Lethal Weapon of the Empire Chapter 1

Galaxy Era 3400, star No. 3 in the constellation Ophiuchus.

The vast land turned into scorched earth in the flames of war, and the red and naked rocks emitted bursts of black smoke in the wind. A huge silver mecha was shot down on the desert, its sides cracked into several pieces, reflecting the cold white light of artificial satellites in the night sky.

The cockpit was expelled from the mecha, and fell onto the sandy ground that instantly turned into glass shards due to the high temperature.

Gavin opened his eyes slightly, his vision blurred. The blood on his forehead flowed from his hair down his nose to his chin. He tried to raise his hand, but he couldn't feel the existence of his left hand at all.

"Injury inspection: The left half of the body is shattered, the stomach is shattered, and the blood loss has reached 1000cc. The situation is urgent. Please receive first-level intelligent treatment immediately..."

The artificial intelligence machine in the cockpit stretched out its claws. Before it even got close, Gavin coughed twice and said hoarsely: "Forget it, Phoenix."

His side profile was extremely deep, and the line from the bridge of his nose to his chin was impeccable. When he spoke, blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, reflecting his pale face, which was particularly shocking.

The artificial intelligence hesitated and said: "Your condition is very dangerous, please receive treatment immediately; the vitality index is fifty percent... forty-five percent... forty-two percent." ..."

"Phoenix," Gavin said tiredly, "help me get through to the rebel headquarters."

Snowflakes drifted from the broken display screen, and after a few seconds the picture became clear. Standing in the Gemini Empire Building are all the surviving Imperial generals since the First Galactic War. They were all dressed in pure black military uniforms, ten of them in a row, their solemn eyes fixed on the broken mecha phoenix on the screen.

Darian Seth stood on the throne, looking at Gavin's expressionless face for the first time.

"Surrender, Marshal." He said solemnly, "The alliance has lost."

Gavin showed a faint smile and said, "No."

Seth lowered his head. In those few seconds, no one could clearly see the expression on this man's face. When he raised his head again, his eyes had returned to their usual firmness.

"At 1:15 a.m. on November 2, 3400 of the Galactic Era, that is, 23 hours ago, the 53rd Chairman of the Alliance submitted a letter of surrender to the Empire, actively disintegrating the alliance system. All the armies, dissolved the parliament, recognized and surrendered to the rule of the empire. "The man paused and whispered: "Marshal, the alliance no longer exists."

Gavin didn't speak, just looked at him lightly.

"The life index is thirty-eight...the life index is thirty-five..."

There was an explosion in the distance. After a violent shock, the screen returned to clarity. The Phoenix Machine's count suddenly sounded: "Life index twenty-one... Life index twenty..."

Darian Seth's fingers tightly grasped the edge of the display table, so hard that shocking veins burst out on the back of his hand.

However, his speaking voice was very steady:

"The alliance system that has ruled mankind for thousands of years in the Great Galaxy Era has disappeared. In order to survive, the Committee took the initiative to sell out the position of the Glorious Legion and the Marshal of the Three Armies to the Empire. ...Marshal, surrender, they betrayed you. "

Gavin closed his eyes, as if he had finally seen the end after a long and arduous journey.

At that moment Seth felt that he was even relieved.

"Darian Seth, the first emperor of the Great Galaxy Era and the future new king of Gemini." Gavin showed a slight smile and said, "When I first brought you out of the low-level military academy, why? I never expected that it would be you who stabbed me in the back. "

The emperor's Adam's apple rolled, as if he wanted to say something, but was interrupted.

"You used your personal glory to end the millennium rule of the Alliance. However, the human system perishes, but the spirit of the Alliance will never die."

When Gavin spoke, his voice was cold and distant, yet strangely hoarse and gentle.

"Caspian, even if you are now crowned emperor and the entire galaxy is embedded in your scepter, you will never be an emperor in my eyes."

Darian Seth's expression changed slightly: "Marshal...!"

Gavin interrupted, "Phoenix."

The artificial intelligence was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Yes."

The probe extended its robotic arm and took out an injection from the left hand side of the cockpit console. It was inhaled by the metal probe and then slowly descended until it penetrated Gavin's left arm, which was unable to move due to severe injuries.

Everyone in front of the screen realized something. Caspian opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Blood even oozed from the gaps between his fingernails as he pressed the console tightly. His whole arm muscles spasmed and his whole body trembled slightly, but no sound came out.

