In the evening of that day, another group of exploration troops returned.Half an hour later, accompanied by the sound of "hum" and the sound of footsteps, a Jinrilun soldier hurried through the automatic door: "Report..."

In the command room of Jinrilun space station, the crown prince sat in front of the curved screen and meditated, while the black-haired officer next to him leaned on the chair with his eyes closed, covered with the crown prince's coat, and seemed to be asleep.

Hearing the movement, Lai An immediately turned her head and raised her index finger: "Shh."

Jiang Jianming was already woken up.

He opened his eyes, a trace of unconcealable fatigue flashed between his brows, he stretched out his hand to lift off his coat and turned around, with a hoarse voice: "What's wrong, tell me."

... In a place like Jing Nest, the longer the delay, the worse it will be.

Even if they stay in the space station, the mental state of the crystal race and the physical state of the non-crystal race will become weaker and weaker.A few days ago, several generals had already held a meeting to discuss whether to send soldiers back home for recuperation in rotation.

So now it's more of a gamble.Was Crystal Nest the first to accumulate enough "ultimate" power to destroy mankind in one fell swoop, or did the Imperial Army first find Crystal Nest's mother core and destroy crystal particles in one fell swoop?

Or was Crystal Nest unable to withstand the imperial army's attack first, and decided to launch an attack on humans at the cost of exposing the location of the mother nucleus?

Or did the Imperial Army fail to sustain this tormenting protracted war and evacuate from the crystal nest to return to the country?

No one knows what will happen in the next moment.

"Yes Yes!"

The Jinrilun soldier glanced worriedly at Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess, and seemed to lower his voice, "According to the data returned by today's Exploration Army, the attack strength of Crystal Nest has increased slightly. Major General Xie asked us to analyze the chart.Take it here and show it to the two Highnesses..."

The two were moved at the same time, which can be regarded as great news.Lai An pulled up the coat that was left on the side, and put it back on Jiang Jianming's shoulders, "pass it on."

Soon, the screen in front of them displayed dense charts, numbers, and explanatory texts, and it was a headache to scan them at a glance.

But after half a year, Jiang Jianming and Lai An were used to seeing these things, and they exchanged glances within less than a minute.

Lai An whispered: "No, I can't see anything."

"It's a good thing that there is movement. It shows that our offensive is approaching the limit that the enemy can bear."

Jiang Jianming put his hand on the back of His Highness's hand comfortingly, "It seems that Jingchao has not been feeling well recently."

After he finished speaking, he moved closer, and whispered in a voice that the soldiers couldn't hear: "Now we have to stabilize, and we have to pretend to be confident until the second before we really can't hold on. As long as there is even the slightest shake, Crystal Nest can detect it,It’s very likely that it will fall short.”

Lai An glanced at him and snorted, "Of course you are proficient at this kind of trick."

Chu Jun waved the soldier down.Jiang Jianming suddenly called people to stop: "Wait a minute, you are the garrison of Jinrilun Space Station."

The soldier quickly said: "Yes! I have served in the space station for more than ten years."

Jiang Jianming: "Then I want to ask, can this 'Pangu Ax' of yours...can be disassembled?"

Soldier: "Huh?"

Looking at Jiang Jianming's serious expression, he even leaned his upper body forward, obviously not joking: "Can it be separated from the space station and sink to the low-altitude area of the crystal nest for launch?"

The soldier was choked up by the question, "Well, there is no such precedent before, you can ask the technical soldiers about the feasibility. But the cannon itself has no defensive equipment, so..."

So the idea of dismantling the cannon was a bit outrageous, and he swallowed the words in his stomach.His Royal Highness Jiang's realm is beyond the reach of a rough soldier like him.

After the soldiers left, Lai An frowned and looked at Jiang Jianming: "Sink the Pangu ax into the crystal nest? The position of the mother core has not been determined yet, even if the attack distance is shortened..."

Jiang Jianming looked at him with a half-smile and shook his head slowly.

"No, you..."

Lai An breathed in softly "hissing" first, showing a bit of surprise, "Are you going to lure the enemy with the Pan Gu ax!?"

The next day, Jiang Jianming presented his proposal at the military meeting.

The generals were shocked.For a while, whispers continued in the meeting room.

The Pangu ax is the most lethal heavy weapon of the imperial military, and it has now been specially approved to be transformed into a crystal particle annihilation cannon specifically for crystal nests.For Crystal Nest, it is the biggest threat.

