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When he opened the room, the man was sitting alone at the table.

The blond hair set off the somewhat pale skin, giving it a special twist.Under the light and shadow, it showed the elegant and delicate curve of the side face, and the slightly pursed lips announced the hardness and coldness of its owner.

He just sat there, the whole person was like a prince in an ancient fairy tale.But when the man looked up, his light golden eyes looked at him without any emotion.Originally, it seemed to be a warm color like sunshine, but it showed indifference on this person.

Cheng Zhen knew that the person in front of him could not be some kind of fairy tale prince, and it would be appropriate to say that he was the most powerful villain.

The Botutan people behind them closed the door silently, and for a moment, there were only the other party and themselves in the whole space.

He looked at His Excellency, the Chief of the Interstellar United Front, who was silently staring at him and silently exuding a pressing aura.Cheng Zhen couldn't help but feel a little out of breath feeling the pressure from the emperor-level powerhouse.

In order to ease the stiff atmosphere, or to prevent my aura from being suppressed by this person.Cheng Zhen took the lead in taking action. He walked up to the man and saluted.

"Cheng Zhen, a student of the Mecha Department of Clemson College, has met His Excellency the United Front Work Commander!"

The loud and clear voice belonging to the boy echoed in this silent space, dispelling the dullness.For a moment, it seemed that even the invisible barrier between the two had weakened a lot.

Rhine Bertutan had been sizing up the black-haired human youth in front of him since the very beginning, and silently made a judgment in his heart.

A person with ambition and goals, Rhine evaluated Cheng Zhen in his heart.Being ambitious is not a bad thing, but it is also the easiest thing to be exploited or lose oneself.Rhine looked at the black-haired boy in front of him, trying to figure out which kind he belonged to.

Being used by others to become a puppet with a false name?Or in order to achieve the goal in my heart, cross the thorns without shrinking.

Those deep black eyes that belonged to human beings somehow made Rhine feel less annoying.In other words, he admired the resolute and persistent look in his eyes.It was a bright color that he once thought would not be seen by a human eye.

Sensing that the other party was still looking at him with judgmental eyes, Cheng Zhen maintained a gesture of saluting without looking sideways.I don't know how long it took before I heard the man on the opposite side whisper in a calm tone.

"sit."

If it weren't for the fact that the other party had turned his gaze away, Cheng Zhen would almost have thought it was his hallucination.But looking at the body movements of His Excellency the Chief of the United Front, he thought for a while, and walked to the opposite seat to sit down.

Because it was in front of the most senior generals, Cheng Zhen only made one-third of the seats to show respect.Seeing this slight movement of the black-haired boy, Rhine added another evaluation to him in his heart.

Self-aware, not arrogant.If it is matched with enough strength, it will indeed be an outstanding character.

If Adjutant Lloyd was here, he would be so shocked that he would forget his 30-year vacation when he learned that His Excellency the United Front Work Commander, who has always disdained foreigners, had made such a high evaluation of a human teenager.

"I only reserve 10 minutes." In front of Cheng Zhen, Rhine uttered a long dialogue for the first time. "You must directly state the purpose of asking to meet, and don't waste time."

"Yes, Your Excellency." With a respectful but not humble tone, Cheng Zhen looked at the man opposite. "I'm only here for one thing. In the battle of Klein a few days later, will your Excellency participate as an emperor-level mech pilot of the 'enemy'?"

Rhine glanced at him. "Indeed, I'm in charge this time. That's all your problems?"

The implication is that you can leave without further problems.Cheng Zhenxin smiled wryly at this obvious order to evict guests.

"Yes, but I have one more request. As a participant in this battle of Klein, I hope to form an ally with the representatives of the Golden Clan."

Rhine raised an eyebrow. "Why are you asking me about this?"

"I'm just confirming with Your Excellency, Chief of the United Front. As the commander-in-chief of the Golden Clan's army, you have the right to decide the transfer of every Bertutan. Therefore, I ask you for instructions, please allow me to form an alliance with the nobles this time." .”

