old light morning light

Chapter 133 "32"

W4-21, the light blue paintwork can be seen from a long distance away, shining brightly under the sunlight.

This is also a ship that has never been seen before. The flat hull looks a bit funny, but it is quite three-dimensional when viewed from the side.

The light blue painting with a light gray stripe gives people a very delicate feeling.

Well, the serial number doesn't seem to be under here, it looks like it's on the X-type tail rudder.

DC-57E4T7 is impressively printed on the left, and something like an advertisement is printed on the upper rudder surface on the right.

"Tagma Lab"

"Alliance"

"United Heavy Industries"

"United Heart Meeting"

"Fitting the same light"

Looks like an ad, maybe these are sponsors or something?
The lower rudder surface is printed with a large "36" in white paint, but the font style is different from the previous one.

"This time the ship you are on should be our scout ship..."

Wait, I remember that old dog Kalinin seemed to say that the ship he was on this time was a real Union warship.

Judging from the size, this hull should be derived from a cruiser. Some weapons should be removed to install some scanning and detection equipment, and there should be other radar and electronic equipment.

So wait, that icon on it...

It is also possible that it is the supplier of some equipment. The fitting Tongguang seems to be the most famous manufacturer of gravitational wave tuners at present.

So is the ship equipped with this kind of equipment that can compensate for its own gravitational waves, and with the help of interference camouflage and wave compensators, can it be invisible?
As expected of a professional naval reconnaissance ship, perhaps the transition core is also a specially designed hidden model.

It's just that there are two bulges on the side of the hull, one on the left and one on the right, which go straight down through the wings from above, seriously damaging the integrity of the hull structure, and it looks very... er, ugly.

It doesn't matter if it is ugly, in short, it is very disruptive to coordination and makes people feel uncomfortable.

The propeller is underdeveloped, and the coolant pipeline does not seem to be complicated, and it seems that the top speed is also worrying.

Are all the ships of the alliance mainly based on this style, without considering the speed at all? It would be ugly if they were entangled to death by the "Spray Warriors" of the Empire...

"light……"

Ok?
"young people……"

What the hell!

Scare me!
Why is there still an old man sitting here?

"young people?"

Does it look like you are still calling me?

"what?"

"you……"

Is there any other story about buying cigarettes and finding the fleet commander, and the senior naval staff being treated as crooked old men...

Let's just respect it, although it seems impossible at all.

"Are you calling me?"

The khaki work suit looked old because it was stained with various oil stains. The power belt on the waist had been unloaded with all the tool kits, and even the battery compartment was not left, only the most original belt function was retained.

Judging by the clothes, he seems to be an old boatman here.

"come over."

He simply waved to me, and it seemed impossible that he was calling someone else.

"Hello?"

"What are you doing standing there?"

"sit down."

The slightly thin and big hand gently brushed the stone bench beside him, and a slightly hideous scar was exposed from the cuff, which may have been seriously injured when he was young.

Well, to be honest, I don't know if I should sit down or not.

These should be the only things on his body, and he can't tell if he has any other weapons...

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, and he could feel that he was trying his best to keep smiling. He should be a gentler person, right?

It's just that I haven't tried to make such an expression for too long, and this smile looks a little stiff.

"Thank you."

Although I have encountered so many dangers now, I also know that my current situation will not be too good, but... In any case, I should not be killed here alone by this old man, right?

Or at least choose a place that's less crowded.

"Are you the navy here?"

It was only when I heard this question that I noticed that the old man had a white stripe hanging on his other sleeve, which was the logo of the Union Navy auxiliary personnel.

Like when I was working in the maintenance facility of the Empire, I would also wear a similar special badge.

So he used to serve the Alliance Navy, helping the Alliance Navy to repair and prepare ships?

"Well, not yet."

"Then you are a student on this campus, right?"

"um, I……"

"There's going to be a war soon, right?"

Wait...a war?
Before I finished speaking, the old man in front of me began to speak on his own.

"I saw that you have turned around here several times. Are you going to take this battleship to sail and fight?"

Speaking of sailing for battle, it sounds a little too much, doesn't it?

