"Boom—" A deafening explosion was accompanied by violent vibrations, and red alarms rang out inside the spacecraft.
"Reporting to His Highness, the distress signal has been intercepted and the Baghdad regional garrison cannot be contacted."
"Reporting to His Highness, Colonel Asman was killed in the line of duty, and the escort fleet was completely destroyed."
"Report to Your Highness, the spacecraft's shield has been breached, the right wing fuel tank has been damaged, and the fuel is leaking..."
"Report to Your Highness..."
Noisy voices rushed into my ears, converging into a distorted tone that almost burst my eardrums.
The sudden arrival of the destroyer fleet was a premeditated ambush. In a situation of isolation and helplessness, the only option was to fight bloody battles. Outside the porthole, the flames of war were raging, and the wreckage of the frigate engraved with the royal emblem floated silently in the dark space, but the blood and fire were still burning.
"boom-"
There was another loud bang, and the scorching airflow caused by the explosion violently swept towards Rong Heng. Under the extremely high temperature, he had no time to react and could only watch as all people and objects turned into stardust and became nothingness...
"Don't be afraid." Ruan Shiqing held the puppy in his arms and comforted it patiently.
A whole night had passed since the puppy was brought back from the depths of the garbage dump. From the second half of the night to this morning, the puppy's body had been trembling, and its body temperature was gradually dropping. Ruan Shiqing simply cleaned and bandaged his wounds, and the rest he could do was to hold him in his arms and pray that he could survive this life-and-death test.
The thin palm gently covered the puppy's head, and moved down along the spine, stroking gently over and over again.
Wake up from the nightmare, the moment he opened his eyes, a sense of crisis enveloped Rong Heng, his instinctive reaction to danger made him subconsciously take action and fight back -
The wrist was bitten unexpectedly, and the slight pain made Ruan Shiqing very surprised. He gently tapped the puppy's forehead with his other hand and said with a smile: "Finally woke up."
The puppy looked at him with a pair of wet dark brown eyes. The fur on his head was a little messy because of the previous action, but it did not affect his cuteness.
The more Ruan Shiqing looked at the puppy he had accidentally picked up, the more he felt that it looked like Snowball. He couldn't help but rub it again and whispered, "Why don't you also be called Snowball from now on?"
He felt that the snowball was a gift from this strange world, which gave him a little sense of reality in this still very vague world.
Rong Heng stared at his series of movements, and his expression gradually became dull after he realized that what he was biting in his mouth was the thin wrist of the boy in front of him.
Of course, his furry face doesn't allow him to express his emotions very well.
So Ruan Shiqing is still happily sucking the cub.
And exclaimed: My dog is so cute!
The dog being rubbed:…
Looking at the boy's thin, withered and weak arms, Rong Heng couldn't help but guess that he hadn't taken a bath for several days. Then he opened his mouth in annoyance and couldn't help but spit twice.
Oh, it's dirty.
Ruan Shiqing currently doesn’t know that the dog he picked up is a mysophobia cub. Seeing the dog sticking out its tongue constantly, he thought the dog was afraid of being abandoned and was trying hard to act cute to please him, which immediately made him feel even more distressed.
A cub who knows how to please his owner at such a young age must have suffered a lot of injustice in the past.
Ruan Shiqing felt so distressed that he immediately changed his mind about leaving the puppy alone in the temporary residence. He tied the hem of his coat tightly and put the puppy safely inside his clothes and kept it close to his body.
Rong Heng: …
He was completely tucked into the coat, his nose was filled with the scent of the strange boy, and he could even clearly feel his body temperature when he moved a little. The closeness of their bodies not only made him uncomfortable, but also made him feel nervous for the first time in a long time.
As the noble crown prince of the Galactic Empire, even when he was a child, he had never had such close contact with anyone other than his mother. Later, as he grew older, the powerful strength of the Ymir clan made everyone stay away from them, and he had long been accustomed to keeping a distance from everyone, even his companions who had shared life and death with him on the battlefield.
