Chapter 20 My Alpha Calls Me, Do You Want to Manage It Too?
According to outsiders' words, Shen Zhuo and Xun Qing used to be good friends as well.
He and Xun Qing had known each other since they were little.
Even a few years earlier than they knew Ai Li.
Xun Qing's mother had once been rescued by Jiang Yuening, who had returned from the battlefield.
The two families' backgrounds were not too different.
Xun Qing's parents were engaged in politics, while the Shen family was in the military.
In their past life, he and Xun Qing were also confidants.
But on the last day before Shen Zhuo's death, Feng Ming had once told him in person:
It was Xun Qing who specifically wanted his gland.
Xun Qing's body trembled, his gaze shifting, and he did not dare to look Shen Zhuo in the eye for a long time.
"How have you been lately, Xiao Zhuo?"
Shen Zhuo raised his chin, expressionless: "Very good."
Xun Qing mumbled, his lips seemingly wanting to say something.
But before he could say it, he heard the whispers around him.
The words that were originally on the tip of his tongue were now swallowed back, and he resumed his earnest expression:
"You should change your temper, we are all future classmates, and we should live in peace."
The irritable alpha spat at Shen Zhuo and pushed Xun Qing aside as he got up:
"Wait for me, I can crush you d-level omega with one hand!"
Shen Zhuo narrowed his eyes, as if looking at that alpha:
"It's not your turn to educate me."
The alpha waved his fist. But because of the Second Imperial Consort being here, he didn't dare to take any action and left with a livid face.
Xun Qing's face looked unpleasant, and Shen Zhuo was actually speaking to him.
He did marry the person Shen Zhuo liked, but he and Feng Ming were the ones who loved each other.
Shen Zhuo...
The one who is not loved is the third party.
And now he is the Second Imperial Consort, the most noble omega besides the Queen.
He has something he must obtain.
Xun Qing clenched his fingers tightly.
"Wanna make a bet, Shen Zhuo?"
Shen Zhuo, who was originally being pulled away by Ai Li, stopped in his tracks and turned his head slightly.
Xun Qing forcibly pulled out a gentle smile, suppressing all his uneasiness, arrogance, mockery and disdain at the deepest level.
"Let's bet on the exam scores this time."
Shen Zhuo was indifferent, faintly saying, "I don't think you have any bet I'm satisfied with."
"Super S-class mech."
Xun Qing's determined expression was exactly the same as Feng Ming's.
Disgusting.
But Shen Zhuo still turned back.
There are only two Super S-class mechs in the Empire.
One is used for frontline combat, currently used by his father Shen Yuxin.
The other one is in the Queen's hands.
Reserved for the heir to the throne.
It seems the next Emperor is already very clear.
"Mech Oracle." Xun Qing continued, "If your total score can surpass mine, I'll give it to you."
Ai Li whispered in Shen Zhuo's ear:
"Doesn't it feel like the supporting role next to the protagonist in a TV drama? Isn't this just coming to deliver equipment?"
Shen Zhuo: "... I advise you to watch less TV."
"Unfortunately, I'm not the protagonist, he is."
Shen Zhuo's voice was very light, just uttered and scattered in the air.
"What?" Ai Li didn't hear it.
From a very young age, Shen Zhuo had seen his father's mech and longed for it deeply.
No mech can match the Oracle.
Shen Zhuo raised his voice and responded lightly, "To prevent you from reneging, let's make it that I have to surpass you in every subject."
Seeing the young man speak arrogantly, Xun Qing finally felt a bit at ease, after all, he's just a d-level omega.
He's just putting on a show.
He walked past the young man, lightly touching his shoulder.
Xun Qing, by his ear, word by word, crystal clear.
"If you lose, I... no, the royal family will take over your family's weapon management rights."
Shen Zhuo lowered his gaze, his eyes hidden, with a surging undercurrent of murderous intent.
After a while, he suddenly smiled.
In Ai Li's astonished gaze, he agreed.
"Okay."
- -
"You agreed so rashly, what if you lose? What are you going to do?"
After signing the contract, Ai Li crossed his arms, his fingers tapping randomly on his arm.
His brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death.
