Rong Shi took Song Yu’s right hand and clipped the decorative buckle onto the metal ring of the terminal.

“A belated wedding gift.”

Song Yu looked at the two almost identical buckles, his voice tightening. “This can transform too?”

“Yeah.”

Rong Shi tapped twice on the blue crystal.

The crystal flew out and gradually transformed into a metal sphere about the size of a basketball right in front of them.

“Is it the same as 01?” Song Yu touched the sphere, his beautiful eyes shining. “Can it turn into a weapon?”

Rong Shi: “It can, but it’s only a semi-finished product for now, it can’t freely switch forms yet.”

“Semi-finished?” Song Yu looked at the small ball and then at Rong Shi in surprise. “You made this?!”

Seeing Rong Shi nod, Song Yu was stunned.

They had spent so long investigating 01’s origin but never thought it might have been made by Rong Shi himself.

No wonder they couldn’t find any info!

Rong Shi pressed on the sphere, and its outer shell started to disassemble and change shape.

“I made this little brother, not 01.”

Song Yu suddenly remembered something and laughed helplessly: “So the little brother you mentioned before is this?”

Rong Shi chuckled, “What else?”

Song Yu raised an eyebrow: “I thought you meant that useless little brother of yours.”

Rong Shi: “…”

01, unable to bear the loneliness, popped out from Rong Shi’s buckle and transformed into a ball orbiting the little brother.

“Brother brother brother brother! From now on, I eat big energy stones, you eat small energy stones~”

The aloof little brother spun half a circle, turning its butt to 01.

01: “…”

Was it hated? QuQ

Watching the little brother perform its initial form change, Song Yu felt happy: “So its name is ‘little brother’?”

Rong Shi coldly observed the sphere changing shape: “Call it 00.”

00? Something seemed off.

Song Yu puzzled: “Why 00? Shouldn’t it be 02?”

“Because the numbers after 01 are reserved for my stupid apprentice.”

If he tried to explain that, it’d probably take all night. Rong Shi calmly said, “I’m 1, you’re 0. Makes sense.”

Song Yu: “…” Damn.

A smile faded from his lips: “How do we know who’s 1 and who’s 0 unless we try?”

Rong Shi deadpanned: “Kid, stop thinking about these things all day.”

Song Yu: “…”

The little brother’s first form was the gun that Rong Shi commonly used.

This gun’s appearance and firepower perfectly matched Song Yu’s aesthetic, but he could never find an exact model.

Song Yu played with it happily in his hands.

“Did you design this model?”

“Yeah. For now, this form only allows a few simple gun transformations. To fully activate it, the chip has to be implanted in the brain.” Rong Shi took out the main chip and handed it to him. “You think about it yourself.”

Implanting a chip in the brain is a serious matter.

Song Yu, being royalty, had his own considerations, and Rong Shi wouldn’t force him.

The chip lying in the test tube was no bigger than a sesame seed. Song Yu was silent for a moment.

“Put this in my brain?”

Rong Shi: “Yeah.”

Song Yu: “Will it cause baldness?”

Rong Shi: “…” Baldness?

Song Yu pressed on: “If I go bald, will you still love me?”

Rong Shi: “…”

“What kind of question is that?”

Rong Shi ruffled his thick hair: “Even if you go bald, you’ll be the most handsome bald guy.”

Song Yu: “…”

The process of implanting the chip was completely different from what Song Yu had imagined.

“Relax, after lubrication it’ll go in quickly, won’t hurt at all.”

Song Yu leaned back on the sofa, listening to Rong Shi’s indifferent voice, deliberately asking: “What if it breaks inside?”

Rong Shi moved a chair behind the sofa and sat down, eyes locking on the mischievous smile on Song Yu’s lips.

“It’s very tough, it won’t break.”

He picked up the disinfected chip carefully, placed it at the inner corner of Song Yu’s eye, then dropped some eye drops.

“Close your eyes, don’t resist. It will crawl in by itself.”

Although the chip was tiny, the foreign sensation was still strong.

Song Yu tried to relax and said lightly: “So small, really don’t feel anything.”

