The mech's internal channel crackled to life.
"We haven't even done anything yet, how did it explode? Could this place be fake? Or have the space pirates actually hidden somewhere else?"
"A space station, destroyed just like that, how much money would space pirates have to steal to have that kind of guts..."
"The initial explosion didn't seem like a self-destruction, but an explosion of this magnitude would require an estimated amount of ammunition equivalent more than all of our Jaegers combined."
"Major General, what do we do next?"
Emperor Xiu scanned the area again with his divine sense and ordered, "Withdraw."
They can't possibly rush in to save those space pirates.
The explosion started in the weapons depot on the lowest level of the space station. Most of the space pirates were resting or drinking and chatting. Caught off guard, only a few in the mech cabins had time to hide in their mechs.
But it's unclear who designed it, but the violent explosion activated the space station's self-destruct program, sealing off all exits and blocking the escape route for these lucky survivors.
Back on the starship, Di Xiu did not immediately order a return to base. He looked at the screen in front of the cockpit, which was displaying the scene ahead in sync.
He had a vague feeling that something was wrong with the whole thing.
The number of advanced ability users is actually far less than that of advanced enhanced users. Basically, anyone at Shen Yun's level would receive extremely preferential treatment. The fact that he became a major general at such a young age was not only due to the support of the eldest prince, but also because he was a level seven ability user.
Logically, unless it's an emergency, people with superpowers who are currently cultivating wouldn't be called out.
He had initially thought it was the eldest prince's request, because the eldest prince seemed respectable and kind, but his inner personality was more domineering than the second prince's. Sometimes he liked to do things his own way, and he had called him several times before but the call didn't go through, so it was indeed possible that he would do something so childish.
But now that he has discovered that the second prince is also involved, he can't help but start to have doubts.
He had long noticed that the timeline always seemed to favor the protagonist, using montage techniques to greatly beautify the protagonist, weaken their shortcomings, and conceal things that did not match their image.
But if the second prince wants to kill him now, then in the timeline, who does he want to kill? It seems that none of the eldest prince's confidants were sent at that time.
In the timeline, the second prince could tolerate the existence of another subordinate of the eldest prince and recruit him into his ranks. Why did the original owner, a young major general with double A-level aptitude and all his supernatural abilities and physiques reaching level seven, have to die?
The second prince's conversation with the space pirate was a mix of truth and lies; offering money was definitely a lie, but wanting his life was mostly the truth.
He planned to go back and meet the second prince.
...
As we enter the interstellar age, many customs from Earth's time have disappeared, and fireworks have become beautiful scenes in archaeology, overlapping on the screen.
The spectacular fireworks display lasted for a long time, but no one was seen escaping from it. Humans evolved superpowers and their physical bodies were strengthened, but technological development always outpaces human progress. Under such an explosion, humans still could not escape alive.
"Contact the command center and send the footage we just saw."
"yes."
Before long, the dark night sky on the screen transformed into a middle-aged man with brown hair and black eyes, and everyone present stood up and bowed.
Di Xiu gave a brief report, and the other party had already read the sent images. After a moment of silence, he said with a serious expression, "Major General Shen, you did very well. Perhaps this space station was bait set up by space pirates to wipe out all of you Imperial elites. You are the Empire's most valuable resource, and the Empire and the Legion do not want to suffer a second loss. Major General Shen, I must commend your caution."
Di Xiu's lips twitched slightly, but he listened indifferently.
"You all go to the Golden Fortress and wait for orders. I will have the people at the Golden Fortress cooperate with you to continue searching for those space pirates and make sure you find out the truth about their ambush of the eldest prince."
Di Xiu couldn't say that this place wasn't bait, and that all the space pirates had perished, because explaining the range of his divine sense's radiation would be quite troublesome, and the experience in the interrogation room last time wasn't pleasant.
After agreeing, he asked a question: "General Yu, where did you get the information about space pirates?"
General Yu pondered for a moment and said, "This is not a secret. I can tell you without worry. Someone anonymously sent the coordinates and claimed that the space pirates who ambushed the eldest prince were among them. We tried to find the anonymous person's StarNet address, but unfortunately, they hid it too well."
"Why was I assigned to this mission?"
"This is the eldest prince's wish."
Emperor Xiu frowned slightly, while General Yu continued to ramble on: "Attacking the eldest prince is tantamount to challenging the empire. We must find the person behind this to uphold the empire's dignity. Major General Shen, you must find the mastermind behind this."
"General Yu, I have a request."
"Speaking."
"Please do not publicize the details of this mission for the time being, so as not to tarnish the First Legion's reputation or disappoint the royal family."
General Yu looked thoughtful and nodded in agreement.
The medium-sized starship slowly turned its head, gazing at the universe like a tiny shrimp, shaking its head and wagging its tail. Then, it suddenly began to dash into the dark depths of the ocean, leaving a long, thin trail of flame behind, leaving the colossal planets behind.
Di Xiu sat to the side, asking 001 in his mind, "One, can you find that anonymous person's StarNet address?"
"Leave it to me. I'll definitely not let you down when it comes to things related to the internet."
The Golden Fortress was a small military base nearby, which 001 discovered when the starship arrived.
"It's the second prince, Xavier. He's the cunning one designated by the timeline. He's definitely trying to kill two birds with one stone: eliminate the threat of space pirates and get rid of you at the same time."
Having left the handover to his adjutant, Di Xiu went straight to the rest area. Intending to test 001, he asked, "Then why do you think he wanted to eliminate me?"
001 wanted to say it was because he was the eldest prince's subordinate, but then she remembered that in the timeline, the male protagonist had also recruited other subordinates of the eldest prince, and the original owner of this body had no old grudges with him, so she couldn't find a reasonable explanation for the time being.
Do you know why?
"have no idea."
"Then why did you ask me?" 001 pouted in dissatisfaction.
"You're experienced; you might be able to guess it."
After all, he figured out most of the timelines in the first world through experience.
The emotions accompanying the inner monologue are quite straightforward. 001 felt his trust and was a little happy.
He then realized that he had betrayed the trust of his own mission taker and felt somewhat embarrassed. He secretly flipped through the timeline, trying to find out every hidden trick.
The Golden Fortress's cooperation with the First Legion in searching for the space pirates was naturally fruitless. However, they inadvertently uncovered a smugglers' hideout, and 001 failed to find anything suspicious that fit the current situation.
On the capital planet, the second prince didn't do anything special, but the eldest prince went crazy again, harassing Ling Qiushui whenever he had nothing to do.
001 couldn't help but whisper to Di Xiu, "If I were the second prince, even if it weren't for the throne, I would still want to kill this older brother who's trying to steal my man. He's so annoying."
[For some reason, Chapter 2 is still showing as "under review." If you can't wait, just stop waiting _(:3」∠)_]
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