In the faint sound of the engine, the fixed curtains on the room's porthole slowly opened, and the starlight outside the spaceship shone in. Xu Le, who was engrossed in chewing the synthetic beef, looked up in surprise. He found the little girl with the watermelon haircut looking out of the window quietly. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she smiled sweetly. Her tender face was full of envy.
It was not until then that Xu Le noticed that the little watermelon's eyes were not big, but they were exceptionally bright. At this time, when she smiled, her eyes narrowed, and she looked very cute. The young man smiled in his heart, thinking that the intimacy he felt when they first met probably came from these eyes. He followed the little watermelon's gaze and looked out of the window. His eyes were fixed in the distance. He slowly put down the chopsticks in his hand and sighed softly.
Outside the window was his hometown, Donglin. Thinking of this and changing identities, he did not know if he could ever come back in this lifetime. No matter how optimistic and cheerful Xu Le was, he felt a little down. Perhaps because he didn't want his emotions to affect the little girl, he forced a smile, pointed at the planet, and said, "I've never thought of looking at it from this angle. The picture albums I used to see in school were much more beautiful than the real picture."
The quiet planet was suspended in space. The blue sea and green fields were clearly visible. Even the spaceship could see the strangely large white mine pits, like scars that described the ancient history of the planet. However, at the edge of the planet's atmosphere, there was a layer of gray and light red dust, making the scenery look like it was covered with a layer of gauze. When it fell into the eyes of Xu Le, who was in a bad mood, he could not help but feel a little uncomfortable.
"That is the legacy of the early days of the planet's development." The little watermelon scratched her hair cutely. She knew at a glance what Xu Le was referring to. She explained in a childish voice, "The three major galaxies of the Federation are at the edge of the silver core. The density of stars in space is too high. Although the creator magically arranged three galaxies for human beings, and they were not torn to pieces by the gravitational force, the light pollution is still very serious. In particular, Donglin is too close to the stars in the system. Without this layer of red soil particle belt shielding the rays, it would be difficult for human beings to survive healthily. "
Little watermelon looked at Xu Le and nodded, saying seriously, "Big brother, although the dust is ugly, it is really useful."
"Ah? Are you saying that the dust is man-made? "
"That's right. It seems to have been the largest group explosion in history. At the same time, it was precisely calculated by the five-man team that the effect was achieved."
Xu Le was stunned for a long time. Until today, he finally knew why the sky was always so gray and the stars were always so few. It turned out that everything was covered by the dust. Thinking of how many tens of thousands of years ago, when humans first came to the Eastern Forest Region from the center of the Federation and developed the desolate planet with great difficulty, he was full of respect for those ancestors.
He looked at little watermelon's swaying black hair, shook his head, and laughed bitterly. Another reason why he was shocked was that even a six-year-old girl knew the history, but he didn't. Although he didn't finish his compulsory education, it was too embarrassing.
Little watermelon took the tissue he handed to her and wiped her mouth. She was smart enough to feel Xu Le's uneasiness. She smiled sweetly and said, "This is not in the history textbooks. I just heard from my father that our ancestors were the first people to come to the Eastern Forest Region to develop. In order to remember the great achievements of our ancestors, I started reading these things when I was young."
Hearing the explanation, Xu Le felt a little better. However, he noticed another strange thing. If it was an ancient family responsible for developing the Eastern Forest Region, why was little watermelon's family now in the West Woods? But this was not a question he needed to consider now, so he did not ask further.
"Only after flying out of the atmosphere did I realize how bright the stars are in the vast universe." Xu Le lowered his head and thought of his boss, who might have been turned into flying ash and scattered on the Eastern Forest Planet. He thought of Li Wei, who was imprisoned by the Federation. He laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "My dream in life was to become a battleship auxiliary officer in the Federation. Now it seems that if I stay on the battleship every day, I will become a stray cat in the mine."
"Brother Xu Le, what's wrong with stray cats?"
"Stray cats in the mine. As long as they are illuminated by the headlights, they will stupidly stand on the tracks and never move again. It is probably because they have never seen such bright light before." Xu Le lowered his head and said this, but another voice sounded in his heart. A new life was waiting for him. However, even if he did not avenge his boss and wash away the injustice, he could not risk his life for the Federation.
