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Arc 2 – Slag that Interstellar Admiral
Chapter 31

Professor Morris was a very famous mecha technician amongst the upper class and he was also a well-known scientist, revered by all throughout the empire. After he defected, there was an uproar across the Star Network. Everyone wanted to know why he defected and even the prestige of the royal family dropped a little as a result of this.

The Emperor had long passed the order to bring Morris back at all costs, dead or alive. It was enough as long as his body was brought back. He wanted to broadcast his tragic outcome to the Star Network as a means of taking revenge for the royal family.

Morris had defected ten years ago. Since then, no one knew where he was. Unexpectedly, he was here at this base camp.

While the others were busy thinking about how they could capture and take Morris back, Louis thought a little further. Morris had once worked as a mecha technician for the Shao Family and he had defected ten years ago. At that time, Shao Ze’an was already a teenager so Morris must know him.

A helpless and weak son of a high-ranking official had appeared here and was recognised by them. He could already guess what he could possibly have gone through.

Louis’s pupils constricted. He immediately piloted his mecha towards the direction pointed out by his aide.

Morris was protected by a group of people as they retreated and in his arms was the unconscious Shao Ze’an. Morris kept his hand placed against the young man’s frail neck as he stared warily at Louis. As long as Louis took another step closer, he wouldn’t hesitate to snap Shao Ze’an’s neck.

Louis stored his mecha away. He slowly approached them and said in an extremely low voice, “Put him down.”

Morris smiled broadly, “I heard that the reason for Young Master Ze’an’s capture was because of Admiral West. Did the admiral come here today to save the young master or do you plan to disregard his life and kill him together with us?”

Although Morris was a mecha technician who was also engaged with scientific research, his physique was actually AA. As long as he moved slightly, Shao Ze’an would die. The young man laid quietly and defencelessly in Morris’s arms. Only the slight rise and fall of his chest showed that he was still alive. He raised his head slightly, resting his forehead against Morris’s shoulder. His complexion was morbidly pale and there was also some cold sweat across his forehead. It was clear that he had just experienced torture.

They were surrounded by Louis’s elite troops and also his personal soldiers. Everyone had their weapons pointed at Morris while Morris’s people also had their weapons pointed back at them. The atmosphere was extremely tense. Everyone’s guard was up.

On one side was Morris the traitor and on the other side was the second young master of the Shao Family. They didn’t want to give up either of them.

Under such a tense situation, only the second young master who was still pretending to be ‘unconscious’ after being awakened by the system was feeling relaxed. He was feeling so relaxed, he could even let out a burst of profanities.

“His grandmother! How did he know that I was here?!”

【This………I just went and checked the plot again. The people here seemed to have invented technology called Gene Tracking which has not been perfected yet and can only be used if one is within two light years away. It is something monopolised by the empire and is extremely expensive. Only those who are particularly rich or those who work for the empire can be registered on it and use this technology. As the Shao Family’s young master, you were also naturally registered……】

Chi Zhao wanted to spit out blood, “If you knew this, why did you make me save him?! Should’ve just let him fend for himself!”

If you didn’t do anything, you’ll be the one self-destructing.

As the system silently complained, Chi Zhao was anxious. He however couldn’t do anything and could only continue pretending to be unconscious.

Hmm? Something’s not right.

Why did he need to act unconscious? He could pretend to wake up at an appropriate time and then yell out ‘help me you idiots’. Wouldn’t that give him the label of a coward?

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That’s a good idea!

Chi Zhao was very excited. He slowly started to roll his eyes a little but just as he was about to open a small slit, he heard Louis standing on the opposite end ask, “What do you want?”

Morris chuckled, “You don’t have to worry about that. But I have to say, it has been many years since I’ve seen soldiers of the Empire. I really want to see today whether you will choose to save him or destroy the enemy.”

As soon as he finished saying this, Morris threw out a bomb. The bomb exploded in mid-air, casting dark fog everywhere. It was so dark, one couldn’t even see their hands before them. Only Louis managed to see Morris throw Shao Ze’an out from the corner of his eyes. With his hand strength and Shao Ze’an’s physique, Shao Ze’an would probably die from the impact.

One was Shao Ze’an who was thrown out and the other was Morris who was about to run away. Louis subconsciously made a split-second decision and quickly rushed over to catch Shao Ze’an. In that short time, Morris managed to escape.

When the others managed to escape from the fog, they could no longer find him. It was as if they had all suddenly disappeared.

Someone proposed angrily, “Go. Let’s chase after them!”

Louis furrowed his brows. In his arms, he held Shao Ze’an who continued to act unconscious, “Come back. You won’t be able to catch them. No one can escape this quickly, they must’ve hidden themselves somewhere. Seal this place off and search every nook and cranny.”

“Yes sir!!”

The subordinates moved to search for the rebels, but the aide didn’t follow. He reached out to Louis, wanting to remove Shao Ze’an from his arms, “Admiral, allow me. The doctor is waiting in the spaceship. I will send Young Master Shao for examination first.”

Like he didn’t hear him, Louis looked down at the silent young man in his arms. He pressed his finger against his neck to check his pulse before immediately picking him up into a princess carry and carrying him over to the spaceship.

The aide who still had his arms out: “……….”

Louis had thought that Chi Zhao was unconscious the entire time but, in fact, he had fainted when his head made impact against Louis’s chest which was harder than a block of wood. The other party didn’t feel anything but for his C-grade waste of a physique, it was painful enough for tears to form.

……….

When he woke up again, the environment around him had once again changed. This time it was a warm and brightly lit room. Chi Zhao opened his eyes and for a moment thought he was lying inside an open coffin.

