On the other side, Qi Yan's personal terminal was connected to the White Tower's encrypted communication channel, where a discussion was taking place.
Academic exchanges or academic-related chats have been the White Tower's tradition for hundreds of years. These extremely smart people often inspire each other when they are together. Of course, it is also common for them to quarrel for two or three hours.
For example, right now, Qu Qingming and August are quarreling across countless light years, and all kinds of numerical theorems are coming out one after another. Qi Yan didn't listen carefully to every word he said. The last time, he only paid some attention when Qu Qingming mentioned that a certain fluctuation path value was 8.2265173 -
it should have been revised to be more accurate recently. A month ago, this value only had six digits after the decimal point.
Gamiye obviously felt that the quarrel over there would not be over for a while, so he came to talk to Qiyan: "The new ore you discovered is very interesting. Through collision transformation under specific conditions, a few dozen grams of ore can generate huge energy! However, the current equipment level is not enough. The maximum value I can get now is to increase its efficiency to six times the current energy."
Qiyan heard Vincent say: "Before, it could only be increased by four times."
Gamiye had a "you underestimate me" expression on his face: "That was the data from more than a week ago! If there is enough time on the front line, I can increase it to eight times at most!" He compared a number and put it down, "But I have done a simulation experiment, just for mobile migration, six times the increase is enough."
Without waiting for Qiyan to answer, Gamiye stroked his long-grown white beard, full of expectation: "I will continue my research, maybe there will be an energy revolution in the future! You see, this world is so magical. When you found the ore, you probably didn't expect such a sequel."
"Indeed, I thought I could try to test this ore. If it's just an ordinary stone, I'll just keep it as a souvenir."
Qi Yan was also thinking that the wonder of this world is that in the time axis that is always moving forward, you never know what is waiting for you ahead.
Just like he never thought that a stone he picked up casually might become the trigger for an energy revolution one day in the future.
Gamiye blinked at Qi Yan. His eyes were not cloudy with age, but full of wisdom: "So, this world is beautiful, with all kinds of 'treasures' waiting to be discovered. The only regret is that human life is too short, and I am destined not to explore the world greedily."
He smiled generously again, "However, there will definitely be many more people joining the team to explore the world in the future."
Qi Yan nodded: "Yes, we will die, but mankind will live."
Gamiye laughed out loud and made a toast gesture to the holographic projection of Qi Yan on the scene: "For the continuation of mankind!"
Across the screen, Qi Yan also responded with the White Tower Declaration: "For the continuation of mankind."
Five hours after the call with Nie Huai Ting, Lu Fenghan gathered everyone for a pre-war meeting.
Lorenz came but did not sit down: "The technical department has added new energy systems to the starships on the list according to the list, and the mobile jump equipment has also been installed. There is nothing missing, and the report is complete."
Lu Fenghan has become accustomed to Lorenz's coming and going like the wind, "Well, you go back first, I will let Pojun contact you if there is anything." There are
still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with. Lorenz turned and walked out with the coffee cup in his hand. After walking a few steps, he saw Qiyan sitting on the sofa in his peripheral vision, and immediately cast his eyes on Lu Fenghan.
Lu Fenghan was unkind: "Two options, go back by yourself. Or, sit down and finish the meeting and then go back by yourself."
Lorenz was disappointed, knowing that there was no hope of borrowing Qiyan back to the technical department.
The metal door of the command room closed again, and Lu Fenghan ordered Pojun to raise the star map. The scorching blue light reflected in everyone's eyes.
"This is the target of our attack this time, the Holy Star."
Lu Fenghan's tone was very light, as if there was no difference between this sentence and "Let's have noodles for lunch today." The next second, Mei Jielin clenched her fists and pounded the table twice: "Commander, you are the best! Attack the opposite faith gathering place right away!"
Lu Fenghan's eyebrows did not move: "Don't you dare?"
"Who doesn't dare? I dare to attack his father. I dare to attack the Divine Court, but I dare not attack a Holy Star?" Mei Jielin became more and more excited as he spoke, and forced himself to suppress his emotions, "Commander, but how do we fight this battle?"
