star watcher

The relationship between the Federation and the Empire has deteriorated!

The outstanding performance is the blockade of Star Network.

Demreko couldn't connect to his country's network through the star network, and even the optical brain was limited. Except for designated time periods, he could not dial the number of the empire.

He hurriedly browsed through the contents of the Federation section of the Star Network.Sure enough, the situation was tense, and armed conflicts even broke out in some areas.Although the Federation claimed that this was an internal act of mercenaries and mercenary unions, Demreco could still smell a conspiracy in it.

——The internal behavior of the mercenary union?What's the matter with Qianxing Network and Optical Brain?The federation is too pretentious.

Fortunately, as a military personnel, his own optical brain has some secret settings, which can bypass the federal firewall and send encrypted messages to the military's special mailbox.

——But he forgot one thing, the brain of the spaceship is Hercules, and the owner of Hercules is Milan.

Immediately, Hercules appeared on the light screen: "Captain, captain, this is not allowed! Your data request is too old and is not allowed! Allow!" The light screen sprayed out a big red cross at the same time.

"It's a pity, can't you crack the update?" In this way, without our own help, the plan to bring Milan back to the empire had to be postponed.

"Of course it can be cracked, but if you secretly contact the empire, Milan will be very embarrassed! I can only restrict your communication!" Hercules jumped around in a football goalkeeper's sportswear.

Demreko narrowed his eyes: "Heracles."

"Huh? What's the matter, captain? What's the matter?"

Demreko shook his head: "Your level of autonomy is very high." In the past three years, he has been with each other day and night, and even strangers are familiar.Hercules, in particular, subtly hits him off with the hobby.

"Of course, I'm a free ranger!" Hercules was very proud of this, and Milan gave him the greatest degree of freedom.

"Who is your producer, or the person who developed your own module?"

Hercules immediately covered the vitals of his lower body, with a frightened face: "Captain, you fouled, this is *lah*!" Of course, he can't say that he has evolved intelligent life, it's too dangerous, and it can be inferred from Demreko's personality , the possibility of handing him over to the research institute is [-]%.

Demreko sighed: "If the Federal Star Network Security Bureau is as smart as you, this firewall, my special channel will not be able to get in." The special channel is the last communication function when the situation is extremely dangerous and dangerous. There is only one chance, of course you can't use it at will.

Three years is enough for Starnet's algorithm to make a small adjustment. The old key he used has not been updated in time, and it is indeed possible that he will not be able to reverse it.

As a soldier of the empire, Demreko is certainly dissatisfied with his current situation, but he has no other choice.

"Captain, don't be disappointed, be disappointed. As long as you don't take Milan away, Milan will support you to return to China."

"I believe."

From the second day on, Milan began to collect the situation of the Aries star field, and saw a piece of irrelevant singing and dancing, as well as various trivial matters.

"Heracles, can you find other sources?" If there is a problem, ask the brain, or the brain with autonomous consciousness.

"Okay, put it on me!" Hercules said, a string of characters floated across the light screen, quickly filling the entire screen, and began to occupy the next screen.

After half an hour, give the answer:

The statistics of the Aries starfield transition point show that the throughput of ships has reached the highest point in 300 years.

Classification of ships, mainly small private ships.

In terms of industry classification, entrants are mainly mercenary unions and free traders, while large chambers of commerce account for the majority of leavers.

The star field of Aries is not big, and it is marked by the large triangle formed by the three main stars of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. There is a deep-sky celestial body NGC772, which has transformed into an important ore star cluster by producing a kind of metal mine. Also called "ngc stone", the output elsewhere is very low, and it is the best natural material for making the core parts of spacecraft thrusters.

However, since last year, the output of the "ngc stone" mine has begun to decrease, and even an asteroid has been completely turned into a waste star due to overexploitation.

Not only that, but the overall trade situation in the Aries Starfield is very different from two years ago. Commodity transactions have increased significantly, the demand for medicines and weapons has tripled, food prices have also skyrocketed, and the real estate industry has declined all the way.

Not only that, but there was another group of ships that did not come through the transition point. Some signals were intercepted, indicating that the other party used encrypted bands, and it was no surprise that they were Imperials.

News can be falsified, statistics can be falsified, but monitoring records cannot be falsified.

The fact that Hercules couldn't reach such a long arm didn't mean that others couldn't.

— Bamboo.

With Bamboo quietly making small moves behind his back, he passed the information to Hercules, and Hercules forwarded it to Milan, easily smuggling the information.

Given Hercules' self-awareness, Milan didn't expect the upper limit of his ability to be there, and he didn't have any doubts about the source of the intelligence.Based on the above information, combined with Mina’s previous videos, and thinking about Mina’s former mercenary status, he deduced—“The two countries are competing for mine veins, and Mina’s father is participating in the war?”

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the communication cannot be done at will, nor why the country can force the mercenary union to accept the mission, and even Mina, a former mercenary, was recruited.

Bamboo looked at Milan with admiration, and he came to the correct conclusion so quickly, great job!

