atlantis

Holding the spiral staircase with her left hand and her father's hand with her right hand, Catherine jumped up and down, wearing a lotus-colored princess dress, and happily ran downstairs under Han Jing's nervousness.

"Monica!" With her pretty face raised, she hugged the maid at home.

In the past few years, with his own efforts and the intentional support of the Norman family, Han Jing has been promoted very quickly to the rank of colonel, but the corresponding effort is that his work is getting more and more busy, and he cannot take good care of his family.And Morris is in a high position. In order to try his best to protect his daughter, he started to be the top power horn. He wants to become a five-star general as soon as possible, and stand at the center of power with his father.

It was difficult for the two of them to take care of the family affairs, so they had to invite an old maid from the Norman family, Ms. Monica.

Catherine liked Monica very much, and she pestered her for a long time, until Han Jing came down, she took her hand away and ran back to Han Jing's side.

"Good morning, sir." Monica said with gray hair and a very elegant manner in her speech and manner, "Today I have prepared Miss Catherine's favorite breakfast, bacon, foie gras, and toast."

"Thank you, Monica." Han Jing responded with a smile, then squatted down, coaxing his beloved daughter, "Be sure to wash your hands before eating, and be obedient."

Catherine embraced Han Jing and said with a crisp smile, "Then Daddy will hug another one."

"Catherine." There was a trace of sternness in the cold and clear voice. Morris, wearing an admiral's military uniform, with long blond hair flowing like a spring, walked downstairs.His face seems to have not changed, he is extremely handsome, slender, with a light, natural coolness on his expression.

"Go and wash your hands, Catherine."

"Understood." Catherine lowered her head and left Han Jing's arms, not daring to be coquettish, and accompanied by Monica, she honestly went to the bathroom.

"You dote on her too much." After his daughter left, Morris complained softly, "Look at her, how spoiled she is? It's just early April, and the weather is not hot, so you just do what she wants, Put her on a dress."

"The spring in Avidu is hot early. You see, the roses in the yard have already bloomed. Besides, Catherine was born by you after a lot of hard work. Of course I want to spoil her." Han Jingnuan She laughed and said, "There must always be someone in the family to spoil her. As for a daughter, it's better to be delicate and rich, and she's no better than a boy."

"At home, there are enough people who spoil her." Sitting at the dining table, he saw his daughter running towards him. Although Morris was indifferent, there was a hint of tension in his sapphire eyes, for fear that the daughter in sight would accidentally fell.Catherine is very naughty and can't stop for a moment. Except for herself who can control her, the rest of the family, no matter Han Jing, or her father, or even Marco, Aunt Gwen, dote on her very much, coaxing her like a little princess .

Morris was really worried, would Catherine be spoiled if she continued to be spoiled like this?Get used to it?

"Don't help her, let her do it herself." Seeing that Monica was about to help Catherine open the wooden chair, Morris immediately stopped him, and asked his daughter to correct her behavior that was out of noble etiquette based on his military life as a child.

"Yes, father." Catherine replied softly, looking into Morris's eyes with pity.

She pulled away the chair that was taller than herself, and sat on it carefully, straightening her small back, picked up the knife and fork, without making any sound of knocking on the porcelain.

Han Jing felt sorry for his daughter, and felt that Morris was too strict, and he didn't like it: "Come on, Daddy will give you your favorite foie gras, as well as toast, plus Catherine's favorite bacon, and a slice of cheese or butter?"

"I like butter." Catherine looked at the sumptuous table. "I also want three small soup dumplings, two slices of roast meat, and a glass of milk with strawberries."

"I like it, yes. But are you sure you can finish it?" Morris put down the knife and fork, and looked at his daughter gently.Even though Catherine is gifted and intelligent, she still can't get rid of her childish temper. She is always greedy when she encounters delicious food.Just like once, when I was too full to eat an apple, I insisted on taking a bite and throwing the rest of the apple aside.

Morris didn't care about money, but he cared very much about Catherine's gaffe.

Catherine frowned, holding the silver knife and fork tightly in her small hands, tangled for a while, Fang Rouju said: "I can't finish it... then can I ask for Daddy's toast, and a small cup with strawberries?" milk?"

Morris smiled lightly: "You can have 1/4 of the toast in Daddy's hands, two small soup dumplings, half a slice of roast meat, and a small cup of milk with strawberries."

"I'll help Catherine eat the rest of the toast." Taking the toast from Han Jing's hand, Morris cut a small portion for his daughter himself.

Catherine took it with both hands, aware of Morris' love, and a trace of pure joy appeared on her lovely face.

The three sat at the dining table and had breakfast together, enjoying the warmth of the family. The morning sun illuminated the pink or purple weeping crabapples, and through the window, brightened their smiling faces.

Looking at his beloved Morris and his well-behaved daughter, Han Jing's heart was filled with happiness, the smile on his lips never disappeared, and he kept passing cheese or jam to his family.

