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The night wind blew gently, and the fragrance of primroses around the tombstone lingered in his nose. Under the hazy moonlight, the father and son hugged each other tightly in front of the tombstone. The warmth from the boy's body made Rosen's usually indifferent gaze feel involuntarily. become milder.

Luo Sen is much taller than his son. This kind of hug just makes Lin Yuan's face stick to his chest. His strong arms, broad chest, and steady heartbeat give people an inexplicable feeling of wanting to get closer. sense of security.

——This is the father, the powerful and affectionate biological father.

Lin Yuan grew up in a single-parent family, never experienced the slightest bit of love from his father, and never thought that one day he would meet his father.What's more, his biological father turned out to be the Imperial Marshal Rosen whom he secretly admired.

Being hugged tightly by his father, Lin Yuan couldn't help feeling a little warmth in his heart.

Luo Sen hugged Lin Yuan for a while, then let him go, looking at the boy's pair of clear and bright black eyes like his biological father, Luo Sen couldn't help stretching out his hand, gently patted his son's head, bowed his head. Said in a low voice: "Xiao Yuan, go back first, I still have something to tell you."

"En." Lin Yuan nodded, turned around and followed behind his father.

Luo Sen brought Lin Yuan to the third floor of the villa, walked into the study room and locked the door, let Lin Yuan sit down on the sofa, then turned around and took out a crystal electronic photo album from the bookshelf and handed it to him.

Lin Yuan asked curiously, "What is this?"

Rosen said, "Open it and see, the password is your father's name."

Lin Yuan entered the password to open the album, and saw a photo on the first page——

It was Ling Yu from the student days, wearing a blue military uniform, a pair of black eyes were cold and indifferent, and the expression on his face was a little unnaturally stiff when facing the camera.

The place where the photo was taken was indoors, and Lin Yuan recognized it at a glance—it was the student dormitory of St. Romia Military Academy.

Lin Yuan swipe across the screen with his finger, and then the second photo appears.

The second photo is a group photo of four people. Lin Yuan recognized Luo Sen and Ling Yu, but the faces of the other two were very strange.

Rosen explained: "Your father and I are both students of the Command Department of the 570th St. Romia Military Academy. I happen to be in the same dormitory with him. This is a group photo of the four of us in the same dormitory. The one on the left is Drew Behe, the youngest son of the Behe ​​family back then, is now the head of the Long Snake Legion. The one on the right is Bernia, the adjutant of the Rose Legion."

Lin Yuan nodded, looking through all the photos one by one with curiosity.

All the photos stored in the electronic album are Ling Yu's father's photos.

The youthful appearance when he first entered the school, the full fighting spirit when he graduated, the smile on his lips when he was promoted to major for the first time, the calm expression when he held a meeting in the military council hall, and the serious gaze when discussing tactics with others...

Hundreds of photos completely recorded every important part of Ling Yu's ten-year military career from entering the school to being discharged from the army. It was like a carefully crafted personal documentary.

Holding the electronic photo album in his hand, Lin Yuan looked back at Luo Sen with some emotion, "Are all these photos collected by you?"

Rosen nodded and said: "Your father hates taking pictures. Every time he faces the camera, his expression is very stiff. There are very few photos left, except for necessary occasions such as award ceremonies. These photos are from various sources. The collected ones are put here as a souvenir."

During these years when Ling Yu was not around, Rosen could only commemorate him in this way.

Rosen didn't even remember how many times he had read this electronic photo album, and checked the aftertaste over and over again. He could even recite the sequence of hundreds of photos clearly from head to head.

Lin Yuan looked down at the man in the photo, his heart throbbing slightly as if being pulled by a thin thread.Such an excellent general was expelled from the military because of his status as an Omega... He must have been very sad when he heard the verdict of the court-martial back then, right?

Seeing Lin Yuan lowering his head, Luo Sen stretched out his hand, hugged his son's shoulder tightly, and said in a low voice, "Xiao Yuan, I'm showing you these photos to let you know that your father is a very Excellent person, he is also... the greatest general in my heart."

Lin Yuan nodded, and said seriously: "I think so too. As an Omega, Dad leads the Night Army to victory after victory. It is really not easy for him."

