"The pre-ball performance is about to begin. This time it should be the Han family, right?" Carrie said with a helpless expression.
"Carrie, why are you making that face?"
Ling Ze chuckled softly, "Do you know about the Han family's twins?"
Pei Sumei honestly shook her head. She didn't pay attention to these things and really didn't know.
Ling Ze explained, "It's alright if you don't know. There are three young masters in the Han family this generation. Han Ningjun and Han Ningshu are twins, almost identical in appearance, but their personalities are worlds apart. One married a doctor, and the other went to the military. You'll see when you meet them. The one who studied medicine can't perform, and the younger one is still a minor. According to Han family tradition, this will probably be another personal mecha demonstration by Han Ningshu. It's incredibly boring."
Carrie covered her mouth and chuckled. Actually, the Ling family's performances weren't much better each time. Her boyfriend was a typical example of the pot calling the kettle black, but she still didn't expose him.
"If it's so boring, why is it his mecha performance?"
Thinking she might not understand, Ling Ze explained again: "Besides the youngest general, the Han, Ling, and Ruan families are in charge of military affairs, and Brent is in charge of administration. These four families stand at the very top of the capital. These kinds of events that allow us to show off and demonstrate our status are always done in rotation."
"So it's the Han family's turn." Pei Sumei pouted. She thought there was some inside story. Turns out, it's just like this. But the Ling family is so powerful, huh? How could they possibly lose her sister...?
The stage lights then lit up. "Hello everyone! Does anyone still remember me?" The host was an elegant woman.
"Yingying!" A loud shout came from the audience.
Yingying smiled mischievously, "I'm relieved that everyone remembers me. Enough with the chit-chat. I hope you'll still remember me after watching the next performance!"
After speaking, Yingying took a few steps back, leaving the stage untouched.
Ling Ze sat up straight, looking somewhat expectant. "It's about to begin."
Pei Sumei didn't think anything of it, but Carrie looked at Ling Ze with a puzzled expression. If he also found it boring, why did he make that face?
Before she could ask a question, the second young master of the Han family, dressed in a suit and tie, walked onto the stage. After a brief and friendly greeting, Han Ningshu gently turned his black ring.
This is a common action he takes every time he takes out his mecha.
"Same recipe as always," Carrie thought to herself.
Pei Sumei's expression suddenly changed. "High-intensity energy is gathering! Right on the stage below!"
Ling Ze looked at the girl with some surprise. She could actually sense it?
While Carrie was puzzled, she also noticed her boyfriend's expression and immediately understood, "Do you know what's going to happen?"
Ling Ze raised an eyebrow. No wonder she was his girlfriend; her observation skills were astounding. However, he still put his index finger to his lips in a shushing gesture, "Shh—it'll be alright. We're just spectators."
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud bang came from the stage. The extremely high temperature generated by the explosion made people feel as if they were in a furnace. People around the three of them kept dying and disappearing due to the high temperature. Pei Sumei also felt that she had difficulty breathing.
She couldn't help but glance at her companion, who was almost unaffected—So what if she's S-rank! She'll reach that rank sooner or later!
Ling Ze took one last look at the stage below, which was no longer visible, and said, "Offline!"
The two women, already convinced that Ling Ze was involved, immediately complied. These things had to be discussed privately anyway; after all, the explosion of Skynet wouldn't kill anyone. They just didn't know who was so audacious as to sabotage things on Founding Day—they must have a death wish…
Having dealt with a tricky little problem, Ning Jue returned to the warship and saw his adjutant walking briskly towards him with a grim expression.
"What's wrong? Is there something that can make you change your expression?"
"General, please stop teasing me. On the anniversary of the founding of the nation, Skynet's founding ball was ruined. Please take a look."
Ning Jue cracked her knuckles. "It's just sabotage on the Skynet, so hurry up and catch the culprits, then publicly explain and sentence them. What can I do?"
“But the problem is—people have died.” Yu Hui’s face was grave.
Ning Jue paused, "Died on the SkyNet, also dead in reality?"
"Yes." Lieutenant Yu tried his best to calm down. "To be precise, he is not completely dead. His vital signs are still there, but his brain—everything has stopped."
"Notify the starships to return to the capital immediately." Ning Jue frowned. "How many people are in this situation?"
“One.” Ning Jue was about to ask if the person had a pre-existing health problem that just happened to flare up when the adjutant Yu added, “It’s Major Han.”
Ning Jue: "...What are the old man's plans regarding the Han family?"
The adjutant smiled wryly, "Of course he's furious. Major Han is the only direct descendant of the Han family still in the military. Marshal Han has given everyone a thorough dressing-down, just waiting for your arrival so he can hold a meeting."
Ning Jue rubbed his temples. "Let Ling Yue from the Ling family investigate first."
"yes."
"Go find the data on the previous generation of Skynet. Let me take a look first."
The previous generation of Skynet? A chill ran down the adjutant's spine. Indeed, during the previous generation of Skynet, quite a few Skynet users suffered serious injuries or even death due to Skynet's influence. But bringing up the previous generation of Skynet was a much more serious matter.
Although Skynet hasn't been upgraded for a century or two, the counterattack by the previous Skynet mastermind—the losses inflicted on the Federation that day were almost equal to the number of people killed in a year's war against the Zerg. Without that tragedy, they wouldn't be in a situation where they are now unable to retaliate against the Zerg.
"Aren't you going yet?"
"yes!"
...
Ling Yue was at home when she received General Ning's orders.
Three young men were sitting in the living room. The two older brothers looked at their younger brother with serious expressions. Ling Xin asked, "Did you cause Xiao Yue to miss the Jianbang Ball today?"
Ling Xin had official business to attend to today and hadn't planned to go to the event. However, the Ling family knew they needed someone present to lend a hand, which meant Ling Yue. Unfortunately, his SkyNet connection pod malfunctioned, preventing him from going as well.
"Yes," Ling Ze readily admitted.
"Why?"
"Second Brother's innate spiritual power and beastly senses..." If he were there, he would definitely have sensed the danger beforehand. And given Ling Yue's character, he would certainly have saved them. He didn't want to put his own family in danger.
Ling Xin never expected that her younger brother would do such a big thing without saying a word. She had a headache and asked, "How much does this have to do with you?"
"It's probably because they knew but didn't report it." Ling Ze said with a smile.
"Why?"
“He deserved it.” Ling Ze paused after saying that. “As a member of the Divine Alliance, I know too much. This includes the secrets of each family.”
"What secret could make you hate Han Ningshu so much?"
"No, no, no. I don't hate Han Ningshu, I only hate the Han family. If the situation didn't force me to, I would rather the Han family die a hundred or eighty times than I could ever feel satisfied!"
The two brothers exchanged a glance, and Ling Xin continued to ask. Ling Ze wasn't usually a person who acted impulsively; if he did something, there must be a very important reason.
...
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