nebula story

Three or four full hours had passed, and Chesu, who was so hungry, had no intention of stopping at all.Nan Zhuo rubbed his belly that was about to stick up in frustration, thinking of the same bleak days on Nansu Star - crawling into his dilapidated mecha for a whole day, he had to bake the food himself and drag him After coming out, he quickly ate a few bites and ran back.

In short, it is right not to let him see what he is fascinated by, otherwise Chesu will forget himself, let alone remember others!

Dazed in resentment, Nan Zhuo was about to speak, when Chesu beside him suddenly closed his book and ran to the other side.

Being staggered by him, Nan Zhuo almost fell. "Hey, hey!" He lowered his voice, and his tall figure chased after Chesu in embarrassment, the shackles that were tightly connected together stretched straight, "Don't always think that I am transparent!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Chesu slowed down, turned her head and smiled apologetically, her brows and eyes curved.He led him to run into the forest of bookshelves behind him, and without any pause at all, he found another book he wanted to read exactly.

"Hey, how did you do it?" Nan Zhuo leaned against the heavy bookshelf, propping his chin with his big hand.

"what?"

"I said you went straight to the destination without stopping, holding the book in one hand like a bag, how did you do it?" Nan Zhuo sighed.

"Pfft" laughed, and Chesu explained: "When I used your electronic library card to check, I remembered the number and location."

"But it's your first time here, how do you figure out the number and classification?"

"Well, the cores of things like book numbers are similar." Chesu said naturally, "I saw the titles and numbers of those books on the computer catalog just now, so I can roughly guess them. And the bookshelves here are very distributed. Neat, according to the rule of ten vertical and five horizontal, it is obvious."

"..." Nan Zhuo didn't speak any more.

Standing by the bookshelf, Chesu did not go back to the desk, but stood and quickly flipped through the book in his hand.The nimble eyes blinked quickly, as if trying to print all the words above into his mind.Occasionally, he would close his eyes briefly again, as if digesting and thinking about difficult words.

It was lunch time, and there were fewer and fewer readers around. Through the gaps in the bookshelves, Nan Zhuo clearly saw that there was no one in front of the wide desk.Nan Zhuo only felt his body getting stiffer and stiffer.It was inconvenient for Chesu to turn over the book with one hand, so he had to hold his hand high, maintaining an awkward and uncomfortable posture.

But the look in Chesu's eyes became more and more gentle.

After an unknown amount of time, Chesu finally put down the book in his hand and looked up at him.

In the quiet room, suddenly there were two "cuckoo" sounds from the abdomen at the same time.Looking at each other in surprise, the two laughed awkwardly together.

Apologetically putting down the thick book in his hand, Chesu looked around, only to find that the reading room was already empty.

"Ah, I forgot the time. Are you hungry?" Chesu blushed a little, looking at Nan Zhuo's wrists that had been raised high, Nan Zhuo seemed to maintain a very embarrassed posture in order not to feel the pressure of the shackles.Quickly sending back the books, Chesu lowered his hands.

After moving his wrist, Nan Zhuo smiled: "It's okay, you hurry up and have lunch with me to fill your stomach, and I won't feel so hard."

"Okay, I'm actually hungry too." Chesu smiled.

"There's a light restaurant just downstairs, it's great. I used to come here to kill time when I was in college, and take a dip by the way..." Nan Zhuo suddenly stopped in embarrassment.

"Run?" Chesu wondered.

Hey hey, Nan Zhuo showed that "men should know" expression on his face, but Chesu looked even more puzzled.

"Just strike up a conversation with the pretty waitress sister, and when you're bored, maybe you'll invite her to watch a movie after get off work." Nan Zhuo scratched his head.

"Does that girl you like work there?" Chesu suddenly realized, remembering what Nanzhuo said before that there are people he likes.

"Ah, of course not." Nan Zhuo swallowed, "If you invite someone to watch a movie, they are just ordinary friends."

"Oh..." A little confused, Chesu didn't speak again.

