Master of Masters 80

Chapter 80: Highlights [Arnis, 75%]

The nutrient solution was drunk in one gulp, the plain water-like taste gradually bringing a magical sense of fullness. He Yue didn’t like this thing that optimized away the pleasure of tasting delicious food, but he was now locked in a room, a suspect in a serious case, and could only eat the insect race’s special nutrient solution to maintain his vital signs.

He continued to read the insect race’s laws provided by the system with a drowsy sense of fullness, the dense text gradually bringing a heavy sleepiness.

Even so, he still considered learning the laws of the new world an important way to pass the time.

He Yue wanted to know more about the laws, so as not to completely entrust his fate to that powerful lawyer.

He had a shaky sense of security and trust in this world. He was wary of everything, ensuring he wouldn’t fall into a trap by blindly trusting any insect.

The system helped He Yue find a lot of information, about the controversy of his case, and about the punishment for false accusation.

The insect race had special protection for male insects, and female insects had no right to accuse male insects alone. Without the support of the male insect Lord Yilinde, the female insect Ailaisi’s accusation would never have been submitted to the court.

Therefore, female insects often had to bear more responsibility for their accusations. Once the accusation was not established, the punishment for false accusation would cost them their lives.

This was also what He Yue needed.

He loathed the conspiracy of Yilinde and Ailaisi, without a shred of pity.

After living alone in this warm and comfortable sunroom for a long time, He Yue still felt a bit bored. If he had been given delicious dishes instead of nutrient solution, and equipped with some entertainment tools and painting materials, he would definitely have been able to live happily here indefinitely.

He didn’t feel imprisoned at all.

No insect disturbed him here. Except for the female insect who came to deliver nutrient solution and do cleaning at a fixed time every day, no other insect would come to see him.

At first, He Yue was a little unaccustomed to the life of isolation. But after a period of time, he completely adapted to this way of life.

The doorbell rang, and He Yue answered the communication, calling out, “Come in.”

Arnis, standing at the door, was followed by a group of female insects in work clothes, and the professional female insect lawyer also stood awkwardly in the corner.

“Mr. Lawyer, you and your assistant can’t stay here overnight. Please register with me when you leave.” The female insect police officer glanced at the female insects following Arnis. “Give me the security check report for these things.”

He Yue watched as Arnis handed over a document, with a conspicuous black gold card on top.

“Thank you for your care, Officer.” Arnis said with a polite smile, gesturing at the black gold card.

The female insect police officer’s stern expression relaxed a little, and he very naturally put the black gold card from the document into his uniform pocket. His tone was no longer official and cold, his face smiling, his gentle voice with a hint of flattery.

“You’re welcome, this is what I should do.”

The female insect police officer didn’t check the female insects following Arnis one by one and turned to leave the room.

(So skilled…)

He Yue complained. He had lost count of how much money Arnis had spent on him, and his intuition told him that the amount on that black gold card must be a large number, perhaps enough to cover the female insect police officer’s salary for decades.

“Master, I brought a refrigerator and an easel. Do you want to see where to put them?”

He Yue only then noticed the working female insects following Arnis, holding and carrying some things that would improve his quality of life.

“Just put them anywhere, I don’t mind.”

“Alright.”

Arnis agreed and began to command the working female insects:

“Be careful, put the refrigerator here, the easel on the side for now, the cabinet here…”

The female insects in work clothes worked quickly and efficiently, following Arnis’s instructions and arranging the large pile of furniture they had bought.

This already luxurious and comfortable sunroom went from simple to extravagant, completely losing the feeling of imprisonment.

The refrigerator was filled with various drinks, snacks, and desserts, the freezer with ice cream, and the cabinet with various painting tools, as well as the three primary colors plus black and white in various types of paint…

Arnis handed him a blank notebook with a ballpoint pen attached.

“Master, from now on, write down what you want to eat the next day and put it in the wooden box at the door. A police officer will take the notebook from the wooden box and prepare meals according to your preferences.”

The last concern about nutrient solution also disappeared. If it weren’t for the electronic tracker on He Yue’s ankle, and the fact that he wasn’t allowed to leave this room, he wouldn’t feel imprisoned at all.

…If he wasn’t burdened with such a case, He Yue, who loved to stay at home, might have thought this life was not bad.

