I’ve Got this Cannon Fodder’s Back

86: 86 86: 86 Lu Deng blinked, looking up blankly.

Even though he didn’t have much common sense about this kind of world, he had a hunch that something like “marking” shouldn’t be this simple.

Lu Deng tilted his head and pondered, tapping the system in his head that was choking on air with laughter, “Should I spray him back?” “Nooooo!

Host, that’s not how the marking works!” The system hurriedly replied, the buffering circle turned twice with a heavy heart, but still explained truthfully, “In the ABO world, ‘marking’ is a way for an Alpha to declare sovereignty to other Alphas by leaving the scent of one’s own pheromones on the Omega after a deep, special exchange with the compatible Omega⎯⎯” Obviously, the Imperial Marshal, who only had the theoretical guidance in mind because that box of hentai books was lost by accident, kept his understanding of this aspect on the most intuitive result.

The system was cryptic, but Lu Deng instantly understood.

He slowly pursed his lips with slight hesitation, but still curved his eyebrows towards the breathless and tense Marshal before actively raising his arms to embrace him.

“Hmm.” Although the process was wrong, to bring it up now would undoubtedly cause a serious blow to the Marshal’s ego.

Naturally, Lu Deng was not that anxious about that kind of thing.

However, upon meeting the deep and apprehensive gaze of the black pupils, the corners of his lips still couldn’t help but lightly curl up, his arms exerting a little force to lean his body up and rub against the nape of the Marshal’s neck.

Lu Chiqiu did not reject his mark!

Marshal Gu’s mental energy tumbled twice in the garden[mfn]means his mental energy ran outside and tumbled out of excitement[/mfn] while holding his little wife, who was thoroughly wrapped in the scent he used to camouflage his alpha pheromones, calmly.

He rubbed his palm tenderly up his spine, carefully and unobtrusively smoothing out the perfume.

This perfume was specially made for him by the palace to simulate the smell of pheromones and thus dispel suspicion especially for occasions when proof of identity was necessary, and a single spray lasted for about two to three days.

Must spray again after two to three days.

The Marshal’s mood instantly improved as his worst fear was so easily solved.

He took the sweet milk that was cooling on the side and tested the temperature before handing it to his young wife, lowering his head and kissing the soft hair.

“You can mark me too.” He didn’t mind carrying Lu Chiqiu’s pheromones at all.

Although he couldn’t smell them himself, his subordinates would surely be able to notice that their Marshal already had a family and was on top of his life.

It was nothing more than a way of leaving a scent of one’s own on the body of one’s partner, and since the principle was similar, it could probably be called a mark.

The Imperial Marshal felt that his thinking was very thorough and that there was nothing wrong with his logic.

System: …

Although he knew what Marshal said was entirely due to a lack of common sense, the robot vacuum cleaner by the window jumped up in fright.

Yuan Dundun[mfn]the robot…yes the robot has a name[/mfn]’s body spun around the bed and steadied himself.

There was only a perfume bottle in the empty trash box, making a tinkling sound.

That made Gu Gui feel guilty.

He directly unplugged the robot and pulled his little wife back in his arms.

His strong and powerful arms were slightly tensed as he covered Lu Chiqiu’s ears subtly.

Lu Chiqiu blinked his eyes and looked up at him.

Gu Gui lowered his gaze to meet those eyes.

He couldn’t help but move his hand to caress the rosy cheeks.

In the past, the fingers that could easily break the Blue Beast’s claws flexed in a very light and slow arc and gently pushed aside a little bit of loose hair for him., revealing a particularly delicate and soft face.

It was the first time for him to live in a house with warm orange lights and plush thick carpets.

He thought he would be somewhat unaccustomed to it, but now he was holding his warm little wife, the light was dim, and the real smell[mfn]Lu Deng’s natural body smell, not the pheromones[/mfn] leaked through the fake pheromone smell.

Had taken part in countless wars, had been to the front line, also had survived countless battles.

But, this was the first time Gu Gui had realized that there was another way to confirm one’s existence as far as life was concerned.

A way of being alive[mfn]Anna: He is saying he can tell Lu Deng is alive because he can “smell” him and feel his breath.[/mfn].

Gu Gui leaned down and kissed the soft, pale lips.

The creamy scent percolated around his lips.

Fearing that his own lips might break his little wife’s, Gu Gui was reluctant to press harder, and the fiery kisses were strictly restrained to warm and considerate fondling.

Lu Deng became unable to endure longer and raised his hand to clutch Gu Gui’s sleeve and took the initiative to kiss him.

Although the memories were arranged in sequence, the things he didn’t need to worry about in the past suddenly became a sense of responsibility.

