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In the afternoon, all TV channels of the Lacey Empire broadcast the funeral at the capital star of Cepheus at the same time.

Under the leadership of Lieutenant General Victor, the soldiers of the Legion of Glory escorted the carrier vehicle full of "Black Dragon" mecha fragments, slowly passing along the streets of the central city of Capital Star, heading towards the Imperial Martyrs Cemetery. Moving forward, there is a black and white photo frame surrounded by garlands between two neat rows of military hover vehicles, and inside is the portrait of Marshal Rosen.

The man in the portrait is handsome, with calm eyes, and the photo is as realistic as a marshal in person.

Many people in the capital star remembered how the marshal led the Legion of Glory through the central star field when he returned in triumph many times. However, now, the same Legion of Glory, the same scene, no longer had the joy of returning victorious, but it was replaced by shocking The wreckage of the mecha and the black-and-white portraits in the middle photo frame, the soldiers have serious expressions, and the straight black military uniform is uniformly wrapped with a dazzling black veil on the position of the left arm.

The mourning music played by the army resounded through the sky, and the atmosphere of the funeral was extremely depressing. Many people couldn't help but shed tears.

At this moment, Ling Yu and Rosen are also watching live TV in the underground base of Nameix.

Ling Yu glanced at the black and white portrait on the screen, then at the calm man beside him, smiled slightly and said, "Marshal, in the hearts of the people of the empire, you are already dead."

Rosen didn't mind his portrait appearing on live TV. Looking at the black-and-white photo, he was still in the mood to joke: "If I suddenly cheated on the corpse at the funeral, the expressions of August and the others will definitely be wonderful."

Ling Yu said thoughtfully: "August Orlando, the head of the Thunder Legion—do you think he will be the traitor in the military?"

Rosen was silent for a moment before saying, "Maybe it's not just him."

Not long after the two returned, Lin Yuan showed the two fathers the badge he had picked up in the Pojunxing Forest.

Rosen said affirmatively: "If these three badges are really lost in 19 years, then the metal materials used for the badges are not the same as those in recent years."

Although it looks the same on the surface, it is customary to add a special rare metal to the badges more than ten years ago.

Ling Yu asked his subordinates to take the badge to carefully check the composition, and it was confirmed that the badge was made exactly 19 years ago.

Combined with the scene when Suzaku was hunted back then, it is certain that these three badges were left in the Pojunxing Forest by the soldiers of the Thunder Legion who were in charge of hunting Suzaku back then. The specific reasons for the loss are yet to be verified.

Therefore, Ling Yu and Rosen thought that General August of the Thunder Legion was the traitor who wanted to get rid of Ling Yu back then.

As the head of the Thunder Legion and the heir to the Orlando family, the most powerful family in the empire, August's influence is self-evident. Ling Yu didn't expect that the traitor in the military department would be the highest-level figure at the general level .

But Rosen said: Not only him?

Ling Yu frowned and said, "You mean, August still has accomplices?"

Rosen nodded: "The Long Snake Legion was transferred to Star Namei, and now there are three legions near the Capital Star. With August alone, he wouldn't be so confident... So I guess, he There must be accomplices."

If Auguste, one of the five generals of the empire, has an accomplice, it is likely that the other party is also a big figure at the level of a legion commander.

Excluding Drew and Udyr, the remaining Star Legion and Phantom Legion are all possible.

If the two major legions join forces to block the space fortress of Cepheus, even with the strength of him, Rosen and Drew, it will be very difficult to return to Cepheus-Cepheus is the most important political and economic center of the empire. The hub, the military defense is extremely strong, and the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The pentagonal space fortress surrounding Cepheus is more dangerous than the cosmic wormhole. It is impossible to enter without layers of verification.

Especially the capital star is like a solid fortress surrounded by dense defense nets and military forces.

Ling Yu and Luo Sen looked at each other, and at the same time saw heavy worry in each other's eyes.

