Chapter 162: The End of the Main Text (3rd Update)
Starting from this night, the residents of the human star domain could not help but go crazy on the star network.
On the surface, they go to work as usual and go to school as usual, and everything seems normal.
However, in fact, hot posts on Starnet popped up one after another.
The first type of posts are the crazy posts about Mingyu.
Hot post 1: Family members, please help me determine whether I have suddenly developed face blindness, thank you.
The tone of the post title seems calm, but the content is just a series of meaningless "ahhh" and "wow", with two photos attached below.
The first one is the campus candid photo that has been widely circulated.
Mingyu sat by the window, his chin resting on his hand as he gazed out, clearly lost in thought. His face was so beautiful that even the blossoming spring flowers outside were merely a foil to his beauty.
The second picture is a screenshot of the live broadcast of the Star Navigation Competition.
Mingyu wore a black combat uniform, which accentuated his fair skin. His forehead was sweaty, and his hair was slightly disheveled. But it didn't look sloppy, and instead, it added a touch of vivid sexiness to him. The young man stared at the camera, his ears reddened, as if in deep surprise, yet he smiled, a little embarrassed.
Hot Post 2: Ahhhh Mingyu is LUCE, LUCE is Mingyu! Beautiful loser transformed into the light of humanity! This post is specially created! Everyone come in and go crazy!!
The main post of this thread is no different from the previous one, except for rows of "ahhh" and "fuck".
Hot post 3: I'm sorry, I want to once again solemnly apologize to Mingyu. I'm sorry Mingyu, I looked down on you, and I even called you names QAQ.
"How dare I?" In the main building, the spokesperson recorded a video, tears streaming down his face. "How dare I say such words to Mingyu! How could I call him a waste!"
"I actually had a fight with Mingyu! He said his high score on the Starship Design History exam was nothing..."
"Wow, I'm so ashamed. I'm sorry, Brother Ming! I'm sorry, Brother Yu! I shouldn't have been so blinded by rumors! I was so blinded by one thing!"
"Thank you, Brother Ming, for taking my private job designing a starship... From today on, you are my God!——"
Different from the style of the previous two posts, every floor of this building is filled with long lists of "apologies" and requests for forgiveness, as well as long essays, all written with extreme sincerity.
Someone else, not wanting to miss a word from the original poster, enviously commented, "What private work?! Luce is taking private work?! How come I didn't know Luce was also taking on private starship design work?"
"...Don't tell me, the guy who calls himself LUCE on the designer forum is taking jobs, but I always thought he was a scammer. Could he be the one you're talking about?! If so, I'm so wrong!——"
Interspersed among these hot posts about Mingyu and LUCE are also discussion posts about Mu Baixing.
"The story of Lando Celtic's rise to power."
"The people of the North Star Region sat up in shock from their dying illness! My father was so excited after seeing the emperor's announcement that he was still alive and that he was going to rebuild the North Star Region that he cried all night long!"
"Ahhh, the North Star Region is about to be rebuilt! The Black Tide Star Sea has shrunk! People from the North Star Region who have been missing their homeland, gather here!"
In addition to these relatively serious ones, there are also many discussion posts about Mu Baixing's appearance.
"Friends, have you seen this? 'Human Star Domain Fashion Weekly released an update overnight, and the top spot on the Sexiest Mature Man list has changed hands.'"
“Mu Baixing and Mingyu: The myth of face lovers, a true visual feast.”
In addition, there were also howls from the followers of the Star Navigation Competition: "What are you all talking about! Isn't the most outrageous thing that the Celtic King actually has the qualifications to participate in the Star Navigation Competition!"
In addition, there are also many posts about the accidents in the Star Navigation Competition finals.
"Live footage of Mu Boxing and LUCE's stunning arrow. BGM: The world's young heroes."
"A real-life video of an ancient black tide creature appearing... This oppressive feeling is no joke. I almost fell to my knees while filming it!"
