Wolf Pavilion.
Gao Yuxing looked down from the Wolf Pavilion at the hurried figures in the city below.
These people were all rushing in one direction.
The Starport.
Inside the Wolf Pavilion, officials were also packing their belongings, preparing to leave.
"I'll have to trouble you again this time, Ship Secretary Gaixi."
Gaixi was busy with her departure. She had been here with Gao Yuxing for nearly 200 years, and the two had become as familiar as could be.
Now that she was leaving, she honestly felt a bit reluctant.
Arasi zr Zr22 was indeed a Stellar System of the Star-region level. In all aspects, it far surpassed the Stellar System she had previously guarded, both in work and life.
"I'm fine. After all, they're just civilians. I believe the enemy won't dispatch many warships over."
"But what about you? Are you really planning to stay here?"
"The higher-ups have most likely abandoned this place."
Gao Yuxing was silent for a moment, then asked, "Look, isn't this city, this Star, beautiful?"
In the bustling metropolis, there were no tall buildings. Most of them were actually ancient-style structures, surrounded by lush green mountains and clear waters, which was not common in a Star City.
The places Gaixi had visited more often were urban environments that were so oppressive they were almost suffocating.
Between high-rises tens of thousands of meters tall, there were only narrow roads and streets twenty to thirty meters wide.
The city had no visible top, and sometimes no visible bottom either.
Standing on a glass skywalk in a high-rise, there were dense crowds of people beside her, dense crowds above her, and dense crowds below her.
Besides that, there were also constantly arriving and departing hovercars.
"It is indeed beautiful."
Gaixi couldn't deny that.
"This Star City has existed for over 70,000 years."
"The peak period of my life was spent here."
"I witnessed it, and it witnessed me."
"I thought about leaving, but at that time, I hesitated."
Gao Yuxing recalled the bits and pieces of his time here.
It had truly been a very, very long time.
Living for a long time also had its drawbacks, especially for someone like him, as he would leave too many emotions attached to various people and things.
"Will you laugh at me?"
Gao Yuxing asked again.
Gaixi hadn't thought about this question. Upon reflection, such an action was indeed childish and laughable.
Gaixi gently shook her head: "I once heard a saying."
"When people are young, they are constantly taught to move beyond immaturity, to think more maturely. But when they grow up, they realize they just know a bit more, but are still childish."
"Around their youth, people yearn for those who are mature and eloquent, but when they get closer, they realize that's only one aspect, and those people they originally admired sometimes have very childish ideas too."
"When you get old, young people often tell you, 'You're wrong about this, you're wrong about that,' and you still find that in many things, you are childish."
"This is just the norm for people."
After speaking, Gaixi noticed Gao Yuxing looking at her with a smile.
Gaixi felt a bit awkward.
"Ahem, having lived for so many years, I've never comforted anyone."
Gao Yuxing laughed.
"Now I believe it."
At this moment, a voice came from behind.
"Excluding hibernation, the two of you combined are three or four thousand years old, yet you're still discussing such childish topics."
"The first batch of residents has boarded the spaceship and is about to take off, Ship Secretary Gaixi, we'd best depart quickly."
Huo Yier walked in expressionlessly.
He said to Gao Yuxing: "It's fine if you stay, but you must make your stay worthwhile, otherwise it's a losing business."
"You also know that even if you stay, you can't defend Arasi zr Zr22."
"So, what is the meaning of your staying?"
Idealism was pulled into reality.
Gaixi glared at Huo Yier.
Gao Yuxing didn't feel anything. He wasn't a child, nor was he one of those civilians below. When doing anything, of course, he had to consider the pros and cons.
Not just his own pros and cons, but also those of the entire Federation.
"Authorization."
"Both Machine God Jin Ming and I can mobilize the Parrot Matrix, but if it is to operate at full power, both of us need to authorize it simultaneously."
"Many things within Arasi zr Zr22 also require my personal presence to grant authorization."
"Don't worry, I've already prepared a big gift for the enemy."
Huo Yier had actually already seen the intent to die in Gao Yuxing's eyes.
In this era, living was actually a very simple thing, and so was dying.
Dying meaningfully, that was the most difficult part.
Gao Yuxing's position was too high. The higher one's position, the greater the burden, and thus the more timid one became, the less one could die.
Not only for the Federation, but also for his family, he was like a pillar of existence.
However, standing in his position, it was actually very difficult not to make mistakes.
In the Federation, no matter what official, after reaching a high position, they would always make a fundamental mistake at some point, leading themselves and their families to eternal damnation.
Gao Yuxing was not a saint.
To reach this position, he certainly did not use saintly methods.
Therefore, he actually truly wanted to take this opportunity to retire successfully, but in his position, his retirement would inevitably mean death.
He should also die; he had lived too long.
For such a person, Huo Yier had no admiration, nor would he feel sorrow for him.
"That's for the best."
He then asked Gaixi.
"How much longer do you want to stay here?"
As a figure of grandmotherly status, Gaixi naturally understood these principles.
But understanding did not mean she would be inclined to act on them.
She was still a bit angry. Huo Yier had ruined a good atmosphere. She was about to witness the curtain fall on a legend, which should have had some drama.
Perhaps in the end, she could even have something happen with this legend; that would be for the best.
"Sigh!"
She sighed regretfully.
"Let's go."
"There's nothing good left to stay for here."
The two left.
Only Gao Yuxing was left here.
But soon, another group of people filled the place.
"The enemy has split into five groups. The foremost one is already less than 2 light-years away from us."
The officers who had bid farewell to their families quickly entered work mode.
Gao Yuxing also lost his melancholy.
"Closely monitor the enemy's movements. This time, they are very likely to be prepared."
"The weakness of the Parrot Matrix is actually very simple; it can be found with just a little analysis."
"In the past 100 years, the enemy has also turned some people from our side, and they must be even clearer about this."
"The technological strength of the Flying Civilization is actually very clear: it can unilaterally rival our Federation, and even be stronger than us, but its comprehensive ability is very poor."
"The Advancing Civilization is completely unknown to us, but judging by its status, its strength is many times stronger than the Flying Civilization. They should start from a purely technological route, so we need to pay attention to changes in Deep Space gravity."
For Gao Yuxing, this war could only succeed.
This success was not about defeating the enemy, but about holding them back.
Just as Huo Yier said, he had to consider making his stay worthwhile.
Otherwise, he would only be a sinner, gaining no merit.
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