In 2022, Martin Hervey peeked into the mystery of the 'wormhole' and found a high-speed passage to realize long-distance travel in the universe. The following year, the 28-year-long Age of Exploration began, and under the federal system of the earth, countless expeditions formed by the consortium left the earth to open up new homes in the unknown universe.

However, this long era of cosmic exploration has squeezed out the last resources of the earth, but it has not brought back the rich rewards imagined to the Federation. In the vast universe, the chaebols, who occupy the vast majority of the earth's human and material resources, have begun to form a new form of government, and the brief era of human unity has since collapsed......

(Preface)

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September 17, 2078, Martian capital: Wald.

"In 1930, Albert Einstein first proposed the theory of 'wormholes'. After a lapse of 92 years, Martin Hervey finally peeked into the mystery of the 'wormhole' and found the right way to enter the wormhole. ”

In the lecture hall of Wald's Third Military Academy, the old professor with a white beard folded a long piece of white paper and pierced it with a pin.

"Einstein thought that the 'wormhole' was a space-time tunnel, and Martin Hervey proved him wrong. The wormhole is the door for human beings to step into the four-dimensional space, and it has no way to make people go back to the past......" The old professor looked at the thousands of sleepy students in the audience, and his gaze behind the lenses couldn't help but be a little gloomy. However, when he saw the student in the first row of seats in front of the stage, his enthusiasm suddenly returned.

He opened two three-dimensional images, one of which was a 'black hole' and the other was a 'white hole'.

"A black hole is the entrance, and a white hole is the exit. There are countless black holes and white holes in the universe, and the channels that communicate with each other are organized into a transportation network covering the entire universe, which is the four-dimensional space. ”

"In the universe, everything changes by energy. Just as stars produce positive energy and gravitational fields generate negative energy, a black hole is a giant vortex of negative energy. A black hole formed by negative energy absorbs all positive matter as well as positive energy, so any positive matter that comes close to a black hole will be swallowed by it. ”

Speaking of this, the old professor suddenly slapped the podium excitedly and shouted: "However, Martin Hervey, the father of 'wormholes', solved this problem 56 years ago, and he calculated that only a certain amount of negative energy needs to be released to neutralize the powerful devouring force of a black hole. And when the object approaches the sub-light speed, it can generate negative energy on its own......"

On the podium, the old professor gave a passionate lecture. But his dedication did not win the favor of the students for him.

Just in the seat of the first row, a teenager who had been awakened looked up blankly at the old professor, and carefully hid the 'Heavy Infantry Armor Combat Cut' that had just been downloaded.

Pushing the girl who was struggling to write next to him with his elbow, the boy asked in a low voice, "Cecilia, how long does it take to get out of class?" ”

"Thirteen seconds."

As soon as the girl's voice fell, the young man heard the old professor's tired sound of class. Suddenly, the entire lecture room boiled like a tsunami, and the bustling students poured out of the classroom like a tide, rushing to the traffic station of the academy in groups of three or five.

"You're such a good student." The boy casually threw the blank electronic notebook on the table into his backpack, yawned and stood up lazily.

"Robin, aren't you worried about your graduation grades?" Cecilia hooked Robin's arm with some concern: "In a few days we will be conscripted into the army, and the graduation grades are ......"

"I know, Cecilia, you don't have to worry about me." Robin rubbed Cecilia's long, soft pale green hair, took off her exaggerated round glasses on the bridge of her nose, stared into her blue eyes like the sea and said, "The army is not allowed to wear glasses, when the time comes, everyone will scream for your beauty." ”

Hearing Robin's compliment, Cecilia couldn't help but blush with shyness. She lifted her toes and pecked Robin on the chin, "I'll try to leave early for the schoolgirls' party in the evening." ”

The ambiguous meaning in Cecilia's words made Robin a little cramped, he laughed dryly, and said with a blushing face: "This ...... I probably won't be able to leave early......"