Reluctantly leaving the empty and solemn State Library, Chesu followed Nanzhuo to the Najian Restaurant, which is a short distance away.It should be because there is not much traffic near the library. There are very few people in the restaurant, only a young male waiter politely opened the door and led them to their seats.

Staring at the back of the waiter, Nan Zhuo's eyes were a little lost.

Following his gaze, Chesu smiled: "You know him?"

"Oh no, I haven't been here for a long time, I've already changed people." Nan Zhuo withdrew his gaze.

With a slight smile, Chesu lowered his head and studied the menu in hand.Soon, he ordered a delicious-looking steak set meal, and Nan Zhuo ordered a large portion of chicken fried steak with seafood pizza, and added some small snacks.

There were no guests around, and the shackles on the hands of the two people placed side by side on the table were exposed, with a faint dark color, against the afternoon sunlight coming in from the window, it was a bit strange and weird.

The swaying vines are swinging their branches in the open window. At the bar not far away, a man who looks like a waiter is mixing drinks. Occasionally, there is the sound of clinking wine glasses, which is crisp and pleasant.

On the wall not far from them, an ultra-thin TV was playing softly.Because of the quietness, the sound of the news is also very clear.

"Now broadcast the local news, the latest news about the power supply in Aisibo. Tomorrow at [-] o'clock sharp, it will be the turn of the southeast district to the east of Headland Avenue and west of Mudd Avenue. The power outage will last for half an hour...

"Affected by this, the repair project of the underground pipeline on Mudd Avenue will also be affected, and the progress of emergency repairs will inevitably be delayed. The municipal department has guaranteed that once the power supply is restored, it will do its best to repair it to ensure that the daily life of nearby residents will not be affected... "The sweet smiling face of the female announcer moved away, and the scene behind her switched to a tense construction site, a sewer entrance, and many workers were busy nervously.

Looking up at the TV, Chesu looked far away, a little lost in thought.

"The battle on the front line is tight, and more energy needs to be supplied to the front line." Nan Zhuo looked at the TV, "The capital is already considered good, and other cities and counties are even more tense for civil energy."

After a pause, he added another sentence: "The situation in your empire is not much better. But I think the worst should be those untouchables who originally lived at the bottom."

There was no reply, and Chesu's eyes stayed on the TV.

After a long while, he looked away and lowered his head to deal with the freshly served steak.

"very nice."

"What?" Nan Zhuo raised his head, and the warm pizza sprinkled with seafood and green pepper slices stopped at his mouth.

"Let me tell you, your library here is really nice." Chesu smiled, "Anyone can go in, and they can stay for as long as they like."

"Yes, any citizen has an identification card, which can be used for personal information, shopping consumption, transportation, and free federal resources." Nan Zhuo nodded proudly, and the small magnetic card just used in his hand Show it out, and hand it to Chesu like a treasure, "For example, you can use it for borrowing books."

"TBK..." Chesu casually read the obvious logo on the magnetic card.

"Yeah, this is the largest supplier of terminal equipment in the federation, almost reaching a monopoly, and was ordered to split up by the federal government a few years ago." Nan Zhuo said with a smile.

Chesu touched the magnetic card curiously: "This is very good, it can share information resources."

"The library of your empire is not open to all people, right?" Nan Zhuo slyly began to induce and compare.

"Ah... I have only been to the Royal Library of our empire once. I begged Master Andy to help him look up the materials for the report, and he took me there impatiently. But I can't get in." Chesu was really fooled, feeling a little disappointed.

Without identity permission, that day, he stood outside helplessly, waiting for Andy with itching for a long time, and then lent two photocopies.Master Andy, I don't have the patience to rummage through the book list he gave me at all!According to his complaint, it is called "just looking for these two books is enough to break my hands and blind my eyes."

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"If you like, you can come tomorrow." Nan Zhuo said softly, "You can even come every day in the future."

Chesu glanced at him quietly: "I don't have an identification card like yours."

"You can have it. If you want." Nan Zhuo's heart was beating lightly, such naked temptation and beckoning were too direct, so that he was suddenly a little ashamed.

