The Star Knight

The real fire phoenix spread its wings across the void of hundreds of billions of years.In the cold and lonely interstellar vacuum, the God of War star is like a huge furnace.It is like the heart of a giant, erupting thousands of beams of light, and the released magnetic field covers more than half of the God of War galaxy, shrouding the fierce stars in the dark thundercloud.

The light screen in Phoenix's cockpit was turned on, and a three-dimensional line diagram of a small planet was displayed on it. At this moment, it was moving slowly in the meteorite belt at the outer edge of the planetary system.

Imperial Fortress - Holy Maiden.

Opal still remembers the first time he heard it was in the lecture of the wrench, the ultimate defensive weapon equipped with optical concussion cannon, asteroid military fortress.

Phoenix flew to Liexing, and the space station sent a communication:

"Aha, it's obviously not going well recently. The weather is bad, and there are too many guests coming to Lie Xing. Let me see, who is the big shot?"

"Andre." Opal said, "Are you still alive?"

The voice of the space station was stunned, and then said: "Adventurer? Interesting, how do you know my name? Lie Xing has fallen to the point where the Great Astronautics Association has to save it..."

"I think... maybe we were friends in a previous life." Opal said.

Andre said: "It's a bit possible, well, I believe you are not hostile."

"We're just here to visit Ms. Refina," Opal said.

"That girl has been very irritable recently." Andre said: "You'd better not mess with her, adventurers, I hope you can bring some good news to Lie Xing, but don't be too ostentatious."

"Who?!" Another voice said beside Andre.

Andre's voice said, "Adventurers from King's Wharf."

"Oh?" The man said, "Let me take a look at the Adventurer's Manual."

Opal thought that even the space station was occupied by factions of the empire, and there were many more fighter jets around it, so the blockade was quite tight.

"What is Lie Xing doing?" the man asked.

Opal said: "At the order of Queen Inne, come here and ask about the situation of her teacher, Ms. Refina."

That person said: "Welcome to Lie Xing. The current situation is not very friendly. If you need help, please contact the Imperial Embassy in Lie Xing."

Opal said politely: "Thank you."

The 32-fold magnetic lock was released, Phoenix passed through the clouds, another thunderstorm came, tens of thousands of lightning rods protruded from the ground, Phoenix landed on the tarmac, Opal began to think that it might not be a good idea to fly the ancient gods to travel among the stars, after all, Some interstellar landing pads have monitoring devices, and it is too eye-catching to turn a large spaceship into a ring directly under the nose of the monitors.

As soon as we got off the spaceship, mercenaries stepped forward, making noise.

"Where did it come from?!"

"Exchanging money?! We only need 1 to 149 here!"

"Wipe the spaceship?"

"Where are you from?! Show me your ID card! Otherwise, you will be attacked by the locals!"

"Is it from the Empire? It looks like your spaceship..."

"He's a mercenary! Clearly wearing our clothes! Get the hell out of here! Imperial dog! Don't pull people here!"

"Hi! Are you joining the group? To be honest, it's not easy to make a living now..."

Opal was dizzy from the noise and shouted loudly, "Go away! I'm a mercenary! A mercenary! A local!"

"This is your hometown?" Rector said.

"It's half my hometown." Opal said, "As for what Raymond thinks... I don't know, he doesn't seem to have a stronger sense of belonging to Lie Xing than I do, but we met here, it's the place where we first fell in love ...God, how did Lie Xing become like this?"

The tarmac was full of people, and many alien visitors were arguing with the locals.

"Go and change the money first." Opal said: "The coefficient of gravity is a bit high, and it is easy to break bones. Teacher, please pay attention to safety."

Rector smiled and said: "Thank you for your reminder, Opal, otherwise the teacher's old bones will not be able to bear it."

