Cosmic Century U.C0079 January 21, SIDE3, Colony 'Ruhr'

'Get up! Hungry and cold slaves! ’

'Get up! People all over the world who are suffering! ’

。。。。。。

The song from the player was enthusiastic, it was in the very far past, very old, the song of some brave people who had no plan to resist, and today, this song has become the so-called forbidden song.

Although the song sounds a little ear-hurting in a closed spacesuit, Nishijo Ryuichi seems a little willing, nodding his head to the song and humming softly while completing the heavy work.

Through some simple modifications, Shinjo Ryuichi added an external speaker to the communicator of his work clothes, and then he privately tampered with the computer module of his work clothes, which allowed him to listen to songs while working.

This is clearly against the law.

Even today, space operations are still very dangerous work, so according to the federal engineering safety regulations, there are uniform standards for spacesuits for various purposes, and it is strictly forbidden to modify them privately, although there are not many transformations in Shinjo Ryuichi, but if they are handled in strict accordance with the regulations, he will have to stay in prison for at least a few years.

It stands to reason that Xinzhuang Ryuichi should have gone in early, but until today he is still at large, naturally there is a reason, originally according to the Federation's space operation engineering safety regulations, this kind of outer space work suit has to be thoroughly overhauled once a year, and a special government department is responsible for it, but since the founding of Zeon, the power of the Federation has left SIDE3, for a variety of reasons, such an inspection has gradually approached the formality, and finally exists in name only.

It has to be said that the original space safety engineering regulations are typical bureaucratic products, with numerous and complex procedures, low efficiency, and poor implementation by the inspection department, which has already ended up with countless complaints, and the capitalists complain that the inefficiency of this set of regulations wastes the money they have invested, and the workers it should protect do not appreciate it, this set of rules and regulations is too complicated, and even enough to open a special course in the law major of the university to teach this regulation, and according to the regulations, Every worker who wants to work in outer space must pass the exam of this regulation.

Not only that, but the law also forces workers to spend more time enforcing it, which is obviously unpopular with workers.

Inefficient garbage, that's what this regulation is all about.

In fact, after the existence of this set of inspection regulations, the efficiency of relevant space operations has suddenly increased.

For this reason, the relevant media also sneered at the Federation, and advertised itself as Zeon's efficiency, claiming that Zeon's cosmic operation efficiency was more than twice that of the Federation.

That's true, but comparatively, there are several times more worker deaths due to various accidents than in the federal government, but it's a necessary price, isn't it?

After all, you can't expect to be efficient and safe, you can either be efficient or safe, and obviously, efficiency is much more important than safety for Zeon's 'employers'.

The capitalists deliberately ignored this aspect, and the workers were greedy for convenience, thinking that they would not be so unlucky that they would just break down, and instead of wasting time checking equipment, it was better to use the incident for other things.

Shinjo Ryuichi may be the same kind of person, he pays little attention to his equipment except for the most basic inspections, and for this young man who is over twenty years old, he is more willing to pursue those things that are more enthusiastic and colorful than tedious inspections.

For example, revolutions.

Before the age of twenty, he never thought that he would believe these things, and when his father, mother, uncle and uncle scolded the government and complained about their misery at family gatherings, he always felt that they had no overall vision at all, and they did not think about the country at all, and he did not take into account that the people who raised him were such 'rat-eyed' parents.

On one occasion he puffed up his tongue and used the words and logic that he parroted from the news and from the Internet, which seemed to make sense, to dismiss his father, who complained about prices, and he told his father that this was a temporary difficulty, that it was all the fault of the Federation, that Zeon needed the sacrifice of everyone, that not willing to sacrifice was 'counter-revolutionary', and that 'counter-revolutionary' was unpatriotic and everyone's enemy.

His father, who was busy with work and hadn't read a page for a long time and absorbed some new knowledge, had a blue face, but couldn't think of anything to refute, and finally he ended the conversation with a slap on Shinjo Ryu's face, which also made Shinjo Ryuichi feel even more that his father was a bastard who 'didn't listen to people and didn't do anything', and waved his fist when he didn't speak well.

Since then, their relationship has been estranged.

When he started working himself, he found that he couldn't help but say the same things as his parents.

Only then did he realize how irresponsible he had been in the past, and how he had broken his father's heart, and how his so-called logic of a strong country full of 'sacrifice and dedication' was just based on the fact that he did not need his work and dedication, and he wanted to apologize to his father, but he never had the opportunity again.

Shinjo Ryuichi's father, a sailor, died in the circle of Jupiter during an expedition, reportedly killed by pirates.

His mother, a full-time housewife who was not very good at running a household, was in the middle of the family and the family environment that had been relatively good suddenly declined, and then the family had to start borrowing money to get by, and then it was difficult to borrow money, so they had to sell their house in the Zm district and move to the Ruhr district, where the workers lived.

