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When Qi Chen saw Regiment Commander He, there was already a commotion outside. The Blood Breeds and degenerates were controlling the warship's weapon system, shooting down anyone who refused to obey orders from the warship's control room. The members of the Cold Star Battle Team, under the leadership of Ali, quickly surrounded the cabins of all the important people in the warship.
The figures of the Cold Star Battle Team also appeared outside Regiment Commander He's cabin, confronting the soldiers of the Silver Army who were protecting the old regiment commander. However, they did not charge in, still maintaining a certain level of restraint.
However, if they were one step late, Qi Chen might not have been able to enter.
Seeing Qi Chen rushing over, Old Regiment Commander He did not seem surprised. His complexion in the transparent container did not change at all due to the appearance of the Cold Star Battle Team members outside. In fact, he seemed to be in a good mood.
"You're here?" Regiment Commander He pursed his lips and gestured. "Come over and talk."
In front of Regiment Commander He was a virtual but huge mahjong screen. Qi Chen did not have much interest in this kind of old game, but it was Regiment Commander He's favorite.
"Do you want to go for a round with me?" Regiment Commander He said unhurriedly, as if he was completely unaware of the serious situation outside.
Qi Chen smiled and said, "The computer difficulty of your mahjong system has already exceeded the normal level. I heard that the person who ranked first in the overall ranking of the Warship came to your place once, but he also couldn't beat the computer, so I don't need to try."
Regiment Commander He nodded and said, "Then do you want to know what else he said after the game?"
Qi Chen shook his head. "I don't know."
Regiment Commander He looked at the ancient game on the screen and said in a daze, "It said that it indeed couldn't win against the computer, but this kind of game of keeping an eye on the opponent, blocking the opponent, and guarding against the opponent is in our bones. It's not a good thing, but it can be useful sometimes."
Seeing that Qi Chen did not speak, Regiment Commander He knew that this smart young man would understand once he said it, but he still continued. "Old Hull is my opponent, and you guys are my opponents. The only thing I can do is to let this game continue. Unfortunately, it can't continue now. Someone wants to win, and you can't even stop it."
He did not say who the opponent was, and Qi Chen did not ask. He frowned and said, "Old Regiment Commander, there's a problem with that ship, and it's a big problem."
Regiment Commander He waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter if there's a problem or not. I can't decide anything anymore. The cards have already been flipped."
Qi Chen naturally knew who was flipping the cards. His eyes darkened as he said, "You mean Mia and the others will kill …?"
Captain He smiled, "Don't worry, she won't. Plus, you're safe here. Even if you're not here, you'll be fine. Their target isn't you, but the power of the battleship."
Qi Chen naturally understood, and he was even sure that even if Miya wanted to make a move against him, the vampires and the degenerates would definitely not agree. Even if the game of cards were to be played, he would not allow one party to be the dominant party. He sighed and said, "I never intended to be their enemy."
Regiment Commander He seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "I heard that when you were in the Cold Star Fleet's selection competition, you and Chi Du, who was still at the bottom of the hierarchy at that time, got to know each other. I heard that you even 'educated' him once. Why did you make the same mistake when it comes to yourself?"
Qi Chen seemed to be speechless. He smiled bitterly and said, "Old Regiment Commander, I was indeed impatient, but there's no time. Now is the time of great development that we have never experienced before. Some things are hard to change once they're set in stone. Miya has her own ideas, and I have my own ideas. Let's not talk about right or wrong first. Once one's idea is supported by the power, the other party will never have a chance.
Who knows how many years it will take before they can have a chance. "Regiment Commander He looked at him and listened to his anxious but calm voice. After a while, he said," Xiao Qi, you're the most outstanding member of our Silver Legion in recent years. Ever since you came back from the Wu Nu people, I've been observing you and supporting you. I've even put our hopes on you. However, everyone has flaws. No matter how outstanding they are, they will have flaws. Miya has them, and so do you.
It's not up to me to talk about Miya. You're my subordinate, so I think I'm qualified. "
Qi Chen said in a humble tone, "Go ahead."
Regiment Commander He paused for a while and said, "I'll say that you've made the same mistake. You already know, so I won't say more. You've only been back for a short time, so you don't have much prestige. It can be said that you haven't made any contributions in this warship, so who would believe you? Just relying on other people's praises and just relying on your mouth is like the ranking in the warship. It's all fake. When it comes to life and death, everyone will vote with their legs and automatically choose those reliable people who have entrusted their lives to them.
