Major General Alpha (14): He is clearly a fool!

Nowadays, live streaming equipment was already very advanced. They could automatically capture the surrounding scenes and display everything around in the live stream room.

Viewers watching the stream could adjust the camera angle in the live room according to their preferences—whatever they wanted to see, they could see.

If they choose the holographic mode, viewers could even “enter” the virtual live streaming space and face the streamer directly.

The live stream between Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao was actually a secret recording, which violated Imperial law, but Gu Juntian’s collusion with the Zergs was too big a matter—no one dared to stop the stream, so it continued.

The number of viewers was especially large and kept growing.

Everyone saw the scene where Gu Juntian acted coy toward Zhou Qinghao.

As the Empire’s Crown Prince, with both parents having exceptionally good genes, Gu Juntian had inherited only their best traits, making his looks first-level.

So the viewers staring at him in the stream were all struck by the “beauty attack.”

The handsome Alpha’s eyes were full of expectation, shining brightly, as he acted coy: “Let me smell it…”

Who could resist that?!

Amid the flood of insults toward Gu Juntian, some different comments appeared:

“I finally understand why Zhou Qinghao was willing to hand over his battle credit.”

“I used to think giving up military merit for love was incomprehensible—now I get it.”

“This is still a prince, an S-level powerhouse. When someone like this acts coy toward you, any normal person would get dizzy.”

…

Even viewers who thought Gu Juntian was utterly vile found their hearts racing after hearing his words. They couldn’t suppress the urge to release their pheromones—let alone Zhou Qinghao, who was facing him directly.

He simply couldn’t refuse Gu Juntian.

Zhou Qinghao didn’t speak, but he released some pheromones.

The cool scent of mint entered Gu Juntian’s nose, making every cell in his body come alive, bouncing with excitement.

That scent was just too good!

His adrenaline spiked, and he wanted nothing more than to spar with Zhou Qinghao immediately.

Of course, now was definitely not the time to fight him.

Gu Juntian felt a hard-to-describe impulse welling up inside him.

He looked at Zhou Qinghao with focused eyes, filled with both fighting spirit and affection, and couldn’t help saying: “Qinghao, your pheromones are the best I’ve ever smelled. I want to smell them every day—for the rest of my life.”

Viewers were full of mixed feelings:

“No wonder Zhou Qinghao fell—Gu Juntian’s acting gets a perfect score from me!”

“Looking at him like this, you’d think he truly loves Zhou Qinghao. Who would have thought that, in front of others, he calls Zhou Qinghao a dog?”

“He’s even pursuing other people—and he actually wants to kill Zhou Qinghao.”

“The skill level of scumbags these days is really high!”

“Gu Juntian isn’t just a scumbag—he betrayed humanity. He’s beyond redemption!”

“Zhou Qinghao, don’t fall for his beauty trap—he wants to kill you!”

“Wake up, Zhou Qinghao!”

“Wuwuwu… Zhou Qinghao has always believed Gu Juntian really liked him. If he knew the truth, it would break his heart.”

…

In the First Legion, Zhou Qinghao’s subordinates were all worried about him.

They had already sent people to that desolate planet, while the rest stayed watching the live stream.

Seeing Gu Juntian in the stream, they all fell silent.

Their general was usually very rational, but when they found out from the StarNet that he was romantically involved with the Crown Prince, they couldn’t understand why their general would lose his composure.

Now they understood.

The Crown Prince was not only generous but also extremely good-looking and capable of acting spoiled.

Since their general liked Alphas, what Alpha could possibly compare to the Crown Prince?

Over on the Second Prince’s side, those watching were also stunned by Gu Juntian’s performance.

The Second Prince sighed deeply: “I never expected my dear brother to behave like this in front of Zhou Qinghao.”

No wonder he couldn’t win Zhou Qinghao over—his good brother was just too willing to go all in!

The live stream continued.

Facing Gu Juntian, Zhou Qinghao was more shaken than the online audience.

He had been with Gu Juntian for many years.

