Ignoring the expression on Li Feng's face, Xu Le only looked at him quietly. He narrowed his eyes as if he couldn't feel the anger and murderous intent in this young lieutenant colonel's heart. He just looked at him and waited for his reply.
Right at this moment, Major General Shi, the commanding officer of the circular base, rushed over after receiving the news. He was the highest military officer in the entire base. Although Li Feng was born in a prestigious family and held a high position in the Federal Army, he still didn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of him. He lowered his head slightly and moved to one side.
Major General Shi looked coldly at Xu Le and Li Feng. In his eyes, Li Feng was undoubtedly the most outstanding soldier. Although his personality was a bit too domineering, the Federal Army needed this kind of talent. Meanwhile, Xu Le, the pilot from Nutshell Company, had obtained the final victory at Ka Qi Feng and won his respect as a soldier. No matter who it was, he didn't want to be too harsh on them, but at this moment, he had no choice but to reprimand them.
The conflict ended here, but it wasn't really over yet. At least before they left Old Moon Base, they still had to settle that bet.
The military spaceship was already waiting at the highest platform of the circular base. Under the accompaniment of several soldiers, Xu Le and Li Feng boarded the spaceship and flew towards the Old Moon Base. After a few hours of flight, the spaceship landed right in the middle of the large cluster of bubbles.
The end of the tunnel was bright. This group of officers walked out of the underground tunnel. The busy people of the Old Moon Base put down their work at the same time and looked over with a myriad of different emotions.
The Federal military and the Bureau of Proclamation had jointly issued a confidentiality order. The entire base of people who had witnessed the battle at Ka Qi Feng were forbidden from talking about the incident. However, just because they didn't say anything didn't mean they didn't want to. The officers of the Old Moon Base looked at Li Feng and Xu Le walking in the middle of the crowd with mixed feelings. They all knew about the bet of this mecha battle and wondered if the successor of the God of War was really going to lower his head to that skinny technical supervisor.
When they reached the living area, the two sides had to separate. At this moment, Madman Li suddenly stopped.
Xu Le also stopped his footsteps, turning his head to look at this young lieutenant colonel's tall and sturdy back, not saying a single word.
Li Feng slowly turned around. After a long silence, he took a deep breath and said in a normal voice, "Uncle Xu, I hope we can meet again in the future."
Xu Le was slightly stunned, and then he smiled. His smile was particularly bright, and his eyes were like crescent moons. He said, "You have to call me uncle when we meet. I always thought that you would never want to see me again."
The Old Moon base's main hall, which had always maintained a silent and suffocating atmosphere, could no longer control their complex emotions after hearing these two sentences. The officers were not whispering to each other, but sighing in disappointment and helplessness.
The officers who sent them to the circular base of the fleet were also speechless.
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When he saw Zhou Yu, Xu Le knew that the military had done a very good job of keeping this test a secret. All the video recordings of the Kaqi Peak had been sealed. Other than the few officers in the two bases, even the Shell Motor Company's technical team did not know who the pilot of the little white flower mecha was. Xu Le originally thought that the military wanted to keep this a secret because they wanted to protect the glory of Fei City's God of War, but he did not expect that it would also involve him. Thinking about it carefully, it was probably Lady Tai who had done some work.
But why would Lady Tai do this? Xu Le frowned and thought for a long time, but he still could not figure it out.
Three days ago, the Shell Motor Company's technical team had withdrawn S1 from the core area of the base. The Shell Motor Company had specially left the CEO's spaceship behind to be responsible for bringing Xu Le back to the surface. This kind of treatment and honor proved that the victory of this new mecha battle was very important to the Shell Motor Company.
The spaceship's cockpit was not very big, but because there were only two people sitting inside, it was much more spacious. Looking at the outline of the old moon behind him that was getting clearer and clearer, Xu Le thought about the thrilling experience of the past few days. He could not help but feel a little shaken. A small fry talking reason with the big shots of the Federation, and so happily at that. It was really a very satisfying thing, so much so that he did not want to think about the big trouble it might bring.
