hu Bai arrived at the starship, Chu Lan, who had accidentally ended up on a support ship, finally connected to his own warship. Drifting in the vast universe, he felt a mix of nervousness and excitement, like opening a mystery box, and said, “Hello, support ship has arrived.”

Silence on the other end.

Then came roaring laughter: “Hahaha, Nian Keyi, you finally got it today!”

Even the usually calm Chang Ye popped open the champagne early, laughing as he said, “They have the star port, we have the support ship, this guy… ultimate fairness.”

Chu Lan thought to himself, “Oh no, oh no, should I just slack off or slack off?”

“Brother Chu Lan, where are you?” Chang Ye asked.

Chu Lan sent his coordinates, thankful that as a support ship, his refresh point was far away. Maybe if he dawdled a bit, the game would end before he had to do anything.

Chang Ran said, “Brother Chu Lan, I’ll send you the coordinates of the star port, just come here and blow up the star port.”

Chu Lan quickly stated, “I’m not skilled.”

“No worries!” Chang Ran said boldly, “We’re definitely going to win, take your time, destroy as much as you can.”

Chu Lan: “…”

The only advantage of the star port is the map and fleet advantage. Nian Keyi set up a defense line around the star port’s jump point and said, “I’ll guard one of the jump points, go to…”

He dragged out the word, pondering which one to choose.

Before the battle starts, it’s all blind selection. A6 and Z3 have the largest radiation range and can provide quick support. He decided to guard…

“A3.” A steady Alpha voice broke the long silence in the channel.

Nian Keyi instinctively responded, “Hmm?”

“They’re heading towards A3,” Chu Bai said, his gaze falling on the dense cluster of dots.

He had just docked at the heart of the starship, connected to the central control, and by sheer luck, spotted two sneaky little dots.

Chu Bai said, “Go ahead, I’ll keep an eye on things here.”

His words were calm and reliable.

A guess rose in Nian Keyi’s heart, and he pursed his lips, taking off.

Chu Bai rotated his neck, glanced at the moving little white dots, then shifted his gaze to check other areas.

He wasn’t staring intently, truly embodying the art of slacking off. When his eyes felt tired, he’d switch to the chat screen on the left for a change of pace, only reopening the professional version, where messages weren’t as frequent.

[Mecha. First 111: Students of the Star Battle Department, please battle internally / Horn / Horn]

[Info. Eating Snail Noodles: Students of the Star Battle Department, please battle internally / Horn / Horn]

[Star Battle. Marshal’s Son: Students of the Star Battle Department, please battle internally / Horn / Horn]

[Mecha. Marshal’s Daughter: The one in front?]

[Medical Info. Bring an Inhibitor: Students of the Star Battle Department, please battle internally / Horn / Horn]

[Star Battle. Marshal’s Son: Sis, I’m a freshman, I really can’t beat them / Cry]

[Mecha. Blessings from Professor Chi: It’s been days, can the 64th level Star Battle Department do something humane! Can you manage it! @Captain come out and face it!]

[Star Battle. Guardian of Western Alliance: The captain hasn’t been online for days…? No, it seems the captain is online.]

[Star Battle. Spicy Strips with Wine: The Star Battle Department has so few people, we’ve fought enough on Guo Li Star, we also want something fresh, please understand / Cry / Pray]

[Medical Info: Get lost!!]

[Mecha: Get lost!!!]

…

Students of the Star Battle Department usually have their first alien practical class in their sophomore year. They don’t need to attend “Battle” training, but besides training, it’s still a game, and not playing makes them miss it dearly.

So, students who have finished their practical classes log in to play, and because they don’t want to battle with classmates they’ve fought enough with, they choose random matches.

In the professional version, besides the Star Battle Department, there are students and teachers from other departments of Luo Union, as well as some social figures. The skill levels vary greatly, and facing the Star Battle Department only results in being crushed, leaving them filled with resentment after the match.

Every year, there’s a bit of a fuss, a staple of the “Battle” professional version, which Chu Bai had heard about.

Later, a flood of messages all saying “Star Battle Department Captain, manage it” appeared, probably because every year’s chaos is usually addressed by the captain.

Chu Bai’s slightly bored gaze suddenly flickered, and he leaned forward.

He remembered the captain was Nian Keyi?

With the mecha students so actively speaking out, as their teacher and the partner of the Star Battle Department’s captain, Professor Chi felt he had a responsibility to maintain the current pleasant situation.

“Chu Bai,” Nian Keyi’s voice suddenly sounded.

“I’m here,” Chu Bai collected his expression and spoke softly, “Go ahead.”

Nian Keyi said, “I’m fighting with Chang Ran, I haven’t seen Chang Ye, is he still nearby?”

Chu Bai glanced down and replied, “Yes, he’ll reach A3 in about three minutes.”

“Okay.” Nian Keyi’s eyes narrowed, he fired a shot at Chang Ran, and after passing by, pretended to chase him away, quickly issuing commands, gathering the fleet, and waiting at A3.

Chu Bai took in the battle situation, evenly matched.

The twins couldn’t get close to the star port, and Nian Keyi, bound by his duty to guard, couldn’t do much more.

He cursed himself for being soft-hearted, revealing too much critical information to the Omega, and the timing was just right.

This round would probably end when time ran out.

The score difference was small, both sides had a chance to win.

Chu Bai tapped his fingertips, then paused.

His light eyes scanned and searched, hoping that Chu Lan wasn’t just a spectator. The first time playing a game together, what fun is it if you can see the ending at a glance?

For the first time, the ending should be grand and exciting.

And it should be personally delivered by him.

…

He found it.

“Keyi, Chu Lan is the opponent’s support ship, he’ll reach the S5 jump point in ten minutes, I’ll go intercept him.” Chu Bai had already disconnected from the central control, ready to fly.

