"Marshal! Marshal!"

There was a continuous knocking sound coming from outside the door.

However, because they lack access privileges, people outside cannot get in at all.

A figure was seen sitting by the pool with a transparent dome, wearing a light gauze dress.

There were already empty wine bottles along the poolside.

A figure, with flushed cheeks, staggered along the edge of the pool.

"I blame myself."

"It's all my fault."

"I should have let him go back then."

"The final evacuation route was also given to him by me... If I hadn't given him that route... this wouldn't have happened..."

"I killed him...I killed him!"

Chu Xuan's cheeks were flushed, her eyes were bloodshot, and her body swayed precariously.

She picked up the bottle again and took a sip, but after only a few sips, the bottle was empty.

"Finished drinking?" Chu Xuan looked at the empty bottle in her hand, feeling dizzy, and threw it aside.

Then they started looking for new wine.

Just then, she noticed a bottle of wine that had somehow rolled into the pool.

"liquor!

"I want alcohol!"

As she spoke, Chu Xuan walked unsteadily into the pool.

His body gradually sank into the water.

She stared at the shimmering wine bottle beneath the water's surface, when suddenly her foot landed directly on it, causing her to fall and plunge into the water.

Chu Xuan lay in the pool, and at first she subconsciously struggled a little.

But suddenly she gave up struggling.

This is fine too.

She is a sinner; she should just stay by his side like this.

At least that way he won't be lonely over there.

Just like when they first met, he jumped onto his starship without hesitation.

I've come to keep you company.

'Ding... Dangerous event detected. Rescue robot dispatched.'

At that moment, a robot appeared by the pool and plunged directly into the water.

In no time, they brought Chu Xuan, who was sinking, to the shore, and then carried out a rescue operation.

Chu Xuan recovered.

She spat out a mouthful of liquid that was hard to tell whether it was water or alcohol.

She was coughing.

He looked at the rescue robot next to him in a daze.

She felt no gratitude whatsoever.

She grabbed a nearby bottle and smashed it at the rescue robot: "I'm going to be saved by you!"

The rescue robot was hit directly by a bottle and collapsed to the ground, convulsing.

Just then.

A beep sounded from the doorway.

The door opened.

There were originally many people at the entrance who cared about Marshal Chu Xuan, but now only one person was standing there.

The figure walked in, walking around the bottles on the ground.

He walked over to Chu Xuan, who was lying on the ground.

She frowned as she looked at Chu Xuan, who was lying on the ground, completely drunk.

"Secretary...Secretary..." Chu Xuan smiled foolishly when she saw the person who came, and then raised her hands directly: "Secretary, are you here to arrest me?"

It was I who caused His Majesty's death.

I'm the one who killed him.

I am guilty!

Arrest me immediately.

Judge me... kill me...

I am guilty!

Lilith looked at the drunken Chu Xuan, raised her hand towards the void, and opened an electronic interface.

After a series of actions, an ice bucket was placed directly in front of Lilith.

It contains ice water with ice cubes.

Without any hesitation, Lily poured the entire bucket down.

Suddenly, Chu Xuan, who was still nine-tenths drunk, jolted awake and became completely sober.

She sat up abruptly.

He looked at Lilith, who was soaking wet.

"Awake?" Lilith looked at Chu Xuan.

Although Chu Xuan was awake, her mind seemed to be still blank.

Lilith glanced at Chu Xuan, then at the damaged rescue robot and the scattered bottles around her.

She looked around again.

Finally, his gaze fell on a military uniform scattered on a chair in the distance.

She walked over, picked up the uniform, and looked at the Imperial Marshal badge on her chest, which represented a four-star marshal.

She took off the Imperial Marshal's badge and walked back to Chu Xuan.

I already know about your situation.

According to the signal coordinates of the first T6 Seraphim Ballista-class interstellar long-range hunter ship during its last communication transmission.

Although the T6 Seraphim Ballista No. 1 ship did not explain why its journey was delayed.

However, according to our researchers' calculations...

The final conclusion is that a warp interception zone appeared on the flight path of the T6 Seraph Ballista No. 1 ship, and there were also T5 Starlight Glowworms of the Order Zerg.

"This is the most probable possibility," Lilith said calmly.

"It is my responsibility."

I shouldn't have arranged that route for His Majesty.

"If... if I had arranged a different route for him, this might not have happened!" Chu Xuan said, burying her face in her hands and breaking down in tears.

Lilith crouched down and hooked Chu Xuan's chin with one hand.

"According to the original rules of navigation disaster, the cause of the disaster is usually explained in the last communication."

This is not a complicated matter; all it takes is a short text.

However, in the end, we did not receive any information from the first T6 Seraphim Ballista-class interplanetary long-range hunter ship regarding this matter.

This is a matter that violates principles.

Captain Tao Beibei of the ship could never have done it, nor could her crew members and officers.

The only possibility is that there is an order they cannot disobey.

Stop them from doing that.

Why did that person issue this order?

What was his purpose?

Chu Xuan's pupils dilated, and she slowly raised her head: "He...he..."

He's protecting you!

He didn't blame you at all; in his view, it was probably just a coincidence.

A coincidence that no one can change.

He knew that if this message were sent back, someone might blame him, he would feel guilty, and he might even do something extreme.

"He's using this method to tell you that he doesn't blame you," Lilith said calmly.

"But I...but I..." Chu Xuan wanted to say something more.

Lilith then retrieved a communication file.

That was a snippet from the communication she received.

That communication file, besides the one left for her, also contained a copy for other important people.

This section was specifically reserved for Chu Xuan.

"This is the last communication he sent back."

"This is for you," Lilith said.

Upon hearing that this was meant for her, Chu Xuan immediately listened.

She held it to her ear, listening as tears streamed down her face.

Even in such a dangerous situation, he... was still worried about himself...

He didn't utter a single word of self-blame.

Instead, it was just a way of comforting myself.

Chu Xuan listened to this passage several times.

"The Dragon Star Empire is now at a critical juncture."

What it needs is a strong imperial marshal, not a good-for-nothing who just cries and whines, drinks, and contemplates suicide!

And this Imperial Marshal's badge.

This was awarded by him personally.

"Do you even deserve to have it now?!" Lilith raised her hand, holding the Imperial Marshal's badge in her palm!

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