The cave suddenly fell into a strange atmosphere.
Lin Hao was still drinking the milk powder in his hand, looking down carefully at the bottle. He could see clearly how many patterns were on the bottle and how many milliliters he had drunk. As for why he didn't look up, Lin Hao didn't even need to think to know the current state of these bugs. They were definitely staring at him drinking milk, sitting on the ground.
'Stare—stare.'
Alfar, who was sitting closest to Lin Hao, had been watching his King feed himself bit by bit. The exquisite boy in front of him held the milk bottle with both hands, his Adam's apple moving slowly. He wished he could travel back in time and slap Lin Hao. If he had known the King was so cute when drinking milk, he should have let the King drink milk when he was just born. It was his mistake to let the King eat eggshells for so long.
And all the wasted eggshells from before.
What a sin.
As a high-level bug with blue eyes himself, Xier, sitting beside him, could faintly sense the thoughts of the bug next to him. He looked up at Alfar and raised an eyebrow at him.
"You should just quit."
This sentence suddenly appeared in Alfar's mind. He looked up and saw Xier provoking him not far away. He cast a contemptuous glance at Xier.
"Dream on."
The cold voice instantly entered Xier's mind. Xier glared at Alfar and then ignored the man in front of him, continuing to watch the King drink milk. His thoughts drifted further and further away.
Rila, standing by, witnessed all this as usual. She knew that these two commanders had been at odds for a long time. They would argue and even fight whenever they met. As for the reason, she didn't know.
The scene in Xier's mind became clearer and clearer. It was when she was little.
"Alfar, Alfar, wait for me." Xier tried hard to chase the figure in front, but the figure ran faster and faster, disappearing in a blink of an eye. When little Xier saw the figure she was chasing disappear, she stopped in place, panting heavily, and looked around for that figure. But after looking around, she still couldn't see him.
She sat on the ground, feeling a little dejected and wronged. Why didn't he wait for her? She had tried so hard to chase him, why wouldn't he wait for her?
Suddenly, there was a slight weight on her head. She looked up and saw that person, with white hair and scarlet eyes staring directly at her.
Xier's tears instantly stopped. She stared at the boy standing in front of her.
"You're too slow," Alfar said to the girl squatting on the ground.
"It's not me who's too slow, it's you who's too fast." Xier didn't say the last part, fearing that the boy in front of her would laugh at her incompetence and weakness. Even though all the bugs in the village were mocking her weakness, she still didn't want this bug in front of her to laugh at her.
Alfar withdrew his hand, turned around, and said coldly, "You should just give up." Without any expression to Xier, he ran forward.
Xier immediately stood up, wiped the tear stains from her face, and shouted at his back, "I will not give up, I will never give up. Alfar, just you wait and see. I, Xier, will surpass you one day. Remember, I will surpass you."
After that, she also followed behind Alfar. Even though her legs were numb and her face was covered in sweat, Xier did not choose to give up.
There were still three years until the bug army's assessment. She couldn't give up, nor could she give up. She had to join the army, so that those who mocked her would stop mocking her. She was not that weak bug, she wanted to become the strongest bug.
Especially that person, she wanted to make that ice-faced person look at her properly.
Hmph, I'll make his face show other expressions in the future.
After three years of hellish training, Xier finally successfully joined the army at the age of sixteen. Her village was in disbelief.
Upon receiving the final news, Xier was stunned, because she had finally been selected.
She wanted that person to know.
Xier quickly ran to Alfar's house and knocked on his door vigorously. She imagined how surprised Alfar would be when he knew she was selected, and if he would congratulate her. She was so excited just thinking about it.
However, after knocking for a long time, she still didn't see the person she wanted to see. She knocked so loudly that she didn't attract Alfar, but the bug next door. Seeing Xier, he said, "The bug in this house is no longer here, so don't knock anymore. It's really noisy."
"Where did the bug in this house go? Do you know?" Xier ran in front of the bug and shook him vigorously, wanting to know the news of that ice-faced person.
Why did he leave without a word?
Didn't he even say goodbye to her?
Was she not worth those two words?
The bug in front of her wanted to get rid of Xier's shaking, but Xier's grip was too strong. Finally, he said speechlessly, "He left yesterday, left overnight. As for where he went, I don't know. And can you let go of me?"
He left overnight.
He didn't say anything.
Xier let go of him, said "I'm sorry" to him, and then turned to leave.
After that, the next time she saw Alfar, their identities had completely changed.
He was still the same as in her memory, with silver-white hair, giving off a cold aura, still as striking as before. The only difference was that his eyes had changed from red to light blue.
But he was still the same, with an ice-cold face, acting like a big shot.
Still so annoying.
"Yo, isn't this Alfar? It's been years, and you've done quite well." Xier walked up to Alfar and said to him.
You're doing well, and I've been doing well all these years. And I miss you a little. Do you miss me a little too? Xier imagined the following words in her mind.
Alfar looked at Xier who came in front of him and said coldly, "Mm." Then he walked past Xier.
Leaving Xier with his back.
This single word blocked all the words Xier had prepared in her mouth. She couldn't speak them, but she couldn't swallow them, like eating hot food.
What kind of attitude is this? Is this how you treat someone you grew up with?
Hmph.
Pfft.
Xier spat at his retreating back and then followed him into the conference room.
"Commander, Commander." Rila saw the commander's somewhat vacant eyes and said softly beside her.
Xier gradually came back to her senses at Rila's call and looked at Rila, saying, "What is it?"
"Nothing, I just saw that the commander seemed to have some questions, so I wanted to help you solve them."
"Oh, I'm fine," Xier said, shaking her head.
Lin Hao had already finished the milk powder. After a while, he slowly looked up and saw a group of bugs staring intently at him, their scarlet eyes flashing like spotlights on a stage.
Lin Hao was so embarrassed that he could dig a small villa with his toes.
He hadn't done anything special besides drinking milk. Why were they staring at him like he was a monkey?
Did he have something on his face?
Lin Hao wiped his face with his hand, but found nothing else.
Could it be something at the corner of his mouth?
He then stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, but still nothing.
Can you stop looking?
Toes: I'm almost done with a small town, keep watching!
Ahhhhh, the King is licking his lips, so cute.
My health bar is gone.
Is this something I can watch without paying?
I've already recorded it.
Brother, please send me a copy.
Me too.
Me too.
Please add me to the list.
Seeing this action, all the bugs silently picked up their star nets and recorded it.
Then they quietly shared the resources in the small group.