Weiss thought he would never see Major Brooks again in his life.

In public and private, he didn't want to see this guy again.

However, less than a week after returning to the Barston Military Academy from the city of Somsonas, Weiss saw him again.

This intelligence officer gave him the same cold and arrogant feeling as before.

Not only that, but he also had an extra medal on his chest that he hadn't seen before.

A sparkling medal!

Is this a reward for his success in leading his team to find evidence of a Norman cross-border invasion in the area where the Ranger del Longe fell?

If the evidence is conclusive, why haven't the federal government and military spoken out on this matter lately?

Is there any political deal behind this?

Abominable shady!

To Weiss's slight gratification, Major Brooks' trip had nothing to do with him directly, which meant that he didn't need to meet this guy or be cross-examined by him.

On the night he met Major Brooks, Weiss learned from Nikolai that this obnoxious fellow had come to keep him safe — intelligence that President Leiboyd's family might have been attacked.

The identity of the enemy, the purpose of which is unknown, the method of attack that may be carried out is unknown......

President Leibold and his wife reside in the presidential residence in Liberty City, and their personal safety is reliably guaranteed, and there is little need for additional security forces. As a result, the Department of Military Intelligence focused on the president's family members, providing special protection to his surviving mother, his three daughters who were already married, the eldest son of an officer in the Air Force, and Nicolas Leibold, who attended the Basston Military Academy.

Nikolai said gloomily that Major Brooks was to stay in his sight until the alarm was lifted.

God knows how long this will last!

Major Brooks and his intelligence officers were certainly not enough to take on the heavy responsibility of protecting Nikolai, so he also brought a helper this time: a small group of elite soldiers from the 1st Special Service Group.

1st Special Service Brigade......

Weiss was stunned for a long time, and subconsciously had a feeling that he was inseparable from this matter.

There is a kind of fate called destiny in this life......

It didn't seem like a difficult task for the intelligence services to work with the special forces to protect a cadet in a military academy surrounded by high walls and numerous guard posts. From the first day of the role, they built an all-weather, all-round protection circle for Nikolai, but at the same time, they also limited his freedom, affected his life, and even violated his privacy.

This made Nikolai very unhappy, and after only two days of life as a special prisoner, he quietly planned a comprehensive "prison escape", preparing to use the flying machine to escape from Major Brooks's so-called protective circle, go out for two days and come back, and kill this guy's sharpness.

Before the plan could be implemented, the Joint Staff issued an order for the spring conference drill. According to this order, all the second- and third-year cadets of the Badston Military Academy were all incorporated into the "Bathton Student Corps" and marched to the designated assembly place two days later!

Because of this, Nikolai got into an argument with Major Brooks.

Because the exercise was a real exercise and a large number of troops participated, Brooks believed that there was a great safety hazard for Nikolai to follow the "Batton Student Corps" to participate in the exercise, so he took the initiative to hold a meeting with the school and prepared to let Nikolai join the exercise headquarters as a trainee staff officer. In this way, he can stay in a safe enough place, and he can also learn more advanced operational analysis and strategic planning from the staff officers.

If it were an ordinary person, he would probably gladly accept the major's proposal, but Nikolai flatly refused. He made it clear that he was a member of the "Buston Student Corps" and would never be deterred by some unwarranted danger!

After much heated argument, Major Brooks relented: Nikolai could join his classmates in the exercise, on condition that he serve as the regimental staff officer of the Basston Student Corps at all times, and that the entire protection team would stay with him during the exercise—of course, they would not intervene in the exercise in any situation, let alone assist the student corps in attack or defense, but would exist in a state of transcendent transparency.

All of the above is what Weiss knew from Nikolai's mouth. He felt a little sorry for not being able to see the depressing appearance of the major who couldn't do anything with Nikolai, and thought of the appearance of a large group of people accompanying Nikolai to charge, and he felt very funny.

