The out-of-control Comet Zhan fell rapidly from a high altitude.When the impact happened, he was swallowed by the darkness brought by the huge water wave for a second.

"……ginger……!"

The consciousness was quickly pulled out of the bottomless abyss, and Jiang Jianming opened his eyes.

First, he saw a hazy light, and the bright spot made him close his eyes again and then open them again, and the blurred outline became clear.

The winter wind blows through the pale white sky, the cold water waves are caressing the river beach softly, and the sand is covered with broken crystal bones everywhere.

His Royal Highness's long hair fell apart, and water droplets fell from the hair to the corners of his eyes and slid down again, leaving traces like tears.

Jiang Jianming was a little taken aback for a moment.

"ginger!"

Garcia suddenly held both sides of his cheeks, the action was a little urgent, and the emerald eyes stared at him anxiously.

"Hiss..." Jiang Jianming moved a bit, squinting his eyes and looking around with difficulty, his voice was weak, "Where is this?"

Is it over... These past few days have been thrilling, the fierce battle from last night to early morning.

The people who were being used, the cult forces that instigated Jing Chao, the dead Kim Il-lun soldiers, and the whereabouts of Prime Minister Lauren.

But now the surroundings are so clear and peaceful, he is lying on the river beach, and the only person guarding him is the person in front of him.

Garcia breathed a sigh of relief, helped him sit up, let him lean into his arms, took out the tranquilizer spray and inhaled him twice: "How are you?"

"...It's okay, I'm not injured, I'm just tired." Jiang Jianming's face was as white as snow, and it took him a long time to suppress the dizziness from lack of oxygen, "Did the plane crash by the river?"

Turning his head, he saw that the remains of the Mecha Slashing Comet were soaked in the river, and had turned into a pile of rotten iron, billowing thick smoke.

The naked eye can tell that this is no longer the level where Xiuxiu can be reused.

Garcia: "You were not injured, but after I dragged you ashore, you still fell into a coma for almost an hour... What made you dare to drag this body back and forth to jump on my mecha?"

"...I'm sorry." Jiang Jianming knew he was wrong.

There was a flying object approaching quickly in the sky, and Garcia turned his head sharply to take a look: "Jinrilun's reconnaissance plane is here."

Jiang Jianming nodded.After forcing the Crystal Cult to retreat, the military will naturally handle the rest of the matter properly, but...

Garcia made public appearances for him and released the crystal bone.

Undoubtedly, if they followed Jin Rilun back like this, Garcia would be called Prince Lai An all the way until he was sent back to Emerald Palace.

"You still don't want to...?" Jiang Jianming looked at him.

Garcia involuntarily grabbed Jiang Jianming's legs, hugged him and stood up, "I said that was the last time to help you."

He carried Jiang Jianming to the top of the river embankment, where there were jagged rocks and bushes, which was a hidden corner.

"Now, if they come to me, I will say in front of the entire empire that the body of Crown Prince Lai An is rotten and his ashes were eaten by alien creatures."

"His poor widow is alone and helpless, and will be captured by the military to lead the front line."

"—and then captured by the evil second prince?" Jiang Jianming couldn't help but whispered in Garcia's ear to tease him.

"..." Garcia didn't expect Jiang Jianming to answer his nonsense, instead he was choked up, the tips of his ears were reddish, and he reached out his hand to cover the mouth of the crippled human being.

The reconnaissance plane discovered Zhan Comet, and the soldiers shouted one after another, and searched upstream and downstream in two ways.

Behind the thorn bushes on the shore, Jiang Jianming was clasped tightly in Garcia's arms.The tip of the prince's nose rubbed against his earlobe, and his breath lightly brushed against his neck, but he couldn't move.

Jiang Jianming didn't struggle, but looked down helplessly, and finally sent a message with his wrist phone.

Soon, the squad leader among the soldiers shouted:

"The commander-in-chief said that there is no need to look for it."

"Keep the change, please?"

A group of people looked at each other and had no choice but to give up.They tied the remains of the comet to several scout planes and dragged them from the river.

"Let's go."

After all the people had left, Garcia let go of Jiang Jianming in his arms, and pulled him out from behind the shelter by his collar.

"Go home," Garcia said in a commanding tone.

Jiang Jianming was a little surprised that Garcia could also use the word "home" so naturally, as if he said it unconsciously.

