CFRSIO Chapter 36

Lin Yunliang knew that the lifespan of the demon race was much longer than that of the human race. After sending the people away.

“Host, do you want to directly start the next mission?”

“Start it.”

“Yes.”

Now that he was alone, there was no need for him to stay here. He just wanted to see Zhang Qing’an.

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Lin Yunliang: … It’s quite user-friendly.

The ears were filled with a piercing machine sound that kept beeping, extremely harsh. Upon opening his eyes, he was met with dazzling flashing red lights, accompanied by a stiff mechanical voice repeatedly uttering a sentence.

“Danger, danger! Fuel is insufficient, fuel is insufficient!”

No! What’s going on? Why is this happening!! What happened?

[Siam?] Lin Yunliang tried to contact Siam. Strangely, the cat didn’t react at all.

[Siam, where are you? What’s going on?] Although he didn’t understand the situation, Lin Yunliang still cautiously looked around.

This place looked like a high-tech office, with many display screens showing constantly flashing data that Lin Yunliang couldn’t understand. However, the continuous rumbling sounds and violent shaking made him realize that this was not an office, and he had probably arrived in this small world again during a near-death experience.

It’s really a headache.

There were a total of four people in the room, including himself. He sat to the side, while a very familiar figure sat at the control console, trying to control and alleviate the current situation. There were two other people in another part of the room.

These two people were leaning against each other. One of them had his hands covering his face, either crying or complaining, but judging from the actions of the person next to him, the current situation was evident.

The other person was gently patting his back, seemingly comforting the one covering his face.

So, what exactly was the situation?

“This is not the time to cry!” a familiar voice rang out. “Aleksandr! Hurry over here, I can’t control it alone!”

It was Zhang Qing’an’s voice…

Lin Yunliang wanted to see him, but he didn’t want to see him in such a situation. He hoped they would meet in a stable and peaceful place. However… after spending so much time together, this was the first time he had heard this person speak in such an annoyed tone.

“I…” The person called Aleksandr turned out to be the one covering his face with a look of self-reproach. His eyes were red, and he stammered, unable to say anything.

The man beside him was protective of Aleksandr, “Zhang Qing’an! What’s your attitude! This is not Aleksandr’s fault!”

Lin Yunliang’s gaze shifted. However, the warning lights were too glaring, and it seemed no one present paid attention to him, so no one noticed that Lin Yunliang had been replaced by someone else.

These two people… A surge of anger welled up in Lin Yunliang’s heart. If the occasion were not inappropriate, Lin Yunliang might have already made a move.

“I’m not blaming Aleksandr, but…” Zhang Qing’an was very annoyed.

He didn’t care whose fault it was. What needed to be done now was to deal with the current situation, otherwise, all four of them would die in a spaceship crash. Such a death would be too disgraceful. He didn’t want to be implicated and have his name recorded on a pillar of shame.

That would be a tragedy. More tragic than being implicated and causing a spaceship crash.

“Since it’s not! Then what right do you have to be in charge here?” Lin Yunyong continued, he had long disliked Zhang Qing’an, and naturally disliked this person ordering Aleksandr around even more.

“Lin Yunyong! What madness are you experiencing?” Zhang Qing’an was holding the control stick, desperately trying to keep the spaceship stable.

However, it seemed not to be easy this time. Zhang Qing’an closed his eyes, telling himself to calm down and not argue with them, the most important thing now was to resolve the current situation.

“What do you need me to do?” Lin Yunliang’s voice came.

Zhang Qing’an was stunned for a moment. This person…? How could he? Zhang Qing’an was only stunned for a few seconds before quickly reacting and immediately saying, “Do you see the button in the two o’clock direction?”

“Press it.”

That button was present on every spaceship, its purpose was to ensure their safety. However, after pressing it, it meant the team automatically forfeited. Then a teacher would come to pick them up.

But they hadn’t even reached their destination yet, and they were going to forfeit?

