Veteran

Chapter 4 Novice

After five or six days of sailing, the spaceship finally arrived at its destination.During this period, both Cheng Xiu and Song Yu received proper treatment.The so-called appropriateness is to ensure that they will not die or escape.

But the most embarrassing thing for the two of them was the pair of handcuffs.In order to retaliate against Song Yu's self-assertive behavior, the bearded man found the key and lost it immediately. Therefore, the two had to sleep together, eat together, and watch each other even when they went to the toilet.

Looking at Cheng Xiu's dark face, he knew how much he disliked his fellow sufferer.

After disembarking from the spaceship, they were put on hoods and escorted into the car.

Darkness always breeds fear and panic.At this time, the handcuffs showed its importance again. At least by moving, you can still feel that the other party is by your side.

When the car stopped, they walked a long way before stopping.The door opened and closed, closed and opened again.After a while, the headgear was taken off, and they stood in a white infirmary.Several people in white coats came in, first saw off the handcuffs with a chainsaw, and then took the two of them for treatment separately.

Cheng Xiu's bones healed very well. He was given a healing needle and fixed with a mechanical sleeve, so he could jump and jump again.Song Yu, on the other hand, was carried directly to the hospital bed and became a patient full of energy.

Cheng Xiu whispered, "Remember to keep the delicious and nutritious ones for me."

Song Yu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and stayed peacefully on the hospital bed, letting others push him away.

Cheng Xiu followed step by step, all the way into the ward.

There are already many seniors stationed in the ward.Swollen nose and swollen face, severed hands and feet... all kinds of tragic situations.The addition of Song Yu was a breath of fresh air in the ward. It not only raised the average appearance, but also improved the recovery rate.

Cheng Xiu greeted the patients with a smile, which attracted a bunch of malicious eyes.

Cheng Xiu whispered to Song Yu, "It seems like they haven't eaten meat for a long time."

Song Yu said, "You can pass your leg over."

Cheng Xiu said: "It's good to be a vegetarian. Eating meat kills you quickly, but pandas survive by eating bamboo instead."

Song Yu didn't want to talk anymore.

The bearded man winked at Cheng Xiu at the door.

Cheng Xiu was about to leave when Song Yu grabbed his wrist.

Song Yu opened his eyes: "I still have something to tell you."

Cheng Xiu smiled and approached him: "Don't worry, you have saved my life, and I will definitely repay it."

Song Yu rarely found traces of seriousness in his eyes, and finally let go of his hand with peace of mind.

Cheng Xiu walked to the door with small easy steps, and smiled at the bearded man: "Are you going to start your adventure?"

The child's sweet smile slightly melted his inner guard.Although he has handled many children of this age, he is the first to smile at him instead of crying.

The bearded man said, "It's just an ordinary conversation." He patted his little head, "Just tell the truth."

Cheng Xiu said, "To be honest, can I take a shower and change clothes?"

The bearded man said, "There is also sweet ice cream."

Cheng Xiu smiled like a bright little sunflower: "Don't worry, I'm the most honest child in the world." It's a pity that the deadline has passed.

The bearded man took him to an office with a large area and extremely stylish decoration, and poured him a glass of juice.

Cheng Xiu drank it in one gulp, and began to be picky: "Too much sugar and artificial coloring have been added, look at this, it's as thick as a dye vat."

"It seems that my hospitality has dissatisfied our little guests. It's really rude." With the cold mechanical voice, a wall in the office suddenly lit up, and a beautiful angel appeared on the screen with a warm smile Make people forget the vulgarity at first sight.

Cheng Xiu said, "Is this one popular among avatars now?"

"Angel" smiled: "You don't like it? I thought that children would like this kind of character who exudes the brilliance of maternal love."

Cheng Xiu said, "I've been weaned for a while."

"Maybe you'll like another angel."

