On this planet, it rains for two-thirds of the day. Qi Yan followed Lu Fenghan and explored the planet with the awl as the center when the weather was clear. Although they still did not see any traces of living things, this experience was very novel to Qi Yan.
However, after two days, Qi Yan could no longer walk, so he picked up a few pieces of ore and took them back to study.
It was still raining heavily outside. Lu Fenghan threw the gravel the size of a fingernail up casually: "If this kind of ore is not included in the Alliance's catalog, you might be the first person to discover this kind of ore."
Qi Yan was recording the external structure of this ore. Hearing this, he looked up and said, "Is it useful?" "
Of course, if a new ore or a new ore star is discovered, the Alliance will give the discoverer a large amount of star coins as a reward. If the value of the ore is very high, then all the income generated by the first Leto year will be divided into a part for the discoverer."
Lu Fenghan knew a lot of messy things, "So, many interstellar wanderers like to do most, which is to drive a broken and shabby small starship, Bring a set of excavation and identification tools, and dig around on various barren planets. Sometimes there will be no results for several months or even half a year, but once you find something, you may become rich instantly. "
When he was on the front line, during the truce, many grassroots soldiers also liked to do this. Lu Fenghan always turned a blind eye. He could go to find and mine, but every time he arrived at a planet, he had to record and submit all the specific locations, surface ecology, atmospheric conditions, and gravitational conditions of the planet.
Therefore, the star map of the Southern Cross front line is particularly detailed, which can play a significant role at critical moments.
Qi Yan listened attentively: "Has anyone succeeded?"
Lu Fenghan told him like he was telling a story: "Of course there has been. I used to know someone who was fighting on the front line. Their entire starship smashed directly into the surface of the planet, creating a big hole." He gestured casually, "After they vomited blood, they found that the ore exposed in the big hole was actually some kind of rare ore. The Alliance rewarded them with 16 million star coins, but there were more than 300 people on the ship, and each person only got 50,000, which barely improved the food level for a period of time."
Qi Yan nodded: "50,000 star coins? It's really not much."
Lu Fenghan choked silently.
If the Alliance didn't deposit wages into his account on time, all his savings now would be less than this "not much", should be...
one zero less?
If he is not careful, he will face the reality of his poverty.
Qi Yan showed the ore in his hand to Lu Fenghan: "Although there is no instrument to observe the internal structure, judging from the residual embers and cross-sections left after it is burned, it should be very valuable."
Lu Fenghan did not doubt Qi Yan's words: "Then guess blindly, the reserve of this kind of ore?"
"Very large," Qi Yan pointed to the ground, "Rainwater falls and directly penetrates, and will not gather into water. Maybe there is this kind of ore underneath."
Without hesitation, he said: "If the alliance rewards 16 million star coins, I will give you 15 million."
"You will suffer losses if you are so generous," Lu Fenghan laughed at him, and some unclear expectations emerged in his heart, and he deliberately asked, "Why give me so much?"
Qi Yan gave a reason: "Because I am already very rich."
Lu Fenghan: "..." It makes
a lot of sense.
After studying the ore over and over again, Qi Yan wrapped himself in Lu Fenghan's coat, projected the screen of the personal terminal into the air, and continued to work on the structure of "Po Jun" with concentration.
Lu Fenghan found that although Qi Yan was coquettish and picky, his coquettishness and pickyness were very measured.
Moreover, his ability to adapt to the environment was very strong, which made Lu Fenghan mistakenly think that the two of them were still in Leto's home, rather than under a few stone slabs on a deserted planet, waiting for rescue that would arrive at an unknown time.
Lu Fenghan did not speak to disturb Qi Yan. In fact, he was very accustomed to this state of being alone. According to the habit he developed on the front line, he opened the simulated battlefield in his personal terminal, selected a battle forty years ago as the background, and started playing a strategy game of two armies fighting each other.
The rain kept falling, and the two hid under the long stone cone, doing their own things.
Three days passed like this. Lu Fenghan tore open a packet of nutritional supplements and gave it to Qi Yan. He swallowed his own portion in two gulps: "What's the first thing you'll do when you get back to Leto?"