In all those years, Gu Juntian had never said something that sounded both like a confession and a promise.

Why was Gu Juntian saying this now? What was he up to?

Zhou Qinghao couldn’t figure out his intentions.

In the past, whenever Gu Juntian praised him—saying he was brave in battle, for example—it was always because he wanted something.

Was this time the same?

Even though he might have to pay a price later, at this moment, he was happy.

Zhou Qinghao continued to release pheromones, and the refreshing scent of mint soon filled the ship’s cabin.

Smelling it, Gu Juntian felt exhilarated and had the urge to fight, though he knew he couldn’t fight Zhou Qinghao. Instead, he looked forward to the coming battle with the advanced Zergs.

Just then, they arrived at the desolate planet.

The original owner’s private starship was actually quite fast.

“Qinghao, we’re almost there. Let’s go check the mechs,” Gu Juntian said.

Zhou Qinghao stayed silent, but Gu Juntian was used to it.

Zhou Qinghao had always been like this.

Since he didn’t like to talk, Gu Juntian could just talk more himself.

Thinking this, Gu Juntian said: “That planet has several high level Zergs. Even though I brought reinforcements, we still need to be careful. Qinghao, which mech will you use?”

“I’ll use the one you just gave me,” Zhou Qinghao replied.

“Alright, the weapons on that mech are all the latest models! But we should also check and prepare your usual mech—if something unexpected happens, you can switch. The research institute really should improve spatial technology—if we had storage equipment for mechs, we could carry them around. Wherever I went, I’d bring several mechs.”

Talking as he walked, Gu Juntian led Zhou Qinghao to the mech bay.

Several mechs were stored there, two of them identical.

“I’ll use the same model as you later. Let’s load up everything we need onto them!”

Then Gu Juntian started loading Zhou Qinghao’s mech with supplies.

He filled it with ammunition, and in the cockpit, he placed energy-restoring food and stimulants to trigger latent potential.

Once done, Gu Juntian said: “Qinghao, medicine is always three parts poison—don’t use the stimulants unless absolutely necessary. Don’t worry, I’ll do my best to make sure you never need them!”

Zhou Qinghao couldn’t help smiling as he watched Gu Juntian bustling around.

He had used such stimulants before in critical moments and was used to it.

Gu Juntian’s warning seemed a bit fake, but he liked hearing it anyway.

Viewers on the StarNet who saw this warm scene felt even more distressed.

Zhou Qinghao clearly liked Gu Juntian’s attentiveness, but Gu Juntian was doing it to kill him!

At that moment, the person who had set up this live stream—one of Gu Juntian’s subordinates—spoke up with commentary: “The stimulant the Crown Prince gave Zhou Qinghao isn’t the army’s standard battle stimulant—it’s poison that he told me to prepare! If Zhou Qinghao used a normal stimulant when exhausted, he could ignore fatigue and pain to keep fighting, but with this drug, he’d be in unbearable pain and unable to fight.”

He had indeed prepared poison for Gu Juntian, but it wasn’t at Gu Juntian’s request—he had brought it up himself and delivered it to him.

In any case, as long as Gu Juntian used it, it didn’t matter!

Meanwhile, Zhou Qinghao noticed the stimulant Gu Juntian had given him looked different from what he usually used: “This one isn’t like the ones I’ve used before.”

“This is a special formula my grandfather prepared for me—it’s better than what you usually use,” Gu Juntian said.

That was true.

Marshal Lei cared deeply for him and only gave him the best.

He had only two doses of this stimulant—one he gave to Zhou Qinghao, the other he kept for himself.

Speaking of stimulants… that advisor who had encouraged him to kill Zhou Qinghao had given him several toxic stimulants a few days ago.

He hadn’t even opened them—he sealed them away immediately. Once this mission was over, he planned to use the assassination attempt as a pretext to root out all of the Second Prince’s people around him.

Gu Juntian didn’t tell Zhou Qinghao about this.

In the past half month, he hadn’t spent much time with Zhou Qinghao.

