imperfections

Morning star, half an independent year.

More than 200 days, enough to do what?

Zhanlu's chameleon hasn't been able to complete a circle around the house, and the diameter of the popcorn's gallbladder has not increased by one millimeter. The face of the new "roommate" in the family sank, and it still trembles.

And Venus has just reincarnated once in two seasons.

Lin Jingheng was appointed as the supreme commander of the eighth star system. It sounds like he is going to get promoted and get rich, and he has reached the pinnacle of his life. However, in terms of land area, Admiral Lin used to command all the garrisons of the eight major star systems in the alliance in the Silver Fortress. A sentence can be interpreted into a thousand kinds of "intertextuality", which will turn the "eight galaxies" into the "eighth galaxies". The public shuttle bus home will not attract crowds.

After all, half a year is limited. Hurry up, personnel transfer, work handover has not been completely straightened out, and it has just been on the right track.

The reorganized Silver Fourth Guard still failed to pass General Lin's strict standards. During the mid-year "contest", he was bullied by his former colleagues without any accident. Anakin asked Lin Jingheng to clean up alone, and then The joyful onlookers of his colleagues once became the focus of the crowd, which made the captain of the Sixth Guards look forward to it——When the commander routinely trains people every Monday, he often misses and scolds Liu of the Silver Sixth and Sixth Guards because he can’t remember. The general always felt that he was not favored.

Half a year ago, the Eighth Galaxy revived the "Lu Xin mania". Three TV dramas about General Lu Xin were released within half a year, and there is still no sign of dying.And Lu Bixing's problem of waking up in the middle of the night is still not healed. After searching around in a panic in the middle of the night, he came back to his senses, and then wrapped Lin Jingheng in a quilt as if nothing had happened, and then wrapped his limbs together on the ground. He woke up General Lin, who was hypothermic, and threw the quilt aside... But at the beginning, he woke up two or three times a night, but now it only happens once every two or three days. Time is like falling water drops, without a trace , but after hundreds of thousands of times, the stone can be worn through. Maybe in half a year, the chief will have to rely on General Lin's wake-up service to ensure that he will not be late.

The rhythm of personnel changes is slow and peaceful, but technological development is like moss and weeds that thrive in the wind.

The eighth galaxy discovered a natural wormhole area by accident for the first time. Half of the interstellar expedition team entered and never came back. It took them several years to pass through in a dangerous and directional way, and a large amount of theoretical accumulation laid a solid foundation. This The field began to make rapid progress.

When Lu Bixing personally picked up the Silver Ten Guards, Turan, who was waiting here, was still scratching his head because he could not receive complete information. They imitated the principle of the transition point and built a stable space field and communication channel in the natural wormhole area. It took less than two hundred days——

The mechanical experiment has been completed. At the end of Independence Year No.12, led by Mint, and three interstellar expedition members as volunteers, the spirit network is connected with each other, and they are preparing to drive a standard starship fleet through the natural wormhole.

There are 24 standard starships in the entire fleet, and each starship is filled with experimental animals and plants, full of weight, and the weight of each starship is more than sixteen times that of the hyperspace heavy armor.

The weight limit of the interstellar transition point generally has the standard values ​​​​of "16", "18" and "24", which represent how many fully loaded standard starships can pass at the same time-of course, in a real war, emergency transition and When the missiles are flying together, they usually don't care.

However, the "highway" is not designed for war. 24 full-load standard starships are already the highest load of a man-made transition point so far. Once the manned experiment is successful, it means that the restricted area of ​​the heart of the rose will be completely conquered by humans.

"Mint, come here!"

Mint, who was making the final preparations, turned her head and saw the people at the door "hula la" standing up together, and immediately knew who was coming.She rolled her eyes, made an unbearable expression, and walked through the crowd with a wooden face: "Mr. Lu."

Since the expedition team successfully crossed the natural wormhole for the first time, it has turned from a fringe unpopular project that no one cares about to a fashionable hot spot in a blink of an eye. No matter what happened, everyone would come to watch the chief as if they were watching a rare animal.

After dealing with a group of people who came to shake hands, Lu Bixing turned around and asked Mint: "There are still two hours before you leave, give me 10 minutes?"

Bo He gestured to the expedition leader, signaling him to tie up the onlookers and take them away, and led Lu Bixing to the rest room.

Mint complained: "Boss Lu, if you keep coming here like this, others will think that I am a related household. Next time there is an experiment, they should not let me go."

"They shouldn't have let you go. In the past, the major research institutes of the alliance had regulations. Human experimenters with certain risks must be people over the age of 40 with certain work experience." Lu Bixing sighed, "I used to I have always felt that Jing Shu has an impulsive personality and thinks too much. As for White, she should not be too curious and easily get into trouble, but your ideals have always been quite normal, and you plan to get rich. You are a very reassuring child. You did the most dangerous thing."

