Dragon Galaxy - A T3 Silver Eden-class Starship

Qin Xiaolei looked at her mother, her eyes filled with sadness and self-reproach.

After not seeing her for more than half a year, she felt that her mother had aged a lot all of a sudden.

But these past few days, while staying at the farm on this T3 Silver Eden-class starship, his complexion is much better than when I first met him.

Footsteps sounded behind me.

Qin Xiaolei turned around and saw Zhao Chen slowly walking in.

Qin Xiaolei was not surprised by Zhao Chen's appearance.

Here, the only person who can enter without being notified is Zhao Chen.

"How is your mother recovering?" Zhao Chen asked with concern.

Qin Xiaolei sighed and said, "Your doctor has examined you and there are no physical problems. The main issue is your mental state."

My mother has shut herself off emotionally; she still can't accept the fact that my brother is gone.

Zhao Chen looked at the much older woman.

The sudden loss of one's son is undoubtedly a huge blow to a mother's heart.

Even in this technologically advanced era, physical injuries are easy to heal, but emotional and mental wounds are truly difficult to cure.

"Your mother will recuperate at this farm from now on. I've arranged for some people to take care of her daily life."

If you are still worried, you can arrange for some people to come here to take care of her.

"This is something she can only accept gradually on her own," Zhao Chenzheng said.

Suddenly, the woman's gaze shifted and met Zhao Chen's eyes.

Zhao Chen was taken aback for a moment, just as he was about to politely introduce himself.

Suddenly, the woman rushed forward and hugged Zhao Chen tightly.

This scene stunned both Zhao Chen and Qin Xiaolei. It was the first time Qin Xiaolei had seen her mother so emotional since she met her.

"Chen'er, you're finally back."

"Where have you been all this time? I was so worried about you!" The woman affectionately pulled Zhao Chen along, raising her hand to stroke his cheek, her eyes filled with love.

Zhao Chen looked bewildered and glanced at Qin Xiaolei beside him.

At this moment, the woman was still talking non-stop to Zhao Chen, saying things that mothers often say to their sons after a long separation.

“Um... Your Majesty, my name is Zhao Chen... I’m not your son,” Zhao Chen reminded her.

But the woman seemed not to hear him at all, and just kept talking while holding Zhao Chen's hand.

"What's going on?" Zhao Chen looked at Qin Xiaolei beside him.

Qin Xiaolei hesitated for a moment, then suddenly clapped her hands and pointed at Zhao Chen's eyes: "Your eyes look just like my brother's!"

I had this feeling before!

It seems my mother has mistaken you for my brother.

"Then why does she call me Chen'er?" Zhao Chen pointed to himself.

"Have you forgotten what my brother's name is?" Qin Xiaolei retorted.

The eldest prince... Qin Chen...

Well, it happens to be very similar to Zhao Chen's name.

“You’ve worked hard out there, and your father insisted on sending you out. Wouldn’t it be better to stay at home?”

You must have suffered a lot out there; you've gotten so thin from hunger.

"I'll have someone prepare a meal right away, and we'll eat together." The woman pulled Zhao Chen toward the dining table.

"I...I..." With Zhao Chen's strength, he could certainly pull his hand away.

But the woman in front of him was only missing her deceased son, and Zhao Chen really couldn't bear to shatter her 'dream'.

“I see that my mother is very happy now, and she is in a good state.”

"Why don't you just pretend for a moment, just for a moment!" Qin Xiaolei clasped her hands together and looked at Zhao Chen pleadingly.

"Just this once!" Zhao Chen said helplessly.

Qin Xiaolei nodded repeatedly.

Afterwards, at Zhao Chen's instruction, someone quickly brought the meal.

The three sat around a stone table in the courtyard. The surrounding environment was pleasant, and the atmosphere was really nice.

"Xiao Lei, what's wrong with you?"

"Your brother has been back for ages, and you didn't even say hello!" The woman glared at Qin Xiaolei, who had just sat down.

Qin Xiaolei was taken aback. She looked at Zhao Chen and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Um... you're back..."

"What are you saying? You're acting like a stranger."

"You're usually the kindest to your brother, aren't you? When you were almost ten, you were told you couldn't bathe with him, and you threw a tantrum and cried." The woman teased from the side.

Qin Xiaolei blushed.

Zhao Chen watched Qin Xiaolei with an air of schadenfreude.

"Brother..." For some reason, Qin Xiaolei felt extremely embarrassed to call him "brother".

"Hey, little sister, time to eat," Zhao Chen replied.

Qin Xiaolei rolled her eyes. Well, she'd ended up having a brother for nothing.

The meal was quite long, mainly because the woman kept putting food on Zhao Chen's plate.

Since they were going to act, Zhao Chen took it very seriously, treating the woman as if she were his own mother. The two of them served each other food and showed concern for one another.

It wasn't until Zhao Chen moved the terminal in his hand that he was reminded of something. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Zhao Chen glanced at her, then looked apologetically at the woman: "Mother, I have some things to take care of here, so I'll be leaving now."

"Please get some rest. I'll come see you again later."

I know you're busy, and we only see each other a few times a year.

"Go on, take care of yourself." The woman waved her hand, her eyes filled with sorrow.

Zhao Chen stood up to say goodbye.

He left the farm, boarded the shuttle, departed from the T3 Silver Eden-class starship, and returned to his own flagship, the T4 Vermilion Bird.

Zhao Chen returned to the bridge.

As soon as Zhao Chen entered the bridge, everyone's eyes fell on him.

"Did the princes' faction mobilize the Imperial Army to launch an attack?" Zhao Chen asked.

At this moment, Zhao Chen's first thought was that the princes' faction had made a move.

However, Lilith shook her head and said, "It's not the Princes' Party, it's Warhammer's side."

"Warhammer?" Zhao Chen was taken aback.

Charlotte chimed in, "According to the intelligence we just received, the Warhammer Starfleet Union intends to amass a large-scale fleet."

They are preparing to launch a military operation against the Starry Empire.

These are all intelligence reports obtained by some of my father's intelligence agents who remained in the Warhammer United States.

The Warhammer Starfleet Union has held a secret meeting to discuss taking military action against the Starshine Empire.

The first step is to seize the unclaimed star system abandoned by the Mechanical Race and occupied by the Starry Empire, and then launch a direct attack on the Chuhe Star Region.

They did not intend to destroy the Starshine Empire, because there was another Holy Radiance Empire nearby; they just wanted to take advantage of the situation.

They planned to dredge up some old stories to get the Starshine Empire to abandon one or two star systems.

Zhao Chen frowned. He had actually anticipated Warhammer's military plans.

Taking advantage of the current internal strife in the Starry Empire, force it to cede territory and pay reparations.

Zhao Chen was familiar with this plot.

"Want a starfield? We'll see if Warhammer's teeth can bite through this tough bone of mine," Zhao Chen sneered.