I, from 1000 years ago

Chapter 46

The Hall of Honor is located on the north side of the Imperial Palace, so Lin Jian and others entered through the north gate.

Sitting in the car, Lin Jian looked at the passing scenery and felt a different feeling in his heart.The trees on both sides of the road are lush and lush, and behind the trees is the entire green space. Looking around, except for a few gardeners at work, there are almost no other people in sight.The entire garden on the north side is quiet and only the chirping of birds is heard.

Since entering the palace, the car has been driving for nearly 10 minutes, and this is only the outside of the palace. Lin Jian couldn't help but feel astonished at the vast area of ​​the palace.Later, I thought that I really couldn’t get rid of the previous concept. Human beings are no longer imprisoned on the earth. There are seventeen habitable planets in the capital galaxy, and the permanent population of the capital star Aschet is only 20 billion. A planet nearly the size of Earth is actually rich in places to live.Just think about the situation of the Lin family themselves. The Lin family's own residence occupies an area of ​​almost [-] hectares. In the earth period, it was unimaginable that a general's residence occupied an area of ​​[-] hectares.

"We'll be there in five minutes." The driver was a full-time driver of the palace, and it seemed that he was also responsible for guiding outsiders.

"Excuse me, am I the only one today?" Walking in the empty and unpopular palace garden, Lin Jian felt uncomfortable.Unconsciously, I remembered what I heard from Granshire back then. The royal family is full of deep currents and undercurrents. Although the princess and the grand duke have not formally fallen out because of the imperial power, but for the forces of both sides, they All have started to take action.However, considering that the Lin family was on the Grand Duke's side, Lin Jian felt a little more at ease.

"No, there are two more people who came here to award honors today, but they are both from the Delacand Starship Academy." Mr. Driver replied dutifully.

"It's so quiet here."

"Yes, the palace on the north side of the periphery is usually used by the royal family to receive high-ranking military officials or award honors. It is not the residence of the royal family. If Miss Lin Jian goes to the south side, it will be much more lively. There are often events held by the royal family there. Prom. Oh, by the way, Miss Lin's father is General Lin Yuanzhe, he should have been to the south palace."

"Ah, I should have been there..." Lin Jian smiled and didn't bring up the topic again.The appearance of the palace has already appeared in front of the car window, and there is a fountain with sculptures standing in front of the majestic building.The car stopped at the fountain, and Lin Jian bent over and got out of the car.

On the way to the Hall of Honor following the etiquette officer waiting at the door, Lin Jian couldn't help but pause. The etiquette officer noticed something keenly, and said respectfully: "There is the Hall of Valor. Make a great contribution to the empire first. The generals who gave life will leave the video data of their lives in it."

It turned out that this kind of place also existed in the imperial palace of the empire. Lin Jian glanced at it and followed the etiquette officer to continue on.But when he was about to reach the hall of honor, Lin Jian heard a conversation similar to a quarrel, and the etiquette officer stopped and motioned Lin Jian to wait.Lin Jian had no objection, so she stopped and began to listen to the other party's quarrel.

"As I said before, the job of guarding the 'Sea of ​​Silence' has been handed over to the Third Fleet. As for the cost, I don't think I need to say any more."

"However, Your Highness, the fee paid by the Tenth Fleet before was 700 million Reichsmarks. This time, you requested 1000 and [-] million Reichsmarks. The Ministry of Finance did not agree with the materials you submitted after review."

"Oh? Didn't I clearly state it in the materials? In the past, the Tenth Fleet was only doing escort work, but this time the Third Fleet is not just as simple as an escort. They are going to enter the periphery of the "Sea of ​​Silence". What is there? Does the situation require me to submit another certificate to the Ministry of Finance? Listen, Ramdeniya, you better do what I ask. Or do you really think that my sister, the child who has not yet fully grown, can really Do something? What, oh, no, no, don't show such a frightened expression, you see, if the 'Silent Sea' can really explore and find something, then many problems can be solved, right? "

The voices in front stopped for a while, and after confirming that they would not continue, the etiquette officer led Lin Jian to move on. On the way, Lin Jian saw a middle-aged man walking quickly from the front, wiping the sweat from his head. .Lin Jian turned her head to look in the direction he left, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.It seems that the so-called "Sea of ​​Silence" is really a very dangerous place. Lin Jian is a little worried about Lin Mo, and I hope nothing will happen.

"Miss Lin, we've arrived, please go in."

"Thank you." Lin Jian politely thanked the etiquette officer.

"It is my honor to serve you." The etiquette officer retreated gracefully.

Just as Lin Jian was about to enter the hall, something happened around him again.

