Something terrible happened.
Those two eyeballs wouldn’t come out.
Jiang Yue clawed at her throat and only managed to spit out half-digested orange jam.
As for the two eyeballs, they had vanished without a trace, not even a single root filament remained in sight.
This time she’d really messed up. In the bathroom, Jiang Yue slid down the wall, utterly drained.
She just wanted to cry—really wanted to cry, desperately, unbearably wanted to cry.
She pounded the wall a few times, tried to sort out her awful mood, and then walked out as if nothing had happened.
The teammates who had just finished their surgeries were gradually waking up. Xiang Sui covered his butt, pushed open the door of the lounge, and gritted his teeth as he made his way toward Jiang Yue.
“How is it?”
Xiang Sui drew a breath. “How do you think it is? You’ll understand my mood once your butt grows eyeballs.”
To be honest, not long ago she had just swallowed two of them. The danger level of these two eyeballs was several times higher than that of the others.
What was even more absurd was that she was completely fine, she could practically change her name to Super Saiya-Yue.
These eyeballs grew in different locations. Xiang Sui was relatively lucky, but one teammate had an eyeball grow inside his stomach and had to have half of it removed.
Another teammate had an eyeball growing inside a rib, and the doctors had to remove the entire rib and replace it with an artificial one.
Both of these were major surgeries and the patients were still in the operating room. As for Xiang Sui’s brother, Jiang Yue was very curious. She leaned close to Xiang Sui’s ear and whispered, “Where was your brother parasitized?”
Xiang Sui glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, then quietly said, “Also the butt. Mine’s the left butt; his is the right.”
Jiang Yue stifled a laugh. “That’s… actually pretty symmetrical.”
Xiang Sui stood nearby, swinging his big head. “After the eyeballs were removed, I’m no longer tired, completely refreshed. Jiang Yue, you’re incredible. You discovered that Thousand Threads thing, and now the eyeballs too. Thanks to you, we avoided danger.”
Jiang Yue’s heart sank again. Thinking about the two eyeballs in her stomach, the relief she had just felt turned unbearably heavy.
She hesitantly said, “What if I get parasitized too? What if the base didn’t detect it? What if, in the future, I end up spitting out two eyeballs like with Thousand Threads, what would I do?”
Xiang Sui waved his hand dismissively. “There are too many what-ifs. With your hydrochloric acid stomach, if eyeballs tried to parasitize you, it would be the unluckiest thing imaginable, like eight generations of bad luck rolled into one.”
Ah…
Jiang Yue fell silent.
She had told a lie, and now countless more lies would be needed to cover up the first one. At first, they were small lies, but in the end, the lies would snowball, growing bigger and bigger until they slipped out of control and headed into the unknown.
The worst part was that Jiang Yue wasn’t good at lying. Every lie had a flaw; she didn’t possess the kind of skill to make them seamless and foolproof.
The lounge door opened once again. Lu Xiu walked in, carrying a box of tea bags.
The vampire-like male Alpha asked them very gently, “Would you like some tea?”
Jiang Yue was pleasantly surprised. “Major Lu Xiu!”
Lu Xiu’s left arm was wrapped in a bandage, apparently, an eyeball had parasitized his arm.
He blinked. “We meet again, my handsome little Alphas!”
His red eyes were like red wine gently swirling in a glass. Jiang Yue could faintly smell a rich aroma of wine. Lu Xiu smiled at her and said, “I know, you must like the scent of roses.”
He took a pink tea bag from the box and handed it to Jiang Yue. She accepted the rose tea bag and swore on her life that her ears had definitely turned red.
The two Alphas sat in the lounge brewing tea, while Xiang Sui, having just finished surgery, could only stand there, holding his teacup with a scowl.
Amid the curling aroma of tea, Jiang Yue hesitated for a long moment, then couldn’t help asking, “Major Lu Xiu, can I ask about the parasitism mechanism of the eyeballs?”
Lu Xiu set down his teacup, speaking in a relaxed tone. “Of course. You’re one of the affected, so you naturally have the right to know. You’re familiar with sonic weapons, right?”
Jiang Yue nodded. “I know that one. By using sound waves close to the heart’s beating frequency, you can create resonance that makes the heart explode.”
