When Ming Jiang returned to the dormitory, he only saw Edward lying on the bed, the light curtain wall was not turned on, and he opened his eyes to look at the old iron lamp on the top of the dormitory.

Ming Jiang glanced away before looking away, rubbing the sore muscles for a post-training massage.

He Ling handed him and Alec a patch to repair muscle soreness, and Ming Jiang stuck it on the muscle according to his instructions.

After dealing with everything, Ming Jiang went to take a shower.

Fortunately, water is not a scarce resource on this planet, at least it can ensure that everyone in the base can take a comfortable bath.

When he came out, Alec was already sound asleep on the bed, and the snoring that resounded through the dormitory showed how soundly he slept.

On the other side, He Ling was not on his bed, but the light curtain wall beside Edward's bed had been opened.

Ming Jiang kept walking back to his bed, before he could sit down, he suddenly heard a light panting.

"..." Ming Jiang turned his feet, and originally wanted to go back to rest, he picked up the cold-proof combat uniform and left the dormitory.

Not long after the training was over, the soldiers at the base basically fell asleep according to the prescribed schedule. Ming Jiang avoided the patrol team and walked to the front of the dormitory.

...

It was already late when Lu Lin came out of the command room, behind him were Lieutenant Garden and the commander of the Seventh Army.

The commander of the Seventh Army stretched his waist: "I've had a meeting all day and I'm exhausted. Let me go to train with the army tomorrow."

Garden laughed silently.

Lu Lin said, "Okay, training room A1, I'll wait for you."

The commander of the Seventh Army woke up with a shiver, and hurriedly shouted: "No, no, I can't waste your time. I'll continue to watch tomorrow."

Lu Lin: "The female worm in Gora Fortress has been killed by His Royal Highness Alois, and the next female worm will recover soon, so keep an eye on it for a few days."

When it came to business, the commander of the Seventh Army stopped smiling and put his heels together in a military posture: "Yes!"

The dormitory for officers above the rank of second lieutenant is single, and the dormitories of Garden and the commander of the Seventh Army are near Lu Lin's dormitory, which is why they walked beside Lu Lin together when they were about to rest.

Lu Lin stopped in front of his dormitory door, and the electronic door lock detected that Lu Lin's iris automatically opened the door.

Then Ming Jiang who was sitting in Lu Lin's room was revealed.

Garden and the commander of the Seventh Army, who took all these accidents into their eyes: ...

The head of the Seventh Army was about to stare out his eyes, pointing at Ming Jiang and stammering: "You you you..."

Ming Jiang was also surprised for a second when he met three pairs of eyes at first, but soon realized that the reason why Garden and the commander of the Seventh Army reacted this way was because his mechanical mask had not been removed yet.

His hand touched the button hidden under the mask, and just as he was about to press it, he heard the commander of the Seventh Army muttering to himself in disbelief: "My God, does the general also hide a beauty in a golden house?"

Ming Jiang who is defined as "Jiao": ...

He touched the button, and the mechanical mask made of memory metal retracted into a small square, which was worn by Ming Jiang as a bracelet on his hand.

The head of the Seventh Army suddenly realized: "His Royal Highness Ming Jiang."

Ming Jiang seldom heard this title, because the public banquet for his return to the Lotus royal family has not yet been held, and the people of the Lotus Empire do not know whether Cross and Tan Taijing will change Ming Jiang's name, yesIts name has also been temporarily used as the third highness.

"Good evening." Ming Jiang greeted them indifferently and politely.

Gardenen pulled the commander of the Seventh Army who was stunned in place to leave, leaving room for Ming Jiang and Lu Lin.

Lu Lin returned to his dormitory, and the port door closed automatically.

"Why are you here?"

"Didn't you give me this permission? Don't you welcome me?" Ming Jiang leaned on the only chair in the room.

"It's just an accident, I thought you wouldn't come over."

"It was indeed an accident." Ming Jiang said with a wooden face.

If it wasn't for those two people's public activities in the dormitory, he would not have chosen to come to Lu Lin's dormitory.

Ming Jiang's performance surprised Lu Lin, he took off his military coat and threw it on the hanger beside the bed, and asked Ming Jiang patiently what happened.

"It's not a big deal." Ming Jiang held his chin and flipped through the books on the table.

The book that Lu Lin put on the table is a book from a country with a small language, and the writing is difficult to understand. Ming Jiang was really bored and only turned a few pages.

Seeing Ming Jiang's hand that has not turned the page, Lu Lin reminded him: "There are other books, do you want to read?"

He thought his proposal would be rejected, but Ming Jiang said yes after thinking about it.

"Are you not going back tonight?"

"Need to stay for a while." Ming Jiang yawned, "Can I?"

"What did Edward Gardner do again?"

"Probably swimming in the ocean of love with his friends."

