Chapter 164 Lava pirates (6)

"It's fine to track down the cause of his death, take the initiative to contract the chronic crystal disorder, join the front line of the army, fight against the crystal religion, and even discover the truth about crystal particles... Every step up to now has been chosen by himself, his life."

"We have done our best to fulfill our promise to Kaios. No one wants to use the commander, Lin Ge, but you can't come out."

The electronic sound continued to come from the other side of the communication. don't know when, there is some light on the other side of the sky.

Lin Ge looked up at the light leaking from Ye Yin on the top of his head, and squinted: "Really, maybe."

The flickering twilight of dawn rose from the east and fell on the petals of the golden rose, illuminating a few drops of condensed dew.

For example, in the morning dew, in the past, there is much suffering. The Empress suddenly remembered this ancient verse.

Aslan has taught her a lot, but her patience is too poor, and there is nothing that can really enter her mind, but she has occasionally thought of some over the years.

Lin Ge stretched out a finger and brushed away the few drops of dew, his voice was low: "But what's wrong with maintaining the status quo, 'Jiang Jianming' is alive and well, why let him have an extra unfortunate former pregnancy?"

She whispered in a dreamy voice, "What did he have in his previous life...?"

"Is it those unreachable ideals, or is it the chronic crystal disorder that has been like maggots for more than ten years? Is it the love of marriage with others, or the glorious but false name of 'Aslan'?"

Sylph: "That's not a previous life. The commander hasn't passed away, and you have no right to deny his past for the commander. You always do this, and you made him angry frequently at the beginning."

Lin Ge shook his head: "Sylph, don't forget that you once said that if the present is clearly dead, then the mental load caused by the death of the matrix has nearly half the probability of causing his source consciousness to die suddenly."

"Even if he is lucky enough to not die, with the physical condition of Aslan's original body before he fell asleep, it is absolutely impossible for him to withstand the second projection. Since he can never wake up, what is the difference between death?"

The other side did not speak. Lin Ge didn't go to see Sylph's projection. Anyway, she was so tight from beginning to end that she couldn't see anything.

But she heard a very light metal crash, the sound of the black armor when the leader clenched his fingers.

So Lin Ge thought that Sylph was about to say something, but still didn't... She would rather hear a retort than this dead silence.

A noise came, breaking the stalemate. The leader on the other side of the communication turned back, and it seemed that someone on the other side of the base was hurriedly knocking on the door of Sylph's room.

Lin Ge sat up straight: "What's wrong?"

Sylph: "Someone is looking for me. Let's talk about this next time."

The hand in black armor turned off the communication.

The black-clothed leader who was deep in the base turned around and stood up—over the years, she has been thankful for her outfit countless times. The black mask and electronic synthesizer allow her to go straight to work without wasting time adjusting the fluctuations in her expression.

The door opened, and standing outside was a girl in a research suit. She had short silver hair and misty blue eyes, timidly shrinking to the side: "Leader..."

"Diana?"

Sylph gave way, "Do you need to come in and talk?"

Diana shook her head like a rattle: "No, no. I came to you... to talk about my brother."

Audrey Lance's situation is not very optimistic.

This is nonsense. In terms of the state Audrey was in when she was rushed in, it was a blessing to be able to freeze and hibernate successfully. But her body is almost incurable, which is why she is at the base rather than a medical research institute.

Diana pinned her hope of "reviving" Audrey on the spiritual consciousness projection technology that was being developed.

She hopes to project Audrey. As long as the technology is fully mature in the future, both personality and memory can be restored as they are, and the projected substrate will also be Audrey herself.

However

The leader shook his head: "As I said, the Matrix plan is temporarily only open to soldiers who will cooperate with the White Bird Expedition in the future."

"I understand your mood, but now resources are scarce, and we can't supply substrates for unrelated people, I'm sorry."

"..."

Diana bit her lower lip sharply, her eyes red.

In the past, as the young lady of the great imperial nobles, she was also favored by Audrey, and she always had everything. If she wants the moon, others will send the stars too.

But that's all in the past.

"If that's the case, why hasn't Matrix 001 been involved in the overall plan? I don't even know who he is now, and I haven't seen his original body..."

She glared at the leader like a desperate rabbit, but unfortunately the thin voice had no momentum.

The leader turned around: "I have no obligation to answer. If there are no other questions, please go back to work."

