Everything on the pirate ship belongs to Levy, and their captain's wife seems to take things without having to pay.
The blunders on the training field have passed in a spectacular fashion.
The corridor of the training base was dimly lit at night when a familiar figure suddenly appeared.
The man appeared in the corridor in the middle of the night without any intention of hiding, and swaggered towards one of the closed doors.
Levy actually did something today; instead of climbing through the window, he chose to go through the main door.
I tried to use a trick to open the door, but as soon as I put my hand on the doorknob, the security screen next to the door suddenly lit up.
A small figure with hands on hips appeared on the screen, pointing at Levy and about to start cursing.
Levi glanced down and saw it was the artificial intelligence named Noah.
What a small world!
Before Noah could speak, Levy raised an eyebrow and made a throat-slitting gesture.
Noah froze, the alarm sound stuck in his throat, and he reluctantly retreated.
Levy opened the door without any problems.
The room was as quiet and empty as ever. But there was a figure lying on the bed, peaceful and seemingly asleep.
Levi tiptoed to the bedside, lifted a corner of the thin blanket, and slipped inside.
They really didn't hold back at all.
He lay there obediently for a while, but then felt unsatisfied. He turned around and moved closer to Qin Chu, almost able to smell the unique, clean, and cool scent emanating from the man's hair.
His arm moved under the covers, about to rest on Qin Chu's waist, when the soundly sleeping man precisely grabbed his wrist.
"Being honest won't last more than three seconds." Qin Chu turned around.
Levy chuckled: "Your prediction was so accurate, it seems I've done this quite often before?"
Qin Chu nodded, then asked him, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
"It's about collecting a debt," Levy said. "Forget the money, settle it with something else. General Qin, don't forget you owe me something else too."
Qin Chu raised an eyebrow at him: "How do you know you didn't owe me anything before?"
Levy: "..."
I really didn't know; they're just taking advantage of his lack of memory.
"How much are you in debt?" Levy continued to ask.
Qin Chu looked at him without saying anything.
Levi chuckled, then leaned down and kissed his eyes: "Like this?"
Qin Chu remained silent.
Levi looked down at him for a moment, then kissed his cold, thin lips.
For a long time this time, they didn't have time to speak.
Only when the moon was high in the night sky and its bright light shone through the gaps in the curtains did Levi hiss and step back.
He reached up and touched the back of his head, then squeezed Qin Chu's fingers: "So arrogant? If I ever go bald, it'll all be your fault."
Qin Chu's breathing quickened, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, reaching out to smooth Levi's hair.
But soon, he released his grip and firmly pressed down on Levy's wrist.
"We're setting off the day after tomorrow," Qin Chu threatened, narrowing his eyes.
Levy almost laughed: "What, did General Qin say it would take at least a long time?"
Levy initially thought Qin Chu was joking when he said "a few days" in the military court, but Qin Chu actually thought about it for a while and then asked him, "You broke your ribs, how many days will it take for you to fully recover?"
Levi was taken aback, and subconsciously touched his ribs: "That ferocious? Are you sure we're talking about the same thing?"
Qin Chu nodded seriously: "Don't doubt it, it's the same thing."
Levy cursed and obediently rolled over and lay down.
This was truly beyond his expectations. He had been pondering how they had spent those "few days" that Qin Chu had mentioned. Now, those "few days" had taken on an even more mysterious air.
Thinking about it, he found it somewhat amusing. He turned to Qin Chu and teased, "As expected of General Qin, there are conditions to getting into your bed."
"You're quite proud of yourself?" Qin Chu said irritably. "You've ended up in that mess all because this guy deserves a beating."
Levi looked at Qin Chu. He could understand the unspoken meaning in Qin Chu's words, but he didn't fully comprehend it.
Because he doesn't remember.
People seem to have a knack for taking advantage of others.
Before he won Qin Chu's heart, he had no attachment to those past memories; he only felt that keeping Qin Chu by his side was enough. But now that Qin Chu was by his side, he felt it was a pity not to remember the past.
He and this person had gone through many unbelievable things. He had seen Qin Chu in various forms, but he had no memory of them at all.
Levi leaned in and hugged Qin Chu, saying in a muffled voice, "Once we find the mainframe, we're going to smash this thing to pieces."
His memory loss is too strange; it must be the fault of the mastermind.
Noticing that his voice sounded a little down, Qin Chu stroked his fluffy curly hair again: "What's wrong?"
Levi looked up at him: "When you ignored me back then, I thought it was because you were disgusted that I had lost my memory."