He had briefly mentioned the Second Prince’s collusion with the Zergs, but hadn’t gone into these minor details.

Now that they were about to fight a big battle, why bring it up?

Zhou Qinghao had already decided to calmly accept everything. Hearing Gu Juntian’s explanation, he didn’t press further and went to do something else.

But viewers were frantic:

“Zhou Qinghao! That stimulant is poisoned!”

“This is heartbreaking—Zhou Qinghao trusts Gu Juntian so much that he doesn’t even question a suspicious stimulant. And Gu Juntian? He’s using that trust to try to kill him.”

“When will the rescue team get there?”

“Advanced Zergs are stronger than S-level Alphas, and the Zerg queen is even stronger. To fight the queen, we’d need a super S-level powerhouse—but our only one is about to die at the Crown Prince’s hands!”

“Crown Prince, go to hell!”

…

People also went to scold the one who started the stream: “If you had time to set up a stream, why didn’t you warn Zhou Qinghao?”

The streamer, overwhelmed by the backlash, explained again: “This is a new one-way communication technology—I can only receive information from that side, I can’t send any to them. As for warning Zhou Qinghao beforehand… that’s my fault. I’m a coward. I’m afraid of dying, and even more afraid the Crown Prince would harm my family. I didn’t dare warn him…”

The man was speaking when he suddenly began to cry.

Some of the crowd continued to curse him, but most of the insults were still aimed at Gu Juntian.

However, at this moment, Marshal Lei sensed something was wrong.

He adjusted the livestream angle and carefully examined the vial Gu Juntian had given to Zhou Qinghao. Then he realized—it was indeed the exact vial he had prepared for Gu Juntian.

The seal on the vial even had a serial number.

This kind of potion wasn’t cheap, and its effects were far better than ordinary ones.

At the time, he had only received two in total, both of which he had given to Gu Juntian to use in case of emergencies. Yet Gu Juntian had given one to Zhou Qinghao.

Could it be that his grandson had truly plotted to kill Zhou Qinghao?

Why did he feel like his grandson seemed genuine toward Zhou Qinghao?

Gu Juntian had no idea that all his actions were being broadcast live.

After helping Zhou Qinghao pack up, he said, “Qinghao, I’m going to check the spaceship’s cockpit. You double-check your mech—we must be ready to deploy at any moment!”

With that, Gu Juntian headed to the cockpit.

This time, the Second Prince’s men wanted to follow him, but he refused.

He would never allow dangerous people aboard his ship!

So, the spaceship was currently being piloted by an adjutant assigned to him by Marshal Lei.

At the moment, the ship was orbiting the desolate planet. When Gu Juntian arrived, he entered commands to begin searching for a specific signal.

A certain adviser had said that he’d placed a signal beacon in an area with high-level Zergs, instructing Gu Juntian to land the ship there.

That beacon was exactly what Gu Juntian was searching for now.

The signal was quickly located, and Gu Juntian told the adjutant, “Later, land the ship there and then follow my plan.”

“Yes, Your Highness!” the adjutant replied.

According to Gu Juntian’s plan, once they landed, he would signal five S-level powerhouses who had arrived on the planet in advance, telling them to gather at the ship.

Then, they would all join forces to kill the high-level zerg!

The adjutant thought it sounded like an easy task.

After giving his instructions, Gu Juntian left the cockpit and headed for the mech bay.

Meanwhile, the mastermind behind this livestream resumed his commentary: “The First Prince is tracking a signal emitted by a high-level zerg. Once the ship reaches the source, they’ll see it. Then, the First Prince will send Zhou Qinghao to fight it while he himself escapes in the ship.”

“The First Prince has installed surveillance equipment in Zhou Qinghao’s mech to record him fighting the zerg and being killed. After Zhou Qinghao’s death, everyone will think the zerg killed him—no one will suspect the First Prince.”

Hearing this, the crowd grew even angrier.

Viewership was climbing rapidly.

Of course, some people left the livestream: “Too cruel—I can’t watch Zhou Qinghao be sent to his death.”

