Him and their stars

In this universe, the Galactic Empire is the ancestor of Maozi-style rescue, and "never compromise with enemies who hold hostages" has always been their creed. When encountering a hostage situation, killing the hostage and the enemy together is a basic operation.

Apart from anything else, just over three weeks ago, the 100,000 civilians on the Far Country Star in the Lion's Den Galaxy who died in artillery fire during the "rescue" of the Imperial Army must have had a very strong say in this regard.

But the problem is that the premise of all this is to "rescue" first. Now, the Predator dreadnoughts are all so-called "friendly forces". A large group of innocent civilians are not in danger, let alone the imperial-style rescue principle of "never compromise with the enemy holding hostages." .

Soon, Yu Lian even broadcast the living conditions and identities of all the refugees on the ship again over a wide area. In this way, their identities were also confirmed.

It is true that there are more than four hundred refugees who have just escaped from the plunderers of the Galactic Center. They were previously placed in the refugee camp on the distant planet. Unexpectedly, before the period of temporary resettlement and border quarantine ended, it fell into the hands of predators again. They are also the only remaining survivors of the original batch of refugees.

Even the bloodless and tearless Imperial soldiers couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy for the tragedy of these people.

Because of this, the Imperial Army officers and soldiers naturally did not dare to act rashly. Of course, they did not dare to let the Predator warship escape their sight, so they could only escort it throughout the entire journey.

"This is how the emperor travels. Do you know what it means to be a man?" Yu Lian said to his friends.

"When the emperor travels, the escort battleship will not open its gun doors and face our side." Feifei sneered, folding her hands.

"This shows that we are more awesome than the emperor." Yu Lian gave a thumbs up to his nervous friends: "I believe that this scene will be enough for everyone to brag about for the rest of their lives."

"The premise is that we have to survive this first!" Agnes said helplessly.

Yu Lian pretended not to hear, and just ordered the dreadnought to continue moving towards the Gate of Glory according to the original plan, completely ignoring the increasing number of imperial warships gathering around them.

If he hadn't already revealed his identity to the people around him, it would have looked like he was lost and left behind, and was about to rush to join the main force.

However, when the Scarlet Throne passed by Betara, a planet inhabited by more than 100 million people, it once again launched a wide-area broadcast to the entire universe, informing the identities of all the refugees. Yu Lian even connected to an influential local radio station with great interest and chatted with the host about current affairs and the human rights issues of refugees.

"With my conscience as a human being, I call on these warriors who fight for dignity and freedom to be given fair treatment and the honor they deserve!" Yu Lian said in the live broadcast: "In a world like the center of the Milky Way, just If you just try hard to live, you have to do your best. In this case, without harming others, but still running to the land of freedom, isn't this a warrior? Isn't it noble? Remember, my friend, It’s not just the lifting of swords that can be called fighting.”

The host was also moved to tears and sniffed: "I want to make a documentary specifically for them! This is what they deserve. The empire will definitely give them fair treatment, so don't worry. "

After doing this, the Empire was more worried about the safety of the Scarlet Throne than Yu Lian.

Yu Lian and Feifei welcomed the New Year of the common calendar year 833 on the ship.

The current situation on the ship can be described as a mixed bag. There are adventurers who were helped aboard the pirate ship, there are dedicated mercenaries, there are "naval cadets" who are full of longing and expectations for the future, and of course, there are also refugees who have just escaped from trouble. However, with the coordination of Yu Lian and other friends, the time when everyone traveled through the Abyss Nebula together was relatively peaceful. We even met a group of pirates by chance on the road, and we had a bit of a "camaraderie" of fighting side by side.

The reason for the quotation marks is because the two armed merchant ships with the pirate flag painted on their sides turned around and ran away when they saw the Scarlet Throne. However, Yu Lian wanted to test the current combat effectiveness of this fearless ship, so he accelerated to catch up with it, and then fired several rounds of the main gun from a million kilometers away to test the shooting feel.

The Scarlet Throne had half of its main guns destroyed in the Battle of Modan, which could not be replenished from traveling merchants. However, this giant fire-breathing ship was originally modified to have enhanced firepower. What it needed was the ability to fight back before it was sunk. Therefore, even if Dr. Xie and the technicians of the business group changed the power supply of the remaining intact weapons to the engine and shield, the main gun was still usable.