"Are you going to see Grandpa Grant today?" Catherine raised her head, and all the two small soup dumplings on the plate went into her stomach.

"Drink the milk, and be obedient to grandpa later." Regarding the dispute between the two families, Han Jing gave in a lot, and the pressure he was under has not disappeared.Even though Catherine's final legal surname is Norman, her parents, like Grant, regard Catherine as their granddaughter and let Catherine call her grandpa and grandma.Fortunately, Catherine was smart, she made the names of the two parties very clear, she was sweet and obedient, and in private, she added names in front of the two grandfathers.

"Then... are you going to Base No. 9 under the sea!?" Catherine raised her voice excitedly, "There are many beautiful things there! Magnetite is really beautiful! It's as beautiful as my emerald hairpin!"

"But... I don't like that hologram, it's fake, but it's exactly like the real person!? He looks like me, but I hate him!" Catherine seems to really hate the silver-haired and golden-eyed Alteran in the hologram Unexpectedly, he was so angry that he picked up a small silver knife and fork and cut off the barbecue on the plate.

"Catherine! I told you, you are not allowed to mention this matter! How come you forgot again!?" Morris frowned, especially harshly, "I told your grandfather that I will never take you to 9 Base No. [-], that's not a place for a child like you to go to."

"I...?" Catherine was dumbfounded when she peeked at her sharp-eyed father, her pink face showed guilt and fear, "I didn't do it on purpose, Father. I will definitely not dare to do it next time..."

This time, Han Jing did not help, knowing that Morris wanted to protect his daughter, let Catherine grow up happily as much as possible, and reduce the many monitoring by the federal government.If it is known that... Catherine can unconsciously activate the hologram of Atlantis, their daughter will be pushed to the forefront of the storm again, just like a guinea pig in a laboratory, receiving inspection and attention from various research institutions.

Knowing that she made a mistake, Catherine was very obedient and obediently finished her breakfast.Finally, he wiped the corners of his lips with a napkin before running to Morris, his amber eyes were rippling, revealing endless pity.

"I ate my breakfast very clean, can father give me a hug?"

"Okay, one reward." Morris turned serious, bent down and picked up his daughter, pressed his cute little face to himself, and stroked the long gray hair like silk.Catherine is both close and afraid of herself, but at critical moments, she clings even more to herself.Every time she had a nightmare, she would stumble and knock on her bedroom, instead of hugging Han Jing who opened the door, she would hide in her arms.

"I don't want to come down." Catherine put her arms around Morris' shoulders and coquettishly.

"Then you take my car today?" Hugging her daughter firmly, seeing Catherine nodding happily, a warm kiss fell on her face, Morris smiled lightly, and her handsome eyebrows revealed the warmth of a spring breeze.

Greeted by Monica, Catherine wore a light blue top hat studded with her favorite bow, hiding her striking long gray hair.

Sitting next to Morris, she saw that Han Jing drove away first, fastened her seat belt and pointed forward.

"Daddy! Run ahead of us!"

"I know." Morris replied softly. After helping his daughter check the seat belt, Fang drove after Han Jing.Sitting in the car, the daughter was very excited at first, especially when she found out that she had surpassed her father, she let out a cheerful laugh, but when the car drove out of the Erato area and was about to approach the Federal Government Building, the laughter stopped quietly, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, and her eyes With gloomy.

Catherine seems to know very well what this magnificent and heavily guarded federal government building, and those uncles and aunts who appear regularly in it, mean to herself.

She is very sensitive... When Morris parked the car and hugged her out, Catherine tilted her head and pressed her into Morris's arms, clinging to her tightly for a while before she stood back on the ground reluctantly.

Han Jing came out of a car behind him.

"Catherine, be obedient. This weekend, we will take you to the playground and then eat your favorite food, okay?" Han Jing hugged his daughter and comforted her heartily.Their daughter, because of her amber eyes, long gray hair, and the fact that she and Maurice were accidental in Atlantis, is highly valued by the federal government.Even with the influence of the Norman family, Catherine still has to undergo regular physical examinations every six months and accept testing items from various research institutions.

"Don't worry, with my father here, Catherine will be fine." Taking her daughter from Han Jing's arms, Morris did not pamper her too much, but put Catherine down and let her hold his hand.Since Morris cannot escape the public eye and invisible monitoring, while loving his daughter, Morris has consciously cultivated Catherine's independence, and she must be strong when she learns to face the eyes of the world.

"It's very important that you prepare for today's meeting. I'll take Catherine to father's office first." Holding his little hand, Morris helped his daughter put on her top hat.

After parting from Han Jing in the circular hall, Morris led his daughter to the elevator directly through the exclusive passage, avoiding the traffic, and came to his father's office floor.

Due to the development of civilization, the human history composed of various countries has disappeared hundreds of years ago. In 2300 today, the entire earth, and even Jupiter and Mars, where immigration and exploration began, are all ruled by the federal government.Although the federal government is democratically elected, the entire system is unprecedentedly large. After hundreds of years, a monopoly power that can influence decision-making has emerged.

