Mecha and Knife

"Xinxin doesn't want chocolate, woohoo... Grandpa don't want to buy chocolate for Xinxin, Xinxin doesn't want grandpa not to want Xinxin."

Ji Xinghe panicked.

"Grandpa wants Xinxin. Grandpa said that he will not leave Xinxin until Xinxin grows up."

"But my mother said, if Xinxin spends money recklessly, oh... grandpa doesn't want Xinxin anymore, because grandpa has no money, and grandpa is too old to make money."

"Mom is wrong. Grandpa is rich. Grandpa can still make money. Grandpa can still make a lot of money. Look, grandpa still has a lot of money."

Ji Xinghe showed his account balance, but worried that Xinxin would not understand.

Xinxin understood, and her crying stopped, but her tears did not stop. Her two big eyes that were streaming with tears looked at the screen in front of her, her voice was still choked up.

"Can that be saved? Sell the chocolate, save it, save the money."

"You don't need to sell chocolate. Grandpa buys it for Xinxin to eat. Grandpa can still earn and save money. What would Xinxin want to buy? Tell grandpa, grandpa will buy it for you."

The topic was changed, but Xinxin dared not answer.

Ji Xinghe carefully wiped away the tears on Xinxin's cheeks with his left hand, for fear that the calluses on his hands would scratch Xinxin's fair skin that was so pale that it was bloodless.

The warmth of his hands gave Xinxin courage.

"Xinxin wants to buy a mech, and Xinxin is going to avenge her father."

Ji Xinghe's movements stagnated, even his breathing stopped, just like when he got the news of Ji Chenxing's sacrifice.

Chapter 029

After buying the chocolates, they did not sell them. The intelligent robot at Base No. [-] delivered the goods very quickly, and ten chocolates were sent to Xinxin's room, which was left by Xinxin's mother.

The size of the room is small, like a large hotel room, with one bedroom and one bathroom, but the area is only ten square meters.There are no furniture or electrical appliances inside, only a single bed, a table, a chair, and a wardrobe.

Looking at the clumsy figure of the delivery robot, Ji Xinghe regretted it. If the robot technology and artificial intelligence technology of the Federation can be improved to a higher level, then maybe there is no need for humans to drive mechas to fight, and it would be nice to be able to drive them by remote control .

But Ji Xinghe knows that this is an extravagant hope, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and the complex environment of the alien planet will make the communication conditions on the surface battlefield very difficult. In many cases, the communication between people will be affected, not to mention the remote control of the mecha. Or what about combat robots?

Intelligent combat programs are built into mechs and combat robots, just like the intelligent driving system of a car. If all cars use the intelligent driving system, the cloud server will provide super computing power to intelligently control the driving path and speed of the car. Assign and plan, then there will be no car accidents.But as long as someone chooses to drive automatically, just like the Xinfengcheng Thirteenth Young Master who was beaten by Ji Xinghe before, there is a high possibility of a car accident.

The more people driving autonomously, the more unreliable the intelligent driving program is, because artificial intelligence cannot calculate complex human hearts, and the empire's mechs are not under the artificial intelligence management of the federation.The speed of the Thirteen Young Masters in Xinfengcheng also exceeded the speed assigned by the intelligent driving program, which means that if the Federation uses this immature technology, the Empire's mechas will easily crush the Federation's Mecha.

"This room was left by Sister Rong. We all live in a dormitory here. If you want to apply for a separate housing, you need to spend contribution points."

Nurse Wang looked at the grandfather and grandson who had calmed down a little, and began to explain the instructions that Xinxin's mother had given before she left.

"Sister Rong didn't want Xinxin to live in a dormitory, because she would be... bullied by other children. In fact, the children didn't have any bad intentions. They just...so Sister Rong applied for this separate housing, so she couldn't survive these years. What kind of money do you want to pay, because Xinxin still has some expenses."

The children have no bad intentions, they just shouldn't be imprisoned in this base to grow up, they need the blue sky, the fresh air with the smell of grass and trees instead of the artificial air in the base, they need a playground, at least they should There are a few toys, but there aren't those on the base, and there aren't many, many kids that need them.

