Crimson Cross Observatory

"Hey—have you heard? Someone passed the "Sickle Bend" and sent an application to the Supreme Council of the Cross Star Federation to join us..." In the student cafeteria, several senior students said mysteriously Whispering, but the volume is not low, just enough to cause commotion in the student cafeteria, the entire student cafeteria buzzed in an instant, no matter what grade, even the teachers couldn't help whispering.

"How is it possible..." Deliberately choosing a corner location, Lantis still heard the high-spirited talk of those senior students, and rolled her eyes in disapproval, with sparkles in her pupils.

"What is impossible?" Lin Sen was completely out of the situation, and only wanted to fight with his own food. Lin Sen looked up curiously, only to find that the entire student cafeteria was in a commotion, and the scale was getting bigger and bigger.

"You... can't you act like you're happy in class here and interested in other things? Even if it's just once!"

"Aren't I just asking you now? I'm very interested---"

Shrugging his shoulders helplessly, Lin Sen has always felt that he was out of tune with the First Academy of Sciences. He should not have been selected into this school at all. He is just an ordinary person with different abilities, and there is really no reason to let him enter the school, so Lin Sen seems a little careless about everything, because he always maintains the mentality that he may lose, and uses another kind of mentality. Way to wander around the First Academy of Sciences.

"Those seniors said...someone passed through the 'Sickle Bend'."

"'Sickle Bend'? Wasn't it swallowed by the race numbered 9527? Any organic or inorganic matter can't get close?"

Although he did not enter the classroom to attend class seriously, Lin Sen still has an impression of that tragic history. There are many relatives of people in the fourth colonial planet who disappeared after that battle, either being swallowed into the darkness, or following the battleship Tossed into an unknown space.The Cross Star Alliance lost more than half of its fleet in one breath, and was almost beaten back to its original shape. Fortunately, the Kempa Empire was also seriously injured, so they reached an armistice agreement, and each other tried to recuperate.

"That's why I said it's impossible! No one can pass the 'sickle'."

"If so?"

Curiously looking at the table of senior students, Lin Sen found it very interesting. The First Academy of Sciences has cultivated many outstanding talents. Most of the students either entered the fleet or entered the parliament after graduation. In this student restaurant, sitting They are the indispensable pillars of more than half of the future Cross Star Alliance, so even if they are still students, they are already very concerned about the actions of the fleet and the parliament.

Those senior students got a small stereo projector from somewhere, and started broadcasting the messages they intercepted.There is an unwritten rule in the First Academy of Sciences that their students can use their strengths and do what they want, even for crimes like wiretapping intelligence, as long as they are capable, teachers usually Turn a blind eye or close one eye and let them go. After all, after graduating from the First Academy of Sciences, they may be engaged in this job. great help.

The video is very unclear, it is not a technical problem of their interception, but the race that connected to the Supreme Council, using a communication technology that has never been seen before.However, in the blurred image, they could clearly find that this race was like a luminous body, and the people in the image were covered with a layer of soft light, which made people feel calm.Looking at the blurry image from a distance, Lin Sen couldn't help frowning his handsome eyebrows. The figure in the image made the word "holy" appear in his heart. He believed that not only him, but also the students sitting next to him were stunned. Lantis at the top, with admiration flowing from her beautiful pupils like water, the whole student cafeteria fell silent, listening to the deep and gentle voice of the person in the image calmly, speaking a language they didn't understand, yet seemed He nodded in understanding.

"Hey...can you understand what that person is saying?" He whispered to Lantis, and Lin Sen gently pushed her. He was surprised to find that it was the first time she was attracted by others When it came to ecstasy, that new race seemed to have great powers. It had already made the students of the First Academy of Sciences admire it before they could really do anything.

"Well, that kind of pronunciation is very special, but it's not difficult to understand. As long as you let me know the gist, I can translate what he said." Frowning her thin eyebrows, Lantis said such a long list, briefly It's just that she can't understand, but the Tian people have always been hailed as language geniuses. The communication translation equipment used by the Cross Star Alliance is almost a masterpiece of the Tian people. If she doesn't even understand it, let alone For the rest, it seems that it will take a long way to connect with this new race.

After a pause, the person in the image suddenly smiled, followed by using extremely standard human language, first apologizing for his rudeness, and then repeating his application.This new race calls itself the Bovals, and is not a creature in this quadrant. Because after the explosion of the Pudo planet, the nearby time and space were severely distorted, which affected the galaxy where the Bovals are located. In addition, the race numbered 9527 is omnidirectional Because of the aggression, the Bovals are also facing the fate of being swallowed by darkness, but the Bovals are luckier than the creatures in this quadrant. They and their planet are similar to luminous bodies, so for a while, "absolute darkness" 』Can’t corrode them yet, but this doesn’t mean that other species in their quadrant can escape this catastrophe, so Queen Povals decided to venture into this quadrant and cooperate with Cross Star to see if there is a way to correct the distorted space-time Come back and drive race number 9527 back to their world.

