Chapter 76: 076
Qiao Ya being able to add Wei Anxian as a friend, actually, she had Jiang Xuenian’s friend—Shi Qingfan—to thank for it.
Initially, Qiao Ya only asked Shi Qingfan for help with problem-solving. Shi Qingfan patiently answered every question, causing Qiao Ya’s favorable impression of her to surge. She couldn’t help but confide in this unseen friend about her secret crush.
After confiding for a while, Shi Qingfan suddenly mentioned that Wei Anxian was very interested in her and wanted to add her as a friend. Qiao Ya thought she had misread it, or that Shi Qingfan had sent the wrong message, until she actually added Wei Anxian as a friend using her mini-lightbrain. Only then did Qiao Ya realize.
Shi Qingfan actually knew Wei Anxian!
Qiao Ya asked Shi Qingfan and only then learned that Shi Qingfan was also a student at Beishan Military Academy and was in the Omega Alliance with Wei Anxian.
Qiao Ya disliked owing favors. She asked Shi Qingfan if there was anything she needed her to do, and Shi Qingfan told her a secret.
It turned out that she also had a secret crush, and that person was Jiang Xuenian, her roommate.
Shi Qingfan didn’t need Qiao Ya to do anything specific, just to subtly hint to Jiang Xuenian that her relationship with Qiao Ya was getting better.
Qiao Ya agreed.
That was just the first step.
••••
Jiang Xuenian was depressed for a few days. Afterwards, every time she met Shi Qingfan, she would look at her hesitantly, as if she had something to say but couldn’t, after only a couple of sentences.
Shi Qingfan seemed oblivious to her unusual behavior, assuming she didn’t want to chat, and would bid her farewell and leave.
Halfway through military training, Shi Qingfan’s estrus period arrived for the second time.
The first time Jiang Xuenian marked Shi Qingfan was at the Jiang family’s mountainside villa. The living room windows were closed, and only she, Shi Qingfan, and a Beta nanny were in the entire house, so a slight leakage of Shi Qingfan’s pheromones wasn’t an issue.
But this time was different.
There were so many Alphas in the school, and Shi Qingfan’s pheromones were of SSS-grade concentration. Once they diffused, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Jiang Xuenian called Jiang Yue about this.
“Brother, Qingqing’s estrus is tomorrow. I must find an enclosed space to mark her. Can you help me?”
Jiang Yue immediately said, “Don’t worry, I’ll make arrangements. Tomorrow, both of you come to the military camp.”
••••
Jiang Yue’s arrangements were unknown, but the next day at 7:30 AM, Deng Ji arrived at the parade ground and said with a smile, “We have good news today! The military base is open for one day, allowing two first-year majors to visit. The instructors drew lots, and I won!”
“Wow!” The Combat Command students grew excited.
There wasn’t an Alpha who didn’t yearn for the military.
“Instructor, can we see the Alliance’s latest weapons at the base?”
Deng Ji smiled and nodded: “Yes.”
“Can we experience holographic technology?”
“Yes.” To prevent injuries, the military now spends nearly half its time using holographic technology to practice operating weapons in a holographic world.
After a group of excited students finished asking questions, Jiang Xuenian asked, “Instructor, you said two majors would go together. What’s the other major?”
Deng Ji crossed his arms, giving Jiang Xuenian an appreciative look, and said, “You’ve hit the nail on the head with that question.”
Others immediately quieted down, becoming curious.
“The other major is…”
Deng Ji deliberately stretched out his words, building suspense and making everyone waiting for the answer anxious.
“It’s the Communication Command major! This major has Shi Qingfan in it! Aren’t you happy?”
As soon as Deng Ji’s answer came out, the Combat Command students were not only unhappy, but their faces instantly fell.
Deng Ji looked puzzled: “That’s not right. There’s an Omega, and such a beautiful one. Shouldn’t you be excited?”
Han Da dejectedly said, “Of course we like Omegas weaker than us. Shi Qingfan is too strong. Seeing her makes me feel insecure, inferior, and disheartened. How can I be excited?”
Others chimed in: “Exactly, Instructor. Besides Jiang Xuenian, which of us would dare to train in front of Shi Qingfan? Wouldn’t that just be embarrassing?”
Deng Ji laughed: “Hey, you guys sure are quick to admit defeat.”