Lin Yunyong absolutely disagreed, “Stop! Lin Yunliang! Don’t press it!”

“Zhang Qing’an, you are not the team captain, you have no right to make this decision!”

As Lin Yunyong spoke, he tried to rush over and snatch Zhang Qing’an’s control. How could Lin Yunliang allow such a thing to happen? He immediately got up and quickly moved to intercept Lin Yunyong.

“This is the only way,” Zhang Qing’an said coldly. “There are only two escape pods.”

“Tell me, how are the four of us supposed to go?”

Although the control stick was still in his hand, the entire spaceship was out of control.

Lin Yunyong was somewhat speechless and stopped his aggressive action. Lin Yunliang also released Lin Yunyong. The several people remained in a stalemate. Lin Yunliang stood by Zhang Qing’an’s side as a protector.

Zhang Qing’an didn’t have the energy to deal with the conflict between the brothers. If he let go of the control stick, they would die even faster. In that case, even with escape pods, they would be useless. However, he still noticed Lin Yunliang beside him. He found it very strange, this person…

Lin Yunyong wanted to suggest that he and Aleksandr go together, but he couldn’t really leave Lin Yunliang unattended. Even though he disliked this person, he was his brother after all.

Lin Yunliang was his father’s favorite son. If in the end, only he survived, then the already precarious father-son relationship would become even more irreconcilable.

Lin Yunyong couldn’t make a decision, nor could he make any decision.

Aleksandr was still crying, the scene was in a stalemate, and they paid no attention.

Until—

[Host!! You’re looking for me?] Siam’s voice suddenly exploded in his mind, causing Lin Yunliang’s head to throb.

He held his head. He stumbled a bit, almost falling. Fortunately, there was a workbench beside him that he could hold onto, otherwise, he would have fallen to the ground.

“What’s wrong?” Zhang Qing’an glanced at the stumbling person beside him. Considering that this person had helped him just now, Zhang Qing’an asked.

“I’m fine. Thanks for your concern.” Lin Yunliang chuckled.

Besides the noisy mechanical noise, all that could be heard was Lin Yunliang’s laughter. Something strange emerged in Zhang Qing’an’s heart, making him find this person’s behavior even more annoying. He clenched the control stick in his hand with more frustration.

Seeing that the person’s ears had turned red, Lin Yunliang felt much better and stopped dwelling on Siam’s sudden appearance.

Siam also knew he had made a mistake, so he honestly shut up and didn’t rush to speak further.

[So, what exactly is going on?] In the following days, Lin Yunliang learned how to use his mental power to communicate with Siam.

He was now seriously suspecting something, that Siam was doing it on purpose. In the previous small world, he was brought over too early. In the last small world, he was only a few hours away from his fated death.

This time, it was even better, the spaceship would crash in tens of minutes. Either two of the four of them would survive, or all four of them would die together. But no matter which situation it was, according to what Siam had told him at the beginning.

This so-called cannon fodder saving system. Judging from this situation, Lin Yunliang would not have a good outcome. He knew that.

Siam felt a little guilty. He hadn’t expected the situation to turn out this way either.

[Do you have any way to alleviate this situation?] Lin Yunliang continued to ask.

Lin Yunliang was not in a hurry to know the situation of this small world, but now his life was at stake. The most important thing was to find a way to survive.

[Yes, don’t worry!] Siam immediately said, thinking that wicked people live a thousand years, let alone a wicked person like you.

[This spaceship also has a spare escape pod, and this spare escape pod can accommodate two people.]

This was also the situation in the original plot. In the original plot, the two brothers would fight over who would get into the escape pod.

Lin Yunliang keenly noticed something. Siam’s appellation, spaceship? It seemed this small world would be more interesting.

Fortunately, Aleksandr was not useless. He remembered this matter.

“Don’t argue anymore.” Aleksandr said, but judging by his actions, it was clear he was on Lin Yunyong’s side. He gently tugged at Lin Yunyong’s sleeve.

