"The empire hasn't seen it clearly yet."

Inside a starship in Lava Space Pirates a year ago.The Bishop of Destruction, with his black robe hanging down, walked in front of the red dragon under the half-believing eyes of the space bandits on both sides.

"The more humans attack the crystal nest, the more soldiers will die in the crystal chaos, and the power of the crystal nest will be stronger. Humans' conquest of the crystal nest is just to put out fire."

"Even if the empire's technology is getting more and more advanced, the soldiers are getting better and better, and the tactics against crystal nests are getting more and more mature, what's the use? The growth rate of the crystal chaos dead may decrease, but the number of deaths themselves will only increase.You should understand what I mean."

"One day, the crystal nest will be strong enough to stimulate the activity of the crystal particles in all human beings. That is the day when our ultimate arrival is just the difference between sooner and later."

Red Dragon crossed his legs, frowned and listened silently.

"That is to say," a big-bodied Space Pirates scratched his scalp, "if the empire doesn't attack the crystal nest, the crystal nest will soon erupt that 'ultimate', making all human beings belch farts."

"But if the empire attacks the crystal nest, more and more soldiers will die in chaos. Sooner or later, the crystal nest will grow to the point where it can explode into the 'ultimate'. Humans still have to burp?"

After finishing speaking, Space Pirates was so frightened that he screamed: "This is not a knife, it will be over sooner or later!"

The Bishop of Destruction said indifferently: "I said that the outcome of this war was doomed from the very beginning. The efforts made by the Crystal Cult are nothing more than the desire to crown the sacred crystal particles with their own hands, so that the ultimate day will come soon.That's all."

"It's a pity that judging from the current situation, the war between the Empire and Crystal Nest will continue for a long time. This is a pity for us, but for Lava, at least before the extinction of human beings, it is enough for your brothers and sisters to live happilyAfter finishing this life, there is no need to be servile to anyone."

"Humanity is extinct..."

Red Dragon turned his face away and snorted. When he saw the old black sheep standing below, he suddenly said in a low voice: "Some of my brothers have given birth to children."

Su didn't respond, just looked at him.It seems to be silently asking: So what?

Space Pirates have always claimed to be happy in this life.Now the head of the young regiment also wants to accept the enemy's recruiting for the idea of sheltering his descendants?

"..." Red Dragon scratched his hair irritably. By now, he was on the verge of riding a tiger.

He and the empire have long declared that they are incompatible, and the space pirates under him have long boasted.The former partner in front of him is dangerous no matter how you look at it, but what choice does he have?

"What does the Crystal Cult want lava to do?"

"There is no need for you to do anything," said the Bishop of Destruction, shaking his head. "The Crystal Cult will provide lava with a large amount of real crystal ore, food, weapons and other resources. I hope that lava will stay away from the battlefield and will not return to the empire. It will not be our enemy and will not leak it."The information we've provided so far will do."

Red Dragon's face finally relaxed a bit.That's all it is, which doesn't sound like too much to ask.

Now he no longer trusts the Crystal Cult, and more than half of them are guarded and vigilant.

If Destruction still wants them to fight together, Lava will never agree.But now, this guy's condition is just not to surrender the empire...

Space Pirates will have nothing to lose, they have taken supplies for nothing, and there is even room to continue to wait and see the situation.

Red Dragon deliberately put on airs and said that it would take two days to think about it, but in fact he had already agreed in his heart.

Thinking about it carefully, Yin Beidou's long-term battle in the crystal nest can indeed contain the empire, and it is a good thing to think about lava.

Even if... one day they really want to accept the imperial offer, they will have more confidence, and maybe they can fight for a more free life for the Space Pirates like the former glorious dominion.

At least at the time, Red Dragon thought so.

...

"Oh... oh, so."

Inside the Tianshu, Xie Yuduo intentionally acted like he had suddenly realized, "The Lava and the Crystal Cult each have their own plans. Of course whoever bumps into them is stupid and whoever is embarrassed, so the lava is wiped out!"

"Xie Yuduo! You're courting death—"

Anger suddenly rushed to Red Dragon's face, his shoulders clattered, and the blood-like crystal bones appeared instantly.

