A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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The puppy sensed that it was quiet outside and then heard familiar sounds again.

It pried open a crack in the metal plate at the exit, which was only loosely closed, and quietly peeked out a little.

The smell of its master's blood made it tremble all over, and its soft fur stood on end.

The door to the tea room was open, and it saw the mess and the corpses lying on the floor in the living room, the injured snow leopard and its cub, and Bambo crouching next to the mother and cub.

The puppy didn't know what a traitor was. Its small brain only knew that this person was a common sight in the house, the person standing next to its two bad owners when they would sometimes stroke its head, and the only familiar person it could find now.

Terrified by what had just happened, the puppy immediately went to Bambo for help.

It used all its strength to rush out of the passage and pounce on Bambo's legs.

It raised its head and let out urgent whimpers and cries, trying to tell Bampo what had just happened.

The bad owner was kidnapped by bad guys.

There were gunshots, lots of gunshots, and the bad owner bled a lot.

At the time, Bambo was examining the Ruby's injuries.

The Ruby Beast lay in the corner, its grayish-white fur matted together with blood.

It was hit hard on the head by the female insect and can't get up now.

It still had several charred gunshot wounds and torn cuts on its body, bleeding, but its leopard eyes were still like molten gold in flames, staring at Bambo with fierce hatred, roaring at him, and protecting the little Rubybeast under its body.

The Ruby Beast is highly intelligent; it knows what a traitor is.

Bampo took two steps away from it and glanced at it.

It's alright. The Ruby Beast is well cared for by His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Crown Princess, and is made up of all kinds of top-notch resources. Its body is full of very strong muscles. Even after being shot and punched by a high-level female insect, it still has the strength to roar at him. It won't die.

The puppy pounced on his legs, its tiny body trembling like a leaf in the wind.

Bambo looked down at the puppy.

The puppy stared at him with its wet blue eyes, holding in its mouth the token of power that could influence the entire Liernia Empire.

He only lingered on those eleven insect emperor scepters for a brief moment before looking away and toward the living room doorway.

There was no one at the door.

Obtaining the Insect King's authority is a great achievement. If you obtain it and present it to Orion, Orion will be guaranteed to win.

It might grant the Bumblebee Clan unimaginable preferential treatment under Orion's new order; the promise of 100,000 bottles of power-enhancing potions might be multiplied countless times; and he might not have to undertake that certain-death rearguard mission.

His worthless life is not worth as much as the power of an insect emperor.

But Bambo silently looked into the puppy's hopeful eyes for a few seconds, then he squatted down.

He did not attempt to obtain the seal of authority.

He simply nudged the puppy gently toward the basement stairs, letting it carry the insect king's scepter to the basement.

"Go, go to the basement, there's a pet room there. There's dog food and water in there. Hide there, and don't come out no matter who comes, until His Highness returns." He told the puppy this repeatedly until it understood.

He still had a sliver of hope.

If he doesn't do it, what if His Highness still wins?

The puppy stumbled as he pushed it, turning back to look at him blankly, still clutching the insect king's scepter tightly in its mouth, its eyes full of confusion.

It knew that the prince he was referring to was another of its rich but wicked masters.

But it didn't understand. Wasn't he its bad master's servant? Why didn't he hug it? Instead, he pushed it away and made it go to the basement to wait for its bad master.

Bambo watched it run down the basement, looking back every few steps, and disappear into the darkness. He didn't look at the Ruby Beast that was baring its teeth and growling at him again. He straightened up.

There were faint sounds of people and footsteps outside the door, and the scene was being cleaned up, with the unconscious guards being dragged away.

These guards are, after all, the most elite female soldiers of the Empire. It would be a real pity to kill them. They will try to turn them into Orion's fighting force through coercion and enticement. Those who refuse to submit will be taken hostage.

Bampo waited until they had almost finished tidying up before leaving the living room and going outside.

His uniform as the Crown Prince's adjutant stood out ironically among the prisoners of the Crown Prince's personal guard.

Ignoring the mocking looks, without the slightest hesitation, he walked towards the last aircraft with its hatch open.

