The private messages to the Lanzhou River backup computer are about to be blown up.

When he returned to his residence after finishing his shift at the palace, he was faced with an alarming amount of unread messages.

[Silver Crow]: Please explain.

[Silver Crow]: What happened to the photos and audio?

[Silver Crow]: Where did you get it? Any more? What happened to the Admiral when he was a child?!

[Silver Crow]: ...

Lan Zhouhe was stunned. Seeing that the other party was still online, he simply made a call.

The call was connected in one second.

Nie Liang: “Speak.”

Lan Zhouhe was speechless: "What were you doing the past two days? Why did you only look at it today? What I sent you may not be from Elansno. I can't figure it out myself, so I want you to help investigate."

There was silence on the other side for a long time, so long that Lanzhouhe thought the crazy bird had gone offline, and then he heard him say: "...The only person I won't mistake is him."

That's him.

Lan Zhouhe couldn't help but sit up straight, frowning and knocking on the edge of the bed.

Silver Crow is a guy who can accurately find a shadow photo of Elansno among hundreds of photos, like an Elansno radar detector that has become a spirit.

He did not doubt Silver Crow's groundless affirmation; instead, it was like a shot of adrenaline, completely confirming his guess.

So...what is the relationship between Elansno, the royal family, and the research institute?

Nie Liang: “Where did you get it?”

His tone was calm from beginning to end.

Due to the cooperative relationship, Lan Zhouhe thought for two seconds and told Nie Liang what he knew, "That's all I know. I need to steal more data from the research institute, but the defense system of the research institute's database is too strong. And I also need your help."

Nie Liang seemed to have ignored the second half of the sentence: "You need the research institute's information, right?"

Lan Zhouhe frowned: "What do you want to do?"

Nie Liang hung up the call.

[Silver Crow]: I've created an opportunity for you, grab it.

? What does it mean?

Lanzhouhe called again and found that the other party was offline, and an [automatic reply] with two to three thousand words praising Elan Snow popped up.

he:"……"

He's not the one who's pushing the mercenaries!

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Nie Liang changed out of his military uniform. He had enough authority to quietly leave the First Legion base in the middle of the night.

A tiny private modified flying ship flew towards the imperial capital at high speed.

Although the mercenaries were independent, their information network was not narrow. Nie Liang asked someone for a general layout map of the research institute.

He printed it on paper, then circled two places with a thick scarlet pen. He looked a little neurotic, with two tears welling up pitifully from the corners of his eyes.

The tone was as aggrieved as that of a mad little dog howling after being kicked.

"You hurt him."

“So small.”

Finally, he seemed to realize that what he did was inappropriate. As Ellansno's adjutant, how could he behave so out of control?

Then Nie Liang's expression returned to normal, and he became that extremely gentle and mature person again.

He smiled and slowly drew a big 'X' on the circled area on the paper.

Nie Liang threw away his pen and opened the lid of the rear cabin.

The black ammunition inside was neatly laid out. He checked it carefully before closing it again.

The tail flame of the micro-flying ship was as red as blood, and the strong wind caused by the excessive speed broke the dark clouds in the night into fluff.

Like the wings of a red-eyed crow emerging from the night to hunt, it flaps its wings as it patrols its territory, warning nearby enemies with its crazy, piercing screams.

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1:46:12

The institute is still brightly lit.

Most of the researchers working on important research projects did not sleep, and were busy day and night.

The next second, the wall rumbled and shook, and with a bang, the lights in the research institute went out without warning.

And where the main power switch was located, flames shot up into the sky.

The alarm sounded instantly.

Woo——!

Dean Pei woke up in shock, ran out in his clothes, and shouted, "What's going on! Quick! Quick! Report to His Majesty! Someone has attacked the research institute!"

Before he finished speaking, there was another loud bang!

The satellite cable in the control room hissed a few times and automatically activated the defense mode to protect all important data.

At the same time, a huge artificial defense shield slowly rose up, covering the core of the research institute as much as possible.

The blazing flames created scorching waves.

The burning, curled leaves gave off a pungent, sour smell.

Nie Liang threw away the empty ammunition box and carefully admired the chaos below. With a flick of his finger, a sharp mercenary mission card spun out and stabbed into the trunk of a tree in the research institute.

This is a long-standing tradition. Every mercenary has his own mission card. After completing the mission, he leaves the card behind. On the one hand, it is to make a name for himself, and on the other hand, it is to prevent someone else from claiming the card.

The mission card is a special iron plate engraved with the mercenary's code name and unique logo.

However, no one has ever claimed Silver Crow's mission card, and his style is unique in the entire history of mercenaries.

The firelight illuminated the sharp piece of iron.

In addition to the three characters "银郏鴉", there is another line of confusing and crazy words:

[The crow chases the gods, forgive the little bird, the crow will not cry.]