Sure enough, there was something different in Chesu's shallow, probing eyes.It's not sarcasm, nor indifference, just a little sad on his handsome and young face: "Nan Zhuo, the same."

He lowered his head and cut the steak, and said in a low voice: "In the empire, I am not qualified to enter that kind of place. In your federation, I do not have and do not want to have a legal identity to enter there. So you see, I have to learn to give up. "

"Chesu..."

Chesu looked up at him half-jokingly: "Colonel Nanzhuo, you are too smart. Knowing that I like these the most, using this to lure me is the most suitable."

Nan Zhuo shook his head shyly, and did not speak again.Obviously this was the original purpose, but being looked at by Chesu's clear and penetrating eyes, he was always a little ashamed and unable to continue.

Looking at Chesu's posture of holding the knife and fork flexibly, he noticed that it turned out to be very elegant and standard, not rushing, the gesture of cutting and the order of picking up and placing the knife and fork were all in the same order.

Looking quietly into his eyes, Chesu seemed to have guessed something.Raising the table knife in his hand, he was a little embarrassed: "I learned it in the palace - I once misunderstood that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince disliked my dining etiquette, so I had to carefully observe other people's behavior. Is there still something wrong?"

"No, no, it's very standard." Nan Zhuo shook his head quickly, thinking about Chesu's words just now, "Have you ever misunderstood?"

"Yes, His Royal Highness...he is a duplicity person." Chesu thought for a while, then smiled slightly, the warm radiance on his face was a little crystal clear under the shadow of the lamp, "He always likes to keep a straight face, hoping that I will accompany him When eating, I don’t know how to say it directly, but I always dislike me for eating too fast.”

Dazedly scooped up a piece of black tea cake with a small spoon, the tangy and sweet scent was so familiar, a clear scene popped out of my mind, so clear that every detail could be seen.The tall and straight Crown Prince, dressed in casual attire, held a huge three-tier pastry tray in his hand, walked straight in from the door of the palace study with a serious expression, and came in front of him and His Highness Lance.

Later, after forcing himself to eat a lot of various court snacks, he stretched out his hand expressionlessly and wiped the cream off his lips...

It was not an important memory at first, and he never took it to heart.But at this moment in this distant foreign country, I was evoked for no reason by the scent of cakes lingering around me, making me feel warm and sad.

"Why do you live in his palace?" Nan Zhuo finally couldn't help asking, with puzzled surprise in his heart.

Raising his eyebrows and pondering for a while, Chesu thought to himself: It’s nothing to say, even if it is transmitted to those people’s monitoring equipment through the bug on Nan Zhuo’s body, it is not a military secret.

"Because of my identity, I was bullied in the military academy, and he just happened to find out that I was sick. I was his chosen mechanic partner, so he was very upset, and ordered me to be taken to the palace to rest and recuperate." Chesu seriously Honestly, "Actually, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a very soft-hearted person..."

"Oh", Nan Zhuo curled his lips, suddenly feeling extremely uncomfortable in his heart.That His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was extremely cold and ruthless ten years ago, really didn't know that Chesu had met them once?Why from Chesu's description, that person seems to be very gentle and considerate?

A few months ago, it would have been better not to think about catching him alive, but to just blast that guy into dust in the depths of the stars.Oh no, I still don’t want it, Chesu was still sitting with him at the time, and he would be smashed together... Thinking wildly in his mind, the ace pilot of the Federation fell into a weird state of mind, worrying about gains and losses.

"We're going to visit the Mecha Museum in the afternoon. What about tomorrow, where do you want to go?" Nan Zhuo brushed off the strange emotions in his heart and grinned.

Six days have passed since the week given by the military. In the past few days, they have traveled all over the streets and alleys of the bustling Gotha Star capital, from the scenic tour at the beginning to the orphanage and education that were deliberately arranged later. Department, Nan Zhuo racked his brains, trying to present the Federation, the

The most beautiful and alluring side.

And tomorrow is the last day left in the one-week plan given by the military.

Looking at him with a half-smile, Chesu pondered.

