Chapter 25 No, maybe he just doesn't have the talent

As they interlocked their fingers, the difference in skin color between the two hands became very obvious.

In fact, Colonel Huo has normal skin color, but under the support of Ji He's white jade-like hands, his skin appears two shades darker.

The other person's hands were much bigger than Ji He's, but they didn't look rough at all. The joints were distinct, and they perfectly balanced strength and beauty.

There is still a short section of road ahead, a short section of road belonging to Huo Yubai and Ji He.

Alpha subconsciously pinched Beta's hand and started playing with it, rolling his thumb over the palm, touching the fingers, and sliding his other fingers over the other's fingertips.

"Colonel, this itches."

Huo Yubai smiled and held the other person's hand again, not giving him a chance to pull it back. He replied with regret, "Okay, I won't do that anymore."

Ji He felt that the heart on the left side of her chest was firmly wrapped in the man's palm at this moment. It turned out that holding hands could be more ambiguous than kissing. It was as if she was in a huge bubble, with a floating sense of unreality.

Dreamy, yet fragile.

"Instructor!"

The next second, this subtle atmosphere was broken by the sudden appearance of Xu Tianyang.

Ji He's ears were still red. He took the lead in pulling out his hands, and put them behind his back naturally, pretending that nothing had happened.

The other party withdrew too quickly, and Huo Yubai's hands, which had just become warm, suddenly became empty. He had no choice but to raise his hands to adjust his military cap.

Xu Tianyang poked his head out from the greenery, saw Colonel Huo standing beside him with a cold expression, and saluted him with a very standard manner.

I don’t know if it’s because he’s nervous or if Xu Tianyang really saw something, but he stuttered again unconsciously: “Hello… Colonel.”

Colonel Huo, who was disturbed, said "hmm". The expression on his face was not very good. He lowered his eyes and looked at Ji He beside him.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Instructor Ji asked calmly.

Normally at this time, Xu Tianyang should be on his way to the training room, instead of standing in front of Sergeant Ji and Colonel Huo.

Xu Tianyang lowered his head, as if he was embarrassed to speak. Ji He glanced at Huo Yubai, who had an overly strong aura, and said, "Colonel, we'll leave first."

The "we" that Sergeant Ji mentioned were Ji He himself and Xu Tianyang, who was considered hopeless by Huo Yubai.

Huo Yubai looked at the two people's backs as they left, his brows slightly wrinkled. If he were Ji He, he probably would not waste time on Xu Tianyang.

"Now I can tell you."

When Xu Tianyang faced Instructor Ji alone, he relaxed a little, but his expression suddenly became serious, and he asked, "Instructor, am I really that bad?"

Ji He blinked his eyelashes lightly. If the instructor had not already wanted to persuade Xu Tianyang to quit, he might have comforted him on this issue. But now there was no time to give him encouragement and education.

"If you're talking about mecha-related courses, your grades are really bad."

Xu Tianyang raised his eyes and looked at the instructor, as if he didn't believe that these were the words spoken by Ji He, and began to stutter again.

"Instructor, I thought you would say that I have made progress. I... I am clearly working hard."

Aren’t those many nights of training alone with sweat enough to prove myself?

Ji He glanced at Xu Tianyang and said, "Tianyang, the federal military sees strength, not effort."

"If you are worse than others, you will be eliminated. Do you understand?"

"I admit that you work hard, but do you feel that you are getting the rewards you deserve?"

Xu Tianyang was stunned. He opened his mouth but was unable to answer Ji He's question. Then his head drooped.

Of course he knew that he was the last among the recruits, but he still felt sad when he heard the instructor's answer in person.

"Are you trying to persuade me to quit?" Alpha lowered his head and spoke in a soft voice, not even daring to look at the instructor again.

"No."

"I want to give you another chance."

"Come with me."

Ji He did not give Xu Tianyang time to think, and brought people to the mecha room, where the unnamed mecha used for teaching stood quietly.

"I looked at your previous records. The longest time your Alph Si element was connected to the nameless mecha was thirty minutes."

Ji He's tone was serious, and he had no intention of mocking Xu Tianyang at all. He was simply stating the facts.

Even so, the Alpha in front of him still blushed, feeling that his grades were so poor that he didn't look like someone who graduated from a federal military academy.

"The pheromone levels of Alpha and Omega are indeed the main factors in connecting the mechas, but you see I'm a Beta, I'm not as good as you in pheromones."

"Xu Tianyang, give it one more try. As long as you can operate the mecha normally for more than three hours, I will find a way to let you stay."

Three hours, that is six times what Xu Tianyang can currently do, which is an astronomical number for him now.

But the instructor's assurance was really tempting. Xu Tianyang took a deep breath and started to try.

The first time, he was connected for less than 20 minutes before he lost control of the nameless mecha. After adjusting himself, he immediately dived back in.

