Ge Xiu leaned his back against the wall of the isolation cabin, resting his chin on his knees, scanning his diagnosis with every line.
Lu Lai looked down at him.
His eye sockets are deep, his high and sharp browbones cast a deep shadow, and his thin lips are restrained. Although there is not much change in expression on his face, it somehow gives the illusion of gloom and gloom.
Hall was chatting in a low voice with four or five doctors of the main ship outside the isolation cabin. Everyone's face was solemn. The sound insulation of the cabin door was very good. Only through the thick glass could they see their lips moving silently and quickly. Opening and closing.
After a few minutes, their discussion was over, and Hall pushed open the door and walked in.
Even though he tried his best to hide it, the atmosphere that could not be regarded as relaxed still spread to the isolation cabin with him.
At this point, Ge Xiu finally finished reading his diagnosis. He stretched his legs, put the light screen on his knees, and said lightly:
"Okay, I know."
His attitude was too bland, as if what he had just read was not his own diagnosis report, but the recipe for tonight's dinner.
Hall hesitated for a while, and then said carefully: "Don't worry, the medical equipment on the main ship is not the most advanced in the entire galaxy, and the current medical and technological progress is very amazing, nothing will be A real incurable disease…”
Ge Xiu nodded casually, not seeming to be listening: "Oh."
Hall choked, the other party's almost indifferent appearance made the belly draft he prepared for a long time useless for a while, so he had to swallow the rest of the words into his throat.
Ge Xiu sat up from the bed, his bare feet dangling on the edge of the bed, the bones under the thin skin protruded, and the fragile bones seemed to be broken when they were broken.
Louie remained silent.
His eyes fell on Ge Xiu, restrained and powerful, if there was substance, the dark blue eyes seemed to be pregnant with a storm.
But it is extremely restrained, as if some kind of complicated and unpredictable emotions are forcibly stuffed into a tough and rigid shell, without leaking the slightest.
Ge Xiu didn't seem to notice his strangeness.
Or even if you notice it, but don't care.
His eyes wandered aimlessly in the interior of the isolation cabin, and paused for a few seconds in several corners of the room without a trace. There are monitoring equipment in the isolation cabin, which can always observe and track the signs of patients in the isolation cabin. He frowned, withdrew his gaze, and tugged at his special protective suit with some disgust, complaining:
"This dress is too weird."
He shook his feet:
"So, when can I get out of this box?"
Hall hesitated for a moment: "This..."
Ge Xiu blinked and said nonchalantly, "Anyway, in my current situation, there is not much difference between staying here and staying outside, isn't it?"
That's true…
Hall turned to Lu Lai, who had remained silent from beginning to end, looking for help.
Lu Lai's voice was cold and unquestionable:
"no."
Ge Xiu's face sank: "Why?"
Lu Lai bent down and slowly took the light screen away from his knees, showing an unshakable determination without a trace of hesitation:
"If you need anything, you can contact me through the light brain, and I will try my best to meet it."
Ge Xiu quickly grabbed his wrist, and the cold phalanx protruded from under the pale skin and pressed tightly on Lu Lai's wrist. asked:
"You don't want to put me under house arrest, do you?—Sir?"
His last two words were light and slow, each syllable across the dentition and over the tip of the tongue, sounding unpredictable and unpredictable.
Lu Lai's movements stopped, he raised his eyes to look at Ge Xiu who was close at hand, the cold expression on his face softened, and he sighed:
"Your current body needs real-time monitoring."
He straightened up, but didn't pull his wrist away from Ge Xiu's palm, but stood closer to the bed.
Lu Lai hesitated, raised his hand and pressed it on the furry back of Ge Xiu's head, but was ruthlessly avoided by the other party.
The feeling of the boy's cold fingers disappeared from his wrist.
He paused, retracted his palm in the air, took a deep look at Ge Xiu at last, then turned around and strode out of the isolation cabin.
