According to the route planned in advance, Lu Fenghan and Qi Yan boarded the high-speed bus of the Mikonos.

It was morning, and there were not many people in the car. Many passengers were dozing against the wall of the car. Along the way, he could see the advertising screen through the window. It was playing that Fujilina would come to the Southern Cross Region for a tour in a month, and both the live tickets and online virtual tickets were available.

Qi Yan had never seen this kind of advertisement before, and he watched it many times in a row, analyzing the playback principle in his mind.

Until Lu Fenghan's palm blocked his eyes.

A low, magnetic voice came from behind his ear, "Don't look at her, she's not pretty."

Qi Yan knew that the "she" Lu Fenghan was talking about was Virginina, so he looked carefully at the person in the advertisement: "According to current aesthetics, her appearance can score more than 95 points, which should meet the standard of 'good-looking'."

Lu Fenghan stood behind Qi Yan, one hand holding the hanging ring, the other hand in the pocket of his gray windbreaker, and rested his chin on Qi Yan's shoulder, sighing deliberately.

Qi Yan pressed his back against his chest, not moving, and asked sideways: "Why are you sighing?"

Lu Fenghan: "I'm jealous."

"Jealous?"

"Yes, you've been looking at other people, I'm jealous."

Qi Yan found the definition of "jealous" from his memory, and instantly thought: "In the technical department, before I answered Lorenz's question, you deliberately asked me if I would go back after asking about frequency band decomposition. Was that also jealous?"

Lu Fenghan didn't expect to be exposed now.

But he admitted neatly: "Yes."

Not wanting to mention Lorenz, Lu Fenghan answered and quickly changed the subject, "It feels like we are now very much like office workers who are always busy at work and rarely have a day off to play." He glanced at a few young people in casual clothes who were standing and laughing not far away, "Just like them."

Qi Yan followed and looked over.

The express bus made a strange low noise while driving. Lu Fenghan took off his military uniform, and the two stood together. The silent explosions in space and the enemy's butcher knives gradually faded in their minds.

In a trance, Qi Yan thought, it was really just like what Lu Fenghan described.

After getting off the express bus, they had arrived at another area far away from the star port.

It was the rainy season. Even though the sky was clear, there was still a dampness in the air, mixed with the fragrance of unknown flowers, which made people become lazy.

The surrounding buildings were generally not high, and the width of the road was only half that of Leto. There were screens embedded in the outer walls of the buildings, broadcasting news of victory on the front line. The picture changed, and it became General Nie Huai Ting, wearing a four-star general's dark military uniform, facing the camera and answering reporters' questions.

The Southern Cross region is close to the front line and is very sensitive to the war, but people are in a hurry and don't look panicked. They eat when they should and work when they should. Few people stop to pay attention to the war news.

Instead, Lu Fenghan put his hand on Qi Yan's shoulder, and the two of them listened to the military's speech to the outside world.

It was a little abrupt.

Lu Fenghan said in a low voice: "This is the advantage of the large territory of the Alliance. Leto was occupied by the rebels, but the central administrative district is too far away from the Southern Cross Region. The people here can see the most detailed information from the news, but their daily lives will not be affected, and they will not feel it. In the same way, starships on the front line explode one after another, but not a wisp of smoke will drift over."

Qi Yan understood what Lu Fenghan meant when he heard it, and continued: "Sociologist Ivanova once put forward a view that the continuous expansion of the Alliance's territory, planets and planets The distances between stars and between administrative districts will begin to be measured in light years. In this way, the people's empathy for their compatriots and the sense of unity of the alliance will become lower and lower. In the end, it is very likely that there will be regional autonomy, and the "alliance" will become a "nominal alliance." "

I don't know if it's because he changed out of his military uniform or he deliberately restrained himself, but Lu Fenghan's aura was not strong. He lowered his eyes and looked at Qi Yan, with obvious lines on his profile. "Well, so the military leaders have a point of view - if there were no rebels as an external threat, the alliance would not be so united."

"It sounds reasonable, but if the alliance needs to rely on 'external threats' as a stimulus to achieve 'unity', this 'unity' is not a long-term solution." Qi Yan thought for a moment, "If this stimulus is lost, the alliance will gradually split, which can only mean that 'split' is a historical development process, and human power can only stop it temporarily, but cannot completely stop it."

Lu Fenghan agreed with Qi Yan's statement.

He also felt that this feeling was very strange - no matter what he said, Qi Yan could understand and comprehend it.

He looked at Nie Huai Ting again, who was speaking slowly and carefully, and was as solemn as a mountain just sitting there: "If Hodgkin had a clear mind and could face this problem, he wouldn't have caused so many troubles."

Although Hodgkin has become a notorious traitor to the Alliance, few people mention why he betrayed.