The "Holy Star" was originally called "Albert Star", which is just a beautiful planet on the outer edge of the Southern Cross Region. But the universe is too big, and there are countless beautiful planets in the Alliance. Albert is nothing special. It was not
until the great destruction of technology that the rebels were established on Albert. The first wise man claimed that he heard the oracle of God at the moment when the source state of space collapsed. Therefore, the name "Albert" was no longer mentioned, and this ordinary planet with a small surface area suddenly became the holy planet of the rebels.
Metierin propped up her chin and tapped her cheek with her finger: "Come to think of it, wasn't the first wise man an old man? I always thought that the 'hearing of God's decree at the moment of technological destruction' was actually the force field that erupted when the space source state collapsed and reverberated in the universe, which made the old man's ears ring, right?"
Weiyin laughed: "Metierin, if the rebels hear what you said, they can hunt you to the end of the universe!"
Metierin rolled her eyes nonchalantly: "You said it as if the rebels would not hunt me down if I didn't say this. Captain Weiyin, please have the cognition of an expeditionary captain."
Long Xiyun stared at the star map and said: "It's very interesting to incorporate their holy star into the alliance territory."
"That's right!" Dushan's eyes sparkled, "Albert is such a good name, why call it Holy Star? Change it back to Holy Star!"
Lu Fenghan listened to them finish shouting before speaking, "The First, Second and Fourth Legions are located at these three coordinates of the Phoenix Tail Snail Cluster."
As his voice rang, the command room fell silent, and Pojun cooperated very well to mark the specific locations of the three rebel legions on the star map.
"They have now discovered that the target of our fleet is not any of the three of them. According to the route we are traveling, as long as they are not blind, they can determine that our destination is the Holy Star." Lu Fenghan's brows were stern, and his eyes fell on the planets rotating in the star map. "Protecting the Holy Star is the basic mission of the rebel army. If we delay for even a second, it will be a handle that can be used to catch us in the future and an indelible shame. Therefore, when we get close to the Holy Star, these three legions will rush here as quickly as possible."
Several marking points lit up on the star map.
"According to the garrisons of each legion, they will generally come from these three directions. We won't know who will arrive first and who will arrive later until we enter the battle zone. You will handle it accordingly."
The few of them had fought countless battles together, big and small, and had a deep understanding of each other. They didn't need to refer to the direction of the starship's turn. They knew what decision each other would make with their eyes closed.
So Lu Fenghan's "let's see what happens" really means letting a few people see what happens. This is also what Lu Fenghan adheres to. The battlefield is unpredictable and often beyond the reach of "tactics" and "strategy". He is used to giving each ship enough autonomy to temporarily judge the battle situation and make flexible decisions.
"I have asked Po Jun to send the combat objectives of each fleet to your personal terminals. According to the prediction, there are still five hours before entering the combat zone. You can make your own arrangements."
Mei Jielin and the others did not say much, and walked towards the door of the command room in two steps.
Lu Fenghan's words "the combat objectives of each fleet" were simple, but when it came to each person, which main ships to dispatch, how many destroyers and reconnaissance ships to send, how to deploy firepower... every single thing was a big deal, and staying one more minute would be a waste!
The footsteps disappeared, and Lu Fenghan stared at the star map, simulating several possible situations in his mind, and dealing with and solving them one by one. He asked Po Jun to adjust the scale and carefully checked all the tiny details around the Holy Star to make sure there were no omissions.
Raising his hand to loosen his collar, Lu Fenghan stood up, walked to the sofa, leaned over and kissed Qi Yan's lips.
He clearly wanted to just kiss her and then leave, but the simple touch of lips immediately ignited a fire in his bones.
Lu Fenghan knew that he was not in the right state - the pressure before the battle would not scare him, but arouse his excitement.
Just when he was ready to retreat directly by willpower, Qi Yan's arms suddenly wrapped around his waist. He
obviously didn't have much strength, but he couldn't break free at all.
Lu Fenghan followed Qi Yan's wishes, gently rubbed his lower lip, and said vaguely: "You won't let me go?"
Qi Yan said "hmm" in a low voice, the sound was faint, but it was like a soft hook, accurately hooking the softest and warmest corner of Lu Fenghan's heart.
