Starting from the shore in front of the Xishan Inn, bypassing the peninsula opposite Xishan Island that goes deep into the lake from the shore, and then going west for an hour, you will arrive at the middle of the lake.

Dozens of kilometers wide of the water surface is vast and boundless, and the hazy water and sky in the distance can only see the opposite shore of the dark color, which has almost become a line, dividing the water surface and the sky.

Unlike the depth and breadth of the ocean, the water on the surface of the lake is much quieter and gentler, and the rippling water only makes people feel intoxicated.

If you are in the middle of the ocean, when the wind and waves are raging, the turbulent waves hit, and the force you feel when you hit it is so hard that it is like the whole earth smashing against you head-on.

When they reach the quiet water, they become much quieter.

Before getting on the boat, the students who were still noisy, after arriving at the open lake, stood on the three-story painting boat, standing by the railing, lying or standing, whispering in twos and threes.

Lin Yongping also stood with Lu An at the railing on the top floor, chatting casually.

"This quiet water is really charming."

"Really?"

Lin Yongping smiled and said: "You don't know, although the water resources on Mars are quite abundant, after all, they are all artificially planned and constructed. Either it is a vast reserve water body like the Kunlun Sea, or it is an exquisite and delicate landscape like the Xuanyuan Pond in the Kunwu Garden. ”

"If you think that a large lake is too small to control the water cycle of the entire planet, and so large that it needs to consume planetary resources to create a body of water, it is basically difficult to find on Mars. In fact, there is such a luxury on the earth. ”

Lu An also sighed: "When manpower is always exhausted, we are careful and always don't want to waste; But nature doesn't matter, there is nothing wasted and not wasted, there will be what should be there, and there will be what you want. Speaking of which, it's like you rich people are willful. ”

"We can't compare, in front of such a great power of heaven and earth, we can only be in awe and worship."

"What's the matter? The Kunlun Sea is much bigger than this, isn't it still made? ”

"That's right, so, sometimes I have to sigh that the group of people four hundred years ago was really ......"

"Is it really energetic?"

"Pretty much." Lin Yongping shook his head, no longer entangled in the appropriate description.

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Lu An squinted slightly, he was very comfortable with the wind blowing on the lake, and chatted casually about his opinions.

"If you want me to say, what did they want at that time, and if they nested on the earth for another one or two hundred years, they would suffocate to death. If people have nothing left and want to continue to survive, they can only rush forward. ”

"They didn't have any scruples at that time, the whole solar system was empty anyway, and they were left to do their bidding. Even if the solar system doesn't work, I've heard that there were people who considered interstellar wandering at that time. Everyone ran out, and if they couldn't go anywhere, they would die. If some survive, just take root there, and some will survive. ”

"That group of people, energetic, unscrupulous, and ruthless, tossed for a long time, and finally tossed into what they are today."

"It's a pity, but then it slowly became a big family and a big place, so everyone can turn away, and they just think that it is better to have a peaceful birthday in two days."

"So, you see, it's been almost a century, and we're still spinning in the solar system. If it had been with the temperament of that group of people, they would have rushed out of the solar system and opened up the galaxy a long time ago. ”

"The Moon, Mars, Europa, Venus, this is still the situation where the group of people held up little by little, and our generations are still groping in it."

After listening to Lu An's complaints, Lin Yongping sighed and agreed: "Yes, it seems that we have not launched a new cosmic deep space exploration program for seventy or eighty years. ”

"Originally, after Europa was basically developed, it was time to continue to launch the extrasolar system manned exploration experiment program. Unfortunately, because of the controversy between Venus and the asteroid belt, this plan was not mentioned at all. Later, for this, everyone even beat their brains out, and they completely only cared about each planet. ”

Lu An's words were sarcastic, and Lin Yongping naturally heard it.

"You hate the last war?"

Lu An glanced at him and said, "Only people with sick brains like that war, and my father died in that war." ”

Lin Yongping shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but it's quite annoying." It's a pity that there are a lot of people on Mars who never think that war is over, they think that the next war, well, or the war that continues, is inevitable. ”

Lu An looked around at the classmates who were whispering around him, and sighed: "It's the same on the earth." Perhaps, on the moon too, on Europa. Probably, all of them. ”

"At least you and I are not."

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"But, it didn't work. Perhaps, many people are like you and me, and maybe even 99 percent of the people in the military think so. But what's the use? ”

Lin Yongping's eyes were slightly confused, he turned his head to look at the lake, and said, "Yes." Actually, my grandfather, my family, and many other families on Mars, they don't want to continue the war. ”

"It's useless not to want it. Everyone wants something different, and it's not appropriate to talk about it, so let's fight. Lu An said sarcastically.

