CH 97

TL: Hua

A starship coated with invisible material is advancing rapidly in the universe. Grepa, who was wearing his own shabby and smelly clothes a few dozen minutes ago, is now sitting upright in neat clothes beside the cab.

If you ignore his handcuffed hands and feet, he looks like the secretary of a large company who is out to discuss business cooperation.

But that didn’t seem too far off.

Ji Mingjiang, who was “going out” to “discuss” and “cooperate,” glanced at Grepa through the reflective glass and thought very nonchalantly.

“The Federation is supposed to be under martial law right now; do you know how your internal release signals are flashing?”

Looking at the destination getting closer and closer on the map, Ji Mingjiang turned his head and asked.

After thinking about it for a moment, Grepa nodded.

Ji Mingjiang expressed satisfaction with his behavior of being aware of current affairs: “You will turn on the lights later. It’s best if you can get in. If you can’t get in, go and negotiate with the people who came to check. If your existence has not been announced to everyone by your Speaker, then the possibility of us sneaking in is still very high.”

“Of course, if your personal information has been spread internally as a ‘spy’…” Ji Mingjiang said it in a long, teasing tone. He turned his swivel chair and looked at Grepa’s expression, which became much more ugly after hearing the word “spy.” His eyes were full of mischief, and he said, “That’s not impossible; I can take you to deal with all those people directly and then kill them.”

Grepa glanced at Ji Mingjiang a few times, as if it were hard to imagine how such words could come out of the mouth of a person who looked like an angel, but in the end he didn’t show any objection.

Half an hour later, looking at the Federation that appeared in sight, Ji Mingjiang removed the starship’s invisibility, and with a stomp of his feet, he was brought aside by a chair, giving the console to Grepa.

He tapped his chin and said, “Let’s get started; don’t try to play tricks on me.”

Grepa took a deep breath, recalled the password in his memory, and pressed several different buttons with his fingers.

The pressure at this time came not only from Ji Mingjiang behind him but also from the Federation in front of him.

Although Ji Mingjiang implied that he could handle it even if an accident happened, Grepa still didn’t want to gamble on the slightest possibility.

Under Ji Mingjiang’s calm gaze, Grepa pressed the last button, his fingers trembling slightly on the console. The atmosphere in the cabin was stagnant, and a second seemed like a year.

Finally……

After a few tens of heart-stopping seconds, the checkpoint in front of them lit up with a green light, signaling that it was passable.

Grepa exhaled a breath and returned to his seat.

Ji Mingjiang cast an appreciative look and steered the starship forward unhurriedly, heading straight to the center of the Federation.

After parking the starship in an open space, Ji Mingjiang communicated a few words with the Empire people, who came secretly after receiving the news. Before Grepa could see the man’s face clearly, he was pushed by Ji Mingjiang to turn around and walk forward.

“Don’t look at anything you shouldn’t look at.”

After giving a cold warning, Ji Mingjiang took out a wig and two artificial masks from the space button and handed one of them to Grepa.

“Hide your face first. Although I can solve any problem, at this time, it’s better to have one less problem than one more problem.”

Ji Mingjiang glanced at the position of his wig and mask through the camera, and after confirming that there was no problem, he said, “Your Speaker, tell us about Abbott Wilson’s usual habits. Regarding what weapons he is good at using and how many bodyguards he has around him, for example.”

After walking away from the open space where the starship was parked and entering the street, the crowd instantly increased. The two masks Ji Mingjiang chose both had ordinary looks. After his silver hair was covered by black hair, his whole person became more… he blends in perfectly with the crowd.

“Abbott Wilson is not very powerful in combat. For self-defense, he uses long-range weapons such as laser guns more often…”

In the midst of all the hubbub, the sound of the two men talking drew no attention.

***

“I’m currently at the exact location where our Federation forces are stationed. As for the Empire, Leiden Clarice has not responded to the ‘spy’ matter so far. It seems that the other party has chosen to confront us directly.”

“With the intervention of Leiden Clarice, disputes that could have been resolved peacefully escalated directly. One has to lament that even though many years have passed, the name War Machine still fits this young emperor so well… …”

The subdued voice came out of the light brain in front of him, and Abbot Wilson comfortably picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. The warmth of the tea went down his throat and caused him to let out a sigh of relief.

