Chapter 547: Chapter 547 Tears are Sweet
Because neither side wanted to fight at the moment, this meeting was quite successful and even resulted in the direct signing of a five-year contract, with Landis Star and the Insectoids agreeing not to attack each other.
Those from Landis Star worried about the validity of the contract. Xi Le put away the smile on his face, and said seriously, "This contract is signed in the name of our Insect God. No matter what, we absolutely will not break the contract within these five years, but if you all..."
Gu Zilan, "Landis Star has always kept its word. Our departure from the Universe Alliance was also due to their unilateral violation of the original Universe Alliance contract."
Xi Le nodded. "We are certainly aware of the sincerity of your Gu Family and Landis Star, which is why we chose to cooperate with you instead of that group from the Universe Alliance. To tell you the truth, they actually approached us, planning to join forces with us to deal with you."
Gu Zilan scoffed. "What a coincidence, they approached us not long ago wanting to re-ally with us to deal with you."
Xi Le said without any courtesy, "Those people are very unreliable. In fact, we have cooperated with them before, it was the incident of attacking your former Wasted Star, oh, you must be aware of that. However, at that time, it was a misguided decision made by one of our commanders. Our great Lord Insect God corrected our mistake."
Gu Zilan was curious. "This Lord Insect God of yours, what kind of person is he, and is it inconvenient for him to meet with me?"
Xi Le apologized. "I’m sorry, Your Highness, our Lord is not able to come, so he sent me to fully negotiate. If you have any orders, just tell me, and I will definitely convey them to our Lord Insect God."
This person’s attitude was very humble, so Gu Zilan was not angry, but simply curious about the mysterious Lord Insect God.
However, sitting not far from Gu Zilan, Little Gu Chen, dressed in a white suit decorated with gold threading, kept a straight face, curiously looking towards the Insectoid envoy group.
He frowned slightly, always feeling that there was a familiar aura there, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on why it felt familiar.
What followed was a discussion of military regulations. Xi Le, when facing Gu Zilan, was very relaxed. His tone was humble yet dignified.
But when facing Gu Jue... he was somewhat apprehensive.
After all, on several occasions, he nearly got blasted to death by Gu Jue’s Mecha.
So, at this moment, when Xi Le faced Gu Jue, the respect on his face wasn’t feigned but sincere. He earnestly said, "Commander Gu, regarding reinforcements, if within these five years, the Universe Alliance invades our Insectoid planets and our civilians are harmed, you need to send troops to support us. Conversely, if Landis Star is attacked, we will also send troops to support."
Gu Jue, "Your ordinary civilians all possess combat capabilities."
Xi Le was startled.
At this moment, a female Insectoid from the envoy group suddenly spoke up. "Hey, I remember you. You and your wife, you were the ones who came to our Insect Nest, right? You came first, and then your wife followed."
The female Insectoid who spoke was the same one Su Wan and her company encountered in the Insect Nest earlier. She used to be quite frank and pursued Gu Jue initially. Her name was Lina.
The matter about the Insect Nest was known to Landis Star as well. Xi Le paused for a moment, then added, "Although the Insectoids born from our Insect Nest are naturally capable of combat, there are also Insectoids of acquired status, as well as offspring of Insectoids and Beastmen, forming a society that also contains civilians without combat abilities. My own wife is of pure human descent, there is no need for me to lie about this."
The Insectoids’ willingness to cooperate with Landis Star was partly due to this reason; they needed to protect their civilians who lack fighting capabilities.
On this point, both parties had the same goal, and Gu Jue gave a slight nod.
But his gaze swept over the Insectoid envoy group once again.
The Insect God, hiding within the crowd, couldn’t bear it any longer; others didn’t mention it, but Commander Gu and Gu Chen were too sharp. Of course, it also had to do with their high Beast Transformation Levels.
Moreover, the Insect God had spent too much time in Commander Gu’s residence; both father and son were somewhat sensitive to his aura.
The Insect God skillfully avoided everyone and then successfully made his way to Commander Gu’s residence. Upon his arrival, Xiaoyan was swimming with her older brother, Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyan, though not a mermaid like older brother, naturally loved plants and water as well. Clad in an adorable little lifebuoy, the young girl cheerfully kicked around in the water, occasionally letting out clear, tinkling laughter.
The Insect God had already cracked the defensive system of Commander Gu’s residence; without disturbing the defenses, he could only hide in darkness, watching Xiaoyan play in the water because Gu Yu was present.
The golden little mermaid swam around Xiaoyan, and Gu Yu said regretfully, "Xiaoyan, it’d be nice if you had a tail too. Look, I have one, and so does mom; we can both swim very fast!"
Xiaoyan: "But dad doesn’t have one, neither does brother."
That’s not right; dad does have a tail, and so does brother. Their tails are the same, huge and fluffy.
Suddenly, the young girl’s eyes reddened. Why did big brother resemble dad, and little brother resemble mom, while she resembled no one?
Gu Yu didn’t understand why his little sister’s eyes suddenly welled up with tears and thought it was the water that got in her eyes. He quickly said, "Do your eyes hurt? Then stop swimming, Xiaoyan. Come out, and brother will blow on them for you."
"Oh."
After the young girl got out, the domestic robot brought towels and dried off both children, dressing them in dry clothing. Still, the young girl remained somewhat sullen.
Wrapped in a small blanket, she claimed she wanted to sleep. Gu Yu thought his sister was just tired from playing and didn’t say much more, watching her as she lay down before leaving.
Xiaoyan couldn’t sleep; she was still upset. Why didn’t she resemble mom and dad at all?
She didn’t possess fluffy ears or a big, fluffy tail, nor did she have a beautiful golden mermaid’s tail. As she dwelled on this, a large tear slipped down her cheek.
Suddenly, a long, pale finger gently lifted the tear and brought it to the lips.
A pale pink tongue deftly caught the tear.
The Insect God tenderly asked, "Xiaoyan, why are your tears sweet?"
Xiaoyan stared at him blankly.
After a while, the young girl suddenly threw herself into the Insect God’s arms, sobbing her heart out.
"Brother Little Mushroom, why is it so? Why does big brother look like dad, little brother like mom, and I resemble no one? Boo hoo hoo, I also want a big tail, whether it’s fluffy or beautiful with scales, any kind would do! But me, I have nothing, boo hoo hoo hoo."
The young girl cried brokenheartedly.
Held by the delicate young girl, her tears soaked right through his clothes, searing on his skin.
No, in reality, this skin was virtually created too; as the Insect God, of course, his true form was no longer human.
Yet, he heard his own heartbeat, a simulation that throbbed vigorously.
Every time he was with Xiaoyan, he felt particularly different emotions, which made the Insect God increasingly feel as though he, too, might be human.
His voice was steeped in gentleness.
His large hand softly patted the sobbing girl’s back, her breaths coming in short gasps.
