Chapter 119 Chapter 119 Zhang Zao Zao looked uncomfortable
Your mission is accomplished - welcome back to Sancas.
No one can feel the weight of these words more than they do at this moment.
But perhaps because they had waited for too long, they, including Lai Qing, were a little numb, and the violent impact made them slow to react for a moment.
Countless mechas fell behind him with fresh scars.
In this scorched land, the seemingly unreal dream that had been waited for hundreds of years and nearly a thousand years finally came true.
Chu Zao thought about it for a while -
Although he had learned a lot and handled some things with his father, he was still a young crown clan member after all. He had no idea how to sort out such a messy place, not to mention that the sacred territory was too far away from Saint Cass. Over the past thousand years, people had changed countless times and had their own leadership center.
Although compared with other countries and races in this galaxy, the population of the Holy Territory of Saint Cass is not large, but it is also a territory that has struggled under such cruel rules for a thousand years. They feel embarrassed, but it is not really that embarrassed or sparsely populated. It's just that the power of the tribe has been reduced again and again, and they are struggling here.
In this regard, although the Little Crown Clan felt the same feeling from the group of people in front of him as when he was on the Saint Cas Emperor Star, he still asked again to be on the safe side.
"The team of Saint Cass will arrive in this interstellar space. I am not familiar with the control of a place. Let me confirm again. Do you want to maintain the internal operation for the time being? We will give relevant advice and protection based on the current situation of Saint Cass and wait for my father to arrive. Or do you want me to--"
"we would like!"
Lai Qing burst into tears before Xiao Chuzao could finish her words.
Some of them were startled back to their senses by the sound and could no longer hold back their tears by turning their heads away. Those residents of the Holy Territory of Saint Cass who had not yet heard the news and had just seen Chu Zao and others appear before their eyes were stunned, their eyes slowly turning red.
What keeps the internal operations going for now - none of that matters.
What’s important is that, once again, in this horrific tide of pollution, just like in the legend, they were pulled out.
I haven’t brought shame to my hometown... That’s great.
Lai Qing bowed deeply.
“Please – once again, lead us as we heard you do when we were children.”
"certainly."
Chu Zao paused.
He realized that the sacred territory was like a lost land, drifting in this cruel interstellar space for hundreds and thousands of years, accumulating too much insecurity and in need of further stability.
"Please follow me for details about the territory."
Lai Qing seemed to be relieved. He straightened up and turned sideways.
Feeney wasn't very good at this kind of communication.
In Finny's words - he himself is not a good person, a hot-tempered guy. How can he be the backbone of such an unstable place?
That would be twice as bad.
But algae handles it very well.
Finny looked at the six wings behind him that were slightly spread out, with dust blowing behind him. After a battle, the light was slightly dimmed, and the brilliance of the golden crown fell. The little guy running behind them with a clattering sound was really - quite a real character.
In fact, Chao Huangmu's gaze was never on the people from the Holy Territory from beginning to end. He was staring at Xiao Chuzao from beginning to end.
Look at Chu Zao's crown, look at Chu Zao's wings, those eyes that seemed to have no emotions at all when looking at the surroundings were shining.
How could I not understand?
Chao Huangmu fiddled with the space button he carried with him - he seemed to hear those beautiful gems, those nice and sparkling sounds.
That feeling of being cared for.
It's impossible to take your eyes off it.
——It’s too bright, so bright that it illuminates too many people.
Chao Huangmu, who originally thought that he had a place by Zao Zao's side, now realized belatedly that he felt a little bit - unsatisfied.
All of Zao Zao's attention was drawn away from him.
Xiao Chuzao followed Lai Qing and others into the starship.
Behind me, it was still very quiet at this time.
The residents of the Holy Territory of Saint Cass were all quietly looking at the backs of Chu Zao and Finny. After a while, the residents who were injured in the chaos slid to the ground and occasionally there were some crackling sounds of damaged mechas.
"It's the Crown Clan..."
"Really——"
"St. Cass is still here. I, I'm going to tell my grandma that St. Cass is still here—"
"The young prince said that we have completed our mission. Our existence... is meaningful."
I am no longer struggling to survive, and I no longer doubt whether everything I am insisting on is meaningless every time I see the 'wolves' and the 'sheep' partying together.
"Sancas' team is coming here."
Their persistence is meaningful.
“Wuwuwu…”
“Wuwuwu…”
Finally, a low, suppressed cry was heard behind me.
As if he was afraid of being heard by Chu Zao and the others, he lowered his voice.
Chu Zao and the other two did not stop at all.
Keep walking towards the interior of their starship.
Lai Qing and others walked beside him, and Lai Qing also took the time to instruct them to clean up the living quarters for Chu Zao and others.