"Really......"

Cecilia sighed in disappointment at Robin's answer, but then she picked up her bag and ran to the door, turning back to Robin and grimacing: "Lie to you, I won't sneak into your dorm room!" ～”

“……”

Watching Cecilia flick her hemp pigtails and bounce away like a fawn, Robin beat his head with tears and laughter, and said to himself in frustration: "I'm really crazy to refuse such a good thing......"

He slung his backpack on, put his hands in his trouser pockets as usual, and walked slowly out of the classroom.

Outside the classroom is a small square, and above the square is an oppressive red sky. In fact, the real sky of Mars is not like this, outside the city, people can clearly see the bright Milky Way hanging high in the night. Unfortunately, the harsh natural environment in the wild is enough to pose a deadly threat to the vast majority of humans.

In the solar system, Mars is actually the most suitable planet for human habitation outside the earth, but even so, the surface of Mars is also filled with a large proportion of toxic gases such as carbon dioxide, coupled with strong ultraviolet rays and cosmic rays. In addition, Mars is still a cold planet, its average temperature is minus 55 degrees, in winter, the temperature will even drop to minus 133 degrees, and only in the short summer, the climate will be close to about 27 degrees, which is more suitable for human life.

The environment has become the biggest problem for human beings to survive outside the earth, and the Martian city of Wald was built to overcome this problem.

As the capital of Mars, Wald is arguably the largest city in human history. It is based on the 'Celestial Cover', which blocks all cosmic rays that are harmful to humans, and keeps Walder at a constant temperature. This isolates the alien environment from harming humans to a certain extent, but as a resident of this city, Robin does not like it, he always feels like he lives in a huge box and never sees the sky.

"I really want to see the outside world with my own eyes......" Robin sighed, withdrew his gaze, and merged into the crowd in the square.

The square was actually the transport station of the Third Military Academy of Wald, and as a transport hub, the square was dotted in all directions, with numerous tunnels and roads scattered like spider webs leading to all corners of the huge city of Wald. The trainees who stood in the square and waited for the maglev truck lined up in a long line in order to talk and laugh with each other.

Every three seconds, a silver-white maglev car shaped like an egg appeared at the parking lot, and the huge crowd of people quickly decreased under the carrying of order and traffic speed, and in an instant, the square became sparse.

"You really don't go to the party? It's a graduation party! ~" One of Robin's classmates looked back at Robin with a surprised face before getting on the bus.

"No, I don't like this sad scene." Robin smiled and waved his hand.

Hearing Robin's answer, the classmate stepped into the hatch where the 'egg' had been opened with a dissatisfied face: "Whatever you want, you withdrawn guy." ”

Seeing that the maglev car left the parking port in an instant, Robin smiled bitterly, took out an electronic card and swiped it lightly on the electronic screen at the parking port.

“457.8？” Glancing at the row of numbers below the electronic screen, Robin couldn't help but be stunned, and then sighed helplessly: "It seems that it is right not to go to the party, I will never have anything to do with luxury." ”

The row of numbers Robin saw was the remaining contribution points on his account, which in this day and age are the barriers that support people living in the city. In order to solve the crisis of survival of humanity in order to solve the crisis of survival of humanity on Earth decades ago, the remaining heads of the earth passed a resolution to let a central computer with powerful computing power replace humans as the leader, implement the open-boiled republic system that abolished privatization, and establish a nine-star republic based on the nine planets of the solar system.

[***], this once very 'utopian' social system was established. Under the unusually precise and comprehensive supervision of the central computer, human beings have truly achieved communism, and all kinds of occupations and job evaluations have been transformed by the central computer into "contribution points" for remuneration, and human beings use this "contribution points" distributed according to work to obtain the materials needed for life in the city.

Robin is still a student, and all the 'contribution points' in his account are earned by his single father who went to work in the harsh environment of Minesource Star. Therefore, every time he pays 'contribution points', even if it is only 0.1 for riding the maglev car, Robin still feels guilty.

