Keha, in front of the Royal Palace.

The traces of the swarm two months ago have receded, and the fungus blanket has died out of its own accord after the death of the fungus tumor. And in order to be inspiring, Valenrian invested a lot of money in the restoration of the capital. Of course, as a palace that easily focuses on the entire empire, no effort has been spared in its restoration.

The bright and beautiful layers of alloy cast the sun's rays, and the bright red carpet looks as if it has just been woven – but underneath the glossy exterior, the simplicity of the interior is difficult for the public and the media to see.

The traces of the battle of the swarm inside the palace have not yet had time to be removed, or rather, there is no money to do so. And Valerian's own office, even more so - there is no red carpet in the office at the moment, there is no old record player. To save money, not even red wine. A glass of ordinary water is the best thing to entertain Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi faced the person who held the highest power in the Tylen Empire, and it was difficult for him to accept that his office was so simple for a while.

The desk was old, but it was clean. In the same way, everything in his office has been polished.

"You're finally here, Commander Zhao Yi." Valerian's enthusiasm made Zhao Yi a little difficult to accept, he really couldn't think of anything worthy of such hospitality..... The new regime has only been in power for two months, and he will inevitably be busy. Take time out of your busy schedule to host yourself......

However, what Zhao Yi didn't know was that he had been underestimating himself.

"At the ceremony, there will be an award ceremony. It was awarded to any heroic warrior who fought for the Empire...... You, on the other hand, will receive a three-star medal as a ghost lieutenant. ”

Valerian gestured to a piece of paper on the table, a long list of lists. In a list of names, Zhao Yi easily saw his name.

Military rank, lieutenant.

What the three-star medal means, Zhao Yi is not clear. But what is clear to Zhao Yi is that Valerian is pulling Zhao Yi closer to the center of the Empire's psionic forces.

It also means that Valerian tries to help Zhao Yi get what Zhao Yi wants.

It's a gesture of kindness.

Although Valenrian is likely to have bad intentions to win over Zhao Yi, it is just like the conversation between Valerian and Jim Reynolds before entering Char in the plot.

[It seems that I am just your little pawn.] 】

[If you can get what you want, will you care?] 】

[Never. 】

"I accept this rank."

Zhao Yi replied. In an instant, a smile bloomed on Valenrian's face, but suddenly he seemed to feel that Heze's smile was not good, and he quickly retracted.

But the small curvature of the corners of his mouth still revealed his good mood.

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After a little bit of nonsense about Zhao Yi's information technology learning melee i, Zhao Yi left Valenrian's office and followed the concierge's instructions to the back of the podium. There, Zhao Yi found several familiar faces among a large number of fresh faces.

Jim Reno.

Nova Terra, who has seen a few photos briefly, and Gabriel Tosh.

In Zhao Yi's known plot, Nova and Tosh are a couple, but for some reason, the couple who looked at each other at the Ghost Military Academy separated and were hostile to each other. With the advent of a new government and the abolition of the fixed brainwashing program that followed the assignment of psionic agents, the ghosts and ghosts have lived in relative harmony with each other.

Now the two of them are standing in a large box ready to receive the award, to serve as bodyguards for the empire or for those who have made significant contributions to the new government.

And then there's Jim Renault.

When Zhao Yi was obsessed with information technology that he had never been in contact with, Zhao Yi heard more or less about the rangers when he was communicating with people or passing by others.

The current Rangers are outside the Empire, and although they still don't trust the Empire, they have also canceled the bottomless uprising against the Empire. They keep an eye on the Valerian government, and will immediately challenge the new government if it goes against its original purpose...... So far, the Empire has not strangled the Rangers. Moreover, the foreign policy has also shown that it is in line with what was originally promised.

His dense beard was obviously carefully groomed, and the beard that was trimmed with superb repair skills made Zhao Yi realize that Jim Renaud was forced to come here. He must have also received the warmest reception from Valenrian.

In addition to his beard, neatly combed hair, and wearing an unusually formal uniform, he lost most of his coquettish cowboy temperament. And the rest of the denim temperament looks a bit nondescript with the cooperation of serious uniforms.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Yi decided not to come forward to say hello.

He sat in the position assigned by the concierge.

The wait was incomparably long, and it was clear that today's ceremony would not end so easily. Zhao Yi, who was racing against time, turned on his personal PC and continued to watch the video tutorials given by the technical team.

With a high degree of mental concentration, Nova and Tosh left at the same time without attracting Zhao Yi's attention. Outside the palace, which Zhao Yi was unaware of, the strong onlookers of tens of thousands of civilians put pressure on the security to a certain extent. At the moment when the civilians were cheering for the new regime, the secret current was slowly confronting.

"Your Majesty, we have spotted the presence of a psionic carrier in the crowd, and it is likely that he is a ghost who has defected." Tosh contacted His Majesty Valerian, who briefly recounted the discovery of the psionic team, but Valerian did not pay attention to it.

In other words, more attention is paid to the cohesion of people's hearts brought by this ceremony.

"Then it's up to you to protect me." His Majesty said. His Majesty the Emperor didn't want to know, he knew he should carry out his orders properly......

Suddenly, Tosh felt a strange change in his body, the fading of his strength, the fading of his spiritual energy, and along with the abnormalities that ordinary people could not find, Tosh knew that something was wrong with him.

He needs dizime.

His absolute professionalism and tenacious consciousness allowed him to suppress the strange sensation in his body first, and continue to track down the psychic carrier who might pose a threat to His Majesty. It didn't take more than a few steps for his body to crush him - he fell to the ground in plain clothes. With the exclamations of nearby civilians, as if treating an ordinary person suffering from heat stroke, an emergency medical team appeared and took him away.

The psionic carrier escapes tracking. And they are becoming more and more cautious. Tosh's sudden fall to the ground was not unreasonable, and many members of the Ghost fell to the ground one after another. After absorbing a certain amount of diazine, they were back on their feet.

They smoked diazine more often and in more doses than lethal, and yet they were alive.

Nova continues Tosh's mission to track down the psionic carriers.

(End of chapter)