When the Black Shark base passed through the wormhole and arrived at the crystal nest space, the originally empty and desolate sea of stars had changed.

Today, the huge Jinrilun space station is hovering in a relatively safe area outside the crystal nest, maintaining its rotation.Tens of thousands of starships formed a belt-shaped steel defense circle, protecting the space station in the center like a planetary ring.

Inside the battleship, a group of Silver Beidou soldiers were returning to the central lounge with the supplies they had just received, with excited expressions on their faces, talking as they walked.

Logically speaking, in the high-pressure environment of Jingchao, few soldiers showed joyful expressions.But tonight is very strange. Looking around, there is an atmosphere of excitement and joy everywhere.

"Fuck, it's so fucking angry, a month, a whole month, he didn't come to see me!"

Tang Zhen was so angry that the corners of his eyes were red, he gritted his teeth and crossed his arms, "When he comes back, I'll see if I don't hold him down and scold him!"

"Hmph, what happened to Colonel Yin Beidou, what happened to the Crown Princess? Even if he becomes the commander-in-chief one day, I will still scold him as much as I should!"

The person next to him had a strange expression: "Lieutenant Tang, why are you so excited? Could it be that you secretly drank too much..."

The other echoed with a hippie smile: "That's right, you still want to scold Colonel Jiang? Who didn't dare to fart in front of His Royal Highness last time?"

"That's all he said!" Bemaner interjected quietly, "When Colonel Jiang returns, Tang Zhen will definitely be the first to cry."

Tang Zhen immediately frowned when he heard the words, and Bei Maner patted his back with a smile and went down.This group of people walked to the lounge noisily, and it was already filled with soldiers in groups of four or four.

As soon as they sat down, they saw a Yin Beidou dressed as a communication soldier rushing in with joy, and said in a loud voice:

"I received a message from the Black Shark Base! The remnants of the Crystal Sect have been wiped out, and the Bishop of Destroyer has been executed! The base has successfully transitioned, and it is estimated that it will be able to dock with the space station in three hours!!"

Suddenly, deafening cheers exploded in the lounge.

"Major General Xie said that when the Black Shark base arrives, the fleet will be allowed to welcome it! Let's go and line up..."

"Brother, there are still three hours!"

"Oh, let's prepare early, what if the base arrives early?"

"That's right! Besides, what if Colonel Jiang wants to avoid us and come back quietly early?"

Tang Zhen was speechless, rubbed his ears, and muttered in a low voice: "My good fellow, this scene is more exciting than when the reinforcements of the imperial army and the space station arrived."

Bemaner picked a can of coffee from the supplies, opened it and took a sip, then laughed softly, "Hey, you all know why."

The young hero who thought he had died at the end of the cold night of the old days returned to them with victory today, and naturally deserved the greatest cheers.

Jiang Jianming had a good idea at the beginning, thinking that even if the army would be excited, it would be a moment of excitement.

When Xie Yuduo announced his return to the whole army, he hid himself.He went to the Black Shark base, and it would take ten and a half months to go back and forth. At that time, those passionate people would be able to calm down, and they would be able to calm down a little when they came back.

But now, it is obvious that it is definitely not the level where you can just get by.

Tang Zhen shrugged his shoulders: "To be honest, with Xiao Jiang's temper, I think it will really scare him if he gets too big... Humph, but he deserves it."

Tick, tick, click.

In the depths of the Black Shark base, the second hand and the hour hand merged into one, and then jumped forward by one frame.

"There is no fluctuation in the turbulence coefficient of crystal particles."

"Physiological values are normal."

"Consciousness is stable."

The tense voices of the researchers at the base came and went regularly, "001 is fused and will... wake up."

Immediately, everyone's eyes turned to the only experimental cabin in the laboratory.

The warehouse has a translucent cover, and a handsome black-haired young man can be vaguely seen lying in the center, with a thin and slender body wrapped in a snow-white hospital gown, his chest rises and falls with shallow breathing.

