It didn't take long to free the two prisoners from their holding cells. After language became an effective means of communication, ∈ could easily detect whether the chair legs were lying through physiological reactions, and Luo Binhan unexpectedly verified his statement from another angle. Unless this was all a ruse arranged by Luv, the chair legs couldn't have created such a coincidental image. Its accompanying Oholt—Chair Legs refers to their relationship as “freshman and lab instructor”—is one of the assistants working with Finlatan, an expert in black hole manufacturing.
The Finlatan that Oholt imitated is said to have a lifelike appearance, and the chair leg swore that his teacher was an "extremely ancient and rare water-fit bloodline". That beautiful image is famous throughout the school and even beyond. Every planet is unique. Unless there was a second researcher of a similar-looking black hole in their galaxy (a possibility that the chair legs firmly rejected), Finlatan was clearly no longer in a position to serve as a reviewer for his paper.
Luo Binhan felt sincerely sorry for the chair legs. After a short period of communication, they quickly got to know each other. Luo Binhan called it "Bang Bang" according to its self-introduction, but for some reason it always made a series of sharp exhalations when it heard this name. It is said that it was laughing.
"Not Bang Bang," it corrected, "Bang, Bang—"
Luo Binhan didn't hear any difference. He tried to pronounce it according to the rhythm given by the other person, but he was still told that he was missing a syllable, which changed the meaning of the entire word beyond recognition.
"You have to tighten the second vibrating band in the neck." His new friend, who is getting better at speaking, explained, "Publish a very soft sound, which means that the virtue in the front belongs to the next word. If you don't pronounce This sound, the meaning of the word completely changes.”
Luo Binhan had to tell the other party that he had never owned an organ called a vibrating band, let alone a second one. This incident shocked both of them at the same time, and finally the other party had to accept the name "Bang Bang". It still twitched nervously when Luo Binhan called it that, but always refused to reveal what the word would mean when it was mispronounced.
They chatted more about Bang Bang's origins. ?The first news that surprised Luo Binhan was that Bangbang—and his robot partner Ohot, who had all the information in the laboratory—knew nothing about the existence of the "Alliance." The university where it is located belongs to a "union", but it has never heard of "October", "White Tower" or "Fire Stealer". Even when Luo Binhan mentioned the word "Master", Bangbang was surprised. The boy jumped up and asked Luo Binhan whether this kind of psyker really existed.
"I've seen one." Luo Binhan said honestly, "She can indeed command mushrooms."
Bang Bang let out a loud and exaggerated exclamation. Ohot, who was still confined in the holding cabin, didn't like its behavior very much and banged the wall of the cabin with its tentacles.
"Bang Bang!" it said in Alliance language according to ∈'s request, "Pay attention to your manners!"
Bangbang straightened his body reflexively. Its torso can be arched so exaggeratedly that its four legs are almost completely close together, and its neck is raised high, making it look more like an enlarged version of a toothbrush. It maintained this posture cautiously, and its voice became much louder when talking to Luo Binhan. But after a while, it relaxed unconsciously, hunched its neck as it did most of the time, and bent its four legs inward to make itself appear smaller.
"I want to see their magic." It whispered to Luo Binhan.
Luo Binhan was surprised by its reaction. He reminded Bang Bang that magic was not something out of reach for them - they had seen Jing Huang's Emerald Star Fire, and they were tied to the Silence by a rope that moved on its own. But when he talked about it, Bang Bang seemed very unconvinced. This distant traveler seemed to firmly believe that Jing Huang was operating some kind of robot similar to the Ohot principle, rather than something beyond their understanding. Extraordinary power.
Luo Binhan then mentioned Momolo again, and Bangbang suddenly fell to the ground stiffly.
Its reaction startled Luo Binhan, and it wasn't until Ohot started scolding him sternly again ("Bang Bang! He looks like a bachelor!") that Luo Binhan went up to help it up. Bang Bang felt a little ashamed and told Luo Binhan that it had an instinctive reaction inherited from the family, which is to stiffen the muscles of the whole body when it is overly frightened, and at the same time its sensory and physiological activities also drop to extremely low levels, creating a sudden death effect. That was originally to deal with natural enemy species that liked live food in ancient times, but now it often makes jokes in the school.
Luo Binhan did not laugh at its inherent weakness. He even felt that this stranger had similar reactions to him in many aspects. The only thing that puzzled him was that Bangbang was afraid of Momoluo, which Luo Binhan had never had. thoughts.
He asked his doubts, and Bang Bang said: "Ah, this, he sounds like a light believer...is he?"
Luo Binhan thought about it and thought that it seemed not inappropriate to use "light believers" to describe the Yongguang tribe. That was worthy of further consideration, but he replied a little hastily: "Should it count?"
