My evil self is completely unable to exert its power in the Zerg.

Su Tang was immersed in his own world, completely unaware that in the hearts of countless female insects, his image had quietly shifted from "a male bodhisattva who saves people from suffering" to "my bodhisattva doesn't seem to be very smart."

No one dared to burst into laughter in the studio; everyone was holding their breath, while the barrage of "hahaha" comments almost overflowed the screen.

Fortunately, the experienced host quickly took over, forcing a professional smile, and skillfully turned the tide, cleverly ending the game.

"Dear viewers, wasn't Lord Su Tang's ingenious opening interaction quite interesting? 'Friendly Insect Potion 5.0 Plus' truly understands young insects. It's made with pure natural plant extracts, injected painlessly, and has zero sugar and zero fat, so male insects can drink it without any burden, instantly sweeping away fatigue! Scan the QR code below the screen to purchase now!"

"Recommended by His Excellency Su Tang, who is himself a leading figure in Zerg trends, this competition breaks away from the traditional serious and rigid image of judges, demonstrating a friendly and approachable demeanor by engaging with the public!"

The host was so convinced of his own words that fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The audience and fans applauded enthusiastically.

Seeing Su Tang nod slightly, the host secretly prayed that after this explanation, the little ancestor wouldn't cause any more trouble.

"The contestants all have their strengths; I'm dazzled by them all. It's cruel, but I'd like to ask the judges to eliminate ten contestants and determine the glorious top ten!"

Fearing that this clueless little darling hadn't listened at all, the host didn't even dare to mention the word "comment," hoping to just get through this selection process as quickly as possible.

The director was also sweating profusely. He quickly used his earpiece to tell all the contestants to put on their number tags and go on stage together—there was no other way, who knew that their little prince hadn't remembered the contestants' faces!

The twenty contestants stood crammed together in a row, but for Su Tang, the real trouble was just beginning.

He was so focused on maintaining his "big boss" image that he didn't pay any attention to the performance of any of the contestants on stage.

If he were really asked to exercise his power as a judge and eliminate half of the contestants, he would be completely dumbfounded as he looked at the twenty faces on the stage, some expectant, some nervous, and some pretending to be calm.

How to choose? Who to choose?

Su Tang frowned, her amber eyes scanning back and forth among the contestants.

Oh right, he's here to recruit underlings, so we need to delete duplicates first.

For example, there are already so many people at home who can dismantle warship models with their bare hands, so one more won't make a difference; there are already enough people who can cook, so there's no need for a chef to take care of them.

Then look at that guy crying his heart out in a play, the one next to him scribbling away with a paintbrush, and those few twisting and jumping around claiming to be performing classical dance... I can't understand any of it, these are definitely not skills that a powerful "evil henchman" should possess! Eliminate them all!

Su Tang, relying on her unique and unbelievable "Great Demon King's Criteria for Selecting Minions," began to quickly "screen" them in her mind.

"You!" His small face tightened as he pointed at the "tactical mastermind" dismantling the model. "Fancy and all show, obviously just for show! Eliminated!"

"And you!" Pointing to the culinary master, "No cooking, please! Eliminated!"

"You! You! You! And you!" With a series of taps, the little hand eliminated all the contestants, including stage actors, painters, and dancers, who required a high level of artistic appreciation.

That completes half the task.

"And you lot!" Su Tang called out, randomly picking a few lucky ones. "What kind of scum are you! Eliminate them! Eliminate them all!"

After eliminating them all, those remaining were all singers and musicians. After all, even if Su Tang couldn't understand the songs and instrumental performances, at least the melodies were pleasing to the ear.

Once the results were announced, a subtle silence fell over the room once again.

This result is far too "uniform".

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[Title] (Chongchong Forum - Entertainment Gossip) Confirmed! "Chongxing Grand Stage" is actually Su Tang's selection of concubines, right?! (HOT Explosion)

[Content]: [Isn't this all about looks?]