Miya and her team, the vampires and the degenerates, which one of them isn't a veteran of hundreds of battles? How many people have been saved by them? The corpses of their comrades paved the way for them, and also paved the way for them. This is their iron-like foundation. And you, on the other hand, have the title of the Yama King who killed the researchers. Although the one who wins the hearts of the people doesn't necessarily win the world, that was a weapon used by the ministers in ancient times to deceive the king and the common people. But you don't have the strength, nor the foundation of the people's hearts. Without any weapons, how can you compete with Miya?
Power needs to bleed. You have ideas, or to put it more bluntly, you have ambition. There's nothing wrong with that, but you're too impatient. In a situation where you don't have the strength to make your competitors bleed, you have to bleed yourself.
I have indeed been supporting you, but I don't expect you to be able to defeat Miya in this competition. I just hope to use this opportunity to let you and Miya be mentioned in the same breath, to shine and enter everyone's eyes. When the next opportunity comes, you will have enough foundation. And people have the mentality of compensation. If they didn't give it to you last time, then they will more or less favor you next time. This is the opportunity. "
Qi Chen was silent. He actually knew the huge disadvantage between him and Miya. He had also deduced that he would definitely fail, but this was his only chance. If he missed it, even if there was another chance, he would have to wait for a very long time. In a short period of time, there would not be a second fast warship, and there would not be the cultural foundation in the ship.
Commander He seemed to have seen through his thoughts and continued, "I understand your intention, and I also know that you're very smart. You know that you're not Miya's opponent, so you supported the fake surrender in the meeting. This way, not only will you have the merit of protecting the fleet, you can also take the opportunity to defeat Miya, who advocated for the battle, and sit in the position of the captain, realizing your ambition.
I'll still say the same thing, you're too impatient, to what extent? You haven't had the time to properly understand the history and current situation of this warship and everyone on this warship. "
Qi Chen's eyes gradually became solemn. "You're talking about a longer history? The era of Earth? "
Commander He was very satisfied with his understanding. He nodded and said, "Yes, let's say that you said at the beginning of the meeting that you wanted to capture Fang Mingcheng. Do you know what I was thinking at that time?
Fortunately, many people have forgotten a long time ago, so the reason for you to capture Fang Mingcheng is valid. Everyone even thinks that you're very wise, but in fact, I was so scared by you that I broke out in cold sweat.
Compared to us, compared to the origin of the Silver Army, what is Fang Mingcheng? He's just a small captain of Ruan Luo, but what about us? "
Commander He raised his head and looked into the distance. It was as if he was opening up the dust-covered past, unraveling the secret that many people had forgotten and the younger generation didn't know. He slowly said, "The predecessor of our Silver Army was one of the regular armies of the Ruan family. We were sent to the underground of the Sky Feather Clan's floating city to search for Mr. Chu, but in the end, we were taken in by Mr. Chu.
If there's a traitor, compared to Fang Mingcheng, we are the number one suspect! "
Qi Chen knew some secret things, but it was impossible for him to know it very clearly. For example, the predecessor of the Silver Army was related to the Ruan family, but he didn't know the details. This was the first time he heard it.
Many people had surrendered to the Ruan family after Chu Yunsheng disappeared. So later, in order to cover up the shame, many of the dark history was no longer mentioned by the old people, and the new generation also had no way to know about it.
Commander He knocked on the inside of the container and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Do you think I want to stay in this can every day? I can hold on to this day for two reasons. First, as long as I stay in the canned food, no one, including Mr. Chu, will forget the meritorious service our Silver Army made in the battle to defend the starship back then, proving our loyalty. Second, I want to remind some people that these meritorious services are only meritorious services and glory to Mr. Chu. When it comes to others, especially the Ruan family, it is not meritorious services but a capital offense.
Also, and most importantly, as long as I stay in the can for one day, it means that I am still useful to Mr. Chu, and the Silver Army is still useful to Mr. Chu. Do you really think that the Wu Nu people, Zhoa people, and Zhui can do nothing to my can? "
Qi Chen suddenly became respectful to the old commander in front of him. Although he had always respected the old commander, the respect in his heart was another matter.
Of course, he would not be like some people who thought that the old commander was old and only knew how to play mahjong. Those people had not even seen the mahjong system that the old commander played. They only described Commander He as a useless person who was waiting to die.