Shortly after graduating from high school, Ryuichi Shinjo dropped out of school to start working, learned a little bit of technology, and now works as a maintenance worker in a small company.

When he was in school, Nishijo Ryuichi liked to see those countries, nations, Zeon's independence, the freedom of the people of the universe and other big things, he felt his blood boiling after watching it, and then he was going to go to school to talk with his partners, and the partners were fooled by his big words and couldn't find the north, so they looked at him with adoring eyes, and then Shinjo Ryuichi became proud, thinking that he was the best of the partners.

This kind of life is gone forever, and by the time Nijo Ryuichi notices, he has been attracted to another set of things.

Why do you live so painfully?

Is it because you haven't worked hard enough?

Why is it that some people are born superior, rich, powerful, famous, and women, but they have nothing?

Is it because he was born lowly?

No, the reason why people live so hard is because there is another group of people, a group of people from above, who rule over themselves, because most of what they produce is taken away cheaply!

I'm enslaved!

When this is perceived, anyone who is not numb will be angry.

Why?

Xinzhuang Longyi is no exception, he looked at these things, listened to others say these things, he felt wronged, he felt that he was capable, but he did not get a fair evaluation, he was unwilling.

This kind of thing, although suppressed by the government in power with the demise of the Soviet Union, whether it was the Federation or Zeon, has always been circulating among the working community, after all, although the C.C.C.P. has brought about its own demise, communism is an idea, and ideas do not die.

The essence of Shinjo Ryuichi has not changed much, he listens to this, he feels that he has awakened, and he is higher than those who have not awakened, but those who have not awakened will not look at him with respectful eyes, so he has to argue with them, to persuade them to accept his ideas, and then he himself will appear to be wise, his rhetoric does not actually penetrate into the essence of doctrine, but only picks out the most incendiary fragments to preach, but the effect of this is probably more effective than the long Sutra of Nianism, There are not many people who are really willing to think deeply, and most people listen to him and believe him.

Shinjo Ryuichi is such a person, it's really not easy to define him, it all depends on what kind of person you think he is.

Just when Ryuichi Shinjo was immersed in singing, a communication request came into his communicator, and when he looked at it, it was his hair small, and Chris Dorodi, who also worked for this satellite wall maintenance company, did not turn off the music, and connected the communication.

【Long Yi。。。。。。 Wow! What a sound this is! 】

Chris was taken aback by the strong singing voice of the Internationale, and Shin Zhuang Ryu looked at it sideways, and the work clothes next to him, Chris, shook a little, and almost dropped the solar panel in his hand.

"Ah, sorry, I forgot." Shinjo Ryuichi turned off the music with some guilt.

[It doesn't matter。。。。。。 But are you listening to that song again? If my dad finds out again。。。。。。 】

"He's not going to find out."

Chris's father is the boss of Shinjo Ryuichi, Hole Dorodi, he is also the legal representative of this satellite wall maintenance company, it sounds like Dorodi's family is quite rich, but in fact, this 'enterprise' is just a small business with less than ten people, Chris's father is also a worker, and after opening this maintenance company, he only barely made a living by receiving orders from colonial satellite communes.

[That's how you get disciplined.] 】

Another woman's voice came, her words with a smirking twist, her voice sounding a little hoarse and distorted through the inferior communicator, but Shinjo Ryuichi was still able to distinguish it at once.

Her name is Holly Dorodi, and as you can tell from the name, she is Chris's sister, and she is also the eldest daughter of the Dorodi family, the eldest sister of the six siblings, and she is a few years older than Chris and Ryuichi Shinjo.

Holly is an energetic girl, cheerful, outstanding work ability, although her appearance is not overwhelming, but she is also ordinary beautiful, she has a strong sense of responsibility, and she is also a capable woman who takes the lead in the company.

The Dorodi family and the new dealer are neighbors, and Holly can be said to be the childhood sweetheart of the Shinjo Ryuichi, when he first moved to the Ruhr, the new dealer was poor and received a lot of help from the Dorodi family, and the young Ryuichi also got a lot of help from Holly.

As a result, there was a feeling of affection, but Holly seemed to only regard Ryuichi as a younger brother a few years younger than herself, and was indifferent to his kindness, which made Ryuichi a little discouraged.

"Sister Holly, please be merciful," Long Yi smiled bitterly and begged Holly not to tell Holler: "Uncle Holler has trained people。。。。。。 I'm going to have a stomach ache for a week. ”

Hole Dorodi was a tough, determined man, with little knowledge and no background, and he supported his family of nine by working hard to support a large family of nine, and was even able to open a business, albeit a small, family business that watched the faces of big customers.

