"What is that?" Zhou Zhou stood in the cockpit of the interstellar ship, looking up at the magnificent scenery in front of him.
"It is the debris left after a supernova explosion. It is filled with gas, dust and various substances, and finally formed nebulae of various shapes." Elvia explained.
Zhou Zhou stared at the nebula in the distance. The nebula, interwoven with green and blue, was like a dream, spreading out like floating catkins in the dark universe. It was colorful, with smooth lines, and was breathtakingly beautiful.
Zhou Zhou has seen many beautiful sights in the past few days, but each one was very shocking.
Especially when traveling in space, most of the time you can only see darkness, so every time you see these colorful or dreamy scenes, it seems particularly shocking and amazing.
In addition, Elvia was always explaining. No matter what scenery or area he encountered, he could explain its origin and principle clearly, making the originally boring space voyage interesting.
"How do you know so much? Have you studied it specially?" Zhou Zhou was very curious. Not only was Elvia good at driving mechas, she was also very familiar with various principles of cosmic knowledge.
"No, I haven't studied it specifically, I just read a lot of different books."
At this point, Zhou Zhou suddenly thought of a question: "Al, what major did you study when you were in school, mecha?"
Zhou Zhou has learned a lot about the interstellar age, and he also knows that there are many different majors in universities today. Mecha and starship navigation are both very popular majors, and the students admitted are all top talents.
And Al is very good at history, mechas, and starships, but he is the emperor of the empire, so he may have studied politics or command.
Elvia paused for a moment, and when Zhou Zhou looked at her with wide eyes of curiosity, she said, "Neither. I studied artificial intelligence."
Zhou Zhou:? ? ?
Seeing that Zhou Zhou was indeed very surprised, Elvia curled the corners of his mouth.
"At that time, I was already very skilled in operating mechas, and the ones I learned in school were not suitable for me, so I chose to study artificial intelligence. In addition, I had to cooperate with Zeus, so I had to understand it in all aspects."
Alvia said it very simply. In fact, the previous Zeus only carried out orders mechanically and never came into contact with humans. However, he, the only one favored by Zeus, regarded it as a cake mixed with poison. He had to eat it, but he was suspicious. So he specialized in the study of artificial intelligence, hoping that if any problems occurred with Zeus in the future, he could destroy him through various means.
After all, he couldn't entrust his future to an emotionless piece of data.
But now, looking at Zhou Zhou who was in high spirits beside him, Alvia felt as if he had been slapped in the face. Zeus really had no ill intentions; his interest in him was just a whim, and he never neglected to complete the work.
But he himself fell in love with another artificial intelligence.
The two chatted very intimately. The taciturn Elvia became very talkative in front of Zhou Zhou, and seemed considerate and gentle.
Such a scene stunned the guards.
Although they had seen Zhou Zhou several times in the palace, and even when Zhou Zhou suddenly appeared near His Majesty for the first time, they still treated him as an assassin, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Later it turned out that this person was a friend of His Majesty, who was allowed to enter and leave the palace at will, and even to enter and leave His Majesty's bedroom freely.
The fact that His Majesty has friends is itself very rare. Even Ryan, who has known His Majesty since childhood, does not dare to say directly that he is His Majesty's friend, but this person's attitude is very natural.
Zhou Zhou had not appeared in the palace many times before, so they did not have any intuitive feelings. They just felt that this guy was really brave. He could remain calm in the face of His Majesty who had such a strong aura.
And during this time in the interstellar space, everyone realized that this person might be more than just a friend of His Majesty in the future.
The two were inseparable every day, and His Majesty would even bring the other person with him when he returned to his room. (In fact, Zhou Zhou returned to the game after entering the room.)
Even when the two of them were together, His Majesty was taking care of the other person implicitly.
The originally aloof His Majesty seemed like a different person in front of the other party, making this group of guards who had experienced the freezing gaze and powerful pressure for many years very uncomfortable.
The one who was least able to adapt was Ryan.
After His Majesty confessed in front of him that he had someone in his heart, he guessed many people, but he never thought that person would be Zhou Zhou.
Didn’t His Majesty say at the beginning that this man was a spy sent to get close to him?
Although they were later told that there was no problem and no need to check further, it now seems that there is a big problem!