Nie Liang had no idea what connection this place had with the admiral, but that didn't stop him from smelling an unfriendly odor, a disgusting feeling, exactly the same one the Federation gave him.

Except for Elansno, the admiral's aura was completely different from the feeling the Federation gave him.

Of course, everything about the Admiral is good.

Nothing bad about it.

His revenge came and went quickly, and even though it didn't cause any substantial harm, it was enough for him to vent his anger.

Nie Liang sent a few messages to Lanzhouhe and left.

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The imperial palace.

The lights came on.

Emperor Roche, awakened by the emergency message, was furious and sent two teams of guards to the institute to put out the fire and find out the cause.

Lan Zhouhe led his men to the research institute at a rapid speed, while secretly glancing at the spare computer.

[Silver Crow]: The rest is up to you.

[Silver Crow]: Seize the opportunity and divert attention so that I can leave the capital safely.

It turned out to be this guy.

He had a vague feeling that something would happen today, but he didn't expect this guy to directly blow up the research institute.

However, the research institute is heavily defended, and it was easy to succeed this time. This is also due to a long period of slackness here. If it works once, the possibility of success a second time is almost zero.

Therefore, if you want to make a move at the research institute, this is the best opportunity.

Lanzhouhe's heartbeat gradually accelerated. He calmed himself, called out to everyone, and rushed into the main power cable where the fire was spreading with tools.

There were two places bombed this time.

The outside rescue guards were only allowed to rescue at the main cable, while the other place that was bombed was the core of the research institute, which contained many experimental instruments and a large amount of data.

But correspondingly, the defense mechanism there is also very powerful. The moment the fluctuation is sensed, the data is protected without any damage.

Lanzhouhe couldn't get close to there, so he could only start at the main cable. A few minutes before the fire was extinguished, he threw a "crawler" into the star thread of the cable.

The tiny 'crawler' stretched and melted in.

The chip hidden under the watch's surface gradually heated up, and Lanzhouhe felt a little relieved.

It seems to be successful.

After searching the entire research institute for most of the night, I only found a task card left by the Silver Crow, and no other traces.

And it did not cause any irreversible losses to the institute.

Under the guidance of the Blue State River, this incident was regarded as a provocation from the Northwest Star Region.

However, the experimental instruments are fragile after all, and several instruments in the core area were damaged, so members of the guard team stayed here to help move and replace them.

Lanzhouhe was cautious and then checked it again. Normally, these people couldn't even see the instruments in the core area.

The appearance seems to be no different from other instruments, except for one difference.

Lanzhouhe noticed that the experimental instruments from the core area all had a word printed on them: [Eternal].

Eternal.

eternal.

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Nie Liang's speeder began to spontaneously combust.

This type of aircraft sacrifices safety for speed. Although it is fast, it is also very dangerous and you never know when it will self-destruct.

However, they were already very close to the First Legion, so Nie Liang abandoned the flying ship, circled outside, changed his clothes, and then entered the range of the First Legion.

He turned on the backup computer.

[Silver Crow]: Thank you very much, it went smoothly.

[Blue R]: Please let me know before your next move.

[Silver Crow]: So, did you seize the opportunity?

[Blue R]: A 'reptile' that our boss developed that can be infinitely enlarged was thrown in.

'Crawler' is the dumbest and most primitive data virus. It often fails to attract the attention of the defense system. It only devours but does not digest. It puts everything in it like a pocket until it can't eat any more. It then spits out all the data it has eaten and dies instantly.

As long as we can catch the moment when the 'reptile' dies, we can perfectly copy everything in the research institute's database.

But correspondingly, because it is clumsy, it takes a long time to consume data. If the database is very large, it often takes two to three years.

[Silver Crow]: I don’t understand technical work. Your boss is a talent, but besides it taking a long time, it’s a one-time job. Be careful not to get discovered.

[Blue R]: Yeah.

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The news of the bombing of the research institute has spread. Emperor Roche is furious. He doubles the amount of the Silver Crow's wanted order again and launches an attack on the northwest star region.

The First Legion guarding the northwest star region faintly smelled factors of unrest.

Nie Liang walked quickly towards Elansno's office.

When he was about to leave the door, he was stopped by a guard: "Adjutant Nie Liang, please wait a moment. The Admiral is communicating with His Majesty."

Nie Liang nodded: "Okay."

After working non-stop all night, he didn't feel tired at all, and was even more excited than usual.

Nie Liang relaxed his tense muscles a little, looked through the door towards Ellansno's desk, slightly absent-minded.

In fact, he had known the admiral for a long time.

Nie Liang has no home and has been an orphan with a weird and twisted personality since childhood.

When I was twelve years old.

His birthplace is the G1 sector, a very small and backward place.

The federal soldiers and bandits trampled to death a crow he raised, the crow that he depended on for survival.

The moment the most important thing died, he immediately hated the Federation and wanted to trample his crow soldiers and bandits to death to pay for their lives.

As he rushed forward to bite the soldier, he heard people around him calling him a lunatic.