As I said this, I couldn't help but add something to your gaze.
"The place needs to be spacious—"
“Don’t look at the ruins.”
"Oh, and one more thing, can you ask someone to run a mile? Is the traveling merchant nearby?"
"Let's go find two plants? They should be able to purify the air—"
"And food..."
The more they talked, the more excited they became, as if they wanted to copy the royal court of Saint Cass Emperor Star.
But after they finished speaking, they hung their heads one by one.
They have no beautiful starships or houses, only a fleet of tattered starships, many of which are under emergency repair and can only fly with difficulty. The types of food are also very scarce. After the existence of alien beasts, there are few ordinary meat sources in the entire interstellar space, and vegetables are difficult to grow. They have to extract nutrients from various inedible things.
They are used to eating those things, but these are His Highness Finny and Little Prince, how can you let them eat such things?
Damn, there are so many things they can’t do, what should I do?
They were like a flock of birds flying out to explore the way, waiting anxiously for the arrival of the main force. Each of them had lost their way, been savagely beaten by the disaster, and were all ruffled and dejected.
It looks like it's about to break.
This made Chu Zao hesitate to speak.
Even Finny couldn't help but speak:
"No need to be so careful. In Saint Cass, we are always on the move and don't have too many requirements for living places. And food--"
Finney paused and looked at the cub beside him.
“It’s not too demanding.”
Finny himself didn't think there was anything wrong, but he felt that he still needed to prepare all kinds of delicious food for this little guy. This little cub had never been wronged in terms of food.
But Chao Huangmu seemed to have brought a lot.
For a moment, Finny looked at Chao Huangmu with a little more favor.
Having said that, it did not make the members of the Holy Territory of Saint Cass happy.
Lai Qing spoke up, changing the subject and trying to forget the previous discussion.
"This is the current distribution map of forces in this interstellar space. Led by the Gethen Empire, most of them are factions that cooperate with alien beasts. They regularly send their own kind to the alien beasts for food. These are relatively neutral countries and forces, but they are basically insignificant and go with the flow. There are also some like the Holy Territory, which strike and fight against alien beasts every time, but with little success. Among them, the one we are closer to and cooperate with the most is the Eastern Alliance."
Chu Zao stood in front of the command desk, looking at the table on the screen.
The Little Crown Clan quickly skipped through it.
"Your official survival competition is in seven days?"
"Yes."
"You don't have many people left to send out, right?"
Chu Zao asked again.
Lai Qing and the others seemed to be a little hurt and lowered their heads.
"Yes, we can still barely establish a mecha team, but this year the Holy Territory is facing a siege by everyone, so it will be very difficult to win."
“Oh, there’s no need for this hunting game victory.”
Chu Zao said casually.
The pretty little face with rounded lines looks a bit thoughtful.
He looked back gently.
"How about this, you pick three people, and we'll go watch the survival competition."
Chu Zao said, turning to look at Finny.
"Right, Uncle San?"
After entering the room, Finney didn't go near the command desk. He leaned against the wall and let out a light click.
"Yeah, but I think you need to stay with me all the time."
Finny, who has become accustomed to accidents happening to him, hasn't had an accident for a long time.
Finny, who was raising the cub alone, did not feel lucky this time. He just felt anxious - was he going to get another big one?
In fact, this was not what they had discussed before.
There was not much time left for the warm-up match, so they could go there to get to know the situation and get some help from possible future partners, but they hadn't yet finalized the survival match.
After all, participating in the survival competition like this would be somewhat ostentatious. They had a plan for what to do if Amos didn't arrive before the survival competition, and what to do if Amos arrived before the survival competition.
But now it is obvious that this major premise has been broken.
This is not just a cooperative partner, this is a genuine descendant of Saint Cass.
In an instant, I went from being an outsider to being in the game myself, so of course the plan had to be adjusted.
What they need is certainly not some damn survival match victory.
What they need is for Saint Cass to win against the monsters, the Anthem Organization, and the devilish god behind him.
"But your mecha is quite interesting. Lend it to me when the time comes."
Chu Zao said, he thought about it.
"When we enter, don't be too conspicuous—"
Cover it up with a mecha.
Finny's expression was very subtle for a moment - for the Crown Clan, the mecha was too cumbersome and very uncomfortable, and it looked like it was made of paper. If you were not careful, you might break some handles or press some buttons. It felt like you had energy but nowhere to use it.
On Saint Casti, when Finny was a child, he had tried it, but then decisively gave up.
"But your highness, all this is very dangerous."
Lai Qing listened for a long time, and finally waited for Xiao Chuzao to finish speaking before interrupting.
