Admiral of the Fourth Army

Alvin was not a typical Female Zerg. He had always acted erratically. To him, it didn't matter whether Female Zergs were respected or not; what was important was that those damn Male Zergs be punished. Thus, his current stance was unclear. At this moment, he brought his soldiers, intending to force his way in, but was stopped outside by Arno's subordinates. Both sides drew their guns and faced off, an invisible scent of gunpowder filling the air.

Arno came out to see this scene. He walked down the steps, the sound of his military boots landing on the ground was exceptionally clear in the deathly still air. He raised his hand, signaling his subordinates to lower their guns, and looked at Alvin, saying, "What are you doing here?"

They were brothers who had fought side by side; neither wanted to face the other with weapons. Alvin also signaled his subordinates to lower their guns. His gaze passed over Arno's shoulder to the tightly shut door behind him, and he smiled. "Nothing much, just inviting Lord Chu Sui to be a guest at the Military Department."

Arno had long expected this. As cold and detached as ever, he said in a light tone, "He will not go."

Alvin, with his flamboyant red hair, curled his lip upon hearing this. "Tsk, all the 'honorable' Lord Male Zergs have gone. It wouldn't be right to be missing just him, would it? Don't worry, it's just an invitation to be a guest. He won't die."

Arno subtly gripped the gun at his waist, his tone icy. "Reason?"

Alvin spread his hands. "To sign some things. After he signs, he'll naturally be released in a few days."

Of course, this was only for a Male Zerg like Chu Sui who had no "prior record." Alvin felt he was already being polite enough. Logically, the Male Zergs living in Area A should have been taken away first, yet he had deliberately left Chu Sui for last.

Alvin said it so lightly, that he would be released in a few days, but who knew if Chu Sui would be tortured? Arno wouldn't gamble on it, nor did he want to. He slowly tightened his grip on the gun, his fingertips resting on the trigger, veins popping on his well-defined hand. "You know I can't possibly let you take him."

A Female Zerg nearing the edge of their Bloodline Riot Period was bound to have a terrible temper. Seeing Arno actually draw a gun on him for a Male Zerg, Alvin could no longer contain his anger. He said darkly, "I said, he won't die."

Arno's expression didn't change. "I also said, he will not go."

The Third Army and the Fourth Army were of equal strength. If a real fight broke out, it was uncertain who would have the upper hand. Alvin's eyes narrowed. Unable to bear it any longer, he directly drew his gun and aimed it at Arno, saying through gritted teeth, "Do you even know what your identity is?!"

Arno was a Female Zerg, yet he was now turning against a comrade-in-arms of many years for a Male Zerg. In Alvin's eyes, this was a case of having knelt for so long that he couldn't stand up. So many Male Zergs had gone, so why was Chu Sui getting special treatment?

Wasn't Arno the most just and rigorous of them all? Which side was he on now?!

The long-oppressed Female Zergs? Or the Male Zergs?

Alvin's mind was now filled with the three words "Arno has changed." His fingertip slowly closed on the trigger, aiming at Arno, and he threatened word by word, "If you don't move aside, don't blame me for shooting."

Shooting was impossible; neither of them would actually shoot. It was just that neither side was willing to back down right now. Even if Alvin didn't do this, someone from The First Army or the Second Army would, and Arno wouldn't be able to stop them.

Alvin didn't understand. He didn't understand what was worth protecting about Male Zergs. They had once founded the Freedom Alliance with their own hands precisely for this day, yet Arno now stood on the opposite side of him.

Their standoff was so intense that they didn't notice Chu Sui had actually climbed out of a window. It wasn't until the gun in Alvin's hand was unexpectedly disarmed that he finally snapped back to reality, only to see Chu Sui pulling Arno behind him.

Chu Sui also cherished his life. He hadn't planned on coming out, but felt that hiding was not a solution. When he saw Alvin draw his gun on Arno from inside, he simply climbed straight out the window.

Alvin, caught off guard, was actually disarmed by a complete weakling like Chu Sui. When he reacted, his expression turned visibly ugly. He said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes, "Lord Chu Sui, if you could come out, that would be for the best."

Chu Sui glanced at the gun in his hand and couldn't help but recall how in his previous life, Alvin had beaten a certain Male Zerg until his brains splattered. It would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid, but he gritted his teeth and steeled his heart. The worst that could happen was death. He calmed down. "Admiral Alvin, do you have business with me?"