"..." Lu Lin understood, continued to unbutton the shirt inside the military uniform and walked into the bathroom, leaving only one sentence, "Then you will sleep here tonight."

Um?

Ming Jiang was puzzled, he planned to stay in Lu Lin's dormitory until Edward finished his work before going back.

and……

Ming Jiang could see the entire dormitory without taking a long line of sight.

The area of the base is limited, and even Lu Lin's dormitory has only a small space. After leaving out a single bed and a small desk, all that is left is a small bathroom where only one person can stand and the bathroom door does not occupy a mask.hanger up.

There is absolutely no room for two people to sleep in such a small space.

When Lu Lin came out of the bathroom covered in moisture, he only saw Ming Jiang looking at him hesitantly.

Lu Lin stopped wiping his short hair, not understanding why Ming Jiang looked at him like this.

"how?"

"Only one bed."

"so?"

"Only one person can sleep on the bed?" Ming Jiang's tone became more and more hesitant.

Lu Lin put away his joking thoughts, and said seriously, "You sleep here, I'll go to the command room."

"..." Ming Jiang said, "Then why don't I go back to the dormitory, they won't stay overnight."

"I still have work to do." Lu Lin said, her short black short hair was almost dried, and she threw the towel back into the bathroom.

When the bath towel left his shoulders, the powerful but not exaggerated muscles of the other party appeared in front of Ming Jiang's eyes. The eight-pack abdominal muscles were well defined, and the sexy mermaid line was hidden above the pants.

Ming Jiang looked a little moved. The muscles of Alois and Tantai Chao were also so obvious. Only his muscles tended to be delicate. Even his delicate muscles could break human bones with bare hands.

But who wouldn't like such a strong and handsome muscle distribution!

Until the new shirt was put on, he leaned back on the chair and played with the end of his hair.

"Still working so late?"

"Yeah." Lu Lin didn't hide it from him, and said, "The female worm in Gora Fortress has been killed by His Royal Highness Alois, and the recovery time of the next female worm is coming soon."

Ming Jiang: "Will the next female worm's recovery location be in the IQK galaxy?"

"The data given by the Academy of Sciences is in the border galaxy of the Al Federation, but other bases will be more vigilant during this period. The current research data on the Zerg does not allow us to completely entrust our backs to it."

Ming Jiang watched Lu Lin put on the military uniform. The serious military uniform completely covered his figure, but it still couldn't block the opponent's superior figure.

"Can I go and see?" he asked.

Lu Lin: "Of course."

Ming Jiang put down the book he didn't read at all, and went to the command room with Lu Lin.

There were still people on duty in the command room, and as soon as Lu Lin passed by, he got the reconnaissance data for the last hour.

He put these data in front of Ming Jiang: "Can you understand?"

"Part." This kind of course is a major in the command department. Ming Jiang doesn't know much about it, and basically learned it from Sang Nanfeng.

"The talent is good." Lu Lin said, "Don't you consider transferring to the command department?"

Ming Jiang smiled: "Alois wants me to transfer to the combat department, and you suggest that I transfer to the command department."

"It's better...you guys have a fight, and I will choose the one that wins."

Thinking of Alois' fiery character, Lu Lin tacitly skipped this topic.

"I'll teach you." His voice was low, like a cello playing in Ming Jiang's ear.

Every time he heard Lu Lin's voice, Ming Jiang could understand why those netizens on Starnet edited Lu Lin's voice in various military interviews.

The command room is located at the highest point of the base, which is also the highest point of the entire planet.

The night was getting darker, and under Lu Lin's patient teaching, Ming Jiang understood the reconnaissance data, and even learned how to deal with various unexpected situations of Zerg invasion.

Tired of studying, he looked up at the circular skylight above his head, from where he could see the trajectory of the stars, and from there, he could see the occasional meteorites passing by.

After sorting out all the data, Lu Lin wanted to call Ming Jiang to see the latest data, but when he turned around, he saw Ming Jiang had fallen asleep lying on the table.

Thick black feather-like eyelashes replaced sapphire-like eyes, and the porcelain-white skin was delicate, not looking like a military school student at all.

If it wasn't for him wearing a combat uniform, it would be fine to say that he is a student of an art school.

Lu Lin's eyes traced the contours of Ming Jiang's face, from the closed eyes to the nose, to the rosy lips.

He took off his coat and covered Ming Jiang with it, opened the star map and began to look at the reconnaissance data together.

...

Ming Jiang yawned and returned to the room, his shoulders were sore and his back was uncomfortable, as expected, the bed was the most suitable for sleeping.

As soon as he opened the door of the dormitory, He Ling and Alec rushed up.

"I'm going, where did you go last night!" Alec was nearly two meters tall, with a figure like a giant bear, but he couldn't wait to jump on Ming Jiang.