He was trying to persuade him not to be angry.

“I remember, this spaceship was lent to me by Teacher Spets, and he told me that this ship was repaired according to the specifications of a battleship.”

Spets was their spaceship teacher and a top spaceship master on the interstellar continent. Everyone said that anything made by Spets was a masterpiece.

When talking about this teacher, Aleksandr’s eyes lit up, with a hint of shyness, showing how much he admired him.

But he didn’t notice Lin Yunyong’s eyes darken and his fists clench.

To some extent, even as the Eldest Prince, Lin Yunyong could not compare to the spaceship master Spets. Naturally, when he heard Spets’s name from Aleksandr’s mouth, he was filled with jealousy.

Although Lin Yunliang had not yet obtained the plot of this world, his eyesight was good, and he immediately took in the expressions and emotions of the two. He immediately understood.

It was clear that these two people had an unusual connection with the person whose name was only mentioned. This was truly interesting. This kind of universally loved protagonist with a Mary Sue script.

Lin Yunliang observed them with great interest, but he didn’t notice that the other person beside him was also observing him.

Zhang Qing’an faintly sensed something strange. According to Lin Yunliang’s personality, he would have lost patience and would have gone directly to snatch one of the escape pods. He would have left the remaining one for the three of them to “fight over.”

This was Lin Yunliang’s usual way of doing things. This was the Lin Yunliang he knew.

How could Zhang Qing’an know that the current Lin Yunliang was only in the same body, but his soul had long since changed? And this Lin Yunliang would never doubt Zhang Qing’an, nor would he worry about him. If Zhang Qing’an wanted his life, perhaps Lin Yunliang would willingly give his life to him.

“So there are three escape pods on this spaceship!”

Aleksandr was probably happy that he could help, his handsome face displaying a brilliant smile. The smile was dazzling.

No, it was dazzling to Lin Yunyong.

Lin Yunliang didn’t care. He already knew about this situation, and his emotions were calm.

Zhang Qing’an, on the other hand, was relieved. After Aleksandr mentioned Spets and the spaceship situation, he had a rough idea. A spaceship repaired according to battleship specifications would certainly have more escape opportunities.

There was just one point… If it were truly such a spaceship, how could it have gotten into trouble with just a few operations by Aleksandr? Doubts arose in Zhang Qing’an’s mind, but now was not the time to investigate. They were a team now, and they should cooperate well regardless.

“Let’s hurry!”

Aleksandr led the way. He knew where the escape pods were. Lin Yunyong immediately followed, and Zhang Qing’an glanced at Lin Yunliang before following.

Lin Yunliang certainly wouldn’t be a troublemaker at this time, so he honestly followed.

This person is unusually obedient. Zhang Qing’an glanced sideways at Lin Yunliang, thinking to himself.

Lin Yunliang walked at the very back. He didn’t care about Aleksandr and Lin Yunyong, and naturally, he immediately noticed Zhang Qing’an’s gaze and immediately smiled at him.

Even though his wife’s gaze was not very friendly, Lin Yunliang still smiled at him. This was what he should do.

Zhang Qing’an met his gaze, his eyes filled with confusion. No, why is this person so strange?

Following Aleksandr to a storage room on the spaceship, he saw him fumbling with buttons, and then a bright light emitted from the room, revealing the third escape pod.

This escape pod was obviously much larger, and it was clear it could accommodate more than one person.

Upon realizing that all four of them could survive, Zhang Qing’an was undoubtedly relieved. After all, if the four of them had an accident, there would be many troublesome matters afterward.

“This escape pod is for you,” Zhang Qing’an said proactively. This was clearly a two-person escape pod. Among the three people present, whether it was Lin Yunliang, Lin Yunyong, or Aleksandr, he did not want to share an escape pod with them.