Arno wanted to say something, but Chu Sui squeezed his hand tightly, signaling him to be quiet.

Alvin saw him shielding Arno, glanced over, then averted his gaze and said, "I just wanted to invite Lord Chu Sui to be a guest at the Military Department. No harm will be done. After all, this concerns the future lives of Male Zergs. It wouldn't be right to be missing you, would it?"

Honestly, Chu Sui really couldn't figure out what they wanted to do by gathering all the Male Zergs. In his last life, it was for flogging and punishment. What about this life?

Chu Sui used all his strength to hold down Arno's struggling hand, looked directly at Alvin, and then smiled. "So you wanted to invite me as a guest. You should have said so earlier. Why make things so unpleasant?"

If it's a blessing, it's not a curse, and if it's a curse, you can't hide from it. The Fourth Army's forces alone were not enough to resist, and besides, Chu Sui also wanted to see what they were planning. "A trip to the Military Department is no big deal. I never said I wouldn't go."

"Male Master!"

Arno's pupils contracted at his words. He gripped Chu Sui's hand back with unprecedented strength, a hint of imperceptible worry hidden deep in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "You absolutely cannot go!"

He really couldn't go. Those Councilors, who knew what tricks they were up to? It was as if developing the Pheromones had made them completely unbridled. Thinking about it, the once unattainable Male Zergs had fallen from their pedestals overnight, left to be slaughtered at will. Who wouldn't be tempted?

Even if Female Zergs detested Male Zergs, the innate desire for the opposite sex was already deeply ingrained in their genes and could never be erased.

Chu Sui thought to himself that right now it was only Alvin and his troops. If The First Army and Second Army came later, things would be difficult to handle. He subtly tried to pull his hand away from Arno's, but the other's fingertips were pale, refusing to let go even in death. "I will not let you go."

Chu Sui had never been one to dilly-dally in this life. He looked up at Arno and saw that his blue eyes were slightly red, hiding an imperceptible look of pain. He paused, then suddenly reached out and pulled him into his arms.

"I'm sorry..." Chu Sui said.

It seemed he had never been able to do anything for Arno.

If he could really get through this, he also wanted to learn how to be a good Male Master, to learn how to be a person...

He had never spoken in such a low and gentle tone before. Hearing this, Arno's fingertips trembled slightly, but he couldn't muster any strength and almost lost his grip on his sleeve. Seeing this, Chu Sui gently pulled his hand free, shook his head lightly, and looked at him. "Wait for me to come back."

He didn't believe the Female Zergs would completely exterminate the Male Zergs. Perhaps the situation wasn't that severe.

Alvin had been watching coldly from the sidelines. Only after Chu Sui finished speaking did he slowly open his mouth and say, "My lord, if you please."

Chu Sui glanced at Arno, then turned and walked towards the Flyer outside. As he passed by Alvin, he flipped his wrist and handed over the Light Energy Gun, saying with a half-smile, "Admiral, your gun."

Being disarmed by a Male Zerg was a great shame and humiliation. Alvin glanced at him, then took the gun back expressionlessly.

Watching the Zergs from the Third Army leave, Deputy Officer Fedi frowned unconsciously and looked at Arno with a worried expression. "Admiral, what do we do now?"

Arno was silent. He stared fixedly in the direction Chu Sui had left, recalling the words the other had subtly spoken in his ear. He holstered his gun again and strode out the door. "Let's go. We're making a trip to the Research Institute."

When Chu Sui had been 'working', he thought he had already gotten a clear understanding of the entire Military Department. But when he sat in the Flyer and it stopped in front of a building that resembled a conference hall, he found it completely unfamiliar. He scanned the area and saw that it was heavily guarded all around.

Alvin led Chu Sui inside. They passed through several long corridors and finally stopped in front of a door marked Area A. He opened the door with a fingerprint lock and said, "Lord Chu Sui, if you please."

Chu Sui glanced out of the corner of his eye and noticed there seemed to be other Male Zergs inside. He looked at Alvin, then stepped into the room. Immediately, a soft click sounded from behind him—

The door was locked from the outside.

It was a two-story building, not like a room for house arrest, nor a Punishment Chamber. The living room was large, furnished with a sofa and a coffee table, and elegantly decorated. There was even a spiral staircase leading to the second floor, where one could vaguely see many rooms.

