How to Feed an Abyss!

Shi-yeon took some time to say goodbye to his friends.

He had dinner with the troupe members.

Lu Tinghan said that he could arrange a good place for them to eat, but Shi Yuan thought about it and said forget it.

—When he was working at the Garcia Theater, he often ate on the side of the road with the crowd. The environment is indeed bad, people come and go, cooking fumes are everywhere, and occasionally there is exhaust gas from passing buses, but now I recall that the color of Changjie is warm, and a simple plate of stir-fry tastes particularly fragrant.

So they ate at the food distribution anyway.

A round table was placed in the far corner, and everyone was sitting around. On the table were hot stir-fried vegetables.

Lu Tinghan didn't ask Shi Yuan to keep it secret, they all knew that Shi Yuan was going to "deep dive".

Correspondingly, they also knew Shi Yuan's identity.

Cheng Youwen and Qin Luoluo had noticed it a long time ago, so they were not particularly shocked. Wolfgang remained silent, his eyes wider than a copper bull.

But that didn't stop them from worrying about Shi Yuan.

Qin Luoluo didn't care to eat, grabbed Shi Yuan's hand, and cried with snot and tears: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh Shiyuan, ah, Shiyuan, let's not talk about anything else, it's fine for you to stay under the abyss, but Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

"Don't cry now, you're almost wiping your snot on Shi Yuan's hands." Cheng Youwen waved his chopsticks and said, "He's amazing, if something really happens, it can turn into a black mist, right?"

"Then what if I can't react well?" Qin Luoluo couldn't stop at all, "There are turbulent currents and groups of monsters in the abyss, it's so dangerous, and the abyss will repel each other, huh."

Shi Yuan comforted her: "It's okay. I heard that Mr. Qi Hong is a very good driver, and Lu Tinghan also knows what the monster is thinking. I, um, I should be able to scare away some monsters."

Qin Luoluo: "Woooooooooooooooo—"

She didn't listen at all.

Cheng Youwen tried to persuade Qin Luoluo, but in fact, he couldn't eat anymore after a few mouthfuls.

He just held up his chopsticks without picking up food, and told Shi Yuan: "Shi Yuan, I want to tell you some good news. Didn't I tell you that I can't live for a few years because of the sequelae of infection?"

Shi Yuan: "Yes."

Cheng Youwen said: "You brought back the fusion agent from the empire, and the inhibitor has a new direction of improvement. They said that the new version of the inhibitor is likely to reduce the sequelae and make the body more adaptable to infection. So, I think I should be able to live longer " He hummed, "After all, if a genius screenwriter like me dies, it will be a loss to the world...Ah!"

Qin Luoluo pinched his thigh severely.

"Wow, that's great!" Shi Yuan was very happy, "When I go to Dunton, maybe I can perform your new script!"

"That's necessary." Cheng Youwen said, "When the situation improves and hire more actors, we won't have to play multiple roles, and you too..."

He suddenly stopped, realizing that Shi Yuan would not go to Dunton with them.

Shi Yuan said: "Sounds very good, I hope your performance will be successful."

Cheng Youwen opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but finally he just smiled and said, "Yes."

When the meal time came, there were more and more people at the allocation office. People crowded and rubbed shoulders, as if they were back in an evening in Gleaner City. The smell of food wafted from the restaurant in front of the theater. They sat on the side of the road and chatted, worrying about how the performance tickets were selling and whether they needed more. A few posters were put up, the sunset was orange and red, and a bus drove along the long street to the distance.

After that, Shi Yuan went to see Lin Yeran.

Lin Yelian is still working in the data center and also participated in the "deep dive" planning. He was so busy that he still found time to meet Shi Yuan.

He is not a person who is good at expressing emotions. Back then in the psychological counseling center, he often scolded people bloody. The few good looks were all given to the excellent employee Shi Yuan——

Shi Yuan still kept the reward for outstanding employees, the voucher for buying a house of 30,000 yuan minus 5 yuan.

