In the evening, in the Heqinghaiyan Palace.
Long Jiu and Xiao Tingyun were having dinner in the dining room. When she was with Xiao Tingyun, she had always been an out-of-the-box and coquettish character. It was rare that she would be as quiet as today and eat a good meal. silence.
Xiao Tingyun knew that she was hiding something, but he did not ask immediately during the meal. Instead, he waited for the two of them to finish eating before asking: "What happened during the day today? Why did you change like this?" Quiet?"
Long Jiu held the after-dinner black tea brought by the attendant in both hands, and then told Xiao Tingyun about Duan Lishu.
When Long Jiu was talking, Xiao Tingyun listened quietly. After she finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Major General Duan is an open-minded person. He is sad now, but it won't be long." It will take some time to recover.”
After he finished speaking, he carefully observed Long Jiu's expression, and then said, "Are you worried and don't know how to face him?"
Long Jiu nodded. She did have this concern. After all, her face was very similar to Long Jiujiu. What's more, she was still carrying Long Jiujiu's identity. Duan Lishu loved Long Jiujiu so much. She was worried about Duan Lishu. Lishu often looked at her face, fearing that it would offend her.
Xiao Tingyun smiled helplessly and said: "There is no need to worry about you. Think about the Marshal. Doesn't he love Long Jiujiu more than Major General Duan? Long Jiujiu is the granddaughter of the Marshal. The Marshal can do it. If I can face you with ease, Major General Duan can do the same."
"And if Major General Duan really had feelings of resistance, then why would he squat downstairs in your dormitory waiting for you to come back after learning the truth?"
Xiao Tingyun calmly comforted Long Jiu: "It will definitely be sad for a while, but as Major General Duan said, he is actually grateful to you more than anything else. Although he won't If I treat you like Long Jiujiu again, my attitude towards you may change in the future, but you don’t have to worry about it. The relationship between people is based on getting along. Just watch Major General Duan’s attitude in the future. , if he still wants to get close to you, then get close to him. If he wants to open up the relationship, do the same to Major General Duan as you are doing to Major General Lin now."
Long Jiu's thoughts changed slightly, and he was somewhat comforted by Xiao Tingyun.
Putting the black tea in his hand back on the table, Long Jiu let out a long breath and muttered as if complaining: "The most difficult thing to bear is the debt of gratitude. Previously, because of the identity of Long Jiujiu, , I have accepted a lot of love from him, although I also know that it was for Longjiujiu, but in the end I also accepted it, so I always feel that I owe him."
Xiao Tingyun smiled, stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek, and said in a helpless tone: "You may seem careless and heartless, but in fact you are the most soft-hearted and caring. If others are kind to you, you can't wait to return the favor. Ten points, I think if you didn’t have the entire dragon clan’s last shield behind you, you would have been deceived into nothing.”
Long Jiu slapped his hand away and retorted rather unconvincingly: "Nonsense! I'm not a fool. Besides, whoever dares to lie to me will probably not want to live in the wilderness anymore."
Xiao Tingyun looked at her with a smile and did not refute her words. He just coaxed: "Yes, yes, yes, who is my baby? You are the Dragon Lord of the Four Seas. Who would dare to lie to you after eating a bear's heart and a leopard?"...
Long Jiu was made happy by him. He changed his silent attitude before and became more smiling and coquettish again.
At this moment, she and Xiao Tingyun were the only ones in the dining room, and all the attendants in the palace were outside. She threw herself on Xiao Tingyun with a smile, and simply sat on his lap. While acting coquettishly, she asked, "What are you doing today?" How's it going?"
Xiao Tingyun liked to see her acting coquettishly as she pestered him. He hugged the person carefully before smiling and said, "As expected, today's court meeting has sounded the alarm for them all. I believe there will be many tonight." People have been staying up all night.”
Thinking of the expressions on some ministers' faces when they left after the daytime meeting, Xiao Tingyun found it interesting. Even if he didn't send people to spy secretly, he could guess that those people would start taking action as soon as they returned home.
Anyone who has private connections with black businessmen would want to give birth to eight hands to cut off the previous connections.
"What about the garrison near the black hole?" Long Jiu asked again.
Xiao Tingyun smiled and said: "All Xingluo's sixteen legions have issued orders
After receiving the order, we will send troops back the day after tomorrow at the latest. "
Long Jiu was surprised, "Did the Long Family Army receive the order?"
"Of course I received it." Xiao Tingyun nodded: "The Sixth Galaxy mainly relies on the Long Family Army. At the same time, I also said hello to Wei Chuyang. Now the Tianshuang Star Defense Army has officially changed its name back to the former Xingce Army, but the number of Xingce Army is too small, so it cannot form a legion, but they can help the Long Family Army to garrison together."
Originally, after Xiao Tingyun succeeded to the throne, he planned to recall all the Xingce Army from Tianshuang Star to the Imperial Capital Star, but Wei Chuyang rejected his proposal.
