Dawn Sleep

"There is no particular reason. It's just that I don't think there will ever be a more suitable time to take such a trip."

In the command room of the Silver Beidou armed starship, Xie Yuduo smiled and stretched out his hand to stroke his hair.

The communicator dedicated to interstellar long-distance communication flashed a small green light beside him, casting a little light in the corner of his eyes, like a firefly.

"That day, my lord, you opened the Golden Dawn Crown. The fortress analyzed the mecha's video and some built-in data, and got a lot of things."

"Including His Highness's travel route, images of battles with berserk alien creatures along the way, and even some methods of passing dangerous universes... These materials are too precious, enough to support a new expedition."

"His Royal Highness Laian stubbornly went to the Crystal Nest back then. I don't believe there is no reason. There must be something in the Crystal Nest. What's more, the Silver Dipper is a silver spear pointing to a distant star, and the First Fortress is the tip of the spear, the last point in the human territory. The front lines. That's our mission."

Xie Yuduo cast his gaze out of the porthole of the starship, he propped his forehead and sighed, his eyes dimmed three points, "...but."

"Now that the supporters of the shrinking faction are growing, and the 'Lava' space robber group is becoming stronger again, the possibility of Yin Beidou sending troops to expedition again will only become smaller and smaller. This may be the last chance...the last."

In Prime Minister Lauren's mansion, the wind blows through a corner of the dark and quiet corridor.

Jiang Jianming was completely stunned, his throat seemed to be blocked by blood, unable to speak or think.

——That's why the major general chose to send troops directly from the first fortress, and wait until the starship departed before sending the news back to the empire.

Let him see such a video like a last word.

"Think about it, the alien creatures are rampant, and the second and third fortresses are there to wipe them out; the space bandits are coming, and the golden sun wheel is guarding the empire."

On the other side of the projection, Xie Yuduo was still laughing at himself: "But when it comes to exploring the distant interstellar space and exploring crystal nests... If the first fortress stands still, no one in the empire will want to go there anymore."

Speaking of which, he quickly waved his hands: "Oh, of course, of course, there is also your Excellency, I know."

Jiang Jianming couldn't laugh.The fireworks in the distance stopped, and the depths of his pupils were pitch black.

"I'm not going to take a big risk, and I'm not going to go deep into the crystal nest. No matter whether I get useful information or not, I will withdraw when I judge that the resistance to moving forward is too high, and control the loss within an acceptable range. within."

Xie Yuduo continued, "But the situation in the distant interstellar world is changing rapidly, and no one can tell what will happen. I just thought, before I leave, I must at least tell you..."

"..."

Jiang Jianming exhaled silently, and the temperature in his body seemed to be taken away.

He stood alone by the corridor and listened to Xie Yuduo's babbling, there was no emotion on his face, he just felt that there was a heavy weight on his heart, and he couldn't breathe.

Jiang Jianming clearly understood that if Xie Yuduo made a mistake in his judgment by sending troops out of nowhere like this, and if the major general ended up worthlessly dying in the universe, what would have caused the first fortress to go wrong...

Then "Xie Yuduo" will become a sinner of the empire.

He is a sinner who will be engraved in history and whose name will be flogged over and over again.

And the major general himself must know the pros and cons, even so, he still made this decision with consciousness.

"If it's just in case, I can't come back." Xie Yuduo said lightly, "I also hope that you and Your Highness can come to the fortress, my mechs, weapons and equipment are still worth a little, they are worth a good Owner."

At this point, the video is almost at the end.In the picture, Xie Yuduo stretched out his hand as if to cut off the video, but his expression showed a hint of hesitation.

He withdrew his hand embarrassingly and said that there was one more personal matter.

"Actually...cough, I have a daughter."

Xie Yuduo lowered his head and curled his mouth into a smile, "I don't know if your Excellency has met her before. Her name is Emilia, and she looks very cute."

Jiang Jianming had never seen such an expression from the major general, this... the expression of the most ordinary young father.

"If I really die in Xinghai, my wife may not let the children know. But if one day, Amelia will cry for me, please help me comfort me, just say..."

Xie Yuduo thought for a moment with his eyebrows sideways, and said in a soft and sad voice: "Let's just say, your father has become a little star."

The video ended here, the projection went black, and the major general's face disappeared.

Jiang Jianming still stood there in the original posture, not moving for a long time, as if standing like a lonely statue.

He just raised his eyes as if lost his soul, and looked at the night sky in the distance with a sense of loss.

Even though he knew in his heart that the night sky of Aslan Star City could not see Alien Alpha, nor could he see the farther distant interstellar.

A sense of exhaustion washed over his limbs.Jiang Jianming leaned weakly against the pillar behind him, raised his wrist to cover his eyes.

How did things get into such a mess?

The truth of Ryan's death is still unclear, and Garcia still refuses to accept the crown prince because of unknown obsessions.

The traitors lurking in the empire could not be found out, the mysterious forces behind the space robbers had no clue, the missing true crystal mine could not be found, and the proposal on the crystalless race was rejected...

