Astral Apostle

   Chapter 121 Set sail

"Our station's news, the Silver Wind Star Immigration Fleet set off today and will carry the eleventh batch of immigrants to a new planet. Li Cheng, the Chief of the Republic of Red Star in Silver Wind Star, attended the departure ceremony to express condolences to the staff of this batch of immigrants and the immigration fleet. , and delivered an important speech. Li Chengxing emphasized that interstellar immigration is the only route to complete the great rise of human civilization and an important policy to promote the construction of interstellar society. All immigrants are heroes who have made lofty contributions to human civilization..."

  The TV in the living room is playing a major news episode, and Zhou Wei'an's family is sitting at the dining table and watching it quietly.

   In the live video shot by the media drone, a very mechanical silver-gray spaceship is lined up on the mooring platform, like a giant steel beast, awe-inspiring.

   Rows of bridge-like open-air gangways extend from the spacecraft and connect to the individually configured terminal towers next to each ship port.

   On the gangway are densely packed immigrants, some looking left and right, others walking with their heads buried in their heads, all carrying large and small bags, and the dark crowd slowly poured into their respective spaceships.

   At first glance, the gangway looks like an oil pipeline, which is delivering fuel to the spacecraft.

  Many immigrant family members who came to see off stood at the bottom of the terminal tower, waving their hands towards the gangway above. When the screen switched, it seemed that everyone who came to see off was full of smiles and beaming.

   "Today is the day the third child gets on the boat...Aren't we really going to send him off?"

   Zhao Jing looked at the news screen and spoke in a low voice.

  Zhou Wei'an held the cigarette between his fingers and shook his head: "I originally wanted everyone to take two days off and send him on the boat together, so that he would not be alone, but he refused, so forget it."

  Everyone was speechless.

  Since Zhou Jing moved out, he basically didn't contact them, he didn't reply to messages, he didn't say anything about the situation, he refused to communicate with them. At this time, they didn't even know which immigrant spacecraft Zhou Jing boarded, and what the flight number was.

   That is, Zhou Weian was worried. He was afraid that Zhou Jing would go back on his words. He quietly called the Immigration Bureau a few times before and confirmed that he would not come to trouble, which made people feel more at ease. .

  The big brother waved his hand to dissipate the smell of smoke, and sighed: "Speaking of which, I won't be able to see the third child in the future, and I don't know how he will fare on the new planet?"

   "What are you worried about, immigrants will be taken care of by the state, and their days will not be worse." Zhou Wei'an said casually.

  The second brother stared at the TV screen, his tone was a little emotional: "I can't see the third one, I'm still a little reluctant."

   "There is no way to do this. The immigration policy is like this. Even if the third child doesn't want to leave, he can't be the master. Besides, he is the most suitable candidate for our family."

   Big brother shook his head helplessly as he spoke, showing a look of pity.

   The younger siblings who were sitting obediently at the table looked at each other and couldn’t help but ask:

   "Where did the third brother go?"

   Hearing this, Zhao Jing turned her head and forced a smile: "Didn't I explain it to you guys, he has to go out for a long time because of work needs."

   "When will you be back?" The younger brother was curious.

   "When he wants to come back, he will come back, it won't take too long." Zhao Jing lied.

   "Oh..." The three younger siblings seemed to understand.

   At this moment, Zhao Jing's mobile phone on the table rang and received a message.

   She lit the screen and glanced, her expression changed slightly.

   "What's wrong?" Seeing this, the elder brother asked curiously.

   "It's a message from the third child."

   Zhao Jing's tone was complicated, and she showed everyone the screen of her mobile phone.

  It was Zhou Wei'an's turn. With a cigarette in his mouth, he picked up his mobile phone and squinted, suddenly a little surprised.

  The sender is Zhou Jing, and the content of the message is very short:

  【Leave, take care of yourself in the future】

   After reading the content at a glance, Zhou Weian put down his mobile phone, exhaled a cigarette, and expressed his emotions.

  Because Zhou Jing always expressed his dissatisfaction by refusing to communicate, Zhou Weian thought that he would not send a message on the day he got on the ship, but he did so unexpectedly, and it was a greeting that seemed relieved.

   Zhou Weian was both surprised and satisfied. In his opinion, Zhou Jing was finally less "rebellious" when he came to an end.

