Sky Sea, Logistics Island.

Following the investigation team to the shore, the first thing that caught the eye of Lin Ji was the white energy signal tower more than 100 meters high.

Lin Ji couldn't help but look at it twice.

As a young man, he listened to his teacher talk about the development of signal tower technology, which is considered one of the most important core technologies developed by the modern human empire.

Without this technology, expeditionary plans would have been limited.

Before this technology was invented, the development of the human empire encountered a bottleneck that was difficult to break through.

The empire's territory is expanding by the minute, and it is getting farther and farther away from the city of Dixiu, and the information from the Dixiu Church needs to travel across the ocean for months to arrive.

As a result, it will be difficult for the Imperial Church to control and manage the frontier areas, and the transmission of policies, the implementation of directives, and the reporting of the war situation may be delayed, and effective decisions cannot be made in a timely manner.

This problem became the first problem that plagued the development of the human empire.

It is expected that as the expedition program continues to unfold and the human territory expands further, the problem of delays in intelligence will only become more serious.

In the future, it may take years for an order from the Church of Emperor Xiu to reach a border island in the sea.

In order to solve this problem, the Emperor Xiujiao invested a lot of resources in research and development, and finally researched the super signal tower in front of him.

Relay towers will be built on each core resource island, or logistics island, to quickly convey information, and limit the delay of intelligence to one minute.

Following the investigation team, Lin Rui came to a port.

The sun shines through the clouds on the rippling sea, the nearby vegetation is lush and green, the simple pier stretches into the sea, the transport ships line up to dock and leave, and the waves crash against the wooden stakes of the pier, making a "whoosh" sound.

Not far from the wharf is a logistics supply station and warehouse, vehicles are constantly coming in and out, and in front of the warehouse, a group of personnel in logistics uniforms are counting the latest batch of supplies delivered.

The light saltiness of the air, the freshness of the sea breeze, and the chirping of seagulls add a bit of life and vibrancy to this busy and orderly island.

Entering the base, Lin Rui met with the person in charge of the island.

A young man of about 25 years old, wearing assistive technology on his head, constantly flashed data information across the transparent screen in front of him.

At this time, he was slapping the table and roaring:

"What about the supplies, let me ask you what about this batch of supplies, how many days have they been delivered?"

"Plundering regiments? I don't want to listen to your explanation, you are limited to two days to deliver, even if you swim over, you have to give me two days. ”

Just as he was about to continue roaring, seeing Lin Ji and the members of the investigation team, the emotions on the young man's face converged, and he said softly:

"I'll get back to you later, I have important business to attend to."

After hanging up the communication, the person in charge of the logistics island took off the video communication device he wore on his head, looked up at the forest tracks, and then picked up a tablet computer on the table and swept it at the forest tracks.

Suddenly, information about the forest trail appeared on the tablet.

"Xiandu Island Spirit Plant Cultivation Worker, Forest Traces."

"It's me."

Lin Ji immediately nodded in response.

"My name is Ji Qi, and I am the person in charge of this logistics island...... I'll apologize to you first, but I need to do a detailed medical examination to confirm your identity, otherwise I can't rule out that you are a trickster god or a pretender sent by some evil god. ”

"Understand, I'll cooperate." Lin Ji nodded immediately.

After putting down the tablet, Ji Qi personally took Lin Ji deep into the logistics base and conducted a series of physical examinations here.

But the process of medical examination was not smooth.

Especially in the blood drawing process, the alloy needle made of spirit ore could not pierce the skin of the forest trace at all, and could not even leave a trace on it.

Halfway through the medical examination, it is not possible to proceed.

It is still impossible to tell if Lin Ji is a human or a pretender for the cult of evil gods.

Just when the physical examination fell into the predicament of not being able to continue, an order from the Emperor Xiu Church came, and Ji Qi, who received this information, gave up the follow-up physical examination, and immediately said that the physical examination was passed, and the identity of the forest trace human was confirmed.

This made Lin Ji very puzzled, but he didn't ask more.

Xiandu Island has already fallen, and he only has one idea now, to incorporate this logistics island, and then try to apply to go to Emperor Xiu City.

After he stated his thoughts, Ji Qi agreed to his request very decisively:

"Your application has been approved, the nearest space site is on Dragon Island to the north, and you can leave at any time."

"Thank you."

Although he was puzzled, Lin Ji was very happy that his application was approved.

……

Five days later.

Through many spatial jumps, the figure of Lin Ji appeared in the space square of Emperor Xiu City.

He was amazed by the bustling city scene presented in front of him.

