Chapter 149 The magnificent white bird (3)

This time, a disturbing interlude suddenly appeared. Even though Jiang Jianming insisted that he was really okay, Ryan's face was still ugly.

"Or," Old Marshal Chen rubbed his chin, "I'll ask someone to send Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to the General Hospital, take a rest, and do another examination?"

Jiang Jianming smiled in surprise: "No, no, why is it so exaggerated?"

The old marshal: "His Royal Highness Le'an is here to listen to what I have to say. It's the same when I go back and tell the Crown Princess."

This matter is not big or small. However, the General Hospital of the Military Department was next door, and the back and forth was very fast. The old marshal called the guards outside and sent Jiang Jianming out.

Ryan is now worried about Jiang Jianming. He immediately grabbed the umbrella and wanted to follow. Old Marshal Chen called him from behind: "Your Highness, please stay."

Ryan: "I'll send him over and come back, you wait-"

Before he finished speaking, he was startled suddenly. The rain clouds outside the window were dark and heavy, and the old marshal's eyes were deep and he sat still.

Ryan and Old Marshal Chen looked at each other for a long time, and his eyes gradually became cold, "You deliberately let him go?"

Anger swept across his face, "You're just trying to get rid of him...!!"

Old Marshal Chen sighed and shook his head, "Ah, Your Highness, this is your fault."

The old man patted his chest: "Xiaguan's communication was clearly sent to the crown prince's wrist phone, and he also asked His Highness to keep it secret. As a result, you brought His Highness Jiang here directly. Isn't this embarrassing for the old man?"

Lean didn't even bother to talk much, he slammed his face coldly, turned around and went out the door.

There was only the sound of rain in the corridor, and there was not a single golden sun patrolling guard, and a light blue high-tech rain screen was on top of his head, blocking the whistling wind and rain.

Old Marshal Chen followed, and the two walked in tandem under the rain screen. The aircraft was parked a few steps away, and that was the vehicle that Ryan and Jiang Jianming used when they came over.

"We already know that the consciousness of crystal particles is common, Your Highness."

Old Marshal Chen continued without rushing, although Ryan had ignored him, "If human consciousness can contaminate a single crystal particle, it can infect a large number of crystal particles; if it can directly destroy the consciousness of the parent nucleus, You can even win with one blow, which is more useful than catching the thief first.”

"At the material level, we already have curing rays and tranquilizers. The former can deactivate the crystal particles, and the latter directly deprive the crystal particles of their life. This is a weapon developed by humans to fight the crystal particles."

Ryan walked to the aircraft, reached out to open the door, and paused slightly.

He heard Old Marshal Chen say behind him: "These are the two ways of fighting, spiritual and material, Your Highness. Now, have your questions been answered?"

The silence highlighted the intense sound of rain, the crown prince's green eyes were cold, and his fingers tightened on the aircraft's doorknob until his knuckles turned blue.

"...after the Fifth Holy War."

After a long time, Ryan Kaios slowly lowered his eyebrows, and he said, "The omen of the crystal chaos has disappeared, and the price is two hundred thousand golden sun rounds to go to the crystal nest and never come back, this is the answer."

Chen Hank also turned his head to look at the sky, and sighed: "Wrong, there has never been a fifth sacred battle, little highness."

Across the rainy sky of Aslan Star City, and across thousands of miles of galaxy, the old man who commanded the imperial military aircraft could not see the crystal nest even if he raised his head.

Old Marshal Chen said: "After the fourth sacred battle, the Great Emperor planned a counterattack against Crystal Nest. Only a few people knew about this top-secret plan, and it was given a special name."

"The White Bird Project."

...

At first, the Black Shark Base tried to use a mecha equipped with a highly intelligent brain to remotely inject the tranquilizer into the crystal nest.

But all attempts have failed. The core of the crystal particle has a strong sense of defense. It will manipulate alien creatures to besiege the intruder, and it is difficult for the mecha starship to approach.

So the soldiers had to die in person.

They carry special high-purity tranquilizer weapons, which they blast into the crystal nest like bullet cannon fire.

What they will face is the crazy attack of Crystal Nest, with the human power so far, the survival rate is absolutely zero.

When the weapon is exhausted, the bomb that dies in the final blow is the unyielding will. Let the body be swallowed by the crystal nest, and the spirit turns into an arrow that pierces the depths of the crystal nest, until even the self-consciousness is swallowed by the crystal particles, ushering in true death.