Ge Xiu looked at Lu Lai's back with a sullen face, his dark eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression was gloomy and indistinguishable.
Hall turned his head to look at the closed door of the isolation cabin, hesitated for two seconds, finally made up his mind, turned his head to look at Ge Xiu, and said:
"I know it must be hard for you to stay here all the time, but the captain is for your own good... I can't say much right now, but what I can tell you is that the captain has accelerated the expansion and cannibalization, almost It is twice as fast as the original plan - the medical facilities on the main ship are not advanced enough, but the research institute within the alliance has integrated the most cutting-edge medical technology in the stars."
He gave Gexiu a brief nod, then turned and left.
Looking at the empty isolation cabin, Ge Xiu rubbed his tousled hair irritably and threw himself onto the hospital bed.
In fact, Ge Xiu was not surprised that there was a problem with his body.
Before that, he had been having a good time, but he didn't think the Inquisition would be so kind to let him stay in each world for a hundred or two hundred years and easily eliminate 1156 evil points, so in the face of this kind of In situations where the punished is out of control, they must have some countermeasures to force a change in the course of events when they find that their intentions have not been achieved as planned - and the failure of his bodily organs is just proof of this.
Gossiu pondered for a while, motionless. His eyelashes twitched, he raised his gaze uncontrollably, and once again swiped across several medical detectors in the corner of the room.
His face seemed to be paler than before.
It was as if something restless was throbbing under his skin.
Ge Xiu frowned, withdrew his gaze, turned over, and curled himself up again.
·
Sure enough, as Hall said, Lu Lai accelerated the speed of expansion.
If his previous style was a step-by-step, accumulating strategist, now he is a sharp-edged, ambitious belligerent.
Lulai Sivir is worthy of the Alliance God of War. As the former first marshal, his control over the Alliance army is terrifying and outrageous. He is well aware of every defensive weakness and tactical policy of the Alliance, and even familiar with the combat style of each general. And the troop configuration - after all, they were all his subordinates and students, political enemies or rivals, they never won a decade ago, and they are even less likely to get back an inch now. This sheer oppression is almost terrifying.
Under Lu Lai's ruthless and ferocious attack, the alliance army could almost be considered to be crushed at the touch of a button.
This star of blood and fire, which once made all the enemies of the Alliance terrified, finally pointed the sharp blade at their own chests.
And Ge Xiu's previous plans were also well used in the following specific tactics. The hypocritical deception and ruthless exploitation of the sub-galaxies by the alliance were revealed, revealing the true vicious face, and the light of rebellion was like The Mars, which grows when it sees the wind in the wasteland, quickly spread and swallowed up the original order established by the alliance. At first, it was the commercial fleet that collapsed the galaxy, then the edge galaxies that rose up one after another, the wandering free wanderers, and finally the beings. Control the Mineral Star and Energy Star under the iron hand of the Alliance.
The resistance of Mineral Star and Energy Star hit the Alliance the hardest. This cut off the source of life they depended on to survive and maintain their rule, so they began to control them more strictly, but the rumors that spread were as unstoppable as the plague, and the reign of terror was like a catalyst for rebellion.
The alliance is now in trouble both internally and externally.
However, Lu Lai's side is not easy. After all, after a long period of expansion, the alliance's control territory has reached an extremely broad level. It is actually controlled by a number of intertwined big families to divide power. Although they have achieved staged victories, they want to To shake its foundation, it will take a longer tug of war.
As the absolute leader of the entire operation, Lu Lai's military affairs are incredibly busy. A sea of affairs awaited him, and he rarely left the decision-making area at the top of the main ship except for basic patrol work, but he showed no signs of being overwhelmed.
As if under his human skin, the skeletal muscles and even the brain seem to be constructed by machinery, driven by energy, and are always running at a high speed with surprising efficiency, and it seems that there is never a possibility to stop and rest.
However, what everyone did not expect was that Ge Xiu was unexpectedly cooperative and obedient during this period of time.
