Chapter 64 Of course
◎The Past 2◎
One planet is nothing to an empire that has nearly a thousand inhabited planets.
But if you tell everyone that there are hundreds of millions of people living on this planet, behind the shocking numbers are bloody lives.
"If the people of the four major families had realized the terrifying impact of the Zerg's resurgence earlier, this planet wouldn't have become the Zerg Planet it is today."
Luo Wusheng was not a compassionate person, but when he recalled the information he had seen in the documents after his mood changed, he suddenly felt angry.
This anger is highly consistent with that of the soldiers who fought bloody battles back then.
"You can just continue to sit back and do nothing until the Zerg take the capital planet directly from the third line in the west." Claude, who was fighting on the northern defense line, almost died of anger when he learned that the four major families were still hesitating.
At that time, he was leading the reorganized Ninth Legion to fight against the enemy in the north, while the four major families each sent a legion to fight against the enemy in the northeast, east, southeast, and south.
However, with the remaining three lines of defense—northwest, west, and southwest—one legion would inevitably be spared the need to advance to the border, preserving its strength. Each of the four major families aspired to be the legion left behind, but the heads of each hesitated, unwilling to be the first to compromise.
In this situation, they were all still thinking about gaining power and making profits, so it was no wonder that Claude got angry while fighting the Zerg.
The consequence of this incident was that a habitable planet in the west was occupied by the Zerg, and hundreds of millions of ordinary people were parasitized and eaten by the Zerg.
Yes, Zerg can feed on humans.
The way they eat humans is different from the way humans eat meat.
The Zerg will make a hole in a person's skull and suck out their brain marrow; they will also roast, steam, or squeeze living people into meat scraps, squeeze out the blood and moisture, and then eat them; they will dig unborn fetuses directly out of the pregnant woman's/father's stomach and eat them raw; when they want to eat a certain part of a living person, they will directly use instruments to roast the human body part, listen to the human's screams, and cut off the roasted part and put it into the organ they eat.
Luo Wusheng closed his eyes, his stomach churning just from talking about it.
"But isn't this what humans do to other animals?"
Shi Hanqiao's light words penetrated Luo Wusheng's ears like thunder.
"W-what?" he asked in disbelief.
"Monkey brains, steamed lamb, three 'squeaks', squeezing frog juice, and calling donkeys alive are all things humans do to other animals."
Shi Hanqiao is neither an environmentalist nor an eco-lover. She doesn't care about anything external, but that doesn't mean she knows nothing.
Humans, monsters, goblins, spirits, other animals, plants, and even a stone are all the same in her eyes. The only difference is that humans are more complex and difficult to understand, and their thoughts are more difficult to guess than other creatures.
Hearing the "dark dish name" announced by Shi Hanqiao, Luo Wusheng fell into silence and couldn't recover for a long time.
He knew what she said, but he had never thought about it in this way.
He did know that some people had pica, but it was rare, at least not one he had personally witnessed. Sometimes people know something is terrible, but without experiencing it firsthand, they don't know exactly how terrible it is.
After Luo Wusheng was accidentally enlightened by Female A about his goal and strengthened his sense of responsibility, he was hit hard by the discovery that "the Zerg's approach to humans is the same as humans' approach to other animals."
As a friend, Shi Hanqiao actually didn't want him to take on those so-called responsibilities. This time it reminded her of Luo Wei's death.
If that elder hadn't died, many things wouldn't be like this now.
In the world of cultivation, strength is respected. Whoever has the stronger fist has the right words.
Shi Hanqiao knew this truth very well, so she cultivated her own way, whether for herself or to fulfill Luo Wei's wishes.
But Interstellar is different. It talks about morality, law, humanity, etc...
If the young woman wants to take on that responsibility, the difficulties she faces will only be greater than what she encountered when she was balancing the three realms.
So, she actually didn't want him to take on responsibilities that didn't belong to him.
Maybe it was because she had a built-in friend filter. Even if Luo Wusheng seized power, so what? If he wanted to, she wouldn't think there was anything wrong with him indulging in luxury and pleasure all day long.
But he just had the idea of responsibility.
Shi Hanqiao mentioned the ‘dark dish name’ not to try to influence his thoughts, it just suddenly occurred to him.
Seeing the young man lost in thought, she spoke to him in comfort, "There are many things you can't control. If you want to take responsibility, you have to face more uncontrollable things and adapt to them."
The interstellar world is more complicated than the world of cultivation, and there are more aspects to consider.
Oh, and there's also the issue of the six ABO genders.
"Um."
Luo Wusheng was quickly comforted and he was able to pull himself out of his emotions in time.
He suddenly realized that when he was with woman A, he would become unlike his original thoughtful self.
Just like before, he would show the boundless courage of a child or teenager.
It’s like a high school student who wants to save the world, or an elementary school student who hopes the world will be full of love and peace. They have not yet experienced the harsh reality, and they are full of beautiful visions of the future and unlimited courage.
All of this comes from the fact that they have their parents as shields behind them.
Luo Wusheng didn't have these times. During his elementary school years, he lived in the imperial palace. He watched Tan An's family live in harmony and happiness with cold eyes, facing the rumors alone. His mother died early...