Seeing Weiss couldn't help laughing, Nikolai frowned and said, "Do you think this is funny?" ”

Weiss put away his strange expression and said solemnly, "I was thinking that this might be the last task he wanted to take, but he came anyway...... Therefore, this is a very urban person, and you must be very careful when dealing with him. ”

Nikolai's brows furrowed even tighter: "In the past few days of contact with him, I have always had a big doubt in my heart - who wants to hurt or even kill us? My father, who was known to be not a belligerent, advocated the diplomatic settlement of international disputes and was committed to promoting great power understanding, and he was in office for more than six years, thanks to which the economic development and social livelihood of the entire Free Federation were stable, and regional differences were improved, and thanks to this, he was very popular among all walks of life. Could it be ...... The Norman Empire wanted to start a war, so it used such despicable means to destroy our stable order? ”

Weiss asked rhetorically, "Is there anything wrong with this line of thinking?" ”

"The logic is fine, but it doesn't match the Norman style!" Nikolai explains, "The Hohenstaufens, who ruled the Norman Empire, for centuries were convinced of their noblest bloodlines, and therefore sought to maintain a noble way of life and thinking, and they admired loyalty, strength, and resourcefulness, and preferred to die in a duel than to win with a vile skill." You know what I mean when I say that, right? ”

In front of Nikolai, Weiss did not need to hide his true thoughts: "But if they are really so open-minded, why should they secretly invade our territory, attack our army, and destroy the corpses before leaving?" ”

"This is another doubt I've been thinking about for a long time...... "Nikolai paused slightly, "do you know what kind of expert that Dr. K you have met?" ”

Weiss shook his head, indicating that he had no way of knowing.

Nikolai lowered his voice: "Artificial Star Source Stone!" ”

Weiss's eyes widened. In this world, the reason why flying battleships are not as ubiquitous as birds is because the mining of star source stones is very difficult, and it is difficult to greatly increase the production. Moreover, through the previous military frictions and the great power war that caused millions of casualties, all countries have realized the quality effect of flying warships: a flying warship of 10,000 tons has a tactical role and strategic value greater than ten flying warships of 1,000 tons; A 30,000-ton flying battleship can easily defeat three 10,000-ton flying warships on the battlefield and constitute a great psychological deterrent to the enemy's military and civilians.

In this way, whether it is the Norman Empire, the Ulster Free Federation or the Kingdom of Wessex in the north, they all put the design and construction of large flying warships in the first place, so that the number of flying warships built by the three major powers every year does not exceed 40, and every year there are new ships in service, and there are old ships scrapped, and the overall number of flying warships is basically maintained in a relatively stable range - the Norman Empire and the Alster Free Federation fluctuate around 300 ships, and the Wessex Kingdom is about 200 ships, The rest of the small countries are under 100 ships. This stability of military power has contributed to the equilibrium of the international situation, and once a country has mastered the technology of artificial star stones, it can quickly increase the production of flying warships, thus breaking the existing equilibrium pattern......

"It is rumored that the Norman Empire has mastered the synthesis technology of artificial star source stones, and the reason why it has not yet been put into mass production is because the unit cost of artificial star source stones has reached ten times that of natural star source stones, which means that the cost of a flying warship will be more than twice as high. You and I all know that a science and technology has been born, as long as it is continuously improved, it will mature sooner or later, so in the future, whichever country obtains the artificial star source stone technology suitable for mass production first, it will be able to quickly accumulate a flying fleet with an absolute scale advantage, so as to dominate the pattern of this world. As far as the current form of government of the three great powers is concerned, this kind of technology can only be in the hands of the Free Federation to prevent the bad situation of one country ruling the world! Nikolai continued.

Weiss speculated: "You mean...... The Normans' crossings were not the norm, but because we took away the cutting-edge scientists they valued the most, so they pursued them desperately? ”

Nikolai shook his head, it was obvious that Weiss's understanding was too shallow, his ideas were too direct, and he was completely a novice idea that did not understand international politics and the strategy of a great power.

Seeing Nikolai's contemptuous and disdainful expression, Weiss put away his thoughts and was ready to listen, but at this moment, Nikolai suddenly stood up and pointed to the northwest sky: "Look, that's our fleet!" Blue-gray livery...... It's the glorious Munster garrison! Caesar, Caesar is coming! ”