Hidden Yao Era

"Sonya, I want you to be truly free, but I'm worried about you.

In your heart, you are looking for a lofty realm created by the great God, but you are also looking for a free life without bondage. In my opinion, there is a contradiction between the two, and human freedom should be created by oneself, not constrained by external conditions. As long as there are constraints, there is no real freedom.

But freedom also brings problems, and if complete freedom is achieved, human beings may do whatever they want. Evil thoughts, evil desires, and impulses will make some human beings terrifying and cruel, and the emotions of kindness, justice, and tenderness will become ridiculous and funny. Human beings, driven by profit and desire, may deny all virtue and become a monster driven by reason and profit through and through.

I don't know if what I'm saying is true, and I don't know what path you'll choose. I'm worried now that you're going to take the initiative to suffer in order to be free. Thinking of this, my heart is like a knife, the delay of ten minutes is really torturous, I want to see your news immediately. But for your news, I'll wait no matter how long it takes. "

Casto noticed that the text had been sent nearly half an hour after Sonia had sent the previous one. Feeling both sorry and helpless, he looked at his watch, and more than an hour had passed.

More than 20 minutes later, Sonia sent another message:

"Casto, thank you for waiting for me, the 15-minute delay is really hard, and it's the same for me.

Of course, I don't take the initiative to pursue suffering, I don't expect suffering, let alone praise suffering, I only pursue the brilliance of humanity that still shines in suffering.

I try to enter the information as quickly as possible so that the 15-minute delay doesn't turn into more than 20 minutes. But I can't be perfunctory with you, I always edit a lot of stuff every time, and in the end I find that I still keep you waiting.

But it suddenly seemed romantic to me, in the middle of this galaxy, waiting for me, someone at the edge of the galaxy, to send a message that spanned half a light-year. For 15 minutes, you waited for me to reach Titan from Pluto.

I've been thinking about you since you left, and I want to continue to talk to you, about the books we've read and haven't read, the paintings we've seen and haven't seen, and if we can listen to those music together if we meet in the future. You're going to be with me, right?

We talked for a long time, although we were a little reluctant, but I'm really sorry to take up so much of your time, after this big war, you must have other things to do, don't talk about it today?

After reading it, Casto had a lot of thoughts in his heart, but he didn't know how to say it, so he just said "Goodbye!" and closed the dark web.

A slightly melancholy Casto walked out of the bedroom, and he saw Yang Dongming coming over. "It's confirmed, the flagship of the Pluto Rover was destroyed this time, and their most sophisticated command system was also hit hard, so their command system is completely messed up this time. It is said that this is the first time they have used this chain of command and have little experience. The contingency plan was also not done well, so the whole army retreated after the flagship command was paralyzed. "Yang Dongming's news confirms Casto's record.

"Are the Celestial Voices a bunch of idiots these days?" Casto grumbled.

Yang Dongming smiled: "Hahaha, I don't know. However, according to intelligence, their fleet this time has both those of the Tianyin faction and the Shenyin faction. "

"Didn't they come here in a group, didn't they say that the fleet of the Pluto rovers was in the hands of the Celestial Sound Sect?" Casto was a little curious when he heard the Divine Sound Sect's fleet for the first time.

Yang Dongming nodded and said: "Yes, the Shenyin Sect also has a fleet, and the enemy we encountered in the first battle out of the city was the Shenyin Sect, and the group of destroyers of the Shenyin Sect were all warships built by the Shenyin Sect." "

Castor asked, "So the Shenyin faction secretly built a fleet of their own with stolen blueprints?"

Yang Dongming's next words confirmed Castor's guess: "That's right, and this fleet is likely to be very large. I've just learned from the captain that the fleets of the Shenyin Sect have appeared in several wars in recent years. It's only recently been confirmed that these fleets belong to the Divine Sound Sect. Perhaps we are greatly underestimating the size of the Pluto rover fleet. "

Casto was shocked, but he felt that something was wrong. He remembered what he had learned about the military-industrial distribution of Pluto rover. According to previous intelligence, the military industry of the Pluto rover is not very developed, and they only have a large shipyard capable of producing aircraft carriers.

Casto thought for a moment and said, "I think it's a bit unbelievable, the industrial base near Pluto is weak, and they shouldn't have so many shipyards." Unless ......

".

