After seeing off Austin, Austin and Ruan Tang were able to keep in touch all the time at first, but as Austin arrived in the Gemini system and military affairs became busier, the contact between the two became less and less.
They could only squeeze out time to contact each other in their spare time. After several attempts, Austin was so tired that he fell asleep on the other end of the communication line. Based on the residual light of their warship's projection, Ruan Tang, who came from a military research background, was even able to calculate their space leap process and understood the migration status of the entire army as if he was there in person.
Ruan Tang felt a little relieved, seeing that Austin was able to take on the heavy responsibility of being the legion leader.
The crazy longing for Auston in my heart is still hard to erase.
This was the first time they were separated by a long distance since they got married, which made it difficult for both of them to adapt for a while, but Ruan Tang still forced herself to learn to adapt.
Because, he knew.
There may be more such separations in the future.
Ruan Tang forced himself to pull himself out of this melancholy and sentimental mood, and began to manage his work and the ten miles of crabapple flowers that Austin left for him seriously.
A lot of things have happened in the Imperial Star recently, one of which is the sudden announcement of the marriage between the Emperor Aesop and Duke Carlos.
Ruan Tang originally didn't pay much attention to the marriage of her brother's ex-boyfriend. It was just that the person he was going to marry was not only one of the seven dukes and Austin's uncle, who was in a high position of power, but the nephew of Duke Carlos was also almost engaged to Ruan Tang's current sister-in-law Ryan.
In this way, the only two imperial ministers in the royal family were no different from exchanging marriage partners in the eyes of outsiders. With such a high degree of topicality, it would be difficult for Ruan Tang not to pay attention to it.
At first glance, this sudden marriage of a noble lady from the Emperor seemed nothing special, but Ruan Tang didn't know why she felt a sense of uneasiness in her heart.
But where does this uneasiness come from?
He had no way of knowing.
However, after Austin left, the Queen's interactions with Ruan Tang became more frequent.
"My child, you have done a great job. How come you are such a smart child but not my biological child? We must visit each other more often in the future to maintain our relationship. Austin and your brother have gone to the war. Now, besides your mother, the closest people to you in the entire Imperial Star are us..." The Queen looked at Ruan Tang tenderly, just like his biological mother: "If there is anything here that you like or want, just take it..."
Queen Catherway was a person who was used to changing her attitude according to the situation. As Ruan Tang's status and position rose and she became the head of the Ruan family, she drastically changed her attitude towards Ruan Tang.
Not only did he no longer show any contempt in his words, he even showed an intention to win her over, after realizing that Ruan Tang might have feelings for Austin.
She didn't even dare to mention the bad things that Austin said or her initial words urging Ruan Tang to give birth to a grandson for her.
He only adopted a conciliatory policy and continued to win over Ruan Tang.
"Don't worry, mother. You are Auston's mother. Since Auston and I are married, you are no different from my own biological mother in my eyes. If I want something, how could I not ask you?" Seeing her gentle response, Ruan Tang immediately changed her words and called the queen mother, revealing just the right amount of admiration: "I am living a good life now. I have everything I need."
They both knew that what the other said was all empty talk, but neither of them pointed it out. They just cooperated with each other and played along.
The current Ruan Tang is no longer the same Ruan Tang as before. Even though he once relied on the Queen and relied on the Queen's power to rise to the throne, and even told the Queen many lies, the Queen can now forgive him for his past mistakes based on his status.
Among the superiors in the Imperial Star, there is no distinction between black and white, right and wrong. They only focus on the results and never pay attention to the process.
Since Ruan Tang was able to climb up, no matter what method he used, the Queen thought that this was his ability, which also gave the Queen the motivation to look up to him and cooperate with him in the game.
…
Ruan Tang was playing tricks on various dignitaries in the Imperial Star, trying to get the skin of a tiger.
At the same time, in the Gemini Galaxy’s Glorious Legion, during the lunch break, the patrolling soldiers were relaxed.
An unknown fleet suddenly appeared near the "Glory" through space leap.
The attack was launched on the main warship "Guangyao" with a clear target.
The other side has few people, which is like hitting a rock with an egg. The main warship was caught off guard and tilted only for a moment before quickly returning to normal operation. Although the legion commander, Duke Austin, was currently undergoing treatment for his mental disorder and was unable to give timely commands, the legion's deputy captain and Austin's long-hidden confidant, Garnier, quickly analyzed and judged the battle situation.
Attacked the attacker.
Bang bang bang!
Several light bullets were fired at the same time, and just when the light bullets of the Guangyao Legion were about to hit the small and medium-sized sneak attack ships, there was a loud "bang", and those small and medium-sized sneak attack ships that were caught off guard actually exploded.
A bright and blinding faint light.
It was like fireworks blooming in the dark galaxy, dazzling many soldiers in the Guangyao Legion who were unaware of the sneak attack. They were dazzled and began to whisper to each other, asking what had happened.
