The roving Mishi-class cruiser, which has a provisional name like the "Red Tiger", has now deployed its first shield and slowly wanders through the universe like a barracuda surrounded by bubbles.

Her opponent is on standby in the airspace more than 30,000 kilometers away from her. In cosmic warfare, this can almost be regarded as a face-to-face meat (meow) fight. However, there is no way around it. Generally speaking, although this exercise was under the banner of "actual combat," in the final analysis, it was still a "program" part of the naval celebration. Only by fighting a little closer can the big men on the Azure Princess, who are 200,000 kilometers away, see clearly.

In short, the exercise director made the rules very clear at the beginning.

First of all, the battle duration is only one hour, and once an hour has passed, and no sinking or gang victory has been formed, the battle will be declared a victory by points. This is understandable. You can't really expect the audience to watch you play all day, right?

It is already very face-saving to be able to let them honestly watch everyone fight a heads-up on a ship with the patience of watching movies and dramas.

Moreover, in real actual combat, even if there is indeed a single encounter with a warship of the same specification, it is basically under the circumstances of breaking diplomatic relations, hunting, and interspersing behind enemy lines after a full-scale war has begun.

Under such circumstances, neither side can have the idea or conditions to fight an entangled and protracted war.

Second, the airspace within the combat range is limited, and there is only such a spherical airspace with a radius of more than 100,000 kilometers. Of course, the external statement is for security reasons. If the students really die, it will be dangerous to drive the boat too far, and it will be unfavorable for their own rescue, etc.

Although the words are high-sounding, to put it bluntly, isn't it still to make the big shots comfortable?

Although the state of the battle will be broadcast in due course, if you can't see the red and blue beams of light in the distant starry sky with the naked eye, and the roar of light clusters and missiles flickering, it will always be a loss for the atmosphere.

This is a little difficult for Yu Lian to accept. Anyway, it's a war, and you don't even have the freedom to be killed somewhere?

But since I have already agreed to the director of the exercise, I have to do things well! It's not just him, a large group of friends on the ship have worked hard for so long, isn't it just for this day? They are not only for the so-called youth, but also for the most realistic demands. For the vast majority of the crew members on the red ship, this battle may be the only time they have the quilt to show their big faces.

Yu Lian looked in the direction of the blue boat in the distance, as if he wanted to see the other party's state with the naked eye. But in fact, in the vast sky, even with the eyesight of his second-ring psionic power, he could only see a little light flickering.

Immediately afterwards, he listened to Liuli: "The other party's communication has arrived, can it be connected?" ”

Yu Lian tightened his collar and took a seat in the captain's position, then said, "Connect it." ”

Horatio Vane who appeared on the screen was dressed in a neat uniform, meticulous, with a serious face, a proud demeanor, and a domineering appearance. I have to admit that this guy is more like a captain than Yu Lian just standing there.

No, it's not just the captain of a ship with hundreds of people, although this guy is young, but just talking about his aura, saying that he is commanding thousands of troops is not disobedient. That's how charisma he is.

The commander of the Grand Fleet in his twenties, although rare, is not uncommon.

He looked directly at Yu Lian solemnly, his eyes sharp and full of courage, as if he wanted to use his face to force the red party to surrender.

"Let's hope it's going to be a good one!" After a few seconds, he muttered.

"Definitely!" Yu Lian said with a smile, and then said loudly: "Then, the Red Tiger and all its crew, waiting for your shelling!" ”

Everyone on the bridge wanted to bury their heads under the table, grief and indignation. This is naturally because of the shameful name of the ship.

Seeing that everyone on the red side would get a demoralized debff at the beginning of the game because of the captain's taste, he saw Vane's cheeks twitch for a moment, and then said loudly: "All the crew members of the Blue King, waiting for your charge!" ”

Vane turned off the communication without saying a word. Immediately afterward, Yu Lian could feel the morale of everyone on the bridge, and it swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"You see, bad taste is better than secondary two diseases, this is the power of the weapon of the law of cause and effect! I'm willing to bet that the BLU crew is already in low pressure. Yu Lian said to everyone. As a result, the entire communication channel in the ship burst into laughter, and everyone was happy.

Half a minute later, a communication came from the director's office, reminding them that the battle was about to begin.

"As soon as you start, switch to the second combat speed! Start with the B set of marching plans! Yu Lian said loudly: "Also, the ion cannon is starting to charge!" ”

"Prepare Paul's team to be on standby! Always ready to eject! ”

Yu Lian issued the following orders in an orderly manner. He believed that the rhythm of Vane on the other side must be about the same as his own.

