Major General Alpha (20): “Your Highness, please tell us quickly. We will do whatever you say!”

The royal family had existed for a very long time.

In recent years, they had placed great emphasis on promoting a positive image of the royal family, controlling many media outlets and possessing countless resources. As a result, the vast majority of the public has a favorable impression of them.

Gu Juntian felt that overthrowing the royal family would not be easy.

But it was not impossible—especially since he had killed the Zerg Queen.

After the Zerg Queen’s death, a new one might emerge, but in the short term, the Zerg were no longer a threat. He and Zhou Qinghao would become heroes of humanity.

He was also the royal heir!

In this situation, he could fully take control of the First Legion and then overthrow the royal family!

Thinking this, Gu Juntian said, “Let’s discuss together what we need to do next.”

In the meeting room, everyone spoke up: “Alright.”

“Lieutenant General Gu, we don’t understand these things, we’ll follow your lead.”

“Lieutenant General Gu, I will help persuade my family to fully support you!”

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The viewers watching the livestream were delighted: “Your Highness, just tell us what to do, and we’ll do exactly that!”

“Everyone, let’s work hard and finish what His Highness wants before he returns, so we can surprise him!”

“We’re all listening, Your Highness—go ahead and plot!”

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After one general said he would persuade his family to fully support Gu Juntian, that family immediately issued a statement: “There’s no need to persuade us—we firmly stand with Lieutenant General Gu.”

The human empire was not fair.

The great families and financial groups controlled most of the wealth. Due to differences in gender and mental power level, there were vast disparities between people.

For example, an S-level Alpha could completely outmatch a D-level Alpha in all aspects.

A D-level Alpha, when compared to a D-level Beta, still had far superior abilities.

Omegas were delicate and weak, naturally at a disadvantage.

Yet even in such an environment, the will of ordinary citizens could not be ignored.

And at this moment, those standing with Gu Juntian were not only ordinary citizens.

The First Legion was cheering: “Support Lieutenant General Gu!”

“If Lieutenant General Gu needs it, I am willing to fight my way into the palace for him!”

“I am willing to obey Lieutenant General Gu!”

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The soldiers and officers of the Second Legion were also eager to join the First Legion: “Why are the three legions separate?”

“Yeah, we could merge them entirely.”

“If I retire from the Second Legion now, can I join the First Legion?”

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As for the Third Legion, their reaction was even stronger than the Second’s. Many officers declared online that they were cutting ties with the Second Prince and were ready to serve under Lieutenant General Gu.

The Third Legion had previously been close to the Second Prince—the grandson of their commander was even the Second Prince’s Omega.

They feared that if they didn’t declare their stance quickly, the public would think they were associated with the Second Prince.

Many members of the Third Legion had already received calls from their families, worried they might be aligned with the Second Prince and thus colluding with the Zerg.

But they weren’t!

When Gu Juntian was vilified online, Marshal Lei had endured tremendous pressure. Now, it was the commander of the Third Legion who bore the brunt.

The commander was usually very busy and hadn’t paid much attention to his grandson, Amos—until Gu Juntian revealed in a livestream that the Second Prince had already marked him.

He had to make a clean break!

The Third Legion’s commander released a statement saying he would support Gu Juntian and that the Third Legion would do everything in their power to hunt down the Second Prince.

He followed through, deploying a large number of troops to capture the Second Prince.

As for Amos, since he was just an Omega, the commander didn’t punish him further—he only demanded Amos reveal everything about his relationship with the Second Prince, make it public, and apologize to the public.

In addition, they would give substantial compensation to the victims of the Har Mall incident.

At times like this, not hiding the truth and sincerely apologizing was far better than stubbornly refusing to admit wrongdoing.

Amos had no choice but to comply.

Realizing that his long-term lover was a scumbag, and that the man he thought loved him deeply—Gu Juntian—had been acting all along, Amos was utterly disheartened.

Although he could remove the Second Prince’s mark, his future life would undoubtedly be affected—he would no longer be the center of adoration among many Alphas.

Of course, the most desperate now was the royal family.

The royal family still had many members.

The current emperor had several siblings, and even more cousins, each with their own descendants.

Those who hadn’t done anything wrong were fine, but those with shady dealings were furious.

They all contacted the emperor, questioning why he had treated Gu Juntian that way.

If the emperor had been kinder to Gu Juntian, there was no way Gu Juntian would have refused the throne.

If Gu Juntian had inherited it, even if he disliked certain royal practices, he would have handled them privately, without causing such an uproar.

And yet, the emperor had colluded with the Zerg and even allowed this whole livestream to happen.

Without this livestream and the Zerg collaboration, their situation wouldn’t be this bad.