"General, this..." Langdon stared in amazement at the several large fireworks that exploded in front of him without gaining any advantage over his own fleet. He couldn't understand why the enemy leader sent out more than a dozen of the latest micro-attack ships in the hope of launching a surprise attack on his large-scale army.
This impossible mission purpose.
Garnier, who had just finished commanding the battle, frowned. When he heard Langdon's question, he suddenly remembered something and rushed to the treatment room where Austin was. "Oh no, there is a spy in the legion, and the other party is coming for your treatment..."
Langdon was startled, then he figured out what was going on and followed Garnier in panic as he rushed towards the treatment room.
Inside the treatment room.
Auston was still lying in the cold, hard treatment cabin, unharmed.
The assassins who intended to break in and assassinate had already been captured and subdued by the soldiers who had discovered them first. Garnier breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
"General Garnier, something terrible has happened. During the treatment, several logistics soldiers were suddenly found to be assassins who wanted to assassinate His Highness Austin... Although they were quickly subdued by General Lant, they failed to assassinate His Highness..." Doctor Linger said with a sad face, "But the treatment of His Highness's mental disorder has failed. After this, his next mental disorder attack may even worsen the symptoms..."
Garnier was startled and became nervous again: "Huh?"
"Also, because they rushed over just now, even though I tried my best to maintain it, the treatment device still deviated by 0.001 mm in Your Highness's spiritual sea. There is a 60% chance that Your Highness will lose his memory after waking up." Linger frowned, completely unaware of how this could happen.
He had clearly advised Austin not to take risks on his own, and that he should have brought Ruan Tang with him at this time when he was risking his life for treatment.
Garnier immediately asked solemnly, "What else? In addition to the amnesia and mental disorder that will be aggravated next time, what are the effects on your highness's body? Are there any other effects? Will it affect your intelligence?"
Unexpectedly, no matter how hard he tried, he was still a step too late and failed to protect Austin.
"No, it won't cause any impact. This is already the most serious impact so far." Dr. Lingel said with a sad face.
Garnier quickly calmed down, and countless speculations about the assassination and the leader behind it flashed through his mind. After a pause, he immediately ordered his subordinates: "Okay, in this case, you immediately send this person to contact Emperor Star and ask them to send the lady over within a week to help His Highness relieve the disordered mental power."
As Austin's confidant, Austin granted Garnier the right to decide all matters, big or small, within the military and the group when Austin was too busy to take care of other things.
"But General, you know that the lord doesn't want his wife to come..." Langdon immediately retorted when he saw him make such a decision.
Everyone in the entire Imperial Star knows that Austin is obsessed with Ruan Tang. If something happens to Ruan Tang because of this, even if Austin loses his memory, who can take the responsibility when he remembers it later?
"Nothing is more important than His Highness's life. Madam is His Highness's omega. Even if she dies for His Highness, it is her life." Garnier interrupted him directly and stubbornly: "If anything really happens, I will take my head to apologize to His Highness!"
He is a typical loyal straight A cancer. In his eyes, OMEGA was born for his ALPHA. Now that Austin's body needs Ruan Tang, as a subordinate of Austin, he will not care about Ruan Tang's safety at all.
He just wants Auston to be fine.
Langdon still didn't quite agree with his decision. "But what if Madam doesn't want to? He is the head of the Ruan family and the younger brother of Lieutenant General Ruan Yang. If he doesn't want to come, we can't ask someone to kidnap him, right? After all, the news that His Highness is in trouble must not be leaked..."
The border is cold, dangerous and a place that Austin definitely doesn't want Ruan Tang to come to.
"Then send someone to contact Emperor Star, and send another team to secretly search for OMEGA whose pheromone match with Your Highness is over 95%. The war is imminent, and Your Highness's mental strength must not be disturbed." Garnier made a decisive move.
When Austin was unconscious, Garnier was the supreme commander of the legion.
Seeing his determination, Langdon remained silent.
The guards who subdued the assassins suddenly thought of something and asked Garnier, "What should we do if His Highness loses his memory?"
"Let's wait until His Highness wakes up. As long as it doesn't damage His Highness's intelligence and mental strength, memory and the like are not a big deal." Garnier said with a frown.
For him, the small matter of Austin possibly losing part of his memory was not a big deal at all...as long as Austin was still the commander of the legion and the disrupted treatment did not cause any other effects on his body.
That's enough.
Solving Auston's mental disorder symptoms is their top priority.
While they were talking, the door of Austin's treatment cabin suddenly opened.
Garnier strode forward and everyone made way for him.
Auston opened his eyes and sat up. He calmly scanned the surroundings, and finally fixed his sight on the people in front of him: "Garnier? Linger? Langdon? Arthur?... What's going on? Why am I here?"
