The pirate ship exploded like fireworks. Anton didn't know that his shot saved Lin Ao and the others and an agricultural satellite. He was just cleaning up space pirates out of habit.
Anton to Li Youde:
"The pirate ships outside the target satellite have been cleared. Let's pick up Edward and Lin Ao quickly before the Carthage defenders recover."
Li Youde, who was sitting in the bridge, scratched his chin: "It's a coincidence that Lin Ao happens to be on the satellite where Edward is. How did he escape?"
…
Inside the satellite, Lin Ao controlled Unit 2 and grabbed the "Roaring Dog" and flew towards the airport, waiting for the Osiris.
"Borrow light, borrow light"
As soon as Edward stepped into the crowded cockpit of Unit 2, he saw Elizabeth. Even though Elizabeth was wearing sunglasses, Edward was still amazed.
"Wow, you can do it! Where did this beautiful girl come from? How come you got a girl after being captured by HER? If you had known, I should have been arrested too!"
Lin Ao and Elizabeth agreed to conceal her identity for her when they got to the Osiris. After all, too many people on the ship hated HER. He lied: "Don't be ridiculous, this is Ms. I...Isabel Taylor! Thanks to her, I was able to escape from New Rome."
"Oh? If you were caught in New Rome, could you still escape?"
Although Elizabeth tried to avoid Edward's gaze, Edward seemed to see some clues, but he shook his head and asked: "She helped you escape? Who is she?"
"She is the civil representative of New Rome! HER has many residents who are opposed to the war. They helped me escape. In exchange, I need to escort this lady to Earth so that she can speak on behalf of the residents of New Rome at international meetings and condemn HER Atrocities!"
"oh?"
Edward thought to himself, this girl looks to be similar in age to him, but she actually has the ability to take Lin Ao, who is a prisoner, out of the capital of HER? There must be many secrets here, but for now he chooses to believe in Lin Ao, who has been through life and death with him.
"Well, when you get on the ship, you, Lieutenant Anton and Li Youde, they must be curious about how you escaped."
…
When Unit 2 entered the hangar after a long absence, Lin Ao and his party were welcomed by almost the entire crew of the ship. Everyone applauded him and welcomed him home. Tears filled Lin Ao's eyes. He flew towards the crowd and was soon hugged into a ball by Old Jack, Sergeant Bart, Li Si and Corporal Miao Haosi who were all covered in tendons.
"You are really alive!"
"Are you injured?"
"We miss you so much!"
Lin Ao was so moved that he could not speak. Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes and floated to everyone around him in the weightless environment.
"Lin Ao!"
Lieutenant Anton flew over, patted Lin Ao's back hard, and said happily: "I didn't expect that not only are you alive, but Unit 2 is not lost, it's so great! Come on, I have already booked a big meal in the restaurant. you!"
Speaking of eating, Lin Ao thought of Elizabeth who was still hiding in the cockpit, and he flew over to pick her up. Perhaps Lin Ao's pulling movements were too strong, but Elizabeth's sunglasses were loosened when she came out. She was so shocked by her appearance that all the men and women present were speechless for a moment.
"Who is this…"
"She is my guest. Let's wait until after dinner! Are you hungry?"
Elizabeth blushed and nodded.
…
Originally, the protagonist of the banquet prepared by Lieutenant Anton was supposed to be Lin Ao, but now everyone in the restaurant was watching Elizabeth eating. This girl, who is about the same age as Lin Ao, wears sunglasses when eating, and her movements are extremely elegant. Elizabeth was also too hungry. She almost didn't eat and only had food in her eyes, ignoring the looks on her.
Lin Ao was also fascinated. Anton tapped his shoulder and asked them to go out together. The two of them arrived at Anton's room.
"Are you crazy!?"
"Uh?? What's wrong Lieutenant?"
"Don't you know who that girl is?"
Anton actually guessed Elizabeth's identity. Lin Ao was a little panicked. He hadn't figured out how to deal with Elizabeth on the ship. He had thought about asking Anton to help him protect Elizabeth, but judging from his current attitude, it was unlikely.
"She...she helped me escape from New Rome, and she helped me take back Unit 2. In exchange, I had to protect her on the ship."
"So you know who she is and why is she here?"
Lin Ao told Elizabeth all about his plan, but he didn't expect Lieutenant Anton to give him a slap in the face.
"Lieutenant you!?"
"Are you an idiot! What kind of splitting the empire is accelerating the war? Do you know how many people will die as a result?"
Lin Ao covered his beaten red face and said confidently: "But if the war continues like this, more people will die!"
"Then you think that splitting HER will speed up the end of the war? Ridiculous! Otherwise it will only be more difficult to deal with! You are the only one around her, how can you ensure that someone will impulsively split after she calls for it at an international conference? Support her? Do those who support her just want to use her? What if HER is pretending!?"
Lin Ao was speechless. It was not that he had never thought about these issues.
Anton sighed: "I know you may have agreed to her request in order to escape New Rome, but she is a time bomb, and HER will not let us go."
"Then what should we do? We can't leave her behind, right?"
"Let me ask Captain Li Youde first. Don't go back to the restaurant for the time being until your face recovers."
After Lieutenant Anton left, Lin Ao sat depressed for a long time. He estimated that the party was over before going out, and happened to meet Natasha. He originally thought Natasha would say something about him missing so many things, but he saw Natasha asking him in a questioning tone:
"Is the girl you brought here a member of the royal family?"
"ah?"
"The way she eats and behaves are those of a European court, and there are some norms that only princesses will abide by."