Feng Ming pledged the weapon depot as a bet, and it turned out that Xun Qing was the one guaranteeing it.
In this way, even if Xun Qing defeats him, regardless of the ranking, he must enter the military academy.
He can also establish a reputation and gain support.
And he can also help his husband plan.
Killing three birds with one stone.
Shen Zhuo put down his pen and went to the shady tree where no one was around.
But where did Xun Qing's confidence come from?
"He will rig the test."
Shen Zhuo looked at the crowd gathering on the square, "You said, if the people of the Empire see it, what will happen?"
Ai Li thought about it for a while, suddenly understanding Shen Zhuo's meaning.
"Are you saying they have a conspiracy?"
Shen Zhuo nodded.
Of course, he is not only doing this to expose them in front of the people of the Empire.
Of course, it is for the sake of—
【The audience is interested in your bet, the ratings have increased】
"They want the weapon depot, and if I don't agree, they will take other actions."
Shen Zhuo's gaze was calm, "It's better for me to go with the flow."
"Let them think they will definitely succeed."
The entrance exam is divided into written test, tactical exercise, and finally mech combat and power manifestation test.
Only the top 50 in the overall ranking can become the new students of Ares.
Adding up, the exam will take about five days.
Today's morning was the written test.
The results, including the scores of each subject and the overall ranking, will be announced at the end. Therefore, after the four-hour written test, Shen Zhuo saw the gloomy Ai Li.
"Difficult?" Shen Zhuo took Ai Li's water.
"Not bad, just hungry."
Ai Li stretched and sighed deeply, winking at Shen Zhuo coquettishly, "But I'll definitely be first."
Shen Zhuo smiled wryly.
Ai Li may look frivolous and licentious, but his memory is very good, so his test scores have always been stable at the top.
Just as Ai Li suggested going to eat first, Shen Zhuo's phone in his pocket suddenly started vibrating.
"You go first, I'll take a call."
After Ai Li left, Shen Zhuo took out his phone, and the screen showed two neat characters - Du Xun.
The call was answered, and Shen Zhuo hadn't even had a chance to speak.
"How was the written test?"
The young man couldn't help but smile, "Your tone is just like my father's."
There was a pause on the other end, and then it seemed to have moved to a quieter place.
"Let me rephrase that." The alpha's voice was mixed with a slight static, low and mellow.
"How are you feeling now?"
Shen Zhuo raised an eyebrow, "I'm doing well, I ran into Xun Qing and he said he wants to bet with me."
After Shen Zhuo explained the bet, the other end was silent for a long time.
"Do you have a chance?"
The man sounded like he was no longer as calm as before.
"Of course." Shen Zhuo strolled leisurely towards the cafeteria, "The Shen family doesn't produce waste."
After a long silence, the two remained silent.
Shen Zhuo didn't really dislike this situation.
He could almost imagine the man standing in the empty corridor, the military uniform tightly wrapping his serious and cold demeanor, those gray-blue eyes gazing into the distance of the battlefield.
Almost to the cafeteria now.
"Is there anything else?" Shen Zhuo asked softly.
"At 2 p.m. they will send you all to the tactical exercise site, which is a Type 1 Zerg outbreak area. I may not be able to come back temporarily, Feng Ming will substitute for me as the proctor."
Du Xun instructed, "Be careful, I'll get there as soon as possible."
"Okay, I—"
Shen Zhuo's words were interrupted as something struck his back.
He glanced down at the ground.
It was an angular stone.
It hit him on the shoulder blade.
Shen Zhuo looked up at the perpetrator, it was one of Xun Qing's loyal supporters.
And Xun Qing, was making a gesture of "you can't do this, we should live in peace."
But there was no action to stop it.
"Who are you calling? Crying to your dad to come pick you up? Haha!"
That was a beta, one of the male supporting characters in the original plot.
"What happened, are you alright?" The voice on the phone sounded much heavier.
The young man suddenly curled his lips into a smile.
The exquisite and cold face, like melting ice and spring water, was stunningly beautiful.
He stared at Xun Qing's face, the smile never fading, obscure and deep:
"My alpha called me, do you want to manage it too?"
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