Mecha and Knife

"Old Ji sent a message. He asked us to go to the restaurant and said that he would treat us to dinner."

Shen Mu couldn't wait to start navigating after seeing the message from the portable smart terminal like a bracelet, and Su He next to him also saw the news that Ji Xinghe was going to treat him on the bracelet.

Inviting guests to dinner is traditional in Longzhou, but it seems a bit rare on a foreign star. As a war reporter, it is not the first time Su He has come to Alien Star, so he knows better than Shen Mu, a newcomer who went to the research institute after graduating from school, and came to Alien Star after acquiring a whole body of skills.

"Don't worry, do you know how expensive it is to treat guests here?" Su He pointed on the bracelet screen and sent a message to Ji Xinghe, saying, "I'll talk to Lao Ji again. There is no need to engage in these things, we go to the restaurant to eat a meal for each person, just sit together and eat if that means it."

Food and lodging are all included in the alien base, otherwise, judging from the average salary level of all the staff in the base, it would not be enough for the cost price of the food and drinking water, and they would not be able to afford three meals a day. Whether it is the daily necessities transported from the blue star, or the daily necessities planted and manufactured on the alien planet, the cost is high enough to make the federal financial institution feel distressed, which is one of the reasons why everyone's salary level has not achieved a leapfrog increase. One, the Federation really can't afford it.

"Old Ji, he must like to do these things at his age, and think these things are meaningful."

Shen Mu glanced at the account balance displayed on his wristband. Because he was an expert mechanic, he had a subsidy of 32,300 contribution points. Among the passengers on the same spaceship, except for Han Li, a super mech fighter, There are the richest people out there.

"How about this, I'll give Lao Ji some money and return it to me when Lao Ji returns to Azure Star. I still have to treat guests. Although what I said just now... But Lao Ji saw his granddaughter. It’s a happy event, of course I’m going to treat you to dinner.”

Su He froze for a moment, returned to Azure Star?

"You are interested, but there is really no need. Let's be more rational. Even if you want to help Lao Ji, you can use the money to help him make old man music. We have to tell Lao Ji a truth. The problem of survival on the front line is not a treat, but a war, and some bad habits on Azure Planet need to be corrected, because the resources here are really tight."

Shen Mu was also stunned for a moment, looking at the drone floating beside Su He, he curled his lips and said, "Don't tell me, you are already recording now."

"Yes, I'm already recording." Su He said with a serious expression: "This conversation between us has also been recorded, and the previous part has also been recorded. But the previous part may not be played. But I think this episode can be broadcast, so that people on Azure Planet can better understand how difficult our life is on the alien planet, and let them know how much these people on the front line have paid for the Federation."

"cough!"

Shen Mu turned his back to Su He and Su He's miniature camera drone, tidied his hair before turning around, with a righteous face on his face: "Yes, survival on a foreign planet is not a treat, Comrade Lao Ji Our ideological awareness still needs to be improved, and we should reject this bad habit with words, because all resources on alien planets should not be wasted."

Su He smiled: "Okay, don't pretend, no one likes to read your way of speaking, and not many people will really agree with pure preaching, I have never liked your reports. As a reporter, I think My duty is to report the truth of what I have witnessed, and it is a matter of opinion as to what feelings these facts and truth can bring to the people who see it.”

Shen Mu looked at Su He suspiciously: "How many days have you thought about this line?"

"Didn't think about it ahead of time, but if you were to ask me when it occurred to me, it was in high school. I was..."

"Okay, okay, you can make up your own record after what you want to say. Let's go to Lao Ji first. If he doesn't reply to the message, he is probably sending a message to a lot of people. In case too many people are invited, the words go out again. , I don’t have enough money to pay him.”

Shen Mu pulled Su He and ran to find Ji Xinghe. Relying on the navigation on the bracelet screen, the two of them found the place well. Although Su He had been to Alien Star before, he had never been to Base No. 6 at that time, so now he also needs a navigation system.

Ji Xinghe did not send a message to many people. Among the 1,000 people who came together, there were many mech fighters and soldiers like Han Li. They rushed to the barracks as soon as they arrived. The barracks and the base were not there. Together. For people on Azure Star, as long as they are on a different planet, they are on the front line, but for people on a different planet, the military camp is the real front line, and the base is also under the protection of the military camp to provide the military camp with daily necessities , Combat supplies.

Most of the remaining people didn't even talk to Ji Xinghe directly. They couldn't provide any help when Ji Xinghe was designing Old Man Music, they just watched the fun. It's not because they don't want to help, it's because they are not professional.

There are only dozens of people who really know Ji Xinghe and stay in the No. 6 base, but because of Xinxin's status, it is not easy for Ji Xinghe to invite them to dinner for the time being. He only invited Su He and Shen Mu, as well as Nurse Wang and some of her colleagues.

But just as Su He wanted to prevent Ji Xinghe from entertaining guests, Nurse Wang and others had been in the Alien Base all year round, and they knew better that it was not an easy matter to invite guests to dinner here, so they all refused.

