Heartwarming daily life back at the base
On the day we returned to the Black Tower Star headquarters, the snow in the Snow Mountain area unusually stopped.
It's a perfect day for going home.
After the Snow Mountain Base, there will be no more deployment tasks; future efforts will focus on mineral extraction.
Therefore, only a small team of 50 people was left to ensure daily operations, with a rotation every March.
The rest of the people retreated to the main base.
The single-person warship flew back into its belly, and the sentries were ready to go.
Under the reluctant gazes of the sentries stationed at the snow mountain base, Kuwano filled a warehouse with ingredients, then followed Aso Mente without hesitation, preparing to board the plane.
Lin Changli stood not far away, looking up at something.
Kuwano curiously looked over, but saw nothing.
The moment she looked down, her eyes met Lin Changli's again.
The two blinked at each other.
"You want to see it?" Lin Changli suddenly asked.
"?" What do you want to see? Sangye was full of question marks. She found that she really had a hard time talking to Lin Changli.
Lin Changli did not make any movement, but merely slightly concentrated his mental energy.
A streak of fire flashed across the horizon, staining the clouds with the color of flames, layer upon layer, dazzling and radiant.
A clear cry echoed through the clouds, and a huge shadow instantly appeared above the clouds, rushing towards the base.
Its tail feathers burned with an inextinguishable flame, and its body was covered in golden light.
This was the first time Sangye had ever seen a phoenix in both his lifetimes combined.
The Phoenix Clan resides in Hidden Mountain, atop the highest heavens. They have little contact with the outside world. Over time, they have become a mythical being.
Du Yuan had met Fenghuang before, and she even brought back a set of knives for Sangye.
That was because of a strange encounter she had in her youth; she somehow found a phoenix egg that was about to hatch. The young and hot-tempered phoenix maiden was furious and almost set fire to the entire Shifangwu.
That's how we met.
Kuwano stared wide-eyed as the enormous machine landed on the tarmac, radiating scorching heat.
The heat was truly intense; the surface temperature of the base rose instantly, as if it were being heated.
Many sentries stared in astonishment at the beautiful, powerful, and awe-inspiring spiritual entity while quickly running into the cabin to avoid the intense heat.
Kuwano, personally experiencing the temperature, was speechless.
Phoenix looked down at her affectionately, its sharp, hook-like golden beak, as big as Sangye's head, touching Sangye's frozen face.
Fortunately, the beak felt cool.
It opened its beak, as if it were about to speak.
"Shut up," Lin Changli slapped its outstretched wings hard. "They're too big, shrink back."
Phoenix looked at him somewhat defiantly, but still obediently shrunk down to a size that could sit on Sangye's shoulder.
Yes, resting on Kuwano's shoulder.
Sang Yeren was completely dumbfounded. What's going on? And do you think shrinking down has made it much cooler?
Little Phoenix simply reduced the hype to a level that Sangye could still accept.
Lin Changli lowered his eyes, looked at Sang Ye who was trying to turn his head away from the little phoenix's affection, smiled, and then ignored the crowd watching this scene with different expressions, and boarded the plane first.
Sangye was once again filled with questions. "Big brother, are you just going to abandon this?"
The little phoenix received a message from Lin Changli in the mental landscape warning him not to speak, otherwise he would never be able to release it again.
Although she was unconvinced, the little phoenix wisely shut her mouth and looked at Sangye with her bright, watery eyes.
Kuwano was the last to board, but this was a good opportunity to confirm her suspicions.
She secretly extended a wisp of her spiritual energy towards the little phoenix, which vanished instantly as if it had disappeared into the sea. The little phoenix's gaze towards her softened even more.
After staring at each other for a while, Sangye was the first to give up. Looking back at the base he had been looking at for less than half a month, it felt like a lifetime had passed.
After waving goodbye to the sentries who remained behind, they officially embarked on their journey home.
Before she knew it, she had come to regard the renovated, no longer cold and impersonal West Building as her home.
*
Eve set the base to a clear, cloudless sky.
The moment you step into the base area, the sun shines down, melting the thin layer of snow on the warships, and the water sparkles, reflecting a warm light.
For a moment, Sangye had the illusion of being reborn.
Looking again at Du Yuan beside her, she saw the same complicated expression on her face.
As a guide, Kuwano was not worried about her future treatment at the base, and she was still a free agent.
When Du Yuan heard about Sangye's sentence, his vision went black as well.
Kuwano was more concerned about how much her sentence would be reduced this time, but the application would be written by Aso Ment, and it was uncertain what the difficult-to-please executive officer was thinking.
While he was lost in thought, the warships landed one after another.
At the airport, Jiang Sili stood tall and elegant, his long black hair billowing wildly in the air currents created by the landing of the warship. Today, he wore a pair of tasseled half-rimmed glasses and a black suit, ready to welcome the triumphant executive officer.
"Wow, that's really cool." Ms. Sofia exclaimed with satisfaction through the porthole.
It would be inappropriate for anyone else present to say that, but only she could.
