After finishing the call with the other end of Xinghai, Jiang Jianming raised his eyes against the scorching sun of Beta Aliens, and found that someone was already waiting for him a few steps away.

At the entrance of the starship port, a middle-aged general with thick eyebrows and short beard stood impressively. The silver Beidou military uniform outlined a strong and tough figure.

The general's national character face was serious, and he gave a military salute to Jiang Jianming: "Your Majesty Jin Min, see Your Highness the Crown Princess."

Jiang Jianming immediately replied: "Lieutenant General Jin." He said in a deep voice, "Please don't be formal, you are the general of the fortress here."

Kim Min, Lieutenant General Kim.The supreme commander of the Second Army of the Silver Beidou, and the chief general of the second fortress of the Beta Alien Star...Jiang Jianming has met this person several times, but they have no deep friendship;Glanced far away.

Although Jiang Jianming said that there is no need to be polite, Jin Min obviously did not dare to neglect.The lieutenant general immediately led the distinguished young man out of the open-air starship port—as if he was afraid that he would suffer from heat stroke if he stood here for a while.

After all, Beta's air is hot and dry, mixed with very fine sand and dust, which is another kind of discomfort that is different from the bitterly cold Alien Alpha.

When the two entered the interior of the fortress, the temperature suddenly cooled down a lot.

Because it is next to Starship Port, this area is still very busy.The mechs slid on the runway, and the soldiers who came and went stepped on black alloy steel plates, and the sound of military boots was scattered.It really is a long-lost frontline fortress.

"Uh..." Jin Min seemed a little embarrassed.After all, the last time this noble lord visited the second fortress was almost four years ago, and he was cared for by His Royal Highness Lai An in every possible way.

Goodbye today, the other party is actually a colonel with double military ranks in Jinrilun and Yinbeidou. The spaceship battle he just commanded was amazing, and his psychological strategies are interlocking. He played the cunning space pirate in his hands.At the same time, she is also the newly conferred crown princess, and... still a weak, crystalless human being!

Lieutenant General Jin, who was used to the turmoil, didn't know what attitude to adopt to deal with this young man with "too many identity elements" in front of him.

He looked so embarrassed that he looked like a big old man who was forced to stuff a jade in his arms, rubbed his hands, and spoke first, "Your Highness..."

Jiang Jianming waved his hands again and again, and said with a wry smile, "No, you don't need to be called Your Highness, I'm not used to this honorific title myself."

"Then, I will take the liberty of imitating Major General Xie, and I'll call you Your Excellency as usual."

Jin Min hesitated and said: "The environment in the distant star is harsh, and the fortress is not much better. Do you feel unwell, do you need to take a rest first?"

"Should the officer take you to your room, or go directly to the medical area?"

Jiang Jianming was startled for a moment, and then helplessly: "Lieutenant General, is it a standard feature of Yinbeidou people to be nervous when they hear disabled human beings?"

"I'm sick, but since I dare to go to the battlefield, I can't reach the point where I need special care from others. You don't have to worry about me."

Jin Min was at a loss for words for a while, just at this time Major Zheng Yue had commanded the armored soldiers to disarm and leave the port, and when passing by, he gave a very natural military salute to report:

"Lieutenant General, please don't listen to your Excellency's nonsense, he has chronic crystal disorder—"

Jiang Jianming gave him a sharp look: "Go! What about the rules?"

Zheng Yue ran away immediately, Jiang Jianming couldn't laugh or cry.He and Lieutenant General Jin walked to the lower floor while talking together, and the familiar steel narrow passage came into view.

The three alien fortresses of Yin Beidou have a unified structural style, but the layout and defense system of each functional area are quite different.This is to prevent the enemy from being able to grasp the layout of the other two fortresses after the fall of the first fortress. Now it seems that it can only be described as far-sighted.

"The issue of lava space pirates is settled for the time being, and we can accept Major General Xie's fleet to berth at any time."

