After the emotional recital, it was time for the legendary story. From the stories of drifting robberies, Xu Le finally knew what this Bureau of Proclamation tri-winged spaceship had been through in the past year and turned into a pile of junk.
At the end of the plan to assassinate Countess Caton, the MXT was shot in half by Peach Miasma. Xu Le watched the tri-winged spaceship fly away in front of his eyes and unfortunately failed to get a return ticket. Then, the Imperium's flagship started to explode one layer after another. Xu Le was heavily wounded and captured by Huai Caoshi and transferred to another warship.
The tri-winged spaceship controlled by the old thing could not do anything when surrounded by the Imperium's fleet, especially when the Imperium's fleet started to chase after the tri-winged spaceship of the Bureau of Proclamation, it was forced to leave.
The tri-winged spaceship left, but it did not leave. For some reason, the old thing did not let the tri-winged spaceship return to the Federation. Instead, it silently stayed in the Imperium and waited for Xu Le's return. It had been more than a year. If Xu Le was really dead and could never come back, would it continue to wait?
In short, from that day on, this tri-winged spaceship without any crew members became a ghost in the southwest space zone of the Imperium. With its high speed and powerful navigation calculation ability, it wandered from one end of the southwest space zone to the other under the cover of countless dead stars. When its energy ran out, it started to rob. When the spaceship's mechanical failure could not be repaired, it started to rob. When the spaceship needed to be thickened to increase its collision force, it started to rob.
The Imperium's fleet could not find the tri-winged spaceship that was deliberately hiding, and those smugglers and pirates could only sadly become the victims with only one pair of underwear left in front of the old thing's flawless plan and its high speed.
The tri-winged spaceship's silent and determined wait in a foreign land was made up of endless loneliness and repetitive robberies. Like a naughty ghost, it tore off countless coats from the Imperium's spaceships and put them on itself layer by layer. Like a strange magnet, it absorbed a lot of scrap metal and turned the spaceship into this strange appearance.
"Although I know it's a little stupid to ask this, I really want to know." Xu Le put his feet on the console and looked at the light beam that still had a few spots of dust. He frowned and asked solemnly, "Nobody is talking. You've been in the universe alone for more than a year. Do you really not feel bored?"
Earlier, he had asked a similar question, but this time, he was more serious and did not sound like he was joking. The Charter computer seemed to have gradually gained some kind of human-like intelligence and emotions. This was something Xu Le could not understand, but it was something he was concerned about.
If the old thing was really becoming more and more like a human, then it would definitely be very difficult for him to endure a year of loneliness.
"I'm used to it. Although I'm not very sure if I was me before I met you, or if I would have the emotional reactions of a program like I do now, you should know that I've been alone for tens of thousands of years."
The Charter computer replied softly, "Me leaving the tri-winged spaceship in the Imperium is actually not in line with the result of the calculation. According to the calculation, you should be dead. But I don't know why, but I still stayed. Maybe it's because according to the sacred rule of the first charter, in this universe full of cold planets and rays, I can only communicate with you. Without you, I would have no one to talk to. "
Listening to the Charter computer's calm self-analysis, Xu Le had a lot of feelings. While he was struggling to survive in the Imperium, the tri-winged spaceship was wandering alone, trying to survive. It was a good feeling to have someone waiting for a wanderer who was thousands of miles away from home. If what was waiting for you was a ragged spaceship, it would be quite good too.
"What's the situation on the Federation's side? Where are the troops? "After a short pause, Xu Le immediately asked the situation he was most concerned about.
"The tri-winged spaceship has been drifting in this star field, unable to successfully activate any hidden signal relay stations. I don't know the situation on the Federation's side," the Charter computer replied. "But according to the feedback from the peripheral nodes of the Imperium's military intelligence network that I hacked, the Federation forces have completely occupied the Yellow Disaster Star System. The command center should be planning a transition to the X3 Star System."
