The pirate ship exploded like fireworks, and Anton didn't know that he had saved Lin Ao and an agricultural satellite with this shot, he was just habitually cleaning up space pirates.

Anton to Li Youde:

"The pirate ships on the periphery of the target satellite have been cleared, so let's get Edward and Lin Ao while the Carthaginian guards haven't recovered yet."

Li Youde, who was sitting on the bridge, scratched his chin: "It's too coincidental that Lin Ao happened to be on Edward's satellite, how did he escape?" ”

…

In the satellite, Lin Ao controlled the No. 2 aircraft to catch the "Howling Dog" and flew towards the airport, waiting for the Osiris.

"Borrowing light, borrowing light"

As soon as Edward stepped into the cockpit of the crowded No. 2 plane, he saw Elizabeth, who was amazed even though she was wearing sunglasses.

"Wow, you can do it! Where did this pretty girl come from? You were captured by HER, why did you still get my sister? I knew I should have been caught! ”

Lin Ao and Elizabeth agreed to hide her identity when they arrived on the Osiris, after all, too many people on board hated HER. He lied: "Don't be, this is Yi... Isabel. Ms. Taylor! Thanks to her, I was able to escape from New Rome. ”

"Oh? Can you get out of New Rome if you are caught? ”

Although Elizabeth tried her best to avoid Edward's gaze, Edward seemed to see a clue, but he shook his head and asked, "She helped you escape?" Who is she? ”

"She is the folk representative of New Rome! HER has a lot of residents who oppose the war and they helped me escape, and in exchange I need to escort this lady to Earth so that she can speak out on behalf of the inhabitants of New Rome at international conferences and condemn HER atrocities! ”

"Oh?"

Edward thought to himself, this girl looks like she is about the same age as herself, and she actually has the ability to take Lin Ao, who is a captive, out of the HER capital? There must be a lot of secrets in this, but for now he chooses to believe in Lin Ao, who was born and died with him.

"Well, wait on the boat, you and Lieutenant Anton and Li Youde, they must be curious about how you escaped."

…

When the No. 2 aircraft entered the hangar after a long absence, Lin Ao and his party were welcomed by almost the entire crew of the ship, and everyone applauded him and welcomed him home. With tears in his eyes, Lin Ao flew towards the crowd, and was soon hugged by old Jack, Sergeant Bart, Lee, and Corporal Miaohaus, who were covered in tendons.

"You're really alive!"

"Are you hurt?"

"We miss you!"

Lin Ao was speechless with emotion, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, and floated to everyone around him in the gravity-free environment.

"Lin Ao!"

Lieutenant Anton flew over, patted Lin Ao's back hard, and was happy: "I didn't expect you to not only be alive, but also not lost the No. 2 machine, it's really good!" Let's go, I've booked a big meal at the restaurant to entertain you! ”

Speaking of eating, Lin Ao remembered Elizabeth who was still hiding in the cockpit, and he flew over to pick Elizabeth out. Maybe Lin Ao's traction movement was a little bigger, and Elizabeth's sunglasses loosened when she came out, and her surprised appearance made everyone present, both male and female, dumbfounded for a moment.

"This is..."

"She's a guest I've invited, let's wait until I'm done eating! Are you hungry? ”

Elizabeth blushed and nodded.

…

Originally, the protagonist of the banquet prepared by Lieutenant Anton was supposed to be Lin Ao, but now the whole restaurant was watching Elizabeth eat. This girl of the same age as Lin Ao still wears sunglasses when she eats, and her movements and demeanor are extremely elegant. Elizabeth was also so hungry that she barely ate and only had food in her eyes, ignoring the eyes of onlookers.

Lin Ao was also fascinated, and Anton tapped his shoulder to signal to go out together, and the two went all the way to Anton's room.

"You're crazy!?"

"Huh?? What's wrong Lieutenant. ”

"Don't you know who that girl is?"

Anton actually guessed Elizabeth's identity, Lin Ao was a little panicked, he hadn't figured out how to deal with Elizabeth on the ship, he had thought about asking Anton to help him protect Elizabeth, but looking at his current attitude is unlikely.

"She... She was the one who helped me escape from New Rome, and she was the one who helped me recapture Plane 2 in exchange for protecting her on the ship. ”

"So you know who she is and why is she here?"

Lin Ao told Elizabeth's plan in its entirety, but he didn't expect Lieutenant Anton to slap him.

"Lieutenant you!?"

"Are you an idiot! What a divided empire accelerates the war, do you know how many lives this will lead to! ”

Lin Ao covered his red face that was beaten: "But if the war goes on like this, more people will die!" ”

"Then you think the HER split will hasten the end of the war? Ridiculous! If you don't get it right, it will only be harder to deal with! She's the only one by her side, how can you be sure that after she is called for at an international conference, someone will impulsively split up to support her? Do those who support her want to take advantage of her? WHAT IF SHE WAS PRETENDING!? ”

Lin Ao was speechless, he didn't think about these problems.

Anton sighed, "I know you may have agreed to her request to escape New Rome, but she's a ticking time bomb, and HER won't let us go." ”

"So what are we going to do? You can't leave her behind, can you? ”

"Let me ask Captain Li Youde first, don't go back to the restaurant for the time being, wait for your face to recover."

After Lieutenant Anton left, Lin Ao sat depressed for a long time. He estimated that the banquet was over before going out, and happened to meet Natasha. He thought that Natasha would say so much about his disappearance, but he saw Natasha ask himself in a questioning tone:

"The girl you brought is from the royal family, right?"

"Huh?"

