The short eight words in front of him unexpectedly tugged Duan Hengye's heartstrings. Although he was sure that he still had no memories of his childhood, after seeing these eight words, Duan Hengye couldn't help but feel that he had seen the scene back then.
... Probably in the eyes of his parents, Duan Hengye was a child who was somewhat taciturn and more mature than the average child since childhood. On the one hand, they thanked Duan Hengye for his maturity and precociousness—such that he has the ability to take over the work of the research institute, and is more suitable for surviving in that environment. But on the other hand, after seeing this child who lost his innocence and fun, why would they not feel heartache.
Although the life of Hengye in childhood was not as bad as it was later, it also lost a lot of fun compared to others.
Duan Hengye's parents knew that as a child who had been learning mecha design since he was a child, he probably wouldn't like this simple and naive model in front of him - although it was indeed popular among interstellar children. But as parents, they still bought the model and gave it to Duan Hengye as a birthday present.
In the interstellar era, few people have handwritten notes. Duan Hengye looked down and saw that the handwriting on the note lying quietly in his hand was very neat. Probably because of the lack of handwriting, the word is not linked, but the structure is extremely standardized and clear. The paper on Interstellar has a special manufacturing process. Although more than ten years have passed, the white paper in Duan Hengye's hand still shows no signs of yellowing. Even the words on the paper, written in carbon pen and water, now give the impression that the ink is still wet.
There were only eight simple words that could not be simpler, but Duan Hengye still read the note over and over again.
When Meng Jinhuai walked into the living room, he saw this scene - Duan Hengye was sitting quietly on the sofa with his back to him. He lowered his head, as if looking at something, with a very focused expression.
After Meng Jinhuai entered the door, the door of the room behind him slowly closed automatically. The thick woolen carpet engulfed all the footsteps, and it was not until Meng Jinhuai walked in front of Duan Hengye that the fascinated man sitting on the sofa realized his arrival.
"What are you looking at?" Meng Jinhuai asked while sitting beside Duan Hengye.
After hearing the other party's question, Duan Hengye did not speak at first, but handed the small note in his hand to Meng Jinhuai.
"This is..." Master Marshal said as he took the note to his hand. Immediately after, Meng Jinhuai saw the words on the note.
"Happy birthday, love you forever!"
Seeing Meng Jinhuai's gaze falling on the note, Duan Hengye finally recovered and said, "This is what Duan Hengxing sent me just now. It was originally a birthday present that my parents prepared for me back then. After that incident... Duan Hengxing took things out of the house before being taken away by the Queen's family, until just now... finally gave me this gift again."
Duan Hengye's tone when he spoke just now had nothing to do with the word "heavy". But Meng Jinhuai could hear the meaning from his words... Duan Hengye lost his childhood memories, maybe the thing he was holding at this moment was the few remaining objects that were related to the past. .
Meng Jinhuai didn't speak, and he handed the note back to the other party with great care. Duan Hengye, who received the note, put it back into the box seriously, and then gently closed the lid.
Different from the gentle appearance he usually showed in front of Duan Hengye, Meng Jinhuai, the marshal, was a person who showed no mercy to his opponents and enemies. It can even be said... The Marshal has a little bit of vengeance. What Meng Jinhuai did not tell and would not tell Duan Hengye was that he had never forgotten what happened at Duan Hengxing's house last time, and had even been waiting for the opportunity to ask the other party to pay the due price.
But today, after seeing this birthday present that was more than ten years late, Meng Jinhuai rarely gave up on his previous plans.
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That press conference was destined to rewrite the annals of interstellar history - which is almost the consensus of the whole world. After the press conference, the entire Yetian Empire held numerous important meetings in just one week. Many old imperial aristocrats and former power holders who had retired for many years and who have long since become "historical figures" in everyone's impressions suddenly appeared at the meeting.
In recent decades, the Yetian Empire has not been peaceful at all, and the upper echelons of the empire are even more so if you sing and I will appear. Probably no one would have imagined that one day those powerful and powerful people who once dominated the empire would gather together - and all stand behind Meng Jinhuai. It was not until after seeing this scene that people had a more intuitive understanding of Nan Zhuxing's invisible forces.
This week's meeting has achieved numerous results, large and small, the biggest one of which is definitely the issue of the power control of the imperial family.