The speed of the Federation forces' advance was about the same as Xu Le's calculation. During this year in the Imperium, especially from his conversation with Huai Caoshi, he could roughly guess the Imperium's strategic intentions. It was nothing more than using the vast space of the star field to delay or dilute the Federation's military pressure. And the information he knew about the Imperium's military made an invisible pressure appear in the quiet spaceship.
"We need to contact the Federation as soon as possible."
Xu Le rubbed his forehead, suddenly took out a chip, took the toolbox, and modified the Imperium's universal serial port before placing it into the reading device on the control panel.
Looking at the reading device's linear display, he gently pursed his dry lips and said with a serious expression, "This is a piece of information given to me by the Imperium's underground resistance organization. There is no evidence, and it's a bit vague, but it should be related to the attack on the Ancient Bell. Before we came here, we already sent the information back to S1. The last seed of the Imperium should be dead, but for some reason, I feel like something is wrong."
"What do you need me to do?" the old man asked.
"Calculate this information from the Imperium. How did Kaedun's fleet avoid your surveillance after passing through the Night Scorpion Nebula? I know the universe is too big, and there must be some omissions, but that damn fleet is too precise. It's like walking on a tightrope in the dark, but not a single step is off. "
"It might be the information given by the seed of the Imperium."
"I'm more worried about the Bureau of Proclamation," Xu Le said with a touch of seriousness, "After we go back, help me investigate."
"We do need to go back. Although this tri-winged spaceship is equipped with the most advanced computing platform, its computing power is still seriously lacking, especially when compared to my home under the Bureau of Proclamation … The fact that I can maintain my current state is beyond the scope of my own calculations. "
"I also feel that it's very strange. If the you on the spaceship is you, then who is The Glory Of The Charter in the Federation? If it's also you, then there are two of you in this universe? This is a very troublesome philosophical question. "
"My fundamental computing core is based on the quantum state, and there is no overly precise theory of causality in that scale space. It seems that I can only use inexplicable philosophical arguments to explain inexplicable physical facts, but this is not something that I, who is good at computing, can come to a conclusion."
After a moment of silence, the Charter Computer continued, "Whether or not I will be devoured, and whether or not I will continue to have self-consciousness after the devouring is indeed a question. The reason why I have been wandering in the Imperium and refused to contact the Federation when I had the chance, is it because my core program has mutated and generated a biological instinct that makes me feel fear like you when you face death, thus silently pushing my logical analysis to develop in a direction away from the Federation?"
Xu Le was also silent for a long time. Scratching his greasy hair hard, he said bitterly, "It's too long and too hard to say. Let's not continue this topic."
It was obvious that the part of the Charter Computer left in the Imperium, the old thing, or one of the countless independent old things, was very happy to finally find an intelligent object to communicate with after waiting alone for a year. Therefore, it was not ready to end the philosophical debate that often troubled its self-consciousness after it was awakened.
What ended the long and boring conversation was a dazzling light suddenly flashing outside the porthole and a sharp alarm that suddenly echoed in the long quiet environment.
"Warning! Enemy attack! The spaceship is under attack by high-speed weapons from outer space!"
Enemy attack? Xu Le looked at the few terrifying beams on the light beam in shock, as well as the dozen or so Imperium warships marked with green light clusters right in front of the channel. Fear surged into his heart, and his wet hair was numb and itchy!
The ragged triwing warship had already passed through the secret smuggling route in the L9 galaxy at this moment. After almost thirteen hours of peaceful flight, Xu Le almost forgot that he was still in the Imperium's space zone and that he was still on the run. At the same time, the old thing on the triwing warship could not detect the Imperium's warships that were hiding behind the asteroid belts like hungry wolves in advance because of the lack of necessary equipment.
Mu En once said that the Imperium's military was now sweeping the smuggling routes in this space zone. Around the most secret space zone, there would be warships cruising at a high density. However, it was obvious that the Imperium's fleet that appeared in front of the triwing warship right now was definitely not for cruising.
