Chapter 15 Dreaming of you is my dream day after day

Ji He raised his head suddenly, and their eyes met.

The boy turned his head away to avoid the burning gaze.

As soon as he said this, the boy himself was stunned. He wanted to encourage the child in front of him and did not want to be the meaning of anyone's life.

He is not a god and does not need believers.

The shirt on his body covered Ji He's wound again. He took a deep breath, reached out and grabbed the edge of the boy's shirt, and said obediently, "I know."

Ji He knew that the boy was a foreigner, and he also knew that he did not belong to the Tong planet.

"If I become a soldier of the Federation like my brother, I will be able to find you."

The boy stood up, stroked the child's soft hair, and said slowly, "Yeah."

“You may not find the meaning at first, but as you walk along this path, the meaning may appear on its own.”

"As long as you are determined to follow this path, no matter what happens, you must persevere."

When the boy said this, he was speaking to the child in front of him, but also to himself.

The pair of warm hands left Ji He's head. He raised his head slightly and followed the boy out of the infirmary.

Alpha didn't really believe that this child from a remote planet could become a Federation soldier, but he thought that having a goal was better than living in vain.

The child was a little younger, and perhaps while walking on the path he was directed to, he was attracted by the scenery somewhere else.

The young boy at that time did not know that his casual rescue changed Ji He's life, nor did he know that his words were remembered by the other party for a lifetime.

A dilapidated orphanage.

The sunlight filtered through the leaves, forming overlapping circular spots of light. The boy taught the child the enemy-catching boxing move by move.

The child learned faster than the teenager expected and seemed to be able to drive properly, but he just didn't have enough strength.

It's good to have smooth and beautiful movements, but putting them into actual combat is another matter.

"Try it on me."

Ji He retracted his wrist grabbing and elbow smashing movements, returned to the initial ready posture, and shook his head.

How could he hit his brother!

"It's okay. With your thin arms and legs, how can you hurt me?"

The young man raised his eyebrows and smiled brightly. The sunlight shone on his profile, giving it a layer of warm gold rim, which stunned Ji He.

"oh."

The two began to practice formally. The young man did not hold back and knocked Ji He to the ground again and again, unraveling the secrets of these movements.

Ji He nodded seriously, he would remember these sixteen moves well.

One day, he will no longer be bullied and can become someone like his brother.

Ji He practiced so hard that his whole body became hot and he broke out in a thin layer of sweat. He reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead and ran back to the house.

The space near the corner is his little world, which hides a secret.

"Brother, I have something for you."

There was a feather earring in the wooden box. Ji He secretly watched Aunt Cui and the others make it, and then he made a similar one for himself, wanting to give it to someone.

"Earrings?" The boy picked up the pair of rough feather earrings without saying anything.

The planet Tong has many trees and believes that white-feathered birds are messengers of God. They pierce a hole in the left ear of children to wear feather earrings as a way of praying for blessings.

This custom has been passed down to this day, and the feather earrings are not taken off until children reach adulthood.

Alpha grew up in the capital planet, where there is no such custom. As a man, he does not have pierced ears.

“But I don’t have pierced ears.”

The young man frowned slightly, looking embarrassed.

Ji He felt a tightness in his chest and thought he was a fool. He bit his lip and looked like he had done something wrong.

The boy took the feather earrings and saw the expression on the child's face. He thought the child was going to cry, so he moved over.

His fingers brushed across Ji He's cheeks, and his warm fingers poked the other's chubby earlobe.

"I see those kids are wearing feather earrings. Is this a tradition here?"

Ji He looked at the boy's magnified facial features, his mind was distracted, and he nodded.

"Then why don't you have it?"

The boy's voice was slightly magnetic, and he spoke casually.

Ji He bit his lower lip and said nothing. He was an orphan and had lost his family long ago. No one wore feather earrings for him.

"I……"

"How about I put it on you?"

"How can this be possible?"

"Why not?"

Alpha thought simply, since it was a tradition and other kids had it, why couldn't he have it?

The boy gently inserted the metal hook of the earring into the child's ear hole. He moved very slowly, fearing that it would hurt.

Ji He was so nervous that he dared not breathe, fearing that he would disturb his moment of happiness.

On the planet Tong, only the family members who love you the most can wear feather earrings.

Perhaps at that moment, he developed a demon in his heart towards this person.

"alright."

The feather earrings swayed in the wind, and the white feathers occasionally brushed against his skin, causing itching.

Ji He blushed as he was considering whether to prepare another gift for his brother.

From that day on, he never saw the boy again.

"Dean, how can I become a federal soldier?"

Ji Mingtang was standing on a ladder, cleaning the cobwebs on the bookshelf with a feather duster.

She turned her head and asked Ji He, "Why are you talking about this suddenly?"

"Dean, I want to be a federal soldier."

The child standing below looked so small, but his eyes were full of determination.

Ji Mingtang wanted to say that it would be difficult for Beta to become a federal soldier, but he pursed his lips and changed his words.

