Chapter 9: The Mysterious Old Man
The space station reached the shadow side of Mercury, and when the lights were turned off, the whole room went dark. Su Zhuo stood by the porthole, looking at the beautiful starry sky in a daze.
This is the second day of his arrival at the space station, and the communicator has not yet been repaired, but it is already able to communicate for short distances, and in three hours the space station will be close to a space city, and then Su Zhuo can go there and take the spacecraft back to Earth from there.
Due to the unexpected impact of the Sun experiment, many of the space station's long-range transmission and reception equipment were affected, and there was no way to watch the TV, which made Su Zhuo's plan to know the latest situation through the news also frustrated.
He was a little anxious in his heart, the earth was 60 million kilometers away from here, and it was still getting farther and farther away, even if the earth was destroyed, it would be at least a day before Mercury could get the news.
He lay down, tossing and turning, not knowing how his uncle was doing. Alas, there are ...... That bastard, he's on Pluto, disaster strikes, and the first one to finish is definitely him, but he's a bastard himself, and he's dead...... He didn't think any further, sighed, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
came out, lay down on the bed, still couldn't sleep, although he hadn't had a good rest since he woke up, but because of nervousness and anxiety, he still didn't feel sleepy.
He sat up suddenly, looking at his hands, slender and well-proportioned, but nothing special, he looked at his body in the faint light, as far as he could see, nothing special.
So...... He thought, "What power have I gained?" At first, he didn't have time to think about it, but now it slowly took on a very important place in his thinking.
But apparently, he is not a light-controller like his uncle, and then he also tries to talk to others from his heart like that bastard, but it turns out completely in vain...... He's unfortunately not a very useful talker in team battles.
What about the others? Based on the transformation abilities that existed in his memory, he experimented one by one, but he gained little.
This dismayed him, he was just a helpless wretch, and in the face of the coming insect tide, he could only pray that the humans would repel the invading enemies in space, or that he would never encounter those bugs.
He was cranky and distracted, but after all he was too tired, so he fell asleep groggily.
Darkness enveloped the boy in the room, and as he fell asleep, a glimmer of light from the porthole cast on his young and immature face, causing it to glow slightly.
Then the glimmer slowly expanded, from his face to his neck, chest, and abdomen...... Even the bare feet, even the backs that were not facing the portholes, were gradually shrouded in this glimmer. If someone happened to come in at this time, they would definitely jump up in surprise, it was really fantastic, and the boy who was sleeping peacefully turned into a light man......
"Tuk-tuk."
Su Zhuo woke up and looked at the time, but only two and a half hours had passed, but he felt that his mental state had never been better. He rubbed his eyes and said, "Please come in." Then he got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash his face.
The red-haired Sam walked in and said, "Su Zhuo, the stationmaster called you, in the liaison room below. ”
"Oh. I'll be right away. Su Yun said that he put on a loose space station overalls, and inside the overalls were T-shirts and underwear and underwear that Sam later lent him "privately".
Then he walked out and went with Sam to the liaison room below, where Stationmaster Levido was already there, and Levido said, "We'll connect to the communications of Space City later, and then they'll send a small spaceship to pick you up." ”
"Thank you, stationmaster, you not only saved me, but also took good care of me, I really don't know how to thank you."
"You're welcome!" Sam patted Sudrow on the shoulder, "It's just a gesture, and we're already friends!" ”
Seeing that Sam and Su Zhuo were so enthusiastic, and took all the credit on himself, Levido was immediately unhappy, "Hey, hey, Sam, you forgot what you should do?" Now you should be in the monitoring room, the monitoring room! ”
"You are abusing your power, I will go to the Director General to complain about you!" Sam said.
Li Weiduo waved his hand, "Go ahead, the general director is also Chinese, you see if he will help you this Yankee!" ”
"Humph! Who wouldn't dare to go! Sam cursed and walked out.
Su Zhuo was stunned, "Sam, where are you going?" ”
"Monitoring room! For the sake of the delicious food he cooked, I was merciful and spared him! ”
Li Weiduo was furious when he heard this, "You still dare to say it! ”
Sam had already run away.
Su Zhuo shook his head, but he was a little stunned, although he had only been here for two days, he had already liked it.
At this time, Li Weiduo smiled and said, "Su Zhuo, you are going back, but you have to give me a few more kind words in front of your father and uncle!" ”
Su Zhuo smiled bitterly and said, "Stationmaster Li, I have already told you that the Zerg is coming, and now the two of them are unable to protect themselves and can't control you." ”
Levido smiled, "How can it be as serious as you say, there are as powerful warships as the Hope and the Mir, and the little Zerg is not ready to be captured." ”
Su Zhuo shook his head and smiled bitterly, without saying more, for a person like Li Weiduo, it seems that there is nothing bad about living with such optimism.
Levido was about to speak, and the communication was connected.
