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

Kam's words caused the expressions of the insects present to turn somewhat unpleasant.

The Imperial female insect's fingers tightened involuntarily. The insects from the southern tribes were daring to make such outrageous remarks in their territory and even wanted to seize the male insects from their land.

Gu Heng had no idea when he had been targeted by their so-called leader.

He didn't think he had any irresistible charm; the only possibility was that their so-called leader had also taken a liking to his S-level mental power.

Heemis frowned, her voice low, "Please tell Curtis not to covet what will never belong to him."

"My lord is not an object that can be easily taken away."

As soon as Heamis finished speaking, Gu Heng turned his head and glanced at him.

It feels pretty good to be protected by the female ruler.

Kam looked at Heamis. They had met Heamis on the battlefield before, and they knew the commanders on the Empire's side.

In terms of combat, Cam still admired Heemis, but now...

Kam looked at the male insect beside Heamis and sighed.

Subsequently, his gaze toward Heamis turned contemptuous. Kam looked down on female insects who knelt and fawned over male insects, allowing them to be whipped and scolded. In the end, he had misjudged the insects.

"If the leader knew that you are now so obsessed with protecting a male insect, he would feel very sorry for you. After all, you are the only insect that can fight the leader to a draw."

Heemis scoffed, "If Curtis wants to fight me, he's welcome to try. If he hadn't used underhanded tactics last time, it wouldn't have been such a simple draw."

Kam choked, his expression changing slightly, clearly knowing what had happened.

The Insect Emperor's majestic voice rang out, "Very well, envoys from the south. I hope you have come to the Empire not to demand our hard-won Male Insect Lord."

"His Majesty,"

"Our leader means that if we can take this S-class male insect with us, we are willing to cease hostilities for twenty years."

The Sammoka Empire is vast and rich in resources, which makes it a target of envy among southern tribes who frequently invade its borders to compete for resources.

They may even abduct male insects.

This enraged the Empire, which launched several wars against it. However, the terrain of the southern tribes was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they were slippery. Moreover, their leader was a rare SS-class female insect, so the Empire's repeated attempts to encircle and annihilate them failed.

Looking across the entire empire, perhaps only Heemis, an insect, could rival Curtis.

However, during the time when Heemis was stripped of her military rank and became a slave, the southern tribes may have received the news and became increasingly arrogant and reckless, even occupying some territories on the outskirts of the empire.

All the generals sent by the empire returned defeated, struggling to find a way to punish those rampant bandits.

The Empire had considered restoring Heamis's military rank.

However, the idea that harming a male insect could lead to dismissal and punishment is unprecedented since the empire's founding.

In the end, the idea was abandoned.

Now that Heamis has returned, the Empire is clearly more confident.

Seeing the Southern envoy's arrogant tone, wanting to exchange a precious S-class male insect for a mere twenty-year truce.

If Admiral Heamis were to lead the battle, it would be questionable whether the southern tribes could even win.

As expected, the Insect Emperor's eyes turned cold. "Envoy Kam, Your Majesty Gu Heng, we will never let you take him away."

"I originally thought your visit was to rebuild the friendship between our two sides."

"But now it seems that's not entirely true..."

The Insect Emperor's voice was solemn: "If you want war, we are not afraid."

As Gu Heng watched them go back and forth, his expression became somewhat indifferent. It seemed he had become a rare panda, being fought over and snatched away.

Did anyone actually ask him what he thought...?

Gu Heng sighed softly, but Heemis misunderstood, thinking that the male insect was afraid of being taken away by the southern tribe.

Heemis looked at Gu Heng and said, "My lord, I will not let them take you away."

Gu Heng felt a warmth in his heart when he saw the genuine sincerity in Hermes' eyes.

After the Insect Emperor's face turned cold, the Kam envoys remained silent. Their purpose in coming here was merely to probe the Insect Emperor's intentions and, incidentally, to confirm the veracity of the information with their own eyes.

After all, they brought few insects this time, and since they were on another insect's territory, they couldn't just swagger around and take the male insect away.

They are quite self-aware in this respect.

but……

Kam's gaze returned to the male insect, the first male the leader had shown interest in.

Even so, it might be because,

This is an opponent that can make the leader take her seriously, the powerful ruler of Heamis.

However, this male insect's S-rank mental power could help the leader channel it. Thinking of this, Kam's expression became somewhat worried, as the leader's mental power had been going out of control more and more frequently lately.

However, if they obtain this S-rank male insect, the leader's mental strength problem will no longer be a concern.

Kam decided that once he returned, he would immediately send a message to the chief, informing him of everything that had happened here.

After the banquet, Gu Heng was stopped by the insect servants and told that the Insect Emperor wanted to see him.

Heemis waited for Gu Heng at the palace gate. When Gu Heng reappeared in her sight, the female insect asked, "The Insect Emperor doesn't want you to go south, does he?"

Although she knew the answer was probably no, Heemis still wanted to confirm it for herself.

Gu Heng shook his head in denial. The Insect Emperor had no intention of sending him to the southern tribes. On the contrary, he assured him that they would never exchange him for someone else.

Heamis felt somewhat relieved.

Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he added, "Curtis isn't a good guy."

"I hope you never see him."