"Who is more qualified than me? I am a junior. I am one of the founders of the Star Expedition. I have personally passed through two wormholes." Mint raised her eyebrows high, "You are young, dad With such a strong temperament, aren't you afraid that General Lin will despise you?"

When Lu Bixing heard her mention his uncompromising "father" in his family, he subconsciously touched his pocket, but it was empty - because the talkative Zhanlu framed him two days ago, saying that he had twisted a cigarette butt on his body before. Lu Bixing, who no longer remembered the matter, firmly denied it, but Lin Jingheng obviously believed in the artificial intelligence's slander, and was so angry that he didn't talk to him for a day, and even confiscated his cigarettes.

Lu Bixing: "...I think at least in this respect, he really has no reason to dislike me."

He paused, then suddenly said, "The last time someone said that about me was Saturday."

Mint suddenly fell silent.

In the eighth galaxy, Saturday is a name that is rarely mentioned. As the son of a smuggler, he was the first to open his eyes and try to escape the so-called "eighth galaxy fate". Jiuwei, who proved that "garbage" can be valuable, he has been a hero countless times, and ended his life in a heroic way. He almost pushed the eighth galaxy into a place of eternal doom.

Mint once had the courage to confront Lin Jingheng for him, and because of him, he did not get out of that hastily cut off call for 16 years.

"Boss Lu..."

"Ok?"

"Do you hate him? Do you hate Saturday?"

"I don't really want to pretend to be tolerant." Lu Bixing said, Mint's eyes darkened, but Lu Bixing paused, and then said, "But...sometimes you can't be harsh about a single thought, because it wasn't planned by him, you I don't know if you are in his position, if you are in a different place, can you think about it rationally... at least I may not be able to."

He heard on Saturday that when he was a child in the eco-cabin, he watched the scene where the girl next to him flowed into space. He felt very miserable after hearing it, but it was okay to sympathize for a while. There are worse stories than this. Not without.

Until he himself lost it once.

"By the way, Mr. Lu," Mint said, "the first time we went through the wormhole, the military recorder of the mecha wreckage we found contained the live footage of the attack on the coalition forces of the seven and eight galaxies at that time. Didn't you let me Can you help me find out and estimate the various parameters on site?"

Lu Bixing: "Huh?"

"It's very strange," Mint said, "Zhanlu recorded that at the time when his mainframe was damaged, the people from the Anti-Ukraine Society had not withdrawn. According to the military recorder, there were no other signs of armed activities nearby. I think the Freedom Legion's It is impossible for a person to appear in front of the Anti-Ukraine Society so blatantly, right? It took at least half an hour for the Anti-Ukrainian Society to retreat from the destruction of Zhanlu—but when the explosion occurred, some of the anti-Ukrainian Society’s mechs were also affected. If you don’t look carefully, you almost can’t find it. You said that General Lin survived safely, could it be related to this?”

After the Anti-Ukraine Society ambushed the jump point, Lin Jingheng simply told him that his ecological pod was caught by the Freedom Corps, but he did not describe how and how long it took to catch it. In the eco-cabin, how do I know?"

In this regard, Dr. Harden is also tight-lipped.

Lu Bixing didn't dare to think or ask at the beginning, but he became more and more curious. In the end, he was really scratching his head and worrying about his heart. He also played the scientist's deciphering mode and began to try to hypothesize various theories. Scene, if you fail, you will pester Lin Jingheng. Anyway, if your curiosity is not satisfied, your body will always be satisfied.

Lin Jingheng only spoke in general terms at the beginning, and was too lazy to describe the details. He didn't deliberately hide it. It turned out that he would think about it by himself, and through repeated thinking and calculations, he was gradually able to put the pain squarely and squarely, so he simply kept it mysterious.

"Well, this is a new discovery." Lu Bixing rubbed his chin, and in the blink of an eye, he came up with a new set of words, ready to go to Dr. Harden, "Safe trip."

When the experimental starship set off to penetrate the heart of the rose—Wotto also captured the abnormal energy of the restricted area for the first time.

Marshal Woolf signs Order [-] for Galaxy VIII.

"Your Excellency the Secretary-"

"Morning Secretary-General."

Wearing an overly slim black long trench coat, Wang Ailun quickly walked through the corridor of the Union Parliament Building. He didn't speak, but his eyes swept over those who greeted him, and everyone felt that they had been greeted.

The Secretary-General of the Military Commission has retained the tradition of "be dignified at all times" of the Alliance Army. Although he is 210 years old this year, he is in very good condition, with a tall and straight figure and brisk steps, without the fatigue of a middle-aged man , every strand of hair is interpreting what it means to be "human like a dog".