Jiang Jianming's idea is simple to say, to disassemble the Pangu ax and sink it into the crystal nest. Under this deterrence and temptation, the crystal nest is likely to explode with stronger aggressiveness in an attempt to destroy the cannon.

As long as Jing Nest is forced to use the power of the mother core, they will have a chance to crack that crucial coordinate point.

"but……"

Senior Colonel Nyingchi couldn't help but said, "If the Pangu Ax is really lost, this is unbearable for our army."

"So, it is impossible to completely sink the Pangu ax into the depths of the crystal nest."

Jiang Jianming glanced at the generals below, and the huge light blue screen was reflected in those deep black pupils, "When the battle starts, immediately cover the heavy artillery and leave the battlefield; the last distance must be tested by the army."

He said in a deep voice: "The sacrifice will be very heavy. Soldiers who have fought this time, please be mentally prepared that you will not come back."

Today, his status and prestige are different from those of the past, coupled with the return of the commander's memory, his mentality has also changed.So it's more like a directive than a statement of proposal.

But this is even better. Now that there are many generals gathered in the Imperial Space Station, and Marshal Chen is guarding the rear, in terms of status, only the two Highnesses are qualified to coordinate.

There was a soft sound beside him, and the tall figure got up.Jiang Jianming raised eyebrows and saw Lai An pressing one hand on the table in front of him, "Who will follow me?"

He stretched out his hand and mercilessly pushed Lai An back to his seat: "Your Highness can't go."

Chu Jun was annoyed: "What are you doing?"

Jiang Jianming frowned, moved over a little and lowered his voice: "Are you asking me? At least the soldiers can be equipped with a matrix, but the situation of His Highness is different. Didn't the leader say it before?"

"...tsk."

Lai An looked away irritably.Sylph had indeed warned many times before that if the matrix died again, the mental state of the original body might not be able to sustain it.

It's just that the crown prince is used to charging forward in person, that is, Jiang Jianming, who was able to push back His Highness who stood up in full view.

"..."

The generals didn't know what Jiang Jianming was saying to Lai An, and they didn't dare to listen, they all looked sideways and bowed their heads when they should.

Well, we can't hear, we can't see.

Xie Yuduo was especially silent, thinking to himself, that's how those rumors that Commander Aslan disrespected the monarch began...

"I don't know what will happen after the coordinates of the mother nucleus of the crystal nest are exposed. What if the Pangu Ax cannot completely destroy it?"

At any rate, Jiang Jianming comforted Lai An twice, and said in a slow voice: "Your Highness will not be willing to let a dead fort be the last card, will you? Please stay and hold the line."

Lai An said quietly: "Then you?"

Jiang Jianming immediately said: "Of course I will stay."

"Your Excellency is right, the two Highnesses cannot take risks."

Xie Yuduo made a sound, the major general's slender eyes were raised, he looked around the conference room with a smile, his legs crossed and swayed.

"This is a good thing that will go down in history. No matter how you look at it, you should thank someone for being the pioneer. Don't compete with me."

"Xiao Xie!" Jin Min was anxious, and said harshly, "You are the future of Yin Beidou, and you are not allowed to go!"

Celine stood up almost at the same time: "The Yin Beidou will be kept as a vital force for the assault during the general offensive. To open the way, please ask the subordinates to lead the Jin Rilun to go."

Jin Min: "Admiral Xilin, can you do it? Excuse me, Yin Beidou is the one who is used to being the pioneer, so let's stop fighting for Jin Rilun?"

In a blink of an eye, several people stood up again, each rushing to fight.Xie Yuduo laughed: "What are you doing? Isn't there a basic plan? It's not like the real strong man is gone forever, why are you so nervous!"

"That's enough." Lai An didn't let them quarrel, and directly made a decision, "Xie Yuduo, you go."

Xie Yuduo laughed loudly: "Okay, it's still my little highness who loves me!"

His Highness issued an order, and the others naturally did not dare to raise any objections.Jiang Jianming and Lai An exchanged glances, and said: "Admiral Celine, please lead the 20,000 Jinri round battleships to guard the Pangu axe and support at any time."

"The rest of the ministries are still holding their posts according to their duties and will act tomorrow. At that time, please be prepared to obey orders at any time."

"yes!!"

"Besides," Jiang Jianming paused, "there is another group of people who will fight with you tomorrow."