“You colluded with the Zerg! Are you even human?”

“What grudge do you have against your own son to treat him this way?”

“Now look—your downfall has dragged us down too!”

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In the palace, the emperor’s eyes were bloodshot.

Gu Juntian had guessed correctly—the Second Prince’s actions had his support.

In fact, it was the emperor’s people who first contacted the Zerg Queen.

The Zerg Queen attacked the human empire in order to evolve, and devouring humans with strong mental power could accelerate her evolution.

Because Gu Juntian had always stolen Zhou Qinghao’s credit, the Zerg Queen initially didn’t notice Zhou Qinghao’s existence.

It was only a year ago that she became aware of Zhou Qinghao and wanted to eat him.

She told the emperor that if she could devour Zhou Qinghao along with a few other S-level powerhouses, she would withdraw her army.

She even agreed to stage a fake defeat by the Second Prince before leaving, to help him build prestige.

The emperor agreed.

He had never liked his first wife.

He had only married her for Marshal Lei’s influence.

He had planned to keep her as an ornament in the palace, but the Omega refused, constantly arguing with him and demanding he end his affair with his lover…

He grew increasingly impatient with her and eventually imprisoned her.

Her mental state deteriorated, making him hate her even more.

Later, the neglected and confined Omega committed suicide.

Afterward, the emperor was confronted by Marshal Lei.

Though the emperor held the throne, Marshal Lei never treated him with respect.

Marshal Lei even took young Gu Juntian from the palace and forced the emperor to promise the throne to him.

At first, the emperor had some affection for his talented son, but after this incident, he began to resent him.

As the boy grew up in Marshal Lei’s household, their relationship grew even more distant.

The emperor turned a blind eye to his empress’s private schemes.

In recent years, as Gu Juntian achieved countless military victories and Marshal Lei repeatedly pressured him to name Gu Juntian as heir, his resentment deepened.

Above all, he hated Marshal Lei’s dominance.

He wanted the public to know that their so-called hero, Gu Juntian, was just a fraud.

He also wanted to see Marshal Lei’s reputation ruined.

Unfortunately, the one ruined in the end was himself.

The emperor slumped into his chair, fully aware that with public outrage at its peak, the royal family might truly cease to exist.

Gu Juntian had no idea that countless people were already fighting for him.

He spent a long time in the meeting room with others, creating a detailed plan.

By the time they finished, several hours had passed.

“It’s getting late. Everyone go rest. Tomorrow, we’ll return and act according to the plan,” said Gu Juntian.

“Alright,” the others replied.

After everyone left, only Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao remained in the ship’s meeting room.

Gu Juntian hugged Zhou tightly: “Qinghao, I’m so tired. I need kisses, hugs, and to be lifted high to feel better.”

His body hadn’t recovered yet, and talking for so long had been exhausting.

Of course, he mainly did this to get closer to Zhou Qinghao.

During the meeting, he had made many small gestures toward Zhou, and Zhou had not rejected them, treating him indulgently.

Clearly, Zhou Qinghao liked him and didn’t resist his advances—so Gu Juntian saw no reason to hold back.

“Behave yourself,” Zhou Qinghao sighed.

“How am I not behaving? Everyone knows Lieutenant General Gu is polite, steady, and the picture of propriety.”

“That’s because they don’t know what you’re like in private!” Zhou retorted.

“My private side is for you alone to know… now, give me a kiss?” Gu puckered his lips, leaning toward him.

Zhou: “…” What else could he do? Of course, he kissed him back.

After kissing for a while, Zhou Qinghao realized Gu Juntian truly lacked energy. He picked him up and headed to the bedroom: “You should get into the medical pod.”

Being carried princess-style made Gu Juntian uncomfortable: “Qinghao, put me down!

A real man can’t be carried like this!

If you keep this up, I’ll get angry!

And you can’t handle the consequences when I’m angry!”

…

Zhou Qinghao ignored him. Gu Juntian wrapped his arms around Zhou Qinghao’s neck and left a hickey there, then another, then a third: “Qinghao, these marks are my punishment for you. You can’t remove them.”

“Alright,” Zhou Qinghao agreed, placing him into the medical pod.

Gu Jutian added, “Tomorrow, when they see your neck, they’ll think we had a wild night.”

“Mhm.” Zhou helplessly touched his neck.

Viewers of the livestream: “Yes, yes, you definitely had a wild night!”

“We can testify to that!”

“The consequences of Lieutenant General Gu’s anger are serious—General Zhou’s neck is unpresentable.”

“Your Highness, you’re so badly injured, yet you still want others to think you had a wild night… truly, that’s just like you!”

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