Future Crystal Crown

Terry Haines looked at Meroper with worry in his eyes.

Merope, who walked into the narrow alley, only identified one road, but the facts proved that this road has no way out.

"I admit I'm nowhere near him, but Congress is divided, we have more support in the House, and you think there's a chance we can make a comeback even without Dean. As long as I get enough votes , I can submit the bill that Dean did not submit that year, don’t you want to see his proposal finally passed by Congress one day?” Haynes said.

Meroper snorted, with an undisguised sarcasm on the corner of her mouth.

"Terry, it's because of the stupid proposal that Dean made back then that he has no return. You want to be another is your business, I just want Dean to come back. The waiting is worth it." Meroper.

"What if Dean doesn't come back?" Haines asked seriously.

Meroper froze for a moment. "How come, didn't you say that with that child, you can travel through time and space and change history?"

"That's just a rumor. In fact, humans don't have enough evidence to prove that the Noahs can do this." Haynes told Meroper regretfully. "According to my investigation, the Noahs were probably wronged."

"Impossible!" Meroper's face was deathly pale.

"..." Hales stood up, walked out of the study, and gently closed the door.

In the room, Meroper's eyes moved inch by inch to the picture frame on the wall, and finally when her gaze met the gentle gaze in the photo, Meroper's slack eyesight regained strength like scattered mercury, They condensed again into a determined gaze.

"Dean, I don't believe it. Even if everyone says you can't come back, I will try. I will exchange their blood for you to come back!" Broken's voice was hoarse and determined, like the roar of a beast trapped in hell.

***

The commendation meeting of the military department was as grand and solemn as ever.

The generals sat down on the stage.Troll, Elson, Haines, York, and Roger...

It's been a long time since I saw Elson, and Qiu couldn't help but look at him more.

Elson still had the face of a living dead, his eyes half-closed, as if a wax figure was motionless.

Next to Elson is the very different Lieutenant General Haynes.

Haines propped his elbows on the table, his eyes fixed on the audience.A powerful aura emanates from his body, as if a star is releasing its heat.The constant momentum was so strong that everyone sitting there felt as if they were being scorched by the sun.

The award ceremony was very formal, and the presence of the vice president made the award ceremony even more icing on the cake.

The Helios Fleet was awarded the collective first-class merit, and each person was awarded a commemorative medal.This also includes Qiu.As the most outstanding commander, Ferrin was promoted to Brigadier General, only one step away from Rogge.

The vice president conferred the title in person, and everyone congratulated Filin with admiring eyes and applause.

Qiu watched the scene where his brother put on the brigadier general's epaulettes, and felt even more excited than himself being promoted.

The vice president delivered the award speech: "Brave fleet members, you have completed the most extraordinary missions under the most difficult conditions. I am proud of your brilliant achievements. You are the most reliable barrier for the inhabitants of the universe. You have reasons Receive the highest honor and best appreciation from the Covenant government. At the same time, you will also win enviable extended vacations and twenty resorts in the universe that you can choose freely. Go and enjoy yourself, this is what you should Got it..."

There was thunderous applause at the scene, and everyone in the fleet cheered.

Next came the awards for the others.Sean's steel bug project is also an important award, and Lieutenant General Haines was awarded a special medal of honor.After the host introduced the situation, the War Department and the Fleet expressed their heartfelt thanks to the Science and Technology Department with their warm applause.

Then came the awards of other departments.

Qiu sat down and listened carefully, but he didn't see any mention of controlling the Sagittarius tree for a long time.

Qiu was a little puzzled, Tang Xiuluo obviously made a great breakthrough in controlling the horse tree, why didn't he report the credit?It's not his style.

Qiu turned his head to look at the team of the nearby research institute, and suddenly found Tang Xiuluo sitting diagonally behind him.

The old man sat in the chair with a big face like watching a good show without money, watching the lively scene on the stage with a smile on his face.

Feeling that Qiu was looking at him, Tang Xiuluo turned his eyes to meet Shang Qiu's gaze.

Qiu asked with his eyes.

Tang Xiuluo smiled knowingly, shook his head, and signaled to go outside.

Qiu stood up and left the venue through another door.

The two met on the steps outside, Tang Xiuluo took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a leisurely puff.

"Are you wondering why I didn't report for meritorious service?" Tang Xiuluo cut to the chase. "That was on purpose."

"Why?" Qiu.

"For those of us who have no background, it is not a good thing to be promoted too quickly. I was promoted just two months ago, so I don't want to be promoted again this time. I will keep a low profile for two years." Tang Xiuluo touched a stick near his mouth. Unshaven beard, sly eyes flickering behind the glasses.

