He expressed his bewilderment and immediately asked, "The Imperial Army's vice-general? Then how come you're so badly injured and left floating in space all by yourself?"

After asking the question, before the other person could speak, Yu Ling realized what had happened herself...

That's true. Even if other warships shared some of their fuel for flying back, he wouldn't be stuck here drifting around.

This guy is definitely a minor boss, the one who's vying for the protagonist's position, and he'll be killed off at the end.

Hey, so this big villain saved a minor villainous lieutenant right after he appeared? That's actually pretty funny.

Unaware that Yu Ling had already guessed the general idea, Lem began to explain from his own perspective.

This is a melodramatic story that every protagonist in a power struggle will experience.

However, Lyme only appears as a usurper in this story.

In his eyes, this was not usurpation, but fair competition.

The current Imperial General Benite was once just the youngest son of a fallen nobleman of the empire.

Bennett's three older brothers and father were all cannon fodder soldiers who participated in the imperial war. Only he, being the youngest, escaped the hardships of conscription and grew up relying on his mother. Even with four pensions, their lives were only slightly better than those of the poorest people.

In terms of social standing, Bennett was no match for Lyme, the son of the general at the time.

Lyme excelled academically from a young age and was the most physically fit student in his school. He aspired to become a general like his father. He was a year older than Bennett and was a true genius.

However, ever since the protagonist entered the military academy he had been admitted to, all the records he had set were broken. Having never suffered a loss before, he deeply remembered this name.

Then, due to Bennett's perspective, various people who fawned over Lyme bullied him and humiliated him, the two became enemies.

Bennett knew this wasn't Lyme's doing and initially didn't intend to pursue the matter, but the two of them later became completely enraged during the military academy assessment.

—Benett's performance was so outstanding that he was chosen to join the special forces team instead of Lyme.

In the days that followed, Lym became genuinely jealous of this lucky guy and even started engaging in internal power struggles. Not long ago, during the battle with the Zerg, he once again instigated his soldiers to manipulate their mentality.

In Lem's eyes, this was normal, but Bennett disagreed and didn't care at all about Lem's father's status as an Imperial Councilor, ruthlessly suppressing all dissenting voices.

So, he, Lem, a dignified deputy general of the empire, was indeed punished by so-called imperial military regulations. He was stripped of his deputy general status, his uniform was changed to that of an ordinary imperial soldier, and he was exiled to drift in space.

Being exiled to a godforsaken place where only the Zerg can survive is, simply put, waiting to die.

Currently, on the warship where Lyme is located, not only is he the only one left, but there are no healing medicines, not even food or nutrient solutions. If it weren't for the strong physique of the interstellar human race, he wouldn't have been able to wait for Yu Ling to arrive; he would have died long ago.

"Oh dear! Your general is quite fierce! Now that I've saved your life, the general won't be angry with me, will he?"

Yu Ling's flamboyant manner... made her seem really irritating, and it was only her transformed appearance that saved her from getting beaten up.

"Don't worry, you won't even have a chance to see him."

Lem felt that Bennett wouldn't take Yu Ling, this variable, seriously unless the other party used a honey trap.

"Oh? Okay, if he causes me trouble in the future, you'll have to cover for me, okay?" Yu Ling said without turning her head.

Lem: ".......Okay."

After he finished speaking, he felt a heavy weight on his shoulders, as if he had promised something extraordinary.

Yu Ling: .......Hehe!

The version of the story he told Yuling was not very detailed; he only summarized the general process in a few words, hoping to make some of those guys who didn't consider themselves outsiders restrain themselves.

Even with his past glory, he was still a deputy general, the kind who was competing with the general for a position!

If Yu Ling dares to poke at him like that while piloting the spaceship, he... cough... can't take it...

In other words, if you have an injury, you should not engage in strenuous exercise, otherwise, the consequences could be very serious!

However, faced with Lyme's restraint and threats, Yu Ling became even more unrestrained, her arrogance shining through her entire being.

A vice-general? Or a defeated opponent of the protagonist? What's so scary about that!

The only problem with him right now is that his character card is unavailable. Otherwise, with the power of the Royal Worm doubled, plus the bonus from controlling his own body, he could dominate the StarCraft universe.

Wait a minute...

The main god sent him here, could it be because if the original, stupid bug dies, the mother nest will give birth to a new, intelligent queen bug, and then destroy the protagonist and the empire?

Yu Ling felt a chill run down his spine. After he was promoted to Ace Survivor, the mission world had started to move from a higher plane to a bizarre style. For example, the current world was large, with many variables and full of technology. Its threat level was actually no lower than that of other worlds with supernatural powers.

But it doesn't matter. In his eyes, as long as the body he possesses doesn't hold him back, aside from the side quests being a bit difficult, unless there's a Big Bang, it would be quite difficult for him to kill himself.

In short—rounding it up, he can still afford to be carefree.

Seeing Yu Ling's carefree and unrestrained behavior, Lem became more and more certain of his guess: this fake pirate was definitely not a decent person!

However, even within the Imperial Legion, where personal desires were suppressed to the extreme, Lem, who had developed the ability to keep his emotions hidden, remained unmoved.

The outdated pirate spaceship was slow for the warship, but as it flew toward the planet inhabited by intelligent life, the scenery along the way was exceptionally clear and had a unique charm.

The starry sky was beautiful, and Yu Ling gradually became mesmerized by it, forgetting all about the human-shaped toy she was holding.

Although he is a demon, the heavens in the cultivation world don't look like this. I wonder if some heavenly Dao can also evolve such a starry sky. It's quite beautiful.

The pirate ship's destination was certainly not the Imperial Star; that place was too far away, and the checkpoints were still far off. For an insect without any identity to go there would be suicide, unless it was suppressed by force or someone led it.

Lyme, who's got a lot of trouble, is definitely not going to make any progress. If he goes back now, he'll either face a military court or be taken away by his family.

Is Yu Ling the kind of person who would let someone go back?

no.

He took Lyme directly to what was arguably the most chaotic planet in the galaxy—the Junk Planet.

This name certainly doesn't refer to a place for dumping garbage; it probably means a gathering place for all sorts of imperial scum, humanoid aliens, pirates, wanted criminals, and other social nuisances.

It's fair to say that the moment Yu Ling moors the ship on the water, the spaceship can be dismantled into parts and taken away.