Because of the failure of the intermediate mission of "Campus Love", Ax was punished for failure, and his mental threshold dropped by 30%.

This is an extremely painful and difficult process for both Axes and Qiuqiu.

In the more than ten months that Acers obtained the Yuelao system, because Qiuqiu assisted him in completing the system tasks together, part of the energy collected was preserved as a reserve, part was used for the daily operation of the system, and a large part was used by Qiuqiu to repair and improve Ax's mental power.

The reason why the little prince was able to quickly recover the qualifications of the second seat in a short period of time, and mastered the various guide skills learned in the Guide Association at an extremely fast speed, was inseparable from the gradual increase in his spiritual strength and the continuous improvement of his spiritual value.

However, although this punishment did not make his mental power return to its original state for a while, this instantaneous change still brought great damage to Ax.

The feeling of his soul being torn apart was so painful that it almost immediately knocked Ax unconscious.

When Nebel found the little prince lying on the bed with a pale face, sweating profusely, and his face full of pain, and barely able to breathe, they were so frightened that they immediately called the doctor on the pirate ship.

After a series of tests, Dr. Rory looked at the data on the terminal and frowned, confused.

When Nebo and the others saw that the doctor's face was not good, they couldn't help but become even more nervous, and they all thought that the little prince was "terminally ill......

hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Doctor Rory, what happened to Prince Ax?" Did he suddenly have some kind of illness?! ”

While Nebel and Heyman's fleet weren't outlaws through and through, and they rarely participated in some of Margaret's brutal and dangerous massacres, as long as they were interstellar pirates, they would inevitably encounter face-to-face arguments with the regular army.

For these interstellar pirates, it is their natural destiny to lick blood from the edge of the knife, whether it is a sentry in the team, a guide, or an ordinary pirate, injuries are extremely common.

In the current era of extremely advanced science and technology, even the wounds of broken hands and feet can be healed, and the prosthetic limbs can still move freely, and outsiders can't see anything with the naked eye, but not all the pain can be covered up with numb.

That's the damage in terms of mental power!

Although it is also possible to suppress pain with psychotropic drugs, this "pain" is derived from the level of consciousness and cannot be eliminated unless the injured person is completely unconscious.

Even if the guide gave mental guidance to the fugue sentinels, the sentinels at that time were not completely unconscious, but were trapped in their own consciousness and could not come out of themselves.

To a certain extent, when people are completely unconscious, their mental power cannot be used, and at the same time, they lose contact with the outside world.

So the use of drugs to completely unconsciousness means that many treatments are not possible – and in the long run, it is even more detrimental to their recovery.

After Dr. Rory asked a few questions, his doubts grew.

- So Prince Ax had an instantaneous self-mental breakdown without being attacked by the outside world?

Dr. Rory couldn't help but look at his terminal again, thinking for a long time, and finally there was really no choice but to describe the results of the examination to Heyman and them.

"From various data, it can be seen that His Royal Highness Akers' body has not suffered any external injuries, and the reason for this coma is that under the great pain of mental collapse, the body's stress response is, simply put, to protect itself as much as possible."

"Mental breakdown?!" The people around him were shocked when they heard this.

Only then did realize what Mr. Rory had just asked him about Prince Ax's recent daily life and what special things had happened from yesterday to today.

"I can be sure that from yesterday to today, only Nebel, me, Alesia, and Ajan, the four of us have entered His Highness Ax's room," Hayman looked through the records again and confirmed, "But we should not have carried out a mental attack on His Highness Ax." ”

Although Heyman had tried to test Axes when they first met, they got along fairly well after that, especially after the little prince took Heyman for Dominica and continued to spread kindness, Heyman did not make any other moves.

As for the few sentinels in the team, they were very polite to Prince Ax from the beginning, and always adhered to the principle of "the visitor is a guest" and "the guide is precious", not to mention touching the little prince, it can almost be regarded as a rare meticulous, gentle and considerate (fog).

However, now, Prince Ax was in his room, and suddenly his mental strength was seriously damaged.

You must know that Alesia went to have breakfast with the little prince in the morning, and he was fine at that time!

Because there was news from Margaret at noon, they did not come back until the afternoon, when they were about to look for Ax as usual, when they found out that he had an accident.