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At six o 'clock the next day, Xu Le, who was lying on the floor and sleeping with his clothes on, was awakened by a loud roar. He put on his coat and lifted a corner of the curtain to look. He found that the Eastern Forest Planet, which was covered with a layer of dust of history, was gradually moving away from him. He knew that the spaceship had finally embarked on its journey to the capital planet. For a moment, he had mixed feelings, but he could not find the right words to describe his feelings.
A month ago, he was just an orphan living peacefully on the Eastern Forest Planet. His dream in life was to take the Department of Defense Mechanic Officer Examination and then enter the military or enter the capital ring to further his studies and obtain a decent job in a large company. At that time, he had only taken the tram and had not even taken a plane. Apart from the seventeen blocks in the capital of the Hexi State, he had not been anywhere else. He was a complete country bumpkin. However, a month later, he left the Hexi State and boarded a plane to another distant state, Foggy State. He even boarded the Federation's most advanced commercial spaceship and flew in space. He was about to go to the truly distant capital ring!
Life's encounters were always so bizarre and unpredictable. Xu Le was a little annoyed as he scratched his messy hair. When he turned around and saw the little girl sleeping soundly on the bed, his heart tightened. There was a very dramatic question waiting for him here. He believed that the little girl was not lying, but he did not understand why these strange things always happened to him.
He did not think that the little girl was trouble or a burden because he was a person with such a character. As long as someone came to him in need, he was always willing to do his best to help, not to mention that the other party was just a poor little girl.
Half an hour later, the roaring sound stopped. In the long silence, the commercial spaceship Ancient Bell left the Eastern Forest Planet and quietly moved into the depths of the universe like a floating bottle. Its speed was getting faster and faster, but the people on the spaceship did not feel anything. In the world of the great system, the speed of the naked eye had lost its effect. There was only a sense of loss that shrouded the huge alloy spaceship.
In the next few days, Xu Le maintained an absolute low profile on the spaceship. Other than going to the cafeteria to get food, he did not have much contact with the people on the spaceship. Not many people paid attention to this poor retired soldier who lived in the Cleanup District. Although he kept a low profile, Xu Le was still trying to find the little girl's family or something strange. However, it was to no avail. After several inquiries, he did not hear anything similar at all.
Xu Le didn't have a choice. He really didn't want to go against the little girl's wishes. Moreover, he had gradually gotten used to the little girl's existence in the room. Perhaps her existence could make his disguised escape journey less cold and lonely. What surprised Xu Le even more was that the little girl, who was not even six years old, knew a lot. It seemed that her family had a good environment and had trained her to read books since she was young. Although Xu Le had not been attending school for the past few years, she had still been working hard in the state university's library as per Uncle Feng's instructions. She had a wide range of knowledge and was very knowledgeable. Even so, she would sometimes be stumped by this little girl's questions.
Talking, chatting, and playing games together was the best way to close the distance between people and gain trust. During the long space travel, it didn't take long for the two children to become familiar with each other. Because of the psychological needs of each other, they quickly trusted each other and relied on each other at a speed that exceeded the speed of time.
"Little Watermelon, you sneaked out of the room by yourself. Do you still remember where the room is?" Xu Le asked subconsciously one day. He did not have much hope because the Ancient Bell was too big. How could a six-year-old girl remember the location?
Unexpectedly, the little watermelon blinked her eyes, then raised her finger and pointed to the ceiling of the room. Xu Le was stunned and only reacted after a long time. After inquiring for the past few days, he knew some things about the Ancient Bell. The spaceship's residential area was divided into two floors. Besides the upper floor of the spaceship's staff, the upper floor was occupied by the … big shots that no one had ever seen before.
"Are you sure?" Xu Le looked into her eyes and asked.
The little watermelon nodded and then said in a trembling voice, "But I don't want to go back."
"Tell me the place and I'll check it out."
The little watermelon lowered her head and hugged the doll, whispering, "Brother Xu Le, I only dare to take you to the place where I crawled out."
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Xu Le, who was covered in dust, stared at the little watermelon in his hand. He could not understand how this little girl could accurately pass through the complicated air conditioning system of the spaceship and directly take him from Area 32 to a completely unfamiliar place.
He patted the dust off his body and carefully pushed open the heavy cabin door in front of him. He saw a piece of military green tarpaulin. Xu Le curiously lifted the tarpaulin and was surprised to see a mechanical arm facing him. The owner of the mechanical arm was a very tattered old mech. It was unknown how many years it had been left here. It was covered with dust from history.
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