Kang Quan took the initiative to look for Lan Xia at night, but he fell three times in every step.

No one knew what the two of them talked about in the room. Shou Bing only sensed a strong mental fluctuation in his dream, and other than that, there was no other movement.

On the second day, Xiguang had a new dog instructor who specialized in training soldiers and improving his and Alger's physical fitness.

…

More than three years later.

The Federation's attack on the Northwest Star Region due to the bombing of the research institute seemed to have come to an end. The First and Second Legions fell silent, and a rare period of peace was ushered in.

During these three years, a young organization called Xiguang emerged in the northwest star region.

It is said that the leader of this organization is only 20 years old this year, and he is not lacking in both means and vision. The medicines and machinery produced by Xiguang are also several times better than those produced by other forces in the Northwest Star Region.

The person in charge of interest negotiation and negotiation is actually a little kid, rumored to be the illegitimate son of Xiguang leader Alger.

The one leading the troops abroad was a tall, blue-haired, cold and taciturn man, and the instructor known as 'Uncle Dog'.

The Northwest Star Region was in chaos and disorder. When Xiguang first began to gain fame, many mercenaries received bounties to assassinate Xiguang's leader and several other people in charge.

But without exception, none of those who accepted the bounty returned.

Until two years ago, on a chilly spring day, Xiguang moved to a vast unowned land in the south of the northwest star region. Before the move, they hung the heads of all the assassins and mercenaries who had entered Xiguang's territory on the walls of Rat Ridge City.

all heads.

Dry, rotten, fresh.

Those who could still make out human faces all had expressions of terror and fear.

From then on, no one in the Northwest Star Region dared to accept Xi Guang's bounty.

Forces, big or small, all acknowledged that Xiguang did have the ability to take a bite out of the Northwest Star Region.

In the next two years, Xiguang developed rapidly and built a well-ordered and heavily guarded city in the unowned land in the south, named Xiguang City. It became an organization second only to Xinghui in prestige in the northwest star region.

In addition to the unorganized mercenaries, the three major forces of Xinghui, Xiguang and Huihe are forming a three-legged tripod in the northwest star field.

…

northwest.

City of Dawn.

Uncle Quan sat on the edge of the city wall, staring at the children playing and fighting not far away, holding candy figures in their hands. The longer he watched, the more he could sense that this city had a vitality and hope that was not found anywhere else.

"How about it, Dog Instructor, this place is pretty good, isn't it?"

Lan Xia walked to his side without knowing when, squinting her eyes and looking into the distance, "A piece of paradise in the chaos, have you seen it anywhere else?"

The dog trainer was not dressed very well, had a messy stubble on his chin, and did not often groom his hair.

Everyone in Xiguang knows that the dog instructor has a handsome smiling face but rarely speaks. His eyes are calm and peaceful. If you stay with him for a long time, your restless heart will calm down.

Lan Xia: "Although you didn't tell me your identity that day, the value you showed and the way you trained soldiers are not something that the Northwest Star Region can have. Do you regret staying here?"

Uncle Canine said, "Maybe I'll figure it out when I stop breathing."

Three years ago, when he went to find Lan Xia, he found out that the other party was an S-level psychic evolver. No wonder those two kids were able to keep the two rings he threw to them.

The experimental equipment in the ring was disassembled and reassembled, and his home, the C9 star zone was saved, but he was no longer qualified to go back.

There is no right or wrong, only stance.

The Federation has committed unforgivable crimes, so it is right that the Northwest Star Region decided to overthrow it. However, since the Northwest Star Region is in chaos, it seems right that the Federation wants to wipe it out.

He couldn't let go of his worries and return to the Confederacy, nor could he let go and become a real anti-Confederacy member. He was struggling like a coward, holding onto a horrifying secret.

Uncle Quan came back to his senses and smiled: "Are you here just to talk to me?"

Lan Xia coughed lightly and held out her hand: "Do you still have that meal replacement candy?"

The smile on Uncle Quan's face disappeared, and he looked him up and down with a frown, especially looking at Lan Xia's expression carefully.