Although the Xingce Army was pushed out to Tianshuangxing back then, they had stayed at Tianshuangxing for more than ten years after all. The soldiers of the Xingce Army had long been accustomed to staying there, and they are no longer the poor little people they were back then. , and now they are all well taken care of by Xiao Tingyun. Although they are far away in the sixth galaxy, the current Xingce Army really gets what they want.
Wei Chuyang didn't want to give up such a good territory as Tianshuang Star, so he simply stayed on Tianshuang Star with Xingce Army. In Wei Chuyang's original words, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Isn't it more comfortable than being on the Imperial Capital Star?
They are the emperor's personal soldiers now, and their treatment is definitely much better than others. When they return to the Imperial Capital Planet, they have to be watched all the time. Once they find out that there is something extra in their army, there is no guarantee that they will not be jealous. And make a fuss.
But hiding on the Tianshuang Star, even if Xiao Tingyun secretly paid for them and armed them to the teeth, others wouldn't be able to see them. Isn't it good for them to make a fortune in silence?
Xiao Tingyun agreed after listening to Wei Chuyang's words, and quietly moved his private treasury to add another generous military expenditure to Xingce Army.
Today's Xingce Army is rich. Not only has it replaced its shotguns with cannons, but it has also begun to recruit troops from abroad.
While the Xingce Army was busy on Tianshuang Star, Wei Chuyang, the commander of the Xingce Army, still had time to shamelessly pester His Majesty the Emperor.
Wei Chuyang was covetous of His Majesty the Emperor's new mecha. Since he was now the emperor's biological son, he shamelessly wanted to modify his own mecha.
Xiao Tingyun was pestered by Wei Chuyang for more than half a month, and finally compromised and agreed. As soon as he nodded in agreement, Wei Chuyang immediately skipped work, and Le Diantian personally sent his mecha to Shen Qiao's research institute. ….
It is said that until now, Wei Chuyang still relies on Shen Qiao to help him.
As soon as Xiao Tingyun mentioned Xingce Army, he immediately thought of Wei Chuyang who was soaring outside. The smile on his face instantly faded a bit.
Long Jiu noticed it keenly and immediately asked: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Tingyun said with a headache: "It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of Wei Chuyang."
Long Jiu hadn't seen Wei Chuyang for a long time and asked curiously: "What's wrong with him?"
Xiao Tingyun immediately told what Wei Chuyang had done some time ago, much to Long Jiu's amusement.
Long Jiu couldn't stop laughing and said: "As the commander of the Xingce Army, it is a bit too much to miss work for so long and not return to Tianshuangxing. However, his mood of wanting to upgrade his mecha is still understandable."
Xiao Tingyun looked at her with a faint look, seeming a little aggrieved. He probably didn't expect that Long Jiu would not help him but instead spoke for Wei Chuyang.
Long Jiu almost laughed at his aggrieved look. She quickly suppressed her laughter and leaned over to take a sip, "Actually, I had an idea since I received my exclusive mecha."
Xiao Tingyun raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
Long Jiu said seriously: "Have you ever thought about upgrading all the mechas of the generals? It doesn't mean upgrading everyone, but upgrading 3S-level mechas. Generals who can control 3S-level mechas are already They are the empire's top combat power. If all their mechas are upgraded, they will be even more brave on the battlefield in the future."
Xiao Tingyun really thought about it, but although there are not many generals who have reached 3S level physical and mental strength, the statistics are not few. Shen Qiao's research institute alone wants to upgrade all the generals' mechas. , that is a big project, even if they work day and night, the transformation will not be completed in less than ten years.
"I thought about it, but it took too long." Xiao Tingyun said truthfully:
"Furthermore, there are too few special materials needed to transform mechas. My people have gone to many planets privately. Whether they are energy stars that have been developed or energy stars that have not been developed, they have collected everything they can. But it’s still not enough.”
The problem of taking too long can actually be solved, but if there are not enough special materials, there is really no other way. After all, a clever woman cannot make rice without rice.
Seeing Long Jiu frowning because of the rare occasion, Xiao Tingyun asked strangely: "Why did you think of this?"
Long Jiu said helplessly: "What else can I do? Of course it's because of the Abyssal Clan. I think there will definitely be a battle with the Abyssal Clan. If the generals' mechas are modified and upgraded, they will be able to fight against the Abyssal Clan in the future. , and it can also increase their combat power a lot.”
It has to be said that Long Jiu and Xiao Tingyun really thought of the same thing. Xiao Tingyun originally wanted to upgrade the generals' mechas because he knew that they would definitely have a battle with the Abyss Clan.
Xiao Tingyun said helplessly: "Shen Qiao is actually willing to hand over the technology for transforming and upgrading mechas to the empire. Once this technology is handed over to the research institute established by the empire and completed together, the time for upgrading and transforming mechas will be enough." Shortened. But the problem of lack of special materials is the key. The special materials we have now, according to Shen Qiao's estimation, can only barely complete the transformation of ten mechas. "….
