Coming out of the technical department, Lu Fenghan thought of Lorenz's dark face and felt secretly happy. Then he suddenly realized that he seemed a little... childish.
Passing by the porthole, Qi Yan noticed at a glance: "The Chanyuan fleet has disappeared."
Outside the command ship, the fleet that was originally floating quietly was no longer in place.
"Mei Jielin and the others have received patrol missions and are temporarily gone. The Dingyuan was recalled temporarily and usually patrols the border."
Qi Yan was not familiar with the situation on the front line: "There won't be any war for the time being?"
"That's right. In the past few days, the battle line has been pushed from York to Lisbon, and now it has directly crossed the Thousand Islands battle line. Hundreds of planets and more than twenty rare mining planets need to be sorted out and defended. The offensive is too hasty and it is easy to make mistakes. Especially the mining planet, which was taken away before and now it has been taken back. Odin will send more people and transport ships."
Since the beginning of the interstellar era on Earth, space has become a natural mine for mankind. Today, two hundred years later, exploration and mining between planets are still one of the foundations of human survival and technological development.
Lu Fenghan recalled the green-glowing eyes of several of his men: "They all like to patrol the star field, because more or less, they can always find a lot of supply stations set up by the rebels. The supplies inside are often not evacuated in time, giving them the opportunity to pick up leaks."
Seeing that Qi Yan was listening attentively, Lu Fenghan asked with a sidelong glance, "Do you like listening to this?"
Qi Yan nodded, the strands of hair on her forehead moving slightly with her movements: "I want to hear everything about you."
Lu Fenghan's smile deepened.
After a few steps, he looked towards the dark star region that was even more distant. "But a new war won't be far away."
Qi Yan followed his gaze: "Because the rebels will not tolerate your continuous attack?"
Lu Fenghan's eyebrows were a little cold, "Of course, since the 145th year of the Star Calendar, the rebels and the alliance have only been growing stronger while the other growing weaker. It's either the east wind suppresses the west wind, or the other way around. The star region we are in now has fallen into the hands of the rebels several times, and has also been trampled under our feet several times."
"Just like the Alliance gained the upper hand because of the central control system you made. But within a few years, there was a big defeat, and the rebels became aggressive again."
Qi Yan said: "What do you want?"
Lu Fenghan raised the corner of his lips, showing his sharpness, and said firmly: "Well, I think so."
Each side understood what the other side did not say directly.
I want to travel thousands of miles and completely destroy the rebel army's temple in the smoke of gunpowder.
I want to end this long war.
I want to stop the sacrifice of countless people.
I want the three words "rebels" to eventually become history and turn into ashes in the torrent of time.
This is the ambition of Lu Fenghan as the brigadier general of the alliance.
July 14th is Lu Fenghan’s day off.
It was a rare opportunity for him to take off his military jacket and standard shirt and put on a long gray windbreaker. The cold and fierce aura of gunpowder on his body was weakened. As usual, Lu Fenghan went to the kitchen to see if there was anything Qi Yan could eat today.
Halfway along the way, I met Vincent, who was walking in a hurry.
As the adjutant of the commander-in-chief, Vincent had been very busy these days. When he saw Lu Fenghan, he rushed over with shining eyes and began to report: "Command! Captain Mei Jielin sent back a message that the remnants of the 11th Rebellion Corps were destroyed with a medium-sized ship, three small ships, and a number of weapons and supplies."
Lu Fenghan replied as he walked: "Yes, record it."
"Captain Dushane reports that the jump channel numbered y377 is unstable. Requesting technical support."
"Contact Lorenz and let him make the arrangements."
"Lorenz complained that the tech department wasn't getting enough espresso."
Lu Fenghan paused: "You need to ask me about such trivial matters?"
Vincent felt that today's commander seemed very irritable, and answered his previous question a little late: "Contact the logistics department and replenish the espresso supply of the technical department."
Lu Fenghan gave him a look that said "go ahead".
