Chapter 203 – Brutal Beastman Marshal vs. White Lotus, Black Lotus, Pitiful Plant Prince (30)
These days, Cromwell had been busy with the Zerg’s invasion, so he decided to catch up on sleep with Mu Jin since there was nothing pressing today. It wasn’t until Mu Jin’s stomach made a rumbling sound that the pair of huge, light amber tiger pupils opened.
Seeing the little guy burying his chest like an ostrich, a smile appeared in the eyes of the winged tiger. He affectionately rubbed Mu Jin’s head and then transformed back into human form.
Cromwell picked up the clothes from the floor one by one and put them on. Mu Jin widened his eyes and blushed as he watched, occasionally praising his own man’s excellent physique.
Turning his head to see Mu Jin’s bright eyes looking at him, Cromwell’s smile deepened. He leaned over, pinched Mu Jin’s chin, gave him an exceptionally lingering kiss, then scooped Mu Jin up horizontally, wanting to take him out for breakfast.
Seeing this, Mu Jin hurriedly exclaimed, thinking it was embarrassing enough to be helped out before. If Cromwell carried him out like this, even with his thick skin, it would be hard to withstand if Grandpa Wilson saw.
But Cromwell raised an eyebrow at Mu Jin’s words, leaned over, and whispered softly, “Can you stand up by yourself now?”
Mu Jin choked a bit on the man’s words. Although it wasn’t to the extent that he couldn’t stand, feeling his waist completely numb, he decisively shrank into Cromwell’s arms and obediently became a pendant. Then, under Wilson’s slightly teasing gaze, he reluctantly ate a hearty breakfast fed by Marshal, before being sent back to the room.
After the room was left with only Mu Jin and Cromwell, the Marshal took out the chip he had put into the light brain yesterday and handed it to Mu Jin, saying, “What do you plan to do?”
Mu Jin played with the chip in his hand for a while before putting it into his pocket and saying to the man in front of him, “Didn’t you already know what I wanted to do?”
Cromwell smiled knowingly at Mu Jin’s words. The information he had seen yesterday was seamlessly fitting. Even if he handed it over to the Second Prince, they would never doubt it.
If they didn’t use this “confidential” information, it was fine. But if they really intended to use it to restrain or even conquer the Beastman Empire, then Cromwell would definitely give them a big lesson.
By now, he completely believed that Mu Jin must be on his side. He reached out and rubbed the soft top of the other’s head, seeing his little guy comfortably squinting his eyes.
Seeing this, Cromwell raised an eyebrow, thinking that Xiao Jin was obviously a plant person, but for some reason, he seemed to have some cat-like habits.
Mu Jin rubbed against Cromwell’s palm, looking at him with his clear cat-like pupils, and said, “If those people don’t tamper with the information in this chip, it’s fine. But if they want to be clever and launch an attack on the Beastman Empire, then you won’t be blamed. But Cromwell, if there really comes a day, I want to be the king of the Plant Empire.”
Cromwell paused for a moment when he heard Mu Jin’s words. He hadn’t expected Mu Jin to have such ambitions. But if that’s what Xiao Jin wanted, he certainly didn’t mind contributing his share to it. So the man smiled at Mu Jin, nodded gently, and said warmly, “Then you will surely be the finest king of the entire Plant Empire.”
Mu Jin’s words were actually just to prepare Cromwell psychologically. Based on his understanding of the upper echelons of the Plant Empire, how could their greed and arrogance allow them to miss such a good opportunity?
The reason why he staged the scene of secretly entering Cromwell’s study to steal the chip yesterday was, on the one hand, because Mu Jin knew what his own personality was like. Although maintaining the persona of a pure and innocent person wasn’t impossible, in reality, he was closer to the original owner’s personality.
It’s not that he couldn’t act forever, but he hoped to be more like his original self. Moreover, he felt that this matter would lead to some little fun between him and his lover.
Because of what the Second Prince said earlier, Mu Jin also realized that there should be a traitor in the Marshal’s Mansion. Naturally, to play the part convincingly, Mu Jin had to go all out so that he could feel at ease.
So when he handed the chip to the Second Prince, Mu Jin was relieved. The prince was delighted and surprised that Mu Jin had gotten hold of it so quickly.
He had heard from his spies that Mu Jin had gone to the Marshal’s Mansion’s study in the middle of the night and left the room with Cromwell the next day. But no one knew what they had done in the study.
Mu Jin thought that it was very likely that in order to get the chip, he had pretended to be affectionate with Krenwell in the room, then took the chip while the other was asleep.
He didn’t care how Mu Jin got it; now that he had the chip in his hands, he felt extremely proud. He naturally said a lot of comforting words to appease Mu Jin, but the next day, he hastily left with the delegation from the Plant Empire.
After the Second Prince left, the Plant Empire believed that they had gained control of the big secret of the Beastman Empire, including the flaws in the manufacture of mechs and various weapons, as well as methods to counter them, and they decided to take action.