Ji He was distressed watching from the side, and was wondering whether Xu Tianyang could complete the task he had assigned him.

"Spiritual power is a biological energy that transcends the physical level and originates from a deeper level of consciousness. Try to mobilize the strongest desire deep in your heart and combine it with your original Alph energy."

This time, Xu Tianyang broke through the previous maximum and finally managed to reach forty minutes, but there is still a big gap from the goal set by Ji He.

After practicing for several days in a row, Xu Tianyang still hadn't achieved 70% of his goal, and he began to doubt himself.

Why do you have to be a soldier?

There are so many Alpha soldiers in the federal army, what would happen if one of them was missing?

"Sorry, instructor."

Xu Tianyang was sitting in the control room when he was suddenly overwhelmed by a huge sense of loss, as if he had lost the courage to try again.

Maybe he just doesn't have the talent, he just can't do it.

Ji He looked at Xu Tianyang curled up in the mecha, and remembered that he had wanted to give up countless nights. He pulled up the Alpha who was about to give up and said, "Xu Tianyang, get up."

After experiencing several failures, Xu Tianyang was extremely exhausted and was about to accept the reality of being persuaded to quit.

"One last try."

"Instructor, I can't do this."

But he had already taken so many steps, he didn't want to give up, and he didn't want to be laughed at by anyone again. But he seemed to be just like Li Ran said, a useless stutterer.

The nameless mecha finally took off. Xu Tianyang's Alph level was already low, and he was in a mental breakdown at the moment. He failed to control the landing range and threw Ji He away, hitting the sensor heavily.

"Instructor!"

Ji He covered his arm that had blocked the attack and said, "Focus."

"Instructor, are you okay?"

"It's OK."

The nameless mecha returned to its original position. Xu Tianyang still hadn't completed his goal. He murmured to himself: "Instructor, do you really...really think I can do it?"

Just these casual words suddenly ignited the anger in Ji He's heart.

"Do you know what you are doing?"

"Xu Tianyang, if you don't believe in yourself, it will be in vain whether I accompany you for ten days or ten years."

When Ji He left, Xu Tianyang looked at the sensor system and found that there seemed to be blood there.

Not only was he useless, he also caused the instructor to be injured.

Ji He simply treated the wound and sat in the single dormitory, thinking about how to help Xu Tianyang improve his mental strength, when he heard a knock on the door.

"Jihe."

The Alpha standing outside the door is Ji He's secret crush, oh no, now he's her open crush.

"How did you get yourself into this state?"

Huo Yubai reached out and pulled the person over. Looking at the large scratch on the other's shoulder, he spoke in an unpleasant tone, his eyes filled with unconscious heartache.

"I accidentally got it during training."

"Why don't I know?"

"It's not something glorious, there's no need to tell everyone about it." Ji He frowned, as if he was used to being hurt and didn't think it was a big deal.

"It can't be because of Xu Tianyang."

Huo Yubai sat down on the chair, looked up at the silent Ji He, and knew that he had been right again.

"I don't understand why you insisted on keeping him."

Ji He put on a gray-green military jacket and poured a glass of water for the man with his uninjured arm.

The water in the cup swayed slightly.

“I think I’m a lot like him.”

Huo Yubai didn't understand what he meant, and didn't think there was any similarity between Ji He and Xu Tianyang.

"At that time in the Federal Military Academy, I was at the bottom of all the tests except for theoretical knowledge. I can actually understand him."

Huo Yubai took the cup of water and glanced at the other person's motionless arm, wondering if it hurt.

Ji He noticed Alpha's gaze and added, "I'm fine. I got hurt because I was too anxious. You can't blame him entirely."

"He's different from you."

"I know."

"He is much luckier than you, to have an instructor who treats him like this."

Ji He stood by the window, the curtains covering half of his face, and asked, "Can I take it as you are complimenting me?"

"Can."

"But don't let yourself get hurt again."

"I'll try."

As Ji He spoke, he came over and pointed at the bracelet on the colonel's hand and asked, "Did it ring again?"

His words were meant to show concern, but Huo Yubai involuntarily recalled the last time he was susceptible. He was wearing this on his hand when he woke up and discovered the truth.

"not."

The cup of water was passed to the corner of Alpha's mouth. Colonel Huo drank the water in a hurry. Transparent water drops flowed down his neck, leaving a straight water mark and finally sinking into his collar.

"That's good."

Ever since that time, Huo Yubai always thought back to the scars on Ji He's body. He had no idea what stupid things he had done, but he kept having those messed up dreams and was too embarrassed to talk about it with anyone.

"The random assignments for the red and blue teams in the mecha exercise have been announced. The rules have changed this time. Have you seen it?"

Huo Yubai shook his head and turned on his computer. There was a message from Metis on it.

"You and I are exactly red and blue."

"I am honored to be the Colonel's opponent."