As the title says! After watching the semi-final results, I was just like, wow! My beloved son was finally going to participate, and I'd been looking forward to it for so long, but all those eliminated were "unorthodox" talents, while all those left were good-looking singers and musicians?! Did the production team even bother to pretend anymore?! I don't mean to say anything bad about Su Tang, it's just that our son is a bit slow; he was so nervous on stage (Su Tang walking with his arms and legs crossed.jpg). He definitely didn't watch the performances carefully, how could he possibly understand anything? It must have been the production team's doing on purpose, making the other teachers look ugly with their makeup so that he would subconsciously choose the good-looking ones when he was making his selection!

1L: [Fairness and justice? They don't exist.]

Haha, they were all that pretentious online voting before, and now Su Tang Baby herself is doing it, and this is the result?! Besides those who can sing and play the violin, that's it?! Could the selection criteria be any more shady?! Why was the Tactical Master eliminated? She's a representative of our female warriors! Why don't the males give our female warriors a chance when choosing their mates?

2L: [The male insect's will trumps everything]

Replying to 1L's post: "Fairness and justice? They don't exist!" What are you spouting nonsense about? You can choose whomever you want! Do I need to talk to you about fairness? Who do you think you are?!

Lord Su Tang has always been very gentle with female soldiers. Currently, all three female insects are female soldiers. Please take a look before you start criticizing.

And that so-called tactical mastermind, that scoundrel, dares to represent our female soldiers? Tearing up a model makes him a female soldier? Hilarious! When I was tearing up a real warship, he was probably playing in the mud somewhere. I bet he rigged the votes the most; good riddance! (Highly Rated HOT)

……

33L: [The face-saving party may be late, but it has arrived.]

(From eliminated contestant Xingbo's repost): "Actually... my performance was off... but it's not entirely my fault... When you see a live, breathing, and so adorable male insect sitting there, who wouldn't be nervous?! My mind was trembling and resonating! I simply couldn't perform perfectly!"

I think that makes sense. Lady Su Tang is so kind and lovely, and she's also very generous with her male insect essence. I heard she gave fans a treat at the airport, so it must have been even more enticing on site. Who could resist? (Highly Rated HOT)

460L: [Vocal Music Department Takes Glory]

No matter what you say, our vocal music department has stood up today! Thank you for recognizing our talent!

555L: [A true talent sheds tears]

So, good looks are all that matters, right? It seems male insects really do prioritize appearance; the top ten that survived are all good-looking.

666L: [Super Sugar Protector]

Reply to 555L【Powerful One Sheds Tears】: Shut up, you sour chicken! How is it all about looks? There's even a masked one inside whose face you can't see! And so what if the male insects like sub-females? Su Tang already has three female military husbands, isn't that enough? It's understandable that the male insects don't accept female insects.

Are you all being too gentle with the male insects these days, so you dare to jump around everywhere again? Don't you care about your appearance? Then why don't you go and form a family with a big, burly female insect? Instead, you come to our male insects' live stream every day. You toad know what you're thinking! (Highly Rated HOT)

……

Director Tuto Paul, looking at the renewed media storm on StarNet and the newly released list of those who advanced, felt his already thinning bald patch on his head begin to ache again.

He quickly sprayed a few drops of powerful growth hormone onto the only stubborn strand of hair, hoping to keep it alive.

"No...this absolutely can't go on!" Tukpaul touched his last remaining strand of hair with a pained yet cautious expression. "We must come up with a solution...that satisfies Your Excellency's conditions for participation, while also appearing...something that is at least a little bit fair..."

After a period of gloomy and intense discussions that nearly caused the entire production team to go bald, a new competition format aimed at "improving fairness and allowing contestants to perform at their best" was reluctantly brought to the forefront—the "blind selection and turn-around by judges" mechanism!

In the new final stage, judge Su Tang will face away from the stage the entire time and make judgments solely based on the contestants' voices and the "feeling" of their performance.

He will only press the button in front of him, rotate his chair, and face the contestant when he thinks the performance is good enough and meets his own standards.

Only in this way can performers truly win the judges' "turnaround" and thus advance to the next round.

When Su Tang heard about this new rule, she felt that the approach seemed familiar.