Your Majesty actually fell into it, and the other party's plan actually succeeded.
It's even His Majesty's unrequited love!
No, he couldn't accept it.
Ryan appeared calm and smiling on the surface, but he was actually extremely depressed.
It happened that Zeus appeared with the help of the bracelet at this moment. As long as he was connected to the star network, he could come out at any time. Seeing Zhou Zhou and Elvia standing together, he immediately ran forward.
Ryan was shocked. Yes, that's it, Zeus, quickly separate them!
Zeus lived up to his trust and squeezed in between the two of them, then took Zhou Zhou's hand and smiled harmlessly at Elvia.
In front of Zhou Zhou, Elvia couldn't be open with Zeus.
Mingdi thought about it, just looked at him for a while, then decisively took Zeus's other hand.
Zeus: What is this operation?
Ryan: What is this for?
The guards beside him were secretly excited, and whispered to the people around him: "Do you think they look like a family of three? Your Majesty and Mr. Zhou Zhou are traveling with their children. They look really well matched."
The person next to him nodded slightly in agreement.
Although they communicated in low voices, many people present had very keen hearing.
Zeus stared at Alvia before realizing his evil intentions.
Alvia just looked at him calmly, and Zeus always felt that he saw pride in her eyes.
Zhou Zhou did not notice the undercurrent between the two of them. He also heard the words of the guard. He looked at Al thoughtfully, but found that the other party was looking at Zeus "lovingly".
It really looks like a picture of a loving father and filial son.
This time Zeus was completely defeated again.
Ryan could only watch them show their affection.
Sailing in the universe is actually very boring most of the time, and the number of people that Elvia brought with him was very small, not very many.
Every day, everyone watched His Majesty and Mr. Zhou Zhou getting along so sweetly, and Zeus coming to make trouble from time to time but always getting angry, and the boring voyage became interesting.
They are all so good-looking, it’s so pleasing to the eye.
More than ten days passed like this, and soon they arrived near a cosmic wormhole.
The space magnetic field here is disordered, and there are various turbulent meteorites. If they are not careful, the entire starship will be torn into pieces. They have to go through the only passage to reach the first destination of this visit.
When passing through the wormhole, the star network is completely unusable, which means that Zeus cannot appear during this period of time.
Zeus was unhappy and urged Zhou Zhou to go back to the game with him and come back after three days when they got out of the wormhole.
However, Elvia had already thought of this step, and asked Zhou Zhou in advance, and saved his original data in the bracelet, so Zhou Zhou could only stay with him for these three days.
Looking at the angry Zeus, Zhou Zhou comforted him, "I've asked Al, it only takes three days to cross the wormhole, we can meet again in three days. It just so happens that I have already designed the second copy and it is under review. Zeus, can you help me check if there are any mistakes? I will go online in three days to make some changes."
Zeus pouted and said, "Well, I'll come to you as soon as you get out of the wormhole in three days."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Zhou Zhou touched Zeus's head, "Remember to help me feed the little octopus."
We are almost at the entrance of the wormhole, and Zeus' figure is looming. This is a sign of disorder in the surrounding magnetic field, and the star network is about to disappear.
"Okay." Zeus said the last word and disappeared completely.
Zhou Zhou didn't feel any discomfort, and even the starship was sailing very smoothly. He didn't feel at all that they had entered a very dangerous star region.
There are very few other spacecraft entering here, and there are no interstellar flights for ordinary residents to travel on a daily basis.
Therefore, the galaxy behind this star field has very little contact with the outside world. It is also a galaxy located at the outermost edge of the empire.
In the past, the resources available in the fringe galaxies were very limited, which led to the people there being very poor. Some extremely vicious and wanted people would hide in the fringe galaxies, and public security was also very poor.
Many people say that it is a place abandoned by the empire.
Although there have been improvements since Elvia came to power, no one knows what the situation is like there now unless they go there in person.
The territory of the empire is so vast that even Elvia has only been to a few galaxies in it, and the first destination of this trip, the 24th galaxy, is also his first time there.
Those who drive the starships are the elites of the empire. Even in such an environment, they remain calm and drive the starships very steadily.
Zhou Zhou stood behind them, watching them drive the starship in an orderly manner. His eyes shifted from the screen filled with various data to the operating console, and he watched very seriously.
