Him and their stars

At 4 o'clock in the morning on May 9th, Colonel Yeager Soback heard the passionate "Ride of the Dragons", which is the military song of the Astral Knights. He was like a fish being pulled ashore, his body twitched, and then he just pulled himself up and jumped up from the bed.

Then, within ten minutes, he completed the processes of excreting, washing, dressing and making the bed, and appeared in the elevator leading to the training room at the bottom of the ship on time at 4:10. His movements were so skillful that it made people feel distressed.

The smooth wall in the elevator reflected a young man wearing close-fitting training clothes, with a tall figure and a handsome appearance. If you ignore the dead fish eyes that have not yet fully recovered, anyone who looks at him will call him a good one. A young man.

After nearly ten seconds, a little sparkle appeared in those dead fish eyes that had particularly ruined the overall temperament. Yeager looked at the energetic young man on the wall, and let out a sigh that was full of vicissitudes of life.

I can assure the spirit of the universe that whether it was when he was taking the college entrance examination or when he was an officer in the colony for two years after graduation, or even when he was playing in caves among the forests and mountains with the indigenous rebels, he never got up so early. .

To be fair, Yeager feels that he is really not a lazy person. He is a talented young man who hopes to revive his family business. He has also been one of the evil "other people's children" since he was a child. His self-discipline is at least above the average. However, ever since he became a disciple of Duke Sadolan in a daze, the rhythm of his self-disciplined life has continued to move in an inhuman direction.

"Get up at seven o'clock every day? Too superficial! Too lazy! Yeager, for people like us, if we don't get up before six o'clock, we have given up on life! As one of the future leaders of the Knights, you will You should be strict with yourself! Don’t you want to get up and look at the Milky Way at four in the morning?”

Again, although the Duke used a negotiating tone, Soback would not think that the other party was really negotiating with him even if his brain was eaten by a zombie.

Then, with Soback's "permission", this cheap teacher even left a mark on his spirit. At 4 o'clock every day, a band would naturally appear in his head, beating gongs and drums directly in the depths of his consciousness.

"The Ride of the Dragons" is obviously a world-famous song, but Soback will subconsciously start to feel disgusted whenever he hears it. This is probably the same as those naughty kids who have lived in school for a long time when they hear "The Athletes' March" It's the same principle that they will start to subconsciously branch out.

"When your strength improves step by step, probably when you reach the fifth ring, you should have enough mental power to drive away my Reveille." Duke Sadolan said this.

As soon as these words came out, Colonel Soback suddenly felt that he would probably be entangled with the starry sky at four in the morning for the rest of his life.

No, he was obviously on a dangerous mission to explore the unknown starry sky. He was obviously tracking the evil star that cannot even be mentioned. Even though he and Master Cheap were not on the same ship, he still had to get up at four o'clock skillfully. And be adept at performing a two-hour morning workout.

Like a dog trained to have a Pavlovian response, Colonel Soback exercised hard for two hours. By the time he washed up again, finished breakfast, changed into a crisp uniform and arrived at the bridge, it was not yet seven o'clock. At this time, except for the crew members on duty, most of the officers were not even on duty yet.

Fortunately, the experienced Captain Hongshan has been in command. This old seaman from Kyeyang still behaved very calmly, which finally gave Colonel Soback a sense of security.

There was no way around it. He was almost certain that the Grand Master of the Knights must already be in place on the bridge of another Clear Sky-class cruiser not far from him. If he didn't come to the bridge before the opponent, there would definitely be more terrifying training waiting for him.

Sure enough, as soon as he sat down in his seat, a communication from the cruiser Chunyu was sent.

"Captain told me we will be arriving soon?"

Soback looked at the star map and determined that his fleet was almost reaching the end of the branch channel. One more jump would be enough to reach the last known star system.

Captain Hongshan also reported: "If everything goes well, we will arrive at the edge of the 166 system in two hours."