And just at this moment, the screen of Milan's optical brain suddenly lit up.

Looking at the contact person, Milan couldn't wait to connect: "Dad!"

A surprised face appeared on the screen: "You are—"

Milan also braked in time: "——You are?"

The screen flickered, and what appeared after the snowflakes was not a familiar face, but a chubby face of a middle-aged woman, a very surprised chubby face: "Are you Mina's relatives or friends?"

"Yes, I'm his son." Milan didn't say his name. After all, the registered identity of his optical brain is Starlight instead of Milan, which is a fraudulent use of someone else's identity.

The chubby-faced aunt's expression froze for a moment, and she showed concern: "Hello, child, does your father have any other adult relatives? Can you provide the contact information?"

Milan's heart hangs, the optical brain cannot be used by others easily without the owner's permission, and now a strange figure pops up on the screen... "Madam, may I ask, what happened to my father?"

"Oh, kid, don't be nervous." The opposite party immediately gave a comforting smile.

Bamboo also walked to Milan and held Milan's hand.

Milan turned his head to the side and smiled, throwing the light screen into the air.

"Father's adult relatives are still missing. Ms., although I am not an adult, I have already turned [-] years old and can take responsibility for myself and my family. I guess, you belong to the mercenary union, you need to notify me It’s not a good thing, is it? Since Mina’s father left, we have been mentally prepared, so please tell me the truth. So that I can arrange everything in the future.” Milan calmed down, except for convincing others In addition, a little deceit was also used.

Seeing him so calm on the other side, he was obviously relieved: "Yes. My name is Su Yue, the director of the mercenary logistics hospital office of the No. 13 branch of the Mercenary Union Aries Star Field. Mr. Mina suffered a terrorist attack early this morning and evacuated to cover his companions , was seriously injured, and has been rescued for six hours, and the current situation is not optimistic..."

Having said that, Su Yue stopped and observed the situation of the two children in the light screen in order to adjust his tone.

Milan took a breath, his face still calm: "Can I see him?"

"Oh, sorry, not right now, he's still undergoing surgery. After the surgery, I'll show you the live video, but please be prepared, Mr. Mina looks very bad."

"Please tell me in detail, what is the chance of my father's survival?"

Where Su Yue couldn't see, his hands clenched involuntarily, clenched tighter and tighter.

Bamboo immediately wrapped his fists in his own palms, rubbed them gently, and didn't speak.

Milan opened his fist and held Bamboo's hand tightly.

"That's what I'm saying. Mr. Mina's life is dying. We're going to do everything we can to keep him alive, but please be prepared. Whether he makes it through or not, he's not fit anymore. Continue to stay here. According to the agreement, we will send him back to his relatives after ensuring that someone receives it. I will check the address with you and confirm the date of receipt..."

This is a critical illness notice in disguise.

In other words, the death notice issued in advance.

Milan thanked him calmly: "Thank you for your information. Please give him the best medicine and care. If the cost is not enough, I will fully pay for it."

Su Yue was surprised by Milan's "rich and powerful", but still waved his hand: "My child, the cost is not a problem. Mr. Mina has already paid a huge amount of personal insurance, and the mercenary union will also give Mr. Mina the best medical plan, and The most generous pension."

Even the "pension" has been spoken out, which means that Mina is indeed in danger.

"Can you show me the medical records and relevant physical data?" Milan said sincerely, "I'll take a look first, and I'll be more mentally prepared. My father and I have a deep relationship, and it suddenly became like this. sad."

Su Yue nodded again and again: "Okay, child, I will pass on the medical records to you right away."

"Thank you, Ms. Su, I have one more request."

"Speak, child."

"Can I go pick him up?"

Su Yue paused: "Do you have a private spaceship? Can you jump?" Private spaceships are not something that ordinary people can afford. For long-distance spaceships with the function of jumping, the daily maintenance fee is enough for a middle-class family to spend a month. up.

It's not just a matter of deep pockets anymore, it's special... deep pockets.

"Yes, it can jump."

Su Yue confirmed again: "Is it your own?"

"Yes."

The smile on Su Yue's chubby face was even more amiable: "We are leaving in five days. If you can reach the m223 transition point within ten days, we can carry out the handover, but after this time, we will have to re-determine the handover location. According to the confidentiality agreement, The route of our mercenary union ships cannot be disclosed, you can confirm your direction and time of travel first, and then contact me, is that okay?" She left her optical brain number.

"Okay, no problem, thank you very much! I will confirm the route within five days! Also, can I check on my father's injury every day?"

"Oh, oh, of course! Very sensible child, Mr. Mina will be proud of you." Su Yue left the last sentence, and the video ended.

"Heracles, star map." Milan said directly, "You heard the call just now, can you change the route and jump to the Aries star field?"

"Obey!" Hercules opened the light screen and began to deduce and calculate, draw up the route, and calculate the time.

Bamboo was in a daze silently - he was checking Mina's situation.

As long as the star network can be connected, he can get instant information.