Land!

See the land again!

Gavin had almost forgotten the last time he had seen land.

He stood beside the side of the boat, looking at the black, vague outlines in the distance, imagining that, just as described in the book, there were high-rise buildings, bridges and subways, mountains and rivers, trees and flowers, canyons and basins, hills and dangerous peaks, endless crowds, herds of cattle and sheep, and beautiful girls and beautiful girls......

Those longing for the land! Those haunting lands!

The last time they were close to land was a few years ago, when they were going to exchange some aquatic products for some food, vegetables, medicine and clothing, but they were attacked by a post-apocalyptic army after they came ashore, and that time, many uncles did not come back in the end.

Gavin has never been on land, never.

From birth, he was on this submarine, right on the largest nuclear submarine in the world.

Living, studying, and training here, he hopes that one day, he will be able to become a qualified soldier like his uncles.

"You should dress decently, Gavin." Mother said to him, and they stood behind the guard of honor and watched from afar as his father personally greeted the man and two women on the strange-shaped plane in the extravagant gown with gold threads on the collar and placket that he had been reluctant to wear. "You know your dad cares about that."

"Got it, Mom." Gavin glanced down at his worn-out black jacket and hurried back to the cabin, ready to change into the military uniform, which Uncle Sam had given him as a gift on his deathbed, the last time Uncle Sam had gone to land with a lot of fish, and brought back a few bloody bullet holes and some bad news.

"I've got a brand new military uniform under my bed, for you, my little Gavin, and when you feel like you're older, you can put it on." Uncle Sam touched Gavin's face with a bloody palm, and he was terrified, and you didn't understand Uncle Sam's words at all.

His mother had been bought by his father in exchange for a bag of dried fish, "which was small and shriveled like Axila's son, and there was not much fish in it," his father would say whenever he recalled the past.

Asila was a famous tennis player in the 24th century, and she kept a squirrel that she had to bring to the scene even when she was playing, and she called the squirrel "son".

"How can you say that you are exaggerating?" His mother would always jump out and retort at such times, and she could not tolerate her husband's intention to devalue her in this matter.

His father, that is, Gavin Mark's father, Walter Mark, the commander of the nuclear submarine, once went ashore in the port of Dubai to exchange goods, at this time he met a father and daughter, the old man insisted on getting on the submarine, Walter did not agree, if everyone wanted to get on the submarine, they might not even be able to get out of the port.

"Take her away!" The old man begged bitterly and pushed his ragged daughter in front of Walter, "Follow me, she has only one way to die." ”

"For God's sake! Her name is Jenny, please don't beat and scold her, she has stomach problems. The hobbling old man took the bag of dried fish that Walter had given him and walked away without looking back.

And Jenny, who later became his mother, before he was born, of course.

She was reluctant to talk about the past, thinking that her father was too heartless. She always deliberately exaggerated the quantity and value of those fish, which in her eyes were simply worth more than gold. Of course, this analogy is also inappropriate, after a nuclear war, gold is no different from garbage, and money is no longer a measure of value.

However, the value of those fish was indeed not small, and in the years immediately after the end of the nuclear war, crops could not be planted, livestock could not be raised, and fish in the sea were also inedible because of radiation.

It takes years or even decades for the radioactive fallout to sink to the bottom of the ocean or wash up on the beach, and only the deep-sea fish that Walter and his crew catch can eat with confidence.

This submarine, called "Atlantis", is the world's largest and most advanced particle-powered nuclear submarine built by the United Nations peacekeeping forces in response to the increasing rampant terrorism and the growing international tension.

Atlantis once represented a kind of awe, a kind of glory, and a kind of attitude.

It is so famous that almost no one in the world knows about it, and on the day Atlantis was built, the UN Secretary-General personally cut the ribbon for its first departure, and many heads of state and important officials witnessed the process.

Many scholars and members of society have accused it of being too big and useless, not playing a positive role in combating terrorist organizations, and costing people and money, because its construction cost came from donations from counter-terrorism people around the world.

Only Walter knows how much he has quietly contributed to the cause of counter-terrorism over the years.

Atlantis is not part of any one country.

In the event of a nuclear war, it did not participate in the battle and sank into the deep sea, although it carried nuclear and particle bombs with billions of tons of yield.

After the nuclear war, it did not join any organization, including the League.