Immediately, the five Space Pirates standing behind him also showed their crystal bones, threatening to fight.

"You are the one who is looking for death!" Lai An shouted coldly, pulling Jiang Jianming's chair back towards her.The crystal bone unfolded, protecting the fragile crystalless person tightly.

As for Jiang Jianming... because the bowl in front of him was almost dropped by His Royal Highness's crystal bone, he gave Lai An a complaining look when the sword was on the verge of breaking out.

"Come on, you little thieves," Xie Yuduo twisted his neck and said with a smile, "You really have that ability, are you still here? Crystal Cult is talking about running trains, you still believe it."

Red Dragon's shoulders rose and fell with heavy panting, and his temples ached from the gas.

The night of the tragedy reappeared in front of my eyes, and a man with gray temples walked across the corpse.There was a sticky sound of water when his boots stepped on the pool of blood, and a few drops of blood were splashed on the corner of the black robe.

The new batch of materials sent by Crystal Cult was mixed with dead crystals. The space pirates didn't know how to do it, and countless people died overnight in the crystal chaos.

During the melee, Red Dragon fell to the ground and was cut in his right eye, bleeding profusely.

"Destruction!!" He let out a frantic scream, "I'll kill you! I'll kill you!!"

"Don't be angry, I didn't deceive you, Your Excellency, Young Leader."

The Bishop of Destruction was condescending, "It is true that we want to win the decisive victory with the empire's expeditionary force in Crystal Nest, and it is also true that the ultimate will come."

"The lava really doesn't have to do anything. As long as you die, it's enough to be the last nutrient of the crystal particles."

"As for the hatred you have with the empire, please rest assured, I will get it back for you in Jingnest..."

In the starship room, the surviving space pirates were all talking, spitting and cursing:

"The Crystal Cult bastards!"

"When it falls into Lao Tzu's hands, I will skin them alive!"

"There is also the damn Bishop of Destruction, bah, sooner or later, dig out his brain and soak it in dung water!"

"Anyway, that's it. I've said everything I need to say. Judging from the meaning of destruction, he will appear in the crystal nest sooner or later. You'd better urge the emperor to send troops to support."

Red Dragon took a deep breath, he looked at the electronic clock, it was getting late.

Dinner time has long passed, and now go to get the military ration meal, and it will probably be cold by now.

"Let's go, when the Bishop of Destruction appears, remember to leave that guy's head to me."

After all, he turned around with his neck straightened and opened his legs, and those space robbers also turned around.

Jiang Jianming was concentrating on tearing off Lai An's crystal bone from his body, at this moment, without raising his eyes, he said calmly, "Are you going to talk about that?"

"That's it for tonight."

Red Dragon folded his arms and snorted, "What if you tell us all, and you break your promise and want to kill us?"

When he finished speaking, he had already walked to the automatic door, and was suddenly taken aback.

The off-white automatic door, which was supposed to be opened and closed by the induction system, remained motionless.

Red Dragon subconsciously pushed with his hands, and there was a huge resistance from the cold metal——the automatic door locked.

"You!!" Red Dragon was startled and angry, and turned to face the three of them, "What does this mean!?"

In the room, the air suddenly cooled down.Lai An stood up, his crystal bones slowly stretched, and walked forward in a position that completely blocked Jiang Jianming.

And although Xie Yuduo didn't get up, he didn't know when he was holding the gun in his hand, and there was a cold smile in his eyes.

"You are wrong." The prince of the empire said, "Even if I don't provide more information, I can kill you."

Red Dragon was dumbfounded.

"You were really cheated."

Xie Yuduo shook his head from behind, "I was calculated to death from the beginning to the end," he turned his head, "Your Excellency discovered it from the beginning, right?"

Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes. He folded his hands and put them on the table. He seemed to think for two seconds before saying: "... Once, when the imperial capital Aslan was attacked, I saved a girl."

"Her skin was buried with controllable dead crystals by the crystal cultists, and Bishop Lauren of Chaos used this as a means to blackmail her mother."

