nebula story

Standing at the water's edge, Nan Zhuo surveyed the calm shallow water.

The tall and straight figure is wrapped in the federal mecha control suit, which makes him look more narrow-waisted, narrow-backed, broad-shouldered and long-legged. Although the clothes on his body are extremely dirty, he still looks heroic.

He held a long metal pole in his hand, which Chesu dismantled from the dilapidated wreckage of "Xingyun [-]".Staring at the water, his metal pole began to stir slowly in the water.

Waves are as flat as a mirror.

Suddenly, a small ripple suddenly opened up, a strange water pattern passed by, and the water splashed randomly. A striped shadow that was almost invisible to the naked eye jumped out of the water, and it seemed to be swept by his metal pole. startled.

At the same moment, a silver light flew out of Nan Zhuo's other hand, chasing the shadow like a sharp arrow!

"Zhi——" There was a terrified low cry, and a strange voice piercingly rang out. Before the shadow had time to hide under the water, it had been accurately hit by the small metal thorn shot by Nan Zhuo, and it fell straight into the water, causing a little shock. A fierce splash.

Running quickly, Nan Zhuo stared at the violent movement under the water surface, bent down, and chased the struggling creature under the invisible water. After a while, he finally stood up and successfully caught a piece of water in his hand. The creature was writhing wildly, with a long body like a snake or a crocodile, with two rows of fine broken teeth protruding from its pointed head, and it was "hissing" hoarsely.

The sharp edge of the piece of metal he shot earlier hit the creature's back precisely.Nan Zhuo reached out and took off the flying shuttle-like metal piece, and with a wave of his hand, he threw the still struggling thing to an open space dozens of meters away, and started the next round of searching and killing.

...Another one!

Shot again, hit!When Nan Zhuo bent down again, there was another twisted and struggling prey in his hand, and he threw it to the far shore with his hands, and he began to sweep away again.

Time passed little by little, and his movements did not feel tired at all, with the same precision and without fail.In a short period of time, more than [-] similar creatures have been captured.

Looking at the metal piece in his hand, the sharpness on it has been dulled by dozens of kills, and the faint smell of blood hits his face.

He straightened his waist and walked towards the edge of the water, wading through the shallow water.On the clearing, more than twenty snake-like alien creatures were writhing wildly, some were dying, and some were still full of vigor.

He took out a small sharp saber from his waist, raised the knife in his hand, and cut off the heads of those things with a merciless stroke. Suddenly, all the jumping creatures were wiped out instantly, and the small black eyes It turned into dead gray, and dark red blood splattered all over the place.

He threw away the decapitated heads of those snake-like creatures, collected the bloody bodies in one place, and started slaughtering and cleaning the stomachs of these creatures in the nearby waters, which were very similar to the snakes they were familiar with. The creatures that live in the mud at the bottom of the shallow water are cold-blooded, and the flesh is soft and slightly fishy, ​​but non-toxic.

Half a day later, he cleaned up the intestines of these creatures, and put a dozen of them together, and then started to walk towards the edge of the mountain not far away.

The weather has already returned to clear, and the strangely colored clouds in the sky have also become the most common royal blue and pale gold. Nan Zhuo's mecha is docking upright near the mountain. Usually, when the weather is good, he will rest on the ground. With the sudden severe weather like last time, you can also avoid the mecha in time.

Walking to the rock for rest on the edge of the mountain, he put together the clean biological corpses in his arms, and sat down in front of a small dark red pile of organic fuel on the leeward side.

Taking out the flint he carried with him, he ignited the semi-insulated fuel.The high-energy organic fuel specially used in the field immediately ignited a bright red flame. He found a metal strip on the ground, carefully threaded a strip of snake-like meat with its head cut off, and roasted it on the fire.

The sound of "cracking" gradually sounded, and the oil similar to meat fat was forced by the fire, and gradually dripped, falling on the open flame of fuel, and a bigger flame burst out.The smell of meat slowly came out, and Nan Zhuo couldn't help but suck his nose.

