The moment the hibernation pod was closed, countless thoughts flashed through Jiang Xuezhou's heart.

She even thought that after she fell asleep, she might never wake up again.

However, even with mixed feelings in her heart, she did not have the slightest fear in her heart.

She could feel someone holding her hand.

The warmth that came from her fingertips wasn't just the blood she was spilling out of her body, it was something else.

She didn't know the man's name, she couldn't even remember the face, she just remembered that it was a gentle sister.

She's always been here.

And I waited for 215 years......

Sleeping peacefully, she closed her eyes, and the moment the cruiser Orion leapt into the hyperspace channel, she was unconscious and completed the first and last meeting.

It was a long, long dream.

In her dreams she met many people.

Although she was asleep in the dream and didn't wake up for a second with her eyes open, everyone there seemed to know her.

Whether it's her face, or her name.

Vaguely, she vaguely felt that she didn't seem to be here alone.

Someone who had left with him, or someone who had left a split second behind him, had already been here before himself and had given them his name.

She was not alone in that unseen darkness.

At this time, a hand gently stroked her forehead.

And a warm whisper.

“…… You will live. ”

"Your partner is a brave child...... And his bravery is not lost to any of us. ”

The voice was like a torch to dispel the darkness, illuminating her entire world in an instant.

And when the dawn light came up, all the darkness that enveloped her was like a faded sludge, crumbling under the brighter light.

Faintly, she heard another voice.

The voice was full of unwillingness, and it was stretched for a long time, like the roar and wail of a ghost hovering in the abyss.

“…… Why ......"

"200 years! I've been waiting 200 years! ”

"Why go against me! Why!! ”

The guy seems to have broken his defenses.

Did someone do something?

At this moment, Jiang Xuezhou didn't fully realize what happened to him on the original timeline during the time he was asleep.

The packets that had been downloaded to her bionics chip when she hacked into the warp engine cache server were now being released at incredible speed, slamming the Orion missile cruiser's servers along the data lines around its neck.

The defense-breaking roar was made by the AI named "Navigator".

The ghost that lodged on an old circuit board.

It probably never imagined that the people it killed more than 200 years ago would hold the sword it used and cut off its head in turn......

It's over.

In a trance, Jiang Xuezhou seemed to see the hatch of the sleeping cabin closed for the second time.

It was a man in power armor.

After doing everything, he wanted to sit on the ground and rest for a while, but suddenly he stood up as if he remembered something, and walked out of the twisted cockpit.

Her eyes couldn't see, but she could vaguely perceive what was happening outside.

And the moment the door closed, the twisted hatch was opened again, and a familiar figure burst in from the outside.

He was desperately rummaging through the room for something.

That clumsy appearance made her want to laugh a little, and she wanted to cry a little, but she couldn't cry.

She couldn't do anything in this bizarre dream, not even her eyes.

Thankfully, the reckless guy eventually found what he was looking for.

That seems to be a key.

Then he seemed to finally notice himself lying here, and walked towards her in ecstasy.

Just as she tried to open her eyes to make contact with him, the already blurred vision suddenly condensed with a layer of white frost, and then the lost five senses returned to her.

Feeling the heart-piercing pain coming from her abdomen, her brows furrowed slightly, and she involuntarily let out a whimper.

At this time, a hurried voice came from a short distance away.

“…… Don't get up, I'm helping you with your wounds! ”

The blood scab stuck to her eyelids, and she couldn't open them.

But after hearing the familiar voice, her tense nerves softened in an instant.

"Ten ...... Night"

"I'm right here! You hold on! ”

Standing next to the hibernation pod, Yashi sweated profusely and applied the freshly thawed hemostatic gel to the wound in her abdomen.

The emergency airlock of the landing craft has been opened, and the cockpit is filled with air.

Under the effect of positive pressure, the twisted and deformed hatch is automatically pressed against the door frame.

At the same time, the starship's artificial gravity device has also been successfully restarted, and the gravitational force similar to that of the moon can be felt in the cabin, and it is gradually returning to the level of 1G.

The pain in his heart was gradually taken by a cold feeling, Jiang Xuezhou gasped softly, and the blood scab that stuck to the slit of his eyes was gradually melted by warm tears.