Once you leave the land of the empire, you can never return to your hometown.

It is destined to be buried in the sea of ​​​​stars, and even the horse leather wrapping the body is still an extravagant hope.

Commander Aslan died at an early age, and died before he knew the truth about the crystal particles.

However, in the dark, that tragic sacrifice has become a true portrayal of countless human martyrs who have devoted themselves to the racial war in the next fifty years.

On the bright side, the fifth sacred battle was a complete defeat, which ended with the annihilation of 200,000 elites of the empire, and it also became one of the most embarrassing stains in Emperor Kaios' life.

Secretly, the first Shiratori expedition was a heroic and tragic victory, and it was the first shot of human beings in the face of crystal particles. Those sacrificed lives successfully delayed the coming of the "Ultimate".

Since then, every time Yin Beidou went on an expedition to Jingchao, he went back and forth every time, and was scolded every time: laboring the people and hurting wealth, ignorance and stubbornness... meaningless.

To this day, few people in the empire know what the legendary founding king, the soldiers who were supposed to have a bright future, shed blood on the cold stars and resolutely died.

Ryan was silent for a long time, and mixed emotions flowed through his eyes.

In the end, His Royal Highness kicked the door of the aircraft with the toe of his boot, and turned his head back in displeasure: "Why don't you let Jiang Jianming listen to this? Do you want to say something to me alone?"

The sound of footsteps sounded, and it was Old Marshal Chen walking slowly to the crown prince.

"It's too hard, Your Highness," the old man sighed dullly, "this battle is too hard. Fifty-two years have passed since the first White Bird Expedition, as you can see, no matter what you look at it from. The old ways are no longer sustainable."

"In the past, the Golden Sun Wheel was the Golden Shield, which was also called the Yin Beidou, but the first White Bird Expedition took away a total of 200,000 elites, and each of them may be the future generals of the Empire. Since then, the Golden Sun The wheel has collapsed, and now even the playboys of aristocratic families can sneak in and get paid by the greedy army."

"Isn't it difficult for Yin Beidou? Expeditions and deaths again and again. The Black Shark Base has made speculations based on the current data. When the White Bird Project reaches the end, even if it is positively estimated, human beings are not far from extinction."

Ryan snorted coldly: "Isn't this because you have been concealing it? The expedition to save the nation's survival is like stealing chickens and dogs, what can it do."

They stood on the edge of the rain screen, occasionally swept across their faces by the gusts of rain. The old marshal's cane just had its edge on the place just hit by the rain, and the original black color was also dyed deeper.

Chen Hank just stared at his cane, "So it must be changed, but regarding the next decision, I have some disagreements with Your Majesty. I would like to take the liberty to ask His Highness what he meant."

"I mean? That's easy."

"First," the crown prince's eyes were deep, "Publicize the true face of the Crystal Sect, recruit and surrender Yu Thieves first to solve the worries, and if they can't recruit and surrender, beat them until they are subdued."

When he spoke, his tone was calm, but his words were hard, so he showed some unquestionable power.

"Second, it is very simple to disclose the truth to the public, enter a wartime state, recruit troops, build weapons, and mobilize materials throughout the empire; give the base the same privileges, and speed up the development of things that should be developed."

"Third, reorganize the Golden Sun Wheel Silver Big Dipper, and other imperial legions, and go all out to expedition to the crystal nest and kill the crystal particle core... There should be no doubt about this."

It seems that in the mouth of the Crown Prince, everything has become "simple". Only here Ryan paused for a second, but quickly continued to speak.

"The disabled people who can join the army should also go. The tranquilizer has been upgraded to the third generation, and it is worth trying."

Old Marshal Chen's expression changed several times in the middle, but he still listened quietly.

Then the old man's gray eyebrows moved, and he said slowly: "But Your Highness, let's not forget how difficult social problems such as public panic are after the publicity. Judging from the current situation, if all mankind is really put into battle, it must be the elite. , geniuses and heroes die first, and resources will be exhausted."

"After decades and hundreds of years, even if the war is won, what will be left of human civilization?"

Ryan: "..."

The old man's hand fell on the shoulder of the young prince and patted it twice: "Your Highness, do you remember the two proposals submitted last year?"