For example, the traditional Ministry of Defense is subdivided into three major departments according to the evolution of the military system, the traditional Ministry of Defense, the Space Ministry of Defense, and the SCE Ministry of Defense responsible for the exploration of super civilizations.The three major defense ministries are divided into military powers, and the direct superior is the supreme commander of the federal government, the federal president.

Grant is the supreme commander of the space defense department. Although he is one level lower than the space defense minister in name, he controls the most practical military power and will not be affected by the general election, while the defense minister needs to be changed every six years.After several years of power horns, Morris was finally promoted to the commander of the Air Force of the SCE Ministry of Defense. Morris' aunt, General Gwen, was the chief of staff of the Air Force of the traditional Ministry of Defense... It can be said that the Norman family is a member of the military system. The rich and noble family of the family possesses unshakable power, and at the same time, it is also a force that must be checked and balanced in the eyes of many people.

"General." As soon as he entered the office, Morris raised his jaw, straightened his back, and gave a very formal military salute to Grant.

On the contrary, Catherine ran over directly and called out joyfully, "Grandpa! Grandpa!"

"Come on, my Catherine. Let grandpa hold one and see if he has gained weight?" Grant put down the business at hand, picked up his granddaughter, and smiled from ear to ear, without even waiting for the assistant to close the door.His love for Catherine was beyond Morris' imagination, and he seemed to make up for his negligence and indifference towards Morris in his early years on his granddaughter.

"On Saturday last week, grandpa only hugged me. How could I grow up so fast?" Catherine put her arm around Grant's shoulder and sent a sweet kiss.

Grant was in a happy mood, holding Catherine all the time, and looked at Morris who was standing aside.

"There are no outsiders here, so you don't need to be so formal. Catherine, just leave it to me, and I will accompany her personally."

"This weekend, I'm coming to Norman Villa for dinner. I have something to tell Han Jing." Due to Catherine's relationship, Grant and Morris gradually eased up, barely able to get along like a father and son in an ordinary family.As for Han Jing, he had accepted his fate, and the power of Atlantis was shocking, which made him even more nervous.In the past few years, Han Jing has been devoted to Morris, and his relationship has only deepened, and it has never changed. Grant can see it in his eyes, but there is always a trace of worry, worrying that Han Jing will change his mind and give birth to strange ideas. The power of Atlantis is extremely passive.In this regard, he has been ordering people to secretly pay attention to Han Jing's every move to prevent any possibility, even Morris never knew.

"Maybe not on weekends." Morris thought for a while, "I just promised Catherine that I will take her to the playground on weekends. How does father feel on Friday night?"

"Time is too short, and Norman Manor is not in Avedo." Grant became less stubborn, "Forget it, I will go to your place for dinner on Friday night. How are you preparing for the SGN meeting? The president attaches great importance to it. As for Elohim's decision, don't be too persistent."

"I know your concerns, but there are many people who want to check and balance us. Maybe the new president who just took office also has this intention. You have to understand that if Atlantis, or Charon, loses the support of energy, it will completely stop If you don’t explore, then you will lose the powerful capital of super civilization. The focus of the federal government will be shifted from the exploration of super civilization, and by then, our advantages will no longer exist.”

"Catherine needs your protection, so... I suggest that you support Elohim's decision. Elohim can help us solve the increasingly serious shortage of ZPM." Patting his son on the shoulder, Grant spoke earnestly.

Morris frowned slightly, looking at his lovely daughter, his once firm heart was shaken.

The SGN meeting is an internal meeting jointly held by the three ministries of defense. It is held regularly every year for reporting and communication.

Han Jing was sitting in the conference room. The arc-shaped conference table extended to both ends, more than 20 meters long, with a 360° visible light energy projection in the middle.The meeting hadn't started yet, all departments and colleagues in positions like him were all present, waiting for the appearance of several top bosses.

"What? Are you nervous?" Dora handed over a cup of coffee and sat next to Han Jing.She is of Arab descent, with long brown hair, a well-defined face, long eyelashes, and her eyes are very charming, shining with intelligent light.

Dora is a beautiful and capable major general, a classmate of Morris in the military school. Although she is 34 years old, she is still full of feminine charm.She does not have the power of the Norman family. The opportunity Atlantis gave Morris, Dora, relied on her own efforts to get to where she is today step by step.

Han Jing has a good relationship with her, not only because of the previous help, but also because Dora is a single mother. She divorced once and raised a daughter independently.

Han Jing didn't know many details, but he was very sure about one thing.Dora should have a good relationship with Morris. During the gossip and rumors back then, he was struggling in the newly established Nordic organization. It was Morris who transferred Dora to help him slowly develop the current situation.

"Drink a few sips of coffee, maybe it will be better." Dora held the coffee cup and said softly, "When I report later, I must respond to everyone's gaze, communicate with each other, and be able to hide my nervousness. my experience."