“Zhou Qinghao has fought Zergs so many times and survived countless dangers. Who would have thought that in the end, he’d die because of the person he likes?”

“Zhou Qinghao, don’t go!”

…

The Second Prince, on the other hand, was already feeling triumphant.

The grand show he’d been waiting for was about to begin!

The annoying Zhou Qinghao would die to a Zerg, and Gu Juntian—who would abandon him and thus be seen as attempting murder—would lose his claim to the throne entirely.

Even Marshal Lei would be implicated, making it impossible for him to continue leading the First Legion.

Under countless watchful eyes, the ship arrived at the signal source.

From afar, Gu Juntian spotted a high-level Zerg lying in the desert, gnawing on minerals.

“There really is a high-level Zerg!” Gu Juntian suddenly became excited.

Ever since he had caught the scent of Zhou Qinghao’s pheromones, it was as if he’d been injected with stimulants—he was unusually fired up and itching for a fight.

Now, he could finally fight!

Zhou Qinghao, staring at the Zerg outside, looked serious as ever.

He had always remained calm and collected in the face of war.

Meanwhile, the audience was in tears: “So disgusting—how could the First Prince be so happy to see a high-level Zerg?”

“Is he that eager for Zhou Qinghao to die?”

“After all the battle merits Zhou Qinghao earned for him, how can he treat him like this?”

…

The ship stopped above the high-level Zerg, which had already noticed their presence.

Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao quickly boarded their mechs.

Both mechs had surveillance equipment, meaning the audience could see them inside their cockpits. Of course, the upcoming battle would also be livestreamed.

Many viewers were watching both perspectives at once and saw that the two men’s reactions were completely different.

Zhou Qinghao was calm from start to finish, while Gu Juntian…

Once inside his mech’s cockpit, Gu Juntian looked even more excited.

His eyes were wide, his body trembling uncontrollably—he looked like he was high on something.

Some viewers suspected he was on drugs.

But most thought he was just thrilled about Zhou Qinghao’s impending death!

After all, according to the commentator, there were more than four high-level Zergs on this planet.

In previous battles, Zhou Qinghao had only killed four zergs at once because of help from others.

This time, he was alone!

If surrounded by so many zergs, he would surely die!

The mech bay doors opened. Even though they knew the pilots couldn’t hear them, viewers still shouted: “Zhou Qinghao, don’t go!”

“There’s an ambush ahead!”

“Don’t go down!”

“This is too cruel!”

…

Amid these cries, Gu Juntian spoke: “Qinghao, this zerg is mine—don’t steal it from me!”

Then, piloting his mech, he charged out.

After holding back for so long, he could finally fight!

This was his opponent! No one could take it from him!

This surprised Zhou Qinghao, but given Gu Juntian’s recent rapid growth in strength, he believed he could handle it. So he stayed on the ship to watch, ready to provide backup at any moment.

The livestream audience, however, was dumbfounded.

Wasn’t Gu Juntian supposed to abandon Zhou Qinghao, let him die, and then escape?

Why had he gone down himself?

Now Zhou Qinghao was the one still on the ship—if anyone could escape, it would be him!

What on earth was going on?

Gu Juntian, oblivious to the confusion, only wanted to fight.

He piloted his mech straight into battle with the high-level zerg, even pulling off flashy maneuvers to show off his skills in his first mech-versus-zerg fight.

“Zerg! I’m coming for you!”

“Today I’ll show you how amazing I am!”

“Qinghao, record this for me!”

“Do I look especially cool killing zergs?”

“Qinghao, watch my special move! I’ve been practicing it for a long time!”

…

Gu Juntian shouted nonstop while fighting, and since he and Zhou Qinghao were on the same channel, Zhou Qinghao could hear everything—and so could the livestream audience.

Gu Juntian’s excitement was so strong, everyone could feel it through the screen.

This First Prince wasn’t quite right.

He wasn’t the genteel gentleman people had thought at first, nor the scheming devil they’d assumed just moments ago.

He was clearly… a total goofball.