The Star Knight - 71. Chapter Seventy One

Era-VI took off and left the tarmac. Opal stood in front of the console and set the route, watching the starry sky outside the window. From this angle, you can see the hot Ares star, which is like a huge fireball, exuding endless endless The light and heat.

The Ares star has reached the end of its lifespan. It has existed for nearly 17 billion years and will consume all its light and heat in 200 million years. Due to its own mass limitation, it will collapse at the end of its life and form a black hole, drawing all the planets in the galaxy over, and this area will completely disappear in the universe. Even the light can no longer detect its existence.

The Aerospace Association issued an estimate of the lifespan of the Ares star in Light Era 20073. If it is converted into the life span of human beings, then the rest of its life will only be more than one year short.

But the lifespan of stars is too long. From the birth of human beings, the 14,000-year civilization of the ancient earth period plus the Light Era civilization is only more than 30,000 years, 200 million years… Scientists don’t even believe in human’s History can last so long.

“This is an escort mission.” Opal said while setting the route: “You can look at the diary first.”

Karens opened the diary of the mercenary and sat on the sofa. Opal moved away the pillow, which Raymond had used before. Without a word, he picked up their common memorial and put it in the room. go.

However, after entering the bedroom, facing the other bed, he thought that since Karens came, he would temporarily join the mercenary group. Although it was only a probationary period, they would also be long-term partners if they performed well. All harvested cleanly.

He took the things out again and put them back in their original positions.

Karens looked up at him, did not speak, and continued to read the diary.

“Government of the Republic of the Galaxy.” Callens said: “C-level mission.”

Opal hummed, sat down on the carpet and looked at the details of the mission. He had already planned a little bit before he took over the mission-the guard mission is not that difficult.

Task level: C.

Task content: The Sol star system of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the planet CT-U2, CT-U3, CT-U7, and assist the Youth Progressive Association to handle the housewarming matters. The migration location is not determined. All members must be resettled (approximately 22,000 people) Only then can the commission be ended.

Meeting place: CT-U7.

Client: Jokes, Secretary-General of the Youth Entrepreneurship Association.

Mission remuneration: 180,000 interstellar credits, including board and lodging.

Note: There may be a small number of battles on the destination planet, and the youth enterprising will provide small-scale empire-produced combat mechas.

“A moving task.” Callens said: “It may need to fight. It didn’t say what type of battle it was, and it didn’t mention what kind of enemy it would encounter.”

Opal doesn’t matter: “The entrustment is like this. Employers always like to be vague and try to confuse certain concepts to save money. I guess the destination planet is a newly reclaimed wasteland, and there may be some beasts in the local area. .”

Karens nodded and said: “It is possible that I have never made this type of commission. Is this a habit of employers?”

Opal: “Well, nearly 70% of the commissions are concealed, and you will gradually become familiar with them in the future.”

Karens looked at the task seriously and said: “If it is concealed, what do you think it will be?”

Opal said: “In my experience, this should be the battle.”

Karens nodded and said, “If only there is more complete information.”

Opal: “You used to be a soldier in the Republic. Have you ever been to the Sol Galaxy?”

Karens laughed and said: “Never, we are all closed training, and we are not allowed to go out to play casually. And I am not an exploratory unit. I belong to the ground guard and have no experience in galaxy exploration.”

Opal got up to open the star map and said, “That’s boring enough.”

Karens hummed and said, “So I yearn for the spirit of adventure and want to be a mercenary.”

Opal enter the position of the Sol star and view the remarks.

He recalled everything about the star map again-is this really the star map used by Cololin?

Opal is very calm, if it is as he expected, what is this?

His sorrow for Raymond’s departure has been gradually replaced by his obsession with revenge. Wrench said, “We will get revenge one day.” All mercenaries understand that this bloody vengeance will never be resolved. Many people start from the second After this assassination battle, the only meaning of life is revenge.

Raymond was just one of the many people killed by Kolorin. There were hundreds of millions of lives that died under Kolorin. The king of the meteorite didn’t even know the identity and name of this deceased—including Suiyan, including Yinluo’s. The head of the regiment, including the mercenaries who died in his two operations, each of them has his own name, but in the eyes of Coralin, they are just a few small stones on the road to his great cause.

Not even small stones, at best they are the dust of the universe.

Opal looked forward to the day when he could avenge Raymond and Azeroth with his own hands. At the moment when the sword pierced Cololin’s chest, he whispered to him that there was a cyborg that was not even a human being, in order to stop him. Destroy their homes and sacrifice their lives.

However, before that, there is still a long, long way to go.

He opens the note.

[Lei in ancient mythology: Thor. This was the place that was missed after the ancient earth immigrants explored the outer planets. The intersection of the magnetic fields of the four pulsating planets. These magnetic fields caused the Sol star to produce lightning that reaches tens of billions of kilometers. Every other pulse intersection cycle, Thor will release countless lightning, bathing the surrounding planets in thunderstorms. 】

[The first gravitational range of the star is directly covered by lightning. There is no complete planet in this area, only a halo-like powder meteorite belt exists]

The panorama on the star map is an orange star, and next to it is a square chart table. Opal glanced at the lower left corner and said: “What does the Herrot map mean?”