He subconsciously wanted to get angry and teach this daring boy a lesson.
But what was lifted up was the pink and soft paw pad.
The paw pads pressed against the boy's chest, and he felt his warm body temperature, his strong heartbeat, and his rugged ribs.
He couldn't help but think of the last time they met. The other party was attracted by the sound of the shuttle falling, and most likely wanted to try his luck, hoping to find some food or valuables. In short, no matter how you look at it, this is a wandering boy who lives from hand to mouth.
Even though he couldn't even fill his own stomach, he was still willing to adopt a puppy.
—Although it was a bit embarrassing, Rong Heng had to admit that the other party did treat him as an abandoned puppy.
The Ymir are a very ancient race, with a history even older than that of the Galactic Empire. They have a long lifespan, amazing talents, and extremely strong power. The only weakness is that the young Ymir are very weak and lack the ability to protect themselves. Without the protection of an adult Ymir, it is difficult for them to survive on their own.
But it is precisely because of this weakness that the juvenile Ymir is very inconspicuous, with white fur, brown eyes, and inconspicuous horns. Only after entering the growth period will it begin to transform and gradually reveal the power of an adult Ymir.
If someone is not aware of the situation, it is easy to confuse the Ymir cub with a weak puppy.
This is a disguise for the cub to protect itself, and it is also one of Ymir's racial innate skills. When facing the desperate situation of dying, Ymir in the growth period or adult stage can choose to return to the childhood stage and disguise himself as a weak cub to avoid danger.
However, this innate skill is undoubtedly useless to the proud Ymir. No Ymir who has entered the growth period would be willing to talk about his childhood. Such a weak attitude is undoubtedly a shameful past that needs to be hidden for all Ymir who have grown up.
If they were given the choice between facing death or returning to childhood and escaping, no Ymir would choose the latter.
Rong Heng is no exception.
He turned back to the shuttle at that time just to stay in the sealed cabin to recover. With his strong recovery ability, he only needed to rest for ten days to recover 50% of his strength, and then he could leave here.
The only thing he didn't expect was that the injury was more serious than he thought, and his survival instinct made him regress to the cub stage while he was unconscious. By chance, he was rescued by a homeless boy he had met once.
Rong Heng raised his head and glanced up at the boy from his collar. When he saw his gentle expression, he changed his mind.
Now that you are here, make the most of it.
The crown prince of the empire was attacked before the succession ceremony and his whereabouts are unknown. Those people in Sikkim will definitely continue to take action. He might as well lie low for the time being. Maybe he can even see those people fighting a few more times.
Thinking of the destroyer fleet ambushed in the Baghdad region, Rong Heng's eyes flashed with a strong anger, but he quickly subsided. He lowered his head and carefully tidied up his messed up fur before lying down again.
The puppy was tucked inside the coat and struggled a few times in panic, but then, probably because it didn't sense any danger, it lay down obediently and didn't move.
Ruan Shiqing observed secretly and was so cute that his heart was trembling.
My dog is so cute!!!
He couldn't help but pull down the zipper of his coat, and reached out to rub the puppy. Although he knew that the puppy couldn't understand, he still explained: "Don't be afraid, Snowball, Daddy will take you to buy delicious food. You should be hungry too, right?"
Rong Heng, who is proficient in ancient human languages:
Who is Snowball calling? Who else is your son
The heat was unbearable. He gritted his teeth and growled at Ruan Shiqing in displeasure.
If this was the growl coming from an adult Ymir, it would definitely scare Ruan Shiqing into calling him daddy.
But now, the growl came from a wounded Ymir cub. The growl from the cub's throat was soft and weak, and to Ruan Shiqing's ears, it was just a milky "Awoo~".
Ruan Shiqing: !!!
The dog is acting cute with his dad! Good milk! qwq
Rong Heng: … …
***
Ruan Shiqing took the dog and the aircraft parts that he had disassembled yesterday and left his temporary residence.
