ISWTDB Ch104

Chapter 104: Intersteller ABO (25, 26)

And Ernest, without the absolute power of 4S-level mental strength and physical condition, how could he possibly achieve the position of Marshal of the Empire?

All of this is because of strength! Thinking about this, Abner’s feelings of unwillingness finally overshadowed his emotions.

He must find a way to increase his strength; only with absolute power could he reach that supreme position.

One day he would be as powerful as Ernest, no, he would surpass him, and then ruthlessly trample him underfoot. And the key person in all of this would be Ying Zhao.

The gentle smile of Ying Zhao flashed before his eyes again. Abner gritted his teeth and turned toward Ying Zhao’s dormitory.

He knocked on the familiar dormitory door. Soon, the door opened from the inside, revealing Ying Zhao’s pretty little face.

Without glasses, Ying Zhao’s beauty was almost unbearable to look at. At that moment, Ying Zhao was wearing casual clothes and holding a cheap nutrient solution.

Seeing that it was Abner, Ying Zhao’s face instantly turned red. She hurriedly hid the nutrient solution and then turned around, somewhat flustered, to let Abner in. Afterwards, she secretly stuffed the nutrient solution into a nearby drawer.

Abner noticed the boy’s small actions but did not expose it. However, he had clearly seen the nutrient solution in Ying Zhao’s hand, and his heart ached inexplicably.

Every time he came, Ying Zhao would prepare cooked meals to entertain him. Although the dishes were not very good, Ying Zhao’s cooking skills were excellent.

But every time he ate with him, the boy ate very little, seemingly deliberately leaving the food for him. He did not expect that when the boy was alone, he was drinking such cheap nutrient solutions.

Although he had heard that Ying Yan’s life in the Ying family was not easy, he did not expect it to come to this point, living on such cheap nutrient solutions.

So, all his money must have been used to buy ingredients for the food he made for him and the materials for those potions. The reason why he ate so little every time was because he was reluctant and wanted to save the best for him?

Thinking of this, Abner felt both touched and guilty. However, he heard Ying Zhao lift his head and ask with a smile, “Instructor Abner, what’s the matter with me?”

Hearing Ying Zhao’s words, Abner raised his head, looking at the boy’s calm eyes. The words he had planned to say suddenly became hard to express, even feeling a bit like a fishbone stuck in his throat.

He swallowed, trying to calm his emotions, repeatedly hypnotizing himself that becoming stronger was the most important thing.

Moreover, there was a ruthless Major General Auston behind. Rather than letting the Major General set his sights on Ying Yan, it would be better to hand him over to Ernest.

Abner gritted his teeth, insisting to himself that his actions were actually for Ying Yan’s sake. He then spoke to Ying Zhao, “Xiao Yan, recently my mental strength seems to have some issues. Although it has improved a lot before, and even had a trend of breakthrough, I have a feeling that if I can’t break through in the short term, I’m afraid it will fall back to the original state.”

Sure enough, the boy on the opposite side was immediately shocked and anxiously said, “It might be because the mental strength valve is still unstable, especially if you haven’t crossed that threshold yet, it’s easy to fall back. This is not a good phenomenon! It looks like we need to find a way to break through as soon as possible!”

Seeing the boy so anxious for him, Abner’s heart surged with guilt. Then, Ying Zhao asked Abner many questions about mental strength and physical health.

Abner answered, partly truthfully, but the more the boy worried about him, the guiltier he felt. Finally, Abner thought he couldn’t stay any longer and left on the pretext of having other matters to attend to.

Ying Zhao did not try to keep him. He just firmly told Abner that he would definitely find a way to make the potion soon. Then the boy reluctantly smiled and sent Abner out.

After leaving Ying Zhao’s dormitory, Abner closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to suppress his reddened eyes. The boy said he would find a way, and he naturally knew what that way was.

Today, he finally clarified his feelings. He had fallen in love with a boy. And today, he had handed over the person he loved.

Even so, Abner continued to deceive himself, telling himself, “Xiao Yan, I will definitely treat you well in the future. When I can really surpass Ernest and trample him underfoot, I won’t care about these past events. I will be good to you, cherish you forever, and give you happiness.”