Over the past three years, this man would occasionally fall ill. His resistance seemed to be weaker than that of normal people. Even under Jin Daixiu's treatment, it would take a week for him to recover from a cold and fever.

Every time, his students would get anxious and angry.

Uncle Canine: “Are you feeling unwell?”

The man in front of him had the same serious stomach problem as the admiral, but the difference was that the admiral hated meal substitutes, while Lan Xia liked them very much. Especially when she was feeling unwell, she liked to use meal substitutes to cover up her unwillingness to eat.

Lan Xia didn't even blink: "Of course not."

Uncle Canine: "Then let's go eat."

Lan Xia: “…”

"Well," Lan Xia sighed, "It's a bit uncomfortable. Alge and the others are too concerned about me. I'm afraid they will notice it when we eat later."

He leaned his elbows on the edge of the wall. "It's not that hard. I just don't want to worry them."

Uncle Quan: "You carry it yourself, they will be more worried."

Lan Xia smiled faintly, pursed her lips and said nothing.

A piece of exquisitely packaged meal replacement candy was pushed into Lan Xia's hands.

Uncle Quan shook his head: "Forget it, at least you still remember to ask me for some candy to replace your meal. I'll keep it a secret for you for the last time."

"Thank you very much."

Kang Quan paused and looked at Lan Xia's profile: "I know a man who is very similar to you, but he eats very regularly, three meals a day, no matter how uncomfortable he is, he will eat."

"It doesn't sound like a human. It sounds like a cold machine that can only follow orders." Lan Xia said with a smile.

He tore open the candy package and threw it into his mouth. A lump of candy immediately bulged out on the side of his cheek. "Just tell Alger and the others that I'm going out to buy seeds and won't be eating with them anymore."

Uncle Canine: "...You have used this excuse several times."

Lan Xia: "As long as it works."

He urged, "Let's go."

Uncle Quan sighed. He was used to worrying. Before leaving, he seemed to be worried and left another candy. Lan Xia smiled and put it in her pocket.

【Lan Xia:

True value: 89%

Remaining survival time: 211 days]

The little light ball worried more than once: "I said, the energy of the reconstructed body is fixed. With so little time left, can the real value be refreshed to the maximum? Elansno doesn't care, but there is not much time left for this body."

Gong Du narrowed his eyes: "Really?"

Of course he knew.

But now it seems that he has almost gained the favorability of the protagonists. Sincerity for sincerity, true love for true love, he has given out a lot.

The sweetness of the meal replacement candy spreads on the tip of your tongue, extending an extremely pleasant taste.

He smoothed the edges of the candy wrapper, then loosened his fingers and the candy wrapper swayed in the wind and flew away, like a fluttering butterfly that had nowhere to rest.

After watching for a while, the young man in the windbreaker turned and left with a slight smile.

"Then let's finish it quickly."

——

"Didn't the teacher come to eat?"

Shoubing still hasn't woken up, but Lan Xia still accepted Shoubing as his student on the day when Xiguang City was built.

In the past two years, Shoubing followed Kang Quan and worked hard to improve his physical skills. He grew rapidly, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his height is almost 1.9 meters.

However, he still couldn't change his habit of blushing easily when talking, so he simply stopped talking much in public, and instead gained the image of a cold and cool guy who was ruthless and didn't talk much.

Training outside and cooking at home.

Shoubing's exclusive pink cartoon girlish apron has a very strange sense of harmony with his increasingly sharp aura.

"Uncle Quan, have you seen the teacher?" Alge asked.

Uncle Quan said, "I saw it. He said he was going out to buy some seeds and would not come back. He asked me for some candy."

After hearing this, Alge and the others couldn't help but sigh, but they didn't ask any more questions.

Uncle Quan is sometimes very curious as to why this poor excuse, which has been used so many times, seems to have a miraculous effect on students like Lan Xia and is very effective.

Shoubing: "Xiao Yao is not here either?"

