Ling Yi put away the photos and looked at the endless darkness outside the porthole.
He has always had a special feeling for Lins, but the moment he entered the subspace, this feeling was completely cut off, just like the signal on this spaceship could no longer reach the Voyager.
His eyes were a little dazed, and he stretched out his right hand to press his chest, feeling its beating, knowing that he had lost something permanently.
Those children who ran away from home in anger, as long as they want to go home, can always go back, but he can't, this is a voyage that can only go forward.
He may die, may never return, may be buried in a strange planet, or become dust in the sea of stars, or get lost in a black hole. At that time, Lin Si could no longer wait for his return.
After a long time, he recovered from his trance, raised his wrist, turned on the communicator, and saw several unread messages on it.
The sender is Lins.
He looked at the name quietly for two minutes, then clicked on the message.
Originally, he wanted to leave quietly while Lin Si was asleep, but he still saw him. The message was short, and there was even a typo in the spelling of a word, which never occurred to Lince, and must have been written in a hurry.
"I wanted to ask you why, but it was too late."
"Protect the people on the ship and come back safely."
"Take good care of yourself."
Ling Yi trembled all over, his vision quickly blurred, and tears rolled down his face.
He tried hard to wipe away the tears that blocked his vision, but new ones kept pouring out, his cheeks were cold, and his beautiful black hair was also wet.
"Sorry," he replied to Lynce's message.
"I regret it already, I was wrong."
"But I really want to go."
"I wet my hair from crying, but you can't see it."
In the subspace where there was no signal, the sending of the message failed, and a shocking exclamation mark appeared before those words.
For the first time in his short life, he knew what it meant to be heartbroken like a knife.
After a long time, he put away all his emotions, washed his face with cold water, and knocked on the door of the command office.
The colonel asked him somewhat unexpectedly: "You are here—is it uncomfortable to live somewhere? Just tell Sweena."
Ling Yi shook his head, his voice was very calm: "No, everything is fine."
The colonel smiled and said, "Then why did you think of looking for me?"
Afterwards, the colonel looked at his not-so-good face again, and said with concern: "Is it uncomfortable to leave home?"
Ling nodded.
The colonel encouraged him: "It's okay. At that time, I left home to join the army. Later, I was transferred to the Los Angeles base. I could only go home once every half a year. It was a long time. Everyone is the same. It will get better slowly. Children, always To grow up."
"I know," Ling said, "I have other things to do today."
Colonel: "Huh?"
Ling Yi spoke slowly, but the meaning was very clear, "During exploration and sailing, there will be many dangerous tasks, which may reduce our staff, but I can do it... I know that because of Lin Si, you will take care of me a little bit. It's safe, but Linsi can't manage here now, I hope you can give me priority when there are dangerous missions."
"No," the colonel shook his head resolutely, "you're too young."
"I want a military rank." Ling said.
The colonel looked him in the eyes and became serious.
He could hear that Ling Yi's tone of voice was flat but firm.
The colonel closed his eyes for a moment, as if he was thinking about something, "You are an adult, and boys of this age should be like this... Very good. You are right, no matter how capable Dr. Lin is, he can't control this place."
"I have a certain promotion right. When we complete the mission and return to the base, there will be a formal evaluation and award..." the colonel said, "I will give you a chance."
Ling Yi: "Thank you."
"That's a little bit wrong," the colonel raised his eyebrows, "Since you don't want to be our little baby, you will be my subordinate from today on."
Ling Yi thought for a while, then formed a fist with his right hand, placed his left shoulder close to his chest, and gave the colonel a standard military salute for a voyager: "Yes, Mr. Colonel."
The colonel laughed out loud, stretched out his fist and touched Ling Yi: "I wish you a bright future."
Ling Yi smiled.
His outline is still so beautiful, with something remote and mysterious that is not human. When the corners of the bright red mouth are raised, there is a kind of shocking beauty, but the expression in the eyes is faint, which makes the colonel always feel that today Ling Yi is different from before.
The days of the Crusaders in the Warp were uneventful.
Train, rest, mobilize, train, rest.
When most people left, Ling Yi was still on the shooting range.
With his eyes closed, he pulled the trigger more than a dozen times in a row. When he opened his eyes, he didn't show joy when he saw the bullet holes that were all in the middle of the heart.
The cold light projected his silhouette on the transparent partition wall. The black military uniform cut out a slender figure. The dress was meticulous and his expression was almost cold. Only the soft black hair hanging from his shoulders revealed a little tenderness.
Lucia stood behind him for an unknown amount of time, and finally said, "You should rest."
"Thank you." He said to Lucia.
At the end of the day's training, he put the training items back to the original place, thought about what he had done that day, and was quite satisfied.
He wanted to grow up in a place without Lins, but it wasn't just about growing up.
If he doesn't depend on Lin Si, or even share something for Lin Si, he has no choice but to gain authority. In the current environment, power is related to military rank, and military rank is linked to meritorious service. Bases don't generate merit, expeditions do.
When he left the shooting range, he saw a soldier on the other side who also stayed to give him additional training. His accuracy was not high, and the additional training may be to make up for his shortcomings.
Ling Yi walked over.
"This muscle should be the one that exerts force, specifically here, so that your wrist will be relaxed a lot." He held down a certain place on the soldier's right arm, with a serious expression, and taught him to release a steady and fast movement. gun.
The soldier looked at him gratefully: "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Ling Yi smiled, "Actually, you are a bit overtrained, you should take a good rest."
The soldier nodded.
Ling Yi went back to his room, washed up, and got ready for bed.
His work and rest are very regular, and the amount of daily training will be controlled within the limit that his body can bear.
Just like Lins' last message.
Help the people on the ship if you can, then take care of yourself.
Finally... Complete the mission and return to your hometown.
Before going to bed, he took out a light amber perfume bottle from the drawer and sprayed it into the air.
The faint woody fragrance gradually diffused, creating an illusion—as if Lin Si was beside him.
He closed his eyes, and said the colonel's blessing to himself again in his heart: "I wish you a bright future."
The author has something to say: class is full today, so it is late qwq
The data structure is tested on Friday, so I need to review =w= so there will be no update tomorrow, and it will be updated on Friday night.