Counterattack [Interstellar]

The plan couldn't keep up with the change, and before lunch time, Allen received the news that Balk had returned to the main star.

"So fast." Pei Yao looked at Alan suspiciously, "Could it be that the matter of Tara Star has been settled?"

Allen was not so optimistic. He shook his head and said, "No...probably something else."

What else could it be?Balk, who was so busy that he couldn't even participate in his canonization ceremony, hurried back... Allen's anxiety became more and more intense. He turned his head and said to the etiquette officer: "Prepare lunch early. After lunch, I'm going to the Everda Palace one trip."

The etiquette officer looked at Pei Yao, bowed and asked, "Then, Your Highness the Crown Princess..."

"I'll go with His Highness." Pei Yao looked at Alan and begged in a low voice, "I want to go with you."

Allen hesitated and nodded: "Okay."

The etiquette officer nodded and turned to take care of trivial matters. Pei Yao asked worriedly, "What are you worried about? It seems that you are very preoccupied."

"Really?" Allen suppressed his worries and smiled at Pei Yao, "No, I'm just a little worried about my grandfather. He is old and shouldn't work so hard."

Pei Yao said in relief: "Your Majesty trusts the general, so he always entrusts important tasks to him."

"Trust can't be said, he just knows his grandfather too well and knows that he will not do things that are not good for him."

Thinking of the agreement that Balk had made with Pei Xuan and himself before, Allen smiled lightly and did not go any further. Pei Yao said, "Your Majesty is the emperor, so you must be more cautious than others when you sit in that position..."

"Not necessarily." Allen smiled at Pei Yao, "When I sit in that position, I will still trust you unconditionally like today."

Pei Yao felt sweet in his heart, and teased Ai Lun in a rare way: "At this time, you still don't forget to step on His Majesty's foot to praise yourself."

"No no." Allen shook his head and smiled, "I'm not interested in praising myself, I'm just trying to make you happy."

Pei Yao couldn't help laughing, and Allen rubbed his head: "Come with me in a while, if Auston asks you anything or asks you to express your opinion, just keep silent."

Pei Yao understood: "I won't express my position lightly...your position is my position, and your point of view is my point of view."

Allen felt relieved and kissed Pei Yao's lips: "Good boy."

When Alan and Pei Yao rushed to the Everda Palace, General Balck hadn't come out of Auston's study.

"I'm very sorry, Your Majesty can't summon you for the time being." The butler Cecil bowed to Allen, "Please go to the small teahouse with the major general to have some dessert first."

Hearing this, Allen walked towards the small teahouse, then turned around suddenly, and corrected him: "I hope you can call Pei Yao Your Highness the Crown Princess."

Cecil was at a loss for words, and quickly apologized: "I'm very sorry, I'm not used to it yet...Sorry, Your Royal Highness the Crown Princess."

Pei Yao was quite helpless for Alan's seriousness, but he couldn't say anything in front of others, so he nodded hastily, and Alan was satisfied, and turned to go to the small teahouse.

"You and I are not married yet, so it's okay for Cecil to call me 'Major General'." Pei Yao whispered to Alan after the attendants went down, "Others call me 'Prince Princess' and 'His Royal Highness' and so on. It’s just for your sake to be polite to me, strictly speaking, it’s not in compliance with the rules.”

"Since he knows it's polite to call you that, does it mean that he doesn't want to be polite to you if he doesn't do it?" Alan looked at Pei Yao with a smile, and said casually, "Can I think so?"

Pei Yao laughed: "Of course not. Cecil is His Majesty's steward, so he must be more precise in his words than ordinary people. It's not a big deal...you don't have to think about it so much."

"I'm thinking too much?" Allen sneered, "I haven't said the worst thing yet... He knows the relationship between us and what I prefer to be called by others, but he insists on calling you in front of me." Calling you major general is obviously a provocation to me, saying that he doesn't respect my intentions is because I'm covering up for him! Who knows if he has any wrong thoughts about you? He doesn't want to call you prince concubine, I don’t want to admit that you are my lover, what does that mean?!”

Pei Yao was dumbfounded, and he muttered for a long while, "Dai... what does it represent?"

"It means he is jealous of me, and he has extra thoughts about you." Alan concluded, "He doesn't want to admit our unbreakable relationship."