Karens got up and walked to the star map, eyes full of surprise.

“Herzpron-Russell spectrum analysis chart.” Karens explained: “It is used to express the temperature and light of the star. Thor is a blue giant star, which means it is very young. The blue giant star is a high-quality main sequence. One of the stars.”

Opal said: “But it’s not blue.”

Karens said: “Um…I don’t know why this is. Maybe the China Aerospace Association has its own standards.”

There are shining bands of light composed of meteorites around the star, like a halo around the star, the halo is empty, which is a very rare phenomenon.

There are thousands of planets on the periphery of the halo, orbiting around Thor’s star mightily.

[Four distant pulsar planets released magnetic fields, which interfered with the rotation of the ancient Thor, causing these lightning. The lightning released by Thor has been completely weakened after passing through the light belt. The lightning can span dozens of astronomical units. It is a miracle of the Creator. This star is very young, equivalent to a baby among the inhabitants of hundreds of billions of stars. Perhaps because of this, it is always moody and likes to thunder from time to time, smashing all the planets close to it to pieces. 】

[Sixteen planets suitable for human habitation are occasionally disturbed by electrical energy from the universe. Lightning passes through the atmosphere and ionizes nitrogen, forming small amounts of nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ammonia. 】

“Almost all of these planets are nitrogen-fixing plants.” Callens said: “There are also nitrogen-fixing bacteria… it may rain nitrate rain and ammonia rain. I have heard that the Sol galaxy is a good place to produce nitrogen energy equipment. ”

Opal nodded slowly, and Karens said again: “A good star map, how much did you buy it for?”

Opal: “From a friend, I have another one from a pirate… Actually I want to use this one more.”

He took away the star map that Reckett had given him, and plugged in the star map that was looted from the pirate ship in Ji Xing. This star map was produced by Dae Aerospace Corporation. There were only coordinates and images without any explanation.

“Forget it, let’s use this.” Opal exchanged the star map that Reckett had given him back, and went to sit down at the coffee table.

Karens smiled and said nothing.

It takes three cosmic days from the star to the Sol galaxy. Opal is always silent, sitting in front of the console, watching the starry sky outside the window.

Opal was so silent all day, and the next day he was still sitting and not talking.

Karens said: “Let’s chat, comrades-in-arms, what can you teach me? I think you are quite strong, I believe I did not follow the wrong person.”

Opal said: “No, I am still stunned. Don’t put too much hope on me. In fact, I am too weak and unable to protect even my closest people.”

Karens smiled and said, “Your little robot is pretty good.”

Opal said: “My mother gave it to me, it’s very smart, E7.”

E7 flashed the light and beeped a few times, and Karens said, “Can I see you? E7?”

E7 took a picture of Karens, Karens said: “My family is in the silver gray galaxy of the Republic.”

“Sounds good.” Opal said: “Who else is at home? Why don’t you stay in the Republic after you retired? As far as I know, the Republic treats veterans well.”

Karens said: “Well, but that’s only for individuals and spouses… I have father and mother in my family… In fact, they are not my blood relatives. Do you know the Battle of Kenya?”

Opal shook his head, and Karens said, “Kenquila is a small planet.”

Opal said: “What happened there?”

Karens said: “When I served in the ground forces of the Silver Grey Galaxy, I took a boy with him. He was about the same age as you. He was a very beautiful young man.”

Opal said: “I bet he died later.”

Karens smiled and nodded and said, “It is true. He is one of my favorite students. He is very smart… the kind of smartness that is just right, not the arrogant and arrogant intelligence. He dares to resist the power of the army. , But every time there is a way to get out, he taught me a lot of things, I sincerely admire him.”

Opal said: “In fact, the idea of Liexing is the same. Mercenaries believe that they are born equal, no one discriminates against the weak, and no one pretends to be predecessors and uses rank to bully newcomers.”

Callens said: “Yes, he acts like the mercenaries. He insists on what he thinks is right, and he is brave. I think it would be a waste of talent to keep him on the ground, so I applied to send him to the exploratory team. Go inside.”

Opal can almost guess what happened. Sure enough, Karens said: “Later, he died while performing a mission, but he saved the entire team. I am proud of him.”

Opal said: “For many people, they might think,’If I don’t send him to the exploratory team, he won’t die’…about this.”

Callens said: “But I don’t think that everyone has their own pursuits in life. He really wants to explore the universe, rather than just staying on the ground for a lifetime to live longer and safer. You know, the value of life is not the quantity of time, but the quality, so I never blame myself for his sacrifice.”

Opal murmured: “You are right, my teacher once said this too.”

Opal remembered what Reckett had said about the life of the mayfly star. The absolute length of time didn’t make much sense. The key was whether a person lived for himself and did what he wanted to do.

“He burned his own life.” Callens said with a smile: “The dazzling light after compressing his soul is more meaningful than many lives in this universe. One minute of his is equal to many people. For the rest of my life.”

