EBE Chapter 260 Boarding the pirate ship
Chapter 260 Boarding the pirate ship
Broadcast Era Year 6, 2320 AD.
In the center of an asteroid belt 1 light-year away from the solar system, the First Fleet's supply ships were injecting their already dwindling energy into the flagship.
Since Luo Ji became the Swordholder, the First Fleet was forced to change course and became a lonely ghost floating in the universe.
If the quantum communication with Earth had not been interrupted, Yun Tianming would probably have thought that they were the last remaining life forms in the entire universe.
Since Lin Xuan's return, his greatest pleasure every day has been chatting with her to see what new and interesting things have recently emerged in human society.
During this time, Lin Xuan also suggested sending a transport ship to bring them back. After all, no matter what, he is still a member of humanity, and it is reasonable for him to return to humanity.
But he ultimately rejected the proposal.
Since Yun Tianming became the thirteenth governor, he has been completely cut off from human society.
This kind of division is not quite the same as the human alliance; it is because he has already regarded himself as a completely independent civilization.
Although this civilization is very small, and doesn't even have its own planet, it is still an independent entity, free from the control of anyone.
"To me, human civilization is our most reliable ally. Although I share the same genes with them and was once one of them, at this moment, I must fulfill my duties as the governor."
Lin Xuan was not surprised by his attitude, nor did she force him to change it.
After all, it was you who sent him away back then. You can't expect him to come back and serve his country just because he's doing well now, can you?
Human civilization owes him nothing, and he owes human civilization nothing either.
What's somewhat surprising is that Chang Weisi also chose to stay in the First Fleet.
The circumstances of Chang Weisi's entry into the First Fleet were different from those of Yun Tianming's; he was captured... or rather, he was rescued.
As the commander-in-chief of Fleet International, he should rightfully return to the Earth Alliance to continue serving.
General Chang Weisi also gave his reasons for this.
"I have a feeling that I don't belong to this era. I should have been someone who died long ago in the plan, during the Crisis Era. So you might as well just consider me dead and let me live a new life here with a new identity. That's not so bad."
Lin Xuan had no way to refute these words.
If it weren't for the immortality potion, he should have died long ago, or even died peacefully. It was I who forcibly changed his life, turning the worst possible ending into a good one.
But you can't control someone's life forever; he's not an NPC in a novel.
Lin Xuan is able to unite so many people around him to serve him not only because he has the ability to change the future, but more importantly because he never uses these people as tools to achieve his goals.
Chang Weisi leaned against the porthole, looking out at the pitch-black universe.
Several transport planes, like stars adorning the boundless night sky, flashed past him, spewing flames as they went.
He was wearing a set of civilian clothes he had changed out of. Since leaving the Earth Alliance, the military uniform from the two major international eras had been sealed away, kept only as a souvenir.
"General Chang, the fuel tank has been fully stocked, we can begin our return journey."
The central control AI sent Chang Weisi a transfer command indicating that the task was completed. Nowadays, many things have become intelligent. He only needs to press confirm and deny on it, and the other operations will be handled by the sub-unit AI and the operator.
"In addition, the Thirteenth Consul would like to meet with you. He hopes that you will be waiting in the conference room of the T-81X cruiser on time after your return. If you would like coffee, you can make an appointment with me in advance."
Chang Weisi slowly got up, took one last look out the window, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
"Thanks, but as before, I only need a cup of tea."
Subsequently, the subunit's working group maneuvered the data collection vessel to anchor at the designated location.
When he arrived at the conference room, Yun Tianming had been waiting for a long time, and there were also many high-ranking officers of the fleet sitting around the conference table.
Since Yun Tianming took complete control of the fleet, they have established a regime independent of civilization, but they haven't named it yet, since such a regime always reminds them of the former Fleet International.
After everyone had arrived, Yun Tianming slowly turned around to look at them.
"Everyone, there are two things I need to inform you about."
"The first thing is probably what everyone has already guessed: the Second Fleet is very close to our position. However, our communication frequency bands are not synchronized, so there may be some deviations. We can just follow the plan we set beforehand, and there shouldn't be any major mistakes."
"The main reason I called everyone here today is because of the second thing: our little group has a new friend."
As Yun Tianming spoke, his gaze turned toward the doorway. At the same time, a man was escorted by two guards and slowly brought before the group.
"hiss!"
When they saw the person's face clearly, everyone's expressions varied, but most were mainly surprised.
Because everyone was so familiar with this person, even though many of the people present had never met him, they had all heard of his name.
"Thomas Wade!"
The second Swordholder after Luo Ji, the man who successfully drove two civilizations to the brink of destruction.
"Actually, I had a feeling before I came, but I didn't expect it to really be you."
A long-lost smile appeared on Chang Weisi's face. He had heard about Wade's situation.
He had been lying in wait since the beginning of the Doomsday War, successfully snatched the identity of the Swordholder from Cheng Xin, established the Star Ring Group, forced all of humanity to build the Ring Project, and finally managed to escape unscathed, fleeing the solar system even after being sentenced to death.
Any one of these events, taken individually and placed on one person, would be legendary. But to have so many of them all on the same person, besides the two monsters Lin Xuan and Luo Ji, makes him the third person to achieve this.
The reactions of others upon seeing this demon were even more interesting, since many of the high-ranking officers in the First Fleet were original members of the Trisolaran civilization.
Looking at the monster that caused their families to be destroyed, many people felt a mix of emotions.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Wade forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.
"There is an old Chinese saying that evil can last for a thousand years. A demon like me is indeed hard to kill in a short time."
Upon hearing this, Chang Weisi habitually leaned back tactically. If he had a cigarette with him, his expression would have been somewhat similar to Shi Qiang's.
"Great, this place has become like Liangshan Marsh. Of the 10 people wanted by the local authorities, at least 7 are here. I thought I came here for a vacation, but now I feel like I've boarded your pirate ship."