Jin Daiqiu checked the time: "He said he would be back before dinner and give us a surprise."

Arge smiled and said, "That guy has been with us for more than three years and is finally going to confess."

Alge is indeed courageous. He let a kid of unknown origin manage Xiguang's finances for more than three years, and now he dares to let the kid go.

"——What confession? I just don't want to be recognized as your son anymore." A soft, even delicate voice came from outside.

Arge: "..."

The corners of his mouth froze.

Everyone looked up.

I saw a slim figure in a grey robe standing at the door. After he entered the door, he took off his hood, revealing a delicate face that was difficult to tell whether it was male or female.

Lian Yao: "Are you all stupid?"

Alger was the first to come to his senses: "...You, little demon?"

Something flashed through his mind, and he stood up: "You are the one who tried to steal our things in the chaotic area!"

"To be more precise, it's Lian Yao," said the man at the door. "I am a dignified leader of the Gray River, and I have been managing your finances for more than three years. I feel so wronged."

Shoubing raised the spatula and said expressionlessly, "Then you don't have to eat so much."

Lian Yao: “…”

Uncle Quan frowned and shouted, "What's the point of leaning against the door like that? Stand still!"

Even the demon stood in military posture as a reflex.

"Come in first," Jin Daixi chuckled, "We've been together for more than three years, what's there to be unfamiliar with?"

She asked curiously, "Is this what you originally looked like?"

Lian Yao was depressed: "...I guess so. In fact, every leader of Gray River looks like this. This is also my image when I am outside."

Arge: "Why can't I tell whether you are a boy or a girl? Where is the body of that child?"

Lian Yao: "It's hard to explain. I'll split it open for you to see."

?

Uncle Quan suspected that he had heard it wrongly: "...what?"

Lian Yao walked to the side and stood still. His entire body began to slowly split open from the top of his head until it was completely split in two. A child emerged from inside and looked up: "I am split open."

Arge:?

Jin Daixi:? ?

Shoubing: ???

Three faces at a loss.

Shoubing: "It's born!"

Lian Yao choked and explained: "Huihe has passed down three leaders. In order to inherit the memory, each one is a child artificially synthesized with his own genes. If the memory is instilled, my body will never grow up. Stop looking like a five- or six-year-old child.”

"This body that's been torn apart is just a very special genderless doll that allows me to protect myself."

Everyone didn't know what to say for a moment.

"You have been in Xiguang for so long, and now you come here to tell your secrets, what do you want to do?" Lan Xia pushed open the door and asked gently.

Arge: “The teacher is here!”

Lan Xia nodded: "Yes."

He didn't show anything. As usual, he patted Lian Yao's head gently and said, "Tell me."

Lian Yao blinked.

He felt more than once that Lan Xia's eyes were very gentle, as if they hid stars, quiet and vast as if they could accommodate all unspeakable nightmares.

"...Actually, apart from the first leader, Gray River, I and the second leader who has passed away are just replicas of his will," Lian Yao said, "I curl up in the dark and narrow shell of the puppet all day long, trying to find a way out, but the command engraved in my genes prevents me from even committing suicide."

Lan Xia asked him, "What order?"

"This is a ridiculous order. Only when the federation is overthrown can I live according to my own ideas and gain freedom."

"Gray River is a sharp blade. For so many years, it has not taken sides with any force in the Northwest Star Region. It is just observing."

"I wanted to choose Xinghui at first because they were the only decent anti-federation force, but their leader was old and didn't have the will to make progress. I made things difficult for them once or twice, but they were too polite to confront me and only dared to compete secretly."

"Then, in the chaotic magnetic zone, I met you," Lian Yao looked at Lan Xia, "an S-level spiritual power evolver, and a very good leader."

"But I didn't expect that you didn't interfere too much in Xiguang's affairs, but instead let Alge and the others grow up on their own. I didn't expect that in just over three years, Xiguang would become like this."

Lian Yao finished speaking in one breath and pursed his lips.

After a few seconds, Lan Xia smiled and said gently, "So, Mr. Leader of Gray River, are you going to take sides now?"

