Dragon Clan: Reboot Life

Chapter 288 Them Under the Starry Sky

As the train started, the scenery outside the window began to go backwards, faster and faster.

This is the CC1000 express train heading to the headquarters of Kassel. Soon it left the railway network of the Chicago Railway Company from a fork and plunged into the dense giant redwood forest.

The redwood forest in northern Illinois, which surrounds the Great Lakes region, grows giant redwoods from 1000 to several thousand years old, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. Even in the most sunny day, the forest is very dark. Only Bits of sunlight stream down from the cracks in the canopy.

Xia Mi was sitting by the car window, with her right elbow resting on her knees, and her perfectly curved chin was supported. The wind blowing through the crack of the window along with the rising sun, blowing her hair in a slightly messy way.

"Brother! The news said that there is a comet today!" Xia Mi suddenly raised his head and said.

"Comet?" Chu Zihang, who was sitting across from him, frowned and thought for a while, "Is it a new discovery?"

"I don't know, the news didn't mention it." Xia Mi put down the tablet, leaned on the car window and looked at the sky behind the trees.

"There are really comets, and they are basically invisible during the daytime." Chu Zihang said lightly, "If you want to see them, I will accompany you to the mountain to see them at night."

Xia Mi flew up to him with a smile, hung on him like a koala, and whispered softly in his ear: "Student, aren't you afraid of spoiling your girlfriend if you spoil her so much?" ?”

Chu Zihang lowered his head slightly, his forehead was imprinted on hers, and he closed his eyes and remained silent.

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Colorful neon signboards occupy a large area of ​​vision.

This city is completely different from that of the past. The traffic flow is swaying on the elevated road, and the CBD area is brightly lit.

Under the sporadic lights of the building, Lu Mingfei was slowly wandering the streets on a bicycle with Eriyi on his back.

Erika sat sideways, with her arms around Lu Mingfei's waist, her small face pressed against his back.

The night wind that drifted away from the street carried Xia Yi and blew towards their faces, blowing up their thin clothes.

There are no people on the street, only the street lamps along the road cast bright yellow lights on both sides, and the tall plane trees cast large shadows.

Lu Mingfei hummed a song, and drove Erika around the streets without any destination. He just wanted to take the girl behind him to have a good look at the city he used to live in.

Eri Yi's clear eyes lingered and stopped on the roadside scenery.

The night sky was deep and dark, and there was a small restaurant on the side of the road not far away, and the faint smell of chicken soup permeated the air.

In those farther places, there are brightly lit billboards, large areas of lush trees shrouded in shadows, and heavy clouds in the distant sky.

When passing by an old-fashioned residential area, Lu Mingfei stopped, stepped on the steps next to him, and turned to look at Erika.

Erika pulled the corner of his clothes, pointed at the mottled exterior wall of the old residential building with shining eyes, it is rare that such a residential building still remains here, with red brick exterior walls, and many small advertisements on the walls.

"Let's go to the rooftop!" Erika pursed her lips, her cold voice could be filled with joy, "Has Sakura used to watch stars on this kind of rooftop?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood why Eliyi was suddenly interested in the rooftop of this residential area.

When he was a child, when he was in a bad mood, he liked to climb to the roof of the building to enjoy the wind, the sky and the different smells of the city from spring to autumn alone.

When he and Erika described all this, it was mysterious and fantastic, just like the mysterious island described by Verne, or the secret base mentioned in many Japanese manga, every child will have They are thinking of their own territory.

Lu Mingfei turned the front of his bicycle and rode towards the depths of the old residential area. He parked beside a huge luxuriant sycamore tree, and carefully walked up the stairs with Hui Liyi.

The buildings in this community are not tall, only the sixth floor, and the roof is on the seventh floor. The way to the roof is blocked by a wooden door painted green.

Unfortunately, there is no door in the world that can stop him.

Opening the wooden door, Lu Mingfei and Eliyi walked up to the rooftop. On the large open space, many herringbone-shaped solar water heaters and water tanks were placed neatly and horizontally.

He led Erika to the edge of the concrete platform, just like a young boy leading a girl to his secret base, looking up at the stars that covered the vast night.

At this moment, it was not only Eliyi who was silent, but also Lu Mingfei.