Lin Yunliang felt a bit regretful, as this was his only opportunity to get closer to him. He had also noticed earlier that the attitude of the people present towards him was not very good. It was evident that this identity was also an annoying person. It was truly vexing.

However, since this was Zhang Qing’an’s intention, he would not object.

Aleksandr and Lin Yunyong exchanged glances. Aleksandr looked away first, appearing somewhat shy. It seemed it was not unrequited love. But whether it was or not, and what would happen between them in the end, Lin Yunliang would not worry about these things.

Lin Yunyong was willing, after all, anyone with eyes could see his feelings for Aleksandr.

Aleksandr was more shy.

The few people rushed into the escape pods against time. They piloted the escape pods away a few seconds before the spaceship exploded and landed safely.

“Boom—!” The deafening sound, not only them but even the teachers in the rear and other students who had already landed or whose spaceships were still in operation all heard it.

Lin Yunliang looked at the spaceship that exploded like fireworks. The scene was truly grand. Lin Yunliang sighed inwardly.

The teachers in the rear:

“How is it? How is the AD1 team?” Teacher A said anxiously.

There was nothing special about this team originally, but who knew that both of the Emperor’s two princes were in it, and even the Emperor’s most favored prince was in it! If anything happened, even if their academy went to see the Emperor with their heads, they probably wouldn’t be able to quell the Emperor’s anger.

“Why are there three escape pods? Shouldn’t the spaceships participating in the drill only have two escape pods?” Teacher B said, frowning. Regarding this situation, it could only be said that there was both joy and anger.

This drill mission was relatively important, and it was also organized by the academy to cultivate their coordination. A team had four people and two escape pods. When the spaceship malfunctioned, what choice would they make?

Would they save themselves, cooperate, or give the chance of survival to their comrades?

And this was also a very important aspect. This could assess the students’ character and state.

Naturally, the academy was not truly inhumane. They couldn’t just watch them die. All spaceships were equipped with a forfeiture device. Once pressed, the drill would automatically be withdrawn, and the obtained academic credits would be the least. Additionally, the spaceship malfunctions were usually minor. As long as the students had paid attention in their spaceship maintenance classes, they could mostly solve them.

However, no one expected that the spaceship with the two princes would be the one to have an accident. And they did not press the forfeiture device for a long time. In this situation, their teachers could not interfere.

“Isn’t Zhang Qing’an in the AD1 team? His spaceship class grades have always been very good. How could something happen?” Teacher C recalled the team members and was a little confused.

“Now is not the crucial time,” Teacher A continued.

Seeing that Lin Yunliang and Zhang Qing’an’s team of four were still alive on the display, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were okay. If the two lords had an accident, they would truly deserve to die ten thousand times over.

“Aleksandr is the closed-door disciple of Master Spets,” Teacher A then said.

The other teachers all shut their mouths. They all knew Spets’s status. After hearing this sentence, what else was there to not understand? Moreover, they all knew one thing.

Aleksandr was called a closed-door disciple, but in reality, he was someone Master Spets cared about. Otherwise, how could he explain why he suddenly accepted a closed-door disciple who knew nothing?

“Okay, now is not the time to talk about these things,” Teacher A continued. He decisively assigned tasks to a few people. “I will go and check the spaceship situations of the other student teams.”

“Teacher Sasha, go and clean up the debris of the AD1 team’s spaceship.”

“Teacher Xu Yi, go and pay attention to the situations of other students. Report immediately if anything happens.”

“Yes.” The two immediately carried out the orders.

Even if the spaceship had some problems, it was far from exploding. But now, not only did it explode, but it was also the spaceship of the team that absolutely could not have an accident. To ensure the safety of all students, it was necessary to check clearly.

Many other students saw the exploding spaceship.

“Which team’s spaceship is that? How could it…”

“Now is not the time to care about other teams. The teachers won’t ignore it.”

“Yes, Art is right. Let’s deal with our situation first.”

“Yes!”

