From star abyss

Twenty-six-year-old Barnum Zeiglin took a special car home after a day's work.

Called home, in fact, he is the only one in Suite 409 of the Four Seasons Hotel located at 67 Spea Avenue.

As an expatriate operator of GTB, he was very satisfied with the residence arranged for him by the principality. When he opened the window, he saw the Grand Duke's residence and the symbol of power of the entire Gulant Principality - 'Surut Palace'.

The Frost-plated people like white and blue and paint the twin uteruses white, while the Principality of Gurant has worshiped the volcano that raised them since ancient times, so it paints the country's palaces in passionate vermilion.

To be honest, it's not that Barnum doesn't love his motherland, but red looks more majestic and brighter than white. He likes it very much. He goes home after work every day, opens the floor-to-ceiling window of the balcony, sits on a chair, and blows the wind. The breeze was warmer than frost, while watching the changing of the guard of the Grand Duke.

There is a very kind man in the apartment opposite his window. He has a big beard and pale skin. He obviously has outside blood. Barnum knows that the man also likes to watch the changing of the guard, but he can't remember the specific time. Every few hours, we have to take out the camera and telescope to observe.

This country rich in coffee and cereals has golden land given by the planet. The sufficient geothermal heat allows him to enjoy hot springs that he never expected in the Frost Plateau, higher-power artificial sun, and delicious cane sugar.

He had obviously been on a business trip for half a year, but as long as he threw a sugar cube into his coffee and waited for the hotel waiter to bring cod, pork braised rice and salad, he no longer felt homesick.

The hour hand of the clock cut off the past before six o'clock like a sharp sword. As usual, he sat on the balcony chair and began to watch the changing of the guard of the Grand Duke.

However, he waited for quite a while, but he still didn't see the tall and mighty guard in the past come forward.

"That's weird," Barnum thought in confusion.

He glanced at the time on his watch to make sure it was correct, and then started playing with his personal terminal to see what news there was.

"At the GTB summit, the diplomatic representative of Tianhuan State once again presented strong evidence that the fact that Mingji Humanity is involved in anti-human experiments is likely to be true. The spokesperson of Shuang Plate said: I don't know about this... Never mind it, big countries are throwing dirt at each other. The water is no longer available every day or two.”

"The Red Arrow Empire is raising interest rates again, the Derby to Galen exchange rate has fallen below 9.8, inflation continues, Frost Plating may adopt strict price management - crazy, if prices are locked at this time, the factory will be shut down directly."

"Zhengxu's immigration qualifications have been improved again. Only 100,000 green cards have been issued this year... Oh, it's even harder."

As a graduate of a prestigious school, Barnum's ambitions are very ordinary. Since his parents died early and he is not married, he just wants to make enough money to leave this ghost place of Shuangping and live in a high-welfare country like Zhengxu.

No one likes Frost Plating. Women think it is too scary there. If they give birth to a son, they will be discriminated against. Men are even more bitter and have no chance to complain.

In fact, if you think about it, the Principality of Gullant is not bad, but it is a colony after all, and the quality of its people varies greatly. Barnum hopes that his children will be able to get better educational resources in the future. Whether they can get ahead is secondary. It is best to To have the opportunity to chase the dreams you long for.

In that case, it would be best to immigrate to Zhengxu, where it is quiet, comfortable and without war.

However, Barnum discovered that the above conditions seemed to exist in Gurant...

Do you really want to settle in the colony?

To be honest, Barnum has been here for half a year and has a good impression of the warm people here. As a GTB employee, his main task is to provide energy loans.

For a country like Gullante, which has no shortage of energy, business is actually very leisurely, and I just wander around the streets and alleys when I have nothing to do.

As time went by, he had some feelings for this place.

Just as Barnum was thinking a lot, his colleague Zhao Sen'an called him.

"Hey, it's me."

"Hey, Barnum, did you graduate from Gemini University?" Zhao Sen'an asked curiously with a frivolous tone.

"Yes, I just graduated this year. Is there any problem?" Barnum wondered.