"High energy! Thirty competition warships fire at the same time, severing the energy supply of advanced Kuroshio creatures. Multi-camera mixed cut."
"...You're going too far with this last post! The multiple camera angles you're using are taken by different people in Cash Space City, but from such a distance, they all look the same!"
“…”
It had been a week since the finals of the Star Navigation Competition were cancelled, but the number of viral posts had increased instead of decreased, putting an unprecedented burden on the StarNet server.
In order to avoid overtime as much as possible, the employees of StarNet Server Maintenance Department can only endure it and do their best to reduce the burden on StarNet.
For them, it is a very painful thing that they cannot click on the posts about LUCE's identity, Mu Baixing's identity, the reconstruction of the North Star Region and the receding of the Black Tide every day to howl and participate in the discussion.
And they are not the only ones suffering.
The military and star navigation department members of various star fields are also a group of poor people who cannot participate in this event.
They don't care about the servers, and they really want to express their opinions on the hottest topics on the Star Network and go crazy with everyone.
But they simply don't have the time.
From the time the Star Navigation Competition was forced to be suspended to the following six months, the military and star navigation departments of all the star fields, including the Central Star Field, the Southeast Star Field, the Southwest Star Field, and the newly built North Star Field... were extremely busy and had no time to rest.
The core of the Black Tide Star Sea was cleared, and the Black Tide creature's mother was shot and killed by Mu Baixing and Ming Yu. The energy of the star sea was greatly weakened... This excellent counterattack opportunity cannot be missed.
The top leaders of each star field held several emergency joint meetings to reach a consensus and formed a joint fleet to launch an unprecedented offensive cleanup of the Black Tide Star Sea.
As the combined fleet set sail, countless soldiers were muttering one word.
Miracle.
The vast Black Tide Star Sea has always been a threat to humanity.
But in just one night, in a moment, this threat was neutralized from the center by Mingyu and Mu Baixing... and was about to be scattered and defeated.
The battle between LUCE and Mu Boxing was a miracle.
No one would object to this statement.
Because the strength displayed by the two was so powerful, some civilian space navigators even put photos of Mu Baixing and Ming Yu in the cockpit, believing that this would increase the combat effectiveness of their starship.
There are countless people who have painted the portraits of the two on their starships. Whether it is just to express respect and worship, or to buy a CP... it is unknown.
Amidst this nationwide celebration, the joint operation naturally garnered significant attention. The news reported daily on the operation's progress, and all residents eagerly anticipated the fleet's return with good news.
And the Combined Fleet did not disappoint.
Their actions were swift and effective.
Within a few months, countless black tide creatures were wiped out and driven far away.
The human and financial resources required to completely eradicate the Kuroshio creatures were too enormous, so the combined fleet ultimately did not carry out the annihilation mission. However, for at least a thousand years, humanity would no longer be threatened by the Kuroshio.
"A thousand years from now, new weapons and starships will undoubtedly appear," the fleet's commander-in-chief said confidently during the interview. "By then, the threat of the Kuroshio will have been completely eliminated, and we'll be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."
As the interview ended, the combined fleet returned home, and the cleanup operation was a complete success.
On the day of the fleet's triumphant return, thousands of people cheered in front of the light screen.
The most excited among them are the residents of the North Star Region.
Their star field finally saw the light again.
What is even more gratifying is that the fleet discovered more than a thousand survivors in underground bases beneath four planets in the Northern Star Region.
The survivors were sent to the hospital for treatment, and then hundreds of families were reunited.
Countless people shed tears on StarNet after reading the related reports.
When the survivors returned, they also brought back a large amount of research data.
There is a wide variety of information.
Some of the research is on Kuroshio organisms, some on air purification and ecological circulation systems in closed environments, and some on improving human defense systems...
Human technology is booming, and a new line of defense is set up outside the rebuilt North Star region.