Lu Deng was also somewhat incoherent, so he could only close his eyes and entangle his lips and teeth meticulously, following his memory[mfn]Anna: neither of them knows how to kiss basically[/mfn].

Gu Gui’s heart beat fiercely as he opened his eyes and tilted his gaze down to the warm, soft body permeated with the scent of milk in his arms.

The tips of his thick, silky eyelashes trembled slightly, gilded by the light, and a faint blush spread across his fair face, his face looking serious and focused, as if he was doing something very important.

⎯⎯indeed more important than any of the things he could think of right now.

Unable to hold back, Gu Gui raised his arms and tried to gather him tighter into his body, but the little wife in his arms had already finished his meticulous kiss, smiling and pulling back to give him another quick final kiss on the tip of his nose.

❊ The next day the Marshal went to work with a bright smile and a spring in his steps.

He was still like this even when he went to work for the second week.

Compared to the radiant Marshal, the First Army Commander with two huge black circles under his eyes, who would instantly jump three meters in terror when being approached by anyone, had undoubtedly formed a stark contrast and had already harvested countless gossip and condolences in just half a month.

First Army Commander felt bitter in his heart.

The house was originally filled with specialized gym equipment that was horrible enough, and after being cut in half horizontally by who knew what, it could only be described as hideous.

He had only slept in it for half a month and was already missing like crazy for his small but cozy officers’ quarters, the cute teddy bears, the high sugar, high-calorie junk food that was absolutely certain to be confiscated if it was caught.

There was also that box of hentai books which he stole many years ago when he was wandering around, hidden under the bed in the dormitory.

He felt like Marshal was taking personal revenge.

In fact, about the dark history of his youthful days, no one really talked about it anymore, but that did not prevent His Excellency the Marshal from using his authority in the smallest way to take revenge when he lacked the necessary guidance material years later.

The Commander was sympathetic to the Marshal and decided to go back and make a generous copy of all the private savings he had in his collection and passed them to the Marshal.

With the key in his hand, he walked to the Marshal’s office door.

The Commander took a deep breath and knocked on the door to see Gu Gui pondering solemnly as if he had encountered a serious problem.

The last time Marshal was this serious was when a herd of Bruisers fell from the sky and chewed up half the palace complex.

The Commander was instantly alerted and all his momentum was swept away.

“Marshal, what happened?” It was wintertime.

Soon they would enter a harsh winter unsuitable for survival.

The outside temperature would drop to about -50 degrees.

Even the inhabitants of the planet would choose to stay indoors in perfect conditions to avoid going out as much as possible.

Usually, there would not be any herd of foreign beasts to visit at this time.

The Ministry of the Army was always the idlest to the desolate state during this period of time.

No matter what, there were some extremely special circumstances that couldn’t be avoided – like the time of the invasion ten years ago when the ice-armored beasts appeared over the planet at the coldest time of the year, nearly wiping out the entire army, and their 100-victory war god-like Marshal nearly lost his life on that occasion.

Ten years ago, the Commander was just brought into the army and did not have the right to pilot a mecha.

At that time, he witnessed the Marshal’s fight with his own eyes, forcing back the ice beasts and preserving the entire planet, and his blood had been boiling until now just from thinking about it.

He also wanted to have the opportunity to face such a critical situation and save the day himself.

Gu Gui never laughed at their uninformed thoughts, never commenting easily.

Only the longest-serving 17th Army Commander once said that if they really experienced it once, they probably wouldn’t look forward to such an opportunity again for the rest of their lives.

The Commander was not yet old enough to understand the words.

He only saw the Marshal’s imposing look and was immediately filled with full and intense excitement.

“What?” Gu Gui raised his eyebrows and looked back, meeting his subordinate’s unusually excited gaze, but he didn’t know what had occurred to him, raising his hand to cover his lips and coughing lightly as his gaze drifted.

“Just in time, do me a favor.” …is not for war!

The Commander was lost in thought, but instinctively a wave of alarm was aroused by those four words.

He winced fiercely, scuffling back a few steps.

“Marshal, please speak, I’m listening.” The simulated training ground was only a virtual state even if it was blasted to molecules.

If he was brutally beaten up by the Marshal in front of him and was asked for the second favor, the Commander felt the need to consider the possibility of seriously starting a defection to another galaxy.

He was too scared to go over, but Gu Gui was not so patient, raising his eyebrows and sweeping him off his feet with a stern look.

“Come here, don’t dawdle!” The Marshal of the empire accumulated his prestige all year long and once he flared out, no one could stand it.

The Commander shivered, but his instincts, which trained over years, overrode his fear, and he leaped forward, shrinking firmly on his hands and knees into a small ball.