It's not that he doesn't want to use it, but that he has been working diligently for many years, and he has not collected 30,000 yuan so far. In Lu Tinghan's words, he really experienced beating a worker

suffering.

When Lin Yeran came, he took two cups of coffee, gave one to Shi Yuan, and told him: "This is the treasure of the data center. I got it from Dr. Tang. There is absolutely no other place where there is coffee. The old man is in my ear." Talking about it for several days." He shook the cup, "It's a pity that the coffee beans are almost gone, and the brew is very weak."

Shi Yuan took a sip.

He tried Lu Tinghan's coffee before, but he didn't like the bitterness. Now the coffee is too weak, with almost no bitterness, but he tasted some aroma instead.

Lin Yelian will have to work the night shift later, so it's inconvenient to walk too far. He leaned against the wall with Shi Yuan and chatted for a while.

He said: "Now there are finally no people who arrive late and leave early. Everyone has a sense of crisis and works overtime every day." He nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, if you don't work overtime, you will die."

Shi Yuan: "Oh..."

Lin Yeran said: "But now there is a problem. Everyone works overtime, which means that everyone does not work overtime. The 'Deep Dive' project is so complicated. The person next door to me named Shen is also a supervisor like me, so he doesn't know how to promote him." Who. If you want me to say that he is so old, he should have given me all the powers, and I can live in the research center forever."

Shi Yuan: "Oh..." He thought for a while, "Mr. Lin, you are really a workaholic."

"Really." Lin Yeran disagreed, "How is it possible?"

Like an alcoholic who doesn't know he is an alcoholic.

It is also impossible for a workaholic to know that he is a workaholic.

Lin Yeran said again: "In short, since you went to Dunton, the entire data center has been busy endlessly. I feel that I have lost five years of my life, at least five years." He took a sip of coffee and smiled, " But what can we do? Soldiers are on the front line, and those of us who do mental work must of course work hard. What about you? Shi Yuan, what have you been doing lately?"

Shi Yuan told him that he was making paper flowers recently, and he also told anecdotes about the handicraft factory, such as someone falling down and crushing a lot of paper flowers, and those pots of real Xuejian flowers being carefully raised, Everyone treats them the same as offering to their ancestors. They want water, sunshine, and sunshine to live a very nourishing life. For example, everyone folds flowers in different ways. Two people almost quarreled over which folding method looks better.

Lin Yeran listened intently.

When Shi Yuan had almost finished speaking, he answered the phone call. There was an urgent matter in the group and he needed to go back to deal with it.

Lin Yeran said to Shi Yuan, "Then shall I go first?"

"Okay." Shi Yuan said. He saw that Lin Yelian was still wearing Yan Xin's "dog tag", and the thin chain shone silver in the light.

Lin Yeran walked halfway and turned back, and said to Shi Yuan, "Come on." He was not used to saying this kind of words, so he was awkward, "I believe you can do it."

"Okay." Shi Yuan said, "Thank you."

Lin Yelian nodded, and Shi Yuan watched his back disappear at the entrance of the research center.

Two days before departure, Shi Yuan found Wang Yu and Lu Bafang.

After going around and going around, the two became military doctors again, traveling around with the army, and it was inconvenient to leave. Shi Yuan went to the station to find them and entered the tent.

There were still different instruments in the doctor's tent, and Shi Yuan could already recognize some, but not many.

Lu Bafang and Wang Yu told him about the army, especially the days when he went to Dunton and was not here.

They said that Lieutenant General Fu Xiu had been in command, and quickly rebuilt the defense line and stronghold, and dealt with the black crystal and monsters in an orderly manner; Praying for the executors of Deep Dive.

Wang Yu sat cross-legged on a soft cushion, with an open medical kit beside her. She was just counting the medicines.

She laughed and said, "It seems like we just met, and you are also sitting in a tent."

"Yes." Shi Yuan was also sitting, wrapping his tail around himself, "You also taught me how to read coins and tell me what a city is."