Staring at the dense green light spots that kept appearing on the light beam, Xu Le's scalp was numb. Did the Imperium bring all their warships in the southwest galaxy here? He could not believe that those warships were all used to kill him. He subconsciously thought that he had accidentally entered the battlefield of a large-scale air battle …
"My life is too hard." Xu Le sighed silently in his heart, and strangely, a feeling called boredom appeared in his heart. Escaping again and again was really tiresome, even if it was related to life and death, which was much higher than life and death.
Under the control of the old thing, the triwing warship did not give him a chance to express his feelings at all. The engines that had been modified multiple times were all activated, and it suddenly turned around in space, narrowly avoiding the high-speed attack of the Imperium's cannons.
"Old thing, charge over there and smash these motherf * ckers to death!" Xu Le narrowed his eyes and ordered in a low voice.
The Charter computer paused for a moment before replying confidently, "Motherf * cker, you're not in a warship. There's no way I can transform this ragged triwing warship into a giant mothership even if I rob it for another eight hundred years. Smash your ass!"
"Er, use everything you can to contact the Federal forces and ask for backup. At the same time, send the relevant information back, and then …"
Xu Le looked at the dense black and green warships of the Imperium on the light beam and felt a little cold. He said helplessly, "Let's hurry up and run."
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Today, the Federation forces stationed on the administrative planet of the Huang 'e Galaxy were filled with a somber and strange atmosphere.
The generals of the headquarters landed in the base in the morning and gathered all the officers above the regimental level to begin planning the follow-up attack on the X3 Galaxy. In the Federal military's strategic plan, the X3 Galaxy, which was rich in crystal mineral resources but had never been fully developed due to the limited technological capabilities of the Imperium, was the most important part of the Imperium's invasion strategy.
From the presidential palace of the S1 capital special district to the logistics soldiers of the lowest level of the frontline forces, everyone knew how important this pre-battle meeting was. The somber and hot-blooded atmosphere gradually heated up in every military facility in the base. However, in addition to this, there was also a strange atmosphere that began to spread in an extremely uncoordinated manner at this time.
In the base conference room where the pre-battle military meeting was held, a pungent smoke filled the air. Almost every officer had a special cigarette between their fingers. The burning was either long or short, and they all had a cup of coffee in their left hand, either warm or cold. The expressions of these generals were all different. Some were silent, some were excited, and the expression of the new 17th Division Commander, Yu Chenghai, was extremely ugly.
Sitting in the middle, the Federation's frontline commander, General Yi Changtian, had an even uglier expression than Commander Yu Chenghai. His old but firm expression revealed a trace of intense dissatisfaction. His sharp eyes scanned the surroundings and coldly said, "This is war, not a fight between hooligans. This is a pre-battle military meeting that concerns the interests of the entire Federation, not some bullsh * t court of appeals. Since the verdict has already been passed, then there is no need to mention it anymore. We will immediately enter the official phase.
In the face of such an important battle, the battle conference had to be brought forward because of a small matter that happened in the camp. The general's expression was naturally very ugly. Of course, even he knew that once any matter involved the Iron Seventh Division and the New Seventeenth Division, involved Du Shaoqing and that colonel who had already died, as well as those old grudges that were indifferently paid attention to in the dust of history, no matter how small the matter was, it would become a big matter. That was why he allowed Commander Yu Chenghai to make a brief speech on this matter. However, he would not allow this matter to affect the preparation of the frontline troops in any way.
"Execute the execution immediately!"
Commander Yu Chenghai heard the faint sound of the military order coming from outside the room, and his extremely ugly expression gradually returned to normal. As the commander of the new 17th Division, in order to protect his subordinates, he had already tried his best, arguing with reason. Even if there was no reason, he had argued until now. However, in the end, he still could not save the life of that officer named Bai Yulan.
Lifting his cup and taking a sip of the cold coffee, Commander Yu Chenghai glanced indifferently at the person in front of him. Seeing that the lieutenant general wearing sunglasses did not seem to have any change in expression, Commander Yu Chenghai could not help but smirk mockingly. Then, he immediately focused his attention, and with the composure that an outstanding Federation general should have, he turned his attention to the giant three-dimensional star map in the middle of the meeting room.