The 3311th generation base intelligent defense system of the tenth star was quickly upgraded to the 3321st generation, becoming a solid defense wall on the defense line.
Everything is thriving.
More than half a year later, the hype on the Star Network about Ming Yu and Mu Baixing, the defeat of the Black Tide and the reconstruction of the North Star Region finally died down.
At this time, the Star Navigation Competition finals, which had been forced to be interrupted, were announced to be held again.
That night, all hotels in Kash Space City were once again fully booked.
There was another viral post on Starnet: "I'm so moved! My bestie told me today that she'd booked a suite on the top floor of a hotel next to the Kash Space City Starport for the entire year since the competition was canceled last year, and she invited me to watch the Star Navigation Competition with her!"
The first reply immediately following the explosive post howled: "OP! Please ask your bestie for me! Can you rent me the bathtub in the suite?——"
"OP, I also want to bid for the bathtub rental rights!"
"Wow, where did this divine bestie come from? I feel like I'm witnessing love!"
On the day the competition resumed, Cash Space City was packed with spectators.
"The positions of each team's starships have been re-determined." Inside the space city at the end of the first stage, which has never been demolished, the competition staff carefully confirmed that the scene before the accident had been restored.
"The points of each team's starships before the second phase of the emergency have also been restored!"
"...Is anyone still looking forward to the match itself? They're all just here for sightseeing!" another staff member asked doubtfully. "I mean, I admire Lucé and Mu Boxing, too! But the competitiveness of this match has completely vanished. After all, the first-place team must be colorful, right?!"
"You look down on second and third place, do you?" The staff member who first spoke rolled his eyes. "It's not just first place that counts! Every team that makes it to the finals is incredibly talented!"
"It's not just the teams that made it to the finals. The Star Region Tournament and the qualifiers... Don't underestimate any team or any individual. Who knows, they might be the ones to take over your entire show and slap you in the face next time!"
"That's true..." another staff member reflected, "We can't underestimate anyone's potential."
He was quiet for a moment, then suddenly said, "Hey, brother! What do you think of me? If I train with you, can I try out for the next competition?"
Amidst the two people's casual chat, the live broadcast of the game began.
"ladies and gentlemen!--"
Still in the central square of the Kash Space Station, the young man with rabbit ears, still wearing a formal suit, stepped onto the commentary platform amid warm cheers and took off his hat to salute.
At this moment, time seemed to have replayed itself the day the competition began a year ago. The audience's cheers echoed throughout the station, some blushing, others weeping.
Although the prosperity and peace at this time seemed to have come without much difficulty, everyone knew that the space collapse a year ago should have been a catastrophe, and the Combined Fleet also faced many challenges and dangers during the Black Tide Cleaning Operation.
The fact that they can stand here again is exciting enough.
"After half a year! Welcome back to the Star Navigation Competition finals!" Rabbit's eyes were red as he commented. He wiped his eyes, quickly adjusted his composure, and spoke loudly into the microphone, "Enough of the nonsense! All the restoration work is complete! Let's turn the camera to our participating teams!"
"Before the competition officially begins!! Let us once again give warm applause and cheers!! Salute their bravery in fighting against the black tide creatures in the starry sky!——"
"Second stage of the Star Navigation Competition finals! Air Star Maze! The competition has resumed!——"
A large number of starships left the port and passed over the Space City Square.
Even though they knew the teams couldn't hear them, the crowd roared at the top of their lungs.
"LUCE——! Mu Baixing——! Colorful!——"
"Mingyu——! Mingyu, you are the goal and direction of my life!!"
"Ahhh, Your Majesty Celtic! The people of the North Star Region are with you!——"
"Killer! Killer! Killer, charge! Never give up!"
"Ranger Ranger, I love you—"
Amidst chaotic shouting, each team's starships entered the maze according to their positions before the previous game was suspended.
"The one that has the leading edge now is colorful!——"
"Oh, so colorful! This amazing team... I'm sure you all don't need any further introductions!"