Commander He didn't seem to care about these comments and continued, "You will lead the Silver Army in the future. These things have to be told to you sooner or later. In fact, it is my fault for hesitating. There are some things that I should have told you earlier, but I have always been worried that your ambition is too big and you can't control it. If you don't know your position, it will bring great disaster to the Silver Army in the future."
Qi Chen immediately said, "I understand, old commander. I never thought of betraying Mr. Chu. If I leave Mr. Chu, the Silver Army will be nothing, and I will be nothing."
Commander He shook his head and said, "It's useless for you to tell me. It's useless for you to tell anyone, including Mr. Chu. It's useless even if you tell him. A person's desires change. When you reach a higher position, you will naturally have more choices. There will also be more thoughts and temptations. It's not something that you can control, and it's not something that I can control either.
"After Mr. Chu came the last time, I gradually understood something. There is no definite relationship between how ambitious you are and what you will do in the future. The decision is not even in your hands. But in Mr. Chu's hands, if the benefits of betrayal are not as great as the price, who would betray? "The smarter the person, the less they would betray.
"Therefore, I no longer have this worry. This is also not a problem that I need to consider. Mr. Chu even dares to put Ao Mai, a cultivation maniac who holds someone else's contract, in such an important position, let alone you."
Qi Chen nodded, indicating that he could understand what he meant and that he agreed with this logic.
Commander He smiled and said, "I may not be as good as you guys in terms of fighting, but I still know a little about these things. Not only do you need to understand our past and origins to find our position, you also need to look at the current situation. Why should I oppose surrendering? Even if it's fake, I will still oppose it! "
Qi Chen frowned and said, "Why?"
Commander He said, "First, we have done this kind of thing before, and it may not be the first time, but it can only be once, twice, and not thrice. I don't care what the other party is really planning, I only look at ourselves. If we surrender too many times, who can guarantee that it will be a real or fake surrender in the future? "Not only will we have a mentality of dependence, but we will also create opportunities for those who really want to surrender. This must be eliminated.
"Second, don't think that Mr. Chu doesn't care, but who would really like their subordinates to fake surrender? Would you? There are too many uncontrollable factors in this. "Also, we are not idiots. What we can do, we can't do.
"Also, third, we have not reached the point of surrendering yet. Don't look at me like that, I can't be wrong. If the person in charge of the other party's spaceship is indeed an Earthling, I know our own people too well. They are too anxious, just like you. They are so anxious that I dare to conclude that even if we were to fight, they would not dare to kill us immediately. The more anxious they are, the more it means that they need us to live."
Although Qi Chen's eyes were still calm, he almost looked at Commander He in a new light. However, he did not expect that Commander He would give him the heaviest blow.
"Xiao Qi, you are very good, but you have a fatal problem. Because you are so good, you can't see others. To put it bluntly, the pride in your heart has made you look down on others. In fact, not to mention this world, even in this small battleship of ours, there are many smart and powerful people. You are not the only one, and you will not be the only one in the future. The higher you go, the more powerful people you will find around you.
Let's not talk about the first guy, let's talk about the Yiyi you know. I've studied all of its history. This underground dwarf isn't very smart, it's even a little stupid, but it's very powerful. Whether this power comes from itself or from someone else, you have to admit that it's powerful. Now, it's grown up. If I'm not wrong, it should be with the Mia Blood Clan now. This is its path, anyone who stands in its way will die. But if it doesn't leave, it'll be finished.
Now, under Mr. Chu's command, there are three powerful forces in the main fleet: the Wu Nu people, the Drow people, and Denglong.
The Drow people have little to do with us. Behind Mia is Denglong. Do you know who is behind the Silver Legion?
It's the Wu Nu people!
From the first day we became the Silver Legion, it was the Wu Nu people who armed us. The weapons we use, our training methods, and so on, all came from the Wu Nu people.
This is the relationship between us and the Wu Nu people, and the fundamental reason why you can do well with them. That's why the Wu Nu people gave you part of the authority of the life system left on the fast battleship.
This is the real advantage you have over Miya. Not only do you have the support of the Wu Nu people, but your assistant Xiao Chen also has a good relationship with Yi Yi Si, the direct representative of the Wu Nu people here. Moreover, you were once related to Denglong. These are all worth using as one of your advantages.