It survives alone and hard in its own way, just as the whole world uses Chinese and the United Nations still insists on English as the official language, it has its own arrogance and stubbornness, and it never compromises.

"Sir!" Walter gave a standard military salute, "Thank you for coming!" I am honored that you are the only guest in these 20 years who has taken the initiative to visit! ”

He seems to have deliberately ignored the two girls behind Livers, who were in fact the only boarders he had not rejected in all these years.

He still used English, and although he usually used Chinese to converse with his family and crew, he never thought that the other party would not understand, after all, it was the famous Chosen One.

The young man opposite was the deputy division commander, maybe a lieutenant colonel or a colonel, whatever it was, it was much greater than the rank of his captain, and he had to pay enough attention and respect, which was the rule of a soldier.

"You can call me Walter, I'm the commander here, welcome to the Atlantis!" He held out his hand.

Lifus shook Walter's hand, "It's also my honor to be able to board Atlantis!" My name is Livers, Deputy Commander of the Guardians, and it's a pleasure to meet you. He politely understood why Walter was not wearing a military uniform like his subordinates.

"Let's go talk about it below." Walter made a "please" gesture toward the entrance to the cabin below, and his wife, Jenny, bowed to the guest and motioned to follow her.

He saw that the three of Livers were not carrying any weapons, at least on the surface, and he wondered, weren't they afraid of other people's plots? Although he wouldn't do that, there are so few people in this world who can be trusted, let alone strangers who have never met, how can they not be wary?

Putting on his military uniform, Gavin felt as if he had really matured a lot, and when he heard that the guest had been brought to the reception room, he hurried over.

"I've heard your intentions pretty well, Mr. Livers, but if you really know Atlantis, you should know that we never get involved in any war." As soon as he reached the door, Gavin heard his father say this.

"You don't need to be involved in the fight, you just need to make a statement, make a statement, show your position and your determination. And in fact, your weapons and equipment are incapable of killing or destroying any of the sapient machines. He heard the young guest, who looked not much older than him, say.

"So what do we get?" At this point, my father found him standing in the doorway, "Go tell your mother to get some good dishes, and my treasured whisky, and I want to entertain our honored guests." ”

"Got it, I'll go!" Gavin agreed, but did not leave immediately, and he heard the young officer say again, "Good? What is the ultimate victory of humanity? Captain, if you don't think that's enough, I can promise you to help you solve some of the problems that I can, although I don't think you will be in any trouble, because you are in the sea, and no one can do anything about you, but we Guardians really have nothing else that we can do and give to others. ”

"If you can, I want you to take out a post-apocalyptic organization in Dorado called the Skeleton Gang, who killed my soldiers." Hearing his father mention the Skull Gang, Gavin remembered that a few years ago, they had traveled across Bermuda in the North Atlantic, along the coast and near the Caribbean Sea, and that last night, they boarded Dorado in a dinghy to exchange food with local Mexicans, and were attacked by a group of post-apocalyptic groups, where food and fish were snatched.

That day, he lost many uncles, and later, they found out on the Internet that the post-apocalyptic organization is called the Skeleton Gang, which is a very evil and brutal terrorist organization.

"It's too close to the League's headquarters." "But to show our sincerity, tomorrow you'll see the news of the Skeleton Gang being wiped out." ”

......

The lunch was extraordinarily hearty and extravagant, with lobster, abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, salmon, tuna, grouper, king crab, you name it.

"Feel free, these things aren't precious to us, actually, I've had enough of the fishy food." During the dinner, Walter saw that the two girls brought by Lifus were a little restrained, and did not dare to move their mouths to eat, and encouraged them. "Can you give us some food? We can trade seafood for it. ”

The sisters of the Shen family looked at these delicacies that could only appear on the Internet and in books before, but now they were cooked and placed in front of them, and they didn't know how to say anything at all.

