"Can we really eat all of these?" In the ecological garden, a female mercenary looked at the fruit placed in front of her and asked hesitantly.

The mercenaries on both sides also looked at each other, although the income of the mercenaries was not low, but fruit was also a luxury item for them.

After learning that these mercenaries were a material delivery team sent by the greenhouse, the old man invited them all in and asked Yanagihara to hold a banquet with vegetables and fruits.

"Don't worry, I'm going to leave here anyway, it's a waste if I don't eat these things, and I don't know how long it will take until the greenhouse comes to recycle them." Looking at the hesitant appearance of the mercenaries, the old man said with a smile, and first ate a thumb-sized fruit.

"Then you're welcome." After the old man's affirmation, a male mercenary at the table finally smiled heartily, and reached out to pick up a piece of cutlery that was a little too clean in his eyes.

In fact, he couldn't wait to try these rare things.

"Howard, please be a little polite." The mercenary captain sitting on the side looked at the appearance of his subordinates, and said with a slightly dark face.

"What's the matter, didn't this gentleman say that he would eat casually?" The mercenary named Howard had already stuffed several cloves of cut fruit into his mouth at this time, so much so that the sound he made was a little muffled.

"Then please maintain some basic etiquette."

"Alright, okay, don't be so serious, Lan Dodge. Try this, I promise it's a lot tastier than the nutritional pills we usually eat. ”

Captain Lan Dodge was about to say something, but the next moment, a small tomato was stuffed into his mouth.

As the skin and flesh cracked, a slightly sour sweet syrup flowed in his mouth. This is an irresistible allure for a person who has become accustomed to nibbling on jerky-stuff every day.

"Hmm." With a rise and fall of the Adam's apple, Lan Daoqi stopped talking, just silently lowered his head and ate what was in front of him.

A closer look reveals that there were eleven members of the mercenary's team, and their arrival made the observation station, which should have been a little quiet, a lot more lively.

Especially after they gradually get used to the environment and open their hearts.

The sound of jokes, chatter, and snatching all rang out at the table for a while, one after another.

The old man looked at the scene in front of him, always with a little smile on his face, he didn't know how long it had been since he had felt this kind of excitement, this feeling of being in the middle of a crowd.

At this time, he suddenly realized that he really seemed to have been out of the crowd for too long.

"That." Suddenly, a somewhat timid voice came from the old man's side.

The old man turned his head sideways and saw a mercenary girl with short hair.

"Please, can I take a picture?" The young mercenary nervously held a camera in his hand and asked the old man carefully.

"Oh." The old man laughed knowingly, nodded, and spread his hands and said, "Of course, please feel free, lovely lady." ”

The mercenary girl turned red at the old man's words, then bowed slightly, ran to the side excitedly, and took pictures of the fruits on the dinner plate and the plants in the ecological garden.

A cold-looking girl appeared next to Al, who squatted with Al by a flowerbed, observing the flowers and plants inside.

The rest of the men were not so delicate, and they sat around the table, talking and laughing, and fighting for each other's food, mixed with a few words of gratitude to the old man.

The scene is a little chaotic, and the shame is certain, but it doesn't make people feel so dissatisfied.

After all, behind the seemingly bold actions of the mercenaries, there is still a trace of proportion, at least not too excessive, and they have always maintained basic respect for the elderly.

"By the way, Mr. Aztod, you just said you were going to get out of here, didn't you?"

In the midst of the noise, the mercenary captain Lan Daoqi seemed to suddenly remember something, raised his head and asked the old man.

As for the old man's name, he had learned it from the small talk he had just had.

"That's right." The old man didn't hide much of Lan Daoqi's question, but just smiled and gave an affirmative answer.

"Then I may ask, why is that?" There was a slight doubt in Lan Daoqi's eyes, in his opinion, this was obviously a unilateral decision made by the old man, otherwise the greenhouse would not have let them continue to transport supplies.

Of course, so far this observatory has given him far more doubts than this, whether it is the place where there are only three people living in the big place, or the botanical garden in front of him, there are too many places that he can't understand.

If it weren't for the fact that he had secretly determined the safety issue when he came in, and saw the name tag with the photo on the old man's chest, he would have even doubted the old man's identity.

"That's it." The old man's voice paused for a while, then he chuckled and shook his head, "Do you know what this observatory is for?" ”

"Hmmm······" Lan Daoqi frowned and thought for a while, then looked at the old man uncertainly, and said, "Observe the climate? ”

"Nope." The old man sat down in his seat and waved his hand gently.

"It's used to observe astronomical planets, and the greenhouse wants to use it to find a way to allow humans to travel in space. And now that I'm able to leave, I don't think I need to explain anything about it, right? ”

The conversation between the old man and Lan Daoqi attracted the attention of most of the people at the table, so as the old man's voice fell, the noise around the table fell silent for a moment.

Everyone heard the old man's voice clearly, so they all heard the words clearly.

I can leave now.

As relatively knowledgeable mercenaries, they basically know what space represents, and it is a place above the sky.

There, the stars are at your fingertips, and the possibilities are endless.

"So, you mean ······" After a moment of silence, Lan Daoqi asked slowly, opening his mouth slightly.

Even he didn't realize that he had subconsciously changed the name of the old man.

"I've discovered the path that would allow humans to survive in space." The old man nodded and calmly gave a reply.

“······”

"Oh my God, so maybe I'll be able to go on a trip to space in my lifetime?"

"Is it really possible to touch the stars with your hands there?"

"It's unbelievable, I've read a book that requires at least 10,000 exclusion checks."

The silence at the table was suddenly broken by a louder noise.

Looking at the excitement and joy on the faces of the mercenaries, the old man felt like he had seen himself who had discovered the human evacuation plan for the first time.

Yes, yes, the old man thought.

That's what I'm for, that's what I'm looking forward to.

I'm here for the moment, for people to imagine the future.

To do this, I am willing to give everything I have, even if it is to use up a period of time, which is comparable to a lifetime.