Boom!
At an altitude of 50,000 meters and a falling speed of 52.3 meters per second, the Life Sphere fell for a full 15 minutes before hitting the flat Phoenix Mountain and bouncing over 100 meters into the air.
"Ouch!"
The old man was jolted awake by the sudden recoil. He then stretched out his hands to grab at the Life Sphere.
"Boom."
"Boom."
Boom, boom, boom …
Another two minutes passed before the Life Sphere stopped bouncing.
"Ouch, my old bones."
The old man gripped his waist and bared his teeth. He then struggled to get up and tried to escape.
"Wait a moment, old man."
Chen Yu had been silently guarding the Life Sphere, preventing the old man from escaping. He then picked up the Life Sphere and flew to the top of Phoenix Mountain.
If he released the Life Sphere now, it would be troublesome later. "Transport."
"Young man, is that a rocket booster on your back?" the old man asked curiously while lying inside the Life Sphere. "How much did you buy it for?
Give me one as well. "
"... I can't buy this."
"Strange. Aside from nuclear bombs, is there anything you can't buy?"
"It seems you're fine, old man. You can still talk non-stop."
"Won't I die if I don't talk?" the old man said. "Look, I can still move. If I don't move, I'll turn into a tortoise."
"..."
Chen Yu discovered that his brain circuit was surprisingly compatible with this old man's!
This worried him.
He worried that he would become like this when he grew old...
Very quickly, the two arrived at the top of the mountain.
Chen Yu first established a spatial link to the Interstellar Portal. He then opened the Life Sphere's entrance, and a torrent of lubricant immediately washed the old man out.
Lying on the rapidly melting snow, the old man stood up with Chen Yu's help. Looking back at the foot of the mountain, the old man's expression suddenly turned solemn. He then straightened his body and gave Chen Yu a standard military salute.
"Huh?"
Taking a step back, Chen Yu asked, "Old man, what do you mean..."
After accepting the salute, the old man held Chen Yu's hands tightly and said seriously, "You are a good child, an outstanding child.
The country's future depends on ambitious young people like you. "
"Y-Your change is a little abrupt."
"Actually, what I told you before is just this old man talking nonsense.
Only one thing is true, the roads I walk on are broken, the bridges I walk on collapse. "The old man smiled." Because I am a retired soldier. "
"Is that so?" Looking at the old man, Chen Yu said, "I really couldn't tell just now."
Letting go of his hand, the old man's back bent like a pot once more, and his aura was no longer imposing.
Bending down, he picked up the photo on the ground and proudly handed it to Chen Yu. "Isn't it beautiful?"
"Not bad."
"Is it difficult to admit the excellence of others?"
"Good, good, beautiful."
"Hehe.
Of course she is. This is my wife. "
"You can just use the Hundred Celestial Reflection." Chen Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"There's no current one …" The old man smiled. "She only has this one photo, because she's dead."
Raising an eyebrow, Chen Yu said, "Sorry."
The old man waved his hand. "There's nothing to apologize for.
Right after we got married, she was killed by a stray bullet.
I used my sleeve to rub the blood away, but I couldn't get rid of it.
Our group was poor at that time, we were all poor.
In order to let her leave prettily, the whole troupe used the remaining fabric to make a new dress for her. "
As he spoke, his eyes blurred again. He caressed the photo and choked uncontrollably, "I'm so f * cking poor. I've already used the white fabric, and I'm still missing half a sleeve.
The bandages on the wounds of a few comrades were removed.
Fuck him. "
Suddenly, the atmosphere on the mountaintop became heavy.
The bullet comments in the livestream rooms also gradually became sparse.
"But it's all worth it."
Taking a deep breath, the old man stored away the old photo. He then turned around and pointed at the beautiful scenery below Phoenix Mountain. "Look at this snow, this scenery. Can you say it's not beautiful?"
"It's beautiful," Chen Yu said.