If Ying Zhao knew that Abner thought this way, he would probably be amused by his shamelessness. At this moment, after sending Abner away, Ying Zhao lay down on the bed, casually throwing the newly opened nutrient solution into the trash can.

Since holding onto his lover, Ying Zhao had never drunk such things again. Not to mention that he himself didn’t want to drink it, even Ernest wouldn’t bear for him to drink such unpleasant things.

How could Ernest bear to let his precious suffer? He had always instructed people to prepare the freshest and most delicious food for Ying Zhao.

In fact, he even didn’t want Ying Zhao to handle the meals himself, almost wanting every bite of food to be fed to the boy’s mouth by him.

Thinking of his lover and comparing it to Abner. He had clearly decided to give himself up to gain so-called power, yet he still acted so affectionately.

The hidden pain in his eyes seemed to reflect how deeply he was in love, making Ying Zhao truly disgusted by this false affection.

But thinking about it, to make his man cooperate with him, he had promised to visit him tonight to explain things clearly.

It seemed that tonight he must give his lover a satisfactory answer. Some things are best avoided, and if he didn’t go willingly, his man would certainly make it even worse.

So, when night fell and the sky was completely dark, Ying Zhao very willingly went to Ernest’s residence.

Seeing his lover already waiting in the courtyard with a dark face, Ying Zhao had just managed to show a flattering smile when he was suddenly picked up horizontally and teleported to the bedroom.

Looking at his man’s cold face, Ying Zhao very obsequiously tugged on Ernest’s sleeve, timidly asking, “Marshal, are you angry?”

Ernest pursed his lips, staring straight into Ying Zhao’s eyes, making Ying Zhao feel uneasy and look away.

Putting himself in Ernest’s shoes, Ying Zhao thought that if one day his lover spent a lot of effort on another man, he would definitely be jealous.

Realizing this, Ying Zhao quickly took the initiative to hug Ernest, wrapping his arms around his neck, and leaned close to his ear, softly calling, “Hubby, I know I was wrong, don’t be angry!”

Ernest was momentarily stunned by Ying Zhao’s rare display of affection, instinctively wanting to nod and forgive him. However, he quickly became alert, knowing this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and he couldn’t let this little guy off easily.

Besides, Ernest was very concerned about why his precious spent so much effort on Abner. Therefore, he sternly asked Ying Zhao, “Why spend so much effort on that man? Little one, you have to tell me the truth today!”

Ying Zhao knew there was no point in hiding, so he nodded and explained, “Ernest, I’m not really invested in him. I just hate being used. At first, I did think Instructor Abner was a good person. But later, I realized he was always using me just to make me produce potions for him to increase his strength. It’s understandable, but he actually told Bella’s brother, the general, and planned to use me as a bargaining chip to exchange for his position!”

As Ying Zhao spoke, he saw the anger ignite in Ernest’s eyes. Gently patting the man’s arm to calm him, he said, “Ernest, he deceived my trust, gained benefits from me, and then repaid me with ingratitude! I absolutely cannot forgive him easily, so I’ve decided to seek revenge.”

Upon hearing Ying Zhao’s words, Ernest raised his eyebrows. He finally relaxed a bit inside, relieved that his precious one wasn’t interested in that Abner character.

This ungrateful Abner actually dared to make his precious one sad. What’s more, he even tried to join forces with others to harm his young one.

With this thought, the Marshal narrowed his eyes dangerously. At this point, he didn’t mind adding a couple more charges against that person. He frowned at Ying Zhao and said, “Little one, do you know that he and that Bella have always been ambiguous, and they’ve long had a relationship? The reason Bella targeted you before was also because of Abner!”

Ernest initially thought Ying Zhao would be upset after hearing this. Unexpectedly, the young man seemed to have already known about it and nodded vigorously, saying, “I knew it already! I caught them together before. Actually, it doesn’t matter who Abner is with, but he shouldn’t have tried to be ambiguous with me while still being with Bella. That’s just despicable!”

Seeing Ying Zhao’s serious expression, the Marshal finally smiled. It seemed that his little one truly didn’t like that Abner. Otherwise, how could he be so indifferent when the other was with someone else?

