Chapter 482: Spending Time Like Years
On July 12, 363, the sun of water shines
The supply ship was as late as ever, and the patience of several bigwigs in the office of the Mining Bureau seemed to have reached the limit, and every miner was being punished inexplicably, and the promised mining bonus was also lost along with the progress.
Terry and Tommy came running to tell me today that they had found a ramp leading to the ground behind a rock in a corner of the base, and that there was a mysterious cave under the black boulder that no one was paying attention to, because they had been sent by Jared to clear the road!
The Bureau of Mines has begun to set up an exploration team, calling on miners to sign up enthusiastically, hoping to find a shortcut to the underground veins. I thought I should try it, after all, they promised to pay each of them two thousand Federation Star Coins, which was undoubtedly tempting. My daughter will need a lot of money in the future, and I need to save for her from now on.
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When the stars shine, the sun shines even brighter, and the days of living under a huge dome-like force field are very important for Steven. For Taylor, it has indeed become a form of torture.
The novelty of the first time was quickly gone, and the confident desire to make a big career in Cadmus flowed like a leak in the unconstructive daily work.
Within a few months, Steven began to feel a strong sense of homesickness, he missed the close brotherhood, the meals cooked by his sister, the smiles of his parents, the sweet smell of ale, and his nephew Johnny, who gradually grew into a big star.
Cadmus rotates slowly, the long dark nights make him always feel frightened and cold, and the harsh sunlight banishes the sleepiness that has been accumulated so hard, Steven feels helpless about this, and most of the major colonized planets are not popular with the standard of the Silver Alliance, which is measured by the standard of Puxing's work and rest, in the major colonized planets, even in the same Martial Emperor Galaxy.
On top of that, he hated the restraints of force fields, the reflective metal floors, the malfunctioning artificial gravity, the rumbling machines of the food factory, the towering faces of the mineral companies, the faces that lived in the central control building, he hated almost everything, and even began to dislike himself.
He is not a small age, but he still thinks like a child, and all the complications are solved by his brothers in the carefree life of the farm, and now, when he takes it for granted to put his dream into action, reality is like a merciless sledgehammer hitting him, making him unable to think, and gradually swallowed up by dark emotions.
Regardless of the reckless abandonment of the contract, escape, flee back to Chilian, flee back to the home where he feels extremely comfortable, give up these unrealistic dreams, and give up forever.
He couldn't help but think about it when he was bored to the fullest.
But he didn't dare to do it. Self-esteem, pride, and reason wrapped around his hands and feet like three pythons. He said a big thing, signed a contract, and made a vow that he would never run away to his parents, his parents, and his brothers, which would never hold his head up, and let him spend the rest of his life in self-blame and self-pity.
Only a stupid coward would do something like that! He kept telling himself this.
The package that Robert had piggyback on him had been the only pleasure in this small, lifeless settlement. This brother-in-law, whom he never wanted to admit and didn't like to deal with, seemed to be particularly careful when doing this very important thing for Steven.
Within the strictly limited volume of the ship's personal package, Robert always stuffed him with all kinds of toiletries and Ibic snacks, as well as the latest recent movies and TV shows, holographic game memory sticks, music compilations, and entire Forkus Imperial City cigarettes. And the most critical thing for Steven is probably the recorded Newton Sabertooth Tigers football game.
These wonderful games, which he regarded as treasures, were watched by him repeatedly and meticulously, and in the end, he was able to accurately tell what happened in each game when and when. For the outstanding performance of his nephew Jonny on the field, Steven was really happy.
From the last game he watched at Newton School Park against Ke Shaowen Geological Survey Middle School, facing more difficult opponents one by one, the saber-toothed tigers were defeated one by one on thin ice, until they defeated the Komodo Dragons, the strongest team in the high school league. Steven rejoiced at this, and was in a good mood like a noisy lark, singing in the factory, entertaining guests in the bar, and forcing the barkeeper Lenny to dance with him.
But after that, Robert's package came to an abrupt end for some reason......
The Sabertooth Tigers had already won the quarterfinals of the 'Wheat Cup' with a clean record, but in the face of back-to-back high-load battles, could Jonny play well again and finally win the trophy?
Steven waited like a cat scratching his heart, and Cadmus's supply ships came and went month after month, and unless there were special circumstances, it was usually three rotations, one arrived, and the other departed. Upon arrival at their destination, the driver can spend a period of time in Cadmus and Providence.
After more than two months of patient waiting, Robert's promise to his package was still nowhere to be found.
Steven has no way to do this, he can't contact Robert directly, the Loki galaxy and the Martial Emperor galaxy are extremely far away, and the plan to establish ultra-long-range communication between many unexplored galaxies that the Development Committee has been planning for a long time is also far away.
Even the exchange of data between the base's command center and UNDP headquarters had to be relayed through supply ships, so Cadmus had a relatively independent system and emergency response mechanism, and the base also had a carrier ship that could accommodate all colonists throughout the year to prevent unexpected disasters.
In order to see those games as soon as possible, he even traded with the crew of the supply ship that came to Cadmus for a cigarette, and Malvern was his last straw, but this damn liar pretended not to know himself in the morning!
Wait, only wait, Steven silently told himself.
At this time, in the corner of the room, the blue influence was flickering, and in the picture, seeing the two serious and bad children, pretending to tear each other, pushing, shoving, scolding, and swearing, the smile on Steven's face never stopped.