nebula story

Slowly getting up, His Royal Highness Fern stood in front of the window, looking at the vast palace in the distance covered with tree shadows and thick night.After standing for an unknown amount of time, he finally turned around, put on his coat with a sigh, and walked out of the guest room.

Staring at the master bedroom across the door, he held his breath and pushed open the door.

As he expected, there was no one there.Just like a few hours ago, there was only a room of desolate moonlight and silence.

Standing in front of the door, Fern's eyes suddenly fell on the ground.A pair of shoes was placed right by the door—I always liked to bare my feet on the carpet. Chesu probably didn’t have time to put on his shoes when he kicked the door and rushed out, barefoot and wearing very thin clothes. the door.

This season on the planet Lencel is still a season with a large temperature difference between morning and evening.Where did Chesu go if he didn't come back to his palace, and couldn't run out of the heavily guarded palace with his bare hands?

Frowning and thinking hard, for some reason, Fern felt that Chesu would not go to Lance.That person, I'm afraid he would rather curl up in a corner by himself than disturb others in the middle of the night.

Walking downstairs, several people in the living room have already been awakened.

"What are you doing?" Fern frowned, looking at the head of the guard Wood, the manager Visser, and two or three maids around Chesu who stood up one after another.Aisha, who was the leader, had already cried and her eyes were red, and she was lowering her head timidly.

"Your Highness, Master Chesu hasn't come back yet, we are afraid that something unexpected will happen at night." The boss Guan Weiser straightened his body.

Wood also quickly rubbed his eyes, stood upright, and looked at Fern's coat: "Where is your Highness going?"

"I'll go out for a walk alone." Fern said lightly.

"Your Highness, shall I bring the guards with you?" Wood carefully looked at the expression of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.walk?The palace is so big, how long will he have to go alone before meeting Young Master Chesu?

Highness Fern was expressionless, looking at Aisha with red and swollen eyes: "Go and get Chesu's shoes."

Hastily agreed, and the little maid rushed away.Standing quietly and taking the bag she packed carefully, Fern smiled wryly in his heart.

Waving his hand, he stopped Wood from following him: "No need. I know where he will be."

Along the familiar road of the palace, Fern walked quickly towards the only open space in the northwest corner.The trees on the side of the road are shady, and it is even more gloomy in the middle of the night.The wrought-iron palace street lamps hung in the night, reflecting the wide but empty passageway, making the tall figure of His Royal Highness Fern be drawn far and near.

The trees faded away, and a vast and uninhabited large open space finally loomed ahead.There was no one in front of the entrance of the small mecha training ground dedicated to the royal family, only the tightly closed iron fence was symbolically locked, showing a gesture of refusal to enter.

Gently pressing the specific button next to the door, the guard on duty in the central monitoring room quickly rushed out, looking at the distinguished visitor alone at the door in amazement: "Your Highness!? You..."

Signaling the soldiers on duty to open the door, Fern said lightly: "Don't worry about me, you go back to duty. I'll go in and have a look."

Looking in amazement at the inexplicably late-night His Majesty's visit, the soldiers on duty lost their sleepiness and turned back to the monitoring room in a state of bewilderment.

Walking forward without a word, His Royal Highness Fern walked straight to a corner of the field, and came to two burly mechs standing quietly.

... With a light footstep, Fern quietly watched the thin figure curled up at the feet of the tall and mighty dark mecha.Sure enough, the heavily guarded entrance of the palace blocked him, but this mecha training ground was only locked by iron fences, so it was not a difficult place to enter.

Hugging her knees, Chesu turned her head halfway, leaning against the mechanical legs of the No. [-] mech they were training in daily, and fell asleep.

The moonlight was bright and lightly shone on Chesu's sleeping face. Although she was peaceful, she was obviously sleepy and tired.The drills during the day were so intense and highly concentrated that even His Highness Fern, who had extraordinary energy and physical strength, felt a little tired now, let alone this seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy.

Leaning down, His Royal Highness Fern frowned silently, looking at Chesu's posture of curling up and hugging his knees.The temperature in the middle of the night was so cold, he just stepped on the cold ground of the training ground with his bare feet, shivering and hiding under the thin cotton pajamas that were not long enough.

