I, from 1000 years ago

Chapter 57

Lin Jian retracted the handle of the axe, stood up slowly, breathing evenly, without any sign of disorder.She took a few steps back and stood a few steps away looking at the male student whose throat she had just pointed to with the handle of an axe.

He seemed a little unbelievable, looked down at the battle ax in his hand, and then looked up at Lin Jian.As if suddenly coming back to his senses, his face flushed suddenly, and he slowly got up from the ground.The entire training field was silent, only the sound of his gasping, which was suppressed by all his strength, could be heard, and his angry and unwilling breathing sounded.

A burst of slow but crisp applause came from the entrance of the training ground. Everyone turned their heads to see that Kasa, the deputy captain of the Azuturan Marine Corps, came here at some point and was standing at the entrance of the training ground. , looking at the scene in the arena.Lin Jian looked over, and the micro expression on his face showed a strange message.He seemed a little angry that she defeated this boy without too much effort, but at the same time he seemed to be sincerely happy, which surprised Lin Jian.

"Okay, let me introduce you. This is Lin Jian, a freshman in the Department of Naval Sports. As a member of the Marine Corps, I think you should have a better understanding. This is the Azuturan Military Academy, the most important place in the Galactic Empire. Excellent military academy, what you have learned before will not work here. So, do you still complain about me asking you to increase training?"

The training hall was still silent, but Lin Jian saw that many team members lowered their heads, especially the male student named Clement, the flush on his face had subsided, and his fighting spirit seemed to be rekindled between his brows. sharpened up.

Seeing Kasa winking at herself, Lin Jian put the handle of the ax back on the weapon rack, and walked towards the door. This time, no one stopped her again.

The weather has become worse and worse in this short hour, and snow particles have already floated up. Under the lights of the campus street lights, it can be seen that dense and fine snow particles fill the entire space.With the wind at night, snow particles hit the face one after another, making it a bit cold.

"Why did you come here?" Kasa asked while walking.

"I'm a little irritable, and I wanted to come to you to exercise." After sweating, Lin Jian's irritable mood improved a little, "In the end, I met them."

"Then why did you fight? You don't seem like the kind of guy who would take the initiative to provoke."

Hearing what Kasa said, Lin Jian laughed, "It's very similar to the first time I saw you that night, except that these guys seem to be more irritable. The tomahawks are flying from behind. This, I can't Tolerate!"

"..." After listening to Lin Jian's words, and recalling the scene when they first saw Lin Jian in the gravity cabin classroom, Kasa was speechless for a moment.In fact, they didn't intend to embarrass her at all that day, it was all done by that bastard Morris.Thinking of this, Casa complained in his heart, and then replied a little embarrassingly, "The people in the Marine Corps were affected by Morris' bad temper. I'm really sorry. However, I'm still very happy that you can educate those guys in there." of."

"Speaking of which, are those people inside really members of the Marine Corps? I don't seem to have seen them."

"Ah..." Kasa sighed, the snow became a little heavy, and it was hitting head-on for a while, making people a little blinded, and the two simply sat down on a bench by the side of a training ground, Wait for the snow to be lighter before leaving.Casa opened the protective cover device of the bench casually, and the heating device inside the protective cover made this small space in the snow immediately feel as warm as if it were isolated from the world. "These people are indeed members of the Marine Corps. You haven't seen them because they have only been here for less than a month."

"But they don't look like freshmen, and it's not the time for freshmen to enroll." Seeing the small vending machine next to the bench, Lin Jian turned on the communicator that had been turned off after going to see Granshire, I brought a cup of hot drink for myself and Casa.

"Thank you." Kasa thanked him with a hot drink.Mentioning those guys inside, he was obviously a little depressed, "Have you heard of 'inheritance of honor'?"

This word obviously sounds strange, Lin Jian shook his head.

"Haven't heard of it?" Casa was obviously a little surprised, "In the battle with alien creatures 400 years ago, countless human beings were killed and injured, and the empire was no exception. After that battle, the then emperor His Majesty Kalef IV A decree was promulgated. If there are relatives in the family who died in battle to protect the honor of the empire and the lives of the empire's citizens, one of their children or brothers and sisters can be qualified to enter the best military academy in the empire. This is the 'Honor Inheritance' decree. In the following decades, countless young people benefited from this decree. Later, in the past few hundred years, although there were constant frictions among the three major human regimes, no large-scale wars occurred. The number of soldiers killed in combat was also extremely low, and most of the deaths occurred in small-scale cruise friction. So this decree was gradually forgotten."

"You mean, these people are relatives of soldiers who died in battle?" Lin Jian was greatly surprised. "Then why is this decree brought up again?"

"This decree was proposed by the Minister of Military Affairs at the beginning of the year. At that time, many people in the military supported the reinstatement of this decree. Although there are not many soldiers killed every year, it is a huge number after decades of accumulation. You The people I saw were all orphans left by soldiers who died in battle. They suffered from the loss of their father when they were young, so they may have more or less personality problems, either impatient or humble. Especially when When these people gather together, the commonality of character can easily magnify their shortcomings. This is why I have a headache." Casa shook his head depressed and continued, "After this decree becomes After the imperial decree, these people were gathered from various galaxies of the empire. After half a year of selection, students suitable for each department were selected. These people are the students assigned to the Marine Corps. Not only us, I think Dracand The captain of the Marine Corps of the Starfleet Academy is probably also having a headache at this time. Damn, this is obviously Morris’s job, why do I have to take it on.” Thinking of this, Casa scratched his hair irritably.

