Orphanage

edited by Shay

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The first round of the match was about to end.

Even in a 2 vs. 1 scenario, Crown Prince Chu Xinglin had eliminated one of the two girls.

“Wow, the Crown Prince is really strong.”

Crown Prince Chu Xinglin was indeed formidable, and his pheromones had already shown his power.

Otherwise, Gu Huan wouldn’t feel that his pheromones matched his.

Furthermore, he had made significant improvements. In his last battle with Gu Huan, he had broken through his physical abilities and become the only human in the entire galaxy with physical qualities surpassing the SSS level. If it weren’t for the limitations on mecha abilities imposed by mental power conditions, he might have already become a legend.

In mecha combat, if he were to challenge Gu Huan, it might be a match too close to call. However, against other opponents, Chu Xinglin could win with overwhelming dominance.

“Now we see that General Gu Huan has been standing there for thirty minutes without any intention of intervening.”

“It seems that General Gu Huan is confident that His Highness will win. Let’s wait and see.”

The golden color in the eyes of the girl operating the mecha was shaky, like a pile of dead wood that had been burned out.

“Why is he so strong, inhumanly strong!”

It was all going wrong. Their initial plan was to test General Gu Huan’s abilities, but they hadn’t even had a chance to challenge him yet as Crown Prince Chu Xinglin already suppressed them.

They hadn’t accomplished anything they had intended to do.

Cheng Dui gritted her teeth and tried to stand up, but her legs felt too sore to lift.

It wasn’t a matter of having weaker mental power; it was her physical endurance that was lacking. The Alpha’s physical qualities on the opposite side were in a completely different league from the previous encounter with Nie Chuan.

If she continued this way, she was bound to lose.

Or give up.

But she didn’t want to admit defeat. She was a weapon meticulously crafted by the Teacher. How could she just lose unceremoniously? It would be a disgrace.

Just as she was thinking about making one final attempt, her younger sister, who had already been eliminated, illegally sent her a message on their private channel.

“Quickly leave the game. There’s a starship approaching. Father wants us to leave.”

Cheng Dui breathed a sigh of relief. Her sister’s message gave her a way out, so she didn’t have to face the defeat of her own making. She could pretend that it wasn’t because she couldn’t win but because they had to leave due to an intrusion into their home.

“Did Father allow us to leave?”

“Of course. The moment the unknown starship was detected, the space jump portal was activated.”

Cheng Dui’s lips curled up as she looked at the mecha hovering in the sky next to the ship.

“Until next time.”

The real battle had yet to take place.

The girl pressed the button to forcibly leave the arena and disappeared from the competition ground, leaving behind tens of millions of confused spectators and a few baffled commentators. However, the two opponents knew exactly what had happened.

“The enemy has forfeited. Congratulations on your victory!”

The word “Victory” appeared before them, but Gu Huan’s face showed no signs of relief.

He looked up at Chu Xinglin, who was floating in the air.

The commentators quipped, “General Gu Huan, who had been motionless all this time, has finally moved, but the opponent has already been driven away by Crown Prince Chu Xinglin.”

“We’re now seeing what should be a private channel conversation between these two big shots.”

“Oh my, they’ve also left our game. This… what now?”

How can this be fixed?

The audience in the spectator seats couldn’t help but feel disappointed. It was just the first round, and it had ended like this. They wanted to continue watching, but both sets of participants had disappeared. There was no way to continue the match.

“What a pity.”

Nie Chuan, sitting in the VVVVIP section, looked thoroughly disappointed. He had received this ticket from Commander Mo Xiao.

He had heard that she couldn’t make it to the venue due to some business, so the ticket had been passed on to him. Initially, he thought it was a stroke of luck by God because he hadn’t been chosen as the General’s opponent, but it ended unluckily.

He Qixing itched his jaw, sensing that something was not right. It all began when General Gu Huan inquired about the two young girls last time. This matter had started to feel oddly coincidental. Out of so many participants, they just happened to end up facing the girls who the General was concerned about.

They both left the game one after the other, and there had to be some hidden details that he was unaware of.

“This situation is quite off.”

He Qixing asserted.

“When Commander Mo Xiao gave you the ticket, I had a feeling something was up. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have given you her ticket.”

“From what I see now, it’s highly likely related to those two girls.”

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As the starship gradually approached the location they had found, some people began to exclaim,

“This planet is so strange.”

“Just a while ago, when we were quite far away, this planet didn’t look like this.”

On the holographic star map, this planet had appeared as an abandoned, lifeless rock. But as the starship drew closer, the planet now appeared lush, green, and full of life.

“Someone used an energy shield to disguise it and hide this planet.”

“This is definitely the enemy’s lair.”

As the crew discussed and speculated, Mo Xiao and her team of mechas were ready to disembark. A simple command and they would be heading to the concealed planet.

“Captain Chen, since we’ve confirmed that this is the right place, let’s go down.”

Chen Weiwei nodded and replied, “Commander Mo Xiao, it’s better for you to accompany our team. Don’t jump on the grass and scare the snake; this way, we can provide mutual support.”

“Alright.”

Mo Xiao looked at the elite members of the Crown Prince’s Special Guards. They were all equipped and well-trained, and can increase their combat power. Why would they refuse to cooperate?

Chu Fengyuan was quite slippery; he had managed to slip through their fingers several times in their attempts to capture him. They were not going to let this notorious criminal escape again this time.

If they were going to take action, it had to be meaningful.

Watching Mo Xiao’s departure, Chen Weiwei seemed to have something to say, but he hesitated.

After Mo Xiao left, a few members of the intelligence team removed their earpieces and ocular devices. They had noticed something about the situation, and it was not very reassuring.

They had come face to face with an energy shield that had disguised the planet, it makes sense that there is also an automatic sensing device on it that can notify the enemy in time.

The Crown Prince’s Special Guards had carried out the mission of capturing Chu Fengyuan several times, and each time they returned empty-handed. They knew what kind of person they were fighting.

“It might have been wise to remind Commander Mo Xiao, I think she left as if she was going to fight to the death with Duke Chu Fengyuan.” One of the intelligence team members commented.

“You’ve all developed PTSD from dealing with Chu Fengyuan, haven’t you? She hasn’t, so why don’t you learn from her? Keep crying wolf, you are all sensitive. If the wolf really comes, you will be dumbfounded.” Chen Weiwei replied, glancing at the star map displayed through the mecha’s connection.

The view of the planet was the same as seen from inside the starship. It was a lush, grassy world with a serene and picturesque natural environment. Giving it nine points in beauty is no exaggeration.

However, it was baffling that a planet with such beauty had been classified as abandoned.

“Look at these structures… Captain, take a look at this,”

When Chen Weiwei was thinking about how to report their current situation to Chu Xinglin, the intelligence team members next to him saw something with sharp eyes.

“That building… that orphanage.”

On a supposedly abandoned planet, there was a functioning orphanage, and that was quite unusual.

Chen Weiwei lifted his head, his curiosity piqued, and he focused his gaze on the name of the orphanage. His pupils suddenly contracted.

“I hate to say it, but the name of that orphanage… it looks a bit familiar.”

As his team members were still trying to recall, Chen Weiwei, with his exceptional memory, provided them with the answer.

“Jinglan Orphanage, it’s the orphanage where General Gu Huan stayed when he was young.”