imperfections

"Ma'am, I'm sorry for your loss." The woman said, handing over a bouquet of flowers, "This is cultivated by myself at home. After arriving here, everyone's living area has been crowded, and we can't do anything about it." , It was hard to leave a small flower garden, there are too few species that can be cultivated, and the color matching is inevitably monotonous, please don't dislike it."

Lin Jingshu was stopped by her on the way for a walk. Although she was impatient, she thanked her and took the flowers politely.

This is a bouquet of roses named "Azure Sea". The center of the flower is a dark blue that is close to black. The circle is close to the white border, the white is very delicate, not pure white, cold and hazy, like the distant horizon when the sky is dim.The dark flower center is shone with small silver bright spots, like a starry sky, and the multi-layered blue of the petals is exactly the color of the sky on the planet Votto within a day—the more beautiful the "stars" are distributed, the more blue the layers are. The clearer the "horizon" is, the better the appearance of the flowers will be.

"Azure Sea" became popular after the Alliance Center moved to the Angel City Fortress, because the Angel City Fortress is man-made after all, the lighting uses man-made energy towers, and the breath is artificial atmosphere, the sky does not have that kind of natural magnificent changes.Moreover, Angel City is small and exquisite, and its area is not wide enough. Generally, the horizon will not appear at the "beginning of the day" and "sunset".

So the "horizon" has become the saddest image in the city of Angels, and the "blue sea" is full of undispelled melancholy, as lost and elegant as those ancient poems describing the ruin of a country and its family.

Lin Jingshu glanced at this so-called "self-cultivated" bouquet of flowers. This is a rare and top-quality bouquet, with a strong and thick rose fragrance, and it almost makes people feel dizzy when viewed from a close distance - it is worth a little money. , Not much, just a medium-sized mech.

"If it weren't for the turmoil of the war, the child could be bred in vitro, and there would be nothing wrong with the care of the Garden of Eden... This is really a pity and shocking. And you have just been discharged from the hospital, and you have to run for the management committee. It's really sad." This woman may be the wife of a high-ranking official, with an unforgettable beautiful face, and a strong "Votto" accent can be heard with just one opening of her mouth——in a soft voice Soft-spoken and full of emotion.

Lin Jingshu patiently thanked her for her nonsense, but still couldn't remember who she was.

The woman mourned alone for a while, shedding half a bottle of tears, and finally talked about the theme: "Madam, when can we return to the Garden of Eden?"

Before Watto's evacuation, the secretary-general of the council, Gordon, was assassinated. Lin Jingshu's child became Gordon's only child, and his value immediately became extraordinary. Follow his old man to leave in the first batch of mechas to Angel City, and enjoy the guarding specifications of the director of the management committee.

But there are unpredictable circumstances, the Gordon family may have been stirring up trouble for too long, and suddenly it was as if they were being targeted by bad luck.

The old director originally had two sons and three grown-up grandchildren. In order to avoid risks, they should have left in batches, but the pirates came too fast at that time, and Votto’s transportation capacity was limited. They refused to stay for one more minute, so they did not listen to the advice, and the whole family took the same batch of mechas to Angel City. On the way, they were attacked by pirates and took them all.

The old director couldn't bear this blow and couldn't afford to be ill. As the elders of the Eden Management Committee, the Gordon family must have a seat. The seven aunts and eight aunts of the side branches all swarmed up after smelling the smell. The old director had no choice. He had no choice but to temporarily push Lin Jingshu, a vase-like granddaughter-in-law, to the front desk to be his spokesperson.

Lin Jingshu stepped onto the political stage. To her surprise, her "vase"-shaped "megaphone" did a decent job. She was good at dancing in the management committee, and her special charm and means unknown to outsiders took root. , and because of his good image, he has almost become the external spokesperson of the management committee.

Just a week ago, Ms. Lin, regardless of her health, insisted on leaving the Fortress of Angel City to visit the Garden of Eden Experimental Base. Unexpectedly, she was ambushed on the way and escaped under the desperate protection of the guards, but "unfortunately" lost the precious Posthumous child——In this era when most people would choose to conceive babies outside the body, a noble lady was forced to conceive herself because of the war, and she also encountered a tragedy that would only happen in ancient times. We heard that the collective shed tears for her for a week, and it is said that there are still people who are actively working hard to award her the [-] Freedom Contribution Award.

Lin Jingshu said: "You know, the eight major galaxies are like plates smashed by pirates. It is unrealistic for us to restore the communication network in a short time, and the Garden of Eden also lacks hardware support. However, the management committee is now actively thinking of other ways. Our test base has already There are several proposals, can you please be patient for a while?"

The woman stepped forward eagerly: "I know about this, I mean...has the management committee considered partial Garden of Eden? Leave them alone for places where communication has not been restored. We will use the internal network of the Angel City Fortress to make a small area Garden of Eden, can't you?"

