But fortunately, this promotion ceremony is just a formality after all, and Yu Lian does not need to force himself and Mr. to be false for a long time. After receiving a new badge, a letter of appointment, and a Purple Ribbon Silver Star Medal, he retired.

The medal was naturally in recognition of his exploits in quelling the Lumina Rebellion, sweeping away the Cult of All Souls, and suppressing the pirates in the Far Shore Star Sector.

Of course, it's not just him, but on the side of the Thirteenth Fleet, Commodore Marklov and Senior Sister Eleanor also have it. There are also officers in other important positions, but they are demoted to the Order of the Silver Star with a blue ribbon, and Fei Fei, who "occasionally passes by" as a reporter accompanying the army. The rest of the rank-and-file officers and enlisted men will also have at least one Bronze Star of the Second Class.

At least this time, the National Defense Committee was quite generous.

In fact, if you really want to talk about the battle record, if you demolish the Imperial Fortress, grab a new weapon, and behead a marquis, even if you take another Diamond Crown and Two Swords Medal, it is reasonable. However, in the current "peacetime", it is rare to have a medal of war merit at this level, which is rare once in ten years, and theoretically it should be authorized by the National Assembly and a ceremony should be held at the same time.

Recently, the empire has been stimulated so much that the situation on the border has become quite tense. With the consistent style of the Community Government, it is already good to be able to give secret commendations to everyone of the Thirteenth Fleet for their meritorious service, and of course it is impossible to stimulate the Empire anymore.

Of course, compared to the foreign service, the National Defense Committee has already behaved "frankly" enough. No, just when Yu Lian had just left the National Defense Commission building and was about to go to the nearby officers' cafeteria to spend public money to fill his stomach, the communication terminal received a prompt, but it was a call from a deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Committee's Foreign Affairs and Security Department.

"Assistant military attaché at the Imperial Embassy?"

"Yes, the official letter of appointment will be sent to you tomorrow, along with your foreign passport and various certificates. It just so happens that the day after tomorrow there will be a chartered boat for a cultural exchange group from your country to the Imperial Capital Tianyu, and you can go with them. Of course, if there are other plans, we will reimburse you for tickets up to Business Class, but be sure to report to Major-General Vatlar, Chief Military Attaché Abroad, at your country's embassy in the Reich by May 20. ”

If it is a direct fast passenger ship from the solar system, the voyage to the imperial capital will also take forty days. This means that if Yu Lian has other arrangements, there is not much time left for him.

Fortunately, he really didn't have anything else to do, at most, he asked the two technical nerds in the Red Star Institute to dock with Dr. Zinov, who was going to come to work in May.

The 55-year-old Dr. Nikolai Zinov is one of the great powers that the Red Star Institute has been poaching. He is not well-known now, but five years later, he is the first scientific giant to propose the theory of molecular recombination. The attainment of theoretical research in the theory of subspace is by no means above the empire and alliance that are rich in talents and technical reserves.

It's a pity that the academic circles in the community have not paid much attention to his theory.

In another timeline, after the solar system was completely occupied by the enemy, when the imperial officials came to the door respectfully, invited him to come out of the mountain, and offered him an academician of the Academy of Sciences and a professor at the Imperial Central University of Science and Technology, he was a fierce man who drank vodka in front of these people, and burned his laboratory and all the research reports.

The officials of the empire were furious, but in order to show the benevolence of Her Majesty the newly enthroned Empress and the respect for the great masters of science, in the end they could do nothing but return in disgrace.

The old gentleman simply ran back to his hometown to become an ordinary middle school physics teacher, but when the empire was just a little lax about his vigilance, he directly joined the Volunteers and became its chief director of science and equipment.

Although within a few years, the old gentleman died due to an engineering accident, but he did cultivate a large group of engineering masters who can rub everything by hand. In this respect alone, Dr. Zinov is not only his own theoretical research, but also a very good experimental physicist and engineer.

Speaking of which, Ina, the future master of the "Turkish-French military industry", should also be influenced by Dr. Zinov, right?

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In addition, the later chief technician of the volunteers, now a fledgling tech nerd Eisen French, has always regarded himself as a disciple of Dr. Zinov. If this big white fat man and the doctor meet in advance, what kind of sparks can be created?

Of course, the historical image of man and the real image are not necessarily the same. Yu Lian can't guarantee that Dr. Zinov's real person will be as iron-clad as he imagined, but at least, he is more trustworthy than others.

In short, as long as he is willing to come, he can observe it closely, and if he really confirms that it is right, he can hand over the follow-up research of the space bubble that he has brought down to him.

Dr. Zinov decided to join with a large group of assistants and students. This is naturally a good thing, and the Red Star Office will be able to add a group of research teams that can be used immediately. It's just that so many people come with big bags and small bags, and it takes time just to move and settle down, which dragged on until May.

This meant that he would not be able to communicate with Dr. Zinov in person until he returned from the Empire.

