Chapter 100 Top Alpha: He was once a crippled Omega. 10. Okay...
At 9:00 AM Y77 time, the two finished packing and Chen Wu went to check out. Qi Pingye did not show up; he went to the street corner to wait with his luggage.
At 9:45, the two arrived at Airport No. 3 on Y77 aboard a domestic low-altitude public aircraft.
At 10:30, the low-altitude public transport ship entered the port, and Qi Pingye boarded the ship amidst the fog.
As Chen Wu passed through the turnstile, he felt a tightness in his chest as the red light swept across his face and the fake ID card. Qi Pingye, on the other hand, remained calm, standing behind him with his eyes casually lowered.
"They're gone."
Qi Pingye gently put his arm around him, and the machine did not react. The two passed through the turnstile smoothly.
Because their tickets were for an illegal ship, they couldn't go openly, so they were assigned seats in third class, a crowded and unpleasant place with mixed crowds and foul smells. Fortunately, the journey from Y77 to the second-class cabin only took a few hours, so the unpleasant conditions wouldn't last long.
Furthermore, both of them had survived on Zorro Star, so they weren't afraid of anything.
At 3 PM, Qi Pingye and Shen Wu arrived at the Second Affiliated Star.
To transfer to a long-distance spaceship at the second satellite, one needs to go to another airport. In between, one can take a spacecraft or an air train. Qi Pingye chose the latter.
When they reached a certain stop, he took Chenwu off the train and had her wait in a convenience store while he went to a nearby black market to buy some medicine.
"These medicines are specially supplied, and can usually only be obtained from the Central Star and the border," Qi Pingye explained to Chen Wu as he squatted in the corner after returning, unpacking the medicines and covering them up again. "This is special-grade medical strong adhesive tape. It contains a very valuable hemostatic agent. Unless the wound is so deep that internal organs have leaked out, it can generally stop the bleeding and promote healing in a short time after application, and can replace simple suture treatment."
"And this, a substitute for adrenaline injections, is more convenient and safer to use..."
Qi Pingye intentionally taught Chen Wu more things, speaking in a low voice and explaining in detail.
Shen Wu understood what Qi Pingye meant and listened very attentively, like a dried-up sponge desperately absorbing everything that could be called moisture.
But when he had absorbed half of it, Shenwu suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Why divide it into two parts?" he asked.
"Here's one for you," Qi Pingye raised his eyebrows slightly. "Although Planet Dogg is relatively peaceful and safe, this kind of life-saving medicine is scarce. Taking it with you will give you extra protection."
Shenwu glanced at him but didn't say anything more.
After distributing the medicine, Qi Pingye got up and went to buy two buckets of instant noodles.
It wasn't that he didn't want to take Chenwu out for a nice meal, but after buying the medicine, he really didn't have much money left, so he had to make do with what he had.
After finishing their instant noodles, the two left the convenience store, went to the station, and took the SkyTrain again.
While waiting for the train on the empty platform, Qi Pingye looked at the huge recruitment advertisement across the street and suddenly said, "If we don't say something now, we won't be able to change our long-distance public spaceship ticket to the planet Doge."
Shen Wu was startled and suddenly turned to look at him.
Qi Pingye, chewing on a lollipop, raised an eyebrow slightly: "Is it really that hard to say 'I don't want to go to Planet Duoge'?"
Shen Wu gazed at him, her amber eyes shimmering gently.
Qi Pingye turned around and looked down at him: "You don't want to go to Planet Duoge anymore, where do you want to go?"
Shen Wu blinked her bright eyes gently, her gaze fixed on Qi Pingye's face as she met his eyes.
"Voyage Star".
The fog opened.
Qi Pingye guessed as much as he had, a smile spreading across his dark eyes, but he still asked, "Why?"
Shen Wu said, "Planet Dogg is safe, but in the past, I was also alone, without anyone to rely on. When we didn't trust each other and weren't friends, I would have made this choice. But now, I'd rather be with trustworthy people, so we can look out for each other, but..."
"It's just that because we've become friends, you hesitate even though you want to come with me. You're afraid that being too close to the front lines in a place like Far Voyage Star would make it hard to survive and would be a burden to me."
"Is it right?"
Qi Pingye answered.
Shen Wu slightly raised her eyelashes: "Could it be that I'm hesitant because I'm afraid of the dangers there, afraid of your past and your enemies?"
Qi Pingye raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you say yesterday that danger also means opportunity?"
Shen Wu glanced at him, then lowered her gaze. "I've never been to the front lines. I've heard it's chaotic and dangerous there. Anywhere you go could be attacked by aliens. There's no absolutely safe zone."
“If I could, I would prefer you to come with me to Planet Doge, but that’s impossible. You seem to have something very important to do and your own plans. As for me, I don’t really care where I settle down, whether it’s Far Voyage Star or Planet Doge, it doesn’t make much difference to me, so if I had to choose, I would like to go to Far Voyage Star with you.”
Qi Pingye raised his hand, revealing a vanilla lollipop.
“A reward,” he said, “is that honesty is a virtue among friends.”
Chen Wu paused, then looked up at him: "You bought a second one?"
Qi Pingye chuckled: "Or I can eat while you watch?"
"That's true," Shen Wu thought. "It might be different for others, but Qi Pingye wouldn't do that."
He smiled, took the lollipop, and unwrapped it.
He had only eaten this kind of candy when he was very young. Later, the things he ate were just for filling his stomach and rarely had a sweet taste.