He shook his head, pushing away such strange thoughts.

“Thank you.” He Yue placed the blank notebook on the table.

All the working female insects who had brought the things arranged the new furniture, quickly cleaned up, and after getting the employer Arnis’s approval, they quickly left the scene.

The female insect lawyer stood awkwardly in the living room. Arnis was visiting He Yue as a lawyer’s assistant to discuss the case, and he, the real lawyer, couldn’t leave alone.

Last time in the bathroom, the female insect lawyer had covered his ears and had to listen to He Yue and Arnis’s conversation clearly, and since then it was difficult to look at this rich president and his client directly. His good professionalism required him to act as if nothing had happened, but the development of the facts made him extra concerned.

Did anyone consider him, this poor third wheel?

He Yue pointed to his bedroom.

“My bedroom is very soundproof.”

This was an experience He Yue had gained after forgetting to turn off the projector last time and sleeping through the night without hearing a sound.

“Thank you, Master!!” The female insect lawyer, having received He Yue’s special permission, fled the living room as if escaping.

Thus, in this large living room, no matter what sound was made, no one would hear it.

A thermal box was pushed in front of He Yue. Inside was an exquisite gift box, surrounded by ice packs. In the middle of the transparent plastic cover was a delicate cream cake, and the moment it was opened, a sweet and rich cream scent filled the air.

It was very carefully preserved and not damaged at all.

Animal cream melted quickly and couldn’t withstand slightly higher temperatures. It was well preserved under the ice packs, even at a cool temperature.

Arnis cut the cake and placed it on a paper plate, handing it to He Yue.

Just from the exquisite packaging, you could tell this cake was not cheap. When he ate it, the cream that melted on the tip of his tongue was sweet but not greasy, the cool temperature like ice cream, refreshing and not sticky. The desserts the system had brought him couldn’t compare to one-tenth of this cake, a complete difference between edible and delicious.

“What cake shop is this? It’s delicious, I’ll be a frequent customer in the future.” He Yue asked casually, scooping a spoonful of cream into his mouth.

Arnis smiled mysteriously, his eyes showing happiness. “It’s custom-made. If Master wants to eat it, just let me know.”

“If you don’t want to say, then don’t…”

He Yue’s slight displeasure completely disappeared after he put the next spoonful of cream in his mouth. He saw a small dark chocolate cat on the surface of the cake, secretly hiding under a cream flower.

“You brought your own stuff, you had the baker make your little black cat.”

He Yue scooped up the small black cat-shaped chocolate with his spoon and examined it carefully.

It was very small, covered with a thin layer of chocolate shavings, like a real fluffy little cat. Even though it was only the size of a finger, the details of the eyes and tail were very well done, looking like a lot of effort had been put into it.

He Yue handed the spoon to Arnis. “I don’t like chocolate, you can eat the black cat.” He had only met Arnis’s little black cat once and didn’t remember its name.

Therefore, his vague nickname hit the nail on the head.

Eat, his, little black cat.

He Yue didn’t take Arnis’s casual words to heart, and he naturally didn’t remember Arnis saying that he had met the black cat at a market, bought it for a lot of money, and that it was his black cat.

“Alright, give it to me.”

Arnis gently held He Yue’s wrist and, without any hesitation, bit the spoon He Yue handed him, eating the black cat-shaped chocolate.

The slightly bitter taste of the dark chocolate was something He Yue didn’t like, but for Arnis, the rich taste that gradually spread in his mouth was even more fragrant and delicious than the cream.

He Yue put the unfinished cake in the refrigerator and moved the paintings to find a suitable place.

“Did you forget to buy a high stool?”

The new easel was the same size as the one he used most often in his studio, a height He Yue had specially customized. He disliked standing and didn’t like sitting on a low chair with his legs curled up, so he always bought a high stool of a suitable height.

The meticulous Arnis had specially instructed someone to customize a brand new easel, but he had forgotten the matching high stool.

Or, he hadn’t forgotten by accident.

“I, I’ll go order one now.” Arnis was about to walk to the door to get his optical device from the box outside.

He Yue grabbed him. “No need to bother.”

He dragged the easel and placed it in front of the table that was at his hip height, setting it up.

Arnis instinctively thought He Yue was unhappy and cautiously followed behind him, apologizing in a low voice. “I’m sorry, this is my mistake, I’ll have someone order one right away, please don’t be angry, Master.”

