[ABO] Admiral, you dropped an ALPHA

Tamashi left in a hurry the next day.

Because he received an urgent order, there was a suspected new alien creature on a planet, and he needed to go there.

Before he even had time to explain the reason to Greenland, he hurriedly boarded the sub-light speed spacecraft and headed for the battlefield.

That night seemed like a dream.

After waking up, Greenland, who found that Tamashi was gone, said nothing, and was quiet, but it was different from the dull calm before, and he started to play with the remaining white star fruit by himself.

Tamashi dropped the saber that had peeled the fruit, whether it was intentional or unintentional, so he picked up the knife and tried to complete the action by himself.

It was very difficult for a child, because the fruit was so heavy that he needed two hands to hold it steady, but he had to hold the knife with one hand.

It's only natural to hurt yourself.

But Greenland didn't say a word, and this kind of pain has long been used to it.

The doctor bandaged him again and again, and he was injured again and again. Some doctors wanted to snatch the knife, but this time Greenland held it firmly. The sharp blade cut his finger again, but no one snatched it away. don't go.

The doctors are also very helpless, they are only the hospitals in the rear, and they can't contact Tamashi who is far away on the front line, and all the messages have not been answered.

So it can only be consumed like this.

Waiting for Tamashi to come back.

But until Greenland was able to open the fruit by itself, Tamashi did not come back.

But Greenland saw him — at his christening — via cosmic broadcasts.

The silver-haired Omega in a brand-new military uniform received the marshal's sword with a solemn expression. This was the inauguration ceremony of the new Marshal Zuo.

The news caused huge volatility.

There are a total of two marshals in the Republic, the current right marshal is ALpha, the former left marshal is a Beta--this is already very rare, about [-]% of the marshals in history are ALpha, and the rest are comparable to ALpha Beta.

The Republic's control over Omega is not particularly strict. At least Omega that is outstanding enough can still pass the assessment and enter the army, but there are very few who can hold high positions, and there is only one Marshal Omega since the founding of the country.

In terms of ability, he is indeed capable, but it's not like there are others who are equally capable.

More people are dissatisfied that he is just an Omega.

Just an Omega.

In this case, too much.

This is not something that human beings can choose, but it has become a human sin.

The first Omega marshal in the history of the Tamashi Republic, and perhaps the last.

Greenland, who hadn't hurt himself for a while, got another cut in his hand that day.

Tamashi has been away for five months.

Many children are receiving recovery treatment, because long-term fear makes them very easy to be frightened, and some have degraded language functions due to living alone for a long time.

Compared with some crazy and stupid people, Greenland's recovery can be said to be smooth and unbelievable. He quickly learned to live a normal life, but he was unwilling to leave the adoptive family.

He is waiting.

Greenland later heard that the battle actually ended very early, but all kinds of chores followed. As soon as Tamashi left the battlefield, he was notified to return to Jiuhexing immediately and accept the position of Marshal Zuo.

It was not until the completion of various handover matters that Tamashi saw his news from the hospital.So the new Marshal Zuo, who had just been able to catch his breath, rushed to the unremarkable planet in the frontier without stopping.

Some children have been sent to orphanages or families who are willing to adopt them, but Greenland is still staying in the original wards, and the new arrivals are due to injuries.

When Tamashi pushed open the door of the ward, he was sitting on a chair and cutting another fruit with shells. He held one with one hand with difficulty, and then held the saber with the other hand, and followed the grain of the shell. Applying force, the hard shell was easily opened.

At this time, he was not the only one in the ward, and a new child was sent in later, and the originally quiet room finally had a little more life that it should have.

He carried a cold aura that was incompatible with the innocent smiles of those children, like an exquisite doll.

Tamashi watched as Greenland easily opened the fruit, but he didn't eat it, but handed it to another eager child.

There is one last fruit left on the plate.

Tamashi stepped forward, picked up the fruit one step ahead of Greenland, and then took the knife from his hand—a knife that doctors couldn’t take away no matter what, this time there was no resistance—and cut open the hard shell with ease. .

"This thing is called mountain lotus leaf. Its flowers are very small, but the petals are transparent. But it does not bear many fruits. Often there are hundreds of thousands of flowers on a branch and only a dozen fruits. This is to commemorate A plant from the earth, it is said that the petals of the flower will become transparent after it rains, although its gene has been lost in the wandering era, but the records about it have been preserved..." The voice has fallen, Tamashi He handed the yellow translucent fruit to Greenland, who was staring blankly at him, and smiled, "Greenland, if you learn to peel the fruit yourself, will I become useless?"

Greenland didn't speak, just lowered his head and began to gnaw.

Tamashi smiled and messed up the hair the nurse had combed for him in the morning, then knelt down on one knee, just at the same level as Greenland, and watched him seriously, "That's wrong, I can still tell stories, I said before Okay, don’t go back on your word.”

"Aren't you leaving?" Greenland's voice was a little hoarse, he finally raised his head, but the corners of his eyes were red, but no tears came down.