Yang Dongming continued with Casto's words: "Unless they develop alien domain forces. As the captain told me just now, this intelligence shows that the Pluto rover is developing its power through religion in the alien domain, and is constantly exploring new star domains. A large number of shipyards have been built in multiple star fields. Moreover, they have also opened some Lagrange stargates in the alien realm, so that these distant alien shipyards will continue to send warships to their wars in the solar system. "

"I've heard Sonia say that they will send prisoners of war who have been purified by religion to go to the extraterrestrial realm. Maybe that's how they pioneered the alien realm?" Casto remembered the lost souls that Sonia had "saved" earlier.

"I don't know, there's still too little information about them in the extraterrestrial realm. And I wasn't exposed to first-hand information. But I guess that they must have gone to the alien realm to open up the Shenyin Sect and the Xinyin Sect. It is said that the teachings of the Xinyin Sect have become popular in some alien domains, and the Shenyin Sect has also established some official strongholds. Yang Dongming's words further strengthened Castor's doubts, what kind of big chess game is behind the rover, and are they ready to launch a larger battle?

At this time, Casto suddenly saw a message on the smart watch, which was Uncle Cuthbert's voice call request. Casto hurriedly connected, and Uncle Cuthbert's voice came from the other end of the watch: "Casto, congratulations, boy!

"Hahaha, thank you, uncle, I was just lucky this time, and the escort boat you prepared for me is also very good, thank you!".

"You're welcome, it's your kid who has the ability to perform such a feat, assassinating the enemy commander in tens of thousands of warships!hahaha, you are the glory of our family!" Uncle Cuthbert said happily.

"Well, I'll keep trying. By the way, uncle, which sect is the fleet sent by the Pluto Rovers this time?I don't think their operations seem to be uniform?" Casto suddenly remembered his uncle's status as a fire-fighting lieutenant general, and he wanted to get some information from his uncle.

Hearing this, Uncle Cuthbert's tone immediately changed: "Casto, there's no one around you, right?" Casto signaled to Yang Dongming that he had something private to say, and Yang Dongming immediately understood and let Casto enter the dormitory, and he waited for him outside the dormitory.

"There's no one now, uncle, please speak. "

"Their attack this time is indeed very inconsistent, and it is remarkable that you as a captain can observe this! Their defeat this time can be said to be caused by the contradiction between the Shenyin faction and the Tianyin faction. "

"What? There are contradictions between them? I've only heard of the contradictions between the Tianyin faction and the Xinyin faction before. "Casto had no idea that there would be such a complex sectarian conflict between the Pluto rovers.

Uncle Cuthbert smiled, "Hahaha, you've heard of their sect before, and I just wanted to explain it." Not only the Tianyin faction and the Xinyin faction, but also the Shenyin faction and the Xinyin faction also have contradictions, and the Shenyin faction is also afraid that the Tianyin faction will become bigger. The relationship between them is complicated, and I don't quite understand what they are messing up the campaign for. The commander they died, I'm not sure if it was from the Shenyin faction or the Tianyin faction. "

Casto suddenly understood why his "assassination" went so smoothly this time. This may be a game made by the Shenyin Sect for the Tianyin Sect, and he is nothing more than a knife.

"Uncle, I've heard that the Pluto rovers are developing an extragalactic force, and they are said to have a large extragalactic fleet. "

"Yes, their strength may be greater than we imagined, and the Shenyin Sect already has a fleet that is not controlled by the Tianyin Sect. When you say that, I suddenly have some ideas. The failure of this battle may have been a trap made by the Shenyin Sect to weaken the power of the Tianyin Sect. "Uncle Castort was also suddenly inspired by Casto.

"Hahaha, if they continue to fight like this, even if there is a large fleet, we don't have to be afraid. Castor laughed.

Uncle Cuthbert changed his words at this time: "Hmph! They are fighting infighting, and we have infighting here." You have made meritorious service this time, and many high-level officials do not want to promote you. Other aristocratic families don't want a young officer like you to be promoted too quickly. There are also high-level executives who want to give your friend the first credit this time, and they think that your friend has identified the flagship in advance, and he is the first credit. Anyway, you don't have to worry too much about that, I'll fight for you!".

"I've heard that we've been infiltrated by the Rovers too, is that true?" asked Castor tentatively.