Yu Lian sighed in his heart, but saw that the deputy director behind the communication window groaned, and his face seemed to show a little distressed: "Regarding your appointment this time, it is more or less because the imperial side sent you a formal invitation letter, and we must also pay attention to it...... It's just, Lieutenant Colonel Yu Lian, this time and that time! When the Empire sent you an invitation, those things hadn't happened yet! ”

"What are you talking about, what are you?" Yu Lian began to get confused.

"Yes, that's the attitude. Last year, nothing happened between us and the Empire, and those so-called things were nothing! When you get over there, you have to have that attitude towards the media and the empire. The other party nodded continuously, and then said: "Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been in a lot of pain recently!" I was scolded by the Congress, scolded by the media, scolded by the people, and wiped my military ass from time to time...... But what can we do? We're desperate too! Isn't the mainstream trend of thought in the galaxy now just peaceful development? We already have such a big gap with the Empire, can we really start an all-out war? If there is really a full-scale war, will the alliance really come to the aid in person? I don't believe it anyway. ”

Yu Lian listened interestingly. The current community politics is full of kneeling widows and bipolar radicals, and rational people with such a clear mind are really a minority of the minority.

“…… Uh, sorry, what's your name? The sea breeze was too strong just now, and Xia Guan didn't hear it clearly. ”

Mr. Deputy Director on the other side smiled helplessly: "I'm Maurice Lancher...... Hey, forget it, it's okay if you can't remember, I don't mind. ”

These words suddenly made Yu Lian even more embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I will definitely remember you!" ”

This was so penetrating that a trace of horror flashed on Deputy Director Lancher's face, and he hurriedly said, "In short, you should take it as a long and comfortable vacation." When you arrive in the Empire, as long as you don't take the initiative to make trouble, the Empire will definitely give you guest treatment. My colleagues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been in a lot of pain lately, because they have all collapsed due to acute gastroenteritis, and I don't want to follow in their footsteps. My son is only 10 years old, I can't go down! ”

It's really unpleasant to say that this hero seems to be some kind of walking human disaster. In addition, acute gastroenteritis is not a terminal disease, even if it turns into advanced stomach cancer in these years, it will not kill anyone.

"Those of us who are serious about diplomacy have not been able to survive hard work, and we don't know more than three foreign languages before the age of 20, and we are not familiar with international law before the age of 30, and we don't even know how to get started. After waiting for so many years, who doesn't want to be in that battlefield? But now I can only rely on a little cheekiness to maintain such a fragile and peaceful appearance. Really, Lieutenant Colonel, you are a talented person and you can speak well, so be sure to hold your hand high! ”

Mr. Deputy Director added: "And, that, yes, His Excellency the Ambassador is also uneasy...... Ah no, overly hot-blooded people. I guess I will appreciate a young talent like you, but really, I must not add fuel to the fire."

"Look at what you said, I'm actually a pacifist who loves the tranquility of the water and the moon! Don't worry, this time the Imperial Party really only brought eyes and ears, and it will never cause trouble.! ”

Well, looking at this tone, it's a bit pleading, and of course Yu Lian has to give people some face.

With that said, what else could Mr. Lancher do? He could only make a bitter face and muttered a few more difficult words such as "This age does not stop", "It is said that literati are soft persimmons", "stomach medicines are sold out in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs", and so on, and then he said goodbye to Yu Lian suspiciously.

After cutting off the communication, Yu Lian expressed his apologies to everyone in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for three seconds in his heart, and then walked briskly towards the officers' canteen again.

He couldn't wait for a hearty lunch now. With his current amount of food, if he wants to eat a relatively delicious lunch in Eternal City, he will have to spend two or three hundred yuan. But next to it is the headquarters building of the United Military Order, and the restaurant next to it is free and open to all officers, so why bother to go far?

The first floor of the restaurant was mainly dominated by middle- and lower-ranking lieutenants, so in order not to cause trouble to everyone, Yu Lian found a secluded cubicle and sat down, and ordered one of each of today's four officer packages.

The non-commissioned officer in charge of the order confirmed it twice, then hid a trace of disdain in his eyes and left with a smile.

Yu Lian stared at the door of the restaurant in a daze, while waiting for today's lunch. However, before the dishes were delivered, his eyes suddenly lit up.

It wasn't that he saw the beauty, but that he saw two young officers enter the dining room together. They are dignified and heroic, although they are only holding the rank of captain, they are full of presence, and they feel like they have met a general and will not show their timidity at all. The red-haired young man with a burlier body has a kind of spirit that should be born to stand on people.

"Hey, Horatio, Mihir, come and sit here." Yu Lian peeked his head out from behind the screen in the cubicle and greeted the two.

Both of them looked surprised and strode over. However, before the two of them could get closer, Yu Lian suddenly said "slow" and pointed to the golden four-leaf clover on his collar badge.

"Two captains, you are saluting your ranks, not individuals."

The brown-haired, slightly bookish one showed a helpless embarrassed face, and almost said directly, "Are you still a child?" ”。

As for the red-haired great man, he has already begun to gnash his teeth.