Chapter 204 Another Mission
Xiao Zhen saw Liu Xingquan wailing continuously and his body moving backwards, almost falling off the bed.
"What's wrong?" he asked again, seeing Liu Xingquan's pale face and nervous spirit, his consciousness was like a curled sharp spike, vigilantly resisting everything around him, this was a standard self-defense and panic. Xiao Zhen immediately released some emotional cues, and then calmed his friend down.
After Liu Xingquan calmed down, he told Xiaozhen about his miserable experience.
"What? You were tortured by the people of the Eye of Supervision?" Xiao Zhen said, "Too much for such a thing!"
Liu Xingquan nodded with lingering fear. He carefully glanced at the ward and confirmed that there was no one else in the room. He whispered, "They want to know where the knife came from."
"What knife?"
Liu Xingquan was stunned for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Did you forget?"
"Forgot what?"
Liu Xingquan stared at him. His eyes reminded Xiao Zhen of the first time Liu Xingquan met Yan Zhen not long after he came to Yan Zhen. Then he heard Liu Xingquan mutter in a low voice: "Forget it."
"No, no, no, please tell me clearly, what does the Eye of Supervision want to know?"
"A small knife." Liu Xingquan whispered, "I picked up a small knife by accident. It's a little strange. The Eye of Overseer wants to know where it came from."
So that's it. The Eye of Supervision's control over certain dangerous and prohibited items can be said to be ruthless. Xiao Zhen extended his consciousness tentacles, and the information fragments in Liu Xingquan's shallow consciousness suddenly pierced into his mind: the scarlet Eye of Supervision symbol trembled wildly amid the piercing screams, and a hideous metal mask bared its sharp teeth at him like a beast, spewing a foul smell. All the chaotic fragments of memories were filled with fear.
The Eye of Supervision has always been notorious. Xiao Zhen is very clear about the ruthless means used by the Eye of Supervision to maintain the "Galactic Order". He can almost see at a glance what his friends have been through.
"That's too much." Xiao Zhen said. He was really angry. He didn't know whether this emotion was influenced by the host or by himself. At this moment, burning anger was burning in his heart.
Liu Xingquan told him that everything was fine. The strange knife was thrown on the Impeccable and had nothing to do with him anymore. Since Yan Zhen was an employee of the Supervisory Eye, all misunderstandings could be resolved.
Looking at Liu Xingquan's eyes, Xiao Zhen explained that there are actually many factions within the Eye of Supervision, with no information and hostility between each other. He was treated like this, and the faction on Xiao Zhen's (Mr. Cat) side probably didn't know about it. In any case, he would prevent similar things from happening to Liu Xingquan in the future.
"Factional struggle." Liu Xingquan couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, "Even aliens in the interstellar age can't avoid this kind of thing."
Not only is it unavoidable, but it can be said that there are life-threatening factional struggles everywhere.
"You are now a great hero of Hope Township," said Xiao Zhen. "If you tell others about what happened to you, the people of Hope Township will tear down the local Overseer's Eye office and the remaining broken ships of Illian. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Liu Xingquan nodded.
The conversation between the two friends did not last long, because there were waves of visitors coming. As Xiaozhen said, Liu Xingquan, the "Breaker of the Army", became a real hero and celebrity in Hope Township. Everyone wanted to meet this young hero.
The government of Hope Township has continuously sent various consolation teams, including government officials, local citizen representatives, chamber of commerce representatives, shipyard worker groups, student representatives, medical staff representatives, etc. Liu Xingquan swore that he had seen more aliens than he had seen humans on Earth in his lifetime.
The eyes of these aliens were full of respect and gratitude. Some old people even cried when they saw him. Liu Xingquan was always on pins and needles every time he saw them. In his opinion, he actually did very little, just borrowed the power of Losa and others, and Yan Zhen played a decisive role at the last moment. Xiao Zhen just smiled and asked him to receive these guests well.