Jin Min said: "But the carrying capacity of the second fortress is also limited. A strategic retreat is indeed a bold plan, but if the recovery of the first fortress cannot be completed within half a year, it will be very difficult afterwards."

Of course Jiang Jianming understood the pros and cons, he was thinking while listening to the sound of military boots knocking on the ground.

At this time, the automatic door on the opposite side suddenly opened, and an officer came quickly: "Report to the lieutenant general!"

Jiang Jianming took a closer look and found that he actually recognized the person who came.

This is clearly the officer who brought him to Alien Star, the recruit officer of the Second Fortress, Lieutenant Colonel Luis!

At this time, Luis also saw him.

In an instant, the lieutenant colonel's face turned livid, and his eyes were full of grief and resentment.Want to speak but stop, stop and want to speak:

Why is it you... Pooh, why is it you!The majestic Crown Princess, what kind of recruits did you go to interstellar to pretend to be, you deceived me so hard!

Jiang Jianming was very innocent. How could he know that he would become the crown princess in less than a year, and he thought he was just an ordinary survivor.

But this matter was unclear, so he had no choice but to pretend not to understand, turned his head and smiled at Jin Min: "The lieutenant general doesn't need to take care of me."

Your Excellency is so gentle and innocent, Jin Min didn't know it, raised his eyebrows, and his face sank: "Luis, this is Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, please don't be rude."

Luis was even more aggrieved, Lieutenant General Jin still doesn't know what happened back then...why?Because the reported news was intercepted by His Royal Highness Lai An!

He also pretended to say something mysteriously and coldly, "that person is not small", and said something that "made me feel threatened"——

Luis was heartbroken, and thought to himself: Don't you just want to spoil your sweetheart, Your Highness, you just said it straight, so who would dare to do anything to you if you said it straight!

Of course, he dared not pour out the bitter water in his stomach.

Lieutenant Colonel Luis could only bow to Jiang Jianming sullenly, adjust his shaky mentality, and continue his report.

"Lieutenant General, now that the Space Pirates have confirmed their retreat, the suspected spy still refuses to admit it, and his words are confusing. Someone suggested that he should be sent back to the country and sent to a military court for review. Look..."

"spy?"

Jiang Jianming was really taken aback, thinking that a place like Yinbeidou could still have spies mixed in.

I heard Jin Min explain: "Oh, yes, we found a guy from the last batch of recruits who was involved in Space Pirates, but now it's just a suspicion stage..."

The lieutenant general turned his head, "Luis, show your Excellency the file."

For some reason, Luis' face became more colorful.

He called up the information from the wrist phone: "You may still have the impression that it is this person."

What he handed over was a silver Beidou soldier file, and the photo showed a man with bronze skin and a simple and honest demeanor.

Jiang Jianming was even more surprised: "It's him?"

He did have the impression that this was the man sitting next to him when he took the starship to a different planet. He was stupid, but his crystal bone was very strong.Remember the name is...Gao Long.

Louis: "Last month, we found out his identity. He is the son of Lava Space Pirates."

As he spoke, he pulled out another file and handed it over.Jiang Jianming recognized it immediately.

——It's the big Space Pirates who always follow the red dragon!

According to the file, the Space Pirates, code-named "Old Black Sheep" and whose real name is "Kenny Gao", were once residents of Mars star.

Calculating the time, when the old black sheep left home to join Space Pirates, Gao Long should have been still in his infancy.

"..."

Jiang Jianming glanced at Luis with complicated emotions, and immediately understood the sad, angry and resentful eyes just now.

Last year's recruits mixed with a crown princess and a son of a Daewoo pirate. This taste is really sour.

but……

Jiang Jianming frowned and thought to himself: Gao Long in his impression doesn't look like he is capable of such difficult mental work as "spies".

He looked at the time again, it should be a while before Lai An returns with the fleet.

Jiang Jianming said: "Can you take me to see this person?"

