Starborn Zero II: Tales of the Dragonmen

Kleedrich clenched his fists tightly, and had to say something against his will, "Although I prefer His Highness, His Majesty is right, I... am not qualified to be his partner."

Rudolph stared at him and ordered, "I want you to swear to Linel that you will not destroy his son for your own sake."

Kleedrich took a deep breath, looked up at the portrait of the late princess, "I, Kleedrich, swear on my own name and life. I will not do anything that is detrimental to His Royal Highness's empire, nor will I I will condone His Highness to do that."

Rudolph looked at him with eyes that could see people's hearts, and stamped his words on his heart, "Don't forget, you are 7 years older than Rhine. He can be young and reckless, but you can't lose sight of the overall situation. If You take advantage of his youth and inexperience, which is the selfishness and shamelessness of the elders."

Noon, Military Building

At lunchtime, Krause's office door was wide open.He had been sitting behind his desk, waiting for Kledrich to come back.He knew that his father would leave him to talk about Rhine today, but he didn't know what Rudolph would say.He kept looking at the time, hoping in his heart that nothing would happen to Kleedrich.

Then the elevator bell rang.

Krause's heart shook, followed by the sound of slow footsteps.Kleedrich walked through the door with the folder.He appeared to be unharmed, not significantly different from when he left.Krause secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up from the desk.

"Clyde, do you want to have lunch together...Clyde?"

Kleedrich walked straight past his door and entered his office as if he didn't hear him at all.Immediately after a bang, the office door was slammed shut.Krause froze there unexpectedly, because Kleedrich had never shown such a gaffe.He stayed there, and the worries that had been dissipated gathered up again.Because he obviously felt that there was something wrong with Kleedrich just now.

in the office

Kleedrich put the folder on the table mechanically, and then sat down on the chair.He hardly remembered how he came back from the emperor's palace.Because every nerve in his brain was uncontrollably recalling Rudolph's words.His devotion to Rhine is a bait, his feelings for him are selfish, and his respect is playing hard to get.All his words and deeds towards Rhine were denied by Rudolph to nothing.

In Rudolph's eyes, he is a liar who relies on his clever mind and worldly knowledge to seduce the young Alpha with a love trap.

Kleedrich closed his eyes tightly, suppressing the tears that were about to overflow.He wanted to deny it but couldn't say a word, because he couldn't help but face up to his own heart. There was indeed selfishness in his attitude towards Rhine.He has always restrained himself from being too enthusiastic about him, and sometimes deliberately said words to test him, and subtly affect his emotions.

All this stems from the fear of losing him.

Didi Didi, at this moment, the sound of a communicator came from the drawer.That was the personal communicator that Rhine left for him.

Kleedrich took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, and then took out the communicator.But the source of the information is not Rhine, but the captain of the Blue Superstar, Ige.The message is short, just one line.But each word, especially at this moment, pierced Kleedrich's heart like a sharp knife.

"The Star Thief meeting has been held, and all members confirmed their allegiance to His Royal Highness to implement the R99 order. But please be careful, Your Highness, all actions should be based on the interests of the empire to avoid internal disagreements."

Kleedrich stared at the message for a long time.Suddenly a sense of powerlessness hit him, he let go of his hand, and the communicator fell on the table.

This message undoubtedly confirmed Rudolph's words.For him, Rhine wanted to turn against Rudolph, and even his most loyal subordinates reminded him to consider the interests of the empire.If things go on like this, the day Rhine activates the order will be the time when everyone will betray their relatives.Maybe Rudolph was right, all he did was actually to keep Rhine by his side, for his own personal feelings.

Perhaps, from the beginning to the end, the only thing he couldn't see clearly was himself.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden knock on the door, followed by the door opening with a bang.Krause forced the door open with his body, almost fell inside the door, staggered two steps and immediately looked up into the room.Kleedrich sat at his desk and was watching him.He looked normal except for his red eyes.

"Are you okay?" Krause looked at him with concern, not caring whether his words would reveal his actions, "It's already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and you have been in the office for 3 hours."

"It's 2 o'clock..." Kleedrich turned his head to check the time, then stood up slowly, "I still have a meeting to attend."

Krause stared wide-eyed, watching him mechanically find out the folder with a blank expression, and then took it away from the desk.

"Clyde, are you really alright?" Krause's worry could not be eased, because his attitude was obviously wrong.

"Does Your Highness want to stay here?" Kleedrich came to the door, obviously seeing off the guests.

"Clyde..." Krause wanted to ask further, but didn't know how to speak.Because he originally stood on the contradictory position of being both an enemy and a friend.

Kleedrich left the office alone without waiting for his answer, and left the room by himself.

