【Xianyang】Siren

On the afternoon of June [-], the second year of the New Imperial Calendar, the Imperial Army, which was resting after the war, received a communication from the Iserlohn Fortress. A lieutenant named Julian Mintz, who claimed to be the acting commander of the Revolutionary Army, announced to the entire universe The death of the former commander, Marshal Yang Weili.

Reinhardt interrupted softly, and then briefly asked about the identity of the young commander. After getting the answer, he nodded slightly in response, without expressing any opinion, as if he had forgotten it in the next second.The emperor's current health condition is not good. When the chief of staff, Countess Hilgel von Marindorf, and the senior adjutant, Lieutenant General Hutley, came to report, he was leaning on a couch, looking a little in a trance.

Both Hilde and Xiutley wanted to convince each other, and the emperor's attitude didn't seem to be biased yet.

"Miss Countess, the reason why I think this communication is unreliable is firstly based on common sense and logical speculation: I think you should also admit that Yang Weili was assassinated at this very moment, without any warning or reason, which is too unbelievable... ..."

"Lieutenant General Xiutley, I'm sorry, but I can't agree with you. Let me ask you a little bit: What is the purpose of Yang Fleet to create such a scam?"

"This requires the second reason: based on factual considerations." Shuterai turned slightly sideways at this time, and lowered his head towards the emperor's gaze, "Your Majesty, according to the information you have learned recently, what happened on the cruise ship There are many doubts about the so-called assassination incident on Ruida [-]."

Reinhardt seemed to show a little interest. "Please tell me, sir." He stopped Hilde who was about to speak again with his eyes.

After the assistant placed a half-palm-sized projector on the small table in front of Reinhardt, Shutterley raised his finger, and a not-so-clear star map appeared in the center of the room. "Your Majesty, these images are obtained by accident from the outpost cruise formation, and they are all located in the star field where the so-called assassination incident took place." Xiutley stepped forward slightly, "The current section was shot on May 28, according to the normal cruise According to the calculation of the ship's speed, if Rita II departed from Iserlohn on May 25, it would have already reached the star field around the corridor by then."

The footage starts off unremarkable.In the dim light of Alsti, the only active star in the Corridor, most of the stars floating in the star field are dark silver or yellowish brown, and only a red giant star can be identified in a little distance.Just as the emperor was covering his mouth with his fingers loosely, trying not to yawn, the star field in the lens changed slightly: light rose-colored ripples appeared below the various irregular stars, and waves The waves are rolling into the distance, seeming to be driving these stars into the red giant star. At the same time, the brightness of the star Alsti and the red giant star has also obviously increased.

"Most of the stars in the corridor are variable stars, and the gravitational field is also unstable. Is this common sense?" Hilde couldn't help commenting.

"Miss Countess seems to be too impatient." Xiuteri opened the second video.

Reinhard's fingers slowly stretched out to the pendant hanging on his chest, and his body involuntarily leaned forward, with an unusual light in his eyes.

In the picture, the expanding red giant star and the burning Alsteel seem to be tearing each other under the action of gravity. The star field between them is bright red, and the core is rolling and erupting like magma, rotating continuously, but the whole picture is shrouded in In a light rose-colored mist, it is impossible to see clearly what happened inside.At a certain moment in the middle, when another syrupy dark red liquid rushed out, a string of black spots was moving away at a high speed, and disappeared into the picture before being sucked into the red wave.

Shuttlee turned the screen back and enlarged the string of black dots.Obviously, this is a formation of warships.Shuttley enlarged the battleship separately, making the image more blurred, but it did not hinder the basic identification.

"Old Allied ships." There was no fluctuation in Reinhardt's voice.

Xiutreilo bowed his head and expressed his affirmation, "And, according to the analysis of our technicians, Your Majesty, this ship is very likely to be Yang Weili's flagship, Ulysses. It was also detected later that Ulysses led five cruise ships After the ship completed its operations in this star field, it returned directly to Iserlohn."

Reinhard raised his cheeks and said slowly: "The report just now said that Ulysses set sail to stop the Earth Cult, but it was a pity that they were one step too late. Moreover, they seemed to be fleeing this dangerous area. Hilde immediately agreed with the emperor's view.

"Miss Countess," Xiuteri turned his head cautiously, "Do you think the changes in the stars in front of you seem to be formed naturally?"

Hilde could only answer that if it was a natural change of the stars, the speed would be too fast.

"Could it be an artificially induced experiment or device?"

Hilde smiled slightly, "I understand what you mean, but I don't think Iserlohn has mastered the technology that can change the movement of stars."

"I hope not too." Shuteri replied a little dryly, and then opened the third video. "Your Majesty, this picture was taken just the day before yesterday."