Lian Yao said awkwardly: "I..."

Lan Xia shouted, "Arjie."

Aljie understood, and immediately took a step forward, squatted down, stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "Xiguang Aljie, I sincerely invite Huihe to form an alliance with us. I wonder if the leader of the Lianyao is willing to continue to manage the accounts here?"

"...Of course I can," Lian Yao said angrily, "But I have to change into the doll's shell. I don't want to be your son anymore!"

Everyone laughed.

Lian Yao's ears turned slightly red, and then he stretched out his hand seriously and patted Alger's palm lightly: "Alliance achieved."

From then on, as long as he was there, the Gray River would always be an undercurrent beneath the morning light.

Lan Xia also smiled: "If Huihe and Xiguang reach an alliance, then Xinghui will be easier to negotiate with. If they want to overthrow the Federation, of course, other forces in the Northwest Star Region should not be underestimated."

Shoubing: "What does the teacher mean?"

Alger said, "The S Evolver, who cannot be found in the entire northwest star region, has joined Xiguang. What do you think the other forces will react to?"

Jin Daiqi: "Any leader with some ability would choose to make friends with Lala or simply surrender to him, right?"

Lian Yao: "Leave this to me. With Huihe's information network, I will definitely get it done within two days."

——

#The military announced that the Temple of Mercy may reopen soon#

#The Temple of Divine Mercy has been secretly built, Your Majesty is kind#

#Why did the Temple of Mercy burn down more than a decade ago?#

In the early morning of the 12th, the First Legion and the Second Legion jointly announced the news that the Temple of Mercy would be reopening soon. According to insiders, this time the Temple of Mercy would not only adopt homeless children, but any child who passed the screening could enter the Temple of Mercy.

Children who have been educated by priests in the Temple of Divine Mercy have priority in being admitted to the Imperial Military Academy when they reach adulthood.

As soon as this notice with the official seals of the two major military groups was posted, it was like a heavy bomb, and the Star Network was instantly boiling.

Even in the middle of the night, all news about the Temple of Mercy was on the headlines.

At the same time, the incident of the Temple of Mercy being burned down by fire more than ten years ago was also dug up, and public opinion kept changing. Some people agreed, some were disgusted, and some were just watching the excitement.

"Regarding the destruction of the Temple of Mercy more than ten years ago... I'm sure everyone knows that at that time, the Federation had a very difficult time fighting against the anti-federation elements. The cunning and insidious Northwest Star Region was doing all kinds of evil."

Wright's face appeared on the Star Network interview video.

His gentle and decent face makes people subconsciously believe what he says.

"Back then, the Temple of Divine Mercy specifically took in children who were homeless due to the war. But it was in the northwest star region that a fire destroyed so many children's carefree paradise."

He was filled with righteous indignation: "Rebuilding the Temple of Mercy is a decision made by His Majesty Roche after careful consideration. For this purpose, our two major legions have been preparing for more than three years. The specific matters have been clearly stated in the announcement. The glory of the Federation needs our joint maintenance."

The viral brainwashing propaganda of the Temple of Mercy is everywhere. Any discussion that is not positive will be deleted completely, and the Star Network is full of harmony.

After all, the burning of the Temple of Mercy happened more than ten years ago, and those who knew about it later were either in the Northwest Star Region or were almost all dead. The Federation expressly prohibited anyone from recording it, and all related books were destroyed.

In just half an evening, more and more children signed up. Regardless of other conditions, in today's fierce competition, the mere condition of 'priority consideration for admission to the Imperial Military Academy' is enough to attract so many people.

…

first corps.

infirmary.

Kane: "Admiral, this is the last time. If you still can't remember it, there is no way to increase the excitement again."

The cold medical table was covered with colorful wires, and Gong Du allowed Kane to stick dozens of chips on his body.

"Um."

Gong Du lies down.

Know the country.

The little ball of light sighed: "The pain has been blocked. Are you tired? This has happened so many times in the past three years."