He was afraid that the major general would blame himself, so he was not going to confess about Xie Yinxing, but just ignored everything before and after as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Jianming looked up at the Red Dragon, and clearly saw a drop of cold sweat dripping from the boy's temples, "Now, guess, do you have such a thing in your body?"

"The Crystal Sect destroyed the lava, but deliberately let a few space pirates escape. They knew that these remnants would be intercepted by the Silver Beidou. Out of hatred, the lava would of course follow the imperial army to the crystal nest. At that time, you will be at the crux of the warBe a bomb all the time, that's the real plan of the Crystal Cult."

The space thieves were in an uproar, touching themselves all over the place.Red Dragon's whole body was numb, his eyes were wide open, and he couldn't speak a word.

Jiang Jianming: "As for the information you provided, Crystal Cult intends to win in Crystal Nest, and the Bishop of Destruction announced that he will come to Crystal Nest... I am more inclined to let you hear it on purpose, so that we can get false news."

He hooked his lips shallowly, and his smile was as cold as frost. "It seems that the defense of the empire is going to be strengthened. The Bishop of Destruction is likely to attack the Yu Region of the amorphous lair, either Star City or Black Shark Base."

Lai An took another step forward, and the crystal particles in the air faintly began to collide.

Red Dragon bit the bullet and unfolded his crystal bone: "Are you really going to do it!?"

The bronze-colored face of the old black sheep was flushed, and he stared at Jiang Jianming in grief and anger, and said in a low voice, "Little Colonel, didn't you say..."

Another Space Pirates also chanted: "Our boss believes in you and thinks you are a good person who can cooperate!"

"Shut up!" Red Dragon was furious, "Can't you see clearly, the people of the empire are all insidious and cunning all the way! Isn't it a life and death today, what nonsense!!"

Jiang Jianming suddenly said: "Your Highness."

"Don't stop me, it doesn't make sense to keep this kind of risk."

Lai An didn't look back, and said coldly: "I did it. Whether it's insidious or cunning has nothing to do with you."

"You are mistaken."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Jianming shook his head and said, "I just promised to bring Space Pirates to the crystal nest, and now I have arrived at the crystal nest. My promise has been fulfilled, and I don't owe Space Pirates anything. Your Highness wants to deal with them, and I will not stop them."

The space pirates all changed their colors.

After all, before, their hatred with the imperial family and Yinbeidou was so intense that the crown prince didn't even bother to persuade a group of space pirates to surrender. Only Jiang Jianming always hoped to solve the problem of lava in a more gentle way.

But at this moment, the black-haired officer didn't change his face, "Furthermore, Space Pirates had so many lives in their hands, and they were the chief culprits who killed Commander Aslan, so they deserved to die."

The old black sheep said sadly: "We have nothing now, and we don't want anything from your empire. We just want to pay our old life to avenge our brother! Since we have to kill the grass and roots today, then...then we will fight you!!"

"……only."

The words took a sudden turn.

Jiang Jianming's tone was unhurried, and he said lightly, "I think there is more value to be dug out of the lava. Killing Space Pirates here, um... a bit unworthy."

The gasp almost sent the group of Space Pirates away.Lai An didn't mean to close the crystal bone, but raised his eyebrows sideways: "How do you say?"

Jiang Jianming: "If we can accurately predict the goal of the Crystal Cult, we can reverse the design. But if we kill the space pirates here, it is no less than scaring the snake. It will be difficult to pinch the seven inches of the destruction of the bishop."

Xie Yuduo frowned at the right time: "But if the bodies of the lava space pirates are really tampered with, the hidden danger is too great. Your Excellency, we can't afford this risk now."

Jiang Jianming: "What if I say that there is a way to avoid risks?"

"I mean, let the lava space pirates completely avoid the possibility of acute crystal disorder."

These words were like a boulder smashing through the frozen lake, and everyone immediately looked at him.The old black sheep blurted out: "What did you say?"

Jiang Jianming glanced at Red Dragon and others, and continued: "Of course, it depends on whether everyone in Lava is willing to cooperate."

...

