Chapter 159 True and False Wishes
There are all kinds of comments in the live broadcast room.
Touched, sad, emotional.
But no one really said anything to refuse this "gift" from the stars.
Because everyone knows that no matter how corrupt the Federation is, no matter whether Qinan and Xingxing were plotted against or it was an "accident", the final result is that the two will be sacrificed and become victims of the common destiny of mankind's future.
So they can only be moved and praise. Maybe some people will say that the stars are stupid, but absolutely no one can reject the stupid behavior of the stars.
Even if they were the audience who treated the star sincerely and liked him in the live broadcast room before, they would not say it.
But it’s not that they don’t want to say it, but that they can’t say it. Otherwise, they will be stared at by invisible eyes and eventually become the sinners who hinder the technological leap of all mankind.
So they just watched quietly this one-sided carnival of mankind caused by the "compromise" of the stars.
They felt sorry for the tiny figure in front of the camera, but they also seemed to be protected by it, because the children said it very clearly, that was a gift only they had.
It is because of them that Xingxing makes such a choice without hesitation.
Even if they are just the most insignificant and tiny individuals among billions of human beings.
It is as tiny and inconspicuous as a tiny twinkling star in the boundless sea of stars.
But because of Xingxing's choice and reasons, their initial goodwill transformed into the initial promoters of this technological leap.
If making a wish to the sea of stars can have an answer, then they hope that Xingxing and Qinan can have a good ending, and hope that this little robot can smile so happily and warmly even when they can't see it.
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The voice of the masses is not unified and broad enough to overturn this brilliant sea of stars, nor is it enough to overturn the undercurrents in the federation's major management levels.
But the Federation did not seem to be rotten to the core. At least amid the angry or scrutinizing eyes of countless people, they found out those people who had joined forces to plot against Qinan, and announced in the Supreme Court that they would also be sentenced to exile.
So when the huge starship finally docked at this dim exile planet, Qi Nan, holding Xingxing, took his former companions and Lin Ye, and passed by a group of "acquaintances" who looked gloomy, hateful and unwilling.
Qinan stayed in Exile Star for forty-seven years.
And these people, if nothing unexpected happens, will stay on this planet until they die.
There are many ways for them to die.
Maybe they would die from radiation, or from contaminated water or food, or from strange beasts that might appear at any time, or from scavengers that are even more savage and cruel than strange beasts. Or maybe... because they don't have enough money, they would starve to death in a garbage dump outside the safe zone and eventually become part of the garbage.
This was the ending that these people had painstakingly written for Qinan.
Now, it is their turn to taste the bitter fruit that they have sown with their own hands.
The audience who witnessed this scene felt relieved, but also secretly hated that these disgusting rats were not caught until today. In the nearly two hundred years before that, they had enjoyed so much prosperity.
At the entrance of the starship, Qinan stopped his wheelchair, turned around holding the star, and watched with it as those people were abandoned on this dark and dirty land.
"I'm very happy." Qi Nan said happy words expressionlessly.
Xingxing pursed her lips, with no happy expression on her face, and whispered, "Stars can be bright and shiny, or they can be gray and frosty, but they should not be buried by garbage and become dirty."
Even though his future is uncertain, Xingxing still hasn't forgotten his original idea.
It wants to plant seeds that will sprout on this gray star, and the seeds will grow green leaves and bloom colorful flowers.
The dim stars may become bright and colorful because of this.
A big hand gently landed on its head. Qi Nan withdrew his gaze from those people and coaxed the child in his arms in a gentle voice: "There will be a chance."
Xingxing nodded and said nothing more.
The starship departs.
It tilted its head to look at the humans sitting in their seats, then looked at Lin Ye who was looking out the window with wide eyes in curiosity. After Lin Ye quickly fell asleep due to oxygen sickness, it lowered its head and gently squeezed the two mechanical dolls in its arms.
Xingxing hasn't had time to have a private conversation with Shisheng.
But Shi Sheng returned to the body of this mechanical doll, and on that quiet morning, he skillfully climbed over the window and stuffed himself into the pile of gifts that Xingxing had sorted out but had not yet had time to put into the space button.
Right next to Bubble with silver eyes in standby mode.
Xingxing took them both out, turned them on, and held them in his arms.
"We are leaving here." The stars whispered to them.
Shi Sheng raised his small round hand and shook it, his childish and cold voice did not change, "You can hand me over to the Federation, and I am willing to cooperate with their research. Besides, I am more suitable than you."
Xingxing raised her hand to cover its mouth.
"No." The kid frowned and refused in a serious tone: "Shisheng is Shisheng, Shisheng is not Jixing, Shisheng has his own new life and future, don't go back to the past."
Shi Sheng's little round hand was still raised, but suddenly Xingxing covered his mouth with it. He blinked his clear blue eyes blankly and answered in the same serious tone: "But you are not the real Pole Star, and you should not bear the responsibility that you should not bear."
As soon as the words were spoken, it was lifted up by the child.
There is also a bubble being lifted up next to it.
