Earth, one of the most beautiful planets in the solar system, is home to mankind.

Su Yichen didn't stay long at the Pluto base, and on the third day, they embarked on their last journey home, and in order to ensure safety and avoid accidents, Admiral Elk accompanied them to Earth, along with a small escort fleet.

More than 400 years have passed, and when the Homeland spacecraft passed through the Earth's atmosphere and began to descend slowly, the scenery of the Earth was very different from what I remembered.

After the First War between Earth and Gaia, the bustling city was destroyed by the war, and it took decades for the Earth to rebuild. When Su Yichen and the others took the Pioneer spaceship to the Blue Star Civilization, the reconstruction of the earth was only half completed, and now the entire earth has taken on a new look, after the industrial revolution and the post-industrial era, including the environment destroyed by the war has been greatly improved, and the greening of the earth has reached a high level, and the oceans, mountains, and rivers are as clear and beautiful as the original ecological period.

If the earth used to be made up of reinforced concrete urban forests, the current earth is formed by beautiful scenery everywhere. The concept of the city is no longer the same as it used to be under the rapid development of technology, and now ordinary people can use the help of technology to get from one side of the world to the other side of the world in a very short time. Therefore, living for people is more concerned about the environment and comfort, and the distance is no longer in the scope of consideration. With the exception of just a few major cities that still look like they were 400 years ago, ordinary cities have all but disappeared in favor of small neighborhoods dotted with beautiful scenery.

After the earth civilization won the second war between the earth civilization and the Gaia civilization, and then stepped into the second-level cosmic civilization, human beings attached more importance to the protection of the earth. In the eyes of all earthlings, the earth is their only home in the universe. Although the current population of the earth's civilization has exceeded 20 billion, due to the smooth implementation of various bases, space cities, and including the Mars transformation plan, the actual number of people living and working on the earth is only about 6 billion.

Although the population of more than 6 billion is not a lot, before the war more than 400 years ago. This is about 90% of the world's population, but the earth seems to be crowded due to the fact that the global population density was mainly in some megacities at that time, and there were many harsh environmental areas that were not suitable for people to live in. Now, with the earth-shaking changes in the environment and the development of science and technology, the existence of more than 6 billion people does not feel so much from the overall point of view.

The Homeland spacecraft landed at a special airport, which was formerly in the northeastern part of China, near Russia, and is now a world-famous aerospace base. When Su Yichen and the others came to the ground from the spaceship and stepped on the land of the earth with their feet, everyone couldn't help but burst into tears.

"It's back! We're finally back! Su Yichen They didn't look at the officials who greeted them, let alone a lot of surrounding scenery, when they stepped on the ground with their feet, they were all full of tears, squatting on the ground, touching the earth's land with their hands, and breathing the refreshing fragrance. in their hearts. How beautiful all this is, and it is something that I have been worried about for countless days and nights.

"Teacher. Brother Su, Brother Gao, and Professor Adams ....... ”

No one bothered them, and everyone watched all this quietly, because they all understood why Su Yichen and the others did this. After more than 400 years, after an accident that has even wandered almost forever in the universe, they have finally returned to their hometown, and for them to make any move.

Waited quietly for a while. When he saw Su Yichen and the others finally standing up slowly, Elke, who was on the side, hurriedly stepped forward to support Luo Yan, and at the same time reminded everyone.

"Mr. Su, Professor Luo, Professor Adams, Mr. Gao, welcome home!"

A man who looked like he was middle-aged strode towards them. The man was the current president of the Earth Federation, Mr. Stuartham, a mixed-race man who was of a quarter Chinese ancestry, as well as Slavic, Negro, Germanic, East Asian, and Persian ancestry. More than 100 years after the establishment of the Earth Federation, with the demise of the country, human civilization has entered a state of great unity and integration, and intermarriage between various races is very common.

But on the surface, Situ Han is more of an Asian, with black hair and black eyes, and his bronzed skin and high nose bridge distinguish him from Asians. Situ Han is an outstanding politician of Earth civilization in the past 100 years, served in the space fleet in his early years, entered the university after retiring from the army, obtained doctorates in three majors, and was even admitted to the Federal Academy of Sciences as a scientific researcher.

After 20 years at the Academy of Sciences, Situ Han began to move into politics, starting as an ordinary civil servant and then serving as the chief official of local governments at all levels, with rich experience in governance. 30 years ago, Stuart won the presidential election of the federal government, and thus became the president of the federal government of the earth.

Because of his triple superiority in the military, scientific and political circles, coupled with his strong governance ability, after assuming the presidency, he further increased his investment in scientific research, education, military affairs, social welfare and other aspects, and won the love of all citizens.

Regarding Situ Han's situation, on the way back, Elke had already introduced Su Yichen and them, and when they saw this Mr. President, Su Yichen and the others hurriedly greeted him and took the initiative to stretch out their hands to shake him.

"Mr. Su, I have heard your name for a long time when I was working at the Federal Academy of Sciences in the early years, your disappearance was an earth-shattering thing in the entire Federation, I don't know how many people regret and sigh for your disappearance, when I was young, I saw your records in books, I didn't expect you to come back, this is simply the greatest gift from God to our earth civilization."

"Mr. President, you are serious......

"No, no, no. It's a fact! Situ Han was extremely emotional, as he just said, when he was young, he used to regard Su Yichen as an idol, and he was even more emotionally moved by their bizarre disappearance. But he never imagined that a few people who had been missing for more than 400 years would reappear. You know, when he received a message from the Pluto base in the president's office, he was even stunned, if it weren't for the message being sent in the name of Admiral Elk, Stuart Han would have thought it was a prank.