However, the way the Zerg did it really resemble some kind of mysterious and evil ritual!

"Alright! I grant your permission!" Su Tang's eyes sparkled, and her tail swished back and forth, clearly full of anticipation for this new game.

Thus, in the subsequent final rounds, the Zerg audience witnessed an unprecedented selection process with a mysterious judging standard.

To avoid causing the male insect lord tension and stress, his seat was fitted with one-way glass to block Su Tang's view. He couldn't see the audience from inside, but the fans at the scene and the insect people watching the live broadcast could see Su Tang through the one-way glass or the camera lens.

Su Tang was unaware of this. He sat in the large judge's chair, decorated like a demon king's throne, with his back to the brightly lit stage.

When he realized that he had his back to the stage and there was a private space inside, he completely relaxed—finally, he didn't have to put on the airs of a major villain!

Su Tang secretly patted her chest, let out a long sigh of relief, and even secretly wiggled her calves and tail hook.

He closed his eyes, trying to sharpen his senses so he could better select his future henchmen.

The audience, their eyes practically sparkling with pink bubbles, watched the little male insect's adorable and unrestrained "performance," and each one of them wished they could howl and run around a couple of times.

The first contestant took the stage and performed a soaring and passionate opera excerpt. His technique was impeccable, and his emotion was rich and full.

But Su Tang wrinkled her nose and didn't move. The sound came through high-quality audio equipment, clear and penetrating, but he always felt that something was missing.

"You don't sound bad enough. Sorry, I can't turn around for you," he muttered under his breath, without pressing the button.

【…】

[Although, the male ruler is just too adorable!]

[Demon King, I am your most loyal henchman! Forget what they're singing, just listen to my flattery!!!]

So, how exactly do I make it sound bad enough? I need help urgently!

The subsequent contestants still failed to meet Su Tang's requirements and did not receive a turn from the male insect.

The next contestant was a violin soloist, whose style was modern and dynamic, even a little aggressive.

Su Tang's hair stood on end. He tilted his head, his body swaying slightly to the rhythm. When the last note fell, he slammed the button down without hesitation!

The chair turned for the first time, and Su Tang saw the contestant's appearance clearly for the first time—a tall, elegant blonde female wearing a mask.

That black robe is quite nice. Although he's a bit short, it doesn't matter; Su Tang doesn't need many followers taller than him. This guy actually looks quite like the Evil Sword Immortal!

Judge Su Tang nodded in satisfaction: "This style sounds like someone going to pick a lock in the middle of the night—it has great potential!"

Audience members and other contestants: "..."

The violinist plays very well, but what you've said, Mr. Male Insect, makes it sound so much less sophisticated... No, no, no, Mr. Male Insect, how could you be wrong! They must not have understood!

The subsequent selection process was even more surprising to Chong.

Some contestants sang mediocrely, but he turned around because he thought, "This voice is so lazy, it sounds like I don't want to go to work."

Su Tang's "turnaround" standard is completely arbitrary, making it impossible for Chong to understand.

Whether it sounds good or not, or how skilled the performer is, doesn't seem to be the key. The key is whether the sound or melody can touch the "villain" string in his heart.

"This one's good! He has the potential to be a villain!" That's how he would comment on a singer with a hoarse voice and a颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a sense of decadence, listlessness, or apathy) vibe.

Even the rapid, sharp electronic sound effects, like the scraping of metal, could make his eyes light up, and he would immediately turn around to see what kind of "kind" was making such an "evil" sound.

The wild, unrestrained, and noisy punk rock performance also won Su Tang's quickest turn, the reason being, "This noise is making my head buzz, perfect for harassing enemy insects!"

Finally, after several rounds of what could only be described as a magical "blind selection turnaround," the list of finalists has been finalized:

A powerful opera singer, a folk singer with a waist drum, a pop singer playing guitar, a mysterious masked violinist, and a... punk band called Four Insects, with their bare chests and rebellious attire!

[It's probably all scripted...]

[I completely don't understand the selection criteria for the male Bodhisattva. This blind selection seems even more confusing than the previous selection based on appearance.]

