Chapter 113: Even though they didn't get married, both parents were extremely protective of their child...
After a half-month visit, the empire is about to return.
Many soldiers breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that they were going to leave. It's said to be a business trip, but there is neither scenery nor local products here, it's so solemn and depressing.
They complain, "If I stay any longer, I'll get depressed."
I would rather go to the insect star to fight and steal the queen bee's honey than stay in a dead place.
Finally, they said goodbye to the mountains of canned meat and the mushroom meals grown from composted corpses.
When they came to the surface, unattended plants grew wildly everywhere. After the surviving humans moved underground, plants and animals became the masters of the earth.
"General, there is a girl looking for you."
As soon as Shi Luolan stepped one foot onto the connecting ladder, he quickly moved back. He turned around in surprise, and through the dense bushes, he saw a bloated figure between the leaves.
The woman was wearing a thick protective suit that she had picked up from somewhere, and was struggling to step over the vines as she walked towards him.
Today, she can't wear high heels.
A smile appeared on Shi Luolan's face that he was not even aware of.
He ran over, picked her up like a gentleman, and carefully placed her in an area with sparse vegetation so that she could stand up straight and talk to him as an equal.
"Hello." She said steadily.
"Hello."
Greet each other like new friends. Shi Luolan took the initiative to extend his hand and shook hands with her through his protective clothing. He was polite, like a competent collaborator.
"You're more respectful than most men I've ever met."
"What?"
"No one is confident enough to keep pestering me just because we went on a date once."
Shi Luolan laughed out loud, "Maybe it's because our monarch has trained him well. Impolite males would lower the birth rate of the empire, so he has almost eliminated them from society."
Bai Ke tilted her head: "Good man."
"Who? Me?"
"Your monarch."
Shi Luolan raised the corners of his lips: "Then you probably haven't heard of his bad reputation. He is a well-known iron-blooded devil. Those who curse him line up from Earth to the Federation and have to go around three times."
"When you do good things, it's inevitable that you'll offend people," she said insightfully.
"Ah...that's right." Shi Luolan forced a smile, with an imperceptible loneliness in his eyes.
He was born into a commoner family and was considered a capable general promoted by Isupareso. However, even with the royal power as a guarantee, he was still often tripped up by the nobles.
This shows how intense the conflicts among the upper echelons of the empire are.
Schlolan didn't want to get involved in politics, so he asked another question openly: "Is my sperm quality okay?"
"I don't know. But it has been sent for artificial insemination, and the results will be known soon." Bai Ke lowered his head and took out a small cloth bag with great effort:
"Here, this is a return gift."
Shi Luolan opened his eyes wide: "Why is there a return gift? Is this the custom on Earth?"
"Is that right? It costs 50,000 star coins to buy sperm from an Ivy League athlete. Since it's free here, you have to pay for the night."
He said such shocking words in a serious manner.
Shi Luolan looked at her carefully. She had black hair, fair skin, and an exquisite and delicate oriental appearance. However, her bone structure was dull and cold. Her deep red lips and skin color created a great contrast, so vivid and unforgettable.
In this dying wasteland, she is like a radiated plant, with tough roots, growing wildly, beautiful yet poisonous.
"You lost your job...why don't you come with me?" Shi Luolan said something unrelated to the cause and effect.
"No. I've found a new job."
Regardless of whether the answer was true or false, Shi Luolan understood what she meant. She has her own life and her own plans, and doesn't need a male's temporary help.
Shi Luolan wanted to ask her, if the insemination was successful and the child was really born, would she tell the child who the biological father was.
The other party seemed to know what he was thinking, and raised his lips, "Don't worry, I will say that this is the sperm of an Ivy League athlete. I won't let you have more illegitimate children among the people."
"That's not what I meant!" Shi Luolan said hurriedly, even pulling off his protective mask so that his voice could be clearly transmitted to her.
"I'd be happy to take on the responsibility if you're willing. I also like children, and I like... you."
It's not easy for him to tell the truth at his age.
As he finished speaking, he saw that Bai Ke's mask was fogged up. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and hugged her.
Radiation detector: [0.3 roentgen/second, safe]
The power of an adult male was transmitted without any obstacles. Bai Ke tensed up, but gave up resisting in the blink of an eye. She lowered her transparent mask and was kissed.
Terrible kissing skills.
Two adults were secretly criticizing each other at the same time.
The radiation detector is getting hot. [0.35 roentgen/second, safe]
She didn't wear lipstick today. Shi Luolan kissed her and gradually tasted the taste of blood. Her lips, lacking vitamins, trembled and peeled, like a fish out of water. She had taken off all her disguises, and in the radiation-filled environment, she felt a kind of reality that disregarded life and death.
