Interstellar Soldier

Chapter 7 Farewell to the Past
"It's hot, let's eat."

"Thank you." Yang Yi nodded gratefully after receiving the rice ball that A Ling handed over.

At the end of the day, not to mention that Yang Yi has not fully recovered, even his iron body can't bear it.The work is not complicated. First, scan the waste that needs to be processed, most of which are abandoned spaceships, and remove the valuable and rare materials, and then drive the air cushion engineering vehicle to throw the waste into the magma sea.The work intensity is not too high, but the high temperature is unbearable.Especially when driving an air cushion engineering vehicle to the sky above the magma sea, even if the engineering vehicle has a high-power air conditioner, the temperature inside the protective clothing is as high as [-] degrees Celsius.No matter how strong a person is, they can only work for half an hour in such an extreme environment, and they have to replenish water in time, otherwise they will faint due to dehydration.

Yang Yi ran eight times and sent eight scrapped small cargo spaceships into the magma sea.The first three times he went with A Ling, and the last five times he worked alone.

"In less than three days, you will be able to go to work alone tomorrow."

"I just said, I can learn it in one day." Yang Yi was a little proud. Although his ability in other areas is not very good, his learning ability is still very good.

"Okay, today's work is done, let's go back."

Because of Yang Yi's help, the two of them took turns to work, and they never stopped in the car, so the work went smoothly, saving about an hour compared to A Ling working alone.

"Where did you find me?" Yang Yi glanced at A Ling before standing up.

"Ayi, let the past be the past, you have come here and have been recognized by everyone..."

"I understand, I just want to go and have a look." Yang Yi forced a smile and said, "As you said, I need to make a break with the past."

A Ling sighed secretly, and said: "Since you insist, I will take you there. I hope you can do what you say, and don't carry the burden of thinking."

Yang Yi nodded in agreement, and then went to put on the protective clothing.

Half an hour later, the two drove the hoverbike to the other end of the garbage disposal site, and stopped next to a severely damaged small cargo spaceship.

This is an F-class cargo spaceship with a standard load of [-] tons and no space jump capability. It is suitable for regional routes connecting various planets in the star system.This kind of spaceship is very common, and the number of blessings of the Human Federation is as high as millions, and there are millions of ships in the home galaxy alone.

There are two large characters on the bow of the spaceship: Moose.

This is the name of the ship, a very common name.

"here?"

A Ling nodded and led Yang Yi into the spaceship.

Before, A Ling had told Yang Yi that when she went to collect the supplies as usual, she found Yang Yi in the spaceship where the supplies were delivered.The spaceship delivering supplies comes once a month, but instead of landing on the lava star, the supplies are put into a scrapped spaceship and airdropped on the lava star.There is a radio positioning device on the container where the supplies are placed, and A Ling and the others rely on the positioning signal to find the supplies.

The spaceship was very large, and the two of them walked for more than ten minutes before entering the crew compartment.

"That's right here, that's the container that carries the supplies." A Ling pointed to an open incubator, and then pointed to a chair next to it. "At that time, you were sitting there, wearing a set of E-level protective clothing. When I found you, you were still in a coma."

Yang Yi didn't say much, and walked towards the chair.

The leather that makes up the chair has been burnt to powder, leaving only the metal skeleton.However, this should have happened after A Ling came in. During the landing process, the spacecraft was in a sealed state, and the high-temperature air outside could not enter. Otherwise, the E-level protective clothing would not be able to resist the thousands of degrees Celsius generated by the friction between the spacecraft and the atmosphere during landing. The high temperature would burn even the containers used to deliver supplies, and nothing would be left.

"The verdict is placed in the container, the same as before." A Ling said again.

Yang Yi turned his head and glanced at her, with a heavy heart, not knowing what to say.

"Actually, the conditions of the people who were sent here are similar. I only found out that I fell into the burning hell that will never be restored after I woke up..."

"You are different from me."

A Ling was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Yang Yi not quite understanding.

"Brother Li said, you are the only innocent among us." Yang Yi forced a smile and said, "Okay, let's go back."

A Ling bit her lip and wanted to say something, but Yang Yi had already walked out of the cabin, so she quickly followed her out.

Can you say you are innocent?
Looking at the red sky outside, Yang Yi felt that this was a ridiculous question.

When the "Faji" was hit, Yang Yi was really scared, so when Lin Jia knocked Zhong Lili unconscious and asked him to take Zhong Lili to escape, he didn't hesitate.Although he said to wait for Lin Jia to come over, he didn't do so, but got into the escape cabin before the spaceship was destroyed.If he didn't get into the escape pod out of fear and didn't start the escape ejection procedure, he wouldn't be in the current situation.

Yang Yi came to his senses when his right hand was held by A Ling.

"Hey!" Yang Yi couldn't help but sighed as he looked up at the sky that seemed to be on fire. "A Ling, have you ever thought about leaving here?"

