The Top-Tier Alpha Refuses to Be Pretty Cannon Fodder - Chapter 2

Qi Xi slammed the door and left. Lu Yunli sat on the spiral staircase behind him, leaning against the railing as he fiercely wiped away his tears. “520, did you see his face just now? It couldn’t have looked more pathetic if he tried.”

【520: Dear Host, were you doing that on purpose?】

“The original owner loved him and treated him like a treasure.” Lu Yunli brushed back the short damp hair on his forehead and exhaled sharply. “But I prefer obedient dogs. A dog that bites its master needs to be disciplined.”

【520: Sob… but Host, you almost died just now.】

“A 25mA current only makes my limbs numb and my breathing difficult. If you want my life, you’d have to crank it up to 50mA or more.”

Hearing the system’s eerie silence, Lu Yunli coaxed it gently, “Be good. Next time, go a bit easier on me. It hurts.”

【520: (〃’▽’〃) Okay.】

What a good child.

After soothing the system, Lu Yunli rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

“520, show me the financial status of the FLP Group.”

【FLP Group Financial Report:】

• Military Industry: Focuses on the Imperial Family; projects stalled; status: Poor.
• Mining: Abundant resources; status: Good.
• Entertainment: Investment failures; status: Poor.

To summarize: They had mines at home but were spending more than they earned—essentially on the brink of bankruptcy.

Combined with the shipment he had promised Qi Xi today, it was a case of adding frost to snow. Lu Yunli stared at the balance on the screen, rubbing his temples in frustration.

In the original plot, the moment the original owner gave the chips to Qi Xi was the fuse that led to him being ousted from the company. A company needs profit, and investors want money; a “love-brain” CEO was someone they could do without.

If Lu Yunli wanted to return to his world, he had to change this “cannon fodder’s” fate. If he didn’t, based on the current trajectory, he would die a miserable death.

【520: Host, maybe we just… shouldn’t give him the goods? QAQ】

“Give them,” Lu Yunli snorted. “A mere batch of goods—I, Lu Yunli, keep my word.”

At worst, he’d find another way to handle the Imperial Family later.

【520: Calm down, Host! Just think—if you work hard, you can still become rich enough to rival a nation! (/≧▽≦/)】

“First the work, then the rivaling…” Lu Yunli ground his teeth, the words forced through his lips. “Fine. I’ll work for it.”

It was just a matter of tearing everything down and starting over. When had Lu Yunli ever backed down?

In the real world, he was also a top-tier Alpha, but worlds apart from the “love-brain” idiot in this book. He had graduated from the world’s leading institution, Hope-Iliadun, dedicated his life to developing new military weaponry for the Empire, and was hired as a scientific advisor by the Imperial Military at the age of twenty-two.

Since then, he had chaired numerous military equipment conferences and won so many awards his hands were tired of holding them. By twenty-eight, Lu Yunli was a sought-after noble of the Empire, the “Alpha of dreams” for every Omega. In the Empire’s high society, he was always the one playing others; he never expected to become the one desperately chasing someone else here.

Suddenly, a notification interrupted his thoughts. He toyed with the device and opened the message, only for an elderly, roaring voice to blast out.

“Lu Yunxing! Do you even want to graduate?! What time is it? Where is the thesis I asked for?!”

【520: Congratulations! Host has successfully unlocked the character ‘Mentor Wang Su.’ Current character level: 3.】

Lu Yunli arched an eyebrow. He searched through the original owner’s memories and remembered that the “idiot” had created a fake identity for himself as a Master’s student.

What was his major again?

Lu Yunli flipped through his phone. When he saw the words “Weapon Systems,” he smirked.

Well, look at that. Same major.

A single thesis? He could do that in his sleep.

【520: Host, you cannot go OOC (Out of Character).】

Lu Yunli took a deep breath. “What was the original owner like?”

【520: Skipping school, cutting classes, and never doing homework.】

Lu Yunli: “……”

As a top student, he found this somewhat unbearable.

The phone vibrated again. Lu Yunli held it at a distance before tapping the message.

“Lu Yunxing! If I don’t see that thesis tonight, you just wait—”

Since he had to be “Lu Yunxing,” the first step of rebellion was to ignore it. Before the man could finish, Lu Yunli shut off the phone and set it to turn back on in eight hours.

He yawned and headed upstairs. “520, don’t bother me. Whatever it is, it can wait until I’ve had a nap.”

M State University of Science and Technology

As the bell rang, Lu Yunli stepped into the classroom, only to be met with a book thrown straight at him. He caught the book as it slid down his body and heard a roar from inside the room: “Get out!”

Lu Yunli raised an eyebrow, adjusted his backpack strap, and turned to leave.

Standing at the podium, Mentor Wang Su slammed the table. “Lu Yunxing, who said you could leave? Stand in the hallway!”

As Wang Su’s voice fell, whispers broke out in the classroom.

“Why is an Omega even studying military engineering?” “Isn’t he married? A married Omega should stay home and have kids.” “Exactly, haha!”

