On the next way to the Medical Research Institute, Ge Xiu slumped slumped in his seat, keeping his chin on his knees in a sleepy position, not bothering to move along the way.
Lu Lai didn't seem to care about that.
He was sitting not far away with his eyes closed, his long legs crossed, his slender palms crossed on his knees, and his deep-set face was illuminated by the sea of stars intertwined with light and shadow outside the porthole.
There is an inexplicable stagnant atmosphere in the cabin, the air seems to be a viscous and slow-flowing liquid, pressing heavily on everyone's chest.
The rest of the crew on the starship was miserable, moving silently, even breathing carefully, for fear of making any extra noise—they had never missed Hall so much. This time, because Lu Lai accompanied him on a whim, as the captain's adjutant, Hall took his place and stayed on the main ship to supervise the overall situation. Without Hall's isolation and partial pressure, Lu Lai's powerful atmosphere Under the scene and the sense of existence, the crew members were silent, wanting to cry without tears.
Every minute and every second seemed to stretch into a century.
Finally, after two space jumps, the starship finally arrived at its destination—the medical research center in the second galaxy, the medical institution in the entire interstellar after the medical institute directly under the first galaxy alliance.
It was built on an asteroid on the edge of the second galaxy, and countless sophisticated and expensive medical equipment and medical experiments were strictly protected behind layers of defense.
The starship slowly drove into the main medical area.
The management personnel who contacted him did not expect that the Supreme Commander would come in person. When he saw Lu Lai, he was shocked and almost tripped to the ground. He gave Lu Lai a military salute with sincerity and fear. He stammered in compliment, sweat dripping from his forehead almost soaking the wrinkled handkerchief in his hand.
Ge Xiu raised his eyes and glanced at the manager's tense and twisted face, sneered softly, and then closed his eyes lazily again.
Lu Lai raised his hand, stopped the manager's inappropriate praise, and then asked casually:
"Where is your medical exploration device here?"
The manager wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I, I can take you there. How does the patient plan to get there? We have the most high-end isolation cabin in the entire interstellar..."
Lu Lai interrupted him: "No need."
He stepped over to Ge Xiu, bent over to untie the safety device for him, and picked him up.
Ge Xiu rolled his eyes, avoided Lu Lai's arm lightly and swiftly, and jumped out of his arms: "Don't worry, I can walk."
Lu Lai withdrew his hand without changing his expression. He twisted his fingertips, looking a little regretful.
He turned his head to look at the shocked and bewildered manager, and commanded naturally:
"Lead the way."
The medical testing center here is more high-end and sophisticated than the main ship in terms of instruments and facilities. Countless shining smart light screens are embedded on the white and smooth walls, and the dome is extremely high, making the entire space seem to be wrapped in a smooth eggshell. Inside, it looks clean and simple.
Ge Xiu was lying in the semi-closed streamlined instrument, and on the light screen beside it, a blue data stream was flowing and changing at an extremely fast speed.
He closed his eyes, the emotion on his face was so light that there was almost no emotion, and there was an inexplicable sense of separation.
Lu Lai, who was standing aside, frowned.
I don't know why, but Ge Xiu at this time gave him a sense of distance, as if it would dissolve into the air in the next second. If he hadn't forcibly suppressed his behavior, he would have walked uncontrollably almost in the next second. Go ahead and drag him back to the world.
The whole process went very fast.
The instrument cover covering the top was slowly lifted, Ge Xiu sat up, his two thin legs drooped, his eyes were slightly closed, and his face still had the expression of indifference and alienation.
Lu Lai's heart skipped a beat, he stepped forward and asked softly:
"How? How are you feeling?"
Ge Xiu raised his eyes and glanced at him, the dark eyes flashed under the long eyelashes, like an abyss suddenly illuminated by the flashing lightning, before Lu Lai caught the bottom of his eyes. Looking, Ge Xiu withdrew his gaze, gave a light "um" in a low mood, and then asked:
"Any sugar?"
Lu Lai pursed his lips, took out a candy from his pocket, and handed it over.
Ge Xiu peeled off the wrapping paper of the candy and stuffed the candy into his mouth. He seemed to relax a little.
Lu Lai tentatively touched his head, his hair was dry and soft, rubbing against his palm in a mess, like the fur of some small animal.
This time Ge Xiu did not dodge.
