《Dawn Sleep》


 CH 1

    Graduation (1)


    Half-dreaming and half-awake, he smelled the wind in the midsummer morning.


    The wind was full of moist grassy scent.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s consciousness was hazy, he thought: Where am I?


    The sun rays disturbed the pale green. It leaked from the branches and leaves outside, and the birds chirping softly was heard in the distance. The young cadet slept lightly on a reading table by the window of the Aslan National Library, with his right hand resting on the open page, and a soothing white light surrounded him.


    A slender hand reached out and stroked his black hair.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes moved, and it took a long time before he flickered open his eyes. There was a slender figure standing in front of him against the light, with a head of white golden curly hair as soft as silk, bathed in brilliance.


    The figure lowered its head slightly, his curly hair was scattered, and a pair of beautiful and clear eyes were faintly revealed in the backlight, like an emerald ice lake in winter in a fairytale.


    The hand slid down, and the four fingers caressed Jiang Jianming¡¯s cheek gently and fondly.


    Jiang Jianming was still lying on the table, with his head tilted sideways, a strand of hair hung in front of his right eye.


    ¡°¡­Ryann.¡±


    He called out the name and was silent for a moment.


    Moving his gaze, he saw the book under his right hand. It was the newly published collection of poems, and on one page it was written:


    Warblades rest on a charred banner, mournful wind blows from north to south


    The golden-haired, green-eyed prince leaned over and tucked his hair behind his ears for him. Between the opening and closing of his lips, he seemed to say something gently, but no sound came out. The shadow cast by the prince shifted with his movements, and the light and shadow were intertwined on the snow-white paper of the poetry book, as if day and night were rotating on the printed black letters.


    The funeral bell rang in the early morning. Elegy was sung in the dark night. At dusk, beside the highest cliff, was a withered golden rose of iron garrison.


    (Elegy is a poem written to the dead. It consists of two parts: music and lyrics. It was sung by the ancients during funerals.)


    Tick.. tock..


    Inside the huge Aslan National Library, the second hand of the ancient earth standard wall clock chimed softly. There were only countless rows of lacquered wood bookshelves placed with old paper books, and no one else.


    ¡°Ryann.¡± Jiang Jianming called out again and sighed.


    Then he raised his head and said calmly, ¡°Your Highness, as I said, the dead will not come to my dreams again.¡±


    Crack!


    The peaceful and bright dream suddenly broke, and the crack simply split the young and handsome crown prince in half. The bookshelves not far away, the glass windows and branches nearby, the reading table in front of him and the open book of poetry all turned into fragments and dissipated in the dream.


    Only the printed words were like a black butterfly chasing light, fluttering off the white paper, and the last two lines of the mourning poem gradually disappeared in mid-air.


    Don¡¯t cry. When the eternal sun falls, I see the heroic soul turn into a white bird and fly to the nest of the sea of stars.


    ¡°If you really want to appear in one¡¯s dream and make a request,¡±


    Jiang Jianming pushed away the dissipated collection of poems, slowly straightened his upper body and clasped his hands together, his eyes looked very sincere, ¡°then you should go to Marshal Chen Hanke¡¯s dream, and immediately tell the upper class and the royal family where the bones of His Royal Highnesses are¡ª¡±


    In front of him, Prince Lain¡¯s figure was shattering little by little. Jiang Jianming looked at it without sadness or joy, and said to himself, ¡°But Ryann, I actually doubt that you have any bones left? Three years have already passed, have you really been eaten clean by vultures and jackals?¡±


    Bang¡­ Maybe because his harsh words were unbearable, the figure in front of him completely collapsed. Jiang Jianming closed his eyes. The next moment, the solid ground under his feet caved in, and his consciousness suddenly whistled down. In an instant, the darkness was over and he slowly opened his eyes.


    What came first into his sight was the dark blue building of the Kaios Imperial Military Academy. The glass windows reflected beautiful colors under the rays of the sun.


    ¡°Ugh¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming had a splitting headache. He raised his hand to hold one side of his temple and slowly supported himself with the other to sit up straight on the bench. He held his forehead in a daze and said to himself, ¡°Are there vultures and jackals in the distant star battlefield?¡­ No, there shouldn¡¯t be.¡±


    After getting rid of the dream, the five senses returned. The sun in the early autumn afternoon was still a little hot, but it was cool when the wind blew. Not far away, the clamor and laughter of young students was heard and the sound of fast footsteps came through the shade of the trees nearby.


    Graduation season in the military academy was always exciting, at least for most people.


    Jiang Jianming stood up, patted the thin blue officer¡¯s uniform that was wrinkled out of its folds, and his eyes fell on the report card in his hand.


    About an hour ago, he received the paper report card of his last course, and found a place to catch up on sleep¡­and then had a not-so-pleasant dream.


    Jiang Jianming glanced at the first page, tore off his name, crumpled up the paper into a ball, and threw it into the white trash bin.


    ¡­.this thing was of no use to him.


    He emerged out of the shade, ready to go back to the dormitory, when only after taking two steps, he was severely hit by a figure rushing over from the side.


    A strange wave immediately followed. All the internal organs in his body were stirred with a dull pain in an instant, and Jiang Jianming staggered backward in two steps.


    ¡°Ah!¡± The one who bumped into him let out a cry of surprise. ¡°Disabled¡­disabled human beings!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming supported himself with the help of the tree and stood firm, his eyes turned to the people in front.


    In front of him were two military cadets, the one who bumped into him was a brown-haired man, followed by a blond companion, and the two young people appeared flustered about getting into trouble.


    Under the sunlight, the right hand of the two men were covered with a layer of crystal-like substance, glittering like the giant claws of a beast, and this was also the source of the fluctuations that he felt that made him uncomfortable..


    This was the extracorporeal crystalline skeleton of a nanocrystalline human, commonly known as ¡°crystal bone¡±. Since the advent of black wave radiation brought an end to the old blue star era, whether one had or not, had become the only criterion for dividing ¡°new human beings¡± and ¡°remnant¡± or ¡°diabled human beings¡±.


    The crystal bone was quickly retracted back into the body, and the two young men ran over in three steps and reached out to help him in a panic. ¡°Classmate, are you alright!? We both thought there was no one¨Cwe really didn¡¯t do it on purpose!¡±


    Jiang Jianming refused their help. He stood up straight and shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°Hey, slow down,¡± the brown-haired boy was even more at a loss, ¡°Ah? But I just released my crystal bone. Classmate, aren¡¯t you feeling any pain, dizziness, chest tightness or something¡­ or should I just take you to the infirmary?¡±


    Jiang Jianming paused for a moment, raised his eyebrows and looked back.


    He was very thin, and his skin was extremely pale, almost a pale white color that resembled a lack of blood. As a result, the shadows cast by the eyelashes and the bridge of the nose were even deeper, and this appearance naturally gave people a delicate and fragile feeling.


    However, this feeling was only before he raised his eyes.


    Perhaps it was because those dark eyes were too placid and tolerant, and his demeanor was too casual, which made the weak appearance on the outside be virtually erased. Instead, it brewed another kind of temperament that frightens people.


    Jiang Jianming said in a warm voice, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I¡¯m really fine. I¡¯ll just go back and drink a tranquilizer.¡±


    The two young men stood there in a daze. Until Jiang Jianming turned around and left on his own. Only when the two saw his thin back, did they come back to their senses.


    The brown-haired youth was still unsettled and said to himself, ¡°Damn it, I¡¯m scared to death, how can a disabled person be allowed here? Where can there be a class for a disabled human being on our campus? Are there even classes that a disabled human can take?¡±


    His blond companion scratched his hair. ¡°Maybe it was the little beauty from the Sixth College who came to find his partner.¡±


    The brown-haired youth let out a long breath, patted his chest and said, ¡°Beautiful and kind hearted, good thing that he¡¯s generous and doesn¡¯t mind, otherwise¡­. releasing crystal bone in front of a disbled human, according to imperial law, is a criminal offense. We both would¡¯ve been put in jail.¡±


    As he said that, he lifted his legs and walked forward, and unsurprisingly, he soon saw a bench in the shade under a tree, and a white recycling bin beside the bench. The barrel was quite clean, and on the top was finely printed, but crumpled paper.


    The brown-haired young man was delighted, he couldn¡¯t help but grab the transcript, and waved it while grinning at his companion. ¡°Ah, there are people who throw away their transcripts on the day of graduation. Must¡¯ve been tough.¡±


    Human curiosity was always irrepressible.


    The two young men smoothen out the crumpled paper of this unknown classmate with great interest, and wrinkled their noses at the row of low scores as they read the first page, ¡°Fufu¡­ It¡¯s true.¡±


    Crystal particle manipulation (57 points), Basic combat exercise (62 points), Advanced combat exercise (50 points), New crystal mecha driving (76 points), basic shooting (79 points)


    What a horrible sight.


    The brown-haired youth was speechless and flipped a page at random. There were more courses on the transcript. The blond partner next to him couldn¡¯t help but let out a ¡°huh¡±, because the grades on this page seemed to be a lot better.


    New crystal weapons (87 points), Human evolution (89 points), Alien biology (91 points), Old era philosophy (90 points)¡­..


    The two boys looked at each other in amazement.


    The brown-haired young man turned his gaze back to his hands and said, ¡°This person is taking really complicated courses, which school is it from¡­ Fuck! Battlefield Psychology 94? Isn¡¯t the highest score of this course just over 90 in our academy?¡±


    The blond young man took a deep breath, pointed to a column and shouted. ¡°Spiritual awareness projection 92 points! ¡­¡­ This is the most difficult main course in the Third College. But it is said that there are not many people who have even reached 80 this year.¡±


    The brown-haired man swallowed his saliva, and suddenly felt that this seemingly ordinary transcript did not seem to be very ordinary after all.


    With trembling fingers, he turned to the next page and his eyes widened suddenly. ¡°Wait¡­ Tactical simulation confront 97!? Imperial strategic history analysis 100 points!?¡±


    That was the last page of the transcript, with the dean¡¯s comment attached beside it. Comments, in fact, no matter which department, or even which school, was in the same format: how life is, where it is good and where it is bad, and a polite but routine blessing.


    However, on this transcript, the comments were simple but shocking at the same time in just two lines:


    Heaven envies a genius, and jade begets rubbish. I sincerely recommend the military to make an exception to the core civilian positions.


    The two young people were stunned for a long time, suddenly agitated, and remembered to look at the name of the transcript.


    However, when they turned back to the first page, they only found that the basic information column had been torn off, and only the following mediocre subject scores were still lying quietly on the paper.

 CH 2

    Graduation (2)


    The sun was gradually sinking to the west, and a thin layer of rays of light shrouded the upper floor of the dormitory in the Sixth College. Jiang Jianming leaned against the window, then he slowly carried the dark combat bag to the bedside and firmly placed it there. His eyebrows and eyes were deeply outlined by the setting sun.


    The desks, chairs and bookshelves in the dormitory were clean and had apparently been tidied up. Graduation means leaving the military school to go their separate ways, and the time to say goodbye has come. Suddenly, the dormitory door slammed open, and a young man rushed in three steps, ¡°Xiaomei! Jiang Jianming!!¡± (Little Jiang! , Little beauty)


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Jiang Jianming just turned his head, when he was immediately seized in the arms by someone.


    The young man that came couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°What ¡®Huh?¡¯ The graduation ceremony is about to begin! Forget about the usual classes, don¡¯t tell me you also want to skip attending the graduation ceremony too?¡±


    The young man was handsome with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and strong facial features. He wore the usual cyan-colored uniform for a military officer and the whole person was full of vivid enthusiasm.


    Every student in the Sixth College knew this face. Tang Zhen, the genius young master of the Tang family in the Imperial Capital. Even if he leaves the Sixth College, he would still be ranked first in the entire Imperial Capital¡¯s Military Academy.


    Jiang Jianming was grabbed by Young Master Tang and was shaken frantically several times. He limply swayed, then stared at his friend expressionlessly and said, ¡°¡­I forgot, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen was about to collapse. ¡°Teacher Luo made a roll call for a long time but he couldn¡¯t reach you and no one answered his call¡­ Where¡¯s your wrist phone!?¡±


    ¡°¡­Oh.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was stunned for a while before he slowly said, ¡°Teacher Luo Hai?¡± He looked down at the small LCD screen he wore on his wrist, then raised his eyes and said lightly, ¡°Every three or five days, he would send military personnels to me, but I don¡¯t really want to go. That¡¯s why I blocked him last week, sorry.¡±


    Tang Zhen was in despair and slapped his forehead.


    Block the teacher¡­ blocked¡­ What kind of a heaven-defying operation is this!?


    ****


    The graduation ceremony was held in the auditorium, and when Tang Zhen grabbed Jiang Jianming and rushed over, it had already started.


    ¡°May the glory of the empire and the heroic soul of mankind guide the young successors forever¡ª¡± The brass-colored light fell, and the officer who was speaking on the podium had a black face, a figure like an iron tower, and three gold stars on his epaulets glowing silently, symbolizing the rank of a colonel ¡ª surprisingly it was their teacher, Mr. Luo Hai.


    The two had no choice but to go in through the back door, and stood at the end of the queue of graduates from the Sixth College.


    To be honest, Kaios Military Academy, known as the No. 1 Military Academy of the Empire, had little formalism and vanity, but the graduation ceremony was still very long.


    Several faculty members delivered speeches in turn. Tang Zhen also came to the stage as a representative of outstanding graduates to recite a manuscript. The graduates sang the national anthem of the empire, followed by the president¡¯s speech.


    Finally, standing on the podium was an old man with gray temples but a straight back.


    Almost all the graduates were instantly excited.


    No imperial citizen who does not know of this old man, because he was the current head of the Imperial Army, and had the highest military authority other than His Majesty the Emperor, who was conferred the honorary commander-in-chief twenty years ago¡ª Mr. Chen Hanke.


    Jiang Jianming only felt drowsy.


    Maybe it¡¯s because he once saw this old man with his own eyes, blushed and sang a military song such as the Fate Hero to him after drinking eight glasses of vodka. As his impression of the old man changed, it¡¯s difficult to see him in the same light as before again.


    He silently clicked open his wrist phone, released Teacher Luo Hai from the blocklist, and closed his eyes to rest. Tang Zhen asked worriedly beside him.


    ¡°Why do you look so pale? Are you messing around again?¡±


    ¡°¡­I haven¡¯t slept well in the past two days.¡±


    Tang Zhen frowned. Words ¡°don¡¯t you fool me¡± were clearly reflected on his face.


    Jiang Jianming sighed, pressed his eyebrows and said in a low voice, ¡°When I went to the First College in the afternoon, I met two people in which one released a crystal bone. It was an accident. I was affected a little¡­..but it¡¯s okay, just a night¡¯s rest and I¡¯ll be fine by tomorrow.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face changed suddenly and cursed in a low voice. He immediately took Jiangming by the shoulders and took him to a corner with few people. ¡°Don¡¯t move, wait for me here.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was slightly startled, he didn¡¯t even have time to stop Tang Zhen, and the latter squeezed out of the crowd. When Tang Zhen sneaked back, Old Marshal Chen was walking down the stage. Sounds of warm applause were heard all around.


    ¡°Here.¡± Tang Zhen stretched out his hand in front of Jiang Jianming like a conjurer and handed a small bottle of juice.


    Of course it wasn¡¯t just ordinary fruit juice. This adult man¡¯s palm-sized bottle had a film label on it, with the words: With added 15% crystal particle tranquilizer.


    Jiang Ming raised his eyes and glanced at his friend in a subtle mood.


    ¡°¡­you know I can¡¯t afford it.¡±


    Tang Zhenqi laughed, unscrewed the bottle cap and handed it over again.


    ¡°Nonsense, please.¡± When he moved, the red and maroon crystals on his wrists were slightly glowing¡ªthis proud young master of the Tang family, naturally, was a new human being too.


    When Jiang Jianming took it, louder cheers and applause suddenly exploded in front of the two of them, echoing in the auditorium.


    The headmaster came back on stage and announced that the forty-ninth class of Kaios Military Academy cadets officially graduated at this moment. As a result, countless students threw their military caps excitedly, waved their hands or embraced their companions, and the fiery atmosphere reached its climax.


    Jiang Jianming nested in the corner and drank the juice slowly and felt that they were somehow excluded from the festive atmosphere. He cleared his throat and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to go over there?¡±


    Tang Zhen indifferently stretched his waist and snorted. ¡°I was used to being surrounded by people from a young age. You actually want me to go over there and listen to those vulgar flattery? Tsk, spare me.¡± After speaking, he glanced at Jiang Jianming beside him and raised his eyebrows meaningfully. ¡°Hey, speaking of which, have you heard that someone picked up a very astonishing transcript in the recycling bin at the entrance of the First College.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Ninety points in tactics, full marks in strategic history¡­ Since the school was founded, no one has achieved such results, and in just one afternoon, all the six colleges in the academy have gone crazy.¡±


    Tang Zhenmi raised his eyes and grinned, ¡°Xiao Jiang, it was yours. Isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, I didn¡¯t look at the scores.¡±


    Jiang Jianming held the juice in both hands, and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you get full marks in the tactics class?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen choked for a moment. With a strange expression on his face, he sighed for a while and said, ¡°You are stupid, since our school opened this course, no student has been given more than 97 points!¡±


    ¡°When the military academy entered this batch of new antiwar simulators, His Majesty the Emperor personally came to supervise the inspection. He tried it out once, and scored ninety-eight¡­ What¡¯s the matter, you still want to ride on His Majesty¡¯s head?¡±


    Jiang Jianming understood, so he nodded to show his understanding.


    ¡ª¡ªAlthough as he nodded, it simply appeared like ¡°Yes yes, I just want to try to ride on His Majesty¡¯s head¡±.


    ¡°Master Tang!¡±


    Fortunately, a crisp female voice not far away interrupted Jiang Jianming¡¯s ¡°dangerous behavior¡±. A beautiful figure passed through the crowd, carrying several onlookers behind her as she came over.


    The beautiful girl with short brown hair fluttered her eyelashes and jumped happily to Tang Zhen¡¯s side. ¡°Happy graduation. Why are you here, a group of people are looking for you.¡±


    She also smiled sweetly at Jiang Jianming. ¡°Student Jiang is here too! How is it going, have you already settled down yet? Master Tang and I both want to go to the frontline. What about you, do you have any thoughts on where to go?¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded politely. ¡°Thank you, it¡¯s almost decided.¡±


    More and more students quietly watched the excitement around. It was said that Bei Man¡¯er, the First College¡¯s beauty, was frantically pursuing the young master of the Tang family. Even if the latter had no interest, she would not give up, thus becoming one of the popular gossip in the Kaios Military Academy in recent years.


    Sure enough, Bei Man¡¯er blinked her bright and watery eyes, ignoring the onlookers around. ¡°Do you have any plans next, Master Tang and classmate Jiang? If not, then let¡¯s go to West Galaxy Street together!¡±


    Jiang Jianming laughed lightly, raised his hand, put on his cap and pressed it down above his head. ¡°You guys go play, I haven¡¯t packed my things yet, and I have to go to the library to return the books later.¡±


    He lied. As a poor man who was reluctant to buy tranquilizers and augmented drinks, of course he couldn¡¯t go shopping with the noble young masters and noble ladies. Although today¡¯s empire had almost realized all the explicit human rights protection and the law was also developing in the direction of equality and freedom every year¡­ However, there were still great hidden class differences between new humans and remnant or ¡°disabled¡± human beings, also with the nobles and ordinary civilians.


    Jiang Jianming was only an orphan, and he was adopted by an ordinary military officer. Five years ago, his adoptive parent was recruited by the Empire to go to the Far Star, and until then, he never returned. It was said that the military had awarded the titles of the martyrs according to their sacrifices.


    In that year, Jiang Jianming entered the military academy. Until now, most of his living expenses had been supported by subsidies from the Empire and grants from the military academy.


    For young masters and young ladies like Tang Zhen and Bei Man¡¯er, their monthly pocket money can be fully worth his daily expenses for half a year.


    Tang Zhen¡¯s expression darkened, he turned his head and said to Bei Man¡¯er, ¡°No, Xiao Jiang is in poor health today. I will send him back to the dormitory.¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er was taken aback, and hurriedly said a few words of concern. Jiang Jianming had to refuse their words again, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay. I¡¯ll just drink some tranquilizers and get some sleep.¡± And firmly rejected Miss Bei¡¯s proposal to take him to see a private doctor.


    He also knew that Miss Bei was good to him because Tang Zhen hung out with him every day. This girl was kind-hearted, but he was self-sufficient himself.


    There were faint whispers from all around. ¡°Miss Bei was used again¡­.Tsk tsk tsk, women chase men across the mountain.¡±


    ¡°You said it right.  Bei Man¡¯er is so beautiful, and can even be a perfect match for him. However, he doesn¡¯t even look at others and just runs behind that disabled roommate every day.¡±


    ¡°Ah, don¡¯t you know?¡± Immediately, a student from the Sixth College raised his eyebrows and laughed, and said in a plausible manner, ¡°Jiang Jianming, the little immortal of our Sixth College, is not an ordinary person!¡±


    Of course the person next to him was curious. ¡°Why? Is this person very powerful? I haven¡¯t heard of his name before.¡±


    The young man who was talking made a mysterious expression. ¡°It¡¯s not a question of whether he is powerful or not¡­ He is really just one of those kinds, a very special person¡­¡±


    ¡°His average attendance rate is 49%. The courses of the six departments are mixed, but he never participates in any public election competition. He is a strange guy. He doesn¡¯t pay much attention to people and his whereabouts are generally unknown.¡±


    One on the side immediately laughed and echoed, ¡°Oh, I understand. Isn¡¯t that a freak, There must be one in every class!¡±  Then he whispered, ¡°So Master Tang likes this kind¡­.. What is this called? Domineering young master fell in love with me?¡±


    Jiang Jianming just pretended he couldn¡¯t hear him, and casually comforted Tang Zhen, who was about to explode, then turned and walked towards the entrance of the auditorium. Suddenly the LCD screen on his wrist phone kept on flashing.


    He looked down and saw that the caller was Teacher Luo Hai ¨C the one he had just released from the blocklist. Jiang Jianming connected the headset and clicked to connect. A small projection window flashed in front of him, and a serious cold light flashed in Colonel Luo Hai¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Jiang Jianming, come to the reception room on the first floor of the Sixth College immediately.¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    He was silent. Jiang Jianming secretly regretted not blocking him for a while longer.


    ¡°Teacher Luo, I¡­¡± Luo Hai interrupted him immediately, ¡°The one looking for you is a distinguished person, you have no right to refuse. ¡°


    Jaing Jianming was stunned for a moment, and a glimmer of insight flashed in his eyes.


    ¡°¡­Yes, I understand.¡±


    He said goodbye to Tang Zhen and Bei Man¡¯er for the time being. It was already dark when he came out of the auditorium, and he could vaguely see a few cold stars and the beautiful white moon above. With the cool breeze, Jiang Jianming hurried to the Sixth College through a shady path with dense pines and cypresses.


    The Sixth College of Kaios Military Academy¡ª full name, the Medical Logistics College, was a department mainly for remnant humans or the ¡°disabled¡± humans. Most of its main courses were logistics command, field medical and civilian related, and there were also many miscellaneous courses.


    The low and small white building, just like the disabled students of the Sixth College, depicted harmlessness and feebleness.


    Jiang Jianming swiped his fingerprints at the gate of the college and entered, walked through the empty corridor alone, found the reception room on the first floor, and knocked on the door.


    An old man¡¯s voice came from inside. ¡°Please come in.¡±


    This voice was just at the graduation ceremony. Jiangming held the cold door handle, he closed his eyes and took a breath, then pushed open the door.


    The reception room was very quiet. Teacher Luo Hai was not in it, and there was no one sitting on the leather sofa. Tea and snacks were all available on the table, but apparently it was untouched.


    There was only an old man in military uniform standing by the window basking in the gentle night. The epaulets with golden tassels shone brightly, and it reflected on the old man¡¯s head full of white hair.


    Jiang Jianming stood up straight at the door and gave a military salute. ¡°Old Marshal Chen.¡±


    Chen Hanke turned his head slowly, the old marshal had a pair of deep eyes, which seemed to be filled with the boundless starry sky outside the window, and this set of deep eyes fell on the young man at the door.


    After a breath of silence, the distinguished old man suddenly took off his military cap and bowed to the thin military cadet in front of him.


    Jiang Jianming frowned in embarrassment and said softly, ¡°¡­Please don¡¯t be like this all the time, I can¡¯t stand it.¡±


    ¡°What can¡¯t you bear?¡± The old marshal raised his head, and there was a naughty smile in the corners of his wrinkled eyes, and the cold and hard temperament around him silently melted into amicability.


    ¡°If His Royal Highness was still alive, Your Excellency would be the orthodox Crown Princess of the Empire.¡± The old man put on his military cap and patted it. He sighed then shook his head, ¡°And me, I¡¯m just an old man full of evil deeds.¡±


    ¡°You said it so yourself,¡± Jiang Jianming walked over with a blank expression, lifted the teapot on the table and poured the tea slowly, ¡°That¡¯s if.¡±


    ¡°His Royal Highness is no longer here, this ¡°if¡± is meaningless.¡±

 CH 3

    Graduation (3)


    In the 63rd year of the New Imperial Calendar, the turbulent times of war have already come to an end. The arrival of the new century was like the rising sun, and the brilliance of peace and prosperity shone on the heads of every person.


    Human beings occupy three major star systems in the Milky Way, of which 90% belong to the territory of the empire, and the areas outside the three star systems are collectively referred to as distant or ¡°Far Star¡±.


    In this era of unparalleled unification, apart from the space pirates who occasionally harass the frontiers, there had been few internal conflicts among human beings, and development and exploration had become the themes of the new era.


    The night fell like a veil, shrouding Aslan, the planet where the capital of the empire was located. In the reception room on the first floor of the Sixth College, dim lights were still on. Two figures, one old and one young, sat opposite each other on the sofa.


    Marshal Chen Hanke took a sip from the teacup, and when he put it down, he revealed a pair of curved eyes. ¡°Graduate, what are your thoughts?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°There are no ambitious thoughts, you will be disappointed when you hear it.¡±


    Old Marshal Chen shook his head. ¡°I won¡¯t be polite to you, child.¡±


    The upper body of the old man leaned forward slightly, his hands and fingers crossed into a spire-like shape, his eyes sharpened. ¡°The Silver Big Dipper Expeditionary Force has already started the expedition this year. Would you like to go? As long as you nod, this old man can send a special ship tomorrow to escort you to the core of the rear command center of the Far Star.¡±


    Chen Hanke¡¯s tone was understated, but the content was like thunder.


    If there were outsiders present in this conversation, at this time, one¡¯s eyes will definitely fall out. What does the name of Silver Big Dipper Expeditionary Force mean?


    The Golden Sun Wheel Imperial Guard Army and the Silver Big Dipper Interstellar Expedition Force symbolized the two most powerful armies of the empire, and also there gathered all the strongest human elites from the three galaxies.


    Because the former guards the territory and the latter exploits the frontier, they were collectively called the silver spear and golden shield of the empire.


    Now that the world was peaceful, the Golden Sun Wheel Army had been in a state of keeping a low profile for many years, and only the elites of Silver Dipper were still fighting bloody battles in the distant stars, taking on the important task of mining resources and resisting alien creatures.


    It can be said that as long as one wears the Silver Big Dipper military badge, as long as he is in the human galaxy, then no matter what his appearance, background, resume and even his character, he will always be a hero in the hearts of the whole nation.


    But Jiang Jianming¡¯s face was calm. Instead of nodding, he quickly shook his head in return. ¡°Sorry, please allow me to refuse.¡±


    He slowly picked up a biscuit from the glass plate on the table, opened the package, put the biscuit in his mouth, and smiled, ¡°The Far Star¡­ That is the battlefield where even His Royal Highness Prince Ryann sacrificed himself. As a remnant human, what¡¯s the point of taking the initiative to find death?¡±


    Old Marshal Chen frowned slightly, and immediately said. ¡°Of course, I will only let you go to the rear. I guarantee under the reputation of the Imperial Commander that after you go to the distant star, you will only need to do some strategic analysis in the fortress and not go to the front lines¡ªthere will be no personal dangers unless the entire Silver Big Dipper Army is wiped out, and there¡¯d be no one left in the Golden Sun Wheel Army!¡±


    ¡°Come on, take a look,¡± the old man took out something from the inner pocket of his military coat, put it lightly on the table, and pushed it in Jiang Jianming¡¯s direction. Chen Hanke looked solemn, ¡°This is the special order of the Silver Big Dipper.¡±


    ¡°With your talent, as long as you stay in the fortress for two or three years, you will have a lot of opportunities to do meritorious deeds. At that time, this old man will give you a special promotion, and the group of young new human beings who are not afraid of the sky and the earth will have to call you Commander¡ª¡±


    What was pushed to the front was a black low-key chip box. Jiang Jianming tried to put his finger on it, but the fingerprint lock was actually immediately unlocked. The lid of the box was slowly opened, and inside was a chip the size of a fingernail, and the military emblem of the Silver Big Dipper was flashing on the front.


    Jiang Jianming stared at the chip that was so noble and could make many people crazy, and adjusted his breathing.


    Then he laughed silently and shook his head, ¡°Marshal, did you know that today I dreamed of His Highness.¡±


    Old Marshal Chen¡¯s expression changed slightly. The atmosphere in the reception room seemed to stagnate.


    Opposite the marshal, the young cadet was eating slowly, with a gentle light deep in his eyes. ¡°We were in the Aslan National Library in the dream¡­ He wanted to get close to me, but I asked him to leave. I said that the dead should no longer disturb the living in dreams anymore, and then wake up peacefully.¡±


    Crunch. Jiang Jianming bit the biscuits, he silently took a sip of the tea, and muttered in a low voice. ¡°It¡¯s been three years, it wasn¡¯t easy¡­¡­.being able to face Ryann¡¯s phantom so calmly, and finally getting out of the pain. ¡°


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to face those old things again, and I don¡¯t want to extravagantly ask for love and a reputation that I don¡¯t deserve¡­ I¡¯m just an ordinary remnant human, at best I have a little talent in some aspects ¨C but there are too many talents in the world, and the Empire doesn¡¯t lack someone like me.¡±


    ¡°Shush, what nonsense are you talking about.¡± Old Marshal Chen deliberately glared at him, and pretended to be angry, ¡°You child, if His Highness has a spirit in heaven¡ª¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyes suddenly and said solemnly, ¡°Do you want to say that he will feel distressed?¡±


    ¡°Three years ago, His Royal Highness sacrificed himself in the distant star¡­. I was not the first to know the news.¡± The pale young man lowered his head, and a few strands of broken hair fell on his forehead. His expression was still so indifferent and calm, but his tone was clearly tense.


    ¡°On that day, a group of Imperial soldiers broke into the dormitory with search warrants. There was no warning at that time. They expelled the students from the whole building, leaving me alone. Tang Zhen wanted to protect me, but he was dragged out by several soldiers after being hit with the butt of a gun in the back of his head.¡±


    ¡°I was politely but irrefutably asked aside. I watched them go through my drawers and cabinets, and the fingerprint locks were opened by the military¡¯s electronic instruments. They looked through every paper book, note, diary, and of course every file in my wrist phone and storage disk.¡±


    ¡°I asked them what was the problem, and then asked if something happened to His Royal Highness Ryann, but no one answered me. They just searched¡­ At the end of the investigation, the officers and soldiers looked at me suspiciously.¡±


    ¡°They couldn¡¯t believe it, because they didn¡¯t find anything ¨C this is too suspicious. The person His Highness loved so much, the little lover who has been secretly engaged to him for life, is this shabby?¡±


    ¡°When they checked my income and expenditure and found that the balance was only a few hundred points, they became even more suspicious. So people started to pretend to chat and ask me about my recent itinerary.¡±


    ¡°The last officer put on a sensor glove and felt all over my body ¨C he suspected that I was selfishly hiding something.¡±


    At some point, with Jiang Jianming¡¯s indifferent voice, Old Marshal Chen¡¯s expression became complicated. The old man¡¯s gray brows loosened. He looked at the military cadet in front of him with guilt, and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°¡­Good child, the Empire owed you an apology.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head, he was silent for a moment, and sighed softly. ¡°Ryann was so kind to me before his death but he acted recklessly. Some people at the upper level even speculated that there might be something that I shouldn¡¯t have here ¨C such as the most cutting-edge crystal particles, tranquilizer formulas, new crystal weapons, mechas, and even the political and military secrets of the Empire.¡±


    ¡°At the sudden death of His Royal Highness, they were afraid that I would fly to the branch to become a phoenix then fall back to the ground¡­..Doing something that shouldn¡¯t be done. For example, selling the secrets of the empire to the space pirates, so that I will not worry about food and clothing for a lifetime.¡±


    (t/n flies up to tall branches and becomes a phoenix- means that a person of inferior background makes a dramatic rise in social status.)


    Jiang Jianming raised his face, ¡°I totally understand.¡±


    ¡°But..¡±


    Unexpectedly, the military cadet¡¯s demeanor was almost warm, and his eyes were unbearably clear, ¡°If the widow of His Highness was a noble and famous new human lady or young master, he or she would not suffer such suspicion and treatment.¡±


    Old Marshal Chen was silent.


    It had been almost five years since he had known Jiang Jianming, and he had long known that the child in front of him possessed wisdom and insight that did not match his age, as well as¡­a perseverance that was hidden under his carelessness.


    At this moment, the child was sincerely saying to him, ¡°Mr. Chen, I am very grateful for your appreciation, but Jiang Jianming is just a mediocre person, please let me live an ordinary life.¡±


    ¡°The life of an ordinary person?¡± Old Marshal Chen looked at him deeply and repeated the words like he was chewing it in his mouth.


    Jiang Jianming nodded. ¡°Yes, I have some plans in general. Find a civilian job first, students from the First Imperial Military Academy should have no problem making a living¡­ If possible, I would consider staying in a certain college in the Imperial Capital Star City to teach. ¡°


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    The old marshal pinched his fingers until the bones cracked softly, and said, ¡°I have seen your graduation grades. This is too subservient.¡±


    The old man shook his head and spit out a mouthful of turbid gas. He mumbled again, ¡°¡­¡­..too subservient.¡±


    Jiang Jianming just smiled, and continued to speak, ¡°I have decided not to marry in this life, to be the widow of Ryann for a lifetime, maybe in the future I will raise a dog, and then adopt a child¡­ Just like my adoptive father adopted me in those years. It¡¯s better to be a disabled human being and be good.¡±


    ¡°If I can get enough money, I¡¯d like to move to the Glorious Dominion after I retire. The prices are a little higher there, but the disabled are treated better there. Am I right?¡±


    A long silence permeated.


    Light clouds flowed outside the window, and the moonlight brightened and dimmed. No one spoke in the reception room, but it seemed like an invisible confrontation.


    After an unknown amount of time, the old marshal sighed, ¡°I understand.¡±


    Jiang Jianming said softly, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    The cadet stood up and gave a military salute, ¡°It¡¯s getting late, it¡¯s time for me to go back.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he paused and lowered his eyes. As if he suddenly remembered something, he raised his eyes again, and said casually, ¡°Has His Highness¡¯s body not been found yet?¡±


    Chen Hank said, ¡°Unfortunately it hasn¡¯t yet. I¡¯m very sorry.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head. ¡°You are the Commander-in-Chief of the Empire and also the teacher of His Highness. You don¡¯t need to apologize to me for both public and private matters.¡±


    Marshal Chen was silent for a moment, knocked on the desk, then pointed to the opened chip box. ¡°Take it and go, child. If you change your mind, or if you need any help in the future, come to the military to find someone at any time. The deadline is indefinite, this is what the Empire owes you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned around, his expression flashed a complex look, and slowly put his hand on the chip box the size of the child¡¯s palm.


    After a hesitant pause for two seconds, he finally closed the lid and put the chip box into his left breast pocket. ¡°Thank you, Marshal¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Old Marshal Chen laughed. ¡°There¡¯s no need for you to say sorry to this old man. Good child, go back quickly, it¡¯s going to rain.¡±


    Jiang Jianming gave another salute and silently exited the reception room.


    When he walked out of the Sixth College, he stopped at the gate and turned his head.


    The sky really became a bit cloudy, and there was some moisture in the air. The light in the reception room was still on, and the figure of the old man was vaguely reflected in the window, with the look of vicissitudes and loneliness under the night.


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyelashes, raised his hand and touched the small box in his breast pocket, pursed his lips and walked towards the dormitory building.


    Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, he suddenly found a familiar figure standing under the gray pole street lamp beside the cypress path. Tang Zhen was chewing a piece of candy in his mouth, playing with his wrist device boredly, with one foot on the street light pole. He didn¡¯t know how long he had been standing there.


    It wasn¡¯t until Jiang Jianming slowly walked in front of him that Young Master Tang raised his face, raised his eyebrows and smiled at him. ¡°Ah, finally came out? How was the chat with the big man in the military? Should I talk to you in an exceptional manner now?¡±

 CH 4

    Graduation (4)


    Jiang Jianming frowned slightly. ¡°You didn¡¯t go to West Galaxy Street with Beiman¡¯er¡­ You¡¯ve been waiting here for me?¡±


    Tang Zhen twisted his waist nonchalantly. ¡°Hey, I¡¯m afraid the military will send a helicopter to directly pick you up. If I can¡¯t even see the farewell face of my five-year roommate, wouldn¡¯t it be too frustrating?¡±


    The two walked back in the direction of the dormitory building. Their shadows passed through the winding path in the Kaios Military Academy. The wind blew the leaves, and the street lamps along the way were steadily glowing softly.


    Tang Zhen held the back of his head with both hands, and said lazily, ¡°Let me guess, is our little immortal going to Silver Big Dipper? Just right, I also want to go to the expedition army, maybe we can upgrade from roommates to teammates. ¡°


    Jiang Jianming said in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t joke around.¡±


    Tang Zhen said, ¡°Who is joking with you?¡±


    Plop. A drop of ice cold rain fell on Jiang Jianming¡¯s neck, telling him to close his eyes.


    The sky had been cloudy for a while, and then it really started to rain. The induction lights on both sides of the trail flickered, and the light blue film screen rose with a ¡°hum¡±, isolating the two newly graduated military cadets from the falling raindrops.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s profile was reflected even more beautifully by the thin blue light. ¡°I¡¯m a disabled human being, what kind of battlefield would I go to¡­ In fact, you guessed it right, someone wanted to pull me over, and I just refused.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face darkened and frowned. He changed his posture, looked at him up and down with his arms folded and spat, ¡°I think you are pretending to be me! You are not¡­¡± He lowered his voice and continued to stare at Jiang Jianming. ¡°Three years ago, His Highness the Crown Prince¡­¡­.wasn¡¯t he killed in the Far Star battlefield, don¡¯t you want to join Silver Big Dipper? How could you not want to!¡±


    The continuous rain smeared the scene a little hazy, and the outline of the dormitory building could already be seen in the distance. There¡¯s no one at this point and it was very quiet. Jiang Jianming raised his legs and walked forward, and threw a sentence to Tang Zhen behind him. ¡°Young Master Tang, sacrificial burial is already a thing of the ancient blue star era. You should sober up.¡±


    Heavy downpour always comes in a hurry. When the two of them returned to their dormitory, it was already completely dark outside the window. The strong wind blew the raindrops against the plants, trees and buildings, making a loud pattering sound.


    Jiang Jianming fumbled and tried to turn on the light, when he suddenly heard Tang Zhen say behind him. ¡°¡­I say, Little Jiang, although you are an orphan, your adoptive father was a military officer that sacrificed his life in the battle, who was awarded the title of martyr. The subsidies distributed from the Empire should be at the highest amount. There should be three thousand points per month, right?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was silent for a moment and only uttered an ¡°Umm¡±.


    ¡°The military academy¡¯s bursary is 5,000 yuan per semester. If added up, even if it¡¯s not to the point of being rich, it will help you not to live shabbily either.¡±


    Tang Zhen showed an angry expression after a pause and his voice rose suddenly. He took two steps forward and pushed Jiang Jianming, his eyes seemed to be burning. ¡°¡ªbut I have never seen a student who can live as poor as you! You can¡¯t even afford a bottle of juice with crystalline particle tranquilizers, where is your monthly subsidy?¡±


    Jiang Jianming stepped back and knocked his lower back on the windowsill. Instantly, the pattering rain roared into his ears, and he whispered in discomfort, ¡°Tang Zhen, don¡¯t do this.¡±


    Tang Zhen didn¡¯t want to give up, he took two steps closer. ¡°Since three years ago, you have insisted on following me every semester to study combat classes at the First College. Which times did you not lift me from the training ground when I fainted and send me to the infirmary? Now you tell me that you can¡¯t go to the battlefield?¡±


    Jiang Ming sighed softly. He raised his eyelids and said helplessly. ¡°Tang Shao, why are you angry?¡±


    ¡°You still ask me why I¡¯m angry?¡± Tang Zhen was so angry that he could only laugh. He reached out and grabbed Jiang Jianming¡¯s combat bag at the head of the bed. He lifted it up, tore it apart, and threw it on the ground!


    Jiang Ming¡¯s expression changed slightly. ¡°Tang Zhen!¡±


    The contents inside rolled out and rolled to Jiang Jianming¡¯s feet.


    In an instant, a flash of lightning burst from the clouds, stabbing a vast expanse of snow-white between heaven and earth. The cold white light penetrated through the windows of the dormitory building, clearly reflecting the tight faces of the two youths, their confrontational eyes, and the silver iron handgun lying quietly on the floor. The muzzle of the gun glowed with a cold light, flashing a beautiful and dangerous color.


    There are also boxes of military high-purity crystal particle tranquilizers, full of twelve injection needles, packed tightly in the box.


    Several paper notebooks, which were quite rare in this era, written in beautiful handwriting on the cover were: ¡°Investigation of Alien Creatures¡±, ¡°Basic Structure of Silver Big Dipper Fortress¡±, ¡°Far Star 3D Atlas..¡±


    ¡°Jiang Jianming, do you think I¡¯m stupid?¡± Tang Zhen trembled with anger, picked up a notebook and threw it on the bed. ¡°You have to hide such a big thing, did you fucking take me as a friend!? ¡°


    Rumble. A thunder was heard that seemed to have come from far, far away.


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyelashes, stared at the things at his feet with a pale face, and stopped talking. His expression was still calm, but for some reason, the whole person seemed very lonely and sad.


    He said in a very light, frothy voice, ¡°Tang Zhen, you are really stupid.¡±


    ¡°So what if you know, do you want to be comrade-in-arms? Do you want to protect me on the distant star battlefield?¡± Jiang Jianming bent down and picked up the silver-gray handgun with his eyes down. When the pale palm squeezed the handle of the gun, the coolness of the metal penetrated into the skin, making the nerves tremble.


    Holding his knees, he slowly straightened up, but suddenly his wrist turned, and the muzzle fell silently in front of Tang Zhen¡¯s forehead. Jiang Jianming looked cold and said solemnly. ¡°The battlefield is not a joke. In that kind of place, with a disabled human dragging an oil bottle, you will die.¡±


    *******


    Long, long ago, Tang Zhen knew that his pale and thin roommate was not simple at all.


    When he was beaten by this disabled human in the tactical simulation confrontation class and never won a single time, he felt that this person was not easy.


    In the dormitory, when he watched this guy bring back stacks of paper books one after another that he couldn¡¯t even read the names from the Aslan National Library, and read them with gusto, he felt that this man was not simple.


    But Young Master Tang quickly realized that he was still too naive.


    The day he witnessed an even more ¡°this person was not easy¡± was during that afternoon.


    He and Jiang Jianming took different elective courses. After class, he heard that his roommate had an accident.


    This guy actually escaped from the military logistics mobilization class from the Sixth College, and secretly ran to the Second College to attend a lecture given by a distinguished professor, the theme was the research results of mecha mind manipulation technology.


    As a result, he never expected that the old professor who was lecturing would release crystal bone during the demonstration ¨C in fact, according to the imperial law, releasing crystal bone in public places without undergoing standardized investigations will be put to prison for half a year.


    But the old man also felt wronged. In the field of mecha driving in this era, crystal bone manipulation had generally replaced manual manipulation. The topic of the lecture was the most cutting-edge content of mecha driving. Few of the new human top students can understand it. Who would have thought that a disabled human would listen to the lecture?


    The result was tragic. A certain classmate Jiang, who sneaked in quietly and dared to sit on the front seat, was said to have vomited blood on the spot and fell into a coma. He was rushed to the infirmary to be sedated.


    But classmate Jiang was very kind. After waking up, he politely thanked the little nurse, sat on the hospital bed and asked, ¡°Is the lecture over? ¡­ Is there still time to go back now and continue listening?¡±


    However, that afternoon, when Tang Zhen rushed back to the dormitory, he found that there were more people inside. The moment he opened the door, Young Master Tang thought he was dreaming.


    He had seen this slender figure sitting on his roommate¡¯s bed countless times on TV and big screen projections, and like every imperial man, he felt astonishment and admiration due to his god-like demeanor every time.


    ¨CThis was the young prince of the Empire, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ryann Kaios.


    This was a virtual image, but a live person.


    His Royal Highness Ryann was wearing a double-breasted gold-buttoned dress intertwined with crimson and dark black, which was indeed the one often seen on TV and projections to the public. The blond hair that fell like a waterfall on his shoulders was shining brightly, but that handsome face was full of anxiety. If he was allowed to use a disrespectful word to describe it, then the current expression on His Royal Highness¡¯s face may be closer to being troubled.


    He held the face of the black-haired military cadet with both hands in a posture that he wished he could wrap Jiang Jianming on the bed into his arms, and kept saying something in a low voice.


    And his good roommate was leaning on the head of the bed, his fingers hooked on His Royal Highness¡¯s pale blond curly hair, and he fondled and played with them.


    ¡°Okay, got it¡­. I must be careful next time, um¡­ Next time. Is Your Highness not busy today? Government affairs¡­ ah? Of course I¡¯m listening!¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s lips were pale, but his expression was very loose, even a little lazy. He nodded, and his words were very gentle but also very perfunctory to comfort the other person, obviously he didn¡¯t put the man¡¯s words into mind. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be careful next time¡­ So you ran out of the White Jade Palace again while in a serious business? You haven¡¯t even changed your clothes, you really¡­¡±


    The corners of the noble prince¡¯s eyes were red¡ªnaturally he was angry. Even when he took a deep breath, he trembled with anger. The words he uttered between his teeth were like thin blades of ice. ¡°Who do you think forced me to do this?¡±


    Jiang Jianming honestly admitted his mistake, but there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth. ¡°It¡¯s me, it¡¯s me, I¡¯m sorry, but it¡¯s really nothing¡­¡±


    Suddenly, His Royal Highness Ryann sensed a breath of a person at the door, and his emerald green eyes turned cold, his eyes sharp and threatening.


    Tang Zhen was stunned for a long time, his legs softened, and he immediately knelt there¡­


    Later, he learned that if there were no accidents, his roommate would be the future Crown Princess, and even the future Queen.


    Unexpectedly, an accident really did happen.


    The day three years ago was very similar to today. It also rained heavily and even snowed in the evening.


    He didn¡¯t know how Jiang Jianming saw an opening from the shifting of the patrolling military police. He actually braved a thunderstorm to break into the White Jade Palace. When he came back, he was soaked all over, and his face was as pale as a dead person.


    Raindrops kept falling from his black hair. He was silent to Tang Zhen for almost half an hour before he said hoarsely. ¡°His Highness is dead.¡±


    After he finished saying this, he grabbed Tang Zhen and said, ¡°Don¡¯t call a doctor¡±, and then he fainted.


    On the second day of this heavy rain, the military cadet who had lost his loved one had a high fever and was in a coma, muttering His Highness¡¯s name, struggling to and fro, and crying endlessly¡­ the person who was usually quiet and gentle, was now vulnerable at the moment.


    ¡ª¡ªThere¡¯s no such thing. This was the ¡°plan made to deal with the situation¡± made up by Young Master Tang who stayed at his roommate¡¯s bed in a panic all night, combined with the popular sadomasochistic novels.


    In fact, the rain stopped early the next morning, and Jiang Jianming also woke up very early, and when he woke up, there was no sign of sadness or despair on his face. He opened the window and closed his eyes and felt the wind for a while, and then under Tang Zhen¡¯s stunned eyes, he started to pack up quickly.


    First, classmate Jiang took out a snow-white half-folding machine from the cabinet, and pressed it twice somewhere, and the machine quickly shrank even smaller, turning into a delicate white crystal bracelet.


    Tang Zhen followed one step and opened his mouth in astonishment. He recognized that it was the new miniature folding mecha ¡°S-Snow Dove¡± that made a big splash half a year ago, and it was said that it had only been tried out only  in the military.


    Immediately afterwards, Jiang took out a silver-gray pistol from under the bed and placed it next to the folding mecha.


    Tang Zhen staggered to the ground as he also recognized it. This was the ¡°Wings of Venus¡±, a handgun designed by Master Perot of the Glorious Dominion for the Imperial Family, which belongs to the new crystal weapons.


    Before it was over, classmate Jiang took out a cassette disguised as a book from the bookshelf and opened it. Inside was a high-purity crystal particle tranquilizer, and an emblem of the Golden Sun Wheel was engraved on the syringe.


    ¡ª¡ªTang Zhen was dizzy. He remembered that the shortest prison term was eight years for hiding military items¡­


    Finally, his good roommate put these things together, picked them up and shoved them into Young Master Tang¡¯s arms. ¡°Keep it for me for a few days, thank you.¡±


    Tang Zhen widened his eyes and heard Jiang Jianming say, ¡°His Highness had an accident, and I, the royal betrothed wife from a civilian background, will soon be approached by the military. It won¡¯t hurt if I am to be ridiculed by others, but these things¡­..if discovered, they will be confiscated.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s head was confused, and he roared wildly in his heart.


    Isn¡¯t this nonsense, even if you are really the fianc¨¦e of the Crown Prince, it is still impossible to get something of this specification!!


    Jiang Jianming. ¡°I went to the White Jade Palace yesterday and I shouldn¡¯t have been found. Since no one came to the door all night, it means that the upper levels don¡¯t know that I already know it. It¡¯s too late to hide things now.¡±


    Tang Zhen collapsed even more, and cried in his heart ¡°Are we going to die?¡±


    In the past, obtaining these things can be excused because they were given by His Highness to you. But now that His Highness is dead, you shouldn¡¯t play tricks with the Imperial Military. If found hidden, the nature of the sentence will be completely different!!


    But he swallowed his saliva, and said tremblingly. ¡°I¡­.Where do I put it!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said unkindly, ¡°In your house.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°Ha!?¡±


    When Jiang Jianming spoke, he did not stop cleaning up. He quickly tore off the labels of the chips the size of fingernails and put them in the chip box, while saying, ¡°The Tang family is a noble family in the Imperial Capital. It¡¯s impossible for the military to search your house. They wouldn¡¯t, so it¡¯s safe there.¡±


    The torn labels were full of ¡°records of the x-th military joint large-scale tactical exercise¡±, ¡°Exploration video of Silver Big Dipper crystal nest in a certain month of a certain year¡± and so on. At first glance, this was not some information that an ordinary person could access.


    Tang Zhen felt chills behind his back, his legs were numb, and his tone changed when he pointed to the chip box. ¡°You, you¡­ these things are already considered top-secret in the Imperial Military, ah!?¡±


    ¡°Forget about what kind of mecha guns, but how could His Highness show you this!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said seriously. ¡°His Royal Highness used to like to bring important battles to me to make a review, but he was always busy, so he copied them into chips and threw them here. Some of them had not been seen yet¡­¡­Hide them for now, or they¡¯ll be confiscated¡±


    ¡°What are you going to do¡ª¡±


    ¡°Donate to the Aslan National Library anonymously first. I¡¯ll say I made a mistake after a few days and then come back.¡±


    Jiang Jianming groaned and closed the chip box, and raised his eyebrows indifferently, ¡°The time for the administrator to check the contents of the donated books and information chips is on the 25th to the 29th of every month, just in time.¡±


    ¡°There are a lot of other things, but I can manage it myself¡ª- just take those three for me. Be quick, there is not much time.¡±


    Later, the upper echelons of the empire and the military came and went several times. Those people turned the dormitory upside down, and even followed Jiang Jianming for a few days, but found nothing.


    At this time, the young master of the Tang family had truly realized that his roommate was indeed an extraordinary person.


    This seemingly weak and sloppy disabled human being dared to hide the sky and cross the sea, and steal the stars to exchange the sun.


    In the depths of his seemingly indifferent eyes, there was a boldness that could not be burnt out.


    Even a huge empire that unifies all mankind and controls the entire galaxy with its glory and majesty¡­ It was impossible to think that a hand as small as his, could take even one thing left by his lover.


    ********


    It was pouring rain outside the window, and darkness shrouded the two figures again.


    The silence lasted only for a few seconds, and a lazy sneer rang out in the small dormitory.


    ¡°You, won¡¯t you really tell the truth?¡±


    Tang Zhen slowly raised his face, and a frantic smile formed on the corner of his mouth, ¡°You dared to put a military mecha into my arms back then, what else is there to be dawdling about now?¡±


    In the darkness, the young man¡¯s eyes were bright, and with a snap, he raised his palm and firmly grasped the muzzle of the gun in front of his forehead. ¡°Don¡¯t fucking underestimate me¨Cyou bastard who is afraid of death, go to some distant star or where ever you want to go.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stared at him for a while, then slowly put down the gun.


    He said lightly, ¡°Young Master, you have scattered all my things, please pick them up.¡±


    Tang Zhen really squatted down and started picking up things, and asked, ¡°Why did you refuse the invitation?¡±


    ¡°¡­It was the Commander-in-Chief Chen Hanke, and he asked me to do clerical work in the rear.¡± Jiang Jianming shook his head, ¡°The old marshal has always loved me, and if I really leave with him, I will only be properly protected for the rest of my life¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen was stunned. ¡°You¡­¡±


    ¡°The distant interstellar situation is complicated and difficult to describe. If I really want to go find His Royal Highness Ryann, I have to¡­ go to the front in person.¡±


    Jiang Jianming touched the chip box on his chest and said in a low voice, ¡°The military draft is only limited to new human beings, but I just got the special order of Silver Big Dipper. I can enter the Far Star space through the local military department, make another detour then infiltrate the army. ¡°


    Tang Zhen was speechless and thought he was mentally prepared. At the moment, he only stared at him with big big wide eyes. ¡°I¡¯m going to kneel down for you, you, you, you¡ªyou dare to deceive the order from Old Marshal Chen!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was expressionless, and said with a straight face. ¡°I didn¡¯t lie, he gave it on his own initiative.¡±


    ¡°Besides, I also told him that I¡¯m sorry.¡±

 CH 5

    Departure (1)


    At dawn the next day, the rain stopped.


    Soon, the soft white morning light rose up, and it was reflected upon the waters left by the rain last night. When the cool wind blew, water droplets on the leaves fell down like small broken beads, making people feel comfortable.


    This seemed to announce the beginning of autumn, as well as sweeping away of the summer heat. Tang Zhen went out early in the morning. As the First Military Academy in the Empire, Kaios Military Academy had dozens of recruitment quotas for the Silver Dipper Star Expeditionary Army every year, and its assessment practice was on the graduation day.


    Jiang Jianming stood by the window and watched Tang Zhen walk away, feeling a little worried.


    The Tang family in the Imperial Capital was an aristocratic family, and the old man of the Tang family was a fierce general who fought alongside the founding emperor. Now, he has retired with honor. The head of the family, Major General Tang, had three sons and two daughters, but unfortunately¡­the general¡¯s family encountered much bad luck. The eldest son, second son and daughter who went to Silver Big Dipper died in the Far Star.


    Tang Zhen was the youngest son of the Tang family. He was gifted with a good personality and integrity. Major General Tang had been through the pain of losing his children and he really didn¡¯t want to send this child to Silver Big Dipper.


    The old headmaster of the Kaios Military Academy also felt sorry for the Tang family, which led to Tang Zhen being transferred to the Sixth Logistics College where disabled students mostly stayed. It¡¯s just that Young Master Tang had always been very dissatisfied with this, and had made trouble with his family several times, and now even Major General Tang couldn¡¯t control him either.


    Jiang Jianming shook his head secretly and sighed. He originally thought that if he could fool Tang Zhen, he could hide it from him, but it seemed that this was not possible.


    Beep beep


    His wrist phone rang and it made Jiang Jianming come back to his senses. He took off the headset from the side of its main body, put it on, and clicked on it.


    On the projection, a handsome figure in gray aristocratic formal attire appeared, and a steady neutral voice came, ¡°Jiang, long time no see, are you leaving today?¡±


    Jiang Jianming relaxed and sat on the bed. ¡°Tomorrow. I¡¯ll wait for Mr. Chen to return to the military headquarters before leaving.¡±


    ¡°The thing you asked for has been sent.¡± The speaker on the other side was not too chatty, and seemed to be accustomed to such a concise and authoritative way of doing things. ¡°The coffee shop in front of the Aslan Library, 9:00 am. Secret code ¨C¡®a glass of tequila¡¯¡±.


    Jiang Ming nodded his head slightly and said solemnly, ¡°Thank you, Audrey. Say hello to Diana for me.¡±


    The person on the other side of the screen was silent for a while and then whispered, ¡°I won¡¯t discourage you, but¡­ please take care. If there is anything that I can help you with, please feel free to contact me.¡±


    As soon as these words fell, the projection was cut off, and the LCD screen of the wrist device went black. However, Jiang Jianming remained sitted on the bed for a long time.


    Afterwards, he changed his cadet¡¯s blue officer¡¯s uniform, wore an ordinary white shirt and black trousers, went to the Aslan National Library, and returned all the books he had borrowed.


    The little girl at the front desk had known him for a long time, and she joked that she had recently entered a batch of new books that he was interested in. Would you like to see it? Jiang Jianming also smiled and declined. He simply answered that he was going to leave the Capital Star after graduation, and it may take some time before he comes back.


    Then he went to the cafe. When the door opened, the wind chimes rang. The fat boss smiled and asked him what he would like to drink, he said, ¡°A glass of tequila.¡±


    The boss immediately stared at those small eyes and lowered his voice. ¡°Oh¨Coh oh, you are Master Lance¡¯s friend!¡± He rubbed his fat hands, led Jiang Jianming to the backstage and carefully took out a small black handbag and handed it to the young man.


    After Jiang Jianming unzipped the bag, there were several boxes of bullets suitable for his handgun, and at the bottom was a chip box with two black chips lying inside.


    The fat boss next to him said mysteriously, ¡°Ah, the micro folding mecha special artillery, developed a few months ago, and is still hot until now. Brother, this thing is not simple. We need to find a powerful mecha master to install it for you¡­.¡±


    Since he was a military academy student who had taken a lot of lessons in the Second College, Jiang Jianming believed that it was no problem installing the mecha himself. So he politely declined the attentive fat boss, and instead ordered a cup of coffee and a piece of caramel toast, and sat in the hall until noon.


    He chose a seat by the window and squinted at the street outside, which was covered with gray and white floor tiles, as all kinds of passers-by kept coming and going.


    Occasionally, a magnetic suspension floating bus would pass by, and when it arrived at the station, a sharp ¡°ding¡± sound was heard.


    Small colorful flags fluttering in the wind were hung between the buildings. They were newly hung half a month ago because the Empress of the Empire¡¯s 90th birthday was in the upcoming winter.


    Recently, there was a rumor circulating in Aslan that on the day of His Majesty¡¯s birthday, the Empire will officially announce to the public a new candidate for the crown prince position.


    Jiang Jianming looked at the passers-by, and he knew that he would soon bid farewell to the Imperial Capital Star City named Aslan.


    This was the place where he lived for five years, where he went to school, met many classmates and teachers, and got acquainted with his friends and lover.


    Tomorrow, however, all this will be left behind¡­ To be honest, although he had prepared as much as possible, he had no intention of coming back alive.


    The Far Interstellar Battlefield should be a place that cannot guarantee someone coming back alive.


    At noon, Jiang Jianming received a message from Tang Zhen, who was recorded as the only candidate who had entered into the Silver Big Dipper from the Sixth College without a doubt and told him to take a step forward in high spirits.


    After turning off his wrist device, Jiang Jianming left the cafe and wandered aimlessly on several nearby streets. He didn¡¯t buy anything either ¨C mainly because he didn¡¯t have the money to buy it. He just wandered around, occasionally stopping at one of the window displays and remembering walking here with His Royal Highness Ryann.


    ¡°¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyelashes, and when his fingers touched the glass window, his chest suddenly throbbed with a dull ache.


    For a moment, it seemed that another slender and warm hand pierced through the time, silently spanning three years of years and dust, and landed on the back of his hand.


    ¡°Jiang?¡±


    The young prince with white golden curly hair would slightly tilt his head and hold his hand, his dark jade-colored pupils would stare deeply into his eyes.


    ¡°Do you like it?¡±


    The Capital Star three years ago was as prosperous as it was now, with pale white clouds flowing in the sky, and the long wind blowing from the entrance of the library to West Galaxy Street.


    Yet that military academy student three years ago was not as pale and thin as he was now. Jiang Jianming reluctantly pulled Ryann away from the shop window. ¡°Little Highness¡­don¡¯t buy anything for me again.¡±


    The Crown Prince seemed a little displeased, and said coldly. ¡°But yesterday I talked to the young master of the Hubeck family, and he said that normal people wouldn¡¯t take their betrothed to watch a war video.¡±


    Jiang Jianming choked, and clutched his chest while waving his hands again and again, ¡°Cough¡­ It¡¯s okay, Little highness, I¡­ I¡¯m willing.¡±


    The Crown Prince blinked quickly. ¡°He also said that normal people wouldn¡¯t give their lovers firearms and mechas.¡± Jiang Jianming hurriedly said. ¡°¡­I like it!¡±


    Crown Prince: ¡°Won¡¯t discuss the draft revision of the Eighth Imperial Race Protection Law.¡± Jiang Jianming insisted. ¡°I¡¯m interested.¡±


    Crown Prince: ¡°He said that a lover should be spoiled, take him on dates, go shopping, give gifts, make him happy, support him, make him feel safe, give him some surprises from time to time, and always¡ª.¡±


    Jiang Jianming finally couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    The surrounding people were noisy, West Galaxy Street was a symbol of fashion and youth, filled with laughter of young people from morning to night. He felt that it was too out of place for His Royal Highness to stand here so solemnly.


    ¡°Ryann, don¡¯t do this,¡± he stretched out his hand and lightly poke the place between the eyebrows of the person in front of him, ¡°His Royal Highness¡¯s noble brain, please don¡¯t use it to carry such things.¡±


    ¡° ¡ªgive him hugs and kisses.¡± Ryann insisted on finishing his interrupted words.


    Jiang Jianming was slightly startled. Ryann¡¯s left hand lightly pressed on his shoulder and he was pushed into the empty alley with a gentle force. The shining sun then disappeared and they were engulfed in the shadow of the shop next to them.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°You¡­¡±


    When he saw the prince¡¯s gaze, he stopped talking.


    ¡°Jiang, can I¡­.¡± Ryann leaned down slowly with his back to the light, his eyes burning with scorching fire, and said hoarsely, ¡°¡­kiss you. ¡°


    The moment he felt his lips touch the corner of his lightly, the memories faded like the wind and clouds. The store door was suddenly opened, and a heavily-makeup female clerk stuck her head out and shouted at him, ¡°Guest, would you like to come in and see what you want?¡±


    Jiang Jianming returned to his senses, only then did he realize that he had been standing in front of the store for too long. He quickly shook his head apologetically, and turned to leave.


    He heard the female clerk muttering in a low voice behind him. The girl obviously saw poverty in his clothes. ¡°Hmph, coming to West Galaxy Street, not afraid of shame.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was not angry either and continued on his way. Until the sun was pushed away by the dusk rose-colored clouds, he walked to the Central Square, chose a bench and sat down.


    He sat there quietly until the sun completely went down, watching the surrounding as darkness fell, and the stars appeared above his head. Probably because it had just rained, the silver galaxy was very clear, and it appeared bright from time to time. After watching for a long time, he had a vague illusion.


    As Jiang Jianming was looking up, he gradually became sleepy. The nebula in the sky also turned into a hazy mass, which seemed to transform into Ryann¡¯s figure.


    As the night deepened, he fell asleep under the starlight.


    In the early morning of the next day, Jiang Jianming woke up in a daze on the bench. He was actually covered with a blanket, probably some kind patrolling policeman had put it on him last night.


    Jiang Jianming was stunned for a while, grabbed the blanket and folded it. He stood up, and suddenly a refreshing morning breeze blew across his cheeks.


    He turned around and was dazzled by the light, causing him to raise his hand to block his eyes.


    This was the most prosperous area of ??Capital Star, where old people in crutches were walking by, and laughing children chasing after each other. There were also five or six white pigeons strolling in the center of the square, and a clear fountain that reflected the sunlight creating a lovely little rainbow.


    ¡°Hello.¡±


    Suddenly, a little boy ran up to Jiang Jianming. He was wearing a hat and had healthy freckles on his round face. The little boy grinned and stuffed a pamphlet into Jiang Jianming¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Big Brother, are you an Amorphous race?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was a little surprised, when he saw the little boy said with a serious face. ¡°We are the Amorphous Race Protection Association ¨C brother, you know?  It is now commonly known as disabled people..Our association has been committed to fighting for equal rights for the Amorphous Race¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianjian was very clear. The boy in front of him had a proud look on his face. First, he quickly talked about a series of hardships and equal rights for the disabled people, and then popularized the current situation of the disabled people living in the empire. Finally, he said, ¡°Now our association is promoting the ¡°Removal of Disabled Name Movement¡± ¨Cthe name of disabled human beings is the dregs left over from the dark tyranny of the old empire. We hope that on the occasion of His Majesty¡¯s 90th birthday, we can push the empire to revise the law again, using ¡°Amorphous people¡± instead of ¡°disabled human beings¡±, which was very discriminatory.¡±


    ¡°Brother, you are also of an amorphous race, we are compatriots ¨C for the equal rights of the amorphous people, we have to fight!¡± The little boy said, and shoved something into Jiang Jianming¡¯s hand enthusiastically. The latter looked down and saw that it was a candy with added tranquilizer.


    Jiang Jianming smiled, although he knew that he would soon have nothing to do with all this.


    He waved the booklet and said, ¡°Thank you, I¡¯ll surely read this.¡±


    He lifted the combat bag on his back, raised his legs and walked across the Central Square as the white doves flew behind him and through the small colored flags flying between buildings.


    This was a stable and grand era.


    This was the early morning of the 63rd year of the New Imperial Calendar.


    And Jiang Jianming walked towards the direction of the Universal Station.


    Translator¡¯s Note


    Sometimes Jiang called Ryann ¡°Little Highness¡±, it¡¯s because Ryann is younger than Jiang. (got this from the author)

 CH 6

    Departure (2)


    First Galaxy, Albourne.


    Jiang Jianming walked down from the space train carrying his bag, and what caught his eye was the iron-gray Star City.


    Nearly a quarter of the empire¡¯s interstellar warships were stationed on Albourne Star. Its architectural style was towering and rugged, with a strong military flavor. It had always been known as the ¡°Steel Mothership¡±. It was also the transportation route of the empire, directly connecting the three major interstellar systems.


    Silver Big Dipper¡¯s drafting season had just ended. In fact, there were two ways for the Silver Big Dipper to recruit foreign troops. One was by the recommendation of graduates by major military academies, and the other was to select military forces of certain star cities regardless of their education background.


    Albourne was one of the fixed election assessment places over the years, and among the people who got off the bus with Jiang Jianming, there were many new human beings with extraordinary momentum.


    If the crystal bone was not released, it would be hard identifying new humans from disabled humans, but it was not entirely difficult either.


    First, the skin of new humans often had crystal particles condensed into crystals, especially in the joints of bones. Second, there would be subtle crystal particle fluctuations in the air around most of the new humans, and disabled humans were often more sensitive to this. Finally, there were more mysterious things such as temperament and expression. It was said that people with accurate vision can see it when they look at them face to face.


    Even if he was a weak and disabled human being, Jiang Jianming had no guilty conscience.


    He pulled out a pair of black gloves from the combat bag and put them on, covering his wrist joints without crystals. Then directly mixed into this wave of new human elites, and followed the flow of people to easily find the city where the military building was located.


    Later, the process went smoothly. Jiang Jianming showed the chip to the military personnel. The young man who received the chip had inserted it into his wrist and then a line of words immediately popped out.


    ¡°Sorry, your permission is not enough to view this level of information.¡±


    The young man was so frightened that he nodded and bowed to invite Jiang Jianming in.


    He waited for a while in the pantry, and another lieutenant colonel came. Not knowing what Old Marshal Chen entered in that chip, the lieutenant colonel looked at Jiang Jianming with awe as well.


    The latter did not encounter any obstacles. He stayed in the military until the night and directly boarded the warship that flew to the far interstellar together with a group of new human elites and several Silver Big Dipper officers.


    Only then did Jiang Jianming breathe a sigh of relief. He took off his combat bag, buckled his seat belt, and leaned back on the seat, closing his eyes.


    Suddenly, the seat beside him sunk. A tall man sat down.


    Jiang Jianming lifted his eyelids, turned his head to look, and was secretly shocked.


    ¡­..This guy is super tall, more than two meters at least, with rough bronze skin and bulging muscles, he looks like an alien giant.


    The ¡°giant¡± smiled and stretched out a palm twice the size of an ordinary person at him. ¡°From the Third Galaxy, Mars, Gao Long, where did this little brother come from?¡±


    This meant that he was from the Mars Star of the Third Galaxy, and his name was Gao Long. The military cadet chuckled and shook the other¡¯s finger politely, ¡°Jiang Jianming, from the Second Galaxy, Purple Silk.¡±


    He did not say that he was from Aslan, because the Capital Star City was selected by the military, and there was no reason for normal people to come to Albourne. He was in such a circle to hide the truth and it would not be easy to explain in front of outsiders.


    The Purple Silk Star City in the Second Galaxy was the planet where Jiang Jianming lived with his adoptive father before he entered the military academy. Anyhow, it was also about time he moved out and it was convenient for him to use it as an excuse while in the military.


    Gao Long raised one eyebrow, said ¡°um¡±, and looked up and down the young man in front of him.


    ¡°Little brother, you are very different from all of us.¡± After pondering for a while, the tall man scratched his chin and narrowed his eyes, ¡°You have a special temperament.¡±


    It¡¯s just the unique chicken temperament of a disabled human being. Jiang Jianming thought to himself, with a faint smile on his face and being noncommittal.


    The warship took off and flew through the planet¡¯s atmosphere into space. Looking out of the window, the arc-shaped horizon of the Star City of Albourne was left behind, several space stations were swept across the field of vision, and then there was the boundless view of the sea of space.


    After the initial accelerated adaptation period passed, Jiang Jianming took off the snow-white metal bracelet on his right wrist, took out the folded mecha from the bag, inserted a finger into a finger socket through the glove and started assembling right there on his seat.


    He did not deliberately hide it from others. S-Snow Dove was a cutting-edge military mecha back then, but now a small number of them were used amongst the civilians. As a person who can enter the Silver Big Dipper with a special order, it was not a strange thing to have a mecha.


    Gao Long¡¯s curious eyes became brighter and brighter, and he asked in a loud voice, ¡°Is the little brother a mecha master?¡±


    Jiang Jianming, who was immersed in his work: ¡°It doesn¡¯t count, I¡¯m just doing a simple assembly.¡±


    Gao Long grinned, ¡°I understand, I understand. Usually, those who talk like this are deeply hidden masters.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was slightly startled. ¡°¡­No, I¡¯m just an ordinary person. Really.¡±


    Gao Long nodded exaggeratedly: ¡°No no, you don¡¯t need to say more, I understand, I understand!¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡±


    No, you really don¡¯t understand.


    At this time, the hull began to vibrate, and a pressure made everyone in the seat stick tightly to the backs of their chairs.


    An electronic voice echoed. ¡°The ship is about to undergo a wormhole jump, please be ready¡­ This ship is about to undergo a wormhole jump, please be ready¡­.. ¡°


    At the next moment, the window panels inside the warship fall together, and the warship body vibrates more severely.


    If one looked from the outside at this time, one would see a twist in the space in front of the iron gray warship. The strange light spreaded out like a whirlpool, and the warship slowly drove into it and disappeared.


    Rumble rumble¡­..


    ¡°Hnnggh¡­.!¡±


    Jiang Jianming tilted his neck back, his face turned pale, and the knuckles of the back of his hand, which were firmly buckled on the seat, were protruding, and blue blood vessels were about to burst. To endure the pressure of the transition without the protection of the pressure-relieving fluid was undoubtedly torture for a weak and disabled human being.


    ¡­he can only endure it until it passes.


    Gao Long apparently noticed the strangeness of the mysterious young man next to him, and said in bewilderment, ¡°Little brother? Are you alright?¡±


    Cold sweat dripped from his forehead, Jiang Jianming was so uncomfortable that he couldn¡¯t say a word, in the end, he only shook his head. Only when the warship completed its transition and flew out of the wormhole with a loud noise, did he tremble all over, lean on the armrests of the seat and cough violently.


    Gao Long widened his eyes. ¡°You¡­¡±


    ¡°Cough cough¡­.Exactly as what you are thinking.¡± Jiang Jianming supported himself on the armrest, turned his pale face and stared at Gao Long, ¡°I¡¯m not the same as you.¡± He shuddered and gasped, and tapped his still undulating chest. ¡°This is the price.¡±


    A rookie¡­ ah no, a disabled human being and the price to pay for running to the distant interstellar battlefield.


    Gao Long looked at him even more strangely. After a few seconds of silence, his Adam¡¯s Apple rolled. ¡°¡­I understand.¡±


    Great, you understand again¡­.Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t comment as well.


    He watched Gao Long scratch his scalp and muttered, ¡°I heard long ago that the generations of tyrants in the old empire did some genetic modification projects in secret¡­to produce a number of flawed monsters.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°?¡±


    Gao Long continued to use his imagination and winked at him with a look of ¡°I understand it very well¡±. ¡°Now it¡¯s officially banned, but secretly the military¡­¡­the distant interstellar battlefield is getting tighter in the past two years¡­.hehe, am I right?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming showed a subtle smile to the tall old man. ¡°Your Excellency knows too much, even the top secret plans of the imperial military can¡¯t escape your discerning eyes.¡±


    Gao Long patted his chest. ¡°That¡¯s a must!¡±


    Jiang Jianming was flabbergasted. What kind of brain does this creature have, can¡¯t he hear the sarcasm in his words??


    In this indescribable nonsense, the warship was already slowing down. Above everyone¡¯s heads something flashed, and a projection appeared in the void. It was a soldier in a black and silver uniform of Silver Big Dipper, with sharp eyes and a calm tone.


    ¡°All brave and capable soldiers, I am Lieutenant Colonel Louis of Silver Big Dipper who is responsible for the guidance and response of the new recruits. Here, on behalf of all the non-commissioned officers of the Silver Big Dipper Interstellar Expeditionary Force, I would like to express my most sincere thanks for your presence and welcome.¡±


    Jiang Jianming recognized that this was the officer who checked his chip back in  Albourne.


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis continued, ¡°Now that our warship has landed on the distant star codenamed Beta, please turn on your wrist device and receive the three-dimensional cosmic star map of Beta and its surroundings.¡±


    For a while, the beeping sound of clicking on the wrist phone came one after another. On the LCD screen of Jiang Jianming¡¯s wrist device, two lines of words also appeared. Incoming message, do you want to receive it? Yes/No


    Jiang Jianming clicked ¡°Yes¡±, and while waiting for it to be completely downloaded, he listened to the voice of the Lieutenant Colonel.


    ¡°Our warship landed in a safe area, and theoretically there will be no alien creatures within a radius of 15 kilometers ¨C however, the Far Star battlefield is changing rapidly, and every moment has the possibility of sudden crisis. Please remember: here , carelessness and arrogance will lead to your demise.¡±


    ¡°Next, please be ready to release the crystal bones at any time and disembark with us. We will distribute military mechas for you, and set off for the second fortress of Silver Big Dipper in three minutes.¡±


    The moment the door of the ship opened slowly in front of him, Jiang Jianming was a little dazed.


    The dark red soil stretched to the sky in the distance, and the hot gale blew all over, and there was a slightly burnt dry smell in the wind.


    The concentration of crystal particles in the air was very high, which was to be expected in the environment of the far interstellar space¡­ It was also because of this that remnant humans who cannot bear the fluctuations of crystal particles, were prohibited in the far interstellar battlefield.


    Jiang Jianming stepped on the ground with his combat bag on his back, took out two candies with added tranquilizers from his pocket that had been stuffed into his hands by the little boy in Aslan. He peeled off the candy wrappers and put them in his mouth.


    He swallowed the sugar and quietly stared at the red clay under his feet.


    ¡­¡­Beta Alien Star, he had been here before.


    In fact, he had been to the alien star where the three fortresses of Silver Big Dipper were located. It was His Royal Highness Ryan who took him there, naturally, he was well protected.


    Lying in the most advanced medical cabin, with the purest tranquilizer, even so the Little Highness was still very nervous. He would not let go of his fingers and asked him every ten minutes if he was unwell.


    Now thinking about it, the Little Highness was really too kind to him during his lifetime.


    Except for the last few minutes of their last meeting.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes darkened, he bit the candy and thought: Little Highness, it¡¯s unimaginable, but I finally came to collect your corpse.


    A huge shadow suddenly appeared beside him, interrupting Jiang Jianming¡¯s thoughts.


    Gao Long touched his nose, the muscles on that arm bulged which seemed to contain infinite power. ¡°Going out and also relying on friends, little brother, you don¡¯t mind being friends, right?¡±


    Jiang Jianming returned to his senses and smiled gently. ¡°Of course.¡±


    The two stood there with about a hundred of new recruits around them, watching several soldiers in Silver Big Dipper uniforms open the cabin of the ship, revealing a row of blue-black mechas, which were distributed one by one.


    The model of the mecha was ¡°M-IP 18¡±. It was a regular mecha for ordinary soldiers of the Silver Big Dipper and it belonged to the non-human mecha type. There were four metal legs with an oval cabin, two mechanical arms on the left and right Its performance was average and was the easiest model to get started with.


    The letter ¡°M¡± in front of the model number means that it was a small and medium-sized mecha, and the cockpit could only accommodate up to two people.


    A moment later, Gao Long stroked the icy metal body in front of him, stared at it and made a soft wow sound. ¡°Hey, this big guy, I like it.¡±


    ¡°The IP series is a low-level mecha in Silver Big Dipper, and the rating is only C.¡± Jiang Jianming opened the cockpit, propped up the hatch with both hands, and sat on the main driver¡¯s seat. ¡°After you have achieved military merit, there will be a better one in the future.¡±


    Then the hatch slammed shut.


    In the dimness, stretched out in front of him was a console with bright blue and green lights. Jiang Jianming fastened his seat belt, pulled out the virtual panel with ease, and switched the crystal bone manipulation to manual manipulation.


    It was at this moment that his wrist device sounded again.


    Beep beep¡­beep beep!


    Suddenly, a different synthetic sound came from the headset¡ª a straight-forward juvenile voice.


    ¡°Sensing the body, Seth Henry has awakened¡±


    ¡°Master, long time no see¡±


    Jiang Jianming was startled, but in the next moment, his face showed gentleness, and he said softly. ¡°Seth, it¡¯s been a long time.¡± He bent his index finger and knocked the LCD screen of his wrist device, raised his lips and said, ¡°Come. Wang Yi?¡±


    Across the Dart Village of the Sea Galaxy, at the other end of the far interstellar space, on the Alpha Alien Star, lies the first fortress of Silver Big Dipper.


    On its bottom most layer where no one had come in for a long time, in the closed darkness, a mecha laid quietly.


    Since its owner died in battle, this mecha, which was once hailed as a legend and a miracle, had been sleeping here for three whole years. No one can wake it up, it was like a skeleton of a giant beast sealed in time, desolately declaring to the world that the Crown Prince of the Empire who was lost in the Far Star will never return home.


    However, at this moment¡­which anyone could¡¯ve passed off as nothing.


    In the depths of the cockpit inside the mecha, on the unmanned console, a golden light lit up slowly. That beam of golden light quickly gathered, as if inspired by something, and formed a manually operated virtual panel by itself.


    On the panel, a word was flashing erratically¡­..with a punctuation mark at the end.


    ¡°Wang!¡±

 CH 7

    Departure (3)


    It was about four years ago that Jiang Jianming first saw¡­ or more precisely ¡°experienced¡± Seth Henry.


    Until now, he still can¡¯t forget the day when he and Ryann stood side by side in the Royal Mecha Training Ground, and the shock and amazement that he felt in his heart when he saw that beautiful mecha.


    As well as the feeling of his three views being shattered by the mecha¡¯s intelligence.


    (t/n three views generally refer to the world outlook , the outlook on life , and the values . )


    (¡°Woof! woof woof! woof woof woof woof!!¡±


    ¡°Wu wu wu meow~ woof woof woof woof wu wu meow woof woof woof, wu meow~~)


    Jiang Jianming stood blankly in front of the mecha and began to doubt life.


    He raised his hand bit by bit stiffly and pointed to the onomatopoeia of a dog barking frantically on the virtual panel in front of him.


    ¡°Little Highness, your mecha¡¯s intelligence¡­¡±


    ¡°It has always been like this.¡± His Royal Highness Ryann was bending over to open the cockpit door for him, then raised his eyes and explained lightly, ¡°That¡¯s why the voice transmission is kept off all the year round, it¡¯s too noisy.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    I¡¯m sorry, but even with the voice blocked, it still irritates the eyes.


    Ryann: ¡°It seems that he likes you very much. Usually, Seth only barks at me.¡±


    Jiang Jianming asked very cautiously, ¡°No no, Little Highness, haven¡¯t you thought about what¡¯s wrong with your mecha¡¯s intelligence?¡±


    Unexpectedly, Ryann admitted it very easily. ¡°I know, Seth Henry is a special intellectual brain secretly developed by the Empire¡¯s Black Shark Base. The scientists all said that it is very uncontrollable. At the beginning, everyone objected to me choosing it to install.¡±


    ¡°You say uncontrollable¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming took a deep look at the cockpit and swallowed the second half of the sentence that almost came out of his mouth. ¡°Is it learning how to bark like a dog?¡±


    Then he continued softly, ¡°Then you?¡±


    ¡°However,¡±


    Ryann rolled over and jumped into the cabin, raised his hand and poked the virtual panel lightly, then poked again at the series of barks, ¡°I pulled all the S-rank and above mecha intelligence to do an actual combat evaluation, so far, this is the best.¡±


    After that, the imperial prince leaned forward and stretched out his palm to the military cadet outside the mecha, ¡°Jiang, come and try my mecha, I¡¯ll teach you to drive it.¡±


    Later on that day, he actually enjoyed playing with Ryann¡¯s mecha, and he cooperated very well with Seth Henry. The intelligence that Ryann picked, he had really nothing to say to it in terms of auxiliary functions and computing power and it also barks from time to time. However, once he accepted this setting, he found that it was actually quite adorable.


    In a word, the dog likes him very much, and he also likes the dog very much.


    When Jiang Jianming got off the mecha in the evening, his physical strength was exhausted, and he was directly held out of the cockpit by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Ryann felt sorry that he became too tired after playing. Yet he still touched the panel seemingly reluctant, then laughed saying that this intelligence was so cute.


    It was this sentence that caused great trouble.


    Jiang Jianming was born with a very low desire for material things. From his perspective of food, clothing and entertainment alone, being a royal relative or being an orphan in a slum, there¡¯s actually not much of a difference for him.


    Therefore, it was really rare for him to show a love for something, or even reluctance like this.


    He didn¡¯t realize it himself, but Ryann did.


    A few days later, Ryann removed his mecha¡¯s intelligence from the mecha alive. Then installed it on his wrist device.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t figure out how this could be installed, and because he doesn¡¯t know it yet, therefore he could only accept the fact that the most frustrating thing was that it wasn¡¯t just only a mere intelligence, but a mecha intelligence that can bark. it should be all on His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, who can¡¯t be stopped even by the old Emperor once he sets his mind on doing something.


    Until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went to the depths of the interstellar space with a posture that couldn¡¯t be stopped even by the old Emperor. Afterwards, neither he nor his mecha ever come back.


    Moreover, Seth Henry was a mecha intelligence, and it had been in a dormant state because it was too far away from its body. Jiang Jianming had really not seen this ¡°puppy¡± for a long time.


    In the closed cockpit of the turquoise black mecha, Jiang Jianming methodically controlled the M-IP 18 to move quickly.


    Along with him, there were nearly a hundred mechas of the same system around. Here were all capable elites who have passed the selection of the Albourne Star City military and obtained the qualifications to enter the far interstellar space. Mecha manipulation naturally wouldn¡¯t be a problem.


    It¡¯s just¡­. Jiang Jianming set his eyes on the manual control panel in front of him. Because he had no crystal bones and could only rely on pure manual control, he was afraid that he would never be able to find a second one that could be operated manually.


    He was silent for two breaths, and asked the intelligence again, ¡°Seth, where is your body, can you locate it?¡±


    This puppy is greatly wronged: ¡°The geographic information is damaged, unable to locate, woof!¡±


    Jiang Jianming managed to control it at a high speed, while barely freeing up one hand, tore open his combat bag, took out a notebook and threw it aside.


    ¡°There is a simplified version of the three-dimensional star map of the far interstellar space, you can convert it and import it into the information database¡­.but remember to encrypt it.¡±


    Seth Henry was an S-class mecha intelligence. At this time, he had already invaded the M-IP 18 like a ghost. The mecha¡¯s mechanical probing claws stretched out, seized the paper book that was quite rare in today¡¯s era and started scanning.


    Soon, an electronic voice sounded in the headset.


    Vague localization has been carried out, according to preliminary estimates, the position of the body is in Alpha Alien Star


    Alpha¡­ The first fortress. He remembered that the first fortress was where the military cadets were sent. Jiang Jianming squinted his eyes and said solemnly, ¡°Okay. Help me get in touch with Tang Zhen¡¯s communication.¡±


    A second later, Tang Zhen¡¯s projection flashed. The opposite side stared at him with wide eyes. ¡°Little Jiang¨Cwhere the hell are you!? Is this¡­ a mecha cockpit? Are you really in the far star?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said sincerely, ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s a little urgent, can you send me the map of the Alpha Alien Star and its surrounding stars?¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Look at you politely asking politely for a map that is a military secret, really this dangerous person!


    Soon, Jiang Jianming confirmed that the map was successfully received. ¡°Seth Henry, import it, and perform precise positioning.¡±


    Precise positioning is successful! The body is located in Alpha Alien Star, ground floor of the first fortress of Silver Big Dipper in the E2 area, with a depth of 50 meters below the surface.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes sank. Sure enough, just as he expected¡­..


    Tang Zhen was still talking in his ear. ¡°Little Jiang, where are you? Do you want me to go out sometime and pick you up?¡± He sighed gloomily and said to himself, ¡°You don¡¯t know.The officer that took us was so bad-tempered. Do you know that I had to figure out how to sneak out before picking up your call?¡±


    Jiang Ming was pondering things, and simply responded casually. ¡°No need to do that, I am in Beta Alien, and I will soon arrive at the second fortress.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s eyes almost fell off. ¡°Huh??¡±


    Jiang Ming: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Snow is equipped with a complete aerospace system. I will go over and meet you as soon as possible. You can just wait there.¡±


    ¡°Huh!? Wait a minute¨C¡±


    ¡°Be careful of yourself, don¡¯t always think about taking care of others. The far star has not been peaceful in recent years, anything can happen, don¡¯t be careless, see you.¡±


    ¡°Hey, hello!? Wait, don¡¯t mess around. Jiang Jianming, do you have any bit of self-consciousness as a disabled human being? The load of the high-dimensional transition for you is¨C¡±


    Close.


    Jiang Jianming cut off the communication mercilessly.


    Since Ryann¡¯s mecha was in the first fortress of Alpha Star, maybe many of Ryann¡¯s relics would also be there. He was bound to go there. Anyway, he had already reached the distant interstellar space, and he had a special order in hand. Naturally,  there wouldn¡¯t be a problem in going to either the first fortress or the second fortress.


    But¡­ Jiang Jianming thought to himself, can I find a chance to slip away if something were to happen?


    Just as he was planning, he suddenly heard someone vaguely shouting something outside. That voice was very familiar, it was his new ¡°friend¡±.


    ¡°Little brother! Hey¨Clittle brother!¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned around in astonishment, and saw a mecha rushing close to him. Gao Long stuck out his forehead from the cockpit and waved at him frantically, with a bright smile.


    ¡°Hehe, this mecha runs really fast, I like it, I like it so much!¡±


    This stupid big man¡­ Jianming helplessly twitched the corners of his mouth, and reluctantly waved his hand for the time being.


    Gao Long¡¯s shouting attracted a lot of attention, and the surrounding new human elites turned their attention to them one by one.


    Suddenly, someone exclaimed. ¡°Ah, this big man¡­isn¡¯t this Gao Long, the Giant of Mars? That new human who survived the dust storm several years ago!¡±


    ¡°Is it him? Gao Long actually came to Silver Big Dipper?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s probably boring to stay in a place where even Mars starbird don¡¯t shit.¡±


    When Gao Long listened to others talking about him, he wasn¡¯t angry and still grinned innocently.


    ¡°Me? My bastard father is here and I came here to find someone.¡±


    Another person looked at Jiang Jianming and sneered arrogantly.


    ¡°But who is the kid next to him? He¡¯s so good-looking.¡±


    ¡°Look at that small waist and a pale face¡­ I believe he is a disabled human being.¡±


    ¡°You know, powerful new humans will always be low-key and in hiding, is it that easy to be Gao Long¡¯s brother!¡±


    Obviously, the stable traveling speed of the military mecha and the guarantee of being in the safe area gave everyone the intention to whisper curiously.


    The atmosphere became more lively after everyone chatted for a few words. Until a Silver Big Dipper sergeant shouted, ¡°Pilot number x-071! The cockpit is not allowed to be open while the mecha is moving¡ªpilot x-071, do you hear me!?¡±


    Gao Long scratched his head. ¡°Who, who? Are you talking about me?¡±


    ¡°I repeat, you are not allowed to open the cockpit while¡ª¡±


    Boom!!


    Before the sergeant could finish speaking, the earth shook without warning.


    Woooo¡­


    The alarm sounded sharply, the next moment the mecha tilted, and half of its body was floating in the air. Jiang Jianming¡¯s face changed suddenly, his whole body was forced forward, and the seat belt almost broke his waist and abdomen!


    Another shock came. Several turquoise black mechas fell down in the field of vision. When they collided with each other, they smashed loudly, and a flying fire mixed with electric light exploded!


    ¡°Hey, what¡¯s going on¡ª¡±


    ¡°Get away quickly. I, I can¡¯t control the mecha!!¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Luis was both shocked and angry. ¡°If a situation like this occurs, stop moving! I repeat, all drivers stop moving, the entire team is on standby!¡±


    In the violently shaking cockpit, Seth Henry¡¯s broken direct voice was heard.


    The violent fluctuation reaction of crystal particles is sensed in front, which is preliminarily presumed to be caused by high-order crystal bone interference¡­ The source of the fluctuation is being locked, it is¡­


    Jiang Jianming suddenly yanked the lever to the extreme, and his bones and internal organs were in severe pain from the chaotic crystal particles in the air. However, he did not let go of his strength, and said with a sharp bite, ¡°Seth, tranquilizer¡ª¡±


    Bang!


    Seconds later, the half-floating mecha landed again, and at the same time, an extremely thin needle pierced the skin from the back of the neck, pushing an icy liquid.


    Danger alert, an approaching unknown lifeform detected underground, danger alert!


    Urgently change to sensing the unknown lifeform, locking the lifeform¡ª


    What?


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes turned black from the pain just now, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. The tremor that was several times stronger than before came again¡­ by coincidence, it happened to be right below him.


    The next moment, a sudden change occurred, the scarlet surface suddenly burst into cracks, countless sharp shadows rose from the ground, and his entire mecha was lifted up!


    An amiable looking uncle instantly changed his face and shouted, ¡°Underground¡­there is something underground, it¡¯s coming out!¡±


    A tremendous force pushed along the iron wall of the mecha which made his vision spinning around. Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t see what was coming out of the ground, so he fired a cannon first by intuition.


    The recoil sent the mecha flying, and he heard a deafening scream¡ªthat didn¡¯t belong to any kind of creature he knew.


    Someone screamed. ¡°Alien¡­. Alien creature!?¡±


    Between the flashes of light, Jiang Jianming¡¯s mind was unusually calm. He forced himself to endure the dizziness and opened his eyes, to clearly see the ground amidst the glare of artillery fires.


    The ground had been completely cracked, and a huge white centipede-shaped creature with a height of two floors emerged, using its dense limbs and feet. Every piece of flesh on its body was squirming and constantly squeezing out unknown mucus. Disgusting.


    ¡°Lue lue lue kasha kasha¡­!!!¡±


    Sharp strange cries echoed in the sky of Beta Alien, accompanied by the exclamations of all the recruits.


    The white giant centipede was writhing wildly, looking like it had just experienced a hard battle and its layer of crystalline armor that had originally covered its body was completely cut and bruised.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s shot just now broke one of its injured legs. Blood splattered everywhere and the smell was very unpleasant.


    Several mechas around have been thrown away by its writhing. Jiang Jianming steadied the control with both hands, and cold sweat dripped down from the tip of his nose¨C


    ¨Che was too close. The white centipede¡¯s head was already coming his way, and its shadow completely shrouded his mecha!


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis¡¯ eyes were red with anxiety as he shouted, ¡°Kid! Back up!!¡±


    It hasn¡¯t even been two hours since they entered Beta Alien. All was calm the first second, yet in the next moment, life and death were suddenly on the line. If a normal person would experience this, they would be scared and stunned.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s first reaction was to raise the muzzle of the mecha, not retreating but advancing. However, before he had the time to fire again, suddenly a ray of light passed in front of him.


    Puchi!!


    The afterimage flashed, and in the next moment, dirty blood sprayed into the sky.


    The head of the huge centipede was pierced by a crystal bone from the side. It made a piercing scream, rolled and smashed on the surface. Jiang Jianming gasped and turned around, only to see the M-IP 18 standing beside him with its cockpit empty, while a tall man stood on its body.


    From Gao Long¡¯s broad shoulders, two sharp crystalline prisms ¡°grew¡±, which were dark and clear, like a pair of crystal fists, extending out dozens of meters.


    The expression on his face was still simple and honest. Looking at Jiang Jianming, he squeezed his right eye, smiled and showed a row of white teeth.


    At the same time, the muscles on the shoulders and arms bulged violently, the crystal bones trembled, and as they contracted back, blood splattered all over the ground.

 CH 8

    Departure (4)


    Several Silver Big Dipper officers open fire together, and after an indiscriminate bombardment, the giant centipede spewed blood and fell, shattering a large piece of rock and sending dusts flying.


    The atmosphere became solemn. Several mechas that had fallen were re-manipulated and stood up. Everyone was shocked and uncertain, and many were discussing in panic.


    Several sergeants of Silver Big Dipper confirmed that the giant centipede was completely dead from the dispersion of the crystal particles, and one of them said in a hurry.


    ¡°This is impossible, Lieutenant Colonel, this is obviously a safe area, only one step away from the fortress¡ª¡±


    ¡°Shut up, can¡¯t you see that there¡¯s something wrong with the fortress.¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis¡¯ face was ghastly pale. ¡°The contact has not been connected yet. Tell the recruits to take a defensive formation and keep alert at all times.¡±


    Inside the mecha, Jiang Jianming breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back on the driver¡¯s seat and rubbed his eyebrows.


    Damn amazing far interstellar space. He had just nagged Tang Zhen a few minutes ago that he couldn¡¯t be careless, then this happened¡­ but it was really too scary¡­


    A mecha approached next to it. Gao Long had already retracted his crystal bones long ago, and probed his head to look at the body of the white centipede. ¡°Ah! What the hell is so powerful? So that crystal particle fluctuations were transmitted from here. They looked like condensed real crystals.¡±


    ¡°Real crystal?¡± Jiang Jianming was slightly startled, he straightened up, his eyes fell on the corpse of the giant centipede again, and suddenly he froze for a moment¡ª


    In hindsight, he saw countless crystalline spikes piercing the centipede¡¯s hard armor. When this monster came out of the ground, it had already been seriously injured by those crystal thorns, like a cluster of thorns growing with blood, all of them were translucent bright red gold color. It was as if pure red magma was flowing in the golden river. It was dazzlingly beautiful, but it also implied danger.


    This ¡°real crystal¡± ¡ª in particular, it refers to the state in which the originally invisible crystal particles in the atmosphere aggregated and crystallized after being disturbed by excessive external force.


    The crystal bone of the new human being was actually a true crystal in an autonomous and controllable form. It¡¯s just that natural crystals were colorless and patternless, while the crystals manipulated by a new human will bring different colors and textures when they crystallize.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes gradually rolled up, and he fixedly looked at the golden red real crystal on the corpse of the alien creature.


    His grip on the rod tightened, and exerted force until his knuckles turned blue.


    ¡°How is it possible¡­¡±


    Kacha!


    The operation mode of Jiang Jianming¡¯s mecha was switched to automatic mode, his fingers fell on his neckline, and quickly hooked out a necklace that was worn close to the skin. A ring hung from the end of it and it had the same translucent red gold luster and the same reflective spar texture.


    It¡¯s just that the real crystal on the corpse of the alien creature was full of violent and dangerous aura, while the ring in Jiang Jianming¡¯s hand was extremely delicate, like a rose wrapped around a lover¡¯s ring finger.


    Other than that¡­they¡¯re pretty much the same.


    ¡°Seth,¡± Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice was hoarse and trembling slightly, ¡°Why¡­ Ryann¡¯s crystal bone¡­¡±


    (¡­..) Seth Henry was uncharacteristically silent for a moment, then said:


    Master, if you want to match the real crystal and the crystal bone, you need to measure whether the color and light data, grain direction and internal crystal particle activity of the two are consistent. This is a very complicated process woof woof¡­ You can ¡®t judge by visual observation alone that it is the real crystal..woof woof¡­coagulated from the old master¡¯s crystal bone.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming took a deep breath and closed his eyes.


    In the next second, Jiang Jianming opened the hard cockpit, leaned out from the mecha, his face and voice were unusually cold. ¡°Yes, a high-level crystal bone can make the crystal particles crystallize the moment it is released¡­ this alien creature may have just fought against a very powerful new human being.¡±


    He said to Gao Long and jumped directly from the mecha. On the broken red hard soil, the corpse of the monster lay in front of him.


    From behind came the cry of a sergeant of the Silver Big Dipper.


    ¡°Kid, what are you doing, the situation is unknown and dangerous, go back to the cockpit of the mecha!¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned a deaf ear, stretched out his hand to hold a small piece of real crystal, and simply tried to break it with force!


    Break it..


    ¡°Don¡¯t move! We are already contacting the fortress to inquire about the situation, obey the order, and go back to the cockpit¨C¡±


    So hard, he can¡¯t break it.


    Jiang Jianming was silent for a moment in embarrassment. He withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened, and turned to Gao Long calmly.


    ¡°Good friend, please come down and use your crystal bone to help me break a piece of this real crystal.¡±


    ¡°Eh, okay!¡± So Gao Long also jumped down.


    The sergeant of Silver Big Dipper: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    This duo was too daring, and all the recruits who had just stabilized their formation were stunned. One sergeant hesitated and said: ¡°Lieutenant Colonel, this¡­¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis had a sullen face. He thought of the special order chip and shook his head. ¡°Forget it.¡±


    His wrist device happened to flash at this moment, and the lieutenant colonel raised his hand and made a quiet gesture, then turned around and connected the communication.


    Jiang Jianming just took the real crystal back to the cockpit of the mecha and gave it to Seth for the so-called complicated comparative analysis. At this time, he thought of an idea.


    He pointed to the lieutenant colonel and whispered to Seth Henry. ¡°Seth, do you still have the communication frequency of the Silver Big Dipper military in your information database¡­ Can you help me tap into their conversation?¡±


    Seth Henry, the super omnipotent intelligence who fought alongside the late crown prince for many years, was basically ¡°the only that can do the unexpected, and nothing can be done without it.¡±


    Corresponding frequency has been confirmed¡ª


    Invasion of the communication channel¡­woof!


    The screen flickered for a few seconds, and then lightning suddenly flashed. Another flash of lightning showed the smoky black iron fortress building and the face of a middle-aged man in a Silver Big Dipper uniform!


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis looked up. ¡°This is Lieutenant Colonel Louis who is handling the recruits, asking about the situation of the fortress!¡±


    The middle-aged man hurriedly grabbed his military cap. He seemed restless, and shouted in the roaring background sound. ¡°Heck, forget it. ¡°Lava¡± bandits stole the interference wave and used it to overshadow our mecha, even fucking attracted alien creatures¡ª bro, take the rookies and hide well, don¡¯t come back!¡±


    As soon as these words came out, not only was the eavesdropper Jiang Jianming surprised, but Lieutenant Colonel Louis¡¯ tone also changed. ¡°What!? Now you¡­¡±


    ¡°Now all the mechas can¡¯t be launched, and the technicians are still on it!¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis¡¯ face sank, and he glanced around. ¡°We still have more than 100 IPs here, if you need support¨C¡±


    Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man¡¯s expression changed greatly, and he waved his hands again and again. ¡°Don¡¯t come! Alien creatures are not a problem, His Highness is here with us!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s pupils suddenly shrank. He held his breath and he felt a chill run from his head to the soles of his feet.


    His Highness¡­. how long has it been since he heard this title from a stranger?


    On the other hand, he said that His Highness is there!?


    Louis choked for a moment, and said while stunned. ¡°His Royal Highness Garcia!?¡± Then he breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°¡­It turns out that His Royal Highness has returned to the fortress, so it¡¯s all right.¡±


    The opposite wanted to cry without tears. ¡°It¡¯s not okay! It¡¯s such a big incident, His Highness is already angry! Look, see the smoke behind me, it¡¯s not because of a thief or an alien creature, it¡¯s His Highness¡¯s crystal bone that blew it up!¡±


    ¡°Louis, keep an eye on those recruits, don¡¯t add fuel to His Highness¡¯ anger¡­ Also, there may be alien creatures fleeing to your side¨Cwhat? Has one already passed?¡­damn it!¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t listen carefully to what the two Silver Big Dipper officers said after that. He remembered that before he left Aslan, a lot of rumors circulated in the Imperial Capital, such as His Majesty appointing a new crown prince this winter.


    When he came back to his senses, Lieutenant Colonel Louis had already cut off the communication.


    ¡°Excuse me, can I ask?¡± Jiang Jianming, once again found himself leaning out of the mecha.


    The dry wind of the alien star blew his black hair, and under the soft hair, his eyebrows and eyes were as pure as the Milky Way. ¡°The person you just mentioned¡­His Royal Highness Garcia, who is that?¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis gave a ¡°hmm¡± and looked around.


    ¡°His Royal Highness Garcia Kaios is the second prince of the empire. It¡¯s normal that you don¡¯t know about him.¡± Obviously, he not only said this to Jiang Jianming, but also took the opportunity to tell all the recruits.


    ¡°His Royal Highness Garcia is different from the late Prince Ryann. He grew up in the Far Star since childhood, and even the citizens of the Empire rarely heard of his name. However, His Highness is a powerful new human being no less than the late Prince Ryann, and he is also one of the supreme commanders of Silver Big Dipper Fortress.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just that His Royal Highness Garcia has been going back and forth between the first fortress and the outer space starship all the year round. This time, it should be due to a special case that he stayed in the Second Fortress.¡±


    The lieutenant colonel paused, curled his lips, and continued, ¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter, you are all famous talents in your respective star cities. As long as you perform well, you will always have the opportunity to see His Highness in the future. Then you can see what is real¡­hmph, tough and unreasonable.¡±


    As expected, there was a burst of shrieks around. Jiang Jianming¡¯s face showed a clear look. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is¡­Thank you.¡±


    Bang. He retreated back into the mecha and closed the cockpit door. Then pull the seat belt, press the control screen with ten fingers, and quickly type.


    There were flashing red words on the screen.


    The target position has been locked: the second fortress of Silver Big Dipper


    Command had been received: M-IP 18 is about to switch its form, woof!


    ¡°¡­.kidding. ¡°Jiang Jianming¡¯s brows were cold. ¡°Ryann never told me that he has an Imperial brother.¡± Then he pinched the ring through the fabric of his clothes.


    Flight Configuration Switching¡­20%¡­40%¡­70%¡­90%¡­100%!¡±


    The next moment, the M-IP 18 mecha burst out with strong light.


    The four-pointy legs, the two mechanical arms and the muzzle shrank at the same time, left and right wings and a rear tail popped out, the engine exerted frantic force, and the deformation switching was completed within two seconds.


    ¡°Kid, what are you doing! You¡­. Come back¡­!¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis, who was the first to respond, only had time to shout in a panic, but the wind drowned the end of his sentence. Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t even listen to what he was shouting about.


    He pulled the lever, and the mecha instantly lifted into the air!


    The strong wind swept up the terracotta soil and raised dust with only Gao Long¡¯s loud voice that sounded in the wind.


    ¡°Hey!¨CLittle brother, where are you going?¡ª¡±

 CH 9

    Flying geese (1)


    The second fortress of Silver Big Dipper, located in the C5 area of ??Beta Alien.


    Continuous black iron walls enclosed a world for the human legion stationed in the distant star, which was the most taciturn and hardest fortress.


    However, at this moment, artillery fires were constantly flying over.


    Dozens of gray-black mechas were like falcons flying wildly. A hideous red totem was painted on both the two wings of each body, which looked like flowing lava, and a smile of the devil.


    On the ground, dense alien creatures were squirming forward, using their hard shells, thorns, horns, claws and teeth, roaring and hitting the fortress wall.


    ¡°Reporting sir, District 3 can¡¯t hold it anymore. If the wall collapses, next will be the real crystal mine warehouse behind, urgently asking for support!!¡±


    ¡°Four o¡¯clock! Increase the firepower!! Old Li, take your men to make up for¡ª¡±


    ¡°Reporting sir, it will take ten minutes for technicians to decipher the interference wave¡­¡±


    Resounding voices rose one after another in various roars, figures were running, machine guns were shooting bullets, and people were sometimes hit by strafing artillery fire in the air. The atmosphere was filled with the smell of blood.


    At the top of the tallest black watchtower, sat a young and handsome nobleman.


    He did not wear the uniform of Silver Big Dipper, but a black and gold suit of imperial nobility. The white-blond curly hair was tied with a red ribbon at the back of the head, flying along the strong wind.


    Such a person, with such a posture, appearing in a battlefield filled with gunfire, looked almost dazzling and deceiving.


    A defense officer of the fortress¨Cthe middle-aged man who had just communicated with Lieutenant Colonel Louis was trembling.


    ¡°Your, Your Highness¡­¡±


    The handsome aristocrat known as His Royal Highness sullenly closed his emerald-colored icy eyes, and there seemed to be furious flames between his eyebrows.


    ¡°How long does it take for the mechas to take off?¡±


    ¡°Half, half an hour¡­an hour at most!¡±


    ¡°A bunch of good-for-nothings.¡±


    Prince Garcia spat out a merciless sentence. He stood up, his body was extraordinarily slender.


    ¡°Let the fortress stop the anti-aircraft guns, the ¡°Lava¡± mechas are all modeled with specialized air combat capabilities, you can¡¯t hit them.¡±


    The prince lowered his eyes, swept his gaze down again, and pondered.


    ¡°The efficiency is too low¡­ The shooting of alien creatures has also stopped. Is this for ¡°Lava¡± to use as a living target?¡±


    ¡°But, but Your Highness, there is no firepower to suppress the alien creatures¡­¡±


    ¡°Firepower to suppress¨C¡± the prince calmly narrowed his emerald-green eyes, ¡°I¡¯ll do it.¡±


    Before he finished speaking, the ground outside the fortress suddenly burst apart, countless red-golden crystals pierced out of thin air, and the cracks spread for dozens of meters.


    ¡°@*& ¡ª¡ª!!!¡±


    ¡°&..?# ¡ª¡ª!!!¡±


    The piercing screams of alien creatures echoed throughout the skies, and even the walls of the fortress exploded with fire and black smoke rolled up.


    ¡°Your Highness¡ªYour Highness, calm down!¡± The officer felt like crying. ¡°Your Highness, please don¡¯t do this. Any more attacks of this size, our fortress will really be blown down!¡±


    ¡°Do you prefer to let the thieves blow it then?¡± His Royal Highness Garcia sneered, raised his palms upwards, his slender fingers flexed, and the cracking of his knuckles sounded faintly.


    In the next moment, real crystal exploded outside the fortress again, hard soil along with corpses of alien creatures were lifted into the air.


    The officer was all the more about to collapse. ¡°Your Highness, Your Highness, then what about blowing it up gently, blowing it gently¡­..¡±


    In the air, the gray-black mechas of ¡°Lava¡± formed a tight formation, surrounding a red mecha in the center.


    On the driver¡¯s seat of the scarlet mecha, sat a young man. Looking at the appearance, he could be fourteen or fifteen years old. Under his flamboyant red hair was a radiant and enchanting beautiful face, however, there was a violent aura between his eyebrows and eyes, which ruined this delicate image.


    The young leader of the Space Pirates called ¡°Lava¡±, a little devil who was said to be born with S-rank crystal bones, was named ¡°Red Dragon¡±.


    ¡°I made a mistake¡­¡± Red Dragon narrowed his eyes grimly and licked his lower lip. ¡°Garcia, this monster is actually in the fortress. ¡°


    He sneered again. ¡°Hmph, the imperial family is really funny. When one monster dies, another one appears. Even if they say they didn¡¯t do genetic experiments in the dark, ghosts wouldn¡¯t believe it.¡±


    Behind the boy, stood a tall bronze-skinned man, with a black crystal bone condensed on his naked arm, the end of which was attached to the mecha control screen¡ªa typical crystal bone manipulation.


    The man leaned down with a respectful attitude. ¡°Boss, do we withdraw?¡±


    ¡°Withdraw? Why withdraw?¡±


    The red-haired boy grinned and smiled maliciously, ¡°Look at Garcia¡¯s face¡­ Mmm, there aren¡¯t many chances to see His Royal Highness of the Empire be this exhausted. Tease him for an hour before we withdraw.¡±


    At the top of the watchtower, Garcia stared at the red mecha, and a cold feeling flitted across his eyes.


    ¡­too far away.


    No matter how strong or how high his crystal bone rank was, he cannot directly fight with a flying mecha at such a height.


    If there was at least even a common IP¡­..No, even if it¡¯s a tattered civilian mecha that could take him into the air, he can knock down most of the mechas of this group of thieves, but now¡­


    Garcia took two steps forward, the front foot stepped on the edge of the building, and his pitch-black toe was already hanging in the air. The defense officer became so frightened.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be impulsive, Your Highness, you¡¯d better continue bombing, Your¡ª.¡±


    Garcia didn¡¯t give him a glance and simply looked down. Unexpectedly, at a certain moment, he frowned deeply, and two words were spit out from his thin lips.


    ¡°¡­ Mecha?¡±


    ****


    Master, you are impulsive, this is not a rational plan. Woof!


    In the cockpit of the M-18, various red and blue dots flickered. The driver¡¯s operation has reached the limit of this poor mecha, and as long as one was not careful, it would overload and cause failure.


    Jiang Jianming looked mild and did not panic. ¡°Are you trying to talk reason to a disabled human being who had come to the distant stars?¡±


    You shouldn¡¯t take risks like this, woof! As long as you enter the Silver Big Dipper Fortress normally, there is a more than 60% chance that you will be able to meet the Second Prince in the future, but now, you have a 97.6% probability of receiving military interrogation, and a 78.5% probability of your identity being revealed and be sent back to Aslan Star, woof woof woof¡­.


    Jiang Jianming raised his hand and cut off the intelligence¡¯s voice transmission, his smile not reaching the bottom of his eyes.


    ¡°Good Seth, I know you are very excited too. Don¡¯t let your emotions affect your computing ability¡­ No, why should I talk about emotions to an intelligence?¡±


    ¡­.Woof! Seth puppy closed his ¡°mouth¡± aggrievedly, showing row after row of data graphs.


    Even Jiang Jianming thought it was impossible to land on the fortress safely under the bombardment of the pirate mecha group. But if he used the bunker, took a quick circle around the battlefield and saw the true face of His Royal Highness Garcia, as long as it was properly manipulated, it wouldn¡¯t be without hope.


    The flying M-IP 18 cut into the battlefield without hesitation, turned into an arc, swept through the dense alien creatures, and plunged into the firepower range of the ¡°Lava¡± space pirates!


    Soon, many people in the Second Fortress discovered this familiar model and looked at each other in amazement.


    ¡°Look there, isn¡¯t that our IP mecha?¡±


    ¡°One of us? But why is there only one? How did it get here?¡±


    Someone slapped his forehead and said in surprise.


    ¡°Hey, we all forgot, today is the day the recruits arrive at the fortress!¡±


    ¡°But what is the use of only one IP, no matter how close it gets to the enemies, if it will not be torn apart by alien creatures, it would be blasted instead by the Lava.¡±


    ¡°Please, sir, do you want to send a communication to that IP!?¡±


    The many thieves of Lava showed a disdainful smile.


    ¡°Hehe¡­ Boss, is this a little bug overestimating itself?¡±


    Red Dragon also laughed, and he laughed with a kind of naive cruelty.


    ¡°Crush it to death.¡±


    In mid-air, more than a dozen gun barrels twisted their direction towards the ordinary mecha.


    Everyone in the Second Fortress couldn¡¯t help but have a violent beating heart at this moment. The correspondent who connected the internal frequency of the military to the mecha, however, was not sure whether the other side could hear it or not, directly shouted.


    ¡°The driver of that moving IP! Military order, please evacuate the battlefield immediately, please immediately¡­..¡±


    Of course Jiang Jianming heard it, after all, he was still eavesdropping on the private communication between officers a moment ago. He moved his fingers. In front of the driver¡¯s seat of the M-IP 18, the baffle plate armor dropped down slightly.


    Therefore, at this moment, through the alloy glass, everyone could clearly see the master who controls this ¡°divine soldier sent from heaven¡± ¡ª the owner of the mecha ¡ª a handsome and slender young man¡­..too slender even. Because of this, the black-haired young man did not seem to fit in the battlefield.


    Red Dragon waved his hand. ¡°Fire, don¡¯t let the little bug fly away.¡±


    The dark-haired young man did not run.


    He raised his head and neck, his quiet gaze penetrated the smoke in the sky, and locked on the face of the long platinum-haired prince at the top of the fortress.


    Garcia looked down almost at the same time. The unnamed military cadet and the prince who was far away, both having the same indestructible gazes, had a fleeting meeting amidst the chaos.


    In an instant, Jiang Jianjianming¡¯s palm suddenly pushed the lever to the deepest point, and an extremely cold light erupted from the bottom of his eyes!


    After that, everything happened in the blink of an eye.


    Many, many years later, Silver Big Dipper soldiers who witnessed the next scene would tell it to their children and grandchildren again and again. Eyes of the veterans that would always be filled with nostalgia and longing, as well as the excitement that the years can¡¯t be smoothed out.


    At that moment ¡ª


    ¡ªmore than a dozen Lava mecha guns fired at the same time, and black smoke and cannon light drowned the M-IP 18 that was in extreme flight. At the same time, Second Prince Garcia turned over from the tip of the highest watchtower in the fortress and jumped down, and released a huge crystal bone that was as dazzling as the sun¡¯s corona behind him.


    The ¡°Lava¡± pirates were caught off guard. Under the panic, countless artillery fires swept over, but the machine guns could not penetrate the giant crystal bone wings of His Royal Highness.


    A red golden light flashed, real crystal suddenly punctured out of thin air. A ¡°Lava¡± mecha was pierced countlessly, and it fell with buzz and smoke!


    After that, the blue-black mecha swept upwards, breaking out of the billowing smoke and fire, and its damaged wings ripped apart the dust and reached the sky. Just like the frost blade unsheathed by a knight in a legend of an ancient century, and like the wild geese flying by the cedar lake.


    In the next moment. The prince landed on this mecha.


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 CH 10

    Flying geese (2)


    The prince landed on the mecha.


    ¡ªObviously, this was the simplest sentence to describe it.


    But the more detailed facts were¡ª


    His Royal Highness fell from a high altitude and was bombed all the way by the bandits, yet he was unscatched, however, his acceleration increased layer by layer as he went down.


    When the red golden crystal bone unfolded in a millisecond and slammed into the wings of the mecha, the huge impact it brought to the cockpit was no less than a cannonball on the top of the head.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s vision darkened in a physiological sense, buzzing in the ears filled his consciousness sharply, and the blood in his chest rolled to the point of almost suffocation¡ªafter a while, he firmly believed that he was not flustered at present because of his strong perseverance.


    I should have changed to a more advanced Snow¡­


    Jiang Jianming bit his tongue, forcing himself to wake up, and squinted to see the figure on the mecha.


    His Highness obviously suffered the same impact, even without a pressure-relief protection, however he straightened up, like it was nothing.


    The platinum curly hair stretched in the strong wind. Prince Garcia put away his long crystal bone, looking like a handsome and ruthless God of War.


    Jiang Jianming reluctantly felt the huge difference between the human races again¡­. He even felt that the gap between the disabled humans and the new humans might be bigger than the gap between the humans and chimpanzees in the old era.


    Warning, warning! The degree of damage of the mecha reached 27%, the possibility of a crash may happen any time¡­.


    Jiang Jianming turned sideways, raised his voice and shouted, ¡°Your Highness.¡±


    His expression was still gentle and unrestrained, even though the intelligence was madly shouting emergency in his ears.


    Because the prince was close at hand, he noticed he had a face that was almost exactly the same as the late Prince Ryann, but a little more mature and handsome, as if the face in his memory had indeed passed three years.


    ¡°Launch.¡± Garcia just glanced down at this strange young man, then gave a sharp order, ¡°Pursue the remaining bandits.¡±


    After the attack just now, the Lava¡¯s losses were not small and they¡¯re already in formation to flee and withdraw. What this group of space pirates were best at was guerrilla warfare, immediately escaping after one shot. They were the elites in having the best fleeing ability, to the point of making the enemy stomped their feet in anger.


    Jiang Jianming. ¡°Your Highness, this mecha can¡¯t hold it anymore.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s tone was unquestionable. ¡°It won¡¯t incur damages anymore, lift off.¡±


    Jiang Jianming immediately deciphered the meaning of the prince¨C


    ¨Cbecause he is here, he is standing here, so even if he shuttles through the hail of bullets, this mecha will not be damaged again.


    Too similar.


    Even with such a cold and aggressive personality and a frivolous manner,


    Jiang Jianming still manipulated the mecha into the sky, with his gaze looking dark and gloomy.


    The only difference between them was that the Ryann he remembered would never speak to him in such a condescending tone.


    Even at their last meeting back then¡­¡­At that time, the Little Highness unusually spoke cold words to him and then resolutely decided to leave. But even so, it was a break between lovers, not an order from a superior to an inferior.


    Warning, warning! The degree of damage of the mecha reached 27%, please land immediately..


    The several broken mechas of the pirates were still firing frantically, but Garcia unfolded his crystal bones again behind him, protecting the tattered M-IP 18 in the center like a pair of celestial wings.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    Explosions continued, but not a single attack was able to penetrate the pair of huge red gold crystal bones. His Royal Highness meant what he said, and actually blocked it all.


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming was silent. He remembered Ryann¡¯s crystal bone. When it unfolded, it seemed that all the lights in the world would be swallowed up. It was terribly powerful, as if it was born with utmost cruel aggression.


    Its kind was one among the few super S-rank crystal bone in the Empire, its toughness was one that mecha cannons can¡¯t penetrate, and one that can also be extended at will.


    He thought he would never witness something like that again in this life.


    ¡°One o¡¯clock, 16.39 inclination, fire.¡±


    The prince¡¯s slightly cold voice sounded from above.


    Jiang Jianming fired a shot obediently. There seemed to be a gray-black mecha sitting down in the distance¨Cit appeared to be two of them¡­.doesn¡¯t matter.


    He heard his heart pounding fast in his chest, his eardrums thumping, and the blood vessels all over his body were pulsing along with it, turning from icy cold to boiling hot.


    Appearance, voice, personality, crystal bones, bearing¨Ceven if there were slight differences in the details, it was still too similar. Similar enough to be identified as the same person.


    Jiang Jianming gritted his trembling teeth.


    He made all kinds of plans for this trip. In fact, it was just for the sake of these eight characters: To see ¡°live without people, die without corpses.¡±


    (t/n live without people, die without corpses-whereabouts of the person are unknown, and its life and death are unknown.)


    The possibilities were many, but they were nothing more than¨Cfinding Ryann alive, or finding Ryan¡¯s corpse, or turning himself into a corpse first before he could find anything.


    The current situation clearly does not fit into any of these categories.


    ¡ª¡ªOn the first day he came to the Far Star, he met his Little Highness who should have died in the depths of the universe. His Highness had another name and identity, and seemed to have never known him.


    ***


    Occasionally glancing down, Silver Big Dipper base was gradually being left behind. Jiang Jianming slowed down the mecha, and the mechas of the Lava space bandits in front of them broke through the clouds one after another, and soon disappeared without a trace.


    Garcia¡¯s eyes sank. ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said indifferently, ¡°Your Highness, this mecha is just a weak and pitiful M-IP 18, you can¡¯t force it to chase the specialized mecha of Lava.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°I said¡­¡±


    ¡°¡ªYou can¡¯t force me.¡± Jiang Jianming raised his cold eyes, his face was slightly pale, yet his expression was serious.


    He leaned back on the driver¡¯s seat and pointed to himself.


    ¡°After all, I¡¯m just a mediocre recruit, and I can¡¯t handle such a high-intensity mech battle. If I suffer a sudden shock later and cause the mecha to crash, will a legendary third prince appear in the empire after?¡±


    Above the sky, the damaged M-IP 18 hovered, letting the wind blow around it.


    Surprisingly, Garcia was not irritated by the remarks that could be called great injustice.


    He simply turned his eyes unhurriedly, and settled on Jiang Jianming for the first time.


    The prince¡¯s emerald eyes were deep, he suddenly leaned over, and placed one hand on the alloy glass outside the cockpit, his slender five fingers vaguely brought a sense of oppression.


    ¡°Disobeying orders in battle, laying preposterous views onto a royal member,¡± Garcia said in a deep voice, ¡°The recruits Silver Big Dipper accepted this year are quite courageous.¡±


    Jiang Jianming replied in a low voice, ¡°Just a mere recruit, it doesn¡¯t matter if I am brave , but you¡¯re a prince, even if it¡¯s to protect the fortress, you shouldn¡¯t take risks like this.¡±


    Garcia raised his brows.


    ¡­.The performance difference of the mecha was like a natural moat, and everyone knew that it was impossible to catch up. But now the fortress was surrounded by alien creatures, and it would take at least half an hour for the mechas to lift off. If Lava were to fire another shot from the sky, a number of casualties would surely be found in the fortress.


    A moment ago he was still sitting on the tallest watchtower and bombarded indiscriminately, of course it was not because the wind was cool there, but to attract the firepower of the space bandits.


    Just now, the reason why he chased after the Lava mechas alone, of course, was not to pursue victory¡­ but because, if he didn¡¯t do enough bluffing, those space bandits would definitely turn back and continue to attack the fortress.


    Garcia took a deep look at Jiang Jianming, a little surprised that such a young recruit could see so clearly. Seeing that the Lava had gone far, the prince was no longer interested in chasing them. Instead, he felt that the person in front of him was more interesting. He asked, ¡°Who told you to come here with your mecha alone?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said: ¡°No one. Lieutenant Colonel Louis told us to stand by. I¡¯m¡­ As you said, I disobeyed orders in battle.¡±


    Garcia couldn¡¯t help but chuckle in surprise, thanks to the magnificent face bestowed by the god¡¯s love, the prince¡¯s eyebrows seemed to be dazzling and sharp when he loosened his face. ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡­the situation became somewhat magical for a moment.


    An imperial prince and a military cadet who had just arrived in the distant interstellar space were actually chatting on a hovering broken mecha in midair that could crash at any time.


    One was sitting alone outside the mecha while the other was sitting alone inside the cockpit. The atmosphere was actually very gentle, not one would expect when meeting for the first time, rather, it felt like meeting an old acquaintance.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°I once met another person with a golden and red crystal bone, and it was unforgettable¡­ But he died, at least the world said he had died.¡± He paused, then he suddenly raised his eyes, ¡°Your Highness, has someone ever told you that you are very similar to Prince Ryann?¡±


    ¡°¡­.¡±


    For a moment, Jiang Jianming clearly saw a line of fire passing through the deep emerald eyes of the prince.


    Kacha¡­.


    The five fingers in front of the cockpit suddenly pulled back, the alloy glass that machine guns couldn¡¯t even break, showed a few lines of cracks.


    Jiang Jianming narrowed his eyes.


    He couldn¡¯t help thinking to himself: Why is this man angry?


    However, just a moment later, the prince restrained his anger again¡ªjust like how he had retracted such a dazzling and dangerous crystal bone into his body.


    ¡°¡­Return,¡± Garcia calmly retracted his hand, sat down in a comfortable position on the mecha and rested his elbow on his knee, ¡°Return to the fortress.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was pondering where Garcia¡¯s anger just now came from, but when he heard the word ¡°return¡±, his expression changed subtly.


    He cannot return. He made too much noise, and the military¡¯s censorship and questioning would be impossible to avoid. If his status as the ¡°widow of the old crown prince¡± would be revealed, it would at the least be frightening when entered in Silver Big Dipper¡¯s general file.


    In fact, if he hadn¡¯t met a living Ryann¡ªor Garcia halfway, he should have found a chance to use Snow to form a space jump to Alpha Alien Star, and met with Tang Zhen and Beimaner, and joined the First Fortress as a cadet of Kaios Military Academy.


    But now, the whole plan has been disrupted.


    ¡°Your Highness,¡± Jiang Jianming thought for a while then opened his mouth and tentatively said, ¡°Lieutenant Colonel Louis, who led us all the way from Albourne Star City, said that you usually don¡¯t stay in the Second Fortress for too long?¡±


    Garcia bent his finger, knocked on the glass outside the cockpit and casually said, ¡°The Second Fortress is in the rear of the Far Star, and usually with no war. If there¡¯s a useful soldier, sooner or later, they will be taken to the front line¡­Again, return.¡±


    This was too rude, Jiang Jianming seemed to see a big imputed bad reputation buckled on the top of the entire Second Fortress, with the word ¡°useless¡± written on it.


    He wanted to laugh a little but instead gave a quick and clear cough, grabbed the lever, and asked, ¡°Where are you going next?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Alpha Alien Star, the first fortress, will set out tomorrow night.¡±


    In mid-air, the blue-black body of the mecha swayed, and the IP that had just started to move stopped again.


    It seems that the plan has not reached the point where it has been completely disrupted.


    ¡°?¡± Garcia frowned and looked down.


    However, he saw the black-haired young man look up, with a mysterious smile in his eyes. He raised his index finger to his curved lips, making the black gloves contrast more clearly with his fair skin.


    He whispered, ¡°Your Highness, we happened to be going the same way¡ªlet¡¯s not return, I will take you directly to the First Fortress, how about it?¡±

 CH 11

    Flying geese (3)


    Moments later, the broken M-IP 18 was parked on a barren alien land, and the cockpit door opened from inside. Jiang Jianming stood beside the mecha, his hair ruffled by the wind.


    On his slender wrist, the folded mecha bracelet, Snow, flashed twice under the rays of the sun.


    ¡°Snow, switch to driving mode.¡±


    Jiang Jianming flicked his index finger on the white bracelet. The small bracelet glowed slightly, and first, translucent nerve-conducting fibers quickly extended out, outlining a flickering cockpit scene before and after him. Immediately after that, the metal sheet in the bracelet began to unfold layer by layer¨Cit was only so small, but it seemed to be able to split indefinitely, and the white metal adhered to the nerve conduction fibers in turn.


    Jiang Jianming felt a hard touch behind him, and he was lifted into the air by the assembled cockpit¡ªin the blink of an eye, a mecha with a smooth and beautiful body was assembled out of thin air in such a dreamlike light.


    Garcia was still sitting on the IP, and His Royal Highness was not in a hurry to return at the moment, and watched the whole process of deploying the mecha.


    ¡°S-Snow Dove,¡± the prince seemed to find it interesting, and his tone became lazy, with a bit of sarcasm, ¡°this model is not bad, high speed, high defense, low attack, suitable for¡­ fleeing in the face of danger.¡±


    Jiang Jianming pursed his lips and said sincerely, ¡°Snow Dove was once rated as the number one beautiful machine, you should say that it is a useless but good-looking mecha that is too fancy for fleeing in the face of danger.¡±


    As it was known to all, the empire¡¯s control in mechas had always been very strict. The performance gap between civilian mechas and military mechas was huge. The most obvious one was that civilian mechas were not allowed to be loaded with guns.


    The military mechas were divided into grades: D,C,B,AS,Super S, and were also divided into three types: ordinary mechas, specialized mechas and folding mechas.


    The folding mecha was also called ¡°crystal mecha¡±, which belongs to cutting-edge technology. It uses crystal particle alloys that can be expanded instantly. The function of the mecha was vastly different from that of ordinary mechas, and even a high-dimensional transition system can be installed. Mechas that can be rated as A-level and above were all folding mechas.


    Don¡¯t look at the ridicules of His Royal Highness and the old Crown Prince¡¯s widow in this ungoverned wilderness, A-class mecha was still not something that ordinary people could have.


    Snow Dove, which was known for its high defense and low attack, could even have a one cannon shot equivalent to that of five IP¡¯s firing together.


    Garcia glanced at Jiang Jianming and thought to himself: Not a loss to have matched it with himself.


    The series of mecha manipulation techniques just now seemed dangerous, but they were actually very stable. That¡¯s definitely not something an ordinary person could do.


    Garcia stood up, took a few steps forward, put his palm on Snow¡¯s body, and asked in a low voice, ¡°Who are you?¡±


    At this point, even ghosts wouldn¡¯t believe what the man had answered before, ¡°I¡¯m just an ordinary recruit. ¡°.


    Jiang Jianming felt a chill in his heart and thought to himself: shouldn¡¯t I ask who you are? A corpse roaming around, reincarnated soul, or am I seeing ghosts in broad daylight?


    But using the same means to not appear fazed on the surface, he took out the chip box of the Silver Big Dipper military emblem from his chest pocket, and showed it in front of the prince.


    ¡°At least I¡¯m not your enemy.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s wrist device flickered at this moment. Jiang Jianming glanced at it.


    ¡°Are the people in the fortress coming to you? Then I will go first. There is a big man named Gao Long among the recruits this year. Help me bring him a message¡ªGood friend, see you on the battlefield in the future.¡±


    Garcia ignored the call of the fortress, and pressed his palm on Snow¡¯s body without moving, and said solemnly. ¡°Don¡¯t you want to give me a ride?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was stunned for a moment, and then he burst out laughing.


    He was born with a clean and thin look, even a little dull, which was the opposite of the handsome and powerful prince. Not only does he not have the slightest aggressiveness, but it also makes people feel that he was too thin and weak, as if he could be broken with just a single lift.


    Only then did he lowered his eyes and smiled, and the pinkish color on his lips appeared dazzling in the eyes.


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s a joke, Your Highness.¡± He smiled and shook his head, ¡°Since you are the Prince of the Empire, please act a little more cautiously¡ªfor example, has no one taught you not to casually ride on a stranger¡¯s mecha?¡±


    Before the words fell, a huge force shook Garcia¡¯s palm. The mecha Snow Dove hummed softly and steadily rose in the air. It was like a swan flapping its wings that was about to fly, and shoot straight into the sky.


    Garcia¡¯s expression changed.


    ¡°Stop! You¡­¡±


    He stabbed a red golden crystal bone from his right wrist, wanting to suppress this Snow Dove with the power of his crystal bone!


    Boom!


    In a split-second, a bullet struck the crystal bone, making a crisp ¡°ding¡± sound.


    In the cockpit of Snow, which was quickly rising into the air, Jiang Jianming held a gun in his right hand and said warmly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Your Highness¡­.It¡¯s really inconvenient for me to deal with the censorship of the fortress, so I can only escape.¡±


    He was simply laughing nonchalantly, but just now he was decisive and precise when he shot at the prince, without the slightest hesitation.


    The gust of wind as the mecha lifted off into the sky ruffled the white-blond curly hair of the prince. Garcia raised his head in anger, but his movements suddenly stopped.


    His crystal bone that even the artillery bombardment of the pirate group could not penetrate, naturally could not be injured by a single bullet. However¡­the prince clearly saw the gun in Jiang Jianming¡¯s hand, the gun¡¯s body was glowing with a silver-gray luster, like a noble silk woven by the Milky Way.


    Garcia¡¯s pupils shrank slightly, and he whispered with uncertainty, ¡°Wings of Venus¡­?¡±


    It was this moment of hesitation that bought Jiang Jianming time, and the snow-white mecha flew straight up, leaving only this pilot¡¯s sentence. ¡°Goodbye Beta Alien Star, Your Highness Garcia.¡±


    Seth Henry¡¯s chime sounded in the S-Snow¡¯s cockpit:


    Snow has switched to flight mode and is about to rush out of the Beta Alien atmosphere.


    Preparation for high-dimensional jump has been completed, and the jump can be made at any time.


    Attention, attention! The pressure-relief fluid is not injected. The jump will cause a huge load on the driver¡¯s body. Woof..


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart thumped hard. ¡°Jump.¡±


    In an instant, S-Snow Dove broke through the atmosphere of Beta Alien Star and shrank to a corner of the sky where night gradually fell.


    When the dark galaxy of the universe flowed on the glass in front of the cockpit, the spherical wormhole suddenly opened, and the snow-white mecha thrust into it, completely eradicating its traces.


    On the dusty ground, only Garcia was left looking at the sky with a thoughtful gaze for a long time.


    *****


    Alpha Alien, E1 region.


    The blue two moons hung high, and the non-stop long wind brought chills. The sky was covered with a thick layer of clouds, and light snow was falling.


    Alpha Alien Star, this was the farthest planet from the three habitable star systems of the human empire in the far-reaching interstellar range that had been explored. Throughout the entire year, cold winds blew for eight months. The First Fortress of the Silver Big Dipper Expeditionary Force was located here, standing as the front line of human civilization year after year.


    Mecha Snow Dove stopped on the snow-covered ground.


    In the cockpit, Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes were tightly closed, a few strands of black hair wet with cold sweat stuck to the side of his pale face. He seemed to have passed out.


    Just within a day, he suddenly entered the far-interstellar environment with rich crystal particles, and experienced such a high-intensity mecha battle of life and death¡­ In addition, he also suffered the pressure of two high-dimensional transitions.


    Such successive loads superimposed on an ordinary disabled human, it wouldn¡¯t be a surprise if one died suddenly.


    After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Jianming¡¯s body twitched slightly, and he regained a little back of his senses.


    He only felt a splitting headache, his limbs were sore, and his internal organs seemed to be wrapped together, and even the weakest breath would be painful and convulsive.


    His throat was on fire, and every cell in his body was screaming that it was thirsty.


    ¡°Cough¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming struggled to take a little breath and he couldn¡¯t even open his eyes.


    ¡°¡­ water¡­¡±


    The blue light of the intelligence Seth Henry, jumped on the screen, Snow¡¯s mechanical claw pulled out a bottle of emergency energy water from the supply box, and placed the metal straw to the owner¡¯s chapped lips.


    Jiang Jianming took a sip and swallowed a few mouthfuls with difficulty. The cool liquid moistened his throat, and the burning pain finally subsided.


    It¡¯s just that he was so weak that he soon lost the strength to sip. The straw slipped from his unconsciously opened lips. Jiang Jianming was dizzy, and his consciousness drifted away again.


    In the haze, he seemed to see the vast and icy dark sea of ??stars, the scorched earth of an alien star with condensed translucent real crystals, and the platinum curls flying in the flames of war.


    Someone came to him¡­. But he didn¡¯t know if it was Ryan or Garcia, or someone else.


    In this starry night, Jiang Ming struggled several times to wake up and then fell into a coma, and he was paralyzed for a long time, before his physical strength recovered little by little.


    When he really woke up, it was already dawn in the Alpha Alien Star.


    The snow stopped about half an hour ago, and the light of dawn fell into the cockpit of S-Snow Dove.


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming slowly exhaled, his eyelashes moved, and he struggled to open his eyelids.


    His field of vision became clear, the familiar cockpit and words jumping on the screen in front of him.


    The driver¡¯s vital signs are detected to be unstable, Woof! Please accept the therapeutic apparatus for treatment¡­.


    Jiang Jianming leaned on the driver¡¯s seat dazedly, sliding his fingers into his messy hair.


    ¡°¡­.Did I dream again?¡± After Ryann left, he always had some dreams from time to time, but never as clear as just now.


    Master, please accept the treatment of the therapeutic apparatus, please¡­


    The morning light was hazy in front of him, Jiang Jianming narrowed his eyes and tried to move.


    Most of the discomfort on the body disappeared, and only a sense of exhaustion in the hands and feet remained.


    Then he reached out and poked Seth, and said hoarsely, ¡°Where¡¯s the real crystal? Has the analysis result come out yet?¡±


    Please take¡­! Take¡­


    Seth Henry¡¯s voice jammed for a while then answered the question two seconds later.


    The real crystal has dissipated and dematerialized, comparison results, the crystal bone of the old master was a successful match!¡±


    Jiang Jianming was stunned for a long time, and subconsciously touched the ring that he regarded as a necklace.


    What happened was so strange that his mind was a little confused.


    First of all, surely it was not a disguise¡­..He was too familiar with Ryann. His Highness can¡¯t fool him.


    Whether he saw Ryann himself or not, anyhow that person really didn¡¯t recognize him.


    Could it be amnesia?


    But why use a different name and identity?


    It doesn¡¯t make sense. Since Garcia can appear in front of people openly, I think ¡°having to feign death to avoid some conspiracy¡± can be ruled out. But why did the Empire announce that the Crown Prince was dead?


    Thinking back, are Garcia and Ryann really two different people?


    As Lieutenant Colonel Louis said, the Second Prince had been stationed in the Far Star since he was young, therefore he was not known by the Imperial people, and that even Ryann had not told him?


    Ryann¡­When he tentatively mentioned Prince Ryann, Garcia¡¯s mood obviously changed.


    What the hell¡¯s going on? The military and political leaders led by Marshal Chen must know. For three whole years, no one had ever told him¡­..is it because of the secrets involved?


    There was also the rumor that His Majesty will announce another Crown Prince this winter. Is the so-called new Crown Prince, Garcia?


    Jiang Jianming rubbed his temples and shook his head and sighed.


    ¡°¡­Forget it.¡±


    That man, who left in a heartless and strange way that year, now appeared in front of him also in such a ruthless and mysterious way.


    God, did he owe this person in his last life?


    Jiang Jianming smiled bitterly. He took a look at the vast snow landscape in front of him and suppressed his agitation.


    Forget it. I can¡¯t think of anything. Now that the matter is already like this, I can only move forward.


    As his calm gradually returned, he gave an order to the intelligence. ¡°Help me locate the First Fortress, Seth, and let¡¯s find your body.¡±

 CH 12

    Fortress (1)


    About half an hour later, in front of the First Fortress of Yin Beidou in Alpha Alien Star.


    The ground was a frozen white hard rock, bare and devoid of vegetation. The newcomers from the major military academies in the empire had just finished their morning exercises with their mechas, and were now standing in a neat row in the cold air.


    Blue-black IP¡¯s were opened and young men in black military uniforms of Silver Big Dipper stood below. Most of them were panting, and big beads of sweat were dripping down from their faces.


    These people were all the proud recruits who graduated from prestigious universities in the empire this year and passed the selection of Silver Big Dipper. These young officers went to the distant star with high ambitions, but before they could finish their dream of making contributions, the devil training in the fortress gave them a dismay.


    The simplest was the morning exercise that just ended: a full hour of off-road mecha training, and half an hour of extra practice for those left behind¡ªthis would become one of the daily lessons they would repeat every day for a year from now on.


    Next, they should line up for counting, listen to the commander¡¯s instructions, and return to the fortress as a whole team before they can finally go and receive today¡¯s breakfast.


    However, at this moment, no one spoke in the neat queue.


    Including the leading officer standing at the front, everyone¡¯s eyes turned in one direction, looking at a figure who was coming steadily. Their faces were filled with astonishment.


    The snow-white mecha stopped on the snow a few paces away, the strong wind on this alien planet ruffled the youth¡¯s black hair. Jiang Jianming looked calm, and walked to the team step by step.


    He was wrapped in a thick long black coat to keep out the cold. The collar covered half of his chin. His gloved right hand pressed the collar which shook in the wind. Compared with a group of sweaty recruits, he was simply shocking.


    Jiang Jianming was very low-key even in the Kaios Military Academy, there was no person such as him in the Aslan Star City and even in the entire empire. It took a long time for someone from the same school to finally recognize him.


    ¡°That¡­isn¡¯t that person from the Sixth College of our school!? It¡¯s Jiang something¡­¡±


    The new human recruit turned to Tang Zhen beside him.


    ¡°Young Master Tao? Isn¡¯t that your friend?¡±


    Tang Zhen was stunned and replied, ¡°I¡¯m convinced, Really amazing, little Jiang. You really did come¡­¡±


    Beimaner, who stood beside him, said blankly, ¡°My God, this is Alpha Alien Star, in this climate, the concentration of crystal particles¡­¡­student Jiang, is he really okay?¡±


    The commanding officer was a lieutenant colonel with a pair of triangular eyes and a hooked nose. After the initial surprise, the only thing left on his face was gloom. At first glance, he was a person who was not easy to get along with.


    Jiangming walked all the way to this officer, stood up straight, and gave a military salute common to the empire.


    ¡°Class forty-ninth graduate of the Imperial Capital Kaios Military Academy, Jiang Jianming from the Sixth College, reporting to the team.¡±


    The lieutenant colonel stared at him, and his lips moved. ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes. ¡°I was ordered by the superiors to join the Silver Big Dipper Interstellar Expedition Force temporarily. I had some accidents on the way and was delayed for a day. I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°Reporting to Officer Hou Lin!¡±


    Suddenly, a person in the team came out and shouted loudly, ¡°I know this classmate, he is a disabled human, and he belonged to the Sixth Logistics Institute of the academy. End of the report!¡±


    The malice in these words was too obvious. Tang Zhen turned his head in anger and looked at him. The person who said it was really ¡°a notorious prick¡± at Kaios Military Academy. He also gave him a provocative smile with his eyes.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s eyelids twitched fiercely, and he said, ¡°A disabled human?¡±


    Jiang Ming frowned, and sensed a trace of animosity in the officer¡¯s tone perceptively.


    He took a half step forward and said in a deep voice, ¡°Sir, I¡­¡±


    Huo Lin, with a sullen face ,interrupted him rudely. ¡°Take off the gloves and let me see.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s lips formed a tight line. He knew that he could not escape, so he simply raised his head and admitted.


    ¡°Sir, I am indeed a disabled human being. I¡¯m¡­.¡±


    He just wanted to continue talking, but Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin unexpectedly would not listen. He snorted, laughed twice, then suddenly shouted, ¡°I told you to take off your gloves, can¡¯t you understand!? Since you¡¯ve reported to the team, obey my orders!¡±


    He stabbed Jiang Jianming¡¯s shoulder fiercely with his finger. ¡°You are warm enough, right? Then you can also take off your coat too!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression changed slightly.


    At this moment, let alone Tang Zhen and Beimaner, his two acquaintances, all the military cadets were also startled.


    The severe cold temperature of Alpha Alien Star was no joke. The material of Silver Big Dipper¡¯s military uniform itself had the function of keeping out the heat and cold, plus they were all new human beings, which made it considerable for them to be able to freely move under this kind of climate.


    But the physique of a disabled human being was notoriously weak. How could he bear this?


    Tang Zhen was about to open his mouth to shout, but before he could make a sound, Jiang Jianming simply took off his black coat and threw it to his feet with his gloves without even frowning.


    Cold wind came and blew against his face. He did not have the uniform of Silver Big Dipper, but he wore the blue uniform of the Kaios Military Academy, which was also the uniform of ordinary officers of the Empire. But because he had not been admitted into the army, there was no star on his epaulet.


    Huo Lin¡¯s expression did not change, his eyes were cold and contemptuous, and he looked at the thin, pale-skinned young cadet in front of him as if looking at some goods.


    The temperature of the alien star was already cold, and this time, it was the early morning when the snow had just stopped. The humid wind like knives cut people¡¯s bodies, and chills were seeping into the bones.


    Jiang Jianming stood up straight, but he couldn¡¯t stop his body from shaking physiologically.


    The blood color on his cheeks, which was not much at all, faded visibly, and the breath he breathed silently was full of white fog.


    ¡°Sir!¡±


    Tang Zhen couldn¡¯t bear it any longer, took a step forward and shouted, ¡°Jiang Jianming is my roommate, although he is a disabled human, he had taken the main courses of all the six colleges at the same time in the military academy. He has never lost in simulated war confrontations. You can check his grades.¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin turned his head. ¡°Report before you speak. Were the rules in the army swallowed into your stomach?¡±


    He pointed to the mecha behind Tang Zhen, and gave an order coldly, ¡°Mecha off-road training 20 kilometers, move now.¡±


    Tang Zhen choked. ¡°I¡­!¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin said, ¡°Go, the time you will be done, will be the time your roommate finishes standing.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s eyes suddenly turned red. ¡°Sir!! He can¡¯t¡ª¡±


    Huo Lin interrupted him coldly, with an unbearable stern tone. ¡°Do you want me to add more?¡±


    Tang Zhen gritted his teeth violently, almost on the verge of a seizure, but he saw Jiang Jianming turned his head and glanced at him, shaking his head vaguely.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    The Young Master of the Tang family took a deep breath, lowered his head, ran to the front of his mecha, got into the cockpit, and went back to practice.


    Jiangming was standing there, with a little bit of ice residue on his drooping eyelashes.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin did not move, and none of the recruits from the major military academies dared to move. Time simply passed by in the wind.


    Ten seconds¡­twenty seconds¡­one minute¡­..three minutes¡­


    ¡°Report!¡±


    Suddenly, a crisp female voice sounded in the queue. Beimaner bit her lip and looked at Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin.


    ¡°Sir, what Tang Zhen said is true!¡±


    Huo Lin glanced at her expressionlessly, and just snorted from his nose, unmoved.


    Nearly ten minutes had passed, and there were a few scattered cadets from Kaios Military Academy who couldn¡¯t stand it any longer.


    The Empire had done a good job in protecting the disabled people, among them, the Aslan Star City valued its importance the most. Most of the students in Kaios Military Academy were full of blood young boys, and they couldn¡¯t bear to see such a scene, and soon a few more people came out.


    ¡°Report! Report!¡±


    Someone pointed at the guy who just ¡°reported¡± Jiang Jianming.


    ¡°Sir, this person¡­ Xu Shengfan, he lost to Jiang Jianming in a mock battle before, he is avenging a private hatred in the name of public interests!¡±


    The muscles on Xu Shengfan¡¯s face twitched, and he shouted angrily as if his tail had been stepped on.


    ¡°Bah, don¡¯t make an unfounded attack on someone, how can I lose to a disabled human being?¡±


    The team gradually became chaotic, but still Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin remained unmoved.


    On the other side, Jiang Jianming¡¯s lips have turned purple from the cold. In fact, his physical strength had not yet recovered. At this time, with the rapid loss of body temperature, he felt a little dizzy.


    But he was still very conscious, his trembling teeth bit the tip of his tongue lightly and his gaze barely fell on his tightly curled fingers.


    Hands¡­ are almost unconscious.


    Jiang Jianming was actually not panicking, he knew that it was nothing to endure the cold for a while, and the soldiers of Silver Big Dipper would not freeze him to death outside the fortress, no matter how difficult they made things for him.


    But this time he began to worry about his hands. If the fingers were frostbitten, it would be difficult to control the mecha¡­¡­


    Fortunately, at this moment, a voice of a mecha sounded in the distance.


    The blue-black M-IP 18 rushed forward askew and then was rudely stopped by the driver. The cockpit opened, and Tang Zhen almost rolled down from the inside, propped up on the frozen ground, gasping for breath, while sweat dripped down from his face.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin glanced down at his wrist device. ¡°The speed is twice as fast as the morning exercise, okay, go back to the team.¡±


    After speaking, the lieutenant colonel raised his hands, and his fingers tightened into fist¡ªblue crystal bones were suddenly released from his wrists, like a piranha with a wide mouth, pouncing towards Jiang Jianming!


    ¡°Ah!¡±


    ¡°No sir!¡±


    Several exclamations sounded, but neither was from Jiang Jianming.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    The black-haired young man calmly raised his eyes and looked at the crystal bone that stopped a few centimeters in front of him. Deep in his quiet pupils, reflected two deep blue rays of light.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin squinted his eyes and slowly retracted his crystal bones. He seemed to never expect that a spoiled disabled human would have such courage.


    He snorted again, glanced at Snow Dove parked in the distance, and said indifferently, ¡°The mecha is not bad, and not fainting in front of my crystal bone, the tranquilizer injected should also be good. The family should have spent a lot of money for you, right, Young Master?¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    When these words came out, Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart was on fire.


    Before anything, he woke up from a coma half an hour ago, his hands and feet were so weak that he could not walk steadily.


    Therefore, before coming to see the commanding officer, in order to look better, he gritted his teeth and asked Seth Henry to give him a half-shot of stimulants.


    The intelligence disagreed very much. It was not good for the human body if it was used too much. Jiang Jianming actually didn¡¯t want to fight, because each of these medicines was very expensive, and he was not a young master at all. He was very poor.


    As a result, now that he was given the medicine, the superior still didn¡¯t appreciate it, and even thought that he was a rich and well-fed young master of the Imperial Capital.


    Jiang Jianming secretly regretted it: He made a mistake, he might as well just paralyze in the snow and simply be a good example of a ¡°Young Master.


    Not only was the medicine wasted, his heart also ached for the money¡­¡­


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how you got to the far interstellar space, and how you found the fortress. But for the sake of how courageous you are, I will not pursue it.¡± Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin continued, ¡°But Silver Big Dipper does not accept wastes. Regardless of how you came here, just go back.¡±


    Jiang Jianming gently adjusted his breathing, closed his eyes and opened them again.


    ¡°Sir, I¡­¡±


    As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was frighteningly hoarse, like scraped rusted iron. He didn¡¯t care, he cleared his throat and continued in a low voice.


    ¡°I¡¯m done standing, you see, can you give me half a minute and listen to what I have to say¡­¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin passed him and shouted at the group of recruits.


    ¡°Line up! Back to the fortress!¡±


    Jiang Jianming pursed his lips, and a dark light flashed at the bottom of his eyes.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin turned and walked towards his mecha. As for the disabled human being in front of him, he had already regarded it as air.


    When recruits have done more work, naturally they would be recognized more. Occasionally, there would be some fat aristocrat adults, who regard the blood-stained Silver Big Dipper military emblem as a sweet pastry to earn seniority.


    If one can find a way to put their incompetent children into the army and stay in there for a year or two before discharged, one would be able to boast a lifetime of honor when they go back.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin sneered in his heart: However, this is the first time he has seen a disabled human run to the front line. I don¡¯t know if his brain is flooded. But to have such a layer of relationship inside¡­is it uncomfortable to go to the rear and only work a clerical job?