Although Natasha usually didn't look like a princess, she had never been exposed to the palace culture. It was difficult to hide it from her. Lin Ao could only lie and didn't know Elizabeth's identity. Natasha didn't ask any more questions, she whispered something in Lin Ao's ear and left.
"She looks a lot like my sister. Don't let me take advantage of you."
Lin Ao wiped his sweat. It seemed that it was too difficult to hide HER's princess on the ship by himself. Just then, the radio called him to go to the captain's cabin.
"Lieutenant Anton must be with Li Youde... It seems that I can only tell the truth."
Lin Ao entered the captain's room anxiously. He thought he would be scolded by Li Youde, but he saw Li Youde sitting calmly behind his desk and checking documents.
"Report to the Colonel! Warrant Officer Lin Ao of Humanoid Weapon Team Z, listen to the radio, Captain, you are looking for me!"
Unknowingly, Lin Ao became like a professional soldier. Li Youde put down the report: "Don't be formal, Lin Ao. Lieutenant Anton has already reported to me the guests you brought back and how they escaped. Is there anything you would like to add?" Of?"
“No cherry blossoms”
"So you want the Osiris to protect her going to Lhasa?"
"I follow your orders, but I want to keep her safe."
Li Youde tapped his fingers on the table a few times: "I can't make a decision on this. I need to go back to Mycenae and ask the teacher. I will arrange a room for Elisabeth Adenauer, but forget about the escort. I will choose first. Some female soldiers are here to protect her, you should have a good rest these days."
"yes…"
Li Youde leaned back, looked at Lin Ao a few times, and asked: "Lin Ao, I am an airborne captain. I only know a few words about you. Lieutenant Anton is worried that you are being used, but you think you can Change war?”
"I...I don't know, but I hope something can be done."
"You're already doing it, aren't you? Fighting HER, isn't it enough?"
"I'm afraid the war will last for a long time, just like the world wars a hundred years ago lasted for years."
"That's not what I want, but you and I are both mortals, and our power is limited. Although sometimes mortal power can push the world, more often than not it can only be swept away by the torrent of the times."
"yes…"
Li Youde stood up: "Since we have started chatting with you, I will say a few more words. Lin Ao, what do you think is the cause of this war?"
"The accumulated contradictions between people on earth and people in space."
"Yes, when the space colonization plan was proposed a hundred years ago, some people predicted that it would follow the old path of self-destruction in the legendary era, and that war was inevitable. However, the earth's environment at that time was harsh and the population was exploding. In order to survive, we could only step into the universe. Lin Ao , what do you think of the cosmic people?"
"Except for the people in HER, most of them are kind and brave."
"How did you come to this conclusion? Because of spending time with the people on the Osiris?"
"That's right."
Li Youde shook his head: "You only saw part of it. It just so happens that the Osiris is full of good people. It is true that at the beginning of the space colonization plan, the voluntary and selected immigrants were the elite of mankind, hardworking and brave. But support them in the future Their belief in dedicating the rest of their lives to the universe is that human beings will develop towards the universe step by step in the future, and they will become the pioneers of mankind. But they are wrong. When the population and resource crisis eased, various forces became less enterprising and the focus of development shifted from The universe has returned to the Lin sphere, repeating the mistakes that humans have made in the past. The universe colonies have gradually become a tool to maintain the prosperity of the earth, rather than a bridgehead to the star sea. Life for the people in the universe is getting more and more difficult, and they are discouraged. The elites chose to return to Earth, leaving behind mostly people who had no money to return to Earth to immigrate. And the quality of the governors sent by various forces to Earth was getting worse and worse, and they turned to exploiting the residents of the universe."
Seeing Lin Ao nodding frequently, Li Youde continued: "These are just what is discussed in textbooks, but the problem of space aliens is more serious than the apparent contradiction. It is true that the exploitation of space people by earth people is the main factor in the contradiction, but the space people themselves are also Not innocent. Because they were dissatisfied with the contempt of various forces, the colonial satellites began to elect their own parliaments and governors, but the people elected were either idlers who did not understand the sufferings of the world and liked to mess around, or people who wanted to use their power to enrich their own pockets. The contradiction between the earth and the universe It was also their propaganda. The congressmen who depicted the cosmic people working together to build a self-sufficient homeland did not get votes, while the speculators who advocated the independence of colonial satellites and confrontation with the earth got a lot of votes. This kind of thing happened in every satellite, and the people were What they incite is becoming more and more irrational. Most of the people who advocate confrontation and war are incompetent. If they are elected, they will make everyone's life more difficult. But guess what, the people of the universe do not hate the idiots they elected, but instead make their own lives worse. The reason is also directed at the earth. If the people in the universe are rational, they will first develop themselves and join forces with friends to weaken the power of the earth. Even if there is a war, it will not become like this. But now the people in the universe only care about themselves and rely on sanctions to divert conflicts and gain comfort. , but the result is to harm oneself. When the war is over, the people on earth will not distinguish which satellite participated in the war, but will regard all cosmic people as enemies. This is the result that mankind has brought on itself...Lin Ao, what if the cosmic people don't do it? She's so complicated, even though she's the same age as you, you think her actions and motives are simple."
Lin Ao thought for a while: "I understand, I will think about it carefully."
"Very well, please call the princess of HER. I want to talk to her. Don't worry, I won't find anything against her."
"Are you going to say what you just said to her?"
Li Youde shook his head: "I think the teacher is better than me. I just talked to her about the treatment and security that can be given to her on the ship."
