Chapter 80 Top of the Screen
Adrian didn't have high requirements for food, but when he lived with Morris, his food became more diverse.
Morris, a female insect, looks serious and cold and is not good at cooking, but she is actually an excellent cook and is said to have won first prize in a college competition.
Adrian found it hard to imagine Morris's expression when he received the award. He probably looked emotionless, standing on the podium with a straight face and keeping silent.
Adrian took a few bites of the meat and bones on his plate. He remembered what Morris had said before and found Morris' latest interview video on StarNet.
The content of the interview was simple, mostly related to the alien beasts of the desolate planet. Morris wore a regular military uniform. Due to his special status as the head of the army, he had a gold badge on his chest to show his status. The silver buckle and the gold badge echoed each other, occasionally gleaming with light.
Edrian watched the video while eating. Morris had been interviewed ten days ago, when he had already accepted the order from the Insect Emperor to marry Edrian.
There was no sign of his emotions on the surface; Morris had an indifferent expression, and the lines of his military uniform were neat, with even every wrinkle having just the right texture, as if it had been deliberately styled.
Adrian watched silently for a few minutes. The interview was not long and the recording was completed in about five minutes.
Adrian took the laptop back and searched for a long time before he found a documentary that the military had made five years ago.
Morris rarely gave interviews. He spent most of his time on alien planets clearing out aliens. When Adrian looked for information about him on Starnet, he only found this documentary from five years ago.
Morris was promoted to the head of a military corps at the age of 18. He is 22 this year. If he were to go back five years ago... he would still be an ordinary female soldier in the military.
Adrian's eyes flickered, and he clicked on the documentary, watching it as a dinner drama.
This military documentary involves a large number of female soldiers and is very long, lasting a full fifteen hours. Adrian read the introduction and found that the main purpose of the documentary was to briefly introduce the life of the military to the general public of the Zerg.
This is actually equivalent to their recruitment promotional video back then. Although it is too long, it can also attract more female insects to join the legion.
Adrian searched for Morris's name in the documentary and only watched the clips related to him.
Morris became a legionary commander at the age of eighteen, so he must have been very successful five years ago. Adrian had never seen him as a soldier, and now he wanted to see what he looked like then.
I guess it changed from a big cold face to a small cold face.
The content of the video changed rapidly, and based on Adrian's search index, the video automatically jumped to the interface related to Morris.
It's like a military competition.
A partition wall was erected at the edge of the military training ground, and the soldiers stood in several rows, standing in their respective corps areas according to their numbers. The flags of all corps were of the same color, but the totem emblems on the flags were different, all flying in the sky.
There were already several matches before Morris took the field. Morris was just sitting in the audience of the Seventh Army, watching the match, with the surveillance camera occasionally scanning his face.
Adrian deliberately magnified his face.
Morris's appearance at that time was indeed much more youthful than it is now. His facial features had become angular, but the lines were not as sharp as they are now. His purple eyes were bright and his mouth was curled up with a faint smile of unknown meaning.
Adrian bit the bone thoughtfully, and actually laughed...
Morris left the audience halfway through the game. The big screen showed that the next match was between him and Colin. The camera had already sensed something was wrong and kept switching back and forth between their faces.
Morris found a corner and lit a cigarette. He smoked with a skilled posture, holding the cigarette between his index and middle fingers, with the tip of the cigarette scarlet. He half-rested his arms on the railing of the stands, exhaling a circle of smoke with his eyes half-closed.
Adrian: “…”
In the time it took to smoke a cigarette, the previous match also came to an end. As the bell rang for the end of the match and the signal for the start of a new round of matches, Morris put out his cigarette.
"The next match will be between Morris from the Seventh Army and Colin from the Tenth Army!"
The host's voice was loud and clear, and the aftermath echoed throughout the venue. The audience also burst into cheers. Morris and Colin were the best of the two legions, and this long-awaited competition finally appeared before their eyes.
Colin had arrived at the competition venue in advance, but Morris was a step behind him and only got in a minute or two later.
Before, Morris was standing in the shadows, and Adrian hadn't noticed anything different about him. Now he was standing in the sunlight of the boulder field, and Adrian could see clearly what he was wearing at a glance.
There was not a single trace of the current rules. The military jacket was loose, and the white shirt inside was only buttoned with a few buttons at the abdomen. The pleats of fabric on the top half covered the chest muscles inside.
Adrian: “…”
"Good day, Colin." Morris smiled casually and leaned over to give Colin a military salute.
Colin then returned the salute to Morris to show mutual respect. Adrian also took a special look at Colin's clothes and found that Colin was still wearing the same military uniform as now, with a serious temperament.
Only Morris pretended in front of him.
Adrian gnashed his teeth and continued reading.
The duel between the two S-rank female insects was like a storm. The mental force swirling from the center of the field severed the boulders, and the entire screen was covered with gray dust.
The more Adrian watched, the more he became addicted. He sped up and looked back, and all he saw were the wings of the two female insects cutting through the yellow sand.
Perhaps it was related to Morris's condition, his wings were pure black with golden stripes all over them. Colin's wings were completely opposite to Morris's. His wings were pure white when opened, and although they were quite different from Morris's, they were also covered with a layer of golden totem patterns on the back.
Adrien couldn't see the details of their fight at all. Dust rose up on the ground, and accompanied by the cheers of the military girls, two figures crashed into the wall of the boulder field.
Adrian only saw the two figures tumbling together, colliding, tearing, and hammering. A deep hole was smashed into the stone wall, spreading outward like a spider web.
"Colin, do you surrender? Ah?" The black blood on Morris's forehead flowed down the side of his face. When his brows were furrowed, he revealed a bit of beastly ferocity. He used all his strength to press Colin to the ground and restrict his movements.
Colin's military uniform had already been torn, and the corner of his lip was cracked. He grabbed Morris by the collar and threw him to the side.