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Normal space-time, solar system, Earth. ∈↗，

A hundred years have passed in a blink of an eye, and more than 20 years ago, the earth civilization has finally entered the ranks of intermediate cosmic civilizations, and compared with the Blue Star civilization, which has entered the intermediate cosmic civilization one step ahead, the applied technology of the earth civilization is more powerful. Since then, the Earth civilization has become one of the most powerful cosmic civilizations in this remote star field.

In the past hundred years, a qiē has undergone tremendous changes. In addition to the development in the Milky Way, the joint project of Earth civilization and Blue Star civilization in the Andromeda galaxy is also progressing steadily. With the earth civilization entering the ranks of intermediate cosmic civilizations, the strength of the Shuanghuan Company has been further enhanced, and although there are constant skirmishes between them and the unknown civilization, the further breakthrough in dimensional research in the earth civilization can at least be suppressed as long as it does not enter the core range of the unknown civilization.

The Andromeda Galaxy is a galaxy as large as the Milky Way, and after avoiding the direction of the unknown civilization, the exploration of the Twin Rings in the rest of the directions is very smooth. Now, in addition to the space city near the artificial wormhole and the double-ring planet as a forward base, the double-ring company has also found a suitable terrestrial planet in a small galaxy 20 light-years away from the space city, thus building a new forward base on this terrestrial planet as well.

This new forward base was named the Diamond Base, also known as the Second Forward Base. The first forward base is, of course, the double-ring planet, as for the name of its diamond base, it is still derived from the diamond battleship, and the double-ring company hopes that this forward base will become an advance arrow to continue to explore the interior of the Andromeda galaxy like the diamond battleship, and bring more gains to the earth civilization and the blue star civilization.

The construction time of the diamond base is not long, from its site selection to the completion of use, only 17 years, but with the development of science and technology, the construction scale and technology application of the diamond base is extremely perfect, in the base not only has a larger living area than the space city, but also has no less than the scale of the double ring planet airport and military base. In addition, a fleet is stationed as a defense force for the diamond base and the surrounding airspace, which is to ensure the safety of the diamond base. You must know that after experiencing the war between the previous Double Ring Company and an unknown civilization. Now the defense and security of the Andromeda galaxy are put in the first place, after all, this is a strange galaxy, and no one can guarantee whether there will be another enemy in the Andromeda galaxy.

Zhang Tong was a member of the diamond base, and his position was that of the general staff officer of the base fleet. Rank lieutenant.

Two years ago, Zhang Tong, who had just graduated from the military academy, was sent to the Andromeda galaxy, and after the earth civilization entered the intermediate cosmic civilization, the investment on the side of the Shuanghuan company was much greater than before, and a junior officer who graduated from the military academy like Zhang Tong. Often, a large part will be sent to the Andromeda galaxy. In fact, this is not only the Earth civilization, but also the Blue Star civilization, especially on the diamond base, this situation is even more obvious.

When he first came to the Andromeda Galaxy, Zhang Tong was very unaccustomed to it, after all, it was far away from the Milky Way and the solar system, far away from his homeland. From the perspective of human feelings, it is normal to come to an unfamiliar galaxy and be psychologically uncomfortable. However, after a period of adaptation at the diamond base, Zhang Tong quickly adapted to the change.

Now, Zhang Tong and his colleagues are accustomed to life here. Although looking up, this is a strange starry sky, Zhang Tong knows that behind the starry sky is his home. According to the rotation plan, Zhang Tong still has three years of service, and after three years, that is, five years, Zhang Tong will be transferred out of the diamond base and then return to the galaxy.

As a soldier who sent the Andromeda system, Zhang Tong's rank will be promoted when he returns. Then there are certain advantages in terms of distribution. This can be regarded as a benefit for Zhang Tong, you must know that in peacetime, the promotion of soldiers is very slow, and it is not what it used to be. For example, during the two wars between the Earth civilization and the Gaia civilization, some young generals came to the fore, and this situation only happened at that time.

