It's been five days since the last time it was online, and Kwafu's research on dark rain has been very slow, and the detectors ahead have barely sent back any decisive data. On the surface, this situation seems to be good news, after Kwafu changed the course, he has left the dark matter area, the dark rain crisis may be lifted at any time, and the route to the front is safe again.

But in the long run, Kuafu missed this opportunity to study dark matter, and it cannot make up for the gap in human knowledge of the unknown dark matter system. In the universe, relying solely on luck and probability to save oneself is the worst option.

Everyone has a mixed mood now, not only wanting to get something from the edge of dark matter, but also wanting to survive the catastrophe safely and leave the problem to future human civilization.

"The first-class crew of the telecommunication group of the Ministry of Communications and Information is Jiqing!"

"Here!"

As soon as Qing Qing returned to reality from the online lobby and was about to take a break to make up for the fatigue caused by intense work, a high-level communication request was sent. Under Xiaoba's reminder, Jiqing, who was sitting in front of the console and was half-asleep and half-awake, woke up and subconsciously connected to the communication. There is an old-fashioned and serious face on the video, which is vaguely familiar, but the frozen thinking makes Jiqing unable to remember the identity of the other party for a while.

"Identity confirmed! Hello, I'm Sen Li, and now I'm giving you a personnel order from the headquarters! As soon as this sentence came out, Jiqing was confused and felt a little bad. Personnel orders under the fourth-level combat readiness state are not easy to think about, especially the personnel orders issued by the headquarters in person, which should be cross-departmental.

"In view of the threat of dark rain to the Kwafu, the Pioneer Exploration Fleet, as the most important front station to deal with this crisis, the first-class crew of the Communication and Signal Department was transferred to the Pioneer Exploration Ship Detection Team. You have 210 minutes to prepare, hand over the work to the center as soon as possible, and the list of prepared items has been sent to your smart assistant, which will assist you in completing the preparations. Before the deadline, you have to make all the preparations and go to Shuttle 1 to report to me. ”

"Yes!" This incident was so sudden, Jiqing's heart was at a loss.

"What's the problem? You can bring it up now. "The other party also knows that this time things are a bit sudden." Now it is a fourth-level combat readiness state, and all orders are to deal with the dark rain crisis and better protect Kuafu and all the crew, and all crew members must accept all orders and transfer orders. ”

"I ...... No. Jiqing couldn't help but asked, "Is there anything wrong with the Pioneer Ship?" ”

"Encountering a new situation, about 39 minutes ago, the front-end detector work became very unstable, and the information data loss rate was very large. The current detectors are the eyes of Kuafu, the most critical factor in dealing with the dark rain crisis, and the data they get is very important, so more personnel and computing power are needed to repair and analyze the data. The personnel of the Radar Detection Department are nervous, so I will temporarily transfer the personnel of your Communications Department. ”

Unstable signal?

Jiqing thought that he had encountered a similar situation when he was communicating with Yan Ru some time ago, and he didn't care about it at the time, and then the hull hull was damaged. Now that I think about it, there seems to be a certain relationship between the two, could it be that they happened at the same time, or that the blocked communication was a sign of the arrival of dark rain? If this is the case, is the detector already in contact with the dark rain area?

"I have an idea, will dark matter affect the spatial transmission state of signals? Is it possible that the detector is already approaching the dark rain area? Jiqing hurriedly raised this question, such important information must be fed back to the fleet top management as soon as possible, so that the Pioneer ship can be prepared.

"It's possible, we have expected this situation, but we have not used sufficient evidence, the Pioneer has adjusted its navigation status according to the predetermined evasion plan, but it cannot be withdrawn now, because the Pioneer ship still has important tasks ahead."

"What task?"

"Keep it a secret for now, you should know the specific mission when you get there. One thing that can be revealed is that the content of the mission is an alternative to dealing with the dark rain, which can add an insurance to the safety of Kuafu. Okay, you hurry up and get ready, I have other tasks to do. This mission is very dangerous, you have to be fully prepared, I will lead the team to go with you, I hope we and the Pioneer ship return safely! ”

"Yes!"

To ensure the safety of Kuafu, I want to come to the Pioneer Ship to approach the dark rain area, which is also to make necessary preparations and experiments for the study of dark matter. After all, this opportunity is rare, if it weren't for the gravitational wind anomaly, Kuafu might have crashed headlong into the danger area according to the original route, and encountered broken bones, how could he be fully prepared now.

However, approaching the dark rain with the Pioneer Ship, Ji Qing still trembled a little when he thought about this matter, but he didn't have time to think about it now, and he had to hurry up to prepare for his work handover and personal equipment.

