Is it really okay to click on the Starry Sky technology tree in Star Railway?

Of course Chen Lin knew about Kokolia's disappearance, and he even knew exactly where Kokolia was and what she was doing! But now he had to pretend that he knew nothing and showed a very surprised expression.

"How could this happen?! Sit down first and let's talk slowly!"

Reaching out and gently patting Bronya's back, Chen Lin continued to comfort the trembling girl and asked her about a series of things they had encountered.

It turned out that the iron guards in the Clipper Palace were divided into three groups, who took turns to exchange duty posts at fixed times. All of these guards who were able to guard the Clipper Palace, which was of vital importance to Beloberg, were soldiers who were loyal to the country.

And just this morning, the iron guards in charge of the morning were taking turns to change shifts. Unexpectedly, a soldier came running from the direction of the Grand Guardian's bedroom to report that the soldiers on duty and the Grand Guardian were missing!

Is this okay?

After learning about this, Bronya immediately blocked off Clipper Palace and looked for clues. After much questioning, she learned from the guards outside the palace that Cocolia had taken some people out last night. She said she couldn't sleep and wanted to walk around, but she couldn't find the person!

"Does the guard remember which direction he left from?"

Chen Lin was speechless. This Cocolia was really bold. She even left witnesses for such a thing. Wasn't she afraid that there would be several people with her when she went out, but she would be the only one left when she came back, which would arouse suspicion?

If you think about it carefully, maybe Cocolia has done similar things in recent years. In addition, many urban areas in Beloberg have been eroded by the rift. It seems reasonable that the guards sacrificed themselves to cover the leader's retreat.

After all, who would have thought that while everyone was working together to resist foreign aggression, their own leader had already become a traitor, constantly colluding with people inside and outside the core of the star and selling out national interests?

Bronya pursed her lips and said, "I sent people to look for it, but there is still no clue until now."

"If we can't find it in the safe zone, could it be outside the safe zone? Perhaps the Great Guardian encountered an accident while traveling, resulting in him being trapped in the Rift Control Zone?"

"It's unlikely..." Pera analyzed, "All the roads leading to the outside world are guarded by soldiers. It's impossible that there is no news at all."

"People won't disappear into thin air. Why don't we just check the guards at each important road and find out? It won't take much time. If there are no problems, we can discuss other places that may have been missed."

This is indeed the case. Beloberg is surrounded by walls, and the necessary entrances and exits of dangerous areas are guarded by Silver Mane Guards. Without orders or emergencies, people in the city cannot leave Beloberg at any time.

The position of the Great Guardian is even more sensitive, so he will naturally not disappear from the world out of thin air.

"Pella, just do as your mentor says."

"Okay Miss Bronya."

Considering that there were really no other ideas, with Bronya's approval, Pera accepted the task of running errands and went out to find someone to do these things.

Suddenly, only Chen Lin and Bronya were left in the room.

In the past, this kind of situation where it was just the two of them was usually when Bronya asked Chen Lin for advice on statecraft. Bronya's thoughts were becoming more and more active now, and even if it was just the two of them in a room, the atmosphere would not be as solemn as it is now.

Chen Lin did not speak, but just went to the table, took a newspaper and started reading it.

Not long after, Bronya spoke up.

"Teacher... there is something I don't quite understand."

"Well, you go ahead." Chen Lin put down the newspaper and looked quietly at the girl in front of him.

A cool breeze blew in from the slightly closed window. Chen Lin had never taken care of his hair in some time. His slightly long hair fluttered gently, and combined with his perfect facial features, he looked like a hermit scholar.

"You said that political struggles are cruel, but in a small country like Beloberg, do the means of struggle you mentioned earlier exist?"

"No matter the size of the country or the number of people, any action related to 'fighting for political power' is a political struggle, and this is also true for Belloberg."

Chen Lin said, pointing to a small square table piled with books. "In the history of the dozen generations of Great Guardians that I have seen, each generation has experienced political struggles to varying degrees, and there have also been a large number of events that symbolize political alignment. In some cases, the Great Guardians were incompetent and relied on supporting two factions of ministers to target each other to maintain their rule. In some cases, the ministers were too powerful and undermined the Great Guardians themselves. In some cases, the Great Guardians continued to concentrate power and almost caused a rebellion within the country. There are all kinds of cases.

It is difficult to see the essence from the appearance, and the method is very abstract. It is indeed difficult to find the answer without cruel struggle and real practice. But if I really want to say, I think that even if there is a bad political struggle in Beloberg, it is a contradiction caused by the line problem. It may be the surrender faction with desperate thoughts and dejected thoughts, or it may be the faction that is eager to achieve results and will not retreat. It is more likely that it is a question of whether to protect the land or the army when facing the invasion of the world-breaking monsters. It is possible...

The situation of soldiers is ever-changing, and the shape of water is ever-changing. This is true not only in the military, but also in politics. Bronya, your identity is very special. I hope you can improve your political awareness education. This is very important for you. It can help you distinguish between enemies and friends in possible dangers, gain the initiative, avoid persecution, and actively strive for power. Of course, this is just my personal advice. "

While Chen Lin was speaking, Bronya nodded vaguely, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

Suddenly, Bronya asked, "Does the Great Guardian have to be on Beloberg's side?"

