MORIC - Chapter 202
Chapter 202: Master of Flirting
Being Xi Zhoumeng's secretary was already an absurd affair, but Ling Xun never expected something even more absurd: she would have to escort Chi Yueshan back to the Capital Star.
Two hours before landing on the capital planet of M-Galaxy, Ling Xun received a message from Xi Zhoumeng.
She went from her rest cabin to the Commander-in-Chief's office. Along the way, she ran into teammates who winked at her and sarcastically congratulated her on her promotion to the Commander-in-Chief's secretary.
Ling Xun sighed.
The Expeditionary Force Commander's office on the warship was as large as a regular conference room. The star chart was lit, and as soon as Ling Xun rang the doorbell, an AI robot came to open the door.
Xi Zhoumeng stood before the star chart with her back to her.
She had probably just taken a shower; the ends of her waist-length golden hair were still damp. The entire space was filled with the crisp scent of cold flowers, as if to soothe someone's impatience.
Ling Xun thought: Much better than before. Five days would have probably driven everyone mad with anxiety.
Xi Zhoumeng: "How did you become my secretary after I woke up?"
She was wearing a long dress and made no effort to hide the scattered bite marks on her collarbones, exposed by the square neckline. While gesturing for Ling Xun to sit, she leisurely ground some tea.
Ling Xun: "I don't know either."
She was a bit helpless and asked directly, "Senior Xi, you want me to escort Yueshan back to the Capital Star?"
After speaking, Ling Xun subconsciously glanced further inside, but Xi Zhoumeng had drawn the curtains, making it impossible to see if anyone was there.
Xi Zhoumeng: "The new secretary has to do something, right?"
She ate a piece of dessert, her finger tapping on the screen projected by her light-brain as she reviewed the latest reports.
"Quite a few people need to be sent back for treatment. After all, the warship's medical team can only provide temporary care. If some of them aren't treated properly, they could be disabled for life."
Ling Xun didn't dare look at her. After all, Xi Zhoumeng had more than just bite marks on her collarbones. There were also scratch marks on her wrists, arms, and even her neck.
Anyone could guess with their toes just how intense it had been.
Is this what a high-spiritual power Alpha is like? Even with such severe spiritual power depletion, she can still...
Ling Xun took a sip of cold-brewed tea and asked, "It's because I'm your secretary that I should be following you."
Xi Zhoumeng: "It's not like I'm not letting you come back."
With a raise of her hand, a distant screen turned on, displaying the view outside the ship and the images sent back by the probes that had gone ahead.
There was also a route map, making it seem as if they were currently in the midst of the vast cosmos.
Ling Xun: "But..."
Xi Zhoumeng: "I tricked Yueshan into coming here in the first place. She also wanted to see how I handle the enhanced Moon-Swallower in actual combat."
The golden-haired Alpha's tone carried a relaxation reserved for familiar company. Although she wasn't showing off, Ling Xun couldn't help but feel like she was being subjected to a public display of affection.
Xi Zhoumeng: "She's probably reassured now."
She looked particularly relaxed now, and she let out a laugh. "After waking up just now, she went to find the mecha technicians again."
Ling Xun: "But didn't Yueshan really want to go to M-Galaxy before? Shouldn't we consider this after we land..."
Xi Zhoumeng shook her head. "M-Galaxy is very dangerous right now."
The detection instruments hadn't picked up any signs of human life at all. If the people on M-Galaxy's capital planet had completed their transfer at the very moment the Zerg Tide arrived, it would be practically impossible.
Ling Xun was silent for a moment. "That will be very dangerous, Senior Xi."
Just maintaining their own galaxy's Capital Star was already exhausting. Shen Yu's white hair had left a deep impression on Ling Xun.
If the neighboring galaxy was completely wiped out, if the Zerg had Zergified humans, then what the Expeditionary Force would have to face was simply...
Xi Zhoumeng leaned back on the sofa. The tea she had just ground was being brewed by the AI robot, and its fragrance filled the air. While picking out a ring to wear from the tray held by the robot, she said, "Some things have to be resolved eventually."
"Zergification is a very dangerous thing."
Xi Zhoumeng's head wasn't as dizzy now, but the consciousness chip she had split off hadn't been removed yet, so she still felt a bit uncomfortable. Besides, she wasn't a Zerg; she couldn't read information from such a long distance.
