After Shepard and her Normandy No. 2 successfully recruited old friends Gelas Varkarien, Dr. Modin Solles, Serrari, and Zaid Masani, one of the founders of the Qingyang Mercenary Group, they quickly left Omega Space Station and continued to start her boring team recruitment work.

As for the captives of the mercenary group who surrendered and admitted defeat, Shepard released them all laughed and cried after a lawless little guy plundered the star coins of Jarosh.

After all, she didn't need to make too many enemies with those outlaws. Almost all people at Omega Space Station knew about Shepard's glorious deeds, and also knew that after she confiscated the armed forces, she "unconditionally" released those mercenaries who did all kinds of evil... I believe that those people will not make things difficult for them again in a short period of time.

Anyway, she was thanks to the efforts of a little guy and gained the favor of the other party, so that when they recruited Modin, they did not receive any attacks in the slums. It can be said that they solved the plague problem effortlessly and left the Omega Space Station smoothly.

After this battle, Shepard and Miranda once again looked at Little Anne's talent. No one knew how that little guy shot the mercenary with a sniper rifle to surrender at least 200 times... In short, whether it was Shepard or the "Arcée" who was good at sniping, it seemed that if they were them, they would definitely not be able to do anything like that little girl. One person and one shot could force the evil villains to collapse, and eventually surrender honestly!

But no matter what, they didn't worry too much about what had happened except to sigh, because they had more important things.

So, Shepard is very conflicted now. She didn't know whether she was looking for a relatively safe Star Alliance colony to put down the little girl and let her live in a relatively safe environment, or continue to take the other party to herself, or to contribute to the entire Milky Way?

With the other party's strange "talented marksmanship", I guess it will definitely provide great help in her next actions, right?

However, while she was hesitating, she felt a little ashamed... She always felt that it was a bit too cruel to use an eight-year-old girl... For those who were at that age, they should study and live and play happily on a certain home planet, rather than following them around the Milky Way and ready to fight with powerful and cold enemies at any time. That should not be something that the other person of that age should bear.

but……

After thinking about it, Shepard finally sighed and shook his head, and came directly to a secret remote conference room in Normandy 2.

She now needs to see her titular ‘employer’ Cerberus’ Phantom Man!

Because, it is said that some major events happened to the human colony of the Realm God Galaxy, and her mission is about to come! This made her breathlessly. While preparing to fight against those collectors, she could finally give up the troubles of how to deal with that little guy Anne and the arrangements.

They are very busy now and have no time to find a relatively safe place to settle each other, so they have to continue to strand the other party on Normandy No. 2 and help them when necessary... This is a helpless move, not that Shepard wants to abuse the little girl or hire child labor, isn't it?

After thinking it through, she happily stood in the middle of this small cabin.

"Start the scan!"

Walking into this small conference room where only you can enter, Shepard walked to the middle of the empty room and stood still, and then let the holographic device start scanning himself.

‘Command confirmation, scan is starting…’

‘Identity identification is completed, Commander Shepard is establishing a remote holographic projection conference…’

With Shepard's order, Normandy 2's artificial intelligence edi began to activate the remote holographic encrypted channel of this secret communication room and began to connect to the Phantom Man, the leader of the Cerberus, who was hidden in a corner of the Milky Way!

The security authority level in this cabin is very high. Only after Shepard himself passes the security scan of his body and passes the edi, can he contact the Phantom Man of Cerberus. Otherwise, anyone else will only find that this is an ordinary encrypted remote conference room and will not get more information or other valuable content.

‘Real-time connection is complete…’

‘The remote holographic call scenario has been successfully established, and the current confidentiality level is: the highest!’

Soon, when Shepard's identity verification passed, the small remote conference room suddenly turned black, and then a holographic 3D scene began to be projected around it, making Shepard feel as if he was standing in front of a chair, the Phantom Man, the terrorist organization Cerberus leader... The background behind the other party was still the weird red giant star who didn't know where it was in the Milky Way, constantly emitting strange red or blue light.

"call!"

"Shepard! I'm sorry to notify you now: I'll suspend your recruitment operation first, and now I have something to do!"

After taking a sip of the cigarette in his hand and breathing out a sip of turbid air, the Phantom Man looked at Shepard calmly and said softly:

"Those collectors, I think we have caught their traces again!"

"Just in the Realm God Galaxy, belonging to a colony of our Cerberus, the 'horizon' colonial planet suddenly lost contact, and just now! This clumsy method is exactly the same as the previous collectors' method of sneaking into our human colonies. Still, it is to first interrupt communication, then raid the colony, and then capture all those who are paralyzed by the swarm..."

“I firmly believe that if they are not being attacked by collectors, they are about to be attacked!”

