Schrödinger of the Cat [Interstellar]

Chapter 22 Visitor

Star Kerr is a planet with extremely lush vegetation. From the perspective of the universe, two-thirds of its area is covered with green, and the rest is mostly liquid water. Only the grayish white of ice and snow is exposed at the two poles.It's just that there are many clouds and mist here, which makes this green look like a beauty behind a veil, which is quite hazy.

Looking at such a cute little planet, it is hard to imagine that it was originally frozen all year round.Because it is too far away from the star, the surface of Kerr Star was sealed with thick solid carbon dioxide before it was developed. The main component of the atmosphere is methane, and organisms cannot survive on it.As the empire mastered the safe use of nuclear fusion and began to expand into space, all solid planets and slightly larger satellites in the origin galaxy were transformed into habitable planets, including Kerr naturally.

Now Kerr star has been implanted with a huge energy core. Because the core has adjusted the gravity of the planet to the constant value of Emperor Star, the atmosphere is enough to condense on the surface of the planet, and the climate has also been greatly changed.Although the temperature on this planet is still in winter all year round, there are only [-] weeks of high-temperature spring every year for plants to reproduce and grow, but it is enough for humans to live on it for a long time.

The rotation period of the Kerr star is different from that of the Emperor star. In order to adjust the biological clock of the residents on the star, the Empire designed several artificial small suns to rotate in its satellite orbit, assisting in planning the rotation of day and night.

Xue Yi, who had been suppressed in the fourteenth military fortress for two weeks, got off the warship that had just landed, couldn't help but took several deep breaths, completely ignoring the cold air that made his nasal cavity icy cold.

This is where it landed when it first crossed over to this world. Although it was not his hometown, it still made him feel a little strange.Now that the entire Gregorian calendar year has passed, the man-made core is operating as usual, and the planet has ushered in another spring.

The familiar aerial orbit and the almost paranoid ground greening seem to be very harmonious now. Green buds grow from the branches of various plants, and some shrubs have clusters of budding buds. It doesn’t take long. Here It will be colorful.

The port where the warship docked was not the hub port that Xue Yi had seen before. This was where the garrison headquarters and its ancillary facilities were located. Compared with the depressed city he had seen before, it seemed a little more popular.

After Ares brought the cubs to join the war envoys, the group drove into a two-story building belonging to him in the family area of ​​the central garrison.This small building is actually one of the townhouses in the family area, so the structure is very rigorous and has unique military characteristics.

The area where the small building is located is a place for officers above the regimental rank to live in. There are four rows in total, and there are training halls, playgrounds and swimming pools next to it. The surrounding greenery is also quite satisfactory, and the environment is clean and capable.

A group of soldiers was patrolling past the small building. Xue Yi leaned on Ares's shoulder, his eyes following the soldiers in light armor and holding machine guns, his eyes full of envy.The privates turned the corner in unison and quickly disappeared from sight.Xue Yi came back to his senses, but suddenly saw a tabby cat lying on the outdoor wooden table in the front yard of the neighbor's small building. It seemed that its body was close to adulthood, and a pair of golden eyes looked at him curiously.

Before he could take another look, Ares had already led him into the building and closed the door.

The temperature in the building is pleasant, as if entering the warm mid-spring, instantly dispelling the cold air in the whole body.The three war envoys immediately began to pack their luggage, took out the quilts stored in the cabinet and spread them out, arranged the kitchen utensils and tableware, and began to prepare lunch.

Xue Yi took the opportunity of the major general to go to the study to process documents, and went to the master bedroom on the second floor alone, climbed up the window sill along the curtain, and looked at the small courtyard of the neighbor's house.

A tabby cat in a neighbor's yard is wrestling with a bush.It tore off a new flower bud on the bush, moved it with its claws, then jumped on it, and kicked it in a row with its hind paws, breaking the whole flower bud into pieces.Seeing the other party completely in the ignorance of a normal cat, Xue Yi was suddenly relieved for some reason.He knelt down on the window sill, amused himself by watching the neighbor tabby with interest.

