mandatory military uniform

The next day.

In the large banquet hall that can accommodate 1500 people, 160 three cameras designated by the royal family filmed the awarding process from various angles. Although the entire awarding ceremony took only half an hour from the beginning to the end, more than 3000 people in the entire empire There is no TV station that is not broadcasting the award ceremony live.

"Ling Tianen."

Dressed in a golden dress and wearing a precious crown symbolizing the 3600 galaxies and 36 jurisdictions under the jurisdiction of the empire, Queen Ekarina, accompanied by three aristocratic elders and three congressmen, walked Go to the prepared ceremony table.

He also personally handed a pure gold horse with a luxurious ribbon embedded with a gold star, and handed it to the handsome young man in black military uniform.

"During your cruise mission in the Alpha area, you successfully intercepted the latest weave-type torpedo missile that the Federation was going to ship to the No. 3 front line, which not only effectively avoided the huge losses that our side might cause, but also severely dampened the enemy's morale. Let the other party clearly realize once again, the glorious determination of the imperial people to defend the country to the death and the inviolable sacred honor of the empire."

"at the same time."

Taking this opportunity, Queen Ekarina's ice-blue eyes carefully looked at the young man in front of her, who was extremely outstanding in terms of appearance.

Although Van der Ley personally introduced this young man to her three years ago, it was too far away that time. Although she hadn't reached the level of old eyesight, she really didn't see as clearly as today.

Staring at the cold, clean and emotionless eyes of the other party, the queen's bright red lips curled up slightly, and she continued to speak in her graceful and luxurious voice, without any haste.

"Your achievements on the front line are obvious to all. From the various contributions you have made to the empire, there is no doubt about it."

"Therefore, after discussion by the Parliament and the three houses of the House of Nobles, it was unanimously approved that you will be awarded the rank of major general from now on, and at the same time, you will inherit the title of earl and enjoy first-class noble treatment."

Lifting the sapphire scepter, which symbolizes the divine right of kings, and gently touching Ling Tianen's forehead, Queen Ekarina announced calmly.

"I hope you will continue to work hard, major general, please remember that the honor of the empire will always be with you."

hula-

As soon as the voice fell, thunderous applause erupted in the council hall full of distinguished guests, and the entire empire was immersed in the pride and joy of the birth of the youngest general.

After the award ceremony.

In the lounge on the second floor of the parliament hall.

"marshal."

After knocking twice on the gorgeous carved wooden door, the young officer who entered the room, who is also the protagonist of today's award ceremony——Ling Tianen, walked into this very quiet room compared to the hustle and bustle downstairs Inside.

"Major General."

Hearing his voice, Commander Vanderlei had been in the lounge before turning around.

Looking at the handsome young man who had already put on the major general's uniform, Marshal Van der Ley's gray eyes quickly flashed a hint of appreciation.

"What do you want me to do?"

As soon as the awarding ceremony was over, Marshal Van der Ley's guard told him that the marshal was looking for him urgently. This made Ling Tianen, who originally planned to join the crew who hadn't seen him for a few days, follow the guard to the second floor in surprise.

Noticing anything unusual about Marshal Van der Ley, Ling Tianen raised his eyebrows imperceptibly.

"sit down."

Made a gesture of please, Marshal Van der Ley said.

Nodding his head, Ling Tianen sat down as promised.

"Then I'll cut to the chase, Major General Ling Tianen."

Raising his head, Van der Ley looked straight into Ling Tianen's eyes, "Do you know what happened in A132 area?"

What happened to A132?

"...What is it, Marshal?"

After a pause, Ling Tianen still frowned and said to the former mentor in front of him.

Also as a frontier area, the A132 area is only 13.5 light-years away from the Alpha area he was cruising not long ago. Ling Tianen doesn't know what will happen to the A82 area where the No. 132 fleet is cruising in just a few days. ?

"It seems that you don't know."

Sighing inaudibly, Marshal Van der Ley took out a remote control and lightly pressed it against the opposite wall.

"listen."

Immediately, a huge [-]D screen descended from the ceiling, and almost at the same instant that the [-]D screen descended, a familiar voice with a smile sounded.

[Hehehe, it seems that everyone is very polite. 】

This is--!

The blood all over his body seemed to congeal in an instant, and Ling Tianen's eyes widened all of a sudden.

this voice...

He couldn't hear it wrong, he would remember this voice even in his dreams!

This is clearly the voice of that man named [Fang Tianhua] three years ago!

"Keep listening."

[Uh, cough cough!You... who the hell are you... what did you do? 】

Frowning, Ling Tianen looked at the [-]D screen that didn't have any images, apparently only recorded the sound, and only heard a male voice full of pain coughing and speaking heart-piercingly on the [-]D screen.

[Oh, who am I? You don't need to know, but, Major Kara, it seems that you are not very satisfied with my hospitality~]

Major Carla? ? ?

Is it the Captain Major of the 82nd Fleet?

Apparently seeing his doubts, Marshal Van der Ley said, "This Colonel Kara is the captain of the No. 82 Fleet, Vincent Kara."

[cough cough cough——! 】

In the audio, Major Kara's cough became more intense, and apart from the cough and the noise in the audio, the sound of an explosion from a distance could also be faintly heard clearly.

[Chief...sir...the motor cabin, room [-], and room [-] have...all exploded...we...what should we do now? 】

At this time, another voice of a young crew member who sounded not much better than Major Kara sounded in the audio with difficulty.

[Bastard... bastard!You... who the hell are you and why are you... doing this? ! 】Major Carla's hoarse voice was full of panic and unwillingness.

【Heh, didn't you say that, you don't need to know who I am, as for why you did this... Hehe. ] That Fang Tianhua's voice actually laughed happily, 【Because, there is an old man, I miss him very much. 】

【you!Cough cough cough! 】

boom -

bang dong——

At this moment, a series of explosions sounded one after another in the audio, which was originally extremely bad. The entire audio was like a TV set in the ancient earth period, making noise like snowflakes.

[You...cough! 】

[Master, sir!Sir...! 】

boom--

A violent explosion that seemed to shatter the three-dimensional screen suddenly sounded at this moment, covering the voice of Major Kara and the wailing of the soldier.

[This is my hospitality, are you satisfied?Ha ha ha ha ha……】

drop--

After turning off the [-]D screen, Marshal Van der Ley looked at Ling Tianen who was as cold as ice.

"This is what happened to the No. 132 fleet cruising in the A82 area a day ago."

"When our support fleet arrived, a large-scale explosion had already occurred in the temporary space port of A1327. And this piece of audio was found in the control room that was beyond recognition. I am afraid that this is also Major Kara's desperate press It was saved after turning on the recording button in the control room."

Even if you are not there, it is not difficult to imagine the tragic scene of blood and flesh in the audio.The expression on Marshal Van der Rey's face became more serious.

"Major, I believe you are very clear about the main structure of the temporary space captain and the specific alert level."

As the supply point of the fleet in space, the security level of the temporary ship port can be said to be the highest level, that is to say, as long as there is any change in the ship port, the automatic alarm system can be triggered at any time, and the nearest ground headquarters and The Freedom Fleet calls for help.

"Moreover, what I can tell you is that when everything happened at the port of the No. 82 temporary ship, less than 0.03 light-years away from them, our large fleet of 34 new warships was doing regular cruises on the edge of the A132 area. However, They don't know anything about the explosion that happened 0.03 light-years away!"

Looking at Ling Tianen solemnly, Marshal Van der Ley said, "This matter must be thoroughly investigated! Who is the opponent, and what methods are used to accomplish all this!"