Chapter 1: A quack doctor becomes an S-level Alpha and suffers from pheromone disorder...

After black body radiation swept the Milky Way, the old era of the mother blue planet ended, and the old humans differentiated into Alpha, Beta, and Omega.

In the 2600th year of the Galactic Era, the Empire that had ruled humanity for over 2,000 years in the Old Galactic Age ceased to exist, and the Federation became the new Sword of Damocles hanging over the Milky Way.

Federation military bases are located throughout the galaxy, with their headquarters located on Ophiuchi II.

"Hello, instructor!" A sturdy Alpha, wearing a gray-green federal military uniform, greeted Ji He in front of him.

Ji He stood still, saluted the new Alpha Private, and said calmly, "For the Federation."

The voice was cold, like the cold stars hanging low in the sky.

He was neither a powerful Alpha nor a handsome Omega, but just an ordinary Beta sergeant in the federal military, only three levels higher than the new soldiers.

The new recruits had not yet been assigned to their respective posts, and their laptops had been taken away early in the morning, so they could only sit together and chat.

"I'm so excited. After so many simulated trainings, I'm finally going to drive a real mecha!"

"What can I do? I'm already starting to miss home."

"Have you got the results of your pheromone level test? I feel like I can take it to the next level this time."

Ji He stood quietly aside, his military uniform perfectly outlining his figure, the fabric was neat and crisp.

He lowered his eyes, as if he couldn't hear the lively gossip around him.

"Just brag, you can still be S-rank no matter how high you go."

"The Federation has thousands of planets, and has produced several S-level Alphas. Even if I'm not S-level, I'm still higher than your C-level."

"I really want to see Colonel Huo's Silver Blade Mech with my own eyes. He is my lifelong idol."

"Colonel Huo is also my idol. He should be the youngest commander in the Federation."

When Ji He heard the name, his brows slightly raised, and a hint of smile appeared on his calm face.

Huo Yubai is also Ji He's idol and the object of his secret love.

"Instructor, what is your pheromone level?"

Li Ran next to him pulled the stutterer and whispered, "Are you an idiot?"

"What?" The man didn't hear clearly what his companion said.

Ji He tilted his head slightly and answered honestly: "I am a Beta, I don't have pheromones."

"Ah, so... is this okay?"

The man's eyes were full of confusion. He indeed did not sense any pheromones on Ji He's body and thought that the officer had deliberately concealed it, so he asked out of curiosity.

Ji He didn't take it seriously. He had heard too many doubts and prejudices along the way. Such curious questions were just commonplace.

“Beep——”

The light computer in Beta's palm flashed, and Ji He received the evaluation report sent by the artificial intelligence. He then arranged the destination of each new soldier based on the results.

Ji He skipped the part that was supposed to announce the pheromone levels and directly read out the arrangement results.

The recruits wore the same Union military uniforms, and at first glance, everyone looked similar.

Although Ji He did not deliberately memorize it, he was still able to accurately recite all the contents of the report and correspond one by one with everyone present.

It's not that Ji He has a strong memory, but that he suffers from a rare neurological disease - hyperthymesia.

If he hadn't relied on this, he wouldn't have been able to stand out in the Interstellar Examination, let alone stand by Huo Yubai's side.

Ji He shook his head and began to recall the past involuntarily. Those dates, times, places, languages, and voices played endlessly in his mind.

Don't think about it.

Don't think about it anymore.

In front of the operating platform with countless control buttons, Ji He could only sit in the corner and rub his temples with his hand.

The light screen in front of him was showing a real-time image of the base entrance.

One of the three-dimensional cameras was facing the co-pilot seat of the maglev military vehicle.

The man was wearing a military uniform, and the shadow cast by the gray-green brim of his hat obscured his eyebrows and eyes, leaving only his angular profile.

Ji He only needed to look up to know who it was.

A pair of hands with distinct knuckles stretched out from the clean white cuffs, with a cigarette tucked between the fingers.

Ji He saw Huo Yubai lowering his head to kiss the cigarette holder, and something occurred to him.

Sporadic flames burst out, tearing through the darkness of the sky; bluish-white smoke exhaled from Alpha's lips and seemed to spread to his face at that moment through the three-dimensional image.

Colonel Huo is back.

Ji He walked along like this, his military boots scraping against the ground, making a dull and powerful sound.

When he arrived, Huo Yubai was surrounded by two or three Alpha soldiers, who were the new recruits he had just arranged.

"Colonel Huo, when can we touch the mecha?"

Huo Yubai had a dull expression on his face, with his brows slightly raised. Ji He knew that this was the expression the other party would show when he was impatient.

"Didn't your instructor tell you what to do?"

What this means is that they seem to have a lot of free time.