The screen flashed, and the "angel" turned into a silver-white mecha, with the boundless starry sky as the background, standing on top of the stars with high fighting spirit, and the outstretched wings were the signal to launch an attack, as if no matter who blocked its On the journey, it can only be annihilated in ashes!

Cheng Xiu's eyes moved slightly, although it was only for a short time, it was enough for the other party to see his emotional fluctuations.

"Maybe you don't know this mecha, but it was very famous 100 years ago." The mecha moved, and a man with a scar on his face but a bright smile came out of the cabin, "It's called ' Star Angel'."

Cheng Xiu looked up at the screen: "You blocked the mecha."

The man froze for a moment, then laughed heartily and scattered into dots of stars, which disappeared from the screen, leaving only the "starry sky angel" displayed in 360 degrees.

The bearded man only now found a chance to interject: "Mr. Yu, the second and fifth child have received another order, and I'm afraid they won't be back until half a month later."

A small cartoon character flashed on the bottom right of the screen, and said with a smile: "They have gotten very close recently. At first, I was worried that the two of them would beat you to death."

The bearded man said: "People will grow up."

"Yes, people will grow up." The little cartoon character looked at Cheng Xiu, "I don't know when the children will grow up? I am not a philanthropist who adopts children. Everyone here must have their own value .”

Cheng Xiu said: "Is passing on the warmth of love counted as value?"

"Unless it can be sold for money."

Cheng Xiu asked bluntly, "What do you want me to do?"

The screen went dark and there was a "creaking" rocking chair sound.Looking carefully at the screen, there is a faint person sitting in a dark room, shaking up and down gently. The picture is too dark, and only a little street light outside the house can see the outline of the person and the chair.

"This is the arena, I hope you can become an excellent fighter." It is no longer a mechanical voice without emotional ups and downs, but it is still indisputable.

Cheng Xiu tilted her head and thought for a while, "My strength is not as strong as other brothers and uncles."

"so what?"

"Give me two years, okay?"

"Two years?"

"High-risk investment, high-yield return." Cheng Xiu paused, "Besides, the past two years have not raised me in vain, and I have an older brother." The kind tone makes it hard to believe that he was six days ago He didn't hesitate to pass all the responsibility on to his brother.

The bearded man couldn't help but look at him.He had a premonition that this guy would be great when he grew up. He was a little devil now, and he would definitely become a big devil in the future, or even a devil king.

Compared to his worries, Mr. Yu was very happy: "You are really like my child."

Cheng Xiu hit the snake with a stick: "Should I be called Dad or Mom?"

The corner of the bearded man's mouth twitched, and even Mr. Yu choked for a while before he smiled and said, "What a clever little ghost. What's your name?"

Cheng Xiu said loudly: "Cheng Xiu. 'Ten thousand miles in the green grass lake, one person walks in the yellow plum rain.' 'Cheng', 'Yunwuxin to leave Xiu, bird tired to fly and know to return.' 'Xiu'."

After so many years, he was finally able to narrate the name introduction that he had worked so hard to find in several ancient books when he was a teenager.In comparison, the name Lin Ying is too boring. If you don’t mention it, you don’t need to introduce it at all. It’s just the early stage. Once he said Lin Ying, others would say “I know…” he prepared “‘Lin An’ for nothing. The grass frightens the wind, and the general draws the bow at night. The 'Lin' of', the 'win' of 'putting an end to the affairs of the king and winning the name in life and after death.'" is such an intriguing answer.

There was silence in the office.

The bearded man felt his throat was a little dry, as if there was an invisible pressure pushing towards him. "Is it the 'Cheng' of the program, the 'Xiu' of 'Xiupor'?"

Cheng Xiu said, "Yes."

It is still quiet.

As long as Mr. Yu does not speak, the pressure will never subside.

The bearded man thought for a while and said, "Xiu is the 'mountain' plus 'cause' of 'mountain forest', right?"

Mr. Yu chuckled, "Who gave you such a nice name?"

