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

After the report was submitted to the capital star from the Arachne defense line, no powerful figures spoke up for the Netherlands Corporation.

The royal family quickly ordered a thorough investigation of the Netherlands Company.

Before long, all the cases committed by the Netherlands Company were investigated and all the corrupt elements of the Netherlands Company were implicated.

Of course, none of the cases that were investigated were related to the royal family or powerful figures.

The royal family was furious and ordered the arrest of all the corrupt officials associated with the Netherlands Company, and the confiscation of all assets under the company's name.

The arrests went relatively smoothly. Although there was resistance, it was all suppressed.

A month later, all the insects associated with the Netherlands Company were apprehended and brought to justice.

The mastermind behind the Netherlands Corporation was also arrested. He was a female insect wearing a mask and a black robe, and beneath the mask was an ordinary-looking face.

The court swiftly sentenced the perpetrators of the Netherlands Company's crimes, most to death, and a few likely to spend their lives in prison.

A company that seemed to be doing quite well in the eyes of the public collapsed just like that.

However, most of the people of the empire applauded this, since luring children from orphanages to become assassins was something that the insect could not forgive.

During the dealings with the Netherlands Company, a trivial incident also occurred.

The Eighth Prince voluntarily resigned to help the First Prince, who had retreated to the background, return to power.

So much time has passed that the impact of accidentally killing a supporter of Duke Norton has long since faded.

The Queen had been planning to bring the eldest prince back to the political stage, and now that the eighth prince had resigned, it was like a dream come true for her.

Not to mention that the Eighth Prince actively offered advice and helped the First Prince return, which made the Queen, who was wary of the Eighth Prince, praise him highly.

With the joint efforts of the Queen and the Eighth Prince, the First Prince successfully returned, and his power was no less than before.

The Eighth Prince resigned from all his positions and told the Queen, the Crown Prince, and the First Prince that he had been too busy with work and neglected his master, who was very dissatisfied with him. Therefore, he wanted to retire early and go home to spend more time with his master.

After the Queen, the Crown Prince, and the First Prince failed to persuade the Eighth Prince to stay, they had no choice but to agree to his departure. However, they all rewarded the Eighth Prince with a great deal of wealth.

After that, the Eighth Prince returned to his residence at the manor and basically stayed indoors.

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Not long after the Netherlands Company incident, another rumor circulated in the Empire that something had happened to the Rothschild family at the Arachne Line.

The origin of the rumor is lost to history, but it is told in great detail that the Duke of Rothschild's family was attacked and all four members of the family were killed.

The people of the Empire initially did not believe this rumor, because putting aside the weak male insect, Duke Rothschild, Rhine was an S-class female insect, and she could not be attacked so easily.

He even died in an attack, what a joke.

However, as time went on, the people of the empire began to have some doubts, because they noticed that the Rothschild family had not appeared in public for a long time.

As the lord of a fiefdom, the Duke of Rothschild was required to make regular public appearances and interact with the people within his fiefdom.

According to past practice, the Duke of Rothschild would make a public appearance approximately every ten days.

Sometimes he appears alone, sometimes with the commander of the Rhine Legion, and very rarely, he brings his two children with him.

The people of the empire have now discovered that the Duke of Rothschild and his family have not made a public appearance for almost two months.

If the people in other parts of the empire were merely curious and suspicious, then the people inside the Arach defense line were filled with worry and panic.

The concern stemmed from the fact that, after years of effort, the Rothschild family had earned a very good reputation within the Arachne defenses.

The Rothschild family transformed the once impoverished Arach Line into its current prosperous state, and they never oppressed the people within their territory. They also frequently introduced policies to help the poor, which made the insects within the Arach Line deeply respect and admire the Rothschild family.

They were genuinely worried that something might happen to the Duke of Rothschild's family.

The panic stems from the fact that the Araqi defense line is still in a very dangerous position, and the Araqi Zerg have not been eliminated.

Previously, it was because of Rhine, the S-rank female insect, that everyone was able to live peacefully within the Arach defense line without worrying about the war that might come at any time.

But if Rhine is gone, how can they continue to live in peace?

Therefore, the people inside the Arachne defense line were the first to stand up and demand that the Duke of Rothschild and his family make an appearance to put everyone at ease.

In response, Brown, on behalf of the Duke of Rothschild's family, addressed the people inside the Alacchi Line.

Brown first denied the veracity of the rumor, stating that the Duke of Rothschild's family had not been subjected to any sudden attack.

Brown then explained why the Rothschild family had not appeared in public for a long time, saying that it was because two of the Duke's children had contracted a rare disease that was highly contagious.

In order to be able to focus on taking care of their two children at home, Duke Lu Yuan and Commander of the Rhine Legion were unable to make regular public appearances as usual.

Brown asked the people inside the Arachne Line to understand Duke Lu Yuan and the Rhine Army Commander, who were just ordinary fathers and mothers, worrying about their children.

At the same time, we ask the people inside the Arach defense line to be patient and wait until the Duke's two children recover. Duke Lu Yuan and the Rhine Legion Commander will then reappear in public.

While the residents inside the Alacchi defense line weren't entirely satisfied with Brown's explanation, they agreed to back down and wait a while before making further decisions.

Unexpectedly, another two months passed, and the Duke of Rothschild and his family still did not appear.

Now, not only the people inside the Arachi defense line were restless, but even the royal family was uneasy.

We must remember that the Arach defense line is still threatened by the Arach insectoids. What if the Arach defense line falls because Rhine, the commander, is not here?

Just as the royal family was preparing to send a special envoy to the Arach defense line to investigate the true situation of the Rothschild family, another major event occurred on the capital planet, making the royal family no longer have the mind to care about the Arach defense line.