“…… Earlier, we confirmed that a small group of ACA remnants had attacked the Confederate Army's Third Comprehensive Physiology Research Center in Philadelphia, but the attack was easily defused by local garrisons...... In addition, according to Icelandic state media, the remains of a group of cavalry soldiers who secretly participated in the Battle of Washington will be escorted back home today. Harold mourned these valiant warriors in his morning speech......"

- "Alliance Weekend"

***

The rain began to fall again, not so much as as fog.

At the airfield of the Army's No. 3 Comprehensive Physiology Research Center, a black transport plane is parked on the tarmac, and this transport plane with the logo of the cavalry team will take off from here and fly directly to Iceland.

Ling Yu was wearing a green army colonel's uniform - this was his new rank, although his position had not changed, and he had no need to rise in power with zero authority, so this promotion had no practical significance.

The young man raised his hand and saluted the coffin in front of him, and then watched as the cryogenic frozen coffin covered by the banner of the Golden Cavalry was slowly pushed onto the plane.

After the salute, Ling Yu slowly lowered his hand, he stretched out his hand and gently stroked the tie that had taken him an hour to tie alone.

Ling Yu knew that he was still not used to this kind of suffocating thing, but at least he had proved that this kind of thing no longer needed the help of another person.

"A soul that makes us all ashamed of ourselves."

A voice came from behind Ling Yu, Ling Yu turned around, and Yang Chengze stood behind him, glanced at the slowly closing hatch of the transport plane, and then turned his gaze to Ling Yu.

"I'm sorry, kid."

"Her last wish was not to die in her bed." Ling Yu closed his eyes. Then he opened his eyes and listened to the sound of the engine of the transport plane behind him, "And she didn't finish the road, I will go on." ”

"It's us, kid." Yang Chengze nodded, "I hope it's at the end of this road." There will never be another place in this world, and there will be no need for such a great soul to guard it. ”

"When are we leaving?" Ling Yu didn't respond to Yang Chengze's words, his gaze was slightly confused, but he immediately regained his senses.

"Four days later." Yang Chengze nodded, and Ling Yu asked when he would leave for Iceland.

In fact, this transport plane was originally here to pick up Ling Yu and the others to Iceland, after all, although almost no one doubted that he was not the son of a god, he still needed to get the final approval of Karitas after all. As well as helping the cavalry team unlock a lot of high-privilege numbers.

Preliminary estimates suggest that these texts can give the alliance a technological advantage over the ACA for at least 10 years, and the longer the time, the greater the gap, so to speak, can almost determine the direction of the war.

But, in the end, there was only one member of the "Prism" squad. Hop on this plane and go to Iceland.

Isaac silently vented his anger at his daughter's death on the entire cavalry, and he showed the horror of a seasoned politician. The entire cavalry corps is currently undergoing a great purge.

This time, Isaac changed his previous gentle image, relying on the Guards Cavalry Corps, which acted as an intelligence agency inside and outside, with terrifying execution, and eliminated most of the dissidents in the scribe regiment, Ling Yu didn't even have to think about it to know that there must be many people who were not involved in Jiesi's death, but this father used his daughter's death. Once again, he completely consolidated his own challenged power.

Ling Yu didn't like this, but maybe that's all Isaac could do, at least to make Jess die, and at least to make the cavalry move forward a little bit along with Jeess's expectations.

Ling Yu suddenly wanted to see this Privy Councillor, maybe he had such thoughts before. That's because he really wanted to know how he felt when he sent his daughter to reform, but now, he wanted to know more about where the Privy Councillor, who didn't seem to have any plans to step down anytime soon, would take the cavalry.

Actually, maybe Ling Yu didn't know what Jeunse expected from the cavalry, Ling Yu knew that Jeunse wanted the cavalry to participate in the war, but after that?

The future was still vague, and the fog that the two of them had agreed to dispel together now had to be faced by Ling Yu alone.

But he had to go on like this, without fear, or without the right to fear.

"On our side, I and the National Security Advisor Xia Xun, as well as Mo Keke of the Icarus Garrison, and four other excellent agents, will accompany you."

Yang Chengze silently waited for Ling Yu's gaze to regain focus before speaking.

"Is Icarus back in operation?"

Ling Yu was stunned for a moment and spoke.

"It's been resumed," Yang Chengze smiled, "Now your reputation in the Space Force is no less than that of the Army, and this operation is also requested by Admiral Wattsworth of the Space Army, and your escort work will be fully taken care of by the Space Army, because the top TFs of the Army have all been on the front line." ”

"When will the Alliance begin a massive counterattack?"

The moment Ling Yu spoke, he immediately showed an embarrassed smile, and the young man who asked the question he shouldn't have asked sighed, "I'm sorry. ”

"Actually, I don't know, the alliance has countless plans that are put in the filing cabinet, and they can be prepared in three days, and now we just wait for the president's order, and we can do it."

"Speaking of which, you should be the president's special adviser now." Speaking of this, Ling Yu asked more, "Didn't you go back to Icarus with Mr. President?" ”

"The special adviser is not interesting," Yang Chengze shook his head, "After all, I have never been a member of the president's inner circle, and the existing global battle plan is neither formulated by me nor my right to speak." ”

"However, I definitely won't just sit at home and eat and wait for death," Yang Chengze's eyes did not show disappointment, "I will definitely go to a war zone, I still prefer to command combat troops, on the other hand, I have one more thing to tell you." ”

"What?" Ling Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing from the old man's expression that this must be a good thing.

