The Pegasus system is not a galaxy that can be colonized by humans, and although there are many planets in the system, none of them are suitable for colonization.

These galaxies are often referred to as red galaxies, while those that can be colonized are called green galaxies. In addition, there are some galaxies that can be colonized, but the conditions are not ideal or very dangerous, and people call these kinds of galaxies yellow galaxies.

The Pegasus galaxy belongs to the red galaxy, and there are no planets suitable for colonization in the entire galaxy, so it is natural that it is the edge of the human world.

If it weren't for the monitoring and interstellar smuggling activities, the Empire wouldn't have established any strongholds here at all.

The location of the White Rock Fortress is on the edge of the Pegasus system, where asteroids and comets congregate, and smuggling groups often use it as a transit point for smuggling, which is why the Empire has built a fortress here.

The name of the fortress is based on the asteroid where it is located, and the asteroid called White Rock itself is a large white stone, so it is directly named such a simple name.

The main body of the White Rock Fortress is this asteroid, and a large number of facilities have been built on the surface and inside of the planet, making the interior of the asteroid a habitable environment, much like a space city.

Due to the long distance between the nearest colonies, it was obviously impossible to rely on supplies to keep the fortress running, which required the fortress to be self-sufficient.

For this reason, when the fortress was built, it was designed as a small human colony, not only with soilless farms inside, but also with a complete industrial manufacturing system to produce all the necessary equipment and accessories.

It can be said that the White Rock Fortress is a small place with all kinds of organs, except that it is too remote, but it is actually a good place.

Due to the turmoil in the empire in recent years, the White Rock Fortress has been without a chief officer for almost two years, and there has been no chief officer since the previous one was transferred.

During this period, the Ministry of Defense also transferred people to the White Rock Fortress twice to serve as the chief officer, but for various reasons, this person was not able to take up his post.

At present, the person in charge of the White Rock Fortress is the administrative director of the fortress, in fact, the entire fortress not only lacks the management officials, but also the soldiers and technicians below are very lacking, but this place is too far away, and many people would rather not be soldiers than come to this place.

When everyone in the White Rock Fortress heard that another chief officer had been sent here, almost everyone thought that this time it was probably another empty cannon, and the final result would definitely be that they would not be able to take office.

"Hey! I heard that another one was sent from above, and it seems that he was transferred from Aqiu. ”

"Aqiu? What is that place? I've not heard of it. ”

"It seems to be a very remote place, it is estimated that he is an official with no background, how can those people in the imperial capital be willing to come here to take office......"

Ye Na, the administrative director of the White Stone Fortress, heard the soldiers below talking about the newly transferred fortress chief as soon as she got to work.

From the discussion of the soldiers, Ye Na could clearly feel that the soldiers were full of distrust of the new commander-in-chief, after all, no one had been willing to take up his post here in the past two years, which had seriously affected the morale of the army.

Although it is remote, Shiraishi Fortress was once a place of great importance in the past, and it has been awarded many times up and down.

However, in recent years, the empire has no longer the energy to take care of these frontier matters, and the importance of the fortress can be said to have plummeted, and many things have been lost except for basic supplies, and even the salaries of the army are often in arrears.

These problems made Ye Na, the administrative director, very difficult, but she could not go beyond the level to report to the top, and the vacancy of the chief officer was not resolved for a long time, and the morale of the entire fortress was becoming more and more discouraged day by day.

"What are you complaining about when you don't work!" Ye Na shouted at the soldiers over the radio, saying that she didn't want them to talk about it any longer, which would only make the mood even more depressed.

When the soldiers heard Ye Na's roar, they were so frightened that they stuck out their tongues and quickly closed their mouths.

Watching the soldiers return to their respective posts, Ye Na let out a long breath and sat down in a chair in a dejected manner, staring at the vast universe on the monitor in a daze.

Ye Na is twenty-six years old, but she has been in the army for eleven years, half of which has been spent at the White Rock Fortress.

As a female officer, the position of lieutenant colonel is not low, many people are married at her age, and even retired to take care of the family, but she is still active in the forefront of anti-smuggling.

Ye Na is used to life in the army, she has been an orphan since she was a child, and she really doesn't know where else to go except the army.

In the past two years, Ye Na has obviously felt physically and mentally exhausted, the White Rock Fortress is like her home, and this home is deteriorating, but she can only watch and be helpless.

As the head of administration, Ye Na thought of many ways to rejuvenate the fortress, but these required the support of her superiors, but the position of the head of the fortress was always vacant, making it impossible for her to use her talents.

