Three days later.

Gu Qiongsheng boarded Zhou Feng's spaceship as promised, and together with Zhou Qing, followed Lieutenant Colonel Zhou to the Silver Glory Corps to start a new life of training.

The Federation offered numerous options, including various military corps, research institutes, and high-end medical clinics on various planets. From the list, Gu Qiongsheng could sense the Federation's preference: they seemed to prefer him focusing on treatment, radiating his talents in the field of saving lives and healing the wounded.

But... obviously the legion experience is more attractive.

The unknown location, the unknown way of training, and the foreseeable huge improvement all make people eager to try.

As for the selection of a training regiment, Staff Officer Wu, not as attentive as Zhou Feng, ultimately lost after a brief confrontation. However, Fanxing was not entirely without success. They eventually poached Han Tianming from Team A1056—they had somehow found an exceptional hypnotist whose mental abilities were identical to Han Tianming's.

When the hypnotist heard about Han Tianming's performance in the inter-school league, he praised her highly and said that he would teach her all his skills without reservation.

Han Tianming didn't want to be separated from Gu Qiongsheng, but this kind of systematic hypnotist inheritance was really hard to come by. She struggled for a long time and wanted to refuse with great pain, but was finally pushed away by Gu Qiongsheng with a smile.

"If you want to go, go," Gu Qiongsheng said with a smile, "It's just training, not joining Fanxing."

"When you come back after completing your studies, won't we still go to school together?"

Tan Yao chose Wei Lan's research institute.

His reasoning was, "Once the material and technical issues are resolved, psychotronic mechas will undoubtedly be gradually introduced into the military. This could bring about earth-shaking changes to future warfare and the development direction of our students. I have to keep an eye on it and bring back the latest news."

Zhou Qing chose to be with Gu Qiongsheng as usual.

Seeing that he couldn't poach Gu Qiongsheng, Staff Officer Wu went to poach her, offering numerous favorable conditions, and it could be said that he spent a huge amount of money, but Zhou Qing was not moved at all.

She doesn't talk much, but her mind is very clear and she is extremely firm.

So, Zhou Feng happily pulled Gu Qiongsheng and Zhou Qing onto the spaceship and set off towards a distant galaxy.

"We, Yinhui, are a large army."

On the way, Zhou Feng proudly introduced them: "There are over ten thousand people in total, currently distributed across 18 different planets, completing various tasks such as garrisoning, exploration, and escort. The planet we are currently heading to is called Yalan, the outermost star in the Federation Galaxy Cluster..."

Eh?

Gu Qiongsheng was stunned for a moment. Isn’t it the Great Sally Galaxy?

As if sensing her confusion, Zhou Feng explained sheepishly, "We recently received news that the Zerg army is approaching the northeastern galaxy. The Federation suspects they are trying to open up a new battlefield, so we need to strengthen patrols and exploration of the border galaxies."

"Although this isn't the front line yet, it might become one. I'm not kidding you."

As he spoke, Zhou Feng raised his head with a guilty conscience.

Her excuse was a bit forced.

The Zerg are tearing away at breakthroughs every day, and no one knows where their next target will be. There are at least hundreds of galaxies outside the Federation, if not a thousand, and Yalan is just a very inconspicuous one among them.

The probability of war breaking out... is less than 3%.

Zhou Feng originally wanted to take Gu Qiongsheng to the front line, but later the military district’s top leaders issued an order requiring her not to put Gu Qiongsheng in danger, so she had no choice but to temporarily change the plan and take Gu Qiongsheng to a remote galaxy far away from the battlefield.

Gu Qiongsheng, who was tricked by the Federation: "..."

She nodded, feeling quite amused and helpless.

But on second thought, his level is still relatively low, and he would be a burden if he went to the front line. It would not be a bad idea to go to a legion base on a remote planet for training.

Moreover, Gu Qiongsheng was somewhat curious about the dispersed distribution of the legions mentioned by Zhou Feng.

She asked, "Is this true for all legions?"

"There are bases on various planets, with different teams assigned different tasks?"

Seeing that Gu Qiongsheng no longer asked about the destination, Zhou Feng breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile: "Yes, that's basically the case."

"The specific number of teams depends on the specific situation of each legion at different times. For example, Yinhui is good at defense, so it is more dispersed in the rear garrison. For example, Fanxing is mainly responsible for assault missions, so the team will be more dispersed. Each team is an independent action entity, and has a greater degree of freedom."