After a while, this one was baked, and he then skewered the second one.

After burning four or five meat sticks, he stopped, put the meat sticks together, got up and came to his mech, and kicked the mech's leg.

... He was using the sprained foot, and it seemed that he had completely recovered, and he could use his strength without hindrance.

The mecha, which had been standing there quietly, quickly opened the hatch, and Chesu's head poked out from it: "Well, what are you doing?"

"Come down and give me something to eat." Nan Zhuo raised the meat skewer in his hand.

"No need, you eat first." Chesu retracted her head, and the voice came from above, "I'll eat later."

Kicking the mecha harder, Nan Zhuo raised his voice: "Come down, come down for me!"

After a moment of silence, Chesu finally poked his head out again slowly, looked at Nan Zhuo's face, and then reluctantly jumped out of the hatch.

"Come over and sit down and eat slowly." Nan Zhuo couldn't help but grab him, "Is there anyone like you who forgets to eat and sleep? Is there someone who forgets your last name when you see a mecha? Is there someone like you who doesn't do anything but waits?" Did they catch it, butcher it, roast it, and deliver it to your mouth?"

Silently following him, Chesu obediently sat on the flat ground where he was grilling meat, and took the meat skewers from Nan Zhuo's hand in an embarrassing manner: "Thank you..."

"Come on, I'm just a househusband, and I'm here to serve you, young master!" Nan Zhuo rolled his eyes, looking at Chesu's sweet eating.

Since finding clues of this creature in the water a few months ago, the two of them worked together to develop a set of simple and effective hunting methods. Sure enough, after successfully hunting one, they first ate a small amount, and after confirming that it was non-toxic, they gradually killed it. Increased appetite.There has been no sign of food poisoning, and the two of them confirmed that they had found the first food that could satisfy their hunger.

Nan Zhuo's field bag contained fire and high-energy fuel. Now, the problem of food was no longer an urgent matter, but what he didn't expect was... Chesu was really, really lazy!

Ever since he discovered that his legs and feet had recovered, this guy started pretending not to see all the killing, skinning, cleaning, and grilling work, stuffed into his mecha and started researching in the dark, staying for hours without saying anything. There is no self-consciousness to take the initiative to share a little responsibility!

One or two days is enough, it's been several months, why is Nan Zhuo a life of cooking and burning fires?If he didn't do it every day, they would have to drink northwest wind.For a few days, he simply stood by, wanting to see with a cold eye whether Chesu knew about self-consciousness or not.ha! ... After waiting for more than ten hours in a row, he was so hungry that his stomach was growling, and he didn't wait until Chesu came out of the mecha!

After finally waiting for Chesu to jump out of the mech, he thought that he was finally too hungry to come out to look for food, but he didn't expect it! ...Unexpectedly, Chesu ran down, ran to take a pee from a distance, and then turned around and climbed up the mecha!Ganqing does not come out to eat, but to empty out!

Nan Zhuo was dumbfounded at the time, ran to him angrily, pulled him down and asked him, "Are you hungry?" In the end, Chesu opened his eyes wide and asked in confusion, "Didn't you just eat?"... …

Ten hours!It has been more than ten hours!Nan Zhuo choked speechlessly for a long time, and had no choice but to admit defeat in grief and indignation—it’s fine to cook the husband by himself, and he has to make an extra portion on time, otherwise that guy would dare to sit in the mech without eating or drinking for a whole day, starving I was dizzy and struggled to get out!

...Thinking that I used to have a part-time worker to help with housework at home, how come here, I have been reduced to serving a little pariah of the empire?

Seeing Chesu gobble it up, he felt inexplicably sad and indignant, and gritted his teeth fiercely.

"Is four enough?" He asked coldly, continuing to grill his own portion.

"Yeah, that's enough." Chesu ate the barbecue quickly, and said sincerely, "Your cooking is getting better and better."

