nebula story

"Okay, tell me." Chesu nodded, still vigilant in his heart.

"First, we have to clear up our previous suspicions, and we are not allowed to harbor malice against each other." Nan Zhuo looked at him, "Do you agree or not?"

Chesu said: "As long as you don't want to harm me, of course I won't harbor ill intentions towards you!"

"Ha, it seems that you have been fiercely trying to put me to death?" Nan Zhuo nodded angrily at his head still covered with blood scabs, and then lifted his swollen feet, "I'll take the initiative to bring you water, You slammed me on the head like this; when I got angry and gave you a nod, you immediately held a knife to your neck—is there anyone like you who likes to blow your hair so much and repays you so much?"

Silently closing his mouth, Chesu avoided his eyes. ...Being called out by this person confidently, seems to have a lot of guilt.

Humph, don't care about children.Nan Zhuo continued, "Second, share resources, share food equally, and when necessary, help each other and maintain the relationship of allies. Do you agree or not?"

After hesitating for a moment, Chesu whispered, "There is...no food or water in my mech."

"That's why I said that the food is shared equally." Nan Zhuo said generously, "I still have about 20 days of supplies here, and I will share half of it with you. If you save a little, we can last for more than ten days."

Startled slightly, Chesu looked at him puzzled.This person...does he take the initiative to give him half of his food and water?

Leaning lazily on the car behind him, Nan Zhuo smiled, and the faint freckles on both sides of the bridge of his nose wrinkled: "I have given you half a bottle of water and a pack of compressed egg whites, am I sincere?"

After being silent for a while, Chesu remembered the bag of compressed food beside him, and finally said in a low voice, "Thank you. But what if...we can't find anything edible?"

Nan Zhuo squinted at him, and suddenly showed a fierce expression: "I really can't find it. On the day when the food is distributed, of course I will kill you, eat your meat, drink your blood, and live an extra day. of!"

Startled by his sudden fierce expression, Chesu couldn't help stepping back, almost slipped and fell through the open hatch, haha ​​laughed and stretched out his hand in time, Nan Zhuo quickly grabbed him, with an extremely vicious look on his face. Smile: "It's really serious to scare you!" Seeing Chesu's bewildered expression, he chuckled, "What good is eating you, even if you live a few more days, you will have nightmares when you sleep. I would rather two people Let's talk and laugh together and die together, and I don't want to face your bloody internal organs, bones, etc. alone."

His face turned pale for a while, and Chesu felt annoyed in his heart.This terrible and vile man!Turning your face is faster than turning a book. One moment you were serious, and the next moment you opened your mouth to say something horrifying.Just now he punched himself viciously a few times, and immediately smiled brightly again.

It's the first time that everyone I've come into contact with has encountered this type after growing up so big!Are all federal people such bad tastes?

"Third, from now on, we must be open and honest, and be friendly to each other." Nanzhuo smiled and looked at Chesu who was full of defense, "There are only two of us on such a big asteroid, and we don't want to face a poker face." ,Right?"

Frowning, Chesu nodded reluctantly.

Spreading the few tools that had just been confiscated in his hands, Nan Zhuo was sincere: "Look, this is my sincerity."

Chesu's eyes lit up, and he quickly took those few things over and carefully held them in his hands.Bending down, he wanted to use pliers to cut off the string of screw bells on his feet, but someone pressed lightly on his shoulder.

Staring at him, Nan Zhuo's eyes flashed slyly: "I have one supplementary condition at the end."

"What?" Chesu suddenly had a bad feeling...

Pointing to the bell on Chesu's feet, Nan Zhuo smiled: "This—don't untie it."

"What?" Chesu raised his eyebrows, feeling ashamed and angry, "Is this what you mean by letting go of the past and being friendly?"

Nan Zhuo's tone was very serious, and he asked sternly: "So far, you have taken the initiative to attack me first, right?"

