Zerg: Why is the Overlord like that?

Elvis finished cooking and came to call him.

"My lord, dinner is ready."

He went to the dining table in response and saw the dishes on it.

It's still the same old tomato and egg stir-fry. I've been making tomato and egg stir-fry for so long, and now it tastes really good.

Although it's becoming less and less like the scrambled eggs with tomatoes that my grandma used to make.

Besides these, there were several other dishes, all of which he liked to eat.

Jian Chi sat down and picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

"Pooh--"

It goes in and you immediately spit it out.

"How much salt did you add to this scrambled eggs with tomatoes?"

Upon hearing this, Elvis took a bite, and his face instantly turned pale.

"I'm sorry, my lord, I accidentally added too much. I'll go and cook another batch right away."

"Never mind," Jian Chi waved his hand, "Eating other things is the same."

So he picked up some other dishes.

"Pooh--"

The remaining dishes were all extremely salty, and not only were they salty, they also had a strange taste.

Since he transmigrated here and tasted that strange flavor once, he hasn't eaten that kind of strange-tasting dish again for a long time.

I never expected to eat it again today.

"I'm sorry, my lord, I... I was a little distracted while cooking, I'm so sorry..."

Ives apologized repeatedly and then stood up.

"I'll redo it right away."

This time, Jian Chi did not stop him.

Fortunately, the second batch of dishes didn't have the strange taste from before and returned to normal.

The meal was eaten in a very quiet manner. Elvis started to drift off into a daze as he ate, and Jian Chi noticed this but didn't ask him what was wrong.

After we finished eating, it was completely dark.

After walking around the living room for a while to digest her food, Jian Chi turned around and went upstairs.

Watching Jian Chi's retreating figure go upstairs, Elvis hesitated for a moment before following him upstairs as well.

Upon entering the room, Jian Chi seemed to know that Elvis would come up with him, so he sat down on the edge of the bed.

When Elvis came in, Jian Chi didn't say anything, just stared at him.

Elvis pursed his lips, stepped forward, and squatted down.

"A mighty ruler..." he murmured.

I had so much to say, but when it reached my lips, I swallowed it back.

He didn't know what to say.

Seeing his reaction, Jian Chi didn't urge him on, and instead started talking about what happened that afternoon.

"This afternoon, both the Marshal and General Fell sent me messages. Do you know what they said?"

Elvis paused, then lowered his eyes.

He wasn't stupid; he could guess more or less that he wanted to go back to not knowing in order to escape.

But he couldn't.

He promised the lord that he would not lie to him.

"It's probably because they want you to marry Phil."

Jian Chi hummed in agreement, looking down at Elvis with a gentle expression and eyes so calm that no emotion could be discerned.

"Elvis, do you think I should say yes?"

Elvis's eyelashes trembled slightly. He exhaled softly and replied in a low voice:

"The ruler can agree if he wants to, or disagree if he doesn't; it all depends on the ruler's decision..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jian Chi grabbed his chin, forcing him to tilt his head back and meet the Xiong Zhu's gaze.

"So, do you want me to say yes?"

Those gentle, understated words made Elvis's eyelashes tremble.

Want to?

If it were before, when the male ruler only had B-level mental strength, he might have answered no.

But after the afternoon, his thoughts underwent a subtle change.

Two completely different ideas were clashing in his mind.

What was revealed was Elvis's slightly bewildered expression.

"I...I don't know..."

He really didn't know.

Two conflicting emotions tore and argued in his mind, and he felt that he was about to break down.

Jian Chi stared at the blank look in Elvis's eyes, a hint of disappointment flashing across his own, but he said nothing, withdrew his hand, and let go of him.

After washing up, he lay down on the bed, turned off the light, and closed his eyes.

"Go to sleep."

This disappointment was caught by Elvis, and in an instant, that suffocating feeling surged up again.

He pressed his lips tightly together, his hands clenched into fists at his sides, and squatted silently by the bed for a very long time.

After an unknown amount of time, he slowly got up, quietly washed up, lay down on the bed, and turned to his side.

Perhaps because of his previous half-insect transformation, he could only sleep on his side every night for a long time.

This has led him to now habitually sleep facing the male ruler, lying on his side.

In the darkness, he gazed at Jian Chi's sleeping face, and thinking of the fleeting disappointment in the Xiong Zhu's eyes just now, he felt an unbearable heartache.

"My lord..." Elvis murmured softly, his voice filled with the same bewilderment and helplessness as before.

But Jian Chi did not open his eyes or respond to him.

Silent all night.

The next day, Jian Chi still didn't wake up until almost noon.

After finishing his meal, he sat on the sofa in the living room. Elvis stood beside him, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopped, but Jian Chi didn't ask him anything or even give him a glance.

After a while, Xiao La came over.

"Lord Jian Chi, General Elvis, there are insects at the door."

"Who is it?"

"Male Insect Protection Association"

Jian Chi nodded: "Bring them in."

"Yes, Your Excellency Jian Chi."

Xiao La left the villa, and soon after, she arrived with insects from the Male Insect Protection Association.

There were a full thirty insects.

The male insect protection association members approached with utmost respect and a fawning expression.

"Your Excellency Jianchi, good afternoon. As per His Majesty's request, we have selected twenty-five female insects for you. They are all beautiful and have excellent backgrounds."

Please take a look here and see if there's anyone you like. If not, we'll send you another fifty tomorrow for you to choose from.

Jian Chi nodded gently with a smile.

"In that case, would you please introduce yourselves first?"

The other insects' eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

At first, they didn't know they were being taken to Lord Jianchi.

Upon seeing that it was Lord Jian Chi, they all felt a sense of despair.

Now everyone knows about Lord Jianchi's 3S+ mental power from his second evolution. If it were any other male insect, they would have some confidence.

But seeing that it was Lord Jian Chi, I felt that this time it was definitely hopeless, and that Lord Jian Chi would probably let them go after just one glance.

After all, almost 80% of the people here are female soldiers.

I never expected that Lord Jian Chi would ask them to introduce themselves!

They were all very excited.

One by one, suppressing their excitement, they began to introduce themselves.

"Your Excellency Jian Chi, my name is Corey. I am an S-rank female soldier who previously served in the Seventh Army and achieved the rank of Major General..."

Elvis had already spotted the thirty female insects.

When he saw it, he understood the meaning behind it, and his face immediately turned pale.

But he said nothing, nor did he leave; he simply watched silently.

When he saw a familiar face among the insects, his pupils contracted even further.

Among the insects, there was a female insect with brown hair, blue eyes, and a pretty face.

That was his former subordinate, Leorio.