Starborn Zero II: Tales of the Dragonmen

in the study

Kleedrich sat behind his desk, sorting out some academic materials about the four-dimensional space that were retrieved from the database of the Military Academy.The key point of opening the four-dimensional space is to locate the location of the time axis.Professor Yuyuki Moritani's team at the Imperial Institute for Space Physics has been looking for a way to discover the timeline, but to no avail.Rhine is very concerned about this project, because any breakthrough will undoubtedly break all conventional cognition of the three-dimensional world.Kleedrich has always held a conservative attitude. He always feels that it is a Pandora's box, and it is unknown whether it will bring transcendence or extinction.

Didi Didi, at this time the artificial intelligence on the desk rang, which was the notification sound for receiving new messages.Because Rhine is not there, the system does not display the content of the message when it is locked, only the source of the information.

"At 9:58 am, a message from a rookie."

The source of the message continues to be displayed on the screen.Kleedrich glanced at it inadvertently, and a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.He didn't know who the rookie was, but he guessed that it might be the code name of an agent under the intelligence department of the military.

"The name rookie is really self-deprecating..."

As Kleedrich thought about it, the smile on his face suddenly stopped.He remembered that once at the annual banquet of the military department, he casually asked Schmidt's code name.Rhine was also present at the time, and Schmidt asked His Highness to give him a code name, and Rhine half-jokingly gave Schmidt the code name of rookie.

"Could it be he..."

Kleedrich stared at the source.He really wanted to check that message, but this artificial intelligence was Rhine's personal contact, and even he didn't have permission to check it.He immediately thought that in these days, Rhine kept silent about Schmidt's disappearance, and did not tell him who the mastermind behind the scenes was found out. No matter what he asked, he would only ask him to deal with this matter.

Is it really just because he is in heat?

Clyderich frowned slightly, with a hint of doubt in his heart.He looked at the documents in his hand absently, thinking about this matter all the time, and he didn't even notice that someone walked into the study.

"I remember that you have always held a conservative attitude towards exploring the four-dimensional space." One hand picked up the electronic display in front of him.

Kleedrich suddenly raised his head, and Rhine stood in front of the desk at some point.He quickly stood up and wanted to salute Rhine.

"Your Highness..."

Rhine waved his hand to him as a sign of disrespect, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth when he looked at these materials. "I didn't expect that you have always disagreed with this project, but you know more about it than others."

Kleedrich smiled, "If you veto it without knowing it, it's just a blind act of ignorance."

Rhine put the electronic monitor back on the desk.Kleedrich looked at him and noticed that his face was slightly tired, probably caused by lack of sleep.

"Your Highness's complexion is not good, please pay attention to rest."

"Well, I'll have breakfast first, and then I'll rest for a while before going to the military headquarters." Rhine said and walked out of the study.

Kleedrich was taken aback, "Did Your Highness not have breakfast with His Majesty?"

Rhine stopped in his footsteps, turned his back to him and paused for a second, "I was too busy discussing business with my father, and didn't eat much. Come and eat with me."

"Yes." Kleedrich replied, with another layer of suspicion in his heart.

in the cafeteria

Bright sunlight shines on the dining table through the windows.Rhine and Kleedrich sat opposite each other at the table, Rhine was eating breakfast intently, and Kleedrich was watching him with a cup in his hand.Rhine is very attentive in everything, and the same is true when eating, focusing on food.When his eyelids are lowered, the long eyelashes are very charming.At this time, that delicate face did not have the usual indifference, it was just a young and handsome boy.

"I have flowers on my face?" Rhine swallowed the food in his mouth, looked up at the person opposite.He had noticed that Kleedrich had been watching him.

Kleedrich raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "I was just thinking, if other people can see His Highness eating, maybe they won't be so afraid of you."

Rhine smiled, "I have many looks. Others don't need to know, it's enough for you to know."

The smile on Kleedrich's face was even bigger, "So I became a wall to keep out the wind. Now even Donald dare not go to you directly, and come to me in circles to report on work.

Rhine couldn't help laughing.He immediately put down the tableware, wiped his mouth with the cloth on his lap, and then threw it aside, "Is my Clyde complaining about trouble?"

Kleedrich put down the cup in his hand, "I'm just worried that if someone fears resentment, you will create an enemy for yourself invisibly."

Rhine stood up and held out a hand to him.Kledrich also stood up knowingly, and put his hand in his.Rhine pulled him out of the small restaurant and walked towards his bedroom.

"If I don't have the ability to deal with the enemy, what qualifications do I have to be your Alpha?" His tone was as usual, aggressive and absolute.But at this moment, Kleedrich felt that there was something implied in his words, as if he already had something in mind when he said these words.

