"What do you mean?"
Lin Zhiyang asked with a look of astonishment.
Li Yi didn't explain, just spoke lightly.
"Okay, just go ahead with your plan and escort me back so you can get some credit."
Having said this, Li Yi glanced in the direction of the door intentionally or unintentionally.
He could sense that while the two were discussing, there was a group of people standing outside the door who were eavesdropping.
It was those crew members!
Obviously, these people were not of the same mind as the young imperial officer.
This also confirms from the side that the story Lin Zhiyang told before should be true.
All of his former men were indeed killed or injured due to the persecution of the imperial privileged class.
And the reason why he is still alive is because of the person she was when he was in college.
But how long can we rely on the protection of women?
Presumably this is why Lin Zhiyang would rather risk being accused of treason to start a relationship with Li Yi, a stranger he met for the first time.
"Do you know anything?"
Thinking of this, Li Yi couldn't help but ask again.
The impression this young man made on him was actually quite good.
It is good to be taciturn, but he is a person who thinks clearly.
Maybe there is a common problem among young people doing things regardless of the consequences, but it does not prevent him from being a very good person.
Generally speaking, excellence is a two-sided word.
It can be either positive or negative teaching material.
Such a person, no matter where he is, will have a great impact as long as he can spare his efforts.
And now this person most likely feels a threat to himself.
Out of a strong self-preservation mentality, he does not hesitate to take risks.
"Just think I'm crazy."
Lin Zhiyang did not explain, he did not even tell the reason why he saw a stranger like Li Yi.
But everything he did showed it.
"All right."
It was obvious that he didn't want to say it, and Li Yi didn't force it. Since the two of them became like grasshoppers tied to a rope the first time they met, they would spend more time in contact with each other in the future.
"Then let's go."
Lin Zhiyang didn't say anything. Now that it was "settled", he pushed the door open and walked out.
There were a few bangs, and Lin Zhiyang looked at the door in surprise. Because of his sudden action of opening the door, a large number of crew members fell down, and he couldn't help but ask.
"What are you doing?"
"Captain Lin."
After a long time, after the tense atmosphere on the field seemed to have relaxed somewhat, someone finally spoke.
"You and that big brother want to do something, right?"
When Lin Zhiyang heard this, he couldn't help but become vigilant.
"Were you eavesdropping outside just now?"
He knew how old the ship was.
But he really didn't know that this spaceship was so dilapidated that even the door panels couldn't stop someone from eavesdropping!
This made Lin Zhiyang's already low sense of security drop even further, and his eyes became sharp.
He was already murderous.
Seeing the look in his eyes, the crew members, who were just ordinary people, couldn't help but take a few steps back in fear.
These temporary crew members, who are generally older, are indeed just ordinary people. To them, Lin Zhiyang is the proud man of the day.
Not only is his status higher than them, but his personal strength is also superior to them, which is the kind of situation where he is crushed in all aspects.
Such a person looked at them with murderous intent, and it would be a lie to say he was not afraid.
Li Yi, who followed him out, also saw this scene and captured Lin Zhiyang's murderous intention.
He originally thought that these ordinary people would be afraid of this and eventually disperse in droves.
In line with the idea that the law should not punish the public, Lin Zhiyang would not kill them all, and the matter would eventually go unsolved.
It seemed that he had figured out the link, and gradually, the murderous intent in Lin Zhiyang's eyes became lighter.
Although Lin Zhiyang is not considered to be a member of the privileged class of the empire, for temporary crew members, ordinary people, and lower-class people who need to make a living at the dock all year round, he is like an insurmountable mountain. One word can determine these Human life and death.
Therefore, even though there were a large number of crew members, reaching more than 30 people, under the pressure of his own momentum, the more than 30 people on the opposite side were oppressed and stopped moving forward.
At this time, one of these ordinary crew members separated from the crowd and walked out.
Among dozens of people, only one person stood up.
It was a middle-aged crew member who looked very old, and his face was full of vicissitudes of life. It could be seen that this man should have a high prestige in the minds of the crew members.
At least when he spoke, everyone was silent and just stood quietly without making a sound.
"Captain, sir, we did not intentionally eavesdrop."
"What do you want to say?"
Before Lin Zhiyang could speak, Li Yi asked first and gestured with his eyes to stop Lin Zhiyang from speaking.
He wanted to hear what it would be like this time.
The middle-aged crew member spoke slowly, and it was only then that neither Li Yi nor Lin Zhiyang were surprised to find out.
This crew member, who looked very old, was actually only in his early thirties.
He is only five years older than Lin Zhiyang.
And as he narrated, the two of them were even more surprised to find out.
These crew members who looked doit's age were almost the same size as Lin Zhiyang.
Some of the crew members looked wrinkled and were not even twenty years old.
And the first thing the crew member named Yu Li said was.
"Save the child!"
Red Cloud Galaxy.
This is the border where the Hongling Empire is at war with the Empire, and the actual controller is the Hongling Empire.
Because of the war, after it was actually controlled by the Hongling Empire, it became a bridgehead supporting the frontline battlefield.
In other words, this is Hongling's first-line arsenal.
Weapons, supplies, and food are produced every day and are continuously delivered to the front line through special transportation routes.
The Red Cloud Galaxy was originally a small planet belt, with millions of large and small planets.
It is said that this place was once a special zone formed after the explosion of a star that was about to expire.
After millions of years of cooling, this landscape was finally formed.
Because of the war, after this became the frontline and actual control area of the Hongling Empire, a steady stream of production resources was transported to the Hongyun Planet Belt.
Soon, arsenals and production bases were built one after another, and people in ship after ship were transported to this large planetary belt that was more than ten light years long, becoming part of maintaining the operation of the arsenal.
These people were once subjects of the empire. Because of the war, they were all recruited into the empire's reserve force.
In fact, this is often the case.
The territory of the Hongling Empire is unimaginably huge. In order to maintain this huge empire, the consumption is unimaginable.
In order to maintain its national power, the only correct approach for the empire is to continue fighting and open up larger territories.
This has two benefits.
First, it can divert domestic conflicts through foreign wars.
Another way is to obtain more resources through external plunder.
These resources will not be used to improve people's livelihood locally. In fact, all the resources plundered from the war have been appropriated by the privileged class of the empire.
This helps their position become more stable and they can better share the benefits of the expansion of the empire.
The only ones suffering are the broad masses of the people.
The pain caused by war has always been paid for by the common people. This truth has never changed since ancient times.
The empire's tyranny has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and people's resentment is boiling.
But why has no one stood up to resist?
To be honest, listening to Yu Fang's words, this is Li Yi's biggest question.
He didn't ask immediately, but just listened silently.
He wanted to wait for the other party to explain himself.
"I am thirty-one years old this year. I was lucky enough to become an ordinary crew member following the skyship fifteen years ago. Therefore, I avoided becoming a member of the reserve force. Heh... the reserve force is actually no different from a coolie. It is even the same as a coolie. A coolie with no pay and no hope of an end in sight.”
“Their only outcome is to wait until the day they can’t do anything anymore and die from exhaustion.”
"My two brothers, as well as my lover, have not been heard from since they were assigned to the reserve force five years ago. It is said that they are not allowed to contact the outside world for confidentiality. In fact... ha."
