Soul Mechanic [Interstellar]

【Captain is not so bad】

It is said that the Tianlong 3 star was a plant star a long time ago, and every inch of land on the planet's surface was covered by forests.

However, an asteroid explosion 3 million years ago caused the gravitational imbalance of the Draco constellation, and the Draco-[-] star gradually deviated from its original orbit and approached the three light source planets until it reached a new balance point.

However, due to the heat transfer from the three light source planets, the ecological environment on Tianlong 3 has undergone tremendous changes. Nearly half of the forests are buried deep underground, and the surface is gradually covered by yellow sand.

300 years ago, the first garrison officer of the Draco constellation discovered the planet and its crystal stone mines buried deep underground.

The crystal stone is made up of C atoms, and its density is higher than that of the diamond on the ancient earth. It is an important material for making mechs.

At this time, Mu Qiu was standing on this vein.

At the junction of the forest and the desert, hundreds of mining ports have been excavated here and there.A dozen or so miners surrounded each mining opening. The excavators rumbled, and the industrial robots responsible for carrying them came in and out.

The mining mouth that Mike was in charge of was not far away. He parked the aircraft casually beside him, and took Mu Qiu to walk there.

The nearby miners noticed them and surrounded them one after another, discussing in groups.

"Is that Captain Mu?"

"Not necessarily, it looks so young, can't it be an assistant or something?"

"Which one? Don't get in the way, let me see, I've seen Captain Mu in old Iser's cafeteria, and I'm sure I'll recognize it—ah, really!"

"Really? I didn't expect that guy Mike could really invite people over!"

"Mike is not a small face now, after all, he is the father of Mr. Little Wizard."

"Hush—you can't say that in front of outsiders."

"I know, Captain Chu has issued a gag order!"

"Speaking of... why do I think this Captain Mu is more like a guide?"

"It's true when you say that, how can there be such a good-looking mechanic?"

"That's it!"

"..."

The machine next to it was rumbling, and the miners were used to speaking loudly on weekdays, and they didn't even remember to lower their voices for a while.

Mu Qiu listened to it word for word.

He didn't feel offended, but he just felt a little uncomfortable being commented on his appearance in public.

"Ahem!" Mike coughed loudly twice, and stared at him.

However, the miners didn't take his threat seriously, and instead winked and made noise.

Mike was a little embarrassed, so he had to apologize to Mu Qiu, "Everyone is not used to being formal, Qiu, I hope you don't mind."

Mu Qiu raised the corners of his mouth and said jokingly: "It's the first time I've heard of dividing guides and mechanics by their looks."

"We are all vulgar people, and we are used to talking nonsense." Mike also laughed, "Speaking of which, the mechanics who came before were a little... that way, I have never seen anyone like you, let alone everyone. Yes, even I was taken aback when I first saw you."

"That?" Mu Qiu grasped the key word and looked at Mike in puzzlement.

Mike sighed, and explained: "Uh, how should I put it, it's just... slovenly? Yes, that's the word. Those mechanics who were hired earlier have louder voices than us miners, and their tempers can't be said to be very good. When credit points, you can still show a smiling face."

Mu Qiu didn't know where they hired the mechanic, it was just ruining the mechanic's reputation.At least his former classmates and teachers were easy to get along with, well, he had to admit that he was slovenly.

Mu Qiu looked at the large machine that was working not far away. Three mechanical arms with a length of more than ten meters were waving at the same time. In less than a while, a small rock mountain was piled up in the mechanical warehouse.

Mu Qiu recognized this type of mining machine, and they used it for class discussions when they were studying the basics.

He looked up at the heart of the machine, and sure enough, the robot logo of the Rhine family was very obvious.

However, what happened to the smoky pipe behind the mechanical cabin?

Mike saw his doubts and explained in a timely manner: "Qiu, I think you must know that the Tianhe III mining machine originally used energy plates, but that thing is too expensive, and we use it every day. We earn this The credits are not enough for consumption."

Mu Qiu was even more puzzled, "Shouldn't the energy plates be provided by the garrison? Why did you buy them yourself?"

"Oh, by the way, you didn't know it when you first came here. Our Tianlong constellation is different from other places." Mike explained, "Take the mining of this crystal stone as an example. We calculate wages, and all other expenses are included in military supplies, and all the ore we get is handed over to the Federation, and miners are absolutely not allowed to hide it privately."

Mu Qiu nodded, "This is the regulation of the Federation Headquarters, and the garrison is only following orders. Could it be that... the Tianlong constellation is not like this?"

Mike shook his head, "Originally, it has changed since the arrival of Captain Chu. I heard that this is the idea that Vice Captain Lu came up with. The ownership of the machine still belongs to the Federation. Once it is consumed, it will no longer be deducted from the military supplies. Miners are needed We can buy it ourselves, and accordingly, we can get a certain percentage of crystal stones and sell them ourselves."

Mu Qiu raised his eyebrows, "In this way, are you earning more or less?"

"Of course I earn a lot!" Mike replied without hesitation, "The reason why Captain Chu changed the rules is to allow miners to earn more credit points. I’m afraid it’s not enough to raise a child.”