“Yes, Marshal!

I can take it!” Gu Gui: “…” He was afraid this subordinate had hurt his head somewhere.

Marshal Gu, who was not aware of what his tender little wife had done in his absence, frowned and swept him a glance.

He really did not know what was happening with this stammering subordinate, and was silent for a long time before speaking again, “Can you smell…what I smell like?” Commander: “?!” Could it be that their Marshal wants another taste after he had tasted it once?!

A myriad of messy associations instantly arose, and the Commander moved back with trepidation and difficulty.

“Marshal, be more specific⎯⎯” Gu Gui took a deep breath and lightly clenched one hand into a fist against the tabletop.

“I won’t hide it from you…I can’t actually smell the pheromones.” Under his insistence, last night, Lu Chiqiu, who had always been sensible, finally let go of the idea of marking him[mfn]Anna: Lu Deng wanted to make a biting type of mark[/mfn] and left the trace of his pheromones on him.

Although he couldn’t smell it himself, Gu Gui would not just give up like this.

The Commander’s own pheromones had no scent, yet he was exceptionally sensitive to others’ pheromones.

Even if the imprint the Omega left was faint, it was probably enough to be detected by him.

He didn’t dare tell Lu Chiqiu that he wasn’t a true alpha and that there was no way to actually bond with an Omega, but at least he had to find out what the other person actually smelled like so that he could find a way to compliment his little wife the next time he hugged and whispered to him.

The thought of his young wife’s appearance in his arms yesterday brought another vague burn to the cold-bladed, iron-blooded Marshal’s ever-stoic face.

The Commander was half stunned, and finally got it all in his head what was really going on.

The Marshal who couldn’t smell his little petite wife’s pheromones didn’t have the most appropriate sweet words to say and was so bitter that he wanted his help.

At long last, he understood why the Marshal had picked him up, the disgrace of Alphas, without any discrimination.

A little bit of desolation came over him, but he quickly adjusted his mind and took a deep breath.

Gu Gui stared at him with sharp eyes.

The Commander frowned.

The Commander crouched on the ground, tossing and turning in contemplation for a long time, before opening his eyes and spoke hesitantly, “Marshal, I only sensed your own pheromone smell⎯⎯” They had all smelled the pheromone of their Marshal.

It smelt like an iceberg and cold snow.

Cold and unapproachable, could freeze people at every turn.

But he could not sense any scent other than the icy coldness that filled the air.

Gu Gui was slightly stunned.

The light in his eyes became slightly stagnant into a stare, the hand hanging at his side slowly clenched into a fist.

Must be something he didn’t do right… “No…Marshal, I think that’s what happened!” The Commander instantly burst out with a great desire to survive, interrupting his affliction with a single breath, “I wasn’t able to smell the pheromones on Madam last time.

I think it’s mostly because Madam was heavily injected with a masking agent that blocked the scent from his body, otherwise, it would have been too dangerous!

If it’s convenient for you to mark Madam, mark him so that the masking agent can be removed.

That stuff is not good for him after all⎯⎯” Before the words were out of his mouth, the desk in front of him collapsed with a crash.

Gu Gui’s face sank like water as he made a mental note for that meddlesome emperor.

How large the dose of the masking agent would have to be used to keep Lu Chiqiu without any pheromones left for so long, and how much damage would it do to his body?!

Just leave people to him, it’s not like he can’t protect people!

Forgetting all about the one-month probationary period he had claimed at the beginning, Marshal Gu was now full of anger and wanted to go and fight with the Emperor.

Seeing that the Marshal had collapsed the Iron Starwood desk with a single fist, the First Army Commander instantly silenced his voice and moved quickly towards the door, ready to flee from the scene of the incident.

As he was about to slip out the door, the shrill sound of an alarm suddenly shook his ears.

The Commander stopped instantly, and the dark color also gathered in Gu Gui’s eyes as the two looked at each other, their expressions sinking together.

❊ In the north-western corner of the galaxy, further traces of ice-armored beasts had been found.

Within five minutes, the top brass of the military had all assembled, everyone in a heavy mood, silently gathered in the conference room.

As the most experienced mecha manipulator in the battle with the ice beasts, Gu Gui had no choice but to go and check it out himself.

“Do your jobs and no one is allowed to go out without my orders.” The twenty or so army chiefs all looked grave.

Gu Gui spoke in a deep voice, sweeping his gaze over each of them, “If you guard the planet’s mainland, you will be doing a great service, do you understand?” The ice beasts were extremely powerful and had a natural advantage in winter, so normal mechas would not work.