The image turned into darkness here, and those senior students shrugged helplessly. The communication officer of the Supreme Council is not a fake, so there is naturally a way to catch them and intercept the message, but he let these little guys go, Still let them keep the intercepted images instead of outright destruction.

The student cafeteria began to buzz again, and everyone was trying hard to digest the news they had just received. A race from another quadrant was joining the Cross Star Alliance, which meant that they had the opportunity to see those shining soft lights with their own eyes. The Povals can’t help wondering what they look like. Judging from his confident voice and ability to quickly switch languages, the Povals must also be an excellent race with a high degree of civilization and evolution. Not excited?

"I don't know if they are friends or foes? Why are you so excited?" Sulking for no reason, Lantis felt unhappy as if her domain had been violated. The Tian people are also very good, and now they meet an equally powerful race. , It is inevitable to give birth to a sense of competition.

"It's meaningless for us to speculate here! If you come here, let's be safe!" Shrugging his shoulders, Lin Sen returned to the appearance of having nothing to do with himself, and continued to fight with his plate of food stacked like a hill.

Lying quietly on the bed, Lin Sen stared at the virtual starry sky with his eyes wide open. He always wanted to leave, the fourth colony planet, and the first Academy of Sciences. He guessed that there must be a person named Free and unrestrained genes, he doesn't like this "down-to-earth" feeling.

Recalling the image he saw in the student cafeteria, even if it was blurry, he could still see that the Povars man in charge of negotiation was about the same age as them. Although he couldn't explain why, he just knew that the other party was also a newcomer. The young man of Maolu, it is precisely because of this that Lin Sen wants to leave even more. The Povars can travel between the stars, and even go away from his own quadrant to negotiate in their "unknown world". He admires him At the same time, he envies his luck. If given the opportunity, Lin Sen also wants to wander in the vast universe, to see the newly formed stars, to see the exhausted and fallen planets, to see Looking at black holes, white holes, and the distorted and deformed space-time of "Sickle Bend", he doesn't want to be trapped here, even if he can enter the Supreme Council in the future, so what?He didn't want to be tied down to die of old age at all.

A comet appeared in the virtual starry sky, and Lin Sen's eyes widened in surprise. Even in the virtual state, the appearance of comets is very rare. No matter how many students deliberately modify the parameters, they may not have the opportunity to appreciate it. to this scene.Subconsciously sitting upright, watching the comet fly past him, Lin Sen pursed his thin lips as if making up his mind, slipped off the bed lightly, and packed his bags quickly and simply.

"Where's Lin Sen?" The work and rest schedule is actually not the same as that of human beings. Even if she doesn't sleep for several days, Lantis can still keep her spirits up, so she always comes to her few friends early in the morning. She didn't quite understand that there were countless people who wanted to be her partner, but she only cared about Lin Sen. Perhaps that seemingly ordinary human friend really had an inexplicable attraction that made others linger unconsciously. Follow him around.

"I don't know." The male student, who was used to being disturbed early in the morning, responded angrily.

"I don't know? Aren't you roommates?"

"Student, I'm different from you. If I can't maintain my grades, I can't stay in the First Academy of Sciences. Do you think I can take care of Lin Sen for you when I'm free?"

"Hey! Why are you talking like that?"

At first, she was taken aback for a moment, and then she felt angry, real angry, and Lantis glared at the male student. Lin Senbacheng felt that studying here was not happy because of this kind of pressure, right?Jealousy seems to be the nature of human beings. Although they keep saying that they have already abandoned this kind of negative inferiority, Lantis doesn't believe it at all. Their other races treat Lin Sen's status as a "special student" with a normal heart, except that they are also human beings. The rest of the students always seemed to stimulate and exclude him in their conversations. They all thought that the ordinary Lin Sen was not entitled to this special treatment.

"He left last night. I don't know where he went." Realizing that his behavior was too extreme, the male student sighed apologetically, and explained that he really didn't know the other party's whereabouts.

"Leaving..." She muttered to herself in astonishment. Lantis had always felt that Lin Sen would not stay in the First Academy of Sciences for too long, but she did not expect him to leave without making a sound.

Slightly frowning, Landi broke into the room with a bang, her sparkling eyes were extremely sharp, she would find out the clues, and then chase to catch that ignorant bastard back.

"...In the crimson sea of ​​stars, a dazzling golden light blooms, giving birth to the first hope for us who are in the dark."

