Tianguanzhi

Chapter 2 Preface : The Last Level V Heavenly Official
  Gu Jianqiu was born in the fiery Xingxiu period of development. For today's Haitang people, it was a long and chaotic era of weakness.

In his youth, Gu Jianqiu's family died in a fire. He wandered around and joined Yanwuhe, one of the main forces of the revolutionary army. He was divorced once, but had no children, and he has been alone since then. His military career spanned more than two hundred years and he witnessed almost every major war in the history of the Haitang Republic and even in the history of human development. This person is well-known in Haitang's military circles. He should have commanded a separate divine machine regiment long ago. Unfortunately, due to several bad disobedience records and some other complicated reasons, Gu Jianqiu was awarded and picked off stars several times in a row. As a result, he still wears an epaulette with four flowers to this day.

Gu Jianqiu watched two soldiers leave carrying a stretcher covered with white cloth, then walked into the dormitory and looked around. The room was cleaned spotlessly, and the clothes, bedding and sundries were neatly taken care of. There was a suicide note on the desk. This soldier must have cleaned the room first, packed his luggage, and wrote the suicide note before taking an overdose. Sedative drugs cause death.

Gu Jianqiu had an impression of this young man who committed suicide. He graduated from the Field Armor Academy no more than two years ago. He was serious and meticulous in his work and was very polite. He could write modern poems and had them published in the regiment's internal literary and art publications.

It is now the eighteenth month of the battle to defend the mother planet, and the war is becoming increasingly difficult. Last month, old Rome fell completely, and the news that two American continents collided and sank successively spread throughout the Haitang military community. Can humans still survive in the face of Liuyutian? How long it will last, no one knows. Severe cold and tsunamis brought about by drastic changes in the earth's crust. The plague caused by a large number of deaths, the rampage of large and small doomsday religions triggered mutinies, and many people could not bear the pressure and committed suicide.

"If humans had developed the Heaven of No Form and No Love earlier, the results might have been different? If Haitang's Supreme Heritage Act had been implemented earlier..."

Gu Jianqiu chewed on many bitter possibilities in his heart.
  "We all have to die, why not die on the battlefield?"

Gu Jianqiu heard the muttering of the soldier behind him and looked back at the other party. The other party obviously noticed the officer's stern gaze and was at a loss at first, but finally calmed down and looked at Gu Jianqiu.

The usually taciturn commander said nothing more. He just patted the soldier on the shoulder and shook his head.

"Hello, please give way. Hello, please give way."

Liang Erbai, who had just completed the resettlement procedures, passed sideways through the long and narrow corridor. When he saw Gu Jianqiu, who had just walked out of the soldiers' dormitory, he hurried forward, saluted, stood at attention and said: "Colonel Gu, hello."

Gu Jianqiu nodded in response: "I will find an opportunity to submit your report to a state-level research institute, or directly report it to Haitang Internal Ginseng. Is there anything else?"

What Liang Erbai insisted on handing over to the commander of the Fourth Corps was an original ECG report about Liuyutian, which had considerable guiding significance for studying and defeating this aggressive cosmic spirituality. This should be the first time that humans have intercepted the original heartbeats of Liuyutian. In the few months before they infected the solar system, it can be regarded as a major discovery at a strategic level. But today, when it is difficult to recover, Gu Jianqiu believes that this Raw ECG recordings are no longer of much use.

"I heard from other soldiers that the resolution on the Great Migration has been passed by a vote within the People's Communist Party? We also voted in favor. Is this true?"

Gu Jianqiu was a little surprised by the speed at which the news spread, but he did not hide anything. He admitted frankly: "It is true. This is a unified arrangement for the surviving humans on the mother planet. One hundred and twenty hours later, the Fourth Corps will issue a broadcast and follow the instructions of the people. Following the order of the Communist Party, he led the Jincheng mothership to escape from the earth. He landed at the regiment base on Yingluo Ancient Planet to rest. Then he followed the large army to the Kuimulang Star. It is said that there is no sign of the Six Desire Heaven erupting there.