He found that the operation methods of real starships and starships in the game were similar. Since he had learned some from Elvia before, he could actually understand most of them.
And Elvia also stood and watched with Zhou Zhou.
One of the drivers was not affected by the harsh driving environment, but his fingers trembled slightly because His Majesty was too close, and it was unclear whether he was excited or afraid.
It seems that Elvia is indeed very oppressive on a daily basis.
Zhou Zhou noticed that his little finger was trembling slightly. After thinking about it, he immediately understood and took Elvia to another place.
The driver breathed a sigh of relief, and the movements of his hands finally returned to normal.
Although there is no distinction between day and night in this star field with disordered magnetic fields, everyone still takes shifts and rests at normal times.
Zhou Zhou was also used to going to bed on time, so he followed Alvia to his room. It was only after he entered the room that he realized he couldn't go back to the game tonight.
So, where will he sleep?
After all, Elvia has a different status, so the room is very large and luxuriously decorated, which does not match Elvia's own style. However, such gorgeous decoration is more like the standard configuration of a royal palace.
There was only one bed in the room. The soft big bed was more than enough for three people to sleep on. The fluffy quilt was as white as snow, with little round curves, and it looked like it was a very comfortable bed to sleep on.
Zhou Zhou was going to ask Elvia if he could share a bed with him tonight. After all, he had been hanging out on the starship with him for the past few days and then going back to the game at night, so he didn’t have his own room on the starship.
The starship is huge, and there are countless rooms that can be lived in. With ulterior motives, Elvia did not tell Zhou Zhou that there was no one in the rooms on both sides.
After all, being in the same room with each other is a good opportunity to enhance feelings.
As a result, before Zhou Zhou could ask, Elvia took the initiative to speak.
"The room next door hasn't been cleaned up yet, so you'll stay here for the next few days. You can sleep here at night." Elvia said, pointing to the big bed.
Zhou Zhou nodded obediently.
After finishing the cleaning, Zhou Zhou climbed onto the bed. Just as he thought, the bed would bounce a few times when he moved a little. Zhou Zhou found a new toy and sat on the bed, bouncing back and forth for a long time. Although the bed was very large, Zhou Zhou still only occupied a small corner at the edge. He put the quilt on his chest and lay down obediently, leaving the rest of the space for Al.
Elvia walked out of the bathroom and walked straight towards the other side where Zhou Zhou stayed.
He stood by the bed and looked at Zhou Zhou who was already lying in the corner. He was looking at him with a pair of glass-like eyes. The reflection of the light poured into his eyes, and the blurred white light was as bright as stars.
Zhou Zhou smiled at him. His pure smile blended the stars into tiny dots of starlight. The quiet time at this moment seemed particularly warm and beautiful.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
When alone, Elvia seemed to have let down her guard, and the smile she raised was as pure as Zhou Zhou's, making her already perfect face look even more real. It was as if the illusory gods above the nine heavens suddenly became concrete, with real emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
This was not the first time Zhou Zhou had seen Elvia's face, but he was still often amazed. He thought that Al looked better when he smiled than the nebula outside.
Zhou Zhou was a little looking forward to it. After Elvia came up, they could chat together.
As a result, Zhou Zhou saw him groping on the wall and then pressed it.
Not far away, the originally smooth wall slowly extended outward, and a rectangular wall about two meters long moved parallel to it, then extended and laid flat to form a single bed.
Although the size is much smaller than Zhou Zhou’s current big bed, it is big enough for one person to sleep in, and it comes with all the necessary quilts and pillows.
Zhou Zhou looked at the single bed and blinked slowly, then looked at Elvia, somewhat overwhelmed.
After all, she had been with Zhou Zhou for a long time. Alvia saw the doubt in his eyes at a glance, so she explained: "I have never slept in that big bed. It is specially reserved for you. I have been sleeping here at night during this period, don't worry."
What are you worried about?
Zhou Zhou stared at Al's relaxed expression with his big eyes. Somehow he always felt unhappy. This bed was so big, more than enough for three people to sleep, why did they need another bed? Moreover, the bed board of that single bed looked very hard, and it must be uncomfortable to sleep on. It was obviously Al's room, but not only did he occupy the big bed, the owner of the room had to sleep pitifully on a small bed.
How can I sleep like this?
