Chapter 401: After the War (Part 1)

Under the influence of the heavy weapon black hole, the HGF-445 orbit and Chronos completely disappeared in the universe. The aftermath of the explosion left a brilliant galaxy in the universe, which is also the remains of the Chronos battle.

Half a day after the heavy weapons were detonated, the Border Army entered the location of the former core energy point of HGF-445. After five consecutive days of scanning searches, no energy or pollution signals related to Kronos were found. After the Star Alliance and everyone in the border area were sure that a certain signal would never light up again, they were sure that the pollutant that threatened the safety of the Star Alliance had completely disappeared.

The intensive care unit was filled with frontline officers and mecha divisions, because the Fifth Star Domain Medical Station was an energy station that concentrated all medical resources in the Fifth Star Domain. All injured mecha divisions on the front lines of the Fourth and Second Star Domains were basically transferred here for treatment. The level of contamination they suffered exceeded medical level III. Once they entered the medical area, they were all running around with military doctors and physicians.

When the adjutant pushed open the door and entered the room, Lieutenant General Lin was still lying on the hospital bed reading information. All the battle reports from the front line were transferred to him. His injuries were far more serious than what was estimated at the scene at that time. When the S-class mecha broke its arm, the mecha cockpit was damaged. The inner wall of the cockpit leaked, and contaminated blood splashed into the cockpit, causing a serious infection.

"You should rest," said the adjutant.

Lieutenant General Lin looked pale, but in good spirits. "It's okay. I need help with some things. Otherwise, Changyang can't handle it alone."

After the war, Wei Changyang stayed in the medical station for only one day before rushing to the front line to help clean up the pollutants that had broken through the buffer zone.

The adjutant didn't say anything, but glanced at the water cup next to the bedside table. Two drops of water splashed out of the cup. The medical robot would not make such a mistake. It could only be that someone else had come over.

"He came over, didn't say anything, and poured me a glass of water." Lieutenant General Lin paused while flipping through the battle report, glanced at the glass of water beside him, and said in a kind tone, "His tone is still rude, and he won't let me do anything."

The adjutant paused for a moment and realized who Lieutenant General Lin was referring to as "he". From the time Lieutenant General Lin underwent surgery to the time he entered the intensive care unit for treatment, he would occasionally run into You Su when he went to the Lieutenant General's attending physician to inquire about his condition. He had inquired about this beforehand and found out that You Su would go there once a day and that he was in charge of all the Lieutenant General's treatment procedures.

The relationship between the father and son has been in a stalemate since the death of Lieutenant General You Yuying. After the killing of the super S-level pollutant Kronos, the relationship between the two has eased a lot compared to before. The adjutant knows that such progress is the best result that the Lieutenant General wanted.

Both of them have rather stubborn personalities, and easing is just the beginning, the rest will just take time.

"It seems very lively outside." General Lin looked outside the isolation room. The key isolation rooms were all built temporarily. No matter how good the sound insulation was, one could still vaguely hear the discussions of other people in the corridor.

Adjutant: "It should be the mecha division in the nearby B area. It's time for their routine inspection."

In the intensive care unit, only the mecha divisions of the Mecha Alliance had this kind of drive, which made the entire dull intensive care isolation unit lively. A few days ago, some military doctors were worried that it would affect the news of Lieutenant General Lin and other officers. However, these border officers all knew the contribution of the Mecha Alliance and did not stop them. Every day they watched with relish the grand scene of these mecha divisions being driven back to the medical room by military doctors.

Lieutenant General Lin smiled and said, "Young people do have great energy."

The adjutant coughed twice. These mecha warriors couldn't sit still at all. They had just been able to get out of bed for a few days, but they tried every means to escape from the medical area and wanted to rush to the front line from the medical station to participate in the battle.

After all, Chronos is a super S-level pollutant. These mecha divisions have been fighting for too long, and the risk of infection cannot be ruled out. Now the situation on the front line has eased and the troops are not tight. In order to ensure the physical condition of the mecha divisions, the doctors recommend that the mecha divisions be observed here for more than one week and will be allowed to be discharged only if there are no problems.

However, this group of mecha divisions were not the type to sit still, and were not subject to restrictions from military orders. Taking into account their previous precedent of escaping from prison in Koria, Major General Luo specifically instructed the medical station's management to add three layers of military authority passwords to the mecha division's isolation area, to prevent this group of mecha divisions from venturing to the front line again.