In peacetime, one of the characteristics of the army is that it is done in a step-by-step manner, and after graduating from a military school, ordinary cadets are awarded the rank of second lieutenant. As for the rank of lieutenant, it is theoretically possible to award it to graduates of military schools, although this has become rare in recent decades. After graduation, it generally takes five to ten years to go from second lieutenant to lieutenant, and about ten to fifteen years from lieutenant to captain. If you reach the school official Cheng dù, it will take longer to be promoted according to the normal level. Of course, this promotion will be shortened if the grades are outstanding and a certain skill advantage is added. In addition, only combat exploits on the battlefield can increase the possibility of promotion.

As a result, compared with the graduates of the military academy in the same period, Zhang Tong is still relatively lucky. Those students who stayed in the solar system have only been second lieutenants so far, but Zhang Tong has already carried the rank of lieutenant. And three years later, a captain is almost firmly on his shoulders, in this case, if you add a little luck, then thirty years later, Zhang Tong may be able to become the captain of a battleship.

"Zhang Tong! Over here! ”

At noon, Zhang Tong came to the restaurant on time, and as soon as he stepped into the restaurant, he heard a greeting, and when he heard the voice, he saw Tuwen and Jackson waving to him not far away.

A hint of surprise flashed, and then Zhang Tong, who was full of smiles, waved happily at them, and then Zhang Tong went to fetch the food first, and then walked in the direction of Tuwen and them with a plate full of food.

"When did you come back?" Sitting down, Zhang Tong didn't eat first, but asked.

"You came back last night, didn't you have an accident?" Jackson smiled, and Tuwen also smiled aside, the two of them deliberately didn't tell Zhang Tong in advance, it seemed that they were going to surprise him today. Jackson and Zhang Tong were military cadets at the same time, and the two of them were classmates. As for Tuwen is a soldier of the Blue Star Civilization, but when Zhang Tong and them just arrived at the diamond base, Tuwen, who arrived a few days earlier than them, quickly got to know each other, and because of their personalities, the three became good friends, but Zhang Tong served in the base headquarters, and Tuwen and Jackson served in the base fleet.

"It's been long enough this time, and I was still wondering why you haven't come back yesterday." Zhang Tong smiled and shook his head, the expressions of the two good friends he already understood the surprise to himself.

"Yes, it's been more than three months, and I really miss the food at the base." Tuwen sighed, and at the same time took a spoon and dug a large spoonful of rice poured with gravy into his mouth, and then looked like he was enjoying it deliciously.

"Don't pretend, isn't the food on the ship bad? Don't forget that there is a logistical supply component within my area of responsibility. Look at the picture and text's expression. Zhang Tong shook his head to expose his lie, but Tuwen said instead: "How can this be the same, the feeling of eating in the spaceship is different from that of the base, and the feeling of this food is also very different." ”

After speaking. Tuwen suddenly laughed, and like Tuwen, Jackson was also happy on the side, Zhang Tong could only shake his head helplessly for this kind of crooked reasoning, this guy has always been like this. He's used to it. These days, the two of them went on a mission and haven't seen each other for a long time, and now after reuniting, Zhang Tong is very happy.

Graphic and Jackson have just returned from their mission, and this mission is no different from the previous ones, both of which are exploration and patrol of the target airspace of the Andromeda Galaxy. It's just that compared to the previous mission, their mission time is relatively long, because this time they not only have to carry out ordinary missions, but also escort a scientific research spacecraft to conduct scientific investigations in the selected airspace direction.

While eating. The three of them chatted. Graphic and Jackson recounted some anecdotes from their mission, including some of the research spacecraft's expeditions to a small galaxy. Zhang Tong is the staff officer of the base, although his military rank is not high, but the level of secrecy is sufficient, not to mention that what they are talking about is not too secret, even if there is confidential content, the two junior officers will not be able to touch it.

"I heard that this mission is mainly to find the location of the third forward base?" Zhang Tong asked.

"That's right." Jackson nodded, "It's no secret. ”

"And what about the location?" Zhang Tong asked curiously.

