Him and their stars.

Chapter 1707: It's a good thing for both the public and private

Yu Lian caught the ancient robot lady's figure from the corner of his eye. She appeared like a spirit and sat directly on the beverage cabinet. Now she was wearing a helmet, a gray shirt and tile-blue overalls, a tool bag hanging on her belt, and even grease on her body. She looked like a well-trained technician.

  But then again, the red-necked decorators in the United States in the 20th century only looked like this, so are the shipyard masters of the space age also like this? It's too stereotypical!

Sure enough, the cyber ghost will arrive no matter how late...or rather, once her name is chanted, she will not be late at all.

Admiral Sylvester was startled: "What robot?"

Of course he didn't see Xiao Hui's appearance, nor did he hear Xiao Hui's voice, but he still heard Yu Lian's muttering.

"Well, what I mean is that Colonel Ross is a smart guy and he will definitely be able to perform his duties conscientiously." Yu Lian said seriously.

"So, regarding their transfer orders..." the senior student's tone was filled with anticipation.

"Senior, what do you mean? They are all active-duty officers of the Blue Star Community. They eat the community's food and receive the community's salary. They are not my retainers. How could I have any other opinions? People like me can only look at their backs with a gratified look and wish them a safe journey and a bright future." Yu Lian continued seriously.

Admiral Sylvester still didn't see any sarcasm in it, so he decided to just force out a decent smile. Of course, even if he saw it, he could only pretend not to see it.

"We need to prepare the crews for the two main gods. Half of the reinforcements sent by the Earth have less than 30 days of practical experience, and the rest are said to have only used simulators." said the admiral.

This is a bit exaggerated, but it does reflect the current situation.

"It's nothing more than the old leading the new. Veterans are in short supply everywhere, but we can only make do with what we have now." Yu Lian said in a cruel tone: "With more blood shed, they will naturally grow up."

Admiral Sylvester could not think of agreeing to more.

The two frontline commanders and deputy commanders had dinner together and discussed daily affairs in a chatty tone. The issue of the Titan ship Independence seemed to have passed.

Of course, when dinner was over and he was left alone, Yu Lian couldn't help but say to Xiao Hui: "What a useless robot!"

At this time, Xiao Hui, who was dressed in overalls and looked like a working woman, came out from the famous painting "Conqueror Riding a Dragon" in Yu Lian's office. Hearing this, she bared her teeth and said, "You talk as if the ship is my private property. If I really want it from you, will you give it to me? Will you really give it to me?"

"That ship is not my private property either. How many times have I told you that? It is the property of the Blue Star Community."

"Didn't you steal that ship?" Xiao Hui showed a look of contempt.

"I led everyone to rob it... Wait, who said that what I robbed is mine? What kind of pirate mentality is this?"

"Hmm? How refreshing! Wasn't the civilization of your generation led by pirates and profiteers?"

Yu Lian was immediately furious. It was precisely because what the other party said made sense that he felt even more angry: "So, the ship was still stolen right under your nose. Can't you make a few ghosts and let the ship spirit appear to scare away the special envoys from the central government? How could a mere zero-element fairy, a cyber ghost, and a puzzle robot just run away like that?"

"Who said I ran away? You're just a carbon-based psychic monkey, you really need an electric shock and a lesson (meow)!" Xiao Hui, who had just crawled out of the oil painting like Sadako, lost half of his body again, and his work clothes changed from suspenders to a white dress and loose long hair. He looked so spooky and sinister.

However, since her long hair only covered half of her face, no matter how sinister she was, her terror was limited. So Yu Lian put his hands on his hips and said, "I have never heard of any direct combat capability of intelligent civilization-guided robots..."

Before he could finish his words, a window popped up on the terminal next to him. The subtitles on the screen flashed and turned into a fist, which then hit him directly in the nose.

The impact was not strong, especially for a 7th ring psychic, it was just not painful, but the speed was very fast, and it really caught him off guard. More importantly, Yu Lian felt a momentary numbness at the tip of his nose, which was clearly the effect of the electric shock, so the insult was immediately raised to a very high level.

"Is there such an operation?"

"Is this the cyber power of the robot sister from the previous generation? Do you want it? I'll teach you." Xiao Hui, who was standing in the oil painting, made a gesture of a white crane spreading its wings to Yu Lian.

Yu Lian shouted loudly and rushed towards the robot ghost whose body was half hidden in the oil painting. However, before his fist touched her body, it immediately scattered into the void like a dream bubble.

After all, Xiao Hui's body is made up of billions of nanomachine cells, and of course it can be combined and scattered at any time. However, Yu Lian's psychic power suddenly opened up and spread throughout his office.

