Chapter 76

The mecha bypassed the "Death Desert" and left behind the gravity of the last big planet in the eighth galaxy. The universe began to become very lonely. Where they passed, the waterway map became increasingly empty, and the celestial bodies they occasionally passed had fewer and fewer names. In the end, there were only a few short code names, or "Unknown Area", or long paragraphs of text and voice. The introduction and data analysis disappeared, and were gradually taken over by numbers and letters that were cold and unclear. At first glance, "Pictures of Waterways" seemed like a dizzying algebra book.

　This means that we have arrived outside the territory - this is a wild land, a dark place, a place where the fire of civilization has not reached.

　Lin Jingheng connected to Venus remotely and listened quietly to Turan's report on the situation on Venus.

　"We've run out of disinfectants." Turan had been busy all night, with a haggard look on his face. "There's no news about the One-Eyed Eagle yet. We've quarantined everyone we can. Now we're mainly waiting. If we come out again, Question, there is really no other way - General, do you think it will work if I find a god to kowtow to and believe in? "

　"You should just stay in the world and don't anger the gods and bring about divine punishment," Lin Jingheng Tell her to stop talking nonsense, "According to Hope's confession, the Anti-Ukrainian Society is now living happily in the seven major galaxies. Their overseas bases are very empty. Do you think this statement is reliable? Have you received sporadic information about the Anti-Ukrainian Society from the other seven galaxies? "Can you estimate the current status of the Anti-Ukrainian Association?"

　Turan said: "The Anti-Ukrainian Association is quite active in the seven major galaxies. Judging from the current situation, their military strength in the region has exceeded my imagination. If there are still a large number of troops outside the region. , How big does it have to be? I think..."

　Lu Bixing listened to the discussion over there about war and the national economy and people's livelihood issues. At this point, whether they were heading to the pirates' lair or staying in Qixing, Turan, who was waiting for his fate, had already passed the stage of being anxious. At this point, there was no other way but to struggle on the road without seeing the coffin and crying.

　So Lu Bixing closed his eyes and gave himself a minute to quickly clear up his messy mood. He asked, "Zhan Lu, can you play some music?"

　"Okay, Principal Lu," Zhan Lu replied, "You What kind of music do you prefer? I have a collection of music libraries that the Military Commission's Space Department has purchased, or you can choose to listen to my own creations."

　Lu Bixing didn't expect that Mensao's mechas would be so Mensao: "You still have yourself. "Creation? Give me a playlist."

　Lin Jingheng was concentrating on flipping through the waterway map given by Hope, and she and Turan were analyzing the relationship between pirate forces outside the region word by word, without paying any attention to them.

　Zhan Lu showed his "great" creation to Lu Bixing openly and asked Lu Bixing: "I heard your unique confession on Daystar. Are you pursuing your husband? Why don't you go talk to him for a while?" "

　Do you think he has time to talk to me? I'm very inexperienced, Xiao Zhanlu. Sometimes I can't think of so many tricks," Lu Bixing spread his hands and sighed, "And just now I just wanted to be with him. Come out, those few words were so shameful. The more you recall them, the more shameful they become. If you go further, it will be difficult to grasp the boundary between flirting and harassment. Hey, look through your database and see when humans court. In addition to singing and sending flowers across the road, is there any other customary practice?"

　Zhan Lu replied very proudly: "I don't think Mr. likes flowers. He seems to appreciate fungi more than flowers and plants. He just let them go a few days ago. I cleared the ornamental green belt on Chongsan and asked to plant it with mushrooms..."

　Lin Jingheng's eyes swept over coldly: "Zhan Lu, pay attention to the abnormal energy fluctuations around you. You know this is outside the territory, and we are using very easy Should the located remote communication contact Venus? "Stop the irrelevant process."

　"Okay, sir," Zhan Lu said as he followed the order to expand the radius of the energy collection, "By the way, I will encrypt your aesthetic taste data."

　Lu Bixing After hearing the word "mushroom", I was stunned for a long time, and suddenly realized something. I turned my head in disbelief and looked at Lin Jingheng.

　Lin Jingheng seemed to be devoted wholeheartedly to the research on the anti-Ukrainian armed forces, and the mental network throughout the mecha seemed to be blind.

　Lu Bixing lowered his head, wanting to be at peace with him like a calm adult, but he couldn't help it. A mycelium seemed to stretch out from the distant Chongsan, and it pulled at his soul. He was so fascinated that he almost had to exert all his strength to pull the corners of his mouth upwards. For fear of being seen by Zhan Lu, Lu Bixing found something to do for himself and said casually: "What did you just say? "Oh, it's all your fault for interrupting... Oh, yes, you want to listen to your song for me."

　Zhan Lu was very happy to show him his talent, but to be honest, his "talent" was really lackluster. A real person, after all, he is also an artificial intelligence. Rather than "creating music", it is better to compare it to the new data generated by the music library. Although the music he makes is quite satisfactory, it is very empty and will be forgotten once he hears it.

　Lu Bixing praised him a few words without conscience and opened the last folder.

　The last folder is "Nursery Rhymes".

