The Darkstar sped close to Ionan, and the light in the space shone like neon through the thick porthole. And the bait they had prepared for Cain had already worked.

At this time, Cain was sitting in a corner of the room, intently reading the document.

Cain was tall, lean and lithe, wearing the black uniform of an imperial governor. But the uniforms are all black, without any insignia or logo, which symbolizes the highest rank. His long hair is only shaved short on the sides, which is the aristocratic model of the Central Planet. A delicate, shiny gold interactive panel obscured his left eye and left side of his face.

Cain's left eye scans precisely over the characters flowing through the interactive panel, and his posture and movements are accurately represented in the hologram of the chair.

A three-quarter-ton battle mech swooped down on Kai Yin with a fifty-centimeter-long titanium halberd with a hook grip.

The blade slashed over Siddha Cain himself, but he remained in his chair, reading a bulletin. Not split in half at all.

Kira focused his optics suspiciously, swinging a steel claw across Cain's form. There were fluctuations in the imagery. "Holographic projection bait?"

"Yes, holographic projection bait. I heard you from four decks away," Cain replied. He sat in a window seat.

Kira's gaze jumps between the real person and the image.

"It's kind of unfair," he complained.

"Soldiers don't get tired of deceit."

"But," said Kira, "how can you learn by playing tricks?" Human learning is through motor reflexes. If you knew I was coming, you-"

Kai Cain looked directly into the eyes of the battle mech.

"Kira," he said, "my old friend, Kira...... Do you really think there's anything I haven't learned? ”

Kira's huge body was a little shorter. "I don't think so. I feel that you are the great lord of the empire and have also proven yourself in battle. I think you are one of the cardinal generals appointed by the emperor himself. I don't have much more to teach you. I should go to the scrap metal recycling yard, or go to the madhouse mine. ”

"Kira!" Cain walked over to the large machine and patted his metal armor in a friendly manner. "Don't say it. Don't feel inferior, okay? I still need to keep it up. I need you to keep me in a sense of urgency. Every now and then comes a surprise and a sneak attack, as always. ”

"We're going to talk about it now," Kira said. "Pick a weapon."

"I don't have time today."

"But it's on the agenda."

"There's something I need to deal with," Cain said, gesturing to the bulletin in his hand.

"A message? You've been watching this since I came in. ”

"No, it's two! That's why I don't want to be bothered," Cain said. "We need to modify the route."

"The flight course has been set to-"

"I know. So to revise. ”

"The Emperor is waiting for you to return to the fleet," the battle mech said. "The Emperor wants a report on Chloa's containment actions."

There was a rebellion in Croa a few days ago, it is a very important industrial planet in the outer galaxy, and it is also the capital star of this star field, an industrial base, a financial center and a cultural center, and it is also the largest black market gathering place.

Local forces and syndicate forces colluded with each other to sell Austria and arms, and planned a separatist movement. Kai Cain was ordered to go to the suppression and aftermath, which is why his Shattered Scissors is here.

"But it's very important. Najuri has made a discovery on the edge of the Rahn Cluster, and at the same time, an outpost has raised an emergency alarm! Standard operating procedures require a cardinal general to investigate. ”

"Ionan is confident that Commander Najuri can handle it," Kira objected. "He was a first-class officer of the Demacian Empire. He is a member of the special operations team with outstanding achievements. ”

"Commander Najuri is an old friend and comrade of mine," Kain said. "I respect him. But in front of this matter, Ai Onan can let it go first! Inform Captain Vischel and ask her to reset her course. ”

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Once again, Cain was alone and awakened the astrolabe unit built into his private cabin. The console rises from the deck, opening the petal-like metal blades to project a three-dimensional image of the local galaxy.

A large, bright point of light hovers in the cabin, and under its belly there is an insignificant black mole, and this is Ionan!

He reached out and rotated, moved, clicked, and zoomed in on the image. A few fingers slid lightly, focusing on Ionan. His golden visual interactive panel is connected to a three-dimensional projection that enhances the details of the planet in real time.

Ionan is a marginal planet. It's a barren place. Nothing.

The scorching sun will blind your eyes faster than the sun itself—the reflections of the endless desert here are so intense and dazzling.

Naguri's team has been sent there for months, tasked with searching for the Ano, or the rebel "paladins" who are trying to steal the lifeblood of this precious source of energy from under the nose of the Empire.

Ai Onan...... Edge Planet ......

Kaiin wondered what his old comrade-in-arms Nagiuri had found there.

Is there a precious arcane resource on a marginal planet? Or was it the discovery of a rare and valuable indigenous creature there? Or did Najuri capture the core members of the Paladin Order?

But Kai Cain suppressed his curiosity and forced himself to pay attention to the situation at Outpost 103, which was his first goal.

He stretched out his hand to remove the misty holographic projection, as if it had blown away a cloud of fog. The cloud of mist slowly reassembled, revealing the last moments of Outpost 103.

The lights of the outpost in deep space were the only light in the ice meteorite swarm, barely reflecting the outpost on the dirty ice surface covered in space dust.

Kai Yin frowned......

Star thieves? No, this group of vultures could not risk being encircled by the Empire to attack an outpost with no oil or water.

System failure? It shouldn't be a Red Alert, and the outpost is designed to be highly reliable and has a low chance of failure!

That can only be caused by the situation indicated in the manual.

It seems that it is really necessary to take a look, at least ......

A shiver from the deck interrupted Cain's thoughts. The giant Shattered Scissors changed course. Captain Vischel has ordered the Flying Engine to reshape the singularity sphere around the hull and shift its course to Outpost 103.

Strips of light outside the portholes change hue. Ao Neng drove the ship's flying engines, creating a space-distorting sphere around the hull, allowing it to glide through the near-surface of subspace at a gap speed, like a stone cutting across the surface of a lake without being hindered by the current and surface tension of the water.

Cain's ship went into a deep flying state.