mynovelonline Chapter 134: The Kind-hearted Aunt Mei
Chapter 134: The Kind-hearted Aunt Mei
"Brother, isn't it a bit cruel of us to blockade the planet from the Amos?"
"Curiosity kills. If we don't blockade them, who knows what trouble the Amos will cause. We must ensure our safety in the capital system during this year. I will satisfy the Amos's curiosity when the opportunity arises in the future."
“Brother’s words make sense. I suddenly had an idea. We could increase the mining and refining of radioactive heavy elements, and then give the Balatuamus people enough for twenty years’ worth of offerings in six months. We could keep the rest for ourselves. I wonder if that would be acceptable?”
“I’m worried that Balatu is secretly observing us, which would make us vulnerable. Let’s stick to the current mining and refining schedule. Once we have control of Amos in a year, things will be much easier.”
"That giant hyperspace communication base station in the Capital Galaxy should be completed in four months, right?"
“I have sent people to investigate, and Balatu is not lying. We must be prepared for anything, because the hyperspace communication base station in the capital system has been destroyed, and I am worried that the Kelly Great Wall Group will send a large army to support the fortress.”
"Four months later, Balatu reported to the Kelly Wall that if the Kelly Wall sent reinforcements, the reinforcements would not arrive for at least a year, right?"
"I don't think so. Because of the destruction of the hyperspace communication base station, Balatu has not reported to the Kelly Great Wall Group for three months. In another ten days or a month, I think the Kelly Great Wall camp will definitely find out the anomaly. Besides, there are very important mineral deposits on the planet Amos. The reinforcements sent by the Kelly Great Wall Group may already be heading towards the fortress system."
"Brother, what should we do?"
"Tianxing II cannot contact its master on its own, so we need to contact Tianxing II. We need to have George contact the Imperial Galaxy base as soon as possible, and have Thomas Coffey and the others contact the master as soon as possible to request that the master send reinforcements. The reason the master should send reinforcements is that the fortress capital system stores precious metals that the Kelly Great Wall Group uses to manufacture advanced weapons."
"The Imperial Galaxy Base is still quite far from Tianxing-2, and communication will take some time. Brother, how about having Tianxing-2 contact the Balu Civilization Star System Fleet, and then having the Balu Civilization Star System Fleet contact the Master?"
"That's a good idea, but to be on the safe side, let Tianxing-2 contact both the Imperial Galaxy Base and the Balu Civilization's star system fleet simultaneously. The next time the hyperspace in the capital system will be unlocked, it should be in six days. We'll use that opportunity to establish hyperspace communication with Tianxing-2."
"Big brother, should we make arrangements to destroy those twelve escort satellite systems in the capital star system next?"
"The satellite corps are all military bases. Going to the satellite corps requires Balatu's personal approval. What reason can we give to go there?"
"Why does Balatu send a fleet to protect the satellite system whenever the hyperspace of the capital system is unlocked?"
"It's supposedly for shift work and maintenance."
"Could we secretly deploy replicants into those departing fleets, allowing the replicant army to disrupt the satellite weapon systems at critical moments?"
"That's a good idea. I'll have scientists modify the superphoton quark reconnaissance aircraft, using scaling technology to carry a large number of replicants, and then secretly deploy them to those departing fleets. We still have five or six days, so it should be enough time."
Zhou Yuan immediately summoned the head of science, informed him of the plan, and ordered that a large number of superphoton quark reconnaissance aircraft be modified to meet the requirements within three days. These reconnaissance aircraft would secretly infiltrate the fleet bases responsible for the rotation of the satellite system, and each fleet would be required to deploy replicants.
Six days later, Balatu ordered the unlocking of the hyperspace blockade in the capital system, opening it briefly for half an hour. During this half hour, somewhere in the capital system, twelve fleets set off, entered hyperspace, and headed towards twelve escort satellite systems. Within these twelve fleets, replicators secretly hid and lurked.
In that brief half hour, Zhou Yuan immediately contacted George on Tianxing-2 via the hyperspace communication base station. After briefly explaining the situation in the capital system and his subsequent deployment plan, Zhou Yuan instructed George to immediately contact the Balu civilization's star system fleet and the Imperial Galaxy base, and have both contact the Matrix civilization to request reinforcements from their "master." The reason, of course, was that the capital system contained vital mineral deposits urgently needed by the Kelly Great Wall Group for developing its most advanced weapons, and that the Kelly Great Wall Group was also likely sending reinforcements.
