Before the return of the Asia, under Li Liang's instruction, Alex falsely claimed that the Central Military Command had issued an order requiring Eugene Parker to step down as the director of the recent observatory and return to Earth immediately.
However, the ten-year mission of stationing at the station finally ended, but Old Eugene was unwilling to leave, and even found a very lame reason-according to the rules and regulations of the "Deep Space Defense Corps" period, the key facilities of the observation station recently " The "over-distance signal tower" has not yet been repaired, and station personnel should delay leaving the station.
Li Liang finally did not force this persistent veteran.
Perhaps, the lonely recent observatory has already become old Eugene's home and final resting place.
After leaving a large amount of supplies behind, the Ahiya embarked on its return journey, and when it arrived at Earth, it was already the evening of January 28, 3028.
Li Liang had no time to rest and hurriedly traveled to and from various jump points.
The celebrations during the opening ceremony have basically ended, and representatives of various civilizations or organizations have begun to leave the country one after another. Many important figures will be seen off by him personally.
The first to say goodbye were the Terrans.
Before boarding the ship, Prince Mass held his hand and said, "Li Liang, Terensa's Holy Carbon Alliance needs humans."
"Perhaps human beings need a friend who can be completely trusted."
He replied in the same sincere tone.
The Prince of Mass obviously understood the meaning of this sentence, and stayed for a long time while leaning on his shoulder with a shoulder-to-shoulder salute.
Rather than join a complicated alliance at this moment, he would rather burn the "cold stove" of mass.
This "Key of Terence", who is temporarily on the edge of power, has great personal charm and already has a wide range of supporters among the imperial nobles. In addition, Prince Angsa has made successive mistakes. He believes that it will not be long before Prince Mass will Become the new leader of the alliance.
The Yodel Federation delegation left next.
General Bobby didn't say much, just winked at him while shaking hands.
He responded with a knowing smile.
Leaving with the group this time is just a pretense. Three days later, General Bobby will secretly return to Qishan and explore the Chawu Realm with him.
Afterwards, he saw off the Makosik delegation and learned from the ambassador that Harlan Potter watched the opening ceremony of humanity at the Yinkan Front and invited him as a private guest to Makosik City again.
He agreed wholeheartedly, saying that he would definitely go if he had the chance.
Immediately afterwards, the Du Yujing delegation set off.
When walking with the Vulcan envoy, for a moment, he wanted to ask the other party whether such an important artifact as the Dao Sword had been "robbed". Did the Central Imperial Dynasty and the Magician Association have no temper at all? What happened to Emperor Haotian?
It's a pity that I didn't ask until I shook hands and said goodbye.
Over the next two days, he said "goodbye" countless times.
Most of the time it's just polite, sometimes it's from the bottom of my heart.
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"Let's go, brother."
Lao Yang was smiling broadly, wearing a brand-new jacket and the "Human Emblem" on his chest. Next to him, Leah was carrying a huge backpack with a sad expression on her face.
"Come back?" Li Liang asked.
"If I don't come back, I've already engraved my name on the hero monument in advance."
"Well..." Li Liang hesitated, "The fleet taking over the Avalon Concession will set off soon. In fact, you can..."
"No need," Old Yang pointed to the small spaceship parked not far away, "It's enough. The technology of the Tifami people is very reliable. I heard that it cost a lot of spirit beads to buy this ship. First, On the books."
"Well... By the way, we just renewed our security contract with the K.K.B. How about we let them send one..."
"No need, I have Sister Fu," Lao Yang put his arm around Lia's shoulders, "She will protect me."
Li Liang nodded and said softly: "Lia."
"I'm here, distinguished Li Liang. How can I help you?"
"From now on, no matter what happens, protect Lao Yang."
Leah's eyes flashed blue: "Authorized."
"Then..." Li Liang suddenly didn't know what to say.
Lao Yang grinned and said: "Don't say goodbye, brother, I don't want to hear about anything happening to humans again. Then I have to come all the way back again. Last time, it was Wang Chao who encouraged me to risk my life. Another time, I He must run faster than anyone else."
"Fuck you..." Li Liang smiled and waved his hand, "Then we'll never see you again."
"Okay~"
Lao Yang turned around and ran all the way to the spacecraft. When he stepped into the hatch, he turned around and shouted: "Li Liang, you just talked nonsense. If anyone in your science fiction circle comes to treat illnesses, come to me anytime!"
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This sentence instantly reminded Li Liang of the time when he first met Lao Yang, when he panicked and said that consultant Tata's weird appearance was "a hobby in the science fiction circle." This guy actually believed it at the time.
Looking at Lao Yang who was smiling heartlessly, he raised his hand high and gave a thumbs up.