In between the hot and humid breaths, Shi Luolan couldn't help thinking about his future with her.
He could bring her to the empire, buy a large estate, and raise the child together.
The small iron block that detected radiation suddenly screamed, "0.4 roentgen, danger, danger!"
Bai Ke seemed to be suddenly awakened. He pushed the chest away and staggered back two steps.
"Put on your mask quickly." Her voice suddenly turned cold and returned to its former calmness.
Shi Luolan opened his lips and wanted to say something, but an urgent voice came from behind him: "Admiral, the time is up, please get on board quickly!"
Schlolan ran on and off the boat. He gave her the only bottle of mixed vitamins in his quota, and stuffed her with a lot of antibiotics and cigarettes, because he knew she was a smoker.
These things are in short supply in the shelter and are hard to buy even if you have money.
The woman pursed her lips and said nothing.
Finally, Shi Luolan took off her scarf, wrapped it around her neck, tied a soft knot, and after thinking for a long time, she made a solemn promise:
"I will be back."
If radiation were an infectious disease, he would have been infected long ago.
The time to board the ship has come. As a general, I cannot abandon the ship. Shi Luolan sat in the command module, looking distraught for the first time.
He looked at the small cloth bag in his hand and squeezed it. It was soft and he couldn't figure out what it was.
He untied the string and reached in curiously, his fingers pulling out a ball of folded wool.
What's this?
After unfolding it, his pupils suddenly dilated.
There are no flowers in the shelter because of the lack of sunlight. Flowers can only bloom once in their lifetime and then wither.
There is no love in the radiation age, because hugs and kisses at 0.4 roentgen/s are doomed to destruction.
She was so cruel that she didn't even want to let feelings sprout.
But she gave him a sunflower, an artificial flower woven out of wool. No one knew which skirt the wool had been ripped from overnight. The stitches were not meticulous, and it looked flustered and unskillful, but it was something that was made with great effort.
Shi Luolan understood something instantly.
He rushed to the porthole and banged on the glass excitedly like a young soldier saying goodbye to his lover at the airport for the first time. The spacecraft spewed out a scorching tail flame, and the updraft brought up a strong wind. He saw the woman's scarf fluttering high and there was a faint and comforting smile on her face.
Then she raised her arms toward him.
At noon, the light of the stars shone on her fingertips, and his brass buttons were pinched by her, shining brightly.
His buttons, and his heart, remained in the wasteland forever.
As the view became increasingly distant, the woman tightened the scarf around her neck, turned around and left resolutely.
Schlolan didn't know that six years later, his child would be wearing the same scarf and be sent on an immigrant ship by his mother.
Because in the second year after they separated, when he had reported to the monarch, bought a house, and was preparing to visit the earth again, he died mysteriously in an accident.
Since then, Isupalaiso has lost its right arm of force, its power has been damaged again, and the decline of the empire is inevitable...
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If ghosts could cry, Shi Luolan would have been in tears.
There is no need for a paternity test. Just by looking at this face, he can be sure that this is his child.
"You look a lot like your mother..." His voice trembled. He wanted to tell the child that he was his father, but he was afraid of disappointing him.
He has never fulfilled his responsibilities as a father for a single day, so what qualification does he have for bearing this title?
Besides, he is already dead, completely dead. Telling the truth now will only make the child sad and upset.
The ghost wiped his nonexistent eyes fiercely and forced himself to calm down. "Listen to me, kid. Although I am dead, my interstellar bank account should not be cancelled. I have some savings and real estate, and I want to give them all to you."
"Ah? This is not good." Bai Ling was confused.
He and Admiral Schlolan are not related at all, so how could he accept someone else's inheritance?
"What's wrong with that? There's no point in leaving the money there. The banker will embezzle it over time. I might as well give it to you. And you're driving my ship, which means we're destined to be together. The Suzaku is so big, and it costs money to maintain it. Just think of it as my maintenance fee."
Shi Luolan tried to find reasons to convince Bai Ling.
Bai Ling said without hesitation: "No, I have someone to pay for it."
Shi Luolan suddenly became nervous. Someone was giving money. Who was it? Could he be the child’s adoptive father? Come to think of it, he didn't even know whether Bai Ke had remarried.
No, he and Bai Ke never got married.
If I run into my adoptive father, he would be the father without a real name!
"It's okay to tell you. I'm with Isuparaiso now." Bai Ling stared at the monitoring console and said casually.
Shi Luolan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he was working with his old boss. That was all right.