Only ten mechas can be modified, and there are really too few special materials. Xiao Tingyun spent a lot of manpower and financial resources to collect them.
Xiao Tingyun sighed: "According to the statistics of the military department, there are more than 2,000 generals who have reached the 3S level in the entire army. The special materials for ten mechas are not suitable for anyone."
Long Jiu probed: "What about giving it to the commander of each legion first?"
Xiao Tingyun smiled bitterly: "That's not enough. Apart from the commander-in-chief and Wei Chuyang, there are only fifteen legion commanders."
Long Jiu: "......"
Fifteen legion commanders are not suitable for anyone. If these legion commanders are at odds because of this, it will be even worse.
Long Jiu couldn't help but sigh. While sighing, she touched Xiao Tingyun's head and comforted: "Then we'd better send more people to collect materials. At least we can collect special materials for fifteen mechas." Okay."
It would be good to at least modify and upgrade the mechas of each legion commander.
When she sighed, Xiao Tingyun also sighed.
Both of them were worried about this.
It’s not that the Xingluo Empire doesn’t have money, and His Majesty the Emperor Xiao Tingyun doesn’t have money either. But no matter how rich you are but can’t buy special materials, that’s fine.
The worried Emperor sighed again and said rather helplessly: "I'll send more people to look for it. I can't go all over the Xingluo Galaxy to collect the materials for fifteen mechas."
But as soon as Xiao Tingyun finished speaking, Long Jiu let out a loud cry.
Long Jiu looked at Xiao Tingyun in astonishment and asked, "Are all your people looking for materials in the six galaxies in Xingluo?"
Xiao Tingyun looked incomprehensible and said: "That's right."
Long Jiu: "..."
Damn it!
Long Jiu said incredulously: "Why don't you go to other galaxies to look for it?"
In the end, Xiao Tingyun was even more incredible than she was: "Bao, what are you thinking about? Do you think those races in alien galaxies are dead? Don't look at the fact that there are many alien races that have established diplomatic relations with us humans, and they often come and go. , but once it comes to the energy and materials that can make weapons and mechas, they will turn against us in minutes. They regard these things as more important than life. Once the people of the empire go to outer galaxies to find these special things, They will start fighting immediately."
Long Jiu was confused, "But those interstellar black merchants..."
Xiao Tingyun said with a stupefied expression, "So if we catch them smuggling something prohibited by the empire, they will die. On the contrary, if black traders from other galaxies smuggle us things prohibited by them, they will also die."
Long Jiu was silent.
But soon, Long Jiu was ready to take action again.
With a subtle look of trouble, Long Jiu stretched out his jiojio carefully and tentatively, "Brother, outside."
The star field is so big, there are actually a lot of special energy sources and special materials, right? "
As soon as Xiao Tingyun saw her expression, he knew that she must have no bad intentions, and he replied cautiously: "So what?"
Long Jiu encouraged: "Then go and grab it! What we grab is ours. By then, let alone upgrade the mechas of each legion commander, we will upgrade the mechas of the more than two thousand generals in the entire army." There is still plenty left.”
Xiao Tingyun was not instigated by her at all, and pressed her head with his hand, "Go to sleep, be good, and don't cause trouble! We were originally on guard against the Abyss Tribe's resurgence, and even went to the outer star realm. Making enemies everywhere, do you want me to be the king of a subjugated country?"
Long Jiu immediately yelled, "Then don't rob the ones that have owners. The outer space is so big and there are countless planets. If we look over all the unowned planets, we still can't find what we need." thing?"
Xiao Tingyun simply stood up with her in his arms, walked out of the dining room towards the dormitory, and said as he walked: "The outer star field is huge, but we went to other people's territory to develop unmanned stars, and we also obtained special energy and special materials. You How can those alien races in the outer space watch?"
Long Jiu hung on Xiao Tingyun's body like a koala, grunting: "There's no need for our people to go, I can just go. So what if I'm discovered by then? Long Long robbed him. What's wrong with me, Longjiu?"
The more Long Jiu thought about it, the more he felt that his method was very feasible, so he kept talking in Xiao Tingyun's ears that night, trying to persuade Xiao Tingyun to let her go to the outer star field to rob again.
Xiao Tingyun felt as if he was dead. No matter how Long Jiu tried, he remained silent. He just didn't agree.
After struggling all night, he couldn't get Xiao Tingyun to nod. When he got up the next day, Long Jiu was unhappy. He pulled a small face and ran back to Hongyan Star without even saying hello.
But Xiao Tingyun disagreed or disagreed, but how could Long Jiu let it go so easily?
If he doesn't agree, can he still stop Jio from running towards the outer star realm? .
Feiyue Tiange
