Jian Luo stared at the video without moving his eyes away. These things, these videos were things he had never seen before, and he had never thought about them before. His heart was filled with shock and disbelief, and even a little sad.
The queen smiled and said, "Want to play?"
Jian Luo said, "What do you want to play?"
"If you don't believe these things are true, let's go to the center of Dark Star's medical research institute and take a look." The queen ruffled her red hair and said, "How about we see what they are doing?"
This isn't playing a game; it's just forcing something on him.
Jian Luo closed his eyes and leaned back in his seat to rest for a while. After he recovered, he said, "I don't want to watch."
The queen raised her eyebrows noncommittally.
Silver Gray was sitting next to him, legs crossed, leaning lazily in his chair. "I'm giving you some advice. Just stay here and be quiet. If you go back to Dark Star, they won't treat you like a human being, and they won't give you freedom. Those people from the Dragon Clan—no, those people from Dark Star—are crazy. They're all crazy, they've been crazy for a long time."
Jian Luo remained silent.
It was impossible for him not to go back. His mother and brother were still in Dark Star. Although he didn't have such a deep relationship with them in a certain sense, but...
He doesn't want to live the life of an interstellar thief here.
After much thought, Jian Luo said, "When I go back, whatever I face will be my own choice. Bringing me here is against my will. If I go back to Dark Star, I might be imprisoned after I give birth, but here, I'm already in prison."
"If I were given the chance to choose, according to what you said, you seem to be giving me freedom, but now, aren't you the one restricting my freedom?" Jian Luo said seriously: "You have no right to decide the life of others, do you understand?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Silver Gray.
SilverAsh looked at him with pity, as if he had heard a huge joke. He even lamented the naivety and stupidity of human beings.
Silver Gray was a rough guy: "After all this time, you still haven't figured it out?"
Jian Luo choked.
"Do you still think he'll protect you? He's the Dragon King first, then Lu Shifeng." Silver Gray clarified his thoughts for him: "You have to have the responsibility of your race first, then the responsibility of being a father. If you can't make that distinction, you're truly foolish."
Jian Luo's hands, which were placed aside, shrank unconsciously.
Silver Gray sighed and said, "Look at Dark Star, it seems so prosperous, but in reality, everyone is just a zombie. No one is happy. They are all living dead, living in an invisible prison."
"So what if we have children?" SilverAsh sneered. "It's just dragging another race, humanity, into this prison. Because of you alone, perhaps all of humanity will become victims of this hell. You said everyone has the right to choose their own lives, but what about your own people? They've endured everything because of you. Have you given them the chance to choose?"
Jian Luo choked and was speechless.
"Go back and think about it yourself. Let's go." Silver Gray said to the queen below: "Take him back."
The queen stood up and responded.
The walk back through the corridor was as long as the one coming here, but his mood was completely different. At that time, Jian Luo was still thinking about remembering the route to escape, but now he felt a sense of powerlessness from the bottom of his heart. This feeling was so heavy that he couldn't get rid of it no matter what he did.
The queen let him into the room: "Luoluo."
Jian Luo turned around.
"Since we are here, we might as well make the best of it." The queen winked at him. "They will have a small cocktail party this afternoon. I can take you along to join them."
Jian Shi was really not in the mood and didn't want to play, but as a prisoner he had no choice but to say, "Okay."
…
This was his first time participating in a gathering of interstellar pirates.
There are many ethnic groups in this interstellar pirate group, but the most of them are dragons. Jian Luo followed the queen into the hall and sat down in the upper seat.
Silver-Gray sat at the highest point, with singing and dancing going on below. The table was filled with delicacies from various planets, all piled together in a mess, like a buffet.
There were many foods that Jian Luo just couldn't get used to, but he and Lu Shifeng had been to so many places and had learned to adjust themselves. If he encountered something he didn't like very much, he would find a way to cook it himself or change the cooking method.
There is a piece of barbecue on the table now.
Jian Luo cut the meat into slices with a knife, sprinkled some salt on it, found a piece of vegetable leaf, and wrapped it with two small pieces of bread. A hamburger was ready.
There happened to be some sweet sauce on the table, so Jian Luo simply took it and drew a smiley face on the bread to make the situation more cheerful.
Silver Gray above had been looking at him. When Jian Luo was almost done, Silver Gray spoke: "What are you doing?"
Jian Luo was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Cooking."
Silver Gray nodded and held out his hand: "Give it to me, let me try it."
