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

Gu Heng clearly hadn't thought that far ahead, looking at Heamis as if he was worried about the compatibility.

He paused for a moment before speaking, "It's okay even if our compatibility is low."

Heemis looked at Gu Heng, her eyes deep as if they held even more hidden emotions.

Gu Heng continued speaking, slowly stating his thoughts, "Matching degree is just a numerical value. Perhaps it's an important metric for other insects, but... I don't care about it."

What can a bunch of cold, hard numbers represent?

In Gu Heng's view, nothing is more real, warmer, or more relatable than the beating heart of an insect.

Heamis was silent for a moment, then slowly reached out his hand, as if he had made some kind of decision.

The two spiritual energies gradually converged and merged into one.

Although the male lord's words were sincere and meant to comfort Heemis, he couldn't help but worry that the compatibility score wouldn't be too low.

Heamis wasn't greedy; she was content as long as she passed the minimum requirement.

Finally, the machine broadcast a message that echoed throughout the quiet space, seemingly mixed with the muffled sound of a heartbeat.

"His Excellency Gu Heng and Admiral Heemis are a good match..."

The machine sounded like it had been around for a long time, making a creaking and rattling noise, each syllable coming out slowly.

"99.99999%"

Gu Heng: !

Heamis: ?

Upon hearing this, both insects froze on the spot; neither of them had expected this string of numbers.

Heamis was stunned for a long time. Was this really a real number?

As far as he knew, the Empire's highest matching rate was only 79%.

The machine before her now told Heemis that the compatibility between the male lord and her was infinitely close to 100%.

The air became eerily still for a moment.

The atmosphere was first broken by the insects, including Joso and Vinina, who rushed in from outside.

"What?!"

"Did I hear that right?! Your compatibility is 99.99999%?!?"

When Joso heard this sound outside the door, he was so shocked that he froze on the spot. In all his years working at the matching center, he had never heard of such a high matching rate.

However, they have specialists check the machine every morning, so the possibility of machine malfunction can be ruled out.

Gu Heng nodded slowly at Qiao Suo's surprised and uncertain gaze, confirming his words, "You heard me right."

"It's really true...?"

Joso murmured, his eyes momentarily glazed over.

The insects that followed looked at each other in astonishment.

The insect who arranged their arrival said that His Majesty Gu Heng and General Hermes hadn't received any good news for over half a year, which must be because their compatibility was low.

Generally speaking, the higher the compatibility between male and female insects, the easier it is for the female insect to become pregnant.

But now I hear that the compatibility between the two main insects is as high as 99.99999%...

What's the difference between this and 100%?

Then their trip was for nothing.

The insects behind Josuo looked disappointed, and the same thought inevitably welled up in their chests.

Gu Heng looked at Qiao Suo, "Now that the testing is done, there shouldn't be anything else, right? If there's nothing else, we'll leave."

Joso paused slightly, "This..."

There's really nothing wrong now, but didn't he just call all those insects over for nothing?

But now that the astonishingly high matching score has been revealed, Joso has to realize something.

He seemed to have no reason to bring it up again.

Such a high compatibility is practically divine intervention; it's probably only a matter of time before the general conceives a bug cub...

Gu Heng looked at the insect opposite him with increasing doubt. The insect remained silent for a long time. Could there really be something else going on?

After a long pause, Qiao Su could only meet Gu Heng's gaze with a frustrated expression and utter, "If there's nothing else, you can leave now."

After receiving a reply, Gu Heng took Heemis's hand and left.

I could faintly hear voices behind me.

"Are we just going to let His Majesty leave like this?"

"We've come all this way, after all."

"Then what can we do? Can you guarantee that your compatibility with His Majesty is that high?"

……

The sounds from afar gradually faded into silence, eventually disappearing completely without a trace.

Stepping out of the matching center, Heemis felt as if she were in a dream, gradually accepting the fact that she and the male lord had an extremely high compatibility.

It's unclear who instructed them to come for the compatibility test, but now that the results are in, it has undoubtedly silenced some of the sycophants and stopped their restless behavior.

Gu Heng still remembered how nervous Hermes was before the test, but now the female insect no longer showed that emotion on her face.

Gu Heng said, "I didn't expect our compatibility to be so high."

Heamis nodded. "I didn't expect that either."

Are you happy?

Heemis gazed into the lord's extremely black eyes, which seemed like vortexes capable of drawing in insects.

He hummed in agreement. "Happy."

Gu Heng smiled.

Heamis looked into the distance and said in a low voice, "But I am even happier that this will silence some of the doubters."

"After all, if you only marry me, a female insect, it would be too unusual in this society where one male has multiple females."

"With such a high compatibility, they don't need to worry about me not being able to conceive your bug offspring."

Gu Heng looked at him.

Heamis continued, "If you wish, I can also give you many insect offspring."

Gu Heng paused for a moment, his gaze probing as he looked at Heamis. Could it be that the female insect wanted to have many offspring for him because of what the other insects had said?

Heamis looked away, and said somewhat awkwardly, "You don't want to?"

He hesitated for a moment before saying those words.

But if the other insects think that having only one female means they cannot continue the male's lineage, Heemis is determined to prove them wrong.

Gu Heng had no idea what Hemiris was imagining; he just found the female insect inexplicably cute.

"Having too many offspring is not good."

Heemis looked over, opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.

Gu Heng said, "It's bad for the female insect's health."

One is just right.

Hemira silently closed his mouth, a warm current flowing into his heart and gradually spreading to his limbs, making his fingertips feel numb and slightly tingly.

He gave a barely perceptible "hmm".

"it is good."