Earth.
General Luo's face darkened when he received the news. If it was really as they guessed, the Earth would definitely not have a second chance to breathe.
"General, the Space Defense Agency of Country M is contacting you. Do you need me to pick them up for you?" The guard knocked on the door and entered the room. The soldier's resolute face was also full of worry.
General Luo was silent for a moment, then pinched his brows and said, "Take it."
Because of the years of war, and because one Chinese citizen finally sacrificed his life for humanity, ultimately ending this brutal invasion, the Chinese people are now more united than ever. They are a nation that can stand up, even through the most arduous battles! For these reasons, China, once a developing country before the war, has become an indispensable force in foreign powers since its end.
The call from General George of Country M revealed that he hoped China could take the lead in this incident and lead the troops to the front line of space to find out the purpose of the starship that suddenly came again. After all, it was a Chinese who married the emperor of the Galactic Empire. Maybe the visitor would not act rashly because of this?
These words are meant to deliberately boast that China is now stronger than other countries and should naturally shoulder this responsibility.
General Luo was so angry that he almost laughed. The damn American people always regarded themselves as the boss in peacetime, but now that they have encountered a more powerful foreign enemy, they kick China out to be their shield, right?
"General George, I think you are worrying too much. It is better to wait and see how this matter develops. Maybe that starship is just Changqing wanting to come back to visit his relatives?" General Luo joked humorously.
General George obviously didn't believe him. They all knew what the scale of a starship was. Back then, the Snake Clan had destroyed the Earth's external defense with just a starship. The Imperials definitely had no good intentions by bringing such a starship here for no reason!
"Since your country is so worried, why don't you send troops to take a look at the situation and find out the other side's specific purpose, so that we can make plans as soon as possible?" General Luo kicked the ball back.
Although it is a major matter concerning the protection of the earth, the necessary arguments have to be made. General Luo's worries are no less than those of the people of Country M. However, when it comes to the serious issue of aliens, China cannot afford to take the lead. Not to mention China, even Country M, which once claimed to be the boss, dare not be the first to speak out.
Soon, several other major countries on the earth also joined in the dispute. That night, everyone who knew the inside story stayed awake. It was not until the next morning that they decided that each major country would send an elite force to go and watch.
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Unlike the leaders of other countries who were worried, Luo Yuhuan was more worried about Qin Changqing's situation. If... the guarantee made by that person was false, then it was easy to imagine what kind of miserable treatment Changqing would suffer in that place that none of them were familiar with.
He held a cigarette in his mouth, impatiently grabbed a handful of his messy hair that hadn't been cut for a long time, and was stunned for a while. Finally, he pressed the cigarette butt in his mouth into the ashtray, stood up and strode towards General Luo's office.
"Dad, I'm going to the front."
"What did you call me?" General Luo, who had just turned off the video conference between several major countries and was pacing solemnly in the office with his hands behind his back, asked without raising his head.
"...Report to the General! Please allow me to lead the troops to the space front!" Luo Yuhuan stood up straight and said in a loud voice.
General Luo glanced at him and said nothing as he needed to think about this matter further.
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The starship finally arrived in the solar system. Looking at the familiar eight planets on the star map, Qin Changqing and Qin Xu, both native Earthlings, felt particularly at home. Qin Changqing was pointing out to his son which one was Venus, which was Mercury, and which was Mars.
"The largest one is Jupiter, a good neighbor of our Earth. It is precisely because of the protection of such a huge planet that the Earth is less likely to be hit by meteorites." Qin Changqing actually didn't know much about this area, and what he told his son was the popular science he had heard on TV before.
"Wow, it's really big. Is there anyone living on Jupiter?" Qin Xu had just started to come into contact with society when the war broke out. He had not been seriously disturbed by all kinds of online information. He was just as innocent and cute as Qin Changqing's generation when they were children.
"No, among the eight planets in the solar system, only our Earth has humans." Qin Changqing rubbed his head with a smile.
Lan Sinian walked over to take a look and said with a smile, "Maybe it was there before, but it's gone now."
"Then where did all those people go before?" Qin Xu, who had a secret admiration for Lan Sinian in his heart, asked with blinking eyes.
Lan Sinian shrugged and said irresponsibly, "I don't know. Maybe they are all extinct, or maybe they have migrated to other planets." The Galactic Empire did not migrate so far in the beginning, and there have been many civil wars in the empire's tens of thousands of years of history. Many star citizens were lost on some isolated planets, and for one reason or another, they lost communication or technology with other planets. They reproduced alone for generations, and gradually thought that they were the natives of these planets. Therefore, no one can tell where the birthplace of the imperial people is now.
"Maybe the people of the Empire and you Earthlings have the same ancestors." Lan Sinian said with a smile.
Qin Xu believed it to be true. When he heard that they might be of the same clan as the imperial people, he felt secretly happy. As for why he was happy, he couldn't explain it clearly.