Rong Shi: “…”

[Master.]

A slightly hoarse boyish voice suddenly sounded in Song Yu’s mind, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

“Little brother?”

[I’m here. Do you want to start the activation procedure now?]

Song Yu had heard 01’s voice before, but this still felt new to him.

“Activate.”

[Updating database, loading mech memory, initializing multi-modules… the entire process will take about half an hour.]

Song Yu didn’t understand why a gun needed memory, but he nodded.

After putting away the tools, Rong Shi swung his long legs and hopped from behind the sofa to sit next to Song Yu.

“This is your talisman. Don’t reveal it unless absolutely necessary.”

“I understand.” Song Yu turned sideways and pecked Rong Shi on the face. “Thanks, I really like it.”

Rong Shi’s expression didn’t change, but inside he felt light and happy. He tapped the little brother’s metal shell again.

“I set up two standby modes for it: embedded in a decorative buckle or—”

The metal shell gradually reverted into a blue liquid and gathered onto Song Yu’s index finger, becoming a ring that shimmered with a blue glow.

Facing Song Yu’s teasing eyes, Rong Shi calmly said: “Fits better on your hand.”

With Song Yu’s bold personality, wearing a ring or earring wouldn’t look out of place, but military school students aren’t allowed earrings, so the ring was the only accessory allowed.

Song Yu raised his hand and flipped the ring, smiling brightly: “Don’t you think it’d suit another finger better?”

His thought was exposed; Rong Shi’s eyes flickered and he pulled Song Yu’s hand, took off the ring, and re-wore it on the ring finger.

“Finally got you tied down.”

After more than twenty years of twists and turns, a scene that only appeared in dreams finally came true.

Song Yu held his hand, about to speak, when 01 turned back into blue liquid and slid onto Rong Shi’s right ring finger, also becoming the same style ring.

01: “Master, am I being obedient? Hehe, look at the upgraded shell—?”

Rong Shi’s face darkened: “Change back.”

How could the apprentice’s armor be worn on the ring finger?

01: “?”

01 looked aggrieved: “Oh.”

Rong Shi: “You only have one standby mode.”

01 disappointed: “Oh.”

The interruption ruined the previous atmosphere. Song Yu snuggled closer to Rong Shi, laughing nonstop.

---

At Emperor City Star—

Shortly after Qin Zhao was taken away, Lin Jing received the news.

“Qian Li!” Lin Jing’s face darkened as he found a communication line and dialed.

On the virtual screen was also an omega.

Lin Jing: “Your partner is at the Security Bureau, right? Help me get Qin Zhao out.”

The omega on the other end: “This order came directly from above. It won’t be easy.”

Lin Jing, annoyed: “That’s why I need you! Your partner already listens to you completely. Whether or not Qin Zhao is released is up to you.”

Omega, reluctantly: “The risk is too great. Since Qin Zhao is exposed, better to just abandon him. You’re not going to fall for him, right?”

Lin Jing: “Who the hell do you think you’re talking to?!” He kicked the table leg, knocking over a glass that shattered loudly on the floor. “I have my reasons for saving him. Just do your job!”

“You’re just a few months older than me. Stop acting all high and mighty! You may have a higher rank, but the one I married is better than your partner!” The omega’s smile was cold. “Alphas are the dirtiest in this world. If you’re fooled, you’re betraying the organization. Think carefully about the consequences.”

Lin Jing: “My stance isn’t up for debate!” He hung up angrily, face sour.

He didn’t love Qin Zhao, but Qin Zhao was his mission target. If he lost the target, his value in the organization would vanish, and no one knew what would happen to him.

No matter what, Qin Zhao’s safety and status had to be guaranteed, or Lin Jing’s own position and influence would be affected.

Thinking this, Lin Jing dialed another communication line.

---

Back in the dorm, Rong Shi flipped through a book, listening to 01’s report in his ear.

“Lin Jing contacted five military family members. From their conversations, they’re suspected to be experimental omegas.”

Song Yu, playing with the new gun, leaned against Rong Shi’s back: “Who are the five? Give me the list, I’ll handle it.”

