Lost Starry Sky

Although Rhine City is named "City", it is actually an abandoned space fortress.

It is said to have been abandoned during a certain battle more than 200 years ago.Because the self-detonation device failed, the defenders of the Haman Empire did not have time to detonate it when they fled, and the Rosen army was busy chasing the deserters of Haman, but they were unable to free up their hands to completely destroy it.When the people cleaning the battlefield caught up, it had drifted without a trace.

After 46 years, the fort has reappeared like a ghost.

It was a group of fugitives who first "utilized" it.They repaired the fort's air circulation and used it as a shelter from pursuit.Later, many people heard the news and fled in one after another, becoming the first-generation residents of Rhine City.

Because Rhine City is elusive and has no mining value, the six empires of the galaxy ignored its existence, which made it slowly become a free paradise.

"Two men work together, a broken ship goes up to the blue sky, the window contains millions of cosmic stars, and it crosses the Milky Way for a few light years..."

The garbage ship dragged its round body towards the black round fortress.In the cockpit, Van Owen triumphantly recited to Hall the new poem he had just written in one stroke.This makes Hall feel that he is very similar to some kind of creature called "fly" that once existed on the earth.

"Could you please be quiet?"

"I can't. My mouth is not within the scope of your requisition—" He pushed forward and opened his throat to sing.

In order to avoid complications, Hall had to swallow his anger.

The garbage ship soon berthed in the port of Rhine City.Hall anxiously wanted to go into the city, but was stuck at the entrance.Because he had to pay taxes before entering the city, the toll collector said that his Star Alliance account had been frozen.

Hall didn't have time to think about why, and immediately grabbed Van Owen's collar.

Van Owen paid the money slowly.The inner gate on the last floor opened slowly in front, and what Hall saw was a floating world!

Inside the circular fortress, countless long and huge chains are connected from one side of the inner shell to the other side, and the chains are covered with densely packed buildings of strange shapes.The people walking around in the city looked like the "fish" he had seen in historical materials.Because there is no gravity, they float and deftly move up and down among the crowded buildings. As long as they kick their feet anywhere, they can slide gracefully for a long distance.

Of course, you will accidentally bump into someone else.

Van Owen first bought decent clothes for Hall, and then grabbed Hall's hand. The two stumbled and "flyed" for two full hours before arriving at the communication tower on the edge of the city.Under Hall's intimidation, Van Owen had to pay for another 10 minutes of calls for him.

Hall hid in the airtight communication room and finally got in touch with the base.Strangely, he and Lieutenant General Manti, who stayed at the base, had only spoken a few words before the communication was switched to another channel.

Hall was dumbfounded.

What appeared before him was the virtual image of Emperor Haman Augustine.

But why did the emperor speak to this defeated general in person?

He lowered his head: "Air Force Admiral Hall sees His Majesty."

Augustine had a cold smile on his face, "Hasn't Manti told you yet? Because all your communication equipment has failed, and the base has confirmed that you have been killed in action, so you are no longer an admiral—to be precise, your The name has been removed from the army."

Hall's whole body turned cold for a moment.

Fighting is the only meaning of his existence - at least he thinks so. "Dismissed from the army" was equivalent to death for him.

"His Majesty--"

He tried hard to stabilize his voice, "I am willing to take full responsibility for this failure, please give me a chance to make amends! I am confident that the Lawson Empire will pay back our loss ten times over!"

Augustine looked at him playfully.

"Of course you can become a soldier again. Now, as the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army, I ask you to perform a small task—"

When Hall came out of the call room, his face was solemn, as if he had just been stuffed into the emergency cabin and froze again.

Rhine City is still no different from what he saw just now.The criss-crossing "street" in the weightless three-dimensional space is still crowded with people. The shops on the street are full of various vacuum-packed nutrients, worn-out clothes, small robots, rare ores, weapons...

He found Van Owen not far away.

Van Owen was selling a small round piece of metal to an antique shop owner: "Look at this pattern! Do you see it? There is an Arabic numeral 1 on the front! There is a chrysanthemum on the back! It is a real antique! One yuan yuan!" After the earth is destroyed, there will never be a second one in the universe!"

Hall silently floated behind Van Owen: "Didn't you say that you want to find a veterinarian to help you get rid of the lice on your body?"

As soon as the words were finished, all the people who came over curiously scattered all over the place.Van Owen was trembling with anger: "You you you you..."

Hall said angrily: "I have contacted the base. You can send me back now." Although his attitude was very bad, he kept paying attention to Van Owen's expression while speaking.He thought that Fan Ouwen would not want to go back with him, but Fan Owen said decisively: "Of course I will send you back, otherwise, who will pay me back? By the way, you have to reimburse me for the energy used on the way—— "

Hall began to doubt Augustine's words a little bit.

"The person who was with you, no matter what method you use - coax or coax or force or force, you must bring him back to the base."

As for the next sentence, he couldn't believe it even more.

Augustine said: "Because we have reason to suspect that he is in fact the Duke of Wellington."