After the waiter delivered the wine, he left. Zhou Yu held the glass of wine in his hand and gently tasted it. Then he smiled bitterly and said, "Now that I think about it, you were right when you replaced me that day. If the one in the little white flower mecha was me, maybe we would have lost before we even reached the peak of Kaqi Peak. "
Zhou Yu had purposely stayed at the base to wait for him. Xu Le looked at the complicated expression on Zhou Yu's face and suddenly thought of the day when Bai Yulan was taken away by the Bureau of Proclamation. For excellent pilots like Zhou Yu and Bai Yulan, missing out on the first real battle of the new mecha was really a regret that could not be made up for in life.
Zhou Yu seemed to have guessed what he was thinking. He finished the wine in his glass in one gulp and said with a smile, "It's a bit of a pity, but after watching the battle between you two, I don't feel too much about it."
He looked at Xu Le and shook his head ruefully. "Last year at Ewha University, your mecha piloting skills were just so-so. Only half a year has passed … You should know that the purple sea that Madman Li controls is really terrifying to the point of being unimaginable, but you still managed to hold on. I really don't understand. "
"Maybe I'm just lucky?" Xu Le smiled and shrugged his shoulders. In reality, he knew best that he was able to hold on for so long at Kaqi Peak because of the ten stances that Uncle Feng had taught him. They seemed to be able to subtly counter the battle style of the Lees of Philadelphia. There was still a huge gap between his mecha piloting skills and that of Madman Li, but this sort of similarity and counter of styles played a huge role.
Uncle Feng Yu was really a mysterious character. After the dust of the presidential election settled, it looked like he really would have to go to Philadelphia to find out more. But would he still be alive by then? Xu Le narrowed his eyes and imitated Shi Qinghai's actions. He slowly sipped his wine, letting the wine flow over his tongue and evoke a spicy aftertaste.
The heavy black leather case was right under his feet. According to Zhou Yu, Secretary Shen was already in contact with the Bureau of Proclamation. Xu Le knew that the person in the Federation who had influence over the Bureau of Proclamation was probably that Lady Tai. He immediately relaxed and no longer worried about Bai Yulan.
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The Bureau of Proclamation building in the outskirts of the capital was actually not very tall and dignified. Instead, it was more like a normal research institute. That highway that only allowed entry and no exit connected this independent institute to the Federation. And deep underground, in the distant universe, there were countless invisible lines that bound it to every inch of the Federation's land, making it impossible to break away.
The Bureau of Proclamation of the Federation. Many years ago, it was also known as the Royal Bureau of Proclamation. In reality, this most important organization of the Federation, no matter what name it was called, only followed the 700,000-word first charter. Following that was loyalty to the former emperor or the current Federation government.
Whether it was Mr. President, the Federation Management Committee, or the enormous bodies of the seven great families hidden in the shadows, none of them could move the Bureau of Proclamation's staff at all. But they were still living people living in the Federation. Humans had to breathe and eat, and they had to interact with others. There were conflicts of interest, and naturally, things that went against the principles of the charter would happen.
"This is the old man's investigation report." The middle-aged assistant director, whose hair was starting to fall off his forehead, walked into the office and said to the old man on the chair, "Director Tai, do you want to take a look?"
"Federation mecha battle. Why did he run to the Old Moon base? He actually used his authority in this kind of place. How much money did the Li family give him for him to be so daring? "
The director of the Bureau of Proclamation held a crutch-like object with both hands and said in a deep voice, "Send the old man's investigation report to the Federation Investigation Bureau and invite him back for tea. Also, release that mercenary while you're at it. The Federation Military Court didn't even try this case, so why should we meddle?"
"Yes." The assistant director took the case file but didn't leave. He said with a serious expression, "Last night, the central computer automatically generated an analysis report. Only I can see the content inside for now. Because this is a serious matter, I didn't give the authority to start the investigation."
The old director narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't know why his successor, whom he had cultivated for more than ten years, was so shocked by the analysis report of the central computer that he actually used such a public tone instead of calling him the old man.
His slightly trembling right hand left the crutches and lightly pressed the button on the right side of the office desk. A holographic light screen flashed a few times and appeared in front of him. On the screen was the analysis report that the central computer had generated after sorting out the information on its own. It was requesting the authority to investigate.
The old director narrowed his eyes and looked at it for a long time, but he didn't say anything. Although the Bureau of Proclamation was independent of the Federation, the Bureau of Proclamation's organizational structure and staff were part of the Federation government. The object of suspicion in the analysis report of the central computer was so strange that he couldn't immediately make a decision.