"Is it the Department of Economics and Management?"

"Obviously." Barnum was speechless. If he didn't come to GTB to study finance, where else could he go better than this?

"That's right." Zhao Sen'an said excitedly: "You have a female student in the second grade named Li Huixi, do you know?"

"I had the impression that I was very beautiful, with a slim waist and long legs. At our sorority, my friend encouraged me to invite her to dance, but she thought I was from a poor family and ignored me," Barnum said casually.

"Do you think you have an impression? I think you have a grudge!" Zhao Sen'an teased.

"I don't care about things that don't happen. You have to be more generous." Barnum said perfunctorily, taking a sip of coffee.

"Li Huixi committed a crime and went in."

"What a death!" Barnum slammed the table and immediately asked excitedly: "What did she do to get in? She is still in the second grade. Is she involved in economic crimes?"

"It does matter, Barnum, do you know that 'Lee Oz meme' that's been very popular recently?"

"I don't watch that kind of video," Barnum said matter-of-factly.

"You don't read it? Then how do you know that Li Ozi's speech was published on the Sheqing website!" Zhao Sen'an said disdainfully: "To tell you the truth, a friend of mine from Law Three told me—— Li Huixi is Li Aozi’s biological sister, so we arrested her and planned to use her to threaten Li Aozi to surrender.”

"Isn't this too despicable..." Barnum frowned: "Taking the family members of criminals as hostages is essentially the same as criminals."

"Lee Aozi is no longer a criminal a long time ago. He killed more than a hundred employees who had no trace of humanity and was touted as a hero by people in the outside world." Zhao Sen'an joked: "This guy has ruined the reputation of our frost-plated people. , and sold information to other countries, he deserves to have his family implicated."

"I didn't say that Frost Plate was right." Barnum retorted: "Although it is wrong for humanity to be humane, it is also true that Li Ozi killed unarmed civilians. It is even more contrary to the fact that Frost Plate's government conducts anti-human experiments. Common sense.”

"Someone has to take the blame, and it can't be us." Zhao Sen'an smiled, and then said seriously: "If Shuang Ping is subject to international sanctions, maybe the warriors of Tianhuan will take this opportunity to start a war with us. I plan to bring my family over from Shuangplating.”

"Have you received Gurant? It's not bad, it's very safe here."

"Yes, ordinary people like us should just go to the colonies and the countryside. Tianhuan's soldiers are merciless when killing people."

Zhao Senan said sadly:

"My wife is still in charge of my three savings cards. Last year we took out a loan of 3 million Derby. We just bought a school district house in Gemini City. Xiaona finally went to elementary school. If there is a war, missiles will hit our house. , Where am I going to cry..."

"No," Barnum comforted him: "The only thing that can break through the anti-aircraft firepower of the frost-plated capital is nuclear bombs. On the bright side, tens of thousands of households around you will no longer have school district housing, so you don't have to worry about your children being involved."

"What you said is almost like what a human being would say."

At this moment, Barnum suddenly saw an eight-foot-long white cloth falling from the sky above Surut Palace in the distance, as elegant and natural as a butterfly.

cloth?

But when he took a closer look, he found that it was not just a piece of white cloth, but a large number of flowing white strips falling in the air, heading straight towards the Grand Duke's residence.

"Barnum?"

"Old Zhao," cold sweat broke out on Barnum's forehead. He wiped it with his hand and whispered, "Please let your wife stay at home first."

"What?"

The next moment, the strips of white cloth turned into a human shape as they approached the ground. The attackers wearing paraglider suits directly smashed the door and window glass and rushed into the Grand Duke's palace.

boom! Da da da da da da!

Suddenly, there was a loud sound of gunfire. Explosions came one after another, and the originally peaceful urban area was instantly shattered. Immediately afterwards, armored vehicles from the police and the army drove onto the street. Barnum saw with his own eyes the doors and windows of the apartment opposite opened, and the usually kind and gentle bearded man carried a missile launcher. , aimed at the armored vehicle on the ground, and pulled the trigger.