D-level males reached the pinnacle of life by living off women.

After they went into hiding, they discovered that a female insect was entering and leaving the command post, and that female insect was naturally Rhine.

At first, they didn't recognize her because Rhine always wore a lifelike mask when entering and leaving the command post. But for some reason, the captain told them with certainty that the female insect was Rhine.

Rhine, who should have been stationed at the 10th Army's base, suddenly appeared in such a secluded place, which naturally made the insect think that he had hidden his lord inside.

Once the location is clearly identified, the subsequent actions become very simple.

They scouted the inside of the command post beforehand, including the location of the alarm and protective equipment installed by Rhine, and then rushed in immediately after Rhine left the command post.

They first dismantled all the alarm and protective equipment before they could function, and then used hypnotic gas to abduct Lu Yuan.

The reason he used hypnotic gas was because Lu Yuan had a protective shield, which had already been revealed when he encountered the incident of the falling metal strip.

As for why Rhein didn't discover the insects lurking around the command post, and why the alarm and protective equipment that Rhein installed were so easily removed without being detected, it's all because Rhein suffered from information lag and was overwhelmed by technology.

Since Rhine arrived at the Alach defense line, his access to information from the capital planet has certainly not been as smooth and timely as before.

This information also includes details about the latest weapons and equipment developed by the Imperial Academy of Sciences.

The reason why the Red Robe Insects' operation in the command center was so successful was entirely due to the latest equipment from the Imperial Academy of Sciences that the First Prince had obtained for them.

Rheinland was unaware of the condition of these equipment, and therefore had no way to defend against them.

After listening, Rhine's first thought was that a research institute of the same level as the Imperial Academy of Sciences needed to be established within the Arach defense line. In terms of weaponry and equipment, it was absolutely impossible for it to lag behind the capital planet like this.

My second thought is that the question remains: how exactly were the coordinates of the command post exposed?

Since the survivor said that the captain only produced the coordinates after reporting to the Crown Prince, it means that the coordinates were likely given to him by the Crown Prince.

But how could the eldest prince know the coordinates of the command post?

The other survivor said that even though he was wearing a lifelike mask, the captain recognized him with certainty without any probing.

But why is the captain so sure? Did the eldest prince tell him as well?

For the next few days, Rhein kept these questions in mind.

Then one day, a scene suddenly flashed through Rhine's mind.

That was shortly after he graduated, when he had a good relationship with the eldest prince.

During a casual conversation with the Crown Prince, a question came up inadvertently. Rhine asked the Crown Prince if the royal family had no means of supervising the generals stationed in the field who held significant military power.

At the time, the eldest prince smiled mysteriously and said that the royal family certainly had means of supervision, but he didn't say anything more afterward.

Rhein once mistakenly thought that this method of supervision referred to spies planted in the army group.

But now it seems that it might not be, or rather, it's not just eyeliner.

It is highly likely that the royal family has a way to track the location of generals stationed in the field, and the coordinates given by the eldest prince were actually his location, not the location of the command post.

The coordinates only overlapped because he happened to be inside the command post at the time.

Immediately, Rhine recalled noticing something unusual in her left arm after becoming an S-class female insect.

S-class female insects have a strong ability to perceive and control their own bodies, which is one of the manifestations of their great strength.

Because S-class female insects are extremely sensitive to every change in their own bodies, it is impossible to successfully place any devices on them or use assassination methods such as poisoning.

Rhine was certain that his intuition was correct, which is why he went to see Feynman.

Sure enough, Feynman found a locator in his left arm.

Playing with the locator in his hand, Rhine thought that his guess was right. The Crown Prince was indeed able to locate him, which was why he was able to find the location of the command post.

Rhein also had some guesses about how the locator was installed.

Feynman told Rhein that the memory metal used to make the locator was very intelligent; once a command was input into it, it would stretch and change into various shapes to complete the task.

According to imperial tradition, the royal family holds a grand departure ceremony for each general stationed in the capital star.

There is a fixed procedure in the departure ceremony: the Insect King presents a longsword to the general, which means that the general is given a title and honor.

The longsword used in the ceremony is fixed and is called the Sword of Katina. It is said to be a royal heirloom and the sword of the first Insect King.

That longsword was perfect in every way—it had a gorgeous and exquisite design, and was inlaid with many gemstones, making it very suitable for use in ceremonies to make a grand entrance.

The only downside is that the hilt of this longsword is made of wood.

And for some reason, even though the rest of the longsword was kept shiny and smooth, a lot of burrs had grown on the hilt.

The sword hilt, made of some unknown type of wood, had barbs that could pierce the female insect's skin.

Although the minor injury would heal in a few minutes for the female insect, it still made her quite unhappy.

A colleague who attended the departure ceremony once complained to Rhine, "What era is this? They're still using longswords with wooden hilts."

Even if the royal family wants to keep such sword hilts as souvenirs, they should at least take good care of them. What's the point of always stabling the generals' hands like this?

Many generals also offered their opinions to the royal family in a subtle way, suggesting that the royal family at least maintain the sword hilts and remove the burrs, but the royal family ignored them all.

At the next expedition ceremony, the hilts of the longswords brought out were still covered in burrs.

When it came to Rhine's departure ceremony, it was still that longsword, still those thorns, and Rhine's hands were unsurprisingly pricked in several places.

However, by the time Rhine boarded the spaceship, all the small wounds had healed and were no longer noticeable, so he didn't pay any attention to them.

But now that I think about it, the locator was very likely to have changed shape, attached itself to the hilt of the sword, and then entered Rhine's arm through the wound.

Otherwise, Rhine couldn't think of any other opportunity for the royal family to target him.

Although the potential danger has been eliminated for him, the locator may still serve other purposes.

Rhine felt he could use this locator to negotiate with the Crown Prince. He thought the royal family probably didn't want the other generals stationed outside to know that a locator had been implanted in their bodies.

In addition, Rhine thought of Dark, who had almost killed Lu Yuan, and a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.

He figured the Crown Prince wouldn't allow his subordinates to do something so foolish, so it was highly likely that a third party had infiltrated the situation. He decided to send Chong to investigate thoroughly.