Chapter 9 Chapter 8: The Rebellious Star
Fang Xiuli's decision to avenge Earl Arthurs is in accordance with his own laziness, but what does he think of the people who are walking with him?For Her Royal Highness Miranda of the Principality of Casabianca, Lila is her former retainer, but this is not the point, because Lila is Miranda's friend. Miranda was working hard on the ground as an outsider of the "Righteous Old Man", which naturally made Miranda stand up to avenge Lila; Captain Kazimir took his wife's opinion as his opinion, and he always stood by the victim and The position of the rebels is facing Titania, and this time is no exception. He has a gentle personality and has no intention of giving in.At that time, Miranda asked Fang Xiuli to go with him in a strong tone: "This is also our responsibility. Do you know how much I regret why I didn't bring Lila on board!"
Miranda let out a heavy breath, forming an airflow in the boat that was different from the air conditioner.She is not indomitable, because she can no longer bear Earl Arthurs' obsession with being different from ordinary people, and she cannot possibly know that the reason is that Arthurs has an excessive sense of competition with his brother Zhelixu.In short, Miranda can't let go of Lila's death.
"What I regret the most is why I pretended to be noble and didn't sleep with Lila!"
Fang Xiuli whispered, his expression bitter and sour, Miranda was speechless.The carrot-haired youth didn't intend to pick this time to make such low-level jokes. He just felt that if he slept with Lila at that time, he would feel responsible for Lila, and he would drag her away from Emanta as much as possible. In this way, wouldn't she be able to save her life? The phrase "my woman is mine to protect" is a bit dated, but it represents a definite sense of responsibility.
"But this will bring Lila trouble."
Fang Xiuli is also a mature adult who understands that other people also have feelings and positions.If you are ten years younger, you will run amok with enthusiasm and blood. On the other hand, if you are ten years older, the accumulated experience and thinking will allow you to make more sensible actions. Twenty-eight years old have His experience is simply not enough to deal with this situation.Fang Xiuli's eyes turned gray after layer upon layer of regretful colors, looking dull.
Fang Xiuli's depression is not contagious, because the "Righteous Old Man" has been sailing in this gloomy reclamation sea for the past ten years.There are other passengers on this time-honored ship besides Fang Xiuli. One of them was wearing the Titania gray military uniform not long ago. In the rivers and lakes, if you can't help yourself, you have to drink to drown your sorrows, but there are always boundaries.
"In short, as long as Titania continues to grow, I won't be able to get my deposit back. Okay, okay, I figured it out." His resentment has formed a gust of wind and roars endlessly.He accumulated wealth bit by bit through legal and illegal channels at the same time, but in just one day it was gone, and his hard work did not get equal rewards.
"Hmph, it doesn't matter, I will snatch 100 million Daka from Titania's big treasury. Titania will take away the meaning of life from a kind citizen, and they will get retribution!"
"Turning faces is faster than turning pages."
Miranda folded her thick arms and sighed, and her husband nodded in agreement.If someone else lost a hundred ducats, Lieutenant McFurdy wouldn't even move his eyebrows, but he couldn't bear to lose half a cent himself, which showed that this man's rationality can be stretched.In fact, as long as Titania moves a little finger a millimeter, his meager savings can be frozen; as long as the cold wind of Titania continues to blow, the spring of McFurdy's wallet will never come .
However, although McVerdy's wallet is wintering, his heart is in summer, and the spiritual channel has switched to another. "Pay back the money!" was the roar of the revolution, at least to him.Can it resonate with everyone?Presumably opinions are divided.
No matter what McFerdy made up his mind, it had nothing to do with Fang Xiuli. Looking back on his own journey, could it be said that he never had a choice?Maybe there is, as long as it loses to Titania's fleet according to the city government's intention?Wouldn't it be enough to obediently accept Titania's persuasion to join them?Can't you just catch Emanta without a fight?But Fang Xiuli just couldn't accept these arrangements.Lila said she likes him for a purpose, or to put it more bluntly, she likes him because he is a good person, and there is no element of affection between men and women at all.A man who has been a man for twenty-eight years already knows this difference all too well, but she gave up her life to save him, and gave him the short-needle gun regardless of her own safety. Fang Xiuli's current freedom is completely bestowed by her. , so all his will and actions should also give priority to Lila.
"Hey, I'm not mature enough, I need excuses for everything."
Fang Xiuli murmured in his heart, but quickly decided in his mind to kill Arthurs before he fled back to "Sky City". His think tanks were Warenkov and Badgers.Even if they disagree with Fang Xiuli's attack on the nobles of Titania, they don't intend to break up with the former chief because of this, otherwise they don't have to escape from the city of Aria immediately after Fang Xiuli from the beginning, if they follow the trend , who only knows how to cling to the strong, how could it be possible to hit it off with Fang Xiuli? "This is a serious matter. When will peace and stability come to us?" They said so, but they began to collect and analyze intelligence, and enthusiastically participated in planning combat plans.Badgers said: "We like to fight but don't want to die." "If you die, you can't continue to fight. If you don't want to die, you have to work hard to interpret what cards the opponent is holding." According to the intelligence they analyzed, they have mastered Arthur. Earl of Titania took several actions. In order to attract Fang Xiuli's attention, Earl Arthurs left Emmenta and went to the "City of Heaven".And after the four spaceships set off, they departed on different routes; in addition, Titania announced that it would send a fleet to escort the Earl, but these escorts did not meet Earl Arthurs.