Light footsteps came, and a male waiter came to their table lightly, and brought them the last after-dinner soup.

"You can discuss it with them, I'm free." He said lightly, but not to Nan Zhuo, but to the young waiter who was about to retire.

Slightly startled, the waiter's peaceful eyes suddenly sharpened!Without making a false expression of astonishment, he silently looked at Chesu's bright eyes, and retreated silently.

Shocked, Nan Zhuo stared at Chesu with mixed feelings.

"Don't look at me with such a surprised look." Chesu smiled, "There are too few customers here, isn't it? Besides, his walking steps are too light, and his hands holding the dishes are too steady. The bartender's voice is too loud when mixing wine, and it seems that they are not very skilled."

With a slightly mischievous expression, he chuckled: "That's why I was a little suspicious of their identities, just to test it out, and it really is."

He discovered... After all, he couldn't hide it from his eyes and his ice-snow and smart heart.Nan Zhuo stared into his clear eyes, his heart filled with involuntary admiration.

Chesu couldn't help being curious: "I really admire the executive power of your federal military intelligence personnel, from the time you proposed to come here to eat, to the time they replaced all the waiters and bosses, it seems that the time is too short a little."

——They obviously chose this place to eat temporarily. It is said that there should not be monitors who arranged here early on. These people should have heard their conversations in the bugging device and immediately decided on a plan of action.

Shrugging embarrassingly, Nan Zhuo smiled wryly: "Don't ask me, I really don't know how those monsters do things. I only know how to drive mechas and bombard them indiscriminately in the sky."

Like deaf people, those pretending federal military intelligence agents turned a deaf ear to them. Those who should be bartending are still bartending, and those who should be wiping the glass are still wiping. Only one of them walked quickly after seeing Nan Zhuo beckoning, A standard smile appeared on Zhang's young but ordinary face: "Guest, do you have any requests?"

Looking at the two or three silent waiters in front of the bar, and then looking at the people in front of him, Nan Zhuo raised his glass sarcastically, and the red wine was full of fragrance: "I've been spotted by others, why don't you hide your identity? Why don't we come together Sit down and have a drink, after a few days, you must be tired too?"

Smiling without saying a word, the young detective was well-bred and motionless.

"Check out!" Nan Zhuo snorted coldly, stretching out a pair of long legs.

"No need, the military is paying everywhere. It's a public mission, how can you let the colonel spend money?" Finally, he stabbed back calmly, and the agent had a very faint arrogance on his face.

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It is almost in sync with the civilization on the planet Rensselaer, and the mech research and development level of Gotha Star is basically on par with the imperial military.The simplest machinery of the first generation was dedicated, the second generation began to enable civilian functions, and it was only later that the most cutting-edge research and development results began to be used in war.This point is quite different from that of the Empire—the Imperial military has used this technology for combat needs from the very beginning, so the types of mechas are far less than those of the Federation.

Standing in the showroom of the Mecha Museum, Chesu's eyes are so bright and compelling!

The earliest generation of simple mechs is clumsy, but tall and mighty, with a dark matte body standing quietly in the front row of the museum, with a height of four or five meters; the second generation of civilian mechas is much more interesting, full of strange things and different postures , and there is no anthropomorphic form at all, engineering excavator armor, deep-sea fishery fishing armor and so on.The third-generation mechas are obviously inclined to be mostly used in warfare, such as land combat type, air combat flying type, and submarine lurking type... sharp alloy daggers, continuous-firing laser cluster magazines, and obviously much stronger ones. Sturdy case!

Wandering around those mech models with radiant eyes, Chesu's eyes were full of desire, and he couldn't help reaching out to touch their chests, where the most important central control memory chip was hidden. Woolen cloth!

With a smile on his face, Nan Zhuo asked softly, "So you want to open it?"

Holding his breath, Chesu looked at him longingly, hesitating: "Can I... can I?"

"Others can't, but you can." Nan Zhuo said earnestly, "You are a guest that our federation sincerely hopes to strive for residency."