Because the mecha simulation experiment has now been completed, the physical mecha has also begun to be manufactured, and Duan Hengye has finally returned to his busy research life. Duan Hengye, who had been staring at the progress of the mecha manufacturing, didn't have much time to watch the news, and by the time he paid attention, the royal family had already been overshadowed. As for the emperor of the empire and the rest of the core members of the royal family... they also began to wait for their own judgment.
And the most surprising thing in the whole thing is that Nan Zhuxing is not as "upper-level" as people imagined, but the Imperial Council, which has not had much sense of existence before, appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is a very close relationship between the Imperial Council and Nanzhuxing, this does not mean that people express their admiration for Meng Jinhuai himself - Meng Jinhuai gave up a plan to completely take back the Yetian Empire. opportunity in hand.
After the popularity of several consecutive meetings passed a little, Xingwang began to discuss Meng Jinhuai's purpose for doing this. Although Duan Hengye didn't have much interest in whose hands the power of the empire fell, when Meng Jinhuai came to the institute a few days later, Duan Hengye still couldn't help but ask this question.
At that time, the two of them were facing the top mecha that was still in the manufacturing period. Just like the one Meng Jinhuai was driving now, the new top mecha would not be mass-produced either, and there was only one in the entire interstellar space. With more complex design drawings and more functional upgrades, compared to the previous one, the manufacturing time of the top mecha has also taken a lot longer. But looking at the bare metal frame in front of him, apart from the designer Duan Hengye, no one can equate it with the most powerful weapon in the universe to be born.
After hearing Duan Hengye's words, Meng Jinhuai couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and then said in a joking tone, "Didn't Xingwang say that Nan Zhuxing is actually the manipulator behind the parliament?"
Meng Jinhuai was talking about a kind of boring speculation on Xingwang. This speculation became the object of ridicule by everyone. After all, everyone knew that if Nan Zhuxing wanted to control the Yetian Empire, he could not use it like this. the troublesome way.
Although he knew that Meng Jinhuai was joking, Duan Hengye couldn't help but want to organize a language to explain. Fortunately, Meng Jinhuai did not mean to embarrass Duan Hengye. After seeing the other party's slightly tangled expression, the Marshal said in a good mood: "Nan Zhuxing will not do this."
Meng Jinhuai finally returned to his previous serious appearance, "The overall framework of the Yetian Empire has always been problematic. If it is as simple as taking power away from the royal family and then holding it in the hands of Nan Zhuxing, then... Maybe it’s better to do nothing and stay the way it is.”
While speaking, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai sat together on the resting seat opposite the mecha that was being assembled. The top-level mecha was so huge that when he looked up, his neck would even feel sleepy.
"Don't have too much expectations for the creature 'human', whether it's someone else or yourself." Meng Jinhuai's tone was particularly cold.
When Lord Marshal said what he just said, he was looking up at the mecha not far away, and after seeing his appearance, Duan Hengye couldn't help but look at the huge metal object opposite.
What Meng Jinhuai said just now is not wrong, although the Nanzhuxing now has a very high prestige and has dedicated a lot to the empire. But no one can say clearly what will happen in the future. It is unknown whether holding power tightly will bring prosperity or disaster to Nan Zhuxing.
Many people understand this truth, but there are really few who can really push away the power they have acquired.
After speaking here, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai fell silent together. Because the volume of the top-level mecha is many times larger than that of the mass-produced mecha, the ceiling of this mecha manufacturing room has also risen a lot. Although the area has not changed, the visual space has doubled as a result.
Although the voice had fallen for a long time, Duan Hengye even had the illusion of echoes floating in his ears when faced with the huge and empty manufacturing room in front of him. Against this background, it seems that there are only two people left in the world, he and Meng Jinhuai.
"Besides, even if I know how to fight, I won't be able to manage Ye Tian for a while." Meng Jinhuai's tone relaxed again, and a smile slowly appeared in his eyes again. Looking at the huge mecha in front of him, Meng Jinhuai said to Duan Hengye while thinking, "I have been working in the military with my parents since I was a child. After Interstellar really settles down, I still want to retire as soon as possible."