Diana panicked: "Wait, please wait!"

"I still have something to do...this time it's about work!"

"This," she hurriedly retrieved an electronic document from the wrist phone used by the base personnel, "this is what I... I wrote..."

"Your research? Or a proposal?"

Sylph reached out and asked for Diana's wrist phone directly. She didn't think the document was too long, so she stood straight at the door and read it.

Diana lowered her head nervously, daring to stare at the leader's feet. This is her hard work after many sleepless nights, and it is an idea and suggestion for the current research progress... Although there are many places, there is still no full certainty.

"Leader, I can," she closed her eyes and said in an authentic voice, feeling like she had the courage to squeeze out of her internal organs, "I can... do more for the base..."

"So about my brother, I beg you to think about it again, even if the situation gets better, please..."

The leader watched it for half an hour, and Diana's legs were sore from standing.

Finally, the document was closed in a flash, and the specially made jet-black mask was lifted up and turned towards her.

Under the leader's mask, the emotionless electronic voice sounded again. The words he said were: "It seems that I made a mistake in judging your talent before."

Diana's heart skipped a beat, and all the blood on her face was gone.

"Boss! I-I can still correct—"

"I mean."

Sylph shoved the wrist phone back into her arms, "I regret not taking you into the base a few years earlier to work - come with me."

Diana was stunned for a few seconds, only to feel the boulder on her chest fall, and her limbs collapsed. The leader had already turned around and got up, and she hurriedly followed.

...

In fact, the interior of the Black Shark Base is not as mysterious and weird as outsiders imagine, and the members are not all scientific perverts who are holding test tubes and laughing "hehe".

After all, it is the official scientific research base of the Empire. The corridors are bright and clean, and the ground is full of blue-green guiding lights. Through the window on the ground floor, you can also see the beautiful clouds of Omega Alien.

It's just filled with all kinds of automatic doors, smart machinery and authentication procedures, and it's easy to get dizzy while walking.

Under the guidance of Sylph, Diana Lance once again came to the top-secret laboratory where the Matrix was placed.

After many days, her mentality has changed.

The leader turned on the ceiling light of the laboratory, then bent down, rummaged in a locker for a while, and took out a paper document in a transparent sealed bag.

Diana saw the words "voluntary" and "commitment" sharply, as well as the signature and fingerprints below the document.

The leader walked to a gray-white airtight warehouse and tapped with a black nail thong: "This is our No. 002. The base is the former little son of Nagasawa who is now following the two His Royal Highnesses in the far interstellar space."

Diana stood there, not knowing what to say.

In the end, she chose to raise her right hand, and Okikura gave a silent military salute.

"Experimentation on living people is a taboo that crosses the ethical bottom line, but it is urgent to follow the right."

The leader photographed the paper document on the top plane of the warehouse, "Diana, I approve of your ideas. From today onwards, you will have higher authority. You are responsible for the experiments of No. 002, and I allow you to do so. Under the premise of not endangering their lives, the data should be adjusted within a certain range.”

Diana stared straight at the signature and the red fingerprint, and suddenly, she took two steps forward: "I, can I sign this too?"

Leader: "What?"

Diana licked her dry lips, and her eyes flashed stubbornly: "This is the 002 promise to voluntarily participate in the experiment, right? Did I sign this, I can also experiment with myself when necessary, And apply for the assistance of other base members?"

"..."

The leader remained silent towards her, and Diana felt as if there were sharp eyes staring at her under the black mask.

Beads of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose, she pinched her fingers, and replied in a ghostly manner: "It's a matter, it's urgent to follow the right!"

The leader sighed.

She said, "Okay, come to my office tonight to sign."

Diana had a smile on her face. She nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, for fear that the leader would go back on it.

"One more task for you. Tomorrow, you go to visit someone at the third fortress of Yin Beidou."

The leader said: "He is the general director of the research and development of imperial military mechas, and also directly leads the research on mecha mental manipulation technology. This intersects with your field. If you talk more, maybe you can get some inspiration from each other."

Going to visit strangers alone.

Diana's body tightened. This was something she could never accomplish before, and she was so scared that she cried out just thinking about it.

She pinched her palm with her nails and gritted her teeth: "Okay... okay!"

When the two left the laboratory, the sun was setting on the Omega alien planet.

