Crimson Cross Observatory

A person's personality determines his criteria for judging things. Xiao Wai doesn't like to deal with people. Even if the task is to find the Miya scientific officer who will receive the goods, he still habitually walks towards the engine room of the Crimson Cross Observatory. If there is anything else about this old space station that attracts him, it is naturally the reactor that has been running for hundreds of years and can still stand still. If he can learn its design, he can also improve the engine of the South Bow, so that the baby perform better.

Ghostly adjusted the communication translator on his wrist again, Xiao Wai was not interested in looking for some inexplicable science officer, he was deliberately looking for the reactor of the Crimson Cross Observatory, intending to see it with his own eyes, so leaning on his wrist The indications of the table" went deeper and deeper, and seemed to pass through the center of the space station and come to the other end.

After walking a few more steps, I vaguely heard the footsteps of other people, and there were quite a few of them. Xiaowai darted to the corner vigilantly, and quickly dug out his multifunctional gadget, a palm-sized game console, At this time, he acted as a jammer so that others could not detect his existence.

『The Povars have arrived. The representative they sent this time is their princess. I hope we have someone with an equivalent status to negotiate with her. That's why I asked Duke Lorien to come over in person... 』An older man, who looked like a diplomat of the Cross Star Alliance from his clothes, reminded him very cautiously.

"Princess?She's the future Empress Povals, right?Then how can I have an equal status with her?Are you kidding me? 』A handsome man surrounded by people, with a relaxed tone of smile, wearing a very formal white gown with the emblem of the Lorien family on his shoulders, is the young duke who is preparing to compete for the chairmanship of the Supreme Council.

『If the Duke wins the chairmanship of the Supreme Council successfully, he will be the de facto ruler of the Cross Star Federation, equal to the Queen. 』All the way, the diplomats who assisted the Lorian family openly and secretly, still reminded again and again, as long as they successfully form an alliance with the Povars and develop a way to fight against race number 9527, then the career of the young duke will be sure. smooth sailing.

"I don't actually want to be the chairman of some council, I just want to help as much as I can. 』

Seeing this group of people passing by completely ignoring him, Xiao Wai stared at the young Duke dumbfounded. In addition to the formal dress, the confidence in his gestures, and the noble aura that surrounded him, The young duke in the white robe looked exactly like the young man named Lin Sen.With exact facial features and absolutely identical hair color, these two people are not just similar, Duke Lorien and Lin Sen are basically the same person.

After the people walked away, Xiaowai flashed out from the corner, staring at Duke Lorien's back with a serious expression, he thought he understood Akasha's intentions, Lin Sen was a kid who was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, obviously he had the Duke He has a noble status, but pretends to be a poor boy to deceive them. Maybe there is some conspiracy behind it?He must notify Akasha as soon as possible.

After quickly pressing a few buttons on the "wrist watch", Akasha deliberately lowered the volume, while implying an impatient greeting.

"Akasha, do you know Lin Sen's real identity?" Also lowering the volume, Xiao Wai called out anxiously, followed a few steps subconsciously, wondering what those people from the Cross Star Alliance wanted to do.

"I don't care how many identities that kid has?Where are you? 』Cursed angrily, Akasha was trying to find a few more people to take care of those poorly disguised Kampa Empire warriors, but Nanda was the only one beside her who was useful, and Xiao Wai came to the door by herself. There is no reason not to use it.

"He is the Duke of Lorien, that is, the Lorien family that has several council chairmen in the Cross Star Alliance."

"Lorian?The young duke?The kid who got on board with us is Duke Lorien? 』

"That's right! It's him. I saw him pass by with a group of soldiers from the Cross Star Alliance..."

Before the call was over, another communication message intervened obstinately. Xiao Wai frowned and opened it. Anyone who would be so rude and capable of inserting into encrypted communication had no other account except their family's Shijiu.

"You said you saw Lin Sen with soldiers from the Cross Star Alliance?" 』He continued without a word, Nineteen made no secret that he was eavesdropping on Xiaowai and Akasha’s communication from beginning to end. In fact, all the encrypted and unencrypted messages on the Southern Bow could not escape him at high speed. Working head.

"Yes..." Rolling his eyes subconsciously, Xiao Wai protested countless times, but Nineteen just couldn't change this habit. This creature from another dimension doesn't understand such things as "privacy rights" at all.

"However, Lin Sen has always been with me. Unless I am a soldier of the Cross Star Alliance and pass by in front of your eyes, the situation you just described is not true at all. 』Calmly refuted Xiaowai's argument. Nineteen didn't deliberately target Xiaowai, but he habitually stated the facts. If there was a dispute, he would definitely try his best to clarify it.

"Lin Sen is with you? Always?" He exclaimed in astonishment, Xiao Wai believed that Shijiu would not lie, and he didn't need to hide the truth for Lin Sen who had nothing to do with him, so what he saw just now was genuine. Duke Lorien, who happens to look exactly like Lin Sen?

