I don't know who said it, but no matter when, parting is always sad. Humans are creatures that easily become nostalgic and dependent. They will get used to having something by their side, and this habit will always turn into an obsessive-compulsive dependence in a very short period of time. Even if you are so used to it that you don't even realize its existence, once they are about to leave, you will suddenly realize that you are also a sentimental creature.
The reason why I suddenly became so sentimental was to distract myself, because you don't know how much fighting power a girl who cries beside you can have when she's at full strength.
Miriya did her best to express her sadness when she learned that we were leaving. She mainly cried and blew her nose on my new clothes. This petite girl had endurance and explosiveness that didn't match her size. When I said that I was leaving, she burst into tears. I didn't even have a chance to interrupt her even after a few minutes had passed …
We were now at the Pope's palace. After the fleet was reorganized and the Celestial System's fleet had completed gravitational isolation, we arrived at the palace to bid farewell to the people of this world. Shallow Shallow felt that the Pope's huge house was worth using. However, the first hurdle of saying goodbye was already mentally and physically exhausting. I had to find a way to calm Miriya down.
The magnificent velvet hall of the Pope's palace had become a place for our family to chat and have fun. Brendis and Lina, the big and small hoodlums, were laughing as they watched Miriya trying her best to turn my clothes into a rag. They had no intention of helping her at all. My elder sister, on the other hand, was rolling her eyes at us. The meaning in her eyes was very clear: Who told you to never speak since you were young!
The problem was, what did I say? What I said should have been clear.
I'm about to leave this world. You and Uncle Zaku must live well.
Look at how appropriate this sentence was. It wasn't even a little …
Uh, it was a little confusing.
I scratched the back of my head awkwardly. After thinking for a while, I reached out and pulled Miriya's small face. Her sharp oval face instantly turned into a watermelon seed. She was still twitching. When she realized that she couldn't move anymore, she calmed down and looked at me pitifully. She mumbled, "Can't you just stay?"
I felt that my expression was even more pitiful than hers. "I haven't slept in my own bed for more than a month!"
Milia said, "Then go home and move your bed here."
"… Stay away from Shallow Shallow. Look at your way of thinking. You can't even speak properly."
Milia pursed her lips. Her current pitiful and angry appearance made it hard to imagine that just a few hours ago, she was the little hero that was leading the entire celestial system fleet in the crystal prism. Uncle Zaku was nestled on a sofa not far away from us. He was whispering to Elena as he looked at us foolishly. I rolled my eyes at him. If looks could have substance, I felt that they would have been paralyzed by that eye roll.
"Then, I want to go with you. Is that okay?" Miriya thought for a while and proposed a compromise. I could tell that this girl really didn't want to be separated from us.
I didn't expect Miriya to develop such a deep relationship with us in such a short period of time. It was also said that she had become friends with the Imperial Guards and many high-ranking commanders. I didn't know how much her status as the Heart of the World and the legacy of the Old Empire played in this process. In any case, this girl's familiarity with others and her quick-wittedness always allowed her to get along with many people in a short period of time. Even though she was sometimes a little willful and unruly because she didn't know much about the world, everyone liked this little girl who always ran around the base. In turn, Miriya was also used to living with those meticulous but occasionally especially mischievous Imperial Army people. She liked liveliness and the feeling of running around the base even more. That was why she was so noisy when she suddenly had to say goodbye to the liveliness she was used to.
The first time I brought Little Bubble to play at the amusement park, we encountered a similar incident. The little girl hugged the swing and refused to let go. In the end, Lin Xue ordered us to dismantle the swing and bring the little princess home with the swing. At that time, we drove a trailer and pulled the swing that still had the fragrance of soil. The scene of a little girl hanging from the swing was reprinted by many newspapers. Many editorial commentators thought that it was a kind of performance art that promoted the innocence of childhood. In fact, the child was too noisy …
Miriya's current situation was the mentality of having her beloved toy snatched away.
I thought for a while and stroked Miriya's hair. "Is Uncle Zaku willing?"
At first, I didn't intend to bring Miriya to the City of Shadows. After all, she was born and raised in this world. Although she had lived in the City of Shadows for a while, it was still her home. More importantly, it was the uniqueness of the Mobrador universe. We couldn't set up a long-term channel here.
This world was located in the "Lawless Zone" of the void. The chaotic coordinate system that the old Empire had set up to prevent enemy invasion had not completely calmed down. Tawil did some calculations and realized that we couldn't set up a fixed teleportation channel in this world for the time being. The transportation between the Empire and the Mobrador universe could only be completed by periodic warships and cargo spaceships. In other words, if Miriya wanted to go to the City of Shadows with us, she might not be able to come back a few times a year. After all, I couldn't send a warship that could teleport between worlds just to let Miriya go home for lunch every afternoon. Even if I didn't mind, Miriya wouldn't accept it.
