The light was still dim, Qi Yan's back was thin, his shoulder blades were slightly raised, and his delicate skin seemed to be covered with a layer of soft light. The only difference from usual was that at this moment, the surface of his skin seemed to be stained with layers of light colors.
Lu Fenghan's rough fingertips slid lightly over him, and Qi Yan couldn't help but tremble instinctively, his fingers no longer had the strength to grab anything.
Like a jungle animal that had just finished patrolling its territory, Lu Fenghan's eyebrows were happy, he turned him over and held him in his arms, leaning over to kiss his thin eyelids and wet eyelashes, with a gentle force as if afraid of breaking them.
Qi Yan clung to Lu Fenghan, his fingertips still trembling from time to time, so that he took a long time to find his voice: "... General, I want to take a shower."
The voice he said was hoarse like a low chord.
Knowing that Qi Yan was sweating and had a cleanliness obsession, Lu Fenghan first took the peach-flavored nutritional supplement, tore open the package and fed it to Qi Yan. After he swallowed it, he picked him up with his strong arms and took him to take a shower.
After walking two steps, the memories that emerged made Qi Yan a little flustered. He opened his wet eyes to look at Lu Fenghan. Lu Fenghan was amused and comforted him: "Don't worry, we're just taking a shower."
Although he said so, in the continuous sound of water in the bathroom, Lu Fenghan still kissed him for almost half an hour before stopping.
When he was put back on the bed, Qi Yan was a little confused, but he would half-open his eyes to see if Lu Fenghan made any movement, obviously very alert. But after lying down for a while, he instinctively moved closer to Lu Fenghan.
Little clingy.
Lu Fenghan laughed softly, and his fingers lightly hooked Qi Yan's hair, playing with it from time to time: "Why are you so crybaby, huh?"
Qi Yan retorted: "I didn't..."
But his memory was so good that he had no confidence to refute, and he changed his words in a matter-of-fact way, "I did."
Lu Fenghan smiled and pinched Qi Yan's cheek: "I made you cry, blame me."
Qi Yan's earlobe felt hot, and he avoided Lu Fenghan's gaze and covered his face with the quilt.
Thinking of Lu Fenghan's worry, he spoke again in the quilt: "I cried... not because it hurts, it doesn't hurt."
Lu Fenghan raised the corner of his mouth: "Yeah, I know."
Qi Yan didn't want to talk anymore.
At the same time, in the kitchen, Metierin called out the time on her personal terminal, thoughtfully: "It's already five o'clock in the afternoon."
Wein was opening a can of mashed potatoes carefully, and was confused by Metierin's words: "What's wrong with five o'clock? Is there a meeting?"
"A few days ago at this time, the commander would be in the kitchen arguing about what to make for Qi Yan as dinner." Metierin touched his chin, "Today Eric and Vincent suddenly worked overtime and were very busy because the commander had to take a temporary break. According to records, the commander and Qi Yan did not leave the ship to the ground." Wein
was still at a loss: "So?"
Patting Wein on the shoulder, Metierin sighed: "Captain Wein, it's normal for you to lose three years' salary."
Wein didn't understand, how did he get to the point of three years' salary? He heated up the mashed potatoes, took a sip, and wondered, "No, why are you suddenly so concerned about the commander's schedule?"
Mei Jielin unscrewed the drink bottle, took a sip, and thought, do I care about the commander? Why do I care about him? I care about whether I can successfully become the richest man in the Expeditionary Force!
Alas, smart people are so lonely!
Qi Yan slept intermittently, woke up several times, and fell asleep again. When he really got up, it was already the next morning.
When he changed his clothes, he looked in the mirror. The exposed parts of his neck and wrists were all coated with a thin layer of healing gel by Lu Fenghan, and the traces were already very faint. As for other places, Qi Yan didn't look at them much and put on his clothes directly.
The metal door of the command room opened to both sides. As soon as Qi Yan raised his eyes, he met Lu Fenghan's gaze. He paused slightly and subconsciously pulled down his sleeves.
Mei Jielin was wearing a black training suit and her hair was tied into a high ponytail. She looked quite heroic. Her face was a little sweaty. She greeted Qi Yan with a bright smile: "Morning!"
Qi Yan nodded and greeted: "Morning."
Seeing that the sofa he usually sat on was moved to Lu Fenghan's side, he took a few steps and sat over.
After saying hello, Mei Jielin continued to report: "I have already discussed with Lorenz that the newly discovered wormhole will have two people enter. While determining the exit, we will also detect data midway to determine the maximum passing mass. When the time comes, we will know how many starships can pass through after conversion."
The alliance is already familiar with this set of procedures, and even the report format is ready.
The only uncertain factor is the wormhole itself.
Having more time, Mei Jie Lin pulled Lu Fenghan aside to chat: "Human beings' curiosity is unstoppable. Originally, crossing a wormhole was very risky. When the recruitment of volunteers was announced to the entire army, I thought that not many people would sign up. Who would have thought that more than a thousand people signed up in half a day!
I even flipped through the application forms they submitted. The reasons they filled in were all 'wanting to explore new star fields', 'curiosity, like the feeling of the unknown', 'hoping to be the first person to witness a new star field' and so on."
Lu Fenghan loosely circled Qi Yan's wrist under the table, and his voice was much more casual than during the meeting: "If humans were not curious, you and I would not be here."
Qi Yan agreed with Lu Fenghan.
Perhaps the reason why they can now float in space with the mountain-like starships and the vast star field under the Alliance's rule is because tens of millions of years ago, a person suddenly looked up at the starry sky while walking on the ground and became curious about it.