"What a pity." Qiu said.The opportunity to control the horse tree is not something you can have if you want to, and you don't know when the next time will be.

However, Tang Xiuluo squeezed his eyes cunningly, and said to Qiu in a low voice: "It's not a pity, I can realize my military achievements."

"Will it change money?" It was the first time Qiu had heard of it.

Tang Xiuluo looked around to see if there was no one around, took out a card from his pocket and stuffed it into Qiu's hand. "I sold the formula to a chemical company. This is the patent royalty, and I will give you half of it."

"Huh?" Qiu didn't know that the formula could still be sold.He always thought that people who put on military uniforms are born in the army and die in the army. All research results are owned by the military department free of charge.

"Hey, this isn't new. In what year will our Ministry of Science and Technology not sell ten or twenty patents." Tang Xiuluo shrugged.

"Why did this happen?" Qiu didn't understand.

Tang Xiuluo coughed lightly. "Let's put it this way, the money that Congress gives to our research institute every year is for designated topics, and the excess or temporarily added topics will not be paid. If we do it, it will be regarded as private work. The results of private work are not owned by the government. We You can handle it yourself. This is the tacit approval of the military department."

"Oh." Qiu seemed to understand.

"Put it away quickly, so that no one can see it." Tang Xiuluo patted Qiu's hand.

"Oh." Qiu quickly put the card in his pocket.

"Is your tree still honest?" Tang Xiuluo asked again.

Qiu nodded. "It's okay, very good."

Although Xiaoshu is a bit skinny, clumsy and stingy, she is really kind to Qiu.

"Has its vine whip grown again?" Tang Xiuluo asked.

"Well, it's already almost 1.5 meters." Qiu replied.

The cane whip is a derivative of the centaur tree, and it is also an important weapon for their domineering.In the warehouse, the little man tree used its vine whip to drag the attacker out and kill him.After it was caught, Tang Xiuluo immediately cut off all its vine whips.Qiu hasn't repaired it these days, and two of them have grown back.

"Does it need to be cut?" Yau asked.

"If no one asks, leave two defenses for it. Those things can greatly improve its combat effectiveness." Tang Xiuluo suggested in a friendly manner.

"Oh." Qiu nodded.

"There is one more thing I want to remind you, don't forget its illusion. Let's study that when we have a chance." Tang Xiuluo said.

The subject of suppressing the centaur tree is the most urgent subject of the military department. After this subject is broken, the next subject can be started, and the illusion is what Tang Xiuluo is more interested in.

"Well, okay..." Qiu nodded in agreement.

"By the way, I found a few more trees, and I'm closing the door for training. When you have time, you can bring your trees over and let them chat." Tang Xiuluo whispered.

"Where did you get them? Isn't it forbidden to catch them?" Qiu looked at Tang Xiuluo in surprise.

"I didn't catch it from the Centaur Valley, I got it from other sources." Tang Xiuluo was a little proud.

As a scientific research master, the thick lens can not only be used to look at the microscope, but also has the ability that others cannot.

The two broke up and returned to the venue through different doors.

After the meeting, Tang Xiuluo returned to the research institute, while Qiu went to the celebration site with the people from the fleet.

This is the fleet's own celebration banquet, and the place where Feilin organizes everyone to eat is a very tasteful high-end small restaurant.The entire restaurant was reserved by him only to receive this group of guests.

Qiu looked at the captain's mates, many of them were older than Feilin, but they all respected Feilin's brother very much.

Qiu also felt that his brother's promotion was well deserved.

When he started to drink, Philip did not break his promise, and brought out a whole box full of 12 bottles of rare films.

Everyone screamed and rushed forward, and the enthusiastic atmosphere seemed to overturn the roof.

Yau found an opportunity to drag Ivan and Jack to a small storage room.Get out your player and show them that video.

"May I know what model this is?" Yau asked.

Jack carefully identified it for a while and said, "Galaxy 158 or 9. It must have been eliminated 300 years ago."

Qiu dumbfounded. "So early? What about this weapon?" Qiu asked again.

"Thor one, two. It's a transitional product that I haven't used much." Ivan gave two choices.Qiu hadn't even heard of it.

"I want to know where this incident happened, what is the target, is there a way to see it?" Qiu said.

"Well, the communication noise should be far away from the relay station. It is probably the area outside the star field, no man's land or an isolated area." Ivan said.

"Look at the distribution map of the relay stations at that time, and calculate the delay of the call signal to calculate an approximate range. However, this range is still too large, and a direction must be determined." Jack said.

"There is no other reminder." Qiu looked at the two of them eagerly.