"The mecha team led by the Gethen Empire is indeed very strong - they can also deal with such a tide of alien beasts, but we are in a weak situation now, too weak -"
The effectiveness of their mental strength also continues to decline after they are injured.
It also caused the sacred territory to become more miserable year by year.
Lai Qing lowered his head again.
"I'm a little worried that this will give you a wrong impression and affect your judgment."
Although Lai Qing and others waited for the Crown Clan, they were different from the Saint Cas people who were full of confidence and felt that whatever His Majesty and His Highnesses said was right, that His Majesty and His Highnesses were the best in the world, and that there was nothing that His Majesty and His Highnesses could not solve. The Holy Territory had lost confidence in itself generation after generation. They could still hold their breath and resist to the end in front of others, but when they really faced their own people and showed their soft side, that side was actually already scarred.
Make them feel frustrated and down.
Moreover, it was only that small wave of alien beasts that came with the pollution tide, so they still had no fundamental understanding of the Crown Clan - they had not yet realized what the Crown Clan, one of the few mythical immortal races in the interstellar space, represented.
"No, you did great."
Chu Zao spoke again.
"You need to be more confident. That's why I just told you to hold your head up high."
"Did you hear that?"
Finney repeated it.
"Keep your head up."
"yes!"
Lai Qing looked up in response.
Finny leaned against the door and smiled lazily.
"Dangerous, misjudged - such rare words."
The Crown Clan, who were relied upon and trusted, seldom heard such words. At most, the Saint Cass people would whine and howl. Although they thought the Crown Clan were strong, they also felt that they were dangerous and worried, but no one ever worried that the Crown Clan would make a mistake in judgment.
"Don't worry, leave it to us—"
"One more thing—"
Chu Zao thought about it.
"The combat mode of the Holy Territory is somewhat different from that of Saint Cass. We are not very used to it. On that uninhabitable planet, there is a small starship that came with us. See if you can bring it back for research. Some of the technology should be useful for the reinforcement of your starship and the enhancement of its attack power."
"OK."
Lai Qing nodded again.
Everyone looked at Chu Zao without blinking.
At this time, someone walked to the door anxiously, but he stopped at the door, looked at Chu Zao and Finny, then looked at Lai Qing, and hesitated a little.
Xiao Chuzao was still looking at the relevant power distribution map and was reluctant to speak.
"Come in and tell me what you have to say."
The man was startled and spoke in a panic.
"Yes, it is like this, Your Highnesses, Speaker, there are too many injured members of the Holy Territory during this period. We are running out of medicine, and we need to send a team to collect--"
Not enough medicine?
Chu Zao looked up.
"How many are left? Where are they being collected? How many are needed? Relevant information."
"It can still be used until tomorrow night. We can collect a certain type of mineral stone from a nearby planet and bring it back to refine it. However, since the pollution tide has just passed, the time is uncertain. We need to set off as soon as possible."
The man was a little hesitant at first, but still reported the relevant situation quickly.
"How long can it take at most?"
Chu Zao said this and glanced at the sky outside.
The light source star has completely landed and it will be dark soon.
They still need to prepare and assemble the team, no wonder they are anxious.
"If everything goes well, it might take half a day to go back and forth. It will take a few hours to collect the materials, and a few hours to come back and refine them. It will take a whole day. If everything goes well, we will have to set off early tomorrow morning, and we will just be able to catch up."
"so--"
Chu Zao raised her hand to support her pretty little face.
Lai Qing and other parliament members all had slightly subtle expressions.
A little embarrassed and a little helpless——
There was no place to live, the food was bad, and the medicines were running out. From the moment they met Chu Zao, they seemed to have been showing their shabby side.
This made the Saint Cass people, who always tried to put the best things in front of the Crown Family, very helpless.
"Your Highness, I will gather the team right away to collect the relevant ores."
Lai Qing spoke quickly.
"If you're in a hurry, let's go with you."
Chu Zao said this without a trace of impatience on his face.
From beginning to end, the Little Crown Clan showed the characteristics of the next emperor of Saint Cass - calm, reliable, and decisive.
But unlike Amos, Xiao Chuzao seems to be more gentle - but he is only gentle towards his own family. Compared with his enemies, Amos may act without hesitation, while Xiao Chuzao may smile and try to reason with you before taking action.
It all comes down to hands-on work.
Moreover, he was gentle but not soft. Xiao Chuzao did not show any excessive emotional fluctuations, which made them feel more at ease.
"Where are you going . ...?"
Lai Qing was stunned for a moment.
He asked cautiously.
"Well, get ready and report back when you're ready."
Chu Zao said.
"We'll have enough time, don't worry. By the way, is the empty room ready? Let's go take a look."
"yes."
Lai Qing spoke quickly.
He watched Chu Zao and the other two leave the command room.