It goes without saying that this is a dangerous trap that lures the "Avengers" to jump into it. Although the existence of Fang Xiuli and his companions is as inconspicuous as a nail, it has become a thorn in Titania's side. The thorns also have the potential to drive an elephant mad and die.Titania can destroy the rebels, and the rebel reserve army is also treated equally. Just as the king of the vassals Arman told Duke Chu Shilang, Titania is so invested because they are cowardly.However, there are two types of cowardice: those who can face reality and those who cannot face reality. Titania belongs to the former, so it lasts for a long time like a healthy neurotic old man.
The four large empty ships departed from the mysterious star Emmenta to the "Sky City" with staggered time and routes. The question is, which one of them did Arthurs take?However, this news aroused Fang Xiuli's vigilance, wondering whether it was the news deliberately leaked by Titania, maybe this was not only a trap to lure you into the urn, but also wanted to use Fang Xiuli's hands to get rid of it. A means of the heretic Lord Arthurs.
After listening to Fang Xiuli's explanation, Miranda asked another wise man.
"Does Dr. Li have the same thoughts as Fang Xiuli?"
"it's complicated."
This is quite a humble and frank expression for a person like Dr. Li. Dr. Li's mental vision has extended to the "City of Heaven" invisible to the naked eye. He is wondering how the giants of Titania view this In this event, how to ensure the dominance of the situation.At this point, what the mainstream of Titania is looking forward to is the death of Earl Arthurs. Titania is not afraid of internal elimination, because they do not allow people who do not live up to their names to continue to survive; , It doesn’t matter if you are a pervert as you dictate and do whatever you want in Emanta, now you can’t just laugh it off.
"At this time, it is the most important key to correctly analyze the class relationship between Earl Arthurs Titania and the leaders of Titania, so that we can guess which ship he is on?"
"That's right, Admiral Fang Xiuli."
Dr. Li nodded with a subtle smile, just like a teacher who is confident in his teaching method sees a poor student who rarely passes.Even if he has no intentions, others will think that he intends it, which is why even he himself admits that he is "arrogant and immoral".
Idris Titania led a fleet of 300 ships stationed in the star field near the confused planet Emmenta.Even if Idris denies it, his mentality of chasing fame and fortune is basically the same as Arthurs.In the eyes of Idris, Fang Xiuli and his companions are just props to build meritorious deeds.It was Fang Xiuli who made Alex Albert suffer greatly through the new tactics. If he could personally deal with this rogue who refused to obey Titania, it would be a great credit.Idris was quite dissatisfied with this forced task at first, and Arthurs should be taught by his elder brother Jalish when he made a mistake, but now he has changed his mind, unwilling to miss a good opportunity to do meritorious service.
Idris's outstanding ability can be seen from the fact that when he commanded a fleet of 300 ships, he specially selected high-speed cruisers and destroyers as the main force to maintain the overall high mobility.The fact that he put firepower on the back burner and instead emphasized the power of action shows that the purpose of this dispatch is bound to be achieved.
What puzzled Idris was that the four ships, including the ship on which Arthurs was boarding, advanced smoothly all the way without any abnormality at all.The four ships use superluminal voyage and conventional voyage alternately, and they can arrive at "Sky City" within 50.3 to 50.8 light-years respectively, usually within a week or so.
In this way, Arthurs can enter the "Sky City" safely, and Idris is puzzled by this unexpected situation.He lightly frowned his fine eyebrows, making him ponder. Don't Fang Xiuli and his gang plan to attack Earl Arthurs?No, impossible, or will they achieve their revenge by more cunning means? Is the interior of "Sky City" ready to welcome Earl Arthurs?Idris thought about it for a while, and finally decided not to worry anymore, because it is much more difficult to invade the "Sky City" than to attack in space, let alone get out alive, even if you want to do a suicide attack, it is worse than going to the sky. Disaster.
Idris has never dared to underestimate the hardware and software equipment of "Sky City", as well as the owner of it, the landless lord Yashuman. Although I can't guarantee that the attacker has the same idea as Idris, at least we must worry about it. The point, therefore, is that Idris gives up the possibility of an attack from within the "City of Heaven".And from the very beginning, Idris' task was to lock on the periphery of "Sky City". If Arthurs was assassinated inside "Sky City", it would be the responsibility of the feudal lord, not Idris' fault.Idris concluded that the Avengers and others had seen through Titania's intentions and attempted to use delaying tactics.
"They are really careful, anyway, if you don't have two brushes, you can't play."
Idris Titania pursed his lips and showed a sneer. He thought he was capable of doing things with ease. Just achieving the goal was not enough for him. He wanted to enjoy the whole process to maximize the results and effects. When he led troops, he always held the This kind of thinking.
When he came to a conclusion, relevant information also came from at hand, most of which pointed out that the Avengers dispersed the ships and started operations separately, while Idris asserted:
"Leave them alone, it's just a childish impulse, let them play tricks, keep an eye on Earl Arthurs."
Afterwards, Idris simply hated himself for giving the order.
