During a dinner, the two families enjoyed a harmonious evening, eliminating past misunderstandings. However, neither family mentioned the marriage of Kairuot and Fairleya, as they understood that the two children were still young and decades away from discussing marriage. It was too early to talk about it now. Moreover, both families had their own restrictions regarding intermarriage, so the matter had to be set aside for the future.
The parents of both families became good friends over dinner and agreed to meet every year on this day in Mars Alliance Town to share and connect.
Kairuot and Fairleya returned to Mars Alliance Headquarters. Due to their respective work commitments, their time together became increasingly scarce.
Fairleya, as the Commander of the Special Operations Brigade, was eager to make an impact in her new role. The urgent task at hand was to eliminate the remnants of the aliens; although the Capricornian base had been destroyed, their remnants had not been completely eradicated. Fairleya had a heavy burden on her shoulders.
On the other hand, Kairuot's Special Operations Team had a relatively relaxed schedule. After reporting to Mars Alliance Headquarters each day, they found themselves with little to do since their main task was to track down the alien commander Belche. However, Belche was a true expert at evasion and hiding, making it a challenge to locate him within a short time frame. Additionally, this task required funding. Speaking of funding applications could lead to lengthy discussions—
When the various families first fled to Mars, they were too weak individually to confront the aliens, so they united to establish Mars Alliance Headquarters.
At that time, Mars Alliance Headquarters played a crucial role in repelling invaders through several significant battles, making the Capricornian think twice before attacking again. Mars entered a relatively peaceful and stable period.
During this time of peace, Mars Alliance Headquarters proposed the Mars Alliance Policy based on population standards among various races, aimed at encouraging families to grow their populations and develop economically.
However, with the rapid population growth among different races, Mars Alliance faced challenges due to a lack of land for distribution. Each year, they struggled with issues related to population distribution and territorial divisions. Consequently, families began encouraging higher birth rates within their own groups while strictly prohibiting intermarriage with other races to prevent population loss. This became one of the biggest missteps of Mars Alliance.
Currently, the power of Mars Alliance Headquarters has been significantly weakened by various families and can only be maintained through proportional fees paid by each race. Meetings of the Mars Alliance often ended in disputes among the races.
Fortunately, Mars Alliance Headquarters still retained its base along with a Special Operations Brigade and Mecha Battalion, as well as an Experimental Base, barely keeping operations running. The recent destruction of the Capricornian base was largely credited to Kairuot; otherwise, no one would have dared approach areas designated as off-limits by aliens. Given that Mars Alliance Headquarters did not have many troops and relied heavily on support from family forces, they would not deploy without complete confidence.
Regarding Kairuot's repeated requests to go to Earth to search for the alien Belche, the Mars Alliance Headquarters did not agree to his demands. Firstly, Kairuot had no evidence that Belche was on Earth, and secondly, the Mars Alliance Headquarters had limited funding; deploying a warship to Earth would incur significant expenses, and there was no reason for the headquarters to casually increase this budget.
Thus, Kairuot found himself in a passive situation, and how could Fei Er Connie not understand his helplessness?
Therefore, she suggested a compromise to the Mars Alliance Headquarters: without deploying any personnel from the headquarters, Kairuot could lead his Special Operations Team to Earth for reconnaissance. Once they had information, they could send troops for an assault later. After a month of effort, Kairuot was finally approved to go to Earth.
Upon receiving the approval, Kairuot was naturally overjoyed; the only thing he did not understand was how his Special Operations Team could reach Earth without using a spaceship.
With this question in mind, Kairuot went to Fair Connie's home with Li Girl.
It happened to be a day off, and Fair Connie was at home. She was very happy to see Kairuot: "Terra, I just prepared dinner for you all. Everyone has been so busy lately that we haven't had time to eat together."
Kairuot replied, "I've actually been quite idle lately but didn't dare to disturb you."
"Why would you say such things to me?" Fair Connie said, looking into Kairuot's eyes. "If you say that, it feels too distant between us."
Li Girl quickly smoothed things over: "Brother Kairuot knows you're busy and doesn't want to disturb you."
"Little Li is still so considerate," Fair Connie said. "Come on, sit down and eat. We can talk about anything later."
When it came to eating, the two of them were quite unreserved, wolfing down their food. Li Girl praised as she ate, "It's been a long time since I've had food made by Godmother. It's really delicious."
"If it's good, then eat more," Fair Connie said as she served them both some dishes. "Once we get to Earth, you might suffer and not be able to eat these meals anymore."
Kairuot suddenly asked, "Without a spaceship, how will we get to Earth?"
Fair Connie reassured them, "You don't need to worry about that. We guarantee to safely take you to Earth."
"That's great," Lily said excitedly. "Maybe this time when we go to Earth, I can see my parents."
A faint smile finally appeared on Kairuot's face as he said lightly, "I hope that this time when we go to Earth, I can see my Belden. I hope she and my child are doing well."
Fair Connie replied, "When you see them, don't forget to send my regards. Terra, if I have a grandchild, you must bring him back so I can take a look."
Kairuot nodded in agreement, feeling quite complicated inside.
Comment 0 Comment Count