On the stage, a singer of unknown race and gender sang a song that has been passed down for a long time.Lin Sen looked around curiously. He had planned for this day for a long time. The first stop was the homeless bar on the edge of the first colony. This was the only place he could reach. After all, he was just a student, and he had no ability to leave alone. On the first colony, if you want to take airships, shuttle ships, cargo ships, etc. without the normal channels, you have to go to this type of bar to inquire, and among them, this bar is the most famous one that gathers all the homeless people in the whole interstellar. The well-known interstellar criminals and exiles will come here to replenish their supplies. These bold and reckless people are most likely to accept Lin Sen's "commission", so he must come here.For a student like Lin Sen, the Vagabond Bar is simply another world, so he came here with a pilgrimage-like admiration mentality.

I couldn't help looking here and there curiously. There were all kinds of "people" coming and going in the bar, most of them had fierce faces written on their faces. Lin Sen walked through nervously with his head down, and walked straight to the bar. Having said that, there is an all-knowing old bar in the bar, who seems to be from the Tiantian Star, and can answer almost all your questions. Although Lin Sen didn't know what he wanted to ask, his instinct drove him to take a step, and he had already reached the bar. At this step, he has to try everything.

"Uh...that...." Standing in front of the bar for a while, Lin Sen couldn't help being a little disappointed. He didn't see any Tian people with a water-like appearance like Lantis.

"The person you are looking for is over there..." Suddenly, an old man with gray skin was in the corner, pointing in a certain direction with a hoarse voice, Lin Sen's eyes widened subconsciously. Tess has the same characteristics, except that his whole body looks gray and muddy, not at all clear and transparent like Lan Tess.

"I'm very, very old..." As if understanding Lin Sen's question, the old man laughed indifferently.

"It turns out that Tian people will become like this when they get old?"

"Of course not! Your friend needn't worry."

Sure enough, Lin Sen was extremely wise. Lin Sen only remembered Lantis in his heart, and the old man immediately answered the call. Regarding his incredible telekinetic ability, Lin Sen could not respond except to be tongue-tied.

While he was still in a daze, there was a sudden noise from the direction the old man was pointing at. Lin Sen glanced curiously, and it seemed that a large group of people of different races had gathered. The only thing in common was that they were all tall. Martha's performance was staggering, seeing them punching and clamoring, how could Lin Sen have the courage to approach?

"Go! You will find what you want..." The old man said with a half-smile while lowering his head to wipe his wine glass.

There is a small round table in another corner, and the table is full of all kinds of crystal ores. The most eye-catching one is a small bag of finely crushed Dorine crystal ores like sand. Gentlemen, this small bag of Dorinaite is invaluable. As long as you own it, even a medium-sized battleship can sail for a whole year in non-wartime conditions.

"Akasha, I'm willing to admit defeat! This bag of Dorina crystal mine is mine!" Throwing down the transparent card in his hand, a tall, muscular young man full of primitive wildness smiled triumphantly.

"Your? Your head! Haha!" The woman known as "Akasha" also has a fierce figure that does not hesitate to give up. Her tights like armor further accentuate her proud figure. The facial features may not be called beautiful by human standards, but the confidence and madness in the gestures make people involuntarily attracted.

Flicking down the cards in his hand, Akasha's transparent cards began to change, turning the previous man's card into darkness like a storm, and disappeared without a sound, as if being swallowed by race number 9527.

"You cheated!" Shocked to find that he had lost, the tall and strong man suddenly had filaments spouting from his cheeks, stretching out his hand, and countless filaments also sprang out towards the bag of dorine crystals.

"Want to snatch it?" He jumped onto the table with a bang, Akasha held down the filaments with one hand, pulled out the gun with the other hand, and grabbed a short knife with the other hand, pressed it against the man's cheek, and finally stretched out Fanning himself with one hand, he looked impatient.

Knowing that the universe is huge and there are all kinds of races, it is the first time Lin Sen has seen someone like Akasha. Her complexion is unnaturally fair, and her armor is so tight that it seems to grow on her body, but she doesn't understand it at all. It hinders her movement, and more importantly, she has four arms, which gives her the upper hand in the process of close combat.

"Akasha!...Kill me, aren't you afraid of being hunted down by my people?"

"There are not many people chasing and killing me? So what if there are more people like you? The universe is huge, you have the ability to chase me!"

He laughed exaggeratedly and complacently. Akasha was speaking at the same time, and hissing sound kept coming from his throat. Lin Sen was uncomfortable at first, but more often he admired and admired that kind of freedom, unrestrained and lawless spirit. Personality is exactly what he is pursuing, he thought, he has found a companion for the future journey, and he hopes to take Akasha's spaceship.