"The way she eats and behaves is the same as in the European courts, and there are some rules that only princesses will follow."

Although Natasha is not usually a princess, after all, she has never been exposed to court culture, and it is difficult to hide it from her, so Lin Ao can only lie and does not know Elizabeth's identity. Natasha didn't ask any more questions, she whispered a word in Lin Ao's ear and left.

"She's a lot like my sister, don't take advantage of it."

Lin Ao wiped his sweat, it seemed that it was too difficult to hide the princess of HER on the ship alone. Just then, the radio called him to the captain's room.

"Lieutenant Anton must be with Lee Youde... Looks like I can only tell the truth. ”

Lin Ao entered the captain's room nervously, he thought that he would be scolded by Li Youde, but he saw Li Youde calmly sitting behind the desk and reading the documents.

"Report to the Colonel! Warrant Officer Lin Ao, Humanoid Weapon Z Team, listen to the radio, Captain, you are looking for me! ”

Unconsciously, Lin Ao already looked like a professional soldier, and Li Youde put down the report: "Don't be restrained, Lin Ao." You have reported to me about the guests you brought back and the passages you escaped, do you have anything to add? ”

"No Sakura"

"So you want the Osiris to protect her as she goes to Lhasa?"

"I do your bidding, but I want to keep her safe."

Li Youde's fingers knocked on the table a few times: "I can't make a decision on this, I need to go back to Mycenae and ask the teacher." Elizabeth. Adenauer I'll arrange a room for her, but you'll leave the guards behind. I'll pick some female soldiers to protect her first, so you can rest first. ”

"Yes..."

Li Youde leaned back, glanced at Lin Ao a few times, and asked, "Lin Ao, I'm an airborne captain." I only know a few words about you, Lieutenant Anton is worried that you are being used, and do you think you can change the war? ”

"I... I don't know, but I wish there was something I could do. ”

"You're already doing it, aren't you? Fighting HER, isn't it enough? ”

"I'm afraid that the war will last for a long time, just like the world war a hundred years ago."

"That's not what I was hoping for, but you and I are mortals, and our power is limited. Although sometimes the power of Fanrao can move the world, more often it can only be swept away by the torrent of the times. ”

"Yes..."

Li Youde got up: "Since I talked to you, then I'll say a few more words." Lin'ao, what do you think was the trigger for this war? ”

"The contradictions accumulated by earthlings and cosmic people."

"That's right, when the cosmic colonization plan was proposed a hundred years ago, some people predicted that this was the old road of self-destruction in the era of transmission, and a big war was inevitable, but at that time, the earth's environment was harsh and the population exploded, and in order to survive, it was only possible to step into the universe. Lin Ao, what do you think of the cosmic people? ”

"Except for the people in HER, most of them are kind and brave."

"How did you come to this conclusion? Because of getting along with the people on the Osiris? ”

"That's right."

Li Youde shook his head: "You just saw a part, it just so happens that the Osiris is full of good people." It is true that at the beginning of the cosmic colonization project, the voluntary and selected immigrants were the elite of the human race, industrious and brave. But the belief that supports them to dedicate the rest of their lives to the universe is that they believe that human beings will develop towards the universe step by step in the future, and they will become the pioneers of mankind. But they were wrong, and when the population and resource crisis eased, the forces became less aggressive, and the focus of development shifted from the universe to Linqiu, repeating the mistakes that humanity had made in the past. The cosmic colony has gradually become a tool to maintain the prosperity of the earth, rather than a bridgehead to the sea of stars. The life of the cosmic people is getting more and more difficult, and the disheartened elites choose to return to Earth, leaving behind mostly people who have no money to return to Earth to emigrate. And the level of governors sent to Earth by various forces is getting worse and worse, and they have changed their direction to exploit the inhabitants of the universe. ”

Seeing Lin Ao nodding frequently, Li Youde continued: "These are just textbooks, but the problem of cosmic Rao is more serious than the contradictions on the surface. It is true that the exploitation of cosmic people by earthlings is the main factor of the contradiction, but the cosmic people themselves are not innocent. Dissatisfied with the contempt of the various powers, the colonies began to elect their own parliaments and governors, but the people elected were either idlers who did not understand the sufferings of the world and loved to manage affairs, or people who wanted to use power to enrich themselves. The contradictions in the universe are also propagated by them, and the congressmen who depict the cosmic people working together to build a self-sufficient homeland do not get votes, while the opportunists who advocate the independence of colonial satellites and the confrontation of the earth get a lot of votes. This is happening in every satellite, and the people are becoming more and more irrational at their instigation. Most of those who advocate confrontation and war are incompetent, and the lives of those who will harm everyone after being elected are even more difficult. But guess what, instead of hating the stupid talents they elected, the cosmic people are angry with the earth for their own reasons. If the cosmic people are sensible, they should first develop their own alliance friends and weaken the power of the earth, and even if there is a war, they will not know that it will become like this. But nowadays, people in the universe only care about themselves, and rely on sanctioning others to divert contradictions and gain comfort, but the result is to harm themselves. When the war is over, the earthlings will not distinguish which satellite is involved in the war, but will regard all the spacemen as enemies, and this result is also the fault of mankind... Lin Ao, the cosmic person is not as complicated as you imagine, don't look at her as old as you, you think that her approach and motives are simple. ”

Lin Ao thought for a while: "I understand, I'll think about it." ”

"Very well, please call the princess of HER, I want to talk to her, don't worry, I won't look for anything for her."

"Do you want to do it to her just now?"

Li Youde shook his head: "I think the teacher is better than me, I just talked to her about the treatment and security that can be given to her on the ship." ”