Her situation was different from Mercury Lamp's younger sisters, who would come over for a couple of days a week.
Miriya obviously knew about this situation. If she wanted to go back to the City of Shadows with us, she would have to wait for a military transport ship that left once every two or three months. Even if I gave her a special permit that allowed her to have a seat on any transport ship, it would take her a long time to wait. And so, Miriya was conflicted.
Children are all like this. It's one thing to have a whim, but it's another thing to persevere for a long time. She said she didn't want to be separated from us, but if she really had to leave home for three months, a child of her age might not be able to accept it. Little Bubble likes amusement parks, right? But if you really lock her up in the amusement park for more than two days, then the amusement park can only be used to take pictures of earthquake sites in the future.
So, after a moment of hesitation, Miriya scratched her head. Her eyes were still red, and she would occasionally sob. "Then I'll often follow the transport ships to look for you in the future."
"You're welcome anytime." Sandora patted her head. "And this time, the Imperial Army will leave a base here. It's the God of Fog Base. Your permit is still valid. You can go to the base at any time, as long as you don't violate the rules. In the future, this universe will also be included in the territory of the Empire. Just treat it as a remote border town for now. Although the transportation is a little difficult, Ah Jun and I will solve this problem as soon as possible. Tawil will also work hard. "
Miriya finally stopped talking.
"Aren't you going to join the celebration outside?"
Seeing that none of us had any intention of showing up, Blena suddenly lifted her head from her whispers with Uncle Zaku and asked with a smile.
I looked past the window to the large square where the celebration was taking place. I shook my head.
"The people of the Empire advocate pragmatism. We don't like this kind of celebration."
"But Madam Shallow Shallow is already having a lot of fun outside."
I said, "… Alright. I'm afraid that someone will urge me to go out and say a few words …"
Everyone was speechless.
In the end, we didn't show up at the celebration because I really didn't have much interest in the customs and culture of the Mobradorians. The only ones who were really having a lot of fun outside were Shallow Shallow and Liliana. The former would go crazy in any lively situation, while the latter would go crazy in any situation. So much so that when I left, I had no choice but to specially send two groups of soldiers to bring these two crazy girls back. They had a great harvest, especially Liliana. This girl, who used public funds to spend, came back with a large bag that was only slightly smaller than her own. She gave out souvenirs to everyone she saw on the bridge. I couldn't bear to think about these souvenirs for a long time, because there were beads that I had blessed and toy guns that Sandora had blessed. You had to admit that unscrupulous merchants were more tenacious than Liliana no matter which world they were in. Also, their creativity was always beyond imagination. After the Great Nebula Battle, the peddlers selling the insignia of the Imperial Army on the streets were nothing compared to the merchants of Mobrado. Of course, the latter were also nothing compared to the group of Imperial Army officers selling consecrated crosses on Mount Putuo … In the end, I had to say that there were some things that I didn't expect from these souvenirs.
They were some small bronze statues. Among the various collectibles, their value was second only to the various amulets that had been blessed by the "Sage". The bronze statue depicted two people. One was a bare-chested uncle who was covered in firearms. He was holding a rocket launcher in his hand, which I didn't know if it was used to kill or smash people. The other was a beautiful girl with long hair and a valiant expression like a female mafia leader. The two of them stood back to back, hunched over as if they were facing a great enemy. If it wasn't for the fact that I had to give the beautiful girl some face, I really wanted to say that this bronze statue was stupid to the extreme …
If you want to ignite a planet, do you need to be bare-chested and shoot in outer space like a Terminator? The designer of this bronze statue must have eaten something wrong, right?
Alright, as the majority of readers have already guessed, the two people on the bronze statue were Uncle Zaku and Big Sister Biruna.
That's right, in the various official media of Mobrado, the superheroes who broke through all kinds of difficulties and rushed to the frontlines, resolutely ignited a giant planet in their own galaxy in the midst of the fierce battle between the Sage and the Traitors, and successfully stalled the invaders were actually these two living treasures. Just an hour ago, they were still fighting over melon seeds with me.
Truly, life is beautiful everywhere. No wonder I thought they were a little strange.
After asking around, I roughly understood the situation. Portraying Uncle Zaku and Biruna as heroes was also after careful consideration. First of all, their identities were suitable. One was a rag-collector, and the other was the wife of the rag-collector (to be determined). It was very easy for ordinary people to identify with them. Secondly, they were explorers in name only. This was an identity that could easily be linked with various stories of bravery among the people of Mobrado. Lastly, they matched the all-purpose combination of fierce men and beautiful women. I felt that the third point was especially important. It directly elevated a shoddy heroic story to the level of an Oscar. Don't you see the iron law of Hollywood? Behind every bright and beautiful female lead, there must be a crooked man. This man's main mission is to save the world and woo the female lead at the same time. Uncle Zaku's life was a drama!
