"Sergeant Li Youde, welcome!"
"Long time no see, Sergeant Anton... No, it's Lieutenant Anton!"
Anton and Li Youde, who were wearing brand-new Star Alliance lieutenant uniforms, held hands tightly together. One of them is Captain Shepard's student, and the other is his right-hand man, but they rarely see each other.
"You did a great job in catching the former Speaker! It's a pity that your ship ran out of fuel and was only found now. If you had caught up with yesterday's triumphal ceremony, you would have been warmly welcomed by the citizens!"
Li Youde waved his hand: "No, no, I don't have enough face to bear such a scene. Teacher, is he okay?"
Shepard's physical condition is now one of Mycenae's top secrets. If it were anyone else, Anton would have affirmed that the captain was in good health. But now Li Youde is asking himself, and he doesn't need to hide it. He said: "To be honest, it's not very good. After all, he is too old... He has always wanted to see you. The former Speaker, please let me know in advance and come with me!"
Anton took Li Youde to Shepard's mansion in Lions Gate, which had long been ransacked by the former parliament. Shepard had no intention of cleaning up the house after returning home, and it remained empty.
"here."
Anton pushed open the bedroom door. Unlike the bare walls outside, Shepard's bedroom was filled with various medical equipment, and there were two nurses taking care of him. It seemed that the room was particularly crowded.
Seeing Li Youde coming, Shepard's eyes became brighter. He signaled the nurses and Anton to leave, leaving only Li Youde to talk by himself.
"teacher!"
The last time Li Youde saw Shepard, he could still stand upright and looked more energetic than some young recruits, but now he seems to have difficulty even standing. It seems that what Shepard went through was comparable to Odysseus' journey home, draining all his life force.
Li Youde choked up, and Shepard held his hand tightly: "Youde, I feel relieved to see that you are okay..."
Li Youde held back tears and said, "Teacher, I wish I had gone with you!"
"I have lived to this age and have already learned my fate. Even if you take care of me, it will be of no use. You De, I want to get down to business with you."
Li Youde nodded vigorously and listened to Shepard.
"Mycenae has just been liberated, and there are still a lot of troublesome problems that need to be dealt with. I should have dealt with them personally, but I don't have the energy anymore. Fortunately, I still have Anton and the others to help me take care of them. There are two most important things now. , First, there is an extreme shortage of living materials now. So many people have been imprisoned by the former parliament, and all production industries have almost come to a standstill. People who have just returned to their hometowns cannot have enough to eat. If this continues, it will easily make people unstable. The city needs salt and food. I want you. Go to Nineveh and buy it.”
"I understand, I will take care of it."
"No, you don't understand yet."
Li Youde didn't understand what Shepard meant, and Shepard didn't rush to explain, but handed a key to Li Youde.
"What's this?"
"This is the key to the captain's quarters of the Osiris."
"What!? I can't accept this!"
Li Youde was shocked and wanted to return the key to the teacher, but Shepard held his hand firmly.
"Listen to me! Friend, I need you to hold it! I don't have much time left. When I was on Earth, I wanted you to succeed me as the captain of the Osiris, and now I can finally do it! Drive my Ship, go to Nineveh, from now on you will be the spokesperson of Mycenae to the outside world!"
"teacher…"
Seeing Shepard's decisiveness, Li Youde, also a military officer, accepted the key.
"You have only served as a trainee on the Xingmei battleship before, and the Osiris is a big ship. I will ask Sergeant Anton to assist you. You must cooperate with him well."
"I'll take care of it, teacher. What was the second thing you did just now?"
"The second thing is the most important. If we want Mycenae to no longer be controlled by HER in the future, we need means of self-defense! But the former parliament was too incompetent and wasted a lot of resources, resulting in the current Mycenae defense being empty. I need You buy humanoid weapons in Nineveh.”
"You...are you not planning to return to the Star Alliance?"
"Although the Star Alliance has people like Lieutenant Colonel Diaz, there are still too many people who have lost their fighting spirit. Now, the top priority is to protect the independence and security of Mycenae."
"Let me drive away the Osiris now. Is there really no problem with defense?"
"Don't worry, there are still two battleships captured from the former parliament."
"I understand. I will bring back supplies and weapons as soon as possible to defend Mycenae."
"No, I am not handing over the Osiris to you to guard the gate of Mycenae for me. I want you to command the Osiris to continue fighting against HER after completing the tasks I assigned you!"
Shepard's words were sonorous and powerful. Although he had always been thinking about liberating his city, he had not forgotten to defeat HER.
Li Youde felt that a heavy burden had been placed on his shoulders, but he did not feel embarrassed. Instead, he felt honored.
"You...trust me so much."
"You are like my son and there is no one more suitable than you."
"I won't let you down, I swear."
Li Youde held Shepard's hand tightly, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
…
"What the hell are you...wearing? Don't tell me you bought this suit."
Lin Ao, Edward and Natasha went shopping together in Lions Gate City today. After buying a guitar, Edward went straight to a vintage store. When he came out, he transformed into a cowboy, wearing a black cowboy hat and all the clothes. Changed into a black leather jacket.
Natasha: "Isn't that right? It's been RX200, big brother. Nowadays, except for the scenic spots, who else wears the same clothes as jeans? Aren't your pants tight?"
Edward did not reply, but played a guitar first, then made a strange gesture with his hands: "zubat problem, zubat solves it, and becomes a homeless hero, Kuaijie z joins in!"
Lin Ao and Natasha were confused by Edward's performance. Edward said, "Hey, haven't you seen "Kuai Jie Z"?"
"I've been in West Asia since I can remember, and I haven't watched much TV..."
"Do you think I would see what you saw at the palace?"
"Tch, a bunch of unromantic guys." Edward put down his guitar angrily, and suddenly his eyes lit up again. He pointed at Natasha's earrings with a mean look on his face and asked: "Hi, Your Majesty, your earrings are not from Bart." Was it given to you by a scholar?"
"!!!"
Natasha's face immediately turned red and she covered her earrings shyly. Lin Ao also finished his attack at the side and said: "When I got up, I saw the scarf you bought yesterday, and today I saw Sergeant Bart wearing it!"
"Hehehe, that's just right. Sergeant Bart also received a lot of bonuses, right? Then these earrings must be very expensive?"
"You...don't be so embarrassed!"
As night fell, the three of them chased each other happily on the street.
(Recently I drew some rough settings of Ying Yang Shi, Lifeguard, Lin Ao and Anton. I will slowly update some setting pictures in my personal Weibo photo album in the future. Of course, I don’t dare to boast about my painting skills. Let’s take a look. Just have an idea)
