Omega gave them a teasing smile: "Milo, it's been fifteen days already, you guys..."
Omega paused mid-sentence, unable to continue.
His smile froze, and his gaze fell on Levi's neck and Qin Chu's neck.
Their coats were too worn out, and Levy's clothes were all the type with open collars.
Therefore, the overlapping bite marks on Qin Chu's neck and the purplish-blue handprint on Levi's throat were directly and brazenly exposed.
A military academy student saw the two of them and immediately exclaimed, "What are you two doing? If you can't agree on how to take suppressants during your heat cycle, that's fine, but you can't fight!"
This guy had an incredibly loud voice, and immediately everyone in the restaurant turned to look at the famous AO pair from the base.
Qin Chu was once again surrounded by onlookers, and he immediately understood why the people in the elevator had been looking at them with such strange eyes.
It has little to do with sound insulation; it's mainly because their current "appearance" is too shocking.
But that wasn't the point, and Qin Chu had no intention of explaining. He grabbed the Omega's arm and said seriously, "Lend me your meal card."
He simply stuffed his card into his coat and threw it at Levi's house.
Omega was still in shock and didn't ask what was going on. He just blankly handed the meal card to Qin Chu.
Qin Chu pulled Levi straight to the electronic ordering machine.
Before long, the two attracted attention again.
To a group of well-fed people, someone who wolfed down their food for half an hour was definitely worth watching.
Several familiar military academy students and art students sat around their table, staring in disbelief as the two ate.
Looking at the table full of empty plates, a military academy student couldn't help but exclaim, "Have you guys not eaten a single meal in the past ten days or so?"
Omega was also shocked: "Milo, I remember you didn't eat this much before. Is it okay for you to eat so much?"
Qin Chu and Le Wei focused on eating, and soon their chopsticks met on the only piece of sweet and sour pork ribs on the plate.
Before anything even happened between the two of them, the people who had been watching them argue, have a cold war, and even fight before instinctively started to advise them: "It's just a piece of pork rib! You two absolutely mustn't fight, it's too embarrassing!"
"Yes, yes, I'll go buy another one if you want to eat it."
Qin Chu glanced at Levi, put down his chopsticks, and unscrewed the water bottle to drink.
He had eaten enough to be not serious enough to start a fight with Levy.
But Levi was still a little short. He picked up the last piece of rib, planning to buy a pizza later.
At this moment, the Omega who had spoken earlier looked at Qin Chu and suddenly slapped his palm in realization: "Holy crap! Milo, your appetite has increased, are you pregnant?!"
Qin Chu almost spat out his water.
"Pregnant with what?" He choked half to death, turned to look at the Omega who spoke, and his eyes widened in shock.
"I'm pregnant!" Omega said.
"..." Qin Chu was speechless, feeling as if he had been reminded of something.
Levy also stopped moving.
He glanced at the Omega, then at Qin Chu, and placed the ribs he had picked up into Qin Chu's bowl.
Qin Chu almost dumped the bowl on his head.
Levi coughed and winked at him, indicating that this was indeed an important question.
After all, they did the whole thing completely, and more than once.
Qin Chu had no intention of exchanging glances with him.
But Qin Chu quickly calmed down. Strictly speaking, he and Levi did not belong to the conventional data bodies of this world, so even if one was an Omega and the other was an Alpha, there was no possibility of pregnancy.
But it's still a bit strange to be forced to think about this question.
Looking at the group of people around him who were excitedly joking and teasing him, Qin Chu began to shoo them away: "Are you all very free?"
“They really have a lot of free time.” One of the Omegas nodded. “You guys went out and don’t know what the base’s arrangements are. We art students have basically nothing to do after the competition, but the military academy students held a shooting competition afterwards.”
"Yes, but you missed it because you weren't here, Levi," a few military academy students said with a smile.
Listening to their detailed account of what happened at the base, Qin Chu realized that the entire awards ceremony had been ruined before they left.
Levi got up to go upstairs to buy pizza, and Qin Chu asked his classmate, "After we left... what's the base saying?"
After all, Levy had simply uninstalled the electronic proctor.
"Oh right!" Levi's roommate slapped his forehead. "I remember now, the instructor told me to tell Levi to write a self-criticism. He said it was really embarrassing that he reacted so strongly because his favorite Omega was in heat."
Everyone at the table burst into laughter: "Of course! I was terrified when I saw him flip right off the roof."
They discussed what had happened before, but Qin Chu began to ponder.
Levy stopped the mastermind from transmitting data, but the electronic proctor, even after being destroyed, still threw the chip downstairs, indicating that there were other masterminds downstairs.
However, it didn't have a significant impact afterward; even Levi's punishment was just writing a self-criticism.
Qin Chu then used his personal computer to log into the competition system and take a look.
Their trip to this base is coming to an end. In a few days, there will be an art exhibition and charity auction held at the base, which they need to attend.