Gong Du said lazily: "It's also very comfortable to just sleep, all for the sake of luck."

"It's all for performance," Xiao Guangtuan agreed deeply.

Gong Du: "Come on, go eat some melon seeds in my head."

Little Light Group: "Your brain listens to you."

Outside the medical room.

Nie Liang looked in through the glass.

This is the...1115th time.

The medicine he took at first was useless. The admiral could not remember anything and became anorexic. Every time he forced himself to eat, he could not stop vomiting blood.

He handed over the tissue with shaking hands, but only dared to say a few words of persuasion and did not dare to stop it by force.

He hoped that the admiral would regain his memory, but when the admiral decided to stop taking the medication, he couldn't deny that he was actually relieved.

On the day he stopped taking the medication, the Admiral adopted another method to stimulate his spiritual realm.

It is to use electric current to pass through the star line, and then through the chip to stimulate the brain nerves. If you are not careful, you may die at any time. Simply put, the admiral is hanging his life on the edge of a knife.

And yet...

Such an indifferent look.

Nie Liang lowered his eyes.

He stood outside and waited until Ellansno woke up, then quickly opened the door and went in.

The admiral who had just opened his eyes had no emotion in them, they were terribly empty, his muscles trembled unconsciously due to excessive stimulation, his body temperature was extremely low, and his complexion was extremely pale.

Nie Liang called out several times in a low voice, but the person on the medical table just opened his eyes without any reaction.

His eyes suddenly turned cold, and he looked up: "Dr. Kane, what's going on?"

"It's impossible that he hasn't woken up yet," Kane's scalp tightened, and he quickly turned around to look at the data from the closely monitored instruments.

That was the maximum level of stimulation that the instrument could withstand, but he was very careful and the possibility of something going wrong was less than one percent.

Kane checked it carefully several times and said, "It's really fine."

A cold light flashed between Nie Liang's fingers: "Why is that person still not awake?"

"This..." Kane's face turned pale. "Maybe, maybe the admiral's brain has been stimulated too many times. Now I'm a little confused..."

He originally strongly opposed the admiral's reckless stimulation of his brain area. Even if he was an S-level evolver, he couldn't risk his life so frequently!

But the entire First Army Corps is under the control of the Commercial Inspection Department, and Adjutant Nie Liang is different from Adjutant Kang Quan, so he does not dare to force the admiral to do anything.

The infirmary was silent, with only the ticking sounds of instruments.

Kane's eyes went dark.

There couldn't really be an accident.

It's over. Will his fate be worse than that of Adjutant Kang? It's over. It's over...

Just before Nie Liang's madness was about to burst out, the person on the medical table coughed softly.

"Admiral!"

Nie Liang immediately focused his attention and held the admiral's shoulders. He wore very clean white gloves and used force carefully.

Kane finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Is there something wrong with the instrument?"

Gong Du: “…”

Actually, no, he was eating melon seeds and forgot the time.

He looked at the ugly faces of the two men and felt a little guilty. Although it was not his intention, he seemed to have scared them.

He rarely made a scene, just lowered his eyes and said simply, "I still can't remember it."

"That's it. I won't try anymore."

Anyway, he is committing suicide so frequently now just to make the subsequent scripts more logical.

The temperature in the infirmary was low, and Kane didn't remember the last stimulation. He thought the admiral would ask for another time with the same intensity as before, but he didn't expect... the admiral just accepted this fact so simply and calmly.

Kane's heart skipped a beat.

Nie Liang took the military jacket beside him and put it on Elan Snow's shoulders.

Nie Liang raised his head and exchanged glances with Kane, and could see the undisguised worry in each other's eyes.

They all knew exactly how the Admiral had been through the past three years. His pursuit of his past was far more than just obsession; it was a kind of madness bordering on indifference.

How can one not think too much when someone who has been persisting all of a sudden gives up and remains calm and quiet without making any noise?

Kane said, "Admiral, why don't you try other gentle and harmless methods?"

Gong Du, who didn't intend to do anything naughty anymore, asked: "?"