Future Crystal Crown

Qiu silently turned on the computer and started his work.

At this time, it seems that only work can take up time and energy, so that he can temporarily stop thinking about what Jack said.

Ivan didn't say anything, he had to go to the bridge and do his own thing.

Ivan and Jack were silent for the rest of the time. They would take turns to eat on other ships, and then bring back lunch for Qiu.

Qiu silently huddled in his small cabin like a stowaway.The original curiosity about the fleet and the urge to visit other ships are gone.

The fleet sailed quietly and neatly in the starry sky, and the scenery outside the porthole changed from cloudy to sparse.Hundreds of hours of flying didn't seem like a long time.If it weren't for eating many meals and sleeping many times, it would always feel like the same day.

Finally, the fleet arrived near the destination, the no-man's-land of Prism Star, which had been sealed for hundreds of years.

After some security checks, the voice command of the fleet commander, Colonel Flynn Cook, was transmitted through the instrument: "The scientific exploration boat is ready to land. Time, 10 minutes."

Majestic, quiet, clear and magnetic, full of the power of a soldier, people are unconsciously respectful.

This was the first time Qiu heard his brother's voice in a few days, and his barely calm thoughts immediately stirred up waves.

"It's time for you to go out and let the wind go." Ivan turned his head and smiled kindly at Qiu.

Qiu took a deep breath.Yes, living in a small and closed space for a long time, with no sunlight or cool breeze, and such a depressed mood.He was almost suffocated.

The fleet waited aloft.

The pilot, Ivan, landed the probe boat on the surface of the desolate planet, and then opened the hatch, indicating that Qiu could go out.

Wearing a full spacesuit, Qiu drove the rover "snooting" out of the hatch.He went down to the ground along the springboard, followed the direction Ivan pointed out to him, and drove a few hundred meters forward.

This is the distance required to collect the sample as prescribed.Because the landing of the airship may affect the original state of the planet's surface, it is necessary to drive the car several hundred meters away before collecting biological samples.

Qiu parked the car, inspected the terrain carefully, activated the automatic detection equipment, and the highly automated equipment began to work.Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Yau looked at the time display on the machine.

He has a total of half an hour, the round trip of the vehicle will not exceed 3 minutes, and it will take up to 2 minutes to pick up and place the equipment.For the remaining 25 minutes, he can stay around at will.

So Qiu walked to the side of the detection vehicle, picked up the handheld detector, and walked along the flat ground to the nearby hill.

The terrain there is slightly higher, the field of vision is wider, and more scenes can be seen.

Without much effort, Qiu climbed up the hill, and as far as the eye can see, there are more hills behind the low hills, scattered far and near.

The ground is barren, with gravel and fine sand all over it.The traces of being blown by the wind have passed for an unknown number of years, but they are still clearly identifiable.As far as the eye can see, there are no plants, no animals, no signs of life.

On the horizon in the distance, a round of sunset is slowly setting.The mountains on the surrounding horizon are undulating layer upon layer, as if all life is rolled up by time and submerged in layers of afterglow.

Silent, bleak, and endlessly desolate.

Just like looking back many, many years ago, that day was also such an evening, and it was also like this standing on the top of the mountain and looking around.

As the wind blew across the sand dunes, there seemed to be some voices whispering in my ears, whispering something.

There seems to be something flashing in the memory, just like a meteor is fleeting.

Qiu looked at the setting sun again, and there were already stars in the sky.The setting sun that was about to set on the top of the mountain had already turned dark red, and the color was like wine, exuding waves of charming sparkling light.

For some unknown reason, Qiu suddenly had an illusion, as if he had been here in some unknown year or day.The scene in front of me is so familiar, the light of the setting sun is the same as that of the past, the outline of the mountain has never changed, everything is the same as before.

An inexplicable sense of homecoming surged.

Suddenly, Qiu really wanted to feel the evening breeze, and it seemed that the faint memory told him that the wind here was the same as before.

It was just an impulsive thought that caused Qiu to forget the strict disciplinary clauses of the fleet. He didn't even look at the reading on the instrument on his wrist before pushing off the mask on his face.

The wind blows towards our face, carrying the taste of the lonely wasteland that has never changed for hundreds of years.At the same time, the lion-like roar of the fleet commander exploded in his ears.

"Qiu are you crazy? Put the mask back on me!"

Feilin's voice was so high and intense that it almost pierced the eardrums.

Qiu trembled in fright, and subconsciously put the mask back on his face.

"Idiot, get the hell out of here!" The commander roared again, as if he wanted to grab him with the mechanical hand and tear him to pieces.

