"Robin, I recently heard that you fought those interstellar pirates in the E-18 White Hole area, is that true?" Leaving the military headquarters, Martina took Robin's arm and asked worriedly.

Robin knew what Martina was worried about, so he smiled and rubbed her cheek and said, "Don't worry, those pirates are no match for me. ”

"Actually......" Martina pursed her lips and said hesitantly, "Actually, we don't need to abide by the agreement with Brandon anymore, I have completely digested Elliott's assets, at least for a long time in the future, we don't need to worry about raw materials." So, you don't have to take risks. ”

Seeing Martina so worried about herself, Robin really didn't know what to say to her. But thinking of the 60,000 compatriots who were still waiting for him on Bruno Star, Robin could only harden his heart and said against his will: "You helped me buy the mining rights of Bruno Planet, I can't let you lose money." I've been to that place myself, and it's not easy to dig up the Mycenae there, so we'll need a lot of people. Moreover, Bloody Harry and the restless pirates are also opponents we must get rid of, and no matter how much inventory we receive from Elliott, it will be useful sooner or later. Therefore, the Ultra Nebula mining area must be in your hands. ”

"You want to send the captured pirates to the planet Bruno to mine?"

"That's right, they're criminals, and it's fitting to go to jail there. And, for us, it's a win-win-win. ”

Robin's original intention was just to appease Martina, but in Martina's ears, his words seemed to be desperate to capture the interstellar pirates because he was worried that her investment would not be rewarded.

"Robin, if you're worried that Planet Bruno won't be able to mine the Mycenae Mine, I can send some people to Planet Bruno to help you. We in the Byron family have a lot of mining experts who might be able to find the McCenae ......"

Martina made this offer because she wanted to help Robin, but it made Robin extremely nervous. Now that the plan has been launched, Robin doesn't want anyone to find out about the secrets there, so even Martina, Robin will never let her get any closer to it.

"Unless the mining experts want to kill themselves, no one is going to a hell of a place like that."

After saying this, Robin was afraid that Martina would continue to insist, so he added: "Don't worry, I can take care of everything." Trust me, okay? ”

“……”

Martina is a little disappointed that Robin refuses to help her, but out of trust in Robin, she believes in the wonderful future that Robin promises.

After countless instructs Robin to be careful, Martina has to leave first because she still has some business to deal with. Robin and Angus also have to rush back to the Octopus space station immediately, because the first prisoners of war rescued from Bruno are about to arrive.

Angus ...... I suddenly hated myself more and more, and I felt like I was starting to feel like a Federal, good at weaving lies, good at living with a mask...... Damn it! ~ I don't even know myself anymore. Looking at Martina's fading back, Robin couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

Living in the world of the Federation for so long, Robin began to hate this life of intrigue more and more. He began to feel nostalgic for the simple and peaceful life of the Republic, which was monotonous, lacked excitement and lacked social interaction compared to the Federation. But in the republic, at least there is no need to calculate others all day long as you do now.

And Angus, who often follows Robin into contact with the Federalists, actually feels the same way.

In the republic, thanks to the existence of a central computer, everyone's promotion and future depend on their talent and hard work. So, in the Republic, people can have positions that match their abilities even if they don't have to socialize. As a result, most of the people of the Republic live alone, and are often unscrupulous and outspoken in the face of other people's dissenting opinions. Although this makes the people of the Republic seem very withdrawn to a certain extent, it is precisely because there is no entanglement of interests that the people of the Republic will get along very frankly, and it is through mutual appreciation that friends will come together and form true friendships.

The life of the Commonwealthians, on the other hand, is a diametrically opposed way of life, where social means have become the most important survival instinct. People are bound together by various entanglements of interest, and pure friendship is seen as a naïve joke in the Federation. In pursuit of profit, the Federalists can use countless lies to approach a person they don't like, or betray their friends or relatives in the most cruel way, and take it for granted.

Robin could not approve of these values of the Federation, but for various purposes, he had to allow himself to accept them, and change himself into the same way as his enemies.

"I remember a Buddha who seemed to have said something like, 'If I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell will go to hell. Perhaps, this is the responsibility you have to bear. The savior is not so easy to be. Angus understood Robin's distress, so his words were more to make the atmosphere lighter and make Robin no longer dwell on it.