Glaring at him fiercely, Nan Zhuo had the urge to knock him up.Is this a typical example of taking advantage and acting like a good boy?

"Yeah, I've baked nearly a hundred loaves in so many days, can I not be proficient in the craft?" He smiled with a smile on his face, "Young master of Star Lensell, are you satisfied with eating?"

Finally, his face was a little red, and Chesu looked at him from left to right: "That's right, why are you roasting so much?"

Looking at the rows of scorched meat strips stacked on the side, they have been dried in the sun and are being neatly put together. It looks like it can be stored for a long time.

"The temperature here is not high. It is said that half of the meat will be left for you, and it will last for you for two or thirty days." Nan Zhuo suddenly said, looking at him seriously, "I will not feed you something in the future, you Just remember to do it yourself."

"..." Chesu looked at him in astonishment, and the meat skewer placed near his mouth stopped.

"I'm leaving." Nan Zhuo lost the teasing on his face and became gentle, "You can take care of yourself, right?"

Chesu asked in surprise, "Let's go? Where are you going?"

Nan Zhuo asked slyly, "Do you miss me?" Looking at Chesu's blank eyes, he finally laughed, "It doesn't matter whether you miss my people or my roasting."

Pointing to the rolling hills behind him, his eyes were deep and bright: "Don't you want to turn over and take a look? Let's not stay in this valley and sit and watch the sky. I want to travel all over this planet."

"Ah..." Chesu scratched his head nonchalantly, "You, are you going to explore?"

"Yes, are you going with me?" Nan Zhuo asked with a smile.

Frowning, Chesu was extremely embarrassed: "I...I want to stay and try to repair the mecha."

Sure enough, Nan Zhuo had expected his answer long ago.

"I knew it." Nan Zhuo smiled and shook his head, "So I left the mech and the food for you, and I will go alone. At most a few months, if my food is exhausted, I can't find it." I'll come back when I find something new. Okay?"

Looking at him hesitantly, Chesu nodded slightly.

He doesn't want to go.

"I've fixed your mecha, so I'll go find you, okay?" He whispered, "I'll fix it."

Smiling and patted him on the shoulder, Nan Zhuo was noncommittal.So what?Without enough energy, the mechs couldn't fly to this asteroid. What's more, even if they flew away from here, they were still doomed to be at a loss in the vast star field and couldn't find their way back.he said in his heart.

Not wanting to shatter Chesu's sweet dream, he stood up, picked up the field bag he packed early, packed some necessary supplies, and left Chesu the flint for starting the fire. On the contrary, he compressed the previously saved Food and water were packed in their own bags, and some grilled meat strips were distributed over there.

"I'm leaving. I'll definitely be back." He tilted his head, revealing his white and healthy teeth.

After several months, there was no change of clothes. He and Chesu only took off the only clothes on their bodies to wash them when they were unbearably dirty. They even had to face each other naked when drying. It looked ashamed, and the control suit was even more gray and black.

With a smile, his teeth looked extraordinarily white.

"Be good, don't forget to eat as soon as you get into the mech." Nan Zhuo reminded again, waved his hand smartly, and said goodbye to Chesu with a light smile.

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Staring blankly at Nan Zhuo's leaving back, Chesu was a little dazed.The mountain behind him was not steep. Nan Zhuo simply found a place and started to climb. His tall and fit figure quickly disappeared among the dark blue rocks.

After watching his disappearance, Chesu came back to the mech alone and climbed into the cabin again. The entire driver's cab was in a mess, with countless exposed data lines and components exposed, large and small, of all kinds. All kinds of parts are placed everywhere, messy.

These days, he has dismantled all the usable parts of "Xingyun No. [-]" one by one, combined with the usable parts of Nan Zhuo's mecha, and it is being repaired in full swing, and the problems encountered are too annoying—— Ah, no, having fun with it.

