Chapter 296: IF Path Bazel: The Only Light
Anno woke up from a nap and couldn't find her shoes for a long time.
When she saw the mechanical dog lying down beside her bed, she knew it was the dog that had hidden her shoes.
She has gradually adapted to life on the spaceship in the past few days, probably because she is now in the body of a child and is sleeping for longer periods each day.
There were only three people on the huge spaceship. Both Bazel and Number 29 had things to do, and she would do her own thing while she was asleep. Number 29 was worried about her, so he made her a mechanical dog to keep her company.
This mechanical dog, Wangwang, is quite intelligent. Apart from being mechanical, it's no different from a real dog in other aspects, and it likes to pester her to play every day.
Her favorite thing to do is hide her shoes after she falls asleep. When she can't find them, she gives the dog a command, and it returns the shoes to her. Then she pats its head as a sign of praise, and it happily spins around.
I guess I'm not feeling well today, and I'm not in a high mood, so I don't want to play this game with it.
Wangwang waited for a long time but its little owner didn't give it any commands. It was still waiting to find her shoes.
It tilted its mechanical dog head, as if in anticipation.
Anno ignored it, jumped off the bed, and stepped onto the cold floor to find Bazel and Number 29.
Seeing that its little owner ignored it, Wangwang anxiously spun around twice, wanting to follow but then remembered the shoes it had hidden. It quickly went to find the shoes first, and after finding them, it immediately chased after the little owner.
Anno strolled leisurely around the spaceship. Today was her fifth day on the spaceship, and she had a basic understanding of its internal structure. The upper level consisted of the cockpit, living quarters, a small dining room, and activity areas.
The lower level contains the parking area, hangar, warehouse, and fuel room of the spacecraft. 29 usually works on the lower level, while Bazel stays in the cockpit.
Anno really enjoys No. 29's job. When she's awake, she spends most of her time next to him watching him repair various machines. He can always assemble some gadgets for her in no time using mechanical parts.
She took the elevator down to the lower floor with practiced ease and saw Number 29 engrossed in repairing and modifying an aircraft in the hangar, with a pile of parts scattered around him.
He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and the veins on his arms were prominent, showing smooth muscle lines.
It was probably too hot; he was covered in sweat, his short brown hair was combed back, and sweat dripped from his hair.
She stood outside the floor-to-ceiling glass window for a while, wanting to go in but unable to reach the access control. Wangwang tilted its head and looked at it, then raised its mechanical paw and gently tapped the glass door.
When No. 29 heard the knocking, he turned around and saw Anno. He immediately put down his tools, wiped the sweat from his brow, and opened the door for Anno.
He knelt down in front of Anuo. "Nuo Nuo, you're awake? Are you hungry?"
His face was sharply defined with scars, and his eyes and brows were sharp, giving him an aggressive look that made him seem unapproachable. However, his smile was always bright. Compared to the composed Bazel, number 29 was more cheerful and talkative, as if nothing could stump him.
After spending a few days with him, Anuo quickly became familiar with him, and the faint resistance in her heart gradually disappeared.
I'm not hungry.
Anuo shook his head, looking behind Number 29, "Second Brother...you...what?"
Now she calls Bazeir "Big Brother" and Number 29 "Second Brother." At first, she overheard them talking about whether he would become her father or something.
They were both young and far from being of marriageable age. They had only chatted briefly during a casual conversation. They simply continued to raise Nuonuo without giving much thought to seniority or anything like that, since she always called them by their names.
Anuo listened intently. She thought it was strange that the two men, who were only a few years older than her, had to call her "Dad."
She decided to tell them about her background once she could communicate with them smoothly, and that she was not a child.
So she quickly learned the word "brother" on the computer.
When she called out to Bazel and Brother Number 29, the two were overjoyed.
They prefer being the older brother to their father, since they are younger in terms of generation.
What am I doing?
Number 29 knew what she meant and said with a smile, "After we replace the spacecraft with a faster drive, our second brother can take you around the planet to play after we settle down on the planet."
Anno nodded. "It depends on you... Xiu."
"Okay, let's fix it a little longer. Second brother will take you to the observation deck to see the stars."
Number 29 saw Anno barefoot on the ground and wanted to pick her up, but his hands were covered in engine oil, so he had to call Bazel from the driver's seat.
