Chapter 143 A Corner in the Dust
It's time to go to Iridium Academy again.
Time flies so fast, the girl sitting in the aircraft thought.
Leaning on the sofa, Tilan looked sideways at the round window not far away. The city with tall buildings below was getting farther and farther away, and finally disappeared under the clouds in the sky.
Turning her eyes back, she looked at the table in front of her, on which there were washed fruits and snacks, and even a newspaper.
It has to be said that in the interstellar age, newspapers have become a kind of luxury, and only a small number of people will buy them. Today's newspapers have also become boutique. Professional newspapers will select valuable and credible content from tens of millions of information on the star network, and then typeset and print them according to the customer's taste, and then deliver them to the customer.
Rather than a newspaper, it is more like some kind of exclusive customized magazine.
The interstellar age is also an age of information overload. Not only are all kinds of things happening in every city, every planet, and every star field, but even if you really want to read them all in 24 hours a day, you can't finish reading them all. That's why there are newspapers that specialize in filtering information for customers. In addition, the beautifully printed pictures and texts also have a certain collection value, which is why the newspapers survive.
The night sky was a little dark. After eating a light yellow and slightly sweet apple, Tilan leaned back in her seat to take a nap. Her hair was slightly bent at her neck and fell on her snow-white collarbone. Her slightly chubby cheeks made her look particularly cute and beautiful.
Over the warm sea, the aircraft gradually headed north. When the girl woke up again, it was already 40 minutes later.
After she was more awake, Tilan picked up the newspaper in front of her and flipped through it with interest.
First of all, there were important events that happened in the entire federation, mostly economic policy adjustments, and occasionally a few that were slightly bright.
"The envoys of Saint White Melody have arrived. Escorted by the patrol fleet, the envoys' spacecraft has arrived in the Emerald Moon Star Region. It is expected to conduct six months of negotiations and talks involving trade between Saint White Melody and our country, as well as more than 20 joint cooperation projects."
"Another Moon-level singer has appeared! After years of silence, the singer 'Purple Flower' Otiberius from the Woye Star Region has finally entered the Moon Level and become the eleventh Moon-level singer in the Federation. After hearing the news, the Woye Star Region fell into a carnival. Countless people took to the streets to buy a purple flower to wear on their chests, indicating that they are loyal fans of Miss Otiberius."
"The two giant companies 'Red Titanium Heavy Industry' and 'Lone Star' officially issued a joint development statement, announcing that they will jointly develop a new hyperspace drive method in the next hundred years to allow the tentacles of civilization to spread to far away places beyond the Milky Way. Influenced by this news, the stock prices of the two companies soared by 8%."
"The famous wealthy tycoon Maximir has passed away. The huge fortune he left behind will be inherited by his 42-year-old daughter, Elakalus. However, because he broke up with his only daughter during his lifetime, some people suspect that Elakalus murdered her own father." "
Regarding the "Law on Differential Treatment of Alien Species", many members of the Federal Central Parliament have proposed that this law needs to be amended again to reduce the rights and status of some non-main races of the Rose Federation. This proposal has been criticized and opposed by many people. The Rose Federation Supreme Ethics Committee stated that it will carefully consider such a proposal. In addition, it is worth mentioning that among the 9 highest-level members of the Supreme Ethics Committee, five are human-adapters, one is a human-ancient, two are human-orc subspecies, and one is a human-forest elf branch. Those who oppose this proposal all come from the five human-adapters."
After reading the big news of the Federation, it was time to talk about some recent events in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region.
"After launching the crash video, 'Hot Lizard Power' has become very famous in the Star Network. According to a recent interview report, orders for 'Hot Lizard Power' have been scheduled until April next year, and a spokesperson for 'Hot Lizard Power' said that a new model of hovercraft will be specially launched at the end of the year. Its main features are toughness, safety, and the ability to save the owner's life in various situations." "
A message came from the 'Two-Axis Crystal U-3' space station that due to an accident, 'White Crystal Thulium' will face a reduction in production this year. Affected by this, the price of this resource in the market has risen by 12%. Some manufacturers said that after the cost increase, the already small profits will be further reduced, which will have a great impact on small and medium-sized enterprises in difficult situations, and many workshops will go bankrupt as a result."