George, of course, dared not delay and immediately contacted the Balu civilization's star system fleet and the Imperial Galaxy base.
The following is a later account. Due to varying distances, the Balu Civilization's star system fleet and the Imperial Galactic base received hyperspace communication messages from Tianxing-2 one month and four months later, respectively. Both reported to the "Matrix Civilization" and requested reinforcements. The "Matrix Civilization" immediately deployed, detaching a portion of its numerous civilizational fleets, which were preparing to converge at a certain location to attack the Kelly Great Wall Group, and dispatching them to the Fortress System to support Tianxing-2 and the four star system fleets of the Balu Civilization.
Zhou Yuan knew that this fortress, as the "Matrix Civilization" valued, was indeed more than just a communication and transportation hub for the Kelly Great Wall Group. He guessed the "Matrix Civilization" had also sensed the fortress's unusual nature, but simply hadn't explicitly informed Zhou Yuan and his group. Zhou Yuan thought to himself, "No wonder the Matrix Civilization demanded that the Earth Empire 'occupy' the fortress instead of 'destroying' it. The Matrix Civilization must know that the fortress contains something important that the Kelly Great Wall Group needs. If that's the case, then Planet Amos and those eighteen hidden heavy element reserves will become the focus of contention between the two Great Wall factions."
It's time to make preparations for the eighteen storage facilities and the planet Amos. We'll use small "Heavenly Bowls" to store them. The most powerful defenses in the capital system are the sixteen star clusters. Zhou Yuan also instructed the Science Department to expedite the production of medium and small "Heavenly Bowls." The medium-sized "Heavenly Bowl" is naturally designed for star cluster weapons. As for the two major civilizations, Dolai and Kesman, we'll instigate their rebellion and have them directly attack the residences of the "consuls." Of course, the Imperial Fleet will first deal with the residence guards.
Everything was progressing steadily according to plan. Zhou Yuan sensed that the current tranquility was just the prelude to a major storm.
However, another storm descended upon Zhou Yuan.
Two days ago, presumably because Chu Xiaolu missed her hometown or the orphanage, she submitted a leave request, which was forwarded to Zhou Yuan through the Interstellar Special Forces Base. In the request, Chu Xiaolu said that she wanted to go back to the orphanage for three days.
Zhou Yuan naturally approved Chu Xiaolu's request, and this morning, Chu Xiaolu boarded a spaceship alone and returned to Planet Amos.
Zhou Yuan disapproved of Chu Xiaolu's solo trip to Planet Amos and asked Wei Shan and Leifia to persuade her to take some special forces escorts. However, Chu Xiaolu firmly refused, saying she didn't want her companions to suffer with her, and besides, she was just an ordinary citizen, not a high-ranking official. Wei Shan and Leifia reluctantly gave up trying to persuade her. On the night before Chu Xiaolu's departure, they gave her some high-tech "magic weapons" from the Empire, explaining in detail how to use them and teaching her how to practice. These included a versatile invisibility "bracelet," a tiny, portable "teleportation portal," a lightsaber made using miniaturization technology, and a special operations intelligent robot.
"Sisters, this equipment, on Planet Amos, could probably take on an entire company of soldiers, right?"
"Xiaolu, safety comes first."
"I will be careful. Thank you both, sisters, you are so kind to me."
The spaceship, controlled by artificial intelligence, carrying Chu Xiaolu, quickly arrived above the planet Amos. Because Chu Xiaolu did not inform the Adams government of her return, the spaceship remained in stealth mode.
The spaceship arrived above an orphanage somewhere in the capital of the planet Amos.
It was still early in the morning, and there weren't many pedestrians on the street. Chu Xiaolu walked along the street, breathing in the air of her hometown, feeling refreshed.
Chu Xiaolu noticed that about 400 or 500 meters ahead, a store was still lit with warm lights. Chu Xiaolu was naturally familiar with this store; it was a coffee shop and restaurant. Chu Xiaolu used to go to the store almost every day. Sometimes when the store was busy, Chu Xiaolu would come over to help Aunt Mei whenever she had free time, such as delivering water and serving dishes.
