Chapter 53
The reason why it is called the border is that they were stuck right behind that foggy swamp, and the mecha was unable to stop steadily due to lack of energy.
The flowing mist could pull M2742 backwards at any time. If this really happened, their mechas might be swallowed up by the weapons and finally fall into this strange swamp.
But the problem is that the only one who can do the work now is He Yunting, and it is impossible for him alone to move this big iron shell at all.
Lin Han was still lying on his back, and they both stopped together.
After learning about this situation, Lin Han was rarely confused.
The environment they are in now is different from before. The geological environment of the strange creature star system will vary greatly depending on the region and the strange creatures that are active.
But now they have bid farewell to the endless yellow sand. Except for a foggy swamp behind them that is so thick that it seems to swallow everything, the ecology they see is much better than that of the border area.
The ground underfoot is not very flat, but green plants and undulating hills can be seen. Although no water source has been found yet, the temperature is not as suffocating as before due to the green plants. Although it is still not comparable to the main star of the empire, it is already very good for the two of them at the moment.
"This should be considered the northern part." He Yunting explained to Lin Han, "The strange creatures that live in the north are generally relatively gentle and will not hurt people."
Lin Han actually wanted to try to get down and walk around, but he had no strength left. He was worried that his legs would go weak and he would fall to the ground after walking a few steps. He thought it would be better to just accept his fate and let He Yunting carry him all the way.
Anyway, he has some other thoughts in his mind now.
He didn't know when the two of them would be able to go back, but at least here, they had an absolute sense of bond.
Even though no one says it out loud and no one crosses the line, they still have a bit more ambiguity than in a normal relationship.
That’s fine, Lin Han thought.
They are all unique now.
"So... we are considered successful?" Lin Han asked.
At least it did not continue to stay in the barren yellow sand of the border area, but stopped in a place with relatively better ecology.
"I guess so." He Yunting said coldly, "But the mecha is a problem."
Lin Han looked at the m2742 whose energy had been completely exhausted.
Just move forward a few dozen meters to avoid being swallowed by the foggy swamp behind you.
But these dozens of meters are a distance that is simply impossible for them to complete.
Lin Han felt lost again.
"There's no other way, is there?" Just leave it here.
He Yunting didn't say anything.
Lin Han tightened her arms around He Yunting's neck, sorted herself out, and tried to speak in a relaxed tone: "Then let's go over and take a look first."
"There is always a way."
He Yunting didn't say anything, but Lin Han knew he had heard it.
As the mecha stopped, Gululu finally sobered up a little. Lin Han called out its name and said, "You're home."
The other party didn't seem to understand what he meant at once. His little eyes opened hazily. He first nudged Lin Han's neck out of habit, then found that He Yunting was facing away from him and he couldn't see his face clearly, so he simply rolled over twice and grabbed Lin Han's collar with his claws.
"You're home." Lin Han repeated patiently, "Do you remember the way?"
Gululu finally understood what Lin Han said. He opened his eyes wide and observed everything in front of him.
Soon, all its fur stood up in excitement at the sight in front of it. For the first time, Gululu did not stick to Lin Han. Instead, it nimbly jumped off him and circled on the ground.
After a while, it began to roll forward, but it would look back at the two people behind it from time to time, fearing that they would lose it because of its fast speed.
He Yunting followed Gululu's steps and walked forward easily.
Gululu seemed to have ideas of its own, about where it wanted to take the two people or what it wanted to do.
Lin Han looked back at the mecha that was getting farther and farther away. He still felt a little upset, but in the end he remained silent.
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Unexpectedly, Gululu didn't take them away for too long.
After walking for ten minutes, it led the two people past a hill.
Due to unstable slope sliding and sinking, as well as long-term weathering and erosion, this hill is not very high, but it is still very large.
They saw Gululu stop, then turned around and rubbed Lin Han, as if telling them to wait a moment.
Then Gululu began to run towards a low place at the fastest speed. Lin Han was surprised at its agility, but didn't know what it wanted to do.
Five minutes after Gululu disappeared, the ground suddenly shook violently one after another.
Lin Han thought it was an earthquake at first, but it was very regular and was getting closer and closer to them.
But soon they won't have to guess anymore.
Because the source of the sound appeared in front of them step by step.
Lin Han felt He Yunting's back tense up instantly - as if he was afraid that the incoming creature would hurt him, and he subconsciously wanted to protect him.
"Don't be afraid," he heard him say.
There was more than one creature coming over—
This is a strange creature of extremely large size, each one is as tall as a floor. The fur on its body is very short, and it cannot walk upright. The skin all over its body is pink, and its limbs are thick and its feet are thick. Every step it takes is accompanied by a tremor in the ground. Except for the skin color and the lack of a long nose, Lin Han almost thought of a creature on Earth called an elephant.
The reason why the two of them relaxed was that on the nose of the leader of these creatures, there was a familiar small black ball riding.
"...The Ryan tribe." He Yunting explained the name of this creature to Lin Han like an encyclopedia of strange creatures.
Lin Han nodded blankly: "But why is it gurgling..."
"Although the Ryans are naturally strong, they are almost the best-tempered race in this galaxy." Every time He Yunting used this very serious tone to popularize science, it always reminded Lin Han of the automatic mechanical encyclopedia he read when he was a child, "And the Kugers are especially good friends with them."
Lin Han understood. It probably meant that although Ryan looked scary, he would still be eaten to death by this furry ball.
"Because the two tribes have a good relationship, many people in the empire have given them a nickname."
He Yunting's voice was still cold, but Lin Han heard something awkward in it for the second time.
The first time was when he said the three words "Gululu" with a stern face.
Perhaps because she was still lying on He Yunting's back, Lin Han's voice was a little more cheerful, and he continued to ask, "What's your alias?"
