Zerg: After being rescued by the Major General, I pledged myself to him.

Lanze wasn't curious that Philo knew about his relationship with Yan Mo; the entire StarNet knew that he had rescued a male insect from Star 1347.

Why did Philo insist that he bring Lord Yanmo along, and why did she seem so eager?

Thinking about some things, Lan Ze hadn't actually planned to take Yan Mo to see Fei Luo, but Fei Luo immediately sent him a message.

"You should try your best not to leave Lord Yanmo now; he might be in danger!"

Lan Ze was startled.

He wanted to ask again, but Philo refused to say anything more.

A while later, Philo sent over an address.

Lan Ze was uneasy, so he quickly asked for leave and returned to the villa. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yan Mo was safe and sound in the villa.

After much hesitation, he decided to tell Yan Mo.

"I haven't seen him for a long time since I came to Ephastar. I always thought he was on the capital planet."

Upon hearing this, Yan Mo asked, "Is he a friend you can trust?"

Lan Ze hesitated for a moment, then nodded to Yan Mo.

"Then let's go!"

"But……"

Lan Ze paused. Too many things had happened recently, from the disappearance of the male insect to Philo's warning. He was afraid that Yan Mo was in danger.

Yan Mo chuckled and patted Lan Ze on the shoulder: "Don't you have any confidence in your ability to protect me?"

Lan Ze firmly replied, "Of course I do."

The meeting place agreed upon by Philo was in a city far from the military headquarters. Lanze piloted the aircraft and brought Yanmo to Jing Shui Bay.

Epha is a military planet of the Fourth Army, and most of the buildings on the continent are military bases. Stillwater Bay is one of the few prosperous commercial districts on Epha.

Everywhere you look, there are buildings full of technological features, and all kinds of cool-looking aircraft are flying in the sky.

There are significantly more male insects here than on the commercial street near the military hospital. The male insects are usually accompanied by three or four female insects, moving through the dazzling array of shops, carrying large and small shopping bags.

Lan Ze led Yan Mo into a huge building.

This isn't a shopping mall; it looks more like a hotel, but there doesn't seem to be a single Zergling staying here in the lobby.

Lanze walked to the front desk and said something to the female insect there. The female insect at the front desk handed him a card.

Lan Ze took the card, took Yan Mo's hand, stepped into the elevator, and pressed the button for the highest floor.

The elevator on the top floor requires a card to enter. The elevator doors opened, and Lan Ze led Yan Mo through one of the doors.

A female insect was already waiting there.

When Yan Mo saw the female insect clearly, he immediately felt that she looked somewhat familiar.

"Lanze, my old friend, it's been a long time."

Lanze stared coldly at Philo, making no attempt to greet him.

Philo smiled, not minding, and turned to Yan Mo, giving him a gentlemanly bow.

"Lord Yanmo, do you remember me?"

Yan Mo watched his movements and suddenly remembered something.

"Are you that female insect from the convenience store the other day?"

Lan Ze looked at Yan Mo and asked in confusion, "Does Your Excellency know Philo?"

Yan Mo shook his head: "I wouldn't say we know each other. I saw him once before in the commercial street near the military hospital."

Lanze immediately looked at Philo warily.

Philo smiled and said to Yan Mo, "It's an honor that you remember me!"

Then he looked at Lan Ze and smiled, "Don't be nervous, you know I don't mean any harm."

Lan Ze scoffed, "But you'll bring trouble."

Philo said hurtfully, "You hurt me by saying that, my old friend."

Lanze ignored his affected expression, led Yan Mo to the sofa and sat down, then looked at Philo: "You are really bold to set up an outpost on Epha Star."

Philo walked over and sat down on the other sofa: "Wasn't that all for you? My old friend."

Lan Ze said indifferently, "Guess what would happen here if my father-in-law found out?"

Philo remained unfazed: "It's alright. I'll be returning to the capital planet in a while, and we won't need this place anymore."

Lanze didn't say anything more.

Philo continued, "I was planning to go to the military headquarters to find you, but then I encountered a small accident, which was also the day I met Lord Yanmo."

He briefly explained how he met Yan Mo.

"You didn't ask me out today to talk about this, did you?"

Philo said solemnly, "Yes, it is a very important matter concerning Lord Yanmo."

Yan Mo was taken aback, then pointed to himself: "Me?"

Philo nodded: "You should know about the Pete disappearance case. I heard that Lanze was even taken to the Male Insect Protection Association for an investigation."

Lanze raised his head and looked sharply at Philo.

Philo then dropped a bomb.

"I received information that Pete has been captured by another underground research institute."

Lan Ze lowered his eyes: "I thought that apart from you, no other female insect would dare to be so audacious as to establish an underground research institute."

Philo temporarily abandoned his usual gentlemanly demeanor and rolled his eyes in a rather unrefined manner: "The Zerg have never lacked audacious females, and besides, my goals are different from theirs."

"Wait a minute," Yan Mo said, a beat late, "You mean the underground research institute?"

Yan Mo had read about the history of the Zerg Great Purge and knew that before the purge, there were many underground research institutes that studied male Zerg pheromones. These institutes usually used illegal means to kidnap male Zerg and conduct experimental research.

This makes the already precious male insects even rarer.

Later, a major purge occurred, in which the Male Insect Protection Association, together with various legions, thoroughly wiped out most of the research institutes hidden underground.

"Are you the head of the underground research institute?"

Yan Mo pointed at Philo.

Philo's face twisted slightly, and he frowned, saying, "Calling me 'boss' sounds awful, and besides, I'm not like those research institutes!"

Yan Mo asked, "So when you said you'd introduce me to a job, were you trying to trick me into doing experiments?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Ze's icy gaze shot towards Philo like an arrow.

Philo felt a chill run down her spine and raised her hands, shouting that she was innocent: "I already said that I am different from those underground research institutes, and at that time I saw that Lord Yanmo was looking for a job, so I genuinely wanted to find him a job."

In the Zerg race, it's rare to see male Zerg looking for work. Philo was partly curious and partly had a selfish motive: she wanted Yan Mo to join the research institute.

Unfortunately, Yan Mo never sent a friend request via his personal computer, and the matter was dropped.

It wasn't until later, when Lanze and Yanmo formed a guardianship relationship, that Philo recognized Yanmo.

Lan Ze understood Philo and his original intention in establishing the underground research institute. He believed that Philo had no ill intentions towards Yan Mo, but he still did not want Yan Mo to get involved, so he gave Philo a warning look.

Philo continued what she had just said.

"Although things have become much more restrained after the Great Purge, the current sex dynamics have still allowed many research institutes to secretly abduct male insects for pheromone experiments. Pete was kidnapped by one of these institutes called the Flame Society."

"During the time I established a base on Epha Star, I laid out some intelligence networks. Recently, some forces have been investigating Lord Yanmo's information and itinerary, and it seems to be from the Yanhuo Society."

Philo paused for a moment, then said softly, "It seems that Lord Yanmo has been targeted by the Yanhuo Society."