Lu Xiu nodded, looking at Jiang Yue with a satisfied expression. “Finally, you’re not the rookie who knows nothing about military stuff. That’s right, the attack method of the mutant eyeballs is roughly similar to the principle of sonic weapons.”
“You haven’t learned about spiritual power yet, so I’ll give you a small introduction. Every living creature has its own spiritual energy, you know that, right?”
Jiang Yue nodded, pretending to understand.
Lu Xiu continued explaining to her: “We still don’t know where spiritual energy originates, so let’s set that aside for now.”
The source of spiritual energy has puzzled countless experts in the field of spiritual studies. Even though Lu Xiu holds a postdoctoral degree in spiritual studies, he still hasn’t figured it out.
“We call the area of the human brain that perceives spiritual energy the ‘brain domain.’ It’s a very abstract term, originally derived from the Zerg. You can think of it simply as a signal receiver.”
Jiang Yue nodded. “I understand now.”
“Our brain domain frequencies differ for each of us, but overall they fall within a roughly normal range. Only a few people with absurdly high spiritual power have brain domain frequencies outside the normal range, like Xiang Liu.”
Jiang Yue nodded. “I get it. It’s like how humans all have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, but hardly anyone looks exactly the same. Those with extremely high spiritual power are like gods in appearance, they exist beyond ordinary looks.”
Lu Xiu blinked and couldn’t help but smile. “That’s not a bad way to put it. Seems like you care a lot about your appearance.”
The young female Alpha was indeed unusually beautiful. Her features were extraordinarily refined, even the strands of hair at the back of her head seemed to shimmer. She was so perfect that she seemed to exist on a different plane from ordinary humans, often giving the impression of a three-dimensional projection of a virtual character.
Even the most arrogant Alphas in the base would pause, slightly stunned, upon seeing her face.
With such looks, she could easily succeed in the entertainment industry. No wonder the base leadership specifically assigned Lu Geng to manage Jiang Yue’s mental conditioning.
Lu Geng’s spiritual body was called the “Angel Halo,” possessing terrifying mental control abilities. He was the military’s top interrogator.
Seeing Jiang Yue completely unaware of this, a gentle smile appeared on Lu Xiu’s face.
“The mutant eyeballs, once parasitizing the human body, will contaminate the person’s brain domain. When one person is infected, anyone else with the same brain domain frequency will also suffer varying degrees of infection. It’s extremely dangerous.”
Jiang Yue was completely stunned. Instantly, she recalled the dead mice in the little forest, as well as the small yellow fish and loaches she had used for experiments.
They must have all died from brain domain frequency infection.
Jiang Yue swallowed hard and asked, “Then how do you treat it? If you remove the eyeball, does it automatically heal?”
Lu Xiu shook his head. “You also need to inhale blastozyme. Blastozyme can temporarily alter the brain domain frequency, making the brain domain more active and effectively suppressing this kind of infection.”
A trace of puzzlement appeared in his eyes. “Strange… the abilities of these eyeballs should have been weakened. They shouldn’t be this weak.”
Jiang Yue’s eyes flickered rapidly.
Right, they shouldn’t be this weak, because her golden eagle had absorbed the spiritual energy of the mutant eyeballs, and she had even swallowed the two stronger eyeballs, unable to spit them out.
What a tragic situation.
Maybe she should just run off and join the entertainment industry?
She wasn’t bad-looking, maybe she could easily make a fortune, without constantly worrying, and always stay glamorous and polished.
As Jiang Yue’s mind wandered, the golden-glimmering Major Lu Geng walked over again, holding a photobook.
Lu Xiu stared at the photobook, his expression carrying a subtle, knowing meaning.
Lu Geng bared eight teeth in a grin. “Jiang Yue, this is for you. I managed to get this limited edition, it’s super hot.”
The cover of the photobook featured a male Omega wearing white stockings and rabbit ears. He was turned slightly to the side, striking a highly seductive pose, with an indescribable fluffy rabbit tail visible behind him.
Jiang Yue’s mind went blank with thoughts of “Come play with Daji!”
She took the photobook with a dazed expression and stiffly thanked Lu Geng, “Thank you, Major Lu Geng.”