Ten minutes later, in the semi-dark Yinbeidou dungeon, separated by two electric fences, Jiang Jianming saw that unusually strong figure.

Gao Long, with electronic handcuffs on his hands and feet, was sitting in the cell with his legs outstretched, whistling the inversion of the national anthem of the Empire in a bored manner.

His hair was a little messy, and he was wearing a special prison uniform, but he was quite energetic.It seems that Yin Beidou did not use extreme methods such as torture to extract a confession.

Jiang Jianming walked in, but he hadn't thought about his opening remarks yet.Gao Long's eyes lit up inside, and he bounced up like a carp.

"Hey, little brother!? Isn't this my long-lost little brother!"

Jin Min scolded: "Shut up! This is Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, not someone you can indulge in."

Gao Long slapped his big palm and said happily: "The Crown Princess! Oh, I knew that my little brother is not an ordinary person!"

...Jiang Jianming once again chose to ignore the unexplainable detours.And I'm glad that Lai An wasn't there, otherwise, hearing Gao Long say "my family", according to His Highness's possessiveness, I'm afraid I'd be too angry to bite someone.

He pointed to the fence: "Lieutenant General, can this be opened?"

Soon, the black-haired officer walked in.

Gao Long was still scratching his head in bewilderment: "That's not right, hasn't the Crown Prince raised his braids long ago, isn't that little brother a royal widow... a widow?"

Lieutenant General Jin blushed with anger.Jiang Jianming immediately said that it didn't matter. He sat down facing Gao Long, and said gently: "Good friend, don't worry about reminiscing about the old days. Now let's clarify your question first. I'm asking, are you a spy?"

Gao Long: "No! I have already told the officers no!"

Jiang Jianming: "Did you know that your father is the leader of Space Pirates?"

Gao Long said frankly: "I know."

Jiang Jianming: "...Then you joined the Yin Beidou army, does it have anything to do with your father?"

"Of course," the big man vowed, "I'm just here to find my bastard father. The second fortress of Yin Beidou has the most dealings with Yu Pirates. Of course I want to join the army here."

"Then, what happened after Yin Beidou found your father?"

Gao Long scratched his head honestly: "Oh, I haven't thought about this yet."

Jiang Jianming's eyelids twitched, and he said to himself, no wonder the fortress locked you up as a spy.Even if this is not a spy, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be a traitor in the future...

After talking for a while, he combined Gao Long's words and the information obtained by Yin Beidou, and simply pieced together the family's past.

It turned out that Gao Long's parents were residents of Masi when they were young... As we all know, Masi is the poorest star city in the empire.

And Kenny Gao's experience is nothing but the bitterness of the poor. There is nothing new to say, but it is just a clichéd story of an honest man who was cheated into a debt.It also happened that his wife lost the ability to work after suffering from an illness, and his newborn son waited for food.

Desperate, Kenny gritted his teeth and joined the space bandit group, under the pseudonym "Old Black Sheep", and began to work for the lava.At first, they were able to send money, food and clothing to their mother and son on a regular basis, but later the relationship between the empire and the lava space pirates became increasingly tense.There was less and less news from the old black sheep, and finally there was no news.

Gao Long followed his father, stupid but powerful, and after delivering the funeral for his mother who died of illness, he followed his mother's last wish and came to the distant stars to find his biological father.

It just happened to coincide with the frequent wars between the empire and the lava, and before the father and son could meet each other, the empire first found out his father's real hometown, and that's how it is now.

"This is not uncommon, my lord."

Jin Min sighed beside him: "Space Pirates was born in the dark age of the old empire. Most of the original members were low-level people who were persecuted by the old empire, and there were also a small number of volunteers who were determined to resist the tyranny."

"To make it like this, generally speaking... it is a problem left over from history."

"..."

Jiang Jianming didn't speak, he stood up on his knees, his pale brows creased unconsciously.