Gu Qiongsheng lowered his eyes slightly.

Yinhui is good at defense, Fanxing is good at attack, and Chenxi... is good at both offense and defense, and is good at large-scale combat.

She took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "Then, the destruction of the Dawn Legion must have left behind many combatants scattered across other planets."

"Where are they now?"

Hearing her mention the Dawn Legion again, Zhou Feng was silent for a moment and shook his head.

There was a flash of gloom in his eyes.

"I don't know the details, but they should be interrogated first. If there are no problems, they will be dispersed and inserted into other teams."

Zhou Feng explained, "In the past, some small legions suffered heavy casualties and merged with other legions, and their members were also split up in this way. Don't worry, we're all fighting for humanity, so it doesn't matter which legion we're in."

Gu Qiongsheng pursed his lips.

She didn't respond, but a strange emotion surged in her heart.

Different, she thought, different.

Just like the young soldier she saw in the sanatorium yesterday, who held her hand for a long time and refused to let go, constantly asking, "What happened to Colonel Gu?"

"What happened to everyone in the Legion?"

"I don't know, I don't understand... I just came back from injury and rested for a month, and the legion was suddenly banned, and I couldn't contact my previous teammates."

"The military didn't give any reason, just said that after my injury heals, they'll assign me to another regiment. I have to obey orders, but what can I say... I still want to see our Chenxi regiment emblem more..."

As he spoke, his eyes gradually turned red and his right hand kept stroking the corner of his clothes nervously.

The fabric has been rubbed to the point of being hairy.

But Gu Qiongsheng could still clearly see that it was a small sun sewn on.

The young soldier will soon be assigned to other legions and will need to wear new uniforms. Soon he will no longer be able to wear the little sun regimental emblem openly.

He had no choice; obedience was his duty.

No matter how depressed she was, she had to endure it. That was why her eyes suddenly turned red when she saw Gu Qiongsheng and recognized her old boss's daughter.

"The Dawn Legion..."

Gu Qiongsheng muttered silently.

This is not a simple name, not a simple title.

It carries the faith and glory of many people, and is a legion that many people are willing to give everything for.

So, how could it be as simple as splitting and breaking up?

Zhou Feng said that just to reassure her.

Gu Qiongsheng had no doubt that if someone said they wanted to ban Yinhui, Colonel Zhou would be the first to rush up and fight the other party.

For these people, the Legion is their second home.

The Legion suffered heavy losses, but as long as the organization and the emblem remained, the home remained. If the Legion was abolished, the people would be scattered, the home would be gone, and the soul would be scattered.

Gu Qiongsheng felt vaguely sad.

At the same time, a bold idea gradually emerged in her mind.

——Is there any way to restore the organization of the Legion of Dawn?

Although the stars and the bright moon are nice, to be fair, Gu Qiongsheng also prefers the bright, warm and shining little sun.

…

After a long journey, Gu Qiongsheng and his party finally arrived at their destination.

Yalan is a planet that supports life, but it's so far from its star that only a few months of the year see daylight. Its temperature remains hundreds of degrees below zero year-round, and because it's humid and has water, the entire planet is constantly engulfed in blizzards.

When the spaceship landed, Gu Qiongsheng looked out the porthole and saw only a vast expanse of white and howling snow.

The wind and snow covered the entire glass. The spacecraft opened the constant temperature protective barrier, but it only blocked the wind and snow half a meter away. The sky and the earth were still shrouded in the heavy snow.

As they stepped off the spaceship, Zhou Feng handed out thermostatic bracelets to Gu Qiongsheng and Zhou Qing, and reminded them, "Be sure to wear them carefully. The low temperatures here are no joke. Even top-tier psychic warriors would find it difficult to stay out here for long without any protective gear."

"This bracelet can only provide a temporary solution. It won't last long. Let's get off the boat and go to the base."

Gu Qiongsheng took the bracelet and thanked him.

She rolled up her sleeves and was about to put the thermostatic bracelet on her left wrist, but when she rolled up her sleeves, a delicate red rope was revealed.

Two crystal clear little crystal beads were tied to the red string, with a faint glow in the center, swaying gently on the fair skin, which was very beautiful.

Zhou Feng glanced at it curiously: "Oh, the same style, did you make it yourself?"

