nebula story

However, within three to five days, Nan Zhuo had collected more than a dozen small pieces of energy crystals. In terms of color and texture, according to the method provided by Chesu, they successfully selected a few pieces with the highest purity and almost no impurities. , Nan Zhuo began to be responsible for the grinding and cutting of energy crystal blocks.

However, Chesu's progress has not been very smooth - the data on the main control memory chip of "Xingyun No. [-]" is too complicated, and Chesu's energy is consumed just by screening and analysis, and he lacks a suitable computing system. However, Chesu felt powerless in the face of such a huge calculation.

The most troublesome thing is that they don't have a large astronomical model necessary for manual calculation of trajectory and parameters.

Looking at Chesu's tense and distressed face, Nan Zhuo's optimistic mood also began to worry about gains and losses day by day.

"Hey, take a break." Nan Zhuo climbed into the main control cabin of the mecha, handed over the food he had prepared, and looked at Chesu's dark blue eye circles with a wry smile.After many days of sleepless nights, Chesu's expression was obviously a little haggard, his healthy face was a little pale, and there were tiny bloodshot eyes in his big black eyes.

Chesu hardly heard it, and still stared intently at the control panel in front of him. The information on it kept changing, jumping with his fingers.

Unable to explain, Nan Zhuo forcibly pulled him away and handed over the grilled meat: "Eat something and then count!"

Shaking his head vigorously, Chesu was not as obedient as he was a few days ago, and turned his head back to his seat: "Wait a minute! It will be fine soon..."

"No, give me food!"

"Hey - you're annoying, go away."

Being choked for a moment, Nan Zhuo was inexplicably sad and angry!annoying?I haven't heard such comments for many years!

"You fill my stomach anyway!" Nan Zhuo grabbed his cheeks from the side, half-forced his mouth open, and stuffed a piece in, "Bite down, chew a few times!"

After chewing vaguely for a few mouthfuls, Chesu swallowed reluctantly, only to see Nan Zhuo feeling helpless: Did he chew it well, little idiot!

Just about to pull him down forcibly, he saw a strange light suddenly appearing in Chesu's eyes, bursting out with strong surprise.Turning back suddenly, he pointed to a series of complicated formulas on the panel in front of him: "Okay, it should be it!"

"What?" Infected by his emotions, Nan Zhuo also leaned over and looked at the extremely complicated string of words.

"I learned it from a professor at the Royal Academy of Engineering. One of his most proud space research results in his life, "Multi-dimensional Space Structure Judgment and Positioning"-I read it and understood it at the time. I didn't expect to calculate it myself. It's so difficult to come out!" Chesu said with emotion, without losing his excitement, "With this spatial positioning model, the information in my hand can come in handy."

Thinking of those nights he spent with old Professor Saar in the Imperial Academy of Engineering, he felt a wave of emotion in his heart.How could I have imagined that the advanced pure theoretical knowledge I accidentally learned from the old professor at that time could be used here!

He relaxed his body comfortably, and his expression was extremely lazy.Yawning lazily, he began to substitute strings of information into the formula methodically and earnestly.

"If there are no accidents, after more than ten hours, I can get an optimal path and leave this asteroid."

"Nansu Star, it has a name." Nan Zhuo corrected.

With a slight smile, Chesu agreed to the name by default.

He couldn't hear Nan Zhuo's answer for a while, he turned his head and said in a little confusion: "You can go back, are you... not happy?"

Looking at him silently, Nan Zhuo had a strange look in his eyes, which Chesu didn't understand for a while.

"Will something go wrong? Will we drift in the universe and never go back?" He asked hesitantly, "If that's the case, why don't we... just stay here."

Chesu was startled, looking at Nan Zhuo's expression completely different from the previous day.Is he afraid that his calculations will be unreliable?That's right, floating in the universe, running out of food and water, and starving to death is scary enough.