  This is a policy regulation, and it is everyone’s helpless act to let you be on top. No matter how rebellious you are, you can’t change it. Wouldn’t it be better to be so sensible...

   Zhao Jing hesitated, but couldn't help but ask, "Would you like to call the third child? He should be able to answer now, right?"

   Hearing this, Zhou Wei'an waved his hand in disbelief.

   "Then call him and ask..."

   Before he finished speaking, his cell phone rang suddenly, and there was an incoming call.

   "Yo, it doesn't seem to be necessary, the third child took the initiative to call..."

   Zhou Wei'an laughed, took out his mobile phone and looked at it, and was stunned for a moment.

The caller ID on the screen was not Zhou Jing, but a big leader several floors above him. At his level, he was hardly qualified to interact with the other party at work. The number was added at a department banquet a long time ago. No personal contact was made.

   Zhou Wei'an stood up subconsciously, and hurriedly raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then quickly answered the communication, his tone immediately became enthusiastic:

   "Hey, Sir Wang! Why did you suddenly call me?"

  An equally enthusiastic voice came from the other end of the phone, laughing loudly: "Hahaha, Xiao Zhou, what are you talking about, can't I call you if I have nothing to do?"

   "Of course not, of course not... I'm really flattered to be missed by Chief Wang."

   Zhou Wei'an was secretly surprised, and at the same time he was confused. He didn't understand why the big leader suddenly called him, and his attitude was still so good.

   Could it be that... the matter of interstellar immigrants in the family has already reached the ears of the big leaders, and people have come to condolences and praise?

   Zhou Wei'an's eyes lit up and his heart was excited.

   What he wants is this opportunity. As long as he is remembered by the big leaders, not to mention the rapid progress, his career in the future will definitely be much better than it is now!

At this time, the big leader said with a smile: "I just received a notice from the Super Energy Bureau, and only then did I know the situation of your home. I'm calling you this time, mainly to congratulate you that you have a power user in your family, and I am willing to donate. , take the initiative to participate in the interstellar immigration, the consciousness is very high, Xiao Zhou, you have a good education."

   Zhou Wei'an wanted to get too close, but when he heard these words, he couldn't help but be taken aback:

   "Power user? Where can I get a power user from my family?"

   "Huh? You don't know?"

   This time it was the big leader’s turn to be startled.

   "That...is it a mistake? My family does have interstellar immigrants, but there are no power users..." Zhou Wei'an asked cautiously.

   The big leader snorted, and his tone was a bit weird:

"Do you have a child named Zhou Jing? He awakened as a power user more than a month ago, and he took the initiative to sign up as an interstellar immigrant. Just now, the super power bureau called me and asked me to take care of the super power immigrant. Family... don't you know about this?"

  The family of the superpower immigrant will receive extra care, which is a treatment for everyone. Even if it is not mentioned, the Superpower Bureau will handle it at its own discretion.

  The leader was a little speechless. He just knew that he was forgiven, but you, a father, knew nothing about it... How did you become a father?

   Realizing that the situation was different from what he had judged, the big leader coughed lightly, and after a few perfunctory remarks, he quickly hung up the phone.

   Zhou Wei'an was not in the mood to talk to the leaders of PolyU, his expression froze instantly, and the whole person was stunned.

  The brain is buzzing.

  Old third Zhou Jing...became a power user? !

   I didn't even know it!

   Several people present also heard the conversation between the two, and their eyes widened in shock.

   "The third child has awakened to become a power user?!"

  The second brother cried out, his face full of disbelief.

   "How could this be..." Big Brother muttered to himself, his mind went blank.

   This news was like a thunderclap on the ground, scaring the whole family.

  I didn't expect that more than a month ago, Zhou Jing quietly changed into a power user, but he didn't tell them that they had been kept in the dark until just now.

   While everyone was horrified, they suddenly remembered something.

   Originally thought that Zhou Jing accepted forced immigration and had to go... But after becoming a superpower, it seemed that he could refuse forced immigration, so that no one in the family would have to go.

   However, instead of doing this, Zhou Jing took the initiative to declare as an immigrant... Does he not want to stay here at all?

   For a time, everyone's faces changed, and an indescribable emotion surged in their hearts, with a sense of loss and guilt.