Gu Qiongsheng nodded.

She had collected five crystal beads in total. Han Tianming was going to the Fanxing base, and he didn't know what he would encounter, so Gu Qiongsheng gave her one. Tan Yao was going to the research institute, so there was no danger, so he didn't give it to her for the time being. The remaining one was given to Zhou Qing, one to Qin Yuan, and the remaining two were kept by herself for the time being.

This is equivalent to two lives.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Qiongsheng asked in a low voice: "Sister Zhou, what did I ask of you last time..."

Zhou Feng was secretly happy when he heard this and said quickly, "No problem, it's been delivered. If you don't believe me, send him a message and ask."

Gu Qiongsheng hurriedly shook his head and breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it was delivered, she could rest assured.

A group of people packed up their things and got off the boat. After a while, Zhou Feng came over curiously and asked, "What's that thing on your bracelet? It's pretty. Is it crystal?"

She lifted her long hair and showed Gu Qiongsheng her exquisite amethyst earrings: "I also have crystal, but it's not as bright as yours. What kind is yours? Why haven't I seen it on the First Star?"

Gu Qiongsheng smiled slightly: "Sister Zhou, this is not crystal."

“You’ll know when you use it.”

…

Although sparsely populated, the land on Yalan is continuous and covered with dense jungles, and the terrain is more complex than that of Weilun, which is mostly vast plains and hills.

The place where the spacecraft landed was not far from the base, but along the way, Gu Qiongsheng felt that he had climbed over three small hills and passed through two dark wood forests. If it were not for the protective barrier and the power boots on their feet, they might not be able to return to the base before nightfall.

An hour later, the group finally saw the round houses not far away through the white snow.

Perhaps to protect against the wind, the houses were built low, their roofs smooth and round, resembling the lid of a large, upside-down pot. Atop the lid, carved was a crescent moon, shimmering faintly through the snow and wind, guiding visitors in this gloomy world.

That is the emblem of the Silver Legion.

After seeing the bright crescent moon, Gu Qiongsheng keenly felt that the mental states of several surrounding soldiers instantly became much more energetic.

For them, the silver light and the bright moon are faith.

Finally approaching the garrison, lasers were fired from afar. After confirming the identities of Lieutenant Colonel Zhou and the others, the garrison immediately became noisy and boiling. Some people cheered, "Lieutenant Colonel, the Lieutenant Colonel is here!"

"Hahaha, it's finally our turn for disciplinary inspection this month! Xiao Liuzi, hurry up and take a picture and post it in the group chat, so that those hooligans on Shuiyunxing will be envious and jealous!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming, my terminal signal is good!"

Lieutenant Colonel Zhou, who was squeezed in the middle like a monkey, said: "..."

She frowned and waved her hand unhappily: "Quiet! What are you arguing about?"

"Look at you guys, how can you look like a legionnaire?"

With that, Lieutenant Colonel Zhou quickly stepped forward, grabbed the arm of a young man with a crew cut, and glared at him: "What kind of photos are you posting? Take them away!"

"The legion's disciplinary inspection is a secret. After six months on Yalan Star, have you completely forgotten the rules?"

The crew-haired young man raised his arm awkwardly, rubbing his nose with his other arm. "...Lieutenant Colonel, we know the rules. We didn't take any photos, nor did we post to the group. We were just...talking."

"Bullshit." Lieutenant Colonel Zhou kicked the man aside, frowning in frustration. "I really can't expect you guys to do me honor... Everyone, line up! Newcomers are coming!"

The man was kicked, but still ran back to the team with a playful smile on his face, and a series of friendly laughter broke out in the team.

Lieutenant Colonel Zhou shook his head helplessly, turned around and explained to Gu Qiongsheng, "I'm sorry, Qiongsheng, they weren't so unruly before. It's just that they've been on Yalan Star for too long these past six months, and they've been feeling pent up. If they don't show off, they might go crazy."

"No, no," Gu Qiongsheng said hurriedly, suppressing his laughter, "I understand."

Just look at what Zhou Feng looks like and you can imagine what her soldiers look like.

What Zhou Feng said also made sense. Along the way, Gu Qiongsheng had already begun to feel the desolation of Yalan Star.

The endless blizzard blocked the earth and forests. It made me dizzy if I looked at it for a long time. Moreover, this place was too far away from the main planet of the Federation and the signal was weak. Gu Qiongsheng just discovered that from the moment they got off the spacecraft, their personal terminals had been half offline.

