Him and their stars

The Countess looked at King Circe who was roaring at her, and her mood was stable.

She was regarded as a model of the Galactic Empire Knights, but she didn't want to act like an arrogant conqueror, so she turned on the helmet of the heraldry machine. The bright red hair was set off by the firelight in the square, as if the flames were pulsating.

She looked at King Helang who was sitting on the steps of the square and acting like a fool in the countryside, and smiled modestly.

"Your Majesty, what we did was legal."

"You, you, you..." Is this the "Scarlet Comet", the most noble model of knights in the Star Knights? King Helang was almost speechless because of the shamelessness of the Empire.

"Yes, Your Majesty, as long as you sign the military pass now, everything will be legal."

King Circe put his hand on his waist, shaking with anger. He felt that the other party was trampling on his dignity and intelligence unscrupulously. If I were ten years younger, if I had not been pointed at by the electromagnetic rifles of the grenadiers, if I were a psychic, I would have fought this despicable imperial woman to death.

However, facing the warm smile of the female knight, he seemed to have lost all his courage, and suddenly he did not even have the courage to utter vulgar words.

The King of the Circe saw the corpse lying in two pieces not far from the female knight. That was his captain of the guard, the most powerful psychic in the Circe Kingdom, the "defender" of the four rings, and it was said that his tortoise shell had been forged to be stronger than the armor of a battleship. It was because of his support that he was able to sit firmly on the throne during the royal civil strife that year. And I have always trusted this psychic master with a golden tortoise shell and regarded him as the real pillar of the country.

Now, he is dead. He tragically charged the female countess of the Galactic Empire, the enemy commander who led the troops to parachute over the throne, but he did not make a single move in front of the other party.

The king fell to the ground.

The female knight still said in an admonishing tone: "Your Majesty, you have three minutes to think about it now. I just hope that this can end peacefully."

Prime Minister Circe in the crowd shouted: "Count, do you really think that you can convince the international community in this way? The Empire has launched a shameless sneak attack on a neutral country! Your political credit has gone bankrupt! From today on, no one will believe in any promises and contracts of the Galactic Empire. Even a small chiefdom in a remote star region will be suspicious of the decree of the Dragon Palace. Countess, is this also the order of Her Highness Brunhilde?"

The Prime Minister certainly understood the relationship between Jiafeier and King Su. He sighed again: "I have met Her Highness once and know that she is not such a person. She should not be so unwise."

The Countess looked at the old Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Circe with an apologetic look: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, we really dare not be reckless, so we have to use some shady means."

She waved her hand, and her adjutant had already opened the terminal and projected a screen on the square.

A group of Circe princes and ministers stared in amazement as the representative of the Galactic Civilization Council in Huaxu was making a report on the rostrum with a sanctimonious expression.

"...The rebellion in our capital has been quelled. With the help of our traditional ally, the Holy Galactic Empire, the damage has not spread to other stars. Now, His Majesty the King has decided that Prince Theo will serve as the new prime minister to form a government. In order to get through this difficult period, our country has also decided to grant the Galactic Empire military access to the territory to help our country maintain national security."

The king looked at his cousin Prince Theo in disbelief. He is the most capable general in the Circe royal family. He once made great contributions in the war with the Grand Duchy of Haiyal. He is now serving as the Cardinal Minister of State, a noble but powerless official position.

He made a serious report. The representatives of various countries in the audience had to listen obediently with constipated faces and pinched noses. The scene of the most prestigious Galactic Civilization Council in the universe was suddenly filled with an absurd temperament full of postmodern spirit.

"Theo? Theo! It's you!" The king gave a suppressed roar to his cousin. He finally understood now: "The Imperial Fleet, it was you, you kid who let the Imperial Fleet in?"

Prince Theo said: "Her Highness Brunhild's fleet did not go through Xuantuo, but entered from the Huyu Galaxy. The commander of the outpost there is my old subordinate, my best friend."

The old prime minister finally understood: "So that's it. After your fleet entered the country from the Huyu Galaxy, it took our D-line route. That route is narrow and the route is biased. Far away, there are no commercial routes, only three patrol fleets..."