After leaving the restaurant, Qin Chu told Levi about writing the self-criticism.
Levy, who had dealt with the mastermind several times, was not surprised by the current situation.
“The mainframe is the most afraid of the chaos in the small world, because [the system] requires energy,” Levy said. “Now that the real world has probably cut off the network and even electromagnetic energy, the mainframe has to be careful.”
This is similar to what Qin Chu thought.
Seeing that he was still frowning, Levi asked, "What are you thinking about? Are you still worried about getting pregnant?"
Qin Chu kicked him before getting down to business: "I'm wondering, why would the mainframe go to the trouble of releasing information about my parents when it's necessary to conserve energy?"
“Instead of thinking about it here, we should just ask,” Levy said. “What has your AI analyzed about that chip? Give it fifteen days, it should be able to analyze it, right?”
His tone was full of distrust, which angered Noah so much that he immediately jumped out: "I already figured it out! I was just in private mode the whole time and couldn't notify you!"
After grumbling for a few more minutes, Noah reported the situation: "The data contained in this chip is quite simple. On one hand, it contains the robot's basic settings, and on the other hand, it contains data about me that it stole. The most crucial thing is the target of this chip's transmission."
"This transmission target is divided into several segments, but I still managed to decode it!" Noah shamelessly praised himself before continuing, "The first few segments of this transmission target are within this world, but the actual destination is in another small world, and the coordinates can be basically determined."
At this point, Noah hesitated for a moment and asked Qin Chu, "Sir, according to regulations, we must notify the cabinet of this kind of progress, but now... should we still send the news out?"
Qin Chu understood Noah's hesitation.
There's a spy in the cabinet; leaking the news now could alert them.
After thinking for a while, he decided to transmit it outwards.
But before giving Noah a definite answer, Qin Chu reached out and grasped Levy's hand, writing down the general information Noah had obtained.
Finally, he wrote: "I will pass this message on to the Cabinet."
Levy looked at him, both amused and exasperated, and wrote back, "Go ahead and spread it if you want, why are you asking me?"
Qin Chu glanced at him, seemingly wanting to say something but ultimately remaining silent.
After walking for a while, Levy asked him again, "When are we leaving? Isn't the mission finished?"
“Wait a little longer, there’s another art exhibition later. The exhibition will have a large flow of people, which will be a good opportunity for Noah to mark the human consciousness present again,” Qin Chu said.
This little world is still incomplete; the map is limited to the base, the military academy, and some surrounding areas.
We should be able to get a good result by the time we have the art exhibition and do another round of statistics.
"What, you want to leave now?" Qin Chu asked, raising an eyebrow.
“No, I’d love for you to wait until your next heat,” Levy said with a smile.
"..." Qin Chu found it amazing and couldn't help but ask, "Is this all you have on your mind?"
Levi looked at him and blinked twice: "I'm surprised too. Don't you want to at all? Are you only thinking about the mission?"
As the two were talking about serious matters, the topic veered off course again.
Noah had to step in: "The information has been submitted to the cabinet. Also, I must remind you both that, theoretically, you, sir, are not likely to be pregnant, but just in case, please take precautions..."
Qin Chu was speechless for a long time after being choked by his words.
The following time was indeed leisurely. Levy probably had some practice in real schools, and he was very skilled at writing self-criticisms, submitting them on the same day.
Then they encountered a problem that was neither too big nor too small.
In the studio, Levy sat imposingly on a stool in front of his easel, looking at Qin Chu with a displeased expression.
Qin Chu felt a bit annoyed that his seat had been taken by him: "Move aside, I still have two paintings to submit before the art exhibition ends."
"No." Levi was even more displeased. "Listen to what you just said! What do you mean we'll sleep in our own dorms? Whose alpha and omega are separated after they've already been marked?"
Qin Chu: "...Then where do you want to stay?"
“Of course it’s my home!” Levy said matter-of-factly. “It’s not that far away, and you can bring your easel with you, so you don’t have to come to the studio to paint.”
Qin Chu stared at him for a while: "Are you sure I'll have time to paint at your house?"
Levy really wanted to say yes.
But he was also quite self-aware, and after thinking for a while, he didn't say anything.
"Do you want to be watched every time you come and go from your house?" Qin Chu asked.
“It’s not a big problem…” Levy said.
Qin Chu glanced at him again: "Oh, the bed collapsed, so you've been sleeping on the mattress?"
Levy remained silent.
After a while, he started to feel aggrieved again.
He pulled Qin Chu close to his neck: "Smell it."
Qin Chu didn't detect anything wrong.
Levi leaned in and kissed him again: "Can you feel it? I smell your pheromones on me. When we stayed in the dormitory, the other alphas could smell your scent."
"What if they try to steal my person?" Levy was very unhappy.
Qin Chu: "...You're overthinking it. They'll smell my pheromones and probably just want to kick you out."
After much deliberation, due to Levy's strong opposition, the two decided to live in the studio.