Sally and Jason boarded the shuttle and headed back to the space station.
Rong Heng and his group did not catch up immediately until Ruan Shiqing sent a message confirming that they had returned to the space station. Only then did they fly a fighter jet to meet up with the main force and return to the space station under the pretext of rest.
In the space station, Ruan Shiqing welcomed back Sally and the seriously injured Jason. Jason's injury was not immediately faked, but when Sally was furious, Aoki hit him hard, and the injury was real.
Sally helped Jason, who had lost a lot of blood, down from the shuttle. His face was pale and gray, and he looked devastated and lost.
Ruan Shiqing continued to pretend to be a snake, sighing and sighing in a pretentious manner. He was considerate and did not ask any further questions. He helped Jason back to his room. After he settled the people down, he naturally wanted to ask what happened. Sally talked about the situation on the ground with a depressed face, saying that no survivors were found and they encountered a lone Zerg.
"I thought I could help by staying." Sally laid enough groundwork and finally revealed her true purpose.
Ruan Shiqing immediately realized that she had achieved her goal and was ready to find a reason to leave. She continued, "You have helped us a lot by staying here. The main force is about to arrive, and Jason is injured. You can leave with the rescue boat first."
Sally remembered what he said, and pretended to hesitate and refuse for a while. Because Jason was seriously injured and needed treatment, she finally gave in.
That night, Rong Heng led the army back to the space station and suspended the bombing of the ground insect nest.
Jason was injured and was recuperating in his room, and Sally was responsible for taking care of him. Rong Heng saw him and gave him some false condolences, then went back to his room and discussed with Ruan Shiqing how to play the long game to catch the big fish.
Of course we can catch them now, but we have no idea what their next plan is.
These two bugs took great pains to obtain those eggs, but Rong Heng did not think that they were just doing it to protect their offspring. The social structure of the Zerg was pyramid-shaped, with strict and clear hierarchy, so those ten eggs must be very important.
"The empire's rescue troops will arrive tomorrow, and it's time for us to leave," said Ruan Shiqing.
They had originally only intended to take over temporarily when the Imperial Army arrived. After all, Driftwood was an Imperial planet, and the Imperial Government was responsible for any follow-up matters. Moreover, they had several wanted warrants, which was simply inappropriate for them to show up in front of the Imperial Army.
"Then let's leave after the handover tomorrow." Rong Heng said, "The underground situation has been explored clearly. There is indeed a large refuge built underground in the remote northwest of Driftwood Star, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people."
As long as there are survivors, Driftwood Planet will not be considered destroyed.
This ending is more acceptable than the complete destruction of Driftwood.
After the group had an agreement, they each went to rest.
The Empire's rescue troops arrived at noon the next day. This time, Rong Heng, Hector, and the Mellaires did not show up, and only Ruan Shiqing and his children came forward to contact the army.
Ruan Shiqing was originally worried that the imperial army would be difficult to deal with, but who knew that in addition to the rescue troops, Galan would also come back.
The rescue army's leader knew Garland, and many things became easier. Ruan Shiqing explained to him in detail the current situation of Fumu Star and the underground shelter, and prepared to retreat after success.
This commander was very good at judging the situation. Although he was puzzled by the army coming out from Floating Wood, he did not ask any further questions. After the two sides completed the handover, Ruan Shiqing took his boys on their own spaceship.
Garland walked beside him and started to make small talk: "Shall we go back directly to planet B3024?"
He had just escorted the passenger spacecraft back and was not aware of the situation in the space station.
Ruan Shiqing wanted to explain the situation to him, but when he looked up, he saw Hector standing at the hatch with his arms folded, staring straight at Garland. He kept his mouth shut and didn't do anything annoying. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Hector also knows the continuation plan. Ask him."
After saying this, he waved to the kids, asking them to hurry up and follow so as not to get in the way.
The dragon cub left reluctantly and kept looking back. He felt that the scene of the two fathers reuniting after a long separation did not seem right. He remembered that since he was in the egg, the two of them always fought over the slightest disagreement. So he was very worried and felt that it was time for him to contribute to the harmony of the family.
Unfortunately, Ruan Shiqing did not give him this opportunity and took him away.
"Let's go for a walk in the rest area?" Garland looked a little nervous at Hector's direct gaze.
He and Hector had known each other since they were young, and they were not good-tempered. They would quarrel and even fight over a disagreement. But it was rare for them to remain silent like they were now.
Especially after experiencing separation and death, and then reuniting again.
Guilt, guilty conscience and joy surged up at the same time, making Garland feel complicated. He didn't know how to face him, and when he spoke again, his voice was weak.