High-rise buildings rise outside the space square, glass curtain walls reflect colorful lights in bright neon lights, the streets are spacious and tidy, and intelligent vehicles automatically identify road conditions and avoid obstacles and shuttle in the sky at a high speed.

Pedestrians on the street are handheld smart devices that seamlessly connect with the virtual world.

He was very unfamiliar with this place, but fortunately there was a taxi screen in the square, and after entering the destination, an unmanned smart car drove from the staggered traffic above and stopped in front of him.

A few hours later, Lin Ji came to the outside of the Tornado War School and got off the bus.

Looking up, a magnificent archway stands in front of you, printed with the four big characters of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing "Storm Academy".

This institution has a long history, dating back to the founding of the Imperial Empire, where the commander of the Eighth Army is said to have studied, thus starting a legendary life.

The forest trail that was about to enter was blocked by the guard at the door.

After saying that he wanted to see his daughter, the guard pulled out the tablet he had brought with him and entered the relevant information.

After a long time, the guard's expression looked a little strange, and then he raised his head to look at the forest traces:

"How many students is your daughter Lin Xi in?"

"The 672nd class of students, the student number is 100661."

After listening to Lin Ji's answer, the guard raised the tablet in his hand, which showed a photo of her daughter wearing a Death Corps battle uniform, with a line of words printed below the photo:

[Graduate: Lin Xi. 】

"Your daughter Lin Xi has been graduating for 63 years."

Hearing this, Lin Ji's mind buzzed, and he suddenly realized something.

Trapped in the space of consciousness, he lost his judgment of time, and now it is 63 years later, and it is no longer the time node in his memory.

"Can you tell me where she is now?"

"I'm sorry, I can't find any other information about Lin Xi here, maybe you can go to the Legion Assignment Office to ask for more details, and they will answer for you."

"Thank you."

After thanking him, Lin Ji chose to follow the advice of the guards, took a car at a nearby traffic station, and went straight to the legion distribution office in Emperor Xiu City.

A few hours later, Lin Xi passed the identity verification and took the tablet handed by the employee with apprehension, with Lin Xi's detailed information on it, and a line of words marked under the photo:

[Lin Xi, the commander of the 132nd team of the third regiment of the Death Legion, died in the battle against the Bone Eclipse Elephant Clan in the Chaofeng Sea in 683 by Emperor Xiu, at the age of 28, and served for 10 years and 3 months....... 】

Seeing this information, Lin Ji's head buzzed.

When he realized that his daughter had graduated for 63 years, he already had pessimistic thoughts in his heart.

Although her daughter Lin Xi is excellent, she is just a pawn on the frontline battlefield, and it is so difficult to live to this day.

Three years is the frontline battlefield of veterans, and unless the daughter is promoted to the Chosen of Death and has the power to fight against the evil god, the probability of surviving so far is very low.

At this moment, seeing the "sacrifice" mark on his daughter's identity with his own eyes, an unspeakable sadness welled up in his heart.

He never thought that a farewell at the pier of Xiandu Island would be a farewell.

Raising his head to look at the staff at the distribution office, Lin Ji asked with tears in his eyes:

"I want to ask if she can leave a relic after her death."

The employee who retrieved the tablet heard this, reached out and tapped continuously on the screen, then looked at him and nodded:

"There's a modeling space for messages and scans, and you can go to the next room and enter your ID number to check it out."

After nodding his head in thanks, Lin Ji came to the virtual room next door, where he chose a virtual warehouse where no one logged in to enter.

After a long wait, the virtual connection is complete.

A sense of weightlessness hits you, with endless darkness beneath your feet and a floating input box in front of you.

After Lin Xi entered Lin Xi's identity number information according to the prompts of the staff, the virtual space changed.

In front of you is a room of more than 100 square meters, the east wall is hung with medals of honor, three beam swords of different colors are leaning on the weapon rack in the corner, two of the blades are covered with gaps, which are already in a scrapped state, and next to the weapon rack is placed a set of scratched Death Corps senior power armor, and the right arm of the armor is printed with the Death Corps insignia.

Next to it is a large bed, just a step away from the weapon rack.

This is obviously the room where her daughter Lin Xi once lived.

When I came to the table, there was a diary with the word "Lin Xi" written on it.

Keeping a diary was a tradition among the legionnaires.

No one knows when they will die, so they will choose to write a diary to leave messages and what they want to say to their families.

The war was too cruel, and many soldiers fell on the expedition with no bones left, and even if there were relics and corpses, they could not be returned, so they could only transmit their information to the database of Emperor Xiu City by scanning and building virtual models, so as to retain the traces of existence.