Krause watched him leave and thumped the door frame hard.He hated that he didn't have Rhine's determination, that he couldn't stand up and protect his sweetheart at this time.But he was helpless, even Rhine could not stand against Rudolph, let alone him who had no real power.At this moment, Krause was overwhelmed by a deep sense of frustration.If he wants to protect his sweetheart, he must hold real power.If you want to hold real power, you must be in the reserve position.

If he wanted to be in the reserve position, Rhine had to die.

One week later, Nicaea galaxy, B23-Beta planetesimal

The planetesimal is very close to a star called Sharona.Sharona is one of the few remaining stars in the Nicaea system that is still in its prime.Therefore, the crew of the Red Giant Star are looking forward to the B23-Beta asteroid, hoping to meet higher life here.This tiny planet lived up to expectations, having the same living conditions as the human planet, and the surface of the planet was covered by a large area of ​​vegetation.

However, the mothership stayed on the planet for two weeks without seeing human civilization, orcs, or even mammals.Maybe it's because the planet is so small, only half the size of a normal satellite.Even if conditions are right, the limited surface area limits its ability to harbor life.There is only one type of animal that lives on this planet, the lizard.

Various lizards live here.They are not large in size and are not poisonous because they have no natural enemies.Most of them have very developed IQs and are able to communicate at a high level in the language of the species.Since the landing of the Red Giant Star, there have been little visitors on the ship who have come to adventure and explore.At the beginning, the crew set up a net to prevent them, but unfortunately they never stopped these little guys.Over time, the people on board began to turn a blind eye.Because they are not only smart but also sensible, they never set foot in forbidden areas such as the energy layer, and only focus on one place - the kitchen.

Mothership's Command Room

Rodney is looking at the holographic interstellar map.Suddenly the door of the command room was opened, and chef Cook walked in angrily.Rodney immediately felt his scalp go numb. In the past two weeks, the faces of the cooks on the ship have not looked good.

"Senior ship, the jerky has been stolen again!" Cook said loudly.

Rodney sighed inwardly. When he graduated from the military academy and chose to be a Royal Star Pirate, he would never have imagined that one day he would become a second ship and feel like a nanny.

"Maybe it's because of the ink." Rodney had no choice but to make some mud.

"Eat 2 kilograms of jerky in one afternoon?" Cook asked with raised eyebrows.

"Uh, although Mo Mo is thin, his appetite has always been quite good..."

Rodney bit the bullet and continued talking, when a silver tail suddenly appeared at the door, "I didn't steal the jerky!"

The two looked back at the same time, and Mo was standing at the door, still chewing something, holding half-bitten jerky in his hand.

Rodney raised his eyebrows, "Then where did the food in your mouth come from?"

"It gives."

Mo pointed to his shoulder.A small green lizard sat on his shoulder, holding dried meat in one paw, chewing it non-stop, and wagging its tail leisurely, just like Mo.

Rodney closed his eyes, telling himself not to compare himself with reptiles.Cook couldn't bear it anymore, and strode over to put his hand on his shoulder.

"You thief!"

"Don't hurt Mo..."

Before Rodney finished speaking, the green lizard jumped to the ground, turned left and right, and disappeared in an instant.Unwillingly, Cook chased after him, and there was no one in sight for a while.Rodney knew it was a waste of effort, Cook couldn't possibly catch it.Not only that, when Cook went to catch the lizard, he didn't know what was being thrown in the kitchen.With the IQ of these lizards, it's just a trick.

"Mo, you have to tell them not to steal food all the time." Rodney had no choice but to say to Mo.

"But they gave me jerky." Mo said, holding up the jerky in his hand.

Rodney has black hair.These lizards actually know how to bribe the only person on the ship who can understand their communication.

After chewing the jerky, Mo looked around the command room, "Where's Gene?"

"Captain, he... went to discuss military operations." Rodney was absent-minded for a while, and almost slipped his mouth.

Mo pursed his lips a little displeased, "Are you going to discuss military operations again?"

Rodney cleared his throat and hummed, "Didn't the captain bring you to the meeting last time? They are planning an operation recently, so they need to meet and discuss frequently."

Mo looked at him incomprehensibly, "Can't we use the communicator to discuss?"

Rodnik got stuck.It is estimated that if this continues, it won't be long before he can't be fooled.Rodney was wondering how to make up this lie, when suddenly a siren sounded.That was the sound of the portal.

Rodney was overjoyed, it should be that Gene is back.Before he had time to speak, Mo's face was ecstatic when he heard the voice.

"Gene hug!"

He flicked his tail and ran away without a trace.

Rodney froze for a moment, feeling a little sad in his heart.If one day he found out that Gene actually went to Xing Pirates to date an Omega, how would he react?