After Neb, Alesia, and Ajan all stated that they had not made any attacks on Prince Ax, Dr. Rory continued, "If this is the case, then Prince Ax could have had such a situation spontaneously. ”

"Could it be that His Highness Ax has hidden some medicine that affects mental power?" Ah Hai was in charge of "duty" in the command room yesterday, so he didn't come with anyone else, and he also believed that his partner would not do cruel things to Prince Ax, a defenseless teenager, so he could only guess from the little prince himself.

"This is impossible, if His Highness Axes hides this kind of thing, it will be detected by our safety instrument when he first enters the ship, and he will not wait until now to use it." Alesia analyzed.

"You don't have to guess like that," Nebo said solemnly, "The most important question now is how to help Axes wake up and then receive treatment......

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Leaving Dr. Rory to look after Prince Ax, Nebel and the others made their way to the conference room.

After everyone was seated, Alesia was the first to speak: "You say, could it be that His Royal Highness Akers knew about the noon incident, so he was afraid for a moment and ...... it?"

They had just gotten the latest news from Margaret around noon.

Due to the Federation and Carter's comprehensive and indiscriminate hunt for the interstellar pirates who kidnapped Prince Ax, it is not until today that the final rendezvous site has finally been determined.

For more than two months, Nebel had been on the move, hiding, and it took a lot of effort to escape from the combined team of the Federation and Carter, not to mention the enormous pressure that the increasingly frequent jumps had brought to them, which had gradually overwhelmed the team.

Although "Margaret" promised to pay Prince Ax a lump sum for the consumption of the Neb's fleet during this period and the reward for successfully bringing the little prince - it is unknown until the money arrives.

This is also why Nebel did not use all his strength, preferring to deal with the search and rescue team of the Federation, rather than immediately rushing to the original destination and directly handing over this "hot potato", just to add more weight to themselves.

As it turned out, as time went on, the other interstellar pirates were gradually overwhelmed by the fierce pursuit of the Federation and Carter, and urgently needed to obtain such an important "hostage" as Prince Ax to ensure their safety and interests.

However, when Nebel received the news, he had a kind of hesitation.

Although they did not say it to each other, when they learned that the meeting place had been determined, and they did not rejoice at the fact that they were about to receive a large compensation and reward, they all knew that they could no longer easily hand over the little prince to the outlaws in the truest sense of the word.

The heart was already shaken, and when it was discovered that Prince Ax suddenly had a mental breakdown and was unable to wake up due to great pain, the people present were even more troubled.

Alesia's words silenced everyone, and after a long while, Ah Hai pretended to joke and said, "How is this possible, His Highness Acers is staying alone in the room, and there is no communication equipment, where is it possible to know the secret information we just got...... Could it be that he still has the ability to penetrate walls, so that he can listen to others in the air? ”

Seeing that no one wanted to answer, the corners of Ah Hai's mouth couldn't continue to pull up.

He knew in his heart that even if Prince Ax didn't have a mental breakdown because he was afraid of "Margaret", his current state would not be able to deceive people.

Think of that young man, always smiling, polite, and mild-tempered, not at all like those cruel, domineering, arrogant and lascivious royals, lying in bed at the moment......

Now they're going to trade him like a commodity, with Margaret's other pirates...... Inexplicably, I feel unbearable!

- The scene of pushing the awake, healthy Prince Ax into the fire pit is cruel enough, and it seems even more sinful to send the sick, self-defenseless Prince Ax into the hands of someone who will never have the slightest mercy or sympathy for him.

"I said it a long time ago, don't talk to that guy, and don't mess around every day and rush to play with him!" Ah Jiang couldn't stand this oppressive atmosphere, and complained loudly to himself: "It's okay now?!" It's a mess!! ”

"What? Which eye do you have to see us?! Alesia felt that she had nowhere to go, and immediately pointed at Ajiang and shouted.

"I saw it with both eyes! Especially you, all day long, you will only shout, what Acers is so good-looking, Aques is so cute, so obedient...... You're not, like a brain-dead! "Ah Jiang didn't have Alesia's royal sister temperament, so in order to look imposing, he simply stood up.

"What do you say......"

Seeing that Alesia was so excited that she was about to go over to scratch Ajiang, Nebo said, "Okay, calm down!" What are you doing now, and before it's time to split the money, did you start an infighting?! ”

Although there is no class in normal times, and there is no distinction between small fights and small fights, Nebel is the leader of their fleet after all. In addition, the people who quarreled at this time didn't really want to quarrel with any result, most of them just wanted to vent their inner depression.