What does this humiliation mean to the bumblebee tribe, who are always called trash? It's just part of their daily lives.

In the corner of the living room, the low growl from Ruby's throat weakened as the enemy left, eventually turning into heavy panting.

It was really too tired.

Its enormous head lay limply on its front paws, its eyes half-closed in weariness.

Sensing its mother's weakness, the snow leopard cub crawled out from under her belly and rubbed its head against her eyes.

The puppy in the basement circled around for a long time before finally deciding to bury the thing its bad owner had entrusted to it in the litter box of the dog toilet.

Then it laboriously dragged a large bag of dog food up to the snow leopard.

Ancient genes told it that as long as a beast can eat, it will be fine and will not die.

The aircraft took off, its airflow whipping up dust, dead leaves, and pebbles from the ground before quickly disappearing into the clear sky.

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Thus, the Crown Prince's closest relatives, loved ones, and friends all fell into Orion's hands.

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When the Crown Prince failed to find Bishen in the noble territories, he imprisoned and interrogated all the heads of the member states in the Great Hall of the National Assembly.

No matter how we interrogated them, they all said they didn't know where Orion and Bishon were.

These once powerful old foxes have had their backbones stripped away by Orion's schemes. All their psychological defenses have collapsed, leaving them filled with fear, regret, madness, and trembling.

Their claim of not knowing is probably true.

Orion took their private soldiers with him; the abduction of Bishon was not something the nobles did, but something Orion himself did.

But he didn't fight the legion at all; he directly opened the Mantis Manor.

How did he open the Mantis Manor?

The Mantis Manor's defense system is top-notch in the empire; its protective shield could withstand three days of bombardment from the Prince's ship's cannons without cracking.

Bishen himself is also highly skilled in combat; the mantis species is known for its strength and alertness.

What did Orion do to cause the Mantis Manor to fall silently overnight?

The arrogant, powerful, and highly skilled female soldiers began to open their eyes to the world. They saw the little people they had never paid attention to before.

A rumor is circulating among the weaker races that Orion possesses a potion that can make them stronger.

The intelligence team members quickly presented a newly acquired intelligence briefing to the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, we have discovered an unusual information flow circulating among the weaker Zerg races. The keyword 'enhancement potential opportunity' refers to an unknown potion."

The intelligence team's report was bizarre and unbelievable:

"It is said that Orion possesses a drug that can temporarily grant weak individuals extraordinary strength and a powerful insectoid form, at the cost of only one day of weakness. Orion claims that with this drug, weak races can break free from their shackles and gain power, and that Orion will give them this drug as long as they pledge allegiance to him."

"There are no signs of an external breach at Mantis Manor. It is highly likely that the servants of Mantis Manor were lured by Orion with this drug, betrayed him, and opened the gates of Mantis Manor from the inside."

It was unbelievable, but all the clues connected instantly.

Why was the Mantis Manor's protective shield broken even though there were no signs of attack? Why was Bi Shen captured without making a sound?

Everything has an answer.

Orion has another trump card up his sleeve.

His interactions with those nobles were nothing but pretense, a mere pretext to acquire their private armies.

His real trump card was this drug, which allowed him to control the common people at the bottom of the empire. The nobles were all manipulated by him; they were merely targets to draw his fire.

If he hadn't discovered this, and had eliminated all these nobles, then when Orion killed the Insect King later, he could have pinned the crime of killing the Insect King on the Crown Prince, using the Crown Prince's brutal killing of the royalists and the usurpation of the throne as a pretext to openly and legitimately lead all the weaker races under his control against the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness..." The political adjutant looked at the Crown Prince's face, which had suddenly turned ashen.

They can guard against the blades on the battlefield, but they cannot guard against the poisoned blades thrust from behind.

They worked so hard to liberate the empire, and no matter how incompetent and lagging the insect emperor was, they didn't care. In the end, it was the civilians they were protecting who stabbed them in the back.

Lan did not answer the political adjutant. Sitting there, she felt an ominous premonition growing stronger in her heart.

He felt very flustered for some reason.

