The training room has a recovery chamber with a fully functional special liquid that can help restore physical strength, eliminate fatigue, and replenish the elements needed by the body, perfectly meeting the needs of Di Xiu.
As dawn broke, a sharp whistle sounded outside—it was the reveille.
There were only ten minutes for me to get up, wash, tidy myself up, and drink nutritional supplements, after which it was time for the training camp.
Shen Yun was already a major general, so even if he went to this kind of training camp, he would just watch the soldiers train. Di Xiu simply stayed in the training room and didn't go out.
In the following days, he focused on improving his strength. The eldest prince tried to contact him several times, but he ignored him until the broadcast in the training room announced that a mission had been assigned to him.
This time, they found the trail of the space pirates who had previously ambushed them, and sent Di Xiu to lead the team to wipe them out. As for the mechs, the legion had spares.
The eldest prince arrived upon hearing the news and found Di Xiu, who had just finished testing the new mecha, looking displeased.
"Major General Shen Yun, why aren't you answering my calls?"
After a moment of silence, Di Xiu spoke with righteous indignation: "After the last battle, I realized my shortcomings and have devoted myself to cultivation in the hope of preventing a tragedy from happening again."
The eldest prince gave him a deep look, his azure eyes full of inquiry: "Are you resenting me?"
"For the safety of the entire empire and even the interstellar space, we are willing to sacrifice ourselves at any time, so why should we resent you, the eldest prince?"
With just two sentences, the conversation escalated to the interstellar level, making it impossible to continue the topic. Whether the eldest prince believed it or not, his face stiffened for a moment.
He quickly switched back to a sorrowful state, patted Di Xiu on the shoulder, and the latter managed not to dodge.
“Shen Yun, I personally promoted you to major general. You are the person I trust most,” the eldest prince said with sincere eyes, much like a boss trying to manipulate his subordinates. “I can’t bear to hide it from you. I have to tell you the truth. Someone was plotting against us during that mission. Do you understand what I mean?”
Di Xiu tried to appear puzzled; he had no intention of getting involved in any royal power struggles.
The eldest prince felt that he had already made his intentions clear to this extent, but his younger brother still looked stupid, which made him quite disappointed. However, with people coming and going nearby, he could not break off relations with his younger brother, nor could he speak more bluntly.
He looked very sad and angry, staring into Di Xiu's eyes, and said slowly and deliberately, "This time you must capture those space pirates and find out who is behind them. We can't let our brothers die without knowing why."
Di Xiu: "...Yes."
Di Xiu returned to the mecha and began to pilot it into the starship. 001, who had been missing for a long time, reappeared, looking somewhat listless, with its ahoge (cowlick) drooping listlessly.
With surveillance cameras around, Di Xiu couldn't easily offer physical comfort, so he asked, "Aren't you happy yet?"
001 shook her head: "It's not that I'm unhappy, it's just that I can't understand it. Human nature is really complicated."
When it comes to human nature, even Emperor Xiu doesn't understand it, and after repeatedly encountering abnormal humans, he gave up on further research. He comforted him, saying, "Just be yourself."
"Hmm," 001 responded, finally remembering the important matter, "The male lead is planning to scheme against the eldest prince again, do you want to remind him?"
"Need not."
"Speaking of which, Shen Yun was essentially killed by the male lead, so why doesn't he want revenge? Should we avenge him?"
"I thought you would be more interested in seeking revenge against the eldest prince."
"...Oh, right."
After entering the starship, Di Xiu left the mecha. He was the temporary captain of this mission and was responsible for command. As for the eldest prince, he was unable to come this time because of the previous failure.
With everyone in position, the starship began to accelerate, this time using faster-than-light engine warp technology. As it gradually approached the designated coordinates, its speed decreased.
"Activate stealth function."
The starship slowly sailed toward its destination. This place was remote and not a normal interstellar route, but it was only one light-year away from the desolate planet that had been bombed earlier.
This is an abandoned space station that slowly rotates around a planet, forever hidden in the planet's shadow, concealed by layers of camouflage. Even when its outline is visible, it still doesn't appear on the starship's navigation system.
A driver next to him cursed something, angrily saying, "These space pirates have improved their technology again."
Another driver nearby couldn't help but chime in: "They have this skill but choose not to use it on the right road. They're all a bunch of lunatics."
Emperor Xiu sensed the subtle fluctuations in the universe with his divine sense and suddenly said, "Stop, if you continue to get closer, you will be discovered."
There were three pilots on the starship. They didn't believe that the space pirates could break through the starship's cloaking mechanism, but military orders were paramount, so they immediately operated the control panel to bring the starship to a stop.
Di Xiu issued an order via the ship's broadcast system: "All mechs, prepare to surround the space station with the current distance as the radius. The starship will activate its space jamming wave and stand by."
As he spoke, he strode towards the mech cabin, entered the new mech, and flew out together.
As Di Xiu maneuvered his mechs to form an encirclement and was about to order an attack, 001 suddenly called out to him. At the same time, he "saw" Xavier in his consciousness.
To be precise, someone was having a video call with Xavier.
The space station has an energy barrier to protect against mental attacks, but it cannot stop Di Xiu.
"What exactly do you mean? Why is the agreed-upon commission only half? Is this all the courage the Second Prince of the Alpha Empire has?" The speaker slammed his fist on the table in anger. "You sent us to ambush that First Prince, but you didn't mention there were Zerg there. If we hadn't run fast, we would have all perished there. You should give me double! Triple! Not half! Give me the money now, or I'll post your information about colluding with space pirates to murder your brother on the StarNet."
Xavier takes a gentle yet cunning approach. Even when faced with the threat from the space pirates, he remains calm: "Dear Mr. Dan, you have not fulfilled my request. You have not even managed to keep his capable henchmen. But you now have a chance to kill Shen Yun. If you succeed, I will transfer the remaining money to you."
Emperor Xiu's eyes were filled with contemplation as he recalled that in the timeline, the space pirates were no match for the Imperial army and detonated the space station, resulting in the deaths of all the soldiers. When the news reached the capital planet, the Second Prince led the mourning for the fallen soldiers, and Ling Qiushui also sang a dirge, which moved the entire internet to tears.
"What opportunity?"
Di Xiu's gaze turned cold, and he ordered all mechs to retreat. He solidified his divine sense and attacked the mech hangar inside the space station. An alarm immediately sounded inside, and the face of the space pirate who was negotiating with Xavier was instantly filled with a red glow.
Xavier smiled slightly, swallowed the words that were about to come out, waved his hand, and said, "Farewell, Mr. Dan."
At the same time, the old man guarding the armory raised his head. He had only one eye, and the other was just a black hole in the eye socket.
He dismissed the space pirate beside him and murmured to the void, "I hope you will keep your promise."
"Boom—Boom boom—Boom—"
Brilliant fireworks burst forth before everyone's eyes.
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