nebula story

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The mecha that was watching the battle leisurely in the distant sky finally landed smoothly.

"What was Fan Zhong doing when he got out of the cabin just now?" His Highness Fern looked at Chesu.

"Your Highness, there are mainly three maintenance methods that our mechanic may use in daily life. The first one relies entirely on command input to command the mechanic's maintenance arm to operate, the second requires manual operation for the most delicate parts, and the third , is to climb out of the mecha cabin during combat and perform direct maintenance outside the body." Chesu explained to him in detail.

"The third way seems dangerous?" His Highness Fern frowned.

"Yes, in vitro maintenance is very dangerous, so unless the injury is extremely serious, the mechanic will take the risk of climbing out of the cabin. ——Just now, Captain Fan Zhong should be sure that confrontation will cause great damage to the body, So I want to seize the opportunity in advance." Chesu could almost imagine Zion's depression, and smiled slightly, "It should be an accident that he killed the opponent's mechanic."

Fern stared at him with an inexplicably strange expression on his face. After pondering for a moment, he said, "But, in our daily training, I have never seen you use this method."

Chesu was slightly taken aback: Is he blaming himself for being lazy?Or do you suspect that he is afraid of such a high-risk behavior?

"Your Highness, in my daily training, I have never encountered an opportunity to go out of the cabin." He looked at Fern quietly, "And in vitro maintenance requires some targeted training and special equipment. I want to go back to the special training base to participate, yes You don't allow it."

"I didn't mean that." His Royal Highness Fern was taken aback, his eyes shone sharply, as if he wanted to say something, but he held back.Stepping out of the chest compartment of the mecha together with Chesu in silence, he fell into some kind of contemplation.

The round-robin preliminaries of the two groups have been completely over. Although the number of the winning mecha is displayed, a discerning person can roughly guess the winner of each group from the combat style.

The pair of Lance and Fan Zhong, who just finished the battle, and Fern and Chesu in the other group have achieved a record of four victories, and they deserve to be No. 1 in the group.And because of the narrow defeat just now, Zion became the No.2 of His Highness Lance's group.No.2 in the group His Royal Highness Fern belongs to is another group with a slightly weaker strength.

Just after changing clothes in the locker room after the boarding passage, the final winners of several groups ushered in the captain of the palace guard, Wood.

After saluting respectfully to the two His Royal Highnesses, Wood said, "Here is His Majesty's word of mouth. When the two Prince Highnesses are invited to go down to accompany them for a meal, they should bring their partners along with them. His Majesty the Emperor appreciates their wonderful performance."

Fan nodded his head: "Yes." He had been in and out of the palace many times under his father's leadership since he was a child, and he often met the most powerful man in the empire. He was even lifted up by him to play with Fern and Lance when he was a child. What a big surprise.

Only Chesu was a little dazed.

"It's just a meal, don't worry." Behind him, Lance smiled and said, "Father is a very kind person. And I think he will definitely like you."

Nodding helplessly, Chesu looked at Zion who was smiling at him not far away with a bit of nostalgia.As if understanding what he was going to say, Zion mouthed silently from a distance, raised one hand, and made another weird gesture.

"What is he doing?" Lance turned his head curiously.

Chesu smiled lightly, and naturally walked side by side with him.He doesn't shy away from Lance, he said frankly: "He is using the language of machine repair to pass code words to me. He wants to remind me how to beat you in the next round."

"Oh." Lance laughed, "That guy was so mad by Fan Zhong, he must really hope that you can defeat Fan Zhong."

Chesu smiled: "Yes. But I don't think I will use the method he said."

Fan Zhong walked coldly and alone, without any intention of stopping to wait for Lance.Lance had no choice but to stay behind, chatting side by side with Chesu.In the end, only His Royal Highness Fern was left.

Walking on the side in silence, Wood looked at His Highness's expressionless face from the corner of his eye, then looked at Chesu and Lance walking side by side, and sighed in his heart.

The restaurant where the emperor and several princes were temporarily entertained was set up in the dining room of senior military personnel. When Chesu walked in, he felt quite a bit of surprise.The form of the buffet is not luxurious enough, even the food on the table is so sparse and dozens of kinds, although the utensils are always low-key and delicate, but the types and colors of the dishes are undoubtedly very plain and simple , It's not even comparable to the festive style of my own Hall Manor!

"Look, as I said, it's just a meal." Lance smiled, and led Chesu towards the center where His Majesty the Emperor was. It doesn’t fit well, but it’s very consistent that they don’t like luxury style.”

His Majesty the Emperor, who was surrounded by a group of senior military generals, also saw several young people walking outside the door at this moment.The picture of several outstanding men with different temperaments walking side by side at the same time, with heroic posture, handsome face and different temperament, is absolutely eye-catching no matter where they are. Even if the surrounding is full of the best soldiers of the empire, these young men are enough Stand out in an atmosphere of iron and blood.

"Fern, Lance." His Majesty the Emperor stood in front of the dining table with a smile on his face, casually holding up the plate, and greeted his two outstanding sons.

Looking at the two young men beside them, His Majesty the Emperor first stared at the vaguely familiar Fan Zhong, smiled and said to Deputy Marshal Green beside him: "I haven't seen your son for a few years, it turns out that Fan Zhong is already taller than Lan He's still taller."

Slightly bending his body, Fan Zhong saluted the most powerful man in the empire: "Your Majesty, I wish you good health."

His Majesty the Emperor smiled and nodded, his eyes finally fell on Chesu curiously.

