Chapter 11 – The First World 11

There was a group of people fighting on the main street, and the excessive amount of pheromones in the air affected the judgment of the alphas.

After dealing with the alpha blocking his way, Su Zheyan quickly left the town. The noisy commotion was left behind until the city’s shadow was completely out of sight.

He searched for his robot in the night market for an hour before finally finding it.

In just sixty short minutes, he had been cornered in alleyways three times and surrounded by alphas twice. Several people had followed him, attempting to use drugs to make him unconscious. All things considered, he had indeed fought his way through.

Exile on this Desolate planet replaced the death penalty, and the prisoners had to spend their whole lives in such a place.

He closed his eyes, and the hidden question in his heart resurfaced once again.

In such days, what was the meaning of being alive?

Chu Shici was fiddling with the batteries in his pocket, trying to stuff one into his own chest.

The system, which had remained silent all along, suddenly spoke up: “You’ve been walking alongside the male protagonist at a consistent pace. I’ve noticed that you haven’t been swaying for the past two minutes. Have you arrived home?”

Chu Shici peeked around, but all he saw was desolation. There was no sign of the capsule.

Su Zheyan stood alone on the desolate wilderness, his expression calm and motionless, like a soulless wax figure.

The system shared his field of vision and curiously asked, “Is the male lead frozen?”

Chu Shici called out a few times, but Su Zheyan ignored him.

As he climbed up along his clothes, reaching his chest, his hand slipped. He cried out in surprise, but before freefalling could begin, his head was seized and lifted up by someone.

His line of sight rapidly rose until it met Su Zheyan’s eyes.

Whether it was his imagination or not, in those blue eyes, he saw a fleeting sense of confusion.

Chu Shici touched the fingers on top of his head as if finding a companion, ” Yan ge, Yan ge, were you scared by the night market too?”

He wiped his face and pointed to two black marks on it, saying, “I knew it wasn’t that. I’m easily frightened, but that they’re just too twisted. Look, Yan Ge, I even cried out of fear. Fortunately, you came to pick me up and you’re really good at fighting. I feel so safe when I’m with you!”

The chattering voices around were too loud, awakening Su Zheyan from his dazed state.

He rubbed the robot’s face and furrowed his brows slightly, “Crying until you leak oil?”

Chu Shici nodded quickly, “Someone was selling me at a stall, and the neighboring game stall was very bloody. When I was running away, they were fighting, arms and legs flying everywhere, smacking the ground. Do you fight with those people every day to snatch food? You’re really amazing, Yan Ge.”

After speaking, he took a deep breath, flapped his limbs forcefully, and tried to get closer to Yan Ge.

Yan Ge extended his index finger, and the robot immediately followed the finger and crawled into his hand.

He was covered in mud and bloodstains, as well as his own leaked oil, making him dirty and unpleasant.

Yan Ge found him dirty and wanted to put him back in his pocket. But the little thing seemed scared and kept rubbing against his palm.

He sighed and picked up the robot to wipe away the tear stains on its face.

The robot tilted its head back, waiting for him to wipe its face, looking at him with admiration and shouting, “Yan Ge, Yan Ge.”

Yan Ge’s face softened, a hint of a smile appeared on his lips, an expression he himself hadn’t noticed.

He was exceptionally handsome, and when he smiled, he became particularly charming. Even those cold blue eyes seemed to carry a bit of warmth at this moment.

Chu Shici stared at him in a daze, his heart beating faster from being captivated by his beauty. “Yan Ge, you should smile more in the future. You look especially handsome when you smile. Yan Ge, Yan Ge, I’m so happy you came to save me. Without you, even if I didn’t die outside, I would’ve lost my arms and legs. Luckily, you’re my master, and you’re so good to me.”

Whether it was Chu Shici’s imagination or not, he noticed a faint blush on that pale face.

Before he could see it clearly, Yan Ge put away his smile and spoke in a cold voice, “Apart from acting cute, what else can you do?”

[Vitality +1, current vitality level: 29/100.]

“Don’t look at me.”

[Vitality +1, current vitality level: 30/100.]

Chu Shici: …

Tsk.