"Oh, please let me go. It's really inconvenient for me to wear this dress. Oh, please don't touch my skirt."

The young female voice rang out beside Lin Jian with a hint of arrogance. Lin Jian subconsciously moved away from the door, but when she looked up, she only saw a back. At first glance, one can't help but feel that they have come to the European court in the eighteenth century.The young girl was wearing a gorgeous silk taffeta dress, the puffy and huge hem was obviously held up by a frame like whalebone.

Lin Jian stepped into the hall, quickly looked around, and was a little surprised when he saw the two people who were also standing in the hall.

Those two were none other than people she knew, Zisia von Nolan and Charifina Fanglian Parker.The expressions of those two people looked completely different after seeing her. Xia Lifenna still had a cold and ignorant look, and Qisia... Lin Jian turned her gaze back, ignoring the burning in his eyes .He seemed to have grown up a lot some time ago, and the boy grew up pretty fast when he was sixteen or seventeen years old.

Lin Jian stood in the opposite direction to the two of them, looking at the woman who had just entered the door, looking at her wasp waist somehow stretched out, Lin Jian felt a little out of breath.

"Your Highness! Come and see, the clothes I asked the court tailor to make are completely handmade, imitating the ancient style of the earth period."

The Grand Duke came out from the room on the other side of the hall, followed by an attendant. Lin Jian looked at him carefully.Different from the princess's gorgeous blond hair, the Grand Duke has slightly curly brown hair and looks young. He is 25 or six years old. He is tall and looks even taller than Lin Mo. He is wearing a straight military uniform and hangs on his chest. The unique ribbon of the royal family, narrow and long eyes, gray-blue pupils, thick sideburns, and a somewhat blue chin neutralizes the delicacy brought by his fair skin.

As if feeling the unabashed observation from the hall, Lin Jian saw the man's eyes sweeping over.Those eyes were sharp and sharp, and although they were quick and careless, they still gave people a sense of warning. Lin Jian was stabbed by this gaze, and slightly turned his gaze away, turned his gaze around, and then refocused on him.

When the girl leaned forward to say that sentence, Lin Jian clearly saw a trace of hostility gathered in his eyes, although he quickly grinned and took it from the attendant behind him. A lit cigar sat on the only velvet-covered chair in the hall.He sat on the chair with his two long legs apart carelessly, without the elegance of the royal family at all, with a lighted cigar in one hand, and the other arm resting on the armrest of the chair, his thick and long fingers lightly Caressing the blue chin.

"Are you painting your face like the reflective material on a battleship to make my dinner party completely unappetizing tonight? Or, do you think I have this weird aesthetic, and seeing you dressed up like this is not enough?" Will you feel refreshed?"

Although the girl was arrogant, she also felt the strange atmosphere at this moment, and she squeezed out a smile with some embarrassment, "Your Highness."

"Who told you that you can come to this kind of place casually?"

When Lin Jian saw him say this again, the corners of his mouth were still bent, but there was no smile in those long and narrow eyes.

The woman had already been taken out by the attendants. When she went out, her face was a little dull, and the tears washed out a few shallow traces of the powder she used to cover her entire face as a court lady in ancient times.

"Is that you?"

The voice from ahead caused Lin Jian to turn his gaze back to the Grand Duke. He was sitting on a chair with a cigar in his hand holding the paper handed over by the attendant, as if he wanted to compare the names on the list with the three people below. match up.

"Your Highness." The attendant introduced the three to him from behind him. He nodded and looked at the three who approached.Frowning slightly, this was a gesture of impatience. Lin Jian walked forward calmly and stood side by side with the three of them in front of the Grand Duke.This feeling of patrolling is not really comfortable.

It didn't take long before the Grand Duke began to award honors, but the method of awarding surprised all three of them. He picked up the three boxes on the side tray and threw them at the people in front of him one by one, because this behavior was too surprising. Lin When Jian was catching the box that was thrown over, she saw Xia Lifenna who was beside her in a panic and almost dropped the box to the floor.

Those two seemed a little annoyed by the Grand Duke's contemptuous behavior, Qisia even blushed a little, Charifna also had a sensitive mouth and frowned slightly.

"Your Highness..." The attendant also felt a little ashamed of the Grand Duke's behavior. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and reminded him in a low voice.

"Come on, it's just a competition between students. Is it worthy of such grandeur?" The Grand Duke looked at Qisia and Charifina's resentment, with a mocking smile on his face. He looked down at the list in his hand again. , "Champion of the galaxy inter-school competition in actual combat simulation competition, champion of freshman simulation competition, best rookie in intelligence and logistics? Very good, I can barely remember your names. When will you really make military exploits for the empire, I will I will personally wear the Rose Medal for you."

