MORIC - Chapter 145
Chapter 145: Who Was That Again in the 2.0 World
Chi Yueshan had a dream.
In her dream, she had successfully enrolled in Guyun Academy and smoothly reconnected with Wen Xinghuo. The tall Alpha was as nice to her as she had imagined. They came from the same place and often ate together during their time at Guyun Academy.
Having been in this world for so many years, Wen Xinghuo naturally knew where to find part-time jobs and earn a handsome income.
Chi Yueshan, just like her, was too busy for romantic dalliances. Both of them worked everywhere like madwomen.
Wen Xinghuo had a childhood friend she grew up with, Xi Zhoumeng.
The Xi Zhoumeng in the dream was much colder than the one she knew. She was still the campus goddess, but she was not the least bit amiable.
Her arrogance seemed perfectly reasonable on her, and her relationship with Wen Xinghuo was surprisingly good. There were many romantic rumors about them, but the two never bothered to clarify.
Xi Zhoumeng and Wen Xinghuo would eat together at set times, and occasionally, she would help Wen Xinghuo solve some problems.
Chi Yueshan had once forgotten their scheduled time and excitedly went to find Wen Xinghuo while she was eating with Xi Zhoumeng.
One time, she was holding a plush mechanical puppy she had made, and without even looking at Xi Zhoumeng, her gaze fell on Wen Xinghuo.
"Xinghuo, what do you think? It's the second-generation version. I specially collected this fur, hey. Quick, feel it. Isn't it much cuter than the previous version that would go biubiubiu and fart?"
Chi Yueshan felt that her dream self was a bit of an idiot.
Couldn't she see the impatient look on Xi Zhoumeng's face as she propped up her chin?
This Xi Zhoumeng seemed so impersonal. Even when she smiled, it was clearly a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
Her entire being seemed to be surrounded by a unique barrier. Even in the middle of a crowd, she exuded a sense of isolated loneliness.
Wen Xinghuo glanced at Xi Zhoumeng, smiled apologetically, and then went outside to talk with Chi Yueshan, who was holding the plush mechanical dog.
Chi Yueshan subconsciously looked back. The academy's dining hall had a magnificent golden dome, with radial gold foil that resembled the sun's rays, shimmering down when the light hit it.
It was clearly a warm scene, yet when the light fell on Xi Zhoumeng, it was as if she didn't belong to this world at all.
She was like a detached soul, hiding coldly here. Joys and sorrows were never shared with her; she was merely—
Here to watch the show.
Just then, Xi Zhoumeng looked up. Her lips were still stained with the blood from her steak. Meeting Chi Yueshan's earnest gaze, she seemed a little puzzled, then she put on a harmless and artificial smile.
Chi Yueshan thought: She's not as good as my Xi Zhoumeng.
And yet, at this moment, she seemed to empathize with her dream self's heartache.
Why is she like this?
She looks so lonely.
The dining hall was so crowded, and places with many students were inevitably noisy. Wen Xinghuo was a block of wood who didn't like to talk. Even if she wasn't cold on the inside, it was hard for her to show enthusiasm.
Even when praising Chi Yueshan's mechanical puppy mark two, she was at a loss for words.
After hemming and hawing for a long time, she finally squeezed out, "It's quite cute."
Chi Yueshan thought: What if it were Xi Zhoumeng? What would she say if she saw it?
She'd definitely say something like, "This thing is so uniquely ugly."
Aiya, how can someone be so vivid even when they speak?
Compared to her, Senior Wen is just too boring.
The dream-Chi Yueshan parted ways with Wen Xinghuo. Her life at Guyun Academy was far from exciting, and was even filled with bullying.
She had no friends in her year either.
Chi Yueshan tried to look up Xuan Ping's name and eventually found a third-year Xuan Ping in the campus forum search.
At this time, she had already entered the research institute and was a researcher specializing in space folding.
In the photo, Xuan Ping was wearing the Guyun Academy uniform; the third-year epaulets were completely different from the first-year ones.
The photos were updated every academic year, and she didn't know if Xuan Ping had been in a bad state when this picture was taken. She looked somewhat haggard, her eyes staring at the camera. Although her face was no different from the one in Chi Yueshan's memory, it gave Chi Yueshan the illusion that she was very sad.
How could this be?
She then searched for Mu Lai's name. Mu Lai was still the same Mu Lai, a third-year senior.
Why doesn't Xuan Ping's age match the Xuan Ping I know?
The same academy, the same furnishings, even Chi Yueshan's light-brain was the same.
But as she searched for people one by one, she found that Xi Shuang was still Xi Shuang, but she couldn't find anyone named Ling Xun.
Sheng Yangkui hadn't taken any drama electives either. The royals of this year were all studying in their own divisions, with no joint classes at all.
The first two princesses were the same as ever, dating and falling in love one after another. The only entry for Sheng Yangkui was a saved snapshot of a deleted post.
It was an old thread.