Many of the soldiers below were upset about Ye Na, and the position of the chief should be let her, but unfortunately these high-level people can't hear it.

When Ye Na heard that a person named Liu Yi had been sent to serve as the chief of the fortress, her heart was first resistant, which meant that she once again passed by the position of chief chief, and she might not have this opportunity again in the future.

"Shouldn't I leave? After so many years in the military, maybe it's time for a different way of life......" Ye Na thought silently.

Just when she was alone in the office, the voice of the soldier on duty came from the communicator: "Chief Ye, the radar has found an energy reaction, and there is a flying machine jumping to the nearby space, and the direction is ......."

After listening to the soldier's report, Ye Na was sure that this was a ship from the territory of the empire, could it be that the supply ship had arrived?

Every time a supply ship arrives, it always boosts the morale of the fortress, not so much because you look forward to the supplies, but because you feel connected to the human world, which makes you feel a little less lonely.

The biggest difficulty people encounter in this place is not the fear of supplies and supplies, but the loneliness of being far away from human civilization, and the greatest function of supply ships is to alleviate this loneliness, so that the people stationed in the fortress can feel that they are still a member of human society.

"Is it the supply ship that has arrived?" Ye Na asked.

The soldier in charge of the observation replied: "It's not clear, the other side ...... There are four ships in total, all of which are medium-sized transports of the -6 class. ”

Ye Na was stunned for a moment, the supply ship that came in the past was not a ship of this level, could it be a ship of a smuggling group?

Years of working in the White Rock Fortress have made her develop a suspicious and cautious personality, dealing with all kinds of smuggling groups, and it is not okay to be careful.

"Detect their number and ask them to identify themselves, or we'll attack!" Ye Na immediately ordered.

"Yes!"

Ye Na immediately pressed the alarm button, and the shrill and loud alarm immediately sounded inside the fortress.

The fortress personnel who heard the sirens immediately took action, and each ran to their posts according to the usual drills, and after about ten minutes, the entire fortress had entered a state of imminent battle.

The communicators began to question the sudden arrival of the ship, and the surveillance system began to detect the navigation number of the other party, and if there was no feedback from the number, or if the number was wrong, the fortress would immediately begin to attack.

In this airspace, all kinds of smuggling ships appear from time to time, and at the same time, the universe is so vast that there is no time to repeat it, in line with the principle that it is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let go of one, the style of the fortress has always been like this.

In fact, this is not surprising, ordinary ships will not sail to this airspace, there are only two kinds of ships here, either military ships or smuggling groups, as long as it is not a military ship, the fortress will not have the slightest hesitation and immediately launch an attack.

"The voyage number feedback, after testing, is a civilian merchant ship from Yaqiu." The soldier reported the situation to Yena.

Ye Na didn't hesitate at all after hearing this, and immediately ordered: "Prepare the particle cannon, the target is the transport ship coming from the jumping hill, and the coordinates are ......."

As he was talking, the soldier in charge of communications suddenly shouted: "Report! The other party replied that they were the newly appointed head of the fortress, Liu Yi! ”

"What!" Ye Na's eyes widened suddenly, and the command in the middle of her speech suddenly stopped.

"Sir, you've locked on to the target, are you starting to attack?"

Ye Na shook her head and hurriedly said, "Stop attacking, quick!" ”

"Is it to stop the attack, sir?" The soldier in charge of operating the particle cannon asked in disbelief.

"That's right, stop the attack and wait for the next order!"

"Yes, sir!"

Ye Na wiped the sweat from her forehead, she almost ordered an attack just now, if she blew the newly appointed commander of the fortress into slag, she would have to go to a military court, and the murder of her superiors would be treated as a visit.

"Sir, the other party has asked to speak to you."

"Okay, take it." Ye Na said as she grabbed the water cup and poured a sip of cold water to calm herself down a little.

Soon, a man's voice came from the communicator, which sounded like a young man, "Hello, I am the new chief of the fortress who has reported to the White Rock Fortress, and I am also the commander of the garrison, who is talking to me now?" ”

"Hello, I'm the head of the fortress administration, the deputy commander of the garrison, Lieutenant Colonel Ye Na." Ye Na replied.

"Whew—that's great! I just measured the energy fluctuations of the particle cannon, and I thought I was going to be bombarded, and I almost died. The other party let out a sigh of relief.

Ye Na said in her heart: "This person sounds a little frivolous when he speaks, I hope he doesn't want to be an annoying guy......"