When Yu Xinlan's message appeared, Meng Jinhuai felt sleepy. Someone immediately handed him a pillow.
Just like Duan Hangye, who stopped looking at his optical computer after posting his status a few hours ago, Meng Jinhuai also logged out of his social media account after replying to Yu Xinlan and continued with his unfinished work. Yu Xinlan, who was on the other side of the galaxy, couldn't help but look like she had seen a ghost.
No matter what, she had known Meng Jinhuai for more than ten years. Compared to Duan Hangye, it seemed that very few people would use the word "aloof" to describe Meng Jinhuai. However, in her impression, the Marshal had never been as down to earth as he was now!
Faced with this reply, even Yu Xinlan could not calm down for a long time, let alone the others.
On this day, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai used a photo and a sentence respectively to blow up the entire Star Web. However, while the netizens were going crazy over this, the people involved were unusually calm.
This time, Duan Hengye slept exceptionally soundly. When he woke up, he felt that his brain had become refreshed because of the sufficient rest. But … Duan Hengye slowly sat up in bed. He glanced at the tightly closed curtains and the half-empty bed. He finally picked up the optical computer that was quietly hanging by the side.
It was now 8: 00 AM on the research institute's Star Web. It seemed like this time was only a little earlier than Duan Hengye's usual time of waking up, but when Duan Hengye remembered that he went to bed at noon yesterday, he was shocked by how long his sleep was.
The bedroom in the morning was a little too quiet. For some reason, after feeling the atmosphere, Duan Hengye felt a little disappointed. It seems like Meng Jinhuai has already left … Even though he knew that as a busy military marshal, Meng Jinhuai's arrival yesterday was surprising enough. However, after discovering that Meng Jinhuai had left early in the morning, Duan Hengye couldn't help but feel depressed.
After looking at the time, Duan Hengye put down the optical computer. He stepped barefoot on the carpet and slowly walked towards the closet.
Recently, Duan Hengye had been too busy with work. He couldn't help but dress and wash up much faster than before. But today, when the string that had always been taut relaxed a little, Duan Heng Ye's entire body exuded a lazy aura. He couldn't help but slow down his movements. After a long time, he slowly walked out of the bedroom.
The design of Duan Hengye's house was very reasonable. Even the corridor had windows let in the sunlight. As soon as he walked out of the door, he felt that someone had opened the window at the end of the corridor. A breeze carrying the scent of grass blew in from the window. The temperature outside seemed to be higher today. Even though it was still early in the morning, the wind was still warm.
Since he was young, Duan Hengye liked the smell of grass. Therefore, after he walked out of the door, he stood there and took a deep breath before walking towards the corner of the corridor.
After walking out of the blind spot, Duan Hengye suddenly realized that there was someone else in the house other than himself. He couldn't help but look downstairs. Then he saw Meng Jinhuai sitting on the sofa watching the news through the optical computer.
Today, he wasn't wearing a military uniform like he usually did. Instead, he wore a loose black t-shirt. He looked very casual.
Meng Jinhuai didn't leave?
After seeing the person sitting on the sofa in the living room, Duan Hengye couldn't help but slow down his footsteps. At this time, Meng Jinhuai also shifted his gaze from the optical computer to the stairs. Obviously, he also noticed Duan Hengye.
"Good morning." Meng Jinhuai smiled at Duan Hengye and said.
"… Good morning." Duan Hengye said as he walked down the stairs.
In the past year, which planet Duan Hengye stayed on and where he went to participate in activities, it was all planned and sent to him by the military in advance.
Unlike Duan Hengye who mainly did research and rarely attended public events or meetings, Meng Jinhuai had meetings almost every day. He often went to various planets in the galaxy. It could be said that he was extremely busy.
Meng Jinhuai's schedule didn't include coming to the research institute. It was easy to imagine how difficult it was for him to come here. He definitely postponed a lot of work that was already arranged. Because of this, when Duan Hengye woke up just now, he mentally prepared himself for Meng Jinhuai to leave.
At this time, when Duan Hengye saw the other party sitting in the living room in casual clothes and greeting him, he couldn't help but look at the other party with a puzzled expression.
