Outcast Omega Pampered by the Alpha General novel Chapter 286

Chapter 286 A Public Trap

But because Marcus Blackwell rarely spoke, his words carried even more weight when he did.

Someone picked up the topic immediately.

“Oh? Then what does Speaker Blackwell want to see?”

“What could I possibly want?” Marcus said mildly. “Only something more lively. Since so many officers are here, why not have them give the juniors an exhibition match?”

The Abyssal Dome Arena erupted.

Exactly.

Cadets against officers had too wide a gap.

If the officers took the match even a little seriously, the fight ended before the audience could enjoy it.

But famous alumni against famous alumni?

Officer against officer?

That was a true spectacle.

The cadets went wild.

StarNet went even wilder. The livestream filled with [I want to see it], [approved by your emperor], and [start now].

Then Harold Mulholland, quiet for far too long, finally stepped into the mess.

“Actually, officers fighting officers is still not exciting enough.”

“Oh?”

The lawmakers and nobles all turned toward him.

Harold had been holding back anger for days.

Now, with no intention of restraint, he lit the fire himself.

“General Marston and Admiral Sloane are only here by holographic projection, but General Orion is here in person. If we are going to watch, we should watch the best. Wouldn’t it be more exciting if the officers challenged General Orion?”

Noise crashed through the arena.

General Marston and Harper Sloane both looked at Orion at once.

With their judgment, how could they not see the trap?

But cheers had already surged like a tide.

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The comments on StarNet were almost out of control.

It was simple.

Orion was too famous now.

Last year, he had held back the insectoid queen.

This year, he had commanded the Fourth and Fifth Legions in battle, helped rescue five billion deeply parasitized citizens, and recently taken in the veterans.

As Orion’s reputation rose step by step, the great families had to avoid his edge.

The council and nobles could no longer press him down.

As for Emperor Alexis…

Even now, nobody knew what the emperor was truly thinking, or whether he had ever loved Orion at all.

So the great families, the council, the nobles, and Crown Prince Harold all needed to save themselves.

Orion was too sharp.

Too arrogant.

If they did not warn him now, he might truly become a monkey king overturning heaven, no longer knowing how high the sky was or how deep the ground went.

Just as Marston and Harper expected, the more people shouted about challenging Orion, the higher public expectation rose.

Marcus calmly took the conversation back.

“General Orion is the only natural-born 3S-rank in the Empire’s history. One officer would hardly be enough. At least three, perhaps.”

“Three 2S-ranks still feels risky. Why not let the juniors join too? Add two students.”

“If students are joining, they should at least be S-rank. Otherwise, sending them in means nothing.”

“Listen to you all. Anyone who did not know better might think we were deliberately targeting General Orion.”

They performed excellently with 3S-ranks.

Mm.

3S-ranks after advancement.

Marshal Atlas Ashford, Marston, and Harper all handled them like dragons entering water.

But when Orion entered the cockpit, the mecha powered down.

Forget moving like a dragon.

It did not move at all.

Since the Empire had only one natural-born 3S-rank, even Dr. R, the mother of the five legendary mechas, could not determine whether the problem was natural-born 3S-rank itself or Orion personally.

That meant Orion could not use legendary mechas.

He could not use 2S-rank semi-biological mechas.

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He could not even use S-rank semi-biological mechas.

Most of the time, he could only use cheap A-rank machines for casual work.

And they broke when he used them.

Fortunately, A-rank machines were cheap.

They could break.

The White Tower had not sat idle either.

Could they not customize something for him?

If they could not make a 3S-rank manual mecha, surely they could make a 2S-rank one.

But once a 25-rank manual mecha reached Orion’s hands, it became no different from cheap A-rank junk

In short, Orion was a mecha graveyard.