As soon as these words came out.
The people around him immediately confirmed that he had indeed lost his memory.
There was no way to tell exactly which stage of his memory he had lost, so Garnier immediately stepped forward and reported to him in detail the current situation and the causes and consequences of the assassination attempt on him, as well as the bad news that the assassination had caused his amnesia and the next time he had a mental disorder, in the form of a report.
"In the Gemini star system, the Zerg are making a comeback, and the emperor actually sent me to fight... What a good opportunity, this is really a godsend." Austin was a little surprised that he finally chose to take the risk and failed in this treatment that might damage his mental strength, but considering the current situation, he felt that the risk seemed worth it.
Langdon looked at him worriedly and asked, "Your Highness, what is your memory?"
"It's the 734th year of the Interstellar Calendar. If I'm not mistaken, I have lost about two years of memory..." After quickly integrating the information he had obtained, although Austin was a little surprised by his choice, he soon calmly accepted the fact that he had lost two years of memory.
Different from his arrogance in front of Ruan Tang and his disguised madness in front of Emperor Star, Auston often showed great self-control and seldom showed his emotions in front of his trusted subordinates.
Like a natural leader, he makes people feel convinced and authoritative inexplicably.
When his subordinates heard his words, their restless hearts, which had been troubled by the assassination attempt and Austin's failed treatment, calmed down.
Langdon asked immediately after seeing this: "Your Highness, since you have lost two years of memory, do you want us to compile and print out a book of everything that happened to you in the past two years and send it to you..."
He always felt that amnesia was a big deal.
"Don't bother. Fighting against the Zerg is more important. This is a good opportunity we have been waiting for for many years. You just need to give me the current situation of the fortress and the latest situation on the Imperial Star, the political situation, the opinions of the major senators, and the information on how the nobles stand..." Austin rubbed his brows, not caring that he had lost two years of memory: "I don't have that much time to study the trivialities of my past."
He didn't think that anything particularly happy or unforgettable had happened in the past two years.
For him, anything that can be forgotten is not a big deal.
Seeing this, everyone present nodded and no one dared to go against his wishes.
…
The first time when Austin got into trouble, Ruan Tang received a message from Austin's forces that Austin's treatment had failed, resulting in amnesia and possible worsening of mental disorder, and asked him to go over and help Austin channel his mental energy.
Ruan Tang never expected that Alpha, who seemed to be obedient to her in everything, would dare to make such a decision behind her back without even discussing it with her. Not only did she cause amnesia, but her condition also worsened. Ruan Tang was so angry that she shook, her face turned pale and she almost vomited blood.
"Madam, are you... going or not?" Vincent looked at Ruan Tang's dark face and asked cautiously.
Ruan Tang clenched her hands into fists, almost digging her nails into her flesh: "I'll go, of course I'll go. He dared to hide such a big thing from me. Not only will I go, I even want to beat him up."
Pretending to be so obedient and reasonable in front of me, this ALPHA is actually just a straight A-cancer who likes □□ and has no respect for OMEGA, right?
Vincent: “…”
He had never had much contact with Ruan Tang, and he didn't expect that Ruan Tang, who looked gentle on weekdays, actually had such a hot temper.
When he thought about this, he silently sympathized with his master for a second, and began to question whether he should ask him to go to the border to sort out Austin's mental power.
Ruan Tang directly cut off the communication and spent most of the day, first using the power of the Imperial Star to strictly block the news of Austin's accident before any outsiders could know about it, and then went to the palace to see the queen and expressed her intention to go to the border to accompany Austin as her estrus period was approaching.
The queen was immediately overjoyed. As Ruan Tang's status and position rose, she no longer expected Ruan Tang to be willing to be a reproductive tool to give her a grandson. The emperor sent Austin to the battle this time, and she no longer expected her son to have a chance to come back alive. She had secretly obtained Austin's genes and was planning to raise a grandson in private, and then nominally adopt him under Ruan Tang's name.
But doing so would violate the Imperial Life Law and would easily be used against you by the Emperor's forces.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Ruan Tang took the initiative to offer to go to the border to spend the estrus period with Austin, and get pregnant to give him a grandson.
Although the Queen also felt that Ruan Tang might have done this in order to fight for power, it seemed that they were still in the same boat. How could she not be overjoyed?
No matter what happens in the future, what she lacks now is a legitimate heir with pure bloodline.
She agreed with both hands and feet: "Good boy, my good boy, I know you are a good boy, you can go and spend the estrus period with Austin at ease, and your mother will make all the arrangements for you and ensure that you arrive at the border fortress safely and come back safely."
"...I understand. Thank you, mother." Ruan Tang nodded immediately.
After everything was arranged, Ruan Tang embarked on the first journey of his life away from the Imperial Star and to the border that afternoon, escorted by the Austin Imperial Star's personal guards.
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