"So, you'd better move faster. If you still want to grab the tails of those collectors and figure out their situation... By the way, the Serrari man Modin you recruited a few days ago, has he found a way to detect the control of bee stings?"

Without waiting for Shepard to ask, Cerberus's Phantom Man simply explained the real reason for meeting Shepard this time, and directly released an emergency mission to rescue the "Horizon" colony of the God Galaxy!

Fortunately, his data shows that Shepard and her Normandy II had just left Omega Space Station a few days ago. Now they turn around and go to the "horizon" to support it. I guess it is still time to do so! Of course, the premise is that the doctor of the Serrari man, Modin, has found a good way to deal with those bee colonies, otherwise... Shepard and the others are running now, probably just to provide the collector with more advanced human specimens materials.

"Is the Horizon Colony..."

"Although Dr. Modin's progress is very fast, I guess he hasn't completed it completely. After all, the time is still a little too hasty. It's only a few days... But I believe he will find a good idea."

"Even if he doesn't, I will set out to the 'horizon' colony immediately."

Although Shepard was a little jealous of the leader of this terrorist organization, she would not refuse any matters of rescuing human colonies and investigating collectors! What's more, now these two things are together, so she must have to go to that "horizon" colony.

As for the problem of bee swarms, at worst they can start fighter jets or heavy equipment!

"I hope he can get faster... The collectors usually don't stay in the same place for too long, and you may not have much time..."

"By the way, there is something I need to remind you now!"

"Your old teammate, Kaden Alanko, is now stationed in the Horizon colony. If you want to save him, I advise you to move faster!"

As if she was afraid that Shepard would shirk her responsibility and delay, the Phantom Man thought about it and told Shepard the truth!

Because he knew that this woman valued all her previous team members very much, and it was because of this that she was loved and supported by her former team members! Otherwise, she would not have been attacked by the enemy and successfully killed in order to save the little helmsman "Clown".

"Ha! This is really funny!"

"The leader of Cerberus, dear Phantom Man! May I ask... how many of my former team members have been taken over by you Cerberus? Do you need to think so carefully to guard against me?"

Hearing that another former team member of his own was sent by Cerberus to guard the "Horay" colony, Shepard was stunned for a moment, and then began to stare at the hateful guy in front of him who was sitting leisurely in the office chair and staring at him expressionlessly!

She felt that all the things she cared about seemed to be controlled by the other party, and then used them to control and threaten them. She had clearly promised to investigate the conspiracy of collectors, harvesters, realms gods and destruction collectors for the other party, and she would definitely not regret what she had promised! But why did the other party still not believe it and deliberately guard against her?

Even if Shepard really wants to draw a clear line with Cerberus in the end, she will definitely be after solving the collector's affairs, completing all the other party's tasks, and repaying the life-saving kindness, she will return to the God Castle and become her "Ghost of the God Castle", or return to Star Alliance to continue to be her lieutenant colonel.

Of course, the chance of returning to the Sacred Castle will be a little higher. After all, she has now reinstated her post, but that will definitely be after solving the trouble of the Reaper!

"No! Shepard, I think you might have misunderstood something?"

The Phantom Man did not have any other excitement, and was still smoking his own cigarette, and then explained slowly:

"First of all, I want to declare: Although the planet and colony of the 'horizon' is an industry under our Cerberus, the navy of the Star Alliance is indeed the one stationed around our colony!"

"That Kaiden Alanko is now the commander of the Star Alliance Navy. He was actually assigned by the Star Alliance Parliament to garrison and build fortifications at the 'horizon'!"

"The reason why that guy who is not very capable is there is nothing to do with our Cerberus' arrangement!"

"You probably don't know yet? Apart from the little differences between us, Cerberus and Star Alliance, in terms of their disagreement about the positioning of aliens and humans in the Milky Way, the relationship between us is actually not as bad as you think!"

Yes, in the inherent field of Star Alliance or within the law enforcement scope of the castle, they are terrorists wanted by both sides and are to be suppressed and eliminated! This is a question on political stance, and even Star Alliance dare not do whatever it is!

However, in the Three Non-Control Realm God Galaxy, the Law Enforcement Forces of the God Castle will never reach, they are not hostile to the Star Alliance as they are in other places. Both sides acquiesced to the existence of each other and work together to colonize humans in the new galaxy, at most they will not have much contact.

Their demands of Cerberus and Star Alliance to colonize in the Realm God Galaxy and the purpose of protecting human colonization are actually highly consistent with what Star Alliance is doing!

Therefore, when the Star Alliance and the Cerberus colonies were attacked by the so-called "collectors" a while ago, the Star Alliance waved its hand and directly sent reinforcements to all the colonists located in the Realm Gods. It is because of this that the Star Alliance troops ran to help the surrounding area of ​​the Cerberus colonies defend and build large turrets that defend the planet.