“You’ve already helped me a lot. It’s just a small flaw, I’m not angry.”

In the conditioning game, being strict was based on the relationship between a master and a dog. He Yue was the strict master, always punishing the misbehaving little dog.

But He Yue didn’t treat Arnis as a dog. Or rather, Arnis, with a conquest value of 70%, had never mentioned this, and he hadn’t yet received his Master’s approval.

Their relationship was strange, but neither of them mentioned this strangeness.

He Yue sat on the table, his line of sight just parallel to the canvas.

The only drawback was that his feet were dangling a little, not touching the ground, and after a while, his feet would start to go numb.

“Do you really want to make up for this small mistake?” He Yue asked.

“Yes.”

He Yue pointed to his feet, his seductive voice lingering in the air. “I’m missing a low stool now, Mr. President can go buy one, or…”

His hand rested on Arnis’s shoulder, his wicked, playful smile turning into a tempting bait.

“You can be my low stool.”

Like a prey bewitched by a devil, Arnis nodded and replied, “I’ll be your low stool.” He knelt down, the hem of his well-fitting suit brushing against the ground as he leaned forward, his arms bent as he prostrated himself on the floor, his face almost touching the ground.

The high and mighty president stood above all insects with his wealth, admired by all for the numbers behind his net worth, and now he was willing to kneel down and be He Yue’s footstool. He was willing to do so, or, he had deliberately created this rare opportunity for himself, to satisfy what he thought was a deeply hidden love and submission.

He Yue, who wasn’t wearing shoes in the private room, bent his legs and stepped barefoot onto Arnis’s back. He pressed down on his back and said in an upbeat, seductive, yet sharp tone:

“A little lower, Mr. President.”

Arnis’s head was already completely on the floor, his cheek on the ground as he turned his head. He felt the force of He Yue stepping on his back, and the command in his ear added a deep humiliation to his status as president, yet it made him incredibly excited.

He knelt on the ground in a humiliating posture, content to be He Yue’s soft stool. The stretched bones hurt, but he didn’t make a sound.

He Yue ignored the trembling president and picked up the bright red, lemon yellow, and lake blue paints, carefully comparing the color parameters on the test report. He had to ensure that these colors were as pure as possible, to ensure that his first step wouldn’t be found fault with by Ailaisi.

He compared them to the printed Ailaisi color patent book and mixed the colors one by one.

The feet on his back would occasionally press down harder as he leaned forward to get closer to the canvas, and occasionally weaken as he leaned back to compare the similarity of the color blocks.

He clearly felt his footstool trembling even more.

“Don’t move, Mr. President, you’re disturbing my painting.”

He Yue repeated this title again and again, deeply imprinting the contrast between his status and his situation into Arnis’s mind.

“I’m… I’m sorry…”

It was very difficult for Arnis to maintain one position without moving. His knees would hurt from the sudden increase or decrease of He Yue’s weight on his back, and his cheek, pressed against the floor, would also rub from side to side.

This wasn’t just making up for a mistake. It wasn’t just his face on the ground, but his dignity, which was being dismantled bit by bit.

The pain made time drag on, and He Yue painted color block after color block on the canvas, which were indistinguishable to the naked eye. The president under his feet had soiled the clean floor with the sweat from his face and palms.

For Arnis, the physical exertion was not to be underestimated, and the prolonged torment of the unknown end was slowly dismantling his composure and calmness.

[Arnis, 73%.]

Just as He Yue heard the system’s report, Arnis, under his feet, couldn’t hold on any longer and fell to the side, directly hitting the leg of the easel. He quickly steadied the shaking easel, preventing it from being knocked over.

He had finished painting long ago, but he wanted to admire the trembling president under his feet a little longer, so he hadn’t said it was over.

President Arnis would always have a sudden jump in his conquest value when his composure as a superior was shattered.

He Yue, having caught on to this pattern, became thoughtful.

His dangling legs swung back and forth, leaving a faint afterimage on the floor.

His teasing voice was filled with amusement as he said, “President Arnis often sits in the office, is it because of a lack of exercise, or is your stamina not very good?”

Arnis lay half-sprawled on the floor, his shirt, buttoned to the top, was now soaked with sweat, a different color.

