While the issue of mutated humans and the expansion of the X gene on Earth was undergoing a revolution without gunpowder, outside the atmosphere, another revolution was quietly beginning.
Kurno, who came from Ukraine, never thought that one day he would be able to enter space.
He was only the child of a fruit farmer in Ukraine. If you asked him about his entire life before his eighteenth birthday, the most glorious moment would probably be when he caught a super big fish and showed it off to his classmates for half a month at school.
Other than that, there was nothing special about his life. There was nothing noteworthy. In fact, the big fish he caught was nothing to be proud of. Compared to a real fisherman, it wasn't particularly outstanding.
Looking through the first half of his life, Kurno couldn't find many things worth remembering. No, it should be said that there were memories worth remembering, but none of them were particularly memorable.
Only on his eighteenth birthday, his second brother, who was an apprentice at a bakery in the capital of Ukraine, called and told his family about the Eastern Europe Super High Speed Railway recruitment.
For the high salary of three hundred USD per month, Kurno resolutely stepped onto the train to Kiev. On the train, he met Katyusha, a graduate from Kiev University.
If the first half of Kurno's life was as simple as a black and white silent film, then ever since he met Katyusha, Kurno felt that his life had a different color.
Katyusha had extraordinary ideals and pursuits. She tied personal value and social contribution together. While she pursued her ideals, she could also help the country and help the people progress together.
So in the beginning, she returned to her hometown to help the local farmers improve their farming methods. After hearing about the Super High Speed Railway, Katyusha understood the extraordinary significance of this railway to more people.
That was why she joined the revolution, hoping to contribute her strength. When they first met on the train, Kurno was attracted to this extremely charming woman.
He never knew that life could be lived like this. To be honest, Kurno didn't read many books. Living in the rural area of Ukraine for a long time, his knowledge was shallow.
But when Katyusha appeared in his life, everything began to change. Katyusha passed on many thoughts to him and shared many of her books with Kurno.
There were Soviet literature classics, and there were also fashionable novels from the past. Katyusha had a rich imagination, while Kurno was a blank piece of paper.
Katyusha liked Kurno's simplicity, which was something that many modern people lacked. That was why Katyusha liked to talk to him and share her thoughts. Especially after Kurno finished reading the books Katyusha lent him, Katyusha always liked to discuss the stories in them with him.
Two people feel a sense of admiration for each other because they share the same opinion, and sometimes quarrel because they disagree. But as time passed, the hearts of the two youths slowly grew closer.
Last Christmas, Katyusha bought a beautiful trench coat for Kurno from New York. Kurno treasured it and was reluctant to wear it.
He was conflicted about his feelings for Katyusha, because there was always a knot in his heart. Katyusha was a graduate of Kiev University and an assistant engineer. As for himself? He was just an ordinary road builder.
Although it was said that they would be assessed and trained after arriving at the construction site. His superiors thought that he was good at piloting mechas, so they made him a mecha pilot to operate the engineering steel mechas made by Stark Industries.
It sounded high-end, and he could brag to others that he was using the same mecha model as Tony Stark (if Tony was also repairing roads). But at the end of the day, he was just a road builder.
There was an invisible but real wall between him and Katyusha. Katyusha was very beautiful and smart. Many engineers in their twenties and early thirties surrounded her, trying to win her favor.
Kurno felt that he was too inferior compared to these people. His parents were just farmers in the countryside. His oldest brother was a soldier, and now he worked as a farmer after retiring. His second brother was a bakery apprentice, and it would take him many years to become a master baker. He was just a worker.
With such a background, how could Kurno dare to pursue Katyusha?
But just like how Kurno didn't expect to meet Katyusha on the train and start a journey that would change his life.
He also didn't expect that his life would experience another huge turning point.
He still remembered when Katyusha walked up to him with a gentle scholar. Kurno knew the scholar. He had seen him on TV. His name was Bruce Banner.
He walked up to him with a pleasant expression and said, "Young man, do you want to go to heaven?"
"Huh?" Kurno wanted to answer: I'm still young and don't want to die. But he didn't think that Dr. Banner was a guy who would kill people at the slightest disagreement. So there must be something else he was talking about.
Katyusha secretly kicked Kurno, and the look in her eyes suggested that Kurno should agree to whatever it was first.
If Dr. Banner wants to help Kurno, then this is a great opportunity! But Kurno didn't react immediately.
Dr. Banner smiled and said, "When I say heaven, I mean entering the universe. Kurno, are you interested in working in space? "
Kurno was surprised. "Space? But I'm not an astronaut! "
Dr. Banner still smiled and said, "If you nod, then from the next moment, you will be an astronaut."
Thus, in a daze, Kurno became an astronaut. At least he thought that people who went into space were all astronauts. Otherwise, what should he be called? And he didn't know what talent he had that Dr. Banner saw in him. He actually wanted him to be an astronaut?
Kurno felt like he was dreaming. However, in this unrealistic dream, he grasped a key point. If he became an astronaut, would the distance between him and Katyusha be shortened? It should be! Astronaut and engineer sounded like a good match!
The distance from the countryside to Kiev was 300 kilometers, the distance from Kiev to the road construction site in Eastern Europe was 1,000 kilometers, and the distance from the road construction site to the rocket launch site was 5,000 kilometers.
And now, the Ark spacecraft Kurno was riding had landed on the moon. The distance from here to Earth was 384,000 kilometers.
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