"Of course you can, grain for seafood, is there a more lucrative business than this?" Lifus said with a smile, "They are civilians I just recruited, they don't understand English, and they haven't seen much of the world. ”

Looking at the two sisters, a little amused and a little sympathetic, Lifus stood up and made a lot of dishes on the plate in front of them. Then he suddenly changed to Chinese and said to the two sisters: "Look at you two stupidly, you have to help me count the money if I sell you!" ”

Walter suddenly teased in fluent Chinese on the side: "Such a beautiful girl, sir, if you are really willing to sell, then I will buy it, many of my brothers here are still singles!" ”

Facing the eyes of the people at the table, the two sisters could not tell how much of them were kind, they now had a strong urge to hide behind Lifus, just like a child who knew his birth met a stranger and hid behind his parents, they did not trust Lifus enough, they did not know him well, they had known each other for less than a day, who could guarantee that Lifus would not really betray them under the temptation of huge interests?

"Look at you scared, make fun of you!" Looking at their frightened, panicked and helpless eyes, Lifuss felt a little tingling in his heart, what made them become two frightened birds? As soon as there is a movement in the wind, he vigilantly erects the feathers of his body,

"Don't be afraid, eat. You are priceless in my eyes, even if you give me Atlantis, I will not change it. He comforted him softly, but the two sisters did not seem to let their guard or guard down because of his words.

"Brother, can you win against the smart machine?" Gavin asked suddenly.

"Call sir!" Walter reminded his son solemnly.

"We're going to win." Lifus said to Gavin that he should be a little younger than himself, and that most boys of this age were very interested in these things of fighting and killing, and fanatically admired war, and he did not like that, especially for an ordinary boy.

"But you haven't won yet." Gavin is telling the truth, the Guardians have not won even one and a half victories on frontal battles since they faced off against the Alliance for more than a month, so it's no wonder that people don't trust the Guardians anymore.

"Presumptuous! Shut up! Walter didn't expect Gavin to say such an unseemly thing, and if he knew that, he shouldn't have let him attend the banquet too.

Lifus waved his hand to signal Walter not to get angry, and he said to Gavin seriously: "We also know that it is difficult to win the Wisdom Machine, and no one wants to fight such a monster, but you see, who else in this world can stand up and stop Achilles' ambitions besides us?" As a person, there are always some things that cannot be chosen or escaped, you may lose or die, but you can't retreat. As a soldier, even more so. ”

......

In the end, the three interesting uninvited guests departed, on the same strange plane they had come, after the banquet was over.

Gavin believed that his father had reached a consensus with the deputy teacher named Livers, and they cherished each other as if they were lovers.

He once proposed the idea of going to battle with Lifus during the banquet, but his parents sternly rejected it.

Livers also disagreed, saying: "If we can fight side by side one day, it must be when you grow up, but not now." You can use this time to get stronger and more proficient in using your weapons. ”

Gavin was not convinced, he was very burly and strong, he had mastered all the weapons on this submarine, he could fly all the types of planes on the deck skillfully, and Lifus, who seemed to be about his age, always spoke to him in the tone and gesture of an elder, which made him very unhappy.

In the evening, Atlantis docked at the seashore, and my father and dozens of uncles went to land in small boats.

Gavin didn't understand why it was at night every time, the one a few years ago was also at night.

This time, they made an appointment on the Internet to make a deal with an organization called the "Nancheng Gang", they had a deal with this Nancheng Gang a long time ago, and knew that these people were really ordinary civilian organizations, but out of caution, they still armed everyone to the teeth.

As is customary, Gavin was still on the Atlantis side with some women and children, sick and disabled.

The night was cold, and everyone went down to the cabin to wait, and Gavin was the only one left on the deck to look out at the land.

He felt that this was a good opportunity, so he quickly took out his mobile phone, edited a text message, and set it to be sent in ten minutes.

took out his identity card, and was about to swipe the fixed lock of the most advanced fighter jet on the ship, when he suddenly remembered that at the banquet just now, the two beautiful girls seemed to have never eaten.

He entered the cockpit and maneuvered the plane to open the guide below. bomb the launch pod and then come down with a robotic arm to remove two guides. Bomb, go to the cold storage to take a lot of bags of vacuum-packed seafood, stuffed into the guide. In the bomb bay.

The engines started and the fighter jets whistled down the same route that Livers had flown away, and Gavin knew how to find him, the Guardians' base was no secret.

Ten minutes later, his parents would receive a text message at the same time: "Mom and Dad, forgive me for saying goodbye, I have decided to fight with Lifus, for us humans to fight against the Intelligence, if I die, I want to be buried next to Uncle Sam, and the tombstone reads: Little Gavin has grown up." ”