Chapter 15 Need Comfort...
Lin Zhi explained the situation to Zhou Fang in detail.
Zhou Fang: [Your Majesty, I'm not completely sure yet. The details may have to wait until you return to the Imperial City and have your blood drawn before we can know. But based on my personal experience and speculation...]
Zhou Fang: [This may be a case of non-marker glandular imbalance.]
Non-marked glands…dysregulation?
Lin Zhi took a moment to digest it.
Zhou Fang: [Aside from the marked glands, other glands in the body can also become imbalanced due to illness or health issues, and these can be treated specifically. However, this is the first time I've encountered a systemic gland imbalance caused by marking...]
Zhou Fang: [Perhaps this is one of the unknown side effects marked by Enigma?]
At first, I don’t know why Lin Zhi was able to accept Enigma’s pheromones smoothly... Not very smoothly, but at least he accepted it without any problems. But now I think that as the pheromones became more and more concentrated, the side effects gradually began to double.
Lin Zhi had anticipated this.
Lin Zhi: [How to treat it?]
Zhou Fang: [Generally speaking, you treat the gland that's malfunctioning, but in this case... aside from addressing the side effects and letting Enigma soothe them, which means spending time with them and wearing Enigma's underwear...]
Zhou Fang: [All I can do is prescribe painkillers or other medications for you.]
Lin Zhi had a headache.
He knew that being marked by Enigma would have consequences, but this endless cycle was really affecting his life.
The main thing is that it is hard to guard against. What if it appears on the front line or... happens to be seen by others, especially Lu Yuan?
Lin Zhi: [When will this mess end?]
Zhou Fang: [Wait until the Enigma completely covers the Alph element in your body and completes a formal marking. If it dissipates after a period of time without being replaced, it should be officially over.]
That doesn't sound like a short time.
Lin Zhi sighed.
Zhou Fang prescribed some corresponding medicines for Lin Zhi, and then sent him an instruction manual, listing the possible situations that might occur.
Heart problems can include rapid heartbeats, arrhythmias, and palpitations, which can also lead to tension, anxiety, and irritability. Intermittent organ failure can also cause stomach pain, decreased vision and hearing, and reduced immunity, including poor heat and cold tolerance.
Lin Zhi patted his thigh which was slowly regaining consciousness. His current condition should be classified as bone, meridian and muscle - muscle weakness, weakened bones and meridian pain.
Zhou Fang: [I'll send your majesty an emergency potion that can temporarily suppress these side effects. Hmm... but if your majesty wants to avoid this, perhaps... you could spend more time with Enigma?]
Zhou Fang: [I suspect it's because you were separated from Enigma for several days immediately after the marking, which is why it suddenly became so serious.]
Spend more time with Lu Yuan?
That being said, but...
"Meow……"
The kitten rubbed Lin Zhi's thigh and looked at the distance with some vigilance.
Lin Zhi paused as he heard Lu Yuan and several researchers talking in the distance.
They are coming over...!
Lin Zhi struggled to stand up by supporting himself on the chair. His legs, which had just regained their strength, trembled constantly due to the exertion.
——That being said, he couldn’t let Lu Yuan see his miserable appearance with pheromones overflowing. It would be too suspicious!
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…
Lu Yuan was talking to several researchers when he heard one of them exclaim, "There's a cat!"
For a moment, everyone's attention was attracted by the cat that suddenly jumped out of the grass.
"How can there be cats on a barren planet?"
"So cute...and looks so clean!"
Everyone immediately squatted down, caught the cat and petted it.
After Lu Yuan saw it clearly, he was a little surprised.
This little white cat wasn't given to me by Omega that day...
Lu Yuan took a few steps forward and smelled a faint...sweet smell.
The breath was so faint that no one around could detect it, but to him it was like a spark that set a prairie on fire.
——That was the unique sweet scent of the Omega he had marked.
Enigma has a terrifying possessiveness by nature, which is closely related to his bloodthirstiness and cruelty, so how could he not smell the scent of his own things?
Without much thought, Lu Yuan's legs started moving on their own following the smell.
This aura...is naturally attractive to Lu Yuan.
After Lu Yuan peeled away the grass, he saw a bench.
There was still a faint sweetness on the bench, but there was no sign of the person.
Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
The other end.
Lin Zhi stumbled to the nearest building - the warehouse where the mechas were stored.
Normally no one comes to the warehouse, and he was just breathing a sigh of relief when he keenly heard footsteps outside.
Lin Zhi's eyes flashed, and he looked out through the crack in the window and saw the person he least wanted to meet at the moment.
...Why did Lu Yuan come!
Shouldn't they be heading to the laboratory or mecha factory now!
The worry that had just been put at ease was lifted up again. Lin Zhi had no choice but to pick the nearest mecha, climb onto the elevator and hide inside.
