CH 77

In the huge training ground, only the whizzing of the metal and the buzzing sound of the engine slowly dying could be heard.

Snow-white water vapour mixed with pitch-black gunpowder gushed out from the gap where the wall was knocked open, and the simulated laser that had not yet dissipated from air flickered in the smoke, like the burning trajectory left in the air after a bullet flies past.

The audience fell into a brief silence.

The students stared at the scene in front of their eyes in astonishment and their brains seemed to be rusted and unable to process what they saw.

They looked at the wreckage of the mecha not far away in a trance, their expressions were dazed, almost to the point of being in a trance, and there was an inexplicable sense of unreality—

Just now… did it really happen?

Have they just imagined it?

An omega who has never piloted a mech before could start the engine on his first mental link, and could even skilfully control it. Not only that, he even directly passed the C level obstacle test and activated the weapon system!

You must know that Igor, who was known as the Mecha Driving Department genius, was only able to successfully pass the B level obstacle test after three years of training.

Although the difficulty between each test is immense, but…

Iris was a freshman who had just been transferred from the mecha maintenance department!

How was this possible! ?

Yost was the first to return to his mind.

He dropped the force-cut handle and ran eagerly towards the observatory that had a large hole knocked in the wall.

As a tutor, his first task is to ensure the safety of the students.

Especially… this student—

Yost clenched his teeth, he could still feel his heart still beating fiercely in his chest, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

But his eyes sparkled uncontrollably.

In the ten years he had coached, he has faced numerous crises, but none of them have brought him such strong shock and tension.

During that brief period, Yost became acutely aware: 

This student named Iris was most likely a genius, a genius born for mechas! ——Indeed, the difficulty of each level test is very different, and the difficulty of C and so on in the overall obstacle level test was indeed not too high. However, even thought the difficulty between E and D has doubled, the time it took Iris to pass has been shortened twice! When he came to C, he became even more amazing, and there was almost no time difference between starting and passing the level.

The difficulty has soared, but the passing time has shortened exponentially.

What was even more terrifying was that…he was actually piloting a mecha that was designed to increase mental resistance!

And such seedlings must not suffer the slightest damage in such a place!

Amidst the permeating smoke, a tall figure slowly became clear, his broad shoulders appeared in the diffused water vapour, his slender legs broke through the clouds of smoke and he walked straight towards Yost.

He held a slender figure in his arms.

Yost stopped abruptly.

He watched the man walking towards him vigilantly, with a suppressed seriousness flashing in his eyes.

The expression in Yost’s eyes was heavy as he slowly said:

“Mr. Erost.”

Gasping sounds came from the students, and incredulous whispers began to spread in the crowd.

Wh, what? Erost…?

Were the rumours true? Has he really came to the Mecha Academy as an honorary professor? !

That— Erost? !

The water vapor with a hint of gunpowder smoke drifted upwards, and finally completely dissipated and dissolved into the air.

Haines raised the corners of his lips, his voice was low and lazy:

“Major General Yost, it’s been a long time… You haven’t changed much.”

Yost replied in an estranged and polite tone: “Thank you for your concern, but it’s been a long time since I retired, and you don’t need to call me by my rank in the school.”

The two alphas did not release any pheromones, but the vague sense of hostility and confrontation between the two was still strong.

Yost looked down and was stunned when he saw Ge Xiu in Haines’ arms. He couldn’t help frowning, and his voice became tense:

“How is he? Is he okay?”

——”Am alright.” The boy coughed twice, his slightly hoarse voice broke the silence and rang out muffled.

Yost was surprised. He didn’t expect someone would be able to stay awake after experiencing such a horrible exhaustion of mental power.

Ge Xiu raised his eyelids with difficulty, glanced at the messy training ground not far away, and couldn’t help frowning in annoyance.

He blinked, then struggled to break free of Haines embrace and jumped out of the man’s arms.

At the moment when his feet landed, Ge Xiu’s legs suddenly softened and he stumbled slightly.

Haines quickly stretched out his hand and tried to support the shaky body of the young man in front of him, but was pushed away indifferently by the other party: “I can walk.”

This scene… was

inexplicably familiar.