Numerous data lines and infusion tubes are connected from all directions, and the data is scrolled on the small display screen next to it.

"Okay, let's go out." Sylph took off her black clothes and stood by her side intently. "I will raise the alarm if something happens."

The fusion of two consciousnesses is not an easy task. In principle, the more peaceful the environment, the better. Therefore, the leader only ordered a few core members to manage this projection. After confirming the success, this group of people withdrew.

Only Sylph was watching by, and sent a message to Lin Ge by the way.

Poor His Majesty Lin Ge, the leader rubbed his wrist phone and thought to himself, looking at this posture, she will be the last one to see the commander again...

About ten minutes later, Jiang Jianming, who was lying on his back in the experimental cabin, suddenly twitched weakly, frowning with a hint of pain.

Sylph was startled, and hurried forward two steps.But immediately after, the eyelashes of the crippled human being trembled and slowly opened.

"..."

Silph held her breath and didn't dare to move.In the experimental cabin, Jiang Jianming half-opened his eyes blankly, blinking slowly from time to time.The pupils are loose and out of focus, unable to condense for a long time.

Drop, drop... On the physical sign monitor, the numbers and lines are still beating in an orderly manner.

Rao is the leader, and he can't help sweating from nervousness at this moment.

"...Commander."

Finally, Silfe slowed down her voice as much as possible and spoke. She took another step forward, lowered her waist, and tried to look at the person lying in the experimental cabin.

She said softly, "I'm Sylph, can you recognize me?"

This voice seemed to call back the opponent's sanity.

Jiang Jianming finally set his eyes on the leader slowly.

After a while, he raised a pale arm, first opened the shell of the experimental cabin, then supported the armrest beside him, and sat up by himself.

Sylph was reaching out to help, when a hoarse voice came from above her head:

"...Who asked you to do consciousness projection for me, Sylph?"

The base leader tightened his lips.

She silently raised her eyes to meet the commander's gaze.

Yes, remember back then, what the commander ordered was to use the idea of dormancy to slow down for a period of time, and when His Majesty accepted his departure, he would be buried.

——From this, it has to be said that Jiang Jianming, when faced with certain things, has a bit of escapism in the same strain from the original body to the matrix.

For example, at the beginning, he thought that as long as he left it alone for a while, that little highness would lose interest in the humble and lifeless human beings, but in the end he made a desperate love affair, and Leian didn't let it go.

Coincidentally, his base body also firmly believed that as long as it was left to dry for a while, the enthusiasm of the imperial soldiers would last for three to five days.And the result...

Of course, the current Commander Aslan still doesn't know his fate of being about to overturn.

Jiang Jianming tilted his head, there was no expression of joy or anger, only a cool luster in his eyes, like a layer of frost that condensed on the glass in the deep winter, it was hard to say whether it was fragile or sharp, it just made people tremble.

He sat firmly on his side, his bare feet pointing to the floor, his tone was not very harsh, but not too gentle: "The White Bird Expedition, the Matrix Project... the relationship between the Empire and the Black Shark Base for many yearsThe brainchild, is it for you to do this?"

This is to say that Silf used the substrate 001 to project her own consciousness in a false business.

If it was the little queen back then, she would have bowed her head and been scolded without daring to say a word.

But now Silf is already an "grandmother" who has gone through many vicissitudes. She has never seen any big storms, and immediately said calmly: "Then you have to ask His Majesty Kaios."

"At that time, we worked hard to send the base's instruments into the crystal nest. When His Majesty's consciousness was contacted, his mental state was already very bad, and he couldn't make sense at all. We could only listen to him."

Jiang Jianming's eyebrows twitched.Silver said again: "At that time, His Majesty's sanity was severely damaged by the crystal particles. Just remember to protect you. We tried to project his consciousness, but what we received was your consciousness."

"So this matter," Sylph said sincerely, "I really can't blame me."

Jiang Jianming: "..."