Cheng Zhen said that this plan was already thought up before he asked for a meeting.If you ask about Leiber directly, maybe it will be self-defeating instead.Now that he recalled the situation at that time, maybe Rhine Bertutin had already found out that he had regained consciousness at that time.If this is the case, then the truth or falsehood of the last sentence that the Chief of the United Front uttered is worth considering.

It is not impossible to deliberately say something confusing when it is found that the people in the recuperation cabin have regained consciousness.

However, looking at the serious and indifferent emperor-level powerhouse in front of him, Cheng Zhen couldn't think of the reason why he deliberately said that sentence to mislead himself.However, Teacher Vickery once said that the pilots of the emperor-level mechs are all perverts different from ordinary people, so it is not an exaggeration to consider Rhine Bertutan's thoughts with perverted thinking.

"Before the Battle of Klein, you were not the first person to propose an alliance with the Golden Clan." The light golden eyes looked straight at Cheng Zhen, and the color that should not have existed made the person he was watching People feel a little dazed for a moment.

But the other party's next sentence made Cheng Zhen wake up immediately.

"As a human being who made the alliance request, do you have the capital for me to approve it. Tell me, why must I agree with you?"

It was the same voice without any emotional ups and downs, but when the word "human" was said, the tone rose slightly, revealing a hidden arrogance.This is not like other people's emotions deliberately expressed for the purpose of belittling and contempt, but a condescension that is as natural as breathing but cannot be ignored anyway.

But it was because of this attitude that it made people feel more stinging.This kind of attitude can only be shown if you don't take the person you are talking about from the bottom of your heart.

This reminded Cheng Zhen of the first time he met the Golden Clan in the academy, how similar the look in the eyes of the other party was to Rhine now.Totally, without the arrogance that puts you in the eye.

However, Cheng Zhen is no longer the impulsive boy he was at that time. The experience in these days has enabled him to control his emotions well.Therefore, after Rhine finished speaking, what he got was not an excuse for the black-haired boy to defend his strength, but a rhetorical question.

"Your Excellency, Chief of the United Front, do you think that a 'potential' is not qualified to ally with the Golden Clan?"

Looking up at the human teenager who said these words, in the somewhat dark room, the light golden eyes exuded a frightening brilliance. "Being a 'potential', is this aimless pride all you've learned?"

There was an indescribable chill in the tone of these words.Being stared at tightly by that person's strange eyes, I am afraid that no one will not be nervous.

Cheng Zhen has no time to be nervous now, his whole mind is thinking about how to reprimand the other party's arrogance.However, rationality finally calmed him down, and for the first time, the black-haired boy showed a non-ceremonial smile to this emperor-level powerhouse of the golden clan. "When it comes to pride, I'm far inferior."

He said something meaningful, and he raised his head to meet the other person without fear.

"I hope your Excellency can think that this is a recognition of one's own strength. We humans have two old sayings, belittle oneself and self-importance. In my opinion, whether it is because we think too highly of ourselves or are too humble about our own strength, these two All of these are not conducive to victory. Only when a person recognizes his own strength can he continue to advance to a higher level. And now, I think I have this qualification to ally with the Golden Clan."

Silently looking at the smiling black-haired boy, Rhine's eyes flickered slightly. "Only by you?"

"Although a person's strength is small, it is enough to be the last boost to victory at a critical moment. I hope that I can become this strength." Cheng Zhen replied without humility, looking at Rhine quietly, waiting for an answer.

Although he said it confidently, Cheng Zhen was also very unpredictable about this unfathomable united front commander.At this time, I can't help but feel a little uneasy.After a long silence, just when he thought he couldn't get the expected answer, the person opposite suddenly spoke.

"I hope you are not the kind of person who speaks nonsense." After saying this sentence with unclear meaning, Rhine stood up. 10 minutes is up and he is ready to leave.

The moment before stepping out of the room, Rhine heard a question from the black-haired boy behind him who finally couldn't help it.