"Very good, I have already said that I have no experience in fleet command, so I will leave it all to you." Duke Sadolan looked his disciple up and down, and said in an almost Tuogu tone: "If you can When encountering the opponent's ship, whether it is a careful probing or a sudden attack, it is up to you to decide, just treat me as a usable stormtrooper."

Wait, I don’t have much experience in fleet command either!

Just as Soback was about to say this, the other party hung up the communication without explanation. With a dull look on his face, he reached out his hand to the communication screen that had just been turned off. He didn't know what expression to make for a while.

To be honest, Duke Sadolan is just a hands-off shopkeeper, and he has never paid attention to any "mundane things" since he set out. Determining the formation, formulating the march route and timetable, and coordinating the combat cooperation among the captains were all done by Soback. To be honest, this is the job of a fleet admiral.

But the problem is that daily patrols and command operations are completely different things!

Although I had plans to study at the Royal Naval College for a year or two, after all, I had never attended school for a day. How could I become a fleet commander?

Captain Hongshan could only comfort him patiently: "Don't worry, our troops are stronger now, and we are much more powerful than when we were playing hide and seek with the predators in the extreme star field. Even if we really go to war with a predator's fearless, It’s not like there’s no chance of winning.”

Indeed, the fleet that has now arrived at the end of this branch route includes two Clear Sky-class heavy cruisers, one Cloud Giant-class special mothership, four Aegis-class light cruisers, and eight Apocalypse Eagle-class B-type destroyers.

To be honest, it is nothing in a fleet battle between major powers, but if it is used for combat missions such as breaking attacks, breaking diplomatic relations, guerrillas, etc. in a full-scale war, it is already a very rich combat power.

Even the great pirate kings of the New World, who roamed across the sea of ​​​​stars and whose evil names could stop children from crying at night, could only flee when they encountered this force.

To be honest, in the history of colonial development for nearly half a century, when the empire, which was full of military virtue and prepared to clear waterways, stabilize the star field, and launch encirclement and suppression operations against some large pirate groups, it had never deployed such troops.

What's more, this fleet also includes twelve fully armed astral knights, and even an eighth-ring whose power is comparable to that of a god.

But even so, Soback was still a little worried.

Soback looked towards the end of this channel. To be honest, although the two sides are only separated by one jump and a flight of less than two hours, the physical distance is still 17 light years. Even if Soback is used to "explore" the three rings, the "navigator's" vision cannot really see the appearance of the planet clearly, and can only vaguely see three adjacent light spots that are indeed very close.

He didn't know why, but looking at those three spots of light, he always felt very flustered.

It was also May 9th in the Galaxy Common Calendar, at 4:00 a.m. standard time, and Yu Lian was awakened by the soothing music in his ears. This was a piece of music he had never heard before, with a beautiful melody and a soothing rhythm. Although the lyrics he hummed were in a language he had never heard before, he felt inexplicably mysterious, solemn and elegant. However, he was definitely not solemn and rigid like religious hymns. There was agility and lightness everywhere in the singing.

This is indeed a style of music that Yu Lian has never been exposed to, but it is definitely within the scope of his appreciation. He soon realized that this should be the music of the previous generation, the enlightened ones.

What's the saying? In the universe, the only things that can be used universally are music and mathematics. You must be honest!

He didn't get up immediately and closed his eyes to appreciate it a little more. What surprised him even more was that when his soul rippled in this moving note, not only did his fatigue completely disappear, but his mental strength also improved to a considerable extent. By the time he reacted, a large area of ​​the fifth ring of the astrolabe, which represented supernatural power, had been filled in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Looking at the real time, less than four minutes have passed.

Then lie down for another five minutes? Maybe just go to the sixth ring? Yu Lian thought so.

"That's almost enough! If you keep listening to it, it won't make any difference!" Xiao Hui's voice rang in Yu Lian's ears.

