A bald man stood aboard a black warship drifting through space.
The warship had already left the core combat zone of Capital Star, and its aimless voyage through space felt exceptionally dull.
"Colonel Qi, don't tell me you haven't noticed something wrong here. Even a roughneck like me can sense that something's off." The Bald Man stared at the vast starry sky, chewing gum expressionlessly.
"The will of the military's upper ranks. Even if I speculated blindly, it would not lead to a better outcome. As soldiers... aren't you and I merely blades in the nation's hand?"
The gentle-faced young man looked ahead. His tall, slender frame made his uniform appear even more crisp and upright.
The two stood on the bridge of a Tier-8 Tibet-class Battleship, while officers behind them silently operated the vessel.
"I'm not... I quit long ago." Ruan Xiongfeng rubbed his bald head and curled his lip.
A smile rose in Qi Longxiang's eyes at those words. He shook his head. "Regimental Commander Ruan, if you had truly cast off your identity as a soldier, I think your personality would find it harder to bear than being killed. You've already followed my Special Task Force Fleet nearly out of the Capital Star Region. Must I really spell certain things out?"
Seeing Qi Longxiang gesture meaningfully upward with his right hand, Ruan Xiongfeng waved both hands repeatedly. "Fine, fine. I haven't completely quit yet, all right?"
"Hahaha, Regimental Commander Ruan is truly an interesting man."
"People like you, who know perfectly well yet pretend to be clueless, are the most annoying. You always have to beat around the bush when you talk." Ruan Xiongfeng spoke bluntly. People like Qi Longxiang gave him the biggest headaches.
"Regimental Commander Ruan, the longer one remains in the mire of Capital