There is no star network, no entertainment, and limited resources such as food and drink. Outside, there is still an endless blizzard that lasts all year round.

It’s hard to imagine how the soldiers managed to stay here.

Not only was he not crushed, he was able to smile and find joy in the midst of adversity.

Gu Qiongsheng secretly admired him in his heart.

Although it was just her first meeting, she had already seen the dazzling qualities of this group of people.

…

Hundreds of light years away, the first star.

Unlike the thousands of miles of ice and snow on Yalan Star, there is bright sunshine here all year round.

All the energy emitted by the star is absorbed and dissolved by the Dyson membrane, and converted into inexhaustible radiation energy, maintaining the warm spring-like climate of the entire First Star.

The spring breeze lingers in the bustling urban area, where thousands of people work and live, leading a simple, boring, safe and happy life.

I slack off at work, take some time to complain to my colleagues about the new work my boss has assigned me. After work, I take a detour to pick up my child from school and listen to him tell me that he got a red flower from the teacher today. When I get home, my wife has already cooked a meal. The whole family is well fed and happily lies on the sofa watching TV.

There is no violent snowstorm, no cruel Zerg.

It is a simple and insignificant day for ordinary people.

On a hill in the Eastern Hemisphere stands a towering sanatorium, the upper floors of which almost reach the sky. It is said that standing at the highest point, one can see the vast sea dozens of kilometers away, and at night one can touch the bright stars in the sky.

Below is a flower field.

It is not a garden, but a flower field, with various kinds of flowers competing for beauty. They have undergone thousands of years of selection, and only the most gorgeous and charming varieties are preserved today. They are planted together in clusters, and the fragrance floats in the air when the wind blows, which is refreshing.

This sanatorium is well-deserved to be able to build such a large flower field on the first planet where every inch of land is valuable. It can be called the most advanced sanatorium in the entire federation.

Both the external environment and medical resources are sophisticated to an almost exaggerated degree.

Qin Yuan sat on the stone steps beside the flower field, his thin back leaning against the stone pillar behind him. The morning light swept across his smooth profile, casting a faint halo on the deep contours of his facial features.

He had been in a trance for a long time.

A red bracelet was held in her palm.

The beautiful and simple woven chain was not complicated in weaving and could not be compared with today's advanced mechanical woven products, but Qin Yuan held it very carefully with a gentle and warm gaze, as if it was some precious and fragile item.

When he received the package Zhou Feng handed over, he didn't expect that it would contain this.

After opening the package and reading the message Gu Qiongsheng left for him, Qin Yuan wanted to return it, but it was too late - Zhou Feng was in a hurry to pick up Gu Qiongsheng and Zhou Qing to go to the legion, so he threw down the package, turned around and ran away.

But what if I don’t retreat?

Such a beautiful and exquisite gift, which seems to contain a vague sentiment...can I really accept it?

Qin Yuan knew that the Sharp Knife Plan was already on the verge of being implemented.

General Qin had already learned about this matter. The old man flew into a rage on the spot, and even kicked open the door and rushed into the meeting room during the military district’s high-level council meeting without caring about anything - but such a crazy move still failed to shake the top management’s determination to push forward the plan.

The elite team has assembled, and Qin Yuan will meet them today. It won’t be long before he heads to the Great Sally Galaxy.

...No matter whether he could kill the insect mother in the end, he would probably never see Gu Qiongsheng again.

So at this time, I should really break up the relationship, right?

Qin Yuan thought to himself, even if they didn't stop, they should at least gradually distance themselves from each other. Only in this way, when the other party heard the news of his death one day in the future, he wouldn't be too sad.

He pondered for a long time and finally made up his mind.

Opening his personal terminal, Qin Yuan typed: [I got the gift, it's very beautiful, thank you.]

The terminal sends the message successfully instantly.

He then typed: [But I'm sorry, I can't accept it. Actually...]

There are a lot of excuses at the end.

Qin Yuan lowered his eyelids slightly, suppressed the reluctance in his heart, and clicked the send button.

A huge red exclamation mark suddenly popped up:

【Sending failed! No signal detected from other party!】

Qin Yuan: “???”

The author has something to say:

Qin Yuan: He was fine just a second ago!

Qin Yuan: Signal, I seriously suspect you are playing me.