"One mountain can't accommodate two tigers." This is a proverb from antiquity, which was later added by a great poet of aristocratic origin: "Especially the tigress!" And it became more and more famous.

For the Winter Snow, I can generally empathize with these words. When Li Qingdong went out with the Dongxue as an equipment maintenance division, everyone inside and outside the battleship knew about the existence of this beautiful maintenance division, and everyone in the Lin Ziying camp knew that since their head began to develop, there has always been such a looming figure of such a girl around him. More importantly, the Xue Chuqing company she led, when the advanced design drawings and modification plans were delivered to the headquarters of the Pandora planet in the forest camp, it always made the Lin Ziying uplifted, the Lin Ziying Science Department and the Xue Chuqing Company have always been the core research institutions of the Lin Ziying, compared to the strict science department composed of those scientists, a Xue Chuqing company with a mechanical beauty to provoke the beams, is undoubtedly more reverie.

Not to mention that Li Qingdong can keep pace with the research scholars of the Science Department of the Lin Ziying in terms of machine repair and preparation ability by relying on one person, although many of them have specializations in the art industry, and not necessarily the focus of all the research scholars of the Science Department is in this area, but it is still legendary in the Lin Zi Camp.

Now she has boarded the Dongxue with the task of preparing a secret mecha with the army, and everyone in the battleship has a special feeling when facing her, some of them saw Li Qingdong for the first time, and they didn't think that this beautiful woman who had been rumored in the Lin Zi camp would be so young. And there is an inexplicable affinity. But even the most broken-mouthed ranger in the Lin Zi camp didn't dare to be rude in front of her.

Lin Hai has been a bit legendary in the empire over the years, and she is indispensable to support the trail behind her, and on the whole, everyone can't hide their respect when they look at her.

Therefore, Li Qingdong has always been a very special position on the Winter Snow. And as the target of their military mission to protect, Xia Ying arrived in the battleship, and Li Qingdong's words were being listened to by Xia Ying when they first arrived, and the relationship between the two women, who were in the same ship after that, was somewhat delicate.

After the fleet arrived at the Sima orbital circle, it made a formal condolence, and Xia Ying had to leave the ship and land almost every day, accompanied by the army, to bring greetings from the capital circle and hope for the restoration of local order.

Whenever she landed to offer condolences, the people of the space fleet would usually watch the local situation from the live news sent by the ground base station. In some places, the order is still chaotic, there are rioters, there are thefts and looting, and the administrative power of the country has not been completely restored, but the arrival of the fleet and the arrival of the army will have a more or less obvious deterrent effect.

If the army is stationed, the local chaos and order will be slowly restored, but it is a pity that the real secret mission now is only the military operation of the Tsushima Seki Xinglingwei, which is only a hurried crossing, and it is impossible to stay for a long time, and in the face of the situation in the attacked area, it can only be helpless.

Moreover, this kind of condolences is also an element of luring the enemy, and Ling Wei's spies must also be active in the empire, so that they can see the real progress of the condolence activities, so that the people of Maguanxing can believe in the authenticity of this condolence.

Li Qingdong would occasionally see Xia Ying bringing money and reconstruction plans to those affected by the war from some of the places on the Dongxue where people gathered under the light screens, restaurants, meeting rooms, and entertainment rooms.

Perhaps for those people, it brings more hope.

Since then, Li Qingdong's expression when he looked at Xia Ying was much softer.

Sometimes when Xia Ying returns to the ship, it is already night, space time and land time are unified, and day and night time are also implemented in space. Passing by the maintenance cabin, you can often see Li Qingdong's slender figure in front of the ladder in the cabin, negotiating with some technicians.

Through the glass of the corridor, Xia Ying sometimes looked at this woman who seemed to be in two worlds with her, but because of Lin Hai.

On this day, Xia Ying didn't fall asleep early in the porthole room where she could see the planet, but instead brewed two cups of coolie bean drinks and came to the maintenance cabin. Seeing her walk in, the technicians inside were stunned at first, and then hurriedly dispersed. It's just that after going out, they all piled up outside the hatch, pricking up their ears to listen to the movements of the two girls inside.

Li Qingdong obviously didn't expect Xia Ying to walk in, and when she saw the two brown drinks she brought in, she squinted slightly.

"Do you dare to drink?" Xia Ying handed over one of the coolie bean drinks in her hand, the raw material of this drink is produced from the fruit of an evergreen tree, which is a plant drink, which can refresh the mind, but the taste is extremely bitter, especially the higher the concentration, the more difficult it is to eat.