The attack X3 military plan, which had been deduced by the General Staff Headquarters and verified by the Federation Central Computer three times, was so detailed that it included the combat objective and direction of advance of each mecha team. It appeared simultaneously in the form of text on the annotation column at the bottom of the star map and on the military work platform of each general. As the military plan scrolled down, the visual color blocks on the three-dimensional star map of the enemy and their allies kept changing slightly.
Commander Yu Chenghai held his coffee cup, his brows furrowed as he carefully watched the progress of the military simulation. He was analysing the 25% mobility adjustment that his troops would have to undertake and how to deal with it. Suddenly, his furrowed brows relaxed inexplicably, and a puzzled expression appeared in his eyes.
Almost at the same time, all of the high-ranking Federation officers, including Commander Yi Changtian, were stunned. They stared in confusion at the three-dimensional star map in the middle of the room. Even Commander Du Shaoqing, who could not change his expression even in the face of a collapsing iceberg, slowly took off the sunglasses on his nose.
Because the three-dimensional star map that was continuously deducing the attack plan of the X3 system... suddenly stopped. Those color blocks that represented the Federation and the Empire's fleets, as well as land-based forces, disappeared at an extremely fast speed like snow in the hot sun. What was most shocking was that the three-dimensional star map actually began to adjust its angle of view on its own. Those planets and routes formed by the dots of light instantly shifted, arriving at a somewhat foreign background of the universe.
"This is... a 65-degree view of the L9 system?" The headquarters staff looked at this scene in shock, somewhat unable to believe his own eyes. He hurriedly lowered his head to look at the control panel in his hands and nervously explained, "Maybe there's a problem with the calculation program."
Commander Yi Changtian's expression became more and more gloomy, but he did not get angry. He did not have time to get angry because everything that happened next proved that the strange scene before him was not a problem with the calculation program, but... the Federal Central Computer believed that a very big problem had occurred somewhere in the Empire's star system.
At this time, the main control panel of the base computer was completely out of the control of the staff officers. It completely gave up on the simulation of the X3 system's military plan and mobilized all of the calculation units. The dots of light on the matrix storage rack flickered rapidly.
At the same time, a cold mechanical synthesized voice rang out from the conference room deep inside the base, the flagship outside the atmosphere, and even further away, the Federal Fleet stationed at the periphery of Planet Yellow Disaster.
"According to the authorization of the first charter, the orders are as follows: 1, the X3 system's military plan will be suspended indefinitely. The fleet stationed at the periphery of Planet Yellow Disaster will be suspended from all missions. All troops will be loaded with ammunition and depart according to the following route to 367. 8329.2788. After that, you will pass through three small warp voids. The specific space data... is currently being calculated. The report will be submitted later. "
A clear navigation route appeared on the three-dimensional star map in the middle of the conference room. At the same time, an eye-catching dot of light indicated the location that the Federal Central Computer requested the Federal Fleet to head to.
"2, all participating units are to be on standby. All Mecha units are to be prepared to board the ship. Once the fleet fails to rescue the target, or if it is determined that it is impossible to rescue the target, the target will enter a habitable planet and immediately engage in a forced landing battle.
"3, the entire mission of this plan is to rescue the target and return.
"4, the target is..." The Federal Central Computer's mechanical voice paused for a moment. "Old Butler Spaceship. This spaceship is a tri-wing spaceship under the Bureau of Proclamation. The relevant modification data will be updated later."
The high-ranking officers in the Federal forces' forward base, the Bureau of Proclamation officials on the flagship, General Hong Yuliang, and the others in the Federal Fleet command hall were all shocked speechless when they heard these orders.