Xiaguang came in through the polymer glass window in the aisle, and Diana's cheeks were warmly red, she couldn't help asking the leader: "Excuse me... the person in charge I want to see, is, what kind of person is he? ?"

The leader looked back at her, thought for a while before answering.

"He is one of the best mecha divisions of this era, very knowledgeable and an excellent soldier at the same time."

"But unlike most Yin Beidou, what he really likes is the lazy and ordinary life, not the battlefield of gunpowder smoke. This guy has submitted thirteen retirement applications to the military back and forth, which is called perseverance, making everyone Angry and funny. Ultimately, the Empire agreed to his application twenty-two years ago."

Diana was surprised: "Has he retired?"

"Yes. Before I left that year, I used to..." The leader leaned against the edge of the base corridor, clasping his hands on the windowsill.

The glow in the distance reflected a colorful halo on her dark mask, she said softly, "Entrust him to a child."

Diana stood behind the leader, seemingly incomprehensible.

"He happily agreed without asking any further questions. I still remember the man clumsily and carefully holding the baby. If it hadn't been for an emergency recall from the Empire...he would have been more than happy to be one of those people forever. retired military officer.”

"Leading ordinary subsidies, occasionally repairing mechas for others, and doing some business, just like the purple silk living in the second galaxy, I accompany the child to grow up."

Purple Silk, a nerve seemed to jump in Diana's head.

She remembered that this was the Star City where Jiang Jianming was born.

She asked, "What's this man's name?"

"Jiang Sheng." The leader replied.

Diana took a deep breath: "The last name is Jiang..."

The leader raised his index finger and gave her a "shush" gesture.

"Now, he is in charge of the empire's most top-secret plan, and he can only stay in the third fortress, and it is difficult to return home."

"He talks and babbles. Nine of the ten sentences are about his children. The rest is to hope that the war will be won soon, so that he can go home and help his son marry a wife-"

Speaking of this, Sylph seemed to smile: "Few people can stand him, but you can. You will have a common topic."

...

After Diana left, the leader still stood alone in the distance.

Maybe everything is doomed, Sylph thought suddenly.

If it wasn't for someone as outstanding as Jiang Sheng, how could she have entrusted the commander's base to him back then?

But since he is such a person, when the empire and mankind are in danger, even if he is struggling with all kinds of struggles, how can he refuse to answer the call?

And Jiang Jianming, who was raised by people like Jiang Sheng, is like a skilled craftsman, destined to bloom with talents that are not inferior to those in his previous life.

After his adoptive father left, how could he be willing to be a "weak and disabled human being" and eventually grow old in the rear star city?

Because he is Jiang Jianming, he will definitely come to the imperial capital Aslan, and he will definitely get to know the young prince with emerald eyes.

When they meet, they must fall in love.

So now, the two of them are side by side in Xinghai.

Maybe I didn't do anything wrong, at least, not as much as I once thought.

Sylph thought so, the rumbling sound of the wind came in the distance. Something in her heart was relieved, and those clouds scattered in the other side with the sound of the wind.

She remembered the day when Ryan brought Jiang Jianming to the base to find her to witness the marriage.

At that time, the leader was already gray-haired, but he was still struck by five thunders, and the sense of despair and powerlessness was overwhelming.

At the beginning, she promised His Majesty Kaios that she would command a complete life in the bright new empire.

But His Majesty himself has already devoted himself to the Shiratori plan, and this matrix will inevitably go to the battlefield in the future.

At that time, Sylph looked at the teenagers who did not know suffering, and saw the end of life and death with just one glance.

All her strength over the years collapsed, and she had no masters. In the end, she "smuggled" the crown prince into the base laboratory late at night, taking the risk of forcibly calling back the emperor's original consciousness.

She grabbed the collar of the little majesty like crazy and shook it, saying, my majesty, why did you kidnap the commander again?!

And when the young prince woke up with the memory of his original body, his face was also pale, his fingers were pressed against his temples, and his expression was painful.

——It seems to be saying: Yes, why did I kidnap the commander again!?

Looking back now, Sylph just finds it funny.

There is no one around.

She took off her dark mask and laughed out loud alone.

The author has something to say:

Dad Jiang: Hehe, if the war is won, can go home and help son marry a wife.

Jiang: Thank you, when the war was won, the love of the three generations was all together.