In the first two or three days after he came here, he had no sense of reality for this world, as if he was in a hazy dream, and he only saw the surrounding environment and people in a cursory manner. This time when he came out again, he was in the mood to marvel at the difference of this alien world.
The first thing that catches your eye is naturally the endless garbage dump. Moving your eyes upwards, you will know where so much garbage comes from - countless transport spaceships are hovering above the garbage dump, with the hatches at the bottom open, dumping waste continuously.
In just a few seconds when Ruan Shiqing looked up, several transport ships dumped the garbage and left, and other transport ships filled the vacancies.
The sky was filled with gray haze, and the noise of transport ships running and garbage dumping filled our ears every moment.
In such a harsh environment, the population is not small. In this giant garbage dump with no end in sight, many people are scrambling to look for newly dumped garbage - these transport ships dumped not ordinary household garbage, but mostly various kinds of metal garbage, ranging from severely damaged vehicle shells to various scrapped metal products that can no longer be seen in their original form.
Looking at the huge towers and slowly turning windmills in the distance, Ruan Shiqing guessed that behind this huge garbage dump, there should be an energy conversion plant that specifically processes these metal wastes into usable energy. Otherwise, such a dumping method would fill up the entire planet in no time.
After stopping for a moment to sigh, he continued on his way.
Two muscular men with black bear ears passed by Ruan Shiqing, and he paused, unable to help but looking back. The two men also happened to look back, and when they met his gaze, one of them turned his hands into bear paws, clenched his fists and waved at him, his face full of ferocity.
Ruan Shiqing turned his head expressionlessly, but reached into his coat and pinched the furry ears of his puppy.
Rong Heng:
Is this ever going to end
Since coming to this world, his worldview has been collapsing. Ruan Shiqing is no longer surprised. He walks around without panic, holding the puppy in his arms. In fact, he is thinking about how to sell the things in his hands and turn them into money and food without speaking the language.
But as far as the naked eye could see, there was nothing that looked like a market, and there were no people shouting to buy things.
Just when he was at a loss, someone patted his shoulder. When he turned around, he saw a tall and thin man with half of his face covered with red scales, smiling at him with a forked tongue.
Ruan Shiqing took a step back calmly, but the other party raised his hand and pressed his shoulder. The force in his hand was not strong, but it was just enough to prevent him from escaping.
"Where did you find that thing in your hand?" The man leaned closer and asked in a low voice, his vertical pupils constantly scanning the parts in Ruan Shiqing's hand.
A heat dissipation damper, a cooling shroud, and a fuel atomization cone.
These items were not very impressive, and most aircraft would have them installed. They were parts that wore out very quickly and needed to be replaced frequently, so they were not expensive. What caught his attention was the eagle pattern and number engraved on them.
NAX06-R9 is the serial number of the "Silver Falcon", the latest high-speed shuttle produced by Naxi Company.
"Silver Falcon" is the first batch of high-speed shuttles produced by Naxi Company's full production line. From the drive to the engine, to the smallest parts, all are designed and produced by Naxi Company itself. It has a high-end appearance, excellent performance, and a very high price. The first batch of "Silver Falcon" was sold out as soon as it was released.
Those who had snatched the "Silver Falcon" had barely had time to cherish it, so how could the parts of the Silver Falcon be found on this remote garbage planet at this time? And how come they were all picked up by the boy in front of me
The man immediately thought of the explosion that occurred late at night two days ago. It would make sense if someone had an accident while flying a Silver Falcon and it happened to crash into a garbage dump.
The guy in front of him was lucky enough to find the crashed "Silver Falcon", but he didn't know what it was and only took away a few worthless small parts. If he could find the "Silver Falcon", remove the drive and engine and put them on the black market for auction, he would definitely make a lot of money regardless of whether it was good or bad.
Thinking of this, the man's breathing became heavy. Seeing that Ruan Shiqing didn't say anything, he secretly increased the strength of his hands and asked again: "Where did you find the thing in your hand?"