He has read a lot of history and understands the subsequent development: the old empire was overthrown later, but the space pirates were used to living a life of "fallen grass" wandering freely. They despised the old empire and looked down on the newly established empire.Not to mention trusting.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the big and small space bandits made different choices, and most of them decided to maintain the current state.And then……

Jin Min's heart moved, he looked at Jiang Jianming's demeanor under the slightly dark light of the dungeon, and he was even more impressed by the unusualness of this young princess.

It is difficult to see this kind of expression on the faces of generals who only know how to fight; it is even less visible on the faces of those high-ranking nobles.

Some politicians who claim to be concerned about the country and the people have put a similar look on their faces all year round.But whenever they are eloquent, what they say is unrealistic and beautiful.

It's a pity that such a stunningly talented and beautiful crown princess who can worry about the country's troubles is all dyed in chaos.

"Your Excellency." Thinking of this, Jin Min couldn't bear it, "You are tired from running around today, I will take you to rest."

Jiang Jianming was silent for two seconds, then suddenly reached out and pressed the electronic copy on Gao Long's wrist, and said seriously: "How about we persuade your father to come back to the empire?"

Lieutenant General Jin was shocked.

Gao Long was very happy: "Okay!"

Jiang Jianming said calmly, "You know, your father has brought a red-haired kid with him now. Let's catch him and bring him to the empire, so you will have a younger brother to play with."

Lieutenant General Jin lost color.

Gao Long stepped up: "Okay, okay!"

Jiang Jianming wanted to say more.Jin Min was so frightened that he rushed in and grabbed him, and said anxiously: "Your Excellency! At this point, the hatred between Lava and the Empire is almost impossible..."

Jiang Jianming calmly said: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I know it is difficult. But the rampant Crystal Cult is the top priority now. If there is a truce between the Empire and the Lava Space Pirates..."

His eyes were piercing, "Even if it's just a temporary truce, things will be much easier to handle."

Jin Min sighed again, and he held Jiang Jianming's arm with his palm, which was a very polite gesture to persuade him to come out.

Jiang Jianming immediately realized that the general could not understand such a simple truth.

He silently withdrew from the cell with Jin Min, and the lieutenant general said, "Your Excellency, do you know how the first sacred battle failed?"

"……I know."

Jiang Jianming felt even heavier.In order to track down the matter of Lai An, he investigated that period of history very carefully.

At that time, the Great Dili resisted all opinions and sent a fleet to the interstellar expedition. Although the march was difficult, he could barely support the move in the early stage.

——If it wasn't for the lava space pirates attacking the fleet, the result is still unknown.

"I know too!"

Suddenly, Gao Long behind him got up again.

"The first sacred battle was defeated, isn't it because His Majesty the Great rushed in hastily, and even quarreled with the commander when he went out to fight, and made a fuss so that he wouldn't let others follow. How can this be done!"

Lieutenant General Jin was about to get angry again.Jiang Jianming smiled wryly. The various situations on the battlefield could not be summed up in a few words. He didn't take Gao Long's words to heart.

Seeing that the anger on Jin Min's face dissipated again, he let out a long sigh and muttered, "Yes, Commander Aslan..."

"Your Excellency may not know that," Jin Min said in a low voice, "actually, Commander Aslan was seriously ill before the holy battle."

Just as Jiang Jianming showed surprise, he saw Lieutenant General Jin's eyes filled with regret:

"What's wrong with it? It is said that the commander's physical condition was no longer able to go out with the army. This is not simply a metaphor for physical strength or mental exhaustion, but... he has been so weak that he cannot bear the concentration of crystal particles in the distant interstellar."

Jiang Jianming's heart trembled violently, and his chest seemed to be tightened.

"...but," he couldn't help but startled, "but due to the sneak attack of lava, the imperial starship was trapped, and in the end it was Commander Aslan who led the army to rescue..."

"After returning to the country, the commander-in-chief did die of illness soon. So..."

Jiang Jianming felt the words stuck in his throat, and he made a difficult voice: "Dawn Aslan was indirectly killed by the lava Space Pirates?"