"Yes, I have been by Nineteen's side all the time. 』It took a lot of effort, and finally figured out how to use the new communication translator, Lin Sen's voice suddenly inserted into the conversation.

"alright!Whether the kid is really Duke Lorien or not, that's none of our business, we just need to hand over the goods to Science Officer Mia!Now... all come to me! 』With an order, Akasha ended the call after giving simple and clear instructions.

He hesitated whether to follow Akasha's words. In fact, he was not the real crew member of the South Bow, but Lin Sen always felt that he should not just leave. At least, he had to make sure that these kind crew members, After the goods were delivered smoothly and the payment was received, he was able to leave with peace of mind.

"It seems that the captain has already found Mia Science Officer, in the same direction." Looking at the results of the search for genetic characteristics, and comparing it to the location of Akasha, Nineteen smiled slightly. Although the smile is pretty, But he seemed a little uncomfortably stiff, as if he didn't smile often, which was a very strange emotional reaction to Shijiu.

"Since I have found the scientific officer..., then I..." Lin Sen didn't know how to get along with others, especially strangers of different races. Lin Sen found that he had too much to learn, and hoped that in the future During the interstellar journey, he can grow into a mature and stable man, who can calmly face these unknown things.

"Let's come together! You are not in a hurry to leave the Crimson Cross Observatory, are you?... When the captain receives the payment, she will treat us to a feast."

"But... I'm not a crew member of the Southern Bow..."

"You are not now, but it does not mean that you will still be not in the future. How can you be sure about things that haven't happened yet?"

Completely confused by Nineteen's "logic", Lin Sen smiled helplessly. He really couldn't argue against Nineteen, but the other party was right. He had no urgency at all. He could leave the space station whenever he wanted. , of course it doesn't matter if you stay a little longer.

Having figured this out, Lin Sen continued to follow Nineteen casually. He liked to chat with this handsome man with pink pupils, and listened to him talk about what he saw and heard when he traveled among the stars. Memory and precise expression ability seem to be able to reproduce the scene at that time. Lin Sen was fascinated by hearing it, and couldn't help admiring each other even more. Obviously, there is not much difference in age between the two, but Nineteen's extensive knowledge far exceeds that of Lin Sen. What he knew and learned in the First Academy of Sciences, if Lantis is here, she should also be crazy about nineteen.

The entire Crimson Cross Observatory was designed in a honeycomb shape, so when Nineteen and Lin Sen were looking for Science Officer Miya from another direction, they finally walked back to the leisure bar, but it was from the promenade in another direction approach.

"Duke?...Why did you come here first? This friend...who is it?" Seeing the light spot representing the genetic characteristics of Mia's scientific officer approaching quickly, Lin Sen and Nineteen stopped subconsciously, and after a while They saw a young woman trotting towards them, her eyes sparkling with excitement and nervousness.

"Duke? You called me?" Pointing to himself, Lin Sen looked back at Science Officer Mia in astonishment, while Nineteen frowned slightly. It seems that what Xiao Wai said was true, the real Duke Lorien and Lin Sen looked exactly the same, to such a degree that even the officials accompanied by the Cross Star Alliance couldn't tell the difference.

"You..." Suddenly taking a step back vigilantly, the Mia scientist frowned, and looked at Lin Sen up and down. The similarity was so similar that it could no longer be called "similarity". Lin Sen and Duke Lorien It's almost... copying, and copying "people" is absolutely forbidden in the Cross Star Federation. She couldn't help but look at Lin Sen curiously, guessing the identity of the other party. With her professional background, this is really It cannot be easily taken away by the phrase "people are similar".

This thought just flashed through my mind, everything seemed to be agreed, the coincidence couldn't be more coincidental, the real Duke Lorien was walking towards this side surrounded by the promenade in the other direction.See clearly the Nineteenth and Lin Sen over here, what about those soldiers over there?that?Everyone, including the young Duke himself, stared curiously and suspiciously at Lin Sen, who had the same face as him.

"Who are you? Come with me." His handsome eyebrows sank, and Duke Lorien took a long leg, pulled Lin Sen's arm, and dragged him to the corner involuntarily. At the same time, he signaled with his eyes not to allow others to approach.

"Me?... My name is Lin Sen, and I'm a student of the First Academy of Sciences..." He stared at Duke Lorien dumbfounded. Of course, Lin Sen had heard of the other party's name, but he had never met him. This young Duke has always It is very low-key and doesn't appear in public very often. If it weren't for the special request of the Povals this time, Duke Lorien would not have left his territory, the Grand Duchy of Andapedi.

Frowning his handsome eyebrows, he pulled Lin Sen to examine carefully, his arm and behind his ears, Duke Lorien checked up and down, and almost forced Lin Sen to take off his clothes.Although they looked exactly the same, they were clearly a stranger. Lin Sen felt very uncomfortable with Duke Lorien's overly "intimate" behavior, and had no idea what he was "looking for" at all.There are no special marks on his body at all, and there are even very few scars. Could it be that Duke Lorien suspects that he is an artificial creature?Deliberately created to assassinate and replace him?Thinking of this, Lin Sen couldn't help becoming nervous, and the soldiers of the Cross Star Alliance were waiting aside. If Duke Lorien misunderstood him, he would definitely kill him into a hive with an order, which happened to be the same as the hive-shaped Crimson Cross Observation Station. echo.

