Chapter 44
Everything seems like yesterday.
Rong Yuan was leaning against the window, holding a book in his hand but not reading. His eyes fell outside the window, and it was unknown what he saw. His expression was as gentle as a spring breeze, but the hint of loneliness was heartbreaking.
He didn't seem to have changed, still as handsome as before, and at first glance he looked like he was in his early twenties. But upon closer inspection, it seemed like everything had changed.
The light from the window illuminated the room very brightly. Rong Yuan stood at the edge of the light , and his skin seemed to be reflected and glowing. In the beam of light, tiny dust particles could be seen floating up and down. It was so peaceful that it even gave people a warm illusion.
Yisili stood outside the door. The corridor was dim and the air seemed a little chilly. The boundary between light and darkness was so obvious that it was as if they were in two different worlds.
He stood at the door in a daze. For a moment, he didn't dare to step in. He even held his breath involuntarily, as if if he exhaled a little harder, everything in front of him would be blown away like mist.
Rong Yuan curled his lips, revealing a smile, and sighed softly: "After so many years, why do you still like to bully him so much?"
Yisili almost cried when he heard the first sentence, and then he heard the next sentence. He looked up and saw Bai Le holding his waist and limping to the gate with difficulty. A soldier hurriedly ran to his side with a treatment device and held him up. He couldn't help but said angrily: "I have long said that he has bad intentions, but you always like to keep him by your side."
Rong Yuan said: "With his ability, he won't be able to cause any big trouble. Besides, you are still watching over him!"
The room suddenly became quiet for a moment.
This kind of conversation has been repeated countless times in the past. Bai Le is not suitable to be an undercover agent. He hid it well at the beginning, but after a while, his flaws were exposed and he almost had the words "I am plotting something bad" written all over his face. Yisili was very stubborn and wanted to catch Bai Le and interrogate him, or at least kick him out. But Rong Yuan didn't know why and never agreed. Yisili suspected that Rong Yuan knew the reason for Bai Le's visit, but never told them. He just watched them quarreling every day for fun.
In fact, later on, Yisili was too lazy to bully Bai Le anymore. Firstly, he felt that this guy was too stupid to be pitiful. He was easily fooled by the malicious Rong Yuan. Secondly, Bai Le gradually integrated into the Feiyan team in this special way. It seemed that he had even forgotten his original intention. If he continued like this, he would become a member of the team sooner or later. It took Yisili almost seven years to finally get Rong Yuan's recognition and officially join the Feiyan team.
So sometimes Yisili would jump out to cause trouble for Bai Le, but it was actually just because he saw Rong Yuan nearby. Except for Rong Yuan and Bai Le, everyone else was more or less aware of his little trick, so when they were quarreling, even Barabi and Dunke would just stand by and watch with a smile, never stopping them.
So later, when he heard that Bai Le had actually gone to assassinate Rong Yuan on a whim, Yisli was almost mad with rage, and from that day on he didn't want to mention this name. The atmosphere in the Feiyan team was also depressing for a long time because of this incident.
Talking about this matter again, it is inevitable that people will sigh, but the long time between the two and the heart-wrenching separation of life and death seem have faded a lot because of this. Yisili's heart trembled, and he wanted to smile, but he felt his face was cold. He reached out and wiped it, only to find that his face was full of tears.
Isli is gone.
When he walked away, his eyes were still as red as a rabbit's, but there was a hint of relief in his expression. Even his footsteps were a little lighter, as if he had put down the heavy burden that had been weighing on his heart for a long time, and was finally able to move forward with ease and his head held high.
Rong Yuan knew that at this point, the bond between Yisili and the Feiyan team had finally been completely severed. Although they agreed to drink tea together the next time they met, both Rong Yuan and Yisili knew that this might be the last time they would meet in this life.
Not everyone is like Rong Yuan, who keeps the past, whether happy or painful, firmly engraved in his heart. In the past ninety years, Yisili has had someone he loves, friends who get along with him, superiors who appreciate him, subordinates who rely on him, and many comrades who have shared life and death with him. The past related to the Feiyan team still occupies an important part in his mind, but it is no longer the most important thing.
[This is fine.] Rong Yuan thought.
As a friend in the past, he hoped that Yisli could live a good life.