“Sorry… I will, pay more attention.”

In fact, He Yue’s mockery was just to embarrass the president. To endure such torture in this submissive posture for so long, an insect would have to be in excellent physical condition.

But Arnis knew he couldn’t argue with his Master, and he knew that the most important thing to do at this moment was to obey.

“Has Master finished painting… I can continue.”

“Thanks to you, I’ve just finished.”

He Yue jumped down from the table, his bare feet landing on the cold floor, and was stopped by Arnis, who was kneeling on the floor, holding his ankle.

“Master, the floor is dirty.”

The wooden floor, which had been cleaned to a shine by the working female insects who had come earlier, was now stained with the sweat from Arnis’s face.

He Yue had many kind options, such as letting Arnis get him slippers from the shoe cabinet, or letting him carry him to another place.

His cunning gaze, coupled with a wicked smile, fell on the stains on the floor and the expensive suit on the president.

“Then wipe it clean,” He Yue’s finger lifted Arnis’s chin, and he sat on the table, his legs crossed. “Does Mr. President want to use his tongue, or this precious custom-made suit?”

Arnis hadn’t expected this outcome.

His back was aching, and prostrating himself on the floor would be another physical ordeal. As for this expensive suit… a problem that could be solved with money was not a problem for him.

The sleeve of his suit was lifted, and Arnis knelt on the hard floor, wiping away the sweat stains bit by bit. The high-quality silk fabric was stained with sweat, the color deepening.

The more extravagant the clothes, the more precious they were. This suit was priceless, custom-made with Arnis’s tag, and now it was being used as a rag, wiping the dirty stains from the floor.

Was it just the suit and money being used to wipe the floor? The president of a listed company kneeling before He Yue to wipe the floor was in itself incredibly humiliating.

The thrill of taming was nothing more than this, the proud superior falling to his knees, doing something so humble.

The floor was clean and shiny again, the halo of the overhead light clearly reflected on its surface.

“It’s very clean now, Master.” Arnis, who had used his suit sleeve as a floor cloth, replied calmly, without any resentment.

Of course, he also didn’t reveal any other emotions.

“Get up, look at the colors I’ve mixed.”

Arnis nodded and braced himself against the table to get up. His legs had long since lost all feeling, and he had to rely on his arm strength to stand.

The canvas on the easel was a perfect replica of Ailinde’s color patent collection, every color block indistinguishable to the naked eye, even when placed side by side.

“Take it for testing, I’m confident.”

He Yue casually glanced at the messy table, looking for his slippers. He was very casual when he was alone in the room, often too lazy to wear shoes and running around. Thankfully, the room temperature was comfortable, and the floor was only a little cool.

“I can’t find my slippers, the new ones are in the shoe cabinet.”

“I’ll get them for Master.”

Arnis had just moved a little away from the table when He Yue grabbed his wrist. He turned his head and, as expected, saw the teasing look in He Yue’s eyes.

His beloved Master opened his arms to him.

“What I mean is, carry me.”

His emotions were being toyed with by He Yue, like a rollercoaster, one moment soaring to the clouds, the next plummeting to the depths. No one could guess his next move, and he couldn’t resist the completely unexpected command.

Arnis took a step back, one arm around He Yue’s waist, the other supporting his leg, so he was completely hanging on him.

This tight embrace was a sweet treat after a slap, even sweeter than just getting the treat directly. As for whether the slap hurt, or how much it hurt, he had completely forgotten.

The method of taming the heart was more unforgettable than the physical wounds He Yue inflicted on him.

Arnis gently placed him on the sofa and still went to get the slippers.

He habitually knelt before He Yue on one knee, so calm that he didn’t even care if this action was appropriate for his status. The only change was that his knees could no longer bear the weight, and this kneeling made him grit his teeth in pain.

But he didn’t cry out in pain.

In the end, whether it was a hug as a reward, or kneeling as a servant to put on He Yue’s shoes, or humiliatingly wiping the floor with an expensive suit, Arnis had done it all.

Arnis’s hand held He Yue’s ankle, inevitably touching the slightly warm electronic tracker. His fingers adjusted the crooked detector and put the slippers on He Yue’s feet.

His movements were gentle and meticulous, gentle and devout.

“Next time we meet, does Master want anything else?”