"Ok?"

Chen Lin looked up at Bronya. It was obvious that the question the girl asked was a little beyond his expectations.

After a moment's pause, Chen Lin shook his head decisively.

"uncertain."

"why?"

"Selfishness is the most difficult to eradicate in human nature. No matter who you are, you can only try your best to suppress the dark side buried deep in your heart. No matter what kind of official position or status you hold, these are all born from people. The person sitting on the chair is always a person. Sometimes, under the influence of various subjective and objective factors, it is not surprising that they do absurd things. Do you remember the example I mentioned to you before? Whether in my hometown or in Beloberg, there have been cases where old emperors did foolish things. So you need to look at problems from multiple angles. Not everyone can be in their position, make policies, take responsibilities, and do their best."

"That's it..."

Bronya pondered for a while and said sincerely: "Thank you for your understanding."

Chen Lin looked at Bronya strangely.

Even though he knew that he might have used some dishonorable means to influence the girl's thinking last night, he shouldn't doubt the current situation just because of something subconscious, right? What kind of understanding is this?

If Cocolia had not become an obstacle to his plan, Chen Lin would not mind praising her for her sharp vision in finding an heir, nor would he mind criticizing her for what was wrong with her to believe in the nonsense about something as weird as the star core!

He had seen Cocolia's past deeds in power. Whether it was encouraging research or strengthening armaments, or trying to discover new living spaces and substitutes for earth marrow from underground, many fields had received considerable rewards during this period of diligent governance...

All signs indicate that Kokolia was working very hard to perform her duties, so how come she suddenly became a traitor?

Here Chen Lin would like to mention a man named Wang, because the experiences of these two people are so similar...

Just then, Pera came back with a very useful piece of news.

"Sir, Miss Bronya, we have a clue! The two guards of the 17th team stationed at the A57 road also disappeared last night! We also found a lot of footprints that were not buried by the wind and snow!"

Chapter 57: Chen Gong's Interpretation of Dreams

Since midnight, a strange atmosphere has filled the Silver Mane Iron Guard.

The soldiers had no idea what had happened exactly, they only knew that their leader always looked heavy-hearted, and no one dared to ask anything, so they could only discuss the matter quietly in private.

"Hey! Why is our captain so worried so early in the morning? The captain's position is not the top one. He won't be punished for not finding the guardian, right?"

"I did hear an old man say that." The speaker turned around and confirmed that his leader was far away and could not hear their conversation. "The captain had a child a while ago. I'm afraid he is worried about the money for the child's milk powder."

"It's not the logistics officer Lovech who is worried about the baby's milk powder money? You must have remembered it wrong." Someone immediately jumped out to refute, "Our captain hasn't even gotten married, how could he have a child... I think it's been too long since he went home on leave, and he's feeling bored in the camp."

"We are all grown men, why are we so uncomfortable?" Someone couldn't help but wonder, "Shouldn't we only feel uncomfortable when we are with women?"

"Stay away from us, we are scared!"

"..."

Outside a certain stronghold, these people were shouting and yelling, but no one paid attention to them for a while. The stronghold, which originally had only about twenty people, now had many more comrades from other teams.

Of course, many of the soldiers who gathered together to gossip were not all members of the captain's command. They all came here just to obey orders and had no idea what was going on. They only knew that the most important task at this stage was to find the missing great guardian Cocolia.

Jeppard was guarding outside the camp with several adjutants. His heavy expression had wrinkled the skin on his brows tightly.

"Coincidence...it must be a coincidence..."

Last night he had a terrible nightmare. He dreamed that the Great Guardian Cocolia deceived his brothers into going to the occupied area of ​​the Rift Realm and killed them all.

If that were all, Jeppard wouldn't care too much. At most, he would condemn his slightly turbulent heart, and then he would be able to cheer up as quickly as possible, fulfill the responsibilities given to the Landau family by the first great guardian, and continue to fight for Beloberg!

only……

The screams he heard in his dream last night and the soldiers being brutally killed were exactly the same as the soldiers he found missing today!

The Silver Mane Iron Guards seek quality rather than quantity. Even though there are more than a thousand of them, Jeppard can still remember the name, appearance and general voice of each soldier...

All these perfectly matched the scenes of 'disloyalty' he had dreamed of, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt a chill down his spine!

He kept this secret deep in his heart and didn't even tell his sister, because Jeppard was worried that if his dream were to be spread, it would bring trouble to the family.

His sister said he was dull and like a piece of wood. Jeppard thought that was okay, but it didn't mean he was stupid!

There are many families who are jealous of the position of Silver Mane Iron Guard guard officer. There is no need to reveal the secret just to vent.

With his mind full of thoughts, Jeppard sighed deeply.

After a while, a fully armed team, including two women and one man, a total of three young people, came to Jeppard, and Jeppard hurriedly saluted.

