The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

On the spacious and empty apron of the Blue Crystal, Jon and Andy slowed down their pace and put some distance between themselves and Ai Wanxin, who was striding onto the shuttle's gangway.

Relying on the fact that the guide's five senses had not evolved and that they should not be able to hear their voices at this distance, Jon said in a breathy voice without looking away, "Andy, when she asked me if I could do it just now, I almost stood at attention and saluted, saying that I could definitely do it. I almost raised my hand."

"Andy, do you think I've gone hysterical because I haven't been scolded by the commander in a long time?"

Andy was silent for a moment, then said faintly, "I thought I was the only one."

Jon's eyes lit up and he whispered excitedly, "Really? It's not my fault, they are so similar!"

"I'm really good at finding them. I bet even if Ludwig came, he might not be able to tell them apart."

"..."

"Keep your voice down!" Andy was speechless and a little annoyed. "Is this something that can be announced to the world?"

"Om-"

Not far away, the shuttle's anti-gravity engine started up with a roar, and the iron-gray gangway detached from the hatch. Jon and Andy, who were still whispering, were suddenly startled.

"No, I have to go too. My God, you are not going to kill the Marshal's flagship alone!"

Jon's scalp was numb. Andy pushed him hard from behind: "Go quickly, I will go find those two people, hurry up, otherwise I'm afraid she will blow up the flagship of the Federation Navy!"

Jon nodded, and without saying anything else, he swung his long legs and rushed out like the most agile cheetah on the grassland.

He slammed onto the gangway, leaped up from the highest point, and slammed headfirst into the shuttle's door, which was not yet completely closed.

Jon rolled on the floor of the shuttle to relieve the impact, pressed the ground with one arm, and jumped up with a neat and beautiful movement.

The hatch closed, Ai Wanxin blinked and asked curiously, "What are you doing up here?"

Jon straightened his clothes and said with a smile: "Wagner also reported me, and the marshal also wants to see me."

Ai Wanxin's face wrinkled slightly, and she said inexplicably: "Just because of a collar badge?"

Of course she knew that the collar badge was probably just an excuse for them to find fault, but she had to give Jon a topic to talk about. After all, she knew almost nothing about what happened after her death in her previous life, and Qiong didn't live much longer than her.

Besides, Jon wanted her to make an interstellar call, but he didn't know who to call.

She had to find a way to determine Jon's position first.

The smile faded from Jon's face, and his lips were pursed into a straight line. After a long while, he said in a deep voice: "You got into this trouble because of me. I can't hide it from you."

"I know you are incredibly courageous, but the person you are about to meet is different from the Inspector who only has supervisory power. He is the Supreme Commander of the Interstellar Federation Navy, whose power is beyond your imagination. I suggest you try not to offend him, because he..."

Jon frowned deeply, considered his words, and said, "He is a petty person who is ambitious, self-righteous, narrow-minded, and vindictive."

Ai Wanxin couldn't help but laugh: "How could such a person become the commander-in-chief of your federal navy?"

Jon let out a breath slowly and said, "This is a long story."

"I don't know if you can understand concepts like the multiverse and parallel time and space. To put it simply, we are not from an extraterrestrial planet in your time and space, but from another time and space. Although we have lived on Earth before, that was many, many years ago."

"For some reason, we had to leave the shattered Earth and look for a new habitat in the depths of the universe. Eventually, we found a new home planet suitable for human survival, and used it as a base. Through continuous 'exploration', we established a huge interstellar federation."

"At the same time, we also formed an invincible interstellar fleet - the Galactic Expeditionary Force."

"The Galactic Expeditionary Force was established by the commander-in-chief at the time. Not only the interstellar navy, but also the army and air force were all under her command."

"The commander has a group of guards around him, who are trained and taught by her personally. After rigorous training, these guards will be sent to various fleets of the Galactic Expeditionary Force to take up important positions."

"The double cross star collar badge is the symbol of this guard." Jon touched the collar badge on his collar, with a look of loneliness that was hard to conceal in his eyes.

Ai Wanxin basically knew what he said, except for the double cross collar badge. She asked meaningfully, "Then what? I heard from that mouse that this collar badge is now issued to the lowest-ranking privates. Did something happen in between?"

Jon's hands clenched unconsciously. He gritted his teeth and said, "After the commander died in battle, they wanted to erase all his achievements. The Double Cross Medal is the most precious honor for a general from the Knights Templar, so they distributed it to all soldiers and tampered with its meaning."

“You know, if you want to erase the traces of a thing’s existence in the world, you don’t put it on a shelf and let people remember it, but make it something that can be seen everywhere and is ordinary.”

Ai Wanxin nodded suddenly: "You are really good at it."

Jon released his hand. "Because they have devalued the commander-in-chief and convicted him of a very serious crime, the soldiers who have distributed this collar badge will basically not wear it for various reasons. Those who insist on wearing it must still miss the commander-in-chief in their hearts and refuse to believe their lies."

Ai Wanxin stared into his eyes: "You know so clearly, why are you still wearing it?"

Jon turned his head away and said coldly, "Don't compromise in words, and don't compromise in actions. If you want to destroy a person, the first thing you have to destroy is his ambition and integrity. If I give in here, they will force me to give in countless more times later."

Ai Wanxin looked at his resolute profile, and how he refused to even take off his collar badge and pretended to be nice to them. One could imagine how difficult his life had been over the years.

Thinking about it this way, it's really infuriating. Not only did he kill her, but he also tried to implicate her after her death. I guess even if he dug up their ancestral graves, there wouldn't be such a deep hatred.

Power struggles, no matter where they are, are always cruel and a fight to the death.

The cabin fell silent. Jon came back to his senses and said, "I'm telling you this because after the commander-in-chief died, the parliament appointed a marshal for each of the navy, army, and air force in order to avoid a situation where one person alone controls the three armed forces. The people they chose are hard to describe. I guess one of the main reasons is to prevent them from being too popular with the soldiers and getting out of the parliament's control."

"The person you are about to meet is Federal Navy Marshal Schnatter. He is the most powerful of the three marshals and the one closest to the Speaker. I can protect you in front of Wagner, but I may not be able to protect you in front of him."

"You must be careful."