Opal smiled, and took Rector to IRC to exchange money. No matter whether the universe is full of wars or storms, IRC will always stand firm. It is also a safe island on all planets. The lobby of the bank is full of angry and complaining foreigners. Lie Xing's situation is indeed very unstable.

"Exchange some Star Coins." Opal said.

"Ah, it's really rare." The Glock star clerk said: "Everyone is exchanging credit points, and someone is exchanging Liexing coins..."

"Hey, let me tell you!" A mercenary said, "Sir! It's not worthwhile for you to go to the window to exchange money! Why don't you exchange it with us, one for 150 and two for you..."

Opal turned back and said, "Thanks, no need."

The mercenary said angrily: "We don't earn black money! It's not easy for everyone to stutter!"

Opal said frantically: "I know! I didn't say that! Don't push people! Everyone is queuing up! He has no money! Hey, let me warn you, don't talk to my teacher..."

Opal went to push the mercenary who was pulling Rector away and warned him, and came back to continue queuing.There was an endless stream of salespeople behind Rector, saying: "Are you here to play? Are you staying in a hotel? I guarantee absolute safety..."

The purpose of Opal is not just to exchange money. He gave out his ID card, and the clerk said, "One credit can be exchanged for 110 Lie Xing Coins. Check it out. Today's exchange rate..."

Opal said: "It doesn't matter, for five thousand credits, can you tell me how the situation is going?"

"IRC is considering withdrawing the branch." The clerk said: "The new mercenary king obviously can't pick the leader...Of course, he may also be unlucky. It's true. Everyone needs luck, and every job needs luck...Luck It's truth in the universe! Fingerprint, sir."

Opal pressed his fingerprints and asked, "Is Xun back?"

"Ah—the leader of the Bloody Army, it is said that he will be the next new king." The clerk said, "I came back half a month ago. Here, look outside, there are people from the Bloody Army. The imperial faction controls the capital and shuts down Ping, the Bloody Army has controlled five major cities..."

"Thanks." Opal took back his ID card, transferred 20 Star Coins to Rector, and said, "I'm sorry."

"It's no different from the last time I came here," Rector said.

Opal couldn't laugh or cry: "The last time was a war..."

Rector said: "I mean the last time I officially came to Liexing, 4000 years ago, when Azeroth was not in power."

Opal was a little curious, connected the communicator on his wrist, and called Raymond.

"What was it like last time?"

Rector said: "The last battle of the dark age before the fierce stars and dragons and snakes mixed, just like you can see."

As soon as he received Raymond's communication, Opal saw a group of mercenaries bullying a half-grown boy.Many people were shocked on the tarmac.

"Don't do it!" Opal yelled.

What about the police?There was no police to maintain order. A tall man grabbed a teenager by the throat and pushed him directly against the wall, making a muffled noise.

Opal rushed forward and shouted: "You will kill him!"

He pulled the man away and received a punch on the head, and someone threatened, "Don't meddle in your own business!"

Opal immediately became angry, and pressed the man's neck with his bare hands, hit the wall, and shouted: "Isn't it interesting to fight like this?! Bullying a child, isn't it! Let you try it too!"

"Opal! Don't be impulsive!" Rector entered the crowd, released the power of faith in the crowded mercenaries, and pushed people out.The sirens sounded, and chaos surrounded the apron. As soon as Opal made a move, more and more people joined the battle group, those who moved boxes, and those who were selling hotels, all the mercenaries joined the battle group. It continued to escalate, and then evolved into a gang fight involving nearly a thousand people on the entire tarmac.

Sirens sounded one after another, hundreds of security planes approached, and all shops on the tarmac were closed.

Opal staggered back protecting the young man, and the two parties temporarily separated. Rector stood in front of several people and said, "Speak up if you have something to say."

"It's all over." A mercenary laughed and said, "I'm only saying that now."

"What's the point of killing each other among compatriots?!" Rector's voice exploded like thunder.

All the mercenaries fell silent.

"Is the imperial dog a compatriot?" A mercenary said, "Ask the person on the other side?"

