March 6, 270 New Star Calendar.

　The Interstellar Alliance issued an urgent summons and ordered General Lin Jingheng of the Silver Fortress to immediately return to the capital, Starvoto, for questioning.

　Lin Jingheng defied orders.

　The next day, the front page of Watto Daily was filled with an angry shout from the air - "Lin Jingheng, do you want to rebel?" At the end

　of March, the Silver Fortress was blocked across the board, and a mechanical force composed of 500 hyperspace heavy mechas docked. Outside the artificial atmosphere, the elites in the Silver Fortress aimed their guns at their comrades. Neither side of the confrontation was willing to give in. By the night of the 26th, the tense stalemate had lasted for nearly 48 hours.

　Lord, the captain of the bodyguard, quietly placed the rum and ice cubes on the admiral's table, lightly touching them with his heels.

　The admiral who was standing by the window snapped his fingers at the guard, signaling him to stay.

　This Admiral Lin, who has a vicious reputation throughout the eight major galaxies, is very tall. From his hair to his belt buckle, everything is rigorous and appropriate, and his whole person exudes a strict and cold air. He picked up the wine glass and added a few cubes of ice. There was a shadow on his left ear - the admiral's communication was on and he was talking to someone.

　Communication technology has become very advanced. Phone calls are directly connected to personal terminals. If you want to say something, your brain will send a signal directly to the receiver of the other party. There is no need to talk or worry about being heard by a third person. The person next to you can only hear the person you are talking to. The expression on the phone determines whether the call is a greeting or an insult.

　However, the personal guard Lord stood quietly by the side, and there was no clue from the admiral's face.

　Contemporary society encourages frankness, openness and true feelings. Lin's old-fashioned conservatism and isolation are very inappropriate. The media and political opponents seized on this and wrote articles every day to accuse him of being scheming and arrogant.

　The scheming admiral ended the call, rolled the wine in his mouth around on his tongue, and said to Lord nonchalantly: "The marshal called and asked me to make a strategic compromise and return to Watto first."

　Lord was stunned.

　"Strategic compromise." Admiral Lin repeated the word very playfully, smiled, and waved to open the current affairs news.

　All major media outlets in Watto are paying attention to the tense situation in Silver Fortress.

　The newly appointed Secretary-General Gordon was standing at the entrance of the Capital Star Congress, surrounded by a circle of reporters, and delivered a brief speech: "General Lin and I are classmates, friends, and even relatives. I use my career, personality, and I swear everything, General Lin's loyalty to Watto is unquestionable, he will never betray Watto, and he will never betray the Alliance. All questions about his loyalty are malicious slanders!"

　General Lin listened to this! After making an impassioned speech, he chewed an ice cube.

　"Jing Heng, if you can see it, please give me a minute and listen to me," the secretary-general turned to the camera affectionately, speaking emphatically, "Don't let those baseless accusations cloud your judgment, don't let this misunderstanding lead to It's a dispute that hurts the loved ones and makes the enemies happy. Come back, Jingshu and I are waiting for you at Wotto, Jingheng, Wotto and your family!"

　The camera then glanced at the woman next to her, who was dressed in black. Dress, no makeup, pale skin, except for the thickly colored eyebrows, there is almost no color on the face, but there is an almost thrilling beauty.

　Lin Jingshu is the admiral's biological sister. She married Gerden, the most promising man in the seven major star systems of the alliance, a year ago.

　Mrs. Gordon, who was surrounded by guards, did not speak, her eyes were blank, like an exquisite doll.

　Admiral Lin was unmoved and turned to ask his bodyguard: "What do you think of the Great Secretary-General?"

　Lord carefully considered his words and answered cautiously: "He is a man of great influence."

　"Well, he is indeed a man of great influence. "There's nothing wrong with him, it's just that I got goosebumps when I heard him speak. His tone made people think that I was having an affair with my brother-in-law." Lin Jingheng laughed, raised her hand to turn off the screen, and drank the wine in the glass. "It's too disgusting."

　Lord took the empty cup and lowered his voice and said, "General, don't worry about the noise. The 'Silver Ten Guards' have been fully equipped. We can fight at any time, as long as you give the order."

　"What are you doing, rebelling?" Lin Jingheng glanced at him indifferently and suddenly asked, "Lord, are you a graduate of the First Military Academy?"

　"Yes, sir, I am the 260th honorary graduate of Wulan College!"

　"At home What do you do? Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

　Lord was a little confused. He didn't know what the general was doing at this time, but he still answered calmly: "My father runs a medical institution, and my mother teaches at Wulan College. There are also children at home. I have an older brother and a younger sister."

　Lin Jingheng said.

　Ready to fight at any time...

　This ignorant young man said it was easy - who to fight?

　Will you be proud of your parents and brothers?

　The nickname of the First Military Academy is "Ulan Academy". Although Ulan Academy is known as the cradle of senior military officers, very few can directly enter the Silver Fortress after graduation.

　In addition to extremely high academic performance requirements, the upper-level political game also linked the destination of graduates to their place of residence, euphemistically calling it "out of humanitarian considerations" to allow soldiers to stay closer to home. Silver Fortress is a military center of the First Galaxy, and the graduates it accepts must have First Galaxy residence registration. Most of them are from good backgrounds, their parents are wealthy businessmen, intellectuals, celebrities, and even officials and politicians.