So when Nebel spoke, both Alesia and Ajan stopped talking, and each turned his head, looking disdainful of the other's naivety and vexatiousness.

"At the moment, only Dr. Rory, me, and Aunt Angel are in the second seat on our fleet," thought for a moment as if not noticing the argument that had just occurred, "but if you have a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the guide, Dr. Rory is the only one. ”

The proportion of second seats in the crowd is very small, and they can have three second seats because of all serendipity.

But in order to make a correct and effective treatment for a secondary seat with a mental breakdown, it is obviously not enough to rely on Dr. Rory's secondary guide - what they lack most now is the relevant medicine!

"Prince Ax is in a very bad condition right now, and whatever happens to Margaret, now we have to find a way to get him some treatment," continued, "I think we should find a suitable opportunity to resupply on the way to Margaret, and at least buy some of the medicines mentioned by Dr. Rory...... What do you think? ”

"Heyman is right," said Nebel after a pause, "if you don't have any other opinions, let's decide first!" ”

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At this time, Ax didn't know how much of a storm he had caused among Nebel because of his "sudden illness".

In fact, because of the ball, he has already survived the most painful stage at the beginning, and now he is slowly relieving himself.

"The system is really punctual, not bad for a minute...... Mr. Weiner said that if Mrs. Weiner had not been late every time and had to wait an hour or two, he would not have divorced...... Mrs. Weiner should have been given a system ......"

In his own consciousness, Axes forced himself to talk to Qiuqiu—both to reassure it and to make it happy, to try not to think about the unforgettable pain.

Qiuqiu was feeling guilty and distressed, when he suddenly heard an unfamiliar name, and was stunned for a moment: "Who is Mr. Weiner?" ”

"Hee-hee, it's someone I met at the divorce registry...... I remember it so clearly, it seems that my memory is completely unaffected! Ax "elated".

"You're really ......" Qiuqiu couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and said helplessly: "Fortunately, I have enough energy in reserve...... This time you have suffered, let's recover slowly, we will definitely be able to get back to the best state, don't worry. ”

When Akers heard that Qiuqiu had to use the energy that he had not easily reserved, he was a little anxious and said, "That's the energy for you to use when you go back to your hometown, how can you ......?"

Qiuqiu didn't expect him to remember the original agreement in this situation, and his heart was touched, but he didn't show it.

It also joked with the other party: "You don't understand, eating old rice is very harmful, and renewing the stored energy often is conducive to the health of the system!" ”

"But ......" - I always feel that something is wrong......

"Don't be...... With the green mountains here, I am not afraid that there will be no firewood to burn, and there will be no host to continue to do the task in good health, and it will be more difficult for me to return to the earth," Qiuqiu reassured Ax: "Spiritual power is too important, when you return to Chen Jing's side, you have to do spiritual counseling for the dark sentinels, you can't drag this spiritual power and reluctantly go into battle!" ”

Listening to Qiuqiu's mention of Chen Jing, Akers regained some vitality, but soon, he was a little depressed.

"Nebel didn't come over at noon today, I don't know if they were discovered by the Federation again, or if they ......"

- Or did they get some other news, bad news for Ax...... For example, they will soon be Margaret......

"Don't be in a hurry, the key is to take care of your body. According to our previous inference, most of these interstellar pirates are now at the end of their crossbows, and Chen Jing will definitely find us. Qiuqiu didn't say these words entirely to comfort the little prince.

"Think about it, before you fell unconscious, this fleet made two consecutive jumps, which shows that the Federation's search and rescue team has been following more and more closely, which means that the Federation has gradually figured out the rules of the movement route of these interstellar pirates!"

After listening to Qiuqiu's analysis, Acers finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that Qiuqiu didn't say his other speculation - the Federation's search and rescue team is getting closer and closer, and it also means that the situation of those interstellar pirates is becoming more and more dangerous, in this case, they want to get Prince Ax's life-saving talisman as soon as possible!

- If it's not mistaken, Nebel and the others are now on their way to the real "Margaret"!

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In order not to let others find out that he could quickly recover from his mental breakdown, Ax did not immediately "wake up".