Carrying such a heavy past is a burden for everyone.
However, after Yisili left, even the last bit of his fake smile disappeared completely. Sitting in front of the window, letting the light gradually dim, he didn't move for a long time, his face expressionless like a stone or wood carving, but his heart felt as if it was scraped by thousands of steel knives, and the pain was deep in his bones.
He thought of that day again.
Ninety years ago.
That was their third exploration of the Pillars of Creation.
The spacecraft was moving along the route it had explored before, and when it encountered some small meteorite fragments blocking the route, it would destroy them or bypass them. The spacecraft also released seven mechas and more than 200 small detectors to conduct reconnaissance, so that they could respond in time even if they encountered some unexpected situations.
Rong Yuan was in the front mecha. On the surface, this mecha was very similar to the most advanced Jialan 668 mecha in the Galaxy at that time, but Rong Yuan had made a major change in its interior. The energy, weapons, detection and other systems were basically exchange items from the Merit Mall, and the performance far exceeded the highest level in the Galaxy. There were several display screens in front of him, which not only had optical images of the outside world, but also the distribution and strength images of various substances such as electromagnetic, heat, gravity, cosmic rays, and high-speed charged particle flows within the detection range. Countless data poured down from the screen like a waterfall, and blocks of different colors clearly marked the surrounding dangerous areas. Despite this, Rong Yuan was still very cautious, because he knew that this place could not be viewed according to common sense, and if he was not careful, some accidents that could not be explained by current technology would occur.
It was very quiet here. The lack of a medium to transmit sound resulted in eternal silence outside the mecha. Even the sound of teammates chatting and laughing in the communication channel only made the silence more obvious.
But it is very lively here. In the Pillars of Creation, among the dense gas and dust, countless young and strong stars are forming, forming gravitational collapse areas. Sometimes, when the density and temperature of a protostar increase to critical values, they will see a bright fire suddenly erupt in the dark nebula. The blazing white flames are burning fiercely. The violent nuclear fusion causes the misty shell surrounding the star to quickly split and disintegrate. Stellar wind and dust are ejected outward, drawing ribbon-like arcs in the dark nebula. Ultraviolet radiation pours out like waves, stimulating the surrounding nebula to emit flickering blue light. It is as beautiful as the environment, but it also contains unimaginable dangers.
In this special environment, it is reasonable that there should be no living things. But in fact, it breeds some strange and powerful creatures, some of which are even energy bodies that cannot be seen by the naked eye. They roam in the dark nebula, and some simply live on newborn stars. The terrible high temperature is as comfortable as bath water for them. These creatures do not have the habit of hunting human spaceships, but if they encounter them, if they are curious and want to contact them, it will be extremely dangerous.
During the first two explorations by the Feiyan team , they had to give up because they encountered such a creature blocking their route. It lingered for a long time and refused to leave. Another time, a sudden jet cut off their route. The surroundings were either star regions or even more dangerous dust clouds. They had no way to take a detour and had to retreat. Although the two explorations were unsuccessful, the Feiyan team escaped unscathed without any casualties, which is also extremely rare.
In addition to them, there are thousands of exploration teams near the Pillar of Creation. Those who dare to break into the Pillar of Creation are all famous adventurers in the Milky Way. They are all both powerful and intelligent, and they are unwilling to cooperate with other teams. Moreover, the cloud pillar is a full light year long from head to tail. These exploration teams are like a handful of sesame seeds sprinkled on the earth. They are invisible in an instant, and it is impossible to assist or interfere with each other. In the three explorations of the Feiyan team, they did not see a second team except themselves. However, there is a special communication area for the Pillar of Creation on the Star Network. Before and after each exploration, they will exchange experiences with people on the Star Network, discuss the dangers they have encountered, show the videos they have shot, etc. Although they have never met each other in real life, they feel familiar.
The Pillars of Creation are the most dangerous star field in the Milky Way. It has attracted countless people to explore it. Even though only one out of a hundred people returns safely, and no one has ever truly succeeded in all the explorations over the years, the number of people coming here has only increased and never decreased every year. There is only one reason for this.
Legend has it that there is a "Star Bridge" here.
——The galaxy bridge leading to other star regions.