Without knowing when, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai formed a kind of tacit understanding between each other. Duan Hengye wasn't a talkative person. Because of his facial paralysis, he hid his emotions better than other people. But even so, sometimes, Duan Hengye didn't have to say anything. Meng Jinhuai could guess what he was thinking.
The Marshal stood up from the sofa and said to Duan Hengye, "I still have some things to do in the military. After breakfast with you, I'll be leaving."
So the reason Meng Jinhuai didn't leave was because he wanted to wait for Duan Hengye to have breakfast together …
Of course, this wasn't the first time Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai had breakfast together. Maybe it was because they had been staying in the huge military building before this. Now that they were back in this residence full of traces of life, everything seemed warmer than before. Even though there was a lot of work to be done behind the scenes, Duan Hengye wanted time to stop at this moment.
After Meng Jinhuai left the research institute that day, Duan Hengye's work continued. Maybe it was because he had walked out of the bottleneck period, or maybe it was because he relaxed that time, but he was no longer as tense as before. This time, even though Duan Hengye wasn't as overworked as before, his efficiency was much higher.
A few days later, in the evening, Duan Hengye sat at his desk in his study. He stared nervously at the data on the optical supercomputer in front of him. At this time, Duan Hengye's condition was very similar to the time when the mass-produced mechas were created. Even if the deciphering of the document failed, there was no danger of starting all over again. However, Duan Hengye's fingers couldn't help but tremble as he typed the last few lines of data.
This time, Duan Hengye wasn't the only one who had finished the deciphering work. At the last step, every time he entered a character, Nan zhuxing and the other military organizations involved in the project would update simultaneously. Even though the live feed wasn't turned on, just by looking at how Duan Hengye suddenly slowed down, everyone could feel his nervousness.
Duan Hengye's movements became abnormally slow. In the end, every time he entered a few characters, he would turn back to look at the previous content. Finally, Duan Hengye's hands stopped and he entered the last command in the background. Logically speaking, Duan Hengye only needed to press the start button and wait for the final result. However, because of his nervousness, Duan Hengye's hand didn't press the button for a long time.
At this time, Meng Jinhuai's voice suddenly came from the originally quiet study. At this time, he was synchronizing the data in Nan zhuxing.
"A Heng, don't be nervous," said Meng Jinhuai. Even though the live feed wasn't turned on, the three parties' voice communication didn't stop. Before Duan Hengye entered the final program, the voice of the staff would often come from the communication channel. However, Meng Jinhuai didn't say anything before.
Now that he suddenly heard Meng Jinhuai's voice, Duan Hengye wasn't disturbed. On the contrary, he finally nodded slightly. Duan Hengye knew that Meng Jinhuai couldn't see his movements. After checking the data one last time, Duan Hengye finally pressed the start button.
He let out a long breath and slowly leaned against the leather back of the office chair.
At this time, the optical computer started to show the progress of the file cracking. None of the three parties in the voice communication channel spoke. Duan Hengye put all his weight on the chair and felt like his soul had left his body. After a long time, he finally stretched out his hand and patted his face gently. Then, he sat up straight again.
At this time, the file cracking progress bar was already at 70%.
Because he was close to the optical computer, Duan Hengye could even hear the nervous breathing of the staff. Unlike the conflicted feelings he had before pressing the confirm button, Duan Hangye relaxed instead. He picked up the coffee cup beside him and sat on the sofa.
Duan Hangye crossed his legs on the sofa, then casually took the photo album from the side. Although this kind of printing technology was very old and outdated in the Galaxy, there were still families who chose to use this traditional method to print out photos and put them in the house as decoration.
The photo album in Duan Hengye's hand was found in a bookcase at home a while ago. Because Duan Hengye's parents rarely brought him to public events when he was young, there were almost no family photos of him on the Galaxy Web. Including this photo, Duan Hengye had only seen a total of three or four photos.
In the photo, Duan Hengye looked like he was only six or seven years old. When the photo was taken, he had a serious expression on his face and his hands were properly placed on the side of his pants. Coupled with his overly young face, he looked indescribably cute. Duan Hengxing was even younger. Or rather, it could be said that he was still a "baby". His face was full of ignorance and he didn't look like a spoiled brat at all.