Also in this star area, the boiling red has temporarily calmed down. In the center of the relatively stable gravitational field formed by a star and a red giant star, a light rose-colored haze seems to wrap a round thing, and it moves extremely slowly. It bulges out, then retracts, repeating this, while the entire star area is covered with red, and the brightness and depth are changing irregularly.Reinhardt and Hilde were amazed, but what was even more astonishing was that suddenly a single-seater fighter rushed into the frame, and when the camera moved over, it happened to capture the air hole through which it penetrated into the light mist, and, Those air holes seem to cater to it on purpose, moving to provide a suitable angle for the landing fighter.

"Spartanion..." Reinhardt whispered.

Shutterai fast-forwarded the scene for a while, and then another five or six Spartanians entered the interior of the unknown star through the vent.The video ended here, and the images in the middle were often blurred and broken. This was actually because the Imperial Army cruiser was located in a rather distant star field at that time. The officers and soldiers did not understand what the camera outside the cabin accidentally captured. Of course Also never paid attention to.

"Your Majesty, I think it is obvious that Fleet Yang is aware of all this, and they are very familiar with the operation of this artificial star. But at this time, they were suddenly informed that Yang Weili was killed in the same star area. Coincidence." Shortley concluded.

Hilde seemed more or less convinced, but not quite convinced. "But..." She stared at the red mist frozen in mid-air, "But why... If they have such earth-shattering technology, they can put it to use, why bother to accept the truce first and come again Putting on such a drama? I can't figure it out."

"I don't understand either." Hutley admitted, "Maybe the technology is immature. Yang Weili is a scheming man, and he may be hiding somewhere and planning some terrible conspiracy." The general stood up at this time, Facing the emperor, he said: "Your Majesty, since the battle has been declared to be over, and Iserlohn has announced Yang Weili's death, no matter whether it is true or not, there is no point in staying here; moreover, we have nothing to do with this dangerous technology that is close at hand. You know, I think that it is better to evacuate quickly. As for how to deal with it later, His Majesty can also make a long-term plan in a safe place."

Hilde noticed a slight change in the emperor's face.He seemed to have suddenly withdrawn from the psychological state of analyzing the situation and plunged into another emotion.

"Evacuate? Where are you going?" The young emperor looked away, "I won't leave. I want to stay here. I can't leave."

***

"It seems to be my fault." After exiting the emperor's room, Xiutelai sighed to Hilde with some regret, "Your Majesty has been looking forward to defeating Yang Weili, and everyone knows it. If Yang Weili is dead, of course His Majesty I will no longer have any interest in Iserlohn, so I might as well wait until His Majesty decides to evacuate before clarifying this matter."

"Your Excellency has done his duty faithfully, so there is no need to blame yourself too much." Hilde replied absent-mindedly.The two colleagues chatted a little more in the corridor, and said goodbye politely at the parting place.

Is it really because of the reason Shutley said?Hilde stood by the porthole, but he wasn't quite sure.The emperor's obsession with defeating Yang Weili, her understanding is not insignificant, and she has been trying to persuade her, but the emperor's resoluteness just now seems to have a little... Hilde finds it difficult to describe, and feels slightly cool Assault.

"Siegfried Gilfies came to my dream and advised me to stop fighting." At that time, Reinhardt once said to Hilde.Now this sentence inevitably has more meaning to her.

Outside the porthole of Brenhill, the lonely star Altina hangs high on the zenith, and the red light that is invisible at this time seems to be hidden in a corner of the dark universe, and it is about to rush into the field of vision.Hilde suddenly felt a sting in her eyeballs, she instinctively raised her hand, and took a step back from the porthole.

"Cousin." A weak and sickly voice came from behind, and it sounded like thunder in Hilde's ears.

On the side of the corridor, Baron Kummel, who was sitting in a wheelchair, tilted his chin and pulled out a pale smile. "I'm really happy that my cousin didn't forget me. If it weren't for my stupidity, I'm afraid it would be difficult for my cousin to remember me?"

"Heinrich..." Hilde approached him slowly, "But you're not Heinrich, are you?"

"Who knows?" Qiu Meier still smirked, "It doesn't matter. I only have a few minutes, and I only need a few minutes."

Hilde reached out to the wheelchair, "Heinrich, come home with me and apologize to father. What can you do here?"

Qiu Meier's wheelchair stepped back suddenly.At the end of the corridor, the door of Reinhardt's bedroom was closed, and Hilde had just come out from there. "I've said it, cousin. I want to hold this universe for a few minutes... Just a few minutes... Small, really small, it's not too much for an emperor who shines like a star Request it?"

Hilde couldn't catch him.Hilde ran forward, but Qiumeier in sight was getting further and further away.

***

Reinhard stared at the last shot in the video, red covered the black star field, and misty clouds covered it, seeming to be spreading invisible, filling the world in front of him.He grasped the pendant unconsciously, and whispered to himself, "What on earth is this? Another battlefield?" The emperor leaned back on the sofa, as if he was asking the blood red, "But who are you fighting with?"