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Capital Star, Martyrs Cemetery.

Lieutenant General Victor of the Glory Legion finally sent the marshal's portrait to the tombstone. Because the marshal's body could not be found, only the military uniform and badge that symbolized the marshal's identity, as well as some fragments of the black dragon's mecha, were buried in the tomb.

After the portrait was placed on the tombstone, the mourning music was played again, and the atmosphere at the scene became more depressing.

The 180-year-old General August, who was still very strong, was wearing a dark purple general uniform similar to black, and turned to face the crowd. Obviously, he wanted to deliver a funeral speech to Rosen on behalf of the military department——

"Today, we have a grand gathering here. With a very heavy and sad heart, we mourn the seventh marshal of the empire, the head of the Legion of Honor—Rosen Bessemer."

"Rosen was born in an ordinary family in the capital star of Cepheus on December 742, 12 in the cosmic calendar. In 1 cosmic calendar, Rosen was admitted to the St. Romia Military Academy with excellent results in all three courses. Began a career as an Imperial soldier."

"On July 773, 7 in the cosmic calendar, Rosen graduated with the highest grades in the school. Because of his outstanding performance during school, the military department awarded him the rank of major and assigned him to the Tenth Division of the Glory Legion. In just three years During the period, Rosen showed excellent commanding ability and talent, followed the former legion commander to make many military exploits, was promoted to colonel three years later, and was transferred to the Vanguard Battalion of the Glory Legion, serving as the deputy commander of the vanguard battalion..."

There was no sound at the funeral, only Admiral August's deep voice was amplified by the wireless microphone and echoed repeatedly over the silent cemetery...

This speech describes Rosen's life in detail, and uses a gentle and heavy tone to describe Rosen's experiences over the years.

The strange thing is that in his speech, he deliberately erased all the battle records that Rosen had cooperated with the Night Legion where Ling Yu belonged to after he served as the head of the Legion of Glory, and even completely wiped out the existence of the Night Legion. Credit to Rosen -

Even in the famous battle where Ling Yu defeated the seventh division of the Federal Greedy Wolf Corps in Hilt's no-man's land, he didn't mention the name of the Night Corps at all. Credit to Rosen.

Rosen couldn't help frowning slightly——

The funeral appeal said that it is human nature for the deceased to try to say good things in life, but August's speech was too exaggerated, and even promoted Rosen to the height of a god.From what he said, it seems that Rosen is a rare military commander who is rare in a hundred years. He is invincible and invincible, and has even become the spiritual pillar of the Imperial Army?

The people are not clear about those old things, and August has always had a serious expression and a heavy tone. The people can't help but believe his words, and their emotions are completely moved by the touching speech. The marshal of the Empire regretted and mourned for the sacrifice, and some even shed tears in front of the TV.

Listening to this exaggerated speech, Ling Yu couldn't help but ask, "Why did August praise you so much at the funeral?"

Rosen was also very puzzled. He still remembered that when he led the legion to set off on Namei, August, who had always opposed it, suddenly voted for it, and said calmly, "I believe the marshal can maintain his undefeated record."

As a result, Rosen was ambushed by the two major legions of the Federation in the Iswell galaxy.

... This man's scheming is really deep and terrifying.

Rosen looked at the TV screen with a sullen face. August still had a calm expression. He just finished talking about the battle of Navistar and gave high praise to the Marshal for sacrificing his life to take down Navistar. Obviously, the speech at the funeral will soon arrive end.

At this moment, August suddenly paused for a few seconds, staring directly at the direction of the camera with sharp eyes, and said calmly: "Marshal Rosen's most important thing in his life is the people of the Empire, and what he wants to see most is the people of the Empire." True democracy and freedom can be realized! In today's technologically advanced era of the big universe, the empire still adopts the old constitutional monarchy, which is not beneficial to the development of the empire."

Ling Yu looked back at Luo Sen, who frowned even tighter, "What are they trying to do?!"