Li Qingdong, who was still dressed in black and white uniforms, raised her eyebrows, she took off her gloves, and the white tender hand on the cuffs that she pulled up reached out, took the drink handed by Xia Ying, drank it all in one gulp, smiled slightly under the flaxen hair, and casually picked up a very metallic tin cup with ears on the ladder next to her, and handed it to Xia Ying, her lips made a small "snort" and said, "You can taste what I usually drink." ”

When Xia Ying frowned and took Li Qingdong's cup and took a sip, she found that the tin cup was filled with coolie beans with a higher concentration than the one she brewed, and there were no additional additives, a bitter taste of charcoal, it was hard to imagine that a woman like Li Qingdong with the temperament of a girl next door would often use such a drink. So she raised her eyebrows, "There are very few girls who like to drink coolie beans like this, and they don't add sixty percent of sugar and one-third of flavor enhancers, and this kind of drink is generally difficult for many big men to accept?" ”

Li Qingdong stared at Xia Ying for a long time, "You are not also one." ”

I didn't expect the two to have the same preferences.

Those who listened outside the hatch did not expect that such a commonality would cause some of the diaphragms between the two to be shattered.

Coming to the alloy leg of Li Qingdong's mecha that was adjusting the system, Xia Ying gently patted the side wall heat vent of the mechanical leg, looked up at the mecha, and said, "Some people say that it is a combination of demons and angels, a masterpiece in the history of human warfare, and the most extreme expansion of man's own freedom. Actually, I used to want to drive it to the ......."

"It's really beautiful, but the wrong people grasp and use this power on a large scale, and that's where the pain comes from." Li Qingdong leaned on a mecha, "But you're also fighting...... It's just in a different way. ”

"You said this condolence event?" Xia Ying looked out through the window, "I'm just retreating, although it is to soothe the wounds of the war, but the war itself still exists, as long as enemies like Lingwei are not eliminated, when they need to create a tragedy, accidents like the Sima orbital circle will still occur in an endless stream...... When the source of bad luck is always there, what is the point of what I have done? When I confront those people and see the same despair in their eyes, I can't help but empathize with them, and what people want to say and ask is just because of all kinds of unspoken things...... How meaningful is what I am doing? ”

"It doesn't make sense."

Xia Ying shook her head, "Everyone knows that what I'm doing doesn't make sense. The sorrow on their faces is still there, they understand that the threat has not been eliminated, they want us to give answers, the country can do something, but we can't do anything yet, and when the matter has not been completely resolved, the so-called condolences are just a show...... In the face of those armies that are swimming and attacking by the Maguan Xingren, and in the face of this complex star field that is easy to attack and difficult to defend, everyone can only be fish and meat on the chopping board, and let the Maguan Xinglingwei slaughter ......"

"In this regard, the Empire still can't spare enough forces to fight on two fronts in the current situation, and who knows, this is not a trick for the Maguan Stars to lure the enemy, wanting to give a lured surprise attack to the Imperial fleet that despises them? So far, we don't know how many troops the Maguanxing people have gathered and how many strong enemies they are peeking on in the dark...... The only hope is to follow General Humphrey and fight for a miraculous victory. ”

Li Qingdong looked at the occasional meteor-like trajectory in the universe outside the window, and knew that it was actually the cruising line of the Humphrey fleet raider, since entering the dangerous star field, the fleet that had been following them before had dispersed, Humphrey formulated a strategy, the biggest destructive power of the breaker ship equipped with their revenge plan was the moment when they launched an attack from concealment, so they could not fight head-on with Ling Wei from a strategic point of view.

Humphrey is worthy of being a number of famous generals in the empire, since the fleet entered the danger area, it has dispersed many combat formations, entered the star field to carry out stealth operations, and almost disappeared, and the communication between the formations has also been silent, and the necessary contact between units will only be carried out under the cover of cosmic electromagnetic turbulence. After their Dongxue entered the danger zone, almost only Zhang Shuren's "Changwei" followed as a guard...... But in fact, they once saw the "Crusader" in Hindsey's tactical camouflage at an airport, pretending not to know each other.

And they pass through the universe, around those invisible cosmic spaces, the entire Humphrey fleet is actually in the accompanying movement, in those hidden passages, in the most inconspicuous complex deep space in the interstellar space, and the sniffing reconnaissance ships are even denser in the starry sky, just to catch the traces of the Lingwei fleet.