Cheng Xiu replied calmly: "Brother." Seeing Mr. Yu's performance, he was actually a little worried about Song Yu's education level.

The bearded man said: "They are not blood brothers." He had already found out the bottom line on the boat.

"Your brother really cares about you." Mr. Yu didn't grasp this point, "It's a pleasure meeting you, Cheng Xiu. I wish you a happy stay in Jiaolong Arena."

Cheng Xiu was invited out first, and the bearded man stayed in the office for a while.When going out, the bearded man looked at his face thoughtfully: "Has your brother mentioned Lin Ying to you?"

Cheng Xiu raised her head: "Who?"

"The owner of 'Star Angel'."

"Then he is enviable."

The bearded man patted his head and stopped talking.Mr. Yu said that Cheng Xiu and Lin Ying look very similar, and may be related by blood, but things are the same, people are similar, the universe is so big, even if they bump into a twin face, it is not too surprising.Lin Ying had only news and no gossip in his life. In the most difficult years, the government and the media used microscopes to magnify his every move. If he was really in love, it would be impossible... Then again, that person is Lin Ying.

He was unsure again.

Cheng Xiu tugged at the hem of his clothes: "Do you have anything to do with him?"

The bearded man was alert: "Why do you ask that?" Many times, he couldn't simply treat this child as a child.

Cheng Xiu said: "Mr. Yu said that 'Star Angel' was very famous 100 years ago. It must be very special to still be remembered after 100 years?"

The bearded man put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said with disdain: "There is nothing to be proud of. It is especially set off by the incompetence of the younger generation."

"Including you?" Cheng Xiu poked his spine.

Maybe it's because his face is too immature, or maybe his tone is too naive. Not only is the bearded man not angry, but there is also a hint of sadness between his brows: "Including me."

Huh?So happy to admit that he is his junior?Is there any origin?

Cheng Xiu thought about it.

Cheng Xiu was sent back to Song Yu's ward.

Song Yu looked at him with concern: "How is it? Are you okay?"

Cheng Xiu said with a sullen face, "I just watched 'Angel in the Starry Sky' and Lin Ying one, one hundred, one year ago, and I'm not in a good mood."

Song Yu looked as usual: "This is the part I didn't have time to talk about."

Cheng Xiu said, "This is the point."

Song Yu said: "The highlight is always in the back."

Cheng Xiu said: "That's why some people always have no time to confess their last words."

"Keep your mouth clean! Don't talk about your last words, I'm still waiting to go back to regain my glory and kill those two bastards, Ye Zihe and Huaying! You speak human words to me!" The "mummy" in the next bed raised her feet excitedly .

Song Yu smiled gloatingly at Chengxiu.

There are too many people talking here, it is not a good place for in-depth communication, Song Yu wisely kept silent.

As an oil bottle with an uncertain future, before Song Yu can show her self-worth, Cheng Xiu can only enjoy the subsistence allowances—adding a child's bed to Song Yu's ward, and eating three meals a day from his teeth. .

Fortunately, Song Yu was recovering well, and was approved to be discharged from the hospital within half a month.

On the day of discharge from the hospital, the cloud was clear and the wind was sunny, and the bearded man drove to pick him up in person.

Coming out of the hospital, Cheng Xiu formally saw the true face of this place—by the standards of 100 years ago, it was still a junior immigrant star under construction.There is no navigation track, and all means of transportation are driving on the ground; the buildings are still practical and have no ornamental value; the population is sparsely populated, and the streets are empty; along the way, there are almost no shops...

Beard drove into a huge conical building.

"This is the Jiaolong Arena." He proudly introduced, "The largest underground arena in Xingguo."

Cheng Xiu said, "Why didn't you apply for a government permit?" It's illegal to go underground.

The bearded man shook his head, a little bit annoyed by the childish voice that pokes his sore feet every time he speaks.