"This councilman is in the prime of his life right now. Also, the suspicious points in the analysis report are too vague. We can't confirm the suspicion either. How do we investigate?" The old director sighed and said, "If we let those old men in the Management Committee know that we are investigating him, they might use the crime of breaking the unity of the citizens of the Federation to cut our funding for next year."
The assistant director shook his head and said, "I also feel that there is a problem with this report. Logically speaking, the central computer will monitor election information, but it has never paid so much attention to a presidential candidate …" He continued with a frown, "This matter is a bit strange."
After a long silence, the old director said, "Since it is the old man's report, we should investigate it. But I don't think we will find anything. Even if we can find out the problem with that councilman, it won't be of much use."
The old man said with slight mockery, "Countless years ago, those useless ancestors of mine always said that a doctor can't be punished. Actually, the situation now is more or less the same."
"You should give the authority to the old man. Let him do what he wants. This old man, it seems he has been bored for too long. "
After nagging this sentence, the old director stood up shakily and walked out of the door. He was not holding a crutch in his hand, but a golf club.
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The Bureau of Proclamation would not allow the influence of the Federation to infiltrate. Thus, that high-ranking Bureau of Proclamation official who had gone to the Old Moon base had not even had the chance to enjoy the generous pension and manor in the Bermuda Star Region provided for him by the Bureau of Proclamation before the Federation's Investigation Bureau was notified by the Bureau of Proclamation and brought back to S2 for tea.
Director Jin and his assistant did not really understand why the Federal Central Computer would automatically generate a report for the presidential election. Actually, perhaps even the central computer itself did not really understand. That crystallization of human wisdom that had been through the baptism of who knew how many years was just mechanically or … chaotically following a fixed program, arranging the sequence, collecting information, sensing the first to contact the target, to confirm the target's safety, to confirm the target's command authority, and then …
In the spaceship, Xu Le woke up abruptly. He wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead and gulped down a few mouthfuls of ice water with some lingering fear.
At this moment, the victory of the mecha standards competition, Lin Yuanhu's infamous reputation, Professor Shen's consolation, and Madman Li becoming his nephew — these exciting events did not make him feel happy at all.
Just like on the spaceship on the back of the Old Moon, Xu Le once again fell asleep during the journey. And once again, he dreamt. Once again, he kept thinking about Senator Macklin in his dream, but … the final colour of the dream turned into the most frightening black.
In the black dream, that existence that called itself 'old thing' appeared once again. This time, it did not actively contact him to confirm, but instead followed that reciprocating pathway and began to talk to him.
Did he say something in the dream, or did he say something in his mind? Xu Le gulped down large mouthfuls of ice water, a hint of fear flashing through his eyes. This time, he was really dreaming, unlike that time when he was awake in the laboratory. He could not recall the feelings in the dream.
What one thinks in the day, one dreams at night. Xu Le thought silently, thinking that what he wanted most now was of course to trample Senator Macklin to the ground, just like how he had trampled on Lin Yuanhu a few days ago.
A soft electronic sound rang out, reminding the two passengers in the cabin that they were about to enter the atmosphere of planet S1. Please fasten your seatbelt and do not drink. The sound woke Xu Le from his thoughts. He instinctively looked out the window and saw the beautiful planet S1 taking up most of his field of vision. The thin atmosphere was like a layer of soft skin covering the outer edge of the planet.
Outside the pale white boundary of the atmosphere, satellites of various types and purposes were suspended in their respective orbits, like haystacks in a wheat field. Among them, those surveillance satellites that were painted black were extremely inconspicuous. Just by relying on their high energy batteries, these surveillance satellites seemed to be able to fly forever in space.
This was part of the Federation's electronic surveillance network, part of The Glory Of The Charter. These were the eyes of that old thing?
Zhou Yu noticed that Xu Le's face was a little pale, and cold sweat was flowing down. He frowned and asked, "Did you have a nightmare?" He then smiled and comforted him. "I know that the last few waves of attacks from the purple sea were a little scary, but in the end, you won."
Xu Le squinted at the satellites outside the window and shook his head. "No, there are too many things in this universe that are scarier than Madman Li."
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