Qin Changqing, who had studied the body structure of the Imperials, thought more deeply. Aside from the beast genes, the Imperials were indeed similar to Earthlings in every other way...
He frowned and planned to get more information about the Earth when he returned. It might be helpful in studying the causes of mania.
One day after being discovered by the Earth's Space Defense Agency, the starship finally reached the farthest distance that Earth's current technology can carry humans.
"Your Majesty, people have come from Earth, but they seem to regard us as invaders." Shaou received the news from the starship captain's command room and immediately passed it on to the two of them.
Qin Changqing was stunned. Lan Sinian could understand the Earthlings' current fear of danger, and he wasn't displeased. He turned around and looked at Qin Changqing, secretly sighing that his queen was so beautiful! With a smile on his face, he asked him, "Why don't you go say hello to them?"
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On the other side, watching the behemoth grow bigger and bigger, the manned spacecraft on Earth that have no combat capability in space are as small as ants in front of it. It can be imagined that if the other party has any bad intentions towards them, they will have no chance of survival at all.
The military commanders of several major countries who went there at the same time appeared calm on the surface, but in fact, cold sweat on the backs of all of them had soaked through their clothes, and the soldiers came here with the courage to fight to the death.
Luo Yuhuan's face was gloomy, his hands clenched into fists at his sides. The expressions of the other commanders of the other nations nearby were just as heavy as his, and some even couldn't help but whisper nervously to each other.
At this moment, the communicator in the command room suddenly said: "The other party contacted us!"
"What? Connect it quickly!" Someone shouted, and everyone looked over nervously, with expressions of joy or worry on their faces. But no matter what, as long as the other party was still willing to communicate with them, things might not be as bad as they imagined!
The operator took a deep breath and pressed the connect button.
A young man's face soon appeared on the huge screen.
The young man's facial features were handsome and delicate, unique to Orientals, but his cold temperament, like morning dew and frost, lightly overshadowed the stunning appearance of his facial features, making it difficult to look away and leaving a lasting impression.
"Hello, I'm Qin Changqing." The young man with black hair and black eyes smiled faintly on the screen and spoke pure Chinese.
At that moment, all the Earthlings in the spacecraft couldn't help but burst into tears. It was so great that the people who came from afar were their compatriots. It was so great that the people standing on that huge starship were not their enemies.
The command room was silent for a moment before Luo Yuhuan suddenly reacted. He strode to the front and asked with a look of surprise and disbelief on his face, "Changqing?! Is it really you?!"
"Yuhuan, long time no see, it's me." Qin Changqing finally smiled happily when he saw Luo Yuhuan's face. This little bastard was still so anxious.
"It's really you, it's really you!" Luo Yuhuan's eyes turned red at that moment, and then he choked with sobs and could hardly speak. He once thought that he would never see his friend again in his life, the friend who he thought sacrificed himself for the earth and endured the suffering alone, was now standing safely in front of him. The young boy soon couldn't control himself and burst into tears.
It was great that his brother came back alive!
Lan Sinian didn't go over to steal the spotlight from his beautiful queen, but he saw the child on the other side of the screen crying with tears and snot all over his face, and he smiled. Oh, his queen was indeed charming! He had good taste!
The Earth spaceship quickly docked with the starship. The Earth soldiers stepped inside, each one like Granny Liu strolling through the Grand View Garden, finding everything new and exciting. They didn't even need flight suits; walking inside was like walking on flat ground! What incredible technology! This is the power of an advanced civilization that has transcended the interstellar gates!
When Qin Xu saw Luo Yuhuan, he immediately took out a pack of tissues and handed it to him, saying with a smile, "Brother Yuhuan, you're already so old, why are you still crying?"
"You little brat, call me uncle and I'll beat you up." Luo Yuhuan was ridiculed by a child and slapped him in anger.
"You are obviously a generation younger than dad, so I don't want to call you uncle." Qin Xu dodged his slap with a smile, grabbed the clothes of an adult next to him, hid behind him and made faces at Luo Yuhuan, but soon found out that he was grabbing Lan Sinian's clothes. The child let go with a red face and a little embarrassed.
Lan Sinian bent down, picked up the little guy, and carried him on his shoulder, praising him with a smile, "Little guy, you won't suffer any loss. I like it."
When Luo Yuhuan saw Lan Sinian taking over the conversation, he felt awkward and uncomfortable. It seemed that his snot was not wiped clean and it was flowing again. He felt even more embarrassed and quickly covered his nose with tissue. The young master who was used to being unrestrained felt ashamed for the first time.
The commanders from other countries stood by and were ignored, each one like quails. Only then did they truly envy China. The famous emperor of the Galactic Empire didn't even pay attention to them, so they couldn't find a chance to approach and talk to him even if they wanted to!
It’s really enviable!
The author has something to say: Foreigners: I am jealous, so jealous, but I still have to keep smiling.
His Majesty the Emperor: My wife is so beautiful! She is so beautiful, why don’t you kneel down and worship her!