Although he had never seen Isupalaiso's true appearance, he had fought for the old emperor for thirty years and knew that the other party was fair and lacked humanity. He had devoted himself to government affairs for a hundred years and had no interest in beauty.
The child will definitely be safe with Isoparaiso.
It's not that he was worrying too much, but he had seen the dirty tempers of the upper nobles many times, and he knew that a child like Bai Ling who had no family background would be bullied in various ways after entering the military.
Thinking of this, Shi Luolan asked with concern: "How are you doing in the military? Has anyone bullied you? If so, you must beat them back. I will pay for your medical expenses and compensation."
"Yes, but that's all in the past." Bai Ling patted his artificial leg nonchalantly, "This leg, the rubbish that caused my leg to break, has been scratched by me."
As soon as these words came out, it was like a bolt from the blue, hitting Shi Luolan on the head.
"Your leg...is broken." The ghost could hardly speak.
The endless stream of self-blame and regret completely overwhelmed him. Why...why did he die! If he hadn't died, the bird cub would have had a powerful father in the military to rely on. No matter what happened, he would be able to help his little bird. If anyone dared to touch a feather of the bird cub, he would retaliate tenfold.
Birds of prey are monogamous, and both parents protect their young to death.
But his poor bird cub had no elders to protect it and was harmed by the bad guys.
The ghost was furious and heartbroken, and he wished he could turn into a physical body and fly over to take revenge.
At this moment, the wreckage of the space station suddenly shook for a moment, and gradually slowed down its forward speed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Shi Luolan's nerves suddenly tensed up: "It's broken, the rocket booster's fuel is running out."
Damn capitalists, he knew that the bosses behind the space stations would cut costs and would not be willing to use products that met the quality standards.
He looked at the radar nervously. The Suzaku's logo had appeared at the edge of the radar range. In another minute, the two would be able to hand over smoothly.
But he also knew that the rocket was losing speed so quickly that its fuel would run out in less than half a minute. At that time, the space station will be like a stone thrown into the sky. The moment it loses its lift, it will accelerate downward, miss the only chance for docking, and fly completely towards the black hole of death.
Bai Ling reported solemnly: "The forward speed has dropped to 2 meters per second."
The Suzaku had opened its docking port, and eight large mechanical arms stretched out, ready to grab them at any time. However, just three meters away, the space station slowed down and finally stopped.
People on both sides were very nervous.
The AI announced: "Docking failed."
"Damn it, just three meters!" Sava cursed and slammed the operating table hard, knocking over the water cup. In the back seat, Yu Chen's mouth was stretched into a straight line, and he stood up silently, holding the scepter.
The cab was eerily quiet, and the air was filled with deathly silence.
But at this moment, AI suddenly said: "It moved!"
They looked at the big screen instantly. The little red dot symbolizing the space station was moving slowly and laboriously. With a miraculous and incredible power, it was trying its best to resist the gravity of the universe, exhausting everything it had to send Bai Ling to the safe zone.
If there were physicists watching at this moment, they would be shocked and exclaim it was a miracle.
But no one knew that this had nothing to do with miracles.
He was just a father who thought he was incompetent. He burst out his last bit of strength before the danger came, burned up the remaining mental waves, turned his mental power into entity, pushed the huge and heavy block of iron, and begged to save his child's life.
At the moment of making the decision, what came to Shi Luolan's mind was the woolen sunflower.
Burn, burn like a star.
Although I missed my child's growth, I am willing to turn into fuel and send him to see the sunshine.
The long-awaited mechanical arm suddenly pounced over, grabbed the space station and pulled it over.
There is a beeping sound. AI excitedly reported: "Docking has been successful!"
Before he finished speaking, Yu Chen had already opened the door and strode towards the cabin door.
At the broken joint, his little bird was in a daze, staggering. It looked up and saw him in a trance, then its nose felt sore and it ran over to him in a haphazard manner.
Yu Chen hugged him tightly, holding him tightly in his arms, resting his chin on the top of his head, and coaxed him in a tense and low voice: "Baby, my baby, you are scared."
Bai Ling shrank his shoulders and said in confusion, "He seems to have disappeared."
"who?"
"Admiral Schloeran's...ghost." He closed his eyes tiredly, "I seemed to have a dream. I dreamed that I was flying back with the admiral in a rocket. Am I hallucinating again..."
Yu Chen turned his head and looked towards the pitch-black space station.
Mermaids can capture waves in the air and naturally see things that ordinary people cannot see. In the deep shadow, there stood a blurry figure, which became increasingly fainter and eventually vanished into nothingness.
Yu Chen said silently to the void: Thank you.
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