He had clicked the replay button for this reporter’s report from an hour ago, but watching it again now still made him feel happy.

Presumably, after this battle, regardless of whether the Federation wins or loses, Clarice’s reputation will completely fall to the ground.

This is their final victory.

“Knock, knock——”

There was a knock on the door, and Abbot Wilson put down the cup of tea he was holding, frowning in some confusion as he recalled he’d been on leave for the past few days.

However, considering that it might be urgent news from the front line, he still raised his voice and said, “Come in.”

There was no movement outside, and the door handle was motionless.

Abbott Wilson frowned even deeper, and he raised his voice again: “I said come in.”

This time, there was finally movement.

“Boom!”

It was the sound of heavy objects being thrown against the door.

Abbott Wilson’s face stiffened as he quickly took out his laser gun, which he had been keeping here, from under the table with a wary expression on his face.

He walked out from behind the desk. The thick carpet allowed him, a man with absolutely no physical skills, to make no sound while walking. Abbot Wilson listened carefully to the movement outside the door. Because the sound insulation was too good, he couldn’t hear a thing right now, except for the sound made by the one that had just slammed right into the door.

He slowly moved to the door and slowly raised the laser gun in his hand.

Whether it was an internal attempt to take advantage of the chaos or whatever, there was no escaping from his gun.

The next second, he grasped the door handle, raised the gun, and quickly opened the door!

Nothing at all.

The emptiness outside seemed to mock Abbot Wilson for being a victimized paranoid person with overly sensitive nerves.

But he did not relax his vigilance. He kept raising the gun with his right hand and took out the communicator from his pocket with his left hand, intending to contact the bodyguards guarding below to ask what happened.

But just when he brought the communicator close to his mouth and was about to speak, something unexpected happened. A huge black thing rushed straight towards his door!

Abbott Wilson’s eyes suddenly shrank, and he shot without hesitation.

A splash of blood exploded, and then the big black man fell straight in front of him.

It was one of his bodyguards.

Abbot Wilson’s breathing was a little rapid. Just as he was about to shoot randomly around him, he felt a sudden light wind behind him.

His head-turning movement was stopped due to the hand stuck at the back of his neck and the knife pressed against his main artery.

“Mr. Speaker, I have long admired your name.”

A somewhat teasing voice sounded from behind him.

“We can discuss what you want.” Abbott Wilson controlled his breathing rate to prevent some bloody incidents from happening to him because of his excessive breathing movements.

“This is not something I can negotiate on my own. Let’s do this. I’ll take you to see our boss.”

Realizing that Abbot Wilson seemed to regard him as some kind of local force in the Federation, Ji Mingjiang felt a little funny in his heart and said it very cooperatively.

Then he loosened his hands slightly, and when Abbot Wilson showed his intention to escape, he struck the side of his neck with his hand.

“Pa!”

A sound that made one’s flesh hurt just by listening to it rang out. Ji Mingjiang stood back in disgust. Grepa, who had completed the task of throwing bait, walked over with a complicated expression. After taking a look at the person on the ground, he stretched out his hand very consciously, allowing Ji Mingjiang to handcuff him again.

“How does it feel when your backer completely collapses due to your participation?”

Throwing the somewhat stifling mask and wig into the space knob button, Ji Mingjiang glanced at the overly cooperative Grepa and said it with some surprise.

“…”

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to talk to him, Ji Mingjiang shrugged and said nothing more.

“Let’s go.”

The light brain vibrated a few times. Ji Mingjiang easily picked up Mr. Speaker on the ground and said to Grepa without looking back, “Go to the rooftop; someone is coming to pick us up.”

Although he was very cautious when he came, after he achieved his goal and successfully obtained the key props, Ji Mingjiang’s behavior when he left the Federation could be described as lawless.

“Your Highness!”

The special agent, who had earlier received a message from Clarice asking him to cooperate with Ji Mingjiang’s operation, took Abbot Wilson from his hands. As soon as he placed this important hostage down, before he could recover from the shock and excitement, he saw Ji Mingjiang standing in front of the console, his fingers hovering over several attack buttons.

“Huh?”

Just as he called out, he saw Ji Mingjiang look back at him with some doubts and then press his finger down while letting out a questioning nasal sound.

“Boom——”

A loud noise erupted from the government building, and then black smoke billowed straight into the sky. The originally smooth walls became pitted and crumbled downward.