Through the messages from 003, Mu Jin knew that the Plant Empire had started preparations to attack the Beastman Empire. However, after they were ready, they did not act immediately but instead quieted down, seemingly waiting for an opportunity. And this opportunity coincided with the Zerg’s massive invasion of the Beastman Empire.
The Zerg invasion made Mu Jin couldn’t help but tense up, feeling that this incident seemed not so simple. While Krenwell was entangled with the Zerg on the front lines, the Plant Empire immediately sent troops.
After learning this news, Mu Jin vaguely felt that the timing of their military action was not a coincidence and that there seemed to be some connection between the actions of the Plant Empire and the Zerg. Could it be that they had really allied with the Zerg? But would the Plant Empire really be foolish enough to trust those greedy Zerg?
Mu Jin couldn’t help but think of the guy called “Shadow” who had appeared in front of him before. The other party had already shown up in this world, but had been inactive all along. Could it be that he had been quietly waiting for an opportunity?
The preparations for the Plant Empire’s invasion had taken several months and seemed very thorough. However, Mu Jin wasn’t just going to wait around. During this time, he had already prepared spiritual potions and efficiently produced large quantities of healing medicine using Red fruit and other plants from the Beastman Empire, which were then sent to the front lines.
Under Mu Jin’s medicinal assistance, Bai Qian’s injuries had completely healed, and due to fully awakening his dragon bloodline, he had also pledged allegiance upon waking up, becoming the heir to the Beastman Empire.
During this invasion by the Plant Empire, as Cromwell was busy fighting against the Zerg, other generals led the attack. Excellent students from the Imperial Academy, including Bai Qian, went to the front lines.
Bai Qian’s performance was outstanding, and he quickly gained rich combat experience in this real battle, combining his powerful bloodline to accumulate numerous military achievements.
Originally, the Second Prince, Mu Chen, personally led the troops to seize military merits, leading the Plant Empire’s army to attack. But because all the information they had received before was false, Mu Chen’s imagined victory over the Beastman Empire was completely impossible.
Plants were not good at prolonged battles; most of the plant soldiers were physically weak and couldn’t compare with the beastman. So, the Plant Empire’s army quickly found itself in trouble, surrounded by the beastman army, and even Mu Chen died in battle at the hands of Bai Qian.
After learning this news, Mu Jin felt a kind of relief, feeling that he had finally fulfilled part of the original owner’s wish. He hadn’t thought that it was necessary to personally take revenge, or that it had to be Bai Qian who did it.
Ultimately, in battle, it’s either you die or I die. However, he hadn’t expected that this Mu Chen would end up in Bai Qian’s hands in both lifetimes. It could only be said that fate led to this result.
But on this side, Mu Jin hadn’t had the chance to rejoice over the repulsion of the Plant Empire. On the other hand, news came from the front lines of Cromwell being besieged in battle with the Zerg Queen.
When Mu Jin heard about his lover’s precarious situation, he immediately rushed to the front lines. He remembered from the familiar plot that his lover had once fought the Zerg Queen and was seriously injured, only to be killed by the male lead.
However, fate had changed in this lifetime. Under Mu Jin’s influence, Bai Qian now admired Cromwell. And after nurturing Cromwell’s body for so long and healing his old wounds, Mu Jin believed that Cromwell’s injuries shouldn’t be worse than they were in the original timeline. However, with the unknown variable of Shadow, Mu Jin couldn’t shake off his worries.
When Mu Jin arrived at the battlefield, what he saw was his lover surrounded by the Zerg. The Zerg, who usually just blindly attacked, suddenly became exceptionally clever. They used tactics to separate Cromwell from the other reinforcements and trapped him in one place.
Different levels of Zerg took turns bombarding Cromwell, making it impossible for him to return to the warship. Being trapped in his position also prevented the starship from launching a large-scale attack, resulting in the current awkward situation. With energy constantly depleting, Cromwell’s condition became more and more critical.
Concerned for his lover’s safety, Mu Jin couldn’t allow him to remain in danger. Ignoring the objections of his subordinate officer, Kofi, he took control of a mech and charged into the Zerg’s encirclement when they weren’t paying attention.
This wasn’t Mu Jin’s first time piloting a mech, so he was proficient in fighting the Zerg. After Mu Jin rushed into the battle circle without hesitation, it effectively relieved some of the pressure on Krenwell.
But how could Cromwell bear to let his lover be in danger? He immediately shouted through the communication device to Mu Jin, “You need to leave, get out of here!”
Hearing the obvious anger in his lover’s voice, Mu Jin couldn’t help but remember the time they had encountered each other’s souls before. At that time, his lover had also been so angry, wanting him to leave just to ensure his safety. But how could he leave? Clearly, nothing in this world was more important to Mu Jin than his lover’s safety.