At this time, Tuwen shook his head first: "Where is it so easy, in terms of probability, the entire Andromeda galaxy has countless life planets like the Milky Way, and there are many terrestrial planets that can be transformed." However, depending on our current exploration methods, it is not so easy to find the right planet. Although a terrestrial planet was discovered during this mission, the scientific research spacecraft gave a negative answer after analyzing the terrestrial planet. ”

"The environment isn't suitable?" Zhang Tong asked.

"Pretty much." Tuwen nodded: "The main thing is that the environment of that airspace is not suitable, there is a powerful meteorite belt in the interior of the small galaxy, plus the orbital position of the terrestrial planet is exactly at the edge of the meteorite belt." According to the angle of revolution and rotation, this meteorite belt will meet the terrestrial planets every 12 years, so that it ....... ”

Speaking of which, you don't need to go any further to understand Zhang Tong. This situation is indeed not suitable for the construction of a forward base in this place. It is important to know that meteorite belts in space will inevitably cause impacts when they meet the orbits of terrestrial planets. The strength of this impact is very powerful, and although Shuanghuan's current technology can be protected by some special technology, the resources consumed in this way are also extremely terrifying. From input to consumption. Including the impact every 12 years, this is more than worth the cost.

"Then this time there is still no gain!" Zhang Tong couldn't help but sigh, over the years, Shuanghuan Company has carried out many missions in order to select the site of the third advance base, originally he thought that they had been on a mission for so long this time, so maybe the site of the third base has been missing, who would have thought that it would still be this regrettable result.

"There's no way around it." Jackson sighed and said: "A primordial life planet like the Twin Ring Planet is almost desirable but unattainable, let alone the Twin Ring Planet, and the diamond base we are staying in now was not selected after a long investigation?" So every qiē depends on luck, the universe is so big, when you are lucky, maybe you can meet a mission. ”

"That's ...... too." Zhang Tong nodded approvingly, but then again, the map and text of their mission this time was not without gains, although that small galaxy including that kind of terrestrial planet was not suitable for the site of the forward base, but they found a terrestrial asteroid with high value nearby.

According to the illustration, this terrestrial asteroid is rich in rare mineral resources, and it also contains several resources that have never been discovered before, which is why their mission is too long. According to the experts on the scientific research spacecraft, this terrestrial asteroid has great development value, and it may not be long before Shuanghuan will carry out a series of excavations and developments there, and even build a small smelter and space station.

This news is good, but whether it is Zhang Tong or Tuwen, or Jackson, they are just soldiers. They didn't know much about science, so the news passed after just mentioning it, and they moved on to other topics, including how they were with each other these days.

The lunch time was not long, so their communication could not last long, Zhang Tong stood up after eating, made an appointment with Tuwen and them to talk again in the evening, and then put the food plate at the recycling point, and then went to the base headquarters.

The day's work passed quickly, and when the artificial sun gradually became dim, Zhang Tong's work was completed. As a staff officer, compared with ordinary officers and soldiers in the absence of duty tasks, it is still more leisurely, after dealing with the work in hand, and then handing over with the staff officer who took over, Zhang Tong left the base headquarters, and then he called and contacted Tuwen and Jackson, and the three agreed to go to the officers' club at noon and evening to drink and chat together, and get together.

When Zhang Tong arrived at the officer's club, Tuwen and they hadn't come yet, Zhang Tong sat down at the bar, beckoned the bartender to bring him a beer, drank beer, waited for the arrival of his friends, and didn't wait long, a glass of beer was not finished and saw Tuwen and them enter the club.

"Hey!" Jackson ran over with a smile, stretched out his hand and hit Zhang Tong, and then asked for a glass of beer, as for Tuwen can't get used to drinking this, he wants the sparkling wine of Blue Star Civilization, the three of them each left the bar with a glass in one hand and found a place to sit down, just sat down and didn't wait to say anything, Zhang Tong felt a violent shock to the personal intelligence brain of his wrist, looked down, he quickly stood up in surprise, because it showed that it was actually an order for emergency assembly. (To be continued.) )