Clenching his teeth, Chesu couldn't find the words to refute for a while. "

Pointing to his swollen feet, which were kicked hard by Chesu just now, Nan Zhuo said: "Thanks to you, my legs and feet are not very convenient now... If you suddenly have any evil intentions, my reaction will be very slow." , this is very unfair."

"So?" Chesu asked coldly.

"I just ask for one thing - until my feet recover, you keep this string of bells to prevent you from harming me." Nan Zhuo said seriously, without any joking expression, "Once my mobility returns to normal, I will Will give you immediate permission to untie it."

Chesu stared at him quietly for a while, his eyes hesitating.

Without urging, Nan Zhuo stared at Chesu with burning eyes, and finally waited until he nodded slightly, and then laughed, as if he had taken advantage of the sky. "You keep your word, don't go back on your word!"

Looking at him with a frown, Chesu felt a little strange in his heart, as if there was some bright trap waiting for him ahead.

But he really couldn't see the clue, so he had to whisper: "Okay, we will abide by the agreement."

Grinning, the amber eyes of the young man on the opposite side flashed a smile: "Let me introduce myself—my name is Nan Zhuo, Colonel of the Federal Elite Flying Battalion. What about you?"

"My name is Chesu."

……

With all the weight on Chesu's body, Nanzhuo looked innocent, and was limped by Chesu, and moved to the foot of the mountain not far away.

"If it weren't for you, it would take a lot of effort for me to walk there."

Blushing, Chesu didn't answer, her slender figure was about to bend down under the weight of the grown man.really heavy!

Looking down at Nan Zhuo's swollen feet, he felt distressed: there is no way, if he is really allowed to walk by himself, if he doesn't take a good rest, his feet may recover more slowly.His feet are bad, so he can't take off his string of little bells!

After walking for more than half an hour, I finally reached the foot of the mountain.There is no one in the wilderness, the field of vision is empty, and the distance that seems to be very close is actually much farther than imagined when walking.

Finally, Nan Zhuo was placed on the edge of a straight rock, and his face was covered with a little sweat.

Looking around, Nan Zhuo was very satisfied, bent over and sat on the ground, he smiled and crossed his straight long legs: "Oh, thank you so much—by the way, the food and water in my mecha can be Would you please bring them here?"

"Oh", Chesu didn't rest, turned around and ran back to where he came from, watching his vigorous figure running away, listening to the crisp bell in his ears, Nan Zhuo put his hands behind his head with a smile , leaning against the rock behind him.

It's really like the bad-tempered cat at home, who hates being teased and petted by me, and stretches out its small silent claws at every turn, and ruthlessly hits his arm a few times, until it scratches him bloody.It's a pity that after I tied a small copper bell around my neck, there will be a sound to prevent it when I move, and it can no longer catch me. ...

After a while, Chesu came back with a large bag of things. The compressed food was not heavy, but the bottled water was the most important.He carried enough weight for 20 days on his back, and the backpack looked extraordinarily large against his thin body.

Panting slightly, Chesu unloaded all the food and water from Nanzhuo's mecha, and put them all under his feet: "It's all here."

"Oh, I need to trouble you again. You can go to the mecha backup warehouse and have a look. There is a field supplies box and a first aid kit. Bring them too." Nan Zhuo sincerely begged and looked at him with a smile.

"Well, good." Chesu turned his head again, and ran back to where he came from. ...

Couldn't help but whistled quietly, Nan Zhuo sighed: This little guy is soft and not hard, he should have discovered this a long time ago!

He found a small piece from the food package that Chesu had just brought back, opened the package, and gnawed happily.Like Chesu's way of eating, he chewed very slowly and carefully, trying to increase the sense of fullness as much as possible.

After a while, Chesu came back and brought back what he had described.This time, he was panting faster than before, and his face was slightly red.

"Thank you." Nan Zhuo took the first aid kit and field box in his hand with a smile.

Instead of staring at Nan Zhuo to open the equipment inspection, Chesu took a few steps and touched the rock on Nan Zhuo's back with concentration.Dark turquoise, with layers of faint black lines, a bit scaly.It is difficult to distinguish the ingredients with the naked eye.

