The Way of the Empress

The arrival of the Morningstar also marked the beginning of the raid.

Moodys didn’t trust the Vulture Legion’s Commander Felman much, so after arriving, they held a meeting together to formulate the plan for the upcoming battle.

Moodys also held a small meeting with his two deputy commanders, Gu Che and Ding Hui, and several leaders. “The Alliance Commander in the Lyra galaxy is General Philip Loudon. This person He is quite self-reliant. He has a deep mind and doesn’t trust anyone under his subordinates… He never leaves important things in the hands of others; only when they’re in his hands can he feel at ease.”

Before the expedition, Moodys had already researched the temperament of this general.

Gu Che and Ding Hui both listened very carefully, knowing that there must be a reason for the crown prince to say these words before the battle.

“I have investigated that the Alliance attaches great importance to the Lyra galaxy. They have invested heavily to build a planetary defense systems across the entire galaxy… Once any planet in the system is attacked, a signal will be sent to the other planets in the Alliance for backup to support defense and ensure the safety of the Lyra galaxy.” Moodys said solemnly.

Gu Che is worthy of being his childhood friend, able to understand the subtext in his words. “Does His Royal Highness mean that the first thing we have to do before we launching a surprise attack is to find a way to shut down the planetary defense system, so that when we attack, the Alliance will not receive the help signal?”

He can understand Moodys words very quickly.

“However, how do we know how to turn off the Alliance’s linked planetary defense system?” Alice, the head of the Assault team, frowned slightly, and raised doubts. “This linked planetary defense system was acquired by the Alliance at a high cost, and is a first-class military secrets…”

She continued: “Ordinary planetary defense systems are spread around the entire planet with the base station as the center. As long as the space station is broken, the planetary defense system will automatically shut down.”

“However, this technology doesn’t have a base station… We don’t even know where the planetary defense base station of the Lyra galaxy is. How can we talk about destroying it and shutting down the defense system?” Alice threw the complex problem to the room.

Moodys explained in a deep voice to everyone present: “What Lieutenant Colonel Alice asked is exactly what I want to say. Three days ago, I received a secret report from military headquarters who had infiltrated the top leaders of the Alliance with some new information on this technology… The Alliance reduced the base station of the planetary defense system covering the entire galaxy into a button the size of an egg. As long as this control button is destroyed, we can close the defense system…”

“A button the size of an egg? There are more than a dozen planets in the entire Lyra galaxy. Where are we going to find such a small control button and destroy it?”

Ding Hui is worthy of being the deputy commander and former commander of the Dawn Legion. He immediately understood what Moodys meant. “The egg-sized control button is very convenient and easy to carry around… Alliance General Philip Loudon is extremely self-reliant, wary, and think deeply. He never trusts others with more important things, and he likes to keep things in his own hands, which means that its very likely he will carry this on his own person…”

“That’s right.” Moodys nodded lightly. “Also, even if he isn’t carrying this egg-sized control, it is still a good outcome if we can kill him before our army attacks. It will leave the Alliance’s Lyra garrison leaderless and cause chaos.”

Gu Che asked: “Is there any way to get close to him?”

If the Lyra galaxy is so valued, the general must be surrounded by many guards.

“Philip Loudon has a hobby. Although he needs a guide to help him channel his mental strength, physically, he prefers a strong and strong sentinel… It is said that he kills several sentinels every month.” Moodys tapped his index finger on the table. “He is a general of the Alliance. Once this kind of thing is exposed, it will be a scandal… Therefore, he kept this matter extremely secret, and he does not dare to confront the residents of the Alliance or those on his planet. Instead, he entrusts a human trafficking organization to collect people from other planets in the Lyra galaxy or frontier planets in Osphia… Some of us have infiltrated this human trafficking organization, and we can arrange a deal…”

His voice just fell.

Gu Che and Ding Hui said at the same time: “I’ll go!”