The starships they had driven some distance away were shaking a little due to the impact of the airflow.

“No…it’s okay.”

Sun Decheng held the wall with one hand, wiped his face with the other hand, and said in a breathless voice, “Let’s hurry up and get out of here to find His Majesty.”

***

On the starship, where only logistics, medical staff, and war reporters were present, everyone looked serious and tense as they watched the scenes of mechas flying around with severed limbs and shooting lasers on the screen in front of them.

At this moment, a red light spot suddenly appeared on the control panel, approaching them, and the starship’s alarm sounded.

“?”

“What’s the situation?!”

“The red dots represent the Federation, right? How did they get here?!”

The panic atmosphere instantly spread in the rest cabin.

Having received professional training in military academies and possessing basic medical knowledge, Lin Feng frowned and comforted everyone, saying, “I’ll go take a look. Don’t come out.”

The red dot was getting closer and closer to them. Although he was wondering why the other party hadn’t launched an attack on them, Lin Feng couldn’t care less right now. After sending a message to Clarice, he was ready to be the first to fire a shot and then take the opportunity to drive the starship elsewhere.

Just when his finger was about to press the button on the console, a communication invitation suddenly popped up on the screen in front of him, causing him to stop in confusion.

Then a conjecture that would make people think he might not be mentally sane if he said it out loud surfaced in his mind.

Thinking of the name that had not been mentioned by Clarice during this period, Lin Feng was silent for a moment and chose to connect the communication from the other side.

Sure enough, the next second, a figure he was very familiar with appeared on it.

“Hey, Lin Feng, it’s you.”

When Ji Mingjiang saw Lin Feng, he was surprised for a moment, and then the expression on his face became more relaxed.

“It will be more convenient if you’re here. Send a small spaceship to pick up someone from my place.”

“?”

Lin Feng frowned and looked at him. “Who is it? Do you want to come up?”

Ji Mingjiang’s figure disappeared for a moment and then reappeared on the screen after dozens of seconds.

“It’s not me; it’s him. If it’s you here, I don’t have to worry about this guy turning from a hostage into a robber while I’m away.”

As he spoke, Ji Mingjiang effortlessly held Abbot Wilson by his collar and pushed him in front of the screen, introducing the hostage as if he were afraid Lin Feng wouldn’t recognize him: “The Federation’s Speaker, he should be useful, right?”

Lin Feng was silent.

Lin Feng was puzzled.

Lin Feng was greatly shocked.

“I wondered why I didn’t see you. Why did Clarice make you go to the Federation?!”

He growled in disbelief.

He thought that with Leiden’s character, he would let Ji Mingjiang go to the front line after some struggle, which was the limit!

“I volunteered.” Ji Mingjiang curled his lips and urged, “Okay, we’ll talk later. Hurry up and get this guy aboard your starship first. I’ll go to Clarice to help.”

“I’m really impressed by you two…” Lin Feng closed his eyes with a headache. “Wait a moment; I’ll be there right away.”

After hanging up the communication, Lin Feng walked out of the cabin and bumped into a reporter with worried eyes.

“Dr. Lin…”

“It’s okay; he’s not from the Federation.” Lin Feng twitched the corner of his mouth and comforted, “It’s Ji Mingjiang.”

“?”

The reporter was confused.

“I’ll pick someone up; just stay here.”

After a brief explanation, Lin Feng drove a small spaceship close to Ji Mingjiang’s starship.

Abbot Wilson was still unconscious. Lin Feng tied him up and threw him into the spaceship. Looking at Ji Mingjiang, he frowned and said, “Are you going to find Clarice now? Since you went to the Federation in the first place, then I guess he wants you to go back after finishing this task, right?”

Ji Mingjiang looked at him and said nothing.

“Okay, okay.” Lin Feng looked at him for two seconds and then quickly compromised, “I’ll transfer the map to your light brain; you can just go there.”

Anyway, it’s definitely not him who ended up being reprimanded by Rowlett and Kiro.

After hearing this, Ji Mingjiang smiled and patted Lin Feng on the shoulder, expressing satisfaction with his words.

***

“Your Majesty…”

The abandoned planet, covered with gravel and rubble, has never been so lively. With the roar of cannons in the background, Chen Yuanchuan dialed Clarice’s communication number.

