Chapter 42: Pain
"Shoot! Silence! Salute! ”
With the sound of empty bullets, more than 200 coffins floated into the universe from the bridge, and thousands of people in the crowd were already crying, everyone around them bowed their heads in silence, and all the soldiers present sent each other with military salutes.
The interstellar troopers were 301 when they set out, 33 when they returned, and 268 dead!
As Yao Yuan said after his return, before he fell unconscious, this is a heroic team!
According to scientists' research, these robots are still capable of moving even after the explosion of the debris of the main ship, and they are fully capable of crushing the Hope from within.
However, at that time, Yao Yuan directly broke the existence processor of artificial intelligence, and in an instant, these robots lost their internal programs, in fact, except for the instant formatting of the internal programs, the robots themselves did not have any problems.
As of today, it is the seventh day of the Hope catastrophe, according to the customs of the Chinese, the seventh day after death is called the first seven, and it is on this day that the new humans of the various star teams that have awakened, as well as all the surviving star team soldiers, as well as all the soldiers of the Hope, the families of the victims, as well as reporters, and members of the House of Representatives, plus more than 2,000 people elected in the registration.
Everyone gathered in the lobby outside the bridge for the third star burial ceremony of the Hope.
"Rite over!"
With the loud roar of the commander, all the soldiers put down their salutes, but none of them moved or talked, they all looked deeply into the depths of the universe, and the coffin that was still looming still appeared, everyone's eyes were so deep, and their expressions were also sad...... Only the thirty or so surviving members of the star-fighting team had resolute eyes, like ice that would not melt for thousands of years, and only when they looked at their relatives around them and the people in the Hope, the ice could be regarded as melting and turning into a warmth like a breeze.
This time, Yao Yuan did not sleep for thirteen days, and on the night of the sixth day, he woke up as if he had some premonition, and then participated in the star burial ceremony on the seventh day.
During the whole ceremony, Yao Yuan did not say anything, including him, no leader spoke, the whole ceremony was so solemn, until the end, except for those family members and some people, the rest of the people left silently, all this seems so different.
"Talking or something, talking about their merits or something, it's just an insult to them!"
On the way, Yao Yuan said to Barbie.
It's not the members of the interstellar team, even the soldiers of other countries, no one will understand how heroes those sacrifices are, on the other side of the hope, enduring the loss of the hope, they fight, they try, they sacrifice...... They are already real heroes, so treat them with the glory of heroes!
"According to the old rules, everyone's names, deeds, and the recorded video of their battles brought back are all kept in the museum, and the battle videos are backed up into the central computer, well, and the so-called unknown hero also joins in, and they are all awarded the highest medals, the Human Hero Medal, by the way, don't write the unknown hero, put his name, Alter? Nath's name is also added, so that our descendants, the entire human civilization, will remember them, and know that it is their sacrifice that can have the continuation of our human civilization! Yao Yuan said as he walked.
Barbie dutifully recorded everything, but just as Yao Yuan was speaking, he suddenly coughed violently, and even some blood particles spurted out, Barbie quickly took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, and asked urgently, "What's wrong with you?" Captain, are you alright? ”
Yao Yuan shook his head, just picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth and said, "It's okay, I injured my lungs and some organs during the battle, and I guess I need to recuperate for a while...... But there's time to recuperate, and there's so much to attend to right now. ”
Barbie also fell silent and didn't say a word for a long time.
The entire Hope has been in a state of grief since the Hope catastrophe a week ago, and the final count of the total number of deaths due to robots is 1,471 due to the cessation of the life-support system, resulting in a drop in temperature and a lack of oxygen...... The number was three hundred sixty-two.
With the addition of Startrooper Hope, the death toll of the entire Hope has reached two thousand!
Even on Earth, not counting the soldiers who died in the war, even if more than 2,000 civilians died in the war, this is definitely a number that shocks the world!
And for the Hope, more than 2,000 people died, especially about 1,700 of them died, which can be said to be a catastrophe, and there are only so many people in the entire Hope! More than 120,000 adults! More than 1,700 adults died in one fell swoop, which is equivalent to China at the end of the 20th century, a country with a total population of 1.2 billion, and more than 17 million people died in a disaster!
If it were really on Earth, it would be equivalent to a catastrophe second only to the extinction level!
Because of this, when Yao Yuan woke up, in addition to the star burial ceremony, the first task was to deal with the aftermath of this catastrophe.
There are more things that need to be resolved besides the Hope civil affairs...... "None of these robots can be used?" Are you kidding! There are so many resources, you tell me I can't use them!? Did you know that hundreds of soldiers paid for their lives! Yao Yuan almost roared.
