Seeing him turn around, the dark-skinned bald man smiled brightly, his white teeth almost sparkling.
"Engineer Su, are you looking at your precious airship?" The big man glanced out the window: "Today is the 'embarkation day', this is our hard work..."
"People start boarding the ship at dawn and set off at night. Engineer Su Da, you can't use the little time you have left with us to favor one over the other and just stare at your baby." A woman next to her said with a smile.
Su Lin looked at these people with a smile on his face.
"I shouldn't keep looking at it," he said.
The aroma of barbecue floated up, and the air was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.
Su Mingan looked through Su Lin's eyes and realized that this was the barbecue restaurant that Xie Lude had taken him to.
But after a closer look, he found that this store was slightly different. Although the location was the same, the decoration and layout were slightly different. This store looked much newer, as if it had just opened. The one he had been to was obviously several decades old.
Combined with what he had heard before.
This was... the day when the airship ascended to the Cloud City, that is, more than sixty years ago in Praia.
The people around were enjoying the barbecue, but the knife and fork in front of Su Lin remained motionless.
"...Are you really not going to get on board?" he asked.
After listening to his words, the people who were chatting put down their cutlery.
"Me? I won't go up. I have old people and young children to take care of in Praia." A man wearing a horned hat took a sip of wine.
"Leave the enjoyment to you heroes. I just contributed some gold and silver. I didn't participate in the production of the airship and I don't have much contribution, so I don't take up a place." The lady smiled.
"Soul Hunter still needs me." Venus subdued Soul Hunter in a concise and to the point manner.
Su Lin lowered his head slightly, seeming a little lost.
“Bang!”
With a loud bang, Su Lin's body suddenly tilted.
At the side, a bald man showed his teeth and laughed like thunder, which could be heard throughout the store.
Fortunately, today is the 'embarkation day' and everyone has gone to board the ship or say goodbye, so there are not many other guests.
"Su Lin, don't worry about them." The big man grinned, "Don't you have your deputy, the 'General Langli', with you? When you get up there, feel free to order me around. This is an opportunity that others would envy."
He raised his glass and pointed it at Su Lin: "Come on! Drink this glass with me, we will get to spend more time together in the future!"
Su Lin listened and laughed: "Ge Li, you are drunk."
"No, no!" The big man's face turned red, but he still said stubbornly: "It's just this amount..."
"Come on." The dark-skinned woman in a technical uniform next to him said, "If you weren't drunk, how could you not know that Su Lin can't drink? Look at you, you got drunk on the day you boarded the ship. Although you had sobering leaves, this is too outrageous..."
“Bang—”
The big man put down his glass.
His face flushed red and there was a hint of pain in his eyes.
"...If you get drunk, you won't feel sad." He said, "You all choose a pub before leaving... Isn't it just to get drunk?"
The already not-so-heated atmosphere quieted down after he said this.
As dusk approached, thick sunlight poured in through the windowsill, and a fresh sea breeze slowly blew in.
Su Lin didn't say anything, his hands were on the knife and fork, his expression was calm.
The noisy voices and the sound of ship whistles were audible, and the sound of a clock from a tall tower in the distance made him stand up suddenly.
"We'll meet," he said.
People looked at him, raising their heads, as if subconsciously looking at a leader.
Su Lin placed his hands on the table and looked at the people looking at him.
"All the data on the 'Cloud' has been debugged and preliminary tests have been done. It will definitely reach the city in the sky safely. Believe in us... believe that the half of us who go up there can gain the recognition of the Cloud City and prevent this terrible disaster.
“When that time comes, I will bring back everyone’s relatives and friends safely. No matter whose children, fathers, or wives they are.
“The people of Praia worked together to survive this world-destroying disaster, and our honor will live on forever.
"This is not a farewell of life and death, but just a farewell on a long journey.
"Don't be disappointed about the future, don't be depressed about separation, this is not the end, it's just the beginning of goodbye."
He put the unused knife and fork back in his hand and picked up the toolbox under the table:
"I should go get one last checkup."
He walked out from the seat next to him and waved to the people:
"Anna, Walker, Lin Ling, Luo Chen, Yan Zi, Huang Xu...
“I remember the wishes of each of you, and I will bring you the gifts you want.
"Please believe in the half of us who have ascended to Cloud City. We will meet again," he said.
"..." The lady smiled and raised her glass: "Su Lin, have a safe journey."
Her words immediately broke the silence.
The man in the horned hat raised his glass and laughed:
"Engineer Su, Xiaoqing and I depend on you for our lives!"
"That's right! What kind of farewell is this? When the storm subsides and you guys come down, we'll have to drink here again... Oh, except for Su Lin, you should practice your alcohol tolerance. You're allergic to alcohol. What's wrong with that?"
"Su Lin! Remember to draw the appearance of the residents of Yunshang City. I want to see what kind of people live in the sky!"
"Engineer Su, please help Ge Li. He has thick skin and strong muscles. Although he can take a beating, don't get serious. He is just a little stupid, but he won't do anything bad..."
"Yanzi, why are you calling me stupid? Are you asking for a beating?"
Amidst a burst of laughter, the original depression was swept away.
Su Lin raised the empty wine glass beside him and smiled.
"For Praia's tomorrow," he said.
"--For Praia's tomorrow!" people laughed.
The wine glasses clinked together, the clear white wine flew up, and people's laughter mixed into the noisy sea breeze.
Su Lin symbolically raised the empty wine glass in his hand, and then, amid people's loud farewells, he stepped into the golden evening.
Turning his back on his partners and colleagues with whom he had been working day and night, he walked towards the airship and never looked back.
The sound of waves is like drums, and the sound of flutes is like thunder.
The setting sun shone on him, and his shoulders were as red as flames.
…
Su Mingan was a little surprised when he saw this scene.
It seems that Su Lin's mental state sixty years ago was not as ill as Su Lin later.
...Now he is simply a standard heroic figure.
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