The screen in front of Clarice’s flashed a few times, and then Chen Yuanchuan’s worried face appeared on it.

“I can’t hold on any longer. Those bastards from the Federation have brought too many people here…”

On the first day of the new year, Chen Yuanchuan, who was harassed, beaten, and dragged out to fight by the Federation people, was filled with anger and said through gritted teeth.

“To minimize the losses, you just need to drag it out now.”

After cutting off an arm of the opposing mecha, Leiden controlled his mecha and blasted the cockpit of the opposing mecha with one shot before replying to Chen Yuanchuan’s words.

“Yes!”

Although it was not clear why His Majesty was so different today from before, Chen Yuanchuan still responded without hesitation.

Not long after he hung up the communication, a shadow suddenly fell over the area that Chen Yuanchuan was responsible for. Chen Yuanchuan looked up, and his nerves instantly became tense when he realized that it was not a starship he was familiar with.

“Everyone! Retreat—”

Although he didn’t know why the starship that was supposed to be alone on the battlefield came here, Chen Yuanchuan reacted quickly and shouted on the team channel.

Before he could finish his words, a familiar figure jumped directly from the starship, and he was immediately stuck.

After Ji Mingjiang asked about Clarice’s location, he originally planned to drive the starship over to help, but before he could go there, a squad closer to him that looked to be under even more pressure attracted his attention.

The mechs below were all mixed up together. Although he could tell which side was the Empire’s and which side was the Federation’s, the starship’s attack system didn’t have any precision identification or precision bombardment, so Ji Mingjiang couldn’t figure out who was leading the group underneath for a while. With no way to contact them, he directly hovered the starship in the sky and jumped off without much hesitation.

It’s unclear whether the sudden approach of the starship or the choice to jump directly from mid-air by Ji Mingjiang was more shocking. Anyway, when Ji Mingjiang landed steadily on the ground and looked around, all the attacks coming and going around him stopped for a moment.

Of course, everyone present, whether from the Federation or the Empire, quickly came to their senses after seeing Ji Mingjiang’s appearance clearly and successfully recognizing his identity.

“Fuck, it’s the mermaid from the Empire. There’s a reward on the black market. Catch him!”

“Why is His Highness here!!! Bring him back quickly!”

The generals on both sides roared on the team channel at the same time.

But Ji Mingjiang was completely unaware of this. He just straightened up from the ground and very disgustedly patted clean the dust that had stained his body and hair.

On the desolate and hole-ridden land, against the backdrop of countless giant mechas, Ji Mingjiang’s lone figure alone looked like it would be trampled under the iron palms of the giant mechas in the next second.

The position where Ji Mingjiang landed was very clever. It was in the open space with the most Federation troops around. No matter how quickly Chen Yuanchuan and his soldiers rushed in his direction, they were still one step behind the Federation and could only watch helplessly as the thin figure was surrounded by several mechas.

Chen Yuanchuan gritted his teeth, and the muscles on both sides of his cheeks twitched as he slammed the console in front of him.

After Ji Mingjiang appeared, there were far fewer Federation soldiers targeting them. He could clearly feel the combat pressure reducing, but…but he would rather this relaxing situation never happen!

Chen Yuanchuan was so angry that he even forgot to think about why Ji Mingjiang appeared here and how he could stand upright without any injuries after jumping directly from the starship.

He opened his mouth feebly, wanting very much to rush in and bring Ji Mingjiang out, but he knew that he had to be responsible for the soldiers he brought.

“First…” Break through, and then go to support His Highness…

As soon as he said a word, the suddenly noisy team channel made his ears buzz.

“I’m going crazy!!!”

“Did I suddenly suffer from mental illness and have delusions?!”

“Is that our Highness? Ahhhhhhhh!”

“…?”

“Quiet!”

Chen Yuanchuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and loudly scolded this unruly group of people on the battlefield.

“Are you trying to get yourself killed?!”

“Marshal!”

Someone accidentally connected the video to his display screen, and a soldier with sweat-dampened hair and a face flushed with excitement appeared on it.

“Aren’t we too useless? But we should be okay because His Highness is really powerful. I feel like the Federation side is worried about their own lives now!”

Listening to these incoherent words, Chen Yuanchuan’s forehead veins popped out. “What are you talking about?!”