Her tone was nonchalant, and she didn't look at Ling Xun. She slipped an emerald ring onto her ring finger and said, "Didn't you also have to kill a teammate who was about to be Zergified?"
This matter had never been brought out into the open.
But ever since Xi Mingguang was injured, the Expeditionary Force had discovered the fact that Zerg could Zergify humans.
However, the numbers were small, and they were discovered in time, so they were all swiftly eliminated.
No such cases had occurred on the Capital Star yet.
Ling Xun hummed in acknowledgment.
Xi Zhoumeng: "I'm counting on you."
She seemed particularly calm now, so calm that Ling Xun felt as if she had almost become a different person.
Ling Xun looked at Xi Zhoumeng seriously.
Xi Zhoumeng didn't look up, seemingly troubled over which bracelet to wear. "Don't look at me like that. If I turned into a Zerg, I'd kill myself immediately."
"Even the one that isn't ugly is still too hideous to look at."
Xi Zhoumeng sighed. "But that thing seems to be able to speak human language."
Ling Xun let out a sound of surprise.
Xi Zhoumeng: "You weren't there at the time, and I'm not sure if I misheard. I just asked Chi Yueshan, but she was also dazed back then and didn't understand."
Xi Zhoumeng: "It's in M-Galaxy right now."
Ling Xun: "How do you know?"
Xi Zhoumeng: "The moment I got close, I threw a string of things that embedded into its flesh."
She had brought many accessories made from Magnetic Star Meteorites. Ever since gaining control over this stone, Xi Zhoumeng even felt it was an excellent positioning tool.
Ling Xun had given up trying to think. She took a deep breath. "But it's very strong."
Xi Zhoumeng nodded. "But there's no other way. Only when she's dead, completely dead, can we live the life we want."
She gave a meaningful smile. "At the very least, you'd agree with Marshal Shen's proposal, right?"
Ling Xun: "What?"
Xi Zhoumeng's lips were rosy, and their slight swelling added a different kind of charm. At this moment, she was like a blooming golden rose, with a hint of playful instigation. "The AA marriage ordinance."
Ling Xun pressed her lips together and nodded. "Not just AA, I'd agree to OO as well."
"I support all relationships based on mutual affection, regardless of secondary gender, class, wealth, and so on."
Xi Zhoumeng smiled meaningfully, then sighed. "Then you should get ready to leave. Go hurry Chi Yueshan up. Every time she goes to the mecha technician team, she gets so happy she forgets to come back."
Ling Xun hummed in acknowledgment.
Because of the accident on Planet Liduo Wente'er, many Alphas' mechas needed inspection and repair, so the mecha technicians were incredibly busy.
However, most people had their own dedicated mecha technicians, so the efficiency was always high.
When Ling Xun found Chi Yueshan, she was standing in front of a workbench, talking to an older Alpha.
The Omega who used to dislike wearing dresses was now in a wide skirt that almost reached her shoes. As she spoke, she pulled a huge pair of electronic pliers from a side seam of the seemingly pocketless skirt.
Ling Xun: ...
The temperature on the warship was kept at a constant room temperature. Chi Yueshan's long hair was tied in a bun on top of her head. It was probably tied casually, looking a bit frizzy at first glance.
As Ling Xun approached, she heard Chi Yueshan say, "That could work too. This component is low-cost, and its conductivity is the best. Of course, it relies on..."
The Alpha talking to her was the captain of the Expeditionary Force's Mecha Technician Team, Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan was slightly younger than Xi Mingguang and was previously in charge of optimizing the mechas for Xi Mingguang and her second-in-command.
When Chi Yueshan returned from the ZR-Galaxy, she had spent some time on the warship and had become familiar with everyone in the mecha technician team. Now, she spoke with eloquence, and the other person looked at her with the same affectionate gaze one would give a daughter.
Ling Xun: "Yueshan, Senior Xi sent me to find you."
Chi Yueshan said, "Oh. Wait a moment, I'm not done here yet."
She then pulled a hairpin from her hair, fiddled with it, and actually twisted it into a small model.
Ling Xun: ...
It's like she's performing a magic trick.
"I've been thinking for a long time, and I feel it's better to use magnetic star. Teacher Jiang, do you know about the planet for my practical training?"
Chi Yueshan was truly engrossed. In the past, she might have felt embarrassed for leaving Ling Xun hanging. Now, she was completely focused, even standing on her tiptoes to reach for a component on a shelf.
Ling Xun decided to go to the side and check on her own mecha.