"Where is Xiao Luo?" asked Lieutenant General Lin.

The adjutant replied, "Yesterday, after the military doctor confirmed that the indicators were qualified, he went to the Fourth Star Region to help. Before leaving, he left the optical computer to the adjutant for safekeeping, and said that if anyone wanted to see him, he would say he was not there."

There is no need to say who he is defending against. You Su is among the group of mecha masters who want to escape from prison.

In the critical isolation area, Ward 810——

"Impact temporary hearing loss."

"Inject a strong mental interference sedative."

“The core area is heavily polluted.”

…

Inside the frontline centralized medical station on Kronos in the fifth star field, Dr. Eric, who had come from afar, received the medical report of one of his patients from the military doctor at the medical station. The series of values ​​marked in red on the report almost made him black out.

When giving the sedative, Doctor Eric considered that Ying Chenlin would use it, but he didn't expect that this man not only used it, but also injected the entire tube of sedative in one breath. After the strong sedation, his spirit was overloaded, and even though he had recovered his S-level physique, he was almost dragged down and caused a secondary attack of the genetic disease.

The person sitting on the hospital bed was a wounded soldier who had been in a coma for three days and was only awake for two days. His face was more than two shades paler than the man standing next to him who was listening to the doctor's advice, and there was a dazed look on his face, as if he was not fully awake yet.

Doctor Eric didn't know whether the man didn't hear or was still unconscious. He pointed to the medical report and said, "Due to the interference of Kronos, his mental strength has increased. The sequelae of the interference sedatives have continued to appear during this period. Dizziness, nausea and vomiting are all normal. It's best to stay in bed and rest! !"

Ying Chenlin didn't say anything, and the man next to him answered for him: "He knows."

"What are you doing here? Why don't you go back to the medical bay and lie down?" Eric looked at the man next to him who seemed nothing had happened. If it weren't for the bandage on his neck, he would have almost forgotten that this man was also seriously injured. If he remembered correctly, the two wounds on this man's back seemed to have split open, and there were some old lacerations.

You Su: "Listen to the doctor's advice. His hearing has not fully recovered yet."

Eric: “…Forget it.”

He then explained to Ying Chenlin: "Your mental power has exceeded your peak value when you were 18 years old. Because it has exceeded the peak value, and there is no Kronos resonating with you now, your mental power should be stable at around 7285. But your physique was just upgraded to S-level not long ago, and now with the sudden increase in mental power, your body will need a period of adaptation."

It is too risky to use strong sedatives. A small dose would be fine and the affected range would not be large, but Ying Chenlin was injected with a large dose. At that time, he was still in the resonance influence range of Kronos. Other mecha pilots might only be affected by the surface contamination of super S-level pollutants in a close range, but Ying Chenlin was completely deeply affected and was in a coma for three days. Fortunately, his physical condition recovered to S-level not long ago.

If the original unstable condition continued, Ying Chenlin would have to be unconscious for at least half a month before waking up.

"I have discussed this with other doctors." Dr. Eric: "The adaptation period is about half a year. Since you are in good physical condition, it may only be two or three months. But it is best not to have any problems during this period, understand?"

This time, Ying Chenlin on the hospital bed reacted, probably heard it, and nodded.

You Su looked at Ying Chenlin, and then said, "He knows."

Eric looked at You Su, his eyes filled with indifference towards the world.

You Su asked again: "Any other questions?"

Doctor Eric: “…”

What a sin! What is this? Did these two really listen?

Dr. Eric: “You must rest!”

You Su said again: "I know, I'll keep an eye on him."

Even after Ying Chenlin nodded repeatedly, Eric was still worried. Before leaving, he did not forget to forward the medical instructions to Shen Xingtang who was still helping on the front line, and finally turned around and left.

As soon as he saw Dr. Eric leaving, Ying Chenlin stretched out his body with great effort and retrieved the optical computer that was placed outside the medical cabin.

You Su had just sent someone away when he turned around and saw Ying Chenlin half lying outside the medical cabin. The light computer in his hand was full of bills. This bill was sent by Jiang Simiao who was far away in Sirius not long ago. Not to mention the battle expenses for the time being, the other things that needed to be compensated were some equipment.