Xinxin's treatment is free, even if she is a child born illegally, but the child is innocent, and the Federation is full of humanity in this regard.However, the Federation is not rich, especially on alien planets that are very poor in many resources. The free treatment that the base can provide is actually very mediocre. Ms. Rong hopes that her daughter can return to Azure Star earlier, so she has been spending money.According to her original plan, Xinxin will recover her physical condition when she is eight years old, reaching the level where she can return to the Azure Star in a spaceship and survive in the environment of the Azure Star.

As for herself, she will continue to work on the alien planet, or fight. Although she is only a nurse, her work on the alien planet is also fighting for the Federation and mankind.But the sky fails to fulfill people's wishes, and accidents come unexpectedly.Su He said that no one can empathize with Ms. Rong's inner torment, which is true.

Ding.

Ji Xinghe received another transfer, [-] contribution points, which is all the wealth left by Ms. Rong after she left.

"The monthly rent for this room is 2000, which is much cheaper than chocolate, and Xinxin really needs a separate living space. So..."

"I know, I will continue to rent."

Ji Xinghe nodded, he did not agree or promise, because this is his responsibility and obligation, and it is also what he wants to do.

Nurse Wang was a little hesitant. She didn't know where Ji Xinghe got [-] contribution points, but she had already spent [-] just now. This kind of extravagant way of spending money is indeed a kind of love for her granddaughter, and it is also a kind of resources. waste.

"My monthly basic salary is [-]. Mr. Ji, you should be about the same as me. I heard that you are an ordinary mechanic, and your performance should not be as good as mine... Cough, I can spend it every month in the future Some of them were forwarded to you, and some of my colleagues, they all took the initiative to talk about this matter, we can probably..."

"No, really no, thank you."

Ji Xinghe refused. He could ask for the money left by Ms. Rong, but he could not ask for money from Nurse Wang and more colleagues. It was not easy for everyone on Yixing.The basic salary is determined according to the job function. The most important thing besides the basic salary is the performance. You can get the basic salary after completing the daily tasks assigned by the base, but compared to their contribution, the money is even There are also very few exchanges at black market prices.

If you want to make money, you need to complete additional tasks, which is commonly known as performance. It is somewhat different from the interpretation of performance on Azure Star, but it probably means this.Although everyone on Alien Star just wants to make money, referring to the income level of the same job function and workload on Azure Star, their income can be doubled to tripled.But considering the high price of non-necessities such as chocolate, and the fact that people cannot only ask for the necessities of life like a machine, everyone's life is indeed not well-off.

"It's okay, Mr. Ji, no matter how hard it is, we can't suffer children. There are so many of us, and everyone earns more than you for a little bit. Cough, don't get me wrong, I don't mean that."

"I know, thank you, but I really don't need it, I can really earn and save money, and I still want to buy mechas for Xinxin."

As Ji Xinghe said, he looked at Xinxin who was staring at the chocolate in a daze. No matter how sensible she was, she was just a child, so she was very conflicted now.

Hearing Ji Xinghe talk about the mecha, she looked away with difficulty, perhaps because the chocolate brought some good mood, even if she hadn't eaten it yet.

"Grandpa, do you know how to build mechas? My mother said that you are a very good mechanic. In the future, if Xinxin's mecha breaks down, grandpa can help Xinxin repair it, just like my mother used to treat people. If you can If you want to make a mecha, then grandpa can make one for Xinxin, and you can save a lot of money."

Nurse Wang sighed in her heart. She really wanted to say that your mother is not a doctor, but a nurse.She really wanted to say, son, your grandpa is not an expert mechanic, but just an ordinary mechanic who repairs cars, and he can't repair or make mechas.

Ji Xinghe didn't dare to say that he could make mechas himself, because his old man Le was criticized by Shen Mu and many others, and he didn't really make it.He can lie to a child, who won't remember it when he grows up anyway, and won't take it seriously if he remembers it, but he doesn't want to lie to his granddaughter.

"Grandpa won't know it for now, but grandpa is learning. When grandpa learns, grandpa will build a very powerful mech for Xinxin."