"Colonel, why doesn't our instructor have pheromones? How can we connect to the mecha battle?"

"I really want to have a good fight with the mecha."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yubai's face turned pale and became so cold that ice chips could fall off.

The pheromones of S-rank Alphas will cause a pressure that cannot be ignored to the new recruits who are also Alphas.

Such powerful mental power and pheromones do not need to be described through any language. They have an unspoken pressure that reaches every nerve and every inch of skin.

"Ji He, you came at the right time."

"Take care of your men."

"Don't bother me."

Ji He frowned, stood in front of the Alpha who wanted to fight, and asked, "Do you know what you did wrong?"

Li Ran stiffened his neck and said loudly, "Report, I don't know."

This guy looked like a troublemaker and was the most unruly. He stared at Officer Beta, who was a little shorter than him.

"War is the last line of defense for the federal government's security. You can't joke about it."

"Go to the fitness room to receive your penalty."

Ji He exhaled deeply, looked at Huo Yubai's departing back, and took a few quick steps to catch up.

"Colonel."

Huo Yubai didn't turn around, but hummed "hmm" from his nose.

Every colonel in the federal army had his own entourage, and Huo Yubai was no exception, although he felt he did not need one.

When he was asked to choose, he took into account that his pheromone pressure would affect the mental health of Alphas below level A, so he chose the Beta without pheromones, namely Ji He.

Ji He followed Huo Yubai all the way, like a little tail that couldn't be shaken off.

Colonel Huo believes that he has no discrimination against Beta, but he thinks that people like Ji He should not appear in the federal military that advocates absolute power and obedience.

And it was precisely this kind of person who knew his only weakness and tied himself to him tightly.

"Colonel, are you going to look for Askler?"

Huo Yubai paused, turned to look at his Beta subordinate, and did not answer.

This time Huo Yubai came back earlier than expected, which could be good news or bad news.

Ji He closed the door of the treatment room, walked through the triple ultra-light glass barriers used to isolate pheromones, and met Colonel Huo's attending physician.

Ascle is an expert in pheromone science and an authority in the field of federal military medicine. Almost everyone who is treated by him is cured.

The only exception is Huo Yubai.

"Colonel, this is the pheromone disorder of your mission."

Huo Yuchen received this security level 2 report on his personal computer and looked up at Ascle.

“Why isn’t the treatment working?”

In response to Colonel Huo's question, Ascle spread his hands and said that he had taken all the necessary medicines.

"Colonel, have you ever been in love?"

Huo Yubai's face didn't look good. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Does this have anything to do with curing the disease?"

Ji He stood behind Colonel Huo, and seemed to be curious about the answer to this question, so he leaned forward.

"How about having a romantic relationship?"

Ascle touched his sparse curly hair, looked up at Ji He, and then quickly looked away.

No matter how disordered the pheromones of an Alpha are, he will never bite a Beta thinking it is an Omega.

This really put him in a difficult and complicated situation.

Colonel Huo had no expression on his face and uttered two words: "Quack."

Askler was not angry at all. He smiled and reminded him, "Colonel, according to your current pheromone fluctuations, you will soon be susceptible to the disease again."

"knew."

So, did he come back early because of the susceptible period?

Ji He thought about this, with a hint of worry on his face, but he didn't want Ascleus to ask about his health.

"Sergeant Ji, how are you feeling lately?"

"It's not bad."

Ji He stood there, like a thin pine or bamboo. There was no way a Beta like him could be mistaken for an Omega.

But Huo Yubai's pheromones recognized this person. It was such a joke.

"Pay more attention to rest."

Ji He and Ascle exchanged glances, as if they knew everything about each other, but the real patient was the only one who knew nothing about it.

Colonel Huo listened to the two people exchanging pleasantries, turned around and glanced at Ji He. He didn't think that the other party would get sick if he stayed in the rear.

If it wasn't for the first attack of his pheromone disorder and this person was right next to him, how could a small sergeant know about the colonel's military secrets?

"Jihe."

The man's voice was low, like the last sound of a cello performance, stirring people's hearts without them realizing it.

"arrive."

"I'm going back."

Two days later, the special room that Huo Yubai had applied for in advance to spend the susceptible period came in handy.

At first, everything was normal. The man sat quietly at the end of the bed, waiting for Alph's breath to fill the room.

The pervasive scent of cypress has both the solid and calming flavor of wood and a heavy, cool allure.

Huo Yubai felt a little dizzy. Ever since he was diagnosed with pheromone disorder, the susceptible period that he had previously been able to get through safely was now somewhat difficult to endure.

He blinked and seemed to smell the scent of Omeg, which was very tempting.

In the real-time monitoring, the door that should have been closed was pushed open by a white hand.

The owner of that hand is a Beta without pheromones.