The powerful leader was tough on the outside but soft on the inside; the aloof major general fell fo

When Duke Jolai saw Cen Li, his gaze was deep and he seemed lost in thought.

Cen Li: "Xiongfu."

Duke Jolai's anger was evident as he slammed his hand on the table beside him, startling the surrounding servants who trembled.

"What kind of appearance do you make today!"

"Mihai was severely injured by your female servant, and you still left the treatment pod for the culprit. Are you showing favoritism towards a female insect? Remember, Mihai is your brother!"

Cen Li met Yolai's angry gaze directly, his tone calm: "My father only gave birth to me."

The implication is that he does not acknowledge Mihalyu as his brother.

Derek coughed softly.

Although he agreed with Cen Li, Duke Jolai was still angry.

Isn't this just making the fire bigger by pouring water on it?

Cen Li saw Derek winking at him, but he had no intention of going along with Duke Joly's wishes.

Ignoring Yolai's increasingly flushed face after being disobeyed, he said calmly, "I don't think I've done anything wrong. Mihajlovic is just asking for it."

Duke Jolai was so angry he couldn't speak: "You..."

He felt powerless and frustrated by his own insect offspring's repeated rebuttals, especially in front of so many insects, which made him feel even more ashamed.

How could Cen Li curse his own brother like that!

Even if they weren't born to the same female father, they still share the same male father.

Cen Li asked, "Father, were you aware that Miha Wu used torture on my female servants?"

Upon hearing this, Duke Jolai fell into an eerie silence.

Didn't he only put Ashley in solitary confinement?

Duke Jolai looked at Ashel behind Cen Li and remembered that the butler had delivered the treatment pod late, explaining that Ashel had taken some time to use it.

He didn't think much of it at the time, but now it seems...

Did Mikhail torture this female soldier without her consent?

Did Cen Li's maid get injured?

Before Ashleigh could even change his damaged clothes, the answer was already out in the open. Duke Jolai, who had been kept in the dark, took a deep breath, clearly furious, and glared angrily at the butler.

"What on earth is going on?!"

The other person's legs trembled, and he felt even more guilty when he met Duke Jolai's gaze.

He wouldn't have given the key to the solitary confinement cell to Mikhail if he hadn't been threatened.

Duke Joly knew from the butler's reaction that Cen Li hadn't lied to him.

He immediately lost face.

Unexpectedly, Miha was so bold as to directly use torture on Cen Li's female servants.

I never asked him about it!

Duke Jolai confined Ashir for several days only to warn Ashir not to forget his identity as a female servant.

From beginning to end, he never intended to bypass Cen Li and cause any real harm to Ash.

After all, male insects have a strong sense of territory, and they don't like other insects touching "things" that have encroached on their property.

Cen Li understood: "It seems you were unaware of this."

A deep disgust flashed across his eyes.

"This is not the first time Miha has done such disgusting things to my female servant. He has no respect for me, his brother, so I cannot pretend to genuinely regard him as a close relative."

"Besides, he was the perpetrator of the whole thing. Don't you think it's ridiculous to give the treatment pod to Mihaly first? Ash's mental power went berserk because of him, so in my opinion, Mihaly is just reaping what he sowed."

"Ash would never harm a male insect while he is conscious."

Even when he was humiliated and bruised all over, the female soldier would only swallow her anger and remain silent.

Of course, Cen Li didn't say the last sentence.

He hadn't originally planned to say so much or explain anything, but Mihajlovic kept testing his limits, and today he had really angered him!

If Cen Li were a native male insect, he wouldn't have such deep and complex emotions right now. But since he is essentially an Earthling, he sometimes cannot and does not understand some of the insectoids' thoughts and behaviors.

He was even less able to fully transform himself into a "male" of the Zerg society.

Whether it was Mihaly's unauthorized torture of Ashir or Duke Jolai's arbitrary punishment, both aroused an unbearable anger in Cenli's heart.

He couldn't figure out where his anger came from, nor did he want to delve into it.

During his time with the Zerg, Cen Li could no longer convince himself that he was simply doing a mission. Through their time together, he truly felt that Ash was also a "person" with flesh and blood.

It's not fictional.

The system whimpered, "Host, don't be angry! Getting angry is bad for your health. We're not going to get angry."

"The target of the mission is indeed in a terrible state, but we still need to complete the mission. Collecting humiliation points is still our top priority."

"How about you treat the target as a paper doll, oh no, a bug?"

The system's voice deliberately became affected and pretentious. It had originally intended to amuse Cen Li, but seeing the host's unchanging expression, it seemed to have failed.

Cen Li suddenly spoke in my mind, his expression turning dangerous: "I haven't even asked you yet, how come the humiliation points I unintentionally collected are far more than any of your individual tasks combined?"

system:……

System: Waaah, the host is absolutely right, there's no way to refute it.

System: Mastermind, do you know that you've made me lose face in front of the host?

System: QAQ (dared not utter a sound)

Cen Li gave a cold laugh.

In an attempt to regain the host's trust, the system tentatively said, "It would be best if you could collect the humiliation points on your own, and we wouldn't interfere."

"But the prerequisite is that you must have a stable amount of humiliation points credited to your account every month, and the amount of humiliation points you earn from completing tasks must be no less than the amount of humiliation points you earn from completing tasks."

Look at those conditions!

Especially now, when the source of large amounts of humiliation points is unclear.

If the system had a physical form, it would be laughing so hard it would be showing all its teeth.

It's so smart!

That way, the host will be able to focus on the mission without worry!

"Can."

system:?

What did he hear?!

The host agreed so easily? Is he really confident?

The system, still suspicious, asked repeatedly, "Host, are you sure you've thought this through?"

"I'm sure."

Cen Li confirmed and affirmed this.

After thinking for three seconds, he decided it was worth a try.

At worst, he can focus his efforts on Ashel.

Should we give the female soldiers another round of psychological therapy?

Or, one more hug?

The system immediately regretted its words, but what's said can't be undone, so it could only encourage its host.

We look forward to your performance. Keep it up!

Cen Li's words caused a brief silence to fall over the insects in the hall.

Ash's gaze toward the lord was complicated. Whether the other party's words were intentional or unintentional, they indirectly exonerated him.

Moreover, the powerful ruler actually believed in himself...