Where is there a home? It is obviously just the Jinrilun dormitory where lived for a few days.

But of course he wouldn't say anything, and the two first walked along the river bank towards the town.When they arrived in the urban area, Jiang Jianming went to buy two new concealers and came back, and he and Garcia put them on separately, so that they were able to blend into the crowd.

Visible to the naked eye, the atmosphere in the entire city of Aslan is different.

The sun shone on artificial flower beds, cobblestone paths and bunting flags, and aircraft whizzed by in the wind.No matter men, women, young or old, their faces were filled with excitement.

The two of them knew that it wasn't just because of the New Year's Eve.

When he heard the word "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince" from the mouth of the third couple who passed by, Jiang Jianming was finally tortured by Garcia's almost murderous face beside him.

"Your Highness," he grabbed Garcia's arm, leaned over and said in a low voice, "I want to buy some New Year's food for dinner, and I have to report to the military headquarters... Otherwise, you should go back first."

If we continue walking like this, especially when we reach the bustling area and the military headquarters, we will be exposed sooner or later—even with a face mask on.

No way, the two of them—or "His Royal Highness Crown Prince Lai An" and "the unknown person who can operate the armor for His Royal Highness" were too conspicuous in the mecha battle at dawn.

Garcia gave him a deep look.

"……Can."

Jiang Jianming asked suspiciously, "You don't want to follow behind secretly, do you?"

Garcia said blankly, "No."

……never mind.Jiang Jianming had no choice but to think to himself, even if the two walked in tandem, it would be better than walking side by side like this.

And just after such a thrilling match, Garcia might really be worried about him walking alone.let him go.

Jiang Jianming then stopped caring about His Royal Highness and went to buy some new year's goods first.

He is used to being frugal, with low material desires, and he doesn't like to be extravagant during Chinese New Year.But considering that His Royal Highness needs to be fed tonight, the budget was doubled compared to previous years.

When buying apples, the fourth couple passed by. Jiang Jianming, who was bending over to choose, was stunned for a moment, looking at the rosy and slightly cool apples in his hands.

Whether it is Lai An or Garcia, the identity of the prince is doomed to make it difficult for him to accompany him like an ordinary couple.The chance to stand side by side is only in the flames of war. When the battle is over and returning to daily life, it is more suitable for them to stagger back and forth.

Especially since Garcia showed up, maybe many things will change from now on.

When he came back to his senses, the heavy bag had strangled his fingers reddishly, Jiang Jianming shook his head, and walked away quickly with his things.

Perfection only exists in fairy tales, and he knows that there are always many hard-to-resist realities in the world.

And his strength is so weak, to resist one of them has already exhausted all efforts, then the rest can only be accepted calmly.

...

After walking nondescriptly into the Jinrilun Building with a few bags of New Year's goods, Jiang Jianming immediately felt countless eyes coming towards him.

He bit the bullet and kept his face calm.After walking a few steps, Zheng Yue rushed up, trying to grab what was in his hand.

Jiang Jianming shrank back: "No, my apple."

"Oh my lord, what do you want from Apple!" Zheng Yue led the way ecstatically, "Hurry up, please come here, everyone is waiting for you."

As soon as the door of the office opened, my good fellow, several big shots were all gathered together.

The indoor windows were bright and clean, Chen Hanke was standing aside with a cane, the base leader was sitting on the sofa, and the empress was leaning on the leader's shoulder as if she had no bones, eating sunflower seeds without any image.

And Jiang Jianming, Young Master Jiang calmly walked in with a few bags: "Old Marshal, Chief...Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Lin Song was the first to raise his eyebrows in dissatisfaction, and pointed to his nose: "Obviously, how do you call me? In order of status, you have to call me first."

After she finished speaking, she laughed again, her thick hair fell like a black cloud, and her scarlet prosthetic eyes faintly reflected light, "But forget it, it's a big festival, and it's meaningless to follow the rules."

Old Marshal Chen knocked on the floor with his cane, and said: "The mastermind of the Crystal Cult has been expelled from Star City, Yu Region and our 30,000 Jinrilun garrison soldiers will be arrested and interrogated within a few days.Your Excellency, in terms of merit and deed, when do you want to lead the rank?"