"Hodgkin is not satisfied with the status quo. He tried to use theocracy to justify 'despotism' and 'dictatorship', and to strengthen centralized rule with dictatorship and strict laws, so as to gain a kind of 'unity'."

Lu Fenghan recalled the video conversation with Nie Huai Ting.

"More than a decade ago, Hodgkin expressed his disappointment with the overly liberal atmosphere of the League. He believed that this was undesirable and that the Secretary-General and Commander-in-Chief of the League should do something. But obviously, the actions of the Secretary-General and General Nie did not meet his requirements, so he turned to the rebels, believing that the rebels could realize his political ideals."

Qi Yan shook his head: "I am not a person from the future. I am not sure whether the current League is 'correct', but promoting theocracy, brainwashing, restricting freedom, strict laws, controlling people's thoughts, and making everyone a 'standard and perfect citizen of the League' is a regression of mankind."

"Yes, Hodgkin's talk gave me the illusion that humanity had regressed four or five hundred years in one breath, or even wore animal skins to hunt mammoths."

Lu Fenghan's eyes were ironic, and his eyes were heavy. "In the first year of the star calendar, the Human Alliance was formally established and the Human Interstellar Covenant was promulgated. The original copy of the covenant is still in Leto's historical archives. It clearly states freedom, equality, dignity, order, and the rule of law. But there is no such thing as 'God' and 'dictatorship'."

After the news was over, the two went to the platform of the public suspension train.

The buildings on the planet Mikonos reflect the unique style of the Southern Cross region. The tops of taller buildings are often decorated with large rings with words and patterns engraved on them. From a distance, they look like a huge stone stele artwork.

The destination was a small restaurant called "Star Flower Mushroom Noodles". After the two sat down, Lu Fenghan flipped through the menu: "There are one, two, three, and four flavors. Which one do you want to eat?"

Qi Yan looked at the pictures on the menu and compared his memory: "From the door, we passed by a total of 31 tables. Among the 93 bowls of noodles, the number of people who chose four flavors was 21, 14, 38, and 20 respectively. According to the statistical results, if we ignore the unknown influencing factors, flavor three should be the most suitable for most people."

Seeing Qi Yan doing a data survey, Lu Fenghan laughed: "Okay, as you say, choose flavor three." The noodles

were served in a mushroom-shaped bowl, steaming hot. In addition to noodles, there were also many side dishes.

Qi Yan tasted it and picked two of the side dishes into Lu Fenghan's bowl. After picking, he realized that this was impolite. But when he looked up again, he found that the dishes he picked had been eaten by Lu Fenghan.

Seeing Qi Yan holding a spoon in one hand and chopsticks in the other, staring at him blankly, Lu Fenghan raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"

Qi Yan quickly lowered his eyes, inexplicably flustered.

Knowing the reason, Lu Fenghan passed the side dish that Qi Yan liked from his bowl to the one across from him, and said, "Exchange with you."

Qi Yan took a while to respond, "...Okay."

After answering, he immediately took a sip of soup to cover up.

His eyes paused at the tip of his nose that was reddened by the heat, and Lu Fenghan asked him, "Is it delicious?"

"Delicious, very fresh, I have never tasted this taste before."

"Come and eat it again tomorrow?"

Qi Yan: "Don't you only have one day off?"

Lu Fenghan had a good reason: "The days off can be stacked. On this day two years ago, I was holding a strategic meeting on the ship, so I can move the day off that I didn't take to tomorrow."

As for Vincent and Eric's ideas, he didn't consider them.

With plenty of time, after finishing their noodles, the two walked to a nearby small square and looked at the century-old sculpture fountain. Lu Fenghan went to buy a bag of food to feed the pigeons for Qi Yan. They found someone playing classical music from the Earth era on the side of the road, so they stopped and listened for an hour.

Lu Fenghan rarely has such leisure time.

After entering the First Military Academy, every day was filled with training and courses. I wished that every second could be used. I even had to develop the skill of memorizing knowledge points while doing physical training.

Later, I joined the expeditionary force. I was on the ship 359 days out of 360 days a year. It was a rare experience to be down to earth.

Even in the six months in Leto, I couldn't really relax because I had something on my mind.

But today -

it's different.

He looked at Qi Yan, whose brows were relaxed and a pigeon feather was on his coat, and thought that Qi Yan should be the same as him.

As it got dark, Lu Fenghan took Qi Yan to eat the blue scale fish, a specialty of Mikonos, according to the plan made in advance, and finally found a temporary hotel to stay.

Neither of them paid for the two rooms.

After opening the door and entering the room, Lu Fenghan ordered Po Jun: "Connect to the nearby star network."

In less than ten seconds, Po Jun gave an answer: "Very safe."

Lu Fenghan said "hmm" and turned his head to look at Qi Yan who was standing beside him. Qi Yan happened to look at him.

