Chapter 7 Comrades "Twinkle, twinkle...woooooo"...
In the silent laboratory, in the glass jar, the faint sounds of machinery, water and flowing electricity were clearly audible, and the air was filled with the supernatural fluctuations left by Feng Lan's extreme anger.
Xu An ignored Yin Xiangrong's words, walked over calmly, and handed her the thing in his hand, "What is this?"
Yin Xiangrong looked over and saw a bumpy, slightly gleaming chip lying in his palm. "It's just a chip."
Seeing that it was not something from some alien species, Yin Xiangrong lost interest. He just took a look and threw it to Xu An.
"Don't show me anything that is not related to alien species in the future. I will study the structure of the pterygium as soon as possible and replace your eyes as soon as possible." As he said that, Yin Xiangrong walked to the glass jar in his high heels.
The scattered limbs of the gnat inside were squeezed together by the nutrient solution, and gurgling bubbles came out. The program on the computer was executed rapidly, and the progress bar slowly moved from zero.
Xu An put the chip away in his pocket, glanced at the data on the computer, then put on his hat and walked out the door silently.
When the door closed, the progress bar that had finally reached 99 suddenly stopped, and a red warning character flashed in the middle of the computer.
Yin Xiangrong was so angry that he slumped over the table.
Xu An stood at the door listening to the voice, chuckled softly, and after the red light in his eyes faded, he looked at Feng Lan who was also standing outside the door and raised his eyebrows: "Captain, where is my class?"
"Every department is a bit busy today. I guess your chip will be sent out in a few hours." Feng Lan looked at her hesitantly and decided to pretend that he didn't see anything. "Well, you are close to Yin Xiangrong. Do you know what she is researching?"
Xu An was a little surprised, but quickly said, "The base maintains strict confidentiality regarding biological research, especially Dr. Yin's research. Captain, if you want to send me to jail, just tell me."
Feng Lan also knew about this matter, but Yin Xiangrong was involved in too many things, not only the alien species, but also Xu An and Yang Gui. Many terrifying things when thought about carefully put together always made him feel uneasy. Besides, Feng Lan was not an honest and obedient warrior.
Xu An leaned gently against the wall, slowly admiring Feng Lan's troubled expression. He then tossed the chip in his hand over. Seeing Feng Lan subconsciously catch it, he took out a candy from his leg bag and put it in his mouth. Then he walked out: "The contents of this chip are very important to me. Find out and I'll tell you what you want to know."
The protective barrier outside the base was being repaired, and photoelectric fragments were scattered all over the ground. A group of people were flying around in the sky on flying vehicles, causing the setting sun shining on Xu An's face to sway.
She gently raised her hands to cover her eyes. Under the light, her eyes showed no irritation at all. She slowly lowered her hands, gathered her clothes, and slowly walked towards the ordinary residential area.
This was the housing the base had assigned her after she was discharged from the hospital. It was located halfway between the residential area and the impoverished area. She could often hear sounds of beatings and robberies downstairs, and she could often see such things.
Before the new era, there were already a large number of such poverty-stricken areas, and even if we flew over the sky, we still couldn’t sweep them all away.
Xu An didn't like this kind of place, so she seldom came back. When she opened the door, dust and spider webs flew in her face, and she slammed the door shut, her heart inexplicably burning with the urge to immediately accept the mission and go to the ground.
After preparing himself mentally for a while, Xu An walked in resignedly. The bed was almost completely covered in dust, with a few pools of blood remaining. The table was also littered with blade residues, and there was even a strong fishy and musty smell coming from the bathroom.
Fortunately, the base is high up, otherwise there would definitely be mosquitoes.
Xu An thought. She calmly walked into the bathroom and poured the shower head over it. A mixture of mold and blood rushed into her nose along with the hot air. Xu An watched quietly, without reacting, when she heard a retching sound outside the door.
"Ahem, oh my god, Xu An, you live in a place like this?!"
As soon as I heard the sharp voice, I knew it was Shuangwanzi Jie Shuqin.
Xu An didn't look up, still holding the shower head. Suddenly, his peripheral vision flashed, and a hand reached out to grab the shower head, and Xie Shuqin came into his sight.
"You can't clean it like this!" Xie Shuqin covered her nose and called the passing cleaning robot in, "Come on, come on, let's start with the bathroom!"
As soon as the little robot saw the stain on the floor, it immediately retracted the small rag in its hand into its belly, stretched out three mops, and its two small eyes turned into stars: "Great, it's a big customer!"
Xu An: “…”
"The living quarters in the Operations Department are not good? Why do you come to my place?" Xu An was pushed out of the door and was about to find a wall to lean against when Jie Shuqin pulled him away with a scream.
"You're so dirty, and you're still here!" Xie Shuqin brushed off the dust on her body and complained, "It's because the base heard that the injured A061 was fine and said they were going to have a party, so I quickly found an excuse to run away. I originally wanted to find a place to be lazy, but who knew you were so dirty."