When he said this, he happened to raise his head and look in the direction where Ji Mingjiang was before.

Then there was a sudden “buzz” in his mind, and he could no longer hear the soldier’s explanation clearly.

Is he hallucinating?

Otherwise, who can explain to him how Ji Mingjiang, a mermaid who had just learned to walk, was jumping around in a lithe manner while surrounded by countless mechas.

It’s like…a predator teasing its prey when it’s not hungry.

Chen Yuanchuan’s face was blank. His only thought at this time was that this mermaid is indeed worthy of being good friends with His Majesty, a truly maverick.

……

“Boom——”

Ji Mingjiang had no way of knowing the astonishment he had caused others. After more and more Federation mechas gathered and raised their laser guns at him, he decisively gave up on dragging things out.

With great agility, he flipped over in the air and dodged a scorching laser shooting towards him. The tail of his flying hair slowed down a step and was brushed by the laser, leaving a sticky smell on Ji Mingjiang’s nose.

Ji Mingjiang pushed the tied hair aside and threw a few dry and burned black hairs to the ground. His face darkened to the same color as his hair.

“Boom!”

Another beam of laser light was fired. Ji Mingjiang quickly stepped back out of the laser range with his toes on the ground and looked up at the source of the attack.

very good.

He thought expressionlessly.

From the same mecha that attacked him earlier.

After two laser blasts, it seemed that it would take some time before attacking again. Ji Mingjiang saw the mecha put down its two mechanical arms, but more mechas raised their arms after realizing that they couldn’t take him alive.

“Ah.”

A chuckle escaped from his lips. When many mechas launched attacks simultaneously, Ji Mingjiang jumped up suddenly and kicked the mecha closest to him. He staggered the giant mecha after he kicked it. Finally, he used his strength to jump onto the head of another mecha.

A beam of laser cannon blasted over.

The mecha he had just landed on was blasted into charred remains.

The Federation were probably angered until their eyes turned red at this point. Ji Mingjiang went all the way forward. The laser cannons and various attacks behind him never stopped. During this period, some attacks didn’t directly kill the mecha and the pilot. He could even hear someone constantly cursing the companion, who was supposed to be the closest and most trustworthy person to them.

“Damn it, do you only care about money? You even attack your own people?!”

“When I go back, I will definitely report you to your superiors, for sure!”

Ah, are you still thinking about what will happen after you go back? Why are you so confident?

Among the noisy voices, Ji Mingjiang didn’t miss these two sentences, and he couldn’t help but feel a little incredulous.

But he soon forgot about the confusing behavior of the Federation people and returned his attention to the mecha in front of him.

“Gotcha.”

He said it silently.

It’s unknown whether he was overconfident in himself or in his own mecha, but after seeing Ji Mingjiang’s figure running towards him, this big guy didn’t even move a muscle.

Ji Mingjiang’s movements were synchronized with those of the mecha; the moment he jumped up, the two mechanical arms of the mecha that had been charged were also raised.

The person sitting in the cockpit raised a crazy smile.

“Ten million interstellar coins are mine!”

“Boom——”

Two laser cannons were fired at the same time, hitting the two mechas behind Ji Mingjiang. At the same time, a huge noise suddenly sounded in the driver’s ears.

Fresh, dusty, and bloody air suddenly filled the originally sealed cockpit.

His eyes suddenly opened wide, and he watched in horror as the hatch in front of him cracked open.

“Boom!”

It didn’t shock him for too long. With a loud noise, the hatch that was gradually riddled with holes was artificially removed from the outside and then thrown to the ground.

A pair of indifferent eyes appeared in front of him, and then there was the smooth silver hair with a hint of burnt black that swayed behind him. Finally, there was a moment of piercing pain and what seemed like an overwhelming amount of blood.

At the last moment of his life, the only thing the pilot, who had lost the protection of his mecha, had time to think about was—could it be that anyone who got close to Clarice would have a pair of eyes just like his? If it wasn’t for the different pupil colors, he really would have thought that it was the emperor himself who had come to take his life.

With the death of the pilot, the mecha without its operator also fell to the ground and then exploded into a ball of orange-red flames.

Ji Mingjiang landed lightly on the ground before this. He didn’t pay any attention to the ending he had caused. Instead, he turned to look at the other mechas that were suddenly stuck in place and smiled.

