Chapter 036 The Cripple and the Old Man
The cafeteria at Base 6 suddenly became lively, because an old man came into the cafeteria, holding a little girl. When the two of them lined up for food, they attracted the attention of hundreds of people and triggered many whispered discussions.
"It's him, it's him, it's him."
"Who?"
"A peerless master."
"What kind of peerless master?"
"Oh, I forgot that you were at work and didn't go see it. Let me tell you, didn't a spaceship come today? It's from Azure Star. There must be a thousand people here. They just got off the spaceship.
Contest."
"Jousting?"
"Yes, it's this old man, no, it's this old gentleman who is a peerless master."
"Did you secretly buy wine and drink it? Let me smell your mouth."
"Get out of here, you're not joking. Don't look at how old this old gentleman is. Look at his height and his frame. He's like a human-shaped murder weapon."
"You mean, this old gentleman is good at fighting? Is he still good at fighting at this age?"
"It's not what I meant, it's the fact. Do you know who this old gentleman's opponent is?"
"who?"
"Han Li."
"Han Li? This name sounds familiar."
"Super-grade mecha warrior, Major Han Li with seventy-three gold stars on his exclusive mecha."
"Ah, I remember, isn't he a captain?"
"You must have been promoted for your last battle merit. This is not important. What is important is that Major Han Li is very good at fighting. But this old gentleman defeated Major Han Li."
"Damn it, this old gentleman can still wear armor at such an old age? How many gold stars are there on his mecha?"
"He doesn't have a mecha. He's not a mecha warrior. They fought after removing their armor."
"After removing the armor? Damn, damn, it's true. I know Han Li because he once lost to Colonel Li Yuanba. I heard that the loss was not ugly. Now you tell me that this old gentleman defeated Han Li.
Major Li?"
"Yes, let me tell you, Major Han Li lost very ugly this time. At that time..."
Because of the large number of people and word of mouth, people's low-pitched discussions made the originally quiet canteen finally look like the Azure Star Canteen. But these voices did not affect Ji Xinghe. He was just a little agitated because of the attention.
Worried about his granddaughter.
"Xinxin, do you want to eat in this cafeteria, or do you want to go back to your room to eat?"
"Xinxin wants to eat in the cafeteria, because there are many people in the cafeteria."
"Okay, we'll eat in the cafeteria."
The grandfather and grandson each carried a dinner plate. They found an empty seat and sat down to eat. Originally, Ji Xinghe wanted to help Xinxin carry the plate, but Xinxin insisted on carrying it herself. The seats were easy to find, although six
The permanent population of base No. 1 is about 30,000, and the area of the cafeteria does not look large. However, everyone’s eating time is not concentrated. Each meal of breakfast, lunch and dinner has two hours. Normally,
People who eat eat eat as soon as they finish their meal, and leave as soon as they finish eating. They do not stay in the canteen for more time, and they eat very quickly.
The dinner was very sumptuous. The staple food was rice and steamed buns, and the dishes were one meat and two vegetarian. This was really rich on an alien planet, even though the meat dish only contained three meat slices.
"I don't want it, grandpa will eat it."
Xinxin said, putting the slices of meat that Ji Xinghe had put on her plate, and then putting them back on Ji Xinghe's plate. The six-year-old child was actually very skillful with chopsticks.
"Xinxin, don't think it's dirty. Grandpa's chopsticks haven't been used yet."
"Xinxin doesn't dislike grandpa. Mom said that you can grow up by eating meat, so grandpa also wants to eat meat."
Grandpa can't grow up anymore.
Ji Xinghe sighed in his heart and explained seriously: "Grandpa has grown up, there is no need to grow anymore, Xinxin has to grow up. And grandpa ate a lot of meat on the Blue Star."
"Azure Star?"
Xinxin's eyes were filled with unprecedented longing. This longing made Ji Xinghe feel very distressed. He even regretted accidentally mentioning the Blue Star just now. He wanted to tell Xinxin everything about the Blue Star, but he didn't know if it would be possible.
Make Xinxin sad.
Fortunately, someone came to the rescue in time.
"Excuse me, Mr. Ji, can I sit here and chat with you for a few words?"
Ji Xinghe wanted to refuse because he didn't want anyone to disturb his granddaughter's meal, but when he saw the person clearly, he nodded in agreement.
"sure."
"Thanks."
The person who came here was very polite, but when he sat down, it was not as easy as he said, because he only had one leg and the other leg was a mechanical prosthesis. Judging from the way he sat down carefully, he was not used to the mechanical prosthesis yet, but
After sitting down, his back was very straight, and his upright posture showed that he was a soldier. The badge on his chest showed that he was a mecha warrior, and the rank on his shoulder straps was second lieutenant.
"Mr. Ji, I have an upright temperament and I speak my mind directly." The second lieutenant mecha warrior looked at Ji Xinghe with burning eyes: "I want to know, can I still fight like this?"
Ji Xinghe did not answer, but asked directly: "Why do you ask me?"
"Because you are a peerless master. Major Han Li said you are a peerless master. You also defeated Major Han Li."
"But we fought after removing our armor. You don't know that we fought through armor once before, and I was instantly killed by him. You are a mecha warrior. You should fight through armor. You should ask more professional people."
"But they won't let me wear armor anymore." The second lieutenant's mecha warrior's tone was calm, but his eyes turned red instantly: "They said that I was missing a leg and was no longer as good as a normal person. I couldn't wear armor anymore, but I
I still want to wear armor, and I still want to fight. Mr. Ji, you are a peerless master, can you tell me if you really can’t fight if you have one leg missing?”
Ji Xinghe was silent. He didn't know how to answer this question because it was beyond his level of knowledge. He had never driven a real mecha or used mechanical prostheses.
But the eyes of the second lieutenant officer in front of him were full of pleading, just like the eyes of Ji Chenxing when he said he wanted to apply for the military academy, join the army and come to another planet.
Combat, mechanical prosthetics, mechas...maybe they are not beyond my level of knowledge?
Ji Xinghe said calmly: "Stand up."
The second lieutenant stood up with his hands on the dining table, then stepped out of the chair, carefully pulled out his mechanical prosthetic leg, and stood next to Ji Xinghe like a javelin.
Ji Xinghe also stood up.
"Stretch your arms flat and relax your body."
The second lieutenant officer acted as he was told and was as obedient as Xinxin's little child. Xinxin was obedient partly because she thought no one would want her except Ji Xinghe, and the second lieutenant officer was obedient because he had no one except Ji Xinghe.
Others can help him.
When everyone in the base said that he could no longer wear armor, he could only place his hopes on the peerless master Ji Xinghe. Even though it was just the first time for the two parties to meet, he even forgot to introduce his name because he was so excited.
But this is his only hope.
Everyone around looked over curiously, and then they saw Ji Xinghe reaching out and groping around the second lieutenant's body.
What is this doing?
Chapter completed!