The male insect adores it! The female general, envious, begs for a kiss.

A few days later, Hermes, who was far away at the military headquarters, and Gu Heng, who had just finished lunch, both received a message at the same time.

At the dining table, Gu Heng raised his wrist, and on the faintly glowing screen, the sender was displayed as the Imperial Matching Center.

"Your Majesty Gu Heng, please have you and your consort (General Hermes) come to the matching center at 5:30 this afternoon for a compatibility test."

Gu Heng quickly glanced at the information and frowned almost imperceptibly.

Match detection?

He and Heemis have been matched for so long, and this topic has never been mentioned before. Why is it suddenly being tested now?

On the other side, Heamis was walking down the road when her personal terminal suddenly beeped.

After reading it, he felt a little puzzled. Why did the matching center suddenly send him a message?

Heamis had a rough understanding of some of the rules and regulations governing marriage in the Empire.

Before mating, male and female insects undergo a compatibility test, and the degree of compatibility is a consideration for both sexes before marriage.

The higher the compatibility, the better the male and female insects are, and the more likely they are to produce offspring. To a certain extent, the offspring are more likely to inherit the superior genes of both parents.

Undoubtedly, in the Samumoka Empire, where the male-to-female ratio is severely imbalanced, the birth rate of insect offspring is of utmost importance.

Hemirus lowered his brow. He and the male lord had been forcibly matched, so no so-called compatibility test was performed.

Now, more than half a year later, they are suddenly notified to go to the matching center. This is probably not as simple as it seems on the surface.

When Rhett saw the general enter the conference room, the insect seemed unusually absent-minded. He called "General" several times in a low voice, but the other party did not respond.

Weird.

The general seemed preoccupied today; normally, he wouldn't be so distracted during a meeting.

Rhett raised his voice slightly, which finally made Heemis turn her head and glance at him.

Seeing that the general had finally noticed him, Rett gave a brief report on his work over the past two weeks.

After the report was finished, Rhett's gaze fell on a mark highlighted in red in his notebook. He pondered for a moment and said, "General, we haven't found any trace of Curtis in the Empire these past few days, except..."

Rett paused for a moment, then continued, "Besides that day at your house, during the time Curtis and His Majesty Gu Heng were there, there was a surveillance camera that captured his image. Later, we followed the clues, but found nothing."

It's strange, really. In such a vast empire, even a single insect would leave some trace as it traverses it.

But Curtis seems to have vanished into thin air; they haven't found any useful clues yet.

Heemis's eyes darkened slightly for a moment upon hearing this, but there was no great surprise in her deep-set eyes.

He tapped his knuckles lightly on the corner of the table, producing a dull thud, thus bringing the matter to a close. "No need to investigate further."

Now that things have come to this point, the other party has obviously made thorough preparations, and further investigation would be futile and unnecessary.

5:30 p.m.

Heamis arrived at the matchmaking center not late, but apparently some insects had arrived earlier than him.

Upon entering, Heamis's gaze swept across the hall, passing over all sorts of insects, before finally settling on an insect wearing a white shirt.

The black-haired male insect stood tall and straight, with a female insect standing opposite him. The two insects seemed to be talking about something.

Heemis walked straight over.

"A mighty ruler."

Gu Heng turned his head upon hearing the sound and saw that Heemis had somehow appeared beside him.

Gu Heng was surprised that Hermes had come from the military headquarters so early.

He himself had only just arrived.

"Your Majesty, now that you and the General are here, let's proceed with the compatibility test."

The female insect opposite Gu Heng, Viina, took the initiative to speak.

"it is good."

Gu Heng had no objection to this, and he and Heemis followed behind the female insect.

When Gu Heng arrived, he saw that all the insects in the lobby had numbers and were queuing up. He was hesitating whether he should register first.

Viena found him and told him that they would go to a separate testing room later.

Gu Heng didn't expect to be given special treatment, but he was happy to not have to wait in line.

Before they even reached the testing room, several more insects walked up from the end of the corridor and eventually stopped in front of them.

"Your Excellency Gu Heng, General."

The female insect, dressed in the uniform of the matching center, walked at the front of the line and looked like a minor official.

Through Viina's introduction, Gu Heng and the others learned that this was Qiao Suo, the person in charge of the matching center. Qiao Suo was polite and enthusiastic, and Gu Heng gave him a casual greeting in return.

Heamis's gaze swept past Josso and landed on the group of female insects behind him. They were not wearing uniforms, but were all dressed in casual clothes.

This made Heemis wonder if they were working bugs or something else, especially...

The insects that Qiao Suo brought all seemed to be glancing at Gu Heng, and some even stared directly at him during the short time Qiao Suo and Gu Heng were talking, as if they wanted to stick their eyes to him.

This made Hemires very uncomfortable. He looked at the male lord next to him, who was listening to Josso talk about the precautions for the compatibility test later, and did not notice the sticky gazes not far away.

"You can go in with the general now to begin the compatibility test," Joe said.

According to Joso, all that is needed is to channel mental energy into the designated area.

Gu Heng and Hermes entered the testing room.

Gu Heng glanced around and finally his gaze fell on a machine in the corner. He said, "That should be the testing machine."

Hemires hummed in agreement and followed behind Gu Heng.

The tall, black machine occupied a small space, with a palm-shaped pattern on each side, surrounded by a pale yellow light, a symbol that the machine was in operation.

Gu Heng approached, placed his palm on it first, and infused it with his mental energy.

The next second, Gu Heng's identity information was displayed on the machine.

……

Name: Gu Heng

Mental strength level: S-rank

Secondary differentiation: Completed

age:……

Gu Heng looked at the display on the screen with curiosity. He turned to Hermes and called her over to take the test, "You should try it too. I'm quite curious about our compatibility."

Heemis pursed her lips and stepped forward, stopping a step away from the machine. She hesitated for a long time, clearly pondering something.

Clearly, Heamis was considering far more than Gu Heng.

He turned to look at Gu Heng, his tone tinged with an inscrutable emotion, "My lord, what if our compatibility isn't high?"

Heamis finally asked the question.

Joso's arrival undoubtedly aggravated Heemis's worries at noon; today's visit was not just for something as trivial as checking the compatibility.

What if his compatibility with the male lord is very low?

Will they use this as an excuse to try and force the male ruler to commit worms?

Heemis had a deep, unyielding melancholy between her brows. Was it true that a male insect with only one female would always face countless obstacles?