He started planning in middle school. He had to focus on his studies, expand his business empire, and learn to handle interpersonal relationships that seemed simple but were extremely complex.
He had no childhood.
There is no child's infinite longing and courage for the future, no passion and dream that makes them fight for their whole life.
But when he is with Shi Hanqiao, he becomes unlike himself, filled with fearless courage.
Unconsciously, she had influenced him so deeply that he could no longer control her.
"Actually, you can do whatever you want."
Although the young man replied to her, he was obviously not in a good mood.
Woman A was worried that what she had said before was too dark and had hurt him, so she had to comfort and make amends.
No matter what he chooses, she will stand by him unconditionally. Otherwise, what kind of friend is that?
Faced with the young man who suddenly came over and hugged her, Shi Hanqiao just patted his shoulder lightly, and this time she used less force.
Luo Wusheng likes the hugging posture very much and likes to rest his head on her shoulder.
This way he will be enveloped by the scent of lily of the valley, a feeling that allows him to feel safe and secure.
What he wanted was not to rely on her unilaterally, but to be able to rely on her while also allowing her to rely on him.
Noticing that the young man's mood was stabilizing, Shi Hanqiao rested his head on his shoulder and said, "Go on."
Luo Wusheng's ears suddenly became red. He was always concise when talking to others, but when talking to female A, he would tell her everything he knew.
His principles towards others seemed to have completely changed in front of Woman A.
He was afraid of close distances. Woman A noticed that his ears were burning, so she quickly took a step back, coughed twice to cover it up, and continued the previous topic.
"After the three western lines were breached and the Zerg occupied a planet, Claude took a gamble and led his men to evacuate the northern defense line. This way, the three western lines plus the northern defense line had exactly four lines.
The four major families agreed to send troops because they considered that the Ninth Army, led by Claude, had suffered heavy casualties and that they would not be affected in the future.
"Be careful not to use the wrong weapon."
The actions of the four major families made Shi Hanqiao think of their reactions after she blew up the main cities of the Taoist, demon, and monster realms.
Luo Wusheng nodded, "The Ninth Army can't threaten them, so they readily agreed to send troops."
"Later, although the Zerg were driven out of the border, the three western lines of defense were severely damaged and became extremely weak, and later became the first choice for the Zerg to repeatedly invade.
No one was willing to take over this mess, so Claude used his own property to support the Ninth Army, but he had to manage the army and do business at the same time, so he could only choose one, the latter.
"The Ninth Army's situation has not been good since then. Firstly, there is no particularly outstanding commander. Secondly, no one from the four major families wants to expend manpower and resources to defend the difficult Western Third Front, so they tacitly let the Ninth Army defend it.
This way, they would rotate each family each year to provide supplies, weapons, and other support, and then send a legion there to be stationed, which would be considered free experience training."
Luo Wusheng concluded: "Save money, effort and space."
Shi Hanqiao was not surprised at all and just said, "And then?"
"The information I found shows that Shi Qi made her mark on the border about thirty years ago. Twenty years ago, the Zerg Queen gave birth, and the Zerg rioted. She was ordered to take charge, rushing to the front lines to kill the Zerg Queen, and thus secured her position as General of the Ninth Army."
"My partnership with her began after my mother passed away. When I was sorting out my assets, I discovered that one of them was funding military equipment research and development. I still remember that she came back specifically to attend my mother's funeral. She thought these assets would be taken over by the Luo family, but later found out that I had made some tentative moves."
"During subsequent contact, we reached a cooperation. She needed financial support, and I needed military strength."
"What about Claude? You said he was doing business to support the Ninth Army, so why did he need your mother's financial support? And how did your mother get in touch with Shi Qi?"
"Maintaining an army costs a lot of money, so there's no money left for developing military equipment. At that time, the Ninth Army's military equipment and supplies were all provided by the four major families. During daily training, they practiced in virtual warehouses, adhering to the principle of saving as much as possible, rather than consuming physical equipment."
Luo Wusheng said, "I mentioned before that my mother was actually depressed for a while after Tan An cheated on her, but later she actually saw the true face of the man she once loved. The greater pain she endured did not come from Tan An, but from being abandoned by the Luo family."
"I didn't realize this at the time. Later, after she recovered, she started to develop her career. She studied mecha design and manufacturing. Perhaps this was why she founded a mecha company. By cooperating with the Ninth Military Region, she can legitimately manufacture and research military equipment."
When Luo Wusheng took over the industry, he already had connections with the Ninth Military Region. After ensuring that there were no problems with the contracts and operational processes and that they were continuously profitable, he did not pay attention to anything else.
As for how her mother connected with Shi Qi and established a cooperative relationship, he didn't think too much about it. He had just lost his mother at that time and had no time to trace the roots. After continuing their business cooperation, they also had some private cooperation that they knew well, so he didn't think about the roots at all.
"Probably through Claude."
He said uncertainly, "When he was little, he would return to the palace to live for a while every year."
Although Claude had left the Russell family, Tanan and other members of the Russell family would invite him back to the palace to live during holidays.
