Chapter 16: Aliens underestimated the importance of feather earrings

Ji He's brows tightened, and his originally drooping eyebrows slightly wrinkled up. His cold and distant expression was like a handful of residual snow on a dead branch in winter.

Li Lie was still looking people up and down, and that look made Ji He feel uncomfortable.

This Beta looks better in uniform than in his own clothes.

With a thin waist and long legs, he looks like a beautiful guard of honor.

"How did you get in?"

Ji He turned away, not wanting to pay attention to this person, and replied sullenly, "Exam."

Alpha humphed and asked, "What ranking?"

The man didn't answer, and Li Lie became more and more convinced that there was something fishy going on. Just as he was about to attack, he heard the squad leader knocking on the door.

"Ji He, come with me."

Li Lie's pupils shrank. He couldn't be the Beta who got first place in the joint entrance examination and insisted on entering the military academy. His expression became a little complicated when he looked at the other party.

"Squad leader, you're looking for me."

The squad leader pointed at the earring on Ji He's left ear and said, "Military cadets are not allowed to wear any jewelry. Take care of it yourself."

"yes."

"There is a scholarship fund here at school. You meet the requirements for poor students. I will take you to register first."

"Okay, thank you, monitor."

After Ji He finished speaking, he followed the squad leader and continued walking forward.

"Speaking of which, you are quite lucky. Major Huo will come to give a speech next week, and the Huo family is expected to donate a large sum of money to the foundation."

Ji He stopped and asked, "Is it Major Huo Yubai?"

The squad leader turned around and replied, "Yes, I thought you didn't know him."

When he finished applying for the scholarship and returned to the dormitory, Li Lie was lying on his own bed with his shoes on.

"Are you really Ji He?"

Ji He hummed softly and reached out to take off the feather earrings.

I had worn the earrings for too long, and the metal hooks had become embedded in my skin, so it took a lot of effort to take them off.

Ji He took off the feather earrings, put them in a wooden box, and then put them in her own drawer.

Alpha leaned back on his bed with his long legs crossed, thinking this guy was really weird.

Li Lie felt that only an A-level Alpha like himself was qualified to be an A-class student at the Federal Military Academy. He really didn't know why a Beta like Ji He was joining in the fun.

"From today on, we will begin formal physical training. Those who can't keep up will be eliminated directly to the next level."

Ji He was always at the bottom of the class in terms of physical fitness, but because his theoretical scores were so outstanding, he was nicknamed "Ji Shudai".

At night, after taking a shower, the squad leader saw that the lights in the physical training room were still on, so he pushed the door open and walked in.

Ji He, who was so tired that he fell asleep, was lying on the equipment.

"Jihe?"

Ji He opened his eyes dazedly and said, "Squad leader."

"I won't be the last one next time."

The monitor rubbed his face and said, "Go back to the dormitory and rest. The lights are about to be turned off."

Li Lie is the exact opposite of Ji He. His theoretical scores are terrible, but he ranks among the best in the physical fitness test.

"Brother Lie, is that pretty boy in your dormitory dragging down your overall physical test results again?"

Li Lie held a tube of nutrient solution and sucked it very hard, recalling Ji He's face.

It is indeed small and white, and quite fitting.

"What's the point of being able to read? You can only talk the enemy to death on the battlefield."

"You are so miserable."

“That’s what it is.”

On the other side of the wall, Ji He was splashing cold water on his face. He really wanted to forget these words, but he couldn't.

There was still one day left before Huo Yubai was to give a speech at the military academy. Ji He took a deep breath and went to get his own nutritional supplements.

"You probably don't want to eat it. I took an extra portion."

After a day of training, everyone was exhausted and just waiting for this tube of nutritional supplement.

The box was empty. A bald Alpha stood in front of Ji He, and his shadow just covered Ji He.

Ji He clenched his fists with no expression on his face. Just as he was about to argue with the other person, the squad leader came over.

"What's wrong?"

Ji He explained the situation and finally got his own nutritional supplement.

The bald Alpha looked at his leaving back and spat on the ground.

Li Lie had been resting his eyes, and when he heard the noise he just raised his eyelids, with no intention of helping his roommate.

There were many such incidents, big and small, and Ji He mostly chose to endure, occasionally fighting back to maintain superficial calm.

The bald Alpha felt that Ji He was an easy target and became more reckless.

In the library, Ji He sat by the window, his fingers sliding on the computer screen.

"Look at this woman, she's saying she has a crush on me, how boring."

The red curly-haired Alpha was holding a laptop, his tone full of pride and his face full of unconcealed boasting.

"He even wrote a secret love note. How pitiful."

"So do you want to talk to her?"

"Send it up for fun, why not? But I wouldn't like a Beta."

Ji He on the side lowered his head, pursed his lips, and suddenly thought of a question.

Is he also secretly in love with Huo Yubai?

Major Huo, who was far away at the edge of the galaxy, led a team and successfully captured the leader of the interstellar pirates, driving their remaining forces out of the Federation Monument.