"Ayi..."

"I'm just asking casually." Yang Yi knew that A Ling cared about him very much, and was afraid of his wild thoughts.

"I thought about it, but no one can leave here."

"why?"

"Brother Li has been here for 35 years, and no spacecraft has ever landed. Whether it is supplies or exiled soldiers, they are all dropped directly from scrapped spacecraft."

"There are so many abandoned spacecraft here, can't we piece together a spacecraft that can fly out of the atmosphere?"

"Yes, but one key piece of equipment is missing."

Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment, and said, "The original energy converter?"

A Ling nodded and said: "Before the spacecraft is scrapped, the original energy converter will be removed. Let alone a complete original energy converter, even parts will not be scrapped together with the spacecraft. Without the original energy converter, even There is a spaceship, and there is no way to leave the lava star."

"So, as long as there is a primary energy converter, you can leave the lava planet?"

"It's not that simple." A Ling bit her lip and pointed to the sky above her head. "There are three satellites of the Military Justice Department in synchronous orbit, constantly monitoring the islands near the equator. These satellites are not only responsible for evaluating our work progress, but also monitoring us. There are also high-power laser cannons on the satellites. The spaceship in the atmosphere of the lava star will be shot down immediately."

Yang Yi looked at A Ling in disbelief.

"Before I arrived, Brother Li and the others used the scorching storm to send a spacecraft to the top of the atmosphere. It looked like it was about to fly out of the atmosphere, but before it flew out of the atmosphere, the spacecraft was hit by the satellite's high-energy laser cannon and fell into a sea of ​​lava and burned."

So ruthless! ?Yang Yi gasped, falling into the lava sea was no joke.

"Brother Li said, don't expect to leave here alive."

"Is it possible to live like this and endure the torment that life is worse than death?"

"We are a family. Don't you think this place is not worse than the outside? Although the environment is harsh and the work is very hard, we care about each other, take care of each other, and rely on each other. Here, there is no intrigue, no mutual calculation, and no suspicion and vigilance. No matter how hard and tired, it’s just physical pain and tiredness. I don’t know what you think, I don’t think it’s too bad here, at least life has become a simple thing.”

"What about hope?"

A Ling took a long breath and said, "Brother Li said that one day, we will leave here."

"after all?"

"We are all soldiers who have made mistakes. Now is a time of peace, so naturally there is no value for us to use. As soon as the sixth Greenwich War breaks out, those high-ranking generals will think of us and discover our value, even if they are just going to the front line as cannon fodder. At that time, we will be able to leave here, and even be able to resume our military status, put on the uniform again and go to the battlefield to claim our own honor."

Yang Yi was silent, this is the hope of A Ling and the others.

"Don't worry, Brother Li said that the Sixth Greenwich War will break out soon, at least we are expected to leave here in our lifetime."

"Why did he say that, there is inside information?"

A Ling was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile: "Brother Li has been here for 35 years, what inside information can he have? The peaceful and prosperous age has been maintained for 1000 years, and the previous four peace periods were less than 500 years. We and Silicon Charm The conflicts in the alliance cannot be resolved at all. War is like a game that will never end, and peace is just a halftime break. Peace and prosperity will eventually end one day."

Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case.

"Let's go, it's getting late. If you go back late, the monkey and the handsome guy will definitely wipe out all the delicious food, and will never leave us with a single star."

Yang Yi rubbed his shriveled belly and walked towards the hoverbike parked not far away.

The rice ball has been digested long ago, and there are only two meals a day, breakfast and dinner. There is no lunch, and only when you go out to work can you get the rice ball to satisfy your hunger.

An air bike is a flying motorcycle that can seat up to two people.

Although Yang Yi hasn't officially started working yet, Brother Li prepared an air cushion bicycle for him.

Riding on the air cushion bicycle, Yang Yi pulled off the goggles of the protective clothing.The light on the lava star is very strong, and the light in the open area is so strong that it is impossible to open your eyes.Even if the mask of the protective clothing is coated with a layer of metal film, it still cannot block the strong light, so you have to wear goggles.

what is that! ?

Just when Yang Yi pulled down the goggles, a blue light piercing the sky came into his eyes.

Yang Yi immediately pushed away the goggles, but the blue light disappeared.Yang Yi was very puzzled, pulled down the goggles again, and a blue light appeared.

How is this going?

The light on the lava star is mainly red light, which is the color of the magma sea, so the metal film on the goggles can only shield visible light of this color.

That's for sure, goggles can't block blue light.

Is that a meteor, or a spaceship?
Judging from the trajectory of the light, it really looks like a meteor, but is the blue light emitted by the meteor falling into the atmosphere?
Yang Yi didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately started the hoverbike.

"Ayi, where are you going?"

"I'll take a look over there, you go back first."

"Ayi..."

When A Ling yelled out again, Yang Yi had already driven away on the hover bike.

(End of this chapter)