Zhen Hu naturally refuted Lu Gui's claim that Mona had taken a liking to him.

After refuting her, Zhen Hu explained to Lu Gui that Mona had never experienced true family affection before, which had distorted her personality. Her unique affection for him was simply because he had shown her genuine kindness.

"Don't let good intentions be twisted into erotic romantic relationships between men and women."

Zhen Hu shook his head, and then he recounted the final outcome of Mona's story in the game.

They helped clarify that Mona was not born with a rebellious personality.

Now, combined with the original plot he had heard from Mingmei, even if he felt that Mona's past actions were wrong, he didn't know how to express his reprimand.

She shouldn't have become like this in the first place.

"Is it true that her matter will be clarified?" After thinking for a long time, Lu Gui asked this question with a complicated expression.

“Right.” Zhen Hu scratched his head and said, “It seems that her father also died in this war. It seems that according to his last wishes, the game company will tell the story of what happened back then.”

"This war..."

When Lu Gui talked about this, his heart sank. No one expected the Zerg to attack so fiercely this time, and the StarNet was in an uproar about it.

There's even a theory that the Zerg were threatened by the excessive hostility of some fanatical warmongers, which led to their rebellion.

...

That's utter nonsense!

After finally getting a break, Mingmei was dragged out of school by Lu Xiaoyao to find a private health club to experience Hualanxing-style foot bath.

In recent years, many things on Hualan Star have become very popular among interstellar people.

Yesterday, right after they finished playing the game, they went to the square to attend the memorial service for the graduates of the Central Military Academy who sacrificed their lives in the battle.

The photos of the senior students who graduated as outstanding students were placed in the center, while the names, graduation years, and majors of the other senior students who sacrificed their lives in this battle were continuously scrolling on the machine next to them.

Even though it was very late, there were still many students and even quite a few teachers standing in the square when they arrived.

After attending the rally last night, Mingmei had trouble sleeping.

What happens in the game is one part, and what happens in reality is another part.

The blockage kept her from sleeping.

Although the two events are different in nature, the Zerg are involved in both.

This morning, Mingmei, who was in a bad mood, left school with Lu Xiaoyao, who was also in a bad mood. They soaked their feet and rested in soft recliners in this very private room.

Oh, Mingmei was planning to close her eyes and rest, and it would be even better if she could fall asleep. Unfortunately, Lu Xiaoyao's sudden outburst of profanity was something she never expected.

"What's wrong?"

Mingmei suddenly opened her eyes and turned her head to see Lu Xiaoyao looking angry, as if she wanted to curse a few more words.

"What nonsense are you spouting online! Saying that there weren't so many wars between humans and Zerg a hundred years ago, and that the sudden increase in border battles between humans and Zerg in recent decades, along with several unforgettable battles with heavy casualties, is all because warmongers in the military have been provoking and stimulating the Zerg, forcing them to take extreme measures..."

"Pah! I've only ever seen people from different star systems possess essences from people from other star systems, but I've never seen anything like this—a worm!"

Lu Xiaoyao almost lost it when she saw this disgusting comment about psychological manipulation of her own people and being overly sanctimonious!

"Are these accounts real?" Mingmei subconsciously felt that this might be another Zerg spy among humans making statements.

"It's real, and it even has an IP! It's obviously from those people who are full of mush and have nothing better to do than those people from non-fringe interstellar planets."

How could people who don't live on the Edge Planet know that it's plagued by the Zerg? Only they think the war between humanity and the Zerg over a hundred years ago was insignificant...

My grandfather spent decades fighting abroad when he was young. Perhaps it was because they repelled the Zerg step by step that they had the illusion of peace a hundred years ago?

"So, in recent years, after Marshal Lu and Marshal Wang, who also came from the Third Army Corps, retired, their military deployment against the Zerg has shown a contraction trend? Only defending and not attacking?"

As Mingmei listened to what Lu Xiaoyao was saying, she suddenly realized that the Empire's attitude towards the Zerg seemed to have changed over the past century.

"I'm not really sure about this, but I overheard some of what my grandfather and brother said a while ago."

The empire doesn't want to remain in a passive, defensive posture forever, but... in just a few decades, the empire's new generation has declined too drastically.

Many prodigies who haven't yet reached their full potential perish prematurely, including the heirs of various powerful families who are constantly plagued by unexpected events. Finding a leading genius is possible, but someone like your brother, someone like Brother Hu Yue, is extremely rare.

Moreover, war cannot be decided by an exceptionally powerful individual.

How vast is the entire interstellar space? Each year, the major legions can't even fill all the positions they need by recruiting from military academies. They also have to send people to their respective star systems to recruit every year. How many people have sacrificed their lives in battle after battle, and how many suitable personnel are there for these positions?

Therefore, the Empire's strategy towards the Zerg has been one of contraction in recent years; they can't afford to lose the talent they've painstakingly cultivated.

Lu Xiaoyao was also shocked when she listened to her grandfather explaining to Lu Gui.

You wouldn't believe it until you count; the number of people who have sacrificed their lives over the years is countless. Besides ordinary soldiers, the number of those with rank or significant abilities who have died is also uncountable. (www.cascoo.net)

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