Although he has long been used to Alan's imaginative jealousy, Pei Yao couldn't help but be shocked by Alan's remarks. It took a while for Pei Yao to swallow his saliva and whisper: "You...you think too much .”

There was still no smile on Alan's face, and he snorted coldly, "I hope so."

Compared to the relaxed atmosphere in the small teahouse, the atmosphere in Auston's study was much more dignified. Admiral Balck looked uneasy, and said in a deep voice, "You called me back in a hurry just to announce this to me?"

Auston got up, walked around the study and stood behind Balk, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Relax, Tara star is too hard, you have suffered a lot, enough."

Balk was not moved at all, and said: "I would rather continue to gnaw on this hard bone, rather than adopt such an extreme method... Do you know how many people there are in Tara?"

"It won't necessarily hurt them." Alston shook his head and said, "It's just a small leak. As long as they can evacuate in time, nothing will happen. That's great, isn't it? They evacuated the mining area, we As long as the residual material is disposed of, we can start building arsenals in the most mineral-rich areas, and there will be no more disputes, the best of both worlds, isn't it?"

Balk looked at Oston silently, and said in a low voice, "This is unfair to the Tara people."

"Okay, they are fair to me? People from my two divisions have been exhausted there for several months! You know better than me how much the two divisions need every day. Who will pay for this loss?" Oston Impatiently, "I thought about dealing with it peacefully before, but they didn't have any sincerity, so I have no choice... Otherwise, what do you say? Continue to consume?"

Naturally, Balk had no better solution. Auston glanced at him and slowed down his tone: "The terrain over there is too special. Although their weapons are backward, we don't have an advantage in a real war, and I don't want to use it for some minerals." Fighting against the aborigines has a terrible reputation. I don't want to make it difficult for you, so I let you come back. You have worked hard these days... Relax, I will send another person to Tara star. I won't let you touch it."

Balk looked at Oston, and said coldly: "Send someone to release the poison? To take the blame for me?"

Oston's patience was exhausted, and he said, "Or would you like to come by yourself?" Oston sighed and said, "Okay... Balck, your grandson is now the crown prince, be happy."

Auston smiled emotionally at Balk: "Marian would be pleased if she knew."

Thinking of his youngest daughter Balk who died young, he became more and more irritable. If Auston hadn't found a mistress, if he hadn't had an illegitimate child, then Alan would have been the crown prince from the beginning to the end!Is it necessary to suffer these twists and turns?

Balk has always been unable to hide his words, and said bluntly: "This probably won't happen. Ellen was the crown prince when Marianne passed away. There is no change from that time, so I can't say whether I am happy or not."

Auston's face was hot, and he nodded with a sneer: "Yes, I have forgotten it after so many years."

"Your Majesty." Cecil pushed open the door of the study and bowed, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Crown Princess request your summons."

Auston frowned: "What is he here for?"

Cecil shook his head: "His Royal Highness didn't say anything."

"I don't have time to see him right now." Auston turned his head to look at Balk, and hurriedly ended their conversation, "There is no need to discuss this matter, I will choose another person to go there, you... go and see Ai Ren."

Balk still held his breath in his heart, but he had no choice but to give a military salute: "Yes."

In the small teahouse, Allen smiled and hugged Admiral Balck: "Grandfather."

"I watched the video of the ceremony, it's very good." Balk patted Alan on the shoulder, turned his head to look at Pei Yao, and smiled lovingly, "Crown Princess."

Pei Yao nodded, "Admiral."

"Why did you come back in such a hurry?" Allen asked after the greetings, "Is the matter on Tara Star settled?"

Speaking of this, the smile that just floated on Balk's face dissipated again. There was no outsider in the small tea hall. Balk briefly explained the situation and said, "Although I do not agree with Your Majesty's actions...But Your Majesty If I persist in this, there is nothing I can do.”

Balk sighed a long sigh: "During the battle with Lestin decades ago, Tara Star provided us with a lot of convenience as the rear of the Western Front. It was not a last resort. I really don't want to do this, let the poison out... It's fucking disgusting!"

Resting, war, backup, complex terrain, and Tara Star, which few people have set foot on for many years... The doubts entangled in Alan's heart became clear little by little. Allen suddenly looked at Pei Yao, and his heart skipped a beat. He understood the source of his uneasiness for half a day.

Allen turned his head to look at Admiral Balck, and said, "I am willing to take over from you and go to Tara."