Standing beside Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing were their parents. Even though Duan Hengye's parents couldn't be considered "young" when he was born, they still looked like they were in their twenties or thirties. Unlike the serious-looking Duan Hangye, his parents were smiling at the camera when they were taking photos. Both of their expressions were extremely gentle.
Duan Hengye's hand gently caressed the photo and then carefully put it aside. When Duan Hengye first transmigrated to this world, he didn't take the "original owner's parents" seriously. But now, he realized that he might have been in this world since he was a child. After receiving the document that had been covered in dust for more than a decade, Duan Hengye's curiosity towards the two people grew stronger.
He thought … one day, he would remember the story of his childhood and tell the entire galaxy what kind of story was behind that so-called accident.
Duan Hengye walked back to the optical computer. Coincidentally, when he sat down, he saw that the decoding progress of the document had reached 99%. Even though he was no longer nervous, Duan Hengye couldn't help but sit up straight and lock his eyes on the screen.
The sound reception of the communication equipment was very good. Duan Hangye could hear the nervousness of the other staff members from the faint noise. However, seeing the 99% progress, Duan Hengye was unusually calm. He said to the other staff members, "It's okay, just wait patiently."
Even though they had never worked with Duan Hengye before, they had already seen Professor Duan's role in this decoding work. After hearing his words, the staff members' heartbeats finally calmed down.
Maybe it was because of Duan Hengye's calm attitude, or maybe it was because of Duan Hengye's strong professionalism. No matter where he was, Duan Hengye always gave people a sense of trust.
Compared to before, the last 1% loading speed was especially slow. The interface on the screen didn't change for a long time, as if it was frozen. Just as everyone was getting nervous again, the originally dark blue screen suddenly lit up, and the loading progress bar disappeared.
The screen went black again.
What's going on? After seeing the pitch-black screen, even the experienced staff members were stunned.
"It's done," Duan Hengye said, "The file has been decoded successfully."
The second Duan Hengye finished speaking, the screen lit up again. Even though the system interface was still in the background, anyone who knew the code could see that — just like Duan Hengye said, the decoding work had been successfully completed.
Duan Hengye heard a burst of cheers coming from the communication channel. Just like Meng Jinhuai and himself, these staff members had a lot of work to do recently. Everyone put 100% of their attention into this work, and they were looking forward to the final result.
Now that they saw this interface, the office over there instantly exploded. The pressure that had been building up for a long time was completely released at this moment. Even though the communication device sensitively lowered the volume, the sudden cheers still reached Duan Hengye's ears.
After a few seconds, these staff members finally remembered that Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai were on the same communication channel as them. So they swallowed the sudden burst of cheers again. However, at this time, Meng Jinhuai, who had only said one or two sentences since the beginning, suddenly spoke.
"Thank you for your recent work." Meng Jinhuai's words carried a hint of a smile. He continued, "Now that this stage of the work is officially over, you can all have a good rest."
The time of the three locations could be seen in the communication channel. In fact, except for the research institute where Duan Hengye was located, it was still daytime in the other locations. After hearing Meng Jinhuai's words, everyone immediately understood that Meng Jinhuai was urging Duan Hengye to rest. For a moment, the staff members began to bid farewell to Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai in the communication channel. Not long after, the place quieted down.
However, contrary to what the staff members expected, after they left, the communication channel did not end. Duan Hengye did not immediately go to rest like Meng Jinhuai said. For Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai, the focus of today's work had just begun.
At this time, the interface on the optical computer suddenly changed. The system background screen disappeared, and after a flash of white light, the software interface that Duan Hengye was familiar with appeared in front of Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai at the same time.
"This is the mech design software." Duan Hengye said. At first glance, his voice sounded very calm. It was a great contrast to the staff members who could not help but scream when they saw that the document had been successfully decrypted. However, only Meng Jinhuai, who was familiar with Duan Hengye, could tell that under Duan Hengye's calm voice, there was an incomparable excitement.
Compared to the successful decryption of the document, Duan Hengye was more excited when he saw the software interface.
As a mech designer, Duan Hengye was more familiar with this software than anyone else. After all, he spent most of his day here.
