"I'm really sorry, Jiang, I'm the one who got you in trouble."

A moment later, when the two were having lunch in the restaurant, Bemaner showed a guilty expression.

"Brandon is an old aristocrat, and his family is a villain who will take revenge. I'm afraid he will treat you..."

Jiang Jianming put down the knife and fork, shook his head and said, "Don't worry about me, actually... I don't know if Tang Zhen has told you something about me. In fact, I still have something to do with the empire."

Bemaner only thought that Jiang Jianming was comforting her, and still sighed.She took a bite of the steak on the plate: "By the way, Jiang, are you free tomorrow night?"

Jiang Jianming: "Tomorrow night? I'm free during this time."

There is more than half a month before His Majesty's birthday, this period is his vacation, and after the vacation is over, it is time for him to face old Marshal Chen.

At that time, he will face a test - how to persuade the old marshal to agree that he will continue to stay in Yin Beidou.

Bemaner said: "There will be a banquet tomorrow night, although it's a boring entertainment...but people from our family, Brandon's family, and Tang family should all be present."

Jiang Jianming nodded to express his understanding: "Gathering of nobles."

"Yes," Bemaner touched the knife and fork in her hand, "come along if it's convenient for you, I will convince Dad. In this way, Brandon will also be worried when he sees you with us at the banquet."Three points."

Jiang Jianming smiled.He actually didn't like this kind of boring and money-consuming social occasions, but he also knew that she had good intentions, so he just said, "Thank you, please let me think about it."

"Come on, student Jiang!"

Bemaner's eyes sparkled, and he insisted: "Dinner and snacks at the banquet can be eaten for free!"

Jiang Jianming's ears warmed up: "Cough...thank you, thank you."

...

After lunch, the two walked to Keos Military Academy.

Freshly manicured artificial flower beds come into view as we pass through the streets.It was a golden rose that symbolized the glory of the royal family. The sprayed water droplets hung on the soft petals, and you could smell the faint fragrance without getting close.

In the distance, the Society for the Protection of Amorphous Peoples is distributing their brochures; on the street corner, young people gather in small groups, seemingly arguing passionately about something.On the bench, a pair of old people looked up at the high sky...

Jiang Jianming suddenly noticed that the atmosphere in the empire seemed subtly different.

Is it because the emperor's birthday is approaching?

or...

A distant bell sounded in my ears.A flock of white pigeons took off with fluttering wings and left the steeple of the church.

Jiang Jianming and Bemaner stopped.Looking back, they saw what they had just passed - the Splendid Cathedral.

Ringing the bell, such an ancient way of telling the time is no longer needed in this era, so the rest of the bell is more of a symbolic meaning.

Bemaner let out a "huh": "Is today a ritual day, there are so many people over there."

Jiang Jianming: "Someone is preaching."

There were crowds outside the church.The bishop standing in the middle preaching turned out to be a beautiful girl, with a snow-white sarong, long white hair, and white skin, and her feet without shoes and socks stepped on the ground.Her expression was pure and sincere, like an angel in the world.

"The brilliance of crystal particles will benefit you and me all beings..."

The girl put her hands on her chest piously, "In the name of the brilliance of crystal particles, I bring the ultimate gospel and the interpretation of truth from the depths of the universe..."

"Your Excellency the Bishop!"

A young man excitedly squeezed out from the crowd, knelt down on his knees, and raised his hands to the sky: "Your Excellency, Bishop Margaret! Please give me the wisdom root of truth, and please eliminate the confusion of fools like me..."

There were tears in his eyes, and there were no condensed crystals on his raised wrists, "Why, why didn't the holy crystal particles soak up His grace, rain and dew? Should we and other disabled humans be born as inferior species?"

Bishop Margaret turned his head to look at him slowly, and said in a singing tone: "The brilliance of crystal particles has benefited thousands of living beings. We feel deeply unfair because we are walking in the sin of the world."

"It is human beings who create grades, oppression and injustice... It is human emotions and desires that reject the divine grace and the ultimate coming..."

The white-haired girl looked up and closed her eyes. The sun fell on her delicate nose. She made prayer gestures and whispered as she paced:

"Strengthen your faith and wash away your sins. For those who believe in the ultimate from the bottom of your heart, when your body is freed from the shackles of this dirty world, the ultimate will surely allow your soul to be truly free..."

After the young bishop spoke, the crowd knelt on the ground with tears streaming down their faces, or raised their hands and sobbed, or kowtowed and murmured, as if they were really a group of sincerely repentant sinners.

"My God." Bemaner's goosebumps rose, "This group of people is crazier than before."

Jiang Jianming shook his head.

…Since the end of the old blue mother star era, all kinds of ancient religious beliefs have also disappeared in history.

However, the more they suffer, the more human beings are eager to seek support from nothingness. The Crystal Cult, which believes in crystal particles, flourished in the old empire, and is now the only remaining religion in the new human interstellar empire.

Jiang Jianming does not have a good impression of this god-talking religion.

Not to mention anything else, now even in front of the royal family there is no need to bow all over the ground, and seeing His Majesty the Emperor is nothing more than kneeling on one knee, stroking the chest and bowing the head.Someone like His Royal Highness who acts recklessly and doesn't put on airs is even willing to let him rub his hair and peel apples for him...

Only when Crystal Cult preached, a group of people kowtowed and begged. This atmosphere always reminded him of the feudal period of the old Blue Mother Planet in the history books.

But he would not refute on the spot.

Saying "your beliefs are unscientific" to a religious person is something that a guy with a negative EQ would do.

The two left the Splendid Cathedral, followed the route they remembered, and went straight back to Keos Military Academy.