Lu Fenghan bent his right leg at the knee and pressed it on the sofa. His tense muscles were pressed against the outside of Qi Yan's thigh, tightly restraining him under him, and kissing him wantonly.
From behind, Qi Yan's figure was almost completely blocked by Lu Fenghan, with only his jade-white hands loosely clenched on the hem of Lu Fenghan's uniform shirt, his knuckles were evenly long, his nails were flat, and his nails were light pink.
Because of the force, a hint of white could be seen at the fingertips.
As time passed, the hand became weaker and shaky as it turned from clenching to pulling.
In the gap between kisses, Lu Fenghan noticed something, picked him up, and ordered Pojun in a hoarse voice: "Clear the passage from the command room to the lounge."
Pojun immediately replied: "Yes."
At this time, Qi Yan's lips had been kissed wet and red, and there seemed to be a sea of stars in his eyes, with fragmented light.
Lu Fenghan did not allow anyone to see the person in his arms at this moment.
He walked all the way to the lounge with the person in his arms, and did not meet anyone else.
The door slid open to both sides, and Lu Fenghan ordered Pojun: "You are not allowed to come in."
Then he stepped into the door of the lounge.
In Lu Fenghan's room, in addition to his own things, there were a few daily necessities of Qi Yan. They were placed casually, but added a breath of life to the usually cold and quiet room.
The space was closed and private, and there were traces of the two of them everywhere. In such an environment, Lu Fenghan almost wantonly touched the treasure in his hand, without feeling bored.
Qi Yan suddenly felt as if he was floating in mid-air, soft and unable to step on the ground, and as if he was close to a heat source, and his blood and breath became hot together.
An indistinguishable feeling washed over his dormant nerve endings over and over again, causing his thoughts to stop. He was only able to confirm the existence of Lu Fenghan.
"General..." Qi Yan hesitated for a few seconds, finding it hard to believe that his voice was so hoarse.
Lu Fenghan's voice was exactly the same as his: "What?"
Qi Yan felt that he had a lot to say in the last moment, but in the next second, his language function gave way, letting his breathing and meaningless syllables take over.
Lu Fenghan bit Qi Yan's earlobe: "There are still four hours before entering the war zone. The time is too short, not enough."
Qi Yan's eyes were clear, and he met Lu Fenghan's deep eyes with tears in his eyes.
After kissing the corner of the eyes of the person in his arms, Lu Fenghan whispered a few words in Qi Yan's ear.
Although less than four hours is a short time, a lot can be done. When Lu Fenghan and Qi Yan returned to the command room, according to the information reported, the captains of each ship had completed most of the preparations.
At this time, there was still one hour and twenty-seven minutes before the fleet entered the battle circle.
Qi Yan changed his clothes and wore Lu Fenghan's coat over a silk shirt. The silver stars on the epaulettes were dazzling, and there were some marks on the collar, which were particularly conspicuous compared to the frosty white skin.
He turned on the virtual screen of his personal terminal and exposed his wrist when operating it. The red marks on it could be easily seen.
Although he always knew that he was prone to leaving marks, Qi Yan's heart beat faster when he saw the circle of light red on his wrist.
He thought aimlessly again, if the wrist is so obvious, then other places... should be similar.
I wonder how long it will take to fade away.
He wanted Lu Fenghan to apply a layer of healing gel on him, but if it doesn't hurt, then he shouldn't apply it?
While jumping through the various systems of the starship to see if there are any problems, Qi Yan couldn't help but recall what happened before because of his excellent memory.
Before he could react, his eyes had already glanced over Lu Fenghan's hand on the conference table.
Qi Yan thought he had hidden the little movement very well.
But in fact, it was no different from being blatant.
Lu Fenghan clenched his fingers, then simply stood up and walked to the sofa to stand still. From the angle of looking down, he could see the numerous traces at a glance.
The rough fingertips brushed the corners of Qi Yan's eyes, and he felt Qi Yan shiver slightly. Lu Fenghan leaned over and kissed him, ending his voice with a smile: "Do you like me touching you so much?" Qi Yan
raised his chin, revealing his vulnerable Adam's apple without any defense, and said in a low voice: "What do you think."