Jiang Jianming put the pile of sundries on the table casually, and shook his head: "Let's talk about it, Major General Xie's life or death is uncertain, and I am now joining Jinrilun, and I feel very sorry."

The leader spoke with her inorganic electronic voice: "Don't worry, the crystal nest is far away from Alien Alpha, so we have to wait for more than a month."

"Just now we were wondering about another thing," she continued, "Why don't the members of the Crystal Cult become crystal chaotic?"

"Oh," Jiang Jianming raised his black eyes, he thought for a while, and quickly replied seriously, "...that's right, leader, I have a possibility that sounds absurd in my mind: these people are all chronic crystal disorderpatient."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Jianming felt a hair on his back, because the eyes of the three people in the office were all on him.

But before he had time to react, the next second, the three of them quickly looked back in a tacit understanding.

Jiang Jianming: "..."

His Majesty put down the melon seeds, she clenched her fists in front of her red lips, cleared her throat vigorously, leaned forward and said, "It's true, if you suffer from chronic crystal disorder, you won't suffer from acute crystal disorder again, it makes sense, smart.”

Leader: "That's true. In patients with chronic crystal disorder, the crystal particles in the body are already in a chaotic state. It is much more difficult to turn from chronic to acute than to acute."

Marshal Chen immediately sighed: "Ah, it seems that these Crystal Cult guys are really a group of paranoid desperadoes."

Jiang Jianming: "..."

He belatedly began to suspect one thing: Could it be that these three people colluded and made an appointment to perform a cross talk for him here?

The emperor spoke again: "Boss, how many years has the highest survival record for patients with chronic crystal disorder?"

Leader: "It's twelve years and four months, Your Majesty."

Old Marshal Chen added: "The patient was of a noble race and was born in a wealthy family. After being ill, he was properly protected in a deep house. Apart from infusions and medicines, he was bedridden for recuperation every day. He even had special nutrition for his meals.The teacher will formulate it."

The emperor smiled: "Oh, what about the crystalless race?"

When Jiang Jianming heard this with his head down, the corner of his mouth finally twitched uncontrollably, and then he took a deep breath.

"……His Majesty."

"leader."

"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief."

This time the order was correct, the black-haired young man raised his pale face, with only a touch of helplessness and melancholy on his face.

He raised his index finger to the corner of his lips with a wry smile, and said in a low voice, "Why do you guys do this? For the sake of this military exploit, let me have a good year."

A needle can be heard in the office instantly.

No one laughs anymore.

It's better to say that those smiles are paper that can be torn at a poke, and the dead silence at this moment is the naked reality behind it.

But at this time, in the square outside the street, someone set off firecrackers to celebrate the New Year's Eve.

A burst of cheers and laughter ensued, dissipating ethereal into the freshly wiped glass windows.

Through the window, you can see flocks of birds flying in the distant sky.

It was the sky that had just been ravaged by gunpowder smoke in the early morning, but now it can already hold the laughing crowd and flying birds.

There are so many unavoidable realities in the world.

Jiang Jianming thought of it again.

...But his strength is so weak that it would be exhausting to resist one of them.

Jiang Jianming sighed secretly, he calmly picked up a few bags full of New Year's goods, turned around, and tried hard to open the door.

Since I am still alive for a day, this road must go forward.He will use that little strength to push open the closed gates along the way until he meets his end.

Among them, there will be light and heavy ones, some can be pushed away, and some cannot be pushed away.But without reaching out, he has nothing.

Squeak...

Jiang Jianming blinked unexpectedly, and the door opened before he could use any force.

Behind the door, Garcia stood there.

Jiang Jianming's mind went blank.

In fact, until many, many years later, he could not describe Garcia's expression in words.

To put it bluntly, in the depths of those emerald-like eyes, he saw the light collapsing, seeing everything crumbling, the sun and the moon turning pale, like the end of the world.

But the strange thing is that Jiang Jianming can clearly remember the first thought that came to his mind.

It's not "he heard it all" or "he finally figured it out" or "I'm screwed".

Rather, it turns out that he is really still a child.

Because only naive children will regard a mere person as their own whole world.

That was obviously just an insignificant person.

It's just Jiang Jianming.

In the dead silence, Jiang Jianming reached into the shopping bag he was carrying.

"Look, I bought an apple." He said to Garcia very flatly.

"Go back and eat again, I'll cook tonight."