Stellaris: Earth Alliance

Chapter 36
"Is that so..."

Even though he had guessed this possibility, or it was inevitable, Su Lixuan still felt very uncomfortable.

"He asked me to bring you a message. He said that if you can come back safely, I hope you can go back and meet him. I will grant you a long vacation. It also allows you to have a good reunion with your family. There are still many things at home. If there are some, let’s have a good gathering; if there’s no more… let’s take care of the funeral arrangements.”

Then, Sun Jiwen stopped talking about heavy topics and said.

"In short, outstanding scientists of the United Nations of Earth, I would like to say hello to you on behalf of the human deep space fleet. Thank you for your hard work. Welcome home."

With that said, Sun Jiwen stood up and saluted solemnly.

Su Lixuan was silent for a long time, and finally, with his right hand trembling, he slowly raised it and gave a military salute.

"Yes, we are back..."

The Mozi scientific research ship docked slowly at the Sun Space Station. Today, the Sun Space Station has been upgraded from a star port to a star barrier.

Two docks were renovated into four docks, and a huge hydroponic farm was built at the expanded space of the space station to produce 10 units of food in an automated and unmanned way.

In another slot, a huge transportation hub was built to facilitate the unemployed people on the earth to immigrate directly to other colonial planets.

"Have we colonized five planets now? This is too much."

One researcher expressed the same emotion as others.

It is said that 20 years have passed, but they feel that only half a year has passed at most. In this short half year, so many things have happened outside.

The interstellar territory of the United Nations of Earth has changed from one galaxy to more than a dozen galaxies.

There are as many as five colonized planets, and including the earth, there are already six planets.

The earliest one, the Alpha planet they discovered, has now become an industrial planet with a planetary capital and a population of 20 billion.

Other colonial planets also have populations as high as [-] million.

Gradually develop towards specialized and large-scale planets such as mining planets, scientific research planets, administrative planets and power generation planets.

Technology has developed rapidly. In the past, the technologies they discovered were only semi-finished products. Now, all frigates have been equipped with blue laser transmitters, rail guns, porcelain gold armor and improved deflection shields.

Not only that, the latest destroyers are already under construction. At this moment, the four docks of the Sun Space Station are all working hard to build destroyers.

The size of a destroyer is more than ten times that of a frigate, which means that it can be equipped with thicker armor and larger-caliber cannons.

Many technologies that people like them could not understand in the past, and the progress bar was always stuck, have now been developed.

There is quite a feeling that things have changed and people have grown old.

But the fact is exactly the opposite. Not only did they not grow old, but they still looked the same as before.

It has to be said to be a magical experience.

The Sun Space Station used to be a small station, but now it has become a huge transportation hub.

It is both for civilian and military purposes.

In front of a larger terminal waiting hall, Qin Xu met his parents again.

He had always been careless, but when he saw his parents who had suddenly aged more than 20 years, he felt for the first time that something was quickly leaving him.

"Dad, Mom..."

Qin Xu, who hadn't cried for a long time, couldn't remember the last time he held his parents and cried like this, but this time he cried very sadly.

"Silly boy, you are still the same as before, you haven't changed at all."

Mother also hugged Qin Xu tightly.

Although he tried hard to speak in a calm tone, there was still a slight tremor in his words.

It's really, really been a long time since we last met.

The white hair of his parents completely stung Qin Xu's nerves.

He had never felt that his parents would leave him so soon. At this moment, I deeply felt the fragility of this kind of life.

"Okay, stop crying."

Dad also patted Qin Xu on the shoulder and comforted him.

It was clear that they were the ones who missed their children the most, but when they met, it was Qin Xu who cried the most sadly.The two elders were originally very worried about the child, but when they saw that the child was still as healthy and strong as before, even though they had been worried for 20 years, now that they saw him, they felt more at ease and relieved.

Although I was moved, I wasn’t particularly moved.

But Qin Xu's feelings were completely different from them. What Qin Xu felt was a deep sense of powerlessness.

He was only in his 20s. In the blink of an eye, his parents were already 80 or [-] years old.

In another ten to twenty years, we may never see it again.

The 20 years that suddenly disappeared were as short-lived as sleeping for Qin Xu.

For the two old people, they have already stepped half into the countdown to death.

"go home……"

Qin Xu wiped his tears.

"Are you on holiday?"

"Well, long vacation."

When he returned to his home again, Qin Xu found that the world had changed and everything had changed.

Neither the appearance of his parents nor the appearance of the city were what he remembered.

This time Qin Xu prepared a Manchu-Han banquet for the two old people, just like when they sent him to space.

"Silly boy, we still have decades to go, you don't have to do this."

"Yes, yes, your mother and I are in good health. We will have no problem living for another few decades."

The parents said exactly the same words that Qin Xu said to them at the beginning——

Nowadays, space travel is very fast, and you can come back every few years.

At that time, his parents thought that it might take decades for him to come back.

Now the roles are reversed.

When parents tell them that they still have a few decades left, there is no need to worry.

Qin Xu really couldn't help it.

Seeing their old appearance, he became even more unmotivated to eat.

At the beginning, he also said that he would come back every few years, but now it takes more than 20 years for him to come back.

His parents said the same thing as himself at the time, and it was hard not to think that his parents might really have only a few years left.

The good reunion dinner was eaten by Qin Xu as if it was the last parting.

The second elder is also very helpless. They can really live for another few decades.I just have a little more gray hair now. Why is the child so sad?
For these 20 years, parents waited slowly, but Qin Xu only blinked, and 20 years would be gone.

This kind of shock cannot be understood by those who have not actually experienced it.

"But Qin Xu, since you always think that the two of us are leaving soon, can you fulfill our last wish before we leave?"

Seeing that Qin Xu couldn't get enough food and salt, her mother always felt that they were going to die, so she took advantage of the situation and said.

"What wish? Mom, don't worry, I have a lot of money now. I almost never spend it. I keep saving it. As long as you want to buy something, I will definitely..."

"It would be great if we could hold our grandson before we die...are you right? The child's father."

Mom pretended to be dying and said.

"Yeah, damn it, I feel the same way."

Dad also deliberately looked like he was about to die when he answered.

"..."

Qin Xu's heart suddenly stopped beating, and he suddenly felt like he was being plotted.

(End of this chapter)