On the 29th, Wangwang, who was following Anuo, kicked him and said, "If you dare to hide Nuonuo's shoes again, I'll dismantle you and turn you into a robot vacuum cleaner."
Wangwang whimpered softly, lay down at Anuo's feet, and obediently put down her shoes.
Bazel quickly found her, picked Anno up and placed her on his lap, wiped her feet clean and helped her put on her shoes.
"Are you hungry?" Bazel asked Anno softly.
Anuo shook her head. She had eaten a lot before her nap and had only slept for two hours. Her lunch hadn't even been fully digested yet.
Noticing that she was in a bad mood, No. 29 patted Wangwang and deliberately put on a stern face, saying, "Did you upset Nuonuo? I'll tear you apart right now!"
Wangwang was so frightened that it shrank back at Anuo's feet, looking up at Anuo pitifully.
Anno gently kicked Wangwang with her foot. "It's not that one."
Now she can only have some simple conversations with them, but Bazel and Number 29 are very perceptive and keep a close eye on her condition.
Bazel took Anno to watch the No. 29 repair aircraft in the hangar for a while, then took her to the observation deck on the upper level to look at the starry sky. The No. 29 also put down its work and went to the medical room to check on the changes in Anno's physical data.
Anno carries a small device that monitors her vital signs, allowing her to check her health at all times.
They were afraid to take her into the medical room. On the second day, they took her into the medical room once, and Nono was very resistant and scared. It took them a long time to calm her down.
From that day on, on the 29th, they began to renovate the medical room, changing it so that it would no longer resemble a medical room, so that Nono would no longer resist going into the medical room.
Her body is too weak right now. Although she seems to be doing well, it's always good to be prepared just in case.
On the 29th, I carefully checked Nuonuo's physical data, then sent a comparison chart of her data to Bazel, along with several messages:
We need to find a planet to settle on first. Nono's physical condition isn't good; she needs some special medication.
Having spent many years in the shadows, Number 29 knew many capable people. He secretly asked a very capable old doctor, without revealing that it was for Huo Zi, but said that he was asking for someone else. He even modified her physical data and split it into several parts, and obtained a treatment plan from the old doctor.
Now they not only lack medicine, but also need to help Nono purchase a large amount of gold sand.
That night, after Anno fell asleep, the two of them planned which planet to land on in the cockpit.
"We are now in the outer reaches of the Landno system, quite far from Rio."
Number 29 pointed to the star map and said.
Bazel showed him a message on the quantum computer: "The Northern River Federation has officially launched a search for the lost Fire Seed. Now the entire interstellar space knows that someone stole the Fire Seed, and the bounty offered by the Northern River Federation is not low."
Number 29 frowned: "You didn't steal Nuonuo at all. You picked her up and raised her."
Looking at the vast sea of stars before him, Bazel pondered for a moment and said, "That's what they say, but you know the laws regarding the Fire Seed. Whether you find it or obtain it through any other means, you must report it to the Northern River Federation immediately, otherwise it's the crime of privately raising the Fire Seed."
At this point, a mocking look appeared on Bazel's face. "I am a beast born in the exile zone, a dark world where countless people... no, they can no longer be called human. The harsh environment trapped their souls within their bodies, allowing them to live with human consciousness but losing their human dignity."
Number 29 said in a deep voice, "I went there once and saw many exiled degenerates. They are actually... not as frenzied as I imagined."
Bazel said, “My parents were both Fallen Ones. They raised me and did everything they could to get me out of the exile. But even though they have been sent to the exile, the Northern River Federation still doesn’t let them go. They choose to clean them up regularly, for fear that the Fallen Ones will grow stronger.”
“I’ve always wondered, isn’t the power of the Fire Seed meant to help these people with genetic degeneration? Why does the Northern River Federation monopolize their power, while only those of higher rank are worthy of it, and those with genetic degeneration are left without salvation?”
Bazel clutched a decorative doll tightly in his hand, his gaze piercing through the deep space before him, into the bottomless abyss.
"29, this world is truly rotten."
On the 29th, I opened a bottle of wine and handed it to him. We clinked bottles together, and I said with a smile, "It's really bad, but we still have Nono, don't we?"
Only when he heard the word "Nono" did the light return to Bazel's eyes.
Yes, now he has Nuonuo, and Nuonuo is the only light in this world that he hates so much.
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