

"What's your relationship with Govi!?"