Otherworld Advance Team-Chapter 44 - 40 Advance Troops_1

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44 -40: Advance Troops_1

However, at this moment, Luo’er was still unaware of the meeting outcome at the General Staff Headquarters, and was still relaxing with others in Haiya Town.

Everyone knew

Luo’er had made great efforts for the Advance Team, so no one dared to provoke him and instead quietly accompanied him.

This made Luo’er, who was used to giving, feel unaccustomed.

“Everyone, don’t worry.

I’m already fine,” Luo’er reassured, “Perhaps this is fate.

What cannot be obtained should not be insisted upon.

After all, the fact that we are able to come together as a team is already very fortunate for me.”

Hu Daoke carefully glanced at those around him, and then couldn’t help but whisper a complaint, “I’ve always felt that this competition was like a joke.

How could a team tasked to carry out a mission in the Otherworld be easily selected in such a simple way?”

His words made everyone feel uneasy.

Luo’er thought for a moment, then said with a smile, “It doesn’t matter anymore.

I’ve already let it go.”

“Don’t you want to go to the Otherworld anymore?” Cheng Ziang suddenly asked.

“What can I do if I want to?

After all, we cannot get recognition, and it’s impossible for us to reach the Otherworld Gate.

Moreover, I’ve gotten used to this confined life,” Luo’er sighed.

“Have you given up on yourself?” Cheng Ziang said coldly.

Luo’er didn’t respond, unsure of what to say.

It was Tangmo who couldn’t help but stand up, frowning, “Enough.

We agreed not to talk about this anymore.

Can’t you all drop this topic?”

Seeing her defending Luo’er, Cheng Ziang coldly hummed and refrained from continuing the conversation.

Hu Daoke obediently shut his mouth, and the atmosphere of the team suddenly became quiet again.

After relaxing, the five of them ensured Luo’er was alright before leaving.

Luo’er returned to his dormitory, showered, and then went to bed.

At nine o’clock the next morning, just when Luo’er was planning to relax and sleep until he naturally woke up, an urgent knocking sounded at his door.

Luo’er opened the door, rubbing his sleepy eyes, where the as-solid-as-iron Wang Xu stood.

Seeing Luo’er’s lethargic appearance, Wang Xu revealed a slight smile, “Still sleeping?

Seems like you’ve become complacent.”

“I’m just relaxing.

Can’t you avoid visiting me at this hour!” Luo’er spoke with irritation, having been disturbed.

“I came to bring you good news.

If you don’t want to hear it, then I can just leave!” Wang Xu said, his face adorned with a mischievous smile.

“What news?”

“About the Advance Team!”

“Hmm,” Luo’er huffed coldly, and laughed mockingly, “What does that have to do with us losers?”

“Your words sound terrible,” Wang Xu paused, then said earnestly, “The Headquarters has decided that your Zero Team will be dispatched to the Otherworld to carry out the Advance Team’s mission.

Please report to the administrative building for a political examination immediately!”

“What?” Luo’er was taken aback, finding it hard to believe his own ears.

He stared into Wang Xu’s eyes and asked, “Isn’t the Orion Team, who won the championship, supposed to be designated as the Advance Team?”

“They have new task requirements, so the headquarters have decided to let you, who came second, serve as the Advance Team.”

“Could it be…” Luo’er’s expression tensed, but then he shook his head, “No, it couldn’t be him!”

“You’re overestimating the Chief!” Wang Xu knew what Luo’er was thinking and said lightly, “He doesn’t have the authority to decide your stay or departure.

This appointment was decided by the highest staff chief of the headquarters.”

“The Staff Chief?”

“Stop overthinking.

Just get ready for the political examination.

I have already notified each of your team members,” Wang Xu looked at his mechanical watch and said.

“I know!” Luo’er nodded, although he didn’t understand the headquarters’ baffling appointment.

The opportunity to go to the Otherworld was still exhilarating news for him.

“Also, before that…” After hesitating for a moment, Wang Xu still couldn’t resist saying, “Principal Luo Qishan wants to meet with you in his office.”

Luo’er was taken aback and then immediately became reluctant, averting his gaze from Wang Xu.

“You should go see him before you depart for the Otherworld.

We don’t know when you’ll be able to return.

There’s a chance that this might wind up being our last goodbye.” Wang Xu said solemnly, “The Chief, he…

he cares a lot about you.”

Luo’er didn’t turn around, he felt as if someone had struck a heavy blow on his tender heart, an agitation gnawing at him from within.

Gritting his teeth, he fought back the surge of tears.

“I understand…” He finally managed to respond after a considerable amount of time in silence.

“Go ahead!” Wang Xu nodded, watching him depart with a look of sympathy.

Walking towards the Principal’s office, Luo’er moved slowly.

His hands were shaking excitably.

Despite knowing that he has done nothing wrong, he felt an uncanny dread, especially after heeding Wang Xu’s words, which left his mind in turmoil.