Lin Jingshu lowered her eyes and murmured in embarrassment. In fact, she really wanted to shoot this idiot's head off - then she could get her wish and return to bliss.

However, the smile on her face was still as sweet as if she was about to hold a press conference. Lin Jingshu said in a breeze-like voice: "But the most important database in the Garden of Eden cannot be restored now."

The woman hurriedly said: "It's okay, just restore the basic functions. Since I left Eden, I have suffered from anxiety and depression for a lifetime. Without Eden, I would never play with those old robots, and my life is a mess...they Also restrict the sale of mood stabilizers!"

Drugs related to emotional stability are in short supply. There is no Garden of Eden, and it is easy to cause abuse. They have been ordered and supervised by the Central Committee of the Alliance. Now in the Angel City Fortress, they can only be obtained through special channels.

Lin Jingshu immediately knew what she was going to buy for this precious bunch of "Azure Sea". She leaned close to the crying woman's ear, said something softly, then opened the personal terminal on her wrist to connect with the other party, and scanned a special seal.

Lin Jingshu: "Stabilizers should be used in moderation."

"Good lady, I don't know how to say it, thank you so much."

After dismissing the thankful official wife, Lin Jingshu was very courteous, and watched the other party's back disappear from the spot before continuing to walk forward.

The guards behind her followed her from a distance, and only one chief guard was qualified to follow her closely. The chief guard whispered to Lin Jingshu, "I heard about your miscarriage a while ago, and the old man actually woke up."

Lin Jingshu raised her eyelids: "Really, a few minutes?"

"About 10 minutes, we were forced to inject him with a strong sedative." The chief guard said quickly in an inaudible voice, "the first time his grandson died was a 'terrible coincidence', the second The last time his family died was a 'tragic accident', but again and again, this time he couldn't react anymore, it was really a waste of so many years in the management committee. I didn't say, you are too obvious this time, why? What about it? It’s just a child, even if it is born, will it pose any threat to you?”

Lin Jingshu glanced at him with a smile, and the chief guard shivered inexplicably.

"A baby is a little thing that competes with the mother for nutrition in the mother's womb, especially those babies who are not expected, that is something you would never like intellectually, but when you are under the action of hormones, you will It will naturally be bewitched by it, creating the illusion that it loves it, so that it can cunningly seek care, and settle accounts with you when it grows up." Lin Jingshu sneered, "The mother-child relationship of mammals, huh. The old man just now Do you understand? It’s already too late, and he still can’t see the situation clearly? Then I think it’s almost time to arrange for him to be demented, so as not to have to pretend to see him every day.”

Lin Jingshu said, walking slowly along the pedestrian street on soft-soled leather shoes. The fortress of Angel City is like a small wotto, beautiful and beautiful. The streets are layered, and people and cars do not affect each other. It will be shot from the closed traffic lane in the sky, delicately passing through the special imaging device, and people walking on the ground will see huge phantoms floating in mid-air from time to time, designed as mythical beasts such as the legendary Kunpeng, accompanied by music The fountain sings, or flies or swims, and then plunges into the well-defined aerial forest. Walking in it is like walking in a fairyland.

The music fountain is in the central square, and the six-meter-high crystal statue of the goddess stands dimly in the water mist. The tulle dress on her body is fully visible. She holds the skirt in one hand and looks up at the sky. Her slender neck is like a The swan that was about to fly away was stained by the water vapor in the fountain, and its eyes were full of tears.

Looking at this alone, who would have thought that the alliance is in the dire straits of an all-out war?

Suddenly, sirens sounded from the street, and the guards quickly stepped forward, surrounding Lin Jingshu.

I saw a middle-aged man suddenly rushing over from the other side of the pedestrian street. This man was well-dressed and handsome, but his eyes were red, his whole body was trembling like epilepsy, and he yelled vaguely: "Get out of the way! Get out of the way! "

Red lights flashed on everyone's personal terminals, and the next moment, a flat stone slab rose suddenly, just tripping the man, and he fell a meter away. Immediately afterwards, a circle of security robots with live ammunition charged from all directions. Come out and hold him down with all hands and feet.

The man struggled desperately, grabbing the ground with his head, and his head actually knocked out a hole in the stone slab that was as thick as a palm.

The security robot skillfully stunned him with electric shock handcuffs, sealed his mouth, bowed and apologized to the residents walking around in a naive manner, said routine words such as "Thank you for your cooperation, and I am sorry for the inconvenience", and then killed the man. dragged away the same way.

"It's nothing," the chief guard waved at the guards behind him, "it's just a drug addict."

This is a new type of drug with a very long full name called "implantable human body and brain wave biochip", and people call it "opium" for short.