"Who among all the audience here can't admire Lucé and Mu Boxing's courage... and be shocked by their abilities?!"
"As an aside, after Mu Boxing, oh, His Majesty Celtic Fu's comeback, the Star Navigation Competition organizing committee had a heated discussion about changing the registration restrictions for participating teams to prevent the emergence of players with ridiculous strength like the Celtic King!"
"But then they thought of LUCE! The twenty-year-old young contestant from the Central Star Region! Mingyu!——"
"Mingyu, who has now been promoted to a 3S-level observer, is incredibly powerful, almost on par with His Majesty Celtic! But before participating in the Star Navigation Competition, he was just an ordinary college student."
"'Miracles can't be stopped,' the competition director later said, ultimately deciding to keep the current registration limit unchanged!"
"Oh oh oh! The colorful team is already approaching the center of the maze! They are really too fast! Mu Baixing and LUCE don't intend to leave any chance for other teams..."
"Colorful! A colorful silver-white warship! They extended their mechanical hands! They took the badge in the center of the maze!—"
"Let us congratulate... Congratulations to Mingyu! Congratulations to Mu Baixing! And congratulations to the colorful brothers who are ready to repair the starship damaged by the two bosses and who have suffered so much!——"
"The champion of the 10th Star Navigation Competition has been announced! Let us congratulate them once again! So colorful!——"
The follow-up camera of the Star Navigation Competition permanently freezes the scene at this moment.
The black starry sky, the silver-white starship, the shouting crowd, and the excited face of the rabbit-eared young man.
Two years later, a meticulously produced blockbuster film, "Legend of Star Navigation: Rising Sun", based on the true story of this Star Navigation Competition, was released.
This film was well-made, with excellent acting from all the cast and a lot of money invested in special effects. It was an immediate hit at the box office and the actors who played the two male leads also became famous.
They are respectively Neng Pei, a mature man who played the Celtic King in "New Star Funeral", and a newcomer who just graduated from the film academy and is full of vigor and vitality.
At the back door of a film appreciation class at Capital University, a handsome young man wearing a peaked cap stood by the classroom. He cautiously lowered the brim of his cap to its lowest point, bent over, and crept to the last row.
On the virtual light screen in front, the film is playing to its final stage.
Mingyu looked around and saw that everyone was attracted by the movie and no one noticed his appearance, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he relaxed a little and looked at the virtual light screen in front of the classroom.
The special effects in the film are magnificent.
A giant of blazing light stood in the universe. The camera zoomed into the interior of the starship, illuminating the faces of the pilot and observer in the cockpit.
Their expressions were firm, and they showed no fear in this life-or-death attack.
In what may be the last second of life, hold each other's fingers.
Ming Yu looked at this scene: "..."
The young man's ears turned red and he felt embarrassed. He changed his sitting position and leaned on the table.
He actually wanted to bury his head in his desk.
The feeling of watching someone else acting out myself and Mu Boxing holding hands... is really weird!
...Mingyu actually didn’t want to attend this class.
I don’t even want to write an analysis report on this movie based on my and Mu Bo’s behavior!!
But there was no way out. He had failed his film appreciation class for several semesters in a row. Now he was about to graduate from Xinghang University. If he didn't pass this course, his art credits during college would not be counted, and he would not be able to get his diploma.
Ming Yu had actually obtained permission to teach online a few years ago. However, after he was no longer under the threat of the Ming family, and his cooperation with the Central Star Region's Navigation Department grew closer, and he also began collaborating with the Northern Star Region's Navigation Department's military, becoming a social animal early on... he began to miss the feeling of sitting in the classroom during his student days.
Therefore, when Mingyu has no projects on hand, he will still come to the comprehensive university.
Time flies.
He is about to graduate from a comprehensive university, and the reconstruction and political system reform of the North Star Region have been very successful.