Lu Yunli swept a glance over the Alphas but said nothing. He walked to the hallway railing, leaning lazily against a pillar as he flipped through the textbook Wang Su had thrown.

The material was different from his world. As he scanned the pages, his brow furrowed.

Yesterday, when 520 mentioned “bionic chips,” he assumed this world’s AI was as advanced as his own. Today, he realized the theories and knowledge here were at least several hundred years behind. In his original world, human civilization was at a peak—it wasn’t just about Earth, but a galactic alliance of mutual benefit. Most military weapons used AI and high-pulse waves.

But here, AI wasn’t even widespread.

That meant the batch of bionic chips he gave to Qi Xi… might not be “common goods” after all.

As Lu Yunli rubbed his temples, the book was snatched from his hand. The next moment, he was whacked over the head with it.

He looked up to see Wang Su pointing the book at him. “Stand up straight!”

Lu Yunli straightened up.

“I’ll settle the score with you after class!” Wang Su retracted his hand.

It wasn’t hard to guess that last night’s stunt had truly enraged the man. If anyone in Lu Yunli’s old lab had pulled that, he would have skinned them alive.

Once the mentor went back inside, Lu Yunli rubbed his nose and leaned his arms on the railing.

“Hey 520, do you think the original owner was mentally ill? If he didn’t want to learn, why create this persona and enroll in this specific major? Just to get yelled at?”

【520: Host, Qi Xi was a senior in the Electronic Engineering department. The original owner chose this major specifically to pursue him.】

Talk about a lot of effort for nothing.

And the result? Even after marriage, the guy didn’t come home for three years; he probably didn’t even know what his spouse was studying.

Lu Yunli snorted. However, he hadn’t expected Qi Xi to be an AI specialist. No wonder he wanted the bionic chips.

“520, when does the Imperial Family want those chips?”

【520: In one week, Host.】

One week was not enough time for the FLP factory to produce more, and getting them back from Qi Xi was impossible.

Lu Yunli rested his chin on his palm and pondered. “Who else in M State has these chips?”

【520: Only the Huo Group. They have a military background and are the leaders in AI. They definitely have bionic chips.】

Lu Yunli’s eyes lit up. “How do I contact them?”

【520: The mentor of the Electronic Engineering department, Huo Yan, is the actual controlling shareholder of the Huo Group.】

【520: Host, look downstairs! That’s Huo Yan!】

Lu Yunli leaned over the railing to look.

Below, a man wearing a deep blue military uniform under a white lab coat was walking toward the teaching building with books in his arms. The uniform accentuated his tall, upright stature. The sunlight caught the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, making the chain tassel shimmer.

Perhaps due to a soldier’s intuition, the man suddenly stopped and looked up.

In a flash, Lu Yunli pulled back and pressed himself against the pillar. Though the pillar hid him, that brief glimpse revealed eyes behind those gold frames as sharp as a hawk’s.

【520: That was close! Scared me to death.】

Lu Yunli leaned against the pillar with his arms crossed and beckoned with his finger. “Give me his profile.”

【520: Host, Huo Yan is a General in the military. He’s only here as a favor to the Dean. He’s the ‘ancestor’ everyone bows to here. Are you trying to get killed?】

“All I know is that if I can’t produce those chips in a week, the Imperial Family will kill me before you even get a chance to electrocute me.” Lu Yunli tilted his head, his voice softening. “Be good. Give it to me.”

Forced by necessity, 520 displayed the data.

Lu Yunli studied the profile carefully, his eyes landing on the ‘Preferences’ section: Likes pure, unpretentious, hardworking, ‘Triple-A’ students.

As a lifelong top student, Lu Yunli smirked. “Isn’t that just describing me?”

【Huo Yan’s current Favorability toward ‘Lu Yunxing’: -30】

Lu Yunli: “???”

Oh, right. I forgot. Lu Yunxing is a total academic failure.

“520, pull up his favorability for my ‘Main Account’ (Lu Yunli).”

【Huo Yan’s current Favorability toward ‘Lu Yunli’: 20 (Casual Acquaintance)】

Lu Yunli raised an eyebrow. Okay, at least it’s a positive number.

He dismissed the screen and was about to leave when the bell rang. He cursed under his breath and hurried his pace, only for a low shout to come from behind.

“Lu Yunxing! Stop right there!”

Lu Yunli was forced to halt.

Wang Su walked up. “What? Treat my words like the wind?”

Lu Yunli forced a smile. “No, sir.”

“Why didn’t you reply to my messages yesterday?!”

Lu Yunli folded his hands in front of him and answered honestly, “I fell asleep.”

“Fell asleep!” Wang Su took a deep breath. “Lu Yunxing! How many times has this been? Do you want to graduate or not?! Bring your parents here tomorrow!”

The Lu family only had him well, and the “brother” he had invented. Since the two couldn’t appear at the same time, Lu Yunli lowered his head and lied, “My brother is on a business trip. He can’t make it.”

He thought Wang Su would let him go, but the mentor replied: “According to the M State Omega Protection Act, an Omega’s legal partner is also their guardian.”

“If your brother can’t come, then call your Alpha.”

Lu Yunli: “……”

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