    However, just as he passed the young disabled human being, the latter suddenly raised his hand without warning, taking out something from his front pocket.


    Pa!


    That cold and hard thing hit the lieutenant colonel¡¯s cheek fairly and with a patting sound.


    ¡°You¡­!?¡± Huo Lin was instantly furious, and a violent curse had already rushed into his throat.


    But when his eyes moved, he almost doubted his own eyes if he had seen it correctly.


    He saw a pitch-black chip box being opened under Jiang Jianming¡¯s fingerprints, revealing the Silver Big Dipper military emblem. Under the light from the rays of the sun in the sky that was reflected in frost covered ground, it appeared too dazzling to even look at.


    ¡°Sir, ¡°Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t even look at him, his drooping face was expressionless, and his voice was hoarse but light, ¡°Sir, may I ask¡­ When you were in kindergarten, no teacher ever taught you that you have to listen to others finish what they have to say first?¡±


    The whole place fell silent in an instant.


    Huo Lin¡¯s face had turned to the color of a pig liver, as he stared in shock and anger. One could almost hear his teeth grinding.


    A group of military cadets were so frightened that they did not dare to come out. They stared in amazement at this ¡°classmate¡± who had been obedient just now, but dared to slap the officer¡¯s face in the blink of an eye.


    No one knows, but when Jiang Jianming said these words, he felt amused for a while: Strange, how did his words become so poisonous?


    It must be because I met Ryann¡­ No, it¡¯s Garcia¡­ Again, it must be because I met Garcia and was influenced by that man¡¯s bad temper.


    Instantly, Jiang Jianming shrugged off the responsibility completely in his heart, and when he spoke again, he was still calm.


    ¡°Graduate of the forty-ninth class of Kaios Military Academy, Jiang Jianming of the Sixth College, upon the temporary order of the honorary commander of the empire, the Grand Marshal Chen Hanke, hereby joins the Silver Big Dipper Interstellar Expeditionary Force ¡ªreporting to the team.¡±

 CH 13

    Fortress (2)


    The first fortress of the Silver Big Dipper located in Alpha Alien Star was no different from the one located in Beta Alien Star.


    It was still a building made of black alloy, and the outermost layer was the city wall, which tightly protects the scattered buildings inside. Because of the perennial frost in Alpha Alien, its surface was covered with a layer of ice.


    The watchtower stood straight piercing into the clouds, and the fortress¡¯ highest point of the iron city wall was low. It was like a giant with copper skin and iron bones, sitting tall and silent under the sky. When one looked closely, one could feel a rough sense of oppression.


    The interior of the fortress was strictly divided into different areas. Two days ago, the recruits from Kaios Military Academy moved into the dormitory area of ??the fortress.


    ¡°Damn, I think that stupid instructor really wants to kill people.¡±


    The valve of the heating pipe in the dormitory room was opened to its maximum. Tang Zhen walked anxiously back and forth in circles, unable to stop cursing.


    ¡°Our group of people with crystal bones are not enough for him to practice, right? Which disabled human can withstand his punishment in such an icy and snowy place!?¡±


    On the inner side of the bed, Jiang Jianming was wrapped in a thick quilt. He lay on his side with his eyes closed, his hair scattered on the pillow, and his whole body was as brittle as a piece of white paper. However, he was not asleep. At this time, he only sighed, and said in a very casual tone.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough Young Master Tang, stop cursing, it¡¯s nothing serious.¡±


    Beimaner sat at the edge of the bed, straightened the corner of the quilt to cover him, and said softly, ¡°Student Jiang, do you feel better? Are you still cold?¡±


    The conflict outside the fortress ended after Jiang Jianming took out the special transfer order. No matter how angry Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin was, after checking the authenticity of the chip, he could only let Jiang Jianming enter the fortress, looking like someone suffering from humiliation.


    This Jiang Jianming was really very good¨Cfollowed the group of recruits into the fortress¡¯s large gate, got out of his mecha, and fell silently without having taken two steps, almost scaring Tang Zhen and Beimaner to death.


    ¡°It¡¯s really okay, I jumped over directly with the mecha, and the side effects will not subside until I faint. I¡¯ll be fine after a day¡¯s rest,¡± Jiang Jianming shook his head and said warmly, ¡°Miss Bei, thank you.¡±


    Bei Maner raised her head and smiled at him. ¡°We¡¯re already in this damn place, what¡¯s with the Miss¡­ just call me Maner, classmate Jiang.¡±


    She looked very sweet. She was a noble lady who¡¯d be suitable for sitting in the garden tasting tea in a long and colorful dress. She had short brown hair and a graceful figure outlined by the black military uniform.


    When she was still studying in the military academy, she was well known for her love for Tang Zhen. Unexpectedly, she was also unyielding after graduation and really followed Tang Zhen to join the army in the Far Star.


    In the past, Tang Zhen always ignored her, but now, after spending a few days in the distant star, it seemed that their relationship had really improved a lot.


    However, what Miss Bei was tending now to was not Young Master Tang.


    ¡°Classmate Jiang, did you eat before you came here?¡± She carefully helped Jiang Jianming sit up with the quilt.


    ¡°We had hot soup for breakfast today, I kept some. You sit up and drink some¡­.Come on ,slower.¡±


    Before Jiang Jianming could react, he was supported on the head of the bed, and a soft pillow was stuffed behind his waist.


    Bei Maner swiftly pulled out the insulated lunch box from her bag, and her series of movements were flowing. She took out the spoon from the cutlery bag and smiled.


    ¡°Here.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming had never seen such a caring girl who would serve others. He took the spoon to scoop the soup.


    Tang Zhen couldn¡¯t even enter their conversation at all, and was only stunned beside him. He even felt weirdly sour in his heart, but he didn¡¯t know whose vinegar he¡¯s eating.


    Jiang Jianming opened the lid of the insulated lunch box, which was filled with thick potato broth. Carrots, diced beef and potatoes were all cut into small pieces and cooked until they¡¯re very soft and mushy. The steaming white air with the aroma came out.


    He took a bite and blinked his eyes. ¡°How is the food so good?¡±


    When he looked up, he found that Tang Zhen and Bei Maner both had subtle expressions. Jiang Jianming realized something and couldn¡¯t help chuckling.


    ¡°Oh, you should have been not used to eating this.¡±


    To him, this was already a delicious free food, but for the two of them, this may just be something barely edible.


    Bei Maner¡¯s pretty face blushed. ¡°No¡­.Nonsense!¡±


    Jiang Jianming finished the soup unhurriedly, thought for a while and said, ¡°By the way, I need to be registered into the archives, where¡¯s our Sir?¡±


    He lifted the quilt and stood up to go out. But as soon as he reached the door, he suddenly swayed and was about to fall down.


    ¡°Little Jiang!¡±


    ¡°Classmate!¡±


    The two people in the back were shocked, but Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t fall down¨Csomeone happened to come in, grabbed his arm, and mercilessly put him aside.


    When his back hit the cold wall, Jiang Jianming took advantage of his strength to stand firm, raised his eyes and called out, ¡°Sir Huo Lin.¡±


    It turned out that it was Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin who walked in. After seeing Jiang Jianming, the man¡¯s eyes became even colder, and said sarcastically, ¡°Just woken up? Was the bed in the fortress comfortable, Young Master?¡±


    Tang Zhen took the first two strides and carried Jiang Jianming back to the bed.


    ¡°Sit down.¡±


    Huo Lin went straight to Jiang Jianming. ¡°Register, your wrist device is turned on.¡±


    The hearts of Tang Zhen and Bei Maner were raised, but Jiang Jianming was calm.


    He turned on the small LCD screen on his wrist, pulled out his profile code, and asked Huo Lin to scan it with his wrist device.


    Lieutenant Colonel Hu frowned after reading it. Obviously, the information on ¡°civilian orphans¡± and ¡°adopted sons of deceased officers¡± on the file was too inconsistent with Jiang Jianming¡¯s performance.


    He closed his wrist device and said indifferently. ¡°Very thoughtful, have you created a fake identity?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said lightly. ¡°This is my identity in the Silver Big Dipper in the future, Sir.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Tang Zhen and Bei Maner were stunned.


    What ¡°this is my identity in the future¡±, isn¡¯t it just misleading others with ¡°I did have another identity in the past¡±?


    And the person who was brought into the pit couldn¡¯t even scold him, after all, what he said really can¡¯t be considered a lie, every word was absolutely true.


    Tang Zhen was stunned and thought: No, the question is, why is this guy¡¯s reaction so fast, he couldn¡¯t even see the slightest clue on his face! ¡ª¡ªA normal person would hesitate for a while before answering. Is his rank of bluffing too high!?


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin indeed slipped into the pit of this little immortal. He simply patted Jiang Jianming¡¯s shoulder and snorted coldly.


    ¡°Listen, I don¡¯t care what your family background is, or how many marks you scored in your exams when you were still studying, or who you made friends with and made grudges with, and of course I don¡¯t care how bad your physique is¨C¡±


    ¡± ¨CThis is the army, and it only recognizes strength.¡± The lieutenant colonel¡¯s eyes were gloomy, ¡°I don¡¯t know why the superiors really sent a disabled human to join Silver Big Dipper. You¡¯d better prove it to me as soon as possible.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded. ¡°I will.¡±


    When Huo Lin heard the words, he looked disdainful and said, ¡°Ten minutes later, Crystal Bone Actual Combat Training. Can you participate?¡±


    This was nonsense, not to mention that a disabled human being had no crystal bones, he was still in an unstable state, which made it even more impossible to fight.


    Jiang Jianming answered frankly. ¡°I can¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°Young Master.¡±


    Huo Lin sneered, turned and walked out.


    ¡°Don¡¯t drag your teammates when you die, they are serious Silver Big Dipper soldiers, unlike you, each of them would become the future silver spear of the empire¨C¡±


    ¡± ¨CIf you get someone killed, I will drag your body out and whip it.¡±


    This was too much. Tang Zhen and Bei Maner¡¯s expressions changed simultaneously. Jiang Jianming stood up properly, stride forward in two steps, and shouted.


    ¡°Sir!¡±


    Huo Lin raised his eyebrows and stood still.


    Finally couldn¡¯t take it anymore? The officer thought coldly in his heart. Actually, this child has a really good temperament, this is also the first time I have heard his tone rise, even if it is only a little bit higher.


    Unexpectedly, Jiang Jianming walked around in front of him while saying solemnly, ¡°I remember that recruits who joined Silver Big Dipper have assigned mechas.¡±


    Huo Lin: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned his head to the side, wrinkled his brows into a suspicious expression, and said in a soft tone, ¡°You won¡¯t detain my supplies, right?¡±


    The lieutenant colonel twisted his neck stiffly, unable to maintain the expression on his face.


    He even suspected for a moment that Jiang Jianming was deliberately trying to cause trouble.


    ¡°You have such a high-level mecha, yet you still want Silver Big Dipper¡¯s IP¡¯s!?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t use it in vain.¡± The black-haired young man was expressionless, but his eyes were serious, ¡°At worst, it can be sold for money.¡±


    Huo Lin: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen held back his laughter for a long time, but couldn¡¯t resist. ¡°Pfft.¡±


    Bei Maner pointed at his mouth as if facing an enemy, and whispered, ¡°Young Master Tang, you can¡¯t laugh!


    Jiang Jianming continued to ask. ¡°Sir, will the fortress rationed crystal particle tranquilizers?¡±


    Poor lieutenant colonel, he had never seen a recruit who was so arrogant. His forehead¡¯s blue veins jumped wildly in anger, and roared, ¡°You¡¯re thinking so beautifully!¡±


    Jiang Jianming showed a regretful expression.


    Then he quickly changed his words. ¡°Can I buy it? There¡¯s also emergency energy water, various medicines, firearms and ammunition. Is there any way to buy¡­.¡±


    ¡°Actually, I also want a new crystal weapon. Although I can¡¯t afford it now, it can be considered achieving a small goal first.¡±


    ¡°By the way, where is the fort¡¯s Medical Treatment Ship, I may have to use it often¨Cthe medical facilities here are free, right?¡±


    ¡°And my Silver Big Dipper uniform, when can I¡­.eh? Sir?¡±


    Huo Lin couldn¡¯t take it anymore, and went out, however Jiang Jianming raised his foot unrelentingly and chased after him. The lieutenant colonel turned back angrily and pointed at Tang Zhen.


    ¡°You! In the next session of Crystal Bone Actual Combat, you will be excused. Take him around the fortress!¡±


    Bei Maner had to pinched Tang Zhen before he returned to his senses and shouted, ¡°Yes Sir!¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin didn¡¯t even want to listen to his reply, as if there was a plague behind him, and hurried away with a black face.


    Jiang Jianming walked back unhurriedly, patted Tang Zhen¡¯s shoulder with his hand, and said lightly, ¡°I¡¯m exhausted from being punished and trained just now, I¡¯ll compensate you for your short leave, you¡¯re welcome.¡±


    Tang Zhen was dizzy.


    He wondered in dismay: Where is this going?


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin had a clear personality and was cold and narrow-minded. He harassed Jiang Jianming so much outside the fortress that he felt that he was about to hate this superior.


    But Jiang Jianming was a good guy, yet how come¡­..how come it was like teasing a cat as soon as he came here??


    *********


    Meanwhile, on the other side of the galaxy, Beta Alien Star was still shrouded in the darkness of the night.


    In the Second Fortress of Silver Big Dipper, inside the military conference room.


    Prince Garcia propped his forehead with one hand, he had already pulled off the hair tie and put it aside, therefore the luxurious platinum long hair spread out from between his fingers like a waterfall.


    The prince sat in the innermost seat of the conference room, with a big blue screen behind him. None of the three rows of sensor lights on the ceiling of the conference room were turned on, which made the atmosphere terribly gloomy.


    There were two people standing below¡ªthe tall, straightforward man Gao Long and Lieutenant Colonel Louis.


    The former was born with a weak brain. Seeing the legendary prince, His Highness, his eyes glowed, and when Garcia personally asked him about the ¡°little brother¡±, he was so happy that he wished he could directly fly up to the sky, clearly oblivious to what was wrong with the atmosphere.


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis felt so bitter, his heart was trembling. He didn¡¯t dare show it on his face but his palms were already sweating.


    ¡°Jiang¨CJian¨CMing¡±


    Garcia lowered his head, and slowly ground over this oriental name between his teeth and tongue.


    He waved at Gao Long. ¡°You can leave.¡±


    ¡°Ah, good! Ah no, yes!¡± Gao Long left happily.


    In a blink of an eye, there were only two people left in this miserable conference room.


    Garcia tapped the conference table with his index finger, and said indifferently. ¡°Lieutenant Colonel, you have received an incredible person this year.¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Louis sweated even more, and his voice was hoarse. ¡°Your Highness, you praised falsely¡­. That child is really self-willed. In fact, it¡¯s unavoidable for many recruits to be like this in their first few months, please¡­¡±


    ¡°Of course, you too.¡± Garcia raised his eyes, which was as cold as a knife. ¡°The recruits recruited by Silver Big Dipper this year, one was even without clear origin. You dare to go to the Far Star when one¡¯s file is blank, are you that confident?¡±


    The face of Lieutenant Colonel Louis turned pale all of a sudden, and he quickly lowered his head. ¡°Your Highness¡­. Your Highness, forgive me, we will go investigate immediately!¡±


    However, he couldn¡¯t stop complaining in his heart: That young man has the highest-level special order of Silver Big Dipper in his hands, and he is only a lieutenant colonel. How dare he tell such a big man to keep someone¡¯s files?


    Garcia sneered. ¡°Now that he has run away, what else will you be looking for?¡±


    He was silent for a moment, waved his hand, and seemed a little irritable. ¡°That person is not small. Since he came prepared, I don¡¯t think you can find anything. Don¡¯t mess with him.¡±


    Louis was taken aback.


    He didn¡¯t know if it was an illusion. How could he listen to His Highness¡¯s ¡°Don¡¯t mess with him¡± with a subtle tone. The lieutenant colonel ran it twice in his head, and he actually felt a hint of indulgence from it.


    The always serious lieutenant colonel suddenly felt a chill behind his back, and he felt that his brain might have been sent whistling down to be eaten by alien creatures.


    Louis hurriedly said. ¡°Your Highness, that little¡­that gentleman doesn¡¯t seem to be malicious. We thought he was a special person sent by the Imperial Headquarters.¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Garcia was still silent. His eyes were bright and dark.


    In the corner of the conference table was a fruit plate, with several kinds of fruit desserts arranged neatly. His Highness stretched out his hand and took an apple at random.


    ¡°Lieutenant Colonel, it may be hard for you to believe, but I still want to tell you¡­.I feel threatened.¡±


    Garcia closed his eyes for a while, and a sentence slipped out between his lips.


    ¡°His eyes¡­ made me feel threatened.¡± As he spoke, he weighed the ruddy apple with his long fingers and bit on it.


    Ka-cha. The sound was clear and crisp.


    Louis¡¯ face went pale. His drooping face was like a tempestuous storm.


    Threat? How could it be possible¡­..to make His Highness Garcia say it himself ¨Cfeel threatened?


    That little gentleman, who exactly is he!?


    Garcia chewed and swallowed the flesh slowly, then continued in a low voice. ¡°At that time¡­when I looked down from the watchtower and met his eyes¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­Only for a moment,¡± His Royal Highness stared at the bitten apple in his hand, and said coldly, ¡°a feeling of uncertainty that I will be eaten by him came.¡±

 CH 14

    Fortress (3)


    To trace back the past of the Silver Big Dipper Fortress,  its history must be revisited.


    One year after the establishment of the New Human Interstellar Empire in the new empire calendar, the founding monarch, Kaios the Great, reorganized the Imperial Corps, and the Silver Big Dipper Interstellar Expeditionary Force was established, with its battle flag pointing directly to the far interstellar space.


    Thus began the first Holy War.


    Kaios the Great came from a generation of iron-blooded monarchs. The emperor personally ended the dark rule of the old empire, and then marched to the distant stars. During his lifetime, he launched five full-scale interstellar battles, which were collectively referred to as ¡°Holy Wars¡± by later generations.


    Where the starship¡¯s artillery fire passed, alien creatures would be almost completely wiped out and expelled, and the territory of human civilization was expanded by a third, which was what the current empire territory looked like now.


    The emperor also set up three military fortresses one after another on three alien planets suitable for human habitation, as the stronghold of Silver Big Dipper, and ordered the army to be stationed for a long time to establish a military defense line that could attack and be defended. Since then, human beings no longer have to live under the shadow of fear that they will be invaded by alien creatures at any time.


    However, Kaios the Great himself died in the fifth Holy War. When the news was sent back to the empire, the whole country immediately mourned, and all the people wept.


    For the founding emperor who loved war and was famous for his Holy Wars. Some people say that it was beneficial for the future, and some even say that it was extortion of troops to redeem force. ¡°


    But in any case, historians of all factions had to admit that without the Great Emperor, there would be no human empire and distant interstellar configurations, let alone the three steel fortresses on the three alien stars.


    Jiang Jianming and Tang Zhen walked side by side on the narrow passage of the First Fortress, talking while walking.


    ¡°That Officer Huo Lin has an interesting temper.¡± Jiang Jianming smiled thoughtfully, ¡°Has anything happened to him before?¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°Ah?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°a good-for-nothing young master came to the distant star, caused mischief, and somehow got some soldiers killed or something?¡±


    ¡°God, how did you guess¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen exclaimed, ¡°This officer Huo Lin was in charge of the advance team before he was responsible for bringing new recruits. Later, the team he was responsible for died except him, that¡¯s why his temper¡­¡±


    He shook his head. ¡°Xiao Jiang, let¡¯s put up with him for a year, and just wait until he¡¯s transferred.¡±


    The two passed through an automatic door, and Tang Zhen pointed to the place where the crowd gathered in front.


    ¡°That is the supply area, where the IP¡¯s are charged. If a firing artillery is broken, you can also go here for repair or for replacement. ¡°


    The interior of the fortress was divided into various areas. Although seemingly inconspicuous, it was actually very comprehensive. It was almost a star city by itself. Whether it was generating electricity, filtering water, or growing grain and livestock, it had already achieved self-sufficiency.


    Of course, these were all things that the logistics department was responsible for, moreover they were far away from the Military Area Division, where they were now walking, and it would take five minutes to get there.


    ¡°Next to the supply area, here, is the trading area.¡±


    Tang Zhen said as he walked over with Jiang Jianming. ¡°There are fortress sales and private transactions. You can buy things other than the standard ration. All kinds of food, medicines, weapons, tranquilizers and everything.¡±


    Jiang Jianming frowned and pondered.


    Now for him, the most serious problem was tranquilizers. He brought twelve tubes of high-purity crystal particle tranquilizer, and had already used one tube in Beta Alien. If only the minimum survival needs were guaranteed, a single injection could last up to three days.


    In this way, he only had more than a month.


    And the military¡¯s high-purity tranquilizer, the price was about 20,000 points per tube.


    In other words, if there was no way to get extra tranquilizers, he would have to spend at least 20,000 every three days after one month¡­the cost was comparable to living in an intensive care unit.


    Jiang Jianming hesitated for a second, then stretched out his finger.


    Clicked on the virtual screen of his wrist device and checked his coin point balance.


    Balance: 836.7 (points)


    Jiang Jianming quickly closed the screen. ¡°¡­..¡±


    Tang Zhen snorted on the spot and hooked his shoulders with a smile. ¡°Dear, how can running away increase your number of points? Alas, you don¡¯t need to be polite to me, do you want me to lend you some?¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming sullenly pressed his lips together, wrinkled his brows and turned his head away.


    ¡°¡­don¡¯t be noisy.¡±


    This person was usually sloppy and unsocial, with a bit of a cold temperament that others couldn¡¯t see through. It was rare for him to be so plainly worried about something.


    Tang Zhen looked even happier. After laughing for a long time, he straightened up. After walking a few steps, he stopped again.


    ¡°Eh? What¡­?¡±


    There was no light indicator on the automatic door in front, which meant that the door could not be opened.


    There were people coming and going, and a non-commissioned officer noticed that they were standing still, and kindly reminded them: ¡°Oh, you¡¯re among the new officers from the military academy this year right. The trading area has just been closed. You can just come back tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Closed?¡± Tang Zhen frowned, scratched his head and muttered, ¡°How come, it was fine yesterday¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming thought for a while, and suddenly asked, ¡°What else is there in the trading area?¡±


    Tang Zhen said: ¡°Going further is the accommodation area for the officers, Oh, and the starship harbor. Could it be that a starship is coming? But it shouldn¡¯t be blocked on this side¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming understood at once.


    ¡­It seems that His Royal Highness Garcia, the only remaining prince in the empire, is coming to the First Fortress, therefore this rigorous investigation is reasonable. However, unless there is another chance encounter with a person of that status, at his current level now, it is likely impossible to even meet him.


    Ryann¡­¡­This one will definitely find a way to meet you again, but unfortunately not now.


    Jiang Jianming pressed down the emotions that floated in his heart, and didn¡¯t show it at all.


    ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s go back first.¡±


    They turned back the same way, but they didn¡¯t expect that this time they bumped into others coming back from training. Many eyes went straight to Jiang Jianming, and there were many discussions.


    ¡°Yeah, that¡­¡±


    ¡°The disabled human?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it seems that he¡¯s already registered in the file. It was said that he will be with us in the future. ¡°


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t he be kept in the fortress? That¡¯s a disabled human being¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen frowned, felt uncomfortable, and pulled Jiang Jianming away quickly.


    After returning to the dormitory, as soon as the door was opened, several figures inside turned their heads. A total of two men and two women were inside, all with young faces.


    Bei Maner stood up first and greeted them, with a bright smile on her face.


    ¡°Young Master Tang, classmate Jiang, you are back. Classmate Jiang hasn¡¯t met our other teammates yet, so I called everyone over to get acquainted.¡±


    Tang Zhen slapped his forehead and immediately stopped, ¡°Yes, yes, I forgot!¡±


    He supported Jiang Jianming¡¯s back and pushed the person into the room.


    ¡°Xiao Jiang, we students of Kaios Military Academy, as long as they choose to join the army after graduation, they are all officers and lieutenant. But because of the special environment of the Silver Big Dipper, the new cadets need to have a year of adaptation period, and they are trained under a commander like ordinary soldiers¡ªyou know this, right?¡±


    Tang Zhen turned his head and said lightly. ¡°We belong to the third team. They, and Bei Maner, are our teammates for the next year. This is¡­..¡±


    But before he could finish speaking, his voice froze.


    He noticed that three of the teammates looked gloomy and uncertain, staring at Jiang Jianming with extremely complicated eyes, not even a slightest friendly intention.


    The atmosphere was filled with embarrassment, and the smile on the corner of Tang Zhen¡¯s mouth disappeared little by little.


    The brightness on Bei Maner¡¯s face gradually dimmed, she leaned over to Tang Zhen and Jiang Jianming, and whispered apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I actually persuaded them for a while, but they seem to be¡­still not quite able to accept.¡±


    Jiang Jianming sighed softly. This situation was not unexpected.


    On the other side, the three teammates looked at each other and stood up.


    A tall and stout young man said in a muffled voice, ¡°Galaxy Military Defense, Joe Brown.¡±


    A girl with light freckles bit her lower lip and said, ¡°Burton School, Ellie Smith.¡±


    The last one to speak was a black-haired youth who frowned and said, ¡°Kaios Military Academy, Li Youfang.¡±


    Jiang Jianming glanced at him and thought to himself: No wonder he looked a little familiar, it turned out to be a student from the same school, maybe he had met before.


    Just as he was thinking, Li Youfang walked in front of him.


    ¡°¡­I am the Chief Graduate Student of the Second College of Mecha Manipulation this year. Jiang Jianiming, I know you.¡±


    Li Youfang¡¯s expression was gloomy, and he raised his chin slightly, ¡°I know you are talented, and I have heard the dean of our college praise you, saying that it is a pity, if you were just a new human with crystal bones, you might be a once-in-a-century wonder.¡±


    ¡°To be honest, I feel sorry for you too.¡±


    ¡°But.¡± Li Youfang¡¯s tone changed, and firmly said, ¡°It¡¯s a pity that you should know that you are not!¡±


    ¡°You are not a new human, just a disabled one, a human race without crystal bones, unable to withstand the disturbance of crystal particles, and a person with fragile physique¡ªJiang Jianming, is this reality so difficult for you to accept?¡±


    Tang Zhen said angrily, ¡°Li Youfang!¡±


    Jiang Jianming gave Tang Zhen a calm look before looking back at Li Youfang. ¡°No, I know very well.¡±


    He knew very well that he was a person that would consume 20,000 points in every three days.


    Terrible, so very terrible.


    In the small dormitory, the other four looked at Jiang Jianming and Li Youfang with different expressions.


    Li Youfang pointed to the bottom of his feet. ¡°You know? You know yet you¡¯re still here? What can you even do here!?¡±


    He bombarded with words again without waiting for Jiang Jianming to speak. His spittle stars flew everywhere.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not say, tomorrow is the first field trial, and actual combat with alien creatures! Sir Huo Lin would count the time and give us scores on the spot. Do you want to humiliate yourself? Do you know that it is not your own face that will be lost then, but the face of our entire team?¡±


    Jiang Jianjian¡¯s expression remained unchanged. ¡°Are you so sure that I will be humiliated? In any case, my grades are still higher than yours, you¡­¡±


    Li Youfang sneered. ¡°It¡¯s unreasonable, stop dreaming.¡±


    ¡°Li Youfang!¡± Tang Zhen became violent, rushed up and grabbed him by the collar, roaring with red eyes, ¡°I was fucking wrong about you, weren¡¯t you the one who rushed in to join us when we were forming teams!?¡±


    Li Youfang blushed and said with a stubborn expression. ¡°Young Master¡¯s crystal bones are outstanding in the First College, of course I would respect you! But who knew the friend you wanted to bring with you was a disabled human being?¡±


    When he spoke, the muscles on his face stirred, and crystal bones began to condense rapidly at the same position behind his back. A pair of crystal-like exoskeletons opened like the sickle of a praying mantis.


    ¡°Strength speaks here in Silver Big Dipper. No matter how talented a disabled person is, they would be useless when they reach the far interstellar¡­¡±


    The freckled girl and the chubby young man silently looked away while Bei Maner exclaimed. ¡°Don¡¯t fight¡­don¡¯t do this!¡±


    But it was already too late, Tang Zhen¡¯s eyes flashed fiercely, and his crystal bone was released in an instant, even faster than Li Youfang who had taken the lead!


    Ping!


    After a crisp sound similar to two metals colliding, the two pairs of crystals slammed into each other fiercely in mid-air.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Their collision only lasted for two seconds. Li Youfang was then swept out of the room and hit his back to the wall after a loud bang.


    Tang Zhen gasped heavily, raised his head and said angrily, ¡°This Lao Zi is better than you, can he also call you a waste, ah!?


    Bei Maner: ¡°Young Master Tang!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not over yet,¡±  Li Youfang straightened up and rolled over. He clenched his fists, thumped them to his chest, re-condensed crystal bones from his wrists, and said in a low voice, ¡°Come again!¡±


    Seeing that the crystal bones of the two people were about to collide again, a hand suddenly came in between them abruptly without warning!


    That hand did not have any protection, the knuckles were white, it was slender, and there were no crystal bones on its slender wrist. That hand belonged to a disabled human being. In an instant, the two pairs of crystal bones froze in the air as if a pause button had been pressed.


    Jiang Jianming said calmly, ¡°Whatever comes next, stop.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen and Li Youfang stared dumbfounded. The crystal extended into the air did not move and cold sweat ran down their forehead.


    ¡­.Just now, if any one of them had not stopped in time, a crystal bone¡¯s power was enough to smash the palm of a person in an instant, and even the bones would be twisted into pieces.


    The other three people in the dormitory were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they dared not breathe. It took several seconds for Tang Zhen to find his own voice and said in a trembling tone, ¡°You¡­.you, do you want to die Jiang Jianming! Put your hand down!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned a deaf ear, turned his face, and put his palm on Li Youfang¡¯s crystal bone.


    ¡°You¡­! What are you trying to do!?¡± Li Youfang was frightened and nervous, and the tip of his nose sweated.


    When Jiang Jianming lifted his face, his handsome looks hit his eyes, even the faint shadow of his drooping eyelashes could be clearly seen. For a moment, Li Youfang¡¯s heart beated like a drum. He even fell into a trance, wondering if he had gone too far just now.


    How could he forget that he was just a sensitive and fragile remnant human. Such a weak race, whether in physical or mental state, was too prone to accidents.


    Simply while in a trance, he felt his crystal bone being patted, Jiang Jianming¡¯s beautiful voice sounded in his ears and his tone was very gentle.


    ¡°Good teammate, do you want to bet?¡±


    Li Youfang opened his mouth, ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    Then two seconds later he responded again, ¡°Huh??¡±


    It was not only Li Youfang who was stunned, but the others were as well, looking at Jiang Jianming who had a calm demeanor in confusion.


    Jiang Jianming continued, ¡°Tomorrow¡¯s field battle, each will act alone in hunting alien creatures, right? You were convinced just now that I would be embarrassed.¡±


    Li Youfang was stunned. ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s make a bet, if I¡¯m one point higher than you¨C.¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his index finger, shook it then blinked his eyes, ¡± ¨Cyou¡¯ll have to give ten thousand points.¡±


    The air became strangely stagnant.


    Tang Zhen gawked, but immediately came back to his senses, broke down and said, ¡°Dear mother, your tricks are really too good alright!?¡±


    Bei Maner trembled and said, ¡°Jiang, Jiang, classmate Jiang, people caught gambling will get demerits¡­..¡±


    The freckled girl Ellie was stunned. ¡°Hey, are you crazy? Don¡¯t you know that mechas are not good for fighting alien creatures, and how can a disabled human without crystal bones even fight against alien creatures?¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled and said nothing. It was the fat young man, Joe, who stuttered and said, ¡°Well, what if your points are lower than him?¡±


    ¡°Good question.¡±


    Jiang Jianming clapped his palm seriously, raised his eyebrows and said lightly to Li Youfang, who was already stunned, ¡°Betting, of course, requires exchanges, as long as my score is lower than yours, even if it is only by one point¨C¡±


    He bent his index finger, tapped the screen of his wrist device, living out the lavishness of eight million from eight hundred or so coin points. ¡°I will give you my total balance.¡±

 CH 15

    First battle (1)


    The next day, it was clear.


    In Alpha Alien Star, as long as it didn¡¯t snow, it was called good weather.


    Under the rare clear and sunny day, a row of blue-black mechas marched out of the fortress. Today was the first field combat day for these young officers.


    Inside the cockpit of the mecha, Jiang Jianming fastened his seat belt. The thin sunlight outside that passed through the alloy glass, illuminated his raised eyebrows and the silver-black military uniform on his body.


    Some people commented on Silver Big Dipper¡¯s military uniform¨Cthe black color as the universe, and the silver as the stars. The costume adorned with the universe and the stars tightly enveloped the human body, which symbolizes the fearless journey of the Silver Big Dipper soldiers pointing to the distant stars.


    ¡°Xiao Jiang, you¡­don¡¯t push yourself too hard.¡±


    On the screen, Tang Zhen¡¯s projection kept flashing. He was obviously very nervous, yet he pretended to be heroic and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Later,  when we can move freely, let¡¯s go together. Hehe, it¡¯s impossible for Sir to keep an eye on everyone¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming put on his gloves, and suddenly asked lightly, ¡°Have you ever fought alien creatures?¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face turned blue. ¡°No, no.¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled and raised his hand to cut off the communication. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, you¡¯ll get used to it.¡±


    The team began to speed up. Several rows of M-IP 18 mechas galloped in an orderly manner on the alien star¡¯s frozen soil, looking like a brand-new, unsheathed knife.


    A blue-green mecha was always close to the center part of the team. It was the model L-Evil Shark, a B-class mecha with strong versatility. Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin and his adjutant, Lieutenant Raymond, were seated inside. The field training of recruits could cause accidents if one was not careful, and must be monitored by officers with sufficient experience.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin raised his voice and shouted, ¡°You are all elites from famous imperial schools, therefore I don¡¯t need to talk about basic knowledge. The first one in the first row! Open the communication channel and explain the concept of alien creatures.¡±


    ¡°Yes !¡±


    The young man who was called up became excited and answered loudly, ¡°Alien creatures, also known as new crystal creatures, are the same as the new crystal human beings, they are all species that successfully differentiated after the outbreak of black wave radiation and achieved perfect fusion of crystal particles! Since the Holy War expelled them from the territory of human life, the new crystal creatures theoretically only exist in the Far Star, therefore now the public was more accustomed to calling them alien creatures.¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin: ¡°Continue.¡±


    ¡°New crystal creatures are exposed to radiation and concentrated crystal particles all year round, and their mutation directions are very strange and extremely dangerous. According to the threat assessment of new crystal creatures to people, we have classified them into six grades, from D to Super S. The same as the classification of new human crystal bone level and mecha level¡­..¡±


    Speaking up to this point, the young man suddenly became hesitant for a moment, ¡°Because of the extreme toughness of the condensed crystal particles, it is generally accepted at this stage that the only effective means to fight against the new crystal creatures are the crystal bones of the new human beings and some cutting-edge new crystals mecha weapons.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he fell silent. There was no other sound in the channel for a while, except for the occasional buzzing electric current that seemed a little awkward. Everyone knew who the last sentence was aimed at.


    In the cockpit of the mecha L- Evil Shark, Adjutant Raymond appeared reluctant and whispered, ¡°Lieutenant Colonel, you should let that disabled human child go back to the fortress.¡±


    Huo Lin only snorted coldly. ¡°He insists on coming, I also want to see what he is capable of. If someone dies, I will take full responsibility, no need to talk nonsense.¡±


    How can a disabled human without crystal bones fight these alien creatures? At this moment, everyone was wondering about this sole question.


    Jiang Jianming looked indifferent and simply clenched the lever of the mecha.


    The vast snow field was no longer endless. It was replaced by tall vegetation with a strange appearance. The branches were dark green like needles with sharp leaves. Years of snow and aggregated crystal particles condense on the bark into pieces of sequins, which were somewhat dazzling when reflected under the sunlight.


    ¡°Wow, this place is so beautiful¡­¡±


    ¡°Why do I feel like it¡¯s a little gloomy?¡±


    The mechas in formation drove into this snow-capped barren forest, as if they had entered into an ancient mural by mistake.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin: ¡°All, stop! Regroup into teams based on your original position!¡±


    ¡°This is our training ground for today. Everyone, look carefully!¡±


    With the roar of Huo Lin¡¯s thick voice, the Evil Shark mecha drove to the front. Its muzzle raised, then fired a shot towards a huge tree not far away.


    After the artillery fire roared, amidst the exclamations of the young people, two large masses of red things fell from the thick branches and leaves, bounced off the ground, and made a hissing noise like spitting saliva.


    That thing was shaped like a snake, with a long torso, and its body was covered with sarcomas and thorns condensed from crystal particles, writhing like undulating red ocean waves. Its pair of golden vertical pupils twisted over and stared at them so deeply that their hearts froze.


    ¡°¡ªYour opponents are this group of things.¡±


    The six members of the third team gathered together, and Bei Maner was the first to get goosebumps. ¡°My God¡­it¡¯s so big, standing a head taller than the mecha.¡±


    Seeing the chatter among the mechas, Lieutenant Raymond properly took on the responsibility of explaining for his grumpy officer. ¡°This is a common species in Ice Forest, the red skinned pit viper, a D-class alien creature. We call this thing ¡°red caterpillar¡±. It has been decades since Silver Big Dipper used it to train new recruits.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll give everyone a try this morning to get used to the feeling of fighting these alien creatures. In the afternoon, we will have a formal special training. Only after killing a red caterpillar alone within ten minutes will one be eligible to participate in the afternoon time trial.¡±


    After listening to Raymond¡¯s explanation, the new humans present looked at each other and their complexion became even worse.


    ¡°Within ten minutes, for real?¡­..¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it teamwork? Why do we have to train solo in the field combat on the first day!?¡±


    ¡°Damn, I won¡¯t be qualified If I can¡¯t pass the qualifications.¡±


    Huo Lin glanced at the mechas behind him, and saw the stiff faces of the young people through the alloy glass.


    These little brats who haven¡¯t seen the wind and waves, it¡¯s time to give them a good beating¡­.


    The lieutenant colonel sneered at the corners of his mouth and ordered without hesitation. ¡°First squad, two people, go.¡±


    There were two ¡°red caterpillars¡± that had just been beaten down, exactly corresponding to two people. Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin waved his hand. ¡°One by one.¡±


    Soon, the hell training began.


    Most of the battles with alien creatures were hand-to-hand combat relying on crystal bones. One needed to jump out of the cockpit and do it with little extra protection ¨Cand if something goes wrong, it would be a real life-or-death situation.


    This group of top young elites of the empire had only been on the battlefield for the first time, and only few of them were able to perform at half their usual level. Most were chased down by the little D-level alien creatures.


    The cockpit of the mecha Evil Shark was always open. Huo Lin and Raymond stood on the mecha with crystal bones released, ready to scoop up people from the red snake¡¯s mouth at any time.


    Even so, the number of the wounded was still increasing.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin had a ferocious face, and his ferocious roaring never stopped for a moment. Almost everyone on the field was scolded.


    ¡°What are you hiding behind, rush forward! rush forward!! Your courage is not even as big as a grain of rice , and you still want to be in the far star!?¡±


    ¡°You! Stand firm and don¡¯t shake!¡±


    ¡°What kind of shit did you learn in school? If you can¡¯t do it, get out, go home and get some milk!¡±


    ¡°Coward, where are you going to stab your crystal bone? Watch your enemy and move again!!¡±


    As time went by, Bei Maner, Joe and Ellie in the third team were all called up in turn.


    Li Youfang held his shoulder when he came back¡ªhe was sent flying by the snake¡¯s tail and hit the tree trunk, but he managed to get rid of a red caterpillar after being struck, before ten minutes passed.


    He sat back in the cockpit and filled his mouth with water, squinted at Jiang Jianming, panted, and said, ¡°It seems that our bet is about to end before it starts. Don¡¯t you think so, Jiang¡­¡±


    Li Youfang was stunned before he could even finish speaking.


    On the IP cockpit beside him, with the baffle plate lowered, Jiang Jianming¡¯s side profile was clearly reflected on the alloy glass.


    His eyes were dark and deep, and a somber light was reflected on its bottom.


    Jiang Jianming seemed to be muttering something softly, his index finger was placed on his lips frequently. Only by listening carefully could he discern that he was actually talking to himself.


    ¡°The part where the crystal bone is released, the teeth and the tail¡­¡±


    ¡°In addition to the common snake attacks, such as biting and coiling, they also use their body to slap and smash.¡±


    ¡°Hm, does its body¡¯s toughness become an attack advantage after being differentiated into real crystal creatures?¡±


    Li Youfang looked strange and thought to himself: This guy, does he really want to fight!?


    Now that the rules were dead set on just fighting alone, Tang Zhen and Bei Maner couldn¡¯t help Jiang Jianming. He originally thought that this person would definitely give up in despair¡­


    Don¡¯t wait, it¡¯ll only kill you¡­. Li Youfang had mixed feelings in his heart. He turned his head and stopped looking at him.


    A few minutes later, a blood-stained IP approached.


    Tang Zhen had just finished his first battle, and the process was a near miss. In the end, his crystal bone directly chopped off the head of the red caterpillar, winning a rare nod from Instructor Huo Lin.


    He gasped heavily, wiped his sweat, leaned out of the cockpit, and said with concern. ¡°Little Jiang, I¡¯m done. This thing is very difficult to deal with, what will you do?¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t even look at him, his eyes focused on the battle of the others. ¡°Well, I¡¯m thinking.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°???¡±


    Jiang Jianming was finally willing to look at him, and said lightly. ¡°Why are you looking like the sky has already fallen? It¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve seen this kind of thing, how could I find a way ahead of time?¡±


    Tang Zhen was stunned and he could hardly believe his ears. ¡°No, wait, but you- haven¡¯t you traveled in the distant star with His Royal Highness Ryann before!?¡±


    He became angry and raised his hands in a ridiculous manner. ¡°You¡¯re teasing me. You¡¯ve already come here, and now you say you can¡¯t do anything!? Then why did you tell me not to be afraid just now!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming bowed his head, smiled, and said softly, ¡°Don¡¯t mention him¡­that¡¯s when he was still alive. As for me, this would be my start of using mecha to fight alien creatures.¡±


    When his voice just fell, his name was called. ¡°Third squad, Jiang Jianming.¡±


    Jiang Jianming controlled the mecha and walked forward while Tang Zhen was still in a mess behind him.


    ¡°You, you stop! Then what about the bet you made with Li Youfang!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°It¡¯s only 800 coin points anyway, I won¡¯t feel that bad if I lose.¡±


    Yet as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a little regretful. Therefore he coughed embarrassingly, and after a while, said shyly, ¡°No¡­. Actually, it¡¯s still a little distressing .¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± Is this even the point!!


    Jiang Jianming manipulated the mecha out of the queue. Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s icy eyes swept over him, and suddenly said a word out of the blue, ¡°You can forfeit.¡±


    ¡°I cannot guarantee the safety of a disabled human being in the face of alien creatures. If you give up now, I will consider it a wise choice.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head. ¡°Sir, I won¡¯t forfeit, but can you promise me one thing?¡±


    Lieutenant Raymond next to him was stunned. He didn¡¯t expect that there would still be new recruits who would dare bargain with this evil officer. But Huo Lin had already witnessed this unusual person for a period of time, he only sneered and said, ¡°Speak.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Even if you judge that my life is in danger, please don¡¯t shoot until I call for help, or before the ten-minute countdown is over. ¡°


    Lieutenant Raymond was taken aback. ¡°You!¡±


    Huo Lin¡¯s face was cold. ¡°Why?¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised the corners of his lips and replied, ¡°Because, I deduce that your judgment may not be accurate.¡±


    Before he finished speaking, the armor plate in front of him closed. The M-IP 18 had already flown out, slid through a smooth arc, and headed towards the nearest red snake.


    Everyone was shocked, and there was an uproar of discussions.


    ¡°He¡­he doesn¡¯t want to fight alien creatures with a  mecha only, right?¡±


    ¡°Impossible, IP cannon can¡¯t penetrate the skin of that thing at all!¡±


    ¡°This disabled human is too crazy, actually not letting the instructor save him? Tsk, he would definitely cry later.¡±


    Aware of the approaching mecha, the red snake arched up, let out a menacing hiss, and swept its tail across.


    In front of the console inside the mecha, a blue-green electronic light flickered, and a word ¡°Woof¡± popped up in front of the screen to indicate that it¡¯s ready.


    Jiang Ming simply nodded. ¡°Seth, began to collect data and calculate its attack speed and reaction speed.¡±


    This ¡°red caterpillar¡± snake had a long body, and once it¡¯s coiled around you, it would be extremely difficult to escape. Most people also would not choose to fight with its tail, and avoided them if they could.


    However, in this way, how to bypass the tail and get close to the key point became another problem. Several spent ten minutes evading, not being able to land even a few hits.


    Jiang Jianming did not choose to take a detour, nor did he fire at the snake¡¯s tail. He pushed the lever with one hand and poked the console with the other. In an instant, the fuselage of the IP was suddenly pulled up. A sharp whistling wind sounded, as the tail of the snake scraped the bottom of the mecha!


    There was an exclamation all around!


    Lieutenant Raymond was stunned, and couldn¡¯t help but praise. ¡°What a steady manipulation!¡±


    ¡°Very courageous, and the fighting awareness is also very precise! He knows that only by quickly pulling in the distance can he achieve an effective attack, also simultaneously, getting him a clear view at the target.¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t even blink his eyes, the IP remained in a semi-floating state, turned 360 degrees out of thin air, perfectly adjusted the balance and landed with a bang.


    A red shadow flashed before his eyes, and its smell was foul. The huge snake head had already crossed over from the side, with a pair of bright golden icy eyes, exuding a chilling fierce light.


    The blue-black mecha leaped on its body and approached the target that was already in front of it. It was still an amazingly smooth gallop, and it hardly decelerated during the whole process.


    Li Youfang widened his eyes. ¡°How is this kind of extreme operation possible¡­¡± He blankly looked at the console in front of him, ¡°Isn¡¯t manual operation inherently 6% lower than the conduction efficiency of crystal bone operation!?¡±


    In the snow forest, the red snake and the blue-black mecha quickly closed in on each other.


    The wind roared and flew by on both sides. Jiang Jianming swept a series of data calculated by the intelligence, and his brows simultaneously loosened and tightened.


    Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the red snake¡¯s body tightening like a spring. His intuition sensed trouble. The next moment, the red snake suddenly opened its bloody mouth and pounced. Its body was like an arrow released from a bow. The distance of more than ten meters was immediately crossed and was already in front of him in an instant, with sharp crystals bursting out from the snake¡¯s jaws!


    The cowardly person was already screaming. However, in the blink of an eye, Jiang Jianming hurled the mecha back and fired two cannons at the ice at the same time. With the power of the recoil, the blue-black mecha jumped high, bathed in the sunlight refracted on the ice. At this moment, it seemed to be transformed into a dancing girl on a steel wire, swirling between life and death, elegant, warm and beautiful.


    The whole place was silent, and some people even forgot to breathe.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± It took a long time before someone opened his mouth in a trance. ¡°This is a fucking disabled human being!?


    The day before yesterday, he was sentenced to stand outside the fortress for ten minutes and then fainted from the cold¡­¡­was this person really among the people the empire recognized as a soft, squeamish, sickly and fragile disabled human being??

 CH 16

    First battle (2)


    In the blink of an eye, the body of the IP escaped the red snake¡¯s double teeth in a thrilling way. Just before touching the ground, it did another front flip. The frozen ground exploded behind him, and the shards of ice flew around, hitting the alloy shell of the mecha with a ¡°ding¡±.


    After the dust dissipated, a snake tail full of sarcomas was across the place where the explosion just happened, and a sharp crystal bone was condensed at its tip. If Jiang Jianming dodged just a second slower, more than half of the mecha would be destroyed.


    Lieutenant Raymond sucked in a breath of cold air and turned his head to look at the officer in surprise. ¡°Lieutenant Colonel, this disabled young man¡­is something.¡±


    No, it¡¯s more than just something. At this age and with such technology, it is not an exaggeration to call him a once-in-a-lifetime genius!


    Thinking of this, Raymond couldn¡¯t help but sigh with regret: If, if only he was a new human being¡­.how good would it be!


    ¡°Hiss¡­.!!¡±


    The red caterpillar became even more frantic after several missed attacks on the mecha.


    Jiang Jianming continued sliding the mecha in front of it for the nth time. The red snake snarled again and lowered its body, bared its fangs and jumped up!


    Inside the mecha, Jiang Jianming smiled lightly. He had already grasped the attack pattern of this thing and was waiting for it to open its mouth again. Under the eyes of the public, the blue-black IP suddenly accelerated and rushed forward, its left and right mecha cannons opened, and light quickly gathered between the muzzles.


    ¡°Fire.¡±


    Two 100% fully charged mecha cannons fired instantly!


    The energy exploded was like two fireballs, and were gracefully sent into the giant snake¡¯s mouth by the pilot. At the same time, Jiangming forced the fuselage down hard to its limit, and the IP slammed sideways, almost parallel to the ground. Its friction brought out a string of flying sparks and simply like this, the red caterpillar would be done for¡ª


    ¡ªin the next moment, a deafening explosion sounded, mixed with the scream of the alien red snake, as it resounded throughout the icy forest.


    Everyone was stunned.


    In the third team, Joe rubbed his plump face, and the whole person was stupefied. ¡°This Jiang Jianming¡­ Is he so powerful¡­..¡±


    Tang Zhen didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Look at me, do I look like I¡¯ve seen him fight in a mecha before!?¡±


    Li Youfang, looking like a dying ember, murmured, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me, he only takes theory courses with us in the Second College¡­.¡±


    Above the mecha Evil Shark, Lieutenant Raymond glanced at the timer and said in a dreamy voice. ¡°It took four minutes and three¡­he broke the record, Lieutenant Colonel.¡±


    But when he looked to the side, he was stunned to see Lieutenant Colonel looking gloomy.


    Lieutenant Colonel: ¡°¡­Not yet. ¡°


    In the cockpit, Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression did not show any relaxation.


    He stared at the place where the giant snake fell, and said lightly, ¡°It¡¯s not over yet, Seth, accelerate the data calculation.¡±


    A gust of wind blew away the dust, ice fog and gunpowder.


    A black shadow rose from the ground, and the fallen red caterpillar raised its long snake body again! The corners of its mouth on both sides were painfully spurting green smoke. Its hard head swung furiously and to their surprise, it directly knock the mecha as it flew above its head.


    ¡°Not¡­.not pierced!?¡±


    ¡°No, my God, the guns were almost in its mouths, and yet it still can¡¯t be pierced!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was prepared early on, and the IP did not lose its balance. The four metal feet drilled four deep dents on the frozen soil, barely stabilizing its fuselage.


    However, the next moment, the snake tail wrapped around the mecha again.


    The red snake¡¯s golden pupil flickered. It had just suffered, and when it raised its head high, it didn¡¯t actually open its mouth, in fact, it was trying to use the tail to directly twist the mecha and the human inside together!


    Boom!


    At the critical moment, the IP¡¯s muzzle shrank, and the left and right arms stretched out, firmly stopping the constriction of the snake body. However, the crystals attached to the scarlet snake scales suddenly erupted with spikes, and the released crystal bones clamped the mecha a little bit more. The metal casing being rubbed created a string of sparks, then became deformed and dented visible to the naked eye.


    There was an uproar all around, and Li Youfang suddenly stood up in the cockpit.


    ¡°Mecha! The mecha is damaged!¡± Cold sweat slid down, and he muttered with a pale face. ¡°The sturdiness of the mecha is not comparable to crystal particles, so¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°¡ªThat¡¯s why I said, it¡¯s impossible to fight alien creatures without crystal bones!!¡± Ellie shouted in horror, ¡°It will kill people, why doesn¡¯t Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin stop it!?¡±


    It was at this time that Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin, who was watching the battle, raised his head and spit out a hoarse and ruthless sentence. ¡°You lose, give up.¡±


    The voice of the lieutenant colonel was transmitted through the internal communication channel into the inside of the mecha that was struggling.


    In the cockpit, a red warning light kept flashing.


    Warning, the degree of damage of the mecha is 4%..6%¡­.


    At the moment where the crystal bones of the alien creature was coming in, and the turbulent crystal particles slammed in like a huge wave, Jiang Jianming simply gritted his teeth in cold sweat.


    He took a breath, and the corners of his lips hooked up. ¡°No.¡±


    The red snake raised its head high, blocking the light of the sun that was at its highest peak for a moment. Afterwards, its head and neck rushed down towards the mecha.


    There was a loud noise.


    The IP¡¯s left arm collapsed, hanging down a few centimeters from the ground amidst the smoke.


    Ellie: ¡°My God, he¡¯s going to die!¡±


    Bei Maner was about to cry when she saw it, and she couldn¡¯t help screaming out, ¡°Student Jiang! Forget it, don¡¯t do this, we still have another chance¡­..!¡±


    ¡°Cough¡­!¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s back slammed into the driver¡¯s seat, and the violent impact made his chest swell with blood and his consciousness started to faint.


    For a moment, about a tenth of a second, his mind was elsewhere, and his consciousness flew back to a few years ago.


    At two in the morning, no one was around that late. In the tactical training room of the Kaios Military Academy, there were red X marks of failure one after the other on the calculation model.


    The military cadet hung his eyelashes low, pressed his index finger to the corner of his lips, and said to himself, ¡°Is it really not possible?..¡­¡±


    Hearing a light sound behind him, Jiang Jianming turned around subconsciously. His Highness Ryann stood at the door with pain flashing in his eyes.


    ¡°Little Highness? Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°You want to only use a mecha to fight alien creatures.¡± The Crown Prince walked over step by step. His emerald eyes looked at the model that was judged to be a failure by the system, his voice was a little hoarse, ¡°You¡­¡±


    The young prince stood in front of the military academy student and asked softly, ¡°Do you want to go to the distant interstellar battlefield?¡±


    For a disabled human being, there could be no ideal that was more distant and almost cruel than this.


    ¡°Don¡¯t look like that, Little Highness.¡± Jiang Jianming shook his head gently. ¡°If you can¡¯t, you can¡¯t. There are some natural things that can¡¯t be helped. ¡°


    Ryann frowned, he reached over Jiang Jianming and turned off the power of the simulator. ¡°You don¡¯t need this kind of thing.¡±


    ¡°Where you want to go, I will take you there.¡±


    ¡­..liar.


    In the cockpit, Jiang Jianming gasped lightly and raised his sweaty eyelashes. Countless strings of data flickered in his dark eyes. That was the trajectory of the red caterpillar¡¯s head and neck smashing calculated by Seth Henry based on the previous attack.


    Liar. I am now here, but where are you?


    The red snake raised its head and neck again. It was going to give this stubborn mecha the final blow, killing this ant that overestimated itself.


    Yet time seemed to slow down.


    Some screamed, others closed their eyes. Huo Lin and Raymond unfolded their crystal bones and both rushed towards the red snake.


    The change only happened in an instant. Beyond everyone¡¯s expectations, the mecha IP actually took the initiative to retract its struggling arms.


    The snake¡¯s tail, which coiled with force, lost the target stopping its movement, and the inertia caused it to relax for a moment. Jiang Jianming calmly pushed the lever all the way to the end. The IP¡¯s both arms immediately clamped the snake¡¯s tail, and at the same time pulled it backward with maximum power!


    The snake¡¯s tail was lifted up by the strength of the mecha, like a whip thrown up high. The crystal bone at the tip was like a sharp knife, and the ice light reflected from all sides fell on its edge, making it look very dazzling.


    The head of the red snake was slammed down at this moment, and in its eyes, a crystal bone reflected on it became larger and larger.


    Everything was too fast, and it was too late for the red caterpillar to even react.


    Hiss¡ª¡ª!!


    The blood of the snake splattered and gushed straight up into the frosty sky.


    The wind seemed to stop blowing, and everything was silent. The screams disappeared, and the young people opened their mouths in astonishment. The two officers, Huo Lin and Raymond, kept their forward movements and stopped there, looking at the spectacle in front of them in shock.


    The body of the red caterpillar fell limply, hitting the ground in a twisted posture. The luster in the golden pupil dissipated, the alien creature was dead, and the sharpest crystal bone at its tail pierced its own snake neck.


    Amidst the rising icy fog, the M-IP 18 stood up again and slowly walked towards the crowd with its back to the snake corpse. The baffle plate in front of the cockpit fell, and the dark-haired, pale pilot inside was still breathing heavily, drenched in cold sweat, but his expression was calm.


    Jiang Jianming leaned out and shouted, ¡°Sir? Did the two of you forget to time me?¡±


    Raymond touched his pocket in a daze, and realized that the timer had been thrown into the mecha by him.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t care, ¡°Then the time on my side shall prevail¡­ It should be seven minutes and forty-nine seconds, which is a pass.¡±


    His attitude was too casual and natural, as if everything should be the way it was now, and that everything was under control.


    Based from the initial observation and analysis¨Cusing the mecha cannon to scare the red caterpillar as soon as the fight starts, forcing it to give up its sharp teeth and only use the crystal bone of its tail to attack; and then using itself as a bait to contain the red caterpillar¡¯s tail, lured it to smash the mecha with its head and neck; finally, relying on the power advantage of the mecha, and used the enemy¡¯s sharp crystal bone to break through the enemy¡¯s shield¨C


    Indeed,  everything looked like it was under control.


    The surrounding voices gradually boiled but Jiang Jianming was a little dizzy and couldn¡¯t hear what they were shouting. He glanced back at the corpse of the giant snake, and vaguely remembered the red X marks on the calculation models back then.


    He thought to himself in his heart: Your Highness, now I understand.


    It was not the power of the IP itself that killed the red caterpillar. The calculation results of the model feedback were correct, and the mecha was indeed unable to defeat an alien creature¡­.


    Jiang Jianming released the lever. He lowered his eyes quietly, raised his right hand, which was covered in a black glove and was trembling from loss of strength, in front of his eyes, and suddenly smiled with fatigue and contempt.


    ¡­but I can.

 CH 17

    First battle (3)


    ¡°Lieutenant Colonel! This kid is amazing!¡±


    During their noon break, Lieutenant Raymond kept talking excitedly while nibbling on a compressed military ration. ¡°Regardless of psychological quality, resilience, or level of mecha manipulation, I¡­ I have been in the fort for so long, but I have never seen such a talented young man before.¡±


    He praised the person so much that his saliva was flying. Seeing Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s sullen face from beginning to end, he stopped awkwardly. ¡°Uh¡­ Lieutenant Colonel?¡±


    Raymond scratched his head. ¡°Do you still think he¡¯s not good?¡±


    Huo Lin raised his eyelids and said indifferently, ¡°Now I understand why someone above wants to put him in the Silver Big Dipper¡­Hmph, it¡¯s really a pity to say that he¡¯s a pitiful one, but it¡¯s still a fact¡­¡±


    ¡°If he was just willing to do a civilian job, it¡¯s not that it couldn¡¯t be considered out of the ordinary considering he¡¯s a disabled human. But as for driving mecha to go to the front line, it is impossible.¡±


    Raymond couldn¡¯t understand. ¡°Uh, this¡­¡±


    Not far away, rows of mechas were parked neatly. The young people who experienced their first battle were as excited as a pot of boiling water. At this time, the officers didn¡¯t care whether they ate, drank, talked freely, or let out a howling cry.


    Huo Lin pointed to those figures. ¡°Listen, he is outstanding now because of his fellow good-for-nothings. The new recruits need a period of adjustment, that¡¯s why you and I are here.¡±


    ¡°You should know that¡­for new humans, the proficiency of manipulating mechas can be raised, and combat awareness can be trained. But crystal bones cannot grow from disabled humans, and innate things cannot be changed.¡±


    ¡°In a short period of time, he can rely on his wisdom, courage, diligence and will to attract everyone¡¯s attention. But soon, he will see himself being used by the people next to him, and the gap will only get bigger and bigger.¡±


    Jiang Jianming leaned against a tree, holding a bottle of energy water and drinking slowly. He lowered his eyelashes and his black military uniform made his face even paler, unabling one to see the slightest momentum of the killing of the red caterpillar just now by merely relying on a mecha alone.


    Huo Lin: ¡°It¡¯s ruthless, but that¡¯s the reality.¡±


    Tang Zhen and Bei Maner came over and handed to the person under the tree a pack of compressed food. Jiang Jianming shook his head and said in a low voice, ¡°¡­still dizzy, I will eat it later. It¡¯s no big deal, don¡¯t worry about me.¡±


    Huo Lin narrowed his eyes. ¡°Not to mention, in the next scoring match, with such a high consumption combat mode, how long can his mental and physical strength last?¡±


    ¡°There is only one reason why he is doomed to fail. His luck was too bad when he reincarnated, and was born as a remnant human, an extinct race.¡±


    Raymond was stunned and murmured, ¡°So simple¡­so cruel.¡±


    Huo Lin snorted and patted the adjutant¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Survival of the fittest, this world is really just simple and cruel.¡±


    In the afternoon, decentralized training, the so-called time trial, officially began.


    The time limit was three hours, and the target of hunting were the alien creatures in this ice forest¡ªwell, it was said to be alien creatures, but in fact, what this group of newcomers would fight were only the red caterpillars, which were D-level and killing one will be equivalent to one point.


    To speak of, even if one killed more advanced alien creatures, the score would not increase. This was to prevent some newcomers from wanting to take a chance and provoke those powerful monsters.


    The newcomers went back to their own mechas. After listening to the rules, some people couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Excuse me, Sir! How do you calculate who killed how many red caterpillars? Will you rely on the mecha recording?¡±


    Raymond cleared his throat. ¡°That¡¯s a good question. Next, everyone listen to my explanation attentively¡ªplease look at the manual console of your mecha. Yes, it¡¯s manual control.¡±


    ¡°There is a switch button below the control interface of the mecha muzzle, see it? Press it and try.¡±


    Everyone followed suit, only to see the gun muzzles on the left and right mechanical arms of the M-IP 18 retracted backwards, and what looked like a searchlight bounced out, and even emitted a color purple light.


    ¡°This is the solidification ray for crystal particles. You¡¯ve only seen these in textbooks before.¡±


    Lieutenant Raymond said, and manipulated the mecha Evil Shark to step forward, and let the purple solidification rays shone on the body of a red caterpillar not far away.


    ¡°After the new crystal creature dies, the crystal particles in the body will quickly escape, and at this time, you will let the solidification rays irradiate on it¡­¡±


    About ten seconds later, a colorless crystal cluster formed on the body of the red caterpillar.


    The Evil Shark bent down its mechanical arm, pulled up the crystal cluster, and threw it into the storage bin in its stomach.


    Raymond: ¡°You can get the real crystal ore. This is a good thing, and you will know why later.¡±


    ¡°In the next time trial, we will use the total amount of real crystal ore brought back by everyone as the only grading standard¨Cof course, internal fighting is not allowed. Violators will be dismissed on the spot and will be repatriated. Do you understand?¡±


    In the mecha, everyone responded neatly. ¡°Understood!!¡±


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin clapped his hands in a timely manner, ¡°Okay, enough with the empty talk, last words¨CIf you want to find death, go deep and try. It¡¯s not necessarily bad to be dismembered by a high-level alien creature.¡±


    Raymond: ¡°Now¨Cthe first field training time trial¨Cbegins!!


    With an order, dozens of IPs immediately moved and quickly entered the ice forest.


    Jiang Jianming did not compete to be the first one, but kept moving forward at a very steady pace, and soon fell behind the large troop.


    Suddenly, a mecha approached him nearby. Jiang Jianming turned his face and saw Li Youfang on the driver¡¯s seat. The former chief of the Second College of Kaios Military Academy, was staring at him at the moment, with a face that looked extremely ugly.


    ¡°¡­I admit, it was not easy for you, but the mecha¡­was also quite powerful.¡±


    Li Youfang gritted his teeth, blushed and said viciously, ¡°However, if just one D-level alien creature consumes your stamina, then I won¡¯t take my words back. In the future, on the battlefield with real knives and real guns¡­you¡¯ll only drag the entire squad down!¡±


    Jiang Jianming frowned and thought for a while, but still chose to respond politely. ¡°Hm, you¡¯re right.¡±


    Li Youfang was furious. ¡°You fucking looking down on me!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said sincerely. ¡°I just think you are right.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Li Youfang¡¯s face looked as if he had swallowed a red caterpillar.


    Jiang Jianming, as if realizing something, ¡°Ah¡± then waved his hand: ¡°Don¡¯t get me wrong, I¡¯m referring to the previous sentence. I didn¡¯t mean to look down on you.¡±


    ¡­.It¡¯s good if he hadn¡¯t said that.


    After he finished speaking, Li Youfang¡¯s face became even more colorful, as if he had swallowed ten red caterpillars. His teeth were trembling in anger, ¡°You¡­good! Who wins and who loses, we¡¯ll see after three hours!¡±


    Before Jiang Jianming could give any response, he controlled the mecha to turn, and then plunged into the forest.


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    When he averted  his eyes back, Jiang Jianming only smiled lightly, and didn¡¯t make a sound.


    The contact connected to the mecha screen suddenly sounded, and Tang Zhen¡¯s pretentiously deep voice came in. ¡°Jiang Jianming, I really don¡¯t understand.¡±


    When Jiang Jianming looked at the rear subconsciously, he saw two more IP¡¯s approaching, Tang Zhen and Bei Maner.


    Tang Zhen: ¡°Sometimes I feel that you are indeed a weak and disabled human being who needs protection, but sometimes I feel that your mentality is too dangerous. I may have been sold by you but I am still worried that you¡¯re blindly helping others.¡±


    (t/n Sold- tricked or cheated)


    Jiang Jianming was silent for a second, then said seriously. ¡°I won¡¯t, human trafficking is illegal in the Empire.¡±


    As soon as the two mechas in the rear paused at one point, Tang Zhen couldn¡¯t help but open the cockpit. ¡°I say Little Jiang, did you deliberately fail a class? I remember that your score in the mecha class was not high either?¡±


    He knew that this person had been brought inside a mecha by His Royal Highness Ryann before, and he also guessed that he might have acquired some skills, but he never expected him to reach this level.


    ¡°?¡±


    Jiang Jianming cast him a stupid look, tapped the mecha console with his index finger, and said earnestly, ¡°Young Master Tang, I don¡¯t even have a crystal bone, the basic crystal bone practice only has theoretical points. ¡°


    Tang Zhen: ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Fuck.


    ¡°Student Jiang, you are really amazing!¡± Bei Maner sighed again, ¡°In the past, Young Master Tang always told me how secretive you were, I thought he was just exaggerating, I¡­ I really didn¡¯t expect it to be like this!¡±


    ¡°I never thought that there would be a way to use the crystal bones of alien creatures in reverse. It¡¯s unheard of!¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head and laughed, ¡°Please stop praising me. If I¡¯m really that good, why are you still worried about me?¡±


    Bei Maner and Tang Zhen were stunned.


    Jiang Jianming blinked and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you two come here because you were worried that I wouldn¡¯t be able to cope with this time trial due to my lack of physical strength?¡±


    Tang Zhen became worried at once and grabbed his hair. ¡°No, don¡¯t think about it blindly¨C¡± But he was immediately interrupted by Bei Maner, whose eyes are bright. ¡°How can you say that, classmate Jiang! We are here to ask you to cooperate! Cooperate!¡±


    He saw Bei Maner raise her eyebrows and showed a slightly cunning smile. ¡°Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin emphasized fighting alone in the morning but there is no restriction on team formation in this afternoon¡¯s time trial. Therefore, let the three of us work together.¡±


    She manipulated the IP to walk to Jiang Jianming¡¯s side, and firmly said, ¡°Jiang¡¯s observation and judgment are so amazing, you can command the two of us! Red caterpillars that are shot down by then will be divided into three equal shares. We will definitely not lose to Li Youfang.¡±


    Jiang Jianming looked at her unexpectedly, thinking that this girl¡¯s IQ and EQ were really high¡­


    He couldn¡¯t help but glance at Tang Zhen. ¡°Young Master Tang, you should really learn from others.¡±


    Tang Zhen grinned broadly, but Bei Maner¡¯s face turned slightly red. Jiang Jianming paused for a moment, then said, ¡°But¡­sorry, I really can¡¯t go with you guys this time.¡±


    Seeing that the two of them in a hurry to refute, he raised his hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s not because I¡¯m afraid of dragging you down, on the contrary, it¡¯s because you won¡¯t be able to keep up with me.¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned his head and glanced at the frost-covered jungle. ¡°I¡¯m going into the depths of the forest.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°¡­you fucking stopped us to hear you finish, don¡¯t you think you talk too much!?¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his gloved wrist, and said two to three seconds later. ¡°It¡¯s like this, because I don¡¯t have a crystal bone, therefore I must see higher-level alien creatures earlier than you, and start thinking about ways to fight faster than you¡­.so that I won¡¯t drag down the team in the future.¡±


    He calmly raised his eyelids and looked directly at Tang Zhen and Bei Maner. ¡°It is really shocking that a disabled person would join the army in the Far Star, but it is impossible to achieve the goal of shocking the world from the eyes of an ordinary person with only ordinary people¡¯s ideas. I came to Silver Big Dipper not for fun, I¡¯m serious.¡±


    The two people had complicated expressions, and they were speechless for a while.


    The shadows of the branches interlaced with each other, and were reflected on their black and silver uniforms. The surroundings were peaceful, but a faint roar was heard in the distance. Someone had already begun to hunt alien creatures.


    Jiang Jianming added, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll only go in when I am sure. This is an area where Silver Big Dipper always trained their newcomers. No matter how strong the alien creatures are, it will never be stronger than C-level. Moreover, I have something for self-defense, there is no problem. ¡°


    ¡°As for the time trial, it only lasts for three full hours, also it is a test of physical strength. If you are willing to listen to my thoughts¨C¡± Jiang Jianming pondered for two or three seconds, and then organized his words very fluently. ¡± ¨CI suggest that for the first two hours, don¡¯t use all your strength, you can grope for the route, while picking the single red caterpillar to fight, two people will flank it on both sides, remember not to get injured¨Cbecause at this time, early injury is equivalent to being out of the game. ¡°


    ¡°Wait until the last hour, then turn around and go back to attack the enemy you missed before. By that time, you have already familiarized yourself with the geographical conditions along the way, along with the fighting of red caterpillars.Therefore, it should be relatively smooth.¡±


    His voice was a little low, but very clear, and because of his flat tone, he carried a calmness and tolerance that is rarely seen in disabled humans, making the listeners want to trust him with all their hearts.


    Tang Zhen and Bei Maner were a little dazed.


    They all thought in unison: How bad is God, to let such a person wear the heavy willow of fate and be trapped in a weak and powerless body?


    When they came back to their senses, Jiang Jianming, who was in front of them, had already re-operated the mecha and headed for the depths of the ice forest without hesitation.

 CH 18

    Cartridge Case (1)


    Jiang Jianming changed his mecha before he actually entered into the deep area.


    This M-IP 18 was a mecha distributed by the military, and even if not considering the possibility, it should be nonetheless installed with a location device.


    The officers are probably monitoring from the rear now.


    Jiang Jianming let the intelligence Seth Henry stay in the IP, and let it walk around the periphery slowly.


    He was too physically exhausted in the battle just now, and even if the monitoring showed that he was passively avoiding the fight, the officers would not be surprised, they would only think that he was powerless.


    Soon, the A-level folding mecha S-Snow Dove unfolded and drove Jiang Jianming into the depths of the forest.


    The shape of Snow Dove was like that of a two-legged single cannon, and the only muzzle was installed on the front chest of the mecha, while the left and right wings, compared to that of ordinary mechas with loading mechanical arms and muzzles, were instead equipped with two snow-white shields, which look a bit like that of bird wings.


    This was a very unusual design in military mechas, obviously, this was not made to kill the enemy to win, but to save lives.


    This was also the original intention of Ryann for giving him this mecha.


    But it does not apply to the current Jiang Jianming.


    Therefore, Jiang Jianming did not hesitate to modify this mecha on his way to the Far Star.


    Woosh¡­¡­..


    The snow-white mecha ran against the wind in the dense forest, until the surrounding vegetation became dense and tall, and only a bit of sunlight could come through. The icy rocks were crawling with bizarre, flashing moss, and shadows flashed over it as the mecha ran by.


    There was a creature peeping in the dark, and its many eyes that belonged to an insect stared at this beautiful body closely.


    Until a certain moment, the creature in the dark suddenly fluttered its wings and rushed towards the oblique rear of the mecha.


    However, Snow Dove seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and turned around neatly. The part where the particle shield was originally loaded was split into two halves, and a pitch-black mecha cannon protruded from it, flashing a cold and gloomy light.


    Bang! Bang!


    The insect-like alien creature flew out backwards, hit the tree trunk, and spattered disgusting green viscous juices. Its wings were shaking, its limbs were squirming, and it made a strange sound of something like fuming.


    ¡°The power of the new cannon is still a little short¡­ I can¡¯t force it.¡±


    Jiang Jianming thoughtfully manipulated Snow to approach, opened the original main cannon located on the front of the body, and aimed at the alien creature struggling to take off.


    ¡ªBoom!!


    A few seconds later, a purple solidification ray swept past, and real crystal ore condensed on the broken corpse. Snow picked up the crystal and threw it into the storage bin, letting it lie down with the other four real crystal ore.


    Jiang Jianming took a deep breath.


    Before this, he had already tested several rounds.


    For the ordinary D-level alien creatures, the newly installed mecha cannons could completely deal with them. As for the insect-like creature just now, it was estimated that its level was between D and C. The main cannon of Snow Dove could easily break the defenses of these alien creatures and could also be used to cause an effective damage on C-level creatures¡­..it¡¯s just that the energy consumption was a bit too much, which was a problem.


    As for alien creatures with a higher level¨CJiang Jianming took out the silver-gray pistol attached to the holster around his waist and replaced its pair of magazines¨C


    The Wings of Venus that Ryann left him belonged to the new crystal weapon, which could fire high-killing bullets made from real crystal ore and theoretically had the same power as a B-level crystal bone of a new human.


    The only problem was that it costs money. The new crystal bullets cost thousands of coins when fired. It¡¯s really not worth using on D-level C-level alien creatures.


    Jiang Jianming held the pistol in his palm, feeling hesitant. He hasn¡¯t used this new crystal weapon for several years.


    Should I try it here first?


    After thinking about it, he still didn¡¯t dare to be careless.


    I have to try at least one or two shots.


    Jiang Jianming loosened his seat belt and wanted to open the cockpit.


    Unexpectedly, the moment he stood up, his vision darkened. He was immediately stunned and didn¡¯t catch his breath, almost fainted, and directly fell back all of a sudden.


    ¡°Cough.¡±


    Oops. He forgot that he unloaded his intelligence. There was no Seth¡¯s voice reminding him to pay attention to his physical condition, he was careless¡­..


    Jiang Jianming was paralyzed in the driver¡¯s seat, breathing hard, and he couldn¡¯t help but laugh bitterly as he also realized that his hands and feet were weak. After all the calculations, the most troublesome thing was that his physical strength couldn¡¯t keep up¡­


    There was no other way, he could only control Snow Dove to exit this dense forest, and found a relatively open rocky area to rest for a while.


    Along the way, he glanced at the preset timing, and noticed that there was only more than an hour left until the end of the time trial.


    After considering things a little bit, he thought that he would first rest for half an hour, then turned around for the remaining half an hour, and concentrated on hunting low-level red caterpillars.


    Relying on the performance advantage of the Class A Snow Dove mecha, it should be no problem winning either the first or second place in the time trial.


    Just as Jiang Jianming was eating compressed food unhurriedly while reviewing the data of the previous battles, the screen of the mecha in front of him suddenly flashed.


    Its radar showed a flying mecha approaching.


    Jiang Jianming was slightly startled, sat up straight and held the lever. He frowned and thought: Where did this mecha come from?


    The mecha flew very fast, coming straight to his side, and entered Snow¡¯s field of vision within ten seconds.


    It was actually an M-IP 18.


    Jiang Jianming was even more confused, thinking that in this time trial, in addition to him cheating by relying on using the ¡°relics of his deceased husband¡±, would there be another powerful person who would dare rush into the depths of the ice forest like him?


    He watched helplessly as the IP approached. Then it suddenly stretched out its mecha cannon at him,  the muzzle gradually condensing light¡­


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°?¡±


    The next moment, the cannons roared, and its sound reverberated all around!


    At that critical moment, Snow Dove madly accelerated and retreated. Its two wings were wrapped in thick smoke as it rushed out of the rocky ground and a black hole had been blown out on the spot where he was just now.


    Only then did Jiang Jianming notice the cold sweat slipping down from his temples.


    He stared at the IP with fury and thought: What the hell is this!?


    It wasn¡¯t over yet, the IP was unforgiving. It kept flying towards him and blasting at him straight on. Because the baffle plate in front of the cockpit was down, therefore it was impossible to know who was inside.


    Jiang Jianming was even more confused, because anyone with a normal mind would not drive a C-level mecha to hit an A-level mecha.


    He couldn¡¯t figure out the situation, thus he could only tilt the lever diagonally towards the back. Snow Dove scraped the edge of the blue-black IP wing and barely avoided it.


    However, the next moment, the IP suddenly twisted itself, and made a movement that was almost spinning in its spot. Instead of being thrown away, it bit into the back of the Snow!


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s spirit became tense. The instant U-turn under high-speed flight had extremely high requirements for the pilot¡¯s manipulation skills.


    The swift maneuver just now was simply amazing. Jiang Jianming thought that even if was allowed to manipulate and did that move, it might not be that perfect. In the Kaios Military Academy, there were no more than three persons that could complete this manipulation.


    But before he could finish his admiration, he saw the IP unfold its mechanical arm, and smashed the Snow Dove down on the head¨Cit was using the mecha¡¯s melee fighting skill.


    Jiang Jianming hurriedly manipulated Snow Dove and parried its several violent moves. Immediately a body collided with a body as loud noises continued, and the powerful impact even made the air tremble.


    Gradually, Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression became more and more solemn. Its moves were aggressive, but it had no killing intent¡­.Is the person inside this IP simply testing him?


    Boom!!


    ¡ªhe was distracted. The Snow Dove instantly flew out and hit the trunk of a huge tree.


    The IP followed closely. He only heard the four sounds of ¡°bang bang bang bang¡±, as it deeply embedded its four metal feet in the tree trunk, and the belly of the mecha was pressed against Snow Dove¡¯s mecha chest, making a screeching metal friction sound.


    Jiang Jianming raised his head and saw a blue-black robotic arm in front of him!


    For a time, the icy wind blew through the barren forest and there was silence all around for a moment.


    This IP, actually relying on the advantage that the M-type mecha is larger than an S-type mecha, used its own fuselage to press Snow Dove to the tree.


    In the cockpit, Jiang Jianming had already put his hand on a certain button.


    His first reaction was to fire the main cannon.


    As everyone knew, melee combat between mechas was like courting death. At such a close distance, as long as he made one shot, it would be a sure thing that a certain IP would be blown up away.


    However his second reaction was¨C don¡¯t fire. The distance was really too close, but if he was to be too scared to shoot¨Cthe driver inside wouldn¡¯t likely die or be disabled, however, the possibility of him dying would even be greater.


    Third reaction: So who the hell is its driver? Why did it come here? Is it really worth dying for?


    Before Jiang Jianming could finish pondering about it, he heard a click in his ear.


    The IP that was close at hand raised its baffle plate in front of its cockpit.


    ¡­.Sunlight instantly shone on its glass, making the long curly hair of the driver on the other side almost bright white.


    In the IP cockpit, the prince sat obliquely with his legs crossed, which was a very leisurely posture.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s pupils constricted, and his mind immediately went blank! Almost¡­..If his concentration was a little bit worse, he would have blurted out ¡°Ryann¡±.


    Garcia raised his eyelids. Those emerald green pupils were very clear and slightly cool, like those fairies in a myth.


    ¡°You can shoot the cannon.¡± The prince¡¯s thin lips opened and closed, ¡°Why won¡¯t you shoot?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming took a deep breath. He put his hands down and smiled slightly. ¡°Your Royal Highness, we met again.¡±


    ¡­.Very well, he now understood why this IP could fight so fearlessly against Snow Dove, which was two levels higher than itself.


    First off, at least in the area of ??Silver Big Dipper, no one would dare shoot at an Imperial Prince after seeing his noble face.


    Secondly, even if someone really dared to fire a cannon, with the defensive power of a Super S-rank crystal bone, even if the IP was blown to ashes, His Royal Highness would still be unscathed.


    In the end, compared with His Royal Highness sitting in the mecha, it was obvious that His Royal Highness after the mecha was blown to dust was more threatening. After all, just a few days ago, Jiang Jianming had seen with his own eyes the feat of His Highness destroying more than a dozen mechas in an instant.


    But this does not explain the core question.


    That is, what was the reason¡­..that made an Imperial Prince of the Empire fly to the wilderness to catch a new officer like him for a fight??


    If he could grasp it accurately, 80% must be that after checking his IP location, he found out, but why in the end¡­Does this person really not remember him or is he just pretending?


    Garcia opened the cockpit and stood up.


    His eyes were very sharp. He quickly swept a glance at the cockpit of Snow Dove and his eyes seemed to flicker. ¡°Your mecha manipulation skills are very good¡­Why don¡¯t you use the crystal bone to control it? Not mentioning the little thieves of the Lava before, am I also not worthy for you to release your crystal bone?¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming felt a cough coming, however, he only raised his eyebrows and forced a smile, and said seriously. ¡°Your Royal Highness, actually, I am just a disabled human being.¡±


    Garcia became silent for a moment.


    After a few seconds, the prince said coldly, ¡°¡­If you really don¡¯t want to say it, you can choose not to say it.¡±


    Jiang Jianming knew that he really didn¡¯t believe him when he said it, and he was also too lazy to explain anything, therefore he just nodded slightly. ¡°Then thank you for your understanding.¡±


    He let go of the lever. ¡°Excuse me, is Your Highness not going?¡±


    Garcia took a few steps forward, as the edges of the two mechas were close to each other. With his long legs, he stepped directly on the fuselage of Snow. Then¡­the prince moved very naturally and sat down in front of the cockpit.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°?¡±


    Garcia suddenly got closer and looked at Jiang Jianming. The two were immediately at a very close distance with each other.


    If one ignored the glass in front of the cockpit, their faces would be only half an arm¡¯s distance apart.


    Then, the prince bent his index finger and tapped on the alloy glass, only to hear him say with a serious face, ¡°Open the cockpit.¡±

 CH 19

    Cartridge Case (2)


    Jiang Jianming pondered for a second and opened the cockpit.


    Not because he was so obedient, and certainly not because he was fascinated by the face of this ¡°dead husband¡± ¡ª


    It¡¯s mainly because based on his understanding of Ryann, if he doesn¡¯t open it now, he would definitely use his crystal bone to smash the cockpit open the next moment, and not even realize the problem of doing so.


    For now, if Garcia was identified as Ryann himself¡ª he wouldn¡¯t really like to take such a risk. Therefore, Jiang Jianming stuck his head out of the cockpit and asked sincerely, ¡°What can I do for you?¡±


    ¡°Gun.¡± Garcia gave him a look, reached out to him, and hooked his index finger lightly, ¡°That handgun, take it out.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes darkened, knowing that the Venus Wing was recognized.


    But he didn¡¯t move.


    Garcia sensed his resistance and raised his eyebrows.


    Then the next moment, from the corner of Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes, he saw a flash of red gold, and then the gun holster around his waist was immediately emptied. The condensed crystal bone whip should be even more dexterous, as it directly hooked the trigger and pulled out the handgun!


    The silver-gray Wings of Venus spun in midair and fell into Garcia¡¯s palm obediently.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­..¡±


    He knew it! This person has such a temper!


    Garcia fiddled with the Wings of Venus twice in his hand, then glanced at the mecha Snow Dove.


    ¡°The mecha and pistol have been modified, did you do it yourself?¡±


    Jiang Jianming sighed softly, and not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he said, ¡°Your Highness, actually, I am in a time trial¡­..¡±


    The meaning was very clear¡ªCan you stop rushing to fight with me in this race against time, and then start pulling me to talk afterwards.


    Unexpectedly, Garcia only snorted softly. He held the Wings of Venus in his left hand, and took out something with his right hand.


    It was a piece of brass bullet that was empty.


    The bullet casing was sandwiched between the two slender fingers of the prince and shook it in front of Jiang Jianming.


    Jiang Jianming sighed. His eyes became helpless, and he said softly, ¡°Why are you keeping it?¡±


    He certainly remembered that he fired a shot at Garcia¡¯s crystal bone in Beta Alien, but he never imagined that the dignified prince would still be in the mood to pick up the empty cartridge case and put it in his pocket for several days.


    This must be because he held a lot of grudges¡­.but the problem is that he didn¡¯t use the new crystal bullets at that time and it was obviously painless. Isn¡¯t this unnecessary??


    ¡°Assaulting the Crown Prince is a capital offense.¡± The prince restrained his expression and raised his eyebrows impassively.


    ¡°However, you have made meritorious deeds in the Second Fortress, and your merits offset your faults.¡±


    Garcia paused for a while, then raised those icy jade-like eyes, ¡°I can ignore this bullet, and return the gun to you. But you have to tell me¡­¡­who are you, and who gave you this handgun.¡±


    ¡°The Wings of Venus is a new crystal weapon exclusively for the royal family. What is your relationship with the royal family?¡±


    Jiang Jianming pursed his lips.


    Seems like it¡¯s already exposed.


    He actually knew that he couldn¡¯t hide it for too long, not to mention the particularity of his mecha. The relationship between Ryann and him back then was not too hidden either, even Tang Zhen knew about it.


    No matter what the origin of Garcia was, since he was the Second Prince of the Empire in the open, there was no such reason not to know that his ¡°elder brother¡± had a lover.


    Sure enough, after Garcia just finished asking a question, his expression fluctuated slightly. He seemed to have thought of something, and unexpectedly looked at Jiang Jianming again.


    ¡°Are you¡­¡±


    Forget it, there¡¯s no other way out. At least he had been registered in Silver Big Dipper with a military status, his goal had been achieved.


    Jiang Jianming pondered: Since this is the case, it seems that it is not that bad for this man to be the first one to expose his true identity.


    So the black-haired young man laughed magnanimously, and admitted warmly. ¡°Well, it¡¯s just as you guessed.¡±


    At the same time, His Royal Highness Garcia also expressed his conjecture in a deep voice. ¡°You¡¯re His Majesty¡¯s newly adopted son, and you came here in Silver Big Dipper to gain credentials before the establishment of the new Crown Prince?¡±


    ¡°¡­.?¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s candid smile stiffened.


    Wait, wait a minute.


    You are gravely mistaken.


    Isn¡¯t the new Crown Prince you yourself??


    Jiang Jianming collapsed and asked, ¡°¡­..how could it be?¡±


    Garcia frowned. ¡°You aren¡¯t?¡±


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t believe it, he almost knocked on his temple and blurted out ¡°Do you have a problem here?¡± But the next moment, enlightenment rose in his heart, and he understood Garcia¡¯s thoughts subtly.


    Because¡­he remembered that the founding monarch Kaios the Great and the current Empress, Her Majesty Lin Ge were in fact a monarch and a minister, a foster father and daughter, and there was no real blood relationship between them.


    Moreover, Ryann inherited the surname of Kaios, because he was the child of the Great Emperor and Empress Dowager Sylph, a true royal blood. It was said that His Royal Highness Ryann was born during the flames of war. The baby¡¯s body was exposed to the turbulent flow of excessively rich crystal particles and was almost destroyed. In desperation, an emergency freezing was carried out. Decades later, he was rescued by today¡¯s cutting-edge medical technology. At a very young age, he was made the Crown Prince by the Empress.


    Logically speaking, the throne should be returned to the hands of the Kaios bloodline.


    But¡­. the current Empress, Her Majesty Lin Ge, was a sturdy figure. Back then, she single-handedly drove thousands of remnants of the Lava Bandit Corps away across five galaxies, and finally successfully inserted a laser spear into the then Lava captain before letting the matter put to rest.


    His Royal Highness Ryann was favored by His Majesty the Emperor, but after His Highness¡¯s death, the Emperor¡¯s attitude towards the new Crown Prince had always been ambiguous.


    ¨CIf Garcia knew what was going on and was convinced that he would not be appointed as the heir, however, just when Ryann¡¯s three-year mourning period had expired, a young man suddenly appeared with the Wings of Venus¨C


    This thing was really a little tricky.


    And if he really think so¨C


    Then, when he saw Garcia, who was similar to Ryann, rushing up in front of the Second Fortress, he could explain it as ¡°the newly established candidate for the Crown Prince position was shocked when he saw the appearance of the old Crown Prince, worried that his status would not be guaranteed, he hurried to confirm.¡±


    It¡¯s amazing to think about it like this, it seems that the logic does make sense!


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t speak for a long time, and Garcia gave him a deep look and said coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m not interested in that seat.¡±


    ¡°As for what you mentioned that day¡­..Brother Ryann Kaios, I¡¯m not him.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart skipped a beat, and suddenly a long wind blew through the dense forest, making him cold to the bone.


    He raised his head, his black hair ruffled in the wind. ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°¡­don¡¯t pretend, I know what you¡¯re thinking. You¡¯re not the only one, many people think I¡¯m Ryann that came back from the dead, or¡­..¡±


    He paused in a low voice, then shook his head. ¡°¡­But, no matter what anyone thinks, I¡¯m not Ryann Kaios.¡±


    He said and glanced at the two mechas. The IP still embedded Snow Dove to the trunk. Garcia gestured with his eyes. ¡°You should also be aware that¡­as you know, the elegant and decent prince wouldn¡¯t do such a thing.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded calmly. ¡°Indeed.¡±


    But in his heart: ¡ªWhat a load of bullshit.


    When Little Highness Ryann sneaked out of the palace to find me late at night, he knocked on the window of the military academy dormitory and said ¡°open the door¡±, even the tone and demeanor were exactly the same as yours.


    He secretly laughed: He actually said the words ¡°elegant and decent¡± describing the prince, which shows that His Royal Highness Garcia absolutely does not understand Ryann at all. It is more likely that he has never seen the real person of his so-called brother Ryann.


    Thinking of this, it seemed that some speculations that had been circling in his mind for several days had been corroborated by incomparably strong evidence. Jiang Jianming felt relieved.


    He thought quietly: Okay, the Little Highness lost his memory and didn¡¯t recognize him, but it¡¯s better than really being dead.


    It¡¯s better to have a living person wrapped in a pile of mysteries in front of him, making him exhausted, than a corpse in front of him, making him completely give up.


    With a flash of silver light in front of him, the Wings of Venus was thrown into his arms by Garcia. Jiang Jianming returned to his senses and caught it with both hands. He saw the prince turned around and waved his fingers lightly.


    ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°You just came here to confirm this handgun?¡±


    Garcia didn¡¯t look back. ¡°To confirm you too.¡±


    Jiang Jianming looked at him, his eyes dimming, and an unspeakable emotion suddenly grew in his heart like a mad weed.


    He didn¡¯t want to see this man turn around and leave, therefore he said, ¡°Your Highness, do you know how long you¡¯ve delayed me? I said, I¡¯m on a time trial.¡±


    Garcia stopped and pondered for a moment. After a second later, he judged, ¡°That¡¯s just a small matter.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a trivial matter.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stood up abruptly from the cockpit, but he got up so quickly that his chest felt uncomfortable. However, he didn¡¯t care, he took the first two steps and grabbed Garcia¡¯s wrist.


    ¡°So you should make up for my¡­¡±


    ¡ªpuchi.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s fingers hurt.


    He was stunned to see a red-gold crystal protruding from Garcia¡¯s wrist, which poked his fingers.


    The crystal bone was quickly retracted, and Garcia looked back at him and explained in a low voice, ¡°It wasn¡¯t intentional.¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes and slowly withdrew his hand. ¡°No¡­.I was abrupt. High-level crystal bones have instinctive defenses, I know.¡±


    He did know. It¡¯s just that Ryann never set up a defense against him before, and he would never release an aggressive crystal bone in front of him, therefore he forgot it for a while.


    Garcia: ¡°What else?¡±


    Jiang Jianming reluctantly calmed down, swallowed the words he wanted to say, and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°Since the merits offset my faults, you should return the criminal evidence to me¡­that bullet.¡±


    Garcia paused for a moment and fumbled inside the pocket for the cartridge case.


    Perhaps it was because the shell was too small, and the wind was blowing again, it would easily be lost if thrown to the other person¡­thus His Royal Highness approached closer.


    Garcia said: ¡°Stretch out your hand.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stretched out his right hand, and spread his palm flat.


    Garcia lowered his eyes, held the empty cartridge case, and placed it in Jiang Jianming¡¯s palm. The brass-colored shell rolled a bit, and the edge reflected the sunlight, which was very dazzling.


    Jiang Jianming was dazed by this light.


    Then the symptoms came crashing down relentlessly. He felt difficulty breathing and his heart was beating wildly.


    He was sad and thought blankly: But now you can¡¯t touch the Little Highness anymore.


    Five fingers pressed hard on his chest, Jiang Jianming raised his slender eyebrows slightly, and the color of pain flickered past his face.


    Garcia looked up at him leisurely. ¡°You¡­?¡±


    Jiang Jianming supported himself by the mecha and panted, ¡°Cough, I¡¯m sorry. My health is not very good today.¡± He returned to Snow¡¯s cockpit, slowed down, and nodded to Garcia to indicate that it was okay.


    ¡°Your Highness, please go back. ¡°


    Garcia couldn¡¯t help but glance at his pale face. He turned around, too, and stepped into the IP¡¯s cockpit.


    After a few seconds, the IP lifted off and the mecha soon disappeared on the edge of the stratus clouds.


    Jiang Jianming kept looking up until the blue-black mecha could no longer be seen, and he was still watching. Look at this endless vast sky, this was the sky of an alien star.


    Suddenly, he remembered something, hurriedly took off his gloves, and held the shell in his hand again.


    But there was no body temperature left by Garcia, and the bullet was as cold as his own skin.


    Alpha Alien had a frigid climate, naturally the human temperature would dissipate too quickly.


    Jiang Jianming stared at the brass-colored bullet casing in a trance.


    His pupils were dark and silent, like a universe where the stars no longer twinkled.


    It had been three years since the news of His Highness Ryann¡¯s sacrifice spread throughout the Empire. Since he decided to join Silver Big Dipper after graduation, he had spent more than a thousand days and nights thinking, and this was the only thing left to him. He had given the rest of his life for it.


    But now, Jiang Jianming suddenly realized that he seemed to be like an empty cartridge case. The exterior could still reflect light, and the shell appeared to be very hard, however, the inside had been burnt completely and cooled to a damaged state.


    He had already¨C


    A prompt noise came from the mecha.


    This was the preset time set by Jiang Jianming, which meant that the time for the time trial was coming to an end.


    In the end, he only got five real crystal ore, this achievement would no doubt place him at the bottom, or maybe even at the last place.


    That bet, of course, was also lost.


    Jiang Jianming pursed his lips tightly. His eyes were as cold as frost, he clenched his teeth, and breathed lightly and urgently.


    It shouldn¡¯t have been like this, he had planned so well and so perfectly.


    Just like¡­. just like how he planned for his life after his adoptive father left.


    It was an honor to be admitted to Kaios Military Academy, and his future life should be on the road to prosperity. After graduating, he could go teach, or find a clerical position in the state government agency. The salary would be quite good.


    Aslan Star City, unlike the Far Star, in most cases, disabled people won¡¯t be discriminated against but will be taken care of. Moreover, in recent years, there have been more and more affirmative action between the two races.


    With his background as a graduate of Kaios Military Academy, many people would respectfully call him ¡°Mr. Jiang¡± or even ¡°Your Excellency Jiang¡± in the future.


    He could really raise a dog, hold a little girl, as what he had said to Marshal Chen, and earn enough money to move to the Glorious Dominion for retirement. Maybe he could find an ordinary but down-to-earth lover who would treat him well too.


    But¡­.


    But his Little Highness¡­he would always appear like this without warning, and left neatly and cleanly, like a reckless golden wind that blew past and was immediately gone, leaving him with everything disrupted, and alone standing amidst the mess.


    The Snow Dove flew out of the deep area, as Jiang Jianming went to look for his IP. Layers of vegetation were left behind, and the vision alternated between light and dark, until Snow burst out of the jungle and immediately into a clearing.


    Jiang Jianming stopped the mecha suddenly!


    He stared at the sight before him in astonishment.


    Scarlet color filled his vision. Countless dead red caterpillars were in front, as if several nests of snakes were led here, and then were slaughtered afterwards.


    The shades of the trees above fell mottled, and each dead snake was pierced by a red-gold crystal, killing it with one blow. At the end of the overlapping snake corpses, there his M-IP 18 was parked.


    Jiang Jianming remembered Garcia¡¯s affirmative tone.


    ¡°It¡¯s a small matter.¡± A small matter that can be easily solved for you.


    Little Highness was really too considerate.


    The red snakes had been skimmed with solidification rays, and pieces of real crystal ore had condensed on the snake corpses.


    Under the sun, a dazzling red sea and white waves formed.


    Jiang Jianming was stunned on the spot, surrounded by white, and the fluctuations of the crystal particles that were rippling back and forth like water waves. After a few seconds, as if he could not bear the sight in front of him, he closed his eyes suddenly, and couldn¡¯t help coughing in a low voice.


    He was wrong. That person clearly¡­every time, he never really walked away without leaving any trace.


    In his right hand, the empty cartridge case bullet was squeezed tighter and tighter, that it almost burned into a fire in the palm of his hand.


    After a long time, Jiang Jianming raised his hand, his upper body hunched downwards to the floor and placed his clenched right hand on his lips. His black hair was scattered and it covered his pale cheeks.


    This was a deep kiss of forbearance.

 CH 20

    Cartridge Case (3)


    At the assembly area.


    A frightening silence spreads.


    Before the ice forest, these young people who had worked hard to beat red caterpillars for three hours, holding the fruits of their blood and sweat in their arms¡ªwhich were a dozen or twenty pieces of real crystal ore, were staring dully at the IP in front of them.


    Waving its mechanical arm, the said IP took out real crystal ores from its belly.


    Tang Zhen spit out a sentence. ¡°¡­Fuck!¡±


    He scratched his hair, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said to Bei Maner, who was also looking like a mess beside him. ¡°I just said that we can easily win first place after listening to Little Jiang¡¯s words¡ªtsk, it turns out that the person is already ahead of us.¡±


    Lieutenant Raymond¡¯s eyes widened and his lips trembled. ¡°How, how many more pieces are there!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was sitting in the cockpit manipulating the robotic arm, and when he heard this, he raised his head and said apologetically. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­.I was pressed on time to count.¡±


    But as he spoke, the IP¡¯s mechanical arm poured real crystal ores to the ground, and the transparent crystal ores rolled and jumped around happily. The original sincere ¡°sorry¡±, was instead taken with a sarcastic meaning.


    In the cold wind, a group of young officers touched the few real crystal ores in their arms.


    At this moment, they all felt offended.


    Huo Lin¡¯s face was as black as the bottom of a pot. ¡°Who helped you?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said, ¡°It¡¯s His Royal Highness Prince Garcia.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­If you really don¡¯t want to say it,¡± Huo Lin said, with blue veins throbbing on his forehead, while squeezing his fingers, ¡°you can choose to just shut up.¡±


    Jiang Jianming felt that these words were a bit familiar.


    He felt sorry for himself, clearly he had been telling the truth all the time.


    After counting, he harvested 113 pieces of real crystal ore, which placed him first in this time trial.


    And by the way, Li Youfang, who also worked hard, harvested a full twenty real crystal ores and was ranked fifth, which was a result to be proud of¡ªunder the precondition that if there was no bad bet involved.


    ****


    ¡°It was an accident, I didn¡¯t expect something like that to happen.¡±


    Back at the fortress, everyone got off the mecha. Jiang Jianming patted Li Youfang when he passed by, as he couldn¡¯t bear to see his teammate¡¯s pale face, ¡°Don¡¯t take it too seriously, that bet¡­¡±


    Li Youfang raised his head feeling like a dying ember, thinking that the other party was going to say ¡°let¡¯s forget about the bet.¡± But as a result, Jiang Jianming said, ¡°¡­you can owe me money first and pay it back slowly. I don¡¯t charge any interest.¡±


    Killing and punishing the heart, I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s only that and nothing more!!


    (t/n Killing and punishing the heart, Chinese idiom, pinyin is sh¨¡ r¨¦n zh¨± x¨©n, which means to destroy a person¡¯s body, it is better to expose and condemn such person¡¯s motives, thoughts and intentions)


    According to the rules of the Silver Big Dipper Fortress, when one goes out to fight to harvest crystal ores, one could choose to convert it into meritorious deeds or points according to its quality and purity.


    It was worth mentioning that ¡°merit¡± was one of the most important concepts for the soldiers and officers of the fortress. Silver Big Dipper had been stationed in the distant interstellar with a harsh environment all year round. It¡¯s basically in a special state of ¡°the sky is high and the emperor is far away¡±, therefore no one could control it, and the laws of ordinary imperial legions cannot be applied as well.


    (t/n the sky is high and the emperor is far away- a Chinese word , pronounced ti¨¡n g¨¡o hu¨¢ng d¨¬ yu¨£n, originally refers to a remote place where the power of the central government cannot be reached. Now it generally refers to the organization far away from the leading authority, making its own opinion in case of trouble and not being restrained.)


    Here, military merits and capabilities were the only criteria.


    Soldiers who have accumulated more merits not only could get faster promotion opportunities, acquire more advanced weapons, mechas¡­¡­but could also have the decision-making and command power at critical times.


    Therefore, it was not a surprise that¡­..everyone except Jiang Jianming chose military merits.


    It was only Jiang Jianming who breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the sudden increase of hundreds of thousands of points on his wrist device.


    Tang Zhen and the others were still confirming the record of their meritorious deeds one by one, while Jiang Jianming waited nearby, bored and a little distracted.


    He remembered the IP, those emerald eyes, and the brass cartridge case that landed in his palm. Through his military uniform, he felt the cartridge case that he had put in his left breast pocket.


    Garcia¡­.Garcia Kaios.


    Jiang Jianming looked around and walked in the direction of Lieutenant Raymond. He had already witnessed that this young lieutenant was very good, but the most important thing was that he didn¡¯t have any discrimination against him.


    ¡°Lieutenant.¡±


    Jiang Jianming saluted politely.


    Raymond was leaning against the wall with a retro-style cigarette in his mouth. He was in a daze when he looked at him, but when he saw him come over, he immediately pinched the cigarette, smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s you.¡±


    The lieutenant touched his nose. ¡°Cough, Chief Huo Lin¡¯s temper is just like that, don¡¯t take it too seriously. I personally admire you very much.¡± He patted Jiang Jianming, ¡°A very courageous young man.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t exaggerate Lieutenant.¡± Jiang Jianming said, ¡°Lieutenant, may I ask you a few questions?¡±


    Raymond: ¡°Of course, as long as I can answer them.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Do you know His Royal Highness Prince Garcia?¡±


    Raymond was surprised, he didn¡¯t expect him to ask this. ¡°Well, an ordinary officer like me, in fact, couldn¡¯t really get in touch with His Royal Highness¡­¡± He shook his hair, ¡°Why ask about this? Right, just now, you even used His Royal Highness as an excuse for the time trial. ¡°


    No, it¡¯s not an excuse, it was the truth¡­ Jiang Jianming felt helpless. But he did not insist on it, but walked to the lieutenant¡¯s side. ¡°To be honest, I admire the old Crown Prince Ryann very much.¡±


    ¡°Hm,¡± Raymond immediately showed a clear look and raised his eyebrows cheerfully, ¡°Who wouldn¡¯t!¡± Obviously, he had already classified Jiang Jianming as one of the thousands of young people who fervently worshiped the old prince.


    Jiang Jianming bit his lower lip. ¡°I heard from an officer that His Royal Highness Garcia is a new crystal human being that is not inferior to his royal brother.¡±


    ¡°However, for so many years, the only one who had worked tirelessly to seek benefits for the people of the Empire was only His Royal Highness Ryann¡­and this Second Prince, I have really never heard of him.¡±


    He deliberately brought a little emotion in his tone, which made him look more like an aggrieved prince fanatic¡­¡­and not a widow trying to find out about his deceased husband.


    Jiang Jianming wanted to lament that it was too difficult for him, with an expression that was still cold, he genuinely said, ¡°Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sacrificed himself heroically in the frontier for the Empire, His Royal Highness Garcia was left as the only prince, isn¡¯t it justifiable to only inherit the Empire in the future?¡±


    Lieutenant Raymond smiled kindly and said, ¡°I can¡¯t really say that. But, in the past three years, His Royal Highness Garcia has done a lot for the fortress. He is indeed very strong.¡±


    ¡ªIn the past three years¡­.


    Jiang Jianming felt that his scalp and back ignited together.


    He asked calmly, ¡°You said in the past three years? What about three years ago¡­ How old is His Royal Highness Garcia really?¡±


    Raymond replied, ¡°I don¡¯t know His Royal Highness¡¯ age, but he doesn¡¯t look much younger than the old prince. As for the past three years¡­ His Royal Highness Garcia only started going to the battlefield three years ago. I heard that he grew up in the Far Stars. He lived for a long time on the alien planet where the Third Fortress was located, the Omega Alien Star.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was silent for a long time before asking the next sentence. ¡°That is, until three years ago, but you haven¡¯t seen this person, have you? And even heard of him?¡±


    ¡°If I have to say so, that would be the case.¡± Raymond said, scratching his hair, ¡°Omega Alien Star is too far away from Alpha and Beta, I¡¯m not really sure¡­and I think many people are too.¡±


    Jiang Jianming took a deep breath, letting that breath cool his internal organs and then spit it out a word silently. ¡°I see¡­ Thank you.¡±


    Omega Alien Star, the Third Fortress of the Silver Big Dipper¡­.


    When Ryann realized that he longed for the distant stars in the universe, he personally took him to the different alien stars where the three Silver Big Dipper fortresses were located.


    Among them, Omega was a bit special¡ªbecause on this beautiful alien star, which had rosy clouds flowing like fire at sunrise, the Little Highness proposed to him.


    Of course, this was not the most important thing now. What made Jiang Jianming more impressed at the Omega Alien Star was that besides being a military fortress, the most mysterious scientific research base of the Empire, the headquarters of the Black Shark Base was also located there.


    The more Jiang Jianming thought about it, the more headaches he had. Several bad guesses surfaced on his head, but there was no evidence.


    He was very tired today, therefore he simply stopped thinking about it.


    Also because there was still tomorrow¡¯s training content.


    He returned to the dormitory with Tang Zhen and Bei Maner, and without looking at Li Youfang¡¯s pale face and Joe¡¯s strange eyes, he took a tranquilizer, quickly washed up and went to sleep.


    That night, Jiang Jianming did not sleep peacefully. He woke up twice in the middle of the night, with heart beating terrifyingly fast, gasping, and feeling chills all over his body.


    The next morning, he vaguely heard his own alarm go off, but was soon switched off.


    Someone was talking, but the voice seemed to be separated by a layer of curtain.


    Jiang Jianming knew that he should wake up, but his consciousness struggled for a long time before he could feel his own body.


    It was heavy, sore, and sometimes hot and cold.


    Jiang Jianming forced himself to open his eyes, his vision blurred for a while before it became clear, then he caught the complicated gazes of Li Youfang and Joe in the dormitory.


    ¡°Disabled human beings,¡± Joe muttered in a muffled voice, ¡°as expected¡­¡±


    He met Li Youfang¡¯s gaze again, and almost smiled scornfully, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    What?


    His mind was sluggish and he thought laboriously: What happened to the ¡°disabled person¡± this time?


    Jiang Jianming wanted to get up from the bed, but when he made even the slightest movement, he couldn¡¯t help but take a deep breath and pressed down on his temple, which hurt like something was drilling his brain.


    When his fingertips touched the hot skin on his forehead, he was startled for a second, realizing that his temperature was not right.


    Tang Zhen walked in from outside the door with a sullen face, and wiped Jiang Jianming¡¯s forehead with an iced towel, ¡°Lie down, you have a fever¡­ Have you brought any medicine with you?¡±

 CH 21

    Fury (1)


    Jiang Jianming gradually woke up at this time, and slowly put on his clothes, ¡°I don¡¯t need to take medicine. It¡¯s a physical problem.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°Then go lie in the treatment cabin. I¡¯ll help you take a leave of absence and tell the commanding officer.¡±


    ¡°No thanks,¡±Jiang Jianming put on his military jacket and coughed lightly, ¡°The fever is not that severe, and it won¡¯t be a hindrance.¡±


    Tang Zhen looked at him with furious eyes.


    ¡°Tang Zhen.¡± Jiang Jianming accentuated his tone, picked up the towel that fell on the bed, and wiped his face carefully. ¡°I told you, I am serious about coming to the Far Stars. It wouldn¡¯t be a good thing to ask for a day or two off, therefore I won¡¯t ask for it.¡±


    He really did what he said.


    From the mecha off-road training in the morning, to physical training, firearms shooting, field combat¡­except for the crystal bone-related sessions, Jiang Jianming really did follow through with the whole training program until the day declined.


    However¡­.until the second day and the third day, he had been repeatedly having low-grade fever, and the symptoms of weakness had not decreased but instead increased.


    Jiang Jianming had to start taking medicine.


    But as he said, it doesn¡¯t have much of an effect.


    As the fourth day came, Tang Zhen couldn¡¯t take it anymore and forced Jiang Jianming to go to the medical area of ??the fortress. The latter slept in the treatment cabin for a day and really got better, but after returning to training on the fifth day, he soon began to have a low fever again.


    ¡°Look, I¡¯ve said it all.¡±


    Returning to the dormitory in the evening, Jiang Jianming said helplessly to Tang Zhen, ¡°It wouldn¡¯t be a good thing to ask for a day or two off. I just arrived at Silver Big Dipper, my body hasn¡¯t adapted to the environment yet, but I¡¯ll be fine after a while.¡±


    Li Youfang stood far away with his arms folded over his chest, staring at him with an extremely complicated expression. Joe whispered, ¡°This guy is really, what¡¯s the point of being so stubborn.¡±


    Li Youfang glanced at Joe silently. He remembered that this young man¡¯s performance in various sessions was not very good since he entered the Silver Big Dipper, particularly on the time trial that day. It was awful and it made him depressed for several days.


    When he noticed Li Youfang looking at him, he brightened up immediately. ¡°Brother Li, you will definitely beat him next time.¡±


    Obviously, now Joe had chosen the strategy of hugging his thighs after being hit hard.


    No matter how advanced Jiang Jianming¡¯s mecha skills were, he was still a sickly and disabled human being, and his temperament was also aloof and indifferent. Tang Zhen on the other hand, was a noble young master, and seemed to have no shortage of younger brothers, however he always hung out with the former, while the two girls in their team lived in the opposite dormitory¡­¡­therefore he decided to please Li Youfang.


    To be honest, Li Youfang didn¡¯t really think much of this chubby young man who was covered in dirt and seemed stupid even when pleasing people. But he was really conflicted in his heart, thus he simply lowered his head and hummed twice to fool him. Unexpectedly, the figures around him flickered, and Jiang Jianming walked past him and walked towards the dormitory door.


    Behind him, Tang Zhen frowned and called after him, ¡°Little Jiang? Where are you going this late?¡±


    ¡°Trading area,¡± Jiang Jianming pushed open the door, turning his head sideways as he left a sentence. ¡°I¡¯m going to see some tranquilizers and weapons, you don¡¯t need to accompany me.¡±


    ¡°You¡­alas! Come back sooner!¡± Tang Zhen shouted at the top of his voice as he saw Jiang Jianming had already closed the door.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Li Youfang frowned, with folded arms, he turned sideways.  ¡°I say, Young Master Tang, has this always been the case even at school?¡± He rubbed his brows irritably. ¡°Doesn¡¯t he treat himself as a disabled human being even when he is sick?¡±


    ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s been like this since I knew him, and it¡¯s gotten worse in the past three years,¡±


    Tang Zhen was rarely in the mood to contradict Li Youfang. He merely snorted with a dark face. ¡°I¡¯ve already tried to convince him.¡±


    ****


    The fortress¡¯ trading area at night was open. When Jiang Jianming strolled slowly, many officers and soldiers of the Silver Big Dipper crowded here, coming and going under the lights.


    Near him were noises of cluttered footsteps, and loud chattering voices, he could also smell the faint scent of tobacco and alcohol, blood and sweat.


    This was the smell of a battlefield.


    Jiang Jianming watched for a long time in front of the self-service counter where various items were displayed. He first bought three tranquilizers and began to choose new crystal weapons that could effectively kill alien creatures.


    It¡¯s still fine since it was within the perimeter area, but it would be impossible to cope with only a handgun when entering a more dangerous area in the future. At least, at least¡­¡­how about getting a machine gun?


    Jiang Jianming smiled bitterly and thought to himself: Even if he did his best, he wouldn¡¯t be able to afford it.


    As he thought so, he was suddenly aware of the sound of footsteps approaching from behind him.


    This was a very unique kind of stride. Obviously all kinds of footsteps in the area were noisy and mixed, but only this pace was very steady and neat, that even if the sky collapses, it would not affect this kind of bearing.


    This one Jiang Jianming recognized.


    When he looked back, the footsteps stopped.


    Garcia was standing behind him wearing the Silver Big Dipper military uniform. The black and silver uniform made the man even more upright and stern. The conspicuous platinum curly hair was tied and coiled at the back of the head, barely hidden under the cap.


    Jiang Jianming said in surprise, ¡°Your Ro¡­¡±


    The next second, Garcia raised his hand, pointed a finger and placed it near his lips in the air, which was a gesture of ¡°silence¡±.


    What was strange was that a small part of his face was unusually blurred, making his facial features unable to be clearly seen from a distance, while only a small instrument attached to his left ear was clearly visible.


    Jiang Jianming recognized that this was the gadget developed by the latest technology, which could block the user¡¯s face to a certain extent. In the past, Ryann would wear it whenever he went out to play, so as not to cause a large-scale commotion.


    Jiang Jianming closed his mouth plainly and gently nodded.


    When Garcia walked to his side, he stroked his left ear¡­..The prince should have adjusted the influence range of the mask instrument, now Jiang Jianming could see his face normally.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect to meet you here,¡± Jiang Jianming took the initiative to get closer, and said with a light smile, ¡°The dignified Imperial Prince also visits the trading area in person?¡±


    Garcia glanced at him, and a sudden frown graced his face quickly.


    ¡°You¡¯re ill.¡±


    ¡°¡­just a minor illness,¡± Jiang Jianming was stunned for a moment, he didn¡¯t expect the prince to be so sharp-eyed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    Obviously, he only had a low-grade fever, and his mental condition was kept in a good state. Even when he was out training, few people could only notice that he was sick.


    The prince was silent for a second, then asked while frowning, ¡°Why are you always sick?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­..¡±


    It was a very wonderful question¡­which was even comparable to his previous question of ¡°Why don¡¯t you use crystal bone manipulation¡± back then.


    Without getting an answer, Garcia walked off on his own, and Jiang Jianming followed naturally.


    He did not ask why His Highness approached him, nor did ask why His Highness did not question him about what he was doing here. The two walked through the rows of self-service counters, forming a quiet and comfortable tacit understanding between them.


    After a while, Jiang Jianming spoke.


    ¡°Your Highness, if a person is in the far interstellar space but there is no crystal bone available for the time being, is there any new crystal weapon that can remedy this situation?¡±


    When the black-haired youth asked, his eyes were calm and his tone was serious. Garcia couldn¡¯t help but glance at the man. Jiang Jianming hurriedly added more seriously, ¡°But it should be budget friendly.¡±


    ¡°Is this related to your illness?¡± Garcia asked lightly, ¡°Do you prefer hot weapons or cold weapons? How long do you plan on using it?¡±


    Jiang Jianming instantly covered his heart, ¡°Cough cough cough¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Your Highness,¡± he waved his hand again and again, ¡°My budget possibly¡­..can only afford a one-time consumption-type new crystal weapon.¡±


    Garcia was silent for about half a minute.


    ¡°Then try the crystal particle explosives. It¡¯s light and powerful enough. You can throw it when you open the cockpit of the mecha.¡±


    Jiang Jianming breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Thank you very much, you have helped me a lot.¡±


    On the way to the food section, Garcia stopped.


    He started pressing keys.


    The electronic screen of the counter showed the items he had selected¡­..which was a ruddy and lucious apple.


    Jiang Jianming, standing behind him, had lowered his head and held back his smile with difficulty..


    It turned out that His Royal Highness, the dignified Imperial Prince, came to the trading area alone at night wearing a concealed device, unexpectedly just to buy apples to eat.


    ¡­If he dared to tell others this, nine out of ten would not believe it, and the remaining one would drag him to the doctor to see if he had finally burned his brain.


    But Jiang Jianming could even guess what kind of apple Garcia bought.


    ¡°Irene Agate¡± red apple, the most precious variety in Eden Star City, genetically improved and naturally cultivated. A veritable noble fruit¡­¡­with a price of 50,000 coin points.


    His Little Highness had a very expensive mouth, and he looked down on anything other than this breed.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but sigh with sadness: One would really be rich if he¡¯s a  prince¡­


    He really misses the time when the Little Highness cared for him and when the Little Highness would still peel apples for him.


    Ding!


    The sound of the shipping sounded.


    Garcia picked up two ¡°Irene Agates¡± from the opened pick-up port, and handed one to Jiang Jianming.


    ¡°?¡±


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t believe it, ¡°Did you just give this to me?¡±


    ¡°The patient is not suitable for the Silver Big Dipper,¡± Garcia said lightly. ¡°If you can¡¯t bear it, go back to the Empire as soon as possible¡­..With your capacity, there is no need to further suffer here. ¡°


    The ¡°Irene Agate¡± that was worth 50,000 coins landed firmly in Jiang Jianming¡¯s palm.


    Garcia looked at the white skin, and his emerald eyes darkened by three points.


    All along¡­..because of his noble status, his inhuman crystal bones, his temperament, and perhaps some other reasons, few people have dared to stand by his side like this.


    But the black-haired young man in front of him had an air of tranquility, as if no secular force could shake the tranquility of his soul.


    Is it worth saying that he is the candidate chosen by His Majesty? However, it is a pity that his health is very poor.


    The prince said in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t listen to empty talks that bloodshed represents honor. Death is not given meaning here.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart trembled.


    His fingers¡¯ grip tightened, and the overhead light gave the apple a soft and bright luster.


    Jiang Jianming looked up at the prince in front of him, and said in a deep voice, ¡°Then you tell me, being here¡­.what¡¯s the meaning?¡±


    His voice was full of special fluctuations, which sounded like asking for advice with an open mind, or like asking a straightforward question.


    Garcia closed his eyes slowly, and his long eyelashes swept out a dark shadow as hard as iron in the bottom of his eyes.


    ¡°Victory.¡±


    The prince lowered his voice and said, ¡°¡­ Only victory is the meaning pursued by the crusaders.¡±


    ¡°Is it?¡± Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes were clear, and he seemed not surprised by his answer. ¡°Then, what is the meaning of victory?¡±


    Garcia was slightly stunned then turned to look at him


    The meaning of victory¡­¡­¡­


    This was a very complicated question. Throughout the ages, what was really behind the victory or defeat of countless human wars? This was a topic that anthropologists had been debating so far.


    On the other hand, this was also a very simple question. If it was limited to the Silver Big Dipper¨CSilver Big Dipper Star Expeditionary Force, it would be the silver spear for the Empire to expand its territory. Even children in kindergartens in the Empire could sing three hundred words without stumbling, praising such victorious deeds.


    But he didn¡¯t know why, when Garcia was stared at by these dark and deep eyes, those slogans that were shouted out to death felt very shallow, which made it difficult for him to say them.


    This was by no means the answer that the person in front of him would gladly accept.


    Garcia thought for no reason.


    The prince pondered for a long time, but eventually did not answer.


    ****


    After that, they separated at a fork in the road.


    Jiang Jianming did not go to the self-service counter of New Crystal Machinery, but went to a private trading area that also checked for any leakages in a weapon.


    Finally, he bought two medium crystal particle explosives from a sergeant uncle.


    It looked like a hand grenade that had been magnified twice, but its power was said to be able to explode three IP¡¯s, and that it could even handle Level B alien creatures.


    Fortunately, after drinking, the uncle was blushing and cursing at an officer for entering  a remnant human into the fortress.


    Jiang Jianming came up to him at the right time to agree and cheer him up. Uncle was so proud that he gave a 30% discount to the beautiful young officer of the ¡°Dao¡±.


    Therefore, this beautiful little officer was able to buy a new crystal weapon at a low price with satisfaction.


    But even so, this also caused his holdings to drop to only a few hundred points again.


    ****


    ¨CThat night, Jiang Jianming struggled for a long time before he made up his mind and gave up the idea of ??selling the ¡°Irene Agate¡±.


    And just like that, night after night, time moved forward.


    More than half a month had passed, and young people have gradually adapted to the environment of the Silver Big Dipper.


    The most intuitive thing was that the complaints about the harsh training and strict officers in the dormitory area have subsided a little bit, and it had become rare for people to wipe the corners of their eyes and say that they were homesick in the evening.


    Common topics became ¡°alien creatures,¡± ¡°combat skills,¡± and ¡°merits.¡± Several good students from famous schools had also learned to exchange some cigarettes, alcohol and snacks in the trading area.


    Occasionally, Jiang Jianming also heard some gossip inside Silver Big Dipper.


    For example, there was a big man who looked simple and stupid in the Second Fortress, but was fierce as a bear when fighting.


    Jiang Jianming knew that it was Gao Long, and before he could feel relieved for a second for this ¡°good friend¡± whom he had met by chance, he heard the person talking mysteriously say,


    ¡°However, I heard that the big man is not the most powerful¡­¡±


    ¡°Because the big man himself said that there was a mysterious character in the new recruits, who was a genetically modified man secretly developed by the Empire¨C¡±


    ¡°I heard it too.. I also heard that the person is a great beauty!¡±


    ¡°And is very strong! Can blow up a mountain by merely raising a hand, can crack the ground by merely stomping his feet!¡±


    ¡°The eyes are clairvoyant, the mouth is an infrasound weapon, and its spirit can directly invade an S-class mecha!¡±


    ¡°I heard that he was on a top-secret military mission and disappeared when he reached the distant stars, and nobody could find him¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°?¡±


    Is there something wrong? Don¡¯t you know the truth of not believing rumors and not spreading rumors??


    The temperature had gradually dropped in the past few days, and the snow continued to cover the entire fortress. Alpha Alien Star¡¯s winter season, the coldest and most dangerous season on the planet, was coming.


    It was also at this time that Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin pulled the group of young people out of the fortress and announced that they would conduct a seven-day field experience.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s condition was sometimes good and sometimes bad, and his so-called ¡°after a period of time¡± still hasn¡¯t passed.

 CH 22

    Fury (2)


    As winter neared, the officers in the adaptation period will have seven days of field experience which was just the same as the ¡°red caterpillar time trial¡± and also belonged to the usual training in the First Fortress of the Silver Big Dipper.


    If the latter focuses on training individual combat capabilities and allowing young officers in the adaptation period to come into contact with alien creatures for the first time; then the former focuses on team combat and facing the cruel natural environment of Alpha Alien Star.


    ¡ªFor example, the wind and snow that swept over half of the surface of the alien planet.


    The cold wind beat on the mecha¡¯s armor, making a sound like wailing ghosts and howling wolves. It was still the same several rows of M-IP 18 and L-Evil Shark as they struggled forward amidst the wind and snow.


    Overhead, gray clouds weighed low. The field of vision was dark and obscured,  the sky was filled with heavy snow whistling sadly, and every step of the mecha, its metal feet would plunge into the snow one-third deep.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s roar could be heard from the communication channel every few minutes, resounding inside the cockpit of everyone¡¯s mechas.


    ¡°Boys, remember, the terrestrial mode is indeed the dominant form of the IP, but if you encounter an enemy in this kind of blizzard¨Cdon¡¯t think too much, change into a flying mode directly and engage in battle.¡±


    ¡°The snow will only drag the mecha¡¯s feet, and the ice will make you slip. Whether you want to attack or escape, you will be greatly restricted, unless you fly into the sky.¡±


    ¡°But pay attention to energy, the flight mode consumes three times more energy than the terrestrial mode. What did I say? The last look before departure, always make sure that the backup energy pipe is placed in the storage compartment!¡±


    ¡°Now everyone, report their names and coordinates according to the order of the team!¡±


    Voices of different people sounded in the channel immediately.


    Huo Lin snorted through his nose. ¡°I can see all the location information of the IP here, do you know why I still ask you to report now? Because of the importance of the location! You must engrave it in your mind!¡±


    ¡°If you fall behind and get lost in the blizzard, then congratulations, you will become a snack for alien creatures as they spend the winter. In case of positioning failure, and as the mecha will eventually run out of energy, you can just wait for yourself to freeze to death¡­¡­¡±


    Before nightfall, they had marched to their intended destination.


    This time it was no longer an ice forest with tall vegetation, but a mountain with undulating and steep rocks. The sound of the wind bellowing between the stone walls was very gloomy. Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin ordered everyone to camp here tonight, and taught them how to quickly build a new type of special far star marching tent.


    ¡°In fact, for many times,¡± Lieutenant Raymond, who was also traveling with them, explained, ¡°we would choose to sleep directly in the mecha. Although it is not as comfortable as a sleeping bag, it is more convenient for survival.¡±


    The marching tent was large enough for at least six people¨Cthe size of a squad¨Cto sleep in.


    As the wind and snow were too cold, Jiang Jianming, who was a sick disabled human, didn¡¯t get off his mecha, and let the other five people put up a tent.


    ¡°Damn weather.¡±


    When a few people were sitting in the tent eating dinner, Ellie muttered, ¡°I don¡¯t know what we¡¯re going to do this time.¡±


    She took a bite of the compressed food with a bitter face. ¡°I¡¯m tired of eating this hard food. I heard that those veterans would go to the trading area to buy some delicious food before they go on missions. Maner, do you know anything delicious?¡±


    Nearly a month had passed, yet only the girls in the team had become familiar with each other. Bei Maner thought for a while, then shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t seem to have paid attention to these things, let¡¯s go and have a look when we get back.¡±


    Ellie nodded with a ¡°hmm¡± and then looked at the boys again. Li Youfang and Joe were eating food silently, while Tang Zhen was putting his coat on Jiang Jianming with a sullen face.


    She called out, ¡°Hey, Jiang¡­..can you still stand it?¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s face was pale, his head was lowered weakly, and he pursed his lips as he tightened his clothes.


    He raised his head, glanced quietly at the darkness and snow outside from the transparent window of the tent, and whispered, ¡°¡­it¡¯s a bit cold.¡±


    ****


    That night, Tang Zhen was suddenly awakened by the suppressed coughing sound beside him.


    He turned over, and two seconds later he lifted the quilt and sat up in a jerk.


    ¡°Little Jiang!? What¡¯s the matter!¡±


    Bei Maner woke up earlier than Tang Zhen, and was supporting Jiang Jianming. She raised her head in panic and said, ¡°Young Master Tang, he seems to be¡­!¡±


    ¡°I¡­cough cough cough.¡± Jiang Jianming wanted to speak, but couldn¡¯t stop coughing. He covered his lips and bent over, a small line was formed with his thin spine, and his whole body was trembling.


    Li Youfang, Ellie and Joe had also woken up, looking at him with blue faces.


    This time was only about one or two o¡¯clock in the morning, and the wind and snow seemed to be much lighter than before nightfall. The long night was silent, and no other sounds could be heard except for the sounds in their tent.


    ¡°Jiang Jianming,¡± Joe stuttered, ¡°you¡­you¡¯re disturbing our sleep.¡±


    Bei Maner suddenly raised her face and said angrily, ¡°How can you say something like that!? Can¡¯t you see that he¡¯s uncomfortable!¡±


    Li Youfang pushed Joe irritably, ¡°That¡¯s enough.¡±


    Joe shut up in embarrassment.


    Jiang Jianming coughed until his hands and feet were cold, and finally felt that he couldn¡¯t breathe. Tang Zhen dragged him to drink a few sips of water in a daze, and it took a long time for him to finally recover.


    In the darkness, he squinted his eyes and looked down, a few drops of dark color fell between his fingers¡­..It was blood.


    He actually coughed up blood.


    Jiang Jianming was stunned for less than half a second, and turned his palm over as if nothing had happened. But it was already too late, Tang Zhen grabbed his hand and he immediately intake a sharp breath, ¡°Hiss, you¡ª¡±


    Bei Maner suddenly covered her mouth, her pretty face turned pale. ¡°How could this happen?¡±


    Jiang Jianming gasped and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, you guys should go back to bed¡­I¡¯ll go outside and take some medicine.¡±


    Although the wind and snow were less, the temperature outside the tent could still freeze people to death. Tang Zhen couldn¡¯t believe his ears.


    ¡°Outside!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming glanced at him, and said helplessly, ¡°What are you thinking about? The cockpit of the mecha has thermal insulation facilities. I will sleep outside tonight.¡±


    Joe¡¯s face turned white then red for a while, and said in a muffled voice with shame: ¡°Hey! I¡­never told you to go out¡­why are you acting like you¡¯ve been bullied?¡±


    Jiang Jianming ignored him, dressed himself and went out.


    A few people were left looking at each other. Tang Zhen was stunned for a while, then gritted his teeth. ¡°It won¡¯t work like this, I¡¯ll go and persuade him to go back to the fortress.¡±


    Bei Maner anxiously wanted to grab his clothes. ¡°Me too¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen turned around and pressed her hand. ¡°The cockpit of the IP can only accommodate two people at most, don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    He hesitated for a second, then gently pushed Bei Maner¡¯s shoulders towards the sleeping bag. ¡°Listen to me, go to bed, I¡¯ll tell him to go back.¡±


    Outside the tent, the howling wind had subsided as expected, and the thick clouds had dispersed a lot.


    There are only a few small snowflakes still falling in the dark night, and it looks a little beautiful after gazing at it for a long time, looking like white cherry blossoms falling in the river in early spring and drifting down.


    Wrapped in a military coat, Tang Zhen came out of the marching tent, turned on the flashlight of his wrist device, squinted his eyes to find Jiang Jianming¡¯s IP from among the six parked IP¡¯s.


    He stepped on the snow and walked over. He noticed that Jiang Jianming was already seated inside it.


    Jiang Jianming was already drinking the medicine in his hand, and his expression was not so terrible anymore. Seeing Tang Zhen approaching with lights on from a high position, he smiled softly. ¡°It¡¯s fine if you want to come up to sleep, just don¡¯t persuade me to go back.¡±


    When Tang Zhen walked up to the mecha, the cockpit opened. Jiang Jianming even leaned over and stretched out his hand to pull him, but Tang Zhen didn¡¯t dare to touch him at all, and jumped up on the edge of the mecha by himself then urged, ¡°Close it quickly!¡±


    Jiang Jianming closed the cockpit hatch, left the alloy glass bare without the plate, and lowered the back of the driver¡¯s seat. Soon, he and Tang Zhen were half lying side by side under the snowy sky of Alpha Alien Star.


    But Tang Zhen couldn¡¯t lie down, he sat up, then grabbed his hair anxiously. ¡°Listen, Little Jiang, you have to listen to me¡­¡­¡±


    He took a deep breath, ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect it to be this serious. If I knew¡­ I would have stopped you at the beginning.¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his head and drank the last bit of medicine, and looked over with his eyebrows bent. Reflecting on the glass, his side face was as white as the snowflakes outside, which was a kind of beauty that was about to melt away.


    His casual attitude made Young Master Tang anxious, and the latter punched the armrest of the seat as if venting his anger.


    ¡°I know you can¡¯t let His Royal Highness go. If you are a new human, even if you only have the lowest D-level crystal bone, I will definitely not stop you from staying in the far star, but¡­¡±


    ¡°Staying here is too much for you, you see, and it¡¯s only been a month that you¡¯ve been here!¡±


    Tang Zhen gritted his teeth, and he looked at Jiang Jianming, ¡°Little Jiang, listen to me, go back to the Empire. You have to admit that a disabled human is born with this physique. Is it worth wasting your life before you can do anything?¡±


    At the end, he was already roaring, ¡°If you really have such deep love for His Royal Highness the former Crown Prince, doing something like this, it should already be enough¡­!¡±


    ¡°Tang Zhen.¡±


    Jiang Jianming put the empty medicine bottle aside, and suddenly spoke lightly.


    He had just coughed, and his voice was a little hoarse, but his tone was a bit chillier than usual, as if he had been caught in the wind and snow outside.


    ¡°Do you think it¡¯s love¡­the longing and reluctance for Ryann that drove me here?¡±


    ¡°Such insistence is meaningless at all¡­ huh?¡±


    Tang Zhen didn¡¯t react.


    He was still immersed in the bitter heart of ¡°wanting to persuade a friend who died in love to go home¡±, but was stunned by Jiang Jianming¡¯s words.


    Through the alloy glass of the cockpit, Jiang Jianming quietly stared at the dark night outside and the falling fine snow.


    He shook his head to himself and said, ¡°No, it¡¯s not.¡±


    He lowered his eyes, and emotions brewed in the bottom of his eyes into a vortex that kept sinking. After a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind, and then he spoke again, ¡°I haven¡¯t told you¡­the last time me and His Highness saw each other.¡±


    ¡°At that time we had a very unpleasant quarrel, in fact¡­¡± Jiang Jianming paused, ¡°If it had been very serious, we would have ended our relationship at that time, and I wouldn¡¯t be Ryann¡¯s widow now.¡±


    These words were no less than a bolt out of the blue to Tang Zhen.


    He opened his mouth blankly for a long while, and choked out a sentence, ¡°You¡­don¡¯t scare me!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head and said leisurely, ¡°Want to hear a bedtime story?¡±


    He lifted his eyelids, and there was a little teasing in his eyes. ¡°Unfortunately, it¡¯s not the pure love and sadomasochism that Young Master Tang thought¡­¡± The corners of his lips curled up, and he whispered, ¡°that was both thrilling and suspenseful. ¡°


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face froze. He shivered, always feeling that the current Jiang Jianming was the one that was more thrilling and suspenseful right now.


    ¡°Actually, three years ago¨C¡±


    Jiang Jianming said calmly, ¡°Before the Little Highness actually sacrificed his life, I knew he would not live long.¡±


    ¡°He asked to die by himself. I tried to persuade him, but in the end I couldn¡¯t.¡±

 CH 23

    Fury (3)


    Three years ago.


    When Jiang Jianming received the communication from Old Marshal Chen, he was reading a book in the Aslan Library.


    It was early in the morning, during the season of midsummer. At that time, the Kaios Military Academy was still on summer vacation, and the Little Highness had gone to the Far Star, thus Jiang Jianming lived a leisurely life.


    Until a communication from the military came.


    A correspondence from Chen Hanke.


    The Commander-in-Chief¡¯s expression was tired and dignified, which he had never seen on him before, and he no longer had his usual old and unscrupulous appearance, let alone greeted him as he answered his call. When the old man opened his mouth, he got straight to the point, saying that His Royal Highness Ryann intended to go deep into the ¡°Crystal Nest¡± alone.


    Jiang Jianming was stunned for three seconds before realizing the meaning of this sentence.


    He immediately stood up from where he was seated. ¡°¡ªCrystal Nest!?¡±


    Many people in the library were disturbed and casted him with dissatisfied eyes.


    As Jiang Jianming came back to his senses, he hurriedly bowed his head around apologetically, and walked out quickly.


    ¨CThe so-called ¡°Crystal Nest¡± refers to the ¡°ultimate source¡± universe where crystal particles gathered, which was farther away from the Far Star and beyond the three fortresses in the alien stars.


    The over-concentrated crystal particle environment and strange alien creatures made it a forbidden area forever shrouded in mystery and darkness.


    In fact, since the founding of Silver Big Dipper Army, it had pointed its spear at the Crystal Nest countless times, but none of them had been able to reap results. The heroic souls never returned, and the resources were exhausted in defeat.


    Until recent years, every time the Silver Big Dipper sent people to march towards the Crystal Nest, it would cause huge public opinion disputes among the senior executives of the Empire and the people.


    It seemed that more and more people think that such a death attempt was not only meaningless, but also very foolish and ridiculous. If it weren¡¯t for His Majesty the Emperor¡¯s strong attitude of support, this matter would have been impossible to proceed.


    However this time, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ryann suddenly proposed that he wanted to drive his mecha and try to go deep into the Crystal Nest.


    After saying these words, everyone in Silver Big Dipper Fortress was scared out of their wits.


    In the early hours of yesterday morning, the communication reached Old Marshal Chen in the Imperial Capital in urgency.


    The old marshal was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, scolded His Highness for being young, frivolous and ignorant, and immediately slapped the table.


    ¡°Quickly, pass the communication to His Highness, this old man will talk some sense into that child.¡±


    Two hours later, the old marshal cut off the communication with an ashen face.


    Really can¡¯t be persuaded.


    His Royal Highness is determined to go to Crystal Nest.


    Crown Prince Ryann Kaios, the heir to the Empire, was also a powerful new crystal human with a super S-class crystal bone. As early as when he was very young, he had touched a mecha, boarded a starship, and stepped on the battlefields of the distant stars.


    To this day, His Highness had traveled back and forth between the three fortresses more than a dozen times, none of which was a miracle but of great military exploits. The news of success sent back to Aslan could make the entire Empire boil with ecstasy for months.


    But Crystal Nest was different.


    That was beyond the reach of human beings.


    Jiang Jianming found it unreasonable after hearing this, and he almost used a questioning tone. ¡°How could His Highness suddenly go to the Crystal Nest? He never mentioned it before, it doesn¡¯t make sense¡­¡­did something happen to him?¡±


    Old Marshal Chen¡¯s gray brows tightened and then loosened, and he sighed hoarsely. ¡°Child, I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Jiang Jianming felt even more absurd. ¡°His Majesty the Emperor also didn¡¯t say anything!?¡±


    Old Marshal Chen replied, ¡°I went to see His Majesty, and he said that he cannot interfere with His Highness¡¯s choice.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was speechless.


    He, at that moment, stood next to the unoccupied bathroom in the library, listening to the communication through a headset. On one side was the clean white brick wall, and on the other side was the passageway to the library. At this time, a woman walked by with a cup of hot coffee.


    Even though it was the most common and ordinary scene, he felt that the space under his feet and above his head seemed to be distorting, and the world instantly became extremely absurd.


    ¡°Your Excellency Jiang,¡± the old marshal in the projection seemed to have aged for decades, and with a hoarse voice he said, ¡°You are the future Crown Princess of the Empire, and you are also the one whom His Royal Highness cares about very seriously. This old man has no other choice, he can only¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming took a deep breath, and he interrupted the old man in a deep voice. ¡°Is there still time? How can I get there?¡±


    In just a few seconds, he had realized what he should do.


    Ryann and his mecha were both far away in the far interstellar space. If His Royal Highness really decided to leave, no one would be able to catch up with his mecha once it flew. The most important thing at the moment was to stabilize the person first. As for what would happen next, as long as the person was still there, it was easy to say.


    Old Marshal Chen: ¡°A special car will arrive soon, and it will stop at the east gate of the library.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°I understand.¡±


    Afterwards, the future Crown Princess was invited into a special car, and the car took him to the military headquarters, to the office of Marshal Chen.


    A lot of big shots had already gathered there. As Jiang Jianming glanced at them, they were basically the Excellencies who only ¡°often appear on public TV, but were never seen in person¡±, as in the concept of ordinary people.


    Some were in suits and leather shoes, some were wearing gorgeous aristocratic dresses, and more wore military uniforms of different ranks¡­¡­The only thing that was common on these people was the expression of restlessness and anxiety on their faces.


    Obviously, these people came to dissuade His Royal Highness the Crown Prince but failed.


    Because the AC in the Aslan library was turned on to its fullest during summer, when Jiang Jianming walked in, he was still wearing a thin coat on him, and he appeared as a student with a frail body, which was out of tune with the atmosphere of the place.


    Many big shots frowned and turned their eyes, as they looked at him with different eyes.


    With a creak, Marshal Chen pushed open the door and walked out of the office, and made a polite gesture for Jiang Jianming to come in.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t look at the others, put his coat aside and said in a low voice, ¡°Please let the two of us talk alone.¡±


    Marshal Chen said, ¡°Of course.¡±


    Then Jiang Jianming opened the door and went in.


    The office of the old marshal was decorated in a spacious and imposing manner. The star map of the Empire territory of the three-star system and the Far Star map drawn with the three fortresses as fixed points were suspended on the walls on both sides in the form of a three-dimensional projection.


    It¡¯s just that the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows had not been drawn since last night, making the room look a little dark. On the desk in the deepest part of the room was a special communication device for the military.


    There was a small green light flashing on the communication device which indicated that it was turned on, and the projection of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ryann flashed in midair.


    The Crown Prince was sitting in the military aircraft conference room of Silver Big Dipper Fortress in neat clothes.


    From the collar, cufflinks to the belt, all were straight and solemn, with his platinum curly hair scattered on his shoulders, his complexion was also very good too¨Cin short, there was nothing abnormal on the surface.


    Maybe because there were already too many people coming and going during last night till morning, when the office door was pushed open, Ryann¡¯s brows turned visibly irritable, and he turned his face away and took a sip from the goblet in his hand.


    But the moment he saw the person coming from the corner of his eye, all the negative emotions disappeared. His Highness immediately loosened his tight face, and softly called Jiang Jianming to come and sit down.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved lightly and then he walked forward.


    ¡­¡­¡­Thinking back to that time, he really lost his composure, and said a lot of useless words to Ryann¡¯s projection.


    From how reckless such a rash action was, as it was completely tantamount to suicide; to how much chaos and hidden dangers the Empire would face if it suddenly loses its only prince and one among the few owners of super S-level crystal bones; from the how many resources, lives of soldiers, would be sacrificed for the sake of the prince¡¯s courting death; if the prince was lost in the distant star, what kind of questioning voice would the Silver Big Dipper face, which would definitely be a huge blow to the entire military¨C


    Ryann had been listening patiently, giving some responses such as nodding and pondering from time to time.


    ¡ªThis was simply a very cunning deception, Jiang Jianming hated it every time he recalled it.


    Back then he was deceived into talking like this, until his mouth became dry and his throat became hoarse, and he couldn¡¯t help covering his lips and cough.


    ¡°Jiang.¡± Ryann finally frowned and said distressedly, ¡°Go and drink some water.¡±


    A second of silence permeated in the empty office.


    Jiang Jianming raised his head suddenly, and slowly put down the palm from the front of his lips.


    He couldn¡¯t help laughing angrily. ¡°Little Highness? Are you kidding me?¡±


    After persuading him non-stop for almost an hour, the only response Ryann gave him was to ask him to drink some water¡ªbecause his voice was hoarse after speaking. At this time, Jiang Jianming finally sensed something, and he suddenly had a strange intuition. He felt that after an hour passed, the person in front of him didn¡¯t seem to listen to him at all, and he didn¡¯t care what he said.


    He suspected that Ryann simply wanted to look at his face through the projection and listen to him talk. As for the content, it really didn¡¯t matter.


    After all, it was impossible for the Old Marshal Chen and others to not have told Ryann the same thing as what he had just said.


    As a result, the anxious look receded from Jiang Jianming¡¯s face little by little.


    With a cold face, he turned aside and drank a couple of sips of water, then turned back.


    Ryann was still looking at him.


    Jiang Jianming finally stopped talking this time, and also looked back at Ryann.


    After a full minute of stalemate, he said softly, ¡°You can¡¯t do this, Little Highness. You must at least tell me why.¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Ryann slowly narrowed his eyes.


    The Crown Prince raised his head slightly, his snow-white chin tightened into a sharp line. At that moment, His Highness¡¯s eyes were too complicated, as if there were emerald flames burning frantically in its depths.


    He stretched his lips into a thin line, and when he spoke, his voice was a little hoarse, but it was very steady.


    ¡°Jiang,¡±


    ¡°I love you,¡±


    ¡°But there¡¯s something bigger here than loving you.¡±


    This was the first meaningful sentence that Ryann said to Jiang Jianming since he entered this office.


    If such a meaning can even be counted as meaningful.


    Jiang Jianming took a deep breath, closed his eyes, shook his head and said gently. ¡°I know, I know¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°But Little Highness, you are the Crown Prince, you shoulder the responsibility and you have the Empire and the people in your heart, I know it, and you should also know that what I want to say is not this¡­¡­¡±


    He suddenly opened his eyes, took a step forward, and tried his best to restrain the emotions rushing to his throat. ¡°If the Empire and the people are in trouble now, and soldiers are needed to shed blood, just say a word, and I will go with you.¡±


    ¡°Yet! What are you doing now? going deep into the Crystal Nest that has never had any survivors, alone? Your Highness, do you want to tell me that the current situation of the Empire is not at the point that it even needs its heir to die in vain!?¡±


    ¡°If you really come to that kind of situation, what¡¯s the use of rushing up to die alone!? What things can¡¯t be told to the military, you¡¯re only making the people bewildered and confused¡­¡­¡­¡±


    He unconsciously changed the way he addresses him to an honorific title, and his tone became more urgent.


    ¡°Take a ten thousand steps back, even if you really want to go, you can¡¯t go like this, you even left the mecha intelligence with me, if you go, you¡¯ll aso leave your¡­¡­.¡±


    Having said that, Jiang Jianming suddenly stopped talking.


    He realized that the meaning of ¡°that thing¡± was too special, even if there seemed to be no one in this office, it should not be announced.


    Ryann still stared at him deeply, with an affectionate yet ruthless expression, he said, ¡°Say no more, this is my decision and it will not change.¡±


    Jiang Jianming gritted his teeth and was silent for two seconds, then suddenly said, ¡­¡­¡­and your fianc¨¦.¡±


    He raised his eyes and looked directly at the opposite side. ¡°Little Highness, what should I do? Have you ever considered me?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­!¡± For the first time, Prince Ryann¡¯s always calm and handsome face had obvious emotional ripples.


    His lips trembled slightly, and then they tightened immediately. A look similar to pain flashed by, like a crack in an ancient golden vessel. Jiang Jianming gritted his teeth and said word by word. ¡°If you sacrifice your life, I will be in trouble, Little Highness.¡±


    ¡°Because of my engagement to you. Because of the ring I¡¯m wearing on my ring finger that you gave me.¡±


    ¨CIt was said that he was merely a Crown Princess by default, and their so-called engagement was only a verbal agreement.


    Due to the huge difference in identities, the relationship between the two had been unable to be made public throughout the Empire.


    Jiang Jianming actually didn¡¯t mind, but he knew that Ryann was extremely sorry for this, and it even became a knot in his heart.


    His Highness had promised him countless times that after he graduated in three years, he would be admitted to Golden Sun Wheel directly, and that after two or three years of hard work, after he¡¯s promoted to a field officer rank, he would disclose their relationship.


    Every time, when that happened, Jiang Jianming had to restrain his casual temperament, put on a serious face and nod.


    Because if he didn¡¯t take it seriously, the Little highness would think that he didn¡¯t believe him, then he would be very flustered and sad, and would keep on apologizing and explaining to him¡­¡­which only made him feel so distressed.


    But at that moment, in the open private office, Jiang Jianming¡¯s breath was trembling¡­.He closed his eyes. This was the first time in his life that he showed weakness in front of others.


    ¡°¡­I have no influence, no family, no money and power, no backing. I have never learned the knowledge of political struggle, and I hardly know the hidden secrets of the Empire¡¯s senior management. ¡°


    ¡°Little Highness, I am only eighteen years old this year.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m even just a remnant human being.¡±


    ¡°It was you who brought me into this situation. You know better than anyone else how many people will be watching me if you are gone.¡±


    Jiang Jianming opened his eyes, and in the bottom of it, there seemed to be a little light of confusion and sadness.


    He quietly asked, ¡°Ryann, Little Highness¡­don¡¯t you care about me?


    Silence permeated in the air again. The two were in a deadlock across the projection, which were also separated across the distant Milky Way.


    As if to calm down some feelings, Ryann took another sip from the wine goblet in his hand, his brows lowered, looking gloomy.


    However, when he rolled his Adam¡¯s apple and swallowed the transparent and pungent liquid, the young prince¡¯s expression returned to that almost cold calm.


    He spoke slowly.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, I ruined your life.¡±


    ¡°For my purpose, I will not hesitate to sacrifice the prosperity of the Empire, the future of Silver Big Dipper, my life, and¡­¡­¡±


    When the Crown Prince of the Empire speaks, there would always be a bit of classical aristocratic elegance in his tone, which showed the sharpness of his character.


    ¡°Like a cold silver dagger¡±, someone once praised it like this.


    Ryann said word by word. ¡°And you.¡±


    ¡°My lover.¡±


    When these two words were spoken between His Highness¡¯s lips, they were as soft as petals and as affectionate as moonlight. But Jiang Jianming only felt that a silver dagger firmly pierced his beating heart, sinking into his flesh and blood bit by bit.


    Ryann: ¡°Please hate me.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s pupils shrink, and he said angrily, ¡°Kaios¡­¡­!


    He rarely called His Highness by his last name directly, unless he really lost control of his emotions.


    Outside the office, the wind blew through the aisle of artificially planted green plants, and the branches and leaves made a cool rustling sound.


    Across the door, the dignitaries were wiping their sweat with their handkerchiefs, while the old marshal stood upright with a heavy expression.


    On the retro wall clock hanging in the corridor, the long hand continued to tick.


    Another full hour.


    Finally, Jiang Jianming readjusted his breathing.


    ¡°I see.¡±


    Having already talked to each other up to this point, it meant that there was no room for maneuver.


    He raised his right hand and calmly glanced at the slender ring on his ring finger. The ring was red gold in color, wrapped around his white and thin digit, a bit like a ring of flames.


    ¡°I won¡¯t hate you, but the relationship and friendship between us ends here.¡± Jiang Jianming took off the ring.


    His expression had become very calm, his eyes were cold and clear, just like Ryann on the opposite side.


    These were the eyes of those who have already seen through the end, but still choose to go to the end.


    Ryann didn¡¯t speak anymore, he tightly squeezed the goblet in his hand, his pale fingers visibly shaking.


    But his eyes never wandered for a moment, as if he wanted to engrave such Jiang Jianming in his mind forever.


    ¡°Those angry words just now, don¡¯t mind them. You don¡¯t have to worry about my future life, I can handle it well, and there will be many people protecting me.¡±


    ¡°As for the promise to hold your hand back then, that was my own choice. Besides¡­¡­¡±


    As he said that, Jiang Jianming raised his eyes and smiled slightly, ¡°Your Highness, you can¡¯t be too arrogant¡­..There is no one or anything in the world that can destroy me, unless I choose to destroy myself.¡±


    He lowered his eyelashes and put the ring in his left breast pocket.


    When he raised his eyes again, the last bit of sadness in the bottom of his eyes was gone.


    ¡°That¡¯s it. When your coffin returns, I will come to see you for the last time.¡±


    Finally, Jiang Jianming paid a military salute to the virtual projection.


    His eyes were cold and hard, ¡°Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I wish you a prosperous life and a good journey.¡±


    Then he reached out and cut off the communication.


    Half a minute later, the door of the office was pushed open, and Jiang Jianming walked out.