Therefore, the Winter Snow carrying Xia Ying seemed to be alone, but the surrounding airspace was closely monitored by Humphrey and his subordinates.

But where are Lingwei's troops? Where will they be, to attack? Or sensed the danger and gave up Xia Ying's bait?

"If possible, I also hope to pilot the mecha to deal a severe blow to the enemy who has caused the suffering of my compatriots......" Xia Ying clenched his fists, Peng! It slammed into the armor next to it. When he moved away, the back of his fingers wiped a trail of blood on it.

Li Qingdong nodded lightly, "You are fighting in your way, and this kind of thing will be left to us." ”

"Good work." Xia Ying paused and said, "I know, it is very unfair for you to involve you and put you at risk with me as bait, and I have caused you trouble in this matter." ”

When boarding the Winter Snow, Li Qingdong's words, it was obvious that Xia Ying had listened to it. At this time, when I came to the maintenance cabin, I seemed to want to talk to Li Qingdong.

Li Qingdong was silent, and after a moment, she spoke, "I'm not like you, I'm the daughter of the Minister of National Defense, I'm just a person who lives with my brother who is the only surviving relative in this world after both parents died, and I have also experienced the difficulties of life, and I have also been tired and hated of society...... It is undeniable that there are many disadvantages in this country, ordinary people sometimes do not live so happily, nobles and elites often get more power and status above the law, and government officials also have corruption and dark sides...... The world is not always so fair and just, and the best at opportunism can live well in it. On the contrary, people who are down-to-earth and hardworking may not be able to strive for a brilliant future...... What you give does not always lead to gains, on the contrary, you don't have to do much, but someone can have wealth in one day that a normal person can't earn in a lifetime. I also resented this qiē, but it wasn't until I met Lin Hai that I understood a lot of things. ”

"Huh?" The bright gap in Xia Ying's eyes widened a lot.

"Fate is actually worse for Lin Hai than for me...... But he didn't give up on himself, I used to put myself in his shoes and felt that I couldn't help resenting it...... Even, if I had his abilities, I might even take a more aggressive revenge against a source of hatred that made me feel angry...... However, he did not do this, on the contrary, he changed the situation around him in his own way. ”

Li Qingdong sighed, "He is not changed by the environment and conquered by the adversity around him, on the contrary, he is changing the world around him." ”

"This country has this, that is not good...... But the first thing I can see is change. A lot of people are looking for change, and even this includes people at the top, the royal family. Isn't that princess just a place where people can see the hope of change? The world is changing, and each era will have a corresponding trend and melody, and a set of methods, which are more in line with the interests of the general public, so that new forces will be born in the world and produce corresponding positive changes...... As long as we are not knocked down by negative decay, one day this positive force will dominate this world, this country, and will make Yiqiē better. ”

"If it's war, it's peace. If it is a dark age when people's hearts are in turmoil, perhaps it will usher in a peaceful and prosperous era of piety and goodness. ”

Li Qingdong's voice came from the two people's maintenance cabin, in the cabin where rows of mecha stood like pillars.

"Therefore, I also understand the importance of the orderly and existing existence of a country, and it has been said that since ancient times, from the rule of the world to the troubled times, it is always the people who are hurt the most. If this kingdom collapses, then we ordinary people will lose the minimum stability and dignity, and we will be in exile, at the cost of generations sacrificing their lives, to rebuild this order called the state. ”

Li Qingdong held his right elbow with his left hand, his flax hair naturally curled down, and he curled his lips slightly, "So, it's not just you, the daughter of the Minister of National Defense, who will know how to defend this land, even if it's an orphan like me...... I'll do my part. ”

There was a long silence between the two women, and after a moment, Xia Ying nodded and said solemnly, "Understood." ”

She held up the cup in her hand, "May the empire last forever!" ”

Li Qingdong picked up his tin cup, touched it with her, and drank it all in a hearty way.

"May the empire live forever!"

For the two women at the time, this may be the reason why they are both women and have different identities and roles, but they joined the war at the same time.

They are all fighting for the chaos of the world so that it will not degenerate into cannibalism.

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I was hospitalized some time ago, and I once felt that my life prospects were gloomy, but fortunately, now everything is developing in a good direction. Being able to write a book for everyone is the happiest and luckiest thing. Thank you all for your concern and understanding during this time! Grilled fish is back! At the same time, I am shamelessly staring at your pockets, please give me a ticket if you have a ticket! Let me be satisfied, like breathing and feeling the existence of my brothers and sisters like a fish in water!