Before Jiqing handed over the work, he still sent a message to Yan Ru, who was far away in Shennong, explaining that he was going to the pioneer ship, but the other party did not reply immediately, thinking that he might be on a rotational break.

Jiqing was a little disappointed, recently Kua's father was in an emergency, and he was also busy with heavy work, the two of them almost never communicated like before, and the other party also knew the situation here, and occasionally sent a few messages to inquire about the situation. Jiqing only replied with a few words, originally hoping to explain after the crisis was over, but he didn't expect that he would be transferred from his original post immediately and go to the pioneer ship, and I don't know if there will be a chance to communicate again in the future.

The process of preparation, time flies, when Jiqing has completed most of the preparations with the assistance of Xiaoba, when he was already hopeless, Yan Ru's information arrived, only two simple words.

"Are you there?"

"Here it is!"

"Message: I saw ......"

……

"How's it going?"

"Almost...... There is still some information that needs to be sorted out......"

……

"How are you doing?"

"Well, what about you?"

"Very good......"

"How's the work?"

"It's still the same...... What's changed"

……

I don't know why, since the moment Jiqing told Yan Ru that he was going to be transferred to the Vanguard Fleet, the relationship between the two people has undergone some indescribable changes.

In the past, those topics that could not be talked about endlessly and had almost no scruples have now become together and do not know what to say. It's not that he has nothing to say, no ideas, Jiqing told Yan Ru when he thought of a lot of things to leave in private, but when it came to contact, he didn't know what to say, there was always a strong dam to block those thoughts in his heart.

As if affected by the state of Jiqing, Yan Ru, who was far away in Shennong, also changed her previous state of talking and became a little reserved.

Why is this so, and what exactly is being avoided?

After a long time, the two of them did not transmit new information to each other, Jiqing felt the slightly special and wonderful atmosphere, and his fingers stayed a few millimeters above the sound collection button, his fingers trembled slightly, but he insisted on this small distance and did not dare to overcome.

"The time is almost up." A small voice came, and Hachi seemed to have changed as a person, not babbling as usual.

Ji Qing was startled, his fingers subconsciously moved down a little, and then quickly lifted up.

With a slight prompt, the other party sent a message at this time, and Jiqing quickly clicked on it.

"Is it time to leave in a moment?"

"Hmm......" Jiqing thought for a while before replying with a word.

I don't know when I'll be able to chat like this next time. There was a faint hint of strangeness in Yan Ru's tone, and this feeling suddenly began to swell rapidly as the voice entered Jiqing's heart, and then suddenly burst out of his throat.

"Yan Ru, in fact, I want to ...... To you...... I ...... to you"

As soon as the last three words came out, Ji Qing's fingers trembled, and he left the sound collection button, and the feeling just now did shrink back at the critical moment, and he shook his head.

What's the use of saying it? Two people who span light years only rely on some special particle to maintain a brief connection, and this feeling seems to matter whether it is right or wrong. If it is wrong, speaking out will only cause trouble and remorse; If it is right, it is unknown what will happen in the future under the barrier of time and space. Now for Jiqing, the most important thing is the existence of this feeling, which is enough.

Jiqing listened carefully and repeatedly to this voice that was not emitted, silently feeling the wonderful feeling, and finally lightly clicked on the delete button, and this memory only remained in his memory.

"I wish you a safe voyage!" In the last sentence before parting, Jiqing used such a common blessing.

"Safe navigation...... Come back soon. ”

Jiqing's eyes stayed on the last four words, as if he saw something, whether it was an illusion of hope or a fantasy, he felt a kind of warmth, and he silently left a sentence in his heart that could never be realized - I hope we can meet.

Jiqing stood up and prepared to set off for the dock to take the shuttle to the Pioneer Ship, he knew that he was about to start a new life experience, directly facing the mysterious crisis of the universe, and no one knew what was waiting for him. Just like what Mengxian said in Hualong Dao, their road is rugged and the road ahead is unknown, but there are wonderful scenery on the road, which makes people live in vain.

At this time, Jiqing's heart couldn't calm down at all, he could feel a little chill all over his body, but there was a hot current in his heart that was spreading around in the trembling, and the speed was very slow. Whether he is scared or excited now, that kind of emotion is the most, he himself can't tell, in the face of the unknown, human instinct will be like this.

He walked to the door and turned his head to look at the small cabin, which was no different from all the cabins, everything was a standard equipment that had been established since Kuafu's departure, and had not changed for hundreds of years. The only difference between staying here is your own memories.