Although the combat readiness resources are provided by the Border Military, the spare mechas and main mechas are all purchased by KID Base at its own expense. The entire Star Alliance may suffer heavy losses in this battle, especially the Border Military, which supports all the battles on the front lines. The accounts for reimbursement of some expenses in a short period of time cannot be reimbursed for the time being. Even if they can be reimbursed, they have to be reimbursed after everything is over.

Jiang Simiao, who returned to the Dawn Galaxy, counted all of KID's inventory on the fourth day after the war. This time, KID damaged a total of 14 spare mechas and 6 main mechas were severely damaged, not to mention a variety of other repair costs. KID's base was almost destroyed.

The money from the border army has not been transferred to us yet, which means that all repairs and restorations will have to be done on KID’s own account.

Even though KID is no longer in the same poor and difficult situation as before, the materials collected from the border have not yet been sent back to the online store for sale. No one can afford to spend this wave of money all at once.

"Wouldn't it be better to wait until the things are sold?" You Su said.

"Sanshui said that they can't sell it in the near future because the staff are all busy. It seems that Mr. Zhang, the customer service representative of the online store, has also asked for leave." Ying Chenlin lowered his head and looked, "He said that a family member had a mecha accident, which sounded serious, so Sanshui gave him a month-long vacation."

That's true, the maintenance technicians in the base are all busy, and the others are either supporting the front line or running around.

"We have to pay for the tubes too..." Ying Chenlin looked at the bill, which included tubes from a large storage device in the Star Alliance. "We only used them for a little while, but not much."

You Su looked at Ying Chenlin. Seeing the dazed look on his face as he listened to the doctor's advice, it seemed that he was frightened by the bill. "You don't have to pay for it all. Just ask the Star Alliance to reimburse you."

Ying Chenlin's hearing has recovered a little, but it will take a few days for it to fully recover. During this period, he needs others to increase the volume when talking so that he can hear more clearly. He heard You Su's voice and made a judgment, then said, "But if we want to continue fighting, we have to pay first."

Kronos was killed, but the pollutants that poured into the Covenant from the border needed to be dealt with one after another. Without Kronos fanning the flames, the two super S-level pollutants originally stationed at the border realized something was wrong and retreated back to the border line early to observe the situation. The border army seized this opportunity to re-establish the defense line. Now the situation on the entire border is basically stable, and what remains is to clean up the tide of pollutant beasts in the buffer zone.

You Su didn't say anything. He just sat there quietly listening to the money-grubber's mumbling, as if he could spend less money if he just calculated the account again.

He listened to Ying Chenlin's calculations and walked to the other side to get the syringes that Ying Chenlin had to inject every day. Previously, he only needed one or two injections a day, but this time, because of the serious injury, the number of repair injections increased. In addition to three repair injections, there were also a bunch of oral medications.

After pouring the water and walking to Ying Chenlin's side, You Su skillfully moved someone's hand away from the light brain. The bruises and purples on the other person's arm were marks accumulated over the years. It is easy for marks to be left on Ying Chenlin's body. If it were someone else, such marks would have been repaired by the medical cabin long ago. However, Ying Chenlin's arm was the only one where the illness left marks on his body.

You Suo rubbed the injection port with his fingertips and skillfully applied medicine and cleaned him up. "If the materials are too expensive, we'll go directly to the contaminated area after you recover. After the spare mecha is repaired and placed, we'll focus on the main mecha first."

When Ying Chenlin felt a chill on his skin, his gaze had already shifted from the account book to You Su.

Even the aura of spiritual power was concealed a lot, and when you get close, you can smell a strong smell of medicine. Ying Chenlin leaned his head to look at You Su's slightly lowered hair whorl, and then looked all the way down to the collar of his hospital gown. The other person was wearing a hospital gown just like him, and the bandages around his neck and arms seemed to have never been untied.

"Not looking at the accounts anymore?" You Su said with a smile. His voice was neither loud nor soft, but it clearly entered Ying Chenlin's ears.

Ying Chenlin: "Did you lie down in the medical cabin properly?"

"I've been lying down longer than you." You Suo changed the injections skillfully. "Why, do the family members want to check again?"

"It's not necessary to check." Ying Chenlin slightly shifted his gaze from You Su's collar and nodded: "I can help you change the medicine."