The security department didn't find out where this thing came from, so they could only pin all the shit on the interstellar pirates.They first entered the market with the gimmick of "enhancing physical fitness and alleviating human disorders caused by the lack of Eden". People found that after implanting this biochip, not only would people feel good, but their bodies would also possess "superhuman qualities" overnight. ", and can control human consciousness and surrounding machines under certain conditions, it is a simplified version of the Garden of Eden.

As a result, "opium" became popular in the alliance overnight, until the authorities urgently stopped it, publicly declaring that opium chips are addictive, and long-term implantation will make people unable to extricate themselves and lose their minds. "category.

Lin Jingshu asked inaudibly: "How is the opium after the alliance ban?"

"I can't stop it at all. The life without Eden is too hard. You see, there are people who don't care about decency even in Angel City. Imagine what has become down here." The chief guard said in her ear, "The alliance has been Find a way to shield the implanted chip from invading electronic equipment, so the implanted chip must be replaced every month, because of the ban, we took the opportunity to increase the price, and this month's sales in the seven galaxies did not fall but increased."

Lin Jingshu: "What about the eighth galaxy?"

"This... the eighth galaxy is full of poor ghosts and empty brains..."

Lin Jingshu paused, and asked blankly: "So can you lose control at will?"

The head of the guard immediately lowered his head: "Yes, we have started the trial according to your order, but..."

Lin Jingshu couldn't see any joy or anger on her face, she lowered her head and took a deep breath of the aroma of roses, and handed this precious bouquet of "blue sea" to the chief guard: "When you go to see your daughter, let her play with it. I like her very much, she will be a little beauty in the future, and she will go well with flowers."

The head of the guard buried his head deeper, his hands trembling a little, and he swallowed the words after the "but" wisely.

"Azure Sea," Lin Jingshu laughed, her lips were red and her teeth were white, showing a bit of innocence. "What a good name."

A small battle like a hunt is going on on the interstellar rail of the eighth galaxy.

An unapplied "merchant ship" landed in the eighth galaxy. During the investigation, it was discovered that these "merchant ships" were actually disguised as mechas.

"What's the line? What is the mountain I planted and the tree I planted... Hey, hey," Turan yelled on the communication channel, "Hey! TOC-R space missile, fat sheep! No! Break it for me! Fuck control the firepower! What about the streakers who lost the team battle yesterday? Hurry up, you can’t take down their spirit nets, you’re still streaking today!"

"Team battle" is a way of special training of mental power inside the Silver Fortress. Because of the joining of the Self-Defense Force, it was reintroduced into the daily training by Turan - the ground training ground simulates the environment of the mecha spirit net. Zhang Lingwang, cooperate with each other to compete for each other's.Those who are forcibly ejected from the simulated spirit net will vomit at most once, and will not be injured into a vegetative state.Therefore, in order to urge everyone to do their best, the frenzied captain of the Turan Guard invented the punishment of "streaking".

This kind of obscene and vulgar taste was once encountered by General Lin, who called Turan to scold her head and face, and cut off two "tentacles" on her head.The captain of the guard endured the humiliation and had to relax the conditions for streaking—men can carry a pair of briefs with them, women can wear a three-point bikini, but they have to sing.

Everyone went crazy when they heard it. In order not to sing tremblingly in front of everyone, they surrounded him as if they were red-eyed.

The mech squad disguised as a caravan was completely stunned—I don’t know when the eighth galaxy, which has always been “no matter what”, will have a patrol team, and will conduct security checks on passing merchant ships. You must know their regular shipping lanes and smuggling before the war. The waterway is stupidly unclear!

And the patrol team in this ghost place is not a grassroots team, there are not many people, but they are extremely mobile, like a wave of piranhas whizzing past, they will unload their mental nets with three strikes, five divisions and two divisions!

"Captain of the guard," the soldier who was the first to seize the other party's spiritual network said in a deep voice on the communication channel, "There is something wrong with their goods."

Two hours later, the patrol escorted the prisoners through the transition point and landed at the Venus base. Lin Jingheng, who had received the news earlier, was waiting on the platform.Turan walked towards him quickly, gave a rare and serious salute, and took out a small chip tightly wrapped in an evidence bag from his pocket: "General, look, it's this kind of thing again."

This is exactly the kind of biological chip that the Freedom Legion used the poison nest to test in the eight galaxies. The general function has not changed, and it has undergone simple upgrades.

"Three days, this is already the fourth batch we have intercepted." Turan said, "The equipment and configuration of these people are standardized, and they should be organized. We are now strengthening all business routes and traditional smuggling routes. investigation."

Lin Jingheng glanced at the unconscious captives, walked up to the captured mechas, and saw that there were neatly stacked biochips in huge chip boxes, giving people a sense of industrial cleanliness and sophistication, without any Liberty Legion kind of messy style.

"Where did it come from?"

Turan said in a deep voice, "Alliance."