"No. Even if there are mistakes, I think our general direction will not be wrong." Chesu's eyes flickered, "With enough high-energy diamond crystals as the energy source, and enough food and water, we will definitely be able to Find the way back to the stars."

"Oh. That's good." With a gentle smile, Nan Zhuo showed a smile, and the corners of his mouth pulled slightly.

But for some reason, Chesu still felt that there was something different in his smile.

But the tiredness of the past few days overwhelmed him, and he couldn't seriously analyze Nandra's strangeness.

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More than ten months.

When their mechs finally took off proudly, breaking through the thin atmosphere of the "Nansu Star" and flying towards the distant space, it has been a long time since the first large-scale encounter between the Federation and the Empire. More than ten months.

"Do you think our family members have accepted the fact that we are dead?" Nan Zhuo looked at the gradually darkening space outside the window of the mecha, and various dark red reminder lights flashed on the panel from time to time .

"Yes." Chesu looked into the distance calmly, a little lost in thought. "But they'd be just as delighted we could go back. Wouldn't they?"

Nan Zhuo nodded, his fluffy brown hair was uneven, but it looked messy and free and easy.Before boarding the plane, he used a knife to simply trim the hair that hadn't been taken care of for ten months, and took a shower. Driving the mecha, they could easily find more and cleaner water sources.

"You are in the empire, besides your father, is there any other important person waiting for you to go back?" He asked suddenly.

Chesu thought for a while: "Well, the ones who are really looking forward to my return may include His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Lance."

"Oh?" His deep gaze finally turned to Chesu, and Nan Zhuo's charming amber eyes were a little surprised, "You are just a mechanic, aren't you?"

Not knowing how to answer, Chesu smiled awkwardly without further explanation. "What about you, the hometown of the Federation, besides your parents, is there anyone you miss in particular?"

Nan Zhuo crossed his arms, pondered for a while, and smiled slightly: "I have a girl I like, and she is also in the army."

"Ah, she must be very cute, right?" Chesu's lips curled up, thinking of Aisha, the little maid in His Royal Highness's palace. By the way, she must really hope that she can go back.

"No, she is a very serious and powerful guy." Nan Zhuo scratched his head, remembering the pretty and majestic back in the military academy. Like Chesu, that woman had the same jet-black hair color and pupils, "It's not the type of little bird to depend on someone."

Suddenly looking at Chesu with great interest, he said, "Have you ever been in a relationship? You have been dragged into the battlefield at such a young age, so you don't have the chance to try kissing with a girl?"

Blushing slightly, Chesu frowned, and shook his head awkwardly: "The pariahs of our empire...many of them were designated as marriage partners by the master after they were adults."

"Ah", Nan Zhuo felt uncomfortable.

"Wouldn't you hate it?" He smiled wryly, "Suppose the person appointed to your marriage is someone you don't like?"

"Don't like it?" Chesu thought about it blankly, as if this was never something he considered, "Then just refuse."

"The untouchables of the empire can freely control the marriage and deny the designation of the master?" Nan Zhuo asked lightly.

Chesu thought for a while, then shook his head affirmatively: "If I refuse, neither Master Andy nor His Highness Fern will force me to marry a strange girl."

Nanzhuo looked at his handsome side face firmly, sighed slightly, and smiled: "Do you know? If you were in our federation, you would fascinate countless girls. From high schools to high schools, I guess there must be Lots of cute teenage girls circling around you screaming."

"Ah, no way." Chesu was slightly embarrassed and muttered softly.

"It's true." Nan Zhuo shook his head with a half-smile, "A genius and beautiful boy like an angel, with a gentle and cute personality, will definitely be chased by crazy people. Maybe he will be more popular than me."

Glancing at him, Chesu chuckled.

"Hey, I'm serious." Nan Zhuo suddenly leaned over and smiled seriously, "Come with me to the Federation, I promise you will live a life that you couldn't imagine before. You don't need to bow down to anyone , you can fall in love freely, people are equal!"