"Building 7, Area E, 74-12." Stepping into the one-man hovercar, Robin put on his safety belt and reported where he was going.

The maglev door closes slowly after a crisp 'beep', while the electronic screen in the car automatically guides the route.

Wald's maglev vehicles are all autonomous, and the process is so comfortable that you don't even feel the body moving. It will not take much time to ride this maglev vehicle, which can travel at speeds of more than 300 kilometers per hour, and if you want to travel to remote areas that are far away, you can take a 'vacuum chamber' in an underground tunnel, which is close to sub-light speed, even to the other side of Mars in the blink of an eye.

Building 7 in Area E where Robin was going was actually on campus, so before he could finish reading the 'Heavy Infantry Armored Combat Cut' he had just downloaded, the maglev was already parked at the berth on the 74th floor of a building.

Walking out of the maglev car, Robin used to looking at the terrifying height of the abyss under his feet, and a strange smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth, he liked this feeling of standing alone on a high place and condescending, which would give him an inexplicable sense of superiority.

At the door of Room 12 on the 74th floor, Robin took out his electronic card and swiped it on the electronic screen at the door.

This is the mechanical maintenance room of the 3rd Military Academy of Wald, so in order to enter here, it is necessary to have a professional qualification in mechanics. As early as more than two years ago, Robin had secretly obtained the junior technician certification.

In fact, his father's income from working at Mine Source Star was enough for him to live a good life in Wald, and compared to the number in other people's electronic cards, the 457.8 in his account could actually be counted as a huge amount of money. But Robin is a stubborn guy, and he thinks that if he is a real man, he should not squander the contribution points that his father has exchanged for his life, let alone gnaw on his father's hard-earned money like a useless moth. Therefore, a few years ago, he began to earn contribution points by himself, and this maintenance room on campus has become a good place for him to work and earn living expenses.

"Hey, damn little supporting character, you're finally here! ～”

Robin had barely entered the door when an old man with a sloppy face crouched by a pile of parts threw a heavy robotic arm over.

"Damn! ~" Robin staggered to catch the fifty-kilogram robotic arm and shouted angrily: "Old bastard, you won't be Sven." I've said it many times, I'm not the little henchman next to Batman in that antique movie, my surname is Luo, Mingbin, not some damn little supporting role! ”

The old man took a bite of a large cigar and laughed maliciously: "I'm not rude, it's just that you're too weak." ”

Hearing the old man's naked sarcasm, Robin could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

For his age, his body is by no means weak. You know, he is the main quartile of Wald's Third Military Academy football team, and he has even initially opened the genetic lock and has a first-order agility. But in contrast, Old Jack has second-order strength, which he calls weak, and Robin can only say nothing.

This is the first step for human beings to get out of the earth and gain a foothold in the universe. The ability of human beings to evolve themselves, which had completely ceased at the time of their time on Earth, has become active again after the transition to the cosmic arena.

In the universe and other planets, technology is no longer able to help humans completely free themselves from the changes in the natural environment. The first generation of human beings who set foot in space generally faced space diseases such as osteoporosis, muscle atrophy, and cardiovascular weakness. In addition, the harsh natural environment of the alien planet, as well as the air composition completely different from the earth, gravity, magnetic field, radiation, etc., also make human beings face a huge existential crisis.

Under such a harsh environmental transformation, the ability of human beings to evolve their bodies that had been suspended for thousands of years was reactivated. In the case of the first generation of astronauts, their reproductive cycle was shortened by two-thirds, and their own life cycle was reduced to 50 years old due to the rapid squeeze of vitality. However, since then, the first generation of new humans born from space or on another planet have shown good adaptability to the external environment, and gradually discovered the secrets hidden in human genes, so that human beings have once again embarked on the path of rapid evolution.