Within the next half hour, Chen Yuanchuan, who had a numb face, watched helplessly as Ji Mingjiang kicked a mecha to the ground with his left foot, then kicked forward with his right foot and landed in front of another mecha that was trying to retreat. He then casually tore open the specially thickened mecha deck in front of the opponent’s cockpit with his bare hands.

Chen Yuanchuan slowly closed his eyes, and even the communication call from Clarice was not answered immediately.

Who will save him? Is he dreaming?

But how could he have such a terrible dream? Is he also a militant deep down in his heart? But this is even more inappropriate. No militant would dream of seeing himself being treated like a waste and being rescued by… a mermaid.

Clarice’s communication rang for a few seconds before it hung up automatically. When Chen Yuanchuan came back to his senses and called back in a panic, he got a “line busy” system message.

“?”

On the battlefield, dozens of meters away, with a few broken limbs and black smoke rising into the sky, Ji Mingjiang patted the dust on his clothes in disgust and then connected the communication.

Listening to a series of words from Clarice on the other end, Ji Mingjiang responded a few times, then said straightforwardly, “Okay, I understand; I’ll be there right away.”

“?”

“No, did you hear what I was saying clearly? Ji Mingjiang!”

Ji Mingjiang… Ji Mingjiang picked his ears expressionlessly and put down the call.

***

“Your Majesty, did something happen to His Highness Mingjiang?”

Listening to Clarice shout, a reporter following him asked worriedly.

Could it be that Capital Star was raided? !

The reporter, who didn’t know Ji Mingjiang’s whereabouts and thought he was staying behind, now only thought of this possibility, and his face instantly turned pale.

“He’s fine.”

Leiden glanced at the reporter, who had all his thoughts on his face, sighed, and explained, “You will see him soon.”

“Oh, all right……”

The reporter nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

But he quickly reacted, turning his head and looking at the stern-faced Clarice in shock. “Huh???”

“He’s here.”

They were not left waiting for too long. Ji Mingjiang’s starship drove rampantly and appeared in front of them at a speed that would have collected hundreds of electronic tickets under normal circumstances.

It is worth mentioning that there was a Federation starship not far away from them. Ji Mingjiang probably discovered it, then turned around and bumped into it in full view of everyone.

“…”

Leiden stared at the gorgeous fireworks in front of him with a numb expression. He didn’t dare to look at the faces of the reporters next to him for a moment. Well, they are currently… live streaming.

Following that, Ji Mingjiang also took a series of actions that made people’s blood pressure soar and made Leiden want to die in peace.

This includes, but is not limited to, jumping unprotected from mid-air after two starships collide and blow up, kicking over a Federation mecha on the way, and then throwing the pilot out and sitting in it himself ……

Because almost everyone witnessed his series of actions, the Federation mecha that he was in didn’t encounter any obstruction on its way over.

The tattered hatch appeared in front of everyone.

“Crack.”

Ji Mingjiang pushed the door open and jumped to the ground easily, his long, smooth hair swaying gently behind him.

After seeing Clarice’s expression that could stop a child from crying at night, Ji Mingjiang, who completely misunderstood the other party’s meaning, curved the corners of his mouth upward in a sincere arc.

Faced with the monster-like looks from everyone around him, he came to Clarice in one step and two steps at a time, with a very calm expression on his face. “What? Seeing me made you feel that unhappy?”

“…”

“Happy! How can I not be happy? You’ve been a big help.”

After Leiden was silent for a moment, he still looked at Ji Mingjiang helplessly.

The young man, who was a long way behind him a few months ago, was now almost as tall as him, standing in front of him amid the smoke and gunfire on this battlefield that was particularly incompatible with him.

He finally gave in and said, under the shocked gaze of the reporter next to him, “Pay attention… Pay attention to the safety of our people.”

“Roger!”

Ji Mingjiang’s tone was relaxed and cheerful.

The reporter watched with a blank face as Ji Mingjiang and Clarice had a conversation that he couldn’t quite understand and then turned around and left.

“Your Highness…you’re not going to stay here?”

He finally couldn’t help but ask.

Ji Mingjiang, who was looking at the battlefield in the distance and eager to take action, waved his hand at him without looking back and strode forward.

“If you want to know why, you can change the focus of the live broadcast camera to Ji Mingjiang. He wouldn’t mind.”

