"Lord Alsace? Sir?" Catherine had no choice but to call out to her commanding officer, who seemed lost in another world.
For some reason, ever since her commanding officer had awakened from suspended animation, he had taken to "spacing out" more and more often. Could this also be a way of training mental power?
At the calls from outside, the clone's eyes instantly regained their clarity.
Nie Yun brought his consciousness back from the other side of the wormhole, smacked his lips, and murmured as though savoring the aftertaste, "Tsk! What a tragic alien melodrama..."
A melodrama? What on earth?
But Catherine had long since grown accustomed to Nie Yun's occasional inexplicable behavior. She could only urge him again, "Sir, the meeting is about to begin."
"All right! Connect to central command and activate the virtual environment!" Nie Yun nodded, then straightened his uniform a little.
"Yes, sir!"
Catherine worked the controls on the tabletop. Light and shadow flickered through the empty conference room, and more than fifty Twin Stars people in officers' uniforms appeared in an instant.
The projections were so lifelike that they were indistinguishable from real people.
"Alsace, you're here." A familiar voice sounded beside him. Nie Yun turned to find his superior, Ishar.
"Lady Ishar! Sorry, an urgent matter came up just now. I'm late." Nie Yun casually invented an excuse.
Behind him, Catherine's lips twitched.
"Haha! The meeting hasn't started anyway. Better to arrive at the right moment than early, my friend!" The officer seated beside Ishar chuckled.
Although the meeting had yet to begin, a subordinate arriving later than his superior could easily rub a petty commander the wrong way. This officer was clearly trying to smooth things over for Nie Yun.
Nie Yun smiled and nodded his thanks.
This was the commander of