68. Postponement
(Finally wrote enough 60,000 words, and began to lift the ban)
At the Resistance League's KJZ-11 space station, a young man sitting in the corner of a bar is drinking and grumbling to himself.
"Alas, another boring day is over, why should I waste saliva in front of these rookies all day long, damn it, why can Schneier go to the Liberty as a squadron leader, and I can only stay in the rear as an instructor? I don't expect to be a squadron leader, I'm willing to start as an ordinary pilot, as long as I can get out of here......." Resson grumbled as he took a sip and poured a large glass of wine into his mouth, to be honest, it didn't taste very good, it was even worse than what he drank on the Cardoso space station, but compared to other bases of the Resistance Alliance, it was already much better, and some places didn't even have this inferior wine, alcohol, It wasn't a necessity for the scarcity-strapped Alliance, and if it weren't for the morale-boosting and boring time it had, Risen sneered that the Alliance might be prohibiting alcohol.
"Ahem." A soft cough came from behind him, and Ressen didn't have to look back, he immediately knew who was behind him.
“...... Even if I am asked to leave here, I will not leave, ten years of trees, a hundred years of people, training qualified starfighter pilots is the future development plan of the Alliance......." He became very fast, very skilled, 108,000 miles of great turns, there was no fluctuation in his tone, no pause, all in one go.
The visitor sighed softly, and a delicate figure walked up from behind him, pulled up the seat next to him, and sat down.
"Ah, Sonia, it's rare to see you in this messy place." Risen pretended to be surprised, as if he had just discovered the arrival of Beauty, he was now quite familiar with the Major, and the two of them called each other by name during non-working hours, and they didn't feel anything.
"The elegant seat I found this time is good, and it's quiet." The female officer didn't intend to bother with him about his little trick of holding her feet, she glanced out the brilliant starry sky through the porthole next to her seat, and said lightly without any expression.
"It's okay." Risen shrugged his shoulders, he was used to Sonia's expression of honor and disgrace, and he didn't feel anything now, "One of the students recommended it, and no one grabbed me, and they still have a lot of respect for me as a flight instructor." Want something? ”
"You drank?" Sonia's nose sniffed, and her curved willow eyebrows furrowed, "Tomorrow we will teach the new cadets to familiarize themselves with the formation air combat tactics, and besides, you don't know that Fei Lun has always disliked the smell of alcohol." ”
"It's just one glass, it's not much, it won't affect tomorrow's training. As for Fei Ren, I came here after looking for her, she doesn't have much time today, she won't come out, she is the captain of the Archangel, and there are a lot of trivial things waiting for her to get busy slowly. Rison took a sip of bitter wine before speaking slowly, a hint of frustration in his words.
The news of his pursuit of Yao Feilun has already spread, it is not a secret, and he has not found any calculations to hide it, as smart as Sonia, of course, he will not be ignorant of what is happening around him, she knows why Ressen is so depressed in his tone, but she can't help Ressen. Originally, she was usually much busier than Yao Feilun, and she was the one who didn't have time, but now it was the opposite, because the day of sailing back to the Earth Federation was getting closer and closer, the work that should be done had basically been completed, but she was unexpectedly idle, and the busiest at this time was Fei Ren, who was the captain of a ship, she needed to be responsible for this ship, the crew of this ship, she had to ensure that all the systems of the Archangel were in the best condition, and she had to make sure that the ship was fully prepared to pass through the death course......
"Risson, you have to know, the Archangel is about to return, why call this route the route death, you can imagine how dangerous this route is, the slightest carelessness will destroy the ship, Fei Lun as the captain, she has a great responsibility, this is the time to ......" She tried to enlighten her partner.
"I know, Sonia, you don't need to say it, I understand Philen, I just went to see her today, and I don't have any other plans." Risen turned his head to stare at the playfully blinking star outside the porthole, and muttered, "You're right, there's really not much time left." ”
He laughed bitterly at himself, he was very aware of his inner struggle, and reason told him that it was time to give up, perhaps, this was a mistake from the beginning, this was just his wishful thinking, he had long known the popularity of girls in the Federation, although Zhang Xiaojing said that she didn't have a fixed boyfriend yet, but who knew if she already had a favorite object in her heart? There were so many options for her. What's more, there is still an insurmountable gap between her and him, and as the return schedule of the Archangel approaches, Risen feels this more and more clearly, she is just a hurried passer-by here, and she still has to leave, and the Federation is her home.
Risen understood the obstacles from the beginning, but continued to be persistent and unwilling to give up, because he did not want this hard-won fate to go down the drain. There is a good saying, I don't care about how long it lasts, I only care about what I once had, but, unfortunately, it seems that he has never been able to have it, everything is just his unrequited love, and this unrequited love seems to be coming to an end soon.
"Do you feel sorry?" The female officer asked as she looked at him quietly, and Risen felt that her eyes seemed to see through everything.
"Of course, after all, it's the first relationship, and I always think better in my heart, but it's a pity that everything doesn't go as people want." Risen whispered without looking back.