Nurse Wang felt that Ji Xinghe was lying to the children, but what she didn't know was that Ji Xinghe was telling the truth. He was indeed learning how to make and repair mechs, and he was capable of doing this.A very powerful mecha, not the most powerful mecha in the world.

Xinxin clapped her hands happily.

"Grandpa, you are awesome, let's study together, and Xinxin will also study, and Xinxin will also be a doctor and save many people like her mother. Let's pull the hook."

Xinxin said what she didn't dare to say just now, but she still asked with some fear: "Is it okay?"

"Okay, of course, come on, let's pull the hook, and we can't change it for 100 years."

Ji Xinghe stretched out his hand, and Xinxin stretched out her hand with a smile. The tears on her face have not completely disappeared, but she is smiling now.

"If you hang yourself on the hook, you can't change it for 100 years." Xinxin said happily: "Grandpa is a very powerful mechanic, and grandpa is also a peerless expert. So Xinxin can also be a very good doctor, and a very good doctor." Powerful Mech Warrior."

Nurse Wang sighed again in her heart, it is indeed a dream only for children.But she can understand why Xinxin has such unrealistic dreams. This child just wants to save her father and mother, and save many people like her parents.

"Yes, Xinxin can do it, because grandpa did it." Ji Xinghe said firmly: "Grandpa is not only a very powerful mechanic, not only a peerless master, but also a very powerful mecha warrior."

This is what Ji Xinghe was unwilling to admit before, or he was not confident.But at this moment he decided that he must do it, even if he is 65 years old this year, he is already in his sixtieth year, and he is close to the limit of human learning ability and body.

He once said to his son: Son, don't believe in the limit, because if you don't believe it, it doesn't exist.

At this moment, Ji Xinghe, who was on a different star, seemed to hear Ji Chenxing, who died in battle on this planet, say to him: Dad, don't believe in the limit, because if you don't believe it, it doesn't exist.

Ji Xinghe is unwilling and unable to believe in the limit, because he wants to set an example for his granddaughter.

Human beings need role models and beliefs to fight for all their lives. Ji Xinghe has no role models, but he can be a role model for his granddaughter, and his granddaughter is the belief he will fight for the rest of his life.

He doesn't have a lifetime, only a residual life, but even if it comes back to life, he will make the residual light come back to light, and it will be lit for another 15 years, until his granddaughter becomes an adult.

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Chapter 030 War is not a dinner party

"Old Ji sent a message. He asked us to go to the restaurant and said that he would treat us to dinner."

Shen Mu couldn't wait to start navigating after seeing the message from the portable smart terminal like a bracelet, and Su He next to him also saw the news that Ji Xinghe was going to treat him on the bracelet.

Inviting guests to dinner is traditional in Longzhou, but it seems a bit rare on a foreign star.As a war reporter, it is not the first time Su He has come to Alien Star, so he knows better than Shen Mu, a newcomer who went to the research institute after graduating from school, and came to Alien Star after acquiring a whole body of skills.

"Don't worry, do you know how expensive it is to treat guests here?" Su He pointed on the bracelet screen and sent a message to Ji Xinghe, saying, "I'll talk to Lao Ji again. There is no need to engage in these things, we go to the restaurant to eat a meal for each person, just sit together and eat if that means it."

Food and lodging are all included in the alien base, otherwise, judging from the average salary level of all the staff in the base, it would not be enough for the cost price of the food and drinking water, and they would not be able to afford three meals a day.Whether it is the daily necessities transported from the blue star, or the daily necessities planted and manufactured on the alien planet, the cost is high enough to make the federal financial institution feel distressed, which is one of the reasons why everyone's salary level has not achieved a leapfrog increase. One, the Federation really can't afford it.

"Old Ji, he must like to do these things at his age, and think these things are meaningful."

Shen Mu glanced at the account balance displayed on his wristband. Because he was an expert mechanic, he had a subsidy of 32300 contribution points. Among the passengers on the same spaceship, except for Han Li, a super mech fighter, There are the richest people out there.

"How about this, I'll give Lao Ji some money and return it to me when Lao Ji returns to Azure Star. I still have to treat guests. Although what I said just now... But Lao Ji saw his granddaughter. It’s a happy event, of course I’m going to treat you to dinner.”

