Chapter 1: The Dark Singer
In the dim environment, the jewel lamp at the top swayed, the light purple and blue pillars of light staggered back and forth, and the bass drum began to beat.
In the quiet room, the constant rhythm of the drum sound knocked into the hearts of every audience in this dim environment, and the clear sound could still make people 'see' the vibrating eardrum in such a dark environment, so sober and intoxicated.
It was an underground concert hall, and there were seventy or eighty spectators gathered in a small space, and they stood in this dim and fluorescent environment, frenzied and restrained, looking at the only black singer on the stage who was noticed by the light.
The slanted light could only reflect half of the girl's face, she had ice-blue eyes, long black hair, pale skin like snow, her body was half in the light, and most of it was immersed in shadows, but even so, this delicate and seductive figure still made people sink in.
The pale pink lips opened slightly, and the slightly cold voice slowly sounded in the drumbeat, even if you close your eyes, you can still feel this voice penetrate time and distance, and directly reach the deepest part of your soul.
It was as if every cell was swimming in this music and rhythm, and all the worries and restlessness of the world went away, into a distant and empty and cold world.
There is no passion, no persuasion, no comfort, only endless emptiness and remoteness, like the insignificance and loss seen by looking up at the starry sky after stripping away all the trivial emotions of being a mortal.
The music did not stop, as the slender fingers plucked the strings, and after a long silence, a smart and life-filled rhythm slowly sounded, so slow and so grand, that the audience could not help but cry.
Slowly, the music stopped, the picture darkened, and everything froze.
The finger that flicked the screen stopped.
"This is a concert by a big singer, and it looks like it has a unique style." A slightly fresh voice came from the side.
You look up, and the blonde girl with two horns next to you asks you, she is wearing a white and floral dress, in which seven or eight black lines are dotted on the skirt like splashes of ink, and the middle is blue and bright pink to fill the checkered, contrasting and stark contrast, making the skirt look bright and lively.
"I accidentally found it on the Star Field Network recently, and the specific situation is not clear."
"Well, I want to know who's here." She replied with a little pity, and the black corners of her hair lifted up, cutting a few strands of blonde hair.
"Are you curious about my race?" As if to see the curiosity in your eyes, the girl grinned and then expertly introduced herself.
"I was born in Gevillia in the northern star field of the Federation, and I have the blood of the orc subspecies Bullhorn Clan, and now I have come here to exchange and study in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field."
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"You ask me why I'm here? Although the economy of the four-leaf crystal star field is not very good, it also has a lot of history, I watched a lot of documentaries and film and television dramas when I was a child, so I am very curious about this side and want to come here to see, so this time I also asked my family to agree to a two-year exchange study. ”
Looking at this girl of the same age who is still innocent and yearning, you can't bear to break her beautiful imagination, so you can only nod slightly, and then be silent.
Outside the round window, a huge blue planet slowly approached, chasing the eternal burning star, and a golden light slowly rose on the distant horizon, and then illuminated the vast expanse of the land.
Facing the endless blue and snow-white, the ship slowly sank into the atmosphere, and a jolt and tremor came from the soles of the feet and the seats.
"The plane is entering the four-leaf crystal star field-B2-7621 (jade skirt), because of the atmospheric impact of the outer layer of the planet, the plane will shake for a while, please sit in your place, open the safety arm, and do not move around at will." Mechanically synthesized female voices echoed through the ship, and hemispherical robots magnetically attached to the floor roamed the middle aisles, checking if the passengers were all seated or needed help.
"I want a glass of yellow maple and green berry juice." The girl from the horned tribe on the side was not nervous about the shaking of the plane, but waved at the robot walking by, making her own request.
"Wait a minute." The hemispherical robot stopped the wheel, and a smiling face made of simple characters appeared on the black panel, then opened the hatch on its chest, took out a glass of juice that was still air-conditioned, and after inserting the straw, the robot handed the juice to the horned girl next to her.
"Thank you~"
"It is our privilege to serve humanity." The bot responds with a character emoji and then continues to move forward.
"Cute little guys, don't you think so?" The girl bites the straw, and the ice cubes and orange liquid in the cup collide with each other, emitting a faint fluorescence.
She looked at the world outside the round window, and the originally dark and endless starry sky outside the window gradually became occupied by the blue and white clouds of the planet, becoming brighter and brighter.
The four-leaf crystal star field, the fringe star field in the south of the Federation, contains three star systems of two large and one small, which provided many much-needed industrial products for the Federation in the early years, and greatly supported the front line during the Fifty Years War.
Among them, the R3H412 four-leaf crystal was a necessary element of the axis main gun of the main battleship of the Federation at that time, the "Sighing Dragon Class", because the production process required a large amount of liquid water and rare minerals, so only a small number of areas could produce it, and the four-leaf crystal star field because it was in the safe rear and happened to be one of the production areas of the crystal, so it was greatly valued by the Federation at that time, countless citizens immigrated here under the policy of the Federation, and various industrial groups also built supporting facilities here, which made the Star Field develop rapidly, and even finally to' 'Four-leaf crystal' is the code name of the star field.
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However, these are hundreds of years ago.
Today's four-leaf crystal star field is just a small star field on the edge of the Federation, the economy is lagging behind, the environment and facilities are backward, the pollution generated by industry has damaged the environment of the inhabited planets in the star field, acid rain is continuous, and the treatment funds are a bottomless pit that can never be filled.
In the early years, there were still people in the Federation who called for the protection and improvement of the environment of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field, because this was the Federation's 'hero' star field, which contributed to the Federation's most difficult period, but with the passing of generations, and the environment in the star field has never been completely and effectively solved, one by one large groups have withdrawn from the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field, and it has slowly become the 'rust belt' within the Federation, which is unattended and backward and remote.
Nowadays, it is difficult to see the news about the four-leaf crystal star field on the star network in the Federation, and perhaps only the locals are still thinking about that distant and glorious era.
After entering the galaxy universe, although mankind once had a glorious and shining era, just like the continuous unfolding in history, all the light will slowly dim.
With the competition of interests, all kinds of complicated and chaotic ideas are flooded with information networks, people are manic and numb, and there is no corner that can escape the washing and baptism of the times, and there is no quiet and innocence that is not defiled.
This is a world of sorrow, a world that will slowly move towards death.
Looking at the world outside the window, you are in a daze until the spaceship slowly stabilizes, and the lights inside slowly turn on, and the reflection on the window slowly reflects your face.
Long soft gray hair, black eyes, simple and common student uniforms, and a slightly cute wide black bow at the back of the head.
If there is a super advanced AI who is good at analysis, you will find that there are many similarities and similarities between the two in many details compared with the enchanting black singer in the previous screen, but the girl's common hair color and clothing also have a special talent, which greatly reduces her sense of existence, so that the people around her ignore it unconsciously, just like the ordinary high school student you see on the street.
"By the way, I haven't asked your name yet?" Seeing that the plane was about to land, the girl on the side finally remembered something.
"Tilan, Hesia Tilan."
A long whistling sound swept through the atmosphere, accompanied by a shudder and a slightly screeching braking sound, and the spacecraft slowly landed on the runway, finally stopped completely, and the safety pressure arms on the seats in the cabin deflated one by one, then lifted and opened, and the passengers chatted bustlingly, and then stood up from their seats and walked to the exit.
The top screen in the cabin also slowly changes, projecting a rare and clear blue sky, and the white numbers on the side jump, showing the current time.
[April 10, 1252, Rose Federation-Four-Leaf Crystal Field-B2-7621 (Emerald Skirt), 2:41:54 p.m.]