As she covered her nose and said this, the cleaning robot beside her was humming a song as it mopped the floor. Because it was so dirty, piles of black foam rubbed against the robot, which was both funny and pitiful, and Xie Shuqin laughed out loud.
"I finally understand why Yang Gui laughed when he saw me mopping the floor. Hahaha! So silly and cute!"
When the little robot heard her words, its two starry eyes immediately turned back into small eyes. Then, something like tears hung in its eye sockets. The humming sound became choked. As it sang, it muttered softly: "This is an important customer. I can't cry. I have to sing for an important customer. Twinkle, twinkle... woooo."
Xu An looked at the two, one big and one small, speechlessly.
Finally, thanks to the tireless efforts of the cleaning robot, the dusty room was completely renovated, even the bedsheets were changed to a bluish-pink color. Xu An looked at his black clothes spread out on the bluish-pink bedsheets, bluish-pink tablecloth, and bluish-pink curtains, feeling awkward no matter how he looked at them. Finally, he couldn't help but ask Jie Shuqin, who was slumped in the recliner, "Is this the color you said would suit me perfectly?"
"Yes, that's the color of the flowers on the ground. Isn't it beautiful?" Xie Shuqin raised her head from the recliner and said with a smile, "It's a pity I haven't seen them. Blue and pink flowers must be very beautiful."
"Average." Xu An said silently.
"Have you seen one?" Xie Shuqin immediately became interested, supporting herself on the chair with her left hand and sitting up. "What does this flower smell like? The book says that flowers all have a fragrance. Before the New Era, everyone seemed to like making incense with flowers. It was fun and could be given as a gift."
Under her scorching gaze, Xu An turned his head away silently, "It's not fragrant, it stinks."
"Ah." Xie Shuqin felt a little lost. When she lowered her eyes, the bloody bandage on her right arm was faintly visible under the sleeve.
Xu An silently turned his gaze away and added, "There are fragrant ones, but the ones you mentioned are smelly."
"Xu An, you know a lot." Xie Shuqin smiled gently, supporting her face with one hand. "When I was little, Yang Gui would always hold me and tell me about the things he saw on the ground, such as trees that never shed their leaves, grass growing from cracks in the rocks, and a place covered with grass. Before the new century, people would call such places meadows, and would often take children to put flying toys there. Yang Gui said that when he had the chance, he would take me there too."
"Unfortunately, Yang Gui ended up in the hospital. By the time I could get to the surface, all I could see was blood and alien species." Xie Shuqin looked up. "Xu An, where do these alien species come from? Why can't we kill them no matter what we do? Why do they want to destroy these beautiful things? Why do they force us to the sky?"
"Are we like toys that have been released into the sky, running around aimlessly?"
The light was flickering due to disrepair, followed by the echo of Jie Shuqin's questioning.
It seemed to be raining outside, and the sound of rain hitting the protective shield was muffled, like a moving cage hanging above the head.
"Kill him to death." After a long time, Xu An spoke solemnly.
The sound was so soft, so soft that Jie Shuqin thought she was hallucinating. She raised her eyes in shock and saw Xu An's dazed eyes under the flickering lights.
Xu An poked his head out from under his hood. His face was clearly stunning, but now it looked a little scary in the rain.
She said: "There is a crystal core on the side of the alien's neck, which looks like a chip. Taking it out or damaging it can kill the alien."
Xie Shuqin's expression was a little heavy.
Xu An didn't avoid the question and looked her in the eyes. "I know why you're here. Please tell Feng Lan that I'm not interested in what you're worried about. I just want to figure out some things about myself. If you can help me fix the chip, I'll tell you everything you want to know."
The two of them were silent. The sound of machinery whirring from afar gradually approached. A small robot poked its head in from the doorway and made a heart shape with its clumsy arms: "Remember to give it a five-star rating~"
A soft and cute voice echoed in the tense room. Xie Shuqin tilted her head and smiled softly: "Okay, five stars immediately."
The words were spoken to the robot, but the smile was directed at Xu An.
There was another mechanical clattering sound, and Xie Shuqin pointed to the chip on her right hand, "Look at your chip."
Xu An opened it upon hearing the sound, and saw a message pop up on the screen, which was the "Falcon" Captain's Responsibility Letter.
"It's true that the captain asked me to come, but let me remind you about this letter of responsibility, and remember to arrive for training on time tomorrow." Xie Shuqin gently stood up from the recliner. "Maybe you've had a bad experience before, and you don't trust us, but this is normal in the end times. Well, I should go too. I still have that damn meeting to start."
As he spoke, the recliner creaked and footsteps sounded, then the lock was turned and the door opened.
"Jie Shuqin." Xu An suddenly spoke up, "Why do you always know what the other person is thinking? What's your new ability?"
"Perhaps this is the tacit understanding between comrades."
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