Alliance General Philip Loudon is a sentinel with S-level mental power, and has rich combat experience… In other words, of those here, only Ding Hui, Gu Che and Moodys can complete such a task.

Moodys is the crown prince and commander of the Morningstar. it is absolutely impossible for him to go.

Therefore, only one of Ding Hui and Gu Che can perform this task.

“I’ll go. I grew up on the border. Regarding Philip Loudon, I am far more familiar with the Lyra galaxy than Major General Gu Che.” Ding Hui strongly recommended himself.

This task is too dangerous. A moment of inattention can have terrible consequences. How can he be assured letting his sweetheart go?

Gu Che was born from a noble family and could not do this. If something does happen, there is no going back. On the other hand, he grew up on the boarder, and if he becomes a pariah, it won’t be the end of the world.

At least this is what Ding Hui thought.

Gu Che frowned and argued back. “No. Major General Ding Hui, you grew up on border, and the Dawn Legion has been stationed on the border for many years. Philip Loudon must be very familiar with your face. You’re not a safe choice for this task!”

“I am so handsome, and I often show my face in the frontier. Can’t others have plastic surgery to look like me? Now the plastic surgery technology is so advanced, it’s impossible for Philip Loudon to recognize me!” Ding Hui refused to back down.

“Don’t argue.” Still, Moodys opened his mouth, interrupted them directly, and made a decision. “Gu Che goes.”

Ding Hui looked at Moodys in confusion and unwillingness.

Moodys said solemnly: “Gu Che is right, it’s impossible for Philip Loudon to be unfamiliar with your face. Let alone desire, he will only hate you to the bone.”

“Boss…” Ding Hui still wanted to retort.

Moodys turned to look at Gu Che. “Major General Gu Che, you will go to the military doctor later to receive a muscle dissolving needle, a forbidden drug to hide mental power, and a forbidden drug to restore mental power. The dissolving needle is injected with the drug that hides spiritual power. Philip Loudon is very careful about his personal safety. Although he likes sentinels, he will abolish their spiritual power before allowing them close… you must seize the opportunity to restore your own spiritual power, and strive to kill him with one blow, destroying Lyra’s planetary defense system…”

“I will let the people from Military Research Department implant something under your skin. As soon as the task is completed, you can send a letter and come back with a mecha. After receiving the signal, I will immediately send someone to attack Lyra. Find a safe place and wait for someone to pick you up. We’ll buy time for you to come back, and immediately launch a raid on the entire Lyra galaxy!” Moodys urged Gu Che in a serious tone.

As friends who grew up together it was impossible for him not to worry about Gu Che.

As soon as Gu Che received the military order, he immediately stood up and gave Moodys a dignified salute: “Yes! Legion Commander, Major General Gu Che promises to complete the mission.”

“Major General Ding Hui, don’t be angry. I still have a mission waiting for you here.” After Moodys finished speaking, he looked at Ding Hui, who was staring at him. “You will bring a group of people to raid and destroy the space station of the Lyra galaxy on Piano star. This will prevent the Alliance from reaching Lyra galaxy easily with space jumps… With the strength of 3 legions combined, dealing with them is like catching a turtle in an urn. It should be as easy as closing palm of your hand.”

Although Ding Hui was worried about Gu Che, as a soldier, after receiving the order, he stood up and saluted Moodys. “Yes! Legion Commander, Ding Hui, Major General of the Dawn Legion, promises to complete the mission!”

After receiving the order, Ding Hui and Gu Che immediately split up and set off.

 

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After the meeting, it was already three in the morning when Moodys returned to his lounge.

The alarm clock on the bedside was flashing in the darkness. Zhuo Yang had already fallen into a deep sleep with even breathing. The quilt was kicked away a little by his dazed sleep, half falling on the ground and half covering him.

Moody’s mood before returning to the room was always heavy and exhausted. But for some unknown reason, the moment he saw Zhuo Yang sleeping on the bed, his heart softened as if he had been hit by something.

Maybe this is the difference between having a family and not having a family.

