MRG Chapter 55: Allocation Result

Translator: Kii

Editor: EllieKit

Eagle was the biggest mecha in the entire Blue Planet. It could travel between various extreme environments.

Thousands of meters below the cold and high-pressure trenches, polar glaciers, scorching deserts, and even the vast universe—its transparent cockpit had a high-strength alloy baffle made of rare mineral metals.

When the baffle was lowered, the entire cockpit was so dark that not a single speck of light could penetrate.

This was also the battleground that Light was most familiar with. He once piloted this mecha during the most critical time and destroyed numerous Zerg military bases. Even if he were blindfolded, in total darkness, or with the fuselage damaged to the point of being almost oxygen-deprived, Light could still skillfully operate the mecha with muscle memory alone.

At this moment—

His upper body was leaning against the ice-cold counter, completely losing control. Like a livestock being slaughtered on the chopping block, there was no room for resistance.

This was an extremely passive position. Not everyone liked the feeling of being controlled, especially Light who was no ordinary person—he was the crown prince of the Oz Empire, the supreme commander of the base. He had never been placed in this position before.

His eyes had clearly already adapted to the darkness, but the real danger was lurking behind him. It was like a cold-blooded beast was playing with its prey. It wasn’t a lion, a jackal, a tiger, or a leopard, but a python. The giant python’s scaly body snaked in and out of the cave.

The prey that was nearing its death couldn’t escape from its grasp nor gain freedom.

During the climax, Mu Chen stopped.

Light’s teeth chattered from restraint. He forced several words out through clenched lips, “What’s wrong?”

Mu Chen’s voice carried impatience, “There’s no condoms here.”

Light was being left hanging by him, so he helplessly said, “Then don’t use it.”

Mu Chen, “Then what if you get pregnant? Didn’t Kole say…”

Light suddenly turned around, grabbed the other party’s collar, gritted his teeth, and said word by word, “If you have the guts to, then impregnate me.”

The blue pupils in the darkness shrank like a cat’s and became semicircular.

In the next second—

A shadow suddenly fell in front of Light’s eyes, his vision was covered by darkness—the object felt silky and tough.

When he finally reacted, he realized it was his necktie.

But now it has become Mu Chen’s plaything.

Light’s feet couldn’t touch the ground, and his whole body was suspended in the air, his arms straining to support himself.

It was as if Mu Chen suddenly went mad. He accumulated all the things he had not done in the past two or three days and was determined to torture him.

……

The smell of pheromones pervaded the cockpit, like white sand after a high tide, damp and sticky.

Light was the drowned traveller who was swept ashore. On the stormy night before, he was bewitched by the song of the sirens and fell into the rough waters. Now, he could only try his best to catch his breath.

Bzzt, bzzt, bzzt!

At this moment, the terminal beside Light suddenly vibrated. It was the tone of an incoming call, causing his back to stiffen.

His vision was still obstructed. He was anxious to stand back up, but since he hadn’t stepped on the ground for a while, his legs were weak and he almost stumbled. Fortunately, Mu Chen reacted quickly and reached out to catch him.

Light answered the call, and Levi’s voice came from the other end. “General, the fleet is expected to leave the port within an hour and await your final instructions.”

His long lashes fluttered, and his temples were moist as if he was being fished out from the waters. Light violently coughed to cover up his breathlessness, and when he spoke again, his usual calm and cold voice returned.

“Roger, I’ll be in the main control room in five minutes.”

After hanging up the call with Levi, Mu Chen watched as Light struggled to put on his clothes, and the bad thoughts in his heart began to ferment again. “I’ve messed your insides up just now, you’re just going to go like that?”

The man paused while tying his tie, his ears clearly burning, yet his face showed no unusual expression.

Mu Chen nipped at the corner of his lips and said, “So does Gege plan to fly all the way to the base with things still in you?”

Light covered his mouth.

……

Five minutes later, the cockpit was opened.