But... if you lick it with the tip of your tongue, you can easily find some minerals with a special taste, right?Unable to restrain his curiosity, he quietly stepped forward, stuck out the tip of his tongue, and touched a smooth rock.

Sure enough, a special sense of astringency and extreme bitterness was transmitted to the entire taste buds in an instant, which made him burst into tears uncontrollably.

Molybdenum!It's molybdenum!

Turning his head suddenly in surprise, he was startled when he bumped into Nan Zhuo's extremely strange expression.

"I heard that the nobles of the empire often abused the untouchables they raised, such as starvation, whipping and so on." Nan Zhuo carefully looked at Chesu's black eyes that suddenly burst into tears, and said in confusion, " You are not used to being hungry. Have you developed a habit of eating everything?..."

Glaring at him unhappily, Chesu blinked, tried his best to hold back the tears caused by the irritation, and muttered softly: "No, my master is very kind to me!"

"Master?" Nan Zhuo squinted at the calm young man, "Are you raised by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Rolling his eyes, Chesu frowned delicately.The familiar face of Master Andy appeared in his mind.The last time the Royal Academy of Engineering was parted, he was imprisoned, and Master Andy was ordered to transfer to another school because he exposed the matter of taking the exam, and they never met again.

I don't know, without him secretly helping him with his homework, can Master Andy pass his studies safely? … After being dazed for a while, he said listlessly, "My master is the young master of Hall Manor."

"Are you a servant of a noble family?" Nan Zhuo asked curiously.

"Yes." Chesu nodded, "I followed my father, and I was brought there by the household registration department since I was a child. I am a servant of Master Hall's family."

"You said your master is that young master, do you serve him specially?"

"Yeah, the young master is a good man, he never hit me." Chesu's face was soft, and he couldn't help smiling when he remembered something from his childhood, "When Master Hall hit me, he always protected me !"

Looking at his calm face quietly, Nan Zhuo felt a little strange in his heart-is it the standard of a good master to never beat him?He sighed in his heart when he thought of the huge and humble class of the untouchables under the monarchy of God on the planet Rencel.

He has been positioned as a lowly status since birth, and has been determined to have a fate that is difficult to change. Their lives have long been doomed to be miserable and hopeless, but what reason does he have to despise their submissiveness and full of slavishness? ...

The memorable scene ten years ago vaguely appeared in his mind, and he was suddenly a little lost in thought.

That little pretty boy, with the same dark and vivid eyes as this pariah boy, was forcibly branded like an animal right in front of him.

Until now, he still clearly remembers the child grabbing his trousers and calling him "big brother" in a childlike voice.Ten years on, boy, is everything okay?Will it be enslaved by some dark and cold-blooded manor owner, or even lost among those untouchable children who died young?

He must not have such good luck as this young man. He met a kind master and was drafted into the army. Isn't there such a good opportunity? ...

"How did you become the mechanic of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" He asked softly, his voice softened, and his amber eyes shone with soft light, "I remember that in your empire, untouchables have no right to education."

Chesu nodded: "Yes, I have never been to school. My father taught me, and the young master is willing to lend me his old textbooks."

"Your father taught you?" Nan Zhuo was a little puzzled, "What does your father do?"

"My father is also a farm worker in Hall Manor. He is very good." Chesu raised his chin proudly, "He knows everything."

"Oh", Nan Zhuo didn't think much about it. There is often no reason for a son to worship his father.

"Where's your mother?" For some reason, he couldn't help but ask the question to the end.

"I haven't seen her before." Chesu shook his head, his eyes were clear without any sadness, "My father said that my mother had a difficult labor when she gave birth to me, and she didn't get through it..."

After a pause, he said: "I entered the Royal Academy of Engineering with the young master, and once helped him take the exam, and was discovered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who came to inspect, so I became his mechanic by accident. La."