[Not necessarily, there must be a deeper meaning behind what my husband did! These guys are definitely skilled enough to meet the selection criteria for our Sugar Army... Sorry, I can't keep this up, husband, say something!]

Regardless of whether it's a real or fake conspiracy, I think tonight's forum and Starbucks will definitely be a bloodbath.

……

Su Tang didn't care about the audience's comments at all; his attention was entirely focused on contestant number 6.

She was a singer with soft, short orange hair, warm brown eyes, a fresh and gentle singing style, and who played the guitar.

Back in the semi-finals, when Su Tang first saw this contestant on stage, she felt that he looked strangely familiar.

That orange hair, those brown eyes... and those little tiger teeth that peek out when she sings...

The more Su Tang looked at him, the more she felt that this guy... was clearly a carefully disguised Adlord!

Although his hair was styled neatly and smoothly, and his clothes were changed from the street thug style of the airport to a simple and clean literary style, and he even wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses that covered most of his face, the whole Chong's temperament became "well-behaved and docile".

But Su Tang firmly believed in his intuition! That was clearly the "bad guy of the same kind" and "future henchman" he had identified!

However, this "Adlaud" behaved completely differently on stage.

He held a wooden guitar, his voice clear and soothing, and when he smiled, two small tiger teeth would appear at the corners of his mouth, and the dimples at the corners of his mouth looked particularly innocent.

When Su Tang turned around and saw him, he only gave her a shy smile, his eyes darting away, as if he didn't recognize her at all.

Su Tang was holding back her anger.

Well, Adlord, that guy, actually entered the competition under this identity? And he dares to pretend he doesn't know me?!

As soon as the live broadcast of the semi-final stage ended, Su Tang took advantage of the precious gap when the three female insects around her were temporarily distracted by an urgent military communication, and with her persistence in "catching her disobedient little brother", she actually managed to sneak away.

Then, relying on his "super brain", he used the route he had memorized after only walking it once before going on stage - walking straight along the stage passage and then turning left, and successfully sneaked into the backstage contestants' rest area corridor!

As expected of me, I was able to memorize such a complex terrain in such a short time!

While Su Tang was feeling sentimental, she immediately spotted the orange-haired figure who was preparing to leave discreetly!

He rushed forward, grabbed the other person's wrist precisely from behind, and shoved the insect into the room behind him.

"Adlord!" Su Tang turned around to face him, her little face tilted up, and demanded, "Why didn't you come to play with me?! And you're pretending not to know me?!"

When caught red-handed, "Adrode" stiffened almost imperceptibly for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.

He turned around, his face showing just the right amount of surprise and confusion, his voice so gentle it could melt water: "Lord Su Tang? Are you... calling me? Have you mistaken me for someone else?"

The orange-haired female insect tilted her head slightly, her expression innocent yet somewhat bewildered.

[A new high-potential character has been detected. Please unlock and acquire Evil Points as soon as possible.]

The system warned him, and he still dared to pretend!

Su Tang was even angrier. He stood on tiptoe, trying to create a sense of oppressive superiority, but no matter how hard he tried, he could only reach the female insect's chest.

In a fit of anger, Su Tang shoved the orange-haired female insect to the ground. The insect fell to the ground, and he viciously pinned her against the wall, yelling, "You're still pretending! Stop pretending!"

He circled his head around the orange-haired female insect, sniffing around like a detective.

Strangely, there was no smell of engine oil on him; instead, there was a faint citrus fragrance.

The orange-haired female insect shyly flinched, "Your Excellency Su Tang... Judge, my name isn't Adlord..."

elder brother?

No insect had ever called Su Tang that before, which greatly inflated his masculinity and dissipated some of his frustration at being pretended not to know "Adelod".

"Hmph, don't think I'll let you off just because you call me 'brother.' You say you're not Adlord? Then dare you prove it?!"

The orange-haired female insect gave a sweet yet helpless smile: "This... how do you want me to prove it, brother?"

"snort!"