But it made sense. His precious one was so wise; how could he not see that Abner was actually scheming and was nothing more than a philanderer?

With the big stone in his heart finally lifted, although he didn’t know the specifics of the young one’s plan for revenge, knowing that the young one’s heart was with him was enough.

With this thought, Ernest hugged Ying Zhao tightly, kissed his forehead, and gently said, “But no matter what, you used me today, little one. I cooperated with you like this; shouldn’t you make it up to me?”

Hearing Ernest’s words, Ying Zhao’s face turned slightly red, and he nestled closer into his arms. After a long while, he shyly said, “I don’t have a gland, so I can’t complete the marking on the gland… But, the completion of that bond should be possible, right…”

Ernest was shocked and widened his eyes. Looking up, he saw his little lover’s shy expression and was astonished by such an explosive statement.

Unable to control his entire body from freezing, his breathing became heavier. Originally, he just wanted to get plenty of affection from the young one, hoping for kisses, hugs, and maybe even to move into the Marshal’s residence to live together.

But unexpectedly, his precious one gave him such a big surprise! So, the little one had decided to completely give himself to him?

It’s known that with the pairing of an Alpha and an Omega, once the bond is completed, it means a complete marking. From then on, this Omega would belong entirely to this Alpha, and no one else could touch them.

With this thought, Ernest could not control the excitement in his heart. He hugged Ying Zhao tightly, feeling his body trembling. He asked the young one softly, “Little one, is what you said true? Are you really willing to give yourself completely to me?”

Ying Zhao’s cheeks were still red, but when he looked up at Ernest, he nodded firmly. Smiling, he said, “Marshal, no, Ernest, I love you!”

In Ernest’s dark eyes, turbulent waves brewed, and Ying Zhao felt like he was being submerged by the deep affection in his gaze.

The two lovers cherished each other’s lips in a kiss, with Ernest devoutly caressing Ying Zhao’s face. He gently kissed his forehead, then his delicate eyebrows, bright phoenix eyes, petite and cute nose, and finally, his deliciously red lips.

Each kiss seemed like a vow, expressing intense love. This was his treasure, his everything!

For countless years, Ernest had lived alone. At one point, he thought he might be lonely for life. Only the bloodshed on the battlefield made him feel a sense of living reality.

However, he didn’t really mind the battlefield. Apart from it, all he had was long-lasting emptiness.

But then, heaven sent this lovely little one to him. Since then, his life had been filled with color. He was grateful to have come into this world, as if everything was meant for him to meet his treasure.

The physical connection was just the beginning. After completing the bond, Ernest began to explore the spiritual fusion with Ying Zhao.

He was still a bit worried because his spiritual power was too strong. So he carefully sent out a few of the tiniest spiritual threads into Ying Zhao’s mind.

Ying Zhao could feel that Ernest’s strong and domineering spiritual power became gentle as it touched his spiritual sea.

Spiritual threads wrapped around him, carefully entering. Once it was clear that he could fully handle it, Ernest strongly built a thick spiritual barrier outside Ying Zhao’s spiritual sea. Just like Ernest himself, always so firmly guarding him.

After Ernest completed the marking, Ying Zhao extended his own spiritual threads in return, reaching Ernest’s mind. Despite being such a powerful person, he had fully opened his spiritual sea just for him.

Ying Zhao’s spiritual power was much gentler compared to Ernest’s. Upon entering the other’s spiritual sea, Ying Zhao found that due to the other’s excessively strong spiritual power, even though he had taken the medicine he made before, many spiritual threads were still tangled together, which could be a hidden danger for spiritual turbulence.

So he carefully untangled those entangled spiritual threads one by one. With their eyes closed and foreheads touching, Ernest took a deep breath, feeling his lover gently helping him sort out his spiritual sea.

An unprecedented sense of relief spread, and the tangled spiritual power that had been knotted up was finally untangled through the other’s efforts.

At this moment, Ernest felt that his senses were sharper, as if his original spiritual power had increased significantly, which was an unexpected delight for him.