>>> Damn, I just found out the royal family has it rough too. The Third Princess actually got slapped by the Second Princess by the fountain!
Even though the thread was locked, Chi Yueshan had ways to get into the backend and read the previous discussion.
The original poster had a strong sense of justice, but having witnessed the whole thing, she didn't dare to act rashly as an ordinary person, so she just came online to vent.
-OP: Do you know why she was hit? It's because the Third Princess took an extra glance at the Second Princess's new Alpha boyfriend today.
-OP: Help, the second one is just too vicious. The third one is so small, she almost got sent flying. The scariest part is that the ladies-in-waiting didn't even intervene.
-OP: I was just here to find something, I didn't expect to see this. In the end, the Eldest Princess came over and didn't even say a word for her little sister. She even told the Second Princess not to hit her in the face next time...
-4F: For real... what's wrong with taking a look? But the second one's new Alpha boyfriend is just so-so, isn't he just some rich second-generation kid?
-5F: Isn't the Second Princess's knight the Knight-Captain? They're really playing their own games.
-6F: If the Second Princess becomes queen, will the third one be bullied even more miserably, like in a TV drama?
-7F: Aren't they triplets? Why are biological sisters like this?
-8F: I heard it's because the Third Princess was born frail, so the Queen doted on her more when she was little and bought her lots of nice things, right? Then the eldest and second ones threw a fit, and in the end, everything was divided equally... Now it seems like the eldest and second get to choose everything first.
-9F: I'm going crazy. What's there to be so petty about? It's not like princesses are short on money.
-10F: Quietly adding some gossip, I ran into the second one's knight at a party before. I overheard him talking to his parents. He said the Second Princess doesn't want to be queen, but she still threatened that if she became queen, she'd banish the third one to a barren planet...
-11F: What kind of deep-seated hatred is that? Is it that serious? They're biological sisters!!!
-12F: Don't take kinship too seriously. The more the third one doesn't fight back, the more she'll be bullied... Isn't it always the squeaky wheel that gets the grease?
-OP: You'll never guess who showed up in the end.
-OP: It was Wen Xinghuo!! She and Xi Zhoumeng were just passing by, and she saw the injustice and rushed in. Super cool, I'm telling you.
-15F: Aren't she and Xi Zhoumeng a couple?
...
It felt like a familiar development again.
Chi Yueshan felt that the overlap between this dream and her own experiences wasn't high, but it wasn't exactly low either.
Without the system she mentioned, would Xi Zhoumeng still care about other people's lives?
And what about me?
Does she have absolutely no feelings for me?
On what grounds!!
Not to mention, when Chi Yueshan searched for keywords related to Xi Shuang, she found a speech Xi Shuang had given at the Alpha freshman orientation.
She mentioned a cousin.
But why wasn't Ling Xun at Guyun Academy? Could it be that she didn't want to go to the battlefield anymore??
That can't be right.
The dream was very long, but it was still intermittent.
Chi Yueshan was actually very tired. An Omega's body after being fully marked by an Alpha was hardly presentable.
Even though Xi Zhoumeng had been fully prepared this time, Chi Yueshan was still in pain.
The pain was so intense that it carried a strange sensation even into her dream.
In the dream's practical training, Ling Xun and Sheng Yangkui were replaced by another Alpha and Omega. But the training hadn't been moved up; instead, it took place after Sheng Yangkui had succeeded to the throne.
Xi Zhoumeng hadn't bonded with a mecha either, and Wen Xinghuo's War God Mecha was still under maintenance, so she brought a rented one.
However, the practical training in the dream wasn't on Planet B-878, but in a dwarf galaxy very close to the M-system.
There was no abnormal weather; the planet was clear and bright, and the mission was very simple.
Although the dream-Chi Yueshan and Xi Zhoumeng were still seen as love rivals in others' eyes, it didn't count for much, and they were able to cooperate quite normally.
It was just that this Xi Zhoumeng was so cold that Chi Yueshan found it a bit unsettling.
Her every move was beautiful, her mannerisms had that familiar fastidiousness, and she would still shriek at the sight of a bug on a flower stem.
Chi Yueshan always felt that the atmosphere between her dream self and Xi Zhoumeng was a bit strange.
But this was a dream, not a movie; she couldn't fast-forward it.
She could only endure this strangeness and continue to pick the seeds of the thread-zero grass, but unexpectedly, her hand bumped into Xi Zhoumeng's outstretched hand.
No matter which young lady it was, they were all dressed to the nines. Even for practical training, they were fully equipped, from sun protection to dust proofing. Their gloves were hand-stitched with silk thread worth a thousand gold pieces per inch.
When her hand bumped into Chi Yueshan's like that, Chi Yueshan glanced at her, then looked away.
But then Xi Zhoumeng scoffed, "What are you pretending for? Why did you secretly kiss me?"
Chi Yueshan let out a sound of surprise.