Su He froze for a moment, returned to Azure Star?

"You are interested, but there is really no need. Let's be more rational. Even if you want to help Lao Ji, you can use the money to help him make old man music. We have to tell Lao Ji a truth. The problem of survival on the front line is not a treat, but a war, and some bad habits on Azure Planet need to be corrected, because the resources here are really tight."

Shen Mu was also stunned for a moment, looking at the drone floating beside Su He, he curled his lips and said, "Don't tell me, you are already recording now."

"Yes, I'm already recording." Su He said with a serious expression: "This conversation between us has also been recorded, and the previous part has also been recorded. But the previous part may not be played. But I think this episode can be broadcast, so that people on Azure Planet can better understand how difficult our life is on the alien planet, and let them know how much these people on the front line have paid for the Federation."

"cough!"

Shen Mu turned his back to Su He and Su He's miniature camera drone, tidied his hair before turning around, with a righteous face on his face: "Yes, survival on a foreign planet is not a treat, Comrade Lao Ji Our ideological awareness still needs to be improved, and we should reject this bad habit with words, because all resources on alien planets should not be wasted."

Su He smiled: "Okay, don't pretend, no one likes to read your way of speaking, and not many people will really agree with pure preaching, I have never liked your reports. As a reporter, I think My duty is to report the truth of what I have witnessed, and it is a matter of opinion as to what feelings these facts and truth can bring to the people who see it.”

Shen Mu looked at Su He suspiciously: "How many days have you thought about this line?"

"Didn't think about it ahead of time, but if you were to ask me when it occurred to me, it was in high school. I was..."

"Okay, okay, you can make up your own record after what you want to say. Let's go to Lao Ji first. If he doesn't reply to the message, he is probably sending a message to a lot of people. In case too many people are invited, the words go out again. , I don’t have enough money to pay him.”

Shen Mu pulled Su He and ran to find Ji Xinghe. Relying on the navigation on the bracelet screen, the two of them found the place well.Although Su He had been to Alien Star before, he had never been to Base No. [-] at that time, so now he also needs a navigation system.

Ji Xinghe did not send a message to many people. Among the 1000 people who came together, there were many mecha fighters and soldiers like Han Li. They rushed to the military camp as soon as they arrived. The military camp and the base were not together. .For people on Azure Star, as long as they are on a different planet, they are on the front line, but for people on a different planet, the military camp is the real front line, and the base is also under the protection of the military camp to provide the military camp with daily necessities , Combat supplies.

Most of the remaining people didn't even talk to Ji Xinghe directly. They couldn't provide any help when Ji Xinghe was designing Old Man Music, they just watched the fun.It's not because they don't want to help, it's because they are not professional.

There are only dozens of people who really know Ji Xinghe and stay in the No. [-] base, but because of Xinxin's status, it is not easy for Ji Xinghe to invite them to dinner for the time being.He only invited Su He and Shen Mu, as well as Nurse Wang and some of her colleagues.

But just as Su He wanted to stop Ji Xinghe from entertaining guests, Nurse Wang and the others had been in Alien Base all year round, and they knew that it was really not an easy thing to invite guests to dinner here, so they all refused.

It's not that they don't want to lose face, it's not that they want to draw a clear line, and it's not that they don't want to have a good meal. It's just because they are all adults and dedicated people, so they know that appetite is very important for this battle that is related to the Federation and mankind. There is no point in a war of life and death.

If it is to enjoy life, with their professional skills, they are at least a middle class on Azure Star.For a person like Nurse Wang, it is easy to work as a nurse in some private hospitals with a monthly salary of 3000 to [-] federal currency. It is also easy to be a head nurse, but she insists on holding a basic salary of [-] contribution points in Yixing. A few chocolates as gifts have to grit your teeth and make up your mind.

why?

"Grandpa, Xinxin doesn't want new clothes, Xinxin has clothes to wear."

Xinxin pulled Ji Xinghe's sleeve, and forcefully pulled Ji Xinghe's hand away from the bracelet screen. The expression on his face looked a little angry: Why is grandpa so ignorant that he knows how to spend money indiscriminately.