Having made this move in the presence of reporters, Leiden understood Ji Mingjiang’s intention without any difficulty, turned around, and said to the reporters beside him.

“Ah? Ahh, okay.”

The reporter hurriedly immersed himself in operating the lens control panel.

As a result, the residents of various planets who were squatting in the live broadcast rooms and nervously paying attention to the latest developments on the battlefield had their worldviews shattered and reorganized an unknown number of times on this day.

Although they were a little surprised when they saw Ji Mingjiang appear on the battlefield, considering that the other party may have gone to provide mental counseling for Clarice, the surprise came and went quickly.

Until they realized that the live camera was set to follow Ji Mingjiang.

Some of the residents, who didn’t care too much about mermaids and only wanted to know how the war was going on, were shocked by the series of actions of the familiar figure in the camera and almost couldn’t close their mouths.

Who can tell them why a mermaid can tear open a mecha cabin with bare hands? !

Who is going to tell them why a mermaid can avoid a large-scale attack by a starship and shoot down a starship flying in the air? !

Is this reasonable? ! ! !

“Isn’t this unreasonable?”

After his surroundings became exactly the same as the battlefield he had been in before, Ji Mingjiang looked puzzled as he heard the reporter ask the question that was said to be the people’s greatest concern.

“But……”

The reporter, whose mind was still confused, felt as if he had encountered the most difficult day in his career. Looking at Ji Mingjiang’s face, which was 100% innocent and 100% confused, he felt like he was about to collapse.

Is there any part of this that is reasonable? ? ?

“Hiss…”

Not paying attention to the reporter’s face, Ji Mingjiang let out a cry of pain and looked down at Clarice, who had left him with only a swirl of blonde hair. “Please be gentle!”

“Heh.” Leiden, who had a small iron plate full of medical supplies on his leg but no painkillers, sneered and tightened the bandage in his hand. “You still know it hurts?”

“It’s just a scratch!”

“Why did the laser scratch your mouth like a scratch from a sharp object?”

“…”

The reporter, who was originally confused, went blank when he saw this scene.

This person who is about to quarrel with an underage Ji Mingjiang is their Majesty? ? ?

Really? !

“Cough, cough!” He coughed twice in an effort to save the image of the two.

Then, before he opened his mouth again, Leiden, who remembered what he was asking just now, looked at the camera and said expressionlessly, “Ji Mingjiang has always been like this. You guys probably aren’t used to seeing him like this on the first day, but there will be more opportunities in the future.”

“Regarding the questions earlier, they will be explained once these matters have been cleared up; for now, those who wish to ask questions should center on the theme of our current report.”

“And.” Having said this, Leiden glanced at Ji Mingjiang, who was pulling down his clothes to cover other small scars on his waist, and said through gritted teeth, “Don’t say I’m abusing him for everything you see in the future!”

“Oh, oh…. Alright.”

The reporter, who had forgotten that the passage was not addressed to him alone, was dizzily asked to leave the lounge.

When there were only two people left in the room, Ji Mingjiang looked at the grim-faced Clarice, silently moved back a bit, and suggested, “I can do the rest by myself. Well… I think you should prepare for the hostage handover now.”

“Not urgent.”

The position of the two sitting side by side wasn’t very convenient, so Leiden got up and squatted in front of Ji Mingjiang. He rolled up his somewhat tattered sleeves and said viciously, “I’ll finish applying the medicine to you first.”

Although they were all scratches and bruises from the small mask, Leiden still applied the ointment very carefully without leaving a single scratch.

His movements were too gentle, and in the overly warm environment of the rest cabin, the fatigue after high-intensity exercise slowly came back.

Ji Mingjiang maintained the position of having his arm held by Clarice, and after yawning, his head gradually lolled on his shoulder.

As sleepiness surged, his spiritual sea became more active. Ji Mingjiang felt as if he vaguely saw a familiar black dragon.

The black dragon had a pair of gilded eyes that were exactly the same as Clarice’s. He was staring down at the bubbling little pond at his feet with some displeasure.

Originally, he could only see his reflection on the water surface, but the black dragon looked inexplicably happy; although he couldn’t see the other person’s expression clearly, Ji Mingjiang had this feeling for no reason.

This black dragon isn’t a fool, is he?

Ji Mingjiang thought very unconcernedly in his sleepy haze.