What surprised him even more was that when he tentatively tried to build a spiritual barrier with his lover, he discovered that the lover’s spiritual power was actually on par with his own. So, even if he let go and completed the marking, he didn’t need to worry about harming the other.

After the initial cautious approach, once Ying Zhao had completely untangled his spiritual power, Ernest’s spiritual threads immediately reached out fiercely, entangling with Ying Zhao’s spiritual threads.

Realizing that his lover was about to pursue spiritual fusion again, Ying Zhao hurriedly tried to retract his spiritual touch. However, he was still captured by the man who rushed over eagerly.

The unreserved spiritual fusion brought overwhelming sensations, and Ying Zhao’s face flushed red as he groaned softly, becoming as limp as a puddle in the Marshal’s arms.

Glaring at this greedy man, but knowing that the other had been anticipating this for a long time, Ying Zhao could only helplessly take a deep breath and accept everything from him.

Thus, the two deeply in love individuals once again became one in this world, receiving each other’s entirety.

Because this was a special world, and due to the Marshal’s inhuman spiritual power and physique, the process of their union took a long time. It took a full three days to complete the marking ritual.

During these three days, they did not leave the room. Fortunately, the staff at the Marshal’s residence were well-trained. After discovering the special situation in the bedroom, they sealed off the entire residence. Fresh food was delivered to the door every day.

The butler had already sent someone to the school to request leave for Ying Zhao in the name of family. As for Ernest, the Marshal’s aide could handle it with a phone call.

The previously excited principal felt somewhat disheartened. He had thought the Marshal would come to their school to teach, but he disappeared the next day. However, facing such a big shot, the principal did not dare to express any opinions.

As for Abner, he spent these days in anguish and torment. When Ying Zhao didn’t come to class the next day, Abner had a vague premonition.

So, after class, he immediately ran to Ying Zhao’s dormitory and knocked loudly on the door. But after a long time, no one came to open it.

Thus, Abner could no longer deceive himself; he knew very well what had happened. The other must be with Marshal Ernest now, which was why they both disappeared simultaneously.

The thought of his beloved youth being pressed down by another man made Abner, as an Alpha, feel an urge to go mad.

However, the root cause of all this was himself, and he couldn’t blame anyone else. In fact, he had actively pushed the young man to the Marshal.

Yet, he blamed all the faults on Ernest. He felt that the other had stolen his beloved youth and forced him.

During these days, Bella’s brother, General Auston, had also visited Abner a few times but was turned away with various excuses.

Abner thought that since Ying Zhao was now with Ernest, he would certainly get the yuteng grass. At that time, his own medicine would be completed, and he would not need General Auston’s so-called help.

Once he improved his spiritual power, he would immediately apply to cancel his leave and then head to the front lines. On the battlefield, with his strength and status, he would certainly rise steadily. Once he reached the position of Major General, the other would no longer be able to do anything to him.

In this way, he could keep Ying Zhao’s secret and enjoy the magical medicine he created all by himself. He could also use the relationship between Ying Zhao and Ernest to influence the Marshal. At that time, his promotion path would become much smoother.

However, despite Abner’s good plans, when he saw Ying Zhao again after three days, he found that his heart was not as calm as he had imagined.

Looking at the young man across from him, though his face was pale, his eyes seemed to contain a pool of clear spring water. The obvious appearance of having been nurtured only increased his charm.

What was even more important was that a thick spiritual barrier covered the young man’s body. Abner was shocked to discover that Ying Zhao had been completely marked by Ernest.

Although a complete marking usually accompanies spiritual fusion, with the Alpha covering the Omega’s spiritual power with his own spiritual barrier to protect the other, this is not usually easily felt by outsiders.

Originally, when he first approached Ying Zhao, he did not smell the pheromone and still harbored some hope. But when he discovered that the Marshal’s powerful spiritual barrier had a deterrent effect on him, he realized that he had been deceiving himself all along.

Abner clenched his fists, feeling that it was completely different from what he had expected. The reason he had been at ease letting Ying Zhao go to Ernest was that he thought Ying Zhao, being an Omega without a gland by nature, though perfect in appearance and gentle in character, would not be fully marked by such an Alpha who was usually proud and aloof.