Chapter 109 Crisis
"Who did you say it was?" Zhou Jiu hesitated for a moment, then asked again.
"You heard right, it's Liu Ci. And she's also the person behind the Chinese People's Volunteer Army."
"In fact, we were too hostile towards the Chinese People's Volunteer Army at the time. It was only after I entered the center that I realized that not all orders were issued by the highest-ranking leaders."
"Due to the chaos on Star E at the time, as well as the early policies of various stars regarding sponsored students, the plight of sponsored students was not entirely due to the Volunteer Army."
Zhou Jiu's fingers flew across the copper coins, her feelings were self-evident. Connecting many things from beginning to end, Zhou Jiu suddenly remembered that Liu Ci had asked her about her mother.
"Youyou, do you remember my mother?"
After thinking for a long time, Sun You shook her head: "I don't remember, I only remember Teacher Zhou."
"I don't really remember, it's strange. I know exactly what kind of mother I have, but I can't remember what she looks like at all. You know what? Last time she told me that I look a lot like my mother," Zhou Jiu said, recalling what had happened.
"What do you mean?" Sun You waited for Zhou Jiu to continue.
"Youyou, do you know, I've always suspected that she caused problems with my memories. Is it possible that all of our memories are distorted?"
“It’s too difficult, and unnecessary,” Sun You dismissed Zhou Jiu’s statement.
"Have you ever seen Ms. Liu at home?" Zhou Jiu asked directly, as she currently trusted Qi Qi's memories the most.
"How could we have met? Why do you think she's your mother?" Sun You suddenly chuckled.
"...Your jokes aren't funny at all, Youyou. You'd be better off being more composed."
"Okay, tell me, what exactly did you discover?" Sun You stopped joking and asked seriously.
"Wait, try operating the mech again last time. I still have one piece of data to change."
Zhou Jiu continued climbing inside, saying, "Ms. Liu knows my father, and my copper coins came from her."
Sun You remained silent for a while. "Even if they know each other, you can't be sure that your memories have been invaded and altered. Besides, I'm her student now, her direct subordinate. If you find anything in the future, I suggest you don't tell me."
"Okay, I won't say anymore. Just be careful over there," Zhou Jiu said.
"knew."
"Wait for me to adjust a few sets of data, then you can take the mecha directly," Sun You said, looking at the data.
"By the way, is this big gift you gave me for use on Ancient Blue Star?" Zhou Jiu jumped off the cabin; it felt really good, and she liked it very much.
"New Blue Star".
"New Blue Star?" Zhou Jiu raised an eyebrow. "I'm not going."
Sun You stared at Zhou Jiu without saying a word. Zhou Jiu waved his hand helplessly, "Okay, tell me your reasons first."
"At that time, the last people who retreated to New Blue Star were either the elderly or the young. The elderly were almost all old now, and the young were almost the same age as us or a little older. The situation on New Blue Star is very bad right now, and I need you to join the Fourth Army."
“I just said yesterday that I will never join any federal army again,” Zhou Jiu replied, using the same words he had said in yesterday’s interview as an excuse.
"The new Blue Star needs a spiritual pillar. A symbol of the spirit of getting up after being knocked down and never giving up, and you are very suitable for our generation. You can participate as an external technical support."
"It seems you've already planned this out." Zhou Jiu looked at Sun You's composed face, knowing that she would most likely be persuaded by Sun You, but she had more important things to do right now, and she was determined to disappoint Sun You this time.
Zhou Jiu sat down and gestured for Sun You to continue.
"New Blue Star is said to be a planet with an independent regime, but it has fallen to a state even more dire than a barren planet."
Zhou Jiu chuckled, "What you're saying is a bit far-fetched. On the desolate planet, alien beasts roam freely, making it almost impossible for humans to cross the safe zone and live a normal life. The living conditions on the new Blue Star have reached Grade B, which is a habitable environment for humans."
"Sometimes the human heart is more terrifying than monsters. Take a look at this video."
Sun You opened his portable device and said, "These are residents of other planets. Every year during the holidays, they bring their weapons and open their hunting grounds."
Sun You continued, pointing to the New Earthlings in the video, "They are the ones being hunted. Can you still tell we're almost the same age?"
"Where is this?" Zhou Jiu remained silent for a long time before opening his slightly hoarse voice.
"New Blue Star's Spring City, a place where the voices of the late-stage migrants from Ancient Blue Star resided, a place initially filled with the elderly and children, has gradually been eroded into a giant playground. Zhou Jiu, looking at all this, can you still continue to be your idle person?"
Zhou Jiu closed his eyes. After a long while, suppressing his sadness and guilt, he said, "I have more important things to do. Sun You, I need you to help me make a device. Our lies will be exposed sooner or later. I need to go to Ancient Blue Star in advance to imprint a mineral field with stable energy. There must still be living people on Ancient Blue Star."
Sun You turned off the screen and remained silent.
"With the Fourth Army and you all, things will definitely get better on New Blue Star. Youyou, heroes are never just one person, but a group of people. But it's different on Ancient Blue Star. We told lies about Ancient Blue Star, but now we don't know what Ancient Blue Star is like now, nor do we know to what extent the alien beasts have evolved. We are the source of this lie. If the alien beasts on Ancient Blue Star are completely beyond our current technology to deal with, I can't let many soldiers die innocently. I must explore the interior of Ancient Blue Star before the Federation army officially explores it."
"Aren't you just trying to be an unsung hero by acting tough all by yourself?"
“Youyou, you know that I’m selfish for an uncertain goal. I’ve never been a hero; I’ve long since become an executioner.” Sometimes Zhou Jiu felt that she could see many mecha warriors fighting against alien beasts on the ancient Blue Star’s passageways, some alive, some wounded, and some dead.
"But the monsters in the passage will have to be cleared out sooner or later. As long as the Federation wants to carry out external activities, they will definitely do it."
Zhou Jiu smiled bitterly, shook his head, closed his eyes to suppress his guilt, and continued, "On the other hand, Ancient Blue Star must produce something. Otherwise, even if we save people in the end, the major armies will have paid a price but received no reward. In the end, it will be New Blue Star that suffers. To protect the rights of the Blue Star people, we must first give them equal benefits, until..."
Until finally they had their own armed forces.
In fact, Zhou Jiu regretted it. She had made plans when she was young without thinking things through and taking steps towards her goal step by step. But she forgot that sometimes she wasn't the only one who had to pay the price along the way.
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