Shit shovel officer dressed as the emperor

The Grand Duke was at first very opposed to the venture.

It is customary for the emperor to take the lead in the empire, but it is unreliable to go to a distant asteroid belt and bring an ordinary person who needs protection just based on Cassian's words.

Cassian did not know how to persuade him successfully.

This person is full of secrets, even if he is crazy, he still has an aura that is easily convincing—even in the face of the cunning Grand Duke.

This crew going to the asteroid belt is pretty simple.

Except for the emperor, Jingxi and Cassian, they only brought four members of the emperor's guard.

For today's empire, the asteroid belt and the back garden are actually not much different. A slightly better airship can reach the destination in less than an hour.

It's just that few people come here.

The asteroid belt is a desolate and dead star field, with almost no value worth using. That is, in the early days of interstellar development, a few small companies mined ore here, but because it was not worthwhile, they quickly gave up.

This is a very long star belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, containing most of the asteroids in the solar system, but the density is not as terrible as most people imagined, and there are still enough space for the spacecraft to travel in it. dodge space.

Among most of the fine stars, there are only a few slightly larger asteroids, and among them, in the main star belt, there is only one dwarf planet—a celestial body whose size is between a planet and an asteroid.

"There is our goal." Cassian said, pointing to the Ceres, which has a diameter of only more than 900 kilometers.

The airship quickly landed on the dwarf planet, stirring up a little dust.

The dwarf planet, about a quarter the size of the moon, has a thin atmosphere, water, and even a small ocean.

Humans once tried to use this place as an outpost to conquer the interstellar world, but they didn't know why it was unsuccessful. There was only a temporary building that had been completely corroded long ago, which showed that some ancestors had simply developed this place.

Later, because more habitable planets were discovered in the interstellar space, and the technology of the shuttle ship also made a great leap, this place became even more unnoticed.

Except for Jing Xi, no one else needs a breathing assistance system, and the spacesuit worn by Jing Xi is also light and comfortable.

This is a very soft jumpsuit, which hardly affects the owner's movements. The fully sealed hood is made of soft and transparent material, and it is tightly attached to the face, like a second layer of skin.

The temperature and humidity adjustment of the space suit is also accurate and comfortable, which perfectly demonstrates the advanced space technology in this world.

They just landed on the seashore, there was no wind, everything seemed quiet and gentle, and the slightly yellow-green ocean was incredibly soft.

Next to it is a series of low hills extending outwards, much shorter than the mountains on the earth, but there are countless large and small dark caves nestled together at the foot of the mountain, which looks unfathomable.

The gravity of this dwarf planet is also negligible, and walking on it can easily jump up, which is lighter than on the moon.

As soon as Jingxi landed on the ground, he couldn't stand firmly, and jumped up crookedly, and was pulled back by the emperor again.

"Be careful." He said, holding Jingxi's arm tightly with one hand.

Jingxi walked two steps with his feet crooked, and then slowly got used to the gravity here, and then he realized that the emperor's hand hadn't been let go yet.

"Okay, I can go by myself," he said.

The emperor just glanced at him, but still didn't let go: "You may be attacked later, so it will be more convenient to take you with you."

Jing Xi glanced at his hand again, and said thank you in a low voice.

"We are going in, be careful." Cassian said, pointing to the largest cave.

Even the caves on alien planets are weird. Although the caves look not small, they are surrounded by slender stone pillars with canine teeth. There is only a small entrance in the middle that can pass through people. Cassian does not let others After smashing the stone pillar, a group of people can only enter one by one.

Cassian walked in the front, the emperor leaned back slightly to protect Jingxi, and several other soldiers walked in the back.

As soon as they entered the cave, everyone felt a wave of malice rushing towards their faces.

Jingxi also felt cold all over.

"Gaochang...in it?" Although Cassian had already mentioned the possible situation before, Jing Xi couldn't help asking.

After all, it was the first friend he met in this world.

If... Jing Xi was a little afraid to think about it.

He could only seriously recall what Cassien told him to do before, over and over again, and use this method to get rid of those chaotic thoughts.

Passing through the hole, the space inside is a little bigger than the outside, but the group of people still did not change the order of travel, but shrank the team a little bit inward.

Cassian, who was at the front of the team, walked very fast, still carrying a crazy temperament.He held a weird stick in his hand, just like a medieval wizard.

The emperor walked closely beside Jingxi, still holding onto Jingxi's arm with one hand, and several officers stood behind him.

These officers, Jing Xi, all felt a little familiar. When they were on the spaceship, one who looked younger than him smiled silly at Jing Xi, as if he wanted to strike up a conversation. It was another older officer next to him. After slapping the kid on the head hard, he gave up in frustration.