Song Yu made a rescue: "Because there is no need to pay taxes."

The bearded man opened and closed his mouth, which was a tacit consent to this reason.

In order not to cause him to be speechless again, the bearded man kept absolutely quiet, even if Cheng Xiu saw something and asked him, he would turn a deaf ear to it, but Song Yu tried his best to give some plausible answers.

The bearded man took Song Yu to register at a place called the main station, and got a novice gift package: a single apartment with one bedroom, one living room, one bathroom and one kitchen, a card pre-filled with [-] dragon coins, and a novice manual.

The bearded man said: "In the afternoon, I will take your brother to do the test and help him develop a training course. Before that, you have a rest for a while, and you can call for food delivery when you are hungry, but you only have one hundred dragon coins. You can make money after your brother Before, it's better to save some money. People here don't have the habit of respecting the old and loving the young."

Cheng Xiu began to study the food delivery card next to the old telephone: "I think we can try to buy some raw food and cook it ourselves, the price is much cheaper than cooked food."

Seeing that he was studying so seriously, the bearded man went out wisely.

The room was quiet, only the sound of Cheng Xiu looking down at the novice manual.

Song Yu walked around the room, confirmed that there was no monitoring equipment, and then walked back to him and sat down: "I can finally talk properly." It was either a close call, or there were many "eyes and ears", and the two of them could not sit down alone. Chat quietly. "I'll answer all your questions."

Cheng Xiu stopped flipping the book.

The "100 years ago" that Mr. Yu said was a big sap on Cheng Xiu's head.If it weren't for his amazing self-control, he would almost lose his composure on the spot.But with the precipitation of the past few days, he calmed down, and while digesting this fact, he thought about the contradictions in it.

If 100 years have passed since his death, then his cronies should not be there anymore. Why is the base still operating?

If Song Yu is really Song Enping's son, then Song Enping must have given birth to him at an advanced age of over a hundred years old... Not to say if it is possible, but why?

There are many other fragmentary and illogical questions, but he wants to know these two most.

Song Yu said slowly: "What I said before was all about you, but what I want to say now is about me."

"You know, I'm Song Enping's illegitimate son."

What a great start.Cheng Xiu shook her head disinterestedly: "I don't know."

Song Yu: "..."

Cheng Xiudao: "When Song Enping got married, he was already the deputy commander of the 24th Group. As an admiral, I am stationed in the Central Galaxy, so I can't go all the way to check if he has not returned at night?"

Song Yu took a breath before saying, "Sorry."

From the very beginning, Cheng Xiu realized that he didn't have much respect for her. Every time she spoke, you came and went. At first, she thought it was because she looked too young, but now it seems that she must have been treated unfairly, so she joined him. Blame yourself?

Song Yu's dictation confirmed his guess.

After the announcement of Admiral Lin Ying's death, several high-level members of the Vientiane Department had different opinions on whether the resurrection laboratory should be closed.The Seventh and 24th Group headed by Jiang Zheng and Song Enping insisted on continuing, and finally convinced others.The hard work paid off. Five years later, Professor Zhang Xinke announced that he had successfully developed life-reviving water. The Vientiane Department couldn't be happier when they got the news that Zhang Xinke had been attacked and disappeared, and key information had been destroyed.The laboratory was hit hard, causing disagreements within the Vientiane Department again. In order to ensure the operation of the laboratory, Song Enping made an unexpected decision.

"He sent me, an illegitimate child who almost caused his family to split, into the laboratory as an experimental subject in the name of 'voluntary'. That year, I just became a member of the elite group of the 24 Group, and those who went in with me, and A few good friends in the same group."

No wonder his attitude towards Song Enping was always as cold as a stranger.

Cheng Xiu looked at him with a slightly...kindness.