Levido showed joy and stepped forward to type in a string of codes, and then a woman's voice came from the communicator, "Monroyna Space City, what can I do for you?" ”
On Mercury, Space City is not used for human habitation, but for the logistics of space stations, manned probes, and energy bases on the ground. This is also something that Su Yun has only recently learned, and the space city he originally knew is the kind of place for people to live.
"Hello, this is the Tiangong 78 space station, we have a teenager here from the Sun two days ago, and now we need to send him back to Earth, I hope that Space City can send a spacecraft to pick him up. In addition, the ship's telecommunication and signal receiver are broken, and it is hoped that Space City can send an engineer. "Levido is hiding here that they found Su Zhuo in a vacuum, otherwise a series of inspections and reports will bring a lot of trouble to Su Zhuo.
"Okay, your request has been submitted, please wait for a reply."
Levi hurriedly added: "Hurry up, the spacecraft's communication can only last twenty minutes." ”
After a while, a message came from Space City, promising to send a spaceship, and about ten minutes later, a small spaceship docked with Tiangong 78.
There was a rumbling sound, and the bottom hatch opened, and an engineer entered, and a man in light blue overalls, who said, "Who is going to Earth?" ”
Su Zhuo stood up, and the man nodded, "Come with me." Then he said to the engineer, "I'll pick you up next time." ”
"Okay."
Su Zhuo followed Li Weiduo for the last time to thank him, and the man took Su Zhuo on the small spaceship, which could only seat eight people, and there were dim lights inside, because the spaceship was too small, it could only be installed with very simple gravity equipment, so Su Zhuo had to be fixed on the seat through the seat belt.
"Sit down." The man said lightly, the connection between the spacecraft and the space station was gradually lifted, and the spacecraft slowed down into a low orbit, and then accelerated, flying towards the space city above.
Space City is the size of four suns, and the entire Space City is like a spinning top, rotating at a constant speed, which can generate a certain amount of gravity to reduce energy consumption. There were many holes in the top, and the ship flew into one of them, and then the door in the back closed......
Su Zhuo felt that his luck was not bad, and as soon as he stepped out of the small spaceship, he was notified that a spaceship full of energy blocks was about to fly to Earth. If he had come a little later, he would have had to wait thirty-four hours and leave with another Project K ship.
Unlike manned spacecraft, 90 percent of the places that can be loaded into the entire spacecraft are loaded with energy blocks, and there are very few places left. Su Zhuo was placed in the maintenance room behind the wheelhouse by the captain, and when he got there, an old man was sleeping on his back in a chair.
The space was too cramped, and Su Zhuo came to the remaining chair in the maintenance room, and the thick dust made him unable to see the original color of the chair at all. Fortunately, he brought some paper with him when he got on the boat, put it on the chair, and sat down.
At this time, he found that the old man was staring at him, and with a strange look, Su Zhuo was startled, and then cautiously raised a hand to greet him, "Hi...... Hi. ”
The old man ignored him, and just looked at Su Zhuo with eyes that shone strangely.
In the entire ship, there were only four people, two pilots, one old man, one him, and this spaceship was so big, and the old man in front of him was so strange at this time, Su Zhuo couldn't help but feel a chill on his back.
The spaceship shook and took off, and the maintenance room was not able to see the porthole outside, which made Su Zhuo very unaccustomed.
"You're a transformer?" The old man finally spoke, and his tone was peaceful, which made Su Zhuo secretly relieved, but then, Su Yun's eyes widened.
"What? You say I'm a transformer? He was a little excited and couldn't help but stand up, "May I ask what kind of transformer I am?" ”
The old man said, "I have never seen such a strange transformer, it is so weird, it is too strange. ”
Su Zhuo faintly felt that this sloppy old man was not as simple as the position he was in, so he stood up, bent down, and asked sincerely, "May I ask what kind of transformer I am?" ”
The old man muttered, and Su Yun asked, "What?" The old man waved his hand, closed his eyes, and threw himself back into his chair, and soon after, there was a snoring sound.
Su Zhuo sat back in disappointment, staring at the old man all the time, and after a while, he stared at his hands again, he raised one hand slightly, looked at the dim light above his head, concentrated, and said, "Bright!" ”
But the light didn't change at all, he put down his hand in a gloomy way, what he hoped most was to become a light controller like his uncle Su Zhongjun, because it was really good to control the light.
Once again, he experimented with the special abilities of the Stranger he knew, but unfortunately, it was still in vain. He waved his hand dejectedly, looked up, and saw the old man staring at him again, and sneered.
"What are you laughing at?" He felt that this old man was too pretending, and he was in an irritable mood, and now he felt disgusted when he saw this old man.
"Abilities, not like that." The old man said.
"Do you know how to use it?"
"Me?" The old man smiled, raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and slowly popped out an index finger.
The boy admits that he was indeed attracted to the old man, although the other party has not shown anything yet. The old man glanced at the boy, and in that glance, the boy saw confidence, strength, and everything that did not fit in with what a ship maintenance man had.