　This makes the political ecology of the Silver Fortress very complex, and is roughly divided into two factions -

　one part is a direct force that has hunted down interstellar pirates with Admiral Lin, called the "Silver Ten Guards", and their number accounts for about 10% of the fortress garrison. one. The Silver Ten Guards are as notorious as their commander. They are a group of well-known gangsters in the universe. Every now and then, they will cause scandals to entertain the public. Some people say that when they fought against interstellar pirates, they were simply "fighting fire with fire."

　The remaining commanders and soldiers are all young masters from Wulan Academy. Behind each of them is a complicated family and network, which weaves a web to tightly bind their loyalty and ensure that the Silver Fortress is impregnable.

　Lin Jingheng waved her hand to the captain of the guard and ordered: "Bring me a set of uniforms and send a letter to the checkpoints along the way explaining the itinerary. I will set off back to Wotto tomorrow."

　Lord was surprised: "Sir..."

　"Marshal You have already spoken, asking me to make a strategic compromise, what else do you want? The entire Silver Fortress—" Lin Jingheng paused and looked out the window. Thousands of starships pointed at the uninvited guests outside the artificial atmosphere. They shone mechanically and coldly. , reminiscent of the swarms of whitebait in the sea, the sparkling light reflected in the admiral's gray pupils.

　He took off his gloves and threw them aside: "Disarm."

　The next day, the Jingyuan starship sailed away from the Silver Fortress like a small boat in the vast sea of ​​​​stars, and the eager mechanical legions outside the artificial atmosphere made way for a narrow path. The road watched silently as the military dictator took his last breaths.

　Unarmed starships are prohibited from installing jump valves. According to normal procedures, the Quiet Abyss needs to pass six checkpoints from the Silver Fortress back to the capital Starvoto, which lasts for thirteen days.

　On the fourth day, the Jingyuan was passing near the Xima star and unexpectedly encountered an asteroid stream. The starship wanted to temporarily avoid it, but the fourth guard of the capital star regarded Lin Jingheng as the most dangerous person and has not yet received the original plan to arrive. The fourth guard of the Jingyuan was so frightened that he issued twelve first-level alerts in one day, ordering the Jingyuan not to delay.

　The Quiet Abyss was forced to detour to the "Heart of Roses" - the only restricted area in the First Galaxy that has never been explored by humans.

　On April 6, New Star Era 270, the Quiet Abyss was attacked by a group of interstellar pirates hiding here outside the Heart of Rose. Admiral Lin Jingheng was assassinated, and the ship was destroyed and everyone died.

　The news spread back to the capital star, and public opinion was in an uproar. The Silver Ten Guards mutinied, and the Silver Fortress was paralyzed. The marshal lost his beloved general, and furiously smashed his resignation letter on the round table of the Alliance Council. At the same time, the house leaked and it rained all night. The pirate group, which had been completely kicked out of the eight major star systems in the alliance by Admiral Lin ten years ago, smelled it somewhere and made a comeback. They suddenly attacked the civilian waterways of the sixth star system. The chaotic military response was seriously delayed, causing a large number of civilian casualties.

　This series of events is known as the "Silver Rebellion" in history.

　Starting from the sixth galaxy, a large-scale procession was like a plague, climbing up the jump points one by one.

　Under heavy pressure, Votto was forced to change his expression. He first appeased the Federal Military Commission, and then made no mention of the fact that Lin Jingheng was forcibly recalled before his death. In response to the collective amnesia of the government's lips and tongue, he used to curse General Lin in so many pages. Now, Use whatever space you have to commemorate and praise him.

　The "scheming" Admiral Lin was transformed into a human treasure, an unprecedented great, glorious and righteous man.

　A grand funeral was held in Watteau. Admiral Lin replaced himself with a suit he had never worn before and was invited into the Martyrs Cemetery in Watteau. Tickets for the on-site viewing were sold at sky-high prices. Admiral Lin's death was extremely expensive and was recorded in the annals of history by Guinness. He became famous after his death.

　On the day of the funeral, Lin Jingshu was dressed in black gauze and paid tribute to every dignitary who came to express her condolences. Even on this occasion, this famous Watteau beauty remained demure and elegant, with a perfect image.

　She was so beautiful - everyone who saw her couldn't help but admire her - and so heartless.

　Secretary-General Gordon came over, and Lin Jingshu took her husband's arm like a dodder flower, accepted his care meekly, let him put on the black gauze hat for her, and then sat quietly, naturally showing admiration and dependence, and listened. Gedeng performed a melancholy show on stage, taking out silk from time to time and symbolically tapping the corners of his eyes a few times.

　The reporters at the scene gathered around her to take pictures for a while, and then dispersed indifferently - because Mrs. Gurdon's sitting posture was exactly the same as the last time she participated in the "Against Disposal of Pets in Space" charity sale. use.

　The reporters surrounding her dispersed in a hurry, but Lin Jingshu remained motionless.

　She is like a solitary and famous flower that blooms in the wind no matter who is watching or not.

　At this time, this "famous flower" had tears in her eyes and a smile on her face. Her picturesque features seemed to be gleaming with the light of human civilization. Looking at the choked Gordon on the stage, she thought to herself: "I want you to pay for it with your life." "

　Humanity has been peaceful for more than two hundred years since entering the New Star Calendar Era. Now, a ferocious crack has opened in the peace like a mirror and a moon in the water -