Xingxing put the two mechanical dolls face to face, allowing them to see each other clearly, and then whispered, "Look, mechanical dolls shouldn't become powerful and mysterious, and they shouldn't awaken their self-awareness."
Therefore, Shisheng can be a mechanical doll and can also travel in the star network and do more things. Xingxing can naturally respect his choice and take responsibility for this body.
"I will try my best." Xingxing patted Jixing's head, just like Qinan patted himself, "I will try my best to cooperate with humans, and try my best to let grandpa live many more years. I'm just a little sorry that I don't seem to have fulfilled your wish."
Shi Sheng put down his little round hand, stared at the stars for a few seconds, then turned his head a little awkwardly to look at the reflection of Qi Nan sleeping next door because of discomfort in the starship window.
There were only a few people in the entire starship cabin, including Qinan and Lin Ye. They all had nutrient bottles and oxygen transition machines hanging on their bodies, because they had suddenly left the Exile Planet and their bodies could not quickly adapt to the normal air and environment.
It was precisely because Qi Nan was asleep that Shi Sheng went to see and observe him like this.
Shi Sheng actually had somewhat forgotten what Qi Nan looked like in his previous life.
After Qinan died, it lived alone in the mecha for many years. Except when Lin Ye went to the battlefield, it was the only one in Shisheng's world for the rest of the time.
The clearest images of Qi Nan were still preserved in its chip memory, but if it didn't look through those memories, Shi Sheng found that he seemed to be separated from Qi Nan in his previous life. He couldn't even remember Qi Nan's facial features and voice.
Only now, when it looked at Qi Nan’s reflection in the window, it was surprised to find that this human seemed to be well raised by the stars.
Even though he was still covered in wounds, his brows were calm and relaxed. No matter how one looked at it, it seemed impossible to reconcile this Qi Nan with the Qi Nan in the previous life who was so paranoid that he was like a madman in research.
The biggest difference is probably that in the previous life, Qi Nan only had Lin Ye in his eyes, but in this life, Qi Nan always holds Xing Xing, who has grown legs, in his arms.
Shi Sheng heard all of Qi Nan's "confessions".
But it still felt vague about Qi Nan in its previous life. Perhaps it was because this human's thoughts were too deep and too well hidden. Even if Shi Sheng matched Qi Nan's words with his actions one by one, he could not really understand the other party's choice.
It felt that it was a non-human who did not understand emotions, and that Qi Nan in his previous life was not actually an emotional human being.
Two non-humans with cold personalities came together, and even though they both wanted the other to become a good person, there seemed to be a wide and deep gap between them.
Stars can break down this barrier.
Whether it is to Qinan or to Shisheng.
The star is obviously not a human, but it is very warm. It feels warm to touch and it is also warm to get along with. Sometimes when Jixing looks at the scene of Qinan hugging the star, he always feels that Qinan is like reaching out and hugging a bright little star that glows and emits heat.
When the stars hugged him, Shisheng also felt as if he was really being hugged by a bright and warm star.
In his previous life, for more than a hundred years, Jixing had never experienced this feeling, let alone had this kind of illusion and comparison that only humans can have.
However, in less than a year in his life, Shisheng had experienced this countless times.
Now, it is also wrapped in a warm embrace.
Then Shi Sheng found that he seemed to be slowly gaining temperature, even if it was probably just briefly warmed by the temperature of the stars.
So when he heard Xingxing's apology about his unfulfilled wish, Shisheng blinked, stopped looking at Qi Nan, and looked up at the child who was holding him.
"You have fulfilled my wish." It also imitated the star's previous behavior and curved its beautiful blue eyes into crescents, saying to the stunned child, "Because when we signed the contract, we said that we hope you can stay by his side and protect him so that he can live well."
When the memories were brought up, Xingxing was a little stunned.
Qiuqiu was also dumbfounded.
It stared blankly at Shi Sheng, who had inexplicably become a little cunning, and the electronic sound was a little distorted: "Ah? But doesn't it have a real wish behind it..."
Previously, Qiuqiu and Xingxing were carrying out their missions according to the wish behind it!!
Perhaps he guessed the doubts in Xingxing and Qiuqiu's hearts, so Shisheng imitated Xingxing, tilted his head towards it with smiling eyes, and explained: "Didn't I tell you that you are free and independent? You don't have to be me, you can be completely yourself."
"So, no matter which wish it is, it doesn't matter whether it is completed or not, because after you opened those silver-white eyes, your mission has been completed, and it has been completed very well. You have always been doing your best to be yourself."
It’s not Polestar, nor is it another little robot with no emotions, but the little zombie Star who is well taken care of and has a lot of love, so he is not stingy in investing his emotions and experiencing life seriously.
Just like before, Shisheng raised his small round hand, touched Xingxing's arm, and said to the completely stunned child: "Xingxing is a very good cub, a very bright star. I and this sea of stars are very lucky to meet you."
So, from the very beginning, it, which had been imprisoned for its entire life and deprived of its freedom, never thought of turning its wish into a task that the stars had to complete.
You are free and independent.
You don't have to be me, you can be completely yourself.
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