Since that day, the gossip and rumors on the Star Network have tended to converge, at least to the extent that as long as they don't pay attention to them, they won't affect their normal life.
Ge Xiu was originally a very egoistic person, and the evaluation and vision of the outside world were almost the things he cared about the least, so he quickly forgot about it.
Even Percy, who had troubled him time and time again, seemed to be deliberately avoiding any occasions with him, even if it was essential, since the last "chat" with him. In the compulsory courses of , the group and position he chose are basically the farther away from Ge Xiu, the better.
Gossi didn't notice it.
Percy's existence means nothing to him, neither dislike nor love.
As long as they don't know how to provoke him, they can live in peace.
Especially recently, Ge Xiu is still obsessed with his mecha transformation project. Apart from class, he basically spends most of his time with Hines, so he is even more lazy to devote his energy to these unimportant things. .
After he was granted permission to enter and exit, Hines also specially designated an area as his workshop on the floor above the training ground.
The facilities and tools inside are extremely advanced, and it is the perfect place for Ge Xiu to complete his research.
In the process of revising and improving the mecha transformation plan, in addition to the support of venues and equipment, Hines' rich practical experience also helped him a lot - in many details and ideas, his opinions can bring New inspiration and inspiration to Ge Xiu.
It's just that he seems to be very busy recently. Most of the time, Shenlong has not seen the end, even if he appears in the training ground only a few times.
And Ge Xiu threw himself into his work, and seldom paid attention to the other party's departure or stay.
During this time, the headmaster of the academy also called him out twice.
One time, it was to inquire about his relationship with Hines - this level of temptation, Ge Xiu, was too lazy to pay attention to it.
The second time was to complete the mental strength test that was not completed at the beginning of the school year.
The school obviously spent a lot of energy on the detection and repair of the mental strength testing equipment, but they did not find any faults with the equipment.
However, to be on the safe side, they still used a brand-new mental strength tester to test Ge Xiu.
But the results were still astounding.
On the screen that has been updated, the same characters are still displayed as in the first detection:
[Mental strength value: 0]
[grade:?]
It's unbelievable.
Although I heard Ge Xiu's mentor say this, but after seeing it with his own eyes, the dean really believed that such a strange thing really happened.
And because the specific mental power value cannot be detected, even the mental power map cannot be recorded.
This even made the dean and tutor unable to do anything, so they had to let Ge Xiu go back and wait for the notice.
Time flies so fast that one can hardly feel the speed at which it passes, and it has easily slipped through the fingers.
Ge Xiu was in the workshop again today.
The huge space is full of countless parts and metal semi-finished products. All kinds of strange-shaped tools are piled on the ground and on the workbench. The entire workroom is dizzying. The appearance of the semi-finished products is different, the only one Probably only its rough shape can not be called full of beauty, it really has no aesthetic taste.
In the hills stacked into machines, the slender boy was almost engulfed by the rough and savage metal equipment behind him.
He sat on the ground and studied the blueprints laid on the ground without any distractions, with a focused expression, as if nothing happened outside could disturb him.
The communicator placed aside hummed.
Ge Xiu casually pressed it off.
Half a minute later, the communicator buzzed again.
Gossiu pressed it again.
This time it wasn't quiet for a few seconds, and the communicator continued to vibrate relentlessly.
Ge Xiu looked up, and there were a few oil stains on one side of his cheek, which looked a little funny.
He frowned, and finally reached out and pressed the communicator on—
Before Ge Xiu could bring the communicator to his ear, he heard a violent roar rushing from the receiver, as loud as it could burst eardrums: "Where have you been these days!!! Around you! Every one of you is contacting you!!! Is your communicator broken?!!!”
Ge Xiu silently took the communicator away.
He glanced at the number displayed on it—he didn't recognize it.
"Are you...?" Gossiu asked.
The microphone was eerily silent for a few seconds, and then, the roar sounded again, and it became more and more angry in the receiver: "I am?? I am your father!! I used my subordinate's communicator to finally get through to you. What are you doing?"