"Ah", Nan Zhuo smiled in surprise: "Your experience is truly legendary!"

Smiling shyly, Chesu said seriously: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also a good person."

Glancing at him, Nan Zhuo seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Anyone who has never hit you is a good person, right?"

Keenly aware of some kind of taunt in his words, Chesu raised his eyes to look at him intently, but shook his head and smiled slightly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince beat me, and he beat me quite hard."

Looking at his smiling face in astonishment, Nan Zhuo let out a haha: "Why?"

"Because I don't want to be his mechanic." Chesu said leisurely, with small flames dancing in his bright eyes, "He was so angry that he almost killed me with a gun."

Nan Zhuo murmured: "Why, why?"

"Because at that time, I hated him very much." Chesu replied honestly.

Staring at him dumbfounded, Nan Zhuo suddenly felt his head was in a mess. What kind of freak is this strange boy in front of him?

After all, is he a submissive, humble servant and untouchable; or a noble and arrogant little prince who refuses to bow his head for a word or a wink! ?

Stretching out his hand suddenly, he grabbed Chesu's clothes in confusion, pushed aside his shoulders again, and took a serious look.

"What for?" Frowning and pulling up the lapels of her clothes, Chesu's eyes widened.

"I just want to make sure that the brand on your shoulder is fake!" Nan Zhuo pouted.

Chesu covered his clothes in surprise: "How could it be fake? I was branded when I was eight years old."

Looking at him wordlessly, Nan Zhuo seemed to finally believe in his identity.Suddenly sighed, he said absent-mindedly: "At that time, it hurt a lot, right?"

"Well, it seems to be quite painful." Chesu thought for a while, and said calmly, "But I can't remember the specific feeling. At that time, I was quite young."

"Eight years old. According to the household registration management regulations of your empire, eight years old is the age for untouchables to become naturalized." Nan Zhuo said indifferently, his eyes suddenly turned cold.

Looking at him suspiciously, Chesu nodded: "You know it very well."

The mood suddenly became a little bad, Nan Zhuo's soft tone turned into a sneer: "Because I saw it at the scene."

"Ah?...how come?" Chesu was a little surprised.

Not wanting to recall that bloody scene again, Nan Zhuo interrupted him almost rudely: "Okay, shut up!"

Pressing his lips together, Chesu quietly stopped speaking.Turning around, he continued to observe the gray-green rock layer behind him wordlessly.

Immediately noticing Chesu's resistance, Nan Zhuo exclaimed annoyedly, "Hey, I'm not reprimanding you!"

... Chesu ignored him.

"Hey, hello! I was in a bad mood just now, don't be so stingy, okay?"

Turning a deaf ear to it, the boy took out a pair of pliers, vigorously pried up a piece of soft plaster, and carefully identified it.

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Nan Zhuo lowered his head and rummaged through the simple OK stretch in the first aid kit.He touched his forehead that was injured by Chesu last time, and he was relieved that he couldn't feel the throbbing pain.

Tilting his head and looking at Chesu, he stood up, jumped to Chesu's side, and pushed him into the algae in the wetland just now. In the battle gate, Chesu's face and neck were obviously scratched, and there were several Blood is oozing slightly.

Leaning against the stone wall, he reached out to brush Chesu's wet hair.Quickly tilting her head vigilantly, avoiding his hand, Chesu looked back at him.

Showing off the OK bandage in his hand, Nan Zhuo smiled: "You have a lot of injuries on your face."

Glancing at him quietly, Chesu shook his head lightly: "No need, it's just a minor injury."

Involuntarily approaching, Nan Zhuo fixed his head with one hand, first rinsed Chesu's face briefly with the bottled water in his hand, and then put a few bandages on; Inflammation and infection is a death."

He wanted to break free, but Nan Zhuo's hand strength was astonishing, Chesu couldn't break free even after struggling a few times, so he could only frown patiently, and stood still and let him play.The face that had always been dirty was washed by clean water, and a few drops of water flowed from Chesu's forehead to the eyelashes, shaking and dripping.

