Chapter 375 The King of Soldiers Returns Home and Finds His Daughter Living in a Doghouse
Chapter 375 The King of Soldiers Returns Home and Finds His Daughter Living in a Doghouse
After seeing Ron off, the speech came to an end.
Simothers frowned as he watched Lin Xuan walk out from behind the stage.
"Bai Bing, have we failed?"
According to Simothers, the speech was intended to recruit more people to join the Spark organization, but in terms of results, it did not seem to be very effective.
The audience didn't seem to be very impressed with Lin Xuan's words. Simothers was puzzled. Lin Xuan's words made perfect sense, so why didn't anyone want to come?
Lin Xuan seemed to have seen through Simothers's thoughts and couldn't help but smile.
"Not everyone can be like you, putting so-called ideals and beliefs into a living. No matter how much you talk about principles, they will only support you verbally. If you really want them to follow you, there are three things missing."
"Which three?"
Lin Xuan held up three fingers.
"Enough greed, enough anger, enough fear."
Simothers was puzzled, but seeing the confident expression on Lin Xuan's face, he knew that the man in front of him must have already thought of a solution.
Just then, Felix, wrapped in a coat, came in from outside. Judging from his panting appearance, he seemed to have just finished something in a hurry.
"Bai Bing, the task you asked me to do has been completed."
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll transfer the payment to you and your brothers later."
Lin Xuan took the initiative to greet him, but the latter turned around and left immediately.
"If there's any work like this in the future, just call us anytime. We brothers may not have any other skills, but we're absolutely top-notch at causing trouble. We'll risk our lives, and we can even bring down the emperor!"
After he finished speaking, he disappeared, leaving Lin Xuan standing there awkwardly.
“Simothers, I take back what I just said. Felix is much more straightforward than you.”
Simothers curled his lip, his face full of disdain.
"He's just a radical youth. His group of brothers are all bachelors who were ruined by officials in the past. They'll follow whoever can lead them to cause trouble."
Lin Xuan remained noncommittal.
"So, if women don't get married, the most they'll do is gossip behind each other's backs. If a group of single men get together, they might bully and harass people on the street, but it won't be long before one of them becomes the mastermind. I once heard of a dynasty, and that's how the people who first established it came about."
"So what did you send Felix and the others to do?" Simothers asked curiously. Starfire wasn't very united internally, and the four leaders each had their own cliques. If it weren't for Lin Xuan's appearance, he probably would never have thought of cooperating with Felix.
Lin Xuan smiled mysteriously.
You'll find out in a few days.
……
Rhodes' home, located in the third radius orbit of the star system, is named Katu.
Katu is also the closest planet to the orbit of the capital planet. It was initially used for industrial development and is the third solid planet explored by the mechanical Earth.
Later, Mechanical Earth developed the technology for interstellar migration, and the industrial system on this planet was gradually dismantled and transferred to other planets.
Over time, some environmentalists have proposed reforestation projects to restore the planet and transform it into a highly habitable place.
Only the children of high-ranking officials on Mechanical Earth, the families of the three major corporations, and some military and political figures are entitled to reside here.
As the captain of the frigate, Rhodes's rank was already quite high, so his family members were naturally entitled to live here.
But when he got home, he was completely dumbfounded.
"How many times do I have to tell you, my home is right here. What do you mean my spaceship doesn't have the right to dock? Why do I need the right to dock when I'm going back to my own home?"
Rhodes was so angry at the Starport staff member on the screen who rejected him for the third time that he felt like he was about to have a stroke.
"Bring out your supervisor. I need to speak with him. You bunch of idiots, can't you even read my system ID?"
Rhodes was still cursing on the communication frequency, but the next moment, the person in charge of Starport sent him a message that surprised him greatly.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Rhodes, according to our system, your residency on Katu Star was revoked 10 days ago."
"What? How is that possible!"
Rhodes didn't believe what the other party said at all, but when the other party sent the backend data, it did show that his authorization had been revoked.
"No...you must have made a mistake. Where are my family members now?"
Rhodes suddenly had a bad feeling. He seemed to have guessed why his authorization had suddenly disappeared, but the absurdity of the matter still made him unwilling to believe it.
"That's not part of our job, Mr. Rhodes. In short, you can't dock on Katu Star without authorization. Have a nice day."
The person in charge of Star Harbor said this and then hung up the call.
"Grass!"
Rod slammed his fist on the monitor, the impact making his arm go numb.
He gritted his teeth and tried to contact his family, but it took him many calls to finally get through.
"Hey, honey, where have you moved to now?"
"What? Okay... I'll be right there."
Mechanical Earth: Seventh radius orbit, satellite V931.
When Rhodes' spaceship landed on this planet, it was immediately greeted by a strong, unpleasant smell of gasoline.
This satellite, located in the ring orbit of a gas giant, serves as a transit station for mining metal ores, and is perpetually covered with dense deposits of metal ore.
The radiation emitted by these metal ores may not cause significant short-term harm to humans, but prolonged exposure to such an environment can inevitably lead to irreversible damage to the body.
Therefore, generally no one lives here.
When Rod saw his family being housed in a makeshift show flat, a nameless anger surged within him.
"How dare they? I was dismissed, not discharged. How dare they treat us like this?"
Rod's wife didn't say anything, but silently packed the things she had brought from the house.
Meanwhile, in the distance, his two children were playing hide-and-seek in a pile of ore with excessive radiation.
For them, it was just a routine move, and they had no idea what it meant.
Finally, the wife spoke.
"You're back. Take your mother to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow. She's been having a cold and fever ever since she moved here. The hospital here only prescribes painkillers, saying their equipment is inadequate and she'll have to go to another planet for treatment."
Rhodes was silent.
He didn't know how things had turned out this way.
The promises that Mechanical Earth had made to these soldiers who fought bravely on the front lines seemed to have been taken back along with his former position after he left the army.
He took a deep breath and nodded.
"I'll go see them tomorrow."
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