Ling Yu said coldly: "I finally understand the purpose of the military department's public funeral!"

Sure enough, August raised his voice and said firmly: "The royal family has been doing nothing for these years. While the marshal is desperately killing the enemy on the front line, your majesty and the queen are spending their days leisurely in the palace. The daily expenses of the luxurious palace It exceeds the annual income of ordinary people! Such a royal family is not qualified to represent the wishes of the people of our empire! Here, I hope that all soldiers in the empire can inherit the will of the marshal, abolish the royal family, and fight for the realization of true democracy. fighting!"

August's cold eyes swept across the audience, and he said loudly: "—Salute!"

With one order, tens of thousands of imperial soldiers put their white-gloved hands on the brim of their hats at the same time.

Along with the mourning of the funeral, there was also the artillery fire from the military war!

bang bang bang-

Hundreds of tiny cannonballs soared into the sky at the same time, bursting into clusters of dazzling fireworks in the sky above Capital Star!

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On July 799, 7 in the cosmic calendar, four months after the 9th anniversary celebration of the Lacey Empire, at the funeral of Marshal Rosen of the Empire, Admiral August publicly announced the abolition of the royal family, and the civil war between the military and the royal family broke out. .

A new central government was established, the empire was renamed the Republic, with August as interim president.

The Thunder Legion immediately surrounded the palace of the Laixi Empire. The royal guard suffered heavy casualties. His Majesty Trande and Queen Anna stayed behind closed doors. The originally gorgeous and exquisite palace was instantly turned into ruins under the bombardment. .

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Caesar was watching live TV with Lin Yuan and the others. When Admiral August announced the abolition of the royal family, both Lin Yuan and Brian opened their eyes in shock. They couldn't believe this sudden change!

--I see!

The reason why the military department held the funeral publicly was to take advantage of Marshal Rosen's influence in the hearts of the people of the empire, and use Marshal Rosen's last wish as an excuse to take the opportunity to declare war on the royal family!

The so-called marshal's behest, the so-called for the sake of real democracy - they are simply excuses fabricated by them!

However, who cares about these?

They just need an excuse, a well-known excuse!

After August's speech, the civil war officially started, and the TV station stopped broadcasting live. As for the situation in the palace, no one knows.Caesar repeatedly dialed the communicator inside the palace, but there was no way to connect at all.

Until now, he didn't understand the reason why his father told him not to go back to Capital Star during the vacation——

Because the father had long expected that there might be a mutiny in the army, as His Majesty, Trand had no reason to leave the palace, so when he sensed the danger, he could only send his son away in advance to prevent Caesar from getting into trouble middle……

Although the Royal Guard has a group of elite subordinates who are loyal to the royal family, it is simply not comparable to the strength of the entire Thunder Legion.The father and mother must be in a very dangerous situation at this time, and they may even have been arrested by the military...

Caesar's fist was tightly clenched into his palm, and his eyes suddenly became hot!

As His Majesty's most beloved little prince, he can't do anything!I can only watch helplessly as my father and queen are in danger!

Caesar turned and walked out of the room with an ugly expression. Brian wanted to chase him out to comfort him, but Snow gently held Brian, pointed at Lin Yuan's back, and shook his head.

Brian was stunned for a moment, then turned around, and saw Lin Yuan hastily followed out.

Bryan was silent for a moment before whispering: "I didn't expect it to turn out like this. Caesar must be feeling very uncomfortable now, and my father, who is also a prince, is His Majesty's younger brother. He must be feeling very uncomfortable now... "

Snow said softly: "Don't worry, the Marshal and the others are here, and they will always find a way. Let's go find your father first?"

Brian nodded, "Okay."

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Caesar was gone when Lin Yuan went out, Lin Yuan searched anxiously for a long time, and finally found him in an observation room in a corner.