The mecha technician section was always busy; by comparison, the medical team might even be a bit more idle.
Many people whose mechas were damaged were also severely injured. The mechas needed to be salvaged and rebuilt, or have parts replaced in large quantities.
If the severely injured could be treated by the medical team and downgraded to minor injuries, then the mecha technicians here would have to rush their work. That's why this place was lit up all year round, the air filled with the smell of metal and engine oil.
Even though Chi Yueshan looked lively and energetic right now, she was actually a little uncomfortable.
After all, that Xi Zhoumeng was bold and unrestrained. Even though they both had things to do and had taken suppressants after becoming a bit more clear-headed, there was still a lingering sense of wanting more.
After all, we're adults now, how can we be so indulgent, sob sob sob.
That Xi Zhoumeng clearly knew we couldn't continue, yet she still seduced me with her tail.
Damn it, it seems her beast transformation only happens like this when her consciousness is impaired. Did it touch her soul?
Will there be a next time?
I can't possibly raise a Zerg specifically so that...
Ah, no, no, that would be too perverted.
I can't give Xi Zhoumeng any ideas, or she'll go crazy again.
She was still diligently explaining her concept, and the Alpha mecha technician standing before her had a kind look in her eyes.
Zhao Yuan answered Chi Yueshan seriously, "That kind of magnetic star isn't easy to find. If it's from that training base, it's basically a component from three hundred years ago."
"We did have backup communication devices for situations where communications completely failed, but we didn't expect them to fail this time as well."
Chi Yueshan fumbled around for a bit before opening her parts box and finding a few pieces of magnetic star she had collected earlier.
A lot had happened on the training planet, but while Xi Zhoumeng and Wen Xinghuo were splitting up to find the mechanism, Chi Yueshan had taken the opportunity to have Xi Zhoumeng use her mecha to dig out a small piece.
Moon-Swallower's perfect guillotine blade was reduced to a tool for cutting magnetic star. Xi Zhoumeng had rolled her eyes several times over this, but Chi Yueshan had managed to get the chance by relying on her own meager beauty.
She was naturally skilled with her hands. She had just made one, and now she made another right in front of Captain Jiang.
Then she tested it herself.
Ling Xun watched Chi Yueshan run up and down. As an Omega, she was quite conspicuous in a crowd of Alphas and a few Betas.
But the mecha technicians here seemed used to it. The technician optimizing Ling Xun's mecha couldn't help but smile when looking at Chi Yueshan. "She used to come squat here and watch every day, even when she was pregnant with the baby."
Ling Xun grunted. At that time, she was at the front lines with Xi Shuang and Wen Xinghuo and hadn't paid much attention to the rear departments, assuming Chi Yueshan was just recuperating.
She never thought someone could really love mechas as much as their own life, refusing to stop even with a big belly.
"Xiao Chi is amazing. She's never had any formal training, she's simply a genius."
Ling Xun nodded, then thought of the mechanical puppy she had seen on Xi Zhoumeng's desk earlier.
It was more exquisite than the ones she had seen as a child, practically lifelike.
Beside it was a small plaque placed by Xi Zhoumeng, perhaps a comment, which read: "The fur isn't nice to touch."
Chi Yueshan's handwriting was on the next line, with an insulting emoji: "Your fur isn't any better to touch."
Ling Xun sighed and thought: I really don't want to see this. How can someone be in the honeymoon phase every single day?
The love-struck Chi Yueshan finally finished her discussion. She trotted over to Ling Xun cheerfully and asked, "Did Xi Zhoumeng send you to find me?"
Ling Xun: "She wants me to escort you back."
Chi Yueshan nodded. "Then let's go."
She didn't disagree, which made Ling Xun a bit curious. "I thought you would refuse."
Chi Yueshan walked out of the mecha room with her. "Refusing would be useless. She's a very stubborn person."
"Besides, I do have things to do back home."
"The reason I wanted to come was just to see what it would really be like for her to pilot the Moon-Swallower that I've enhanced to its absolute limit with my current abilities."
Chi Yueshan's tone was light. "She has her things to do, and I have mine."
Chi Yueshan: "Besides, here, everyone just sees me as her Omega, hmph."
Her tone held a hint of unwillingness. "In the future, when people mention me, it must be as the number one mecha master in the galaxy!"
"The academy didn't even put the report about me in the top column. It's all heavily photoshopped pictures of Xi Zhoumeng as the banner. Damn it!"
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