"It's the cemetery." A tall red-haired young man came out from the room, stopped at the other end of the sofa, leaned his elbows on the backrest, and showed a warm smile on his face.

Reinhard also smiled, "You're back."

"Master Reinhardt, I actually don't want to stay here." Gilfies was still smiling.

The blond emperor was a little unhappy. "Gilfies, don't say such things. As long as I am here, you will be here. Didn't you tell me?"

"But Lord Reinhardt, I will disturb your world." Gilfies sat down on the other side of the sofa, "Look, this..." He stared at the red screen that hadn't been closed yet, " You see, there are graveyards everywhere in the universe, and the galaxy is full of ghosts."

"Gilfies, you're not leaving again, are you?" Reinhardt seemed a little nervous.

"Master Reinhardt," Gilfies turned his face with a smile again, "I was thinking, what is under the stars and the sea? Human hands reach out to touch, and human feet walk and go. I don't know how many times I have passed by. Light years, I don’t know how many stars have been seen, but it is bottomless. We can’t hear it, and we can’t see it.”

A lonely light flashed in the depths of the emperor's icy eyes, "You are still so worrying. Are you worried?"

"No, I let you guess again." Gilfies pursed her lips.

But the door was suddenly pushed open, Gilfies also changed color, and quickly got up and turned behind Reinhardt.

Countess Marindorf hurried in, forgot to salute at first, and glanced very openly across the room.Reinhardt felt a little annoyed.

"Your Majesty! Are you okay? Did you see anyone else coming in?" Hilde stepped forward eagerly.

Reinhardt glanced slowly at her. "Miss Countess," he said coldly, "Gilfies just came to see me, why all the fuss?"

Hilde's eyes widened, and he couldn't make a sound for a while.

"Gee..." Reinhardt turned his head and was about to say something, but saw that there was no one behind him, and the dissatisfaction and anxiety in his heart became stronger. "Is there something serious about the countess turning back suddenly? Regarding our army's arrangement, I have made it clear enough just now." He barely held back his temper and said angrily.

"Your Majesty..." Now Hilde stood there in embarrassment, her mind was running fast to find the answer, and she raised her eyes after a while, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty thinks that the situation stated by Admiral Xiutley is very urgent and cannot Take it for granted, and a relevant response is required.”

Reinhardt snorted. "I thought the Countess didn't agree with Admiral Xiuterai. Then, what's the Countess' opinion?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty thinks that the first thing to find out is the condition of the star, and you can send an unmanned reconnaissance plane to the star field where the incident occurred. Then, Your Majesty," Hilde said in a deep voice, "we must know whether Yang Weili is really is dead."

"Oh?" There was a slight smile on the corner of Reinhardt's mouth, "It seems that the countess has changed her opinion again." He paused for a while, "However, I also have this intention. Leave this matter to Murat, let him It is reasonable to go to Iserlohn to offer condolences on my behalf."

Hilde nodded yes, and then asked a new question. "However, if Iserlohn intends to conceal it, Admiral Murat may not be able to discover more clues."

"That's not too difficult," Reinhardt replied lazily, and then he rang for the orderly. "Let Rosenthal come to see me."

Hilde immediately understood the emperor's plan, and she was weighing the pros and cons in her mind to make a reasonable suggestion. At this moment, the messenger came back quickly, with a timid face.

"Didn't I ask you to pass on Luo Yantar?" The young emperor's face was not very good, "What about others?"

The orderly seemed to have difficulty opening his mouth. "Bei...Admiral Bergengren said that Admiral Roenthal locked himself in the room, shut the door, and refused...refusing to meet and talk with anyone."

"Including me?!" Reinhardt's voice suddenly rose, he took a few deep breaths, and finally waved his hand at the orderly with a cold face, "Forget it, leave him alone at this time, you go and get Mi Damai came to me to clarify."

The Commander-in-Chief of the Space Fleet, Marshal Mittermeier, arrived quickly. After listening to the emperor's explanation, he couldn't help but be puzzled. "However, Your Majesty, since the truce with the Iserlohn side has been made before, and now that Yang Weili has died, is it...is it wrong to launch an attack at this moment?"

Reinhardt nodded. "If Yang Weili did pass away, I would naturally not do such a morally unethical thing."

Mittermeier couldn't help but shudder.He awaited further instructions from the emperor.

"But if Yang Weili is still around, I don't believe that he will allow his subordinates to face the attack directly. At that time, the matter will naturally be clear." Reinhard stood up slowly, "Mida Meier, you just need to follow Myu Pull behind me, hold back for now, I will make my own decision."

Mittermeier straightened up and saluted, and when he was about to withdraw, the emperor stopped him again.

"What exactly happened at Royantal?" Reinhardt's voice was cold.

Hearing this, the Imperial Marshal's expression became complicated. "Your Majesty, to be honest, I... I don't know... No, actually..." Mittermeier clenched his fists, "I don't know where Luo Yantar is."

tbc.