"This patrol fleet is also my people." Prince Theo was very proud, staring at King Circe, his eyes gradually changed from guilt and evasion to unyielding persistence: "I have been in the army for 30 years, and I know more about the army than my weak, old, and slow brother, and of course I know more about the universe! Times have changed."

"But the D-line channel cannot be used by large fleets... Wait, does this mean that these thirteen ships are all your current forces?" The king showed a look of horror.

Jiafei smiled but said nothing.

However, there are still things that are difficult to understand. It still takes about three days from the D-line channel to the royal capital's Katun system. During this period, it must also pass through the defense zone of the royal capital's defense fleet. Why didn't anyone raise a warning?

At this time, the king suddenly remembered that the Minister of Defense told him that in order to prepare for the possible war that would follow, the fleet needed to be reorganized and prepared to rush to the border, and it was necessary to organize and strengthen the training of the large fleet.

As a result, a large number of fleets guarding the royal capital were mobilized to the non-owner star system next to Katun for actual combat exercises.

Has the empire penetrated us to this extent?

The Cirke King wanted to look for the Minister of Defense in the crowd. He wanted to ask the other party why he betrayed his kindness and his motherland. But he soon realized that when the Imperial Army airborne to suppress the Royal Capital, the Minister of Defense died in battle. He was the first senior national minister to die in this airborne battle.

King Helang let out a desperate lament. He no longer wanted to worry about whether this was murder or not. He only knew that in the final analysis, this was his order, and he ordered the royal capital to lose its defense.

King Helang wished he could shrink his head into his carapace and never come out again, but he still couldn't imagine that the empire really dared to attack the capital of a country with 13 warships.

madman! I've only heard that the Dragon King of the Empire is a lunatic, but I haven't heard that the Dragon King's retainers are also lunatics? You must know that the size of the reinforcements rushing back from all directions is already dozens of times that of the imperial fleet, and they can be destroyed at any time.

...However, these fleets surrounded Katun and did not dare to move at all.

I've already lost! The Cirke Kingdom also lost!

At this time, on the huge screen, the representative of the Cirke Kingdom to the Galactic Civilization Parliament continued to talk: "The king of our country will deliver a televised speech to the entire universe at 10 o'clock in the morning."

"Your Majesty, you still have three minutes." Giafel continued.

The Cirke King raised his stubby neck, wanting to express his unyieldingness one last time. He wanted to tell the countess loudly that the Circassians were also an unyielding nation. They only had kings who died in battle and no rulers who bent their knees.

"Brother Wang, this is meaningless." The newly appointed Prime Minister and Prince said: "Thirty years ago, you also had civil strife, and you only secured this position with the support of the alliance. There are still more than 200 people in the Wang family. Regarding the legitimacy of inheritance, you are not the most convincing one. In terms of ideology, shouldn’t we stand on the side of the empire and the great dragon kings?”

"Until now, the Cirque Kingdom has not been involved in the war." Gyafel smiled: "As for the armaments you purchased from the Sanchi Galaxy in order to deal with the Principality of Hyal, the empire will also accept them all. , at a price higher than the market price. Your Majesty Helang, I heard that the construction of the high-energy particle factory of Sanqi's FD-187 galaxy by your country's Wang Family Enterprises has also encountered a bottleneck, but this can actually be solved by the Holy Tree Chamber of Commerce and Jia. The Southern Chamber of Commerce can provide technology in this area.”

King Helang looked at his old prime minister... no, the former prime minister, and saw that the latter had stopped talking and was just sitting on the ground. His old face was numb, as if he was a walking corpse without a soul. .

His eyes swept over the high-spirited cousin, the body of the guard captain, and his family. He lowered his head slumped, and his thick neck shrank into the carapace again.

At the same moment, next to the Chero Fortress between the Circassian Kingdom and the border of the Community, a silver-hulled triangular battleship, like a god's vehicle, was hovering outside the port that had been closed for a long time.

This fortress was built more than two hundred years ago. It was originally a large fortress built with the help of the Alliance in order to protect against the direction of the earth, which was still an imperial colony at the time. After the founding of the Community, the national defense significance of the fortress basically disappeared.

In order to save costs, most areas were naturally closed and only the most basic maintenance personnel were retained.