He looked at the city with mottled lights in the night, the city in his vision and the lights of the community under his feet were warm and warm, and he really had a feeling of returning to the secret base.

Lu Mingfei looked sideways at the girl beside him.

This side face is really itchy.

Erika seemed to be holding her breath, and the dim yellow lights in the distance were reflected in her pupils.

She was looking at the city where the boy lived, and looking for the picture that the boy had described to her. In the end, she also turned her head to look at Lu Mingfei, pursing her lips and smiling lightly, her eyes shining brightly.

There are winds coming from all directions.

The night wind that blew through the lush summer foliage gathered around them like a trickle.

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, this was Yanling's power, but it wasn't him, but the girl beside him.

Eriyi took the initiative to hold Lu Mingfei's hand, and they slowly lifted into the air surrounded by the wind. She raised her finger to the sky under the dark night:
"Let's go to the stars together."

Lu Mingfei was dumbfounded, and clenched the girl's hand behind his back.

Their feet left the ground, like a speck of dust in the dark night, swaying into the sky with the night wind, the bustling city under their feet slowly shrunk under their feet, the outline of the city was outlined by the lit windows of every house, and the viaduct The continuous flow of vehicles gradually became the size of ants, and finally converged into a colorful river of light like colorful satin across the city.

Even the tallest building in the city eventually became a square box in their eyes.

Lu Mingfei used [Ming Zhao] as a cover, and let Erika pull him up above the clouds.

They looked down and saw that the city center was condensed with torch-like lights, extending in all directions, constantly weakening and gradually darkening, leaving only a few fireflies on the edge of the city.

like an island in the vast ocean

Lu Mingfei was suddenly in a daze.

In that lost age, he also walked in the clouds with the stars above his head, overlooking the sporadic land dotted in the vast sea.

For him who was high above the sky at that time, the land and islands under his feet were also stars.

And in these years, he hid on the uninhabited rooftop and saw the brightest sunshine in the city in spring, the rising sun and the setting sun, and the silence of the city after the hustle and bustle...

He used to think that he was always alone at that time, but he didn't realize until a long time later that in those years, he was actually accompanied by a small figure all the time.

The little guy who is always in a suit and leather shoes will quietly hold his hand, and accompany him to blow the spring night breeze, listen to the summer cicadas, watch the autumn evening twilight, and bask in the winter sun...

It turned out that he had never been alone.

At this moment, the stars above his head were shining brightly, and the midsummer night wind blew past him, blowing away the heavy black clouds in the distance with a destructive gesture.

Lu Mingfei heard the girl beside him say:
"Sakura, look at the comet!"

This time... is there a comet?

Lu Mingfei came back to his senses in a daze, and looked in the direction that Eriyi pointed.

They stood on the sea of ​​clouds and looked up at the starry sky as if they were close at hand. There was really a comet passing through the solar system.

That comet in the night sky looks like a distant shuttlecock hanging upside down.

The bright and dense condensate in the center is the nucleus, the hazy and fluffy gas envelope is the coma, and there is a faint and thin hydrogen cloud around the edge.

"Xiaoya said that the comet has no fixed volume, its volume will become smaller as it moves away from the sun, and its volume will become larger and larger as it approaches the sun, and the comet's tail will also become longer and longer."

Erika whispered in his ear,

"When the comet's core is close to the flame-thinning sun, its surface will be vaporized by heat, and the hibernating comet will enter the active period of life from then on. It reflects sunlight like the moon, plus its own stimulated burning light, together form a radiant coat."

"Xiaoya also said that sakura is the sun of this world. I think if sakura is the sun, then I am the comet that met sakura. sakura illuminates my world. I never regret meeting sakura."

The girl approached and whispered in the boy's ear.

This is the longest confession ever.

Lu Mingfei turned his head, stared at Erika and said softly: "You are not my comet, you are my moon. Comets will eventually leave the area ruled by the sun, and will not pass through the solar system again until the next cycle comes, but I Don't want you to leave my world again. You don't regret meeting me, and I'm glad I met you."

The corners of the girl's mouth were raised, and her pupils were as gorgeous and bright as Van Gogh's oil paintings. She put her arms around the boy's neck, and slowly pressed against his ear:

"Xiaoya said that the best birthday present is to give you myself."