Lu Geng wore a benevolent expression. “You’re welcome. The base is your home, we’re all your family.”
Lu Geng thought to himself that an orphaned Alpha like Jiang Yue must desperately need the warmth of a family. The first priority was to cultivate her sense of belonging to the base.
Jiang Yue felt numb. How could Major Lu Geng, so pure and saintly, speak such cheesy lines?
His words sounded so awkward, as if she were really an orphan.
On second thought, her current situation wasn’t much different from being an orphan.
That said, she wasn’t moved in the slightest.
Hugging the photobook, Jiang Yue, along with Xiang Sui, was once again blindfolded, had her ears covered, and was tossed into the back seat of a car.
After a bumpy ride, they arrived at Xiang Sui’s large military villa. With a cut on his butt, Xiang Sui could only lie on the sofa, sighing.
“What are we eating tonight, Jiang Yue?”
“Always thinking about food, can’t you have some ambition!”
“What, aren’t you hungry?” Xiang Sui snorted. “Almost forgot, my bottle of orange jam at home, specially supplied by the military district, you finished it all. I barely got a few bites. You really are something else.”
Jiang Yue glared at him. “Go suck your blastozyme! Your butt just got cut and you’re still yapping!”
The northern accent was truly contagious, almost as infectious as Zerg eggs. Originally, the six people in the dorm all had different accents, but now they all carried that coarse, northern flavor. Even the aloof Xi Boyu wasn’t immune.
“Even with a cut, you still need to eat. That’s called restoring your energy. This villa area doesn’t offer food delivery; you have to order in advance, or you’ll go hungry.”
“With your family’s wealth, why don’t you hire a housekeeper? Even without one, you should at least have a smart robot, right?”
Xiang Sui rolled his eyes and pointed at Jiang Yue. “Can you at least have some common sense about safety? Do you know what kind of place this is? If I didn’t live here, you’d have to crawl and fight in the military for at least twenty years just to get a little courtyard here.”
“Alright, alright, you’re awesome, I have long hair but little experience!”
Xiang Sui, satisfied, flopped back onto the sofa. As the two of them were discussing what dishes to eat, Xiang Sui’s brother suddenly opened the villa door and walked in, carrying two large shopping bags.
Xiang Sui’s face lit up with joy. “Brother, you’re back!”
Xiang Liu wore casual clothes. Alpha attire was almost always the same: work pants, Martin boots, and a white T-shirt, with a leather jacket added when it was cold.
Among the people Jiang Yue knew, only Jiang Sen and Xi Boyu were particularly meticulous about their clothing.
Jiang Yue immediately stood up from the sofa, feeling extremely nervous, and greeted Xiang Liu: “Greetings, Major General Xiang Liu. I’m Jiang Yue, Xiang Sui’s roommate.”
Xiang Liu nodded, his dark eyes looking at her. “What kind of dishes do you like? Any dietary restrictions?”
Wow, he was a high-cold, handsome Alpha who could actually cook.
Jiang Yue immediately replied, “No restrictions! I eat everything!”
Xiang Liu nodded and carried the bags into the kitchen.
She admitted it, she was definitely impressed by Xiang Liu’s handsomeness!
Then she glanced back at Xiang Sui, who was lying on the sofa with his butt sticking up. Tsk tsk, truly, one was heaven, the other earth.
Jiang Yue pressed down her lovesick heart and turned to ask Xiang Sui, “Your brother is so handsome. What does your sister-in-law look like? Is she as beautiful as a goddess?”
Xiang Sui frowned. “What sister-in-law? My brother’s unmarried!”
Jiang Yue was shocked. “But… the book Conscious Projection…?”
Xiang Sui leapt forward, clamping his hand over Jiang Yue’s mouth, and ground his teeth as he scolded, “Jiang Yue, are you trying to get yourself killed?!”
“How dare you mention that book in my house!”
Jiang Yue struggled. “Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!”
Xiang Sui released his hand, and Jiang Yue coughed while weakly explaining, “It… it said your brother was married in the book.”
Xiang Sui waved his hand like shooing a fly. “Don’t even mention it. That book was written by my brother’s partner.”
“Except for the litter box, everything else is fake!”
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