Sonia was silent, her fingers unconsciously wrenched together under the table, Resson's words brought back memories that she had hidden in her heart for many years, she couldn't remember when her first relationship was, she couldn't even forget the name of that person now, she only remembered that she was just a young little girl who had just entered high school and was just beginning to fall in love, all she dared to do was occasionally peek at him, and sometimes she could occasionally say a word or two to him to make her happy all day, She remembered looking at his report card and never forgetting to pay more attention to him, but he never seemed to pay attention...... What an innocent, dreamy era it was, but unfortunately it is now gone......
"Sonia...... Sonia ...... Major ......"
The female officer was stunned for a moment, and quickly came to her senses, she saw that her companion was looking at her with a strange expression and a surprised look, she couldn't help but feel a burst of weakness, feeling a burst of heat in her cheeks, as if the secrets in her heart had been exposed, two faint red clouds quietly flew over her face, this panicked gaffe, she couldn't remember how long she hadn't experienced it, she really missed it.
She peeked around, fortunately no one was around, the light here was dim, and she quickly returned to her usual appearance, but she knew that it was inevitable that her partner would detect her gaffe, and she didn't know how many of her secrets Risen had discovered.
"Are you alright, Sonia? You just seem to be a little wrong, are you not feeling well? ”
"It's okay, it's just a little dizzy just now, it's okay now." She quietly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, it seemed that maybe she was thinking too much.
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet? How did you end up here? Resson gave Sonia a concerned look.
"Can't I just come here?" Sonia glared at him.
"Of course, of course, it's just that you don't usually come." Risen looked at her carefully, today her temper seems to be bigger than usual, and she is more likely to get angry, and she also had symptoms of dizziness and gaffe just now, well, I don't know if it's her who came, according to the book, women at this time are barbaric and domineering, and there is no reason to talk about, so it's best not to mess with her.
She softened her tone, "Actually, this time, I mainly came to you, our training plan has been changed a little, and the originally compressed training course can continue to be implemented according to the original plan." ”
"What's going on?" Risen put down his cup, the Major and the Blue Angels had to return to the Federation as planned, there was not enough time, so the normal training plan was forced to change, the training course that was originally scheduled to take a week to complete had to be compressed to two or three days to complete, although it was a bit embarrassing, but it was not so much, of course, the training base also retained the training materials and syllabus they had developed, but the training was completed according to the textbooks and syllabus, and the training was completed under the guidance of these girls with rich combat experience and teaching experience, The effect is far from equal.
Risen knows his own situation, don't look at him as an ace pilot, but his strengths lie in flight, shooting skills, and combat experience, but he is far from enough for many aspects such as serving as an instructor and some air combat formation command tactics.
"Good news for you, the Archangel's departure has been delayed." She settled down and calmly stated the reason, and she felt a slight envy.
"So we've got more time to train pilots as planned, right?" Risen said with some indifference.
"Why don't you look particularly happy?"
"It's too late for me to be happy." Risen smiled reluctantly, "Only, why postpone?" Isn't it predetermined that you will set sail? Fei Lun has been busy with this for the past few days. ”
"It's nothing, we originally planned to return with some of the returning crew after the arrival of this convoy, but now the convoy is delayed, they have been two days late from the scheduled arrival time, I don't know what happened?" She said with some concern.
"Maybe it's something that's delayed, isn't there a lot of delays in the old transport fleet? There are so many things to focus on on this route that a two-day delay shouldn't be a big deal. Risen doesn't think so, and it's not a fixed punctual flight on a safe route, how can it be so accurate?
"No, this time is different, I don't think there's something quite right, I can't say anything specifically, it's just a feeling, a feeling that the sky is going to change, something is going to happen." Her eyes were fixed on Risson, "It's a gut feeling, Captain. ”
"I don't know." Risen was taken aback by her sudden serious tone, sure enough, women in this period were moody, and they changed when they said they would, he felt it carefully, shook his head and said, "I didn't feel anything." ”
"No, it does." Sonia stood up, "We need to be ready. ”
"How to prepare? Even if your hunch is accurate, we don't know what to expect, and how can we prepare for it? Risen said blankly.
"Just complete our duties," she replied calmly after a brief thought, "I want to readjust our training schedule as soon as possible according to the items and contents of the original plan, and in addition to completing the normal training, we will add some courses on the new type of fighter, so that when the new cadets step into the cockpit of the Lightning starfighter, they will have a fuller and more comprehensive understanding of the characteristics and performance of this new type of fighter." ”
"Now?" Risen glanced at Sonia, who also stood up, "Let me help you." ”
"No, Risson, now that we have a few more days, think about how to make the most of this unexpected time." She smiled slightly.
"I don't care about one night, I'm sure I'll be fine tonight anyway, it's much faster for two people to be busy together than for one person, unless you think I'm redundant and get in the way." Risen said sincerely.
She had a feeling that she should have refused, but, looking at the sincere eyes that had brought her some inexplicable touches in the TAU-7 space station, she felt as if her heartstrings had been gently plucked by something, and she involuntarily nodded and agreed to Risen Rec's request. At the moment when her jade head was tapped, it was amazing that she felt a faint joy and joy from the bottom of her heart......
And, a hint of guilt and apology that came out of nowhere......