AGTCTCC Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Unexpectedly, it was so easy to latch onto Officer Chu…

Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Unexpectedly, it was so easy to latch onto Officer Chu…

He didn’t have any injuries; it was just that his Spiritual Power had been used to its limit, and his body couldn’t take it, which caused the blood marks to appear, but they were all on his limbs.

Xiang Li slowly used scissors to cut open a vertical line on the clothes, the “snip, snip” sounds especially clear. The scissors stopped when they reached his chest.

“?” Chu Qi noticed, his gaze slowly sweeping over.

The person holding the scissors put them away and explained, “No wounds, no more cutting. My hand is tired.”

Chu Qi lowered his eyes, looking at the combat suit cut at the chest, and couldn’t help but have black lines appear on his face.

He looked neither here nor there in his current state.

“Have you been assessed for your Spiritual Power rating?”

Chu Qi’s body swayed with the rocking chair, the creaking sound ringing rhythmically, mixed in the wind, heavy and unable to be blown away.

Xiang Li boredly played with Chu Qi’s fingertips, his fingers sliding over the silver metal bracelet on Chu Qi’s wrist many times.

“No,” he said.

Chu Qi: “You’re very strong. Go to a military academy and try it out.”

The light of dusk refracted into star ring-like fragments of gold in Xiang Li’s pupils.

Chu Qi: “The Empire will use excellent resources to cultivate you.”

Hearing these words, Xiang Li didn’t reveal a joyful expression. His tone was very calm, as if he were saying something unimportant.

In fact, that was indeed the case. His lowered eyelids lightly lifted, his obsidian-like eyes meeting Chu Qi’s, word by word.

“Sure, but Officer, I’m from Planet C079. Is that okay too?”

“…”

Chu Qi opened his eyes, and after one glance, closed them again weakly.

C079, that was a planet abandoned by the Empire, not like the undeveloped Little Potato Planet they were on now. It was a technological paradise.

But unfortunately, perhaps because its technology was too advanced, it was also where the Polluted Entities first appeared. The area of Planet C079 that was captured by the Polluted Entities was as high as seventy percent.

Chu Qi’s throat bobbed, unable to distinguish whether it was the dryness brought on by Spiritual Power or something else, his throat hoarse to the point of being unable to speak.

“Okay,” he said.

Xiang Li really didn’t care. Hearing Chu Qi say this, he changed his mind and softened his voice.

“I saved you. You’ll take me to the Main Star, right?”

Chu Qi looked at the person squatting in front of him. The other didn’t raise his head, leaving him only a dense crown of hair. The ends of his hair were tinged with blue, probably dyed.

“Can you go to the Main Star?”

“I heard there’s gold everywhere there, enough to buy three hundred Nutrient Solutions.”

Chu Qi’s eyes darkened, his eyelashes trembled slightly, realizing that he was distracted again, he followed Xiang Li’s words.

“I will report your request to the Empire. If you pass the test, the Empire welcomes every human who comes.”

Xiang Li stopped fiddling with Chu Qi’s hand and snorted twice.

“What’s wrong?” Chu Qi noticed and asked.

“Didn’t expect it to be so smooth,” Xiang Li said truthfully, a smile on his face.

“It’s so easy to latch onto Officer Chu’s leg.”

“You saved me,” Chu Qi reminded.

“Your strength is very strong,” he said, word by word.

He could feel it. Few of the new recruits in recent years could compare to Xiang Li. He was a diamond in the rough.

Xiang Li took it a step further, casually saying, “Shouldn’t a life-saving grace be repaid with your body?”

“Are you alone?”

Chu Qi was stunned after saying this. He had only seen this child in the past few days. Who else could there be?

“How many people’s life-saving graces does Officer Chu want to repay?” Xiang Li was a little unhappy, questioning his strength?

He used force in his hand, once again pulling back Chu Qi’s distracted thoughts.

“Only me,” Xiang Li said, his fingers pulling apart Chu Qi’s slightly curled fingertips, as if proud and emphasizing.

Chu Qi’s fingertips were gripped tightly by him. The person on the rocking chair didn’t break free, only hooked his drooping fingertips, and along with it, the corners of Xiang Li’s mouth were hooked up.

“Do you have any relatives?” Chu Qi stared at Xiang Li’s eyebrows and eyes, and opened his mouth as if possessed.