Of course, the Russell family represented by Tan An's initiative to get close to him is inseparable from his success in business and his deep love for the soldiers of the Ninth Army.
Shi Hanqiao: "So Claude's relationship with the Ninth Army remains the same as before?"
Luo Wusheng shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. He said, "He has disappeared from the public eye for many years. His businesses are also incredibly low-key. In recent years, there has been almost no news about him."
Shi Hanqiao said, "That's quite interesting."
The young man was curious: "What did you find?"
"It's just a guess, not very mature yet. I'll tell you when I have evidence to confirm it."
Shi Hanqiao looked calm, without her usual shallow smile, but also without any seriousness, making it hard to guess what she was really like.
evidence......
Luo Wusheng's question was full of meaning. "Do you think some things can only be said after finding evidence?"
He needs to find evidence himself that she is the Demon Lord, instead of her revealing her true identity?
"Um?"
Woman A was obviously lost in her own thoughts. She soon came to her senses and realized that the young man was hinting at something. The corners of her mouth curled up, revealing an obvious smile.
Her answer was also meaningful, "Of course."
Shi Hanqiao expected that he could personally find evidence that she was the Demon Lord.
"Next Monday morning is our double mecha competition."
Luo Wusheng initially thought that the double mecha competition would be an opportunity for them to get closer, and later thought it would be an opportunity for them to end the "cold war", but neither was the case.
However, he felt that it would be his chance to take off the mask of Female A.
Shi Hanqiao smiled and waited for him to continue.
"We're training from 8 to 10 pm?"
Luo Wusheng specially chose this time period. He and the Demon Lord trained together during the holidays.
His eyes fell on Woman A's face, staring at her without blinking, not missing any emotion that might be revealed on her face.
She responded calmly, "Okay."
The young man couldn't see any trace of it, so he had to give up for the time being.
However, he would find a way to find evidence during practice in the evening.
Shi Hanqiao raised his water glass and took a sip, not looking at the thoughts clearly written on Luo Wusheng's face.
She put down the cup and wondered whether she should add more water.
Generally speaking, unless there are emergencies or special arrangements, students' daytime schedules are very fixed. However, starting from today, there is one more thing to do: watching or participating in a game.
The two-player mecha competition is divided into two rounds, the upper round is a points competition, and it lasts for two months.
Each team will have 75 matches scheduled over the next two months. The three days this week are just for random teams to play in advance to warm up the atmosphere; the official matches will begin next week.
In the first month, there was an average of one match every two days, and in the second month, there were an average of two matches a day.
All departments of Sphinx that must participate in the two-player mecha competition will complete theoretical and basic courses in the first month, and the second month will be reserved for students to compete. The third month is basically the final exam month.
The next round of the two-player mecha competition will also be held in the third month. The teams ranked in the top 100 in the school will compete in six rounds to determine the final winner.
There is one very cruel thing in the military academy: the competition only determines the first place.
The reason why the league, which is watched by the entire galaxy, divides the teams into second, third and fourth places is to give an explanation to all participating military academies.
However, the nine legions still give priority to the four major military academies when recruiting people, not only because of their reputation, but also because they are talented and hardworking.
It's a cruel league, and rankings are needed to give other schools some decent comfort.
Shi Hanqiao didn't even read the rules of the game, because her teammate was Luo Wusheng.
The tactical plan and other arrangements all fell on the commander, but she was still as lazy as ever, never standing up unless she was lying down.
"You really won't participate?"
You can't do strenuous exercise after dinner, and they have dinner early, so there's still more than an hour before practice.
Luo Wusheng took advantage of this time to plan the matches for next week according to the school's announcement. This match wasn't just about winning or losing on the field; it also tested many other aspects beyond success or failure, such as timing, mental state, tacit cooperation, and so on...
The young man asked Shi Hanqiao not only to confirm, but also out of surprise.
He still remembered her doubts during military training, and he was not as strong and decisive in front of her as he was in front of his teammates.
Luo Wusheng intended to fully solicit the opinion of Girl A, but he didn't expect her to reply without even raising her head, "I'm not looking."
He said, "I thought you would ask for a consultation, just like in military training."
"I don't believe you during military training."
Shi Hanqiao said casually that she discovered during military training that Luo Wusheng was W, and in the early days she had always treated him as W.
W had once felt like a friend to her, but their face-to-face interactions were all virtual, so their relationship wasn't really one of friendship. She only saw practicing with him as a way to pass the time.
Luo Wusheng is W.
But the friend she recognized was Luo Wusheng, not W with the virtual image in the Star Realm.
The order of sequence is important, and the appearance of the appearance is important.
Although they are the same person, Luo Wusheng's weight in her heart now completely crushes W.
It is impossible for her to give absolute trust to a person with a virtual image, nor would she really become friends with him.
Luo Wusheng asked tentatively: "Do you believe me now?"
Shi Hanqiao put down what he was doing, raised his head and looked at him seriously.
"certainly."
【Author’s words】
A certain Qiao: Should we release the water? Or not?
It's considered mutual affection...
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