After getting out, Light was dressed neatly in his military uniform, his posture straight. He walked down more than a dozen steps all in one breath, then reached out his hand to hold the railing at the end of the corridor.

Fortunately, he was the imperial general who persistently trained every day, otherwise, at least a thirty-minute rest would be needed if it were someone else.

Beside the door of the main control room, Deputy General Levi and Field Marshal John Natt were already waiting.

Light pulled Mu Chen to the corner and stopped.

He obviously had a lot he wanted to say to him, but the moment he looked into those blue eyes, he couldn’t help but think about what had just happened earlier. Light opened his mouth, but he was at a loss for words. He glanced around to make sure that there was no one around before turning to look at Mu Chen. He was a little afraid that the person in front of him would say something out of line again.

Mu Chen didn’t do anything out of line, he just kissed Light on the cheek. “Have a safe trip, Gege. It’s a long trip to Konaren, right? Make sure to rest well on the way.”

But his words were a bit hypocritical—he was messed with by him earlier, so Light guessed he wouldn’t be able to sit comfortably on the ride there.

The warm touch on his face caused Light’s ears to burn up. He turned back to look at the people in front of the main control room, but seeing that they didn’t do anything out of the ordinary, he reached out and touched Mu Chen’s cheek. “I’m going now, take care of yourself while I’m gone.”

“I’m already an adult.” Mu Chen held his hand, pursing his lips in dissatisfaction. “I should be saying those words to Gege.”

After bidding farewell to Mu Chen, Light entered the main control room. He gave a final review of the fleet’s marching route and then gave the order to set off.

He then discussed the latest report about the border with John Natt and Deputy General Levi.

On the desk in front of Light’s office chair was a tray of food that had just been made. It was emitting steam, yet he didn’t have an appetite at all. In fact, the smell of the melting cheese in the sandwich even made him a bit nauseous.

That bloated feeling in his stomach came again. He didn’t know if it was because he was on the starship, but this time the feeling was much stronger than what he felt when he was in the palace, like an uproarious sea. However, Light never got seasick. After all, people who piloted mechs have undergone high-intensity anti-dizziness training, and his physical fitness has always been surprisingly good.

This strange feeling of discomfort caused him to furrow his brows.

Light currently doesn’t have time to worry about this issue. His exhaustion and the situation in Konaren made him even more distracted. He reached out his hand to rest it on his waist, leaned back the office chair, and began to flip through the file.

……

Meanwhile, after Mu Chen returned to the palace, Jorah suddenly became spirited and wanted him to play chess with him.

The dim and gradually fading light shone into the room through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the huge palace was filled with an endless sense of depression.

Unknowingly, after Light left, the palace seemed to have become a lot colder.

At this moment, the white hair on Jorah’s temple was particularly eye-catching, adding an air of having aged. He looked at the chessboard laid out before him and let out a long sigh. “It’s been a long time since I last played, I don’t know if I can still remember how it goes.”

Mu Chen smiled at him. “Don’t worry, I’ve never won against even the lowest level AI.”

Jorah’s gaze slowly moved away from the chessboard and onto Mu Chen. “Young people are smart.”

Mu Chen, “You aren’t old.”

Jorah indeed wasn’t considered elderly on Blue Planet.

Jorah silently shook his head. He grasped the ivory chess piece and moved the pawn two steps forward.

The clock on the wall went tick-tock, tick-tock.

Jorah moved very slowly. Every move he made was after much consideration. Mu Chen, on the other hand, moved quickly, seemingly without ever thinking.

After half of the game, the chessboard was littered with fallen black and white pieces. Looking at the endgame, the two players could be said to be evenly matched.

When Jorah was thinking, Mu Chen noticed the other party’s gaze constantly looking over his terminal. Thinking about how Jorah had his brows furrowed throughout the game and stared out the window from time to time, he couldn’t help but ask:

“Are you worried about Gege?”

He was a bit off today.

After all, when Light returned to the border to carry out missions every year, Mu Chen had never seen Jorah sighing and looking so worried.

