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The banquet held by the Duke's mansion for Cen Li caused quite a stir online for a while after it ended.

First, Cen Li's photos went viral online. Then, an insider revealed that Cen Li's female servant had suddenly gone into a mental breakdown and injured a noble male insect, and was about to be dismissed and imprisoned.

"As expected of female soldiers, they're useless except for fighting and killing the enemy. Now it seems they have such poor self-control!"

"Can anyone tell me how the injured male is doing? I'm very concerned."

"Male insects are so rare, and now one of them is injured. Give me back my lively and energetic lord!"

"Hey, you on the first floor, don't slander us female soldiers. The military regularly tests our mental strength. Female soldiers with unstable mental strength will be fitted with suppression rings and then sent to a centralized management center. They have no chance to escape into society. This matter is definitely not that simple."

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There are all sorts of miscellaneous comments online.

Some insects deliberately stirred up conflict between the female soldiers, and a very small number of insects realized that there was more to the story.

If a female soldier were to experience a psychotic disorder in an area with high insect populations, it would certainly trigger social panic.

In response to this situation, a centralized management office was established. Female soldiers with a tendency to experience mental breakdowns would be sent here and allowed to leave only after their mental levels returned to normal.

There are very few female soldiers who experience mental disturbances in society; most of the time, it is when they lose control while fighting against alien beasts on the battlefield.

There were many rumors about Ashel online, and Yero, Ashel's adjutant, had naturally heard about them as well.

At this moment, the major general was standing in front of him, giving instructions on the follow-up work, wanting to arrange everything in one go. Yero listened with even more anxiety.

"Major General, will you have another chance to come back?"

The military has informed Ashel to be prepared to step down at any time; otherwise, Ashel wouldn't have given Hierro so many instructions today.

Ash's face was solemn, yet tinged with helplessness: "You should have heard the news by now. Whether I hurt a male insect intentionally or unintentionally, I will be held accountable by the Empire. Perhaps tomorrow I will no longer be a major general, and a new insect will become your superior."

Yero's eyebrows furrowed in disbelief, unwilling to accept this outcome: "How could your mental power suddenly malfunction? You were perfectly fine before..."

Ashle sighed and didn't offer any further explanation; saying more wouldn't change the final outcome.

The news of Ashel's impending departure has elicited mixed reactions, with some happy and others worried.

Not wanting to miss any embarrassing moments of Asher, Linas naturally couldn't resist coming over to ridicule and mock him.

"Look at him, isn't this our empire's pride? How come he's about to be resigned and imprisoned after just a few days?"

"We've been colleagues for several years, so I'll come visit you sometime."

A female soldier with striking red hair appeared in the field of vision, and calmly adjusted her white gloves, making sure they were wrinkle-free.

His gaze was fixed on Ashel, and although he was smiling, a closer look revealed no warmth in his eyes.

Sharp and arrogant.

Ashel remained expressionless.

"No need."

Linas was unfazed by his cold attitude and changed the subject: "I also attended His Excellency Cen Li's celebration banquet."

Ash looked over abruptly, frowning as he stared at the red-haired female soldier, unsure of her intentions.

It's rare.

Unexpectedly, the reaction of Tyshir's powerful ruler was greater than Linus had anticipated.

Linas's eyes flickered, and the corners of his mouth widened: "Ashel, why are you so nervous? Are you afraid I'll steal your lord away?"

Linas was asked to attend the banquet at the Duke's mansion by his father, since Linas was a rare A-rank male insect, and the position of female ruler was still vacant.

Linus had no intention of sharing a male with Ashel; he attended the banquet simply because he was somewhat interested in the fact that Ashel's male master had suddenly stopped being disfigured and crippled.

He had seen Cen Li before; he was ugly and terrifying, and a useless person who could only rely on a wheelchair.

When Linus learned that Ashel had married such a male insect, his first reaction was to feel an uncontrollable sense of schadenfreude.

But now the male insect is completely different from the cowardly creature it once was; it has become incredibly handsome, and can effortlessly steal the attention of all the other insects simply by standing in the center of the banquet.

It cannot be denied that Linus was a little jealous again.

Ashel is just a commoner; what merit does he have to be able to latch onto such a handsome A-rank noble male insect?

Linas chuckled, "Don't worry, I still prefer gentle men like His Majesty Gu Heng."

The "Your Majesty" he mentioned is the Empire's only S-class male insect, with an excellent reputation, and is said to treat his female lord extremely well.

Ashel's expression remained unsettled even after hearing Linas's words.

He knew Linas wouldn't just mean that.

Sure enough, the other party smiled and 'cared' about him again: "By the way, last time Lord Cen Li came to the military headquarters specifically to 'visit' you, the Major General shouldn't have been punished by the male insect after returning, right?"

"Male insects always prefer docile and sensible females. Sometimes, showing a little weakness can make you more attractive to male insects."

"I just wonder if the major general will be able to put aside his pride when he kneels at the male insect's feet."

Linus was simply trying to express that even though Ashel's lord is now no different from a normal insect, his tyrannical and cruel nature will not change.

Upon hearing these words, the insect could only feel sorry for the major general and wanted to sympathize with him.

Ashleigh was used to Linas's daily sarcastic remarks.

Hearing this now doesn't elicit much of a reaction, especially since Linus has no idea what the truth is; the lord's account is completely different from what he said.

He said calmly, "Then I wish you find a gentle and virtuous lord."

Linas said such a long thing, but all he got in return was a very casual remark from Ashel.

He narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the female soldier's expression.

Finding that Ashel was truly unmoved by his words, his punches felt like hitting a soft, yielding pillow, leaving him with nowhere to vent his frustration.

Ashel's words took on a different meaning in his ears, becoming unusually sarcastic.

Everyone knows how difficult it is to find a gentle male insect that is good in every way.

The gentleness alone is enough to filter out 99% of the worms.

That S-class prince is one in a million.

Linus's expression stiffened slightly for a moment, but he quickly concealed it and forced a smile.

"Thank you for your kind words."

Shaking off the annoying Linas, Ashel received a communication from his brother Gapini.