Knock, knock.
Hearing the knock on the door, Xing Biqi was startled. She then hurriedly stuffed everything into her bag and nervously asked, "W-Who is it?"
"It's me, Transdimensional's UP."
"U-Up..." Xing Biqi subconsciously tightened her grip on her bag.
"Mhm."
"Is something the matter?"
"Room round."
"A-Room round?" The girl was stunned.
"Everyone. I want to know how their living experience is.
Open the door. I can open it myself. "
"I-I'll be right there."
After tucking her bag under the blanket, Xing Biqi took a deep breath and approached the door. She then nervously opened the door and timidly poked her head out. "H-Hello..."
"Hello."
Chen Yu nodded and squeezed into the room. He then pretended to look around and asked, "It's been over 20 minutes. How do you feel about the room?
Is there anything you need to change?
I can change it immediately. "
"No." Shaking her head, Xing Biqi took a few steps back and said, "It's great. I'm very satisfied."
"Is that so..." Not knowing what courtesy was, Chen Yu casually sat down on the living room's sofa. Straightening his mask, he said, "However, you've been in low spirits ever since you boarded the spacecraft. I even thought you weren't satisfied with the voyage."
"You … I'm flattered by your words."
"Don't overthink it. Everyone has already checked their rooms," Chen Yu said in a serious tone.
"Thank you very much. This place is really good." Xing Biqi bowed.
"Is it because your boyfriend didn't arrive?"
"Huh?
Ah... "
"Are you dissatisfied that I didn't wait for him?"
"No!
Not at all! "Forcing a smile, Xing Biqi said," I'm already grateful that you delayed my teleportation.
Like you said, there are so many people here, so you absolutely can't waste time on me.
He's just unlucky that he didn't arrive in time. "
"Actually..." Leaning back on the sofa and looking up at the starry sky, Chen Yu said, "He might be lucky."
"What?"
"Nothing." Standing up, Chen Yu pointed upward and asked, "Do you know the name of that star?"
Looking in the direction Chen Yu was pointing, Xing Biqi squinted her slightly myopic eyes and said, "I-I don't know.
I don't understand astronomy. I don't know anything. "
"That star is called Sirius, also known as Canis Major Alpha.
On Earth, apart from the sun, it is the brightest star we can see, often even brighter than Mars in the solar system.
It's very close to us, only 8.6 light-years away. "
"Is that so …" Clearly, Xing Biqi was not very interested in this topic.
Being alone in a room with Transdimensional's UP made her nervous, embarrassed, and a little irritated.
"That's a romantic star. He has a beautiful legend about love."
"…" Xing Biqi took a step back in silence.
"Do you want to hear its story?"
"…"
Seeing the girl's lack of cooperation, Chen Yu didn't care. Instead, he continued, "According to legend, a long, long time ago, an orangutan named Sirius was pursued by a human girl who sold matches.
However, Sirius always felt that it was of a different race from the other party, and that there would not be a good outcome if it interacted with them.
But it couldn't bear to refuse her for fear of hurting the girl's heart.
So, it killed the girl. "
Xing Biqi: "…"
"The road to the underworld was long and dark. Sirius knew that the girl was afraid of the dark, so he used the match in the girl's hand to light himself up without hesitation. He sacrificed his life just to light up the road to the underworld."
Xing Biqi: "…"
"When a passing god saw this scene, he was immediately moved by this pure love. He added to the fire without hesitation, making Sirius burn even more fiercely.
In the end, Sirius underwent nuclear fusion and became the brightest star in the night sky, forever burning for the girl. "
Xing Biqi: "…"
Smacking his lips, Chen Yu closed his eyes and comprehended the bond between Sirius and the matchstick girl. He then asked quietly, "How is it?
Is this story romantic? "
"L-L-Romantic …"
"Then …" Looking at Sirius, Chen Yu asked, "Do you want to go to that star?"
Not knowing how to refuse, Xing Biqi forced a smile and said, "Y-Yes."
"Make a wish to it, then.
If Sirius hears your voice, it might fulfill your wish. "
"I …"
"Close your eyes and make a wish."
Helpless, the girl had no choice but to close her eyes and monitor Chen Yu. At the same time, she inwardly said, Even if I die, I won't go to that broken place … unless it's with Chen Yu …
"I-I'm done."
"Mhm."
Nodding, Chen Yu said no more. He then walked straight to the door and said, "We're about to cross the asteroid belt. I'll come out later to watch FTL navigation."
"Okay. Thank you."
"You're welcome. Goodbye."
"Thank you!
Thank you so much! "Xing Biqi breathed out a sigh of relief. She then bowed and said," Goodbye!! "
"Huala."
Pulling open the metal door, Chen Yu walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.
"Sure enough, I'm an expert at picking up girls. I can easily make a girl fall for me …"
Thinking back to Xing Biqi's constantly grateful expression when he left the room, Chen Yu couldn't help but feel a little lightheaded. "Does this count as me cheating on myself …"
…
Three minutes later, the Type-R Spacecraft quickly crossed the asteroid belt. After putting on his helmet, Chen Yu gathered all of his viewers and restored the livestream's audio input. He then stood before the camera and said loudly, "Half an hour has passed. I believe everyone has been waiting for a long time, right?
The spacecraft has successfully crossed the asteroid belt and can be considered to have arrived at the solar system's outer layer in a narrow sense.
Afterward, all we need to do is wait for the spacecraft to slow down until it comes to a complete stop.
"To minimize the flight time, I plan to disregard dark matter consumption and advance at full power.
Everyone watching the livestream, please fasten your seat belts.
By the way, the number of people watching the livestream right now has already exceeded 180 million. "
[It's finally starting!]
[Sit and wait.]
[That's close to 200 million people!
Awesome.]
[The host is really popular now.]
[There are already people discussing it with Weibo. It seems the government hasn't deleted it yet.]
[It's impossible to delete it all.]
[I'm really looking forward to seeing what the world will become after today's livestream.
:)]
[It's definitely going to make global headlines.]
[I'm an old viewer!
I've been watching since the UP reviewed the 404 Heat Ray Gun!
Come and worship me!]
[Idiot. I've fallen into the pit since I reviewed the nuclear energy laboratory. Am I showing off?]
[I've watched the UP grow up. Am I showing off?]
[I've once competed with the UP for egg cells. Am I showing off?]
[...]
[I can't afford to offend him …]
[I wonder if I can see the blueshift after surpassing the speed of light.]
[Where did the female assistant go?]
After another five minutes passed, the spacecraft reduced its speed to 0 meters per second.
"That's enough."
After carefully inspecting the data in his mind, Chen Yu adjusted the camera to a better angle and said in a serious tone, "After 39 minutes, we've finally arrived at a position close to Jupiter.
Without the solar system's powerful gravitational restraint, we can now start FTL navigation.
"Immediately, we will walk out of the cradle.
This will be the greatest moment of mankind. Everyone in front of the screen will once again witness history.
"Our target is Alpha Centauri. Let's see if there are any Trisolarans there."
Stretching out his hand, Chen Yu pointed at the starry sky ahead and loudly announced, "FTL engine...
"Activate!"
Hiss —