As soon as these words came out of Meng Jinhuai's mouth, Duan Hengye couldn't help laughing. Although Meng Jinhuai has been a military marshal for many years, his age is too young in the interstellar era. Coupled with the slow aging rate of people in this era, Meng Jinhuai at this time was only in his early twenties in Duan Hengye's eyes. In Duan Hengye's eyes, Meng Jinhuai said the word "retirement", which was really outrageous.
Seeing Duan Hengye couldn't help laughing, Meng Jinhuai's mood couldn't help but improve. After a while, the Marshal continued to think: "Looking at the appearance of A-Heng, it is estimated that you are not willing to retire early. Then I will come to the academy to accompany you." Although there was a smile on his face However, Meng Jinhuai's tone was somewhat serious.
After saying these words, Meng Jinhuai turned his head and looked at Duan Hengye with incomparably affectionate eyes and asked, "Ah Heng, can you tell me?"
In an instant, Duan Hengye's mind went blank. After a while, he nodded slowly, "Okay."
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At the same time that the mecha was made, Lan Jingchi's paper also came out. Now that the big trouble has been resolved, Nan Zhuxing directly announced Lan Jingchi, the genius who was hiding behind the scenes and who single-handedly fought against the royal family's controlled drugs.
Although as early as some time ago, Lan Jingchi has already been somewhat famous in the industry. However, after this "promotion" by Nan Zhuxing, Lan Jingchi was still on the interstellar hot search in a short period of time, and then became a household name, much like what he looked like a few years ago.
Removing the toxins from Duan Hengye's body is a very troublesome and difficult task. When researching this problem, Lan Jingchi has also overcome several well-known problems in the industry. So after the paper written on this was published, the entire field of pharmacy was shaken by it.
There are a lot of awards ceremonies, big and small, in the interstellar space. Recently, it just happened to catch up with a comprehensive award that is quite authoritative in the scientific community. Lan Jingchi's achievements are enough to make him stand on the podium. From the time he was nominated and announced, the entire interstellar was looking forward to the moment when Lan Jingchi won the award.
At the same time, this award ceremony also sent an invitation to Duan Hengye through the Yetian Empire Mecha Research Institute - they hope that Duan Hengye can be the guest of honor at this ceremony.
Although this award ceremony is comprehensive, the awards involved have little to do with mecha design. Before that, it was not that they did not send invitations to the institute, but they never succeeded. And this time, after learning that Lan Jingchi was nominated, Duan Hengye accepted the invitation without any hesitation.
Lan Jingchi knew that Duan Hengye had been busy assembling the new mecha recently, so after receiving the nomination, afraid of disturbing the other party, she did not send a message to Duan Hengye. What Lan Jingchi didn't expect was that he would actually see Duan Hengye's starship at the event's host star.
The process of this award ceremony is quite particular, and even a red carpet ceremony will be held before the start as in the entertainment industry, but Duan Hengye, who is the guest of honor, does not need to participate in this event. Just stepping on the red carpet, Lan Jingchi saw the silver object flying towards the starship dock in the distance.
Duan Hengye was on his own starship today, not the military one. On the surface, it looked like it was just a luxurious private starship, so it didn't attract many people's attention. However, Lan Jingchi, who often sees it, recognizes this starship. Although the silver-white starship looks no different from the general private starship, many traces of modification can be seen in the details.
Lan Jingchi didn't expect Duan Hengye to come here today, without any special preparation, he couldn't help showing a look of surprise after seeing the starship. At this time, Lan Jingchi was standing on the red carpet, and his expression was not missed by various live broadcasts and filming devices.
After seeing Lan Jingchi's expression, several cameras immediately turned the camera to the direction he had just seen. But unfortunately, the starship was moving very fast, and by the time the shots turned around, the silver starship had already landed on the ground.
Today's Lan Jingchi was wearing a black velvet dress, all her hair was combed back, and she looked a lot more mature. After seeing the landing of the starship, Lan Jingchi, who had no intention of staying on the red carpet, accelerated his pace again, and within a few minutes, he disappeared in front of people's eyes.
After all, today is an awards ceremony in the scientific world, which is different from an awards ceremony in the entertainment industry that needs to create suspense to attract attention. Every time here, the list of award winners will be announced directly on the star website a few days before the ceremony. Although this reduced a lot of suspense, it made the atmosphere of the ceremony more relaxed and elegant.