"After the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region compiled the economic data for the first half of the year, it issued an announcement stating that the economic growth in the first half of the year was only 0.6%, far below the average of 2% in the federation. The industrial adjustment of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region is still difficult and progressing slowly."
"At this year's Winter Festival Gala, the 'Flame Candy' Pulin Coco, who is loved by the residents of the star field, will perform at the opening ceremony. The tickets for the opening ceremony were sold out within one minute of going on sale."
After flipping through the newspaper, the aircraft gradually arrived over the North District 1. Looking at the familiar lights and mountains below the window, the girl suddenly remembered something and blinked. Then her black hair became a little gray, like a dull silver.
The two maids beside her were already used to her being able to change her hair color at will. They prepared the suitcase in advance and provided the girl with new tea again.
The window gradually misted up. It was obvious that November in the north was not November in the southern hemisphere. It was already late autumn here, and the weather was gradually turning cold.
In the night, orange jets and roars appeared in the canyon. The branches and grass leaves danced wildly in the sweeping air waves, and were illuminated by the orange tail flames, like thousands of little people dancing.
After getting off the aircraft, Heshia carried a light suitcase, waved to the two maids behind her, and then walked towards the dormitory in the distance.
It was 9:40 p.m. now. After returning, she would take a shower, read some books, and then have a good sleep. Tomorrow was the weekend, and there was no class, so there was no need to be too nervous.
Pushing open the closed dormitory door, Heshia turned on the light and felt a furry guy on her head. She knew which one it was without having to guess. She shook her head slightly, and when she saw that she couldn't shake it off, she let the big spider go.
"Well, I'm going to take a shower later anyway, so it doesn't matter if my hair is messy now." She said self-deprecatingly.
After putting down her luggage, the first thing she did was to go to the balcony and then she found three little ducks sleeping soundly. Now these three little ducks are bigger than her palms, and the yellow fluff on their bodies is gradually fading. It seems that they are about to grow white feathers.
Because the weather was cold, the three ducks all curled up in the arms of the indigo snake, relying on the warmth from the mother snake. After the girl opened the balcony door, the indigo snake raised its head, rubbed her wrist, let Heshia touch its head and neck, and then continued to shrink back.
"The three little guys are well taken care of." The girl gently poked the three sleeping ducklings with her fingers, feeling the flesh under the fluff, it seemed that they ate a lot.
She stroked them carefully for a while, then looked sideways at the three ducklings and the indigo snake, and then she stood up, she was going to take a bath now.
After preparing her bathing supplies and changing into pajamas, Heshia grabbed the big spider on her head in front of the bathroom door and carried it down, but the guy was very reluctant.
"Hmph, struggling is useless. You are not allowed to sneak in while I'm taking a bath." She put the big guy on the ground, tapped it skillfully with her fingers, and then warned it, before closing the door and taking a bath.
After taking a shower and washing off the foam on her body, Heshia stepped into the bathtub filled with water and slowly lay down.
Huh, gurgle, the girl spit out a few bubbles under the water, then raised her head and shook it gently, the condensed water droplets fell from her wet hair, and it became dry again in an instant.
Although you can take a bath in the room of Edes Academy, because you live with other people, you always have to be cautious, not as free as when you are alone.
For example, she can soak in the bathtub until two or three in the morning, but at Edes Academy, you have to think about whether this will make Anneli and the maids feel strange, so you can't delay it for too long.
After playing in the water for a while, Heshia leaned against the bathtub, tilted her head and closed her eyes, recalled and sorted out what happened recently, and then couldn't help singing the song that Ran Beier played that day.
The ancient stars
turn, the fate
opens, the three keys,
the flowers that never fade
must bloom in your eyes,
the wind of the four seasons,
please sing for me , sing
the hero who controls the lance of fire, sing
the witch who sinks into the deep sea,
sing the three united saints
, sing the steel sonata that stops turning,
wake up again and again in the morning sun,
take a step hesitantly,
tears and joy interweave into a colorful canvas
...