Kleedrich did not continue to ask.The two walked into the bedroom, and Kleedrich took off his coat and changed into a light pajamas.After Rhine lay down, Kleedrich lay on his side.Rhine leaned over and kissed him, then rested her head on his shoulder.

"I'm going to the military headquarters in the afternoon, wake me up in two hours."

"it is good."

2 p.m., Colin Star

In the teleportation area on the first floor of the military building, a teleportation door opened on time, and Rhine walked out of the door.Outside the portal, the deputy chief, General Otto, was there to greet him.Rhine went out to see him, and the two separated when they finished their interview this morning.

"Where's Marshal Koenig?" Rhine asked the current highest officer of the military department and a confidant of Emperor Rudolph.

"The marshal is waiting for you in the conference room." General Otto replied.

There was a cold smile on Rhine's face.He followed General Otto into the special elevator until he reached the conference room on the 62nd floor.The elevator opened, and Marshal Koenig stood at the door and saluted him.

"Your Highness."

"marshal."

Rhine nodded to him, and then followed him into the conference room.There are many general-level figures in the room, all of whom are the chiefs of various departments under the military department.Rhine sat at the head of the long table, Marshal Koenig sat beside him, and everyone else, including General Otto, sat on both sides of the table.

"The content of today's meeting is the candidate for the Minister of Intelligence. Schmidt resigned suddenly during my visit, and now he is missing. The Intelligence Department urgently needs an acting chief."

Everyone looked at each other.Everyone knows the news of Schmidt's resignation and that he is Rhine's confidant.But now even Rhine said that he didn't know where he was, and everyone couldn't help guessing what happened.

"Your Highness, Schmidt's whereabouts must be found out. He has the internal information of the intelligence department in his hands. If it is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous." Marshal Koenig said seriously.

Rhein nodded, "Schmidt is the Minister of Intelligence appointed by me, so I am duty-bound. What does the Marshal think we should do now?"

Marshal Koenig seemed a little lost in his tone, and smiled maturely, "I think the deputy intelligence chief, Admiral Kidd, is prudent and can act as the acting intelligence chief while presiding over the hunt for Schmidt."

General Otto glanced at Koenig.Admiral Kidd is a member of Koenig's faction, which is well known in the military.

Rhine nodded, "There is no better candidate now, let Admiral Kidd temporarily act as the chief. I will sign the appointment document tomorrow."

Marshal Koenig smiled with satisfaction, "Your Highness, I still need to ask for instructions."

"what's up?"

"The Imperial Department of Trade is cooperating with the United Kingdom of Angola on a large-scale arms trade. To facilitate coordination, some personnel from the Department of Trade will be moved to the military building of Star Colin."

"I know this, you can arrange it." Rhine didn't care too much.

"But among the mobile personnel, His Highness Clause is included." Marshal Koenig continued.

Rhine froze for a moment, "Brother is going to move here to work?"

"Yes. Because it involves the treatment of members of the royal family, you need to ask His Highness for instructions."

"According to the standards of members of the royal family, as long as the elder brother does not exceed the standard, he will do as required."

"According to the request of His Highness the Tenth Highness, all personnel except Admiral Manstein on the 45th floor of the Military Headquarters Building have been removed to make room for the office of His Highness the Tenth Highness."

After these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to Rhine.Because the relationship between Rhine and Kleedrich is a well-known secret in the military department but will not be announced.Rhine paused for two seconds, and finally showed an unpredictable smile on his face.

"This request is not too much, do as he says."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After the meeting, Rhine returned to his office.After sitting for a while, he received a message from General Otto on his personal communicator.The offices of the two are only a few floors apart, but Otto did not visit but chose to contact remotely, which shows that he wants to avoid people's eyes and ears.

"I'm afraid someone knows what happened this morning."

Rhine snorted coldly.This morning he was summoned by Rudolph to the palace for a reprimand.Because Kamiya VI was very dissatisfied with Rhine's attitude towards Samuel, he informed Rudolph a few days ago and asked for an explanation.Rhine only said that he didn't want to do anything wrong before getting married, and promised to treat Samuel as his fiancé when he visited next time, which calmed Rudolph's dissatisfaction.

Rhine knew exactly what was happening now.

He didn't reply, just sent a notification that the message was read.At the same time, his private communicator displayed a message from Cainiao, which was a message from Angel City 5 hours ago.

"Everything is going well and the operation is underway."

The corner of Rhine's mouth raised slightly, and he sent a message back to the rookie.

"I want an old fox to show his tail. If he doesn't show himself, we'll give him one."