Him and their stars

Count Seliola, the first knight commander of the Astral Knights of the Galactic Empire, the flag officer of the knights, and the deputy commander of the knights as the world directly calls him, is fifty-eight years old this year. Ordinary people can already start to think about retirement at this age, but for a psyker, his physical function is still at its peak.

This is a strong man with a height of nearly two meters and a burly build. He has bronze skin, strong short flaxen hair, and a very masculine medium-length beard. A pair of blue eyes look particularly cold. In addition, he is unsmiling and commanding. With a solemn aura, he looked like a model knight who had stepped out of a legendary storybook.

He was wearing the normal uniform of an imperial admiral, without any medals or ribbons, or a gorgeous tasseled cloak decorated with lace and heraldic patterns. Of course, simple attire does not reflect its strong aura. This famous Knight Commander, just standing there, already seemed like a mountain standing in the sky and earth.

Of course, this feeling would be even more obvious if one could ignore the naughty purple ship behind him.

At this time, Count Seliora had already stepped down the hanging ladder with steady steps, and exchanged a few words with General Kebed and a group of officers who came to greet him. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped, turned his head, and frowned slightly. At this moment, his gaze was like an arrow, passing through the crowd surrounding him and passing through the fortifications built by the empire. Immediately afterwards, the observation group camp located several kilometers away came into view.

At the same moment, Yu Lian and Tantai Jing just walked out of the camp gate. They were three or four kilometers apart, and they started to look at each other in the air.

This distance even exceeds the effective range of most individual weapons, but for these psykers, it really does not affect the line of sight. Yu Lian quickly confirmed the other party's identity. He could even see clearly that His Excellency the Knight Commander's meticulously combed short hair and beard were actually waxed.

The appearance can be plain, but it must be neat and tidy in order to represent the model of knighthood. Count Seliola must have thought so.

Speaking of which, the reason why Yu Lian was able to come to the imperial capital as a resident military attache this time was largely due to the invitation of the first knight commander.

Count Seliola had a very high opinion of Yu Lian's "Four Symbols of War" and sincerely invited the latter to come to the imperial capital for military exchanges. He has always been such a person who can be called a true example of human form. He is serious and awe-inspiring, but he is completely willing to express praise to others candidly.

However, as soon as the formal invitation letter was sent out, he received the battle report from the Far Shore Nebula and the news that his proud disciple, Count Odegaard, had died in battle. The culprit was the distinguished guest he personally invited.

The more honest a knight is, the less he knows how to deal with this situation, right?

As a result, Yu Lianming has been in the empire for more than half a year, but the count has never appeared once. He was not even present at several officially arranged military exchanges and seminars.

Yu Lian said that he was a magnanimous person, could understand the other party's struggles, and was willing to forgive the other party's rudeness, so he saluted the other party with a military salute from a distance.

Of course, one code equals one code. Although he has forgiven the other party, he is still unhappy now!

You are clearly hiding here to dig for treasures. You big guys don't stay in the Lion's Den Fortress or follow the Titan's prow to hit the fortress, but you are always squeezing into such a remote small planet. What do you think? ? Is the dignified deputy leader of the Knights and one of the top commanders of the red side so idle?

Thinking of this, Yu Lian bowed, then raised his eyebrows pretending to be frivolous, letting his eyes scan the purple ship behind him.

"Good taste." Yu Lian said silently.

After all, the count was a saint of seven rings, so of course he could read the mouth movements, and he was slightly startled.

"The anger is exposed!" Yu Lian said silently again.

There did seem to be a trace of embarrassment in Count Seliola's eyes, but he deliberately raised his chest and even reached out to pat the hull behind him, as if Yu Lian's "praise" was very useful.

The ship behind him is a battleship called "Star Walker" class, which is basically the size of a destroyer. It is a special ship branch directly affiliated with the Astral Knights. There is no heavy firepower, only some armed merchant ship-level defensive weapons, but the ship's protection and speed are the best for this type of ship. This kind of warship has only one function, and it is a patrol ship specially assigned to the knight captains.