Rosen was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Although we all recognize his ability, it is a pity that the military department has continued the tradition for hundreds of years and has never allowed Omega to join the army. Your father sneaked into the military department as a Beta back then, because of his ability The prominence of the military department has attracted the attention of the high-level military department, and the people in power in the military department have always been the Alpha heirs of the five major families, and they will not allow anyone to threaten their status."

Rosen paused, then looked back at his son, "Xiao Yuan, the military headquarters is a very complicated place. Although I am a marshal, I can't cover the sky with one hand. If anything happens to you, of course I will do my best to protect you , but the generals of other legions are not necessarily."

Lin Yuan nodded, looked back at his father, and listened very seriously.

Rosen met his gaze, and said softly: "Remember, you must be extremely careful in doing things in the future, not only to hide your Omega identity, but you are the son of Ling Yu and me, and don't mention it to anyone. ……Do you get me?"

Lin Yuan realized what he meant, and quickly said: "I understand, I won't tell anyone. Once those people know my life experience, they will definitely not let me go, let alone my father, we can't reveal it. The secret that Dad is still alive."

Rosen nodded with relief, "It's good if you understand. Although I don't know where your father is now, I will find a way to find him. Once I have news, I will notify you immediately. You can rest assured at school Reading, leave it to me from your father."

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, I got it!"

Rosen paused, then whispered, "Black Dragon, come out."

The space button worn on the ring on the right hand flashed a strange light like a black gem, and then, the black mecha came out of the space button, turned into a human and stood in front of the owner Rosen, and the golden pupils also lit up stand up.

Lin Yuan looked up at the handsome black mech in front of him, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Is this the Black Dragon?!"

He had seen the shadow of the black dragon in Suzaku's memory before, but he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to see this S-class mecha with his own eyes!

Lin Yuan looked at the black dragon in front of him, couldn't help standing up excitedly, walked in front of the black dragon, and stretched out his hand tentatively. The black dragon cooperatively stretched out his wide palm in front of the little master, graciously letting him Lin Yuan touched it.

Rosen couldn't help smiling.

This kid is really interested in mechas, his eyes light up when he sees mechas, no wonder there are so many mecha models in his room.

Luo Sen asked in a low voice: "Xiao Yuan, Suzaku is in your hands, right?"

Lin Yuan hurriedly said, "Yes!"

Rosen said, "You call Suzaku out too."

Although Lin Yuan was very puzzled, he still cooperated to wake up Suzaku's intelligence.

Two mechas, one black and one red, stood in front of him. Luo Sen stepped forward and ordered the black dragon to modify a setting, and then asked Lin Yuan to put his hand in the black dragon's palm and let the black dragon scan his fingerprints.

After a while, the black dragon made a calm voice: "Master, the highest authority has been successfully activated."

Lin Yuan looked back at Rosen in surprise, and Rosen explained in a low voice: "When I was in the command cabin of the Legion of Glory, all the signals requesting a call had to be intercepted and verified by the password of the Legion of Glory's outer defense network. You don't have a password. I can’t be contacted at all. So, I opened the highest authority of Black Dragon’s internal communication for you, and if you need me in the future, you can directly connect to me through Suzaku’s communication device.”

Lin Yuan suddenly realized.

What my father did was equivalent to allowing himself to skip the defense network outside the legion and directly connect to his private mech black dragon.

The entire empire can ignore the defense network of the Legion of Glory and directly contact the Marshal himself, probably only His Majesty?

While Lin Yuan was flattered, he couldn't help being happy at the same time.

——This is how much my father attaches importance to himself.

——The degree of importance is not even lost to his Legion of Glory.

Putting both Heilong and Suzaku back into the space button, Luo Sen said, "Xiaoyuan, don't worry, I will definitely find your father back."

Lin Yuan nodded, and said excitedly: "Then I will cover up the secret of my life experience, and after graduation, I will come to the Guards Battalion of the Legion of Glory to help you."

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he stretched out his hand. Luo Sen was stunned for a moment, and extended his hand cooperatively.

With a "snap", the sound of the father and son clapping their hands clearly sounded in the quiet study room.

Lin Yuan looked up at Luo Sen and said with a smile, "Let's wait for Dad to come back and reunite together!"