It's funny, he was clearly sober.

He bit the soldier's arm and could still clearly distinguish which were tendons and which were bones. Blood splashed into his eyes, but he stared wide open without blinking. He wanted to watch the soldier suffer.

The soldier was bitten to pieces by him and was beaten half to death.

Until a gunshot was heard.

Bang--!

A bullet pierced the bandit's head and he slowly fell down, his eyes bigger than his own.

He saw the figure holding the silver pistol.

The man was not much older than him, with a pair of mysterious and dreamy purple eyes, which he just glanced at him lightly.

Perhaps it was because he was too dirty and his face was covered in blood, his shadow was briefly reflected in those beautiful eyes.

But it was quickly moved away.

Nie Liang heard him give the order: "All those who are not regular members of the Federation, not registered soldiers or bandits, and have no legitimate reason will be killed within one day."

There was a team of soldiers behind him, who obeyed his orders without hesitation.

Nie Liang watched them leave, wiped the blood from his mouth, and thought, this is so cool! It's much cooler than the fat lady next door slapping a cockroach to death with a rolling pin.

Such a handsome man saved his life.

Shan saved his life.

He easily defeated the enemy that he could not defeat at that time, as if it was a supreme law that suddenly descended upon this chaotic, dirty and disgusting place.

He watched for a while, then took all the money from the dead soldiers and threw away Crow's body.

That was the most significant turning point in his life. He hated the Federation because of a bird with an unknown meaning, and at the same time deified a person he had only met once.

From now on, I will chase it with all my might.

He was an ordinary man, and their encounter was unremarkable. This was his only interaction with the admiral before he became an adjutant.

They didn't even say a word.

Until now.

He could stand behind the admiral openly.

"Adjutant Nie Liang, the admiral lets you in."

The voice of the guard interrupted his thoughts.

Nie Liang came back to his senses, smiled slightly, opened the door and walked in.

·

Xiao Guangtuan had already told him everything that happened last night. Gong Du flipped through the paper documents he had just printed out, and without looking up, he asked casually, "Are you getting used to it here?"

Nie Liang: “Very adaptable.”

"That's good. What do you want to talk to me about?"

The admiral's diet is always the responsibility of the adjutant. Previously it was Kang Quan, but Kang Quan has left, and he can no longer find the nutritional meal list that suits the admiral's taste.

Nie Liang had no choice but to make a new one according to Cain's suggestion.

Elansno's expression remained unchanged: "Cut out the desserts, the rest is up to you, I'm not picky about food."

“You want to leave out all the desserts?”

"Um."

Nie Liang was different from Kang Quan. He didn’t ask any more questions and directly crossed out the desserts marked on the table.

"His Majesty just communicated with me and issued an order that has not yet been announced," Elansno turned the document in his hand over and pushed it forward, motioning Nie Liang to read it himself.

"Rebuilding the Temple of Divine Mercy?"

Nie Liang flipped through it and felt that the three words "Shenlian Temple" sounded familiar.

"Your Majesty said that the academy was attacked this time, and the Northwest Star Region was so rampant that in order to comfort the people and show the benevolence of the empire, it was decided to reopen the Temple of Mercy, take in homeless children, and hire priests to educate them."

"This is a big project. His Majesty has given us three years to complete it. The Second Legion has also received the same order. The reconstruction of the Temple of Mercy will be undertaken by both legions."

Ellan Snow raised his eyebrows slightly and said nonchalantly: "It's really uncomfortable to work with the Wright family."

Nie Liang remembered what he had to do, raised his head and asked calmly: "Did he make you uncomfortable?"

Ellan Snow: "Just ignore him. I have to say, he can be quite useful sometimes."

The inexplicable surge in Nie Liang's eyes slowly disappeared.

"Understood."

When he lowered his head and was about to retreat, Elan Snow called him.

Ellan Snow sat in the chair, his posture still relaxed, nothing unusual could be seen, except that the hand holding the pen was slightly pale, and the muscles under the military uniform were smooth and taut.

This is a subconscious posture of defense and resistance.

Nie Liang frowned slightly, still waiting quietly.

After a long time, he finally heard the admiral's hoarse voice, which sounded a little harsh. It was a very strange order.

Elansno touched the mask on his face with his fingertips, "...Go get me a mirror."

The author has something to say:

Lord Gong: Show me my beauty now (bushi

Future updates will return to the normal time of 9pm.

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ps: The Temple of Mercy is an important plot. Those who have forgotten it can go back and read the history of the Temple of Mercy in the middle of Chapter 4.

In fact, there are some implicit references to this in other chapters later on. I wonder if anyone has read it carefully.

PPS: When I was writing about the crazy bird throwing the task card, I suddenly remembered that when I was writing the book about the annoying kid, there was also a description of throwing cards in the later part, ahem! As expected, no matter how much time has passed, I still like this (looking up at the sky)

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