Almost at the moment when the mecha hatch was closed, the iron gate of the warehouse was also opened.
“Da, da…”
Lin Zhi curled up in the cockpit and held his breath, listening to the sound of leather boots stepping on cement outside, his heart beating faster and faster.
Lu Yuan came in.
Will he discover himself?
“Da, da…”
The sound of boots was getting closer and more distinct.
Lin Zhicai then remembered that even if Lu Yuan could not trace the scent on him, the elevator still had signs of being used, and Lu Yuan should be able to find it.
Sure enough, the next moment the sound of boots stopped outside the hatch.
Lin Zhi's breath was choked, his whole body was cold, and his mind was racing.
What excuse could he make up to deceive Lu Yuan?
Even if he couldn't deceive her, would it be possible for him to activate the mecha right now and send Lu Yuan flying?
But when Lin Zhi turned around, he found familiar pillows, quilts and snacks on the seat.
Lin Zhi was speechless. The mecha he had just picked up in a hurry was previously placed in the imperial city and was now moved here... Blue Eyes 01.
It was the old mecha from many years ago, and it was also the first Blue Eyes that Lin Zhi tried to start in front of the Marshal and Lan Heng, but failed.
It's over.
I can’t create Lu Yuan anymore.
Lin Zhi closed his eyes.
At this moment, Lu Yuan outside spoke, "Is it you?"
He didn't ask who it was, but the only two people present knew who it meant.
Lin Zhi clenched his fingers into fists, his nails digging into the flesh of his palms.
...When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.
Lin Zhi opened his eyes, activated the voice changer in his earrings, took a deep breath and said, "I..."
When he opened his mouth, it became clear that because of the sudden onset of illness and the fact that he had been struggling to walk, as well as the ups and downs of his emotions, his tone was so hollow that the last part of his voice even trembled a bit.
Lin Zhi's voice stopped abruptly, but then he heard Lu Yuan's short laugh.
"Are you scared? Don't worry, I won't barge in to find out your identity."
Lin Zhi thought to himself, is it true that Lu Yuan is such a gentleman?
If he were such a gentleman, he shouldn't have come along.
"I smell your pheromones. Are you... in heat, or is there something unexpected going on?" Lu Yuan's voice was filled with inquiry and confusion. "I remember that Omega pheromones don't usually leak out."
Lin Zhi paused.
He remembered what Zhou Fang had said to him: The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.
Now Lu Yuan felt a lot more comfortable just standing outside.
Now that we have this opportunity, why not...
Lin Zhi asked tentatively: "Can you use pheromones to comfort me?"
“…”
There was silence outside for a moment.
Lin Zhi's eyes turned cold, but his tone was unclear. He was still the weak Omega. "It doesn't matter if I can't, but could you please..."
——Leave first.
"Can."
Perhaps because of the layer of iron and barrier between them, Lin Zhi couldn't hear the emotion in Lu Yuan's tone.
Then, Lin Zhi opened a small compartment next to the hatch - a delivery box used for delivering and exchanging items, which was large enough for Lin Zhi to reach out and touch Lu Yuan.
Lin Zhi looked down at his hands. The gloves would reveal his identity, so he could only roll up his long sleeves and slowly take off his gloves.
Lin Zhi's ears and cheeks turned red.
He...never took off his gloves in front of outsiders or in public.
After taking off the gloves and revealing his palms, Lin Zhi felt even more awkward and even wanted to give up.
...After all, he couldn't just stick his feet out.
But then again, what's wrong with showing Lu Yuan his hand? Lu Yuan doesn't even know who he is.
Lin Zhi took a deep breath, struggled mentally, and then extended his hand.
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Lu Yuan, who was standing by the hatch, saw a hand reaching out from the small grid.
This scene is a bit... funny.
Lu Yuan curled his lips and held the hand.
The Omega's hands were as slender, white, soft and tender as he had imagined, and his five fingers were even longer and more beautiful, with distinct joints.
After Lu Yuan held it, he paused.
He turned the Omega's hand over and saw that the palm was covered with wounds.
There were long-standing illnesses, recent wounds, and bloodstains that were obviously just added, which were obviously caused by pinching himself.
Lu Yuan deduced that if the Omega pinched himself when he first became ill, it meant that these old wounds were inflicted by himself due to physical or emotional reasons.
A strange emotion flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes.
He couldn't see the people in the cockpit at the moment, and he only met Omega by chance. But no matter who saw this, they would not be able to help but wonder what the Omega in front of them had experienced.
The Omega noticed that he was pondering the palm of his hand and seemed to be uncomfortable, so he was about to pull his hand back.
Lu Yuan grabbed his wrist, holding him without much effort, "Don't move."
Lu Yuan inserted his fingers into Lin Zhi's fingers and then retracted them.
His hands were big enough to cover Lin Zhi's fingers, including the wounds on his palms.
"Isn't it to comfort?"
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