The powerful leader was tough on the outside but soft on the inside; the aloof major general fell fo

Ash blinked his dry eyes, and the cold, hard figure of the lord became somewhat blurry.

He unconsciously clenched his fists again.

Step by step, it treads the heavy steps, following the male master with extreme slowness, like a mechanical insect.

"The current task subject's emotions have been fluctuating too much."

Cen Li paused in pulling the door and glanced behind him.

The corridor lights were a bit too bright for him to see clearly.

My gaze swept over it.

"So, has the humiliation level increased?"

System 1 remained silent: "No."

Then, it whimpered a few times, accusingly saying, "Host, you have no heart! Your heart is filled only with cold numbers!"

Isn't the system saying the opposite of what it said?

Isn't it because it's constantly reminding Cen Li about the mission, with humiliation being the top priority?

Why is it that now that Cen Li is seriously collecting humiliation points, the system is playing the role of a "good guy"?

Cen Li felt that the system was fake.

He sneered, "System, you're so pretentious."

The system's crying stopped and turned into sobbing: "Waaah, host, you're so fierce."

Cen Li remained unmoved.

He knew the system was a product of high technology and couldn't cry at all; it simply read from a database to simulate the human reaction to crying.

"Host, now that you can collect humiliation points on your own, of course we can be even more humane!"

Cen Li ignored it.

He has a lot of autonomy now.

As long as he diligently collects the humiliation points, the system will not interfere with him too much.

The system was ignored, and it weakly chimed in: "Anyway, the Major General is in a very low mood right now."

Cen Li's expression finally changed a little. When he stopped, the female soldier behind him didn't notice and bumped straight into him.

pain.

Ash's soft nose bumped into his bony shoulder, and Ash reflexively leaned back, taking a half-step back.

He rubbed the tip of his nose, and as the insect in front of him turned around, he slowly blinked and silently lowered his hand.

"I apologize, my lord."

Ash's eyes flashed with annoyance; had he actually spaced out?

How could he make such a basic mistake? He didn't even notice when the male ruler stopped...

Ash's unusual behavior made Cen Li glance at him sideways.

The female soldier's nose was a little red; she must have been hurt from the impact.

He stood ramrod straight, but his eyelids drooped down, as if he was deliberately trying not to let the insects know the emotions he was hiding.

Recalling the system's words, Cen Li's eyes darkened.

The lord approached him without him noticing, his shoe tips almost touching Ash's military boots.

Ash held his breath, and his heartbeat slowed down.

Why did the male rulers suddenly stop? Weren't they supposed to be doing mental energy channeling?

"Lift your head up."

Ash's fingers tightened, he blinked sharply, and when he looked up again, there was nothing unusual on his face.

It was still that beautiful yet aloof face.

Except for the red tip of his nose.

She looks like she's just been crying.

"My lord, what's wrong?"

Ashl twitched his lips, trying to force a smile.

But he failed.

Just like a crying insect can't make a smiling face, the expression on the female soldier's face looked incongruous.

It's a bit like a puppy trying to please its owner.

Cen Li moved his lips.

"That's incredibly stupid."

He added in his mind, but it also made him look a little silly and cute.

Upon hearing the three cold words from the powerful ruler, Ashir's face immediately turned even more unsightly than if he were crying, and his heart ached with a throbbing pain.

It's because the male ruler thinks he's stupid and doesn't like insects that he feels nothing about being taken away tomorrow, right?

The female insect's eyes reddened slightly.

Cen Li frowned, thinking it was his imagination. But when he looked more closely, he couldn't see anything anymore.

Ash said to him apologetically, "I'm sorry, my lord, I'm sorry you found this unpleasant."

You won't see such an annoying person like me anymore.

Ashel said to himself.

His clear amber eyes reflected Cen Li's image. He only frowned slightly, then went into the room without further investigation.

"Come in and help with the flow of people."

A very calm, non-physical mental therapy session.

Except for the gaze of a certain "sticky" insect.

Cen Li silently withdrew his mental energy.

Ashel stood up: "Thank you, my lord."

As before, he thanked the man and prepared to leave, brushing past him, but then glanced inside as he reached the door.

Ash's heart skipped a beat when he realized that Cen Li was also looking at him.

Feeling inexplicably guilty and with mixed emotions, he lowered his head and walked away quickly, almost as if fleeing.

Cen Li muttered, "Why are you running so fast? I'm not going to eat him."

The system coughed once more, making its presence known: "Host, isn't it possible that your cold expression really scares insects?"

"You definitely scared the target away!"

Cen Li heard a faint "haha" laugh mixed in with the system's words, and his voice was sinister: "You're gloating, aren't you?"

The system quickly retorted, "I didn't, host, don't misunderstand me."

Cen Li snorted, dissatisfied with the system's words: "I'm seriously maintaining the insect-themed character, don't you understand?"

"I understand."

"Host, you're really dedicated. Here's a little one for you."

Cen Li shuddered: "System, don't learn everything. You're disgusting me."

He regained his composure, saying, "My heart is colder than a lake in January."

The system feigned tears twice: "Host, you have no heart at all, you are heartless and cold-hearted, I'm crying."

Cen Li shuddered with a chill, suddenly realizing how stupid his conversation with the system was.

He muttered, "Am I out of my mind? Why am I saying so much to an artificial idiot?"

The system, which could completely read Cen Li's thoughts, said: "..."

You're the one who's a **, your whole family is a **.

Host, you have lost me forever...

A clever and adorable system.

……

It was pitch black outside the window, with not a single ray of light.

Ashel didn't know how long he had kept his eyes open, but he just kept tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

This has never happened to him before.

First, he couldn't allow himself to bring his bad condition to the military. Second, not sleeping when he should have was against his body's physiology, which would lead to a vicious cycle of being in a bad state the next day.

Ash's biological clock rang on time, and he opened his eyes to the faint light of dawn.

He doesn't even know when he fell asleep last night.

Ashel made the bed, got dressed, and washed up. His usually calm expression became even more rigid as he performed each mechanical action, while his mind was in turmoil.

Who knows when an insect will take him away...

He will be leaving here soon.

The powerful ruler did not express any reluctance to see him leave, and was even too lazy to give him a glance.

Ash stood in the corridor, silently watching the lord sitting in the courtyard in the distance, reading an interstellar newspaper.

In reality, Cen Li was using the pretense of reading the newspaper to pass the time by watching Earth-themed TV dramas that the system had downloaded for him.

In all honesty, it's simply because the empire has too few entertainment options.

Cen Li couldn't accept the leisure and entertainment activities that most male insects enjoyed.