In fact, as early as 1972 AD, biologists found that there are 95%~98% of junk DNA in the human genome, which does not have genetic factors, but is quite stable. It will not be until 2031 that new-age biologists will discover that the junk DNA that occupies most of the genome is not a genetic graveyard, but an unrecognized treasure trove.

Statistically speaking, humans in the old era actually only developed 2%~5% of the body's potential. When the earth's environment no longer poses a threat to humans, these genes fell into a slumber, thus ending the continued evolution of humans. The arrival of this new environment in the universe has undoubtedly made human beings feel the existential crisis again, stimulated by the survival instinct, this part of the 'junk DNA' awakens again, and promotes the evolution of human beings at a terrifying speed.

Robin's first-order agility and Old Jack's second-order strength are the products of this evolution, as a new human born from space, the fourth-generation new human Robin and the first-generation new human Old Jack both have the ability to open the gene lock, and after opening the gene lock, there will be two ability categories in the direction of evolution: brain domain and physique.

The brain is humanity's greatest dependence, and in evolutionary mode, the potential of the brain is simply jaw-dropping. At this stage alone, there are four categories of brain domain enhancement: computing ability, information processing ability, perception, and telekinesis. Each classification is divided into nine levels due to different levels of development.

In addition to the four basic abilities of strength, speed, agility, and reflex nerves, additional abilities such as smell, hearing, vision, various adaptability, and even oxygen requirements have also begun to be gradually derived.

Human beings have collapsed into a great era of rapid evolution, and ability has become an indispensable foundation for the survival of human beings in the new era, even students like Robin who have not left the campus are very aware of the importance of ability, so in the face of the sarcasm of Old Jack, who has second-order power, Robin wisely did not choose to argue, but skillfully equipped himself with this huge robotic arm weighing fifty kilograms.

This robotic arm is actually a semi-automatic maintenance arm that requires a junior pilot or higher qualification to use. Robin, who was only a junior mechanic, was not qualified to use this tool, but the arm was not in the inventory, it was a scrap certified by the central computer, and because of this, Robin was able to work as a mechanic to repair the machinery of such a heavy and complex big thing.

As an assistant to senior technician Old Jack, Robin has been working here for two years. He is paid three contribution points every two hours certified by the central computer. It's not much, but it's enough to support him, so he never touched the contribution points that his father put into his account, and even the contribution points he earned began to have some savings. And under the careful cultivation of Old Jack, Robin's actual working ability is far more than a junior mechanic, and his real skills are actually close to the level of a technician.

"Hey, your graduation grades will be out tomorrow. Where do you think you're going? Biting on his cigar, Old Jack asked casually while making dazzling repairs with his robotic arm.

"Hehe, my tactical theory class is so bad, I guess I won't be able to enter the general staff. As for flying, I probably don't have much talent, so I shouldn't be able to enter the Air Force. I want to ......" Robin soldered a circuit board, turned his head and smiled, "I want to join the Army as an infantryman, and I think I'm a good fit to be an infantryman." ”

"Infantry?"

Hearing this, Old Jack stopped what he was doing in surprise, turned his head and shouted, "Are you sure you're not joking?" ”

"yes, why do you look so weird." Robin rubbed his nose and said to himself wistfully: "There is nothing wrong with infantry, the welfare is the highest among all arms...... And you know, the ace 'knight' is very popular among young people......"

Robin's 'knights' are actually the hoplites in the army, and every year the republic's recruitment proclamation will be themed on the hoplites' shocking battle highlights, and gradually, the heroic 'knights' in the collection also have many admirers, and Robin is one of the fanatical 'knights' admirers.

"Bastard, don't you know that infantry has the highest casualty rate?" Old Jack tore up his heroic dream without waiting for Robin to finish, and reprimanded with a rare straight face: "I really don't understand, why don't you listen to my advice to take the advanced technician certification, with your current technology, it couldn't be easier to get this certification." And with this certification, you will definitely be selected by the logistics department to become a sapper......"