Rosen also smiled and said, "Okay, let's make an agreement."

The tacit understanding at the moment of looking at each other and smiling comes from the natural father-son relationship where blood is thicker than water.

At that moment, what appeared in the minds of both of them at the same time was the person they both missed—Ling Yu.

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It was already very late, and Rosen asked Lin Yuan to stay overnight in his apartment.

Taking the room closest to his bedroom as Lin Yuan's room, Rosen asked the housekeeper to quickly make arrangements, and personally changed a set of blue sheets and quilts for Lin Yuan, made the bed for him, and even carefully There are many mech models that Lin Yuan likes on the desk.

In just half an hour, the originally vacant guest room was transformed into the bedroom of the young master Lin Yuan.

From then on, even if Lin Yuan is not here, this room will always be reserved for him.

— This will always be his home.

As a father, the child has grown so big, and he has been ignored for 18 years. He has not been fed a bite of food, has not taught him a word, and has not helped him when he stumbled and learned to walk when he was a child. I didn't buy him a present on my birthday, and I didn't praise him when he got No.1 in the exam...

Such a negligent father, Lin Yuan actually didn't mind at all, and instead frankly admitted the existence of this father...

Seeing the young man sleeping soundly on the bed, Rosen felt particularly warm while feeling guilty in his heart.

Not only did Lin Yuan not complain to his father, but he comforted himself and said: It wasn't your fault, you did your best, didn't you?I thought that your father passed away, and you have been very sad these years...

Yes, how sad these years are, there are no words to describe.

The moment Ling Yu left, it was as if a piece of flesh had been forcibly taken out of his heart. That empty corner was bitingly cold and could not be filled for so many years.

But now, Lin Yuan, this optimistic and kind-hearted young man, this biological flesh and blood who inherited all his genes and Ling Yu's, finally filled Luo Sen's cold and empty heart with a ray of sunshine-like warmth.

Suddenly having a son, Luo Sen was actually very excited, but he didn't know how to pamper him.

He is already sensible...to the point where he doesn't need his father to pamper him.

Luo Sen stretched out his hand gently, and helped his son straighten his soft black hair. Lin Yuan, who was sleeping soundly, seemed to feel a sense of safety that made him feel safe. He turned his head slightly, and gently rubbed against the palm of Luo Sen's hand. rubbed.

... Rosen's heart softened in a mess.

This son can really heal his 18 years of loneliness and despair in an instant.

Luo Sen even felt that the existence of this child Lin Yuan was the greatest gift from heaven to him.

Lin Yuan, who was sleeping soundly, had no idea that Marshal Rosen, who became a father for the first time, sat beside his son's bed in a nervous and complicated mood for most of the night, and did not turn around until dawn.

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This night was an extremely warm and peaceful night for Lin Yuan.

But for Snow, it was an extremely thrilling night.

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When Snow set off from Pojunxing and came to Cepheus, it was exactly a week ago that he booked a very ordinary hotel through the Internet in advance. The hotel was very far from the city center and the imperial palace, and it was a safe and secret place.

Snow spent the day surfing the Internet in the hotel, and only at night did he change into his black clothes and drive Yexue out for activities.

However, what bothered him was that, as the celebration of the [-]th anniversary of the empire approached, the security of Capital Star was very strict recently. There were infrared camera monitors everywhere in the streets and alleys, and there were a large number of electronic defense nets in the sky. Troops patrolled back and forth.

Snow walked halfway for several days and had to turn back because he encountered patrol troops.

Today is already the 7th, so we must hurry up.

At two o'clock in the morning, Snow put on the black clothes again, tightened the belt around his waist, opened the window and hung the metal hook on the window rail, jumped up, and lightly turned his body out of the window, following the metal wire directly to the ground.

There was a slight "snap" when the black leather boots touched the ground. Snow stood firm, immediately retracted the wire in his hand, turned around and put on the big hat, summoned Ye Xue, and headed towards the target as fast as possible. to walk.

Although the healing mecha made by Brian didn't have a powerful attack system, its running speed was not inferior to that of A-level mechas, and it was several times faster than ordinary hover vehicles.Snow sat in the cockpit and designated a target point for Ye Xue, and Ye Xue drove him forward at a fast speed, and soon arrived near Locke Castle.