With a smile on his face, he said a few words to Su Yichen and the others. As the supreme leader of the earth's civilization, Situ Han gave Su Yichen and the others great respect, and at the same time won their favor with practical actions.

"Today, on behalf of the entire Federation, I am here to welcome you predecessors who have made outstanding contributions to the civilization of the earth, but I am not the protagonist today, the real protagonist is you, and there is also an important person, Mr. Su, Professor Luo, I think you must be willing to meet." Situ Han said with a smile, then turned his body to the side, and looked forward in the direction of his finger Su Yichen and them. When they saw an old man with white eyebrows, Su Yichen and the others recognized each other immediately.

"Hu Gang? Hu? ”

"It's me! I'm Hu Gang! Hu Gang held back tears and stepped forward quickly, although he was very old, his body was still very neat, although he was wearing civilian clothes, he could still see the military style revealed from his bones.

"Earth Federation, former Space Fleet Marshal Hu Gang welcomes the return of the chief!" Striding in front of Su Yichen, Hu Gang raised his hand and saluted, and Su Yichen was a little dazed at this moment. He seemed to see Hu Zhijun for the first time at Yingtai Railway Station, and at the same time recalled the scene when he went to the 863 base to meet Hu Gang for the first time.

What a familiar scene! The winds of change. So many years have passed in a blink of an eye, Hu Zhijun has passed away, and Hu Gang, the commander of the guard battalion in his prime, has become an old man standing in front of him.

"Little beard......."

"Chief!"

No one thought that they would meet again one day, many things have changed in the past 400 years, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the concern for relatives and friends, and the yearning for home!

Su Yichen: Their accommodation has been arranged. Just returned to Earth, Situ Han beckoned everyone to stay and rest for a few days, and if there was anything to talk about later. Accepting the kindness of Mr. President, the group boarded the hovering car arranged for them, and the car quickly left the airport, and arrived at a small town more than 700 kilometers away from the airport in less than half an hour.

This place was specially prepared by Hu Gang for Su Yichen and them. Although he is a retired soldier, the military rank of marshal is retained for life, with his qualifications and military exploits, even Situ Han has to sell a few faces, not to mention the personal friendship between Hu Gang and Su Yichen and others, so it is most appropriate to leave this job to him.

Although it is a small town, it does not look like a town, dozens of small buildings are distributed in a large area, where the scenery is beautiful and life is leisurely, and it is also a place where Hu Gang deliberately chose for himself after retiring.

"Chief, do you remember this?"

"Here it is...... Your hometown? Su Yichen just wanted to shake his head, but his heart suddenly moved, and he asked tentatively according to the distance.

"You have such a good memory!" Hu Gang nodded happily.

"Where do I have a good memory, this place has long been unrecognizable after so many years, and it was just a guess." Su Yichen smiled dumbly.

Hu Gang shook his head and said very seriously: "Guessing also requires ability, the chief is the chief, and you can guess accurately." ”

"You little beard, at such an age, you are still the same as before." Luo Yan listened to it on the side, and couldn't help but interject, and everyone laughed as soon as the words fell.

For Su Yichen, they arranged two houses, one of which was for Gao Jian and Kevin. Adams's, the other set is, of course, Su Yichen and his wife, including Su Li. The facilities in the room are readily available, and all needs can be completed through the intelligent butler, which is much more convenient than before.

Hu Gang's residence is not far from the place where Su Yichen and his wife live, took Su Yichen and them to the residence, and after looking at the conditions of the residence, Hu Gang had no intention of going back for the time being, and beckoned Elk to have a good chat with Su Yichen and them, and Elke, who is not too old, is still a commander and a general at this time, and he is busy like an orderly, and he is very happy.

Sitting down in the living room, drinking the long-lost green tea, even though they could taste it when they were sailing through the universe, and returning to Earth, drinking the tea here, always felt sweeter in their hearts.

After talking for a while, he gradually turned to the scene of Su Yichen's disappearance in the universe. Su Yichen once again explained to Hu Gang about the experience of accidentally falling into the Fairy Galaxy, and Hu Gang listened to it very attentively, and he couldn't help but sigh continuously.

“…… And so we finally came back, and if it weren't for luck, maybe we wouldn't have seen each other again in this life. In the end, Su Yichen sighed.

"yes, maybe it's providence." Whether it was Hu Gang or Elke, who had already heard their experience, all sighed with emotion.

"By the way, I haven't asked carefully, how did our Earth civilization and Gaia civilization win the second war? On the way back to the solar system, we received a message from the Earth that the Gaia civilization deliberately led us to use planet-destroying weapons in an attempt to reach the end of the Earth civilization in this way. How did they see through each other in the war? Could it be a reminder of the Blue Star civilization that returned to Earth with us all the way? I've asked Elk about this, but he doesn't know very well, Xiaohu, do you know? ”

After talking about his own affairs, Su Yichen couldn't help but ask about the war back then, when the Gaia civilization deliberately set a trap for the earth civilization, they had always thought that the earth civilization would be destroyed for this reason, but no one expected that the result would be unexpected.

"Elke's rank was too low back then, and it was normal not to know." Hu Gang nodded and said, "I know about this matter, and this involves a secret, a secret that has not been solved so far." ”

"Secret?!" Su Yichen and his wife, including Elke, were stunned, they didn't expect that there was a secret in this matter, what kind of secret could not be answered until now? (To be continued......)