It's not so much a fortress as a super large border customs inspection station.

Not to mention, before the war, someone actually proposed to convert the military part of the fortress into a civilian space and turn it into a border trade space city. Since it does look like a military fortress, it might even be able to create some special tourist attractions.

Therefore, this proposal was indeed put on the discussion list of the Prime Minister's Office of the Circassian Kingdom.

If the Snapping Turtles had worked more efficiently, the fortress gun cabin here might have been converted into a domed artificial bathhouse in the space city.

Having a feast between the sea and the sky in front of the starry sky is very tasteful when you think about it.

But now, this fortress is destined not to become a trading city.

More than sixty years after it lost its function as a military fortress, it welcomed the biggest soldier in its life.

Suliuka King Brynhilt stood in the alliance-style command room. His domineering morning-colored dragon eyes were looking at the starry sky in the distance in the direction of New Atlantis through the huge porthole. .

"So, what are you going to do now? You heartless thing." She thought.

"Your Highness, you are not observing the movements of the Community's home fleet above Lone Night City, are you?" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ostana Barr said.

"I have now seen the panic on the enemy's face."

Miss Chief of Staff still maintained her unwavering smile: "New Atlantis is 84 light years away from here."

"You, a three-ring person, don't understand the saint's affairs."

The chief of staff found that she couldn't fight back in the bickering, so she could only bow and say: "Major General Nega has cooperated with us to complete all the work."

Brunhildt said "Oh" and looked at an older Circe who was standing at the door of the hall. His thick and strong body was sandwiched on the left and right by two imperial grenadiers wearing power armor, and he suddenly looked humble, helpless and pitiful.

This is the commander of the Chelo Fortress.

Of course, he still looks collapsed, and his eyes are not even focused. It's probably because the imperial army's sudden arrival in Chelo really subverted his imagination.

"General, thank you for your help." Brunhildt smiled, full of divine beauty from a high position.

In front of such a person who has lost the threat, she has never hesitated to show her magnanimity, and occasionally she can give a bright smile.

The Circe general looked at the face of the elector and was speechless for a while. He felt that he had indeed seen a real god.

"General, thank you for your help." Brunhilt still smiled and repeated her words.

General Circe bowed his head deeply, indeed like a large alligator turtle lying on the ground.

"I, I still can't understand how you and your warship got here."

He felt that if he didn't figure this out, he would die with regrets.

"You will know soon. But don't worry." Brunhilt still smiled, but her attitude was unquestionable.

... Well, this question doesn't seem to be that important.

General Circe lowered his eyebrows and squeezed out a smile, and quickly obeyed the order.

"I have handed over all the authority of the fortress... The activation codes of the main shield and the three main cannons are dynamic, but there is a regular manual in my safe. I just hope that all soldiers can receive humanitarian treatment."

"You worry too much. The Galactic Empire and the Circe Kingdom are not at war, not now, and certainly not in the future." Brunhild smiled and said, "You and your subordinates are not prisoners. It's just that in order to avoid misunderstandings, we need to restrict our actions a little."

"Understood, understood. We will definitely cooperate." General Nega looked at the vassal king pitifully: "Your Highness, how will history evaluate a soldier like me who laid down his weapons without even the slightest resistance?"

Brunhild laughed dumbly: "General, history is very snobbish. They probably only record the victors."

Is this to say that I have too much self-awareness? Yes, in the future, perhaps I will only be the background of Queen Brunhild's miraculous surprise attack.

The Circe general felt that he had indeed received a blow.

"But this is the way history was recorded in the past." Brunhilde smiled and said, "Starting from me, it should be explained that you did not sacrifice the lives of your subordinates in vain for your own martial reputation."

The garrison and customs staff of this fortress added up to less than 2,000 people. Facing the famous Angel of Dawn, they really could not fight.

This is a wise king! His Highness is at least willing to comfort a humble surrendered general like me. The Circassian general was suddenly moved.

I should be able to live safely until after the war, right? But the earthling friends on the opposite side are a bit miserable.

He tried hard to pray to the spirit of the universe, but his heart was inevitably filled with a sense of superiority brought by survival, and his mood suddenly improved.