- After all, his criminal record is really unforgettable.
But he unexpectedly didn't make any trouble, but stayed in the isolation room obediently. Aside from the occasional bizarre and insatiable demands, he was almost an impeccable patient. And Lu Lai always has extraordinary patience and connivance with him, except that there is no room for negotiation on letting him leave, it can almost be regarded as responsive.
The cofferdam was expanded as quickly as possible to close to the size of the captain's cabin to prevent Ghosh from being bored.
All his resource allocation and living benefits are all specifications that can only be enjoyed by captains.
Any rare and interesting loot captured by the fleet going out to fight will always be sent to Gexiu's room as soon as possible.
This caused some strange rumors to spread secretly on the main ship, but Lu Lai's attitude towards this was extremely ambiguous. He seemed to resolutely put an end to the spread of rumors, but he did not impose any substantial punishment on the communicator. , This is very unusual for his former iron-blooded style, and to some extent, it makes this rumor more true.
As another protagonist of the rumor, Ge Xiu was unexpectedly silent.
He transformed the isolation room that had been expanded several times into a second workshop. His material desires were almost pitiful, and the scope of his high-standard life was limited to those high-quality candies of various colors. The rare spoils in the isolation room are completely divided and disposed of according to the rules of "useful" and "useless".
The useful ones are dismantled and researched and re-created, while the useless ones are simply thrown to his subordinates and taken out to be divided up at will.
As for Gossiu's rumors...
It is neither acknowledgment nor denial, but more like pure ignorance and indifference.
This gave a strange sense of uncertainty to a group of gossip crews who were on the go.
Their relationship is vague and chaotic, and almost no one can accurately define it. It's like Schrödinger's cat, wanting to see whether the creatures inside are dead or alive, there is no way but to open the box, but no one dares to open the lid, as if there is some mysterious and unknown disaster hidden in it, it will be released devours and destroys all nearby beings in an instant.
At this time, Lu Lai was standing outside the expanded isolation cabin.
Now the war is developing and spreading rapidly, but it does not seem to affect the medical area where Ge Xiu is located. The environment here is quiet and peaceful, like a completely isolated paradise.
Lu Lai's back is straight and his palms are behind his back. The whole person is like a fierce and threatening gun, and his tall and straight body is sharp like a cold weapon.
His face was calm and his eyes were deep, as if he was waiting for something, and it seemed that he was just quietly indulging in his own thoughts.
It wasn't until two minutes later that he suddenly moved, raised his hand steadily and pushed open the hatch, and strode in calmly.
It was as if the few minutes of stagnation and hesitation had never happened.
In fact, this is the second time that Lu Lai has stepped into this place since he left here that day - it is not that he has never walked in front of the medical area, but he has not chosen to enter it once.
because of busy business.
After all, there are countless documents in his captain's room waiting for his discussion and approval, and the strategy of key battles is waiting for him to formulate.
… Is it really
A small voice asked in his heart.
Lu Lai didn't want to get into it.
Perhaps he was worried that once he started to dig deeper, something that should not have been opened would come out, which made him instinctively want to avoid and alienate.
The isolation room has been transformed beyond recognition. Countless pieces of ornaments and machinery are stacked on the ground, several huge tool tables are inlaid on the walls, and several finished products of unknown use flash blue light from time to time in the corner of the room. , circuit boards, chips, cluttered in every corner of the room, almost breathless.
Lu Lai's gaze swept across the decorations in the isolation cabin, and finally - as if determined - landed in the center of the room.
Ge Xiu sat cross-legged on a hospital bed that was twice as wide as before, and was reading something with his head down.
There is a strange magnetic field on his body, it seems that no matter where he is, he can always drag everyone's eyes and attention to him, and then he can never leave.
Like gravity.
The metaphor was fleeting in Lu Lai's mind.
When he looked up to see him, Ge Xiu was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised one eyebrow, showing a puzzled expression:
"How did you come?"