I didn't have time to take a closer look before, but now I finally have time to tell the difference. Yi Opal has lived on Lie Xing for so long, and he can tell at a glance that the boy he rescued was a local mercenary, and the one who beat him first was from the empire. Mercenary faction.

The other side yelled: "What are you talking about! Say it again if you have the guts!"

The two sides were about to fight again. Under the surveillance of the security aircraft, a security officer came and said, "Who is it? Show your ID card. Are there rebels here?"

"No, chief." The mercenary Pi Li Yangqiu behind Opal said: "We are all good citizens, but we just don't like him bullying this child."

"What's your name?" the security officer asked the boy.

"Shanin." The boy said.

"Why did you beat him?" the security officer said to the perpetrator.

"I'll bring him to Lie Xing." Among the mercenaries sent by the empire, a brawny man said, "Three thousand credits for the travel expenses, how dare you renege on the debt..."

"I just don't have any money right now!" Shanin said loudly, "I will definitely give it to you if I can make money after receiving the entrustment."

The security officer said: "Go and coordinate in private. Stop fighting, how about you? What is your identity? Take out the card and have a look."

Opal glanced at Rector, he didn't dare to show his identity card to the public, otherwise he would be immediately besieged by mercenaries as a member of the star Iszul.

"I'm an adventurer." Opal said, "I'm from the Great Astronautics Association."

Immediately, all the mercenaries behind were in an uproar, sneering, and mocking.

Rector said: "I'm also an adventurer, from the Gray City of the Republic."

The two handed over the adventurer's handbook for the security personnel to check. The mercenary sent by the empire seemed a little surprised and said, "Misunderstanding, they are from the King's Wharf? Come here, and take you to the hotel. What is your order?"

"No." Opal put away the diary, stared at the mercenary who was obviously a converted imperial soldier, and said, "I still have some things to do, and I will see you later."

The man smiled, as if mocking him for not knowing what to do, the local mercenaries dispersed, and the rest were whispering, someone said, "Are those adventurers that Xun mentioned?"

"Maybe it is." One person said: "I guess they came to help him."

"Follow me, Shanin." Rector said, put his shoulders on the boy, put him within the protection range of the two, and left the tarmac.

Opal and Lei Meng got in touch, and the three arrived in Sunshine City. Opal first took Shanin into the alley and into the hotel, where the heavy rain and thunder poured down the sky.

The boss was still watching TV behind the counter, and lazily said: "The price has increased, eight thousand star coins a night."

Opal: "..."

"Let me come." Rector swiped the card for the boy, and asked Opal, "How many days do you want him to stay?"

Opal thought for a while and said, "The union will open in two days, let's book him for three days first."

Shanin said, "Thank you, how can I return the money to you in the future?"

"Don't mention the money in advance, you stay here." Opal said to Shaning: "Go to the Sunshine City trade union on Monday, there is a recruit registration office on the third floor, go there..."

The boss interrupted Opal and said, "The recruit training has been changed to the spirit of battle."

Opal said: "Then go to the City of Souls of War, the union headquarters, and find the Green Mercury people, there are discounts for recruits..."

The boss glanced at Opal and said, "There is no discount for recruits now, and there are too many people from the empire."

"Really?" Opal did not expect Lie Xing to have changed so much in four years, and asked, "How much does the training course cost?"

The boss said: "Hundreds of thousands, 30, 50? Now recruit classes are taught by a few low-level mercenaries, and you can pass the money..."

Opal said: "Then go and learn, come on."

Opal transferred 20 star coins to Shaning. Shaning was a little flattered and said, "Did we... know each other before?"

Opal said: "No, the mercenaries... are a big family."

Shanin couldn't believe it, and said, "Thank you, I don't know your name yet, I haven't seen such a nice person for a long time."

Opal said: "Yes, you can just find a mercenary..."

