After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

Early the next morning, Jiang Xinyue joined the guard team’s work wearing special operations camouflage.

The base had the highest level of security protection.

Except when out on missions, the guard team members didn’t need to be on high alert at all times.

So, when a group of young, vigorous Alphas saw their Omega teammate walking towards them, their attention immediately shifted to her.

The guard team’s summer special operations camouflage was primarily green and brown, looking both fresh and concealing.

The leather gear belt tightly cinched her waist, perfectly outlining the Omega’s soft, delicate figure.

Jiang Xinyue’s gear belt didn’t carry firearms or daggers like the other team members.

Her personal equipment mostly consisted of lightweight items such as small electric batons.

The team’s task today was patrol duty, in pairs.

Instructor Liu already knew that the new team member Little Jiang was appointed by the Empress, and that her future work would largely involve cooperating with Shen Han.

So, when assigning tasks, he naturally paired Jiang Xinyue with Shen Han.

“Shen Han, you’ll be in charge of guiding Little Jiang for this period. Don’t neglect basic training, but you can reduce the intensity as you see fit. Use your judgment for the specifics.”

Hearing Instructor Liu’s words, Shen Han immediately accepted the order.

Jiang Xinyue also nodded, then stood 3 meters away from Shen Han’s side.

Seeing this, Shen Han felt somewhat headache.

Putting aside how Miss Jiang’s professional skills might be, just her current state alone showed an all too obvious sense of separation from the team!

The main reason Gu Junwan had her join the guard team instead of staying by her side was to keep a low profile.

After all, those who could regularly serve near the Empress were few and far between.

If a strange face suddenly appeared by the Empress’s side, it would be no different from setting up a target for the enemy to investigate closely.

Placing her in the guard team was much better.

When team members carried out missions, they would gather around the Empress, without any sense of incongruity.

However, at this moment, Shen Han glanced sideways at Jiang Xinyue, whose strong sense of boundaries was enough to make one cry, feeling that the task before her was full of challenges.

Fear of Alphas was a psychological barrier that couldn’t be rushed.

The only way was to start by building trust, allowing her to integrate into the team step by step.

After the duty assignments were completed, Shen Han led Jiang Xinyue outside.

She didn’t require the other to stay close by her side, but just said to her, “I’ll familiarize you with our patrol areas first, and I’ll need to explain the work content to you. You can follow behind me, but you must remember the key points I emphasize. Can you do that?”

An Alpha communicating with her from 3 meters away greatly reduced the fear in Jiang Xinyue’s heart.

She nodded seriously, then spoke, “Yes, Captain Shen, I can do that.”

Judging by her voice and response alone, there was no sign of timidity.

Shen Han went along with it naturally, walking in front and beginning the first duty with her new partner.

When they reached points that needed special attention during patrols, Shen Han would stop and turn to introduce them to her teammate behind her.

After walking through several small areas, she had a strong feeling that she was moonlighting as a tour guide.

What she was doing now didn’t seem like training a new team member, but more like providing some kind of personal escort service or a one-day tour of the base.

After walking one in front and one behind for another 15 minutes, Shen Han’s work phone rang.

It was Xu Zhao calling, telling her to bring Jiang Xinyue immediately to the third firearms training ground.

This was the newest small training ground opened in the base.

Located indoors, very few people had the authority to open its access control.

When Shen Han arrived at the entrance of the training ground “dragging a long tail,” Xu Zhao was already waiting outside the sealed protective door.

“Captain Shen, please wait here for a moment.”

After speaking, Xu Zhao waved to Jiang Xinyue, who immediately stepped forward, following closely by her side, and then the two entered the room together.

In the training room, Gu Junwan was standing in front of a wooden table, holding a semi-automatic handgun in her palm.

Seeing Xu Zhao bring someone in, she gently placed the handgun on the table, then waited for the two to approach her.

Gu Junwan had reviewed Jiang Xinyue’s file and was quite familiar with her various data and information.

Now finally seeing her in person, she was generally satisfied.

To work by the Empress’s side, ability aside, character was particularly important.

Jiang Xinyue was already 26 years old, her temperament already set. If this aspect fell too far from the Empress’s requirements, it would be very difficult to make up for it.

Fortunately, Jiang Xinyue’s performance was good. Her steps were steady, her gaze curious but not flustered, and there was no cowering or evasive behavior.

This was Jiang Xinyue’s first time seeing the Empress in person, and to say she wasn’t nervous would certainly be a lie.

But compared to the S-class Alpha outside the training room door, she felt the pressure was much less when facing the Empress.

Today, Gu Junwan was dressed more casually, wearing casual pants paired with short boots, making her legs look long and powerful.

The cuffs of her white shirt were slightly tapered, revealing a small section of delicate, fair wrists, her hands slender with fingers like jade scallions.

Jiang Xinyue quietly moved her gaze to the Empress’s face, unexpectedly meeting a pair of golden phoenix eyes full of majesty.

Her heart skipped a beat, thinking secretly: The Empress in person is even more beautiful than on the news channel!