This kind of ship has a lifelong tenure. Every knight commander who has obtained the "Star Walker" can paint the ship according to his own preferences.

Of course... the reason why this ship is so naughty purple is not because Count Seliora himself has any bad taste. The previous owner of his new ship was a female knight captain, and purple was said to be that lady's lucky color.

The ship was in the hands of Seliola. Although he thought about changing it, he heard that it would cost a large amount of public funds. He was dedicated to serving the public and finally gave up holding his nose.

In addition, it stands to reason that as a knight commander, his ship should be equipped with four to eight knights, a platoon of guards, a ten-person civilian secretarial group, a twenty-person orderly team, plus three Crew of more than ten people.

He is one of the humanoid "powerful weapons" of the Galactic Empire, and he deserves such treatment.

However, except for the necessary team, Count Seliora declined almost all of the above treatment. This time, apart from the crew driving the boat, he arrived completely alone.

Look, although the purple ship is a bit showy, it is simply a memorial to His Excellency the Deputy Commander’s integrity! The kind that can drive back and forth so that everyone in the universe can see it.

Knight Commander Seliola looked like "Those who know me well say I am worried", then ignored Yu Lian and looked at each other again with Tantai Jing. Yu Lian suddenly felt that the air around him seemed to be stagnant, and he suddenly felt a little nervous.

You must know that a psyker of this level can really drag the opponent into his own spiritual world and decide the outcome through the so-called thoughts.

If this Seventh Ring boss really attacks his senior brother, he seems to have no choice but to help. However, he was not mentally prepared to deal with a master of this level.

Fortunately, it only lasted two or three seconds before Knight Commander Seliola withdrew his gaze and strode away without saying a word, surrounded by imperial officers.

As one of the commanders of the red side, he is probably ready to treat everyone in the military observation group like tomatoes and potatoes. This is also a way to avoid suspicion, which is in line with his selfless persona.

As soon as the other party left, the senior brother suddenly let out a breath that seemed to have been held for a long time. After a few rapid hesitations, the breathing rhythm slowly returned to normal. His expression didn't change much, and he wasn't sweating, but he felt as if he had just finished a 10,000-meter race.

"That's great. You really deserve to be the first knight commander!" The senior brother sneered.

Facing Yu Lian's confused gaze, he smiled again and said, "I just had a fight with this person."

It turns out that you are really at war in the spiritual realm!

"It's not a fight, it's just a few rounds to test each other. I saw that I couldn't get any advantage, so I quit first, and he didn't pursue me. After all, it's the seventh ring, so the hard power is naturally far superior to mine. The master's sect Among them, several of our classmates are no match for him."

It will be available soon! Yu Lian thought.

"Of course, I didn't show any cowardice. He would at least understand that if he acts recklessly, the price he should bear is not something he can bear. Seriola has been famous for a long time, so he should understand this truth."

Yu Lian knew that the elder brother was actually standing up for him and warning the other party not to mess around, and he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

He was about to say something grateful, but the other party said: "By the way, didn't you say that in order to balance the situation, the blue team might make a surprise attack on the Lion's Den Fortress, which would definitely pass through Sarna, right? ?”

He did say this and could only nod.

"You have calculated everything accurately. Since the First Knight Commander will personally go to Sarna to take charge, it only means that the red side must have noticed something. This place will definitely become a very important battlefield node." The senior brother smiled and said: "On both the red and blue sides, the military arrangements of these famous imperial generals are all within your predictions! I really look forward to the day when you can command thousands of troops!"

Yu Lian showed a stiff smile, and then he could only bite the bullet and patted his chest as if "doing his job", thus hiding his little embarrassment under his slight expression.