At this time, the military academy was having its second class in the morning and afternoon, and the two of them wandered around the campus casually, saying hello to several teachers who were not in class.Unfortunately, not long after, Bemaner received a communication from home, said sorry and left first.

Jiang Jianming knew that the commotion on West Galaxy Street probably reached Bei's house, and the family members were anxious to ask about the situation.He had an impression that Miss Bei's family atmosphere was pretty good, probably because he was more worried than blamed, so he didn't keep her.

He spent the time after class alone, and just walked to the first courtyard, and unexpectedly ran into a black-faced officer who was walking out of the gate of the courtyard.

Jiang Jianming stepped forward: "Teacher Luo Hai."

For some reason, Luo Hai frowned, and he seemed to be thinking about something when he walked out, so he was even more shocked when he saw the former student: "Jiang Jianming? Are you still in Aslan?"

Jiang Jianming smiled lightly: "I just returned to Aslan. I'm sorry, can I waste a little time for you?"

Soon, the two sat together in the reception room of the first courtyard, and sat on the sofa facing each other.

——Instructor Luo Hai, a new human officer who was born as a civilian, served as a colonel in the Jinrilun Imperial Guard, and has taught courses related to strategy and tactics at the Keos Military Academy for more than 20 years. He is a well-known special teacher.

"So you still went to join the army."

After chatting for a while, Luo Hai looked at Jiang Jianming, the student he was very proud of, with a complicated expression.

"I have known for a long time that you are not willing to be an ordinary person. When you said that you wanted to teach after graduation, I didn't believe you kid. I just didn't expect..."

Speaking of this, Luo Hai's frowning brows and the corners of his mouth twitched together.

...I didn't expect this kid to be so fat!

The old marshal dared to trick him, he dared to go to the front line of the Silver Beidou, the hell is that he was actually tricked by him, and he went!

"I remember when you were in school." Luo Hai took a sip of tea and suppressed his boiling emotions. "There were rumors that you and the royal family..."

At this point, Jiang Jianming also confessed: "Yes. It is indeed a bit complicated."

The corners of Luo Hai's mouth twitched again, thinking of the days when he thought this child was a very poor student and bought him meals and coffee frequently, he felt that his conscience and coins were wrongly paid.

Forget it, a student is still a good student...

Luo Hai shook his head and sighed, then asked, "Tell me, what's the matter with you coming to school this time?"

Jiang Jianming: "Two things. One is... I want to find Diana, she should still be in the third hospital."

Luo Hai: "Sister of the Lance family? Unfortunately, she will not be here for the past two days. Tomorrow night, there will be a big noble banquet at her house, and this lady needs to show her face."

Jiang Jianming was slightly taken aback, thinking: The banquet that Bemaner mentioned was actually held by the Lance family?

Then it seemed like he really had to go.

Luo Hai: "The second thing?"

"Ah," Jiang Jianming returned to his senses, then lowered his eyebrows and smiled.

He leaned forward, seemed a little embarrassed, but said sincerely: "Teacher Luo, can I take a room in your staff dormitory?"

Luo Hai: "?"

Jiang Jianming: "It's not long, so I'll only stay for more than half a month. I don't have the money to book a hotel."

"..."

On the same day, at five o'clock in the afternoon.

A boy with brown hair and black eyes, wearing old clothes that have been washed white, with his back facing the gate with a hostile face, is sitting in the tactical confrontation simulation classroom of the Keos Military Academy.

Jiang Kaiwen, seventeen years old, a poor man, is currently a second-year student in the first hospital of Keos Military Academy.

However, the word "student" is now a question mark.Just because three days ago, he called on a group of classmates who were also born as civilians, had excellent grades, and were bullied by noble students recently, and held a vigorous strike movement.

There is only one appeal: they hope that Kaios, the number one military academy in the empire, can be more equal in terms of enrollment, and expel those aristocratic children who have poor grades and conduct and only rely on their family background.

If the military academy disagrees, they will not come to class for a day.

In the evening of early winter, it was already sunset at this point.The glowing red sunset hung between the buildings in the distance, and only a little afterglow was still warming the windows.

The classroom door opened.

Kevin didn't turn around, he knew who the person came in, it was the person who called him here.

"Teacher Luo?" Kevin said coldly, "I know what you want to say, thank you for your kindness. But you don't have to persuade me, and you can't persuade me, because I have already made up my mind..."

The boy's voice suddenly stopped.

Because he suddenly heard the footsteps behind him not only belonged to one person.

Kevin couldn't help turning his head to look.

Sure enough, there were two people coming in from the door.

The first person to come in was indeed Teacher Luo Hai, but behind him was a strange young man.

I don't know why, but the young man just followed behind the teacher in a low-key manner, but Kevin's eyes first fell on this man's face——

This stranger with a unique temperament was thin and pale, seemingly fragile, but he had a pair of quiet and deep black eyes, which reminded the boy of the cosmic starry sky he had longed to look up to when he was young.

Now, those black eyes silently fell on the boy's face.

Kevin's chest felt hot, and his heart beat faster.

In the next second, he saw the young man tilt his head in a small arc, and said something to Teacher Luo softly, and the teacher answered immediately.

... Later, Jiang Kaiwen will recall this early winter evening countless times in his life.

When the setting sun was about to sink from the window, the still too young commander of the empire once cast his eyes on him, and in a unique way, he got to know such an ordinary existence like him.

Yes.Although the voice of Jiang Jianming and Luo Hai was really low, Kevin was always sure that he heard right.

These two people asked and answered in a low voice, and what they said was clearly——

"Who is this?"

"Your accommodation fee."