"Lu An, you said, will we meet on the battlefield in the future?" Lin Yongping looked at the distant lake and suddenly asked.

"No, anyway, I won't go to war." Lu An replied affirmatively.

"Aren't you going to the moon for an internship?"

Lu An pursed his lips absently.

"I've already figured it out, and when the internship is over, I'll run. You know, I never wanted to go to war. Even, I hate the army a little, and I hate the profession of a soldier. ”

"Originally, we started from the galactic calendar, where is there still the profession of a soldier? Ever since the pioneer of the universe explorer became the self-proclaimed guardian of the planet, this profession has exuded blood, and it is ready to kill, and it is cannibalism. Lu An suddenly scolded in a low voice.

"Your father is also a soldier, and if he died in the last war, he would probably still be a decorated hero."

Lu An smiled a little self-deprecatingly and said, "That's why I hate the army even more." Moreover, I think that this is the stupidest thing that my father has done for such a smart person. If it weren't for the last war, how could he be stupid? ”

Maybe it's because the wind on the lake is very comfortable, or maybe it's because the burden that Lu An has voluntarily carried since he was a teenager has been lifted, or maybe it's something else, on the quiet lake, Lu An has become more talkative than ever.

"Then why did you get admitted to the military academy?"

Lu An glanced at him and said, "So, a young man like you is angry." It's simple, I don't have any money. Tuition at the military school is free, and our school's affiliated medical center has the capacity to treat Anna's illness. If you don't have money, you can't stand up straight, I just hate it, so I have to come to school with a shy face to mess around. ”

"Oh, I see."

Lin Yongping suddenly realized in his heart that the tuition fee of the military school was free.

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"But, rich and noble, ......, are you really sure you want to say that about me?" After Lin Yongping finished speaking, he looked at Lu An playfully.

"What's wrong?"

"We're going our separate ways, too." Lin Yongping sighed with emotion and asked in a low voice: "It's possible, in the future, we will never have the opportunity to be honest with each other like today, and maybe we will deceive and intrigue on the battlefield." ”

"What do you want to say?" Lu An was suddenly a little confused.

This roommate of mine, although he has gotten along well with him for four years, is already very busy, coupled with his reserved personality, he is rarely as ,......, as "close to the people" as he is today.

Is it because of the atmosphere of parting? Or is it because he knows that his brother is coming, and there is still some remnant of that excitement and excitement?

"I've always wondered, what is so mysterious about my roommate? It's just that I think it's always rude to inquire about other people's privacy in private, so I kept putting up with it. ”

Lin Yongping had a smile in his eyes, stared at Lu An, and asked softly, "Is it convenient for me to ask now?" ”

"Hey, what should I do?" Lu An clasped his hands, leaned on the railing, stared at Lin Yongping obliquely, and said, "So, I said a long time ago, you reserved young masters, you just don't be honest, just ask if you want to." At best, I don't want to say it, just tell a lie. Look at that dead fat man, you can ask if you want, how good. ”

"Okay." Lin Yongping also leaned on the railing and asked, "As far as I know, ordinary children, but no one can see the unabridged version of "The Age of Stars". You look at it from home, right? ”

"Huh? What the? ”

"The term "Extrasolar System Manned Exploration Experiment Program" is not found in any published book of the "Galactic Age", and it is only mentioned in the top-secret review materials of the 'Plenary Meeting'. I can only assume that you are looking at it on the original "Galaxy Age" that has never been abridged. And I have the impression that only these two ways can we know this term. Don't tell me you've read that top-secret review material, I'm even more curious. ”

"Uh, it turns out that there is an abridged version of "Galaxy Age"?"

Lu An was a little surprised.

"The Age of Stars", which is known as the great book that opened the human space age, is the most widely circulated book since entering the space age.

Lu An also has one at home, which is still a paper version, but it is a relic of his father, and the only version he has read is the one left by his father. Anyway, there is already one copy, so why waste money to buy another one?

Lin Yongping stared at the surprised and inexplicable Lu An for a long time, and suddenly put his hand on his forehead, and said a little speechlessly: "Really, Lu An, I was glad to say these words today." Otherwise, I would never have found out that my roommate for four years was someone I never knew. ”

"I'm also very glad, otherwise I might never know that the "Galaxy Age" I read is different from others."

After the two finished speaking, they looked at each other, and they were happy in their hearts.

In fact, many times, people are like this, even the most familiar people, there will always be parts that you are unfamiliar with. This is true for friends, relatives, and family members, even parents, husbands and wives, and children.

There will always be a moment when you suddenly wake up, "Ah, I never knew him/her, he/she was like a stranger to me." ”

And, in the midst of unintentional chit-chat like this.