Su Tang recalled the flamboyant and unruly Adlord from the airport, whose sparkling accessories had left a deep impression on him—those gleaming metal studs!

He immediately looked at the other person's ears, which were clean and empty.

"Where's your earring? Did you take it off?" Su Tang pressed.

"Brother, I never wear those things." The orange-haired female insect blinked her innocent big eyes.

Su Tang refused to believe it. He remembered that Adlord seemed to have... a tongue piercing! Yes! That was even more discreet!

His gaze involuntarily moved downwards, landing on the orange-haired female insect's healthy-colored lips with a natural, slightly upturned curve.

"Open your mouth!" Su Tang commanded, determined to find evidence.

The orange-haired female insect lowered her eyelids slightly, her long eyelashes casting a small shadow under her eyes, making her appear somewhat vulnerable.

"Brother Su Tang...you, you've really mistaken me for someone else. I'm not the Adlord you're talking about. And..." He hesitated, a shy blush spreading across his fair face, "I, I'm not that kind of insect...isn't that inappropriate?"

In Su Tang's eyes, his evasive and dismissive attitude was irrefutable evidence of his guilty conscience, and a deliberate attempt to pretend not to know him!

"I don't believe it! You definitely have a tongue piercing!" Su Tang said decisively, with an air of arrogance that said, "I have already seen through everything."

The orange-haired female insect seemed to be at her wits' end with his persistence. She sighed softly and could only indulge him, saying, "Brother, you really are... persistent."

A faint smile flickered deep in his eyes, and he readily opened his mouth slightly, revealing his neat, white teeth, and...

The soft, rosy tip of the tongue—it was completely empty, with no tongue piercing.

"See, there really isn't." The orange-haired female insect's voice was both helpless and indulgent, as if she were comforting a spoiled little cub.

"Impossible!" Su Tang exclaimed anxiously. He felt that he must have seen wrong, or that the wicked "Adlord" had used some high-tech means to hide.

He leaned closer to the other person's chest, almost touching their face, and widened his eyes to see more clearly.

The two insects were so close that their breathing could be heard.

The orange-haired female insect could even count Su Tang's long eyelashes, which were like small fans.

Just as Su Tang was focused on finding "evidence," a calculating glint flashed in the eyes of the orange-haired female insect.

Taking advantage of Su Tang's inattention, he moved his tongue very gently and quickly, as if unconsciously licking the corner of his lips.

To Su Tang, this subtle movement was like the fleeting reflection of a tongue piercing!

"See! I told you so!" Su Tang seemed to have caught solid evidence, proudly raising her tail. Then, feeling deceived, she angrily pointed at the orange-haired female insect's mouth.

The female insect's face contorted with just the right amount of panic and shyness, her eyes darting away, her voice lowering: "Brother...you...you really must have mistaken me...that was just..."

"I don't believe you! Let me check carefully!"

The orange-haired female insect's voice carried a barely perceptible hoarseness and seductive quality: "Brother, if you insist on checking..." He tilted his head slightly, as if shy, or perhaps issuing a silent invitation.

"...Can you see clearly now?" he mumbled, his warm breath brushing against Su Tang's cheek.

Then, before Su Tang could react, the orange-haired female insect precisely pecked at Su Tang's slightly open mouth in surprise.

The movement was light and quick, a single touch followed by separation.

Su Tang: "!!!"

He suddenly covered his mouth, fell backward onto the female insect's lap, and stared at her with wide eyes, utterly incredulous.

The orange-haired female insect maintained her docile and harmless demeanor, raising her hand to wipe the corner of her mouth with her knuckles, as if what had just happened was merely a trivial accident.

"Su Tang, brother," he said with a perfectly timed apologetic smile, his two little tiger teeth flashing mischievously, "Now, do you believe I'm not him?"

Su Tang's mind went blank.

What just happened? Soft... no, that's not the point!

In such a short time, he couldn't even tell if there was a tongue piercing!

Su Tang was provoked by the female insect's "sophistry," and eager to confirm his suspicions, he acted impulsively, doing something that surprised all the other insects—

He lunged forward again, cupped the orange-haired female insect's face in his hands, and bit down directly on the mouth that was still "arguing"!