Hector took a step forward, his eyes were not concealed at all, and he even gnashed his teeth: "Not hiding?"
After learning about Garland, he rushed over from Balham without stopping, but ended up with nothing. Ruan Shiqing said that Garland escorted the passenger ship away, but he didn't know Garland. How could he be so enthusiastic? He was clearly avoiding him!
I couldn't sleep well during those days on Floating Wood Star. If I couldn't leave, I would have wanted to chase after him and bring him back myself to restore my marital status!
Garland looked at him for a moment. The familiar expression brought him back the feeling of being together as they did in the past. He felt less uneasy and his confidence naturally returned.
He looked at Hector steadily and said, "Forget it, there's nothing to say. Where is your room? I want to take a shower first."
Originally, he wanted to have a good talk with Hector, but when he saw that they were so close, he felt that there was nothing to talk about. He and Hector had known each other since they were young and knew each other too well.
Instead of having the leisure time to talk nonsense, it’s better to have a go.
There is nothing that can't be solved with one shot, and if that doesn't work, then use two shots.
Hector's gnashing teeth expression really paused, he cleared his throat, pulled his hand and strode forward, looking quite impatient, but he said coldly: "You have been hiding from me for so long, I will not let you go."
Garland licked his lips and said, "I'll keep you company."
The dragon cub who sneaked over to observe the situation was suddenly startled and thought, this is over, there won’t be another fight!
Garland followed Hector back to his room.
The dragon cub followed behind stealthily, ready to find someone to stop the fight if it started.
He swung his tail nervously and stood at the door of Hector's room, his ears perked up, listening to the movements inside.
At first the room was very quiet, but after a while, there were ping-pong noises, and from time to time there were sounds of things falling to the ground. Towards the bottom, the noises became louder, and there were occasional low sobs.
The dragon cub's eyes widened and he was extremely shocked!
Hector not only fought with Garland's father, but also beat Garland's father to tears!
Too much!!!
In the cubs' stereotype, Hector is a thick-skinned and hateful black dragon, but Garland's father is very gentle, so he will definitely not be able to beat the rude Hector!
The extremely angry cub started knocking on the door without thinking twice.
While knocking on the door, he shouted: "Hector, you are not allowed to bully Garland's father!!"
The two men who had fought for several rounds in the room looked at each other. Hector's face turned pale, thinking that this kid was becoming less and less cute. "Ignore him!"
Garland was not as shameless as him, and kicked him: "Look."
Hector had to leave, put on his clothes in a hurry, and opened the door with a grim face.
The dragon cub who was banging on the door missed and rolled to his feet. This appearance was too unimpressive, and the dragon cub immediately got up, slapped the ground with its tail, and loudly accused and questioned Hector, and was about to go into the house to find his father Garland.
But there was no way Hector would let him in. The house was in a mess, not something a kid should see.
So he picked up the boy by the neck and carried him to Rong Heng, saying, "Keep an eye on your son!"
Rong Heng, who was about to get angry, couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he heard his name. But his eyes swept across his accidentally exposed chest and snorted coldly.
He felt a little sour, and began to speak in a weird way: "Although the dragon race is known to be unruly, you still need to pay attention to the occasion and not teach the cubs bad habits."
Hector was in a state of great excitement at the moment, and he wanted to go back to work immediately, so he had no time to chat with him. Seeing him looking like he was eating a lemon, he remembered the gossip he had heard from Mellaire, glanced at him, and said, "Then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should stay away from him, don't learn bad things from him."
This was a blatant sarcasm against Rong Heng, saying that he was like a cub!
How dare you mock him for being a virgin!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's face was dark, very! Unhappy!
The little dragon cub was completely confused after hearing this. He turned over in Rong Heng's arms and said anxiously, "They will definitely come back to fight again!"
The Crown Prince had a blank expression on his face, thinking to himself that he wanted to fight too.
But it can't.
The prince, who was not in a fight, was in a very bad mood. He was patient for ten minutes and the anxious dragon cub was released. This time the dragon cub really learned his lesson and knew that it was not enough to stop the fight alone, so he called Ruan Shiqing and other cubs to help stop the fight.
When Hector opened the door again, his face was not only livid, but also black.
But the kid can't be beaten or scolded, he has to be coaxed.
Instead, Ruan Shiqing saw the messy house through him and vaguely understood what was going on, so he quickly coaxed the cubs away.
But no matter how passionate he was, he lost interest after being interrupted twice in succession.
Garland walked out of the room in neat clothes. No matter what the two of them were talking about, Hector's face looked as red as the bottom of a pot.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the other side looked at it from afar and snorted coldly.
You actually dared to taunt him, leaving you with no chance to fight.