Chapter 1724
The News Brought by Rita!
Chapter 1724 The News Brought by Rita!
"Oh my! Is this our new friend, Nunnally?"
Rita, who had rushed out of the hyperspace portal, looked around and then walked excitedly to Nanali, smiling as she looked at her new friend whom she had learned about from someone else.
"Excuse me, are you Miss Rita Bist? It's a pleasure to meet you! I'm Nunnally Lamperouge."
"Don't be so serious, Nunnally. Just call me by my name, Rita!"
Rita reached out and took Nanali's small hand, speaking softly.
From the moment she received the news, Rita was very much looking forward to meeting Nanali.
As He Ming described it, Rita couldn't help but conjure up an image in her mind of a little sister with a tragic past: she was assassinated in her childhood, her mother died on the spot, and she was then ruthlessly abandoned by her biological father.
When Rita saw the real person, she realized that the image she had created was nothing compared to reality.
Looking at Nunnally, who had lost the power to observe the world but still faced life with a smile, Rita couldn't help but feel pity.
"Yes, Miss Rita."
Nanali nodded.
"It would be even better if we could replace 'Miss' with 'Sister'."
Rita smiled and then looked at He Ming, who was standing guard beside her.
"Big brother. The battle on the fleet side is going relatively smoothly. The BETA within Jupiter's range has been cleared out. Next up is the decisive battle between Saturn and Uranus."
"Yes. This was all expected. The situation in the Kuiper Belt is probably not looking good."
He Ming wasn't too worried about the cleanup operation on Jupiter.
There are only a few resource satellites available for BETA to mine. As long as measures are taken in advance, BETA on Jupiter will not be able to cause any trouble.
The only difficult one is the Kuiper Belt, which is full of debris, asteroids, and even terrestrial planets.
The area is littered with debris, and the Kuiper Belt of asteroids provides considerable cover for the BETA. In this complex environment, if the BETA finds a terrestrial planet to temporarily occupy, the fleet and Vajura will likely face the BETA in a state of mass production.
"It is a bit troublesome. But don't worry! Those insectoids can mass produce units, and so can our Elise. Not long ago, Elise once again mobilized two ELS satellites to the Kuiper Belt, preparing to mass produce units against each other and see who has a tougher head."
"Of course it's ELS!"
The overwhelming ELS army, which directly attacked, was indeed more terrifying than the offensive launched by the BETA.
"Yes! So it's just a matter of time!"
Rita nodded with a grin.
Then she clapped her hands, as if she had remembered something, and quickly said...
"By the way! Big brother, did something like a time warp happen before?"
"Oh? Something similar happened on the fleet's side as well?"
He Ming's mind tensed up instantly.
In a sense, the fleet and the home planet Vajura belonged to the rear.
If problems arise in the rear, it will inevitably affect He Ming's plans on Super Earth.
"Yes. At first, the fleet didn't notice anything amiss, but it was naturally our Galactic Diva, Lynn Minmay, who noticed something was up!"
Rita blinked, then changed the subject with a giggle.
"To be precise, it's Xiaoya."
"Based on the timeline, it should be around the time you encountered that apostle, big brother. Therefore, we conclude that the mysterious NERV seems to possess something that can influence spacetime to a certain extent."
"And the most direct effect of this thing being activated is that it brings those apostles into this world."
"This is truly...unexpected." If Rita hadn't brought this news, He Ming would probably have thought it was a side effect of the dimensional quake.
"Yes, yes! So, big brother, you'd better be careful of NERV! Or, find a chance to control that thing NERV is hiding!"
Rita spread her arms out and gestured, offering a small suggestion.
Seeing this, He Ming smiled and reached out to pat Rita's little head.
"What? You've learned strategy after spending so much time in the fleet? I don't remember the fleet teaching this kind of subject!"
Rita shook her head in dissatisfaction, took a terminal out of her pocket, stuffed it into He Ming's hand, and then pulled Nanali towards the hyperspace portal.
"Don't touch my head! Humph! I'm not saying anything more! Nunnally, come on, I'll show you what it feels like to go through a hyperspace portal. Then, we'll head over to the fleet! You can play here by yourself, big brother!"
"Ah! Okay! Please wait a moment!"
Nanali exclaimed in surprise, quickly called out to the overly familiar Rita, and then bowed in the direction of He Ming.
"Colonel, thank you so much for taking care of my brother and me!"
"No need for thanks! You deserve it. Since Lelouch accepted my invitation, we must reciprocate with appropriate treatment. Nunnally, there's no need for any burden!"
"Yes, Colonel. Well then, I look forward to witnessing the moment when you, Colonel, gallop across the battlefield."
"Okay! I promise you."
After watching Rita lead Nana and her servant into the hyperspace portal, He Ming waited a moment before being greeted by the Ernesti trio who had been waiting on Mars for a long time.
"Wow!!! What an amazing portal!"
"It's actually possible to traverse the distance between planets in an instant, traveling from Mars to the Moon?"
"What exactly is the principle behind this? Hmm, I should probably try it out myself..."
The twin siblings, still amazed, were immediately startled by Ernesti, who drew his sword and tried to pry a piece off the hyperspace gate to take a look.
The two siblings quickly reached out and grabbed Ernesti, afraid that he would recklessly damage such a magical hyperspace gate.
For a moment, the trio started making a ruckus near the hyperspace portal.
"Hehe. Long time no see. I didn't expect you guys to still be so lively!"
As He Ming's voice rang out, the noisy trio were immediately drawn to He Ming's mask.
"Who is this sir? Why are you wearing a mask? You look a lot like the villains in the robot war anime!"
Ernesti glanced at the twins who were clinging tightly to his arms and legs, then at the mask on He Ming's face, and sighed helplessly. As he sheathed his sword, he said jokingly.
What exactly does the second half of the sentence mean?
The twins naturally couldn't understand it.
Perhaps only He Ming and Ernesti could understand the meaning of the second half of the sentence.
“Al. I have no intention of becoming a villain! The reason I wear this mask is to hide my identity and avoid being discovered too early by those behind-the-scenes forces that we have begun to interfere in the affairs of Super Earth.”
After He Ming finished speaking, he added another sentence.
“Now, my identity here is Colonel Ming, the commander of the special forces—the Punishment Force. You must remember that.”
"Special Forces—Punishment? Colonel Ming?"
Ernesti scratched his head, thought for a moment, and then began to get excited.
"It sounds more and more like the villainous faction in a robot anime!! He, no, no, no, Colonel Ming!! According to your plan, shouldn't we now get a few special-purpose mechs, fly them out and wreak havoc, and let the protagonist come and defeat us?"
hiss···
Isn't this kid overthinking things?
(End of this chapter)