And the spaceship teams that had already landed:

“Hey! Over there, that spaceship seems to be…” a team member’s face turned pale.

“Stop! Hey! Boss! What are you doing?” Other team members saw someone in the team running out and immediately called out. They even reached out to stop him.

“What are you pulling me for! Aleksandr is on that spaceship!” the so-called boss said, his expression anxious. If he hadn’t been held back, he would have already run out.

“Boss! Don’t worry! The teachers will definitely not stand by and do nothing!!”

“That’s right, besides, there’s also…” Before this person could finish speaking, the person beside him covered his mouth. Obviously, everyone knew that these words were not suitable to be spoken.

At least not suitable to be spoken in front of their boss.

“Boss, it’s okay, let’s go do the mission first…” the subordinate continued, but they just didn’t want their boss to run over now.

Because it was really inappropriate.

……

The spaceship exploded, and three escape pods flew out. However, how could escape pods compare to a spaceship? Therefore, the three escape pods flew to the same place.

Lin Yunliang wanted to keep up with Zhang Qing’an, but Zhang Qing’an’s control over these things was obviously much better than his, and he quickly disappeared from sight. Lin Yunliang sighed helplessly, feeling inwardly that he was indeed worthy of being him, so powerful.

Fortunately, Siam, having witnessed Lin Yunliang’s double standards in the previous three small worlds, especially in the second small world after they got married, the double standards became particularly obvious. Therefore, the cat directly turned off his situation, especially his psychological monologue.

Otherwise, if he heard it now, he would definitely be speechless.

“Siam. Come out for me.” Lin Yunliang piloted the escape pod to land somewhat unskillfully and then called out for Siam.

Siam then jumped out. “Do you want to understand the situation of this world?”

“Of course.” Lin Yunliang rolled his eyes. After all, he needed to understand exactly what happened to deal with the follow-up matters. “This small world seems quite interesting.”

“Okay, okay.” Siam said, accustomed to the person’s cold and sarcastic words.

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In this small world, the place they were in was called interstellar. Hundreds of years ago, humans suffered a devastating blow. All surviving humans gathered their strength and built one, and the only, spaceship, leading some of the surviving human forces to leave the lifeless Earth.

They flew in space for more than ten years before finding this habitable planet. After several hundred years of development, the current prosperity emerged. And in the process of development, humans also underwent many interesting changes. For example, some people would awaken their mental power, and their mental power could even condense into mental bodies.

Mental bodies included many things. Some were fish, some were fierce beasts, and some were strange things, such as spaceships and star cars. Although few, there were still some.

“Then my condensed mental body…” Lin Yunliang’s eyes rolled, and he thought of something, looking calmly at Siam.

Siam, meeting his eyes, looked proud, puffed out his chest, and said proudly, “That’s right! It’s me!”

Originally, Siam was not the mental body. The original cannon fodder’s mental body was actually a tiger. However, the original cannon fodder would die in this drill, so it was not a problem for Siam to replace this mental body.

What’s more, the kitten was also a feline. What’s wrong with that?

Lin Yunliang was silent. “What is Zhang Qing’an’s mental body?”

“It’s a wolf,” Siam said. “However, Zhang Qing’an’s mental body has not been activated yet due to some reasons. He needs to go through some things before it can be activated.”

Siam didn’t need to explain. Lin Yunliang could already tell that Zhang Qing’an would probably go through a lot of trouble to activate it.

“Then I’ll continue transmitting.”

The cannon fodder original body and Lin Yunyong were the only two adult princes of the current interstellar emperor. Lin Yunyong was the Eldest Prince, the elder brother. The cannon fodder original body was the Second Prince, the younger brother. However, the Emperor clearly doted on this younger brother, his youngest son, more.

Many people even thought that the cannon fodder original body would inherit the Emperor’s position in the future.

Even the cannon fodder original body himself thought so, which led to his arrogant and pampered personality. He was usually a very willful person and did not put his elder brother Lin Yunyong in his eyes at all.