“How are Wien and Knasch lately?” He Yue asked casually.

Arnis’s gentle, loving gaze was covered with a thin layer of frost, his body swaying slightly.

“They, are very well.”

He Yue didn’t hear the gritted-teeth meaning, and sighed with some frustration. “Do these police officers really just treat me as a serious criminal? They don’t even let my bonded female insects visit me.”

Hearing the word “bonded,” Arnis clenched his fists.

“Master, don’t worry about them, they’ll be fine.”

“I’m not worried about them, are they worried about me?”

Arnis met He Yue’s questioning gaze, his heart clenching. He stared blankly at the floor and asked, “Even in this room with just the two of us, does Master still think about other insects?” He Yue smelled the sourness in the air. He didn’t dispel the anxiety, but added fuel to the fire. “I’m just asking about my family’s situation.” The number above Arnis’s head flickered.

He wore a standard smile, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “Whether they’re willing to visit you or not, only I have the ability and the right to see you.” The smile on his lips was a wanton possessiveness, trying to dispel his inner anxiety, a desire to possess his Master.

“Even if they are your family, only I can come to see you. They can’t get in, they’re incompetent.” A dangerous possessiveness pathologically occupied his heart, wanting to completely hide his beloved Master. His gaze was dim, his unfocused pupils looking sinister and terrifying in moments of distraction, his true, ruthless nature that he had hidden so well.

He Yue saw everything.

He was best at pushing others into the abyss, yet he would throw a rope when they were falling.

A life-saving rope.

A rotten rope.

He Yue leaned back on the sofa, his drawn-out tone exaggerated and unreal. “Alright, alright… Mr. President is the most amazing.” This rotten rope had saved Arnis from falling into the dark abyss, but it was just a rope that was visibly getting thinner and thinner, about to break.

What He Yue offered was just a fragile dream.

But it was precisely this kind of dream that could make Arnis so infatuated, suppressing his dark thoughts from turning into real actions.

He was about to go crazy.

“Next time, I’ll bring the test report. Does Master want anything else?” “I want to mix drinks.” He Yue said with a smile. “The test report will definitely give us a satisfactory answer. When I come here next time, we’ll celebrate the upcoming victory together.” His confidence was so bright, more dazzling than any insect Arnis had ever seen. It shattered his dark side and pieced it back together in a chaotic mess. Even if Arnis was determined, he couldn’t bear to shatter this pride.

He paused and said softly, “Alright, I’ll bring it.” “Thank you, see you next time, Mr. President.”

He Yue waved at him, watching him go to the soundproof bedroom to pick up the real tool, Mr. Lawyer, and leave the room.

[There’s something I want to remind the host.]

(Go ahead.)

[His mental power fluctuations are very strange, always at a very terrifyingly stable level, but then suddenly it will spike to a very high place, and before I can even remind you, it will immediately return to the normal range.] (What’s so surprising about that?)

He Yue didn’t take the system’s words to heart.

(He can’t always hide it perfectly, it’s normal for him to occasionally reveal 73% of his true feelings, right?)

[Arnis, 75%]

(…Hmm?)

Outside the door, the thick door closed, and Arnis personally locked it.

This was the only room where he could be alone with his beloved Master.

The lost sense of security could only be slightly compensated for by this door, by the electronic tracker on He Yue’s ankle, but it was shattered the moment He Yue mentioned his bonded female insects. Arnis gripped the locked doorknob tightly, wishing He Yue would be locked behind this door forever.

He had created so many luxurious environments, disguising this prison as a comfortable and pleasant private room. He had seen He Yue’s comfortable and happy life through the secret surveillance, yet he still heard He Yue’s words about not giving up on leaving.

This room was very private, but it could never hold a free bird.

“President, the forged report is ready, we just need to scan and splice this painting onto it.” The female insect lawyer said.

But… He Yue hadn’t done anything wrong, he was so looking forward to a real victory, a beautiful comeback.

Arnis didn’t reply to the female insect lawyer.

He had personally promised He Yue that he would take care of everything, and he had also personally torn up the selfish plan to have He Yue run away with him.

The image of He Yue crying flashed in his mind, the rare sight of him crying from being wronged. As long as those eyes were truly crying from being wronged and not for some other reason, his heart would ache.

“Send the Master’s paintings to the inspection agency.”

