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For the next few days on the way to Luobing, Lucas taught Luo Ran how to operate Lion One.

Luo Ran was a fast learner, and their spiritual forces and pheromones had a high degree of compatibility, so it was not difficult to operate. Now, Luo Ran could also make Lion One walk and fly circles around the practice room with Lucas.

The purpose of piloting a mecha with two people was not to have fun, but actually to make the mecha sharper and more flexible. After all, a two-person mecha had more energy, and the more power the mecha could burn like oil, the better.

And it was not just good for the mecha, but good for Lucas as well.

It took a lot of spiritual power to move a big guy like Lion One, and was beyond what ordinary people could do. One could naturally imagine how big it was. So if Luo Ran could come and help Lucas share the energy consumption, it was naturally better.

In short, both of them were spiritually injured people, and they could help each other.

This caused Luo Ran to belatedly realize something.

—Lucas was willing to fight side by side with him on the battlefield.

Perhaps because of their decision to be together, Lucas had a different attitude from the past, when he wanted to protect Luo Ran and prevent him from stepping onto the battlefield. He was willing to let Luo Ran share the mecha that helped him win and survive on the battlefield, and willing to face the outcomes and discuss strategies with him.

This made Luo Ran feel that he and Lucas were equal. His identity as an Omega allowed Lucas to protect and cherish him, but did not negate his ability.

Just as the battleship was about to land, shocking news came from the capital.

— The king had died of illness.

The king had been absent from politics for several years due to his terminal illness, and since last year, he couldn’t hold on and was bedridden. Now, he had passed away completely.

The First Prince and the Second Prince had always shared government affairs, so there were no problems, but this meant that an election was coming.

The First and Second Princes, including their supporters, began intensive publicity and speeches, and wasted no time listing and praising every good thing they had done in their lives.

However, in the previous Te City Meteor Shower disaster, the fact that the Second Prince went to the front lines in person was also dug up. This left a good impression on the public, and the balance slightly shifted toward the Second Prince.

After all, although the First Prince pushed the embezzlement of public funds onto Cyril, Yuan Han’s case had not been closed yet, and he was covered in controversy. Therefore, after years of operations, the victory that should have been properly his was now in jeopardy, and the number of votes dropped by a lot.

The capital could be said to be very lively at present.

“Are you sure?”

The tall, thin man frowned and said: “Your Highness, do you really want to end the partnership with Huntsman?”

“Yes.” First Prince Zhou Mingyu nodded.

The tall, thin man in front of him was Zhou Mingyu’s new secretary – smart, knowledgeable about current affairs, and obedient.

“But……”

“Not buts.” Zhou Mingyu lightly twirled the pen in his hand and said: “Now is the critical moment. As long as I take office, what I can’t do at that time should not be done now.”

The government agencies and Lucas were still investigating him closely at this time, and Yuan Han’s case was not over yet. It was too dangerous.

He could no longer be involved with the star pirates.

The star pirates were unwilling to end the cooperative agreement between them and insisted on taking over the factory. That was no problem. He had sponsored the raw materials and operating funds for the star pirates to make Meteor Showers and medicine, so he could cut off the supply directly and see if they left or not at that time.

Zhou Mingyu scoffed coldly: “I am the leader of the Empire, and the leader of the partnership with the star pirates. When do I answer to them?”

He had his dignity as the eldest son of the royal family, and also looked down on those rogues. Being squeezed and hard-pressed by the star pirates these days, Zhou Mingyu was dissatisfied from the bottom of his heart.

The secretary hesitated, then nodded and said: “Yes.”

There were only two weeks until the official election. He just had to get through these two weeks.

But as for the chaos in the capital, it didn’t impact Lucas and Luo Ran for the time being. They had more important things to do at the moment.

They arrived at Luobing, at the border of Xingyue City, where the battle was currently underway. Mu Yuan brought his battleship for the hand-over.

The situation had improved at the time of Lucas’s return to the capital, and he would only leave once the dust settled.

In essence, he had come back to finish the last battle with Mu Yuan.

But seeing Mu Yuan’s grim expression, Lucas said with a frown: “Is something wrong?”

“It was my mistake.”

Mu Yuan said in a low voice: “I didn’t expect the star pirates to have a secret plan. The common people outside Xingyue City were taken away, and in order to retrieve the hostages, we were forced to give up trying to get the UNK back from the star pirates.”

“But even though we gave up the UNK to save the common people, there are still sixty-one farmers who have not been rescued successfully. The star pirates have probably guessed that we would save those people, so they fled in different directions with the UNK and the hostages.”

Luo Ran frowned and asked: “UNK?”

Hadn’t the UNK mines been bombarded before? How could there still be UNK?

Mu Yuan said: “I am also unclear, but the star pirates did get UNK from Luobing. We only confirmed this yesterday. The star pirate battleships indeed have UNK.”

Luo Ran lowered his head and pondered.

This was too strange…..

Could it be that the star pirates discovered a new UNK mine in some corner of Luobing?

The Empire knew nothing of this matter.

The group of people went to the battleship control room while talking. Lucas glanced around and said: “Choose one.”

This starry sky was full of wormholes and nebulae. There was no way for the Empire to divide the army in two halves, so they could only make one choice.

If they went east to give chase and snatch the UNK back, they would have to give up the common people.

If they went west, the hostages may be rescued, but the UNK would certainly be taken away.

“Yes.” Mu Yuan nodded solemnly. “Imperial Headquarters also sent me a warning. I lost the UNK because of my previous choices. Now, they have ordered us to recover the UNK quickly.”

Lucas sneered: “Correction, it is the First Prince, not the Empire.”