There was a slight grievance on that handsome face that was still vaguely childish.The closed eyes covered the alienation and vigilance, and the soft black hair hung down on his forehead, leaving only the most common softness and innocence of a teenager.

All the anger and unwillingness had disappeared when Fern saw the sleeping face.Sighing slightly in his heart, His Royal Highness Fern raised his hand and took off his thick coat, and put it on the sleeping Chesu on the ground silently.

Probably physically and mentally exhausted, Chesu didn't wake up for a while.It wasn't until there was an obvious movement under his feet that he opened his eyes in a daze, and looked at the man kneeling on one knee in front of him with his head bowed half awake.

Fern! ... Suddenly waking up, Chesu stared blankly at his hand reaching towards her right foot.It was impossible to distinguish whether it was a dream or reality. It was not until the man helped him put on the shoe in silence that he finally rubbed his eyes and woke up completely.

Almost jumping up suddenly, he violently broke his ankle from His Royal Highness Fern's hand, turned around and was about to run away.

Prepared a long time ago, Fern had already grabbed his arm tightly when he just jumped up, and said in a deep voice: "Even if you continue to run, you still put on another shoe for me."

Chesu gritted his teeth and struggled vigorously, but His Royal Highness Fern was so powerful that he firmly grasped his arm, refusing to let go.

Slowly calming down, Chesu silently took the other shoe from him, and quickly put it on.

He didn't let him go just yet, His Highness Fern had rare calmness and restraint in his sharp and straight eyebrows that were as deep as knives.

"Don't run away, where can you go?" He said softly, his voice was serious, but not as domineering and cold as before. It seemed that he just wanted to point out a fact, "If you really want to leave here completely , then please wait until dawn, instead of rushing around the world now."

Chesu kept his mouth tightly shut, apparently not intending to talk to him. Under the moonlight, his bright black eyes, which should have been full of exhaustion, were now full of vigilance and vigilance, staring at Fern's every move.

Staring at Chesu's strange eyes, Fern sighed softly, feeling extremely bitter in his heart.Bending down to pick up the coat that Chesu had ripped off from the ground, Fern could not help but wrap it around his body that had been frozen by the night wind and the low temperature.

"I thought about it seriously, maybe you're right, I do have multiple personalities." The expression of His Royal Highness the crown prince, who has always been strong and aggressive, was a bit self-deprecating and a little shy, "I am an excellent and calm prince in front of the people of the empire. , is a violent and cold-blooded tyrant in your eyes, but now—look, do I look like a nanny?..."

Looking at him suspiciously, Chesu tightly closed her thin lips.

"Chesu, it's the first time in my life that I give clothes and shoes to others. It's the first time I worry about people's temperature and warmth. It's the first time I'm afraid that someone will get lost like a child. For the sake of being a nanny, please Listen to me say a few words."

nanny?What alien language is he talking about?Seemingly unable to understand his strange words that were almost submissive, Chesu's eyes became less vigilant and more bewildered.

"Just outside the door, I heard you say that this place looks like a big cage to you." Fern looked at him deeply, "Chesu, I want to ask you, do you really... hate this place so much?"

Chesu looked at him silently, as if he was dumb.

Such gentle words, such a peaceful gaze.Could it be that after I uttered some disrespectful answers, the prince in front of me, who was wearing a gentle cloak, would suddenly tear off his disguise, reveal his fierce sharp teeth, and devour him without leaving his bones?

"I see." Fern looked at him, with a hint of bitterness on his lips.Even though there were thousands of words in his heart, he lost the courage to continue speaking to a person who was as silent as a puppet.

Looking up at the silent latest imperial mecha beside them, His Royal Highness Fern suddenly let go of Chesu's hand, strode forward, and pressed the start button with his and Chesu's fingerprints as the password.

With a slight movement of his body, Chesu seemed to want to escape, but he still stopped when he heard the familiar electric sound when the mecha started up, and watched suspiciously as he flew up the door of the mecha along the opened gangway. His Royal Highness Fern.

Under the light of the bright moon, His Royal Highness Fern looked back in front of the just opened door of the mech: "Tomorrow morning, you can choose to stay or leave according to your heart."