His tone was really rude.
Lu Lai's face was unpredictable, and he didn't seem to have any intention to pursue his attitude. He just took a few steps slowly, and while the sterilization device above his head scanned his body from top to bottom, he calmly looked at Ge Xiu.
The refined meals and nursing programs planned and calculated by professional nutritionists for a whole month did not play any role.
He seemed thinner than the last time we met.
A pair of dark eyes are extraordinarily large, and the cheekbones are stunned under the pale skin, like a pair of wings that want to fly.
Originally it could only be regarded as malnutrition, but now it is almost shocking.
Although Lu Lai has been involved in military affairs during this time, he has not missed the daily reading of Ge Xiu's health report - in terms of monitoring values and therapeutic feedback, everything is not optimistic, although the on-board doctor has spent his life Learn to try and heal, but it seems that nothing can stop Gexiu's internal organs and organs from slow, but irreversible, weakening and destruction.
Louie looked at him.
Ge Xiu still had that innocent and playful look on his face, as if it was a carefree child watching the world intently.
And there isn't anything in this world interesting enough to make him want to stay.
Lu Lai calmly suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, nodded to Ge Xiu briefly as a greeting, and then said succinctly:
"I'm sure you've followed recent developments."
Ge Xiu stretched his body, his slender ankles protruded from under the isolation suit, with a casual smile on his face:
"After all, being trapped here, there is nothing to do, right?"
He put the electronic screen on his lap, and it displayed the latest battle report, one from the Alliance and one from Lu Lai, the most vivid and conspicuous of which was one of them, a heavy starship under Lu Lai's unexpectedly. Abandoned the tactical stronghold of the second galaxy in the eastern part of the alliance, and instead captured the medical research institute just two light-years away, and the so-called tactical experts of the alliance were racking their brains on the cross-board to analyze the enemy's intentions in this round - from From the General Administration of War to the character, from the metaphysical to the subconscious.
Ge Xiu glanced at the light screen on his knee: "So are you really an eccentric soldier with a special obsession with "surgery"?"
In a deliberately exaggerated and contrived tone, he read out the conclusion of one of the editions, with a hint of schadenfreude and can't help laughing in his voice.
Lu Lai's expression remained unmoved, he raised his eyebrows:
"What do you think?"
Ge Xiu didn't get much provocative pleasure in his expression, and couldn't help but pouted a little boringly.
He fell back on the bed and said lazily:
"So, how do we get there?"
Lu Lai lowered his eyes, taking in all his movements, and his voice carried a softness that he hadn't even noticed:
"Wait a minute Hall will come with the paramedics with the isolation transport equipment, and then he will take you to the coordinates of the medical institute where you will be fully examined and treated."
Ge Xiu suddenly sat up. He tilted his head and asked:
"So, are you actually here to say goodbye to me?"
Yes.
The syllable suddenly got stuck in Lu Lai's throat.
At this moment, the sound of the door opening of the isolation cabin behind broke the suddenly stagnant and viscous atmosphere in the air. Lu Lai turned his head and saw Hall and several other doctors in charge of diagnosing and treating Ge Xiu came in, a huge The isolation transport was pushed in behind them, and the soft bed was wrapped in a partition made of special glass, like some kind of peculiar crystal ball.
bid farewell. It stretches across the room so distinctly, like an insurmountable abyss.
No one knew what disease Ge Xiu was suffering from, and no one knew whether his physical condition could last until the end of the war, and Lu Lai was pulled by the vortex of events and could not leave the commanding seat until the dust settled.
This separation may mean goodbye forever.
The emotions on Lu Lai's face were dull, and the light golden eyelashes covered the blue eyes, like the golden sunlight crossing the deep sea.
He put his hands behind his back, his broad shoulders were tensed, and he restrained the mighty strength under his body.
His face seemed to be covered with a granite mask, cold, indifferent, and indestructible, and no one could spy on the thoughts and emotions surging beneath it.