Zhou Zhou sat up, and the quilt covering his chest slipped down. He patted the seat next to him and said, "Come up here and sleep too."
"Not so good." Alvia looked at the seat next to Zhou Zhou, her heart beating rapidly as he patted the quilt, "This bed is reserved for you."
That's why it's not good. Alvia is over 1.9 meters tall, and the single bed looks only about 2 meters long. It must be uncomfortable to lie on it. Zhou Zhou estimated the length of the bed and continued, "Don't accommodate me. Or I'll sleep in the small bed and you sleep here."
Zhou Zhou said as he was about to come down to change seats.
Before Zhou Zhou came down, Elvia pressed on the wall, then quickly opened the other side of the bed and lay down on it.
After lying down, he turned his head and said to Zhou Zhou: "Okay."
When he said this, his eyes were looking straight at Zhou Zhou, with a bit of obedience.
The single bed slowly retracted into the wall.
Looking at Alvia lying on the big bed, Zhou Zhou nodded with satisfaction: "Well, go to sleep."
The two men didn't realize at all that their roles seemed to be reversed. Zhou Zhou, who was self-righteous, seemed more like the owner of the room, while Elvia seemed like a poor little thing who was taken in.
After turning off the lights, the two men were at the very edge of the bed, with the space in the middle wide enough for two more people.
Alvia was a little nervous. Although he had planned this long ago, he was not as calm as usual when he slept in the same bed with Zhou Zhou for the first time. He clenched and unclenched his hands under the quilt, and his rapidly beating heart still hadn't calmed down.
The room was silent. Zhou Zhou originally wanted to chat with Al, but as soon as the lights were turned off, the other party closed his eyes.
It was not yet Zhou Zhou's usual bedtime. He turned his head with some boredom and looked at Elvia on the other side in the dark. Although the distance was far, Zhou Zhou, who had excellent eyesight, could still see Elvia's long eyelashes trembling slightly.
Obviously I wasn't asleep.
Zhou Zhou looked at him and suddenly asked, "Al?"
"Um?"
Alvia responded with her eyes closed.
"Your heart is beating."
Elvia: "...human hearts beat."
"But your heartbeat is much faster than usual and very loud. Why? Are you nervous?"
Zhou Zhou turned his body towards Elvia and asked curiously.
Alvia: He feels that this question cannot be answered.
"Maybe it's because it's the first time I share a bed with you."
Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up, and he moved towards where Alvia was: "This is the first time I sleep with you, too."
Even with her eyes closed, Elvia could feel Zhou Zhou moving towards her. He lay stiffly on the bed without moving at all. ”
"Let's chat." Knowing that Elvia was not asleep either, Zhou Zhou asked while leaning sideways.
"What are you talking about?"
"Al, what kind of person do you like?"
The heart that was about to calm down started beating rapidly again. Why did Zhou Zhou suddenly ask this question? Did he discover something?
Elvia finally opened her eyes and turned to look at Zhou Zhou with a burning gaze.
Originally the distance between the two was very far, but Zhou Zhou's passive movement shortened the distance to less than one person, so now Elvia can almost touch Zhou Zhou with just a stretch of her hand.
Those honey-like eyes were still as pure and innocent as ever, full of curiosity, but lacking the emotion that Elvia wanted to see.
The usual tactfulness and retreat kept the distance between the two of them at a level that was neither too far nor too close, but Elvia was not satisfied. He wanted the distance between them to be closer, closer.
Alvia recalled every little thing she had with Zhou Zhou, and said seriously while looking at the top of her head: "The kind of people I like are optimistic, cheerful, and simple. They learn things very quickly, and can treat everyone equally. They are very serious about both games and work. Although they are kind, they have a clear distinction between love and hate for different people. Even when they are in danger, they will lend a helping hand to their friends."
Alvia paused for a moment, turned her head and said softly: "Zhou Zhou, I..."
The tenderness that was surging in her heart was immediately extinguished when she saw Zhou Zhou with his eyes closed and breathing steadily. Elvia swallowed the rest of her words and looked at the time, only to find that it was already ten o'clock, which was exactly the time for Zhou Zhou to go to bed.
Alvia: “…”
He stood up, pulled the quilt up on Zhou Zhou, and then lay back down.
"Good night, Zhou Zhou."