This observation room is used to detect the ground dynamics of Namei Star, so there are the most advanced telescopes, detection equipment and large portholes that can observe the outside scene.

It is now at dusk, and Navi star will receive light from two satellites at dusk. You can see through the porthole that the entire land has turned into a golden color under the strange light, and the clouds in the sky are also coated. A layer of brilliant gold rim.

Caesar stood there with his back facing the door, his upright back was extremely stiff, his fingers were tightly clenched, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging, obviously suppressing extreme sadness and anger.

He must be very worried about his father and queen...

The little prince, who has always been gentle and calm, now looks extremely lonely and helpless from his back. His slightly trembling fingertips reveal the strong anxiety in his master's heart. Lin Yuan looked at Caesar like this, and his heart seemed to be pulled hard Woke up, too distressed to speak.

After being silent for a long time, Lin Yuan took a deep breath, stepped forward, gently opened Caesar's clenched fist, put his hand in his palm, and interlocked his fingers.

Caesar froze for a moment, and squeezed Lin Yuan's hand tightly.

Lin Yuan said softly: "Cesis, don't be sad..."

Seeing that Caesar was still silent, Lin Yuan stepped forward, hugged him gently, clenched his fingers with one hand, and kept stroking his Alpha's stiff back with the other hand.

He never knew how to comfort others, and he had never comforted this boy who was taller and calmer than himself in this way. Lin Yuan's movements seemed a little clumsy, but for Caesar, such clumsy consolation was the most helpless of him. When, the only little warmth.

Caesar took a deep breath, hugged Lin Yuan tightly, put his chin on his shoulder, and said in a hoarse voice: "I am very worried about the father and mother. The Royal Guard is not the opponent of the Thunder Legion at all. Father and the others may have ..."

Lin Yuan stroked his hair distressedly, and said softly: "Don't think badly, maybe His Majesty has already thought of a way out? Besides... Besides, you still have me, no matter what others think, I will always On your side."

Caesar was startled suddenly, and looked down at Lin Yuan in disbelief, but met the serious eyes of the little monster.

The black and clear eyes were full of trust and firmness, Lin Yuan looked at Caesar seriously like this, and said word by word: "No matter what others think, I will always stand by your side."

One sentence weighed as much as a thousand catties, and Caesar was so moved that he was speechless.

In this critical moment of life and death, everyone should consider their own interests when choosing a position. Augustus launched a mutiny, and the imperial royal family did not have much real power left, and could not compete with the military at all. The royal family will perish forever.

As the heir to the throne of the empire, Caesar, who is only 18 years old, has no rights in his hands other than his status as a prince, nor does he have any power to honor.

In this difficult situation, Lin Yuan said without hesitation: I will stand by your side!

Although his little monster was a bit dull, a sentence at the critical moment filled Caesar's heart with strength.

That's right, he is not a helpless prince, he still has Lin Yuan.

Those who can share joys and sorrows with him, and are more willing to share sorrows with him——

His Omega, Lin Yuan.

After staring at each other for a long time, Caesar finally adjusted his mood, stroked Lin Yuan's hair lightly, and said in a low voice, "Thank you."

Thank you for standing by my side without hesitation and giving me such warmth and strength at this critical moment.

Lin Yuan smiled slightly, and looked at Caesar with serious eyes, "Don't worry, Your Majesty has saved Dad, and Dad will definitely support His Majesty... That old man August dared to stand on his own. President, let's fight back and destroy him!"

Lin Yuan's words were simple and straightforward, but Caesar couldn't help but feel better.

Seeing the seriousness of his little monster, the original sadness and despair gradually calmed down, Caesar finally regained his composure, gently took Lin Yuan's hand and said, "Go back, your father may be looking for you."

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At this moment, Ling Yu is indeed looking for Xiao Yuan, because he wants to tell his son an important news.

——The double S-level mecha "Nine-Tailed Sky Fox" has finally been completed, and is waiting for the master to match it for the first time.