Daily News: Insect Girls' Heavy Dependence

The lavish banquet was in full swing, and a group of aristocratic youths, no more than nineteen or twenty years old, were playing around in a way that far surpassed the absurdity of those old-fashioned nobles who were immersed in the world of fame and fortune.

The old aristocrats at least kept their conversations around business and politics, but these young upstarts only spouted outdated and sordid tricks.

The young girls imitated the manners of the noblewomen, vying to show off the rare treasures they had collected from who-knows-where, as well as their elaborately tailored and extravagantly made clothes.

The boys, with their hair heavily slicked back and styled in ways inappropriate for their age, would strike a pose of deep thought and engage in lively discussions about current affairs. But as they talked, the conversation would inevitably veer off into sordid tales of teasing innocent young girls or how their hunting dogs had chased and killed several poor, uneducated men.

As these noble young masters and ladies arrived one after another, the clamor in the hall all merged into one voice, urging the livestock competition to begin.

The organizer, Leonardo DiCaprio, suppressed his earlier displeasure and laughed loudly:

"Since you are all so eager to begin, let's get started!"

"Let me show you first the grand prize of my themed gala: a third-tier Flame Insect from the Holy See!"

Before he finished speaking, he proudly took out a glass bottle.

A spider with a swollen abdomen lay quietly dormant inside the bottle.

His idea for preparing this magical insect was quite simple.

In his mind, the thing implanted in Yekaterin was this kind of fiery demonic insect...

Little did he know that Yekalin's insect had already transformed into an even more terrifying being, the Blood-Slaying Spider Queen, thanks to Glolo's exclusive formula!

The formula uses the Flame Demon Worm as its energy core, supplemented by Dream Worm, Flame Heart-Eating Worm, Bewitching Worm, and Corpse-Manipulating Worm as its control core, and Red Umbrella White-Stemmed Mushroom and Blood Sucker as its extermination methods. Finally, it uses the Sound-Transmitting Conch Worm and Vocal Cord Worm to construct the command terminal.

A late-stage Tier 3 Flame Demon Insect, combined with eight early-stage Tier 3 material demon insects, was finally fused together to create this unique super-composite demon insect!

He actually took out a third-tier magic insect worth millions of Dio coins as a prize.

The hall erupted in gasps and applause. In the past, the prizes for such parties were nothing more than gold and silver jewelry, or precious armor and sharp blades. Who would have thought that Leonardo would be willing to take out a magical insect that could be implanted into the human body?

Of course, this demonic insect was just a gimmick he stole from his father to save face.

He couldn't possibly bear to give it away as a prize. After all, in his most prized field of livestock domestication, he was certain that no one could surpass him.

"I...the chicken I brought can play basketball!"

A short, stout young master in a tight-fitting suit hurriedly had his servants carry a cage over.

This remark caused the entire hall to burst into laughter.

Everyone present knew exactly what livestock meant, yet someone foolishly brought over a chicken.

Only Richard, hiding in the side room, was genuinely curious about what that chicken that could play basketball actually looked like.

As one animal after another was brought forward, the crowd realized that the playful young noblemen were actually raising only immature female slaves.

Some of them, having been trained for only a short time, were still sobbing softly when they were wheeled out, causing laughter throughout the room.

Halfway through the party, Yekalin and Kassan Isa returned home side by side.

Richard peeked at their expressions through the crack in the door, and in his heart, he had already made up his mind: My wife has won...

Turning our attention back to the competition, none of the livestock that appeared on stage managed to produce a single outstanding piece.

Leonardo scoffed, his eyes filled with contempt: "A bunch of trash."

Cassandra also curled her lip, her disdain undisguised: "They're just a bunch of small fry."

Leonardo's gaze swept over the direction where Richard had just disappeared, with a hint of provocation.

He then turned to Yekaterin:

"Your turn, Miss Yekaterin."

"Why don't you go first?"

Yekalin raised an eyebrow slightly; she knew perfectly well that making a grand entrance as the last act was the best strategy.

"Alright, then I'll make a fool of myself first."

Leonardo readily agreed, but inwardly he scoffed.

He didn't believe Yekalin could produce anything of value. He'd show off his own treasure first, making her possessions pale in comparison and turning her into a laughingstock.

Pan even planned to take the opportunity to humiliate her later, saying that her male companion was nothing more than livestock, but she suppressed the thought for the sake of the royal family's reputation.

A blond, blue-eyed boy, seemingly of noble lineage, with a handsome face and wearing a collar, climbed out of the cage, displaying his well-defined muscles.

He crawled all the way to Leonardo's feet, as attentive as a dog, happily sticking out his tongue and panting.

"Oh ho ho ho ho, how about it? This is a descendant of the Lancelot family. The whole family has been hiding in our territory for so many years, and I have finally discovered them. Their domesticated livestock are also so outstanding."

Leonardo's unrestrained, shrill laughter seemed to pierce through the castle.

Upon hearing the name of the Lancelot family, Richard and Yekaterin were both shocked!

Is it the family that the Duke of the North mentioned in his diary at Nightswell?

Leonardo's unrestrained, shrill laughter seemed to pierce through the ancient stone walls of the castle.

Wandering through the spacious yet oppressive hall, there was a nauseating sense of smugness.

He patted the head of the blond boy at his feet with a showy air, as if he were displaying a meticulously crafted toy.

"Hehehehe~ How was it?"

Leonardo looked around, enjoying the shock he had created and the morbid excitement that followed.

Another frenzied shout:

"These are the genuine descendants of the Lancelot family, a true marquisate! They've been hiding like rats in a corner of our Sotus territory for so many years, and I've finally discovered them..."

"Look at them, they're so skilled at domesticating livestock. I heard even this Night Tide Fortress was built by their family... Hahaha!"

Marquis! Lancelot! Build Night Tide Castle!

These three words struck Richard and Yekaterin like thunder, exploding simultaneously in their hearts!

Richard walked out of the room, and they instinctively exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief and shock followed by a surge of anger in each other's eyes.

They really are descendants of the Lancelot family!

Is this Night Tide Fortress, built by Lord John himself and bearing the marks of his family's glory and tragedy?

Just as Yekaterin's father lay dormant within the wall, and Richard and she had solemnly promised that if they encountered Lancelot's descendants within the wall, they would do their utmost to help them.

At this moment, the last descendant of their family, wearing a collar symbolizing humiliation, was crawling at the feet of another nobleman like the lowest of livestock.

To be treated as an exhibit at a lewd gathering, subjected to the scrutiny of a hall full of so-called knight cadets with a mixture of curiosity and disdain?!

This is more than just irony; it's the most vicious and absurd joke of fate!

Richard's anger, which had just been suppressed by Yekaterin's reassurance, was now gathering wildly like a volcano about to erupt.