Opal nodded slowly, and Karens said: “But his family can’t understand. A considerable part of the Republic still respects the thoughts that have survived from the ancient earth… They think that people are social people, parents have the responsibility of parents, and children have children. Everyone does not live for themselves. From the moment they are born, they need to face their own responsibilities and dedicate their lives for their relatives, friends, and the country.”

Opal said: “It’s not right, right.”

“Hmm…” Callens said, “After all, it’s a balance between giving and getting, or a balance between the rights and obligations of life autonomy.”

“Some people think that the soul is their own, while others think that those who purely pursue their own life are selfish. In this society, parents live for their children, and children do their best to meet the expectations of their parents and others, and even the cultivation of the country. Own responsibility, so a person in the world also needs to make parents, friends, and relatives rest assured, happy, and proud.”

“In many star regions of the Republic, this kind of thinking is still in the mainstream, and the interstellar community is also split because of this difference in thinking.”

“So after I retired, I started to take care of his family, hoping that they would understand that his life was very valuable. His brother also served in the army and had no time to take care of his family. His father broke with his brother. My brother is deeply ashamed of having such a father, because his father is drinking too much. His father needs a lot of money, so I can only become a mercenary and walk around by the way to increase my knowledge.”

Opal asked: “I don’t know who my father is. My mother has passed away. I think if I want to be a mercenary, she should also support me, but I can understand what you said. Is he a lover?”

Callens said: “There was a period of time, but his brother is very repulsive, or it can be said that he hates me.”

Opal asked again: “Where are your own parents?”

Karens said: “I haven’t contacted since I was born. The Republic needs newborn babies, so the parents I have never met each donated sperm and eggs, paired them in the inventory, and I was born in the incubation cabin and raised by the government. When he was seven years old, he joined the Tifeng Military Academy and joined the army. When he retired, he was a major.”

Opal looked at Karens, he was about the same height as himself, with deep eyes, thin and capable, full of explosive power like a cheetah.

He is not handsome, but he has a different kind of demeanor, self-discipline, determination, courage and full of perseverance-that is a unique military character, loyalty and decisive character. What is more rare is that he is neither humble nor overbearing. He regards opal as As the head of the regiment, but also a partner, he is not arrogant because of his former rank of major, nor is he particularly pandering to him because of his C-level mercenary status.

Opal said: “I think you are very good, very sensible, and honored to fight alongside you, comrade-in-arms.”

Karens smiled and said, “Tell me about you.”

Opal recalled for a moment and said: “My hometown is a mineral planet, but I’m sorry, there are some things I can’t say too clearly…”

He picked up some of his own experience and told Karens briefly. Karens didn’t ask the details. After listening, he said: “It’s very interesting. I start to yearn for the life of a mercenary.”

“I was like this at the very beginning.” Opal said: “Full of longing and yearning until the day when my comrade-in-arms sacrificed. In fact, before meeting you, I was planning to do it alone. I didn’t think about it clearly. Why do many people in Liexing like to place orders, advance and retreat with their comrades, and complete the commission together, isn’t it a very happy thing?”

Opal: “After Raymond left me, I realized the feelings of many people. They don’t like to cooperate with others, but they can’t afford to lose, and can’t afford to lose. Imagine that a partner who got along day and night died one day. It feels like cutting your soul away forcibly, and it will never come back.”

Karens said: “You will come out, trust me.”

Opal glanced at him and said, “But what if we encounter the same situation again? For example, if I fight with you in a bloody battle, one day in the future, you will also die.”

Karens laughed, and Opal said, “So I am alone again, and I have to endure this pain again.”

Callens said: “I am not the same as your former friend.”

Opal said: “It is indeed not equivalent, because he is my lover and you are a comrade-in-arms, but the process of losing a friend is never uncomfortable…”

Karens said: “Thank you for accepting me. I believe you are serious about accepting me as your combat partner. Do you listen to Ledgerson’s song?”

Opal said: “Occasionally listen to it, why?”

Callens said: “He sang a song to the effect that life itself is a cycle of gain, loss, experience, and forgetting.”

The magnificent starry sky outside the porthole is reflected in the pupil of Opal.

Karens added: “Everything will leave you someday, only your heart is real. Those who have a family will lose their family, and those who have love will eventually lose love, what do you have, I will finally face the day when I lose it. Loss and gains are always in the shadows. People will always have nothing but themselves…Everything else is scenery.”

Opal nodded, and Karens said: “You will come out slowly, and you have more important things to do.”

“What’s the matter?” Opal said.

Karens: “I don’t know what you can do. You have to decide for yourself. Burn your life. No matter whether you can do it or not, live on. When your life comes to the natural end, you will meet your lover one day. .”

They didn’t talk any more that day, Opal fell into a long contemplation, and finally he finally found what he wanted to do-one day, he will get rid of Cololin.

No matter whether it is done by himself, or he has his own power in resolving the influence of the Meteorite Legion, he shoulders this responsibility.