   Zhou Wei'an was trembling all over, his heart was angry and anxious, and remorse came like a tide.

   A power user finally left the planet!

  Although the super-immigrant family members also have additional preferential treatment, no matter what he thinks, he feels blood loss.

——If Zhou Jing did not leave and stayed in the local area, after becoming a power user, the influence he could bring to his family would be even greater, and the future benefits that he could enjoy as a family member would definitely be dozens of times stronger than the current so-called extra preferential treatment. hundred times!

   This is picking sesame seeds and losing watermelon!

   Zhou Wei'an's face twitched and his heart roared.

   If he had known that he would wake up, how could he have put Zhou Jing on the top of the forced immigration quota? !

   The power user is the most useful to the family, the quota of forced immigration, whatever you say you have to let one of the eldest or the second top!

  No... not right! There are superpowers in the family, and no one will be forced to emigrate! If there was no "break", how could Zhou Jing choose to take the initiative to emigrate and leave? !

   "Quick! Quickly call him!"

   Zhou Wei'an was very anxious, he didn't know if it was too late, but he was unwilling to let it go, it was incoherent.

   However, Zhao Jing hurriedly dialed Zhou Jing's number, but there was only a busy tone with no signal left.

   Everyone froze, and subconsciously turned back to look at the TV.

  On the screen, the immigrant fleet has taken off, slowly taking off, flying farther and farther.

   Zhou Weian slumped on the chair with a thud, his whole person lost his heart and looked like he was lost.

   The whole family silently looked at Dudu Busyyin's mobile phone, feeling complicated.

   They knew very well that with the launch of the spacecraft, the number in the address book would no longer be accessible.

The    number is the link between people, and the person represented by this number...has disappeared from their lives since then.

  The morning sun in Xihai City spilled in from the window, and the daffodils on the table replaced by plastic green plants were dyed golden.

  The sun is soft and warm, but in the eyes of everyone, it feels extremely dazzling.

   After a long time, Zhao Jing let out a faint sigh:

   "A sinner..."

  …

The   Wake spacecraft flew higher and higher, broke through the atmosphere, and merged with immigrant spacecraft from various countries and regions in outer space to form a complete immigrant fleet and headed toward the deep space universe together.

  The rear viewing window of the cabin, where all the super-immigrants gather, looking at the farther and farther hometown of Yinfengxing.

   No matter how lively a person is usually, he is silent at this moment, and an indescribable feeling flows in his chest.

  Zhou Jing silently watched the planet he had lived for twenty years go away in his sight, and still felt a little sadness and reluctance in his heart.

   "Far away from the homeland and run into the distance, so that's how it feels..."

   Zhou Jing touched his heart, feeling a sense of emptiness that was missing a corner.

Snapped.

   At this moment, Zhou Jing suddenly found a white and tender palm on his shoulder.

   turned his head to look, Li Xiaoyin hooked his shoulders carelessly and raised his chin.

   next to Xu Lingyun grinned, Zhang Xiao also shook his eyebrows at him.

   Zhou Jing retracted his eyes, shook his head and laughed, his empty heart suddenly filled a lot.

  Although I have left my hometown, I have friends by my side, and it seems that I have a sense of belonging wherever I go.

  The light of the stars that can be called sunlight shines on everyone from a distance through the silhouette of the silver wind star.

  The sun is warm, like a new hope.

  Zhou Jing exhaled a turbid breath and looked back at his distant hometown, suddenly feeling a kind of relaxation from the inside out.

   seems to have removed the invisible bondage, producing an unspeakable free and easy, and my heart is empty and emotional.

  In this era, most people teach people how to be a qualified part that is needed, but they rarely teach how to pursue the life they want.

If one day, you will no longer exist for things that you cannot choose to dedicate to, but will be able to give for people and things you truly love or agree with, choose what you belong to, and truly decide your own life... Maybe it will be a rare freedom of.

  Three years, five years, ten years...where will I stand? What kind of things do you do, what kind of life do you live?

  Astral travel, power user career... There are countless possibilities, and the road ahead is long and broad.

  Zhou Jing took a deep breath, feeling refreshed and full of anticipation and yearning.

  ——From now on, the past is left behind, and there is only the future in front of you.

   Thank you Andrew Wood for the 200,000 reward! !

   (end of this chapter)