When Qi Yan woke up the next morning, he was a little confused about the time. He ordered the personal terminal to tell the time, but Po Jun's reaction was faster than the personal terminal: "It is six thirty-seven in the morning."

He vaguely felt that he had slept for a long time. When he sat up, Qi Yan realized that he was holding Lu Fenghan's military jacket, which was already wrinkled.

He rubbed his forehead and thought again: "How did I come back last night?"

Pojun reported truthfully: "The general carried you back." He also tried to describe, "He held you horizontally, held your knees with his left arm, and held your upper body with his right arm. The general said you were lighter. After putting you back on the bed, the general sat by your bed for half an hour."

"Half an hour?"

Pojun: "Yes, humans are really strange. The general sat by the bed and watched you for thirty-six minutes and twenty-seven seconds, and only left when the meeting time was up."

Qiyan was stunned when he heard this.

Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, Qiyan easily described the scene described by Pojun in his mind. He put his palm to his heart and felt that it seemed to jump slightly.

Not sure if it was an illusion.

After washing up, Qi Yan's hairline was slightly wet. He asked, "Can I go to the command room to find the general now?"

This question was addressed to Po Jun, but actually to Lu Fenghan. A few seconds later, Po Jun conveyed Lu Fenghan's reply, "Of course."

It was not until he opened the door that Qi Yan realized that the debugging of the new detection system had been completed. After the first battle last night, the detection results were verified to be accurate and error-free, and the central control system had also been optimized. After

all the things that needed to be handled were handled, his first reaction was to find Lu Fenghan.

Obviously, before this person came back, even if he lost his emotions and feelings, he still felt that he was no different from before.

But now,

the "sense of loss" that he had ignored before became obvious.

After hearing Lu Fenghan watching him by the bed for half an hour, and realizing that his first reaction was to go to Lu Fenghan.

I should have some kind of emotion.

Happy? Delighted? Anxious?

No, it seems none of them.

But Qi Yan realized that even if he looked through the entire Alliance Common Language Dictionary, he could not find a word that could properly describe his emotions.

In other words, his emotions were indeed included in the dictionary, but he could not confirm it himself.

At this moment, the feeling of emptiness in his heart became more obvious, and Qi Yan even felt a little chilly.

When they arrived at the command room, Vincent was yawning with red eyes, and when he saw Qi Yan coming in, he pointed in the direction of Lu Fenghan, quickly said "good night", and slipped out in a few steps holding the clipboard.

There were only two of them left in the command room.

Lu Fenghan stood by the porthole. A small boat driven by the patrol team passed by. Light shone in, casting his shadow on the metal wall.

Qi Yan stood closer: "Didn't you sleep all night?"

Without looking tired, Lu Fenghan said "hmm" and asked first: "Did you eat anything?"

Qi Yan shook his head.

Lu Fenghan took out a bag of peach-flavored nutritional supplements, tore open the seal, and fed it to Qi Yan's mouth.

Almost as a conditioned reflex, Qi Yan bit the nutritional supplement in his mouth.

It tasted very familiar.

Lu Fenghan then began to explain: "After the Pingning leads the team back to the voyage, the people below will report the battle damage layer by layer, and I will make the final confirmation. The records handed over by the logistics department must also be approved in a timely manner. In addition, I don't need to be responsible for the injured looking for treatment robots or treatment cabins, but I have to review the list of sacrificed personnel. After handling the chores, I convened a meeting and the newly captured The planets to be defended need to be guarded, the star fields to be reassigned to the alliance need to be patrolled, and the data fed back by the new detection system needs to be signed and filed, so I haven't slept yet. "

Telling Qi Yan everything one by one, Lu Fenghan really likes this narration process, as if he was showing Qi Yan his domains one by one, letting him know what he was doing.

Qi Yan listened carefully, drank the nutrient solution, and couldn't help but stand half a step closer to Lu Fenghan.

As a result, the coldness rising from deep in his body faded a little.

Thinking of what Lu Fenghan had said before in the equipment room, Qi Yan stretched out his hand: "Cold."

Lu Fenghan was a little surprised.

But almost immediately, he held Qi Yan's hand and warmed him with his body temperature.

Lu Fenghan's movements were extremely natural, and Qi Yan commented on his behavior: "You said that if my hands hurt, I had nightmares, or I felt uncomfortable anywhere, I could come to you."

Lu Fenghan's heart softened, and he turned his head to hide the smile on his lips.

So obedient

He could almost hear the sudden rapid beating of his neck artery, and a surge of urgency surged in his heart. He wanted to hug the person in front of him, but he was worried about scaring him, so he forcibly suppressed the sudden emotion.

In order to avoid being impulsive, Lu Fenghan held Qi Yan's hand and talked about business: "Starting today, should we start reducing the dosage?"

Qi Yan: "Yes, that's what Elisa arranged. But after this drug was developed, I'm the only one who has taken it. I've run a lot of data on the computer, but I lack clinical experience."

Lu Fenghan specifically talked to Elisa twice, both about this issue.

This drug is mainly used to remove Qi Yan's emotions and maintain a state of "absolute rationality" to fight against memory confusion and the impact of negative emotions.

Now that Lu Fenghan has returned, Elisa believes that although there are many strong negative emotions in Qi Yan's memory, like an endless tide, Lu Fenghan is enough to become a long embankment.