Mu Qiu was secretly startled - Chu Qingtian was really bold.

Mike said sincerely: "Captain Chu is really a good person, and Vice Captain Lu is also super smart. Everyone is very grateful to them."

Mu Qiu smiled and thought to himself: That guy doesn't look like a "good guy" at all. I don't know if he has other purposes for doing this.

Of course he would not say this, but asked: "So, what do you need me to do?"

Mentioning this, Mike's eyes shone brightly. He pointed to the smoke pipe at the end of the mining machine and said, "In order to save the energy board, we asked someone to convert the energy supply equipment into crude oil fuel, which is much cheaper. , but it is too harmful to the body and not good for the environment, look at that—"

Mike pointed to the tall chimneys outside the mining area, "In order to purify the surrounding air, Captain Chu specially installed this kind of purifier. It took five months to install it. It will cost a lot, of course, this item is paid from the military supplies, and it is not counted on us miners."

Mu Qiu raised his eyebrows, that is to say, Chu Qingtian is using his own money to pay for these miners?

He looked up at the "chimneys" that went straight into the sky, roughly in the shape of a thick bottom and a thin top, with a height of almost 50 meters, standing on the ground one by one in an orderly manner, tightly wrapping the mining area.

In fact, he discovered it right after he arrived. At that moment, Mu Qiu almost thought that he had retraveled back to the hometown of his previous life - the ancient earth.

After listening to Mike, he knew the difference between the two.The chimneys on the ancient earth were to emit smoke; the "chimneys" here are to absorb smoke.Although the shape is the same, the effect is just the opposite.

Unexpectedly, Chu Qingtian, who looked out of tune, did so much.

If the "conspiracy theory" is excluded, Chu Qingtian's doing so is indeed a great act of kindness.However, thinking of that man's ruffian appearance, Mu Qiu couldn't equate him with "kindness".

"Give me a moment to think about it, okay?"

Mu Qiu didn't agree immediately, although he subconsciously thought that Mike had no reason to lie to himself, but just to be on the safe side, it's better to ask Ah Luo to help him check, he can't be dragged into the ditch because of his momentary kindness.

Although Mike was a little disappointed, he didn't force it, and sent Mu Qiu back to the military area as respectfully as when he came here—still driving the old aircraft.

On the other hand, the miners around saw that Mu Qiu was about to go back after just looking at it for a while, and they were obviously disappointed.

These disappointing emotions superimposed and entered Mu Qiu's spiritual realm, making him feel depressed.

After all, Mu Qiu was soft-hearted. Before getting off the aircraft, he couldn't help but said to Mike: "If it doesn't violate discipline, I think I will do it."

When Mike heard it, his blue pupils, which were exactly the same as Gore's, immediately brought obvious joy, "Thank you, thank you, Qiu!"

Mike was incoherent with excitement, "Of course, it's not only because of this, but also, what I want to thank is your usual care for Gore. My wife and I are very grateful to you, really."

Mu Qiu smiled, turned around and got off the aircraft without saying too many polite words.

Until he walked far away, he could still feel Mike's mood swings—of course, ordinary people also have mental waves, but they are very weak and can only be felt when they are emotional.

It can be seen that his insignificant promise had such an impact on the young man's heart.

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Mu Qiu walked with his head buried in his head while thinking about how to contact Ah Luo after he went back—that guy has a special status, and he always sees the beginning and the end.

Maybe because he was pretending, Mu Qiu didn't notice anything in front of him, and then, he bumped into a fluffy... wall?

Mu Qiu looked intently, er, it looked familiar, and then took a closer look, it seemed that he had grown taller—er, will the mental body also grow taller?

The big gray wolf stopped in front of Mu Qiu, looking at him curiously with silver-gray eyes, his expression seemed to be a little puzzled.

Mu Qiu looked back, left, and right with a guilty conscience. It was working hours at this time, and there was no one in the residential area. I heard that the sentries had all gone to star 2 for training, so even if he did something, he probably wouldn't be caught by anyone. Discovered... huh?

Before he could figure out the pros and cons in his head, his body had already reacted first——Mu Qiu put his body on the gray wolf without any image, and put his hands into the thick fur unceremoniously, touching it. touch.

Surprisingly, the majestic gray wolf only stiffened for a moment when Mu Qiu approached him, and then relaxed quickly as if he had figured it out. Not only did he not drive away this "rude boy", he even She turned her head to look at him, her slightly narrowed eyes were full of spoiling.

In the tower not far away, Aubrey was lying on the transparent wall, witnessing all this happening.

As a result, my brain, which was not working well at all, almost stopped spinning at this moment, and there was only one thought left in my body - the boss wolf was molested... the boss wolf was molested...

I go!Can anyone meet the boss wolf?Hasn't been bitten to death yet? !

Aubrey trembled, quickly tore himself off the wall, and ran towards the silent room as he spread his legs.

At the same time, Chu Qingtian in the sleeping cabin shuddered and sat up suddenly.