The female insect lawyer’s eyes widened in surprise. “What? Didn’t you say…” “Get it done as soon as possible, I can’t do anything to hurt him.”

The stinging pain in his knees could still be felt as he walked, the stains on his sleeves clearly visible.

The feeling of guilt overshadowed his dark possessiveness, and Arnis thought that he should always stand by He Yue’s side, be captured by him, be tamed by him, be trampled by him.

Arnis heard a clear mechanical sound, the same as before.

[Arnis, 76%.]

From 60% to 76%, so fast.

So Master likes me too?
What would 100% be like?
Arnis thought, holding He Yue’s painting, and left the entrance.

The test results were as He Yue expected, most of the paints reached an astonishing 99.5% match, with only a few color blocks showing 98.9%.

The insect race’s law stipulated that less than 3% could be considered a testing error, and a normal insect’s naked eye could only see a subtle difference of at least 5%.

On the dining table in the room, three glasses filled with cocktails clinked together. The female insect lawyer rarely had the opportunity to eat at the table, and he drank the cocktail He Yue had specially mixed for him with trepidation.

After a few drinks, He Yue was a little drunk and leaned against Arnis’s shoulder.

“Mr. President, we will definitely win the case, right?”

His cheeks were flushed from the alcohol, and only at this moment would he let down his heavy guard, leaning against Arnis without any aggression.

No one would refuse any of his requests.

Arnis, who had been brewing dangerous thoughts just a second ago, now had a pure and sincere mind, without any improper thoughts.

“We will win the case.”

“Mmm…” He Yue smiled and took a sip of wine.

The heavy weight on his shoulder made Arnis dazed, and he repeated:

“We will definitely win the case.”

At the trial.

The live broadcast camera was aimed at the solemn and sacred court. Whether it was He Yue, or the “victims” Ailaisi and Yilinde, they were all convinced that they were the winning side, so they agreed to broadcast this trial to the entire insect race.

He Yue stood in the wooden enclosure in the middle, wearing a special white prison uniform.

The special white clothes of the insect race hung loosely on him, his long hair scattered behind him, covering the red characters that should have been there. Wearing a white shirt, he had a kind of ethereal, broken beauty.

There were no comments on the official live broadcast of the trial, but the comments section on the optical network had already exploded.

Some insects couldn’t help but be swayed by his appearance, saying things like “I think he’s a good insect.”

The layout of the court arranged He Yue’s lawyer, the prosecutor, and the victim on two sides, with the judge sitting at the highest point in the front, making He Yue the center of attention.

This imposing atmosphere should have made a real criminal feel oppressed and fearful, so much so that they would tremble and be unable to speak clearly, only able to have their lawyer defend them.

But He Yue stood in the middle, the focus of everyone’s attention, yet he smiled faintly, his sharp eyes as cold as ice as he swept them over Yilinde and Ailaisi, as sharp as a blade, piercing their arrogance.

He was not a criminal, he was just forced to stand here, oppressed by a powerful female insect, but he had done nothing wrong.

Below the stage, Wien and Knasch sat in the front row, their hearts aching as they watched He Yue, dressed in a prison uniform, standing alone in the middle. They hadn’t seen He Yue for a long time, and the next time they met was in this scene.

Arnis sat beside the female insect lawyer, his nerves tense. Even when attending a heated shareholders’ meeting, he had never been so nervous.

Their preparations were thorough, with all kinds of materials and reasons, various cases and laws, all listed in the manuscript. Besides his work at Yiai Group, Arnis had to discuss with the female insect lawyer every night until dawn, trying to prepare for everything.

At the trial, both sides argued for a long time, and in the end, the test report submitted by the female insect lawyer was rejected by Ailaisi, who firmly believed that the test report was forged.

“Then he also plagiarized my color creativity! I extracted the exact same color from his paintings as my patented color, he used my color, this is a fact!”

All evidence from both sides had to be submitted in advance, and Ailaisi had prepared a long manuscript to deal with this evidence.

“Is it such a proud thing to be able to replicate my color? You plagiarized my color creativity and also showed that you have the ability to replicate it. Doesn’t this prove that you are fully capable of infringing on my color patent?”

The female insect lawyer had sufficient experience, and even in the face of an unexpected argument, he didn’t show any difficulty.