"One is the commonly known name change proposal, which hopes to cancel the discriminatory names of 'new human beings' and 'disabled human beings' and change them to 'crystal humans' and 'crystalless humans'."

"The second is a proposal submitted by His Highness Jiang with the support of Xie Yuduo and you. In view of the current shortage of military personnel, I hope to establish a mecha-driving unit and relax the restrictions on the participation of disabled people in the army."

Old Marshal Chen smiled slightly at the corners of his wrinkled eyes: "I detained those two bills."

Lean glanced at him and said coolly, "I guessed it."

It was something that was to be handed to the emperor. After several times, the military had the power and the courage to hold back the bill, and there was no one else except the commander-in-chief.

If it wasn't for Jiang Jianming's forbearance, he would have already opened the office of his "teacher".

Old Marshal Chen sighed with emotion, and stroked the ground with a stick: "No matter what, the new humans are still stronger than the disabled humans, and we are deeply implanted by crystal particles. If we want to sacrifice half of the humans, Just... do it."

"……you?"

Ryan realized something and was slightly moved.

His eyes fell, and he saw that the pitch-black cane was soaked with rain, and a word was written on the ground.

"So, there is no need to change the name."

The old marshal shook his head and said, but his eyes became sharper and sharper, "After the extinction of the new humans, the disabled humans will no longer have the meaning of discrimination."

Put away the cane, there is a word "remnant" on the ground.

Old Marshal Chen raised his head, his eyes were like steel that had just been quenched: "In the years to come, they will not be incomplete, but the surviving descendants of mankind."

Click! A cluster of red-golden real crystals pierced the ground, the slate shattered, and the word "residual" was dismembered.

Ryan withdrew his hand with anger on his face: "Nonsense! You want to directly sacrifice all new humans and save all disabled humans!?"

Old Marshal Chen smiled: "Yes, my proposition to His Majesty the Emperor is to follow the great migration of the old empire and send all the disabled humans to the starship and stay away from the empire."

"!" Ryan didn't hold back for a while, and took a short breath. I heard the opposite continue: "And all the new humans will be left here, and then tell them the truth and force them to fight back. If it succeeds, there is a great hope that the core of the crystal particles will be destroyed in one fell swoop."

Lightning flashed in the distance, and the thick clouds on the zenith did not penetrate sunlight, making the outline of the old man's face bright and dark, and it was a bit terrifying for a while.

Chen Hank lowered his voice: "His Royal Highness, we are all going to die."

"But if you can raise your army as soon as possible, and win before His Royal Highness Jiang's crystal chaos, even if it's just heavy damage to the core of crystal particles..."

"The development of Crystal Chaos will also be delayed or even disappear, and he will be able to survive, at least longer."

"That's why I'm consulting with you alone."

"what do you think?"

Jiang Jianming suddenly stopped.

Raindrops fell like a curtain from the edge of the black umbrella, and he saw the golden roses of the White Emerald Palace. These flowers were being hit wildly by the wind and rain, spreading the fragrant fragrance farther.

When the hospital found that the doctors were delaying in every possible way, he thought about it and realized that the old marshal wanted to let him go.

Is this the first time? He thought it was finally time to open the skylight and say something bright, but he was pushed away silently like this.

Exhausted, he went straight back to the palace, but stopped here.

Jiang Jianming looked at the roses in front of him, and suddenly thought of that day when Lean came to him with a rose pinned to his chest.

Say in front of the entire empire, I love you.

So, will it continue like this?

Just silently watching, waiting, looking up.

Obviously he has nothing to fear. Even though the strength is weak, now someone is willing to pull him forward.

Jiang Jianming took a few steps forward, bent down and folded the most beautiful flower.

The golden rose of the White Jade Palace is indisputable from the royal family, and this is the first time he has touched this beautiful flower with his own hands.

The thorns of the rose pierced his tender fingertips, Jiang Jianming didn't care, he straightened up and put the broken golden rose on his lips and kissed it lightly.

Then he shook the black umbrella, put the rose in his left breast pocket at will, turned around and walked back and forth.

After only a few steps, Jiang Jianming was stunned.

"……His Majesty?"

Lin Ge stood there, in the hazy rain curtain, the empress's scarlet prosthetic eye became more and more vivid.

Ryan Kaios remained silent.

He actually felt a little strange, why was he keeping silent?

It was clear that Chen Hank had already given an option, and that was exactly what he was thinking about day and night, almost obsessively longing for - to allow Jiang Jianming to live.

