interstellar fairy tale

While Shangping was busy with the government affairs of the Deco fleet and the galaxy, on the planet named Shangdu, the 670th Bahuo planet that still maintains an "independent" status within the territory of the Golden Empire, Major General Edgar was sitting leisurely on a roadside bench feeding with pigeons.Occasionally, Goodwill would be with him. The two men, whose combined age is nearly 80 years old, did not attack each other as hostile parties most often, but missed those distant memories.

On this day, Major General Edgar looked at the gemstone brooch on the goodwill black coat, and sneered at him for throwing away the simplicity and fortitude of a soldier, and turned into a philistine and extravagance of a businessman.Goodwill retaliates by saying that Edgar looks like a tramp all day long.Of course, Edgar will not be as good as what Goodwill said, he is just not used to clothes other than military uniforms.Like Goodwill, he preferred to remain unkempt.He's fed up with having to look in the mirror every morning to straighten his cuff and collar buttons, he's a "captive," and a shirt and a simple jacket-style coat will suffice.

"Goodwill, you obviously forgot what you were like back then."

When Goodwill frowned at Edgar's uniform coat again, Edgar suddenly mentioned the wedding 18 years ago.

At that time, Shangyu was still serving in the Mars Fleet. Like Edgar now, he wore uniforms and uniforms throughout the year. On the wedding day, Xiaoxia in a snow-white wedding dress was amazingly beautiful. Colleagues are all envious of the good fortune of goodwill.But when it comes to the groom's officer, it's surprising that until the moment before the wedding, he was still struggling with the bow tie and cufflinks on the formal dress.

"I still remember your expression at that time, do you need to help you recall?"

Goodwill narrowed his eyes, "Edgar, your memory is really good, you deserve praise."

"Hey, friend, I'm just telling the truth, don't look like you want to eat me, okay? If Hansen and Apollo are still alive, we can sit down and remember it together. Speaking of which, do you remember when Hansen said to Do you and Xiaoxia have any comments?"

"A man of talent and beauty?"

Edgar shook his head, "Selective amnesia is not very smart. Those who attended the wedding at that time, if they were still alive, would definitely remember his words, 'the frog and the princess', what a classic description..."

"Edgar, did I make you too comfortable?"

"Goodwill, you can't report your personal revenge! It's wrong to abuse Naira Hatra as a prisoner! You know, beauties always have suitors. When Xiaoxia married you, how many people wanted to beat you into a sieve with laser guns? What if Without us, you would have been growing grass somewhere in the wilds of Mars."

"So, I still have to thank you?"

"You're welcome, I've always done good deeds and I don't want to be named."

Shangyu gritted his teeth and wanted to dismantle the man in front of him, but because of Shang Ping's entrustment, he could only turn around and leave with heavy steps, as if he regarded the pebbles under his feet as Edgar's annoyingly handsome face Stamped hard.

Edgar laughed out loud, happy that he once again made goodwill smoke from his head.After laughing, he put his arms back on the back of the bench, raised his head, and looked at the blue sky. How long has it been since he laughed like this?

Now, apart from not being able to leave Shangdu and contact the outside world, goodwill has no restrictions on his activities.This kind of leisurely life made him feel as if he had lived an early retirement life.

Thinking about it carefully, from birth to the present, he has followed the established life footprint of a Mars man step by step.After graduating from the military academy, entering the fleet, gaining military exploits, step by step from private, non-commissioned officer, lieutenant officer, field officer, to major general, honor, slander, praise, and criticism, he thought he would go on like this.He's a Mars soldier who's given everything for his planet, as long as he has it!

He doesn't participate in the tricks played by politicians. It's not that he doesn't know the methods of some people in the fleet. He thinks that these are far away from him. However, the accident more than ten years ago completely disrupted the trajectory of his life. .Those in power abandoned the warriors of Mars, the death and disappearance of his best friend, the whitewashing of peace and traces of annihilation after the conspiracy, Edgar's anger had nowhere to vent.When Apollo stopped him, he couldn't help throwing his fist at his former friend...

Thinking about it now, Hansen and Apollo, even Charles, were aware of it at the time, right?It's just that everyone can't do anything.This is a game between those in power, and those who are sacrificed can only be completely wiped out as pawns.

David South, Edgar does not deny his ability, as the commander-in-chief of the Mars Space Fleet, he is almost impeccable.But that's all.

Edgar understands Shangyu's anger and mourns Xiaoxia's passing.Back then, if Edgar hadn't noticed the clues behind the incident, Edgar didn't know what he would be like now.Maybe they will get married and give Shangping a complete family.Then he retired according to his military age, received a large pension, and then raised a dog... Shangyu was not the only one who was affected by the incident at the time.

However, as a soldier, Edgar has his persistence, just as he said to Shang Ping at the beginning, he understands Shang Yu’s sadness, but he does not agree with his madness, if he is not captured, he will still be Marr Si died in battle.

However, all of this is just a hypothesis. His current situation may have saved him in a certain sense.After all, Edgar is not willing to be an enemy of Shangyu or Shangping.

Whenever Edgar thinks of Mars, he thinks of Austin.Speaking of which, the performance of the youngest son of the South family during this period is indeed impressive.He seemed to have completely put aside the gloom when he first arrived in Shangdu, and he never mentioned Shangping again. Since the reconstruction of the library in Shangdu, Austin has plunged into it.If he didn't know a little about Austin South, Edgar might really think that he had let go, but if you think about it with your toes, this possibility is very small.