    The big shots casted their eyes on him one after another, and Marshal Chen came forward, hesitating to speak¡­..but the expression of the military cadet already showed the result.


    Jiang Jianming looked indifferent, and he passed the marshal directly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t persuade him any more, let our beloved Crown Prince go away in peace.¡±


    Someone glared and scolded him for being rude, but Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t even pay attention to it. He merely tore off the coat he had put on the side, shook the cord and draped it over his shoulders, and the hem of the coat raised an arc in mid-air.


    ¡°On the day when His Highness¡¯s body is returned to the White Jade Palace, please remember to leave me a place to hold the coffin.¡± He said coldly, walked out quickly with his back straight, leaving the room full of big shots behind.


    The memory back then had somewhat become a little vague.


    Now three years later, Jiang Jianming only remembered that when he walked out of the gate of the military headquarters that day, there was a bright silver beam of sunlight falling on his face. Birds were pecking their feathers on the branches, roses were newly blooming in the garden in the distance, and the fragrance was blowing in the wind, everything looked warm and peaceful.


    ¡ªIt¡¯s like the heaven that was sung from ancient times in the ancient human religious ballads of the ancient Blue Star.


    Sitting in the cockpit of the IP, Jiang Jianming talked about those old things unhurriedly. He didn¡¯t know when the snow outside stopped falling. Instead, outside was a clean night sky filled with stars, which wrapped the mecha gently.


    Tang Zhen was already stunned.


    To be honest, this truth was too different from what he had always imagined, and he was unable to accept it in a short time.


    After all, he had always thought that His Royal Highness Ryann simply died in an ordinary expedition¡­¡­Now that he thought about it, almost all the citizens of the Empire acquiesced in this way, even if the upper echelon of the Empire had been silent about this.


    But if this was the case¡­¡­some things made sense.


    It¡¯s no wonder that Jiang Jianming regained his composure so quickly after learning the bad news back then, and even arranged how to deal with His Highness¡¯s relics in an orderly manner.


    Tang Zhen said in a low voice. ¡°It turns out that His Highness went to the Crystal Nest.¡±


    Even he, an officer in the adaptation period who had just arrived in Silver Big Dipper not long ago, knew that it would be a certain death.


    ¡°Not love.¡±


    Jiang Jianming said softly, ¡°It¡¯s because of anger.¡±


    He raised his hand and unconsciously touched the ring that he hung as a necklace through the silver and black military uniform.


    Tang Zhen: ¡°What?¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyelashes and said in a low voice, ¡°It was anger that brought me here.¡¯


    Tang Zhen suddenly turned pale with fright: ¡°It can¡¯t be to that extent, little immortal. Are you really¡­¡­really so angry that you want to dig out His Royal Highness Ryann and flog his corpse!?


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s face turned blue, and then he pressed his temple, ¡°No¡­..it¡¯s not.¡±


    ¡°Tang Zhen, have you ever heard a poem?¡±


    Jiang Jianming made up his mind and spoke again, ¡°I saw the soul of the hero turned into a white bird¡ª¡ª¡±


    Tang Zhen answered involuntarily, ¡°¡­flying to the nest of the sea of stars. ¡°


    He remembered that this was the most popular mourning poem in Star City of the Imperial Capital after the death of His Royal Highness Ryann.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t¡­¡­originally thought of coming to the far interstellar space in person. As you said, this is too much for me.¡±


    ¡°After the death of His Royal Highness, I was waiting for the Empire to give me an explanation. I don¡¯t believe that Ryann would go to the Crystal Nest for no reason, and I also don¡¯t believe that he would talk to me like that without any difficulties¡ª¡ª¡±


    Jiang Jianming pinched the center of his brows, and said in a low voice, ¡°My God, you don¡¯t know, but his complexion was so bad that time that I was afraid that he would faint.¡±


    ¡°In short, I have waited, but didn¡¯t get any.¡±


    Even the Old Marshal Chen Hanke who had treated him very well had never disclosed any information to him.


    Even if Jiang Jianming firmly believed that this old man who sat in the most honorable position in the military could never really know nothing.


    ¡°Until one day, I saw a newly published collection of poems in the Aslan Library¡­the place where the Little Highness and I met for the first time.¡±


    ¡°The poems are poorly written, except for the last line which has some meaning, the first ones are just pretentious flattery and praise, it¡¯s very boring, which is not how poetry should be written.¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡­¡± Jiang Jianming smiled wryly, ¡°I was so angry that I accidentally tore up the poetry collection and even paid five hundred coins to the library.¡±


    Tang Zhen turned pale with fright again, and said with his head in his arms. ¡°Is it really!? Is this poem so bad that you have to tear it up!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­it¡¯s not because the poem was poorly written. Young Master Tang, could you please shut your mouth even just for a while?¡±


    ¡°¡ª¡ªThe problem is that Far Star is not a poetic place, and death shouldn¡¯t also be aesthetically pleasing.¡±


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and said in a low voice, ¡°The Crown Prince of the Empire died on the battlefield. No one knows why he went out rashly, and no one knows how he sacrificed himself¡­he just died like that, even his dead body cannot be returned home. But from the higher echelon down to the citizens, I can¡¯t see even a trace of anger.¡±


    ¡°They shed tears, they were sad, they mourned; they composed music, they wrote poems, they offered flowers, they tolled bells¡­but no one sought, no one questioned, no one cried out with doubts¡­¡­¡­¡­ No one was outraged.¡±


    When Jiang Jianming opened his eyes suddenly, they were like cold stars.


    He whispered, ¡°¡ªthat¡¯s why I¡¯m angry.¡±


    Tang Zhen put his hands down in a daze, and looked at his friend beside him.


    Perhaps because of the persistent low-grade fever, Jiang Jianming¡¯s always pale cheeks had a sickly blush, but it made the whole person look even more fragile. A thought vaguely crossed Tang Zhen¡¯s mind.


    Three years ago¡­¡­¡­This person is definitely not as weak as he is in front of him.


    It was that kind of anger, that kind of anger that burned his life like a wick, making it shorter and shorter, and at the same time, it also bloomed with more and more dazzling and sharp light.


    ¡°I seem to see an invisible giant hand¡­¡­It took away my Little Highness, distorted the world, and held me firmly on the ground, making me unable to move at all.¡±


    Jiang Jianming spoke calmly. He looked up at the night sky deeply through the glass of the cockpit¡ª


    ¡ªIt was the unfamiliar distant interstellar night sky, which was flowing overhead like a dark deep sea, and full of unknown chaotic silver stars.


    In front of the vast universe, the joys in union and sorrows in separation in this fleeting life of human beings were really too small, too small.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what this invisible giant hand is¡­¡­maybe the senior management who are hiding something from me, or a person who declares that ordinary people are doomed to be ignorant and disabled people are doomed to be always be weak and small, or the truth hidden in the depths of the distant interstellar universe¡­..or something else.¡±


    ¡°¡ªbut I know, I¡¯m angry.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes darkened, as if he was no longer talking to Tang Zhen, but to himself.


    ¡°I can¡¯t let this person just disappear, I want to find him.¡±


    ¡°Even if he is rotten and smelly and beyond recognition; even if there are flies flying and maggots crawling all over his body; even if there is only the last bone and the last handful of ashes¡­I don¡¯t care, I want the truth.¡±


    Maybe it¡¯s not aesthetically pleasing or poetic¡­ Maybe it¡¯s even cruel and bloody, but it¡¯s also the truest truth he could get.


    ¡°But,¡± Tang Zhen¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved, and he asked with difficulty, ¡°Do you have any clues?¡±


    Jiang Jianming glanced at him and said lightly, ¡°No. I don¡¯t have anything.¡±


    Born as a commoner, without father and mother, without wealth and power¡­ He had nothing but this weak body of his and a stubborn obsession.


    Up to where my limit would take me, anyhow there are a few relics left by Ryann, still trying to protect him.


    Tang Zhen groaned in pain. ¡°This¡­¡­you this¡­¡­! Then isn¡¯t this looking for a needle in a haystack? What¡¯s more¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°Jiang Jianming, what¡¯s more, have you ever thought about it, if the truth of this is finally uncovered, it will involve the senior management of the Empire or the¡ª¡±


    ¡°Of course, I had thought about it.¡±


    Jiang Jianming merely chuckled, with light in his eyes. ¡°Otherwise, why would I be here? The Silver Big Dipper is located in the Far Star, the farthest from the power of the Aslan Empire, and the closest to the truth. Even if I vomit blood every day, I must find a way to stay. This is the only possible breakthrough.¡±


    Tang Zhen murmured: ¡°But you don¡¯t want to die.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded seriously. ¡°Yes, I don¡¯t want to die.¡¯


    ¡°If the Empire blocks me, I can rebel against the Empire; if the world stops me, I can turn my back on the world.¡±


    Jiang Jianming blinked his eyelashes, and said faintly, ¡°If the final truth lies in the depths of the universe, then I will go to the Crystal Nest along the path where His Royal Highness has walked.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s mind crashed.


    He was so distraught that he could no longer utter a word.


    ¡°I just want to find him, and I also want to know why he chose to leave me and sacrificed himself. I want to bring him back, return to Aslan, and hold a grand funeral that he deserves.¡±


    ¡°Because¡­.I promised him.¡±


    As he spoke, the black-haired young remnant human chuckled, and he continued softly as if swearing an oath. ¡± ¨Cthat I will see him for the last time in front of his coffin.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and pressed on the console, and dropped the mecha¡¯s baffle plate.


    Without the light of stars in the sky and the light of snow on the ground, the cockpit became dark.


    If it was in battle, screens would be displayed in the front, rear, left, and right sides, captured by the cameras. But obviously, the current drivers just wanted to sleep.


    ****


    Same as three years ago, that bright beam of the heavenly sun seemed to appear in front of his eyes again.


    That should be the destination of His Royal Highness towards home, and not the cold universe¡­ Jiang Jianming thought to himself.


    But where are you now, my love?


    Suddenly, Garcia¡¯s handsome face flashed in his mind. His Royal Highness admitted that death was meaningless, but a trace of confusion flashed across his brows under his questioning.


    Is that really you, my dear love?


    What kind of force did what to you, what prompted you to destroy yourself?


    I will find you.


    Not the body, but the soul.


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes. After chatting with Tang Zhen for so long, now that the medicine was taking effect, he felt much more comfortable, and sleepiness slowly took over.


    The dark mecha was very warm inside, which cut off the cold wind outside.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s breathing gradually became shallow, and he fell asleep peacefully.


    In the dream, he saw the heroic soul transforming into a pure white bird, flapping its wings for thousands of miles, flying to the depths of the night sky.


    And it stepped on the boundless land under its feet, with a straight spine, step by step, slowly and with difficulty, it walked into the dark¡­¡­.dark, nest of the sea of ??stars.

 CH 24

    Subspecies (1)


    The next day, the snow and the wind stopped. It was a rare sunny day.


    That morning, Jiang Jianming and Tang Zhen got down the mecha together. The former was his usual calm self, and his mental state seemed to have recovered to the point where no one could even find a trace that he had coughed up blood last night.


    Tang Zhen, on the other hand, had two dark circles under his eyes, and exuded an aura of ¡®Three Views had already collapsed¡¯.


    In fact, his Three Views really did explode: a disabled human actually wants to go to the Crystal Nest, good heavens, a disabled human being¡­a disabled human!!


    Tang Zhen rubbed his hair into a bird¡¯s nest in despair.


    ¡°Jiang Jianming¡­¡­!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming walked in front as if nothing happened, and the young master of the Tang family followed behind, and muttered, ¡°Let me tell you, this matter is not over yet!¡±


    Jiang Jianming answered him lazily. ¡°Hmm?¡±


    This man is still pretending to be confused!


    Wake up from sleep and then act like you didn¡¯t say anything last night?


    ¡°You know that it is impossible for disabled humans to reach the Crystal Nest!!¡±


    Tang Zhen became agitated that the veins on his temples twitched wildly, ¡°The concentration of crystal particles there, even to a new human will experience ¡®chaotic crystal¡¯ and die suddenly on the spot. It¡¯s impossible to get close even if you are covered with tranquilizers!!


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming touched his left chest pocket slowly. The cartridge case that Garcia gave him was still lying inside obediently.


    He smiled silently, ¡°It isn¡¯t necessary to go, it depends on the situation.¡±


    ¡°You¡ª!?¡±


    Tang Zhen was even more impatient, and pointed at the sky like swearing a poisonous oath. ¡°Do you think I really won¡¯t report you to the officer? Go to Crystal Nest, see if I don¡¯t poke you in front of the old marshal¡­¡­¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming casually patted him on the shoulder. ¡°Okay, okay, you can say what you want to say¡­but let¡¯s not make a fuss here, or we¡¯ll be lectured by the lieutenant.¡±


    They returned to their small team first, and then six of them gathered with the rest of the recruits and lined up.


    Subsequently, Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin announced to everyone the requirements for their field training.


    There were eight squads of officers in this year¡¯s adaptation period. Eight positioning chips had already been arranged by the fortress in advance, and each team needed to march to the location of the chip in the mountains, and in the process, work together to hunt down C-level alien creatures.


    The time limit was five days, and each team must return to the assembly point within the limited time, hand in the chip and the real crystal ores taken from the alien creatures. The score would be given by the commanding officer after comprehensive judgment. The less time spent, the higher the quality of the real crystal ore, and the less damage to personnel and mechas, the higher the score.


    The eight teams drew lots to determine their respective travel paths, and the coordinates of the positioning chip were transmitted to everyone¡¯s wrist device and mecha afterwards.


    ¡°The points this time will be included in the meritorious service in proportion,¡± Huo Lin grinned and said loudly, ¡°This is to cheer you all up. Making meritorious deeds and throwing corpses into the wilderness are often just one step away.¡±


    ¡°Now, the training officially begins, Go!!¡±


    The six members of the third team were all ready to go, and got on the mechas one after another.


    Suddenly, Bei Maner said in the team¡¯s internal communication channel, ¡°By the way, since we¡¯re going to work as a team, shouldn¡¯t we have a captain?¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled. ¡°Then it should be Miss Bei.¡±


    ¡°Me!?¡±


    Bei Maner¡¯s startled voice sounded on the channel.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Among us, you are the most suitable.¡±


    Li Youfang snorted: ¡°What do you mean by suitable? Of course, Miss Bei is indeed very excellent¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming said calmly. ¡°Correct, even if you and Tang Zhen are both stronger than Bei Maner in terms of combat power, but if any of the two you are appointed captain, you will only quarrel, no?¡±


    Li Youfang: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡±¡­¡­¡±


    As they were talking in the channel, the six IP¡¯s had also already started to run, leaving the assembly area behind them and setting foot on the rugged iceberg.


    Thanks to their off-road morning exercises of mechas every morning these days, they have thoroughly mastered the skills on how to drive the mechas over the mountains.


    Bei Maner said seriously, ¡°Actually, Jiang should be the right one. Last time when we went to the ice forest to hunt red caterpillars, Tang Zhen and I got such high grades because we listened to Jiang¡¯s advice.¡±


    Jiang Jianming just laughed it off. As a remnant human being, it would be impossible for him to be the captain¡­...at least not yet.


    What¡¯s more, from a comprehensive perspective, based on Bei Maner¡¯s ability and personality, she was indeed the best person to coordinate and guide the entire team. After Tang Zhen and Li Youfang nodded, Joe and Ellie did not raise any objections, and the matter was settled in this way.


    It was not easy to travel long distances in snow-capped mountains, as the mecha operation was very exhausting both physically and mentally. Especially in this season, when the sunny weather only lasts for a while, then there would be snow storms next, making it even more difficult for the mecha to run.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s body couldn¡¯t bear such a high consumption. Fortunately, he had Seth, and when he gets tired, he can let the intelligence help him drive for a while, which made it much easier compared to his other teammates.


    All went well on the first day. They walked two-thirds of the distance at once, and encountered two waves of D-level alien creatures on the way. The few new crystal humans released crystal bones, and they cleaned them up neat and quick.


    The road at night was dangerous, therefore they set up marching tents that evening. In the early morning of the next day, the six people continued to grope in the mountains along the positioning of the chip, and finally found the chip box embedded on a rock in the forest.


    ¡°It¡¯s here¡­.I got it.¡±


    Li Youfang manipulated the robotic arm to remove the chip box and handed it to Bei Maner, who put the chip box into her mecha¡¯s storage compartment.


    ¡°All right, the goal of the first phase is complete!¡±


    Bei Maner breathed a sigh of relief, blinked and said, ¡°Now, what remains is to kill C-level alien creatures, but it¡¯s really strange, how come there are so few alien creatures along the way¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Originally, according to the plan they discussed halfway, if possible, it was best to kill a certain C-level alien creature along the way as they were still physically energized and had power. But it¡¯s a pity that there were no traces of C-level alien creature activities along the way, and there were even few D-level creatures.


    Ellie touched her arm and whispered, ¡°I don¡¯t feel right.¡±


    Bei Maner: ¡°There is still enough time, let¡¯s go ahead and have a look.¡±


    Thus everyone continued to move forward, but things seemed to become a little abnormal. Half a day later, they didn¡¯t encounter any alien creatures¡­¡­..This time, even D-level creatures were not seen.


    In that evening, Li Youfang had already become a little worried.


    ¡°Time is running out. Even if we can¡¯t find any C-level alien creatures, we still have to return!¡±


    The time limit for this training was only five days, unfortunately, what they drew by lot was a route with gradually decreasing altitude. It would be downhill when coming down, and it would be uphill when returning back. They must set enough time to meet the deadline.


    What¡¯s more, there was a huge gap of strength of alien creatures in every level. It wouldn¡¯t be easy for them to kill a C-class, but until now, they haven¡¯t even found a suitable target yet¡ª


    ¡°Wait, all of you stop. ¡°


    Suddenly, Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice came through the channel. ¡°Slow down the speed of your mecha.¡±


    His voice was cold and steady, and his aura completely overwhelmed these young officers who had just left school. It was better when he stayed quiet for the past two days, but when he opened his mouth at this moment, those five people subconsciously followed suit.


    Li Youfang involuntarily slowed down before regaining consciousness, then he suddenly became a little annoyed. ¡°What stop, there is no time!¡±


    In the cockpit of the IP, Jiang Jianming stared at a certain piece of data on the screen of his mecha, ¡°The concentration of crystal particles here is too high, which is abnormal.¡± He sent the data out, ¡°Be careful.¡±


    ¡°Hey, wait a minute,¡± Ellie said happily, raising her voice, ¡°The high concentration of crystal particles means that there may be C-level alien creatures nearby, right?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°There are no traces of alien creatures yet. If it can affect even at such a far range, the opponent may not be an ordinary C-level.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he looked around the surrounding environment again¡ªit was a canyon. They had passed through the sparse forest and came to a canyon. The terrain was not too narrow, and there was not a lot of snow, but the shadows casted by the high mountain walls on both sides still gave people a lot of psychological pressure.


    Bei Maner raised her voice. ¡°Listen to classmate Jiang, let¡¯s walk slowly and see the situation first!¡±


    She looked at the map, thought for a while and said. ¡°There seems to be a low basin further ahead, let¡¯s go around the edge and observe the situation.¡±


    Half an hour later, the six IP¡¯s were on top of the icy mountain rocks and were watching the scene below.


    ¡°Oh my god¡­¡­¡±


    Someone murmured in shock.


    As expected, the altitude was getting lower and lower as they went forward. At the exit of the valley, the terrain opened, and a huge creature crouched in the lowland.


    A spider.


    In other words, it was a creature similar in shape to a spider. Its body was almost as big as a small hill. The main body was black with reddish-gray stripes interspersed, and its body was covered with thick hairs.


    It seemed to have fought with something, as two of its eight legs were broken, leaving only six intact legs. The transparent crystal condensed by the crystal particles was integrated with its carapaces, flesh, and fluff¡­¡­¡­integrated into one, and its oval abdomen was wriggling regularly.


    Joe¡¯s face turned pale. ¡°No, we¡­are we going to fight such a big guy? It¡¯s bigger than a red caterpillar¡­¡­..¡±


    Ellie kept rubbing the goosebumps on her arms. ¡°It¡¯s so disgusting!


    ¡°Tsk, isn¡¯t it just a big bug.¡± Tang Zhen raised his eyebrows and waved his hand, ¡°Okay, Little Jiang, don¡¯t go down, let¡¯s get closer and check the situation first.¡±


    On the opposite side of the communication channel, Jiang Jianming was silent for two seconds. Then he said, ¡°¡­If it¡¯s just to check the situation, I¡¯ll go.¡±


    Jiang Jianming glanced at the snow-white bracelet on his wrist, ¡°I have a mecha with higher defense.¡±


    Li Youfang disagreed, and he made a gesture from here to the low ground where the giant spider was lying down. ¡°No. Look at this distance, plus you can¡¯t fight, just use the mecha only to lurk close, after checking the situation, turn back¡ªmove fast, how about an hour or two?¡±


    ¡°If we¡¯re sure we want to deal with this guy, the few of us have to get close to it somehow, and it will take another hour. It¡¯s a waste of time.¡±


    He said firmly, ¡°Therefore we all will still have to go, if we are sure we can kill it, then we do it on the spot!¡±


    After finishing speaking, Li Youfang laughed jokingly at Jiang Jianming again. ¡°Anyway, with or without you, our team¡¯s strength is still the same. Little Jiang is not in good health, have a rest more.¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming ignored this guy, and just frowned while staring at the giant spider from a distance.


    He had made a lot of preparations before coming to Silver Big Dipper, one of which was to memorize the alien biological atlas. But the one in front of him¡­¡­..he didn¡¯t recognize it.


    This was actually not surprising, there were only a handful of numbers of alien creatures that could be discovered and recorded by human beings. What¡¯s more, the farther one went into the depths of the far star, the more bizarre the forms of creatures were, and would be impossible to classify at all.


    It¡¯s just that¡­..these five teammates were all rookies still in adaptation period, neither in terms of ability nor mentality, were enough to adapt to the situation like real soldiers.


    Jiang Jianming even thought to himself: If he was alone, maybe he would go up and try to fire a cannon, but what about his teammates¡­¡­


    ¡°Maner.¡± Tang Zhen said suddenly, ¡°You are the captain, you decide.¡±


    ¡°Me?¡±


    Bei Maner was stunned for a moment, frowned, then hesitantly said, ¡°I¡­¡­¡±


    On the one hand, she felt that the situation was indeed a bit abnormal, and perhaps she should be cautious; but on the other hand, she felt that what Li Youfang said was reasonable. If they give up the opportunity in front of them, they would lose in this training.


    Not to mention, they¡¯re letting a sick and disabled person go to investigate this kind of thing alone¡­¡­


    A normal new human can¡¯t even do it!


    Half a minute later, Bei Maner bit her lower lip and said ¡°The five of us will go! However, no one is allowed to attack without my order.¡±


    Jiang Jianming thought for a while, but didn¡¯t stop her, and merely said, ¡°Okay, but don¡¯t approach rashly within the range of hundred meters, and share the video with me when the time comes. The purpose of the training is just to gain experience, and it¡¯s not worth working hard.¡±


    Bei Maner nodded and agreed. ¡°Student Jiang, we will be careful. If it¡¯s unsure, I will bring everyone back.¡±


    But as soon as the voice fell, Jiang Jianming saw a communication pop up on the corner of his screen.


    Bei Maner¡¯s face was displayed on the screen¡ªshe was talking to him via private communication.


    Bei Maner was still biting her lower lip, and with a hint of tension in her clean eyes, she whispered, ¡°¡­But classmate Jiang, if in case, just in case something happened¡­¡­..you must go first and leave us.¡±


    Jiang Jianming knew what Bei Maner meant. Because he was a disabled human being, he would not be of much help even if he rushed up at a dangerous moment, it would be better if he could run away..


    He didn¡¯t refute anything, but didn¡¯t agree either, and just simply said, ¡°Be careful.¡±


    The private communication was immediately cut off.


    Bei Maner said, ¡°Let¡¯s go together!¡±


    In the next second, five M-IP 18¡¯s jumped up.


    The blue and black mechas slid along the mountain rocks together, with crouched postures.

 CH 25

    Subspecies (2)


    The mechanical feet of M-IP 18 was stable and powerful, and it broke the ice on the rocks as it went down along the way. Under the shadows of the mountain, the five mechas quickly approached the big thing lying motionless on the low ground.


    Jiang Jianming sat in his cockpit. The screen in front of him showed the images captured by the several people¡¯s mecha cameras, and the spider-shaped alien creature gradually enlarged as they approached.


    Half an hour later, he was able to see the guy¡¯s bent limbs, the gray fluff on its limbs, and the crystal blocks attached to the joints¡­¡­..This means that it can protrude crystal bone from these parts.


    Jiang Jianming narrowed his eyes and looked at it for a long time, but still didn¡¯t recognize it. He bent his index finger and tapped the screen of the mecha.


    ¡°Seth, examine it.¡±


    In fact, he didn¡¯t dare to have too much hope. Seth¡¯s database stored information on hundreds of thousands of alien creatures, but this database hadn¡¯t been updated for three years.


    As everyone knows, alien creatures in the distant interstellar may produce variations every minute and every second, and the old data could only play a limited role.


    [Instruction received. Starting search in the prepared illustration book, woof!]


    On the other side, Tang Zhen conveniently posted a sharing of monitoring data in the team¡¯s communication channel. ¡°Look at the concentration and fluctuation frequency of its crystal particles, it¡¯s right to categorize it as C-level.¡±


    Ellie: ¡°Look at its feet, and eyes¡­¡­this guy is seriously injured!¡±


    At this time, they had already circled to the head of the spider. There were eight huge single eyes arranged in two rows in the head and to the abdomen of this giant spider, but one of its eyeballs was already blind.


    Its eyeballs were a very eerie dark green in color, surrounded by gray fluff, and it was motionless at the moment, seemingly dead.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help comparing it with His Royal Highness¡¯s eyes.


    If the latter reminds people of translucent emeralds or cold icy lakes, then the former could only remind him of venom, mold or rotten vegetables.


    ¡­¡­¡­.In short, it was really a disgusting color.


    Li Youfang smiled. ¡°It should have been here to recuperate. Turns out that our good luck is just waiting here all along.¡± He took a deep breath, ¡°How about it, guys, let¡¯s do it?¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°We¡¯re already so close to it, yet it doesn¡¯t even have any reaction, I think it will work, let¡¯s do it!


    Bei Maner hesitated for a second, and asked through the communication. ¡°Student Jiang? Are you¡­¡­ Are you still observing this alien creature?¡±


    Seth¡¯s voice came at this moment.


    [Search failed, woof woof, the corresponding alien creature could not be identified in the known illustrated book.]


    ¡°¡­¡­No, don¡¯t do it, just wait a little longer.¡±


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and pinched the center of his eyebrows, and suddenly said: ¡°Seth, try intelligent matching again, but exclude D-level.¡±


    [Instructions received, starting to compare according to the characteristics¡­¡­]


    ¡°Jiang Jianming, why are you still hesitating? There are but only a few C-level creatures that can be found in the illustrated book, right?¡± Joe said in a disgruntled voice, but immediately, his face lit up with excitement. ¡°But in terms of merit, if we can kill such a big guy, moreover, I feel that it is probably dead¡­¡­Ah!, the Lieutenant only looks at the real crystal ore, no one will know that we took advantage of its situation. ¡°


    Li Youfang manipulated the mecha and walked forward, standing on the edge of the rock. His voice sounded very confident. ¡°Come on, come on, there is no time. This battle will be very easy¡ª¡±


    He opened the cockpit and pointed to it from a distance. ¡°Look, the two legs on the right side of this spider are broken. I will attract the attention of this thing later. The four of you should work together in pairs, and cut the other two right legs first, so that when it wants to escape, it won¡¯t be able to!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s perfect,¡± Joe echoed, and immediately manipulated his mech to stand next to Li Youfang to show his attitude, ¡°I think Li¡¯s combat plan is great!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming gave them a dull look, and he pressed his temples helplessly, thinking to himself: It¡¯s perfect? ??Right, it¡¯s too perfect¡­¡­


    How could anyone come up with such a trifling plan? If any link went wrong¡ªfor example, if they couldn¡¯t cut off the giant spider¡¯s leg at all¡ªwouldn¡¯t it be just them hand in hand, delivering themselves to be annihilated?


    No, no, this thing really won¡¯t work!


    Jiang Jianming made up his mind in an instant: These good teammates have too little experience and shouldn¡¯t be let loose to take risks.


    He turned to the communication, and was about to try his best to persuade the hot-blooded young people to come back¡ª


    ¨CWhen suddenly, the intelligence, Seth Henry, shouted in a frenzied manner.


    [Abnormal, abnormal¡­..]


    [Intelligent matching results, the matching degree with a C-level alien creature ¡®Gray-headed Spider¡¯ reached 41%¡­.]


    [It is suspected that this creature is a subspecies. The danger of subspecies is extremely high, please stay away quickly, woof!]


    ¨CSubspecies!?


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes changed suddenly, he quickly opened the team¡¯s internal communication channel, and said with a cold voice.


    ¡°Everyone will have to come back right now, this giant spider may be a special mutated subspecies.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°What?¡±


    Ellie: ¡°You mean subspecies!?¡±


    Joe: ¡°Uh¡­ what¡¯s a subspecies?¡±


    In the channel, the voices of several people sounded in disorder.


    Since everyone had come to Silver Big Dipper, how could one even forget the concept of subspecies?


    Jiang Jianming was so angry that his heart ached for a second. His eyes became icy-black, and his voice became even harsher. ¡°Everyone, come back right away!!¡±


    Bei Maner¡¯s face turned pale in an instant, she knew what the word ¡°subspecies¡± meant. ¡°Everyone turn around, retreat temporarily, let¡¯s go back the same way!


    The atmosphere changed suddenly. The four IP¡¯s that had already circled around the giant spider¡¯s head all turned around instantly!


    However Joe was a beat slower, the fat young man was obviously flustered. He only thought that the term ¡®subspecies¡¯ was familiar and that he should have memorized it, but unexpectedly his mind went blank.


    ¡°Wait, wait for me¡­¡­..wait!¡±


    He was terrified by the suddenly tense atmosphere of his teammates, and his crystal bone manipulation became disorderly in his panic, afraid of falling behind and being left behind.


    But as the saying goes, the more flustered one would be, the more disorderly one¡¯s action would get. Just now, in order to show that he agreed with Li Youfang, he manipulated his mecha and stood too far ahead¡ª


    ¨CWhoah!


    The unforeseen accident only happened within a second. They only saw one of Joe¡¯s IP mechanical legs slipping on the ice. As the driver lost control, it caused the entire mecha to slide down the cliff!


    Boom!!


    Joe¡¯s IP kicked up a piece of gravel and it crashed and fell down in front of the huge alien creature.


    Everyone instantly became pale.


    Tang Zhen yelled, ¡°You idiot!¡±


    ¡°Uh¡­¡±


    On the alloy glass outside the cockpit, a few pieces of gravel rolled down, revealing Joe¡¯s face full of fear.


    Too close¡­¡­too close.


    Pungent fishy smell assailed his nose, as the giant spider subspecies was right in front of him, not even thirty meters away.


    ¡°No¡­¡­¡± Joe¡¯s pupils were trembling, his teeth were chattering and creaking non-stop.


    He could see the body of the creature in front of him like a black-gray hill, the appendages on the mouthparts were bright red, and the condensed crystal bones were chewing regularly like pliers.


    And those two rows of huge turbid green monocular eyes¡ª


    It seemed to have turned a bit.


    All of a sudden, all the originally dead eyes were fixed on the mecha in front of it.


    The giant spider, which had been lying quietly all this time, suddenly moved. The five intact joints tightened, and its mouthparts pointed towards the IP in front!


    The frightening shadow of the alien creature enveloped the mecha in an instant.


    Joe immediately cried out in horror, ¡°AHHHHHHH!¡±


    At the critical moment, another M-IP 18 leaped down from the cliff. Its cockpit hatch was wide open, and a red chestnut color crystal bone flashed in mid-air.


    It¡¯s Tang Zhen!


    Tang Zhen landed on Joe¡¯s mech. There was only a crisp sound like metal collision, then the crystal bone extended from his shoulder blade brazenly and immediately blocked the appendage on the mouthpart of the giant spider.


    ¡°Ugh¡­Ah!¡± A huge force came from his shoulders. The blue veins on Tang Zhen¡¯s forehead bulge, and he gritted his teeth hard, almost crushing his molars


    Damn it, this thing¡­¡­just how strong is it!?


    The next moment, IP figures slid past on both sides of him¡ª¡ªBei Maner and Li Youfang manipulated their mechas to fire almost simultaneously, one left and one right bombarded the two appendages of the giant spider!


    The giant spider became agitated, shook and contracted its head. Tang Zhen gasped for breath, and then shouted at the stunned Joe.


    ¡°What are you shouting about, run away!!¡±


    Suddenly, a fishy wind blew across his cheeks, and shadows swayed above his head.


    Tang Zhen felt cold for no reason!


    He only saw the giant spider twisting its head violently, dragging its broken leg around half a circle, and making a strange ¡®rustling¡¯ sound from its mouthpart.


    Its eight green single eyes squeezed into two rows, including that blind eye that had pus flowing out and stinking, all reflected Bei Maner¡¯s M-IP 18.


    Li Youfang yelled, ¡°This is bad, Maner, get away!


    It all happened suddenly, and none of them didn¡¯t even had the time to set down their baffle plate.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡­!¡± Bei Maner raised her head in bewilderment.


    Through the alloy glass, the girl¡¯s short chestnut hair and pale pretty face were clearly reflected in the eyes of the alien creature.


    The giant spider crawled swiftly, and its limbs made a rustling noise, like a gray-black ghost.


    Its speed was so fast, no one knew how it could be so fast, but in just a blink of an eye, Bei Maner¡¯s IP was already bitten by the black shadow rushing towards her!


    Ellie exclaimed. ¡°My God, Maner!!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine!¡± Bei Maner¡¯s pupils contracted. The moment the cockpit hatch opened, her crystal bone was instantly whipped against the giant spider¡¯s head like an iron whip!


    Clang¡ª


    A crisp sound was only heard. The human crystal bone, unexpectedly, only bounced away, while the alien creature remained unaffected.


    Bei Maner¡¯s face turned white. How could this happen!?


    Her crystal bone was B-level, and facing a C-level alien creature, even if it was a subspecies, it should not¡ª


    Boom!!


    Dust and gravel flew up. The giant spider suddenly slammed itself against the mecha, hitting it straight to the rock wall.


    Bei Maner in the cockpit screamed under the huge momentum, her IP sparked all over the place, emitting an overwhelming crackling electric noise.


    ¡°¡ªManer!!!¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s eyes bulged out, and he was about to rush forward in madness!


    However, at the next second, Jiang Jianming¡¯s cold and tense voice came from the communication channel of Joe¡¯s mecha below him.


    ¡°Tang Zhen! Go back to your own mecha!!¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°Little Jiang!?¡±


    ¡°Maner,¡± Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice was unusually calm, but then he suddenly said, ¡°jump out of the mecha!¡±


    In the cockpit, the alarm red lights kept flashing together. Bei Maner was dizzy, and her mouth was filled with the smell of blood.


    ¡°Cough¡­¡±


    The crystal bones extending from her arms trembled, as they manipulated the mechanical arms to withstand the extended mouthparts of the giant spider.


    The giant spider¡¯s appendages bit the mechanical arm with a crack, and then another ominous ¡°rustling¡± noise from inside of its mouthparts sounded again.


    Under the shadow of death, the voice in the communication seemed incomparably ethereal, and Bei Maner thought in a daze: Jump¡­¡­what? Jump out of the mecha!?


    But in this kind of situation¡­¡­..being face-to-face with an incomparable alien creature¡­¡­.but if she left the mecha, it would be absolutely impossible to escape with human speed alone¡­¡­


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Jump!!¡±


    In the next second, a mixture of white spider silk and venom suddenly sprayed out from the giant spider¡¯s mouth!


    And almost at that same instant, the cockpit was ejected urgently under Bei Maner¡¯s control.


    However, when the spider silk grazed it, it was like steel spikes, the cockpit directly cracked and burst out, and the soft body of the pilot was thrown out high.


    ¡°Maner!!!¡±


    The shouts of several people were mixed together, as if coming from another space and time.


    Bei Maner hit the ground, then bounced up again. She rolled twice before stopping, lying sideways between the icy rocks, with blood all over her mouth and nose.


    The severe tinnitus made her unable to hear anything, and it took a few seconds for her to move and raise her face with difficulty.


    In the blurred field of vision, Bei Maner saw the giant spider right in front of her eyes.


    Its eight huge turbid green monocular eyes, mucus-hung mouthparts, black jointed limbs, and gray-red fluff.


    Looking back beyond the giant spider, her own IP fell to the side, and had a big hole that was corroding. A white spider silk was stuck on its mechanical arm and cockpit, turning into a pool of iron mud.


    If she hadn¡¯t ejected from the cockpit at the last moment, she would have been corroded to the point where her skeleton would be exposed.


    Beyond the state of the scrapped IP and then¡­..


    However, Bei Maner suddenly became stunned. As she saw the endless sky of the alien star, and the dark clouds rolling over, which would then bring another blizzard¡ª


    There was a white light gliding across the sky, faster than the clouds.


    It was the white S-Snow Dove flying.

 CH 26

    Subspecies (3)


    Clouds gradually thickened, enveloping the distant mountains.


    ¡°Cough¡­¡­¡± Bei Maner had blood in her mouth. Gritting her teeth as she stared at the huge creature that was close at hand. She was prepared to fight even at the risk of her own life.


    Arms, ankles, back, shoulders, waist¡­..


    The crystal particles quickly coagulate into a solid crystal bone. Her crystal bone was a translucent warm yellow color, like tulips in spring.


    The shadow in front of her suddenly moved. The giant spider turned its head, and its limbs rustled.


    It unexpectedly didn¡¯t continue to attack Bei Maner, but instead rushed towards the mechas of the other people!


    ¡°¡­.why¡­..!?¡±


    Bei Maner swallowed the blood in her mouth in a daze. For some reason, she felt that her vision had turned even more blurry.


    She wanted to get up, but there was a sharp pain in her right calf¡ªshe groaned, but she still couldn¡¯t move at all.


    Cold sweat slid down Bei Maner¡¯s forehead, drop after drop, she began to sweat unnaturally, and her whole body began to tremble strangely. The girl¡¯s face turned pale, and she was also breathing heavily, with trembling fingers, she reached for her aching leg¨C


    ¨CShe felt mucus and hard spider silk, as well as warm blood.


    The spit of the giant spider pierced her calf, where the blood flowed profusely, soaking the black military uniform of Silver Big Dipper.


    All of a sudden, Bei Maner¡¯s mind buzzed.


    She thought in a daze: So¡­the giant spider didn¡¯t continue to attack because it believed that she was already a prey in its web?


    Suddenly, a gust of wind surged from behind.


    A white light flashed in front of her eyes, and the mecha Snow Dove flew over the girl¡¯s head!


    In Snow¡¯s cockpit, Jiang Jianming pushed the lever to its end, and the mecha spread its wings and flew past the giant spider¡¯s head.


    But the giant spider ignored it and was rapidly approaching another M-IP18 by the cliff.


    At this moment, Tang Zhen had just got into the cockpit, and when he looked up, he saw a sticky white substance being ejected from the mouth of the alien creature.


    ¡°I¡­¡­¡­shit!!¡±


    He hastily twisted the body of the mecha. The IP rolled down along the cliff and fell down, and the spider silk and venom sprayed all the way behind, leaving a large piece of corrosion between the cliffs.


    ¡°Tang Zhen! Run forward!¡± Jiang Jianming clenched his teeth violently.


    He almost hit the head of the alien creature just now, but the latter didn¡¯t respond!? Snow Dove is an S-type mecha¡­¡­..does it only focus its attention on larger prey?


    Without hesitation, he directly turned on Snow¡¯s original main cannon and its two self-assembled cannons on both sides, and fired madly at the giant spider. With the strong light and smoke, the ice was crushed and rubbles was raised, temporarily enveloping the head of the alien creature.


    However, suddenly, a strange sound was heard inside its body. Its oval abdomen squirmed in a disgusting way and an extremely long spider silk was unexpectedly spewed out from its end!


    If he¡¯s entangled, there¡¯s only one outcome for him¨C it would be death.


    Snow perilously leaned to the side to avoid, and spun in mid air. Jiang Jianming opened the cockpit, grabbed the front chest of the mecha, and shouted, ¡°Seth¡ª¡ª¡±


    The blue-black mecha flew over at the sound, yet there was no one in the cockpit, and only the light of the intelligence flickered on its screen.


    [WARNING, HIGH RISK WARNING¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.]


    Seth¡¯s voice was extremely sharp.


    [The latest intelligent matching result, the matching degree with a B-level alien creature ¡®Ghost-faced Belly Spider¡¯ reached 68%¡­¡­¡­..]


    [Master please stay away immediately, woof woof! Please stay away immediately, woof woof!]


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart sank instantly¡­..


    Subspecies refer to the special mutant species of ordinary alien creatures, which were far more powerful and unpredictable than an ordinary alien creature. If the degree of intelligent matching was within 30%~80%, then the possibility of it being a subspecies would be high.


    But according to Seth, this disabled giant spider-like alien creature may not just be a C-level subspecies¡ª


    ¡ªTurns out it¡¯s actually a Class B subspecies!


    This situation was definitely not normal, but there was no time to think about it now. The moment when Snow and the IP were parallel to each other, Jiang Jianming leaped and fell directly from the mecha Snow back into the IP¡¯s cockpit!


    He pulled the seat belt and said, ¡°Seth, exchange control! You go control the Snow Dove and listen to my remote instructions.¡±


    [Instructions received, control rights have been exchanged, woof!]


    Jiang Jianming pressed his hands on the console, his eyes quickly corresponded to the positioning of his teammates to find them, and at the same time opened the communication channel of the team.


    ¡°Calm down everyone, can you hear me?¡±


    However¡­¡­..the scene was completely chaotic.


    Joe had already been scared away a long time ago. He turned his mecha and ran downhill at that time. Ellie, seeing the giant spider crawling towards their side, started running regardless. Tang Zhen, who wanted to turn back to go rescue Bei Maner, almost collided with Li Youfang¡¯s mecha at the inclination¡­¡­


    The situation was out of control, and this was simply not a state where one could fight against the alien creature.


    Jiang Jianming made a decision at that moment. ¡°¡ªDon¡¯t turn around, everyone, run straight ahead, at full speed!!¡±


    Tang Zhen roared: ¡°Maner¡¯s mecha is broken, I want to take her away!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming manipulated the IP to drop to the ground, switched to the same terrestrial mode as his teammates in mid-air, then the four mechanical legs landed on the ground with a bang.


    ¡°Tang Zhen.¡±


    His voice was frigid cold. ¡°If you want to save someone, just listen to me, go now!¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s eyes were bloodshot, he gritted his teeth for two seconds, then turned his IP around, and followed Jiang Jianming closely.


    Jiang Jianming nodded at him, turned his eyes sideways and used the wrist device to command the intelligence. ¡°Seth, go up to the sky and circle around, after the target is led away by us, use Snow Dove and bring Bei Maner over.¡±


    The Snow Dove flew high into the sky over the giant spider. The giant spider raised its abdomen and sprayed spider silk several times but failed to hit it, afterwards, it ignored the Snow Dove and continued to chase the five IPs on the ground.


    Jiang Jianming raised his head and took a deep look at Snow¡¯s back.


    Sure enough¡­¡­


    As the IP¡¯s ran ahead, this thing ignored the smaller Snow Dove.


    Snow Dove was much faster than the IP, as long as they turned ahead and as the giant spider continued chasing them, they could definitely rescue Bei Maner.


    Along the way, they avoided the spider webs sprayed from the rear and ran at full speed frantically, leaving all the barren valleys and rocks behind.


    When night fell, the dark clouds above also caught up, and another snowstorm howled.


    In the cold wind, when Jiang Jianming confirmed that the giant spider was no longer behind, he opened the communication channel. ¡°Stop¡­all stop!¡±


    At this time, almost everyone¡¯s mind was muddled, and Jiang Jianming yelled at the top of his voice for half a minute before his teammates stopped. Dragging their heavy mechanical feet, several mechas struggled to get around to the leeward side in the heavy snowstorm, and fell silent.


    There was a dead silence on the communication channel, no one spoke, and only theheavy breathing of everyone was heard.


    About a full minute passed.


    Tang Zhen said hoarsely, ¡±Come down.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­.Those who still have the strength to move, come down and set up the tent with me.¡± as he said this, he pushed open the cockpit hatch, then wobbly jumped down.


    After a while, Li Youfang, Ellie, and Joe also got off the mecha numbly. Everyone¡¯s faces were ashen, and their limbs were stiff.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t move, he panted with slack eyesight, groped around with trembling fingers, grabbed the crystal particle tranquilizer and a few injections, rolled up his sleeves and injected them into his arm above the elbow one by one.


    His physical strength had already reached its limit, exhaustion and soreness filled his limbs and bones.


    If it wasn¡¯t for the last stretch of thread of his brain power, he felt that he could even collapse into the cockpit and sleep in the dark at any time.


    The snowstorm outside was getting heavier and heavier.


    Surrounded by completely unfamiliar gray mountains, the visibility was declining, and everything was changing in a worse direction.


    Jiang Jianming collapsed in the cockpit of the IP and couldn¡¯t get up. He felt that his low-grade fever symptoms began to recur again, and his perception of time and space became a little vague once more.


    ¡°What to do¡­¡­.this is simply¡­¡­!!¡±


    ¡°By the way¡­.who to contact¡­..to¡­¡­¡±


    A shrill wind was heard in his ears, and he could vaguely discern the agitated voices of his teammates who were talking high and low.


    He was so dizzy that he didn¡¯t even know when the others had already set up the tent.


    Until Tang Zhen smacked hard on the hatch of his cockpit, and his shouts sounded as if they were far and near at the same time.


    ¡°Little Jiang¡­Little Jiang, wake up¡­Jiang Jianming!!


    Jiang Jianming became startled, he sat up suddenly, and gasped a deep breath.


    There was a lot of cold sweat on his back, and after blinking, his vision finally became clear.


    He noticed Tang Zhen had climbed up to his IP against the wind and snow, and was knocking on the glass with his fist.


    The young man¡¯s complexion was very bad, almost to a pale white, and his chapped lips were trembling. ¡°Come out quickly, Snow Dove¡­..brought Maner back.¡±


    Under the automatic control of the intelligence Seth Henry, the mecha S-Snow Dove stopped next to Jiang Jianming¡¯s IP, and a layer of snow had already accumulated on its wings. Jiang Jianming was assisted by Tang Zhen in coming out from the IP, and then said hoarsely, ¡°How is it now, did you get to contact the fortress?


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face became even more gloomy. ¡°Officer Huo Lin has been notified of this abnormal situation¡­¡­but it turns out that we are not the only ones who encountered high-level alien creatures in the team.¡±


    ¡°And¡­¡­.and the first team, they ran into a B-class alien creature at noon today. When we sent the communication to him, the first team was already¡­¡­¡±


    When he spoke, his teeth were shaking, and his fingers unconsciously squeezed Jiang Jianming¡¯s arm tightly, ¡°Already¡­¡­..the whole team was already wiped out.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°Officer Huo Lin asked us to find a way to hold on¡­..¡± Tang Zhen closed his eyes as he said this, as if seeing again the blood flowing like rivers and broken limbs on the opposite side of the projection. Lieutenant Colonel Hou Lin, who came late, stood in that pool of blood, while Lieutenant Raymond hunched on the ground in distress.


    When they said that they encountered a B-level subspecies, Tang Zhen had never seen such a pale face and gloomy eyes on this ever strict Lieutenant Colonel.


    ¡°He said he would immediately report to the higher authorities and send someone to rescue us¡­however¨C¡±


    ¡°However,¡± Jiang Jianming secretly sighed, and then looked up at the path engulfed in the wind and snow again, ¡°No one knows when that B-level subspecies will catch up, right? ¡°


    Tang Zhen stopped talking, and the two walked in front of the Snow Dove.


    Bei Maner was lying in Snow¡¯s treatment cabin. Her eyes were closed tightly, and her cheeks had a strange bluish-gray color. She had fallen into a coma.


    Looking further down, the girl¡¯s right calf had turned purple-black, and grew more than doubled in size. The wound caused by the spider silk had been cleaned by the equipment in the treatment cabin, but the hideous rolled flesh was still shocking, even the broken bones could be seen.


    Jiang Jianming glanced at it, and his eyes sank. He turned his head and beckoned, ¡°Need one more person, first unload the entire treatment cabin and move it into the tent.¡±


    Li Youfang walked over quickly, and together with Tang Zhen, they used crystal bones to move the treatment cabin into the tent.


    The tent isolated the wind and snow, Ellie and Joe were already sitting inside, the former was sobbing and crying with her head buried in her knees, while the latter seemed to have lost his soul, and had on a dull expression like a puppet.


    Who would have thought that¡­¡­¡­things would turn out this way?


    The distant interstellar space was a battleground of life and death, and the Silver Big Dipper Army was a warrior fighting with blood¡­¡­.Everyone was clear about its principles, and everyone could even recite it backwards.


    They even knew that every year there would be recruits still in adaptation period that would die before they could officially go to the battlefield. They all thought they were well aware, but when the crisis suddenly appeared and death really came in front of them, who could stand still in front of fear?


    Half a minute later, Jiang Jianming came in with his combat bag. He walked over, opened the transparent cover of the treatment cabin, and took another look at Bei Maner¡¯s injured leg.


    The black-haired young man closed his eyes for a moment, and said in a calm tone, ¡°The poison has gone too deep¡­¡­it needs to be amputated.¡±


    When he said this, the air in the tent froze instantly.


    The surroundings seemed to be colder than the snow and wind outside, and at the same time, there was also a darkness darker than the outside.


    ¡°What did you say¡­?¡± Ellie raised her tear-stained face in a daze, and she stammered, ¡°To cut..¡­¡­¡­cut¡­¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen sprang up abruptly, roaring with bloodshot eyes, ¡°¡ª¡ªNo!!¡±


    But as soon as he yelled, his momentum also instantly disappeared.


    ¡°Little Jiang, no¡­¡­.this is really not possible, let¡¯s think of another way¡­¡­..¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s expression was so distorted that he appeared about to cry, and while trembling he said, ¡°Look, the data in the treatment cabin shows that her vital signs are still very stable, and it hasn¡¯t reached that point¡­..¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming took out a dagger from his combat bag.


    Tang Zhen rushed up to hold his hand, and said hoarsely, ¡°Isn¡¯t Snow¡¯s treatment cabin still able to supply energy? Can¡¯t we just let her lie like this, I beg you Little Jiang¡­¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Jiang Jianming forcibly broke free from Tang Zhen¡¯s hold and said in a low voice, ¡°This Ghost-faced Belly Spider is a subspecies, and Snow¡¯s medical treatment can¡¯t detoxify it. And¡­Snow doesn¡¯t have much energy left. If the energy is cut off, it will be already too late. ¡°


    ¡°Then let¡¯s go back to the fortress!!¡±


    Tang Zhen roared, but his eyes were a little wet, and his lips trembled more and more violently. ¡°There are more comprehensive medical facilities and professional doctors and nurses in the fortress, what is a B-level subspecies poison!? Let¡¯s go now, As long as we can hurry back, she doesn¡¯t have to be amputated!!¡±


    In the end, he was already roaring to vent.


    Several people turned their eyes sideways, with sad expressions on their faces.


    Go now? The B-class subspecies is still in front, and they are all exhausted. How can they go in such a heavy snowstorm?


    ¡°No one can move now.¡±


    Jiang Jianming said coldly, ¡°Tang Zhen, calm down.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s you who can¡¯t move!!¡± Tang Zhen¡¯s eyes widened, and he grabbed Jiang Jianming¡¯s collar, his fist already raised, ¡°Who said I can¡¯t move¡­..¡±


    But before he could even finish his sentence, tears rolled down his face.


    The corner of Tang Zhen¡¯s mouth twitched, and the hand that was holding Jiang Jianming¡¯s collar loosened, and he covered his eyes.


    After a long time, he sobbed. ¡°If I hadn¡¯t insisted on coming to Silver Big Dipper¡­she just wanted to follow me, she just¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming sighed softly, his eyelashes faintly drooped, and there was a little pity in his eyes.


    But his hand holding the dagger didn¡¯t even tremble from start to finish.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to start, if you can¡¯t take it¡­¡­.just turn around.¡±


    ****


    At the same time, as the heavy snow whitened the night.


    Silver Big Dipper First Fortress.


    The emergency meeting had just ended. There were chaotic footsteps and shouts from the corridor outside the door, and light leaked in through the cracks in the door and windows.


    Only the Major General was left sitting in the innermost seat of the meeting room while he propped his forehead with five fingers, burying himself in the darkness.


    He hung his headset on, and his wrist device flickered on his bent wrist, indicating that he was talking to someone.


    At a certain moment, the Major General raised his face and spoke swiftly in a low voice,


    ¡°Your Highness¡­Your Highness Garcia?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Xie Yuduo, are you outside right now? What type of mecha are you driving?¡±


    An indifferent voice came through the headset.


    ¡°Get straight to the point.¡±


    Major General Xie was already used to His Highness¡¯s cold and arrogant attitude, therefore he spoke promptly. ¡°It¡¯s a pressing unusual circumstance, Your Highness. Several high-level alien creatures suddenly appeared in a low-risk area. We are instructing those who went out to withdraw back to the fortress, but today just happened to be the day the officers in adaptation period went out for training, and the children somehow bumped into one head on¡­..¡±


    ¡°One team has been wiped out, and two teams are trapped in the snow-capped mountains. It¡¯s too late to rush over from the fortress, thus I am asking His Highness for help. Look, can you go?¡±


    The person on the other side of the headset was silent for a few seconds, and there also seemed to be the whistling sound of the mecha, then Garcia said, ¡°Got it.¡±


    Major General Xie breathed a sigh of relief.


    As far as his understanding of His Highness, his meaning of ¡°Got it¡± could basically be synonymous to ¡°All right. Leave it to me, leave this matter to me, you bunch of trash¡±.


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°I¡¯ll send you the positioning coordinates. The fifth team is not in danger for the time being, but they¡¯re in too deep, and they won¡¯t be able to come back for a while. We are worried that if they walk around indiscriminately, they might bump into high-level alien creatures, that¡¯s why we let them be on standby.¡±


    ¡°And the third one¡­In their report, they claimed to have encountered a B-level subspecies.¡±


    Speaking of this, Major General Xie paused bitterly. ¡°I know the hope is slim, but after all, it¡¯s a few young lives, I still hope that you can¡­..go and see.¡±


    Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness thought for a moment, and then suddenly said, ¡°This is not necessarily true.¡±


    ¡°Ordinary military officers in the adaptation period, their whole team would have been wiped out long ago when encountering a B-level subspecies. Since they are still alive, they can contact the fort¡ª¡±


    In a corner of the night sky far away from the fortress, a mecha as black as steel stretched out its slender wings and turned around quickly¡ª


    ¡ªLeaving a mountain of corpses of alien creatures and a sea of ??blood, as well as the crimson real crystal clusters that slowly dissipated and disappeared.


    In the cockpit, Prince Garcia unhurriedly picked up the headband from his hand, tied his long hair that was scattered on his shoulders behind his head, and fastened a knot. The headset was still flickering, and he slightly and imperceptibly hooked the corner of his lips.


    ¡°¡­¡­There might just be an acquaintance.¡±

 CH 27

    Forward (1)


    Clank.


    The blood-stained short knife fell to the ground, along with empty anesthetic injections, beam therapeutic equipment, hemostatic spray and bandages scattered below. Jiang Jianming took off the disposable non-toxic gloves and threw them on the ground. He stepped across the mess and said wearily, ¡°Come, let¡¯s clean up.¡±


    ¡°..Rest for another half an hour, and then we¡¯ll head back.¡±


    The wind and snow outside were still howling, and the smell of blood in the marching tent still lingered.


    Just before his voice died away, the teammates who were sitting by the side in a trance all exploded.


    ¡°Return¡­back!?¡± Joe was the first to yell, ¡°Jiang Jianming, are you kidding, we don¡¯t know when that big guy¡¯s going to appear, yet we are still going back!?¡±


    Ellie spread her hands anxiously. ¡°Yes, now that it¡¯s finally safe, can¡¯t we wait for the rescue from the fortress!?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Jiang Jianming sat down on the side, and slowly tightened his coat, ¡°Between the rescue and alien creature, it is very likely that the latter will come first, we must not lose the initiative.¡±


    ¡°Then¡­..¡±


    Joe¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°Then you¡¯re urging us to take the initiative to seek death!?¡±


    ¡°That thing¡­that thing¡­we¡¯re all really going to die!!¡¯


    Jiang Jianming had no expression on his face, and merely said, ¡°Not likely. I don¡¯t have the strength to speak now, but I will talk about the specific plan later.¡±


    Joe was still in a daze, staring and breathing heavily.


    Which was rather embarrassing and a little pathetic.


    He was stuck for almost half a minute, until his Adam¡¯s apple rolled twice, and then suddenly said, ¡°Jiang Jianming¡­let me tell you, we have endured you for a long time¡ª¡±


    ¡± ¡ªjust a mere diabled human being,¡± Joe raised his head abruptly, cursing in a rough voice, ¡°you put on such a noble face every day, who do you think you are? Are you the military advisor of all of us!? Or better yet the commander, are you our commander!?¡±


    The barrage of curses was so sudden that Ellie next to him was taken aback by Joe¡¯s outburst. ¡°Hey! Joe, you¡­¡­what¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    But the latter didn¡¯t even give her a look¡­ Apparently, the fear and anxiety brought about by the series of accidents completely overwhelmed this not-so-strong youth.


    He suddenly jumped up, with an unusual red glow on his agitated face, he pointed at Jiang Jianming¡¯s nose and cursed a series of words. ¡°When we were against the giant spider, what else did you do besides shouting at us to retreat!?¡±


    ¡°If our team had one less disabled human and one more new human, maybe it wouldn¡¯t be like this at all!!¡±


    ¡°Even when saving Bei Maner, didn¡¯t you choose to run away by yourself and let your intelligence go back to save her!? You are also a selfish guy, for whom are your pretentious acts for!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming rubbed his forehead with a headache.


    This is the most common psychological breakdown among recruits; he thought to himself.


    It was not really surprising to encounter such a strong enemy when entering the battlefield for the first time.


    Originally, Silver Big Dipper set up a one-year adaptation period to avoid this kind of situation, but unfortunately, this time it was indeed an unexpected tragedy. Jiang Jianming thought slowly, he took out the emergency energy water from the combat bag beside him, unscrewed the lid and drank the water.


    ¡°Joe!¡±


    Instead, it was Li Youfang who stood up abruptly, and said angrily, ¡°Have you lost your mind and gone crazy? In the final analysis, wasn¡¯t it you who alarmed the subspecies when you fell down!? And wasn¡¯t it you who ran away first in fright!?¡±


    However, Joe had already lost control of his emotions. ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to!!¡±


    He turned his head, displayed a smile on his face, and conversely pushed Tang Zhen. ¡°Hey, Tang Zhen, you have to speak up too, you have to think clearly¡­¡­..¡±


    He waved his hands, as if he was trying to convince him. ¡°If Jiang Jianming used the Snow Dove to save Bei Maner immediately and let her get treated, then she would definitely need not to be amputated! You actually think so, right?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen didn¡¯t respond. From the moment Jiang Jianming¡¯s short knife fell on Bei Man¡¯er¡¯s right leg, he no longer reacted to the outside world. He sat aside blankly, as if he had become a walking corpse.


    Joe became even more inflamed, and malice grew in his twisted heart.¡±There, you see, even your friends don¡¯t protect you anymore.¡±


    He turned his head again, he couldn¡¯t wait to see Jiang Jianming¡¯s hurtful expression emerge between his always leisurely brows and eyes.


    However, unexpectedly, it was not Jiang Jianming who responded to him.


    But a weak and hoarse female voice.


    ¡°¡­..shut up.¡±


    Bei Maner looked up as she opened her eyes. They were quite bleary.


    Then she moved her lips. ¡°¡­¡­coward.¡±


    The stagnant air in the tent was like a piece of brittle glass, which was suddenly broken by the sound of her voice.


    Tang Zhen raised his head instantly, and several other people also turned their astonished gazes¡ª


    ¡°Maner?¡±


    ¡°Maner, you¡¯re awake!?¡±


    Bei Maner tried her best to raise her head¡­¡­She was still lying flat on the makeshift ¡°bed¡±, her right calf had been amputated, and was wrapped in layers of blood-stained bandages.


    ¡°At that time¡­¡±


    She tightly clutched the corner of her blood-stained clothes, and said hoarsely, word by word.


    ¡°At that time, when that giant spider rushed towards me, it was so sudden that no one could save me.¡±


    ¡°Only classmate Jiang, he asked me to jump out of the mecha, and I listened.¡±


    In the slightly dim tent, Bei Maner¡¯s voice endings trembled involuntarily. ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for classmate Jiang, it wouldn¡¯t be my legs that would be pierced by the spider silk, but it would¡¯ve been my head instead.¡±


    Not reconciled¡­how could she be reconciled?


    Ambitiously marched to the front line, survived so many days of hard training, and shouldered the expectations of her companions as the captain.


    However, she lost half of her leg in such a vulnerable and disastrous defeat to a subspecies that suddenly appeared.


    After losing her entire right leg, could she¡­¡­could she still stay in  Silver Big Dipper?


    ¡°Classmate Jiang¡­¡­.¡±


    Bei Maner bit her bloodless lips, and tears welled up in her eyes. ¡°You have a way to get us out of this dangerous situation, right?¡±


    The surroundings were quiet for a while, and Joe stood there like a clown who had failed to perform, with a wonderful colorful face.


    Jiang Jianming glanced down at his wrist device, and spoke lightly, ¡°¡­¡­.There are still twenty-three minutes left.¡± He raised his eyes again, and only said succinctly, ¡°You are free to do whatever you want. If you want to argue or fight, go outside.¡±


    No one argued inside the tent anymore.


    After a while, Tang Zhen suddenly got up and slapped himself hard.


    He didn¡¯t speak, only gritted his teeth, and staggered into the snowstorm outside.


    Li Youfang said in shock, ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°¡ªlet him go.¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes in the corner and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a bad thing to awaken your mind.¡±


    As he spoke, he lowered his head and took a sip of the energy water, then waved his hands calmly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, he won¡¯t be so stupid as to run away, the Young Master of the Tang family isn¡¯t that cowardly yet.¡±


    Bei Maner coughed weakly.


    She turned sideways, and whispered with a pale face, ¡°Classmate Jiang, don¡¯t¡­don¡¯t be angry with Young Master Tang¡­¡­..I¡¯ll apologize to you on his behalf.¡±


    ¡°You need not to, I¡¯m not angry.¡± Jiang Jianming sighed softly, and screwed back the cap of the energy water bottle, ¡°If I was really angry, I would have scolded or beaten him long ago, don¡¯t think about it.¡±


    Several people stopped talking, and even Joe sat down numbly and began to eat compressed food. They were seizing this little time to somewhat recover their strength.


    It took nearly ten minutes for Tang Zhen to come back. His face was smeared with icicles, and he looked extremely embarrassed, but his mental state seemed to have improved¡­¡­At least, he looked like he had changed from a walking corpse to a living person.


    He stood in front of Jiang Jianming, with shame in his gloomy expression, he hesitated and couldn¡¯t even say a complete sentence.


    ¡°I¡­¡­just now¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming only glanced at him lightly.


    He simply patted Tang Zhen on the shoulder casually and then said, ¡°You¡¯ve been outside longer than I thought, aren¡¯t you cold?¡­..you aren¡¯t, then take off your coat, I¡¯m cold.¡±


    Tang Zhen:¡±¡­¡­.¡±


    After a while, it¡¯s already time.


    Jiang Jianming, wearing Tang Zhen¡¯s coat, waved to the rest of the people, signaling them to come over.


    He turned on his wrist device, pulled out a three-dimensional projection of a map and showed it to several people to see.


    ¡°Come, listen to me.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes were clear and his expression was calm. ¡°It¡¯s not advisable to move forward to the low altitude areas. The subspecies came from that side. If we continue to go deeper, we don¡¯t know what else we will encounter. We can only retreat in the direction of the fortress.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­It¡¯s very strange, he was obviously a military student who had just left school, and it should also be his first time designing a battle plan in a difficult situation, however his tone was very natural as if he had repeated such action a thousand times before.


    Ellie raised her hand and made a gesture. ¡°Then, if we change into flight mode, can we bypass that subspecies from a high altitude?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s unlikely.¡±


    Li Youfang¡¯s face turned ghastly pale. ¡°The few of us have run too far¡­¡­ In addition to the energy consumption of the mecha just now, even if the backup energy is included, it won¡¯t be enough for us to fly back to the fort in flight mode.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°Besides, there are alien creatures at high altitudes. We are not used to air combat and in case we encounter something more difficult¡­.¡± He shook his head and closed his mouth.


    ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± Jiang Jianming nodded and coughed twice, ¡°But if we retreat while fighting all the way, our physical strength will not last. Therefore, the key to retreat is how to stop this subspecies¡­.We can¡¯t play the game of chase with it.¡¯


    Jiang Jianming reached out and clicked on the projection, and drew a circle at the exit of the canyon where they came.


    ¡°Look here.¡±


    Several teammates couldn¡¯t help but look at the man¡¯s fingers.


    On the map, there, projected the narrowest part of the canyon.


    The front was the road, and the back was the low basin where they found the subspecies. It resembled the neck of a round bottom flask.


    ¡°We¡¯ll use the mecha to rush through the subspecies first. Of course, this will cause it to attack us. Never mind that, but we¡¯ll have to stick to this place¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming placed a red cross icon.


    He then spoke in a deep voice, ¡°Afterwards, blow up the side of this valley.¡±


    Everyone was shocked, and their sharp intake of breath was the only sound heard. Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t move, and then continued, ¡°Let the falling rocks pile up here to block the way.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure if it can completely lock up the subspecies, but at least, there should be no problem in blocking it for a while.¡±


    ¡°Blow up¡­¡­. blow up the valley!?¡±


    ¡°How to do this¡ª¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Before we set off, I bought two medium-sized particle explosive bombs.¡±


    These were originally intended to make up for his lack of combat power, but now these had other uses.


    ¡°This thing was originally a new crystal weapon for alien creatures, therefore there shouldn¡¯t be a problem in blowing up a mountain.¡±


    ¡°This¡­¡­.¡±


    Several people were stunned and looked at each other.


    The so-called ¡°right time and place¡±, and the importance of correctly using geographical conditions in combat, everyone had already learned it in school.


    (t/n Right time and place-a Chinese idiom, pinyin is ti¨¡n sh¨ª d¨¬ l¨¬ r¨¦n h¨¦, which means the natural climate conditions, geographical environment and people¡¯s aspirations during combat)


    But now it¡¯s life and death, and when others were either breaking down or crying, ¡°blowing up the valley¡± it¡¯s not something ordinary people could think of and could calmly say¡­..


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face lit up, and he murmured in surprise, ¡°This can probably work¡­..this could work! If we can really blow up¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°But there is a problem.¡±


    Jiang Jianming interrupted him, and looked back at the bed. Bei Maner had already fallen asleep again, and was breathing shallowly, which could make anyone feel alarmed.


    ¡°We have a wounded person now. Bei Maner¡¯s injury is too serious. The fierce fighting and turbulence will lead to the rupture of the wound and continuous blood loss. She can¡¯t take the risk.¡±


    ¡°Therefore, Tang Zhen,¡±


    Jiang Jianming called the Young Master of the Tang family specifically, ¡°Take Bei Maner away, use the IP in flight mode to fly over the subspecies, and stop at the entrance of the canyon.¡±


    ¡°The remaining four people will use terrestrial mode IP¡¯s to break through forcefully and attract the attention of the subspecies. We will drive the mecha and run all the way to the canyon.¡±


    Tang Zhen was shocked. ¡°Little Jiang!?¡±


    Ellie said in a daze, ¡°To forcibly break through¡­¡­can we do it?¡±


    Joe grew even paler. He seemed to want to refute something again, but he was speechless for a long time.


    ¡°No, this division of labor is unreasonable!¡±


    Li Youfang retorted, ¡°It¡¯s better for you to take Bei Maner and go first! Tang Zhen¡¯s crystal bone is the strongest among us, he should stay. And your physical strength is not suitable for fighting anymore¡­¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming looked firm and unmoving. ¡°This is my plan, and all the personnel are required to listen to me.¡±


    He took out a black hand grenade from his combat bag and handed it to Tang Zhen.


    ¡°Detonate it on my signal. Be careful when using it.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s mouth turned dry and he couldn¡¯t help swallowing his saliva.


    He felt that the thing in his hand was as heavy as a thousand catties.


    ¡°Little Jiang.¡± He said in a low voice, ¡°You¡­¡­¡­.Can you tell me the truth? How sure are you?¡±


    Jiang Jianming thought for a moment, raised his eyebrows and smiled.


    ¡°Guess for yourself,¡± he simply said.


    A moment later, the tent was put away.


    Several people came out, stepping onto the layer of snow and ice.


    ¡°Really¡­¡­¡± Joe¡¯s teeth were chattering, his hands and feet were cold, ¡°Do you really want to rush through like this.¡±


    Suddenly, he felt a gaze fall on him.


    Jiang Jianming was standing under the mecha and was looking over. Snow particles skimmed over his hair, his face, and those deep eyes.


    ¡°Are you afraid?¡±


    Joe froze for a moment, and fell into a trance.


    The black-haired, black-eyed remnant human stood in the snow, with his back against the steel mecha, and only spoke lightly as he gazed over.


    ¡°It¡¯s normal to be afraid. Everyone will eventually have to face fear. Thus it is not ridiculous to feel afraid, but it is ridiculous to succumb to fear.¡±


    ¡­¡­..He was just like a painting. This idea came to Joe¡¯s numb mind for no reason.


    Tiny yet tremendous, fragile yet cruel.


    Just like a painting, in which a small flower blooms on the ruins of the apocalypse.


    Before parting, Tang Zhen held Jiang Jianming¡¯s arm for a long time, and said hoarsely, ¡°¡­..don¡¯t let there be any accident.¡±


    ¡°I believe in your plan, but the thing that happened to Maner..¡­¡­..¡± He paused, ¡°I beg you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming simply patted him. ¡°Nothing will happen, see you at the mouth of the canyon.¡±


    Tang Zhen took a deep breath, and a hard look appeared on his face.


    He carried Bei Maner into the cockpit and sat in himself.


    Soon, the flight mode IP lifted up in the snowstorm.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go as well. At present, the snow isn¡¯t deep yet, and the IP¡¯s still have the energy to run. If we drag this on, the longer it takes, the worse it will be for us¡­Cough, cough¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming choked on the cold wind, frowned again and started coughing.


    Li Youfang came over. He didn¡¯t know if it was intentional or a coincidence, but he blocked the strong wind for Jiang Jianming.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you take the Snow Dove?¡±


    Under the dark sky, Li Youfang, with a gloomy face, stared at the remnant human who he once looked down upon.


    The muscles on his face twitched, he gritted his teeth and said, ¡°You stayed behind, is it to¡­¡­.show consideration for us.¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming took another look at him and seemed to smile.


    ¡°No.¡±


    He turned around and got into the cockpit, raised his hand and slammed the door.


    ¡°The energy chips of A-level mechas are very expensive, and the fortress does not include them in the rations, thus I want to save some.¡±


    ¡°If you have time to think about what type of mecha I should use, why don¡¯t you think about when you can pay me back.¡±


    Li Youfang:¡±¡­..¡±


    He cursed secretly, patted his cheek hard, turned his head and then also climbed onto his IP.


    In the cockpit, Jiang Jianming carefully checked the data of each item, and finally turned on the communication channel.


    What follows from here on, will be a life and death breakthrough.


    ¡°Are you ready, good teammates?¡±


    His voice was cool and the tone was lazy and leisurely.


    ¡°Remember, once you start running, you can¡¯t stop, and especially don¡¯t rush into the air. The IP switching mode will produce a dead time of about two seconds, which is too dangerous.¡±


    Jiang Jianming squinted his eyes, and on the screen in front of him displayed maps, data, positioning cursors, and communication projections of his teammates. Various numbers and lines that would make anyone overwhelmed upon seeing it.


    He fastened his seat belt skillfully, and his hands with black gloves fell on the console.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes were clear, and he swiftly gave out an order. ¡°Go!¡±

 CH 28

    Forward (2)


    The high mountains at night were like black devils. As the wind howled, the heavy snow engulfed by the wind was like a white shower, and dark and white colors covered the sight.


    Four M-IP 18 mechas were running at full speed in the mountains. Everyone¡¯s baffle armor had been set down tightly, and their metal mechanical feet climbed over the steep rocks and bypassed the withered and bald plants.


    ¡°That subspecies spider¡­¡± Ellie swallowed her saliva and whispered anxiously, ¡°Will it suddenly appear?¡±


    Jiang Jianming stared at the screen in front of him with focus. ¡°No, Tang Zhen¡¯s mecha is flying at low altitude, he will warn us if he sees it¡­..My intelligence also has a very good enemy tracking system, so don¡¯t scare yourself.¡±


    As soon as he finished speaking, Seth Henry began to cry out:


    [Reconnaissance ahead: Alien spider creatures have already formed webs.]


    [Woof, woof! The electromagnetic wave radar is automatically turned on.]


    [The spider silk has been displayed with a red cursor on the map, please be careful, Master]


    The spider silk spit out by the subspecies was translucent, and it was very difficult to distinguish it with the naked eye especially in the wind and snow and from the high-speed movement of the mecha. Fortunately, the intelligence was reliable, and quickly, four maps in front of the screen flashed, and countless red lights spread across them, like a deadly switch knife.


    ¡°Well done.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes were deep. He turned his head to the side and said in the communication channel, ¡°The subspecies have started to weave its nets, your mecha detection system is not accurate enough, don¡¯t look at the data, just follow me.¡±


    After he finished speaking, the entire fuselage of his IP tilted to the left, and a half-meter-wide spider web flashed across the field of vision on the right, but was quickly left behind.


    The other three mechas imitated his example. They followed Jiang Jianming¡¯s movement trajectory¨Ctilting to the left¨Cand steadily avoided the spider threads hanging in the mountains.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°If you get caught by the spider silk, don¡¯t panic, cut it off with the crystal bone immediately, and don¡¯t stop the running of the mecha.¡±


    Soon, they avoided the second and the third ones.


    The mountain road in front of them became rugged. It was here that they flew down more than an hour ago.


    Tang Zhen¡¯s voice came through the communication channel at this time. ¡°Little Jiang, how are you doing? I saw the big guy.¡±


    At the same time, there was also a real-time camera sharing that was sent over looking from a high altitude.


    Due to the wind and snow, it was not very clear, they could only see a black shadow crouching in the mountains.


    Ellie yelled, ¡°We see it, it¡¯s that subspecies!¡±


    ¡°We avoid frontal combat. The subspecies spins silk on its head and abdomen, but it can be approached from the sides¡­..Hmm, it seems that it has to turn its body around to be able to reveal those parts¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming said with a slight chuckle, and the voice that came through the channel, was with a bit of sultry magnetism, ¡°Let me let it walk.¡±


    The next moment, the IP, which was already moving at a high speed, suddenly accelerated again!


    Li Youfang was shocked, and his heart jumped in his throat instantly. ¡°Jiang Jianming! Don¡¯t mess around, you¡ª¡±


    The huge spider-like alien creature was startled by the approaching mecha, and turned its head as expected.


    In the heavy snowfall, its two rows of turbid green single eyes were still so chilling.


    They only saw Jiang Jianming¡¯s IP jump into the air suddenly, its pair of mechanical arms stretched out, its muzzles condensing light, and then fired in succession!


    No one knew how this person manipulated it, but while the IP was hovering in the air, it continuously fired at it¡­..In the end, there was only a circle of shadows interwoven with cyan and bright white colors.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Li Youfang¡¯s eyes were staring straight.


    This fucking mecha in terrestrial mode, Jiang Jianming¡¯ actually played it better than in flight mode!


    Taking advantage of this opportunity, the mechas of the other three jumped over the subspecies from the side accurately.


    Only then did the giant spider subspecies react. It raised its abdomen high, and a spider silk was suddenly ejected.


    The sharp, poisonous white silk immediately loomed over them.


    Suddenly, the cockpits of the three mechas opened simultaneously.


    At this moment, time seems to have slowed down several times. The cheeks of the young people that were illuminated by the light of their respective crystal bones, outlined their facial features that had a bit more courage and resoluteness of a real Silver Big Dipper soldier.


    They growled¡­..they turned fear and anger into a mouthful of curses and roared out!


    Li Youfang yelled first. ¡°Give me¡ªdown¡ªgo!!¡±


    His crystal bone was released, like a long knife out of its sheath, which created a sharp snap sound!


    The hard spider silk was chopped into four by the crystal bones of the three people, and it floated down from the midair feebly.


    Joe was surprised but still couldn¡¯t believe it. ¡°Success¡­¡­it was a success? Did I cut off the spider¡¯s thread!?¡±


    Li Youfang: ¡°Stop being silly and keep running!!


    Bang bang bang!


    The three IP¡¯s landed on the ground, and the pilots immediately closed the cockpit to continue running!


    ¡°Jiang,¡± Ellie called anxiously in the communication, ¡°what about yourself?¡±


    The lights in the IP¡¯s cockpit flashed chaotically, and Jiang Jianming¡¯s black hair at the temples was wet with cold sweat. He opened his mouth slightly and breathed rapidly.


    The body has indeed reached its limit.


    He could feel his heart beating fast and his lungs seemed to explode. The thin blood vessels in his head throbbed with pain, and there was a taste of blood in throat which was very painful.


    But his mental state was actually very good, his hands did not shake, his eyes were not dizzy, and his mind was extremely clear.


    In the howling wind, he lifted the four metal legs of the IP mecha to an angle parallel to the ground, pressed down the fuselage, and the venom and spider silk only grazed the top of its head. With a bang, Jiang Jianming opened the cockpit hatch, and suddenly drew out his pistol with his right hand!


    In the blink of an eye, the stench of the subspecies, the smell of gunpowder, and the smell of blood mixed in the soil rushed straight into the nostrils.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes turned pitch black for a moment, as the mecha kept the cockpit hatch open, while spinning rapidly and sliding under the subspecies¡¯ abdominal cavity!


    In the next second¡ª


    An extremely tragic scream of an unusual creature resounded throughout the snow-capped mountains, tearing the night!


    The abdomen of the giant spider suddenly exploded with a flare of light, a large amount of blood sprayed out, and its huge body jumped up in pain.


    Li Youfang, Joe and Ellie were all stunned.


    ¡°This¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°Oh my God.¡±


    ¡°Is he still human?¡±


    Then the IP slipped out from under the giant spider.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t stop panting. He was holding the lever with his left hand, but he was holding the Wings of Venus with his right hand, his eyes were as cold as the sharp edge of a knife, and his mecha was covered with a large amount of blood splatter.


    Just now, he got under the giant spider¡¯s belly and fired several times, and the new crystal weapon bullets pierced the subspecies¡¯ belly without exception.


    Li Youfang almost went crazy. ¡°Jiang Jianming!! Didn¡¯t you say to avoid confrontation!?¡±


    The IP¡¯s metal feet whipped up four streams of snow and mist, but still could not stop the momentum brought by the inertia. The mecha crashed into the cliff with a bang, sparks and electric currents immediately ran wildly on its fuselage.


    Jiang Jianming retracted his gun and chuckled, he was gasping for breath, but his tone was happy. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I couldn¡¯t hold back¡ª¡±


    The black-haired young man closed his eyes for a moment¡­Yes, at this moment, when he drove the mecha through the snowstorm and the alien beast, and passed the god of death, he felt some kind of excitement that he had never felt before.


    It seemed to have broken the shackles of the weak body endowed by fate.


    His soul was burning hot, he felt free.


    [Mecha damage 8%¡­..13%]


    Jiang Jianming curled his lips with difficulty, he had already asked Seth to calculate, this strength was still far from being decommissioned.


    It¡¯s a pity that I have to repair the mecha again when I go back.


    At this moment, he suddenly wanted to see Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s icy face, and wanted to see how the officer would be furious and angry with him again.


    The regrouped IP¡¯s continued to run through the long night, amidst the snowstorm and run up along the heavy mountains.


    Behind him, the giant spider subspecies was completely irritated. Its limbs and feet swayed wildly, and chased the little mecha in front of it, while bleeding all the way in the mountains.


    Soon, new problems arose.


    The web formed by the spider silk ahead was getting denser and denser. In order to avoid the spider web, Joe and Ellie could no longer keep moving at full speed and had to slow down. Moreover their physical strength was also rapidly consumed. Gradually, some of them began to get caught in the spider silk, and the degree of damage of the IPs rose sharply.


    In the communication channel, everyone¡¯s heavy breathing intertwined. It was hoarse and harsh, as if sand was rubbing back and forth on the glass.


    Finally, after being caught by a spider silk for the third time, Joe cried out in tears.


    ¡°Wait¡­wait a minute!¡±


    Jiang Jianming gritted his teeth, endured the dizziness, gasped and said, ¡°Keep going.¡±


    Joe broke down and yelled, ¡°I can¡¯t keep up!!¡±


    Behind him, the shadow of the subspecies was already approaching.


    In the darkness, the giant spider chased with a rustling sound, while constantly spraying new spider silk. The more he lagged behind, the more difficult it would be to avoid it, and the more dangerous his life would get.


    ¡°Don¡¯t look back!¡± Jiang Jianming reprimanded in a low voice, raised his eyes and said, ¡°Did you see the cliff in front? We¡¯ll get rid of the subspecies there. You just run there then take off, leave the rest to me.¡±


    Several people looked at it one after another, only to see a steep outline hidden in the dark night. It was the high cliff where Joe slipped down by mistake.


    And further ahead was the mouth of the canyon.


    At this time, Tang Zhen should have arrived at the agreed place, ready to receive Jiang Jianming¡¯s signal and blow up the mountain wall on one side.


    They actually successfully persisted and ran here without any casualties!


    A gust of wind whizzed past, and the scenery on both sides turned into afterimages that seemed to be moving backwards.


    Everyone¡¯s physical strength and spirit have reached the critical value, only staring at the nearing cliff, and merely relying on the last perseverance to keep the speed of the mecha.


    Forward, forward¡­.forward!


    Move fast, fast¡­.faster.


    Just a little bit¡­¡­Just a little bit more.


    The mouthparts of the subspecies spider loomed above the last IP, its green eyes were gloomy, and its huge shadow completely enveloped the mecha.


    Joe¡¯s face paled, he fought back and forth in his mind, but finally cried out. ¡°No, help, help¡­I really can¡¯t keep up!!¡±


    The cliff was already in front!


    Li Youfang immediately roared. ¡°Jump together!!¡±


    Two mechas passed through a wave of howling wind and snow and rushed to the cliff.


    It was Li Youfang and Ellie¡¯s IP¡¯s.


    At the same time, the giant spider finally caught up with Joe¡¯s mecha, and slammed down his mouthparts heavily.


    ¡°AHHH!!¡±


    With the shadow of death in his head, Joe roared ferociously. He manipulated the mecha to leap up, and at the same time turned the muzzle, pointing at the alien creature!


    But suddenly his pupils shrank.


    What appeared from across the muzzle, was not the subspecies.


    It was an IP rushing obliquely.


    It was Jiang Jianming¡¯s IP.


    Joe opened his mouth in a daze. ¡°Ah¡­¡­?¡±


    Everything after that happened in an instant¡ª


    Jiang Jianming and Joe¡¯s mecha passed by each other, the front and rear positions were suddenly reversed, and at the same time, a muzzle was raised, and a fire exploded.


    The next moment, the giant spider behind Joe was blasted off the cliff by Jiang Jianming. At the same time, Jiang Jianming¡¯s own mecha¡¯s feet exploded into flames, and the airflow directly overturned the M-IP18, causing the man and the mecha to fall to the bottom of the cliff!


    Boom!!


    A few seconds later, a bigger flame exploded under the cliff, and thick smoke billowed upwards.


    Joe let go of the control of the crystal bone in a daze, and his mecha slammed into the cliff with a bang. The muzzle was still open, and a thin wisp of gunpowder smoke was blown away by the strong wind.


    This is¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    What happened?


    At this moment, through the faint reflection of the screen in the cockpit, he saw his tear-stained face.


    Reflecting the night and snow all over the sky, reflecting the thick smoke and fire in front of him, it looked like the ugliest monster in fairy tales.


    A dead silence lasted for a few seconds.


    ¡°You¡­¡±


    In the communication channel, the sound of a buzzing electric current ran past.


    Li Youfang trembled, and his incredulous voice came through.


    ¡°What did you do?¡±


    The next moment, Li Youfang¡¯s eyes became red. He suddenly raised his mechanical arm, and punched Joe¡¯s mecha to the ground. ¡°What the fuck did you do!!?¡±


    Joe sat slumped in the cockpit, his mind in a mess.


    What did he do!?


    He¡­..He shot Jiang Jianming¡¯s mecha¡­.


    ¡°I¡­I did not, I did not!¡± He exclaimed blankly, shaking his head again and again, ¡°I only wanted to fire at that subspecies¡­..how could I know he¡­..!¡±


    ¡°How could you know that he would turn around to save you, right!?¡± Li Youfang laughed angrily, ¡°He told you not to look back! He said to leave it to him! What have you done!?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t¡­don¡¯t make any noise!¡± Ellie¡¯s voice was trembling, and she was obviously frightened as well, ¡°First, save people first, it¡¯s important to save people¡­¡­..¡±


    But before she could even finish her sentence, she heard a loud bang, and an explosion flashed from a corner of the mountain wall not far away, and then there was a landslide.


    Countless rocks rolled down, smashing down one by one.


    In a blink of an eye, the narrow passage was completely blocked by boulders falling from above, cutting off the sight of the three people.


    Li Youfang, Joe and Ellie all stayed there with pale faces.


    Yes, as planned¡ª


    Jiang Jianming sent instructions to Tang Zhen.


    Therefore Tang Zhen blew up the stone wall above the canyon.


    They are now safe.

 CH 29

    Forward (3)


    A few minutes later, a flying IP slid down in the air. Tang Zhen manipulated the mecha to land at the agreed place where everyone was supposed to meet.


    When he saw that there were only three IPs approaching from the opposite side of the canyon, Tang Zhen¡¯s face paled. He glanced at the positioning cursor belatedly, and asked in a trembling voice, ¡°Where¡¯s Little Jiang?¡±


    In the communication channel of the team, Joe and Ellie were so frightened and they didn¡¯t dare to speak at all, while Li Youfang gritted his teeth. ¡°He¡­¡­¡±


    Unexpectedly, the communication flickered at this moment.


    First, there was a turbulent sound from inside, and then it stabilized into Jiang Jianming¡¯s smiling voice. ¡°Have you met already? I see the positioning coordinates, you should be able to regroup. Is Maner¡¯s situation okay?¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s nerves were tense at first, but when he heard Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice, he immediately exploded, ¡°Jiang Jianming!! Where the fuck are you!?¡±


    ¡°Also, where is your location? I can¡¯t see your coordinates here¡ªwhere the hell are you!?¡±


    ¡°Hm? ¡±


    On the opposite side, Jiang Jianming replied perfunctorily, with a lazy smile, ¡°Didn¡¯t the three of them tell you?¡±


    ¨CAt the other end of the canyon blocked by rocks.


    Most of the blue-black mecha¡¯s body was buried in the falling rocks, one side was sunken, and emitted a faint black smoke.


    Jiang Jianming opened his eyes with difficulty. His vision was blurry, and he could only see the snowy night sky through the gap between the damaged mecha and the fallen rocks.


    A crack was formed on the screen inside the cockpit. Seth Henry¡¯s voice had been turned off by him, and only texts kept on flashing.


    [Urgent, urgent! Mecha damage 43%]


    [M-IP 18 can no longer be started normally]


    [Please switch mechas quickly, Master, please switch mechas quickly, woof woof..]


    The blood flowing from his forehead slid down to his brow bone down to his pale chin.


    Jiang Jianming laid on his back inside the broken mecha and couldn¡¯t move¨Cas the IP¡¯s mechanical broken arm was pressed on his right shoulder.


    He only replied with a smile. ¡°I¡¯ve already changed my mecha¡­¡­¡­.The Silver Big Dipper¡¯s positioning system is not installed on Snow Dove, of course you won¡¯t be able to see it.¡±


    Tang Zhen on the opposite side of the communication felt greatly relieved.


    Jiang Jianming held the pressed mechanical arm with his left hand and tried his strength.


    However, when he spoke, he spoke as if nothing had happened. ¡°I will stay and observe for a while, I will go back after confirming that it can¡¯t crawl out.¡±


    ¡°Observe?¡± Tang Zhen on the other side laughed angrily, ¡°Observe my ass! Jiang Jianming, you really think you¡¯re capable, don¡¯t you?¡±


    In the canyon, the four IP¡¯s stood still.


    Tang Zhen, just a while ago broke out in a cold sweat because of fright, and now he couldn¡¯t help but get angry at the moment. ¡°I say, you only have a little self-awareness, but in the end, you are still a crippled human being. Which time is it that you didn¡¯t get your ass wiped by others? Get back here!¡±


    ¡°Tang Zhen!¡±


    Li Youfang couldn¡¯t help but yell, his eyes were empty and his throat was hoarse, ¡°You, you¡­..stop talking.¡±


    Tang Zhen rolled his eyes at him, and snorted. ¡°What¡¯s the matter, being saved by Little Jiang once, and now you¡¯re protecting him? Let me tell you, once you get to know him well, you will know that this guy is not worry-free.¡±


    Li Youfang was speechless, but his hands were shaking.


    In the cockpit, three lines of words flashed on the screen in front of him. It was the information received remotely in the communication channel.


    [Forward]


    [Don¡¯t look back]


    [Listen to me this time]


    Li Youfang closed his eyes suddenly¨Che knew that the same message must be flashing on Joe and Ellie¡¯s screen at this moment.


    It¡¯s Jiang Jianming¡­¡­He told them not to look back¡­¡­¡­.


    ¡°Okay, okay, Young Master Tang, don¡¯t be angry, I¡¯ll go back now¡­¡­!¡±


    Jiang Jianming clenched his teeth hard, and with a clang, the mechanical arm pressing on his shoulder was finally pushed away.


    However, when he opened his eyes again, he saw the huge subspecies spider.


    The big guy also seemed to have been hit by fallen rocks, because new injuries could be spotted on its body.


    Even so, the sound still made it turn its head, along those two rows of turbid green eyes as well.


    Jiang Jianming panted slightly, pressed his voice and said, ¡°Go forward according to the original plan, at least run forward for half an hour¡­¡­..Find a safe place to set up camp, I will go over and meet you as soon as possible.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°Okay, but you should hurry up.¡±


    Jiang Jianming only said ¡°Mn¡± and turned off the communication.


    He didn¡¯t panic, instead he was very calm.


    He remembered a few years ago, when Marshal Chen kept him from leaving to have a chat. He said that the battlefield was ever changing rapidly, and no matter how wise a commander was, it would still be impossible to always predict all the situations.


    Therefore, as a General and Commander-in-Chief, the most important quality was not to anticipate things as planned¡ªbut to reflexively respond to the changing situation.


    Gasping, he held onto the Snow Dove folding bracelet. Fortunately, there¡¯s still the remaining back up energy on Snow Dove, therefore the problem was not that big.


    As long as¡ª


    Just have to ride the Snow¡ªfly to the canyon¡¯s side¡­¡­


    ¡°¡­¡­..!¡±


    Jiang Jianming suddenly choked and coughed in convulsions, and his internal organs and bones aroused a sharp pain.


    By this time, his body could no longer hold on.


    It¡¯s so exhausting¡­and it hurts too much.


    It was not the trauma that caused the sharp pains, but the heart.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but shrink back from the pain. Some physiological tears stained the bottom of his dark eyes, and the blood foam he coughed up fell on the silver-white bracelet.


    The heavy snowstorm outside seemed to swirl and fall into his mind, making it only a vast expanse of whiteness.


    In the exhaustion and pain that swept his body, Jiang Jianming lost his mind for a moment.


    He breathed patiently, staring at the blood on the Snow Dove bracelet, and at the huge subspecies not far away.


    All of a sudden¡ª


    A very strange thought came to mind.


    Weird, why is my¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.memory suddenly became confused.


    Unexpectedly, a crisp childish voice resounded in the depths of time.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Outside the window was the boundless universe, in the huge purple-red ringed star¡ªthis was the Purple Silk Star City of the second galaxy, the most important commercial star of the Empire.


    In the warehouse of a civil starship, a young boy with black hair and black eyes closed the paper book in his hand, and tilted his head. His eyes were very clear.


    ¡°Why do you want to escape from the heavy snow?¡±


    Heavy snow kept falling all over the sky. Jiang Jianming laid on his back among the wreckage of the mecha, and he felt as though the ring that was hanging around his neck, warmed.


    Under the night, the giant spider subspecies rushed towards his side with its chelicerae, opening and closing its mouthparts, preparing for the next spin of its silk.


    Jiang Jianming held the Snow Dove tightly. He was already having difficulty breathing, his eyes were dark, and his heart was beating faster and faster.


    If you don¡¯t leave¡­..it will be too late¡­¡­


    But, it is weird.


    In the final analysis, why would he even leave?


    For this B-grade subspecies that came suddenly, all the training was wasted. Bei Maner even broke her right leg, and he himself was exhausted and was in pain like this.


    The M-IP18 was damaged, Snow Dove¡¯s energy and the new crystal weapon prepared were almost exhausted, and there were also the medicines and crystal particle tranquilizers¡­¡­


    They fought all the way to break through the siege, and successfully made this subspecies bleed along the way.


    And now the teammates should have also left safely without any worries.


    Then why is he¡ª¡ª


    In the flashback memory, the young boy sitting in the civilian starship¡­..the thirteen-year-old Jiang Jianming propped his chin curiously, and asked with a smile,


    ¡°Why not go and kill the enemy?¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s pupils shrank slightly.


    In an instant, the sprayed spider silk shattered his old memories!


    There was a crisp sound of metal clashing, then white light suddenly appeared. The mecha Snow Dove unfolded at the last moment, and its pair of wing-like white shields blocked the subspecies spider¡¯s silk as Jiang Jianming fell into the driver¡¯s seat!


    In a state of confusion, he seemed to have returned to the Purple Silk Star City of his childhood, and saw the back of his adoptive father dragging his luggage out of the house.


    The old man who taught him to read and write, and also taught him to handle guns and play with mechas; the old man who wore an apron and knew how to cook, and happily raised him¡­..


    The first person in his life who promised to be with him forever, his father.


    In the end, he was summoned to the distant interstellar space, and was then buried in the interstellar sea forever.


    [Urgent, urgent, mecha damage 4%¡­10%!]


    More spider threads stuck to the joints of the mech, and the Snow Dove seemed to be trapped by ropes with its fluttering wings, and was hanging between the cliffs!


    [Class B subspecies is approaching rapidly, please take action, please take action]


    The spider subspecies hissed. It continuously spewed out a white substance mixed with venom and spider silk, trapping the mecha tighter and tighter, until it eventually hung the Snow Dove in mid-air.


    [It is detected that the vital signs of the driver have dropped below the safe value, please receive treatment in the treatment cabin immediately!]


    [Woof woof¡­¡­.woof woof!]


    Jiang Jianming was lying in the cockpit that kept flashing red lights. He was so weak that he was trembling uncontrollably, and he couldn¡¯t hold the lever anymore, but he held the black hand grenade in his hand. It was the crystal particle explosive bomb that he fished out from the combat bag beside him in the last few seconds before the Snow Dove unfolded.


    ¡°Cough..cough..cough..¡±


    His body hurt even more, and more blood gurgled from the corners of his lips.


    At this moment, Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes were out of focus, and he seemed to see Ryann¡¯s departing back again.


    With his platinum long hair fluttering, the prince glanced back one last time, and slowly disappeared into the dark depths of the universe.


    This was the second person in his life who had promised to accompany him forever.


    At their parting three years ago¡­¡­


    Has his Little Highness also made such a choice?


    Was it the same as his father?


    Knowing that a strong enemy was approaching, as long as he could turn around, as long as he retreated, there would be a safe and comfortable home behind him, and people waiting for the return of the conqueror.


    But looking at the history of thousands of years of the stumbling human civilization, no matter when and where, there would always be some stubborn souls¡ª¡ª


    ¡ªthat would choose to go forward even if bathed in blood.


    Between the cliffs in front of the canyon, a spider web was already formed impressively.


    The giant spider subspecies quickly rushed towards the immobile S-Snow Dove, and spit out the last spider silk towards the cockpit.


    ¡ªThe spider silk would corrode the hard metal, and then it¡¯s hard mouthpart appendages would bite open the cockpit hatch and drag the driver inside out.¡ª


    ¡ªIt would first suck the most delicious brains, and then spit out its digestive juices, corroding this weak human being into a ball of meat paste, and then swallow it into its stomach for a full meal.¡ª


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Gritting his teeth, Jiang Jianming smiled softly with tears in his eyes.


    In fact, he never really resented Ryann¡¯s death, it¡¯s only that he couldn¡¯t calm down¡ª


    He whispered, ¡°Why don¡¯t you just take me away? After all, I still have to work hard just to chase after you.¡±


    You should know that I am the same person as you.


    In the next second¡­


    The Snow Dove in the middle of the spider web disappeared.


    ¡ªIt¡¯s not that it disappeared, but the mecha was forcibly retracted into a folded state.


    The spider thread in the middle lost its binding object, and immediately hung limply, turning into a ball swaying in the wind.


    Subsequently, Jiang Jianming fell down.


    The cold wind mixed with thousands of snowflakes surged from behind like waves.


    He saw the overwhelming, intertwined and criss-crossed white spider threads passing by around him one after another.


    This is¡­¡­


    Does the chains of fate want to bind him?


    He also saw the lower jaw of the spider, every fluff, and even every fold on the carapace was clearly visible.


    Let it all be destroyed then.


    With a soft sound, Jiang Jianming pulled the safety ring of the crystal particle explosive grenade in mid-air, and threw it at the enemy who was close at hand.


    He didn¡¯t use much strength because he really had no strength left.


    But this distance was close enough. He used himself as bait to attract the subspecies to the point of face-to-face, and now, even if a child were to throw it, he would surely not miss.


    Sure enough, the explosive grenade landed on the seriously injured abdomen of the subspecies spider, and then there was a flash of light.


    The next moment, a scarlet fireball expanded rapidly.


    The fireball engulfed the spider subspecies, not only that, the aftermath of the explosion even quickly spread in all directions with a heat wave.


    Jiang Jianming quietly watched as the heat wave neared him.


    However, there was peace in his heart.


    Will not die, at most will only be seriously injured.


    Injuring the enemy one thousand while inflicting eight hundred self-injury was worth it.


    (t/n Kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred- an idiom, the pronunciation is sha di yi qian zi sun ba bai, to inflict damage on the enemy while one¡¯s own side suffers a smaller but comparable level of damage)


    Until, within his field of vision, countless red-gold real crystals suddenly pierced out of thin air, blocking the rushing heat wave.


    ¡°!?¡±


    Boom!!!


    The loud noise that shook the valley came late.


    Thud!


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s falling body was blocked twice by the real crystal condensed in mid-air before landing on the cold mountain.


    He immediately let out a muffled groan. Even though seven or eight percent of his body was already numb, his lungs still ached again.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t care about anything, and immediately raised his head.


    The night seemed to have stagnated, and the area outside the canyon had changed its appearance.


    There was thick smoke and fire everywhere on the scorched earth, severed limbs of the giant spider fell from the sky, and its blood rained down wildly.


    The long wind brought the smell of burn, blood and stench¡­¡­¡­.


    If the eighteen levels of Avici Hell described in the oriental theology of the Ancient Blue Star era really existed, it might not be more depressing than this scene.


    However, just before this tragic scene, stood a tall figure.


    Garcia looked back against the flames. The turbulent wind of snow blew away his long platinum hair, and revealed, were still those haunting emerald cold eyes.


    A pitch-black mecha hovered obliquely in the sky at some point, blocking the sprayed filth for the prince.


    Amidst the sprayed blood rain of the spider corpse, he was like a fallen god.

 CH 30

    Remnant Human (1)


    Garcia turned around and walked towards him step by step in the firelight.


    At this moment, all the colors of the world had faded away.


    Jiang Jianming became a little stupefied.


    Ryann¡­¡­.Wrong again, it¡¯s His Highness Garcia. Why is he here?


    He couldn¡¯t figure it out.


    Why does this person always appear in front of me? Isn¡¯t he a respected ¡°Royal Highness¡±? Is His Highness really so idle?


    While lost in thought, Garcia had already stood in front of him, and said gloomily, ¡°Why did you use such a dangerous way of fighting? Do you want to risk your life?¡±


    Strong wind passed between the two of them.


    ¡°Why,¡± His Highness frowned, bent over and stretched out his hand, ¡°all your teammates died in the battle?¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s consciousness was already drifting a little, and he couldn¡¯t hear Garcia¡¯s words clearly, but he still naturally raised his hand and held the palm in front of him, wanting to borrow his strength to help himself stand up. But in the middle of the process, his vision suddenly darkened.


    It seemed that this embarrassing body of his had finally used up all its strength and was now a scrap. His hands and feet went numb in an instant, his consciousness suddenly collapsed, and his whole body lost its strength and fell limply.


    ¡°You!¡± Garcia¡¯s expression instantly changed, and only managed to pull off Jiang Jianming¡¯s glove as he subconsciously grip his hand with a force.


    Fortunately, he had quick eyesight and quick hands, and the other arm immediately wrapped around Jiang Jianming¡¯s waist.


    The latter was light in weight, and directly crashed into the prince¡¯s arms, with his head and neck resting on His Highness¡¯s shoulder, panting lightly.


    Garcia stiffened at once.


    The lingering fire at the back had not been extinguished yet, burning the night into a crimson corner. With this flickering light, the shadows of the two were intertwined for a long time.


    Garcia¡¯s gaze slowly slid down.


    He first glanced at the glove he was holding in his hand, then diverted his gaze into the passed out young man in his arms, frowning.


    This person fainted so suddenly that he¡­..was caught a little off guard.


    Jiang Jianming lost consciousness completely. His eyes were tightly closed, his mouth and nose continued to breathe weakly, and there were bloodstains on his pale forehead, which was also covered in fine cold sweat.


    He was held by Garcia in the waist, therefore his outer arm fell weakly, and the firelight lit up his porcelain-like fingertips.


    Suddenly, Garcia looked at Jiang Jianming again in disbelief!


    He immediately grasped Jiang Jianming¡¯s wrist and lifted it up.


    ¨CA piece of pale skin was held under the bright light, and thin blue veins could be vaguely seen.


    It was a slender¡­¡­.remnant human wrist.


    ¡°¡­¡­!!¡±


    For the first time, Garcia¡¯s handsome face showed a mixture of shock and bewilderment.


    He even took a breath of air, and looked back uncertainly at the bombed subspecies behind him.


    How could it be¡­¡­!?


    At this moment, the person in his arms moved as if struggling.


    ¡°Mmmn¡­.cough¡­..!¡± Jiang Jianming suddenly had a look of pain in his brows, he choked twice with convulsions, and a bright red color spilled from the corner of his lips, which dripped down on the back of Garcia¡¯s hand.


    Garcia¡¯s expression changed again, this time, his expression was close to anxiety.


    Is he really a remnant human being!?


    But how could a disabled human appear on the distant interstellar battlefield? After all, wasn¡¯t he an officer in the adaptation period of the Silver Big Dipper¡¯s new army? When did Silver Big Dipper even record a disabled human in the army?


    Thinking about all the things he did¡­Were those even something a mere disabled human could do!?


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Garcia clenched his molars, and his eyes darkened. He grabbed the index finger of Jiang Jianming¡¯s other hand and opened the mecha Snow Dove with his fingerprint.


    Now is not the time to pursue the matter. If he is really a disabled human being, I am afraid that if I don¡¯t save him¡­¡­


    The next second, when the folding mech unfolded, the prince picked him up and got into the cockpit.


    Perhaps because he had just coughed up blood again, Jiang Jianming, who had just been in a coma for a short time, moved his eyelids and woke up a little bit.


    He struggled to open his eyes, and then he found in a daze that he was being held in Garcia¡¯s arms.


    Garcia quickly looked down at him, and his voice was inexplicably tense. ¡°Don¡¯t sleep.¡±


    Although there were countless models of mechas, their structures were quite similar. Garcia held Jiang Jianming steady with one hand, while the other fumbled twice in the dark to find the location of the treatment cabin.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t figure out the situation for a while, and hurriedly said in a hoarse voice, ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡­Your Highness, and thank you very much¡­but I¡¯m fine.¡±


    At the same time, he tried to stand up on his own. ¡°The third team has already evacuated¡­..no one should have died, I was cut off¡ªYour, Your Highness?¡±


    Who knew that the arm around his waist not only loosened but instead, tightened even more.


    ¡°?¡±


    Jiang Jianming, who couldn¡¯t stand up straight at all, fell back again, and bumped into the prince¡¯s arms once more in astonishment.


    Garcia opened the treatment cabin with a cold face, and pushed the person in his arms inside it.


    The electromechanical claws and countless soft nerve threads in the treatment cabin caught this thin body, and quickly started the diagnosis and treatment procedures.


    Jiang Jianming looked at His Royal Highness with slackened eyes¡­..His brain, which had no strength to think now, was only filled with one sentence: What did I miss when I was in a coma just now??


    However, he was really too tired, that even this bit of confusion didn¡¯t last long before it floated away like a bubble.


    The delivered oxygen gas fell between the mouth and nose, and the thin needle used for infusion pierced his skin.


    The treatment cabin was warm and comfortable, and the moment he laid down, his bones turned all soft. He just wanted to close his eyes and sleep peacefully for a while.


    However, Garcia patted Jiang Jianming¡¯s cheek lightly, and said in a low voice. ¡°Wake up, you can¡¯t sleep.¡±


    In the darkness, the prince¡¯s magnetic voice was right next to his ears, falling softly into his heart like spring catkins, making it a little itchy.


    Jiang Jianming was already exhausted, but when he heard Garcia¡¯s voice, he felt even more sleepy.


    But Garcia stubbornly held his drooping face and said, ¡°Don¡¯t sleep.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­.What is this man doing?


    Jiang Jianming had no energy to answer. Garcia yelled a few times, but seeing that the other didn¡¯t want to open his eyes, he seemed to give up and didn¡¯t continue to toss.


    After a while, he only vaguely heard Garcia talking to someone.


    ¡°¡­Xie Yuduo.. you¡­¡±


    Who is His Highness talking to?


    Jiang Jianming, who was half asleep and half awake, forced himself to open his eyes in a daze.


    Xie Yuduo¡­¡­isn¡¯t he one of the top commanders of the First Silver Big Dipper Fortress, Xie Yuduo,  Major General Xie?


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­.Have you ever met a remnant human being?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s confirmed to be a disabled human¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°I came across¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia spoke in a low voice, and quickly glanced back at him, his lips were inexplicably tight.


    He didn¡¯t know if it¡¯s an illusion from his drowsy state, but Jiang Jianming vaguely noticed a bit of¡­¡­bewilderment from his usually stern face.


    ¡°He¡­¡±


    Garcia pursed his lips again, his voice tightened, ¡°He¡¯s dying.¡±


    Jiang Jianming:¡±¡­¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­!?¡±


    Bang!


    ¡°Cough, cough, cough!!!¡± Jiang Jianming pushed open the treatment hatch, and coughed in horror with his hands on the edge¡­¡­..Thanks to the sentence of His Royal Highness, he sobered right away in fright.


    At the moment, there was only one thing in his head: What, he¡¯s what!?


    He¡¯s¨Cgoing¨Cto¨Cdie??


    What kind of a shocking joke is this? My only serious injury was the scratch from the broken mecha¡¯s arm and had bleeded a little, the blood loss was not even a fraction of Bei Maner¡¯s.


    Even if it was because of his physical condition, that he looked a little weaker after being exhausted, and his coughing up blood looked a little scary¡ª¡ª


    But ¡°dying¡±?


    How are you so sure and confident!?


    My Little Highness, if you talk nonsense in such a serious manner, others will also take it seriously¡ª¡ª


    Jiang Jianming immediately wanted to speak, and even wanted to rush over and pull Garcia¡¯s wrist device to ¡°clarify¡± his situation to the other side.


    But before he could make this action, he halted due to a thought that popped in his mind.


    He thought: No, if it was really that Major General Xie, he¡¯d be able to recognize his face and voice.


    When Garcia looked back quickly, Jiang Jianming swiftly shook his head with earnest eyes.


    ¡ªAs you can see, I¡¯m not dying, no one is.


    Garcia stared at him with a complicated expression, took off the headset, raised his hand, then pressed the device and cut off the communication.


    (t/n Raise one¡¯s hand-pronounced t¨¢i sh¨¯u, a Chinese word that means to forgive and tolerate, to bring convenience to others.)


    Jiang Jianming:¡±¡­¡­.¡±


    One second, someone was dying, and a second later, His Highness directly hung up the communication¡­¡­.


    Jiang Jianming really wanted to know the psychological shadow of Major General Xie on the opposite side.


    His Highness Garcia came over to his side, he stretched out his arms and took Jiang Jianming back into the treatment cabin. After hesitating for a while, he began to pat him on the back gently. He appeared a little nervous, yet he still whispered sternly, ¡°Don¡¯t move around, lie down.¡±


    ¡°Your Highness?¡± Jiang Jianming was really stunned.


    He suddenly discovered that the other party didn¡¯t seem to be exaggerating on purpose, nor was he joking.


    It seemed that Garcia was really serious, he seriously believed that¡­¡­¡­..he was dying.


    ¨CBut why??


    Jiang Jianming quickly grabbed Garcia¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Your Royal Highness, please calm down. I am not seriously injured, and I still have some¡­¡­.strength¨C¡±


    Only now did he notice that one of his gloves was missing, and his wrist was exposed.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression changed imperceptibly.


    Oh no, it¡¯s the wrist!


    The solid crystals that were condensed by crystal particles in the wrist joints had almost become the most intuitive way of distinguishing between new humans and disabled humans, which was why he also wore such a pair of gloves for cover up in order to avoid unnecessary troubles.


    But now¡­¡­when he looked up, he belatedly saw Garcia clutching his black glove.


    Garcia frowned. ¡°Speak less and save your energy. Give me your communication wrist device, you need rescue.¡±


    Jiang Jianming emphasized his tone, while reaching for his glove, ¡°Your Highness, I am really fine.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s frown deepened, he took the initiative to stuff the glove into his palm, but at the same time, also emphasizing his tone. ¡°I can¡¯t stay for long, nor can I take you away¡­¡­ ¡­give me the wrist device.¡±


    Jiang Jianming immediately turned serious and asked, ¡°Are there any other teams that are in a bad situation?¡±


    Obviously, the emphasis of His Royal Highness¡¯s words was on the latter sentence ¡°You need rescue¡±, while Jiang Jianming¡¯s focus was on the first sentence ¡°I can¡¯t stay for long.¡±


    ¡°Are you going to continue the search and rescue? Then don¡¯t delay here, I can meet with my teammates and¡­¡­I mean, I can contact rescue myself.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stood up while talking, inadvertently looked up at the jet-black mecha that Garcia drove over, and recognized the model.


    A-Level Mecha, ¡°M-Pojun¡±.


    It was the kind of violent mecha that puts firepower output first, a commonly used model of the famous Death Squad, and it was also the only A-level mecha in the Empire that was not equipped with a treatment cabin.


    Jiang Jianming frowned and thought to himself: How could this person use such a dangerous model?


    What a mess, so is the Silver Big Dipper. Is there no one in such a big fortress that can take care of him?


    While thinking about it, the prince stood up.


    Garcia¡¯s expression was cold, yet he still remained silent for a long time.


    He couldn¡¯t understand why this disabled human being lying in the treatment cabin who appeared ¡°dying¡± was unwilling to let himself help him contact rescue.


    But instead¡­¡­Forget it, the person in front of him was indeed full of mystery, yet now was not the time to pursue this matter.


    Garcia walked towards the Mecha Pojun.


    Jiang Jianming breathed a sigh of relief, but then he merely saw that he soon turned back, squatted down in front of Snow Dove¡¯s energy tank, and opened it with a click.


    ¡°Your Highness?¡±


    Jiang Jianming leaned forward to take a look, and was surprised. Garcia actually exchanged Snow Dove¡¯s backup energy chip with his!


    ¡°What are you doing, you can¡¯t do this, the backup energy¡ª¡±


    Garcia raised his eyebrows suddenly and interrupted, ¡°¡ªto prepare for an emergency, that is you.¡±


    He pursed his lips, pushed Jiang Jianming back into the treatment cabin stubbornly, and gently closed the lid.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°?¡±


    His Royal Highness merely propped his hands on the hatch, and said coldly, ¡°I will thoroughly investigate your matter in the future¡­..but at the moment, you are not allowed to come out of the treatment cabin until rescue arrives.¡±

 CH 31

    Remnant Human (2)


    The snowstorm finally became much lighter, but the night had not yet passed.


    It was quiet all around. Lying inside Snow Dove¡¯s treatment cabin, Jiang Jianming, whose physical strength was gradually recovering, suddenly had a misconception amidst his confusion.


    He kept replaying in his mind the way Garcia eventually shoved him into the treatment cabin and closed the hatch smoothly.


    ¡ªI felt like I was a domestic pet on the run, caught by the owner, and was taken back to the den and locked up.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s face was expressionless.


    Although he had a close relationship with Prince Ryann as a civilian, he was far from being reduced to a ¡°canary in a cage¡±.


    He was so displeased with his inexplicable imaginings and metaphors that he couldn¡¯t lie down still in the treatment cabin at all.


    Therefore, the series of treatment processes such as infusion and oxygen inhalation were stopped from the inside, and the hatch was suddenly opened.


    The first thing Jiang Jianming did when he came out was to manipulate the Snow Dove to irradiate the spider corpse with the solidifying rays.


    Desperately killing this B-grade subspecies, if he wouldn¡¯t be able to completely collect the real crystal ore from the corpse before the crystal particles dissipated, that would be too much of a loss.


    After he struggled to throw the condensed real crystal ore into Snow Dove¡¯s storage bin, he then turned on the mecha video, capturing the wreckage of the alien creature around.


    Following this, Jiang Jianming finally wobbled and sat down against the spider corpse.


    The Little Highness didn¡¯t like to leave an uneasy and uncertain tail when doing things.


    He felt that after Garcia completed the search and rescue of other teams, he would still come back to him.


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and raised the corners of his lips. When that person saw him out of the treatment cabin at that time, he didn¡¯t know what funny expression he would show¡­¡­


    In a daze, he always felt that he had forgotten something.


    But Jiang Jianming was confident in his memory. Since it was something he couldn¡¯t remember, then it should be something not important.


    ¡ªForget it, if you can¡¯t figure it out or can¡¯t think of it, then don¡¯t think about it.This one has been his long-standing habit.


    Jiang Jianming turned sideways and decided to sleep first.


    ****


    At the same time, at the other end of the canyon, which was the exit.


    The rest of the third team, who had been completely forgotten by Jiang Jianming, had already set up marching tents and settled the wounded. Tang Zhen sent the coordinates and specific situation to the fortress again. This time, he could finally wait for rescue with peace of mind.


    However¡­..


    Outside the tent, Li Youfang, Joe and Ellie looked at each other in the dark.


    The expression was one of panic and fright, as if the three of them were the ones who were left behind.


    ¡°No, I have to go back and see.¡±


    Li Youfang¡¯s complexion changed a few times, he turned his head and walked towards his IP, gritted his teeth and said. ¡°I¡ª¡ªI can¡¯t be a coward who won¡¯t save his teammates, I won¡¯t do it even if I die!¡±


    Joe stopped him, and whispered anxiously, ¡°Li, don¡¯t be stupid, doesn¡¯t Jiang Jianming have a very powerful mecha? Even if we are all dead, he won¡¯t be! Maybe he has flown back to the fortress now, and once you get there, that big guy will take a hold of you¡­¡­¡±


    It was fine if he hadn¡¯t spoken up, but when he said this, Li Youfang turned furious on the spot and yelled at Joe, ¡°Shut up! Don¡¯t you know what you did!?¡±


    ¡°Jiang Jianming¡¯s mecha was directly sent down the mountain by you, who knows how he is doing now!¡±


    Li Youfang scratched his hair uneasily, ¡°What if¡­¡­..what if he was seriously injured, what if he had passed out!? He¡¯s just a crippled¡­¡±


    Joe bitterly wept. ¡°Then he¡¯s already dead by now! It¡¯s too late for you to go!¡±


    Li Youfang didn¡¯t care and remained stubborn. He turned his head and walked away. Squatting down in front of his own IP, he began to replace its power with its backup energy.


    ¡°Forget¡­¡­forget it, Li.¡±


    Ellie also stammered to dissuade him. ¡°Joe is right¡­¡­if you turn back now, you will only be eaten by the subspecies. We should hurry up and join the rescue of the fortress, and ask the officers to save people.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Li Youfang¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple rolled. He closed the mecha¡¯s energy tank, raised his head, and was then suddenly hit by the oncoming wind.


    His nose was sore, his eyes suddenly turned red, then he muttered to himself. ¡°I have to go¡­..I haven¡¯t had time to pay back his money yet.¡±


    Joe panicked even more: ¡°But, you, how am I going to explain to Tang Zhen when you¡¯re gone!? He and Jiang Jianming are good friends, if he knew that¡ª¡±


    However, he didn¡¯t get to finish his sentence, when he suddenly saw Ellie¡¯s expression on the other side change, and was signaling him with her eyes crazily.


    ¡°..¡­¡±


    No way.


    With a chill creeping behind Joe¡¯s back, he turned his head stiffly¡­


    At the entrance of the tent, Tang Zhen stood there upright, and the blood on his face was clearly fading to the naked eye.


    He said blankly, ¡°All of you¡­.what are you talking about?¡±


    ****


    Between the dark mountains, two IP¡¯s galloped at full speed, passing through the canyon when they came.


    ¡°Tang Zhen¡­¡­Tang Zhen!!¡±


    Li Youfang was anxious and angry, and shouted at the back, ¡°Calm down, Tang Zhen!!¡±


    The IP¡¯s cockpit lit up, and the mecha pushed its feet and ran wildly.


    On the screen, the surrounding scenery moves backward at a fast pace.


    ¡°Li Youfang¡­¡­! Listen to me you fucker¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s rough panting and almost violent voice came from the communication channel, ¡°If¡­if something happens to Xiao Jiang, I will not let you go¡­¡­!¡±


    Just as he was rushing back crazily with the IP.


    In this endless night, Tang Zhen suddenly thought of the past.


    In fact, when he was in the Kaios Military Academy, many people were always curious about how he, a noble son in the Imperial Capital, ran after a disabled roommate every day.


    Worrying and worrying about him, and looking like an old woman when buying tranquilizers for him.


    Only Tang Zhen himself knew that it was Jiang Jianming who pulled him out of the mud back then.


    It seemed that it was not accurate to say that, it would be better to say that he was able to walk out of the mud step by step by following Jiang Jianming back then.


    He was sixteen years old that year, full of childish enthusiasm, dreaming every day of rushing to the battlefield to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service. For this reason, he quarreled with his father, quarreled with his mother, and even hit his grandfather, Mr. Tang.


    The conflict with his family reached its peak when he applied for the Kaios Military Academy but was transferred to the Sixth Logistics College.


    Every time Tang Zhen thought about it afterwards, he had to admit that it was simply the most unbearable period of his life.


    He yelled at the college, deleted his parents¡¯ communication, swore like a street gangster, skipped school to get drunk and got into fights¡­


    It seemed that he deliberately countered the words ¡°genius¡±, ¡°noble son¡±, and ¡°family hope¡±, and turned into a degenerate garbage to take revenge. Until one day, probably because the academy finally couldn¡¯t stand him anymore¡ª


    One day, Instructor Luo Hai called him to the tactical confrontation simulation classroom of the military academy.


    Tang Zhen arrived ten minutes late on purpose, rubbed his face when he entered the door, and acted like a domineering bastard.


    But he found that there was another person waiting for him there.


    It was a boy who was about the same age as him, only fifteen or sixteen years old in appearance.


    The young man had black hair and black eyes, wearing a very simple white shirt, holding a cup of coffee with milk in both hands, and looking extremely delicate.


    He raised his face expressionlessly and looked at the teacher who was a head taller than him, and said seriously, ¡°Teacher Luo, as I said, you can¡¯t summon students anytime and anywhere like this¡­¡­¡­..I still need to read books.¡±


    Instructor Luo Hai was annoyed and felt ridiculous, and pointed to Tang Zhen who had just opened the door and walked in. ¡°Beat him in a round, I will give you a one-day teacher¡¯s permission in the reference room of the Kaios Military Academy, that should be fine right.¡±


    Turning his head, Luo Hai pointed at the young man and said to Tang Zhen, ¡°Beat him by one game, and I will transfer you to the First College.¡±


    The black-haired boy glanced at him indifferently, slowly put the milk coffee aside, and stood on the side of the battle simulator.


    Tang Zhen couldn¡¯t pretend to be ¡°ruthless and ferocious¡± anymore, as he saw the young man¡¯s wrist in astonishment¡ªhe was a crippled human being.


    His first reaction was to frown¨Cgrabbed a disabled human being to fight him in a simulated battle, what kind of a shit teacher, how can he bully people like this!?


    But when these words reached his throat, Young Master Tang remembered that he was playing a ¡°degenerate trash¡± instead of a righteous boy.


    He simply swallowed the injustice and rolled his disdainful eyes instead.


    The boy on the opposite side stood still, then patted the simulator and said to him, ¡°Good classmate, please hurry up.¡±


    Tang Zhen gritted his teeth and got on board.


    I won¡¯t be fooled by bitter tricks, bitter tricks!


    (t/n bitter trick-k¨³r¨°uj¨¬, It is a strategy to deceive the other party by intentionally injuring one¡¯s body, gain trust, and achieve a certain purpose.)


    However, the round didn¡¯t even last ten minutes.


    Tang Zhen stared blankly at the words ¡°defeated¡± flashing in front of him, and fell into confusion.


    I¡­..I lost?


    Yes, but how did he lose??


    His opponent was slow, gentle and weak. Who would have thought that he would use his troops quickly as soon as he got on board. He was completely wiped out even before he could react.


    Tang Zhen was not reconciled, and slapped the machine. ¡°I underestimated the enemy, let¡¯s play another round!¡±


    The boy on the opposite side turned his head to look at Teacher Luo Hai, with a clear voice. ¡°Can the rewards be stacked?¡±


    The corner of Luo Hai¡¯s mouth twitched, and said, ¡°It can.¡±


    Eight minutes later.


    ¡°Come again!¡±


    Another thirteen minutes later.


    ¡°Again¡­.again!!¡±


    Ten minutes.


    ¡°I¡­..shit!? I don¡¯t believe it, come again!!¡±


    They played a full twelve rounds that day, and every round Young Master Tang played a brand new way of being defeated, which was quite a tragedy.


    In the end, the young man waved his hand first, and got off to the ground calmly. ¡°I¡¯m tired, let¡¯s end it for today¡­..I¡¯m going to get sick if I keep on beating you.¡±


    Outside the window, as the sun set in the western hills, two crows were perched on a branch, mercilessly cawing which sounded like a laugh of ridicule.


    Young Master Tang sat down on the ground in a daze.


    He felt like he had turned into a gray-white stone statue.


    Teacher Luo Hai was not surprised, squinting his eyes and asked the two young men. ¡°How does it feel?¡±


    Tang Zhen was numb and speechless.


    The boy on the opposite side smiled lightly and gave him an appreciative look. ¡°His mentality is good, I admire it very much.¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face became deathly gray.


    At this moment, he felt like he was being ridiculed by the malice of the whole world.


    The black-haired boy made an appointment with the teacher to give him access tomorrow. He then turned around and picked up his coffee with milk, pursed his lips and said, ¡°It¡¯s already cold. ¡°


    Luo Hai said helplessly, ¡°Is it from the coffee shop at the entrance of the library? How many coins, I¡¯ll transfer it to you now. ¡°


    The boy merely shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll go back and reheat it myself.¡±


    After saying this, he turned around and was about to leave.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Tang Zhen couldn¡¯t help shouting from behind. ¡°You¡­¡­what¡¯s your name, which college?¡±


    The boy was pushing the door with one hand, and when he heard the sound, he looked back at him and seemed to smile again.


    ¡°From the Sixth College, Jiang Jianming.¡±


    ¡°And also your roommate¡­well, if you¡¯re still going to attend the Sixth College.¡±


    Tang Zhen felt that he could remember the afterglow of the setting sun that evening for a lifetime.


    In this world, could there be such a person who would never be shaken by harsh external conditions?


    Maybe¡­.there was no necessary causal relationship between what family background one was born in, which college one entered, and one¡¯s outstanding abilities.


    These thoughts were all slowly figured out by Tang Zhen later.


    But the Young Master Tang back then was not yet old enough to understand such inspiring sentence, therefore his idea was very simple¡ª


    Stupid, what kind of genius that has been praised by the people around him for more than ten years, it turns out to be only deceitful flattery!


    I can¡¯t even beat a disabled human being from the Sixth College, would I still have the face to change to the First College!?


    Then, he stayed in the Sixth Logistics College for five years.


    He had been roommates with Jiang Jianming for a long time, and had been influenced by him more or less steadily.


    He stopped making troubles with his family, curbed his arrogance, and looked down on adulation and honor a lot. Days passed, and before he knew it, he became the Chief Student of the Sixth College¡­Although he still couldn¡¯t beat Jiang Jianming in a simulated battle.


    I thought that¡­..I have matured enough.


    I thought that¡­¡­I am already strong enough.


    On that thunderstorm night before setting off for Silver Big Dipper, he grasped the muzzle of the gun that Jiang Jianming pointed to his forehead, and uttered wild words.


    It wasn¡¯t until he actually came to the Far Star that the cruelty of the battlefield gave him a blow.


    He couldn¡¯t keep Bei Maner, and he couldn¡¯t keep Jiang Jianming. He advanced impulsively, broke down emotionally, and lost composure easily¡­¡­Only then did he realize that he was still so incompetent.


    ¡°Ha¡­ha¡±


    Beads of sweat slipped down from the tip of his nose, and the only thing resounding in the eardrums was his own rough panting.


    The IP had been already driven to its speed limit. Tang Zhen squinted hard to look ahead, at the end of the canyon which had been blown up by him.


    Is that subspecies still there? Where¡¯s Little Jiang?


    His communication had been unable to connect, and estimated from time to time, it was likely to be the worst result.


    Thinking rationally, he really shouldn¡¯t act rashly, he couldn¡¯t¡­..couldn¡¯t let Little Jiang¡¯s sacrifice¡­be in vain.


    But¡­.


    Tang Zhen gritted his teeth, switched the mecha to its flight mode, and swept over the obstacles and rocks against the wind.


    Forget it, just really treat him as an incompetent waste then.


    The mecha soared into the air, and the field of vision suddenly became clear!


    He saw the snow melting between the canyons, exposing the scorched earth after the explosion. The debris was piled up, and it was difficult to recognize if it belonged to that subspecies.


    Then a very faint smell of burnt and blood lingered, which had not been blown away by the wind.


    Tang Zhen held his breath in a daze.


    This is¡­


    Has an elite from the fortress destroyed the subspecies?


    ¡°¡ªTang Zhen!!¡±


    With a roar behind him, Li Youfang¡¯s mecha also arrived, and then he also immediately said in shock, ¡°How did this happen, has something exploded here, it doesn¡¯t look like a crystal bone.¡±


    Tang Zhen turned on the searchlight and stared down. Nothing else was important, at this moment he just wanted to know if Jiang Jianming was safe.


    He first saw the scrapped IP next to the cliff. The mecha was broken badly, and there were obvious blood stains in several places.


    What was Jiang Jianming¡¯s state at that time when he made the last communication with them?


    Tang Zhen was cold all over, he didn¡¯t dare to think about it.


    There was no one in the mecha, yet he did not spare any effort in checking those severed limbs.


    Li Youfang said in a low voice. ¡°He may have been taken away¡­..If someone else kills the alien creature and sees Jiang Jianming, who is also a Silver Big Dipper soldier, then whether he is alive or not¡­..he will still be taken back to the fortress.¡±


    Tang Zhen shook his head, his voice was unsteady. ¡°The traces of this explosion are a bit like that of a crystal particle bomb. What if the subspecies are killed not by the people from the fortress, but one¡ª¡±


    Suddenly, his searchlight flickered!


    In the darkness far away, between the overlapping spider corpse, a silhouette of a figure could be vaguely seen.


    The light from the searchlight illuminated the blood-stained Silver Big Dipper emblem on the person¡¯s military uniform.

 CH 32

    Remnant Human (3)


    The light of the mecha searchlight dimly illuminated Jiang Jianming¡¯s half blood-stained body.


    Tang Zhen¡¯s expression went blank for a second and the next moment he rushed over like crazy, with red eyes.


    ¡°¡­Little Jiang, Jiang Jianming!! Jiang Jianming!!¡±


    It was pitch black, and he couldn¡¯t even see his fingers. On the way, he almost tripped over a stumped leg of the spider corpse, he rolled and crawled and threw himself in front of Jiang Jianming.


    The young man in front of him didn¡¯t respond at all. His head was lowered deeply, black hair covered his face, and most of his body was coated in blood. Tang Zhen touched him with his hand, and his five fingers only felt cold.


    The blood was cold and showed signs of congealing.


    Tang Zhen took a sharp breath, he held Jiang Jianming by the back of his head and hugged him. The mecha searchlight in the distance illuminated his pale cheek and the glaring blood on the corners of his lips.


    Tang Zhen began to tremble violently, his teeth grinded and rattled, and he said in a trembling voice, ¡°Little¡­Little Jiang¡­wake up, wake up¡­¡±


    A few seconds later, Jiang Jianming¡¯s drooping eyelashes moved, and he turned his head unconsciously.


    ¡°Hmm¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen quickly supported him, too frightened to breathe. Li Youfang also rushed over, trembling in fear, ¡°Jiang Jianming! How are you, can you see us, can you talk!?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming opened his eyes tiredly, his slackened eyes were darker than the night.


    The light in his eyes slowly focused and fell on Tang Zhen¡¯s face.


    Afterwards, he turned his face to the other side and sighed with extreme disgust, ¡°¡­Why is it you.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s nervous gaze gradually became blank.


    ¡°?¡±


    What¡¯s with that tone of yours?


    Jiang Jianming pushed away his hand, slowly sat up straight, yet suddenly exhaled a light hiss.


    Tang Zhen was startled again, thinking that his wound hurt somewhere. As soon as his heart reached his throat, he merely saw the other person kneaded his eyebrows and said as if having a headache,


    ¡°Ah¡­..right, I seem to have told you that I will go over and meet you as soon as possible.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry,¡± Jiang Jianming showed an apologetic expression, ¡°There was an accident, I forgot.¡±


    Tang Zhen:¡±¡­¡­.¡±


    You forgot??


    Tang Zhen turned dumbfounded once again.


    I was here thinking as I saw you lying next to the spider corpse covered in blood, and now you¡¯re telling me that you forgot about the rendezvous??


    Is this something that can be forgotten???


    Jiang Jianming waved his hand again. ¡°I didn¡¯t suffer any injuries, the blood on my body is basically from the alien creature.¡±


    Tang Zhen pointed behind him blankly and said, ¡°So, you¡¯re the one who blew it up.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded. ¡°It¡¯s a bit ugly, I¡¯ll improve next time.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Li Youfang next to him opened his mouth, and his whole body became numb.


    Heavens, while they were anxiously imagining whether this fragile human being was seriously injured or became unconscious after falling off the cliff, whether he was taken away by the alien creatures and eaten as a snack¡­¡­..


    This guy actually blew up the alien creature by himself, laid down and slept on the corpse after blowing it up, and completely forgot about them??


    How could there be such a ridiculous guy in the world!?


    This makes no sense at all!!


    ¡°Jiang, Jian, Ming¡­¡­¡±


    As Tang Zhen stared at his friend, his shoulders trembled with anger, and he smiled amidst his fury. ¡°Okay, you are amazing, you are immortal, you are really capable, aren¡¯t you!?¡±


    ¡°You fucker¡­¡­¡­damn it.¡±


    But before he could finish his cursing, he choked up and buried his head, and tears fell down.


    The huge pressure, fear, the dreadful result and self-blame in just a few hours turned into huge waves and crushed his emotions in an instant.


    ¡°Oh you, don¡¯t cry in anger. I even said I am sorry.¡±


    Jiang Jianming rubbed Tang Zhen¡¯s head helplessly, and chuckled faintly, ¡°You really are a young master. Do you think that ¡®not afraid of death¡¯ is enough when going to the battlefield? There is still a long way to go¡­¡­..¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen raised his cuff and wiped his face vigorously, gritted his teeth and said in a muffled voice, ¡°¡­..Scram, you¡¯ll be the death of me.¡±


    But the feeling in his heart was unspeakable. It turned out that Jiang Jianming knew, he had seen through everything early in the morning.


    Afterwards, Jiang Jianming turned his head and looked at Li Youfang.


    He then asked sincerely, ¡°Speaking of which, you¡­¡­¡­why are you here again?¡±


    Li Youfang¡¯s neck turned red immediately, he couldn¡¯t bear to say that he was worried about him too, thus he simply prepared to muddle through.


    However, Tang Zhen looked up blankly next to him, and said in a nasally voice, ¡°Oh, just now he was crying and said he wanted to pay back your money.¡±


    Li Youfang:¡±¡­¡­..¡±


    ¡ªIt is really revealing the inner thought which is no more than attacking physically, and nothing more!!


    ****


    At dawn that day, all the members of the third team in the adaptation period safely withdrew to the first fortress of the Silver Big Dipper.


    Bei Maner was immediately sent to the treatment area, and was notified that her life was not in danger, making everyone breathe a sigh of relief.


    The rest of the members were also instructed to ¡°stay in the treatment area for observation¡±, thus the five people that had been exhausted for a long time, got into the treatment cabin one after another and fell asleep, and slept through the dark of the night.


    And on that short day, the inside of the Silver Big Dipper was very chaotic.


    Several B-level alien creatures appeared in the low-risk area, even including a subspecies. It also happened to coincide with the training period of the officers in the adaptation period, which directly led to a rare and tragic incident.


    The military meeting was held from morning to night, and the usually high-ranking officials wished they could just turn bald. At first, it was expressing their own opinions, yet later it became sticking to his own view and the situation reached a deadlock.


    ¡°What else is there to say?¡±


    In the military aircraft conference room, a black and thin officer jumped up, ¡°It must be that the activities in the Crystal Nest have intensified, thus making the alien creatures become hyperactive. It has already been three years since the Silver Big Dipper marched to the Crystal Nest. Surely we could just not leave a potential threat alone?¡±


    As soon as the words fell, another fair and robust officer retorted, ¡°Nonsense! Is there any evidence that the activities of the alien creatures are related to the Crystal Nest? There has never been any! Don¡¯t be paranoid, you group of ¡®marching faction¡¯, was the lesson of the sacrifice of the Crown Prince three years ago not enough?¡±


    Speaking of this, the fair and robust officer frowned, and said sadly, ¡°This timing is too coincidental, it is most likely a trick of the ¡®Lava¡¯ space bandits, they had also attacked the Second fortress last month¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°Ah! That¡¯s why we have always advocated that the Silver Big Dipper should stop its useless exploration of the distant stars, and work with the Golden Sun Wheel to focus on fighting against space pirates, instead of confronting enemies that only exist in delusions!¡±


    ¡°Bah! Those guys from Golden Sun Wheel are being raised by the Empire at a high price, and do not do any work. At present, the Second fortress has taken on most of the pressure in resisting the space bandits, and now you want us to help!?¡±


    ¡°Is Golden Sun Wheel only freeloading? Then the Silver Big Dipper, who entered the Crystal Nest, burned its own granary, wasted its resources for nothing!¡±


    ¡°You¡ª¡±


    ¡°Why should I¡ª¡±


    ¡°So¡ª¡±


    As everyone argued together at the same time, one could actually notice the smell of gunpowder in the conference room getting stronger and stronger.


    Several military officers were in a state of mutual hostility, blowing their beards and focusing on the other party, wishing to just release their crystal bones on the spot to fight.


    Those who tried to persuade the fight were sweating profusely, desperately trying to smoothen things over. ¡°Ah! you two officers! Please stop arguing. The situation is still unknown now. The most important thing is to ensure the safety of our own people.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, Major General, please give the order to temporarily seal the fortress! Before the truth is found out, it may not be suitable to go out and explore rashly in the Alpha Alien Star¡­¡­¡±


    Finally, the Major General who had been sitting on the upper seat propping his forehead raised his head and patted the table hard.


    ¡°¡ªSilence, silence!!¡±


    The general raised his face, revealing a pair of compelling phoenix eyes.


    Those eyes scanned around vigorously, making dozens of officers bow their heads one by one.


    ¡°Stop bickering, you bunch of people who only knew to eat and drink and do nothing.¡±


    Xie Yuduo opened his mouth and sneered bitterly, ¡°Right, you little babies, have you vomited out bile from being scared these days?¡±


    The female adjutant standing behind him showed a helpless expression.


    Soon, this helpless expression spread to the faces of every officer in the meeting room.


    Not good, Major General Xie started swearing again¡­¡­


    ¡ª¡ªXie Yuduo, Major General Xie, the general who was in charge of the First fortress was very young, and looked to be only in his thirties, having shoulder-length black hair that was tied into a small braid behind his head.


    There was a coquettish air in his eyebrows and eyes that didn¡¯t quite match the word ¡°battlefield¡±, and his tone of voice was also very elegant, but it was a kind of poisoned ironic elegance¡ªor elegant irony.


    In short, this person seemed more suitable to be an aristocrat who smiles and plays with beauties at a banquet, rather than a Silver Big Dipper Major General who fought bloody battles.


    The adjutant lowered her head and whispered helplessly to dissuade him. ¡°Major General Xie, this is a public meeting after all, please restrain yourself a little bit.¡±


    The Major General only snorted, crossing his left leg on top of his right leg, his black boots showing on the corner of the table. ¡°The First fortress has closed its doors and held its own meeting, so there is nothing to be restrained. Not to mention, they simply quarreled so much that they blushed and the veins in their necks bulged. Is it decent?¡±


    ¨COn the seats, several high and low-ranking senior officers acted like quails, looked at each other in embarrassment, and did not say a word.


    ¡°I still have to talk about it, as you guys are arguing here, can your noises bring forth results? I don¡¯t know, maybe you should just go and find out.¡±


    Xie Yuduo leaned forward, with an extremely exaggerated mocking expression on his handsome face, gritted his teeth and sneered, ¡°Go, check, ah?¡±


    He patted the table impatiently, ¡°Contact the Second Fortress to inquire about the movements of the space pirates, contact the Black Shark Base to inquire about the activity frequency of the Crystal Nest, and analyze enough evidence before displaying it in a conference meeting¡ªdo you still need me to teach you?¡±


    The conference room was silent. The Major General swapped his legs, now his right leg was on top of his left leg, and then he scoffed. ¡°As for banning the fortress? Don¡¯t make trouble, children, do you think the Silver Big Dipper is a baby¡¯s playhouse, you cry when you are in danger and you hide back into your mother¡¯s arms to be breastfeed?¡±


    ¡°When will we be able to ensure ¡®finding out the truth¡¯ in the Far Star? The far interstellar world has always been unknown, and we are people who advance step by step into this unknown.¡±


    Xie Yuduo smiled coldly, and poked hard at the snow-silver military badge on his chest, ¡°Even if there is a dead sea in front of us, we have to fill it with our lives. This is what it means to be a Silver Big Dipper, don¡¯t you know?¡±


    As soon as these words came out, the faces of several officers immediately became solemn.


    ¡°The children in the adaptation period will stay in the fortress to continue their training  this month, everyone else will still do the usual, do whatever you want to do.¡± Major General Xie waved his hand, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s call it a day.¡±


    As soon as the Major General said this, the dozens of military officers immediately stood up, saluted, and rushed out.


    The person leading the group had just touched the edge of the fingerprint door lock when Xie Yuduo suddenly called out, ¡°Wait a minute.¡±


    The officers hurriedly turned back, only to see Xie Yuduo tapped his temple and called for a certain individual, ¡°Ah, Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin.¡±


    ¡°The subordinate is here!¡±


    A middle-aged officer came out immediately. He had a gloomy face, a pair of triangular eyes, and a hooked nose. Surprisingly, he was the captain of those young officers in adaptation period, the Commanding officer Huo Lin. ¡°


    Xie Yuduo waved his hand. ¡°You said¡­¡­ that one of your team encountered a subspecies, but all the members survived and successfully killed the alien¨C¡±


    He paused, then changed into a serious tone, ¡°It should have been not easy, no, it¡¯s far from easy. Ask the department in charge to count everyone¡¯s achievements, and send me a copy of the document. You may go. ¡°


    Huo Lin straightened his back and saluted. ¡°Yes.¡±


    This time, the officers were finally able to adjourn the meeting. Again, Xie Yuduo stayed in the conference room alone, with his adjutant accompanying him.


    After a long time, the Major General let out a breath, and lifted the hair on his forehead with a half-smile.


    ¡°In the final analysis, it¡¯s still an old problem. How many years has it dragged on, quarrels still crop up again and again¡­¡­¡±


    The female adjutant said in a low voice, ¡°Major General, this matter involves too much, and it is not something you can solve by working hard alone.¡±


    Xie Yuduo shook his head. His gaze was directed out of the window, and from the window of this military aircraft conference room, he could see the snow-falling cloudy sky of the Alpha Alien Star.


    ¡°Whether the spear of the Silver Big Dipper is aimed at the Crystal Nest or at the Space Pirates, whether it is to explore the unknown or to consolidate the frontier¡­¡­the marching faction and the contracting faction, tsk tsk.¡±


    Major General Xie narrowed his phoenix eyes, and he murmured softly, ¡°Really giving me a headache¡­¡±


    He heaved a great sigh and shook his head, and asked again, ¡°Has His Highness returned safely?¡±


    The adjutant immediately turned on her wrist device, and checked the system. ¡°Reporting to the Major General, it is confirmed that the mecha M-Pojun that His Highness the Second Prince has driven has returned, that means he should be back.¡±


    Xie Yuduo nodded as an understanding, yet he clicked his tongue and frowned again.


    So, the call made by His Highness suddenly last night¡­¡­¡­what¡¯s with that dying remnant human? What exactly is the situation?


    How can a disabled human appear in the Far Star?


    ****


    At night.


    First fortress, treatment area.


    The treatment area of Silver Big Dipper Fortress was divided into outer and inner areas. Most of the professional doctors and nurses were in the inner area, diagnosing and treating seriously injured patients around the clock; while the outer area basically relies on the treatment cabin and medical robots to achieve fully automatic diagnosis and treatment.


    It was a quiet night, and the green fluorescent light gently illuminated the floor, dispelling the darkness.


    The treatment cabins were quietly spraying medicine mist, and the floating medical robots were slowly patrolling to ensure the safety of the patients and the wounded.


    Jiang Jianming was still in a coma, his eyes were closed tightly, and the tips of his brows were furrowed faintly.


    His skin was as white as a piece of mourning apparel, and there was no color on his lips, only his eyebrows and hair were dark black, and he looked a hundred times more fragile and brittle than when he was awake.


    The treatment cabin in the fortress had a full body cleaning function, which had helped him wash off the blood from his body; his military uniform had also been replaced with a loose white hospital gown.


    As for the wound on the forehead when the mecha fell off the cliff, it had been healed as early as when he was in Snow Dove¡¯s built-in treatment cabin.


    A slender figure stood just outside the treatment cabin he was in.


    Garcia¡¯s body was still full of undissipated blood and murderous aura, and there was even an obvious tiredness between his fierce brows and eyes.


    In fact, when Xie Yuduo called for help, he had just finished fighting six A-level alien creatures, and he was already exhausted. Afterwards, he drove the mecha around the snowy mountains for a day and a night without sleep, searching and rescuing, and at the same time cleared away the potential dangers that he could see. He hadn¡¯t closed his eyes for more than two days. No matter how powerful His Royal Highness was, he was not a person made of iron, he would be tired or he would eventually feel tired.


    But after he returned to the fortress, the first thing he did was to find someone in the treatment area.


    Garcia stood outside the treatment cabin, staring coldly at Jiang Jianming¡¯s thin chest rising and falling when he breathed. After a while, he slowly put his palm on the glass cover of the treatment cabin, and there were waves in his dark green eyes.


    Garcia frowned heavily, and suddenly opened his lips.


    ¡°¡­alive.¡±


    He seemed to be talking to himself.


    This mysterious disabled human being is not dead, but is still alive.


    His Royal Highness frowned in displeasure.


    But why¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Does he look like he¡¯s going to die at any moment?


    He had been in the distant interstellar since he gained self-awareness, and he had never seen these legendary disabled human beings.


    He only vaguely knew that disabled humans were a very weak species, not even having a half piece of crystal bone in them. If the concentration of crystal particles was high, they would get sick, get injured if touched, become unconscious when poked, and die if pinched hard.


    Die¡­


    Garcia pursed his lips, and the previous encounters with Jiang Jianming flashed through his mind, his calm and smiling eyebrows, and his gentle and clear voice.


    No, Jiang Jianming at that time was not at all like the disabled human in his impression.


    But now it looks a bit like it.


    When this person was awake, there was a profound aura supporting his spirit, like an iron bone was supporting his body, showing no weakness at all.


    But when this person was unconscious, there was nothing that could help him hide his innocence and infirmity.


    At this time, it seemed that any darkness in the world could contaminate him, and any violence could invade him.


    Just looking at it would make one¡¯s heart ache.


    Garcia¡¯s hard lips tightened even more.


    He bent down and reached out to adjust several data in the treatment cabin.


    After finishing, the prince raised his head.


    Then he looked at the sleeping person in the cabin again.


    I still feel like he¡¯s going to die anytime.


    Garcia pulled his thin lips lightly, grinding his cold white teeth.


    He felt a little restless.

 CH 33

    Assessing Meritorious Service (1)


    The next morning.


    Dim sunlight poured in from the windows of the treatment area, and fell on the oval hatch of the treatment cabin.


    The outer cover and the inner transparent cover fell down one by one, and the treatment cabin opened from the inside.


    One palm rested on the edge. There was no condensed crystal in the wrist opening belonging to a disabled human being, and faint bone marks under the skin could be noticed when exerting force.


    Jiang Jianming sat up slowly, the bright sunlight at the first glimmer of dawn splashed on the large hospital gown on his body, which also fell into his clear eyes.


    He had woken up.


    It was a clean white ceiling and green fluorescent lights on the floor, which meant that the vital signs of the patients here were normal. The round medical robots were floating around, and occasionally there would be medical staff rushing to and fro.


    Even Jiang Jianming himself didn¡¯t expect that he, a disabled human who was injured, had bleeded, and used up his strength to the point of exhaustion, was the first to wake up among his five companions.


    Maybe it¡¯s because he¡¯s used to his body always being in a bad state, thus it¡¯s easier to keep his consciousness clear when he¡¯s tired.


    In short, when Jiang Jianming stood up while supporting himself on the wall and walked down the ground for two laps wearing cotton slippers, he unexpectedly felt better and his body recovered well.


    ¡°This Sir, you¡¯ve already woken up.¡± A beautiful little female nurse came over pushing a trolley and took out a package of items from it. ¡°This is the clothes and belongings that the program in the treatment cabin automatically changed for you. Please confirm and check.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for your hard work.¡± Jiang Jianming took it over.


    What he got was a transparent bag, which contained his Silver Big Dipper military uniform, gloves, wrist device and other items.


    He pursed his lips and turned it quickly, heaving a sigh of relief.


    ¡­¡­¡­.Everything is here, including his strange gadgets.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t care about anything else, he wore the necklace next to his body as if nothing had happened, and then put the empty cartridge case back into the breast pocket of his military uniform, feeling at ease.


    Then footsteps were heard sounding near to far, and then far to near.


    The little nurse in front seemed to have received a remote communication, turned back to him after walking a few steps, and asked with a blink of an eye, ¡°Excuse me, are you Sir Jiang Jianming?¡±


    ¡°Your Commanding officer is here to visit you, please follow me.¡±


    Commanding officer?


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyebrows suddenly.


    His Commanding officer¡­..is it Lieutenant Colonel Hou Lin?


    There were no wards in the outer area of the Silver Big Dipper treatment area, and it was a small space for everyone. Needless to say, the kind of environment with chubby medical robots flying around was not conducive to talking.


    Therefore, a separate room was set up, which was dedicated to short conversations between visitors and patients.


    Jiang Jianming followed the little nurse to the meeting room, and the silver-white automatic door buzzed open.


    In the room, the man in the military uniform sitting on the chair with a straight and cold face was indeed Lieutenant Colonel Hou Lin.


    After the little nurse delivered the person, she immediately left. Jiang Jianming stepped forward and faced the lieutenant colonel¡¯s cold eyes.


    He pulled out a chair and sat opposite him, then nodded, ¡°Sir, you were looking for me.¡±


    The muscle on the lieutenant colonel¡¯s sinister face twitched, and he tapped his fingers on his knees.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t ask you to sit down.¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled slightly, ¡°Sorry, Sir, I haven¡¯t fully recovered my physical strength yet, and I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to stand for too long.¡±


    He was dressed in a white loose hospital gown, yet his demeanor was not inferior when he was at eye level with Huo Lin.


    After a moment of stalemate, the Lieutenant Colonel took the lead in drawing back his stare and gave a cold grunt.


    ¡°The mechas in the fortress all have automatic video recording functions.¡± Huo Lin said, ¡°Except for the damaged two IPs, I have already watched the videos of the other four. ¡°


    Jiang Jianming remained silent, calmly waiting for what¡¯s to come next.


    Although it had become his daily habit of saying ¡°I am mediocre¡± every day, he still had some basic concepts.


    He understood that he had made a great contribution by leading the whole team to evacuate from the dangerous situation this time.


    What¡¯s more, he also brought back a real crystal ore belonging to a B-level subspecies.


    If he was an ordinary officer, the moment he came to see and visit the patient, it would be accompanied by full praises and sincere comfort.


    The Lieutenant Colonel with a sullen face took a deep breath and closed his triangular eyes.


    He said coldly, ¡°Jiang Jianming, I don¡¯t like you very much.¡±


    For the first time, Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin called out the name of the disabled human youth in a non roll-call.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help laughing, thinking to himself, that this Lieutenant Colonel was really not an ¡°ordinary officer¡±.


    When the Lieutenant Colonel opened his eyes again, they were gloomy, and the words uttered between his teeth were sharp, ¡°Until now, I don¡¯t think that a disabled human being can do anything in the distant stars.¡±


    ¡°The rules of this world are much more cruel than what young people now imagine. The era of natural selection 500 years ago has declared the result of the survival of the fittest: the new human beings with crystal bones are the winners, while the disabled humans who cannot fully integrate with crystal particles are the losers. Even if the old empire was overthrown due to its tyranny, this principle will still remain unchanged. ¡°


    Huo Lin looked straight at the young man in front of him. ¡°And I, as the instructor of the officers in the adaptation period, my primary responsibility is to ensure that the soldiers under me survive.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not easy for a disabled human being to survive in the interstellar space, nor is it easy for a team with a disabled human being to survive. But you¡­.humph.¡±


    Huo Lin snorted coldly.


