Fan Ruisi nodded. "I've heard my Elder Brothers mention a little. You definitely know more than I do."
Mai Aotuo's family title was one rank higher than Fan Ruisi's, and his family members were all upper-class figures in the Empire. He undoubtedly knew more of the inside story than she did.
But she was not completely in the dark either.
In fact, the upper echelons of the Southern Cross Star Kingdom basically all knew about the current situation.
Everyone was jubilant as they coldly watched the nation that had once defeated them teeter on the brink of national extinction. Truly, heaven's justice was clear, and retribution never failed!
But Mai Aotuo was different from those people.
He looked around with a worried expression and quietly asked Fan Ruisi, "Ruisi, do you think we should remind... remind... uh... the captain?"
Fan Ruisi knew that the captain he meant was Xia Chujian.
Their relationship with Xia Chujian had not been good at first.
Later, it was their admiration of the strong that led them to follow Xia Chujian.
Their only shared experience had been their adventure on Green Radiance Star.
Mai Aotuo and Fan Ruisi had been in the same exploration squad, with Xia Chujian as their captain.
Fan Ruisi sincerely admired Xia Chujian's abilities as well.
She frowned and said hesitantly, "She's still a student, right? Even if the two countries go to war, does it have anything to do with her?"
Mai Aotuo said, "She's a Military Academy Student. Under Beichen Empire law, that means she's already considered enlisted."
"If a war really breaks out, I'm worried military academy students will have to go to the battlefield too..."
"You know East Tianyuan God Country has secret weapons. The Beichen Empire won't stand a chance against them."
He and Fan Ruisi