Slowly stretched out his hand to Chesu, although on the high gangway a few meters away, His Highness Fern's eyes were still shining brightly: "Chesu—before you leave, you don't want to board the plane you participated in the design for the last time. A, take a look at the night sky?"

Staring blankly at the familiar mech hatch, Chesu's breathing suddenly became short of breath.The temptation thrown by that person was so great that it instantly hit his soft and sensitive heart.

Under the soft and beautiful moonlight, His Highness the Imperial Prince's expression was so gentle, and his steadily extended palm seemed harmless and unwavering.

As if cursed by some kind of magical power, Chesu stepped forward step by step, grabbed the arm of the invitation on the gangway, jumped up, followed His Highness Fern, and boarded their exclusive No. [-] mech .

The soft mecha sensor light came on silently, and Fern calmly pressed a series of start buttons.

The familiar machine self-checking sound rang alternately, and an error message was added to the continuous mechanical confirmation sound.Busy preparing for today's mecha battle exercise, a small chip logic error left over from the training the day before yesterday has not yet been repaired, and it is faithfully revealed at this time.

Silently looking at Chesu, His Highness Fern did not make any urging voice.

Sitting dazedly in his exclusive mechanic driver's seat, Chesu sat quietly for a long time before slowly stretching out his slender fingers to tap on the mechanic console in front of him.

Those buttons that I am familiar with can be blindly clicked with my eyes closed, red, green, green, flashing mischievous light on and off. At this moment, it seems that the frequency of flickering is a little slower than usual, and I look at their little master with nostalgia.

As in the previous proficient operations, Chesu relied on the manuscript and entered the error correction program without hesitation.He forgot everything around him, and ignored His Royal Highness Fern's scorching gaze. His serious and focused side face was quiet and beautiful under the shadowless lamp in the mech, and he was more charming than ever.

The speed in his hands was getting slower and slower. He quietly finished typing the small error correction program. The light in his eyes gradually faded, and his bright eyes became gloomy. He stared blankly at the confirmation button for a long time before pressing it reluctantly.

There was a light "dida", the flashing red light that reported the error went out, and the mech's comprehensive self-inspection was completed.

After holding his breath and waiting for a long time, Chesu did not wait for His Royal Highness Fern to control the takeoff.

Out of the corner of his eyes, Chesu finally caught Chesu quietly turning his head to look at him. His Highness Fern raised his thick eyebrows and said softly, "Why don't you come?"

In order to prevent various crisis situations that may arise in actual combat, there is also a set of simple flight mode control keys on the mechanic's position.

Silently lifting the joystick, Chesu methodically pressed a set of mech start buttons.The slight current sound and turbo sound are especially clear in the quiet night, so familiar and wonderful.Without acceleration or overclocking, his mecha slowly lifted into the air, and the glider unfolded smoothly, rising obliquely forward at a constant speed, and approaching the dark blue starry sky.

Without disturbing him, His Royal Highness Fern sat silently in his main driver's seat, staring at the stars and black clouds reflected in the transparent window ahead.

Although in a completely enclosed space, during that smooth flight, there seemed to be an illusion of the breeze blowing against the face and the hair fluttering. For a split second, Chesu's eyes were suddenly filled with a slight mist.

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In the central duty room of the small royal mecha training ground on the ground, the left-behind soldier opened his mouth wide in surprise, watching the No. [-] mecha roaring away in the air.

In the middle of the night, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came here alone just to relax while driving the mecha?

I tried to contact the communication line between the central control room and the mecha, but it turned out to be a one-way disconnection.After waiting for a long time, the connection still could not be made. The soldier on duty turned on the small LCD monitor, carefully tuned to a popular TV channel, and watched it boredly.

At the same moment, the hall of His Highness the Crown Prince's bedroom was also brightly lit, making everyone sleepless.His Royal Highness Fern has not come back, and the head of the guard Wood, the old manager Viser, and several serving maids are all waiting anxiously.

Really anxious to wait, Wood finally couldn't stand the boundless silence, and casually pressed the remote control button of the huge light curtain at hand.The soft light came on, and the gray and desolate star mine picture appeared on the light curtain.