“Don’t worry, this time when you go to the military, you’ll be divided into three groups based on training level. Shi Qingfan and Jiang Xuenian will definitely be in the first group. The others can’t keep up with their progress, so they’ll be in the second and third groups.”
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank goodness, thank goodness. If I had to embarrass myself in front of an Omega, I’d rather not go to the military at all.”
••••
At 8 AM, students from the Communication Command and Combat Command majors boarded the military buses amidst the envious gazes of other majors.
The military base was in the suburbs, with wide roads and little traffic. Forty minutes later, the two buses stopped outside the military gate.
After getting off the bus, the students lined up to receive military wristbands. The wristbands were divided into red, green, and blue by group, with only Shi Qingfan and Jiang Xuenian receiving red ones.
Deng Ji said from the front, “Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan, come get your wristbands!”
The two walked out from their respective classes and approached Deng Ji. There was no eye contact between them during this time, as if they were strangers. Shi Qingfan, in particular, had a cold, beautiful face and eyes like frosty stars. After receiving her wristband, she turned and left, as if Jiang Xuenian didn’t even exist.
This resulted in Jiang Xuenian receiving various sympathetic glances upon her return.
Han Da said, “Boss, being in a group with Shi Qingfan must be a lot of pressure. You’ve worked hard.”
“Class monitor, don’t be upset. All the Omegas in our school have joined the Omega Alliance. Everyone in the Omega Alliance hates Alphas, thinking Alphas will hinder their progress. Shi Qingfan must have joined too, so it’s normal for her to ignore you. Don’t worry about it,” someone comforted Jiang Xuenian.
Jiang Xuenian felt a pang of nostalgia at the address “class monitor.” For a long time, she had addressed Shi Qingfan as “class monitor.”
“No, I understand them,” Jiang Xuenian said with a smile. “As for pressure, I don’t see being in a group with Shi Qingfan as pressure, but rather as motivation. When I face strong individuals, I become stronger.”
Jiang Xuenian’s words instantly reignited the morale of the Combat Command students, who had been feeling timid upon seeing Shi Qingfan. “Yes! We must become stronger!”
“The class monitor speaks wisely!”
Both classes received their wristbands and entered the military camp. The three groups were taken to different areas for their experiential training.
Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan followed the orderly in the opposite direction from the others. Only after they were out of sight did Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan confidently exchange smiles.
“You two were so serious just now, I thought you had a fight,” the orderly said.
He was also a familiar face in the military and knew how close Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan had been during their ten days in the military, almost inseparable.
Jiang Xuenian laughed: “No fight, we were just deliberately holding back to see how long we could last. Turns out it was less than three minutes.”
The orderly swiped three access cards, brought the two to Jiang Yue, and then left.
Jiang Yue had just finished a round of training. Sweat streamed down his forehead as he emerged from the training hall and walked towards the two, his face still bearing the sternness from combat.
“Brother.”
“Big Brother.”
The ice on Jiang Yue’s face instantly melted, and he smiled: “Come on, Big Brother will take you to the prepared room.”
Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan followed Jiang Yue through the twists and turns of the building, swiping two more access cards, before arriving at a room door.
Jiang Yue said, “You two will perform the marking here shortly. This room has the highest level of pheromone isolation technology. Even pheromones ten times more concentrated than yours wouldn’t be able to leak out a single bit.”
Interest flickered in Shi Qingfan’s cold eyes: “Big Brother, what is this place used for?”
Jiang Yue glanced at the room with a shiver, his face looking somewhat grim. “It’s used to train Alphas in their resistance to pheromones. I haven’t differentiated yet, so I haven’t been inside, but I’ve heard from those who have trained inside that the pheromone release concentration gradually increases. Generally, an Alpha who can last ten minutes is already very strong. The military’s highest record is an S-grade concentration for fifteen minutes. I heard that Alphas who smell the pheromones feel an unbearable headache, like their bodies are about to explode. It’s terrifying.”
Jiang Xuenian, who had smelled SSS-grade pheromones, nodded in agreement. That sensation was indeed quite unpleasant. However, as long as she pierced her fangs into the Omega’s scent gland and injected her own pheromones, the physical pleasure would definitely outweigh the discomfort.
“You two go in. After the marking, contact me with your wristbands, and I’ll come pick you up.”
Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan walked into the isolation room together. Jiang Yue closed the door from the outside, locked it three times, and then left.
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