An empty rail car came from a distance and stopped at the gate of the small courtyard. A young man in a neat military uniform stepped out of the car leisurely.

The young man had a baby face and a head of blond hair that was a little long, the ends of which almost touched his eyelashes. He didn't seem to meet the standards of the barracks at all, but the private who happened to pass by saw the man, stopped and turned to him. He salutes.Xue Yi watched the young man walk up the steps of the small building, and the next moment, the doorbell in the building suddenly rang.

Xue Yi was a little curious about the identity of the visitor, so he weighed it for a moment and gave up continuing to watch the cats next door. He jumped off the window sill and flicked his tail, walked out of the master bedroom, and lay down on the second-floor steps to look down.

Amin opened the door of the small building, and when he saw the person coming, he was stunned for a moment, and then stood aside with lowered eyebrows.The young man outside the door couldn't wait to look into the room, and found that Ares was coming out of the study, and saw him nodding his head slightly, signaling to invite people in.

"Major General." The young man snapped to attention and saluted Ares.

"Since you are here in private, you don't have to do this." Ares said, without returning the greeting, he just invited him to the living room to sit down, and then asked, "Are you here to see your sister?"

The young man was taken aback, glanced at A Min, and nodded with a smile: "Seeing that she is living well here, the old man can rest assured."

Amin didn't show it on the surface, but he didn't care about it in his heart. The old man in the family was patriarchal and almost the whole empire knew that no one would believe that he really cared about him.And her third brother couldn't wait to visit this small building when they just arrived, and she didn't know what the real purpose was, so she wouldn't believe that the other party came to visit her.

That's right, this young officer is Amin's direct elder brother, Li Pei Qiyun, the most talented boy in the direct line of Li Pei's generation.Now he is a major, commanding a battalion of the Kerr garrison.

"Some time ago, I asked Amin to follow the attack on Kerr for me. She must have received a lot of help from you." Ares said with a businesslike demeanor, "These are private matters, and it takes up your time. Sorry, and thank you for…"

"No, no, you don't need to thank me." Li Pei Qiyun interrupted Ares's thanks in a hurry, his cheeks were a little flushed, and he looked very shy, "There is no personal matter in safety issues, the investigation is my job, and you are too see Strange, we are at the same time after all." Although he said this, his voice gradually lowered, and the last sentence almost became a whisper: "I don't think it's troublesome for you to explain..."

Looking at the other person's expression, Ares suddenly felt a headache when he thought of some things that had happened.

Although it is not obvious from the outside, Li Pei Qiyun is actually two years older than Ares. He was a soldier at the same time as Ares and served in a military camp.Li Peiqiyun liked to follow Ares since the recruit training back then, and with his immature appearance, he still had a little baby fat at the time, so he didn't look like an older brother at all, but a young follower. younger brother.

At that time, Ares was only 20 years old, at the age of youthful vigor and vitality. He was very proud of being able to accept a small follower from the Li Pei tribe, so he really took care of Li Pei Qiyun as a brother.

But later Ares was ordered to guard other fortresses, while Li Pei Qiyun was ordered by his family to stay on Keer, and the two separated. Li Pei Qiyun almost cried because of this.

It has been several years since we met again, and Ares guarded all the fortresses on the seventh track in turn, and returned to Kerr again.At that time, Ares had already gathered a group of elite fighters, that is, the direct patrol he led.

Although Ares is also very happy to see his friend from the recruit period again, the sticky friendship at the beginning is no longer so deep, and only the pure friendship of the same period remains.Li Pei Qiyun probably felt very sad about his change, so he used his birthday as an excuse to ask him out for a drink.

That day, the two of them talked about the past in the recruit camp, and they had a very speculative chat. In the end, Li Pei Qiyun confessed to him because of his drunkenness.After Ares refused, the other party pretended not to remember it at all by being drunk.