"You are Fern's mechanic partner?" His Majesty the Emperor smiled gently, beckoning Chesu to come to him.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chesu replied softly, surrounded by dignitaries, seeing His Majesty asking questions, naturally stopped talking and eating, and there was silence.

He is not Fan Zhong, and he does not have the aristocratic status to bow down.As for the most honorable man in the entire empire, a military salute is inappropriate.

After a little hesitation, Chesu lowered his body, and was about to bow down in full view of the crowd, when his body suddenly lightened, and his arm was firmly grasped by a strong force from the side, and he could no longer kneel down.

Turning his head in astonishment, Chesu saw His Royal Highness Fern's dark blue calm eyes.He didn't look at him at all, only the increasing strength of his subordinates showed his persistence.

Tightening him, His Royal Highness the First Prince of the Empire stood side by side with a pariah boy, looking straight at his father, "Yes, this is my partner Chesu."

His Majesty the Emperor didn't think there was anything wrong at all, but looked at the handsome and submissive young man in front of him with a smile, and said casually, "It turns out that you are the one who can make Fern and Lance draw their guns at each other. It's like thunder."

Chesu blushed, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing his embarrassment, His Majesty the Emperor laughed: "Okay, I'm just joking. Lance has always praised you as a genius, so I'm bound to be a little curious."

His face was even more red, and Chesu was about to resign modestly, but he was stopped by Fern who was beside him: "Yes, father. Chesu is very talented. I am honored to be able to fight with him." .”

There was a moment of extreme surprise in all the gazing and listening around.Who is that?When did His Royal Highness the crown prince, who has always been above the top and has excellent qualifications, publicly praise someone like this?

Besides, no matter what, he was just a lowly untouchable!

The one who was more surprised than them was Chesu.

pleasure?The crown prince, who is always dissatisfied with himself, said that he was honored to be his partner? …Looking at the resolute side face of His Royal Highness Fern, he was a little dazed.

His Majesty's expression changed even more because of Fern's words. Looking at Chesu, who stood side by side with his best son, but without any sense of peacekeeping, he smiled gently: "I really believe in Fern's eyesight. , since he said so, I think you must be very good."

Thinking about the scene of the aerial battle that he saw just now, His Majesty the Emperor seemed a little embarrassed: "I just saw the performance of you and Fern. Although I don't understand it, I don't know why, but I think it is very beautiful."

beauty?Chesu secretly glanced at the man opposite with a kind expression in confusion, there was a kind of pure brilliance in those eyes, even a little childlike innocence.

It was quiet all around, and everyone didn't seem to know how to respond to the emperor's inexplicable remarks.Chesu also stared blankly at His Majesty the Emperor, meeting the eager eyes of the Emperor.

"Your Majesty is saying, do you think the mecha is beautiful?" He whispered authentically, a little uncertain, the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor on the opposite side were so kind and encouraging, and there was such a split-second overlap with the eyes of his father when he looked at him on weekdays. He suddenly forgot the noble status of the man in front of him, "Yes, I also think they are beautiful, whether they are flying in the air or standing there quietly."

"Ah, that's not true either." His Majesty seemed a little confused, muttering, "I never thought these mechanical things were beautiful..."

"How could it be? Those parts are arranged there, and they are so delicately combined. If you subtract one or more, it will destroy the balance. If you look carefully, it's really beautiful and wonderful!" Chesu blushed and blurted out in a low voice.

Lance coughed lightly.Fern also raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Chesu beside him with a strange expression: I know that he is always suddenly bold, but... It seems that no one dares to call "you" directly to their father!

Sure enough, His Majesty the Emperor frowned, watching Chesu without saying a word.The silence in the hall remained, and all the high-ranking military officials were a little inexplicably at a loss.

What is going on with this strange aura and atmosphere?

"Well, I think I understand what you mean." Finally putting down his serious expression, His Majesty the Emperor looked at the boy with unusually clear eyes in front of him seriously, "When people see a beautiful work of art, the highest praise is to add One point is long, minus one point is short. There must be similarities in the fields of science that you are proficient in."

Heaving a sigh of relief, the corners of His Royal Highness Fern's mouth slightly curled up, looking at his royal father, his solemn tone was obviously relaxed: "My lord father, it's time for you to return my partner to me."

Looking at Lance and Fan Zhong on the side, His Royal Highness, who has always been quiet and stern, was full of energy, "We still have two fierce battles in the afternoon - you can't do it if you're hungry."

There was a chuckle all around, and with a wave of His Majesty's hand, everyone began to disperse and continue the buffet lunch.His Royal Highness Fern really pulled up his partner, and was about to lead him to the dining area, but was once again stopped by His Royal Father's eyes.

Without looking at his son, the Emperor looked at Chesu with a smile: "Fern is a child who is too strict with himself and others. When it comes to matters of principle, he is the kind who would rather be in danger than compromise. people."

Listening to his words, both Fern and Chesu were a little confused.

"I entrusted his safety to you, is that okay?" His Majesty looked at Chesu seriously, "I don't know why, but seeing you by his side makes me feel at ease."

There was such a brief silence, Chesu raised his head, and looked at the emperor in front of him with bright eyes.Although he had never been a person who was good at observing words and expressions, at this moment, Chesu still understood the mind of this superior man.

That's not an order, it's just a father's entrustment and entreaty.

"Yes, Your Majesty." He smiled slightly, and the youthful and beautiful face was full of sincerity and purity, "I promise you."

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