At times, he couldn’t help wondering how he would find his mother in the vast Otherworld.

If he couldn’t, he would only have his grandfather Luo Qishan left.

Refusing to return to his dying grandfather while wandering in Otherworld seems profoundly unfilial to Luo’er. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

Luo’er knew what Luo Qishan would say once he’s in the office, a matter he would never be able to brush aside.

Regardless, a decision must be made.

He had been imprisoned for too long.

Even if it meant begging, he wished more than anything for a chance to fly freely.

“Knock, knock, knock!” Arriving at the office door, Luo’er habitually knocked politely then entered.

Luo Qishan was sitting at his desk, head bowed, facing Luo’er.

Luo Chuan’s photo was still displayed on the desk.

“Gran…” Luo’er uttered awkwardly, changing his usual address upon thinking of what Wang Xu had told him earlier.

“Thank you!” Luo Qishan’s hands clasped together, resting on his head.

Hearing Luo’er’s long overdue greeting, he slowly managed the two words, emotionally touched.

“You wanted to see me?” Luo’er asked calmly, even though he had already guessed Luo Qishan’s intentions.

“Could you not depart to the Otherworld?” Luo Qishan humbly asked, his voice almost pleading.

“Why not?” Luo’er remained emotionally cool and demanded coldly.

“Thirty years ago, I sent your father to the Otherworld battlefield.

I hoped he could establish a career and gain enough experience for his military life there.

But we underestimated the standard of the Otherworld military, paid a heavy price for our arrogance.

Your father, although he did not perish on the battlefield, passed away in his vibrant youth.”

With his head bowed, Luo Qishan began to recount the past, a story filled with deep regret.

“During these thirty years, not a moment goes by where I don’t blame myself.

How I wished I hadn’t been so foolish to send troops to an unknown world…

I’m sorry, I don’t mean to deny your existence.

To me, whatever your appearance, whatever your blood relation, you are Luo Chuan’s child, my dearest grandson, I…”

“To me, my existence itself is a crime.

If my disappearance could bring my father back, I would choose to disappear without hesitation.

The union of the Earth people and Otherworld people is, in itself, a tragedy.

I can’t change my past, but at least, I can control my future.” Luo’er interrupted him, asserting sincerely, “Since I’m already here, I have no regrets.

I will find every one of my family members, even if the ending turns out to be tragic.

So, Grandfather…

please let me go!”

“Have you really become so cold-hearted?” Luo Qishan looked up, grief-stricken.

“Never forget that I haven’t forgiven you.

All you’ve done to me, I carry it all in my memory.” Luo’er stared back defiantly, his words weighing heavily.

“Do you think I wanted any of this?

Everything I’ve done has been for you!” Luo Qishan finally lost control emotionally, raising his voice.

“‘For me’?

Have you ever truly treated me as your grandson?

When my father died, you took me, into your home.

And what’ve you done?

Seeing my potential, you offered me to the State in exchange for medals and military honors.

Where were you when I was being blood-drawn by them?

Where were you when they experimented on me?

Where were you when I was sobbing alone in my dormitory?

Why did you only think about teaching me to walk only after I learned how to run…?”

“Are you really my grandfather?

Why have I never felt any family affection from you?

For more than twenty years, I’ve been alone in this academy.

Although we were separated by a wall, you never cared about me.

I don’t think my father could ever imagine, his son would be toyed with and tossed aside by his own father, like a puppet or a stray dog…”

Pouring out these pent-up feelings made Luo’er feel as if he was reborn.

Staring at Luo Qishan with a mocking gaze, he broke into a ghastly laughter.

Tears starting rolling down his face uncontrollably.

After hearing Luo’er voice his pain and resentment, Luo Qishan remained stunned in place, unsure of how to react.

Luo’er’s words had left him defenseless because they were all true.

However, their interpretations differed.

But by now, he felt he should say something to mend their relationship, otherwise things would just slip further away.

He pulled out a cigarette from the drawer, lit it up in front of Luo’er, taking a long drag, then crushed the butt under Luo’er’s disdainful gaze.

“I can’t argue with what you’ve said but not everything is as straightforward as you think.

When Luo Chuan brought you back from the Otherworld, you’ve already caught the attention of the military department.

You’re the first half Earthling and half Otherworldian, anyone would want to possess you, the military department included.

After Luo Chuan passed, the Defense Department had already planned action against you.

I was compelled to hand you over to the state, appealing to the Defense Department with your potential for research in the Origin Project, aiming to retrieve you from them.

Setting up this academy, training sub-species, everything was to keep you under my supervision.”

“I relentlessly pushed the progress of the Origin Project, but many hypotheses remained merely theoretical.

No one knew for sure whether sub-species could adapt to the different environments of both worlds, no one could predict if they would betray Earth during times of war.

I risked everything to push forward this project, all of it was for your sake, wasn’t it?”