When Ye Lu found Qiao Shan, Qiao Shan was wearing an extravehicular spacesuit and floating quietly outside the cabin of the Snow Peak under the restraint of the safety rope.

Ye Lu pressed the communicator of the spacesuit and tried to call Qiao Shan.

Qiao Shan just floated there quietly, not saying a word.

Ye Lu didn't bother anymore, and stood quietly at the observation window looking at Qiao Shan.

After a while, Qiao Shan's haggard voice sounded in the communicator: "Sister Ye...... Can you imagine a 10-year-old child seeing the corpses of their parents in different places? ”

Ye Lu opened her mouth slightly, not knowing how to answer, she couldn't imagine how helpless and frightened a ten-year-old child was at that time.

"Can you imagine what it feels like for a ten-year-old to see her sister, naked and lifeless, in a pool of blood?" Qiao Shan's voice trembled a little: "Can you imagine what it feels like for a ten-year-old child to stand in a hall full of dead bodies? ”

Ye Lu had been listening quietly, Qiao Shan was still talking to himself, but he was very sure that Ye Lu was there.

For a full hour, Qiao Shan recounted his experience in the past ten years.

Ye Lu went from shock at first to tears later, she couldn't believe that the boy floating outside the battleship in an extravehicular spacesuit actually had such a nightmarish childhood.

Everything that seemingly strong boy had experienced made Ye Lu's motherhood great, and even made him have a strong desire to protect, how she hoped that she could heal the unhealable scars in Qiao Shan's heart at this moment.

After telling his experience, Qiao Shan seemed to be in a much better mood, and started the recovery procedure of the safety rope, allowing the Xuefeng to slowly pull himself back.

Ye Lu helped Qiao Shan take off the extravehicular spacesuit, and reached out and gently brushed Qiao Shan's cheek: "Don't be afraid, you are not alone now, we can face this together." ”

Qiao Shan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No one can carry all this for me, no one ......"

"We can help you get revenge......"

"Hah...... Ha ......" Qiao Shan suddenly sneered: "Help me get revenge, Qi Yiming was still deceiving me just now!" Help me get my revenge? Ha...... Ha ......"

"Yiming, he has his troubles......" Ye Lu tried to explain for Qi Yiming.

"You don't have to explain, I can understand...... I wouldn't have shared that much of a secret with anyone in that case. Qiao Shan said unexpectedly, "I just hate myself for not having the same luck as Mr. Qi, and killing one family member and friend after another around me." ”

"Believe me, from today onwards, your nightmare is over......" Ye Lu said to Qiao Shan in a soft voice.

When Qiao Shan heard Ye Lu's whispering, the hatred in his eyes flashed, and then he looked at Ye Lu with a smiling expression: "Let's go, I've vented enough!" Mr. Qi was still waiting for us on the bridge. ”

The two returned to the bridge, Qi Yiming looked at Qiao Shan apologetically and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Qiao Shan: "Mr. Qi, you don't need to explain, I can understand!" At that time, we had just decided to work together, and trust between people could not be built so quickly, it is normal for you to have reservations, and I hope that from today I can really join your team, and don't let down my sacrificial companions. ”

Qi Yiming nodded solemnly.

"Let's talk about the next step, I'm sorry for delaying everyone's precious time." Johnson returned to his seat.

Seeing that Qiao Shan returned to normal, Qi Yiming no longer twisted, and beckoned everyone to continue the meeting to discuss the next plan.

Qi Yiming cleared his throat: "With the scientific and technological heritage, the next step is to gather people to analyze the information in it. So I can get someone to ......."

"Go to the Xuanwu Federation, my father will definitely support you with all his might." Wang Sen looked a little excited, because he saw the bright future of the Xuanwu Federation.

Wang Shuhua and Ye Lu nodded at the same time in agreement.

Qi Yiming looked at Qiao Shan and asked for his opinion.

Qiao Shan thought for a while and nodded in agreement: "Although I can gather some people, they are all unpopular star thieves and some merchants who only recognize money, and these people are unreliable. ”

"Okay, let's go back to the Xuanwu Federation." Qi Yiming finally made a decision.

The fleet set sail again, destined for the Xuanwu Federation.

In the territory of the business alliance, Mao Qiming, who Qi Yiming had been worried about, did not appear, which made Qi Yiming breathe a sigh of relief.

It's not that Qi Yiming is afraid of Mao Qiming, but this is not a good time to conflict with Mao Qiming, after all, he has more important things to do.

It did not attract official attention when the fleet entered the territory of the Wanluo Empire, after all, Qi Yiming's fleet was not large, and the five giant transport ships and 8 frigate warships of different types were easy to see on the border close to the side of the Commercial Alliance.

But when Qi Yiming and the others came to the Xuanwu Federation again for half a year, the information they received made Qi Yiming very disappointed.

The Xuanwu Federation no longer exists.

Qi Yiming sometimes even wondered, did the Wang family have any special physique that could easily destroy the forces that had been built up with great difficulty?

He looked at Wang Sen who came to the Snow Peak with vigilant eyes, and secretly decided in his heart that he would never let Wang Sen stay home alone in the future.

Wang Sen was even more frustrated, obviously when he left, the power of the Xuanwu Federation had been stabilized, and the major families had also obtained the benefits they wanted, why had the Federation collapsed in the past 4 years, and it was still annexed by the neighbor Wanluo Empire.

What's going on? Wang Sen wanted to know more than Qi Yiming, knowing that Wang Sen's family was living on the Limestone Star when he left.

However, under the rule of the Wanluo Empire, the Xuanwu Star Domain was much more prosperous than when they left.

There was an endless stream of caravans near the jumping bridge, which made Qi Yiming feel very relieved.

Although the Xuanwu Federation was annexed, the national strength of the Wanluo Empire increased considerably.

The once undiscovered humans on the habitable planets in the Xuanwu Domain were well cared for.

At least on the surface, human beings have not become weaker in self-consumption, which is what Qi Yiming is willing to see.

Qi Yiming patted Wang Sen, who had entered the fugue state since entering the Xuanwu Star Domain: "Don't worry, your father and family may not be killed, that will not be beneficial to the rule of the empire, after all, the major families have been operating here for hundreds of years, and they still have some heritage, but your Wang family's physique seems to be a little special......"

Wang Sen glanced at Qi Yiming suspiciously, he didn't understand why Qi Yiming said that the Wang family's physique was special, so he just nodded helplessly: "I hope so......"

The fleet rested for half a day at the border of the former Xuanwu Star Domain, and continued to set off towards the Gray Rock Star.

At this time, Limestone had become the economic center of the Xuanwu Star Field, and when the fleet arrived at the outer edge of the system where Limestone was located, they were warmly welcomed.

It was not Wang Zhengfeng who received them, but the administrator of the empire stationed in the Xuanwu Star Domain.

Although it was easy to meet a caravan of Qi Yiming's size on the border close to the side of the Business Alliance, it was rare to see a caravan of this size in the Xuanwu Star Domain, even if it had been developed for a long time.

Of course, the Chief Executive, who is bent on development, will give a warm reception to Qi Yiming and his party.

But in the crowd of receptions, Qi Yiming saw old acquaintances, and the originally lively reception scene looked more like a reunion of old friends.