After being fed to top-tier orcs, I became the darling of the entire intergalactic world.

Chapter 622: Eavesdropping openly

If you're going to go all out with an act, Liang He doesn't mind sticking to the established persona, given enough time.

For example, Asha had already informed her of tonight's menu in advance, so she only needs to confirm it once more.

Liang He had no intention of poisoning Droville through dinner. Even if the poison that Nihao Du gave her was very effective, she still had to be careful.

Because Aysa had specifically instructed Liang He that Droville seemed to have some means of identifying whether there was poison in the food, otherwise he would have died in various assassination attempts long ago.

"Asha, you've come at the perfect time! Quick, quick, boil a pot of water for me!"

The flustered chef immediately asked Asha for help when he saw her.

Where is your assistant?

While helping to fetch and boil water, Liang He subtly glanced around the kitchen and, based on the information provided by Ya Sha, discovered that someone was missing.

"Hey, Commander Nig arrested a prisoner today, but he also told us to treat him well, so I went to deliver his food."

This task shouldn't normally fall to the kitchen staff, but Droville had to deal with Liang He and had to draw up a lot of manpower, so they couldn't find anyone else to help for the time being.

"Prisoner?"

Liang He frowned in confusion, seemingly puzzled as to why there was an extra prisoner in the base camp after she went out and came back.
In fact, Liang He had already determined that the so-called prisoner was Lan Zhuo.

It seems that Droville not only adopted Lan Zhuo's suggestion, but also planned to go all out and solidify the charge that he had been kidnapped by the rebels.

"Yes, I'll tell you a secret..."

Perhaps because he felt that Liang He had helped him, and also because she was the head maid who took care of the leader's daily life, the chef was very friendly to Liang He.

He moved slightly closer to Liang He and whispered the gossip he had heard to her.

"I heard that the man was originally a guest invited by the chief, but later he offended the chief for some reason and was imprisoned."

"That person is really troublesome. He's never satisfied with the food we cook. We've already sent it three times."

"If the army commander hadn't told us not to, I really wouldn't want to serve him. He's so demanding and pretentious!"

Listening to the chef's enthusiastic description of Lan Zhuo's 'heroic' deeds, Liang He almost burst out laughing for a moment.

Lan Zhuo had previously said that he was afraid his acting skills were not good and he would give himself away, but Liang He told him to feel at ease and "act up".

Looking back now, he clearly has a great talent for acting.

It seems Lan Zhuo is safe now.

Given Droville's suspicious nature, he certainly wouldn't easily believe Lan Zhuo's betrayal.

Therefore, the more Lan Zhuo acted out of line and the more he put on airs as a member of the Lan family, the more Droville would believe that Lan Zhuo was already dissatisfied with being suppressed by Landon and genuinely wanted to cooperate with him.

"Alright, the chief's meal is ready. Go and take it over quickly."

Before anyone knew it, with Liang He's help, the chef had successfully prepared Droville's dinner for the night.

Looking at the exquisite and high-class dishes, Liang He knew that Droville had adopted the so-called aristocratic style and felt that ordinary home-cooked meals were not worthy of him.

"Okay, I'll send it over now."

With Aysa's help, Liang He, playing the head maid, acted flawlessly and knocked on Droville's door without any hindrance.

She knocked on the door three times in a proper manner, without any unnecessary movements or words, which was very much in line with the role of a dutiful head maid.

"Chief, your dinner is ready."

About ten seconds later, Liang He, with her sharp ears, heard the sound of the door lock being opened from inside the room.

A tall figure peered through the crack in the door, his sharp gaze observing Liang He and the food cart she was pushing.

The food truck had no barriers, so there was no way to hide people or items inside; it was completely open to the public.

"Come in."

"Okay, thank you, Commander Nig."

This dialogue was a process that Aysa had refined and stabilized over a long period of time.

Therefore, Nigrum had no suspicions. "Set the table, then leave and wait outside."

In the past, Aya would serve Droville her meals, but today was a special day, as Droville also had to plan how to catch Liang He.

Therefore, even Asha cannot stay in the room.

"Ok."

Unfortunately, Droville never expected that his precautions would give Liang He an open opportunity to eavesdrop.

She has now unleashed half of her power, and her eyesight and hearing are even better than those of orcs with special abilities, so she has no trouble hearing.

"Then I'll go wait outside."

After setting out the food, Liang He left without hesitation, successfully avoiding suspicion.

She gently closed the door, then deliberately walked to the window that was farther away from the room, stood by the window, and respectfully waited for the summons.

Even if Nigrum asks about it later, she can use the excuse of feeling unwell and wanting to get some fresh air so she can better serve the leader.

[I wonder where Lan Zhuo is being 'locked up,' and whether Elius is with him?]

Because the image of Elius as a little black snake is so deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Therefore, Liang He specifically instructed him not to show himself easily, but only to take action when Lan Zhuo was in danger.

How is things going in Lan Zhuo?

Just as Liang He was thinking about Elius and Lan Zhuo, she suddenly heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice and immediately pricked up her ears.

Amidst the conversation, the harsh sounds of knives and forks cutting through plates filled the air; Droville had already begun his meal.

[Nothing's wrong, except this 'hostage' is acting a bit...unrealistic.]

Nigrum relayed the story to Drovell without embellishing it, regarding Lan Zhuo's dissatisfaction with the meal and the request for three different dishes.

After hearing this, Drowell showed no anger or dissatisfaction. Instead, he chuckled and told Nigrum to treat Lan Zhuo well.

[Chief, I don't understand. He's gone so far, why are we just letting him continue?]

Even if you value Lan Zhuo's research abilities, there's no need to take him too seriously, right?

By simply detaining him here, can't we find a way to make Lan Zhuo submit?
[Lan Zhuo is a researcher, not an actor. It's already a great injustice that he's willing to cooperate by being locked up.]

Besides, he's been overshadowed by Landon for so many years, ignored for so long because of Landon's existence. Now that he finally has a chance to show off, it's perfectly normal.

If he were to genuinely cooperate and act along, I'd actually be worried.

Even if Lan Zhuo offered herself up.

Even though the plan to lure Liang He with hostages was proposed by Lan Zhuo.

Drewell remained vigilant throughout.

He was able to maintain his position as leader precisely because of this cautiousness.

【Understood. 】

[Syllya just sent back a message: Nick failed, died on the spot, and his entire army was wiped out.]

[And a piece of intelligence has arrived—confirming that Liang He is indeed the Number One mentioned by the Black Wizard.]

This intelligence was exactly the same as what Lan Zhuo had said, which further helped Drowell make up his mind to abandon the kill and instead capture Liang He.

At the same time, it also raised Lan Zhuo's credibility in Drogwell's eyes to another level.

Nick is such a loser!

Even though Lan Zhuo had already predicted that Nick would fail, she never expected him to be so useless.

Despite having planned this for a long time, he ended up being completely wiped out. It was incredibly shameful, a complete waste of the rebel army and beast legion he had painstakingly cultivated.

[But what about Seria? Didn't she go to provide support?]