After being transformed into a random male beetle

"Queen, Capas, Capas." Ryan waved his hand in front of Capas's eyes, and seeing him come back to his senses, he inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. "What were you thinking about? I called you several times."

The male insect's face clearly showed worry, a stark contrast to the scene that had just flashed before his eyes.

"I apologize, Master, I was a little lost in thought about that missing male insect case."

Kapas made up an excuse, not wanting the lord to worry.

"Oh, I see."

For some reason, Ryan felt uneasy.

The night was deep, and since neither of the two insects were in the right state of mind, they turned off the lights and went to bed early.

That night, Capas dreamed of strange scenes again. The insect in the scene was indistinct, but Capas subconsciously knew that the insect was his male lord, Ryan.

Gradually, the dream became clearer, and everything he had dreamed about in the previous few nights was strangely yet logically connected, playing out in Kapas's mind like a movie.

Soon, Capas, who was trapped in a nightmare, suddenly opened his eyes and pointed his insect-like arm, which had been affected by the dream, straight at the sleeping male insect.

*

That day, Xi Yun was summoned to Fred's office.

Upon entering the office, Xi Yun discovered that besides Fred, there was another unfamiliar insect inside.

"Teacher, you wanted to see me?"

Xi Yun smiled after exchanging a glance with the insect, then turned his gaze to Fred.

Seeing that all the insects were present, Fred put down the documents in his hand and smiled, "You've finally arrived. Come, come, let me introduce you. This is Bolton, a male insect who does research, just like you."

"Hello, I am Xi Yun." Upon hearing this, Xi Yun politely extended his hand to the other person.

"Hello," Bolton said, giving a light handshake in return.

His voice was as cold as his expression.

This was Xi Yun's first assessment in his heart.

"The main reason I called you two here is to introduce you. Oh, and by the way, Xi Yun, remember to add each other on your personal computers later. Researcher Bolton will also be participating in our research project."

"Understood, teacher."

As early as a week ago, Xi Yun and his senior classmates had completed their previous research project.

I thought I could finally get some rest, but just a few days after submitting my research report, my professor assigned me a new project.

The newly assigned research topic involves the genetic issues of the Zerg race, and the research will be led by the professor himself.

The difficulty of this research increases exponentially when it comes to the genetic issues of the Zerg.

"By the way, Bolton, I remember your previous research was supposed to be ending, wasn't it?"

"It'll be soon. We just happened to find a suitable experimental subject during this research trip."

Fred: "Haha, what luck!"

When this was brought up, Bolton, unusually, nodded in agreement.

He was really lucky this time.

As Xi Yun listened to their conversation, she tried her best to recall the plot of the novel.

However, Bolton, as a supporting character who appears later in the story, is not described in much detail, but he is still much better than Lu Chongjia, who only appears once from beginning to end.

Bolton's return this time is to bring an end to what happened back then.

Twenty years ago, the Insect Emperor had just ascended to the throne.

Because the newly succeeded Insect King is the male son of the previous Insect King who was separated from his family, his foundation among the nobles is very weak.

Not to mention, the new insect king not only married only one female insect, but also rejected all the female insects sent by other nobles, which aroused great dissatisfaction among the nobles of that time.

In the same year that the Insect Emperor ascended the throne, several alien beasts suddenly appeared on the central star, and other places were more or less attacked by the alien beasts, especially on the border, where the alien beast tides continued one after another.

The swift attack of the alien beasts caught the Zerg off guard, resulting in the loss of many female warriors.

Edwin achieved many military exploits in this campaign, earning the praise of Field Marshal Berlane, and gradually rose to the rank of general, belonging to the 7th Garrison.

However, under the Insect King's iron-fisted suppression, a group of nobles who were taking advantage of the chaos were quickly dealt with, and the situation in the country was soon stabilized.

However, the monster attacks were orchestrated by insects. At the time, Bolton had not yet joined the research institute and lacked the resources to investigate the disappearance of the female father.

By the time he entered the research institute and established himself among the nobility, much of this had happened, and many clues were difficult to find.

Fortunately, perseverance paid off, and Bolton eventually discovered some clues.

To avoid the attention of the Opening Worms, Bolton traveled far from Central Star to other places to study the things that had driven the alien beasts mad.

According to the timeline, Bolton has been finding and studying this for some time now, and it won't be long before he uncovers the secrets of what happened back then.

However, it seems Bolton has a female insect brother and is quite close to space pirates.

Thinking of this, Xi Yun couldn't help but glance at Bolton.

This was the first insect he had ever met that had any dealings with space pirates.

Noticing the gaze, Bolton turned his head and smoothly steered the conversation toward Xi Yun.

Elsewhere, the atmosphere grew tense.

"Mr. Wang, you didn't think things through properly. Not only did you fail to sell the potion, but you also dragged the General's insects into this mess. It's likely that the Insect King has already taken notice." The insect sitting in the chair exhaled rings of smoke, which swirled in the air like golden snakes, obscuring the view from the other insects.

"Of course I know that, but I've never left the experimental base, and I've given the medicine to Tutwa," Mr. Pyg said casually. "He's your bug, so this accident has nothing to do with me. I'm not responsible for after-sales service here."

"If you want to vent your anger, go somewhere else."

"Haha." The insect chuckled slightly upon hearing this. "Mr. Li, you're being too formal. We're all insects in the same boat, so there's no such thing as 'your insect' or 'my insect.'"

"If the Insect King finds out, we'll all have to go to the Insect God."

Mr. Li snorted coldly: "I'm not as stupid as you, unable to even clean up your mess."

Faced with the insults, the insect remained silent and exhaled smoke rings.

Mr. Li frowned and waved away the choking smoke in the air: "Put out your cigarette, don't pollute my office."

"Oh, Mr. Gibbon, don't be angry." The insect took another deep drag of his cigarette and changed the subject, "How are the experiments going lately?"

"It's similar to before; they all couldn't withstand my next phase of testing. However, I'm quite interested in the male insect you captured not long ago. Why don't you send it to me for experimentation?"

"Hmm, that probably won't work. That male insect was a little gift we gave to Black Star."

Mr. Ou stopped talking when he thought about his deal with Black Star.

"Alright, Mr. Giorno, you should hurry up and finish researching what I need. Don't develop any other hobbies."

The insect left after leaving its message.

Once the insects were out of sight, Mr. Li immediately turned on the air purifier in his office, and muttered a curse as he smelled the thick smoke in the air.

"nerve."