So, while he was in a "coma", he learned a bad news, and a good news, from the unsuspecting conversation between Dr. Rory and Nebel.

The bad news is that Nebel and the others did get the latest instructions from Margaret to head full throttle towards base camp.

The good news is that Nebo and the others decided to find a nearby planet on the way to resupply and buy a batch of drugs for Ax to help restore mental strength.

When Acers heard these two news, he was worried about his uncertain future, and on the other hand, he was moved by Nebel's actions.

Even Qiuqiu was surprised to learn that they would choose to treat Axes first in this situation.

It's not the so-called Stockholm syndrome, it's something that Acers really experiences in everyday life - all things aside, Nebel does show some genuine kindness to Ackes, in situations that they may not have realized themselves.

Although they get along well, Ax also knows very well that their positions are still completely opposite, and Nebel and they are the interstellar pirates who kidnapped him after all......

If he can't be rescued before he reaches Margaret, then what he will face is definitely not a smile and gentleness!

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It was at this time that the new task of updating the system made the situation even more complicated.

System Tasks (Advanced)

Quest content: The love of the bamboo horse at the end of the world

Rewards: 20,000 points, 10,000 units of energy, an equipment package, and new skills

Duration: Thirty-six weeks

Completion Mark: Communicate with each other, confess success, and mark for life

Failure Penalty: Host's mental threshold decreases by 30%.

Akes, who was prompted by the mission update, already had a sense of foreboding......

When the "Destiny" skill revealed that the target of the quest was Nebel and, Axes felt the need to faint again!

Akes, who wanted to cry without tears, said to the ball: "Didn't you say that the task setting of the Yuelao system is very scientific and humane?!" "—what kind of fuss is going to be made now...... Boom......

In fact, Qiuqiu was also dumbfounded when he saw this task - it had never encountered a more difficult, if not impossible, task that the host had just received a severe punishment for failing a mission!

Don't look at the reward of this high-level task is very rich, but the punishment for failure is the same as that of an ordinary medium-level task, it is actually because Akes's mental power can no longer withstand the more severe "destruction", and the system is afraid that the host will directly braid, so it will "open the net".

As for the nine-month mission, it was even more useless!

Either Ax is rescued, then of course he can't follow Heyman and Nebel and continue to stay on the pirate's ship to "die together";

Either Ax was sent to Margaret before he was rescued, and was transferred to other pirates, and he was also unable to have long-term contact with the subject of the mission.

Isn't this just like the previous intermediate mission, an incompleteness task?!

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Meanwhile, not far from the interstellar pirate fleet, the Federation's search and rescue fleet is conducting a videoconference.

"General, Detachment 3 has caught up with the target P17 fleet for the nineteenth time, and they are sailing at full speed on the expected orbit!"

"General, Detachment 7 made a tentative attack on the target P12 fleet as planned, and they immediately put up a fierce resistance, and until they surrendered, they did not send a message that His Highness Ax was on board...... At present, the target is under our control, and His Highness Axes has indeed not been found! ”

"General, the 15th detachment has caught up with the target P9 fleet for the twentieth time, and they are sailing at full speed on the expected orbit!"

"General, Detachment 21 has caught up with the target P19 fleet for the fifteenth time, and they are approaching a planet in Carter's fifth star sector, and they are somewhat off the expected orbit!"

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After listening to the reports made by the sergeants of the various search and rescue teams and giving them further instructions for action, Chen Jing, who had finished the meeting, stared at his holographic screen, his brain running at high speed.

Hain, Lin Zexi, and a few henchmen were by his side, thinking carefully based on the information, and at the same time cautiously putting forward their opinions.

"At present, it seems that our speculation is basically fine, the final meeting place of the interstellar pirates should be in one of these three places, now let's see their next trajectory and further narrow down the scope." Hain Road.

The dawn of victory was already in sight, but they did not dare to relax - finding each other and catching them all was not their goal......

- Their most important thing is to successfully rescue His Highness Ax!

"Communicate immediately with Detachments 11, 14, 15 and 23, they can now carry out a tentative attack on their target fleet as planned!"

"Also, contact Detachment 21 again, and let them see if the target P19 fleet deviated from the predetermined trajectory because of supplies." Chen Jing added.

Hayne nodded, and immediately went to deliver the order.

Chen Jing continued to stare at his holographic screen, and there was only one name in his heart - Ax! 166 Reading Network