Liang Erbai immediately said: "The chance of the Jincheng mothership successfully launching into the air is very slim. That thing won't let us run away."

"That's not your problem anymore."

"I would like to apply to cooperate with you in combat."

"Our combat aircraft are very tight and we don't have any extra space for you. Do you want to fight Liu Yu Tian with a submachine gun?"

"I can be a frontline investigator. I have a certificate as a Level II Heavenly Official, so I am fully qualified."

After a while Liang Erbai added: "I am mentally prepared to sacrifice."

Liang Erbai's tone was very firm, and Gu Jianqiu did not insist anymore. He said to the soldiers beside him: "Take her to the reconnaissance company and ask if there is any shortage of people there."

Liang Erbai took a deep breath and bowed to Gu Jianqiu: "Thank you."

"Let's go."

The soldier waved to Liang Erbai.

The two of them walked out a long distance one after another. It was not until they turned a few corners that Liang Erbai asked quietly: "I heard that Colonel Gu is a Level V Heavenly Official, but he has not been certified by Doumu Palace. Is that right?" real?"

The soldier puffed up his chest with some pride: "I don't think those generals in old Chang'an are better than our Gu officers."

Liang Erbai looked at the sky. A large piece of the pale moon was missing, and the remaining part was riddled with holes, like a piece of cheese that had been hollowed out by mice. It was already high in the sky, but the sky was still bright and dazzling.

She said with emotion: "If Colonel Gu is really a Level V, today after the failure of the Tianshiyuan expedition, he may be the last Level V heavenly official in mankind."
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  Jincheng ancient ship, captain's room.

The continental plates on the 3D sandbox look like models that have been pieced together after being smashed into pieces. Huge cracks can be seen everywhere with many red flags inserted into them.

"The ancient continental plate under our feet is in very unstable condition. It won't be long before Asia may split in half. By then we will either be buried in the sea or thrown into space. There will be no time left for the Jincheng ancient ship to take off. not much,"

Gu Jianqiu looked at the bright or dim red flags on the sand table, pointed at the largest and brightest one on the rift valley and asked: "If the Fourth Corps can delay the interference of the attack target, how sure is the Jincheng mothership to take off? "

"I'm sorry, I can't talk nonsense. I can only say that it depends on how long this window period is, and..."

And this means that the Fourth Corps was abandoned by the mothership, and all the soldiers will die on this crumbling land.

The other party swallowed the last half of the sentence.

Gu Jianqiu didn't seem to hear the other party's implication, but concentrated on making gestures on the sand table.

"Colonel, there is an emergency call from the command center."

Taiyin Ancient Star?
  "catch."

The soldier quickly walked to the communication panel and connected to the three-dimensional projection of the ancient Taiyin star.

In a conference room where several different flags were hung, a blond officer with a chest full of medals saluted Gu Jianqiu.

"Hello, Colonel Gu."

"Hello, sir, I am about to report to the combat center the battle plan of the Fourth Corps to cover the evacuation of the Jincheng mothership." "Put the battle plan in advance."

The other party's Haitang language was particularly standard: "Congratulations, senior colonel. From now on, you will be promoted to a general of the People's Liberation Army and the Communist Party of China, and you will enjoy the treatment and honor of a major general in all human countries. The command center has a very urgent task for you. Please Immediately drive the armament number 0051 to the Yuyang Space Port on the outskirts of Haitang Capital City and stand by."

Gu Jianqiu narrowed his eyes: "What about the Fourth Corps and Jincheng City?"

"The Haitang Army will arrange additional personnel to take over the assisting defense tasks of the Fourth Corps,"

Where are the manpower left...

"Nonsense, this is making fun of the lives of five million people in Jincheng."