He treats Long Yi as his own son, after Long Yi dropped out of high school because of a fight, he also asked Long Yi to learn some skills in his own company to support himself and his mother, and similarly, he also used the harshness of his son on Long Yi, he was very unaccustomed to Long Yi and other workers' boastful talk, and felt that this was dangerous and not beneficial, and it was not good for Long Yi, so he repeatedly taught him a lesson.

[Since you know everything。。。。。。 】

Holly sighed.

[Then don't do this kind of thing again.] 】

Her tone became a little stern, with inexplicable emotion.

[You can't do this all the time, Long Yi, stop thinking about those things that don't matter. 】

[There is gossip with people, fantasy, why don't you learn more? 】

[Before, my father said that you would go to a technical school, but you also refused, do you want to live like this for the rest of your life? ] 】

[Life is your own, you have to be down-to-earth - Long Yi, are you listening? ] 】

"Ahhhhhh

Ryuichi was a little irritable, as if he had been taught by his mother.

[What kind of tone are you! Long Yi, it's because you're always like this, I 。。。。。。。 】

As if provoked by Ryuichi, Holly couldn't help but raise her voice.

[Okay, okay. 】

Just when they seemed to be about to quarrel, Chris quickly interrupted them:

[Sister, calm down, Long Yi, you too, don't talk back to your sister, this will definitely lose~]

Chris snorted, trying to appease the two.

[Chris, you too, let you go to school and don't go。。。。。。 】

As if thinking that if she continued to talk about it, she might quarrel again, but Holly, who had calmed down, sighed and did not continue.

[Forget it, hurry up and get to work, this time the work is very tight, and I don't know why I rushed so fast。。。。。。 】

Then they got to work, and there was an awkward atmosphere between them, and the silence gave goosebumps, and Chris was caught between his friend and sister, and he could only work with a wry smile while enduring the heavy air.

Time kept passing like this, and Ryuichi and Holly seemed to be caught up in their own thoughts.

[Hey, wake me up!] Didn't you hear me? 】

A slightly thicker middle-aged man's voice roared, his tone full of dissatisfaction.

Long Yi was excited behind him, and then he reacted:

"I—I'm listening, Uncle Holler!"

[Dad, has something happened?] 】

What are you doing! Although it is only an exterior wall repair operation, it is also in the universe, and it all lifts my spirit! 】

Holler yelled at the three of them, and in the middle of the term, mixed with Chris's slightly aggrieved "I obviously answered", he said very dissatisfied.

[You are not new anymore, and you will still make such low-level mistakes!] 】

[If this is the case, you all don't do it, go home as soon as possible, I don't want to collect your corpses at this age!] 】

He scolded and scolded, but Long Yi didn't dare to reply at all, and after a while, Holler stopped indignantly, and then Long Yi plucked up the courage to ask:

"What's going on, Uncle Holler?"

[You adjust the channel to the rescue channel and see if you can find anything?] 】

"Rescue Channel?"

Ryuichi was a little dazed, but he did it anyway.

There was a rustling sound in the rescue channel.

[What's going on, Dad?] 】

Holly asked, and Holler, who was on the work boat, replied with some confusion.

[I seem to have received a distress signal on this channel just now, although it was only for a moment, but it was indeed a distress signal. 】

[But the signal seems to be very bad, is something happening?] 】

"SOS signal, is it in this area?" Long Yi said, there was no hint of belief in his tone.

After all, this is not a remote route, but the Ruhr colony of SIDE3, which is the hinterland of Zeon, if someone really asks for help, it must be the garrison who received it first, and he thinks that Holler probably heard it wrong.

As if sensing Ryuichi's distrust, Holler said impatiently:

[In short, if you want to cut the channel, you can cut it, don't care so much, of course it's best if you don't, if someone really dies, we should also help out of morality.] 】

[Prick up your ears!] 】

Long Yi didn't dare to confront Holer, so he had to start to adjust the band in a huff.

And nothing was found.

However, just when Long Yi and the others were about to give up, and Holler thought that he had really misheard, a faint, extremely faint distress signal came into Long Yi's communicator.

【Seeking 。。。。。。 Distress...... 】

"Wait, did you hear that?" Long Yi was excited, and asked subconsciously.

[What's going on?] 】

【。。。。。。 This...... Here it is。。。。。 Lucky...... 】

"Be quiet, I seem to have found it!"

Ryuichi slowly adjusted the frequency, and then—

【。。。 Help, help, this is the Zeon Wehrmacht battleship Leipzig, our ship has been badly damaged and has lost the ability to move, I ask for the help of everyone who can receive this message, the Zeon Duchy will pay those who help us——]

[Repeat, this is the Zeon Wehrmacht battleship Leipzig-]

This voice kept echoing in Ryuichi's spacesuit.

Let him feel a wave of disgust, Zeon's warship。。。。。。

Ryuichi Shinjo didn't want to help at all, and that's true.