"Then we'll talk about it when you have the strength." You Su finished preparing the medicine and said, "You can check whatever you want, but pay less attention to the accounts. Jiang Simiao will not let the base lose money, so you should worry less."

When Ying Chenlin saw You Su finished his work, he walked aside to look at the computer. The man was sitting on a chair next to him. By turning to the side, he could clearly see what information was on the computer. It was his medical report.

After he woke up, You Su read the medical report every day and communicated with the doctor more often. Many times, he mentioned terms that Ying Chenlin had never heard of. Later, he checked and found that they were all professional terms like infection-induced. You Su was worried that he would be interfered with by Kronos and his genetic disease would be induced again.

Ying Chenlin had heard before that You Su had disobeyed the doctor's advice several times when he was in Kolya.

In addition to going to his ward these days, I also often go to Lieutenant General Lin’s ward. If no one is watching, the dressing changes may be put on hold.

You Su tilted his head slightly: "Still looking?"

"I can help you change the medicine." Ying Chenlin sat up straight, put the laptop aside, and raised his hand: "Look, I'm really strong."

You Su: "The medicine is not here."

Ying Chenlin was still looking at him.

You Su looked at Ying Chenlin for a full minute. Finally, he compromised under the other's gaze and put the laptop aside. "I'll get it."

The two people's wards were not far apart. When You Su came back with the medicine, Ying Chenlin had already turned over and sat in the wheelchair with the help of the auxiliary robot. His hospital gown was stuck with a lot of sticky medicine from the medical cabin. Considering Ying Chenlin's coma and physical condition, he was only dried when he came out of the medicine cabin.

"Why don't you wait for me?" You Su put the medicine aside.

"I can do it myself." Ying Chenlin pulled his collar uncomfortably, "I want to take a shower."

"Change your clothes and endure for two more days." You Su walked to the closet and got a new hospital gown for Ying Chenlin.

In the outer corridor of the intensive care isolation area, Ji Qingfeng still felt goose bumps all over his body. Thinking of the cold-blooded doctor who had just touched him all over, he felt ashamed: "Isn't it just that my mental power jumped by two points? Isn't it normal for me to have a little improvement at my age? You look at me like a guinea pig."

"Then don't you see the sink in your team? He jumped more than 200 times and almost scared the doctors to death." said a mecha master.

"Yesterday they were doing rounds once a day, but now they are doing rounds three times a day. Whose idea was that?" Hu Luobu complained. "Besides, I'm not on the front line, so why should I share your misfortunes?"

Zhao Lejie asked: "What do you mean? Are you wronged to be in the same ward with us?"

As they walked, Colin said, "It is said that it is convenient for unified management. The mecha operators who have experienced the beast tide and the HGF-445 core energy point for more than 24 hours must be quarantined for key observation."

Chi Liz looked at the others curiously, "Why are you so afraid of ward rounds? The doctors in our base don't do ward rounds."

Wen Yi simply coughed twice: "They deducted money."

"Isolation is nothing. We are also having our wages deducted. Sister Tang said that if we do not make three rounds of inspections, our wages will be deducted!" Lin Yao was told this horrifying fact last time. There is nothing more heartbreaking for a poor man than taking money out of a money-grubber's pocket.

Alice, who was walking with him, didn't expect that the mecha master would be tied to money. "Tsk, he's so cowardly for such a small amount of money."

Ji Qingfeng stood up straight, "What? What's wrong with doing it for a little money? What's the point of salary?"

"Didn't you see the announcement outside the ward?" Seeing that the group of people were arguing more and more fiercely, Lu Xi whispered, "It seems that if the mecha technicians do not obey the medical management and do not make three rounds, they will be sent directly back to the main medical station in the Star Alliance by a special plane."

Everyone who was arguing paused and turned to look back. What did that mean? Is this true? !

"It's different from the fines you money-grubbers are giving us." Qi Sicheng looked away from the laptop. "It's true. Lao Zhang posted a notice in the group chat, saying that he heard that Boss Shen's reward and punishment method is effective. Now, together with many frontline bases, a unified reward and punishment line will be formed. If you don't actively recover, you will be sent back to the chief doctor."

The management of medical stations on the front lines is not as strict as that within the Covenant. Once you are sent back, don't even think about coming back to the front lines for a short time.

