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

"I've never been this tired before. If I have to do this again tomorrow, I might just pass out."

"This is unbearable for insects!"

"When will the Imperial army finally arrive? Are they all just sitting around doing nothing? It's been so long, and still no insects have come to our rescue!!"

"Could it be that, just like that bug said, the military will never be able to find us?"

Someone uttered such a discouraging remark, and the already gloomy atmosphere among the male insects became even more subdued.

Chloe looked dejected. "We're not really going to never go back, are we...?"

"I miss my father-in-law."

Cen Li lowered his voice, "They captured so many male insects, the military will definitely conduct a large-scale search, they won't be able to get out of the checkpoints of a first-class planet."

"As long as the insects find this place, we'll be saved."

Chloe whispered, "We don't even know what kind of place this is. If the Empire can't find us, are we going to be stuck here until we die?"

Cen Li remained silent. "It's always good to retain a sliver of hope."

It seems there's no other way but to wait.

The system reassured, "Host, don't worry, the Major General and his men will find you soon."

Cen Li asked quietly, "Seriously, System, can't you give me a backdoor?"

The system was powerless: "Host, I don't have that ability."

Cen Lixin's heart turned cold. "Everyone else's system has tons of cheat codes, can't you give me a cheat code?"

The system retorted, "Although we don't have the cheat codes of a protagonist like Long Aotian, you can exchange the humiliation points you collect for rewards once they reach a certain value."

award?

Cen Li's eyes lit up.

When the system was initially linked to him, it seemed that this matter was indeed mentioned.

Cen Li couldn't wait any longer, "Tell me quickly, what rewards can I redeem now?"

The system hesitated for a moment, then said, "Host, you need to collect 3116 more humiliation points to reach the next stage of rewards."

Cen Li's face darkened: "What happened?"

"Have I never even unlocked the threshold to claim the reward?"

Cen Li didn't believe it.

He strongly suspected that the system had swallowed his reward.

The system clearly read Cen Li's inner thoughts, and it was furious.

It attempts to awaken the host's conscience.

"Host, have you forgotten?"

"You've already received the first phase of the reward, which was a potion to remove the toxins from the original owner's body."

Cen Li remembered.

He wasn't giving up. "This time, I'm going to get my reward in advance too."

System: "The host's reward can only be advanced once."

Cen Li tried to persuade the system by offering some conditions: "If I can't get out, I can't do the mission; if I can't do the mission, I won't be able to collect humiliation points; and if I can't collect humiliation points, your mission will fail, right?"

The system made two noises, "Yes, host, if your mission fails, my mission will also fail."

"So, host, you absolutely must find a way to get out!"

Cen Li remained expressionless. "Do I look like someone who can go out?"

"There are surveillance cameras installed everywhere here, and patrol teams come in waves. I doubt even a fly could get out."

The system stopped. *sobs*

Cen Li's eyes were expectant. "So, can we get an advance on the reward?"

The system immediately became serious. "Host, it really won't work. The reward can only be advanced once."

"Last time, I was the one who gave you special treatment."

Cen Lixin is dead.

"Cen Li, Cen Li?"

Chloe shook Cen Li's arm.

Cen Li looked over, her eyes questioning, "What's wrong?"

"I called you several times, but you didn't respond."

Chloe's eyes showed concern. "Are you feeling unwell?"

Cen Li shook his head; he was just too engrossed in chatting with the system, and it was breaking his heart.

He asked, "What do you need me for?"

Chloe repeated, "Tomorrow we'll definitely be going to give those guys some mental support again."

"We don't know exactly how many female insects they have. If we channel them according to the number of female insects they assign us each day, their mental strength will eventually return to normal."

"When the imperial army arrives, we might not even be able to defeat them."

These female insects clearly have a lot of dangerous experiences, so they must be quite skilled. With male insects providing them with mental guidance, their combat power will definitely increase significantly.

With so many female insects in the military, it's impossible for male insects to attend to every single one and ensure that every female receives mental guidance.

Chloe's concerns are clearly not unfounded.

Cen Li's eyes flickered.

Chloe's words made him think of something.

Cen Li asked the system in his mind, "I remember that some of the Empire's information on mental energy manipulation is currently blocked."

The system doesn't know why the host suddenly brought this up.

He replied, "Indeed."

"In the history of the empire, there was once a male insect who was forcibly subjected to mental energy channeling by a female insect. The male insect harbored resentment and, during one channeling session, planted a hidden danger in the female insect's mental sea."

"One day, when the female insect was fighting another insect, she suddenly experienced an abnormal throbbing pain in her head, and her mental energy became disordered. She was then killed by the female insect whose mental energy was much weaker."

"etc,"

"Host, you wouldn't happen to be thinking of...?"

The system belatedly realized Cen Li's intentions.

In the past, the empire had very comprehensive information on mental energy manipulation, but since this incident a thousand years ago, some of the content on mental energy manipulation has been sealed away and is forbidden to be read.

Now almost no insects know about this.

When Cen Li was performing mental energy guidance on Asher, he asked the system for relevant information. Some of the information was not available at the time, and now that he thinks about it, something seems off.

Unexpectedly, Cen Li received a pleasant surprise.

Cen Li directly reached into the system and asked, "You should have a way to get your hands on the banned content, right?"

"certainly,"

The system said with a hint of pride, "I have all the information about this world."

Without saying a word, it packaged up the materials that weren't available on the market and sent them to Cen Li, finally reminding him, "Host, don't use them to harm innocent insects."

Cen Li readily replied, "That's natural."

However, the female insects that kidnapped them are not included in the scope of these innocent insects.

Cen Li quickly finished reading the information provided by the system.

During the process of mental energy channeling, the male insect can silently plant hidden dangers, creating the illusion that the mental sea has been cleared, allowing the female insect's mental energy to temporarily stabilize at a normal level.

And this "bomb" can explode at any time if the male insect wants to.

Cen Li sighed, "No wonder this book was banned by the empire."

Otherwise, the female insect's life would be entirely tied to the male insect.

Cen Li's strength was still too small, so he planned to recruit a few more helpers.