Many Male Zergs were sitting on the living room sofa; a rough count revealed about a dozen of them. When they saw Chu Sui enter, they all looked up at him before averting their gazes in twos and threes, as if to say, 'Another unlucky one.'

Chu Sui, however, breathed a sigh of relief. This environment, no matter how he looked at it, was better than being locked up in his last life. Perhaps there was still a chance for things to turn around. He reached up to tug at his collar, then found a spot on the sofa and sat down.

Chu Sui's fighting ability was nothing among Female Zergs, but among Male Zergs, he was definitely "famous." There was even video evidence on StarNet. As soon as he sat down, a baby-faced Male Zerg beside him scooted away in panic. Chu Sui noticed his movement, lazily raised his eyes to look over, and said in a voice void of emotion, "What are you hiding from?"

His voice was deliberately kept low, making it hard to tell if he was pleased or angry, and his entire being exuded an "I'm not to be messed with" aura.

The baby-faced Male Zerg shivered upon hearing this, having clearly heard of Chu Sui's infamous reputation. "N-not hiding from anything..."

Chu Sui seemed to be deliberately looking for trouble. "Not hiding from anything? Then why are you trembling?"

He looked just like a bully. A Male Zerg next to them seemed unable to watch any longer and frowned. "It's already come to this, let's not have any infighting."

The baby-faced Male Zerg nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Right, right."

Chu Sui hadn't planned on doing anything anyway. Seeing that the topic was open, he glanced around. "Weren't all Male Zergs supposed to be locked up? Why is it just us few?"

The Male Zerg who had just spoken up to stop him explained, "These are the Male Zergs from Area A. The ones from the other areas are locked up in different places."

Chu Sui said thoughtfully, "What do they want to do, now that they've captured us?"

The baby-faced Male Zerg couldn't help but chime in, "We can leave as soon as we sign the legal agreement, but Palin won't let us sign."

His words carried a hint of complaint.

Hearing this, Palin shot up from the sofa, grabbed the baby-faced Male Zerg by the collar, and cursed, "Shut up, Chad! The moment you sign that agreement, you'll be dragged to the Punishment Chamber! Who told you that the Zergs who signed the agreement were sent home?!"

Chad's face flushed red. Chu Sui thought he would roar back, but in fact, he only mumbled defiantly, "Benson and the others were all released after they signed the agreement!"

Upon hearing this, Palin threw him directly onto the sofa. "That's because they don't have a criminal record! Do you dare swear to the Zerg God that you don't have a record?! That madman Alvin has locked up all the Male Zergs with records. Going in means certain death!"

Chad said with a guilty conscience, "I... of course I don't have a record..."

Palin sneered. "Is that so? In that case, why was Admiral Horton sent to the Medical Area last year with serious injuries? I should really thank you, thank you for torturing your Male Monarch to the point where life was worse than death. Now the Second Army supports the superiority of Female Zergs, and it's probably all thanks to you!"

The Male Zergs in Area A were all from noble families, either born into aristocracy or, like Chu Sui, had a Male Monarch with a certain status in the military. Chad's Male Monarch was the current leader of the Second Army, Admiral Horton.

Military power could, to some extent, shake the national system. Whoever held military power held the right to speak. Now, Female Zergs were influencing the future direction of The Empire, and Male Zergs, in a sense, were also influencing the decisions of the Female Zergs.

For example, Chu Sui. For his sake, Arno could choose equal rights. This was a positive example.

Another example was Chad. Because of him, Admiral Horton chose Female Zerg superiority, a classic negative example.

The Empire had now sorted the Male Zergs into categories and locked them up together. It was said that as long as they signed a treaty of unknown content, they could be released. Some Male Zergs signed and went home. Some Male Zergs also signed, and went home for good.

Chu Sui guessed that the Military Department was probably conducting a large-scale investigation of past records. Any Male Zerg with a history of abuse who signed the treaty would be thrown into the Punishment Chamber. The reason Palin and the others were unwilling to sign the treaty was purely to stall for time, because most of those present were scum Zergs with guilty consciences.