... What do those dark eyes look like?Nan Zhuo pressed the bandage on Chesu's face with his hands, a little distracted, and suddenly thought of the little milk dog that the neighbor had just brought to feed.The eyes are also like this. When approaching strangers, they are quiet and vigilant, but they are also very pleasing because of their cuteness.

"What are you looking at, what's so good about this stone?" He asked casually.

"Molybdenite, this is the raw ore of molybdenite!" Chesu was a little excited, and stretched out his hand to throw the soft rock layer peeling to his eyes, his eyes lit up, "It's a very rare mineral!"

"Oh", Nan Zhuo was also a little surprised. Molybdenite has lower energy consumption than silicon, is rarer than graphite, and is even more suitable for semiconductor materials?This is a good thing that is very precious in high-energy batteries and military research and development!

"Are you sure?" He was a little puzzled.

"I'm sure." Chesu pressed the rock and soil layer hard, and the greasy feeling of his fingertips once again proved his judgment, "Although I don't have an analyzer in my hand, this taste and touch are nine out of ten. It's molybdenite, look, gray-green, scaly, greasy, and the color and shape match."

Looking up at the continuous mountains around him, Nan Zhuo was stunned.The dark cyan and gray-green rock formations are the main color of the entire mountain. If it is the original ore of molybdenite, it may be priceless! ... No, enough to overwhelm the country!

The rare mineral deposits on Fisher's planet are only distributed in very small pieces. How can there be such a large area?

"I don't know if this is the surface vein, or... the whole mountain?" He murmured.

"It is reasonable to say that there are so many bare ores on the surface, and there will not be none inside." Chesu was very excited, and looked around, becoming more certain: "Even if it is not pure molybdenite, the associated ores must be similar rare minerals."

Looking back at Nan Zhuo, he said excitedly: "It would be great if this asteroid could be mined!"

Yes, your Empire and our Federation will break heads.Nan Zhuo sneered in his heart.

Not wanting to think too much about this impossible question, he sighed, and lazily leaned back against the rock beside him: "Let's think about how we can survive. Things like mining mines, for those who will be trapped For us who have been here all our lives, it is really a distant thing.”

Chesu also became quiet, and after thinking about it, he also felt sad for a while.

"There are plants on this planet, and the temperature is very suitable for living things to survive..." He whispered, "We will definitely find something to eat."

"I agree with this." Nan Zhuo nodded, "Actually, I have found some traces of creatures in the wetland just now."

"Then, we will be able to survive." Chesu's eyes lit up, "There can't be only one or two kinds of creatures in the biological chain, most of them must be non-toxic, and the laws of nature must be followed on this planet. !"

"Yeah, live on." Nan Zhuo smiled slightly, "Then you and I will die here together."

He said it in a relaxed tone, but Chesu understood the helplessness behind the relaxed tone.

The dangerous rocky nebula belt was originally a place to avoid entering during interstellar flights. Ordinary spaceships and fleets would never enter without reason. This time, if the federal army did not need to ambush and kill them, they would not have fallen into this strange place at all. star field.

...how could anyone get in there once this premeditated ambush is over?Even if someone enters the chaotic star field, how can they find this planet among hundreds of millions of meteorites and thousands of asteroids?

Even if they fell here, it was just a completely random event.

"In your mecha, how many energy knots are left?" Chesu asked suddenly.

"At most, it is enough for us to fly out of the atmosphere of this asteroid." Nan Zhuo shook his head, "That has to be on the premise that the mecha is intact. According to my opinion, my mecha is also seriously damaged."

Chesu also finally smiled wryly, and the little hope left in his heart was completely shattered.Yes, even if all difficulties can be overcome and the mecha of the Federation is repaired, even if the original data kept on "Xingyun-[-]" can be read, he can accurately calculate the return trajectory... There is not enough energy to maintain the flight, Everything is a fantasy!