"I'm not leaving. I'll take you back to Jiuhe. It's my fault this time. I'll greet you later if I have something to do. How about it?" Tamashi said softly.

Greenland looked at him for a while, then nodded hesitantly.

"Okay, then you remember to tell me when you leave in the future." Tamashi wiped the corner of his mouth with a smile.

"I won't go." Greenland said firmly.

Separation was what frightened him the most.Seeing you once is like saying goodbye forever.

"Yes." Tamashi said with the same determination.

"..." Greenland looked at him suspiciously, not understanding why he was so sure, "Why?"

But Tamashi just smiled and said nothing else.

When Greenland woke up, he was already on the spaceship heading for Nine Rivers. Tamashi completed all the necessary procedures while he was asleep, and then quickly took him aboard the spaceship.

There was only the sound of the machine running in the cabin, and no one spoke. Greenland didn't know when he fell asleep.

Tamashi turned off the voice of the intelligent system to avoid disturbing Greenland.

After waking up, Greenland couldn't fall asleep, and finally couldn't hold back and got up secretly and went to the cab.

Tamashi is not here, but there are several unfinished messages opened on the optical brain system.

He finished reading the unsent messages written in recent days. The dates and contents were a bit messy, and he seemed to be able to sense the author's confusion when he wrote it.

It was written to another person, but it was about him.

Full, full of worries.

[For such a stubborn child, is Jiuhexing's life really suitable for him?Or can he really endure Jiuhexing's life full of conspiracy?After all, the only one he can rely on in that strange place is me, but why am I not walking on the tightrope?

One day, I will also lose the capital that he can rely on, so how can he survive the strife of various powers? ]

[Am I doing something wrong.

For a sudden thought, he was taken back to Jiuhexing, a place that could easily ruin his life. ]

[Although the border is chaotic, the most terrifying thing about Jiuhexing is the unpredictable human heart.Everything can be the cause of destroying a person.I clearly know that this Garden of Eden does not belong to human beings, it belongs to human desires. ]

[I brought him here with my own hands, but I don't know if this pushed him into the abyss.

If he succumbed to power, he might be able to live in the military for the rest of his life doing nothing, but it was even more likely that he would rather die in the prison of the Republic than accept this temptation.

If it is rigid, it is easy to break. ]

[...Teacher, when I became your student, did you ever ask me if I really want to set foot in this bloodless area?You tell me, once you step here, you will be lost forever, you can't leave, you can't escape, you can only sink deeper and deeper into this swamp.

At that time, I looked into your eyes, and I promised you very firmly. Now, I don't know how long I can last here. ]

[Maybe it’s because Greenland has a bit of me in my past, but because of a lie, I don’t know why I firmly believe that Jiuhe Star is really the Garden of Eden for human beings.

But the so-called Garden of Eden does not exist.

It was a trap, a trap with no return. ]

[…Teacher, the last time you spoke to me, you called me a good boy.

I'm sorry, I was a good boy who tried to kill my teacher. ]

[It's a place where people don't see blood.

You are right. ]

[Killing people, why see blood.

Life is worthless on Jiuhexing. ]

[I was wrong.

But it was too late for me to regret it. ]

The interface displayed by the optical computer suddenly popped up the same prompt one after another, and two new messages arrived almost simultaneously.

Look at the sender, one is the recipient of the information just now, and the other is the Central News Broadcasting Office of the Republic.

Greenland didn't know what was wrong, and stretched out his hand in a daze, but before touching the light screen, the other hand opened it first.

He turned around in astonishment, but saw Tamashi standing behind him at some point.

Tamashi was still as gentle as before, patted his head, and stared at the message intently.

Greenland followed his eyes. The letter was short.

"Tamash:

I have anonymously invested [-]% of my assets in your rescue organization. This is the last thing I can do to help you.

I know everything you want to do and I'm old enough to give this position to you if it helps you.

You are a good boy.

your teacher. "

Tamashi's fingers were frozen in mid-air, Greenland could almost feel his stiffness, and it took him a long time to close it and open the second.

"Yesterday, the spaceship on which the former marshal was riding exploded. There were 79 people on board in the spaceship, including the former marshal. No one survived. After investigation, the accident was caused by the aging of the engine. The wreckage has been recovered and is expected to arrive in Jiuhe in three days. star."

"Greenland."

He heard Tamashi calling him, and he looked at him blankly.

"You saw all those things just now."

Greenland nodded, wondering what he meant.

"I lied to you, I'm sorry." He lowered his eyes, "Nine Rivers is not the Garden of Eden, and I'm not a good person."

"But it's now, I can only tell you, if one day, you can't find what you're looking forward to in Jiuhexing, go, you must go, the farther away from it the better." Tamashi didn't look at it. He just stared at the vast universe outside the main porthole ahead, with a nameless sadness on his expression, "Whether you go back to your hometown or go to the edge of civilization, in short, remember to find your true destination from the universe."

Greenland looked at him half-understood, with a hint of bewilderment.

There was a hint of pleading in his words.

"Promise me, okay?"