Suddenly, she remembered Shen Han’s thoughts she had heard yesterday.

Her thoughts immediately became confused.

Would such a noble and radiant Empress really like an Alpha like Captain Shen? The latter didn’t seem to have anything particularly attractive about her.

Of course, Jiang Xinyue’s thoughts were greatly influenced by her own fear of Alphas.

In fact, just the title of an S-class Alpha was already highly attractive to many people.

“I heard you fainted yesterday while introducing yourself to the guard team. Is your body alright now?”

Gu Junwan spoke first.

Her tone was slightly gentler than usual, like a clear summer spring flowing gently, making one feel extremely comfortable.

Seemingly not expecting the Empress’s first words to be such caring ones, Jiang Xinyue felt quite honored and surprised.

She quickly nodded, replying that she had been fine after waking up in the infirmary yesterday.

Gu Junwan continued, “I see in your file that you have a record of fear of Alphas. The work in the coming long period will require you to stay with the guard team. It will be hard on you.”

“If you feel there are uncomfortable aspects you can’t overcome, you can directly ask Special Assistant Xu for help.”

Even though Jiang Xinyue knew very well that the Empress’s words were actually very common leadership rhetoric,

It didn’t prevent her from feeling moved at all.

Some people are born with the charm of a leader, inspiring awe and admiration.

Feeling that the atmosphere had been adjusted sufficiently, Gu Junwan finally began to speak about the main business.

“Was your fainting yesterday due to overuse of your awakened ability?”

Hearing this, Jiang Xinyue’s expression changed, surprise clearly appearing in her eyes.

Seeing her reaction, Gu Junwan smiled slightly, “This wasn’t hard to guess. Given your temperament and past experiences, it’s impossible that you fainted from being too nervous.”

“Can you tell me what you detected yesterday?”

Jiang Xinyue knew this was the Empress’s first test for her.

She put aside her extraneous thoughts, thought for a moment, then began to answer seriously, “Captain Shen is also an Awakened, but I couldn’t detect what her ability is.”

The fact that Shen Han had awakened a fire element ability was actually not known to many people.

Because all the enemies who had personally experienced it were already dead.

The one time it was used in the Qubi tribe did have a record, but the related files were all classified as confidential, and ordinary file retrieval had no right to view them.

Jiang Xinyue’s ability to state very certainly that Shen Han was an Awakened earned her a high score in the Empress’s first “pop quiz.”

Of course, if Gu Junwan knew that Jiang Xinyue’s ability was not to identify Awakened individuals, but to eavesdrop on the thoughts of the Awakened, she would probably have mixed feelings.

After all, although she was the Empress, she was also an Omega with a strong sense of possessiveness.

The idea that another Omega could hear what her Alpha was thinking at any time was something she could never accept.

Given Gu Junwan’s handling style, she would most likely reconsider a position for Jiang Xinyue by her side, rather than letting her enter her guard team’s roster.

This was also why Jiang Xinyue always insisted on concealing her true ability.

The ability to eavesdrop on thoughts was an extremely sharp double-edged sword. She didn’t have great ambitions to climb higher, she just wanted to earn more money on the basis of safety.

Gu Junwan gestured for Xu Zhao to bring Shen Han in from outside.

At the same time, she also revealed some of her cards to Jiang Xinyue: “Captain Shen and your secret direct superior are both me. In your work, you can try to trust her.”

Soon, Shen Han followed Xu Zhao into the firearms training room.

Upon seeing Gu Junwan’s dashing attire today, a certain Alpha’s eyes immediately lit up.

Given that colleagues were present, Shen Han’s expression management was still very much in place.

Her back straight, eyes determined, she managed to walk the short distance with an inexplicable sense of justice.

Amidst her internal struggle, Jiang Xinyue discreetly activated her ability.

She reasoned that since Her Majesty the Empress was so good, she must also know how to reciprocate.

If Captain Shen wasn’t actually the Empress’s Alpha and still harbored such fantasies in her heart, she was probably someone with an obsessive emotional state, with a danger level that could be maxed out. She would need to find a suitable opportunity to reveal some information to the Empress.

If the two were indeed in a romantic relationship, then she would just take a look at Captain Shen’s true inner thoughts. If the other person was putting on an act on the surface while thinking something else inside, then the danger level would have to be off the charts.

With yesterday’s lesson learned, Jiang Xinyue started timing herself from the moment she activated her ability today, to avoid fainting again from exceeding her limit, which would be too embarrassing.

After activating her thought-eavesdropping ability, Jiang Xinyue’s expression instantly became strange.

[Prairie dog scream! Junwan looks so cool in this outfit today!]

[Stay steady, don’t get carried away, it’s work time now! But your humble servant can’t do it!]

[Not good, I’m about to float away, someone come and hold me down!]

[Hey hey! This is the Federation Empress’s large-scale fan meeting, everyone shout with me!]

[Nongfu Spring is a bit sweet, not loving Junwan is a bit improbable.]

[You clap once, I clap once, my Junwan is number one.]

Jiang Xinyue: “……”