After all, that was the UNK that the First Prince was anxiously longing for.

Mu Yuan said in a low voice: “As a soldier, my instinct is to save the hostages. If I had to choose, I would save them right now, but the UNK is worth a lot indeed…..and there are only sixty-one hostages now……”

Mu Yuan’s intention was to hand the decision over to Lucas.

But Lucas didn’t have the slightest entanglement. He rolled his eyes and said to Mu Yuan: “You’ve already said it. What are you?”

“A soldier.”

“So am I, so let’s act!”

Lucas strode back to the mecha.

Mu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to the adjutant beside him: “Have the battleship and the brigade go west at full speed!”

“Yes……!”

The adjutant couldn’t help but say: “Then the UNK…..?”

Luo Ran said: “Don’t worry, the Admiral has his own decisions and arrangements.”

“Yes!”

Boom—

The universe was lit with cannon fire.

The battleship quickly caught up with the target, and Luo Ran and Lucas sat together in the mecha. Lucas wrapped his big palm around Luo Ran’s slender hand. He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: “It’s Secretary Luo’s first expedition. How does it feel?”

It was the first time Luo Ran had actually used a mecha on the battlefield.

Luo Ran paused for a moment, then said without blushing: “The Admiral will guide me.”

“Heh.”

Lucas rubbed the top of Luo Ran’s hair and said: “Let’s go!”

It appeared cumbersome, but under the control of two masters, Lion One, which was more sensitive than an aircraft, took off from the battleship and rushed into the vast universe.

On the battlefield, all Imperial warships and mechas must follow and obey Lion One.

“Form up and surround the star pirates!” Lucas looked forward. “Target the main battleship where the hostages are located. Don’t get distracted by fighting, and don’t give chase!”

Lion One was still being controlled by Lucas, and Luo Ran was only sharing the burden as a provider of spiritual power, following Lucas’s spiritual trajectory to assist him.

The Imperial Army coordinated with the Luobing Army to form a solid encirclement so that the star pirates couldn’t escape, then slowly narrowed the circle, encroaching step by step.

The formation changed, and the gap made by the star pirates was swiftly filled.

Cooperating with Lucas to control Lion One, only then did Luo Ran intuitively feel Lucas’s ability to control and predict the battle situation.

Many times, Luo Ran didn’t understand Lion One’s trajectory, and didn’t understand Lucas’s intentions until he saw it later.

Lucas was only one person, but he could judge which methods, weapons, and teams should be used by the soldiers on the battlefield in order to achieve victory.

Another wave of artillery fire aimed at Lion One, and the lion nimbly dodged.

Now they were very close to the main battleship where the hostages were.

Lucas said in a low voice: “Luo Ran, concentrate and sit tight.”

“Okay.”

Luo Ran gripped the armrests tightly.

“Wrong.” Lucas put Luo Ran’s hand on his waist.

Luo Ran paused, then chuckled.

Lucas said on the mic: “Lao Wang, Freeman, get ready. Center on me, coordinates z4y7.”

Boom—

Boom—

Then, an unforgettably splendid scene appeared in the universe.

Two teams could be seen lining up in two circles with Lion One at the center.

Then Lion One launched the first shot, and they came one after another.

When Lion One finished launching, it moved at full speed.

Wherever the lion went, the mechas would fire immediately after.

Lion One was like the conductor of a band, directing them one by one to fire wherever it went.

However, the lion didn’t attack at random. Instead, according to the formation of troops and the position of the warships on the opposite side, it destroyed them one by one. The speed was so fast that the continuous artillery fire completely overwhelmed the opponents.

The Empire had principles, and would not manufacture destructive weapons like Meteor Showers, and prohibited other planets and countries from making them.

But in the same way, after knowing that the Meteor Showers had reappeared, Lucas had also thought of many ways to contend with them.

Among them was this.

After rehearsing it before, Lucas had asked Luo Ran to name it.

It was called Kaleidoscope.

They fired one after another in a circle, and before the enemy had time to react, and countless people came together to form the muzzle of a giant gun.

Bang, bang—

The star pirates were defeated one by one.

In the end, the defenses around the main battleship were defeated, and the team rushed forward to rescue the hostages.

In the splendid artillery fire, Lucas turned his head and saw it flickering across Luo Ran’s face.

Everyone outside was shouting victoriously and cheering.

Lucas knew that the enemy could see him and Luo Ran, and that Huntsman was watching.

Lucas lifted his eyebrows and grabbed Luo Ran’s collar.

They kissed in the firelight.

The shouting and cheering outside seemed to grow louder.

. . . . . . .

That night, the Starnet exploded.

[Frontline News] The battle has been won! The Xingyue City hostages have all been saved! The Admiral is the best!

[Empire Next Generation News] The Admiral and the Secretary kissed in the mecha! A demonstration of love to the opposite side!

XXXX: Aaaaaah, oh my god, it’s so sweet! Such a sweet, wonderful love! The love between the Admiral and the Secretary is a ray of warmth and sunshine in this continuous war and the turmoil in the capital, ah! Wuwuwu, a wonderful love.

XXXX: Congratulations, Admiral! Ahhh @Admiral Lucas must be so excited! Hehehe, it’s rare to kiss the little secretary’s mouth, is it tasty? What a wonderful love!

XXXX: …..Sister upstairs, you accidentally @’d the official account.

XXXX: ……Fuck.

XXXX: Don’t panic, sister. The official account doesn’t read these comments.

Five minutes later.

@Lucas: One, it’s tasty. Two, it’s not rare.

Five more minutes.

@Lucas: I would like to inform you that we are together, and we kiss every day.

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……

It was heated before, but after the official announcement……

The Starnet went down.

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