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

Ollie had also finished his examination. His expression was solemn as he handed the recorded data to Gu Heng.

"His mental state has deteriorated even more severely than before."

"Didn't you provide him with any mental or emotional support?"

Ollie regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth. He forgot that Gu Heng had no mental power, let alone the ability to channel mental power into a female insect.

Given the current rate at which Heamis's mental strength is deteriorating, she will probably die in some mental power outage soon.

Ollie sighed.

He looked down on the male insect in front of him, who, apart from his superior appearance, had nothing else to offer.

Male insects without mental energy are like useless trash.

No female insects will be willing to pursue such male insects.

A male insect lacking spiritual power is a perfect match for a lowly E-rank female slave.

Ollie sneered inwardly without any mercy.

Heamis was unaware that Gu Heng lacked mental power; he knew less about Gu Heng than the information Ollie possessed.

As for... the male insect performing mental energy channeling on him?

Hemira subconsciously looked at Gu Heng.

Previously, his adjutant had always tried to secretly arrange for male insects to act as a guide for him.

But Heamis was very resistant; he could not accept the condescending charity of a male insect that was all show and no substance.

But later, when the backlash from the mental chaos grew stronger, and Heamis felt powerless, he also tried.

But all of them failed.

If the person being counseled were Gu Heng, Hermes thought... it didn't seem as resistant as he had imagined.

Gu Heng wasn't a Zerg, so he didn't mind what Ollie said.

Clearly, there was something more important to Gu Heng right now. He looked at Heamis, whose face showed no sign of anything amiss, and spoke hesitantly.

"If we don't do mental energy channeling, will things...?"

He spoke slowly, clearly knowing that he wasn't an insect and therefore had no spiritual power to speak of.

Then he would be delaying Heemis's life.

The unfinished words clearly indicated the final outcome.

Ollie continued, "Then he will definitely die during a mental breakdown."

Even when death was mentioned, Heamis's expression didn't change at all.

Gu Heng felt uneasy.

For a moment, he considered letting Heemis leave so he could find a powerful ruler who could provide him with spiritual guidance.

But he quickly abandoned the idea.

The male insects here are known for abusing the females, and Gu Heng didn't want to use those tricks on Heemis.

The photo he had seen earlier flashed through his mind—

Heamis, dressed in military uniform with countless honors adorning his chest, had a calm yet proud and sharp gaze.

Gu Heng thought that Hermes was best suited to wearing a neat military uniform, and the place where he was most needed was the interstellar battlefield.

Flowers and glory suit him best.

It wasn't that she was dying silently as a fallen female slave...

And then no one will remember you.

Gu Heng hoped there would be another way.

Ollie thought about the purpose of his trip.

Heemis married a powerful ruler who lacked spiritual strength and could not be guided; his fate was already obvious.

Ollie walked out of Gu Heng's house and looked at the blazing sun in the sky.

Those important figures can rest assured.

Inside the room, only Gu Heng and Hermes remained.

"How about... we find other male insects to perform mental energy channeling?"

Gu Heng couldn't help but ask, because this concerned the life and death of the insect.

Unaware that Gu Heng lacked spiritual power, Heami's words took on a completely different meaning.

The male insect had no intention of providing him with mental guidance and wanted to push him to other insects.

Hermes's forced smile was stiff and tinged with bitterness. "No need."

"Only S-rank male insects can perform mental energy channeling for me; the highest rank in the Empire is only A-rank."

Although Heamis's mental power is currently only at the E-level, he is actually a genuine SS-level being.

Male insects can only provide mental energy guidance to female insects at most one level higher.

Previously, his adjutant was worried about his physical safety and had tried to find him many male insects, including some A-grade male insects. However, when they heard that Heamis was the one who would perform the mental energy channeling, they all left in fear and cursed.

No male insect is willing to risk its life.

Heamis could understand it too.

After hearing what Heemis said, Gu Heng felt a strange mix of emotions, a sense of being cruelly manipulated by fate.

The Empire doesn't have any S-class male insects.

Is death all that awaits Hermes?

Gu Heng's throat went dry, and after a long while, he managed to utter a hoarse sentence, "...There will always be a way."

Gu Heng couldn't think of any words to comfort Hermes, especially seeing that his face still had the same expression as usual.

It's like a patient who has learned they have a terminal illness, looking out the window and calmly accepting their impending death.

Heemis simply gave Gu Heng a deep look, without saying a word.

A voice inside my head said...

There's no way to fix it.

You already knew, didn't you?

From that day on, the atmosphere in the house became subtly dull and oppressive.

In the room, Gu Heng rummaged through his personal terminal, finally letting out a wail before collapsing onto the bed with a thud.

"Is there really no other way?"

In the past few days, Gu Heng has reviewed all the materials, which have confirmed that what Hermione said was true.

Cross-level diversion has been attempted before in interstellar space, but without exception, all attempts have failed.

The male insect that failed to be guided also suffered an irreversible backlash, its mental strength was severely damaged, and it became demented.

Gu Heng suddenly sat up in bed.

He must treat Heemis well from now on.

Perhaps in the little time left.