The lollipop was put in his mouth, and the sweet vanilla flavor immediately filled his mouth and nose. His misty expression relaxed, and he curled his tongue, savoring and focusing on sucking on it.
Qi Pingye glanced at her and suddenly felt that Shen Wu's way of eating candy was somewhat familiar, just like those snotty kids in Oasis No. 3 who kept pestering him for "military pay".
This realization made him belatedly think of something, and the smile in his eyes froze.
Yes.
No matter how noble and beautiful an Omega may be, with delicate skin and tender flesh, he is still someone who grew up on Planet Zorro. When he was very young, he may have been like those snotty-nosed kids, longing for a piece of candy. When he got it, he would be overjoyed for a long time, holding it and hiding it, reluctant to eat it, until the candy melted and could no longer be shaped, then he would take it out with a heavy heart and cherish it and suck on it.
Along the way, the young man was brave, intelligent, calculating, opinionated, and spoke politely, to the point that Qi Pingye forgot that he was not a flower born in a gentle land, but a pearl left behind in a garbage dump.
This pearl has not been carefully maintained.
At this point, Qi Pingye truly began to regret his actions.
I regret not haggling more when buying the medicine on the black market. Saving a little money that way, even if I couldn't take Chenwu out for a fancy meal, I could at least buy some local snacks. It's such a rare opportunity to come to a bustling place like Fu Erxing, and all we get is a bowl of instant noodles and a lollipop—it's incredibly stingy.
But now it's too late for regrets; they don't have much money left, and there's no room for waste.
Qi Pingye pinched the bridge of his nose, almost wanting to slap himself twice.
Shenwu was unaware of his thoughts.
Omega, with a lollipop in his mouth, was still thinking about the ferry tickets: "I bought the tickets from you, so you should change them, don't miss the deadline."
“It’s been changed,” Qi Pingye put down his finger, “when I was at the convenience store.”
With a soft sizzle, Chenwu accidentally bit into half of the candy.
The announcement of the empty train arriving at the station rang out.
Qi Pingye looked at the train speeding past between the holographic images and the huge billboards, his voice low and casual: "Yuanhang Star is on the front line. Although it is the largest base planet of the military on the border, it is indeed chaotic and dangerous. So, at any time, whether you are halfway there or after you arrive, as long as you want to leave, you can tell me and I will take you."
"Don't feel embarrassed. It's nothing between friends."
Shen Wu said, "What if I just don't want to leave?"
“I will protect you,” Qi Pingye said, “and I will also help you to better protect yourself.”
Shen Wu's eyes flickered slightly, and she subconsciously looked to her side.
The man was tall and had long legs. His face was blurred in the strong light of the oncoming headlights, but his flowing hair and broad shoulders were clearly outlined. As dusk fell into night, he was like a feather or a rock, spirited yet calm and determined.
The train stopped, the doors opened with a beep, and in the fleeting glimpse of the glass door, Shen Wu saw her own eyes.
Like a deep pool in the forest at night, suddenly a gust of wind stirs up ripples.
...
Qi Pingye never had high hopes for his luck, so even though things went relatively smoothly on the second planet, he didn't dare linger and boarded the spaceship bound for the distant planet that very night, fearing he might encounter some unexpected trouble.
But sometimes, accidents are just fate, and you can't escape them no matter how hard you try.
After boarding the spaceship around 11 p.m., Qi Pingye and Shen Wu leaned against the porthole and discussed their future plans.
Halfway through her research, Chen Wu looked up to pour herself some water, and then, as if she had seen something, her clear and curious voice rang out: "Qi Pingye, look, what are those people doing?"
Qi Pingye looked up.
Omega tapped his finger on the porthole.
His gaze shifted, following the finger, and the moment his eyes settled, he saw several extremely familiar faces.
Qi Pingye's eyes sharpened.
What a small world!
At the edge of the horizon, outside the porthole, the heavy darkness was somewhat dispelled by the overly bright lights of the docking pad. In the distance, a group of people walked down from the jet bridge and headed towards the spaceship.
Most of the people in the group were soldiers, armed and on guard. Three young men in the middle were surrounded by them, walking slowly and chatting. Although they were dressed in civilian clothes, they could not hide their noble air and were obviously not ordinary people.
"You know him?"
Shen Wu noticed Qi Pingye's reaction and looked up.
Qi Pingye scoffed coldly: "It's more than just knowing each other."
“The one right in the center, an A-rank Omega, is named Qi Mingzhao. He’s the real young master the Qi family brought back, the one who smashed my vase,” he said. “The one to his left is an A-rank Alpha, my former older brother, Qi Yousheng. He’s the one who ordered my glands to be removed. The one to his right is also an A-rank Alpha, Zhou Gan, the second son of the Zhou family of Central Star, my former fiancé. He’s no good either…”
Not long after leaving Zorro Star, they encountered Qi Mingzhao and Qi Yousheng, which is hard to say whether it was lucky or unlucky.
Fortunately, this is the border, not the central star, so they can't control everything, making it easier for Qi Pingye to do whatever he wants.
Unfortunately, although he had recovered and undergone a second differentiation, he had wasted two years and had nothing in his hands. He was weak and alone. If he were to be careless and expose his identity, his original plan to investigate the truth and accumulate strength would all be ruined.
Qi Pingye stared at the three people, his thoughts in turmoil.
Shen Wu was taken aback upon hearing this.
He guessed that one of them might be Qi Pingye's enemy, but he didn't expect that it wasn't just one, but all of them.
especially--
"Fiancé?" Shen Wu's heart suddenly tightened for some reason. "You were... engaged before?"
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