“…”
Jian Luo's happiness was gone, and he disagreed: "You are not used to it, I just made it casually."
"Don't wait for me to get it myself." Silver Gray turned a deaf ear to him: "Otherwise the consequences will be very serious, understand?"
Jian Luo choked.
As expected, there was no point in reasoning with a robber. He gritted his teeth and handed the hamburger to him. He resisted the urge to throw a glare at him and turned to leave, but a voice came from behind: "Come back."
Jian Luo turned around: "What happened again?"
Yinhui tore the hamburger in half and handed one half to Jian Luo. Then he said, "Did you eat these when you were with Lu Shifeng?"
Jian Luo took the food, hesitated for a moment, and then took a bite slowly: "No."
"So what are you eating?"
"……a lot of."
Silver Gray seemed to have discovered something amusing: "Okay, from now on, you can go to the kitchen every day and make me whatever you used to eat."
Jian Luo refused directly: "No, I'm pregnant and can't cook."
Silver Gray said, "Are you stupid? If you have the chance to go to the kitchen, you can walk around more often. What if there is a chance to escape? If someone like you is caught, you won't be able to escape even if you are given the chance."
…
The corners of Jian Luo's mouth twitched: "Thank you for your concern."
Silver Gray: "You're welcome."
Jian Luo swore that he had never seen such an illogical former robber. When you thought he was going to cause trouble, he might just want to play a prank. Just like when you thought he wanted to imprison you, he would give you a chance to escape. Silver Gray was moody and his mind was impossible to predict. He was like a child addicted to games. You never knew what he was going to do next.
"ah!"
The queen returned from dancing on the dance floor.
She said to Jian Luo, "How is the food? Is it to your liking?"
Jian Luo looked at her somewhat messy look. The charming woman seemed to have charm in everything she did. Following her gaze, Jian Luo saw some beating scars on the queen's body from last time. He saw them again because of the misplacement of her clothes.
The Queen said, "Do I have a good figure?"
Jian Luo didn't say anything. He just took off his large coat and covered the queen with it. "The air conditioning here is quite cold."
The queen was stunned.
For the first time, an expression of surprise and confusion appeared on that beautiful face. Although it only lasted for a moment, it was enough.
The queen propped her chin up with one hand: "Why, do you think I'm ugly?"
Jian Luo bit a hamburger in his mouth and did not indulge her. His straight man temperament was firmly grasped by him: "If you don't mind the cold, give it back to me."
The queen was stunned at first, then she laughed out loud.
She laughed happily, her body shaking, and her voice was sweet: "Well, it's rare that someone is dressing me instead of undressing me, so I'll wear it and experience it and enjoy the feeling."
Jian Luo took a sip of water: "With your conditions, isn't it easy to find someone who treats you well?"
The queen's smile faded. She adjusted her hair, but there was not much pride on her delicate face: "Some roads can only be walked forward, and cannot be turned back."
Jian Luo turned his head to look at her, but saw that she was looking up.
Silver Gray was sitting on the throne above, with two delicate little girls beside him who were having dinner with him. Unlike Lu Shifeng, he was more focused on pleasure, which could be seen from the luxurious decoration style of this warship. The two women sitting next to Silver Gray were also very beautiful.
Jian Luo felt a little familiar with the way the queen looked at Yinhui. It was a kind of suppressed love. Although the queen didn't say anything, people's eyes never lie. Jian Luo guessed that the queen should like Yinhui, but why the two of them were not together, she couldn't guess.
…
Jian Shi was really not used to such scenes. He wiped his hands and said, "I'm full and want to go back."
The queen glanced at SilverGray.
Silver Gray waved her hand, and the Queen then said to Jian Luo, "You can't rest so soon after dinner. I'll take you for a walk first."
Jian Luo: "It's up to you."
They walked in the huge corridor of the warship, and the adjutant followed them when they came out. Usually, there was no adjutant when they took a walk, but this time, Jian Luo had an inexplicable ominous premonition in his heart.
Sure enough, they stopped in front of a somewhat unfamiliar door.
The queen pressed her hand up, and the adjutant also pressed it down at the same time, and then the door opened. Inside were various medical equipment, and bottles and jars piled up on an entire wall. When they walked further in, they saw people. These should be injured people. They were lying on the beds. Some of them made Jian Luo feel a little strange, because they... were in the form of children.
Jian Luo said: "Are they your children?"