"Woo......"

Looking at the tears rolling down Jiang Xuezhou's face, Ye Shi suddenly panicked and hurriedly asked.

"Does it hurt?"

She shook her head lightly and whispered "It doesn't hurt."

However, the tears that were not angry were one after another, and they fell more and more.

Why are you crying if it doesn't hurt?

Seeing her pear blossoms with rain, Ye Shi was completely unable to fix it, and he was at a loss for a while.

But fortunately, the movements of his hands did not stop, and in the end, according to the method left by Lin Youyou, he successfully helped her stop the bleeding, and then wrapped it in bandages.

As a layman who practices medicine without a license, this is already the limit of what he can do.

As for repairing radiation damage or something.

I can only wait until I return to Earth to ask the Alliance's biological research institute for help, or think of some other way.

There must be a way to solve it.

“…… The bleeding has stopped, your previous spacesuit has been torn, and I helped you get an extravehicular exoskeleton that can be worn instead of a spacesuit. ”

Jiang Xuezhou, who had red eyes, said "um" lightly, and then lay there without saying a word.

I've never seen her so quiet, and I can't help but look at her for a while.

What he didn't expect was that she, who was always grinning on weekdays, was actually shy at the moment, and shrunk her neck and hid back.

“…… Don't look at me......"

Seeing his reflection in those eyes, Jiang Xuezhou twisted his neck in embarrassment and turned his gaze to the side.

"I'm ...... now This looks...... It's ugly. ”

Objectively speaking, this is true.

Her hair was almost gone, and her body was covered in clotted blood scabs, or tissue fluid oozing from broken skin, like a chick that had just pecked at an eggshell.

If it was before, he would have teased her with low emotional intelligence.

But now, he is no longer the incomprehensible self he was at the beginning.

Does it matter if an NPC is a real person?

It doesn't really matter at all.

What really matters is that the feeling in his heart at this moment is extremely real.

Looking affectionately at those bright and clear eyes, like looking at a jewel buried in the ashes.

Looking at the white paper-like face dyed red, he said emotionally in a tone that he had never tried in his life.

“…… I don't dislike it. ”

Time is frosty.

The air seemed to freeze, freezing the glow that was gradually reddening.

It's silent.

There was no sound between the two for a long time, and it took a long time before a stubborn word popped out of the lightly biting lip.

“…… You don't have to force it. ”

It turns out that dogs can't spit ivory out of their mouths.

Jiang Xuezhou, who was still moved by this guy one second, was exploded by his angry mentality the next second.

What do you mean I don't dislike?

She admitted.

She does look a little embarrassed at the moment, but what is it that makes her like this?

Ahhh

If I knew this was the case, it would be better to die.

She gritted her teeth with what little strength she had left, only to feel that the negative emotions were boiling and about to explode.

This guy did it on purpose, right?

Definitely, yes!

Just when the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she became, and she wanted to cry, a gust of wind suddenly blew in front of her.

Before she could react to what was happening, the grievances that were about to overflow from her lips were blocked by a touch of hot emotion.

The heat dissipated the cold, melting the ice that almost froze her heartbeat.

Her pupils dilated for a moment, then a layer of mist covered her, and her eyes slowly closed again.

All the grievances and pains that have been endured, as well as the hesitation and helplessness in the face of a desperate situation, have turned into a faint saltiness rolling down the corners of his lips at this moment.

Those things don't matter anymore.

In the face of this unprecedented happiness, those things that have passed are too redundant.

She just wanted time to stand still forever.

Let that warm feeling linger a little longer......

……

Lip and tooth separation.

It was not only Jiang Xuezhou who blushed into apples, but also another person with his arm propped up on the sleeping cabin.

The guy's posture was indescribably weird, like an orange cat stuck in the middle while climbing the stairs.

But at this moment, she is extremely satisfied, and she has no desire to complain and quarrel at all.

Burying her flushed face, she whispered.

"Stupid...... You...... Do you want to knock my teeth out......"

It's too cunning.

Actually use this trick......

It made her angry.

Looking at Jiang Xuezhou, who was suddenly shy, Ye Shi blushed and said hesitantly.

"I, I didn't mean that......"