    ¡°You know this truth, yet you would rather die than retreat.¡±


    Whether it was when he fainted after getting off the mecha when he first entered the fortress, when he was fighting red caterpillars with only an M-IP 18, when he was suffering from a low-grade fever and gnashing his teeth to participate in the training again and again¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    This remnant human being refused to allow himself to take even one step back.


    He had a will that was as fierce as fire and steel that was inconsistent with his natural race.


    Jiang Jianming said calmly. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Huo Lin: ¡°The more you are like this, the less I like you.¡±


    Huo Lin turned his head away, he held his military cap in his hand, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, ¡°If you pack up and go back to the Empire as soon as possible, you will lose face at most; if you kick the bucket sooner, although it is regrettable, you will only be a new dead man.¡±


    ¡°But if you go on like this step by step, becoming a hero, becoming a legend, accumulating military merits, and accepting important tasks¡ª¡ªif one day, on a certain important mission, you die in full view in front of everyone¡ª¡±


    The lieutenant colonel suddenly raised his cold eyes, ¡°Then, you will cause a catastrophe.¡±


    Jiang Jianming looked calm, the soft light above his head hit the contours of his eyebrows and eyes, and he said softly, ¡°I understand, Sir.¡±


    Huo Lin sneered, and loosened his usual furrowed brows, ¡°So until now, I will still look down on you, I must still look down on you, as this is my duty.¡±


    ¡°But¡ª¡±


    The corners of Officer Huo Lin¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°But, judging from the results, at least this time, you saved my soldiers.¡±


    The next moment, he stood up and gave Jiang Jianming a firm military salute.


    Even though the Lieutenant Colonel¡¯s gaze was still so unkind, even with cold contempt, his military salute was extremely standard.


    Jiang Jianming shook his head and said calmly, ¡°Sir, what I rescued was not your soldiers, but myself and my own teammates.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he did not hide or be humble, but stood up and raised his hands in return. An equally solemn salute was given.


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry,¡± Jiang Jianming said in a deep voice, ¡°Bei Maner is an officer with outstanding qualities and a good friend of mine, but I couldn¡¯t bring her back safely.¡±


    In this era, Aslan Star City already had the technology of limb regeneration surgery, and with Bei Maner¡¯s family background, she could fully afford it, which was considered a blessing among misfortunes.


    However, if she decided to return to the Empire for the surgery, she would have to leave Silver Big Dipper.


    Moreover, the postoperative new limbs were not as good as the original limbs, and it was doomed to be even more difficult for Bei Maner to return to the battlefield.


    Huo Lin was silent.


    After a few breaths, he first let out a cold ¡°humph¡± through his nostrils, then cursed ¡°little bastard¡± in a low voice, put his military cap on his head, turned his head and walked out of the treatment area.


    Jiang Jianming put down his hands and naturally sent the officer to the door.


    Huo Lin¡¯s footsteps stopped again.


    ¡°Your feats this time are extraordinary, be prepared, the people above may interview you in two days.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes darkened, and he said slowly, ¡°Please give me instructions.¡±


    Huo Lin turned his head and looked at him with scrutiny.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression was magnanimous. ¡°It is not troublesome to receive the meritorious deeds one deserves, if there were no special circumstances, you would not have come and told me this.¡±


    Huo Lin raised an eyebrow.


    This kid is really¡­really too smart.


    He pointed to the ceiling above his head. ¡°Hmph, at this time, there is probably a meeting going on upstairs, you an abnormal fetus, is causing everyone a headache.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right. The Silver Big Dipper has been building an army for many years. There has long been a set of rules on how to reward meritorious deeds, thus it is not a mistake to think that the content of the meeting is to discuss how to reward you.¡±


    Huo Lin.¡± Keep guessing, little brat.¡±


    ¡°Is it, it seems that it can only be¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming paused, and then said with a smile, ¡°Should we discuss the extent to which I, this crippled human being¡¯s contribution, should be erased.¡±


    Huo Lin was left speechless. ¡°Good boy.¡±


    Really smart.


    ¡°Find out for yourself. Of course I¡¯m not going to speak well of you, and if anyone wants to give you a special promotion, I¡¯ll be the first to put a no-vote on the table.¡±


    After he finished speaking, Huo Lin waved his hand and walked out again.


    Thump thump thump


    His military boots made a sound on the floor.


    Huo Lin listened to his own footsteps, and from behind him, at an invisible angle, Jiang Jianming¡¯s face turned complicated.


    Is it really possible?


    Can natural conditions be broken?


    No, he never believed it before.


    After all, all things were born unequal, how can there be any fairness in this world?


    The so-called fairness was nothing more than alms given by the strong to the weak.


    The satisfied rich man showed kindness, and gave bread to the beggars on the side of the road, in exchange for a grateful look, which could give him a half-day of pleasure.


    Although the current disabled human beings obviously enjoyed all the protection of human rights on the surface, this was nothing more than accepting the gift of the powerful new human beings under the benevolence of the Empire.


    But¡­


    ¡°Sir, please stop.¡±


    As he heard Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice from behind, Huo Lin stopped for the second time.


    He turned his head and saw a black-haired young man in a white hospital gown under the light, trotted towards him quickly.


    Huo Lin couldn¡¯t help squinting his eyes. He had to admit that at this second, his heart, which had been as hard as steel for many years, shook for a moment.


    Could it be that this young man will really bring about some earth-shattering changes for the Empire, for the new and disabled humans?


    Could it be that this little guy can really steadily go on like this forever¡­¡­.Not dying or losing, until a brand new path is found?


    The Lieutenant Colonel¡¯s eyes loosened imperceptibly for a second, perhaps it could be even called as having the touch of softness.


    ¡°Sir.¡±


    Jiang Jianming finally stood still in front of Huo Lin, looking up at the Lieutenant Colonel.


    His expression was very solemn, every inch of his good-looking face was filled with seriousness. He then opened his lips and said,


    ¡°I almost forgot, I want to ask¡ª¡±


    ¡°If the M-IP 18 issued by the fortress is discarded, where can I get a new one?¡±


    Huo Lin¡¯s face became as black as the bottom of a pot in an instant.


    ¡ªFucking little bastard!!


    ****


    Amidst the social chaos and unrest, a new day passed in a blink of an eye.


    Again, during the late of the night.


    In the treatment area, the same slender figure as last night passed through rows of treatment cabins.


    Garcia was not wearing the Silver Big Dipper military uniform today. The cloak of the aristocratic formal attire was draped behind his shoulders, and his long hair was scattered above, flowing like a golden silk.


    He was caught by Xie Yuduo and held a meeting all night, and was not free until this time.


    After the meeting, the Major General asked him about that disabled human being, which made His Highness feel inexplicably depressed.


    ¡ªI don¡¯t know how the disabled human is doing today.


    He ignored Xie Yuduo and left.


    While walking, he inadvertently came to the treatment area.


    His Highness didn¡¯t hesitate much¡ªSince you came here, you should go in and have a look.


    Maybe because he had to confirm with his own eyes that the disabled human being was not dead, so that he could sleep peacefully tonight, just like last night.


    However, reality does not always follow people¡¯s wishes.


    Before reaching the familiar position, Garcia¡¯s eyes suddenly froze. The green light in front of the treatment cabin¡­¡­..was turned off, indicating that there was no one inside.


    Cracks appeared on His Royal Highness¡¯ cold and noble expression. A few seconds later, he walked straight up to the empty cockpit, with deep eyes.


    Gone.


    The disabled human being he was eyeing¡­Jiang Jianming¡ª


    Is not in the treatment cabin anymore.


    Why, he was still there last night.


    Garcia couldn¡¯t help biting his lips irritably, remembering the unconscious body that fell into his arms that day, and the blood dripping on the back of his hand.


    Disabled humans¡­¡­¡­such weak creatures, if they come out of the treatment cabin at will, wouldn¡¯t they die?


    No, they will die.


    Of course they would easily die.


    There seemed to be a fire burning wildly in his heart, and he couldn¡¯t hold it down.


    Garcia pursed his lips, and he quickly judged the reason for his mood swings: he was anxious, and he really wanted to find the disabled human and lock it back in.


    His Royal Highness turned around, and his long cloak curved an elegant arc behind him.


    Garcia walked out of the treatment area with a cold face.


    In the dark, he walked towards the dormitory area of the officers in the adaptation period.


    His Highness was a person who was used to dealing with alien creatures on the battlefield, and concealing his breath was simply a piece of cake for him.


    After a while, Garcia swiped open the door of the dormitory with his authority and walked in, not worrying about waking up the people inside.


    It was very quiet inside. Garcia walked in and looked around, and found the person he was looking for.


    Jiang Jianming really fell asleep on the bed in the dormitory, leaning on his side, almost buried in the quilt, and his slightly pale side face was peaceful. But he was the only one inside, as the rest of the young officers had not come back yet.


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    After finding the disabled human being who was alive and well, Garcia secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but soon his face became even colder.


    How can a disabled human who has just recovered from a serious illness sneak back to the dormitory to sleep alone?


    What would he do if his illness flared up at night?


    Garcia stood at the head of the bed and said nothing, gritted his teeth secretly, and between his brows was a cold and violent flame.


    However, if Jiang Jianming was awake, he would definitely know that this does not mean that His Highness was angry or anything, but that¡­¡­¡­he was in a dilemma.


    ¡ªAfter all, when this person was not in a dilemma, he was proficient and did things smoothly.


    Garcia was in a difficult situation for a moment. He pursed his lips, and as expected, he slowly stretched out his hand.


    This is too dangerous. This remnant human being has such a reckless temper, and he has no sense of propriety at all.


    He still has to be taken back to the treatment cabin and locked up¡­¡­at least two or three more days. He obviously has not recovered enough.


    Garcia¡¯s palm rested on Jiang Jianming¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°Wake up.¡±


    His Highness looked deeply, and said in a deep voice, ¡°Get up.¡±


    The shoulders under the hands were very thin, and it seemed that he could also knead the shoulder blades through the quilt.


    The moment he was touched, the lean body moved, and his shallow breathing became disordered.


    ¡°¡­¡­?¡±


    Jiang Jianming opened his eyes blearily, rolled up the quilt and turned over.


    While half asleep and half awake, he took advantage of the moonlight outside the window and noticed the cool platinum curly hair and the hand reaching out to him.


    Little Highness¡­


    ¡°Jiang,¡± Garcia said lightly, ¡°get up and come back with me¡­¡­¡±


    He didn¡¯t get to finish his sentence, as his cuff suddenly sank.


    He merely saw Jiang Jianming lying sideways on the bed, staring at him with half-opened eyes, which seemed to be darker than usual.


    The white and thin fingertips stretched out from the quilt at some point, hooking the cuffs of his dress.


    Garcia¡¯s pupils flickered slightly.


    The fingers slowly climbed up again, like vines clinging to the trees, and finally grabbed his forearm, then the five fingers tightened.


    Jiang Jianming held His Royal Highness¡¯s arm and raised his face.


    His broken hair was messed up on the pillow, and a few strands were scattered at the end of his eyes.


    Under the moonlight outside the window, his eyes were foggy, his eyebrows and the corners of his lips stretched lazily, then he softly said, ¡°Why are you here again¡­annoying. ¡°


    His Highness was startled, yet he still didn¡¯t react.


    The next moment, Jiang Jianming tilted his upper body and buried himself in Garcia¡¯s arms with a smile.


    He closed his eyes and sighed, then murmured vaguely, ¡°Forget it, since you¡¯ve come¡­..then hold me.¡±

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    Assessing Meritorious Service (2)


    Garcia¡¯s mind went blank.


    The disabled human in his arms had already fallen asleep again, and his shallow breathing fell on his chest. As a sense of deja vu came over him, he stiffened once more.


    ¡­..Why?


    ¡­¡­How did things turn out like this??


    This situation was a bit too different from His Royal Highness¡¯s expectations. Garcia stood there stiff for a full minute before slowly casting his gaze down. His Adam¡¯s apple moved and looked at Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyebrows again.


    ¡­. A disabled human being, is this what they look like?


    Garcia thought hesitantly in his heart: Remnant humans¡­¡­maybe they are such delicate creatures? Perhaps their psychology is a state¡­.where they need enough comfort at any time?


    For example, asking someone to hug you while you sleep.


    But¡­¡­His Highness frowned displeased¡ªbut that should be a problem that disabled humans themselves need to solve.


    Delicate creatures wouldn¡¯t survive in the distant interstellar space. Here, no one would pamper others, and no special care would be given.


    Therefore, he had no reason to be used as a home pillow and be hugged by Jiang Jianming.


    What¡¯s more, it¡¯s not Jiang Jianming who was hugging him now, but he was being forced to hug this person, and bearing his weight.


    Garcia decided to put the body in his arms, down.


    Then do what he didn¡¯t finish just now¡ªwake up this mischievous disabled human being, carry him back to the treatment area, and put him inside the treatment cabin again.


    Afterwards, return to his residence with peace of mind.


    It was in a high-end dormitory area on the first floor, different from the dormitories of ordinary officers, and no one would dare to be so presumptuous there.


    ****


    On that long night, the numbers on the electronic clock on the wall of the dormitory beat silently.


    Light clouds covered the twin blue moons of Alien Alpha Star, and then dispersed after a while.


    Half an hour passed.


    Garcia still stood there expressionless.


    An hour passed.


    Garcia held Jiang Jianming and sat down on the bedside carefully.


    He casually pulled the quilt over, straightened it, and then wrapped the disabled human being sleeping in his arms with it.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    With a cold face, His Highness Garcia quickly found a reason for not letting go, and chose the most convincing one among them.


    His Highness seriously thought to himself: Since this is a disabled human¡­.well, let¡¯s just say it is their ¡°second nature¡±.


    If the hug disappears, maybe he will feel uncomfortable, feel ill, and even¡­¡­..feel pained?


    Garcia quietly looked at the pale young man sleeping peacefully in his arms.


    ¡­¡­¡­And Jiang Jianming, he is a remnant human who has just escaped from a dying state, if he let him suffer¡­¡­..


    It may damage the body, which will lead to an easier death next time. This definitely must not happen. The details of this person have not been found out yet, and he will not allow him to just die.


    With this, which at least sounded decent, even if the reasoning was not straightforward, but was nonetheless dignified and imposing, His Highness decided to take a lenient step back.


    Now, Garcia could frankly hold the soft disabled human being in his arms and coax him to sleep.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    His Highness raised the corners of his lips vaguely, a little pleased.


    However, it¡¯s a pity¡ª


    ¡ªThe person being held was not happy, not at all.


    In fact, Jiang Jianming woke up a long time ago, and expressed the same inner confusion as the Little Highness just now.


    ¡­¡­Why?


    ¡­..How did things turn out like this??


    It was true that he was physically and mentally not yet fully recovered. The reason why he returned to the dormitory from the treatment area was to avoid his body¡¯s dependence on the treatment cabin.


    But the negative effects were also consequential, such as slower senses and thinking than usual.


    Especially prone to drowsiness, experiencing vertigo when falling asleep, and not easy to wake up.


    But who would have thought that things would turn out like this?


    Garcia¡¯s arm was still around his back, Jiang Jianming gritted his back teeth lightly, closed his eyes and didn¡¯t dare to open them, while feeling like the hairs on his back were about to explode. At first, he really mistook Garcia for Ryann in his dream-like state, but when he realized what he had spouted, he woke up immediately.


    It was so embarrassing that he simply closed his eyes and waited for Garcia to throw him back on the bed.


    ¡ªBut unexpectedly, he was then hugged more comfortably in Garcia¡¯s arms.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart was so messed up that he couldn¡¯t understand anything: What¡¯s going on, he¡¯s unable to just open his eyes just like this, is it possible that Garcia isn¡¯t awake either!?


    I don¡¯t want to ask why you groped into my dormitory bed in the middle of the night, but you, a dignified prince,  why are you sweetly deceiving others!?


    Also, how could this person call his last name so smoothly, with the same intonation as those years, can you blame him for becoming absent-minded!?


    Unfortunately, at present, the situation was difficult to overcome. Jiang Jianming was angry and felt funny, but he could only continue to lie in Garcia¡¯s arms and pretend to sleep.


    The dormitory was so quiet that even the breathing of two people could be heard clearly. Jiang Jianming eventually felt drained and weary. As he continued to pretend to sleep, he really fell asleep again.


    Just like that¡­..all night.


    ****


    Until the twin blue moon disappeared, and the sunlight of the star illuminated the clouds of the Alien Alpha Star, and fell into the corner of the First Fortress of the Silver Big Dipper, plating a layer of sequins on the dormitory area of the officers in adaptation period.


    Dawn had come.


    His Royal Highness Garcia, who had been sitting on the bedside all night, suddenly lowered his eyes and looked at the disabled human being in his arms.


    He pursed his lips, patted Jiang Jianming¡¯s shoulder lightly, and said in a deep voice, ¡°Open your eyes, you¡¯re already awake.¡±


    Before Jiang Jianming opened his eyes, the corners of his lips curled up helplessly.


    His Highness¡¯s sense was as keen as ever. He did wake up, he just didn¡¯t want to face this embarrassing situation¡­¡­


    Unable to do anything about it, Jiang Jianming could only open his eyes resignedly.


    He raised his face from Garcia¡¯s arms and blinked, ¡°Your Highness, good morning.¡±


    Garcia, however, did not loosen the arms holding him, and continued to stare at him from a high position.


    The profiles of the two were illuminated by the light coming from the window, and the upper and lower eyes met in that peaceful sunlight.


    A few seconds later, a faint smile appeared in the eyes of His Royal Highness, and he snorted softly, ¡°Cunning.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°?¡±


    Garcia thought to himself: What a cunning disabled human being, he pretended to be asleep in order to trick him into hugging him for a while.


    But surprisingly, he was not angry.


    Garcia helped Jiang Jianming up, and carefully pushed him to the head of the bed to lean against.


    ¡°You are a remnant¡­¡­..human race,¡± Garcia raised his chin seriously, and asked in a straightforward manner, ¡°Why are you in Silver Big Dipper?¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled¡­¡­He was sure that Garcia¡¯s first reaction just now was to say ¡°disabled human race¡±.


    In this era, there were really only a few new human aristocrats who would change the way they were addressed in order to take into account the psychological feelings of disabled humans.


    He shook his head, and said gently, ¡°Is His Highness feeling embarrassed as he remembers fighting with this disabled human in mechas?¡±


    As soon as these words came out, Garcia¡¯s expression changed obviously and complicatedly.


    He understood what Jiang Jianming meant in an instant.


    On the surface, this statement was superficially a ridiculous joke, if a fool listened to it, he might think that this person was guilty and wanted to avoid answering.


    But the real meaning is: I used to fight mechas with you, Your Highness, and you didn¡¯t even realize that I was a disabled human being. Why can¡¯t I join the Silver Big Dipper?


    But Garcia remembered that day, the pale young man frowned in the cold wind and coughed faintly, with unbearable pain in his expression.


    Yes¡­¡­At that time, the person in front of him clearly said that he was a disabled person.


    The prince tightened his lips, lowered his eyelashes more or less helplessly, clenched his fingers for a moment, and said quickly in a low voice, ¡°That was indeed my mistake in judgment, I am very¡­¡­sorry.¡±


    The long platinum hair scattered on his shoulders was hit by the light due the movement of his lowered head, which was dazzling for a moment.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s breathing became disordered.


    ¡­¡­In this world, there was absolutely no one who could resist the aura and beauty of His Royal Highness within a distance of one meter.


    At this moment, Jiang Jianming stared at Garcia¡¯s curled eyelashes dyed gold by the fine sunlight, and suddenly remembered his conclusion 3 years ago.


    When he would talk to His Royal Highness in a serious way back then, Ryann would only smile slightly, squint his eyes and lean over to hug him, and would bite the back of his neck lightly and affectionately. He would then laugh, scold and push him away, and Ryann would purse his lips and then stare at him, with eyes looking a little displeased and aggrieved.


    Thus he came up with one more conclusion.


    Most of the time, the aura of His Royal Highness would always overwhelm his beauty. Only when this dignified prince was scolded by him, or felt guilty, would a gap be poked out on his cold and arrogant aura that looked down on everything.


    Only then did he realize in a trance that this godlike and radiant prince was just a young man who was 1 year younger than him, and there would be times that he would be at a loss, feel wronged and act like a baby.


    But at this moment, times have passed and circumstances have changed.


    Jiang Jianming felt the accelerated beating of his heart, and thought to himself in a daze:


    ¡­¡­It¡¯s over.


    After three years.


    He was once again attacked by His Royal Highness¡¯s beauty.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved silently, he fixedly looked at Garcia and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    Three years ago, he was used to facing His Highness at close range every day, and he had already developed considerable immunity to this beauty¡¯s critical hit.


    Now that they had reunited after a long separation, he found out that his immunity had weakened and was unable to hold back a little bit.


    But it seemed that there was no need to ¡°hold back¡±.


    This guy had already groped the head of his dormitory bed late at night, and hugged him all night. Moreover, he was already magnanimous enough not to pursue his case. What¡¯s wrong with ¡°not holding back¡± a little now?


    Jiang Jianming figured it out on his own, suddenly ¡°evil comes from the gallbladder¡± and quietly stretched out his hand¡ª


    (t/n Evil comes from the gallbladder is a Chinese idiom, which means that when you are extremely angry, you will be so bold that you can do anything.)


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind, Your Highness.¡±


    Under the early morning sun, the face of the black-haired young man was illuminated clearly and brightly, which actually had a kind of otherworldly hue.


    He stretched out the hand that belonged to a remnant human being, and his fingers landed on the top of the head of His Royal Highness, and quickly rubbed the soft platinum curly hair.

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    Assessing Meritorious Service (3)


    A moment later, when Jiang Jianming walked out of the dormitory, his brows were full of satisfaction and joy.


    Although the Little Highness almost jumped up on the spot after being touched by him, he still stared at him with astonished eyes. His face became tense like cold iron for a while, then immediately turned his head and left.


    Despite that he was still very happy.


    Rather, it was the Little Highness¡¯s reaction that made him happy.


    So far, Jiang Jianming was already 99% sure that Garcia was Ryann, and the remaining 1% was just his long-standing behavior, but he didn¡¯t want to draw a conclusion, not until only death remains.


    ****


    There seemed to be a lot more people walking around in the fortress than usual today. Jiang Jianming ran into Tang Zhen before walking a few steps out of the dormitory area.


    The latter walked hurriedly while looking around, and he was relieved when he saw Jiang Jianming.


    ¡°Little Jiang! Why did you come out of the treatment cabin by yourself?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Of course I came out when I woke up. Why, is there no training today?¡±


    Tang Zhen didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, ¡°You didn¡¯t check your wrist device again? We have been granted a special vacation, and will be exempted from training for these few days!¡­¡­I beg you, little immortal, this is for your body, honestly rest and recuperate for a while.¡±


    Only then did Jiang Jianming realize later, as he lowered his head to check his wrist device, and sure enough there were two messages from Officer Huo Lin.


    The first one, conveyed in a business-like tone, was an order to stay in the fortress for training this month, which was obviously sent to all the new officers in the group as well.


    The second message was the special vacation permission for the third team. The vacation was for five days, which was considered a very extravagant long vacation here in Silver Big Dipper.


    ¡°I see, have you checked Maner¡¯s situation?¡± Jiang Jianming turned off his wrist device, ¡°How are the others?¡±


    The incident was extraordinary. For the officers who had been in the adaptation period for only a few months in the far interstellar space, it was almost a huge blow.


    Tang Zhen walked side by side with Jiang Jianming, and said as he walked, ¡°Man¡¯er just woke up, and I was going to see her when I found you. Others woke up too, but were in a bad mental state. Li Youfang and Ellie went to receive psychological counseling, Joe¡­¡­¡±


    Speaking of this, he snorted in disgust, ¡°That guy, eight out of ten, he might likely be expelled from the army and be sent back to his country.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head and curled his lips, ¡°This is also a good thing for him. Heh¡­..Silver Big Dipper seems to have eased a lot in recruiting troops in recent years, which was not the case when Little Highness and I came down.¡±


    As he spoke, he glanced at Tang Zhen, and couldn¡¯t help but to secretly think amusedly: Everyone else was beaten enough that they had to undergo psychological counseling, yet Young Master Tang, who had once collapsed at the beginning, was in perfectly good condition, and this person was also¡­..in a good mood!


    Suddenly, Tang Zhen scratched his head and said, ¡°By the way, I¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming blinked, ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Tang Zhen forced a bitter smile, and said dejectedly, ¡°I still owe you an apology, I¡¯m sorry, Little Jiang. When we were in the snowy mountain, I lost my temper¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming stared at him for two seconds, then his eyes became repulsed.


    He touched his lips with his index finger, and thought to himself: Sure enough, people cannot be compared with each other.


    Obviously, Young Master Tang was also a handsome and noble young master who had countless girls screaming at him in the Imperial Capital¡ªso why am I not overwhelmed when he said similar things as the Little Highness?


    When the Little Highness said ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±, his heart would go numb, making him want to rub and knead it; but with Young Master Tang¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    Jiang Jianming shook his head and sighed, then compassionately said, ¡°Forget it, everything is not forced.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°??¡±


    The two walked back to the treatment area while talking.


    Passing through the white and clean corridor was the inner area that took care of the seriously wounded and sick. Different from the outer area, each patient here had a single ward, and all kinds of medical care facilities and security facilities were very complete.


    After they explained their purpose to a nurse, the nurse led them to the ward where Bei Maner was. Tang Zhen opened the automatic door, and Jiang Jianming followed him in.


    The inside of the ward was very bright. Bei Maner was wearing a white hospital gown, sitting on the hospital bed inside, with an IV drip hanging to her left hand.


    Her cheeks were a little pale, and her short chestnut hair seemed to have lost its luster. At this time, she had her head turned and was looking outside the window absentmindedly. Today¡¯s Alpha Alien Star had fine weather without snow.


    Jiang Jianming walked to her bed, and saw a few documents on the bedside table at a glance, as well as delicate handwritten signatures.


    In this era, there were very few opportunities to use paper documents, and only on some special occasions would it be used as a formality. And what was on the table at the moment was a return consent.


    Bei Maner suddenly turned around and smiled, ¡°Ah, Classmate Jiang, Young Master Tang, you are here.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved, and he said in a low voice, ¡°¡­Maner.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t stand there and talk, sit down, there are chairs over there.¡± Bei Maner prompted with her right hand that was not stuck with a needle, but then she suddenly stared into the ward, blinking, ¡°Huh, is there only one?¡±


    Thus the girl who lost a leg stretched her delicate eyebrows, smiled softly, and merely said faintly, ¡°Then Young Master Tang, please don¡¯t sit down. Classmate Jiang is not in good health. Young Master Tang must take good care of him in the future, therefore you can¡¯t fight impulsively anymore.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s eyes turned red, and he almost shed tears, but he quickly gritted his teeth and didn¡¯t turn his head away.


    Jiang Jianming sighed slightly, turned around and dragged the only chair in the room over, and sat down beside the bed. ¡°Have you decided to return to the Empire?¡±


    ¡°..Mn.¡±


    Bei Maner¡¯s smile was a little sad, she lowered her eyelashes, and touched her right knee, ¡°I can¡¯t help it, my leg is already¡­..¡±


    There was nothing under the white trousers.


    ¡°The fortress specially approved me to contact my family, and my parents¡­insisted on letting me go home, saying that they would contact me for a regeneration surgery.¡±


    Bei Maner muttered a few words to herself, clenched her fists again, then suddenly said in an authentic and forceful tone, ¡°But it¡¯s nothing! The operation may take a year or two to prepare, but it¡¯s so convenient to install a prosthesis now, and you can put it on when you go back!¡±


    She had also raised her face at some point, with a very energetic smile on her face, ¡°Classmate Jiang, do you know the news that was popular last year in Aslan, a person was born with long left leg and short right leg. Guess what, he finally chose to cut off his right leg, and replaced it with a prosthetic, hahaha¡­¡­¡­.ha.¡±


    The girl¡¯s dry laughter echoed awkwardly inside the ward.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming and Tang Zhen remained silent.


    ¡± ¡ª¡ªSorry, I¡¯m very sorry!¡±


    Bei Maner covered her face with her hands in shame, ¡°I know it¡¯s not funny at all! Maybe I¡¯m not in the right mentality¡­.I still need to think about it!¡±


    ¡°After returning to the Empire,¡± Jiang Jianming said suddenly, ¡°do you have any plans?¡±


    Bei Maner smiled wryly, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Tang Zhen grasped her shoulder tight, and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°You can go back to recuperate and have the operation. Silver Big Dipper is not worthy of Miss Bei.¡±


    ¡°Maybe in three to five years, our young lady will have become an honorable high-ranking official by then, come to Silver Big Dipper to inspect¡ªah! But only to find that we are still struggling at the bottom¡­¡­¡±


    They talked for a while, and they chatted until noon, when a female nurse knocked on the door and came in.


    It was time for Bei Maner to change her dressing. Jiang Jianming and Tang Zhen didn¡¯t plan to be a bother anymore, told her to have a good rest, and got up to leave.


    As they walked to the door, Bei Maner suddenly called out.


    ¡°Classmate Jiang!¡±


    Jiang Jianming and Tang Zhen turned their heads in response, only to see Bei Maner leaning on the bedside, looking over fixedly.


    Her eyes were no longer as bright as before, but they were still so clear. ¡°Thank you¡­for bringing everyone back safely for me.¡±


    The automatic door closed with a ¡°buzz¡±, closing the girl¡¯s figure on the other side.


    Tang Zhen stood outside the door for a long time and let out a long sigh.


    ****


    After leaving the treatment area, Tang Zhen accompanied Jiang Jianming back to the dormitory. Because of Bei Maner, neither of them spoke much.


    In the afternoon, Tang Zhen suddenly received a call from Huo Lin and went out for a trip.


    It took him a full two hours to come back. After he came back, the sun had already set in the western hills, and the clouds were flying outside the window.


    Tang Zhen twisted his neck as soon as he entered the door, raised his eyebrows at Jiang Jianming and said, ¡°Hey, I have met several officers, it seems that the fortress has begun to judge on how to reward your meritorious deeds.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Have you praised me?¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°Nonsense! I¡¯m patting your chest as guarantee in front of a group of officers. Hey, Little Jiang, let me tell you, it won¡¯t be reasonable if they won¡¯t promote you two or three ranks this time..¡­¡­¡±


    Thinking about the conversation with Huo Lin that day, Jiang Jianming merely smiled and said nothing.


    That night, the moon was bright and stars were scarce.


    In the evening, after dinner, Jiang Jianming took out a notebook from his bag and spread it out on the table.


    Holding the pen, he pondered for a long time on the clean sheet.


    Finally, he wrote down the first word carefully.


    Just like what Huo Lin said, he would probably be summoned by the higher officials soon. This merit itself was extraordinary, thus he must make good use of this opportunity.


    The Commanding officer of the fortress discriminated against him as a disabled human being, maybe this was not a bad thing, after all, his ultimate goal was not to earn military merits and ranks, but to get closer to the truth in the fog.


    After careful consideration, Jiang Jianming finalized three directions.


    The best strategy was for him to get in touch with Ryann¡¯s mecha.


    That was the Blade of the Nation handed down from the time of the founding emperor, the only Super S-class mecha in the Empire, and it was the hope in the hearts of countless people in the Empire. Crown Prince Ryann Kaios¡¯ whereabouts were unknown, and it was not known whether he was alive or dead, but his mecha was successfully recovered by Silver Big Dipper, and was now sleeping underground in the First Fortress.


    Jiang Jianming had a vague premonition that there might be some special clues inside that mecha.


    But the difficulty was also great. After all, the Super S-class mecha was of great significance. It would be impossible for a small officer to touch the fortress casually. If one was not good, it might be seen as an attempt to commit crime.


    The second best strategy was to rely on this military achievement and meet with Major General Xie Yuduo, the top commander of the fortress.


    Major General Xie was also one of his old acquaintances. If he could get the help of Major General Xie, it would become much easier doing what he wanted to do.


    In addition, if he could get past Xie Yuduo, he would not have to worry about being caught back by the old marshal for the time being.


    But with his current position, it would not be easy to meet the major general. Furthermore, to what extent would Xie Yuduo help him was still a question.


    After all, regarding Garcia¡¯s matter, he didn¡¯t know about the existence of this person until he came to the far interstellar space in person. It must have involved military secrets, and Xie Yuduo had the position¡ªtsk¡­¡­it¡¯s really hard to say.


    He didn¡¯t know when the night had gotten darker. The lights in the dormitory had already turned off, and only Jiang Jianming¡¯s own bedside lamp was left with a yellowish light.


    The tip of the pen in his hand moved smoothly, and the spread notebook was gradually covered with handwriting.


    As for the worst strategy, when the first two items were really difficult to achieve¨Cstop making futile wild wishes, at the least, he could still keep his military merits and get the chance of promotion he deserved.


    This was the safest path. As long as his military rank went up, what was needed would always be there but leisurely. The disadvantage was that it would take too much time, and he was a little impatient to wait.


    ¡­No.


    Jiang Jianming frowned, picked up the pen and scratched out the three lines.


    Wrong, his train of thought should not be like this.


    Since there were three different kinds of remuneration that were all beneficial to him, then¡ª


    What he should do is¡­to take them all.


    His train of thought should be¡­on how to win them all.


    Jiang Jianming pondered for a long time, and tapped his brow with the pen cap.


    There will be a way.


    ****


    The next morning, a Corporal knocked on the door of the dormitory as expected to deliver orders.


    ¡°Which one is Sir Jiang Jianming, an officer in the adaptation period?¡±


    At this time, Jiang Jianming had just finished his morning meal, and was lazily biting a fork and talking to Tang Zhen with a smile. When he heard the sound, he turned his head and answered, ¡°It¡¯s me.¡±


    This Corporal wearing the Silver Big Dipper military uniform was still very young, not a few years older than Jiang Jianming and the others.


    He was usually used to seeing rough, comrades-in-arms, but when he was looked at by a handsome little officer with black hair and fair skin, his ears turned red visibly to the naked eye.


    ¡°¡­¡­.Co, Commanding officer summons you!¡± The young corporal saluted while stammering, ¡°Sir Jiang Jianming, please come to the second floor of the fortress within fifteen minutes, and report to the 205 Military Aircraft Conference Room!¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Jiang Jianming put down the fork with his black-gloved right hand, and smiled at him, ¡°Please wait a moment, I¡¯ll rinse my mouth.¡±


    Heavens!, and the corporal¡¯s face turned red in an instant.


    The corner of Tang Zhen¡¯s mouth twitched next to him: Little Jiang, Little Jiang, you are laughing like that, you are deliberately teasing honest people¡­¡­


    It seems that last night¡¯s tossing has finally yielded results, is this why you are in a good mood?

 CH 36

    Assessing Meritorious Service (4)


    Five minutes later.


    The black elevator stopped steadily on the second floor, and the green indicator light came on with the sound of ¡°ding¡±.


    The young corporal led Jiang Jianming out.


    ¡°Sir, this way.¡±


    Jiang Jianming came down the elevator, stepped on the passageway paved with alloy steel sheets in the fortress with his military boots, and looked back.


    The corporal smiled as he walked. ¡°Is this the first time for you to come up from the first floor? I heard that you made a contribution to the unexpected incident a few days ago, you will definitely have the opportunity to come to the second floor often in the future.¡±


    He thought about it, and then added, ¡°Maybe even, have the chance to live here in a few years.¡±


    ¡°Really? Then I¡¯ll accept your auspicious words.¡±


    Jiang Jianming gently bent the corner of his lips at the corporal, and followed him to the direction of the conference room.


    Silver Big Dipper Fortress had a total of four floors. The military area on the 1F was divided into four major areas: dormitory area, treatment area, trading area, and supply area. In addition, there were four mecha hangars and two starship ports for the convenience of soldiers to go out anytime.


    2F, which was the floor where Jiang Jianming was now, which was mainly equipped with senior dormitory areas, military aircraft conference rooms, archives and databases.


    In addition, many large-scale computers and precision instruments were located on this floor. Officers and soldiers below the grade level, except for messengers, were not allowed to enter without permission.


    The top 3F belonged to the non-military area, which had the farming and animal husbandry area that mainly supplied food sources; the logistics area that handled water filtration, power supply, heating, and all other miscellaneous tasks; the scientific research room that handled drug development, mecha repairs, and new crystal weapon development¡­¡­..


    And the most important thing, the real crystal mine warehouse. The real crystal ore of the B-grade subspecies recovered by Jiang Jianming should be lying there now.


    In addition to the three floors on the ground up, the Silver Big Dipper Fortress also had a ¡°-1F¡± or called the ¡°Stele of Heroes¡±, a peaceful land used to commemorate the Silver Big Dipper heroes who died in the distant stars.


    According to the positioning given by the intelligence Seth Henry, the main body of the Ryann¡¯s mecha should be placed somewhere in the underground, on the Stele of Heroes.


    Jiang Jianming went through the plan he made yesterday in his mind again, then heard the corporal say, ¡°Sir, we are here.¡±


    When Jiang Jianming looked up, he saw the 205 Conference Room in front of him.


    He then thanked the young corporal, took a light breath, bent his index finger and middle finger and knocked on the door three times.


    ¡°Adaptation period officer Jiang Jianming, received orders to come and report.¡±


    Three seconds later, the white automatic door buzzed open.


    Inside, it was wide and bright, and the long table in the conference room came into his view, along with four officers sitting on the opposite side of the long table¡ª¡ª


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin sat on the far left, still with a sullen face. On the right hand side of Huo Lin was a black and thin officer; next to him was a white and robust officer; and on the far right seat was an officer with a beard.


    The pair of eyes of these four people with a sense of oppression all turned to Jiang Jianming who came in from the door.


    The black and thin officer touched his chin and spoke first, ¡°You are¡­¡­¡±


    As he spoke, he quickly scrutinized Jiang Jianming and narrowed his eyes.


    This black-haired young man was thinner than he had imagined, and his facial features were very clean. Perhaps one could even say that he was beautiful, but his skin lacked blood color, which would make any one believe that he was sick all the year round.


    Standing straight, it was a kind of tense and deliberate uprightness. The military uniform on his body was too neat, obviously it had been washed and ironed overnight, and it could even be noticed¡­¡­that he was a little nervous.


    After all, he was being summoned suddenly to the second floor by so many officers. As an officer still in the adaptation period, this kind of behavior was quite normal.


    However, he didn¡¯t look like a capable person who could turn the tide in a dangerous situation and make great achievements.


    Jiang Jianming saluted, ¡°Hello, officers, I am¡­Jiang Jianming.¡±


    Several officers looked at each other indiscriminately, one frowned, one scowled, and the last one shook his head slightly, their impression on this young man had been reduced by ten points.


    Before Jiang Jianming was formally summoned, they had been arguing for two days.


    No one would want to suppress a new military officer who had rendered meritorious service for no reason, but Jiang Jianming was a disabled human being, and this was a place in the entire Empire that wouldn¡¯t tolerate disabled human beings¨Cthe Silver Big Dipper Fortress in the Far Star.


    What are the consequences of promoting a disabled human being exceptionally?


    After being promoted, what position will he be placed in? Who is willing to accept a disabled human being as a subordinate, and who is willing to accept a disabled human being as their direct commander?


    Who will dare send him to fight, and if he is killed in a battle, whose responsibility is it?


    If he¡¯s unable to fight, will he simply stay in Silver Big Dipper and serve as a decoration?


    Too ridiculous, too many hidden dangers and uncertainties.


    Argue, discuss, argue.


    Finally, they decided to meet this extraordinary disabled human being in person before making the final decision.


    In fact, if they hadn¡¯t watched the video of the mecha, be astonished upon witnessing the young man¡¯s mecha level and adaptability on the battlefield, and if Jiang Jianming¡¯s teammates hadn¡¯t insisted that this man was indeed extraordinary¡­¡­


    Maybe there won¡¯t even be any summons this time.


    Only Huo Lin, who narrowed his eyes, thought to himself that this was not good.


    This black-hearted brat seems to be planning on cheating again.


    ¡°Well¡­Jiang Jianming, right.¡±


    The white and robust middle-aged officer cleared his throat first, and narrowed his blue eyes. He leaned forward, connected the fingertips of both hands, pushed them towards each other making a tower.


    ¡°We don¡¯t want to beat around the bush. You should know your own situation best.¡±


    ¡°The few of us, including your immediate commander, Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin, don¡¯t really want to give you military merit according to the previous rules. Now is your last chance. ¡°


    The officer¡¯s tone was not very harsh, even very peaceful, but the words he said were not so friendly.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you thirty minutes to convince the few of us to change our minds.¡±


    Hearing this, Jiang Jianming seemed startled for a moment, then lowered his eyebrows.


    He hesitated for five or six seconds before whispering, ¡°I¡­¡­¡±


    The several officers looked at each other again.


    The bearded officer scratched his nose and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, maybe, you can start by explaining your own origin. Who gave you that special transfer order chip?¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes, staring at the clean conference table in front of him, and said in a low voice, ¡°Yes, this was given by a very honorable Sir, I dare not mention his name.¡±


    ¡°He gave me this chip more because of a personal relationship. I¡­ my fianc¨¦ was killed in the Far Star, and this Sir was his teacher before his death.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­My father was one of the conscripted veterans five years ago, and soon received the title of martyr. I have no other relatives.¡±


    ¡°The original intention of that great Sir was to let Silver Big Dipper take care of me and let me go to the rear department to work as a clerical officer. It¡¯s my heart that is hard to calm down. No matter what, I also want to come to the place where my father and husband died.¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­¡­¡± The brows of several officers loosened, and some sighs came out of their mouths.


    The eyes that looked at Jiang Jianming with cold scrutiny seemed to melt a lot.


    ¡°Poor child.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not easy.¡±


    They all nodded to each other. After listening to Jiang Jianming¡¯s life experience and explanations, at least the reason why this disabled human was in the distant star had become understandable.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes were dark and deep, and he quietly looked at the officers and thought to himself: He is not cheating.


    He hasn¡¯t even told a single lie so far, he is really a rare honest person.


    As for the officers¡¯ inability to associate the ¡°fianc¨¦¡± and ¡°Sir¡± with the crown prince and the old marshal¡­¡­that must be the issue of the officers themselves.


    Therefore, the black-haired young man raised his head, and with a serious expression, said, ¡°This time I was lucky enough to make a little contribution, but I dare not expect a promotion.¡±


    The black and thin officer was surprised. ¡°Oh?¡±


    ¡°I know I¡¯m a disabled human. During the period of time after I came to Silver Big Dipper, I really felt¡­¡­cough.¡±


    Jiang Jianming covered his lips and coughed lightly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, this is very impolite¡­..I felt that it was very strenuous, maybe the rules of this world are much crueler than I imagined.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Huo Lin suddenly picked up the glass of water and took two big gulps with a sullen face.


    ..This fucker!


    The white and robust officer¡¯s expression became more sympathetic, and then he said softly, ¡°You have worked very hard, I can feel it¡­¡­¡­Child, please accept my respect.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°I heard that in Silver Big Dipper, there is a great degree of freedom for meritorious deeds. Some people can also even choose to exchange real crystal ores for currency points¡­¡­¡±


    Hearing what he said, the three officers looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Obviously, they all thought that the young man in front of him was trying to ease the atmosphere with a joke.


    As this disabled human was willing to voluntarily give up promotion, it made the big stone in their hearts fall down.


    Now that the matter was easy to handle, the three officers laughed along with the joke, and the inside of the conference room was filled with a happy atmosphere.


    Among them, the bearded officer laughed the loudest. ¡°Indeed, you are not mistaken hahaha¡­¡­But such a foolish money-grubber, I haven¡¯t seen one like you for more than ten years.¡±


    Huo Lin couldn¡¯t laugh at all, his forehead could only twitched, and he started drinking water again.


    ..Damn it, damn it! Why the hell am I here to watch this little bastard perform!


    ¡°Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin, what¡¯s the matter with you?¡±


    Next to him, the white and robust officer looked at him with dissatisfaction. ¡°Even if you don¡¯t like disabled human beings, you brought this child after all, and it¡¯s not easy for him. Don¡¯t be like that.¡±


    Disregarding the Lieutenant Colonel¡¯s face that turned livid in an instant, he turned to face Jiang Jianming again with a friendly expression, ¡°So, what do you want to exchange for this meritorious service?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°My fianc¨¦¡¯s relics are in the underground Stele of Heroes, I want¡­to inherit his relics.¡±


    Huo Lin coughed, and said the first sentence since Jiang Jianming came in. ¡°Removing the relics in the Stele of Heroes requires the approval of Major General Xie, and we cannot promise you this.¡±


    As soon as his words fell, the lieutenant colonel became startled.


    Wait a minute, could it be that Jiang Jianming¡¯s original purpose was the Major General?


    The bearded officer answered immediately, ¡°Of course, we can apply for you¡ªbut we can only say that you choose to use this meritorious service in exchange for such an ¡®opportunity to apply¡¯. If the Major General disagrees, there is nothing we can do.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded immediately. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll accept all the results.¡±


    Immediately, the expressions of the three officers became clearer.


    They didn¡¯t expect that this disabled human being could be dismissed so easily, and their eyes that looked at Jiang Jianming were as loving as if looking at their own son.


    Good boy, what a good boy!


    The white and robust officer squinted his eyes then said, ¡°This is the condition you put forward, child, don¡¯t say that we bully you and that we suppress your achievement in the future.¡±


    Jiang Jianming quickly raised his eyes and said sincerely, ¡°How can it be!¡±


    ¡°Good, come with us.¡±


    ****


    ¡°What the hell are you trying to do?¡±


    On the way to Major General Xie¡¯s office, Huo Lin lowered his voice and asked Jiang Jianming.


    ¡°Lieutenant Colonel.¡± Jiang Jianming smiled, hiding his voice in the staggered footsteps of several people, ¡°After all, you are still my Commanding officer, I will not pit you, so please leave quickly.¡±


    With that, he deliberately amplified his voice, ¡°Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin, don¡¯t you need to organize training today?¡±


    The three officers in front turned their heads when they heard the sound, and one of them said, ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right. Huo Lin, you should go back first.¡±


    Another person looked at Jiang Jianming compassionately then said, ¡°He is really a good boy who is meticulous and caring.¡±


    Huo Lin:¡±¡­..¡±


    He stared at Jiang Jianming with a complicated expression for a long while, saluted his farewell to his colleagues who were doomed to be miserable, and turned to go to the elevator leading to the first floor.


    In front of the Major General¡¯s office, the black and thin officer looked at Jiang Jianming¡¯s hands and nodded approvingly.


    ¡°Hmm¡­..you know how to wear gloves to cover them up.¡±


    The bearded officer then said, ¡°Remember, the Major General has a very strict temper, don¡¯t talk nonsense after entering, and don¡¯t mention your achievements.¡±


    The black-haired young man seemed to have become nervous again. He bit his lower lip for a while, and asked softly, ¡°Then¡­after seeing the Honorable Major General, can I address him as Sir?¡±


    When several officers heard him say such naive words, they were immediately annoyed and felt ridiculous.


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded. ¡°Please rest assured, I will only say ¡®Hello, Sir¡¯.¡±


    It was still the same series of processes of knocking on the door, reporting, and then waiting for the automatic door to open.


    The office of the Supreme Commander of the fortress was spacious, and the Major General¡¯s female adjutant was seated at the side table.


    She stopped typing on the virtual keyboard, then adjusted her glasses.


    ¡°Please enter, what can I do for you?¡±


    While Xie Yuduo was seated at the desk by the window, still arrogantly crossing his legs, holding a teacup in one hand and a few paper documents in the other, tilting his head lazily and squinting his eyes.


    Jiang Jianming stepped in calmly, stood still at the door, then raised his hand to salute.


    ¡°Hello, Sir.¡±


    Xie Yuduo had just taken a sip of tea when he suddenly felt that the voice seemed familiar, thus he lazily lifted his eyes from the edge of the document¡ª


    Pfft-!!!!!


    Immediately, the sip of tea was sprayed out by him!


    ¡°Little little little, Little Excellency¡ª!!?¡±


    In the next second, Xie Yuduo put down his crossed legs with a ¡°swish¡±, and his crooked back straightened with a ¡°snap¡±, the cup that he almost knocked over was placed on the corner of the table with a ¡°bang¡±, and the documents in his hand were squeezed tightly!


    Under the terrified gaze of the female adjutant, Major General Xie jumped up with lightning speed!


    He walked quickly and rushed to Jiang Jianming¡¯s side, ¡°My God, why is our Little Excelllency Jiang came here?¡±


    ¡°Major¡­Major General!?¡±


    The female adjutant¡¯s face became extremely frightened, as if she saw red rain crashing down from the horizon.


    She had been working beside the major general for almost three years. This one had an extremely rebellious temper. He could even quarrel with Marshal Chen. When was ever the time she saw him this courteous?


    Moreover, he actually called this young man ¡°Little Excellency¡±?


    Many people didn¡¯t know, but she knew that this Major General Xie was a nobleman himself. What kind of status did this person have to be honored by Major General Xie as Little Excellency?


    ¡°Really mischievous, Far Star is not a place for people to stay¡­.Tsk, does the commander-in-chief know?¡±


    Xie Yuduo held Jiang Jianming¡¯s arm, his phoenix eyes were bent into crescent moons, he was half startled and half surprised and said repeatedly, ¡°Come in quickly, please sit down, sit down.¡±


    The major general raised his hand and led Jiang Jianming in, planning to let him sit on his chair, and with a sincere smile on his face, continued to speak.


    ¡°His Little Excellency must have suffered a lot on the way here, alas, why didn¡¯t say so, I could have directly driven a starship to pick you up! By the way, is the purity and dosage of the tranquilizer enough? Is there any discomfort on your body?¡±


    Jiang Jianming followed him for two steps.


    As a result, the staring eyeballs of the three officers behind him, the chins that were about to hit the ground, and the three dead and green faces were exposed.


    Xie Yuduo suddenly realized that something was a bit wrong.


    He recalled it, recalled it again, and then took a look at Jiang Jianming¡¯s Silver Big Dipper military uniform, and found that it was not only ¡°a bit¡± wrong.


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°Little Excellency Jiang, say, what did you just address me?¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his head and said calmly, ¡°Sir.¡±


    Major General Xie¡¯s smile froze, and his face was instantly greener than the three poor officers behind, and a lot greener than the green vegetables he had eaten at noon.


    With a stiff smile, he said cautiously, ¡°Is that what I understand? No, Little Excellency, are you joking?¡±


    He wanted to cry again and say without tears: No no no no no no no, so the disabled human being His Highness mentioned a few days ago was¡ª


    Jiang Jianming smiled and said nothing, yet his eyes clearly said: What do you think?


    Xie Yuduo took a deep breath, the blue veins on his forehead throbbed.


    ¡°Or else,¡± he grinned bitterly, then pointed at the three dumbstruck people at the door, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll let them get out first, and then we¡¯ll sit down and talk slowly, do you think it¡¯s okay?¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised the corner of his lips, and a hint of success flashed in the depths of his eyes.


    He finally walked over, calmly pulled the major general¡¯s chair and sat down, and said, ¡°Okay.¡±

 CH 37

    Dark Blood (1)


    Major Liu Rita, who belonged to the First Legion of Silver Big Dipper, had served as the adjutant and secretary of Major General Xie Yuduo for three years.


    In the past three years, she had assisted this incomprehensible major general rigorously, sternly, rationally and calmly. She had seen the major general yell at military meetings, had seen the major general fought with Marshal Chen through interstellar communication all night, and even seen the major general got drunk into a puddle of mud¡ªand just now, she witnessed him spit out on the top-secret document that was just printed out and stamped with the emperor¡¯s imperial seal.


    Heavens.


    The heart that collapsed at that moment, Liu Rita didn¡¯t want to recall the second time.


    To this day, Rita believed that she had developed a good mentality and that she could stay still even if the world collapsed in front of her eyes.


    However, she never expected¡ª


    Today, the female adjutant was forced to refresh the upper limit of her endurance.


    ¡°Rita, this is¡­¡­¡±


    In the office, Xie Yuduo smiled bitterly, ¡°His Royal Highness¡¯, the former Crown Prince Ryann Kaios, privately appointed lifelong spouse, His Little Excellency Jiang, Jiang Jianming.¡±


    Rita, the female adjutant, turned into a dull stone statue, with her glasses slipping down the bridge of her nose.


    Heavens.


    Rita thought numbly: If I am guilty, the Imperial Law will punish me.


    Instead of plainly joining Silver Big Dipper with excellent merits, she chose to stay with such a chief officer, living under the shadow of sudden death from a heart attack every day.


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°Due to some practical reasons, this matter has not been made public on the surface, but back then¡­in the eyes of us insiders, he has always been His Royal Highness the Crown Princess of the Empire.¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled helplessly, ¡°That was back then, but not anymore.¡±


    Xie Yuduo let out a long sigh, pressed his forehead with a headache, and wailed,¡±So¡­¡­ Can you say it now? My goodness, grandpa and grandma ,Little Excellency, you , this, why did you join Silver Big Dipper?¡±


    The major general hammered the table with grief, ¡°Who recruited, who recorded the files, which bastard bastard did it¡ª¡±


    This time, Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t deliberately hide anything anymore.


    He told the whole story of how he met with Marshal Chen on the night of his graduation day at the military academy, how he got the special transfer order chip, and how he went around to the Star City of Albourne to fly to the distant interstellar. His secrets all came to light.


    Including how he met Garcia in Beta Alien, and how he jumped to Alpha Alien to become an officer in the adaptation period and so on. He explained everything to him clearly.


    On the way, Rita, the female adjutant who regained her sanity, made him a cup of hot tea.


    Jiang Jianming thanked her politely, and the mist that rose from the hot tea blurred his stretched eyebrows.


    ¡°Well, that¡¯s about how it happened. ¡°


    ¡°You¡­¡± Rita couldn¡¯t help whispering, ¡°You really did not have it easy.¡±


    Xie Yuduo had fallen silent.


    Until Jiang Jianming finished speaking, held the teacup and drank slowly, he still didn¡¯t speak.


    The young major general clasped his fingers, buried his forehead in his palms, closed his eyes tightly, and there was a flash of struggle in his expression.


    ¡°I¡­sigh¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo shook his head, and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°His Highness¡¯s affair¡­.that has been concealed, we are really ashamed.¡±


    Jiang Jianming put down his teacup and said calmly, ¡°Major General, please raise your head. In the past three years, I have never wanted to blame you or anyone else.¡±


    ¡°Imperial secrets are not something that ordinary people can access. I understand¡­¡­It¡¯s just that I can¡¯t simply accept it, that¡¯s why I came here.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stood up with a solemn expression, ¡°Major General Xie, please allow me to have access to His Royal Highness Ryann¡¯s remains, the mecha L- Crown of the Golden Dawn.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s exactly why you came here.¡±


    Xie Yuduo looked at him firmly, but shook his head again, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Little Excellency, I really want to nod¡­¡­but I have a responsibility.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression did not fluctuate at all. ¡°No, you misunderstood. I came to see the Major General today, not to force you to do favoritism for me.¡±


    Yes, last night he had thought carefully about the three rewards he ¡°wanted to win¡±.


    Obviously, what could be used as the core breakthrough was Major General Xie Yuduo who was in charge of the First Fortress. The key point was how to get Xie Yuduo to allow him access to Ryann¡¯s mecha, and to agree to his promotion in the army.


    Getting in touch with the mecha meant that he would get in touch with the core secrets, and if Xie Yuduo sticks to his responsibilities, he would not agree. Moreover, the promotion meant that he would be in danger, and if Xie Yuduo really cared for him, he would also not agree.


    Seemingly contradictory, seemingly unsolvable.


    But Jiang Jianming believed that there would be no absolutely unsolvable problems in the world.


    The reason why it seemed unsolvable was because the real key point had not yet been grasped.


    ¡°Major General, I¡¯m here to help you.¡±


    Inside the office, Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes suddenly became cold, and he said word by word, ¡°May I ask, after the Crown of Golden Dawn was recovered, have the Silver Big Dipper Fortress and the Imperial Army opened its cockpit and information base?¡±


    Xie Yuduo was stunned for a moment, he touched his chin then answered, ¡°¡­No, when we recovered Golden Dawn, it had already fallen into dormancy.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°I can open it, because the Little Highness¡¯s mecha intelligence is with me.¡±


    His words were like thunder out of thin air!


    ¡°¡ªwhat!?¡±


    Xie Yuduo suddenly stood up from his seat.


    Even the female adjutant Rita turned her head in astonishment.


    Jiang Jianming pressed his right hand firmly on his wrist device, and said in a calm and deep voice, ¡°If the Major General can take me to see the mecha of His Royal Highness Ryann secretly, and tell me some inside information about that year¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°In exchange, I am willing to help the Empire restart the Crown of Golden Dawn with the help of the mecha intelligence Seth Henry.¡±


    The peaceful atmosphere in the office was swept away.


    The meaning of Jiang Jianming¡¯s words was so shocking that the major general and his adjutant were speechless for a while!


    There were only two Super S-class mechas in the Empire today.


    One of them was the special mecha of the current empress¡ª¡±L-Iron Rose¡±, which was now parked in the White Jade Palace in Star City, the Capital of Aslan.


    And ¡°L-Crown of the Golden Dawn¡±, that was the mecha left by the founding emperor, uses most of the old imperial technology that had been lost, but after several upgrades, it was no doubt the number one mecha in the Empire in terms of performance.


    More than seventy years ago, the Great Emperor Kaios drove it to overthrow the tyranny of the old empire, rescued mankind from killing each other and from the vortex of internal oppression.


    He also drove it to launch the holy battle against the distant interstellar, annihilating the alien creatures, and dispelling the shadow of alien invasion for the new empire.


    It was the light of dawn that drove out the darkness, the crown of iron blood and glory, and the supreme hope in the hearts of hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians. It already had a meaning beyond performance itself.


    Not to mention, at present, the Crown of Golden Dawn may also have the key to unlock the mystery of the Crystal Nest and the mystery of the Crown Prince¡¯s sacrifice.


    And now, someone suddenly says, he can help the Empire reactivate that dormant mecha..¡­


    How significant is that!?


    Xie Yuduo gritted his teeth, ¡°What you said¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°It¡¯s absolutely true.¡±


    Xie Yuduo raised his head and closed his eyes. He took a deep breath and squeezed his fingers even tighter.


    Rita was short of breath, and then whispered, ¡°Major General!¡±


    Xie Yuduo opened his eyes, and suddenly raised his finger to the door, ¡°Please go back, His Little Excellency Jiang.¡±


    Rita was surprised, ¡°Major General!? You¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming remained motionless, waiting for Xie Yuduo¡¯s next words.


    He clearly knew it was for this sake, thus Xie Yuduo had no reason to refuse, regardless of the interests of the overall situation, and regardless of private interests.


    Therefore Xie Yuduo could only smile bitterly, showing an expression of admitting defeat.


    He then stood up, ¡°Not now, there are too many people outside. At exactly 00:00, I will stop the surveillance in the fortress for three minutes. Please wait for me at the elevator on the first floor. Remember to avoid leaking information¡­..¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll take you to the underground Stele of Heroes.¡±


    ****


    That night.


    Night in Silver Big Dipper Fortress was always very quiet, and night time was also a precious period, as it¡¯s the time where most officers and soldiers replenished their exhausted energy and physical strength through sleep.


    Robots and intelligence undertook about 70% of night patrol duties, and only the green safety indicator lights were on in the corridors of the quiet dormitory area.


    When the digits on the electronic clock jumped to 00:00, suddenly, a dormitory door opened.


    Jiang Jianming calmly held his coat and military boots, and slipped out quietly.


    During the day, not only Tang Zhen, but Li Youfang also returned to the dormitory.


    Jiang Jianming ignored the series of anxious ¡°what happened¡± from the two, and ate and drank water as usual, and took tranquilizers as usual.


    When night came, he didn¡¯t sleep, he merely closed his eyes and had his headset on, laid down on the bed with all his clothes and pretended to be asleep, and asked Seth Henry to remind him at twelve o¡¯clock.


    As soon as midnight arrived, he lifted the quilt and went out barefoot, alarming no one.


    Time was of essence. Jiang Jianming quickly put on his coat and walked towards the elevator. By the time he reached the last corner, he was already dressed neatly.


    In the distance, a slender figure stood in front of the black elevator that seemed to be woven from steel.


    Xie Yuduo was already waiting there.


    Jiang Jianming walked over, and the figure in front of the elevator turned into two people.


    He smiled, bowed his head and said, ¡°Thank you, Major General.¡±


    He knew that if he really followed the procedure, Xie Yuduo should never have sneaked into the underground with him in the middle of the night like this.


    He should have reported it to the Empire immediately and asked His Majesty the Emperor and high-ranking officials to decide.


    But in this way, the fact that he hid a bunch of His Royal Highness¡¯s relics privately back then would also be uncovered, and he might end up in prison for the rest of his life.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t, I still want to be a person.¡±


    Xie Yuduo had a self-deprecating smile, and glanced at the condensed chip on his wrist.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been in this ghostly place of the Far Star for a long time. Really, sometimes I feel that I am not a human being anymore, but have been infected by crystal particles into a living human-shaped crystal bone, tsk.¡±


    The door of the elevator closed and then slowly descended.


    After seven or eight seconds, after a ¡°ding¡± prompt, it stopped.


    The door opened, and Xie Yuduo made a ¡°please¡± gesture.


    Jiang Jianming walked out first.


    The first thing that caught his eye was the snow-white forest in the darkness.


    If one looked closely, it was not really a forest. The underground space was very large, and the soles of the feet were covered with black thin bricks. One white pointed monument after another stood there. They vary in height, but they were all more than ten meters high, and one needed to look up to be able to see the top.


    These white monuments were made of unknown materials, and they emit a soft shimmer in the dark without lights. They were tilted and arranged closely, with their tips pointing to the top, while its body released a sense of desolation and solemnity.


    Jiang Jianming watched quietly for a long time.


    Here was the underground of Silver Big Dipper First Fortress, the human cemetery in the cosmic sea of stars, the Stele of Heroes.


    Xie Yuduo put his hands on his shoulders and smiled, ¡°Shocked, when I entered the Stele of Heroes for the first time, I didn¡¯t move for three minutes.¡±


    ¡°Come on, this way.¡±


    In the open space, the footsteps of two people were extremely clear.


    They walked through the snow-white pointed steles, each of which was densely engraved with small characters. It was the names, identities and epitaphs of the dead.


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°However, you really do trust me, are you not afraid that I¡¯ll take the intelligence away on the spot.¡±


    Jiang Jianming laughed.


    His eyes sparkled, and he merely said slowly, ¡°Actually¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°The Little Highness handed over the control of Seth to me, and now I am the only master of Seth. This intelligence is very troublesome. If this is taken away from me, it will enter automatic dormancy.¡±


    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s really advanced, really¡­¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo suddenly realized something and stared wide¨Ceyed, ¡°¡­Huh??¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°If you hand over Seth to the Imperial Army, it will end up like its fuselage, exactly, be dormant forever.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Xie Yuduo said dryly, ¡°Little Excellency Jiang, your wrist seems to be higher than before.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head, countless white pointed monuments were reflected in his eyes like thistles and thorns, he then frankly said with a smile, ¡°You know, I have to fight for that something myself¡­¡­..because if I don¡¯t go fight for it, nobody¡¯s going to give it to me.¡±


    ¡°Major General, let me go to the battlefield.¡±


    Xie Yuduo held his forehead, and said in distress, ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t, you don¡¯t do this, we can resolve this through discussion¡­¡­I will send you soldiers! Assign adjutants! And even ask those three short-sighted idiots to bring you tea and water every day.¡±


    ¡°But about going to the battlefield¡ªLittle Excellency, if I nod now, I¡¯m afraid the Crown Prince will surely come to my room tonight and punish me with sleep paralysis.¡±


    Jiang Jianming suddenly asked, ¡°Isn¡¯t His Highness Garcia, Ryann?¡±


    He asked very abruptly, and the content of the question was very shocking. But Xie Yuduo seemed to have expected this sentence a long time ago, therefore he didn¡¯t react violently.


    The major general didn¡¯t even turn his head, but only sighed first, and then gave a forced chuckle.


    He had a kind of incongruous magnetic voice, which was especially moving when he laughed.


    ¡°Little Excellency, are you sure you want to listen to my answer?¡±


    Xie Yuduo said faintly, ¡°There is an abyss ahead, and it¡¯s too deep, if you go into it, you won¡¯t be able to turn back.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°I didn¡¯t leave any way out for myself.¡±


    ¡°All right. ¡°


    Xie Yuduo let out a long breath and nodded his head.


    Then he went on, ¡°Well, it¡¯s humiliating to say, but I also don¡¯t know very well. The commander-in-chief may know 70% to 80%, and the only ones who really know everything inside may only be the leader of the Black Shark Base and¡­..His Majesty the Emperor.¡±


    ¡°However, His Highness Garcia once confessed to me that when he woke up in Black Shark Base three years ago, he was like a newborn baby without any memory.¡±


    ¡°I personally believe that His Highness Garcia is the former Crown Prince, His Highness Ryann Kaois himself.¡±


    Even though he had already made this judgment in his heart, when Xie Yuduo said this sentence, Jiang Jianming still closed his eyes and gently curled his fingers tightly.


    That¡¯s why, he had said the decision that had been planned since last night. The key point he found to break the game, the best way to make Xie Yuduo nod his head, to satisfy both of the parties involved.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°In this case, please let me act as a subordinate officer of the current Highness¡ªHis Highness Garcia.¡±


    His clear and bright voice echoed on the underground Stele of Heroes, that countless snow-white pointed monuments seemed to have become witnesses in the dark.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Xie Yuduo turned his head and looked at Jiang Jianming in astonishment.


    A few seconds later, the major general merely laughed, but then shook his head.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Little Excellency, I haven¡¯t finished my words yet.¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°I do guess that His Royal Highness Garcia is the Crown Prince, but His Highness Garcia¡­is very against this guess.¡±


    ¡°Oppose to it?¡±


    Jiang Jianming frowned and asked, ¡°What oppose? Oppose that he himself is Ryann?¡±


    After saying this, he suddenly remembered that when he met Garcia for the first time, he made him annoyed by mentioning Ryann.


    And on the second time, Garcia told him bluntly that he was not Ryann.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, how should I put it, His Highness seems unable to accept his blank memory, being given a strange title, and bearing unfamiliar achievements and honors.¡±


    ¡°If the current Highness Garcia knows that the former Crown Prince¡¯s wife regards him as the Crown Prince and approaches him¡­it may not be very good.¡±


    ¡°To sum it up, if His Little Excellency persists, it¡¯s not impossible,¡± Xie Yuduo shrugged, ¡°but from my personal point of view, I don¡¯t recommend you to play with fire.¡±


    ****


    At the same time, in the dormitory area for officers in adaptation period.


    In the room of the third team, Tang Zhen was fast asleep.


    However, suddenly, he felt his bedside being patted twice.


    ¡°Huh¡­?¡±


    Tang Zhen opened his eyes in a daze.


    The night was quiet, but there was a figure standing quietly beside his bed. The person was very tall, and he could even vaguely see its curly hair scattered on its shoulders. In the darkness, a pair of cold emerald eyes glowed, like a ferocious beast hunting for food at night.


    ¡°What the fuck!!!!¡±


    Poor Young Master Tang screamed in fright on the spot, and bounced off the bed with a pale face!


    As a result, his head hit the wall with a ¡°bang¡±, and Tang Zhen burst into tears of pain.


    When he realized it, he had already rolled and crawled to the corner of the wall, waving his hands frantically:


    ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t, don¡¯t, Little Highness, don¡¯t look for me, Jiang Jianming and I are really just good brothers and nothing else¡ª¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Garcia frowned suspiciously.


    He couldn¡¯t understand what the young man was howling about.


    He only had one question¡­..Garcia indicated Jiang Jianming¡¯s empty bed with a glance, and opened his lips, ¡°The person here, where did he go?¡±


    Just now, because Tang Zhen screamed too miserably, Li Youfang had also woken up with a start. He dazedly switched on the induction light and said angrily, ¡°Tang Zhen, are you fucking sick, it¡¯s in the middle of the night!?¡±


    As soon as the lights were turned on, the figure of His Royal Highness was completely illuminated.


    ¡°What the fuck!!!!¡±


    Li Youfang also screamed out.


    His teeth clattered, and he looked like he wanted to point at Garcia but didn¡¯t dare to, and could only say dizzily, ¡°High high high, Your Royal Highness¡­¡­¡­is is is it really His Royal Highness Prince Ryann!?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s frown deepened, and he only said coldly, ¡°No.¡±


    He stopped looking at the two trembling young men who wished they could just hug each other, and turned his gloomy eyes back to Jiang Jianming¡¯s bed.


    Why?


    Garcia gnashed his teeth irritably¨Che just didn¡¯t come to see this disabled human being all night, because the disabled human being was too presumptuous, and dared to do something without any explanation.


    But that didn¡¯t mean that he was disgusted, it didn¡¯t mean that he didn¡¯t want to take care of Jiang Jianming¡¯s affairs anymore¡­¡­it was not the case at all.


    Yet why, it¡¯s just that he didn¡¯t keep an eye on him for one night.


    However his disabled human was gone again.

 CH 38

    Dark Blood (2)


    Their voices and footsteps echoed inside the Stele of Heroes.


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°¡­¡­In short, that¡¯s how it is. Now Silver Big Dipper internally acknowledges that there is such a second prince, that grew up in the Black Shark Base since childhood, and only entered the battlefield three years ago¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°However, many people still mutter in their hearts, thinking that the so-called Second Highness is the Crown Prince who resurrected from the dead, or has not really died. After all, you have also seen that face, it is so similar.¡±


    ¡°This is the minefield for His Highness Garcia, first-time offenders and unintentional slips of the tongue will not do anything to him, but if someone imposes his feelings for the crown prince on him, or wants to force him to accept the identity of Ryann¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­Let¡¯s put it this way, last year there was a man who was short-sighted, and because of that incident, His Highness became irritated, and eventually chopped off an arm using his crystal bone on the spot. ¡°


    ¡°In fact, at that time, I rushed over to persuade him to stop, otherwise there might be more than just one arm.¡±


    While speaking, Xie Yuduo had already led Jiang Jianming out of the area of the white pointed steles, leaving only the empty ground paved with black thin bricks in front of him. These spaces were obviously prepared for erecting a new memorial stele.


    Jiang Jianming pondered for a moment, then nodded naturally: ¡°..I more or less understand the reason why. ¡°


    Xie Yuduo was stunned, ¡°You actually understand!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°The Little Highness, he¡­..has a strong arrogance in his bones. He hates being bound by external forces and things imposed by outsiders. He is a natural conqueror, and when he is at fault, he will admit that he is really at fault.¡±


    Xie Yuduo smiled in surprise, ¡°Conqueror, Your Little Excellency would say such a thing, yet how could the crown prince only dare to be awe-inspiring in front of you back then¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming also smiled gently, ¡°He is a lion, he just likes to act like a big cat in front of me.¡±


    In short, he¡¯s quite rebellious and quite capricious.


    As long as one wouldn¡¯t mess with him, he wouldn¡¯t have the airs of an imperial prince at all.


    This person would go to the trading area in the evening to buy apples and swiped coins in person, he would drive his mecha overnight to rescue a group of little brat officers who were still on adaptation period, and could even¡­¡­.let a disabled human being rub his hair.


    But if he becomes upset when provoked, then even if it was the crown of the Crown Prince of the Empire being held in front of him, this person would throw it on the ground and simply step on it.


    ¡­¡­¡­So, this new identity, the second prince, could it be that Ryann requested for it after losing his memory?


    Jiang Jianming was sorting out his logic secretly, when Xie Yuduo¡¯s voice interrupted his thoughts.


    The major general raised his finger and said: ¡°We are here, this is the secret door.¡±


    After Xie Yuduo said that, he turned on the lighting function of his wrist device. Jiang Jianming squinted his eyes at the strong light, and looked up only after adapting to its brightness. Sure enough, there was a piece of floor tile that was different, Xie Yuduo stepped forward and it wobbled a few times, then the ¡°floor tile¡± moved, revealing a downward passage.


    Xie Yuduo stepped down the steel ladder first, and Jiang Jianming followed behind.


    By the time his foot stepped on the ground, Xie Yuduo had already illuminated the scene in front of him with his wrist device.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but hold his breath.


    Because there, it simply laid quietly.


    At that time, since Crown Prince Ryann directly drove this mecha into the universe, thus the Crown of Golden Dawn in front of him was still in its flight mode.


    It was a huge dark-gold animal-like mecha with four legs and two wings, like a griffin in ancient mythology. Human beings were as small as a leaf in front of it. Right now, its head was drooping, its body was lowered, a pair of broken iron wings were dragging on the ground, and fine crystal grains were condensed between its cracks. Even though the whole body had lost its luster due to dormancy, there was still an invisible sense of oppression.


    This was it¡ªthe most powerful mecha of the human interstellar empire today, the L-Crown of Golden Dawn.


    ¡°Golden Dawn¡­I haven¡¯t seen it for a long time.¡±


    Jiang Jianming took off the glove in his right hand, reached out and stroked the fuselage littered with scars, his movements were so gentle to the point of almost being compassionate.


    This was the mecha flying outside the Crystal Nest¡­¡­surpassing the limits of what human beings could.


    Over the years, going off on expeditions and lighting the flames of war, traveling thousands of miles and wading through the universe.


    It must have been very hard too.


    Xie Yuduo folded his arms across his chest, looked up at the mecha again, and narrowed his eyes. ¡°At that time, I personally led people to recover the Crown of Golden Dawn. We only found it in the outer area of the Crystal Nest.¡±


    ¡°There were traces of fighting with powerful alien creatures on the fuselage, but it is not to the extent of death. His Royal Highness should have stopped the mecha before entering the really dangerous area.¡±


    Jiang Jianming looked up, ¡°Does he deliberately want to keep Golden Dawn?¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°It may also be a forced landing after its energy was exhausted, but this possibility is very small.¡±


    Then he can only open the mecha and check the energy situation to know.


    Jiang Jianming tapped on his wrist device, ¡°Seth, get up, can you open your fuselage?¡±


    [Woof! Woof woof]


    On his wrist device, a line of blue light suddenly popped up, and this blue light flew towards the Crown of Golden Dawn with a trail, and gradually became golden as it approached.


    [Seth Henry is in contact with its fuselage]


    [Attempting to establish a consciousness coupling¡­]


    Jiang Jianming and Xie Yuduo raised their heads, and they stared at Seth Henry¡¯s ray of golden light entering the fuselage of the Crown of Golden Dawn.


    [Confirming the status of the mecha¡­¡­.]


    [Consciousness coupling 39%¡­¡­..Attempting to take over the master control¡­¡­]


    [Consciousness coupling 57%¡­ Body induction complete, data synchronization complete]


    Xie Yuduo was short of breath, and he licked his lips.


    Jiang Jianming said, ¡°Seth, try to open the second cockpit.¡±


    [Consciousness coupling 80%¡­..The handover of master control is complete!]


    [Sensing the second cockpit, the hatch safety lock has been unlocked!]


    Xie Yuduo shouted in a low voice of surprise, ¡°It¡¯s done!¡±


    Without saying a word, Jiang Jianming immediately climbed up the fuselage to the position of the cockpit door, and clasped his right hand on the edge of it.


    [Attention, attention! The concentration of crystal particles in the cockpit has been detected to be too high. Master, please be careful, woof woof!]


    ¡­¡­What?


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help frowning. How could the concentration of crystal particles in the cockpit be so high¡­¡­..Was it because it had flown over the Crystal Nest area?


    But with Golden Dawn¡¯s performance, crystal particles shouldn¡¯t even be able to penetrate into the cockpit.


    ¡°Little Excellency?¡±


    Seeing that he stopped moving, Xie Yuduo called out from below.


    Suddenly, Jiang Jianming smelled a faint sweet smell that drilled out along the gaps of the cockpit door.


    It¡¯s the smell of blood.


    ¡°!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression suddenly changed.


    With both hands, he slammed open the hatch!


    In the next moment, thick blood energy and violent high-concentration of crystal particle waves mixed together rushed towards his face!


    Jiang Jianming was forced to stagger by this wave of crystal particles, and immediately frowned. If he hadn¡¯t prepared for any special situations before coming here, it was estimated that he would be injected with more sedatives which would be enough to knock him out.


    An ominous premonition suddenly came to his mind. Jiang Jianming endured his discomfort and palpitations, turned over and jumped into the cockpit.


    In an instant, the scene in front of him caused his pupils to contract violently, and the hairs all over his body stood on end, he felt numb from the soles of his feet to the top of his head!


    Blood¡­..the color of blood was everywhere in sight.


    In the dim cockpit, there was dried and shocking dark blood everywhere.


    The armrest of the driver¡¯s seat was covered with blood, blood was congealed in the gap of the console, a large amount of blood was splashed on the dark screen, even above¡­..on the ground¡­¡­it was everywhere.


    It was as if a person¡¯s body had been torn apart alive, and all the blood in the body was splashed in all directions.


    And this terrifying trace had been hidden inside the mecha for three years without anyone knowing it.


    ¡°Little Excellency, please slow down¡­¡­!?¡±


    Xie Yuduo had just rushed into the cockpit, but was immediately shocked at the scene that greeted him and took two steps back, unable to speak!


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s stomach suddenly convulsed violently, his face turned pale, his legs softened and he fell to his knees. He held onto the cold bulkhead and retched.


    This was the inside of the cockpit of the mecha, specifically the second cockpit of the mecha. There was no sign of the hatch being damaged by any invasion, and there were no traces of battle inside the cockpit.


    Then these bloodstains that decorated its interior could only belong to¡­.


    ¡°Ry¡­.ann.¡±


    Jiang Jianming gasped, the darkness and silence around him seemed to be stretched infinitely thicker.


    Amidst the confusion, he vaguely felt a tearing pain, the pain of bones being pulled out of his body alive.


    His Little Highness, his¡­.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes widened blankly, and tears fell without warning¡ªwithout any reason, as if it should be like this in the surrounding darkness.


    Xie Yuduo suddenly lifted him up by the underarms from behind. ¡°No, Little Excellency, the concentration of crystal particles here is not right! Let¡¯s go out first, let¡¯s go out first!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s consciousness was in utter confusion. He tried his best to break away from the major general¡¯s support, but then he fell back to the ground again immediately.


    His wrist was propped on the blood-stained floor, and he noticed traces similar to fingerprints in the black and red, which was very messy.


    Has anyone fallen here in pain? Those hands that once hugged him, did he struggle in this pool of blood?


    This excessively high concentration of crystal particles in the cockpit¡­ Could these crystal particles be of what was released from the flesh and bones of a new crystal human being?


    Jiang Jianming let out a low gasp, seemingly on the verge of death. He suddenly couldn¡¯t take in air, his throbbing heart jerked suddenly and then stopped unexpectedly, his lips turned blue-purple at a high speed, and the feeling of suffocation swept through his lungs.


    He seems about to¡­..


    About to die in this dark blood.


    Amidst his daze, he felt a stabbing pain coming from the back of his neck.


    It was the familiar feeling of liquid being pushed into his body.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    After a while, Jiang Jianming took a slow breath and opened his eyelashes dripping with cold sweat.


    Tears were still hanging on his eyelashes, and through the misty water, he saw the retracting mechanical paw with a needle on its tip.


    Seth manipulated the Crown of Golden Dawn to give him a crystal particle tranquilizer.


    Afterwards, the pain on his body was suppressed little by little.


    With the injection of the drug, his collapsed emotions also calmed down.


    ¡°Little Excellency!!¡±


    With a clear vision, he saw Xie Yuduo holding his shoulders anxiously, ¡°Look at me, breathe in slowly¡­..yes, breathe in.¡±


    Jiang Jianming let out a long breath, and propped his forehead wearily, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay¡­I¡¯m fine, sorry, maybe I was¡­¡­a little frightened just now.¡±


    Xie Yuduo shook his head solemnly, looked around, and then said in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t think aimlessly, it may not be¡­..we don¡¯t know anything yet.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was helped up by Xie Yuduo.


    He remained silent, raised his sleeves and wiped away the remaining tears with the back of his hand.


    The quickening heartbeat in the chest cavity had not yet calmed down. Jiang Jianming walked to the screen with difficulty with the support of the wall, and sat down on the blood-stained driver¡¯s seat.


    Xie Yuduo felt hesitant but eventually didn¡¯t speak. He wanted to persuade Jiang Jianming to go out and have a rest, but when he saw the latter¡¯s eyes, he swallowed his words back.


    Then, the slender fingers of a remnant human landed in front of the screen. The virtual console unfolded, and a faint golden light surrounded Jiang Jianming¡¯s fingertips.


    ¡°Golden Dawn is not an ordinary mecha, even if ordinary people enter the cockpit, they won¡¯t be able to control it.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice was still a little hoarse, but he had recovered his calmness, ¡°Force access will only cause backlash, all I can do is start the body¡¯s energy and nothing more.¡±


    He used to drive it several times back then, but those were all temporary permissions granted to him by the Little Highness, thus it should be expected to be very difficult if he tried to open it now.


    Xie Yuduo said in a deep voice, ¡°That¡¯s enough.¡±


    Soon, the screen lit up, and various data graphs dazzled the eyes.


    Jiang Jianming checked it, then turned around and said, ¡°The energy is still enough, the mecha was indeed parked there deliberately by Ryann.¡±


    ¡°The mecha video and crystal particle monitoring data can still be viewed, and its duration is not short. I will send it to you.¡±


    ¡°Others¡­..hm?¡±


    Jiang Jianming suddenly frowned, tapped his fingers a few times quickly, and found a message showing ¡°unread¡±.


    This message was sent on the same day the mecha was shut down and became dormant, and the sender was¡­¡­


    L-Crown of Golden Dawn.


    It was Ryann himself who sent the message.


    He clicked on it, and familiar static lines flashed on the screen, then a few lines of ¡°text¡± that were too blurry to read popped up.


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s face changed color. What kind of a knowledgeable person was this major general? He immediately realized that it was an encrypted text message.


    ¡°Last words?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was stunned for a second, then laughed angrily, ¡°Leaving his last words in a mecha that won¡¯t open until I come here? It really is him.¡±


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s fingers were shaking, and his Adam¡¯s apple moved, ¡°I¡¯ll make a copy and let the technical department decipher it as soon as possible¡­¡­!¡±


    Jiang Jianming tapped his fingers quickly, ¡°No, I¡¯ll try it first. I am familiar with several codes that the Little Highness likes to use¡ª¡ªSeth, help me calculate.¡±


    About fifteen minutes later, Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes lit up.


    ¡°¡­Right on track.¡±


    Starting from the first line, the blurred parts gradually solidified and became the common characters of the Empire.


    The first line was a simple two words.


    ¡°My Love.¡±


    Xie Yuduo silently looked at Jiang Jianming.


    Jiang Jianming became shocked.


    This message was really for him.


    What did Ryann write in it?


    He must have known his fate, what would he say to ¡°his lover¡±¡ª the ¡°lover¡± whom he had already sternly severed ties with?


    Jiang Jianming even thought, that if the message contained the truth, about the conspiracy and the murderer. Then the rest of his life would be destined to step on the bloody road of revenge from this moment, and he wouldn¡¯t be able to turn back.


    The following text was also solidified.


    Surprisingly, it was very short, only four lines in total.


    Jiang Jianming moved closer and read it out gently.


    ¡°Please¡­..¡±


    ¡°¡ª¡ªPlease ignite the withered years, through the remnants of the old civilization and thousands of miles of cold stars, and wake up in my arms, before the dawn of mankind. ¡°


    Suddenly, silence fell inside the cockpit.


    After more than ten seconds, Jiang Jianming leaned backwards on the back of the driver¡¯s seat, and looked at Xie Yuduo in confusion.


    This¡­¡­.What does this mean? He couldn¡¯t understand it.


    There is no truth, no conspiracy or murderer, not even the words of entrustment that a will should have.


    The flickering words that reflected the dark residual blood on the screen¡ª


    ¡ªwas like a tender yet cruel parting poem.

 CH 39

    Dark Blood (3)


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t remember how he walked back to the dormitory.


    In fact, after seeing the words left by Ryann, his sanity became a little abnormal.


    He even simply just stared at the screen for a long time with no expression on his face, then asked Xie Yuduo, ¡°Major General, do you think Ryann has other lovers in the distant stars? This message is not for me.¡±


    ¡°Your Little Excellency, don¡¯t be like this¡­¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo pressed his shoulder, ¡°You are just too tired, listen to my advice, go back to sleep first, and think about it tomorrow, okay?¡±


    ¡°But I don¡¯t understand it.¡±


    Xie Yuduo eventually broke down and said, ¡°I don¡¯t understand either, ancestor! Who can even understand this!?¡±


    ¡°But if¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming whispered in a daze, his eyes gradually slackened, ¡°If I am really the lover he misses before he had died¡­..how can I not understand it.¡±


    ¡°How can I¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°Not even understand the last message he left?¡±


    After coming out of the Stele of Heroes, Jiang Jianming resolutely rejected Xie Yuduo¡¯s offer to send him to the treatment area, and walked back to his quarters step by step in the quiet night.


    He was in a trance along the way, and he didn¡¯t come back to his senses until he was in front of their own room in the dormitory area.


    Actually, he couldn¡¯t not be sobered up.


    Because he saw Tang Zhen and Li Youfang standing in the aisle in their pajamas.


    Jiang Jianming was startled, and his first reaction was: ¡°No, why are these two awake¡±, and ¡°they won¡¯t force and ask me where I went for a while, right¡±.


    He who is barefoot is not afraid to wear shoes, thus if he was exposed, then he would be exposed, but the major general helped him so much, therefore he wouldn¡¯t want to cause trouble for Xie Yuduo.


    (t/n He who is barefoot is not afraid to wear shoes- means that people who are so poor that they have nothing, compared with people with wealth and status, have no worries about doing things and can do anything regardless of the consequences.)


    As a result, after a closer look, he noticed that the two people stood upright outside the door, one left and one right, with collapsed and dull-witted expressions, hesitating but eventually didn¡¯t speak out, and simply pointed frantically inside the door.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s second reaction was: ??


    ¡°Good teammate, you two¨C¡± He walked to the door and asked lightly, ¡°Are you playing the role of a door god? Although we are all oriental nationalities according to the history of the old blue mother star, it is still early for the Chinese New Year.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face was so colorful, he wanted to cry without tears, ¡°I beg you, little immortal, stop talking so badly now, where did you go in the middle of the night? Something big happened¡­..In a word, you have to go in, you will know when you go in first!¡±


    Jiang Jianming frowned, wondering if their room was haunted or something.


    He raised his hand and pushed the door open.


    There was no light inside the room, and in the darkness, Jiang Jianming saw a familiar silhouette sitting on his bed.


    Instantly, he saw a pair of cold and sharp eyes that directly met his gaze.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s face sank like water, and he immediately slammed the door shut again with his backhand.


    ¡ªPerhaps, have you ever seen a resentful beast sitting on your bed at three o¡¯clock in the morning, staring at the door of your room, with its green eyes reflecting light in the dark, and waiting for you to come home without moving?


    No. This is really not funny at all.


    Jiang Jianming admitted that the moment he opened the door, he was really scared to death.


    Looking back, Tang Zhen and Li Youfang had quickly retreated to the corner five meters away, staring at him in horror.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming, with a headache, suddenly took a deep breath and opened the door again.


    ¡°¡ªwhere did you go?¡±


    In the darkness, as soon as the door was reopened, Garcia¡¯s face was in front of him, and his indifferent and elegant voice sounded next to his ears.


    His Royal Highness had already stood quietly at the door at some point, and when the door was opened again, he grasped it with his palm. This time, even if Jiang Jianming wanted to, he wouldn¡¯t be able to close it again.


    ¡°Your Highness, why are you in my¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming felt annoyed and funny, however, he was dragged inside the door in a blink of an eye, ¡°Your Highness!¡±


    The prince pressed his shoulders and closed the door with his hand. Immediately, the returning darkness surrounded them silently.


    Garcia¡¯s voice was a little tense, obviously emotional, ¡°Answer the question, where did you go?¡±


    His Highness couldn¡¯t understand. This was obviously the Silver Big Dipper, and this was obviously the safest place in the Far Star.


    But when the disabled human came back, he noticed that his complexion was paler than last time, and his breath was more disordered than last time.


    What hurt him again? It must have been a heavy blow¡­¡­.Why would a single human being be hurt just by staying in the fortress? This is incomprehensible.


    In the darkness, this young disabled human being, who made His Highness angry and incomprehensible, remained silent with his handsome eyebrows lowered.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    A few seconds later, Jiang Jianming raised his head and said, ¡°Your Highness, this has nothing to do with you. You can¡¯t break into other people¡¯s dormitories in the middle of the night like this, it¡¯s very impolite.¡±


    Surprisingly, Garcia was not offended by Jiang Jianming¡¯s outspoken words, nor did he retort with the same sharp words as he did when they first met.


    The prince¡¯s gaze was fixed on him, and then his expression unexpectedly changed.


    He raised Jiang Jianming¡¯s cheek with one hand, stretched out his thumb, and gently brushed the corner of the disabled human¡¯s eyes.


    Garcia gritted his molars, and angry words leaked from between his teeth, ¡°You, cried?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­!¡± Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes immediately widened slightly, and he was forced to raise his ¡°still wet red in the corners¡± eyes.


    He obviously just lost control of his emotions at the Stele of Heroes, and coupled with the influence of crystal particles, he shed a few tears due to half-physiological and half-psychological factors¡­¡­.But it was such a dark night, how did His Highness notice it?


    A strength suddenly came from his waist, and Jiang Jianming was forced to stagger a step.


    Garcia took him to a corner.


    Borrowing the faint blue moonlight outside the window, the prince held up the disabled human¡¯s face with both hands, which made half of the profiles of the two to be illuminated, with the clear, bright and cold light.


    ¡°Your Highness.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stared blankly at Garcia in front of him. The latter was taller than him, and when he bent down and lowered his eyes, he had a condescending aura, thus he had to raise his face.


    ¡°Why did you cry¡­¡­¡± The platinum curly-haired prince had a stern face, eyebrows like blades, and he spoke with an extremely serious expression, ¡°Who bullied you?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was speechless.


    Then a thought crashed into his mind like a comet.


    The Little Highness doesn¡¯t know anything.


    The present Garcia Kaios is no longer ¡°that¡± Crown Prince Ryann. He knows nothing and doesn¡¯t remember anything.


    Whether it¡¯s the heartless parting, or the lonely death; the bitter battle in the sea of stars, or even the bloodshed and pain.


    And that the more burdensome, unknown dark memories¡­¡­have been stripped into blanks.


    Jiang Jianming suddenly felt like his heart was being twisted with a knife.


    Three years ago, the person who had splashed blood on the mecha in the silent universe, now stood in front of him, frowning for such a simple reason¡ªbecause he found that he had cried.


    The only thing that the Little Highness cared about now was why this disabled human being in front of him had cried in the middle of the night. Did someone bully him?


    In an instant, the emotions that had been suppressed since walking out of the Stele of Heroes had completely burst out.


    His eyes turned fuzzy. Jiang Jianming blinked slightly in a daze, and tears rolled down his cheeks in an instant.


    Garcia let go as if being burned, ¡°You!¡±


    He even took two steps back, stood there in shock for two seconds, and then said with difficulty, ¡°You¡­don¡¯t cry.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming gritted his teeth and turned around, and simply did not wipe the tears on his face. He put his palms on the corner of the table and took a deep breath.


    His spine was submerged in the night, appearing thin and frail. A few tears fell on the table one after another, and it shone like pearls under the moonlight.


    Garcia¡¯s expression changed several times.


    Although he didn¡¯t come over last night, he investigated Jiang Jianming¡¯s file.


    Since he was a disabled human being, then his thoughts of ¡°what if he was the next crown prince¡¯ became nonsense¡­..His Highness checked it out personally, and it was clearly written on the files of officers in adaptation period¡ª¡ª


    He was born as a civilian and adopted by a military officer. He was admitted to the Kaios Military Academy, which ranked the first in the Empire, by virtue of his strength. He graduated from the Sixth Academy this year, and his graduation results were amazing, could even said to be a rarity that only comes in a thousand years.


    But he just happened to be a remnant human being.


    What would happen to such a person in Silver Big Dipper Fortress, His Highness could guess immediately after thinking about it.


    ¡°Jiang,¡± Garcia lowered his voice, Jiang Jianming turned his back to him, yet he still persistently followed, ¡°Is it because of the merit?¡±


    ¡°Who wants to suppress you,¡± the prince said in a deep voice, ¡°simply say the name or its characteristics.¡±


    ¡°..No, you misunderstood. ¡°


    Jiang Jianming pursed his lips and hid again. The dormitory room was not very big, and he was forced by Garcia to retreat again and again until his legs hit the edge of the bed, and he eventually sat on his own bed all of a sudden.


    This series of movements was smooth and ambiguous, even with the taste of wanting to welcome but rejecting at the same time.


    In a blink of an eye, Garcia had already pushed Jiang Jianming to the head of the bed. Like a golden lion stalking its prey, and stubbornly leaned forward.


    ¡°Speak, I will solve it, now, tonight, it can be solved, don¡¯t cry.¡±


    Jiang Jianming suddenly gave him a lively smile, and pushed the beautiful and dangerous big cat with both hands, ¡°Your Highness, good Highness, no one really bullied me. And I haven¡¯t cried, and I didn¡¯t really cry just now¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°Alright, alright. I won¡¯t drive you out, please calm down, can we just have a few words?¡±


    Garcia frowned, wiped away the water marks on the disabled human¡¯s face with his cuff, and said seriously, ¡°Then what do you want?¡±


    What does he want? Jiang Jianming thought with a bitter smile¨CHe has already cheated all the rewards he can get, and now he has caught the Little Highness on his bed. What else would he want?


    Garcia was unable to perceive that Jiang Jianming wanted to be elaborate with him. The prince merely closed his lips for a moment, then suddenly turned on his wrist device and quickly dialed a number.


    After the communication was connected, Major General Xie¡¯s astonished face appeared on the opposite side of the wrist device projection.


    ¡°Xie Yuduo.¡±


    Garcia lifted Jiang Jianming¡¯s chin with his right hand, thus the face of the person in his arms was seen on the other side of the projection, and then he ordered in an uncompromising tone, ¡°Give me this person.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Xie Yuduo was dumbfounded.


    Wait, wait, Little Excellency, your progress is too fast!!


    Didn¡¯t we just come up from the Stele of Heroes a while ago!?


    Jiang Jianming showed a helpless look at Xie Yuduo. This was really not what he thought¡­..


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s scalp went numb. ¡°No, no, Your Highness Garcia, he is not an ordinary little officer, he¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°¡ªMajor General, I am not negotiating with you.¡±


    The prince said calmly, ¡°I¡¯ll take him away, also, move a treatment cabin over to my room.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Xie Yuduo collapsed, ¡°A treatment cabin? Move¡­move to your room!?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Don¡¯t ask stupid questions.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Xie Yuduo fell into a haggard silence.


    After a while, he raised his head and asked deeply, ¡°Then, do you need an extra bed?¡± Major General Xie smiled reluctantly, showing his white teeth, ¡°Or, change it to a double bed?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    The communication was cut off mercilessly by His Royal Highness. Garcia then turned to Jiang Jianming and said, ¡°Follow me.¡±


    Jiang Jianming simply obediently listened to Garcia¡¯s communication with the major general all the time, and then straightened his upper body and looked at him with a half-smile after, ¡°Are you ordering me?¡±


    He then sighed helplessly, and his tone was a little spoiled. ¡°You are really such a capricious person. When you see me crying, you didn¡¯t even ponder that perhaps it¡¯s because you repeatedly trespassed on my quarters and made me feel offended and oppressed by your power, that¡¯s why I cried?¡±


    Garcia frowned and said nothing, he could clearly feel that Jiang Jianming had no real resistance.


    Then, this sentence is a joke, similar to the flirting between lovers in the legend.


    But¡­¡­.


    There was a gleam in his emerald green eyes, and the prince thought to himself: That¡¯s right, this disabled human being has a noble and unsullied, intelligent soul, and is worthy of respect.


    Therefore, Garcia restrained his momentum, held Jiang Jianming¡¯s finger, and whispered, ¡°It¡¯s not an order.¡±


    ¡°¡­Come with me, okay?¡±

 CH 41

    Thinking of what would happen in the ¡®future¡¯, Master Ling Yun looked worried, watching Huang Mao¡¯s live broadcast room, he recalled the past.


    He thought he was dead, but once he closed his eyes, he went back to more than 20 years ago. Before Master Ling Yun could be excited and happy, he was struck by the sky thunder when he walked out the door. If it weren¡¯t for his skills, more than a dozen thunderbolts would have struck him and killled him. Before even speaking to the people in the temple, Master Ling Yun, who was hacked by thunder until his body was scorched black, retreated once again¡ªhe wanted to smooth out his memory.


    ¡°The Mourning Ghost is still live broadcasting. Was the ghost king with him?¡±


    ¡­He couldn¡¯t remember.


    Doing some rough calculations, he should be recuperating and divining right now. It was not the time to leave for the customs area. In his previous life, he only left to the customs three years later. It was just in time for the riots in the seven Tiankengs. When the peerless ghost king was born. He had calculated that the ghost king was extraordinary and that he couldn¡¯t be sealed nor suppressed by ordinary means. In line with the belief and ambition of serving the common people in the world, Master Ling Yun resolutely went down the mountain, changed his name and called himself Yun Zhongke, and put his life and death aside to influence the ghost king. Who knew that¡­


    ¡°Alas.¡±


    After so many years in the ghost domain, he was busy wiping the asses of his ¡®peers¡¯ all day long, and dealing with the ghost king¡¯s crazy idea of ??going to take down the United States today, and spreading the ghost domain to the seven oceans tomorrow. Tired.


    Originally, he went undercover with the belief of saving the common people, but he worked hard for more than 20 years, and instead developed the ghost king¡¯s career into a bigger and better one. No wonder no one believed that he was an undercover agent. Who could reason with this fact?


    After being reborn, Master Ling Yun looked away.


    Xiao Ming¡¯s grandma lived to be a hundred years old, why? Because she didn¡¯t care about other things!


    But the habits that were formed in his previous life were really hard to get rid of.


    Even if he didn¡¯t pay attention to the ghost king¡¯s movements everyday, Master Ling Yun would still be affected by them. Seeing that the Mourning Ghost was, even now, not doing his job properly and was broadcasting live, he reflexively began to hate iron for not becoming steel.


    This kid also liked to make trouble after becoming a ghost. He always encouraged doing all kinds of thing. Sometimes he wanted to go to the Tiankeng¡¯s for a live broadcast, and sometimes he wanted to watch the ghosts of the sea. Who made the Mourning Ghost be the oldest ghost? He had been around even longer than the Ghost Dog King and Wu Rong. Even if he was weak and unmotivated, the Ghost King always kept one eye open and one eye closed to protect him. Even the hot headed Hongxiu wouldn¡¯t take him on in his fits of anger.


    Master Ling Yun was very cautious when he first went undercover. When he first joined, the power of the Ghost King Wu Rong had already taken shape. It was not the only thatched team under the Ghost King. But Master Ling Yun actively wanted to start from the edges, so he worked as a bodyguard for the Mourning Ghost for a while. The experiences he had during that time were, simply put, the dark history of Master Ling Yun¡¯s life!


    He was originally a rather arrogant person, but his temper was grinded down after being tortured. The Mourning Ghost even arrogantly using Rongshan¡¯s name, being a fox exploiting a tiger¡¯s might, to break into various ghost domains to shoot movies. Master Ling Yun followed him numbly to wipe his ass.


    The Silly Mourning Ghost, Ghost Dog King Yuzhong, Mentally Deranged Hongxiu, Crazy Su Xiaomi, Mad Coffin Old Man, and several foreign ghosts had joined in and wanted to destroy the world all day long, he had guessed that the ghost domain would be finished sooner or later.


    But who would have thought that till Wu Rong¡¯s death, this huge ghost country, that almost subverted the world, would actually be stable and develop rapidly, and would be much more peaceful than the human federations that would fight each other in the following few years?


    Rongshan ah.


    Master Ling Yun didn¡¯t understand what he was thinking of, he laughed when he heard Huang Mao¡¯s passionate voice, cut off the phone screen, and entered the DingTalk chat group. The content of the chat was still the same as yesterday, and the Coffin Old Man sent him a series of ¡®Kill Chunyangzi!¡¯, ¡®The world belongs to my king!¡¯ and other remarks, and finally with a shy face: ¡®My dear brother, I¡¯ve been stuck in this place with no shit for more than half a month now, and my shroud is going to grow hair. Please pick me up.¡¯


    Master Ling Yun ignored him. He turned to the address and smiled again when he saw the ¡°Yangjiaping¡± filled in by Rongshan.


    He was not the only one who was reborn. Master Ling Yun found out that the future seemed to be covered by a hundred layers of thick fog, and he couldn¡¯t see clearly at all. He wanted to be a wandering wild crane in his life, but he couldn¡¯t hold back his temper. In the end, he quietly set up a forum for the ¡°Witch Society¡± during his seclusion.


    Sure enough, the crazy woman Hongxiu entered the group first, then the Coffin Old Man, and the foreign one. They were honest. Their nicknames were their real names. Who knew that Immortal Ling Yun had the nickname of ¡®Witchologist¡¯.


    Thinking of this, Master Ling Yun sighed slightly resentful.


    Even if you use ¡°Yun Zhongke¡±, it¡¯s okay. Those stupid things, who knew he died in his previous life, didn¡¯t know that he was Master Ling Yun. One by one they were going to seek revenge on human beings. Master Ling Yun suspected that in his last moments he still had some breath in him, but was then pissed off to death! Wealth does not return home, like walking in brocade at night. Thinking of this, Master Ling Yun couldn¡¯t help but get riled up.


    Forget it, it¡¯s all over, don¡¯t be angry.


    After Master Ling Yun came back, he was struck by a series of lightning strikes several times. He had been doing divinations since he was a child, he had long been indifferent to the outcomes of fate. Originally, Master Ling Yun stepped back after being reborn, and decided not to get involved, not to intervene, and to let everything develop as it should. ¡ª¡ªAs a person who had been through it all once, he had experience.


    But who knew that there were so many people returning to this lifetime! So much so that Master Ling Yun felt that the world might be regenerated as a sieve!


    So he worked hard to build this club, to at least grasp the movements of these high-risk people first, so that someone will not have a brain twitch and kill Wu Rong directly to welcome the return of the Ghost King sooner, wouldn¡¯t this destroy the future!


    Especially the Coffin Old Man, who wanted to smuggle himself through customs to meet Wu Rong. If it wasn¡¯t for this association, Master Ling Yun would not have known about it!


    And who knew Huang Mao had also been reborn, and continued to use the name of Rongshan .


    Thinking that he exposed his address by using a few bottles of Pure Rootless Water, Master Ling Yun was rather satisfied and switched back to the live broadcast room.


    If Huang Mao knew that the Witchologist was Master Ling Yun¡ªhehe.


    He shouldn¡¯t scare him to death.


    ¡°Woof, woof.¡±


    Master Ling Yun sat in a daze, smiling and frowning for a while, and his mood swings affected another creature. A ball of fluffy white light emerged from his side, with a chubby body, floppy ears, black eyes and nose, and a straight tail, staring at the screen as if facing a formidable enemy, and his fur was about to explode.


    ¡°Woof, woof!¡±


    ¡°Good boy, good boy.¡±


    Master Ling Yun immediately coaxed his little spirit dog softly: ¡°You can feel it, right?¡±


    Seeing the majestic and handsome A-Bao in his previous life, now still being a little hair ball, Master Ling Yun¡¯s heart was about to melt, he hugged it: ¡°I have wronged you.¡±


    In his previous life, in order to get along with the Mourning Ghost, Master Ling Yun devoted himself to divination, and finally calculated that his best chance was with the dog. He disguised A-Bao as a ghost dog, calculated the time and place, and blocked the Mourning Ghost Huang Mao who was walking the Ghost Dog King. At the risk of being swallowed by the Ghost Dog King, with his three-inch tongue, he finally managed to mix in.


    It was a grievance against Bao. He was originally a spirit dog with a soft temper and a loyal and upright character. But he was fierce all day long by the Ghost Dog King¡¯s side. It shouted at him, but it couldn¡¯t beat him, and it couldn¡¯t grab its food. It was bullied every day. Finally, it became gloomy and sly, vicious and insidious. All day long, he followed behind the Ghost Dog King in a coquettish manner. He looked like a Ghost Dog, and no one would believe he was a spirit dog.


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    ¡°Why did Chunyangzi go to the Tiankeng?!¡±


    Master Ling Yun tensed up as if he was facing an enemy, and he was about to pick up his fly whisk to prepare for the battle, and it took him a while to settle down.


    That¡¯s right, he is not under the King of Ghosts now, and he is not hostile to Chunyangzi, who was addicted to killing ghosts.


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    He had a Chunyangzi PTSD attack again.


    This weary sick person put down his dust whisk, and the hairs on Master Ling Yun¡¯s back stood up. Chunyangzi can be regarded as a super killer. When he heard his name when he was in Huangquan, he knew that it was time to fight again. Especially when Chunyangzi killed Hongxiu and severely injured the Ghost Dog King, it was Master Ling Yun turn next, who had become the number three under Ghost King Wu Rong, to suffer patiently and silently.


    He was not really good at fighting, he only knew how to do divination!


    Master Ling Yun was not happy, he was worried every day, he was afraid that the Ghost King would find out his true identity and tear him apart, and at the same time, he was afraid that Chunyangzi would chop melons and vegetables when he goes to the battlefield. Chunyangzi doesn¡¯t care if you are an undercover agent or not, in his eyes, you are just a killer. Master Ling Yun couldn¡¯t sleep well every day, and he couldn¡¯t eat well. What¡¯s even more exasperating was that from the old man in the coffin to the bottom of the ladder, they were all a group of militants. They were stupid and wanted to fight all day long, and they were not afraid of death. When he heard that there was going to be a fight the next day, he couldn¡¯t be happy, he was so worried that he couldn¡¯t sleep.


    Just thinking about it gets him angry!


    No, why did Chunyangzi go to Tiankeng 444 at this time?


    Master Ling Yun¡¯s expression seemed frightened, and he suddenly reacted.


    Someone changed the future!


    Could it be that Chunyangzi was reborn!?


    At the thought of this terrible possibility, Taoist Ling Yun¡¯s whole demeanor faltered, so he pasted down another talisman, which would lead Heavenly Thunder down again if he didn¡¯t deal with it in a while. He was nervous and talked and calculated, and soon felt relieved.


    No.


    For those who are reborn, the future is a fog, and it can¡¯t be seen clearly at all. But Chunyangzi¡¯s was not. Although he lacks a soul and the calculations were very biased, it is good news to be able to count it.


    Master Ling Yun was still uneasy, and continued to calculate for a long time. Suddenly he was surprised.


    ¡°It¡¯s strange, it¡¯s really strange, how come Chunyangzi also has a day when Hong Luan''s star moves? Let me do the math, and then recalculate¡­¡±


    It¡¯s true!


    Master Ling Yun did the calculations several times, and finally made a decision. Compared to his previous life, Fu Qing¡¯s horoscope has indeed undergone subtle changes! It can¡¯t be said that there is definitely a marriage in this life, but at least it is not the extreme widowed hexagram of the previous life where his relatives and friends were cut off. It seems that there is a turning point¡­ Hiss. If he could find out who causes Fu Qing¡¯s change, and catch him in time, he might be able to threaten¡ª


    Stop it.


    Master Ling Yun embraced the spirit dog with a dignified expression.


    He is on the righteous path now, the right way.


    After a few tries of comforting his heart, Master Ling Yun finally relaxed contently and changed to the perspective of those who eat melons.


    No one knew that Master Ling Yun was a little gossipy, it was good to be sure about things, and he was curious about everything, as long as he kept it in his stomach and didn¡¯t tell others, God wouldn¡¯t send down thunder. Master Ling Yun was doing the calculations, but the more he calculated, the more nervous he became, the more he frowned, and finally as his eyebrows were furrowed, his sharp eyes were fixed on the female high school student in the live broadcast room.


    Chunyangzi¡¯s change came from her, but Master Ling Yun couldn¡¯t figure out her origin. It turned out that she was the reborn person who caused the change!


    Seeing the female high school student and Fu Qing walking side by side, although they didn¡¯t communicate much, they had a harmonious aura and looked very close at first sight, Chunyangzi was probably beating a drum in his heart.


    Who will this person be? Is it from the group of ghosts under Hongxiu? Or is Hongxiu going out in person? No, she was obsessed with the Ghost King, and in her previous life she was in a murderous vengeance. If she really met Fu Qing, she would definitely die forever. Who could that be? With the ability to change Fu Qing¡¯s fate, this person must be extraordinary.


    Master Ling Yun¡¯s expression became more serious as he calculated more. When the car stopped, he was still immersed in the calculations. Until Director Wu opened the car door for him with his own hands.


    ¡°Master Ling Yun, the place is here.¡±


    Let¡¯s not to mention the General Public Security Bureau. Master Ling Yun still needs to go to customs first, and then go to the Yungui security zone by himself. Director Wu doesn¡¯t need to send him on his way. Originally, Master Ling Yun was on the route leading to customs and had planned to go by himself, but Director Wu took the initiative to meet him in good faith, and so he did not insist on going alone.


    Since Master Ling Yun¡¯s expression was so serious that Director Wu didn¡¯t know what to think, and thus didn¡¯t talk much. He just solemnly asked Master Ling Yun to pay attention to safety and left.


    After the extended red flag drove away, it took another half an hour before Ling Yun came back to his senses.


    ¡°Are you at the place?¡±


    He clicked his tongue in his heart, left the guest house lightly under the reverent eyes of the staff, he had walked not too far away, before turning into the alley with ease. Not long after, a middle-aged man with a stooped figure, disheveled white hair, a sullen expression and a scar on his face came out again. He squinted his eyes and looked around, and snorted coldly, causing passers-by around him to look away.


    His old craft really did not fall behind.


    Master Ling Yun took great pains in order to continue his undercover business in Huangquan. He changed his face every once in a while. He was called a thousand-faced cloud guest. Even if his real face suddenly appeared occasionally, anywhere, he pretended to be a decent villain.


    Master Ling Yun laughed inwardly, the middle-aged man laughed fiercely and coldly like a night owl, and swaggered towards customs.


    After a while, he pushed out a cart with a long transport box, the height of a person. After pushing it outside, Master Ling Yun took out a paper man and paper car from his sleeve and threw it down. Naturally a Skoda Octavia and a paper man driver appeared. The paper man obediently moved the carton to the back seat as Master Ling Yun sat in the co-pilot and then acted as the driver, driving to a distant place.


    After getting into the car, Master Ling Yun watched the live broadcast and continued to calculate. In the live broadcast room, Fu Qing and the female high school student separated, and the live broadcast paper figurine followed the female high school student, which happened to be convenient for Master Ling Yun to calculate. But the more he counted, the more he frowned, his gestures changed so quickly that only afterimages could be seen, a drop of sweat clotted on the tip of his nose, and it was about to fall.


    Swish swish.


    The sound of cloth rubbing against the coffin was heard, as if the thing in the box had come to life. During this movement, the cloth on the body rubbed against the coffin, which was creepy.


    Master Ling Yun concentrated his attention on the deduction.


    Knock


    There was a sudden knocking sound in the silent car. It was like the sound of wood being knocked on, but it was much more gloomy and dead.


    The long box looked like a coffin at first glance, and something was knocking on the coffin boards inside.


    Master Ling Yun wasn¡¯t attentive, and was gradually entering good conditions for calculating.


    Squeak¡ª¡ª


    The grinding sounds of wooden planks were heard, accompanied by a long sigh, with the vicissitudes of time, as if the pharaoh woke up. The surrounding air suddenly dropped, the small sounds became more and more clear, and countless insects were crawling, moving. Weird and terrifyingly, a pair of skinny, bandaged hands faintly protruded towards Master Ling Yun from behind.


    ¡°Who¡­ are you¡­¡±


    Master Ling Yun was going crazy, muttering to himself, his eyes were red, and he seemed to be in a trance, at this moment, those withered hands wrapped in bandages wrapped around his eyes.


    ¡°Guess¡­ Who I am¡­, you guessed it right¡­¡±


    ¡°Fucking bastard who is in the way of your Daoist, you idiot, get out of here!¡±


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    The coffin closed several times faster than before, and nothing happened. Master Ling Yun took a deep breath as he was disturbed, and silently recited the Tao Te Ching, and it took him a while to suppress his churning blood.


    He was possessed by the Devil and almost went crazy. He couldn¡¯t count anymore.


    Master Ling Yun silently recited the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, but he still couldn¡¯t let it go. He asked thoughtlessly, ¡°Old Coffin, if you say, I mean, if your greatest enemy suddenly has a girlfriend, and, you know he never falls in love. What would happen to his girlfriend?¡±


    There was no answer, Master Ling Yun asked again: ¡°Old man in the coffin?¡±


    ¡°Old man in the coffin???¡±


    A dull voice came from inside: ¡°Baa.¡±


    ¡°Speak properly!¡±


    ¡°Oh, my old man, is it because I don¡¯t know Chinese well? Isn¡¯t that how bastards should talk.¡±


    The sharp and caustic voice in the coffin was weird, and the angry Ling Yun was irritated further, secretly scolded this dog in his heart, and said, ¡°If it¡¯s Chunyangzi,¡±


    ¡°Chunyangzi? Where is Chunyangzi?! ¡±


    With a swipe, a black shadow flew past, and in the blink of an eye, a skinny child squatted on Master Ling Yun¡¯s lap. To say that he is a child is only based on his body shape. He is covered in bandages, and his appearance couldn¡¯t be seen clearly. There were silver nails on his chest, throat, and wrists. His body smelled of rotten holy water (it smelled like coriander juice). It was obviously dressed as a mummy, but the seals on his body were like the methods used by the paladins of the White Church.


    ¡°The king¡¯s footsteps are all over the world of ghosts. The king¡¯s bone crown is inlaid with cursed gems. The king¡¯s reputation resounds throughout the world! He is the strongest king and the only king. As his servants, we should follow the king¡¯s will and kill Chunyangzi, and use his head to welcome the return of the king!¡±


    Master Ling Yun straightened his face: ¡°You say this so familiarly¡ªsay, who did you go to see? That¡¯s what you said right? I told you to wait for me.¡±


    ¡°Oh, forget about the nonsense, old buddy, let¡¯s talk about Chunyangzi¡ªyou mean, he found a little wh*re girlfriend?¡±


    Master Ling Yun had a headache: ¡°It¡¯s not a little bitch wife, not a girlfriend¡­ Hey, what are you thinking!¡±


    ¡°I want to make a contribution!¡±


    The bandage child shot a wolf like sharp and fierce look from the bandage and looked straight at Ling Yun¡¯s cell phone.


    ¡°Is she the inverted cross of Jesus Christ?¡±


    ¡°No. 444 Tiankeng, right? I understand. I remember my king¡¯s big fox mount. Didn¡¯t it also come out of the No. 4 Tiankeng? Good man, thank you for telling me the news, I will go and catch the fox and that little bitch, and I will go to my king when the time comes, and I will not forget you¡­ Wu wu wuuuu!¡±


    ¡°Go to sleep !¡±


    Master Ling Yun cursed and pasted a talisman on him, knocking the man unconscious and stuffing him back into the box, feeling like his hair had been turned white by these idiots. If it wasn¡¯t for the old man in the coffin stabbing his head, and his temper being too weird, he would actually be afraid of getting into more trouble, and then Master Ling Yun would definitely not bother him.


    ¡°Forget it, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain.¡±


    Master Ling Yun swore that he would never take this muddy water again this life, at most he would get some news about Wu Rong from Huang Mao.


    But¡ª¡ª


    444ºÅÌì¿Ó¡£


    Tiankeng No. 444.


    Master Ling Yun¡¯s expression became serious, thinking of the disaster caused by Hu Xian¡®s resurrection, he silently recited Boundless Heavenly Venerable in his heart.


    In any case, Chunyangzi went in, he hopeed that he would flap his butterfly wings and make this disaster a little bit better.


    The pointer pointed to eleven o¡¯clock, Wu Rong did not enter the 444 dormitory, and instead leaned against the common window sill to smoke.


    Today, after eating with Chi Fangfang, Wu Rong saw Fu Qing shortly after leaving the cafeteria, beside him was Kang Jianbai and others who looked anxious, and Wu Rong explained everything in a few words.


    ¡°Then Chi Fangfang is number 1.¡±


    Hearing that he was not the one who killed Su Jingjing, Kang Jianbai¡¯s expression relaxed and then tightened again: ¡°People have to die every day from the beginning to the end of the Rakshasa game. According to history, Chi Fangfang will die this morning. Liu Hu will definitely attack her before she goes into the toilet, and she must be watched closely tonight.¡±


    ¡°Is Chi Fangfang sure to die?¡±


    ¡°According to history repeating itself, this is the rule of the Tiankeng.¡±


    Kang Jianbai frowned: ¡°Today Little Master Hui Xin and I will try to find a way to look at the Yin Qi barrier, and the rest of the ghosts will be entrusted to you, Fu-daozhang.¡±


    Fu Qing didn¡¯t respond, but Wu Rong thought of the first night when he saw him killing in all directions, when the Zhengyang fire was blazing, maybe even if Kang Jianbai didn¡¯t say anything, he would still kill these ghosts and monsters thoroughly every night. Fu Qing had a strong intention to kill ghosts, Kang Jianbai was a ghost breeder, and when they stood together and talked, they kept their distance. Wu Rong guessed that Fu Qing was born to hate ghosts, even ghosts raised by ghost raisers wouldn¡¯t be ignored.


    Let¡¯s wait until later to tell him about the big ghost.


    That dream gave Wu Rong some clues, he wanted to try it himself first, and save Fu Qing from the trouble.


    After crushing the cigarette butts, Wu Rong looked out the window. There was a wind tonight, and the shadows of the trees swayed like ghosts. The mountain behind the dormitory was looming. It was different, the mounds of soil were crooked and scattered, and they couldn¡¯t see clearly because of the distance. The golden talisman on the most central tomb had become brighter and brighter, shining like real gold.


    Hiss.


    Su Jingjing was dead, the Qingling Gu no longer needed to guard her corpse. The little green snake was wrapped around Wu Rong¡¯s wrist like a jasper bracelet, flickering its tongue from time to time. The black rock tarantula and the human-faced spider were hiding under Wu Rong¡¯s ¡®long hair¡¯, one on the left and the other on the right.


    There will be no rest tonight.


    Tick, tick.


    The sound of water came from the toilet, unhurriedly, cascading, as if the faucet was not tightened. But it sounded too abruptly, being harsh in the silence of the night.


    It¡¯s midnight.


    Wu Rong returned to the door of dormitory No. 444. The moment he stood still, the door was pushed open from the inside. Wearing pajamas, Chi Fangfang rubbed her eyes. Seeing Wu Rong, she whispered, ¡°R¨®ngr¨®ng, didn¡¯t you go to sleep?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to sleep either. Can you go to the bathroom with me?¡±


    The author has something to say:


    When Master Lingyun first became an undercover agent, one day at a meeting, the ghost king Wu Rong had an idea and told a joke.


    Hongxiu: Hee hee


    Coffin Old Man: Ha ha ha


    Su Xiaomi: Hei


    Ghost Dog King: Bark bark


    Foreign ghost: hiahiahia


    Yun Zhongke: Jie Jie Jie Jie¡ª¡ª


    Everyone looked at him.


    Master Lingyun (nervous): What¡¯s wrong?


    Others: Why are you jiejie laughing, ah?


    Master Ling Yun: ???


    Aren¡¯t villains supposed to laugh like that!?

 CH 42

    Rising Sun (3)


    After finishing this sentence, Garcia smoothly grasped Jiang Jianming¡¯s forearm and pulled his hand up.


    The prince¡¯s expression was a little cold, and he carefully held the disabled human¡¯s ¡°weak wrist¡± in his palm, not daring to touch it randomly.


    ¡°Does it still hurt?¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head, ¡°Doesn¡¯t hurt much, just a little numb.¡±


    They had already walked a certain distance during the conversation, and Joe¡¯s crying behind them could not be heard.


    Jiang Jianming glanced back, and thoughtfully said, ¡°However, Silver Big Dipper¡­..or the situation in the far interstellar space, is it that bad enough to recruit new officers of this quality?¡±


    His tone was very calm, and even when he said the word ¡°this quality¡±, it gave the impression that it was just a plain statement, without deliberately belittling or protecting anything.


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t like this when I came here.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Selecting a mecha requires a practical manipulation test with the hand. You¡¯re unable today, let¡¯s just go back again once it¡¯s back to normal.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was slightly stunned, ¡°No, I can¡­¡­ ¡°


    Garcia: ¡°You can¡¯t.¡±


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t find any way out of it, and he knew in his heart that what Garcia said was right.  Mecha test operation shouldn¡¯t be done in a sloppy manner.


    He could only sigh, ¡°All right, I can¡¯t.¡±


    Garcia was still staring at his wrist, pinching the joint of the five fingers. ¡°Move.¡±


    Jiang Jianming reluctantly turned his wrist slowly to show him, and continued to say to himself, ¡°¡­¡­..Since the situation in the Far Star is really so difficult, it is better to simply recruit some excellent disabled people to come in.¡±


    ¡°Since it¡¯s impossible for remnant humans to use crystal bones to fight alien creatures, why not just use mechas?¡±


    Garcia paused suddenly.


    He finally put down Jiang Jianming¡¯s wrist, and at the same time slowly raised his eyes, which were as sharp as ice.


    He said, ¡°You said, to let remnant human beings use mechas?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­¡­Ah.¡±


    It¡¯s over. It accidentally slipped my mouth.


    ****


    On the second floor, Major General Xie¡¯s office.


    The door opened.


    ¡°You two are here, did you have a good rest last night¡­¡­..¡±


    Xie Yuduo was about to raise his smile to greet them, but when he saw Garcia¡¯s stern expression, his voice changed tone, ¡°Okay¡ª¡ªYour Highness, if you have any problem, just say something!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled bitterly when he entered the door. Although he did walk here with his own feet, psychologically, he felt as if he was carried all the way by Garcia.


    At this time, the prince gently pushed his back, and said to Xie Yuduo, ¡°Listen to him.¡±


    Jiang Jianming had no choice but to say hello, ¡°Major General, good afternoon.¡±


    He shrugged his shoulders, to indicate that he was being oppressed, ¡°At His Highness¡¯s order, I will¡­¡­..contribute an immature idea.¡±


    A moment later.


    ¡°Separate the concepts of cockpit mecha driving from out-of-the-cockpit crystal bone combat¡­¡­?¡±


    Xie Yuduo put on a rare serious look, and straightened his upper body, ¡°Please elaborate.¡±


    Jiang Jianming had already pulled a chair from the side by himself, and sat down in front of Xie Yuduo¡¯s desk, ¡°The literal meaning, Major General.¡± He crossed his hands in black gloves on his knees, and said gently, ¡°It¡¯s been a while since I¡¯ve come to Silver Big Dipper, although I haven¡¯t officially been on the battlefield, but I already have a general understanding of the combat mode in the Far Star¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°The combat method of the new humans manipulating crystal bones is similar to hand-to-hand combat, and most of the time it needs to be carried out outside the cockpit of the mecha. However, when facing huge alien creatures and enemies in the air, someone needs to stay inside the cockpit, manipulate it to cooperate with the ensuing battle outside of the mecha.¡±


    ¡°Just like when the Second Fortress of the Silver Big Dipper on Beta Star was attacked by space pirates, I drove a mecha and assisted His Highness Garcia in fighting the enemy in the air.¡±


    Jiang Jianming paused for a moment, then calmly said, ¡°I just thought that if mecha driving and crystal bone combat can be divided into two branches of armed forces, disabled humans can completely take on the part of mecha driving.¡±


    ¡°Hiss..¡­..¡±


    Xie Yuduo frowned unknowingly, and couldn¡¯t help but take in breath when Jiang Jianming finished the last sentence.


    Indeed, the current Imperial Army did not have a clear concept of ¡°mecha driving¡±.


    When it came to mecha masters, it merely referred to people who repair, modify, and manufacture mechas, not people who drove mechas.


    Garcia didn¡¯t sit down, but leaned sideways on the corner of the desk.


    When Jiang Jianming made a statement, the prince¡¯s scorching eyes kept falling on him.


    As if watching a dusty beautiful jade being washed in the smoke and wind of war, blooming its original stunning light.


    Xie Yuduo tightened the corners of his mouth, and knocked his temple, ¡°Let me think about it.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded, ¡°Major General should think slowly, what disabled humans can do on the distant interstellar battlefield is indeed limited, and the environment with high concentration of crystal particles is also a problem.¡±


    ¡°Thus everything I said is based on the fact that the Silver Big Dipper is really short of people.¡±


    Jiang Jianming quietly glanced at Garcia.


    In fact, he had these ideas as early as when he was still in the military academy.


    But if His Highness hadn¡¯t insisted on asking him to bring it up after hearing his slip of the tongue remark, he wouldn¡¯t have put these ideas on the surface so early.


    There were still many problems behind this, many hidden dangers. There were not only the physical reasons of disabled people, but also more deep-seated things.


    But since His Highness asked him to say it, it proved that the situation of the Silver Big Dipper was indeed not optimistic.


    Therefore, he spoke of his ideas.


    Jiang Jianming continued, ¡°For example, the two Commanding officers who led the officers in adaptation period¡­..Lieutenant Raymond has always been Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s adjutant and they ride the same mecha together when going out.¡±


    ¡°But in fact, Lieutenant Raymond himself is also the holder of a B-level crystal bone, and has a certain combat power. It is a pity that he only serves as deputy of Chief Huo Lin inside the mecha all year round.¡±


    After that, he smiled and stood up, ¡°In the final analysis, I¡¯m simply a military student from a civilian background, and my physical fitness is considered poor among disabled people. But even I can cooperate with His Royal Highness¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°If the military can loosen some restrictions, even if it is only a small number of places, I think there is great hope to recruit disabled human elites whose ability is no less than that of new humans.¡±


    Disabled human elite.


    This was the first time Xie Yuduo had heard such a combination, putting ¡°disabled human beings¡± and ¡°elites¡± together.


    No matter where in the past, people only used to say ¡°new human elites¡±.


    It seemed that as long as one reincarnated as a remnant human being, there would be an extra ceiling pressing on one¡¯s head in this life, preventing one from becoming an ¡°elite¡± no matter what.


    However, Jiang Jianming said this word so naturally, as if he had simply said this word unconsciously, he even had a gentle smile at the end of his eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s worth a try.¡±


    Garcia said in a deep voice, ¡°At least it is more hopeful than continuing to recruit waste into the fortress.¡±


    ¡°Hmm¡­¡± Xie Yuduo suddenly stood up, and walked around his office twice as if thinking hard.


    Finally, when he was about to walk the third lap, the major general stopped abruptly.


    Xie Yuduo turned on his wrist device and contacted his female adjutant. ¡°Rita, is there anyone in the fortress who has a deep understanding of the current state of the Empire¡¯s frontier mecha field? Bring me that¡­..¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyebrows, and said, ¡°One of my teammates is the chief graduate of the Second College of Mechas at Kaios Military Academy, do you also want to bring him over?¡±


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s eyes lit up, and he immediately slap the desk, ¡°Bring him! Bring him over immediately!¡±


    In this way, when Li Youfang was temporarily summoned due to ¡°bring him over¡±, the whole person went dizzy.


    Major General, Major General Xie Yuduo.


    The Supreme Commander of the First Fortress of Silver Big Dipper.


    A young and promising aristocratic general who has experienced legends.


    Logically speaking, even if he struggles for another ten years, he may still not have the opportunity to speak generously in front of Major General Xie.


    Not to mention that there was also the royal highness in front of him.


    In the bright major general¡¯s office, Jiang Jianming was making tea, and Garcia stared straight at Jiang Jianming¡¯s hand making tea, as if he was afraid of him being scalded.


    Xie Yuduo then said in a loud voice, ¡°Quickly put it down, quickly put it down, how can His Little Excellency do this!¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled, ¡°It¡¯s not for you, I¡¯m thirsty.¡±


    As he spoke, he poured Garcia a cup first.


    Holding the teacup, Garcia said coldly and indifferently, ¡°In any case, Major General Xie is not a domestic waste who cannot stand without his adjutant.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Speaking of which, where is Miss Rita?¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°Next month will be the Imperial Military General Assembly, and she¡¯s tasked with running the materials.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Li Youfang felt that the world was separated.


    The place where he was standing was one world, and the happy scene in the major general¡¯s office before him was another.


    However, Jiang Jianming suddenly turned around and greeted him at this time, ¡°Good teammate¡­¡­.Alas, we are not teammates anymore, Li Youfang, do you want tea? The Major General¡¯s tea is good¡­.¡±


    Major General¡¯s tea¡­..


    Li Youfang¡¯s eyes darkened, and he almost didn¡¯t kneel down to him on the spot.


    When he walked in tremblingly, after hearing Jiang Jianming¡¯s idea, he became even more frightened.


    Select disabled humans to specialize in driving mechas¡­¡­!?


    Li Youfang¡¯s palms were cold on the spot, and a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.


    Even though he was just a young boy who had just graduated from military academy, he could still hear how significant the meaning of this idea was.


    ¡°This, this¡­¡­¡­this idea¡­¡­¡± He stumbled on his words, ¡°very, very amazing.¡±


    Xie Yuduo smiled, crossed his legs leisurely and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be too nervous, kid, there are no outsiders here, let¡¯s just chat casually.¡±


    He took a sip of tea and waved his hand again, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much, I asked you to come here because we, the Silver Big Dipper people, have been in the Far Star lair for too long, and the situation of the Empire is unknown. The final decision will still be made by me and a group of old men who are above me, and will have nothing to do with you.¡±


    ¡°Yes¡­¡­..¡± Li Youfang took deep breaths repeatedly to calm himself down a little.


    After all, he was the chief graduate of the Second College of the First Military Academy of the Empire. After calming down, his professionalism was still there.


    He swallowed and began to analyze.


    ¡°This¡­¡­.Major General, you should also know that in real combat, the reaction speed of the brain and the combat awareness are more important than the speed of mecha manipulation. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡±


    Xie Yuduo nodded.


    The reason was easy to understand. If Li Youfang and Jiang Jianming were to conduct the practical assessment of basic mecha movements on the flat and open mecha training ground, Li Youfang would definitely score higher.


    Because even if the two people were equally proficient in basic movements, the speed of crystal bone was still faster than manual manipulation.


    But, if the two of them were allowed to drive the same mecha and conduct actual combat in a random wild terrain¡­Needless to say, it¡¯d be a wonder if Li Youfang was not played to death in the game.


    Li Youfang: ¡°But now in the field of mecha research in the Empire, almost no one has studied the problem of improving the efficiency of manual operation.¡±


    ¡°The reason is also very simple, at present, disabled humans can hardly touch military mechas, thus improving the efficiency of manual operation is useless.¡±


    Xie Yuduo rubbed his chin, and pondered, ¡°This is indeed true.¡±


    Li Youfang: ¡°Therefore¡­¡­Although it is generally said that the manual manipulation of the mecha is 6% lower than the conduction efficiency of the crystal bone manipulation, this ¡®recognized¡¯ figure is already the technology that¡¯s been around for years.¡±


    ¡°If the military allows disabled humans to drive on mechas and invests resources in improving technology, this number should be reduced!¡±


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s eyes brightened, ¡°That is to say, you think there is still a lot of room for recovering the disadvantages of manual operation based on the current situation?¡±


    ¡°In this lowly official¡¯s humble opinion, there is great hope!¡± Li Youfang gradually found the feeling, and the speed of speech also picked up, ¡°Not only that¡­¡­¡±


    As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Jianming with a slightly strange look on his face, ¡°Not only that, the subject of the third way of manipulation¡ªmental manipulation is becoming more and more popular.¡±


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help smiling when he met Li Youfang¡¯s gaze¡­..He knew what this strange look meant.


    After all, several years ago, this subject had been taught at the Kaios Military Academy.


    He went in and listened as a disabled human being, but when the old professor released a crystal bone, he vomited blood on the spot, almost causing the old man to go to prison for it.


    At that time, Ryann was still there, he became so anxious and ran out of the White Jade Palace to see him without even changing his clothes.


    In the blink of an eye¡­..


    Time really passed by so quickly.


    Jiang Jianming lowered his head and took a sip of tea to suppress his emotions. He glanced at Li Youfang and saw the bright and excited face of the young man as he talked.


    He couldn¡¯t help chuckling to himself, this guy who looked down on disabled humans at the beginning didn¡¯t know how excited he was now.


    Li Youfang: ¡°If mental manipulation can be popularized in the next few years, then the disadvantage of disabled humans of having no crystal bones will no longer be a problem!¡±


    ¡°In the past two years, there have been more racial equality movements in the Empire. Especially Aslan, there seems to be a special association active¡­¡­..Public opinion on the other hand, there shouldn¡¯t be too many obstacles as well¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°The only problem may be the adaptability of disabled humans to the distant interstellar environment, and whether they can truly cooperate with new humans.¡±


    ¡°However, based on the above-mentioned comprehensive analysis of this lowly official¡¯s personal judgment,¡± Li Youfang swallowed tremblingly, puffed out his chest and gave a military salute, ¡°Theoretically, Jiang Jianming¡¯s proposal is feasible!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming put down his teacup and stood up, calmly patted him on the shoulder, ¡°Don¡¯t get too excited, as I said, this is just a prototype of an idea.¡±


    Xie Yuduo took a deep breath, put down his crossed legs, and sat up straight.


    ¡°It is indeed just an idea, and various details still need internal research and discussion¡­but,¡±


    The major general leaned forward and said seriously, ¡°It is also a very exciting idea. I will bring it up at the military general meeting.¡±


    Li Youfang¡¯s face lit up instantly.


    ¡°Thank you Major General!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming stroked his forehead. You¡¯re a new human, why are you being so excited¡­¡­


    ¡°Don¡¯t say who suggested it for now.¡±


    Garcia, who had been listening silently, suddenly spoke out at this moment.


    He glanced at Jiang Jianming, ¡°His name, things will become public again.¡±


    Xie Yuduo raised his eyebrows and said hastily, ¡°Understood.¡±


    The truth about a single tree being beautiful in the forest, every wise person already knew. Jiang Jianming, a commoner with no money and no power, wanted to shake the new human being¡¯s exclusive military power at a young age¡­


    (t/n The wood is beautiful in the forest, which is a metaphor for a person with outstanding talent or conduct. It also means that new people and new things have just appeared.)


    If he became a thorn on someone¡¯s side, following that, it¡¯s unknown how much trouble he would cause in the future.


    Jiang Jianming looked down, and said softly, ¡°Your Highness, it¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°You are related.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s voice was cold, he straightened up and walked towards Jiang Jianming, ¡°I forced you to speak out, if things don¡¯t work out, I¡¯ll take all the blame.¡±


    As the prince said this, under Li Youfang¡¯s astonished and dull eyes, he carried away the luggage that Jiang Jianming had put beside him with ease.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, keep up.¡±


    This person¡­¡­


    Jiang Jianming chuckled helplessly.


    He nodded to Xie Yuduo, and hurriedly followed.


    After leaving the office, the silence between the two continued all the way.


    When they finally reached the door of the dormitory, Garcia put Jiang Jianming¡¯s luggage in his arms.


    The prince suddenly pursed his lips and said, ¡°Merit is of no use to me.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Jiang Jianming was taken aback.


    Garcia deliberately didn¡¯t look at him, but his expression was very serious, ¡°Your credit is yours. No one can take it away, including me. Don¡¯t think too much.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was once again shocked. He thinks that I am thinking too much?


    He quickly explained, ¡°What are you talking about, of course I know that you are protecting me.¡±


    Garcia was silent for a second, then whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t be sad, it will be resolved soon.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Thank you, but I¡¯m not sad?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°You can choose the mecha the day after tomorrow. It¡¯ll be up to you.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Ah, this familiar feeling of being unable to communicate.


    Jiang Jianming was in a delicate mood. He felt angry and funny at the same time, then he said, ¡°Your Highness, are you trying to coax me by giving me a mecha?¡±


    Garcia¡¯s expression turned slightly cold, and he turned his face away, ¡°What are you talking about again, coax? Don¡¯t be coquettish, I said I won¡¯t take care of you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming:¡±¡­¡­¡­¡±


    But a second later, Garcia turned his face around.


    The prince frowned and said, ¡°So, you don¡¯t like it.¡±


    It was a familiar scene again.


    Jiang Jianming finally couldn¡¯t help but curl his lips.


    A smile slowly appeared in the corner of his eyes, like a fleeting smile that would disappear just as quickly as it appeared.


    ¡°No, I like it.¡±

 CH 43

    Rising Sun (4)


    Two days later.


    Silver Big Dipper First Fortress, Starship Port.


    The morning of this day was clear and without snow, the clouds were very light, and the distant mountains had just revealed scattered lights of dawn.


    Jiang Jianming and Tang Zhen stood side by side at the starship port of Silver Big Dipper Fortress, and Li Youfang stood farther away.


    ¡°Ah, you have now epaulets, that¡¯s so fast.¡±


    Tang Zhen straightened his back, smiled and patted Jiang Jianming¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Lieutenant Jiang?¡±


    ¡°Well, I was just awarded the title yesterday.¡±


    Jiang Jianming glanced at Tang Zhen with a sideways glance. In the morning light, the trapezoidal epaulets with one black bar and two silver stars shone brightly, and fell on the military uniform of the young black-haired officer.


    As Garcia said a few days ago, with his outstanding contributions and being nominated by Major General Xie, he ended the adaptation period ahead of schedule and officially became a member of the Silver Big Dipper officers.


    Soon, it was too soon.


    It had only been more than a month since Jiang Jianming graduated from the military academy and joined Silver Big Dipper.


    Behind, Li Youfang suddenly looked up at the sky, and said, ¡°Here it comes, the starship is about to enter the port.¡±


    Jiang Jianming and Tang Zhen raised their heads in response, and the strong wind messed up their hair at the same time.


    The distance between the Three Star System of the Empire and the Silver Big Dipper Fortress was too far away, that even space trains couldn¡¯t reach this place, and the only transportation was through a high-dimensional wormhole transition of starships or advanced mechas.


    Fortunately, with the current Empire¡¯s technology, flying a starship was not a troublesome task.


    In addition to the starships that transported recruits every year in late summer and early autumn, there were also two trips a year in spring and autumn, where the starships that transported supplies to the fortress would land on this Starship Port.


    Small starships come and go even more frequently. For some imperial nobles, renting a private starship was even completely within the affordable cost.


    The Bei Family of Aslan Star City was terribly among this list.


    They watched the Bei family¡¯s small starship approaching from far to near and landing slowly.


    Several servants of Bei¡¯s family came down and saluted the Silver Big Dipper soldiers who were patrolling the Starship Port.


    In the end, the three of them watched Bei Maner, who came out, surrounded by the envoys of the Bei family.


    They protected the eldest lady who was on crutches, and helped her get onto the starship.


    This day was the day when Bei Maner went home.


    They came to see her off.


    Soon, Bei Maner sat down by the window of the starship.


    As soon as she sat down, she turned her face away, lowered the window, and smiled at the three of them.


    Jiang Jianming and Tang Zhen looked at each other then walked forward.


    Li Youfang didn¡¯t go, he chose to stand and watch from a distance, and gave the three of them their alone time.


    ¡°Young Master Tang, classmate Jiang, I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    Bei Maner bent her eyebrows and waved her hands. Since she could no longer wear the Silver Beidou military uniform, she only wore a thick black fur coat to keep out the cold, and a silk scarf, giving her a three-point more delicate and magnificent ladylike temperament than before.


    ¡°Bon voyage, take care of yourself.¡± Jiang Jianming stood still in front of her window and said in a deep voice, ¡°There is still a long way to go, and there are still many choices. Anything is possible.¡±


    As he said this, he handed her a piece of black cloth with the Silver Big Dipper military emblem printed on it, ¡°Take it with you, I cut it from your old military uniform.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, I will treasure it.¡± Bei Maner stroked the familiar fabric and carefully put it inside the luggage.


    She suddenly thought of another girl in the team and asked, ¡°Speaking of which, where is Ellie?¡±


    ¡°Ellie, she failed to overcome the psychological barrier,¡± Tang Zhen shook his head, ¡°She submitted an application yesterday, and was temporarily transferred to the logistics. It is the third floor of the fortress, maybe the milk we¡¯ll drink in the future will be squeezed out by the machine she¡¯s operating.¡±


    As he said that, Tang Zhen took out a small bag of things that was in his coat pocket, and passed it through the window, ¡°I met her yesterday, and she said that she has no face to give it to you, therefore she let me pass it to you.¡±


    Bei Maner reached out and took it.


    It was a bag of cookies that was heavy to begin with.


    On that snowy night in the past, before all those surprises happened, these two girls made a casual appointment in the tent that after returning, they would go to the trading area together and buy some snacks that were more delicious than compressed military rations.


    Tang Zhen: ¡°Ellie, she said¡­¡­..to let you eat it on the way.¡±


    Bei Maner touched the bag of cookies, a dimple showed on her faint smile, as if a little sad and melancholy.


    She nodded, ¡°Thank her for me.¡±


    The time was almost up, the starship hummed, and the doors automatically and slowly fell down.


    Bei Maner looked at Tang Zhen firmly, and said softly, ¡°I¡¯m leaving. Goodbye Tang Zhen, don¡¯t forget about me.¡±


    He didn¡¯t know if it was because she felt very cold or what, but her originally white and tender cheeks were a little red, like a rhododendron flower blooming quietly under the snow-covered eaves.


    ¡°Maner¡­¡­.¡±


    Tang Zhen looked complicated, he raised his hand, and placed it on the window in a daze.


    His voice was hoarse and he spoke in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    The soldiers of Silver Big Dipper were stationed in frontier fortresses all the year round, and they were basically disconnected from the people of the Empire. Not to mention lovers, even family members were hard to see. Just like Major General Xie, his aristocratic father and mother were still alive, had a wife and a daughter, seemingly a winner in life, but in fact, he hadn¡¯t been home for almost four or five years.


    With Bei Maner¡¯s departure, she would be directly separated from Tang Zhen by a few light-years, and it was doomed that her years of lovesickness would come to an eventual end.


    Bei Maner shook her head vigorously, ¡°Don¡¯t say I¡¯m sorry! I like Young Master Tang because I simply like him, and not for the sake of obtaining any results.¡±


    She laughed as she spoke, the tip of her nose and eye sockets were reddish.


    She was still so bright and bold, boldly saying that she likes him, and boldly admitting the failure of this period of pursuit.


    In the end, Bei Maner stuck her five fingers on the window, matching Tang Zhen¡¯s hand.


    When the first ray of morning sun illuminated the watchtower of the fortress, the starship lifted off.


    Jiang Jianming looked up, the black hair on his forehead was blown by the strong wind.


    The sun was a bit dazzling, he closed his eyes and let the warm light fall on his eyelashes. He heard Tang Zhen beside him take a deep breath, and the sound of his inhalation was trembling.


    Parting, I don¡¯t remember which book said it, that time flies like a white horse.


    All living beings treading in this world, meet at a glance, and part after meeting.


    In the distance, Li Youfang called with a cry, ¡°Tang Zhen, it¡¯s almost time for training, let¡¯s go!¡±


    Jiang Jianming opened his eyes, knowing that Tang Zhen would then devote himself to the daily training of officers in the adaptation period.


    As he would be taken away by His Royal Highness Garcia, he and his good roommate would tread different paths in the future.


    They walked down the Starship Port together, and Jiang Jianming accompanied Tang Zhen to the training field outside the fortress, he then saw the neat row of M-IP 18 reflecting in the morning sun, like a cluster of blue and black knives.


    Obviously, just two weeks ago, he was still a member of them, but at this moment, it felt like a world away.


    Tang Zhen rubbed his face, then reached out and patted Jiang Jianming¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Little Jiang, take care.¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled and also said, ¡°Take care.¡±


    Hou Lin and Raymond watched this scene. Other young officers in adaptation period also watched the scene.


    It was rare that this lieutenant colonel, who always had a fierce temper, did not yell at Tang Zhen to return to the team quickly with a rough voice today.


    The two looked at each other and turned around almost at the same time. The wind blew their Silver Big Dipper uniforms, and Jiang Jianming and Tang Zhen walked in different directions.


    Standing like a javelin, Huo Lin watched Jiang Jianming leave the training ground for officers in adaptation period, and habitually snorted from his nose.


    ¡°Lieutenant Colonel¡­..¡±


    Next to him, Lieutenant Raymond showed a dry smile, ¡°How do I say this, it seems that a month or two ago I was still patting Lieutenant Jiang on the shoulder and saying that I admire him very much.¡±


    ¡°Yet in the blink of an eye, he is now a Lieutenant just like me!¡±


    Jiang Jianming heard Raymond¡¯s wailing, making him stretch his beautiful eyebrows and smiled softly.


    He didn¡¯t look back, and walked all the way forward in the rising sun and the long wind, the military boots under his feet crunched on the hard snow of the Alpha Alien Star.


    Suddenly, he saw three familiar figures sitting beside a mecha talking.


    The white and sturdy officer was sitting on the mechanical arm of the mecha, and the black and thin officer was leaning on the other side. The two seemed to be arguing endlessly about something¡ªwhile the bearded officer was smoking a cigarette, with words written all over his face: Looking at a play.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s mood became inexplicably more comfortable, and he nodded to them, ¡°Hello, officers.¡±


    The three officers jumped up like a cat whose tail had been pulled.


    They straightened their spines in horror, and saluted together, ¡°Your¡­Your Little Excellency!!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head amusedly, he walked past the three officers, and said to himself leisurely, ¡°¡­no need to do this.¡±


    ¡°What need not to do?¡±


    A cool and elegant voice suddenly sounded ahead.


    A few steps away, Garcia¡¯s slender figure stood in front of a brand new mecha.


    The prince glanced up, without any emotion in his tone, ¡°This is the mecha you eventually chose?¡±


    ¡°I chose it for you, Your Highness.¡±


    Jiang Jianming emphasized, ¡°Besides, you are the next person who will try the mecha, please don¡¯t act like you have nothing to do with it yourself.¡±


    Garcia didn¡¯t take it seriously, and said lightly, ¡°No need, the mecha for me is¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°¡ªBecause if you do, I will feel very insecure. ¡°Jiang Jianming insisted on finishing his words.


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Garcia shutted his mouth.


    A few seconds later, as if he had made a generous concession, he turned his face away expressionlessly, turned around and opened the cockpit of the mecha.


    He first stepped in by himself, then turned around, and stretched out his hand towards Jiang Jianming, ¡°Come up, watch your step.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stretched out his hand, and the palm of the remnant human wearing a black glove was grasped by the prince¡¯s slightly larger palm.


    ¡°Slow down, grab onto me¡­¡­.that¡¯s right.¡±


    The latter pulled hard and pulled the disabled man into the cockpit. Garcia¡¯s other arm quickly wrapped around Jiang Jianming¡¯s waist and caught him.


    Like placing some weak animal, Prince Garcia gently ¡°placed¡± Lieutenant Jiang on the driver¡¯s seat beside him.


    Jiang Jianming raised his head, the dazzling snow light fell into his eyes, and he squinted.


    Garcia casually put down the baffle armor of the front of the mecha, and gave him a deep look.


    ¡°Let¡¯s take off to test the speed first, and after getting used to it, go to the field for actual combat. ¡°


    Jiang Jianming fastened his seat belt and nodded happily.


    ¡°Got it, Your Highness.¡±


    In the next moment, the mecha flew into the air, and its wings whipped up the wind, which blew the pale white ice fog.


    Its shadow quickly became smaller from the snow filled ground, and flew towards the flowing clouds, towards the distant mountains, and towards the ice field where the sun rose.


    In the autumn of the 63rd year of the New Imperial Calendar, the morning sun rose as usual on the ice field of Alpha Alien Star, reflecting the sparkling snow, illuminating the way forward for these young people.


    This journey had already begun, but it was still far away from its ending.

 CH 44

    Past and Present (1)


    Alpha Alien Star, X8 area, classification-High Risk.


    Sunny, high altitude, wind direction-Northwest.


    The strong wind blew away the clouds and mists in the sky, and a red color flashed across it.


    It was afternoon and the sky was sunny. The hard snow on the ground extended to the line that met the sky, and when red flashed across the air, black shadows would also be casted on the snow field below.


    This red color belonged to two giant birds with eight crystal-like eyes on their heads, they flew up and down to fight with the powerful enemies, and when they flap their wings in the air, they stir up a gale with extremely high concentration of crystal particles.


    ¡°Ji¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡±


    ¡°Ji¡ª¡ª!!!!!!¡±


    Their necks vibrated, making a sound like metal clashing.


    Then there was a flash of bright light.


    At this moment, blood suddenly splashed out from the neck of one of the giant birds.


    Accompanied by the screams echoing in the air, the giant bird¡¯s neck suddenly tilted down, like a soft flower stem that was broken off.


    ¡°Ji!!!¡±


    Blood mist sprayed up into the sky, the giant red bird spread its wings, a ruddy color up to the roots, and its crystal plate-like feathers stood up one by one, performing a tragic dying dance.


    In an instant, the sunlight seemed to have been sifted through a sieve, and thousands of grains fell from the giant beast¡¯s feathers, and reflected on its crystals were countless thinner and more dazzling rays of light.


    Surrounded by that light, a human fell backwards.


    In front of the mutated alien creatures, the human body appeared very small.


    However, this human being was not insignificant. Four pairs of red gold crystal bones with a length of more than ten meters spread out on the back of his spine, dazzling and scorching hot, like the flames of the burning sun.


    Blood stained the tip of the crystal bone.


    Garcia fell in the air, his long platinum hair fluttering in the strong wind.


    He beheaded a Red Bird, and then fell off from that Red Bird¡¯s back. The strong wind and gravity tore his body, quickly pulling him downwards to the snowy land.


    There was no joy or fear in those emerald eyes, they simply reflected the blood on his crystal bone coldly.


    Blood¡­¡­.He didn¡¯t hate blood.


    On the contrary, he liked to see blood, especially to have some powerful enemies blood splashed in front of his eyes.


    ¡ª¡ªBecause there was no turning back, turning back was his blank past, an endless emptiness.


    Thus he went forward, like an arrow released from the string, to fight, to kill, to win, to conquer.


    This was also the reason why he was still willing to stay in Silver Big Dipper Fortress despite clearly hating certain things.


    This was the front line of humanity, and the blood here would fill his emptiness, even if it was only temporary.


    But he didn¡¯t like the so-called to be bath in blood.


    Blood could obstruct vision and stain clothes.


    A roar of a mecha came from behind, interrupting Garcia¡¯s thoughts.


    A silver-black mecha came through the clouds at high speed, and its timing would make any one amazed. Garcia¡¯s falling body hit the fuselage heavily, and he heard someone call out to him, ¡°Your Highness.¡±


    It¡¯s hard to say whether the voice was warm or cold, and there was even a trace of panting after a fierce battle that was unconsciously mixed in between the words.


    It penetrated the heart like spring rain.


    Very melodious.


    ¡°The seventh Red Bird is confirmed dead, is there still another one in the sky?¡±


    Garcia raised his face, grabbed onto the mecha with one hand, and the crystal bone that melted from his fingers was firmly embedded in one side of the wing.