At this moment, I am still a little shocked.
Everything was too magical and dreamy, and happened too fast.
but--
"It is indeed the sacred crown from legend—"
Someone sighed softly.
That kind of leadership must have gone through countless trials and tribulations, evolved into firmness, extracted into calmness, and finally become steady and reliable in the face of any situation.
It was at this time that communication from the Eastern Alliance arrived.
"Speaker, this is news from the Eastern Alliance."
Lai Qing came back to his senses, glanced at the other end of the communication, and calmed his violently beating heart.
"Please answer it."
In fact, the Eastern Alliance's communication was not late, but they just misjudged the duration of this wave of pollution tide, or they did not expect that the Holy Territory would really send a strong man to end the pollution tide directly.
It all ended too quickly.
Not to mention other places, even the Holy Territory itself has not yet reacted.
"Chairman Lai Qing."
Over there, the image of Shi He, chairman of the Eastern Alliance, appeared on the screen.
Shi Hezheng was looking at Lai Qing with a serious expression.
"I have received news that you were attacked by the pollution tide. We suspect this is a conspiracy. Although we cannot stand directly with the Holy Territory, we have said from the beginning that we agree with the Holy Territory's persistence. It's just that we can't be as charitable as you. But at this time, we all agree that if we don't give you a certain amount of help, someone will take advantage of it."
Lai Qing looked at Shi He.
Lai Qing had just come back from outside, and was not very neat at the moment, not to mention that he had shed tears. His eyes looked red and he looked like he was stimulated.
Seeing this, the Chairman of the Eastern Alliance felt even more uncomfortable, and Shi He spoke again.
"Have you left the base? I wonder where you are going. I thought about it and found a flat land near the Eastern Alliance where you can stay until the survival competition begins. The Gethen Empire is targeting you, so you'd better not send your team to act alone."
Shi He didn't dare to ask more questions, but just expressed it solemnly.
"Everything will be fine. Everything will pass."
But they can only say this - because the Eastern Conference is of no help in this cruel game.
"The Eastern Alliance's mecha team will soon set out to support you."
Such a cruel interstellar world.
Shihe lowered his head.
"No."
"There's not much we can do to help—eh?"
Shi He suddenly came back to his senses.
What did he hear?
He looked at Lai Qing.
"We don't need support from the Eastern Alliance right now."
Lai Qing said.
"Everything will be alright, yes, everything will be alright."
Shi He was stunned for a moment.
He fell into a deep confusion.
Because he found out——
Both Lai Qing and the congressmen behind him had startlingly bright eyes.
It's like finding faith again.
The person on the other end was very busy and ended the call without saying much.
On the Eastern Alliance side, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Until a person walked in from outside the door and spoke quickly.
"Chairman, the sacred territory doesn't seem to have moved, and the effects of the pollution tide seem to be receding."
What? ?
Shi He looked back blankly.
Isn’t the sacred territory... going to be finished?
Is it finished?
As for Chu Zao, they were led all the way through the corridors, various crowded rooms, and finally to an empty room.
It can be seen that the Holy Territory has tried hard to give them the best, but it is still not good enough.
When the door closed, Chu Zao's smile suddenly disappeared, and Chao Huangmu followed behind Chu Zao.
Finny was still laughing heartlessly.
"Oh, I didn't expect it to be the descendant of the First Army. I originally thought it was a prepared cooperation base, but now it has become a base directly. And Zao Zao, has your mental power become stronger again? Why do I feel that even the pollution has been blown up by you?"
Finny said, turning his head. He was stunned for a moment and looked at the little guy with his head down: "Zao Zao?"
Chao Huangmu had been at a loss what to do behind Chu Zao since the beginning, because Zao Zao had tugged at his clothes after entering the room and then retracted her hand - these small actions made Chao Huangmu, who was very familiar with Chu Zao, realize that little Chu Zao was a little anxious.
The cub paused. The cub, who was almost reaching adulthood, was no longer a small one, but when no one was looking, he raised his hand and dived into Finny's arms.
This made Finny a little at a loss.
"What's wrong? Why are you still acting like a spoiled brat even though you're so old?"
The baby face tried to smile but failed.
His baby face instantly turned gloomy, and he thought suspiciously - who made my cub angry?
Chu Zao snuggled into Finny's arms, and slowly raised his head like he did when he was a child. His honey-colored eyes still looked calm, steady and reliable.
Zao Zao has indeed learned a lot, but does Zao Zao really look completely reliable and calm in seeing all this? No.
The little crown clan's voice was muffled - only at this moment did it reveal a trace of real emotion.
"Everything is in tatters, they are eating bitter-smelling food, and they are injured but lack medicine... It's painful to watch."
——Zao Zao looked uncomfortable.
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