　"Mr. Mecha, you are very childlike." Lu Bixing said as he randomly clicked on one.

　The lively and cheerful soundtrack immediately filled the mecha. Zhan Lu used his magnetic voice to follow the rhythm and chanted: "Little white rabbit, white and white, spicy rabbit head waves."

　Lin Jingheng: "..."

　Lu Bixing was not expecting it. Realizing that what he opened was not a folder, but a released soul, he almost fell over and hurriedly closed it: "Where did your unique inspiration come from?"

　Zhan Lu replied: "The master drank too much and said drunken words . ."

　Lu Bixing glanced at Lin Jingheng in the distance in horror.

　"It's not sir," Zhan Lu said, "it's my former master."

　"Is it General Lu Xin?" Lu Bixing was stunned, "What kind of person is he?"

　Zhan Lu was silent for two seconds: "I'm sorry, Principal Lu, This part of the data is encrypted and I can't discuss it with you."

　"Okay," Lu Bixing felt an unreasonable regret in his heart for no apparent reason, but it quickly passed and he continued to ask Zhan Lu enthusiastically, "What about you? The current owner is not encrypted, right? Let's discuss him."

　Zhan Lu's basic personality is a cold-faced chatterbox, but this part of his nature is always suppressed under Lin Jingheng, and he has very little artificial intelligence power. It's not easy to meet someone. Lu Bixing, who also loves to chat, and Zhan Lu's heroic qualities finally came into use. Under Lin Jingheng's mental net, the two of them chatted about a lot of things, and they just had to put a plate of melon seeds in the middle.

　"The database about Mr. is very comprehensive," Zhan Lu said. "I have all the information about him since he registered as an alliance citizen, including game records."

　"Why are they all operational and management games?" Lu Bixing looked at it with relish. Comment, "Does he never play casual games?"

　"To be precise, Mr. never plays games of chance with randomness." Zhan Lu said, "Because he will lose almost 100% of the time - well, what you see is There are not many photos in the photo album, but they are all precious. There are also photos of my husband when he was a child..."

　Lin Jingheng: "Zhan, Lu!"

　Zhan Lu fell silent on the spot and turned into a mechanical hand, hanging himself up silently. On the wall, be as innocent as you want.

　Lu Bixing wandered to Lin Jingheng's side, looked carefully into the isolation mask, and sure enough he saw the small veins on Lin Jingheng's forehead.

　Lin Jingheng pretended to turn a blind eye to him, while Lu Bixing wandered around him idly. Lin Jingheng was so upset that she couldn't bear to look away from the interstellar route map, and gave him a stern look. He took the opportunity to stretch his eyebrows and reveal A bright smile.

　That smile was almost eye-searing. Lin Jingheng's heart skipped a beat when he smiled, and she couldn't help but feel lucky that there was a double isolation mask between the two of them.

　"General," Lu Bixing leaned forward, the isolation masks almost hitting each other, "Did you agree to let me kiss you?"

　Lin Jingheng looked indifferent: "...Do you have anything else? Why should I agree to take you out? "

　It's because you're busy. I guess you might have an excuse to overhaul the mecha arsenal later, just so you don't want to be alone with me. Why? Afraid of me? I guess you like me," Lu Bixing said confidently, "You're still growing vegetables for me on Chongsan."

　Lin Jingheng: "What does it have to do with you what I grow?"

　Lu Bixing: "Don't you like me?"

　"If you don't like me, go away."

　Lu Bixing sighed and sighed: " There are only a few days left in my life, and the god of death is whipping me behind, but you still don't like me and your heart is broken into pieces—say it again, don't you like me?"

　Lin Jingheng: "…"

　Maybe it's Zhan Lu's. The "work" gave him inspiration, and Lu Bixing compiled the story of growing vegetables into a rap on the spot, humming and humming around Lin Jingheng, humming triumphantly in his ears.

　"Sit down," Lin Jingheng successfully eliminated the interference and remained serious, "I have something to ask you."

　Lu Bixing: "Huh?"

　"You said you were infected with the rainbow virus when you were a child," Lin Jingheng asked, "What happened?"

　Lu Bixing: "Huh?" The little concert was successfully interrupted by one of his words. He was quiet for a moment, and then answered the question nonsensically: "The eighth galaxy is the hometown of the rainbow virus. I haven't been infected once or twice, and I am embarrassed to say hello to people when I go out. I just got infected casually. It's not a big deal. As long as I have antibodies, I'll be fine after I wake up."

　Lin Jingheng patiently repeated: "I asked you how you got infected."

　"How did you get infected? Traditional rainbow virus. Are there just a few ways of transmission?" Lu Bixing pretended to be dumbfounded, "Dust, contact, and scavengers that accidentally eat diseased corpses..."

　Lin Jingheng interrupted him: "Does it hurt?"

　Lu Bixing looked up in surprise. , just met Lin Jingheng's staring gaze. The isolation mask seemed to add a layer of soft light to the gaze. In those gray eyes, the thick fog that had persisted for many years seemed to have been blown away by the wind. The line of sight became clear and narrow, clearing the entire abyss, leaving only A small reflection of myself.