There are thousands of castles on the capital star, and the reason why Locke Castle is famous is not because of its prosperity, but because of its horror.

— This castle is called "Dead City".

——No one survived the entrant, and the city is full of bones left by dead humans.

This castle was originally a very lively and bustling place. There were many residents in the castle and they lived happily. However, due to a virus outbreak more than 50 years ago, almost all the residents in Locke Castle died of illness here, and the virus spread rapidly. , It is countless times more terrifying than the plague of the ancient earth era!

Since humans migrated from the earth to other galaxies in the universe, various new viruses have posed a great threat to humans. At the same time, human medical technology is also advancing by leaps and bounds. Vaccines for most viruses have been successfully developed. The outbreak of the Sav-II virus swept through the entire castle in just one week, and none of the residents were spared. It was considered the most serious infectious disease since the establishment of the empire.

The empire once sent several medical experts here to study the virus, but unfortunately, those experts also died because of the virus infection. Since then, Locke Castle has become a "dead city" that has changed people's faces. The military department completely sealed the castle, cut off all underground water sources and power sources in the castle, closed the gate, built a high wall, and no one was allowed to enter.

In the past few days, because the military department has comprehensively inspected the capital star, it just happened to inspect the area where Locke Castle is located. Several times when Snow arrived at the outskirts of the castle, he found traces of air patrol troops and had to turn back halfway.

Fortunately, today, those annoying guys finally left.

When Snow arrived near the castle, he immediately got out of Ye Xue's cockpit, let Ye Xue enter the space button of the necklace, adjusted his clothes, and then turned around and walked towards the gate of the castle.

The gate of the castle has been sealed, and it is impossible to walk in openly. Snow frowned slightly, took a step back, stopped in an inconspicuous corner, looked up at the high city wall, and found the right position. Throw the metal hook hard towards the top of the city wall!

The hook hit the top of the city wall accurately with a "snap".

This kind of metal wire is made of special nano-materials. It looks as thin as a hair, but it has a strong load-bearing capacity. The thin wire can even lift a large suspended vehicle. When used as a weapon, the slender The metal wire can even cut a person's throat in an instant!

Snow took a deep breath, wrapped the ring at the end of the metal wire around his hand, and quickly climbed up the city wall.

This long-abandoned dead city had been deserted for many years, and there was no laser defense net around it to intercept it. Snow easily climbed over the city wall, slid down to the ground lightly, turned around and walked towards the end of the street.

It was already three o'clock in the middle of the night, and the surroundings were eerily quiet. The soft moonlight shone down, like a layer of pale silver mist covering the castle.Occasionally, the wind blows, rustling the surrounding leaves, and the shaking leaves cast mottled black shadows on the ground. The scattered bones of the dead on both sides of the street add a sense of terror to the silent night.

Snow walked quickly on the empty street, only the sound of the wind and his own footsteps remained in his ears.

I quickly walked through the three streets according to my memory, and finally came to the door of the villa at No. 17, Street B3, Locke Castle.

Snow bit his finger hard, and dripped bright red blood on the intelligent sensing area in front of the villa door. The sensing area emitted a faint light effect. After a while, there was a creak, and the thick metal door slowly opened in front of him. open.

It has been uninhabited for many years, and the metal door has long been oxidized and rusted, and the sound when it is opened sounds particularly harsh in the silent night.Large tracts of weeds grew between the marble gaps on the ground in the villa, and the trees that were as thick as a child's arm in my memory had grown very thick, and the dense branches even stretched out from the walls of the villa.

Snow frowned, stepped across the weeds, and walked slowly into the villa.

The furniture in the living room was covered with dust, and the original white walls were even covered with cobwebs.

"..."

Thinking of the scenes of living here when he was a child, Snow's eyes suddenly felt sore.

Taking a deep breath, Snow no longer cared about these details, and walked towards the bathroom.

The size of the bathroom is very large, no one would think that there is an amazing secret hidden under this bathroom.

——The mysterious scientific research organization "Undercurrent" composed entirely of Omega, its laboratory headquarters is hidden in the underground of this Locke castle known as "Dead City".