"What kind of bullsh * t is this!" Commander Yi Changtian's eyes widened as he stared at the star map in front of him in shock. He said in disbelief, "Even the Charter Computer has a programming problem? Where did a tri-wing spaceship from the Bureau of Proclamation appear in the L9 system?! "
Even if a tri-wing spaceship that belonged to the Bureau of Proclamation suddenly appeared on the other side of the universe, all the Federation officers and hundreds of thousands of Federation soldiers present would never accept delaying the plan to attack the X3 system. They would not take the countless risks to carry out this baffling rescue mission in such a crazy and unprepared manner.
"Do we have a signal relay station over there?" The commander asked angrily.
"We just started to set up the net. Not many of the previous concealment devices can be activated," the staff officer replied.
"Then what is going on?"
At this time, no one thought of anything because of the name of the tri-wing spaceship from the Bureau of Proclamation. Only Commander Du Shaoqing's sword-like eyebrows furrowed, a hint of disbelief appearing between his brows.
"Warning, this is a first sequence incident."
The Federal Central Computer completely ignored the shock, confusion, and anger of these high-ranking officers. Calmly, yet with an irresistible tone, it stated a fact that made everyone even more shocked and confused.
"Warning again, this is a first sequence incident."
The Federal forces that had penetrated deep into the Empire's star region were all iron-blooded soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles. These officers who stood in shock within the conference room had faced who knew how many dangerous situations in their lives on the battlefield, but they were all stunned by the words' first sequence incident '.
Not many people knew that the Federal Central Computer had killed that Eastwood mechanic. For most people in the Federation, they only knew that the Federal Central Computer had issued a first sequence incident once in their lives, and that was … several decades ago, the Empire invaded the West Woods!
"Hmm, could it be that the Empire's emperor suddenly died?" Commander Yu Chenghai rubbed his messy white hair and guessed somewhat unconfidently. Then, he somewhat shamefully took a sip of coffee.
Many people in the conference room were guessing all sorts of strange reasons. Only Du Shaoqing calmly looked at the screen, knowing that the answer was about to be revealed.
The three-dimensional star map blurred and dispersed, and an even more blurred image appeared. From the perspective, it should have been taken from the inside of a spaceship. The high-ranking officers of the Federation stared at the screen and found that the interior of the spaceship was extremely shabby. Then, they saw a face on the screen, a face that was still smiling so brightly and happily even though they had not seen each other for a long time.
Seeing this face, Teacher Yu Chenghai spat out the mouthful of coffee that he had just drunk. The logistics department director was so shocked that he loosened his grip and the coffee cup fell to the ground. Then, a series of noises could be heard. Some people spat out coffee, some spilled coffee, and some dropped coffee cups.
Because of the return of a certain person, the scene of the Federation's pre-war military conference turned into a sea of coffee.
At this time, the internal affairs officer who had gone to carry out the military order returned to the conference room with an anxious expression. He was about to report the unexpected incident, but he found that the officers in the conference room had all turned into crimson statues.
Only Du Shaoqing remained calm, but if one looked closely, they would be able to see a hint of a smile and some indescribable feelings flashing in his eyes. He slowly placed the coffee cup on the table, looked at the blurred face on the screen, and sighed in his heart, "You're still alive? Then you have to come back alive."
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In a remote corner of the base was the execution ground for the execution of military law. In the past month, other than a Federation soldier who was executed for raping and killing three young Empire girls, no one else came here. However, because of the Federation officer who was about to be executed in the center of the execution ground, it became lively.
The Federation soldiers were used to seeing life and death on the battlefield, so they were not like the citizens of the Empire's slums who were excited to see the execution scene. The lively scene was not because the soldiers came to watch the show. Many of the soldiers of the new 17th Division came to send Bai Yulan off. Gu Xifeng and the other former members of Group 7 anxiously waited for a miracle to happen. However, the sad thing was that Commander Yu's efforts did not yield any results, so naturally, there were no miracles.
An officer from the Internal Affairs Department hurried over and passed through the crowd of gendarmes to read the verdict of the court martial to Bai Yulan, who was in the middle of the execution ground. Bai Yulan nodded with some difficulty and then said a few words. Because they were too far away, the soldiers outside couldn't hear what they said.