Later, he went to the Forest of Heroes Steles and saw that there was indeed a name engraved in an inconspicuous corner: Yang Dawei. There was only one sentence in the pop-up biography introduction:
"Lao Yang went to a place far, far, far away, and died there."
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"Just send it here, Li Liang," Dr. Xisen had mixed feelings. "Speaking of which, when I received the letter from Prometheus, I chose to go to Zhongjing to be an agent. It was really the most outrageous and correct thing I did in my life. Decide."
"It should be that I was lucky enough to meet you," Li Liang smiled, "I wanted to give up several times because I was afraid of death. But when I think about you, I feel like there is nothing to fear."
"Hey, I'm actually afraid of death, but for many things, like science, I always tell students that it's not wrong to say that a law holds true in areas you haven't seen through yet. If you don't assume that these laws hold true in areas you don't know, If it is also true, then you know nothing. If the laws you discover are only within the field where you have completed observations, then you can never make new predictions..."
"Uh...doctor."
"Well, I was going to say that science is about moving forward regardless, and then...where did we get there?"
Li Liang said helplessly: "I'm afraid of death."
"Yes, I am also afraid of death, so..." Dr. Xisen pointed behind him, "Daji will accompany me this time."
"Dr. Xisen, if you don't set off, you will miss the estimated departure time," the "new" Daji said in a loud voice. She was still short and fat, wearing two funny buns, and carrying a bag that was almost as big as hers. .
"Tsk, I know, I know, what is your language active feedback value?"
"+7.5"
"Change it to +5," Dr. Xisen said angrily.
Listening to the conversation between the master and the servant, Li Liang felt inexplicably much better.
"Oh, what Daji said is right. We can't talk anymore. It's time to go." Dr. Sisson scratched his head. "This time, I will go to the Federal Academy of Sciences in Tifami for a year, and then go to the Royal Academy of Sciences in Terence for another year." Years, and then Makosik... after all, we will see each other in four years at the earliest."
Li Liang stretched out his hand: "Dr. Xisen, everything goes well."
"Okay," Dr. Sisen shook his hand firmly and turned towards the spacecraft.
Daji followed and a rough voice came: "Doctor, it's almost lunch time, what do you want to eat?"
"Is there any spicy hotpot on the ship, the kind with more chili peppers?"
"Depending on your gastrointestinal condition, I suggest you reduce your capsaicin intake appropriately."
"Tsk, you have to be rigorous when doing experiments. It's the same when eating spicy hotpot. You have to put in as much chili as you need..."
The master and the servant chatted while walking. Not far away from the door of the spaceship cabin, hundreds of researchers in white uniforms were quietly waiting for their dean. Each of them had a human emblem on their chest.
For the cause of human science, they will move forward unremittingly.
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"Taking over the Avalon Concession is not a trivial matter. I wouldn't worry about leaving it to others." Li Liang squeezed K's shoulder. "When you get there, protect yourself first if anything happens."
K lowered his head and lit a cigarette, exhaling a puff of smoke: "I know."
"There are four partners in KCB, two of them are magicians who have reached the 'Absolution Master'. One is following Dr. Sisson, and the other is waiting for you in Avalon. In addition, I will send a message to Bond." , let him pay attention to where Three Quarters is imprisoned, that Pulsar Exile is very good at fighting, and he will come in handy if something happens."
K raised his head with a strange look in his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Li Liang wondered.
"It's nothing," K shook his head, "Don't worry, I brought two divisions of armed androids and a battleship, so I can't die."
"...I think I have ink stains?"
"kind of."
"Fuck you, get out."
K sneered a few times and casually got into the special service ship. Then he reached out a hand from the hatch and shook it casually.
laugh--
The special service ship took off from the landing platform, passed through the gate, and flew towards the fleet that was about to leave for Avalon.
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Qishan City finally became quiet, and even seemed a little deserted compared to during the opening ceremony.
However, this calm will not last long. "Qishan Mansion" has received a large number of applications for shops and residential areas. The previously finalized trade cooperation will also be carried out one after another, and... the Taxing delegation with their families and Many fungal creatures have no intention of leaving and are still wandering around the city, "drinking".
World Tree Hotel lobby.
Saolis was playing a Taoist magic device with Li Zizi. After folding paper into a simple airplane, it could hover and fly like a living bird.
With "mom" by his side, Li was even happier than usual. With a furry Oumuamua on his head, he chased the plane all over the hall.
Li Liang sat on the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the branches of the World Tree outside the window in confusion.
At this time, Cain walked into the lobby, came all the way to sit next to him, lay on the table with one hand on his cheek, and stayed with him in a daze.
for a long time.
Cain asked softly: "When will the Jod arrive?"
"It should be tonight."
"You want to enter the Chawu Realm yourself?"
"Um."
"Is it dangerous?"
"have no idea."