She looked completely bewildered, which in the dream-Xi Zhoumeng's eyes, made her look like someone trying to deny a debt.
Xi Zhoumeng took a step closer to her. The flowers on the planet bloomed in a chaotic riot of color. A clear sky, a sea of flowers, but just too many bugs. The young lady wore a black veil, and Chi Yueshan could only see her pair of arrogant yet cold eyes.
And the alluring red lips beneath the veil.
Of course, Chi Yueshan knew what it tasted like to kiss them.
Xi Zhoumeng was the most fragrant and mellow wine in the world—chilling and spicy, with an endless aftertaste that was also addictive.
But my dream self and her were clearly not close, and there didn't seem to be any rumors about a one-hundred-percent compatibility rate.
Was there any other point of intersection between them?
Seeing Chi Yueshan remain silent, Xi Zhoumeng reached out and pinched her chin, forcing the Omega junior before her to look up.
The sunlight was gentle, and a light breeze was blowing.
Xi Zhoumeng's silk gloves were very smooth and didn't cause Chi Yueshan's skin any discomfort.
And yet, goosebumps rose all over her body.
This Xi Zhoumeng looked so dangerous.
But she was still captivating.
Could it be that my dream self had also inevitably fallen in love with her?
"I know I'm very good-looking. Next time you want to kiss me, you don't have to be so sneaky."
Xi Zhoumeng really liked Chi Yueshan's eyes. The villainess wasn't as malicious as she had imagined.
She was even a bit like the scorching sun overhead, making one's sea of emotions boil.
Especially every time Chi Yueshan came looking for Wen Xinghuo and ran into her, she would either steal a few more glances or avoid her like the plague.
When Xi Zhoumeng had nothing to do, she liked to lie in the flowerbeds. Passersby would admire the sleeping face of the beauty among the flowers.
Chi Yueshan would also pass by the edge of the flowerbeds. At first, Xi Zhoumeng didn't react much; after all, plenty of people looked at her.
She was well aware of her own beauty. Although this face couldn't compare to her previous one, it still had the power to make people's heads spin.
But Chi Yueshan's gaze was different from others'.
Her gaze was too pure, devoid of any desire and unrelated to infatuation. Instead, it seemed to be contemplating how to make this beauty last.
Chi Yueshan cursed inwardly.
How could this version of me do such a thing!
I only dared to kiss Xi Zhoumeng after we had slept together.
No matter how you look at it, we're not close now, are we?
And she dares to kiss her just like that?
On what grounds!
Completely overcome by lust! A hungry ghost of lechery! How shameful!
But this Xi Zhoumeng in front of her was a bit too smug.
Chi Yueshan snorted and said brazenly, completely without basis, "Well, if you knew I was kissing you and still pretended to be asleep, you must have been enjoying it too."
Xi Zhoumeng was almost amused to the point of laughter by her tone.
She let out a "Hey," but before she could say another word, the sky suddenly darkened.
Rain poured down as if it were being splashed, accompanied by a hair-raising rustling sound and strange creatures that darted out from nowhere.
The sound of flapping wings, hissing, the sound of some unknown liquid dripping down...
All of Xi Zhoumeng's words were choked back. Chi Yueshan cursed, "The Zerg?"
Can't a person get any peace, in dreams or out?
But she hadn't forgotten that the person beside her was the one who underwent Secondary Differentiation when the Zerg Tide came. Even in the dream, she still had a feeling of being unable to keep her legs together.
Chi Yueshan turned her head tremblingly. The suffocatingly tense atmosphere swept out the pheromones her very soul had grown accustomed to.
The person beside her suddenly bent over and pushed Chi Yueshan. "Quick, run."
Instead, Chi Yueshan grabbed her hand and went to hug Xi Zhoumeng's waist.
The same slender waist, the same scent, the same warmth.
No matter how cold and lonely a person was, their heart still beat.
Their lips and tongue were also warm.
Xi Zhoumeng couldn't bear it any longer. "I don't do it in the wild. Be careful or I'll..."
Chi Yueshan hummed in agreement, feeling a little greedy in her heart.
What on earth is a one-hundred-percent compatibility rate? she thought. It seems like no matter where, what place, or what time, I'll always be seduced by this person.
"If you can, then take me away."
The wind scattered the sea of flowers, sweeping up countless petals.
The Omega before her spoke crudely, without fear: "You're not capable of doing me to death anyway."
Xi Zhoumeng let out a laugh, but the pain of Secondary Differentiation made it impossible for her to laugh anymore. Cold sweat even broke out on her temples.
She reached out to wrap an arm around Chi Yueshan's waist, forcing the other to look up.
Xi Zhoumeng lowered her eyes, her tone carrying a faint, almost imperceptible bewitchment. "You've wanted to sleep with me for a long time, haven't you? No wonder you're always looking at me."
That red mole of hers was always inherently bewitching. The goddess was basically a demoness.
"You were the one who provoked me first, so don't even think about escaping."
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