Daily News: Insect Girls' Heavy Dependence

Despite the orders coming from the Duke's mansion.

Richard's Trail Blazers were allowed to enter the city.

However, out of aristocratic etiquette, one should give the other party a way out and not go too far.

Those who truly believe they're the best in the world have long since been fed insects...

Richard left the main force outside the city to recuperate, treat their wounds, and collect the spoils of the Yellow Hair army.

He trusted the guards and believed they wouldn't let anything happen to his troops.

She took only Sally, who had woken up, and Gove into the city.

After crossing the two-hundred-meter-long arched bridge, a flock of pigeons took flight... and we entered Stormwind City.

Stormwind City does not have wide roads; at most, four carriages can only travel side by side.

Many residential houses are also very close together, and most of the buildings along the street are multi-story European-style apartments.

Because we need to maximize the use of land space.

Aside from essential production facilities, Richard did not see any large entertainment buildings.

After all, in the snowy northern plains, safe environments are extremely valuable, and there is no room to waste.

However, the Duke's mansion occupies a vast area.

It even has a fountain plaza and gardens...

It's like silently telling everyone who the true master of Stormwind is.

Inside the Duke's residence.

The reception hall is decorated in an exquisite and luxurious style.

An unknown, precious wood burned in the fireplace, exuding an aura unique to the upper-class nobility.

The surrounding walls were covered with the heads of insect beasts, including many of them fourth-order fully formed.

But the most eye-catching one.

It's the set of tables and chairs in the very center.

The ten-meter-long table was carved from a single, massive, and ferocious insect shell.

There were a dozen or so chairs around it, carved from giant worm teeth.

Are these the organs of the colossal insectoid beast?

Richard marveled inwardly.

If it were just a five-meter-tall insect beast like the Silverwing Hunter Insect, there would be no need to build a hundred-meter-high wall.

One Papal knight is no match for it, but more can be gathered and overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

The reason why humans built giant walls.

These are colossal insectoid beasts, tens or even hundreds of meters long. Against such a size, any human resistance seems futile…

The Duke of the North actually possessed organs from such a colossal insect beast as spoils of war?

Richard certainly knew.

This is the duke's daughter intimidating him.

The room full of his glorious military achievements served as a warning to him not to act recklessly.

"Looks like you're trying to extort some powerful family!"

Goldie teased Richard, her voice trembling slightly.

Richard, without the implanted insects, could not feel the oppressive aura of those colossal insect-beast spoils.

But both Govi ​​and Sally could clearly sense the terrifying aura emanating from that set of tables and chairs.

Even after its death, the colossal insectoid beast emitted ferocious pheromones, making Govi's hair stand on end.

Sally turned pale with fright.

However, a cool aura quickly emanated from her body, deflecting all the oppressive force.

This surprised Gowe.

Is the Thousand-Refined Myriad Transformation Insect really a queen-level creature? It can even ignore the pressure from a colossal insect beast?

Richard, of course, knew nothing of this.

After the maids who were serving him left the reception hall, he sat down in the tooth-toothed chair as if nothing had happened.

They casually ate the snacks and drank the tea laid out on the long table of insect beetles...

"Is it still tea secreted by tea worms?"

Green tea worms are insects found only in the Inner World. Tea is highly sought after in the Inner World, let alone in the resource-scarce snowfields of the North.

"This duke's daughter is really something..."

This "slap and then sweet" approach made Richard increasingly eager to do business with her.

Time passed in the reception hall...

Richard had finished his second pot of green tea and the Duke's daughter still hadn't shown up.

On the bed in another room of the Duke's mansion.

A cool, languid female voice coquettishly reproached.

"Damn it! How can this guy drink so much? Isn't he afraid of the worms inside him attacking him?"

Daughter of the Duke of the North.

Ekaterin August.

Listening to the head maid's report, she became somewhat exasperated.

While tea made with green tea worms tastes good, drinking too much of it can make the worms inside your body feel nauseous...

Little did Yekalin know that Richard had not implanted any insects at all.

She had originally intended to give Richard a hard time and dampen his arrogance.

Unexpectedly, Richard, that heartless and insane guy, drank both pots of tea.

This expensive luxury item was already in short supply, and Yekalin usually couldn't bear to drink it...

The goal of deterring him was not achieved by relying solely on the colossal insectoid chair.

Her stock of green tea buds is about to run out.

Yekalin, who was trying to save face, had no choice but to get up and rush to the reception hall to minimize the damage.

She didn't even bother to take off her pajamas and change into the newly made Grand Duchess's gown.

He only had time to put on a thick robe to maintain his dignified appearance.

From Yekaterin's room to the reception hall, one has to go down three floors and along a 400-meter corridor.

For the first time, she realized that having such a large mansion could be a hassle.

She jogged along, tidying her disheveled long black hair and robes.

The cold air of the gray snow season.

It burrowed into her chest and lungs, causing her frail body to tremble uncontrollably.

Until Yekaterin opened the door to the reception hall with a suitable smile.

She was somewhat surprised when she first saw Richard: a black-haired nobleman?

However, Yekalin didn't think much of it and entered the reception hall as if nothing had happened...

Richard, however, could observe that her chest was still heaving violently.

"Have some tea."

Richard, being a very gentlemanly man, handed him a cup of green tea.

But all she got in return was a barely perceptible glare from Yekaterin…

Yekaterin sat gracefully opposite Richard.

Organize your thoughts, calm your breathing and emotions.

Her voice was no longer languid; she imitated her father's authoritative tone, deliberately lowering her voice.

"Speak, what brings you to Stormwind?"

"Have some tea..."

Richard did not answer, but handed the cup of tea over again.

Yekalin couldn't help but frown; this stubborn fellow had disrupted her rhythm.

However, she remained reserved and took a sip of tea.

The sweet and mellow green tea made Yekalin's mood improve slightly.

She didn't even notice that her voice had returned to normal.

"Can you speak now?"

Upon hearing her real voice, Richard offered sincere praise.

"Your voice is quite nice, why do you have to imitate those old men's tone?"

Richard thought the cold air had made the noblewoman's throat hoarse.

Startled by Richard's sudden praise, Yekalin paused for a moment before letting out a coquettish sigh.

"Mind your own business!"

Her face turned even redder, but she quickly realized she had lost her composure.

"Ahem! Enough with the chit-chat! Let's get straight to the point!"

Richard looked disappointed when he saw the beautiful noblewoman revert to her old man's tone.

He spoke without any emotion.

"I have a batch of mushroom worms here... and I also know a location for essence worm nectar. What are you prepared to trade with me?"

Seeing Richard's serious expression as he introduced the kinds of mushroom worms he owned...

Yekalin suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

So he wasn't sent by a family from the inner world? Or is he really here to do business?

How did he, a pioneering lord, know about his father's death?