Their eyes met.

I don't know if it's because the room is too cramped, Lu Fenghan feels that the air is not circulating well and his breathing is tight.

Images popped up in his mind uncontrollably.

Mei Jie Lin shared her experience with Wei Yin, and told him that when choosing a room, the bed should be small. If it is too wide, they will sleep on opposite sides. A small bed can be hugged for a whole night after the party.

Du Shang added that the atmosphere is very important. The light cannot be too bright. It is best to have fragrance and flowers -

stop. He

took a breath and felt pain in his temples. Lu Fenghan felt that he had been polluted by his subordinates!

He glanced at the bed in the room and found that it was not very wide. It was a bit crowded for two people to sleep on it. The bedside lamp was also a bit dim -

he couldn't think about it anymore.

Looking at the furnishings in the room, Lu Fenghan quickly found something to do: "I'll take a shower first?"

His throat was dry and his voice was two points hoarse than usual.

"Okay," Qi Yan looked at the shower room and found that it was transparent and he could see directly inside. His heartbeat quickened for a moment, "I'll go to the rooftop terrace to see the night view."

Without waiting for Lu Fenghan's response, he turned around and opened the door.

The entire hotel building has only seven floors. The roof is empty and undecorated, with only a half-wilted climbing plant growing in the corner.

Qi Yan sat down on the edge of the roof, his long legs dangling in the air, his thin shadow slanting on one side.

"Po Jun, are you there?"

"I'm here." Po Jun's voice came from Qi Yan's personal terminal.

Qi Yan looked at the scattered lights in the distance, then looked up at the night sky: "There is only one moon here."

"Yes, this moon is called Alpha-I, and it is a satellite of the planet Microno." Po Jun continued, "The general, like you, also likes to observe the night sky. During the dawn star hour, the days are long and the nights are short. The day lasts 32 leto hours, and the night is 18 leto hours. The general asked me to regulate his activities and sleep time according to his biological clock. If he wakes up at night, he will keep looking at the stars."

"Look at the stars?"

In Qi Yan's memory, Lu Fenghan did not have this hobby.

"Yes. After being trapped on the Dawn Star, the general once asked me if I could confirm the location of the Lagoon Nebula, but according to the star map I saved at the time, I couldn't give an answer, and the general was very disappointed."

Lagoon Nebula.

Qi Yan vaguely guessed something: "Then what?"

"Later, the general told me that it didn't matter if I couldn't determine the location of the Lagoon Nebula. There are billions of stars in the night sky, and there is always a ray of starlight that emanates from a distant star, passes through where you are, and finally reaches his eyes."

Qi Yan was stunned.

Po Jun was still talking: "The general called this 'comfort'."

The stars reflected in Qi Yan's eyes, and he tried to imagine how Lu Fenghan felt when he was looking for a ray of starlight, but found that he couldn't do it.

He just felt a tide rising in his heart, like the fog in the jungle gathering over him, a little astringent, a little heavy, even his eyes were sore, as if something was about to overflow. He

heard himself asking: "Can you determine the location of the Dawn Star?"

Po Jun: "Yes."

"Give me a multi-dimensional star map."

After taking a shower, Lu Fenghan took out the dry clothes from the clean clothes box, put them on, and buttoned them up. When he looked in the mirror, he touched his chin to make sure there was no stubble.

After smoothing out the tiny wrinkles on the edge of his grey windbreaker, he left the room and went to the rooftop to look for Qi Yan.

They were in the old city, and there wasn't much to see at night. But because there was little light pollution, they could see the stars in the sky.

It was very dark, but Lu Fenghan identified Qi Yan's location at a glance, walked closer, and sat down next to Qi Yan.

Just as he was about to ask Qi Yan if he was cold, he felt his sleeves being gently pulled twice.

"Raise your head."

Lu Fenghan was puzzled, but he raised his head as he was told.

Qi Yan pointed to Lu Fenghan and said, "Quetzalcoatl is over there."

Lu Fenghan followed the direction he pointed and said, "Hmm."

"To the east of the star at Quetzalcoatlus, about 20 degrees north, there is a bright star called M11." Qi Yan looked focused, "It is an ancient star that has existed for 9.8 billion years."

His fingers used the night sky as a canvas and M11 as the starting point to draw a line, "Here, is the planet where the White Tower is located in the Lagoon Nebula."

The two are connected.

Qi Yan's fingers did not stop, moving slowly, "After passing the planet where the White Tower is located, follow this straight line forward and forward, and you will reach the Morning Star."

The three formed a line.

Qi Yan retracted his fingers and told Lu Fenghan seriously.

"The light of M11 once passed through the night sky above my head and fell into your eyes."

The wind was quiet.

At this moment, Lu Fenghan saw the Milky Way falling in Qi Yan's clear eyes.