Chapter 289
Regarding Lu Gui's statement that Mona had taken a fancy to him, Zhen Hu naturally had to refute it.

After refuting, Zhen Hu also explained to Lu Gui that Mona had never experienced true family affection before, which had twisted her personality. The unique fondness she had for him was simply because he had shown her sincere kindness.

"It's important not to twist some beautiful acts of kindness into lustful feelings of love between a man and a woman in this world."

Zhen Hu shook his head. Afterwards, Zhen Hu also recounted the final direction of Mona's story in the game.

He helped clarify that Mona was not inherently antisocial.

Now, Lu Gui combined what he had heard from Mingmei about the original plot, and even if he still felt that what Mona had done before was wrong, he didn't know how to voice his blame.

Originally, she shouldn't have become like that.

"Her matter, the clarification, is it true?" After thinking for a long time, Lu Gui asked with a complicated expression.

"Probably," Zhen Hu scratched his head and said, "Her father seems to have died in this war too. It seems they said that according to his wishes, the game company will reveal what happened back then."

"This war..."

Speaking of this, Lu Gui's heart also sank. No one had expected the Zerg to attack so ferociously this time, and Xing Wang was filled with heated debates about it.

There was even a theory that humans, due to the excessive hostility of some fanatical warmongers towards the Zerg, had caused the Zerg to feel threatened, leading them to retaliate.

...

"Bullshit!"

After finally getting some rest, Mingmei was dragged out of school by Lu Xiaoyao to experience a Hua Lan Star-style foot soak at a private wellness club.

In recent years, many things from Hua Lan Star have become popular among the people of the interstellar world.

Yesterday, they had just left the game and went to the plaza to attend a mourning ceremony for the graduates of the Central Military Academy who had sacrificed in the battle.

The photos of those senior students who graduated as excellent students were placed in the most central position, and the names, graduation years, and majors of other senior students who had sacrificed in this battle were constantly scrolling on a nearby machine.

Even though it was already very late, when they arrived, many students were still standing in the square, and even many teachers were present.

Mingmei had some trouble sleeping after attending the gathering last night.

What happened in the game was one part, and what happened in reality was another.

Both were making it hard for her to sleep.

Although the two things were different in nature, the Zerg were involved in both.

This morning, Mingmei, whose mental state was not good, left the school with Lu Xiaoyao, who was also in a bad mental state. They relaxed in the secluded private room, soaking their feet while lying in comfortable recliners.

Oh, Mingmei was planning to close her eyes and rest, and it would be even better if she could fall asleep. Unfortunately, Lu Xiaoyao's sudden outburst was something she hadn't expected.

"What's wrong?"

Mingmei suddenly opened her eyes and turned her head, only to see Lu Xiaoyao looking angry, as if she wanted to curse a few more times.

"What the hell are these things being said online! Saying that humans and the Zerg didn't have as many wars a hundred years ago, and that the increased fighting on the border between humans and the Zerg in recent decades, as well as the unforgettable battles with heavy casualties, were all because the warmongers in the military had been provoking and stimulating the Zerg, forcing them to take excessive actions...

Bullshit! I've only seen people from different star regions bootlicking other star regions, but I've never seen anyone bootlicking the Zerg!"

Lu Xiaoyao almost exploded when she saw this kind of disgusting talk that blamed their own people and was overly sanctimonious!

"Are these accounts real?" Mingmei subconsciously wondered if this was another Zerg spy speaking out among humans.

"They're real, and they even have IPs! You can tell at a glance that they're people from non-marginal stars in the interstellar world who are so full that their brains are full of mush.

People who haven't lived on the marginal stars wouldn't know how much the marginal stars suffer from the Zerg. They're the only ones who think that the wars between humans and the Zerg were fewer a hundred years ago...

When my grandfather was young, he was basically fighting outside for decades. Did they repel the Zerg step by step, giving them the illusion of peace a hundred years ago?"

"So, in recent years, after people like Marshal Lu and Marshal Wang from the Third Army retired, the military deployment against the Zerg has been shrinking? Only defending and not attacking?"

Listening to Lu Xiaoyao's words, Mingmei suddenly realized that the empire's attitude towards the Zerg seemed to have changed in recent centuries.

"I'm not too sure about this. I just overheard some of the things my grandfather said to my brother a while ago.

It's not that the empire wants to keep passively taking a beating, but... in recent decades, the empire's new generation has declined too much.

Many geniuses who had not yet grown up have fallen prematurely, and accidents have also been constantly happening to the heirs of various families. There are geniuses who can lead, like your brother, like Hu Yue, but they are too rare.

Moreover, a war cannot be decided by a single super-strong person.

How big is the entire interstellar world? The major legions can't even replenish their numbers with the recruits from the military academies every year. They also have to send people to recruit from their respective star regions. How many people sacrifice in each battle, and how many suitable people are there for each position?

Therefore, the empire's strategy towards the Zerg has been shrinking in recent years, so that the talents they have spent so much effort to cultivate will not suddenly disappear."

Lu Xiaoyao was shocked when she overheard her grandfather explaining this to Lu Gui.

You don't know until you count, but once you count, you realize that too many people have sacrificed in recent years. In addition to ordinary soldiers, the number of those with military ranks or those with strength who have sacrificed is also countless.

Her father, the fathers of the little brothers next door, and even many of her classmates at school had family members who had come from military academies.

Like Zhen Hu's father, Yuan Fang's parents, and Wang Wenfei's older sister, all sacrificed in the war against the Zerg.

"These people clearly don't understand anything and are still pointing fingers. Ha? The Zerg are pitiful? Aren't those star citizens who live on the marginal stars and have been harassed by the Zerg since birth, and the soldiers who sacrificed to protect the safety of the interstellar people pitiful? .oΓg

Trashy sympathy for the things that crawl all over the universe instead of their own people, yue!"

Lu Xiaoyao's eyes turned red with anger. Mingmei frowned, also disliking the people she described. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Lu Xiaoyao suddenly laugh out loud, then she stepped off the floor with her legs still wet, rushed in front of her, and hugged her before Mingmei could react.

Mingmei: ??

Lu Xiaoyao: "Wow! Meimei! General Mei Qiu is so amazing! Your brother is so awesome!"

While holding Mingmei tightly, using her chest, which was slightly more undulating than an airport, to give Mingmei a suffocating blow, Mingmei was about to roll her eyes when she heard her words!

Mingmei: "Ugh! Ugh!" (Let go!!!)

Lu Xiaoyao stared at Guangnao, and said in an admiring tone: "God, he's really, I like this sarcasm so much!"

Mingmei: "Ugh! Ugh!" (Let go!!!)

Lu Xiaoyao: "What do you mean, 'Please forgive me for my low quality, my quality does not represent the collective quality of the Hua Lan Star Region, hahahahahahahaha #crying! It turns out that the Zerg sacrificed so much because they also have things to protect…#' This 'hahahahaha!' is just amazing!"

Enough is enough.

Before Lu Xiaoyao could laugh her head off, Mingmei, on the verge of being suffocated, directly picked up Lu Xiaoyao, who was standing in front of her recliner and performing "flat chest kill" on her, and gave her a bear hug.