The proprietress, Aunt Mei, was a widow who was very welcoming to every customer, so her business was always good. Aunt Mei and Chu Xiaolu had a very good relationship; Chu Xiaolu treated her like her mother, and Aunt Mei treated Chu Xiaolu like her daughter. The entrance to Aunt Mei's shop was diagonally opposite the entrance to the orphanage.
Chu Xiaolu pushed open the door and entered. Inside the shop, three young men and three young women were sitting around a table drinking, eating, and chatting.
When Aunt Mei, the proprietress, saw someone come in, she was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly went to greet her, took Chu Xiaolu's hand, and said, "Girl, why did you come back so suddenly? Let me see you, it's been so long since I've seen you. Girl, you've become more and more beautiful, and you're in better shape too."
"Aunt Mei, are you alright?"
"Girl, I'm still like that. Time waits for no one."
"Ah."
Aunt Mei leaned close to Chu Xiaolu's ear and whispered, "Girl, you're quite the celebrity now. Do you know you're coming back to the government?"
"They don't know that I came back secretly to see you, the director, and the children."
"Girl, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Let me prepare some for you. Find a seat."
"Okay, thank you, Aunt Mei."
Chu Xiaolu walked inside and was met by three couples who were staring at her. Three of them were taking pictures or videos of her.
Chu Xiaolu didn't think anything of it. She found a seat near them, smiled slightly at them, and showed them friendliness.
The six young people looked strange and somewhat flustered. They put away their notebooks, got up from their seats, paid the bill, and immediately went outside.
Aunt Mei placed breakfast and coffee in front of Chu Xiaolu, muttering, "How strange, why did these young people leave so early today?"
"Aunt Mei, do they come here often?"
"No, it's not that. For the past seventeen or eighteen days since Earth appeared, these people have been here, staying for a whole day at a time, and I don't know what they're doing."
"Aunt Mei, it's because you have free WiFi here," Chu Xiaolu joked.
"Girl, let's eat. You must be hungry. Are you going to the orphanage after you eat?"
"Yes, Aunt Mei, I was so excited last night that I couldn't sleep. I got up early this morning. I'll go in when the director and the children are here. I'll chat with you here first."
Seeing that it was just the two of them in the shop, Aunt Mei sat down opposite Chu Xiaolu, smiling as she watched Chu Xiaolu eat, her eyes filled with kindness, warmth, and tenderness.
"Girl, don't choke. It's still early, eat slowly."
"Aunt Mei, your cooking is still so good, it's so delicious."
"Girl, add more if it's not enough."
"Ah."
"Girl, you're not getting any younger, it's time to find someone to take care of you. Do you have someone in your heart?"
Chu Xiaolu blushed. "Aunt Mei, I'm still young, there's no rush."
"Don't lie to me. Aunt Mei knows what you're thinking, doesn't she?"
Aunt Mei leaned forward and whispered, "Who is this lucky guy? Tell Aunt Mei, and I'll go to his house and tell him."
"Aunt Mei, I..."
"Girl, why are your eyes red? Don't be like this, it hurts my heart."
Aunt Mei turned around and sat down next to Chu Xiaolu, putting her arm around Chu Xiaolu's shoulder. "Did he bully you?"
"No."
"Girl, just say it already! I'm so impatient!"
"Aunt Mei, I really like someone, but he..."
"What's up with him?"
He has two older sisters.
"What do you mean?"
"He has two people in his heart, and his feelings for me..."
"Two wives? This guy's got some luck with women, two already. But girl, I'm not trying to be mean, but he already has two, why are you getting involved? There are plenty of good men out there."
"Aunt Mei, you don't know."
"I don't know? Did he defile you and then abandon you?"
No. He doesn't have me in his heart.
"You're in a one-sided crush? Girl, just tell him directly."
"But I felt inferior because he was too outstanding. I could only talk to him about it in my diary."
"Girl, don't be like that, be more confident. Excellence is relative, and I think you're excellent. Besides, no matter how outstanding a person is in the world, they will eventually return to dust. If you really like him, just be direct. If you miss this opportunity, it won't come again."
"Aunt Mei, what you said makes a lot of sense. I need to think about it carefully."
Just as the two were chatting, suddenly, the sound of three or four cars screeching to a halt came. Chu Xiaolu turned her head and looked out the shop window. Due to the obstructed view, she could only see five or six burly men in black getting out of the cars and then running quickly toward Aunt Mei's shop.