Qi Yan thought without hesitation: "Take a shower."
Lu Fenghan smiled and pinched his face: "Tsk, you really are a little clean freak." Then he thought, "I only brought one day's supply of your medicine. According to Leto's schedule, you haven't taken the medicine for two days. Will there be any problems?"
"Fortunately," Qi Yan was silent, "the memories of these three days... I can't tell which are real and which are fake. Different things that happened at different times are all interspersed and mixed together, but my emotions are fine."
Lu Fenghan frowned: "What is the effect of the medicine?"
After asking, Lu Fenghan thought, it might be because there are only two of them on this planet, facing each other day and night, and the questions that he couldn't ask before because of propriety or other concerns, he can now ask them normally.
"It's mainly to get rid of negative emotions like fear and dread, allowing me to calmly and rationally distinguish the true and false memories. It also has some other auxiliary effects." Qi Yan bit the nutrient solution and spoke vaguely, "But I'm used to it, it doesn't matter."
Lu Fenghan didn't think "it doesn't matter": "Take the medicine when you go back, I will help you remember it."
Qi Yan nodded, but did not drink the nutrient solution in one gulp. Instead, he took small sips and continued to build the structure of "Po Jun".
After writing dozens of lines of characters, he asked Lu Fenghan: "If, I mean if, you are a soldier on the front line, would you like an artificial intelligence to tell you jokes or stories while chatting with you?" "If
it has this function, it should be good. I need to relax occasionally."
"What about stories?"
"That's OK."
"Do you prefer someone who talks a lot or a little?"
Lu Fenghan thought for a few seconds: "Someone who talks a lot, otherwise it will be too lonely."
Qi Yan quickly typed in the command based on Lu Fenghan's needs, and also added the "can sing" option so that "Po Jun" can sing to Lu Fenghan at the right time in the future.
Not knowing what Qi Yan was doing, Lu Fenghan saw that he continued to face the pages of characters after asking, and continued to play the strategy game.
That night, Lu Fenghan woke up from a light sleep, and his men consciously covered Qi Yan, who was lying on his lap, with his coat. When he looked up again, he saw a ray of light in the dark sky.
He whispered to the sleeping man, "It should be the rescuers coming."
Although he said so, he did not rush to stand in the open space to call for help.
Qi Yan rubbed his eyes, sat up, wrapped in his coat and said nothing.
It was not until the small starship landed near the escape capsule and confirmed that the person who appeared was wearing a rescue suit that Lu Fenghan took Qi Yan out of the conical feldspar cone.
After confirming the identities of both parties, Qi Yan also took a piece of ore before leaving. As
the starship gradually took off, Qi Yan discovered that the planet they were on was entirely covered by a brown surface. There were no oceans or lakes, only a huge river that cut across the surface like a long line, and the overall shape was wedge-shaped.
Qi Yan guessed that all the water should eventually seep through the ore layer and gather underground.
When he came to his senses, he heard Lu Fenghan asking about the starship accident.
The rescuer's dark brown hair was slightly curly, and he smiled and said, "You are really lucky! Although we escaped through the jump tunnel, the escape capsule has withstood the attack without any damage. Now that we have found you and the remaining five, we can also withdraw our team."
"Only five people left?" Lu Fenghan grasped the key point sharply, "How long has it been since the starship accident?"
"Forty-three days, according to the Leto calendar, today is December 12th."
Lu Fenghan and Qi Yan looked at each other.
They had only spent five or six days on that desolate planet.
The brown-haired rescuer understood: "Have you noticed that the speed of time is different? Many passengers we found encountered the same situation. Some thought they had been missing for only three or four days, but half a month had passed. Some have been drifting in the universe for almost half a month and were almost starving to death, but in reality only a week had passed."
Lu Fenghan understood: "Is it because of the jump channel?"
"Yes, and the planet you are on also has an impact. The speed of time is different. Obviously, you have been delayed in the jump channel for a while, and the speed of time on your planet is faster than outside. This is normal." The rescuer brought out an old saying, "The universe is so big that there are all kinds of wonders!"