After Red Dragon and others left, Jiang Jianming breathed a sigh of relief.Looking at Lai An: "It's going well. Thank you, Your Highness, for being a villain."

The crown prince snorted softly, and when he tilted his head, the tail of his beautiful hair swirled and danced, "I can tell what you are thinking at a glance."

Jiang Jianming smiled, and stretched out his fingers to pull back Lai An's disobedient hair, "Your Highness is certainly wise."

Xie Yuduo: "."

Xie Yuduo: "Haha, then what, the next official went to collect the bowl?"

Jiang Jianming pretended he didn't hear it, and trimmed Lai An's hair tie. His eyes fell on the curved window of the room, looking at the whirling atmosphere of the nest outside, and the fleet dragging its tail flames.

"Now, the bait, fog and traps are all set up, and we are waiting for the other party to take the bait."

"I hope I can take this good opportunity to take down the last Bishop of Crystal Cult."

Empire Aslan Star City, White Emerald Palace.

"Speaking of...Old Chen, when did you guess that it was Dawn? I never disclosed that 001 of the Matrix Project is our commander."

Holding a long knife in his arms, the emperor walked in the back garden where golden roses were blooming, talking in a very leisurely tone.The old man followed behind, leaning on a cane.

Lin Song: "Was it the end of Lan Xi Shi's battle, when you saw his commanding style? Or when I told you that he was the chain that tied His Highness?"

"Or was it at the very beginning, when he lied to your chip as soon as he graduated from the military academy and ran away to the interstellar world?"

Chen Hanke lowered his head with a smile: "I don't know what His Majesty is talking about."

Lin Song also laughed, she was too lazy to play charades with the old fox: "Forget it, don't talk if you don't say it, the old marshal is here today, he shouldn't be chatting with me, right? We can talk about business."

Chen: "Your Majesty knows in his heart that it is a matter of crystal nest reinforcements. The commander-in-chief's proposal..."

Lin Song: "Stop it, why don't you call me Your Excellency or Your Highness Jiang?"

She laughed, her eyebrows and eyes were as bright as red hibiscus, "Wake up, you are the commander-in-chief now. Look at me, right, I don't call the crown prince 'Your Majesty' now?"

Chen was silent for a moment, then carefully confirmed: "You didn't call the emperor "Your Majesty" very much back then, did you?"

"Okay."

Lin Song waved his hand, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "What are you talking about? Oh, sent a large army to be stationed in Smectic Nest Yu Region for a long time, right? What do you think?"

"What the commander thinks is exactly what the minister thinks."

Old Marshal Chen said: "In the Smectic Nest Yu Region, it will be much easier to do anything in the future by establishing the first cosmic stronghold that does not rely on planets."

Speaking of this, there was a hint of regret in the old man's eyes: "The old man hasn't been on the front line for a long time, and I really miss the time when he followed His Majesty and the commander to fight the world."

"I also miss it very much." Lin Song stretched his waist, and threw the slaughter thief in his arms into Chen's hand, "Let's do it. The leader wants this thing, and find someone to bring it to her."

...

In the state of war, the number of imperial conscripts increased significantly.After the reform of the military department at the beginning of the year, the number of active servicemen today has exceeded that of the founding period.

Three days later, the emperor personally dispatched troops and dispatched fleets from the Nine Star Cities.There are 20,000 ships in the two star cities of Aslan and Albion, 10,000 ships in Zisi, Watson and Glory Star City, and 5,000 ships in the remaining four star cities, plus a small number of newly recruited Amorphous races,There are 100,000 starships, about 3 million soldiers, and countless mecha weapons.

Fleet wakes lit the sky like sapphires as the armies set sail from the Empire.

In the nine star cities, without exception, there was a grand scene that was empty for thousands of people.The citizens pointed to the sky, looked up, and watched the starship leave with the soldiers——

Just like many years ago, the poor on the Blue Mother Planet also looked up at the rebel fleet flying to Vol Star City.

The author has something to say:

Expeditionary Trio (to Space Pirates): You've been counted.

Expeditionary Trio (to Space Pirates): So now let me count you one more time.