Bang Bang fell to the ground again, looking certain to die.
Luo Binhan spent a lot of effort to help it up, and then tried his best to deny what he just said. Now he finally understood that the cultural distance between them was as vast as a chasm. Perhaps physically they are two leaves on the same branch, but conceptually they are quite different. He carefully asked Bangbang what "light believer" meant.
It was a concept with a long history, so Bangbang had to first explain some of the conditions in his hometown to Luo Binhan. From its narration, Luo Binhan learned that it came from a political entity that was far more binding than the Alliance. It has a name derived from the original myth of the Water-Adapter, which symbolizes the master of life and creation, but it cannot be translated into the language of the alliance that understands both sound and meaning, so Bangbang can only call it the "Union".
Even Bangbang couldn't tell how far the "Commonwealth" was from the Alliance, or how far there was in development between the two. It has grown up in the "Academy" since it was a child, a whole neutral planet owned by the descendants of the water-fit people. There, academic qualifications are closely related to life circumstances, and although Bangbang is "less competitive" in terms of pedigree (it would not explain this issue in detail to Luo Binhan), it has been favored by its professors in certain thinking abilities. recognized. Finlatan, who studies a cutting-edge subject, reluctantly served as its paper reviewer, which flattered Bangbang until one day he discovered that Finlatan disappeared into a temporarily created and fixed black hole. It was originally part of a regular experiment, but for some reason Finlatan and his assistants were delayed in returning, so Bangbang had to take Ohot to open the black hole generator and personally look for the top person who decided its future and destiny. Teach.
When it said this, Luo Binhan twisted his wrist unnaturally. He wasn't sure whether he should tell Bang Bang about Finlatan's ending, as that might frighten the emotionally sensitive guy to death. This hesitation was noticed by Bang Bang, who almost naively asked Luo Binhan if he wanted to know more about the black hole generator - even though it knew very little about Finlatan's private invention.
Luo Binhan responded vaguely, then changed the subject and said, "You haven't told me what a light believer is yet."
Bangbang immediately stopped turning off the black hole generator. It hurriedly apologized to Luo Binhan for forgetting the original topic, and then explained the word that meant it was scared to death.
"Before the establishment of the Federation, there was an ancient civilization among the Waterfits." It twisted its four legs and said, "We discovered this from the inspection of the ruins. The things they left behind were very advanced. I mean, that is , it may be more advanced than the Federation. But those descendants who inherited them are bad, very, very, very, very bad. Ah, I saw them once..."
Its four legs began to tremble dangerously again, and finally it stood firm under the stern scolding of Ohot's tentacles. Then it told Luo Binhan the most unforgettable memory in its life. After the super-ancient civilization of the Aquatics was destroyed by a large insect plague of unknown origin, their ruined planet was occupied by many primitive and violent species. Although these latecomers failed to inherit much of the wisdom of ancient civilizations, they had terrifying superpowers and commensurate cruelty. They firmly believe that they are the successors of super-ancient civilization and possess the power of "light".
When Bangbang was young, he once witnessed how they used "light": night did not fall for six whole sidereal years, and the atmosphere echoed with strange prayers promoting some kind of holiness and belief. All living things illuminated by the light of the eternal day have undergone transformation. At first, they just wandered on the surface of the earth irregularly, and finally merged into a group of primitive luminous vacuoles wrapped in biofilm, extending from the ground to the clouds, six The stars ate up all the ships that came to the rescue over the years, until the sky finally began to darken. The fusion body radiated terrifying light and heat before disintegrating, and one-third of the school melted as a result. The refugees hiding in the bunker only left a few grease outlines on a few stone walls. This massacre shocked the entire coalition, but the war and pursuit did not occur in the academy. The most significant change for the academy members was that hyperspace movement has become an unprecedentedly popular project.
Recalling this incident obviously also greatly challenged Bangbang's mental bottom line. It began to falter severely again, and Luo Binhan had no choice but to stop it from continuing its narration. Out of sympathy, he took the initiative to help it, but unexpectedly knocked open the airbag buckle hanging around Bang Bang's neck.
A shiny book fell out. Its cover seems to be embellished with sequins, reflecting diamond-like brilliant light from different angles. Luo Binhan subconsciously bent down to pick it up and found the title of the book written on it in Alliance language - "The Complete Guide to Dating for Beginners: From Getting Started to Breaking Up".
Luo Binhan blinked several times. His original intention was to return the book to its original owner, but the bright cover exuded a strange pink halo. He opened the cover in a daze and saw this introduction on the inner page:
This book is a reference book for all species that have the need to find a partner to relieve loneliness. It will try its best to provide readers with the most practical life guidance possible. If you want to change your current life, please fill in the information on the following page truthfully to get the most personalized advice.
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