The Grand Duke’s words made the anger on the faces of Qisia and Charifina disappear a lot. In an empire that advocates military and martial arts, student competitions that are like child’s play are indeed not something to be proud of. The speed of the two adjusting their mentality is not slow. Then he bowed his head respectfully.

"You are... Lin Mo's sister?"

"Yes, Major General Lin Mo is my brother." Lin Jian replied considering the language etiquette.I don't quite understand why this person would ask this question.However, the other party did not continue to ask, but got up and left.

"Lin Jian."

On the way out of the hall of honor, Lin Jian was stopped, and she turned helplessly to look at the person who had been staring at her since she came in.He was wearing the uniform of the Draconde Starfleet Academy. He looked handsome, and he was very in line with the aesthetics of human beings in the general sense. He was a handsome boy.Lin Jian didn't know how to deal with the silence between the two of them, so she finally nodded and said, "Hello."

"I watched your game, congratulations." Qi Xia looked at Lin Jian standing in front of her, and the words seemed to be squeezed out of her dry throat.Her waist-length hair, which used to be as long as a black waterfall, now turned into neat short hair, with a slightly longer strand on her forehead slightly blocking her eyes, making her black almond eyes not so real.The somewhat thin body was standing in a straight posture that he had never seen before. She seemed to be a completely different person. Although she still had the same appearance, why did she look like a stranger standing in front of her? .

"Thank you." Lin Jian nodded. To be honest, the person in front of her was probably the worst person she got along with when she came to this world.Ordinarily, this person has nothing to do with her from another world, but, to put it lightly, since she has occupied her body, how could she not be bound by this body.Anyway, the former person liked him, Lin Jian forced a smile and said goodbye.Then he turned and left.

After returning to school, Lin Jian felt that the air in the whole world seemed much fresher. Before, she never felt how precious the equality felt in the world she lived in. Just like this air, you usually don’t Aware of its existence, but when you lose it, you will feel the pain of suffocation.Lin Jian's feeling is not so strong, she is just still a little uncomfortable with this kind of imperial country.In particular, the autonomy of the people here is actually merged into the previous feudal society, but the state power is still in the hands of the royal family, but this is actually indifferent to ordinary people.As long as life is easy, who cares who is in charge of the state power.

Thinking of this, Lin Jian felt a lot more relaxed.

"Hey, how does it feel to go to the palace to receive an honor?"

Lin Jian turned her head to look at Morris. The emotion just now made her smile still on the corner of her mouth. She was in a good mood, so she didn't speak so forcefully, "It's not very good, I don't like it very much."

"Hey, you know, the Ministry of Science and Technology is going to develop the 'Sea of ​​Silence' again."

"I know, my brother has already left." The two walked towards the restaurant together. It was almost evening, and the afterglow of the stars coated the campus with a soft golden veil.

"The Third Fleet is just the vanguard. The Engineering Fleet of the Ministry of Science and Technology will set off in a week, and there will be some escort ships and cruisers to follow. The escort work will also select some outstanding students for internships."

"Oh, really?" Lin Jian walked and listened to what Morris said.

"Hey, what's your attitude? I'm going too." Faced with Lin Jian's perfunctory, Morris was a little annoyed.

"Are you going too?" Lin Jian stopped in surprise. She only knew that Angelina would set off with the third engineering fleet in a month's time. Unexpectedly, Morris would also go for an internship. "Good luck, then."

"……that's it?"

"What's going to happen?" Lin Jian looked at Morris' slightly twitching forehead, not knowing why, what was going to happen?
"Don't you want to go?"

"Me?" Lin Jian asked in surprise, her heart skipped a beat. It was a real exploration and voyage between the stars, how could she not be moved.However, she is only in the first grade now, how could the school let her go, "I can't go, the school stipulates that only students above the third grade can go for internships, and the best students can only be extended to the second grade."

"It's easy if you want to go." Hearing Lin Jian's words, Morris's expression changed instantly, his mouth cracked open, and his white teeth were exposed in a smile, "Leave this matter to me, and you prepare yourself equipment."

As if he couldn't wait for a moment, Lin Jian looked at Morris who flew away after speaking, a little speechless, can he do this kind of thing?She shook her head helplessly, and walked towards the restaurant alone, only the ghost would believe her.Before Lin Mo left, he seemed to have said something to the school. Given his character, he definitely wanted her to study. Given Lin Mo's status in the Imperial military, how could the school follow the wish of a student of Morris.

(End of this chapter)