In fact, Fang Xiuli didn't take Idris seriously at all, which really hurt Idris's self-esteem, even Alex Albert, Chu Shilang, and Zhelixu.In his cognition, Titania except Earl Arthurs is classified as an enemy, and giants like Idris are just individuals of the Titania group.To put it simply, he only knows "whoever stands in my way dies", and he doesn't know anything else.In fact, he didn't even know that the opponent who set the trap was named Idris, he only knew that he was chasing Earl Arthurs. During this period, Dr. Li started his own operation. He led his group to change the course after only a few words with Fang Xiuli. This operation was caught by Titania's intelligence network and passed on to Duke Idris. Dr. Li is twenty-seven years old, one year younger than Fang Xiuli, and the same age as Alex Albert and Chu Shilang among the four Dukes of Titania. Fang Xiuli still doesn't know about this, otherwise he would He doesn't like a person who is younger than him to put on a teacher's face to him, but Dr. Li thinks: "Don't care, because I don't care at all." When taking separate actions with Fang Xiuli, Dr. Li made a statement at the meeting. "Rationality and knowledge are different. Did Sakyamuni understand computers? Could Socrates solve quadratic equations?" Rationality exists at all levels, and controlling knowledge is one of its functions.If rationality does not grow at the same time as knowledge grows, knowledge will start to spin out of control.In the real environment, since nuclear energy, which despises safety, entered the practical stage, human civilization has been stepping towards a state of being out of control step by step, but it has not actually happened yet.Why did Dr. Lee cite this example?Because he wanted everyone to understand that if his words were applied to Titania, it was obvious that the power of Metrodania was about to break free from the control of the Titania center. Although Dr. Li has never mentioned it to anyone, the proposition he made to the research object is not surprising. The title is "How did Titania rise and how did it perish?" In his view, everything from the nucleus of an atom to the universe as a whole is the object of human thinking and research. After all, Titania is also a combination of a group of people, just like the nucleus. If you want to take the demise of Titania as your research target, you must see its demise with your own eyes. If you just sit on the sidelines, Dr. Li may not be able to achieve his wish in this life, so he must use human factors to exert pressure; Probably there will never be another person who is so arrogant and conceited. What Dr. Li hopes for is the early demise of his research subject, Titania.Because the universe is full of ignorance and incompetence, there is nothing to make to defeat Titania, so I have to trouble myself and do it myself.To be honest, he couldn't have imagined that his idea would enter the stage of realization so quickly, but the appearance of Fang Xiuli made him feel the possibility of his ideal coming true, and he found that things became more and more interesting.
"Those scum...!" Lord Arthurs Titania cursed the "Avengers" viciously, and he had every reason to hate them.After being disfigured, she was forced to abandon her beloved mansion and flee to the "City of Heaven", all caused by the gangsters who dared to contradict Titania.Wearing a mask made of organic ceramics on his face, Arthurs endured physical and mental suffering.After that horrific disaster, he never looked in the mirror because he didn't have the courage to look directly at himself, and it was necessary to undergo plastic surgery after returning to "Sky City". Arthurs had already seen through Idris' intentions, at least he thought he had.Idris wanted to throw him to the mob to be hacked to death with vengeance.Not only his brother Zhelixu, but the entire Titania family is hostile to him, and they stand by and watch his demise. No, they should try to urge him to perish. This is too unreasonable. How did he hurt Titania? interests?Can they tolerate their elder brother's licentiousness, but can't they accept themselves?The more he thought about it, the more he didn't understand, Arthurs couldn't help gnashing his teeth. Arthurs thought he had reason to express his dissatisfaction, and the Fourth Duke would really be dumbfounded when he heard this! Arthurs did not fulfill his obligations and responsibilities as a member of Titania, but only enjoyed the privileges. It is no wonder that apart from Zhelish, even Idris could not hide his inner disgust and contempt. Idris always faces the other three dukes with a picky attitude, not only because of his own arrogance, but also because he must motivate himself to climb higher for his family. The reason why he despised the three people who were older than him was because he knew that it would be difficult for him to get in between them, and he, the youngest of the four dukes, must not be left behind.Although it is an unwritten rule to form the so-called "Titania Five Families" including the vassal king, this tradition will continue, and the vassal king holds the power of life and death over the other four families. Idris's father was originally strong and healthy. However, after being seriously injured in a spaceship accident, he spent the rest of his life in a hospital bed. There were seventeen fragments in his body that could not be removed by surgery. At that time, Idris Driss was still young, and it was impossible for him to inherit the family business. In a state where he could not retire, his father endured severe pain and continued to handle the official affairs of Titania. Bearing the name of Titania, he had to accept various requirements, Enduring painful torture is also one of them. When Yashuman allowed Idris to succeed, his