Both sides turned on their main engines almost at the same moment, ready for action. But at this time, a small episode occurred.

Edelweiss, who was still dancing with Serena's singing just now, was still dangling beside the Azure Princess at this time, and when she saw the halo of the engine of the red and blue battleship in the distance, she suddenly let out a cheerful laugh, and rushed directly

"Traitor!" Serena Mao, who had just walked to the stage, stared at the calf that was moving away with an expressionless face, and whispered, "This is the second time." ”

Fei Fei, who was waiting in the audience, heard this voice and couldn't help crying and laughing.

"I'm sorry, Serena." Fei Fei Dao.

Serena turned her head, for some unknown reason, and tilted her head to look at the latter.

"When it's over, I'll treat you to ice cream." Fei Fei smiled again and said, "There is a very good shop on this ship. ”

Serena swallowed her saliva, and her plain face like a clear spring finally appeared vividness that belonged to her age. However, when he looked at the agent who was walking towards him in the distance, he couldn't help but pout.

"I don't want to hear her babble!" Serena said.

"Don't worry, I have a hundred ways to get rid of her." Fei Fei held back a laugh and whispered as she took Serena's hand. The latter's eyes once again appeared with a halo like stars.

"Fina, we're on stage!" Someone in the distance waved to Fina, who was the first host of the celebration and one of Fifi's idols, Lola Charles, the first host of the celebration and a well-known media personality in the community.

Fifi left Selena with an expectant smile and walked over to get ready to take the stage.

President Knockham clapped his hands in a routine manner, but kept watching Serena's back with hidden, eager and reluctant eyes until the other party left the hall of the venue.

"Mr. President......" Nichta reminded in a low voice behind him.

"Oh, oh!" The president came back to his senses, and his face seamlessly switched to a diplomatic expression full of expectation: "Next, it's the performance of our heroic young people, right?" Uh, edelweiss won't be a hindrance, will it? ”

"Rest assured, they won't fail to think about this kind of thing." The chairman laughed.

Just as Edelweiss was about to enter the battlefield, two engineering ships stopped in his way. The directors of the exercise and the organizers of the celebration were not so stupid as not to even think about this issue, and of course they were prepared.

One of the ships lit up with all sorts of colored lights, creating a gorgeous picture in the universe that finally diverted the attention of the edelweiss.

Another engineering ship opened its belly and threw a series of food crates wrapped in synthetic materials into the universe.

The food is mainly meat and high-carb, high-vitamin nutritional feed, and the outer wrapping material is synthesized with various metals, silicon, carbon and other elements, which is also one of the foods belonging to edelweiss.

Yes, this space Leviathan creature that can travel in space can not only nourish itself with the energy of the stars, but also eat itself. Recipes not only contain proteins, vitamins and carbohydrates that normal organisms need, but also contain a lot of elements that are not very normal.

To put it bluntly, although they are large, they are actually quite easy to feed, and theoretically they can live by eating stones. Of course, having meat to eat will make you feel happy and grow better.

All in all, the two engineering ships, like nannies with toys and snacks, finally hooked up the little ancestors who were loved by all the people of Lanxing.

Then, as the engines of the red and blue sides started smoothly and entered the battle mode, the scene in the venue became enthusiastic again.

Serena Mao, who had just returned to the lounge, sat in the lounge with a dull face, exuding a salted fish aura that was incompatible with the entire ship. Her eyes were glazed, her mind wandered into the world, and all her thoughts ran to the ice cream she had made an appointment with Fei Fei.

"According to the statistics just now, when you came to power, the number of viewers had exceeded 120 billion, a direct increase of 10 percent. Serena, with such popularity and influence, even in the alliance, you must be the most popular! The agent said in an excited tone.

"Oh......" the young singer still expressed his attitude in a tone that barely fluctuated.

The agent sighed a little helplessly and said, "The head office has contacted me, I hope you can think about it again, and in the future, the development center of the event will be placed in the local area of the alliance." ”

"Really?" She still has this attitude, lukewarm, as if everything around her has nothing to do with her except singing.

"Also, the head office...... Although we also know that these are groundless rumors, they will have a certain impact after all. We also hope that you can specifically refute the rumors. Also, try to avoid going out alone in the future. I'm sure President Knockham will understand, too. ”

Serena Mao rolled her eyes and seemed to have finally regained a little of her spirit. She slowly stood up and let out a lukewarm breath, "I'm going out for a walk." ”

"Ah, this, Grandma, this is a ship......"

"Cruise! There are parks, there are swimming pools, there are shopping streets. She said.