Then, Su Zhuo saw that the old man's fingertips flashed, and the next moment, a flame danced gently in his fingertips.
"Fire Controller!" The boy exclaimed under his breath.
The old man shook his finger, the flame disappeared, and when the young man thought that the old man's performance was about to end, a light suddenly appeared on the tip of his index finger.
"Light ...... Controller? The boy was dumbfounded, he had never heard of a transformer with two abilities at the same time.
Immediately, he understood that no matter why this old man stayed on this ordinary energy spaceship, but now, the old man was an opportunity for him.
"You must know what kind of modder I am! Please teach me how to use my abilities! ”
The old man shook his head, "Actually, it's just one of my many abilities, but even though I'm familiar with almost all the Transformers, I don't see which one you are. ”
Su Zhuo was stunned for a moment, knowing that the old man was powerful, he turned his attention away from his ability for the first time, and asked, "Wait!" You mean, you have a lot of modder abilities? Sky! How can it be? ”
The old man shook his head, "Human beings are the most perfect products of nature, and there is no one who has the potential that you, me, and I can imagine. ”
Su Zhuo nodded as if he didn't understand, but he quickly said suspiciously: "Then why have I never heard of anyone else who has more than two transformer abilities?" ”
"How old are you, and how many transformers do you know?" The old man sneered, and Su Zhuo wanted to refute it, but he thought of the ability that the old man had, and immediately swallowed back what he was about to say.
Su Zhuo shook his head, and then leaned forward slightly, "Don't talk about that, but please take a look, what kind of transformer am I?" How do I use my abilities? ”
"I said I don't know." The old man was a little impatient, Su Zhuo's expression suddenly darkened, and he didn't ask any further.
"But ......" Seeing the young man's expression darken, the old man's tone raised slightly.
"But what?"
The old man said: "The ability of the transformer needs the support of energy, and you can't exert your ability now, perhaps because the energy accumulated by the body is not enough." Su Zhuo showed a thoughtful look, and the old man continued: "Just like me, do you know why I stayed on this energy transport spaceship for twenty years? ”
"Twenty years ......" Su Yun was first surprised by this number, and then exclaimed, "Oh, I know, energy!" You must have a way to steal energy from your energy ship! ”
"Yes." The old man said, "It is with the support of such a huge amount of energy that I can constantly urge my body to derive more abilities. ”
"It's just...... What are you doing doing this, and you're so old now? Su Zhuo asked cautiously.
"For what?" The old man smiled softly, "There are many times when we do something, do we need a reason?" ”
"Don't you need a reason?" Su Zhuo asked suspiciously, "For example, when I came to participate in Project K, I just wanted to become stronger, and I wanted to be able to fight against the Zerg in the future." So you must have a reason to be here for so many years? ”
The old man shook his head, "Little one, let's put it this way, if I have to find a reason for myself, it may be that I want to see where my limits are." ”
"You must be very good?" Su Zhuo asked.
"Awesome? Depending on how you position yourself, at least there are more than two people I know who are no worse than me...... Well, come to think of it, I have been here for 20 years, and at first, I wanted to be more than one person, but over the years, some things when I was young have slowly faded. ”
He thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Don't just talk about me, little guy, tell you about my experience over the years." ”
"Huh?"
"The human body is a great treasure, this has been said, but it has been 'locked' by our long-term degeneration from the body, and what you call 'Plan K', including what I am doing, is to use a huge amount of energy to 'unlock' the human body, so if you can't exert your abilities, then there is only one reason, that is, the energy absorbed by your body is not enough."
Su Zhuo's curiosity was completely mobilized, "How can I absorb energy?" ”
"Your current stage is too low, and you can only replenish your energy through ordinary eating and other means, but that is too small, and the replenishment of energy is too slow, far from satisfying the transformer's growing thirst for energy. Moreover, every time the Transformer makes a move, it needs to consume a lot of energy, and if you just rely on eating, then you will have to eat for many days to meet the consumption of one move when you are fighting the enemy. ”
"Then isn't the ability of this transformer very chicken?" Su Zhuo also knows a little about related things, but not much.
"No, not at all." The old man shook his head, "I heard that in the military, there is a medicine that can quickly replenish 300c energy, and the transformer will bring a few of them, so that they can ensure long-term combat, but this medicine is very expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it." And I ...... "a small metal block with a side of three centimeters appeared on the old man's hand," and he could get energy directly from the energy block. ”
"That's amazing...... Su Zhuo exclaimed in a low voice, he understood what it meant, the simpler the energy source, the more advantageous it would be in battle.
"So......" said the old man, "if you don't know what your abilities are, when you go back, you can find a way to get two potions, and then inject yourself, if someone says, the strong energy will hurt your internal organs...... Don't listen, or you'll never get true power! ”
"I see."
One old and one young, they chatted very well, Su Zhuo took time to take a nap during the period, and when the spaceship had flown for twenty-nine hours, they felt the spacecraft vibrate.
Su Zhuo showed joy and said, "I'm home." ”