Chapter 51

After the brief meeting, soshyan asked to discuss some important topics with Captain Hodges in a non-public place, and Loken was also involved.

After Hodges followed soshyan to his personal conference room, Loken immediately showed their intention, which surprised Hodges and shocked him.

The fact that an astat regiment wanted to misappropriate the Navy's property was a rebellion.

Hodges didn't answer immediately, just sink.

In the process, soshyang kept silent and just looked at him.

Hodges was even convinced that he would die for any action made by the soldier.

He is not a coward. No one can be promoted to his rank while being cowardly in his blood vessels. Especially as a civilian, he has won many wars.

But he would still cringe because of the roar of soshyan's dynamic armor joint with each subtle action, and his viscera were frightened into a ball by the loud noise made by the helmet on the table.

Suddenly, the Star Warrior commander turned around and occupied the other end of the cabin, distancing himself from him.

The feeling that death is close at hand finally subsides, but it is not far away. It is replaced by a kind of certainty - as long as the real idea in your heart is described, you will not be able to leave the room alive.

Hodges is not unarmed, but the idea of pulling out a pistol to protect himself is just a cold and absurd self consolation; Using his laser lance on a Star Warrior is tantamount to throwing stones at the RAND Raiders.

Loken easily poured a cup of tea from one side of the closet to soshyan, and then poured another cup to Hodges.

"Hodges, you know me. I'm not a man who will betray the Empire and the mechanical God. My choice is undoubtedly right."

Around these words and the implications contained therein, the final negotiations began.

Loken and Hodges sat opposite each other, soshyan stood further away, and the dynamic nail joint roared with the change of posture.

"But I have sworn allegiance -"

"Serving astat is as loyal to the emperor."

Loken interrupted Hodges' sophistry, holding a smoking cup in both hands and said:

"Man, let's be honest. What future do you have in the Navy? Those people hate you, just as my colleagues hate me, because they are mediocre. They hate people who are better than them and whose birth background is lower than them."

Hodges snorted, but did not answer.

"Your talents should not be buried in the fight against smuggling, Hodges! You should use your command skills to eliminate the enemies of the emperor. I know you are very eager for valuable goals, and you don't want to be trapped in a frigate."

"With all due respect."

Hodges glanced at soshyan.

The face of the Star Warrior was particularly indifferent against the background of the power armor refined gold collar. The granite like flesh and blood was like solidified on the skull. A pair of dark eyes blinked when watching them, and the lips sometimes gave a dry low smile.

Knowing what the other party wanted to say, soshyan looked over the low table and stared at Hodges.

"You look at me like you're expecting me to kill you."

Hodges squeezed out a cautious smile.

"This idea has already appeared in my mind."

Soshyan continued to stare at him, then raised his chin slightly.

"Say what you want to say."

Even so, Hodges warned himself in his heart.

Be careful, be careful.

"With respect, my lord..."

He gasped as if he were reading his death declaration.

"... your so-called fleet doesn't even have a decent frigate."

The next second, the meeting room was as silent as death.

Soshyan looked back at him indifferently, fixed his eyes and motionless, and even showed more emotion than a machine servant.

Loken was also a little nervous. He was also worried that soshyan would end his unscrupulous friend in anger.

Fortunately, things didn't get to this point in the end.

"I think we can't judge the development of a thing just by looking at the present."

Soshyan said, calm to the extreme.

"Maybe we are still defeated, but we have firm faith, unshakable determination, and most importantly, absolute justice and fairness."

Silence spread everywhere.

Then Loken cleared his throat and took a deep breath to speak, but soshyan interrupted him.

"You can leave the cabin now and go back to the rest of your life."

Soshyan stared at him. He seemed to be judging and considering.

"Let's hold our own views. Let's talk about mine first. Let's describe your future vision. Before you retire, you will be promoted compassionately because of your service career - and you will eventually be only the commander of the frigate level. Yes, there is no doubt about that."

The star warrior had a mocking expression on his face.

"But you will spend the rest of your life with alcohol and psychotropic drugs. You know... I see this in your eyes. Although I have no talent for understanding human feelings, I promise that I can read the truth and lies as easily as I can read the words in books.

Hodges leaned forward and felt the rolling flame in his chest. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't find any reason to refute.

Because he knew what soshyan said was right, he basically had no future, which was the reason why he became more and more addicted to alcohol - depression often wrapped him.

"But I know that you are seeking enlightenment with a fanatical flame in your eyes, Greer Hodges. Such a flame will burn a person's soul, and you will eventually either destroy others or yourself."

"I... I have my duty, that's all."

Soshyan's lips curled up, as if he had tasted something interesting.

"Of course, by the way, on the way here, I learned a little about your achievements and found that you are a commander who is very good at grasping the opponent's weaknesses. That's really good."

Praise is something Hodges never expected.

"I... thank you, my Lord."

"But do you know your weaknesses?"

The captain of the glory saber was hesitant again. He could feel the battle passing between his fingers.

But he chose to remain honest rather than hypocritical humility.

"Yes, my Lord, I understand."

Soshyan tilted his head and looked at the mortal in front of him.

"So?"

He's going to end the conversation.

"In that sentence, you can leave now and wait for the future to live that desperate life, Hodges, or you can move forward to areas that others can't imagine and get the answer you're looking for."

The Star Warrior tapped his chest with his knuckles and watched the increasingly uneasy captain of the frigate.

"Well, your choice is."