Looking at him steadily, the young man from the empire's eyes were clear and transparent, but he smiled after a while: "But, my relatives and friends are all in the empire."

Looking at him with a smile, Nan Zhuo, the ace pilot of the Federation, shrugged and slowly distanced himself from Chesu. There was a gleam in his eyes, and he calmed down instantly: "I'm just kidding. Don't take it seriously."

Flying forward in the vast universe, the two fell into a strange silence for a while.Outside the window, stars are dotted, dotted with a dark, seemingly endless space.

After a while, Nan Zhuo asked abruptly: "If your route calculation is correct, in a few ten minutes, we should be approaching the transition zone."

"Yes." Chesu didn't look at him, and sat firmly in the pilot's seat of the mech. He was always the main driver, adjusting the data flow that Nan Zhuo couldn't enter, the return route and several alternative routes. , and only he can calculate.

As time passed, the atmosphere between the two of them became more and more strange. It seemed peaceful, but there seemed to be more hidden things than the chaotic air outside the window.

Without squinting, Chesu didn't look at Nan Zhuo, but finally spoke with an incomparably clear voice: "Don't you want to say something? Or should we have a new three chapters of the agreement?"

……

Nan Zhuo's body shook slightly.

Yes, this time has come, even if they don't want to face it anymore, they must start a showdown naked.

Chesu said indifferently: "How about, let me talk about it first, and you can add it?"

"Okay." Putting away his lazy sunny smile, the young soldiers of the Federation looked calm, returning to their usual calmness and sharpness.

"The resources on Nansu Star are far more than those on Fisher Star. With it, no one will even take a look at Fisher Star." Chesu said quietly, "The war between the Federation and the Empire, in the final analysis, They are still competing for the increasingly depleted energy sources. If the resources on this planet can be divided equally between the two sides as before, it should be enough for dozens or even hundreds of generations. Right?"

"Yes, you are right." Nan Zhuo nodded.

"Neither of us wants to see the other country monopolize these resources. Because whoever monopolizes it will be a complete disaster for the other side-only a simple protracted war can completely drag down the opponent. "Chesu analyzed simply, "So even if we both die, we must not allow the other party to go back with secrets alone..."

"Actually, I cannot allow you to go back with secrets alone. Because only you know the route back." Nan Zhuo's eyes were as sharp as a falcon, and he no longer concealed the turbulent undercurrent in his heart.

He couldn't find the way back here at all. In the whole world, only the young man from the empire in front of him knew how to find this "Nansu Star", and it was firmly attached to his mind!

Because, that is what he calculated!

"I understand your concerns." Chesu said calmly, inputting the complex program that Nanzhuo looked at on the console in an orderly manner, and said while typing, "First, let's find the infinite program above Fisher Star. Human zone, you find a place to put me down, the mecha is for you, and you drive it away; second, I have backed up the complete path on the main control memory chip of this mecha, and you federal people can also rely on It found the interstellar way, which is fair; the third..."

He finally stopped the program input in his hand, looked back at Nan Zhuo, his eyes were as black as lacquer, and he was honest and pure: "The third is the first thing you said last time - from now on, let's clear up the past." , not to harbor malice against each other."

Staring intently at Chesu's calm and clear eyes, the federal soldier Nan Zhuo remained silent for a long time.After a long time, he finally shook his head slowly: "You are so smart, you should know what I am worried about."

There was no expression on his face, and he stared at the young man in front of him: "How can I guarantee that the path backup you left behind is true? You only need to change a small angle, and it is enough to go far in the universe."

Chesu smiled wryly.After a while he asked, "Do you have a better way?"

After a long silence, Nan Zhuo shook his head: "No."

"Then, please believe me, okay?" Chesu looked at Nanzhuo sincerely with pure and open eyes, and his voice was as clear as a mountain spring, "I'm just a little imperial pariah, I don't have the emperor or His Highness the Crown Prince is worried about gains and losses—for us humble soldiers, another interstellar peace and an early truce are what everyone desires most."