Song Yu got up and walked to the window, the bright glass reflected an obscure figure, hazy and gloomy.He stood silently for a while, and then continued in a calm tone: "Because it is a live experiment, we are often awakened for inspection. Sometimes it is ten years, sometimes it is 20 years... The most recent time should be in 1006 ..." He turned his head to look at the electronic clock hanging on the wall, which showed the time: 1016:08:24 on August 09, 12. "Ten years ago."

Cheng Xiu said, "How old are you this year?"

Song Yu: "..."

Cheng Xiu changed a comfortable position on the sofa: "But is the experiment a success?"

Song Yu looked at him: "If you think you are successful, you are successful."

……

Although the age is wrong, but he did resurrect.

Cheng Xiu said, "You won't get younger, right?" Although it's a joke to turn into sperm and eggs to find parents, it's not without worry.He didn't want to wake up and watch others change his diapers.

"I've seen you in your 30s and 20s, in the life support cabin. Now," Song Yu could only send him three words: "Stay up late." It's easy to get old.

Cheng Xiu: "..."

Cheng Xiu said, "Why do you want to save me?" Although he didn't know it, there were reasons for Song Yu's fall to where he is today.

Song Yu's expression showed a trace of trance, and he said after a while: "Maybe it's because I bought a pictorial of you and the 'Starry Sky Angel' when I was young. Or maybe it's because of the same disease, my friends are all dead. From that era Only the two of us are left."

Cheng Xiu said: "We are not of the same age." He is the elder.

Song Yu glanced at his immature face, and said perfunctorily, "What are your future plans?"

Cheng Xiu said: "Do you still need to ask? At my age, of course I should study hard and improve every day!"

Song Yu asked: "And then?"

"Work hard and make money seriously. I think being a professional mecha racer has a bright future." He squinted at Song Yu who was surprised, "What else? Shout out to strangers all over the country, I'm back, and then I was treated as a Are Tianshan Child Elder arrested?" Without waiting for Song Yu to speak, he said, "Don't ask me who is Tianshan Child Elder, this question is too professional, and you won't understand even if I tell you."

Song Yu said: "Based on your experience, if you join the army, you will definitely be able to create greater glories."

Cheng Xiu said: "Well, then 'again' became an admiral, admired by the majority, hated by the few, falling asleep in battles and waking up in disputes every day. I have lived such days for decades What's the point of repeating the past? Life is about surprises to be exciting, and changes to be wonderful." He raised his eyebrows, "I don't rely on experience to become a winner in life."

Song Yu was speechless.Indeed, Admiral Lin Ying's brilliant resume is worthy of the words "winner in life", no, he is simply a winner in history.Although there were controversies during his lifetime and regrets about the way of death, but summing up his life, the flaws are not concealed.

"Besides, my first choice has always been a professional mech racer. Joining the army was an accident." Cheng Xiu said seriously.

Then unexpectedly went to the highest position in the army.

The shocked Song Yu: "..." He didn't want to know the historical truth.

Reciprocity, Cheng Xiu asked him: "What about you?"

Song Yu was in no mood to continue this topic: "Let's go out from here first. Do you want to go out?"

Cheng Xiu stretched his waist: "Let's have a look." When he was imprisoned in the base, he had no love in his life, but it was different when he came out.With life, with freedom, and with youth, of course there will be great hope.In those years, he has been in the army and on the battlefield, and he has never seen the world carefully. He wants to live in another way, to be a brand new Cheng Xiu!

"The underground arena is different from the arena licensed by the government." Song Yu reminded him.

Cheng Xiu said, "The outcome is the same."

Song Yu said, "Do your colleagues and subordinates know that you ignore the law so much?"

Cheng Xiu smiled and showed her eight teeth: "They dote on them."

Song Yu "..."

Song Yu said, "So you plan to stay?"

Cheng Xiu said: "Do you have a better place to go?" 100 years later, their identities have long been cancelled, not to mention deposits, real estate, and even the most basic citizenship. .

Song Yu didn't refute, as if he acquiesced.

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