He was already trying hard to imitate Fang Chang's guy, but he still messed up for some reason.

Maybe it's because he usually says too many sassy words, and he can't naturally say that kind of sensational words with this mouth.

But that's exactly what he thought at the time.

No matter what she becomes, whether there is a chance to be cured or not, he will not fail her.

“…… I mean, it doesn't matter what you become...... I'm ...... Like? ”

The fist that finally softened was hard again, and Jiang Xuezhou couldn't wait to knock his head crookedly.

"Why do you like it? You guy...... Like...... Can't you just say it properly? It's really, infuriating! ”

It seems that he also feels a little embarrassed, and Ye Shi's old face is a little unbearable, so he blushes back.

"Ah......hh I said okay, I like you! I like you! I like you! ”

He said it three times in a row, and made up for what he hadn't said before.

The moment he heard that word, Jiang Xuezhou's face turned red, his ears seemed to float out of steam, and his original vigorous appearance softened again, like a snowman that was about to melt.

Ye Shi, who had never lost a quarrel, naturally did not miss this opportunity to fight back, looking at Jiang Xuezhou, who was dizzy as if he was about to melt, he blushed and pursued after the victory.

"I'm done, it's your turn?"

"Me, me?"

It seemed that he didn't expect to be asked rhetorically, Jiang Xuezhou panicked for a while, and the upturned tail note was out of tune.

Looking at her who wanted to dodge, Ye Shi stared at her eyes unrelentingly and asked.

"Yes, I've already told you, I like you, I can't, even if I feel embarrassed about you, I have to say, I don't want to be like that just now...... I almost missed you. ”

“……”

The phrase "like" is like the switch of the remote control, and her brain shuts down when she presses it once.

The thin lips opened and closed for a long time, and the fiery red clouds spread into a cloud of smoke.

Wait a minute...... Could things be moving too fast?

Do you want to look at it again?

Just, even if she doesn't hate children very much...... One or two are good, and three are not unacceptable, but sure enough, you still have to ask Yuehan's opinion, right? I don't know if the kid can accept that he suddenly became an aunt.

It wasn't until she thought of her granddaughter's name that she suddenly realized that she seemed to be thinking too far ahead, and she couldn't help but want to plunge her hot head into the ice to cool down.

Ye Shi didn't know what strange things she was thinking, and he didn't continue to ask, just stared intently at the fawn-like dodgy eyes, waiting for her answer.

Finally......

This guy who is even more frank than him finally can't bear to keep him waiting.

The lips opened glutinously, and the two of them actually knew the answer for a long time.

"Love ......"

"Like whom?"

"Loved it...... You stupid——! ”

Before she could finish her sentence, she was blocked again.

……

When Jiang Xuezhou sat up from the sleeping cabin, it was already ten minutes later.

Under the action of the hemostatic gel, the wound on her abdomen has scabbed over and a slow recovery has begun.

The "Prosthetic Man" is far more adaptable and healing than the average wastelander.

And this is one of the main reasons why the people of the academy will become fragrant and sweet in the eyes of the wastelanders.

Although Jiang Xuezhou's body is still very weak, there is basically no problem in getting up and walking in the normal gravity environment.

According to Lin Youyou's deathbed instructions, Ye Shi helped her change into an exoskeleton for extravehicular activities.

Getting out of the freezer as soon as possible after the wound has scabbed over will help to promote blood circulation and metabolism, and it is not a good thing to lie in the dormant pod all the time.

With the help of an exoskeleton, he didn't have to worry about her bumping or falling.

After ensuring safety, Night Ten closed the emergency airlock and opened the cockpit hatch.

The air in the cockpit was evacuated for a moment, and it turned into a vacuum again.

With the support of Ye Shi, Jiang Xuezhou cautiously climbed down from the hatch of the landing craft.

Looking at Jiang Xuezhou, who bent over in pain, Ye Shi, who had just let go of his hand, hurriedly supported her worriedly.

"What's wrong? What's uncomfortable? ”

"I'm fine, it's just that the wound was pulled...... Don't make me feel like I'm vulnerable. ”

Jiang Xuezhou blushed and muttered in a low voice, this guy is suddenly so good at taking care of people, it always makes her feel weird.