Elvia was lying flat on the edge of the big bed, while Zhou Zhou was occupying the center of the bed, facing Elvia sideways.
Zhou Zhou, who was usually very quiet after falling asleep, continued to move towards Elvia's direction several times until his head rested on the other's shoulder.
Zhou Zhou curled himself up into a ball, resting his forehead lightly on Elvia's shoulder, with a hint of dependence and a relaxed expression.
The two of them breathed steadily and there was silence in the room.
In the next two days, Zhou Zhou did not mention this topic, and Elvia did not mention that she had failed to confess her love again. It was just that the atmosphere between the two seemed to become a little weird.
They were clearly discussing games or mechas the moment before, but suddenly they met each other's gazes. Both of them seemed to be stuck and looked away in silence.
Alvia suspected that Zhou Zhou heard what he said that night, but his expression was too natural. Based on Alvia's understanding of Zhou Zhou, if he really heard it, shouldn't he just refuse?
Why haven’t you mentioned it yet?
Is it to give him some self-respect?
He would rather the other party rejected him directly than be nervous here now.
Three days passed quickly. Although they slept in the same bed at night, there was no progress in their relationship.
They were about to leave the wormhole, which also meant that Zhou Zhou had to return to the game at night.
Sitting in the cockpit, the two watched the driver's operation process. Zhou Zhou had developed a strong interest in starship driving during this period, so they often stayed in the cockpit.
Wormholes are dangerous areas, so Zhou Zhou, who has never been exposed to them before, cannot be allowed to start directly. However, the actual operations of the drivers combined with Elvia’s explanations are a very valuable learning method.
"That is to say, the speed of the starship is fixed. We need to maintain an absolutely constant speed in the wormhole, while also not hitting meteorites or leaving the channel."
Zhou Zhou digested what he had learned.
"So we have come out of the wormhole now?"
It looks no different from before, still pitch black.
Elvia was about to nod, but suddenly looked at the driving screen and frowned: "According to the time calculation, we have indeed come out of the wormhole, why can't we connect to the star network?"
The icon on the screen remained gray, indicating that the Star Network was still not connected.
The drivers were not aware of this either. Just as they were about to tell His Majesty about the situation, the other party had already noticed something unusual.
"According to normal navigation, it takes exactly 72 hours to pass through a wormhole, so we should be out." said a pilot.
Another finger kept tapping on the screen: "It's possible that the wormhole has expanded and we didn't get out."
"How could it be possible to expand? Although wormholes are unstable, the wormholes connecting the twenty-four star systems have never changed over the years. Why did they change while we were traveling? This is too much of a coincidence."
Several people were arguing constantly. Faced with such a situation, the drivers were sweating on their foreheads. After all, there were not only them on this starship, but also the emperor of the empire.
If anything happens to His Majesty, they would not be able to survive even if they died a hundred times.
"Stop arguing, defend immediately! Something is approaching at high speed in front of us."
Alvia looked solemn and almost anxiously shouted to the drivers.
Even though the drivers here were all imperial elites, they had already set up defensive equipment as ordered almost as soon as Elvia gave the order.
But when they saw the picture displayed on the screen, everyone's face changed drastically.
Directly in front of them, flying towards them at high speed, was a large-scale interstellar weapon.
The royal starship could withstand the attack by opening its defenses, but this was near a wormhole. Whether inside or outside the wormhole, once an explosion occurs here, the wormhole will be affected and the entire wormhole will lose stability. The starship can withstand artillery fire, but it cannot withstand the natural force of the universe.
Even if they use weapons to intercept, the power of the explosion will still affect the wormhole.
Their location was leaked, and someone set a trap to kill them.
Elvia looked at the approaching beam of light with a serious look. Instead of giving the order to intercept it, she turned around and held Zhou Zhou's hand.
"Do you believe me?"
"believe."
"Okay, close your eyes and don't open them."
The light beam exploded on the starship, and almost instantly, the originally calm wormhole suddenly became distorted, and the black wormhole finally revealed its true face. The powerful pulling force instantly tore the huge starship into pieces.
…
The starship carrying the emperor of the empire was swallowed by a wormhole, and no one on board survived.
Ten minutes later, this incident was reported on the headlines in various parts of the empire.
A huge wave suddenly surged across the empire.
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