Opposite Mercury, base of the Sixth Fleet. Although he lost an artifact almost in front of everyone, the commander of the Sixth Fleet, Erich, was still drinking tea leisurely with the commander of the Fifth Fleet, Zhang Chuanlan, and seemed to be completely indifferent to what he was doing.

The two sat on the ground, and unlike Zhang Chuanlan, who was dressed in a crane, Erich looked extremely strange in a German military uniform. The two generals had already read the military intelligence briefing, but Zhang Chuanlan didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, just silently sipping tea. Erich put down the teacup and said something, and the two of them smiled and nodded.

The state banquet in the Great Hall was over, but there was no place to find it. This apocalyptic man came and went like the wind, and he didn't know where he went. Barana thought that it would be difficult to go to the bathroom, and called a few subordinates to look for it separately, but he was still nowhere to be found. He thought to himself, "Can this person suddenly appear in my heavily guarded flagship conference room, and not disappear from a government agency?" This is called how to find it.

Speaking of looking for someone, Christina didn't show up either. He was so entrained by the media and various diplomatic ceremonies along the way that he did not even notice the whereabouts of the president of the Supreme Academy of Sciences. She should have shown up on such an occasion, wait, none of the people from the Academy of Sciences appeared, could it...

No, there's no time to manage the Academy guys. Jun has disappeared in full view, and Leslie is waiting to see his jokes and must find him quickly. But before he could think about countermeasures, without warning, Jun appeared in front of him.

Without waiting for Parana to ask, Jun spoke first: "It seems that another civilization has set its sights on you. Davian. Seeing that Barana was confused, he asked, "You don't know Davion?" They are in the depths of the NGC5139. Parana smiled bitterly: "But that star cluster has tens of millions of stars, although our artificial intelligence spacecraft is exploring various galaxies non-stop, but because each civilization uses different communication methods, it is difficult for us to follow the map through the signals sent to the universe by other civilizations." It is a shame to say that mankind now learns of the existence of other civilizations only through chance encounters, not explorations. I have never heard of this civilization that the general said. ”

I thought to myself, they shouldn't have known about the existence of the earth, it was Motriti... What did this traitor do.

"Don't panic, they've been pushed back by me, and they won't be coming back anytime soon. But you'd better prepare early. ”

At the Mercury base, the two commanders are still chatting.

Erich is a middle-aged uncle in his hundreds, although he has a little vicissitudes, but he looks more mature and stable in a German military uniform. As one of the participants in the Battle of Origins, he is one of the more qualified commanders in the fleet and a well-known strategist. And Zhang Chuanlan is a young man in his fifties, who still has the spirit of a young man, but he is not as ignorant of the world as Parana. One of them inherited the planning speed of the German General Staff, and the other inherited the intrigues and tricks of the Chinese soldiers, and they were well-known wise generals in the fleet. Basically, the major battles were conceived and arranged by the two of them. However, last time, Marshall was too arrogant and did not communicate with the two due to poor communication. Otherwise, there would not have been such a great defeat.

The failure of communication is also to talk about selling Marshall a face. The two of them were like mirrors in their hearts, and even if the communication was intact, Marshall's personality would not ask them for advice. Now they are worried about the commander of the Third Fleet, Paraná. The newly appointed commander was a little-known figure, and there was no evidence of his prowess. Neither of them had a close relationship with him. Although his archives are available in top-secret archives, his experience is not enough to become a fleet commander. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, one cannot be defeated in a hundred battles, and the ability of friendly forces is unknown, how can they defeat the enemy. After drinking this cup of tea, the two of them planned to pay a visit to Paraná.

On this side of the planet, Marshall is already leading you around the warships and arsenals of the planet. It could be seen that Jun's smile and silence were only out of politeness, and in his opinion, the military power of the earth was obviously not worth it. However, Marshall is from the United States, and the habit of showing off force may have penetrated into the genes. When Marshall's tirade from a cryptic teleprompter came to an end, he finally spoke: "There is something unknown down there. Your guns are small and quiet, fast and accurate. Why design a weapon like a lightsaber? ”

Marshall did not know much about military affairs, otherwise he would not have suffered yesterday's defeat. He was speechless by the question, and he didn't know how to answer.

At the same time, Erich asked Zhang Chuanlan the same question. He pointed out: "Taking World War II as an example, in the Chinese theater, the frequency of cold weapons confrontation was much higher than in the European theater. Your cavalry uses sabers, and the infantry even has a dedicated broadsword team. Of course, there was a gap in industrial strength between Europe and Asia at that time, but your love for cold weapons and white-knuckle warfare was obviously much higher than that of Europeans. In Europe, where automatic firearms and mechanized troops are rampant, there are few battles in which cold weapons clash each other. And we have a more practical tool than a bayonet, a sapper shovel. Even so, we, the German officers, carried with them a sabre, a symbol of military honor. To this day, lightsabers, your Chinese-developed melee weapons, are still the standard equipment of every soldier. And you, although dressed as a civil official, always have an ancient sword stuck in your waist. What I don't understand is why human beings, especially you Chinese, are so partial to cold weapons. ”

Zhang Chuanlan stood up, shook his sleeves, and asked, "Have you heard of King Yue's Goujian Sword?" ”

Erich also stood up and nodded: "Of course." The sword that has been famous all over the world since 3,000 years ago is unknown to no one and no one knows. ”

Zhang Chuanlan slowly paced towards the dock and continued: "In China, there has been a legend for thousands of years. It is said that the most magical swordsmiths in ancient times, Gan Jiang and Mo Ye forged two swords, and named them after themselves. Gan will become the sword of King Wu Lu, and Mo Ye will become the sword of King Goujian of Yue. The sword of Goujian, the king of Yue, unearthed in the twentieth century, is engraved with eight bird seals, 'Goujian of the king of Yue, self-acting sword'. It is said that this sword is modeled after Mo Xie, and the fake is still like this, and it is conceivable that Mo Ye will be killed. He Lu died of illness, and the cadre was passed on to his husband. After the Yue Kingdom destroyed Wu, the two swords returned to Goujian. And after Gou Jian's death, it is impossible to know where the cadre Mo Xie will end up. During the Jin Dynasty, someone found a double sword in Yuzhang, I don't know if it was the real product of the cadre Mo Xie, and it was lost again soon after. Since then, the twin swords have never appeared in front of the world again. ”

Although Zhang Chuanlan did not say it explicitly, Erich had already figured out his intention to tell the legend. Ancient China has the world's most exquisite sword-forging technology, has the world's most profound military theory, the Chinese's love for cold weapons, with the legend of swords and chivalrous people from generation to generation. Although China has long been a superpower, calling for wind and rain on the earth, the peak of China's history is still the distant era of 3,000 years ago. What a romantic answer, Erich smiled and shook his head, as a realist, although he and Zhang Chuanlan sympathize, there is an essential difference.

Just as Erich sighed, Zhang Chuanlan smiled mysteriously and asked, "You and I have been friends for many years, do you know the name of the sword on my waist?" ”

Erich smiled: "I only know that you, the master of swordsmanship, used an ancient sword of yours, and he has no name, so he has never asked, take it for granted!" Could it be that every sword in your ancient China has a name? ”

Zhang Chuanlan pulled out the dark ancient sword, and the unsheathed blade flashed with a strange black light: "This sword is Mo Xie." ”

With that, he laughed, sheathed his sword, boarded the ship, and floated away. Erich was left alone in the empty dockyard dumbfounded.