The boss lazily said: "It's gone now, you used to be a Liexing person?"

Opal was silent for a moment, and said, "Yes, I wish you... a long life. Work hard, Shanin."

Shanin and Opal exchanged communication numbers, and Opal watched him go upstairs, as if he saw himself a long time ago, and then touched his head with a hand.

"Hey!" Opal laughed, he turned around and embraced Raymond, hugging him tightly.

Raymond asked, "What are you doing here?"

Opal said, "Give a recruit... the way. Let's go."

Rector said: "You guys talk, I'll go have a cup of coffee first."

Raymond smiled and said, "Don't be like this, teacher, I know you don't mind being a light bulb."

Rector waved his hand with a smile, and ran across the alley in the rain to drink coffee in the restaurant opposite.

Opal and Raymond were standing under the eaves holding hands. Raymond said, "What's wrong? Do you have anything to say?"

Opal glanced at him, sideways took out a cigarette from his jacket pocket, and let him hold it. Raymond twitched his eyebrows, took a few puffs, and looked at Opal puzzled.

"You're a little weird," Ramon muttered vaguely.

Opal put his neck around his neck and asked him to bow slightly. Raymond thought that Opal had something to say in his ear, so he lowered his head obediently, but Opal kissed his face and touched his tongue. Raymond's ear.

Raymond's face turned red, as if he had returned to the time when the two first fell in love. He stared at Opal intently, and his eyes reminded Opal of when he became a broken replica on the spaceship.

"It's, it's raining." Raymond said, "Otherwise I can take you around...I mean...but this place is almost destroyed, um. Things are very expensive."

Raymond was a little incoherent, and Opal burst out laughing. Raymond poked Opal's head with his finger and said, "You are very abnormal, Opal, what happened when you and the teacher went to carry out the commission?"

"Do you still suspect that I have an affair with the teacher?" Opal couldn't help but cry.

"No no." Raymond was frightened by this rhetorical question, Opal smiled helplessly, and led him back to the Cuckoo Restaurant.

Raymond was always a little skeptical and kept looking at Opal, while Recter was wearing a rainbow film and sitting at the table watching the news.

Opal looked at Lei Meng quietly, as if only by looking at him like this could he know that he was real and belonged to him.

"The news is blocked." Rector asked a little strangely: "What are you two doing?"

Raymond said: "Opal behaves a little abnormally, have you been irradiated?"

Opal: "..."

Rector smiled and said, "He just missed you. Tell me, Raymond, what you have learned from your investigation here."

Raymond took out the adventurer diary, and Opal asked Xiao Q to come over to watch the news. After E7 and Xiao Q met again, the two robots became restless again. Xiao Q moved around like a child with ADHD, not even carrying the news stop shaking.

"Be quiet for me." Opal fixed Xiao Q and read the news above.

There is no mention of the turmoil of the Bloody Army, most of the content is the cooperation between the empire and Lie Xing, welfare, regardless of the dead and silent city outside, it seems that Lie Xing is in the most glorious period of prosperity in history.

"The wrench is using the strength of the empire's army to track down the whereabouts of the bloody army." Raymond said: "Led by Xun, several key mercenary members have continued to fight a guerrilla war for three months. In the main city of War Soul, killing the mercenaries sent by the empire, in the past few days, everyone suddenly became quiet."

Opal said: "They should be waiting for something."

Raymond said: "What do you think they are waiting for? Kyle Lei's return?"

Opal shook his head, even he himself couldn't explain clearly, after thinking for a long time, he said: "It won't be Kyle Lei, Xun will inherit the position of mercenary king, after Kyle Lei comes back, how will the two kings be divided? I guess Xun might be waiting for the commission from the mercenary king, with the commission, he can take over the whole star..."

Rector: "Someone noticed us, Opal."

Opal glanced sideways. One of the mercenaries in the restaurant by the floor-to-ceiling glass windows got up and left, while the other mercenary was still eating lunch.