After saying those words, Duan Hengye began to skillfully operate the software. Meng Jinhuai did not say anything, nor did he do anything to interrupt Duan Hengye's actions. After a while, several commands were issued by Duan Hengye's subordinates, and the interface began to change.
At this time, Duan Hengye lifted his hand from the keyboard and said to Meng Jinhuai, "This software is still stuck on a version from more than ten years ago, so it's running a little slow." The technological advancement of the Interstellar Era was just too fast. Compared to the era of data storage, the mech design software alone had already been updated several times.
The information stored back then was very complex, so using the old software to open it was a little slow.
Duan Hengye was not one to get anxious easily, but when he saw the mech model slowly loading before him, his fingers could not help but tap lightly on the table. Duan Hengye himself did not notice this, but Meng Jinhuai, who was in Nan zhuxing, could vaguely hear it.
Meng Jinhuai could understand Duan Hengye's feelings right now — as a mech designer, the thought of being able to see the answer to a difficult problem that had been hidden for more than ten years in just a short while was enough to make one excited. However, Meng Jinhuai did not directly console Duan Hengye like before, but instead suddenly asked him about his vision for the next mech.
His words drew Duan Hengye's attention, and Duan Hengye's attention finally left the mech model that was slowly loading.
Although the loading speed was a little slow, Duan Hengye's parents had used the best system to record it. A few minutes later, a mech model finally appeared before Duan Hengye's eyes. Ninety percent of the mech was grey, only the area under the cockpit was painted blue.
When he saw this, Duan Hengye could not help but take a deep breath. He continued, "The grey parts are the original mech model, and the blue parts are the weapon assembly points." Apart from that, the two of them also noticed that the grey mech model was actually a top-class mech from the previous generation. The mech Meng Jinhuai was piloting now was an upgraded version of this mech model.
Meng Jinhuai could not help but smile, and then said somewhat wistfully, "I haven't seen this mech in many years." Unlike normal mass-produced mechs, top-class mechs were genuine "one-of-a-kind" products. Just like how even the Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute did not have a copy of Meng Jinhuai's mech, there was only one top-class mech model from the previous generation that belonged to Meng Jinhuai's father in the entire Interstellar.
Although it was modified from the previous generation, the exterior of Meng Jinhuai's mech was still somewhat different. Therefore, when Meng Jinhuai saw this legendary mech model that had disappeared in the flames of war with the old Marshal many years ago, his tone suddenly changed.
The two of them were not people who would easily fall into the emotions of the past, even though the mech and the confidential documents before them held a different meaning to both Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai. However, they did not just focus on reminiscing or lamenting. Duan Hengye did not hesitate to open the weapon assembly point, and then without hesitation, he clicked on the file and began copying all the data to his and Meng Jinhuai's photon computers.
While the file was being copied, Duan Hengye also began to study the mech model in front of him. Then, he suddenly realized something. Judging from the structure at first glance and his accumulated experience over the years, this model was not simple. However, when Duan Hengye saw it, not only did he not find it complicated, but he also felt like he had seen it somewhere before.
Duan Hengye placed his hand back on the photon computer, then clicked on the internal structure of the weapon model and began to quickly observe its structure from every angle.
After some time, Duan Hengye suddenly heard Meng Jinhuai's familiar voice in his ear.
"… A Heng? A Heng? " Now that the file was copied, but Duan Hengye did not respond for a long time, Meng Jinhuai subconsciously began to call out his name.
After hearing Meng Jinhuai's voice, Duan Hengye finally came back to his senses. He couldn't help but sniff. Then, he glanced at the document that had been completely copied.
Meng Jinhuai asked, "What's wrong, is there a problem with the model?"
Duan Hengye could not help but shake his head, then he remembered that Meng Jinhuai was not by his side right now. Thus, Duan Hangye gave a soft "En" and then told her everything he had just discovered.
"When I saw the model just now, I suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. After carefully thinking about it, I think … I might have come into contact with it when I was young. "Duan Hengye said.
After hearing his words, even Meng Jinhuai could not help but feel surprised. After all, when the so-called accident happened, Duan Hengye was only in his teens. According to his age, no matter what kind of "genius" he was, he should still be at the stage of accumulating basic knowledge. He should not have been able to come into contact with such a core technology so early.