After a pause, his big dark eyes were full of eagerness and longing: "As for me, I just want to go home early, reunite with my dad, and do what I like. I know that it is difficult for any party with an absolute advantage to restrain Therefore, I will never want our imperial people to monopolize these massive resources, please believe me!"

Looking at him fixedly, Nan Zhuo remained silent for a long time.

Chesu didn't flinch, nor showed anxiety or disappointment, but just looked at him stubbornly and eagerly.

It seemed to have been silent for a long time, the outer space of the mecha danced wildly, the meteorite fell, the expression in Nan Zhuo's pupils changed, and he finally nodded slightly.

"Okay, I believe you."...

Staring at him, Chesu finally smiled slightly.Turning around and continuing to operate the flight path in front of him, his tone became relaxed: "Okay, it's a deal."

"What are you doing?" Behind him, Nan Zhuo approached gently with a gentle tone.

"I'm about to fly out of the leap zone, I'll record the information." Chesu's mouth was still smiling lightly, his fingers were steady, flying like a swallow, and he was tapping something easily on the key in front of him.

Waiting quietly, Nan Zhuo and him greeted a familiar space scene in front of them...

That rocky nebula belt with extremely familiar features!There are more meteorites and space debris than usual, and the shape of the main galaxy is very familiar in memory. At a glance, Nan Zhuo's heart can't help beating wildly!

Yes, this is the rocky star field where they ambush the imperial crown prince. That's right, he led the entire elite flying battalion, ambushed here for more than ten hours, and finally defended the target head-on.

Ten months ago, right here.

Looking at the control panel in front of him silently with calm eyes, the corners of Chesu's eyes suddenly twitched slightly, and his heart sank suddenly.He didn't look back, as if he didn't notice anything, he still pointed forward with a light smile: "Look, this is—"

At the same time as he was speaking, his arms stretched forward had been flying fiercely, and he was facing behind him!Holding a small screwdriver that he didn't know when to hold tightly in his hand, the silver light in his palm was shining, and he stabbed straight at Nan Zhuo behind him.

Venus flashed randomly, and two sharp things intertwined and separated instantly.Nan Zhuo's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he approached quickly. The saber in his hand seemed to have a poisonous tongue, and he once again approached Chesu...

The silent fight unfolded in the one-man mecha that could not turn around at all. Neither of them said anything, and neither of them had any intention to stop and ask.

Both have fully understood the other party's persistence, the attack of the two is more desperate and fierce than any confrontation, and Chesu has exhausted all his strength, and no longer retains any delusions.

Whoever loses, what awaits him is a cruel fate!

... I don't know how long it took, but Nan Zhuo, who is tall and burly, finally pinned Chesu under him panting, silently pulled the metal cable from one side, and turned Chesu's body, which was still struggling wildly, over , tied his hands behind his back in an extremely cumbersome but firm way.

Feeling that he had finally completely lost his resistance, Chesu, who had been unwilling all along, finally stopped moving, allowing Nanzhuo to help him up in silence, and gently wiped away the blood from the corners of his eyes and brows.

"After all... you still don't believe me, do you?" Chesu said hoarsely, staring at the man in front of him.

That is no longer the young man with a sunny smile on that asteroid, he has turned back into a federal soldier of the opposing camp, that's all.

A strange look flashed across Nan Zhuo's eyes.

"Why do you believe me?" He smiled wryly, "We all prepared our weapons early, and just waited for the moment when we flew out of the transition zone, and then started killing, didn't we?"

Looking at him quietly, Chesu's eyes contained sarcasm: "I didn't. I just noticed the light of the saber in your hand in the metal reflection on the edge of the console, and then I started to pay attention to it."

Nan Zhuo was silent, and after a while he said calmly: "This is not important anymore."

"What do you want?" Chesu looked straight at him.

Staring at him, Nan Zhuo's expression was complicated.

"You are too smart, I can't keep up with your wisdom at all." He said shyly, "I only know that if you want to deceive me, I can't judge. The fate of the entire Federation may be in my hands, so I can't take that risk."