His psychic power can capture certain information groups that are very different from human souls. This may be Xiao Hui's "soul". Then, even if he cannot trap the other person's body, there must be a "soul".

Thus, the restraints formed by the psychic energy turned into an invisible cage. Xiao Hui's body dispersed halfway and then gathered again. She seemed a little surprised, watching Yu Lian pounce on her with interest, and then she switched to the image of a female warrior in a neat gray flying fish suit within a thousandth of a second.

"There's no gray color for Feiyu suits! There's no such style!" Yu Lian shouted.

Xiao Hui didn't answer, but just gave him a fierce punch on the head.

  ...Atomic Boxing?

I have to admit that just this one punch wouldn’t be possible for an ordinary martial artist to have this skill without practicing hard for fifty years.

However, Yu Lian was completely fearless and went forward without dodging or avoiding.

The two of them were like kindergarten kids fighting each other with their fists. They soon lost all their rules and routines and started to wrestle with each other.

When another true disciple of Atomic Fist opened the door of the office, he saw the deputy commander of the community's outer ring war zone, the vice admiral of the navy, known as the "Dawn Dragon", wrestling with a beautiful girl in a gray flying fish suit.

"I'm sorry, am I here at the wrong time?" Feifei said with a guilty look. Although she said that, she had no intention of closing the door at all, and she even smiled.

This sounded familiar. I felt like Feifei had said it before. While Yu Lian was still thinking about this question, Xiao Hui said, "No, you came at the right time."

This nanorobot ghost didn't avoid people this time? But this is understandable. If Feifei is Black Moon, she should have chatted and laughed with Xiaohui many times.

Then, the ghost girl's body quickly lost its substance, floated out like a puff of smoke, and re-formed its substance half a meter away from Yu Lian.

Yu Lian, who was lying on the ground, did a push-up and jumped up, straightened his clothes, and said seriously, "I am discussing the issue of the Enlightened transformation of the Titan ship Independence with my Enlightened cultural consultant."

"Cultural consultant of Enlightenment~~~ I am actually your future science consultant, your cosmic monster consultant, and your weapon design consultant." Miss Gray squinted at Yu Lian with her hands behind her back and sneered, "But, I don't even get a single cent."

"Thank you for your guidance of civilization, and thank you for being the righteous partner of history." Yu Lian gave Xiao Hui a thumbs up.

"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Hui. I will urge Yu'er to deliver the reward on time." Feifei said very intimately, as if she was born with the attribute of being familiar with others. If you ignore her sharp eyes, you will see the demeanor of a generous and graceful mother of the country.

Then, of course, everyone talked about the issue of the new independent number, which was actually the reason why Yu Lian and Xiao Hui were competing.

"Okay, don't act like a spoiled child. I'll tell you the truth. Although the ship is primitive, it is quite cleverly designed. Considering the current technological level of your generation, it is a masterpiece! Hahaha, for me, by helping you repair the ship, I can indeed have the most comprehensive understanding of the overall technology of your era, and completely deduce the engineering development process of this generation's civilization, which is very important for completing my guidance mission." "How important is it?"

"It's important enough that perhaps we can find out the reason why your civilization and technology have stagnated." Xiao Hui said.

Yu Lian was stunned on the spot. Feifei didn't care about making her eyes sharp, because she knew too well what Yu Lian cared about the most.

"Then your words..." Yu Lian began.

"There are certain results, but they are specifically prohibited." Xiao Hui put his index finger on his lips: "At least for now."

"Then when is it not the same thing, Sister Hui?" This time it was Feifei who spoke.

"It probably depends on my mood. Sister Fei, robots also need to be excited. With the emotional value provided by your man, the next era is at stake!"

Yu Lian said that he felt discouraged when he heard the term “emotional value”, but he still said patiently: “It looks like the results are good.”

"Of course we have collected everything that can be collected." Xiao Hui said seriously.

"So, the Independence is of no use to you, right?" Yu Lian began to laugh.

"I told you not to act like a spoiled child in front of your sister." Xiao Hui didn't seem to notice that Fei Fei's eyes were starting to turn cold again. He patted Yu Lian's head as if no one was around and said seriously, "To be honest, with the current capabilities of the New Shuntian Shipyard, it is difficult to completely repair that ship."

"Even if..."

"Even if I am included," Xiao Hui said proudly, "Of course, my sister has analyzed several possible research directions through deduction, which may help you make some breakthroughs in the development of larger warships."

Since it was Xiao Hui who took the initiative to give his opinions, it goes without saying that they must be the kind that are neither sci-fi nor metaphysical, but just right, and can play an important role in inspiring researchers. However, Yu Lian just said "Oh" listlessly.

"What a heartless man you are. When I gave you the space paint, you almost stood your tail up to use it as a flagpole."