Just like the screw in front of me, it is obvious that although the standard on the Federation mecha is not much different from the general standard of their empire, it is completely inapplicable.Squinting his eyes, he visually inspected the diameter of the threaded hole and the pitch of the teeth, and once again raised the tool in his hand...

The mountain peak, which does not look steep, gradually becomes nowhere to go when it reaches the middle of the mountain.Places that can be climbed by hand or foot, more and more need to use positioning equipment.

Nan Zhuo didn't have any professional mountaineering equipment at hand. Fortunately, he found a steel pickaxe-like part from Chesu's unwanted discarded parts, and leaned on it along the way without any danger.

His legs and feet gradually became weak, and his waist strength couldn't keep up.But he didn't dare to slack off any more, stepped up his efforts, and climbed up with even more difficulty-the sudden rainstorm and lightning that happened many days ago, in more than four months, only appeared twice, and the later one was even time-consuming. Even longer, he and Chesu hid in the mecha for nearly two hours before the terrifying thunderstorm ended.

They have only stayed on this planet for a few months, and they still can't figure out the rules here at all. Who knows when the sudden gust of wind, thunder and lightning will suddenly strike again?

Looking at the dark cyan and gray-green rock mines under his feet, he looked peaceful and harmless, but he was very clear in his heart - if there was a thunder and lightning, the ubiquitous molybdenite under his feet would be the most dangerous Gather thunder array.

In an instant, he will die without a place to bury him, there is absolutely no suspense.

Therefore, on the seemingly peaceful and silent mountain, there is not even any sign of life, but it is undoubtedly the safest to cross this mine as soon as possible.

Repeated climbing, occasional slips and falls, non-stop up and up.When you are too tired, stop for a while, lie down on a flat rock and rest for a while, then get up and continue. ... After a full twenty hours, Nan Zhuo finally stood at the highest point of the ridge!

It was windy at the top of the mountain.

Gusts of cool wind blew past, blowing his sweaty young face, a feeling that couldn't be more pleasant.

Looking at the boundless scenery on the other side of the mountain, Nanzhuo quietly held his breath... It was a strange scenery that he had never seen before. Modern buildings replaced the natural scenery of Goda Star for many years, the populous Lensel Star, and There has never been such a spectacle on the desolate and magnificent Fisher planet!

Layers upon layers of mountains!Continuous mountain!The one they are in is obviously just the most common one on this quiet asteroid. Standing on its ridge, what Nanzhuo can see are countless rolling mountains.

The mountain is not the point, the point is the color of the mountains - the colors of these mountains are so colorful, like the colorful clouds, and like the most gorgeous bird feathers.

Some mountains are verdant green, which can be seen as normal vegetation, but there are also green peacock green mixed with sapphire blue, which is definitely not the color of plants at first glance.In addition to these, there are actually some mountains showing the color of money thread red, bright yellow and dark gold, and some pure black mountains.

Looking at it from a distance, Nan Zhuo's heart jumped suddenly, and he vaguely guessed the origin of those colors.

Rare mineral lode!Only those extremely rare ores can show such a beautiful color that is almost weird.Just like the blue-gray molybdenite under his feet, these rare ore veins are left safely on this unknown planet, no one knows, no one knows.

Standing on the ridge, Nanzhuo suddenly remembered Chesu's face.

When he just confirmed the molybdenite, his face was full of excitement, his eyes were bright, and he said a word: "If this asteroid can be mined, it would be great!"

That's right, if this asteroid is mined, not only the reserves on Fisher's planet will be insignificant, but it might not be a problem at all to meet the energy mineral consumption of the Federation and the Empire for hundreds of years, right?

An even distribution is enough to appease the insecurity caused by the energy shortage on both sides.

However, how could he and Chesu have any possibility to leave here and tell the world about the rich energy crystal mines and reserves here?

Standing quietly on the deserted mountain ridge, Nan Zhuo suddenly felt infinitely desolate.

Is this quiet and rich asteroid really the burial place for him and Chesu? ...