Yu Lian was not very familiar with the Predator's main gun console, but the attack results were still good. After four or five volleys fired beyond visual range, both pirate ships were sunk.

All the friends on the boat cheered in unison. After such a battle, it is hard to say whether their combat experience and level have increased. Everyone's unity and friendship have indeed increased a lot.

So, at Yu Lian's insistence, everyone held a rather grand New Year's party on the ship. Anyway, after being supplied by the fleet, there is no shortage of food in the warehouse, and there is no need to implement a rationing system. The captain, who has a 1,500-year culinary heritage, laid out the task, and one-third of the crew was mobilized to prepare a sumptuous New Year's meal. The other half are responsible for setting up the venue, preparing sweets, pastries, drinks and programs.

It must be admitted that the program prepared by the "naval cadets" and mercenaries sent by the business group was quite good. After all, they all have to rely on boating to make a living. They have been away from the comfort zone of their warm homes for a long time. They still need to find something to express their emotions, so they can always find versatile people in this group.

Mr. Ginshu, who was very old, took his old mercenary buddies from his youth and formed a temporary band on the stage to play classic old songs of cosmic rock that have been popular for almost half a century, and the whole audience was immediately excited.

Yu Lian simply connected to the Nebula network and held a live broadcast on the entire network.

As a result, even the refugees who had endured too much suffering joined in the carnival.

This party held in the large dining hall on the ship only had a 50-cent set and 50-cent picture quality, and the actors were also very unprofessional. The only one that can be considered top-notch is the host Feifei herself. However, the average number of people online during the live broadcast of this New Year's party inexplicably exceeded 500 million.

When a short play written by Yu Lian and directed by Feifei was staged, the peak online number even exceeded 2 billion.

This short drama is adapted from a true story and tells a legendary story that took place in a remote galaxy of a certain cosmic power.

An old man was kidnapped by pirates and sent to a slave labor camp. It took him eighteen years to finally escape. After going through many hardships, he returned to his hometown, only to find that because of his absence, the manor and property in his hometown had been taken away by the local unscrupulous squire, and there was no news about his family.

The old man lost everything, so he decided to seek revenge. He used the knowledge he learned in the pirate slave camp to disguise himself as an economic investigator from the Prime Minister's Office in the capital. After a period of dazzling operations, he defrauded a large sum of money from the colluding squire and the local government, and then swaggered away from this huge country in the universe, and has been in chaos ever since.

Of course, since it is a New Year's program, it is naturally a comedy. Anyway, everyone in the audience laughed happily, and the audience online was also very happy.

In addition, Yu Lian assured the spirit of the universe that he did not mirror anyone.

"I think this short play can be adapted into a movie script." Feifei said.

"Then go ahead. I'll help you get the investment when it's done." Yu Lian added: "In addition, this story actually happened in the Cirke Kingdom, but apart from the truth, couldn't it happen in the Cirque Kingdom? Empire?"

Everyone continued to move forward in such a joyful atmosphere of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new. When the Scarlet Throne officially arrived at the Gate of Glory, it was already January 5, 833 in the Common Calendar.

At this time, the Imperial fleet providing "escort" to the Scarlet Throne already had two more battle cruisers. Of course, since the short play officially named "Million Golden Dragon Investigator" by Yu Lian was staged across the galaxy, the imperial fleet's behavior has become more and more friendly, and even the cannon doors have been closed.

Then, Yu Lian finally received a high-level communication request from the other party. When he connected it, he found that he was an old acquaintance.

"Sir Farrell!" Yu Lian saluted: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I am very pleased to see you still so healthy."

When Yu Lian escaped from the Angel of Dawn and said goodbye to everyone, Admiral Farrell was not present. Instead, he had been commanding the fleet to blockade and sweep the surrounding systems, pursue the fleeing enemies, and then head to Modan non-stop, and then You have to understand and rush to the Gate of Glory to take over the endgame.

The two of them had indeed not seen each other for a while since the Battle of Asti.

"We haven't seen each other for a month." Admiral Farrell said expressionlessly: "Colonel, I originally thought that the cooperation between your noble officer and us had a good start, and it should also end in a good way. finished."

"Isn't it good now? As I said, I accepted the secret order from His Highness King Suliuka and came here by chance while executing it. As for saving some refugees by chance, that's even more of a chance. What a coincidence.”

"Oh, what kind of confidential secret is that?" Admiral Farrell raised his eyebrows.