But despite what she said, her heart was still as sweet as honey.

"I'm not worried about you......" Yajuchi scratched the back of her head and held her hand tightly, "You better take it easy, grab my hand and don't let go." ”

Jiang Xuezhou let out a soft "um" and didn't speak, but he held his hand tighter.

She's enjoying the feeling right now.

Even if their current situation is not very optimistic, they are five light years away from Earth......

The reactor's fuel shouldn't be able to hold up for the next jump, otherwise the android wouldn't be in such a hurry.

However, even with all the difficulties, she was not afraid at all.

To say why......

She always felt like she had been here.

Everything here is so familiar, it's like the living room of her own home.

"Anyway...... I just had a long, long dream. Looking at the remains of the android buried in the corner of the wall by the ruins, Jiang Xuezhou suddenly opened his mouth in a low voice.

Yashi gently shook her hand.

"What did you dream about?"

Jiang Xuezhou closed his eyes and meditated for a while, carefully recalling the bizarre dream.

"I met a lot of people I didn't know...... They said a lot of things, but I couldn't hear most of them. By the way, then one of my sisters touched my head and said to me...... I'll be fine. ”

Ye Shi was silent for a while and said.

"Is that sister's name Lin Youyou?"

Jiang Xuezhou was stunned for a moment, and held his forehead with his left hand.

“…… It's a familiar name, I think I've heard it somewhere. ”

Ye Shi took out a voice recorder from his arms and handed it to the latter, who looked ignorant.

"Perhaps...... It wasn't a dream, it was something that really happened. ”

He had promised her that he would bring Jiang Xuezhou to her to see, and now it seems that they may have seen each other.

In the period after I left.

Taking the recorder from Ye Shi's hand, Jiang Xuezhou stared at it intently, and muttered in a blur in his eyes.

"I think ...... too It didn't feel like a dream. ”

Looking at Jiang Xuezhou in a daze, Ye Shi reached out and gently touched her helmet.

"Anyway, it's good for you to wake up...... They handed over the command of this starship to us, and although it is a basically scrapped starship, it should still have some useful functions. You think about it first, and I'll go offline and report safety to my friends. ”

Not surprisingly, he has now arrived at the South Gate II.

There is probably no one in this game farther than where he goes, and the tail in the North Pole is weaker than him.

But on the other hand, he is not in trouble now.

Later, when he went to the official website, he had to ask them what they thought, and at the same time, by the way, he was forcing Brother Guang to say that the world five light years away was really not a big pie.

Even if it used to be, now the cake is baked.

As for pretending to be forced or something, it doesn't exist.

Is he the kind of superficial person?

Although he thought so, the corners of his mouth were almost unable to suppress the gun.

Looking at Ye Shi, who suddenly said something inexplicable, Jiang Xuezhou tilted his head.

"Offline?"

"Well, that's it...... Similar to the method of perception, I said I have some special functions, right? Okay, okay, you just leave it alone, just wait for me for two minutes. ”

Ye Shi, who accidentally said that he had leaked his mouth, quickly stopped the topic, ignored the suspicious gaze, sat on the ground against the wall, closed his eyes and went offline.

However, perhaps it was too hasty to go offline, and his handsome sitting position did not last for two seconds before he fell to the ground.

Looking at Ye Shi, who was talking to himself and arching into shrimp balls, Jiang Xuezhou couldn't help but make a helpless expression, sighed and sat next to him, and moved the elm head to his thigh with a "hey".

It seems that something similar has happened before.

He claimed to be able to see the other Vault residents with his eyes closed, and to be able to communicate without physical communication.

She used to think that this guy was bragging, but now that she thinks about it, he is serious.

But that's five light years away...... Is this really something that can be done with special features?

"Anyway, this stupid guy looks pretty cute when he sleeps......"

Looking at the quiet sleeping face, Jiang Xuezhou couldn't help but stretch out his index finger and gently touched the tip of his nose.

This guy is like a little pig who can't wake up when he falls asleep, no matter how much he fiddles with it.

But so much has happened.

Maybe he's tired too.

Gently touching the smooth black short hair, Jiang Xuezhou murmured softly with a gentle and loving smile on his face.

"Good work."

(End of chapter)