He himself vomited blood and had a fever every now and then, and he didn't know how long this broken body could last.Now even Major General Xie has gone to Jing Nest.

Not to mention whether it can bring back useful news, it is even unknown whether it can come back alive.

He had gone as far as he could, but for heaven's sake, nothing seemed to be going right.

Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and smiled wryly, wondering if this day could really go on?

Why not just come and reward him with a bullet.

As a result, the next moment, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching quietly.

Jiang Jianming suddenly turned his head and opened his eyes...

He saw the black muzzle of the gun pointing directly at him.

"Bang~!"

The sweet voice broke the silence of the corridor.

A beautiful little girl about eight or nine years old stood outside the railing in the corridor. She was wearing a gorgeous royal blue dress, but she held a small pistol in both hands, and uttered the onomatopoeia of "shooting" in a mischievous tone.

Jiang Jianming turned around and looked over, she hid the gun behind her back, blinked her pure eyes like black grapes, and stuck out her tongue playfully: "Hee hee."

Jiang Jianming frowned and recognized the girl.At the beginning of the banquet, she was held in the hands of Madam Donna and held in the arms of Prime Minister Lauren.

"...Emilia?"

Unexpectedly, the girl raised her delicate eyebrows and puffed out her chest angrily: "My name is not Amelia von Seekert, I am Xie Yinxing!"

"My father is Xie Yuduo, he is the general of Yin Beidou, a great hero who protects the empire!"

Xie Yinxing raised his head, his eyes sparkling: "Big brother, some people say that you are also an officer in the Yin Beidou army, is that true? Then have you met my father?"

"...Of course." Jiang Jianming looked at the little girl in front of him firmly, "He is the general leading us."

This is Major General Xie's daughter, he thought to himself.This innocent and lovely girl didn't know that her father was heading to the other side of the star sea, and she didn't know how dangerous this expedition was. Just like most people in this empire who lived comfortably, they knew nothing about the crisis in the distance. Know.

Regardless of the fluffy dress she was wearing, Xie Yinxing lifted her calf crookedly, and easily climbed over the guardrail of the corridor.

She jumped to Jiang Jianming's side, like a lively elf: "Big brother, can you tell me about Dad?"

"For example... What does Dad usually do in the fortress? What is life like in Yinbeidou Fortress? By the way, big brother, have you ever been on a battlefield? Have you ever fought alien creatures and space pirates?"

Xie Yinxing asked a series of questions, her eyes were full of bright longing, and she pouted again: "It is rare to meet people from Yinbeidou outside. At home, my mother forbids me to ask about my father, nor does I Learn from Dad."

"It's obvious that she can't help but talk about Dad...and then she gets sulking."

Jiang Jianming remained silent, maybe Mrs. Donna's feelings for Major General Xie are also very complicated.

He cast his eyes on Xie Yinxing's hand: "You took it..."

Xie Yinxing quickly took two steps back, hugged the small pistol, and stared: "It's mine."

She raised the gun at Jiang Jianming, licked her lips, and squinted to aim, "In the future, Xingxing will also go to Yinbeidou, and go to the battlefield with Dad!"

Jiang Jianming frowned, just about to speak.

Suddenly, Xie Yinxing changed color and cried softly.

"what!"

A cluster of palm-sized red gold crystals pierced out of the air, and hit the pistol with a clang.

Xie Yinxing couldn't bear such a great force, the gun flew out of her hand, drawing an arc.

"Your Highness?" Jiang Jianming turned around in surprise.

A slender figure appeared at the other end of the corridor at some point, and the pistol landed in Garcia's outstretched palm, while his other hand was holding a two-bitten apple.

His Royal Highness looked over indifferently, and the platinum curly hair hanging down his back was shining under the moonlight.

Xie Yinxing took a step back in fright, but soon glared: "Give it back to me! It's mine!"

Jiang Jianming quickly stopped the little girl who was about to rush up, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"

Garcia came over and stuffed the apple into Jiang Jianming's hand casually: "You are overtime."

At the second when he passed sideways, the prince suddenly pressed his shoulder, and exerted force with his five fingers.

Garcia lowered his head to cover his cold eyes, put his lips next to Jiang Jianming's ear and said in a low voice, "This girl is playing with real guns."

Jiang Jianming's temples twitched lightly.

Garcia's soft curly hair swept across his cheeks and earlobes, and the fingers on his shoulders tightened angrily: "At this distance, as long as she pulls the trigger, you will be shot. Jiang Jianming, how vigilant are you?"

Jiang Jianming took a deep breath silently. Only then did he get out of the dazed state after receiving Xie Yuduo's message.

He patted Garcia's palm and said softly, "This is Major General Xie's daughter."

"..."

Garcia glanced at Xie Yinxing again, but the coldness between his brows did not disappear, "It doesn't matter who she is, I'm talking about your problem."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Xie Yinxing who was staring at him angrily, and shook the gun in his hand: "Where did you get it?"