As the injection was slowly pushed in, Gavin's face became paler and his eyes became more and more distracted. After a few seconds, the potion was exhausted, Gavin suddenly closed his eyes, and before he could open his mouth, a mouthful of purple-black blood poured out!

"Caspian..." he gasped, "...I..."

The last words disappeared into the salty wind before they were spoken, and they never sounded again.

The wind and sand in the night covered the mecha, completely covering the screen in the pale moonlight.

"Gavin..." The future Gemini Emperor was trembling all over, and tears flowed into his bright red cloak drop by drop, leaving dark red water stains.

"Gavin...Jasper..."

The wind of stardust roared past, slowly sinking the body of Gavin Cilia, the most legendary military god in the history of the alliance, into the depths of the desert.

In November of the 3400th year of the Galactic Era, the century-long war between the Alliance and the Empire ended. The Alliance system was disintegrated, and Darian Seth, the founding emperor of the Gemini Kingdom, ascended the throne in the same year.

This man, who came from a poor family and once attended a low-level military academy in the Alliance, finally became the first interstellar emperor in the outer space era and the most centralized human leader in history.

After he came to the throne, he issued a series of reform decrees, including the abolition of all privileges of aristocratic families in the alliance government, large-scale cuts to the bloated official system, the elimination of corrupt officials, and the formation of a parliament... The most eye-catching among them is It is to abolish the alliance military system and reorganize all the tens of millions of troops.

In the new military system, the fictitious position of marshal of the armed forces was no longer established. The only person in the empire who was appointed commander was the emperor himself.

However, only one person's status remains unchanged.

---Everett Gavin.

As the last Marshal of the Alliance and the most outstanding military strategist in the Great Galaxy Era, Everett Gavin's highest military rank was specifically retained by the Emperor.

Although he was regarded as the primary natural enemy by the empire, when the emperor issued the oath of accession, he still publicly admitted to the entire galaxy:

"I have been fighting for hundreds of years, and I am invincible. Only the Commander-in-Chief can't defeat me... The Commander-in-Chief's reputation is still there, but the alliance has been defeated. From now on, all glory belongs only to the Commander-in-Chief himself."

Gemini Empire, Egret Star.

Surrounded by double moons, the New Palace of Versailles is bathed in silvery white light. There is silence in the depths of the hall. Only the ethereal song of the Noctiluca noctiluca is in full bloom, faintly coming from the center of the distant lake, like a distant sacred song in heaven.

The female officer was holding up the hem of her skirt as she walked up the stone steps. Suddenly, she heard the sound of footsteps, and a tall figure walked out of the boundless darkness of the hall.

"Your Majesty?" The female officer stopped and asked, "Are you dreaming again?"

Darian Seth stood by the cold stone railing, squinting at the two pale red moons in the sky, and said for a long time: "I dreamed of the Marshal again."

The female officer didn't think it was strange and asked softly: "Is it still the time when the marshal is about to die?"

The handsome emperor shook his head and suddenly smelled the ethereal fragrance in the air: "What is this smell?"

"It's mint, Your Majesty. The mints in the palace are blooming."

... Caspian was stunned for a while and then whispered: "No wonder, I dreamed that when I was still the personal guard of Commander Gavin, one day he mentioned to me the mint blossoms...Said that he was born in the mint fields that bloomed on the Egret Star..."

The emperor's tone gradually became ethereal, as if he had fallen into a distant and unclear dream.

"...His Majesty?"

Caspian didn't look at her and asked, "Do you know the meaning of the marshal's last name?"

The female officer stared back blankly.

"He came from a humble background and grew up in an orphanage until he went to military school. He never met his parents." The emperor paused and said, "'Jasper' is the name of the mint garden where he was born. "

The female officer opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

The midnight bell rang from the distance of the palace, and then slowly dispersed as the watery night rippled in circles.

"Your Majesty...it's late at night, go to bed early..."

Caspian turned around and walked back to the gorgeous hall. Suddenly the female officer couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty!"

The emperor's footsteps paused, and the female official said eagerly: "Mint flowers were considered to be a harbinger of reunion in the ancient earth era, and the flower language is 'I would like to meet you again.' Your Majesty--"

"See you again?" Caspian laughed softly, although the voice was deep and without any hint of laughter.

"I hope so...I appreciate your words."