The doctor pushed the isolation transport bed to the side of the bed, Ge Xiu glanced at the transparent isolation transport cabin, his face sank.
He frowned in disgust, his face full of rejection: "You wouldn't want me in here, would you?"
The doctor was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Lu Lai who was standing by the side with fear and sincerity, and then nodded hesitantly: "That... Yes, the only way to ensure that your body will not be infected during the process... "
Ge Xiu gave a short laugh: "Is it more likely to be infected than the junk star I left before?"
The doctor choked: "This..."
Ge Xiu squinted his eyes, and his voice contained disdain that could not be concealed: "Or, you have already confirmed that my physical condition is caused by infection?"
Sweat dripped from the doctor's forehead: "... this... "
They really couldn't diagnose, let alone what caused Ge Xiu's organ failure, let alone the source of infection, his body didn't even have a trace of intrusion and damage, and they had to do it as far as they could. Just be as cautious as possible.
Ge Xiu raised his eyebrows:
"I've been very cooperative since I came back, right?"
This... is true.
The next second, Ge Xiu raised the corners of his lips, and a bright smile appeared on his face:
"I'm not so sure if you guys really want to stuff me in this hood."
He blinked, there was a hidden danger flowing in his dark eyes, and his voice was soft and innocent:
"So, you don't want to see me not cooperating."
There were more beads of sweat on the doctor's forehead, and he couldn't help turning his head to look at Lu Lai, who looked unpredictable.
Lu Lai lowered his eyes, his face could not see joy or anger, he pondered for a few seconds, then slowly said:
"It's okay, let him do it."
The isolation hood was pushed out.
Lu Lai took a step forward, bent down, and with a natural and gentle movement, he wrapped one hand over Ge Xiu's thin as a cicada's wing back, and the other hand passed through the bend of his leg, as if carefully holding up a feather. He picked him up with almost no effort.
Ge Xiu blinked, realizing that he seemed to have suddenly taken off, his smile froze.
that…
Actually he can go.
After all, the failure of the five internal organs is not the loss of limbs.
However, he raised his eyes again and glanced at the man's graceful jawline, then looked around at the stunned people watching, his eyes stopped for a moment on Hall's face as if he had seen a ghost, and finally decided with a bad heart. It's good to say nothing.
He rested his head on Lu Lai's firm and warm chest with peace of mind, squinting his eyes and watching with interest the varied facial expressions of everyone.
From the medical area to the ship loading area, all the people along the way had expressions of horror. If they were in a trance, their left foot stumbled and the right foot fell flat, or they went the wrong way at a loss, but they were the culprits. The culprits, Lu Lai and Ge Xiu, looked normal and calm, as if everything was justified, and there was nothing to be surprised at.
Along the way, Ge Xiu's bad taste was greatly satisfied.
Until he was placed in the cockpit seat and the safety protection device was carefully fastened.
Ge Xiu smacked his lips in despair and sighed.
Pity.
Such an interesting expression can't be appreciated for a while... It's really a waste of time.
He yawned, his eyes narrowed sleepily, a little biological tear clouding his eyelashes—since his organs began to fail, he was prone to sleepiness.
Ge Xiu leaned on the back of the ship's seat, blinking sleepily, Lu Lai's tall and straight figure became a little blurred in his vision.
In the next second, the shaking sensation of the ship's engine starting was transmitted - the starship took off.
and many more…
Gossi was stunned.
No, the starship took off
He opened his eyes and turned to look at Lu Lai who was sitting beside him: "...Why are you still here?!"
Lu Lai lowered his eyes, and a secret smile flashed quickly in his eyes, but his voice was still steady and calm, and he said in a businesslike manner:
"You're right, I really don't want to see you uncooperative - so it's safer for me to take you to the hospital myself."
Gossiu: "..."
He saw the blurred reflection of his face on the porthole behind Lu Lai.
As colorful as everyone else before it.
— Gan.