Chapter 21: Farewell Scarborough Shoal
Also on this night, Jiang Xia and Lao Qiao An sat on the rooftop, looking at the night of Huangyan City, each smoking a cigarette cartridge.
Old Qiao An turned his head to look at Jiang Xia, "Are you really leaving tomorrow?" ”
"Well, the legion specifically instructed it." Jiang Xia nodded and said.
"Where's the station?"
"Border, Lanling Defense Area."
"Border? So far? I thought that after you became a martial artist, you would have the opportunity to go to the earth to see, but I didn't expect it to be farther and farther away. ”
Jiang Xia looked at Old Qiao An's expression a little disappointed, and asked curiously: "Although the station is at the border, if it is a holiday, I may have time to go to the earth, is there something wrong with you?" ”
Old Qiao An pondered for a while, took out a stack of small square pieces of paper from his pocket, and handed it to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia was stunned for a moment, opened the piece of paper and looked at it, only to see that it was an address.
NY11435, Queens, New York City, USA, 13906.
"This is..."
Old Joan said with some excitement: "This is the address of our family's past, and it was from there that my grandfather set off and set foot on the sea of stars." ”
Jiang Xia said in a deep voice: "You actually have the detailed address of your home?" Your ancestors must have immigrated dozens of centuries ago, right? ”
Old Qiao An raised his head, looked at the sky dome of Huangyan City and said, "Today, it has been forty-one centuries, another twenty-eight years, five months and thirteen days. ”
Jiang Xia didn't speak, he just suddenly felt that the small piece of paper in his hand was extremely heavy.
Old Joan said in a heavy voice: "My grandfather has asked my father to memorize this address since he was a child, hoping that one day, when he can return to the earth, he will visit the place where our ancestors once lived. ”
"It's a pity that my dad is not angry, he has only been a miner all his life, so he desperately trained me to go to school, and asked me to memorize this address, hoping that after I become a doctor in the future, I can get a pass to go home and go to my hometown to have a look."
"It's a pity that I'm not angry..."
"Supposedly, if I had a son, I should let him memorize this address and continue to pass on this task, but I'm already old and don't have a son, so..."
Jiang Xia suddenly felt that his eyes were moist.
This is the immigrant, a group of people who miss their hometown day and night, but can never go back.
"Understood." Jiang Xia nodded heavily and said to Old Qiao An: "If I have the opportunity to return to Earth, I will definitely go to my hometown on your behalf and swear by my life!" ”
Seeing that Jiang Xia said so solemnly, Old Qiao An hurriedly said: "I actually don't mean anything else, I just can't help but want to see what the place where my grandfather lives is like." ”
"Even though Google Maps can see the whole picture, it always feels like something is missing, and if you can go back for me, maybe it will make me feel more real."
Jiang Xia said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will definitely go, when the time comes, we will video connect, and I will act as your eyes." ”
Old Qiao An was elated, as if Jiang Xia had promised him, and he would definitely be able to do it.
Standing on the upper floor of the Death Identification Center, you can see a cemetery in the southern suburbs, which is lush and green, with winding paths and a large area.
Old Joan stood up, pointed in the direction of the cemetery, and said, "I have already bought a cemetery there, if I can't catch you back to Earth and leave, just leave the picture under my tombstone." ”
"The tombstone is in the northwest corner and it bears my name, Ronald. Jo Ann, originally from NY11435, Queens, New York City, USA, 13906. ”
"Almost everyone's tombstone is written like this, for us immigrants, the most important thing in a lifetime is not how much money we earn and how high a position we have, but that our hometown is on earth."
"You're fine, after you become a warrior, you can apply for falling leaves to return to your roots, and when the time comes, you will return to your hometown, and you don't have to be buried in this distant foreign land, I don't have this blessing."
"We immigrants, just like the leaves on a tree, no matter how tall we grow, we still want to return to our roots in the end, and I don't know when the war will end, and we immigrants will be able to return to our roots..."
Old Joan said to herself.
Silent nights, desolate beta stars, ruined cities, an old man and his little wish to go back to his hometown to see.
All this stimulated Jiang Xia's heart and made him feel endless pain and anger rolling in his chest!
Suddenly, Jiang Xia stood up, clenched the pipe in his hand, and roared into the night, "This damn war!" ”
"Someday! I want to be the strongest warrior! I want all the people of the earth to return to their hometowns and return to their roots! ”
After the hysterical roar, the night was still silent and the wind was still cold.
A scorching flame was burning in Jiang Xia's chest, he turned his head and said to Old Qiao An seriously: "In the past, I didn't know why I wanted to become a martial artist, but now I understand that I must become stronger, strong enough to have the ability to protect my hometown and people, no longer be bullied, no longer have to be afraid!" ”
"This will be the highest and only goal in my life!"
"I will do whatever it takes to achieve this goal! Whatever it takes! ”
After Jiang Xia said these words, his chest rose and fell violently, and green tendons burst out of his head.
Why can't the immigrants return to Earth?
And not because of the damn war!
This endless galactic chaos has been going on for a full fifty centuries! And there is still no end in sight!
All countries, especially small and medium-sized countries like Earth, are constantly worried about invasion from the Great Powers.
The entire solar system is a no-go zone! The Federation patrolled day and night, and a large fleet was stationed there, ready for a possible attack.
It is for this reason that migrants, as well as their descendants, have not been able to return to their homeland for a full fifty centuries.
As all enemies know, earthlings have a serious weakness, and that is that they love the place where their ancestors lived too much.
Even if they've been living in an alien galaxy for a long, long time, when you ask where their home is? Every immigrant, young or old, puffs up his chest proudly and tells you loudly that his home is on Earth! They are earthlings! It used to be! Now it is! Later yes! Always!
That's immigration!
A group of poor people who love forever, but can't go home until they die!
Suddenly~
The special wrist communicator of the Federation Army on Jiang Xia's wrist came from a strong vibration, followed by a piercing chirp of Dididi.
Jiang Xia looked down and saw that it was a red alert from the Amsterdam, so that all the crew members who were on vacation immediately rushed back to report.
"It's an urgent assembly, it's time for me to go." Jiang Xia raised his head and said to Old Qiao An.
"Go, go, after all, you're a glorious Federation warrior now."
Old Joan seemed to want to hug Jiang Xia, but she was a little hesitant and a little embarrassed.
Swish~
Jiang Xia rushed up, hugged Lao Qiao An, hugged him tightly, and whispered to him: "I'm leaving, you have to drink less wine in the future, take care of your body, and wait for me to take you back to Earth!" ”
Well!
Old Joan nodded heavily, although he knew that this wish might never come true, he was still happy in his heart.
Jiang Xia took out the little poor luggage from his room, started the moon chasing shuttle, jumped up, and rushed into the night without looking back.
The cold wind was like a knife, sweeping the tips of Jiangxia's hair.
Farewell, Beta.
Farewell, Scarborough Shoal!
PS: Volume 1, [Mining Planet], Finale.
The second volume of the series begins tonight, [I will guard it from now on until I die!] 】。
The war began, the fierce confrontation and bloody excitement of the second volume were unprecedented, and Jiu'er's character was guaranteed, please wait and see.