This corner of the base gradually became quiet. Many people were waiting for the gunshot, including Commander Dongfang and his subordinates who were standing furthest away. Their faces were covered in bandages, and their expressions were cold and filled with hatred.
Gu Xifeng nervously looked at the military police in front of him. He watched as the military police slowly raised their guns and aimed at Bai Yulan. He took a deep breath, cursed, and exchanged a look with the members of Group 7 beside him. Then, he bravely walked out of the crowd.
"Robbing the execution ground?" Dongfang Yu coldly looked in that direction and said in a vicious tone, "That's a plot that only exists in Schiller's old-fashioned novels. I really hope these bastards of Group 7 can be a little more impulsive. When the time comes, more than one will be executed."
At this incomparably tense moment, a jeep sped over from the depths of the base. In the jeep, the regiment commander of the new 17th Division, He Lei, was waving his arms and shouting something loudly. Dongfang Yu narrowed her eyes and looked at the Jeep that was rolling in a cloud of dust. She said mockingly, "F * ck, your acting is getting better and better. Do you really think that there's an imperial edict that allows you to keep your life?"
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A few years later, when Bai Yulan looked at his smiling wife with a child in her arms, he would always remember that morning when he was facing the military police at the base on Planet Yellow 'E.
At that time, when he was facing death, he did not think too much about it. He only felt that his life was somewhat ridiculous. He did not know when it started, but he had changed from a professional soldier who believed in money to a newly married young man who did not care about violating military rules and injuring people. Yes, it was all the little boss's fault.
Then, he suddenly heard cheers coming from all around the execution ground. The cheers were brought closer by a foreign wind, and they grew louder and louder until they reached his ears like a sudden clap of thunder. He raised his head with a frown and looked at the crowd with some resentment. He thought to himself, "Do you have to be so happy about my death?"
Then, he realized that something was wrong. For some reason, the military police who were carrying out the execution put down the guns in their hands and cheered excitedly.
What exactly happened?
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Federal forces forward base, flagship, Federal Fleet. All the soldiers who heard the news were cheering. Even the soldiers of the Iron Seventh Division standing in the distance were applauding with smiles on their faces. Although that person had embarrassed their beloved division commander, on Planet 5460 in the West Woods, that person had controlled a black MX and fought alongside the soldiers of the Iron Seventh Division. That thrilling and heroic scene had remained in the hearts of many soldiers of the Iron Seventh Division.
These cheers from the bottom of their hearts proved one thing. Whether or not he was deliberately created as a war hero by the Federation government, that person had long become a role model in the hearts of the Federation soldiers through the things he had done. A rock did not need to speak. As long as it rolled over with great difficulty, it would naturally be able to press its way out.
Commander Dongfang Yu slowly walked down the small slope with an ashen face. When the cheers gradually died down, he walked in front of the Internal Affairs officer and asked in a deep voice, "Why can't the execution be carried out? This is the verdict of the military court. Do you think it should be stopped because of some cheers? "
The Internal Affairs officer looked at him with great difficulty and tried to persuade him, "Commander Dongfang, no one dares to overturn the verdict of the military court, but it's really not the right time to execute Bai Yulan. At the very least … it should be delayed for a while, right?"
Just as Dongfang Yu was about to speak angrily, Gu Xifeng walked over and gently rubbed her round fingers. She smiled and said, "If Old Bai dies today, I'm sure you know very well what will happen when the boss comes back."
At this moment, the new and old members of Team 7 all rushed over and looked at him with mocking and disdainful gazes.
Gu Xifeng's smile suddenly disappeared. She lowered her voice and said seriously, "Even if it's to protect your own little life, you better pray that Old Bai is still alive before the boss comes back!"
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Immediately after, the military order urged the cheering soldiers to run back to their respective camps. The military police, who were talking in shock, escorted Bai Yulan to the temporary prison. Bai Yulan looked around in confusion. He subconsciously wanted to flick the hair in front of his forehead, but he did not manage to do so. He looked at the group of people outside the police line who were beaming with joy and cursed, "Motherf * ckers, what the hell is going on?"