After walking the red carpet, everyone who met was congratulating Lan Jingchi. Now he is a person who can deal with this kind of situation skillfully, so although he is a little anxious to find Duan Hengye, Lan Jingchi's superficial skills are still flawless. He began to communicate and greet people skillfully, but if you look closely, you will find that Lan Jingchi's eyes have been wandering in the venue.
Lan Jingchi is an important award winner today, and the time on the red carpet is relatively late. So after he entered the door, the awards ceremony was about to officially begin. The current Lan Jingchi is no longer the one he was from the year before. After the announcement that the ceremony was about to start sounded, Lan Jingchi sat in the first row of the venue under the leadership of the staff.
Seeing that the seats around him were almost full, Lan Jingchi finally couldn't help but asked the staff who brought him over, "Where are the seats of the presenters?"
Maybe it was because he didn't believe that Lan Jingchi took the initiative to talk to him. After hearing his question, the staff member who was standing in front of him responded and said, "Uh... Mr. Lan, today's presenter It's all in the background."
After the staff finished speaking, Lan Jing couldn't help showing some disappointment. He nodded, then said "thank you" to the staff and opened his brain. His hand hung on Duan Hengye's avatar, but after hesitating for a while, Lan Jingchi still didn't open it.
The process of this awards ceremony is very tight. Lan Jingchi just sat down for a short time, and then the ceremony officially started. Because this event is being broadcast live to the whole interstellar, although Lan Jingchi had the urge to open his brain several times, he never really did it once.
Also because Lan Jingchi is now a hot new star in pharmacy in the interstellar space, the live broadcast camera often dangles around him. Although the temperament of Lan Jingchi has softened a lot now, after being chased by the camera for a while, he couldn't help but feel a little irritable.
As a popular male supporting character in "Dumping the Stars", Lan Jingchi's appearance is also outstanding. In the bottom of his heart, he was calculating when he would be able to see Duan Hengye's Lan Jingzhi. At this time, the video of his live broadcast had been intercepted, and then he put it on the forum to enjoy...
Now Duan Hengye has had many experiences of participating in large-scale events, but this seems to be the first time to appear as a guest of honor. Although I have seen others awarding awards many times before, when it is really my turn, I feel different in the end.
For example... When he actually arrived at the scene, Duan Hengye discovered one thing - this awards ceremony did not host the show. That is to say, after a while, I will stand on the stage alone, and then I will either talk to myself or interact with the audience for a few minutes, and then I will be able to present the award.
Duan Hengye is used to appearing in front of the camera, but this does not mean that he can successfully complete the speech task.
After hearing the news from the conference organizing committee, Duan Hengye himself was not in a hurry, but Ye Pu, the assistant who had been rushing beside him, could not help frowning.
"Professor Duan, do you need me to write a speech?" Obviously... In Ye Pu's heart, Duan Hengye is not a person who can take care of Chenggong for this job. Although Duan Hengye, who was standing in the background, could see that before him, many guests had written their manuscripts in advance. But after hearing Ye Pu's suggestion, Duan Hengye still shook his head and rejected the suggestion.
Duan Hengye paused and said, "No need, I'll just talk about it myself."
Since Duan Hengye always looked like a light cloud and wind, Ye Pu didn't know whether Duan Hengye was sure. Although a long time ago, Duan Hengye was pitted by his "former rival" to speak on stage, and he also practiced in the classroom of An Luo University for a period of time. But those are all content related to Duan Hengye's own professional field... This time, it's a completely unrelated topic, can Duan Hengye be up to the job
Although he was worried, Ye Pu was only an assistant after all. After hearing Duan Hengye express his performance, he stopped mentioning it.
The process of the award ceremony went on quickly, and it didn't take long for Duan Hengye to take the stage. He stretched out his hand to straighten the cuffs of his suit, then turned and walked towards the stage. Under a light yellow chasing light, Duan Hengye's figure slowly appeared in front of people.
Because the presenters did not walk the red carpet, before Duan Hengye appeared here, no one could have imagined that he would actually attend this event. As an awards ceremony in the scientific community, there is nothing special about the lighting on the stage today. It can even be said to be a little too insignificant. But when Duan Hengye appeared under this warm light, people were still stunned by the scene.
After a while, applause broke out.
This is Duan Hengye's first public appearance after the press conference.