“The universe is so big that it can no longer accommodate a designer’s drawing board,” said Yu Lian.

Feifei was very satisfied with Yu Lian's reaction, and the coldness in her eyes receded. However, she also waited for Xiao Hui to put down his hand on Yu Lian's head before she said:

"I just spoke to Zhixia. In fact, technically speaking, she actually agrees with this transfer order. You know, she has dispatched almost all the technicians of Lumina Shipyard to support the New Shuntian Shipyard, including the great help of the Engineers Guild, and even Mr. Trend has rushed over in person."

Xiao Hui smiled and said, "Those non-mainstream kids who put electric pumps in their stomachs are really working hard. However, their help, if not a great contribution, can only be called better than nothing."

"This isn't such a bad thing. They are doing their best." Yu Lian felt that he had an obligation to speak well of his comrades in the Brotherhood. He also intuitively felt that Xiao Hui was prejudiced against cyborgs.

It’s not that I think the cyborgs are heretics or anything malicious, I just think they are half-baked and non-mainstream, just like the academic elite looking down on the spirited little girl.

"Red Maple Factory and Lumina Shipyard now have a large number of excellent engineers and technicians. This is actually the credit of the Engineers Guild. They are more like our industrial mother machines."

Feifei added: "These are what Zhixia said."

Xiao Hui said, "Yes, that's why I said it's better than nothing, not nothing at all. Brother Yu Lian, that's a Titan, the most powerful war device of your civilization. How can it be so easy to master it? Brother Yu Lian, you lack awe to some extent."

An advanced robot from the Age of Enlightenment was talking about "reverence" for the creations of this generation. Yu Lian felt that there were problems in every aspect, but for a moment he didn't know where to start complaining.

"In short, with their current capabilities, they can only repair the ship halfway. Even if they go to the battlefield, it would be great if they can exert 60% of their previous combat effectiveness." Feifei said.

"This actually also includes the help I provided behind the scenes." Xiao Hui said.

"Yes, thank you for guiding civilization, and thank you for standing on the side of the universe's peacekeepers." Yu Lian flattered with similar lines: "So, how is the quality?"

"Of course the quality is very good, much better than the one I played with before." Xiao Hui said.

"I wasted three seconds listening to your words. The ship you played on last time was the green boat of the plunderer, and it is still kept on Earth as a memorial." Yu Lian said.

Feifei smiled and said, "The Cook is no longer a memorial. It has been reactivated and returned to active service to join the Home Fleet. It is currently being installed with a new turbo 17 secondary gun group at the Mars shipyard. The current task is to take charge of the crew's repair work. Of course, if it were me, it would be..."

"…Here, good luck with my first dreadnought."

Although Yu Lian knew that this was something that would happen sooner or later, he still felt a little uncomfortable hearing it.

On Earth, dragging this extremely designed green ship out and putting it back into service does not seem heroic, but rather shabby and inadequate.

  Isn’t this just using museums to fight a war?

Speaking of which, in the previous life, the United States actually used museums to fight twice (including movies), and one of them was even against aliens who shot bottles, so it seemed like there was no problem.

"But the Mars Shipyard has the entire community's only T9-level bearing machine, the only dynamic balance adjustment machine, and the only quantum energy repairer. If there is a problem when installing our main gun, it may be possible for Mars to solve it on the spot." Feifei said.

Yu Lian still has to thank the old iron of the empire for his legacy. The real sad problem is that the community has spent fifty years without making a breakthrough in the self-design and construction of these major equipment.

It's not that people lack intelligence, but because the self-development of these devices is a big expense, and it may not produce results in ten or twenty years. After Marshal Li's death, almost all of them were stopped.

Of course, the Red Star Institute also continued its research work, but the war had already begun, and several young and energetic college students in the design institute were conscripted. What will happen in the future is really a mystery.

"I think the political signals here are still worth being vigilant about," Feifei said.

"The nobles want to use me, but they also want to be on guard against me. Since ancient times, bureaucratic governments have been like this towards influential military personnel. It's nothing new." Yu Lian spread out his hands: "If I go back to Earth now, my big brother Nishita will definitely not treat me to a barbecue in the garden of his villa. It's sad just thinking about it."

"The reaction of the Communist Prosperity Party is not surprising, and the reaction of the Presidential Palace is not surprising. However, Yu'er, the attitude of the National Defense Council and the Military Command Headquarters is a bit abnormal. If it were normal times, they would definitely give you a heads-up before issuing the order. Yu'er, how long has it been since you and Chairman Maxell communicated?" Feifei said.

Yu Lian did not answer immediately.

"...and even Marshal Paris. I know you just spoke to him yesterday, but did you notice that the atmosphere was different?"