Chapter Twenty-Four: Mother
"Ancient Earth languages?"
Tang Ting was somewhat surprised: "Didn't ancient Earth civilizations disappear thousands of years ago?"
This ancient Earth is an antique planet that was only discovered in recent years. Like other antique planets, it once gave birth to a civilization, but it was destroyed.
In today's technologically advanced interstellar age, various civilizations in the universe have long since formed interstellar alliances. While developing their technologies, they also trace the origins of past civilizations, giving rise to a trend of ancient civilizations.
This ancient Earth was one of the planets discovered during this wave of discovery. It is tens of thousands of light-years away from the North Star system and can only be reached quickly through a wormhole.
Traces of civilization on the ancient Earth are still clearly visible: collapsed and abandoned buildings, crude technological remains, and numerous skeletons of intelligent beings.
This ancient planet has become one of the most beloved antique planets for travelers and scavengers, and the Interstellar Museum has also included the civilization of this planet in its collection.
While in school, Lockin had a clear goal of attending a military academy, and he learned the languages of many different races in advance to prepare for his future travels between star systems.
Later, she gradually became interested in linguistics. After the ancient Earth was included in the museum, the language of this planet was systematically deciphered and is now included in the language translation system. She also learned some of it. She has a talent for languages and a solid foundation, so it was not difficult for her to learn.
Lokin listened intently to Anno's incessant chatter. She managed to discern a few words from the jumbled language, with "hunger," "cold," and "pain" being the most frequently repeated.
She told Tang Ting what she had said. Tang Ting looked at the display screen in his hand, which showed the baby's health data. According to the data, she was no longer hungry or cold, her fever had subsided, and she was being given intravenous nutrition. To alleviate her discomfort, he prescribed some painkillers for her.
Judging from her physical condition, she must be trapped in a nightmare.
After listening to what Tang Ting said, Luo Jin gently patted her shoulder and sang a nursery rhyme to her softly.
Under the gentle and melodious singing, Anuo gradually calmed down. After a while, she groggily opened her eyes, looked at the blurry figure in front of her, and felt the warm hand stroking her cheek. Anuo was in a daze and murmured, "Mom..."
The singing stopped, and Luo Jin stared in astonishment at the little cub in front of her with its eyes half-closed. Had she just... misheard?
What does the little one call her?
Tang Ting, who was standing nearby, also heard what the little cub had just said; it sounded like she was calling for "Mommy."
Throughout all known civilizations in the universe, there are many ways to call a father and mother, but the pronunciation of "dad" and "mom" is basically the same.
Logan was usually calmer than most people, but when she heard the little cub call her "Mom," her heart started pounding.
She was afraid she had misheard, and seeing the girl's lips moving as she murmured something, she leaned down and asked softly, "Little one, what did you say?"
Anuo stared intently at the beautiful face so close to hers, seeing her own reflection in those pure, gem-like green eyes. The person in front of her was gazing at her so tenderly, her caring and gentle words making her feel as if she were in a dream, her nose constantly tingling with tears.
The tender moment between the mother and daughter in her dream still lingered in Anuo's mind. She weakly raised her hand and grasped Luo Jin's cool, long hair that fell to her neck, calling out again and again, "Mommy, Mommy..."
She thought of herself as that five-year-old child starving and freezing in the snow. She wanted to eat her fill, to have a warm campfire, and to have her mother hold her in her arms to protect her from being bullied.
Luo Jin's heart softened at Anuo's words. He took Anuo's hand that was holding her hair and stroked her cheek with immense tenderness. "Mommy's here, my good baby, Mommy's here. Don't be afraid."
Upon hearing Luo Jin's words, Anuo's tears welled up instantly. Did she really have a mother who could protect her?
When Luo Jin saw Anuo's tears, his heart clenched instantly. He wiped away her tears and gently comforted her.
Anno quickly closed her eyes again, but was still sobbing softly. All the medical staff looked at this little baby who had suffered so much at such a young age, and were so moved by her emotions that their eyes welled up with tears.
Tang Ting placed her hand on Luo Jin's shoulder, looking at her and the cub with a gentle expression.
Luo Jin held Tang Ting's hand, looked up at him with joy and tenderness in his eyes, and said, "Tang Ting, the little one... she calls me Mom."
Although she is already a mother of six, she still gets very excited when a fragile and adorable little baby calls her "Mom." Her maternal instincts make her want to take care of her, love her, and give her everything she can.
Seeing Luo Jin's obvious joy, Tang Ting smiled and sat down beside her, put his arm around her waist, and whispered in her ear, "We still have one adoption spot."
The two exchanged a smile, and Luo Jin said, "Although we can get two more lottery spots this time, there are too many families participating in the lottery, so it will probably be a bit difficult."
She can take one spot, and Tang Ting can take one spot as well.
Because the Federation received news that the cub's health was very poor, the medical team was originally notified to be Tang Ting, who was the best general practitioner and Fire Seed specialist. However, he had something to do on Muyun Star and could only send another medical team, but someone still managed to take advantage of the situation.
Upon receiving the news, Tang Ting immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed to the rescue starship as fast as he could.
He couldn't imagine what would have happened to the little cub if he hadn't arrived in time, given the treatment he received from this group of medical officers who didn't even have a certificate in the field of fire-making.
Tang Ting gently stroked her long hair that hung down her back and said softly, "It's three chances to draw lots. Have you forgotten Hicks?"
Hicks was the biggest hero in rescuing the little cub. If he hadn't found the Fireseed cub and taken good care of her, successfully waiting for them to come to the rescue, none of them would have been able to win the right to adopt the Fireseed cub.
"Even if it's ten times, with such a large pool of applicants, it's still very difficult to get an adoption spot," said Luo Jin.
After saying that, she touched Anuo's cheek and looked at her with love, saying, "But we can still look forward to it."
Luck is unpredictable; the baby cub might just end up in their home.
Even if another family wins the adoption spot for the baby, she will treat the baby as her own child after they have had this opportunity to be adopted.
Speaking of Hicks, Dontin asked Lockin, "You saw Hicks, how is he?"
Thinking of his eldest son, a hint of worry flashed across Luo Jin's eyes, but he still smiled and said to Tang Ting, "He's fine. He's still carrying out his mission on Casa. He's grown up and can take care of himself."
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