He Yunting was strangely silent.
After a few seconds, his tone became even colder, but he still answered Lin Han's question: "...Gudongdong."
Lin Han couldn't help laughing this time, and didn't have time to think about why the people of the empire always had to give themselves such nicknames. He laughed out loud again: "I'm sorry, General."
He Yunting naturally didn't say anything.
Gululu rode over on the leading Ryan, also known as Gudongdong. When he was almost in front of the two of them, he jumped off the creature's nose, jumped onto Lin Han's shoulder with ease, and then squeaked at the Ryan.
Soon, the other party responded to it: "Moo——"
As expected, different magnitudes produce different sounds. When Ryan made a sound, it was so loud that Lin Han felt his eardrums vibrating.
He Yunting took two steps back and allowed the two creatures to communicate in a strange way.
Finally, the two creatures seemed to have finished communicating. Gululu rubbed Lin Han's shoulder arrogantly, then jumped back to the ground and rolled in the same direction.
The leading Gudongdong mooed and followed Gululu back.
Lin Han thought for a moment: "It wouldn't think..."
Could it be that these little creatures have become so human-like?
Facts proved that this was true. Gululu and his helpers walked all the way to where m2742 stopped.
The two creatures communicated with each other by mooing for a while. Although the two humans were still confused, the big guy seemed to understand. He even mooed politely at He Yunting who was carrying Lin Han on his back, and walked towards the mecha that was about to be swallowed by the foggy swamp.
Gululu returned to Lin Han's shoulder as if to seek credit, and shook his fur with great pride, even his short tail standing up.
Lin Han freed one hand to touch its head and said with a smile: "Thank you for your help."
And Gululu rubbed the palm of his hand.
But even so, it still didn't bother to pay attention to He Yunting.
The Admiral glanced at it coldly, not wanting to bother with such a small thing.
But perhaps it was because Lin Han's thanks were too sincere. Mr. Lin had already said it, and if he didn't say anything, it would seem that he was narrow-minded. After two seconds, He Yunting finally tightened his lips and said "thank you" coldly.
Unfortunately, Gululu didn't appreciate it, and even turned his face away, not even looking at him with his dark, small eyes.
He Yunting: “…”
On the other hand, the few Gudongdongs looked a little clumsy, but their natural brute strength allowed them to find a way quickly.
They had a clear division of labor, and used pushing and passing methods to easily cross the dozens of meters that Lin Han thought was absolutely far away.
m2742 was finally pulled out of the foggy swamp. Even though it was still an iron shell without energy, it would not be swallowed up again.
After successfully completing their mission, a few Gudongdongs began to look at the new and strange species in front of them.
There are almost no humans among the strange creatures. They seem to be very curious as to why Gululu can cling to Lin Han's shoulder in such a sticky posture.
Lin Han was still carried on He Yunting's back and looked very weak.
But this creature knows no weakness.
Not only that, this creature also has another great characteristic which is...imitation.
Humans are very new to them, and to explore new things, they must first start by learning their movements or habits.
Then the two of them watched helplessly as a gigantic Gudongdong stretched out its heavy front legs, and with a "moo" sound, it pressed its entire body onto the back of another Gudongdong in front of it.
Judging from the posture, it seems that it really wants the other one to "carry" it.
The problem is, they don't take their own body shape into account, or the weight difference between the two parties.
Although the Gudongdong that serves as the carrier is also of considerable weight, it obviously looks smaller than the Gudongdong that is pressing down on it.
The other one didn't care about this problem at all, and cooperated with its actions very well, grunting and arching its back, trying hard to support the other's weight.
So the two huge creatures were stacked up tremblingly, as high as two stories, and the painting looked weird, funny and cute.
The key point is that after they finished this series of actions, they subconsciously looked towards Lin Han - as if saying, look, are we imitating it correctly?
Lin Han: “…”
After their actions were imitated by the two creatures, his face began to turn red little by little. A strange feeling of shame made him unable to watch this scene at all.
Boss Gululu looked at this scene with great satisfaction, and even rolled on the ground twice.
Lin Han buried her red face in He Yunting's back and didn't dare to continue reading: "…………"
"boom--!"
As expected, due to the obvious size difference between the two big guys, the lower one obviously couldn't hold on for too long. Eventually, its limbs lost stability and it fell forward, and both of them fell to the ground with a thud.
Due to its incredible weight, it rolled twice on the ground.
Their bodies were so huge that when two of them fell to the ground together, there was an obvious violent shock, and the surroundings trembled.
And Lin Han suddenly felt He Yunting's back vibrate slightly - accompanied by a short breath that could almost blend into the wind.
After realizing what that sound meant, Lin Han no longer cared about being shy.
He hooked one hand around He Yunting's neck in a daze, originally wanting to read his mind out of habit, but he retracted his hand because he had lost the ability to do so.
But he was still curious, so he bravely put his other hand in front of He Yunting, and his fingertips slid down He Yunting's cheek and touched the corner of his lips.
The group of strange creatures in front of him were still communicating something using sounds that they couldn't understand, but Lin Han had no time to pay attention to them.
He remembered that He Yunting always had a tense face and the corners of his lips were always straight.
It seemed that no matter what he faced, he always had the same reaction, and joy was just an unnecessary emotion for him.
But now the corners of his mouth were no longer a cold and hard straight line, but had a slight curve.
Lin Han hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't suppress his emotions at the moment, and asked tentatively: "General...you smiled?"
The author has something to say: It’s finally night! Ying! !
The red envelope for the last chapter has been made up. Since this chapter was not on time, I will also send a 50 red envelope. My gay friend said that I was writing about the animal world, but that's not true.
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