Public Channel conducted a special interview for this purpose.

During the interview, the man, dressed in a neat military uniform and with a deep and pleasant voice, captured the hearts of countless viewers in less than ten minutes.

Major Huo knew nothing about this. How could he have imagined that he had been analyzed from head to toe and had since been included in some strange lists.

The Federal Military Academy struck while the iron was hot and invited this golden sign back to give a speech.

"He's already a major at such a young age, that's amazing."

"Don't you see who their father and grandfather are?"

Li Lie rolled his eyes at the red-haired Alpha and sneered, "You are amazing. Capture the interstellar pirate leader alive and show me how."

"If I give you a Silver Blade mech, would you dare to break into their territory alone?"

The red-haired Alpha said nothing more and rubbed his feet heavily on the carpet twice.

Ji He turned around and glanced at Li Lie with a dull expression.

Inside the auditorium, the audience were all wearing the same student uniforms and were sitting straight and neatly.

Huo Yubai stood behind the podium, scanning the audience with a calm look.

The man was not wearing a military uniform. He was wearing a white shirt with a black tie with dark patterns on his chest. His arms were bound with black leather armbands.

In reality, his shoulders seemed broader than in the interview, and his waist narrower. The silver buckle in the middle of his black leather belt shone with a lustrous luster.

Later, Ji He found out that it was the uniform of a reserve commander.

"Hello, teachers and students of the Federal Military Academy."

"My name is Huo Yubai, and I am a major in the federal military. I am very honored to be able to return to my alma mater and communicate with you face to face."

"Half a century after the War of Independence, the empire collapsed, and the federation became a new form of organization in the galaxy."

"During the war, how many planets have been set back hundreds of years in history, and how many families have been destroyed, bringing disaster to future generations."

"War is not subject to human will, and the Federation has not achieved complete unification of the galaxy."

"Our army was not established for short-term victory, but for long-term peace."

Ji He sat motionless in his seat, looking at Major Huo on the stage.

Everything around him lost its color, only his beloved was shining brightly.

He secretly swore in his heart that one day, he would stand by Huo Yubai openly and honestly.

After the speech, Major Huo was about to leave, and many Alphas like Li Lie, who regarded him as an idol, surrounded him.

Ji He was squeezed to the outermost circle, and it was difficult for him to look at people more.

In the following days, he studied and trained even harder, far exceeding his initial promise to the squad leader.

In Class A, he is undoubtedly an outlier, and he can also be a genius.

Ji He stayed behind in every round of eliminations.

Seeing how hard the other party tried, Li Lie began to change his attitude towards Ji He, but he was too embarrassed to maintain a good relationship with him.

That day, Ji He finished training as usual and returned to the dormitory. He opened his drawer and found that the wooden box was missing.

He emptied the entire drawer but couldn't find the feather earrings.

Li Lie was taking a shower in the bathroom when he heard someone banging on the door. He yelled, "Stop knocking! I'm taking a shower."

Ji He gritted his teeth, and the first person he thought of was Li Lie who couldn't stand him, because he wanted to get his things, and it would be most convenient for him to live in the same dormitory with him.

"I have something to ask you."

Li Lie was covered in water mist and naked. He opened the bathroom door and looked at Ji He.

"What?"

"Did you touch my things?"

Li Lie frowned and said loudly: "What do you mean, I stole your things."

"That's not what I meant. Has anyone else come in?"

Li Lie did not answer but asked: "What is missing from you?"

"An earring."

Li Lie: …

He recalled the first time he saw Ji He in the dormitory, and she seemed to be wearing a feather earring.

“Is this expensive?”

Ji He shook his head and explained, "But it is very important to me."

"If you took it, please give it back to me immediately."

Li Lie's expression had just improved a little, but when he heard what he said, he got angry again and said, "Why would I take your things? You have offended someone, and you are accusing me of something."

"I see."

Ji He's expression changed slightly as he thought of someone.

The bald Alpha who was unexpectedly eliminated in this test.

Li Lie paid no attention to this little episode. He lay on the bed and browsed his computer. He saw the disciplinary notice that Ji He was put in solitary confinement for beating someone.

Beat someone?

Li Lie felt that he had underestimated Ji He and also underestimated the importance of the feather earrings.

Ji He, who came out of the confinement room, had not closed his eyes for three days. The corners of his eyes were bright red and his hands were wrapped with two layers of gauze.

"Ji He, you won't cry anymore, will you?"

"no."

Ji He walked past Li Lie indifferently.

Li Lie thought of the bald man lying on the bed with three broken ribs, and decided never to sleep in Ji He's lower bunk bed again.

Ji He didn't find the feather earrings, so the small ear hole remained empty.

He blinked hard, and when he opened his eyes again, the illusion in the mirror disappeared, and the medicine in his hand had cooled to a suitable temperature.

Someone pushed the door open, saw Ji He, and said softly, "I'm sorry, I thought there was no one inside."

The blond-haired, blue-eyed young man was wearing a white suit and exuded a faint scent of orange blossom.