"First you have to take the interstellar exam, then enter the military academy, and then you can become a member of the Federation Army."

Ji He nodded. He first asked someone to piece together a set of reference books for the Interstellar Examination.

Those books were torn into pieces by his flipping through them, and only the middle part was still intact, which made Ji Mingtang very puzzled.

"You can remember it after just one look, so why do you need to take it so seriously?"

Ji He stood up with the book in his hand. He was much taller than before. He answered in a clear and deep voice, "I was afraid that my strange illness would suddenly heal during the exam."

Ji Mingtang smiled and continued to recite her sutra, leaving Ji He to read beside her.

When the tribe elders learned that Ji He was going to take part in the interstellar joint examination, they sent him to study. However, Ji He was like a sponge that could never be full, with no space and no stopping, day and night.

"Even a man of steel cannot stand learning like this."

Aunt Cui was carrying a bamboo basket in her hand and eating melon seeds while chatting with the elders of the clan.

Finally one day, he was so tired that he had a fever and rolled around in the middle of the night.

Ji Mingtang was watching over him, and when he approached to take the man's temperature, he heard his mumbling.

"Huo Yubai."

"Huo Yubai."

"Huo Yubai."

Dean Ji tucked in the quilt and yawned.

I don’t know whose little girl this is, but Ji He kept calling her name when he had a fever.

She was bored of watching over people, so she picked up a book of Ji He's, which contained a notebook.

Ji Mingtang opened it and saw that it was not the review notes she thought it was, but a diary.

Logically speaking, Ji He remembered everything, big or small, so keeping a diary was useless.

Huo Yubai's name appeared on the first page of the diary.

The content of each day is very brief, mostly only one or two sentences, the only thing in common is that they all start with this name.

It was as if Ji He was communicating with this person.

Ji Mingtang pursed his lips and smiled, it turned out that this was not an ordinary diary, but a note of secret love.

She knew that it was inappropriate to look through the diary, and she did not look at what was written there. However, there was a sentence that happened to catch her eyes and she could never forget it.

The strokes were written so heavily that they showed through the back of the paper.

You are my dream day in and day out.

Ji Mingtang closed his notebook and looked at Ji He who was sleeping soundly, as if thinking about something.

I burned Beta for three days and three nights and almost missed the interstellar joint examination.

When Ji He was put on the interstellar flight and looked out of the window, he vaguely realized that he was getting farther and farther away from the green planet.

The Interstellar Joint Examination consists of ten subjects, and one needs to stay in the examination room for five consecutive days.

Ji He had only taken one mock exam, and he sat in his seat feeling nervous with sweaty palms.

When the exam was over, all the other candidates who had traveled with Ji He were picked up by someone, but he was the only one left alone.

There are dozens of electronic screens in the corridor, playing recruitment promotional videos of various federal universities in a loop.

Ji He felt tired from answering questions for several days, but the excitement of having just finished the Interstellar Joint Examination outweighed it all.

Beta took a deep breath and continued walking forward.

A familiar yet unfamiliar face suddenly appeared on the screen in front of me.

Alpha has lost his youthful look. His facial features have become sharper. His heavily-colored features are hidden under his gray-green military cap, giving him a neat and handsome appearance.

Ji He stopped walking unconsciously, his heart pounding and his breathing becoming difficult.

He found his dream.

Ji He didn't pay attention to the person behind him, and an Alpha man bumped into him.

The other person was wearing expensive clothes. He raised his head slightly and looked at Ji He from head to toe.

"Where did you come from?"

Ji He didn't have time to come out of his previous emotions and stood there in a daze for a while.

"A Beta wants to attend the Union Military Academy?"

"Let's go." The man's companion patted Alpha on the shoulder, and the two of them left quickly.

When Ji He heard these words for the first time, a burst of noise came from his mind. He clenched his fists, feeling unwilling.

The results of the interstellar joint examination came out very quickly, and the first place had a score close to full marks, leaving the second place far behind.

"Jihe."

"yes."

"According to the rules of the Interstellar Joint Examination, the top ten candidates can modify their wishes based on their final scores. Do you still insist on your first wish?"

"yes."

The robot interviewer tilted his head and continued, "The Federal Military Academy has the same requirements for physical fitness tests for everyone. There will be no exceptions just because you are a Beta. With your performance, you still have many options."

"Are you sure you want to insist?"

"I am sure."

Ji He followed Huo Yubai's footsteps and entered the Federal Military Academy. When he stood on the terrace of the dormitory and looked at the playground, his eyes were wet from the wind.

The dormitory door opened, and he turned his head to see the Alpha who bumped into him in the corridor that night.

"Does the Federal Military Academy accept all kinds of garbage now?"

Ji He walked towards him step by step and said in a deep voice: "Please be respectful."

Alpha behaved frivolously and reached out to touch the feather earring on Beta's earlobe, but was easily dodged.