Chu Sui hissed inwardly. Chad was as timid as a quail, yet he had managed to beat Admiral Horton black and blue and send him to the Medical Area. You really couldn't judge a Zerg by its cover. But then he thought about how he himself used to be the type to bully the weak and fear the strong, and with a raised eyebrow, he understood.

Chad was extremely ashamed and annoyed by his words. He angrily shook off his hand. "Who among you hasn't beaten their Male Monarch? Now that something has happened, you blame me. Horton insists on Female Zerg superiority, what can I do about it?!"

Admiral Horton. Chu Sui had met him a few times before when he was at the Military Department. The other Zerg seemed silent and reserved, even more so than Arno. He never expected him to also have the idea of Female Zerg superiority.

Chu Sui, remembering something, looked at Palin, who seemed to be the most composed one among the group of Male Zergs. "Have you seen the legal treaty they want you to sign? What's it about?"

Palin twitched the corner of his mouth. "What else could it be about,"

he said, looking at Chu Sui with self-deprecation, "It's just changing 'Male Master' to 'Female Lord'."

Male Master changed to Female Lord? Doesn't that mean the previous order would be completely reversed?

Chu Sui's pupils constricted for a moment upon hearing this. "Didn't they say the Councilors of the Imperial Federation Council were still in discussion? How was it decided so quickly?"

Palin shook his head and sighed. "That group of elders are all fence-sitters. The army is the main force of the country. Right now, among the four armies' admirals, except for your Male Monarch, the other three all lean towards the system of Female Zerg superiority. The situation is completely one-sided, and it's already past the point of no return. They've now developed the Suppressant Drug and no longer need our Pheromones. They're even less likely to be willing to be trampled under our feet."

No, no, no. Chu Sui still felt this matter was too strange. He had once read the research data Arno had sent him. There were a total of one hundred Military Female volunteers who participated in the drug trials. They were all injected with the Suppressant Drug during their Bloodline Riot. Although they were all successfully pacified without exception and their spiritual power stabilized, Chu Sui just felt that something was missing, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

What exactly was wrong...

What exactly was wrong...

A Military Female's Bloodline Riot is divided into three stages: initial, middle, and late. The later the stage, the more severe it is. But the Military Female test subjects at the Research Institute all seemed to be in the initial stage of the riot; not a single one was in the middle or late stages.

It still came down to the same thing: Chu Sui believed in the balance of nature. The creator would certainly not create a useless race for no reason. Male Zergs were so much inferior to Female Zergs in all aspects—less combat power, poorer physical fitness, lower intelligence, and they didn't even have Zerg Wings for flight. If their only function was reproduction, then heaven would be too biased.

He always felt that the experiment must have a loophole. When he left, he had hinted for Arno to investigate. He didn't know if anything had been found out yet.

Chu Sui felt that Palin was still quite rational, not like those extremely vicious Male Zergs. "Why don't you sign the agreement? Honestly, if you can get out, it's better than staying here."

Palin shook his head. "I have a record."

The implication was that he didn't dare to go out, afraid of being killed by that psycho Alvin.

Chu Sui was silent for a moment. "...You've beaten your Male Monarch too?"

Palin looked at him. "Haven't you?"

Chu Sui choked. "..."

Alright, he had indeed.

When they came in, all their communication devices had been confiscated, effectively cutting off contact with the outside world. Chu Sui sat lazily on the sofa, his gaze sweeping over the Male Zergs one by one. Their Male Monarchs should mostly hold important positions in the Military Department, either as an Admiral, Lieutenant General, or Major General.

It was already late at night, but none of them were sleepy. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, they could vaguely see the pitch-black night outside. There was a guard post every five steps and a sentry every ten, as well as patrolling troops. A Zerg had come by to deliver dinner earlier, which was extremely simple: one tube of Nutrient Solution per Zerg.

You wouldn't even be this perfunctory when feeding pigs.

"Sigh..."

In such an environment, things were bound to feel a bit desolate. A Male Zerg suddenly sighed and muttered to himself, "...If I had known earlier, I would have treated Mida better. Now I have a home I don't dare return to, and can only sit here waiting to die."

Mida should be his Male Monarch.

Another Male Zerg scoffed at his words. "Give me a break. You only know how to say useless things. If you knew this would happen, you shouldn't have done it in the first place."

'If you knew this would happen, you shouldn't have done it in the first place.' That one sentence cursed out all the Male Zergs present.