"Well, I really don't know anything about your country's confidentiality system. So I have nothing to say." Yu Lian spread his hands seriously.

"Is it really so secret that even I can't tell you?"

"General, you must understand that the so-called secrets are not for my protection, but for the protection of your country. So, are you really sure you want me to tell you?"

Admiral Farrell suddenly felt as if he was dealing with a slippery old bureaucrat, and he was actually happy. Then he quickly stopped smiling, saluted Yu Lian, and then said seriously: "Thank you for your consideration, noble officer. However, In this operation to quell the chaos, you have done a great job and have worked very hard. Our country’s information security issues really should not be borne by international friends like you. If something goes wrong, it will only be up to me. Just be responsible.”

Oh, he didn't succeed in cheating. He is worthy of being a famous general!

In his previous life, because Admiral Farrell was a transitional figure between the two generations of emperors, his military exploits were not outstanding. But no matter what, he was a military theorist who served as an imperial marshal and left many tomes. Most of the brilliant generals under the Queen's command had studied under him. Such a character is certainly not simple.

Fortunately, Yu Lian also predicted the opponent's prediction and had already prepared plan B.

"Of course I came to find out the plot of the plunderers. In fact, after His Highness learned from the captives that the main force of the Ero people left first, he guessed that there must be something fishy. Unfortunately, I was too late after all. One step forward."

"Oh? Should such a secret mission be entrusted to a foreigner like you?"

"Why not? The Predators have mastered some terrifying alien weapons, and no one knows this better than me. And don't you feel anything weird about this Predator invasion? Maybe, I Only such an 'outsider' can understand everything from a rational, neutral and objective standpoint! After all, predators are the common enemy of all civilizations."

The implication is that the reason why the predators are so successful in penetrating the so-called impregnable empire's border defense line even more like a sieve, doesn't it mean that there is a mole in your place?

Admiral Farrell was startled for a moment, then showed a thoughtful expression, and then nodded heavily: "That's it, your noble officer is right."

One of these two dares to say it, and the other one really dares to believe it!

If it weren't for the fact that this was still a high-level secret meeting, and no one was observing, and even those who were observing could not interrupt, there would probably have been some friends who began to doubt their views and couldn't help but complain.

Admiral Farrell added: "So, this predator's dreadnought is also part of this mission? If so, should all the refugees be returned to us?"

"Unfortunately, this can only be regarded as an unexpected surprise, but he is indeed under our control. I will fulfill my obligations as an active officer of the member states of the Galactic Civilization Parliament, drive him, and continue to pursue and plunder according to the information left by the enemy. A large army of warriors, all the way to the end of the universe!" Yu Lian looked at the distant starry sky with eyes like those of a martyr.

"Of course, this is the duty of soldiers, but not civilians. So, again, out of humanitarian considerations, we will put them down at the Gate of Glory. Oh, by the way, of course it is based on the principle of voluntariness. "

"Is this ship going to pass through the Gate of Glory? This is a violation of the New Continental Arms Limitation Treaty."

"But it didn't."

"not at all?"

"Yes, no. This ship does not belong to the community, it can only be regarded as an unregistered black ship. In addition, she was seriously injured. All the main guns were destroyed, the shields were down, and the armor plates Half of it was knocked off. Have you ever seen such a pitiful main battleship? With her current level of protection and firepower, she is at most a larger armed merchant ship."

At this point, Yu Lian believed it himself and said in a more confident tone: "Yes, it is an armed merchant ship!"

Admiral Farrell smiled and shook his head: "No, it's a special reconnaissance ship."

"Huh?" This time it was Yu Lian who was stunned.

"Yes, this is obviously an armed reconnaissance operation jointly carried out by the Galactic Empire and the Blue Star Community. The purpose is of course to find out the whereabouts and ultimate purpose of the main force of the predators. This operation has gathered the elite forces of many countries, selected by God. Champion, the best young knight in the contemporary universe, Colonel Yu Lian of the community is in charge!" The admiral said loudly across the screen, and extended his hand to Yu Lian, as if he was solemnly recommending him to the entire universe. of.

This time, Yu Lian couldn't even say "ha".

"When you are resting at the Gate of Glory, our team will also board the ship there. Don't worry, you will never misunderstand."

After saying that, without waiting for Yu Lian's reaction, Admiral Farrell closed the communication without any explanation.