Came to the desk and sat down, and turned the first page of the diary, on which was a passage written by my daughter when she first arrived in the Legion of Death:

1. Dad, I have never been able to contact you, I am so anxious, I am so worried about what happened to you, I said that I would often make video calls, but what about you.

Today is my first day in the Legion of the Dead, and I have both expectations and worries about the future...... Lin Xi, follow the guidance of the Emperor Cultivation God.

36, Dad, I'm afraid you're gone, I can't inquire about the situation on Xiandu Island here, I'm more and more worried about you.

38. Dad, this diary is written for you, but I still haven't been able to contact you, so uncomfortable.

134, Dad, the Blue Star Medal is in hand, I want to show off on a video call with you, but I still can't contact you.

……

Flipping through the diary, Lin Ji's tears fell unconsciously.

The diary records many interesting things about Lin Xi's growth, as well as her inner confusion and uneasiness.

From a front-line soldier, her daughter Lin Xi eventually grew into a ten-year veteran, which wrote this passage in her diary:

"Dad, today I was promoted to commander, and I am ten years away from becoming a gold standard warrior, if you know, you will definitely be proud of me, but what I want to tell you is that my goal is to become the Chosen of Death, and I will continue to work hard for this dream, rush."

And this is also the last paragraph that Lin Xi left in the diary.

A ten-year veteran was the end of Lin Xi's life, and three months later he was killed in the battle against the Bone Eater Elephant Clan.

Closing the notebook, Lin Ji came to stand in front of the wall covered with medals of honor, stretched out his hand to caress the metallic medal, and tears in his eyes:

"Xixi, Dad is proud of you."

The past is vivid in his mind, and Lin Xi in his memory is still a slim girl, who will sit on the edge of the field and study when he cultivates the spiritual field, and when he steps forward to let him rest, he will stubbornly raise his head:

"Grandpa said that the burden of our Lin family's entry into the War Academy of Emperor Xiu City has fallen on me, I have to fight to give you a long face, how can I do it if I don't work hard."

He still clearly remembers that when he failed the first round of physical fitness tests, Lin Xi was training frantically around Lingtian, even though he was so tired that he was about to go limp, he still didn't want to stop, and shouted at him:

"Dad, you go to Uncle Li to buy some sea beast meat, tonight I want to eat sea beast meat to nourish my body, I will rest for a while and continue training, this year's physical fitness test must be passed."

I still remember the picture of my daughter excitedly circling around him when I got the "excellent" report card in the first round of actual combat tests:

"Aha, Dad, I got an excellent rating, and I'm one step closer to my goal."

is different from the rotten when he was young, his daughter Lin Xi has always been very hard working and excellent.

Physical fitness test grade A, three-year horror game experience comprehensive willpower assessment score A, intelligence assessment grade A, combat awareness training grade A...... Daughter Lin Xi is the second student to be admitted to the Imperial Cultivation City since the human race established the city on Xiandu Island, and the first student to be admitted to the five major war schools.

Lin Ji has always been proud of her.

Stopping in the virtual room for a few hours, Lin Xi saw his daughter's growth and efforts through diaries and virtual image messages, as well as her confusion and loss in the process of growing up.

In the past ten years, Lin Xi has been desperate to get in touch with him.

But this wish was not fulfilled until the moment when life withered.

Lin Xi wrote this paragraph in his diary:

"Dad, in fact, I have thought that you are dead, but I prefer to believe that you are still alive, so you can't stop leaving messages in your diary, otherwise you won't have anything to read when you read the message messages in the future...... Hahaha, if I die and you are still alive, you are afraid that you can cry for three days when you see this. ”

This is also the reason why Lin Xi chose to continue writing a diary when he was never able to contact him.

Even if he has the slightest chance of living, he must leave something for him.

When Lin Ji walked out of the virtual warehouse, wiped away his tears, and made a decision in his heart.

When he came to the corps distribution office, he looked at the reception staff who were sorting out the materials, and said with red eyes:

"I want to join the Legion of the Dead!"

has been in the pocket for a lifetime, but he has worked hard for the future, and just wants to stay on Xiandu Island to farm for the rest of his life.

But now he has changed his mind.

The daughter said in her message and diary that her ultimate dream in this life is to become the chosen one of death.

He decides to fulfill this ultimate dream for his daughter as a father, join the Death Legion until he becomes the Chosen of Death, or return to the Emperor in the endless expeditionary wars like his daughter.

Now he has great physical fitness and disease ability, and he believes he can do it.