"I remember. It's been several years, and it's still like yesterday." Wang Yu tilted her head, and there were a few wrinkles at the end of her eyes, which became more obvious when she smiled, "I still remember your knotted tail It can't be solved no matter what, and it's useless to drench in soapy water. Shi Yuan, only you are exactly the same, and it seems that you will never change."

She flipped through her purse again and took out a coin

: "By the way, do you know what this is?"

"Fifty cents." Shi Yuan replied.

"Yes, I tossed a coin at the time, saying heads meant that you didn't like the land general, and tails meant that the land general didn't like you, and the coin stood up." Wang Yu said, "I always carry it. I tossed it, but it never stood up again.” She sighed, “Every time I ask it if I can make a fortune, it always tells me no.”

Lu Bafang interrupted: "Shi Yuan, you don't know, every time she holds that coin, saying that it must have spirituality, and I have to confess. Tossing and tossing it all day makes me dizzy."

Wang Yu shrugged: "It's really accurate, isn't it?"

"Yes." Shi Yuan smiled.

They chatted for a while, and it was time to say goodbye.

Wang Yu said: "Shiyuan, I will miss you." She was still smiling, "I still remember the first time I saw you, I felt that you came from outside the city, and you smelled like the wind of the wilderness. .”

Lu Bafang had just babbled a lot of knowledge, his mouth was dry, and he didn't know what to say in the end. He squeezed Shi Yuan's shoulder and said, "... Shi Yuan."

Shi Yuan: "Huh?"

Lu Bafang hesitated again and again, and finally said: "Actually, people can't lay eggs. Those are really just a compass, not my eggs."

Shi Yuan: "..."

Shi Yuan slowly opened his eyes wide: "Ah?!"

The abyss that I believed to be true for many years was greatly shocked. Wang Yuzao laughed so hard that her whole body trembled.

That afternoon, Shi Yuan went to see Professor Guan.

Still wearing reading glasses, Professor Guan said to him, "Shi Yuan, I really don't have any snacks anymore."

Shi Yuan looked at him: "Is it really gone?"

"there is none left."

"Is it really gone?"

Professor Guan: "..."

Two minutes later, Shi Yuan harvested a bag of small nuts.

Professor Guan assured: "This is really my last stock."

"Okay." Shi Yuan happily ate the nuts.

Professor Guan took off his reading glasses, leaned back in his chair, and watched Shi Yuan slowly eating nuts.

His hair is all white, and his eyes are a little cloudy like that of an old man, but he is still radiant.

After a long time, he said: "Shiyuan, maybe it's a bit strange to say that, but I have looked at you so many times and felt like you are my child." He smiled, "Maybe I never had my own child, so I will be so cute." Think so."

Shi Yuan bent his tail.

He said, "Professor, I like you too."

Professor Guan was caught off guard and was hit by a straight ball, almost at a loss.

He said: "... Shiyuan, no matter whether we can meet again in the future, I will remember you."

Shi Yuan: "Me too!"

The last day before departure is a day in the wilderness.

Shi-yeon says goodbye to his monster friends. The giant snake swam through the clouds and mist in the mountains, lowered its head, and looked at him quietly.

"I'm leaving." Shi Yuan told it, "Maybe I won't be back for a long, long time." He thought for a while, "Well, I don't know if I can come back."

The giant snake spat out the letter.

"Thank you for taking me to the Valley of Flowers." Shi Yuan said, "I like it very much. You live here and don't attack humans, they are very cute."

The giant snake lowered its head, its eyes level with Shi Yuan.

Its eyes are glass-colored, translucent and beautiful. It was clearly noon at this time, but Shi Yuan saw the shining light.

Fragile, mysterious, deep.

That is the light of the stars.

Shi Yuan reached out and touched its cold scales.

He thought of lighthouses and auroras.

He said goodbye to the giant snake and left the mountain. All kinds of monster friends disappeared and disappeared into the forest.

When he turned his head, the wind blew the trees, and the mountains whispered.