You have to understand that it is too easy for Mia to beat you. There are hundreds of cardinals in Denglong. If any one of them dies, Mia will instantly become a cardinal life, and you will reach the peak of your life. In terms of individual strength, you will not be able to enter a higher level. This is potential. Her path can be longer and farther than yours at any time, and she has more choices. This is called having someone in the court is easier to be an official. You will be promoted much faster than you.
However, it's not like you don't have any hope at all. Ba Yi and I are good friends, and I, as a can, will be of great help to him in the future. He is the direct boss of those cardinal lives, so it's not impossible for him to help you settle a contract in the future.
In addition to Ba Yi, there are also vampires. The history of our Silver Legion fighting side by side with them is much longer than that of the Cold Star Battle Team. They are friends of life and death. Moreover, we come from the same place, so we still have a little bit of friendship.
Don't underestimate them. They seem to be declining now. They can't keep up with the era of the starry sky, and their number is not large. But look at the ranking list, they are all elites. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is their leader, Buterne, who is no longer in the fleet.
Well, you may not know this person, but who in our generation hasn't heard of her? I can tell you that when she was taken away by the spirit lord that Mr. Chu dug out from under the Cold Star Snow Mountain, one of the original words of the spirit lord was that he thought that it was a waste for Buterne to stay with Mr. Chu, and there was no hope for her to give birth to a spirit.
What does this mean? This spirit thought that Buterne could give birth to a spirit if she followed him!
When she comes back in the future, I am sure that she will come back as a spirit. At that time, coupled with the cultivation method that she brought back, what will happen? Her future is boundless.
So you see, Mr. Chu has never given up on them. He still puts them in an important position. Not only did he let them master Mr. Chu's unique rune technology, but looking at the current situation outside, it should be possible that he also let them have some authority over this battleship. "
While the two were talking, the chaos outside had reached a climax, and then from a climax to an end. No one knew how many people were shot down in this "upheaval", and no one knew how many people died because of it. But one thing was certain, the inside of the battleship was about to be stabilized, and Mia and the others had controlled the situation.
The members of the Cold Star Battle Team outside never took half a step forward. They only blocked the flow of people and any information inside the battleship. It seemed that Mia was still clear-headed. If she wanted to take advantage of the situation and kill all the people in power at once, the mess would be big. At least Ao Mai would come and flip the mahjong table!
It could be seen that Old Hull's side should also be blocking the communication between the inside and the outside.
"This is a revolution, or should I say, a revolution." Looking outside the cabin door, Regiment Commander He said with some emotion, "Many people, including me and Old Hull, thought that there would be no more revolutions, because we ourselves were the revolutionaries of the era. We changed the lives of those old nobles, but little did we know that we old guys have unknowingly blocked the path of the new generation. If they don't change us, they won't be able to hold true power.
It's funny, I remember that not long ago, it was Old Hull himself who told me that we shouldn't get too involved in the affairs of the battleship anymore. But he overestimated himself. Maybe he didn't want to do this, but he has been a creature of power since the Cold Star Era. Instinctively, he wouldn't give up power easily. Whether it's helping him up or sending him on his way, it's just an excuse to not be willing to lose his power.
There's a saying that goes, if you don't chase some things away, they won't leave on their own.
But Old Hull isn't a bad person. There's no one more loyal to Mr. Chu than him. His entire life, even his beliefs, are entangled with Mr. Chu. Denying Mr. Chu is denying his entire life. Without Mr. Chu, he's the most pitiful person. He's nothing, and his life has become meaningless. "
Qi Chen didn't say anything. He understood that Regiment Commander He's last few words were hinting at him. Even if Old Hull and he both supported the fake surrender, their starting points were different. He would never become Old Hull's confidant just because they shared the same ideals.
Thinking of this, he found it a little funny. Although some of his old regiment commander's words were deeply influenced by the shadow of the Earth era, he probably didn't realize it himself. But after this conversation, he couldn't say that he wasn't wise, just a little petty. Why did I run under Old Hull's wings? There's no need to beat myself up like this.
"Go, don't stay here anymore." Regiment Commander He waved his hand to send him off. "Although we won't completely disappear from the stage for the time being, a new era has already begun in the outside world. It's time for you to go and share the cake. Lead the young men of the army to war. It's time to make contributions …"
At the end of his speech, he actually started singing in a theatrical tone. It was a little old-fashioned and inappropriate, and also a little bitter. Perhaps it was reluctance, perhaps it was envy, but it couldn't stop the curtain of their generation from slowly falling … It's good to be young.
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Two chapters combined into one.
^ (To be continued.)
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