Chapter 217
Under the cover of night, inside the huge insect army warship.
The white light fell on Locke's dark blue hair, reflecting a cold halo. His tall and slender body was wrapped in a dark blue military uniform.
He stood in front of the huge transparent cabin window, his profile was handsome and three-dimensional, his long eyelashes drooped, and the once youthful and handsome face now had an indescribable indifference.
The sudden knock on the door brought Locke back to his senses briefly.
"Your Highness, this is the latest battle report from the front line."
Locke took the battle report and said in a low voice: "Go down."
The battle report showed a horrific scene that sounded like hell on earth, causing veins to bulge on the back of his hands.
After a long silence, he gently put down the battle report, and with trembling fingertips, he took out an imperial star coin from his chest.
This was the gift that Yin Yin gave him.
At that time, she didn't know that he was a Zerg and naively thought that he was just a homeless wanderer.
He kept all the star coins she gave him carefully. This time when he came to the front line, he carried the star coins with him, as if she had never left.
But... by doing this, he was just deceiving himself.
This time, he stood completely against her.
Because of his command, countless casualties occurred in the empire. Perhaps even the people she cared about would be among them.
She won't accept herself anymore.
I will never look at myself with such pure joy again, never again...
Locke's long eyelashes trembled, and endless pain surged in his red pupils.
He closed his eyes deeply and clenched his hands into fists. The cold and hard star coins in his palms seemed so sharp that they could even scratch his soul.
At this time, the red signal on the roof of the military building of the Eighth Star was still flashing.
The darkness was like a huge mouth of the abyss, almost swallowing up the urgent distress signal sent to the imperial capital.
Although it was late at night, the palace of the Fifth Star was still brightly lit.
The Lord Chamberlain, Sally, the Duke of Robert, and Dalton all stood outside the palace with solemn expressions, waiting for the palace servants' message.
Even Alvin, the president of the Female Protection Association, who shouldn't have shown up at this time, came.
Because he came in a hurry, there were even stains of undried blood on his black uniform.
Ivan stood some distance away from Lebert and the other two. His haze-blue hair looked even darker under the dim light. His cold, sharp and deep eyes showed a bit of decadence and fatigue.
These days, females in the empire have disappeared and been attacked many times. As the president of the Female Protection Association, it is naturally not easy for him.
But what made him even more uncomfortable was his worry about Shen Yinyin.
All he could do was to use the Female Protection Act that he had always defended to get her to leave the dangerous battlefield as soon as possible and return safely.
Soon, the queen agreed to see the men.
Unlike Ivan, Duke Lebert, Dalton and Sally all knew that the Queen would not let Shen Yinyin come back.
The only way to protect Shen Yinyin temporarily is for the Empire to provide enough inhibitors to the frontline troops.
But even though the three of them, led by Duke Leibert, put pressure on the Queen, and even though the military's distress signal from the Eighth Planet reached the Queen, the Queen remained unmoved.
Looking at the few people who were disobedient below, the queen sneered: "You are so concerned about the situation on the front line, and you are giving orders to me. If I didn't know, I would think you are the masters of this empire..."
Her fingertips tapped the armrest, and the queen turned her cold gaze to Ivan: "What about you? Are you here to teach me how to do things, too? I don't remember that the female guardian would have the right to ask about inhibitors."
Ivan knelt on one knee with his head lowered.
With his thin lips slightly raised, he said indifferently: "According to the Female Protection Act, if war breaks out, females have the priority to retreat."
"I heard that the female appeasement team led by Miss Shen has not yet retreated, so I came to apply for a female protection order from the Queen. I am willing to go to the Eighth Planet and personally bring Miss Shen... and all the females back safely."
As soon as these words were spoken, the queen, who was originally just a little unhappy, immediately changed her expression.
"Ivan, you are nothing but a lowly lackey under the feet of females! Who gave you the courage to threaten me with the Female Act?!"
As she spoke, she angrily grabbed the hot tea cup that the palace servant had just brewed on the table and smashed it on Ivan's head.
Such scenes have happened countless times in the hall, and Alvin is not the first person to be treated like this.
His hair and eyebrows were all wet with tea. The blood mixed with the cold tea flowed across his well-defined jaw and fell to the ground.
But he remained calm and his back was straight.
He already knew that doing this would anger the queen, but so what?
"I hope the Queen will allow me to go to the eighth planet and bring back all the females!"
Ivan's continued pressure completely angered the queen.
Her face turned pale as she looked at the men in front of her who had become Shen Yinyin's slaves and were willing to live and die for her.
"This is my decision! It's not your turn to comment!"
"Someone, take all four of them away..."
Before the queen finished talking about the punishment, a majestic and cold voice interrupted her -
"That's enough Selena!"
Soon, all the palace servants and guards knelt down: "Your Majesty!"
"Edward?"
King Edward didn't even look at the queen, but directly issued an order: "Speed up the production of inhibitors, and send the empire's existing inhibitor stocks and a large number of drugs to the front line first."
His sight fell on Duke Leibert and the other three. He seemed to recall something from the past. His eyes dimmed and he said in a cold tone, "You can leave."
After all the palace people left, the Queen looked at Edward who suddenly intervened in the matter and said in a sharp voice: "Edward, they are committing crimes against their superiors, have overstepped their authority many times, and even threatened me, the Queen, and put pressure on me. Why don't you punish them?!"
Edward said nothing.
He looked at the increasingly strange and radical female wife in front of him with a cold gaze, and suddenly asked: "Do you really know what you are doing?"
"In today's war situation, the Empire has always been at a disadvantage, Selina, now is not the time for you to be willful."
"And you really don't know why they do this?"
"They just want their wives and their lovers to be safe."
Unbecoming of a king, the familiar words that came out of his mouth evoked Edward's long-forgotten memory.
He had also been like Lebert and the others, either arrogant or humble, losing control and begging for his loved ones.
But he was not as lucky as them...
Edward turned around and suppressed the memories of the past. When he raised his eyes again, the emotions on his face were perfectly concealed.
He seemed tired and left without saying anything to the queen.
When the queen caught the regretful expression on Edward's face again, she dug her fingertips into her palm and her expression twisted.
When the long night was broken by the faint light in the sky, all those who had trouble sleeping all night were expecting a more difficult day.
As soon as Shen Yinyin woke up, she received the news that Winter was not only out of control but also seriously injured.
She was already in poor health, and when she heard the news, her face turned pale and she could hardly stand.
The inhibitors on the front line had already been used up, and the only thing that could save Winter was the comfort of the females...
Unfortunately, the captain searched every female, but the females led by Emily were unwilling to go to the front line. A few females led by Tia were willing to go, but their level was not high enough to appease Colonel Winter at all.
At this moment, Shen Yinyin stood out with a pale face, staggering——
"Let me go..."
“There’s no one better than me.”