"Lady Bronya, Adjutant Pella...Mr. Chen...Mr. Chen."

"Guardian Officer Jeppard, where did you find the clue?" Bronya asked anxiously.

Jeppard turned around and signaled to the middle-aged adjutant beside him, who made a "please" gesture.

"I am the person in charge of this camp. Lady Bronya, please come this way."

The professionals took Bronya and Pera to find out the clues. At this point, it didn't matter whether Chen Lin went or not. He simply stayed where he was and stood outside the military camp with Jeppard.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. Such a thing happened in Belloberg." Jeppard spoke only after everyone had left.

"It's nothing. I was also worried that the Great Guardian might be in danger, so I came along with him."

Chen Lin patted his shoulder gently and said sympathetically, "Jepard, don't look so sad. It's a good thing to find clues. If you put pressure on yourself, it will easily make your soldiers worried."

"Do I look miserable?"

Jeppard was stunned, his mind was full of the scene from last night's dream, and he really didn't care about the expression on his face.

After hearing Chen Lin's reminder, Jeppard touched his face, was silent for a few seconds and explained: "Maybe I'm too worried about this country... Speaking of which, my sister..."

Jeppard left in a hurry at that time, but now that he had some time, he started chatting with Chen Lin about his sister.

After some investigation, he finally understood how this young man in front of him, who looked about the same age as him, knew his sister Shiluwa.

"My sister has always been very concerned about that incident. I have advised her that if she was wrong, she should admit it, but she is stubborn and insists that there is nothing wrong with her. I hope you don't take her words too seriously, alas..."

Jeppard got a headache when he thought of his sister who played rock music in the mechanical house. Over the years, he had asked Cocolia many times to plead for his sister, but always to no avail.

In his opinion, his sister was punished because she had done something wrong, and the Great Guardian reduced the punishment for the sake of the Langdao family. However, his sister refused to give in, and as a result, the relationship between her and the family became particularly strained.

"Ha ha……"

Chen Lin smiled meaningfully and changed the subject, "You should also take care of your health. You are also responsible for protecting Beloberg, so don't collapse first. If you need any help, you can talk to me. I may be able to give you some ideas."

"..."

Jeppard was silent for a few seconds, then said, "I do have a question I want to ask you."

"Uh……"

Seeing Jeppard's eager expression, Chen Lin nodded and said, "I will help you as much as I can."

"Many things in Beloberg may seem very simple and primitive to you. I wonder if in your country, Chen Lin, there has been any research on... dreams?"

"how do I say this?"

"I just had a bad dream, but it didn't quite match what I knew in reality. But many coincidences matched up, which was very strange." Jeppard carefully considered his words and explained briefly.

Chen Lin said, "Most of the time, dreams are related to what one is thinking. In some cases... there are a lot of professional terms, so I'll just keep it simple. If dreams are not based on nonsensical logic, they are either caused by one's thoughts or they may be triggered by some strange energy. Have you ever heard of dreams?"

"I've heard of it. When I was a kid, I dreamt about the elderly people in my family who had passed away many times. They told me some things at the time, and they actually matched reality..."

"That's right. This is similar to having a dream. If you dream about a certain scene, it may be because you yearn for it. If you dream about certain deceased people, it may be because those deceased people were obsessed with you before they died. The last words are just meaningless fantasies."

"That's it..."

Jeppard nodded, not quite understanding, his brows tensed even more. "Well, I see. Thank you for clearing up my confusion."

Chapter 58: Your Majesty, the country cannot be without a king for a day!

Fortunately, the snow and wind last night were not too strong, and the traces on the ground have not been completely covered.

Long before Bronya arrived, many Iron Guards had entered the danger zone to investigate the rift, and naturally found faint footprints extending all the way out of the city.

After summoning most of the elite Silver Mane Guards in the city, the large army set out towards the outside of the city in a mighty manner.

In the past, although everyone often received orders from their superiors to attack the Rift in vain, most of the Iron Guards obeyed the orders in public but secretly disobeyed them. The captains of each team did not understand why they did so, so they reached a tacit agreement with their subordinates.

Find a safe place to camp for a day or two, and then immediately withdraw to the city...

Attack? Only a fool would die!

However, this time the Iron Guards did not come up with any countermeasures, because they knew the purpose of their trip. They needed to follow the trail to find the missing Great Guardian Cocolia, although many people did not quite understand why their own Great Guardian would quietly leave the city in the middle of the night...

Just like that, the members of the large army each made guesses in their hearts, picked up the "alien weapons" that they had not touched for a long time, and advanced rapidly all the way to the outside of Beloberg City with a devastating force!

This was not the route Chen Lin and his team took. Not long after leaving the city, the team climbed a snow-capped mountain.

Many soldiers in the army have never set foot in this area. Everything here is so unfamiliar to them...

The wooden house collapsed by the ice and snow, and the strange monster frozen by the low temperature...

Chen Lin could tell at a glance what the ice sculptures all over the ground were, because he had fought with these guys many times when he was in the Black Tower Space Station!

Antimatter Army!