The latter curled his lips, stood up, and also spent three minutes finishing the work of washing, changing clothes, and making the bed. At the same time, he also asked by the way: "This is the sword drawn by the enlightened one... ah no, it is used to train spirits." Can you sing a hymn?"

"No, this is a nursery rhyme that my creators used to educate children in nursery schools."

"...It seems that the Enlightened Ones are all psykers! I finally got new information."

"Did you guess it just now? The longer I know you, the more my sister knows about the civilization of your generation, and the more bleak her future becomes!"

Yu Lian pretended not to hear it and asked directly: "In other words, this kind of song that can strengthen mental power can only be used once, right? Then do you know more songs?"

"I'm a robot! It's great if I can sing a song. Brother Yu Lian, are your requirements for robots too harsh?"

"When did I treat you as a robot? You are obviously a silicon-based life big sister who is sacred, solemn, great and wise, but also beautiful, considerate, gentle and kind that the carbon-based monkeys of our generation cannot understand!"

"Hey, look at that honey-smeared little mouth, but at most your move will only target other carbon-based life ladies. It is useless against a silicon-based life sister like me."

"...Tsk, these days, a robot that costs 5 yuan can sing tens of thousands of songs."

"Yes, if we were in your home galaxy, we would receive updates from the Nebula network at any time. But, broadcasting and singing are not the same thing, right?"

I have to admit that what Xiao Hui said is quite reasonable, but Yu Lian still discovered Hua Dian.

"But you haven't admitted that you only know this song, right?"

"Haha, this is forbidden."

I fucking knew it.

"Speaking of which, I feel like you have led me astray from the beginning! It's only four o'clock, and anyone who insists on getting up at four o'clock in the morning to look at the stars is paranoid! What our spiritual research association focuses on is Taoism. People value letting nature take its course. I sleep until I wake up naturally every day."

Of course, with Yu Lian's current physical fitness, the biological clock is naturally very stable. As long as there are no special circumstances, it is always 6:40.

"The helpers who will help you, that is, the fleet from the empire, have entered the United 21-45 system."

The so-called "Union 21-45" is the penultimate galaxy on this branch channel, and it is only one jump away from Edge 166 where we are. If nothing unexpected happens, the other party should enter the same galaxy within 4 hours.

"It's finally here! Let's wait...well, it only took two days. They actually came very quickly." Yu Lian said with a smile.

"It is indeed fast, and the ship is in very good condition. After so many years, the empire has not fallen. Hey, that's strange. It stands to reason that it is logical that they should have fallen faster than the opposite alliance!" Gray road.

Because the empire has been a divine king for generations without logic!

"The nano-monitors you left behind were not discovered by the empire, right?"

"Brother Yu Lian, who do you think I am? I've already let my cells get close to me, but they still can't find it." Xiao Hui sneered.

Yu Lian's heart moved and he quickly said: "Then..."

"No, no, no, this is the limit of helping you this far! I have said before, I am a leader and cannot casually intervene in the battles between civilizations of this generation."

In other words, it is okay to induce prejudice, but it is not okay to end it personally, right?

Well, this is already very happy. Yu Lian thought.

All in all, most of the actors have left the stage, and now it is time to start the final preparations for the "stage".

So, Yu Lian walked straight towards the hangar. Along the way, he also heard the reveille signal and muster announcement echoing in the ship, and all the crew members woke up. Although it is still early in the morning, after nearly two days of correction, everyone's physical strength has actually recovered a lot, and they have all entered a state of combat readiness with full energy.

When Yu Lian arrived at the hangar, he saw a large group of experienced hangar personnel busy around a small Haiyan assault landing craft.

Finally, Earl Black Moon stood in the corner of the hangar, holding a thermos cup and drinking hot tea in an old-fashioned manner, while looking at the landing craft with great interest.

Of course, the technicians were concentrating on their work and ignored this big-name melon-eater. After this week, everyone has become accustomed to his existence, or in other words, they even ignore his existence.