Luo Xingyuan was promoted to commander and transferred to desolate star X55.

X55 was one of the strongholds of the Imperial army. A transfer station was currently being built, and Luo Xingyuan’s mission was to protect it during the construction period.

Luo Xingyuan had a large army, and also had a newly-appointed adjutant.

“Adjutant Rong An, reporting!”

Luo Xingyuan was stunned.

The tall, thin man before him stood upright. He was his former classmate.

After graduating from the military academy, he teamed up with other competitive Alphas and completed the 3S-rated tasks brilliantly. At that time among the students in the same batch, only he and his Alpha team, including Rong An, were capable. The four of them rose straight up.

They came to a new place, and he and Rong An didn’t have much communication after that.

Luo Xingyuan looked at the person in front of him, his expression still distant and indifferent.

Luo Xingyuan smiled, and said in a gentle tone: “Okay, Adjutant Rong, I will need your help in the future.”

. . . . . . . . .

Slam—!

But Rong An ran into trouble the day after he became an adjutant.

When Luo Xingyuan came out of his office, he saw Rong An and two Alphas competing in the ring.

Luo Xingyuan frowned slightly.

Two Alphas against a Beta. It was inevitable……

“Isn’t it amazing?” One of the Alphas laughed and said, “It’s the same as your boss, didn’t you use some kind of back door to get in?!”

Luo Xingyuan was directly promoted after being assessed by Lucas. The adjutant position was a competition between the remaining two Alphas and Rong An, which was divided into a written examination, a one on one fight, and a mission. In the end, it was Rong An who got the best overall score and took the top spot.

The two Alphas were already dissatisfied with Luo Xingyuan, who had “gotten in through a backdoor,” and the dignified Alphas were robbed of their positions by a Beta. Now, they were suppressed by another Beta and couldn’t even take the position of adjutant, so their hearts were naturally unbalanced. The new and old grievances accumulated, and as a matter of course, they wanted to save some face in front of the other soldiers and humiliate Rong An.

Rong An was kneeling on the ground. He clenched his fists tightly and tried to get up, but the spiritual pressure from the two Alphas kept him from doing so.

This was natural.

Rong An’s eyes were red, and his entire body was shaking as he desperately tried to get up.

“Hahahaha……” One of the Alphas held his stomach and laughed. “Betas shouldn’t even think about fighting an Alpha……! They’re inferior creatures without spiritual power!”

“If Alphas are biologically superior,” Luo Xingyuan said coldly, stepping forward, “you would fight one on one if you had the ability. Aren’t you ashamed?”

“Pei, what about fairness?” One Alpha spat. “Someone like you who came in through a back door can’t talk about fairness! Since you can rely on your younger brother to get your position, why can’t we have a two-on-one fight?”

“Okay.” Luo Xingyuan nodded and said: “Then it will be two-on-one.”

Luo Xingyuan knew that no matter what he said, no matter how he proved that he hadn’t come in through a back door, it would be useless. Prejudice was prejudice, and contempt was contempt. He was not of noble birth, or even an Alpha.

So he could only prove himself through strength.

Luo Xingyuan stepped into the ring and shook hands.

He could feel the oppression of the two Alphas’ spiritual power, as if someone was pressing hard on his shoulders and forcing him to kneel down.

Luo Xingyuan gritted his teeth, rushing toward one of the Alphas.

The three wrestled together, and Luo Xingyuan fought like a lunatic.

Rong An sat to the side, watching in amazement.

Luo Xingyuan resisted the spiritual attack with all his strength. Blood flowed from his ears, nose, and mouth. His face was flushed and his whole body was shaking, but he kept pounding his opponents, punch after punch, jumping and biting like a wild dog.

Rong An never knew that the gentle Luo Xingyuan had such a side to him.

His sharp edges and spirit were not hidden at all.

Luo Xingyuan kicked one of the Alphas out of the ring with a sweep of his leg. It was so powerful that he even flew quite a distance. In the end, he gripped the other one with a roar, encircled his neck, and punched him in the stomach.

“I conceded…..ugh…..I concede!”

“Stop fighting!”

The person under the ring was also frightened, and immediately went up to pull the two of them apart.

This was a battle that immediately made Luo Xingyuan famous, and nobody dared to cause trouble anymore.

After all, he was a Beta who could beat two A-level Alphas to the point of begging for mercy.

After everyone settled down, Luo Xingyuan had room to display his ability, so that everyone could see his capability and courage, and thus be convinced.

Once he exited the ring, Rong An took Luo Xingyuan to the medical room to treat him.

“You…..you’re really a lunatic.” Rong An felt helpless.

“I’m not a lunatic, I just held my breath.” Luo Xingyuan gasped and said: “I can’t retreat, I have to move forward.”

Rong An paused, then said: “Why?”

Luo Xingyuan bared his teeth and said: “For my family.”

“You don’t know, right?” Luo Xingyuan said: “My mother and little brother helped to fund my tuition fees. My little brother was so small and cute, just coming of age. My mother suffered for me when she was at the age when she should be enjoying happiness, sacrificing herself for me, this useless thing.”

“So I have to be worth it. As the eldest son, I must become someone who can take care of them in the future.”

Rong An nodded faintly.

. . . . . . .

That night, Rong An had a dream. He dreamt about the past.

Luo Xingyuan had originally had a younger brother and a younger sister.