But he didn't have the slightest ecstasy or excitement, he was feeling another emotion rising up in his heart.

He didn't know what it was or why. This makes no sense. He has always been like a lonely soul wandering in the world. Only Jiang Jianming is the existence that makes him care.

He later learned that this kind of care is love. He only loves this person, nothing else in the world is important except Jiang.

But if that's all, what is the inner resistance at this moment?

The young crown prince was suddenly in a trance. He remembered a rare day when he and Jiang Jianming were walking on the street. The air was cool and fresh, and they stepped on scattered snow under their feet.

It was still winter at that time, and the two had no public relationship, just His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Colonel Jiang.

He clearly wore a mask and deliberately lowered his voice when he spoke, but his stature and demeanor were still recognized.

It was a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl with brown-red curly hair and a cloth skirt.

With a flushed face, she held a large bouquet of snow-white flowers and presented them to the crown prince she longed for.

Ryan pressed down the shutter blankly, and the icy face he showed almost made the girl cry on the spot.

Of course, that was his intention. But Jiang Jianming shook him helplessly, and after finding that he couldn't make a better expression, the future crown princess bent down and hugged the girl, thanking him softly.

——This is a worse behavior than touching the head. He glared angrily, but Jiang Jianming picked up the pure white bouquet and shoved it into his arms involuntarily.

The girl blushed and ran away, and he held the bouquet stiffly.

Jiang Jianming first pursed his lips and smiled, and then whispered, "Your Highness, can you be a little closer to the people?"

He didn't understand, frowned and said with a sullen face: "Why?"

Jiang Jianming asked back, "Isn't this your empire?"

"Isn't this your people?"

"Of course, even if you're not the prince, it's always more comfortable to be friendly with others than to be indifferent. It doesn't matter if you're not used to it, you can learn it slowly."

Other corners of the memory faded. just remember that when the breeze blew across the street, the young man's eyes were gentle and his black eyes were clear and far-reaching.

And the bouquet of flowers in his arms has always been very fragrant, different from the roses in the palace, it was the first time he smelled it.

He doesn't understand.

He did not do those things with so much love and devotion to this country.

But now think about it, what if the girl with brown-red spontaneous curly hair and a cloth skirt was only one side of it.

Deceived by this empire and abandoned by the entire human civilization.

Being trampled on sincerity and innocence, being held dazedly before death, and then dying.

He also doesn't seem to be sad and tearful and heartbroken.

But he……

Suddenly, in just this second, the crown prince understood what the emotions were boiling in his chest.

On a peaceful evening, when he was cuddling with his beloved, Jiang Jianming once told him this feeling. And sadly confessed that it was the beginning of everything.

It is a shout, a roar that shakes the sky; a million corpses, or three feet of blood.

it is

anger.

War doesn't have to start with anger. Those aggression and oppression, exploitation and mutilation may stem from greed, perhaps because of tyranny, or even sometimes because of survival pressure or racial instinct.

But struggles often begin with anger.

...

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the rain changed. Chen Hank, who was standing opposite the crown prince, clenched his pupils and felt a sense of crisis!

The first to explode were the walls on both sides, and the poor aircraft. In the roar, the rubble flew around, and the red gold crystal bone pierced the smoke, and then was held up by another smoky gray crystal bone!

The rain screen shattered, and the rain poured down, drenching the old marshal and the crown prince from head to toe.

"Ouch, Your Highness!"

Old Marshal Chen was stunned. He folded his arms in embarrassment, and shouted with spittle: "If you don't agree, just kill and silence your mouth!? I haven't written this suicide note yet, so I'm also a marshal anyway, just die casually in the military department. There's going to be trouble!!"

Ryan stared at the crystal bone on the old man's arm, and suddenly burst out laughing: "You blocked it."

"Why?" He smiled, tossing his long hair happily in the rain, and provocatively said, "Teacher, if according to your theory, you can't beat me anyway, why don't I cut off one of your arms to calm down, at least save your life, isn't it?"

Old Marshal Chen: "..."

The crown prince narrowed his eyes proudly, and the emerald green flames almost burned through them.

With a thin lip, he said: "In the time of life and death, before fighting with all our strength, we first split internally, ceded territory and begged for mercy... Throughout the ages, there has been no battle that can be won by doing this."

"Your plan..." Ryan said, "I disagree."