collection of short stories

. "I do not think so."

Have seen all the newcomers around.These two young people are the most energetic of this group of people, and they seem to have the most serious attitude towards work.As far as attitude is concerned, I am very satisfied.Judging from Yang Ning's feedback, it must be technically passable.very good.

The Yunge base is like a giant steel beast, lying quietly among the asteroids flying around. It doesn't show anything special now, but it doesn't mean it will be dormant forever.

After completing the routine inspection of all the mechas, Yang Ning nodded and let them go back to rest. Li Yue called Hua Yan to go with him.Hua Yan thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I still have two test items to practice here. You should go back first."

After all, not everyone is the same in terms of academic comprehension. It is normal for some things to be good at and others not so good. It is not a bad thing for Huayan to want to practice more. Li Yue also appreciates this attitude.He patted Hua Yan on the shoulder. "Okay, I'll go first, come on."

In response, Hua Yan quickly immersed himself in his practice.There is a detection method that he is always not proficient in, and it will be half a beat slower every time. It is not a big problem at first, but he feels that he should not let it go.Although it doesn't matter for normal inspections, when you need to be in a hurry, you may lose the chance of saving your life if you are slow for a second.As Uncle Yang said, the maintenance engineer must protect the lives of the soldiers.How to do it?It is necessary to rely on the usual bit by bit to accumulate experience.

"Aren't you going to rest?" A somewhat indifferent voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Hua Yan was startled, and when he turned around, he saw the consul's handsome face, still expressionless, and replied subconsciously: "I'll go when I finish what I'm doing..." After a pause, he I just remembered, bowed my head, "Consul."

"I think you are different from other people. You don't seem to dislike this place." Mo Jingxuan looked at him with a hint of amusement in his eyes, "You came here voluntarily?"

"Yes, my lord."

"May I ask, why?"

Hua Yan thought about it. "Because I need it here." I needed it so much to escape from that ghost place.

This is a strange answer.Mo Jingxuan thought that it was the complete opposite of the confident and high-sounding words he had heard in the past—I think I was needed here.He needs it here.What is there here that he needs?

Mo Jingxuan did not continue to ask.He just smiled and agreed with the young man's words. "You're right, I need it too."

two

The second time I saw the Consul up close was at this mech maintenance site.Within a few days, Yang Ning had already taught the two of them a lot of content, but there are still more things that need to be experienced by themselves. I have to say that in terms of mecha maintenance, talent is also extremely important.

"If you learn all of them, I will hand over my Yuan Chen to you from now on." Mo Jingxuan folded his hands behind his back, looked at the work of the three for a while, and ordered Hua Yan himself.Yuan Chen is the name of his seventh-level mecha.

"Yes, Consul. I will earnestly learn from Uncle Yang." Hua Yan looked at him, feeling happy and a little uneasy about having such an honor.

Yang Ning squinted his eyes and was very pleased that this kid could be affirmed by Mo Jingxuan.Li Yue didn't have any objections either, because Hua Yan was indeed better than himself, and he wasn't the kind of person who had to sharpen his head and fight desperately if he couldn't do it.

The Consul on this day did not leave after watching for a while as in the past. For the first time in history, he stood in the maintenance yard and watched them complete the overhaul of all the mechs.Because on this day, Mo Jingxuan kept watching Huayan concentrate on his work and forgot to leave.Although he is a student who has only graduated a few days ago, he can complete complex maintenance work with ease. In his hands, the operation of various instruments is like an art. As long as he looks at it, he can't turn his eyes away.When Yang Ning inspected and repaired Yuan Chen, he definitely didn't feel this way.

Mo Jingxuan didn't miss it, he caught this tiny change.Seeing that this young man was about to become his mecha repairman, he decided to go one step further.

"Hua Yan." The consul stopped the young man who had completed today's task and was about to leave.

Hua Yan stopped.Mo Jingxuan gestured to the remaining two to leave.They didn't speak until they left the maintenance field. "It's called Yuanchen. Yuan, guardian, Chen, the hub of the extreme north. I named it to protect this place. Want to go in with me?" He added, "You can come from Get an inside look at how it actually works.”

This addition... I have to say, it sounds like it's trying to cover up something.But such an opportunity is really rare, maintenance engineers rarely have the ability to drive mechas, and usually their physical fitness is really not enough to control this huge machine, unless there are fighters willing to carry them.When Hua Yan heard it, his eyes lit up.