"Actually, I have always thought that you are more suitable to be the butler of the Marine Corps than Morris." Seeing Casa's depressed look, Lin Jian smiled. "So, it's possible that the Minister of Military Affairs is trying to build momentum for Her Royal Highness?"

"But for sure. After all, this decree has a sense of identity with the imperial family for soldiers, and it has a strong soothing effect." Hearing Lin Jian's words, Casa shrugged and glanced at the shield After confirming that the gravity sound shielding field is turned on, Kasa's expression became a little serious, "Lin Jian, maybe these words are not suitable for me. But I think that Morris guy definitely won't Don't care about this kind of thing, so he won't open his mouth. It's better for me to ask you about this matter. "

"What's the matter?" Lin Jian put down the paper cup in his hand, looked at Kasa's serious expression, and felt that something was serious.

"His Majesty's health has been weak for a long time, and the competition between His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness has long been an indisputable fact. Sooner or later, the conflict between them will intensify into war. Although the citizens are optimistic, as military students, we will always There are some political sensitivities. If a war did break out, which side would you be on?"

"Which side are you on?" Lin Jian was stunned for a moment, thinking that Kasa's question was a little funny, "Even if war breaks out, I'm just a military student. Is it important which side I'm on? Besides, I think this kind of It's not my turn to choose things. It has nothing to do with me."

"But your two older brothers, older sister, and your father, your entire family's fleet is under the command of the Grand Duke. How can you stay out of it by yourself?"

"Although my family is under the command of the Grand Duke, I am not yet a soldier. In the final analysis, I am still a bystander. If you have to ask my position, I can only say that I do not want to escape from the family. I don’t have any firm support beliefs, as long as my family is safe, I don’t care who is in power. Of course, from the perspective of the family, I still hope that the Grand Duke will be in power.”

Seeing that Kasa was silent because of his words, Lin Jian began to feel a little irritated, "Casa, what is the reason for asking these words?"

"I don't think you know yet." Hearing Lin Jian's words, Casa's expression became more serious, "Maurice's family, his father, and his two brothers are all staunch supporters of Her Royal Highness. Morris' father, Wo Count Erlici is the cousin of the late Countess Barito, the mother of Her Royal Highness. Therefore, Morris can be regarded as the cousin of Her Royal Highness. If there is a war, Morris, who is a third-year student, will definitely be drafted into the army. Or enter the fleet in his father's domain, or enter the first fleet. No matter which fleet he enters, he may meet your relatives on the battlefield. If there is such a day, will you give up your family for him? "

Lin Jian was stunned by Kasa's words. This was the first time that she personally experienced the decision-making issues brought about by political positions.War in this world is not a novel, a movie, or an event in a distant land in the news.It is something that will really happen around her, something that she, her family, and her friends will experience personally.

She looked at Casa for a long time. As a friend of Morris, he explained the huge gap between the two of them in terms of political positions on such a night. Standing your ground is an immoral thing to do.Family relatives and friends, the looming war made her have to make a choice between the two.

Slowly Lin Jian lowered his eyes, "If the war really starts, I think I will still choose to be a bystander of history. But if my brother encounters a crisis, although my ability is weak, I will still try my best to help he."

"Is this your answer?"

"Yes, that is my answer."

For a moment, there was some silence in the small shield, and Lin Jian didn't know how to face Casa, the deputy captain of the Marine Corps who had always been getting along very well.He is a sensible person, so he can tell her these things so calmly. As he said, if it was Morris, he might not care about these things at all.However, this is indeed what a friend should do, especially when people are impulsive.After the war begins, there is nothing that can guarantee the safety of life more than the protection of the family.

"Please forgive my easygoing attitude towards life. In this lonely world, I care about my family." Unconsciously, Lin Jian said something deep in her heart to Kasa. For a moment, she thought of Lin Mo who was always cold The hard expression, and the deep tolerance and protection for the younger sister under the cold expression.

"No, your choice is reasonable, even the most stern person can't criticize it." Kasa nodded, and did not criticize Lin Jian, but showed a comforting smile, "I just think it's better to let you know about it , although you are not very old, but mentally, I don’t know how much more mature than that guy Morris. If two people are confused, it will be bad, at least one of them must understand the truth.”

"Didididi..." The voice from the communicator interrupted Lin Jian's feeling of embarrassment after listening to Kasa's words. look expression.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Angelina's expression, Lin Jian was taken aback.

"Thank God, you finally turned on the communicator." Seeing Lin Jian, Angelina seemed relieved, "Can you come out now? I need your help. I am now in Franc Street, Lan's My mother was seriously ill. Because of the weather, the hospital couldn't send ambulance personnel. I managed to book a flying car, but I ran into someone else's car on the road. Those guys are rogues at all. Fortunately, there are kind people to help I took Lan's mother to the hospital. But I couldn't get out."

"Don't panic, I'll be there right away." Hearing what Angelina said, Lin Jian stood up and reached out to close the shield, "Have you found the security team?"

"The group of security guards made it clear that they have something to do with those people. They don't care about their points or me." During the speech, Lin Jian seemed to hear a few men shouting loudly, "I'll go right away, don't provoke them , delay as much as possible."

"Do you need my help?" Seeing this, Kasa stood up.

"I don't think so. The landing team doesn't need to be dispatched for this kind of thing. If necessary, I will find my brother, who is not far from his dormitory." Lin Jian simply thanked him, rushed out, and quickly disappeared into the snow. in the fog.

Casa looked at the disappearing figure, sighed, and said to the communicator on his wrist, "You heard what she said, Morris."

(End of this chapter)