Upon hearing this, the officers in the equipment room wore strange expressions again.
Wow, even Noah knows about this.
What is the relationship between these two people in the virtual world?
But Qin Chu did not immediately respond to Noah's suggestion.
He sighed almost imperceptibly and said, "I'll think about it. I'll contact the special prison and get the tests done first."
After leaving the equipment room, Qin Chu stood at the window in the corridor and looked down.
The people below were still training, while a few space pirates wandered around aimlessly. Seemingly curious about their training methods, they joined in for a while.
Levi was still sitting under the parasol next to him; Qin Chu could only see the bright-colored top of the parasol and couldn't tell what he was doing.
Footsteps sounded behind me; it was Burke.
He found Qin Chu's expression strange: "What's wrong? Didn't you find a solution? Why are you still looking so sour?"
Then he sighed, "Oh, I forgot, when do you not have a sour face?"
Qin Chu glanced at him but ignored him.
Burke, having been his friend for so long, quickly knew what he was thinking: "You don't want the prince involved?"
Qin Chu lowered his eyes: "He's only been awake for a short time, it's not appropriate to go in now."
“You’ve only been awake for a short time, and you still have to go into the sleep pod?” Burke shook his head with a smile. “Sometimes I really don’t understand you two. You seem to have a pretty bad relationship, but when you hear things in the military court, it’s not like that at all. But if you’re saying you have a good relationship, why are you doing everything you can to stop this? And if you’re saying you’re guarding against him, it doesn’t seem like it.”
Qin Chu pursed his lips, offering no explanation.
Burke immediately understood: "It's not defensiveness, it's concern. He's afraid that if someone gets hurt because of you, they might even lose their life. And you call that being polite? Look at me and my wife..."
Qin Chu, unable to contain himself any longer, said: "Yes, it's not as good as your relationship with your wife."
"Hey, I'm just telling the truth, why aren't you happy?" Burke was taken aback, then laughed so hard his double chin almost popped out. "I'm not saying I can't beat you in terms of physical prowess, but when it comes to matters of the heart, you really need to learn a thing or two from me..."
Qin Chu had no interest in listening to his teasing and turned back to her room.
Meanwhile, Camin had gathered the information and was secretly reporting to Levi: "Boss, you were right, they are indeed short-handed. I reckon that General Qin will come to you tonight to ask for more men!"
Levi, his face hidden behind a book, didn't reply but merely curled the corners of his lips into a slight smile.
Bringing people here was a well-thought-out decision by Levi, and each person was personally tested and selected by him, all for this very moment.
Levy waited for General Qin, who was avoiding him, to come to him in person.
But that night... Levy didn't get to see him.
The next day passed... and still nothing.
By the third day, the air of ease on Levy's face had completely vanished.
Kamin went to inquire again and came back crying, explaining, "We really don't have enough manpower! This General Qin is so ungrateful; he's clearly in such a difficult situation but he didn't come to ask you for help?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Camin felt a chill run through his body, and then Levi kicked him face down.
"Do you need to ask him whether he knows what's good for him or not?"
Levy scoffed and turned to leave.
Although he was very unhappy that someone dared to speak ill of Qin Chu, Camin's words still touched on Levy's most sensitive point.
This person, who risked his life to tell him stories and repeatedly said "a few days" in the military court, didn't even want him to help with this little thing?
Is it that she doesn't want to ask him for help, or is it really as he said, that she doesn't take the relationship in the virtual world seriously at all?
To rule out the second possibility, Levy stopped sleeping on the recliner and took every opportunity to hang around in front of Qin Chu.
They tried to give the aloof General Qin a chance to speak.
He had already thought it through. As long as Qin Chu was willing to contact him, he would definitely keep his mouth shut this time and wouldn't say anything offensive.
But Qin Chu seemed determined and gave him no chance to shut up.
On the third night, Kamin, who had been kicked, sent the latest news: Qin Chu had the system re-simulate the battle plan and transferred some of the mission intensity to himself.
"In other words, this General Qin chose to take on the task of carrying out the mission for 20 more people himself..." rather than come to you for help...
After stammering through his words, Kamin cautiously glanced at Levy's expression, and his heart skipped a beat at just one look.
This was the first time he had ever seen Levi with a blank expression.
He looks so angry that his facial expressions have stopped working.
Levy was indeed furious, so much so that he resorted to his old trick of climbing through windows that very night.
When Qin Chu returned from the training room, he stepped into the room and turned on the light, only to find someone sleeping on the bed.
This person was clearly not at all shy or aware of being unwelcome. He simply lay down on his bed, resting his head on his pillow, and even pulled back the neatly folded blankets to cover himself.
It looks like he's been sleeping for who knows how long; I've never seen him so relaxed.
Qin Chu glanced at him and knew why Levi had come to see him at this time.