In the past when he fought and ended meetings, no one would ever be waiting for him. In the small and cold lounge, apart from the cold and hard bedding, there was no warm breath, nor was there someone waiting for him.

Although Zhuo Yang had already fallen asleep, Moodys felt inexplicably warm… As if the heart that had been wandering for a long time suddenly found a sense of belonging.

Moodys tiptoed forward, afraid of waking him up, and walked to Zhuo Yang’s bed. Carefully picking up the quilt and covering him, he lay down beside Zhuo Yang, and kissed him. After kissing his soft hair, he closed his eyes and fell asleep with Zhuo Yang’s sleepy breathing.

On the eve of the war, Zhuo Yang didn’t have a lot of time to see Moodys, but he could at least hear a short word or two spit out by Moodys when he was leading soldiers on the military’s communication channel: “Received!”

“Step up training!”

Zhuo Yang would feel very relieved after each sentence.

Moodys was busy, and he was never idle.

As a scientist and military family member who graduated from the Royal Academy and was employed in the First Academy of Sciences, Zhuo Yang volunteered to join the Military Research Department on the Morningstar to help the engineers transform, repair, and upgrade mecha and mecha efficiency.

As a result, he has won unanimous praise from everyone in the department. Some people even said that if he was not the crown princess, they would simply want to keep such an outstanding talent in the army.

As for whether to stay in the Dawn Legion or the Shining Legion?

The engineers of both the Dawn Legion and the Glory Legion are now temporarily merged into the Morningstar.

Before they knew that Zhuo Yang was going to accompany the army, many of them were worried that the crown princess was here to cause trouble. His Highness would be too emotional and be a burden.

And after Zhuo Yang arrived, he drew a lot of drawings, and came up with a lot of ways to quickly improve and repair mecha, as well as help mecha quickly obtain and save energy.

Everyone unanimously praised His Royal Highness for being wise and impartial. He had foresight, and it was the right thing to bring the crown princess on an expedition.

In response, Moodys: “…”

After rendezvous with Moodys’ Morningstar, Felman and his Vulture Legion have anxiously waited for Moodys to dispatch troops. But Moodys was slow to move, which really made Commander Felman anxious. Each day, he would ask Moodys, “His Royal Highness, when are we going to send troops?” eight hundred times.

He almost vomited watching Moodys training his army.

“Wait a little longer, it’s not time yet.” Moodys looked down at the watch on his wrist, pretending to be lofty, but not arrogant or impetuous, as he responded to Felman.

Wait, till when? If it’s not time yet, then when?

Felman had no idea.

At the same time, inside the garrison of Lyra Fortress.

“General… you… don’t come here.” Gu Che was successfully delivered to General Philip’s bed as a tribute.

His acting skills are excellent. After the muscle dissolving injection, his entire person became weak and soft like a guide, not like a sentinel, appearing pitiful everywhere.

A vivid plaything presented as a gift.

Philip had a beer belly, and his usual majesty vanished as he unbuttoned his clothes. He approached Gu Che who was huddled on the other side of the bed, and said extremely vulgarly: “Beauty, don’t be afraid… I just like you. A sentinel even more lewd and weak than a guide… You are the most beautiful one of the gifts I received…”

As he took off his clothes, there as a “dong-” as an egg-sized ball of energy with a shimmering green glow fell out of his clothing.

Gu Che looked over there and was suspicious that it was the control hub of the planetary defense system of the entire Lyra galaxy.

But he didn’t dare to show it at all on his face, just pretended to be very scared and glanced at it, then shrank back like a little white rabbit.

Philip glanced at the light source ball on the ground. Squatting down, he picked it up, and placed it on the table.

Naked, he rushed towards Gu Che with a lewd smile…

Gu Che was stripped of his clothes before he came in. To more conveniently act, the potion to restore his spiritual power was also thrown away. Now this It is impossible to restore mental strength by injecting at that time.

He could only find a way to kill Philip with his own abilities.

 

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