Him and their stars

"Beside the ancient road outside Changting, the green grass reaches the sky~~~~~"

Yu Lian carried a large package and sang songs through the ruins of the ancient city of Sero. Although there was no hot pot, and although the red card Xu Ling captured last time officially completed its historical mission, he was still very happy.

The contents in the bag can be shared with friends, or sold directly. As for the things that are not easy for friends to know, of course they have already been stored in the ring.

The only pity is actually the collection buried under the ruins. Although Leader Wanda is a layman, he is also a very tasteful layman. Whether it is those fine wines or fine tobacco and cigars, they are all Yu Lian loves.

Unfortunately, they are all gone, and many of them are still excellent products that have been discontinued!

But no matter what, this unpleasant episode can't affect my good mood after all. When he was about to walk out of the ruins and arrived at the meeting place as planned, he was even happier when he saw his friends eating field rations around the campfire.

Of course Feifei is fine, and the marines brought by Yu Lian are also intact, and there are a few more friends who are also intact, such as Miss Ina Silika, and so on.

In addition, there was a Rumina man lying on the ground whose painting style did not match his style. If you take a closer look, isn't it the legendary Lumina savior, the rebel in everyone's mind at Red Maple Factory, the so-called White General "Colmo"?

Of course, this guy is not white at all now. One leg and one arm are missing. His whole body is covered in dried dark brown blood and dust. The carapace that is densely covered all over his body is covered with scars, and some of them have even been obviously torn off. , all looked painful.

This is like an evil ghost who has just climbed down from the battlefield of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. However, considering that this guy is currently lying on the ground not knowing whether he is alive or dead, it is very likely that he has just suffered a miserable torture.

This is bad, and abusing prisoners of war is also against interstellar conventions. Although countries have not adhered to it very much, a convention is a convention.

Yu Lian did not deliberately cover up the sound of footsteps or restrain his breath. Everyone should have noticed him long ago, and they did not deliberately stay alert.

When Feifei's eyes glanced over, Yu Lian quickly stopped his drool-worthy smile and revealed a graceful smile - this was something he had just learned from "Count Salvin" in his spiritual treasure house. A new expression has arrived.

"I feel relieved to see that everyone is still healthy."

Feifei seemed to be very interested in this new expression and stared at it for a few more seconds: "It's a pity that Flores Wanda escaped. Fortunately, we finally captured Colmo."

"Are you sure it's him?" Of course this was nonsense. Yu Lian was quite confident in the abilities of Feifei and his friends. However, as a person in the system, you always have to go through the cutscenes.

"It's definitely him!" Simon Vayali spoke. Before entering the Military Academy, he had been serving in the Far Coast Sector. He had also served as a sergeant major. He had also fought several battles with the Rumina rebels who had fled to the surrounding star systems, and even sniped and killed psykers. He is considered a local snake here, and he has a certain understanding of these important leaders of the Rumina rebels. Although Colmo is a junior who has only emerged in recent years, Simon has also carefully read the former's information.

"It is true that there are not many Rumina people with white armor, but I will never mistake Colmo's appearance. Not to mention his strength!"

What a look! Yu Lian was immediately in awe. He really couldn't distinguish the appearance of the Rumina people. If I didn't rely on my spiritual energy to sense the magnetic field of life, no one would be able to recognize it. He had always felt that there was really no difference between Babaru and Colmo, except that one was black and the other was white, and the former's body thickness and width were 1.5 times that of the latter.

"Very good! As for that side..." Yu Lian glanced at the ruins of Gusero City behind him: "Almost all the cultists and leaders of the Rumina rebels are there, everywhere."

"Marshal Paris once said that if you can succeed in this battle, the community will no longer need to worry about the security of the Lumina planet within ten years." Feifei said.

……ten years? Indeed, if we only focus on a mustard disease like violent rebellion, managing it for ten years would be considered a good achievement. However, if I cannot bring long-term peace and stability to this galaxy for more than thirty years, then my trip to Lumina will be in vain.

As for the longer period, there is no other way. The process of history is not always dictated by human will.

However, the premise of everything is that the external environment of the Lumina Galaxy can at least be in a relatively stable situation. Thinking of this, Yu Lian looked at Kolmo who was lying on the ground. He had broken an arm and a leg, and lay on the ground angrily. Although his body was still huge, he looked rickety and even a bit cowering, like an old dog whose backbone had been broken.

Of course, he also noticed Yu Lian's arrival, so he raised his head and squeezed out a pleading and flattering smile on his carapace.

The Lumina people's expression system is of course different from that of humans, but Yu Lian can still sense the other person's emotional changes with spiritual energy. This shows that Kolmo, the psyker, did not have any defenses. He was indeed kneeling and truly begging for mercy.

"Is this really Kolmo?" Yu Lian couldn't help but ask again.

This Rumina rebel leader probably died too early and will not leave more than one paragraph in the history books in the future. However, after all, he is the best among the children of Red Maple Factory. The empire will use him as a leader, at least he can be regarded as a figure. Yu Lian thought that this guy would at least "show" some backbone.

"It's really him." Simon said helplessly, "So I thought this might be a trap."

"But if he... is so cooperative, he should be treated as a humane prisoner." Meng Jiao tried his best to restrain his disdain, and still spoke from the perspective of an outstanding officer with a conscience.

"Cooperate?" Cooperate with what? Will we cooperate with you in prisoner of war play?

"He is very cooperative. He almost answers whatever he asks. I have recorded all his confessions from just now. The big shots above should be able to use them." Feifei said with a smile.