Wang Ailun is low-key and humble, and doesn't talk much, but he is surprisingly fluent in all aspects. Compared with the secretary-general who looked like aristocratic young masters during the period when the management committee was in control of the alliance regime, it is even more valuable.

As soon as I arrived at the press conference organization site, before I had time to enter the conference hall, a large group of interview machines the size of sparrows flew up in a swarm: "Secretary-General Wang!"

"Your Excellency Secretary-General, is it true that Marshal Woolf was hospitalized for emergency treatment last night?"

"Mr. Wang, there is news that the old man has become 'Pop', is it true?"

"The Marshal issued Order No. [-] of the Alliance Military Commission yesterday. Was he conscious when he signed this order?"

"Secretary-General, some people say that the old marshal has lost his mind as early as half a year ago, and some people have been using him as a puppet to issue orders instead of him. What do you think?"

"Secretary..."

A few guards stepped forward to defend Wang Ailun from the interview robots that were getting too close, lest they get too excited and bump into the face of His Excellency Secretary-General. Wang Ailun walked through the interview robots without changing his expression, politely He said "excuse me" to the reporters blocking the way.

Walked straight up to the central podium and smiled at everyone.

His eyebrows are clean and slender, and his eyebrows are a bit indescribably feminine, which is the finishing touch on his face. He usually looks unattractive, but once he smiles, it will give people a special sense of intimacy, like this People are gentle by nature and don't seem to lie.

The press conference hall, which was like a vegetable market, gradually became quiet.

"The old marshal spent his whole life in battle, made many enemies, and there were many people hiding in the dark. They always hoped to see the patron saint of our alliance fall, but—" Wang Ailun paused, looking around, "very Sorry, not yet."

"You mean, the old Marshal is in good health? Why doesn't Marshal Woolf speak out to the public?"

"Hello friends from Watto Daily, I don't know what your 'very healthy' standard is, the old man is sane, and his genes don't have a Pope breakdown, but he is 320 years old after all, and he can't jump up Performing air football," Wang Ailun said calmly, "This was originally a boring rumor, but because the people are very concerned, the league central committee decided to hold a press conference. You can't ask an old man , did not follow the doctor's advice, and ran into such an environment that was too noisy and not conducive to his health?"

"The old Marshal signed Order No. [-], which involved the deployment of the central armies of the seven major galaxies. According to the Alliance Constitution, when signing this decree, representatives from the Alliance Central, the Parliament, the Legislative Council and the central armies of each galaxy must be present to witness. The list of witnesses has been It is posted on the official website of the Alliance Government, and you can check it at will. Some conspiracy theorists may think that these people can be controlled by some mysterious force at the same time," Wang Ailun shrugged, showing a bit of helplessness just right, "If this is the case, then It means that the military and political backbone of our entire alliance has fallen, so someone should have come out to announce the change of the dynasty long ago, so what are we still discussing together?"

The interview machine flying up and down gradually quieted down, and the people sitting in the conference hall also laughed in applause.The entire press conference ended with a live communication video of Marshal Woolf. The old marshal still had a familiar look and tone, with clear thinking and concise and powerful speech. It seemed that he could break through the limits of human beings and live another 100 years.

The representative of the Watto Daily was a middle-aged woman. After the meeting, she took away her interview machine, walked out with the crowd, declined the invitation of a colleague, got into a private car, and drove straight to a remote place. , skillfully connected to the underground network to prevent being traced, and contacted a person.

"The list of witnesses for the signing of Order No. [-] came out. It is impossible for Wang Ailun to control everyone here, and it is impossible for the representatives of the Central Army to mistake the Supreme Military Commander. Woolf also appeared in the question session just now. We asked He asked a lot of questions about Order No. [-], and there was nothing wrong with his answers.”

Hope's figure appeared in the personal terminal: "Order No. [-] changed the entire alliance's garrison structure, adjusted the routes of sixteen military fortresses, and set up heavy troops near the Heart of Rose, which weakened several neighboring areas. Frontier, what do you mean? Do you think that the eighth galaxy is more dangerous than the rebels who may hide outside the domain? This decision is really not like Woolf's."

"I don't know," said the female reporter, "but it is said that the eighth galaxy has made a major breakthrough in the study of natural wormholes, and can already transmit stable signals through wormholes. Is this also related to it?"

Hope interrupted her: "Wulff has been the commander of the alliance for more than 200 years. Since the establishment of the alliance, the greatest military experts have been trained by him. Even if he really thinks so, it is impossible to make it so obvious. The Central Army has I'm dissatisfied. And I haven't been able to contact him for half a year, can you find a way to meet him?"