"Well, I'm going to hell...... Fuck, if I do go to hell, do you think you'll escape? You bastard! ~" Robin was amused by Angus's witty tone and couldn't help but punch him.

"Then let's go together, at least we won't be lonely, hahaha......" Rubbing the sore spot of Robin's thrashing, Angus laughed and put his arm around Robin's shoulders and walked in the direction of the tarmac.

Octopus space station.

When Robin arrived at the space station from Othello, it was already the evening of the next day. Speaking of which, Robin hasn't been back to the space station for a long time since that departure. In his memory, the Octopus space station was still the same tattered iron frame. However, when he was woken up by the clock in the cockpit and saw the behemoth in front of him, he was surprised to find that the place had changed before he knew it.

The eight rusty articulations that resemble octopus tentacles are now all replaced with new components, and the eight spaceships, including the TR-735 and the U-2 landing ship, hang quietly on the outer end of the articulation like sleeping beasts. In the octagonal main area of the space station, a fan-shaped radar rotates regularly, and the anti-aircraft rapid-fire cannon and missile launcher with self-locking function flashing dazzling red indicator lights, while some mechanical maintenance personnel wearing soft-attached safety locks or riding on a single flight stand shuttle back and forth around the U-2 landing ship, welding and replacing parts.

After passing the identity verification of the space station, the station's defense equipment changed to a green indicator light, and Angus drove the F-6 space shuttle to follow the path given by the space station's ground crew, and slowly drove into the space station's parking bay.

"I really didn't expect that there would be a regular military base so soon, which is really an unexpected surprise." Jumping down from the open cabin, Robin gently kissed Cecilia who came forward and said happily.

"It's all the credit of Old Jack, he is planning the renovation of the entire space station, and he is also responsible for the equipment you bought back. Sometimes, I was really worried that his body would not be able to take it anymore, but he always said that he was fine. Shyly avoiding Robin's loving gaze, Cecilia replied softly.

"Yes......" Hearing Cecilia's words, Robin couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head: "That stubborn old man never listens to other people's advice, but I think he should be much easier in the future, at least a third of the first list given by Lieutenant Colonel Jarvis is mechanical maintenance personnel." By the way, they must have arrived, I saw outside that the AT-056 had returned. ”

"They're here, but ......," Cecilia paused.

"What, what's wrong?" Sensing that Cecilia's expression was different, Robin looked up vigilantly and immediately noticed that the guards around him seemed to show an indignant mood, but it was only because Cecilia did not say anything that he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

"What are they making unreasonable demands?" Robin asked tentatively after a moment's thought.

"This ...... Actually, I thought I could accept Lieutenant Commander Jarvis's request, but the other captains seemed to be a little resistant. And I'm their direct leader, so ......"

Seeing Cecilia so embarrassed, Robin had already guessed the general reason, and couldn't help but snort coldly: "Go, take me there." ”

"Sir, they're in the command room! ～”

Hearing Robin's statement, the guards behind Cecilia suddenly burst into cheers, as if they had found the backbone, they surrounded Robin and walked towards the headquarters of the space station, but Cecilia, who was following Robin, hesitated uneasily, and saw that Robin had gone away, so he frowned and chased after him.

And at this moment, it is at the central command of the Octopus space station.

The former staff headquarters, headed by the captains of the ships, formed a circle and occupied a corner of the central command, while Lieutenant Commander Yalvis, who had just arrived, and some others occupied another corner. Although there was no direct conflict between the two groups, the conversation was full of gunpowder, and their tones began to become tougher and tougher.

"Lieutenant Colonel Yalvis, you are a lieutenant colonel, a sir. However, it would be too much for you to take command of the entire space station as soon as you arrived. You know, it was Lieutenant Barron who rescued you, and it was because of us that you had a chance to get out of that hell. But now, you want to take over this space station and our entire fleet, which is unreasonable. Lieutenant Taylor, the captain of the AT-179, shouted loudly at the top of his throat and slapped Lieutenant Barron next to him with a calm face: "Barron, tell me about it." ”

"I'm ......" Barron looked away with a gloomy face, "The chief has returned, listen to what he has to say." ”

'Bang! ～’

At this moment, the door to the command room was suddenly kicked open. Robin took Zhuo Luo, Li, and Yuguan into it......

(To be continued)