【This is a treatment capsule. Please don’t randomly jump to conclusions, host.】

He couldn’t even just think about it? Does this host still have human rights?

Chi Zhao sat up. Sensing his movements, the treatment capsule considerately opened its top. It even let down a small set of stairs for him to use as it did this. Chi Zhao got out and moved over to the window. The vast sea of stars outside was a sight to behold.

His life was really too hard………

While Chi Zhao was still feeling woeful, the white metal door behind him slowly opened. When Louis received the message, he had rushed over immediately. The young man still had his back turned to him. This time, he didn’t have his arms spread open but somehow, he could sense some worry and sadness from him.

Louis couldn’t help but frown. He slowly walked over and asked in a low voice, “How do you feel?”

Hearing his voice, the young man turned around, looking over at him with his pair of clear, dark eyes. It even made him, an admiral of the Empire, feel a little nervous. His hands stiffened a little. Despite his outwardly steady and reliable appearance, inside he felt like an unexperienced brat.

“This is the Imperial Army ship. You are safe now; we’ve rescued you from the rebel’s base camp. I am Louis West. You……do you still remember me?”

 Who wouldn’t remember that face of his? Shao Ze’an opened his mouth wanting to speak to him, but a look of surprise briefly flashed across his face and he quickly swallowed the words he was about to say.

Louis keenly noticed this. He took a step forward and carefully examined his face, “What’s wrong?”

It wasn’t anything to do with Chi Zhao’s condition. It was just that he had heard Morris’s voice.

“Young Master Ze’an, don’t let West discover my existence. Since you can hear my voice, you probably realised that I have inserted a small device in your head. It can be used to communicate with you, and it can naturally also kill you effortlessly. If you don’t want to die, just behave, do you understand?”

Chi Zhao had been silent for too long and his eyes weren’t focused on anything in particular. This made Louis very worried. He shook Chi Zhao’s shoulders, his expression no longer cold and distant, “What’s the matter? Do you feel uncomfortable?”

Chi Zhao paused. He no longer heard any other sounds in his ears. He shook his head slightly, “No, I was just a little……dizzy.”

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When Louis brought Shao Ze’an back, he had immediately given him a rough check, but there were no signs of any internal or external injuries. It was just that his skin resistance was very low, and this only happens when he has suffered severe pain or has been subjected to some form of terrible stimulation. Louis really wanted to know what they had done to Shao Ze’an but, seeing his pale and feeble appearance now, he couldn’t ask.

This room was a training room and had a bed on one side. He brought Chi Zhao over to the bed, made him lie down and helped him pull up the sheets before asking, “Do you only feel dizzy? Any other symptoms?”

Chi Zhao lowered his eyes and shook his head, “No, I was probably too startled. I get scared easily. Sorry for showing you such an embarrassing side of me.”

Shao Ze’an was in fact a slightly introverted person. He would always be like this to strangers and appear very polite but at the same time, he was also a person who did not listen to his family. His favourite thing to do was to play truant. If it wasn’t for this, his future would’ve involved him muddling his way to graduation, muddling his way into a marriage, and muddling his way until the end of his life.

Maybe even until death, he would not have known that he was actually such a cowardly person who could be so selfish. Because of his traitorous role, he had caused at least 60 million casualties. All of these were held accountable by the rebels and Shao Ze’an.

Chi Zhao fell silent. Treason was treason, there was nothing much that could be done. This was the plot and his mission. At most, he could try and avoid leaking out too much information to reduce the number of people affected without affecting the plot too much.

Sitting by Shao Ze’an’s bed and seeing the young man’s quiet and well-behaved appearance, Louis found it difficult associating him with that back figure he saw back then. But when he thought about it again, he felt that only such a person could be so calm and resolute in a situation where there was no return.

Louis wanted to reach out to rub his head but the two had no associations; he and Shao Ze’an are still strangers and this was the first time the two saw each other while both parties are awake. To do something like that, it may arouse the young man’s disgust.

Morris: “Make him leave.”

Chi Zhao paused. Seeing that he wasn’t obliging, Morris repeated, “Make him leave. From now on, you have to listen to what I say, or you will die.”

Chi Zhao gritted his teeth. He looked up at Louis, “Mister Admiral, I’m a little sleepy, can you leave? I…..If there’s someone next to me, I can’t sleep.”

Such an obedient child.

Louis had entered the military academy at the age of 16 and graduated at 26. For the next ten or so years, he had been commanding border operations. The people around him are either killers who kill without as much as a blink or those whose smiles are more poisonous than those of snakes and scorpions. It had been a long time since he had seen someone as pure as Shao Ze’an.

Louis gently curved his lips up, “Alright, go rest up. When you wake up, you can go home.”

After saying this, Louis helped tuck a corner of the sheet in and left the room.

As soon as he left, Morris followed the plot and said his lines. It was nothing more than intimidating him, coercing him, reassuring him; basically, giving him the carrot and stick treatment. Chi Zhao quietly hummed in response several times to the point that he started to feel a little impatient. When Morris sensed the impatience, he narrowed his eyes and pressed a button on his end.

Chi Zhao suddenly started to convulse. He subconsciously gripped his left arm from which the numbness was strongest at. The system had reacted 0.1 second too late. Just this 0.1 second of delay was enough for Chi Zhao to have the urge to cut Morris up into pieces.

It hurts too fucking much!

Chi Zhao’s breathing hastened. It took him a while to finally recover from the pain. This time he didn’t have to pretend because he really was in pain.

Morris gave him a stern warning: Do not play any tricks or next time it would not be just a few seconds of pain but one that will stop you from waking up again.

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