father had been tortured beyond human appearance. Seeing his father smoking opium to eliminate the pain, with a tired but completely relaxed dull expression, Idris Dries made up his mind. "I want Titania, which is the whole universe." Driven by a dangerous ambition like an out-of-control atomic furnace, it is now part of his nature, mirroring the abyss of the universe and subtly distorting the future of Titania as a whole. No matter how dissatisfied and disgusted he was with Idris, the only person Arthurs turned to for help was Idris.He sent a communication wave to Idris. Although he put on airs at first, he no longer cared about face.Arthurs sent three calls within an hour to escort his ship, a move that undermined Arthurs' intention to send four ships to distract the enemy. "Arthurs, if you still consider yourself a part of Titania, at least you have to learn how to protect yourself. Do you think you are qualified to be named Titania just by blood?" Ede Rees had a stern attitude. His pride in being a member of the four Dukes of Titania and his own arrogance made him equally strict with others. His reply was: "Try it!" The tone was insincere. It always takes a little work to complete a trap, and Idris is no exception. He ignored Arthurs' request, transferred his fleet away from Arthurs' ship, and opened the information to the public communication wave as if nothing had happened. , needless to say, has been monitored by the Avengers.However, Idris was not omnipotent, and he was not the only one who used the bait. Thirteen armed squads led by Dr. Lee began to attack and snatch the lone Titanian destroyer, using a clever trick and frontal attack. , can be called mixed use or combined use.First of all, ship A disguised as an innocent civilian ship was attacked by ship B and asked for help from the Titania ship. The tariffs collected to ensure the safety of civil aviation are one of Titania's financial resources, so the Titania ship naturally came. Rescue, but encounter encirclement, in the situation of thirteen against one, the situation is settled, and the opponent has no choice but to surrender.So a destroyer of Titania fell into the hands of Dr. Li. If he took this destroyer and pretended to be our side to attack the Earl of Arthurs, then Dr. Li could only be said to be a tactical instructor. In fact, he is not that simple. He used multiple tricks to let Idris Titania know that the "Avengers" had successfully intercepted Titania's destroyer.After the incident, the other party was no longer silent. After receiving the report, Idris thought over and over again, and within a short time he came to the conclusion that the Avengers would definitely board the destroyer and approach Arthur under the pretext of being an escort. Earls' ship and then waiting for an opportunity to attack, so it can be seen that the "Righteous Old Man" is just a cover-up, and the Avengers have boarded the stolen destroyer. This is Idris' conclusion, but he will not act rashly in case there are other secrets . Idris is not stupid, so it takes two or three psychological traps to play with him, and Dr. Li never tires of playing games with him.Finally, on August 1st, Idris summoned a team of 300 ships and hurried to the star field where the robbed destroyer was located.
At 00:50 on August 2, in the star field 28.4 light-years away from "Sky City", the main guns of the "Righteous Old Man" locked on Earl Arthurs' ship "Aurora".If Fang Xiuli was too lazy to use his brain, he could simply destroy the four ships one by one, but one of the rapid communication waves made him believe that Earl Arthurs was hiding on this ship. "Salvo fire from the main gun on the port side!" As soon as the order came out, a white-hot arrow of light blasted through the belly of the "Aurora", and this was only the first blow. Although "Aurora" is equipped with weapons and equipment, it was originally only a passenger ship for welcoming guests, and it needs more than dozens of ships to guard it. The purpose of placing orders is to deceive the eyes and ears of the "enemy". Arthurs' strategy is not wrong , but did not have the perseverance to persevere.If he hadn't sent frequent communications to Idris, Fang Xiuli would not be sure that he would have found his correct location so easily, because there is a safe course in space, and the probability of two spaceships encountering head-on is equal to zero.At this point Arthurs rolled off the over-decorated bed, yelling orders to defend and counterattack. The light spears shot out continuously, and the entire universe became a boiling electronic soup. Compared with the direct battle between large fleets, the soup plate seemed pitifully small, but the concentration of the soup was the same, and the laser light could not penetrate the hull. It was bounced off and burst into colorful light. The "Righteous Old Man" drilled around under the artillery fire of "Aurora", advanced to a close enough distance to fire laser light, and concentrated on attacking greedily. This is what Fang Xiuli, a gunnery officer, insisted on. instruct.Due to the small number of artillery and small firepower of the "Right Old Man", only in this way can the enemy ship be destroyed. For Fang Xiuli, this battle was not exciting at all. A ship-to-ship battle alone was like a child's play. The task of a strategist should be how to lead the fleet to deploy and act. Fighting one by one is definitely not the style of a general.But this time Fang Xiuli did not come to fight as a strategist. He had to take advantage of Idris Titania to break through the trap and quickly dispatched 300 warships to kill Earl Arthurs. The artillery fire concentrated on one point and attacked fiercely.Fang Xiuli personally commanded the gunner, while Captain Cakimir and Miranda piloted the "Righteous Old Man" with ease.