　Lu Bixing's throat was dry. For the first time in his life, he felt the legendary chemical reaction caused by the collision of sights. He shook his head unconsciously as if he was bewitched by something, and blurted out: "In the later stages of the rainbow virus, it will dull the nerves, and instead it will become... It's the same as painkillers."

　Lin Jingheng: "..."

　He hasn't even started falsely confessing yet.

　Lu Bixing came back to his senses as soon as he spoke. He never expected that an outstanding young scientist in the new ephemeral era would step into the ancient "honey trap". His casual sentence contained more loopholes than the number of words - what does "Rainbow Virus has reached an advanced stage" mean? The antibodies to the rainbow virus are effective in one shot and can be metabolized in a day or two. How could One-Eyed Eagle let him experience what it's like to be in the later stages of the rainbow virus?

　Also, what does "act like a painkiller" mean?

　Where does this "reverse" come from?

　Lu Bixing rarely stuttered: "Uh, this..."

　Lin Jingheng's eyebrows moved slightly: "Huh?"

　Lu Bixing was silent for a longer time, and then he didn't know whether he was asking Lin Jingheng or talking to himself: " If two people want to develop a close relationship, they must be honest to a certain extent, right? Since you ask, I shouldn't just share happy things with you."

　Although Lu Bixing always pretends to be serious . , but there is no ambiguity in what should be cunning. This would deliberately lead him to refute, so as to miss the point. Lin Jingheng would not be fooled by this kind of trick: "What about?"

　Lu Bixing looked at him deeply: "Are you acquiescing? Trying to develop an intimate relationship with me by default?"

　Lin Jingheng knocked on the small table next to her: "Why do you know how it feels in the later stages of the Rainbow Virus?"

　Lu Bixing found that acting like a coquettish person or pretending to be stupid was too much for him. He had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and speak seriously: "The Rainbow Virus was first accidentally leaked from Prince Gloria's Reinborg Laboratory, do you remember? Prince Gloria back then... was that Ares. Feng's father spent huge sums of money on the Reinborg Laboratory. It is said that the laboratory was so expensive that it almost dried up the bone marrow of the people in the eight galaxies. I believe that his original intention was not to develop a plague virus. If he was just a perverted murderer Crazy, then the cost is too high."

　Lin Jingheng nodded: "Indeed."

　Lu Bixing's hands were bound by gloves, and they were clasped together awkwardly: "The function of the rainbow virus is to completely destroy, including all the organs in your body. The immune system and infected people's nerves are blunted, and the pain sensation is almost gone. If the organ is transplanted at this time, the rejection reaction will be minimized - then after complete destruction, what is the next step?"

　Lin Jingheng: "You mean..."

　"Reshape, evolve, transform existing ordinary people into super people - I don't know if you have read the relevant literature. In addition to maliciously destroying the body, the rainbow virus can also cause some cells to degenerate and undifferentiated stem cells. It's a pity. It will be killed soon... So I guess the rainbow virus is a semi-finished product," Lu Bixing said. "The human body is very complex and can be modified at will. In addition to causing a lot of pain, it will also cause all kinds of unimaginable consequences in the future. The question is - Lin, how can an iron statue be transformed into something else? Melt and reshape it, right? Do you think this idea is similar to the rainbow virus? "

　Lin Jingheng said slowly: " If I remember correctly, Reinborg was later buried with the Prince Gloria family. "

　Yes," Lu Bixing nodded, "but some people's ambition to transcend species has not disappeared."

　Lin Jingheng: "You are referring to the later "Nuwa". "Plan" - Nuwa Project is the remnant of Reinborg. "

　"The Eighth Galaxy Revolution was victorious and officially belonged to the Alliance. Reinborg was burned to the ground. This Nuwa Project carefully disappeared for many years, possibly outside the territory. It may also be in other places that we don't know about... I don't know," Lu Bixing whispered, "until one day, my father received news that they were using exotic pet smuggling as a cover to continue human experiments. Almost everyone The survivors had all had their relatives and friends taken away by the Rainbow Virus, so they joined forces and frantically tracked it down... My father was in the smuggling arms business and traveled a lot, so he got a clue. "

　When he said this, he was silent for a long time: "But he didn't say anything."

　Lin Jingheng lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing anything: "Why?"

　"Because of me." Lu Bixing said, "It is said that my mother was about to give birth to me. When my father arrived, she was already... and I was fatally irradiated before I could even be born. When I was cut out, I was almost stillborn. Reminds me of the Nuwa project... It is said that there were successful cases at that time, but they failed to create supermen. It seems that they only created some strange pets. "

　"For the first five years after I was born, I was a 'brain in a box'. Everything was transmitted to me through electrical signal stimulation. He secretly hid the virus strain from the Nuwa Project and reshaped my body. ...It took a full fifteen years. At that time, there was a basement, and the entire basement was filled with strange pets that he had collected from various sources. "

　"You can say that I am an artificial man, the ship of Theseus. The Rainbow Virus is here. The Eighth Galaxy killed 360 million people and saved one me." Lu Bixing said, "I am indebted to this place."