The male insect clumsily and eagerly searches for the non-existent "tongue spike".

The female insect probably never expected that this male insect would act so recklessly and foolishly. Her eyes widened in surprise, then her mind was filled with the overwhelming sweetness of male insect hormones.

"Well……"

Experienced gourmets, using male insect hormones as a cheat, repeatedly defeated inexperienced diners. However, the clever orange-haired female insects, after adapting to the high concentration of male insect hormones, quickly learned the gourmets' secrets and defeated their opponents with their powerful lung capacity.

The poor male insect, tears welling in its eyes, whimpered, "Waaah...no...it really isn't there!"

How could this be! Not only did we fail to find any evidence, but we couldn't even out-eat the orange-haired female insect!

Su Tang's cheeks flushed bright red in an instant, and even the tips of her ears turned crimson.

The orange-haired female insect watched Su Tang's flustered state, her face flushed red as if it were about to burst into flames. A glint of triumphant pleasure flashed deep in her eyes, fleeting so quickly that the insect thought it was just an illusion created by the light and shadow.

"Brother, remember, my name is Isaac." The orange-haired female insect politely helped Su Tang up, then bowed and said goodbye obediently, "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now... Brother~"

Su Tang was left standing there, covering her mouth, her heart pounding like a drum, her mind a complete mess.

Not Adlores, but Isaac?

The system's announcement came belatedly, like a belated warning.

[Isaac: Justice Value: 0, Character Type: Protagonist. Gain a large amount of Evil Value by completing "Oppression" or "Assimilation".]

[You have already encountered the protagonist. Do you wish to unlock the character card immediately?]

[Unlocked Insect: Isaac]

Name: Isaac

[Race: Female - Wasp - Subspecies (Mutating)]

[Current Gene Level: Super S (S+)]

[Basic Attributes]

[Life: ? ? ? / ? ? ? (Host level too low to view)]

[Power: ??? (Host level too low to view)]

[Intelligence: ??? (Host level too low to view)]

[Stamina: ??? (Host level too low to view)]

[Insect Chronicle: ???]

[The new player transition period protection has been closed, so you cannot obtain the Insect Chronicle for free. Do you want to use 9,000,000.00 Evil Points to unlock it?]

"No, no, no! No, no!"

Su Tang stood there, dazed, her mind racing between Adlord's free spirit and Isaac's docile demeanor from moments before. Her CPU was practically burning out. Hearing the system's attempt at a forced sale again, all the jumbled thoughts in her head were pushed out, and she shouted, "Cancel!"

His cheeks were still flushed when he got back to his lodgings.

As Isaac turned the corner of the corridor and made sure Su Tang couldn't see him, the docile and obedient mask on his face vanished instantly.

A knowing, playful smile slowly spread across his face: "What a... adorable, silly 'older brother'..."

He whispered in a voice only he could hear, his tongue unconsciously licking his lips, where the soft, sweet taste of the male insect still lingered.

The depths of his brown eyes no longer held the innocent clarity of a guitar singer, but rather a dangerous glint that was completely different from his outward appearance.

He was certainly not that reckless guy Adlaud; he was Adlaud's twin brother.

They have the same orange short hair, the same brown eyes, and even their facial features are almost identical. But their temperaments are completely different.

Adlaude is the obvious path. But he chose a more circuitous and interesting one.

As for the "heroine saves the beauty" scene at the airport, it was naturally one of the carefully crafted scenarios by him, the older brother, to get that idiot Adlaud closer to the target.

The rumor that was hotly debated on the anonymous StarNet forum about the show being a selection of female servants for Su Tang... was, of course, also the result of their efforts.

They will win everything, or they will lose everything. A gambler's chips, naturally, are always better the more they have.

"Oh dear, please don't be in such a hurry."

The real show has only just begun...

The orange-haired female insect, a hint of cold calculation in her eyes, then put on a sweet smile and disappeared into the depths of the complex backstage passageway.