Arthurs hopes that he will remain beautiful until he dies, and he also understands that he cannot keep his youthful beauty forever, so what he wants is a beautiful way of death, without leaving an old and ugly corpse, but such aesthetics cannot be achieved before death Yes, I have no choice but to regard it as my own vain fantasy. Seeing on the screen that half of the soldier's body was blown away by the artillery fire, Arthurs couldn't help vomiting.Due to the mask, all the filth accumulated on the inside. Arthurs couldn't bear the disgusting smell and touch, so he had to take off the mask and asked the attendant to bring a towel to wipe the vomit on his face. Seeing the current face of the master who was once proud of his beauty, the attendants let out screams of horror and disgust, avoiding him as much as possible.The wounded Earl Arthurs was about to yell, when the world in front of him became white-hot, because the engine room of "Aurora" was hit by an enemy missile. Arthurs Titania's wish fulfilled, no one will see his ugly corpse, for his body was torn and ignited by the light wave of the explosion, his young flesh burned to ashes, blending into the surrounding "Aurora" "In the white light ball. For the living, things are not over yet.Duke Idris Titania rushed to attack Dr. Li's team, and the main gun range locked on Dr. Li and others for a while. Unexpectedly, they broke free from the semi-encirclement situation of the Titanian army and fled away at lightning speed. As long as you are alive, you can meet again with the "Righteous Old Man" at Huoxing Bagti. Now you don't have to worry about rendezvous, just escape.In the midst of this tense but comical chase, Arthurs' obituary reached Idris' flagship. Idris's shoulders shook with humiliation, unlike Alex Albert who could forgive his failure, he couldn't laugh it off.So he gave up this stupid pursuit, and when he ordered to return to the "City of Heaven", the blood in his heart was still boiling. "Fang Xiuli, remember clearly! You can be proud now, but it will be your turn to be the loser at the next opening." Fang Xiuli is not a forgetful person, but he doesn't need to understand Idris Titania's anger.After Earl Arthurs Titania's ship turned into an artificial interstellar medium, the "Righteous Old Man" sailed to the route of the planet Baghugh.Miranda slapped Fang Xiuli on the shoulder hard, and handed him a bottle of beer without saying a word, obviously asking him to use the drink to calm his nerves. Immediately afterwards, several cans of beer bottles were thrown into the air. Lenkov, Badgers and others joined hands to catch it. Fang Xiuli heard the cheers of the crowd, but felt no sense of victory in his heart. "I have no objection to co-existing with Titania, but they may not be able to accept it. Next time it will be my turn to be the bad guy." This incident was the end for Arthurs, but it was the beginning for him, and Fang Xiuli knew this in his heart. "I will fight with my life to save those who suffer under Titania." If this remark comes out, Fang Xiuli may be eligible to be included in the "Complete Works of Biographies of Great Youth".But he didn't do it because he didn't have the idea.Now he only feels tired, and at this moment he really wants to lie in the arms of a girl who said "I like you" to him, and he must have a good sleep.A person's bed seems a bit empty, but it's better to catch up on sleep first, because tomorrow when he wakes up, he will face an endless war with Titania.Forget it, that's fine, anyway, it's enough to find the strongest opponent in a fight, this is Fang Xiuli's aesthetic view, knowing how ordinary he was before the age of twenty-five must be hard for him to imagine.In fact, Fang Xiuli has the demeanor of ordinary and kind people, but he was exhausted in a series of processes after he survived the asylum in Titania and joined the Arya urban fleet.According to the principle that peeling off the surface reveals the essence, Fang Xiuli did not transform, but returned to his own nature.Regardless of whether Fang Xiuli is awakened or not, in short, he has become an unforgivable enemy of Titania, and they will definitely try their best to kill him. "Shuli, the enemy of Titania!" In this way, doesn't it mean that he, a merchant marine clerk who can't stand up, is also in his early days?Fang Xiuli scratched the carrot's hair with one hand, picked up the beer with the other hand and poured it down. He stepped on the frighteningly fast moving walkway, and he couldn't turn back.
"Sky City" received the obituary of Earl Arthurs almost at the same time as Duke Idris, and the two dukes were talking in the observation room dedicated to the fourth duke. "I heard that Fang Xiuli broke through the trap set by Sir Idris." After Alex Albert finished speaking, he looked at his cousin with deep eyes. "Chu Shilangqing seems to have expected this kind of ending long ago. From just now to now, I can only see that your expression is calm." "No, that's not the case." Chu Shilang responded briefly, and mentioning predictions or expectations reminded him of the unpleasant conversation with the vassal king Ya Shuman.Of course, Alex Albert is not Arman, he just wants to avoid talking about this kind of content as much as possible, so he deliberately changed the topic. "Sir Idris must be very upset." "That's right, he's not the kind of person who can laugh off failure." Alex Albert's tone was flat, stating the facts without sarcasm. "I'm afraid that in the future Idris will try to get rid of Fang Xiuli under the guise of public welfare. He is not a cheap lamp. Although Fang Xiuli escaped by chance, his living space will become more and more narrow from now on." Chu Shilang agreed with Alex Albert's opinion, but a thought suddenly came to his mind: It would be a pity if someone like Fang Xiuli fell into the hands of Idris.As the vassal king said earlier, this man who once defeated Alex Albert and defeated Idris is likely to become a major threat to Titania. Are you also looking forward to the demise of Titania?This question was immediately answered in the negative.No, he doesn't want Titania to perish, but he understands that Titania is already on the verge of perishing. Isn't the loser in "Hearing the Sigh of the Loser" referring to Titania herself?Repeated battles and repeated victories have created Titania's prosperity today, and once it fails, there is only one way to perish.The law of the jungle is the only law of human society. If Titania represents human beings, it will be an inevitable and legitimate result for stronger enemies to defeat Titania in the future.However, for the survival of Titania, for Chu Shilang, fighting against the enemy is an inevitable and legitimate development.Chu Shilang imagined an enemy he had never seen before, and his thoughts fell into the abyss of distant time and space.
In the 446th year of the star calendar, the "Age of Titania" is still going on, and most people can't imagine that this era will end one day.