This planet has a thin atmosphere, although it can hardly be felt outside, but after entering the cave, there is finally a very light wind blowing from the depths of the cave, with a strange smell in the wind, which smells like sulfide Smell mixed with chlorides.

The ground in the cave is wet and soft soil mixed with rocks, and a dark stream hangs on the side of the cave, flowing silently along the rock wall.

From time to time, stalactites of various shapes will be encountered in the cave, and the searchlights will shine on them, reflecting various changing shadows.

Everything is quiet, and if it weren't for the eerie sense of dread that lingers around us all the time, it would be no different from any ordinary stalactite cave on earth.

At this moment, Cassian at the front suddenly said: "Be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young boy who was still foolishly smiling at Jingxi just now was swept away by a slender white pillar behind him.

This white pillar is extending directly from the sea outside the cave - no one is guarding against that direction.

The emperor pushed Jingxi to Cassian, jumped up, and saved the young officer with a flash of light blade in his hand.

But he is dead.

The military uniform was torn and tattered, and his whole body was turned into a bone of bones.

"Don't look!" Cassian immediately covered Jingxi's eyes.

This is the first of them to die.

And not long ago, this person happily wanted to come over and thank Jingxi for saving him.

Before the words had a chance to be spoken, he was dead.

They can only put aside the sacrificed companions and collect them when they leave.

As the distance gradually faded away, Jing Xi couldn't help but look back again. In the thick shadows, the young soldier sitting quietly by the rock wall seemed to have returned to his original appearance, smiling foolishly and waving at him say goodbye.

They still had to move on.

Soon came the second wave of attacks, this time from the ground, the gravel splashed, and the soil layer arched. Fortunately, no one was injured this time because of the previous precautions.

"How far is it?" Jing Xi asked in a low voice.

"It will be soon, but the attacks will be more intensive." Cassian said.

The emperor was still close to Jingxi, like a solid city wall in front of him.

Jing Xi leaned close to the emperor's side, listening to the footsteps of his companions, he felt that the panic in his heart had calmed down a little.

Before coming, Cassian had already reminded that the journey would be difficult, and according to his words, maybe everyone except Jingxi might not be able to return.

Jing Xi felt that even if he was still alive, he would definitely not be able to return to Earth.

However, they still had to move on.

Because it is related to the fate of the entire human civilization.

Is it a hopeless struggle, or a glimmer of hope?

Maybe even Cassian couldn't tell.

Even if he had predicted gloomyly beforehand that this was just another meaningless struggle, isn't the essence of life just to struggle forever to stay away from death?

Even if it's a doomed fate, you have to fight desperately—it can't be worse anyway.

There have been several more attacks since then, but fortunately, the tragedy of the first never happened again.

Although one officer was slightly injured, it did not affect the combat effectiveness. After simple treatment, he was able to move on.

Sure enough, as Cassian said, they were already very close.

But the strange creatures that suddenly appeared in front of him made Jingxi's hair stand on end.

It was a bunch of tangled blood-red worms, and it seemed to be a huge creature connected together. All in all, it didn't conform to human aesthetics at all.

They are entrenched in every direction of the cave, on the ground, on the walls, and above the head, wriggling in groups, making rustling sounds.

Jingxi was so disgusted that he took a step back and leaned directly into the emperor's arms.

He couldn't care less about being shy and nervous at this moment, the stench coming towards his face, even if it was filtered by a protective mask, could still pass through the protective clothing and penetrate into his skin.

His blood was surging, almost boiling.

The emperor immediately noticed Jingxi's discomfort.

The lightsaber was lit up again, and the emperor supported Jingxi with one hand, while swipe the shadow of the sword with the other hand, the shadow was divided into thousands, smashing the worm instantly.

Jingxi also breathed a sigh of relief instantly, feeling his body temperature drop slowly.

An officer carried a high-temperature sprayer and quickly cleaned up the remaining worm corpses.

After the burning, the cave finally became warm and dry, and even the malice was dispelled for a short time, but after walking for a while, the gloomy and tense atmosphere immediately returned.

They move on.

The further you go down, the higher the top of the cave, and the humidity gradually becomes dry. The dark stream has disappeared, and the ground has changed from rocks to softer sand. Stepping on it makes no sound, but it is even more disturbing. nervous.

After the encounter just now, Jingxi's physical strength was obviously exhausted. His body temperature had dropped a lot, but it was still too hot. The temperature regulation function of the protective clothing seemed to have lost its effect. His sweat beads quickly covered his entire back. Soaked through, the fingertips can feel the dense moisture.

Fortunately, there was a spare protective suit. After a simple replacement, Jingxi felt much better, but his whole body was still weak and weak.

The emperor simply carried him on his back.

"Sorry, I've dragged you down." Jing Xi said dejectedly, resting his head on the emperor's broad shoulders.

"No, I have troubled you," said the emperor, "you should not have come here."