    He tilted his head, the cold wind ruffled his long hair, ¡°Yes, give me ten minutes.¡±


    While speaking, the prince shook the crystal bones on his back, countless blood drops were thrown into the wind, and was immediately left behind by the high-speed flying mecha.


    He didn¡¯t like to be bathed in blood. The most important reason was that the blood of these high-level alien creatures contained high concentrations of crystal particles, which would be diffused in the sunlight and would enter the cockpit. The young officer manipulating the mecha raised his chin slightly, his pupils were quiet and deep, and the skin at the end of the eyes was illuminated so white that it was almost transparent.


    ¡°No, Your Highness,¡± the young officer said lightly, ¡°Please solve it within five minutes, don¡¯t be distracted¡­¡­What are you thinking?¡±


    After saying that, Jiang Jianming pushed the lever to a slanting direction, and the mecha suddenly made a beautiful arc, and went straight up to the sky against the wind again.


    Garcia¡¯s eyes darkened, and suppressed the upsurge in his heart.


    ¡­.It will choke him.


    His Highness thought quietly in his heart.


    Therefore, the prince did not allow himself to be stained with blood.


    ****


    Five minutes later.


    The mecha landed on the snow field below, and folded its slender wings.


    The sunlight accentuated the sharp lines of the fuselage, which appeared like a long silver iron sword out of its sheath.


    A-Class mecha ¡°M-Slash Comet¡± was a model with extremely high speed, which simultaneously had a great degree of high requirements for its operator. It was also a famous difficult model in the category of A-Class mechas.


    The reason why Jiang Jianming chose it was very simple.


    Whether the attack power or defense power, Garcia¡¯s Super S-level crystal bone was already strong enough, and there was no need for any mechas to make up for it.


    Only speed, a solid hard speed, could bring significant benefits to the prince.


    Just like in the air battle just now¨Cwithout the speed support of Slash Comet, even Garcia would not be able to fight alien creatures in the air for so long.


    Now, a total of eight Red Bird corpses were lying on the snow-white ground.


    They fell from a high altitude and smashed the hard ice into cracks, their blood flowed in the cracks of the ice like a stream.


    Jiang Jianming manipulated the mecha and irradiate solidifying rays, waiting to collect real crystal ores from these alien creatures.


    While manipulating, he casually talked to his side, ¡°Your Highness, you still seem to be a little reluctant to let go, as I said, don¡¯t worry about me so much.¡±


    Sitting in the driver¡¯s seat next to him was Garcia, whose right wrist was propped on his temple, his long hair fell like a waterfall from between his fingers, and fell on his heaving chest, as he was still a little short of breath after the battle.


    ¡°¡­.It had taken too long today, it was my mistake.¡±


    The prince¡¯s voice was a little hoarse when he spoke.


    He glanced at the time and repeated impatiently, ¡°Four hours, too long.¡±


    He let Jiang Jianming operate the mecha to fight continuously for four hours.


    This was not a load that the latter¡¯s physique could bear.


    After Garcia finished speaking, he pursed his lips and gestured to Jiang Jianming with his eyes, who was beside him, to the location of the treatment cabin in the rear, ¡°Go and rest, I will drive going back.¡±


    Jiang Jianming said helplessly, ¡°Your Highness, we have been on the mecha together for almost half a month.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°I know, but you should go in first.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°It¡¯s almost time for you to get used to it.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Go in.¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t bother to talk to him.


    After a few seconds, Garcia reached out and unbuckled his seat belt.


    ¡°Your Highness!¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s waist tightened, and his body was suddenly hung in the air. After only half a second, his legs were also picked up. They had been on the mecha together for half a month, and Garcia seemed to have become more and more adept at catching him.


    [Woof!]


    Now, even the puppy Seth Henry openly betrayed the master. The lid of the treatment cabin popped open without Garcia opening it himself, and Jiang Jianming was placed in.


    Afterwards, the hatch closed with a tight fit.


    He¡¯s locked up again!


    ¡°Your Highness¡­Your Highness!¡±


    Jiang Jianming laughed angrily, he patted the lid of the treatment cabin, and his voice was distorted through the glass, ¡°Are you here to eliminate alien creatures, or are you here to sneak away a disabled human being? Who¡¯s the one that said that he won¡¯t take care of me¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia leaned over and fiddled with the data in the treatment cabin, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry. I added 30% of aerosol tranquilizer for you, concentrate on breathing, or you can also take a nap.¡±


    From Jiang Jianming¡¯s perspective, he could see just right his beautiful curled eyelashes and his opened and closed lips.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Your Royal Highness, do you know how many coins we spend on the supplementary medicine in the treatment cabin every week?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°That¡¯s not important.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°So you don¡¯t know at all.¡±


    ¡°Jiang, I told you not to be angry.¡±


    Garcia frowned and raised his face, ¡°You tell me, you, a remnant human¡­¡­¡±


    He seemed to want to change the subject, and for His Royal Highness, this was already considered a large degree of concession and sue for peace.


    Garcia: ¡°Would you be pissed off to death because of anger?¡±


    In the treatment cabin, Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes darkened on the spot.


    Obviously, the Empire¡¯s medical technology could treat people¡¯s physical fatigue, but it couldn¡¯t soothe people¡¯s mental trauma. He took a deep breath to restrain his emotions, gritted his teeth and said with a smile, ¡°No, Your Highness.¡±


    Garcia shook his head, ¡°But you also said that your physique is poor among the disabled people.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    ¡°So, just to be on the safe side, don¡¯t be angry all the time.¡± Garcia¡¯s face was stern, and he said with certainty, ¡°or you¡¯ll die.¡±


    ****


    Silver Big Dipper First Fortress, watchtower.


    ¡°They¡¯re back, they¡¯re back!¡±


    A young scout rushed down in three steps at a time, with excitement on his face, ¡°It has been confirmed that the corresponding mecha is His Royal Highness the Second Prince and Lieutenant Jiang!¡±


    The officer on the side quickly raised his head and said nervously, ¡°They¡¯re back! What about the alien biomes appearing in the X8 area?¡±


    No one spoke on the watchtower, but the atmosphere suddenly froze.


    The soldiers and officers of the Silver Big Dipper, who were busy with their own work, all stopped their movements and pricked up their ears.


    Young scout: ¡°Lieutenant Jiang said that the clearing has been completed, and the video and data has been sent directly to the Major General.¡±


    The officer wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath.


    The other Silver Big Dipper officers on the watchtower also breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.


    The Silver Big Dipper Interstellar Expeditionary Army, the strongest elite army of the Empire, was the ¡°Silver Spear¡± that opened up frontiers and pointed to the Far Star.


    The three alien stars stationed with fortresses were the necessary passages from the far interstellar space to the Empire¡¯s territory. Soldiers belonging to Silver Big Dipper had been stationed here for many years, dealing with life forms that may attack from outer space at any time.


    Whenever a threatening high-level alien creature passed by here, the fortress would quickly dispatch personnel to ¡°clear up¡± it, so as to prevent the rear fortress and the Empire¡¯s territory from being threatened.


    No one knew what would happen in the next second in the distant interstellar world, and every eradication was a challenge launched by human beings to the gates of hell.


    What¡¯s more, the number of alien creatures that appeared this time was large, their levels were also high, not to mention those very troublesome bird-like creatures.


    No wonder the officers on the watchtower breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the news of victory.


    The young scout scratched his hair and asked the officer next to him, ¡°Sir, where do you think these strange alien creatures come from? How come we, the Silver Big Dipper soldiers, despite having been stationed here for decades, seem like to not completely eradicate these creatures at all?¡±


    Before the officer could answer, the veteran beside him laughed first, and he squinted his eyes, ¡°Boy, are you new this year.¡±


    The scout nodded like a chicken pecking rice.


    ¡°As for where these alien creatures come from,¡± the veteran said with a cigarette crookedly in his mouth, ¡°We must have to trace the source, just like us humans, our origin was the Blue Mother Planet.¡±


    ¡°Have you read the history books, kid? Before the New Imperial Calendar was the Old Imperial Calendar, and before the Old Imperial Calendar was¡­¡±


    ¡°Gregorian Calendar.¡± The young scout rushed to answer.


    ¡°Yes, in 3121 AD¡­..that year 3121, black wave radiation brought crystal particles, ending the era of the old Blue Mother Planet. Oh, the Blue Mother Planet hadn¡¯t been renamed at that time, and it was still called ¡®Earth¡¯. It was truly unfortunate for the old humans at that time, the black wave radiation shrouded the planet for more than 30 years before it gradually weakened, which resulted in the death of humans with only one tenth remaining. It was later called the ¡®Thirty-three Night¡¯.¡±


    ¡°Then came the Era of Natural Selection, the great differentiation. The old species became extinct, and all of them died. Those who survived were either our new crystal human species that had perfectly integrated with the crystal particles, or the remnant human species that failed to be perfectly integrated.¡±


    The young soldier nodded again and again, ¡°What happened next?¡±


    ¡°Later, the surviving human beings set up their own bases on the Blue Mother Planet that turned into a waste land and mountain of corpses, they competed for resources, and fought for survival like primitive beasts. This is the base melee period mentioned in your history books, kid. ¡°


    Young soldier: ¡°When I was in school, it seems that not much of this was mentioned in the history books.¡±


    The veteran said, ¡°Because it was too tragic. God knows how many people died at that time, and how they died. You little brats can¡¯t imagine it. The so-called alien creatures also became what they are now at that point in time. ¡°


    ¡°At that time, human beings wanted to wipe out the real crystal creatures except themselves, but instead, it only forced many species to mutate. They became able to survive in various extreme environments and fled into outer space, resulting in more perfect fusion with crystal particles, and becoming more ferocious.¡±


    ¡°Then came the Old Empire. You¡¯ve already heard of the great migration of humans in the Old Empire. It was done to avoid the attacks of high-level alien creatures. During the night, tens of thousands of starships carrying ¡®first-class people¡¯, flew away from the third galaxy, taking away 90% of the supplies of human civilization. The people who couldn¡¯t get on those starships just stretched out their hands and ran after them, crying loudly.¡±


    ¡°Was it miserable? Very. Given up all hope? Look at the historical materials of that era and put yourself in their shoes. Who wouldn¡¯t say they aren¡¯t?¡±


    The veteran soldier lowered his head and laughed twice, and there seemed to be bright starlight in his deep eye sockets, ¡°But who would have thought that the fire of our New Empire was ignited from that dark era, on that desperate planet?¡±


    ¡°Our Holy Great Emperor, our current Majesty the Empress, the founder of the holy army, the Commander-in-Chief in Aslan, at that time they were all on that abandoned Blue Mother Planet. Later¡­..¡­¡±


    ¡°Old Liu.¡±


    The chief officer of this group of people suddenly spoke, ¡°You talk too much today.¡±


    The veteran only smiled, he closed his mouth and nodded to the officer, walked away with a cigarette in his mouth.


    Behind the veteran¡¯s leisurely spine, a silver-black mecha as sharp as a knife was slowly appearing from the corner of the sky and was getting closer and closer to the fortress.


    The rookie young scout was obviously not yet satisfied, he was the kind of guy who had one hundred thousand why¡¯s in his head. As he saw the veteran soldier leave, he hurried to the next chief officer around.


    He pointed with his lips to the mecha in the sky, and said falteringly, ¡°Sir, sir, speaking of which, about that¡­¡­¡­¡­.is it true?¡±


    The officer frowned, ¡°What is it true?¡±


    Young scout: ¡°Ah, that¡¯s right! That Lieutenant Jiang.¡±


    ¡°He..¡±


    The young guy swallowed, ¡°Is he really a disabled human being?¡±


    The officer was silent for a while, then shook his head and snorted, ¡°So what if he is, so what if he is not?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s the only person in our fortress who can accompany His Royal Highness on the mecha¡­¡­..¡±


    The officer sighed faintly, looked at the sky for a long time, he took off the military cap on his head, and held it in his hands.


    ¡°Even if he¡¯s a disabled human being who can¡¯t even hold a gun, if he¡¯s able to win the graces of His Royal Highness, that¡¯s good fate.¡±


    A non-commissioned officer next to him put down the observation instrument in his hand and laughed, ¡°Tell me about it, he¡¯s also able to get close to the only prince in the Empire today. I heard that even our Major General had to bow when he saw him. This luck, this ability, who wouldn¡¯t say it¡¯s amazing.¡±


    The officer looked at the sky and sighed, his tone somewhat complicated:


    ¡°¡­¡­Alas, His Highness did not even accept his merits, but gave it to this little lieutenant. This little lieutenant will earn military merit even if he lies in the treatment cabin all the way.¡±


    ¡°If things go on like this, Lieutenant Jiang will be promoted again in a few months.¡±

 CH 45

    Past and Present (2)


    On the second floor of Silver Big Dipper Fortress, two heroes who had returned triumphant sat in the office of Major General Xie Yuduo.


    Jiang Jianming and Garcia each sat on a chair. The former politely took the tea from Adjutant Rita and drank it with both hands; while the latter looked coldly at the three-dimensional star map in the major general¡¯s office.


    Xie Yuduo collapsed on the spot, ¡°Heavens, ancestors, why are you fighting again!?¡±


    ¡°Not fighting.¡±


    The two spoke in unison.


    Jiang Jianming said coldly, ¡°It¡¯s just somewhat of a run-in matter.¡±


    Garcia also said indifferently, ¡°He gets angry too easily.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo became even more distressed, and collapsed on the table, making all kinds of messy documents and chips to fly in disorder.


    Thus Adjutant Rita also became distressed, ¡°Major General!! Please lift up your noble head, that is the information that the military always uses¨C¡± In the office, there seemed to be a huge chaos for a while.


    Under the intimidation of the female adjutant, Xie Yuduo had no choice but to get up from the table like a boneless man, looked at the ¡°cold war¡± between the Prince and Lieutenant Jiang, and immediately sighed again.


    But¡­¡­¡­a sigh is simply just a sigh.


    The major general couldn¡¯t help feeling¨CThis is the first time that he can see such a vivid childishness from these two young people who are far superior to their peers but each carry heavy burdens.


    After all, they were still young people in their early twenties. In this interstellar age where the average human life expectancy was approaching 200 years old every year, young people in their twenties could still be called children.


    Over there, Garcia whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry. ¡°


    He spoke first to break the deadlock, but didn¡¯t look back.


    Instead, Jiang Jianming sighed softly, turned around and sat down beside Garcia, ¡°Your Highness, I am not angry.¡±


    Garcia stopped talking, turned his face, and stared straight at Jiang Jianming, as if to say silently: You are obviously angry.


    Jiang Jianming shook his head half helplessly and half indulgently, stretched out his hand and kneaded the long hair beside Garcia¡¯s ear, ¡°¡­Alright, look, I¡¯m not really angry anymore.¡±


    Xie Yuduo felt all the more at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry at this situation, and thought to himself: Of course, these two, there¡¯s even a tacit division of labor for how to make up after a quarrel?


    The major general suddenly felt that he had become a big light bulb, and quickly got up to see off these guests, ¡°Alright, both of you, Your Highness and Little Excellency Jiang have worked hard on this trip, both of you should go back and have a rest. The fortress is busy these days, if there are any concerns, just call me directly on the communication device.¡±


    Jiang Jianming looked at Garcia, ¡°Please go back first, I have something to say to the Major General alone.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s expression turned cold again, ¡°¡­¡­. Either going out late at night or having secret conversations, it seems that there are many secrets between Major General Xie and Lieutenant Jiang.¡± Saying so, he still stood up and walked out.


    Xie Yuduo looked at him at a loss, while Jiang Jianming picked up the teacup slowly, ¡°It¡¯s okay, let him go, I¡¯ll coax him when I get back.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s fingers snapped open the door. A second later, he seemed to hum softly, but at the same time did not, he swung open the door and went out.


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°¡­.Little Excellency, why do I feel that the two of you do not have the matter of running-in at all.¡±


    Jiang Jianming only smiled and said nothing, he lowered his head and drank the tea. Major Rita very perceptively said that she¡¯d still had to deal with chores, and left with the documents in her arms.


    At this time, Jiang Jianming said, ¡°Major General Xie, I want to ask you¡­¡­¡±


    He paused for a moment, as if he was trying to organize his words, and eventually asked an overly blunt question, ¡°What exactly is His Highness Garcia doing in Silver Big Dipper Fortress?¡±


    Jiang Jianming frowned, pronouncing his words a little heavy, ¡°Is he simply playing?¡±


    ¡°Having been with His Royal Highness Garcia for more than half a month, I feel that he is not fighting for Silver Big Dipper at all. He actually doesn¡¯t care about honor and the Empire, he is just playing.¡±


    Jiang Jianming tapped the table with the tip of his index finger, ¡°Playing with mechas, playing with alien creatures¨Cthe problem is that now he¡¯s starting to play with me, Major General, can¡¯t you manage this person?¡±


    As early as when Jiang Jianming said the first sentence, the expression on Xie Yuduo¡¯s face changed obviously.


    Now, the major general¡¯s face slowly froze into a bitter smile, ¡°¡­Little Excellency, your words are so sharp, it¡¯s difficult for this lowly official to handle.¡±


    ¡°Actually, it is indeed the case.¡±


    Xie Yuduo touched the tip of his nose, ¡°The relationship between His Highness Garcia and the fortress is hard to explain. He is willing to find stimulation in the distant stars, while we need to eliminate alien creatures and defend against space pirates¡­¡­.it is simply barely reaching the same purpose.¡±


    ¡°In fact, Silver Big Dipper can¡¯t move him at all. His Highness, he doesn¡¯t bother to take care of the fortress most of the time. I¡¯m thankful if he can save people occasionally.¡±


    Jiang Jianming thought about it for a while, and said in confusion, ¡°So he¡¯s really undomesticated, I thought he was just relatively raised better.¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°¡­¡­If you insist on using this metaphor, yes, it is very appropriate.¡±


    ¡°Is there something else the Major General is hiding from me? About His Royal Highness Garcia.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s none really, Little Excellency! It¡¯s His Highness who refuses to talk about the past. He really had such a temper since he came to the fortress!¡±


    ¡°However,¡± Xie Yuduo said suddenly, ¡°before he came, there was a big explosion at the Omega Alien Star¡­at the Black Shark Base, there was fire and smoke.¡±


    ¡°You already know, that place is not an ordinary small research institute. It was such a big event. Fortunately, the base is located in the distant interstellar. At that time, the Empire insisted on suppressing the news.¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t say anything anymore, and deep ripples appeared in his eyes.


    He looked down at the tea in the cup, where there was a piece of small tea leaf wandering in circles.


    ¡°¡­¡­Okay, I understand.¡± Jiang Jianming held the teacup with both hands, bent his lips thoughtfully, and blew on it lightly.


    ****


    When Jiang Jianming returned to his quarters, the sun was about to set.


    Waiting for him inside was His Royal Highness Garcia.


    And a conventional treatment cabin.


    Jiang Jianming sighed with a headache. He fumbled with his fingers to unbutton the military uniform, took off his coat and put it in his arms, then he walked towards Garcia.


    ¡°Your Highness, we need to have a good talk about the use of the treatment cabin.¡±


    ¡°Also,¡± the young black-haired officer glanced lightly at the wall of the room with a side door open, ¡°Even if our room is only separated by a door, it¡¯s inappropriate for you to keep coming into my room like this. If this goes on, I¡¯m really going to hang a lock on it.¡±


    Since moving to the second floor, Jiang Jianming¡¯s accommodation conditions had improved dramatically.


    In the past, four people crowded inside a four-bed quarters in the dormitory for officers in the adaptation period, but now he occupied one bedroom, with a living room and a bathroom all by himself.


    This room was very spacious, and the lighting was also very good. It could be regarded as a one-to-one configuration in a high-end residential area.


    The only strange thing was that there was a side door in this bedroom, which was directly connected next door¡­¡­Jiang Jianming guessed that maybe this room used to be the room of some important person¡¯s guard, and that this side door allowed for easy on-call access.


    And now, His Highness Garcia lived next door to him.


    His Highness surely did not require him to be on call.


    But His Highness would open the door anytime he wanted to catch him.


    For example, at this moment, Garcia was looking at him with displeasure and cold eyes, ¡°You have been traveling for six days, and today you drove the mecha at full speed for four hours in high altitude with rich crystal particles.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°The isolation particle performance of Slash Comet is very good, I took this into consideration when selecting the mecha.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not as good as Snow Dove.¡± Garcia said, ¡°I have told you that you can use Snow Dove when you assist me in fighting, and save Slash Comet as a backup¡­¡­you are not obedient.¡±


    After finishing speaking, the prince kept silent, and when he spoke again, he seemed to be angry, his brows turned fierce and overcast, ¡°The mecha masters in the fortress are useless, just a single Snow Dove M-model, they can¡¯t even develop it in a few years.¡±


    Jiang Jianming:¡±¡­¡­..¡±


    What¡¯s the matter with you, isn¡¯t it you who ridiculed the Snow Dove in Beta Alien Star that it was only suitable for running away?


    Besides, it would be nice to have that ¡°tasteless, only for decoration¡± miniature mecha for people in special situations, also, everyone would already be fully occupied studying a bigger model!


    ¡°Go in.¡± Garcia signaled the treatment cabin with his eyes, ¡°or, if you prefer me to put you in, that¡¯s fine too.¡± After saying that, he stood up and walked towards Jiang Jianming.


    The setting sun outside the window reflected the prince¡¯s long hair with golden red flashes, his shadow was stretched huge, and it fell forward on Jiang Jianming¡¯s body.


    Jiang Jianming sighed and hung up his coat, ¡°Your Highness, stop making trouble, if I keep using the treatment cabin, my body will become dependent on it.¡±


    ¡°Why not?¡±


    Jiang Jianming laughed back angrily, he turned his head and looked at Garcia, ¡°Of course it¡¯s not. You tell me, what will I do in a tough environment in the future? What should I do when you are not by my side?¡±


    Garcia frowned and said, ¡°Why will you go to a tough environment, and without me no less?¡±


    After a few words, he had already stood still in front of Jiang Jianming, his tone was cold and firm, ¡°It doesn¡¯t make sense, give me a reason.¡±


    ¡°¡­!¡±


    Jiang Jianming subconsciously wanted to refute, but when he opened his mouth, he was stunned.


    Garcia pressed his shoulders, the prince tilted his head slightly, his graceful curly hair scattered, ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    It was rarely peaceful in the alien star, and the afterglow of the setting sun was like woven colored silk, flowing gently around the two people.


    Perhaps it was because of the relief after the battle was finally over, or maybe it was because the incoming evening was too peaceful and the sunset was too gentle. Or maybe it¡¯s because the emerald eyes that were close at hand were too deep and intoxicating, like a glass of slightly drunk and sweet iced fruit wine.


    Jiang Jianming fell into a trance for a moment, he was so dazed that he also felt at a loss.


    He asked himself: Yes, where am I going?


    Garcia got closer, ¡°Your body is inherently fragile, not suitable for fatigue, injury, stimulation and high-intensity combat, don¡¯t you know?¡±


    ¡°You are weak and susceptible to diseases, you can die just as easily, I have said it many times.¡±


    ¡°Even if you don¡¯t die immediately, at the least, the foundation of your body will be damaged and it will shorten your lifespan¡­¡­..The average lifespan of disabled humans among the common people of the Empire is thirty years shorter than that of new humans. This is still the data under the condition that the disabled human live in peace and receive protection and care. Don¡¯t you know that?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was even more at a loss.


    He was confused but still thought: I know¡­but why does this guy always talk so close? Does he want to bite me?


    ¡°What makes you think that it is normal for you to have a fever, cough up blood, and endure pain every day just as you did when you were still an officer in adaptation period?¡± Garcia squinted his eyes, and the intoxicating emerald color rippled.


    He tightened his fingers on the shoulders of the remnant human, ¡°What kind of life did you live before you came to Silver Big Dipper¡­¡­If you don¡¯t want to say, I will not ask, however¨C¡±


    ¡°Jiang Jianming, you have been following me for half a month¡ª¡±


    ¡°The one who has not yet grown accustomed is you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s body trembled unconsciously.


    It was as if some torrent ran through his limbs, bringing shuddering waves.


    Jiang Jianming suddenly lowered his head and clenched his teeth.


    ¡­¡­No.


    His heart was slightly astringent, and he said softly to himself: No, I simply have a long way to go.


    Although I haven¡¯t seen clearly what¡¯s on the road yet.


    However this is not destined to be a smooth road.


    Therefore he couldn¡¯t slack off, and relax his vigilance. There were too many unknowns and secrets, no one around him could be completely trusted, no one could be completely relied on.


    However¡­..Jiang Jianming fell into a brief daze again, he looked at Garcia in front of him and thought blankly: In the final analysis, it was because of the death of the Little Highness that he fell into this helpless widow situation.


    In the final analysis, he didn¡¯t have to suffer.


    Back then, when the Little Highness had not yet had that accident, didn¡¯t he also live in the bustling Aslan Star City, study at the most dazzling Kaios Military Academy, and lead an ordinary but comfortable life?


    Not only that, because of his relationship with Ryann, his conditions had always been very generous.


    Although he hardly asked the Crown Prince for anything materially.


    But which disabled human being could be like him, that when he was discovered by his lover that he wished to go to the Far Star one night, the next day, the most advanced treatment cabin and crystal tranquilizers were all readied, and then they traveled around the three military fortresses?


    The Crown of the Golden Dawn, the strongest in the empire, even the Commander-in-Chief Chen Hanke had never been inside its cockpit, but the Little Highness let him play with it for an afternoon, and then was carried out by him with his own hands afterwards¨Cwho could have this kind of treatment?


    He wasn¡¯t born with such a hard life, he insisted on exhausting himself to go fight against the current every day and night.


    If it wasn¡¯t for the death of the Little Highness¡­¡­..


    But now, Garcia was clearly standing in front of him.


    Behind was the vast afterglow of the setting sun.


    The past and present seemed to overlap, and it suddenly felt like a dream.


    Clatter.


    Jiang Jianming felt his waist loosened.


    He lowered his head and found that Garcia had already untied his belt and pulled it away smoothly just as he was in a trance.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice was a little hoarse.


    Garc¨ªa: ¡°You need to change your clothes, then lie down and rest.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple twitched slightly, ¡°No matter what¡­..you shouldn¡¯t put a quilt inside the treatment cabin, it¡¯s not a bed, and it can¡¯t be used as a bed.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°The heating in Silver Big Dipper Fortress is not enough, and the night will be cold for you.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming pursed his lips and remained silent.


    The temperature in Alpha Alien Star was freezing cold, especially at night. Although there were heating facilities in the fortress, after all, the soldiers were allowed to be pampered, thus the temperature was just like that.


    For the new humans, endure and they¡¯d eventually get used to it. Only for Jiang Jianming, it was really cold enough to feel painful.


    Garcia held his wrist, took off his gloves expressionlessly, folded them together, and put them aside.


    Jiang Jianming lowered his head, with broken snow floating in the depths of his eyes, he said slowly, ¡°If one day in the future, you¡¯ll leave my side¡­¡­ ¡°


    Garcia¡¯s movement paused. At this moment, the prince¡¯s slender and bony fingers landed on a button in front of the neckline of the remnant human.


    ¡°Don¡¯t make groundless speculations.¡±


    He undid the button, and said lightly, ¡°According to your current state, no matter how you think, you will be the first to leave me¡ªfatigue, cold, disease, excessive patience with thinking, it is you and not me.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s silence lasted for a long time, so long that Garcia thought he was going to refuse again.


    ¡°Then¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming suddenly raised his eyes, his eyelashes were trembling slightly, his usual calm and firm eyes were now a little lost at the moment.


    He said in a very soft voice, almost helpless, ¡°Then, the cost of the treatment cabin¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia reacted quickly, and calmly said, ¡°Let Xie Yuduo handle it.¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes again and pursed his lips.


    His voice became softer, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°But I have to shower, and eat dinner first.¡±


    ¡°¡­So please stop and don¡¯t take off my clothes!¡±


    ****


    That evening, the fortress¡¯ internal wind was calm.


    Jiang Jianming put hot water in the bathtub, after washing himself clean, he soaked in the bathtub naked.


    The hot bath after the fatigue of the battle seemed to be very magical, it would make people muddle headed within ten minutes after entering.


    He originally wanted to close his eyes and relax for a while, but unexpectedly, soon his consciousness evaporated into a mist, and he almost fell asleep in the water.


    Fortunately, Garcia called him outside.


    Dinner was eaten by two people, they ordered several kinds of food from the trading area and was then delivered by a robot afterwards.


    The food was delicious and expensive, but Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t eat much of it. Garcia¡¯s judgment was not wrong, he was indeed a little tired.


    After hastily washing up, Jiang Jianming changed into his pajamas, and under Garcia¡¯s gaze, stepped into the treatment cabin with his bare feet. This time¡­..


    He was not forcibly captured.


    But when the night rolled away gently like water waves, he was still lying in the treatment cabin covered with several layers of quilts and fell asleep just like a few days ago.

 CH 46

    Past and Present (3)


    ¡­.he was really being spoiled by Garcia.


    The next day, as Jiang Jianming laid deep in the soft quilt, he opened his eyes, dazedly seeing that the time displayed on the inside of the treatment cabin had reached noon.


    Consequently, he thought so from the bottom of his heart.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t catch a fever this time,¡± Garcia opened the cockpit lid, and felt Jiang Jianming¡¯s forehead with the back of his fingers, ¡°There is progress.¡± As he said this, His Highness¡¯s arm passed through the back of Jiang Jianming¡¯s neck, and wrapped his shoulders slowly. He held up his upper body steadily, lowered his voice and said, ¡°Get up and eat something before continuing to sleep.¡±


    Jiang Jianming lazily leaned on the prince¡¯s shoulder, ¡°I used to not be disturbed by the fatigue of the day before yesterday.¡± His eyelashes were drooping and his voice was a little hoarse, ¡°Fever will not affect my training, I will only be tired but I won¡¯t be able to sleep easily and will only be too lazy to lift my hands like now. ¡°


    Garcia paused, ¡°You mean, you want me to feed you?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­Did you only hear the last sentence?¡±


    Of course, a joke was a joke.


    If one wanted to stay in the distant interstellar world, it would be absolutely impossible to really be ¡°pampered¡± to the point where one couldn¡¯t lift his own shoulders or hands,


    Jiang Jianming himself knew it well, thus he got up to wash and eat after he sobered up a little.


    Since he followed Garcia, the two have become ¡°undomesticated¡± together, and there was no daily training that must be attended.


    He sent the worn clothes to be changed and washed, ignored the officers and soldiers who were talking about him along the way, and sent the mecha for routine maintenance, hand in the collected real crystal ores, record the merit, and supplement crystal particle tranquilizers and new crystal bullets for the Wings of Venus.


    After Jiang Jianming finished all this, he would be very free in the afternoon.


    He sat at the desk and called Xie Yuduo.


    Jiang Jianming smiled and propped his forehead, ¡°Major General, are you free? I want to talk about the message left inside the Crown of Golden Dawn.¡±


    The projection side was still Xie Yuduo¡¯s office.


    The major general, who was slumped on the table, sat up immediately and became rejuvenated, ¡°What do you have in mind?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s just that I tried to deduce the meaning of a few images during this time. It may take up a little bit of your time. Please see when you are free¡­¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo hurriedly said, ¡°Now, right now.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Jiang Jianming nodded, he opened the notebook at hand, and picked up a pen.


    ¡ª¡ªIn this era, there were very few people who liked paper writing, and he was one of them.


    Four lines of words were written inside the notebook: ¡°Please ignite the withered years, pass through the lingering flames of the old civilization and the thousands of miles of cold stars, and wake up in my arms, before the dawn of mankind.¡±


    It¡¯s just that in this, there were many synopsis and annotations from the writer.


    ¡°As such, there is something strange about these few words.¡±


    Jiang Jianming poked his own handwriting twice with the tip of his pen, pursed his lips and considered his  words, ¡°After reading it for a long time, it gave me the sense of time and space disorder.¡±


    ¡°First, the term old civilization.¡±


    ¡°If it is based on our current time, it can have two directions. One is the human civilization in the Old Blue Mother Planet Era before the black wave radiation erupted.¡±


    ¡°Furthermore, it is the period from the eruption of the black wave radiation to the collapse of the Old Empire.¡±


    ¡°I personally prefer the latter. At the end of the Blue Mother Planet Era, the old humans lived a prosperous and peaceful life, pursuing civilization and progress. The impression is a bit different from the ¡°withered years¡± in the previous sentence.¡±


    Xie Yuduo frowned, and said, ¡°Little Excellency, do you think that ¡®withered years¡¯ and ¡®old civilization¡¯ refer to the era of madness and chaos before the establishment of the New Empire?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a guess.¡±


    Jiang Jianming looked at these words and pondered for a moment, and then said again, ¡°Because the sentence ¡®ignite the withered years¡¯, from my intuitive impression, seems to refer to the founding war. ¡°


    ¡°I remember reading this kind of sentence when I was in the military academy: ¡®The Emperor¡¯s starship iron cavalry was the start after the end, and quickly burned through the three galaxies like a raging fire, burning up the chaotic and disorderly era¡¯¡­¡­¡­It is really common to use the meaning of igniting fire to refer to the founding war.¡±


    ¡°Continuing, ¡®thousand of miles of cold stars¡¯ should refer to the universe, this ¡®mankind¡¯ is such a big term, and ¡®before the dawn¡¯, it can be said to be the darkest and most painful moment of the night, but can also be said to be the most hopeful moment.¡±


    ¡°Speaking of which, don¡¯t you find it strange?¡±


    Suddenly, Jiang Jianming raised his head, and there seemed to be some sharp light in his clear eyes, ¡°Looking at the first three sentences, Major General, do you think of anyone?¡±


    Xie Yuduo didn¡¯t have to ponder about it for a moment.


    Jiang Jianming said indifferently, ¡°Born in the dark and withered years, flames were ignited from the Blue Mother Star, the ending of the old civilization with the founding war, and the launch of the Holy Battle as expedition to the thousand of miles of cold star, bringing dawn to mankind.¡±


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s face changed suddenly.


    He was stunned for four or five seconds, became hesitant to speak several times, and finally a title slipped out from his mouth, ¡°¡­¡­Great Emperor.¡±


    Great Emperor?


    For the people of the empire, this title had a special meaning.


    Emperors could be changed from generation to generation, but there would be only one ¡®Great Emperor¡¯, and that was the founding emperor of the New Human Interstellar Empire.


    Jiang Jianming turned silent for a moment, ¡°Major General, how much do you know about¡­¡­His Majesty the Empress Dowager Sylph?¡±


    Assuming that the answer to the riddle was really related to history and the founding emperor, then whoever could say the words ¡°my love¡± to the emperor¡­¡­


    Naturally, it should be the emperor¡¯s beloved wife, the extremely mysterious Empress Dowager who had lived in the White Jade Palace for decades since the emperor died.


    ¡°Wait wait wait.¡±


    Xie Yuduo managed to recover from the deduction of ¡°Great Emperor¡±, and quickly took a sip of tea to suppress his shock, ¡°Little Excellency, but these words, didn¡¯t His Royal Highness Ryann left it for you¡ª¡±


    ¡°No, Major General, I doubt it very much.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head, he frowned, ¡°Is this letter really written by ¡®Ryann¡¯ to ¡®me¡¯? ¡­Objectively, there should be no other possibility, however¡­¡­.¡±


    However emotionally, he subconsciously felt that something was wrong.


    The message was left in the cockpit of the Crown of Golden Dawn, and only Jiang Jianming, who was carrying Seth Henry, could open its cockpit.


    This also meant that the person who left this message firmly believed that he would come to the Far Star, firmly believed that he would work hard in Silver Big Dipper, and in the end, successfully come into contact with this unusual mecha.


    The person was even more convinced that he would get to open the mecha, crack the code, read such an unclear but heavy enough message, and would strive to explore the meaning behind it.


    Here was the doubtful point.


    Just like Garcia now, Ryann had always been a little overprotective towards him before, and Jiang Jianming knew it.


    The Crown Prince three years ago would rather ¡°sever ties¡± than reveal the truth to his lover.


    Can Ryann really imagine that Jiang Jianming would not give up to such an extent, and personally go to the distant interstellar to collect his body?


    ¡°¡­..No.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head, he told Xie Yuduo his opinion, and then said in a low voice, ¡°The Little Highness, he was reluctant.¡±


    ¡°The Little Highness was only seventeen years old, still too young.¡±


    ¡°If you say that he endured humiliation himself, I¡¯d believe it; but if you say that he has the awareness, push me into danger every step of the way, and use his last words to guide me to find out the truth¨Cat least, as far as I know, His Royal Highness Ryann, he wouldn¡¯t be able to do it¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Before he could finish the sentence ¡°wouldn¡¯t be able to do it¡±, there was a creak behind Jiang Jianming.


    Xie Yuduo was listening intently with a turbulent heart, and was almost not startled by this sound.


    Upon closer inspection, the side door of the bedroom was opened by Garcia on the other side.


    Jiang Jianming turned his head, frowned and lowered his voice, ¡°Your Highness, follow the rules.¡±


    Thus Garcia, who poked his head out over there, tightened his lips, and closed the door sluggishly.


    Knock, knock.


    A knock sounded on the door.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Please come in.¡±


    Garcia opened the door and walked in.


    This series of movements was so smooth that Xie Yudao was stunned speechless, and almost knocked over the teacup next to his hand.


    ¨CLearning to knock on the door before entering, how did he tame him so quickly??


    Back then, the identities of Jiang Jianming and Prince Ryann were very different. However, it only took more than a year for them to get married from the time they first got acquainted.


    At that time Xie Yuduo didn¡¯t know the details, he just thought it was absurd and very funny.


    But now, after witnessing how these two get along with each other, Major General Xie fell into deep confusion.


    They were together for a year and a half back then, why haven¡¯t they had a baby yet?


    Oh, they¡¯re not yet of legal childbearing age in the Empire.


    That¡¯s all right.


    Garcia walked behind Jiang Jianming, glanced at Xie Yuduo with a cold expression, ¡°You two, do you have so much to say every day?¡± He reached out and took the notebook on the table, ¡°What is this?¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t mind him looking at it, and only stood up and faced him, ¡°A piece of ciphertext that I need to decipher. What do you think these words mean?¡±


    Xie Yuduo became nervous, he didn¡¯t expect the Little Excellency to be so courageous, to dare and ask himself directly!


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Don¡¯t think much about it, just tell me your first impression, Your Highness.¡±


    Garcia looked at it for a few seconds and raised his head in doubt.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this a love letter?¡±


    Jiang Jianming:¡±¡­¡­.¡±


    Xie Yuduo:¡±¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming held his forehead heavily, and smiled with difficulty, ¡°¡­¡­Yes, it is indeed as you said.¡±


    ¡°Then what do you think the person who wrote this love letter felt at that time?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Since it¡¯s a love letter, isn¡¯t it missing the lover?¡±


    A suffocating silence filled the air again.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°You are truly wonderful, now give it back to me.¡±


    Garcia remained silent, while holding the notebook in his hands. He looked at these four lines of words carefully, and suddenly a strange sore emotion surged in his heart.


    Emptiness? Sadness?


    He didn¡¯t know how to describe it.


    It seemed as if he was watching his lover walking towards him from far away.


    It would be a very small, negligible tragic figure, walking between the sky and the earth.


    He would trek across the mountains, wade through the dark sea, and walk against the flood of time and space. When he stood alone on the wreckage of blood and fire, the wind would pass through his ribs like a knife.


    There seemed to be a voice calling from the bottom of his heart.


    ¡ª¡ªDon¡¯t go down, don¡¯t come over.


    It was as if a hole had been opened in his heart, which was painful and at the same time thirsty, making him desperately hope for something to fill that void.


    Then there came a second cry.


    ¡ª¡ªNo, you¡¯ll want to come over, you will come.


    You will come to my side, come to my arms and let me hold your scarred body.


    Don¡¯t be afraid, my love. At the end when all the flames of war and dust have settled, at the moment when the long night and the dawn are intertwined, I will hold you and rest together¡­.


    ¡°Your¡­..Your Highness!¡±


    Garcia woke up suddenly.


    He lowered his eyes slowly, and saw a piece of white, and tender skin of someone¡¯s nape.


    The prince was stunned for a moment, as if he didn¡¯t realize what was going on.


    His arm was wrapped around Jiang Jianming¡¯s waist at some point, and with a slight movement of his fingertips, he could touch the lower abdomen of the disabled human being through the cloth.


    Jiang Jianming looked at him with helplessness mixed with tenderness, and tenderness mixed with tolerance, ¡°Your Highness, I didn¡¯t ask you to give me a practical demonstration.¡±


    Garcia went a little stiff.


    Because he had hugged Jiang Jianming into his arms in a daze.


    The distance was close at hand, and the void was also filled. The disabled human being was thinner than he imagined, but also not as delicate as he actually thought.


    Not a fragrant flower.


    But is a sharp, cold and fragile ice skate.


    Jiang Jianming said meaningfully, ¡°Your Highness, is it so comfortable for you to hold me? How long do you want to hold me?¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    The prince silently put aside those beautiful emerald eyes, and then his eyes swept to one side as sharply as a knife.


    Two or three seconds later, he let go of Jiang Jianming very slowly, and said in a low voice, ¡°Excuse me.¡±


    For a moment there, he couldn¡¯t bear to let go.


    At the other end, Xie Yuduo, who was sitting on his chair, stared blankly at the projection in front of him.


    In all fairness, His Royal Highness and Lieutenant Jiang were far beyond incomparable in both appearance and temperament.


    The scene of a beauty hugging a beauty, the kind that couldn¡¯t be separated from each other, was a perfect match.


    The major general said in a gloomy tone, ¡°¡­You two, can the communication now be cut off? This lowly official¡¯s dog eyes are flickering a little bit.¡±


    At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the office!


    The automatic door opened from the outside, and Rita rushed in quickly.


    The female adjutant looked pale, ¡°Reporting to the Major General!¡±


    ¡°Latest¡­¡­..news from the frontline.¡±


    ¡°The exploration team investigating the emergence of subspecies and high-level alien creatures is in distress. Judging from the last message from the captain, it is very likely that the¡­¡­..entire team has been destroyed.¡±


    Rita took a deep breath and said with difficulty, ¡°We¡­we are sending drones to confirm.¡±


    Crack!


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s pupils constricted suddenly, and the porcelain teacup he loved to hold all year round was shattered by the crystal bone that suddenly appeared between the major general¡¯s fingers, and the unfinished tea dripped down in between.


    The air instantly became heavy like lead. On the other side of the projection, Jiang Jianming and Garcia quickly looked at each other, and their expressions changed suddenly.


    First, several high-level alien creatures suddenly appeared in the low-risk area, causing heavy casualties to the officers in the adaptation period.


    Subsequently, the elite team sent by Silver Big Dipper to investigate was completely wiped out.


    No matter how unpredictable life and death were in the distant interstellar world, this was absolutely impossible to be the result of ordinary events.


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s face was ashen, he almost gritted his silver teeth, and his handsome face was shrouded in evil spirit in a blink of an eye, ¡°Damn it¡­¡­¡±


    The muscles at the corners of the major general¡¯s mouth twitched, his jaw creaked and quiver. Because those people in the exploration team were all sent out by him.


    Now dead, it was equivalent to saying that his order had sent those brothers to their deaths.


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s eyes became clouded, he turned to Rita and said, ¡°Call Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin over here.¡±


    But no matter how heartbroken he was, he still had to issue a new order as quickly and calmly as possible, even if it might mean another death. Because he was the supreme commander of the fortress and Silver Big Dipper¡¯s general.


    It had been like this for many years.


    ¡°Major General!¡±


    Rita was taken aback, and said in a low voice, ¡°Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin has not been out of low-risk areas for many years since he was in charge of training the officers in adaptation period.¡±


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s voice suddenly turned sharp, ¡°Call Huo Lin over here!¡±


    His voice echoed in the office like the roar of a tiger.


    Rita¡¯s complexion changed slightly, she puffed her chest out and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    She immediately turned and walked out.


    ¡°Stop.¡±


    A cold voice suddenly came from behind.


    It came from the communication device.


    In the projection screen in front of the major general, Garcia was leaning on Jiang Jianming¡¯s desk with one hand, and moved his upper body closer to Xie Yuduo.


    The blond hair fell down, and the compelling sense of oppression on the prince¡¯s body was revealed wantonly at this moment.


    Garcia raised his eyelids indifferently, and spit out a word, ¡°Coordinates.¡±


    Rita turned around in astonishment.


    Xie Yuduo was stunned for a moment, ¡°Your Highness, you?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going for us!?¡¯


    Garcia ignored Xie Yuduo, but turned his head. His expression was stern, and the sudden emergency did not even shake him the slightest. But when his line of sight met the black eyes calmly raised by the remnant human beside him, hesitation arose.


    He had always been used to being alone, but now there was another person by his side.


    His disabled human, how should he be settled.


    Garcia looked at Jiang Jianming and asked, ¡°Do you want to follow me or stay?¡±


    Xie Yuduo and Rita change colors.


    There was an unknown danger ahead, and Garcia had completely handed over him the right to choose.


    Jiang Jianming remained silent, his eyes were like a deep evening mist.


    There were only two options.


    Will he stay in the fortress, or will he follow?


    The answer was obvious.


    ¡°Little Excellency.¡±


    Xie Yuduo suddenly said, ¡°This mission is unusual, with great unknowns and dangers. You have just returned from the mission, and you may not be able to survive if you run outside, or else¡­¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to deliberately speak euphemistically to tend to my mood, Major General.¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his face and looked at Xie Yuduo steadily, ¡°In the face of the overall situation, I still understand some things.¡±


    Yes, he was a disabled person after all.


    The words ¡°after all¡±, how much helplessness and powerlessness were condensed in those two words.


    The problem was not just the natural frailty and low tolerance to the crystal particle environment.


    Disabled human beings who do not have crystal bones and could not manipulate real crystals would have almost no self-protection ability once they lose their new crystal weapons or when their weapons fail.


    If he encountered an unexpected danger, as he was by Garcia¡¯s side, the possibility of dragging his legs would be much more than that of what they would gain.


    After all, His Royal Highness was so powerful, and he¡­¡­


    Garcia said coldly, ¡°Since the decision has been made, don¡¯t talk nonsense. Xie Yuduo, information.¡±


    The prince seemed to be in a mood, Xie Yuduo didn¡¯t dare to provoke him, and said hastily, ¡°Your Highness, please come here, I will ask Rita to copy the details and coordinates to you.¡±


    Garcia reached out and cut off the communication directly.


    There was a moment of silence in the room.


    Jiang Jianming had no expression on his face. He opened the drawer and took out a box of tranquilizers from it.


    Took out one of the needles and then rolled up his sleeves.


    During this time, he had not injected himself with any tranquilizers. Because Garcia only placed him inside the treatment cabin, let him inhale the crystal particle tranquilizer in aerosol form, and ordered him to drink oral medicine with tranquilizer added.


    But this time, His Highness did not stop him, and merely watched Jiang Jianming give himself an injection.


    ¡°You lied.¡± The prince said with certainty.


    ¡°I did not, Your Highness.¡± Jiang Jianming lightly pushed the medicine into his body, ¡°I said to Major General Xie that ¡®I understand¡¯.¡±


    ¡°I do understand that things are tricky this time, and my existence is also very difficult, but I didn¡¯t say no.¡±


    Garcia narrowed his eyes mockingly, ¡°I thought you had a closer relationship with Xie Yuduo, but it turns out that you would even lie to him.¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his head and checked the bullets of the Wings of Venus, and without raising his eyelids, he said with a smile, ¡°You seem very happy?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°You should thank me for covering for you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Are you good or bad?¡±


    With a soft sound, the magazine was installed back into the new crystal gun.


    ¡°Please let me go with you, Your Highness.¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned his handgun in his palm.


    His eyes were clear, and he said in a neutral tone, ¡°I will be more useful than what some people think.¡±


    As if seeing a scene that he finally wanted to see, Garcia stretched his lips and smiled contentedly. He raised his hands, leisurely holding the cheek of the remnant crystal human, and without concealing his aggression, he squinted his eyes, and said with a low voice, ¡°Yes, but you have to be obedient.¡±


    (TL: remnant human ¡ú remnant crystal human)


    ¡°No matter what happens¡­¡­.stay by my side, listen to me, and you will be fine.¡±


    Jiang Jianming also smiled, and raised his hand as well.


    In the hand of the young lieutenant was the beautiful silver-gray gun.


    The muzzle of Wings of Venus was raised and then lowered, and naughtily tapped the prince¡¯s forehead.


    ¡°I will return to you these original words¨Cyou too, you must listen to me obediently.¡±

 CH 47

    Ambush (1)


    Far Star, unknown universe.


    Reflected in the window was a vast cosmic nebula. Here was the interior of a starship.


    Its hall was extremely open, and was built like a resplendent palace, with wall lamps and night pearls inlaid on the walls.


    A long golden red carpet stretched on the ground, and the light of the wall lamp flowed in the lavish room, silently brewing an extravagant atmosphere.


    ¡°We are very sorry for your loss and imperfect results in Beta Alien.¡±


    At the end of the golden-red carpet, a man in a black robe was standing alone with his hand to his chest, paying his respects.


    The man¡¯s attire was very strange, a long black robe covered him from the head to the feet, his face couldn¡¯t be seen clearly with the hood on, and the gender could only be distinguished from the voice. His tone of voice was also equally strange, as if a mixture of two emotions of gentleness and indifference, and even though he said ¡°sorry¡±, it was more like a kind of grace from someone who had been in a high position for a long time, rather than a real apology.


    There were a flight of steps on the carpet.


    At the top of these steps was a seat.


    The gold-plated armrest was engraved with hideous patterns of skulls and crowns, embedded with diamonds, pearls and agates.


    A young man with a beautiful face sat obliquely on it, his messy crimson hair was like a magnificent burning flame.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, it was just a test of the technology you brought. I was very satisfied.¡±


    The red-haired boy spoke lazily, holding a black cat in his arms, red wine and goblets were placed on the small round table in front of him, as well as a white floating screen.


    The young man tilted his head interestingly, ¡°Besides, life is always exciting if there are surprises.¡±


    He flicked the floating screen in front of him, and the screen turned to the man in black robe.


    ¡°Look, I found a new little treasure.¡±


    A video was played on the screen, it was the Second Military Fortress of the Silver Big Dipper. There was a lot of fighting in the mid-air, and the specialized air combat aircraft of numerous Lava Space Pirates were firing intensively.


    Then a blue-black mecha pierced through the thick smoke in a graceful manner, the artillery fire could only pass over its two wings, and the mecha climbed up at an almost impossible angle¡­¡­¡­


    The screen suddenly freezes.


    The red-haired boy tapped the screen twice.


    The video was zoomed in and zoomed in again.


    The pilot of this mecha was displayed on the screen¡­..it was a young and handsome black-haired youth.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think so? Such a person, such a mecha¡­¡­..¡±


    The red-haired boy slowly stroked the black cat¡¯s fur with his fingers that had golden rings. The cat stretched its neck lazily under his hand and then it let out a loud ¡°meow¡± cry. The teenager licked his lower lip, the expression on his eyes were hot and dry, ¡°¡­so beautiful.¡±


    ¡°So beautiful¡­I want to kill him with my own hands.¡±


    The man in the black robe below seemed to chuckle slightly.


    ¡°Then, as you wish.¡±


    ¡°The brilliance of crystal particles will benefit you and me. I hope we can cooperate happily this time¡­Your Excellency, Young Chief Chilong.¡±


    (TL: Chilong-Crimson Dragon)


    ****


    Alpha Alien Star, Silver Big Dipper Fortress.


    M-Slash Comet set off the next day before dawn.


    Xie Yuduo and Rita personally sent Garcia to the gate of the First Fortress, and looked up at the A-level mecha as it took off.


    Rita said softly, ¡°Major General, do you think¡­¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo looked indifferent, before she finished speaking, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t ask, this time something is not right, I¡¯m not sure what would happen either.¡±


    At this time, the major general stopped being ostentatious and nonsensical, and another kind of cold and iron-blooded temperament overwhelmed the natural elegance in his eyebrows and eyes. This was the Major General of Silver Big Dipper.


    ¡°Accordingly, I should not let His Royal Highness Garcia go.¡±


    Xie Yuduo closed his phoenix eyes, and said in a complicated tone, ¡°Three years ago, Prince Ryann drove Crown of Golden Dawn  away from the First Fortress of Silver Big Dipper, and never came back.¡±


    He sneered, and shook his slightly long hair, ¡°A few days later, this year¡¯s military general meeting will be held. If something happens to His Highness Garcia while dealing with the alien creatures¡­¡­¡­I would kneel and kowtow in front of those old people, and take the blame then resign on the spot.¡±


    Rita couldn¡¯t help crying out softly, ¡°Major General!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­However, as long as I am still in this seat, I have the final say on the rules of Silver Big Dipper.¡± Xie Yuduo raised his head and looked at the sky with deep eyes, then said in a low voice, ¡°There are no royal relatives here, only victory or defeat, life and death¡ªthis is my rule. ¡°


    ****


    ¡°¡ªThis is the rule of Major General Xie, and it is also the rule of most of the truly admirable generals of the Empire.¡±


    In the cockpit of Slash Comet, Jiang Jianming said flatly, ¡°He¡¯ll care for me as much as he wants, seriously but unambiguously, thus if I want to come out with you, I can only do it secretly.¡±


    Garcia snorted beside him with a half-smile.


    In fact, it was not difficult to secretly bring out the disabled human being. As long as the disabled human being was stuffed into the treatment cabin of the mecha in advance, and then pushed the treatment cabin into a corner, out of sight, when he opened the mecha and entered the cockpit, Xie Yuduo who was outside, didn¡¯t notice anything wrong at all.


    The mecha kept flying at a constant speed along the preset route. There was no enemy situation during this section of the journey, they were simply rushing to the destination. Jiang Jianming handed over the driving to Seth Henry.


    While chatting with Garcia, he was flipping through the military wrist device of His Royal Highness with a dignified manner, looking into the information Xie Yuduo had transferred.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°At that time, when our team found the B-level subspecies, it was already wounded.¡±


    ¡°According to statistics, the alien creatures that suddenly appeared were all injured.¡±


    Jiang Jianming had almost read through all of it, and closed the information, ¡°The speculation in the fortress is that perhaps higher-level alien creatures suddenly appeared somewhere, driving the alien creatures that originally inhabited there.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°And you, what do you think?¡±


    ¡°There are too many coincidences,¡± Jiang Jianming said frankly, ¡°There might possibly be forces that orchestrated this.¡±


    ¡°Starting with the scourge of these ¡®new blood¡¯ officers in the adaptation period, and then quickly wipe out all the expedition teams that came, so fast that there was even no time for them to send back specific information to the fortress¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°I always feel that this set of procedures is a bit like fishing for a big fish with a long line-for example, fishing you.¡±


    (t/n fishing for a big fish with a long line-It is a metaphor for making long-term plans, making great efforts and spending a lot of money, and you can get greater benefits in the future.)


    Garcia looked at him deeply, ¡°¡­Who the hell were you before.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Didn¡¯t you read my file? I¡¯m just an ordinary military student.¡±


    Garcia glanced at him amusedly, and suddenly slowly took out an apple from his hand, ¡°One thing, I must explain in advance.¡±


    ¡°Xie Yuduo may have told you that¡­..I don¡¯t care about Silver Big Dipper¡¯s safety, nor do I care about the Empire and staying in the fortress is more of a cooperative relationship of interests.¡±


    Garcia put the apple to his lips, but he didn¡¯t eat it, he just rubbed his chin with the smooth bright red skin of the apple, then murmured, ¡°So when encountering an emergency, I will act with my own wishes as the top priority.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°I know. You are wild.¡±


    ¡°What I mean is that,¡± Garcia emphasized, ¡°next, you have to obey my wishes, not consider the interests of the fortress.¡±


    ¡°I know that too.¡± Jiang Jianming nodded.


    Therefore,  His Royal Highness Garcia took out another apple, grabbed the hand of the remnant crystal human, and placed it into his palm, ¡°Very good, eat with me.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Fortunately, after being together for half a month, Jiang Jianming had completely recovered the feeling he had when coaxing the Little Highness Ryann back then, and he could now deal with this person¡¯s occasional whims and capriciousness with ease.


    They hurried on their way while chatting nonsense and while talking about business. In the afternoon, the snow-capped mountain where the officers in adaptation period had been trained was already close in sight.


    Jiang Jianming took over the control from the intelligence Seth, and manipulated Slash Comet to lower the fuselage and switch to low-altitude flight.


    They followed along the direction of the Silver Big Dipper exploration team, and finally saw a few traces of camping halfway.


    ¡°According to the time,¡± Jiang Jianming glanced at the screen and said in a deep voice, ¡°This should be the place where the exploration team rested for the last time.¡± He clicked on the map, ¡°The environment ahead is¡­¡­a dense forest?¡±


    Garcia frowned slightly. There were many obstacles in the environment with tall vegetation and dense growth, and the field of vision would also not be wide, which was conducive to ambushes, and was a strong test for mecha manipulation.


    If there would be a battle between new humans and alien creatures here, it was obvious that the former would fall into a disadvantageous situation.


    If this series of incidents was really orchestrated¡­then the soldiers of the Silver Big Dipper Expeditionary Team have walked to the bottom of a deathtrap without knowing anything.


    M-Slash Comet sailed into the jungle.


    Their sight was filled by giant trees and vines that blocked out the sun, as well as pale white moss-like coatings.


    The vegetation here, most of the shapes were weird and distorted. The surrounding crystal particles were also very dense, and many tree trunks even condense a thin layer of real crystals by themselves.


    The dense forest was very quiet. Jiang Jianming held his breath and concentrated, he could vaguely hear regular abnormal noises coming from the depths ahead.


    The prince obviously heard it too, his eyes darkened, and then said in a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s like the sound of alien creatures eating.¡±


    Jiang Jianming understood and nodded slightly. The mecha moved stealthily in silence. The speed of Slash Comet was extremely fast, and countless tree shadows were left behind in an instant.


    Then, under a giant tree covered with vines in front of them, they saw human remains that were piled up in a disorderly manner!


    The blood was frozen due to the severe cold temperature, corpses were disemboweled one after another, some limbs were torn, some skulls were crushed, and brains flowed on the ground.


    The drones sent out by the fortress to explore were also destroyed here, and a Silver Big Dipper¡¯s military emblem could be vaguely seen in this tragic scene, which was so polluted by blood that the original snowy silver color could no longer be discerned.


    And in the midst of these severed limbs¨C


    ¨CWere these five alien creatures that had never been registered. They had huge mouths and bellies, and their bodies were somewhat similar to toads, but they had eight limbs and feet, lying on the ground like tumors.


    They were eating the minced meat all over the ground with their long and curled tongues, and as if being startled by the mecha, one of the toads made a series of weird chirping sounds, making half of the human bloodied intestines to fall out of its mouth.


    All five of them turned around and ran away.


    This scene was horrible, Jiang Jianming¡¯s face turned pale, and his lips tightened.


    The mecha speeded up suddenly, and Garcia¡¯s icy voice was beside him, ¡°Don¡¯t look, chase them.¡±


    As the Slash Comet flew across a stump on the ground, Jiang Jianming suddenly said, ¡°Wait!¡±


    He endured the nausea, and through the glass barrier in front of him, he set his eyes on the corpses, ¡°Your Highness, something is wrong.¡±


    ¡°According to speculation, the time when the exploration team died was two days ago. These corpses¡­although they were divided into pieces, they were too intact.¡±


    Garcia frowned slightly, and he immediately realized the meaning of Jiang Jianming¡¯s words.


    Indeed. The corpses of these Silver Big Dipper advance team looked bloody, but at least the head was the head, the body was the body, and the hands and feet were the hands and feet¡­..If they were eaten for two days, there should have been nothing left.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Alien creatures should not be so considerate, and wait until we come over to start eating.¡±


    As he spoke, he manipulated Slash Comet to open its muzzle, and flames immediately ignited the giant tree in front of him.


    ¡°Bait?¡± Garcia¡¯s eyes darkened.


    After only one second, the prince made a judgment, ¡°Then it is even more necessary to give chase.¡±


    Jiang Jianming understood.


    ¡ª¡ªJust because they were in the light and the enemy was in the dark. If they wouldn¡¯t give chase now, they would never know who was the evil person behind the scenes who wanted to target Silver Big Dipper.


    Jiang Jianming sighed lightly, ¡°Your Highness, you said that you don¡¯t care about the safety of the fortress.¡±


    His hands landed on the console of the mecha again, ¡°Can I understand this sentence based on your ¡®won¡¯t take care of me¡¯?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°¡­¡­Shut up, start the mecha.¡±


    The cold wind blew, and the flames climbed up the giant tree like a snake. Soon, the withered grass, vines and corpses under the giant tree also burned with crackling sounds.


    This was a cremation, and those sacrificed Silver Big Dipper soldiers would be turned into ashes between the sky and the land in the fire, and would go away with the wind, or sleep forever in the snow.


    Afterwards, the M-Slash Comet threw the firelight behind its steel body, and chased along the direction in which the alien creatures were escaping.

 CH 48

    Ambush (2)


    The mecha¡¯s speed was fast while it¡¯s in flight again. The distance between the shades of the trees was quickly drawing closer.


    A few minutes later, the five alien creatures in the form of toads were already below. They jumped and escaped in the trunk and random grass, and their eight looking feeble soft limbs were unexpectedly dexterous.


    Garcia pushed the cockpit¡¯s hatch on his side, and immediately strong winds blew his long hair behind his head.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Your Highness, don¡¯t be careless.¡±


    ¡°Will not. Go above and keep the mecha at a distance, don¡¯t get close.¡±


    Garcia left this sentence then turned over and jumped down from the M-Slash Comet.


    The timing and angle of the jump were extremely accurate. Crystal bone jutted out from the prince¡¯s upper right arm, he fell on the one behind and cleaved the toad right on its head!


    In an instant, flesh and crystallines flew on all sides, the alien creature gave out a screech, then fell down.


    Garcia was slightly stunned.


    It¡¯s this easy?


    The next moment, the prince¡¯s eyes changed suddenly.


    He saw a precision instrument with a black metal casing, it rolled out from the ruptured belly of the alien creature, and dripped blood all the way.


    ****


    In the air.


    As Jiang Jianming pulled Slash Comet to the sky, he suddenly felt that the manipulation of the mecha under his hand was not quite right.


    A kind of bleak and ominous feeling sprang up to the spine, there was a sudden sense of weightlessness inside the cockpit, and his vision was tilting!


    [Emergency, emergency! The mecha manipulation system was hacked and could not operate normally¡­..]


    In the crazy screams of Seth Henry, the power of the mecha stopped. M-Slash Comet which was in high-speed flight just now, with the unstoppable dormancy, slid down the mountains and forests below!


    ¡°!?¡± The balance system of the cockpit failed, and Jiang Jianming was slammed to the top. His dark pupils contracted, and instantly, the screen was filled with alarm red lights .


    ¡ª¡ªShit!!


    The black metal instrument in the belly of the alien organism was similar to the incident of the Beta Alien¡ªa mecha jamming wave transmitter.


    Bang!!


    Back on land, the instrument that launched the interference wave was shattered by Garcia¡¯s crystal bone. Its metal fragments flew around, but it was too late.


    The prince suddenly turned back quickly, and a fierce look flashed between his eyebrows and eyes, ¡°¡ª¡ªJiang!!¡±


    Looking through the layer of shades, he saw the silver black mecha cutting a diagonal line in the air and falling¡­¡­at an accelerated pace.


    In the cockpit, Jiang Jianming quickly tried several control keys, however the direction of the mecha did not change even the slightest and only rushed down in the roaring wind!


    On the screen in front were the sharply enlarged trees and jagged rocks. In accordance with this movement, the mecha would hit the surface after a few seconds¡­.


    [Woof woof, attempting to activate emergency protection¡­¡­¡­¡­.]


    [Error! Error !!]


    [Protection system failed!]


    ¡°Seth!¡± Jiang Jianming made a prompt decision and gritted his teeth, ¡°Give up the Slash Comet and try to eject the cockpit.¡±


    [Attempting emergency ejection of the cockpit¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­]


    [Woof, ejection failed!]


    ¡°Then fold the mech directly!¡±


    Jiang Jianming pressed the white bracelet on the wrist. The Slash Comet was also a folding mecha. If it could be retrieved, he could directly summon Snow Dove that was not affected by the interference wave¡­.


    However, Seth¡¯s cry dispelled this meager hope.


    [The system is jammed, it cannot be folded, cannot be folded, Woof woof!]


    It didn¡¯t work!?


    Jiang Jianming smiled bitterly, supported himself with both hands on the console, and leaned over to take an anti-collision posture. At this point, the impact could not be avoided. He could only believe in the defensive power of the Slash Comet.


    But before he could lower his head, the screen in front of him showed a red golden color.


    The bottom of Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes shrank fiercely, and the scene in front seemed to have been frozen at that moment.


    ¡°Your Highness!? You can¡¯t¡­¡­¡±


    Under the huge mecha, a crystal bone of a new human suddenly rose.


    The cold north wind of the alien star blew, and dyed the prince¡¯s face with violent cold light. Twelve crystal bones were covered with compelling brilliance, which were released from Garcia¡¯s shoulder blades, chest and back.


    The crystal bone was like the crown of a burning sun, which gathered blazing radiance, and would resist the head-on collision under the incoming steel giant!


    ¡ª¡ªDoes this person want to forcefully block the mecha!??


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t believe his eyes, he almost hissed, ¡°You can¡¯t do it, Your Highness, get out of the way!!¡±


    With a bang, the Slash Comet hit the crystal bone, the fuselage burst into a dazzling spark, and the momentum of falling slowed down for a moment.


    However, in the next second, the wheel-like ¡°Crown¡± broke inch by inch under the huge force of the impact. And Garcia, with the crystal bones, was directly swept up by the impact of the mecha.


    Boom !!!


    The red gold first hit a giant tree, and immediately right after, the out of control mecha followed.


    With a loud crackling noise, the impact of the Slash Comet directly split the giant tree, then wood chips and branches and leaves fluttered disorderly! The surface¡¯s mud, ice and snow were also blown up, raising a large area of smoke and dust.


    ¡°Ngh!¡±


    Jiang Jianming was pressed on the driver¡¯s seat by this power. The white light in front of him flickered, and the blood on his chest rolled.


    The mech was still gliding, and it seemed that there was a broken red gold crystal flying across the field of vision. He¡¯s unable to determine what the situation of Garcia was at the moment.


    Sunlight, shades of trees, gravel, smoke and dust.


    In front of his eyes, the light and dark intertwined, and finally turned into a bright scene.


    Coincidentally, the mountain forest had an end, the Slash Comet that split a big tree was unstoppable, and continued to slip towards the snowy cliff in front of it.


    If it continues to rush like this, the mecha will fall off the cliff!


    Amidst the smoke and dust, there was a sudden resistance.


    A crystal bone climbed to the front end of the mecha like a beast claw, piercing the rocks and the surface along the way.


    Every time it shattered, new crystals immediately replaced its place.


    Garcia was still trying to stop the mecha!


    But¡­..for new humans, crystal bones were exoskeleton condensed from the crystal particles in their bodies, which were no different from their flesh and limbs.


    A damage to the crystal bone was also a damage to the new human¡¯s body; a fracture of a crystal bone, was also like a fractured part of the torso of a new human.


    The process of constant shattering of crystal bones would be comparable to a Ling Chi torture!


    Jiang Jianming finally cried out involuntarily, and his voice was almost out of tune, ¡°Kaios, you are crazy!! Enough, get out of the way!!¡±


    No one responded to him. One second, two seconds¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..


    These few seconds were hopelessly long. In Jiang Jianming¡¯s violently shaking vision, there was only darkness, dust, and the constantly condensing and shattering of red golden crystal bones.


    The Slash Comet¡¯s body grazed a string of sparks between the rocks, and slowed a little bit.


    Until it eventually stopped.


    The flying dust gradually drifted down.


    A few beams of sunlight fell, and flickered coldly at the cracked crystal bones.


    Jiang Jianming gasped as he leaned against the cockpit, and watched the scene outside the mecha.


    Garcia was almost pushed to the edge of the cliff, and only a few more steps remained for him to fall down the abyss. He was half kneeling, and his originally platinum long hair which was tied up, hung down disorderly, and his shoulders rolled with his every faint gasping.


    He released too many crystal particles, and condensed tiny crystal stones climbed up all the way to his cheeks. Even the depths of those emerald eyes seemed to reflect a twilight of ruddy afterglow.


    After a few breaths, the prince looked up slowly.


    The crystal on the cheeks dispersed along with the golden red light in the eyes.


    The bottom of his eyes gradually reflected Jiang Jianming¡¯s pale and worried face.


    The two of them looked at each other through the alloy glass of the mecha¡¯s cockpit and through the dust blowing around.


    For several seconds, Garcia remained motionless.


    ¡°¡ª¡ªYour Highness!!!¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook off his seat belt, pushed the hatch open with an emergency wrench, and jumped out of the cockpit. When he landed, he almost fell and quickly supported himself with the fuselage, only to find that his body seemed to have gone soft.


    He rushed forward in two steps, and Garcia suddenly stood up, quickly stretching his arms in front of him.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes blurred.


    He was then hugged by Garcia.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Your Highness¡­¡­¡­.¡±


    There was still a faint smell of burnt smoke in the wind. The prince held him tightly and pressed him into his arms in a gesture similar to shackles.


    Garcia looked up slowly. That was too close. Jiang Jianming looked up at the long and slightly curled eyelashes of the prince, and his voice was a little hoarse when he opened his lips.


    ¡°Don¡¯t go¡­.¡±


    He felt a little weight from the top head, with a body temperature. It was Garcia¡¯s palm. His fingertips gently caressed his hair twice.


    The prince whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, it¡¯s okay, you are not hurt.¡±


    On that cliff, everything went silent for a moment.


    ¡°Your, Your Highness.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice trembled, his heart was still pounding rapidly in his chest, and his eyes fell on the huge crystal bone that stretched like a coiled crouching dragon, but was full of cracks.


    He seemed unable to say anything, and could only spit out a few words on the tip of his tongue, ¡°You, crystal bone¡­..¡±


    Garcia¡¯s eyes suddenly darkened, and he could not help but press Jiang Jianming closer into his arms.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­.The remnant crystal human in his arms was shaking. He could feel it. It was the kind of fine tremor that cannot be controlled, and it was a kind of fear that came from the bones.


    Just now, he saw a panic on Jiang Jianming¡¯s face for the first time. His disabled human was frightened.


    It should be so. The sudden loss of control of the mecha, the high-speed fall, and huge crystal bones released in front of him.


    For a disabled human, how big was this fear¡­¡­.the prince couldn¡¯t imagine.


    But it should be similar to placing herbivores under the tusks of carnivores, covering the ones that were unable to escape from death with their shadows.


    ¡°It won¡¯t hurt you.¡±


    Garcia quickly touched the back of the disabled human again, his voice sounded even more lower, ¡°I¡¯ll put the crystal bone away. Calm down first, don¡¯t be afraid, and don¡¯t run around.¡±


    With these, those crystal bones that were already crumbling, gathered, and the cracks became more serious due to the movement.


    Jiang Jianming became stunned for a second, and vaguely figured out what was wrong.


    At this time, he almost didn¡¯t scare this person out of his wits. He subconsciously grabbed the prince¡¯s wrist and said sharply, ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡±


    Garcia did not move, and his handsome eyebrows showed a look of embarrassment.


    He allowed Jiang Jianming to hold his wrist and repeated with some difficulty, ¡°¡­¡­¡­.the crystal bones won¡¯t touch you, I¡¯ll put it away.¡±


    ¡°..No.¡±


    Jiang Jianming took a deep breath. His back was wet with cold sweat, and his heart was still pounding in the chest.


    However, at this time, he found out that there was a problem with the communication between the two of them.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Jiang Jianming pursed his lips, his eyes fell on the cracks of the red gold crystal bones, and hesitated to ask the most crucial question, ¡°Does it not hurt you?¡±


    ¡°Hurt me?¡± Garcia frowned.


    The prince also looked at his crystal bone, and then looked back at Jiang Jianming with no expression, then said, ¡°Doesn¡¯t hurt very much.¡±


    He hugged Jiang Jianming and stood straight again, the crystal bones were flung in the wind, immediately, what should have been broken were broken and fell on the ground.


    There were no fluctuations on the prince¡¯s face and allowed the fragments to be scattered everywhere, he only retracted the complete crystal bone back to his body, and kindly explained, ¡°I didn¡¯t use all my strength. If I release the crystal bone with all my strength, the mecha would have been directly broken instead of just stopping it. If I make a mistake, you will get hurt.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming stared at him.


    I feel like all the panic was just simply fed by Seth Henry.


    Good, that¡¯s great.


    He underestimated the power of the Super S-level crystal bone.


    That¡¯s right. After all, this His Highness can even survive under the bombardment unscathed. It was just a mecha, and broken crystal bones. Indeed it¡¯s really unreasonable.


    Thus Garcia watched him in confusion¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..and that fragile, frightened and uneasy look disappeared from the eyes of the young officer.


    What remained was the calmness of sobriety which was Jiang Jianming¡¯s general expression, which seemed to be mixed with a little anger than usual.


    ¡°Good, that¡¯s okay, Your Highness.¡±


    Jiang Jian indifferently slapped Garcia¡¯s hand away, ¡°Please let me go, I won¡¯t run away in fear.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°?¡±


    Jiang Jianming breathed a few times, and stroked the scattered hair near his ear again.


    He walked back to the dense forest where the mecha glided, and looked around, ¡°Let¡¯s go back and settle the account for your reckless behavior, what about those remaining four alien creatures? In¡­ ¡°


    Suddenly, his heart chilled.


    Jiang Jianming stopped abruptly under the shade of the tree, and looked up quickly!


    At the top of several tall trees, there were four masses of tumor-like things lying on its faces.


    The alien creatures in the form of toads quietly hide themselves in the shadows of leaves, with strange light shining in the depths of their eyes.


    They held the trunk with their eight limbs and stared at Jiang Jianming, and it was unknown how long they had been staring.

 CH 49

    Ambush (3)


    The second he looked eye to eye with the toads, all the fine hairs on Jiang Jianming¡¯s body stood on end.


    He pulled out the Wing of Venus from his waist out of conditioned reflex, raised the muzzle and took aim, but resisted the impulse to shoot on the spot.


    Just now, there was a mecha jamming wave transmitter that was hidden in the belly, and it was from the one at the rear end that was last to escape. Obviously, it was luring Garcia to cleave it¡­¡­..


    Jiang Jianming was deeply concentrating on the surface, and thought secretly: I don¡¯t know what tricks there are on these four.


    Suddenly, his shoulder sank, and Garcia¡¯s palm pushed him back, ¡°Don¡¯t shoot, go behind me.¡±


    ¡°Your Highness.¡± Jiang Jianming turned his head to the side.


    The prince looked above, and held his wrist as he passed him.


    The mountain wind blew, and several fine pieces of snow were blown off from the branches and leaves.


    The four alien creatures were still lying on the trunk, and stared at the two below, their bulging bellies slowly undulating, as the forest remained silent.


    An eerie silence.


    ¡°There is a sound.¡± Garcia suddenly squinted, ¡°Mecha¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..a folding mecha, one.¡±


    Jiang Jianming held his breath.


    Soon he heard it too, the buzzing sound of a mecha that was coming from far to near.


    Flapflap¡­!!


    The sound of flapping wings sounded next.


    Numerous birds in the forest were startled, cawed and flew haphazardly!


    Immediately afterwards, there was a loud noise, a red mecha rose from the mountains and forests. The airflow swept the four directions, and its steel crushed the countless branches and leaves!


    Bright red wings spreaded to both sides, and casted a huge shadow on the surface. A totem that looked like flowing magma and a grinning devil was printed on its fuselage


    ¡°Space pirates?¡± Jiang Jianming¡¯s pupil shrank, and quickly looked at Garcia.


    They recognized this mecha¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..No, it should be said that this mecha, no one wouldn¡¯t be able to recognize it.


    Named after the god of fire and the patron of craftsmen in ancient mythology, was the only existing S-Class mecha of the Lava Space Pirates. The ¡°L-Hephaestus¡± and now it was the exclusive mecha of the infamous ¡°little devil¡± of the Lava Space Pirates¨Cthe exclusive mecha of the Young Chief Chilong.


    Who would have thought that behind this game with weird layout, the enemy turned out to be this group of bandits who had not been completely wiped out by the Empire for many years?


    In a blink of an eye, the red Hephaestus hovered above the mountain forest.


    Garcia raised his arm to block Jiang Jianming behind him. The strong wind brought by the mecha made the two men¡¯s clothes fluttered, then they looked up¡ª¡ª


    Unexpectedly, the cockpit of the mecha opened and a young man of 14 years old sat inside it. His eyes looked down from a height and his red hair danced in the wind like flames.


    ¡°Hmm, we meet again, Your Royal Highness, Prince Garcia.¡±


    The red-haired boy supported his forehead with one hand and looked down at the two people on the surface. The proud eyes were interwoven with innocence and cruelty.


    As soon as his eyes shifted, it fell on Jiang Jianming¡¯s body, then he grinned, ¡°As well as¡­¡­¡­.this Sir. The Beta Alien Star parting, I missed it terribly.¡±


    Jiang Jianming kept silent. He rubbed the cold gun handle with his thumb and his mind whirled quickly: No, it was not just the bandits. Where did this group of bandits get enough technology to blackout an imperial mecha?


    Also, did this child come alone?


    But Garcia is here, even if the mecha is lost, one-on-one, he will not let him take the advantage. What can he do alone?


    Chilong crooked his head and continued to tease Jiang Jianming. ¡°However, today your mecha seems to be not very obedient. Ha, ignoring me, are you angry because of this?¡±


    Before the words could fall, and a strange fluctuation came from the air.


    Chilong¡¯s playful look sank, and he suddenly threw two fists into the void. The crystal bone jutted from the wrist was like two iron whips, which crushed a row of sharp real crystals that stabbed in an instant!


    ¡°Tsk, Your highness, how can you do it as soon as you meet me? You are less polite than a space pirate like me.¡±


    ¡°For those who were defeated,¡± Garcia lowered his raised right hand, and the shattered real crystals disappeared. ¡°I don¡¯t like nonsense very much.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity.¡± Chilong in the air was not angry, instead, he had a grim smile then clapped his hands and said, ¡°To thank you for the consideration of coming all the way here, I prepared a meeting gift for you.¡±


    Suddenly, the four eight-legged toads lying on the tall trunk moved, they raised their heads at the same time, and made a series of gurgling-like-crying screams in their mouths.


    No, this is not right. Jiang Jianming felt cold behind him, and when he looked up suddenly, his heart beated faster and faster.


    What is wrong, these alien creatures¡­¡­¡­..


    ¡°!!¡±


    They started inhaling large mouthfuls, and raised their bellies. It seemed that there was something sharp in there, which grew bigger and bigger.


    Soon, the toad¡¯s belly swelled with blue veins, there was an overwhelming bloodshot on its flesh, then finally¨C


    ChiiiChiii !!


    A creepy tearing noise sounded, the alien creatures pierced their bellies themselves, and blood splashed down from the tall tree.


    At the same time, a colorless crystal flashed with light, and along with the sticky blood of the big toads, it rolled out, and fell on the snow-covered dry grass.


    The bulging bellies of these alien creatures were actually filled with high-grade real crystal ores!


    Suddenly, Garcia¡¯s eyes turned cold. A crystal bone suddenly tore through the mountain wind, and stabbed in the direction of the real crystal ores like lightning.


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s too late, Your Royal Highness.¡±


    Chilong laughed, and a pair of hideous crystal bones extended behind the young man. Its color was as hot and as red as his hair.


    He was one step ahead of the prince. His crystal bone rolled up some kind of nifty crystal particle fluctuations, and shattered the real crystal ores amidst the blood!


    Jiang Jinagming¡¯s eyes trembled.


    He took a step back subconsciously, and the crushing of snow under his feet was heard.


    Real crystal ore¡­¡­¡­¡­..


    It is the product of a large amount of condensed crystal particles.


    And if the energy in that real crystal ore is induced by a crystal bone of a new human, the consequences will be¨C


    Suddenly, the crystal particles turned into a storm and soared to the sky, the whirlwind rolled up and directly reached the clouds!


    The branches and leaves of the vegetation were rustling, the snow was swept down due to the turbulent wind. In front of the mountain forest, on the cliff, the crystal particle concentration of this area was increasing crazily.


    Garcia¡¯s countenance changed, he turned to his back and shouted, ¡°Jiang!!¡±


    ¡­Jiang Jianming just stood there, three or four steps away from the prince, with empty eyes.


    However, in less than a second, his face lost its color, it seemed as if his vitality had been emptied out by some terrible giant claws.


    He seemed to want to move, but the body only shook slightly twice, and then lost its balance.


    The remnant crystal human was like a withered leaf, that silently fell towards the soft ground.


    The world became dark.


    *****


    In the era where the world was still dark.


    In the Old Empire, that was, the early days of the establishment of the Holy Human Empire.


    Crystal tranquilizers had not yet been developed.


    At that time, whether it was the new humans or the remnant crystal humans, once the crystal particles in the body were out of control, it would be an incurable disease. This symptom was called ¡°crystal disorder¡±.


    Acute crystal disorder caused by sudden exposure to extremely high concentration of crystal particles would cause people to die on the spot; while chronic crystal disorder caused by staying in an environment with low and medium concentration of crystal particles for a long time would eat away people¡¯s lives year after year.


    Patients either died gradually, or until the chronic crystal disorder turned into acute one day. In short, there was no escaping from the word ¡°death¡±.


    Today¡¯s new empire medical treatment was developed, and crystal particle tranquilizers had been invented to the second generation, which could ensure the safety of the imperial people in most cases. However, once the concentration of the crystal particles exceeded the limit of what the human body could bear, and beyond the scope where the tranquilizers could work¡­.


    ¡°Crystal Disorder¡± was still a deadly poison that equated with death.


    ****


    In the corner of Alpha Alien Star, on the cliffs of a snow forest, chaotic crystal particles collided everywhere, and the degree of its violence was getting higher and higher!


    ¡°Ah ha ha ha¡­¡±


    Chilong raised his head exaggeratedly, and gave out a burst of mad laughter. L-Hephaestus quickly flew up and took him away from the frantic and deadly crystal particles. ¡°How about that, how about that, this so many real crystal ores is the big gift. I also even helped you open it with my own hands, aren¡¯t you happy!¡±


    ¡°Come on, come on, thank me quickly! Eh, why is no one talking? Aren¡¯t you surprised? Hahaha¡­¡±


    It¡­.hurts.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s consciousness was deeply trapped in chaos.


    It¡¯s so hot¡­.No, it¡¯s cold¡­¡­.is it hot or cold. The body can no longer distinguish.


    It seemed that every organ and cells on the whole body were torn, they were torn and then were stuck together, and then was torn again. Blood, darkness, and the mind were disintegrating. The walls were covered with mottled colors, maggots ate rotten meat, flames burned the wings of moths, and in the sunset, a group of crazy children laughed and tore the straw.


    ¨CNo!


    Jiang Jianming bit the tip of his tongue. He broke free from the hallucinations of semi-consciousness and insanity, dripping with cold sweat!


    His blurred vision cleared, the mountain wind blew through, and the back soaked in cold sweat shivered.


    In front was still the snowy cliff, the broken Slash Comet mecha, burnt marks between the mountains and forests¡­¡­..the marks left by His Highness when he stopped the out-of-control mecha.


    ¡­.By the way, His Royal Highness¡­.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s perception had become extremely slow, and only later did he realize that he was held in his arms. Garcia hugged him on his knees, his body bent down. Crystal bone appeared again on the back of the prince, which was deeply pierced to the surface.


    With two people in the center, the red gold crystals extended like lightning, on rocks, on the snow, on the trunk, branches and leaves¡­..the crystals crowded together into clusters. Crackle! Snap! Huge crystal pillars also rose one by one from the ground like treacherous sorcery and soil and ice splashed into an arch.


    Jiang Jianming suddenly realized: Garcia was condensing the excessive crystal particles in the air into  solid crystals!


    Rich and violent crystal particles filled the whole space. In the case of the mecha failure, small humans would seem as if they were at the bottom of the deep sea. Even if they knew they would die of suffocation, there was nowhere to hide.


    However, the prince tried to shake the sea with manpower, set off heavy waves, and stubbornly wanted to give the disabled man in his arms a glimmer of life.


    In the distance of the mountain forests, a frame of a mecha lifted off, and the wings of the mecha were painted with the logo of the Lava Pirates.


    ¡°Chief!¡±


    ¡°Did you succeed!?¡±


    The bandits gathered and surrounded the red Hephaestus in the middle.


    Someone saw the criss-crossed red golden crystals between the cliffs and the jungle, and shrank his neck in horror, ¡°Hiss, this fucker is too terrible¡­.. ¡°


    Chilong sat lazily in the driver¡¯s seat of Hephaestus, and smiled with drooping eyes, ¡°It¡¯s useless, that disabled human can no longer be saved, with the sudden exposure to such environment with rich crystal particles, even if he¡¯s given a tranquilizer, he will still surely die.¡±


    ¡°Within a minute, the chaotic crystal particles in his body will stir his internal organs into a mass of blood mud.¡±


    Chilong lifted his hair, supported his face and laughed, ¡°How pathetic, I think His Royal Highness seems to care about him?¡±


    ¡°Hmph, people like Garcia probably have never tasted failure and loss. I guess, we can see the tears of His Royal Highness today.¡±


    In front of the cliff, real crystals were constantly condensing, but were also constantly escaping, growing and dissipating were repeated like an infinite loop.


    ¡°Your Highness¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice sounded hoarse, and every time he uttered a word, it was like his six internal organs were being torn again.


    His vision darkened, and pain pierced all the nerves all over the body. He could only rely on willpower to keep his mind clear and looked at Garcia.


    Just like a moment ago, fine-sized red gold condensed crystals climbed up to the prince¡¯s cheeks again.


    Garcia seemed to have entered a certain state of abnormality. The pair of red gold-filled eyes were lax, and he didn¡¯t even notice that the person in his arms had opened their eyes.


    Jiang Jianming was filled with all sensory pains, unexpectedly, with a little bit more effort, he felt the emotions of being frightened and furious at the same time.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­..What is this man doing? If he continues to consume forcefully, even he will be in danger of crystal disorder.


    He raised his hand laboriously, and his pale fingers tightened on the prince¡¯s arm.


    ¡°Your Highness¡­¡­Your Highness,¡± Jiang Jianming raised his eyes with difficulty, opened his mouth, wheezing, and strived to speak, ¡°Your Highness¡­.wake up.¡±


    After a few seconds of delay, the red gold in Garcia¡¯s eyes faded a little, and his blank stare fell on the pale face of the disabled human being in his arms.


    Jiang Jianming struggled to raise his wrist, then touched Garcia with the white bracelet with the folded Snow Dove.


    ¡°Leave¡­¡­¡­here, drive Snow Dove away.¡±


    Garcia trembled abnormally, and showed a helpless look on his face.


    ¡°No.¡± He held Jiang Jianming tighter, ¡°Don¡¯t talk.¡±


    Garcia lowered his eyes in panic, and his cold and elegant voice had subtle tremors, then he murmured in a whisper, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid¡­..endure, it will not hurt soon.¡±


    ¡°After the crystal particles are solidified, I¡¯ll take you away, soon, look at me.¡±


    ¡ªThis stubborn!


    Jiang Jianming was so angry that his heart throbbed, and started to see dark spots in his vision. However, he didn¡¯t know where it came from, but a force came and forcibly washed away that feeling of weakness.


    He gritted his teeth and pushed away Garcia¡¯s arm, he straightened his back and shouted out, ¡°It only takes one second for the Snow Dove to unfold, I can hold on, quickly!!¡±


    ****


    In the cockpit of L-Hephaestus.


    ¡°No crystal disorder?¡±


    Chilong straightened his upper body with an uneasy face.


    He murmured to himself, ¡°How is it possible,  according to the information, he is indeed a remnant crystal human being, unless¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡±


    ¨CHe couldn¡¯t speak a word.


    Strong wind rose from below, and the S-Snow Dove soared above!


    The bottom of Chilong¡¯s eyes were grim, and  he was rendered speechless, ¡°Ah, there was a folding mecha!?¡±


    Snow Dove¡¯s attack power was not strong, but the people manipulating the mecha at the moment was stronger than any mecha.


    Withered grass and broken branches rolled up, and the folding mecha flew away from the cliff at  full speed, leaving snow-white afterimages.


    Garcia stepped on the outer edge of the cockpit, looking cold and violent. He kept a stable and semi-suspended position, as his crystal bone extended backwards on the mecha¡¯s control panel. A crystal bone was protecting the mecha.


    He regarded the mechas of the Lava Space Pirates in mid air as nothing, and real crystals and crystal bones started its indiscriminate bombing. For a while, the space bandits screamed in fright, and the sound of the explosion and the whistling in the wind came one after another.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­..Fuck, this empire monster!¡± Chilong whispered a curse, then his mecha spun an arc in the air, and withdrew backwards, ¡°Retreat towards me, boys, don¡¯t confront him head-on!!¡±


    The S-Snow Dove then rushed to the snow mountain on the other side of the cliff!


    In the cockpit, the intelligence Seth Henry manipulated the safety belt and automatically fastened the body to the driver¡¯s seat.


    Bit by bit, blood dripped from the corner of Jiang Jianming¡¯s lips, his head was tilted and his eyes were hazy.


    The mecha flew far away, and the snowy forest was gradually becoming smaller.


    In his field of vision that had gradually darkened, Jiang Jianming struggled to see the ¡°culprits¡± who brought real crystal ores.


    Ruptured their chest and abdomen, and that crazy blood loss. Four alien creatures quickly lost their lives. They did not struggle or scream, and only died happily.


    Before death, the mouth of the four toads curled up in a strange manner ¡ª¡ª


    Like a clown from a circus, with that big, funny smile.

 CH 50

    Ambush (4)


    The grotesque rocks were covered with frost and ice, and the snow-like mecha slowly landed among the high mountains.


    The sun gradually headed west, and disappeared behind the mountains. The cockpit of the mecha was dim, only the console and the screen were lit with various fluorescent lights, as darkness overwhelmed the sky.


    Garcia was panting, he pulled off the seat belt and took Jiang Jianming into his arms.


    ¡°Wake up.¡±


    ¡°Jiang.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s face was frighteningly pale, his eyes slightly opened, his eyelashes trembled, and the exposed dark pupils were out of focus.


    ¡°¡­.Your Highness.¡±


    His voice was barely audible.


    ¡°I¡¯m here.¡± Garcia replied, while holding the disabled human with a cold body temperature, as he reached out to open the treatment cabin.


    However, there was a trace of little resistance from the cuff. It was Jiang Jianming who raised his hand and grabbed his sleeve, but soon, the finger lost its strength and slipped down.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move,¡± Garcia immediately held his cold fingers and said hoarsely, ¡°you need to rest.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head lightly in the prince¡¯s arms.


    Garcia leaned over as heard him say in a low voice, ¡°No¡­¡­..energy source¡­¡­¡±


    The incident happened suddenly. As they hurriedly changed their mecha and retreated to this snow-capped mountain, almost all the supplies were left in Slash Comet¡¯s fuselage.


    S-Snow Dove was the only mecha they had left, and they didn¡¯t even have a backup energy source. In addition, the current situation was unknown, if Snow Dove ran out of energy and failed to start¡­¡­.things would really be troublesome.


    ¡°¡­!¡±


    Garcia gritted his teeth violently, as if someone high above the sky had whipped him for nothing, it was hard to tell whether his expression was of pain or anger.


    He was tense for a while, then lowered his head and embraced the body in his arms, his voice trembling, ¡°But you¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming shrank into his arms, and after a while, the disabled man was smiling softly, and a weak voice came from his lips, ¡°Are you frightened? I won¡¯t die¡­¡­¡±


    He looked so weak that he looked about to breathe his last at any moment, but he still had the energy to pat His Royal Highness on the arm, and said intermittently, ¡°It didn¡¯t cause crystal disorder¡­¡­.nothing, wait for me to get over it¡­¡­ Cough, I¡¯ll get over it after a while¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia pressed his index finger on his lips and whispered helplessly, ¡°Stop talking, you should lie down quietly.¡±


    When his fingertips left, there was a little red stain, it was blood.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia¡¯s breathing became short and quick, his eyes turned cold and dark, his fingers curled up, and his nails dug into his palm mercilessly.


    ..Before setting off, he thought that no matter what situation they encountered, he could always protect Jiang Jianming.


    But now, his disabled human being was so seriously injured that he was dying.


    And he couldn¡¯t do anything.


    ¡°Sorry.¡±


    ¡°Sorry.¡±


    The voices of the two overlapped without warning.


    Garcia¡¯s pupils trembled in disbelief, ¡°You!¡±


    Jiang Jianming was also taken aback for a moment, and hesitated to speak.


    He originally wanted to say sorry, that he was too complacent before they set off, but still dragged his feet, and also made him feel so frightened. It was indeed his responsibility.


    As a result, when he raised his eyes, he saw Garcia¡¯s livid face, and wisely chose to shut up.


    He also grabbed the prince¡¯s sleeve as if nothing had happened, and said in a low voice, ¡°Cough¡­¡­ let¡¯s not talk about this anymore, please help me, I will put Snow¡­¡­¡­¡­away.¡±


    However, Garcia didn¡¯t help him.


    The prince took off his coat and wrapped it around him, and directly hugged Jiang Jianming, and drew back the mecha.


    It was getting dark outside, the dead branches along the way were shaking, and stratus clouds covered the top of the snow-capped mountains. Looking at this situation, it would snow again tonight.


    Garcia suddenly turned around and looked up, there were several black spots flying around the mountains, and strange cries came from time to time in the wind. They were the bird-like creatures in the Alpha Alien Star, and these things were flying around above their heads, as if watching them.


    A trace of killing intent flashed in the prince¡¯s eyes, but soon disappeared in the next second.


    No, Jiang Jianming¡¯s current physical condition can¡¯t support more crystal particle fluctuations, therefore he can¡¯t fight here.


    Garcia turned around with Jiang Jianming in his arms, carefully guarding his surroundings deeply in mind, and stepped on the snow to the depths of the dangerous mountain step by step.


    And those birds seemed to know themselves they were not the opponents of His Royal Highness. They were simply high above in the rear, not far away, nor close to the distance that Garcia¡¯s real crystal could reach.


    Pairs of red eyeballs were looking down at a high place, staring thoughtfully at the tiny backs of the two.


    ****


    The night soon arrived.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t know when he fell asleep, but he was awakened by Garcia.


    What he saw was a strange cave, it was very dark in the distance, but a bonfire was lit inside, propping up a small unstable light in the dark night. The snowstorm was whistling outside, and the flames were crackling and burning among the wood branches, which became the only sound besides the shrill wind.


    Garcia got water from nowhere and fed him in large leaves.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s mind was fuzzy, and the warm light of the bonfire made him very sleepy. After being persuaded by the prince for a long time, he opened his mouth to swallow. After drinking some water, he was fed by His Royal Highness something, it seemed to be fruit, the flesh was sweet, soft and juicy, and it was actually delicious.


    The feeding process lasted for nearly an hour, during which Jiang Jianming wanted to close his eyes several times and continue to sleep, but Garcia stubbornly refused to let him go.


    After being tossed back and forth like this, Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t want to be woken up anymore, and eventually sobered up little by little helplessly.


    ¡°Your Highness,¡± he finally raised his head from His Royal Highness¡¯s arms unbearably, ¡°don¡¯t be so nervous¡­¡­Even if I am a disabled human being, I won¡¯t die casually.¡±


    Garcia looked at him in an absent-minded manner, with a more helpless expression than Jiang Jianming, who was weak.


    The prince murmured in a low voice, ¡°But you¡­look like you are dying.¡± After a pause, he pressed his voice and said anxiously, ¡°I don¡¯t know how to save you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming sighed, and slowly raised his hand to lift Garcia¡¯s sagging platinum hair. Under the long hair, the emerald eyes were dim and confused, and the light spots of the campfire danced in their depths.


    Alas, this, he is really petrified¡­¡­


    Speaking of which, this person only had three years worth of memory, and had been acting alone before, it should be the first time he had encountered such a situation, which was quite pitiful.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, and only thought to himself: Then again, how did Black Shark Base and Silver Big Dipper instill common sense into the prince who lost his memory¡ªthat a disabled human being will be on the verge of death once injured?


    He remembered that when Ryann was still alive, he was too eager to protect him.


    He firmly believed that if it could be implemented, the Little Highness would definitely want to trap himself into a safe and comfortable box, close the lid, and lock it up.


    But at that time, it was not so exaggerated. One was because Ryann grew up in the Imperial Capital, and his common sense of disabled humans was still in the normal category. Another reason was that Jiang Jianming admitted that his temper before was not as good as it is now.


    Whether it was a young man who was unruly in will and spirit, or simply a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers, in those years when he faced Ryann Kaois, who was the Crown Prince of the Empire, he never always follow the principle of superiors and inferiors and refused to give in.


    Even when sometimes Ryann annoyed him, he could really fling a cold face to the majestic Crown Prince of the Empire and even open his mouth to reprimand him.


    Looking back on the past now, Jiang Jianming seemed to subconsciously feel that he was a commoner who had a relationship with the prince, and once he¡¯d took the first step to concede, he would no longer be able to get along with His Royal Highness and be on an equal footing with him.


    In the end, His Royal Highness became more and more afraid of provoking him. Even if he foolishly looked for trouble, Ryann would simply talk again and again a few bitter words at most, and then hide away to worry and fret. After several days, the potential safety hazards around him would be ruled out again.


    Thinking of the good old days, Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression softened slightly.


    The snowstorm outside the cave was still howling, he stroked Garcia¡¯s curly hair, and said softly, ¡°But you have already saved me, therefore I won¡¯t die.¡±


    Garcia raised his head.


    ¡°Look,¡± Jiang Jianming now had some energy and sat up straight, ¡°I¡¯m much better now. Rest for the night, and tomorrow I should be able to drive Snow Dove as usual.¡±


    Under the night and the bonfire, his pale cheeks were clearly defined, and those dark and clear eyes were beautiful and vivid.


    Garcia¡¯s expression was full of hesitation.


    But Jiang Jianming believed that he had relaxed at least a little bit.


    Because after a few minutes of silence, His Royal Highness got down to business.


    Amidst the crackling of the bonfire, Garcia quickly said that there were bird-like alien creatures monitoring outside, and then said, ¡°These alien creatures have intelligence close to that of human beings, and there has never been a related report on the Silver Big Dipper before.¡±


    ¡°Also,¡± he said, pressed the center of his brows, and muttered, ¡°The young head of the Lava bandits, the speed of which he released the real crystal ores, was very quick, and I couldn¡¯t stop it. Seems to have been specially trained, or perhaps¡­¡­..he had done this many times, and was now familiar with it.¡±


    Jiang Jianming leaned against the stone wall of the cave and asked, ¡°I remember that using real crystal ore without permission, isn¡¯t it a grave crime in the Empire?¡± Garcia reached out and pulled his coat tighter for him. The coat still belonged to His Royal Highness, ¡°Yes. If large-scale crystal disorder is caused, it¡¯d be the highest crime, resulting in execution. ¡°


    Jiang Jianming, ¡°But if you can correctly absorb the crystal particles in the real crystal ore, you can increase the strength of your crystal bone.¡±


    There was no war in the Empire, and only a few people would make reckless moves; however, this kind of life-gambling behavior seemed to make sense for the group of space pirates who make a living by fighting and plundering.


    However, Garcia shook his head and said, ¡°I have fought with Chilong several times, and the previous Lava had not done this trick. Including mecha interference waves, highly intelligent alien creatures¡­¡± As he said this, his eyes turned cold.


    ¡°You mean to say,¡± Jiang Jianming said, ¡°that there are other forces behind the space pirates¡­¡­¡±


    The black-haired young man suddenly raised his head, the flames illuminated his brows and eyes, he looked at the howling snowstorm outside, ¡°This is bad for Silver Big Dipper.¡±


    His surroundings seemed to have cooled down for no reason, Jiang Jianming¡¯s lips were slightly pale, and he looked at the prince solemnly.


    ¡°Your Highness, you said¡­¡­we are trapped here and unable to communicate with the fortress, moreover there was such a thick crystal particle storm on the cliff just now, won¡¯t Major General Xie Yuduo send someone for rescue?¡±


    ¡°!¡± Garcia held his breath, his eyes trembling.


    That¡¯s right, if¡­if Silver Big Dipper sends a large number of soldiers to go deep into this area¡­ ..


    As an owner of Super S-class crystal bone, neither the crash of the mecha nor the release of the real crystal ore could do anything to him.


    But what about the ordinary soldiers of the Silver Big Dipper?


    Among other things, that moment in front of the cliff just now was enough to cause a large-scale acute crystal disorder to erupt in an instant among the ordinary Silver Big Dipper soldiers and officers, and they would all die tragically on the spot in less than three minutes!


    Obviously, both of them thought of that tragic scene. Jiang Jianming quickly turned on the wrist device, closed his eyes after a few seconds and shook his head, ¡°No¡­..communication cannot reach, it should be hindered by an interference wave.¡±


    His eyes were a little distracted, he bowed and coughed twice suddenly, his breathing became unknowingly disordered, and then whispered, ¡°We must find a way to notify the fortress, otherwise it will be too late. Your Highness, where are we now.¡­¡­¡±


    As he spoke, he staggered on the stone wall and wanted to stand up, but halfway up he groaned and slid down.


    ¡°Jiang!¡± With Garcia¡¯s sharp eyesight and quick hands, he helped him up.


    ¡°..TheMilitary General Assembly.¡± Jiang Jianming gasped for breath with his eyes closed, and said with difficulty, ¡°It will be the day after tomorrow, if the First Fortress suffers serious damage at this point¡­¡±


    The consequences will be unimaginable!


    Jiang Jianming was pressed down by the prince and sat down again. He gritted his teeth and felt chills all over his body.


    This was a very meticulous and insidious chessboard. In connection with the events in the Beta Alien, the layout planners started laying out the first chess piece at least one or two months ago.


    But the target whom they really wanted to ambush was not only them, but the entire Silver Big Dipper!


    Jiang Jianming dug out the projection of the three-dimensional map from his wrist device.


    Fortunately, the map was still usable. The nearby bonfire was flickering, and his eyes quickly wandered among the mountains and rivers.


    ¡°Where will it be¡­¡± He whispered to himself, the light in his eyes were getting brighter and brighter, ¡°If the enemy wants to lay an ambush, there must be a fixed place, but where.¡±


    ¡°Ambush is all about surprise, so it can¡¯t be on the same cliff, and there¡¯s a high probability that it is at a location further ahead¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia held his shoulders tightly, his eyes fell on the map, and he drew a line with his fingers, ¡°If Silver Big Dipper sends a rescue team, the rescue team must go to that cliff as their destination, and the route will not have much of a big deviation.¡±


    Where¡­Where¡­ Jiang Jianming¡¯s breathing became short and rapid, his mind turned at a high speed, every line on the map was intertwined in his mind, and every possibility was created and shattered.


    Suddenly, his eyes became stern, and his fingers flashed quickly like white lightning and clicked on a coordinate on the map!


    ¡°¡ªYour Highness, here.¡±

 CH 51.1

    Brawl (1.1)


    Mountain Valley!


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s finger landed on a valley terrain, which was where the officers in the adaptation period encountered the subspecies, and where he set up and blew the one side of that valley.


    ¡°Your Highness, please look here. The valley is suitable for ambush, and because the two sides of the mountain wall squeeze out a narrow and closed space, crystal particles will not easily escape. It is perfect if one wants to cause crystal disorder.¡±


    ¡°It happens to be a necessary route thay have to pass, and it is also the area where Silver Big Dipper has done the secondary risk elimination, thus they will easily lower their defense¡­..If there is really an ambush, the location is likely to be here.¡±


    Excessive mental tension and fast speech made Jiang Jianming¡¯s pale forehead sweat a little. He stopped here, then pursed his lips and remained silent.


    Even if the location where the enemy wanted to ambush had been speculated.


    But what can they do?


    Slash Comet had been thrown on the other side of the cliff, and in a state that couldn¡¯t be activated; it was not impossible to forcibly venture down with Snow Dove carrying two people, but that area of the cliff had been covered by high concentration of crystal particles, Jiang Jianming wouldn¡¯t be able to make it through, and it was also impossible for Garcia to throw him alone in the snowy mountain.


    What¡¯s more, there were alien creatures above their heads who were watching at all times. Once they make a move, they would inevitably be blocked by the space pirates. If the opponent had more than one jamming wave transmission device, rushing over there would only cause the mecha to crash.


    And the most important, and also the most despairing thing, was the time and distance.


    The distance from the snow-capped mountain where the two of them were to that valley was almost three times the distance from Silver Big Dipper to that valley!


    ¡°Snow Dove,¡± Garcia casted his eyes on the mecha on Jiang Jianming¡¯s wrist, ¡°is the communication system of the mecha Snow Dove still working?¡±


    Jiang Jianming tried it, but the result was disappointing.


    ¡°It works,¡± he shook his head, and said in a deep voice, ¡°but¡­maybe a special interference wave was placed in that forest, as the communication would be cut off once it reaches the dense forest. It can also still sense the Slash Comet, but can¡¯t get in touch with the fortress.¡±


    At some point, the bonfire gradually dimmed. The cold wind was still whistling outside the cave, rolling up heavy snow and fog in the dark night.


    The planners in the dark had sealed off their escape routes one by one. The boundless high mountain seemed to have turned into a giant steel cage, enclosing the two of them in the corner of this small mountain cave.


    In silence, Jiang Jianming bent down and slowly laid down on his knees.


    The chill invaded his body, he couldn¡¯t help covering his lips and coughing lowly, his thin spine protruded and trembled.


    Suddenly, a force came to his shoulders.


    The scene in front of his eyes flashed, and he was pulled into Garcia¡¯s arms.


    The fire light gradually weakened, and the thickening night blurred the rock wall of the cave, and also blurred the outline of Garcia¡¯s eyebrows and eyes.


    The prince stretched out his index finger, a small piece of golden-red crystal bone protruded from his fingernail, and then he handed it to Jiang Jianming, ¡°Are you afraid of my crystal bone?¡±


    Jiang Jianming naturally shook his head.


    Suddenly, the wind rose. In the narrow cave, Garcia¡¯s shoulders spreaded out crystal bones as high as a person, like wings, and wrapped the remnant crystal human in it.


    ¡°Go to sleep.¡± Garcia lowered his eyes, his tone was always cold and hard, but his breath was like a gentle feather when he spoke, ¡°This way it won¡¯t be cold.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was slightly taken aback, he tried to put his finger on the red gold crystal in front of him.


    Although hard as it is, it is warm.


    Just like its owner.


    He knew that the crystal bones of new humans would have body temperature. However, in his impression, the word ¡°crystal bone¡± was still closer to a sharp knife and dagger, which was used for fighting and killing. He never thought that one day he would be embraced by the most respectable and powerful crystal bone in the Empire.


    Garcia: ¡°Have a night¡¯s rest. We will drive the Snow Dove and leave tomorrow. If we encounter a battle, I will block the enemy behind and you will rush back to the fortress alone.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Are you asking me to leave you behind?¡±


    Garcia¡¯s demeanor was calm, ¡°We need someone to go back.¡±


    ¡°The jamming wave transmitter will not appear out of thin air. As long as you keep a distance from the enemy, you will not be in danger of a mecha crash.¡± Garcia said in a deep voice, ¡°They can¡¯t do anything to me, I will wait for you to come back.¡±


    ¡ªMaybe it was because of the gust of wind blowing in from outside the cave, or maybe it was because the pile of firewood picked up in a hurry had burned to the end.


    With a ¡°hu¡±, the fire in the cave went out.


    But no one spoke, no one moved, they seemed to have anticipated the coming of the darkness.


    Thump¡­¡­..thump, thump.


    The hearts of the two men were beating in each of their chest.


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyes silently, those eyes were pitch black, but when they sunk in the darkness, they were more profound than usual. He looked at the distant mountains and snowstorm outside the cave, at the lonely pile of firewood where the sporadic fires dimmed, and at the calm eyes of the prince who was close at hand.


    A word suddenly slipped into his mind.


    Battlefield.


    This was the real battlefield, a game between human beings. When the lives of fellow human beings were put on the table, a single wrong decision made in the moment of weakness would ruin hundreds of lives.


    Was he plotting in every possible way and had suffered all kinds of hardships, just to enter such a cruel battlefield and stood in this position where human life was like a chess piece?


    ¡­No.


    He once longed for the universe, but he didn¡¯t like to fight, and he didn¡¯t have a sense of belonging to the Empire¡¯s top position and the military. He didn¡¯t come here to join the war.


    He was just a disabled human civilian, a widow because his ex-fianc¨¦ died, even if he joined Silver Big Dipper, he would only be discriminated against.


    Apart from collecting the Little Highness¡¯s body and exploring the truth, he didn¡¯t want to, and shouldn¡¯t care about other things.


    But no matter what the original intention was, he had already stepped onto the battlefield.


    At this moment, within three months of graduating from the military academy, this newly promoted lieutenant of Silver Big Dipper, who was only 21 years old, slowly raised his face in the arms of the imperial prince.


    Jiang Jianming changed his posture in Garcia¡¯s arms, and stared at the howling snowstorm outside the cave.


    If it is said that only victory is the meaning pursued by conquerors-


    -Then since he is here, he must win.


    Jiang Jianming half closed his eyes, and his heart suddenly became extremely peaceful. Deep in his bone marrow, a force was trembling, and the pictures in his memory became fragments when he thought about it.


    The frozen snow-capped mountains, the cliff, dense forests, the strange smiles of the alien creatures, the crashed Slash Comet, interference wave, totem of Lava Pirates, and the red L-Hephaestus¡­


    They swirled, dissolved, and then became one giant palette.


    Silence pervaded for a long time.


    It seemed as if a new storm was brewing.


    In the darkness, Jiang Jianming patted the red gold crystal bone in front of him.


    Without warning, he asked lightly, ¡°Your Highness, do you have a road map for the routine patrols of the Silver Big Dipper Fortress in your wrist device?¡±


    ¡°No. ¡°


    Apparently, Garcia was confused by his sudden remark, he lowered his head and said, ¡°But I remember, I can draw it.¡¯


    Ten minutes later, a rough road map was engraved on the wall of the cave by a crystal bone.


    Jiang Jianming looked at it for a while, and took out a small box from the inner pocket of his Silver Big Dipper military coat.


    Inside the box were twelve injections.


    ¡°You brought tranquilizers with you!?¡±


    Garcia¡¯s voice turned cold in an instant, and he said angrily, ¡°Why have you only taken it out now!¡±


    Of course, because it is too expensive and he can¡¯t afford to misuse them¡­Jiang Jianming smiled bitterly in his heart.


    He handed the things to His Royal Highness, ¡°Your Highness, I need to sleep for a while, if my condition worsens and if I cough up blood during my sleep, please give me an injection.¡±


    Immediately afterwards, Jiang Jianming took the Snow Dove off his wrist and placed it firmly into Garcia¡¯s palm.


    ¡°In three hours, please wake me up. Then take off with Snow Dove alone¡­¡­Do as I say.¡±


    Garcia said in a deep voice, ¡°Why.¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Jiang Jianming slightly raised his eyebrows, his wonderful appearance was clear and bright, ¡°for our victory.¡¯


    ****


    At the other end of the night and snowstorm.


    Silver Big Dipper First Fortress.


    Bang!


    Xie Yuduo slapped the corner of the table with his palm, and squeezed several paper documents into a ball with his five fingers.


    The major general¡¯s complexion was anxious and angry, ¡°The Little Excellency also went with His Royal Highness Garcia!?¡­.Nonsense.¡±


    Apart from the female adjutant Rita, there were four or five senior military officers standing in the office, with deep anxiety on their faces.


    Someone came out of the line, ¡°Major General, it has been a few hours since the Slash Comet lost contact and we detected an explosion of high concentration crystal particles. Please give your orders.¡±


    Xie Yuduo took a deep breath, ¡°What about the situation of the coordinates?¡±


    Of course, everyone knew that the coordinates that the major general mentioned at this time was the coordinate of a certain place where Silver Big Dipper detected an abnormally high concentration of crystal particles a moment ago. The mecha Slash Comet of the Second Prince of the Empire lost contact there, and the situation was still unclear.

 CH 51.2

    Brawl (1.2)


    Rita: ¡°It¡¯s still¡­¡­.not yet confirmed, our drone should have been shot down by alien creatures if it¡¯s unable to reach there.¡±


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s eyes were gloomy, and the corners of his lips were tight.


    He straightened up, and stretched his fingers, those poor pieces of papers were left on the corner of the table.


    ¡°Major General!¡± The officers became even more anxious.


    ¡°The situation is urgent, please give your orders!¡±


    Xie Yuduo suddenly said coldly, ¡°Answer me, are you cowards?¡±


    The officers immediately puffed their chests, their eyes became fierce, then answered loudly, ¡°No!!¡±


    Unexpectedly, Major General Xie suddenly raised his phoenix eyes, then viciously grinned, ¡°Then, are you idiots?¡±


    The officers were stunned, they saw Xie Yuduo raised his boot and kicked the corner of the table, and snorted from his nose.


    ¡°On the battlefield, those who fear death are cowards, and those who die are idiots¡ªI know you are not idiots, but don¡¯t regard bravery without a strategic mind as an honor, fools.¡±


    After he finished speaking, Xie Yuduo turned around, and quietly clenched his fingers from an angle that the officers behind him couldn¡¯t see.


    His Highness Garcia¡¯s fighting power was needless to say, Little Excellency Jiang¡­¡­Although he did not agree of the disabled human rashly taking risks, but he had also seen Little Excellency Jiang¡¯s talent before.


    If the situation was so dangerous that even these two people couldn¡¯t do anything, and Silver Big Dipper¡¯s ordinary military force moved rashly, there¡¯s a very good chance that it¡¯d be like hitting a stone with an egg.


    But what if those two were really in trouble, and are waiting for support?


    Xie Yuduo said to himself in his heart¡­..if he doesn¡¯t move,  it is no different from murdering his own people.


    It¡¯s time to make a decision again. The numbers on the electronic clock ticked every moment, and the soldiers of the Silver Big Dipper were waiting for his orders.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Xie Yuduo closed his eyes and exhaled. As Silver Big Dipper¡¯s general, standing in this position, his words could either save or kill people.


    ¡°Be prepared to send troops, or according to my original plan, give Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin 500 men.¡±


    ¡°But don¡¯t set off until tomorrow morning.¡±


    Everyone was stunned, Rita couldn¡¯t help asking in a low voice, ¡°Major General, what are we waiting for?¡±


    ¡°I have no idea.¡±


    Xie Yuduo remained expressionless. The general didn¡¯t look back, he looked out the window at the long snowy night with his hands behind his back, and murmured, ¡°But we have to wait.¡±


    ¡°In addition to this, point out another five hundred people and notify them to get into the state of combat readiness.¡±


    ¡°Also¡­prepare an energy source for my mecha.¡±


    ****


    The long night was coming to an end, and there was still about an hour before sunrise.


    At the corner of the steep mountain, S-Snow Dove took off.


    It was the darkest time of day, and the mecha group of the Lava Space Pirates hovered at a higher altitude, numerous and arranged into an array.


    And L-Hephaestus was in the center, like a drop of blood on the tip of a knife.


    ¡°Garcia left the disabled human behind?¡±


    In the cockpit of Hephaestus, Chilong frowned, and said to himself, ¡°Sacrificing someone lesser to preserve the most crucial¡­¡­No, he wants to clear the surveillance in the air first.¡±


    The screen of the mecha was divided into several smaller screens, reflecting the rapidly approaching mecha Snow Dove from all angles.


    Apparently, they installed surveillance cameras on the bird-like alien creatures.


    Beside Chilong, there stood a lifelike projection of a human figure¡ªa mysterious man wrapped in a long black robe.


    At this time, the man in black turned his face to the screen of the mecha, he seemed to look at it for a moment, and then let out a nonchalant voice from under the hood, ¡°A bit bold, but it¡¯s nothing more than that.¡±


    S-Snow Dove was almost hidden in the clouds, and there were occasional red-gold crystal bones or real crystals flashing past.


    The new human being and alien creatures were tangled at an altitude of seven or eight thousand meters above the ground, sometimes blood would spatter, but it would be immediately swept further away by the roaring wind.


    On the screen in front of Chilong, a small screen sizzled and then went dark.


    And another small screen showed a scene of flashes-the Snow Dove brushed past a giant black bird, the prince was holding the edge of the cockpit with one hand as he ascended to the sky, and the protruded crystal bone suddenly struck the black bird¡¯s back.


    The strength of that blow was terrifying, the black bird with the height of two adult men screamed miserably, and spiraled backwards, leaving a long blood mist in the air!


    In the dark of the night, there was a loud noise, and the black bird that was hit by the crystal bone crashed into the snow mountain. Immediately, the sky was filled with ice and fog, and the thick layer of snow broke.


    Surprisingly, the white and hard corner of the mountain collapsed and turned into a huge avalanche in an instant.


    As the air waves rolled, the mecha Snow Dove struggled to get rid of the shackles of the strong wind, and rushed to the next alien creature.


    The horizon extended under the alloy fuselage, and the current of the snow whizzed across the mountains at a very high speed, and all gravel and dead branches along the way were swept into this huge white wave.


    In the three-dimensional projection, the man in black who watched all this quietly shook his head slowly.


    ¡°Desperately fighting, how pathetic. The Imperial Prince who came back from the dead, Silver Big Dipper¡¯s only remnant crystal human officer¡­¡­¡±


    The man in black put his hand on his chest and said lightly, ¡°Unfortunately, it seems that I overestimated them.¡±


    Chilong raised his eyebrows, showing an innocent smile, ¡°It¡¯s this gentleman¡¯s plan that is too powerful.¡±


    The man in black was noncommittal, and glanced at the screen again, ¡°But the Major General of Silver Big Dipper is very patient, which really surprised me.¡±


    ¡°However, the fate of a defeated war has already shrouded over him, and the overall situation will not change because of this.¡±


    The L-model mecha belonged to a large-scale mecha, and the space inside the cockpit was very open. In addition to Chilong, there were also several space pirates standing behind him.


    These space pirates were all dressed up in a rough and wild way, either with teeth inlaid with gold, big rings, or patterns on their bulging arm muscles. At this time, some were quarreling with each other, some were drinking, laughing, everyone was unreasonably making a scene.


    They were celebrating their victory ahead of time.


    Since the founding of the New Empire, the space pirates who roamed and plundered the galaxies have not been able to win. One after another, those small space bandits were either recruited or wiped out, leaving only the most powerful ¡°Lava¡±.


    But they had also suffered a lot under the hands of the Imperial Legion over the years.


    The current emperor of the empire had a strong hatred for space bandits. Forty years ago, Lava¡¯s old leader died under the emperor¡¯s hands, and the remaining space bandits lived a tight life day by day.


    As long as this battle was won, not only would they be able to avenge the old leader, but they would also be elated like getting rid of a long-term pressure. Why wouldn¡¯t that be exciting?


    A moment later, a tall, bronze-skinned, middle-aged space bandit strode closer and bowed respectfully behind Chilong.


    ¡°Boss! The Silver Big Dipper, those group of timid bastards have finally dispatched their troops. Hey, there is a long row of mechas. I can tell at a glance that there are at least five hundred people!¡±


    ¡°Haha, they¡¯re finished.¡± Chilong smiled darkly in his eyes, and waved, ¡°Boys, let¡¯s go!¡±


    The projection of the man in black had been silent since just now, and at this moment he spoke with a strangely dignified tone, ¡°Don¡¯t be impatient, Your Excellency, Young Chief, please confirm the situation of those two people again.¡±


    Chilong: ¡°Who? Oh, our turtle in the urn, let me see.¡± (TL: already in control, something that cannot be escaped)


    ¡°His Royal Highness is still killing birds¡­.Hmm, it seems that he¡¯s finished? It¡¯s really boring. The remnant crystal human beauty is still in the cave. I don¡¯t know if he has received any new surprises¡­ ¡­¡­¡±


    The black-robed man confirmed in a deep voice, ¡°Nothing unusual?¡±


    Chilong: ¡°No, Sir, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Hephaestus started to turn around and flew towards the preset coordinates.


    The black-robed man stopped talking, and his face could not be seen clearly under the cover of the hood, but his continuous silence at this time showed that the planner still had a lot of concerns in his heart.


    Things seemed to be a little too easy.


    The man in black rubbed his chest and pondered.


    Disorder was the essence of the world, and chaos was the destination of all things. Everything had been carried out step by step, however, it still made him feel uneasy instead. If something went other than the usual, it most likely would have been caused by a bad factor.


    Could it be that there are omissions that he has not noticed?


    But¡­where would these omissions be?


    Both the imperial prince and the disabled human officer were under the surveillance of alien creatures, and it would be impossible for them to disappear out of thin air;


    The communication blocking device was placed in the dense forest behind the cliff, and they wouldn¡¯t be able to contact the fortress in any way.


    However, the real situation was still unclear at the Silver Big Dipper¡¯s side. Once the team of 500 people entered the valley, they would activate the mecha interference wave to limit their movement.


    Finally, Chilong would release the buried real crystal ore, and a huge number of crystal disorders would break out in the Silver Big Dipper army.


    Lava would win an overwhelming victory without a single casualty.


    There¡¯s no omissions, where, there¡¯s none.


    ¨CNone?


    Suddenly, the man in black raised his head like lightning, and slowly uttered words from between his teeth.

 CH 51.3

    Brawl (1.3)


    ¡°Wait a moment, Your Excellency, Young Chief.¡±


    ¡°What about the Slash Comet?¡±


    Chilong was stunned for a moment, he couldn¡¯t understand why this mysterious black-robed gentleman suddenly cared about a mecha that had been abandoned by its owner long ago and should have been forgotten by the war situation.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t it stop on the edge of the cliff?¡­..I¡¯ll have someone confirm it.¡±


    Chilong waved his hand and motioned to the back, ¡°Boys, call a few to go and have a look!¡±


    Several Lava mechas flew out of the formation, and came back about five minutes later.


    The space bandits that were sent to investigate scratched their heads and began to laugh, ¡°Boss, that mecha is gone. Ahahaha, it must have been washed down the cliff by that avalanche!¡±


    The man in black suddenly turned around!


    A pair of eyes shone with cold light appeared under the hood, his breathing seemed to be a little short, and he shouted, ¡°Map!!¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡± Chilong was taken aback by him, and subconsciously called up the map of this area on the screen of the mecha.


    The mysterious man in black took two quick steps forward, his eyes fixed on the map, even in this projection state, he could notice his shoulders move with his breathing.


    Snow mountain¡­..cliff¡­..


    Below the cliff is a gradually decreasing altitude¡­¡­


    The communication blocking boundary is the dense forest¡­


    Like this, can the Slash Comet outside the forest receive messages?


    The avalanche that happened just now¡­¡­


    According to this angle and direction, it will continue all the way down¡­..


    It was unknown when the atmosphere condensed, but none of the big and burly space pirates dared to make noise anymore, and only watched the black-robed man¡¯s breathing getting heavier and heavier.


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Until a certain moment, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the man in black stifled a laugh and covered his face with his hands.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­Unfortunate news. ¡°


    The man in black exhaled, and cold and viscous words slipped from his lips. There was no gentleness or indifference in the voice, only a deep-seated coldness.


    ¡°We seem to have been tricked, Your Excellency, Young Chief.¡±


    ****


    Dawn was about to break, and a row of mottled black-and-white camouflage mechas were moving quickly on the snowy field of Alien Alpha Star.


    They were the second patrol team of Silver Big Dipper, equipped with B-level mechas and M-Dive 07, they were doing the work that had been going on for decades-the early morning patrol.


    This work was boring most of the time. They had to get up before dawn, get on the mecha, leave the fortress, and concentrate on running for three hours according to the route between the empty snow field and the jagged mountains and rivers.


    The patrol team was not in charge of fighting, thus even if they encountered low-level alien creatures, they had to go around in desperation. The time of the day just simply went by in a familiar scenery.


    What a waste of life.


    However, today was a little different. A young man opened the cockpit, and the wind blew his hair. ¡°Captain, the mecha radar shows something strange ahead.¡±


    The voice of the captain came from inside the mecha, ¡°Rookie, don¡¯t open the cockpit casually while the mecha is moving. Didn¡¯t I teach you that? Use the mecha communication to talk.¡±


    The young man shrank back awkwardly.


    Another person in the patrol team quickly compared the map with the calculated data, and spoke, ¡°It seems that an avalanche occurred on the high mountains in our northwest direction, because of the terrain, the snow waves rushed all the way here.¡±


    ¡°Under the snow, there is an unknown shadow, with straight edges and corners¡­not quite like a natural stone.¡±


    The captain hummed, and ordered three team members, ¡°Little Cooper, Lin, and Lao Qi, you three go and have a look. The rest stay put and stand by.¡±


    The young man touched his head in doubt, ¡°Er¡­Captain, it seems that over there is no longer our patrol area.¡±


    The captain twisted his neck, and said flatly, ¡°Rookie, you haven¡¯t understood the duties of the patrolling soldiers. We are sentries for the fortress. If we find anything unusual, we have to rush forward to that eliminate danger.¡±


    ¡°If all the patrolling soldiers were as fond of shrinking back as you are, our Silver Big Dipper would have long been destroyed by elusive alien creatures¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°Cap, Captain!!¡±


    An exclamation suddenly sounded in the communication channel, ¡°Come and see this mecha, isn¡¯t this the Slash Comet of His Royal Highness!?¡±


    The captain¡¯s face suddenly changed!


    He flew over with his mecha and jumped off a towering stone wall. He saw that the snow drifting below was thrown away by the crystal bones of the three team members, revealing a silver and black mecha!


    The captain pulled out of the mecha, rushed up in two and three steps, and pushed the team members in front of him, ¡°Get out of the way!!¡±


    Slash Comet¡¯s fuselage was scratched everywhere, the cockpit was open, and most of it was filled with snow. The piles of white snow were shining with light, which was emitted from the screen.


    The captain was sweating coldly on his forehead, and he didn¡¯t care about his face at this time. He hurriedly used his hands and feet, and got in with his buttocks sticking out.


    He squinted his eyes and saw a message asking whether to accept it or not, flashing on the screen of the mecha.


    Sender¡­¡­¡­¡­.Mecha S-Snow Dove.


    ****


    Silver Big Fortress, Watchtower.


    It was almost time to change shifts, and some of the scouts who had been on duty for most of the night began to lean against the wall and yawn. One of them took out a cigarette case from his pocket and called the veteran, ¡°Old Liu, come here and have a smoke.¡±


    The veteran waved his hands in a formal manner, and said, ¡°The substitute isn¡¯t here yet, therefore I won¡¯t smoke, I won¡¯t smoke.¡±


    Di¨C


    At this time, the contact device in front of him lit up in green light green and beeped.


    The old soldier¡¯s turbid eyes immediately widened, and while he hurriedly connected, he turned his head and shouted, ¡°It¡¯s the communication from the second patrol team!¡±


    In the next second.


    The projection reflected the snow-covered appearance of the patrol captain. His facial features twitched ferociously, and he opened his mouth to shout, ¡°Urgent military situation! Quick! Fuck it, hurry up and report to the Major General!!¡±


    ****


    ¡°Major General!!¡±


    On the second floor of the fortress, Rita almost broke through the door and rushed in.


    The female adjutant, who had always been upright and courteous, had disheveled hair on her temples. When she rushed in, she shouted excitedly, ¡°Wait¡­..the wait is finally over!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a message from His Highness Garcia and the Little Excellency, both of them are safe and sound! The Lava has set up an ambush for our rescue, and the ambush location is presumed to be in the valley of the G2 area!¡±


    Rita handed the wrist device forward, and the text message sent by Snow Dove floated on the virtual screen.


    Xie Yuduo hurriedly scanned with his eyes, he saw the words ¡°real crystal ore¡±, ¡°crystal disorder¡± and ¡°interference wave¡±, then his eyelids jumped violently.


    ¡°Send a message to Huo Lin, let the rescue team withdraw immediately!!¡±


    The major general shot up and said sharply, ¡°Where are the 500 people that were put into combat readiness last night!?¡±


    Rita puffed her chest out, and saluted with a snap, ¡°Five hundred Silver Big Dipper soldiers and officers, four hundred M-IP 18s and a hundred L-Evil Sharks all have been in combat readiness on the first floor of the fortress since last night. Awaiting the orders of the Major General any time!¡±


    ¡°Very good!¡±


    Xie Yuduo tore off the coat that was hanging on the chair, threw it roughly on his shoulders, raised his legs and walked quickly, ¡°Follow me, immediately set off to respond!¡±


    ****


    Bang! Bang Bang!


    Following three gunshots, the alien creature that climbed into the cave fell to the ground, and blood gurgled from the small hole on the back of its head.


    Jiang Jianming leaned against the stone wall of the cave, holding the Wings of Venus in both hands.


    His face was pale, his expression was a little tired, his eyelashes were drooping lazily, but the timing of his shots was fierce and precise, and there were no misses.


    The corpses of four or five alien creatures had already piled up inside the cave, with blood winding like streams on the ground. Temporary crude traps and new crystal bullets put an end to their lives.


    Sure enough, as Jiang Jianming expected, once Garcia left here, the alien creatures would immediately come to deal with him, the disabled human being.


    But the enemy seemed to underestimate the enemy, Jiang Jianming thought to himself.


    He even made the mental preparation that if a large number of alien creatures came, he would withdraw from this cave and fight with them in the mountains and forests. But being able to persist until now, the battle situation was much easier than he imagined, and he could feel that he had not reached his limit yet.


    Perhaps, the enemy is not capable of infinitely manipulating highly intelligent alien creatures?


    Jiang Jianming was thinking about it when suddenly a light flashed in front of his eyes.


    He raised his gun in a stern manner, and put it down after seeing who came.


    Jiang Jianming looked delighted and said in a warm voice, ¡°Your Highness.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s me.¡±


    Garcia looked grave and walked in quickly, ¡°How are you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, you came back in time,¡± Jiang Jianming smiled, and lifted the silver-gray muzzle of the gun in his hand, ¡°There are only two bullets left.¡±


    Garcia became frightened for a while, hurried forward and half-knelt down, he touched his whole body with a blue face, making sure that he was really not injured before letting the matter drop.


    On the contrary, Jiang Jianming was very calm. He put the Wings of Venus in the holster around his waist, and stood up on the prince¡¯s arm.


    ¡°If each and all links goes well, the fortress should have already received the message. Thank you for allowing me to gamble on this big one. I hope that no one in the Silver Big Dipper dropped the chain.¡±


    As he spoke, he stared at the sky outside the cave, where there was already a thin light that dispelled the darkness, it was the dawn.


    However, their battle was not over, because victory was not yet in their hands.


    Jiang Jianming then looked at Garcia and said calmly, ¡°I have no fighting ability. Next, you still have to continue to work hard.¡±


    ¡°If the opponent really has a chess player with a good layout, they should have already discovered that we have sent the message by this time. As long as the Lava is unwilling to give up this great opportunity, they will rush to that valley at full speed, trying to catch up with the time difference, and lay a surprise attack on Silver Big Dipper.¡±


    ¡°¡ª¡ªWe have done everything we can. Taking advantage of the main force of the Lava losing their bearings, we¡¯ll forcibly break through and rendezvous with the Silver Big Dipper.¡±

 CH 52

    Brawl (2)


    Rumble¡­¡­


    The speeding mecha¡¯s feet stepped on the frozen soil, and the gravel along the way vibrated.


    The mecha troops galloped across the mountains, and the blue-black IP¡¯s and a dark blue Evil Shark formed an advancing formation, raising a trail of smoke and dust.


    ¡°¡ª¡ª¡ªall, stop marching!!¡±


    Without warning, Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s roar suddenly came from the communication channels of each mecha, echoing like thunder.


    The soldiers of Silver Big Dipper didn¡¯t know what happened, they only knew that this time was a dangerous and urgent mission, also, they were still far away from the target location, thus logically they wouldn¡¯t stop so abruptly.


    However, this did not prevent them from obeying orders.


    Clatter!


    A total of 500 mechas stopped within three seconds.


    In the cockpit of the mecha L-Evil Shark, cold sweat rolled down the bridge of Huo Lin¡¯s nose.


    The message from the fortress flickered on the screen, icing him from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.


    The lieutenant colonel raised his head stiffly, in front of him were two high and steep cliffs¡­..At this moment, when the major general¡¯s instructions arrived, the front team of the 500-men rescue team had entered the valley, while the rear team was affixed outside.


    ¨COne of their feet has already stepped into the enemy¡¯s trap, it¡¯s a close call!


    The next second, Huo Lin yelled sharply, ¡°Fortress order: Urgent military situation, whole team, withdraw!¡±


    ¡°Listen to my instructions now, all the mechas turn around, the rear team will become the front team, withdraw from the valley at full speed according to the original route, and form a team outside the valley!!¡±


    In the valley, the air suddenly became tense.


    Clatter¡­..creak¡­..


    A large number of mechas turned around upon the command, the soldiers heard a hint of ominousness from the tone of the commanding officer, and their breaths gradually shortened. The rear team first started to run at full speed, followed by hundreds of mechas, and retreated to the open area outside the valley!


    ¡°Lieutenant Colonel, look at the sky!¡± Raymond suddenly shouted in surprise.


    Huo Lin turned his head to look, and cursed a dirty word on the spot.


    At the other end of the thick sky, dense black spots were faintly enlarging, what else if not the mecha of the Lava Space Pirates?


    Silver Big Dipper had already noticed their ambush. When placed on an ordinary person, after finding out that the plan had failed, he may give up. However, this group of space pirates were undoubtedly desperate lunatics, and dared to rush straight down in this manner, preparing to fight a tough battle!


    ¡°Lava-who doesn¡¯t learn their lessons-petty thieves!¡±


    Raymond hammered the console bitterly, ¡°Lieutenant Colonel, the number of enemy troops is not much larger than ours, let¡¯s fight.¡±


    ¡°Shut up,¡± Huo Lin steered the mecha Evil Shark to turn, and roared into the channel, ¡°Retreat while fighting, retreat out of the valley! If you want to fight, retreat out!!¡±


    Before the words fell, a strange sound came from the exit of the valley.


    Roar¡­¡­


    Immediately afterwards, roars of beasts resounded through the sky and the earth, deafening!


    ¡°Alien¡­..alien creatures!?¡±


    Someone exclaimed, ¡°How is it possible, where did they come from, why didn¡¯t the mecha detection system respond?¡±


    Unexpectedly, several black shadows climbed down from the cliffs on both sides of the valley¡¯s mouth. They turned out to be a black-haired apes taller than a large mecha, with ferocious fangs growing in its mouth, and thick arms that were almost completely covered by crystals.


    Their eyes were bright, they first leaped off the cliff, clenched their fists like humans and swung at the mechas of the Silver Big Dipper. A power of one punch was enough to send an IP flying.


    ¡°Front, front confirmation! A-level alien creature, iron-armed mountain climbing ape, quantity¡­ six¡ª¡ªugh ah ah !!¡±


    All of a sudden, the wreckage of a mecha and flesh and blood of human beings flew into the sky, the field of vision was covered with a blood color, and exclamations and screams sounded one after another!


    The retreating mecha troops were cut off by these black apes, about two-thirds were outside the valley, while one-third were still inside.


    ¡°Damn it.¡± Huo Lin stood up suddenly from the cockpit, with eyes that bulged out of rage, and trembling teeth.


    A total of six A-level alien creatures were enough to make people fall into despair for ordinary Silver Big Dipper soldiers.


    Not to mention, the mechas of Lava were already in sight. The space pirates began to fire and bombarded indiscriminately, forcing the soldiers of the Silver Big Dipper to fight back, and the valley suddenly turned into a melee.


    The 500 men he brought this time were all elite soldiers from Silver Big Dipper. They could fight space pirates, and they could also fight alien creatures, however¡­¡­


    However no one had ever faced the combination of space pirate mechas and highly intelligent alien creatures at the same time!


    If one wanted to deal effective damage to alien creatures, one had to rush out of the cockpit to fight with crystal bones, but Lava¡¯s mechas hovered at high altitudes, ready to aim and shoot at any time; if one wanted to fight the Lava, the fists of these group of black apes were also enough to smash their mechas¡­


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s eyes were red, and finally made a decision within a few seconds.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be obsessed with fighting, rush over at full speed! No matter what, get out of the valley alive. The major general¡¯s support army is already on the way, as long as you rush out, you can live!!¡±


    ¡°Those who have already evacuated, don¡¯t fucking turn back, run forward!¨CRun!!¡±


    Run!


    At the command of the commanding officer, countless blue-black IP¡¯s soared into the sky, charged towards the tall alien creatures under the bombardment of the Lava.


    The mechas carrying soldiers took off at full speed, from the armpits and crotches of the black apes, from their raised arms, from their raised thighs, and even from their ferocious fangs¡­¡­¡­.brushing past between the spaces of life and death!


    ¡°Wahhahaha, don¡¯t be a deserter, weaklings of the empire! Come on, and fight with your grandpa!¡±


    At high altitude, the space pirates burst into a wild laughter while firing at the same time, baring their gold-encrusted teeth.


    Some even opened their cockpits, stood on the fuselage of their mecha, and danced with joy, making provocative and insulting gestures in succession.


    ¡°Boss, look quickly, they are scared out of their wits, they are running away before the fight! Hahahaha¡­¡­¡±


    Inside the bright red L-Hephaestus, Chilong snorted proudly, and lazily snapped his fingers, ¡°It seems that the Silver Big Dipper is nothing more than this, what strongest army of the Empire¡­¡­Hey, bunch of cowards, aren¡¯t you only simply best at escaping?¡±


    Countless Silver Big Dipper soldiers blushed with anger and glared wide-eyed. However, at the moment of the commander¡¯s retreat order, no one paid attention to the aggressive tactics of the space pirates.


    As time went by, as far as the eye could see, the mechas of the Silver Big Dipper had gradually decreased. Most of them successfully evacuated from this valley of death, while a few turned into scrap metal.


    The sky brightened completely amidst the chaos, the shadows on the stone walls changed from long to short, and the valley was already a mess.


    On this devastated battlefield, Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin was still manipulating the mecha.


    Raymond had already been driven away by him in the name of military orders, while the lieutenant colonel was covering the rear, sheltering the last Silver Big Dipper soldiers that evacuated from the valley.


    When he opened the cockpit and jumped out, he roared and received the heavy blow from the black ape with his crystal bone. The fishy wind from the valley blew on the lieutenant colonel¡¯s Silver Big Dipper military uniform.


    The wind brought the smell of blood, which was the smell of the battlefield.


    How long has he not smelled this smell?


    It seems that it has been many, many years, and it seems that everything was just yesterday.


    At that time, he was also known as an elite, a promising officer of the Silver Big Dipper, who took on the most dangerous advance mission. At that time, he was full of the smell of this battlefield, and he regarded it as his glory¡­..until that day.


    Boom!


    Huo Lin¡¯s body hit the ground heavily, and he quickly got up after rolling twice to release his strength, turning his head with blood on his face.


    Next to him was a young man with brown hair who collapsed to the ground in despair after his mecha was damaged.


    ¡°Com¡­¡­commander!¡± The brown-haired young man had tears in his eyes.


    Huo Lin recognized that he was the little guy he had brought three years ago, then he grinned with blood between his teeth.


    Immediately afterwards, he came straight to his face and yelled, ¡°White has taught you things for a year, you blockhead! Get up, go and drive my mecha!¡±


    The young man quickly got up and rushed towards the mecha. Huo Lin didn¡¯t look back, he stared straight at the huge black ape in front of him, and sweat mixed with blood, dripped down from his temples.


    The black ape had a pair of sunken eye sockets. It turned its huge body, and the eyeballs in the eye sockets seemed to be condescendingly staring at the lieutenant colonel, this tiny, stupid, human being who was courting death.


    The sunlight was blocked for a moment.


    The black ape raised its arms high, and the crystal bones on his arms flickered.


    Huo Lin squinted his eyes in the harsh reflection of the crystal bone, and suddenly remembered that day of that year again.


    The day when all his advance troops were wiped out except him.


    In the already mottled memories, when it was time to eat lunch, a long-haired girl in the team once smiled heartily and praised the rare good weather.


    On that day, the cruel sky was as clean and blue as freshly washed glass.


    Just like today.


    Crystal bone climbed up the lieutenant colonel¡¯s face, Huo Lin gave a loud shout, and released a long knife-like crystal bone from behind.


    With an indomitable momentum, he rushed towards the huge black ape that was several times taller than himself.


    ****


    From the sky and earth, there came a loud noise and a few drops of blood flew up to the white clouds.


    In the sky, Mecha S-Snow Dove flew across this piece of blue.


    The Snow Dove was already covered in blood everywhere. Garcia half-kneeled on one knee on the fuselage, panting lightly, the crystal bone trailing behind was also dripping with blood.


    They forcibly broke through the encirclement from that snow-capped mountain all the way, basically relying on His Royal Highness alone to defend and kill all sides in the battle, while Jiang Jianming was in charge of the mecha and support.


    Fortunately, most of Lava¡¯s mechas had been withdrawn, and the highly intelligent alien creatures were nowhere to be seen. What needed to be dealt with was only ordinary wild alien creatures, therefore the pressure had been greatly relieved.


    Jiang Jianming, who was nestled in the driver¡¯s seat, pressed his hands on the console, and asked the mechanical claw to hold the energy water for him to drink.


    After feeling that his physical strength had recovered a little, he turned his face to the outside and asked, ¡°Your Highness? Can you still hold on?¡±


    Garcia raised his head, and said indifferently, ¡°I should be the one asking you this question.¡±


    Even after the continuous fierce battle from yesterday to this morning, there was no sign of tiredness on his brows.


    ¡°No, I feel much better compared to yesterday.¡± Jiang Jianming sat up straight and looked at Garcia suspiciously, ¡°Your Highness, last night¡­did you give me more than one shot of tranquilizers?¡±


    Garcia was silent for a moment, and said nonchalantly, ¡°How much do you know about Lava Space Pirates?¡±


    ¡ªThis man changed the subject!


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart trembled, and thought in despair: How many tranquilizers does he have left?


    But now was really not the time to pursue this matter, therefore he could only swallow his anxiety and answer Garcia¡¯s question.


    ¡°Probably¡­a little bit more knowledge than the textbooks of the military academy and the knowledge that can be read in the books on the surface of the Empire.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Their mecha configuration, combat style?!¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°There are a few, you don¡¯t have to worry.¡±


    In that few words, the valley was already in sight.


    Jiang Jianming stared intently at the screen of the mecha, zoomed in on the image, and scanned it quickly¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    There were collapsed rocks, smoking scorched earth, remains of mechas and even human limbs and pools of blood, but there were no people.


    Jiang Jianming adjusted his breathing and summed up succinctly, ¡°There was a scuffle, but now everyone seems to have evacuated. There is no trace of a crystal disorder outbreak, the worst situation should have been at least avoided.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Follow ahead for a while.¡±


    Needless to say, Jiang Jianming had already pushed the lever forward. Snow Dove kept flying straight at full speed, and the rock walls on both sides of the valley turned into afterimages and were thrown behind the mecha.


    Until the scenery in front changed.


    First, Lava¡¯s eye-catching mecha group appeared at low altitude; then, the figures of black apes on the ground, unexpectedly not much slower than the mecha. The last ones to be recognized were the Silver Big Dipper mechas flying further ahead in flight mode.


    Sure enough, this battle is not over yet!


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression froze, and he said quickly, ¡°The battle is still going on ahead, and Silver Big Dipper is retreating while fighting¡­..Confirmed, they are the Lava¡¯s mecha and ape-like alien star creatures, there are six. If I remember correctly, it should be A-level iron-armed mountain climbing ape.¡±


    ¡°Very good, land the mecha.¡±


    Garcia stood up unhurriedly, raised his hand and tightened the hair band that bound his long hair, then stretched the red gold crystal bone behind his back again.


    He said in a deep voice, ¡°I¡¯ll solve it.¡±


    ****


    The taste of blood¡­¡­.


    The smell of the battlefield that lingers in the nose.


    ¡°Sir¡­..¡±


    ¡°Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡­!¡±


    At the same time, there was a dimly discernable voice ringing in his ears.


    With a hoarse cry, as if mourning, and was extremely noisy.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin opened his eyes with difficulty, and he saw white clouds floating above his head in a leisurely manner.


    Moving his eyes down, he saw the mecha¡¯s mechanical arm holding him, and the brown-haired young man in the cockpit with snot and tears all over his face.


    Oh, the culprit of that loud noise just now.


    This silly boy actually tried his best to bring him out.


    Huo Lin sneered from the bottom of his heart. For many years, his iron-hard gaze continued to look down, looking down on his own broken body. Blood and flesh were indistinct on his chest and abdomen¡­


    Obviously, anyone who was not blind could see that this kind of injury was beyond recovery.


    ¡°Little brat, don¡¯t cry.¡±


    Then the lieutenant colonel sighed hoarsely.


    Huo Lin¡¯s expression and tone of voice were unusually peaceful, and even had a gentle taste.


    He just murmured quietly, ¡°In Silver Big Dipper¡­¡­on the battlefield¡­¡­people always have to go through this.¡±


    Either witness death, or welcome death.


    Either become the person who paid homage to the heroic souls, or become the one whose incarnation was sacrificed, and leave his name on the Stele of Heroes in the underground of the fortress.


    The brown-haired young man howled even harder, muttering a series of words, but Huo Lin¡¯s ears were buzzing, and he couldn¡¯t hear a word clearly.


    ¡°Death is not terrible, little bastard¡­..¡± The lieutenant colonel wearily looked away, then sighed, ¡°Don¡¯t learn from me¡­..be so cowardly.¡±


    After that incident, because he no longer wanted to be the only survivor, he turned away from the cruel battlefield and became an instructor for the officers in adaptation period. Year after year, he taught those little guys the knowledge on how to survive in the distant interstellar, hoping that there would be fewer names engraved on the Stele of Heroes in the future.


    He thought that he would work like this until his hair turned gray, and decades later, he would be on crutches and still be yelling at a group of recruits. Unexpectedly, fate likes to play jokes, and in the end he would die on the real battlefield as a commanding officer leading the troops.


    The lieutenant colonel raised his head peacefully, feeling the passing of life.


    Suddenly, something white seemed to bloom out of his dim eyes. There was a touch of whiteness reflected in the blue sky, and it was getting closer and closer.


    Is it snow?


    No, the snowstorm has stopped.


    Is it a white dove?


    No, there would not be such a weak and beautiful existence in the war-filled interstellar world.


    Mecha S-Snow Dove flew across the sky full of gunfire, it flew so high and so fast; it was like a sharp sword piercing the clouds and wind, as its beautiful fuselage was bathed under light of the dawn.


    Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s eyes widened slightly.


    ¡­¡­¡­.Later, he led year after year of officers in adaptation period, those childish, ignorant little bastards, those young students who were only empty talk¡­


    With a glance, he could see what kind of height each person could reach in the future.


    Only this little bastard, he couldn¡¯t see through.


    He didn¡¯t know how high this disabled human being could fly, how far he could go, and whether the final ending would be a dismal end, or would open up a new glory for the Empire. But now, the kid had flown higher than him, and his path would be longer than his.


    The brown-haired young man in the mecha who hadn¡¯t cried enough, was interrupted by Huo Lin impatiently, ¡°Alright, wipe away your tears.¡±


    ¡°You¡­cough, come and see.¡±


    The lieutenant colonel raised his arm, blood flowed from the rough palm, and pointed his index finger at the rapidly approaching mecha in the sky. The lieutenant colonel narrowed his eyes, the corners of his eyes seemed to be bent, and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°You¡­¡­look, that¡¯s the little bastard I brought¡­¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Then he kept on flying, the colonel thought.


    Going higher than this cruel sky.


    ¡°He¡¯s a¡­¡­¡­very talented¡­.disabled human being.¡±


    Huo Lin slowly closed his eyes, let out a breath, and muttered, ¡°Let the fortress¡­take care of him.¡±


    Then the sound dissipated in the wind.


    Huo Lin closed his eyes, his bloody chest stopped heaving.


    In the distance, Raymond, who was manipulating a mecha, roared and rushed over.


    ¡°Lieutenant Colonel!!!¡±


    Raymond burst into tears, but in the next second he hit the Evil Shark with the mechanical arm of the mecha.


    He shouted hoarsely at the young man in the cockpit who had ashen complexion and dull eyes, ¡°Wake up, don¡¯t cry¡ªthe battle is not over yet!¡±


    In the next second, a shadow above the head shrouded them¡­¡­


    With the mechanical arm protecting one more person, and the driver¡¯s emotional breakdown, the mecha inevitably slowed down, and it fell at the end of the queue. A black ape had already chased after it, and raised its arms covered with crystal bones towards the two mechas of Raymond and the brown-haired young man!


    The direction of the wind changed subtly at this moment.


    High in the sky, mecha S-Snow Dove flashed past. The wings of the mecha reflected the sun¡¯s rays, casting a momentary white light on the upturned faces of Raymond and the brown-haired young man.


    A slender figure stood at the front of the mecha.


    In an instant, the figure jumped down from this small and exquisite mecha, and fell towards the top of the black ape¡¯s head. His platinum curly hair was more dazzling than the light.


    Raymond exclaimed, ¡°Your Royal Highness!?¡±


    Garcia, who was falling rapidly, looked like ice, and there was no emotion at the bottom of his emerald eyes.


    He stretched his arms against the strong wind and opened his right hand. Each finger was slender and white, like a work of art displayed in the palace.


    However, when huge crystal bones grew from the shoulders and covered the fingers layer by layer, the artwork became the most powerful weapon in the world, which should be indestructible and invincible.


    When the black ape raised its head and roared, the prince also coldly swung his fist. The crystal bone on his arm suddenly stretched to the height of a person, and the human crystal bone and the arm of the A-level alien creature rolled down a strong wind, and punched each other head-on!


    Boom¡ª¡ª!!


    The earth trembled and blood rained violently.


    The black ape screamed and fell backwards. It raised its right arm that burst from the punch, as it exploded a series of brilliant red fireworks.

 CH 53

    Brawl (3)


    When the body of the black ape fell to the ground like a rock, Garcia¡¯s body was also thrown into the air by the reaction force. And Snow Dove appeared in that low altitude just in time, scooped up the prince smoothly, and returned to the sky through a long elliptical arc.


    ¡°Your Highness.¡± While the strong wind whistled, Jiang Jianming calmly called out from the cockpit, ¡°Do you want to give priority to dealing with alien creatures?¡±


    However his eyes fell on the corpse of Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin between the mechanical arms of the mecha Evil Shark below.


    The inexhaustible blood of heroes that had been shed over the years in the distant star was now vividly concentrated on the patch on the lieutenant colonel¡¯s chest, condensed into a dazzling red.


    The black-haired young man looked at his former commanding officer from a high altitude, and a trace of sadness flashed in the depths of those clear pupils.


    ¡°These alien creatures are too abnormal, keep them alive and bring them back to the fortress.¡± Garcia¡¯s voice was cold, he used the crystal bone to hold onto Snow Dove¡¯s fuselage, and looked down at the black ape on the ground.


    A bunch of real crystals protruded from the ground penetrated the chest of a black ape, and dusts covered the hideous and stiff face of the alien creature.