Soft, delicate little ones who liked to follow behind him, grab his sleeves, and call him Gege.

They were the treasures of their family.

The Empire was developed, too developed, so the disparity between the rich and the poor was very large. Their family happened to belong to the latter.

Although the Empire was now committed to alleviating poverty, it had just ended a war, and this policy had only just begun. Their family happened to be one of those that didn’t receive help.

But no matter how poor they were, Rong An and his parents would work hard to save money to buy Rong Duo her favorite skirts. Even if they were cheap, it didn’t matter. Rong Duo was very sensible, and as long as there was a gift, she would be very happy.

And due to their lack of money, Rong An’s parents did all kinds of work. Whether it was tiring or not, physical work or clerical work, as long as they could make money, they would do it.

Among them was moving goods at the wharf. For some reason, the price was very, very high.

So not only did Rong Duo get her skirts, but she also got her first new dress.

Later, they learned that the high pay was because the goods were being smuggled by the star pirates.

The higher-ups in the Empire tracked them down and demanded a confession.

It happened that at that time, Rong Duo was taken in by the young master of a wealthy family, who had a noble title. He forced Rong Duo to be his child bride, and if she refused, the court would arrest her parents.

But what they thought was that the Imperial court would not wrong a good person, and they would rather die than submit.

Unexpectedly, although they were innocent, the rich and powerful could pour dirty water on them with just a flick of a finger.

They were just insignificant people, and the court would not investigate very far.

The dream finally ended when he saw his parents commit suicide by hanging themselves from the rafters.

. . . . . . . .

Many years later, Rong An met a star pirate.

In a cafe on the frontier, he asked him with a smile: “Don’t you think it’s very unfair?”

The other party had a pair of charming eyes, and his cuffs were embroidered with foxes.

He said: “Doesn’t it seem unreasonable that the Empire has given you nothing, yet you have to toil hard for it?”

“I’ve looked into it. Your parents were forced to commit suicide after transporting things for my people. Tsk, tsk.”

“You and your sister haven’t had it easy these past few years, have you? But you are both very promising.”

The man chuckled, and said in a musical voice: “If you just keep going on like this, you’ll never be a big shot. You see, the position of commanding officer that originally belonged to you was given to another Beta with a backer, so it was useless for you to grind your teeth for so many years.”

“Work for me, and I’ll give you enough money for your sister to live a good life.”

Rong An didn’t respond.

After going back, Rong An stood by the door in a daze, looking at his room unthinkingly.

On the table were the thermos cup sent by Luo Xingyuan and the official documents that Luo Xingyuan had asked him to handle. Hung to the side were the wrist and knee pads sent by Luo Xingyuan, and the clothes at the bedside were also given by Luo Xingyuan…..

His room was full of traces of the other man.

They had been together for years, countless days and months.

Luo Xingyuan treated him very well. A little better than others, it seemed.

Perhaps he was the only one in this life who cared about him, other than his family.

Rong An thought for a while, then threw aside the business card that the star pirate had given him, not intending to pay any attention to it.

. . . . . . . . .

Two days later.

“Rong An is a traitor! An undercover agent!”

Rong An recognized the petty officer who ran to Luo Xingyuan to complain as the gatekeeper who was punished by him for being lazy a few days ago.

“I saw with my own eyes that he met with a person from the star pirates that day! Then I found this in his room!” The petty officer handed the business card to Luo Xingyuan.

Luo Xingyuan looked at it for a moment, then said with a frown: “Did you tell anyone else?”

“No, I……”

“That’s good, you almost ruined the Empire’s plans.” Luo Xingyuan said with a cold expression: “If you want to get promoted, don’t keep focusing on other people’s flaws. Spend more time working on yourself. You almost ruined the Empire’s reconnaissance with your ignorance.”

“…….”

The petty officer was driven out of the barracks.

Holding a grudge when punished was not the quality of a soldier.

“You…..aren’t going to ask?” Rong An said with a frown: “Aren’t you suspicious of me?”

He had never thought that Luo Xingyuan would protect him so unconditionally.

“I believe in you.” Luo Xingyuan grinned, saying softly: “You’re not that kind of person.”

“Of course,” Luo Xingyuan said with a wink, “if you really were an undercover agent, with your intelligence, how could you be discovered by others?”

“…….”

Rong An scoffed coldly.

Luo Xingyuan suddenly stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and squeezed Rong An’s shoulder. He said: “Rong An, the dead are gone, we protect the living. Who I protect are people like Ranran, the people behind me. You can’t live for your parents, but you can live for Xiao Duo. Of course……”

Luo Xingyuan paused for a moment, scratched the back of his head, and said: “You can also do it for me…..ah, I mean, I will take care of you.”

Luo Xingyuan said earnestly: “I will take care of you. If you have any difficulties, just tell me.”

He wouldn’t rashly assist Rong An and hurt his self-esteem.

But he would always be there.

Rong An hesitated for a moment, then looked at Luo Xingyuan and said: “Okay.”

He thought to himself, Luo Xingyuan was the same as him. They didn’t have it easy.

But Luo Xingyuan was still as dazzling as a star.

Shining like a sun, firm in his beliefs.

Rong An said: “I will lay down my life for you.”

Luo Xingyuan was for the Empire, so he would also be for the Empire.

Because his superior and commander was Luo Xingyuan.

Rong An picked up the business card he had thrown away, but instead of disposing of it, he handed it to Luo Xingyuan.

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