His elder brother Lin Yunyong had a good reputation outside, being benevolent, tolerant, intelligent, and wise, with countless merits. In comparison, Lin Yunliang, who had been spoiled since childhood, truly couldn’t compare.

There was a saying called “praising to kill.” And the cannon fodder original body was completely unaware of it, thinking it was genuine fatherly love. In reality, this was paving the way for his truly beloved son, Lin Yunyong.

Lin Yunyong was outwardly the Eldest Prince, but in reality, his status was much more than that. He was the Emperor’s child by his only true love, and therefore, he had to plan for him. Thus, he schemed against his second son, deliberately raising him high, and then disregarding his future in everything.

And Lin Yunyong was also very outstanding. His performance had always been very good. He did not fail the Emperor’s kind intentions.

The two brothers entered the Interstellar Capital Academy together and became outstanding students.

These students were cultivating outstanding warriors and outstanding interstellar maintenance masters for the interstellar. Being able to join this academy was a dream for every interstellar person.

Lin Yunyong entered through his own strength, while the cannon fodder original body entered through his status as the Second Prince. The gap between the two was immediately evident.

And Lin Yunyong found the love of his life at school, which was Aleksandr from a remote area.

The Emperor had high hopes for him, so how could he allow him to be with a bumpkin from a remote region? Naturally, he made efforts to stop them. Ironically, after several attempts, not only did it not separate the two, but it made them understand their feelings even more.

They even decided to resist these “evil forces,” and their feelings for each other deepened.

In this matter, there were one, no, two unlucky eggs.

One was the cannon fodder original body. He didn’t like Aleksandr. He was of noble birth, and his childhood playmates were the sons of commanders or daughters of generals. Aleksandr was the first country person he had ever met.

Naturally, he looked down on this guy, but to provoke certain people, he didn’t mind deliberately pursuing Aleksandr.

Aleksandr also disliked the cannon fodder original body. Although he came from a remote area, he felt he was no less than anyone else and was unwilling to rely on others. Therefore, he would basically avoid the cannon fodder original body.

The other person was Zhang Qing’an. Zhang Qing’an was of noble birth, and his family was also aristocratic. He was also the tacitly approved candidate for the Eldest Prince’s adjutant. For his family and his future, he had to stay by their side, handling the troubles they caused several times.

He received elite education from a young age, so naturally, he looked down on people like Lin Yunliang who had no real skills. The two could be said to be mortal enemies.

The reason the cannon fodder original body disliked Zhang Qing’an was also very simple. Besides the fact that this person would later become his elder brother’s adjutant, it was also because Zhang Qing’an, due to physical reasons, had reached the age of adulthood but still had not condensed a mental body. Such a person was almost declared disabled in the interstellar.

As a result, every time the cannon fodder original body saw Zhang Qing’an, he would always call him “disabled” or “useless.” It was no wonder Zhang Qing’an disliked him.

Lin Yunliang was silent again. He thought that it was too early before, and too late later. Why couldn’t it be earlier this time? If he had come earlier, he wouldn’t have spoken ill of the person! Thinking that the cannon fodder original body dared to say such things to Zhang Qing’an, Lin Yunliang became extremely angry.

Aleksandr came from a very remote place where there was only one spaceship a year, and it only went to a small county town. One had to reach that small county town first, and then continue to transfer at least four times to reach a slightly larger city. Then, they would head to the capital academy.

This person had delicate features and always exuded an air of innocence, making the so-called talented youths dream of him.

However, he felt that he was equal to them and would not rely on anyone. Everything he had achieved today was due to his own efforts.

In reality, everyone knew what was hidden behind him. His entry into the academy was just a coincidence. By stepping on a tail, he was able to enter the academy. In reality, he knew nothing.

In remote areas, even basic education was difficult to achieve, let alone what was taught at the Interstellar Capital Academy.

As for this drill, it was a very critical juncture.