Gu Jianqiu's fierce tone surprised the officer, but he immediately emphasized: "This is an order!"

Gu Jianqiu's face was covered with a thin layer of frost at some point, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence from his throat: "Fuck you, you foreign devil."

The other party obviously understood. He widened his eyes, showed a look of shock, anger mixed with a little grievance, and then turned his gaze to the side.

"Ahem, Jianqiu, it's me."

Another screen lit up. On the screen was a man with an Asian face, a youthful face, and gray hair on his temples.

Haitang's highest military commander, Yang Qifeng.

The two enlisted in the army at almost the same time and had a friendship of almost two hundred years. They were both veterans of Haitang's military community, but their military positions and status today were completely different, which I must say was a bit ironic.

"This is the organization's decision. Just obey it. Yinghuang misses you too."

"Fuck you."

Gu Jianqiu doesn't give anyone any face when he acts stupid.

Yang Qifeng frowned: "You are always like this. With a character like yours, you are not qualified to be a general. The country should not even grant you the rank of senior colonel. Gu Jianqiu, you should be a leading soldier for the rest of your life!"

"You can take advantage of the divine opportunity to come to Jincheng to announce this decision and beat me to the end."

"This is not the place for a fight."

Yang Qifeng softened his tone: "Humanity needs you. Since the Tianshiyuan expedition failed, we have few Level V Heavenly Officials left. Maybe you will be the last one. Stand down, you have a more important mission."

"Humanity once had hundreds of Level V Heavenly Officials. What they couldn't do, I can't do either. But I can send the five million people in Jincheng City alive out of the home planet. This is my mission."

Gu Jianqiu's stubbornness completely exceeded the expectations of the members of the People's Communist Party. In the hour-long tug-of-war, everyone was helpless against Gu Jianqiu. What else in today's human organization can threaten a lonely Level V Heavenly Official? Woolen cloth.

"You are a coward like this, you know, Jianqiu, you are a coward like this."

Yang Qifeng's tone was trembling: "Actually, I have a lot to say to you, but unfortunately we don't have time. Do you want to meet Yinghuang?"

"no need."

Gu Jianqiu blurted it out, but then he felt regret after saying it. He could never control his temper.

Yang Qifeng was a little disappointed, and then sighed: "It's up to you."

He spoke to others in other languages, and a brief and rapid argument broke out in the conference room, which eventually subsided.

Yang Qifeng's last words made Gu Jianqiu's face relax.

"Report your battle plan. The main base of Yinghuo Ancient Planet is ready to accommodate the Jincheng mothership."
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  One hundred and twenty hours later.

The magnificent ancient ship under his feet was the hope for survival of millions of people. Gu Jianqiu suddenly lost the reality of such a heavy concept. He could only see the endless orange dormancy in the footage transmitted from the command room of the ancient ship. The cabin confirms this.

Recalling Yang Qifeng's words, a wry smile appeared on Gu Jianqiu's face: "The last Level V heavenly official of mankind... sounds like a deserter."

"Colonel Gu, the time has come."

"Ah."

Gu Jianqiu took out a can of colorfully packaged throat lozenges from his pocket. After shaking it, he realized that the tin can was empty. He put the tin can of lozenges back into his pocket and hesitated for a while before asking the soldier beside him: "Yes." Smoke?"

The soldier touched his pocket, hurriedly handed Gu Jianqiu a cigarette and lit it for him. Seeing him skillfully blowing out a smoke ring, he smiled and said, "Sir, I've known you for so long. I've never seen you smoke before."

"When I was young, my family was poor, and I worked in the mines for two years to earn money, which caused me to suffer from lung disease. As you know, it is best not to have an organ transplant in Tianguan, so I have been receiving conservative treatment and quit smoking. But it doesn't matter today. "

Gu Jianqiu said this, but he coughed violently after taking a few puffs. He put out the cigarette with some annoyance and boarded the independent flight cabin.

(End of this chapter)