Xiang Li’s grip on Chu Qi’s hand froze. Numbness spread from his fingertips all the way up. He let go of Chu Qi’s hand as if nothing had happened, stood up and shook his fingertips seemingly unintentionally.

“No more.”

After saying that, he left Chu Qi with a back view. Walking out of the house, Xiang Li took out the cufflinks he had just swiped from his pocket. The blood that had rubbed onto them had already turned dark.

Xiang Li used force with his index finger and thumb, and the dried red instantly disintegrated into pieces, eventually being swallowed by black Spiritual Power.

Sensing the feeling of Spiritual Power in his body being suppressed by the blood, a smile curled up at the corner of his lips.

Xiang Li stretched his back, feeling the temperature of the sun. The cufflinks in his hand were casually thrown into the flower bed outside the house.

“Does the Commander want to drink mushroom soup or Nutrient Solution?”

In the evening, when Xiang Li shook open the last Fiber Blanket, tiny dust clouds rose. The sound of the inferior synthetic fabric rubbing mixed with the rhythmic creaking of the rocking chair.

After making the bed, Xiang Li walked to Chu Qi’s side, his eyes closed.

His pale face was cut vaguely by shadows, only the fingertips resting on the armrest occasionally twitching nervously, exposing the sequelae of Spiritual Power overload.

“Officer Chu, let’s sleep.”

Xiang Li’s voice was still sleepy, probably because he was tired from repairing the mech during the day, and now he was more sleepy than usual.

The teenager’s palm, carrying the smell of mech lubricant, suddenly pressed on the armrest of the rocking chair.

The sudden stop in rocking made Chu Qi’s eyelashes tremble. Before he could open his eyes, he felt an irresistible force coming from his knees and waist at the same time.

Chu Qi was caught off guard, suspended in mid-air. The feeling of weightlessness made him subconsciously reach out and grab Xiang Li’s forearm. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xiang Li’s extremely sleepy face.

Xiang Li was very sleepy, but he held the person in his arms tightly, and his pace was also very steady.

Chu Qi’s Spiritual Power had been consumed too much, resulting in temporary loss of sensation in his legs, so he could only rely on Xiang Li for every movement.

Spiritual Power connected to his heart, then extended to his limbs.

There had been many times before when he had injured his heart due to Spiritual Power loss of control, leading to decreased perception in body parts, but this was the first time his entire leg had lost sensation.

Xiang Li put Chu Qi on the outside, while he stepped over him to go to the inside.

The reason given was: Officer Chu doesn’t move around much when he sleeps. I’m afraid I’ll roll off in the middle of the night.

The moment the mattress sank, the back of Chu Qi’s neck bumped against the fluffiness carrying the scent of sunshine.

That night, the curse of slumber seemed to have descended upon Xiang Li.

His breathing was very light, and his hands grabbed Chu Qi’s arms dishonestly, pressing his whole body against the other.

The sound of breathing at his ear gradually stabilized. Not knowing how long had passed, the person next to him had already entered a deep sleep, and Chu Qi slowly opened his eyes.

“…”

The silver metal bracelet on his wrist flickered with a faint breathing light. If you looked closely, you could find that there were still traces of a small amount of white medicine remaining on it.

Chu Qi gently exhaled a breath. His eyes were sore, and he blinked them hard. His wrist was sore, and bursts of stabbing pain were constantly coming from his heart.

Soon, small beads of sweat appeared on Chu Qi’s forehead. It had been like this for the past few days.

But soon he got used to the pain in his body. Chu Qi lightly exhaled a breath, turned his head to look at the person next to him, his eyes obscure and unclear.

The other person was sleeping very soundly, not noticing Chu Qi’s abnormality at all.

The next day.

When Xiang Li opened his eyes, the sun was already halfway up the sky.

“!”

Chu Qi was leaning against the headboard, flipping through a book in his hand. Xiang Li really didn’t sleep honestly like he said. At this time, both hands were on Chu Qi’s body. Chu Qi had pushed his head several times but couldn’t move it, so he gave up.

“Awake?”

Chu Qi noticed Xiang Li’s movement. His fingers picked up the book, flipped a page, and covered it on the quilt, with the book title facing Xiang Li’s direction. He subconsciously looked over.

——《How to Make the Other Person Fall in Love with You in 365 Days》

Xiang Li: “…”