It's not directed at nobles, nor is it in contrast to Shen.

If Orion is sensible, he won't kill Bishon; keeping Bishon around to threaten him is far more profitable.

What is it?

Which aspect has been overlooked?

Think quickly, think quickly.

Orion controlled the weaker races and captured Bishon, yet he didn't come to fight the Legion. Why? What is he planning to do? What will his next move be?

Is there something with higher priority that would allow him to defeat the legion without a decisive battle?

Suddenly, a thunderclap exploded in his mind.

High in the sky.

Is everything on Gao Tian's side completely safe?

Yes, if there are no problems in any of the steps.

However, if problems arise from the very beginning, such as Orion being able to win over the only weakest race around him...

Lan grabbed the communicator and quickly made an emergency contact to Bambo.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

A long busy signal.

No one heard.

Blue's eyes immediately turned red.

He immediately switched channels, attempting to connect to the defense center of the Crown Princess's residence on Earth, to the backup line of the Guards leader, and to the intranet of the two Guards legions...

There was complete silence.

All communication channels went unanswered, like throwing a stone into the sea.

[Signal interruption]

Connection timed out

[Target not responding]

Bamba —!!!

The worst has happened. Orion has reached out to him, Bamboo has most likely betrayed him, and the Royal Guard may have been wiped out.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Crown Princess's side should be an impregnable fortress, but if something goes wrong with Bambo, then that side will crumble.

Is Bambo an idiot?! Has he forgotten the blood feud on Bumblebee Planet?! How could he trust Orion?!

The Crown Prince dispatched a legion to suppress various restless races, while he himself led the Crown Prince's fleet back to the Human Federation immediately.

"Notify Chief of Staff Carlo to raise the alert to maximum. Immediately secure the entrance to the wormhole and seal it off! Orion is still with the Zerg, and the Crown Princess is still with the humans. We cannot allow the Crown Princess to fall into Orion's hands! Block it completely; do not allow any starship to pass!"

With engines roaring, the massive Prince Ship turned around, went all out, and spewed long flames from its stern, hurtling towards the Human Federation like an arrow released from a bow.

Jump channel, intelligent cockpit section.

The Prince was going too fast; outside the huge portholes was a distorted and elongated view of the starry sky.

The political adjutant felt that His Highness the Crown Prince might need some peace and quiet, so he quietly left with his subordinates, leaving Lan alone in the driver's seat.

There was no one in the driver's cab, and all was quiet.

Under the distorted light and shadow, the Crown Prince's straight back bent for the first time.

He slowly bent over, covered his head with his hands, and ran his fingers through his silver hair.

He was really on the verge of a breakdown.

Why do those weaker races do this?

Previously, due to the chaos of cosmic warfare, the Zerg, as the dominant force in terms of military power, relied on military strength for survival. Military strength was the most important thing, and everything else could wait. Therefore, without military strength, they were always suppressed at the bottom of society.

However, with the attainment of universal peace, the establishment of diplomatic relations with humanity, gender balance, and the development of society, the importance of culture, diet, agriculture, and entertainment will increase, and many jobs that do not require force will inevitably emerge in the future.

Military strength will inevitably become less and less important, and social hierarchies built on military force will inevitably disappear.

He has really worked very hard to promote the development of the Zerg, so why are they doing this? Why can't they wait a little longer? Why can't they give him a little more time?

What is Orion? Why would they risk their lives for Orion's conscience?

Sometimes he really hates his people.

When gender issues were unresolved, they were submissive and resigned to their fate. Now that the gender issues have been resolved, they are starting to blindly believe in Orion.

But what grounds does he have to hate?

His female father died early, and the empire was controlled by the Male Protection Association and the Parliament for many years. Whether it was the female insects' submissive acceptance of the male insects or the ignorance and biased listening of the weak races, it was not their fault.

It's his fault, it's his fault and his female father's fault for not fulfilling their responsibilities as the father of an empire.

The only thing to blame is his incompetence.

Why is he so slow? Why is it taking so long to overthrow the nobles? Why hasn't he overthrown Orion yet?