The medical staff had obviously noticed his physical condition and his discomfort, so Liu Xingquan would not spend long meeting with visitors. In his spare time to recuperate, he would talk to Xiao Zhen about his adventures on the road. Xiao Zhen would also tell him about what he saw and heard on the road. When Liu Xingquan learned that Xiao Zhen was hired by an inspector and drove a ship across the starry sea to find him, he was stunned.
"You, you mean..." Liu Xingquan stammered, "You weren't teleported here by some accident, but sailed directly from Earth to find me?"
"yes."
Liu Xingquan's eyes widened. "But, but this is so dangerous! Also, where did you get the boat from?!"
"What doubts do you have about the power of the Supervisory Eye?" Since they have already borrowed the name of the Supervisory Eye, they might as well use it directly. Mr. Cat, who is considerate, will definitely understand. He has already made up a story for Liu Xingquan that he accidentally gained physical enhancement (the specific process is a mixture of various ridiculous superhero movies), and then was recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. (Supervisory Eye). Anyway, no matter how much nonsense he talks about, it won't be more ridiculous than teleporting to an alien planet to save the world.
"But this is too dangerous!!" Liu Xingquan shouted.
"It's not as dangerous as you driving the Messenger of Punishment." Xiao Zhen said, "You are so amazing. Going directly to the battlefield with this ancient civilization weapon of mass destruction, Aunt Luo would be so worried if she knew. Oh no, she would faint on the spot and be sent to the hospital."
“This is different.”
Xiao Zhen quickly turned around and said, "So we're even! When we get back to Earth, we'll keep it a secret from each other's parents and pretend nothing happened. That's what friends should do."
"..." Liu Xingquan lowered his head, his eyes red, "Thank you, Yan Zhen."
A day later, Liu Xingquan was able to walk freely.
He was finally allowed to go out for a walk with the permission of the medical staff.
His legs felt a little weak and his steps were unsteady, but other than that there was nothing unusual.
Xiaozhen stayed by his side. They walked all the way to the street outside the hospital. It was evening in Muli City. The color of the sky was a layer of silver gray and crimson. The Izel alien fleet, which was like a black fog shadow, was no longer visible. The night sky was clear and peaceful at this moment, and the fountain of stars flowed and cast a beautiful light.
The breeze is blowing gently.
The air still smelled of gunpowder and preservative spices. The aliens were busy cleaning the streets. He still remembered that when he first arrived in Muli City, there were seas of fire and shining energy beams everywhere. Now there were only some relatively intact glass buildings flashing phosphorescent lights. Most of the glass buildings in Muli City had collapsed. The broken glass reflected the glow of the sunset, like a dazzling diamond hidden in the ruins.
A fox man and a slug man came towards them.
The moment he saw the fox man, Liu Xingquan couldn't help but widen his eyes. The man had very beautiful white fur, and his gaze at him was burning and quiet.
"Luo--" he began.
"Excuse me, are you the hero, Army Breaker?" The fox man introduced himself a little embarrassedly, "I'm Bewen, a local merchant."
His heart dropped again, as the person before him was just an ordinary fox citizen.
"Yes." Xiao Zhen nodded, "He is the Breaker of the Army himself."
"What a young Homo sapiens! We all saw the god-like Messenger of Punishment in the shelter. We all wondered what kind of person was qualified to drive it. I finally met you!!" The fox man shouted enthusiastically, "You saved us all!"
The fox man Beiwen and Liu Xingquan began the fixed conversation that had been going on in the ward these days, but the slug lady beside Beiwen kept her eyes on Yan Zhen.
He felt a little scared when she stared at him, and Xiao Zhen couldn't help asking, "Excuse me, is there anything on me?"
Ms. Slug asked, "Excuse me, are you Yan Zhen?"
Xiao Zhen nodded unexpectedly , "I'm Yan Zhen. May I ask who you are?"