...

The next day, the open-air starship port of the space station.

Armed battleships are lined up in the port, and matrix soldiers wearing crystal-resistant armor board the ships one by one.

Occasionally, when someone looks up, they will see that the nest is like a huge snowball, quietly hanging at the end of the alloy steel horizon, surrounded by the dark starry sky like dark waves.

Today, most people are used to it, but in the first few months, every now and then, some people would have a giant phobia caused by this thing.

"Son, daddy is gone."

Under the starship, the old black sheep patted Gao Long on the shoulder. The big Space Pirates, who was not good at words, couldn't say anything sensational after holding back for a long time. He just said: "You are still young, work hard with the little colonel."

Gao Long's eyes were red, and he punched the old black sheep on the shoulder: "After this battle is over, if you are not dead, both of us will go back to Mars star to see our mother."

He sniffled and his voice became hoarse, "Mom said before she left that she doesn't blame you, she just misses you."

"Tsk..."

In the distance, Xie Yuduo frowned, crossed his arms and folded his chest, "Don't go, kids, even if you die in Crystal Nest, the Empire will not remember your heroic sacrifice."

Red Dragon tied back his messy hair.He didn't look at Xie Yuduo, but turned to Jiang Jianming, and said in a low voice, "Thank you."

Jiang Jianming said lightly: "This is something you decide on your own, and I will not interfere."

Ultimately, the Lava Space Pirates decided to burn their lives out here.

The soldiers of the empire can return to their original bodies after their matrix dies, but the original bodies of this group of space thieves have been drained of crystal particles and cannot bear the impact of the death of the matrix. If they are gone on the battlefield, they are gone.

The old black sheep turned and boarded the ship.His back was bent at first, but the more he walked, the taller he became.

In the end, he stood at the highest point of the boarding port of the starship, and waved to Gao Long again in the backlight.

Gao Long rolled his hands into a tube and shouted at him from a distance: "Father! If you die, it's okay! I'll take your relics back to Mas and let Dad and Mom lie togetherSon!"

Inside the lava starship, a group of space pirates gathered there without any image, standing and sitting.As soon as they saw the old black sheep coming up, they gathered around and cursed:

"Old Black Sheep, who told you to follow me, you imperial dog!"

"Our boss doesn't want you! Why don't you go enjoy the happiness with your precious son!"

The old black sheep kept his head silent, and soon the Red Dragon boarded the ship and walked up.The boy glanced at him with a complicated expression, snorted, and turned his face away.

And he called "Boss" and followed the boy, just like every time he played in these years.

At the port, Jiang Jianming was still giving final instructions to several senior officers who went to battle.

"The basic body plan is not a technique of immortality. If soldiers slack off because of this, problems will definitely occur."

There was a heavy look in his eyes, "There are still too many unknowns in Crystal Nest, so please proceed with caution."

Xie Yuduo said seriously: "Your Excellency, please don't worry, the lower officials have already lectured me about this. Once we realize that the situation is out of control, we will kill ourselves immediately to let our consciousness return."

Jiang Jianming nodded slightly, then suddenly frowned and coughed.The two guards beside him hurriedly stretched out their hands to help, "The concentration of crystal particles here is too high, Your Highness still..."

Jiang Jianming subconsciously wanted to say "it's okay", but now he remembered that his words would only be counterproductive to the people around him, so he closed his mouth.

But he had nothing else to ask.Soon Lai An personally came to catch him, Jiang Jianming returned to the command room of the space station, only took two pills, and saw the starship leave the port through the porthole.

Those tiny black shadows formed a line, reflected under the snow-white crystal nest, like a black crow soaring under the moon.

Jiang Jianming didn't care about taking the medicine anymore, and immediately pushed the medicine bottle in his hand aside, and raised his hand to turn on the big screen.

Immediately, a boxy virtual screen popped up, filling the space with the seats at the center.

"Ginger," Lai An approached him from behind, forcing the last inhalation medicine into his mouth, "It's a matter of three to five seconds."

Jiang Jianming opened his mouth helplessly, biting the spout of the potion, and said vaguely: "But Your Highness, if it succeeds this time, there is hope to destroy the mother nucleus of the crystal nest in one fell swoop. When I win, I don't need to take any medicine."

"And if it doesn't work this time... I'm afraid the army can only evacuate the crystal nest temporarily, or return to the country. I also don't need to take medicine."