Artificial Apocalypse [GL]

[For reading guidelines, see the author's note in Chapter One]

Reserved, steady, strict motherly instructor [Mo Yi] × unruly, unrestrained genius commander [Li Xing]

Adoptive mother and daughter; both are strong; switch; about eleven years apart in age; no blood relation; their adoptive relationship has ended by the time the romance begins.

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At twenty-six, Li Xing happened upon a diary her adoptive mother, Mo Yi, had written at twenty.

It turned out that even the resilient, imposing "strict motherly instructor" had once feared death and worried about the burn scars on her face.

Li Xing fell in love with that lost and hesitant new recruit, fell in love with the person who had raised her.

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Li Xing's talent was clear to everyone.

She skipped two grades in elementary school, entered military academy at fifteen through a special young-talent admissions program, and ranked first in tactical simulations across all majors while there.

She graduated and enlisted at nineteen, became a major by twenty-four, and caught the attention of the legion's high command at twenty-six. She was repeatedly appointed to command major joint exercises above her rank.

Brilliant, in the spotlight, with a boundless future ahead.

But only Mo Yi knew what lay beneath her glamorous exterior.

She was hard to control, talked back, hid an early relationship from Mo Yi, had a high body-fat percentage, slept badly, snored, ate a lot, and left her coat lying around...

Mo Yi had always felt proud of her adopted daughter... and exasperated by her.

Until Li Xing's gaze shifted from admiration to ardor.

Returning the feelings of someone she had protected would go against Mo Yi's original intentions, but pushing Li Xing away would mean they both lost a family member.

Mo Yi decided to avoid making a choice by not responding.

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But war waits for no one.

In the early twenty-second century, rising stars in the military were scarce, smoke filled the skies, and people struggled to survive.

The Peace Alliance Army did its part, using force to bring restless nations back to the negotiating table of the Peace Council.

The dawn of peace would eventually shine over every corner of the military world.

Theme: Love and peace