In order to avoid being looked down upon by his superiors for his poor work ability, Vincent quickly picked out the most important matter: "Captain Long Xiyun found a base where the rebels were 'preaching' to the civilians in the Southern Cross Region during his inspection."
To put it nicely, it is preaching, but to put it bluntly, it is brainwashing.
Lu Fenghan said, "Tell Long Xiyun to see if one vine can carry more melons. If not, clean it up."
When they reached the kitchen door, Vincent wanted to continue talking, but Lu Fenghan raised his chin towards him and said, "Don't you know what day it is today?"
This question made Vincent look confused, so he asked tentatively: "What's your birthday?"
Lu Fenghan pointed at the casual clothes he was wearing and said, "I'm taking a day off today."
Vincent was even more confused: "Commander, you actually have a day off?"
"… "
Seeing Vincent's reaction, Lu Fenghan remembered his previous style—there would be no problem in being named a model worker of the expeditionary force.
He patted Vincent on the shoulder. "Things are different now. Put away your clipboard. If you need anything, talk to Erich. Don't bother me unless it's an emergency."
Thinking of how Lorenz had been discussing issues with Qi Yan through his personal terminal these past two days, Lu Fenghan instructed again, "By the way, tell Lorenz that the knowledge gained through his own independent thinking and hard work is more valuable."
Because Mikonos is far away from the stars in its galaxy, the average annual temperature is not high. Although it is late summer or early autumn, the wind is already a bit cold.
Lu Fenghan specially found a beige windbreaker for Qi Yan, and the white sweater underneath was specially chosen with a high collar.
After coming out of Star Harbor, Qi Yan and Lu Fenghan walked side by side on the crowded street, and there was a brief moment of discomfort.
“I haven’t seen so many pedestrians in a long time.”
Lu Fenghan helped him straighten the collar that was folded around his neck: "Me too."
Po Jun, who was temporarily staying at Lu Fenghan's personal terminal, also spoke up: "I'm different. I've never seen so many people."
That’s true. He had been on Dawn Star for half a year and had been on the starship since returning. However, Lu Fenghan showed no sympathy: “You can be quiet now.”
Po Jun: "Okay, General, I know very well that my presence will disturb your date."
Lu Fenghan thought, it’s good to know.
He mentioned today's plans to Qi Yan: "There is a specialty on Mikonos called star flower mushrooms. The noodles made from it after being ground into powder are delicious. We can go and try it."
"Okay." Qi Yan put his hands in his pockets, still feeling a little cold. He asked Lu Fenghan, "Have you been to this planet?"
"No, it's my first time here too."
As a commander-in-chief who seldom takes vacations and works diligently and conscientiously, Lu Fenghan can describe the strategic deployment of this star field and calculate the safety factor of the planet in three seconds, but he has no idea about some delicious, beautiful and fun things.
He knew that there were star flower mushrooms on the planet Mykonos from information he extracted while pretending to be careless and eavesdropping on people's conversations on the command ship.
Seeing that the tip of Qi Yan's nose was slightly pink due to the cold wind, Lu Fenghan pulled his hand over, touched it, felt it was cold, and then he took it and put it in his pocket.
The sudden warmth made Qi Yan shiver. He looked at the fallen leaves under his feet uncomfortably, but his fingertips instinctively drilled into Lu Fenghan's warm palm.
Lu Fenghan couldn't help but think of when he was in Leto, he temporarily took a starship to travel to the planet Woz. Qi Yan told him that because of the danger, he had only been to Leto except for the Lagoon Nebula.
Qi Yan has great curiosity about this world.
Looking at the beautiful eyes and frosty neck of the person beside him, Lu Fenghan tightened the slender fingers in his palm.
I want to eliminate the rebels.
Let you do what you want to do and go where you want to go with peace of mind.
It allows you to remain fearless, safe from danger and threatened at any time.
This is Lu Fenghan’s ambition.