"The interstellar pirates who hijacked the starship--"
"They are all dead, dead as dead as possible, blown to ashes! But this incident has been on the front page of the Leto Daily for four or five days in a row. It has caused too much noise. Admiral Crimson accused Admiral Nie Huating of lying to the citizens of the Alliance, saying that the interstellar pirates have been defeated by General Lu Jun, but now, the interstellar pirates have caused a big incident at the gate of Leto, which is obviously not a state of 'destroyed'."
Lu Fenghan: "What did Admiral Nie say?"
"Admiral Nie believes that the rebels have colluded with interstellar pirates and have big plans. The Alliance should seize the time, concentrate its forces, and defeat the rebels."
The rescuer laughed, "We don't really understand what's going on. Anyway, the Leto Daily has been abuzz with news for several days. I'll tell you a few words here so that you won't be overwhelmed by the news when you go back."
Lu Fenghan looked out the window and asked casually, "What about you? , which view do you support?"
The rescuer answered while operating the small starship to migrate: "Me? General Lu Jun has sacrificed for so many years, how can he explain what happened back then? But what Admiral Crimo said does make some sense. Moreover, the war has been going on for so many years, and every exploded starship is money. It's not that we don't fight the rebels. The rebels are indeed hateful, but we can take a break for a while. "
After listening, Qi Yan looked at Lu Fenghan's profile.
He thought Lu Fenghan would be sad, disappointed or angry, but under the countless lights and shadows, this man did not show any emotion, and remained firm, like a green mountain after the rain, undisturbed by the clouds and mist.
When the two of them traveled countless light years back to the capital planet, it was already dark in Leto, and the familiar double moons were quietly hanging in the night sky.
Qi Yan's personal terminal was connected to the star network, and he received hundreds of messages. He reported his safety one by one. When he returned home with Lu Fenghan, the first thing he did was to go upstairs to take a shower. Before leaving, he asked Lu Fenghan to help him check if there was anything important in the messages he received.
When Qi Yan came downstairs wrapped in a black silk robe, Lu Fenghan had already prepared pills and water.
"Good news or bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
Qi Yan held the cup and drank water, "In chronological order."
"Some of the messages are encrypted, and I can't see the content. Among the messages that can be seen, after Professor Fu knew that you returned to Leto safely, he reminded you that you have missed classes for more than a month. Please make up for the classes and homework you missed during this period as soon as possible, as well as the research group's project content."
Qi Yan: "..."
Although he was very fast, the amount was still very large, and Qi Yan was a little worried.
Lu Fenghan continued: "Ye Pei said that she and Mondrian came back early and have already finished the research group's content for you, so don't worry."
"Xia Zhiyang said that he took notes for you and recorded the video, which has been sent to your personal terminal. If you need it, you can use it to make up for the lessons."
Qi Yan nodded: "Anything else?"
"Pu Lan said she has returned to Woz. If there is time, she will wait for everyone to play there. She also apologized for what happened this time." Lu Fenghan flipped through the pages. "The rest are greetings and expressions of concern from people you know. Xia Zhiyang sent 57 messages during this period, Chen Mingxuan sent 31, Xu Min sent 13, and Xia Gale sent 16. He is really attentive."
Qi Yan didn't understand why Lu Fenghan only said that Xia Gale was attentive.
Lu Fenghan: "Yesterday Xia Zhiyang also had a message saying that Jiang Yunyue and Jiang Qi have been released on bail. The Qi family paid a large fine, and the two are restricted from leaving Leto for the next year."
"Released on bail?" Qi Yan didn't take it seriously, "Yeah, I see."
Lu Fenghan raised his eyes: "Aren't you afraid that Jiang Yunyue and Jiang Qi will retaliate against you?"
Those two people are narrow-minded and self-righteous. Although they can't cause any big waves, they are still annoying.
"Don't be afraid, those things can be easily solved." Qi Yan sat on the sofa, with wet hair, "And, if they can't be solved, you can beat them."
This slightly childish remark made Lu Fenghan laugh out loud.
Seeing Qi Yan looking at him with trust, Lu Fenghan lazily raised his hand and ruffled his hair, "Yes, yes, whoever bullies our Qi Yan, I will beat them."