Lu Lai lowered his eyes, his eyes crossed the thin shoulders of the young man, and fell on his bulging cheeks. The light in his eyes was slightly soft, and a secret sense of satisfaction spread from the bottom of his heart - he vaguely understood why he deliberately avoided going there. The medical area, perhaps it is the fear that this quiet and almost intimate atmosphere will make him addicted, unable to control the plunder and control... He deliberately distanced himself, trying to escape this strange attraction, but he was confronting Captured at the last minute.
But the most terrifying thing is that he is willing.
At this moment, the manager of the medical center approached cautiously, with pale fingers pinching the light screen, he hesitantly stepped forward.
Lu Lai raised his eyes: "The result is out?"
The manager nodded, his fingers tightened nervously, his forehead was wet with sweat, and he handed over the screen in panic.
While Lu Lai carefully reviewed the above content, the manager explained in a panic and stammering while wiping the sweat on his forehead:
"Sir, sir, we can do a few more tests... maybe, maybe..."
Lu Lai raised his eyes and poked his gaze at him from the top of the light screen. The silver-blue eyes were like the snow that never melts on the ridge, cold and cold.
The manager stopped his weak argument in panic and lowered his head deeply.
There was no joy and anger on Lu Lai's face.
He just lowered his eyes again and carefully read the content on the light screen.
Although he couldn't see the light screen, Ge Xiu clearly knew the result of his diagnosis.
Organ failure simply means a shorter stay, not a curable disease.
Ge Xiu propped his chin, his eyes narrowed casually, and he licked the slowly melting candy in his mouth.
The fruity fragrance fills the mouth and spreads across the tongue and teeth, giving an inexplicable sense of peace of mind.
Ge Xiu used his sharp canine teeth to bite the hard shell of the candy, and the more intense sweetness spread, and he unconsciously scratched the smooth leather surface of the chair under him with his fingertips.
He yawned calmly.
Lu Lai finally carefully read every word on the diagnosis and put down the screen.
He seemed to be restraining his emotions, and a certain gloomy aura surged in his light blue eyes, as if a ferocious and deadly undercurrent was hidden beneath the surface of the sea, silent and violent, enveloping the destruction like destructiveness.
The clothes behind the manager were completely soaked in cold sweat, he swallowed hard, his dry throat trembled slightly, and his voice became sharp and distorted due to fear:
"First, the research institute of the first galaxy is said to have developed a higher-end detection instrument two years ago... Here, there is no time to update it..."
Lu Lai has already restrained his emotional exposure just now. He once again became unfathomable, but inexplicably more terrifying than before. The deterrent force that was so heavy that it seemed to be able to condense into reality almost oppressed the manager to control the inability to control it. Bend down on the ground.
He finally said, "Go down."
The manager timidly took the screen from Lu Lai's hand, and slid away as quickly as he was relieved—considering his size, the entire process was surprisingly fast.
Ge Xiu watched his back with interest, and swallowed the last trace of sweetness in his mouth into his throat.
Lu Lai stared at him condescendingly, and suddenly, without warning, he reached out and touched Gexiu's cheek—thin, cold, and his bones were extraordinarily prickly.
Ge Xiu was startled, he looked at Lu Lai, Lu Lai did not avoid his sight, but squatted down halfway and kept his eye level with him.
Lu Lai's palm was warm and slender, a little too big for Ge Xiu's amazingly thin skull. He rubbed Ge Xiu's cheek and the side of his neck, and then withdrew his hand.
"Watch out for your teeth."
Lu Lai said thoughtlessly.
Immediately afterwards, he grabbed all the candy in his pocket and put it in Ge Xiu's hand.
Lu Lai stood up and walked out with the same sharp steps as when he came, with a straight back and a strong figure, and quickly disappeared from Ge Xiu's sight.
Ge Xiu lowered his head inexplicably and stared at the huge candy that suddenly appeared in his arms. He peeled one and stuffed it into his mouth, crushing it with his molars in revenge. The sound of "quack quack" was empty He pursed his lips and grimaced childishly at the door.
Well, his teeth won't be broken.
After all, his body will shut down before that!
In the next time in the medical center, Ge Xiu's experience can be regarded as a duck to water. In particular, the manager left a deep psychological shadow because of Lu Lai that day. After that, every time he saw Ge Xiu, a patient brought by Lu Lai himself, he couldn't help nodding and bowing, and he was even more responsive to him.
The battle situation during this period has also become more dangerous and complicated.
Lu Lai obviously accelerated the speed of attack and expansion. His fleet was ferocious and unstoppable. In just three weeks, he had conquered two tactical fortresses that were praised as impossible to fall, and even wiped out one of them. The main force of the alliance's direct line, and the alliance has finally recovered from its poor start and continuous defeat. It is like a huge and slow-moving beast, under the threat and blow of young and strong emerging challengers. He woke up and started to fight back.
