One day later, in the standard time of the Federation of the Milky Way, General Li reappeared in front of the people on the battleship.
His red cloak was rather eye-catching. Along with his footsteps, everybody stood up close to the wall and saluted him.
All the humans in the Federation of the Milky Way had to salute him.
General Li came to the second floor of the lab and looked down at the metal platform, his face devoid of any emotion.
Lying on the metal platform, Jian Xilai looked a bit odd without arms, though he was nothing compared to the tubes inserted in his body.
His spiritual soul had been destroyed by General Li, and the workers in the lab were trying to restart it now.
Along with the sizzling sound of electric currents, Jian Xilai's body twitched again, a painful expression showing on his face.
A few transparent tubes inserted into his brain were flowing with a golden liquid. Though it was unclear what the liquid was, it should be the source of his pain.
The workers in the lab looked at the data on the light screen with a grave and uneasy expression on their faces. They didn't understand why this subject was still resisting the orders from the outside world.
It was well known that his brain was already dead, so he shouldn't have any reaction. Was it because he was resisting out of instinct?
"Outstanding." Looking at the scene below, General Li said expressionlessly, "Increase the dosage and increase the power to three times."
The supervisor of the lab wanted to object reflexively, thinking that the subject would become a lunatic even if he could wake up. However, he remembered that it was an order from General Li before he could voice it out. He wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead hastily and ran downstairs.
It didn't take long before Jian Xilai suddenly opened his eyes, showing a bewildered and struggling expression in his eyes.
All of a sudden, his body bent in the shape of an inverted bow, and he let out a dreadful yell toward the sky while opening his bloodless lips.
This yell was very painful, but it was more than just painful.
It was like the moment before a wild animal was locked in an iron cage, a fresh flower was placed in a pot, and the sun was stuffed into a metal box …
Seeing the scene expressionlessly, General Li knew that this soul had finally given up after being tortured. After a moment of silence, he said, "Equip him with the latest and best mechanical arms for combat."
This was his respect for Jian Xilai.
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After returning to the command room at the front of the battleship, General Li poured himself a cup of green tea and sat in the chair. He remained silent for a long time while looking at the space outside the glass.
As the tea in the cup grew cold, he remembered something and put it aside after taking a sip.
The starlight in the universe was a little dazzling. He squinted his eyes and rubbed the space between his eyebrows, feeling a little tired.
No matter how high Jian Xilai's sword work was, he was not a threat to Jing Jiu if he was unprepared.
It was not difficult to defeat this person, but it was difficult to crush his spiritual soul completely. Jian Xilai's pure sword heart and strong will were beyond his imagination.
It didn't take long for General Li to return to absolute calmness, as deep and cold as the universe outside the window.
He took a book from under the little square table with the teacups.
Paper books were rare in the Federation of the Milky Way, but they were not rare either. However, most of the time, they were placed at home as decorations. People preferred to read through the light screen on their wristbands, especially during a long journey.
He was more accustomed to reading printed books. This was a habit he brought over from Chaotian, and he hadn't changed it even after many years.
He had been reading this book for the past few days.
It was a book called The Great Path Toward Heaven.
He turned to a random page, and it happened to be the part where Bai Ren was lured back to Chaotian and then killed by the Snow Girl.
"She has neither courage nor wisdom, and I have no idea how she came out. The Cloud-Dream Mountain is used to piling up drugs, but the result is nothing but trash."
General Li murmured to himself, "If all this is true, why hasn't the Snow Girl appeared yet?"
It wasn't until yesterday that he was certain of the truth of the story; it was because Jian Xilai had truly comprehended the principle of All in One Sword.
He turned to another page, and it happened to be the part where Taiping destroyed the world. An appreciative expression showed in his eyes.
After a long while, he suddenly asked, "Where is our little friend?"
"The Nebula of the Yinhai Sea." A voice burst out in a corner of the room.
The voice was devoid of any emotion. It sounded as cold as a machine even though it sounded like a normal person's. A young soldier walked out from a dark corner. He had no epaulets or military cap, and his appearance was normal, except that his face was a bit pale, devoid of any blood or warmth.
General Li didn't look at him, as he said, "Ask Chi Song to go take a look after he has picked up that broadsword man."
The young soldier replied with an expressionless face.
General Li put down the teacup and picked up the cold teacup to have a sip. After a moment of silence, he said, "Don't kill Jing Jiu."
The tea leaves in the teacup were floating and spinning slowly, looking like the battleships moving forward in the universe or the dancing butterflies.
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If one looked up at the night sky from the Stargate Base, they would see a constellation in the shape of "king" in the northern sky in summer.
There was a star on the right-hand side of the first horizontal line of the constellation, which was named the Right Star of the King.
This star had six planets. The third planet was inhabited by humans, but it hadn't been officially named yet. It was called the No. 3 Forward Base.
The No. 3 Forward Base had not been discovered by the exploration spaceship of the Federation of the Milky Way long ago, and the colonization hadn't started yet. However, its environment was much better than that of the Mining Planet Lindeng. In just a few decades, it had a resident population of several million. The rest of the planets were not suitable for humans to live on, and the cost of modifying the environment was too high. As such, they were designated as the free mining area. An explosion would take place every once in a while, and then the mining spaceships would descend like birds and leave with tens of thousands of tons of ores. They would return to the No. 3 Forward Base to be cleaned and sorted out before being transported to a larger transportation base.
Boom!!! A firework appeared on the surface of the planet. It looked lovely, but in fact, the puff of smoke and dust had already reached an altitude of a few thousand meters.
Dozens of mining spaceships headed toward the planet before the smoke and dust had completely subsided. It didn't take long for them to return with a full load.
The mining spaceship in the front steadied itself after adjusting its position a few times. The dazzling glow of the permanent star was no longer visible outside the porthole; instead, a green planet appeared.
It was the No. 3 Forward Base. The surface of the planet was covered with sea-like plants, but the higher life forms hadn't evolved yet. Even so, the whole of the Federation of the Milky Way was alarmed by the discovery. At least a few thousand scientists of the Academy of Sciences were stationed on that planet, and the TV stations of a few large galaxies broadcast live on it all year round.
As far as the workers on the mining spaceship were concerned, the green planet didn't have much significance; what mattered more was the feeling of home.
"Captain, the annual plan of the company will be completed after this trip. Can you go and have a drink with us? I'll find three girls for you! "
A worker yelled at the control panel, which drew many responses from his colleagues.
"That's right! Given the size of the captain, a girl would be crushed to death by him. "
"Hahahaha! We can't let the captain drink too much. You guys should take it easy. "
The owner of the mining spaceship was a tall and fat man. Hearing the yelling of his colleagues, he let out an honest smile and said, "I have something to do in the evening. You guys go ahead."
Hearing the captain's reply, the others felt discontented.
The fat captain didn't say anything more. He took out a large knife half a meter long from the control panel and started to trim his nails.
The mining ship suddenly became extremely quiet, and the atmosphere was filled with a peaceful atmosphere.
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Today is the last day of the year 2019. I've written a short summary of the year and posted it on the official WeChat account. I'll go and have a drink with my friends now. I'd better take a break from my work. I've written about Master Cao Yuan, so I asked him to say hello to you guys and wish you all the best and a happy family.
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