"The President has given special approval to Kronos to create a shadow force that will fully cooperate with your operations. No matter what your identity is, of course, if what you do is too out of line, the alliance can't cover you forever. ”

"That doesn't sound good, has the private armed company finally come this far?" Ling Yu was joking, of course, and he smiled softly. "The president is so bold, Congress knows about this, I'm afraid it's another Watergate scandal."

"President Harold has nothing to take care of, he will step down the year after tomorrow, so he will act a lot bolder," Yang Chengze nodded, "Another reason is that the Ministry of Defense still didn't take your words seriously in the end, but the president carefully considered every word you said, if you really have to face Char and the evolutionists." At least it won't leave you alone. ”

"But honestly, are mercenaries really reliable?" Ling Yu nodded, but raised his own question, "After all, he takes the money to do things." ”

"My preparation was to select people from the Foundation, and after Paris and Washington, there were a lot of volunteers who joined, honestly, if they were going to fight. The Foundation will certainly not be able to raise idlers, and I will select soldiers from among them. Then there are officers who have personal grievances with the ACA and have rich experience and good backgrounds to form the backbone. Yang Chengze sighed, "The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny, forgive me." ”

"Two requirements, must be voluntary—"

"It has to be voluntary. There are no children. Yang Chengze smiled and shook his hand, "Of course I know your two iron rules." ”

"Then I'm okay with that." Ling Yu smiled apologetically.

"By the way, I almost forgot." Yang Chengze half-turned, as if to say goodbye. But suddenly he turned back again, "I heard before I came that I was right for Linya. Petterson's closure is over, but the knighthood will not be returned until further review is over, and I'm afraid that nominal punishments will definitely be indispensable, such as the revocation of high-ranking titles. ”

"Hmm...... I knew I'd take the time to see her. Ling Yu took a deep breath and nodded.

"Alas, I always wonder if I had been born two hundred years ago, there would have been no wars, no killings, no partings, no ......"

Yang Chengze sighed deeply, then turned around and looked up at a hazy sky.

"Damn fate."

Ling Yu didn't speak, nor did he have any expressions or movements, he just squinted his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Then I'm leaving."

Yang Chengze raised his hand and took out the military cap under his armpit and buckled it on his head, "See you later." ”

"Hmm."

Ling Yu nodded, did not salute, and watched Yang Chengze and the adjutant walk into the black military vehicle next to him.

We...... Where to go next?

There was a vibration in Ling Yu's trouser pocket, and he subconsciously took out his mobile phone and saw such a line of words on the screen.

The young man turned his head and looked at Helis, who was dressed in Cosmos Black and silver-trimmed.

"If you're talking about the future, I don't know."

Ling Yu squatted down, stretched out his hand, gently grabbed Herris's small palm, and shook his head.

"I won't leave you, though, don't worry."

Ling Yu's voice reached the girl's ears, and Helis held Ling Yu's hand subconsciously tightened.

I'll help you.

Helis blinked lightly, stretched out her hand, some cold fingers gently swept across Ling Yu's face, rarely, she opened her mouth, although she didn't make a sound, but gave Ling Yu an answer with her lips.

"Thank you."

Ling Yu stretched out his hand and took Helis in his arms.

"It's not the end, it's just the beginning, for everyone."

Ling Yu hugged Helis and gently left words in the girl's ear, then stood up, took a step, took the girl's hand, and walked into the rain that drifted like mist.

***

"Is there anything else you need?"

Sauron. Rasmussen sat on a stool, rubbing his haggard face with both hands, and the dark circles under the young man's eyes were unusually clear through the miserable white gloves.

"Nope."

Linya. Paterson sat across from Sauron with her head down, her blind-eyed maiden's voice so soft that it was barely noticeable.

"There's no point in you staying here now," Sauron shook his head slightly, "Speaker Rasmussen is going to take advantage of this opportunity to complete the screening and inspection of the cavalry members brought out, and also participate in the development of the Alliance's offensive plan, and he won't be back to Iceland anytime soon." ”

"Hmm."

Linya didn't react, just nodded slightly.

"So...... You better go home and have a look, although your aunt is no longer there, at least there are still some people who can face you with a sincere smile. ”

Sauron took a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket, poured one out and held it in his hand, but instead of lighting it, he smiled wryly.

"Okay."

There seemed to be a gleam in Linya's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by sadness.

"In addition, I have restored all your permissions, except for the knight badge that cannot be given to you for the time being, nothing else matters." Sauron put the cigarette to his mouth, lit it with a lighter, and closed his eyes, "I apologize to you again for what happened that day. ”

"No...... It's all right, Lord Knight. ”

Linya stood up and bowed softly to Sauron.

"Go ahead."

Sauron took half of his cigarette out in one go, then shook his hand and motioned for Linya to leave.

"Linya."

Just as Linya mechanically walked to the door, Sauron suddenly spoke.

"Your Excellency the Knight?"

"You think about the future, if you don't want to be a knight anymore, I'll give you a hospital certificate, and you can be an ordinary person."

Sauron sighed, "Don't ask if it's proper or not, it's Jesse's wish." ”

"If you can find a reason to fight." Sauron lowered his head, didn't look at Linya, took the cigarette from his mouth, and continued to speak.

"Next time I go back to Iceland, I'll give you back the knight's badge."

With that, Sauron stood up, took the remaining half of the cigarette in one gulp, tossed the cigarette butt at his feet, crushed it with his metal boot, and then turned and left through the door on the other side.

All that was left was Linya, who had put her hand on the doorknob and stood still for a long time. (To be continued......)

PS: Because it's very important, I will say that there is a bento before the end of the first volume......