lyra sleepless

"Why did you come with me?" You Jing asked, "Won't the Consulate make a mess when the Consul and the Secretary-General travel together?"

Yegor laughed in surprise and shrugged: "Consul, you may have overestimated the importance of both of us. The presence of the head of government is like a light that makes the people realize that "Lyra is a peaceful and stable country" , instead of saying that removing this indicator light will cause chaos in the world, don’t think too much.”

Ignoring Youjing's unconvinced curled lips, he continued, "As for why I also went to Cerberus, don't worry, I'm not following you, because my identity is quite special."

He took out two slender bottles of wine from the cupboard, and stretched his fingers to signal You Jing to take them: "Drink some wine, or you will pass through the space-time bridge later, and the gravity field will make it difficult for you."

You Jing took a bottle of wine, watched the bottle cap slowly and automatically melt under the touch of body temperature, and asked for no reason: "What is your identity?"

"Interstellar immigrants," Yegor raised his head and took a sip from the bottle, tilting his head and smiling: "Cerberus is an immigration province, and the appearance of a high-level government official from an immigrant background will undoubtedly increase their interest in the project of the Consulate. support rate."

"Are you an immigrant?" You Jing paused with the hand holding the wine bottle, and said in disbelief.

Yegor held his forehead and smiled wryly: "Your Excellency the Consul, Second Young Master You, your lack of common sense is too exaggerated. To set a model for a minority group, this trick has been tried and tested: why not give political rights to interstellar immigrants? Look! Gore, the Secretary General is an immigrant. What do you want from the government? Immigrants generally live in inescapable poverty? Look at Yegor, poor only because you don't live hard enough. Immigrants face marriage discrimination, look Yegor, he is engaged to the heir of the most powerful family in Lyra... I just need to say a few words at the official press conference, ha, those immigrants who dare to complain will all shut up with tears, this is My greatest value as Secretary-General, understand?"

He shook his head helplessly, his gray-blue eyes reflected purple light from the crystal wine, for a moment, You Jing thought Yegor had tears in his eyes.

"You are not." You Jing said out loud.

"Ok?"

"The constellation Lyra can't do without you, I know this firsthand." You Jing said from the bottom of his heart.

Yegor looked at him expressionlessly, then suddenly stretched out the wine bottle and clinked glasses with You Jing: "Thank you."

Before You Jing had time to appreciate Yegor's unusual reaction, a notification sounded in the cabin: "The Helios is about to cross the space-time bridge, please enter the anti-gravity cabin, and it is strictly forbidden to walk around randomly. Broadcast again, Hell!" The Lios is about to pass through the space-time bridge, please enter the anti-gravity cabin, and it is strictly forbidden to walk around. Now the countdown starts for 3 minutes, please take your seats quickly..."

Yegor put the wine on the table and was immediately fixed by the Helios. He waved his hand and said, "See you in Cerberus, Consul."

The spaceship was swallowed by the wormhole in a hurricane-like toss and roll.Like the sharp claws of a wild wolf howling wildly, the huge gravitational force capable of tearing space and distorting dimensions still has the savage power to tear people into pieces after being buffered and counteracted by the anti-gravity cabin.

You Jing couldn't help sighing that such a rare life experience was wasted for him.The ancient gods like Newton, Galileo, and Kepler were not blessed. If Einstein could enter the space-time tunnel named after him once, he would probably have no regrets in his life.

But now he just wants to vomit.

You Jing opened his eyelids with difficulty, through the transparent cabin, he could see Yegor lying quietly in the cabin next to him, his long flaxen hair scattered in the air as he kept turning over, But he remained motionless, unmoved by the environment that seemed to be thrown into a blender, as if he had never been a living creature.

Yegor is an interstellar immigrant. When he was a child, he came to Lyra through the twists and turns of the space-time bridge. Was he afraid at the time?Would he be happy if he knew that he would become the chief minister of this strange country in ten years' time?

He was staring at Yegor, when the other party suddenly opened his eyes and looked at each other for a moment, You Jing turned his head away in embarrassment.At this moment, the storm stopped, the spaceship resumed its normal driving, and the anti-gravity hatch opened. Yegor walked over slowly, knocked on his hatch, and said, "Get up, the spaceship is ready to land."

The Helios shut down most of its engines and began to slow down, preparing to enter the orbit of the capital star of the Cerberus province.

Outside the porthole, the number of stars twinkling in the originally empty sky gradually increased, and in the extreme distance, a cloud of colorful swirling mist slowly rotated, throwing out gossamer-like dim gas.

"The Ring Nebula, the remnant after a supernova explosion," Yegor commented, "It's an extremely beautiful dead star, a place that young lovers especially like. Two years ago, the Psyche Province on the other side of the nebula sent a report. I rejected the idea of ​​developing this place as a tourist attraction. This place is too dangerous. Ordinary interstellar spacecraft are prone to accidents. Moreover, the province of Cerberus, which is a stone’s throw away, is notoriously poor. It’s hard to say what will happen. A vicious incident of murder and robbery."

"When the natural gas industry in the province of Cerberus develops and the economic situation improves, can we let go of the tourism industry in this place?" You Jing asked.

Yegor turned his head to look at him, his eyes uncertain against the background of the blue nebula: "You're right." He took another sip of his wine and looked at the majestic ring nebula outside the window with his hands behind his back.

Stars will die and galaxies will collapse, but the vast universe will always have endless miracles.One day, from the end of the stars, in the diffuse hydrogen and helium, new stars will be born again, which is a completely different starting point.

You Jing actually heard of the M57 nebula when he was on Earth.When it appeared in front of his eyes, it was as if a bullet had shot into You Jing's mind, telling him that it was two thousand light-years away since you left home.