Aso Ment heard it, but did not react; her thoughts seemed to drift far away.
Lin Changli suddenly gave an enigmatic smile without making a sound.
"Welcome back to triumph, everyone." Jiang Sili was as gentle as ever. Mist rose from his shoulders, and a black jade snake, three or four meters long, appeared. Its head was held high, and it happily shook its long tail, making a tinkling sound.
In a flash, Sangye secretly turned his gaze to the little pig-nose snake embroidered on Aso Ment's cuff.
She seems to have discovered something again.
"Your Excellency Sophia, how was your trip?" Jiang Sili greeted her familiarly as they walked into the base together.
Sofia responded with a smile.
"Your Highness seems to be in much better spirits this time."
When asked to speak by name, Lin Changli looked relaxed and said, "It's much better than before."
"It seems our new guide is quite extraordinary." He added, praising Sangye as well. "And we've gained a new companion."
Du Yuan greeted him in a very natural and open manner.
Jiang Sili's steps trailed behind, walking side by side with Aso Ment.
Sunlight streamed through the outdoor corridor, and a gentle breeze blew by.
"Is the injury serious?" Jiang Sili asked in a low voice, quieter than when asking anyone else.
Aso Ment seemed to think for a moment before giving an answer that Jiang Sili had never considered, or at least never heard from her: "It was quite serious; I almost thought I wouldn't make it back."
Jiang Sili lowered his eyes. Due to the influence of his spiritual nature, he actually looked less robust than Aso Ment beside him, and had a rather pitiful appearance.
Aso Ment suddenly laughed, a rare moment of brightness in his eyes: "I was thinking then that if I died in the snow mountain, it seemed that only you would have the ability and the willingness to come and collect my body."
The people in front seemed to quicken their pace in unison. Sangye, carrying the little phoenix, almost ran, his legs moving at top speed.
The others suddenly split up at a fork in the road and returned to their respective areas. Only Sangye and Lin Changli walked along the long corridor leading straight to the West Building.
Aso Ment patted his chest gently: "Only you know where I put Charlene."
Jiang Sili's eyes were filled with sorrow.
"I met a very cute little girl in the snow mountain this time, about the same age as Wu Jia Ning, which reminded me of Charlene when she was little." Aso Mente rarely had a "melancholy" moment. "I don't know if you still remember, we were often apart back then, and Charlene would travel back and forth between our legions. She was as brave as that little girl, fearless. At only seven years old, she piloted her warship across several star systems to find you."
The brave and fearless Charlene died at the age of fifteen while accompanying Asso Ment on an expedition.
“My mother often tells me that if I had another child, I wouldn’t be stuck in this situation forever,” Aso Ment pondered. “I didn’t understand it before, that another child couldn’t replace Charlene. But now that I think about it, it doesn’t mean it has to replace her.”
She suddenly turned to look at Jiang Sili, who was startled.
Aso Mente raised an eyebrow and suddenly laughed, genuinely.
The tails of the Gu Diao and Teng She quietly intertwined behind the two of them.
*
"Slow down, even if you heard her, she can't silence you." Lin Changli strolled leisurely behind the fleeing Sangye master and apprentice. "I'm still here."
But Sangye didn't care and only stopped when she was almost at the West Small Building.
The little phoenix shook its ruffled feathers and groomed itself with its long beak.
“It’s no secret.” Lin Changli quickly caught up with her, his expression playful and his smile mischievous. “Besides, they are a legally married couple.”
Seeing Sangye's expression, he feigned smugness and said, "So you didn't know."
"Nonsense." Sangye rolled his eyes.
Taking advantage of the little phoenix's inattention, she threw the spirit body that had been clinging to her back to Lin Changli.
Du Yuan followed them with a smile the whole time.
The base has not yet made any arrangements for Du Yuan, and her identity is also a major problem. However, Black Tower Star has never lacked people of unknown origin. As a guide, she will definitely be properly taken care of.
Of course, it also depends on Du Yuan's wishes.
Before that, she lived with Sangye, and Rong Cheng would also come over for a reunion.
The small building that originally belonged to Lin Changli inexplicably became Sang Ye's home.
Du Yuan was used to being free and unrestrained when he was in Shifangwu. He always expected to be waited on hand and foot, and he would occasionally go out and cause trouble or pick up a child.
Even coming to Black Tower Star couldn't change her nature. She blinked and asked, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"
"Let's eat cake," Lin Changli interjected. "Let's make lemon-flavored cake, sweet and sour."
"Who would eat this as a main course? This is a snack. Dinner is one of the three meals a day, so we should eat something proper. If you ask me, we should have hot pot tonight. Good days are for hot pot!" Du Yuan immediately retorted, "And it has to be spicy!"
Sangye walked beside the two and rolled his eyes: "Does either of you want to cook something yourself? Don't just order food."
The two immediately shut up, looking pitiful, as if they had been bullied by Sangye.
Kuwano didn't bother with these two clowns because she received a message from the Imperial Court and a bank deposit notification on her terminal.
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