"Qiu, it doesn't matter if you die, but we still have to write a report to give you a reason for suicide. The entire fleet will be implicated and punished by you. You think you are a bad apple, are you annoying enough?" Philip's voice also came. , not very fierce, but the kind that hates until the roots of the teeth itch.

Qiu froze for a moment, regained his senses, and realized what a dangerous thing he had just done.

This is common sense that even the most ordinary people know, how could I be negligent? !

Casually exposing your body on a strange planet can be fatal.If the planet has air unfit for humans to breathe or dangerous rays, it would be suicidal to push back the mask.This is a serious violation of discipline that cannot be allowed under the starship regulations.That day my brother talked about it seriously for a long time, why did I completely forget about it when it came to a head?

"Sorry, sir, I'm so sorry!" Yau kept apologizing.He also knew he was wrong, and very wrong.

You don't need to do anything for the rest of the time, just follow the commander's order and go back.Qiu took three steps and ran back to the rover in two steps.

Fortunately, the automatic detector had completed its task during the period when he fainted and prepared to commit suicide.

Qiu packed his things as fast as he could, and drove back.Without squinting, he plunged into the belly of the scientific and technological detection boat.

His distressed appearance fell into the sight of all his colleagues in the fleet through the ground monitor.

The small detection boat quickly lifted off and returned to the team.The flagship issued an order, and the whole team rushed to the next target.

Qiu struggled to take off his spacesuit.The tights inside were soaked through.In a cold sweat, he returned to the lounge, and while changing clothes, he secretly rejoiced that he had been placed in this lonely boat by his brother in advance. If this was on the flagship, he would have been picked up by his brother and beaten up immediately ah?

"Instructions from the command platform, the detection boat is immediately connected to the flagship, and the detection boat is immediately connected to the flagship..."

Before Qiu's rejoicing was over, the fatal order rang through the cabin.

"Qiu, come here!" Brother Feilin was so furious that he pressed the beeper himself to give an order.

"Yes, sir." Ivan and Jack replied while driving the small detection boat quickly, approaching the flagship tamely.

Qiu looked at Ivan and Jack on the bridge with a sad face, and the main and auxiliary pilots also looked back at him.

"Brother, it's not the way I ask you to do something to impress people. You are too desperate." Jack gloated.

"Go ahead, admit your mistakes, and strive for leniency." Ivan's eyes clearly had the word sympathy.

The connection was completed in minutes, and the process was ridiculously smooth.

Looking at the hatch that was slowly opening, Qiu could only let out a desolate and hopeless cry from the bottom of his heart: I am doomed...

With his head down, he walked through the cabin door with difficulty. Qiu did not expect such a scene when he boarded the Apollo for the first time.

Fear mixed with joy is more schizophrenic than sitting on a toilet to eat.

The interior of the Apollo is as beautiful as in the legend, the lights are soft and elegant, and the inner walls of the passage are pleasing to the eye.The corridors are like a maze of science and technology, which makes people have countless reveries.

However, for a person who has made a mistake and is waiting for punishment, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, he is not in the mood to bother.

Led by the commander's entourage, Qiu walked into a small meeting room with a twist in his calf.He raised his head quietly, and suddenly found that in the semi-circular couch opposite, not only Brother Feilin and Brother Feili were there, but even Major General Rogge was there.

Brother Feilin's face was ashen, Major General Rogge was silent, and Brother Feili was looking at himself with a helpless smile in his eyes.

The three people with the highest command authority on the fleet are all here, which shows the seriousness of the problem.

"Report, report sir, Second Lieutenant Qiu Kuke has been ordered to report." Qiu stood in the middle of the ground, stammering, and raised his hands in salute.

"Hello, Second Lieutenant, please come over here." Rogge's voice was pleasant, unhurried, with a reassuring power.The person in the highest position did not use his majesty to interrogate, but waited for Qiu to stand up like a family member before starting to question patiently. "Qiu, can you tell me why you did that just now?"

Qiu pursed his lips. "I just suddenly felt... that I've been here."

This is the truth, but this reason is not convincing at all, and I can't even accept it when I listen to it.After Qiu himself finished speaking, he lowered his head consciously.

"What a fart you have been here!"

Sure enough, the commander's brother burst into foul language before he finished speaking.Not only swearing, but also a hungry tiger rushed over and grabbed the clothes on Qiu's chest.

"I've never been here before, how did you come here? Did you come here in a dream? What else do you do besides sleepwalking? I told you to go to work, and you just wandered around the mountains and rivers. It's nothing more than idle time. This is a dangerous move. Do you have the qualities of a soldier? Do you have the attitude you should have when you come out to work?"

Filin shook Qiu, his muscular muscles were as powerful as iron tongs.Even Qiu felt that if the fleet hadn't expressly stipulated that littering in space was not allowed, he would have to throw himself out!