    Jiang Jianming withdrew his gaze. ¡°Understood.¡±


    However, as soon as Snow Dove turned around, it was shrouded in a shadow ahead.


    The bright red mecha was coming, and in the cockpit of Hephaestus, Chilong showed a crazy look.


    The corner of the red-haired boy¡¯s mouth grinned widely, ¡°Your Royal Highness, shall we go and play?¡±


    The difference in physique between the L-type mecha and the S-type mecha was frightening, the two muzzles of Hephaestus quickly focused, and the Snow Dove wouldn¡¯t be able to avoid it.


    Garcia¡¯s eyes suddenly turned chilly, and he said coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t dodge.¡±


    This sentence was said to Jiang Jianming who was manipulating the mecha.


    In the next moment, the muzzle of the S-class mecha Hephaestus spit out a fireball with a destructive aura.


    And the prince¡¯s crystal bones greeted it brazenly, shining like the scorching sun.


    Whether it was the Lava pirates or the soldiers of the Silver Big Dipper, their eyes were attracted by this fiery light. Hundreds of people opened their mouths and looked up.


    Time froze at this moment.


    Everything after that seemed to be in slow motion.


    The crystal bone tore the fireball inch by inch.


    Like cutting an apple with a golden knife.


    The corners of Chilong¡¯s eyes twitched, not daring to say anything, ¡°What¡­¡­¡±


    It wasn¡¯t until the two fireballs were completely split in half that the long overdue explosion sounded, it was deafening, and the thick  smoke danced like dragons and snakes!


    And Garcia¡¯s crystal bone pierced out of the thick smoke, spun a semicircle, accumulating force, and bombarded Hephaestus¡¯ body like lightning.


    ¡°Ugh ah!¡±


    Immediately, the huge S-class mecha lost its balance and went upside down like a red kite with broken strings. It slammed into the rock on one side, creating a big hole!


    ¡°This¡­¡±


    Below, Lieutenant Raymond¡¯s eyes were dull, ¡°Is he still a human¡­¡­¡±


    First, he eliminated an A-level alien creature with one blow, and then he just used the power of the crystal bone to knock out a large S-level mecha¡­.


    Not to mention how shocking this series of scenes was, many Silver Big Dipper soldiers in front of them were dumbfounded seeing this.


    Jiang Jianming, as well, made a quick decision, his expression was calm, but his manipulation was crazy, and he drove the small Snow Dove directly into Hephaestus.


    Bang!


    The bright red mecha that had just regained its posture and was about to take off again was suddenly hit by such a bump, and had surprisingly smashed into the pit again.


    ¡°Cough¡­Damn you!¡±


    Chilong¡¯s eyes showed a fierce light, and seeing Garcia¡¯s crystal bone striking again, he kicked open the cockpit door, and greeted him with the same crystal bone.


    With a crisp sound of metal colliding, the imperial prince¡¯s red gold icy crystal bone and the young head of the space bandit¡¯s intense red crystal bone clashed in mid-air like swords, and began to fight!


    The crystal particles turned into a mania of energy, and the space bandits and Silver Big Dipper soldiers on all sides were all in an uproar.


    This level of fighting had already exceeded the scope of ordinary people. Let alone going up to help, it was difficult for them to get close, therefore they could only watch in amazement.


    At the same time, the mecha shook again¡ª¡ªJiang Jianming bumped it again blankly, thus Hephaestus was stuck in the mountain wall by Snow Dove for the third time.


    ¡°Old Hei Yang!¡± Chilong almost fell, and immediately jumped into a rage, ¡°Do you old bastards know how to drive a mecha? To be played by a disabled human, is it great!?¡±


    An angry curse came from below, ¡°Boss, this brat is very evil, crush him to death first!¡±


    Inside Snow Dove, Jiang Jianming glanced down, and suddenly saw that there was a bronze-skinned tall robed bandit inside the cockpit of Hephaestus.


    In the blink of an eye, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt that this person¡¯s facial features looked familiar.


    However, in a fierce battle, one would be unable to think about such matters. The Snow Dove took off, and its white shadow circled over Hephaestus in a flash, and then¡ª¡ª


    Bang bang!


    In the strong wind, the black-haired young man actually climbed on the mechanical claw inside the mecha with one hand, and most of his body was suspended out of the cockpit.


    He pulled the silver-gray trigger with his other hand, and calmly fired two shots at Chilong.


    ¡°!?¡± Chilong¡¯s pupils shrank suddenly.


    He never dreamed that there would be a disabled human being in the world who would dare¡­¡­¡­..to shoot at him, who was close to Super S-level crystal bone at such a close distance! Could it be that this guy desperately wants to die? Who the hell is he?


    At that critical moment, Chilong leaned back suddenly, and the bullet from Wings of Venus grazed the red-haired boy¡¯s cheek, leaving a bloodstain.


    A few drops of blood fell on Hephaestus, in the next second¡­¡­


    Crack¡ª¡ª!!


    The ear-piercing crisp sound was accompanied by splashing of crimson chips. Garcia exerted a sudden force, directly twisting off the crystal bone of Chilong that showed a flaw for a moment!


    ¡°Ugghh ah¡ª¡ªahh!!!¡±


    Amidst the frenzied screams of Chilong, Snow Dove and Hephaestus leaned forward at the same time, almost changing positions as their wings rubbed against each other.


    Snow Dove¡¯s mechanical claw quickly and accurately reached out, and Garcia also reached out to grab it with a tacit understanding. His Royal Highness was taken away by this small mecha, and it quickly went away.


    ¡°Boss! How are you doing, Boss!!¡± In the cockpit of Hephaestus, the space pirate ¡°Old Hei Yang¡± shouted, ¡°The situation is critical, we can¡¯t fight anymore!¡±


    In the corner of the vast sky, a large number of mecha battle formations came flying. It was the Silver Big Dipper reinforcements led by Xie Yuduo who arrived.


    Chilong was panting heavily, then spat viciously, ¡°Damn¡­boys, let¡¯s retreat!¡±


    The situation was reversed, and the retreating Silver Big Dipper army merged with the reinforcements, and immediately turned around, shot back and caught them off guard. The sky and the ground were bombarded, the space bandits were crying and hit the ground, as Lava mechas were shot down countless times.


    On the fuselage of an S-class mecha, Xie Yuduo released his crystal bone. The major general¡¯s crystal bone was an extremely deep, nearly black ink purple color. He tore off the limbs and bones of a black ape like chopping melons and vegetables, and said, ¡°Bring this big guy back for me and press it into the fortress!¡±


    Cannon fires and crystal bones criss-crossed, and roars of beasts burst out. Soon, Garcia and Xie Yuduo cleaned up the six black apes. The Lava Pirates also retreated under the fierce firepower of the Silver Big Dipper, leaving only streaks of black smoke lying between the mountains and the sky like scars.


    So far, the battle had settled and they had won.


    However¡­perhaps because of the strange battle situation, or perhaps because of the sacrifice of the commanding officer, no one in the Silver Big Dipper cheered for this victory. On the faces of the officers and soldiers covered with dust and sweat, there was more or less a solemnity of witnessing the coming storm.


    Xie Yuduo didn¡¯t let the troops give chase. They counted the casualties on the spot, then rectified the mechas, and retreated to the fortress after a short rest.


    The Snow Dove slowly landed on a corner of the ground, slightly away from the large army.


    The lights in the cockpit went out one by one, and Jiang Jianming leaned back on the backrest, panting.


    He slowly moved his black-gloved hands off the console, and those hands hung down on both sides of the driver¡¯s seat, trembling slightly.


    ¡°Jiang,¡± Garcia clambered on the outside of the cockpit, with a worried look on his face that he hadn¡¯t seen in the thrilling battle just now, ¡°It¡¯s over, you open the cockpit, and I¡¯ll drive the mecha.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s cheeks were pale, and he looked up at the prince outside the cockpit with difficulty.


    There seemed to be stars flickering in the depths of his eyes, and he whispered with a smile, ¡°Your Highness¡­fighting is very tiring.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s voice tightened suddenly, ¡°Open the door!¡±


    ¡°Tired, come in by yourself¡­¡­I¡¯ll let you pay for the repair of the glass¡­¡­Let the fortress be reimbursed¡­¡­¡±


    The more Jiang Jianming spoke, the lower his voice became, the smile on his lips dissipated like a puff of smoke, and his eyelids gradually drooped.


    Garcia¡¯s expression changed, he realized something was wrong, and immediately smashed the alloy glass outside the cockpit with his crystal bone.


    As he jumped in, the prince stepped on a puddle of liquid that squeaked under his feet.


    Garcia looked down. The floor next to the cockpit was bright red, it was blood.


    Climbing up along the pool of blood, he saw the corner of the driver¡¯s seat dripping blood quietly.


    Then he saw the soaked Silver Big Dipper military uniform, and a little further up, a red real crystal that pierced the side of the disabled human being.


    At this moment, Garcia felt as if he had been struck with lightning, and he seemed to hear the sound of the bones in his body freezing into ice.


    ¡°Jiang¡­!?


    Injured.


    And¡­¡­.bleeding.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­.Minor injury, Seth helped me look¡­¡­.whether no vital organs were punctured.¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes slightly, he was half curled up on the driver¡¯s seat, and his voice was intermittent, ¡°I came to Far Star¡­¡­for almost two months, this is the first time I¡¯ve been hurt.¡±


    No one spoke in the cockpit. On the screen of the mecha, that strange intelligence was so anxious that it swiped the screen full of barks, but the master turned off its voice.


    Garcia quickly turned around and pulled out the treatment cabin. In the dark, only the sound of his increasingly rapid breathing and the sound of quickly searching for emergency supplies could be heard.


    Impossible, exactly when¡­¡­


    The corners of Garcia¡¯s mouth were tense, and his lips were blue.


    The mecha just landed, since when did he start bleeding?


    Red real crystal, could it be¡­when he opened the cockpit and shot at Chilong!?


    But how could this person keep silent!?


    Light beam therapy equipment, hemostats, first-aid medicine¡­..Garcia suddenly turned around, ¡°What about anesthetic?¡±


    Real crystal piercing into the body was just a trauma for new humans; but for disabled humans, the fast-dissipating crystal particles would directly enter the wound. If it was not treated as soon as possible, the consequences would be disastrous. It must be taken out as soon as possible.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes were a little empty, he smiled bitterly, and murmured, ¡°When I was still an officer in the adaptation period¡­when I encountered a subspecies, a teammate was seriously injured¡­.¡±


    An ominous premonition rose in Garcia¡¯s heart, and he interrupted harshly, ¡°¨Cwhere is the anesthetic, answer me!¡±


    ¡°No anesthetic. No money¡­cough no, no time to refill.¡±


    Jiang Jianming sighed, closed his eyes, ¡°Why don¡¯t you just pull it out¡­¡­The wound is not deep, it¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Garcia took a deep breath, and said hoarsely, ¡°I¡¯ll call the medical soldiers, Silver Big Dipper will bring medical treatment when they leave the team. Just wait¡­¡­Don¡¯t sleep, wait till I come back.¡±


    Jiang Jianming quietly watched Garcia turn and jump off the mecha.


    ¡­¡­¡­.Know that I¡¯ll be injured?


    He thought to himself: Actually, I know.


    The disabled human was exposed close to a new human who was used to fighting all the year round, and the result of being stabbed by a real crystal was not difficult to predict in a hostile standpoint. Then why did he still shoot? Jiang Jianming closed his eyes, but the dazzling blood on Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin seemed to appear in front of him.


    ¡­¡­¡­..One can deceive others but can¡¯t deceive oneself. At that time, the reason why, despite knowing the danger, he still fired those two shots at Chilong at close range was because he was angry. For this commanding officer who always hated him, and for his death.


    He thought he had a good temper, was calm and cautious, and was not an impulsive and irritable person.


    But whenever he was angry, he would always let himself do some impulsive but pleasant things.


    ¡°Little Excellency!!¡±


    At some point, Xie Yuduo had rushed over with the medical soldiers. When he stepped forward, he knelt down on the ground in cold sweat.


    Jiang Jianming opened his eyes, he was already a little muddleheaded at this moment, and instead he smiled, ¡°Major General¡­..Little Highness, it¡¯s okay to be afraid, what are you doing?¡±


    Xie Yuduo wanted to cry without tears, ¡°Ancestor, even if we have nine lives, you will still scare us to death!¡±


    Then anesthetic was injected into his body, Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

 CH 54

    Heroic Spirit (1)


    He was dreaming again.


    This time the dream was weird and continuous, like waves of tide enveloping Jiang Jianming¡¯s consciousness. He could only muddle along without any aim, sinking in incessantly.


    He didn¡¯t know why, maybe it¡¯s because of the anesthetic, maybe it¡¯s because of excessive exhaustion and blood loss, or maybe it was because of the mental impact of the cruelty of the battlefield for the first time.


    Sink, and still sinking more.


    Until I forget my name, my future and my destination.


    In the evening of late winter, meteors streaked across the night sky overhead.


    A young black-haired child curled up in a dark corner, his cheeks were pale, and he coughed laboriously from time to time. As far as the eye could see, the gutters filled with garbage emit a foul smell. The sensor light was not working, and the darkness on all sides had been smeared to the end of the line of sight.


    The crow was asleep, and the wild dogs in the distance were still barking. The old red blanket on his body was unable to resist the cold winter¡¯s claws and teeth, and the black-haired child shivered from the cold, snuggling up to another body beside him.


    Warm palm fell on the child¡¯s back, and the child raised his head vaguely only to see a pair of deep brown eyes, with slightly curled eyelashes that were desolate yet firm.


    It was a woman in the same shabby clothes, her withered black hair was blown by the cold wind, the mother held her child in her arms and patted him gently, the sorrow in her eyes lingered for a long time.


    The cold wind blew the garbage on the street corner, and the woman opened her beautiful but chapped lips. The singing voice flowed out of her throat lightly, flowing under the oppressive dark winter night.


    The black sky embraces the earth,


    The white starlight kisses the raindrops,


    When the distant mountains loses the traces of birds,


    When does the dawn rise?


    Don¡¯t you cry, don¡¯t you cry,


    Let me keep you forever¡­¡­


    The mother sang an unknown lullaby with a gentle and mellow voice. The ethereal melancholy tone was intermittent, like the stitches of this worn out red blanket.


    Gradually, the black-haired child in the woman¡¯s arms stopped coughing. He quietly looked at the night sky above his head, with a kind of peace in his eyes that was rare for a child of his age to have.


    The black sky embraces the earth,


    The white starlight kisses the raindrops¡­¡­.


    The woman kept on singing, when the child suddenly asked,


    ¡°Mom, are there stars even on rainy days?¡±


    The bleak wind blew to the horizon, and dust rose.


    The blazing torch fell from his hand and landed on the worn out red blanket. The young man ignited the past, and the bloody cold wind surged from behind him like a huge wave, blowing the dirty cloth cloak and the black hair under the hood.


    He turned around and looked at the open field in front of him, pulled the cloak on his body, walked forward indifferently, and never looked back.


    ¡°The stars will always be there, my darling.¡±


    Under the dark of the night, the flames after the explosion flickered on the wreckage of the starship, which lasted for a long time.


    The apple fell from between the pale and thin fingers, and then rolled on the ground.


    First, it rolled up a circle of dust and gravel, then rolled into a pool of blood, and finally stopped beside the winding blood-stained platinum hair.


    ¡°It¡¯s just that the thick dark clouds cover the stars¡­Darling, if you want to see the stars, you have to go above the clouds¡­¡±


    ¡°Mom, we¡¯ve been above the clouds.¡±


    The torrential rain fell from the dark clouds, mercilessly hitting this abandoned land.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not enough. You have to go further afield.¡±


    He knelt in the rain, the bottom of his eyes were dark and had no light. Thousands of starships broke through the clouds, turned into streaks of blue light, and disappeared into the sky.


    Until the sound of hurried footsteps sounded behind him, someone trampled through the accumulated rain and rushed towards him. A graceful cloak covered the top of his head, and a pair of strong arms wrapped around him, pulling him up forcefully.


    ¡°¡ªGet up! Stand up!¡±


    ¡°What are you looking at¡­.Don¡¯t look at them, look at me!¡±


    The young man was bent over and was panting heavily in the rain, hissing loudly, his cold eyes were like a wild beast that preyed on anyone.


    He had a pair of emerald eyes, and a storm was brewing deep in those eyes: violent, crazy, with the urge to destroy everything.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take you farther than those starships!!¡±


    In the long time, beside the dark alley corner, the woman was still singing softly for her child:


    Don¡¯t you cry, don¡¯t you cry,


    Let me keep you forever¡­¡­¡±


    In the end, the consciousness sank into a snow-white.


    In the snow-white laboratory, a damaged figure leaned against a pool of blood, smiled weakly and reached out to him.


    ¡°I had a very long dream.¡±


    The voice was very hoarse, with a lingering and sad nasal tone, ¡°In my dream¡­I haven¡¯t met you yet.¡±


    ****


    ¡°Ah¡­¡­¡­¡­!¡±


    Jiang Jianming yelled unconsciously, his fingers twitched and grasped suddenly, and he woke up from his lethargy in cold sweat.


    There was a sticky blackness in front of his eyes, and he couldn¡¯t tell where he was. The limbs were immersed in the unknown liquid and trembled intermittently, Jiang Jianming stood up and panted heavily, like a dying fish thrown ashore.


    What¡­what were those?


    Dream?


    Can there be such a bizarre yet so clear dream?


    The warning light came on, and the darkness in front of him opened a small window, with a few silhouettes of people outside.


    ¡°Sir, relax, you are in the treatment cabin of Silver Big Dipper Fortress.¡± A female voice called, ¡°I will add some more oxygen, please try to breathe slowly.¡±


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and opened his mouth to breathe, his body was limp and weak, and only then did the wound on his side of the abdomen become visibly painful, making his forehead ooze fine beads of sweat.


    As the memories in the dream quickly dissipated, the muddy mind regained consciousness.


    Only then did Jiang Jianming realize that he was indeed just lying in the treatment cabin, but the bed in the cabin was tilted.


    He was stripped of his clothes and soaked in medical fluid from the shoulders down. In order to protect the patient¡¯s privacy, a layer of opaque screen film was raised on the hatch cover, which gave rise to that dark and frightening scene when he woke up just now.


    Outside the treatment cabin, several full-time female nurses, including the head nurse of the medical area, stood by worriedly.


    The head nurse couldn¡¯t help but whisper, ¡°How do you feel? If the wound hurts badly, we¡¯ll add some painkillers.¡±


    It had been three days since the fierce battle between Silver Big Dipper and the space bandits, and the story of this young lieutenant had almost spreaded throughout the fortress.


    Even with the timely discovery of the space bandit¡¯s conspiracy, the predicted location of the ambush, and the avalanche being used to deliver the message, some people still couldn¡¯t believe it. However, in full view of the public, the feat of this disabled human driving a small mecha to collide with L-Hephaestus, as well as the tacit cooperation with His Royal Highness, his mecha manipulation, these were all deeply imprinted in the eyes of everyone that was present.


    Not to mention the two shots at the face of the leader of the space bandits, plus one or two strokes of heroism like ¡°after being seriously injured, he insisted on staying silent until the mecha landed¡±¡­.


    It spreaded fast¨Cand stories would always be exaggerated in the process of dissemination.


    In the end, various amazing versions of Jiang Jianming have evolved rapidly, which even Jiang Jianming himself wouldn¡¯t think it was him being talked about.


    The doctors and nurses in the fortress had a deeper understanding. They had stayed in the distant interstellar for a long time, and they usually only treated new humans¡­..however, suddenly, there was a disabled human being pierced with a real crystal in the body, for these professional doctors and nurses, they were still also terrified.


    Not to mention that this legendary lieutenant was so young and handsome, pale and emaciated, everyone was terribly frightened when he was carried in, unconscious.


    At this time, the person finally woke up, thus they all breathed a sigh of relief.


    In the treatment cabin, Jiang Jianming shook his head and said in a low voice, ¡°Thank you¡­you don¡¯t need to add medicine.¡±


    His eyes fell on the liquid that almost covered his whole body, suddenly his eyebrows moved subtly, and there was a trace of uneasiness in his eyes.


    The head nurse was in her fifties and sixties, at the age of overflowing kindness. First she saw Jiang Jianming startled from his sleep with a panic, and then saw him calmly enduring the pain. She admired and loved him at the same time.


    She couldn¡¯t help but slow down her voice, ¡°Sir, don¡¯t worry, we will watch over you outside, and the call button is on your right.¡±


    ¡°Due to the stimulation of a high-concentration crystal particle environment and the crystal particles released from real crystals, you were in a dangerous situation when you were just sent back to the fortress. Thus we put these medical liquids inside the treatment cabin, which is one of the most advanced medical methods available today, it can¡­¡±


    ¡°I know¡­¡­you don¡¯t have to say it.¡±


    In the treatment cabin, the legendary young lieutenant suddenly interrupted.


    There seemed to be some pain in his expression, and he whispered, ¡°The liquid filling mode of an advanced treatment cabin starts at 200,000 coin points, and 80,000 a day.¡±


    ¡°?¡± There was a hint of confusion in the head nurse¡¯s loving expression.


    While there was nothing wrong with it, there seemed to also be something wrong with his point.


    Lieutenant Jiang closed his eyes astringently, he sighed, with closed eyes, he turned his head with the momentum of self-abandonment, ¡°Sorry, I won¡¯t pay this money, and even if you sell me, it won¡¯t amount to 200,000.¡±


    The head nurse was even more confused, and subconsciously said, ¡°You, you don¡¯t have to worry, more than 90% of the medical expenses in the fortress will be reimbursed¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming quickly said, ¡°There¡¯s still 20,000. Impossible, I don¡¯t have it, please stop the treatment cabin, and let the Major General pay for the expenses already incurred.¡±


    As he spoke, he resolutely reached out to touch the button next to him, trying to press the stop button of the treatment cabin.


    ¡ª¡ªNo money, cannot be cured.


    The nurses instantly turned pale with horror.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t move around¡ª¡±


    ¡°No, no, Sir, calm down!¡±


    ¡°The cost issue is easy to talk about! Lie back first quickly¨C¡±


    In the treatment area, there was a sudden burst of chaos.


    Even when Major General Xie heard the news and came to visit in a hurry, before entering the inner area, the head nurse blocked the door and scolded him.


    ¡°Major General Sir, what exactly is the treatment of your officers now?¡± The head nurse wiped tears from her eyes and said angrily, ¡°The heroic soldiers of the Empire, can¡¯t even afford to treat their illnesses? Goodness, I, in the first fortress, have been working as a medic and nursing staff for so long, and I have never seen such absurd things!¡¯


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°?¡±


    The head nurse took out a tissue and wiped her nose, and continued to say with red eyes, ¡°This child is too bitter, and too firm. He just woke up yet he already wanted to come out of the treatment cabin. Just now, a group of young girls under me secretly shed tears¡­¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°??¡±


    ¡°¡ª¡ªOh, Major General, you pay the expenses first, the start-up fee of 200,000 coins, 80,000 a day, today is the third day, minus 90% of the reimbursement for the fortress plus the miscellaneous equipment and medicines, not a lot, just over 50,000 coins.¡±


    Major General Xie, who was at a loss, was dragged by the head nurse just like that, and was wiped off more than 50,000 coins in his bewilderment.


    The major general thought in a daze: Wasn¡¯t it originally His Royal Highness Garcia who insisted on opening this thing, how did he end up paying for it in the end?


    Inside the single room ward.


    After all sorts of wrangling with the doctors and nurses, Lieutenant Jiang finally didn¡¯t really crawl out of the treatment cabin dragging his wounded body. The medical solution was removed, and his body was covered with a soft quilt and a thermal blanket. He was still lying down, pondering the strange scenes he dreamed while in a coma.


    It was almost impossible for a person to remember his dreams, and his memory of them would fade very quickly.


    The only thing deeply imprinted in his mind was the trembling feeling of ¡°this was absolutely abnormal¡± when he just woke up.


    Jiang Jianming felt it was unreal: I have lived with my adoptive father since I could remember. Living up to the age of twenty-one, the most unusual thing I¡¯ve experienced is that I somehow fell in love with the Crown Prince of the Empire, and then went all the way to being concerned with love and romance, then reached to the concept of getting married.


    He had never been subjected to strange human experiments, he had never had memory fragments, and he had never felt any abnormalities around him¡­¡­No matter how he thought about it, he was just an ordinary military cadet, nothing more.


    Jiang Jianming frowned and thought to himself: Could it be related to my biological parents who have no sense of existence? Could it be that I am really not an ordinary military cadet?


    Then why did he fall to the point where he had to rely on blackmailing a higher-up to pay for the medical expenses.


    Jiang Jianming was immersed in inexplicably complicated emotions when there was a knock on the door outside the ward.


    It was Major General Xie who pushed the door open.


    Jiang Jianming still tried to get up, but Xie Yuduo strode up and held him down. ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t, don¡¯t move around, lie down well, lie down¡ªin case the wound opens, I have to pay another medical bill.¡±


    Jiang Jianming had no choice but to fall back, didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, and raised the bed in the treatment cabin a little, making him half-lying.


    The two briefly said a few words, basically Xie Yuduo being concerned and Jiang Jianming being perfunctory.


    After chatting for a few words, the latter asked naturally, ¡°Speaking of which, what about His Highness?¡±


    He had been awake for several hours, and even the busy Major General Xie, upon knowing the news, had come to see him, thus there was no reason for Garcia not to show up.


    Thinking of this subconsciously, Jiang Jianming suddenly felt startled in his heart: Something is wrong with him, since when did he acquiesce that Garcia would definitely care about him so much?


    This was not the time when he was still with Ryann back then, he and the current Garcia could be regarded as a superior-subordinate relationship at best.


    Moreover, His Highness had protected him on the battlefield and fought non-stop for almost a whole day, so it was perfectly normal for him to go to rest now. How big was his face, and he still wanted the dignified prince of the empire to keep an eye on his side?


    Jiang Jianming was subtly annoyed, of course he was angry with himself. At this time, he couldn¡¯t take back the words, he only hoped that Xie Yuduo would not feel too awkward.


    Unexpectedly, Xie Yuduo showed a helpless bitter smile, and said, ¡°His Highness, he guarded you for two days and two nights, and just this morning, his expression was really frightening. I was afraid that he would cause trouble for himself, so after trying every possible way to persuade him, I eventually pushed him inside a treatment cabin outside to sleep for a while.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Jiang Jianming was silent.


    ¡°I also swore to him that you won¡¯t be waking up today, unexpectedly¡­¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo touched his nose with his index finger guiltily, pulled a chair and sat down beside him, ¡°His Highness, he was so angry that he couldn¡¯t keep you awake, if he comes to kill me later, you must intercede for this lowly official.¡±


    Jiang Jianming pursed his lips, and there was a flash of absent-mindedness in the bottom of his eyes.


    He quickly shifted the topic, and silently landed his fingers on the bandaged wound on his abdomen. ¡°¡­¡­..cough, I didn¡¯t expect it to be so serious. Sleeping for three whole days, I really thought that it was just a slight injury.¡±


    The black-haired young man lowered his eyebrows, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Major General¡­¡­I¡¯m still causing trouble. I¡¯ll think of a way again and adjust my condition as soon as possible.¡±


    ¡°Little Excellency Jiang, what are you talking about?¡± Xie Yuduo was taken aback, ¡°Without you this time, let alone the 500 men in Silver Big Dipper dying, I also won¡¯t know what will happen next.¡±


    ¡°Your military achievements are extraordinary. You can even apply for a special promotion like before. However, this is not something that I, a fortress commander, can make a decision on. I have to go to the military headquarters and have Marshal Chen stamp it.¡±


    Jiang Jianming suddenly remembered, and asked, ¡°Speaking of which, the Military General Assembly¡­¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°Oh, I arrived late, but it didn¡¯t delay the important matters. Instead, I skipped the official nonsense that made people¡¯s ears callous. It¡¯s not bad.¡±


    He said it lightly, but Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    In the middle of the solemn and dull interstellar conference, the projection of Major General Xie suddenly appeared with a bloody and murderous look coming down from the battlefield, and greeted the group of old-fashioned people with a vicious smile¡­¡­¡­


    The scene must have been cool and interesting.


    Xie Yuduo happened to be Marshal Chen¡¯s favorite general, and it had been a year or two since the old marshal indulged his temper, and in the end it was bound to result with the old-fashioned people daring to be angry but did not dare to speak out.


    The curvature of Jiang Jianming¡¯s lips deepened.


    At the next moment, the door of the ward was pushed open again!


    No knocking, and without a nurse leading the way.


    In the blink of an eye, Jiang Jianming instantly knew who it was in his heart, then he heard Xie Yuduo called ¡°Your Highness¡±.


    Afterwards, he raised his brows and eyes slowly to see.


    Garcia held on to the door frame and was gasping slightly. His clothes were thin and disheveled, and he was brightly illuminated by the light from the corridor outside. The luxurious long hair was not tied up, and was lazily curled all the way down to the shoulders and back, which was also shining brightly.


    He stood still at the door, with a dreamy trance in his eyes, as it floated and fell into the depths of the ward.


    The prince, who was used to being cold and noble, now actually showed a pure naive and confused expression, like a younger teenager.


    ¡­¡­This person probably just woke up, Jiang Jianming thought to himself. He looked into Garcia¡¯s eyes quietly, and couldn¡¯t tell what he¡¯s feeling in his heart for a while.


    With a buzzing sound, Jiang Jianming opened the hatch of the treatment cabin and slowly stretched out an arm.


    It was a pale and thin, naked arm, connected to the thin wrists, and with slightly raised fingertips.


    Jiang Jianming reached out to Garcia.


    He smiled at the end of his eyes, ¡°Your Highness, good morning.¡±


    When he said these two words, something new welled up in his heart silently.


    They have passed through such a life-and-death bloody battle, and now they could still welcome such an early morning, saying good morning with the sleepiness of just waking up.


    It was a very beautiful and happy thing.


    Garcia quickly lowered his head in silence, he quickly took the first two steps, picked up Xie Yuduo and pushed him to the side.


    Then he knelt down halfway, held Jiang Jianming¡¯s hand firmly, and said nothing more.


    In the treatment cabin, there seemed to be a faint light at the bottom of Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes.


    He curled up his fingers and gripped back, although not as strong as Garcia¡¯s, but he still held it all the time.


    The silence lasted for two or three seconds, the prince raised his head slowly, his thin lips were slightly curved, and his eyes were deep and gentle, like a midsummer night.


    ¡°You laughed just now.¡± He said in a low voice, unaware that his eyes were also smiling imperceptibly.


    ¡°You¡­..what were you laughing at?¡±

 CH 55

    Heroic Spirit (2)


    His Royal Highness smiled so faintly and gently, however, Jiang Jianming only felt that he was going to be entranced.


    ¡ªIn all honesty, if Garcia confronted him with the usual cold-faced and business-like way, he would be able to choke back ten sentences with the same cold face. But he really had no resistance to this soft Little Highness.


    Garcia seemed to just ask casually, without expecting the other party¡¯s answer, and said, ¡°Show me the wound.¡±


    He moved so fast that Jiang Jianming, who was in a state of entrancement, couldn¡¯t stop him at all. Garcia lifted his quilt directly.


    ¡°Eh¡­¡± Xie Yuduo on the side suddenly widened his eyes, stretched out his hand and hesitated to speak, ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    ¡°Ah, Your Highness¡ª¡±


    Jiang Jianming said in a daze, ¡°¡­I haven¡¯t put on any clothes yet.¡±


    After all, he just woke up from a long coma, and the medical fluid in the treatment cabin had just been pumped out.


    The nurses asked him to cover himself with a quilt and lie down quietly for a while. When Xie Yuduo came in just now, he wanted to put on his clothes and sit up to talk, but was pushed back by the major general.


    Therefore¡­


    Inside the ward, the soft white curtains fluttered slightly.


    For a while, silence permeated the air.


    Xie Yuduo covered his face in agony, doubting his life again: Who am I? Why the hell am I here??


    Garcia didn¡¯t even change his face, and put down the quilt again. ¡°Sorry, it was rude of me.¡±


    Although his eyes seemed to darken when he saw the thin white waist, and his Adam¡¯s apple moved slightly, at least he didn¡¯t reveal anything in his tone.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s own thoughts flashed through his mind, and then numbly made a red X mark.


    ¡­Superior-subordinate relationship¨C


    In this world, is there still that superior-subordinate relationship where the boss comes to visit the sick, and first takes the quilt of the subordinate to see his wounds?


    Garcia tucked in the quilt for Jiang Jianming, and moved carefully for fear of hurting him.


    Then he raised his eyebrows coldly, and came to a conclusion, ¡°There is some bleeding, you¡¯re still definitely not safe and secure.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming glanced at the prince suspiciously. He suddenly remembered that he had been in a coma for three days, thus he asked softly, ¡°So, you have already seen it before.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°I heard that you insisted on turning on the liquid filling mode.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Then may I ask who said that my clothes should be taken off?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming patted Garcia¡¯s arm and asked calmly, ¡°Your Highness, where are my tranquilizers?¡±


    Garcia stood up straight.


    Jiang Jianming quickly pulled his sleeves, ¡°Don¡¯t try to run.¡± Garcia cleared his throat and said calmly, ¡°I don¡¯t want to run.¡±


    Xie Yuduo next to him was even more blinded, wishing to bang his head against the wall.


    God is pitiful, he really doesn¡¯t want to hear how His Royal Highness took off the Little Excellency¡¯s clothes, and he doesn¡¯t want to witness the exciting scene where the dignified prince is being chased by the former crown princess!


    He just wants to know when will he have the chance to slip away


    ¡°Your Highness¡­¡­¡± Jiang Jianming sneered, ¡°Tran-qui-lizers.¡±


    Garcia stared at him with those beautiful eyes.


    ¡­..merely staring at him.


    Jiang Jianming was helplessly defeated, and the illusion of a big cat being coquettish appeared again.


    He sighed and stretched out his hand, ¡°Okay, I know you must have given me more than one injection. In special circumstances, I don¡¯t blame you, just return the rest to me quickly.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s none.¡±


    Garcia said coldly, ¡°There is nothing left.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes lost their luster in an instant.


    One second¡­two seconds¡­he spent a full three seconds chewing on this sentence, and then lifted his face stiffly, ¡°Are you kidding me?¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming was trembling all over, and his face paled, ¡°That box¡­has twelve injections.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°You gave me twelve injections!?¡±


    After he finished speaking, he covered his heart and choked twice, gasping for breath as he had pulled the wound, while thinking it was ridiculous. ¡°Twelve injections!?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°After you fell asleep that night, you took two per hour, until half of them was used. The other half was used on the way back to the fortress.¡±


    ¡°Maybe you don¡¯t believe it¡­but when the medical soldiers took out the real crystal, you had already fallen into a deep coma, which was very dangerous and your life would be at risk at any time.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s expression sank, and he turned his face away, ¡°I didn¡¯t say it this time, but even the medical soldiers at the time thought so¡ªLieutenant Jiang should reflect on his own problem.¡±


    How could Jiang Jianming still listen to the words said afterwards? His eyes darkened, and he almost fainted directly.


    His tranquilizers¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    Overnight, almost all gone¡­¡­


    He had prepared for three years to come to the Far Star. Just like Tang Zhen said, he usually saved money to the point of poverty, and spent most of the money he saved for tranquilizers.


    Now, as soon as he closed his eyes and opened them again, the twelve injections were directly gone.


    Which was equivalent to 240,000 coin points.


    Why not hurry up and kill him with one knife.


    Jiang Jianming pressed his chest and took a few breaths slowly, and said weakly, ¡°Then¡­the box¡­ ..?¡±


    ¡°Threw it.¡±


    Garcia deadpanned, ¡°In combat you need to shed unnecessary weight.¡±


    Jiang Jianming almost couldn¡¯t even lean against the treatment cabin, and his whole body shook weakly.


    ¡°You¡­¡± He closed his eyes in agony, his whole body was so pale that he seemed to faint, and his breath was weak.


    ¡°I simply ask you to give me an injection! Even if I was stabbed by the real crystal, at most I will only have an extra injection¡ª¡ªyour behavior is completely abusing my belongings that I left behind¡­¡­!¡±


    Garcia¡¯s eyes flashed with three points of astonishment and seven points of confusion.


    This¡­¡­¡­why is he agonized about this?


    Xie Yuduo was also surprised and suspicious, and looked at Garcia blankly.


    He stayed in the distant star all year round, and he didn¡¯t even return to his own home. Of course, he didn¡¯t know what the life of the former crown princess was in the Imperial Capital, and how his financial situation was.


    He also thought that the Little Excellency Jiang that had been blackmailing him all the time, was just trying to tease him with evil intentions¡­¡­


    After all, Major General Xie¡¯s family background was indeed wealthy, and paying tens of thousands was actually nothing to him.


    In the ward, Jiang Jianming held his hand on the edge of the treatment cabin and panted, gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Losing money¡­¡­¡±


    He raised his eyes suddenly, his eyelashes were trembling, his voice was shaking, and he laughed miserably, ¡°Your Highness, do you want to compensate with money or take my life, please choose yourself.¡±


    Garcia was almost chilled by his posture, but what rose up in his heart first was a burst of anger.


    ¡°Your life? Lieutenant Jiang, is your life worth a box of tranquilizers?¡±


    The prince sneered between his teeth, feeling unreasonable, raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°You still want me to choose? This sounds very generous. If I say I won¡¯t compensate, you¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming pushed the door of the treatment cabin with a bang, struggling to get out.


    Garcia¡¯s face turned pale, ¡°¡ªOkay, I¡¯ll compensate.¡±


    Jiang Jianming paused and said word by word, ¡°Two hundred thousand coins, times ten for the mental damage fee, two million, Your Highness.¡±


    ¡°Pfft¡ª¡ª¡± Xie Yuduo, who was at the side, and not daring to breathe, choked out of thin air, coughing until he was dizzy.


    ¡°Okay.¡± His Royal Highness replied quickly without blinking an eye, ¡°Two million.¡±


    Then he turned his head, ¡°Xie Yuduo, two million.¡±


    Major General Xie screamed, ¡°Your Highness, you are killing people!!


    ¡°No, no, no, two million is really out of the question, this lowly official doesn¡¯t even have the money!!¡±


    The prince condensed crystal bones on his fingers, and vented the anger in his heart that could not be vented to the rightful subject, on the major general¡¯s body, ¡°Didn¡¯t Lieutenant Jiang say, compensate with money or your life, choose yourself.¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°Huh???¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Shut up. I know you have money. If you don¡¯t have money, go to the military headquarters to ask for it. This is a necessary and reasonable military expenditure, which can be paid by the commander in chief.¡± Xie Yuduo glared with his phoenix eyes. ¡°Do you want to see this lowly official be dismissed!?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Isn¡¯t it better than dying?¡±


    In an instant, the originally quiet ward was filled with an air of half joy and half misery, and the wailing sound of Major General Xie.


    In the treatment cabin, Jiang Jianming hesitated to speak, and said in a daze, ¡°¡­¡­Ah, you two, I¡¯m just joking.¡±


    The day turned into night.


    As the day wore on, the day¡¯s mischief was washed away by the glow of the twin blue moons outside the window. Xie Yuduo was gone, and Garcia was still guarding the ward. Jiang Jianming changed into a white hospital gown, and was still lying in the treatment cabin, with eyes half-closed lazily, ¡°¡­So, after three days, the fortress hasn¡¯t found out what forces are behind and supporting the Lava Space Pirates? This may not be easy to handle, and there may not be any discoveries in a short time.¡±


    Garcia sat beside him, casually held his fingers, and said in a deep voice, ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s hard to investigate.¡±


    ¡°The more difficult thing is that Xie Yuduo reported this series of events at the Military General Assembly, and the result is that most people are only concerned about the highly intelligent alien creatures¡­¡­. A bunch of short-sighted good-for-nothings.¡±


    Perhaps because of their personalities, when the two of them were together, they really talked more about business matters.


    ¡°It¡¯s normal,¡± Jiang Jianming said calmly, ¡°The Black Shark Base is going to be busy, what do the scientists over there say?¡±


    Garcia rubbed and pressed the disabled human¡¯s fingers slowly, not for any other reason, but simply to try to reassure himself with the patient¡¯s body temperature.


    ¡°Excessive concentration of crystal particles and unknown cosmic radiation have promoted the new evolution of alien organisms-this was the most thoughtless argument.¡±


    Jiang Jianming chuckled, ¡°It would be great if it was that simple.¡±


    ¡°Too much talk.¡± Garcia glanced at the time, and stuffed his warm hands back into the quilt, ¡°At this time, the patient should no longer bother anymore.¡±


    As he said that, the prince refocused his gaze back to the face of the disabled human being, and suddenly asked without warning, ¡°Before¡­..before you came to Silver Big Dipper, who supported you?¡±


    ¡°Does that person care about your financial expenses?¡±


    What happened during the day still left Garcia with some, or perhaps more than some, psychological shadows.


    His Highness didn¡¯t understand. Jiang Jianming was an unprecedented person who could join the Far Star army as a disabled human being, and he was even given the nickname  ¡°Little Excellency¡± by Xie Yuduo.


    He naturally felt that even if this person was not the ¡°crown prince¡±, he must have an extraordinary status. When he probed Xie Yuduo in the snowy morning that day, the major general did not deny it.


    If he was not related to the wealthy nobles or even the royal family, perhaps there was some secret mission of the empire behind it.


    But if he was such a special person, how could he be forced to this point because of economic problems?


    Good heavens, for a box of tranquilizers¡­..he never saw him hurting like this even when he was injured!


    Thus until now, Garcia was still astonished: Could it be that, this person who is always talking about ¡°insufficient budget¡± and ¡°reimbursement¡± every day¡­¡­..


    It¡¯s not that he is simply greedy for money, but that he is really short of money?


    There was no emotion on Jiang Jianming¡¯s face. He looked at the blue moons outside the window and sighed calmly, ¡°The person who raised me before doesn¡¯t want me anymore.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Then what the hell are you doing here?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Why are you asking now?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Because you don¡¯t seem to want to say it.¡±


    Jiang Jianming chuckled, ¡°Then why are you asking now?¡±


    Garcia stopped talking.


    ¡°If you decide to replace my former owner and raise me,¡± Jiang Jianming suddenly hooked his fingers and bent his eyes lazily, ¡°then, you will know these answers one day.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    After a few breaths of silence, Garcia leaned down, his shadow covering the blue moonlight above the remnant crystal human¡¯s head.


    ¡­¡­.very astonishing. The prince didn¡¯t know why he did this action so naturally, but when he did it, everything seemed to be logical.


    He understood that Jiang Jianming hooking his fingers meant for him to lower his head, right, this person wanted to play with his curly hair again; and he was willing to obey from the bottom of his heart, moreover he also felt a magical sense of comfort.


    However, Garcia didn¡¯t want to show his obedience completely, which would make the disabled human being insatiably greedy¨Cnot allowed.


    Therefore, the prince pressed his hands on the edge of the treatment cabin on the side of Jiang Jianming¡¯s neck, leaned most of his upper body forward, and then lowered down.


    Not bowing his head at his side, but above him.


    A more oppressive and aggressive posture.


    Unbounded blond hair fell like a waterfall, most of it fell on the side of the pillow, a few strands hung over the black hair, and a few fell lingeringly on the white collarbone.


    The moonlight swayed through the gaps in the curly hair, like broken silver beads, sprinkling a little bit of leftovers.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his face and smiled in surprise, apparently he was not ¡°aggressed¡± or ¡°oppressed¡±, but just found it interesting.


    As he wished, he grabbed His Royal Highness¡¯s hair and played with it while saying leisurely, ¡°If anyone passes by and sees this, they will think that His Royal Highness wanted to engage in illegal activities with the patient.¡±


    Engage in illegal activities.


    How to engage in illegal activities?


    Garcia narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips.


    He clenched his fingers tightly, he suddenly felt a strange itch in his heart.


    However, in the next moment, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open.


    ¡°Little Jiang! I heard you woke up¡ª¡±


    Tang Zhen rushed in with joy on his face, took two steps, then staggered on the spot, slipped and knelt on the ground with a ¡°thud¡± sound!


    Garcia looked back slowly.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Ah.¡±


    Tang Zhen raised his face, his movements were as stiff as a scrapped mecha and his face was ashen, ¡°Fuck, sorry for disturbing.¡±

 CH 56

    Heroic Spirit (3)


    Like this, the scene became very peculiar.


    Garcia, who was almost on top of the treatment cabin, retracted his upper body as if nothing had happened. He rearranged his posture, crossed his legs, and sat gracefully and indifferently.


    While Jiang Jianming also calmly waved at Tang Zhen, ¡°Come, did you train so late today? Come and sit down.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Tang Zhen, who was still kneeling at the door, merely stared blankly.


    A certain famous saying crazily flashed in his mind: As long as you are not embarrassed, it¡¯ll be someone else who is embarrassed.


    (t/n It means that when an embarrassing moment occurs, as long as you are thick-skinned and don¡¯t care, then the embarrassed one will be someone else.)


    Thus¡­..no matter how Young Master Tang seemed to break through the lingering scene between his friend and the imperial prince with a sense of deja vu, even the atmosphere of this ¡°late night ward¡± had the tone of a restricted romance movie scene¡­..


    But as long as His Royal Highness Garcia and Lieutenant Jiang were not embarrassed, it would be Young Master Tang himself who would be embarrassed.


    ¡°Coming¡­¡­coming.¡± Tang Zhen walked in with hands and feet on the same side moving at the same time, and with a stiff face as if he had suffered a stroke.


    Jiang Jianming sighed helplessly, and thought to himself: It seems that Young Master Tang is still as afraid of the Little Highness as before, no matter which Little Highness it is¡­¡­ He got up and said to Garcia, ¡°Your Highness, perhaps you want to eat an apple?¡±


    Garcia was just stretching out his arms to help him get up, but his movements froze when he heard this, and he said with a blank expression, ¡°If you want to send me away, you can just say so.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Jiang Jianming directly followed his suggestion and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll trouble you to go outside and peel the apples.¡±


    Tang Zhen¡¯s eyes widened on the spot, wondering if Little Jiang swallowed the guts of an alien creature before he fell into a coma, and daring to treat other people like his former fianc¨¦?


    In the next second, Garcia stood up, went to pick up two apples from the condolence goods piled on the other side of the ward, took a fruit knife, opened the door and went out to find a place where the fruits could be washed and peeled.


    Tang Zhen: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    The door to the ward closed. Tang Zhen then said numbly, ¡°Little immortal, do you want to get a professional license as a prince trainer after you retire?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Wake up, there is no such license.¡±


    Tang Zhen immediately grabbed his wrist in disappointment, and made a painful expression, ¡°It¡¯s a loss!¡±


    However, after His Royal Highness disappeared, Young Master Tang finally returned to normal, and sat down next to the treatment cabin under Jiang Jianming¡¯s call. Apparently, he just came back from the training of officers in the adaptation period, the collar of his military uniform was a bit messy, his hair was still a little wet with sweat, but his spirit was as usual.


    ¡°Say, Little Jiang, why are you getting more and more insane?¡±


    Tang Zhen heaved a long sigh, and couldn¡¯t stop being a chatterbox once he started, ¡°How come you still scared me half to death even if we¡¯re fucking not together anymore, do the hard things and make the impossible successful?¡±


    ¡°However, rumors are going crazy in the fortress now, saying that there is a newly promoted disabled young officer, a formidable individual. Many veterans have come to inquire about you with us rookies in the adaptation period¡­¡±


    ¡°The soldiers of Silver Big Dipper also love gossip. What we said yesterday can be passed on to something completely different the next day. Sigh, really can just say anything¡­¡­.and will likely also be passed on to you and His Royal Highness.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was still nodding perfunctorily following Tang Zhen¡¯s nagging before, but when he heard the end, he was suddenly interested, ¡°Passed what?¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°¡­..Forget it, it¡¯s nothing. ¡°


    Jiang Jianming then asked him about the Commanding Officer Huo Lin¡¯s funeral.


    Tang Zhen shook his head with a complicated expression, ¡°The body was cremated. The commanding officer seems to have no wife and children, and his parents have also passed away. Silver Big Dipper will comply with his wishes before his death and will bury his ashes in the underground of the fortress.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°In the Stele of Heroes?¡±


    Tang Zhen nodded, ¡°Yes, it will be tomorrow. Afterwards¡­..¡±


    His expression became a little unnatural, and he scratched his face with evasive eyes, ¡°After that, this was actually what Lieutenant Raymond meant, he said, the commanding officer missed you in the end, and that after you recover from your injury, come and see him at the Stele of Heroes¡­something like that.¡±


    ¡°Uh, but,¡± Tang Zhen quickly added with shame after speaking, ¡°If you don¡¯t want to, of course, we also don¡¯t want to wrong ourselves, right! Raymond is also afraid that you will be angry, so he asked me to speak.¡±


    ¡°Look, anyway, that guy, commanding officer Huo Lin, made things difficult for you when he was alive¡­..He has a bad temper and swears¡­.and fucking blindly discriminates against disabled people,¡± As he talked, Tang Zhen was a little bit at a loss for words.


    The corners of his mouth twitched twice, and finally turned into a sigh, ¡°Yet¡­¡­Alas.¡±


    A few seconds later, the young man lowered his head like a frosted eggplant, pursed his lips and clenched his fists, the complicated emotional entanglements in his eyes finally turned into deep sadness.


    Although he also had all sorts of dissatisfaction with Huo Lin, it was impossible for him to feel nothing at all after spending two months with him in the distant star.


    After all, he was the one who yelled at him when he made a mistake in training, and he was also the one who rushed up to drag people from the alien creature¡¯s crystal bones in the next moment regardless of the danger.


    But that one person disappeared in a blink of an eye. So unexpected, even too abrupt. All of a sudden, he no longer existed in any corner of the world.


    Jiang Jianming sighed softly in his heart, reached out and patted his friend.


    The moonlight outside the window flowed on his fingers, and also illuminated Tang Zhen¡¯s slightly trembling shoulders.


    Sometimes silence was more powerful than words.


    Didi¡­¡­


    An electronic sound sounded at this time, and the two turned their heads together.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Ah, my wrist device¡­¡­Help me get it.¡±


    ****


    The next day.


    A new day had ushered in the fortress of Silver Big Dipper. In this steel fortress, everything was operating as usual.


    Soldiers came and went quickly, and their black boots stepped on the alloy floor, making a sharp sound. The newly repaired mechas were sent to the mecha hangar, and sometimes the wounded were sent to the treatment area, while recovered people came out steadily as well.


    A young officer walked towards the direction of the elevator.


    It was Lieutenant Raymond, with bruises around his eyes, a serious face, and a black lacquer box in his hand¡ªthis little thing was his commanding officer.


    In Silver Big Dipper, a personnel sacrificing himself was too common. Sixty percent of them would choose to bury their ashes in the Stele of Heroes instead of sending them back to their relatives in the empire.


    Therefore, the matter of sending an urn to the Stele of Heroes was actually not as solemn and serious as outsiders imagined, and there would hardly be any formal funeral.


    After the comrades-in-arms or the subordinate of a superior obtained the approval, they could go in with the urn in their arms, stay inside for a few minutes and come out empty-handed, this would be considered as the completion of the process.


    Some clamor crept into his ears, Raymond couldn¡¯t help standing still, and then raised his eyebrows in surprise.


    Ahead¡­¡­..It was the place in front of the elevator he was going to. There was a group of people, at least a dozen or so.


    Crowds gather and clamor for whatever that was fresh and novel, this kind of scene was too common in any star city in the empire. However, this was the fortress, and here, few people would stop their busy steps for something outside their own lives.


    Three soldiers passed by Raymond, were talking, and he heard one of them muttered:


    ¡°It¡¯s really a disabled human being. If I hadn¡¯t seen it with my own eyes, who would have believed that such a pretty boy could actually drive a mecha like the Slash Comet?¡±


    Raymond was taken aback for a moment, thinking that it wasn¡¯t impossible.


    Just as he was thinking about it, two young female officers who joined the army last year or the year before came in front of him. They were blushing and whispering to each other:


    ¡°Hey, Lieutenant Jiang just talked to me and smiled at me!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s so good-looking¡­he seems to be better-looking than our major general!¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Lieutenant Jiang to be without pretentiousness, modest and with an approachable attitude. I thought that with the support of His Royal Highness behind him, this Sir would be one of those, even more inhumane¡­¡­¡±


    Raymond hurriedly took two steps, only to see a familiar thin figure standing in front of the elevator.


    Jiang Jianming stood there peacefully, dressed in a black and silver military uniform of Silver Big Dipper, with a pale face that had just recovered from a serious illness, but was standing very upright.


    The sight of the surroundings did not move him at all. If someone came to talk, he would respond in a friendly manner; if no one spoke, he would just stand quietly with his eyes downcast, unexpectedly standing out in this kind of military fortress full of human hormones, with an air of independence from the world.


    Raymond stepped forward in surprise, ¡°Lieutenant Jiang?¡±


    At this moment, the elevator made of black steel fell from above, and Raymond¡¯s voice coincided with that of another person.


    Xie Yuduo walked out from the elevator. ¡°Little Excellency Jiang, you were looking for me¡­¡­huh?¡±


    Surrounded by a great crowd of people watching the ¡°Legendary Disabled Human Being¡±, suddenly, silence fell.


    Xie Yuduo swept his eyes sharply around, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, showing his signature sardonic and mocking smile.


    ¡°¡ªBig brother, big sister, uncle, sister-in-law, and younger brothers and sisters, what are you doing all over this place? Are you all so idle?¡± Major General Xie shook his head like a hooligan, and lazily clapped his hands.


    ¡°Answer me, have all the alien creatures in the outer space been killed, and have the wandering space bandits already been found and beaten one by one? This year¡¯s¡ªoh, this year is almost over, so has next year¡¯s real crystal ore collection target been completed?¡±


    ¡°Not yet? Not yet, then why don¡¯t you get out and do your own work!?¡±


    Seeing that Major General Xie opened his mouth to scold again, most of the officers ran away in panic and embarrassment.


    A small number of young people who only saw Major General Xie with their own eyes for the first time, with ¡°slag filtered¡± and ¡°disillusioned¡± ashen faces, were also taken away by the veterans.


    Raymond stood aside in a daze. Xie Yuduo went to Jiang Jianming¡¯s side then said, ¡°Little Excellency.¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned to the major general, and gestured to the scattered crowd, ¡°How did this happen, they scared me.¡±


    Raymond couldn¡¯t help the corners of his eyes twitching, and said to himself¨CWhere does it look like you¡¯re scared?


    He walked over with the urn in his arms, ¡°Don¡¯t you know, some Silver Big Dipper soldiers who fought that day sold their mecha recorded videos in the trading area?¡±


    ¡°At that time, you were still in a coma. Many officers and soldiers were unconvinced by the rumors that the person who took the lead in this battle was a disabled human. Thus they watched live videos at that time. Three days later, things became what you just saw.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Sell mecha videos?¡±


    Raymond: ¡°Oh, selling is also an old tradition of Silver Big Dipper. The first-hand videos of some special battles are quite valuable.¡±


    ¡°Although the fortress will regularly make simulated replay materials and distribute them to everyone for free, there is no simulation from a first-person angle live video.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded calmly and took note of it in his head.


    Raymond wondered, ¡°So, why are you here?¡±


    He also knew that Jiang Jianming was seriously injured this time, and he had just woken up from a coma, therefore he should not be in a state where he could walk around casually.


    ¡°..This..¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his head and smiled softly, as if a few snowflakes from the Alpha Alien Star had fallen in his dark eyes.


    He then said in a low voice, ¡°I heard that today is the day of Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s burial, can I go and see him off together?¡±


    The underground Stele of Heroes, these snow-white obelisks still sunk in the dark space for decades. Numerous monuments exuded faint fluorescence, leading the way for the three people who entered this place.


    ¡°Sorry Major General, I sent a message specifically asking you to come over.¡±


    Jiang Jianming talked while walking, and in such a solemn place, his voice was lowered a bit.


    ¡°I do have something I want to tell you personally, but His Highness does not allow me to hang around outside for too long with my injuries¡­..Due to the time limit, I can only trouble you to accommodate me and to walk a few more steps away.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Xie Yuduo said, turning his head to look at the urn in Raymond¡¯s hand, ¡°I really should come and see him off as well.¡±


    ¡°Back then¡­¡± The major general¡¯s eyes showed a little reminiscence, ¡± Back then, I¡¯d only been the supreme commander of the fortress not long ago. A newcomer with a good family background was inserted into Huo Lin¡¯s team and he came in through connections from the empire. I am also responsible for this matter, and it is my fault that I did not discover it in time..¡±


    The three of them stopped in front of a monument, but it was not a new monument, but an old one engraved with names.


    It¡¯s just that among the densely packed names, there was an unexpected vacant spot.


    Raymond stepped forward, and with a special laser point, wrote Hou Lin¡¯s name stroke by stroke, and the gap was immediately filled in this way.


    Jiang Jianming immediately understood that perhaps the names before this vacant spot was Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s companion back then.


    Perhaps after that incident, the lieutenant colonel had regarded himself as a walking corpse, and thus asked the fortress to save a place for himself next to his teammates. Until today¡¯s arrival.


    Xie Yuduo said in melancholy, ¡°This fool is really stupid too. He was afraid of embarrassing me, and was afraid that I would be impulsive and cause trouble, so he didn¡¯t tell me a word and only endured it. He may think of newcomers as just newcomers, taking care of them for a year and a half and then bringing them out afterwards, silly¡­¡­.later, there was a mistake in the mission, and out of more than a dozen people, only Huo Lin came back.¡±


    From then on, the sole survivor was no longer the hero of the expedition; he chose to stay in the fortress and temper the recruits who came to Silver Big Dipper every year.


    Destroy their innocence of ignorance of the world, polish their outdated edges and corners, and become the devil commanding officer who many youngsters curse behind their backs.


    Xie Yuduo sighed, ¡°Ever since Huo Lin served as the new recruit instructor, the death rate of recruits in the First Fortress has dropped by a full eight points.¡±


    ¡°This guy did have a bad temper, but he was a respectable soldier.¡±


    After Raymond finished writing, he was holding the urn next to him, and his eyes turned red in silence when he heard this sentence.


    He covered it up by wiping his face, bent down and groped on the ground. There were originally densely packed black bricks, but at this time one of the black bricks was pushed open, and its bottom was actually hollow.


    Raymond put the urn in carefully.


    The real names of the heroes would turned into groups of light, hanging on the white stele in the air, forever illuminating the latecomers who step here year after year; and the ashes of the heroes¡¯ bones would quietly rest under the black bricks of the ground, becoming the cornerstone that later generations would tread upon.


    This was the whole picture of Silver Big Dipper¡¯s Stele of Heroes.


    After closing the black brick, Lieutenant Raymond began to choke up, his jawline tightened, and he kept wiping away the tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes.


    Xie Yuduo and Jiang Jianming closed their eyes in silence for a minute, then quietly walked away, leaving time for Raymond.


    The two stood still at a distance, and Jiang Jianming began to talk about himself.


    ¡°I received a message on my wrist device last night,¡± Jiang Jianming said to Xie Yuduo, ¡°it¡¯s about His Majesty¡¯s birthday banquet this year, the old Marshal Chen asked me to go too.¡±


    Xie Yuduo was stunned, but Jiang Jianming frankly admitted first, ¡± ¨CMust have already suspected, or that the old marshal probably already knew that I came to the Far Star.¡±


    In fact, Major General Xie, very much had the intention to help the desperate former crown princess to suppress the news very strictly. But the commander-in-chief was still the commander-in-chief after all, how could it be possible to never hear of it for a long time?


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°Then what do you want to do?¡±


    Jiang Jianming helplessly said, ¡°What else can I do? It¡¯s beyond my expectation to successfully conceal my whereabouts. When I¡¯m in better condition, I¡¯ll send a message to apologize to the old marshal.¡±


    What¡¯s more, if he wanted to use the credit of this incident to apply for special promotion, to go in circles and take a detour or to go directly to the marshal, sooner or later, he would know.


    Unexpectedly, Xie Yuduo stroked his chin and thought for a while, and suddenly said something that Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t expect at all, ¡°Little Excellency, why don¡¯t you just go back to the Empire?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t the old marshal ask you to attend His Majesty¡¯s birthday banquet? This year¡¯s display of splendor should be pretty big, you definitely should go.¡±

 CH 57

    Heroic Spirit (4)


    Jiang Jianming was startled, then couldn¡¯t help laughing at first, ¡°What am I going back for? I¡¯m not really a princess anymore, what birthday banquet to attend.¡± Afterwards he couldn¡¯t help frowning slowly, and asked, ¡°Besides, aren¡¯t Silver Big Dipper soldiers unable to go back to the Empire without any special reasons?¡±


    This sentence was absolutely true, no matter what holidays the empire celebrated, it was an iron rule of Silver Big Dipper not to leave the alien star where it was stationed at will. In other legions, it would be impolite towards the emperor not to come to see him for his birthday, but the two special legions of the empire, the Golden Sun Wheel and Silver Big Dipper, were exceptions.


    Thinking about it, if all the generals went back to celebrate His Majesty¡¯s birthday, wouldn¡¯t the space bandits and alien creatures fight hand in hand with great joy?


    For people like Xie Yuduo, at most, they could be remotely projected during the emperor¡¯s birthday, however it would still be absolutely impossible to go back in person.


    ¡°Yes, but¡­¡± Xie Yuduo nodded, he seemed to want to say something, but he showed a hesitant expression when he was about to speak. He waved to Jiang Jianming, pointed to the nearest white monument and said, ¡°Little Excellency, come and see here.¡±


    Jiang Jianming walked over, Xie Yuduo tapped his back, motioning him to look down.


    In the darkness, at the bottom of the glowing white stele, where a name had not yet been engraved, there were several lines of smaller characters.


    Jiang Jianming took a step forward to look carefully, and was suddenly stunned.


    The inscription only reads¡ª¡ª


    Sacrificing the heroic soul of mankind through the ages.


    Even if it is difficult to bury the bones in the homeland, the heavens and the universe can be buried. I saw the heroic soul flying to the sea of stars, it should be like a white bird returning to its nest. Shangxiang.


    (t/n Shangxiang is a Chinese word, sh¨¤ng xi¨£ng. It expresses the hope that the dead will enjoy the offerings.)


    At his first glance at these words, Jiang Jianming immediately thought of the last line of a mourning poem dedicated to Prince Ryann that made him unhappy.


    It was also the trigger that made him make up his mind to come to the distant interstellar.


    During the field training, on that snowy night while sleeping inside the IP, he once told Tang Zhen that this poem was ¡°poorly written¡±.


    Indeed, what¡¯s with the ¡°rebellious golden rose¡± and with the ¡°eternal sun¡± in front of it, the flattery was too obvious, it was ridiculous and tasteless after reading it.


    But at that time, he also added a premise, ¡°except for the last sentence, it contains a bit of meaning.¡±


    Unexpectedly, the sentence that made him feel that it contained a little bit of meaning turned out to be something that was borrowed, and the original sentence came from Silver Big Dipper¡¯s Stele of Heroes.


    Xie Yuduo reached out his hand to touch the white stele, and said slowly, ¡°This is a famous sentence in the sacrificial rites written by the first commander-in-chief of the empire for the soldiers of the empire who sacrificed themselves, especially the soldiers who died in the distant stars. The design is also from his hand.¡±


    Jiang Jianming softened his brows for a moment, ¡°It¡¯s Commander-in-Chief Aslan, right? Little Highness and I studied his books back then.¡±


    Xie Yuduo nodded, ¡°After the death of a new crystal species, a large number of crystal particles in the body will quickly dissipate. Many people think that the final destination of these crystal particles is the crystal nest in the depths of the universe. The crystal particles are translucent when they escape, it is white, thus the commander-in-chief compared it to a white bird returning to its nest.¡±


    ¡°Little Excellency Jiang, I will also leave my name here one day.¡±


    Xie Yudao fixedly stared at the heroic stele, and suddenly said this, there was something very complicated in his eyes. Under the twilight of the white stele, the major general¡¯s side face looked more handsome than usual.


    ¡°The sea of stars is so vast, the arrow that leaves the string does not need to return. Set foot on this road and never come back¡ªthis is the fate of the Silver Big Dipper.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression moved slightly, ¡°Major General.¡±


    ¡°¡ªBut Little Excellency, you are different from us.¡±


    Xie Yuduo turned his head, then seriously said, ¡°You are not a real Silver Big Dipper person, and from the bottom of my heart, I don¡¯t want to demand you with Silver Big Dipper¡¯s discipline.¡±


    The major general patted himself on the chest, and curled the corners of his mouth, ¡°We, this band of people, have surrendered our lives since the moment we joined Silver Big Dipper.¡±


    ¡°We are loyal to the empire and the people, to this snow-silver military emblem and the destiny behind it, and you¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°And I¡¯m just an ordinary person.¡±


    Jiang Jianming continued, and said calmly, ¡°I didn¡¯t come here to protect the people of the empire, nor did I want to expand the territory for the empire, and nor do I have faith in Silver Big Dipper.¡±


    As he spoke, he raised his head, and countless tall white obelisks fell obliquely into his deep black eyes, like the Milky Way hanging upside down in the night.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have such a high level of awareness, and I don¡¯t have the qualities that a hero should have. I just want to collect someone¡¯s body, that¡¯s all.¡±


    Xie Yuduo laughed. His laughter spread among the white monuments, creating a new echo, mixed with the next sentence, ¡°Is that right, Little Excellency Jiang?¡±


    ¡°I heard about what happened when you were still an officer in the adaptation period. The boy who was repatriated¡­¡­Joe Brown, after he mistakenly shot your mecha down the cliff, why did you turn around and save him?¡±


    ¡°Human life at present, and it is as it should be.¡±


    ¡°The scuffle with the space bandits in front of the valley, why did you take the risk to shoot at Chilong?¡±


    ¡°Probably while flying above, I was a little angry at that time.¡±


    ¡°You are calm, wise, thorough, and have experienced so many things. I used to think that your temperament would be colder.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°What do you want to say?¡±


    ¡°Whether it is the awareness of disregarding life and death, or the noble and pure character, there are only few people who can rival you in the entire Silver Big Dipper.¡±


    Xie Yuduo continued, ¡°But you still don¡¯t look like a real Silver Big Dipper person, which is very similar to His Highness¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°One thing you both lack.¡±


    The major general¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up, like the cold light on the tip of a sharp sword when unsheathed, ¡°Called loyalty.¡±


    ¡°You and Your Highness are both the kind of people who don¡¯t want to bow their heads and become ministers. There are kinds of people in the world who would rather have their spine break than bend. They were born with the destiny of becoming emperors, like a Ziwei star descending to earth.¡±


    (t/n Ziwei star is the lord of the stars, representing the supreme status, implying the prosperity of official fortune. People who are like Ziwei star down to earth will have the following characteristics: excellent grades, rich and powerful, will have a very smooth development in their official careers and careers in the future, and will eventually achieve a lot of achievements, and will soon become a noble person with a successful career.)


    ¡°So, you will never become a soldier who is subordinate to the Silver Big Dipper and a dedicated soldier who is devoted to our belief. My Silver Big Dipper is destined to be unable to keep you, unless¡­..¡±


    In the next moment, at the bottom of the vast and silent Stele of Heroes, under the witness of countless dead souls throughout the ages.


    The supreme commander of the fortress, Major General Xie Yuduo¡ª¡ªwith a calm face, lowered himself in front of the newly promoted lieutenant who was only 21 years old!


    He got down on one knee.


    And placed his right hand above his heart.


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyes suddenly, ¡°Major General!¡±


    He took a half step back calmly, his military boots rubbed against the floor tiles, ¡°Please don¡¯t do this.¡±


    ¡°Your Excellency!¡± Xie Yuduo raised his eyebrows sharply, and let out a shout, his eyebrows and eyes seemed to be burning, ¡°Unless you become the person who commands the Silver Big Dipper, it is up to you to accept our loyalty and become our belief!¡±


    ¡°Until then, as the military emblem of the Silver Big Dipper still lands on your chest, only can we truly have your existence.¡±


    The bottom of Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes turned cold, ¡°Major General Xie, did you drink fake wine before you came?¡±


    He pursed his lips slightly, his eyes fell on Xie Yuduo condescendingly, and was a little uncharacteristically calm, ¡°Do you still know what you are talking about?¡±


    ¡°Little Excellency Jiang, you know I¡¯m not joking.¡± Xie Yuduo still knelt on the ground, but his expression was like an aggressive tiger. ¡°Nowadays, the situation in the far interstellar space is becoming increasingly severe day by day. The top positions in the Empire are a mixture of good and bad, and internal divisions, I could count it with my fingers: the marching faction and shrinking faction, nobles and civilians, new humans and disabled humans¡­..and a group of incompetent people that only knows how to quarrel from morning to night! The empire¡¯s three star-system and nine star cities seems to be stable, but once the war comes, how many conflicts will erupt at the same time!?¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡­I have a premonition, no, I have seen it with my own eyes,¡± the major general closed his eyes and took a deep breath, unable to tell whether it was exhaustion or due to distressed, ¡°The sun of the prosperous age is setting, and and on that cold night before it rises again, we¡¯re going to have a tough battle to fight.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming let out a long sigh, his expression seemed a little sad. He looked around at the white monuments all around, at this moment the names of thousands of heroic souls seemed to flashed, and were gazing at him tenderly.


    ¡°But I,¡± Jiang Jianming said softly, ¡°I am just a disabled civilian, Major General¡­.¡±


    The rest of the words are self-evident: What exactly do you expect me to do?


    ¡°Yes.¡± Xie Yuduo sneered, ¡°You are a civilian, the kind of civilian who can attend the emperor¡¯s birthday banquet; you are also a disabled person, the kind of disabled person who can join the Silver Big Dipper army.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°You are still the former crown princess with no name or distinction, the kind of former crown princess who can elope with His Highness Garcia at any time.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°You have unlimited possibilities, the point is whether you want it or not, Little Excellency.¡± Xie Yuduo sighed, and he firmly grasped Jiang Jianming¡¯s wrist, ¡°As the general of Silver Big Dipper, I will start from my loyalty to Silver Big Dipper and the Empire, after weighing both sides, I am unwilling to let the military and the Empire lose talents like you.¡±


    ¡°Think of it as an early investment¡­¡±


    ¡°Little Excellency, I hope you can get close to the core of the Empire, where there will inevitably be the truth that you want. If you came back from the Empire afterwards this time, then that means you are still willing to stay in Silver Big Dipper and join us in this cold night¡¯s battle¡ª¡±


    Xie Yuduo placed his hand on his chest again, and lowered his head, but the corners of his mouth became more and more wild and unrestrained, ¡°Then, please accept this lowly official¡¯s future loyalty.¡±

 CH 58

    To Play


    On this day, the conversation in the underground Stele of Heroes ended with Jiang Jianming¡¯s sentence: ¡°There are too many unknowns in the future, please let me consider it slowly.¡±


    Xie Yuduo returned to his regular appearance, and after coming up from the Stele of Heroes, he sent Jiang Jianming back to the treatment area with a grin. ¡°You don¡¯t have to be too stressed either, just go back for rehabilitation, you see, staying in the Far Star will consume tranquilizers in vain.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Don¡¯t talk about tranquilizers.¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°¡­¡­.Okay, Little Excellency.¡±


    When the two returned to the ward, they were dazzled by the sunlight when they opened the door. The curtains were rolled up and hung on both sides of the window sill, and there was a vast expanse of light inside.


    Garcia was sitting at the small table beside the bed, eyelashes drooping, peeling the apple seriously, the contrast between the snow-white fingers and the bright red apple skin was too strong.


    He put down the fruit knife when he heard the door open, and stopped the timer on his wrist with the back of his hand that wasn¡¯t stained with fruit juice.


    Then he turned his head and scolded with a heavy face, ¡°I said you can¡¯t go out for more than an hour. Now, it¡¯s nine minutes and thirteen seconds overdue.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Garcia raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry? What¡¯s the use?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­Your Highness, how old are you, haven¡¯t you been a little too mischievous these past few days?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Didn¡¯t Major General Xie tell his beloved little excellency that I only have three years of memory?¡±


    ¡°¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to him, he walked to the side of the hospital bed and sat down with the support of the head of the bed. Of course the overtime was to be blamed on Major General Xie, but he didn¡¯t say anything, for fear that His Highness would get angry if he knew that the Major General Xie was trying to abduct him.


    Garcia walked over and placed a plate of apples and hand sanitizer wipes next to him, gesturing to him to eat by himself, then pointed to the pillow and said, ¡°Lie down, show me the wound.¡±


    Again¡­¡­..Xie Yuduo, who was on the sidelines, who didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, hurriedly said, ¡°Then this lowly official will take his leave first, you two have fun-¡±


    Garcia didn¡¯t even look back, ¡°Stop, I still have something to say to you.¡±


    Xie Yuduo had no choice but to turn around feeling aggrieved. It happened when Jiang Jianming was carefully wiping every finger with a towel, and when the prince¡¯s hand had untied the belt of the disabled human officer.


    To look at the wound, taking off the clothes was reasonable.


    Halfway through, Garcia quickly glanced at Xie Yuduo vigilantly, stretched out his hand and pulled the white gauze curtain over the hospital bed, covering the scene on the bed.


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia obviously didn¡¯t think that there was anything wrong with his excessive ¡°food¡± protection behavior. While taking off Jiang Jianming¡¯s clothes on the bed, he said to Xie Yuduo lightly, ¡°Just now I received a communication, someone told me to go to the empire.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was suddenly startled, and the finger that was about to touch the apple to eat stopped, ¡°Are you going back to the empire?¡±


    Xie Yuduo, who was pretending to be a light bulb nearby, was even more frightened. Three years had passed since ¡°Ryann¡± sacrificed himself on the surface, and it had also been three years since the identity of ¡°Garcia¡± appeared in the world¡­¡­..


    For nearly a thousand days, His Highness Garcia had never stepped into the territory of the empire, yet now someone wanted him to go to the empire?


    But last night, Little Excellency was also called back by the old marshal, and now, it was His Highness. If one said that there¡¯s no connection at all, even ghosts would not believe it.


    Xie Yuduo quickly asked, ¡°Who?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°The chief.¡±


    Just like ¡°Great Emperor¡±, the common word ¡°chief¡± also had a specific reference in the empire, it was referring to the base leader of the Black Shark Base.


    ¡°This is very interesting¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia sneered, and slowly said with self-mockery between his teeth, ¡°They dare to let me show my face in the empire, they are not afraid of causing public commotion.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t move, I¡¯m changing the dressing.¡± The prince said and pressed Jiang Jianming, who moved a bit, ¡°Make a sound if it hurts.¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°This, so you want to..?¡±


    Garcia began to remove the gauze, while occasionally glancing at Xie Yuduo behind him, ¡°¡­the chief did not tell the reason. As for me, I have no concept of the empire, however, I don¡¯t like being misunderstood as a dead person by foolish people, let alone being ordered.¡±


    ¡°Therefore I won¡¯t go back. I am telling you this to prepare you in case the empire sends someone to capture me in a starship¡­to be careful of your fortress getting involved in the crossfire.¡±


    ¡°Your Highness.¡± Jiang Jianming said suddenly.


    The new gauze soaked in the cooling medicine fell on the wound on the waist and abdomen, causing the skin to tremble slightly.


    He moved his Adam¡¯s apple faintly and stared at Garcia¡¯s hand, ¡°It should be the job of the medical staff to change the dressing.¡±


    Garcia wrapped the gauze around him, bowed his head and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been mischievous these past few days.¡±


    ¡°No, but then, Your Highness Garcia¡­¡±


    Xie Yuduo¡¯s mind was in a mess, the expression on his face changed into an extremely complicated expression and finally he squeezed out an awkward but polite smile, ¡°Do you know that the Little Excellency also wants to go back?¡±


    Garcia¡¯s hand froze suddenly.


    The expression on his face became extremely sinister and terrifying for a moment.


    It¡¯s hard to describe that kind of demeanor, but if insistently wanting to describe it in words¡ª


    It¡¯s as if you¡¯ve gone out of your way to cook yourself an extraordinarily sumptuous dinner, unfold your napkin, pick up your knife and fork, and pour yourself a glass of chilled red wine, just about to enjoy dinner elegantly.


    But then the roast duck in front of you suddenly jumped up, quacked and laughed at you three times, and then flew out of the window¡­.it was like that.


    The prince¡¯s emerald eyes slowly fell, and they looked even thinner and sharper under the sunlight.


    He stared at Jiang Jianming, whose clothes were half-opened on the bed, and gritted his teeth, ¡°You want to go back?¡±


    Jiang Jianming took an apple and ate it, and then nodded upon hearing this.


    Garcia grabbed his wrist coldly, not letting him enjoy the fruit he had peeled, ¡°What are you going back for?¡±


    ¡°Meeting acquaintances, rehabilitation, and saving money.¡± Jiang Jianming replied.


    ¡°Because my tranquilizers were almost emptied out by someone.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Xie Yuduo struggled to hold back his laughter.


    ¡°Rehabilitation is a good thing, and I will compensate for the money.¡± There was no trace of either joy or anger in Garcia¡¯s tone, ¡°When are you going to leave and when will you come back?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°The major general will arrange a starship for me, about a week or two later.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Return date?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­..don¡¯t know when.¡±


    ¡°Tsk.¡± Garcia¡¯s face turned cold all of a sudden, and he suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Jiang Jianming¡¯s earlobe with the momentum of a lightning strike. ¡°Ah!¡± Jiang Jianming let out a soft cry, and the apple in his hand almost slipped off.


    What kind of unpredictable way of throwing a temper tantrum is this!?


    Garcia seemed to feel better after the ruckus was over. Turning around, he said to Major General Xie nonchalantly, ¡°Let¡¯s go back together, Major General, make the arrangements.¡±


    Xie Yuduo: ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Cough cough.¡­..¡± Jiang Jianming choked on the apple juice in his throat, and looked at the prince in disbelief.


    Garcia, as if he had found evidence, put the quilt on Jiang Jianming and said in a mocking tone, ¡°You see, he is so prone to trouble, and he still has injuries on his body. Someone needs to watch over him.¡±


    After he finished speaking, His Royal Highness snatched the piece of apple that Jiang Jianming took two bites in his hand, turned around and put it in his mouth.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    What¡¯s the matter with this man today?


    Is really pretending to be a three-year-old mischievous child, addicting??


    ****


    Far Star, at an asteroid belt several light-years away from Alpha Alien Star.


    The starships of the Lava Pirates were settled here.


    It was still an extravagantly decorated hall, and there was still the long golden red carpet. Only this time, there were space bandits standing in twos and threes on the carpet, looking up at the seat at the end.


    A black cat licked its fur next to a throne studded with jeweled diamonds. Chilong sat on the seat with a sullen expression, slowly stroking a scar on his cheek. It was a gift left by the bullets of the disabled human officer when they were on the Alien Alpha Star.


    Suddenly, Chilong¡¯s finger forcefully pierced the freshly scabbed wound with his nails, causing blood to flow down again!


    ¡°Disabled human¡­¡­.¡±


    The red-haired boy lowered his head and laughed grimly. He stared at the blood on his fingertips, and shrugged his shoulders, ¡°Hehe, hahahaha, I was shot by a disabled human, a disabled human could actually make me bleed¡­..¡±


    ¡°Ahahahaha!!¡± He laughed wildly, flicking his red hair wildly, ¡°It¡¯s fun, it¡¯s so fun, I like it so much!!¡±


    ¡°Next time, next time I¡¯ll kill him with my own hands. No, I¡¯ll beat him down, trample him, watch him cry and beg for mercy¡ªand then kill him!¡±


    The space bandits below had long been accustomed to the madness of their young leader, and did not show any special expressions.


    Instead, one of them scratched his head and snorted through his big nostrils, ¡°Boss, the old woman of the empire, the emperor is going to celebrate her birthday again, recent ideas were impossible, no good to fight.¡±


    Chilong suppressed his laughter, squinted his eyes and said, ¡°Foolish thing, then wait to starve to death this winter. Use your rotten meat to cook a pot of soup and feed it to my Hululu.¡±


    The black cat ¡°Hululu¡± wagged its tail and showed its belly beside the seat.


    The space bandit shrank his neck and stepped back. Then another space bandit asked loudly, ¡°Hey, boss, what about those mysterious guests who were willing to join forces with us last time? What plans do they have?¡±


    ¡°They¡­..¡±


    Speaking of this, Chilong¡¯s eyes sank. He unconsciously rubbed his lips with his fingers, and the blood painted his lips a bright red color.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, who exactly are they?¡±


    ****


    Far Star, unknown universe.


    More than a dozen starships were slowly driving between the galaxy, dragging out a light blue wake. The strange thing was that each of them had bare metal exteriors, the metal was not painted with protective paint, nor was it printed with any patterns indicating the affiliation of the forces.


    They flew silently in the universe like this, giving people a feeling of inorganic dead silence.


    A mecha flew from afar and hovered beside the flagship at the forefront. A few seconds later, the ship door opened, and the mecha drove into the interior of the starship.


    The mecha still in flight glided along the aisle in the starship, and finally stopped at an entrance of a room.


    When the cockpit opened, a man came out of the mecha. He was wrapped in a very large black robe, and his face and figure could not be seen clearly.


    A voice came from the inside of the room.


    ¡°You seem to have failed, my ¡®Destruction¡¯.¡±


    The man in black took off his black robe, he turned out to be a young man in his thirties, but his hair at the temples was gray and white, like that of an old person.


    He walked inside and said lightly, ¡°Yes, I was careless, and I am willing to accept the punishment I deserve. I didn¡¯t expect that in the current imperial army, there are still people who can overcome the difficulties of my layout.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re excited.¡±


    In the room sat a mysterious man in white, ¡°Is it because the ¡°chess¡± met its opponent, is this what you¡¯re happy about?¡± (TL: opponent that could overcome his chessboard or layout)


    ¡°Yes, unfortunately, it seems that I can¡¯t completely get rid of these lowly emotions and desires. And you¡­..you never seem to be excited, your presence makes me feel like a shame in this place.¡±


    The man called ¡°Destruction¡± lowered his head, ¡°Your Excellency, the Archbishop.¡±


    The man in white smiled softly, but did not speak. Two temperaments of indifference and compassion, which should be completely different, flowed in his eyes. His face and facial features were very gentle, making it impossible to distinguish his age.


    Beside the man in white, sat a girl who appeared to be sixteen or seventeen years old. The girl was wearing a beautiful dress, with a snow-white hem that spreaded on the ground, like layers of petals.


    When the two were talking, she was holding a pile of real crystal ores in her arms, repeating a series of actions without distraction¡ª


    Opening her mouth, releasing crystal bones from her teeth, biting into the real crystal ore, absorbing the crystal particles in it, and then closing her mouth to digest.


    Repeatedly, an infinite loop.


    The man named Destruction looked at the girl and said, ¡°Margaret¡­¡¯Death¡¯, she¡¯s eating too many real crystal ores. She¡¯ll be in pain.¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t hurt.¡±


    The girl raised her head, her eyes were as pure as crystals, ¡°Anything His Excellency the Archbishop gives to ¡®Death¡¯ is good, and ¡®Death¡¯ is very happy.¡±


    The man in white smiled again, touched the top of the girl¡¯s head tenderly, then turned around and said to Destruction, ¡°Wasn¡¯t the task very difficult, you can go rest now.¡±


    Destruction couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Archbishop, I hope to be able to do it again¡­¡­¡±


    The man in white shook his head, raised his index finger, signaled the other party not to say any more, knitted his brows then said softly, ¡°No, your piece has been played temporarily, don¡¯t make it difficult for me, okay, my Destruction?¡±


    ¡°The human army has taken precautions, and the time to strike the grass to scare the snake has not yet come. Since we missed this opportunity, we still need to lie dormant.¡±


    Destruction placed his hand above his chest and backed away. ¡°I am self-willed, please forgive me, Your Excellency the Archbishop.¡±


    The man in white casted his eyes out of the window, ¡°In the next tale, let¡¯s listen to the play of ¡®Chaos¡¯ in that beautiful Golden Rose Star City¡­¡±


    Outside the window, the gorgeous star ring was like a fairy¡¯s ribbon, slowly moving back and forth, as it was being left behind by the high-speed starship. Farther away, there were more stars of different colors. The universe was never desolate. Stars lie in the universe, just like shells lying in the sea.


    Looking at such a scene, Destruction¡¯s eyes could not help revealing a trace of bewilderment, he said to himself, ¡°Ultimate¡­..when will our Ultimate be willing to bestow its coming?¡±


    The man in white withdrew his gaze and said meaningfully, ¡°It depends on our efforts, does it not.¡±

 CH 59

    Return (1)


    [The ship has completed the wormhole transition, navigation parameters are normal.]


    [Current coordinates of the ship: (xx, yy, zz)]


    With the electronic sound broadcast of the starship, Jiang Jianming felt his consciousness returning slowly.


    [The engine is normal, the communication is normal¡­all systems are normal.]


    The unique soft sound of pumping water came from his ears, and he closed his eyes, feeling that the liquid surrounding him was being quickly sucked away. His fingers moved, and there was a cold and hard surface under his body. This was the single-person pressure relief chamber built into the small starship.


    [The slow pressure fluid has been drained, and the vital indicators of the occupant are normal. Please lie still for a while until the dizziness disappears, and then get up slowly.]


    There was the faint sound of footsteps, and someone squatted down in front of him.


    Jiang Jianming raised his hand and touched the switch on the top, but the hatch was pulled away from the outside first.


    Before he was blinded by the glaring light, his eyes were covered by a warm palm. At the same time, the oxygen mask covering the mouth and nose was also removed.


    The expected cold voice came, ¡°Are you awake?¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t answer, he first pulled the palm from his eyelids, and then slowly opened his eyes.


    ¡ªSure enough, he first saw the edge of the pressure relief chamber, and then saw the gray metal ceiling of the passenger pressure relief room.


    And Garcia, who was bent down from the side, lifting his clothes again, whose actions were now very familiar, ¡°The wound¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s already healed,¡± Jiang Jianming lazily shook his head and a few drops of pressure relief fluid dripped from his black hair, ¡°It¡¯s been almost half a month, please don¡¯t always¡­¡­¡­¡­.umhp.¡±


    His lips were covered.


    Garcia wiped his face with a towel. ¡°Be quiet and lie down with your eyes closed for five minutes before getting up.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes helplessly.


    He was too lazy to reason with His Highness, the three-year-old little prince.


    The starship sailed smoothly in the universe, with its engine speed decreasing from superluminal to the speed of light. Through the window of the passenger pressure relief room, groups of small red, white and purple halos could be seen, moving slowly in the distance.


    They have already moved away from Alien Alpha Star and the universe where Alien Alpha Star was located, as they headed towards the territory of the New Human Interstellar Empire.


    Garcia wiped off the residual pressure relief fluid in Jiang Jianming¡¯s face and hair, and put the towel aside.


    ¡°When we first met,¡± he said suddenly, ¡°I didn¡¯t know you were a disabled human.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Jiang Jianming remained lying on his back, he opened his eyes, and his gaze drifted towards the person beside him, feeling a little bit upset. At that time, Garcia was still extremely indifferent to him, but now he was exactly the same as the Little Highness Ryann back then. So much so that, sometimes it even went beyond being just exactly the same.


    Garcia: ¡°When you first went to Beta Fortress, the starship you took transitioned without injecting pressure relief fluid?¡±


    Jiang Jianming thought for a while and said seriously, ¡°But it¡¯s not really uncomfortable, it was just like getting motion sickness.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s face darkened slightly and he stopped talking.


    Of course, he couldn¡¯t believe Jiang Jianming¡¯s nonsense. He only knew that this person had endured the pressure of two high-dimensional transitions in less than a day in a short period of time.


    When he tried to imagine the consequences, there would be a tingling pain in his chest, as if his heart had been grabbed by invisible fingers and was being pinched inch by inch with its nails.


    The flow of time was an everlasting one-way direction, and what had been damaged couldn¡¯t be restored.


    This was the truth His Royal Highness wouldn¡¯t fail to understand, but when he looked at Jiang Jianming, he still couldn¡¯t restrain himself from imagining¨C


    If I could have met this person earlier, would I be able to make him suffer less?


    The small starship was the military version of the Silver Big Dipper, which fully achieved a fully automated intelligence driving. In addition, they also have a Super S-class intelligence, Seth Henry, thus not needing for the passengers to do anything.


    Xie Yuduo also asked if he wanted to equip them with some frigates, but the two didn¡¯t ask for it, thus the major general didn¡¯t force it either.


    Therefore there was no other person on this ship at all, it was a real two-person world.


    ¡°I must tell you, there are many disabled people in the empire, many.¡±


    In the evening, they wore the same white pajamas and chatted in bed. Jiang Jianming was leaning on the outside, he had just finished taking a shower, and his blown-dry hair still carried a hint of moisture. The night light by the bedside used a gentle orange light tracing the end of the eyes of the young man who seemed to be smiling but not smiling.


    The bed in the room was big enough to squeeze three or four grown men, and it was more than enough for the two of them to lie together.


    On the other side, Garcia hugged the quilt coldly. ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    What¡¯s with this tone that¡¯s used in scaring children?


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°They are all undomesticated, they will walk on the street at will, and no new humans are raising them. This is a very natural thing, and they are also natural people who enjoy equal rights with new humans.¡±


    Garcia said impatiently, ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°In most cases, disabled humans can live as comfortably as new humans, because there are no alien creatures and space pirates within the empire. Moreover, new humans will be arrested and jailed if they release crystal bones in public. You should pay attention to this too.¡±


    Garcia snorted.


    Jiang Jianming shook his head helplessly and stopped talking.


    After about ten minutes, the prince turned over and leaned over again, his eyes flickering, ¡°¡­..Talk a little more.¡±


    The quilt also rolled over with him, his toes touched Jiang Jianming¡¯s ankle, Garcia simply hooked the remnant crystal human¡¯s calf with his feet, touching it as if urging him.


    Jiang Jianming sighed, and patted Garcia¡¯s head, ¡°You should read the book, I can recommend a list of books for you.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Not enough time.¡±


    In a few hours, they would already enter the territory of the empire.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°What do you want to hear, do you want to learn about the general knowledge of the empire? Let me think¡­¡­regarding the issue of race, there are great differences between different star cities, and I can¡¯t finish it in one or two sentences. Aslan is considered a good place for disabled people. For example, if you bully me on the street, there will be the patrolling police to stop you.¡±


    Garcia put the quilt on Jiang Jianming¡¯s body, half-squinting his eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t think anyone can stop me.¡± He leaned closer as he spoke, and his platinum curly hair covered most of the pillow domineeringly, as if to realistically demonstrate what ¡°bullying¡± should be.


    ¡ªFor example, on this big bed that should have been very wide, it had suddenly become so crowded that there was no room for the disabled human to sleep.


    This was a night that would be spent in the universe. There were only the abominable new human and the pitiful disabled human inside the small starship. The latter would be doomed to have no way of seeking help and to only swallow their grievances.


    ¡°If you want to listen to the class, please be quiet.¡± Jiang Jianming pulled the quilt absentmindedly, and slapped the prince on the waist, ¡°¡­but there is also one thing, there are very few cases of intermarriages between disabled humans and new humans. Even in Aslan, interracial relationships hardly get any blessings from around.¡±


    Garcia abruptly raised his face, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a bit funny to say.¡± Jiang Jianming bent his lips.


    ¡°Not all new human beings can perfectly control the crystal particles in the body like you. Some new human beings will¡­..well, on a newly married wedding night, in that happy event inside the bridal chamber, they would lose control and release crystal bones because they were too excited.¡±


    ¡°Once the crystal particle disturbance of the crystal bone can¡¯t be contained, the disabled human on the other side will be miserable. It is not impossible for a happy occasion to turn into a funeral instead.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s face changed color, ¡°There¡¯s such a thing?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Mn.¡±


    ¡°That kind of new human, it is because their ability and determination are not enough.¡±


    The prince immediately came to a conclusion, ¡°I won¡¯t be like that.¡±


    Perhaps Garcia¡¯s expression was too arrogant, but the focus of his arrogance was obviously not right¡ªJiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help lowering his head and laughed.


    The lines outlining the young man¡¯s facial features suddenly came alive under the light, like a goldfish jumping in a quiet ancient well, becoming very vivid.


    Garcia stared at him.


    The waist that had just been slapped began to burn inexplicably.


    Jiang Jianming hastily cleared his throat to cover his laughter, ¡°Cough¡­..The essence is caused by the excessive gap in natural strength. Some timid disabled people don¡¯t want a spouse who can put themselves to death at any time, and some honest new humans don¡¯t want to be watched by the Remnant Crystal Human Race Protection Association every day whether they did domestic violence.¡±


    ¡°Remnant crystal race is a common term for disabled people. Don¡¯t you think this name is really nice? The Remnant Crystal Human Race Protection Association is¡­¡­¡±


    For some reason, His Royal Highness was unusually quiet for a long time, and he also did not interrupt with that strange temper of his. He was simply lying on the side of the bed listening to Jiang Jianming talking. His lips were pursed quietly, and the dark-haired youth¡¯s face was reflected in his emerald green eyes.


    This night would be spent in the universe.


    Inside this small starship of the Silver Big Dipper.


    On this bed¡­¡­


    Garcia suddenly thought to himself: The person beside him is like the only quiet and gentle star in the universe.


    But why would he think so, it shouldn¡¯t be.


    He was clearly accustomed to seeing stars.


    Clouds of dust and gas that formed stars under the gravitational collapse, with planets orbiting the stars and satellites orbiting the planets. Burning fire clusters, dead ice cubes, dull rock masses¡­.these were the real faces of the so-called stars.


    Poetry, painting, artistic rhetoric, these were just dreams of human fantasies. And this cruel world may be watching these naive creatures dreaming with mocking eyes.


    But¡­.


    ¡°This association was only established in recent years, but there are many factors left over from history behind it. The name disabled human beings began to circulate during the base melee period¡­¡±


    Garcia¡¯s right hand, which was hidden under the quilt, suddenly bent unconsciously, it was an action of catching something.


    Only that, he simply felt that Jiang Jianming was like a gentle star.


    Making him want to catch it.


    ¡°In this way, the old imperial code officially established the dual class division system of ¡®new humans and disabled humans¡¯, ¡®nobles and commoners¡¯. This is because even if two new humans with high-level crystal bones intermarry, the child born may be a disabled human, so¡­¡­¡±


    Catch him and make him completely his own.


    ¡°¡­By the way, do you not know much about the aristocratic power in Aslan yet? This question is also more complicated. The current imperial nobles are roughly divided into three classes, the first class is¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°So, there is actually a sense of fragmentation inside the empire. On the one hand, people are eager to pursue the progress of civilization in this peaceful and prosperous age, at least to restore to that level of the late period of the old Blue Mother Planet; on the other hand, some outdated and unequal systems are still unable to be abolished..¡±


    That faint, gentle voice circulated in this bedroom. He didn¡¯t know when, but Jiang Jianming had immersed himself in it.


    He hadn¡¯t talked to anyone for such a long time like this, mainly due to a lack of target audience. In the past, when Ryann was still there, they could always talk for a long period of time, but after the Little Highness left, he became more and more taciturn.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t think it was because he was beaten into being ¡°autistic¡± or something, it was just that there was no need to say so much. And today¡­today, since Garcia wanted to hear him, that¡¯s why he¡¯s saying so much.


    Until a certain moment, his shoulder suddenly sank slightly.


    Jiang Jianming turned his head. In the dimness, by the light at the bedside, he saw Garcia resting on his shoulder with his eyes closed, breathing long, with deep eye sockets and curled eyelashes that were particularly clear.


    He fell asleep.


    Jiang Jianming, recalling the disordered manner on the way he spoke later on, suddenly felt a little guilty.


    That seems to be beyond the scope of general knowledge. For Garcia, who has no basic knowledge, it should be similar to listening to heavenly scriptures¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    Jiang Jianming rubbed the prince¡¯s hair, pressed the back of the prince¡¯s head, making him lean into his arms.


    Only then did he suddenly realize that he still had one important thing to do.


    At least before arriving in the Imperial Capital, he had to confess his identity to Garcia¡ªthis seemingly unknown, but in fact known to all the real high-level officials in the empire¡ªthe identity of the so-called former crown princess.


    Forget it, let¡¯s do it tomorrow.


    Jiang Jianming hugged Garcia and laid down slowly.


    The latter only slept peacefully and was not awakened by his movements.


    After a while, the night light in the bedroom went out. After a few quilts rubbing against each other, everything became quiet.


    However, reality, this damned thing always went against one¡¯s wishes, or perhaps any existing plan was just destined to be broken.


    In short, the next day, when they just woke up and finished washing, the starship received messages from other external sources.


    After reading the message, Jiang Jianming and Garcia looked at each other, and both of them saw some solemn emotions in each other¡¯s eyes.


    ¡ª¡ªAlthough at this time, the two of them still did not know yet, what kind of experience was hidden behind each other¡¯s ¡°solemn emotions¡±.


    Twenty minutes later.


    In the vast expanse of sea, the docking of two starships was successful.


    One was a small military starship of the Silver Big Dipper; while the other starship belonged to the largest top-secret scientific research institute in the empire today, the Black Shark Base.

 CH 60

    Return (2)


    Soon, the remnant crystal human officer of Silver Big Dipper and the second prince of the empire passed through the docking port of the two starships, and saw the people waiting for them on the opposite side.


    Those were the members of Black Shark Base. They were uniformly dressed in white scientific research uniforms, with translucent smart goggles hanging on their faces, and they stood in two rows on both sides of the passage. At first glance, there were about forty or fifty people.


    A nebula¡¯s flowing silhouette was still imprinted on the large-scale glass porthole, its colors were intertwined and changing like the rosy clouds at sunset, but the background was the endless dark universe.


    No one said anything. In the silence, these scientific research elites in white uniforms bowed while placing their hands above their chests together, paying their utmost respect to the two figures approaching.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes twitched. He looked at the neatly lowered heads on both sides, and always felt that the atmosphere was too exaggerated.


    Garcia walked in front of him, and suddenly turned his face to the side and asked coldly, ¡°First time you saw someone from the Black Shark Base?¡± Jiang Jianming keenly sensed that His Royal Highness was not in a good mood. He thought for a while and said, ¡°This is the first time I¡¯ve seen so many.¡±


    Black Shark Base, the most mysterious Far Star scientific research base in the current empire, could be traced back to the human base melee period, even earlier than the establishment of the old empire.


    The core members of the base adopted a one-to-one recruitment system, and almost everyone was a genius with an IQ far exceeding that of ordinary people. Once they raise their eyes, those twinkling eyes undoubtedly should be the most intelligent radiance of the empire.


    However, at this moment, everyone had their heads lowered in unison. This kind of collective quality was not worse than that of Silver Big Dipper, who was a special army of the Far Star forces.


    And what¡¯s even more exaggerated is¡­¡­


    A few seconds later, the two finally finished traversing. At the end of this white sea of people, there was a black figure.


    The current leader of the Black Shark Base, who was also the first base leader after the establishment of the new empire, was standing there quietly, watching the two walking in front.


    He or she was not tall in stature, with a black robe covering their entire body and a black metal mechanical headgear mask on the face, from the back of the head, forehead to chin, all were tightly covered.


    As everyone knew, the leader of the Black Shark Base never showed their true face.


    Jiang Jianming took the lead to step forward. He placed his hand on his chest, lowered his head and said, ¡°Chie¡­..¡±


    Unexpectedly, his arm was suddenly pulled by Garcia, so much so that when he wanted to bend, he couldn¡¯t.


    ¡°Your Highness?¡± Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help turning his head, his eyebrows slightly moved.


    He saw that Garcia¡¯s expression was more sinister than before. He held Jiang Jianming with one hand, and stared at the chief with his emerald eyes as if a layer of hard ice had formed, ¡°No need to salute to such a person.¡±


    The chief on the opposite side didn¡¯t seem to care, the dark figure looked around, and an electronically synthesized voice came from under the hood, ¡°You all go down, our guests don¡¯t like to be disturbed.¡±


    With an order, the members of the Black Shark Base straightened up as if some switch had been pressed, and disappeared at the end of the passage like receding white waves.


    Not a word was said throughout the entire process, and it even raised doubts whether they were a new type of simulated robot.


    Then, something even more astonishing happened. The chief raised both hands and pressed on both sides of the black mechanical mask.


    The mask made a ¡°click¡± sound and popped a gap in it.


    The chief took the opportunity to open it and removed it from the head.


    ¡°Perhaps not worth mentioning.¡±


    Consequently, a gentle female voice replaced the inorganic, electronically synthesized voice.


    ¡°But I think, this can at least show a bit of sincerity.¡±


    Under the mask, it turned out to be an old woman. Wrinkles were carved on her slightly slackened skin, and her eyes were deep blue and distant, reminiscent of the sky and the ocean.


    But her back was very straight, and her silver hair was coiled behind her head. It was combed into a simple but elegant hairstyle, which made this old lady look very noble, and even had a somewhat holy temperament.


    In short, it was vastly different from the impression of a ¡°research geek¡± or ¡°iron-fisted chief¡± in the public¡¯s imagination.


    ¡°Both of you are back.¡±


    This old woman, the mysterious leader of the Black Shark Base, placed her hand holding the mask above her chest and bowed respectfully.


    ¡°I¡¯m very glad¡­..that I am able to see you two come back here together, back to the territory of our glorious empire.¡±


    ¡°Chief.¡±


    Jiang Jianming came back to his senses and placed his hand above his chest in return.


    He raised his eyes calmly, ¡°You still¡­..remember me.¡±


    Unsurprisingly, he felt Garcia beside him cast a suspicious gaze, like two pressing thunder bolts.


    Jiang Jianming merely turned his head, raised his eyebrows slightly, and smiled mysteriously at the prince.


    ¡°How can I forget?¡±


    On the opposite side, the chief nodded gently, ¡°You are the most unforgettable remnant crystal human I have ever seen¡­¡­.Oh, perhaps, saying non crystal race will make you feel more comfortable?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    ¡°You both,¡± Garcia¡¯s eyes lost their radiance, his face was expressionless, and his voice was stiff, ¡°know each other.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°We met once.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°How many good friends do you know?¡±


    Jiang Jianming blinked: ¡°More than you imagine.¡±


    Right, the leader of the Black Shark Base, who had been widely discussed and was extremely mysterious¡­.He had actually met her in the early years.


    At that time when he and Ryann were doing ¡°pledge to marry without parental permission¡± on the Omega Alien Star. Due to various practical factors, the crown prince¡¯s marriage proposal was completely a private mode of ¡°act first, report later¡±.


    But perhaps, because the crown prince also felt that he was really sorry for his beloved by acting rashly, thus he eventually captured a ¡°marriage witness¡±.


    A person who could completely break away from various power struggles, stayed out of the political vortex, and not interfere with any imperial affairs on the surface, but had a sufficiently dignified and special status.


    A person whose identity was a mystery in the past, who did not even hold a noble title, but whose qualifications could be counted all the way to the founding war period, and who even had a close personal relationship with the current emperor.


    This person was the mysterious leader of the Black Shark Base.


    Times have changed, and now Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart was a little turbulent.


    He did not expect that after the death of the Little Highness, he would still be able to see the chief again so easily.


    The old woman had already walked over, she frowned her gray eyebrows, and looked in Garcia¡¯s direction like an old grandmother educating her grandson, ¡°Kaois, long time no see.¡±


    She gestured to Jiang Jianming with her eyes, and she emphasized her tone, ¡°I hope you didn¡¯t bully the Little Excellency.¡±


    ¡°Scram.¡± Garcia sneered, the smile not reaching his eyes. Words like daggers pierced out from between the thin teeth, ¡°In what identity allowed you to speak to me like this?¡±


    The leader said, ¡°My identity is not important. You, hearing what I said, it¡¯s what matters.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not staying at the base to fiddle with your test tubes and instruments, what are you doing here?¡±


    Garcia said irritably, ¡°Apart from saying these lofty nonsense.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Jiang Jianming silently looked at the two of them. Reason told him that the leader of the Black Shark Base must not be a simple person. This seemingly amiable old woman may be the trader behind the dark curtain.


    However, when his eyes went back and forth between the two, he still felt more that they were like grandma and grandson.


    ¡°A few days ago, the emperor had already known the good news of the two of you returning.¡±


    The chief raised her hands, ¡°I¡¯m here to welcome the two of you for Her Majesty¡­Come, it¡¯s rude to let the guests stand here and talk, please come with me both of you.¡±


    The three of them stepped onto the built-in gangway of the starship. Perhaps because of the chief¡¯s order, they did not see other members of the Black Shark Base along the way. What led them was a small robot floating in the air, equipped with a high-level intelligence, which was a model that had never been seen in the outside world.


    Jiang Jianming secretly observed along the way- the starship of the Black Shark Base was not that big, and it was less than twice the size of their small starship. It was not even a medium-sized ship in a real space and interstellar battle, and its combat power was not even comparable to that of the prince. It seemed that it was really just to welcome them.


    During the staggered steps, Garcia glanced at Jiang Jianming inexplicably, and asked the chief, ¡°Is he your person?¡±


    The silver-haired old woman shook her head and sighed deliberately, ¡°How is that possible? Kaios, it¡¯s disrespectful of you to speak like this.¡± She then bent her eyebrows at Jiang Jianming, ¡°Sorry, this child just has a bad temper. Getting along with him, is it not as good as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back then?¡±


    Kacha!!


    In a blink of an eye, red gold crystal with the thickness of the wrist suddenly appeared out of thin air, directly piercing the metal floor in front of the chief, not even a centimeter away from her feet.


    Garcia¡¯s eyes darkened, ¡°Are you, looking for, death?¡±


    Seeing that the situation was not good, Jiang Jianming hurriedly stopped him, ¡°No, no, nothing of the sort, no matter which Little Highness it is, it is still very likable¡­¡­Chief, may I take up some of your time? I have been wanting to ask you some questions alone.¡±


    Garcia was finally furious, ¡°Lieutenant Jiang, discussing in private, isn¡¯t Xie Yuduo alone, enough?¡±


    ¡°Sure, no problem.¡±


    The chief gave a deep smile, ¡°The premise is that you have to let our tantrum-ridden prince obediently stay in the room of this starship.¡±


    ****


    Unexpectedly, Garcia, who showed great hostility towards the leader of the Black Shark Base, did not actually prevent the two of them from being alone. He just threatened Jiang Jianming, ordered him to return to his side within half an hour, and then turned his head and left without waiting for Jiang Jianming to say anything.


    The latter watched the prince¡¯s back shrunk, strangely feeling a sense of strong desolation from it.


    Although he didn¡¯t know if it¡¯s an illusion, Jiang Jianming decided to end the conversation with the chief as soon as possible¡­¡­Tonight, he still wanted to continue telling stories to the Little Highness.


    ¡°Actually, I know what you want to ask.¡±


    When the two stood still in the empty command room, the chief slowly turned around. Her silver hair reflected the starry sky, shining with finely crushed lights.


    ¡°About the death of His Highness Ryann, about His Highness Garcia¡¯s rebirth, about these three years, and the stories behind these three years, right?¡±


    The black-haired young man expressed his affirmation with his calm eyes, but the old woman sighed softly.


    ¡°But I¡¯m sorry, you were a step late¡­I have already promised Kaios to keep it confidential from you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help shaking his head and laughing, he simply acted in front of the chief, and evaded away with a joking tone, ¡°You just saw him today.¡±


    The chief returned with a faint smile.


    She didn¡¯t speak, and just looked at him.


    In an instant, a tingling sensation spread all over Jiang Jianming¡¯s back, and a certain absurd guess pierced through his mind like an arrow.


    His pupils shook, and he whispered in disbelief, ¡°Ryann?¡±


    The voice echoed in the command room, and the data of countless optical screens and from the intelligence still continued to flicker in a regular manner, driving the navigation of the starship. Apart from this, there was no other testimony.


    The chief sighed, and the elderly woman lowered her eyelids, ¡°You are still so wise.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s fingers quietly squeezed his cuff, he heard his heart beating faster, but his face remained calm, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Some things need to be done step by step. This universe is cruel. Getting in touch with certain things too early will only make people realize their own insignificance and powerlessness, leading to self destruction in despair.¡±


    The chief turned her face sideways, and she stared at the starry sky flowing outside the porthole, ¡°He can¡¯t bear the pain of being apart from you.¡±


    It¡¯s Ryann.


    Jiang Jianming was a little dazed by the meaning behind these few words.


    Ryann met the chief before he died¡­¡­and asked the chief to keep it a secret from him today¡­¡­¡­..Does this mean that the Little Highness already knew in advance that he would¡­


    Chief: ¡°Since you came from the First Fortress of Silver Big Dipper, you must have seen the Crown of Golden Dawn. There should be the last words inside.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, I¡¯ve read it. Is that message really left by His Highness Ryann?¡±


    ¡°Yes, and no.¡±


    ¡°Is everything now under his control?¡±


    ¡°Yes, and no.¡±


    ¡°What exactly is the situation with His Highness Garcia?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t say it.¡±¡¯


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes turned cold.


    But the chief turned around at this moment, stared at the black-haired young man in front of her with those blue eyes, and slowly added her explanation, ¡°You are too smart, once I say it, you will easily guess the ¡°should not come into contact with¡±, moreover, I have already promised Kaios.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Then what should I do?¡±


    Leader: ¡°Please listen to your heart for guidance.¡±


    The surrounding silence was being squeezed viscously, making the nerves jump.


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and tried to force himself to remain calm. He clenched his fist silently and then released it. His palms were already wet with sweat.


    ¡°Is Black Shark Base conducting forbidden experiments?¡±


    ¡°No comment.¡±


    ¡°Who else knows the truth?¡±


    ¡°No comment.¡±


    ¡°What else can you tell me?¡±


    ¡°He loves you.¡±


    One word fell like a heavy hammer, shattering the spirit with a bang.


    For a few seconds, Jiang Jianming¡¯s mind went blank. His lips trembled, his throat became dry, and he was unable to say the next sentence immediately.


    Thus the chief continued, ¡°He was in too much pain and was very guilty¡­about everything he owed you. Those things tortured his heart like a Ling Chi¡¯s torture. I have even seen him cry.¡± (TL: thousand cuts by a thousand knives, or torture by dismembering the body.)


    There were a few seconds of silence.


    The will that was still tense just now, as if in a fighting state, slackened, and the fast-moving thinking became unable to turn.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stared blankly at the white-haired woman in front of him. He never knew that the word ¡°love¡± could have such devastating power in the high-speed interlacing of rational rhetoric.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand,¡± he murmured, ¡°he doesn¡¯t¡­doesn¡¯t owe me anything.¡±


    ¡°Just because you don¡¯t understand, doesn¡¯t mean he doesn¡¯t think so. I have witnessed his departure, he loved you deeply until the last moment when his consciousness disappeared.¡±


    ¡°Therefore,¡± the chief folded her hands, with a hint of sadness in her eyes. She stood under the starry sky, like an old saint praying, ¡°This is a small plea that stems from my selfish heart.¡±


    ¡°Please forgive him for hurting you, just like a compassionate god forgiving his sinners,¡±


    ¡°Whether it is in the past or in the future.¡±


    Past, future¡­¡­These sounded like very eloquent words.


    But Jiang Jianming immediately understood its true meaning. The ¡°future¡± in the chief¡¯s mouth referred to Garcia¡­¡­


    The black-haired disabled human was silent. At some point, a little bit of sadness appeared in those dark eyes, just like the sadness in the eyes of the chief. His heart was throbbing with dull pain, perhaps it was bleeding from the wound stabbed by the word ¡°love¡± just now.


    ¡°Is that all there is?¡± After a few seconds of stalemate, Jiang Jianming spoke hoarsely.


    ¡°You¡¯re not willing to provide more information other than empty and unclear language, and some sentimental useless words and phrases?¡±


    The chief went silent for a long time and shook her head.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s brain was still in a state of confusion, but his limbs began to move stiffly. He pursed his lips and bowed, turned and left. As he took the first step, the chief¡¯s soft voice came from behind.


    ¡°If you promise not to inquire about its profound meaning, I am willing to tell you a few more words.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stopped. Behind him, the chief¡¯s voice trickled down like a stream of water.


    ¡°The dead did not truly die, and what is lost is not irretrievable.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s still waiting for you.¡±


    ¡°And has been waiting for a long, long time.¡±

 CH 61

    Return (3)


    After leaving the command room alone, Jiang Jianming went straight to Garcia.


    Those words of the chief were still buzzing in his ears, but thanks to the blessing of Ryann¡¯s last words, he had learned to force himself to temporarily ignore certain nonsense.


    ¡­¡­¡­.Maybe there are some words that the other party didn¡¯t intend for you to understand immediately when they say it.


    Jiang Jianming thought to himself as he walked and comforted himself: It¡¯s useless to speculate blindly, that¡¯s why he has to make a detour first.


    The room was dark when the door was pushed open. There should be lights inside the starship, apparently the occupant turned it off.


    ¡°Your Highness?¡± Jiang Jianming frowned.


    Sweeping his eyes in the darkness, Garcia was actually on the bed.


    The man was lying on his side, away from the door, with his eyes closed. A large piece of curly hair was spread out in a mess, and only the tall and straight bridge of the nose and the tightly closed eyelashes could be vaguely seen.


    Very decadent, half dead, as if pretending to be a lying corpse.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°??¡±


    He almost suspected that this person was drinking fake wine and got dizzy. (TL: When a person shows a completely different behavior than usual, he is dubbed ¡°drinking fake wine¡± by others.)


    But the prince raised his eyes the moment he heard the door open, and the light outside turned into a comet, which flickered in his emerald eyes.


    Jiang Jianming got a little scared, and immediately stuck to the corner of the wall, while looking down at the wrist device. ¡°Half an hour, I should not have been late this time, no.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    After confirming that he was not to blame, Jiang Jianming was relieved. He punched the lump on the bed and stretched out his hands, ¡°Come here, I¡¯ll give you a big hug.¡±


    Garcia didn¡¯t move, but only raised his head, his eyes glinting faintly in the darkness, ¡°¡­Are you training a dog?¡±


    The satin-like curly hair was a little bristled due to him rolling on the bed, and a few unruly strands of white gold jumped out.


    Jiang Jianming went around and calmly pulled Garcia up from the bed.


    While stroking His Highness, he sighed, ¡°Is the relationship with the Black Shark Base so bad? Can you tell me about what happened before?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Garcia didn¡¯t move.


    The meaning of not moving was that although he wouldn¡¯t take the initiative to get close to Jiang Jianming¡¯s arms, he did not avoid either.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­..You are really childish. Recently, your nature has become increasingly exposed. Was the previous appearance all just a pretense?¡±


    He took out the hair tie that Garcia smoothly stuffed in yesterday from his coat pocket, and fastened the man¡¯s hair.


    ¡°I have finished talking with the chief, it¡¯s your turn next. Haven¡¯t you always wanted to know my identity?¡±


    Garcia said wearily, ¡°Don¡¯t want to.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°?¡±


    Garcia was visibly irritable, tossed his hair, and repeated, ¡°I don¡¯t want to know now.¡±


    Suddenly, Jiang Jianming felt the hull vibrate slightly under his feet.


    An electronic announcement sounded throughout the ship: [This ship is about to pass through the high-dimensional blockade and sail into the territory of the empire. Please get ready and don¡¯t activate the transition function.]


    The two people whose conversation was interrupted turned their heads at the same time and looked out the window.


    The first thing that came into view was the artificial space station of the empire. It was shaped like a huge white steel top, slowly rotating in the sea of universe, while emitting beams of varying frequencies from the top.


    And behind the space station, far away, there was a layer of colorful translucent film at the end of the universe, resembling an aurora, or like the bubbles blown by a child.


    [Repeat, this ship is about to pass through the high-dimensional blockade and enter the territory of the empire. Please get ready and don¡¯t activate the transition function.]


    ¡°¡­.beautiful.¡± Jiang Jianming stared at the color and said softly.


    Garcia didn¡¯t speak, and his somewhat somber eyes fell on the disabled human officer standing beside him, as the colorful light slowly expanded on the other¡¯s collar.


    This ¡°film¡± with magnificent visual effects was the high-dimensional blockade of the empire, which belonged to the cutting-edge space technology and implemented a one-way blockade. The starships outside the barrier couldn¡¯t jump into the blockade, and could only enter normally. The Golden Sun Wheel Imperial Escort Army in the space station assumed the duty of the outpost, and strictly examined every starship that entered.


    This also prevented the evil space pirates from appearing outside the White Jade Palace to open fire at any time, or urinating on the beams of the houses of any empire people.


    Garcia suddenly spoke again, ¡°Answer my question, but don¡¯t speak, just nod or shake your head.¡±


    ¡°Have you ever been ordered to approach me?¡±


    Of course Jiang Jianming shook his head.


    ¡°Is it a premeditated plan for you and me to meet?¡±


    He still shook his head.


    The starship passed by the space station, and the logo of the Black Shark Base simply passed by the military emblem of Golden Sun Wheel like this.


    The dreamlike colored lights penetrated the glass of the room, embellishing the eyebrows, hair and collars of the two young people.


    Garcia looked out the window, moved his Adam¡¯s apple, and asked the third question, ¡°Will you restrain me?¡±


    Jiang Jianming calmly replied, ¡°Nothing can bind a free soul.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s like when you ordered me not to speak, but as long as I want to speak, I can speak. Unless you use violence to silence my mouth.¡±


    ¡°But obviously, in terms of violence, you can completely overwhelm me, and I can¡¯t do anything about you. Therefore I don¡¯t think I have the ability to restrain you.¡±


    The starship passed through the high-dimensional blockade, and then there was a second of magnificent abundance of colors.


    The light spots were like neon lights, illuminating the entire room wantonly, obscuring the outlines of the two people¡¯s shoulders and backs.


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes for a moment due to dizziness, and when he opened them again, Garcia had already turned around and approached, ¡°That¡¯s enough. I don¡¯t want to hear about the rest.¡±


    The brilliance faded from the window, and the announcement sounded again to remind them that they were already within the territory of the empire.


    Garcia took Jiang Jianming¡¯s arm, beckoned him to sit down by the bed, lowered his voice and said, ¡°Let¡¯s stop at this point. Continue telling me about the empire, or other things¡­¡­¡­just like last night.¡±


    ¡°But Your Highness¡­¡±


    ¡°I know you have a secret,¡± Garcia said, ¡°you¡¯re hiding it and don¡¯t let me know.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not something you yourself can decide. You don¡¯t need to know me, but I need to understand you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyebrows, ¡°Your Highness Garcia, may I ask what are you running away from? Black Shark Base, the Empire, or¡­¡­¡± His eyes were deep, and he paused deliberately, ¡°your Imperial Brother Ryann.¡±


    Garcia stood up abruptly, with dark clouds rolling in his eyes.


    He laughed back angrily, ¡°Are you provoking me on purpose?¡±


    The light of the high-dimensional blockade was now completely far away, as the two figures faced each other in silence.


    They were already huddled in the bed, and when Garcia stood up, Jiang Jianming was almost pushed against the wall by the window.


    The remnant crystal human¡¯s eyes were icy black, and one of his arms was still being firmly held by the prince. At this time, the huge difference in strength between the races was fully revealed. The prince did not even need to really show his killing intent, as long as he unconsciously released the crystal bone in his palm under the rage, the disabled human¡¯s arm would be cut in two.


    Jiang Jianming simply stared at him.


    Two seconds of silence.


    The remnant crystal human smiled silently, narrowed his eyes provocatively, and said in a gentle tone, ¡°I¡¯m really curious, why are you so unwilling to accept it, that perhaps you are Ryann Kaios yourself.¡±


    The next moment, the world spun, until there was a muffled sound in his ears. His back hit the hard windowsill first, and then hit the floor of the starship. It was only then that Jiang Jianming realized what had happened.


    Almost like a stress reaction, Garcia suddenly pushed him away.


    It¡¯s like the harmless body of a disabled human being suddenly turned into a sharp knife pointing at his heart, or like a burning and smoking soldering iron.


    Pain slowly climbed up the nerve. Jiang Jianming lowered his eyelids, pressed his palm on his side of the abdomen unobtrusively.


    The wound¡­¡­¡­he still felt the pain.


    He thought he was completely healed.


    Garcia became startled suddenly, as if being pulled back from an out-of-control emotion, and gasped for breath.


    In the darkness, he raised the fingers of his right hand, which was a gesture of wanting to touch the person in front of him.


    However, in the next second, the prince slowly lowered his hand, and even put it behind his back trying to hide it.


    Garcia raised his head slightly, the line of his jaw was tense, his gaze was sullen and withdrawn, ¡°Do you want to continue talking?¡±


    Jiang Jianming sat up straight.


    He thought blankly: But I can¡¯t really tell you when we¡¯re already in front of His Majesty the Emperor that I am your wife in name, but is now actually a widow.


    He opened his lips¡­.


    After hesitating for a few breaths, he closed it again.


    In the room without the lights on, Garcia stood in front, looking down from a height while squinting his eyes at him.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°Sorry.¡± Jiang Jianming said softly.


    ¡°I can¡¯t say it¡­for now.¡±


    Later, until many years later, Jiang Jianming would still think of this night in the starship.


    Why didn¡¯t he press on, why did he back down, this was not in line with his character.


    However, at this moment, the figure standing in front of him with a cold face in the darkness vaguely overlapped with Ryann in the communication projection back then.


    ¡ª¡ª¡±I ruined your life.¡±


    ¡ª¡ª¡±Please hate me.¡±


    Back then, when those words pierced his heart, he could have fought back. The young crown prince had confessed all his crimes, even his fingers were trembling. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was like he was being trampled on.


    But he still categorically denied it at the last moment.


    ¡ª¡ª¡±I will not hate you, but the relationship and friendship between us ends here.¡±


    ¡ª¡ª¡±You can¡¯t be too arrogant¡­..there¡¯s no one or thing in the world that can ruin me.¡±


    He had no idea what happened.


    But he still softened his heart, just like this time.


    So what if you confess it in front of Her Majesty the Emperor, the chief also said that some things need to be done step by step. Therefore¡­.


    ¡°Sorry.¡±


    Sitting on the cold ground, Jiang Jianming slowly lowered his eyelashes, and said softly, ¡°I won¡¯t say anything¡­for now.¡±


    I¡¯ll let you off this time, he thought.


    After saying that, as if some spell had been broken, Garcia staggered two steps out of composure, and knelt down in front of Jiang Jianming.


    ¡°Where were you hit just now, I didn¡¯t¡­¡±


    He said something hoarsely, and suddenly sobered up halfway.


    Garcia awkwardly restrained his expression, and turned his head, ¡°I just want to teach you a lesson, don¡¯t say things you shouldn¡¯t say in the future.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Did the wound open, follow me¡­¡­¡±


    Then he gritted his teeth and changed his words, ¡°Go find the treatment cabin, go by yourself.¡±


    Jiang Jianming patted Garcia¡¯s back, ¡°No need, the wound doesn¡¯t hurt.¡±


    He didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry in his heart and thought to himself: So this is what the chief meant about forgiving future harm?


    Garcia stopped talking, perhaps he also realized that he was really sick after all the tossing.


    ¡°¡­After arriving in the first galaxy, take the Silver Big Dipper starship and leave first.¡±


    After a long time, the prince stood up with a complicated expression, ¡°Go to the empire, meet the acquaintances you want to meet, recuperate, and save money.¡±


    His gaze slowly moved away from Jiang Jianming¡¯s face, and his tone of voice did not reveal any hint of anger or joy, ¡°Don¡¯t follow me anymore. When I¡¯m with such a group of people, I tend to lose control of my emotions, and something just now might happen again.¡±


    Jiang Jianming frowned, ¡°Your Highness?¡±


    Garcia: ¡°I¡¯ll go find you after I finish dealing with them.¡±


    _______


    Translator¡¯s Note: I might have missed this in the previous chapters, but His Majesty is actually Her Majesty. ¡°She¡± is the current emperor.

 CH 62

    Return (4)


    Within the Empire, First Galaxy, Capital of Aslan Star City.


    Aphrodite Grand Ballroom.


    Soothing music circulated within the lobby, lights flickered on the bright red fringed curtains, men in black tuxedos and women in long black dresses were playing stringed instruments, brass instruments and percussion instruments with all their might.


    ¡ª¡ªAslan Star City Symphony Orchestra, one of the most famous symphony orchestras in the empire, and was a powerful faction that won countless music awards every year. However, at the moment, they were nothing more than insignificant embellishments to the place.


    In the golden ballroom, dancing skirts bloom like flowers. The scent of women¡¯s rouge intertwined with the scent of men¡¯s perfume, soft women¡¯s hands wrapped in lace were placed on broad shoulders, red lips, beautiful cheeks, and interlaced dance steps.


    Figures were spinning, jewelries were reflecting, and when the music turned passionate, laughter echoed back. Females with their partners held hands together and couples kissed under the light.


    This was the playground for the upper-class nobles.


    Bei Man¡¯er was sitting aside, she looked at the boys and girls spinning happily in front of her, maintaining an elegant smile on her face.


    When the music stopped, a few girls raised their skirts and came forward with delicate steps.


    The girls¡¯ cheeks were flushed from dancing, and their foreheads were covered with sweat. At this moment, they looked at Bei Man¡¯er expectantly. ¡°Miss Bei, you, what do you think of our dance?¡±


    ¡°Everyone danced so beautifully.¡± Bei Man¡¯er nodded, placed her ten fingertips over her heart, delicately pursed the corners of her mouth, and politely commented one by one with a smile.


    ¡°Miss Shu¡¯s dancing steps are much lighter.¡±


    Elegantly smiling.


    ¡°Miss Julia is indeed a perfect match for Master Hubbard.¡±


    Smile.


    ¡°Nana, your new dress is so beautiful, just like the white swan in a fairy tale¡­¡­..¡±


    Smiling so hard that your face is almost frozen¡­


    Before the next piece of music played, the eldest lady of the Bei family picked up the diamond-encrusted cane beside her, and slipped out of the Aphrodite Grand Ballroom with an excuse.


    She rubbed her stiff face at the door, crumpled up the ball invitation, and threw it in a recycling bin by the roadside.


    ¡ª¡ªBefore joining the Silver Big Dipper, she did have a talent for dancing, but now everything was different.


    It¡¯s really laughable that those aristocratic ladies who were raised silly by their families would invite a person with a broken leg to the ball.


    It was a clear day and the crowds came and went. Beautiful small colored flags were hung on the streets on both sides, and magnetically levitated buses were still running in the distance.


    Bei Man¡¯er took two steps forward and saw her family¡¯s air vehicle parked by the roadside. The old butler in a gray suit saluted her and helped her onto the air vehicle.


    Looking at the world around her, everything was different. Shouldn¡¯t it be said that everything had returned to the way it was before?


    Bei Maner didn¡¯t remember how she got home.


    The private air vehicle was parked at the entrance, and she walked slowly into the magnificent gate with a cane, stepping on the garden path paved with cobblestones. Her mother hurriedly lifted her skirt to welcome her, and the servants also saluted enthusiastically along the way. The canary sang in the cage overhead and the chef grandma said with a smile ¡®Miss, try the newly baked brioche bread¡¯.


    She¡¯s allowed to forget, that¡¯s all right.


    She has only stayed in Silver Big Dipper for more than a month.


    Bei Man¡¯er put on an elegant smile once again, thanked everyone who cared about her, and then hid in her own bedroom.


    The room was spacious, and as soon as she entered, she saw a full-length mirror carved in rosewood. She took off the pearl lace cap on her head, and stroked her newly permed curls.


    She¡¯s fine, she¡¯s okay.


    She¡¯s¡­¡­


    ¡°Baby¡­.¡±


    Madame Bei choked up and knocked on the door, ¡°Don¡¯t be sad, open the door and talk to Mom, okay?¡±


    ¡°We will do regenerative surgery next year. Take a rest for a year, and we¡¯ll go about it in the next. Let¡¯s find the best doctor, and Baby will get better soon, Mom guarantees.¡±


    After half a minute.


    The door of the young lady¡¯s bedroom opened.


    Bei Man¡¯er stood there quietly, with a calm expression on her pretty face, except for the glitters of makeup that shone under the corners of her eyes, which looked like tears.


    She shook her head and said slowly, ¡°Mom¡­I¡¯m not sad, I just feel so strange.¡±


    ¡°I came back from the Far Interstellar Space like a deserter, a loser with dejected appearance. I left one of my legs there, left my friends, the person I like¡­¡­¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er turned around and murmured, ¡°But what did I come back for?¡±


    ¡°Obviously even if I come back¡­¡±


    Her soft fingers stroked her prosthetic knee, and the silk fabric of the pink dress flowed under the girl¡¯s fingertips, ¡°I can¡¯t dance anymore.¡±


    Madame Bei covered her lips while in tears, ¡°No, my Baby¡­¡­¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er didn¡¯t look at her mother, she just gazed up at the sunny sky of Aslan Star City outside the window, and at the white clouds that look like cotton candy.


    She pinned a lock of her curly hair behind her ear and murmured to herself, ¡°Why did I come back?¡±


    Beep beep¡ª¡ª


    The sound of the wrist device came.


    Bei Maner lowered her eyes¡­¡­Oh, her wrist device has also been replaced with the latest model.


    But what¡¯s the point?


    She hasn¡¯t had much interest in these luxury goods since childhood. If it wasn¡¯t for this, she wouldn¡¯t have gone to the Kaios Military Academy.


    What¡¯s more, the message that sounded just now would just be either an invitation or a request.


    Bei Man¡¯er casually wanted to press it down, she glanced at it casually, but suddenly froze!


    ****


    Outside the entrance of the Bei¡¯s house, several fashionable young girls looked at each other in speechless despair.


    Suddenly, one of them lit up their eyes,¡±It¡¯s Miss Bei, she¡¯s coming out!¡±


    Sure enough, the pink figure who had just sat quietly at the ball appeared at the door in a hurry.


    The noble girls hurriedly gathered around, and the leading person bowed her head guiltily, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Miss Bei, today we invited you rashly, not considering your¡­¡­¡±


    The pink figure was like a whirlwind, blowing past the noble girls.


    Bei Man¡¯er¡¯s eyes were shining brightly, and she rushed out of the house without her cane. While running, she lifted up the bloated skirt and quickly tied it in a knot. She threw her high heels and stepped on flat boots.


    ¡°Ò»In an hour, Beluga Star Port!¡±


    She nodded, turned over and jumped onto her own air vehicle, slapped the console and said, ¡°There¡¯s still time!¡±


    The noble girls were all terrified. ¡°Miss Bei!?¡±


    When the private air vehicle took off from Bei¡¯s parking lot, the old butler and Madame Bei¡¯s equally terrified screams also came out:


    ¡°Miss, it¡¯s not allowed¡ª¡±


    ¡°My god, my Baby¡ª¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er didn¡¯t hear them, her heart was pounding, and she felt blood rushing all over her body for a long time.


    The wind from Aslan Star City tossed the chestnut curly hair, and ruined the hairstyle that the stylist had blown in the morning.


    Quick. Quick.


    Bei Man¡¯er¡¯s eyes were bright, she controlled the console with both hands, and was speeding on the air vehicle-only airway above Aslan Star City. One after another, private air vehicles were left behind, leaving only afterimages of the streets and crowds below.


    She was as fast as the wind.


    She didn¡¯t know why she was in such urgency, as if what she wanted to welcome was not just a friend who had returned from Silver Big Dipper.


    It¡¯s more than a part of myself that I lost¡­¡­.that I accidentally lost somewhere.


    Someone exclaimed, ¡°My God, who is that little girl? This skill, it¡¯s awesome!¡±


    ¡°Hey, this technique, she seems to have driven a mecha before.¡±


    But she once had manipulated a faster steel giant.


    She used to¡ª


    Woosh!! The wind sounded sharp, Bei Man¡¯er twisted the lever, and immediately overtook several other air vehicles on the same road.


    Out of the corner of her eye, she saw an uncle laughing heartily inside an air vehicle. ¡°Yes, she must have driven a mecha before. Eighty percent, it is a military mecha!¡±


    Ò»She used to be faster than the wind.


    ****


    An hour later, Beluga Star Port.


    Jiang Jianming, carrying a bag alone, walked out of the aerospace train slowly, and was pushed forward by the crowd.


    Even if Garcia was determined to urge him to leave first, he wouldn¡¯t be able to drive the Silver Big Dipper military warship and land directly at the star port, it would cause a big commotion.


    In the end, he still asked the chief to ask someone to make arrangements, took an aerospace train in the middle, and returned to Aslan in a low-key manner.


    Jiang Jianming suddenly remembered something, and looked down at his wrist device. When he got on the train, he sent a message to Bei Man¡¯er, hoping to make an appointment to meet up.


    As a result, he did not see any reply from Miss Bei, but when he swiped and swiped, several text messages popped up, which dazzled his eyes.


    [Where are you now] 45 minutes ago


    [Reply] 40 minutes ago


    [¡­] 35 minutes ago


    [Still angry? You provoked me first, Xie Yuduo should have told you that I don¡¯t like being mentioned together with the name Ryann Kaois. ] 28 minutes ago


    [Jiang?] 21 minutes ago


    [Jiang Jianming, I need to ensure your personal safety, I¡¯m warning you, do not lose your temper, no one here will coax you] 20 minutes ago


    [¡­I was wrong, reply to me] 6 minutes ago


    [Will you return to Silver Big Dipper?] 1 minute ago


    Jiang Jianming while holding the wrist device: ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    He was completely lost in a deep confusion.


    If it weren¡¯t for being able to check the sending time, he would have thought that he had been out of contact for a full ten days, instead of only not being able to check his wrist device for an hour.

 CH 63

    Teaching Someone a Lesson (1)


    However, in any case, the anxiety on the other side was about to overflow through the screen. Jiang Jianming dared not to ignore it, and hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd, found a remote corner to stop, and typed back:


    [Just landed, everything is fine, please be rest assured.]


    After thinking about it, he added another sentence:


    [Just didn¡¯t see it, and I didn¡¯t get angry, please don¡¯t lose your temper either, take care]


    He breathed a sigh of relief after sending these two sentences, and slowly raised his head to look at the sky. This was the blue sky of Aslan, with gentle breeze blowing through the ginkgo trees arranged in an arc at the exit of the Beluga Star Port, and farther away were the crowds of people who came to welcome their relatives and friends.


    Under the shade of a tree, a father threw down his suitcase, laughed and caught the child who jumped into his arms, while his wife bent down with a smile, taking the suitcase up from the ground again.


    Even though it was already winter, the temperature was only slightly cold. The place where the sunlight shone was even somewhat warmer, unlike the harsh cold of the Alpha Alien Star.


    It wasn¡¯t until then that Jiang Jianming felt that he had really returned to the empire.


    He tugged at the strap of his backpack, and headed slowly towards the exit of the starship port, while wondering where he should settle tonight.


    ¡°Hey, classmate Jiang¡ª¡ª!¡±


    Among the crowd in the distance, a familiar figure suddenly appeared. Bei Man¡¯er waved her hand vigorously, ¡°Here!¡±


    Jiang Jianming was a little surprised, and quickly walked a few steps to meet her. ¡°Man¡¯er? Why did you come here directly, I was planning to make an appointment¡­¡­¡±


    His eyes fell on Bei Man¡¯er: the wrinkled lace gloves, the luxurious long skirt knotted at the thigh, the shoes that did not match the long skirt, the hair that was slightly curled but completely unstyled¡­¡­.and beads of sweat that dampen the delicate makeup, but also added a different kind of vitality to the girl.


    ¡°How did you get into this?¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er smiled shyly. ¡°In the moment of excitement, I couldn¡¯t help rushing out of the house wearing a big skirt.¡±


    Passers-by kept casting curious or strange glances, but she didn¡¯t care, instead her eyes were bright, ¡°It¡¯s okay! I told my family on the way that I will be with a friend today. What are Jiang¡¯s plans next? Do you have a place to live? Or perhaps, would you like to come to my house?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°It¡¯s okay. I want to go back to Kaios Military Academy to see Instructor Luo Hai first. He took care of me a lot back then.¡±


    ¡ª¡ªThen I can take advantage of the opportunity to borrow and live in the staff dormitory of the school, saving the money for staying in a hotel.


    ¡°Kaios.¡± Bei Man¡¯er showed a hint of melancholy on her face.


    Ever since she came back from the Far Interstellar Space, her mental state had been consistently low, she hadn¡¯t seen her early teachers as well.


    ¡°That¡­then can I go with you, is that okay? Although it¡¯s only been a few months since I graduated, I really miss it a bit.¡±


    ¡°Of course you are welcome to, but your¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming bent the corners of his lips, and kindly suggested, ¡°Miss Bei, at least you should change your clothes?¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er blushed slightly, and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go to West Galaxy Street first, I¡¯ll buy some clothes, and treat you to lunch there!¡±


    The two turned around, and Bei Man¡¯er led Jiang Jianming to the private air vehicle parking lot. On the way, the latter briefly told her what happened in the fortress, including Lieutenant Colonel Huo Lin¡¯s sacrifice, and within the scope of not involving military secrets.


    ¡°And¡­¡± Jiang Jianming took out an envelope from his backpack, ¡°Tang Zhen asked me to bring you this letter, it¡¯s handwritten.¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er was taken aback for a moment, then smiled sweetly.


    She put the letter away with great care and suddenly pretended to be casual and said, ¡°Classmate Jiang¡­..say, how about we go back and drive a mecha!¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Mecha?¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er whispered mysteriously, ¡°My father recently revealed some information about the military. I heard that an officer in the Silver Big Dipper anonymously proposed a project¡­.¡±


    ¡°Wishing that the empire can re-establish the division of mecha driving, and recruit a small number of talented remnant crystal humans to provide help for the new crystal humans in mecha!¡±


    ¡°If this proposal can be passed, external combat and internal driving of the mecha can possibly be clearly distinguished to different branches in the army¡­¡­¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er turned on her air vehicle, sat in the driver¡¯s seat, and nodded vigorously, ¡°Since the remnant crystal human beings can do it, then the new crystal human beings with prosthetic limbs must be able to do it as well!¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded, ¡°It is indeed possible.¡±


    It was very strange, although the words that the eldest lady of the Bei family said were obviously shocking to the world, and that if Madame Bei heard it, she might turn pale and faint on the spot, but the other just merely nodded gently.


    This attitude was too calm and indifferent, causing Bei Man¡¯er, who was originally nervous in the heart, to feel a bit dispassionate.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t classmate Jiang surprised?¡± She sighed, ¡°That¡¯s right, you are on the front line of the Silver Big Dipper, you must have heard the news a long time ago.¡±


    Jiang Jianming put his backpack on the back seat, and said in a leisurely manner, ¡°If you have decided, then it will require effort, even if the proposal really passes, the review conditions will also be very strict.¡±


    The air vehicle carried two people into the sky, Bei Man¡¯er took a deep breath, ¡°I will. No matter how hard it is, it will never be more difficult than your journey, right?¡±


    The girl of noble origin stared at the console under her hand, her eyes gradually becoming firm.


    ¡­¡­It seems that after becoming like this, she was finally able to truly understand some things and some people.


    To loosen the conscription restrictions, if you were your former self, you would never care about such trivial matters.


    However, this seemingly insignificant change, for some people, will become their hope of changing their lives.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know who came up with the idea, classmate Jiang, do you know who it is?¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er sighed, ¡°If I can return to Silver Big Dipper in the future, I will thank that person personally.¡±


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re welcome.¡±


    Jiang Jianming, who was nestled in his seat, chuckled. ¡°It was me.¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er: ¡°Huh, it turns out to be¡­..¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er: ¡°¡ª¡ªhuh??¡±


    ****


    About two hours later, Jiang Jianming and Bei Man¡¯er walked on the bustling and fashionable West Galaxy Street.


    ¡°Ah, unexpectedly, it¡¯s classmate Jiang. Furthermore, you actually have friendship with Major General Xie in the fortress¡­¡­¡± Bei Man¡¯er didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, ¡°I was shocked for several nights, even my dad was pondering about it every day!¡¯


    To say that Bei Man¡¯er was worthy of being a noble lady, a few minutes before, she went into a famous brand store on the spot and bought a complete set of clothes, and then put on a limited edition cashmere trench coat and a black pearl hairpin.


    Coming out of the dressing room, it was simply another radiant and beautiful girl.


    She paid some more money and asked the clerk of this store to send the changed clothes back to the Bei¡¯s house. Now, she could finally go shopping with Jiang Jianming with ease.


    ¡°No, there are still many loopholes.¡±


    Jiang Jianming, on the other hand, was dressed in very simple and clean clothes, relying solely on his own temperament to avoid appearing shabby. ¡°It is easy to put forward a matter verbally, but it is difficult to push the idea into practical application.¡±


    ¡°It will get better.¡± Bei Man¡¯er said, ¡°By the way, it¡¯s almost noon, which restaurant should we go to eat a meal? Jiang Jiang didn¡¯t come out with us very much before, I¡¯m not even sure about your taste¡­¡­..¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I don¡¯t have any taboos. I¡¯m not familiar with this area, so you can take me wherever you like.¡±


    Speaking of ¡°taste¡±, Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help thinking of another person who regarded himself as his breeder.


    I don¡¯t know how the Little Highness is doing now, has he become obedient after receiving his reply.


    He turned on his wrist device and looked at it¡­His expression changed slightly.


    Good heavens, why are there more than a dozen unread messages!


    Isn¡¯t it just about confirming personal safety?


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help frowning, he said sorry to Bei Man¡¯er, and then read them carefully one by one.


    The first few were just to support the surface saying that he simply wanted to confirm his safety, asking him where he was now, asking him where he plans to settle at night¡­and asking him to make a real-time chat communication.


    The rest was another mess of urging him to reply.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming pressed the corner of his forehead.


    He now believed what Garcia said, that when he¡¯s with the people of the Black Shark Base, he¡¯s prone to losing control of his emotions.


    But isn¡¯t this simply a pure lack of love and clinginess?


    Isn¡¯t this simply making a big fuss?


    That, you knew you would make a fuss, and yet you still let me leave early??


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Miss Bei.¡± There was no other way, Jiang Jianming resignedly took off the earpiece from the wrist device and put it on, then said to Bei Man¡¯er, ¡°I might have to¡­¡±


    But before he could finish speaking, at the opposite corner, three figures suddenly turned around.


    The leader was a young man with a white face who was well-dressed, he exaggeratedly smiled and said, ¡°Miss Bei? isn¡¯t this Miss Bei Man¡¯er?¡±


    The young man¡¯s tone was overly straightforward and aggressive, and several passers-by around him looked sideways. Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but pause slightly when he wanted to call Garcia.


    Bei Man¡¯er¡¯s pretty face suddenly turned cold, she took a step forward, and intentionally or unintentionally stood in front of Jiang Jianming. She raised her eyebrows, and her tone of voice changed, ¡°Young Master Brandon, it seems that you are in a good mood today.¡±


    A peculiar aura suddenly opened up centered around these two people, and an invisible hostility pierced out like steel needles, immediately permeating this bustling street.


    On West Galaxy Street, a young person with ¡°good deeds¡± wanted to record a video with his wrist device. The companion immediately slapped his hand away in horror, ¡°Fool, don¡¯t cause trouble!¡±


    The companion lowered his voice and whispered, ¡°That¡¯s the second son of the Brandon family and the eldest lady of the Bei family. It¡¯s not something we can watch. Hurry up.¡±


    This was a confrontation between a noble young master and young lady, a confrontation between high-ranking families.


    Over there, Young Master Brandon had not said anything yet, while one of the two attendants behind him played a role of observing and responding to the situation quickly.


    One of the young men shrugged his shoulders and smiled maliciously, scanned Bei Man¡¯er and Jiang Jianming twice with obscene eyes, and said with a grin, ¡°Miss Bei, even if you are dumped by the Young Master of the Tang family, you can¡¯t possibly be looking for a disabled human civilian to play with?¡±


    ¡°Brandon!¡± Bei Man¡¯er let out a loud roar. ¡°Take care of your dog and clean that mouth of his in front of my friend.¡±


    As she spoke, her neck lifted like a proud swan. A sense of awe-inspiring nobility was naturally revealed.


    This was another kind of edge that was completely different from her valiant and heroic appearance in Silver Big Dipper.


    Young Master Brandon gave a light laugh, turned his head and said to his followers, ¡°Martin, how could you be so disrespectful?¡± The next sentence was, ¡°I don¡¯t even think about it, how could it be possible for someone with Miss Bei¡¯s status to really socialize with civilians¡ªor with a disabled civilian at that?¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyes lightly, and glanced at this Brandon.


    Troublesome things came. He hadn¡¯t even coaxed his Little Highness yet, which made him unhappy.


    However, the next moment, his wrist device flickered slightly.


    Accompanied by the ¡°beep beep¡± prompt tone, the text showing an incoming call lit up.

 CH 64

    Teaching Someone a Lesson (2)


    The West Galaxy Street gradually became noisy, and the spectators only dared to stand at a distance, watching the dispute between the nobles.


    ¡°Can¡¯t,¡± Master Brandon sneered, spreading his hands in feigned surprise, ¡°Miss Bei, what¡¯s with that expression on your face¡ªdon¡¯t tell me that the friend behind you is really a commoner? Is it really possible for commoners to also come to West Galaxy Street?¡±


    ¡°What about my friend? It¡¯s not up to someone like you who can only see their background to judge.¡± Bei Man¡¯er said in a cold tone, ¡°Brandon, get out of there, don¡¯t force me to say too much unpleasant words.¡±


    Brandon smiled nonchalantly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be so angry, I just want to get to know this friend¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°I heard that Ms. Bei has been depressed since she came back from the Far Interstellar Space. Since this friend can please you, then he must have something unique, am I right?¡±


    As these words fell, countless spectators turned their gazes to the thin, pale, black-haired young man behind Bei Man¡¯er. Some whispers emerged from all around.


    Whether it was intentional or unintentional, Young Master Brandon¡¯s words had already made Jiang Jianming into the kind of person who curry favors to a noble young lady.


    Bei Man¡¯er was secretly annoyed in her heart. She and the second young master of the Brandon family have had a long-standing feud which was due to her ruthless rejection of this dandy¡¯s public show of affection several years ago, which caused the latter to hold a grudge in his heart.


    It¡¯s just that for many years, the status of the family had been there, and no matter how annoyed Brandon was, it was impossible for him to be blatantly rude to her.


    But Jiang Jianming was different, he had no power and influence, no relatives, and was also not a person who would bend down and beg for mercy. If he¡¯s going to be targeted by this kind of trash¡­¡­¡­.


    Bei Man¡¯er bit her lower lip, regretting that she shouldn¡¯t have brought him here.


    Suddenly, a few strange comments came from the crowd.


    ¡°Hey, what¡¯s with that disabled human¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°What is he doing?¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er and Brandon were stunned for a moment, then looked sideways.


    They saw that the black-haired young man who had been so quiet that he had no sense of existence, now pursed his lips in embarrassment, and a few strands of broken hair were hanging in front of his frowning eyebrows. He was pressing the ear piece with one hand, and the wrist device of the other hand was reflecting a projection screen. He was whispering something. ¡°¡­Sorry, it¡¯s a bit inconvenient right now, can you please wait¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming knew that he had a problem, he was not very good at checking the messages on his wrist device in time. For this reason, he didn¡¯t know how many times he was nagged at by Tang Zhen when he was in the military academy.


    But he thought it was due to his own personality. He liked to be immersed in thinking or being alone, and he often read an academic book for hours. All of these required a long period of silence and concentration, free from external disturbances.


    ¡°Besides, if there is really an urgent matter,¡± he said to Tang Zhen lightly back then, ¡°don¡¯t normal people request real-time chat communication directly?¡±


    There were two communication functions of the wrist device, one was text messages, and the other was a call with projection.


    To put it bluntly, it was the difference between text messages and phone calls.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s put it this way as you said¡­..¡± Tang Zhen rolled his eyes feebly.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°That would be good, anyway, it¡¯s not a big deal, why do we need to keep an eye on it all the time.¡±


    In short, Tang Zhen was unable to argue with him. His Royal Highness Ryann was also not as paranoid as he was now, nor as idle as he was now. Thus his problem continued.


    But at the same time, he had another habit: As long as there was a call coming in, he would answer it immediately to avoid delays.


    It was only when the small projected screen flashed above the wrist device that Jiang Jianming realized that something was wrong.


    He subconsciously picked up the call, but at present, it didn¡¯t seem like an atmosphere good for chatting¡­¡­


    Seeing Bei Man¡¯er and Brandon turn their heads, the attention of passers-by was also attracted.


    Jiang Jianming reacted extremely quickly, he swiftly pulled a corner of his coat, and blocked the projection first to prevent outsiders from seeing Garcia¡¯s face.


    When his eyes fell, the face of His Royal Highness was indeed reflected on the opposite side of the small projection.


    Garcia didn¡¯t seem to have expected Jiang Jianming to answer so quickly, and before he had time to tidy up the worried look between his brows, he immediately turned delighted.


    ¡°Jiang, I¡¯m not going to scold you.¡±


    A magnetic voice came from the ear piece, Garcia covered his lips with a fist, coughed, and restrained the raised corners of his lips into the usual stern lines, but his tone was relaxed.


    ¡°¡­But you shouldn¡¯t ignore me, this is a very serious issue. Your body has not yet recovered, and now you are alone¡­¡±


    ¡°Hello! What do you say!¡±


    The lackey named Martin suddenly shouted at Jiang Jianming. ¡°Our Young Master Brandon wants to get to know you, didn¡¯t you hear? This is a blessing you wouldn¡¯t accumulate even in your eight lifetimes, hurry up!¡±


    When Martin yelled this sentence, his face was very unsightly.


    He didn¡¯t understand what was going on with this disabled human civilian¡­¡­


    Didn¡¯t you see that the young master of the Brandon family is the one in front of you? Or perhaps he¡¯s so thick-skinned that he can¡¯t even realize one¡¯s own hostility towards him?


    It¡¯s fine if this person is not afraid and shivering, but how can he still be chatting leisurely?


    He must let this kind of ignorant guy know how powerful he is.


    In the next moment, Martin raised his eyebrows triumphantly¡­..He got what he wished for, and saw the young man suddenly raise his face, with lips that were slightly pale.


    Jiang Jianming looked a little flustered, he pressed the ear piece with one hand, and said softly, ¡°¡­¡­No it isn¡¯t, listen to my explanation.¡±


    On the other side of the ear piece, the originally pleasant voice abruptly disappeared.


    ¡°¡­.Jiang Jianming.¡±


    A few seconds later, a chilling and eerie tone sounded instead. ¡°Who are you with?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± On the opposite side, the other lackey was also unwilling to fall behind, his arrogance was even more blatant, ¡°Where are you calling for reinforcement, ah?¡±


    Jiang Jianming put his slender fingers on the center of his eyebrows, looked at the farce in front of him, and said weakly, ¡°There isn¡¯t¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia sneered: ¡°There, isn¡¯t?¡±


    ¡°There isn¡¯t? Or you dared not.¡±


    The two lackeys playfully smirked and tried their best to provoke him, ¡°Jianmin, what are you looking at standing there? Come here quickly. Already given you face yet you still don¡¯t want it, believe it or not, I will gouge out your eyeballs!¡± (TL: they did not call his name incorrectly. The word Jianmin means social stratum below the level of ordinary people.)


    (t/n Already given you face yet you still don¡¯t want it-when there is a dispute between two parties, the stronger party (A) deliberately backs down many times in order to save face for the weaker party (B). to resolve conflicts. But Party B not only did not stop there, but also overreached, and the situation became more and more serious.)


