Chapter 103: Wings of Loyalty

The reputation of the hobbits for being good at creating things is as famous as their bad nature for asking for money for their deaths. Aside from the tricks of using a second-hand engine to fill up the number, or secretly replacing the high-frequency radar with a more cost-effective downscaling version, the Harbi Radium Wing is indeed an excellent piece of equipment that can be called a masterpiece.

In the cockpit, which had been specially expanded to accommodate the pilot's size, Fili shifted her gaze to the envelope pinned to the instrument plate as she adjusted the sailing twist to cruise control mode. The envelope came from the star Grumbel a few light-seconds away, and on ancient paper made of plant fibers, the ink text was written in a mixture of minerals.

One of the more interesting facts is that although Fili is operating an elite fighter plane running the interstellar at the moment, her homeland Lensta is an ancient kingdom that is still stuck in the medieval civilization. The Kingdom of Lensta has a long and deep belief in the Holy Dragon, which has helped them survive the extreme cold years of the Ice Age and usher in the dawn of the arrival of the Dragon Messenger.

The letter, from a court scholar, mentioned that the Wolf Riders had set up several nuclear melting furnaces in the kingdom based on Hector's calculus had slowly changed the harsh climate for half a century. Icebergs have melted into rivers, permafrost has been reclaimed into fertile fields, and thanks to the development of mechanized farmland, the kingdom's crop harvest is expected to quadruple this year.

It is difficult for Fili to have a solid understanding of what it is to quadruple at this moment, but it is certain that at least there will be no more compatriots who will starve to death and freeze to death in that difficult winter. For the Lensta people, who have been suffering for two centuries, it is already a situation that they could never have dreamed of.

All these things were brought by the man.

That man was the hero who saved Lenta from the chaos of war.

That man also brought them from Liansta to a vast world beyond imagination.

That man will take Liensta, Gulambell, and even the Emerald Dragon Collar to a new era that has never been seen before. Not only Fili, but many people believe it so.

Not long ago, the man told Fili that he wanted her to be the acting head of the Heavenly Cavalry.

When she first heard of the appointment, Fili was almost stupid. For Fili, being appointed as the acting head of the Celestial Cavalry was quite a scary thing for her. She didn't have the command power of Matyuya, and it was reassuring for her to stand in the position of accepting orders rather than commanding. At first, Fili refused, but the man repeatedly insisted that he wanted her to serve for the time being, and Fili had to accept it.

Fili knew very well that she didn't have the natural strength to stand on people. Even the sisters who were better than her in the original Pegasus Riding Group grabbed a lot of them, and if they wanted to be recognized, they could only rely on their grades to speak. To this end, Fili desperately learns those incredible knowledge and skills, and is brave in both training and combat, and has been trained by Hector many times for this.

"Fool! You are the acting regiment commander, and it is your duty to command the troops from the overall situation! Ignore the battle situation and bury your head in your own storm, what's going on!? Change it for me!"

Although the Imperial Warlord roared like this, Fili knew that she could only fulfill the man's expectations through a form of self-lacking command. Danger is inevitable, but just as the knight who serves the lord will sacrifice his life, Fili also decides to put her life on the line.

Thankfully, the opponents she's faced so far have been quite weak, which has allowed her to barely walk on the dangerous tightrope.

In fact, whether it is a smuggler or a pirate who comes at them, it is impossible to spend effort to deploy a combat force that can match the regular army. Running into the ace team in the heyday of the empire is probably not much worse than a snail meeting a buffalo. Several ambushes were successfully won in succession, and the losses of the Celestial Cavalry themselves were negligible.

Counting the smuggling merchant ships captured this time, a total of twelve outlaws have been captured by the Celestial Cavalry and temporarily imprisoned at the edge of the Death Star Belt. How much can a result like this make that person satisfied?

Fili tilted her head slightly to look out of the cabin, and a smuggling ship shaped like a conch was cut off from power diagonally above her, dragged by several towing beams towards the captive site. Although it didn't seem to be a problem, Fili pushed the rudder to return the radium wings to maneuver mode, ready to patrol the surrounding star field for another half circle.

“…… Huh!?"

It's like stepping through the middle of the night, and a bad chill suddenly hits. Before Fili could come back to her senses, a scarlet glow suddenly burst out from a corner of the void, crossing the sky from left to right in half a second. When Fili caught up with her, a radium wing in front of her left had been severed from its tail.

"What man!?"

Although she didn't know exactly what was going on, the reflexes honed by Hundred Battles had given Fili an instant reaction. Two lasers chased after the red shadow, only to be swallowed up by the void behind the red shadow. Red Shadow seems to have unpredictable mobility, dodging the laser's sniping and tearing the wings of the second Radium Wing apart.

"What...... Ahhh

The screams of the sisters can be heard through the window, evoking Fili's sense of déjà vu for a moment, reminding her of the time she used to fight against the Serpent Poachers with interstellar equipment in Liensta. At that time, the Pegasus girls, whose civilization was several generations behind, were also at a disadvantage of being crushed like this.

The red shadow of the two radium-winged planes was solved in an instant, although she didn't know where the sacredness was, but she was no stranger to cross-generational battles like this, and there was no reason to retreat.