The alliance began to urgently adjust the well-understood garrison pattern. In recent years, the newly trained young generals were sent to the front line. It began to avoid its edge, shrink as much as possible, and unreservedly mobilized all the galaxies that are still under the jurisdiction of the alliance, and even began to mobilize. Consolidate and win over several major families that have been suppressed to obtain more economic and military assistance.
After all, the alliance has deep roots, and after some operations, it managed to maintain the battle situation for a while, and did not continue to rout.
However, in the face of its emerging, sharp and unstoppable opponents, the league still showed a clear decline.
The foundation of the alliance's domination has been shaken, and it is only a matter of time before the whole line is rout.
In the midst of internal and external troubles, it is slowly being driven to a desperate situation.
The desperate act of a trapped beast is extremely dangerous.
Since the beginning of the war, Lu Lai has been far-sighted and every step of the way. The design of each battle is intertwined, forming a tight and terrifying web, slowly eating away the control area of the Alliance - he almost never did Any action beyond reason except once. Raid the Medical Research Center in the Second System.
Even... According to unreliable gossip, Lu Lai personally escorted the patient to this place.
Although the source cannot be verified, and the tight line of defense built by Lu Lai makes it impossible for the Alliance to verify the authenticity of the rumors, they have no other choice.
Lu Lai's defense against the Second Medical Research Center was really tight, but the alliance that was gradually running out of ammunition and food had long since lost the ability to break the defense.
You can't ensnare an equally vicious and cunning predator.
Unless you have bait he can't refuse.
The First Medical Research Center is located on a planet on the edge of the First Galaxy. Although the location is not remote and dangerous, in the recent period of time, according to continuous observations, the stars around this planet are gradually dying and declining. The tipping point will be reached within a hundred years. And once the core of the star collapses under the force of gravity, it explodes—creating a new black hole.
Coalition rescinds aid transfer plan.
It dispatched suicide ships carrying large quantities of specially designed explosives to strike at the dying star.
Once the black hole is created, everything around it will be swallowed up, including all life in at least three small galaxies around it, and panic will spread, but the alliance has already fallen into mad despair. As long as there is a way to hurt Lu Lai, they will stop at nothing. Price to try.
They succeeded.
Knowing that there must be a lot of killer moves and traps waiting for him, Lu Lai personally led the most elite fleet of his men to attack and intercept.
What is even more terrifying is that in a situation where the combat equipment and even all the conditions are completely unfavorable, Lu Lai, relying on his amazing calm and almost miraculous strategy and command, actually turned it around under the suicidal ambush and containment. The battle, with very few casualties, intercepted the ships heading for the stars - but also paid a great price.
The command ship Lu Lai drove was devastated, and his elite fleet was besieged in the asteroid belt, the signal was interrupted, and life and death were unpredictable.
The administrator sat at the breakfast table sipping coffee, watching the latest news on the light screen in front of him, and shivered silently.
Although this officer is a bit scary, he still understands some things. One is a leader who disregards his own safety for the lives of the three small galaxies, and the other is a dictatorial oligarch who is crazy enough to do anything. There is no suspense about which side he chooses. What's more, he is also the manager of the Second Medical Research Center, and he has deeper sympathy and concern for other similar institutions.
With a sullen sigh, he stood up and began his daily patrol.
With a few candies in his pocket, the manager came to the most central ward of the entire medical center—during this time, he and Ge Xiu had established a fairly good relationship. This seriously ill child was lovable and pitiful, although still It seems that he has not found a cure for his disease, and he still looks like a smile every day, and he is so optimistic in this situation, which makes the manager feel a little more loving and caring for him.
He knocked lightly on the compartment door.
No answer.
… what
The manager subconsciously turned his head to look at the monitoring light screen on the side, the heart rate and vital signs on it were all very stable, and everything was in a normal state.
It should just be unwilling to respond.
He sighed—poor child, it must be hard for him to accept such a big thing from his close guardian.
The administrator unlocked the door of the isolation cabin with pity.
The next second, he froze in place, almost unable to believe his eyes.
The lights in the room were bright, the metal walls were neatly peeled off, and the bio-monitoring equipment underneath was connected to an ugly steel lump. The screen was lit with blue light, simulating the heartbeat and life response of a living person.
Other than that, the room was empty and no one was there.
There was no trace of forcibly breaking in or breaking out, and the teenager who was supposed to stay in the isolation cabin disappeared like a fog.