After throwing the blame away, she turned around and said, "Furthermore, consciousness projection also requires experimental subjects. Although your number is 001, you projected earlier than His Majesty, which is equivalent to helping us find the way."

Nonsense.Jiang Jianming was secretly annoyed, thinking that even if he did a projection, what would happen if he entrusted himself to Jiang Sheng and threw him on the purple silk?

If I hadn't met and fell in love with His Highness after going around and around, and got involved in the crystal particle battle again, maybe I would really have lived an ordinary and happy life, never knowing those heavy old days.

But on the one hand, he felt that the little girl should be trained for being emotional, but on the other hand, the memory of the matrix reminded him that Sylph is now a mature and prudent leader, and he should no longer educate her as an elder like in the past.people.

Thinking of Xi Erfu and Lin Ge's lonely burden for many years, no matter how cold and hard their hearts were, they softened.

Forget it, Jiang Jianming sighed secretly, anyway, whether by accident or fate, his matrix can be regarded as a contribution to the crystal particle battle...

"What happened to Seth?"

Silf: "Your majesty wants multiple organ failure caused by old age to accompany you. In fact, it was the same as your dormancy at first. You didn't expect anything, it's just the sustenance of the living."

"Later, the base conducted research on a new type of intellectual brain, and Seth was smart and obedient. We tried to upload its consciousness into the program of the mecha intellectual brain, and it was surprisingly successful."

Still bullshit.Jiang Jianming thought angrily and amusedly, Seth is undoubtedly a good dog, but if you really want to choose carefully, can it be more suitable than a specially trained military dog?

But in the end he didn't say anything more.

Slowed down again, and after confirming that there was no abnormality in his body, Jiang Jianming went out and greeted the members of the Black Shark base, including Lance and Chang Ze, and met Jiang Sheng again.

The main meaning is to show your face, to show that it is normal for future generations to merge, so that everyone can rest assured.

——But these people were ordered by Silver's ears. No matter how excited they were, they tried their best to restrain themselves from pestering Jiang Jianming for too long. They basically left after saying a few words, and soon the surroundings became quiet again.

Jiang Jianming said helplessly, "I'm fine."

"Your credibility is too low, please take a good rest first."

Silver said, "After the fusion of consciousness, there may be psychological anxiety or mental instability. That's normal. If you have any questions, please call me at any time."

Jiang Jianming: "But I want to see Ryan."

Sylph froze for a moment.Jiang Jianming smiled at her: "I really miss him...Give me a mecha and let me meet His Highness in advance, is that okay?"

Silf immediately said: "I'll send a message to ask him to come and see you."

Helpless, Jiang Jianming insisted on going by himself, and said that the situation in the crystal nest was complicated, and if His Highness was on the battlefield, how could he be distracted.

In the end, the leader couldn't hold him back, and couldn't bear to stop him any longer. After confirming that the alien creatures in this area had been wiped out, he said, "If you encounter any situation, please contact me immediately. Do you understand?"

...

Ten minutes later, a mech drove out of the moving Black Shark base.

There was only one figure in the cockpit of the mecha, and Jiang Jianming sat there quietly, letting the mecha fly towards the set coordinates.

The starry sky seems to have swallowed the tiny mech into the bottom of its abdomen, Jiang Jianming quietly looked at the place where the white light was far away, knowing that it must be the direction of the crystal nest.

He belatedly thought to himself: In any case, it seems that at least it is time to say something hard to the leader.

So my character is really bad...

Jiang Jianming closed his eyes, let out a breath trembling slightly, his face tensed.

Thin cold sweat emerged from the forehead, and the black-haired young man bent down, as if he was enduring some great pressure.

Only then did the aftermath of memory fusion surge up.

No one expected this kind of problem to happen.Although Silve mentioned it, she didn't expect the serious consequences.

The reason for everything is that Jiang Jianming's two memories are too extreme.

Sinister claws protruded from memory, pinching his senses and dragging him to hell.