"For Liensta!"

Fili growled, pushing the throttle to the limit in one breath. Radium Wing wields furious wings of energy to catch up with Red Shadow and fires several diligent lasers.

The sudden burst of Radium Wing seems to surprise Red Shadow, and it keeps accelerating to change direction in an attempt to shake it off. The figure was dazzling just to look at, and Fili gritted her teeth, her eyes chasing the drifting red shadow, and constantly issuing instructions to Radium Wing to torture the extreme performance of the airframe.

A warning window pops up on the instrument wheel, and after only a few seconds of chase, the Radium-Wing is on the verge of disintegration.

Ignoring the window warning, Fili jerked the steering wheel to the left. Radium then dodged the fluttering red shadow with a sharp deflection and then took advantage of the situation to bite the back of the opponent's tail.

Two annihilation torpedoes were fired from the bilge of the radium wings, dragging the brilliant light towards the red shadow.

The Annihilation Torpedo is a heavy weapon used against battleship-class targets, and it is extremely powerful, but its low rate of fire is its weak point. The red shadow was obviously not something that the laser cannon could deal with, so Fili had to risk pulling the other party to a distance where she couldn't miss.

Her efforts paid off, as two annihilation torpedoes exploded one after the other, digging out an oblivion circle hundreds of meters in diameter in the void. Fili desperately pulled her radium wings high, narrowly grazing past the edge of the oblivion circle, but the red shadow was swallowed up by the erosion.

"Whew...... Call...... So, what the hell is that......"

Fili let the radium wings stop in the void, watching the fading circle of oblivion in horror.

"Acting Captain!

The sister's exclamation came from the communication window, and Fili looked back in amazement to see the mist-like red shadow floating in the void behind the radium wings, a dazzling red light bursting out from its depths and filling her vision in an instant.

When Wen Dao heard the news and hurried to the Gna ship, it was already two hours later.

Thanks to the timely arrival of the Gna, the two damaged Radium wings, along with the pilot, were recovered intact. Although the two radium wings could not be repaired, thanks to the timely ejection of the rescue pod, the two Liesta girls were fine.

The more serious one is the acting head of the group, Fili.

She was the only one who had done harm to the Red Shadow, but she was also hit by the Red Shadow's angry energy. The energy completely destroyed the radium wings, and the impact also exposed Fili to severe injuries caused by bleeding from half of her internal organs and multiple fractures all over her body. If it were replaced by Liansta, it would definitely be a dead end, but the Harpy Federation has fought against the empire for centuries, and medical technology has evolved quite well.

After being rescued, Fili was given the highest degree of first aid treatment and was finally freed from her "near-death" state, but according to Dr. Harpy, the only way to recover was "relying on the protection of Long Ji". In a more likely scenario, this Liesta girl may have to be removed from the Celestial Cavalry.

For the Heavenly Cavalry Regiment, which has just formed an army and has not yet been integrated, the loss of the acting head of the regiment in the first mission is definitely a heavy blow to its morale. The responsibility for the evolution of the situation is definitely not Fili's fault, but on herself who gave the order rashly.

"I'm so carried away......"

Wen Dao let out a bitter sigh and looked down at the unconscious girl in the regeneration cabin.

Due to the severe burns, Filly had bandages on half of her face. Wen Tao carefully distinguished the appearance of the shy girl in the memory, but couldn't help but be glad to remember the fact that Fili was still asleep at the moment.

Otherwise, the Liansta girl, who has a sense of responsibility several times higher than ordinary people, will definitely struggle to get up and apologize, right? And what kind of face should she show when the time comes? Wen Dao couldn't imagine what kind of brazen words he would say at that time, at least until he got the account back, he could no longer give orders with peace of mind.

"I'm sorry for making you reluctant to ......," Wen Dao lowered his head and threw words containing deep determination at the sleeping acting leader. "Recuperate, I'll take care of the rest. ”

After instructing Dr. Harpy to take good care of Fili, Wendao walked out of the emergency room, and just as he raised his wrist chakra, a request for emergency communication came.

"Fili is seriously injured!?" Before Wen Dao could press permission, the angry face of the wolf rider leader popped out of the window. "Who did that? What the hell are you doing...... Huh?"

Ma Qiuya, who originally wanted to scold, was poked by Wen Dao's cold eyes, as if she had been stepped on the brakes. Frowning and looking at the commander, who felt completely different from usual, the Wolf Rider Commander realized in a wordless way that he didn't need to pour more fuel on this matter.

“…… Don't go overboard. He even couldn't help but persuade him.

"I'm measured. Wen Dao bowed slightly, and his gaze moved to the star dome in the distance. "The sweep of the surface of the Grumbel slowed down, gathering Odinoi and them in the Amber Pavilion, ready to be called at any time. ”

“…… Wolf Cavalry, ordered. Matyuya squinted at her boss, and although she looked like she had something to say, she finally silently raised her hand to her chest.

Ma Qiuya's figure disappeared with the communication window, and when Wen Dao scratched his cheeks and thought, an old but enthusiastic voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Hey, recruit!Guess what I got from the captive!?"