He had no intention of arguing with Levy, so he turned off the light, turned around, and walked out, intending to find himself a different room.
But just as he was about to leave, the person on the bed yawned.
A voice slowly came from behind: "General Qin is very confident. He can do the mission for 20 more people without worrying about getting trapped in the virtual world and not being able to come back."
"It's nothing with you..."
At this point, Qin Chu suddenly paused.
He recalled that a couple of days ago in a public restroom stall, this person squatted down, tilted his head back, wiped something from the corner of his mouth with his fingertip, and smiled triumphantly at him, saying, "See, now your body is connected to mine."
The person on the bed clearly knew why he had paused, and let out a muffled chuckle.
Qin Chu pursed his lips and continued walking out, but the person on the bed was one step ahead of him, having already picked up the remote control from the bedside table and locked the door.
Levi leaned back on the bed and ran a hand through his hair.
He was initially burning with rage, but now, lying on Qin Chu's bed and enveloped by the man's cool scent, his anger slowly subsided.
Seeing that Qin Chu was not tolerant, Levi did not want to argue with him, but he was genuinely annoyed.
He curled the corners of his lips into a self-deprecating laugh: "So afraid to ask me for help? It seems you really don't want to have anything to do with me at all."
Levi's voice sounded somewhat downcast, causing Qin Chu's fingers to tighten involuntarily.
From an angle where the person in bed couldn't see, he closed his eyes briefly before saying in a calm voice, "There's no need. I can handle these things myself."
Levy chuckled softly again.
Then, silence fell over the room.
Just when Qin Chu thought Levi wouldn't speak again, he suddenly heard the man say, "If General Qin really wants to sever all ties with me, I have a way to let us go our separate ways."
Bridges are bridges, roads are roads...
A sharp, stabbing pain shot through Qin Chu's chest, yet he asked, seemingly unconcerned, "What method?"
Unexpectedly, Levy replied, "I helped you once, so you still owe me."
Qin Chu was stunned. The pain in his chest hadn't subsided, so he didn't understand what Levi was saying at all, and his eyes were somewhat blank.
Levi clicked his tongue, pulled back the covers, and reminded him, "Do you remember what happened in the bathroom? Since we're going to reset everything, isn't General Qin going to return it?"
As he spoke, his gaze shifted downwards.
"..." Qin Chu understood, and was so angry that his vision went black.
I thought he was going to say something serious, but as expected, nothing good comes out of a dog's mouth.
Return?
Do we have to pay back for those forced sales?
"Have you no shame?"
Qin Chu was so angry that she turned around to kick him, but then she remembered that she was going to leave, so she turned back.
Levi blinked innocently, "Am I wrong? Don't worry, as long as General Qin returns it, I will definitely not bother you."
Who the hell believes your nonsense!
Qin Chu kicked the door open.
After he had already walked out the door, he heard the person inside say with a smile, "Let's ask something serious. Qin Chu, you're being so polite with me. Are we really a couple in the virtual world? Or is it just a casual sex relationship?"
This question made Qin Chu pause, and anger instantly surged in his mind.
He abruptly turned to look at Levy, finally managing to squeeze out only a few words through gritted teeth: "Think what you want."
Levy breathed a sigh of relief as he watched him leave in a huff.
He stroked his chin and curled the corners of his mouth: "With such a strong reaction, it seems it's not true."
Qin Chu's mood has been visibly bad these past few days, and he has even increased the intensity of his training several times over.
Although it was just his own addition, the ruthlessness he displayed was terrifying to onlookers.
The plan has been basically finalized; all that's left is for other external preparations to be completed before they can re-enter the virtual world.
Another separation.
During this time, Burke's wife helped adjust the equipment here, and she even brought her five-year-old son with her.
"Alright, go outside with your mother. Dad has to work." Burke squatted down to see his son off, then turned and went into Qin Chu's office.
"What's wrong?" Qin Chu looked up at him.
The question was clearly "Is there something you need?", but the tone was as if to say, "If you don't need anything, get lost."
Burke chuckled twice and sat down on the sofa in the office: "Are you still angry? Or have you been angered by someone again?"
Qin Chu didn't speak, but instead quickly signed the documents on the table. After signing, he looked up at Burke and asked, "We're leaving in a few days. Aren't you going to spend time with your family?"
“Yes, I should spend some time with them.” Burke nodded, then said seriously, “I’ve recently learned some parenting tips from you.”
Qin Chu raised his head with a blank face, practically as if the words "I don't want to hear this" were written all over his forehead.
Burke seemed not to notice and continued to sigh, "When my son is a little older, I will definitely not stop him from dating early. I will even encourage him to try more, so that he can accumulate some dating experience."
"Otherwise, you'll end up like me, a grown man who acts like a child when it comes to dating."
"..." Qin Chu pointed to the door and said succinctly, "Get out."