Opal: "Do you want to deal with him?"

Rector: "No need, keep talking, I just remind you."

Opal is not afraid of any trouble at all now, and has no sense of secrecy when plotting. After all, their current strength has reached a certain level. Looking at the entire universe, it is impossible for anyone to touch anyone in their adventure brigade.There are many things that can be said openly.

Opal said, "So try to protect the wrench? How about knocking him out, taking him away, and letting Xun take over the throne?"

Raymond said: "Why is your purpose completely opposite to mine? I plan to lock Xun up until the wrench settles everything, and then let the wrench arrange the pattern again after Lie Xing resumes operation. How can you knock people unconscious with a stick?" Take it away again? It's too violent."

Opal said: "I think this is unrealistic. The conflict between Wrench and Xun belongs to Lie Xing's internal affairs. He has reasons and evidence, follows the constitution, and replaces Wrench with the votes of S-level mercenaries and A-level regiment leaders. Can you Do you forcibly stop the change of the mercenary king?"

Raymond said: "You have to know, Opal, the Holy Maiden, the military fortress of the empire, is in the God of War galaxy. Once the wrench is impeached and resigns, it will be another war. Do you want these people's lives? Think about it quickly. The consequences of the mercenary king, the empire will not let it go, once the civil war is over, the next step is aggression, I even doubt whether this civil war can end."

Opal said: "But I think that even if Xun is captured by you, other mercenaries will definitely come to die one after another. They cannot accept the rule of the empire. Wrench will either imprison Xun or exile them. After leaving Lie Xing, they will Still coming back, either assassination, sabotage, body bombing, kidnapping...these problems are not resolved."

Raymond said: "Looking at the situation clearly, the military power of the empire is no match for it. Unless you ask Cororin for help, I'm afraid that even Kaiser's aircraft carrier is not an opponent of the military fortress. After getting the wrench out of power, Xun has not yet If the throne is hot, the empire will take action immediately, and everyone will die together in the end. The Bloody Army still can't win."

Opal said: "Then there is only war. Whether to die in battle or to compromise, leave it to the people of Lie Xing to choose for themselves, just like when Lie Xing guarded the war, the mercenaries lived and died for war .”

Raymond said: "This time, there is no other wrench to cast the virus. Xun is not Azeroth, and Rotman is not Corolin. If he withdraws the factions buried in the empire and directly bombards Blazing Star, you What should I do?"

Opal stopped talking.

Raymond said to Rector: "Teacher, what do you think?"

"Honey, don't use the teacher as a shield." Opal said: "He has no obligation to take care of Lie Xing's affairs, he doesn't even know who Wrench and Xun are, he just came to arrest people."

Opal was a little afraid that if the two of them could not solve this problem, it would be too dangerous for Rector to participate in the war for them and actively drive the dragon ray to contain the military fortress of the empire.

Rector tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, and after a while, he said to the distance: "My friend, you have heard enough, what do you want to say now?"

The mercenary who turned his back to them knew that he had been discovered, so he had to come over and whispered: "Three, is it convenient to talk now?"

Opal noticed his regimental emblem and was stunned.

For a moment, Opal and Raymond's eyes were fixed on his regimental emblem, and they couldn't move their eyes away for a long time.

"Do you know our mercenary group?" The mercenary said alertly, and saluted: "I wish you a long life, my name is Asa."

Opal asked, "Where's Karens?"

Asa said: "Do you know the deputy head? He has been back to the Republic for a while."

Raymond said: "Smoke and Sword Mercenary Group, a very good name."

Opal said: "It's so-so, compared to the Star Knight Adventure Brigade..."

Raymond had bruised veins on his forehead, Opal laughed and patted his head to comfort him.

Asa sat down and said: "If you two have friendship with the deputy commander, everything will be easy, Opal, Sid heard that you are here today, let me come over and ask for your assistance."