"I don't want to be in the back, I'm in the fourth quarter when I play, I'm always the one at the front." Robin patted his chest proudly: "I'm going to see the outside world, that kind of exciting life is what I yearn for." As for repairs, it's just a temporary mix of my skills. ”

"Stinky boy, you just want to be in the limelight!"

"So what......" Old Jack pouted his thoughts, Robin pouted indifferently and argued, "I don't want to live in obscurity like my father." Yes, I admit that he was great as a father, but I didn't want his life. Isn't the death rate lower in mining in the Mine Source Star than when you are an infantry? ”

"Robin ......"

Old Jack was touched by Robin's words and couldn't help but sigh. He knows Robin very well, in the past two years, the lonely old Jack has always regarded Robin as his son, so he understands very well that Robin has always admired his unknown father in his heart, and has always stubbornly believed that it is because of himself that his father is willing to stay in the mine source star and become an ordinary person. So, long ago, Robin set a goal for himself, he wanted to get ahead, and he hoped that one day he would kneel in front of his father amid the tsunami of people's tsunami of flowers and praise, and tell his father loudly that his efforts had not been lost.

"Robin, you're still young, you shouldn't put yourself on too much ......"

"No, real men don't use youth as an excuse!" Robin stubbornly interrupted Old Jack's persuasion, stubbornly raised his head and said, "Since my father can choose a dangerous career for me, then I can too. But the difference is that I will not be unknown anymore, I will become strong, and I will let everyone know my name! ”

“……”

Robin's impassioned words made Old Jack stunned, looking at Robin's immature face, Old Jack couldn't help but think of when he was young. At that time, I was the same high-spirited, the same empty-eyed......

"Bastard! ～”

After being silent for a long time, Old Jack suddenly gave Robin a punch, patted him on the shoulder again, and turned his face away to tremble and roared: "I'll miss you when you leave, by the way, tomorrow's farewell ball game will give me a big face, your expression when you were knocked down is too ugly." ”

"Haha...... Don't worry, I'll kick them in the ass! ～”

……

The next day, the main square of the 3rd Military Academy of Wald.

The bustling students crowded this large circular square, which can accommodate nearly 10,000 people, and countless electronic screens were distributed throughout the square for students to check their graduation results.

"I took seven A's! I was drafted into the Air Force! ”

Suddenly, a scream of surprise rang out. Immediately, an exaggerated pair of large, round-rimmed glasses was thrown into the air. Some of the frightened students in the vicinity looked up, only to see Cecilia, who was overly excited, waving her hands and hanging on Robin's body like a koala.

"Congratulations, haven't you always dreamed of driving one of those megatons?" Robin rubbed Cecilia's head dotingly.

"yes, I've always dreamed of flying to the Milky Way." Cecilia pecked Robin the cheek and urged anxiously, "Look at yours!" ”

Robin casually swiped his electronic card on the electronic screen, and two seconds later, his graduation results and the military branch selected for him by the central computer after comprehensively evaluating his data and grades popped up on the electronic screen.

"Sure enough, it's infantry!" Robin shook his fist vigorously and happily put away his electronic card, but when he looked back at Cecilia, he found that Cecilia, who was still cheering just now, had a deep sense of loss on his face.

"Aren't you happy for me?" Robin cupped her cheeks with both hands and kissed her lightly on the tip of her nose.

But Cecilia obviously didn't mean to be happy, her big blue eyes soon became foggy, and she looked at Robin with teary eyes: "What to do, you're not in the Air Force, we're going to separate, are we going to break up like everyone else?" ”

"Silly girl." Robin gently scraped the tip of Cecilia's nose: "Even if I really become an Air Force, it is unlikely that I will be assigned to a ship with you." ”

"But at least there is hope, but now ......" Cecilia hugged Robin aggrievedly, in her opinion, in the future, they will never see each other in this life, one in heaven and one on earth.