With a slight sigh, he whispered: "——I can't afford to gamble."

"So you want to take me to your federation?" The blood that was wiped off Chesu's forehead continued to flow, dripping down the side of his face onto his chest.

"..." Nan Zhuo looked at him motionlessly.

"If the road in the chip is true, you federal people will never be so generous as to let me go back and hand over the other half of the mining rights. If it is false, then what awaits me is torture and extorted confession." Chesu calmly Concisely explained his most likely fate, "Isn't it?"

"Yes." Nan Zhuo finally responded in a low voice, his eyes were as flat as a mirror. "You're really too smart."

"Even you praised me for being smart, how could I live up to the praise of my enemies?" Chesu smiled lightly, the glaring blood on his forehead not only did not damage his good looks, but was a bit hopeless.

Smiling proudly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "Fortunately, I kept a hand. I can deal with gentlemen or villains myself."

With a faint heartbeat, Nan Zhuo looked suspiciously at the console.The scene of how he met this young man suddenly came to mind, and he forgot that this seemingly weak young man in front of him often had tenacity and courage that ordinary people could never match.

Could it be? ...What self-destruct setting was set?Nan Zhuo's face turned black, and he snorted coldly: "What kind of tricks are you playing!?"

Looking at him quietly, Chesu calmly said, "What do you think I've been inputting all the way? There is only a small program I just wrote in the main control memory chip - every 10 minutes, I have to Enter a set of blocking passwords, otherwise this program will immediately start self-destructing and completely delete that part of the star map..."

Looking at the time display on the dashboard, he said indifferently: "It's almost time to enter the password, why don't you look behind you?"

With a stiff body, Nan Zhuo looked at the control panel with a sullen face.

Sure enough, in a small corner, a series of inconspicuous reminders kept flashing without any reminders. In Nan Zhuo's eyes, it made him change color suddenly.

Flying to pick up Chesu's collar, Nan Zhuo strangled him fiercely: "Say the password!"

What responded to him was Chesu's clear eyes that couldn't be more angry.

Extreme coldness and anger suddenly shot out from his eyes, Nan Zhuo squeezed Chesu's slender neck tightly, and said coldly: "Don't challenge my patience, believe it or not, I will kill you!?"

Closing her eyes in contempt, Chesu gritted her teeth.

Angrily choked, Nan Zhuo was about to continue asking, but he heard a very slight prompt sound in his ear. Looking back, a ruthless and cold prompt appeared in the middle of the panel: "Delete confirmation, enter the blocking password?"

The hand stopped there quietly, Nan Zhuo seemed to want to increase his strength, but also seemed a little hesitant.Between hesitation, time flies by. "Di——" a soft beep, Nan Zhuo watched the flicker disappear, and the progress bar representing the deletion began to execute quickly.

"You don't have to bother trying to restore the data. I can guarantee that the deletion program I edited is deep enough and will never leave any clues." Chesu, whose neck was slowly loosened by him, said calmly, his seemingly calm words contained Looking extremely tough.

Raising his hand suddenly, Nan Zhuo seemed to want to slap Chesu hard, but his hand, raised and lowered, finally turned into a long sigh of despair.

Chesu's proposal at the beginning was true.

If it is fake, he doesn't need to work hard at all, and then use this method to ensure something.

If you believed him from the beginning, that would be the best ending, right?But now, the only dead end is to kidnap Chesu and hand him over to the military.

"Why are you bothering?" He said softly, looking at Chesu with pity in his eyes. "You left the star map, at least you can survive, our Federation will not kill prisoners of war. But now that you have destroyed it, you know what is waiting for you?..."

Chesu was slightly startled, dazed in a daze.

After a long while, he smiled wryly and said to himself: "If I don't speak out about such an important matter that will destroy the country and the species, I will die forever. Right?"

Looking at him speechlessly, Nan Zhuo's face was a little sad.