Half of the throne is for you [future]

A simple welcome ceremony was held at the entrance of the base, and Ao Yin entered the interior accompanied by the major general of the base.

For the sake of heat preservation and safety, most of the fortifications are located underground, and not many parts are exposed on the ground. If the space battle fails, the materials stored here can also bring hope of turning the tide of the battle.

Mr. Major General, the temporary supreme commander here, was actually very surprised when he received the list of visitors.It's okay for the Duke to travel with his personal guards, but what would he do with a scientific researcher?

However, seeing Li Zhuonan following behind inconspicuously, although he was looking around, his movements were not ostentatious, so he didn't ask anything, but simply introduced the current construction situation of the base.

"The maintenance frequency of exhaust equipment and central temperature control has increased. It is better to spend time building a tighter storage warehouse than to separate water and fuel. Otherwise, it will cause huge losses in the event of a fire. It is all for the empire." Ao Yin did not take it easy. Let him go, inquire about the situation in detail, and order improvements based on the base map.

Then happily signed the document for additional construction funds.

Li Zhuonan maintained a cool and calm scholarly demeanor, standing very politely beside the Lord Duke, looking at the central area of ​​the base that was even more empty after the field was cleared.

The military bases of aliens look no different from those on Earth, except that their construction capabilities are even more astonishing, almost digging out a city underground.

The major general bent slightly and made an inviting gesture: "Please move to the lounge, there are enough refreshments and..."

"No, let's go to the living quarters of the soldiers." Ao Yin refused decisively. Even the food didn't tempt her. She turned around and left her back with a clean bun, took down the electronic map and walked towards a side road.

In fact, in Li Zhuonan's opinion, Ao Yin is much more beautiful now than when she persistently asked "what is emotion". She is smart and capable, and there is a fatal attraction in every move.

Why do you want to know the answer to a question that has no answer?

If it was just to complete the will, she would be too concerned.

Li Zhuonan was deep in thought, and from the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw that the major general next to him did not follow up immediately like himself, but held the communicator next to his ear and said something.

Ao Yin was keenly aware of the change in front, and quietly looked at Mr. Major General with a dangerous expression: "I really like the short and efficient welcome ceremony in the army, but you seem to be hiding something equally efficiently."

The tall major general with short hair and almost bald head, even with a military rank on his shoulders, is just a Neville. When the Ye Clan questioned him, a layer of cold sweat quickly broke out on his forehead: "Subordinate..."

Ye Clan's hearing is amazing, but the communication just now was conveyed through breath and lip movements, and she didn't hear anything because her back was facing the major general.

Li Zhuonan frowned and tried to recall, with the half-human Neville language level, that sentence seemed to be "continue to send soldiers in 10 minutes".

But she just returned to Ao Yin's side, tilted her head slightly to look at the bald major general, and decided to expose the lie if the other party was lying.

However, in the face of the duke's questioning, the person in charge of the base had no intention of resisting desperately. After a few seconds of hesitation, he stood at attention and replied loudly: "Report to the duke, since [-] o'clock this morning, the space station has lost contact with the ground, and the subordinates have sent people to check the situation. I found nothing, and I am planning to continue sending people. Because I don’t want to disturb your rare visitation mood, so..."

"I don't need a reason." Ao Yin raised her left hand and pressed down lightly, interrupting his meaningless defense, "—lost contact? Is it the loss of contact or the interruption of the signal?"

The major general stood at the same spot and said solemnly: "At first, the duty personnel of the space station did not respond to the operation. After a while, even the signal was interrupted. I have sent a maintenance team to check the fault, but lost contact after entering the space station."

Realizing the seriousness, Ao Yin frowned deeply: "Go to the command area immediately!"

The flat-heeled boots stepped on the floor without making a sound, and without considering Li Zhuonan's speed, he almost rushed to the destination!

Li Zhuonan didn't feel like being left behind, but the expressions of the people around her were suddenly serious, which made her unconsciously serious.

Probably...something really happened.

Li Zhuonan did not have the advantage of height and long legs of aliens, and only managed to keep up with Ao Yin's footsteps at the end of the [-]-meter sprint. After verifying the identity of the visitors, the bulletproof doors in the deep corridor opened one by one, revealing the entrance to the core area of ​​the base. aisle.

The command area located deep underground is not large, with countless floating windows stacked on top of each other, and real-time updated news glides across it.

Li Zhuonan intensified his panting slightly, and when he arrived at the destination, he failed to stop his speed in time, and almost ran into Ao Yin's back!

If this strike is real, it will be an attack on the nobles in full view...

When she hastily dodged it, she tripped and wobbled and almost fell to the ground, but it's good that she didn't hit Ao Yin!