Just then, the little brother’s voice sounded in his mind.

[I’ve already received the list from big brother. Should I send it to Old Master Qin?]

Hearing “big brother,” Song Yu looked at Rong Shi with a subtle expression.

Rong Shi was puzzled: “What?”

Song Yu: “You probably added a lot of unnecessary settings to the little brother.”

Rong Shi: “…No.”

Song Yu: “You hesitated. Looks like you really did.”

Rong Shi: “…”

---

Two days after Qin Zhao’s arrest, Lin Jing frantically tried to pull strings.

But the problem was, no one was rescued, and the partners of those five omegas he contacted also got into trouble.

In a dimly lit underground chamber, Lin Jing sat in a chair holding his head, looking anxious.

“Did they find out?!”

In the corner, Ji Ling held a small plate feeding a Persian cat locked in a cage.

The cat was just over a year old, pure white and very beautiful.

“Most they’d find is a banned drug. Without a matching system, even if they suspect, they have no real proof.”

Lin Jing: “But so many people have had accidents already!”

Ji Ling: coldly watching the cat eat then suddenly collapse convulsing, smiling: “Why panic? We never lack people. If one dies, another will take their place.”

Lin Jing’s heart dropped, and overwhelming fear crushed him.

He hurried to Ji Ling, panicked: “Please, you must find a way to save Qin Zhao! I absolutely don’t want to go back!”

Ji Ling wiped powder from her fingertips, casually drying her hands with a towel, slow and calm: “It’s useless. Targets that are done for must be discarded.”

She stared into Lin Jing’s extremely terrified eyes, a venomous smile on her lips: “For the liberation of omegas, all sacrifices are worth it.”

Her snake-like gaze forced Lin Jing to take a step back.

The last bit of light in his eyes vanished.

If he had to go back and be reprogrammed, he’d rather die.

---

As the expedition approached, Song Yu and Rong Shi became especially busy.

The league delayed things a month, and now it was barely a month back before deployment. They probably wouldn’t get a long break.

The day before deployment, they were invited for tea by Qian Fan and held for an hour before release.

Before leaving, Qian Fan looked worried and reminded them: “The Second Legion isn’t directly under my father’s control. If you encounter any danger, contact my father or me. Safety first!”

He couldn’t say everything in front of Rong Shi.

He didn’t know why his father assigned them this deployment. Even if they were outstanding, going straight into a level 4 danger zone was extremely risky.

The legion had complex personnel; there might be people with ill intent. The two inexperienced kids were bound to suffer some losses.

“We will.” Rong Shi didn’t want to see Qian Fan’s worried face and added, “We’ll bring you local specialties when we return.”

Qian Fan was surprised and joked: “What specialties could a barren star have? Not even good for consolation!”

---

Back in the dorm, Song Yu checked reports from subordinates.

“The five all have pheromone levels exactly like Qin Zhao’s.”

Song Yu zoomed in on the virtual screen, leaning against Rong Shi’s back: “Until we fully understand how super omegas affect alphas, these people won’t be released.”

Rong Shi put down his book, quickly scanning the report on the screen.

“What if we inject them with SYT7737?”

Song Yu paused: “Isn’t that the drug to repair super omegas?”

Rong Shi shook his head thoughtfully: “The pheromone effects are mutual. If super omega’s physical functions can be repaired by drugs, what about the alphas affected?”

Song Yu: “Should I have them try it?”

Rong Shi: “No human trials.”

“Got it,” Song Yu raised an eyebrow. “So in your eyes I’m a tyrant who doesn’t care about lives?”

Rong Shi glanced at the ring on his ring finger and reached out to hold it.

“Even if you’re a tyrant, I accept it.”

Song Yu smiled and leaned close to his ear, about to tease him when Rong Shi said: “Since we’re married, I’ll just put up with it. Divorce requires answering questions, too much trouble.”

Song Yu: “…”

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Author’s note: 

Rong Bunny: When will you finally feel it?

Song Cat struggled to open his arms: This big!

One day later, Song Cat received a rabbit doll bigger than the bed—

—END—