"Your Excellency, I would like to know where that ally of the Bertutan tribe is now." After a long circle, Cheng Zhen still couldn't help asking the original question.

Hearing the inquiry, Rhine said calmly, "There is more than one person in the clan who participated in the Battle of Klein. I don't know which one you are asking." After speaking, he did not leave time for Cheng Zhen, but left quickly.

Sure enough, he was teased, and Cheng Zhen, who was left alone, confirmed the previous conjecture in his heart.When he was about to leave the ship, he saw Leiber, who happened to be sitting in the lounge leisurely.After learning about the brotherly relationship between Leiber and Rhine Bertutan, Cheng Zhenxin was even more depressed.Since you are not going to deal with your own brother at all, why did you deliberately say that to confuse me?What's the point?

It seems that, as Teacher Vickery said, the thinking of people at the imperial level is somewhat abnormal, and it is better to have less contact with them in the future.With such a puzzled mind, Cheng Zhen finally left the battleship belonging to the Golden Clan.

In the command cabin of the Ysu battleship, Rhine silently watched the two people walking further and further away.Behind them, Lloyd and Renner were standing not far away and whispering.

"I don't know how the meeting between Master Rhine and that human will turn out? He hasn't spoken since he came back."

Renner wasn't nervous at all. "It's definitely not a bad result. You see, Mr. Rhine is in a good mood now."

Lloyd looked at him puzzled. "I'm in a good mood, you can see it from the back?"

"Look at what you say? Do you understand? Hey, I think you don't understand." Renner shook his head and sighed, explaining before Lloyd could not help but explode. "One of the evidences is that it is impossible for adults to not notice that we are talking about him behind our backs now, but he didn't stare over like before. It shows that Lord Rhine is in a good mood now and doesn't care about these things."

Lloyd thought about it carefully. "It's true..."

"Reina."

The person who had been standing in front suddenly made a sound, which startled both of them, and the middle-aged uncle Reina quickly responded. "What are your orders, Your Excellency, United Front Commander?"

"I'm thinking about a question."

Rhine turned around and looked at the captain of his human treatment team. "Although that boy has a human appearance, could he be from another race, such as the Vail race?"

Seeing the serious face of the always serious United Front Commander asking this funny question, Reina tried his best to hold back his laughter. "Returning to Your Excellency, it is a [-]% fact that Cheng Zhen is a pure-blooded human being. When I gave him advanced guidance before, all the physiological data showed this. It can be said that he is pure and cannot be purer. Human." Even his personality is very similar to ancient humans, that kind of strong and unwilling to admit defeat.Reina secretly slandered.

"Really? I don't think he looks like a human..." Rhine said to himself, thinking of the young man exuding a bold aura when he looked at him without fear.I didn't realize the ambiguity in my sentence at all.

Seeing His Excellency the United Front Commander who completely ignored him, Reina's face was dark.But thinking about it, I think what you said seems to be right.How long has it been since you saw a human being who is so persistent and unwilling to give up hope like Cheng Zhen?

At a time when most people are willing to live a mediocre life, Cheng Zhen, who is not like a human being, is even more eye-catching.At the very least, now even Master Rhine, who has never cared about the outside world, is interested in him.

Reina looked at Rhine who was still thinking, and secretly smiled.

There is always a hunch that there will be more exciting collisions between these two in the future, which is really worth looking forward to.

The author has something to say:

Gift small theater:

Rhine: He's not human. (firm

Renner: He is. (Oops

Rhine: He is not normal. (emphasize

Rainer: ...well, that's not really the case.

Conclusion: As an abnormal human being, wouldn't Cheng Zhen and Rhine, an emperor-level pervert, be a good match?Mie ha ha ha (trailer: In this chapter, Rhine finally spoke the classic lines, Ah Wai expressed his satisfaction.

In the next chapter, after Cheng Zhen returned to the academy, he was notified to attend the pre-war meeting of the top ten academies for the Battle of Klein? !