And the day of parting will come.

At night, Shi Yuan hugged his tail on the bed.

Lu Tinghan asked him: "Are you nervous?"

"fine.

Shi Yuan said, "Only a little bit." "

Shi Yuan's tail is not knotted, so it should be a little nervous. Lu Tinghan coaxed him skillfully, rubbed his head hard, then kissed his forehead, and coaxed him right away.

After turning off the lights, Lu Tinghan asked in a low voice, "Have you said goodbye to all your friends?"

"Yeah." Shi Yuan said, "I've seen it once, how about you?"

Lu Tinghan replied, "Almost."

There was a rustling sound in the darkness, Shi Yuan rolled up the quilt and moved closer to Lu Tinghan. He said, "I want to kiss you."

As soon as Lu Tinghan turned his head, Shi Yuan kissed him.

After the kiss was over, the two were very close, and their eyes were bright when they saw each other. Needless to say, a thousand words are in it.

"Go to sleep." Lu Tinghan said, "I have to get up early tomorrow."

Shi Yuan: "Yes."

He buried his head in Lu Tinghan's arms and fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, they gathered in Beicheng District, preparing to go to the vicinity of Abyss No. 1.

The driver Qi Hong and academicians Ke Zhengrong and Zhou Qian all arrived. An aircraft landed slowly and stopped in front of them, and they were about to leave in 20 minutes.

It was very cold in the morning, and white mist came out of the mouths of several people.

It should be quiet in the morning, but there was a sound of footsteps in the distance. When they looked back, they saw a large group of people appearing.

It was the people in the city, rushing over one by one holding paper flowers.

The participants of "Deep Dive" didn't know what happened in the handicraft factory, nor did they know that the people in the city had prepared farewell gifts for them in the past few months. Seeing so many paper flowers at first glance, they opened their eyes wide and smiled in surprise.

"Bon voyage!" cried the people, "I wish you all the best!"

Not knowing who started it first, they threw out the paper flowers in their hands.

Blossoming petals swirled and flew in the air, accompanied by the lively voices, and went straight to the sky. In an instant, it seemed to return to the day when Lu Tinghan made his triumphant return, and the city was full of flowers like this.

In the boiling, crowded crowd, Shi Yuan saw a familiar face.

—his friends came, among the crowd, looking at him with laughter or tears.

Shi Yuan also saw Su Enqi, Adjutant Ning, Lieutenant General Fu Xiu, and the officers around Lu Tinghan.

People spontaneously made way for Lu Tinghan. They were dressed in military uniforms and came to Lu Tinghan.

This is a farewell, there is no return date. No one knows whether the "deep dive" will be successful. Even if the frigate reaches the bottom of the abyss safely, whether it can simulate the signal in time, whether it can be safely transferred to Dunton, and how to survive in the future are all great challenges. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. Lu Tinghan has always been the ace of the alliance, but he can't go with him in the future.

worried?

I am very sure of that.

But just as they trusted Lu Tinghan, Lu Tinghan also trusted them.

No one is ever truly indispensable, there will always be brave people, there will always be the next hero to write a new legend.

"Admiral!" Lieutenant General Fu Xiu saluted him, "It is a great honor to fight side by side with you! Please rest assured that we will not disappoint your trust!"

Behind him, all the soldiers saluted in unison.

Lu Tinghan also saluted: "It's also my honor. My journey ends here, and you all walk to the end for me."

"Yes!" Fu Xiu replied.

Seeing Su Enqi turning his back, Shi Yuan wiped the corners of his eyes quietly. Not only him, but the eyes of many soldiers were moist. They maintained a straight military posture and saluted Lu Tinghan.

In the distant Dunton, through the electromagnetic waves of the "echo", the old princess of the subjugated country also witnessed this scene. She silently recited blessings, and she guarded the city and waited for the alliance to arrive.

Flowers are flying in the city.

This is a grand farewell.

Shi Yuan stood on tiptoe and waved to the crowd: "Goodbye! Goodbye!"