There are not many late-night live shows, and the "Interstellar Adventure" travel program is one of the rare programs with high ratings.In the shaking real live broadcast footage, a tour group, led by a young tour guide, is happily walking on a desolate and empty strange planet.

Fisher Star.

Now an interstellar exploration route for private tourism has been opened up, mainly the planet Fisher.One is that there are rich mineral deposits on this planet that are in the early stages of mining. On the other hand, the temperature and magnificent scenery of Fisher Planet are very suitable for the needs of interstellar tourism.

Those who can afford long-distance interstellar travel are often the aristocratic class of the empire.I am used to seeing the famous beautiful scenery on the planet Rensselaer, occasionally take an interstellar civilian ship, enjoy the vast and magnificent starry sky along the way, and come to the fisher mine with its unique exotic scenery to do a so-called "expedition" that is not dangerous. "It was actually quite an interesting trip.

And this travel follow-up film, which is often broadcast live, has become a famous program that imperial travel lovers love to watch.Just like now, although the picture quality in the lens is not high-definition, and it is a bit shaky because of the hand-held camera, it still attracts many loyal fans because of its realism.

"Dear loyal viewers, now our tour group has come to the famous ridge highland of Fisher Star. For interstellar tourism, this spectacular and quiet scenery, the empty and desolate, touches people's hearts!— —The audience is invited to take a look with our lens, the mountains in the distance, where countless rich energy crystals are buried.”

The enthusiastic and skilled guide words of the tour guide came from the screen, and the gray-green and dark mines silently appeared on the screen. Compared with the beautiful mountains that people are used to, there is a kind of chilling and strange beauty.

The young tour guide has obviously traveled to and from this tourist route many times, and he is skillfully reciting the words of the tour guide: "Dear audience, please look over there—that mountain range is where our empire and Gotha star's federal mining lode A watershed. On one side are the untouchable miners of the Empire, and on the other side are the industrial workers of the Federation, and each of them coexists peacefully on this unmanned planet rich in minerals, without aggression against each other."

The tireless voice of the tour guide continued: "There is no vegetation cover here at all, and some rare mineral deposits underground contain a small amount of radiation, so when we go sightseeing, we must not only wear thick anti-radiation suits, but the live broadcast may also be affected. —Look, the communicator on my wrist, if you listen closely, you can hear a slight electrical disturbance."

On the screen, the camera zoomed in and aimed at the small watch on the young tour guide's wrist. There was indeed a "hissing" sound from the recording device.

"Look, that mountain peak is the reclamation area of ​​our empire." Following the gesture of the tour guide, the camera panned to a fault mountain not far away, "There should be nearly 3 untouchable miners in the underground tunnels. Work hard to ensure that a steady stream of energy coarse crystals are mined, and then sent to our Lencel star through the transport ship."

Watching the live travel program on the light curtain, the attention of Wood and several court maids were attracted.While paying attention to the movement at the door, he looked at the scenery of Fisher Star on the screen with great interest.

The picture was accidentally shot towards the sky, and a lead-colored dense cloud was still clearly visible in the night.Compared with the blue starry sky of the planet Renssel, it looks so gloomy and compelling.

The people who were lamenting the exotic scenery suddenly all opened their eyes wide, watching the strange scene flashing across the screen!

A few streaks of light piercing the screen into white for a brief moment flashed across the sky of Fisher, soundless and eerie.

Three, three huge white lights!

Those white lights fell to the silent and magnificent mountains of the mine veins, completely synchronized.The moment it landed, a loud sound that shattered the eardrums was heard in the picture, accompanied by three huge white magnificent flowers.

The screen suddenly fell silent, as if it was disturbed by some strange and frightening electromagnetic waves.In the silent silence, where the white light landed, several thick black columnar clouds of smoke rose up, and soon those smoke clouds scattered and rolled up, forming terrifying mushroom-like shapes, with strange red and orange lights flashing from the tops!

The sleepless people in the crown prince's bedroom, the soldiers on duty in the mecha control room, and all the citizens of the empire who watched the show late at night all looked at the picture in amazement and couldn't understand it for a while.

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