The gentle, sickly beauty is a cold and aloof general.

Atal boarded a warship and led the First Legion's army out, but they were intercepted by the rebels as soon as they left the territory of the main planet.

The two armies were facing off, and neither side was willing to make the first move because both leaders had given orders.

The stalemate continued.

Atal returned to the lounge, citing feeling unwell.

After a while, a female insect dressed in ordinary soldier's clothes silently piloted her portable warship and left the battlefield where the two sides were locked in combat.

Hevalius, wearing a silver wig and with his hat brim pulled low to cover his eyes, connected with Eric via video call.

Meanwhile, video communication was synchronized to every part of the warship, but only Eric could be seen; the female insects who were talking to Eric could not be seen.

Given Eric's reaction, all the insects on the warship assumed that the person speaking to Eric was their Admiral Atal.

Little did they know, the insects in the rest room had already been replaced.

Atal secretly returned to the home planet and contacted the female insectoid that the rebels had planted on the home planet, which Eric had given him.

"Mr. Eric's words mean 'leader'."

"Since the leader tells me to listen to you, I have no objections. Just give me your orders."

Atal nodded and continued to wait in secret for news from Jun Ming.

As all this was happening, Jun Ming kicked open Sisyphus's door and, before Sisyphus could react, quickly stepped forward to stop Sisyphus from trying to notify the other insects.

Without further ado, Jun Ming planned to hypnotize Sisyphus first, putting him into a deep sleep.

Just as Jun Ming's mental power invaded Sisyphus's brain, he saw the same "thought imprint" in his mind as in Ileka's.

Moreover, the "thought imprint" in Sisyphus's mind was even more solid than that in Ileka's.

As soon as Jun Ming had the idea of ​​hypnosis, Sisyphus began to struggle violently.

In this state, hypnosis is simply impossible.

With no other option, Jun Ming delivered a chop to the back of Sisyphus's neck, causing Sisyphus to fall into a deep sleep.

After tying up the unconscious Sisyphus, Jun Ming began to look around his office.

Judging from the way the king led Sisyphus, this male insect named Sisyphus must be one of the king's most trusted confidants.

There must be quite a few important things in his office.

Jun Ming began searching everywhere.

Under the table, there was a locked drawer with the words "I have a secret inside" clearly written on it.

After looking at it, Jun Ming impatiently and violently pried open the lock.

Inside was a thick stack of documents.

At the very top, four large characters were written:

Project God-given

Judging from the appearance, this should be a very important document.

Jun Ming took it out and began to examine it carefully.

Upon closer inspection, Jun Ming saw something that disgusted him and learned what kind of shady dealings the King and the Secret Research Institute were up to.

The so-called "Project God-given" actually refers to a... virus.

The document did not specify the origin of the virus, but only detailed its effects.

The document states:

This virus can silently and gradually alter the genetic sequence of female insects, generation after generation, causing the offspring to gradually develop an imbalance in the male-to-female ratio.

Moreover, it will greatly reduce the quality of male offspring.

However, such changes are extremely slow, taking more than ten thousand years to produce noticeable effects.

Therefore, if it is a natural effect of a divinely inspired virus, it is not enough to truly change the male-to-female ratio.

But it was precisely because of the "Project Awakened" that this virus was mass-produced and introduced into the daily lives of the Zerg in various forms.

Therefore, the combination of the "Project Awakened" and the constantly refined virus has created the current imbalance in the Zerg population.

Jun Ming frowned as he finished reading "Project Heavenly Gift" in his hand, unable to understand why the secret research institute would research such a virus.

There were several other documents in the drawer.

After reading it, Junming finally understood the king's purpose in doing all this.

The "Heavenly Gift Project" greatly reduced the quantity and quality of male insects, but brain transfer allowed him to live for thousands of years. What was initially an ordinary S-class male insect became a precious top-class male insect thousands of years later.

Males are rare and their status is constantly rising.

Through brain transfer surgery, he controls the brains of other S-class male insects, imprinting "thought imprints" into their brains to uphold the "king's" status.

Then, build... the perfect male insect empire.

Jun Ming frowned as he watched.

Through these words, Junming could clearly see the king's wolfish ambitions.

Beneath these documents, Junming also saw something else.

This purified "divinely gifted" virus is still circulating in the market, mixed with inhibitors, pheromone extractors, and many other reagents that the Zerg cannot do without.

It is still being widely used.

The quality of male offspring declines, males become weak, and the adult differentiation period is fraught with danger.

Taking advantage of the male insects' vulnerability at this time, the king quietly controlled some of the A-grade male insects and implanted a "thought imprint".

Grade A males, implanted with this "ideological imprint," are given important positions, such as president and vice president of the Male Protection Association...

Jun Ming felt a chill run down his spine.

It takes immense patience to live for thousands of years in a body and identity that doesn't belong to him, all to realize his ideal of a perfect "male insect empire."

Jun Ming tidied up, gathered the important documents, and held them in his hand, preparing to deliver them to Sai Xuya Lin.

Because Jun Ming dealt with Sisyphus's unusual behavior quickly, it did not arouse suspicion from Bie Chong.

The secret research institute remains quiet for the time being.

Jun Ming strode towards the location he had just designated for Sai Xuya.

Sai Xuya has already infiltrated the laboratory.

Inside, I saw some scenes that made my scalp crawl.

Those S-grade male insects, the "research" they conduct involves using live insects for "live experiments".

The pain caused by the reagents caused the wailing of the experimental insects to echo throughout the laboratory, but the cold, hard laboratory walls blocked out all of it.

Among the insects tested... there were also male insects.

Judging from their appearance, they were all male insects from remote star systems, dressed in tattered clothes and with injuries on their bodies.

Whether male or female, their eyes were filled with pain and despair as they watched as one insect after another was taken away to their experimental beds.

Then accept your inevitable death.

Even Sai Xuya, who was used to seeing bloodshed on the battlefield, felt nauseous at this moment.

But Saixuya can't save them, at least not now.