However, His Excellency the Duke seemed to have sensed it, he didn't look back, but quietly passed a hand behind his back.

Li Zhuonan immediately grabbed her fingertips, and quickly retracted that hand after standing still.

The whole process took place in a short while, and everyone's attention was in the command room. No one noticed here. Anyway, the declared identity is a scientific researcher, and they will not pursue her physical problems.

But this is the first time that Ao Yin has expressed her support to the outside world. Most of the time, she treats Li Zhuonan as an ordinary subordinate in order to deceive others. She seldom shows any special emotions, and only stays for a second when her eyes fall on her.

"Have you not replied to the message yet?" Ao Yin stretched out her rescue hand, but did not enter the already small information monitoring room, and stood at the door to accept simple salutes from other people, simplifying everything to deal with business, "Before interrupting the communication , and did not issue a call for help or a danger alert?"

The major general was more familiar with this place, entered the main console surrounded by the floating window, found what he needed in the messy data, and shook his head decisively: "Report, there is no sign of feedback from the signal sent out regularly."

Li Zhuonan still had a blue afterimage of the screen in his eyes, but he couldn't see anything from the scrolling fonts, he could only distinguish the news that there was no signal from the still picture.

"Then...the possibility of an enemy attack cannot be ruled out." Ao Yin slowly clenched her fists, looking at the communication window closest to her, "Prepare for battle."

The two words are as easy as eating, and there is a long-awaited sense of urgency.

Mr. Major General did not show much difference after losing contact, but hesitated after hearing the order: "The current reserves are not enough to deal with the war. His subordinates bluntly said that in terms of the relative position of the space station, the possibility of being attacked by the enemy Very low, please... reconsider..."

Ao Yin's temper is definitely not good, especially after being directly refuted, her eyes suddenly became sharp: "You mean to just wait like this?"

"No! This subordinate just thinks that we should take a long-term plan." The major general clicked on the operation panel a few times, called up the map around the space station, and began to explain, "There is no change in the warships parked elsewhere. The only thing is that the space station lost contact. And the space area it faces is distributed with meteorite belts, it is difficult for the enemy's large warships to pass through, and small spaceships are very likely to collide with meteorites and other celestial bodies and be destroyed..."

Aoyin obviously didn't think about it seriously, and quietly looked at the projection of the planet in midair and the color of the Saturn ring in the northwest: "It is difficult to pass, but it does not mean that it is absolutely impossible to pass, it may be that the peace has been too long, you new generation Neville soldiers He has lost his warrior instinct."

The major general, who has never experienced war since he was born until he was promoted to the current rank, his sharp face gradually turned into a gray and blue color.

Considering the current situation, it is not without reason to judge it as an enemy attack.After all, once there is a crisis, preparing for a second in advance will bring great changes to the fighter plane, and Ao Yin's order to prepare for the battle will change from reckless to wise.

It seems that nobles with higher titles are more belligerent, and the rumors are true...

The rumors are true, but the reason why Ao Yin is in a bad mood is more than that. The sharp question when the human beings were in the car made her upset, and she wanted to destroy it more than waiting patiently.

During the few seconds of the stalemate between the two sides, Li Zhuonan probably figured out the facts, and weakly raised his hand to speak: "That..."

There is a meteorite belt in the northwest of the planet, so the defense force is weak in the early stage of construction. Once there is a problem, it cannot be dealt with in time. If the battleship is mobilized, it will have to cross half the planet to check, which is not enough to consume energy...

However, the sent team went to check through the space elevator and there was no feedback. The information was also interrupted after the team members arrived inside the space station.

Li Zhuonan's arm was pressed against his body when he was nervous, and when Ao Yin stared at him, he asked the question: "It's just that we lost contact, isn't the space station destroyed?"

Ao Yin's dignified expression eased slightly, and her anxiety was soothed by her voice.

Mr. Major General suddenly thought of something, and found new evidence that could prevent the Duke's decision to prepare for war: "Your Highness, there was no sign of external damage before the information was interrupted, and this can also be observed through ground equipment."

Therefore, it is not an enemy attack.

Ao Yin raised her eyebrows nonchalantly, completely revealing her true nature: "Isn't it because of an enemy attack that we can't go to war? There are so many planets nearby, it's good to have time to capture a few... Forget it, send someone up to check it out, this time it's all gone If the army is wiped out, I will go there myself."

"Yes!" The major general finally heaved a sigh of relief after counting the half-full reserves in the warehouse.

Secretly praying that the cause of the abnormality must be found this time, the inspection team equipped with regular soldiers set off again.

However, the consequences were unsatisfactory... After leaving the space elevator, like their previous companions, they lost contact not long after.

Not even a call for help.