"Can't sleep, went out for a walk." Ming Jiang didn't intend to tell them about his relationship with Lu Lin.

"There is a night ban at night, so you haven't been caught."

"No, don't worry." Ming Jiang took off his coat, planning to go back to bed to catch up on sleep while the time was still there.

"Where did you go, didn't the patrol team find you?" Alec asked hastily.

"You didn't leave the dormitory because of me and Edward, did you? Yesterday Edward was in a bad mood and I comforted him." He Ling also felt a little guilty.

Alec scratched his head: "You are together again? Why didn't I hear?"

He Ling rolled his eyes restrainedly: "Your snoring can't even be blocked by the light curtain wall, so naturally you can't hear other movements."

"I'm going to sleep." Ming Jiang cleverly avoided Alec and He Ling's various questions, "Do you want to sleep longer?"

Alec shook his head: "I went to bed very early last night, did you get the nutrient solution? Give me the code card and I'll get it for you."

Ming Jiang was also polite, and gave him his coding card: "Thank you."

When Edward came out of the bathroom, it was rare that he didn't have the same hippie smile as before. Even when he saw He Lingalik and the others worried about asking Ming Jiang, they just walked indifferently.

He, Bialik and He Ling, must know Ming Jiang's identity. As the third highness of the Lotus Empire, no one in this base should have a higher status than him. He probably went to the single dormitory or the command room last night.Side, only these two places do not have tour groups.

I have to say that Edward is indeed the truth.

The following days will be much more normal, training and sleeping training every day, living the same life as other fighters.The only surprise was a new rule that forbade them from being too intimate in the dormitory.

Ming Jiang wanted to know why this rule was established, but it gave him a lot of intimacy.

However, Ming Jiang still noticed something strange about Edward.

He didn't think that Lu Lin's training with Edward would break the man's confidence. Now he occasionally looks a little lost, more like he has something in his heart.

In this day's training, Ming Jiang was able to beat some soldiers who had just arrived at the base.

When he pressed the opponent to the ground, the people around clapped their hands and applauded.

"Amazing!!!"

After Ming Jiang apologized to the person on the ground, he took the nutrient solution to restore his strength and sat in the corner, continuing to watch other people's sparring training.

This time it was Alec who went up, and his opponent was the captain.

The strength of both of them is very high, and they play evenly, but it is clear that some of the small strategies of the captain are even better.

He Ling, who was a logistical medical practitioner, was treating some soldiers injured during training, while Ming Jiang sat alone on the side until Edward quietly came to his side.

"What's the matter?" Ming Jiang watched Alec being sent down by the captain's leg sweep, but Alec, who reacted quickly, rolled around and hugged the captain's leg, and fell to the ground with him.

"I want to ask you a question." Edward sat cross-legged, he thought for many days but couldn't follow the other party's choice.

If Ming Jiang was just an ordinary person, he might agree to it.

But Ming Jiang has a special identity. If Ming Jiang disappears again, a large-scale war between the two countries will be inevitable, and Vigsen may be involved.

When the two largest empires in the entire interstellar war broke out in one federation, the entire interstellar people would be affected.

Not to mention Fengtian Church's crazy move to guide the mother worm to the IQK16 galaxy.

He is not a saint, but he will definitely not do anything that will cause the entire StarCraft to be destroyed because of his personal actions.

"If someone kidnapped your closest person and asked you to hand over His Majesty Cross, would you do that?"

Ming Jiang turned his head and realized that something was wrong.

"Your Majesty Cross?" Ming Jiang raised his eyebrows, "Do you know what kind of changes will happen to this interstellar world if something happens to him?"

Edward said, "I know."

Ming Jiang's eyes met Edward's in the air, and he saw the other side's eyes dodge for a moment.

There is absolutely something wrong with him.

"Would you do it?" Edward asked.

"No." Ming Jiang gave his answer honestly and straightforwardly, he said, "Not only will I not do it, but the person being held hostage will not allow me to do it."

Not only because Cross is his father, but also because Cross is the king of the Lotus Empire.Once Cross dies, all kinds of chaos will cause more people to die together.

"He will not allow himself to be the existence that destroys the lives of hundreds of millions of people."

Edward did not expect Ming Jiang to give this answer, he looked at Ming Jiang dumbfounded.

"I think we need to have a good talk." Ming Jiang said, "You should know who I am, and...you were coerced?"

"It's been a long time." Edward simply showed his cards. "It's not considered coercion. It's been a long time, but what they asked me to do before were all trivial things that didn't endanger the safety of the base."

Ming Jiang thought for a while, and said, "Would you like to talk to me and Admiral Lu Lin, maybe she can be rescued in another way."

Edward couldn't arouse any interest, he hung his head very decadently: "I know what you want to do, but it's impossible."