Admiral Drost
Ge Xiu was taken aback for a moment, his mind immersed in machinery and electronics seemed to be finally pulled back to reality at this moment.
He suddenly realized and apologized very sincerely: "Ah, I'm sorry, I blocked you last week."
In fact, with the in-depth research progress, in order to prevent too many interruptions, not only Admiral Drost, but Ge Xiu blocked everyone's contact information last week - in fact, Ge Xiu wanted to directly turn off the communicator. on.
It's not that he didn't do it.
Therefore, the dean who wanted to talk to Ge Xiu didn't find him for three days, and he didn't have permission to enter Hines's territory, so the dean who was on the verge of collapse could only send a robot downstairs to his dormitory. Catch Ge Xiu who went back to the dormitory to supplement his sleep.
So, after a not-so-pleasant conversation, Gossiu was banned from turning off the communicator for more than 24 hours.
The opposite side of the communicator fell silent again: "..."
Admiral Drost seemed to be too lazy to be angry, but asked bluntly: "Have you really forgotten what day is today?"
Ge Xiu frowned: "What day?"
"..." General Drost slowly inhaled and exhaled, telling himself in his heart not to be angry, not to be angry, not to be angry—his body hasn't recovered yet—but he felt that he might be angry before the other person's body recovered. Have a heart attack.
Finally, after half a minute of calm, Admiral Drost suppressed his anger and said through gritted teeth:
"Today is your coming-of-age ceremony!"
Ge Xiu suddenly realized: "Oh!"
In this world, the coming-of-age ceremony is often held after the 18-year-old differentiation period. Its status is extremely important and symbolizes the determination of each person's social gender. Also, because the differentiation period is often the first estrus period, so The children of some big families often choose to announce their marriage contracts at the coming-of-age ceremony, or start looking for spouses for their heirs, which makes the coming-of-age ceremony an important occasion that cannot be ignored in this society.
But Iris is different.
His differentiation period came early.
So this resulted in a gap of nearly half a year between his coming-of-age ceremony and his differentiation period.
It also made Ge Xiu completely forget about it.
Admiral Drost continued anxiously: "There are still three hours left for your bar mitzvah to start, and you have disappeared. This matter has been prepared for a long time, and many high-ranking officials and dignitaries will be present, and you and Hines will be present. Estero's marriage announcement will also be announced at this time - so you hurry back to me! Do you understand?"
Ge Xiu sighed, glanced at the blueprints and unfinished parts that he had spread on the ground with some pity, and replied:
"I know, I know."
·
When Ge Xiu arrived, it was already late.
The Drost family villa was brightly lit, and people were photocopied on the windows. Those invited guests seemed to have started their usual entertainment and greetings.
As soon as Ge Xiu entered the door, he was immediately pushed by the housekeeper and the maid to his room on the way, and then was thrown over his head by the new and decent clothes and asked him to change quickly.
When his replacement was over, he was pushed out of the door again in a daze.
The housekeeper was walking fast in front, nagging that it was too late for him to come back, even his two brothers had already gone downstairs, and his father and others were also waiting he is.
Ge Xiu frowned and followed behind him, tidying up the bow tie he hastily tied while walking.
Before he could walk a few steps, he felt a strong force coming from his elbow, and he was dragged into the branch corridor next to him by surprise.
Ge Xiu subconsciously wanted to fight back, but a familiar voice came from above his head:
"Shh, it's me."
Ge Xiu stopped and looked up at each other.
Hines looked down at him, his lips were slightly hooked casually, a pair of dark eyes glowed a cold blue in the depths, his eyebrows were deep, and he stared intently at the boy in his arms: "How do you always Are you going to attack me?"
Ge Xiu recalled the scene where the two met for the first time in the Corridor of the Marauder, and raised his eyebrows expressionlessly:
"If you don't keep scaring me."
Hines laughed lowly, and his chest vibrated with the laughter against Gossiu's chest.