"Who said there is no hope, when I come out of the training camp in two years, I will be assigned again, and then maybe I will become an air force carrier. But......" Robin looked at Cecilia in embarrassment, and said distressedly, "But I may have to salute you then." ”

"Hee-hee-hee......"

Robin's comfort made Cecilia burst into tears, she gave Robin a hot kiss, bit his lip and said: "Don't hook up with female soldiers when I'm not around, I heard that the bathroom of the infantry is shared by men and women, and when the time comes, you are not allowed to peep, you are not allowed to talk, and you are not allowed to sleep in a camp tent with female soldiers......"

"But what if there are female soldiers in my squad? Could it be that I can't sleep? ”

"No matter, no matter, just can't do it! ～”

"Okay! ~Yes! ~You can do whatever you say, but ......" Robin patted Cecilia's round ass, "Do you have to come down, I still have to go to the military window to register, and I still have to prepare for the ball game, which is my farewell game." ”

"I'll be cheering for you at the game! ~" Cecilia reluctantly let go of Robin, and Robin straightened her collar, smiled and waved at her, and then ran quickly to the military registration window near the square.

There was a long queue in front of the military registration window, but it seemed that most people didn't have a good opinion of the infantry, after all, the 'knight' in the infantry and Robin's concept are actually two completely different concepts, many people will admire 'knight', but absolutely no one will look up to an infantryman, so their frustration can be imagined.

"Cut, a bunch of death-scared bastards!"

Robin looked at the others with disdain, but soon he noticed another anomaly.

It was a guy who was slightly taller than him, with short dark green hair like a hedgehog, and a cold and handsome expression, which made people feel withdrawn and unapproachable. But in his eyes, which were as deep as night, Robin saw the same anticipation and excitement as himself.

"Hello, I'm Robin. It's a pleasure to be a comrade-in-arms with you. Robin held out his right hand in front of the man and greeted him in a friendly manner.

“……”

Robin's friendliness apparently surprised the man, and he looked at Robin with wary eyes and coldly spat out a name: "Zoro." ”

Robin had never heard of this name, so he didn't know that the owner of this name was actually the most terrifying violent element of the Third Military Academy, but he hooked Zhuo Luo's neck very familiarly: "Zhuo Luo? Ha ha...... You, like me, have a strange name. And it also seems that he likes to be an infantryman. ”

Zoro wasn't used to Robin's friendliness, his parents were pioneers of Venus, so he grew up in the wilderness with a natural wariness of others. In the eyes of the students around him, Zolo was a savage, withdrawn fellow, but in fact, this appearance was nothing more than his instinct to protect himself, and he also longed for friendship and recognition like everyone else, and Robin's kindness to him had obviously moved him.

"I belong to the wasteland." Zhuo Luo squeezed out a far-fetched smile and replied in a stiff tone.

"I yearn for the outside world...... Robin looked up at the red sky, but soon, he burst out laughing, "Maybe we won't think that way when we get to the camp, I've heard that the instructors are crazy." ”

Robin's joke made Zhuo Luo not know how to answer, and could only smile at the corners of his mouth.

"By the way, I'll have a ball game in a moment. You must come and see it, this is the curtain call of my star player! ~" Robin slipped his electronic card into the window of the military as he extended an invitation to Zolo. Behind him, Zhuo Luo nodded earnestly.

But at this critical moment when Robin and Zoro were about to decide their fate, in a room above the military window, a middle-aged officer with one eye and half of his body replaced by metal limbs was staring at Robin and Zolo, who seemed to have become friends, through the three-dimensional screen in front of him, with a seemingly meaningful gaze.

"I want these two boys, use my authority to put them in my training camp."

As the hoarse voice sounded, the adjutant with the rank of colonel ran out of the room quickly. Moments later, Robin and Drowlo's profiles were marked with the Camp of the Tigers. Without their knowledge, their lives have quietly changed......