He seemed to hear the chaotic laughter and cursing in the wild area again, taste the smell of rotting and smelly garbage entrance, and feel the touch of his mother's warm blood splashing on his face.

He felt the chilling pain again, the pain of surgery, the pain of treatment, the pain of cutting bones with the tip of a knife, the pain of seeing darkness and despair.

The mental stress he endured every day while pretending to be a new human to deceive the entire empire.

When he knew that he was unable to respond to His Majesty's love, the suffering, guilt and guilt that were enough to drive people crazy, and the exhaustion that he never dared to show on the outside.

The pain penetrated his bones like a long-awaited poison, gnawing at his brain.

Jiang Jianming stood up suddenly and looked around in a panic in the small cockpit. His breathing became more and more rapid, his lips trembled, and cold sweat soon drenched his back.

——But all the repressed past life experiences may not be able to compare with the impact of this new life.

Peaceful, warm, and happy, probably a new life that Dawn Aslan couldn't imagine.

It was an idle afternoon, the third floor of the Aslan library was near the window, and the setting sun was gradually turning red.

He was embraced by His Royal Highness Lai An, squinting his eyes lazily like a cat whose fur has been stroked, and under his hands was a heavy paper imperial history book, volume four, "The Great Crusade: The Holy Battle".

He said that it is a pity that a hero like Kaios the Great will end.

And Ryan kissed his black hair sideways, stroked his upper arm with his palm, and answered the question: You are so cold, wear more next time.

At that time, thick black blood was spreading from the page under the boy's hand.The sun that he once held up with all his strength has fallen, extinguished in the icy sea of stars, but he didn't know anything, he just closed the pages of the book lightly.

Later, he saw with his own eyes his Majesty once again smashed to pieces.

Dark blood was splashed in the cockpit of Crown of Dawn, and Ryan asked him tearfully if he could love him next time.

It was he who taught the emperor to die for mankind.

Ryan was forced to die for him.

He doesn't regret meeting Ryan, but he...

My eyes began to feel dizzy, my hands were numb, and my fingertips were trembling uncontrollably.This is a secondary symptom caused by rapid breathing.

Jiang Jianming gritted his teeth and sat back, forcing himself to slow down his panting rhythm, but his eyelashes were soon wet with physiological tears.

He curled up on the pilot's seat of the mecha alone, enduring the painful pain that he had to go through.

Suddenly, the wrist phone flickered.

"The leader said you are here?"

It was Ryan who sent him a message.

Jiang Jianming could barely sit still at this time, and was hanging by the seat belt.

But he also knew that Ryan would be in a hurry if he was informed, so he pressed the virtual keyboard with difficulty, and subconsciously replied: "I will arrive tonight."

After replying, he was startled for a moment, as if trying to grasp some support, Jiang Jianming suddenly longed to hear Ryan's voice.

I don't expect a lot, just... for example, a few seconds of voice notes are enough.

That was a medicine too, to help calm him down.

But Jiang Jianming didn't dare to let Lai An know that he was in a bad state of mind, so he typed "Your Highness, can you" with difficulty... Before he finished typing the following words, he immediately felt that it was inappropriate, so he deleted and typed again.

This time I typed "Are you busy?", clasping the cold console with trembling palms, and deleted it after thinking about it.

Finally typed the next line: "What is Your Highness busy with?"

The eardrums were filled with the sound of heavy breathing, cold sweat slipped down, and the dizziness became more and more serious.Jiang Jianming squinted his eyes for a long time before confirming the words and sending them.

After sending it, he regretted it, and wondered if it was a bit too deliberate.But Lai An replied quickly.

"People are in the mecha."

Jiang Jianming's brain was dazed for two seconds, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.As if he made a mistake and found that he could withdraw it, he hurriedly typed:

"Please drive carefully and see you at night."

But when the send button was pressed, the next message from His Highness also popped up:

"The mecha is on its way to pick you up."

Another one: "Have you turned on the wide-range radar for detection? You can see my coordinates when you turn it on."

And finally: "I've seen you."