Haines was stunned for a moment and suddenly fell into a trance for a second.

In just a few seconds, the other had already left his reach.

Ge Xiu took a few steps to the place where he crashed just now, and subconsciously raised his hand to wipe the blood off his face.

He didn’t seem to care much about his own blood loss, instead he seemed to be more concerned about the crash just now: “The damage to that mecha is not too big, I deliberately avoided the core unit while falling…”

But Yost didn’t worry in the least whether the mecha was damaged.

He asked nervously: “Are you feeling okay? Do you feel any discomfort?”

“It’s just overuse of mental energy.” Haines’s lazy voice interjected as he stepped forward, shortening the distance between him and Ge Xiu in a few seconds: “For a body that has not undergone intensive training will have it difficult to endure the excessive consumption of mental power, plus he still has old injuries——”

He put his hand on Ge Xiu’s shoulder, in a vaguely possessive posture:

“I suggest going to the infirmary for a check up.”

Yost’s eyes swept across the dusty medical wristband between Ge Xiu’s wrist, and his expression suddenly became serious, and he nodded in agreement: “Yes, I think so too.”

Ge Xiu felt the hold on his shoulder suddenly tighten a little.

He was slightly taken aback and turned to look at the man standing behind him.

The youth’s face was still pale, but his eyes were bright, like the sky after being washed with water.

Haines watched Ge Xiu and he could almost see his own reflection in his eyes.

He the corner of his lips rose, and he suddenly took a step forward without warning, making the distance between the two instantly shorten to almost negligible.

Ge Xiu didn’t react for a while.

Haines picked up the still stunned young man by the waist, his movements were smooth and natural, as if it only logical and natural to do so.

His face didn’t change:

“As a mentor, I have an obligation to take care of the students’ safety.”

Before Ge Xiu began to struggle, Haines lowered his head, his thin lips coming close to the boy’s ear, and there was a hint of a frivolous teasing in his lowered voice:

“—After all, it’s not the first time.”

Ge Xiu was stunned.

Wait…

He suddenly recalled what the other party said when he was went out from the cabin just now—he was distracted by the impact of the loud noise and the feeling of weakness in his body, and he didn’t have time to ponder about the meaning of other’s words, but now that he thought about it, he realized something wasn’t right——

if they were not meeting for the first time…then…

the name Yost said just now suddenly popped into my mind—”Erost”.

Erost… Erost?

Why did the name sound so familiar now?

The shock and ringing in his ears from the shock just now seemed to still reverberate in his mind, blocking the the memories in his brain like a plug.

Ge Xiu frowned in confusion.

Suddenly, in his mind flashed a realisation, his eyes widened suddenly, and a name that he didn’t know where he had thrown in into ashes was pulled out of his mind—

Wasn’t that the name of his cheap fiancé? !

Ge Xiu: “…”

Grass!

Haines lowered his eyes and looked at the young man in his arms in the corner of his eyes, with an expression seeming as if he had been struck by lightning. He knew that the other party finally remembered his identity and he quietly raised the corner of his lips, and then continued to walk straight to the infirmary.

Ge Xiu felt like he was uncomfortable everywhere.

Due to him being in a daze just now, he missed the best chance to struggle.

And his fiancé not only walked very fast, but the teacher Yost also walked aside anxiously, and from time to time turned his head to see his situation…

It was really embarrassing.

Ge Xiu leaned stiffly in the other’s arms with a wooden face, waiting for the road to the infirmary to come to an end.

In a place he couldn’t see, a faint smile swept across Haines’ lips, like ripples on the surface of the lake, fleeting and dispersing in a blink of an eye.

Finally, they arrived at the infirmary.

Haines bent over and placed Ge Xiu on the infirmary bed. He let go of his hand regretfully and stepped back to leave room for the waiting doctor.

The curtains responsible for blocking were pulled up around, blocking the space inside from the outside the bed.

Ge Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, his stiff limbs finally relaxed a little.

Instrument beeped with a di di sound.

The medical wristband connected to the data reader and began to transmit the real-time Ge Xiu’s body data.

While the doctor was conducting routine examinations, Ge Xiu fell into deep thought.