"Is this... okay?"

"Of course. You are my mech repairer, so how can you not be familiar with it?"

Mo Jingxuan not only brought Huayan into the mecha cabin, but also took him out of Yunge base and into space.

There are countless asteroids floating in the gloomy deep space, their flight trajectories are messy and disorderly, and impact events visible to the naked eye occur almost all the time.When Huayan left the protection of the base and experienced it in space, he wondered how the Yunge Base could survive 2000 years in such a chaotic environment.

Mo Jingxuan drove Yuanchen, avoiding several asteroids lightly along the way, and hovered in a relatively wide airspace nearby.

The mecha turned around lightly, and Hua Yan saw that the irregular cross-shaped base reflected the starlight from the nearby West Butterfly Nebula, and a faint blue light flashed across the surrounding defense layer from time to time, even if it encountered an impact, it would be like a stone thrown into the sea Like, quietly disappeared.The entire base looked cold and solid, as if it could stand still in the face of all disasters.

"I need this place, Huayan."

Hua Yan raised his head, and the consul in his eyes stared at the base with a calm expression.At this moment, it is difficult to see any emotion on the man's handsome face, but Hua Yan can hear the solemnity in his tone, which is very real.He subconsciously felt that Yunge Base, which survived in 2000, probably did have some merits, although he hadn't been able to see it until now.I don't know if his "needs" and his own "needs" are the same concept, at least at this moment, at this moment, the people who need it here happen to be here, and that's enough.

"Then try to make it here."

The consul looked down at him, and smiled slightly.

This smile suddenly broke into Hua Yan's line of sight, making his heart beat faster.

Hua Yan forced himself to divert his attention and carefully observed the bases inside and outside the 23 stars.He noticed one thing, the cross-shaped arms of the base seemed to be still being repaired, or...something was being installed. Many people were wearing space suits and working in the outer space. It seemed that the project was not small. "Over there, is it under renovation?"

"The left side is the third area, and the right side is the sixth area. It will be rebuilt on the basis of maintenance. It will be useful when it is used." The consul said very generally.

"Oh?" In the asteroid belt that seems to have been unchanged for thousands of years and is always full of dangers, such a base can survive perfectly now, what else needs to be modified?Is it to be in line with some advanced technology?

"If you have time, pay more attention to the news on StarInternet." Mo Jingxuan slowly turned around a few times, as if he was observing something, but there was nothing in this space, and he didn't say anything after that. Huayan returned to the base.

"News from Interstellar Network?" Li Yue frowned inexplicably after hearing the news, "Don't care about the news, at least [-] million light years away from the interstellar prison, whocares?"

Hua Yan shrugged.Consuls care, probably.He opened the space terminal and casually browsed the messages on it.The alliance is always eager to move around the small planets, while the empire is still domineering, and there is no abnormality compared with before.But an email from a classmate, who had joined the military after graduation and is now a soldier, caught his attention.He very vaguely reminded all the old classmates to pay attention to safety, especially in the border area far away from the center of the empire and the alliance, and come back as much as possible if conditions permit.

Nothing official, but that's what it means to be real.Hua Yan replied to the letter casually, and then began to lose his focus on the space terminal.This is not good news, more like...a prelude to war.

He frowned and sorted out the dazzling news, trying to find out what might develop into a war.For a moment, he felt that anything was possible. For example, the alliance has been stretching out its claws on the small planet. Has it reached a certain limit, and the empire does not intend to let it grow bigger?The fact that space pirates have no voice now does not mean that they have changed their minds. Where are they hiding and what are they planning now?

An email from a distant star field suddenly made him feel like everything was in danger.

three

Six months later, Hua Yan completely took over Yuan Chen's maintenance, and Yang Ning became his and Li Yue's deputy instead, as if handing over all the maintenance of the mechs in the base to them.

A disturbing battle has been declared overnight.It wasn't the big move between the alliance and the empire that Huayan envisioned, nor was it the cosmic pirates who appeared and disappeared but every time they appeared, they would set off a bloody storm, but something that had never been heard before-the Zerg.Even before the war, people didn't know exactly where they came from.

Unknown enemies, unknown wars, alliances and empires quickly allied