the days before i bought the galaxy

A world of ice and snow.

There is only a piece of white in sight, white snow sand, white ice field, and white sea.The endless sea surrounds the ice sheet into an isolated island. Because it is close to the North Pole, the large and small ice blocks floating on the water make the sea look white.

Two people in completely different clothes are standing by the sea.One of them was wearing a thick protective suit. From the face under the transparent hood, it could be seen that he was already very old. The fine texture on the dry skin seemed to be describing his long life.Another "person" was wearing tight work clothes specially designed for underwater work. The howling cold wind rolled ice particles across his young and handsome face, and he seemed to be not afraid of the cold at all, standing at the low temperature that humans cannot bear. Zhong stared at the sea with calm eyes.

"Lan, recently I've often wondered what would happen if we left this planet? The universe is so vast and boundless, and yet we spend our entire lives here, wouldn't it be a pity?"

The old man began to speak.His voice had the roughness of an old man.

"I've been having a recurring dream since a long time ago. I dreamed that I left here on my 13th birthday. I sold this planet and went to a faraway place to start my destiny. It's really An unimaginable dream! In the real world, I have never left here for a day, this planet that my mother left me. Everything about me, from birth to death, seems to be connected to this planet at every stage. Together. Even you, in the beginning, entered my life as an appendage of this planet. If there is anything I cannot abandon, it is undoubtedly you, Xiaguang and this planet In my dream, I abandoned it without hesitation."

"But I didn't abandon you, I left with you. Interestingly, I still named you Lan in my dream. We fought strange alien creatures together, and even had the honor to meet An archbishop. I took root on another planet, which I called the Red City. In this absurd dream, I gradually developed my chamber of commerce into a large chamber of commerce. I and the administrator of the business circle I have a good relationship, and I also have a huge smuggling network in the dark. If I write down this dream, maybe it will become a best-selling novel! Because the process of it is so legendary, exciting and incredible."

"Will you write it down?" asked the young man called Lan.When he spoke, the expression on his face was always gentle and calm.

"No." The old man shook his head, "Because this dream always ends in a nightmare, so I planned to take it into the coffin. Do you know why I never mentioned it to you? Because the ending of this dream is related to you .”

"It's normal. You've been with me day and night. Human beings always project reality into dreams." Lan said, "In fact, dreams don't affect reality. There is no evidence that repeating the same dream has any effect. Precognition. Warren, I don't think you should take it too seriously, it will affect your normal life. I think I may need to download a psychoanalysis module to help you solve the problem of chronic nightmares."

"No, I'm not bothered by it. I know very well that I can't sell my planet, just like I know that the main star of the business circle a hundred light-years away is not called Bethel. Waking up, I am so glad this is not reality, no, no, no, I am not bothered by it at all, it is this repeated dream that makes me grateful for the life I have now. Maybe this is a warning, in order to let you understand life Your preciousness, and your irreplaceable importance to me."

"Warren, I still don't understand why you kept this thing hidden for so many years. You said it was a nightmare about me? Did it mean that in the dream I was old and disabled? Or was there something wrong with me that made you Have to abandon me?" Lan asked suspiciously.

"No, it's worse than that, you're dead."

"Robots don't die." Lan frowned.

"The fleet you were in was ambushed by pirates, and all the crew members died. You no longer exist, and you don't exist anywhere in this world. This is equivalent to death to me."

"Okay, I'm damaged. And then?"

"Then I woke up, probably because dreams without you are meaningless to me!"

"..." Lan was silent for a moment, "But it's just a dream, isn't it? I didn't encounter that kind of thing. Warren, I promised to be with you forever."

"Yes! Fortunately, this is just a dream." The old face under the transparent hood laughed, doubt and pain disappeared from the cloudy eyes, replaced by deep gratitude.The old man stared at the sea: "The sea looks too calm today, Lan, do you have to go into the sea?"

"This is my job. My work has been delayed a lot last month because of taking care of you. I have to catch enough sea lions before acquisition day. Your health is getting worse, which makes me very nervous. Worried. I hope we can save enough to get you to a bigger place for treatment."

"Lan, don't reduce the time we spend together because of this kind of thing. The lifespan of human beings is limited, and it can't be restored as new by going to a certain place for repairs. I don't think big hospitals can help me."

"But……"

"But I really want sea lion meat for dinner tonight. Can you bring me back a white-finned sea lion?" The old man suddenly changed his mind. He felt that getting along to the last moment would be a torture for the robot.

"I'll try my best. Don't wait for me here, you can go back to Xiaguang to look at the information on Light Year Online for a while! The wind in this area is too strong." Lan said worriedly.

"Okay, I'll go back when you get into the water."

Lan didn't say anything more.He checked his weapon, then smiled at the old man and dived into the water.Wearing special work clothes, he is more flexible in the water than fish, because he does not need to breathe, he can dive longer than all mammals, which is an important advantage for him to hunt sea lions.A few seconds later, his figure had completely merged into the ice-covered seawater.