    Bei Man¡¯er became furious, raised her wrist device and said, ¡°Brandon, he is a disabled human being, if you continue to harass him, I will report you to the patrolling police!¡±


    Brandon also didn¡¯t want to disregard Bei Man¡¯er¡¯s feelings, thus he waved slowly, ¡°Ah, all right, all right¡­..okay. Martin, Xiu, Come back, it seems that this friend doesn¡¯t want to play with me.¡±


    The two lackeys lazily agreed, and one of them gave Jiang Jianming a ¡°ptew¡±. (TL:It¡¯s a kind of sound to show your dislike or disapprove of something strongly; spitting sound)


    They turned around and prepared to go back to the young master.


    When the spectators around saw that the farce was over, they also wanted to disperse.


    Unexpectedly, in the next second, a clear voice with a strong sense of helplessness echoed in everyone¡¯s ears without hesitation.


    ¡°No it isn¡¯t, just met a few troublemakers on the way. It¡¯s really not as serious as you think!¡±


    They saw the handsome disabled human being pressing his ear piece, with a sincere expression. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯ll call you back after I solve the problem¡­¡­.is it alright?¡±


    ¡°Being bullied? No, how could it be possible! And they¡¯re already leaving after they¡¯ve finished sprinkling shrewishness¡­¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by not letting go, please wake up, I¡¯m not a patrolling policeman who arrests people.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Quiet, the West Galaxy Street became extremely quiet.


    People only stared, and none of the spectators dared to gasp.


    At some point, the two lackeys who kept walking with their legs raised, turned their heads to stare at Jiang Jianming in a daze.


    Brandon¡¯s elegant face also stiffened a little.


    Even Bei Man¡¯er was lost.


    ¡°Hey.¡± Brandon suddenly shouted at Jiang Jianming.


    Jiang Jianming held his forehead and sighed. ¡°¡­Give the communication to the other party? It¡¯s out of the question, not allowed. Please stop making trouble. This is my personal matter, please let me solve it myself.¡±


    ¡°Pfft¡±


    In the crowd, it was unknown who couldn¡¯t help but laugh.


    The people in the distance began to whisper, ¡°No way, no way. This disabled human being, hasn¡¯t he been talking on his wrist device since the beginning?¡±


    ¡°Speaking of it, he doesn¡¯t seem to have even looked at Brandon¡­¡±


    ¡°God, what¡¯s the background of this guy?¡±


    ¡°How could this demeanor really be that of a commoner?¡±


    ¡°You boy,¡± Brandon¡¯s face turned red at once. He laughed back in anger, and the corners of his eyes were throbbing, ¡°dare to look down on me!?¡±


    On the other side of the ear piece, Garcia asked in a deep voice, ¡°Enough, don¡¯t talk nonsense, where are you?¡±


    Jiang Jianming was both anxious and amused, he couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Really, don¡¯t make trouble, you have never been to Aslan before, if I tell you the location, will you be able to recognize it¡­.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Still trying to play dumb? I¡¯ll let you report the cosmic coordinates in the concept of the three-dimensional star map.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± As soon as these words were uttered, Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression froze.


    Three-dimensional star map, cosmic coordinates, this was a positioning method that only the space systems of mechas and starships use.


    No, is the Little Highness planning to directly drive a mecha or even a starship into West Galaxy Street!?


    On the bustling commercial street, Brandon was approaching furiously, followed by his two lackeys like door gods.


    Garcia: ¡°Forget it. Don¡¯t turn off the communication, I will check your location myself.¡±


    Not good.


    Not good, not good, not good. Aslan will have a great calamity!


    Jiang Jianming thought to himself in panic: This person has a rebellious personality, and now he is in such a paranoid state again. I am afraid that it isn¡¯t really impossible for him to go crazy.


    But is this kind of thing okay?


    On the occasion of the empress¡¯s 90th birthday, the crown prince who had been dead for three years suddenly appeared alive, and drove a starship into the Imperial Capital for the sake of a mere disabled human being commoner?


    This is no longer a question of whether it is possible, but a question of whether the empire will still be okay.


    It won¡¯t do!


    Jiang Jianming suddenly said, ¡°Wait!¡­¡­I understand, just wait for me for a minute.¡±


    After saying this, he looked up. Finally, he looked carefully at the Young Master Brandon who had already walked in front of him.


    This was a young man in his mid-twenties, with brown hair in a long braid that was popular among nobles, exquisite and luxurious clothes, and an overindulgent pale complexion¡­..His facial features seemed to be full of ¡°supercilious and self-conceited¡± four characters.


    Poor Young Master Brandon, he didn¡¯t know what was going to happen yet, he gazed at him condescendingly and sarcastically said, ¡°Have you finished your call?¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled apologetically at him then said, ¡°I apologize, but I can¡¯t help it either. I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    The next moment, he simply saw the body of this disabled human being with a weak and harmless temperament, polite and quiet words and deeds, flashed.


    The onlookers couldn¡¯t even see how he moved.


    When he reacted, one of Young Master Brandon¡¯s arms had already been caught, using it as a fulcrum, his body was raised high, and the hem of his gorgeous clothes fluttered¨Cbang!!


    The back of his shoulder hit the ground, and he fell over his shoulder, neat and crisp.


    The crowd exclaimed in surprise.


    ¡°Ugh!¡± Brandon¡¯s eyes bulged, and he almost didn¡¯t spit out the acid water in his stomach.


    His mind was buzzing, the spoiled young master hadn¡¯t realized what had happened yet. ¡°You¡­ cough, you¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er¡¯s eyes lit up, and she blurted out unconsciously, ¡°Beautiful!¡±


    The two lackeys changed color in horror.


    They were like two broken puppets, their teeth creaked and rattled for a long time before they spoke incoherently.


    ¡°You¡ªyou, you fellow, how dare you¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s finished, he dared, dared to deal with the Young Master of the Brandon family¡­¡­¡±


    Under the disbelieving gazes of the onlookers and the terrified gazes of the lackeys, Jiang Jianming walked up to Brandon who was paralyzed on the ground.


    His expression was still indifferent, even mild.


    ¡­¡­..Just for fun, no matter how he was referred to as a ¡°weak and disabled human being¡±, he was also a military student who came out of the First Military Academy of the Empire. Did he not grit his teeth and drag his feverish body to follow the demonic training of the Silver Big Dipper new recruits?


    In the silence of the commercial street, Jiang Jianming gently raised one leg and stepped on the face of Young Master Brandon with the sole of his shoe.


    He even apologized again gently, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, but don¡¯t block the road in the street in the future.¡±


    A dandy like Brandon wouldn¡¯t be his opponent at all, he had never taken him seriously either.


    The two lackeys didn¡¯t even dare to go forward, they embraced each other with blue faces, trembling even more violently.


    On the ground, Brandon¡¯s face was trampled out of shape, his eyes become bloodshot, and he muttered, ¡°You, are, dead.¡±


    He almost popped his eyeballs out, stretching out his hand tremblingly, he tried to point to Jiang Jianming¡¯s nose. ¡°¡­..however disabled, disabled humans¡­..how much, how much thickness of a crystal bone is needed, your little life¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°Do as you please.¡±


    The corners of Jiang Jianming¡¯s lips seemed to curve, and he lowered his head slowly.


    The voice was like a demon¡¯s bewitching.


    ¡°A noble young master released crystal bones in the street in a private fight, causing countless casualties to innocent passers-by¡ª¡ªI¡¯ve already figured out the headline for tomorrow¡¯s headlines for you.¡±


    ¡°Her Majesty¡¯s birthday banquet is approaching, isn¡¯t such an exciting news headline too pleasant for your noble family?!¡±


    Brandon was shocked, and stared at Jiang Jianming with a ferocious look as if he was staring at his father¡¯s enemies.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    No one spoke anymore. This prosperous commercial street seemed to have never been so quiet before.


    Jiang Jianming slowly moved his leg away, his eyebrows lowered, and he heard a soft laugh from the ear piece.


    Garcia¡¯s feign cold voice came faintly, ¡°Raising your hand to strike right away? Having a bad temper, and a mouth that is still poisonous. You came back to recuperate, yet at the drop of a hat, you immediately raised your hand and fought. This is not allowed.¡±


    A few seconds later, another sentence was added, ¡°¡­Don¡¯t you have a gun?¡±


    Good, coaxed and made him happy.


    Jiang Jianming immediately confirmed this, heaved a sigh of relief quietly, and at the same time ignored His Royal Highness¡¯s last dangerous words.


    It was not bad either, although it¡¯s not in his habit to act so ostentatiously¡­¡­But at least, he successfully saved Aslan from the clutches of the prince.


    Jiang Jianming turned around and called out to Bei Man¡¯er who was also stunned,¡±Let¡¯s go.¡±

 CH 65

    Teaching Someone a Lessons (3)


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, classmate Jiang, I¡¯m the one who got you in trouble.¡±


    A moment later, when the two were enjoying lunch in a restaurant, Bei Man¡¯er showed a guilty expression.


    ¡°Brandon is an old-fashioned noble, and his family is a villain who seeks revenge for the smallest grievance. I¡¯m afraid he will treat you¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming put down the knife and fork, shook his head and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me, actually¡­..I don¡¯t know if Tang Zhen has told you something about me, in fact I still have some connections in the empire.¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er only thought that Jiang Jianming was comforting her, and still heaved a great sigh. She took a bite of the steak on the plate, ¡°Oh right, classmate Jiang, are you free tomorrow night?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Tomorrow night? I¡¯ll be idle during this period of time.¡±


    There was more than half a month before Her Majesty¡¯s birthday, and this period was his vacation. After the vacation was over, it was time for him to face Old Marshal Chen. At that time, he would face an ordeal¡ª¡ªan ordeal on how to persuade the old marshal to agree to his continued stay in Silver Big Dipper.


    Bei Man¡¯er said, ¡°There will be a banquet tomorrow night, although it¡¯s just boring socializing¡­..but people from our family, Brandon¡¯s family, and the Tang family should all be present.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded to express his understanding, ¡°Gathering of nobles.¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Bei Man¡¯er¡¯s knife and fork in her hand bumped for a moment, ¡°Come along if it¡¯s convenient for you, I will convince Dad. In this way, when Brandon sees you with us at the banquet, he will become somewhat apprehensive.¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled. He actually didn¡¯t like this kind of boring and money-consuming social occasions, but he also knew that she had good intentions, thus he only said, ¡°Thank you, please let me think about it.¡±


    ¡°Come on, classmate Jiang!¡±


    Bei Maner¡¯s eyes sparkled, and she insisted, ¡°The dinner and snacks at the banquet can be eaten for free!¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s ears felt hot. ¡°Cough¡­¡­Thank, thank you.¡±


    ****


    After lunch, the two of them walked towards the Kaios Military Academy.


    Walking through the streets, freshly trimmed artificial flower beds came into sight. It was a golden rose that symbolized the glory of the royal family, sprinkles of water droplets hung on their soft petals, and one could smell the faint fragrance without even getting close.


    In the distance, the Non Crystal Race Protection Association were distributing their brochures; on the street corner, young people gathered in groups, seemingly arguing passionately about something; on the bench, a pair of elderly people were looking up at the high sky¡­¡­


    Jiang Jianming suddenly noticed that the atmosphere in the empire seemed to be subtly different.


    Is it because the emperor¡¯s birthday is approaching? (TL: emperor is what is written, but the current emperor is a woman)


    Or perhaps¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    A distant bell sounded in his ears. A group of white pigeons took off with fluttering wings, departing from the cathedral¡¯s steeple.


    Jiang Jianming and Bei Man¡¯er paused. Looking back, they saw what they had just passed ¨C the Glorious Cathedral.


    Tolling the bell, such an ancient way of telling the time, was no longer needed in this era, thus what remained with the ringing of the bell was more of a symbolic significance.


    Bei Man¡¯er let out a ¡°huh¡± sound. ¡°Today is the Ritual Education day, there are so many people over there.¡± (TL: Ritual education, that is, etiquette education, refers to the ritual and music culture in traditional Chinese culture . Because it attaches great importance to fame and status.)


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Someone is preaching.¡±


    There were crowds outside the church. The bishop standing in the middle preaching turned out to be a girl with unparalleled beauty, wearing a snow-white long skirt, with snow-white long hair, snow-white skin, and feet that were without shoes and socks stepping on the ground. Her expression was pure and sincere, like an angel in the mortal world.


    ¡°The Radiance of Crystal Particles will grace you, I and all sentient beings¡­¡­¡±


    The girl put her hands on her chest piously, ¡°In the name of the Radiance of Crystal Particles, I bring the ultimate gospel from the depths of the universe, the interpretation of the truth¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°Bishop Excellency!¡±


    A young man squeezed out of the crowd excitedly, knelt down on his knees and raised his hands to the sky, ¡°Your Excellency, Bishop Margaret! Please endow me with the wisdom of truth, please dispel the confusion of fools like me¡­¡±


    There were tears in his eyes, and there were no condensed crystals on his raised wrist, ¡°Why, why didn¡¯t the Sacred Crystal Particles not allow His grace of rain and dew evenly distributed. Should we, the remnant crystal humans, be born as inferior species?¡± (TL: Sacred Crystal Particles here was treated as a being that¡¯s why it was followed by ¡°His¡± and also with the Radiance of Crystal Particles)


    Bishop Margaret turned her head to look at him slowly, and said in a singing tone, ¡°The Radiance of Crystal Particles has graced thousands of living beings. We feel deeply injustice because we are walking in the midst of sin in the dust.¡±


    ¡°It is humans who create various grades and ranks, it is humans who create oppression and injustice¡­It is the human¡¯s seven emotions and six desires that rejected the divine grace, rejecting the Ultimate¡¯s arrival¡­¡±


    The white-haired girl looked up and closed her eyes, the sun fell on her delicate nose bridge, she made a praying gesture, and whispered as she paced, ¡°Strengthen your faith and wash away your sins. Whoever believes in the Ultimate from the bottom of your heart, when your body is freed from the shackles of this dirty world, the Ultimate will surely allow your soul to be truly free¡­¡­..¡±


    After the young bishop spoke, the crowd knelt on the ground with tears streaming down their faces, raised their hands and sobbed, or kowtowed and murmured, as if they were really a group of sincerely repentant sinners.


    ¡°My god.¡± Bei Man¡¯er got goosebumps. ¡°This group of people are even crazier than before.¡± Jiang Jianming shook his head.


    ¡­Since the end of the Old Blue Mother Planet Era, all kinds of ancient religious beliefs have also disappeared in history.


    However, the more one suffered, the more human beings were eager to seek support from nothingness. The Crystal Religion, which believed in crystal particles, flourished greatly during the old empire, and now it was the only remaining religion in the New Human Interstellar Empire.


    Jiang Jianming did not have a good impression of this religion that spoke very well and eloquently.


    Not mentioning anything else, now even in front of the royal family, there was no need to perform the great prostate, and seeing Her Majesty the Emperor was just a kneel on one knee, with a hand on the chest and bowing the head. A person like His Royal Highness who acted recklessly and didn¡¯t put on airs was even willing to let him rub his hair and even peel apples for him¡­..


    Only when the Crystal Religion preached, a group of people kowtowed and begged. This atmosphere always made him dream back to the feudal period of the Old Blue Mother Planet in the history books.


    But he wouldn¡¯t speak out to refute on the spot.


    Saying ¡°your beliefs are unscientific¡± to someone with a religious belief was something that a guy with a negative EQ would do.


    The two left the Glorious Cathedral, followed the route they remembered, and went straight back to the Kaios Military Academy.


    At this time, the military academy was having its second period in the afternoon, and the two wandered around the campus casually, saying hello to several faculty members who had no classes. Unfortunately, it didn¡¯t take long for Bei Man¡¯er to receive a communication from home, said she was  sorry and left first.


    Jiang Jianming knew that the commotion on the West Galaxy Street had probably reached the Bei¡¯s house, and the family members were anxious to ask about the situation. He had the impression that Miss Bei¡¯s family atmosphere was pretty good, probably because worry outweighed the blame, thus he didn¡¯t try to keep her.


    He spent the time alone until the period was over, and just walked to the First College. He unexpectedly ran into a dark-faced officer who was walking out of the gate of the college.


    Jiang Jianming stepped forward, ¡°Teacher Luo Hai.¡±


    For some reason, Luo Hai was frowning, and he seemed to be pondering about something when he walked out, therefore he was even more shocked when he saw the former student. ¡°Jiang Jianming? You¡¯re still in Aslan?¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled lightly. ¡°I just returned to Aslan. Excuse me, can I take up a little of your time?¡±


    Soon, the two sat together in the reception room of the First College, they sat on the sofa facing each other.


    -Instructor Luo Hai, a new human officer who was born as a civilian, served as a colonel in the Golden Sun Wheel Imperial Guard Army, and had taught courses related to strategy and tactics at the Kaios Military Academy for more than 20 years. He was a well-known special instructor.


    ¡°So you still went and joined the army.¡±


    After chatting for a while, Luo Hai looked at Jiang Jianming, the student he was very proud of, with a complicated expression.


    ¡°I have known for a long time that you are not willing to be an ordinary person. When you said that you wanted to teach after graduation, I didn¡¯t believe you kid. Just didn¡¯t expect¡­¡±


    Speaking of this, Luo Hai frowned and the corners of his mouth twitched in unison.


    ¡­¡­¡­Just didn¡¯t expect for this kid¡¯s guts to be so fat! (TL: bold, daring)


    The old marshal dared to trick him, he even dared to send him to the front line of the Silver Big Dipper. The hell. It was actually amazing how he tricked him, and even succeeded!


    ¡°I remember when you were in school,¡± Luo Hai took a sip of tea and suppressed his boiling emotions, ¡°there were rumors that you and a member from the royal family¡­.¡±


    At this point, Jiang Jianming also confessed, ¡°Yes. It is indeed a bit of a complicated relationship.¡±


    The corners of Luo Hai¡¯s mouth twitched again, thinking of the days when he thought this child was a very poor student and bought him meals and coffee frequently. He felt that his conscience and coins were wrongly paid.


    Forget it, the student is after all still a good student¡­¡­


    Luo Hai shook his head and sighed, then asked again, ¡°Tell me, what¡¯s the matter with you coming to school this time.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Two things. One is¡­¡­I want to speak to Diana, she should still be in the Third College.¡±


    Luo Hai: ¡°Lance¡¯s younger sister? Unfortunately, she hasn¡¯t been here for the past two days. Tomorrow night, there will be a big noble banquet at her house, and the young lady needs to show her face.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was slightly taken aback, and thought to himself: Is the banquet that Bei Man¡¯er mentioned actually hosted by Lance¡¯s family?


    Then it seems like he really needs to go there.


    Luo Hai: ¡°The second thing?¡±


    ¡°Ah,¡± Jiang Jianming returned to his senses, then lowered his eyebrows and smiled.


    He leaned forward, seemed a little embarrassed, but said sincerely, ¡°Teacher Luo, can I take a room in the staff dormitory?¡±


    Luo Hai: ¡°?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°It won¡¯t be long, I will only stay for more than half a month. I don¡¯t have the money to book a hotel.¡±


    ****


    On the same day, at five o¡¯clock in the afternoon.


    A boy with brown hair and black eyes, dressed in old clothes that had been washed white, turned his back to the door with a fierce expression, and sat in the tactical confrontation simulation classroom at Kaios Military Academy.


    Jiang Kiven, seventeen years old, a poor man, was currently a second-year student in the First College of Kaios Military Academy.


    However, the word ¡°student¡± now also needed to be marked with a question mark. Just because three days ago, he called on a group of people who were born as civilians, that had excellent performance, classmates that were bullied by noble students recently, and held a vigorous strike movement.


    There was only one petition: They hope that Kaios, as the number one military academy in the empire, to be more equal in terms of enrollment, and expel those noble children who have poor performance and conduct and only rely on family background to enter.


    If the military academy disagreed, they would not come to class for a day.


    In the early winter evening, it was already dusk at this point. The glowing red sunset hung among the buildings in the distance, and only a little afterglow was still warming the windows.


    The classroom door opened.


    Kevin didn¡¯t turn around, he knew who was coming in, it was the person who called him here.


    ¡°Teacher Luo?¡± Kevin said coldly, ¡°I know what you want to say, thank you for your kindness. But you don¡¯t have to persuade me, and you can¡¯t persuade me either, because I have already made up my mind¡­¡­¡­.¡±


    The boy¡¯s voice suddenly stopped.


    Because he suddenly heard that the footsteps behind him not only belonged to one person.


    Kevin couldn¡¯t help turning his head to look.


    Sure enough, there were two people coming in from the door.


    The first person to come in was indeed Teacher Luo Hai, but behind him was a strange young man.


    He didn¡¯t know why, although the young man just followed behind the teacher in a low-key manner, Kevin¡¯s gaze still fell on this man¡¯s face first.


    This stranger with a unique temperament was thin and pale, seemingly fragile, but with a pair of calm and profound black eyes, which reminded of the universe and starry sky he had looked up to in his childhood.


    Now, those black eyes were silently focused on the young man¡¯s face.


    Kevin¡¯s chest felt hot, and his heart beat faster.


    In the next second, he saw the young man tilt his head slightly, and said something to Teacher Luo, and the teacher answered immediately.


    ¡­¡­¡­.Later, Jiang Kiven would recall this early winter evening countless times in his life.


    When the sunset was about to sink at the window, the still too young imperial commander of the empire casted his eyes on him, and in a unique way, he got to know such an ordinary existence like himself.


    Yes. Although the voice of Jiang Jianming and Luo Hai was really low, Kevin was always sure that he heard it correctly.


    These two people asked and answered in a low voice, and what they said was clearly¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Who is this?¡±


    ¡°Your accommodation fee.¡±

 CH 66

    Teaching Someone a Lesson (4)


    ¡­¡­¡­ It¡¯s not the first time he¡¯d done such a thing.


    At dusk, in the wide tactical classroom, Jiang Jianming looked at the young man standing opposite the simulator.


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    The young man in plain clothing and fierce eyes shouted.


    ¡°I know that Teacher Luo Hai called you here because he wanted you to teach me a lesson, right.¡±


    Kevin snorted coldly, brown crystals on both of his wrists flowed with luster, crackling and rapidly growing into crystal bones that were as long as an arm, which had their ends integrated closely to the virtual screen.


    ¡°Let me tell you first, it¡¯s useless. Even if I lose, I won¡¯t give up my resolve either.¡±


    -The Kaios Military Academy was named after the great emperor¡¯s surname. Although it was a military academy, its six departments covered most of the subjects. It was the undisputed highest institution in the human empire.


    Abundance of geniuses actually meant dissatisfaction of the subjects and many obnoxious persons that think highly of themselves.


    Thus the shrewd faculty members had an unwritten custom: catch some more powerful students, even former students who have graduated, and rub those narrow-minded little brats a few times on the ground to wake up their minds.


    ¡°Speaking of defeat first before the battle even started.¡±


    Jiang Jianming lightly rolled up his cuffs, stretched out his hands, and spread his five fingers, ¡°Ominous.¡± Ten slender, white fingers silently pressed on the virtual screen emitting blue light.


    Kevin was taken aback for a moment, and his face suddenly turned pale, ¡°You, you are a disabled¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°It¡¯s alright, use your crystal bone.¡±


    He heard that when Major General Xie of Silver Big Dipper was still studying in the military academy, he was often caught by the instructors to do this kind of job.


    He was the same, since he entered this school, he had been a ruthless rubbing machine that was often caught and used by Luo Hai. (TL: always caught by LH to teach obnoxious students a lesson)


    ¡°Both the left and the right, focus your attention, get ready.¡±


    Teacher Luo Hai shouted out.


    Soon, the electronic sound from the simulator resounded.


    [Random map: B-03, students on both sides are in position, showing 3D battlefield projection in five seconds. After thirty seconds, the simulated confrontation battle will begin. Starting countdown, thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-seven¡­¡­.]


    Only¡­¡­Jiang Jianming¡¯s gaze once again looked at the young man who was like a wolf cub in front of him, and said silently in his heart: an accommodation fee.


    When he worked as the rubbing machine for Teacher Luo, he always used coins.


    In an instant, the blue light quickly spread in midair, forming a two-dimensional map.


    The random map this time was mainly plains, with sparse vegetation, unsuitable for small tricks.


    The rules of the simulated confrontation battle were actually very simple.


    The blue light simulated the geographical environment of the battlefield: the red dots symbolized alien creatures; the black and white blocks respectively symbolized the troops of the two sides in the battle. The goal of the battle was simpler: defend your own camp, clear the alien creatures along the way and capture the opponent¡¯s camp. The system would give the final score based on the comprehensive performance of the students. That¡¯s to say, the students needed to fight against the obstacles set by the machine and against the living opponents at the same time.


    There were some rustling noises outside the classroom.


    ¡°Hey, brother Kevin is playing a simulated battle with someone!¡±


    ¡°Who is the other party¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming swept a glance out of the corner of his eye, and through the window on the door, he vaguely saw the sneaky figures of several teenage boys and girls. They¡¯re all students¡­..and judging by their clothes, they¡¯re civilian students?


    This should be what Teacher Luo Hai had just said, the children who went on strike together with the young man in front of him.


    Outside the classroom, several teenage boys and girls who heard the news were causing a commotion.


    ¡°Hey, look at his wrist.¡±


    ¡°A disabled human!? Unexpectedly, he was not affected by brother Kevin¡¯s crystal bones¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°Did he take tranquilizers beforehand?¡±


    ¡°Is he a noble? Doesn¡¯t feel like that though¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°Since you¡¯re all here,¡± Luo Hai suddenly called out, ¡°Come in and have a look.¡±


    The little naughty and disobedient children outside the door shut up all of a sudden, and after a short pause, they slid in with their heads bowed like frost-beaten eggplants.


    Inside the classroom, Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart skipped a beat.


    He realized that since his return to the empire, he had vaguely noticed that the ¡°atmosphere was different¡±, but where was the difference?


    The kneeling down and weeping disabled humans to the Bishop of the Crystal Religion, the nobles stirring trouble in the street, the civilian students who went on a strike¡­¡­


    It¡¯s those hidden contradictions. Behind the glory of prosperity and peace, the contradictions within this huge empire suddenly intensified, like a wild beast that had been freed from the suppression of iron chains, showing its sharp fangs.


    Why? Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help frowning, it wasn¡¯t like this before he set off, why did it suddenly¡­


    ¡°Hey, you¡¯re not from a noble family, are you?¡±


    On the opposite side, Kevin stared at the simulated map, and began to move his troops, ¡°We just want to fight for equality, why did you come to obstruct me?¡±


    His was white, and this young man¡¯s style after getting on the plane was not as impulsive as his attitude. On the contrary, facing the mysterious person brought by Teacher Luo Hai, he showed extreme caution.


    On the contrary, Jiang Jianming manipulated his black troops and rushed out in a straight line along the terrain.


    The vanguard was in the front, the main force followed steadily, and expelled alien creatures along the way¡­It was a very solid but common offensive style of play.


    ¡°¡­¡­equality. ¡°


    Jiang Jianming looked at the young man in front of him with a peaceful expression, ¡°You name¡¯s Kevin right? How much do you spend on tuition at Kaios Military Academy every year?¡±


    A girl who just walked into the classroom suddenly exclaimed, ¡°Brother Kevin is the best in our class, he can obtain scholarships and subsidies from the Empire every year! He doesn¡¯t have to pay tuition fees.¡±


    ¡°Right!¡± A little chubby individual also shouted, ¡°Just¡­¡­just because he refused to bow his head, offended the Brandon family, that those nobles tried to isolate him and bully him. Obviously none of those guys have better performances than Kevin.¡±


    Quite a coincidence, why is it Brandon again¡­¡­


    Jiang Jianming smiled inwardly, and calmly nodded, ¡°It turns out to be like this. It is not easy to get a scholarship at the Kaios Military Academy, you are an excellent student.¡±


    During the conversation, on the simulated projected battlefield, the black and white on both sides collided.


    Kevin¡¯s eyes flashed, and he was secretly happy: The other party walked into his trap!


    The black fought all the way from the red dots that symbolized alien creatures, which had the other¡¯s troops slightly reduced, while he was holding his position waiting for the enemy¡¯s attack. Now, as long as¡­¡­.The young man used his crystal bone to quickly manipulate. The right flank and left flank of the white deformed, and their formation became a curved ¡°U¡±, enclosing the black like a dumpling.


    It turned out to be smoother than expected.


    The corner of Kevin¡¯s mouth couldn¡¯t help but twitch: Very good, this way the enemy will be like a turtle in a jar. The next step is a prolonged battle, as long as you can nibble away the opponent¡¯s strength little by little¡­..(TL: turtle in a jar-metaphor for something that is already under control and cannot escape.)


    ¡°As far as I¡¯m concerned, the Brandon family donates millions of dollars to the construction of the military academy every year.¡±


    Suddenly, a clear and slightly deep voice floated from the opposite side.


    The black-haired young man lowered his eyebrows, and when he spoke, he gazed at the simulated projection without any waves in his eyes. His white fingers traced a graceful trajectory on the virtual screen, moving his troops calmly.


    Facing the spread out enclosure of the white, the black¡¯s pace did not turn chaotic in the slightest, instead, the advancing formation changed into a sharp cone shape, speeding up its advance!


    ¡°¡ª¡ªWhat!?¡±


    Kevin¡¯s complexion changed drastically, and he looked at the projection in front of him in disbelief, ¡°How, how¡­how did it become like this?¡±


    The expected encirclement circle did not form, the white troops didn¡¯t even have time to completely enclose the black troops, and the bottom of the ¡°U¡± broke with a boom. The black troops on the battlefield were like sharp knives, or a spear, or even like a rampaging bull, directly breaking through the formation of the white troops, causing the original semi-arc to be completely cut in two!


    ¡°And you, not only will you not have to pay the tuition, but the military academy will instead lose money to support you in finishing your studies.¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyes leisurely, ¡°Is this equality to the military academy?¡±


    There was a slight sigh in his tone. The decadent red light of the setting sun outside the window and the cold blue light of the simulator in front of him were intertwining and swaying in the depths of those dark pupils.


    Kevin was stupefied, and watching teenage boys and girls from the side were also stupefied. They didn¡¯t know if it was because of the sudden change in the battle situation, or because of the words in the mouth of the black-haired young man in front of them.


    Jiang Jianming knocked on the edge of the machine, trying to bring the young man back to his senses. ¡°Your formation is too loose, and you don¡¯t have enough experience, don¡¯t hastily disperse your troops.¡±


    Kevin clenched his fists fiercely. He was too eager to form an encirclement, but unexpectedly, the change of formation caused the white troops to scatter, causing a weak flaw to appear¡­¡­


    The girl who spoke for Kevin first perked up her eyebrows anxiously, ¡°Don¡¯t talk fallacious reasoning! Isn¡¯t Kaios an Imperial Academy? Isn¡¯t its purpose is to cultivate talents for the empire!? What earning money or losing money, it¡¯s not to do business like small merchants¡ª¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head helplessly, and glanced at Teacher Luo Hai.


    These children¡­¡­


    What¡¯s the problem with earning money and losing money?


    It was precisely because of the status of the Kaios Military Academy here that sometimes it was restrained by more intangible things and had to make some compromises.


    For example, the current tactical simulation machine, equipped with the most advanced computing system and intelligence, costs nearly a million coins per unit.


    How would it be possible to support these ordinary children who couldn¡¯t afford tuition fees to attend school without earning money?


    Similarly, if some compromises were not made, once the military academy itself collapses, how could this group of innocent children who say ¡°strike down those evil nobles¡± and ¡°won¡¯t come to class until those dandies are expelled¡± be protected?


    However, such a complicated thing, for a brief period of time, he¡¯s unable to reason out to this group of children to clarify the facts.


    Thus Jiang Jianming could only sigh, ¡°Yes, what you said¡­they¡¯re true.¡± In the next second, he raised his eyebrows indifferently and asked, ¡°But with what you are like now, can you even consider yourselves talents?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    The teenage boys and girls became ashen-faced and fell silent.


    Even though the heating in the wide classroom was fully turned on, it seemed that there was a cold current pouring down from the top of everyone¡¯s head. They looked at each other with timid eyes.


    Are they¡­¡­¡­ considered talents? Is there any value in them that can be worth a million coins?


    Only then did Jiang Jianming glance at the battle situation again. Kevin¡¯s head was covered with cold sweat, and he was gritting his teeth trying to bring the two dispersed forces closer together.


    Jiang Jianming flicked the screen casually, and the black troops moved left and then moved right for a moment. Like a dragon waving its tail, and breaking through the two chaotic streams of white troops one by one. ¡°It¡¯s already like this, is there any use in gathering troops again?¡±


    ¡°See clearly your enemy, make the accurate judgment.¡±


    ¡°Face me, you should run.¡±


    Kevin raised his face suddenly, the corners of his eyes twitched, and his face was red, it was unknown whether it was from shame or anger.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°You can¡¯t even beat the one Teacher Luo randomly caught, you are still far behind.¡±


    Kevin¡¯s teeth trembled, he closed his sour eyes unwillingly, and with difficulty¡­..began to manipulate the remaining soldiers, and fled in embarrassment. But suddenly a red dot lit in front of his eyes.


    Red dots that symbolized alien creatures were lying across in front of the scattered white troops.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s face sank as he saw it. ¡°Where are you going? Didn¡¯t you just take a defensive stance, the alien creatures in that area haven¡¯t been cleared yet, have you lost your head?¡±


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    Kevin¡¯s face paled instantly.


    Then the black troops met him head-on leisurely, split into four groups halfway, and accurately devoured the scattered white troops.


    Ò»Complete annihilation.


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Kevin stood there in a daze, with his back hunched, and was dragging an unbearable shadow on the ground.


    However, as the sun sank completely, the surrounding darkness also submerged the shadow.


    Several companions walked over silently, surrounded their ¡°Brother Kevin¡± in the middle, and stared at Jiang Jianming defensively.


    They were like stubborn and dusty pieces of stones, looking a bit pitiful.


    ¡°Do you still want to fight?¡±


    Jiang Jianming moved his wrist, without any trace of winning or losing on his face, ¡°If you are not reconciled, put away the crystal bone and switch to manual control, I can play a few more rounds with you.¡±


    ¡°Before that¡­¡­¡± After speaking, he turned his head and looked at Luo Hai who had been standing with arms folded, watching silently.


    This time, there were vivid traces between the good-looking eyebrows and eyes. Jiang Jianming said softly, ¡°Teacher Luo, can you buy me coffee?¡±

 CH 67

    Noble or Lowly (1)


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­.Learning is your only way out. Kaios Military Academy provides civilians with the possibility of moving forward for free. You could have crossed the gap of your family background, here, you learned the same knowledge as the noble children, until you surpass them, defeat them, and then rectify the injustices one by one with your own hands.¡±


    A moment later, the black-haired young man was sitting in a corner of the classroom with coffee in both hands.


    Several stone-like teenage boys and girls stood in front of him with different expressions, either with their faces scrunched up, their heads bowed, or with pursed mouths.


    ¡°But you have lost the opportunity to fight, crying like children who can¡¯t get any candy, asking the military academy to optimize all the rules for you to an ideal state.¡±


    Jiang Jianming took a sip of his coffee and neither lightly nor heavily said, ¡°This is wrong, your cries now are of no value, no one will hear them.¡±


    Kevin turned his face away, staring at the floor with unwillingness, as his fists were tightly clenched.


    The top of the young man¡¯s head was suddenly patted, it was a pale and slender palm.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°If you want to eat candy, please learn to earn money yourself first.¡±


    Kevin abruptly raised his head, gave him a fierce look, and cursed, ¡°Money-greedy ghost.¡±


    ¡°Such a fellow, even if you learn knowledge in the military academy, so what, the nobles will only throw you a few copper coins, and you will immediately go to lick someone¡¯s shoes.¡±


    Just after the first round ended, he lost his wits, knowing that the gap between the two was huge, thus he shook his head and said that he wouldn¡¯t fight any more. In an instant, the black-haired youth showed an undisguised regret on his face.


    This made Kevin realize two things in his depressed mood:


    The guy in front of him really wants to drink coffee.


    But at the same time really doesn¡¯t want to spend his own money to buy it.


    In the end, Luo Hai couldn¡¯t bear watching it anymore, or felt it was too humiliating, and eventually, bought coffee for him.


    Even booked a special reservation transport drone, which delivered directly from the coffee shop next to the Aslan library.


    Jiang Jianming drank the sweet milk coffee he hadn¡¯t drank for a long time, and now was in a good mood. He did not haggle over Kevin¡¯s bad words, and waved the children away.


    As soon as Kevin and the students left, only Jiang Jianming and Luo Hai were left in the huge tactical classroom.


    The sky had long since darkened, the moonlight was extraordinarily bright tonight and the shadows of the leaves were dotted on the metal casing of the simulated machine, like a pair of delicate stick figures.


    Luo Hai called out, ¡°Let¡¯s go, meal time has passed. If you go to the cafeteria to eat, dinner will also be on me, but you need to agree beforehand that it¡¯ll only be vegetables and porridge.¡±


    ¡°Teacher Luo.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head. He didn¡¯t move, and stood there with his back straight, holding his coffee in both hands. ¡°Now that the children have left, it¡¯s time for you to explain clearly what¡¯s going on.¡±


    The black-haired young man had a serious look, ¡°I have been in the Kaios Military Academy for five years, and I have never heard of any incidents of noble children bullying and oppressing civilians.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re angry? For Kevin?¡± Teacher Luo Hai¡¯s serious and rigid face showed a hint of surprise, which quickly turned into a faint smile, ¡°Isn¡¯t it beautiful to scare your juniors with your words just now?¡±


    Jiang Jianming remained calm, ¡°Paying accommodation fee, nothing more.¡±


    He couldn¡¯t let these naive teenage boys and girls fight against a noble¡¯s force, and court defeat by fighting against overwhelming odds. He couldn¡¯t watch them threaten the military academy with such a stupid strike as well.


    But after completely hitting at the end, the problems that should have existed on this end still needed to be solved.


    The Kaios Military Academy was considered a half-royal force, and logically speaking, no one would dare to make a scene here. A noble¡¯s reputation may seem powerful, but in fact it also had a lot of scruples, just like Brandon, who didn¡¯t dare to release the crystal bone in the street even after being stepped on the face by him, precisely because he was afraid of being caught doing something dishonorable or illegal.


    But nowadays, there is actually bullying among students in the military academy?


    Jiang Jianming walked up to Luo Hai and said in a low voice, ¡°Teacher, the Empire¡­..will there be any changes? I feel that the atmosphere of the entire Star City in Aslan is somewhat abnormal.¡±


    Luo Hai gave him a deep look.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go have a meal first, then go back to the staff dormitory and talk about it in detail.¡±


    ****


    At nine o¡¯clock in the evening, staff dormitory of the Kaios Military Academy.


    ¡°To designate a crown prince.¡±


    Luo Hai suddenly said such a sentence without thinking, and then took a sip of the porridge.


    ¡°What?¡± Jiang Jianming was stunned.


    In the end, they didn¡¯t eat in the cafeteria, but instead bought two meals and went back to the room, closed the doors and windows, and talked while having a simple dinner.


    Luo Hai picked up another chopstick of green vegetables, and said with a solemn face, ¡°Half a month ago, Her Majesty the Emperor publicly promised that at her birthday ceremony, she would elect the next monarch for our empire.¡±


    ¡°Now the whole empire¡¯s nerves are tense because of this matter, especially Aslan, which is the capital of the empire¡­¡± Luo Hai said, ¡°As for the current situation of the empire¡¯s noble and civilian factions, you should already have some understanding.¡±


    Jiang Jianming came back to his senses after a long while, squeezing his chopsticks. ¡°¡­Yes. I am aware¡­¡­¡­..a little.¡±


    He thought of that night in the small starship.


    Bedside lamp, quilt, pillow¡­..Garcia lying beside him, staring at his side face with deep eyes, hooking his legs with his feet intentionally or unintentionally.


    The prince¡¯s curly hair was slightly messy, like an elegant and lazy big cat.


    ¡°The current imperial nobility are roughly divided into three classes.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stroked his back with his hands, and casually said whatever came to mind. ¡°First class is the so-called Zhao¡¯an nobles also known as the Old nobility. When the great emperor overthrew the old empire, he promised to retain a certain position for the surrendering nobles, thereby attracting a large number of forces.¡± (TL: Zhao¡¯an-to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty)


    ¡°The second class is the Merit nobles. Those who followed the great emperor and seized the power to establish the new empire naturally received the rewards they deserved. Among them, those who have made outstanding achievements obtained additional honorary titles.¡±


    ¡°The last class is the Honorable nobles who were enfeoffed by our current Majesty. The emperor bestowed noble titles on civilians who have made great contributions. These people are also called New nobles.¡±


    On this night at his alma mater, Jiang Jianming lost himself in contemplation as he faced his former teacher, and said to himself. ¡°New nobles¡­..and Old nobles.¡±


    The Merit nobles were those who have made real achievements in the founding of the army of the country, and at the same time, their number was relatively small. They belonged to the group that ¡°generally speaking, they don¡¯t cause trouble¡± and ¡°generally speaking, no one dares to provoke them¡±.


    So for many years, the main contradiction in the empire had been the confrontation between the Old nobles and the New nobles, to put it bluntly, it was the confrontation between the nobles and the civilians.


    And the formation of this confrontational situation had something to do with Her Majesty, the current Emperor.


    It was the first year of the New Imperial Calendar. After personally burying the dark and chaotic old empire, Emperor Kaios did something that no one could have imagined, nor could have dared to imagine.


    Without any warning, at his coronation ceremony, he adopted a female general under his command to be his foster daughter, and then later appointed as the next crown prince.


    What¡¯s funny was that the outstanding young great emperor was too young when he was crowned, only twenty-five years old, and this nominal ¡°foster daughter¡± general was actually two years older than the great emperor.


    The female general¡¯s name was Lin Ge, a ballad song. Born in the abandoned Old Blue Mother Planet, didn¡¯t know the biological father and mother, and was also blind in one eye. Even before meeting His Majesty, the teenage girl could not read a few big characters. (TL: pin yin for ballad is ¡°Ge¡± ¡°Yao¡±, and ¡°De¡¯ ¡°Ge¡± for song. Meaning the character Ge in a ballad song)


    Later, under the command of Commander Aslan, she followed the great emperor¡¯s crusade. General Lin had a rebellious and unruly temper, her words and deeds were coarse and casual, and she didn¡¯t bother about trifling things that sometimes she appeared like a rascal.


    But in truth, she¡¯s a jinmian among the jinmian. (TL:social class whose social status is lower than that of ordinary people in a hierarchical society)


    The great emperor forcefully placed such a jinmian in the most honorable position in the empire. With this move, the Old nobles were all dumbfounded.


    They were still waiting to rely on the promise of the new emperor and continue to tyrannically abuse their power. As a result, the young emperor fulfilled his promise, but at the same time placed a woman of humble origin on the throne.


    At the coronation ceremony, the female general walked in front of the great emperor, dressed in a magnificent red robe and iron armor, resembling a bloodstained peony.


    She smiled at the great emperor and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine to be His Majesty¡¯s adopted daughter, but this subject is unwilling to change her surname. Your Majesty, pardon the offense. your surname is just too ominous.¡±


    Kaios meant chaos.


    Saying that it¡¯s ominous, it did have a bit of an ominous taste.


    The audience became silent, so scared that no one dared to breathe.


    Until the great emperor nodded and said with a smile, ¡°Can.¡±


    With such a lunatic crown prince pressing over their heads, the Old nobles did not dare to act presumptuously, and simply wait and see for a few years.


    Unexpectedly, the great emperor passed away at a young age, and the new emperor succeeded to the throne. Instead of putting the guillotine on the heads of the Old nobles, instead, there was a change in strategy and she enfeoffed a large number of nobles from civilian backgrounds.


    The old and new factions of nobles restrained each other, while the emperor exerted pressure from a high place. This way, the empire maintained stability for decades.


    Stable until this winter.


    Luo Hai: ¡°Although Her Majesty is already ninety years old, let alone an offspring, she doesn¡¯t even have a spouse. Who will be the next crown prince and what is his identity, no one can predict.¡±


    The winter night was bleak and chilly, the moon was like a round flat piece of jade, and the staff dormitory was so quiet that one could hear the sound of the wind blowing the branches and leaves outside the window.


    Jiang Jianming shook his head to express his disbelief, and he said softly, ¡°If it was completely unpredictable, how could the deadlock become like this at present.¡± (TL:The conflict between people or between people and units is unresolved, to the point of ignoring each other)


    Luo Hai looked at him. ¡°¡­¡­..Even if you know, what can you do? This is not a level we can touch.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Teacher, at least I want to know.¡±


    Luo Hai then smiled bitterly, ¡°No one dares to speculate on Her Majesty¡¯s royal intentions, but looking at the situation in many ways, there are indeed two candidates who may become the crown prince.¡±


    ¡°The Prime Minister, His Excellency Laurent.¡±


    ¡°And the young head of the Lance family, Audrey Lance.¡± (TL: Lance is actually a surname and not a name. Sorry. I already corrected the previous chapter)


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyebrows and pursed his lips, deep in thought.


    Luo Hai: ¡°Both of them are from the old nobility by birth, but the factions they represent are opposite.¡±


    ¡°Prime Minister Laurent was one of the first batch of old nobles who defected to the great emperor back then. He is a populares, and he has repeatedly publicly called for the complete abolition of the aristocratic system and the realization of true equality for all.¡±


    ¡°And although the head of the Lance family himself has upright morals, he attaches great importance to the honor and tradition of the family, and is an out-and-out supporter of nobility.¡±


    ¡°Now, both the old and the new factions feel that the situation has reached a ¡®match point¡¯. Her Majesty¡¯s will and the future direction of the empire depends on who the next crown prince is.¡±


    ¡°Coincidentally, the Non Crystal Human Race Protection Association is also planning to take advantage of the chaos to raise the rights and interests of the disabled¡­cough, non crystal people. The above are probably the reasons why you feel that the atmosphere is abnormal.¡±


    Luo Hai let out a long sigh.


    ¡°Troublesome, big trouble. Regardless of whether the next crown prince is His Excellency Laurent or His Excellency Lance, their prestige will not be able to suppress the other faction. Someone is bound to stir up trouble. According to Her Majesty¡¯s temper, it¡¯ll most likely result in violent suppression and bloodshed can not be avoided.¡±


    ¡°Unless¡­.¡±


    .


    Clang.


    Luo Hai¡¯s voice paused, the instructor lowered his head and looked at the chopsticks that fell on the ground in surprise. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Jiang Jianming bent down to pick it up, his black hair covering his face. ¡°Sorry, my hand slipped all of a sudden. Please continue.¡±


    ¡°¡­.¡±


    Luo Hai was silent for a second, and continued what he just said.


    ¡°¡ªUnless our former astonishingly talented crown prince, His Highness Ryann Kaios, can come back from the dead.¡±


    ****


    Inside the starship of Black Shark Base.


    The figure of the chief sank in the darkness, and the silver-haired, blue-eyed elderly woman slowly raised her hands in a please gesture.


    ¡°Please go to the empire, in the name of Ryann Kaios, regain your crown prince position.¡±


    With her movements, the black long clothes made the unique soft sound when the cloth rubbed against each other, which was engulfed by the dead silence together with the chief¡¯s ending tone. Behind her was the bridge, and the black universe flowed on the glass porthole, like a huge, enormous desolate vortex.


    Prince Garcia stood in front of the chief, with his head slightly raised, and the vortex, which was a blend of the starry sky and darkness, sank deeper and deeper at the bottom of those emerald pupils.


    Thud¡­¡­.thud, it was so quiet that he could vaguely hear the beating of the organ inside his chest in a trance.


    ¡°I¡¯m curious¡­¡± Garcia suddenly let out a low chuckle.


    ¡°Even if I agree here, do you really dare to let me stand in front of the public?¡±


    The prince took two steps forward, he stared at the chief closely, his right hand clenched the clothes around his heart.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to be afraid, I¡¯ll be at the grand ceremony for the designation of the crown prince, at the emperor¡¯s birthday banquet, in the hall of the White Jade Palace or anywhere¡ª¡±


    His eyes were filled with violent and sinister aggressiveness, and he said slowly, almost maliciously, ¡°Tell me what your Black Shark Base is, and what is the me that you ¡®created¡¯?¡±


    ¡°This is not important.¡±


    The chief was unmoved, and she repeated, ¡°Please go to the empire, in the name of Ryann Kaios, regain the crown prince position.¡±


    ¡°If this is really unacceptable to you, then please take the first step¡ª¡ªgo to the empire and meet Her Majesty.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°If I say no?¡±


    The chief bowed slightly and made a ¡°please¡± gesture. ¡°Black Shark Base will never, nor have the ability to force you either.¡±


    ¡°Three years ago, you were able to leave us and go to the First Fortress of the Silver Big Dipper. It is the same now, if you refuse, the mecha Slash Comet is on your body, you can go anywhere at any time.¡±


    Garcia turned his head and walked away, the cloak on his shoulders raised an arc.


    He didn¡¯t look back, and didn¡¯t look at the chief any more.


    Thud¡­¡­.thud, the blood seemed to be boiling through the eardrums.


    The devil¡¯s minions climbed up quietly, making bewitching ravings.


    In the name of Ryann Kaios¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    He strode down the bridge and walked through the passage inside the starship. There was no one around, and the sensor lights above his head and under his feet were emitting a soft white light. Garcia¡¯s face remained motionless, but the corners of his lips were tense, as if he was tightly suppressing his emotions. In the depths of his pupils, the flames of fury burned more and more intensely.


    In the name of Ryann Kaios¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.!


    His steps did not stop, he bent his fingers suddenly, and crystal bones immediately protruded from his shoulders, sweeping across, crackling and shattering the sensor lights along the way.


    Woooooooooo¡­¡­.The alarm buzzed, the aisle flickered, and then it turned completely dark.


    Only the sparks of the flames after the explosion shone, along with the faint black smoke that blew forward from behind.


    Garcia closed his eyes, he listened to his footsteps, and touched the small machine on his wrist in the chaotic darkness.


    ¡­¡­¡­No


    The prince opened his eyes, but there was no warmth in it.


    He then moved his fingers away from the wrist device.


    Why do you think of Jiang at this time?


    No, you can¡¯t send a message at this time.


    He could urge the other party to reply countless times during the day, save face, could apologize and coax the person, and could also watch the disabled human in the call communication as he trample on a rascal on the ground before letting the matter drop.


    In the final analysis, it was nothing more than an obligation to ensure the safety of his subordinate.


    But he must not contact Jiang Jianming when he loses control of his emotions.


    Because once he did, wouldn¡¯t it be very similar to-


    A subtle look flashed across Garcia¡¯s face.


    Very similar to missing him, be sentimentally attached to him.


    So far as to seek comfort from him while being in a vulnerable state?

 CH 68

    Noble or Lowly (2)


    After returning to the empty room alone, the prince who blew up the sensor lights all the way closed the door indifferently, isolating the sound of the alarm outside and the sound of personnel running around. The rest of the matter was out of his responsibility. Since the Black Shark Base dared to make a special trip to poke his forbidden zone, this perception must have been there long ago.


    The prince first removed the wrist device and put it on the small cabinet by the bedside. After thinking about it, he placed it on the windowsill further away from him.


    After finishing these, Garcia groped in the dark and sat on the bed, his dazed gaze falling on the void.


    ¡­..He will not take the initiative to contact anyone when he loses control of his emotions.


    But it happened that at such a time, everything about that person emerged in his memory with enormous clarity.


    The first thing that emerged was the slender hands, even the texture of the fingertips was exquisitely visible.


    He¡¯s very lean, with skin thinly attached to the finger bones, and when rubbing his long hair, his movements were always careless, but there was also a different kind of softness.


    His gaze always seemed to be looking at distant places, and his expression was always between estrangement and gentleness. Those pairs of eyebrows and eyes were like black and white landscape paintings, the distant mountains were the eyebrows, and the near waters were the eyes.


    Like the mist and rain in the winter forest, like the first snowflake melting in the palm of the hand.


    The prince suddenly lowered his chin and flicked his long hair irritably. He felt an extremely restless thirst rising from his chest. Such a symptom was very unreasonable.


    He only knew that when a person took certain addictive substances in large quantities and repeatedly for a long period of time, would experience withdrawal reactions when discontinuing.


    But he didn¡¯t, he¡¯s simply¡­,..


    ¡­¡­¡­.separated from Jiang Jianming for a period of time¡­¡­¡­¡­nothing more.


    In the darkness, Garcia¡¯s fingers curled up, and he grasped the quilt tightly.


    Want¡­¡­.want to see him, want to hold him¡­..


    Jiang Jianming was an oriental race. Compared with him, his skeleton was smaller and thinner. He could easily embrace the disabled human into his arms and tighten him between his arms.


    Then when bending slightly, he could rest his chin on the other¡¯s shoulder, or rub the delicate skin of the side neck.


    This was a gesture of confirming ownership, which made him feel at ease and happy. The body enclosed in his arms would only belong to him, and would not be covered with that evil crown prince sear.


    Supposing he¡¯d catch up with Jiang Jianming and be in a good mood, he would allow himself to ¡°confirm¡± for a long time while doing proper business on the side.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡±


    The prince turned his eyes to the side, his Adam¡¯s apple rolled, and his thirst became increasingly intense.


    He stood up suddenly, hurriedly took off his outer clothes, and went to take a cold shower.


    There¡¯s no end to this unrealistic random imagination.


    It was late at night and he was going to bed.


    However, when the prince laid down in the quilt, the numerous and chaotic images in his mind did not decrease but increased instead.


    He remembered the way Jiang Jianming closed his eyes, remembered the shallow breathing of the disabled human when he¡¯s weak and lethargic, the light breath, the faded lips¡­..He once leaned down in the middle of the night to hear his heartbeat, but Jiang Jianming shouldn¡¯t have known it.


    Garcia suddenly lifted the quilt, went to the window barefooted and picked up the wrist device.


    Pick it up, hold it for a while, without pressing any button.


    He glanced back at the electronic clock, it was twelve o¡¯clock midnight.


    At this time, Jiang should have already fallen asleep.


    It was unknown whether it¡¯s because of physical weakness or lack of energy, Jiang Jianming always sleeps lightly, and sometimes he¡¯s haunted by nightmares. He had no idea what he dreamed about, but after waking up, his eyes were lax and he couldn¡¯t catch his breath for a while.


    Garcia¡¯s eyes darkened, he couldn¡¯t disturb the fragile sleep of the disabled human at this time, maybe it would instead make the man ill.


    If so, then why, when Jiang Jianming was once experiencing palpitations in the middle of the night, didn¡¯t you hug him yourself?


    I want to hold him¡­..


    I want to imprison that person in my arms, smell his breath, touch his skin¡­.


    I want to listen to his stories in the middle of the night, even if it is a knowledge I don¡¯t understand; I want to chat with him about the analysis of the Silver Big Dipper¡¯s battle situation, and when we reach a tacit agreement, we¡¯ll chuckle and whisper to each other with clear eyes as we approached under the light of the lamp.


    Once the night gets deeper, I will turn off the light and roll him down on the soft bed, wrap him carefully with the quilt, intertwine our fingers, rub the ears and temples together, and then fall asleep under the starlight together.


    ¡°Tsk¡­¡­.¡±


    Garcia groaned irritably, inserted his five fingers into his long hair, and pressed his forehead hard.


    Stop, what is going on?


    How did he become like this?


    ****


    On the other end of the distant sea of stars, Jiang Jianming naturally didn¡¯t know about Garcia¡¯s tossing and turning, but he didn¡¯t have a good time either.


    Originally, when he returned to the empire this time, he had made a very careful plan.


    Since it could be deduced from the Crown of Golden Dawn¡¯s last words that the truth was related to the history of the founding war, Jiang Jianming was ready to soak in the Aslan library for ten days to half a month, while carrying coffee every day to check information until late at night.


    But he didn¡¯t expect the situation to become so complicated.


    After guessing the reason why the chief let Garcia come to the empire, Jiang Jianming was so restless the next day that he couldn¡¯t even read a book, let alone look up historical materials and analyze it.


    To designate a crown prince..¡­


    The former Ryann did not resist the identity of the heir to the empire.


    His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a precocious young man who had received the highest standard of education in the palace since he was a child. When Jiang Jianming first met him, this person was already able to look at this empire with the span of a three-star system with the air of a monarch.


    He would be looking down from a height and accept the submission of this sea of stars calmly.


    He would also devote his whole life to protecting his people.


    But now, Garcia clearly had a bit of a mindset issue. Jiang Jianming was not sure if he was willing to accept the crown prince position, let alone whether he was really suitable to take on this position.


    Inside the library, the black-haired young man shook his head and sighed, closing the thick paper book in front of him.


    Forget it, it¡¯s a bit cruel to demand more from a wild Little Highness who theoretically only has three years of memory and is about three years old.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    There were footsteps approaching behind him, Jiang Jianming turned his head and saw Kevin with a foul face.


    The young man walked through the bookshelves of the library, and sullenly stretched out the paper bag in his hand, ¡°¡­here.¡±


    Jiang Jianming took it, inside was actually a cup of coffee, the same flavor Luo Hai invited him to drink yesterday.


    Kevin awkwardly turned his face away, and said with red ears, ¡°I misunderstood you yesterday and said something I shouldn¡¯t, I¡¯m sorry!¡± He bit his lip and paused, his ears becoming more red, and whispered while clutching the corner of his clothes, ¡°You, you are really better than me.¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyebrows and unexpectedly smiled. ¡°What¡¯s up with this?¡±


    He scanned the quiet library in the afternoon, and stood up with the book in his arms, ¡°Wait for me until I finish borrowing the book, let¡¯s go out and talk.¡±


    The two of them walked out of the main entrance of the library together, the outside was full of red fruit holly. The leaves were still dark green in this cold season, and the small red fruits were gathered among the green leaves, which was really cute.


    Jiang Jianming picked a bench and sat down, and put away the book in his arms first.


    Kevin¡¯s eyes fell on the book he put in his backpack, and said, ¡°Are you reading Commander Aslan¡¯s book?¡±


    Kevin put his hands in his pockets and snorted. ¡°Commander Aslan, it¡¯s really a pity¡­¡­I admit that our great emperor is indeed a generation of heroes, but his later actions towards the commander are really heartbreaking.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was noncommittal.


    Regarding the commander who accompanied the great emperor from the beginning to the end and assisted the emperor all the way to the throne, Commander-in-Chief Dawn Aslan¡­..was always mentioned in vague words and sentences in historical materials.


    The widely accepted belief at present was that less than a year after the founding war, the supreme military commander who was once ever victorious and served the great emperor was relieved of his military power and placed under house arrest in the hindmost part of the First Galaxy, the Watson Star City.


    Although the operation of suppressing meritorious officials was not uncommon in the methods of emperors throughout the ages, this time it was a bit too swift, too ruthless, and too heartless. Aslan was depressed in his heart, coupled with the outbreak of old injuries and fatigue during the battles, he unexpectedly quickly fell ill and died in Watson Star City.


    When the grievous news came, the whole empire was shocked. This incident also became a rare stain in the glorious life of the great emperor, and a tragedy that most people in the empire did not want to face directly.


    Kevin crushed two or three red fruits that had rolled under the bench with his shoes, and couldn¡¯t help but snort again, ¡°The commander has fought for the great emperor for many years, but in the end he couldn¡¯t escape the part where one loses his use value, is either killed or falls into a worse end than others. No matter if it is the royal family or a nobleman, the head is still filled with power struggles, which is dirty to death.¡±


    Jiang Jianming said lightly, ¡°Kid, be careful what you say.¡±


    Kevin: ¡°Who is the kid! I¡¯m sixteen!¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head, not planning to talk more about these mysterious histories with a kid.


    He took out coffee from the paper bag and held it to warm his hands. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about something serious, why did you suddenly give me coffee? Didn¡¯t you still call me a money-greedy ghost yesterday?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    The young man scratched his hair embarrassingly, with eyes flickering, ¡°I now know you¡¯re not, okay?¡±


    Before long, Jiang Jianming learned from Kevin that the conflict between him and Brandon was captured by some daring passerby. The video quickly spread on the Imperial Intelligence Network, and spread beyond the Aslan Star City in an instant.


    The person who uploaded the video obviously had a long-standing grudge against the arrogant Brandon family. His face was strictly coded, while the scene of Brandon being beaten was in high-definition.


    Of course, the video was quickly deleted by the Brandon family. Unexpectedly, this deletion sparked a backlash among the public.


    The current situation had already exploded at one point, and the civilians had directly organized a parade on the East Street, denouncing the Brandon family for bullying and doing all kinds of bad things.


    Jiang Jianming thought it was a little funny, obviously he beat Brandon up, how come he appeared like the victim instead.


    Regarding this, Kevin said confidently, ¡°Of course it¡¯s because you look weak and can be bullied at first glance.¡±


    His legs swayed on the bench, he couldn¡¯t help but nag, and pointed to Jiang Jianming while saying, ¡°Look at you, you are a disabled human being, has neither official position, power nor influence, how dare you step on the face of the noble young master. Everyone is afraid that you will be beaten by the Brandon family one day. No, let¡¯s create some momentum, so that those groups of noble moths will be somewhat afraid.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming thought to himself: this little guy is quite similar to himself.


    He suddenly regained a bit of the pleasure when he¡¯s teasing classmate Li Youfang when he was still an officer in adaptation period in the Silver Big Dipper. He  maliciously hooked his lips. ¡°Is it, but what if¡­¡­ I am actually from the noble side as well?¡±


    ¡°Should I teach Brandon a lesson just because he offended me and was ignorant of the current situation?¡±


    Sure enough, Kevin showed a bewildered blank expression.


    Jiang Jianming then told him seriously, ¡°For example, today, I am going to attend the dinner party of the Lance family.¡±


    ¡°With such a blunder, those protesters on the East Street may feel ashamed, what a pity, I sympathize with them very much.¡±


    Kevin: ¡°???¡±


    Beep beep


    Coincidentally, at the same time as he finished speaking, Jiang Jianming heard his wrist device ring. When he looked down, the tip of his eyebrows suddenly raised.


    ¡°Look, a respected nobleman has come to find me.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stood up, and raised his wrist device to Kevin who was completely stunned there, with a leisurely tone.


    ¡°A really very respected nobleman, a big shot whose face can¡¯t even be seen casually by outsiders, therefore I have to steer clear now, really sorry.¡±


    He deliberately held the coffee the young man bought him in his arms, waved away, and left Kevin alone in the wind that was in a disordered state, with a  look of confusion over which was true and which were false.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t pay any more attention to the kid behind him, as the wrist device kept urging him. He turned to an empty corner, and picked up the call.


    ¡°Your Highness?¡±


    The projection flickered, and a dim mass was reflected on the opposite side.


    ¡°?¡±


    Jiang Jianming frowned and watched for a few seconds before realizing that it was the unlit bedroom in the starship, it was the familiar bed, with a tangle of quilts.


    Sweeping his eyes more carefully, he saw the strands of hair winding between the quilts, and a hand lying slumped on the bed, holding the wrist device weakly.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming, who was holding the wrist device with enough grip, fell into a deep silence.


    After a few seconds, he said, ¡°Your Highness, please come out.¡±


    The cotton quilt first swelled up, and then fell down again. It was Garcia sitting up slowly, he was poker-faced and with a wan expression. The curly hair was messed up, and simply hung on the neck and shoulders, like a platinum stream flowing in the snow.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­Your Highness, perhaps you can explain what¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    When he said this, he couldn¡¯t help but smile bitterly in his heart.


    When ordinary people are decadent, it¡¯s called decadence.


    However, such with Garcia¡¯s profound and beautiful facial features, who was once praised by the empire with the appearance of a son of a god¡­¡­the decadent appearance on him became a decadent beauty, instead of displaying a cold and lifeless atmosphere.


    In more common terms, this was called too beautiful to be alive.


    Garcia didn¡¯t speak, but just stared at him, as if just by staring at him firmly like this, could he absorb a nectar that alleviated his thirst.


    Until this level of concentration of being stared at made Jiang Jianmin feel jittery, ¡°Your Highness?¡±


    The prince pursed his lips, and said hoarsely, ¡°¡­¡­.You have been away from me for too long, this is not good for you.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Do you mean to say that you have a fever? Please take medicine before your brain is completely burnt out.¡±


    Garcia closed his eyes, his brows were deeply furrowed, he seemed to heave a sigh, and seemed to concede to something invisible.


    He said in an almost unrecognizable voice, ¡°¡­I miss you a little, Jiang.¡±


    In the dark, His Highness¡¯s voice was a bit sticky, which resulted in a deep, cold and hard voice, yet it sounded very much like a spoiled child, ¡°Tell me where you are.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go find you, okay?¡±

 CH 69

    Noble or Lowly (3)


    At seven o¡¯clock in the evening, in the fourth district of Aslan Star City, North Ecliptic Street, was a scene with brilliant lights.


    Jiang Jianming got off the self-service rental air vehicle, transferred 78 coins for the ride fee, and watched the air vehicle slowly fly back to the high-speed airway above.


    Looking around, the red, yellow, blue and green tail lights of the air vehicles pulled out afterimages, overwhelming the distant starlight.


    The black-haired young man stood by the roadside, his perennially pale cheeks were swept by various kinds of lights, which instead brought out a certain unique aura of loneliness.


    After a long time, Jiang Jianming sighed helplessly, he breathed out a small cloud of white mist in the winter night, and put his gloved hands into the pockets of his coat.


    ¡­¡­..In order to coax the dear His Highness Garcia, he, who was supposed to arrive at the dinner party half an hour earlier, was now actually late for a full hour, how could this be the case.


    Even worse, he actually agreed to come down.


    As the saying went, the first step was always the most difficult. His Royal Highness conceded from the initial step, thus the rest went smoothly.


    At that time, seeing Jiang Jianming, who was on the opposite side of the projection, showing a look of embarrassment, Garcia immediately explained in a low voice, ¡°It is the chief who let me go to the empire.¡± ¡­¡­..to inherit the crown prince position.


    He added, ¡°I want to go as well.¡± ¡­¡­..to find you.


    In the end, Garcia almost leaned his face to the projection screen. ¡°Where is it? You have no reason to hide your location, unless Lieutenant Jiang is doing something shady.¡±


    Jiang Jianming originally did not agree with Garcia sticking to himself like this. Since His Royal Highness had reached an agreement with the chief to return to the empire, there must be a lot of serious matters to attend to.


    He should go to the White Jade Palace first, go to the military headquarters, and then he should disclose his identity to the public, to declare his own status¡­¡­In short, he shouldn¡¯t be sneaking over to find a disabled human civilian.


    The two fought back and forth for an hour, and finally ended in Lieutenant Jiang¡¯s defeat.


    He couldn¡¯t resist the man¡¯s soft and submissive voice during the entanglement, as well as that lethal face.


    Forget it, just a minor matter.


    It¡¯s no big deal to meet first.


    Jiang Jianming thought to himself in relief, he walked to the end of North Ecliptic Street, and sent the coordinates of a remote place outside the Kaios Military Academy and the estimated end time of the dinner party.


    ¡°We¡¯ll meet here, there should be a public wooden chair under the shade of the trees. Please wear a cover device, sit there and wait for me, don¡¯t run around.¡±


    Why was he so proficient? Of course it was due to the experiences of many secret love affairs with His Royal Highness Ryann three years ago¡­¡­¡­.


    Jiang Jianming smiled secretly, put away his wrist device, raised his head, and the brilliant lights caught his eyes.


    On the northernmost side of North Ecliptic Street, in front of Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes, stood a huge mansion.


    The style was a retro European style, with rich decorations and majestic marble statues on the lawn, while night lights were reflected in the fountain. Music also came faintly from inside the castle-like building.


    Along the roadside, high-end and expensive private air vehicles landed continuously, men and women in formal suits were gracefully stepping off the air vehicles and walking towards this brightly lit mansion.


    When everyone passed by Jiang Jianming, they would give him strange and funny looks, just like looking at a monkey that broke into a human banquet.


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming suddenly realized that something was wrong.


    Clothing. In the empire, to participate in the banquet of the nobles, it was necessary to wear formal attire and fully makeup to attend. (TL: makeup meant clothes, accessories, how the person was groomed etc.)


    He was interrupted by Garcia and forgot about it, and came here in his daily outdoor clothes, which was inappropriate.


    Anyway, he was already late, thus Jiang Jianming turned around, and instead of going directly into the mansion, he chose a dress shop on North Ecliptic Street. He pushed the door open, causing the wind chimes on the door to jingle.


    The enthusiastic saleslady inside was actively introducing a dark blue dress worth more than 300,000 coins to a guest.


    The female guest covered her lips and smiled, pleasantly surprised at the affordable price.


    Jiang Jianming suddenly felt a sense of retreat.


    After hesitating for two seconds, he still walked in.


    ¡°Pardon.¡±


    After the customer in front had dispersed, he stepped forward and asked the salesperson, ¡°I want to know the price range of the cheapest formal attire in your store.¡±


    ¡°???¡± The little girl was stunned, and the ribbon wrapped in her hand became crooked.


    Obviously, she had never seen a guest who asked such poor questions, and could even ask them so frankly and without shame.


    Jiang Jianming looked gentle and repeated patiently, ¡°May I ask the price range of the cheapest formal attire in your store?¡±


    ¡°Ah¡­please, please wait a moment.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s attitude was too serious, and the little girl ran off bewildered because of him. She actually used her wrist device to check the prices of the complete set of dresses in her shop.


    Soon, she brought out a set of plain gray formal attire, which consisted of a shirt, coat, cape, bow tie, trousers, leather shoes and several matching ornaments.


    ¡°Take a look at this, the brand is Yanisa, um¡­their styles, although there are no special highlights, but victory lies in simplicity and grandeur, and it won¡¯t go wrong when worn on any occasion. Calm hue, it matches your temperament very well.¡±


    The saleslady, who gradually regained her professionalism, said, ¡°And we are offering a 20% discount for the end of the year clearance. It¡¯s good quality and cheap. If you buy it, we¡¯ll give you a small bottle of Yanisa¡¯s own men¡¯s perfume as a gift, which is very cost-effective.¡±


    The little girl smiled sincerely, ¡°It¡¯s really cost-effective, a set will only cost less than 50,000 coins.¡±


    ****


    In the mansion, the banquet had already started for more than an hour.


    Elegant and restrained talking and laughing, accompanied by music. The old nobles¡¯ preferred unnecessary formalities and cumbersome segments had ended. Knives and forks collided on the plate, food was cut, and the raised glasses of wine reflected the chandelier.


    There were three long tables covered with white tablecloths, but the seats were not fully occupied.


    Occasionally, some people would leave the banquet and walk to the person they wanted to please, bow down with a smile, toast and chat; some people who were already full, sat in the distance with their friends holding a glass of wine.


    In any case, everyone was elegant, and every corner exuded the atmosphere of luxury and extravagance.


    This was the dinner party of the Lance family, therefore it should be a feast for the eyes.


    Lance was a special family within the empire. They were regarded as old nobles according to their titles, but were born in the glorious dominion, at a rough estimate, they had the same root and origin as the Empress Dowager Sylph. The most notable sign was the natural silver-white hair color, they were known as ¡°Silver-haired Lance.¡±


    Therefore, this family could be said to be half of the royal family as well, taking over 60% of the arms and energy trade between the imperial power of the empire and the glorious dominion. God knows how many military items and prohibited new crystal weapons have been touched in private.


    In short, a behemoth with a long history and strong power.


    Now the too young head of the Lance family¡ªYoung Master Audrey Lance, was holding a tall glass of red wine and sitting on the top seat. He had tidy, short silver-white hair and a handsome and beautiful appearance, wearing a delicate silver-gray formal attire and silk gloves.


    People kept coming forward to talk to him, and everyone had a prominent status. This time, all were supporters of Audrey Lance in this ¡°struggle for crown prince position¡±. However, Audrey¡¯s expression hardly changed¡­¡­He always maintained an indifferent smile, toasted everyone who came forward, and bestowed basic courtesy to them.


    ¡­¡­too young. Countless nobles who watched from afar sighed in their hearts, and cast complicated eyes on this noble young man.


    Six years ago, Young Master Audrey¡¯s parents simultaneously met a mishap. It was even thought that the prominent Lance family was about to collapse. Unexpectedly, this young man, who was only 19 years old at the time, supported the huge Lance family with his own strength.


    So much so that, depending on the unpredictable mood of Her Majesty the Emperor, he had the great possibility of going further and to directly take the most prestigious position in the empire.


    On the other hand¡­¡­


    On the other side of the banquet, Audrey Lance¡¯s sister, Diana Lance, lowered her head shyly, sitting in a corner away from the dining table.


    She grabbed the hem of her dress and twisted her body uneasily. She had fluffy and slightly curly silver-white long hair reaching the waist, with a pair of extremely light-colored blue-gray eyes like a pair of glass beads. The girl¡¯s temperament was weak and timid, she was like a doll who was completely ignorant of the world.


    The Lance family¡¯s young lady, the family head¡¯s own sister, no matter how much she hid herself, it was of no use.


    Soon, several middle-aged men came forward to salute her with smiles on their faces.


    One of them raised his glass and began to sing praises, ¡°Honorable Miss Diana, today you are still as beautiful as a white hibiscus¡­¡­¡±


    Before the other party¡¯s flattery was finished, Diana trembled all over, and her eyes immediately turned red.


    ¡°No¡­..¡±


    She cried and hid behind the butler next to her, shrank herself into a small ball, and used the trembling all over her body to express the meaning of ¡°I¡¯m so scared¡±, ¡°I¡¯m so scared¡±, ¡°I¡¯m just a doll, don¡¯t talk to me¡± .


    Middle-aged nobles: ¡°¡­¡­¡­..¡±


    The butler, who was accustomed to it, stood in front of Diana like a big hen guarding her cubs, and said seriously, ¡°Your Excellency, Miss Diana likes to be quiet and dislikes seeing strangers, please don¡¯t disturb her, Your Excellency.¡±


    Some of the nobles watching from a distance snickered, laughing at the ignorant few who came forward.


    The brother and the sister of the Lance family, the elder brother was person who¡¯s young, but had a mature and steady demeanor, was experienced in handling things, and a new human elite with outstanding talents; while the younger sister was a weak and shy disabled human like a dodder flower who knew nothing about family affairs.


    Audrey, unfortunately happened to have a sickness of an incurable shortcoming level of sister control, which caused Miss Diana to be taken care of from a young age, naively, it must¡¯ve been enough. However¡­¡­the latter was still a weak and sickly disabled human being after all. In the circle of the upper class nobility, it was not uncommon for disabled human beings to be raised as delicate glass dolls.


    In the corner, Diana grabbed the butler¡¯s arm and said tearfully, ¡°Horne, when will big brother come over?¡±


    Under the light, she had snowy-white skin and silver hair, while biting her lower lip pitifully, ¡°I don¡¯t like banquets¡­¡­There are so many people, I seem to be a bit out of breath. I want to go back to the room.¡±


    ¡°Being so delicate¡­.¡±


    Not far away, Bei Man¡¯er couldn¡¯t help but frown and mutter.


    ¡°Man¡¯er, how can you speak recklessly?¡±


    Beside her, Bei Maner¡¯s father furrowed his brow, and neither lightly nor heavily sermoned his daughter, ¡°What did you promise the day before yesterday? Didn¡¯t you promise to pay attention to etiquette in the future?¡±


    ¡°Furthermore, Miss Diana is a non crystal human race, their mental state is much more fragile than ours, therefore it¡¯s only natural that they need more care¡­¡­why are you laughing?¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er suppressed the smile on the corner of her mouth, and quickly waved her hands to indicate that it was nothing.


    She just thought of a certain non crystal person with a ¡°fragile mental state¡± who drove a M-IP 18 to single-handedly kill red caterpillars, and refused to return to the empire until he coughed up blood in the Far Interstellar Space¡­


    During this period of time, under the efforts of the Protection Association, the term ¡°non crystal race¡± had gradually become popular within Aslan Star City. It¡¯s just that, for the time being, only when facing disabled human nobles, would the address change suddenly and become non crystal nobles.


    And the disabled impoverished human civilians seemed to still be the disabled impoverished human civilians.


    ¡°Pfft.¡±


    At the dining table near the door, several young nobles suddenly burst out laughing.


    ¡°Oh my god, I¡¯m not dreaming am I¡­¡±


    ¡°How did this person get in here?¡±


    Following the eyes of these people, a figure walking in from the door could be seen.


    The black-haired young man lowered his eyebrows and calmly stepped into the brightly lit aristocratic banquet hall.


    He seemed to have stayed in the street on a winter night for a while, as there was still a clear and crisp chill around him, surprisingly, he somewhat suppressed the atmosphere of this extravagant dinner party.


    If it was an ordinary occasion, people would definitely stop and pay attention to the unique temperament of this young man, and even be amazed in their hearts, but here and now¡­.


    A noble lady covered her red lips and snickered, and a noble young man held back his smile with trembling shoulders.


    Their parents could still maintain a serious face, but there was a strong sense of disdain in the bottom of  their eyes.


    There were still those that could hold back, but as for those who couldn¡¯t hold back, they had already spit out the good wine they just drank into their mouths with a ¡°pfft¡±.


    Because of the clothes.


    The imperial dress system differed greatly from everyday clothes. Even if the newcomer was actually wearing stable and elegant clothes, they could still be seen as out of place among a group of shining nobles.


    How can someone show up at a banquet without wearing formal attire?


    Moreover, not to mention the lack of makeup for attending the banquet, even the jewelry on the body is different!


    How could such a ridiculous scene happen at the banquet of the Lance family? What are the guards doing?


    Horne, the head butler of the Lance family, had sharp eyes. Seeing the scene at the door from a distance, his eyeballs almost fell out of anger on the spot.


    He didn¡¯t dare to tell Miss Diana who was still trembling, only ducked away and went to the bathroom, turned a corner and rushed to the entrance outside the hall.


    The winter wind was still blowing outside the entrance, but butler Horne was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, forcing a few questions to the several guards, ¡°What¡¯s going on? That civilian who didn¡¯t even wear formal attire¡­¡­Who let the person in, step forward yourself!¡±


    A guard was sweating all over his head, ¡°Butler Daren, but this guest¡­¡­He, he does have an invitation.¡± (TL: Daren-title of respect toward superiors)


    Another guard cried, ¡°That¡¯s right, we thought at first that he either went the wrong way or was being arrogant and ignorant and wanted to make trouble out of nowhere, but he showed us an electronic invitation card with his wrist device.¡±


    Horne was shocked, ¡°Electronic invitation!?¡±


    It was still fine not hearing these words, but after the chief butler heard them, sweat broke out immediately.


    The invitations were all old-fashioned papers, electronic invitations were invitations that only the head of the family had the authority to send, and were usually used to grant permissions to important people who¡¯d appear temporarily on site¡­¡­¡­.


    Horne looked back into the hall in surprise and suspicion, and swallowed his saliva. The young man in simple clothes walking in, facing the gazes from all directions, with steps that had not become disorderly at all could be seen.


    The more the butler looked at it, the more frightened he felt: Could he really be not an ordinary person?


    ****


    In the banquet hall, Jiang Jianming¡¯s face remained as usual. The room was well heated, therefore he took off the long black cotton coat he was wearing outside and draped it in his arms, when he raised his eyebrows, he met a circle of eyes with varying emotions.


    He knew it was impolite of him to do so.


    He was frugal, but not to the point where he didn¡¯t even understand the rules, he was not planning on claiming to be refined either, therefore he¡¯d just be insolent and conceited.


    However, in actuality, he was very clear about these upper-level etiquettes, as he was a person who almost became a crown princess after all.


    As long as he had more money, and as long as the difficulties and obstacles he would face in the future were less, he didn¡¯t want to make a fool of himself either.


    But 50,000 coins, excuse me.


    With this money, wouldn¡¯t he be able to buy himself an extra tranquilizer or a box of new crystal bullets?


    He also wants to save money to buy a more powerful new crystal mechanical thermal weapon, and even buy another folding mecha for private use. He also still needs to buy a lot of medicine and to replenish the energy in the treatment cabin many times¡­¡­


    Not enough, not enough, there will never be enough coins for him, because he is the only disabled human being in Silver Big Dipper.


    For him, a little more money is a little more guarantee for survival, and a little more hope of finding the truth.


    Compared with this, what is shame?


    Jiang Jianming casually glanced at the layout of the hall, and immediately understood the rules of the seating.


    The seats were arranged according to the rank, the three horizontal long white dining tables first segmented three different classes, from the farthest to the closest to the door, meaning, from high to low status.


    Then each table was subdivided and arranged accordingly, on the right side were the honorable ones and on the left side were the inferior ones.


    He came to see the ¡°brother and sister¡± of the Lance family, and he was not very interested in getting involved with these nobles, therefore he randomly picked a remote seat at the most ¡°lower¡± table and sat down.


    The knife and fork in front of him was brand new on the napkin, Jiang Jianming slightly rolled up his cuffs, and picked it up calmly.


    The whispers around had become even greater, and had surpassed the level of ¡°whispering¡±.


    The gazes of almost everyone at the dining table¡ªwhether they were maliciously mocking, or purely curious and surprised, or more just watching the excitement¡ªall pierced him like needles at this moment.


    But in Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart, that was not important.


    Now, he could finally enjoy a free dinner.

 CH 70

    Noble or Lowly (4)


    On the second long dining table in the banquet hall, a pair of brown-haired noble father and son sat.


    The patriarch and the young master of the Brandon family stared at Jiang Jianming as if they had seen a ghost, their faces turned red and blue for a moment, it was extremely colorful.


    From yesterday to today, these past two days had been like a nightmare for the Brandon family.


    The second child of the Brandon family was used to being arrogant, and the place he went in and out of was also a high-end place like the West Galaxy Street. People recognized his face and the name of the Brandon family. Even without guards, no one would dare to offend him.


    Unexpectedly, when he came back yesterday with a bruised nose and a swollen face, he actually said that he was beaten by a disabled human civilian?


    And his two useless attendants were frozen on the spot in shock, allowing the culprit to leave gracefully.


    ¡ªAt first, the patriarch of the Brandon family actually didn¡¯t believe it at all, he just thought that this incompetent kid was doing mischief outside again, messed up some big shots who shouldn¡¯t be messed with, was taught a lesson, fled back in desperation and told a low-level lie to avoid being scolded.


    Until the video spread.


    The Brandon family¡¯s second young master was overly frightened, and when he finally recuperated, he was helped out from the treatment cabin groaning and moaning.


    As a result, when he opened the Empire Intelligence Network, at a mere first glance, he saw a crazily circulated¡­¡­¡­¡­short video of himself being thrown to the ground and being stomped on the face by a disabled human being.


    In the video, even if the face of the disabled human civilian was coded, his body that exuded elegance and calmness could be seen, causing the view of new human nobles to go from being lofty to ugliness.


    The scream when falling to the ground, the raised buttocks, the frightened and fearful look, the flesh on the face that was trampled into a ball¡­..This edited video, which lasted more than one minute, showed this ugly scene blatantly before the citizens of the empire.


    Poor second young master of the Brandon family, who was accustomed to being domineering, his face and neck flushed purple on the spot and he pointed at the video while his whole body trembled. He held on for a few seconds without uttering a word, however, his eyes rolled up and he fainted.


    A great shame, a great shame!


    This kind of shame was enough for him to be unable to lift his head in Aslan for his entire life.


    The second young master of the Brandon family did not dare to attend this banquet. Moreover, the patriarch and the eldest son always had a stiff smile on their faces, wanting to die in shame and indignation¡ª¡ªIt was unknown how many people secretly cast weird glances at them, letting them be on tenterhooks.


    They haven¡¯t figured out how to torture this extremely daring jinmian to death carefully, but Jiang Jianming actually appeared at the banquet like an evil ghost!


    The patriarch of the Brandon family and his son were puzzled. How did he, a commoner, get in?


    ¡°My goodness, classmate Jiang, you¡­¡­¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er hurried over with her skirt, she was also dressed up today, but she walked quickly to Jiang Jianming without hesitation, who was being looked at by various contemptuous eyes, and said, ¡°Really deserving of you.¡± (TL: means ¡°you¡¯re really Jiang Jianming, you¡¯re deserving of your name¡±)


    Jiang Jianming was eating a salad with a fork. He accurately forked a cherry tomato in a small plate of green salad, with lettuce, purple cabbage and other vegetables. Hearing the sound, he looked up and smiled, ¡°Man¡¯er? Don¡¯t be here with me now, the occasion is special, for you, it¡¯s very¡­¡­¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er turned around and said happily, ¡°Dad! This is the one I talked about, my friend!¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡±


    ¡ªOh, it looks like Bei Man¡¯er brought him in.


    The young master of the Brandon family understood immediately. When he turned his head, he then saw the patriarch of the Bei family¡¯s stiff and embarrassed face, and secretly mocked in his heart.


    What a foolish woman, she has offended the patriarch of the Lance family this time, no¡­she doesn¡¯t need to offend him, as long as the patriarch of the Lance family frowned because of the impoliteness of this civilian, even if the Bei family was a Merit noble, the days to come shouldn¡¯t be easy.


    ¡°Oh my! It¡¯s Xiao Jiang.¡±


    Over there, instead, it was the patriarch of the Tang family who came over with a wine glass first. This middle-aged man smiled at Jiang Jianming and said, ¡°My family is indebted to you for taking care of my good-for-nothing youngest son.¡±


    ¡°Major General Tang.¡± Jiang Jianming stood up, raised his glass and made a toast, ¡°Nothing of the sort, it was Tang Zhen who has been taking care of me all these years.¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er¡¯s father had no choice but to come forward, politely greeted Jiang Jianming, and then pulled Bei Man¡¯er away. He went to the corner and whispered to his daughter, ¡°This is too inappropriate, Man¡¯er, if you want to bring a friend in, at least you need to buy him clothes.¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡± Bei Man¡¯er asked in confusion, ¡°I didn¡¯t bring him in¡­..Strange, I thought it was Major General Tang who brought him in.¡±


    Unfortunately, the young master of the Brandon family didn¡¯t hear Miss Bei¡¯s puzzled murmur.


    He only saw the patriarchs of the Bei family and the Tang family, each walked up and said a word or two before leaving, and was even more convinced that the two families had ¡°overturned their cars¡± ¡ªlook, bringing in a jinmian who doesn¡¯t understand etiquette, it¡¯s embarrassing and shameless.


    (t/n overturned cars-refers to speaking or doing things that are different or contrary to what was said or done before)


    The young master of the Brandon family stepped forward with confidence.


    At the corner of the dining table, Jiang Jianming was extending his knife and fork to a plate with a red sauce color, a red wine fragrance, braised and diced beef, when suddenly a shadow fell in front of him.


    He raised his head again helplessly, and first saw a dark gold badge pinned to the dress.


    ¡ª¡ªThe military emblem of the Golden Sun Wheel.


    More than 60 years had passed since the founding war, and the atmosphere of respecting military merits in the empire was still very strong, yet the truly hard-working and able to bear hardwares, the military spirit of advocating diligence and frugality had begun to fade. Thus people often wore military badges and medals on their dresses to show their reputation and status.


    Holding a wine glass, the young master of the Brandon family stood in front of Jiang Jianming with a mocking smile on his face.


    He bowed slightly, and the military emblem of the Golden Sun Wheel Imperial Guard flashed on his chest with the movement.


    ¡°Good wine, to this maverick friend.¡±


    The young master of the Brandon family pressed one hand on the dining table beside Jiang Jianming, grinned leisurely, and raised his glass sarcastically.


    ¡°It¡¯s my fault for being ignorant. It¡¯s the first time I saw such outstanding formal attire, thus I couldn¡¯t help but come forward and ask¡­¡­Which home style is this, and from which master¡¯s hand?¡±


    Jiang Jianming indifferently ate his dinner, ¡°¡­¡­.a small workshop¡¯s craftsmanship, presumably won¡¯t catch His Excellency¡¯s eyes.¡±


    The military emblem of the Golden Sun Wheel was offensive to the eyes, it even made him feel a bit tempted to twist it off from this guy.


    More eyes gathered in the hall, all of them were people watching the excitement.


    Bei Man¡¯er was about to step forward, but her father held her hand, ¡°Dad!¡±


    The patriarch of the Bei family shook his head and said disapprovingly, ¡°Man¡¯er, don¡¯t be self-willed, this time your friend is too impolite. Don¡¯t be afraid, the Brandon family and the others don¡¯t dare to make a big fuss at the Lance family¡¯s banquet.¡±


    ¡°Small workshop? Friend, don¡¯t joke, a jinmian and a small workshop¡¯s craftsmanship, is it deserving to appear at the honorable Lance family¡¯s dinner party?¡±


    At the dining table, the young master of the Brandon family lowered his head and looked down at the sitting black-haired young man, using this action to cover up the sternness in the bottom of the eyes and the sneer at the corner of his mouth. He said in a volume that only the two of them could hear. ¡°It¡¯s you, the jinmian in West Galaxy Street.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t rush to be arrogant, we¡¯ve already checked you¡­Jiang Jianming, hm? A mere graduate of Kaios, you¡¯re a bit bold.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, it¡¯s okay,¡± Jiang Jianming said plainly, ¡°But if it¡¯s based on your younger brother¡¯s standard, my courage may just have been too great. Did my rudeness scare him that day?¡±


    As he spoke, he picked up a small piece of beef drizzled with sauce with a silver fork, and suddenly chuckled lightly.


    ¡°I really want to apologize to him again, but it seems that I didn¡¯t see your younger brother here at the banquet.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°May I take the liberty to ask, did he go to the bathroom?¡±


    Before his voice died away, the face of the young master of the Brandon family turned livid.


    ¡°You jianmin, who does not know how to praise and does not know what is good or bad!¡± He cursed in a low voice, raised his hand and tilted his glass, and poured down the red wine on Jiang Jianming¡¯s head!


    There were already noble ladies around who exclaimed softly.


    But before anyone realized it, Jiang Jianming had kicked his boots on the ground, stood up holding the plate in front of him, and took two steps back at the same time.


    Splash¡­¡­The red wine almost brushed his hair and then fell.


    Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression did not change.


    He stood upright, holding the plate in one hand and the silver fork in the other, calmly put the beef cubes into his mouth, and chewed slowly. It was indeed a collision of high-end ingredients, high-end sauces and high-end chefs, and was extremely delicious.


    The Brandon family¡¯s young master: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Onlookers: ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    The young master still held up his wine glass in disbelief, as the red wine continued to drip down.


    Immediately, an embarrassing atmosphere diffused together with the aroma of red wine.


    The spilled wine was dodged so thoroughly, it was also very tricky enough.


    Unexpectedly, after the other party dodged, he didn¡¯t look at him, and even his expression didn¡¯t change for a moment as well¡­¡­


    Uh, and only standing there and continuing eating!?


    Among the onlookers, a young man rubbed his eyebrows with a wooden expression, ¡°Is my brain broken, why do I think¡­¡­¡±


    A girl covered her shy face, ¡°He is so cute.¡±


    Jiang Jianming heard it, but he couldn¡¯t understand it.


    He was obviously just eating seriously, yet this group of nobles who had eaten too much, saw everything as cute.


    Jiang Jianming took two steps to the side with the plate in his hand, and sat down again on a seat that was not splashed by the red wine, to continue eating.


    The young onlookers got excited, and one couldn¡¯t help but say to the girl beside them, ¡°Have you watched that video? It¡¯s him. Being provoked by the Brandon family¡¯s young master without realizing it, yet is still serious in communicating.¡±


    The girl blushed even more. ¡°That¡¯s him, he¡¯s really cute and handsome.¡±


    Jiang Jianming swallowed the food in his mouth, and then extended the knife and fork to a plate of baked mashed potatoes with cheese that was baked golden brown and slightly burnt.


    -Eden Star City fed them too much, he was obviously saving Aslan at that time.


    ¡°You¡­¡±


    The young master of the Brandon family stood there glaring, his face turning livid and purple, just like his younger brother before he passed out.


    At this moment, he also felt the humiliation firsthand his younger brother felt on West Galaxy Street¡ª¡ª


    When he realized that his own existence and threats were not even as important as a bite of dinner in the eyes of this civilian.


    Endless anger rushed into his mind instantly.


    His background, his talent, his military position, and all the privileges and honors he was born to have made him never, never imagined that one day, he would be hit on the face with such a big shame.


    By a mere civilian.


    He squeezed the glass in his hand tightly, and the veins on the back of his hand popped.


    A jinmian, a creature that should look up to himself all the time, a thing that should live in the mud, in the stinking ditch¡­¡­..


    The Brandon family ¡®s young master¡¯s eyes turned bloodshot, and his breathing was getting thicker¡­


    How dare he, how dare..¡­.


    Under the rage, all etiquette had been left behind. He even forgot that he was at the banquet of the honorable Lance family. He rushed forward two steps and raised the wine glass in his hand¨C


    This guy is finished, he thought as he smashed it down.


    A disabled human being, even if he can escape the splash of wine, can he still be intact under the swing of this mighty Golden Sun Wheel soldier?


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s brows were lowered.


    He didn¡¯t even look at the glass that was whistling down.


    When screams of surprise were accompanied by the sound of the wind in the ear, the first and only remnant crystal officer in Silver Big Dipper¡¯s history raised his wrist. All he had was a silver fork in his hand.


    The silver fork stabbed out, drawing a sharp trajectory.


    Ding¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª!


    With a crisp sound, the wine glass was smashed into scattered pieces.


    Time seemed to be stretched countless times at this moment.


    The three sharp points of the silver fork were bathed in the extravagant light of the chandelier, piercing the air, passing through the flying glass shards, and magnifying in the young master of the Brandon family¡¯s terrified eyes!


    ¡°Jin, jinmian!¡±


    The glass of wine was released from his hand, he held his head and exclaimed in surprise, ¡°You dare¨Cah!!!¡±


    It was the sound of cloth being torn.


    The music stopped, and even the conversation at the most exclusive table was interrupted, almost all the eyes of the audience were gathered here.


    People nearby saw that a Golden Sun Wheel military emblem flew up, clatter, landed on the floor, and made a one last high jerk.


    Under the extravagant light, this badge symbolizing glory and loyalty drew an arc of golden afterimages, jumped several times, and finally rolled to the puddle of red wine that was just spilled on the ground.


    It stopped at the expensive red wine.


    In a trance, it was like slumbering in a pool of blood of a true martyr.


    The young master of the Brandon family wobbled for a moment, then sat down on the ground with a pale face, with his teeth chattering, and his whole body was shaking.


    At that moment just now, he suddenly saw a killing intent attacking like a devil¡¯s giant claw, piercing his heart.


    He raised his hand dripping with cold sweat and touched it. His chest was still intact.


    It¡¯s just that the exquisite and expensive dress was torn a hole by a fork, and the original Golden Sun Wheel badge disappeared.


    His lips trembled, and he raised his ashen face.


    Just now¡­..what happened?


    ¡°The Golden Sun Wheel military badge.¡±


    On the dining table, Jiang Jianming was still sitting there upright, and the momentum just now was short-lived like a dream.


    The young man lowered his pale wrist indifferently, the silver fork held by his fingers rested on the corner of the table, and a drop of bright red wine, as bright as blood, fell from the tip of the fork.


    ¡°You deserve it too?¡±

 CH 71

    Old Friend (1)


    Suddenly, the elegant and noble banquet atmosphere was interrupted.


    Jiang Jianming frowned, slowly put down the silver fork, bent down and picked up the Golden Sun Wheel badge.


    He was just only a little bit angry just now, because before¡­¡­Ryann hoped that he could join Golden Sun Wheel after graduating from the military academy.


    At that time, after doing some meritorious service and advancing in military rank, they could consider disclosing their relationship and formally held a wedding in front of the entire empire.


    Unexpectedly, such moths had also parasitized inside the Golden Sun Wheel.


    The Brandon family young master ¡°moth¡± sat slumped in front of Jiang Jianming, heavily gasping repeatedly, light-headed and dizzy.


    He felt the gazes of countless eyes around him, including those big figures who the family wanted to curry favor with, as well as his father, Old Brandon, who was watching from a distance, standing far away at this moment, with a pale face, staring at him with a look of resentment that he wished he hadn¡¯t had a son like him.


    The young master of the Brandon family held his torn dress, feeling ashamed and indignant.


    However, at the same time, a kind of crazy pleasure also welled up in his heart.


    Look, all the attention of the audiences are now gathered, not to mention a jinmian sneaking into a noble¡¯s banquet, he also dares to create a commotion on the spot¡­¡­


    The young master of the Brandon family suddenly laughed out loud, staggered to his feet, and pretended not to hear whispers of ¡°what¡¯s wrong with him¡± and ¡°is he crazy¡± around him.


    ¡°Just just wait, just wait and see¡­¡± He glared at Jiang Jianming viciously, and muttered to himself in a delirious manner.


    ¡°You jianmin, jianmin, you will be kicked out by the honorable Lance family servants in no time¡­.. perhaps will also break your leg on the spot.¡±


    He pointed at Jiang Jianming, his eyes were distracted, ¡°You¡¯d better climb back to your own stinky ditch, Aslan won¡¯t have a hospital to treat you, I promise, with the Brandon family¡¯s emblem, I guarantee¡­¡­..¡±


    But at the next moment.


    A voice as crisp as a silver bell and as sweet as cotton candy suddenly rang in the hall, blocking the end of the young master¡¯s voice.


    ¡°Jiang¡­!?¡±


    A soft and frail figure gracefully passed through the brilliant lights.


    The girl with fluffy silver hair, timidly held up the hem of her skirt, but her hibiscus-like face was full of innocent joy.


    Her smile was pure and shining, without the slightest atmosphere of socializing in the banquet, like a white butterfly elf dancing out of a fairy tale.


    Behind her, the butler Horne of the Lance family stretched out his hand in horror, his jaw almost hitting the ground. ¡°Miss, Miss Diana¡ª!?¡±


    The audience was in an uproar, and dozens of nobles each stared speechless at the other, surprised.


    ¡°Miss Diana?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s Miss Diana who never sees anyone?¡±


    ¡°Who is she calling?¡±


    ¡°Who is she leaving to look for?¡±


    Diana Lance ran through the long hall, leaving countless figures wrapped in gorgeous dresses behind her. This delicate girl ran all the way down from the upper class position, and her surprised eyes fell on the one closest to the door, on the ¡°lowest¡± seat.


    Jiang Jianming heard the voice of this noble lady calling for him early on.


    So he smiled, got up from his seat and took two steps forward, spreading his arms¡ª¡ª


    Suddenly, the white butterfly-like girl plunged into his arms!


    ¡°Jiang, Jiang¡­it¡¯s really you!¡±


    Diana wept with joy, she raised her face and hugged Jiang Jianming¡¯s waist, ¡°Big brother said you went to the frontline battlefield, that¡¯s such a dangerous place, I thought I would never see you again, Jiang..¡­¡±


    Immediately, as if some magic was released with these two people as the core, the expressions on people¡¯s faces became exactly the same. Shock was not enough to describe it, and using numb seemed to be a bit lacking.


    In short, it was a kind of shock that could only be realized by personal experience.


    Jiang Jianming had a gentle expression, and patted Diana on the head like a kitten, ¡°How could this be possible? I went only after I was sure I would come back safely. Must be because you¡¯re too immature that your older brother can just scare you.¡±


    Diana sobbed softly, and raised her misty eyes, ¡°You, you didn¡¯t come to say goodbye to me at that time, you only said goodbye to my brother¡­¡­Jiang is a big villain.¡±


    She sniffled and smiled timidly, ¡°But, but it¡¯s really great that you can come back safely.¡±


    Before the smile on the young master of Brandon family¡¯s face could fall, the corners of his mouth curled into a comical arc, twitching, twitching non-stop.


    This is a nightmare, he told himself numbly.


    Isn¡¯t this Jiang Jianming a civilian? Whether from the information obtained through investigation or from his clothing, words and deeds, he is indeed an orphaned civilian.


    How could he possibly know the Lance family¡ªthe almost half-royal Lance family¡¯s young lady!?


    It must be a dream. From yesterday to now, this is a ridiculous nightmare, and he just hasn¡¯t woken up yet¡­¡­


    Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Jianming patted the silver-haired girl who was still holding him and crying.


    ¡°Okay, okay, Miss Diana? Don¡¯t you think you¡¯re making a lot of noise? Everyone is looking at us.¡±


    It was fine if he didn¡¯t say this, but when Diana came back to her senses, her cheeks blushed, and she buried her little face in Jiang Jianming¡¯s arms again with a ¡°ying¡±. (TL: a weeping in a low voice sound)


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    If the Little Highness is usually the proud and elegant golden lion, accustomed to staring at him coldly, and only at certain times will he turn into a big cat and lick him¡­¡­


    The doll young lady of the Lance family is undoubtedly a ragdoll cat. She is shy and reticent in front of outsiders, but she likes to ¡®meow meow¡¯ around himself.


    Thinking back then, he and the Lance family were on friendly terms, or perhaps it was because of his  relationship to the crown prince, but later on, it turned out that Ryann was extremely jealous. He couldn¡¯t bear to lose face against Diana, this ignorant to the world little doll, in ¡°contending for his favor¡±, and Jiang Jianming, who was the prospective crown princess, suffered in the end.


    Every time he came back from visiting the Lance family, he would inevitably be held down in the bed by the aggrieved and dissatisfied Ryann for a long time, and then dropped a fiery kiss on his lips to declare possession again.


    It¡¯s just that Jiang Jianming knew in his heart that Diana really only regarded himself as a friend and a brother, and had no other ideas.


    She always had such a soft personality, and when she¡¯s also facing her ¡°big brother¡±, she just  innocently meow and meow.


    ¡°Big brother¡­!¡±


    Suddenly, Diana turned around lightly, she was holding her complicated white lace skirt, with a tear-stained face, ¡°Jiang is back, why didn¡¯t you tell me in advance?¡±


    The crowd parted a path, and a handsome silver-gray figure approached¨Cit was the legendary young patriarch of the Lance family, Audrey Lance.


    Seeing Audrey walking steadily towards this side, the nobles who turned into wooden figures picked up their beating hearts again. Especially Major General Tang and the patriarch of the Bei family, who were watching from a distance, looking even more tense.


    Who didn¡¯t know that Master Audrey had an illness level of sister control, and that he would call his servants to mercilessly beat anyone of the opposite sex or even same sex who dared to approach his sister.


    Now, the fate of this mysterious civilian would be¡­


    The spacious hall was completed in a few seconds, and Audrey in a luxurious formal attire stood in front of Jiang Jianming.


    This time, it was Jiang Jianming who acted first.


    He pulled Diana off his body, stretched out his hand to Audrey, and said with a light smile, ¡°Your Excellency Audrey, I hope you¡¯ve been well.¡±


    Audrey looked at him intently.


    Suddenly, he spoke up, ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to come to me directly?¡±


    Hiss¡­


    A sound of inhalation sounded around.


    Audrey placed his hand on his chest as a salute, and softly said, ¡°Ignoring our distinguished guest, Diana is going to scold me again. Is there anything wrong with my invitation, or is it someone in our family that has neglected you?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°No, no, everything is fine. Sorry, blame me for being late because of some things, you also seem to be very busy, I want to wait until the dinner is over before coming to find you.¡±


    Audrey couldn¡¯t help but laugh, and then muttered softly in his hoarse voice, ¡°You, obviously have been wronged. ¡°


    He didn¡¯t know if it was an illusion, but the voice of the young patriarch of the Lance family seemed to be a little choked up.


    He shook his head then said, ¡°You actually came back alive from that kind of place¡­..You are indeed someone who can create miracles, Jiang.¡±


    Audrey Lance pursed his lips and showed a valiant smile, and held Jiang Jianming¡¯s outstretched hand, ¡°In any case, welcome back, dear friend. To be able to see you again¡­¡­..that¡¯s really great.¡±


    In the distance, Old Brandon¡¯s eyes darkened, and he almost collapsed to the ground.


    He rushed forward, dragged the distraught young master of the Brandon family to the most inconspicuous corner, and then gave his son a big slap on the spot.


    Old Brandon roared out of demeanor, ¡°You bastard, who did you and your younger brother offend!?¡±


    Young Master Brandon cried, ¡°I, I don¡¯t know either!¡±


    On the other side, the patriarch of the Bei family was dizzy and hugged Bei Man¡¯er¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Baby, what kind of friends did you make!?¡±


    Bei Man¡¯er said blankly, ¡°I, I don¡¯t know either?¡±

 CH 72

    Old friend (2)


    Audrey took Jiang Jianming¡¯s arm, and while leading him to the upper seat, he smiled and said, ¡°Wonderful, I have specially reserved a seat for you, I thought you wouldn¡¯t come just now.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was helplessly bathed in the gazes in all directions. Now he really became the focus of the audience, he whispered, ¡°It¡¯s too exaggerated, you don¡¯t have to take care of me like this.¡±


    He knew that his clothes were inappropriate today, and it was nothing to be criticized for a few words, but to mess up Audrey¡¯s important banquet, it was very embarrassing.


    ¡°Sorry, I know you don¡¯t like this kind of occasion.¡±


    Audrey insisted, ¡°But you are a friend of Diana and me, if you suffer injustice in our house, wouldn¡¯t it be humiliating on our part?¡±


    In the blink of an eye, the black-haired youth had been pushed to the innermost part of the hall by the young ruler of the Lance family.


    On the front of this most honorable dining table was the seat of the owner, Audrey, on the right was an empty seat for Diana, and on the opposite left there was another empty seat.


    Now, Audrey pulled out the chair for him, and silently said ¡®please sit down¡¯ with sincere eyes.


    ¡°Have you not had dinner yet? At least sit down and eat something first. You are not in good health, so you can¡¯t be careless¡­..come.¡±


    Just as Jiang Jianming sat down, he saw Audrey pick up the knife and fork placed on the napkin very naturally, with the posture of actually wanting to serve him personally.


    This is a bit excessive.


    Jiang Jianming pressed Audrey¡¯s wrist, shook his head and said in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t do this, it¡¯s really not good. Weren¡¯t you halfway through a conversation with someone just now?¡±


    Audrey: ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, except for you and Diana, there is no one here who needs my attention.¡±


    Jiang Jianming frowned, ¡°Lance.¡±


    Jiang Jianming emphasized his tone at first, and Audrey immediately surrendered, with a gentle tone that seemed to be coaxing the other, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, don¡¯t be angry¡­¡­..then I won¡¯t accompany you, please feel free. After eating, go and have a chat with Diana in the back, she misses you very much. I will also make time to find you as soon as possible.¡±


    After speaking, Audrey turned around to pick up a glass of wine from his seat, and gracefully returned to the side of the nobles who were halfway through the conversation.


    As if nothing happened¡­no, as if nothing ¡°abnormal¡± happened.


    It seemed that as the most honorable Old noble, candidate for future crown prince, young and promising patriarch¡­..and yet entertaining a civilian in such a humble manner, was also quite a normal thing.


    Audrey¡¯s attitude was so steady, that no matter how much cold sweat broke from the remaining guests¡¯ backs, they could only pretend that nothing happened. The banquet quickly resumed its normal operation, and no one had dared to disturb Jiang Jianming from enjoying his dinner again.


    ¡°Jiang¡­..Jiang, can I sit next to you?¡±


    Only Diana happily moved a chair over and sat down. Her whole body was like floating sweet bubbles, as if eager to immediately rub against Jiang Jianming¡¯s arms and roll.


    ¡°The temperature outside is very low today. Are you cold? Would you like to have some pumpkin congee to warm your stomach? I¡¯ll fill you a bowl.¡±


    ¡°Have a taste of that caramel Canale, it¡¯s very sweet, I¡¯ll get it for you.¡±


    ¡°By the way, what kind of wine does Jiang like to drink? I¡¯ll call Horne to open a good bottle for you¡­¡­If you don¡¯t drink alcohol, then, black tea? coffee? juice?¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡± Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, and wondered for a moment whether the pair of ¡°brother and sister¡± had already colluded with each other.


    He persuaded Audrey to leave, but he had no reason to drive Diana away, thus he could only eat this overly delicious meal as soon as possible.


    Fortunately, Jiang Jianming did not have political social needs like the other guests present. After enjoying the free dinner, he went to greet to Bei Man¡¯er who still had messy inner thoughts, and then left with Diana through the inner corridor.


    As soon as the door was closed, the atmosphere suddenly changed. Diana and Jiang Jianming were the only two people in the wide and exquisitely decorated corridor, and under the wall lamp were two long shadows.


    ¡°Diana, wait a moment.¡± Jiang Jianming stopped in the corridor and said to her, ¡°Actually, this time, I¡¯m not here to find your big brother, but rather to find you.¡±


    Diana was surprised. ¡°Me?¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded, ¡°Yes, Diana, I would like to know something about human consciousness and memory, I need your knowledge.¡±


    Diana: ¡°Really, I can help you? Then first¡­¡­hm, come to my room first.¡±


    The two arrived at Diana¡¯s study, and the girl pushed the door open with both hands.


    The Lance family¡¯s luxurious mansion was designed in a retro style, with a very light sense of technology. The two thick doors were pushed open manually, and the scene inside came into view.


    A not so small study room could be seen, surrounded by wall mounted bookcases¡ªor bookcase-like walls.


    Various collections of books, printed documents, chip boxes, intelligence racks¡­ the walls were all filled to the brim. It was hard to believe that this was actually the study of a young noble lady known as a ¡°dodder flower¡± and a ¡°doll¡±.


    At a glance, the spines of those books mostly had titles related to keywords such as ¡°consciousness¡±, ¡°spirit¡±, ¡°intelligence¡±, and ¡°soul¡±.


    ¡°You have a lot more collections of books.¡±


    Jiang Jianming sighed with emotion, ¡°Are you really not considering entering the Black Shark Base?¡±


    Diana tugged at her sleeves and whispered embarrassingly, ¡°I¡­I still can¡¯t bear to part with my big brother.¡±


    Jiang Jianming patted her on the head, ¡°Your big brother dotes on you too much, however little princess, you¡¯ll eventually grow up.¡±


    Diana lowered her head.


    Almost no one knew that she liked to delve into these things, and she deliberately kept people from knowing about it. She didn¡¯t like to let her passion become a tool and a breakthrough for others to try to curry favor with herself and her brother.


    Even when she was studying at the Kaios Third College¡ªthe Engineering and Intelligence Research College, she would deliberately lower her scores in the exam and try to reduce her sense of existence as much as possible.


    Jiang Jianming sat down on a chair inside the study, and casually picked up a stack of printed paper lying on the table.


    He lifted it up and smiled at Diana, ¡°Can I have a look, Miss Scholar? Although I don¡¯t know how many pages I can have a look at this time.¡±


    ****


    Jiang Jianming had always believed that getting to know Diana was a half chance encounter.


    That day, Ryann brought him to the Lance family. The crown prince was talking with His Excellency Audrey in the drawing room and since he was free, he walked casually in the back garden.


    On a pleasant spring morning, the flowers were in full bloom and the vines climbed up the white fence. Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and Jiang Jianming saw a stack of paper manuscripts being blown away and flying around from the refreshment table not far away.


    Out of goodwill, Jiang Jianming stooped to pick up the dozen or so pieces of paper that had been blown away one by one.


    He originally wanted to put it back on the table and pick up a small stone to hold it down, but suddenly, he was attracted by the title on the first page¡ª¡ª


    The warm sunlight illuminated the printed characters, which read ¡°The Feasibility of the Application of Spiritual Consciousness Projection Technology in the Field of Holographic Perception¡±.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help flipping through it twice. In addition to the printed characters, there were delicate handwritings on it, annotations, deletions¡­


    Obviously, this was an academic paper under refinement.


    Signed: Diana Lance.


    Half an hour later, a girl with long silver hair was out of breath and trotted into the garden with her long skirt.


    Poor Miss Diana was on the verge of crying. Just because as soon as she heard that there was a distinguished visitor today and since she was afraid of meeting strangers, she immediately ran and hid in her study.


    But her¡­¡­.half-revised article¡­..was left carelessly in the garden by her!


    Bless the God of Crystal Particles, let her safely get back the manuscript she wrote after staying up all night for half a month.


    And the most important thing is, to never run into the guests.


    However, when Diana arrived in the garden, her vision went dark on the spot.


    Next to the fence wall with clusters of flowers and plants, in front of the small table made of rattan, stood a black-haired young man dressed as a military academy student.


    The sunlight outlined the shape of the bridge of his nose, he lowered his head halfway, and what he held in his hand was her manuscript.


    Guest, guest ¨C saw her manuscript!!


    Miss Diana¡¯s cheeks blushed instantly, and she felt like a steamed crab.


    She bit her lip and walked in front of the young man, twisting the corners of her skirt with her hands, and said in a voice like that of a mosquito, ¡°Please don¡¯t¡­don¡¯t¡­look.¡±


    The black-haired boy raised his head, glanced at her, and apologized with eyebrows furrowed. ¡°Sorry, I was rude, but this topic is rare, I can¡¯t help it for a moment.¡±


    Hearing the other party spoke like this, Diana turned slightly pale.


    She lowered her eyelashes, a look of disgust flashed in the bottom of her eyes.


    ¡­.This was a familiar opening line, and she could guess that the next line should be to flatter her.


    This was the reason why she didn¡¯t like to reveal her hobbies to outsiders.


    What she got was nothing but hypocritical flattery. In the eyes of everyone, she was just a dodder flower attached to her brother. Who would believe that a noble lady who was so charming and pampered would love those obscure academic knowledge?


    ¨C ¡°Miss Diana is such a genius, she unexpectedly has such profound knowledge!¡±


    Some people would pretend to be amazed, pointing to an entry-level point of view and clapping their hands pretending to understand.


    ¨C ¡°As expected of the little princess of the Lance family, oho, the last time I saw this word was at an academic conference with a group of gray-haired old men, our young lady at a young age¡­¡±


    Some people would try hard to flatter. Although that word was coined by her now, the annotations were clearly written in small letters.


    ¨C ¡°What a coincidence, I am also interested in this field. The Professor Qian that¡¯s mentioned here, will he give a lecture in Watson Star City next month? Isn¡¯t it fortunate to attend together with Miss Diana?¡±


    Some people would try to establish a relationship with her. They didn¡¯t even know that the ¡°Professor Qian¡± quoted in her manuscript had died of illness eight years ago.


    As for the professor who¡¯d give a lecture in Watson Star City, his topic seemed to be ¨C ¡°Looking at the Status of Animal Husbandry in the Late Ancient Blue Star Era from the Perspective of Postpartum Care of Sows¡±.


    But behind her back, he laughed and said, ¨C ¡°What kind of academic research? It¡¯s just a whim of the squeamish young lady, nothing more¡±.


    Thinking of those unbearable memories, Diana¡¯s little face became even uglier. She raised her eyes angrily, waiting for what the young man in front of her would say.


    But she was surprised to find that the other party looked away from her without hesitation.


    ¡°Miss Diana, right? What you write is so profound, it¡¯s beyond my scope of knowledge. I can¡¯t understand it from the tenth page onwards.¡±


    The black-haired young man¡¯s voice was clear and steady. Although he said he was sorry, there was no fluctuation in his tone. He turned his gaze back to the manuscript, and turned a few pages with his fingers.


    ¡°What you wrote here, ¡®The success of spiritual consciousness projection is only limited by the fit of its carrier matrix, not by the species itself that carries the matrix¡¯, what does it mean?¡±


    ¡°Does it mean that it is possible for a creature¡¯s consciousness to transfer to another creature different from its own species?¡±


    Diana was completely stunned.


    ¡°No¡­it¡¯s not. Ah nor, nor can say it couldn¡¯t¡­¡±


    She was in a hurry and stammered to explain it with a series of esoteric academic terms in her mind, but because she was too nervous, she didn¡¯t know what she was talking about in the end.


    The black-haired young man chuckled helplessly. ¡°I still don¡¯t understand, forget it, I¡¯m too stupid.¡±


    ¡°Do you know Professor Caron? He gave a lecture in Kaios last month, talking about the mind manipulation system of mechas. He said that the biggest challenge in achieving mind manipulation is not connecting the central nervous system of the brain to the mecha control system itself, but how to ensure the stability and mutual non harm of the two after the connection.¡±


    He turned over two more pages of the paper manuscript in his hand, and pointed to a certain line. ¡°It¡¯s a bit similar to the fourth point you mentioned here, but you discuss it from a different angle¡­¡±


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t finish the lecture for some reason at that time. If you don¡¯t mind, I would like to hear your opinion. Do you think it is possible for the mental manipulation of mechas to be put into practical use in the military within ten years?¡±


    Diana stood there staring at him blankly.


    Her eyes were sore, and suddenly tears kept falling down like beads with a broken thread.


    It was the first time that someone not only saw the text written by her, but also understood the text written by her, instead of the signature ¡°Lance¡± under the text.


    It was also the first time that someone was clearly talking to her, without giving her a second glance, and only setting their eyes on the paper that condensed her painstaking efforts.


    That day, Diana, who lost control of her emotions, held Jiang Jianming and cried for an entire hour. Jiang Jianming was completely confused, his head got dizzy and lightheaded because of her, and he almost suspected that the girl would faint from crying.


    Soon, Ryann and Audrey also arrived.


    Later, Jiang Jianming found out that some people advocated that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Lance family be united through marriage.


    Thus, for such a long time a moment ago, Audrey and Ryann were exchanging cold looks in the drawing room¡ª¡ª


    ¡°I¡¯m warning you, Diana is still young, even if you are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don¡¯t even try to touch my sister.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯m also warning you, Diana Lance cannot be the crown princess. It¡¯s best for the Lance family to not have such unwarranted delusions.¡±


    ¡­..repeating such a tug-of-war of answering questions irrelevantly and being inconsistent with no clear meaning.


    But soon, Audrey and Ryann could only look at Diana with complicated emotions, she was like a ragdoll cat with activated attributes, clinging to Jiang Jianming and meow meow every day.


    ****


    Inside the study, the conversation between Jiang Jianming and Diana lasted for nearly two hours.


    Countless materials were moved out by Diana, several intelligence display screens were lit up at the same time, and piles were all over the study floor.


    At the end, the two of them exchanged all kinds of things.


    Jiang Jianming raised his head, pinched the center of his brows, and smiled wryly, ¡°I have a little headache, but I can barely¡­understand it.¡±


    Footsteps came from the corridor outside and stopped outside the study door.


    There were three serious knocks on it, and the voice belonging to the young Lance family patriarch at the banquet sounded.


    ¡°Jiang, I¡¯ve been waiting for a long time.¡±


    Diana turned her head and said happily, ¡°Big brother, come in quickly.¡±


    The door opened, and a silver-gray figure entered slowly.


    Jiang Jianming looked back and smiled, ¡°Hm? Why did you specially change your clothes?¡±


    ¡ª¡ªThe person who came in was indeed the patriarch of the Lance family.


    Yet at present, an elegant silver-gray silk long dress was worn on a handsome woman¡¯s body, with her slightly protruding chest and red lips that had been redone with makeup, silently showcasing the true gender.


    Audrey pursed her lips and smiled, walked up to Jiang Jianming with her long dress in her arms, and deliberately raised her skirt as courtesy.


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s because I hope to see my best friend with my true face.¡±


    ¡ª¡ªThat¡¯s right, this was a secret that was rarely known even by the upper echelons of the empire. The young patriarch of the Lance family was not Master Audrey, but Miss Audrey.


    Audrey sat down beside Jiang Jianming calmly. She stroked her short hair and took off her silk gloves, revealing her smooth skin and slender wrists.


    ¡ª¡ªAnd, it¡¯s not a new human, but a disabled human.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but smile in his eyes, recalling the memories of the trick of wearing gloves to cover his wrists, which he learned from Audrey.


    ¡°Humans always have a self-righteous problem. When they see through a secret, they will subconsciously think that this is the truth, causing them to ignore the second secret.¡±


    Audrey once said, ¡°When some people find out that I am actually a woman, they will think they have a handle on me and give up thinking about other details.¡±


    At this moment, Diana also took off her white silk gloves of the same style as her sister¡¯s, and pieces of small silver crystals were impressively condensed on her wrists.


    The ¡°brother and sister¡± of the Lance family, the new human elite brother and the weak, cowardly and disabled human sister?


    No, setting aside the ingenious blinding magic, the continuation of this generation¡¯s Lance family bloodline¡­


    Was a disabled human elder sister supporting the family with a non crystal fragile body, and a new human younger sister who quietly hid under the elder sister¡¯s protection and was obsessed with learning.

 CH 73

    Old Friend (3)


    It was unknown when it started, perhaps it didn¡¯t need a rigorous start. Excessive racial power differences naturally determined social thinking.


    Under the impression of this era, the new humans must be elites and strong protectors; while the disabled humans were weak dependents, accepting the protection of the new humans for life.


    Audrey and Diana¡¯s ¡°blind magic¡± originated from an accident.


    Affected by the vortex of family infighting, the pair of sisters fled to Aslan Star City with their mother when they were young, and spent several years incognito and wandering in the Eternal Paradise Star City of the second galaxy.


    This also caused the information to be blurred. In Aslan¡¯s upper-class circle, people at most only knew that the next generation bloodline of the Lance family was a new human and a disabled human.


    Turmoil would not last, and when everything settled down, the new human would inherit the glory of the family; while the disabled human would be raised in a mansion, born noble, delicate and weak and would be the envy of others.


    ¡ª¡ªThis was the natural understanding in all human hearts.


    Sure enough, the family infighting subsided after a few years.


    However, when the pair of sisters were about to be taken back to the imperial capital, Diana¡¯s character flaws were exposed¡­..born facing difficulties, she had a soft personality, timid and reticent, had no communication skills, and knew nothing about the family¡¯s traditional business affairs. .


    And just as it should be, the father¡¯s scolding began to fall on the timid girl.


    ¡°Idiot.¡±


    ¡°Trash.¡±


    ¡°Even mice are more courageous than you.¡±


    ¡°You have to learn to be strong.¡±


    ¡°Are you still a new human!?¡±


    The ruthless demands, index finger pointing to the nose, the contemptuous and disappointed eyes, the sharp words.


    ¡°Oh, this child is completely a disabled.¡±


    ¡°Not even her sister.¡±


    ¡°Ancestors above, what should Lance do in the next hundred years?¡±


    Day after day, the sun rose and the moon set. Diana could only cry, cry until her voice turned hoarse and cry until her eyes turned swollen.


    Helplessly, she would grab the hem of her skirt, cry and shrunk herself into a small¡­¡­humblest little ball, so that she could hide in the shadows.


    Until that night, her sister cut off her long silver hair.


    The strands of hair falling to the ground reflected the desolate moonlight of the Eternal Paradise Star City, like hail flowing in the frosty sky.


    ¡°Just because Diana is a new human being, should she be deprived because of her weak qualifications!?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t agree, such a thing¡­..This is absolutely as absurd as discriminating against disabled human beings.¡±


    The older sister dragged the younger sister out of the shadows, dragged her into her arms, and kissed her tears away.


    ¡°My Diana, she can forever be not brave, and can forever be not strong.¡±


    Two pairs of white silk gloves were the gift that night, and the name of the trick was ¡°graft¡±. Since then, they have wandered around under the watchful eyes of thousands of people in the empire, quietly performing a dangerous and charming magic. (TL: graft-substitute one thing for another by stealth)


    ¡°Because starting tonight, she will have a brother.¡±


    ****


    The winter wind blew through the years, blowing through the unchanging night sky of Aslan for many years. Looking down from the mansion of the Lance family, the thousands of lights of this bustling star city had become small.


    Jiang Jianming put his hands on the railing of the terrace, feeling the cold wind blowing across his cheeks.


    He took a deep breath, his eyes fell on his black gloves, and he said calmly, ¡°But Audrey¡­our disguise like this is nothing more than a compromise to this world.¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned his head and looked at the patriarch of the Lance family who was walking towards him.


    Audrey held a graceful and thick dress coat in her hand, draped it over his thin shoulders, and said with a frown, ¡°Are you used to being exposed to the cold in Alpha Alien Star? You don¡¯t even know that it¡¯s already cold.¡±


    Jiang Jianming held down Audrey¡¯s wrist, ¡°¡­when can you take off your gloves and walk in broad daylight, raise your arms and shout in front of the people, that is the time when the non crystal race will be truly liberated.¡±


    Audrey was silent, standing shoulder to shoulder with him on the terrace and looking down.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Silver Big Dipper advocates strength, although it will be a bit torturous at the beginning, but as long as I can achieve tangible results, being accepted will also be quickly done.¡±


    ¡°But within the empire, it is different. It is peaceful and prosperous here, but the invisible resistance is greater. Your road is no less difficult than mine.¡±


    Audrey lowered her eyes, and said slowly, ¡°I know. I also heard about the proposal allowing disabled humans to drive mechas, which had the higher-ups already paying attention to it.¡±


    ¡°There are a lot of mocking voices, but some people think that, even if it is impractical for disabled humans to go to the Far Interstellar Space to deal with alien creatures, but in the empire with a low concentration of crystal particles, joining the Golden Sun Wheel and other imperial legions to deal with those fleeing space bandits, is completely feasible.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s take a look and discuss the situation in the next meeting, the commander-in-chief and Her Majesty¡¯s opinions, I think there is a high chance of it being approved.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s you. Only you would think of such a thing.¡± Audrey turned her head and looked at her best friend with bright eyes, ¡°¡­Thank you very much, Jiang.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention it, if it weren¡¯t for you helping me, I wouldn¡¯t be able to go to the Far Interstellar Space either.¡±


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but frown and give a low smile, then rolled up the collar of his coat, ¡°In a few years¡­¡­hm, when my situation gets better, I will definitely return the money to you.¡±


    Audrey immediately turned downcasted, ¡°Jiang!¡±


    Jiang Jianming hurried to run, ¡°Ah, I should go, I still have an appointment with someone.¡±


    He quickly stuffed the expensive coat back into Audrey¡¯s arms. Regardless of the other party¡¯s insistence of ¡°give it to you¡±, he returned to the room and grabbed his own cotton coat, ¡°Diana? I¡¯m leaving, and listen to your big brother¡¯s words from now on¡­ ¡°


    Audrey felt both angry and funny, watching Diana burst into tears in an instant, reluctantly grabbing Jiang Jianming¡¯s arm, and was ruthlessly torn off by the latter.


    ¡°You know what.¡±


    When she sent Jiang Jianming out the door, she said, ¡°I am very happy tonight. I¡¯ve always wanted to do something like this. But you have always resisted showing up on this kind of occasion before. This is the first time that you¡¯ve come into the banquet hall of our family under the eyes of everyone.¡±


    Jiang Jianming hesitated to speak.


    He had indeed lacked interest in this kind of upper class socializing, on top of that, with the ¡°underground love affair¡± with Ryann¡ªit was without doubt, and after Ryann¡¯s sacrifice, it became a cover up for the existence of the ¡°underground love affair¡± itself¡ªfor occasions where nobles appear, he evaded it more than any ordinary people would.


    (t/n underground love affair-not to disclose, not to confess, not to let people know about their relationship, and only they know about their relationship, and they cannot let others know) (TL: after RK died, JJ use the ¡°don¡¯t want to attend banquets¡± as a cover when invited to banquets or dinner parties that has the possibility of being asked about his relationship with RK)


    Audrey: ¡°Jiang, is it because of the current situation in the empire that is about to face a storm, which caused you to change your mind?¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t know, Audrey¡­ I haven¡¯t thought about many things myself.¡±


    He looked over the window to the night sky, and suddenly saw fine snow falling from the clouds. This was the first snow in the imperial capital this winter.


    Snow¡­¡­


    The black-haired young man squinted his eyes in silence, the snow reminded him of that frigid alien star and the steel fortress standing in it.


    Then came into mind the mechas, smoke and blood, battlefield, victory or defeat, death¡­and the underground Stele of Heroes.


    ¡°The sun of the prosperous era is setting, and we will have a tough battle to fight in the cold night before it rises again.¡±


    He thought of Xie Yuduo kneeling on one knee in front of him, holding his own hand, as if taking an oath.


    ¡°You have unlimited possibilities, the focal point is whether you want it or not, Little Excelllency.¡±


    The two walked out through the side door of the mansion. From here, one could see the famous brand air vehicles taking off at the main entrance from a distance, carrying the nobles who finished the banquet, rushing to the mid-air empty road.


    Audrey: ¡°Where are you staying? Is it over there at the military academy? From District 4 to District 3, shouldn¡¯t it cost hundreds of yuan to call an air vehicle, at least let me treat you, okay?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Ah no¡­I rented a self-service public air vehicle and drove it here by myself. It costs 78 coins. You want to pay for me? Then transfer it on my wrist device.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Audrey held her forehead and smiled, ¡°You¡­..you tell me what should I say about you!¡±


    An officer who drove a mecha on the front line of the Silver Big Dipper, renting a self-service air vehicle to drive it himself in order to save a dozen coins¡­..one would say it¡¯s a joke even if he said it. The only person who could do that was the one in front of her.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been living like this, why don¡¯t you let me help you more? Are there enough tranquilizers and bullets? Are you also reluctant to use the treatment cabin and medicine in the Far Interstellar Space?¡±


    While talking, Audrey transferred 78 coins to Jiang Jianming with a headache.


    The latter casually touched her short hair, ¡°Your Excellency Audrey, is it because Diana can¡¯t satisfy your desire to protect?¡±


    Audrey glared, ¡°Don¡¯t pat my head, I¡¯m not Diana and your family¡¯s high¡­¡±


    She suddenly realized something, shut her mouth and pursed her lips, and said after a few seconds: ¡°¡­..Sorry.¡±


    Jiang Jianming calmly rubbed her again.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    Before parting, as Jiang Jianming passed by Audrey.


    He suddenly paused for a second inadvertently, turned his head, and whispered quickly in her ear.


    ¡°¡­The crown prince will not be you, nor will it be Laurent.¡±


    Audrey¡¯s pupils trembled slightly, and she turned to look at her best friend.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s back, wrapped in black padded clothes, stepping into the snow curtain and the lights of the main street step by step, without looking back, could be seen.


    That way, his figure quickly disappeared into the dim neon colors.


    ****


    The snow was a little heavier.


    Jiang Jianming walked to the other end of the street, and saw that there were too many air vehicles here, he would be killed in a traffic jam as soon as he went up. It was impossible for him to take the express air route with double the price like those rich people. The wiser choice would be to go to the next intersection and then rent an air vehicle.


    Looking at the snowy intersection in front of him, he suddenly became distracted.


    Perhaps it was because of Audrey¡¯s unintentional slip of the tongue at the end that reminded him of the good memories that had passed away. He remembered that there would be a hidden tree shade on this street corner, where Ryann had once embraced him with a crystal bone.


    ¡­It was their reunion after the fifty-second day of separation.


    His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was always burdened with general affairs, especially when it¡¯s time to personally embark on a mission to the Far Interstellar Space, there would be a loss of contact lasting ten to half a month.


    But once Ryann came back, he would definitely come to see him first. The estimated return time would be sent to his wrist device by his highness himself along with the news of victory.


    This led to a funny result: he learned of the military situation even faster than the Imperial Army receiving the official victory report.


    Seeing in retrospect, those reunion memories were as unreal as dreams.


    If it was early in the morning, he would buy two breakfasts and wait for his victorious lover to come to him with the light of sunrise.


    If caught up in class at the military academy, he would skip class without hesitation and come out to have a tryst with his little highness, and listen to that person tell the thrilling story of this battle.


    If it was evening, he would take a book and rent a room in a small hotel, read the book slowly under a quiet lamp, and wait for a knock on the door.


    But if it was late at night, he wouldn¡¯t wait. He would go to bed on time at eleven o¡¯clock, and sleep until midnight to the early morning, then someone would climb into his bed like a big beast and hold him tight¡­


    Bite his earlobe in the darkness of the night, and say in a low and gentle voice beside his ear ¡®It¡¯s me, I¡¯m back¡¯.


    And he would smile in a daze and turn over, find a comfortable position in his lover¡¯s arms, rub first, and then continue to sleep through the drowsiness.


    But that time was different.


    It was also winter, and Ryann was on an expedition. That time, the situation of the battle seemed a bit fretting, and the original return date was pushed back again and again.


    After several missed appointments, Jiang Jianming just simply worried about the situation on the front line, while Ryann had already tortured himself with anxiety, and his tone of apology became increasingly self-deprecating.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, and said, ¡®Little Highness, don¡¯t report your return date at all, and give me a surprise when you come back¡¯.


    Another four or five days passed, this day he came to accompany Diana to read research materials, and didn¡¯t leave until evening.


    He had just walked to this corner, when suddenly a golden-red gleam flashed in the shadow beside him, and the next moment he was picked up in the waist by a crystal bone.


    Taking two steps in the air with his feet, his back suddenly fell into a warm and firm embrace.


    Ryann put away the crystal bones almost in a panic, put his arms around him, and said repeatedly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry¡­¡±


    His Royal Highness rubbed his cheeks with his lips apologetically, ¡°I miss you so much, I couldn¡¯t help it, are you scared? Jiang¡­ I¡¯m sorry, forgive me.¡±


    ¡­.As the owner of a Super S-level crystal bone, Ryann Kaios had reached the pinnacle of being able to control the crystal particles in his body.


    For Jiang Jianming, even if the Little Highness wrapped him in a crystal bone, he would not feel uncomfortable.


    But Ryann was still unwilling to release the crystal bone in front of him, because that would mean an insurmountable power gap between the two of them.


    His strength was too powerful, and he was born with a violent and aggressive nature. Even ordinary new humans would instinctively feel fear in front of such a crystal bone¡­..He was afraid that his strength would threaten his weak lover.


    Even though Jiang Jianming had never minded.


    ****


    Before the familiar corner, Jiang Jianming¡¯s boots stepped on dead leaves, making a soft rustling sound.


    In the winter night, he closed his eyes and lowered his head to sigh, with clouds of white mist spreading from his lips.


    His innate personality and acquired experience determined that he would not be sad for anyone or anything for a long time.


    But every time he was immersed in the memories, he felt that he was walking in the old time, as if he was going to be turned into a speck of dust and be blown away in the years.


    Just like the day before setting off to Silver Big Dipper, Jiang Jianming walked alone on the street that he once walked side by side with Ryann.


    Whenever he reminisced, he felt that he was no longer complete, that his soul had flown away from his body along with the inescapable obsession, trying to follow his lover and leave.


    But his lover no longer existed in any corner of this world.


    Thus in the past three years, his soul no longer belonged to any corner of this world.


    The wind blew a flake of snow onto his eyelashes, blurring his vision.


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyes and walked into that shade of the tree calmly.


    Changes in the outside world could help wake him up.


    For example, the female shop assistant who looked down on him on West Galaxy Street that day. For example, in the future, there would be no more of the lover¡¯s figure around this corner.


    He would rent a private air vehicle by himself, drive from the fourth district back to the military academy in the third district, and then¡­


    Under the shadow of the corner of the eye, a golden-red gleam flashed suddenly.


    ¡°¡ª¡ª!¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s pupils shrank, and the next moment there was an irresistible force from his waist, and his feet were suspended in mid air.


    The hard crystal bone directly picked him up and pushed him into the familiar embrace behind him.


    Snowflakes flitted across the corners of his wide-open eyes in an instant.


    ¡°Jiang.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was in a fit of dizziness for a while before his eyes, blood rushed straight into his brain, and he seemed to hear the crisp sound of the wall between illusion and reality being broken in his ears.


    He was numb all over, and he couldn¡¯t stand firmly on the ground. Fortunately, the person behind stretched out their hands and hugged him tightly, making their platinum curly hair hang down on the back of his neck.


    ¡°¡ªJiang? I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry¡­¡±


    Garcia wrapped his arms around him, with a guilty and flustered look on his face, and admitted his mistake in a hoarse voice, ¡°We have been separated for too long, I couldn¡¯t help it. I just want¡­..I want to reach out.¡±


    He anxiously leaned over to see Jiang Jianming¡¯s face, and said softly, ¡°Are you scared? I shouldn¡¯t have touched you with a crystal bone¡­I¡¯m sorry, this is my fault, there won¡¯t be a second time.¡±


    Jiang Jianming tried his best to compose himself, his heart was beating wildly, and he didn¡¯t know how he was breathing in these two or three seconds.


    But as he breathed, the soul that had wandered in the dead timeline for three years seemed to be pressed back into this ¡®lingering on one¡¯s last breath¡¯ body bit by bit.


    Coming back to this living world.


    This, living¡ª


    The street corner with light snow falling, the peaceful and prosperous star city, the grand and vast empire.


    Overhead was a traffic jam of air vehicles, neon lights, electronic screens, rich people lazily sitting in the backseat.


    And the person who was close at hand, who accidentally lost control and hugged him with a crystal bone, blaming himself for losing his mind¡­..


    ¡°¡­Your Highness?¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned his face away, and said softly as if confirming, ¡°The coordinates I sent you are not here, how did you get here?¡±


    In the distance were dim lights, it¡¯s the end of the bustling street. He saw Garcia¡¯s face sinking, then he pursed his lips, quickly retracting the crystal bone in frustration.


    ¡°¡­Your intelligence is too mischievous, that dog. Ever since the day you were bullied and refused to give me your coordinates, it started sending me real-time locations with your wrist device¡­.It seems that you still haven¡¯t discovered it yet.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­?¡±


    Seth, so you are a real dog.


    Garcia grabbed his wrist and rubbed it, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m wearing a mask, and no one saw me on the way.¡±


    Jiang Jianming bowed his head and laughed.


    Garcia¡¯s eyes were gentle, pushing his luck, he rubbed his chin on his forehead, and said in a low voice, ¡°¡­I was wrong just now, don¡¯t be afraid of me.¡±


    The first gentle snowfall in Aslan Star City was drifting profusely and disorderly, weaving the frost white into the winter wind, giving as a present to the world.


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyebrows and said the same words as before.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    ¡°Please feel free to treat me as you like, I like it, don¡¯t be afraid.¡±


    In a hidden corner, platinum curly hair and raven black locks touched, Garcia¡¯s fingers irresistibly slid through his fingertips, palms were pressed together, and ten fingers interlocked.


    Garcia leaned down, and the prince closed his eyes, the curled eyelashes looked comfortable and soft.


    Boom¡­


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart beat wildly again.


    The shadow fell, necks interlaced.


    Then Jiang Jianming¡¯s shoulders sank slightly.


    Garcia¡¯s chin rested on his shoulder. This time it was a frontal hug. His Royal Highness¡¯ arms slipped down, wrapped around his waist, and hugged him tightly in satisfaction.


    ¡°You¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled silently and gently bent his lips, his expression was somewhat complicated upon closer inspection.


    He raised his hand and stroked Garcia¡¯s back. ¡°Okay, okay, which lost pet is so clingy when we meet?¡±


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go to my alma mater. It looks like I¡¯m going to hide His Royal Highness privately tonight¡­..Ah, that¡¯s right, can you fly an air vehicle? The console is similar to a mecha.¡±


    In fact, Jiang Jianming wanted to laugh at himself.


    Because just now, there was such a moment, in less than a tenth of a second¡­


    He actually felt, in a trance, that Garcia wanted to kiss him.

 CH 74

    Crystal Bone (1)


    It was already late after getting off the self-service air vehicle. Jiang Jianming covertly brought Garcia back to his current temporary residence, the staff dormitory of Kaios Military Academy.


    Of course Teacher Luo Hai was unaware, this was in consideration of the teacher¡¯s heart. This sort of thing¡ªwhether the crown prince coming back from the dead, or the crown prince being hidden in the military academy, or the combination of the two¡ªwould indeed be too stimulating.


    Jiang Jianming expressed that telling it at this time would only turn into a ghost story, which was not very appropriate.


    Fortunately, they didn¡¯t encounter anyone along the way, and the two sneaked into the dormitory with the caution comparable to agents sneaking into the enemy¡¯s camp.


    Jiang Jianming hung up the lock and looked back, and saw Garcia throwing the face cover on the table, frowning and looking around the room.


    The staff dormitory was still the dormitory which was temporarily vacated for him when no one lived in it all year round. One bedroom, one living room and a bathroom as permissible.


    Jiang Jianming took off his coat and hung it on the hanger, then walked over, ¡°A small broken place, Your Highness has been wronged.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°There¡¯s not even a treatment cabin here.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­Your dislike point of view is really unique.¡±


    Everything seems to have returned to the old days.


    They used to ¡°live together¡± in the fortress of Silver Big Dipper with only one door separating them. When they went out to battle, they sat side by side in the driver¡¯s seat inside the mecha Slash Comet, and then simply rolled into the same bed on the starship back to the empire.


    Therefore at present, they bathed and washed one after another, got under the quilt carrying warm water vapor all over the body, and squeezed into a bed that was much smaller than the configuration in the starship¡­..It appeared very natural.


    As a result, in the dimness with the lights off, Garcia let Jiang Jianming rest on his arm, and when he hooked Jiang Jianming¡¯s shoulder with his hand, he didn¡¯t realize that there was anything wrong.


    The body of the non crystal human was small and thin. When he held this person, the emptiness in his chest could always be filled to the brim with the other person¡¯s body temperature, until it overflowed with an inexplicable warm current.


    Jiang Jianming, in His Highness¡¯ embrace, put himself in a comfortable position. Under his loose black hair was a pair of eyes hiding a gentle smile.


    ¡°You seem to be in a good mood. Did meeting me make you so happy?¡±


    After he finished speaking, he also asked, ¡°Did you see many alive and kicking disabled humans on the road today, how do you feel?¡±


    Garcia hugged Jiang Jianming into his arms with the other arm, and said, ¡°Not like you. No disabled human can give me the feeling as when I first saw you.¡±


    Putting aside the flames of war and the smoke of gunpowder, the moment the four eyes meet, it was that kind of shock that penetrated into the soul.


    Garcia thought about it seriously, and then said, ¡°When I see them, I wouldn¡¯t think they will die at any time¡­..You are much stronger than them, yet are also much more fragile than them.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°It¡¯s not, it¡¯s just that you rarely see strange things when you are in the Far Interstellar Space.¡±


    He pulled back the quilt, wanting to give a little bit more to Garcia. His Royal Highness snatched the quilt from his hand, and then wrapped him up again into a ball.


    ¡°I¡¯m accustomed to the climate of the alien stars.¡± He briefly explained, ¡°but you need to keep warm to avoid freezing to death.¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡± Jiang Jianming could no longer tell whether Garcia¡¯s ¡°avoid freezing to death¡± was a joke or a serious one.


    His side face was suddenly raised up by the prince¡¯s fingers, Garcia¡¯s brows and eyes were buried in the darkness, and his lips parted, ¡°Say my name.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was taken aback.


    Garcia nudged him with his calf as if urging him, and the pair of emerald green eyes were very serious, ¡°I want to hear you say my name.¡±


    Jiang Jianming pursed his lips, as if he understood something in his heart.


    ¡°¡­Garcia?¡±


    Garcia closed his eyes, and rubbed the cheek of the disabled human with the tip of his nose. ¡°Very good.¡±


    ¡­.At this moment, to him, it didn¡¯t seem to matter whether it was the empty past and the chaotic future, or the chaos in the empire due to the battle for the crown prince position.


    He also no longer tried to think about what kind of imperial person the person in his arms was¨Ceven the mansion of which Jiang Jianming walked out of that didn¡¯t look like an ordinary family that night.


    ¡°Go to sleep.¡±


    He just wanted to be like this, holding this body with compassion in his arms, sinking into the dream forever.


    ****


    The next few days were somewhat unrealistically steady.


    Kevin would occasionally come to see him. After waking up, the young man who learned from the painful experience was actually quite studious¡ªor maybe he just wanted to test Jiang Jianming¡¯s limits. He always knocked on the door of this dormitory with all kinds of crafty problems.


    Sometimes his companions would come as well. A girl with a ponytail, a little chubby boy, and a dark-skinned boy.


    Jiang Jianming hid Prince Garcia in the bedroom and gave lectures to the teenagers in the living room outside.


    He was very cautious, because he was afraid that he would mislead this children by giving random lectures to military students of this age. He was not sure how to explain good knowledge, and frankly, he didn¡¯t know himself.


    ¡ª¡ªThus next time, he simply sorted out a complete data and stuffed it inside a chip box and gave it to the few little kids, ordering them to finish reading it within a few days.


    But in this way, Jiang Jianming worried that His Royal Highness, who was ¡°kept illegally¡± by him, would find it boring.


    So he also borrowed a stack of books and chip boxes from the library for Garcia, from the Encyclopedia of Children¡¯s Enlightenment to introductory books in various fields, and ordered His Royal Highness to read them within the time limit.


    However, two days later, Jiang Jianming found out in despair that Garcia was lying comfortably on the bed, reading ¡°Demon Imprisonment: President¡¯s Sweet Wife Don¡¯t Try to Escape¡± on his wrist device¡ªa student¡¯s leisure book confiscated by the previous teacher.


    With half a smile, he said to him, ¡°According to the concept in this novel, Lieutenant Jiang, you are illegally imprisoning me at present.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming slapped His Royal Highness¡¯s noble buttocks expressionlessly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s a pity that there are no leather whip, wax oil and mouth gags here?¡±


    One day, Jiang Jianming was outside giving a lecture to Kevin.


    Couldn¡¯t remember what they were talking about, but the two of them laughed for a long time. Kevin laughed until he got dizzy, held his arm and called him ¡°Jiang¡±.


    When Jiang Jianming sent the boy away in the evening, he pushed open the door of the bedroom, and saw Garcia leaning against the door, lowering his head irritably¡­


    ¡­biting the crystal bone that grew out of his own wrist.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming asked hesitantly, ¡°Cough¡­why is this?¡±


    Garcia said coldly, ¡°It wanted to hug you, popped out by itself.¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, and stretched out his hand to touch the cluster of crystal bones, but Garcia turned around and evaded, then wearily said, ¡°Can¡¯t get used to it, it will be even more disobedient next time.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­Please don¡¯t make it sound like this is not your own crystal bone.¡±


    That night, when they rolled into bed, Jiang Jianming asked Garcia to tell him about the new humans.


    ¡°About crystal particles, crystal bones, real crystals¡­I only have theoretical knowledge from books.¡± He smiled, ¡°But the books did not say that new humans have the habit of biting their own crystal bones.¡±


    As soon as the words fell, Jiang Jianming only felt his ankle tighten and loosen. It was the crystal bone released by Garcia from the toe that caught him, and then immediately let go.


    ¡°The crystal particles are within the body of a new human, and crystal particles condensed into crystal bones.¡±


    Garcia handed his wrist to Jiang Jianming, condensed crystals covered his right hand in a blink of an eye, and was quickly retracted after a few seconds. ¡°Just like hands and feet, when you want to use it, it moves naturally.¡±


    ¡°But when you don¡¯t deliberately perceive it, crystal bones are more susceptible to emotional influence and loss of control than hands and feet. The richer the crystal particles in the body, the higher the crystal bone level, the greater the chance of it happening.¡±


    Jiang Jianming pondered for a moment, he thought of how dogs would flick their tails wildly when they were happy.


    He also thought of some person reading ¡°Demon Prisoner: President Sweet Wife Don¡¯t Try to Escape¡±. When it came to popular novels like this, a ferocious smile would appear at the corners of the mouth, and twisting like a maggot on the bed.


    Although he was not sure if it was possible to make an analogy like this, he deemed that he had understood it for the time being.


    ¡°Real crystals are different. The crystal particles that make up the crystal bone are yours, and those crystal particles are one with you, just like your flesh and blood. But the crystal particles that make up the real crystals are scattered in the air and do not belong to any life.¡±


    ¡°Thus one has to concentrate on controlling it, use the crystal particles inside the body to affect its frequency, and finally let it succumb to you¡­..watch.¡±


    As the prince said, he handed his right hand to Jiang Jianming, and bent his five fingers¡­


    It was as if something in the air was gathered by an invisible force, and small crystal clusters began to grow, condensing into a golden-red crystal rose.


    Jiang Jianming picked up the real crystal rose, but soon, the flower began to dissipate starting from the edge of the petals.


    Looking as if deep in thought, he said, ¡°Once you loosen the control, the real crystal will dissipate, right?¡±


    With a light wave of Garcia¡¯s finger, the rose instantly dissipated, ¡°You can also take the initiative to break it and make it disappear in an instant¡ªsometimes it is necessary to destroy the remains.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°But I rarely see new humans using real crystals to attack.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Owners of low-level crystal bones can¡¯t do this. When they try to control the crystal particles in nature, it instead leads to an imbalance of crystal particles in one¡¯s own body, resulting in crystal disorder.¡±


    Jiang Jianming immediately thought of the time when the Lava Space Bandits released real crystal ores on the cliff, and his face darkened.


    Garcia seemed to see through his thoughts, leaned over and put his arms around his waist, and said in a low voice, ¡°But I won¡¯t.¡±


    Day after day, time passed between joking, learning and cuddling.


    Until this day, Jiang Jianming received the communication that he had been secretly waiting for for a long time.


    The Grand Marshal of the Empire and Supreme Military Commander Chen Hanke had returned from Albourne Star City, and asked him to meet at the White Jade Palace tomorrow.


    It was in the White Jade Palace instead of the military headquarters, Jiang Jianming keenly realized something unusual from it.


    He didn¡¯t conceal it, and told Garcia about it, the latter didn¡¯t respond, but asked him if there were really many golden roses planted in the White Jade Palace.


    The golden rose was a symbol of the royal family. Jiang Jianming nodded, and Garcia asked him to steal one back.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­I will go to jail. Except for the real royal family, anyone who takes the roses in White Jade Palace will be arrested and sent to jail.¡±


    Garcia stopped talking. He didn¡¯t tell Jiang Jianming that just now, he also had received the same meeting communication¨Ctomorrow afternoon, in the White Jade Palace, it¡¯s just that there was a slight difference in time.


    This made him somewhat pleased.


    The old marshal wants to see him, needless to say, it must still be in the hope of him inheriting the crown prince position as Prince Ryann.


    But Jiang Jianming was also called over, and it seems that the imperial side was not worried that the two of them would meet by chance.


    This fully proves that there is nothing shameful or unfit to be revealed about Jiang Jianming¡¯s identity. Maybe in the starship that day, he really was only thinking too much.


    So tomorrow, perhaps¡­


    He can snap a golden rose for Jiang Jianming.

 CH 75

    Crystal Bone (2)


    The next day, the sky was clear with snow, it was Sun Snow.


    (t/n: Sun Snow or Solar Snow-Sun snow refers to a weather condition, a natural phenomenon. Snow when there is sun is called solar snow. The main reason for the formation of solar snow is that it is affected by cold air to form snowfall, and at the same time, high-level clouds are not enough to cover the sun, so the weather phenomenon that the sun comes out while snowing is called solar snow.)


    The White Jade Palace, located in the third district of Aslan Star City, was the official residence and the office of Her Majesty the Emperor, which was also endowed with the meaning of the highest symbol of political power.


    Here, the golden roses cultivated by Eden Star City were blooming all year round, even in winter, they bloomed triumphantly, and their fragrance would spread far and far away.


    The Supreme Military Commander of the Empire¡ªChen Hanke picked up the cane leaning against the seat, got out of the car, and waved his hand to let the guards and the secretary leave first.


    The old man in military uniform had frost-white temples, but his spine was as straight as a javelin. He walked alone along the main road of the entrance of the White Jade Palace, and first met two young Golden Sun Wheel boys standing there on patrol.


    For some reason, the faces of the two young men were blue and their eyes were sluggish.


    ¡°Old, old Marshal!¡± Seeing Chen Hanke coming over, they frantically stood straight and gave a military salute.


    As if they had lost their minds, they stammered, gesticulated with hands and feet and said, ¡°Just now, just now¡­just just just now¡­¡±


    Old Marshal Chen didn¡¯t laugh at them, but instead raised one gray eyebrow, ¡°Seeing a ghost in broad daylight, must be terribly frightening.¡± (TL: just the same as ¡°Seeing something impossible must be terribly frightening¡±)


    ¡°This is confidential,¡± the old man raised his hands high and put them on the shoulders of the two boys, and said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t chew your tongue when you go out, boys.¡±


    The two Golden Sun Wheel soldiers glanced at each other blankly.