In fact, Fang Xiuli didn't take Idris seriously at all, which really hurt Idris's self-esteem, even Alex Albert, Chu Shilang, and Zhelixu.In his cognition, Titania except Earl Arthurs is classified as an enemy, and giants like Idris are just individuals of the Titania group.To put it simply, he only knows "whoever stands in my way dies", and he doesn't know anything else.In fact, he didn't even know that the opponent who set the trap was named Idris, he only knew that he was chasing Earl Arthurs. During this period, Dr. Li started his own operation. He led his group to change the course after only a few words with Fang Xiuli. This operation was caught by Titania's intelligence network and passed on to Duke Idris. Dr. Li is twenty-seven years old, one year younger than Fang Xiuli, and the same age as Alex Albert and Chu Shilang among the four Dukes of Titania. Fang Xiuli still doesn't know about this, otherwise he would He doesn't like a person who is younger than him to put on a teacher's face to him, but Dr. Li thinks: "Don't care, because I don't care at all." When taking separate actions with Fang Xiuli, Dr. Li made a statement at the meeting. "Rationality and knowledge are different. Did Sakyamuni understand computers? Could Socrates solve quadratic equations?" Rationality exists at all levels, and controlling knowledge is one of its functions.If rationality does not grow at the same time as knowledge grows, knowledge will start to spin out of control.In the real environment, since nuclear energy, which despises safety, entered the practical stage, human civilization has been stepping towards a state of being out of control step by step, but it has not actually happened yet.Why did Dr. Lee cite this example?Because he wanted everyone to understand that if his words were applied to Titania, it was obvious that the power of Metrodania was about to break free from the control of the Titania center. Although Dr. Li has never mentioned it to anyone, the proposition he made to the research object is not surprising. The title is "How did Titania rise and how did it perish?" In his view, everything from the nucleus of an atom to the universe as a whole is the object of human thinking and research. After all, Titania is also a combination of a group of people, just like the nucleus. If you want to take the demise of Titania as your research target, you must see its demise with your own eyes. If you just sit on the sidelines, Dr. Li may not be able to achieve his wish in this life, so he must use human factors to exert pressure; Probably there will never be another person who is so arrogant and conceited. What Dr. Li hopes for is the early demise of his research subject, Titania.Because the universe is full of ignorance and incompetence, there is nothing to make to defeat Titania, so I have to trouble myself and do it myself.To be honest, he couldn't have imagined that his idea would enter the stage of realization so quickly, but the appearance of Fang Xiuli made him feel the possibility of his ideal coming true, and he found that things became more and more interesting.
"Those scum...!" Lord Arthurs Titania cursed the "Avengers" viciously, and he had every reason to hate them.After being disfigured, she was forced to abandon her beloved mansion and flee to the "City of Heaven", all caused by the gangsters who dared to contradict Titania.Wearing a mask made of organic ceramics on his face, Arthurs endured physical and mental suffering.After that horrific disaster, he never looked in the mirror because he didn't have the courage to look directly at himself, and it was necessary to undergo plastic surgery after returning to "Sky City". Arthurs had already seen through Idris' intentions, at least he thought he had.Idris wanted to throw him to the mob to be hacked to death with vengeance.Not only his brother Zhelixu, but the entire Titania family is hostile to him, and they stand by and watch his demise. No, they should try to urge him to perish. This is too unreasonable. How did he hurt Titania? interests?Can they tolerate their elder brother's licentiousness, but can't they accept themselves?The more he thought about it, the more he didn't understand, Arthurs couldn't help gnashing his teeth. Arthurs thought he had reason to express his dissatisfaction, and the Fourth Duke would really be dumbfounded when he heard this! Arthurs did not fulfill his obligations and responsibilities as a member of Titania, but only enjoyed the privileges. It is no wonder that apart from Zhelish, even Idris could not hide his inner disgust and contempt. Idris always faces the other three dukes with a picky attitude, not only because of his own arrogance, but also because he must motivate himself to climb higher for his family. The reason why he despised the three people who were older than him was because he knew that it would be difficult for him to get in between them, and he, the youngest of the four dukes, must not be left behind.Although it is an unwritten rule to form the so-called "Titania Five Families" including the vassal king, this tradition will continue, and the vassal king holds the power of life and death over the other four families. Idris's father was originally strong and healthy. However, after being seriously injured in a spaceship accident, he spent the rest of his life in a hospital bed. There were seventeen fragments in his body that could not be removed by surgery. At that time, Idris Driss was still young, and it was impossible for him to inherit the family business. In a state where he could not retire, his father endured severe pain and continued to handle the official affairs of Titania. Bearing the name of Titania, he had to accept various requirements, Enduring painful torture is also one of them. When Yashuman allowed Idris to succeed, his