"Still a child..."

He remembered a list of books that Goodwill had given him, all about the history of the Golden Empire and the history of the Imperial Fleet.If there is a certain level of openness for non-battleship guns and other related materials, Edgar believes that they will definitely be seen on Austin's borrowing list.Austin didn't hide anything, and there was no need for it. Their life in Shangdu seems to be free, but in fact everything is transparent.

"Should it be said that they are indeed from the South family?"

Edgar laughed softly, covered his eyes with one hand, and tapped his forehead lightly. Forget it, at least Austin can't leave Shangdu. By the day they leave, everything should be settled, right?He really didn't want to make Shangping sad and embarrassed.

Edgar felt that his current thoughts were a bit shameless. In the final analysis, besides being a soldier, he was also a father.

In September [-] of the Galaxy Calendar, Shang Ping finally boarded the flagship of the Deco Galaxy Fleet and personally led the fleet to conduct a practical exercise.Although Shang Ping has had many interstellar combat experiences, it is the first time for him to be the commander of a huge fleet.He is well versed in the fact that talking about war on paper is unrealistic. No commander can command a battle just by relying on the data on the virtual light screen. Whether a battle can be won or not requires the cooperation of many factors. Shang Ping knows that he cannot cover everything. In addition to the three major commanders, he also assigned the imperial guards that Soran Aldrich left to him to the flagships of each squadron of the fleet. The entire fleet, including supply ships, cruise ships, and main battleships, It took less than three months from the beginning of the prototype to the full-fledged wings.It's not that Shang Ping is not proud, this kind of pride is not complacency, but it was immediately suppressed.

Once thinking that the fleet is going to occupy the Muse galaxy, Shang Ping is still not at ease, and this feeling has never disappeared.He never knew that he would be indecisive, and he knew the outcome of the matter.

"What a bad habit."

Shang Ping's soliloquy fell into the ears of Major Chad Mace. The blue-skinned major looked at the sunscreen in his hand. He still couldn't adapt to the hot sun in the Deco Galaxy. Could it be that the Lord Lord was mocking indirectly? He's not manly enough?

Putting aside Shang Ping's soliloquies and Major Chad's sunscreen, the Deco Galaxy Fleet entered the exercise site as scheduled, a dead galaxy sixteen light-years away from the border of the Empire, where there is no sign of life. Because there is no planet here that is suitable for human habitation.When Shang Ping saw the data of this galaxy for the first time, he was taken aback.Whether it is the stars in the center or the distribution of planets, this place is too similar to the Milky Way. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, this feeling is even stronger.

"Perhaps, this is really the earth?" Shang Ping's eyes were firmly stuck to the planet in the light screen. It was broken, as if it had burst from the inside, and the poor planet lost a third of its area, but it was still on the established orbit. above, revolving around a star that has long since burned out and left only a remnant shell.Thinking of the historical materials of the Milky Way recorded in the Mars Central Archives, Shang Ping laughed at himself, "Even if it was, it would have been destroyed by humans long ago."

"My lord, you seem to be very interested in this galaxy?"

The attendant who had been standing behind Shang Ping looked at the screen suspiciously, "This place is not suitable for living, and there are no minerals worth mining, not even microorganisms. Now it is only used as a star field for the actual combat exercises of imperial military students and fleet recruits." .”

"Well, I know." Shang Ping nodded, resting his chest with one hand, "I just think this place is like a place in my memory."

The attendant was very good at observing words and expressions, seeing that Shang Ping didn't want to talk in depth, he stopped talking.

The silence didn't last long. The staff officer of Shangping's flagship entered the command room and asked Shangping whether the exercise would start.

"Has all the fleet entered the designated position?"

"Major Sid Hall's First Fleet and Major Chad Mays' Third Fleet have entered the designated attack positions, while Major Bomi, who is on the defensive side, is not in the original position."

Not where you were supposed to be?Shang Ping frowned.

"Has Major Bomi asked the flagship for instructions?"

"No."

That is to change the coordinate point without authorization?

Shang Ping narrowed his eyes slightly, then the corners of his mouth curled up, interestingly.Looking at the time, there are still 5 minutes before the scheduled time, and nodded to the staff officer, "Don't worry about him, notify the ships, the exercise will start at the scheduled time, and then close all the communication channels of the flagship."

The staff officer hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Commander, why don't you inform the First Fleet and the Third Fleet?" After all, the Second Fleet changed the coordinates without authorization, which did not comply with the exercise rules.

"No need." Shang Ping leaned back in his chair comfortably and chuckled, "The battlefield is not static."

"As ordered!"

The staff officer left the command room, and the aides always kept silent on Shang Ping's military command.As time passed, Shang Ping fell into deep thought.It's good to be flexible, but he doesn't like to make his own decisions.Major Bomi is very smart, I hope not to be smart but be mistaken by cleverness.After all, it was not easy for him to get a qualified fleet commander from the emperor, or, the emperor had already expected this to happen, so he left the imperial guards to him?

God knows……

At 21:[-] a.m. on September [-], [-] in the Milky Way Calendar, the actual combat exercise of the Deco Galaxy Fleet officially kicked off.