Sure enough, a voice that only he could hear came from the micro-communicator in his ear, and the former director of Bihai said indifferently: "Yes, the museum has already made arrangements."

After a pause, he sarcastically said, "But you have to keep an eye on it, don't tell him to drive the mecha and run away."

Rolling his eyes, Nan Zhuo snorted coldly.Sure enough, a staff member came over quickly, kindly opened the chests of several mechas with a special key, and retreated politely.

Quickly rushing over, Chesu ran to the last row of the showroom first, looked up at the mecha in the middle with hot eyes.

That is almost a physical machine that represents the most advanced single-man mech design level of the Federation!The bright silver shell is mixed with a few dark blue thickened layers. Under the cold and stern super-strong alloy arm, the faint long knife is faintly retracted, like a god warrior from the ancient wasteland, with a chilling aura lingering indistinctly!

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"This is the latest land combat model that the Federation is currently serving on the front line." Nan Zhuo said quietly, "It's even more advanced than the batch I drove a year ago."

Chesu nodded.He could see that the engine compartment installed at the rear was significantly enlarged, and the power might have been greatly increased.

"There is no way." Nan Zhuo said without hesitation, "Your imperial army's air combat mechs are too powerful, we can only force breakthrough power, but they are not stable."

With a slight smile, Chesu's expression showed a hint of arrogance.

"However, I'm sorry that this mecha can't be opened for you." Nan Zhuo said softly, "Because it is equipped with firepower, in order to prevent accidents, it will not be used for demonstration here, so it is not equipped with energy bars."

Not only because of this, even though Chesu was allowed to touch the mecha, Yuan Bihai, who watched from behind and made the decision, still kept enough vigilance. The military mechas were not opened, and the only ones that were open to Chesu were civilian ones.

Chesu was slightly taken aback, and walked away from the mech with three steps.

However, when he saw those civilian mechs, his little face still quickly turned red with excitement!

Because there are often demonstrations, these civilian mechas all have a small amount of energy bars.Curiously, he probed into the chest compartment of the mecha, and Che Su touched things here and there, looking at the chip and playing with the connectors.Every time I saw a mecha, I reluctantly closed the chest door of the mecha with my own hands, showing great love.

"It's so funny, your Federation's civilian mechas actually have housework type! This is too extravagant, who can afford it?" He curiously surrounded the last chubby light yellow small mecha, Look left and right, "Wow, the instructions say that the limbs can do cleaning tasks, and the left chest can activate light waves to heat food... Eh? The right chest can also be used as a washing machine?! Automatically program various laundry methods?"

Nan Zhuo couldn't help laughing: "It's true that few people can afford it, and they can't really mass-produce it. It's just something made by some lunatics in the mecha research and development organization, and it is said that it has angered the military. "

"Why?" Chesu circled around it, wishing he could pounce on it and dismantle this housework mecha.

"That was a few years ago. The military issued a document to strongly protest to Congress, saying that taxpayers' money was wasted in this kind of place." Nanzhuo shrugged and replied, "They feel that the shadow of war is always there, of course. The limited mech research and development budget should be invested in urgently needed war mechs."

However, the concerns of a few years ago are now proven to be unfounded.

Staring at this round-headed little mech, Chesu suddenly said without thinking: "It would be great if I could knit a sweater with a little program..."

"Huh? What?" Nan Zhuo was obviously confused.

After being dazed for a while, Chesu smiled slightly: "It's nothing, I just remembered the past."

Gently closing the chest door of that small mech, for some reason, his smile was a little sad.

…Watching the strange pair of visitors leave, the museum staff re-locked the chest of the mecha, and casually asked the deputy curator next to him: "Curator, what are these two people from?"

"Don't ask too much, it's said to be a request from the military." The deputy curator shook his head, "Okay, hurry up, it's time to close the museum and get off work."

"Ah, it's fine." The librarian fiddled with the small mech in front of him, wondering if it hadn't been lubricated for a long time. After being touched by the two visitors just now, his chest was a little closed. Not strict.

In a few days, I have to find a technician who understands machine repair to take a look.