Sitting in front of him was Polly, this girl was also haggard at the moment, especially about the past week, the inspection of nearly 10,000 alien robots, so that she hardly slept enough for a day this week, and at this moment she rushed to tell Yao Yuan that the tens of thousands of robots were completely unusable.
"Yes, when you smashed the artificial intelligence on the other end, the information processor in the robot's body had been completely melted by the plasma, and the prohibition of the layer itself had completely exploded, and they were completely useless." In the face of Yao Yuan's roar, Polly drank the tea in her hand expressionlessly and said softly.
Yao Yuan sat on the chair in distress, he rubbed his brows and said, "But...... Damn, there are so many robots, and they have ordinary weapons and Gaussian weapons, as well as particle propulsion devices, etc., 10,000 of them! I'm afraid there are more in the ruins, if you can collect them all, what a terrifying army this is, it can't be used at all, damn it! ”
Polly had a smile in the corner of her eyes, but it was fleeting, and she continued: "But their parts can also be dismantled and used, Gauss equipment can be directly converted into Gauss rifles, and at the same time, carefully study this set of equipment, the Gauss pistol can be manufactured in a finished version, and the particle propulsion device can be transformed into a spacesuit particle propulsion, so that it can last longer and produce greater propulsion, of course, the control system has to be studied by itself, as for other shells or something...... Directly melted, this metal is also something that we humans can't make at the moment, this set of metal processes is not up to par, these metals can be made into metal ingots, which can be used when needed in the future. ”
Yao Yuan sighed for a long time, and then said, "Understood, just do as you say." ”
Polly nodded, put down the teacup, didn't say anything more, turned around and walked towards the captain's room, but she didn't want to be at this time Yao Yuan suddenly stopped her and said, "Polly......"
Polly turned her head strangely, and saw Yao Yuan looking at her seriously and said, "It's hard work, and there are ...... Thanks to you this time, thank you. ”
Polillo showed a slightly surprised expression, she looked at Yao Yuan seriously, and after a long time, she turned her head unnaturally and said, "No need...... Thanks, this is what I'm supposed to do, I love everything on the Hope, and even if you die, I'll do it all. ”
"Really?" Yao Yuan smiled, he suddenly stood up and walked to Polly's side, patted her head lightly and said, "I know, I still want to thank you...... Go back and get some sleep, and then it's time for a long fight. ”
Polly directly slapped Yao Yuan's hand away, she turned around and left, saying as she walked: "I don't need you to say that I will do the same, hmph, I hate others to pat me on the head the most, only this once, and it will not be against the law!" As she spoke, she was already far away.
Yao Yuan shook his head with a wry smile, he then looked at the various aftermath documents on the desktop, sighed, and then began to review and correct, each document was as heavy as a mountain, which made his heart gradually dim and gloomy, in addition, he had more expectations in his heart...... Humans, be strong!
On the ninth day of the Hope catastrophe, Qi Xiaoniao, Lin Qiuqiu, and Wang Dandan sat on a chair next to a square on the third floor, Qi Xiaoniao's arm was still wrapped in a bandage, which hung directly on his neck, this arm was shattered and fractured, and the doctor estimated that it would take about four months to recover, but this was already very lucky, at least he was not disabled, and he was still alive...... "Dude, you were really impulsive at that time, so you rushed up, facing the robot hand-to-hand combat?" Lin Qiuqiu sighed and patted Qi Xiaoniao's shoulder and said.
Qi Xiaoniao shook his head with a wry smile, and said after a long time: "At that time, the soldier pushed me away, and those blood ...... What about you? Isn't it also brave in battle? I heard that Dandan, you almost finished playing, right? ”
Wang Dandan has been silently watching the pedestrians on the street, and he didn't even eat the snacks that he kept in his mouth, and he said after a long time: "I'm thinking...... It's actually quite good to be a soldier, so that they don't have to be sad in the future, no longer feel today's pain, and be a soldier who can protect them in the future. ”
The pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, and everyone no longer had the previous smile on their faces, silent, and in pain, Qi Xiaoniao suddenly said: "Let's just form a small team of three people, of course it is within the system, but the three of us are all new human beings, and we can cooperate in the battle, after all, the three of us are very familiar with it, and we must be able to cooperate handy!" ”
Suddenly, Lin Qiuqiu and Wang Dandan came to their senses, and they all praised loudly, and at the same time began to ask Qi Xiaoniao for the name of this small team.
"How about calling it a black triple? Black Triple Star in the Black Star Squad! ”
(To be continued)