"But I heard from my sister that Lieutenant General Hu often leads everyone to suppress bandits and kill Zerg," another student, a square-faced boy, said, disagreeing with Hu Yue's statement that the Sixth Army garrison area was very safe. "My sister is also in the Sixth Army. Every time she has a video call with our family, she's either suppressing bandits or has just finished fighting the Zerg."

"Oh? Then your sister must be very strong."

Hu Yue raised an eyebrow, intrigued, rather than refuting the other party's description, and asked, "The stronger you are in the Sixth Army, the busier you are. Their battle locations are not limited to the Sixth Army garrison area. Could it be that your sister always tells you that she's fighting in the Canglan Star Region?"

The other party fell silent after this question.

It seemed that she really didn't.

"Oh? Is there such a saying?"

Lu Xiaoyao and the others looked at Hu Yue, who meant no less than "With great power comes great responsibility."

Others had the same idea, but Mingmei's eyes flickered for a moment.

In that instant, she didn't really want to bring out her mecha.

She could directly translate what Hu Yue said—"Your sister must be good at causing trouble, and has the ability to cause trouble. That's why she often goes out to cause trouble."

Mingmei couldn't do that; she was a salted fish.

So, it was better not to be so capable ╮(￣▽￣"")╭

She knew what her mecha was like; she was afraid that the "brothers" of the Sixth Army would directly carry her around everywhere.

Others might not be able to do it, but Mingmei's intuition told her that the Sixth Army could.

"Yes, my sister is of course very powerful! She's an excellent graduate of the Third Military Academy! She said the Sixth Army is simply her dream team!"

The boy said with adoration and longing when he mentioned his sister, "I'm going to sign up for the Sixth Army because I heard my sister say that! This is the best place to realize my life ideals!"

"Killing Zerg and suppressing bandits doesn't necessarily have to be within the military's garrison territory, you know?" To those who didn't know better, Hu Yue's words didn't seem to have any problems.

But to Mingmei and the others, it meant something else—"We can take the initiative."

Moreover, Mingmei remembered what Waldo had inadvertently let slip during his promotion.

They would also actively rob space pirates, even wilder than the pirates themselves.

But could she say that out loud? .oγg

No way!

"So, you mean the internal structure of the military is actually very stable?"

Hearing that Hu Yue answered every question, the other players started asking questions one after another.

"Yes, yes, it's been like this for a long time. There are many livable planets there. We should be arriving at Qilan Star, where the Qilan Starport in the Canglan Star Region is located. It's the most prosperous area under the Sixth Army's garrison."

Hu Yue patiently described the place where she grew up to everyone.

After listening for a long time, Mingmei asked curiously, "We're not going directly to the base?"

"Well, we'll go to Qilan Star first, and then go later..."

Speaking of this, a trace of unease flashed in Hu Yue's eyes, and her words were a bit evasive.

Mingmei glanced at her and then turned to look at Mu Chen, who was standing beside her at some point.

Before Mingmei could say anything, Mu Chen whispered in her ear, "It seems that our arrival there won't be that simple."

How big the Canglan Star Region was, how many stars and livable planets it had, Hu Yue probably couldn't count them all.

Although Qilan Star was the best livable planet in the Canglan Star Region, it was also located closest to the outer edge of the Canglan Star Region and very close to other star regions within the Empire.

Because of this, Qilan Star's prosperity and stability were even more guaranteed.

But their final destination, although also on the edge of the Canglan Star Region, should be in the opposite location to Qilan Star.

The Sixth Army's base was located in the true border area of the Empire.

Don't even say that the Sixth Army asked them to go to Qilan Star first to have fun and rest.

Only a fool would believe that.

To this, Mingmei nodded inwardly.

"Just now... I self-destructed."

No longer listening to Hu Yue talk about Qilan Star, the two of them withdrew from the crowd. Mingmei took Mu Chen's hand, feeling the warmth of his palm, and told him about the first half of the game.

"Sorry, I said I'd fight to the end with you..." Mu Chen placed his other hand on Mingmei's head and said, "It's my fault for leaving you behind."

"Good that you know." Hearing Mu Chen's soft apology, Mingmei hummed softly, then put down her hand and said, "You always hide things from me, hide your injuries, hide your quiet deaths. Did you ever ask for my opinion?"

"...I just couldn't bear to see you in pain."

Mu Chen was silent for a while before finally saying this.

He knew that the Black Armored Beetle that Mingmei played was as tough as copper and iron, and nothing but armor-piercing bullets could break it, but he still felt sorry for her and couldn't help but want to protect her.

"I won't use Brocade in this round."

Mingmei said this when Mu Chen's mood was low.

"Why?"

"The tallest tree in the forest attracts the wind. I don't want to use Brocade and cause unnecessary trouble."

After Mingmei finished speaking, she saw Mu Chen smile helplessly and shake his head, asking, "Then I won't use 'Plain Silk' either? What will we do without points then? I heard that these points are related to the treatment we get when we go back in, and I only have fifty points."

"Then you use Plain Silk and take me with you. Although I don't want to continue fighting, I don't want to die early either." Mingmei said, looking up at Mu Chen seriously, "I believe in your strength."

Mu Chen nodded, indicating that he could do that.

Hu Yue and the others were still chatting enthusiastically. Mu Chen's gaze passed over the crowd and looked at the panel of the starship's autopilot, which showed that the destination was about to be reached.

"Let's go."

Mu Chen retracted his gaze, turned around, and led Mingmei towards the exit.

"Where are we going?"

"To the hatch. We're almost at the destination, and there might be Zerg there. Let's leave with 'Plain Silk' first."

"Oh, okay. Do we need to remind them?"

Mingmei took two steps and looked back at Hu Yue and the others, who were still talking excitedly, and couldn't help but worry about them.

"Someone will tell them. Li Yuan is here."

Mu Chen felt that Li Yuan and Qi Hai葵's special abilities were outrageous as super-intuitive humanoid alarm clocks.

After the two left the starship, just as Mu Chen said, Li Yuan suddenly felt a little flustered in his heart. He looked up and didn't see the very reliable Mu Chen in place. He was about to ask others if they had seen Mu Chen, but then he found that Mu Chen had left a message in the game's communication channel saying that he had driven his mecha away with Mingmei.

Mecha!

At this time, Li Yuan also turned his head in a daze and glanced at the autopilot area, and the boundless dark universe outside the main control room.

Staring at the stars that emitted starlight from the depths of the universe, Li Yuan pursed his lips and turned back to pull Hu Yue, who hadn't finished speaking.

"What's wrong?"

"The destination is almost here, and the game is about to start."

He finished speaking and looked at everyone's stunned faces. He asked, "Do you think those veterans will be worse than us at playing the Zerg?"

Everyone shook their heads, and then Li Yuan asked a soul-searching question: "You all know that, but you're not preparing now? Are you planning to be wiped out by them at the destination?"