Uncle Cuthbert was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes, there are quite a few people who have been brainwashed, and they are still at the top. This was even tacitly approved by the arbitration committee. Damn, I don't understand why those politicians can sit back and watch this happen. "

"Can't you do something? If the top brass of the firefighters are infiltrated, won't this army be finished? I suspect that my first ...... in the army

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"The first drill, you met their damn sacrifice, didn't you?" Uncle Cuthbert's words startled Castor, who had always known the truth, but just wouldn't tell himself.

"After that incident, I went to General Li Xuanwu and asked Lao Li to accommodate all departments to protect you, and I asked him to promise me that you would never be sacrificed in the future. I thought this was over. Unexpectedly, you are still thinking about it, and you have found part of the truth......".

"Why didn't you tell me then?" asked Castor.

"In order to protect you, you were so naïve, so immature, that you couldn't fight with those people when you knew the truth?" Uncle Cuthbert's words calmed Casto's already somewhat angry heart for a while.

"So what can we do? I don't think even if I am promoted to major this time, or even to lieutenant colonel, it is unlikely that it will change the situation. Casto said.

Uncle Cuthbert sighed: "Do what you can, I am also angry with the status quo, their actions can no longer be explained by reason and profit. Utterly foolish, evil, cruel and ignorant. What kind of emptiness can they have in order to believe in such a cult?"

"I looked at the battle report and previous combat records, your friend named Yang Dongming is indeed very reliable, you have to have a good relationship with him. Such a civilian officer with good character is rare, and he should also have great achievements in the future, and he will definitely be able to help you. Uncle Cuthbert admonished.

"Can you protect him, then?" asked Castor to Uncle Cuthbert.

"I'm sorry, I can't save everyone, I know Curtis's death makes you sad. You don't want to lose friends, I know, but I can only take care of you. It is not so easy to mobilize so many resources to protect a mid-level and lower-ranking officer, please understand. Uncle Cuthbert said.

"I understand uncle. What are the plans of the firefighters now? Doesn't the Arbitration Committee feel dangerous that they have been infiltrated like this?" asked Castor.

"The Arbitration Commission initially brought in the religion of the rovers in order to experiment with the influence and role of religion in the army's warfare. Some underground organizations are semi-controlled by arbitration commissions. But then it gradually got out of control, and some parliamentarians with empty hearts also believed in the cult. Uncle Cuthbert's words made Casto understand why the firefighters had been infiltrated the way they were.

"Are their power relationships now intertwined and unmanageable?" Castor asked, eager to understand the current power structure of the Firefighters.

"It's a very complicated issue, and I can only say that there are people at the rank of generals, and I can't move. Lao Li and I have always wanted to get some of them down. It's a pity that I've been managing in the logistics department now, and I'm no longer the commander of an army group. Otherwise, I'll have to kill a few of them if I mutinied!" Uncle Cuthbert suddenly became angry.

"Haha, uncle, you need to calm down. We certainly can't do that, and there will be some insight in the arbitrators' committee who will recognize the seriousness of the problem, right?" Castor wanted to find a political solution.

"Hehe, you kid seems to be more mature than me now. There are indeed some such elites. Oh yes, your sister Lin Mingtong is engaged recently, and she is looking for this young man who is very good, a young councillor named Griffith Medici. He talked to me about the firefighters, and he was also distressed about the current situation. This young man is amazing, and you must meet him if you have the chance!"

"yes, my cousin is engaged, that's great. Then I'll go to see my cousin when I'm done, and I've been having a good time with her since I was a kid. She was always afraid of meeting people, and she was only close to me among her peers. Casto was very happy that his cousin had found his lover, and he once thought that his cousin, who was afraid of society, might not be able to marry for the rest of his life.

"Well, by the way, don't tell outsiders about what we're talking about today. But that Yang Dongming, you should trust him very much. His social relations are relatively simple, he does not threaten, and he has no means of self-preservation. I may not be able to help you as a friend, but I'm sure you can find a way to help you. Uncle Cuthbert said.

"By the way, how did you arrange for Captain Emilia to take up the position of Captain of the Guard on the Iron Dome?" asked Castor.

"Hmph, I'm angry at the mention of this!" Uncle Cuthbert said angrily, which made Casto wonder if Uncle was angry that he had helped a man he had known for a long time.