"I've been looking for her for more than ten years, but I haven't found him."

"He hid her very deeply."

"I can't find her, I can't save her."

"How will you know if you don't try?"

"Don't worry, I won't do what they asked for." Edward looked up, and Ming Jiang saw a line of tears falling from the corner of his eyes.

"You're right. If it was her, she would rather die in torture than agree to let me do those things."

Ming Jiang's words woke Edward up like a cold wind: "Since she will die in torment anyway, why not try to save her again."

Edward looked at Ming Jiang with reddish eyes: "You said... what?"

"Since she will die no matter what, why not try other methods." Ming Jiang said, "I will tell my father that Lotus will do my best to help you rescue, provided that you cooperate with General Lu and father to pull out the power behind you."come out."

Edward was silent, and some rapid breathing told Ming Jiang his current mood.

"Okay, I promise." Edward said, "but you have to bring full signal shielding equipment."

...

Edward knew that Lu Lin would come soon, but he didn't expect Ming Jiang to lead him to the end of the single dormitory, avoiding the tour group, just after the training.

The room in Lu Lin's dormitory was not big, and it was a bit crowded with three big men standing there. Ming Jiang sat on the bed to save space while drinking his own nutrient solution.

Edward took the initiative to speak and told everything.

"My blood and nominal father is MP Gardner. He actually sat on the MP with the support of Fengtian Church. Lotus has investigated Fengtian Church for many years, so he should be very clear about how many minions there are in Fengtian Church."

Lu Lin asked him, "Who are they?"

"I don't know, their contact method is very special, usually Fengtian Church unilaterally contacts us."

Lu Lin: "How did Congressman Gardner contact you? The base should not allow the use of terminals."

Edward raised his hand hanging by his side, revealing the scar on his arm.

"The chip he got from Fengtian Church is implanted into the flesh and blood, and the signal must be blocked by the top-level shielding device."

No wonder the other party had such a request at the time, Ming Jiang had the answer: "Then how do you tell the other party that a signal has been lost when you go back?"

At this time, Edward showed a trace of relief: "It's simple, just tell him that I molested you again, and then General Lu Lin will take you to the training room to fight."

This statement is really not proficient.

Lu Lin interrupted the conversation between the two, and he asked Edward: "Did you choose to come to the defense base of the IQK galaxy, or were you arranged?"

"It was arranged." Edward said, "I haven't found her yet, how could I choose to come to this place where the birds don't shit."

Lu Lin: "Then what is the task you have been assigned this time?"

Edward glanced at Ming Jiang: "Take him away."

This task is not difficult to guess, it can be imagined from the question Edward asked himself before.

Ming Jiang said: "It's hard to act. My strength is not something you can easily take away. The other party has other means."

"They plan to lure the female worm that was revived in the Al Federation here, and there are other members of the Fengtian Church at the base. They plan to take you away while taking advantage of the chaos of the Zerg invasion."

"What?"

Ming Jiang knew that Fengtian Church was crazy, but he didn't expect that they planned to transport the most dangerous female worms over long distances.

"How many human lives have to be filled in the middle?" The female worms are naturally attractive to ordinary Zergs. During the process of transporting and driving away the female worms, these people will definitely be constantly attacked by the Zergs.

If their course of action is close to the planet inhabited by humans, these Zerg will also attack the planet, and countless people will die in that case.

And such a crazy action is only because Fengtian Church wants Ming Jiang.

To be more specific, want Ming Jiang's genes and want Ming Jiang's body for experiments.

Edward smiled mockingly: "Human life? Probably what Fengtian Church lacks most is human life."

Lu Lin listened to what Edward said quietly, without any ups and downs.

But Ming Jiang still saw the opponent's clenched fist and the veins on the back of his hand.

Lu Lin: "Do you know who the person from the Fengtian Church at the base is?"

"I don't know, but I can lure him out."

"sure?"

"Of course." Edward pulled out a smile that was uglier than crying, "Don't underestimate my ability to pretend, otherwise I wouldn't be able to survive for so long between you and that old man."

Hearing Edward's answer, Lu Lin also fell silent.

Ming Jiang: "One last question."

"Who is the 'she' you speak of?"

Edward's smile, which he had struggled to maintain, slowly disappeared, and he stared blankly at Ming Jiang's eyes, as if he was looking at other people through Ming Jiang.

"My mother," said Edward, "has blue eyes too, not as pretty as yours, but I think they are the most beautiful eyes in the world."

"Especially when she's sitting on the edge of the bed and putting me to sleep."

...

After Edward left, Ming Jiang asked Lu Lin, "What do you think?"

"I will send a video call to His Majesty to verify the authenticity of this matter."

Ming Jiang: "Together, I promised Edward that I will let my father help him rescue his mother."

Lu Lin: "Okay."