He really didn’t expect that this fiancé, who nominally would marry him two years later, would appear in front of him so early, and he would also be working at the school he was studying at!

This could be troublesome.

Ge Xiu was a little unsure about how the other party made such a career arrangement. Was it just a coincidence or was it deliberate?

A captain of the largest mercenary regiment in the entire interstellar would actually want to come to the Federation’s mecha school as a mentor? This career plan was too ridiculous!

But if it was done on purpose…

Ge Xiu really couldn’t understand why this man who seemed to be quite powerful and powerful would go to such trouble for him.

And they haven’t even met at all before they got engaged!

Even during the time he was on the opponent’s ship, Ge Xiu was unconscious 99% of the time, and he didn’t even have the slightest memory of staying there—even if it was love at first sight, he couldn’t see it like that!

Ge Xiu frowned, feeling like a headless fly, trapped in confusion, as he couldn’t figure out any convincing logical chain.

Did he know the original owner?

But Iris’s memory doesn’t have a single trace of Haines Erost! !

Or… Iris and Haines met, but Iris didn’t know who the other was?

Ge Xiu thought with some uncertainty.

After all, this time there was basic plot, and it doesn’t seem to be impossible?

.

Ten minutes later, the doctor finished Ge Xiu’s physical examination, the curtain by the bed was pulled open, and the spaces on both sides were reconnected.

Ge Xiu propped up the edge of the bed with his hands and sat up reluctantly.

Yost and the doctor seemed to be talking and writing in the distance, his ears were still ringing, and it was impossible to hear what they were talking about from such a distance.

Haines came over.

Standing at the foot of the bed, he looked up and down the boy lying on the hospital bed, and said slowly:

“You’re recovering pretty well.”

After suffering from such a serious injury, he could still drive the mecha in such a short period of time. It could be seen that the medical services provided by Admiral Drost were indeed in the top of the whole Federation.

Ge Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked back at him cautiously.

The man in front of him is very handsome, with deep facial features and dark blue eyes. When he stared at people intently, he always gave an illusion of affection. There seemed to be a slight smile on his lips, and the aggressive aura that belonged to alpha was completely restrained, but Ge Xiu could clearly smell the aura of gunpowder and blood that soaked through the other all year round.

That’s something only the ones accustomed to killing would have it.

An unfathomable and unpredictable ruler who had experienced blood and fire.

It’s definitely not a simple character.

Ge Xiu was a little unsure of how to reply—if he knew the former Iris, how should he answer as to not arouse his suspicions? Or… should he let the other party know that was is not the same person as before, in order to get rid of the marriage contract that was gradually becoming more problematic?

While he was thinking, a small ball flew through the air and rushed towards him in a parabola arc.

Ge Xiu was caught off guard and moved back subconsciously—

it turned out that his dodging was unnecessary, because the object that was thrown over landed on his lap with extreme precision, as if the route had been calculated.

Ge Xiu looked down, and when he recognized it he couldn’t help being slightly taken aback.

It was a candy.

The hard sugar ball was wrapped in delicate and shining candy paper, and the outer packaging was printed with brightly coloured and cute fruit patterns.

The man’s low and magnetic voice came from not far away:

“Do you eat candy?”

Ge Xiu was shocked, and suddenly looked up at Hines, who was standing at the foot of the bed.

The other party didn’t seem to notice Ge Xiu’s sudden increase in vigilance, but just smiled slightly: “Officially introducing myself, I’m Haines Erost, your fiancé.”

There was an nonchalant languid hoarseness in his voice, he gave off aura of being in control of everything and always keeping calm, not letting for a doubt.

Anything that came out of his mouth seemed to be stating a foregone conclusion.

Ge Xiu’s expression was heavy, his dark eyes looked at the man standing at the foot of the bed through his long thin eyelashes, his deep eyes were unpredictable—he neither denied nor confirmed, as if he was waiting, but also as if thinking about something.

Haines didn’t expect the other party to jump into his arms without hesitation the moment he saw him.

Or rather… Ge Xiu’s reaction right now made him even more happy.

The curvature of Haines’ lips deepened.

He blinked at Ge Xiu, a frivolous and ambiguous colour flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile:

“But don’t worry, I advocate free love.”