"Ah, no, I'm just a student, and this voyage is just to do some research..."

"Hehe, don't hide it from me, an old man."

"I know that you should all have signed an agreement of one kind or another, requiring you to keep it confidential."

"But you also know that the situation is getting worse and worse every day. Every day, more warships are damaged, and some of them never come back after sailing..."

"The news has been broadcasting bad news. The conflict here has intensified again, and the economy there has collapsed..."

The old man chattered endlessly from the sky to the ground. This scene was like being caught by an old milkman when he was working and studying at Imperial College of Technology.

"The current society is too impetuous, but everyone doesn't care."

"Yeah, no one cares, it's getting worse every day and I haven't seen the lineup since that year."

that year?
What year is it again?
"You mean the Navy is taking more serious losses every day?"

"Hey, as far as I know, there are already 6 warships that have not been docked. There are already many young people like you who have been lost forever in the cold universe."

I can feel his tone trembling slightly, but I can't tell if it's regret or anger.

I don't know why, but I'm personally more inclined towards... fear.

Is he afraid of something?

"A cold universe?"

"You have to be careful, don't be careless like them."

In various senses, you can think that he cares about me, right?
But who is he, and why did he catch me and tell me this?

"呵~咻~!"

The sound of the pressure relief valve releasing pressure was heard not far away, and the sharp whistle whistle made people feel upset, and at the same time reminded me that the real world was not a dream.

Right……

An old boatman, sitting by the dock of the boat I was going to take, grabbed a young man he didn't know just to say "be careful" which isn't even bullshit.

I admit that I have a somewhat suspicious element in it, but I still don't think this is just an ordinary conversation.

Considering that the old dog Kalinin has plotted against me many times in the past, the corresponding possibility should also be added this time.

"Young man, are you listening to me?"

As if realizing that I was not concentrating, the old boatman raised his volume slightly.

Arguing with him now is definitely a bad idea. At this time, I should frankly admit my distraction.

"Well, sorry, sorry."

Then explain the reason for my mind-wandering, of course, not directly telling him that I doubt his identity, but to agree with what he once said, and then implying that my mind-wandering comes from the association generated by the conversation.

"I just thought of what you just said. Too many people are lost in the cold universe. I feel very sad."

The old man's hand trembled slightly. Although the movement was very subtle, it was still noticed by me who had been observing.

What's the story here?

"Well, you mustn't be one of them, that's really...sad."

That's what I said, but if you want to test him again, you need to know that Kalinin's old dog seems to be dignified, and he has done a lot of tricks behind his back.

"you……"

"Ouch!"

Gee!
"You, slow down!"

The wound was deep, extending from the wrist to the joints. Such an injury would almost tear the entire hand apart, right?
Just when I opened my mouth and wanted to ask something, he suddenly twisted his body and struggled to stand up.

"Hehe, it's almost time, I'm leaving too."

I took the opportunity to support him and turned his sleeve, and at the same time, I used my hand to test the invisible part through the coat.

The size of this scar is beyond my imagination, and this is not the kind of damage that ordinary things can cause.

"Whoo~"

It was windy again.

"Young people, you have to learn to take care of yourself. They only take care of themselves. No one really cares about you..."

This... sounds like there is something in the words, did someone entrust him to send me a letter?

"Are you going back?"

"I'll send you!"

Yeah, I have to take care of myself.

"Hehehe, don't."

"I'm not too old to walk, you still have your own things to do, right?"

My own business to do...?
It seems that I really don't have such a thing at the moment, right?
"Go ahead, don't pay attention to me."

"Also, thank you for being willing to listen to the nagging of a strange old man you don't know."

Well, so you also know that this is a "strange old man's nagging", don't you?
Eh?
Is there someone coming over there? The gangway below seems to have been lowered. Is the cargo hold that has been opened on the ground?
Is it ready to board the ship?
"You still have things to do, don't you?"

that old man...

What about people?

I have gone to that position, have I left?

...It seems that it is really not simple.

Hmm, it's quite interesting.

It's past eight o'clock, and it's almost time to go and see the situation first. If you can board the ship, you can wait on it.

At least you don't have to blow it out.

(End of this chapter)