"It's fine as long as it's beautiful.
We must hold onto beautiful things. Aside from our own people, no one else is allowed to touch them.
We've done everything we could. In the future, we'll have to rely on you guys for development, economy, military power, and high-tech stuff like that.
I really like you. You built an island and went to the moon. Good job! "
Patting Chen Yu's shoulder, the old man glared at Nintendo's representative fiercely. He then picked up his walking stick and staggered toward the Interstellar Portal. While walking, he sang a long tune.
"You guys should properly develop space.
I, for one, am willing to be with these mountains and rivers. "
After saying so, the old man's figure disappeared into the Interstellar Portal …
Standing on the mountaintop, Chen Yu remained silent for a long time before returning the salute.
[Crap. I'm blinded.]
[Me too.]
[Must this old man make me feel guilty?]
[Previously, I talked nonsense and ended up hanging myself.]
[Sorry, sand got into my eyes.]
[Sorry, sand got into my eyes.]
[Sorry, my eyes got into the excavator.]
[Greetings to the veterans!]
[Veterans really don't die.]
After the silence on the mountaintop lasted for half a minute, Chen Yu lowered his hand and turned to look at Nintendo's representative. "Friend, it's your turn."
"..."
Noticing the subtle change in Chen Yu's tone, the representative hurriedly threw himself to the ground and shouted, "Damned honey!"
"Stop stuffing yourself. Hurry up and say what you want to play."
"I..."
Nintendo's representative had a stomach full of thoughts stuck in his throat, but he couldn't say a single word.
He had many tasks to complete during his participation in Transdimensional Review's interactive event this time.
However, looking at the current atmosphere, it was obvious that he couldn't say too much. Otherwise, it would only increase Transdimensional's UP's resentment.
"Hah."
Sighing, the representative squeezed into the wet ball and did his best to maintain respect and politeness. "Sir, send me to Mount Fuji.
I want to roll down Mount Fuji. "
"No problem."
Chen Yu nodded. After fiddling with the Interstellar Portal, he sent the Life Sphere into the metal arch with a roundhouse kick.
Afterward, Chen Yu started the plasma engine and chased after the Life Sphere with the help of the two exhaust flames.
Aside from Little Peach, only the two astronauts remained on the empty mountaintop.
"Shall we start preparing now?"
"Okay."
Immediately, the two astronauts opened their respective boxes and took out an insulated oxygen cylinder. They then stuffed the cylinder into the socket at the back of the simple spacesuit.
Afterward, the two astronauts took out fully enclosed helmets and put them on each other's heads.
This spacesuit was specially made to focus on lightness and temperature isolation.
However, the tradeoff was that the spacesuit's defensive capabilities were very poor. The spacesuit had too few accessories, so it couldn't operate in an atmosphere-free environment for long periods of time.
After spending four minutes putting on the spacesuit, the two astronauts closed their boxes and quietly waited for Chen Yu to return.
However, after another four minutes passed, Chen Yu didn't return. Instead, a group of villagers living on Phoenix Mountain came running up the mountain.
The person leading the group was none other than the tourist that Chen Yu had scared away previously.
"It's true!
It's true! "
"This is unbelievable. They're actually similar to us?"
"I wonder what their faces look like..."
"Their helmets' glass is too dark. I can't see their faces clearly."
"Is that girl next to them an alien as well?"
"I wonder if there's reproductive isolation..."
"This is a world-shaking discovery!
It's going to be popular! "
Everyone wore thick down jackets. When they saw the two astronauts, they immediately grew excited. They pulled out their phones and took pictures of the two astronauts while chattering among themselves.
"Everyone, stop moving forward.
Son, hurry up and call the police! "
The village chief said after stopping everyone. He then turned to look at the two astronauts and said respectfully and cautiously, "Welcome to Earth."
The astronauts: "..."
"W-Wele...
To... Earth? "
The astronauts: "..."