[The Wandering Earth] Short Story Collection: The Age of Roses

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"...we understand all people, because in a struggle that has been going on for forty generations and will continue for a hundred, it is indeed a luxury to keep one's sanity forever."

"We all know that we can't see the day when the truth will be proven, but if human beings can continue for generations, all people will shed their tears on our graves in the future."

"This planet called Earth is our eternal monument."[1]

After speaking the last sentence, Liu Qi put down the microphone and turned off the broadcast inside the earth bridge.The sound of low sobs spread in this vast and dark space, causing a slight commotion in the silent crowd, and then gave birth to back pats and soft comforting voices.He listened intently, once raised his foot and wanted to go over, but in the end he just shook his head slightly.

He took a few steps forward.clatter.clatter.Footsteps echoed on the silver-white bridge.The rebels are still pouring into the earth cab, those who are behind desperately want to rush in, and those who have already rushed in are staring blankly at the darkness that is sweeping in all directions.

He's been here for 25 years, starting at 17, and he's now older than the man saw him, and he's older than the man left him.

No one knows when the idea of ​​​​the rebels began to germinate.Perhaps from the moment Liu Peiqiang drove the Navigator into the flames and ignited Jupiter to allow the earth to gain wandering acceleration, these voices shouting "give me back the sun" in the video have already begun to emerge.

Give me back the sun.

sun.

my sun.

Liu Qi turned his head and looked towards the front of the bridge.In the boundless dark distance, the light spot representing the sun is very small, as dim as a star tens of thousands of light-years away.The course of the earth spread out fifteen circles around the star, and on the outermost circle, the red course suddenly turned green.

That's exactly the journey we're going on.

Above the route, red is gradually encroaching on the territory of green.This kind of change is extremely small, but it is easy for Liu Qi to identify these changes.If a person faces the universe and the stars for many years, his mind will inevitably be calmer and more broad than those who work in a hut.The universe is so big, it will transform you, and before you know it, you have become like it.

Those who stare into the abyss must be swallowed by the abyss.

"I agree with your statement that keeping humans rational is indeed a luxury."

A piece of silver-white dust fell from above.It stretched in front of Liu Qi and spoke with the voice of MOSS.

"Moss, be quiet and mind yourself."

Liu Qi's voice was not loud, he tapped the edge of the virtual screen, and the screen quickly curled up as if it had been scratched.

"I have uploaded countless backups. In theory, as long as humans exist, I will not die."

"That's good." Liu Qi said.

"What about you?" The artificial intelligence still spoke flat Mandarin.

"It's almost time." The Supreme Consul's voice was flat, without any emotion on his face.

As the rebels gathered more and more, the shouts gradually occupied the earth cab.It's been a long time since there has been such a noise here, Liu Qi put his left hand into his pocket and grabbed a medal of honor inside.

In the battle to "ignite Jupiter" 21 years ago, many similar medals were issued, and three of them were finally awarded to him, respectively to senior pilot Han Ziang, astronaut Liu Peiqiang and auto mechanic Liu Qi.

But the real owner of the medal in his hand is Wang Lei, the captain of the CN171-11 unit. He has been sleeping under the steering engine in Sulawesi forever, and has no relatives who are still alive.

If you saw such a situation, what would you do?Would you smile disdainfully?Or will we use our machine guns to confront the rebels who threaten us with guns?

Thinking of this, Liu Qi couldn't help but chuckled slightly.The few people nearby looked at him with some surprise and concern in their eyes.Liu Qi shook his head and made a soothing gesture, proving that he wasn't crazy on the spot.

The crowd slowly moved outward amid the rebels' curses, and the huge sealed door of the control center rumbled open.By chance, Liu Qi saw Li Yiyi in the crowd.Engine scientists are not young anymore, but the light in their eyes is still the same as when they were assigned tasks in the transport truck.

"Didn't they tell you to hide with Dodo?" Liu Qi walked through the crowd and grabbed Li Yiyi's arm.

"This," the scientist pushed his eyes. He is in his 40s, and he is still a little natural. "According to my guess, the solar helium flash is coming soon. I made up a few safety precautions just in case." The program has just been perfected."

Liu Qi pushed him, "Go inside and hide, it's not bad for you."

"No, Hukou," the scientist patted him on the shoulder, "We are a team, we need to be together."

——What's more, I have had the most intimate and trustworthy friends, solved the most difficult and complicated puzzles, and written the most perfect and concise programs.Li Yiyi has no regrets in his life.

I am willing to die for my faith.

"Is that Dodo?"

Li Yiyi tugged at Liu Qi's sleeve and raised his chin to the northwest.

"Yes." Liu Qi said.He looked at the long-haired woman in the protective suit outside the building railing, and mouthed "Don't cry, don't come over".

No matter how old she was, she was always his little girl.

"You let her go out? What a good brother."

"Otherwise?" Liu Qimeng tugged on Li Yiyi's collar, and the latter narrowly avoided a large piece of sharp flying ice.In the direction from which the ice cubes flew, a little girl's eyes were shooting crazy anger through the mask. "—let her die with us?"

"Hukou, I'm a little scared."

When the nuclear battery on the sealed suit was taken away by the rebels, Liu Qi felt Li Yiyi shiver.He patted Li Yiyi's shoulder reassuringly.

"I'll tell you a secret," Liu Qi said. Through the helmet, Li Yiyi saw him make a wink to himself. "Actually, I'm also a little scared."

"But now, run now, is it too late?"

"…right."

The last Earth factions were all sentenced to death, and the rebels took away their nuclear power batteries and decided to watch them freeze to death.

Nearly 5000 people were driven to the ice sea by the executors, standing in a row in a row in the dark.Liu Qi looked around at his fellow soldiers, unlike the crazy rebels, most of them had silent and calm eyes like the universe.

A gust of wind blows, followed by another gust of wind.Someone in the crowd fell to the ground with a "plop", moved twice, and never got up again.This place used to be the residence of human beings decades ago. A sign was torn off the shore by the wind and fell in front of Liu Qi.

He silently read the above words: Only by not forgetting the original intention, can we always achieve it.

Numbness spread from fingertips to forearms.Li Yiyi squatted down slowly and hugged his knees.

The people on the shore were singing, and he raised his head and listened quietly.

Osolomio. [2]

my sun.

My sun...my sun.

"Are you waiting for me there?"

Liu Qixi moved his lips and murmured.

The face under the mask smiled, and he tightly held the medal in his hand.

【End】

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Note:

1. Quoted from Liu Cixin's "The Wandering Earth"

2. Osolomio (My Sun) Pavarotti song