"You...really not?" Staring at Lin Sen solemnly, Duke Lorien narrowed his eyes dangerously. For a moment, there was an undisguised murderous look in his eyes.

"No! No! No! No! No!" Flustered and excited, Lin Sen shook his hands. Lin Sen didn't know what Duke Lorien was asking. Probably just lost it.

"Duke..." The science officer of Miya, who understood the seriousness of the matter, stared at Lin Sen for a moment. It's like being destroyed by humanity.

"It's okay, it's really a coincidence... this universe... is full of wonders, it turns out that there are really people who can look so similar...." With a calm smile, Duke Lorien patted Lin Sen on the shoulder with ease. Assured by his words, those guards, who were originally tense, laughed as if they were relieved. Although everyone's eyes still showed that they didn't believe this statement, their current mission and This matter has nothing to do with it, and incidental details are of no help.

"Okay, if it's all just a misunderstanding, I think... we shouldn't waste time here... 'they' are coming soon." The diplomat who was in charge of making the negotiations go through smoothly interrupted the sudden situation in a timely manner. In order to take Duke Lorien away, they really shouldn't be exposed or talk to these idlers.

"Wait, you are Mia Science Officer?" Taking a step closer to Mia Science Officer, Nineteen's quick movements made the guards tense again.This seemingly harmless, tall, thin, and gentle young man didn't even make any preparatory actions, just like this silently bullying the Mia science officer. Just such a simple action can prove that he is both qualified and professional Assassin, several guards immediately surrounded and blocked the Miya Science Officer and Duke Luo Lian.

"There's your 'Express'." Completely ignoring the tense atmosphere he created, Nineteen said with a smile on his face, his pretty face was still a little stiff, as if he was trying to adapt to his delicate and flawless skin.

"Express delivery?... Oh! Wait, they are not hostile, are they sent by the Swinsky family to deliver the goods? Really...why do you always like to find some smugglers to deliver the goods?" quickly stopped other people's further actions , Science Officer Mia explained helplessly, because of her work relationship, this is not the first time she has dealt with the Swinsky family. The other party always likes to make simple things very complicated, obviously it is the action of delivery and receiving , can be made mysterious. It can be seen that the Swinsky family is not as upright as it appears on the surface, and there must be many things behind the scenes that cannot be discovered in time.

"Smuggler?" The tone was somewhat disdainful, and the diplomat glared at Nineteen more hostilely. His mission was to push Duke Lorien to the chairmanship, and he would never allow his official career to cast any shadow.

"I like to call myself an 'affordable and friendly freight forwarder'." As if he didn't care, more like he didn't feel the hostility from others at all. Nineteen was making a harmless joke, but unfortunately only Mia Science Officer and Lin Sen bought it. account.

Not wanting to talk to Shijiu more, the diplomat waved his hands in disgust, urging the Mia science officer to get back the new communication translator as soon as possible, they don't have much time to waste.

"Let's go! I'll go pick up the goods with you." Patting Nineteen's arm, Mia's scientific officer was surprised to find that the other party was unexpectedly strong.

"By the way! Only these people are not enough for you. The warriors of the Kempa Empire are nearby." After walking a few steps, Nineteen vaguely reminded him that the expressions of the diplomats and others changed drastically. The enmity with the Kemper Empire is too deep, even though the war has been ceased for so many years, it is hard to guarantee that it will not be accidentally shot again.

"The Kemper Empire? How could they come here? It doesn't look like a coincidence..."

"Of course it's not a coincidence. They are following you, but please rest assured that our captain, Huang Que, is watching them from behind. The captain will not let you be in danger until you have confiscated the goods and paid for them."

"She is such a nice person, please thank her for me."

"She'll send you the bill, and there's an extra charge for a personal bodyguard."

Hearing Nineteen's natural calculation of the amount, the Mia science officer smiled helplessly. As expected, he was a smuggler who was open to money, but thanks to the sudden arrival of this party, the conspiracy of the Kempa Empire had nowhere to hide. The diplomat The others immediately contacted the Suan Ni and sent additional personnel to protect Duke Lorien and Princess Povals, so that the negotiation and alliance can proceed smoothly.

Seeing Miya Science Officer walk away with Nineteen, Lin Sen was a little at a loss. Now that he has found a buyer, should he leave?Surrounded by this group of people, who would look at him from time to time, he always felt like a fish waiting to be slaughtered, very uncomfortable.

"Can you chat with me?" He generously invited, and he may have to face lengthy negotiations and meetings. Duke Lorien hoped to temporarily divert his attention and relax.

Originally, he wanted to reject what he blurted out, and he didn't want to get involved with these people, but seeing the lonely expression of the young duke, Lin Sen swallowed all the words, nodded slightly and approached.