He replied, “That color test report was to prove that any color is just a secondary color mixed from the three primary colors plus black and white. Master doesn’t need to use your color to mix his own.”

“I have the patent for these colors. No matter how he mixes them, the colors that appear in the paintings are copyrighted by me. He plagiarized my creativity, and used it for profit without my consent, reaching tens of millions, he should be convicted!”

Ailinde insisted that as long as he used it, it was an infringement, and he described the difficulty of creating colors with great emotion, even wiping away fake tears.

“Every color carries my inspiration and energy, and I have carefully created and named each one. Each of them has a story from me as a creator, how can it be used by any insect at will…”

The scene was at a stalemate.

Arnis and the female insect lawyer frantically searched for materials, trying to find a loophole in Ailaisi’s words.

A cheerful laugh broke the touching speech.

He Yue rested his chin on one hand, leaning against the edge of the wooden railing, his laughter coming from the microphone in front of him, amplified throughout the courtroom.

“You! You have a bad attitude!! You should be punished more severely!” Yilinde said from the side, scolding him.

He Yue adjusted the microphone and said in a relaxed tone, “Sorry, I couldn’t help it, you can continue.”

“What face do you have to laugh here!!” Yilinde supported the crying Ailaisi and said angrily, “The evidence is conclusive, what do you have to say!”

He Yue chuckled. “I just think it’s ridiculous that you can make a monopoly on colors and earn huge profits, suppressing the development of art, and say it so righteously. When you said those words, you were crying so emotionally, did you fool yourself?”

“You…” Ailaisi frowned, his gaze avoiding the live broadcast camera.

He Yue nodded. “You’re right, copyright protects creativity, protects inspiration, protects the efforts of every creator, but it won’t protect an insect who just mixes a few colors and claims copyright.”

“I’ve seen your patent book, you wrote grass green, sky blue… these colors that already exist in this world have become your copyright, owned by you.”

“But this world is originally colorful, not because you created colors. Grass is originally green, the sky is originally blue, and any insect can replicate the colors they see in their eyes with their own ideas on paper.”

This was a thought that didn’t belong to the insect race.

It was like a key that had traveled through time and space, across different worlds, trying to open the shackles that had locked the artistic journey of the insect race for many years.

This shackle was now loosened by He Yue.

The entire court was silent, and even the judge sitting above was a bit dazed.

Yilinde and Ailaisi’s expressions were ugly. He Yue’s words had exceeded what they had prepared, and the situation was developing in a completely different direction.

He Yue looked at Ailaisi, who couldn’t even make a fake cry, and continued, “Any insect who mixes a color with the three primary colors and black and white can apply for a copyright and own the colors in this world.”

“Copyright protects creativity, but your color copyright has no creativity, no inspiration, it’s just mixing paints with a brush. Anyone can accidentally overlap with your colors, but no one would deign to use your garbage color mixing.”

“You think too highly of yourself, who would be interested in your color mixing, and who would plagiarize your color mixing?”

The real culprit, Yilinde, was completely enraged and shouted, “You’re talking nonsense! Your paintings used my colors, the similarity is 99%.”

He Yue leaned against the wooden railing, his smile deepening, making Yilinde’s hair stand on end.

He would also use his own trap to drag the two Yiai insects into the abyss he had created.

“Really? But that painting was painted by me with the three primary colors and black and white, according to my inspiration, casually. If it’s a coincidence, then it’s a coincidence. Who said you can’t use the three primary colors when painting?”

Yilinde couldn’t sit still anymore. He had done everything to get He Yue locked up, even using his beloved female insect to plot against him.

He couldn’t allow his conspiracy to fail, absolutely not!

“Impossible, how could you paint with the three primary colors! You must have used the paints mixed by Ailinde.” Yilinde said clearly.

The deeper trap had caught its prey.

He Yue said, “I think, if I can replicate my painting with the three primary colors and black and white, and the color similarity is within 3%, it can prove that my words are true, right?”

Yilinde felt something was wrong, but there was no way back. The carefully laid trap was now tightly gripping Yilinde’s foot, just as it had tightly gripped He Yue’s leg before.

He could only go along with He Yue. “You can only use the three primary colors and black and white to replicate, you can’t reference Ailaisi’s patent book.”

“Alright, please prepare the props for me, I’ll paint here.”