Zerg: Cold and aloof Major General, stop pretending to be innocent, I have a headache!

"So what are your thoughts?" Jiang Xu suddenly became interested: "What if those things on the western battlefield..."

Jiang Xu paused for a moment: "Hmm—the alien beasts have attacked?"

"The Marshal will not allow such a thing to happen," Fei replied firmly. "If it really comes to that, my lord, I will protect you."

He recited his vows to Jiang Xu.

Jiang Xu raised an eyebrow and suddenly smiled: "Then we'll have to rely on my female servants."

Fei's eyes flashed, as if the scene he had described was truly unfolding before his eyes.

The room fell silent. Jiang Xu read through the newspaper and, just as Fei had said, the contents described a peaceful and prosperous scene.

Everything seemed to be going in the same way as usual, moving in a positive and increasingly better direction.

However, the facade of peace will eventually be shattered; it's only a matter of time.

Jiang Xu put the newspaper back on the table, shifted his posture, and looked at Chong, who had already finished eating: "Shouldn't you be going to the military headquarters in a couple of days?"

"Um."

Time passed faster than Fei had imagined. In the past, when he was a single insect, even two days off at home felt like an eternity. Most of the time, he was working overtime at the military headquarters to handle official business.

Now, he feels that time flies by so fast; a week has basically passed.

Thinking about what happened this week, a blush crept up his ears.

"Let's go back to the Jiang family together while we still have two days. My female father and male father said they have something for you."

"?" Fei looked at Jiang Xu, his expression blank. "Huh?"

Jiang Xu looked at his silly expression and became even happier, his tone teasing: "My father told me last night that it's some kind of gift for my other half."

Back then, our relationship wasn't even close.

However, according to the Jiang family's tradition, there should be many things. From now on, I'll really have to rely on you to support me.

Fei was surprised by the Jiang family's tradition, but said, "My lord, even without those things, I will still support you."

He will work very hard to earn money. He will take on the responsibility of supporting his family.

"......." Jiang Xu was speechless. How come after finally setting up a company, it felt like he was going to go back to being a kept man again?

Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore.

Jiang Xu quickly changed the subject: "The company's renovations are finished today, and I have to go over for the final inspection. Are you coming with me, or staying home?"

Fei quickly left the table: "With you."

Two days later.

When Fei sat in the military office, he didn't feel like he had been away for a long time. The pile of documents on the desk seemed to have been moved somewhere.

The past two days I've been following Jiang Xu around to several places with one foot barely touching the ground, but coming to the military headquarters today feels like a holiday.

Before he could think further, the office door was knocked on by a bug.

He glanced at Kennan standing in the doorway, then instinctively looked behind him: "?"

Kennan followed Fei's gaze with a puzzled look and turned to look behind him, but there was nothing there.

He turned back to look at Fei, and then heard him ask, "Parker isn't here today?"

"Here." Kennan walked in carrying a thick stack of documents: "The First Military Region is recruiting new bugs today, and he was called in to oversee the screening."

"Recruiting?" Fei frowned slightly, his eyes turning cold. He had never heard of this.

Kennan placed the file on the desk in front of Fei, took a few steps back, sat down on the sofa next to him, and said:

"Yes, that's why many of the elite female soldiers in District One have been deployed to the western battlefield. Many positions are now vacant, and there aren't enough soldiers to keep up with demand."

Therefore, the higher-ups made an exception and allowed us to recruit insects again.

"Recruiting insects from military academies early? Those new insect fry haven't even graduated from training yet. Are we just recruiting them to die?" Fei strongly disagreed with this approach.

"Sigh!" Kennan sighed and replied helplessly, "Who among us doesn't understand these principles?"

But that's what the higher-ups mean now.

At this point, his voice carried a hint of desolation and coldness: "When the higher-ups received the videos we sent back, they immediately shut them up and refused to discuss it further."

It seemed that the dead insects were of no importance; they simply died and that was that.

He cursed angrily, "Those nobles!"

Fei glanced at him indifferently: "Watch your words, lest some scheming insect overhears you."

Although they were in the First Military Region, the layout of the military region was intricate and complex, with several major regions located here, making it easy for some kind of insect to eavesdrop.

"What does General Lan mean?" Fei asked in a deep voice.

Kennan was silent for a moment before replying, "General Lan didn't mean anything by it. During the time you were away, our group was divided into smaller teams to do odd jobs, and the tasks were assigned to different groups."

We even told him about the female soldiers we specially recruited.

He was powerless to help.

"What about the Marshal? What does the Marshal mean?" As the highest leader of the female insects, what are his thoughts?

"This was ordered by the Marshal," Kennan said, his face equally grim.

"How could this be?" Fei stood up from his chair. "Aren't they just like those male insects, disregarding the lives of those greenhorn recruits?"

No, I have to go find General Lan.

Before he could even step out the door, Kennan grabbed his arm.

Fei saw him say to him with a serious expression, "Major General, don't go."

"?" Fei asked, half-doubtful and half-asleep, "What happened?"

Kennan glanced down the hallway to make sure no other queens were around, then pulled Fei into the office and closed the door behind him.

"General Lan can only follow orders in this matter. The First Military Region is currently facing a severe shortage of insects. During the week you were not here, the situation in the military region became increasingly tense."

Zone 1 is currently in a very awkward position. If it doesn't attract insects, it will be quickly divided up and devoured.

"Just because of this? If Zone 1 isn't there, there's Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4, but if those female insects lose their lives, they're really gone."

The souls of those who perished in the Western theater still linger there.

"General Lan has his own methods, Major General, you shouldn't get involved in this mess. It's already a done deal." Kennan's expression was very serious.

When this matter was first announced, many bugs in Zone 1 actually disagreed with it.

Even Morgan and his associates, who often disagree with them, unusually sided with them this time.

But what was the result?

Isn't the selection process underway right now?

"Parker told me he'd try to get stuck at the last hurdle and pick some usable ones. At least some bugs that can protect themselves."

Fei's expression was grave: "Have all the other insects in Zone One agreed?"

In this solemn atmosphere, he looked at Kennan in front of him and nodded heavily twice.

"Things might be more complicated than we imagine, Major General. We don't want these females to fill the gap either, but right now, there really is no other way."

After being away for just one week, Fei suddenly lost track of the situation in the First Military Region.