The latter looked up with a face full of wrinkles, looking quietly at Mu Chen, not saying a word.

After a moment, Jorah finally answered, “In a few days, you’re also leaving, right?”

He spoke something completely off-topic.

“Mhm.” Mu Chen nodded. “I…”

At this moment—

A red light suddenly streaked across the sky, covering the entire imperial city. A shrill alarm suddenly rang, stunning Mu Chen. He lowered his eyes to look at his terminal.

An extremely eye-catching triangular warning symbol was forcibly lit up on the screen, with a line of red text underneath.

[The Konaren border has entered a state of first-level alert! The Konaren border has entered a state of first-level alert! The Konaren border has entered a state of first-level alert! From now on, all routes to the border will be suspended and the entire border is under blockade…]

Bang!

The queen in Jorah’s hand fell down, the chess piece rolled off the board, but he just lowered his head and pondered as usual, as if he was not surprised by this at all.

The atmosphere in the room was so quiet that you could almost hear water droplets fall.

Ultimately, it was Jorah who spoke first. He looked at Mu Chen speaking as if talking to himself, “It’s fine, they are fully prepared over there. Transportation for material supply is continuing as usual. The alarm is just to give people peace of mind. This will all pass…”

Mu Chen, “You already knew about this?”

“Yes.” Jorah nodded.

Mu Chen, “How long have you known?”

Jorah, “About three or four days… Light didn’t tell you?”

“No.” Mu Chen’s upset expression pretty much said it all.

Jorah rested his hands on his knees and unhurriedly got up. He patted Mu Chen on the shoulder. “He probably was worried about you.”

After speaking, he pressed the call bell in the room.

Steward Ramos immediately pushed the door open. “Your Majesty, what are your orders?”

Jorah raised his chin toward the giant screen in front of the bedroom. “Help me switch to the live broadcast.”

Ramos turned on the TV. The high-definition screen showed Light’s tall and straight figure in a military stance. He looked solemn as he spoke in a steady tone; this was a live speech addressed to all the people of Blue Planet.

“…Just now, a small-scale Zerg warship appeared above the outer wall of the “Goliath” in the Konaren border. This will be regarded as the signal that the Doyle Zerg are launching an invasion against us. At 18:59 on May 12, 2089, the Konaren border officially sounded the first-level alert and entered a state of full military alert.”

“This is undoubtedly unfortunate news, as well as a problem that we all have to face together. The people living on the land of Blue Planet come from different countries and have different races, genders, and skin colors, but today we are united to resist the common enemy. So far, the six fleets from different countries have gathered at the Konaren Outpost…”

Beep, beep, beep!

His terminal’s mailbox finally lit up. Mu Chen’s gaze slowly moved away from the screen to the top email titled [Military Service Assignment Notice]. His pupils trembled slightly.

He opened the mail and saw the two lines of text at the top:

[Logistics Unit, unit number X450.]

[Place of Service: Sweiman Armory Maintenance Warehouse.]

Sweiman was the city-state closest to the inland on the supply route leading to the Konaren border. It was also the military defence line farthest from the frontline and relatively safe. The so-called arsenal was a large processing plant that received and processed damaged and scrapped equipment shipped from the front line. They would recycle and reuse completely broken equipment, and transport the repaired equipment back to the front line.

The logistics unit here belonged to the technical branch with the least technical content, having absolutely no relation to Mu Chen’s specialty. After all, advanced military equipment like mechs would never be sent to this scrap-yard equivalent of a repair depot, since nearly every outpost had its own professional mech technicians.

Mu Chen swiftly finished reading the email content, the last line was written in bold:

[During the special alert period, please go to the service location immediately and perform the mission immediately.]

When Mu Chen saw this, he raised the corner of his lips, unable to hold himself back from laughing—

Laughing in anger that was.

He thought his superiors might not want him to join the Mecha Corps, but he didn’t expect the military academy would assign him to warehouse duty.