"Okay, I'm sorry, I really misunderstood you guys!"

Spreading her hands, Shepard generously apologized for her wrong words and deeds. However, to be honest, she was quite puzzled by the fact that the Star Alliance troops went to help the colony of Cerberus defend.

"It doesn't matter. It's not a matter of one day or two, we Cerberus were misunderstood by outsiders..."

"The relationship between Star Alliance and us is not as simple as you think. In many cases, we have some secret cooperative relationships."

The Phantom Man has always felt that the only difference between them and Star Alliance is that one is an official organization that maintains human status and security, while the other... is a private organization that strives for the future of mankind, that's all!

To a certain extent, they who are extreme in their work complement each other with the tall and glamorous star couplets.

This is exactly why, although Star Alliance has always declared them Cerberus as terrorists like the God Castle, as long as they Cerberus does not take the initiative to leave a handle for others, or do something too excessive, they can do business and make money openly without worrying about the fundamental reason why they are suppressed too much by Star Alliance.

"Okay, Lord Phantomman!"

"You don't have to instill these common sense in me that you politicians will care about. No matter what kind of organization you are, I don't want to have too much connection with you!"

"Now, please send us the coordinates of the 'horizon' colonial planet. I will now order to turn to that place. I believe that I will definitely catch those collectors this time!"

When Shepard heard that the other party had actually involved some shameful entanglements between Star Alliance and Cerberus, shepard quickly reached out to interrupt the other party.

She is a soldier, a frontline commander, not a politician who specializes in doing serious business! Although she knows a little about some things, she doesn't care about them and doesn't want to care about them!

This is as the old Chief Anderson who served as a member of the Council at the Castle said: "He himself is obviously an admiral from the Star League, but he has become a politician... and has to waste his life in that endless political dance?" So, as the dirty things the other party just said, I'm afraid that only guys like Udina would keenly discuss them?

As for soldiers with professions like them, they should do their best to complete every battle mission seriously and work hard to do the best. As for other things, let those who are better at it do it!

"Of course! The encrypted coordinates will be transmitted to you now!"

"I almost forgot that there seems to be another thing here, Shepard..."

"I have received a report about that little girl a few days ago... How about it? Have you considered giving her to us Cerberus? Please believe me, we Cerberus has the best resources and the best educational environment. With our dedicated training, within a few years, she will definitely become a superhero far beyond you!"

"We humans now urgently need a good seedling like her who is qualified and talented!"

He had already heard of the fact that a little girl had killed nearly 300 fully armed elite mercenaries with a sniper rifle and surrendered! He even carefully read all the data and investigation report about the little girl presented to him by Miranda!

Although he still feels a little incredible about some things...but this incident is definitely not fake!

Whether it was the personal investigation by the intelligence officers at Omega or the reports submitted by Miranda, they would not deceive him! If it weren't for the critical period and he was a little reluctant to provoke the useful Shepard, I'm afraid that the little girl, no matter what method he used, would have to coax Cerberus into the hands of her.

He felt that such a talented and good material, after the Reaper's matter was completely over, he would definitely try his best to get the little girl into his organization!

"Don't think about it!"

"Do you think I will hand Anne over to you Cerberus and train her to be a killing machine? Just dream about it! Even if I send her to the special school of Star Alliance, I will not hand her over to you!"

Like a female cat who was stepped on her tail, Shepard suddenly started to scream, clenched his fists and stepped forward fiercely, staring at the Phantom Man, the leader of Cerberus who wanted to hit the little girl, as if he had punched her twice.

Fortunately, she remembered that this place was just a holographic simulation scene dialogue, not the other party was really in front of her.

"snort!"

"Is there any difference between giving it to Star Alliance... and giving it to us Cerberus? Shepard, you are still a little naive and have not seen the essence of things clearly."

After squirting the ashes, the Phantom Man continued to look at Shepard expressionlessly, and then shook his head helplessly.

He felt that if the little girl was really handed over to them for training and arrangements, the combat effectiveness that the other party could exert would definitely be terrifying in the future, and would definitely be far stronger than staying in the Star Alliance Navy and being bound by those unspeakable rules and regulations!

Their Cerberus warriors can do whatever they want to do when performing tasks. As long as they can ensure completion, they will be much better in terms of freedom and safety.

Moreover, they Cerberus are more willing to spend more money on elite warriors. The best weapons, equipment and ships are all good! Instead of building a spaceship like a stingy star couplet, it takes a long time to argue and budget!

At that time, they might have even built a fleet of Cerberus.

“…”
To be continued...