father had been tortured beyond human appearance. Seeing his father smoking opium to eliminate the pain, with a tired but completely relaxed dull expression, Idris Dries made up his mind. "I want Titania, which is the whole universe." Driven by a dangerous ambition like an out-of-control atomic furnace, it is now part of his nature, mirroring the abyss of the universe and subtly distorting the future of Titania as a whole. No matter how dissatisfied and disgusted he was with Idris, the only person Arthurs turned to for help was Idris.He sent a communication wave to Idris. Although he put on airs at first, he no longer cared about face.Arthurs sent three calls within an hour to escort his ship, a move that undermined Arthurs' intention to send four ships to distract the enemy. "Arthurs, if you still consider yourself a part of Titania, at least you have to learn how to protect yourself. Do you think you are qualified to be named Titania just by blood?" Ede Rees had a stern attitude. His pride in being a member of the four Dukes of Titania and his own arrogance made him equally strict with others. His reply was: "Try it!" The tone was insincere. It always takes a little work to complete a trap, and Idris is no exception. He ignored Arthurs' request, transferred his fleet away from Arthurs' ship, and opened the information to the public communication wave as if nothing had happened. , needless to say, has been monitored by the Avengers.However, Idris was not omnipotent, and he was not the only one who used the bait. Thirteen armed squads led by Dr. Lee began to attack and snatch the lone Titanian destroyer, using a clever trick and frontal attack. , can be called mixed use or combined use.First of all, ship A disguised as an innocent civilian ship was attacked by ship B and asked for help from the Titania ship. The tariffs collected to ensure the safety of civil aviation are one of Titania's financial resources, so the Titania ship naturally came. Rescue, but encounter encirclement, in the situation of thirteen against one, the situation is settled, and the opponent has no choice but to surrender.So a destroyer of Titania fell into the hands of Dr. Li. If he took this destroyer and pretended to be our side to attack the Earl of Arthurs, then Dr. Li could only be said to be a tactical instructor. In fact, he is not that simple. He used multiple tricks to let Idris Titania know that the "Avengers" had successfully intercepted Titania's destroyer.After the incident, the other party was no longer silent. After receiving the report, Idris thought over and over again, and within a short time he came to the conclusion that the Avengers would definitely board the destroyer and approach Arthur under the pretext of being an escort. Earls' ship and then waiting for an opportunity to attack, so it can be seen that the "Righteous Old Man" is just a cover-up, and the Avengers have boarded the stolen destroyer. This is Idris' conclusion, but he will not act rashly in case there are other secrets . Idris is not stupid, so it takes two or three psychological traps to play with him, and Dr. Li never tires of playing games with him.Finally, on August 1st, Idris summoned a team of 300 ships and hurried to the star field where the robbed destroyer was located.
At 00:50 on August 2, in the star field 28.4 light-years away from "Sky City", the main guns of the "Righteous Old Man" locked on Earl Arthurs' ship "Aurora".If Fang Xiuli was too lazy to use his brain, he could simply destroy the four ships one by one, but one of the rapid communication waves made him believe that Earl Arthurs was hiding on this ship. "Salvo fire from the main gun on the port side!" As soon as the order came out, a white-hot arrow of light blasted through the belly of the "Aurora", and this was only the first blow. Although "Aurora" is equipped with weapons and equipment, it was originally only a passenger ship for welcoming guests, and it needs more than dozens of ships to guard it. The purpose of placing orders is to deceive the eyes and ears of the "enemy". Arthurs' strategy is not wrong , but did not have the perseverance to persevere.If he hadn't sent frequent communications to Idris, Fang Xiuli would not be sure that he would have found his correct location so easily, because there is a safe course in space, and the probability of two spaceships encountering head-on is equal to zero.At this point Arthurs rolled off the over-decorated bed, yelling orders to defend and counterattack. The light spears shot out continuously, and the entire universe became a boiling electronic soup. Compared with the direct battle between large fleets, the soup plate seemed pitifully small, but the concentration of the soup was the same, and the laser light could not penetrate the hull. It was bounced off and burst into colorful light. The "Righteous Old Man" drilled around under the artillery fire of "Aurora", advanced to a close enough distance to fire laser light, and concentrated on attacking greedily. This is what Fang Xiuli, a gunnery officer, insisted on. instruct.Due to the small number of artillery and small firepower of the "Right Old Man", only in this way can the enemy ship be destroyed. For Fang Xiuli, this battle was not exciting at all. A ship-to-ship battle alone was like a child's play. The task of a strategist should be how to lead the fleet to deploy and act. Fighting one by one is definitely not the style of a general.But this time Fang Xiuli did not come to fight as a strategist. He had to take advantage of Idris Titania to break through the trap and quickly dispatched 300 warships to kill Earl Arthurs. The artillery fire concentrated on one point and attacked fiercely.Fang Xiuli personally commanded the gunner, while Captain Cakimir and Miranda piloted the "Righteous Old Man" with ease.