But Meng Jinhuai also believed that since Duan Hengye said this to him, it meant that the truth was more or less like this.
But because he lost the memory of his childhood, what Duan Hengye said now was only his own rough guess.
"I think this model is very familiar, I probably saw it when I was young. So just now, I opened the weapon's internal structure and took a look at its structure … "Duan Hengye once again synchronized the internal structure of the weapon with Meng Jinhuai. He constantly adjusted the angle, and from time to time, he would click on some of the connections. While his hands were busy adjusting the angle, Duan Hengye's mouth was not idle either. He began to explain to Meng Jinhuai the purpose of each of the connecting parts, and the significance of them being placed here.
Perhaps because he was a little excited, Duan Hengye did not simplify things like he did in his previous lectures. He also did not consider in advance whether the content he was going to talk about would be too professional. This time, Duan Hangye told her everything that he had just discovered, and even his speed of speech couldn't help but increase by a lot.
Even though Marshal Meng Jinhuai had an incomparable understanding of mecha, he still did not fully understand Duan Hengye's words. However, this did not prevent Meng Jinhuai from understanding the meaning behind Duan Hengye's explanation — Duan Hengye was not wrong. He had indeed been exposed to knowledge related to weapon systems since he was young, and his understanding of them was not just superficial, but extremely deep.
One could imagine that other than learning the basics of mecha, Duan Hengye's parents had taught him about weapon systems every day. Even though Duan Hengye really did not understand the relevant content at that time, after such a long time, the relevant knowledge had long been imprinted in Duan Hengye's mind.
Whether it was the royal family or other people in the galaxy, no one would have thought that the dean and his wife would teach a child such a difficult problem. In fact, if he had not deciphered this file, Duan Hengye himself would not have realized that he could actually understand the structure of the system.
After he finished speaking, Duan Hengye paused for a long time. Then he suddenly smiled and said, "This way, I can save a lot of time to understand and research." Even though he could not see Duan Hengye's expression, Meng Jinhuai inexplicably felt that even though Duan Hengye smiled, his mood when he spoke had nothing to do with being "happy" or "relaxed".
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, Duan Hengye sighed softly. Then he asked Meng Jinhuai on the other end of the communicator, "Do you think … when they taught me this, they already thought of the worst-case scenario back then?" Duan Hengye's words carried an inexplicable sense of vulnerability.
For a moment, Meng Jinhuai felt like a lot of words were stuck in his throat, but he could not say anything.
Professor Duan was not a weak person, not to mention that he still had not remembered the events of the past. After a moment of silence, Duan Hengye closed the internal interface of the weapon system.
"Okay," Duan Hengye let out a long sigh and said, "I'm going to rest, see you tomorrow."
"Okay." Meng Jinhuai did not want to disturb Duan Hengye's mood. After he heard what Duan Hengye said, he also softly said to the other end of the communicator, "See you tomorrow."
Compared to before, Duan Hengye's work and rest schedule had become much more regular recently. However, he and Meng Jinhuai both knew that even though he said he was going to rest, the night owl Professor Duan obviously would not do so.
After the communicator ended, Duan Hengye once again walked to the sofa. However, he did not pick up the photo again. Instead, he took a small square box from the low cabinet in the corner of the sofa.
Duan Hengye was currently located at the Mecha Research Institute. Even though there was no replica of Meng Jinhuai's top-level mecha, there was no shortage of mecha here. Duan Hengye was currently holding an intermediate mecha activation medal in his hand. The mecha's code name was "YL-0". Other than the Yetian Empire, it was also exported in large quantities to other countries. It could be said that it was currently a very common medium-sized mecha in the Interstellar.
Unlike the design of mass-produced mechas, a top-level mecha took a longer time to design. Even though he now had the weapon system model in his hands, Duan Hengye was still prepared for a long battle. He gave himself enough time to design the mecha, and during this time, he also had other things to do.
Duan Hengye took the medal out of the box and held it tightly in his hand. The medal's special metal material was frighteningly cold. As soon as Duan Hengye held it in his hand, a bone-piercing chill came from it. Even so, Duan Hengye did not let go of it.