"The boss is still alive."
The members of Team 7 excitedly reported this shocking good news to him. Then, they all returned to their respective camps, leaving behind Bai Yulan, who was speechless and staring blankly at them.
The members of Team 7 did not say anything. They did not need to say anything. Their expressions showed how they felt at this moment. For them, if the boss was still alive, Old Bai would naturally not die. As for the military regulations and court rulings, yes, these were all sacred things that could not be violated. Even they could not think of a way to save Old Bai even if the boss came back alive, but …
The past few years of fighting had made the members extremely determined. There was no reason, and even a trace of the unreasonable spirit unique to Team 7. They were convinced that as long as the boss came back, anything could be solved!
Hearing this news, Bai Yulan stood there like a wooden statue for a long time. Then, he said to the military police beside him, "Brother, give me a cigarette."
The military police looked at this lucky guy and smiled with a shrug. He lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
Bai Yulan's lips trembled slightly. He took a deep breath and said vaguely but with incomparable certainty, "As a soldier, you should draw 37 cards."
He thought that after Xu Le died, he had stopped smoking. But today, he had started smoking again. Bai Yulan sighed with emotion. That guy who did not speak and only knew how to laugh foolishly seemed to have nothing to do with miracles. In fact, he was the best at creating miracles. Everyone thought that he was dead, but in the end? Yet, he had come back alive by announcing to the entire universe!
With the cigarette in his mouth, Bai Yulan narrowed his eyes and tilted his head. He smiled and was silent for a long time. Then, he gently shook his head.
At this moment, he did not think that he should be glad that he was still alive. He was only surprised that the guy was still alive. The so-called comrade-in-arms was probably a relationship between men who felt that the other person's life was more important than their own.
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"If you're not dead after all this, then you have to come back alive."
In front of the miracle of the hero's return, all the Federation soldiers were cheering. However, the situation was not like that. The words that Commander Du Shaoqing said in his heart showed that he had realized before anyone else that Xu Le's glorious return to the Federation was definitely not a smooth journey. Otherwise, the Federal Central Computer would not have activated the first sequence of events.
Now, the news that the Federal military received only showed that Xu Le was still alive. It did not mean that he would definitely come back alive. The tentacles of The Glory Of The Charter had no way of reaching the L9 system. The reason that the tri-winged battleship that had drifted in the Empire's territory for a year was able to send back images was because they were extremely lucky to have activated two signal relay satellites that the Federation had aimlessly spread out several decades ago.
The blurry and soundless images that were sent back intermittently showed that this tri-winged battleship of the Bureau of Proclamation was currently being pursued by the Empire's fleet. Although the Federal military did not know that the extremely important princess of the Empire had sent out two-thirds of the battleships that the Empire's fleet used to cover the retreat of the southwest system to encircle and annihilate them, the surveillance images that were occasionally sent back showed the densely packed silhouettes of the Empire's battleships. This made the generals in the base conference room know that the situation was very bad.
Under the urging of the Federal Central Computer's first sequence of events, the fleet that had been preparing to attack the X3 system at the outermost edge of the Huang'e system had already set off. However, after calculating the distance between the two sides, especially with the incomplete data of the three warp holes, almost no one in the conference room believed that the extremely tattered tri-winged battleship would still be there when the Federal Fleet arrived.
After the cheers, there was endless silence.
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About a few minutes later than the frontline, the sharp first-sequence alarm also sounded in the Bureau of Proclamation building. In the office, Old Director Tai and Assistant Cui Judong were both stunned when they saw the data feedback. The latter even thought of a very thorny problem.
Immediately after, the news was sent to the president's official residence. After President Pabre was slightly stunned, he immediately stopped the joint staff meeting and rushed to the command hall with General Miers and other cabinet members as quickly as possible.
Parliament Hill, which was in the middle of a closed-door discussion on the proposal of the temporary wartime budget adjustment, was temporarily adjourned after a series of shocked whispers between Vice President Xian and the chairman of the military committee.
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