(￣︶￣) The Silent King and the Approaching Horus Fleet
"..."
Early in the morning, while soldiers hurried back and forth around the mining base, making preparations for the coming battle, everyone wound tight with anticipation, a mid-ranking female officer in a pilot's uniform came sprinting toward the entrance of the "Little White" palace ship beside the Command Center. She had a somewhat baby-faced, charmingly pretty look that fit the Star Sector's human standards of beauty, and passing male soldiers and officers kept turning to stare at her.
Knock!
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Knock! Knock!
"Open up!"
"Is Little White there?"
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Knock! Knock!
"Hurry up and open the door!"
"I have something urgent to discuss with the President!"
"Open up!"
Then, to the astonishment of the soldiers and officers patrolling nearby or passing by, she pounded on the door and shouted without a care. From the look of her, she seemed determined not to leave until someone opened up.
That was the President's residence, after all. Even their commanding officer, Darius, wouldn't dare disturb her at this hour. But here this woman was, banging on the door first thing in the morning and refusing to give up.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Knock! Knock!
"Hey!"
"Open the door already!"
After waiting a while and getting no response, she stubbornly resumed knocking.
In fact, as time went on, it stopped being knocking and turned into pounding.
Honestly, if she hadn't been wearing a Star Sector pilot officer's uniform, if the patrolling soldiers hadn't recognized her and seen her visit the President's residence and go inside a few times before, they would have already rushed over and pinned her to the ground.
Finally...
Creak—!
"Hello!"
"Second Lieutenant Gao Lanlan."
Little White appeared at the door in a maid outfit, smiling as she opened