    The old marshal didn¡¯t say much anymore, and continued to walk in. He crossed the snowy path, and his cane made a random clicking sound on the path.


    The white palace building in the distance and the fragrance of the roses were getting closer. When a familiar figure finally appeared in sight, the old man stopped in his tracks.


    ¡°Little Highness, I see that you¡¯ve scared those poor children at the door.¡±


    The snow was still drifting, and Prince Garcia, who wore a deep crimson dress with a cape, was sitting alone under a carved pillar made of white bricks, his eyebrows were drooping, and he was playing with a newly picked rose in his hand.


    Surrounded by countless snow-covered golden roses, along with that fragrant smell, it was like a scene in a fairy tale.


    Garcia didn¡¯t look up, he blew on the snow particles on the petals, and said coldly to Marshal Chen, ¡°Do I look like him?¡±


    Old Marshal Chen came over. ¡°Exactly the same, Little Highness.¡±


    Garcia laughed, but he didn¡¯t move at all. On his right shoulder, crystal bone abruptly swung out and smashed towards the flowers.


    There was a muffled sound in an instant, and countless flowers, leaves and soil were thrown into the sky, leaving an arm-wide gully in the royal family¡¯s golden rose bush.


    ¡°What about now?¡±


    ¡ª¡ªBefore the emperor¡¯s birthday, the golden rose bushes in the White Emerald Palace were ruined like this in an instant. If it were someone else, they would have screamed out and their faces would have been ghastly pale.


    However, the face of the old marshal remained unwavering. The old man just twisted his neck in a sigh and casually leaned his cane aside.


    ¡°Youngster, don¡¯t be so angry, all is here now, listen to this old man tell a story of those years.¡±


    ¡°Many years ago, when His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ryann was still very young, I was His Highness¡¯s teacher.¡±


    The old marshal walked over on the snow, walked into the rose bushes, and stood in front of Garcia, ¡°But I often worry about him.¡±


    ¡°Because I can see his loneliness and emptiness. His eyes are as cold as ice all year round. Alas, that child¡¯s innate strength is too strong, and his soul is too proud and aloof, thus no one was able to appease his heart.¡±


    ¡°Your Highness, I told you once, and since you forgot, I will say it again.¡±


    There was a hint of reminiscence in the eyes of the old marshal, ¡°The blood is the hottest when people are fighting, and the reason why people fight, it must be to obtain something or to retrieve something.¡±


    ¡°In the eyes of the people of the empire, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ryann will always be perfect, elegant and flawless. That¡¯s because he has no desires in his heart, and no enemies in front of him.¡±


    ¡°He is willing to lead the empire in the future, simply because this is the most interesting thing he can find in this world, and could also be used to wear down his life.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Garcia remained silent, and fine snow kept falling on his hair.


    A few seconds later, he mockingly said, ¡°Is that the reason why you guys are trying to control me, huh? In order to make me live more like a normal human being, sacrifice myself to my enemy?¡±


    Old marshal: ¡°Of course not, listen till the end.¡±


    ¡°When His Highness Ryann was fifteen years old, he met a person and fell in love with them very quickly.¡±


    ¡°Since then, His Highness was no longer very obedient. One evening I searched for him for an hour, and finally found him sitting in the garden of the White Jade Palace, snapping roses for his lover under the moonlight.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Garcia raised his head for the first time, looking at the old man in front of him with an indescribable expression.


    He thought to himself: What kind of vulgar dog blood love story is this?


    ¡°I asked him for the battle analysis assignment that morning. He handed me a chip box¡­ I could tell at a glance that it wasn¡¯t his handwriting. His Highness actually smiled and said that his lover helped him make it, and also let me praise him for successfully discovering a once-in-a-lifetime talent for the military.¡±


    ¡°I was so angry that I blew my beard and glared at him on the spot, so that night, we both released crystal bones and had a fight. It was a mess everywhere, compared to you now, we tossed about ten times more relentlessly.¡±


    ¡°After the fight, this old man was gasping heavily, as if he had lost half his life. The Little Highness simply picked up his dozen roses and left as if nothing had happened. Well, at that time, those flowers were also placed right here.¡±


    The old marshal stretched out his hand, pointed his finger at the pillar behind Garcia, and nodded.


    ¡°It seems that regardless of time, you really like this position, Your Highness Ryann.¡±


    Garcia shook his head and sneered, ¡°Too deliberate, are you trying to provoke me, old man.¡±


    The old Marshal touched the top of his head and said, ¡°Since you¡¯re back, go and see Her Majesty.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°I have nothing to say to the emperor. If she wants to see me, she has her own feet and should come to me.¡±


    The old marshal showed a helpless expression.


    Just half an hour ago, he communicated with Her Majesty, asking if Her Majesty wanted to summon the returning prince.


    At that time, the most honorable woman in the empire leaned on the soft chair dispiritedly, letting her black hair meander down like a dark cloud.


    The emperor waved her hand and said with a sluggish tone, ¡°Didn¡¯t he meet the chief? What the chief intentions are is simply Zhen¡¯s intention, about others, Zhen has nothing to say either.¡± (TL: Zhen-how emperors address themselves)


    What else can be said? As expected of a mother and son¡­..although they are not related by blood.


    The old marshal smiled bitterly, and then cleared his throat. ¡°Then at least, you should meet your former lover¡ªthis is the reason why I came to find you today.¡±


    Garcia raised his eyebrows, ¡°Ryann¡¯s lover?¡±


    Chen Hanke didn¡¯t care about Garcia¡¯s emphasis on the three characters ¡°Ryann¡¯s¡±, but instead continued his topic.


    ¡°Well, he is a disabled human being, not a noble, has no one to depend on, very young, only a year older than His Royal Highness Ryann, who is you. His Royal Highness Ryann, on the surface, was already considered to have sacrificed himself, and you, upon waking up yet unwilling to admit to this identity, as a result, he had a hard time in the past three years.¡±


    Garcia was even more surprised. He thought it was funny. ¡°A disabled human? Ryann actually fell in love with a disabled human?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s why the child has always been nameless. After the death of His Royal Highness Ryann, he can only return to the status of a civilian, even if the two have been engaged in private¡ªbut this matter, it is indeed the empire that has wronged him. But he never complained one word.¡±


    Oh¡­he got it. The bottom of Garcia¡¯s eyes were dark and gloomy, just from the few words spoken from the old marshal, the image of a lovely and pitiful widow was already outlined in the mind of His Royal Highness.


    ¡ª¡ªThe pale and petite disabled human being wore black mourning clothes, and his eyes were red from crying at the funeral. However, facing the ruthless oppression of the empire, he could only lower his eyebrows meekly and forbearingly, swallowing the deep affection and tears for the lover into their stomach.


    There may be deviations in details, but it should be almost the same.


    Ridiculous, too ridiculous, does the empire actually believe in the ¡°power of love¡±?


    Could it be that he was hoping that he would fall in love the moment he saw that little widow, and thus obey the empire¡¯s arrangement?


    Garcia stood up. Of course, he had no interest in Ryann¡¯s lover, and he didn¡¯t want to get involved in such an absurd love affair.


    Taking a step back, even if that disabled human being was really talented and charming¡ªbut he had already come into contact with an existence like Jiang Jianming, and there would be no disabled human being he could look up to in the world like him.


    Garcia opened his mouth and wanted to refuse.


    He had no doubt that if he appeared in front of this widow, the other party would definitely rush forward crying and become a trouble that could not be shaken off.


    Or, considering the fragile physique of a disabled human, that poor little person might just faint.


    However, before the words of refusal came out of his mouth, Garcia pursed his lips and closed his mouth again.


    His Royal Highness suddenly had a new idea.


    He turned on his wrist device and sent a message, and sincerely hoped that the other party¡¯s reply could be faster this time.


    ****


    [Gone out yet?]


    When Jiang Jianming received this message, he was walking on the path of the White Jade Palace with Audrey Lance.


    He couldn¡¯t help curling his lips when he saw the words. Ever since he discovered Seth Henry, that dog eating inside and outside, the authority of the intelligence had been suspended by him. (TL: live off one person while secretly helping another)


    Therefore at present, if Garcia wanted to confirm his location, he could only honestly send a message to ask.


    [Already at the White Jade Palace.]


    Jiang Jianming clicked send on the reply from the wrist device, and looked back at Audrey who was holding an umbrella for him to shield him from the snow.


    ¡°You are really idle, I simply borrowed a set of clothes from you, yet why did it come with a living person as a present?¡±


    Today he borrowed a black formal attire from Audrey¡¯s house to wear. A place like the White Jade Palace, he couldn¡¯t afford to be sloppy. Jiang Jianming thought it over¨COld Marshal Chen might want to take him to meet someone.


    No matter how much he doesn¡¯t care about what he normally wears, on this occasion, he still has to pretend to be a widow.


    Audrey put away her umbrella and smiled, ¡°It¡¯s just to drop you off, otherwise, wouldn¡¯t you have to rent an air vehicle to fly back and forth? Besides, with my identity, it¡¯s easy to enter the gate of the White Jade Palace.¡±


    But it would be inconvenient to accompany him later, so Audrey found a chair in the garden full of golden roses and sat down, ¡°You go, I¡¯ll wait here for you to go back together.¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t say anything, he knew that Audrey was worried about him.


    A ¡°former crown princess¡±, this was already in a past tense, a military officer who sneaked into Silver Big Dipper with a false background as a non crystal race, suddenly being called to a place like the White Jade Palace, would inevitably make people suspicious.


    What¡¯s more, the place that Old Marshal Chen agreed with him was a bit subtle.


    It was on a small building that had been abandoned for a long time. Audrey said that this place was about to be demolished, and that no public events had been held here for several years. It really¡­¡­didn¡¯t sound like a decent place.


    But Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t have any worries. He thought that the old marshal¡¯s intention was to deceive others at most.


    He waved at Audrey, parted the fine snow, and walked to the building in front of him alone.


    ****


    ¡°Actually, I really didn¡¯t expect that you haven¡¯t meet him yet.¡±


    Garcia walked behind Old Marshal Chen. When he heard the old marshal sigh with emotion, he asked casually without much thought, ¡°Why would I meet him?¡±


    Then he said again, ¡°We¡¯ve walked for a long time, you, in the end, where are you planning to let us meet?¡±


    The old marshal said, ¡°What¡¯s the rush? He¡¯s right ahead. He¡¯s already waiting there¡­..strange, you guys really haven¡¯t met before?¡±


    The prince was playing with the golden rose in his hand, and there was a faint feeling of something wrong flashed in his heart.


    But at this moment, the wrist device flickered, interrupting his thoughts just in time.


    Garcia turned on his wrist device, and after checking the concise message, his mood immediately brightened.


    This time Jiang Jianming replied quickly, which will help him implement that idea.


    Right, next he will call Jiang Jianming over ¨C and then in front of that poor little widow of Crown Prince Ryann, he will hold Jiang Jianming in his arms without any hesitation, and hand him the golden rose.


    This will be a once and for all vicious plan.


    Soon, whether it¡¯s the emperor or the chief, whether it¡¯s the old man surnamed Chen in front of him or Xie Yuduo, whether it¡¯s that lovely widow, or Jiang Jianming himself¡ª


    Everyone will realize that he has nothing to do with the former crown prince who was praised by the world, that elegant and noble infatuated prince¡­..beyond all doubt not even a half-dime relationship.


    (t/n: Half-dime or half a dime-This is a colloquial term, which means that a relationship that doesn¡¯t even count as a dime and is equivalent to a relationship that counts as nothing.)


    A trace of wicked pleasure rose in Garcia¡¯s heart, the price of trying to control him would be tragic.


    He wanted to see the unbelievable eyes and despairing tears of the widow.


    He wasn¡¯t worried that it would end badly either. Jiang would be there, and there was always a way to calm down such a crying little brat gently. That person looked to be naturally suitable for this kind of thing.


    Garcia glanced at the building in front of him. It was a secluded small white building with dry vines and grass leaning against the corner of the building, there were also crows perched on the snow-covered treetops outside the window.


    The only worry was whether Jiang Jianming would be angry with him for this.


    But it shouldn¡¯t be a big problem, if it¡¯s a big deal then just go back and apologize properly, be scolded a few times and be cursed at with a few words.


    The old marshal led him through the door of the building, and the sound of their footsteps fell on the white brick floor, making it even more spacious.


    Garcia looked at the door close at hand, quietly sent Jiang Jianming the coordinates of this place, and attached a message:


    [Very well, now come to this location.]


    After sending, Garcia put away the wrist device. Chen Hanke turned his head at this moment, and the old man tapped the door in front of him with his cane. ¡°Your Highness, I want to make a statement in advance.¡±


    ¡°I personally do not approve of this meeting, because I am very worried that with your current state of mind, you will hurt the person inside.¡±


    ¡°But unfortunately, it is Her Majesty¡¯s will for you to see him, so please open the door and go in.¡±


    Garcia took a deep look at the old marshal with complicated emotions, and walked forward. When he placed his palm on the heavy doorknob, the cold touch permeated his skin.


    For some reason, at this moment, an ominous sense of heaviness rose in his heart.


    Squeak¡ª


    The door opened to both sides.


    This room was sunny and very bright inside. Sure enough, because it had not been used for many years, there were very few decorations.


    A young man in black clothes and black hair sat quietly on a chair by the window, with a slender stature and a spine like that of a bamboo.


    The moment the door opened, the person turned his head when he heard the sound, and half of his face was illuminated by the fine snow and skylight outside the window.


    The hands wearing black gauze gloves placed the wrist device on the windowsill, and the flickering light on it automatically went out.


    Fluttering, a crow flew from the snow-covered branch.


    Garcia stood at the door in a daze.


    At this moment, all sounds disappeared, as if the sky and the earth collapsed, and the gears of time and space also stopped.


    The two people¡¯s four eyes met each other, just like when their gaze pierced through the thick smoke and flames in the past, as if they had traveled back a century before finally falling back to the peaceful winter sun in front of them amidst the snow.


    The golden rose was suddenly squeezed by his fingers.


    The petals withered silently one by one and scattered on the ground.


    Jiang Jianming stood up. He was wearing a slender black formal attire and a white scarf. His eyes were quietly staring at the person who came at the door.


    He said to Garcia with a hint of guilt in his warm voice. ¡°Sorry, Your Highness, I am already here.¡±


    Garcia stood there with an expression on his face that couldn¡¯t be described in words.


    As early as the moment he saw Jiang Jianming, he understood everything, but these words still easily tore his heart open, like scissors cutting a thin piece of paper.


    He felt, in a daze, that he was losing blood, and the blood turned into raging magma gushing out from the torn heart, quickly emptying him out, and leaving only a bone-chilling body.


    A distant sound of a bell rang from afar, it was the ringing of the bell from the Glorious Cathedral.


    Garcia walked towards Jiang Jianming, and he could feel that with every step he took, his own reason was being utterly defeated.


    If a person realizes for the first time what a wonderful treasure he once had at the moment of losing it¡­what could be more sad than this?


    The answer is unmistakable: when the treasure is just a figment of the imagination, and when the person realizes that he never actually owned any.


    When the bell stopped, Garcia also stopped in front of Jiang Jianming.


    At this moment in the dark, he suddenly clearly realized his wild and unreasonable possessiveness towards Jiang Jianming.


    Trying in vain to have this person¡¯s lifelong attachment and longing.


    Boiling hot, uncontrollable love.


    To turn all the above delusions into ashes,


    And this ice cold reality in front of his eyes.

 CH 76

    Crystal Bone (3)


    ¡°Oh, sure enough, you guys have already met.¡±


    Chen Hanke walked in, he looked between Jiang Jianming and Garcia strangely, and said to the former, ¡°His Highness pretended not to know you with me.¡±


    The old man passed straight His Royal Highness, who stood there stiff and unmoving, and patted Jiang Jianming on the shoulder, squinting his eyes, ¡°You child, crafty, you even tricked me. Even that little bastard Xie Yuduo kept it from me. Seems like someone deserves a beating.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Old Marshal.¡± Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes and smiled, ¡°But you have also tricked me quite a few.¡±


    He didn¡¯t say any more appropriately, and simply thought to himself: Old Fox.


    Before the door was pushed open, he did not expect the old marshal to want him to meet Garcia today. But at this moment Jiang Jianming¡¯s mind turned and immediately understood Chen Hanke¡¯s intentions.


    He took advantage of the old marshal¡¯s guilt and concern for him and cheated him of the transfer order, and ran to Silver Big Dipper without telling the truth; the Old Marshal knew how obsessed he was with Ryann¡¯s death, but for the past three years, he kept the existence of Prince Garcia under wraps and did not tell him anything.


    Today, the old marshal first called him here with a posture of investigating, while pulling Garcia out to show him. This simply means ¡°don¡¯t have to talk about someone anymore¡±.


    Each has their own stand and difficulties, and each is neither naive or a genuine person.


    Will simply offset each other, and clean up. (TL: accounts cleared between two parties)


    This is no more than¡­¡­


    Jiang Jianming glanced at Garcia. The two of them would clean up, however the blow to His Royal Highness seemed to have been a bit severe.


    ¡°Old Marshal, the matter between us should be discussed slowly. Now I want to have a few words with His Highness alone.¡±


    Old Marshal Chen looked at Garcia clearly, and probably guessed 70% to 80% of it.


    He seemed to want to say something, but he didn¡¯t say anything in the end. He silently took his cane and turned around, and conveniently closed the door behind him.


    As soon as the echo of the door closing dissipated, the room became even quieter, and under the snow light reflected outside the window, there was a sense of inexplicable sacredness.


    Jiang Jianming was still standing by the window dressed in black, he looked directly at Garcia, and with a gentle and slow voice, ¡°That day in the starship, I originally wanted to talk about this matter, but you¡­¡±


    Garcia¡¯s face was pale, he took a deep look at Jiang Jianming, then turned around and walked away.


    Jiang Jianming furrowed his eyebrows, ¡°Your Highness!¡±


    He caught up with the first two steps and reached for Garcia¡¯s wrist.


    It was this movement that cut the last sane string. Garcia suddenly turned his head and twisted his hands. Jiang Jianming only felt a sharp pain in his wrist, then uncontrollably step backwards¡ª¡ª


    Thud!


    His Royal Highness twisted his wrist and threw him on the window sill, making the cold corners hit his back.


    Garcia approached him, and the corners of his eyes and brows were full of anger, ¡°Who are you calling?¡±


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t say a word, he raised his head and neck, and the small half of his collar bone protruding from the black collar was reflected brightly under the window glass, as pale as the first layer of ice on a river surface.


    Garcia sneered and exerted force on his hands until he heard a faint, unbearable sound from the slender wrist bone in his palm. ¡°Speak, the ¡®Your Highness¡¯ in your mouth, who are you calling?¡±


    Enduring the pain, Jiang Jianming said in a deep voice, ¡°I¡¯m calling the person standing in front of me now.¡±


    ¡°Who is that person in front of you?¡± Garcia moved closer, his lips almost touching the side of his face, and said coldly, ¡°Jiang Jianming, who is the person you see in me.¡±


    Those emerald eyes were like deadly bayonets at the moment, emptily casting all the hatreds towards the snowy window. ¡°You¡ªfrom the very beginning¡ªyou were just like them, looking for Ryann¡¯s phantom in me, right?¡±


    ¡°Tell me, do I look like him?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Jiang Jianming adjusted his breathing. When he looked at Garcia, there was compassion in his eyes, but was more tough and ice-cold. This expression vaguely coincided with that of Prince Ryann when he said goodbye three years ago.


    He said word by word, ¡°My judgment is¡­you are him.¡±


    Garcia turned his gaze in astonishment, and this astonishment even made him loosen the shackles on the disabled human.


    He only saw a pair of deep black eyes as quiet as an ancient spring.


    Under such circumstances, there was no panic or fear on Jiang Jianming¡¯s face, let alone the slightest bit of apology or shame.


    But then Garcia realized in his heart: Yes, Jiang Jianming is such a person.


    This person has extraordinary solitary courage and rebellion, and will go to the dark path if he sets his mind on it; at the same time is also extremely calm, and is not the kind of person who will act recklessly and go back on his own word.


    In other words, no matter how many times it is repeated, it¡¯s still the same.


    The current outcome is Jiang Jianming¡¯s choice.


    ¡°The Crown Prince treated you very well before he died.¡±


    Garcia gave a deep snort without warning, and grabbed Jiang Jianming¡¯s neck.


    He tightened his strength a little bit, ¡°That¡¯s why you love him so much, compromise for him, disregard your own safety for him, and even preferred to be by the side of your so-called amnesiac lover, playing games with me for so long¡­¡­it¡¯s a pity.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity that His Royal Highness Ryann died three years ago, otherwise, why won¡¯t he come and save you now?¡±


    Crystal bone slowly stretched behind Garcia¡¯s back, and the light emitted by the crystal particles was like a flame. Cracks began to appear in the walls of the room, and clusters of real crystals emerged.


    With just one thought, the life of this remnant crystal human being would be crushed by him. It was no more difficult than crushing a flower.


    ¡°Look at me, Jiang.¡± The crystal bone behind Garcia burned like a crimson corona, akin to an evil god¡¯s outstretched wings, ¡°Can you still say that I am him now?¡±


    ¡°I¡­cough,¡± Jiang Jianming was forced to bend his head back, the shackle on his neck made it difficult for him to breathe, ¡°Haven¡¯t seen¡­..Ryann getting angry and raising his hand to strike.¡±


    He struggled hard and said in a low voice, ¡°But¡­but¡­¡±


    The ending sound dissipated like a bubble, and the black-haired youth closed his eyes.


    Garcia was stunned for two seconds.


    The next moment he trembled all over, a frightened look flashed across his face, and he let go of his hand as quickly as being electrocuted.


    ¡ª¡ªJiang Jianming¡¯s body immediately slumped to the ground, he clutched his throat and a burst of coughing erupted, and his thin shoulder bones trembled, looking as if they were about to pierce the skin.


    ¡°Cough cough cough cough¡­!!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Garcia watched from a high position at Jiang Jianming curled up on the ground, and a cold thought flashed through his heart:  He was deceived.


    This cunning, evil, disabled human being, he actually dared to pretend to faint and scare him¡­..


    ¡°But¡­cough cough, I guess, that¡¯s how it is now.¡±


    Jiang Jianming, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his face, his chest was heaving due to gasping, and his eyes sparkled with a clear light amidst his sweaty black hair.


    ¡°Making threatening gestures, making an empty show of strength, becoming angry from shame, and daring to raise one¡¯s hand to strike.¡±


    The corners of Garcia¡¯s eyes suddenly twitched, as Jiang Jianming¡¯s flat tone fell into his ears, almost in a taunting manner, ¡°Little Highness, would you really dare to use your crystal bone to touch me?¡±


    Boom!!


    A remote corner of the White Jade Palace exploded suddenly, and countless patrolling Golden Sun Wheel soldiers exclaimed at the same time and looked in the same direction¡ª¡ª


    The small building covered with withered grass and snow that had been neglected for several years could be seen collapsing amidst the flying fire and smoke.

 CH 77

    Crystal Bone (4)


    After the lingering sound of the gunfire subsided, three people stood still.


    In these ruins, for a while, only the continuous falling snow remained in motion.


    About three or four seconds later, Garcia indifferently tucked the cartridge case in his hand into his breast pocket. He walked towards Jiang Jianming while retracting his crystal bone at the same time.


    Jiang Jianming had fallen next to a broken wall. When he stood up, he could already see His Highness¡¯s boots in his vision.


    Not far away, Audrey got up. The oppressive feeling of that high-level crystal bones hadn¡¯t dissipated, her ears were buzzing, and she couldn¡¯t make a single move. She could only barely open her eyes and watch the person who had the same appearance as Ryann walk towards Jiang Jianming.


    In a daze, she thought that Jiang Jianming was going to be killed. She saw His Royal Highness Ryann leaned over and stretched out a hand towards Jiang Jianming¡¯s neck.


    The latter did not dodge, and simply took back the Wings of Venus into the holster.


    Audrey almost imagined the sight and sound of her best friend¡¯s neck being twisted.


    But the prince¡¯s fingers passed through the neckline of the disabled human, groped down, and finally pulled out a¡­..a necklace with a red gold ring at the end.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Garcia squeezed the little thing, joy or anger was indistinguishable on his face.


    When Jiang Jianming was seriously injured last time, he was the one who stripped the person naked and sent him to the treatment cabin, thus of course he also saw this strange necklace.


    At that time, he was not in the mood to think about what it was, but now he understood that it was a ring.


    It was the wedding ring when Jiang and Ryann exchanged vows in the past.


    Garcia pulled hard, intending to pull apart this thing, however, the chain seemed to be made of a special material. Not only did it not tore, the owner was even pulled forward by force, and his forehead almost hit a sharp corner of a piece of debris.


    Jiang Jianming let out a muffled groan, grasped Garcia¡¯s arm forcefully, and said hoarsely, ¡°Don¡¯t touch this.¡±


    This was the first time he had clearly shown his resistance and will today.


    Garcia¡¯s eyes darkened. With a crystal bone condensed on his finger, he snapped the thin chain, and then threw it away.


    The ring drew a small arc and fell into the rose bushes not far away.


    Then he turned around in silence, and left the place without looking back.


    Audrey didn¡¯t know how long it took before she came back to her senses.


    She got up from the ground, rushed to Jiang Jianming staggeringly, and said in a panic, ¡°Jiang!!¡±


    ¡°How are you, hang in there, I¡¯ll take you to the doctor¡­¡±


    Before she could finish speaking, Audrey felt a pain on the inside of her arm. It was Jiang Jianming who took out the tranquilizer that he carried with him and gave her an injection skillfully.


    Audrey: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Jiang Jianming pushed the medicine in, and then pulled out the needle, ¡°It¡¯s you who has suffered by accident because of me.¡±


    ¡°His Royal Highness, he didn¡¯t mean to do it. I provoked him too much. In that situation, even if it was a bird that broke in, it would be coldly pierced by a real crystal.¡±


    ¡­..Not to mention that this person opened her mouth and yelled ¡°Your Royal Highness Ryann¡±, which was akin to stepping on his reverse scale. ¡°Don¡¯t blame him, the responsibility lies with me.¡±


    Audrey was stunned, ¡°You¡­..¡±


    Just now, the series of shocks and crises had already dazzled her mind, and only at this point did she regain her composure.


    Audrey blinked and looked at him up and down, she realized that there were no blood stains on Jiang Jianming¡¯s body at all, and that it didn¡¯t look like he was severely injured by the crystal particles.


    Thinking about it too, with the strength of the crystal bone of His Royal Highness, simply stabbing a real crystal nearby would make her vomit blood. If it was really an intentional harm, how could Jiang Jianming, who was almost covered in a crystal bone, still act as usual?


    ¡°Just now, His Royal Highness did not hit¡­..bully you?¡±


    She was confused, ¡°Then you two¡­..then he is¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming glanced at the mess around him, and chose an appropriate word to describe it, ¡°scratching the floor.¡± (TL: bad mood. Just like cats (since JJ refer GK/RK as a cat), they scratch the floor when in a bad mood or have resistance to something)


    Old Marshal Chen really knows how to choose a place, it¡¯s just that he doesn¡¯t know if he can give him his saved money for demolition fee.


    Audrey: ¡°Ah¡­ah?¡± The patriarch of the Lance family, who was known as a young and talented man, felt that her mind had become a paste, and said whatever came into her head, ¡°No, the one just now was really His Royal Highness Ryann!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming stood up and patted his crumpled clothes. ¡°It¡¯s a long story, let¡¯s talk about it next time. Help me find the necklace first.¡±


    Audrey: ¡°Necklace?¡±


    Jiang Jianming pondered for two seconds, then changed his words, ¡°Ring.¡±


    Audrey: ¡°Ah?¡±


    A moment later, Audrey was muddle headedly bent over among the golden rose bushes, looking for that small ring with Jiang Jianming.


    Why did things become like this? She¡¯s beginning to be unable to understand the world.


    ¡°Found it.¡± Jiang Jianming straightened up, and properly put the ring he picked up into his breast pocket, unfortunately, he still needed to order a customized new chain.


    Audrey was even more confused, thinking: since it was found so easily, what was the point of His Royal Highness Ryann throwing it out just now?


    She asked blankly, ¡°Should I have not come over?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°No, in fact, if you hadn¡¯t come to disrupt the situation like this, it would have been very difficult to end the matter.¡±


    After all, for the Little Highness who is attempting to be fierce-looking, stretching out a crystal bone for a long time and lifting him high, won¡¯t it be quite embarrassing.


    Audrey: ¡°Ah?¡±


    Jiang Jianming not only recalled the series of farces that had happened just now:


    At that time, after he deliberately provoked a sentence, the momentum around Garcia¡¯s body changed.


    The crystal bone swung down with a terrifying momentum, just like the Ninth Heaven thunderbolt that could split mountains and seas¡­¡­.and blew up the building first.


    Then, of course, the beams and columns would collapse, and countless bricks and tiles were falling towards the top of his head. Before he could feel panic or any kinds of emotions, Garcia¡¯s crystal bones had already wrapped him tightly.


    But His Royal Highness, who was burning with anger, of course couldn¡¯t regret wanting to protect him after blowing up the building. Such a shameful thing must not happen.


    Therefore, the crystal bone immediately lifted him into the air, and smashed down again¡ªboom!!


    The crystal bone smashed the surface to pieces.


    However, he wasn¡¯t broken into bits.


    Because he was tightly wrapped in crystal bone, he didn¡¯t feel anything except for the uncomfortable impact of that moment.


    Jiang Jianming was in a complicated mood that time, and felt like he was playing at the amusement park stimulation facility that only little kids play.


    Thus, when he was picked up again and looked at Garcia with a cold face as he said that sentence ¡°What gave you the illusion that I really wouldn¡¯t hurt you?¡± Jiang Jianming actually wanted to laugh a bit.


    But then he found that Garcia seemed to be really furious, and he was really trying his best and racking his brains to intimidate himself¡­¡­thus he simply couldn¡¯t bear to laugh again.


    Only when Audrey rushed in was he really taken aback.


    Fortunately, although it looked thrilling, there was no danger.


    ¡°Alright, go back and pay attention to your body.¡± Jiang Jianming rubbed his temples, ¡°I¡¯ll return the clothes to you after I wash them.¡±


    Audrey: ¡°What, take it. In a few days, there¡¯ll be another banquet to attend, you will only have to come and borrow it from me again for that occasion.¡±


    Jiang Jianming suddenly felt that it made sense, and said thank you.


    After thinking for a while, he said, ¡°About the whole story of today, if you are interested, I will find time to explain it slowly. Before that, please temporarily¡­..keep it a secret for me.¡±

 CH 78

    Undercurrent (1)


    It was night and the snow had stopped.


    The magnificent White Jade Palace¡¯s frame was shrouded under the screen of the night, and no one could see the figure of the imperial prince sitting on the corner of the palace roof.


    Garcia leaned against the frosted white bricks, overlooking Aslan¡¯s dotted street lamps from a very high altitude.


    Two pairs of gold red crystal bones stretched out from his waist, spreading on the ground like drooping butterfly wings.


    When the wind blew the curly hair on his cheek, the prince raised his right hand, and his eyes fell on the chip on his wrist.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    His expression was indifferent, but frowned in displeasure at this moment.


    During the day, he really wanted to teach Jiang Jianming a lesson.


    However, the moment the crystal bone was released, an ominous feeling soared, easily suppressing the anger.


    ¡ª¡ªWill die.


    This consciousness passed through his mind like an ice arrow.


    His strength was too strong, while the disabled human being on the opposite side was too weak.


    This was no joke, and there was no room for being self-willed either. One¡¯s own forbearance or unbridledness, would directly determine the life or death of the opposite party, and without buffer in the middle ground.


    Garcia understood what death was all about.


    After death, the person would disappear, and there would never be another person like Jiang Jianming in the world.


    Even if this disabled human being was a bit vicious and cunning, he was absolutely not at fault to an extent either.


    ¡­¡­Forget it, scaring is enough.


    The night breeze was getting a bit cold. In the past two days, the temperature in the third district of Aslan had dropped significantly.


    At some point, the lights in the Star City in the field of vision gradually went out. Residents who had finished working or studying for the day went home respectively and entered tonight¡¯s dreamland.


    Garcia was still sitting there. When he was on Alpha Alien Star, he often sat atop the fortress of Silver Big Dipper watching the snow all night, quietly until dawn.


    But tonight he was inexplicably irritable and his mind was in a mess. The scene of Jiang Jianming wrapped in a black dress and turning around in the dim light by the window kept floating in his mind, which couldn¡¯t be wiped off.


    ¡­¡­¡­He once thought that this person could be his own. He picked it up on the battlefield and carefully nurtured it in the treatment cabin. He even felt that if he could keep this disabled human for a lifetime, it may also be very good.


    Fake.


    It was fake from the beginning.


    There is nothing that¡¯s exclusive to him, there won¡¯t be.


    After a while, Garcia took out the cartridge case from his pocket and played with it between his fingers.


    At that time, he didn¡¯t realize that the person who came was also a disabled person, and real crystal instinctively blasted out.


    If it weren¡¯t for Jiang Jianming¡¯s quick decision to fire that shot to cut it off and bring him back to his senses, as well as his timely reaction¡­..the silver-haired young man who broke in would have died.


    Garcia raised his head, the bottom of his eyes had a clean starry sky.


    It was said that three years ago, the old crown prince died at the end of this starry sky.


    It was said that the old crown prince had benevolence and grace, a brilliance that could be compared with the sun and the moon, and was praised by the empire throughout the world.


    (t/n: Benevolence and grace (wealth) (prestige)- a Chinese idiom, pinyin is ¨¥n w¨¥i b¨¬ng j¨¬, meaning that rewards and punishments are used together, referring to the ruler¡¯s use of high-pressure and gentle means at the same time.)


    Obviously, he did not have the elegant upbringing and conduct of the crown prince, and only had the destructive power contained in this body.


    He is¡­¡­


    He is the veritable imperial monster.


    There¡¯s nothing wrong with monsters, but everything that¡¯s wrong should end there.


    He will no longer communicate with that disabled human being again.


    The cold wind howled at the top of the White Jade Palace, Garcia closed his eyes and lowered his head, resting his chin on his knee. His crystal bones lifted up silently, covering himself from all sides.


    ****


    It was already very late when Jiang Jianming returned to the staff dormitory of the military academy.


    He had been wandering outside for too long, thinking about Garcia¡¯s matter, and realized that he had already walked several streets when it was cold, thus he had to turn back helplessly, stepping on the snow all the way as walked back.


    Perhaps because of tossing around for the whole day, when he returned to the dormitory, he felt a little heavy in his body.


    Jiang Jianming opened the door in the dark, shut it, bent down to change his shoes and got up again, unexpectedly, he got dizzy for a moment.


    When he came back to his senses, he was already kneeling at the door with his hands on the ground.


    There was a fishy sweetness in his throat, Jiang Jianming frowned and began to cough violently. Few seconds later, he was starting to sporadically choke dark liquid on the floor.


    ¡­¡­When was the last time he vomited blood? It seems that it has been a long time.


    The seizure lasted for almost a minute before subsiding. Jiang Jianming was so dizzy that he could only support himself by the wall while kneeling on the ground, and moved to the front of the bedside table.


    He was intermittently wheezing, he grabbed a few pieces of tissue by feeling, and wiped off the blood on his fingers and the floor.


    Fortunately, it was not seen by His Highness, otherwise it would be another big trouble.


    After another moment of delay, Jiang Jianming took out the medicine from the backpack he brought back and drank it. Then he got back on his feet with his usual expression, washed up, changed clothes, and went to bed.


    Closing his eyes, he put the Wings of Venus beside his pillow.


    Today he shot Garcia, even if it was a choice under urgent circumstances, but tonight, he may not be able to sleep well again.


    Jiang Jianming rubbed the cold trigger with his fingertips, turned over and buried himself in the quilt, closing his eyes.


    Tomorrow, still tomorrow¡¯s road should be tread on¡­..


    But he also dreamed of the time when he didn¡¯t have to stumble as he walked.


    That was when he had just settled in Aslan Star City and was not long after he enrolled in the 6th College of Kaios Military Academy.


    ¡°Close the library?¡±


    In a corner of the Aslan Library, the black haired boy pursed his lips and withdrew his hand from the chip box.


    The library staff member, a bald uncle in his fifties or sixties, nodded at him and said, ¡°Yes, we close here before five o¡¯clock, kid.¡±


    He couldn¡¯t remember the reasons and consequences clearly. It seemed that he spent several days soaking in the Aslan Library for the sake of a school project.


    Suddenly, there was a notice stating that the library would be cleared for three days due to the upcoming visit of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Empire.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s understanding of the safety of the Crown Prince was extremely important. But he hadn¡¯t finished reading the book he wanted to read yet.


    If placed on ordinary people, at most they would just complain about bad luck.


    Unfortunately, Jiang Jianming¡¯s brain circuit was naturally unusual, and he just thought to himself: he wants to finish reading his book, of course the Crown Prince is important, surely it doesn¡¯t mean that his topic is not important anymore?


    The disabled human young thief was extremely daring. He directly hid in the corner of the reading room while the building was being cleared, and finished two rounds of hide and seek with the inspector uncle. In the end, they thought it was empty inside, clicked the lock and went home from work.


    Jiang Jianming was locked inside as he wished and had free time for the night and tomorrow morning.


    He knew there would be a second investigation in the afternoon, he should be able to finish reading the book by then. It didn¡¯t matter if he¡¯s caught, the surveillance would show that he¡¯s not a gangster, and at most he¡¯d only get scolded and be kicked out.


    That night, the library was empty and there was a faint chirping of insects outside.


    There were tall bookshelves on all sides, and the young man calmly turned on the flashlight function of his wrist device, using it as a small light to illuminate, slowly flipping through his materials.


    Find a book, read a book.


    Until he felt sleepy late at night, and simply lay down and slept on the table.


    That was the ordinary and leisurely time of the young Jiang Jianming.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s biological clock was very useful when he was young, and he woke up the next day just before dawn.


    He slept on his stomach on the table for half a night, feeling a bit sore on his body, but it wasn¡¯t a big problem. He went to the bathroom, simply washed his face and rinsed his mouth to tidy himself up, and continued reading.


    The last book he was looking for was very unpopular, it was still a paper book. Jiang Jianming searched for a long time and finally found it placed at the corner most of the highest shelf. The young man smiled bitterly as he moved the ladder enough to get the book, and secretly thought to himself that because few people could flip over such thick bricks that they were placed so high¡­¡­


    The spine of the book was hooked in a flash and fell down.


    Unexpectedly, the slender wrist of the disabled human was unable to support the sudden tilting weight. Jiang Jianming¡¯s finger slipped and the book fell straight from a height¨C


    ¡°¡­.Oh.¡±


    Jiang Jianming, who was holding the ladder, hurriedly turned around when suddenly the morning light from the window flashed glaringly. He closed his eyes and raised his hand to block it, hearing a gentle sound from below.


    It¡¯s very light, not the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.


    The black haired military academy student leaning against the bookshelf opened his eyes, his gaze fell from top to bottom, and he first saw a hand that was as white as jade under the sunlight.


    That hand had slender five fingers and slightly protruding bony joints under the skin, having both strength and beauty, very good-looking. At this moment, he firmly caught the fallen book. Looking along the palm of the hand, it was a dark red dress embroidered with gold at the wrist, and two cufflinks reflecting light.


    A young man¡¯s figure slowly emerged from the corner of the bookshelf. He had gorgeous platinum gold curls, perfect facial features like the son of god, and looking up, there were two cold emerald colors.


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but be stunned before his eyes. It was evident that the matter could not be managed again, but just now, this handsome young man happened to come around from the other side of the bookshelf when the book fell in front of him.


    Next to him was a spotless glass window, the bright light surged gently like a white wave, enveloping the two young people.


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes, while Ryann Kaios raised his. However, the two of them had the same surprise and confusion in the bottom of their eyes¨C


    Shouldn¡¯t the library be cleared now?


    Why is there a person here?


    Jiang Jianming first reacted and quickly descended from the ladder, bowed hastily and placed his hand above his chest, saying, ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡­and thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince.¡± He, of course, wouldn¡¯t fail to recognize the only prince of the empire.


    The prince didn¡¯t answer and glanced lightly at the book in his hand.


    ¡°The Star Graph Theory ¡± written by Dawn Aslan.


    Ryann¡¯s eyebrows twitched slightly.


    The Founder and Commander Dawn Aslan¡¯s career was brief, but he wrote relatively many books, such as ¡°Starship Strategic Thinking¡±, ¡°High Dimensional Transition Theory¡±, and ¡°Star City Defense¡±, which were all must-read masterpieces for imperial generals today.


    He had the most obscure book in his hand. Even at first glance, it was simply a reference book on how to efficiently interpret and apply star map coordinates, with rather obscure brushstrokes.


    It was said that this book was written by the commander-in-chief while he was under house arrest in Watson Star City. Many people believed that at that time, Aslan¡¯s mental state was already extremely poor, thus there were legitimate reasons why the written book was not satisfactory.


    However, his teacher¡­¡­Old Marshal Chen pressed him to read it last week.


    He also sighed with emotion that the commander-in-chief¡¯s lifelong military wisdom was hidden inside. Starships and mecha were treading on the star map. The so-called Star Graph Theory was actually the theory of Interstellar Warfare. As long as one could understand the thinking of this book thoroughly, it was equivalent to touching the thinking of this legendary military god.


    Ryann weighed the book in his hand and sized up Jiang Jianming again.


    Such a frugally dressed disabled human youth, reading such a book? Curious and took it down to have a look conveniently, or perhaps just pretending to understand?


    But then¡­¡­the Crown Prince¡¯s eyes darkened slightly, he had only sneaked in early because he didn¡¯t like the feeling of being surrounded by a bunch of guards.


    Thinking that as long as he completed the homework required by the teacher as soon as possible, he could return to the White Jade Palace, and the library wouldn¡¯t need to be cleared for three days. How could it be so coincidental to have met someone of the same age?


    He was not naturally suspicious, it¡¯s just that his status as a prince was there, and there were too many people who wanted to approach him and seek recognition.


    ¡°Your Highness?¡±


    Seeing that the Crown Prince in front of him remained silent, Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but make a sound.


    Facing the crown prince, he was not timid either and gestured, ¡°Excuse me, my book¡­..¡±


    If it¡¯s at ordinary times, Ryann would always be too lazy to pay attention.


    However, perhaps the morning light was too leisurely, or perhaps the library space was spacious, or perhaps the looks of the disabled human youth in front of him was too handsome and clean.


    ¡°I have read this book, the third example given in it is very interesting.¡±


    He deliberately said this and then added, ¡°When it comes to the famous Battle of Albourne during the Founding War¡­¡­but I think, the route choice at that time was a mistake.¡±


    Jiang Jianming blinked. ¡°Why is that? At that time, the insurgents chose to start from the large Cygnus Star Field and cross the Hecate Corridor, so that they could surprise and destroy the space station of Star City and defeat the main force that was coming as reinforcement¡­¡­It should already be the best strategy.¡±


    Did you actually take on the conversation?


    Ryann raised his eyebrows inexplicably and handed the book back to the military academy student in front of him, ¡°The Hecate Corridor is too difficult to tread on, and the rebel army has consumed too much here, resulting in defeat in the Purple Silk Star City¡­¡­If it weren¡¯t for the help of the White Pigeon Red Leaf Society at that time, the failure of the rebellion would have been an inevitable result.¡±


    Jiang Jianming took the book and held it in his arms, asking, ¡°Then where would you go if it was yourself?¡±


    Ryann: ¡°Go straight, cross from the Cygnus Star Field, and then use the high-dimensional jump to jump to the garrison fortress in Albourne to fight directly with the main force.¡±


    Unexpectedly, Jiang Jianming shook his head and said, ¡°Won¡¯t do.¡±


    ¡°The old empire disregarded the lives of its people, and the garrison fortress was built above the Star City. Once war broke out there, no one could guarantee the lives of hundreds of thousands of indigenous people in the Albourne Star City.¡±


    Ryann suddenly lowered his eyebrows and said, ¡°Then lead the stationed troops out, surround and annihilate them in the external domain.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Albourne also has a space station to assist the garrison. Once those forces merge with the main force, the rebel starships will be attacked from both sides.¡±


    ¡°From the Space Station to the Garrison Fortress, the time difference made using this distance is the key point. During this period, the rebels can eliminate a space station garrison, but they may not be able to defeat the main force of Albourne.¡±


    Ryann: ¡°The convergence won¡¯t be that fast.¡±


    Jiang Jianming insisted, ¡°It will be.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Ryann pursued his lips and didn¡¯t turn his face, his white and golden curls swaying behind his spine, ¡°on paper.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was not angry either, but smiled gently and said, ¡°There is a simulator next door, I will demonstrate it to Your Highness.¡±


    An hour later, when the imperial affairs officials heard the news of the Crown Prince¡¯s escape and rushed to the library, they were frightened out of their wits when they saw a completely different scene from what they had imagined.


    The simulator next to the library pulled out a long shadow, as it was warmed by the sunlight.


    Several paper books, as well as several chip readers, were scattered on the windowsill and reading table.


    A gentle breeze swept through the pale curtains, reflecting two figures.


    ¡°Look, I won.¡±


    The military academy student calmly knocked on the windowsill and said, ¡°It¡¯s just that it has to be fast.¡±


    The Crown Prince leaned against the window, furrowed his eyebrows and lips, pondering earnestly, with a look of reluctance to admit defeat.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m slow.¡±


    Finally, His Highness the Crown Prince said in a hoarse voice, ¡°If it were the commander of Aslan who came back to fight, it would have been much faster than me.¡±


    ¡°Your Highness¡­..Your Highness..¡±


    The affairs official was so frightened that his legs softened and he cried, ¡°Your Highness!¡±


    Jiang Jianming thought to himself: no good, if he harassed the crown prince again, he was afraid he would be arrested and be held accountable. Thus he hurriedly said, ¡°I¡¯ve been bothering you for too long, Your Highness the Crown Prince. I¡­¡°


    Suddenly, the Crown Prince lifted his beautiful and captivating face.


    He grabbed the slender wrist of the military academy student facing him, restrained his expression, and stared at him, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t go, I have other ideas. Let¡¯s have another round.¡±


    ****


    At that time, Jiang Jianming was sixteen years old and had just lost his adoptive father. He refused the help of the Purple Silk Star City Welfare Institute and traveled alone to the Imperial Capital of Aslan.


    And Ryan Kaios, who was only fifteen years old, was already a young crown prince who shouldered the future of the empire. With the power of a monster like tyranny, and a loneliness that was not worth telling others.


    Even though fate had cast a heavy burden on the two, this encounter was unexpectedly pure and peaceful, and everything was still under the gentle breeze of early morning, illuminated by the light of the sun.


    At that time, they were still just only sincere and pure teenagers.

 CH 79

    Undercurrent (2)


    In the early morning of the next day, in the staff dormitory of the Kaios Military Academy. Jiang Jianming opened his eyes with difficulty, stared at the ceiling and sighed before getting up.


    Dwelling on the past is really not good.


    After washing and eating as usual, Jiang Jianming went out. After that scene, he couldn¡¯t just leave it to dry, he still had a lot to say to Garcia clearly.


    Therefore, at present, shackles were really needed to find that tantrum monster.


    He didn¡¯t catch up directly last night, but rather specifically waited until this morning. This was a strategy, let the Little Highness vent his temper first, thinking that they really had a cold war all night, persisting until this morning to be defeated, then stepping back first and yielding to persuasion.


    Passing through the bustling roads in the Imperial Capital, Jiang Jianming walked towards the White Jade Palace, and sent a few text messages on the way.


    [Your Highness Garcia, are you still angry?]


    [Yesterday, my words were inappropriate midway, I¡¯m sorry, I thought about it for a long time last night. ]


    [But there are some things that I still hope to clarify with you face to face, please at least listen to me explain everything before convicting me, is that okay?]


    [¡­If you don¡¯t reply to me, I will take the liberty to go over. Is Your Highness in the White Jade Palace?]


    Obviously, several words that could be pieced together need to be developed separately, to appear proactive, eager and sincere. This was equal to a strategy.


    These little tricks may make Garcia a lot happier.


    Jiang Jianming smiled, and put away his wrist device leisurely.


    Ding ding.¡­¡­..The magnetic suspension bus passed the projected signal lights in front of him, and he walked past a bridge full of pedestrians.


    Under the bridge was the famous river in the third district of Aslan, the Jiuye River, and many tourists come and go for sightseeing all year round. In this season, the river surface was not completely frozen, and  shimmeringly reflected the sun.


    There was no need to cross the bridge to go to the White Jade Palace. Jiang Jianming should have passed by the bridge pier, then walked straight, and crossed to the opposite side of the signal light.


    However, there was god¡¯s will in the dark and there were such coincidences, it¡¯s just that as he swept over the crowd on the bridge from the corner of his eye, something happened.


    (t/n: from ¡°In the dark, there is the will of God¡± means that something happened unknowingly, as if it was deliberately arranged by God. To describe something that seems very unclear, but it actually happened, and the reason cannot be found, so I attribute everything to the will of God, and to a certain extent, it means superstition and not thinking about making progress.)


    A man¡¯s startled shout rang out, and a figure was seen flipping down from the railing of the bridge without warning!


    Plop! Splash¡ª¡ª


    The figure fell into the river, and immediately splashed an extremely high water spray, making the dazzling sunlight be reflected even more dazzlingly. Along with the exploding screams on the bridge, it was unknown who first shouted:


    ¡°¡ªsomeone jumped into the river!!!¡±


    In a few seconds, all four sides centered around the bridge began to boil.


    Countless people gathered around in horror, and looking down from above, they saw a head and a pair of hands fluttering in the icy river, going up and down from time to time!


    ¡°Someone committed suicide by jumping over there!!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s going on, shouldn¡¯t there be a protective net under this bridge!?¡±


    ¡°Where are the patrol officers!? Call the patrol officers!!¡±


    Weewo weewoo¡­¡­While the others were still in a state of shock, Jiang Jianming quickly pressed the alarm button at the intersection.


    At this time, he ran to the bridge where the red light of the alarm was flashing randomly, and his first reaction was to go into the water to save the person.


    However, at the next moment Jiang Jianming forced himself to stand still, and clenched his fingers with a cold face.


    It was impossible to unfold the folding mecha in this kind of crowded area, and once it got into the water, he could only rely on himself.


    With his state today¡­..Can he survive under an icy river in this weather and fish out an adult?


    Jiang Jianming leaned on the railing and looked down the bridge, then heaved a sigh of relief.


    The person who fell into the water did not seem to be lacking the ability to swim. That person was barely swimming and floating in this cold and piercing river water, seemingly able to hold out until the patrol police arrived.


    But Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression soon sank again. Looking at this scene, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.


    Before he had time to think about it, another burst of exclamation broke out from the crowd:


    ¡°Ship!!¡±


    ¡°A ship is coming!!¡±


    Screams erupted on the bridge, and an iron ship parting the water surface could be seen, entering in through the man-made by-pass of the Jiuye River. The side of the boat bore the military emblem of the Golden Sun Wheel of the Empire. It was a small unmanned transport ship for military use.


    The waves on the surface of the river rolled, and the floating head struggled twice before being swallowed up.


    While on the bridge, Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart suddenly jumped. This kind of military ship was extremely fast. Once a person was hit, not to mention dying on the spot, he would become unconscious and then drown.


    Not only that¡­¡­It¡¯s impossible to call a stop to a ship that¡¯s unmanned, and the patrol officers couldn¡¯t also do anything when they came over.


    ¡ª¡ªNo, it¡¯s too late.


    Jiang Jianming secretly gritted his molars. He took two steps forward to push away the crowd, propped his palm on the guardrail, and leaped forward amidst the exclamation of others to the rushing river.


    Splash¡ª¡ª


    High splashes of water rose again on the Jiuye River.


    He wanted to save the person, but there was no other way. There was no place to deploy the mecha on the bridge, but he could enter the water first and deploy the mecha S-Snow Dove underwater. As long as he could save the person who fell into the water before colliding with the boat, and then drive the mecha to the shore, everything would be fine.


    It even sounded simple.


    However, this was the end of the year¡¯s cold winter season, accompanied with the impact force hitting the river surface when falling into the water, and being submerged in the icy cold water in an instant. Jiang Jianming, at the moment had Laryngospasm, almost choking on water.


    He bit the tip of his tongue and forced himself to resist the instinct of his body, and activated the Snow Dove first¨C


    White light flickered under the turbid river water, Jiang Jianming was engulfed by the water and hit the back of the driver¡¯s seat, first he pulled out the air mask with both hands and pressed it on his mouth and nose.


    ¡°Cough¡­..¡±


    The consequence of deploying the mecha underwater was that the water from the Jiuye River would fill the cockpit. Jiang Jianming pulled the seat belt to secure himself. In just a few seconds, his cheeks were already frighteningly pale. He breathed uncontrollably under the cold shock reaction, and his body temperature was rapidly losing in the icy water.


    He knew that his stamina would not last long, thus he had to do it as soon as possible.


    Snow Dove switched to a diving state, and a figure struggling to swim was displayed on the screen in front of him. Jiang Jianming squinted his eyes in the water, locked the position and immediately manipulated the mecha to speed up.


    The shadow of the iron ship was in front of him, the water waves rolled with the dark mud at the bottom of the river, and the mecha drove towards the figure like a silver fish.


    With a buzzing sound, the mechanical claws popped up to its maximum length, hooking the waistband of the drowning man with a terrifyingly precise manipulation.


    At this time, the bow of the iron boat roared and crashed like a beast, and everything happened in a flash!


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s five fingers rotated on the control screen. The mechanical claws retracted, pulling the drowning person away with a nudge.


    It was a man in his mid-thirties, his facial features were painfully tangled up, he was spitting out air bubbles, his legs were kicking and struggling, and was obviously holding his breath to the limit.


    Jiang Jianming took a deep breath, pushed open the hatch, quickly tore off his air mask and pressed it on the man¡¯s face.


    The man convulsed and breathed desperately, and even bigger strings of air bubbles rose to the surface of the turbid water. Jiang Jianming hooked the man¡¯s neck with his elbow, and dragged him into the cockpit with all his strength!


    Bang! The cockpit door closed. In the next second, the shadow of the ship slid dangerously past the front of the mech, and the water flow brought by the propeller rolled the S-Snow Dove towards the bottom of the river.


    In the cockpit, Jiang Jianming first gave Seth Henry all permissions. Now that he had been in the water for several minutes, he was afraid that if he did not make it to the shore, he would lose consciousness.


    Immediately afterwards, he locked the coordinates of the nearest river bank and pushed the lever to the bottom with all his strength¨C


    [Urgent, urgent!!]


    All at once, Jiang Jianming¡¯s pupils shrank. Across the rippling water waves, the warning red light in the cockpit of the mecha flashed.


    [Woof, the mecha control system has been jammed and cannot function normally¡­]


    What!?


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s back felt cold, and the familiar alarm sound made his nerves explode. His first reaction was: how is it possible?


    This is within the territory of the empire, the third district of the capital Aslan Star City, less than half an hour¡¯s walk from the White Jade Palace where the emperor lived.


    How is it possible, how can the same situation in Alpha Alien Star occur!?


    ¨C Lava Space Pirates, real crystal ores, high-tech interference waves of unknown origin, and intelligent alien creatures.


    In an instant, the conspiracies and plots of the past few months had been connected together into a huge net, which tightened him tightly at the dark bottom waters of this moment of life and death.


    [Continuous decline of driver¡¯s life indicators detected]


    [Woof woof, the treatment cabin failed to start, cockpit evacuation failed¡­]


    Jiang Jianming was coldly immersed in the river water, as the mecha was sinking to the bottom of the river. At this moment, he didn¡¯t have time to think much, he first vigorously reached out and pushed open the cockpit door to prevent the people from getting trapped inside.


    However, at this moment, he could no longer hold his breath. The long time of holding his breath and the exhaustion of violent movements completely pushed the pain of suffocation to the extreme, and several strings of air bubbles overflowed from the corners of his mouth.


    ¡°Mmmp!¡­.mmph!¡±


    In a dazed consciousness, Jiang Jianming felt that his arm was being grabbed, and the man beside him was not unconscious. At this moment, ¡°Mmmph¡± with eyes wide open, pointing eagerly at the mask on his face and then at Jiang Jianming.


    Jiang Jianming understood, took the air mask tremblingly, took two breaths, and then pointed to the top of his head¡ªthe mecha was sinking, and they had to swim out by themselves if they wanted to survive!


    The two got out of the cockpit door one after another, kicked hard on the fuselage of the mecha, and desperately went upstream.


    Spots of sunlight were shaking on the water above his head, but his limbs became more and more stiff, and the oxygen in his lungs was quickly squeezed out. Their physical strength had reached the limit, and they all swam with that bit of perseverance.


    In this icy river, the concept of time was distorted. The sun was getting closer and closer, and the oxygen and warmth were getting closer as well.


    Suddenly, Jiang Jianming saw from the corner of his eye that the man who fell into the water, sank, his right leg was twitching, and his facial features showed obvious pain and despair. Misfortunes never come singly. Because he had been soaked in cold water for too long, now, he had cramps!


    Jiang Jianming gritted his teeth secretly, stretched his arms to support the man¡¯s ribs, and supported the weight of the two of them to swim upstream.


    His mind was gradually swallowed by the river water, and he began to lose his sense of the body, but at this time, his thinking speeded up strangely.


    Murder¡­¡­¡­this is murder.


    From the very beginning, he felt something was wrong. According to normal people¡¯s thinking, when seeing a passer-by fall into the river from the bridge, they should shout ¡°someone fell into the river¡± or ¡°someone fell into the water¡±


    However, it was strange that the first shout from the bridge was ¡°Someone jumped into the river¡±, as if it was concluded that the man jumped down by himself.


    During the process of saving the person, the man who fell into the water did not resist at all, Jiang Jianming could not even feel the pessimism of this man. Thinking in reverse, one could tell that this unlucky ghost did not commit suicide, but was artificially pushed into the river.


    And the unmanned transport ship that happened to come over at this time. Besides trying to kill the man, there should also be a jamming wave transmitter on the ship.


    Obviously, the real culprit behind the scenes could not have predicted that a mecha would come to rescue him, but it was more likely that he wanted to stop the patrolling officer¡¯s aircraft.


    This thing had only appeared once at the foreline, and no ordinary patrol officer would think about it, they would just treat it as a malfunction of the aircraft.


    Three guillotines would cut off all the means of survival, and the forces behind it included both the Empire¡¯s Golden Sun Wheel Army and the space pirates.


    This was a well-planned, insidious and undercurrent murder case.


    What is the identity of this man who was pushed into the river¡­¡­


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s vision gradually dimmed, and the spot of light on the water surface turned into a fuzzy mass, as if within reach, and as if far away in the sky. Suddenly, a hard touch came from his back. The thing that appeared in the water out of thin air was very warm, as if it had the body temperature of a human being.


    A force hundreds of times stronger than his weak struggle came suddenly.


    Jiang Jianming vaguely saw the reflection of a red gold crystal bone, and the bodies of him and the man who fell into the water suddenly accelerated and lifted up.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s mind relaxed, he couldn¡¯t hold on any longer, and the air in his lungs that was about to burst was spewed out from the corners of his lips.


    In the next moment, platinum gold hair swayed in front of his eyes, someone lifted his chin, and forcefully pressed against his lips and teeth, passing over a breath.


    In a daze, he saw a sharp emerald color soaked in cold water and the corners of his eyes that were reddened by the frenzied emotions.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Jiang Jianming thought vaguely: Who made His Highness so angry?


    ¡­¡­¡­.Oh, could it be me.


    Then he just hung his head in Garcia¡¯s arms like this, closed his eyes, and lost consciousness with great ease.


    Crash!!


    With a flick of the crystal bone, the unknown man was thrown among the weedy gravel. Garcia was panting heavily, and staggered ashore with the disabled human being in his arms.


    The river had carried them too far, and this place was no longer next to the bridge just now, or even a bustling area, there was not a single person around.


    ¡ª¡ªJiang Jianming!!


    Garcia¡¯s eyes were red, and he shook the person in his arms with a low shout. Jiang Jianming was cold all over, his limbs were limp, his neck was weakly draped around the prince¡¯s arms and was bent back, like a thin nipped off white stem.


    ¡­¡­ His eyes were closed and was not breathing.


    Garcia picked up the body and put it on his lap, firmly clasped Jiang Jianming¡¯s back, forcing him to spit out the water he choked on.


    But Jiang Jianming still hadn¡¯t regained his breathing and consciousness.


    Only the most primitive first aid methods could be used in this situation. Garcia placed him flat on the ground, pressed his chest hard, and then pressed against his lips tightly to repeat the artificial respiration.


    Over and over again passing over air, yet each time, still without response.


    For some reason, Garcia felt that the pale face that was close at hand began to become unreal.


    In a daze, Jiang Jianming was still wearing that handsome black dress and standing by the snowy window. When he provoked him, his eyebrows and eyes were so vivid that the four characters ¡°victory is in hand¡± were almost written.


    What kind of person is this?


    Being able to confidently deliver his neck into his hands, can shoot him with a gun bluntly and sharply ¡­¡­can grab his arm, and say in a low voice to not touch that ring¡­


    It was just yesterday.


    Those scenes were clearly just yesterday.


    Moreover, obviously less than an hour ago, this person was still remotely messaging him, asking if he was still angry.


    While he was sitting on the top of the White Jade Palace, watching Jiang Jianming walking towards him step by step, thinking about how to deal a painful blow to the other party, so that this person can no longer bother him.


    But now, this person is too quiet, quiet as if unwilling to open his eyes again anymore.


    Don¡¯t, don¡¯t die. Garcia clenched his teeth in despair¡­¡­..Please breathe quickly, I won¡¯t be angry with you anymore.


    ¡°Cough¡­cough¡­¡­cough¡­!!¡±


    Perhaps it was some kind of induction that couldn¡¯t be humanly predicted, but a few seconds later, the disabled human¡¯s body twitched violently, coughed wildly and woke up from the coma.


    Jiang Jianming shivered and curled up on the ground, gasping for breath, grabbing Garcia¡¯s sleeve with his fingers, ¡°Highness¡­cough cough cough, Your Highness.¡±


    ¡°Jiang!¡± Garcia raised his head abruptly, confirmed it for two seconds in disbelief, then picked him up and pressed him into his arms, patting his convulsing back.


    It took Jiang Jianming a long time to barely stop the terrifying cough, panting and said intermittently, ¡°I¡­..I¡¯m sorry, this¡­¡­this is an accident. I really wanted to, cough cough¡­¡­. to find you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming struggled, looked for the man who fell into the water, and said weakly, ¡°Where is that man? Not¡­.not dead.¡±


    But when the wind blew on the river bank, he was frozen to death on the spot. Trembling, he grabbed Garcia¡¯s lapel, and dizzily drilled into His Highness¡¯s arms.


    Garcia stagnated for a full five or six seconds before slowly straightening up.


    He stared at Jiang Jianming, his eyes motionless. It seemed to be the first time he realized that the human being in his arms was actually a living thing.


    ¡°He didn¡¯t die, I stunned him with the crystal bone.¡±


    Emotions that had just been scared away by fear were recalled again.


    He had only just thought last night that he wouldn¡¯t have any more interactions with the disabled human anymore, but¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    His Royal Highness suddenly extended a crystal bone, and tightly wrapped a layer around the icy disabled human body, isolating it from the cold wind. He lowered his eyelashes and said in a low voice, ¡°Now, you have to make sure that you don¡¯t die. Let¡¯s go back to your dormitory.¡±


    Then he used the crystal bone to embrace Jiang Jianming, who was curled up and trembling all over, and hugged him to his chest.


    But this was simply saving people, just like Jiang Jianming saving the man who fell into the water. He saved Jiang Jianming and that man, and he saved two people, without any emotion or favoritism.


    Thinking like this, Garcia extended another crystal bone, dragged the man on the ground like a garbage bag, and strode forward.

 CH 80

    Undercurrent (3)


    Just a few minutes after being picked up by the crystal bone, Jiang Jianming became muddle-headed again.


    He vaguely heard the sound of the mecha Slash Comet being activated, as a result he was completely at ease, and the memory after that was scarce.


    Swoosh¡­¡­¡­ After an unknown amount of time, fine warm water suddenly drenched his body.


    Jiang Jianming, who was almost unconscious, shivered instinctively and woke up. His vision blurred for a while before it gradually cleared up, and the first thing he saw was the bright and spacious bathroom.


    ¡°¡­Your Highness.¡±


    The bathroom was very warm, Jiang Jianming raised his head in Garcia¡¯s arms¡­..Garcia¡¯s clothes and long hair were wet, and the steam softened his cold and stern face.


    The prince was expressionless, he was holding him in his arms with one hand, as if pinching a small animal that was awakened from hibernation; while the other hand was holding the shower head, pouring water from his solar plexus to his limbs.


    ¡°I¡¯m much better, thank you. Wait, don¡¯t¡­..¡± Jiang Jianming said hoarsely, propping up his sore body and wanting to sit up straight from the prince¡¯s arms, ¡°Don¡¯t wash me anymore, wait a minute..¡±


    He raised his head absent-mindedly and looked around, ¡°Where is this, didn¡¯t you say to take me back to the dormitory?¡±


    Garcia ignored it and continued to wash him with warm water. Jiang Jianming pushed away the shower head and stared at Garcia in disbelief, ¡°This is the White Jade Palace?You took me to¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia stopped the water and gave him a casual glance. ¡°Yes, this is the room of the late crown prince, now it belongs to me. It seems that you are very familiar with this place. You can even recognize it at a glance just by looking at the bathroom.¡±


    He first wiped Jiang Jianming dry with a towel, after wiping, changed the wet towel to a dry towel and wrapped the person in it, then walked out of the bathroom with him in his arms.


    On the way, His Royal Highness ruthlessly raised his leg and stepped over the man who was thrown on the floor lying like a corpse, and finally stuffed Jiang Jianming into the quilt on the bed.


    After doing all this, Garcia simply straightened up. This action allowed him to look down at Jiang Jianming who was lying on the bed from a height.


    ¡°Your intelligence is not bad.¡±


    Garcia took two steps back, and his emerald green eyes became cold. ¡°It sent me a distress message and coordinates before the mecha¡¯s system was completely disrupted and malfunctioned. You made a very foolish mistake, but after all, it was not to such an extent as to let me be unable to save you.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Jiang Jianming shrank back under the quilt, and at the same time looked at the man on the floor with complicated eyes.


    ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Garcia was impatiently at a loss, and poked the man¡¯s wrist with the tip of his shoe, ¡°He won¡¯t die, this is a new human, didn¡¯t you notice?¡±


    He ground his teeth. ¡°¡­¡­This is the last time I¡¯m saving you, don¡¯t expect any exceptions.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t come to me in the future, let alone call me ¡®Your Highness¡¯. You are aware of who you are calling.¡±


    Before he finished speaking, Garcia had already turned and walked towards the door. Jiang Jianming got up from the bed, opened his mouth and subconsciously wanted to call ¡°Your Highness¡±, but swallowed the words back from the tip of his tongue, and changed it to, ¡°Garcia.¡±


    His Royal Highness did not slow down at all. He didn¡¯t seem to want to stay here for one more second, he didn¡¯t even care about his wet clothes and long hair, and just simply pulled off the thick cloak on the hanger and walked out.


    Jiang Jianming wanted to catch up, he grabbed the quilt with both hands and was about to lift it, only to suddenly realize that he was naked, thus he was forced to give up in a complicated mood. After all, the scene of chasing after the prince naked in the corridor of the White Jade Palace was too terrifying, and he didn¡¯t want that.


    Garcia must have done it on purpose¡­¡­Jiang Jianming felt both angry and funny, and went to the ground barefoot under the quilt, planning to look for clothes to wear first. Soon, he saw a set of clean clothes placed on top of a small cabinet not far away.


    Jiang Jianming walked over, bent over and stretched out his hand¡­But before he could pick up the suit, his gaze first fell on the treatment cabin lying horizontally next to the cabinet.


    -The appearance of this thing was too abrupt and too ¡°just in the right time¡±, and the words ¡°go in, you go in by yourself¡± were almost pasted on it.


    Jiang Jianming immediately didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry.


    It should be that His Highness thought that there is no treatment cabin in the staff dormitory of the military academy, and that it may not be convenient to call for help if something happens¡­¡­therefore took him to the White Jade Palace temporarily?


    Afraid again that he would suffer from the sequelae of freezing or drowning, and couldn¡¯t help but take care of him with my own hands, therefore, hid the treatment cabin in this kind of place.


    And also specially formulated such ¡°advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step¡± and ¡°lure the enemy to go deep¡± combat plan to ensure that he can see the existence of the treatment cabin.


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡± Jiang Jianming grabbed the clothes and stood for a long time, shook his head and sighed, then rubbed his painful temples again.


    ¡­¡­¡­.Forget it, this is just a probability, what else is there to chase.


    He turned his gaze helplessly towards the man on the floor, and thought to himself: Perhaps, he should first deal with this unlucky ghost who was thrown by His Royal Highness?


    *****


    About half an hour later, the unlucky ghost, who had been changed into clean clothes by Jiang Jianming and placed on the bed covered with the blanket, groaned and woke up slowly.


    Jiang Jianming had already tidied himself up at this moment, without any signs of embarrassment from drowning.


    He sat on the soft chair opposite with great interest, observing the man lightly, while holding a cup of steaming sweet jujube tea in his hand.


    ¡°Hiss.¡±


    Surprisingly, the man in his thirties struggled to sit up, he had brown hair and black eyes, his brows stretched out, he couldn¡¯t be described as handsome and good-looking, but he had a very upright appearance.


    ¡°You¡¯re awake.¡± Jiang Jianming said gently, ¡°How do you feel, is there any other discomfort in your body?¡±


    While speaking, he noticed the dark circles under his eyes and the stubble on his chin, guessing that this man had been busy or perhaps anxious recently and had no time to take care of himself.


    ¡°Ah, no, no, I¡¯m fine.¡± The man turned his head and cast a grateful look, ¡°Your Excellency, you took the risk of saving me. I¡­¡­.I almost caused you to have an accident. I really don¡¯t know how to thank you and apologize.¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled, picked up another cup of jujube tea on the table, walked to the bed, and put it on the bedside table. ¡°It¡¯s nothing, drink something hot first. Then can you tell me your name?¡±


    To be honest, although the White Jade Palace was a forbidden area, he had been brought in by Ryann quite a few times and both the robots and the intelligent monitoring system here have his authority.


    It¡¯s just that Jiang Jianming had resolutely stopped coming to the White Jade Palace since Ryann¡¯s funeral. It had been almost three years.


    He just went out and ordered two cups of jujube tea from the intelligent machines, just to test whether his authority was still there. Fortunately, the authority had not been shut down, and the robot quickly delivered jujube tea from the kitchen.


    And now, this drink, which was a tribute to the palace, was taken by a man who was still at a loss and didn¡¯t know where he was.


    ¡°Thank you, thank you.¡±


    The man took it with both hands, bowed his head and took a few sips, then cleared his throat, pointed to his chest and said, ¡°My name is Zheng Yue, Guan¡¯er Zheng, transcending beyond, and a poor military officer with no background. Under the First Regiment of the Golden Sun Wheel Imperial Guard, with the military rank of lieutenant commander.¡± (TL: transcending beyond or ³¬Ô½µÄÔ½, pinyin ¡°chao¡± ¡°yue¡± ¡°di¡± ¡°yue¡±, so ¡°yue¡± in Zhen Yue Ô½ is the same as the ¡°yue¡± in ³¬Ô½µÄÔ½)


    Jiang Jianming nodded, not really surprised.


    If it is an ordinary person, if they fall into the big river in winter and struggle a few times at most, they will not be able to hold on. Not to mention that the two of them were later trapped in the immobilized mecha, and had a dangerous and perilous journey swimming upwards the river.


    Judging from the series of qualities the man displayed after falling into the water, he really didn¡¯t look like an ordinary civilian.


    What surprised Jiang Jianming was the man¡¯s next sentence.


    He said embarrassingly, ¡°But that was a few months ago, and now I¡¯ve been dismissed. Yes¡­..I am unemployed.¡±


    As he said that, Zheng Yue smiled bitterly, and stroked his hair. ¡°So I¡¯m sorry, Your Excellency, you have saved my life, but I really can¡¯t come up with anything to thank you right now¡­¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°Dismissed from office?¡±


    Jiang Jianming frowned. ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Oh, my words and deeds were inappropriate.¡± Zheng Yue said succinctly.


    To begin with, when Jiang Jianming only asked his name, he voluntarily reported his identity, which was a manifestation of politeness and sincerity; then this perfunctory at the moment was a subtle indication that he did not want to talk much about this topic.


    Of course Jiang Jianming understood, he pulled a chair and sat down on the bedside, and said calmly, ¡°Sorry, Mr. Zheng, I might have to cut straight to the question.¡±


    ¡°This incident is man-made. Someone is trying to kill you. Do you know why?¡±


    Zheng Yue smiled bitterly and touched his nose.


    ¡°¡­..this matter, it¡¯s better for others not to know.¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned on his wrist device, ¡°You said you once belonged to the Golden Sun Wheel, right?


    He brought up his military registration page, letting it be projected in the void, and said in a deep voice, ¡°I am Jiang Jianming, a graduate of the Kaios Military Academy, and an officer under the command of Major General Xie Yuduo of the Silver Big Dipper First Legion.¡±


    Zheng Yue¡¯s eyes widened, and he jumped up from the bed. ¡°Silver Big Dipper!?¡±


    ¡°You, you are an officer of Silver Big Dipper¡ª¡±


    He grabbed Jiang Jianming¡¯s wrist device and looked at it, then immediately blushed with excitement, ¡°No wonder, that explains why. You even have a folding mecha, I say, so that¡¯s why¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming put away his wrist device with a smile. The position of the Silver Big Dipper in the eyes of the imperial military and civilians was extraordinary. Even if it was said that the Golden Sun Wheel was alongside the Silver Big Dipper on the surface, most of the officers and soldiers inside still admired the Silver Big Dipper people who fought bloody battles against alien creatures in the Far Interstellar Space.


    Zheng Yue was obviously one of them, which saved him a lot of trouble.


    ¡°Major Zheng, the reason why I ask you this question is because I suspect that your assassination may involve some conspiracy that will endanger the security of the empire. If you still have concerns, you can say whatever proof you want me to provide, and I will do my best.¡±


    Zheng Yue shook his head and heaved a deep sigh. ¡°Alas, don¡¯t say that. What concerns do I have about the Silver Big Dipper Excellency? But this, this is too difficult to say.¡±


    ¡°Where should I start¡­¡­Oh, since you are an officer of Silver Big Dipper, you must know real crystal ore.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Yes, we hunt down alien creatures on a daily basis, and this is what we collect from them.¡±


    Zheng Yue: ¡°Then you must also know, what will happen to these real crystal ores after the fortress of Silver Big Dipper collects them?¡±


    Jiang Jianming realized that Zheng Yue was still testing him consciously, to see if he was a real Silver Big Dipper officer. So he drank jujube tea and chose to answer this question in more detail.


    ¡°Well, there are two trips, every spring and autumn, every year. There will be armed starships transporting supplies between the Far Interstellar Space and the empire. At this time, the first and second fortresses will send back nearly 80% of the collected real crystal ores to the empire, leaving 20% for personal use.¡±


    ¡°The third fortress is an exception. In addition to keeping 20% for their own use, 30% of the real crystal ores are directly supplied to the research of the Black Shark Base, and only 50% of the real crystal ores are sent back to the empire.¡±


    Zheng Yue: ¡°You¡¯re right. Real crystal ore is a controlled product in the empire. Even for nobles, it is a felony to hide real crystal ore. The whole process of transportation is supervised by the Silver Big Dipper and the Golden Sun Wheel, with Albourne Star City as the transit station center, and then distributed to each star city according to the indicators.¡±


    He then pointed to his own nose, ¡°Unfortunately, the supervisor responsible for Aslan Star City is me.¡±


    ¡°I and two other colleagues have been in charge of supervising the landing of starships and the unloading and handover of real crystal ores all year round. But a week before the handover this autumn, an order suddenly came from above, saying that we don¡¯t need to take care of it this time. A temporary dispatch, and that the headquarters will send other officers to supervise this trip.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression was slightly heavy, as he listened to him continue.


    Zheng Yue said half bitterly and half self-deprecatingly, ¡°I thought it was very strange at the time, and that it didn¡¯t make sense. I wondered who took my job, so I went around to inquire, as a result, the more I inquired, the colder I felt¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°This is not a classified military activity at all, it¡¯s just a routine handover twice a year.¡±


    The man took a deep breath, and suddenly grasped the corners of the bedside table with five fingers, ¡°But I just can¡¯t find it! I can¡¯t find the Golden Sun Wheel officer who supervised the handover!¡±


    ¡°At this time, the above began to warn me, and my colleagues also persuaded me to not mess around anymore, saying that it might be that the situation of the Far Interstellar Space is not good this year, and that real crystal ores could not be sent over?¡±


    ¡°But this thing is too strange, I feel that something is wrong. I have a buddy who works in the Golden Sun Wheel space station, you know that thing?¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded. ¡°Like a big white spinning top.¡±


    When he and Garcia returned to the empire, sitting on the starship, they passed the space station in front of the colorful high-dimensional blockade barrier.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s the one.¡± Zheng Yue¡¯s expression gradually became tense, ¡°There will be a review and record of all the incoming and outgoing starships. I begged my buddy to help me, he then secretly went to check the data records. As a result, it was discovered that¡­¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°¨CThe starship transporting real crystal ores to Albourne did pass there as usual. But the starship transporting from Albourne to Aslan couldn¡¯t be found, what does this mean!?¡±


    Zheng Yue raised his hands violently, and his face was flushed with anger. ¡°This shows that the batch of real crystal ores that you Silver Big Dipper sent to the empire in autumn, the portion that should be transported to Aslan¡­¡­..disappeared!¡±


    ¡°It didn¡¯t land on the starship port that our Golden Sun Wheel is in charge of at all, but was intercepted by someone halfway!¡±


    Before he finished speaking, Jiang Jianming stood up abruptly.


    ¡°In the top management of Golden Sun Wheel, someone is stealing the real crystal ores!?¡±


    ¡°I¡­.suspect it to be like this.¡±


    Zheng Yue let out a long sigh, sat back on the bed dejected, and covered his face with his palms. ¡°The so-called inappropriate words and deeds actually mean that I was determined to investigate this matter and angered the above.¡±


    He shook his head depressed, and muttered to himself, ¡°But what can be done? The people behind, it¡¯s unknown how powerful they are. I, a small lieutenant commander of Golden Sun Wheel, was dismissed in a blink of an eye, my wife was so angry that she ran away with someone, and today, I almost lost my life. And you, simply a Silver Big Dipper¡­..¡±


    The man muttered in frustration, completely sinking into a hopeless mood. But in the blink of an eye, he saw the black-haired young man in front of him stood up, put on his ear piece and turned on his wrist device.


    ¡°Alas, don¡¯t¡­¡± Zheng Yue raised his head, and tried to dissuade him in a daze, ¡°This matter is deep, it¡¯s best not to involve other people.¡±


    But suddenly, the projection in front of him flickered, and the upper body of an old man in a Golden Sun Wheel military uniform popped up.


    That was an old man that the soldiers of the empire absolutely, absolutely, absolutely couldn¡¯t not have known.


    Boom! Zheng Yue felt as if he had been hit on the head, a hundred thousand fireworks exploded in his head, and his mouth was opened wide as if he wanted to swallow a star city alive.


    Then he saw this young officer who claimed to be a lieutenant in Silver Big Dipper, with a handsome looks that seemed to be suppressing anger, slightly hooked the corners of his lips, put on a fake smile and opened his lips, ¡°Old Marshal Chen, this sudden and presumptuous disturbance, I¡¯m really sorry, but I just wanted to ask¡ª¡±


    ¡°The Golden Sun Wheel Army of our empire, has it already rotted to its bones?¡±

 CH 81

    Undercurrent (4)


    In less than ten minutes, under Zheng Yue¡¯s dazed eyes, Jiang Jianming quickly explained what he knew, conveniently, he also reported the Brandon family taking advantage of their power and the bullying situation a few days ago.


    The face of the old marshal on the opposite side of the projection remained calm and composed, while Jiang Jianming was wearing an earpiece, this made Zheng Yue unable to hear their interchange.


    After hearing a series of short answers such as ¡°Yes¡±, ¡°No¡±, ¡°Okay¡±, ¡°I understand¡±, the Silver Big Dipper lieutenant saluted and bid farewell to the projection, hung up the communication and turned around.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Old Marshal Chen said he would send someone to thoroughly investigate this matter, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Zheng Yue chuckled dryly, the muscles on his face were obviously cramping. The man then repeatedly waved his hands, ¡°Don¡¯t, little brother, let¡¯s be honest. You won¡¯t be my sworn brother. Look, I¡¯ve been so depressed these days, just invite Aslan¡¯s chief magician¡ª¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°No.¡±


    Zheng Yue¡¯s face was a riot of colors, and broke down, ¡°Perhaps my wife¡¯s resentment towards me was hard to dispel and hired a hacker to punish me!? Your projection is fake right, ah, it¡¯s fake right?¡±


    ¡°¡­Sir, your imagination is too rich.¡±


    Jiang Jianming walked to the window and pulled open the hanging curtains. ¡°Have a look at where this is.¡±


    Zheng Yue turned his head to probe in a daze and saw a piece of delicate and scattered white buildings.


    ¡°Where is this?¡±


    ¡°Look carefully.¡±


    Zheng Yue said blankly, ¡°Why does this look so much like the White Jade Palace?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said calmly, ¡°This is the White Jade Palace.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Zheng Yue froze for a few seconds and his eyes rolled up.


    Jiang Jianming hurriedly said, ¡°Don¡¯t faint! If you faint, I won¡¯t be able to move you.¡±


    Poor Zheng Yue could only roll his eyeballs back again. He sat down on the floor, his face was pale, and he wanted to cry without tears. ¡°Your Excellency! Who are you¡­¡­ ¡°


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but curl his lips. He didn¡¯t say that this was the room used by the former crown prince, but only said that he would take Zheng Yue to stay in another place and to let him go out with him.


    In fact, he deliberately communicated with Marshal Chen to complain in front of Zheng Yue, but inside, he had other thoughts.


    Although Jiang Jianming was 80% convinced that what this person said was true from the perspective of the near death situation, it was still necessary to keep an eye out. He purposely called the old marshal in front of this uncle filled with righteous indignation, just to see his reaction. The earpiece was put on during the communication to prevent Zheng Yue from directly hearing the old marshal¡¯s strategic decision.


    However, looking at this Uncle Zheng¡¯s reaction at present¡­..


    Jiang Jianming couldn¡¯t help but laugh, and thought to himself: If he really were acting, his acting skills would be exaggerated to the point of being extraordinary and refined.


    Soon, the two walked out of the palace building. Jiang Jianming led Zheng Yue to walk on the beautifully carved corridors. Under the corridors was unmelted snow and the fragrance of rose that seemed to be close but not at the same time. Occasionally, intelligent robots with two wings floated past them.


    For Zheng Yue, originally, he would never have the opportunity to step into the depths of the White Emerald Palace in his lifetime, at most it would only just be patrolling the perimeter. As a result, he felt like falling into a dream, he stared blankly for a long time before finally saying, ¡°Why is the place¡­..why aren¡¯t there many people?¡±


    Jiang Jianming patted the small robot passing by smoothly, and said in a warm voice, ¡°The White Jade Palace is classically decorated, but it is almost fully intelligence inside. Because the fewer living people, the less likely it is for evildoers to lurk in.¡±


    Speaking of this, he thought of someone, ¡°Otherwise, why is it that no one has seen the Empress Dowager Sylph in the deep palace? It is because there is almost no need for servants in the palace.¡±


    (t/n: deep palace or forbidden palace=palace where the emperor lived in ancient times.)


    Zheng Yue was placed in the guest room in the side hall. At this point, it was already getting late, Jiang Jianming then said, ¡°Stay here first, move with me tomorrow, and we¡¯ll investigate the problem you mentioned.¡±


    Zheng Yue panicked, and embarrassingly scratched his nose. ¡°Your Excellency, do you really want me to stay in the White Jade Palace? Even if you have a noble status, this is not¡­not quite appropriate.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing inappropriate about it. A room is built for people to stay in. No matter where it is built, its nature won¡¯t change.¡± Jiang Jianming said lightly and used his authority to open the door of the room and the nearby monitor, ¡°The palace occupies such a large area, and it¡¯s already unreasonable to have more than half of it empty for 300 days a year.¡±


    He turned around and gave Zheng Yue a mysterious smile. ¡°But there are many secrets in the deep palace. If you see something unscientific in the future¡­..I mean, for example, people you think that shouldn¡¯t be here¡­¡±


    ¡°Remember to tell yourself that it is not a big problem, and don¡¯t be too flustered.¡±


    ****


    After hiding Uncle Zheng Yue, Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t have time to take a breather and eat something, facing the wind that started to cool down, he turned halfway through the White Jade Palace. In the middle of the journey, Kevin, the young man from the military academy, sent him a message and asked him why he wasn¡¯t in the dormitory.


    Jiang Jianming said that he had something to do and couldn¡¯t give them lectures for the time being, and sent a few packages of files as a gift for them to write and play as homework.


    After putting away his wrist device, he held together his coat and coughed twice lightly, with vacant eyes.


    The sunset on the west was sinking towards the other end of the horizon. The sky was gradually dimming, time waits for no one, unresolved problems piled after another, yet it would be night again today.


    More than an hour later, Jiang Jianming saw Garcia standing at the end of the corridor. There was a tall fountain pillar built there with gurgling water flowing at the top, and that figure was leaning on that white pillar.


    Jiang Jianming walked over and stood still a few steps away.


    At this time, the winter sky was completely dark, and the intelligent sensor lights of the White Jade Palace lit up one by one from a far distance.


    Garcia didn¡¯t turn around or looked at him either. His voice was very cold. ¡°It¡¯s late, what are you doing here?¡±


    ¡°Too many things got in the way, it had been delayed so late.¡± Jiang Jianming squinted his eyes, and from his perspective, the lights in the distance looked like a hazy patch of fireflies.


    ¡°There is nothing to say between you and me.¡±


    Garcia was silent for a few seconds, during which the sound of water from the fountain pillar overwhelmed the breathing of the two. Until he spoke again, ¡°Let go of your obsessions, this is my final advice.¡±


    Jiang Jianming said, ¡°An obsession that can be easily let go, isn¡¯t it still called an obsession?¡±


    ¡°Then I can only tell you one thing.¡± Garcia¡¯s tone became even lower, ¡°Your authority in the White Jade Palace, it was actually been forcibly shut down by the empire long ago. I restarted it for you.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡± Jiang Jianming remained silent for two seconds, then said, ¡°Really.¡±


    He then added, ¡°Then¡­thank you.¡±


    When Garcia turned around, only then did Jiang Jianming see that he was playing with a hovering robot in his hand. When he let go of his hand at this moment, the little thing flew away.


    ¡°Don¡¯t thank me, I just pity you.¡±


    Garcia had a piercing and cold sneer at the end of his eyes, ¡°Whether it¡¯s the immortal old man surnamed Chen, whether it¡¯s the front-line general like Xie Yuduo, or the chief of the Black Shark base, including high-ranking nobles, ministers¡­¡­¡­..On the surface, they respectfully call you ¡°Your Excellency¡±, but in fact, who has given you the treatment of a real crown prince¡¯s widow?¡±


    ¡°Even this little bit of respect and being cherished on the surface was in exchange for your three years of forbearance and tactfulness. If you keep being aloof and won¡¯t care, they will only leave you with a little pity. When the empire finds out about you overstepping your authority, who can protect you? Nobody.¡±


    When the robot flew by, Jiang Jianming saw the tracking red dot displayed on the screen.


    He immediately realized that it was his position. In this magnificent and intelligent palace, his every move was easily monitored by the higher authorities.


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes, as if something heavy weighed down his spine, he gasped softly and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°I know, I know everything.¡±


    Garcia pursed his lips irritably, and suddenly said, ¡°You¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°What?¡±


    Garcia¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved, he frowned sullenly, and seemed to have swallowed something back into his throat.


    ¡°Give it up, go back to your room to sleep tonight, and leave the White Jade Palace tomorrow¡­..leave me. Don¡¯t go back to Silver Big Dipper either.¡±


    ¡°The existence of Ryann has indeed dissipated in the world. I can¡¯t compromise my position for you. The so-called truth is not something that you, a disabled human, can be in contact with.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°¡­¡­Am I not worthy?¡±


    Garcia looked at Jiang Jianming¡¯s pale face, and he understood how hurtful his words were. He once saw with his own eyes Jiang Jianming¡¯s attempt to go beyond and surpass the constraints of his natural race, and how he had come all the way with great effort and dedication. All of this was for the Crown Prince Ryann.


    And now, against this Ryann¡¯s face, he was asked to throw the scarred and fiery heart from his palm, and then step on it on the ground.


    The sky in the distance seemed darker, and the clouds did not give way for a little moonlight. Garcia turned his head and no longer looked at Jiang Jianming, his long hair curled and unwound in the wind.


    ¡°You should understand one thing in your heart.¡±


    When he opened his lips, he uttered the words very slowly, as cruel as delivering Ling Chi, ¡°Originally, you were able to leave the officers in adaptation period early on and act as a formal Silver Big Dipper lieutenant because I wanted you to.¡±


    (t/n: Ling Chi-death by thousand cuts)


    Garcia caressed the Slash Comet on his wrist, this action was to imply to the other party¨C¡°you even throw your only remaining A-level mecha Snow Dove at the bottom of the river¡±.


    If he couldn¡¯t find it back, Jiang Jianming would only have the most basic M-IP 18 of the Silver Big Dipper that was available.


    ¡°Later, the reason why you were able to break the conspiracy of the space bandits, turn the tide and save hundreds of people, firstly, it¡¯s because I have the ability to take a disabled human to the battlefield. Apart from me, no one else in the fortress would have such confidence.¡±


    The gurgling sound of the water pillar fountain seemed to be far away, Jiang Jianming sighed. ¡°¡­Yes.¡±


    ¡°So you see, you are not as capable as you imagined, and I will no longer take care of you anymore, there¡¯s no place for you in the Silver Big Dipper.¡± Garcia said, ¡°As for the situation of being abandoned by everyone, what method do you have?¡±


    Jiang Jianming said, ¡°I have no method.¡±


    ¡°Then there is no point in persevering. Even if you return to the army, you will only consume yourself to death.¡± Garcia lowered his eyelashes, and with this movement, the cold and cruel aggressiveness around him was largely restrained. ¡°Enough, that¡¯s all for my warning, you should go.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he closed his mouth tightly. Although he allowed Jiang Jianming to go, he turned around and stepped forward first.


    Jiang Jianming saw Garcia walking towards him, the two passed by each other quickly, and there was a very thin friction sound between the clothes. The prince didn¡¯t stop.


    ¡°Originally.¡±


    Jiang Jianming spoke suddenly.


    ¡°Even if my military achievements are not recognized by the fortress, and continue to stay in Silver Big Dipper for at least one year as an officer in the adaptation period,¡±


    Jiang Jianming took a deep breath, and his cold voice was a little astringent, ¡°It was you who said that night, ¡®Come with me okay¡¯, thus I simply went with you.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s pupils shrank slightly.


    ..These light and ethereal words seemed to have a special force, like a sharp knife cutting through flesh and blood, easily surpassing the ridicule and insult he had been brewing for Jiang Jianming for a long time.


    Garcia¡¯s chest heaved violently twice.


    He gritted his teeth and didn¡¯t open his eyes.


    ¡°If you leave me now, frankly, there¡¯s really nothing I can do.¡±


    Jiang Jianming continued, the slight astringency in his tone gradually turned into a vibrato, ¡°I can only accept the ridicule from fate again like three years ago, and taste the knife personally stabbed into my body by the same person again.¡±


    Garcia suddenly turned around. ¡°What are you talking about!?¡±


    ¡°¡ª¡ªI wanted to tell you, three years ago, before Ryann Kaios died, he personally bid me farewell and he also admitted that he had destroyed my life. He wants to sacrifice me for a certain purpose.¡±


    An expression of disbelief appeared on Garcia¡¯s face, before he even had time to refute Jiang Jianming¡¯s ¡°the same person¡±, he blurted out, ¡°That is impossible.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°What¡¯s impossible.¡±


    ¡°Because you love him.¡± Garcia said coldly, ¡°It is impossible with your personality to fall in love with someone who would treat you like that.¡±


    ¡°Then why do you think I¡¯m standing here now?¡±


    The determined tone of voice made Jiang Jianming¡¯s temples throbbed and hurt with anger, along with it was a burst of darkness in his eyes. He coughed twice, then sneered angrily.


    ¡°Here I am, Your Highness Garcia. You strangled my neck and pulled my ring, released crystal bones to threaten me, belittled me and insulted me with words, and said that you would abandon me, but I am still standing here, pulling apart from scratch these sentences with you, why?¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡­enough, I don¡¯t want to listen to you tonight.¡± Garcia suddenly became restless, ¡°Go back to the room.¡±


    Jiang Jianming was also annoyed by him, and he said coldly, ¡°Kaios, you at present have no position to control me. You can leave, but you can¡¯t keep me from talking.¡±


    He went on like this, using emotionless declarative language, starting with his acquaintance and love with Ryann, and then talking about the sudden parting and death.


    The former was mentioned in a few words, but the latter was detailed to the point of being depressing.


    Garcia¡¯s face became increasingly ugly, he tried to interrupt several times, but Jiang Jianming turned a deaf ear. He turned around and wanted to leave, but Jiang Jianming followed him stubbornly, always three steps behind him.


    The prince was forced to listen to this suffocating story, and finally Jiang Jianming taunted him in a hoarse voice, ¡°In the final analysis, why are you so opposed? After all, you are not Ryann, and you no longer cherish me.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s fingers were squeezed by him, causing the joints to snap lightly. He halted, then said angrily without warning. ¡°Shut up! Don¡¯t make any noise.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°It¡¯s you who have been making noise, what a bad temper.¡±


    ¡°I told you to shut up¡­¡± Garcia suddenly turned around and took two steps, the space between the two was erased. With a violent and terrifying expression, he grasped Jiang Jianming¡¯s arm and said in a terribly hoarse voice, ¡°You are suffering from a fever.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming was stunned for a moment, ¡°¡­¡­What?¡±


    It took him a long time to frown slowly and come back to his senses, only then did he realize that Garcia¡¯s hand holding him was cold.


    ¡°I said, you have a fever, don¡¯t you realize it yourself? Jiang Jianming, you are a creature that can¡¯t survive on its own!¡±


    However, Garcia seemed to be completely ignited with emotions, his eyes were red, and he roared in despair, ¡°Perhaps, are you using this method to force me? Are you so embarrassed that you only have such a despicable method left!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s mind was buzzing, and he couldn¡¯t think of what to say for a while.


    He was a little dizzy and out of breath, but he was being constantly pulled by Garcia. He then heard the latter say in a trembling voice, ¡°Listen, Jiang Jianming, stop here.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Jiang Jianming shook his head, thinking that he would never stop here. He then heard Garcia say again, ¡°Let¡¯s make a deal, I¡¯ll satisfy you.¡±


    ¡°I will go to Crystal Nest, I will fight against the empire, I will find the whereabouts of Ryann and the truth that you want. Whether this person is alive or dead, and what exactly is he and I, I will give you an explanation within three years.¡±


    ¡°In exchange, you must promise me.¡± Garcia¡¯s wrists were tense, and he looked at Jiang Jianming fixedly, then suddenly took off his coat and wrapped him tightly.


    Like a gentle hug¨Ceven if the prince¡¯s eyes were as cold as iron.


    ¡°You will stay here and won¡¯t go to the frontline again.¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his face in shock.


    ¡°Don¡¯t take risks, don¡¯t go crazy, stop everything you¡¯ve been tossing about and let your life return to the normal track before you meet Ryann Kaios,¡± Garcia paused, and suddenly wiped the cold sweat on Jiang Jianming¡¯s forehead with his fingertips, ¡°That¡¯s it, very simple requests. ¡°


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t give an answer, his figure became thinner in His Highness¡¯s arms, as if he was about to dissolve in the night.


    He just stared at Garcia¡¯s eyebrows and eyes in a daze, and suddenly began to cough again, trembling and quietly leaning towards Garcia¡¯s chest, and an indelible sadness welled up in the bottom of his eyes.


    Garcia didn¡¯t push him away this time, but patted him on the back and asked in a low voice, ¡°Why are you so sad?¡±


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and shook his head, then said hoarsely, ¡°I¡¯m not, Your Highness.¡±


    Garcia said, ¡°Don¡¯t call me Your Highness, I¡¯ve said it before.¡±


    Jiang Jianming stopped talking, but the trembling of his body became increasingly severe, and his suppressed cough also became increasingly worse, as if he was enduring a kind of breakdown. Garcia was silent for two seconds, and then said, ¡°Forget it, you can do whatever you want.¡±


    Anyway, when he goes back to Silver Big Dipper, they won¡¯t meet again.


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t call ¡°Your Highness¡± again, but just laid quietly in Garcia¡¯s arms. After a long while, he stretched out his hand to smooth the man¡¯s long messy hair and placed it behind the ear.


    He said he was not sad, but he knew it was a lie.


    The fact was that he was suddenly hit by great sadness, even when he first found out that Garcia no longer recognized him, even when Garcia spoke coldly to him, he had never felt such sadness before.


    It came all of a sudden, the irresistible sadness.


    It¡¯s too late. Jiang Jianming closed his eyes, thinking sourly to himself.


    He has already ignited his own life for this purpose.


    And now, he can¡¯t stop no matter what.

 CH 82

    Fallen Sun (1)


    At five o¡¯clock in the morning, during this time of winter, the sky outside the window was still very dark.


    Jiang Jianming laid in the treatment cabin, hazily staring at the window lattice of the White Jade Palace for a long time.


    After a while, the lid of the treatment cabin opened. A slender hand stretched down from the side, brushed away his sweaty black hair, and felt the temperature on his forehead.


    Garcia deliberately sat on the head of the treatment cabin. Jiang Jianming, who was lying on his back, could only lift his neck and tilt his head back forcefully to barely see those beautiful emerald colored eyes.


    Garcia withdrew his gaze and hand, then said lightly, ¡°Not burning anymore. How do you feel now?¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes were empty, and he dejectedly said, ¡°¡­very hungry.¡±


    Garcia said indifferently, ¡°You deserve it, falling ill and not also eating dinner.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t have lunch either.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyesight were weak, he pressed his stomach that was throbbing with hunger with his right hand, pressed a button with his left hand, then crawled out of the opened treatment cabin weakly, ¡°¡­yesterday¡¯s matter was too messy, you even still lost your temper.¡±


    Last night¡¯s noise, in the end, it was still Garcia who carried him back to the room and let the robot move a treatment cabin to stuff him in again. At that time, he was already exhausted from being drowned and freezing, and the fever and arguments drained his energy one after another, causing him to fall asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.


    ¡°The only food is toast and porridge.¡± Garcia coldly gestured to the table with his gaze, ¡°Go eat.¡±


    A fierce argument like that, they had even stabbed knives in each other¡¯s hearts, yet unexpectedly, after the argument, on the contrary it felt quite refreshing. At this moment, it felt like a brief return to the old days.


    Jiang Jianming washed up briefly, then staggered and sat down at the table to have breakfast. Garcia kept staring at him not too far and not too close, as if on guard against whether he might suddenly faint at any moment.


    Perhaps it was the existence of that ¡°deal¡± that led His Highness to withdraw.


    Jiang Jianming thought to himself: Although I still haven¡¯t agreed yet.


    He ate and rested for a while. Afterwards, he went to the hanger to get the coat and put it on, which was still that simple and plain long cotton coat.


    Garcia frowned unhappily, and said without emotion, ¡°Going out again?¡±


    While changing his shoes, Jiang Jianming highlighted Zheng Yue¡¯s affairs to Garcia and said, ¡°Old Marshal Chen asked me to bring someone over to find him today.¡±


    He pushed open the door, and a ray of morning light peeked in from the outside, illuminating his black hair and eyelashes, ¡°I will keep my wrist device on all the time, you¡¯ll be able to see my real-time coordinates¡­¡­don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Garcia turned his head in silence, and did not respond to this.


    The sound of the door closing echoed in the empty room, which inexplicably sounded a bit harsh.


    ****


    Two hours later.


    Military headquarters, Old Marshal Chen¡¯s single person office.


    Old Marshal Chen: ¡°There is indeed a record of a starship that does not match. Come, have a look.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes fell on the virtual screen that had been swiped over, and quickly scanned the data information on it. ¡°It¡¯s true. I didn¡¯t expect such a thing to happen in the Imperial Capital¡­and with Her Majesty¡¯s birthday that is still on the way.¡±


    After reading it, he exhaled a breath lightly and raised his face.


    What came into his view was the spacious office. The stereoscopic projection star map on the wall, the communication device placed upright on the table, and the person sitting opposite him¡­.the Old Marshal Chen Hanke with gray hair.


    The last time he walked into this office, it was when he said his last goodbye to Ryann.


    The old marshal¡¯s style was simple yet tough. In the past three years, the furnishings in the office have hardly changed except for being slightly outdated.


    ¡°No, there is another possibility.¡±


    The old marshal¡¯s eyes gleamed with brilliance, and he knocked on the table and said, ¡°Precisely because it is the Imperial Capital, and precisely because Her Majesty¡¯s birthday is approaching, that there are conspiracies done by villains. This is likely to be a serious problem, fortunately, it was discovered.¡±


    ¡°The opponent is very cunning. The anti-reconnaissance was done well. All the key data were either erased or possibly has been replaced. It is difficult to trace the whereabouts of this batch of real crystal ores for the time being.¡±


    ¡°As for the mecha interference wave, Xie Yuduo is urging that kid every day, but you also know that this thing only appeared in the past few months, and the Black Shark Base has been studying about it day and night. However, since we have not been able to obtain samples of the interference wave transmitter, technically, it is difficult to crack it in a short period of time.¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes sank. ¡°Is that so¡­¡±


    He pushed the virtual screen over and returned it to the old marshal, crossed his fingers, and fell into deep thought.


    Not being able to decipher the interference wave for a day, the lives of the Silver Big Dipper soldiers fighting in the Far Interstellar Space are also at risk for a day.


    Major General Xie, Instructor Huo Lin, Lieutenant Raymond, Tang Zhen and other officers in the adaptation period¡­even the three officers who tried to undermine his military achievements, the white fatty, the black and lean, and the bearded officer, and even the kind female head nurse in the treatment area.


    Those are the people who fought bravely for this empire. Blood should not be shed by cold arrows in the dark.


    ¡°Old Marshal, I think this is a good opportunity.¡±


    After a moment of pondering, Jiang Jianming calmly raised his eyes, ¡°You see, if we can pursue this case, won¡¯t we possibly be able to seize the interference wave transmitter from the real culprit behind the scenes, and even get more information?¡±


    Old Marshal Chen raised his eyebrows with ¡°ho-ho¡±, looked deeply at Jiang Jianming, and showed a smile full of admiration. ¡°Well said.¡±


    In the face of a difficult situation, instead of being intimidated, one should think of the results of the victory first¡­..This was the demeanor of a great general, and this young man in front of him once again surprised him.


    The old marshal opened the desk drawer and took out a set of folded military uniforms stored in a transparent bag.


    The gold buckle on a white background was like a symbol woven of eternal days prosperity of blazing sun.


    Jiang Jianming recognized the imposing white-gold military uniform at a glance. This was the standard of the Golden Sun Wheel Imperial Guard.


    ¡°Little Excellency, now is a special period. To be honest, it is very difficult for this old man to release service to an existing power and find someone who is both capable and absolutely trustworthy to investigate this matter.¡±


    ¡°Do good deeds to the end, send the Buddha to the west. Since Major Zheng Yue was rescued by Little Excellency, if you are willing, I will leave this matter to you to investigate.¡± (TL: actually ¡°Send Buddha to the West¡± a proverb, pinyin s¨°ng f¨® s¨°ng d¨¤o x¨©, is a metaphor to do good deeds to the end)


    The old marshal patted the stack of military uniforms, ¡°I¡¯ll give you the position of a temporary inspector, with full authority to thoroughly investigate this case. There is no superior, and you are directly responsible to me, how about it?¡±


    Jiang Jianming raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, ¡°You simply trust me as such.¡±


    The old man only smiled and said nothing.


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s heart skipped a beat. After pondering for a few seconds, he suddenly understood Old Marshal Chen¡¯s eclectic approach.


    Putting aside the issues of qualifications and prejudices, and thinking about it carefully, I am really¡­ quite a suitable candidate.


    Unlike all the officers serving in the empire, first of all, he did not have any factions and did not participate in power struggles, and was determined to not be bribed and would not be afraid of future suppression.


    Furthermore, he was an orphan widow with no father or mother, and his teachers and friends all had extraordinary status one by one. Whether it was a traitor lurking in the Golden Sun Wheel or a mole, there would be no way to threaten him, even if it¡¯s a matter of weighing whether his body might caught fire.


    Not only that, but he was the only officer to have personally seen an interference wave transmitter on the front line, and possibly even fought against the enemies behind the scenes.


    Although he didn¡¯t have much more information than others now, the battle situation was still changing rapidly, and it was very likely that a little intuition in the dark would be an opportunity to reverse life and death.


    Jiang Jianming shook his head and smiled.


    ¡°Alright, since the Old Marshal is thinking highly of me, I am honored.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s wonderful.¡± Chen Hanke nodded in satisfaction, picked up the tea on the table and took a few sips.


    Putting down the cup, the old man suddenly spoke of another matter in a casual tone, as if discussing today¡¯s morning, and nonchalantly mentioned another matter.


    ¡°Ah, Little Excellency, your rank in Silver Big Dipper¡­I recall it¡¯s a lieutenant.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Jiang Jianming nodded.


    ¡°Little Xie mentioned to me that you once went deep into the enemy line with His Highness Garcia, cracked the tactics of the space bandits while being trapped and saved the lives of hundreds of Silver Big Dipper people.¡±


    The old marshal rubbed his chin and said, ¡°This is a great meritorious service, and supposedly should give you an exceptional promotion. But the Silver Big Dipper front line, Little Excellency, Little Jiang, don¡¯t blame me, this dirty old man for speaking bluntly, but it¡¯s just really too difficult.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­..¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes and remained silent with a half smile.


    The old marshal stood up, sighed, walked to Jiang Jianming, and patted the young man on the shoulder. ¡°But I also know that letting you go to the rear to do civil service now, you will definitely be unwilling. How about this, the Little Highness has always wanted you to join the Golden Sun Wheel before that accident happened. Now, it¡¯s time to make up for it.¡±


    ¡°When you solve this case, you can be..¡­a lieutenant colonel in the Golden Sun Wheel.¡±


    Jiang Jianming turned his eyes away quickly, and said softly but urgently, ¡°Old Marshal!¡±


    The old marshal laughed and squeezed his shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, don¡¯t be afraid, the military rank on the Silver Big Dipper side will be kept for you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming smiled bitterly. ¡°I know, I didn¡¯t mean that¡­¡±


    From Lieutenant to Lieutenant Colonel, being promoted three levels up.


    This is an unprecedented and exceptional promotion since the establishment of the New Empire.


    Moreover, it¡¯s not just an ordinary transfer from one legion to another. Judging from what the old marshal meant, he was planning to let him have a bilateral military rank.


    Serving at the same time in the ¡°Silver Spear¡± and the ¡°Golden Shield¡±, the strongest pair of the empire, the Silver Big Dipper and the Golden Sun Wheel¡­..This is not only a first-of-its-kind experience, but also something that many soldiers of the empire could not even imagine in their dreams.


    Such a shocking promotion, such an unheard of honor.


    But Jiang Jianming was not carried away.


    He thought to himself somewhat dumbfoundingly: Sure enough, although on the surface he no longer pursued the fact that he cheated the transfer order¡­


    But in the old marshal¡¯s mind, he still would prefer him to stay in the empire, rather than on the Far Interstellar Space front line.


    Whether this is actually showing concern for himself, or for the secrets of the empire, or both¡­it is not easy for him to speculate.


    Just like how he very cleverly didn¡¯t ask why Garcia existed. If the old marshal could say it, he would have said it on his own initiative.


    So in the end, Jiang Jianming just bent his lips casually, and lightly said, ¡°Well¡­..promotion matters, let¡¯s put it off until some time later. I will settle this matter first before that.¡±


    ¡°By the way, the Major Zheng Yue who is waiting outside, please assign him as my deputy. For an unfair piece of information that has nothing to do with him, withstanding the pressure of his superiors, even losing his life and family possession just to investigate to the end, this person is a courageous and upright man.¡±

 CH 83

    Fallen Sun (2)


    In these small matters, Old Marshal Chen gave Jiang Jianming a lot of power. Soon, the door of the commander-in-chief¡¯s office opened, and Jiang Jianming came out with his new military uniform in his arms, and waved to Zheng Yue who had been sitting outside anxiously for a long time¡­..and calmly led the person away.


    Time was running out, and Jiang Jianming himself was an ¡°act without delay¡± character. He asked Zheng Yue to take him directly to the Golden Sun Wheel stationed branch building located in the first district of Aslan Star City.


    The two got off from the air vehicle, and a majestic tall building stood in front of them, with glass windows reflecting the sunlight.


    ¡°It¡¯s here.¡± Zheng Yue pointed to the gate, ¡°Little Excellency, please.¡±


    For Zheng Yue, he had undoubtedly experienced ups and downs in his life in the past few days.


    At this moment, he was laughing and followed behind Jiang Jianming, guiding the way while briefing him, accepting the status quo very well, and even the address ¡°Little Excellency¡± was called incredibly smoothly.


    The architecture of the Golden Sun Wheel Army was significantly different from the Silver Big Dipper¡¯s Far Interstellar Space military fortress. The steel fortress of Silver Big Dipper covered a large area, almost forming a star city by itself. The rough muzzles, watchtowers, starship ports and other facilities were placed there, which was shocking when viewed from a distance.


    Although Golden Sun Wheel¡¯s military building was built in a relatively sparsely populated area, it was still stationed in the bustling Imperial Capital after all, and the visual effect was more like a modern high-tech towering building.


    The two entered the building and walked inside. Golden Sun Wheel soldiers and officers that were standing tall and in an upright position passed by them, and occasionally someone would cast a few curious glances at Jiang Jianming, who had an outstanding appearance.


    Zheng Yue pressed the elevator for the Little Excellency, and made a gesture of letting him go in first. ¡°I will take you to your office first, then afterwards I will take you to meet the highest person in charge of this branch, Lieutenant General Luther.¡±


    The mirror of the elevator reflected a young man in a platinum military uniform, with a white military cap pressing down his loose black hair, with exquisite facial features and a calm and elegant demeanor.


    Similarly, this was still an imperial military uniform. Compared with the black and silver tones of the Silver Big Dipper, Jiang Jianming¡¯s body wearing the standard of the Golden Sun Wheel seemed to have lost a bit of piercing coldness and instead added an extra noble aura.


    ¡°Little Excellency, I used to guard quite a few big figures in the Golden Sun Wheel before, but you, having such a temperament, it¡¯s really rare.¡±


    Zheng Yue couldn¡¯t help but look at Jiang Jianming again. It stood to reason that he was an ¡°unemployed vagrant¡± who had been stripped of his military rank. It was a taboo to speculate on his benefactor and commanding officer. However, the Little Excellency¡¯s gentle attitude always made him talk on and on. ¡°May I be presumptuous to say a sentence, what exactly is your identity? Even if it¡¯s inconvenient to say it directly, can you reveal it a little bit?¡±


    ¡°How to say¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his head, looked at his hands wearing white leather gloves, and couldn¡¯t help but chuckle.


    Old Marshal Chen should have guessed that he would immediately agree, and even prepared gloves for him.


    ¡°I am indeed an ordinary military officer, really. It¡¯s just the coincidence of marriage that let me climb into quite a lot of relationships that are either wealthy or noble.¡±


    Zheng Yue rubbed his hair in confusion. ¡°Hiss, predestined relationship by coincidence¡­¡±


    The relationship between the Commander-in¨CChief Old Marshal Chen, is it also something that can be explained by coincidence?


    Golden Sun Wheel¡¯s high-rise building had a total of eighteen floors above ground and underground. The elevator stopped at 8F, and they walked out.


    Jiang Jianming recalled that the room number that the old marshal had arranged for him was 813, and he turned around and said, ¡°By the way, Major Zheng¡­¡±


    Zheng Yue: ¡°No, Little Excellency, just call me by my name, or just call me Old Zheng.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Okay, then¡­Old Zheng, you mentioned that when you were trying to track down this matter, your superiors put pressure on you?¡±


    Zheng Yue sighed, and his eyes darkened, ¡°Yes, it was the Staff Officer Duke who warned me at the time, but the relationship between Golden Sun Wheel¡¯s superiors and subordinates is much more detailed than that of Silver Big Dipper. There may be superiors behind superiors. Who is behind the scenes? I can¡¯t figure it out.¡±


    At this moment, two military officers with their arms hooked to each other¡¯s shoulders and laughing were coming over. One of them saw Zheng Yue and then whistled, ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t this Old Zheng! How, it wasn¡¯t long before you were swept out yet you already found a way back? You have ability ah!¡±


    The other looked at Jiang Jianming with ambiguous eyes, ¡°Which family¡¯s young master is this, entering Golden Sun Wheel at a young age? Old Zheng, why don¡¯t you introduce this brother?¡±


    Zheng Yue¡¯s face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and cursed, ¡°Get lost!¡± The two officers didn¡¯t care either, as if it was just a casual joke, and walked over laughing and joking.


    Jiang Jianming turned his head and watched the two officers disappear around the corner quietly, without saying anything.


    Zheng Yue was the first to feel embarrassed, scratching his brown hair with a muffled voice, ¡°Alas¡­¡­letting you see something laughable again. In fact, at the beginning of its establishment, Golden Sun Wheel was indeed an elite army on par with Silver Big Dipper. It¡¯s a pity that later¡­ ¡°


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Later?¡±


    Zheng Yue fell silent. Jiang Jianming thought he didn¡¯t want to talk about the scandal of his own army, but when he walked to the door of the room 813, he suddenly said in a low voice, ¡°The sun¡¯s fall of the Golden Sun Wheel, it is on the fifth, that is, during the last Holy War.¡±


    Jiang Jianming opened the room with his authority and listened quietly to the man behind him.


    ¡°Little Excellency, you are from Silver Big Dipper, you should be very clear about the saying ¡®Silver Big Dipper conquers the Far Star, and the Golden Sun Wheel protects the empire¡¯.¡±


    Zheng Yue said, ¡°But there was an exception to this in history. That was the fifth Holy War. Only that time, the great emperor ordered soldiers from the Golden Sun Wheel. Two hundred thousand, a total of two hundred thousand people, almost the total number of Silver Big Dipper troops in the previous four expeditions, all of which are the elites of the Golden Sun Wheel army.¡±


    The two walked into the room one after the other. This was a single-person office. It was bright and clean but not too big. There was only a sofa, a coffee table, a set of desks and chairs, as well as a nearby bookshelf.


    Zheng Yue spoke in a heavy tone, opened the curtains for Jiang Jianming, and straightened the tables and chairs.


    ¡°At present, the empire is trying its best to obscure the last expedition in the history books, but those who remember it still remember it, and if wanting to find out, one will be able to find it.¡±


    ¡°What empire¡¯s grand plan and hegemony, what open up territories and conquer the universe for mankind¡­.. all were just to cover up shame. The end of the Holy War, it was a complete tragedy.¡±


    ¡°Those elites who went to the Far Interstellar Space, including the great emperor himself, none of them returned.¡±


    The corner of Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyes twitched slightly.


    This period of history, he once read it in the library collection. Later, he also chatted with His Royal Highness Ryann, it was nothing more than discussing the pros and cons of the Holy War.


    But this was the first time that someone specifically mentioned it to him, after Ryann disappeared into the depths of the sea of stars.


    Zheng Yue supported himself on the back of the seat and laughed at himself, ¡°I¡¯m in the shrinking faction, Little Excellency.¡±


    ¡°After the disastrous defeat of the fifth Holy War, the Golden Sun Wheel never recovered. My grandparents were all victims of that expedition. My mother became an orphan when she was very young. She had a bleak childhood and suffered from a lifetime of illnesses. ¡°


    Zheng Yue lowered his head and gnash his molars, then said hoarsely, ¡°At present, Silver Big Dipper sends a wave of troops to the Crystal Nest every year, and within the empire, there will be a group of parents who have lost their children, and children who have lost their parents. I really can¡¯t accept it¡­¡­.Paying such a high price, just to satisfy the so-called conquest desire of the superior.¡±


    Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t speak for a long time, quietly waiting for Zheng Yue¡¯s breathing to calm down beside him.


    After a while, he asked, ¡°In the last Holy War, how far did the great emperor¡¯s expeditionary army go?¡­..Was their final destination that place, the Crystal Nest?¡±


    Zheng Yue took a deep breath. ¡°¡­I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Jiang Jianming remained silent for another two seconds, and stroked his shoulder. ¡°Do the things in front of you first.¡±


    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s right,¡± Zheng Yue rubbed his face, calmed down his emotions, and said, ¡°I¡¯ll take you to meet our lieutenant general.¡±


    Jiang Jianming shook his head. ¡°No need. Help me find a larger conference room and call the officers at or above colonel level here.¡±


    The black-haired young man chuckled meaningfully, crossed his white-gloved index fingers on the desk, and said leisurely, ¡°Let¡¯s have¡­. a group meeting first.¡±


    Half an hour later, the largest military conference room on the 10th floor was densely packed with people.


    As far as the eye could see, the place was full of senior officers wearing Golden Sun Wheel military uniforms, there were even several experienced generals who had been on the battlefield for a long time.


    All of these people¡¯s faces were as deep as water, and they looked at the ¡°inspector¡± who suddenly dropped from the sky with different expressions.


    Jiang Jianming stood in front of the conference table situated at the front and adjusted the microphone to a suitable position with his eyelashes drooping.


    Strange gazes and whispering voices came from all directions, yet his expression remained motionless, then he opened his lips calmly¡ª¡ª


    ¡°I¡¯m meeting you all for the first time. I¡¯m Jiang Jianming, specially appointed as temporary inspector of the military department. On the orders of Commander-in-Chief Chen Hanke, starting today, we will conduct a thorough investigation and supervision of the irregularities in the Golden Sun Wheel army in the three districts.¡±


    The young inspector held the microphone indifferently, his clear voice echoed in the conference room, but his words had a taste of a little casualness, ¡°Hoping for everyone to cooperate.¡±


    The conference room was slightly quiet for three seconds.


    Then the whispering voices came back, and the suspicious eyes gradually turned into doubts.


    ¡°This Excellency is too young, with such a tender face, he must be in his twenties.¡±


    ¡°A name I¡¯ve never heard of before.¡±


    ¡°I think the name sounds familiar.¡±


    ¡°Oh yes! Just a few days ago, Bran¡­cough cough cough.¡±


    Someone coughed hard to cover up halfway through the conversation, and waved his hands, ¡°Um, it¡¯s nothing, just¡­¡­he should be a rich and powerful young master who likes to pretend to be poor. Eight out of ten, are using their qualifications to accumulate military merits.¡±


    Confusion immediately appeared on the faces of the people around. ¡°What¡­what strange hobby does he like?¡±


    Lieutenant General Luther was a thin old man with sunken eyes and a serious face. Sitting in the first position in the first row below inside the conference room at the moment, he looked unabashedly at the unfamiliar officer standing in front of the platform.


    At the same time, the faces of the other senior generals also began to turn disdainful.


    Someone even blatantly snorted twice and scoffed.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Zheng Yue stood upright beside Jiang Jianming with his hands behind his back and squared his shoulders, but he couldn¡¯t help being a little worried at the moment.


    Even though the Little Excellency has a noble status, he is still young and inexperienced after all. If you can¡¯t hold the ground in front of these old fritters, I¡¯m afraid it will be difficult in the future¡­


    Thinking of this, Zheng Yue couldn¡¯t help thinking to himself with regret: He should have stopped things like holding a collective meeting as soon as it came up.


    ¡°Inspector.¡±


    Soon, someone lazily made a sound, ¡°Hmph, good, inspector.¡±


    An officer wearing unilateral electronic glasses stood up, causing the chair to rub against the floor, making a screeching sound.


    Jiang Jianming shifted his gaze over. He saw a middle-aged officer with eagle eyes and a sharp mouth. The blond hair on the top of his head was sparse, but was nevertheless permed into curls. It was tied with a gentleman¡¯s braid popular among nobles, and his face was full of lofty arrogance.


    ¡°Then, please, Inspector Excellency, at least familiarize yourself with the common sense in the army before the meeting. We have our jobs and we are very busy.¡±


    The middle-aged officer intentionally lengthened the tone of the word ¡°very busy¡±, as if teaching a mischievous child with a strong sense of sarcasm.


    He raised an index finger and pointed down vigorously, ¡°You must know, in this military building of the Golden Sun Wheel, about 420 military-related processes of different levels are currently running simultaneously. Every second of delay, the loss of the empire¡¯s finances is worth tens of thousands of coins, can the Inspector Excellency afford it?¡±


    Such an undisguised provocation made the whispers and inhaling noises in the meeting room louder.


    Zheng Yue was so angry that his thick eyebrows stood upright on the spot, he was about to stand up and shout a command to stop, but Jiang Jianming raised his hand. ¡°Very well said.¡±


    A kind of steady aura invisibly exuded from his body. Jiang Jianming smiled lightly, and the tall and straight platinum military uniform on his body seemed to have become awe-inspiring.


    Zheng Yue took back the foot that was about to step forward in a daze, and the rest of the officers in the meeting room peeked at the prosecutor, and couldn¡¯t help but shut their whispering mouths.


    They saw Jiang Jianming take two steps down, one hand propped up at the conference table, and stared at the provocative officer. ¡°Then that is to say, if there are any unresolved errors in the military building of the Golden Sun Wheel, about 420 different levels of military-related processes will continue to run in the wrong way.¡±


    ¡°For every second of delay, the empire¡¯s finances of tens of thousands of currency points will go to waste, even making a wedding dress for the enemy. And afterwards we will have to spend hundreds of thousands of currency points per second just to make up for the losses¡ªright? ¡°


    (t/n from ¡°making a wedding dress for others¡±- working hard for others, or others benefiting from your hard work)


    The middle-aged officer with sparse hair stared wide-eyed in surprise and anger. He didn¡¯t expect that this young officer, who was still naive and ignorant, instead of being intimidated, made such a sharp counterattack.


    He was extremely angry and laughed back, held his electronic glasses with one hand, and his spit were flying wildly. ¡°Why, it has only been less than half a day since Inspector Excellency stepped into our Golden Sun Wheel, yet have already discovered such a serious problem¡ªIs it a serious problem that everyone needs to be called together to take care of it!?¡±


    The next development was beyond everyone¡¯s expectations.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Jiang Jianming nodded calmly. ¡°You are right.¡±


    A burst of inhaling sounds echoed one after another in the conference room, and several generals frowned.


    One of them approached the aged Lieutenant General Luther, and said in a low voice, ¡°Old General, this inspector is too crazy, unexpectedly saying a lot of nonsense.¡±


    The other person also shook his head and sighed, ¡°Since it was sent by the old marshal, it may be that he has some ability and courage. It¡¯s a pity that he is young and is unable to hold back.¡±


    The provocative middle-aged officer outright laughed.


    He looked at Jiang Jianming with contempt for a fool, and asked with a grin, ¡°That¡¯s terrible. Then I ask the inspector to enlighten me, on what this so-called problem is?¡±


    Jiang Jianming slowly raised his right hand.


    Everyone¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t help but focus on this hand.


    The palm wrapped under the white glove was folded, and the four fingers merged together. The tip of the index finger flashed under the light of the conference room, and calmly pointed at¡ª¡ª


    The heart of the provocative officer.


    ¡°You.¡± Jiang Jianming said calmly.


    The conference room became completely silent.


    Before everyone could react, Jiang Jianming turned around and asked Zheng Yue, ¡°What¡¯s his name?¡±


    Zheng Yue¡¯s forehead had been drenched in cold sweat for a long time, he swallowed his saliva, bracing himself, then said in a low voice, ¡°This is Staff Officer Duke.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Staff Officer Duke.¡±


    Jiang Jianming looked down at his wrist device, ¡°It has been eight minutes since you questioned me, and this is still before I issue any orders.¡±


    ¡°If I waited until I actually found the problem before calling everyone, then the approximately 420 different levels of military related processes you mentioned will run in the wrong state for at least eight more minutes, and I will waste eight precious minutes responding to your questions.¡±


    ¡°And when the situation is truly urgent, let alone eight minutes, eight seconds may decide the life and death of 800, 8000 or even 80,000 people.¡±


    Jiang Jianming sneered lightly, he withdrew his hand and put it behind his waist. ¡°Who can be responsible for this, can you?¡±

 CH 84

    Fallen Sun (3)


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    Cold sweat rolled down from the tip of Staff Officer Duke¡¯s nose, while the eyes of the young man in front of him¡­..was always calm and profound.


    He realized that he was wrong, this young master did not seem to be easy to handle, but instead was an unsheathed sharp sword that was thirsty for blood, a black fox lying dormant and waiting for its prey¡­..Perhaps from the moment the group meeting was held, this kid was waiting for an opportunity to show his prestige, while he was the rabbit who proactively bumped into the muzzle of the gun, the chicken in the ¡°kill the chicken to scare the monkey¡±! (TL: a metaphor to warn others by punishing one person)


    ¡°Please answer me.¡± Jiang Jianming stood in front of him.


    Staff Officer Duke¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple squirmed, and the beads of sweat on his forehead became increasingly dense.


    He bowed his head unwillingly and said, ¡°I can¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°Pretty well.¡±


    Jiang Jianming knocked on the table with his index finger, and said lightly, ¡°Obeying orders is a soldier¡¯s bounden duty¡ªthis sentence, go back and copy it twenty times, then hand it to me tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Copy¡­!?¡± Staff Officer Duke suddenly raised his face, his eyes almost popping out.


    Copy it twenty times!?


    He couldn¡¯t help but doubt his own ears. This kid, which certain school did bring up such a brat?


    There were a few murmurs of laughter in the conference room.


    Lieutenant General Luther coughed hard, and the surroundings fell silent.


    ¡°Inspector Excellency, I have heard the Commander-in-Chief mention you before.¡±


    The veteran stood up and swept his gaze solemnly over Jiang Jianming¡¯s body, ¡°The Commander-in-Chief said that you are someone who was appreciated by the late His Highness the Crown Prince. I am very curious.¡±


    ¡°It is said that when you were at the military academy, you were proficient in tactical strategy¡­. There is a simulated confrontation machine in this building of the Golden Sun Wheel, how about a round of match with me?¡±


    Old Lieutenant General Luther pointed to the Golden Sun Wheel military emblem on his chest, ¡°You don¡¯t need to win, as long as you hold on for 20 minutes, all Golden Sun Wheel officers will acknowledge your ability.¡±


    Jiang Jianming lowered his head and smiled.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m very moved by this chance to receive guidance from the general, but I can¡¯t accept this challenge at this moment.¡±


    A sigh sounded in the conference room.


    Old Lieutenant General Luther frowned. ¡°Why is that?¡±


    ¡°Because I judge that this round of match will be of no benefit.¡±


    ¡°Old General, I am here to monitor Golden Sun Wheel¡¯s internal military discipline, not to be your field commander. If I lose, I will lose my prestige, which will not be conducive to my next operations.¡±


    ¡°And if you lose,¡± Jiang Jianming said calmly, the bottom of his eyes sinking, ¡°the one losing his prestige will be you. After I finish my business and leave Golden Sun Wheel¡­..Lieutenant General Luther, may I ask how else will you control your subordinates?¡±


    ¡°You!¡± A deputy general became furious,  pounded the table and jumped to his feet.


    ¡°¡ª¡ªPlease understand one thing.¡± Jiang Jianming¡¯s expression was slightly cold and raised his hand, creating the illusion of pressuring him down, and for a moment he was so deterred that he did not dare to speak up.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that I intentionally want to interfere in your affairs, but that there is a lesion inside the Golden Sun Wheel that you can¡¯t clean up by yourselves, which is why I am here to help you solve the problem.¡±


    ¡°During my tenure, I will have higher authority than anyone else. If you are not convinced, please go directly to the old marshal to appeal for grievances.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± Lieutenant General Luther¡¯s face was a bit unsightly, signaled the deputy general with his eyes, and then two of them shut up and sat down together.


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Does anyone else have a problem?¡±


    It was a stretch of silence, some of the idle officers reluctantly lowered their heads, and no one made any provocative words.


    After a while, the Old General Luther¡¯s face twitched, he slowly put his hand to his chest, and lowered his head. ¡°¡­All the officers and soldiers of the Golden Sun Wheel branch stationed in Aslan, obey the orders of Inspector Excellency.¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Jiang Jianming nodded, his brows and eyes gently stretched out, and the cold and fierce aura that suppressed the audience just now disappeared in an instant.


    He walked back to the stage, looked around, and said unhurriedly, ¡°Then now¡­..let me first recognize you all. Please, everyone, introduce yourself for one minute.¡±


    ****


    By the time this group of people came out of the conference room one after another, it was already past meal time.


    The officers were so hungry that their chests stuck to their backs, and their eyes were even dull, as if they had endured a cruel mental torture.


    ¡°Damn it, this guy actually asked for a self-introduction¡ª¡±


    Finally, a high-ranking military officer was the first to collapse and roared out, his face full of doubts about the whole world, ¡°Since I was admitted to Golden Sun Wheel twenty years ago, no one dared to ask me to introduce myself!¡±


    The person next to him said dumbfoundedly, ¡°Come to think of it, this inspector is the one who attended the banquet held by His Excellency Lance the other day.¡±


    ¡°Pfft, that scene, anyone who has seen it will never forget it.¡±


    ¡°Is it really a formidable character? The commander-in-chief has sent such a person over here, could it be that there are really¡­..moths within our Golden Sun Wheel?¡±


    ¡°However,¡± the corners of the mouth of a dark-skinned middle-aged man twitched, it was the deputy general who got angry and struck the table halfway, ¡°I think this kid is crazy and not quite average.¡±


    ¡°Everyone thinks that no matter how powerful the inspector is, it¡¯s still a ¡®temporary¡¯ appointment, and one day, he will have to leave. But this kid, actually confronting Lieutenant General Luther and not giving him some face, could it be that he¡¯s not afraid¡­¡±


    The deputy general glanced around and lowered his voice, ¡°Not afraid of not being able to work in the army in the future?¡±


    A group of people walked like this while discussing, when suddenly, there were chaotic sounds of footsteps ahead!


    ¡°You¡­who are you talking about!?¡±


    The one who rushed up was a young man with a pale face, who was it if not the big young master of the Brandon Family.


    Big Young Master Brandon¡¯s eyes were bloodshot, and the muscles on his face twitched. ¡°Who is the inspector sent from above?¡±


    Several high-ranking military officers looked at each other, each frowned, and turned their faces.


    Apparently, they didn¡¯t have a good impression of this dude who was not a high-ranking military man but relied on his family background to be arrogant in the army, however it was inconvenient for them to reprimand him bluntly.


    Staff Officer Duke squeezed out from the crowd and pursed at Big Young Master Brandon with a gloomy expression. ¡°Young Master Brandon, don¡¯t be rude in front of the officers.¡±


    Big Young Master Brandon¡¯s eyes flashed, ¡°Staff Officer Duke, I¡­¡±


    In a few seconds, he clearly understood something, shut up and saluted, and backed away.


    Soon, the officers also waved their hands and dispersed. Some went to the elevator to return to their posts, some rushed to eat, and some who had already finished their day on duty, went straight home.


    There were numerous personnel, and the sounds of footsteps were interlaced with the sounds of conversation.


    No one realized that Staff Officer Duke who was holding on to his electronic glasses, the direction of his departure was not any of the elevators, cafeterias or doors, but to the corner where Big Young Master Brandon walked to.


    ****


    That afternoon, news of the new temporary inspector spread like wildfire inside the Golden Sun Wheel.


    At the same time, Inspector Jiang himself, who had ¡°educated¡± the senior officers of Golden Sun Wheel, naturally moved out of the dormitory of the military academy and lived in the assigned dormitory in the Golden Sun Wheel military.


    ¡°Since that batch of real crystal ores were delivered to the empire, all the data of Golden Sun Wheel¡¯s starship base in Aslan are here?¡±


    In the evening, Jiang Jianming sat at the newly allocated desk. The virtual screen in front of him was magnified to a size of about forty inches, and more than a dozen small windows were neatly squeezed into it.


    The window placed in the upper right corner was a video communication with Zheng Yue, who was talking quickly on the other side. ¡°It¡¯s all here, Little Excellency. In addition to the data of the starship base, I also investigated the information of civilian starship ports. In addition to the largest Beluga Starport in district 1, there are two civilian starship ports in Aslan, but no abnormalities were found either.¡±


    ¡°There is too much data for this, so I didn¡¯t send it to you.¡±


    Zheng Yue squeezed the military cap hesitantly, ¡°If you want to check it again¡­¡±


    ¡°No need.¡± Jiang Jianming rubbed his temple with his index finger thoughtfully, ¡°Of course you are more familiar with these starship data than I am. Since you don¡¯t think there¡¯s anything abnormal, even if you give it to me, I won¡¯t be able to see anything either, you can make the decision.¡±


    Zheng Yue¡¯s heart warmed up. ¡°Yes¡­!¡±


    Life was so magical, if someone told him a week ago that a young man in his twenties would give him a sense of pride of being trusted, Zheng Yue would definitely laugh back on the spot.


    But at this moment, Zheng Yue only felt a hundred times more motivated, and immediately straightened his back.


    ¡°Little Excellency, I also sent people to investigate other open areas in Aslan Star City where starships can land, but it will take two days to receive the results.¡±


    But just after he finished speaking, he himself smiled bitterly and shook his head, ¡°Heh, but judging from this manner, there¡¯s not much hope either.¡±


    ¡°Hm¡­¡± Jiang Jianming pondered silently, his eyes were sometimes bright and sometimes dim.


    A starship¡­¡­it was an imperial military starship, not a single person or a wild dog, it is absolutely impossible for it to disappear out of thin air.


    But now, there¡¯s no record that could be found.


    Where can it go?


    Zheng Yue: ¡°You see, either or we start from Duke¡¯s side?¡±


    ¡°Wait a little longer. Without conclusive evidence, it will be inconvenient to do anything, and perhaps you will be bitten back and slandered instead.¡±


    After Jiang Jianming finished speaking, he frowned and thought to himself: At this point, the other party may not only use power and money, but also some insidious tricks.


    If one wants to find out things quickly, perhaps one should break free from inherent thinking.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do this, Old Zheng.¡±


    Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and exhaled lightly, then stood up, ¡°First, contact the port in Albourne Star City to see if the starship has returned on time.¡±


    ¡°It is getting late as well. After you finish checking it, send me the result, and then go to bed first.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Zheng Yue saluted.


    After a few seconds, the communication window went dark.


    Jiang Jianming was still sitting in front of the table, but he didn¡¯t look at the data on the screen, he was just in a daze and lost in thought.


    He was originally not physically strong, although the current work intensity was far less than that in Silver Big Dipper, but the busyness and high mental concentration throughout the day were real.


    When the feeling of fatigue rushed up, he really wanted to roll into bed and lay paralyzed, close his eyes and talk about everything tomorrow.


    After about five minutes, Jiang Jianming stood up and made himself a cup of coffee, casually loosened the collar of the military uniform, and sat back in front of the chair.


    ¡­It¡¯s a pity that there was no time to relax, and there was still work to be done.


    Time passed minute by minute as the night grew thicker, and the first district of Aslan Star City was illuminated with bright lights, and a cool breeze blew gently.


    In the middle of the night, the lighted windows went dim.


    At three o¡¯clock in the morning, the streets were silent. Only the window of a Golden Sun Wheel senior officer¡¯s dormitory was still lit.


    Until a certain moment¡­


    There was a rustling sound, someone jumped down from the roof without a sound, climbed on the window with one hand, and stepped on the narrow window sill with their boots.


    Bang bang!


    The palm of a hand slapped the window pane rapidly.


    ¡°¡ªwho!?¡±


    Jiang Jianming, who had fallen asleep at the table, woke up suddenly. In the middle of the night, someone slapped the window, making his heart almost not jump to his throat.


    He turned around subconsciously, the palm of his right hand had already touched the holster around his waist¡ª¡ª


    Then he stiffened for a second, but the whole person then softened and fell back on the chair.


    Facing the emerald eyes glowing faintly in the darkness outside the window, Jiang Jianming did not know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Your Highness! What are you doing knocking on my window in the middle of the night?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­you.¡±


    Garcia¡¯s face was cold, he stared straight at Jiang Jianming, and the corners of his lips were tense. ¡°I told you not to go to the front line, so you simply entered the Golden Sun Wheel instead?¡±


    After he said this, his expression became even uglier.


    But it seemed that he also knew that he had no position to interfere with Jiang Jianming¡¯s affairs, and was left unable to say more.


    ¡°I was originally a military academy student, Your Highness.¡±


    Jiang Jianming walked to the window, and intentionally or unintentionally pressed his index finger against Garcia¡¯s palm. The body temperature of the two was only separated by a layer of glass.


    ¡°Being able to enter the Golden Sun Wheel is a great honor for most military students in the empire.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±


    A few seconds later, Garcia turned away coldly.


    He kicked the window sill. ¡°¡­open the window, here¡¯s something for you.¡±


    Jiang Jianming opened the window obediently.


    But when the night breeze surged in, the hand he used to push open the window was suddenly caught by Garcia.


    The prince grabbed his forearm and quickly put a silver bracelet on his wrist. It¡¯s style was very familiar¡ª¡ª


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s eyelashes trembled.


    ¡°¡­ Snow Dove.¡±


    ¡°Listen, although I will never fall in love with you like Ryann.¡±


    Garcia leisurely withdrew his hand and coughed lightly.


    He turned sideways at the window, looking down at the sporadic street lights in the urban area, and spoke in a slow and logical tone, ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°Since the secret may involve myself, of course I also want to know.¡±


    Garcia said softly, ¡°As long as you agree to that deal, we are allies.¡±


    It¡¯s better not to argue anymore. His Highness thought to himself bitterly.


    He said a lot of things that night. That wasn¡¯t his original intention, he just wanted¡­..to force Jiang Jianming to stop chasing, like a moth to a flame.


    But some of the words were still too hurtful.


    There was no sound from the other for a long time.


    Garcia quietly glanced over.


    Jiang Jianming stood at the window in a daze, and his eyes were slightly blurred.


    ¡°Mecha.¡±


    ¡°Folding Mecha.¡± He said twice.


    This is it!


    The next moment, Jiang Jianming took big steps, rushed back to the desk and opened the virtual screen!


    A shivering sensation rushed up his spine, his breathing was slightly rapid, and he tightly pursed his lips¡ª¡ª


    Why can¡¯t the starship landing records be found?


    If¡­¡­


    What if the starship never landed in the first place!?


    On the opposite side, Zheng Yue¡¯s communication was quickly connected.


    ¡°¡ªit¡¯s possibly a folding mecha!¡±


    Jiang Jianming¡¯s voice was tense, and he didn¡¯t even bother to explain the cause and effect. ¡°As long as a large number of folding mechas are pre-loaded in the starship, and all the real crystal ores are transported down in batches in mid-air, landing on a starship port can be avoided!¡±


    However, something strange happened.


    On the opposite side, Major Zheng Yue, who had always been very reliable, gradually showed a certain expression of confusion and emptiness.


    If translated in words, it¡¯d be ¡°Am I not awake?¡± along with ¡°What kind of dream am I having?¡±


    Behind him, a soft sound of someone stepping on the floor from the window came.


    Garcia gritted his teeth and sneered, ¡°Jiang, Jian, Ming¡ª¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­ah.¡±


    Jiang Jianming blinked, only to feel light under his feet, and at the same time there was something around his waist¡­


    He was directly¡­..picked up by His Royal Highness¡¯s crystal bone.


    ¡°¡ªIs this what you are busy with? Opposite is your new subordinate after Xie Yuduo?¡±


    The crystal bone quickly retracted, and Garcia grabbed him with both hands instead. ¡°Jiang Jianming, where to work is your freedom, but it¡¯s three o¡¯clock in the morning, do you think you have the physique to stay up late!?¡±


    ¡°Your¡­..Your Highness!¡± Jiang Jianming was startled, angry and amused, and stretched out his hand to block the communication camera, ¡°You¡­you don¡¯t have any cover¡­!¡±


    On the opposite side, Zheng Yue¡¯s eyes were blank.


    His mouth opened and closed, like a malfunctioning broadcasting machine. ¡°Your your your¡­¡±


    The sneer in Garcia¡¯s eyes was even worse. ¡°What, am I not fit to be seen? Whether to put on a cover or not, what position are you taking on me?¡±


    Zheng Yue: ¡°High high high¡­Ry ry ry ry¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°You also know that it¡¯s the middle of the night, what should I do if my deputy is scared to death? Wait, let me go first¡ª¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Zheng Yue stuttered for a long time, and then rolled his eyes¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Don¡¯t faint, don¡¯t faint, let¡¯s get to work.¡± Jiang Jianming didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, and while pushing Garcia, he turned his head and said, ¡°Go and check the air traffic surveillance for those few days, quick quick quick!¡±

 CH 85

    Fallen Sun (4)


    After saying that sentence, the communication was cut off by Garcia. He was dragged onto the bed, his belt was ripped off before he could regain his senses, and then his coat, shoes, socks, trousers and shirt¡­


    Jiang Jianming was stripped half naked again in the blink of an eye.


    He grabbed Garcia¡¯s sleeve helplessly. ¡°Your Highness!¡±


    Garcia was clearly provoked by him none too lightly, the good attitude that finally softened a bit dissipated, and his mouth opened again with another stream of cutting remarks.


    The content was nothing more than the empire exploiting him to become addicted, like rushing to be squeezed by someone or something like that.


    Jiang Jianming just ¡°yes yes yes¡±, ¡°right right right¡± listening attentively and finally closed his eyes and laid down in His Highness¡¯s arms. ¡°Thank you for bringing Snow Dove back, can you just lecture me again tomorrow?¡±


    If the key point is really the mecha, tomorrow he will still be busy. The surveillance was left to Zheng Yue to investigate, and now he just needed to hurry up and sleep.


    Garcia snorted coldly, pulled off the quilt and buried Jiang Jianming in it.


    Then he got up and took two steps back from the bed. ¡°Sleep by yourself, don¡¯t touch me casually.¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°?¡±


    Who is touching whom!


    ****


    The lights were off, and the room was dark.


    In the darkness, Garcia pulled out the chair in front of the desk and sat down.


    He had nothing to do, a moment ago he became angry again, and now he was not in the least bit feeling sleepy.


    Therefore he stared at Jiang Jianming sleeping.


    Garcia¡¯s gaze wandered between the strands of black hair by the bedside pillow, and he thought to himself: He let Jiang Jianming sleep, and this person actually fell asleep so defenselessly.


    There is also important internal data about Golden Sun Wheel on the table, it seems that he¡¯s not worried about any malicious retaliation he will carry out either.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Garcia lowered his eyes heavily. He was clearly burning with anger in his chest, but every time he was overwhelmed by Jiang Jianming¡¯s method of overcoming rigidity with softness¡­it would lead to a dilemma.


    But there were other emotions mingled with tonight¡¯s rage.


    When he found out that Jiang Jianming had joined Golden Sun Wheel, a negative emotion surged up that made him even more irritable and even wanted to wreak havoc.


    For three years, he had resisted the empire, resisted showing his face in front of people, preferring to devote himself to the Far Interstellar Space front and the snowy expanse of Alpha Alien Star.


    Bathed in the gunfire of space bandits, bathed in the blood of alien creatures, and comforted this body with the temperature from the friction between life and death.


    This was not because of fear, nor was it to escape.


    He¡¯s just¡­..tired. Crown Prince Ryann¡¯s brilliance shone all over the three-star system and nine-star city. He neither wanted his existence to be defined artificially, and he was also tired of dealing with ordinary people¡¯s gazes.


    As a result, walking into that dark night and heavy snow, he met Jiang Jianming.


    But Jiang Jianming brushed past him, and fled alone in pursuit of that light¡ªeven though the light once burned the fragile and disabled human being.


    Garcia raised his neck and looked out the window. The night enveloped the star city gently like water, it was an ordinary night.


    In this ordinary, quiet and extremely long night, His Royal Highness realized a mistake of his own.


    He not only wanted to alienate the little widow who was obsessed with Crown Prince Ryann, but also wanted to protect the disabled human officer who had been in the same mecha with him.


    But this is impossible.


    Because¡­because what made his soul resonate was originally another soul that lives towards death.


    His initial desire for Jiang Jianming was to hold this death-seeking person back, stuff him into the treatment cabin and lock him up properly.


    Thinking of this, Garcia somewhat wanted to laugh, but he couldn¡¯t. His eyes became more silent, like the universe after all the stars were extinguished.


    His Royal Highness stood up, pulled down the curtains, and walked lightly to the head of the bed.


    Jiang Jianming seemed to have fallen asleep, his thin body clinging tightly to the inner side, deliberately leaving half of the bed.


    Garcia took off his clothes in silence and hung them beside him, laid down on the bed lightly, and stretched his arms to pull Jiang Jianming, who was curled up in the corner, into his arms.


    His ears seemed to echo what the Old Marshal Chen said:


    ¡ª¡ª¡±The reason why people fight is to obtain a certain something, or to retrieve something.¡±


    ¡°¡­hm¡­¡± Jiang Jianming slept very lightly, and frowned when he was moved a bit, his eyelids trembled waking up.


    Garcia stroked Jiang Jianming¡¯s back and whispered, ¡°It¡¯s okay, sleep.¡±


    Soon, the arms were quiet again.


    ¡­to obtain a certain something, or to retrieve something.


    In the complete silence, Garcia heard the faint and shallow breathing sound in his arms, the sound was like trembling strings, tightening the softest part of his heart, causing sharp pain.


    The prince¡¯s lips were tightly pursed, then he slowly stretched out his fingers, stroking Jiang Jianming¡¯s black hair, simultaneously, the color in the bottom of his eyes became increasingly sharper.


    Garcia closed his eyes.


    For the first time, he heard the sound of breaking through the ground from the depths of his soul. A ferocious sprout raised its head in the silence.


    That is¡­¡­


    ¡­a sprout drenched in aggressive desire.


    ****


    It was already the morning of the next day when he received another message from Zheng Yue.


    Jiang Jianming was leaning lazily on the pillow. He was wearing white homewear, with only a military jacket covering half of his shoulders, but the bottom of his eyes were very clear.


    He pulled the virtual screen to the head of the bed, and rows of data were arranged on it.


    The newly appointed inspector whispered to himself, ¡°There are five folding mechas in total. Judging from the surveillance, it should have taken three rounds to transport all the real crystal ores¡­¡±


    ¡ª¡ªObviously, this guess hit the bullseye.


    Jumping out of the stereotype thinking, in fact, not only starships could transport supplies from outside the atmosphere of star city to the inside, but multiple mechas could also complete this kind of work.


    However, the mecha was big and conspicuous. Although it did not require a special starship port for docking like starships do, it would still be very eye-catching if multiple mechas stay in a certain area for a long time.


    Furthermore, mechas that were too low-level didn¡¯t even have aerospace capabilities. Only folding mechas above A-level could complete this series of stealthy actions without anyone noticing.


    The problem is¡­¡­


    Jiang Jianming frowned slightly, ¡°It can not only infiltrate the top management of the Golden Sun Wheel, but can also take out five folding mechas that are not military supplies in one go. How many forces within the empire have the ability to achieve this level?¡±


    A slender hand stretched out and passed through the virtual screen.


    ¡°Submit a report, and the specific number of people there are. You should let the commander-in-chief and the emperor investigate it on their own.¡±


    Garcia coldly put a cup of hot milk on the bedside table, and cast a sarcastic look. ¡°You are a commoner, yet you take the initiative to wade through this muddy water for others, are you treating yourself as a risk dog?¡±


    Jiang Jianming took the cup calmly, bowed his head and took a sip. ¡°Look at what you said, it¡¯s not to such an extent.¡±


    Garcia: ¡°Foolish.¡±


    On the virtual screen, Zheng Yue stared blankly at the scene in front of him with two big black eye circles.


    ¡ª¡ªGod, what did he do wrong to bear this, is this the price for the life being saved by a noble man on the way?


    Three years ago, it wasn¡¯t that he hadn¡¯t heard rumors on the street that His Royal Highness Ryann already had a lover.


    But who didn¡¯t think that it was just a rumor at the time!?


    Yet who would have thought !?


    Zheng Yue¡¯s eyes widened in pain, wishing he could hug his head and groan.


    Although a good match is really a good match, and although it perfectly explained the mystery of the identity of ¡°Little Excellency¡±, it¡¯s just that last night¡­


    Last night, that was a real horror! He just fucking open a door of horror, the horror really hit home!


    On the other end, Jiang Jianming stood up after drinking the glass of milk, and looked at Garcia strangely, wondering why he suddenly¡­..couldn¡¯t resist showing his face in front of strangers.


    Even when Zheng Yue ¡°recognized¡± him as Ryann, he didn¡¯t refute it.


    Garcia grabbed Jiang Jianming¡¯s shoulder with one hand. ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    Jiang Jianming: ¡°Golden Sun Wheel¡¯s military building. Ah¡­..do you want to stay here? It¡¯s okay, just don¡¯t tamper with my things.¡±


    ¡°Today is a day off.¡±


    ¡°I have no choice, the situation is urgent, I can only work overtime.¡±


    Jiang Jianming fumbled for Golden Sun Wheel¡¯s military uniform. ¡°The next step is to adjust the surveillance of the entire star city to lock the landing position of the mechas. I will personally make an official request to Lieutenant General Luther.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia stopped talking, turned around and sat aside with weary eyes.


    For some reason, Jiang Jianming felt a subtle sense of guilt as if keeping his pet at home while he went out.


    Even though he knew that in Garcia¡¯s heart, he was the pet.


    Thus he freed his hand between changing clothes, and touched the top of Garcia¡¯s hair tentatively, but His Highness turned his head and avoided it.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Jiang Jianming went out helplessly, while feeling that line of sight chasing his back until he closed the door.


    In the room that was once again empty, Garcia thought to himself:


    If in the future, I agree to be the crown prince myself.


    ¡­Of course I will not agree, this is merely an assumption, an ¡°if¡±.


    If I become the emperor myself.


    Then he¡¯ll simply let Jiang be the Commander-in-Chief of the empire.


    Below one person, above ten thousand people.


    There is no need to ask anyone for instructions, nor suffer any grievances, and he can lazily get up late and go to bed early in the depths of the bed curtains, making up for the years of hard work.


    But he has to submit to himself, and to softly call him ¡°Your Majesty¡±, or obey his commands reluctantly, be caught and locked up in the White Jade Palace from morning¡­to night.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Garcia¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple rolled, and the tips of his ears turned red. He ground his teeth in frustration, lowered his head, stood up, and went to fetch cold water to wash his face.