“When you return to Shangjing, there are two things you need to do.

First, go to the headquarters to register the information of your Fifth Special Team, including the team name, captain, vice-captain, etc. You also need to customize your cloaks and communication equipment, and choose a plane exclusive to your team... if you need it.

The second is to confer honors. "

Zuo Qing continued, “The things you did in Japan’s ‘circle of people’ have spread to the top leaders of the Night Watch, and a ‘Star Sea’ medal is a foregone conclusion.

Also, during this catastrophic beast tide, it was because you defended Shenlong Pass alone that a catastrophe was averted. This achievement is enough to exchange for a second 'Star Sea' medal, but because this incident just happened, it may take some time to go through the procedures. You have to stay in Shangjing for two more days until the two medals are awarded together."

Two "Star Sea" medals in one breath?

At one side, the members of the Phoenix team turned their heads and looked at Lin Qiye and the others with envy in their eyes.

Since the establishment of the Phoenix team, it has received as many “Star” medals as it wants, but has not received a single “Sea of ​​Stars” medal… It’s not because the Phoenix team is weak, but because it has not had the opportunity to receive a “Sea of ​​Stars” medal.

To get the "Sea of ​​Stars", you must have the corresponding achievements.

This kind of opportunity to achieve merit does not come around often. For example, the beast tide appeared once half a year ago, but was turned around by Wang Mian. Although it appeared again this time, a group of [Night] suddenly appeared and made great contributions.

As for entering the "human circle" and turning it upside down, it is even more impossible for the Phoenix team.

It’s not that they don’t have the ability to take “Star Sea”, it’s just that they are just unlucky.

"Then are we the only team among the active special teams that has two 'Star Sea' medals?" Baili Pangpang asked excitedly.

Xia Simeng was stunned, then smiled and said, "No... In the catastrophic beast tide half a year ago, the Masked team got another Star Sea medal. Adding the one from many years ago, the Masked team also got two Star Sea medals."

Baili Pangpang grinned, and suddenly lost interest.

"By the way, I have a question..." Lin Qiye looked up at Zuo Qing, and recalled how Xia Simeng addressed him at the beginning. After hesitating for a moment, he asked:

"Where did Commander Ye go?"

A breeze blew across the sea of ​​blood, and Zuo Qing's eyes fixed and he fell into silence.

…

Half a day later.

Lin Qiye sat on the broken steel wall of Shenlong Pass, looking at the distant horizon, like a sculpture, motionless.

The waves subsided, the night faded away, and the sky returned to its original color. The dim setting sun sprinkled on the pink sea like broken gold, stretching Lin Qiye's back very long.

Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind and handed him a bottle of beer.

In the setting sun, the orange-yellow wine in the glass bottle shook slightly, and fine bubbles gushed out from the bottom, rising, breaking, and disappearing without a trace.

Lin Qiye took the bottle of wine, and after a moment of silence, he took a big gulp.

Cao Yuan also held a bottle of beer in his hand. He sat next to Lin Qiye and sighed helplessly.

"I know what you're thinking." Cao Yuan turned to look at him. "It was Commander Ye's own choice to exchange his life. Although it was you who brought the heart back, it doesn't mean you need to be responsible for Commander Ye's death."

"...I know." Lin Qiye held the wine bottle and spoke hoarsely, "But, he doesn't need to exchange his life. The seal of the Goddess of Night has no time limit. Even after hundreds of years, the heart of Senior Sword Saint will still beat. In this long period of time, perhaps... we can find other ways to revive Senior Sword Saint without exchanging his life.

If I could have returned to Daxia in time and told him this, maybe he wouldn't have died."

Cao Yuan looked at Lin Qiye's profile, his eyes full of complexity.

"You have tried very hard, Qiye." Cao Yuan sighed, "If you hadn't led us to take the risk to go to the mist, Senior Sword Saint might not have been able to take that step. If it weren't for you, Senior Sword Saint might have completely disappeared...

After all, we are only mortals, and we cannot be omniscient and omnipotent. As you said, we only need to protect those who are under the night sky to the best of our ability. "

Lin Qiye didn't say anything. He just sat on the city wall, picked up the bottle of wine in his hand, and took another sip.

"I should be the one who suffered the most because of Commander Ye's death." Cao Yuan said slowly, "If it weren't for him, I would still be imprisoned in the deepest part of the fasting house, like a caged beast, not to mention joining the Night Watch and entering the [Night] again...

I also don't want him to die like this. After all, he is my benefactor, the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch of Daxia, and the person who sowed the seeds for this era.

But since this is his choice, we should respect it instead of regretting our inaction here."

Lin Qiye was stunned.

At this moment, a ship came from the north and entered the broken Shenlong Pass. Several figures carrying a stretcher came down from the boat and passed by Lin Qiye and the others.

The stretcher was covered with a dark red cloak, concealing the lifeless body lying on it. Next to the person's hand was a sheathed straight knife.

Lin Qiye's mental power swept across the stretcher, and he saw the corpse under the cloak clearly, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"This is……"

When the stretcher passed by them, Lin Qiye asked.

Among the people carrying the stretcher, Fang Zuo's eyes flashed with deep sadness, and he explained: "This is the temporary person in charge of Shenlong Pass, the former deputy captain of the 066 team, Lu Qiu. In order to pass on the information about the beast tide as soon as possible, he used the "Ghost Guide" to overdraw his life and eventually died in front of Tujiao Pass.

Tujiao Pass has sent his body back, and we are going to pack up his remains and belongings, and then transport them back to land... for burial."

Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan looked at each other and fell silent at the same time.

Of course they were familiar with that face.

If Lu Qiu hadn't risked his life to pass on the information, Lin Qiye and the others wouldn't be at Shenlong Pass right now, and Daxia's reinforcements wouldn't have arrived so quickly. This catastrophe might have already spread to the land, causing incalculable damage...

In the eyes of most people, the "Night" team that descended from the sky was the savior, but few people knew that the one who truly saved the pass and avoided a catastrophe was a night watchman named Lu Qiu.

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