Since then, although Li Pei Qiyun looked the same as usual on the surface, he would always say some ambiguous words that made Ares feel unable to respond—such as the low-pitched sentence just now.

Ares rubbed his temples, not knowing how to continue this meeting.After all, Li Pei Qiyun is his comrade in arms, he can't put on the airs of a prince and issue an order to chase away guests, and the other party didn't do anything excessive, and he can't waste the friendship he once had because of a little awkwardness.

At this time, Ke Ke walked into the living room with a pot of tea and two dishes of refreshments, gently placed the things on the table, poured tea for the two of them, and placed a small fork for delicious refreshments.During the whole process, she did it smoothly but without any sense of presence, and she didn't feel disturbed at all.

But Li Pei Qiyun's eyes were still attracted by Ke Ke's movements, and he stared at the girl in front of him with a complex expression.

It wasn't until Ke Ke stepped back that he seemed to wake up from the gaffe just now. After hesitating for a moment, he forced a smile and said, "I heard that the imperial concubine has arranged for you three female envoys. The one just now is the little girl from the Braddor family. daughter?"

Ares nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"It's really beautiful." Li Pei Qiyun looked down at the bright red tea soup in his hand, his expression was indistinguishable, "The Braddor family... has beautiful women, the rumors are true."

Now, even Xue Yi, who was lying on the stairs secretly poking around to watch the excitement, felt a little strange, thinking that this guy might be coveting cocoa, right?Otherwise, how could guests come to other people's homes to praise their war envoys?But when it comes to war envoys, it seems that they are equivalent to maids or guards in the ancient system?Maybe it can really be sent back and forth...

Evil feudal society!He couldn't bear the sight of an outsider coveting Coco's girl!

Xue Yi went down the stairs to the living room on the first floor, jumped onto Ares' knee, stared into his eyes and asked, "Who is this?"

Ares stroked the cub's head subconsciously, the corners of his mouth raised slightly involuntarily, and the brows stretched a lot.

Li Pei Qiyun could hardly maintain his forced calm the moment the cub appeared, his hands trembled violently, and he didn't seem to feel the heat when the tea soup spilled.

Putting the teacup back on the table, Li Peiqiyun felt his throat tighten, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva before finally making a sound: "This...this cub...?"

Ares felt relieved for a while, and finally showed a slight smile: "My son." He turned the cub in his arms to Li Peiqiyun, and introduced: "This is Li Peiqiyun, Amin's brother, and also my former son. Comrades. Say hello to uncle?"

Xue Yi looked at the expression on the face of the man who was about to collapse, and thought that this guy must be afraid of cats, right?That's fine, from now on, I'll stay by Sister Coco's side, so that he dares to covet his own girl again!snort!

While slandering, but shyly conveying to the other party with mental strength: "Hello, Uncle."

Li Pei Qiyun got up suddenly, hid his tightly clenched fists behind his back, tried to maintain a calm face, and said, "I am relieved to see that my sister is fine. There are still some things to deal with in the garrison." , I’ll take my leave first.” After finishing speaking, he turned and left the living room without waiting for Ares to respond, almost looking like he was running away.

Ares hugged the cub and sent him out of the small courtyard. Watching the empty rail car disappear into the distance, he was greatly relieved.In this way, Li Pei Qiyun should know that he has no other thoughts about him. If he still wants to maintain the previous friendship, he can only discard all his thoughts.

It might be cruel to provoke him like this, but Ares has no experience in feelings, so he can only deal with it in this way, hoping that it will really work.

Xue Yi didn't know the past between the two of them. He still thought that he had finally met a human being who was not a cat slave but was afraid of cats. He thought that the world seemed normal, but there were more cat slaves around him.However, it is not uncommon for birds of a feather to flock together.

Besides, looking at the behavior of the tabby cat next door, I really thought too much before, thinking that cats in this world are magical, but now that I think about it, I probably am more independent.

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Update log: The plot of the previous chapters has been changed and slightly adjusted.