Of course, after considering the identities of these two, I also felt that they weren't simply portrayed as heroes who stirred up the people's blood. Because Miriya was at the Divine Fog Planet's defense line, these two parents definitely risked their lives to save her. Miriya was so touched that she burst into tears.
On the return journey, reorganizing the fleet, sending off the slave armies that were recruited from various worlds, as well as counting the losses and spoils of war, taking care of the wounded, and so on. It seemed that the troubles after the end of the war were no less than during the war. Fortunately, we had already established a relatively complete command structure and various service departments that suited the current structure of the Empire. These matters were handed over to the command center, the military coordination department, and the Empire's General Service Department. Sandora and I also had some peace. The main reason was that we were so exhausted that we didn't have the time to worry about such things. Sandora had probably experienced the most difficult month of her life, and my mission was to help her recover to her usual carefree state. Both of us were quite busy.
The celestial system fleet returned to the civilization community ahead of time, returning their sun to the people there. The civilization fleet, which had performed outstandingly in this battle, held their heads high and returned in triumph. Old Roland Gale had once again become a war hero, but there was another war hero who wasn't as happy. Tychus maintained his sloppy style as usual, and even becoming the highest commander of the New Eden Federation's conscripted fleet didn't change his personality. This old drunkard led his ferocious marines to sweep through all the bars and underground markets in Mobrador before leaving. On the way back, every battlecruiser was burping, and the soldiers' mechas smelled of alcohol. Xilindis told me regretfully that Renault had already prepared a detention room for Tychus before the fleet departed. This pair of gay friends really knew each other too well.
Another thing worth mentioning was Dingdang, this little thing had finally managed to get over her jet lag when the fleet was heading back …
"Oh, home, I'm back!"
After a series of dizzying leaps and bounds, I finally set foot on the alloy ground of the Shadow City's spaceport. The familiar smell of ionized air made me excited, and I couldn't help but boast.
"You did it," Liliana said with a sideways glance.
"You did it," Icetis nodded.
"You did it," Shallow Shallow said, joining in the fun.
"What do you mean by 'you did it'?" Jingle popped out of my pocket, her head full of question marks as she chattered.
I took a series of hits within five seconds, and my HP instantly hit rock bottom. Especially at the end, even my pet had popped out and made a big fuss. This was especially infuriating. I grabbed the panicking Jingle and waved her around in the air. I said sternly, "I say, don't you guys have any emotions? It was so hard to get home! This past month has been like a year … "
My sister had a gentle smile on her face as she gently pinched my face. "Ah Jun is still the same as when he was young. Jingle, stop biting me. "
I shouted out loud. Only then did I realize that Jingle had entered a berserk mode after I had waved her around in the air. Her Battle Power had increased by 20% to a shocking 6. Her specific characteristic was that she could even make people bleed with her bite!
"Ah Jun is such an idiot! Jingle isn't a ball! " The little thing bared her fangs and brandished her claws in protest. Her words revealed her deep fear of Jingle as a ball, causing the surrounding people to look at me with a weird expression.
As expected, the moment I got home, I started my shameless daily life. This was …
"Yo, Blockhead, you came back alive?"
Just as we were having fun and being friendly with each other, a voice suddenly came from behind me. I shoved Dingdang, who was grinding her teeth, to my sister and turned around in surprise. As expected, the one standing behind me with a smile was the prophet that I hadn't seen for more than a month.
It's been a long time since I last saw her, and I really miss her.
Next to Lin Xue was Anveena, who always came to pick us up at this time. On the other side was Chestnut, who looked like she had just finished school and had come to pick us up. She looked like a big sister leading two little sisters. She smiled as she waited for me to get closer. She hesitated for a moment before she did something that I didn't expect.
She hugged me gently.
The sudden softness in my arms made my brain freeze. What was even more unreal was the words that she said softly, "Thank you for your hard work. It must have been hard this time."
"You really know everything." I pushed her away awkwardly and rubbed my nose.
"I might as well not know." Lin Xue replied with a double meaning. Then, she turned to look at the others with a blush on her face. It was obvious that the hug just now had given her a lot of courage. After all, Sandora and the others were also there. This was the first time that she had taken the initiative to show our relationship after it was made public. I didn't know what triggered this young lady. Maybe it was the legendary saying that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Maybe she was worried about her lover at the frontline or something?
Anyway, I was too lazy to think about it. After a long journey, the only thing I wanted to do now was to go back and rest. I turned to look at Jingle, who was in my sister's hand. The little thing had already started to doze off. If it wasn't for the fact that she wasn't in her familiar pocket, she would have fallen asleep already. This little thing would probably continue to suffer from jet lag.
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