The news came out of the blue, and he could not confirm whether there was a real invasion of ice beasts or whether someone was taking advantage of the situation, but either way, he had to make the trip himself.

“Marshall, we will escort you with two mechas!” The First Army Commander could not resist speaking up and stepped forward, “Even if we can’t be of great help, we can more or less take care of⎯⎯” “Try to have a draw with me in a virtual battle first and then talk about helping.” Without mercy, Gu Gui swept him away with a faint glance, put the special light brain on between his arms, and walked out quickly.

It was not that he was unwilling to bring helpers, nor did he necessarily want to play the role of a lone hero.

It was just that in the face of the absolute disparity in power, he could still get away when he went alone, and with the strength of the others, even if they went, they would only be a burden to him.

…didn’t have time to beat up the Emperor for Lu Chiqiu’s masking agent.

Thinking of his little wife, who was obediently waiting for him at home, Gu Gui softened his expression and took advantage of the spare time of his equipment to quickly type a message and send it.

Also sent a Starlight Forest cake for his little wife.

The mecha was already on standby, but Gu Gui still didn’t feel at ease and purposely used a voice message to tell Lu Chiqiu to stay at home and not to worry, before putting on the protective gear and leaping into the mecha.

The pure black mecha roared to life and disappeared alone into the silent sky.

After that, Gu Gui didn’t return for 3 days.

The War Ministry was already in disarray, with all sides trying to exert pressure to issue orders, but the army chiefs collectively carried the pressure, refusing to accept any transgressions and waiting for the news from their own Marshal with single-minded determination.

Time was passing more and more slowly.

Early on the fourth day, the army chiefs decided to gather in the Marshal’s office, to discuss where to go from here.

The Seventeenth Army Commander was the first to push open the door, took two steps inside, and was suddenly struck in place.

There already was a person inside!

The figure was thin, almost soft.

The dark eyes were naturally watery, and even the most slow-witted person could tell at a glance that this was an Omega of the purest blood.

The Commander poked his head out from behind and hesitantly called out, “Madam⎯⎯” “I need a mecha.” Lu Chiqiu stood up from behind the table and his eyes fell on the crowd.

The entire military department knew that the Marshal was in love with the new Omega he just brought home, and suspicions in the military about Gu Gui’s identity faded overnight, apparently making political enemies who were secretly targeting him sit up and observe.

This time, the incident was not brought up in the plot, yet it might be beyond control.

The next development was completely unpredictable, and Gu Gui might actually be in a life and death crisis.

His voice was also pure and soft, and as he stood there, he made people feel infinitely protective and even possessive.

Even in such an urgent situation, he still made the army chiefs at the doorway dazzled one by one.

Seeing that the gaze of this group of people was a bit off, Lu Deng frowned and suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to ask the system to change his appearance setting parameters back.

However, Gu Gui lost his connection and the system was now busy trying to figure out how to rebuild the connection pathway so there was no need to delay over such a trivial matter.

Not thinking there was anything wrong with his current endearing omega appearance, Lu Chiqiu pursed the corners of his lips as his gaze turned to the protagonist who was most likely to help, “That silver mecha, can I borrow it?” His own state was ordinary but after adjusting the filter set by the system, the whole person looked so soft as if it could be broken by blowing a bubble.

The corners of his lips were just pursed, and his eyes turned red.

“How did you know about⎯⎯” The First Army Commander was stunned.

His heart instinctively grew some ominous speculation, forcing the topic away.

“Chi…Chiqiu, we are also very anxious that the Marshal has not returned, but we must also protect you.

Otherwise, when the Marshal returns, he will definitely carry us one by one into virtual space, and then cut the barrels of the cannons and knock out the energy silos with his own hands⎯⎯” “Torn off an arm, broke two layers of shields, and finally blast it into little stars.” Behind the desk, the weak Omega took over his words, red-eyed and filling in the whole thing without missing a beat.

The Commander winced and stopped talking.

None of the others knew what was going on, but at least they knew that the Marshal’s wife had waited too long to come and ask for someone himself.

The Seventeenth Army Commander frowned back and forth, did his best to soften his tone, and stepped forward, “An Omega is not fit enough to pilot a mecha, and you have no training for it.

Stop fooling around, we’ll find a way to get to the Marshal⎯⎯” Before his words left his mouth, Lu Chiqiu had already raised his hand and landed on the desk, and with a gentle press, the brand new Iron Starwood desk that had just been replaced in the Marshal’s office collapsed with a crash.

The whole office became silent, and the Omega, who looked as soft and fragile as a kitten, stood behind a cloud of dust, his dark eyes shining with moisture, as the broken rubble spread out on the ground in front him.