A Male Zerg shook his head and sighed. "It's so much better to stay here. If I sign the Female Lord agreement, there's an eighty percent chance my life will be worse than death when I go back."

He clearly didn't treat his Male Monarch and Female Attendants well usually.

A Zerg mocked him, "Hmph, you're scared out of your wits. Just sign it, what's the big deal? My Male Monarch has the gentlest temper. Just a few sweet words and he'll be moved to tears. Even if he becomes the Female Lord, I don't believe he'd dare do anything to me."

Typical scum Zerg talk.

Chad shattered his illusion, his tone laced with faint sarcasm. "Who says that looking docile means they are actually docile? Horton never fought back when hit or talked back when scolded at home, but hasn't he rebelled now?"

Chu Sui listened to them bicker back and forth, his thoughts unknown. Later, they probably said they were hungry and, in twos and threes, picked up the Nutrient Solution on the table and drank it with a frown.

Chu Sui was the last to arrive. Palin, Chad, and the others had clearly been locked up here for some time, and had even gotten used to drinking Nutrient Solution. One must know that Male Zergs had never touched these damn things before.

Chu Sui glanced at the Nutrient Solution in his hand, then opened it and took a sip. It was so bitter his tongue went numb. He frowned imperceptibly, suddenly missing the pastries Arno made. He couldn't remember the taste, only that they were sweet.

It was true that Male Zergs were arrogant and unreasonable, true that they were cruel, and also true that they were fragile. They were more delicate than a flower in a greenhouse and couldn't withstand any blow at all. One of them suddenly started crying, his voice particularly clear in the silent night. "I really can't stay here anymore, I don't want to drink Nutrient Solution either, I want to go home, wuwuwu..."

These past few days, they had been too scared to even sleep, afraid they would be dragged to the Punishment Chamber the moment they woke up. If a pair of scissors could cut open their bellies right now, one would probably see that their intestines had turned purple with regret.

The only one who was relatively calm was probably Chu Sui. His gaze swept over the Male Zergs around him, subtly observing their expressions. He suddenly asked with some puzzlement, "Are you all quite regretful?"

Chad nodded furiously at his words, his eyes welling up with tears as if he was about to cry. He was in the worst situation. His Male Monarch was Admiral Horton. If the other really wanted to deal with him, there was no escaping death.

A few of the other Male Zergs also nodded listlessly, their tone as desolate as dead ashes. "But it's useless to regret it now."

Chu Sui seemed to be plotting something inwardly, his fingertips tapping lightly on his knee. "Who is Admiral Morin's Male Master?"

Palin appeared behind him at some point and said in a low voice, "Me. What's wrong?"

Chu Sui: "..."

Great. Aside from that single dog Alvin, the Male Masters of three of the four armies' admirals were all gathered here.

Chu Sui snapped his fingers, his gaze focusing on Chad and Palin. "There's one more way to save our lives, but there's no guarantee it will succeed. Do you want to try?"

Chad: "???"

Palin: "???"

The other Male Zergs only saw Chu Sui lower his head and say something they couldn't hear. A moment later, Chad was shaking his head nonstop and backing away in panic. "No, no, no, Horton will definitely kill me the moment he sees me. I don't want to appear in front of him."

Chu Sui scoffed. "As if he won't kill you if you don't see him."

Palin seemed to be hesitating. "It's not impossible. Since there's no way out anyway, we might as well give it a try."

Chu Sui looked at Chad. "What about you? What do you say, do you agree or not?"

Chad was a total coward and asked cautiously, "Can I disagree..."

Chu Sui faintly raised an eyebrow and rolled his sleeves up to his elbows. "You can, but I'll beat you to death."

Chad: "I agree."

In the Zerg Race, there was no shortage of Male Zergs like Chu Sui who bullied the weak, feared the strong, and acted opportunistically.

It was heavily guarded outside. A Military Female on duty was standing right next to the window. Chu Sui directly opened the window, sat on the sill, and when the other Zerg looked over, he asked with the most gentlemanly and polite attitude of his life, "Excuse me, do Admiral Horton and the others usually come here?"

Thanks to Chu Sui's outstanding looks, the guarding Military Female blushed after just one glance at him, and all the truth came spilling out, "O-occasionally. The generals of the four armies have a meeting on the 36th floor tomorrow. Admiral Horton and the others will be there too."