Ina's face was full of disdain: "Really, he is far worse than that Kaz Khan! Since he is the leader of the Rumina rebels, shouldn't he have some backbone? Here in the Milky Way, even the indigenous rebels are Not as good as the New World?"

"I still think this is a trap." Simon Vayali said.

"Then cut off two fingers and ask again. Or tear off half of the carapace?" Ina became eager to try. Yu Lian felt that this girl was not a yandere, she was just making fun of her.

"You can't do this, it will violate military regulations." Meng Jiao helplessly adhered to the conscience of a professional officer.

Yu Lian leaned down, looked directly into the Lumina people's eyes, and said kindly: "Mr. Kolmo, right? You can also see that our community soldiers are not demons after all, and we have always been about avoiding past mistakes and avoiding future ones. We are here for the time being. It’s up to me to make the decision. Do you mind telling me what you just told everyone again?”

The broken carapace of the legendary General Bai twitched, and he let out a bitter smile from his mouth, saying: "... I have been entrusted by the empire. There is an important figure in the empire who needs the god of the sky, that is, the ten thousand heads. The beast’s life core entrusted me to participate in this plan throughout the entire process.”

"..." How pitiful! That virtual beast.

"In exchange, the empire promised to increase its support for the Lumina people's independence movement and include the Lumina people as a member of the vassal state."

"It's quite sincere." Yu Lian nodded.

In the political system of the empire, although the citizens of the vassal countries did not have much status, they were still "foreigners" anyway, which was much better than those true second-class races in the mainland who could not even obtain national rights.

Once it comes to diplomatic relations, even the imperial nobles will restrain themselves. Even if they want to bully, they must pay attention to methods and methods that are reasonable.

In addition, who said that vassal states do not have diplomatic relations? This is obviously an advanced form of alliance!

If the Rumina people can really become independent and become a member of the vassal state under the empire, life should be much better than during the previous colonial rule of the empire.

"In addition, you might be able to use the expansion of the empire in the east to swallow up the entire Far Coast Star Region and establish a regional power belonging to the Rumina people. Is that right?"

The other party sneered and said nothing, basically acquiescing.

This is indeed the ultimate goal of the Rumina separatists in the hereafter.

You know, since the last independence movement, the wise people of the empire have realized that it may be unrealistic to regain control of the community and the people of the earth again. Instead of doing this, it would be better to completely dismember it, which would form a strategic buffer zone between the Empire and the Alliance, without irritating the fragile nerves of the Alliance and other powerful countries.

In other words, all countries are still happy to see the results.

Once the community is dismembered, the relatively remote Far Coast Star Region will be one of the separated fat areas.

However, separated by a distant nebula and three or four vassal states, it is unrealistic for the empire to directly rule. If left to other vassal states, it may lead to over-strengthening of one country and cause an imbalance of power.

Rather than doing this, it would be better to hand over this sector to a new dog that has joined the team, is hungry but also loyal.

You’re going to be a dog anyway, so why not just find the most powerful and generous owner?

"As for me... I have become a slave knight of the Astral Knights due to the great favor of Marquis Odegaard. If this goes well, I can become an official Astral Knight." Kolmo continued.

"Marquis Odegaard? The one who just succeeded?" Yu Lian frowned slightly.

Seeing the other party nodding, Yu Lian secretly said that it was true.

Just as Yu Liang was about to ask how the other party planned to contact the empire, he saw that Meng Jiao next to him seemed to have received a message from the outside world. He pressed the earphone and his face suddenly darkened.

"Sir, there is a call from Fog City No. 14 in outer space. There is a fleet jumping into the Lumina system. It is definitely... the Moda Black Flag Army."

Colmo's cheek twitched again, and the muscles under the broken carapace were twitching and the wounds were clearly tangled.

"Come here to meet us? Just these guys? Can their broken ship pass through the far shore nebula?"

The so-called Moda Black Flag Army is one of the few forces with space power among the Rumina rebels. Of course, they are not so much the Rumina rebels as they are a group of pirates under the banner of "uprising". Its leader is called Moda, and he is a very rare naval leader among the Rumina race who have "relocated to their homeland". At its peak, he still had hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of pirates under his command. Usually, he uses the far shore nebula as his base, carrying a big pirate that roars across the galaxy.

The "Rumina Rebel" fleet that Wayne-san killed during his internship was this guy's subordinate.

However, one theory is that the Moda Black Flag Army is really just pirates disguised as rebels. Moda is a Rumina, but most of his men are not.

Of course, the materials and foreign aid that the Lumina rebels received were basically transported by them, so it was not unjust if they were beaten.

However, it is one thing to pretend to be a "rebel" to make some smuggling money, but it is another thing to fight for your "rebel partners" in front of the regular fleet of the Community.

Moreover, with the broken ships of the Black Flag Army, it would not be a big problem to treat the far shore nebula as a mouse hole, but it would be too unrealistic to directly pass through the entire nebula and reach the empire's strength.

To put it bluntly, in order to hide from the officers and soldiers, the bandits can of course hide in caves, but they can't really climb over the snow-capped mountains!

"...This is all the arrangement of Marquis Odegaard. According to the original plan, I should indeed deliver the life crystal of the ten thousand-headed beast to Moda. That's all I really know."

Colmo was indeed too cooperative, no wonder the friends still suspected it was a trap.

Yu Lian ignored the other party and said to Ina: "Please contact senior sister... Colonel Bonaparte to give us permission to board the ship!"