She didn't find this song on the Star Network, and later asked Ran Bei'er to find out that this is a song circulated in their hidden family, and the content is probably related to the end of the Fifth Era. However, for various reasons, most of the Fifth Era events in the Federation are just mentioned in passing, with a vague outline, but very few detailed details, as if they are deliberately diluted and blurred.
The hero who controls the lance of fire should be a metaphor, but unfortunately she doesn't know who it is.
The witches who sank into the deep sea probably meant that the witches who appeared in the Third Age slowly disappeared into history and dust in the middle and late Fourth Age. Many people said that the witches were sleeping in the deepest part of the Sea of Ekaka. Later literature and story creation mostly adopted this statement, so that the impression of witches in the Federation residents now is the same as the ethereal myths and legends in ancient times. Although they are very powerful, they are too far away, so far away that it is impossible to understand what kind of existence they are. If it were not for the records in various historical materials, some people would even doubt whether such special life really exists?
The three saints of unity refer to the three sages who ended the Fifth Age. Because of their innovation and sacrifice, the darkness of the Fifth Age gradually came to an end.
Today, the country of "Holy White Melody" was established by the descendants who inherited the will of the three saints. Although the population and number of star regions of Holy White Melody are far less than those of the Rose Federation, it is also a relatively powerful country in the Milky Way. In some special fields, it is even more advanced than the Rose Federation.
The lyrics of the song "Steel Sonata Stopped" should be related to the Sigma Council, but now the Federation has been blocking the border and news of this close neighbor. There is little information about the Sigma Council on the Star Network. It is said that they are a special civilization built by machines, AI, and synthetics. In the Rose Federation, some early AI technologies came from giant companies that have close contacts with the Sigma Council.
Since the Fifth Era, the entire human civilization has gone from unity to division. Not only are there differences in concepts, but even species have undergone completely different changes. It is difficult to use the word "human" to describe the branches that are now walking in all directions.
Why do countries claim that only residents who are legally born in their own country and have received primary education will be granted human rights? It is to avoid certain loopholes.
Because some "people" are no longer human, even if they have wisdom and civilization.
Life transformation polluted the water source. At the beginning of the Sixth Era, in order to rebuild a stable national system, the re-emerging forces in the galaxy had to carry out a comprehensive cleanup of some degraded species. There is a great moral burden in this, but it has to be done.
Later, when that dark era ended, all the existing countries also hid that period of history. Perhaps only some diligent people would find a few words in some dusty records to describe the determination and tragedy of that period.
The thoughts in her mind were immersed in the thinking and imagination of the lyrics. When Heshia woke up again, she found that the water had become cold without knowing when.
Has it been so long? She stood up, wiped herself clean and put on her pajamas, then drained the water in the bathtub, pressed the automatic cleaning switch, and then returned to the living room.
The soft night light was on, and Heshia sat at the big table. The night breeze outside the window blew from time to time. She opened a few pages of the book, and the water vapor on her body gradually evaporated, bringing some coolness.
Turning over the history book about the origin of the Federation, Heshia bent down, holding a pen with her slender fingertips, and copied the lyrics she heard that day on the notebook beside her. The black handwriting and the lightly reflective ink quickly dried in the evening breeze, making it particularly clear and timeless.
She kind of likes this kind of quiet writing and recording moment, as if the messy thoughts, inspirations, moods, etc. that may disappear at any time are all condensed and engraved at this moment.
Even if she forgets her feelings and thoughts at that time many years later, as long as she opens the pages again and looks at her old handwriting, she will quickly recall it.
It's like a small miracle and magic that freezes time at that moment.
Because of her past weakness and timidity, she is always afraid of losing something, afraid of forgetting something, and if she can record it clearly, she can get a little sense of security.
It's as if from the constantly dispersing river of time, use your fingertips to stop the flow of water, pick up the stones in it, and keep them well. When you take it out again one day, you can imagine the clearness and coolness you felt in the river that day.
Fortunately, I caught up with 0 0/
(End of this chapter)
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