"Do you still want to go to the store?" The agent's voice rose an octave, but by this time, the girl had yawned and walked slowly to the door.

Fortunately, this talented beautiful girl singer famous in the galaxy is not too nervous. She at least knew that she wore a very inconspicuous tracksuit, tied her long hair into a ponytail and put it in her hood, and then put on sunglasses that covered half of her face, and then went out.

The agent lady knew that this little aunt was such a virtue, and she couldn't stop it at all, so she waved her hand helplessly, and two frisbee-sized machines followed.

When Serena went out for a walk, she was most annoyed by someone following her. Fortunately, there are always bodyguard robots in this world. Although the level of intelligence is not high, the combat effectiveness is still very high, at least put down the general stalker, paparazzi, gangsters and the like, and then call the police or something by the way.

Moreover, these two bodyguard robots designed in the shape of frisbees actually look quite cute, and girls are somewhat acceptable.

"The Spirit of the Stars", Miss Serena Mao really just came out and walked around. This is also her habit after each performance, and she often walks aimlessly for an hour or two. As you walk, you completely empty your mind. Probably because her small body contains too strong explosive power, so she needs to be recharged at all times.

This Azure Princess, one of the largest ultra-luxury cruise ships in the whole galaxy, is completely like a city in scale, and it is also very well equipped. It's not so much a cruise ship as it is a huge space city, not to mention the dome park and swimming pool, but even the theme park and residential area.

The so-called residential area on this ship is a large area of high-end domed villas, there are two or three thousand. Some dignitaries and nobles felt that living on a big boat and cruising the galaxy every day was a very elegant vacation activity, so they directly bought the villas above, and always came to live for two or three months every year. Not only on the community side, but also on the foreign side of the wealthy businessmen.

The Azure Princess is huge, and it's really big enough for Miss Singer to wander around.

Serena Mao is not tall, but she is not slow to walk, not so much a walk, but a bit of a race walk. This is actually one of her "quirks".

As she walked, her eyes still looked like they were out of the world. But in fact, at this time, she was really thinking about some things.

"I, I'm sorry for you. However, I also have my own troubles! ”

"Thank you, thank you, for coming out and having dinner with me. In the future, can it come out once a week, no, once a month! That's my only request anymore! Please, Serena! ”

“…… Serena, my little moon, wait until the next year's election. I can admit your existence with dignity! ”

She frowned a little irritably, slowed her pace, and made her way through the mall — it was closed for security reasons — and then she turned back at a faster pace, staring at an ice cream parlor that was only half closed.

The "Starry Elf" was silent for a second, looked around, and found a drink shop that was closed. However, perhaps for the convenience of reopening, the facilities outside the store, such as drink cups and chairs, are not included in the store.

"I'm annoyed...... So, Fina, I'm sorry, I'm going to sneak away. She apologized to her friend she had known for only a few months, and then stepped forward and picked up a paper drink cup very calmly.

"Miss, Miss, this will be against your public image." A frisbee robot flew up to the girl's side and whispered a reminder.

Serena Mao ignored it, pinched the cup and walked to the door of the ice cream parlor, stood on tiptoe, leaned down, and pushed the paper cup in her hand to the ice cream machine behind the railing door.

"Miss, miss, this will violate your public image." The robot is still tirelessly, faithfully reminding.

Serena was really not tall enough, and she couldn't even touch the ice cream machine in the end. She thought about it for a moment and dragged the two frisbee robots off and stepped on their heads.

"Liftoff!" Serena commanded in a lazy tone.

"It's a crime, it's a crime!"

Having said that, as Miss Singer's bodyguard robots, they carried out their master's orders with conscientiousness.

This time it was finally there, and the machine wasn't turned off. Serena swallowed as she looked at the cup filled with fragrant ice cream. This is probably the first time in half a year that she can enjoy this cold delicacy.

However, at this moment, she stumbled on her feet and threw herself forward.

After professional debugging, the highest-level bodyguard robot really did things very advanced, and one of them quickly turned on the magnetic function to stabilize Serena's body. The other hurried an emergency levitation, blocking Serena's way, and then rushing at the railing door over there was an armored ram.

Then, there was a "bang".

Serena Mao, along with her two robots, smashed into the ice cream parlor and was in a mess. Of course, protected by two loyal robots, the starry elf lady was buried by a large number of in-store facilities, but she was not injured and still held the ice cream in her hand high.

So, she didn't notice that just as she was dizzy in the ice cream shop, a team of loaded "mechanical giants" slowly paced away from the passage three blocks away from her.

Neither she nor them, nor did they realize the existence of the other.