However, all parties were very cautious, fearing that stopping the medication suddenly would cause a strong withdrawal reaction in Qi Yan.

Lu Fenghan was familiar with Qi Yan's habits: "Do you want to take the medication later?"

"Yes, but it's in the room, I didn't bring it with me."

"I'll go back with you." Qi

Yan asked with a questioning look.

Lu Fenghan understood at a glance: "All the things at hand have been dealt with. The nearest rebel army is led by Tang Na, who is very suspicious. I didn't show up for the previous year, and he probably has already thought of dozens of possibilities. And this time, they were defeated in the first battle. In a short period of time, they will definitely not be able to figure out how they lost so quickly and so badly. They may even worry that someone inside leaked the information, and they will be anxiously looking for traitors."

"So there will be no war for the time being?"

"Yes, not for the time being. Donald dare not act rashly." Lu Fenghan led the people out. "Except for the on-duty personnel, I have arranged for everyone else to go back to sleep. Only by recuperating and strengthening can we win the second victory."

However, all the way from the command room to Qi Yan's room, we still met many soldiers in uniform. From their expressions, we can see that although Lu Fenghan ordered everyone to rest, the victory in the first battle after a long period of frustration has boosted the nerves of countless people. Even the air in the command ship is filled with some unknown excitement factor.

Lu Fenghan led Qi Yan and walked very slowly for a short distance. After every few steps, someone would stop at the side of the passage, straighten their chest and draw in their stomach to perform a military salute. Lu Fenghan had no choice but to stop and return the salute carefully.

As for Qi Yan who was following Lu Fenghan, these people only looked at him quietly, not daring to look at him any more, and left after performing the salute.

Lu Fenghan knew that Vincent should have secured Qi Yan's identity on board the ship, so he had nothing to worry about.

After entering the room, Qi Yan found the transparent medicine bottle, poured a dose of the medicine into his palm, and took out a piece from it.

Lu Fenghan brought him some water.

After taking the medicine, Qi Yan said, "Do you... want to go back and rest first?"

Lu Fenghan had not prepared to leave when he came in: "No, being with you is more useful than sleeping for ten hours."

Qi Yan didn't know how to respond to this.

Because he could realize that this sentence was illogical and contained emotions that he could not understand yet.

So he chose to remain silent.

Lu Fenghan asked him: "After taking this medicine, will it feel like walking barefoot in the snow, just like the previous medicine?"

"Yes," Qi Yan replied after comparison, "a little colder, a very empty cold."

After saying that, he hesitated again, whether he should tell Lu Fenghan this. Just like he couldn't understand what it felt like to "have emotions", Lu Fenghan should not be able to understand what it felt like to "have no emotions".

Lu Fenghan walked over.

Before Qi Yan could come to his senses, he reached out and pulled the man into his arms: "Will this make you warmer?"

Qi Yan didn't say anything for several seconds, and then he answered softly: "...Yes."

More than just a little warmer.

It was as if he was standing alone in the snowy wilderness barefoot, and as the man approached step by step, the ice and snow around him melted, and everything came to life.

Two hours after taking the medicine, Qi Yan didn't have many adverse reactions, only his fingers trembled slightly. He wrote down the time and symptoms, and went to see Lu Fenghan again.

Lu Fenghan was leaning on the sofa, opening the virtual screen to approve documents.

A strange desire suddenly surged in his heart. Qi Yan followed his instinct, walked to the sofa, hesitated for two seconds, and lay down next to Lu Fenghan.

A certain urgency in his heart faded away.

Lu Fenghan asked in a low voice: "Are you sleepy?"

Qi Yan curled up beside him and whispered: "It should be a reaction to reducing the dosage."

Otherwise, he could not explain his behavior.

Lu Fenghan understood.

He said with a smile: "Little clingy spirit."

Qi Yan did not deny it.

Not long after the voice fell, Lu Fenghan's arms were loosely folded on Qi Yan's shoulders - a protective gesture.

After reviewing the documents handed over, Lu Fenghan pinched his eyebrows and asked Qi Yan: "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Shaking his head, Qi Yan hesitated and suddenly asked: "Do you think I'm lying to you?"

"Lie to me about what?"

"In Leto, I didn't tell you my true identity."

Qi Yan asked and then looked at Lu Fenghan's expression seriously.

Lu Fenghan immediately remembered what Eliza had mentioned, that in the early stages of reducing the dosage, Qi Yan would have a certain chance of being insecure, sensitive and overly concerned. So he answered without hesitation: "Of course not, to me, no matter who you are, you are you."

Qi Yan was easily comforted by this sentence.

However, this question reminded Lu Fenghan that when they were in Leto, for some reason, neither of them could clearly tell each other their identity information.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the person next to him: "Qi Yan."

"Hmm?"

"On the first day on board, you introduced yourself. Am I being impolite to introduce myself as well?"

Qi Yan nodded.

Not only did he not introduce his identity, but Lu Fenghan took a long time to shake the hand he handed over.

"Then make up for it now."

In the silence, Lu Fenghan's voice was very low, which made Qi Yan's ears a little itchy.

"The Southern Cross Front Expeditionary Force under the Central Army of the Alliance, the command ship belongs to Lu Fenghan."

"Hello, little chief."