The old man didn't turn back immediately as he said.Instead, he sat down on the ice sheet.He was out of breath, and felt that his physical strength and energy were rapidly draining. This kind of exhaustion caused by aging organs was irreversible.After only a moment of effort, he had no strength to stand up again.

He looked at the sea in front of him, the view he had been looking at since he was born.Once upon a time, when he was healthy, he would occasionally fly an airship with his robot to the equator of the planet.They wandered around island after island, studying together plants, insects, and terrestrial animals that are pitifully rare on this planet.There he kissed his robot for the first time, a moment he'll never forget.The next thing became a matter of course.After all, as long as the human side takes the initiative in this kind of thing, the robot will not object.

He has always believed that it is extremely lucky to be able to spend a lifetime with the one he loves, even if this feeling is not understood by most people on Earth.It's a pity that now his body can no longer support it.

The ice floes on the sea continue to hit the ice sheet with the waves.The crashing sound and the howling cold wind together constitute a nostalgic piece of music.Gradually, the snow covered his waist, and the ice particles on the outside of the protective clothing condensed into a thin cover, as if putting on a snow and ice armor for him.He watched over the sea like an ancient knight, waiting for his mate to return.

A few hours later, when the robot returns to this place, it must find this extra ice and snow statue, right?

-

"Warren, are you awake? Can you hear me?"

"...Blue?" Warren sat up abruptly from the bed, "Blue?!!!"

His eyes widened, he thought the dead man was standing by his bed.

"There's nothing serious about your body, you'll be fine after a little rest." The robot had a gentle smile on its face as always.

The surprise in Warren's heart was gradually replaced by doubts: "Lan, tell me, what are the instructions I input into your core program."

"what?"

"There are some things I want you to remember, so I order you to enter the core program. Have you remembered them all?"

"Sorry, there is no such content in my core program."

Warren squeezed his eyes shut, his hands clenched into fists of rage. "Tell me your date of manufacture."

"April 1213, 8."

"The counterfeit... who is it? Who made you?" Warren could hardly control the anger in his heart.

"Have you finally woken up? You are a guy who will only cause trouble." Odin stood at the door with his arms folded, smiling at the angry Warren.

"Did you make this fake?" Warren pointed at the robot that looked exactly like Lan, and asked through gritted teeth.

"Of course!" Odin said with a smile, "otherwise, how could you be willing to wake up. Your body is obviously fine, but you willfully turn a blind eye to everyone. I think maybe this image can stimulate your happiness Wake up."

"Get rid of him, I don't need a fake!" Warren yelled.

"This is a replica I made by consulting the upgrade and maintenance records of 'Iron Head'. It looks pretty good, right? Unfortunately, there is no memory backup, and the memory can only be fabricated by me." Odin pointed to the robot and said, " The cost of this guy is not low, are you sure you want to destroy him?"

"Get rid of him," Warren said firmly.

"Okay, okay! If we can wake up our 'Great Lover', his value has already been realized." Odin shrugged. "Wait for me outside," he said to the robot.

The robot left the room without hesitation.

Odin walked to the bed and lowered his head to look at Warren's face: "Why, don't you care about the changes in the battle situation during the days when you were 'trapped with love'? Because you and Sieghui are temporarily unable to command, I have to go all the way Come here. You should at least say thank you to me?"

Warren stared blankly ahead: "All of this shouldn't have happened." If he had never left that planet from the beginning, his and Lan's endings should have been very different.

"I beg you, don't regret it at a time like this, it will make me hate you." Odin snorted coldly, "Where there is war, there will be death. Who told me not to care about the dead? Could it be that you Do you only speak nice words?"

Warren: "..."

"Okay, okay, I'm really sick of the mess you've left me, and this group of staff officers doesn't want to be restrained by a half-man. If you'll get out of bed right away, I can tell you 'iron head ''s whereabouts."

Warren snorted coldly: "Another fake?"

"Do you think I'll use the same trick twice?" Odin smiled. "It's the real blue. I can't guarantee that he's still alive, but if you don't pull yourself together, he's [-]% dead."

"What do you mean?"

"Warren, you don't know much about pirates. They won't keep alive, but that's only for humans and half-humans. Robots that have lost their mobility are a valuable item in the eyes of pirates! "

Warren's eyes couldn't help but brighten up: "You mean that Lan might be taken away by pirates?"

"If he looks worthwhile. As long as the main brain and memory are not damaged, we have a chance to recreate him. After the pirates get him, they will probably pull out the memory, rewrite his main brain program manually, and then put He's in use. If we're lucky enough, Warren, we may be able to get the 'tin head' back while eliminating the rest of the pirates!"

Warren couldn't help but get short of breath.He thought for a while, then turned to look at Odin: "Thank you."

"It's nothing." Odin smiled slyly. "I'm your adjutant. When others can't wake you up, I have the responsibility to wake you up with a punch. Warren, he is really important to you." ?"

"Yes." Warren nodded without hesitation.

"Then cheer up! I need you, the Slim family needs you!"