Mu Boxing will be stepping down soon and fulfilling his promise to take him to explore the universe.
Just as Mingyu was imagining the future, the movie had already entered its finale.
Amidst the magnificent music, the long night in the picture is about to end.
The sun is rising high in the sky.
Light up the way forward for humankind’s journey.
"Buzz."
The young man's communication bracelet vibrated slightly at the right time.
Mingyu then remembered that he had arrived in such a hurry that he had not yet blocked the communication signal.
"Are you at school?"
The communication bracelet displayed a message from Mu Baixing, "Are you late?"
Apparently, the Celtic Majesty had just finished a meeting and came to inquire about his situation.
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu was speechless for a moment, then rested his forehead on the table, hid his bracelet under the table, and typed frantically, avoiding the teacher's sight on the podium.
"Of course you're late! I told you not to mess around in the morning! You insisted there was enough time!!!"
Mu Boxing admitted his mistake with a positive attitude: "I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself."
"I'll take you there next time."
"No need to send me there." Mingyu insisted on his own opinion. "Whichever aircraft you fly, you have to follow the speed limit on the route. It will take the same amount of time as if I came here on my own."
"Besides, Brother Mu, you always have to fly that special aircraft and take me to the bottom of the teaching building, with a bunch of people watching." The young man complained, "I rejected all those suitors, Your Majesty!"
"It's okay normally, but my film appreciation teacher doesn't really like students showing off their wealth."
"I was late for her class and even rode your flying machine. What if she finds out and thinks my attitude in class is bad and she starts being more strict with my film reviews? This is really the best I can do with this."
The young man's reasons were detailed, and Mu Boxing had no choice but to agree.
He turned off the conference screen, walked past his subordinates who were watching him closely, and sent Mingyu a serious nod as he walked out of the conference room.
This nodding expression could not interrupt Mingyu's accusation.
The young man typed non-stop, becoming more and more excited as he spoke.
"Besides! Brother Mu! When have you ever been able to control yourself?!" The young man's fingers formed a shadow, and his emotions became increasingly intense. "You are clearly getting worse!"
"Brother Mu, you are a complete liar in this matter! I told you to stop! You only stopped for a moment! And then you became even more excited. What's going on?!"
Mingyu's cheeks flushed as he recalled his morning experience. "It took so long! Now the movie is over! I only watched the ending! How am I going to write a review..."
Mu Baixing: "I'll watch it with you again."
Mingyu: “…No!”
He found the movie so embarrassing that he didn't want to watch it again.
Mu Baixing readily agreed: "Okay. Then I'll help you write it."
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu gave a skeptical expression.
"You write film reviews?" the young man asked incredulously. "You're not just making things up, are you?"
"I think that's a bit unreliable, Brother Mu." He really couldn't imagine the Celtic King analyzing a movie with that electronic pen he used to sign decrees. "How about you write a clip first and let me see if you can do it?"
Mu Baixing: “…”
Mu Baixing stood in front of the window in the corridor and laughed.
"Mingyu, say it again." A moment later, the Celtic King, who was busy with government affairs because he was about to step down and hand over the government, thought that the young man had finished his class, so he simply sent a voice message.
His voice was always slightly cold, and his tone was half-smiling, with a hint of dangerous hoarseness that still leaked out after he had restrained himself.
"Of course I can."
Mingyu: “…”
Despite having heard this many times before, Mingyu's ears still turned red. He pretended not to understand anything, turned off the communicator, and followed the crowd out of the teaching building.
"Hey, look, look at that guy!" A whisper came from the side and back, "That senior in front! Doesn't he look like LU God..."
"Oh my god, you're right, it really does look a bit like him! Let's go a little further and take a closer look..."
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu heard the two people's whispered discussion clearly.
He then pressed the brim of his hat again and quickened his pace forward.
The sky was bright and the young man walked into the brilliant sunshine.
Towards a future of infinite possibilities.
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