Only then did Ge Xiu realize that the two were too close together. He took a step back without a trace, but was blocked by the wall behind him.
Hines let him go.
He lowered his eyes, his slender fingers with distinct knuckles landed on Ge Xiu's neck, and flexibly lifted the crooked bow tie and tie it again.
Ge Xiu was stunned, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at the man in front of him thoughtfully, his eyes darkened, not knowing what he was thinking.
In just a few seconds, a perfectly shaped bow appeared around his neck.
Hines put down his hand, stared at him with low eyes, and smiled:
"That's fine."
Ge Xiu turned his neck, and felt that the feeling of suffocation had finally disappeared. This feeling of finally being able to breathe freely was really nostalgic.
He probed into the corridor where he was pulled just now, and saw that the butler's figure had gone far away. He didn't seem to notice that he had disappeared. He was still chattering, but he couldn't hear it clearly from here.
Ge Xiu looked up at the man in front of him and asked:
"So... what are you doing up here? To tie a bow tie for me?"
Hines raised his eyebrows: "Of course not."
He turned around and walked deep into the corridor: "Today is your coming-of-age ceremony. As a fiancé, of course I have the responsibility to give you a coming-of-age gift."
Ge Xiu stood there and didn't move: "I believe other people are also prepared, can't you give it to me downstairs like them?"
Hines turned his head to look at him and said mysteriously, "You'll know when you come with me."
Ge Xiu gave him a suspicious look.
In the end, he still did not resist the call of curiosity, and walked to keep up with the pace of Hines.
Hines successfully hooked his lips, led him through the corridor, and walked down the side stairs on the side of the villa, just avoiding the crowd.
Ge Xiu followed behind him and said silently:
"If Admiral Drost knew you were so familiar with his house, he'd be pissed off again."
Hines didn't look back: "Again?"
Ge Xiu suddenly obediently silenced - because the last time it seemed that he blocked the other party just now.
The two walked out of the villa through the side door, and walked down the path toward the depths of the garden. At the end of the path was a huge open field—Ge Xiu remembered that this was where the two older brothers of the original owner had virtual practice.
The sunset overhead has gradually set, and only a little magnificent red remains on the distant horizon. The darkness belonging to the night gradually climbs out from the distance, occupying most of the sky like splashing ink, and a few sparse stars embellish it. , flashing a faint light.
Dim light enveloped the two figures.
Ge Xiu looked around, frowning in confusion, but before he could ask a question, Hines walked to his side, raised his hand and tapped lightly on his personal terminal.
In an instant, a thin layer of virtual protective film gathered from the empty field, rippling in the air like water waves, revealing the huge body hidden behind it.
The huge silver-white mecha stood in the center of the field. The sharp mechanical edges and corners were all over the extremely tough metal body. From head to toe, it was the most fluid-mechanical design. Just by looking at it one can imagine how terrifying the speed of such a machine can be - the smooth silver armor covers the arms and chest of the machine, hiding the deadly weapons and equipment behind it.
It looks breathtakingly beautiful.
Ge Xiu raised his eyes in amazement and stared at the mecha in front of him, and asked slowly: "You are busy with this during this time?"
Hines stared at him and raised his lips: "Almost."
The mecha in front of me perfectly integrates strength and beauty. The power and lethality of machinery and the delicate and rounded art are so harmonious on its body. It was a sigh that disappeared in the wind.
Ge Xiu felt that his whole body seemed to be attracted by it. He slowly walked a few steps towards the mecha, pressed his palm lightly on its smooth and cold metal shell, stroked the surface of the mecha, and lowered his voice. Voice exclaimed:
"She is so beautiful."
Hines didn't look up.
He lowered his eyes and stared deeply at the young man in front of him. He captured the reflection of the sunset and the shooting stars of the Milky Way in the bright pupils of the other party. It was like a dark abyss under the sea, which could easily pull the human soul into it. It is irresistibly addicted to it.
Hines' eyes were dark, and the emotions in his eyes converged into a deep, quiet, dark stream.
He softly agreed:
"-Yes."