“Okay.” Nian Keyi, upon hearing this news, surprisingly didn’t worry too much, because of Chu Bai’s abilities, he was slightly distracted, his voice a bit low as he advised, “Fly slowly.”

Chu Bai responded with a soft “Hmm,” silently smiled, and finally set aside his nonchalance, raising his fighting spirit.

On the vast map, two battlefields were opened.

Chu Bai controlled the speed of his warship to match Chu Lan’s, stopping recklessly to ease dizziness after jumping two jump points.

Twelve minutes passed, and Chu Lan, who had been playing it safe all the way, approached the jump point.

Their side’s identity was that of star pirates, having set up many illegal jump points haphazardly. He entered S5 from their own jump point.

The star port’s extension platform near S5 was twin, one couldn’t immediately turn around to blow up the other, the cost-effectiveness was highest, it was a jump point carefully selected by Chang Ye.

Chu Lan left the jump point and saw the marker representing a warship moving towards him on the light screen, sighing sincerely, “A good brother is meant to be a tool for Chu Bai to show off his strength in front of his wife…”

He didn’t doubt it at all and was prepared.

To set the scene, for his brother and sister-in-law’s everlasting happiness, Chu Lan closed his eyes briefly, “Alright, I’ll blindly choose one side.”

Chu Lan chose to self-destruct the star port, though the energy cannon would have been the same, both would be intercepted by Chu Bai, but the self-destruct was more fitting for the atmosphere.

The warship sped towards the left side of the star port, but Chu Lan encountered something unbelievable, his eyes widening in shock amidst the impact.

What was that just now???

He was still a long way from the safety distance of the target extension platform when a warship, almost at light speed, hit the side of his ship, sending it flying.

Flying too far.

The warship uncontrollably crashed towards the nearest extension platform on the other side.

The battle scene was so realistically constructed that even the figures running swiftly in danger were detailed. In his uncontrolled state, Chu Lan inadvertently glanced, his pupils uncontrollably dilating.

The warship fell, smoke billowing, rising, and then froze.

Everything in the star port was silent.

The screen inside the warship could no longer display, surrounded by blinding red light and piercing alarms, Chu Bai curled his lips.

The score on the right side changed from green to white, continued to change, turned red, began to flash rapidly, until it dropped to 0.

-1

-10

…

The flashing red reflected in his light eyes, dyeing them with a bloodthirsty color.

At the same time, the red flashed in another pair of eyes, momentarily reaching the eye area, making them round and wide.

The battle ended.

The twins and Nian Keyi were dumbfounded as they were transported out.

The five of them looked at each other, back in the room, no one spoke first.

The shock of the unexpected event left everyone’s expressions incredibly rich, except for Chu Bai.

He had already laughed, and now his face was back to being stern.

Chu Lan stared at him: “…”

Chang Ye uncertainly asked, “Did we win?”

Chang Ran exclaimed, “Did you see that? Was that a negative score just now???”

The same notification sounded in all five of their ears.

[“Battle” Announcement: Nian Keyi and Chu Bai received a score of -56 in the battle, hereby warned.]

The blood-red text appeared at the top of the panel, with a very grand layout, ensuring all online players in the professional version could see it.

Grand and exciting.

Nian Keyi’s mentality directly collapsed, going crazy online: “Chang Ran, damn you!”

…

“So embarrassing!”

A pillow hit the floor.

Three seconds later.

“Ugh.” Nian Keyi covered his face with the blanket, “So embarrassing!”

Chu Bai touched his nose, smelling the chaotic emotions of fruit wood smoke, even the Omega’s exposed fingertips turned red.

He hugged him through the blanket, his voice gentle, “Come out and take a deep breath, your heat cycle has started, don’t hurt yourself.”

Nian Keyi was dug out by him, his eyes a bit red, he pouted, “My lifelong reputation…”

“With my name, everyone will know I was the one holding you back.” Chu Bai said, looking at him with a smile.

An arrogant Omega didn’t suit this look, he didn’t like it much.

He thought Nian Keyi would hit him for being the one holding him back, but surprisingly, he was so understanding that he didn’t even get angry… Tsk, really, he almost regretted it.

Professor Chi was all about having fun.

“You still laugh, you don’t understand!” Nian Keyi was annoyed, wanting to cover himself again.

Because of this, he still retained his rationality, Chu Bai really didn’t know how to play!

Otherwise, he would have hit him!

Chu Bai held him, not letting him shrink back, their noses touching, at this distance he could clearly see the grievance in the other’s eyes, Young Master Nian looked like he had never been embarrassed in his life: “Tell me, let me understand.”

“Not saying.” Nian Keyi closed his eyes, then declared, “I’m quitting the internet.”

“Okay.” Chu Bai nodded with a smile, their touching noses rubbing together.

“Chang Ran is a jinx!” Nian Keyi said angrily.

Chu Bai: “Right.”

“Chu Bai is also so dumb! I can’t believe you hit our own side!” Nian Keyi opened his eyes, blazing with fire, “I’m never playing games with you again!”

Chu Bai… Chu Bai was indeed pretending to be dumb, he said, “Alright.”

Nian Keyi closed his eyes, his chest heaving, angry.

After a while: “I don’t want to sleep with you either, I want an inhibitor.”

Chu Bai sniffed lightly, raised an eyebrow, and moved away from him: “I’ll get it for you.”

Nian Keyi choked: “…Go ahead.”

He turned away angrily.

Chu Bai didn’t leave, he lifted the blanket, leaned down to pick him up, sat cross-legged, letting Nian Keyi’s legs wrap around his waist, his deep magnetic voice very close: “How about a winter snow-flavored inhibitor?”