At this time, Shilorin and Gaia are in the same season, which is midsummer.
In the central city of Shilorin, the originally bright sky was gradually obscured by clouds, and the thick dark clouds blocked the sunlight, making the city also darkened.
Although the raindrops have not yet fallen, judging from the sky, this seems to be a sign of an imminent torrential rain.
From the moment the first drop of rain fell, a torrential rain fell on the city in an instant, shrouding the city in a curtain of rain.
Morrison glanced at the weather outside the window when it was just dark.
Riley's cub, who was following his legs, was more sensitive to this weather change, and seemed to be afraid. The cub spread its wings like short hands on both sides of its body to hug the adult. 's trouser legs and pushed his body over.
Originally, he was going to use a milk bottle to make milk powder for the cub, but looking at the situation, Morrison had to bend down again to pick up the cub.
As soon as it was picked up by the adults, the Riley cub kept digging into the arms of the adults who were holding it, burying its head in front of the latter's chest, and the body covered with rich fluff began to tremble slightly.
As a flash of lightning suddenly flashed, a second later, the rumbling thunder exploded in the sky, and the Riley cub, who was shivering in fear in the arms of the adult, also had a more obvious reaction.
"Goo! Gum-"
The wings that had been hanging quietly began to flutter, and the cub slapped its fins in the arms of the adult who was holding it, and made a tender and crisp cry when flapping the pair of fins.
"Don't be afraid." Said these two words in a steady voice and adjusted his posture. Morrison reluctantly patted the fluffy back of the cub in his arms with the right hand that was holding the cub.
The expression on his face can't be seen to be mild, but this man in the Covenant uniform can indeed be called patiently taking care of the cub in his arms. If the current picture is seen by other people in the Covenant Department, I am afraid would never believe it.
Not knowing how to coax the cub, when the Riley cub was frightened by the thunder, Morrison basically only knew how to hold the cub like this.
I won't say much about coaxing the cub. To hug the cub a little tighter, Morrison repeated the word "don't be afraid" just now.
Probably finally felt a sense of security from the soothing sound and the pat on the back, and the Riley cub, who buried his head in the adult's arms, slowly stopped shaking.
But still not completely at ease, the cub instinctively continued to flap its little wings on the adult, so that the person holding it could tap its back like just now.
In this rainy weather, the pain in Morrison's broken arm will suddenly become several times obvious. He endured this clear pain without changing his face. The retired soldier moved his right hand to touch the cub in his arms. 's back.
The inconvenience of having only one arm came to the fore. Now that he had to hold the cub, Morrison would not be able to prepare food for the cub.
The application for retirement submitted to the military was quickly approved, and only two days later, after completing the corresponding process, Morrison received a reply from his superiors.
After all, he voluntarily applied for retirement on the grounds of physical disability. No matter how much senior management values his abilities and wants to keep him, the application will be passed in this case.
I chose a sunny day to go out, and pre-booked a starship ticket to Gaia for myself and the cubs in the house. Morrison carried the Riley cub to the airport of Xilorin on this day. .
"Cuckoo?" With a soft cry, the Riley cub in the adult's arms raised his head and went to the starship not far away, with obvious doubts in his tender voice.
This is the second time the cub has seen a giant machine of this type, before it was brought to the planet.
Is the parent going to take it somewhere else, that's what the cub is thinking now.
"Go to a cub care club, there are many babies about your age." The voice explained in a rigid voice, Morrison carried the Riley cub aboard the starship.
But he didn't let the cub sit in the bed-like cub seat, and Morrison continued to hold the cub in his arms after boarding the starship.
The cub you are holding should be almost two years old now. At this age, a normal family usually starts to find a suitable cub care branch for the cub at home.
It was also considering this matter that Morrison made the decision to take the cub to Gaia.
As for why Gaia was chosen, it was related to a piece of news that spread in the Covenant not long ago.
It was two days after the commercial starship arrived at Gaia from Shilorin. On this afternoon, Zarad originally taught the cubs basic combat as always, and waited to bring the cubs from the courtyard back to the living room. At the time, Zarad was indeed taken aback by a familiar face he saw suddenly in the room.
"You know each other." It is not difficult to understand the expression on Zarad's face. Xie Luan did not use a questioning tone when he said this.
Xie Luan had just received the visitor, and before he had time to speak to the other party, Zarad just happened to come over.
To Xie Luan's words, Zarad nodded in affirmation. The surprised expression on his face has not faded yet, which shows how surprised he is to see this familiar face in the Rainbow Branch.
Especially when he saw the empty left arm of the other party, Zarad's consternation was further heightened, not to mention the fact that the other party was holding a cub.
"Long time to see, General." Morrison said this in a calm tone, originally aimed at the other party.
It was precisely because of the news that had circulated within the Star Alliance that the former commander served in this branch, that Morrison chose this cub care branch called Rainbow Dash without any search and selection.
"Why are you free to come from Shilorin Star? It's still a working day, and the military has a conscience to give you a holiday?" Zarad asked, but he couldn't help but immediately added another sentence behind, " This cub... how did you get this arm?"
Zarad really couldn't imagine what level of dangerous mission was required for the opponent to lose an arm.
In addition to the regular troops of the Covenant Army, some special forces soldiers with special abilities will be incorporated into the special unit code-named "X". This unit often appears on the battlefield as an assault unit, or is dispatched by the military to complete some special tasks.
In the ranking of members of this special unit, Morrison has never only exchanged the first and second places.
"Submitted the application for retirement, the headquarters has passed, arm..." Morrison answered truthfully, pausing slightly when he said the last two words, "accident."
Accidentally lost an arm
The other party's words sounded too light, and disbelief appeared in Zarad's eyes almost immediately.
The other party is not an ordinary person, and can be injured in an accident casually, but the relationship between the two has not yet reached the level where they can get to the bottom of it, and Zarad nodded at this time and skipped the topic.
When the two of them were talking, Xie Luan didn't bother, he turned his attention to the cub that was held in his arms with one hand by the person in front of him.
According to the content in "Cub Encyclopedia", Xie Luan knew that the one in the arms of the adult in front was a Riley cub, and just like what he saw in the book, this Riley cub looked like Much like a fat little penguin.
Since the body of the cub was covered with a lot of fluff, Xie Luan saw that the Riley cub also looked furry. Judging from the cub's round and slightly bulging belly, this Riley The cubs should be well fed and cared for at home.
After finishing the conversation with the old acquaintance, Morrison bent down and gently placed the cub he was holding on the ground, intentionally letting the cub explore this new environment on his own.
But Morrison's idea failed to materialize. In Xie Luan's eyes, the Riley cub spread out its pair of small fins after being put on the ground, clattering around the adult's legs in front of him. After spinning twice, I finally used the pair of fins to hug the adult's trouser legs.
"This cub has no parents. I hope your club can adopt this cub. It is not a free adoption. I will pay the annual living fee for this cub." This is the purpose of Morrison's visit.
Xie Luan was watching the cub go around in circles with a smile. Now that he heard the words of the person in front of him, he couldn't help but pause for a second and said, "Aren't you its parent?"
In fact, he didn't recognize the race of the person in front, but Xie Luan saw that the Riley cub was obviously very close to each other, and subconsciously thought that the parents sent the cub to their branch to live in.
"No." Morrison replied, an obvious scar at the corner of his eye made his unkind appearance even more fierce. He was a vanguard who had experienced various battlefields, and the oppression on the opponent's body could easily make people feel very uncomfortable. Comfortable.
Xie Luan was not affected by this feeling, but when the person in front said no, he saw the Riley cub who was close to the other's leg and hugged the other's trouser legs with a pair of small fins. brain.