Qin Chu clicked his tongue: "If I didn't like it, would you still be lying here?"
“That’s true.” Levi was pleased and lay down obediently without causing any more trouble.
With departure imminent, the equipment needed has undergone several rounds of inspections.
Qin Chu convened a final mobilization meeting, instructing Noah to explain the mission requirements after entering the virtual world.
"Our mission this time is not to besiege the mainframe, but to rescue the trapped human consciousness, with saving lives as our highest priority."
"After entering the virtual world last time, my superior and I marked most of the worlds where humans exist. But our initial target was not these scattered small worlds, but the worlds where the superior had experienced the existence of a mastermind."
Noah circled a world coordinate on the screen: "Because in this world, the data emitted by the main brain can connect all the smaller worlds, we speculate that this world is also a bridge connecting the main brain with the outside world. So our first goal is to take over this world, then unite the other smaller worlds, and finally mark all human consciousness, and take them away from the virtual world in one fell swoop."
Even now, this plan seems very risky.
If it weren't for Qin Chu's previous experience and the top-level hardware provided by the current cabinet, Noah wouldn't have dared to even think about these things.
"However, there is still an unknown situation. When my superior and I were searching for the small world where this mainframe is located, we encountered obstacles. Although I have now located this small world again by analyzing the chip inside the android, the danger inside is still unclear."
At this point, Noah sighed and surprisingly mentioned Levi, saying, "If only Levi remembered what he experienced in this world at the end."
Levi raised an eyebrow. He also wanted those memories, but they weren't actually in his head.
Qin Chu said, "No matter how well prepared we are, we cannot be omniscient or omnipotent. But we must remember that no matter how dangerous the situation, we must ensure the stability of the consciousness and not sever the connection between the consciousness and Noah."
"Yes, sir!"
That evening, after undergoing thorough testing, the members of the special team entered the network-connected sleep pods one by one.
Levy's sleep pod stood side by side with Qin Chu's.
He sat down, looked at Qin Chu, and teased, "Why doesn't this thing have a two-seater version?"
Qin Chu didn't want to pay any attention to him.
Burke, who was standing nearby, heard this and chimed in, "Yes, there is. We'll prepare one for you two next time."
After saying that, he felt it was unlucky: "Pah, pah, pah, what next time? There won't be a next time."
“Ah, no, there doesn’t sound right about ‘no next time’?” Burke scratched his head.
"Shut up." Levi said with a forced smile, pushing him into the sleep pod.
He and Qin Chu exchanged a glance, and then they both lay down inside.
Levy didn't take this mission seriously; as long as he was with Qin Chu, there seemed to be nothing to be nervous about.
But this time, as soon as he opened his eyes in the virtual world, he immediately felt a sharp pain in his brain.
Qin Chu felt an unusual jolt.
He immediately sat up.
This time, unlike when he entered the virtual world, Noah had sufficient hardware support, and the system space had expanded to resemble a starship.
He and the rest of the crew awoke in the starship as conscious beings.
"What's going on, Noah?" Qin Chu asked sharply.
"Sir! Under attack!" Noah replied, followed by a series of alarms.
"Alarm! Alarm! All team members, please stabilize your consciousness!"
"Squad leader, count the number of people!" Qin Chu ordered.
These team members were well-trained and quickly verified the information, even the dozen or so space pirates gave their names.
Everyone successfully woke up in Noah's space, with only one exception: Levi, who was beside him.
Levy's consciousness appeared beside him, but he was in a coma.
"Levy!" Qin Chu bent down and patted Levy's cheek, but received no response.
The simulation screen on the starship clearly displays the situation outside the system space.
A huge spherical data mass floated in mid-air, continuously transmitting data streams and attacking Noah's space.
Qin Chu gritted his teeth.
They successfully entered this small world, but also encountered the most critical situation: they were attacked by the mainframe as soon as they entered.
"Noah, switch from defense to offense."
"Each squad must strictly follow the instructions!"
After issuing a series of orders, Qin Chu lowered his eyes to look at the person sleeping soundly in his arms.
Levi's consciousness was greatly shocked because the moment he entered the virtual world, a large amount of information flooded into his mind.
The information was disorganized, but Levy's mind was not disturbed. He ignored the things that didn't interest him and finally focused on what he wanted.
My consciousness blurred for a moment, as if I had deliberately shut myself off.
He saw himself as an ordinary teenager, gloomy and timid. His overly long bangs covered his eyes as he wandered through the school and dimly lit alleys.