"Hello, I'm He Zhining's mother. He Zhining mentioned you in his previous letter to me." Ms. Slug said softly.
"Ah, hello!" Xiao Zhen hurriedly greeted the mother of his future brother-in-law, and then he realized something. The slug lady in front of him was a real , and she didn't look like He Zhining at all. "Are you He Zhining's mother? But He Zhining looks like a Homo sapiens!"
The slug lady's tentacles swayed, and she was obviously in a good mood. "I am not a real slug person. We are Lepas people. We only inherit the appearance given to us by our alien partners. He Zhining's father is a Homo sapiens, so his appearance is that of a Homo sapiens."
"I understand." Xiao Zhen immediately understood what she meant. In short, He Zhining's clan does not have a fixed racial appearance. Ms. Slug's appearance comes from the alien genes of her previous generation, while He Zhining's appearance comes from his Homo sapiens father.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but secretly groan. Although He Zhining himself was not a big slug, An Keke's future mother-in-law was indeed a big slug. No matter how you look at it, his promise to An Keke seemed to be problematic. Uh, cousin An Keke, I'm sorry, it seems that you will have to endure a lot of mental shocks on your road to love.
But right now, he had other things to ask He Zhining's mother.
After exchanging pleasantries and information about He Zhining's safety, Xiao Zhen directly asked about the Losa animation being played on Earth, "Excuse me, auntie, why did you ask He Zhining to go to Lola to play Losa's story?"
"Ah, this." Ms. Slug smiled, "This is a request from my mother who gave me this appearance. She is a pure slug person, and she is also the descendant of Niru, one of the earliest builders of Hope Township."
"Nirou?" Xiaozhen read out this familiar name.
"I know!" Liu Xingquan said, "She was Losa's co-worker. She finally chose to stand on Losa's side!"
"Yes, this request is very strange, isn't it? It has been passed down from my ancestor Nirou's generation, and it was not until the last few years that this promise was officially put into practice."
I see.
After listening to Liu Xingquan's story about the drifting bottle and Losa in the past few days, Xiao Zhen immediately understood the meaning of Ms. Slug's words.
"It sounds incredible, right? I don't know why or what its significance is. But my mother kept telling me when I was young not to forget this matter. The Nirou clan has passed it down for thousands of years. So I finally let He Zhining complete it." Ms. Slug's face was calm, and her tone was filled with relief at finally completing her mission.
This is another mission that has been passed down for thousands of years. Even though their descendants no longer fully understand the significance of this mission, they are still passing it down from generation to generation for the promise of their ancestors until the moment the promise is fulfilled.
Looking closely, this is a gamble, a race against time, a cycle that cannot be realized if there is even a single deviation. It is an attempt by these comrades to carry out regardless of the consequences for the sake of a future.
They have been passed down, spanning thousands of years.
It's indescribable madness.
Finally, they achieved a miracle.
Xiao Zhen glanced at Liu Xingquan beside him. After hearing what Ms. Slug had said, tears welled up on his cheeks again. Bei Wen was at a loss as to how to comfort this hero.
"Mr. Bevin, I thought I saw Lothar in you just now," Liu Xingquan said, "but now I understand. Lothar and his companions are right here, right here. Between you and me, in people's hearts."
He gazed at the ruined city of M'li, and he seemed to see Lothar again. He stood on the battlefield, shining silver under the fountain of stars, and walked fearlessly into the hall that foreshadowed his death, saying: My friend is there.
On the ruins of the scorched earth, the people of Hopeland are rebuilding the city of M'li. The city looks ugly and distorted after the war. But he knows that this city named after the girl from his hometown who died here thousands of years ago will be rejuvenated and beautiful again. Because this is Hopeland, because they are as indomitable and tenacious as the people thousands of years ago, because this is what Lothar and his companions fought for, this is where dream chasers from all over the galaxy come for their dreams, and this is the land of hope that the little Rosses on the Flawless long for.
Hope never dies.