Arthurs hopes that he will remain beautiful until he dies, and he also understands that he cannot keep his youthful beauty forever, so what he wants is a beautiful way of death, without leaving an old and ugly corpse, but such aesthetics cannot be achieved before death Yes, I have no choice but to regard it as my own vain fantasy. Seeing on the screen that half of the soldier's body was blown away by the artillery fire, Arthurs couldn't help vomiting.Due to the mask, all the filth accumulated on the inside. Arthurs couldn't bear the disgusting smell and touch, so he had to take off the mask and asked the attendant to bring a towel to wipe the vomit on his face. Seeing the current face of the master who was once proud of his beauty, the attendants let out screams of horror and disgust, avoiding him as much as possible.The wounded Earl Arthurs was about to yell, when the world in front of him became white-hot, because the engine room of "Aurora" was hit by an enemy missile. Arthurs Titania's wish fulfilled, no one will see his ugly corpse, for his body was torn and ignited by the light wave of the explosion, his young flesh burned to ashes, blending into the surrounding "Aurora" "In the white light ball. For the living, things are not over yet.Duke Idris Titania rushed to attack Dr. Li's team, and the main gun range locked on Dr. Li and others for a while. Unexpectedly, they broke free from the semi-encirclement situation of the Titanian army and fled away at lightning speed. As long as you are alive, you can meet again with the "Righteous Old Man" at Huoxing Bagti. Now you don't have to worry about rendezvous, just escape.In the midst of this tense but comical chase, Arthurs' obituary reached Idris' flagship. Idris's shoulders shook with humiliation, unlike Alex Albert who could forgive his failure, he couldn't laugh it off.So he gave up this stupid pursuit, and when he ordered to return to the "City of Heaven", the blood in his heart was still boiling. "Fang Xiuli, remember clearly! You can be proud now, but it will be your turn to be the loser at the next opening." Fang Xiuli is not a forgetful person, but he doesn't need to understand Idris Titania's anger.After Earl Arthurs Titania's ship turned into an artificial interstellar medium, the "Righteous Old Man" sailed to the route of the planet Baghugh.Miranda slapped Fang Xiuli on the shoulder hard, and handed him a bottle of beer without saying a word, obviously asking him to use the drink to calm his nerves. Immediately afterwards, several cans of beer bottles were thrown into the air. Lenkov, Badgers and others joined hands to catch it. Fang Xiuli heard the cheers of the crowd, but felt no sense of victory in his heart. "I have no objection to co-existing with Titania, but they may not be able to accept it. Next time it will be my turn to be the bad guy." This incident was the end for Arthurs, but it was the beginning for him, and Fang Xiuli knew this in his heart. "I will fight with my life to save those who suffer under Titania." If this remark comes out, Fang Xiuli may be eligible to be included in the "Complete Works of Biographies of Great Youth".But he didn't do it because he didn't have the idea.Now he only feels tired, and at this moment he really wants to lie in the arms of a girl who said "I like you" to him, and he must have a good sleep.A person's bed seems a bit empty, but it's better to catch up on sleep first, because tomorrow when he wakes up, he will face an endless war with Titania.Forget it, that's fine, anyway, it's enough to find the strongest opponent in a fight, this is Fang Xiuli's aesthetic view, knowing how ordinary he was before the age of twenty-five must be hard for him to imagine.In fact, Fang Xiuli has the demeanor of ordinary and kind people, but he was exhausted in a series of processes after he survived the asylum in Titania and joined the Arya urban fleet.According to the principle that peeling off the surface reveals the essence, Fang Xiuli did not transform, but returned to his own nature.Regardless of whether Fang Xiuli is awakened or not, in short, he has become an unforgivable enemy of Titania, and they will definitely try their best to kill him. "Shuli, the enemy of Titania!" In this way, doesn't it mean that he, a merchant marine clerk who can't stand up, is also in his early days?Fang Xiuli scratched the carrot's hair with one hand, picked up the beer with the other hand and poured it down. He stepped on the frighteningly fast moving walkway, and he couldn't turn back.
"Sky City" received the obituary of Earl Arthurs almost at the same time as Duke Idris, and the two dukes were talking in the observation room dedicated to the fourth duke. "I heard that Fang Xiuli broke through the trap set by Sir Idris." After Alex Albert finished speaking, he looked at his cousin with deep eyes. "Chu Shilangqing seems to have expected this kind of ending long ago. From just now to now, I can only see that your expression is calm." "No, that's not the case." Chu Shilang responded briefly, and mentioning predictions or expectations reminded him of the unpleasant conversation with the vassal king Ya Shuman.Of course, Alex Albert is not Arman, he just wants to avoid talking about this kind of content as much as possible, so he deliberately changed the topic. "Sir Idris must be very upset." "That's right, he's not the kind of person who can laugh off failure." Alex Albert's tone was flat, stating the facts without sarcasm. "I'm afraid that in the future Idris will try to get rid of Fang Xiuli under the guise of public welfare. He is not a cheap lamp. Although Fang Xiuli escaped by chance, his living space will become more and more narrow from now on." Chu Shilang agreed with Alex Albert's opinion, but a thought suddenly came to his mind: It would be a pity if someone like Fang Xiuli fell into the hands of Idris.As the vassal king said earlier, this man who once defeated Alex Albert and defeated Idris is likely to become a major threat to Titania. Are you also looking forward to the demise of Titania?This question was immediately answered in the negative.No, he doesn't want Titania to perish, but he understands that Titania is already on the verge of perishing. Isn't the loser in "Hearing the Sigh of the Loser" referring to Titania herself?Repeated battles and repeated victories have created Titania's prosperity today, and once it fails, there is only one way to perish.The law of the jungle is the only law of human society. If Titania represents human beings, it will be an inevitable and legitimate result for stronger enemies to defeat Titania in the future.However, for the survival of Titania, for Chu Shilang, fighting against the enemy is an inevitable and legitimate development.Chu Shilang imagined an enemy he had never seen before, and his thoughts fell into the abyss of distant time and space.
In the 446th year of the star calendar, the "Age of Titania" is still going on, and most people can't imagine that this era will end one day.