Chapter 145 – Hey Friend, Have You Heard of ‘Siscon’? (45)
However, Yan Luo didn’t have a long time to think about it.
Trouble arose.
With the rapid development of galaxies like the Empire and the Alliance, highly advanced technology, and rapid resource consumption, exploration and expansion outward were tasks undertaken by all galaxies.
However, the galaxies beyond faced exponentially increased danger as they all belonged to unknown territories. Combined with many uncontrollable cosmic phenomena, this work became exceptionally hazardous.
Just recently, a major flaw occurred in the exploration starship dispatched by the Empire, resulting in a massive explosion that triggered an unprecedented cosmic magnetic storm.
Once caught in this storm, everything would be torn into pieces, dissipating among the stars of the universe.
The Alliance’s starships were also implicated, and the highest commanders aboard were the father and son of the Yan family.
The guard conveying this information lowered his head slightly, his voice soft with a hint of comfort.
Upon receiving this news, Yan Luo stood bewildered in place, unconsciously clenching her hands. “Father and Brother…?”
“Miss Yan, I’m sorry, but the current information indicates they are missing.”
“Then…” Yan Luo lowered her head slightly, her tone revealing no specific emotion. “Can I know who the commander on the Imperial starship was?”
“The wreckage of the Imperial starship has been found. The highest-ranking commander was Imperial Honorary General Jiang Chou. When found, he had already ceased to breathe.”
“Okay, I understand… Thank you for coming all this way…” The young girl lowered her head, her voice somewhat suppressed. Was she restraining her emotions because she was still at school?
The guard couldn’t help but purse his lips. “Miss Yan, we’ve already informed Major General Lu. He will likely arrive soon.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed Yan Luo’s slight trembling. She suddenly raised her head, seeming lost and with reddened eyes, as if struggling with uncertainty, then quickly suppressed it.
“I understand.” Yan Luo lowered her head again, composed herself, and spoke, “Then I’ll go first. Thank you.”
Without waiting for any further deliberation from the guard, Yan Luo dashed away.
Her mind was in turmoil, and before she knew it, she found herself on a deserted path. Her hand tightened unconsciously, her gaze somewhat hollow, with a hint of despair in the corners of her eyes.
Despite her reluctance to think this way, everything seemed to be connected.
The Imperial starship, General Jiang Chou, and the conflicts between the two nations that were being provoked… the Empire and the Alliance…
But why did it have to involve her Father and Brother in the end? Yan Luo couldn’t help but reach out to steady herself on a nearby tree, her eyes slightly downcast.
Finally, a tear, then another, and another, fell directly from her eyes.
—Elder Brother, is it… you?
The girl stood between the shady paths, her fair fingers weakly grasping at the branches, enveloped in confusion and helplessness.
Several figures silently approached from the side.
“Little Pink, have you found out who’s been following me?” Yan Luo, with lowered eyes, asked Little Pink in her mind, with a hint of contemplation in her eyes.
One hand rested on the tree trunk, the other clenched at her chest.
The discomfort was indeed real, and the tears needed no deliberate provocation. Her body felt weak, even trembling, but… these were the emotions of the original owner.