The Mecha Research Institute's experimental building and the residential area were in the same hemisphere. At this time, night had just fallen. After Duan Hengye took out the medal, he took a short jacket from the hanger and put it on. He then walked out of the house.
Duan Hengye's movements were fast and without hesitation. After leaving the house, he directly boarded a hovercraft that had been parked here for a long time. He then quickly flew towards the other side of the planet.
Compared to the other hemisphere, this side of the planet was mainly distributed with several experimental sites. The warehouse of the research institute was also here. Even though from a high altitude, the buildings were densely packed, but there were much fewer workers. Duan Hengye stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window of the hovercraft. He saw the scenery outside the window quickly passing by. It didn't take long for the hovercraft to cross the twilight line and enter the brighter side of the planet.
Just like how Meng Jinhuai had the highest authority on Nan zhuxing and the other Marshals' planets, Duan Hengye also had the highest degree of freedom on this planet. No one would have thought that in the middle of the night in the residential and working areas, Duan Hengye would ride a hovercraft alone to the mecha experimental site on the other side of the planet.
After arriving at the destination, the hovercraft hummed softly twice. Then, it slowed down and descended. After the hatch opened, a gust of cold wind rushed in.
This mecha experimental site was empty most of the time. Its function was somewhat similar to a test flight planet, but the environment was much simpler. Now, only some auxiliary mecha tests or small scale experiments would be used here.
After getting off the hovercraft, Duan Hengye saw an old mecha that had been scrapped from an experiment not far away. Other than that, there was nothing else here. Compared to the other parts of the planet where the research institute was located, this experimental site was a little barren.
However, Duan Hengye obviously didn't care about this. After all, he was looking for an empty space.
After getting off the hovercraft and looking around, Duan Hengye took out the mecha activation badge from his pocket and threw it high into the air. In the blink of an eye, a dark grey mecha appeared in front of Duan Hengye.
Compared to the mecha Duan Hengye secretly activated on planet Duguang, this one was much larger. When he got close, he could feel the pressure coming from the mecha. After seeing it, Duan Hengye felt a little nervous. However, after a few seconds of preparation, he chose to directly enter the mecha.
That's right … The "other thing" Duan Hengye planned to do during this time was to learn how to pilot a mecha.
A long time ago, Duan Hengye already knew that he had an extremely high Spiritual Power. If it wasn't for the fact that Duan Hengye was currently working as a mecha designer, and that no one in the galaxy knew that his Spiritual Power had recovered, he would've been a very high Spiritual Power expert. Just based on this Spiritual Power value alone, Duan Hengye would've received an olive branch from the military.
Although Duan Hengye still couldn't reveal his Spiritual Power value because he had to hide his strength from the royal family and didn't know how to explain it to the outside world. However, this didn't stop him from wanting to learn how to pilot a mecha … This was too tempting. Moreover, the previous few incidents clearly told Duan Hengye that the environment he was in wasn't safe.
Although Duan Hengye managed to dodge the previous two attacks due to his outstanding skills, he wasn't naive enough to think that he would be so lucky next time.
This was an era where danger lurked everywhere. Everyone should be prepared for the worst — Duan Hengye already knew this. And just now, after discovering that his parents had been consciously teaching him about the weapon system since he was young, Duan Hangye's perception of this became even stronger.
After a while, Duan Hengye boarded the mecha's cockpit. He slowly sat down and used his high level of understanding of mecha, as well as Meng Jinhuai's lecture last time on planet Nan Wei, to slowly activate the mecha.
At this time, Duan Hengye was highly focused. He didn't have time to pay attention to what was happening around him. Therefore … Duan Hengye naturally didn't see the message that Meng Jinhuai just sent him.
Nan Zhuxing's matter had been dealt with, and Meng Jinhuai was now rushing to the research institute. Duan Hengye forgot one thing, or rather, he didn't care at all … After the previous incident, Nan Zhuxing once again increased the security level around him. In addition to the increase in the number of security personnel, Duan Hengye also carried a miniature tracker with him. It could actually send the location to Nan Zhuxing to prevent any accidents from happening. Because this thing was really inconspicuous, after a period of time, even Duan Hengye forgot about its existence.
However, regardless of whether the owner of this tracker remembered it or not, the fact was that this thing was still working diligently.
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