Immediately, the girl slowly closed her eyes, as if she was ready for everything, and all the whispers at this moment were dejected in front of her at this moment, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, revealing that the girl was not calm heart.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help moaning from the bottom of his heart, that damned woman, just ruined his cute and pure Erika!

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On this clear summer sky full of stars.

The comet that came to visit the earth suddenly seemed to come to witness some stories.

It will eventually go away with those sad, unforgettable, painful, and regretful memories.

All that remains are the best years.

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On the roof where Lu Mingfei and the others left, the boy was sitting on the edge of the roof, his feet dangling in mid-air, humming a song called "Forget Me Not", and looking at the comet tracks in the night sky.

He wondered whether it was the boy who flirted with the girl tonight, or the girl who flirted with the boy?
But no matter which one it is, the girl is wrong.

She is no comet.

The journey of each comet across the solar system is not a leisurely stroll.

Every time they come to the sun, a layer of skin will be peeled off and part of their substance will be lost.

And every loss of material will directly lead to the demise of the comet in the distant future.

This is not an infinite loop of journey, but a journey with an end in the beginning.

So bro...

Remember, the chips you paid to restart your life?

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"God, is this the legendary miracle?"

The old man's face was flushed, and he raised his hands tremblingly, as if he wanted to pay homage to the temple in front of him.

Standing behind him, Chen Motong stood shoulder to shoulder with Zero, looking in disbelief at the temple in front of him, standing deep in the arctic circle and under the glacier.

This is a temple made of black stone. Behind the temple stands a tall statue of a man with a handsome appearance and awe-free expression. The sculptor is obviously a real master. With just a few strokes, the man's gaze overlooking the world and all living beings is outlined.

And on the forehead of the man's statue, there is a strange symbol.

Chen Motong felt that it looked like a burning comet.

She had almost forgotten how long they had been in the Arctic Circle. At first they had been circling in the sea area, and Professor Saka, the leader, insisted that the ruins they were looking for were near that sea area.

No one knows how long they stayed, until one morning when the fog was thick, the captain suddenly found an island in front of him.

At the insistence of Professor Saka, half of the people stayed on the boat, and they organized a temporary team to land on the island.

This is a mysterious island. They didn't find any signs of life on the island, but they found traces of human activities.

They went deep all the way, and finally found a tunnel under the glacier mountain in the center of the island, and found the temple in front of them along the tunnel.

"Miss Chen! We found the lost miracle!" Professor Saka came to her excitedly, shaking her hand vigorously, "This is definitely lost history! There is clearly a gap in the historical records of mankind , otherwise it is impossible to explain why there are statues and temples of the Great Emperor here!"

"Emperor?"

Chen Motong asked blankly, but Professor Saka had already turned around excitedly, directing his assistants to start taking pictures...

Just as she was about to catch up and ask for clarification, Ling beside her suddenly spoke.

"At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, in April of the fifth year, a comet came out of the northwest, reddish-yellow, eight feet long, and in the next few days it was more than ten feet long, pointing northeast, at Shenfen..."

Nuonuo frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Which book is this from? Which comet is recorded, and what does it have to do with this temple?"

"From "Hanshu Astronomical Records", it records a non-periodic comet, and it was also called 'Julian's Star' in ancient Roman history."

Zero looked at Nuonuo, and for the first time, a complex and incomprehensible expression appeared on his delicate face.

When the word "Julian" fell into his ears, Nuonuo's mind was shocked and he lost his mind for a long time.

Looking at the statue in the temple, she suddenly understood which great emperor in history this statue was.

And at this moment, Professor Saka in front seemed to have found something, and softly interpreted the ancient text on the temple wall:

"...He came from the sacred, and he will return to the sacred..."

"...he will live the same life as Nestor. After ascending to heaven, he will return to the sky and be listed as a star. You can welcome his soul from the stabbed body, turn him into a star, and make him eternal As a god, guarding Capitolium and Froome high in the sky..."

"...he will eventually return in a thousand years after a thousand years..."

"...and his name is..."

— Gaius Julius Caesar!

(End of this chapter)