After wiping his face, Yan Ge placed him on the ground and turned to leave.

Chu Shici followed behind Yan Ge, running and speculating about his thoughts.

The male lead is shy, really thin-skinned.

But he did remember something important. He had been frightened too much earlier, and his mind was momentarily clouded.

He hurriedly ran ahead and stopped Yan Ge, informing him that after the market disperses, there will be 30 alphas coming to catch him, so he must be careful.

Su Zheyan paused for a moment and asked, “The person who took you to the night market is also among them?”

Chu Shici was struggling to climb up his legs and angrily replied, “Yes, he smashed the bed you assembled for me, stole the newly bought engine oil. My wardrobe couldn’t be saved either, nor could the male doll. Are these people addicted to stealing? They don’t even spare toys. Oh, by the way, they rummaged through the capsule compartment. Is your diary still there?”

Su Zheyan glanced at him indifferently and said, “There’s nothing important in the diary…”

He suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence.

Chu Shici reached into his pocket and said, “The diary may not be valuable, but it would be embarrassing if those people had nothing better to do than to peek at it.”

Su Zheyan fell silent again, clearly indicating that he was in a bad mood.

…

The capsule compartment remained in its original place. Su Zheyan, who had been carrying Chu Shici all the way, reached out and lifted him into the compartment.

His expression was cold, but his movements were gentle. Chu Shici knew that the male protagonist loved him.

At two forty in the early morning, faint footsteps could be heard in the wilderness.

A group of alphas marched forward in a grand manner, seemingly intending to capture a beta. They all held clubs and iron rods as weapons.

Su Zheyan was resting with his eyes closed when the alpha’s pheromones reached the capsule compartment, causing him to slowly open his eyes.

Chu Shici became nervous and said, “Yan Ge, I’ll go out and help you. I can ambush them.”

Su Zheyan glanced at him from the corner of his eye and asked, “Go out and trip them?”

Chu Shici picked up an iron nail and replied, “The damage won’t be significant, but the important thing is to participate.”

Su Zheyan’s lips curled up, revealing a mocking smile. He tucked Chu Shici into the blanket, got up, and left the capsule compartment.

In just a few minutes, the wild cries of the alphas could be heard from outside.

Various vulgar and offensive words reached the capsule compartment, fueling Chu Shici’s anger.

When he crawled out of the capsule compartment, he saw Su Zheyan engaged in a fight with a group of people.

Blood dripped from the blades, splattering onto Su Zheyan’s body, as if adorning him with a layer of red armor.

Chu Shici stared blankly at the scene.

The male protagonist in the novel doesn’t need to worry, but now he feels even more confused.

The empire has abandoned Su Zheyan, but the system has confirmed that this is not the reason for his despondency1

Although the desolate star is terrifying, he is fully capable of protecting himself. Besides, he has only been here for three days and already has only five vitality points left. Su Zheyan is a seasoned general who has experienced many hardships, so it’s impossible for the harsh environment to break him so quickly.

So what exactly did he go through to become like this?

The doubts in Chu Shici’s heart grew more and more, and he felt that something was amiss.

An hour later, the battle was coming to an end.

Su Zheyan calmed his breath and picked up the half-dead alpha, asking, “Where is the stolen notebook?”

The person tremblingly pointed to a corpse, and Su Zheyan searched for a while and found the diary.

The notebook had been tampered with, and the small paper heart that was tucked inside was missing. It was given to him by a robot.

Su Zheyan squinted his eyes, picked up a machete2, and starting to lash(lash” here suggests forcefully striking or beating the corpse) the corpse.

The robot ran over to help, and Su Zheyan glanced at him, tearing out a piece of paper from the diary and throwing it in front of him.

Chu Shici picked up the paper, and a slightly breathless voice came from above his head, saying, “Fold.”

“Huh?”

“Go fold a heart.”

“Why?”

Su Zheyan glared at him, then turned and walked away.

Chu Shici stood there in confusion.

Which step did he miss? The human heart is really complicated.

(the state of being despondent or extremely low in spirits : DEJECTION, HOPELESSNESS).

(a broad heavy knife used as a cutting tool and as a weapon)