The queen took a quick look before saying, "It seems you know nothing about dragons. A dragon's scales can protect them from 90% of fatal injuries. However, if their lives are threatened beyond this limit, they will activate their own defense mechanisms. To reduce their life force, severely injured dragons will revert to their ancestral form and transform back into their juvenile form."
Jian Luo's eyes widened: "What about their intelligence?"
The adjutant behind him said, "It will subside. When the injury heals, it will recover."
Jian Luo nodded. In fact, he thought this was quite good. It was probably a self-protection mechanism of the body. The dragon race was a race with unique advantages. They had strong healing abilities and were basically invincible. If there were no problems with their reproduction, they would probably be the overlords of the stars.
"drop"
A door ahead opened.
The queen let Jane in. This was another secret door. There were many doctors in white coats standing inside. The scene made people feel their scalps tingling inexplicably.
The Queen said, "Don't be nervous. It's just a blood sample. We need to check you and your unborn baby to reduce the risk of childbirth."
Jian Luo was a little scared when he saw those syringes.
The medical staff came over and asked Jane to sit on the instrument and started to draw blood. They obviously had a different attitude from the medical staff on the warship. The doctors on the warship knew that he was afraid of pain, so they would be more careful every time, and would chat to divert his attention. In the end, they would only draw a small amount of blood.
The doctors here were completely impartial. They took blood samples and then did various tests before leaving.
The queen stood at the back until the examination was over before taking Jian Luo back. She said, "Don't listen to Yin Hui. You don't have to cook. Just rest in your room. I'll come see you tomorrow."
Two people stood at the door of the room.
Jian Luo turned around and he said, "What are you going to do?"
The queen was stunned for a moment, then she said, "What are you talking about?"
"It's not a physical examination." Jian Luo looked at her quietly: "I have done so many examinations and am very familiar with the use of each instrument. But what you just asked me to do is not within the scope of a physical examination."
The queen said nothing.
Jian Luo smiled. "You say it's for my child's and my own good, but the Dark Star people didn't come to study me. Aren't you the first ones to be anxious? I don't know what Silver Gray wants to do, but how is his current behavior any different from those dragon elders back then?"
"Does the freedom he speaks of mean restricting the freedom of others?" Jian Luo leaned against the door. "Instead of thinking about how to hurt your own people or how to sacrifice others, it's better to look for the reasons within yourself and cherish the present."
Cause and effect, reincarnation, you reap what you sow.
Whether it is the Dark Star, the Dragon Clan, or humans, no egg can remain intact when the nest is overturned. When humans were prosperous, they ignored the balance of nature and failed to protect the ecological environment, so they received revenge from nature. The problems with the reproduction of the Dark Star race are also retribution from the natural ecology.
This world is fair, it has always been fair, and everyone has to pay the price for what they do.
"The children are innocent." Jian Luo sighed. "Besides, I'm human. My body isn't as strong as a female dragon's. My due date is approaching, and I'm worried that I won't be able to give birth safely due to malnutrition. I don't deserve to die, but these children are Lu Shifeng's children. I dare say that if anything happens to them, Lu Shifeng, no, Dark Star, will not let you go."
Their eyes met, and there was silence.
The queen standing in front of him stared at Jian Luo for a moment, then she walked into the door and closed it behind her, which scared Jian Luo.
Jian Luo said: "What?"
The queen glanced at a surveillance camera in the room, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she pulled Jian Luo to sit on the edge of the bed. She stretched out her long arm and pulled down the curtains on the bed. In an instant, there were only the two of them left on the bed, staring at each other.
Then the queen took off a ring from her hand and put it in Jian Luo's hand.
Jian Luo: "What is this?"
"The space ring can take you to other places." The queen pulled her hair back. "You can't use it here. The starship will stop at a planet for supplies in three days. As long as you can find a chance to disembark from the warship and leave the control network here, the ring will be able to activate normally."
Jian Luo slowly widened his eyes.
The queen smiled and said, "You can leave when the time comes."
Jian Luo stuttered a little: "Then why are you helping me?"
Isn't this very strange? Aren't they in the same group? And what good will it do her if she helps herself?
The queen half-reclining on the bed, she said slowly, "I'm not helping you, I'm helping him. He doesn't want to live anymore, but I still want him to live. You're right, Lu Shifeng won't let Yinhui go, but as long as you're okay, he might give Yinhui a chance to live. Luoluo, I hope you can remember my help today. In the future... if you have a chance, I hope you can let Yinhui go, okay?"
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