"Haha, it's wonderful! It's getting more and more exciting! Seliola has always been a person who cares about face, or in other words, he cherishes feathers too much. He respects his identity and will never take action against a group of knights' juniors. He will only use some Auxiliary means. This is actually more valuable for observation! Hahaha, this alone makes this trip absolutely worthwhile! Junior brother, especially you, must pay more attention."

What else could Yu Lian say? I can only reassure the senior brother and tell him that he has prepared more than a dozen laptop cameras, recorders and even Hummingbird drones.

In any case, since the arrival of His Excellency the Deputy Commander, the small Sarna planet has probably not been as lively as it is today since it was inhabited by people, right?

Anyway, since meeting Miss Brunhilt, Yu Lian no longer has high hopes for the Salvin treasure on this planet. Now that this planet has become so lively, I'd better leave these troubles to Yani and just enjoy this interesting scene seriously.

Yes, anyway, this is all the fault of the white-furred fox, so she should be left to worry about it.

On the other side, Count Seliora has arrived at the red side's defense headquarters in Crystal City and listened to the belated report from Brigadier General Kebede.

"Not only Yu Lian, but also Tantai Jing from the Spiritual Research Association, and Griffith from the Iron Army Alliance is also here! Thinking about it this way, my judgment is indeed correct." The Earl pondered for a moment, and then added Said to Brigadier General Kebed:

"You have been here for a week, and you should have taken over all the monitoring equipment in the galaxy. Have you found anything else?"

"Except for normal cargo ships and passenger ships, there is nothing else found." The werewolf general replied: "However, the deep space monitoring stations in this system are only in the most basic activation state. I have them switch to war alert state. And there are many factions. We have tripled the number of garrison personnel to maintain combat readiness in three shifts."

Seriola was very satisfied with the Brigadier's arrangement.

Of course, as a seven-ring psychic master, it would be enough for him to be able to fight, and he really couldn't fault these "mundane" military defenses.

Fortunately, the count is not the kind of person who relies on his high position and status as a psychic to dictate the arrangements of front-line officers.

"By the way, you just said that Griffith and the others from the Iron Army Alliance encountered the ghost of the virtual world in the ruins?"

"This is news from the Crystal Stone Security Bureau. However, I am not too familiar with this matter, and it is said that it only happened once, so I didn't spend much energy on it. Of course, I I think you should still be notified of this kind of thing." Brigadier General Kebede said.

Although this stormtrooper general is a Wolfgang, a fighting race known for his explosive bravery, he has always been as steady as a meek Lethalin.

"You did the right thing." Count Seliola said: "In other words, during this period, Griffith of the Iron Army has been in and out of that ruins?"

"Yes, I also reported this situation to the district government, but they said it was normal archaeological behavior and told me to ignore it."

Since what was said above, Brigadier General Kebede certainly couldn't ask any more questions. This is none of his business, so to report it when you have time is already considered very professional.

"Archaeological behavior? Griffiths and the others entered the country as a military observation group, right?" the Count asked rhetorically.

General Kebed nodded but did not speak.

Seliora thought for a moment and then made a decision: "Take me to see the defense area you arranged first."

General Kebed breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was his first time to meet the leader of the Astral Knights, he also admired the latter's resolute military style. However, out of the basic emotional intelligence of a general who was not born as a human being, he still asked tactfully, Sir Knight Commander, it must have been very hard after traveling and traveling, and if he wanted to take a rest first.

Count Seliora pointed to the starry sky above his head: "Brigadier General, I am 90% certain that a group of naughty but capable boys are already approaching us. If we miss the time to step up our defense, There will be plenty of decades left to weep over the indolence of a few hours today.”

I have to say that His Excellency the First Knight Commander really knows the young knights in the regiment very well. Almost at the same time that he arrived at the Sarna star in a light vehicle, a small squadron belonging to the blue team had also arrived at the Dragon Tooth D galaxy, which was only 36 light-years away from the Sarna star system and only needed one jump. .