"Are you sure?" Wu Qingshuang looked at Lu Xi.

Lu Xi sent a screenshot of the announcement to the group, "I just passed by and saw a robot posted it. It seems that SHIELD and SLY were also there."

Zhao Lejie thought that it was better to have his money deducted than to be arrested, "Then I'm worse than them KID!"

Everyone in KID looked at Zhao Lejie, and Huo Yan said, "We will be arrested if we deduct money. Do you want it?"

Others: “…”

The mecha masters felt something was not good. They were a group of people with thick skin and strong bodies, and their bodies had long been in poor condition. They could not touch the mechas in the medical station and had to be checked every day. They could only watch other mecha masters in the United Front Group of the Five Star Regions fighting border pollutants on the front line.

What do border pollutants mean? They are pollutants that are rarely seen in other polluted areas within the Star Alliance. They know very well how rich Slared's harvest was. Now they finally have a chance to get energy crystals on the front line. Lying in the medical cabin for a day is a waste of opportunity, and wasting opportunity is a waste of money, which is no different from wasting life.

They can't stay in this medical station for another day, they have to escape from here as soon as possible.

"Captain Huo's connections are no longer effective?" Alice asked.

Huo Yan coughed twice. "The Dawn Border Army is separated from our ward by three wards, and there are three codes in between. I don't have any acquaintances in the Fifth Star Region, so I can't help."

A group of mecha technicians who had just finished dealing with Dr. Eric's ward rounds were walking towards the corridor of the ward where the "main customer" was located with serious expressions, muttering to themselves as they walked.

This is the Fifth Star Region, and everyone has limited connections. Also, I heard that the blockade of the ward was ordered by Major General Luo Xuluo. If they want to escape from under the nose of the Fifth Star Region border troops, the only person they can find with connections is You Su. The two wards next to them are all mecha divisions from the Third Star Domain. Major General Luo Xu is from the Third Star Domain. Once they knew that You Su had a backdoor in the Third Star Domain, they knew that You Su was the only one who could crack the code and save them from danger.

Ji Qingfeng said: "The person in the entire Mecha Alliance who is least afraid of ward rounds is my brother. Don't worry, he is not in the ward for 20 hours out of 24 hours a day. You won't be able to find him in the ward."

"So why are we going to sink's ward to find trace?!" Zhao Lejie looked at the group of people stopping in front of sink's ward, "Isn't trace's ward 815 two rooms over? This is 810!"

Yes, that's why a group of them ended up here while walking.

Lin Yao, who was walking in the front, exclaimed, "I saw it from the other side of the corridor. It seems that Brother You has entered Shen Lin's ward."

"Chen Lin should still be awake. I just saw him replying to Sanshui's message in the group." Lu Xi said.

When the door was pushed open, there was no one else in the room. Ying Chenlin's intensive care unit was larger and had more monitors than their ward. There were two compartments inside and outside, and the outside was full of medical equipment, all used to monitor Ying Chenlin's mental condition.

“Are you not resting?” Lin Yao asked in a low voice.

"No." Ji Qingfeng said: "There is no rest sign at the door."

The automatic shielding curtain beside Ying Chenlin's bed in the distance was drawn. Everyone unconsciously lowered their footsteps, fearing that Ying Chenlin's rest might disturb them. As they got closer, everyone saw the lights behind the shielding curtain in the distance, and there were vaguely two figures, who seemed to be You Su and Ying Chenlin.

Hu Luobu suddenly realized something and hurriedly stopped them, "Wait--"

Ji Qingfeng and Zhao Lejie moved even faster. As soon as they touched the shielding curtain, they saw a hospital gown hanging on the chair next to the medical bed next to them. When their eyes stopped on the hospital gown, another larger hospital gown was thrown over and stacked on top of the hospital gown. In their peripheral vision, they seemed to see a naked back.

The two of them froze in their tracks. Seeing that they didn't move, Lin Yao stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong——"

Zhao Lejie immediately took a half step back. Ji Qingfeng's hands were faster than his brain. He quickly pulled the shielding curtain to the bottom and covered Lin Yao's eyes as he wanted to look inside. He then pulled Lin Yao's head and body back several meters and slammed his head on the medical equipment next to him, making a loud noise.

Others: “?”