Ji Xinghe didn't think he was wasting money recklessly. He saw the clothes in the closet in the room. There were only three sets of identical clothes. The professional logo on the chest is different from the epaulets.

This is to save resources, but for Ji Xinghe, an old man who has been living in Azure Star, his granddaughter should dress beautifully.The temperature inside the base is a constant temperature of 22 degrees. You can wear a beautiful little skirt, but there is no such thing in the store.

"Okay, grandpa won't buy it, grandpa will make it for Xinxin."

Ji Xinghe switched off the interface of the store. He could see that Xinxin was a little unhappy, so he felt a little distressed, because he knew that it wasn't that Xinxin didn't want it, and it wasn't that Xinxin didn't know that there were various styles of clothes in the world, and that the base had the most resources. In fact, it comes from various entertainment resources of Azure Star, 100 movies plus [-] TV series plus [-] million novels can be delivered in a small box the size of a palm, and everyone’s bracelet screen can be shared Looking at these entertainment resources, Xinxin has seen those beautiful little dresses, toys, playgrounds, blue skies and lush grasslands...

But Xinxin doesn't want to waste money, she is too sensible.

"Grandpa, be good."

Xinxin patted the back of Ji Xinghe's hand, showing a smiling face.

The door was knocked, and Shen Mu and Su He came. When the door was opened, Su He turned off his drone camera. Although it could be edited, he didn't want to shoot it, because the right to edit was not in his hands.

"It's okay." Ji Xinghe noticed the change of light on the drone, indicating that the camera was on, and held Xinxin's hand and said, "I asked Xinxin, and she said yes."

Su He smiled awkwardly and turned on the camera, but he didn't know what to say. He made one set of principles in front of Shen Mu, but when he faced Ji Xinghe and Xinxin, his grandson and grandson, he felt a little blocked in his heart. .

Xinxin said yes, but she didn't know what it meant. She only said yes because she knew that the adults wanted it.

"The kid is so beautiful." Shen Mu was different, squatting enthusiastically in front of Xinxin: "What's your name, can you tell uncle."

"My name is Xinxin, and I am six years old."

"Chimpanzees?"

Shen Mu was stunned, the Federation was too sensitive to the word orangutan.

"Prosperous Xinxin." Obviously, this is not the first time Xinxin encountered this problem, and explained seriously: "My mother's surname is Rong."

Shen Mu's eyes are red again, this man of science and engineering is actually more emotional than a man of liberal arts, he doesn't know what to say, they are all men with no experience in dealing with children.

"Old Ji, no more treats." Su He changed the subject: "Let's have something to eat, and you can take the child around the base, we are familiar with the situation. Xinxin kid, can you be the guide for the three of us? Well, it’s to show us the way.”

"Of course, Xinxin knows what a guide means. Xinxin is very familiar with the road." Xinxin who readily agreed is indeed familiar with the roads in the base, because she was born in this base and grew up in this base. The building area is huge for a child, but it is her whole world.

"Okay, no more treats, let's eat casually, I took it for granted." Ji Xinghe bravely admitted his mistakes. His granddaughter is very sensible, so he should also be sensible.Ji Xinghe knelt down and looked at Xinxin and asked, "Where does Xinxin want to take me first?"

Xin Xin tilted her head and thought for a while, before seriously saying: "Let's go and see the car and watch them repair the car."

Ji Xinghe was a little happy: "Does Xinxin like cars very much? Grandpa is good at repairing cars."

"Xinxin likes it, and my mother said that when grandpa goes to repair the car in the future, Xinxin will watch quietly from the side."

Xinxin said she liked it, but the three adults could tell that she didn't really like it, just because of her mother's advice.

Ji Xinghe thought of Xinxin's wish just now: "Cars or mechs, which one does Xinxin prefer?"

"Ah?" Xin Xin hesitated for a while before telling the truth, but her voice was a little low, and she lowered her head: "I prefer mechs."

"Then let's go to see the mechs first." Ji Xinghe gently stroked Xinxin's little head with his big hand: "Because grandpa will not only repair cars, but also repair mechas in the future."