After identifying the direction of the mountains, he ran towards the northwest where the most green is. Behind the normal green color, there are often vegetation and even trees, and life forms are most likely to exist. If you want to go further, you should first go to these areas advance.

Sure enough, only two or three days later, Nan Zhuo, who was alone, had successfully entered a dense forest. They were not as beautiful and neat as the artificially cultivated plants on Goda Star. Most of them were more primitive ferns, but they had already begun to see them. Lots of shrubs and vines.

Walking in the dense forest, Nan Zhuo relied on the compass to closely record his trajectory all the way. Although he wanted to explore, he didn't want to go all the way alone. When necessary, he would turn back in time and join Chesu again.

——If there are no accidents, maybe that interesting boy from the empire will really be the only person on this planet who will spend the rest of his life with him.Chesu's serious and quiet face appeared in front of his eyes, and Nan Zhuo couldn't help but smile slightly.

With such a handsome face, it would be nice if... it was a girl.On this lonely asteroid, a man and a woman at least have something to do, give birth to a litter of more than a dozen small babies, and slowly raise them up, a dozen become dozens, dozens become hundreds, they are this piece of land. Adam and Eve on the planet.Hahaha!

Ah... No, the baby they gave birth to is an absolute close relative, and it can't be spread out anymore!

Nan Zhuo rolled his eyes, feeling extremely sad and indignant.Don't talk about it, that Chesu is a man after all!

The two big men were relatively speechless, bored, so boring!

But no matter how boring it is, it's better than it is now, with no one to talk to. ...Nan Zhuo, who was walking alone in the jungle, suddenly missed the face of the young man from the empire.

I wonder if he can take care of himself when he is alone?Could it be that when he finally turned around, he was already starved, pale and emaciated, and dying?

It took Nanzhuo four or five days to pass through the first dense forest.In the forest, he could easily find a source of water and berries that seemed to be non-toxic. The whole journey only consumed a small amount of his meat reserves, which was an excellent sign.

Going forward, he continued to climb over two mountain ranges.Although there is no research on geology and mineral distribution, Nanzhuo can also analyze from the shapes that are obviously exposed on the surface, which is also a rare and rare mineral deposit.

He recorded the color and level of these mineral veins in detail on the small notepad at hand, and he even tried to lick the taste of these mineral veins with the tip of his tongue following Chesu's example.What Chesu said is absolutely right, many mineral deposits that are similar in color and shape have completely different reactions on taste buds.

Coupled with the sour, astringent, and bitter expressions of these tastes, he believes that if he takes them back to show Chesu, he might be able to analyze them to the same degree.

Speaking of which, this young imperial mechanic is really weird—isn’t he just a teenage mechanic?It would be fine if he was only familiar with mechanical aspects. Where did he learn such a lot of miscellaneous knowledge?

Nan Zhuo is really a little confused.

More than three months passed, and Nan Zhuo was alone, silently following a random direction, and had gone far enough.He crossed about five or six different mountain ranges, passed through many valleys and small jungles, and in the vast and empty world, he was the only figure walking forward.

Absolutely no humans.So far, no trace of any mammal has been found, let alone a primate with a higher IQ.

This is the conclusion that Nan Zhuo has come all the way.

Although a little disappointed, it was also in line with his and Chesu's prior speculation and judgment.

Standing in front of an exceptionally black and green dense forest, Nan Zhuo hesitated for a long time.

It has been three full months since I left the valley where I broke up with Chesu.According to the agreement he made when he left Chesu, it was even time to return there.But the journey went smoothly, and there were not many times when there were even near misses. Now, do you want to turn back?

The dense forest in front of me is extremely dense, and the height of the forest is significantly higher than the jungle that the road passes through. Standing on the edge of the forest, one can smell a special atmosphere belonging to the dense forest.The smell of rotting fallen leaves, green branches, and year-round accumulation of animal manure.

Looking at the dense forest, Nan Zhuo finally made up his mind: the last journey, after crossing, turn back!