"There were too many people who signed up, so in the end we had to let Pojun help and randomly draw lots to decide." Mei Jielin projected two pieces of information into the air, "One of the selected people is Du Shang's subordinate, and the other is from the technical department."
Lu Fenghan signed and approved it.
When the review results were handed down to the technical department, many people were disappointed.
Ye Pei took a sip of coffee and sighed, "Why wasn't I chosen? It's such a rare opportunity to go through a new natural wormhole!"
Mondrian also signed up and said, "I wasn't chosen either."
Ye Pei turned to comfort him, "It doesn't matter. Maybe there will be such an opportunity in the future." She was fascinated, "If the exit on the other side is a star field known to the Alliance, it wouldn't be very exciting. If it is a new star field, brand new, and has never been set foot by humans-"
The more unknown, the more it can arouse people's desire to explore.
Seeing her eyes shining, Mondrian gently touched her coffee cup with his own: "I hope we can be chosen next time."
Ye Pei nodded heavily and touched Mondrian's coffee cup back: "I hope we can be chosen next time!"
Fantov, who was passing by not far behind them, heard a few words and looked around to see that many people were lost. He really couldn't understand it.
The name of "traveling through a natural wormhole" was not profitable. Although the inside of the wormhole had been confirmed to be stable by data, there was still a risk of being involved in the chaos of time and space and even death. He didn't understand why these people were determined to take this dead end.
Fantov squeezed the optical storage device in his pocket again. He
didn't dare to leave it in the lounge, and he was worried that the rebels would attack at any time. After thinking about it, he still felt that it was safest to carry it with him. This was his life-saving talisman.
Thinking of the two people who came with him from Odin, always urging him to contact Odin as soon as possible and find a way to leave the front line, he felt uneasy -
could it be that they heard the news that because he offended Qi Yan when he was fighting for the right to use the super optical computer "Nan Dou" in the technical department that day, Qi Yan wanted to deal with him?
It's not impossible.
As for what the two people revealed to him, that the crisis of the expeditionary force in that war was resolved by Qi Yan, he found it ridiculous -
how many vases with good looks and backers did he see in Odin's research institute? It's just that they find opportunities to embellish themselves.
Thinking that Qi Yan's backer is the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Fantof thought about it and still felt that it would be best to withdraw from the front line as soon as possible.
He had studied communication data transmission at Odin's Data Science Institute. Standing in an unnoticed corner, Fantof tried to avoid the military's encrypted communication channel on the command ship and contact Odin's people using a private channel.
It was not a good reputation to escape from the battlefield. He needed to discuss an excuse and a legitimate reason with Odin's people.
When the Central Administrative District received news of the recovery of Voz and Prism, the starship that passed through the newly discovered natural wormhole was ready to go.
After hearing the news, Mei Jielin blew her own princess cut: "General Nie and his men acted quite quickly. After this incident, the group of garrison troops in the administrative district are no longer cowards who become weak-handed and can't even pull the trigger when they hold the gun." When
Qi Yan heard the name "Woz Star", he couldn't help but look at Lu Fenghan, who happened to be looking at him.
If the starship they were riding had not been hijacked in Leto, they should have followed the girl named Platinum from Bergson College to travel to Woz Star.
Among all the people present, only the two of them have common memories, which is a bit strange. However, due to the occasion, in public, the two of them only glanced at each other lightly and then looked away.
Lorenz was reminding them: "Once you leave the wormhole, turn on the stealth mode immediately. Be prepared. The exit of the wormhole may be a ruin. Of course, it may also be a battlefield in the central administrative district, or interstellar pirates are dividing the loot. There are particle cannons on top of you!"
No matter how optimistic the analysis results are, no one can predict what has not happened. Once you enter the wormhole, you may face danger and death.
It was Lu Fenghan's turn. He was dressed in a neat military uniform and simply said, "The Alliance will not forget your exploration."
The two captains tightened their lips, touched their heels, and saluted in unison, "Only for the Alliance!"
With a slight frown in his eyes, Lu Fenghan returned a rare standard Alliance salute, "Only for the Alliance."
Lorenz rarely had coffee in his hand. He changed his tone, "Of course, if you arrive at an unknown star field, then you will be the first among all humans to see them. Your eyes will be the closest to humans capturing the light of the stars in that star field."
After the starship set sail, the group left the bridge and walked back.
Mei Jie Lin nudged Lorenz with her elbow: "Hey, your last words are quite romantic, romantic and passionate. If I were not a captain, I would also like to sign up!"
Lorenz: "It's the same if you drive a starship."
Mei Jie Lin thought about it and it was true. Seriously speaking, driving a starship and drifting in the universe is also romantic and passionate.
Then she thought again, the boring work in the technical department that she thought was dull should be another kind of brilliant look for Lorenz, right?
Back in the lounge, Qi Yan was pulled by Lu Fenghan to sit on his lap, unbuttoned his cuffs, and applied another layer of healing gel.
At Qi Yan's request, Lu Fenghan also took out the bandage he carried with him, wrapped it around his wrist twice, and tied a flat bow, which could barely be considered a decoration.
Qi Yan raised his hand, and it was obvious that he was very happy. At this moment, his personal terminal suddenly rang with a short prompt tone.
Lu Fenghan saw that his eyebrows and eyes were cold: "What's wrong?"
While looking down, Qi Yan replied: "When I was using the super optical computer of the technical department, I found something and buried a 'wire' in it. Now this wire has been pulled by someone."