It's not that they don't want to lose face, it's not that they want to draw a clear line, and it's not that they don't want to have a good meal. It's just because they are all adults and dedicated people, so they know that appetite is very important for this battle that is related to the Federation and mankind. There is no point in a war of life and death.

If it is to enjoy life, with their professional skills, they are at least a middle class on Azure Star. For a person like Nurse Wang, it is easy to work as a nurse in some private hospitals with a monthly salary of 10,000 to 20,000 federal currency. It is also easy to be a head nurse, but she insists on holding a basic salary of 3,000 contribution points in Yixing. A few chocolates as gifts have to grit your teeth and make up your mind.

why?

"Grandpa, Xinxin doesn't want new clothes, Xinxin has clothes to wear."

Xinxin pulled Ji Xinghe's sleeve, and forcefully pulled Ji Xinghe's hand away from the bracelet screen. The expression on his face looked a little angry: Why is grandpa so ignorant that he knows how to spend money indiscriminately.

Ji Xinghe didn't think he was wasting money recklessly. He saw the clothes in the closet in the room. There were only three sets of identical clothes. The professional logo on the chest is different from the epaulets.

This is to save resources, but for Ji Xinghe, an old man who has been living in Azure Star, his granddaughter should dress beautifully. The temperature inside the base is a constant temperature of 22 degrees. You can wear a beautiful little skirt, but there is no such thing in the store.

"Okay, grandpa won't buy it, grandpa will make it for Xinxin."

Ji Xinghe switched off the interface of the store. He could see that Xinxin was a little unhappy, so he felt a little distressed, because he knew that it wasn't that Xinxin didn't want it, and it wasn't that Xinxin didn't know that there were various styles of clothes in the world, and that the base had the most resources. In fact, it comes from various cultural and entertainment resources of Azure Star, 10,000 movies plus 10,000 TV series plus 1 million novels can be delivered in a small box the size of a palm, and everyone’s bracelet screen can Sharing these entertainment resources, Xinxin has seen those beautiful little skirts, toys, playgrounds, blue skies and lush grasslands...

But Xinxin doesn't want to waste money, she is too sensible.

"Grandpa, be good."

Xinxin patted the back of Ji Xinghe's hand, showing a smiling face.

The door was knocked, and Shen Mu and Su He came. When the door was opened, Su He turned off his drone camera. Although it could be edited, he didn't want to shoot it, because the right to edit was not in his hands.

"It's okay." Ji Xinghe noticed the change of light on the drone, indicating that the camera was on, and held Xinxin's hand and said, "I asked Xinxin, and she said yes."

Su He smiled awkwardly and turned on the camera, but he didn't know what to say. He made one set of principles in front of Shen Mu, but when he faced Ji Xinghe and Xinxin, his grandson and grandson, he felt a little blocked in his heart. .

Xinxin said yes, but she didn't know what it meant. She only said yes because she knew that the adults wanted it.

"The kid is so beautiful." Shen Mu was different, squatting enthusiastically in front of Xinxin: "What's your name, can you tell uncle."

"My name is Xinxin, and I am six years old."

"Chimpanzees?"

Shen Mu was stunned, the Federation was too sensitive to the word orangutan.

"Prosperous Xinxin." Obviously, this is not the first time Xinxin encountered this problem, and explained seriously: "My mother's surname is Rong."

Shen Mu's eyes are red again, this man of science and engineering is actually more emotional than a man of liberal arts, he doesn't know what to say, they are all men with no experience in dealing with children.

"Old Ji, no more treats." Su He changed the subject: "Let's have something to eat, and you can take the child around the base, we are familiar with the situation. Xinxin kid, can you be the guide for the three of us? Well, it’s to show us the way.”

"Of course, Xinxin knows what a guide means. Xinxin is very familiar with the road." Xinxin who readily agreed is indeed very familiar with the roads in the base, because she was born in this base and grew up in this base, covering an area of ​​more than 800,000 square meters. The floor area of ​​the building is large for a child, but it is her whole world.

"Okay, no more treats, let's eat casually, I took it for granted." Ji Xinghe bravely admitted his mistakes. His granddaughter is very sensible, so he should also be sensible. Ji Xinghe knelt down and looked at Xinxin and asked, "Where does Xinxin want to take me first?"

Xin Xin tilted her head and thought for a while, before seriously saying: "Let's go and see the car and watch them repair the car."

Ji Xinghe was a little happy: "Does Xinxin like cars very much? Grandpa is good at repairing cars."

"Xinxin likes it, and my mother said that when grandpa goes to repair the car in the future, Xinxin will watch quietly from the side."

Xinxin said she liked it, but the three adults could tell that she didn't really like it, just because of her mother's advice.

Ji Xinghe thought of Xinxin's wish just now: "Cars or mechs, which one does Xinxin prefer?"

"Ah?" Xin Xin hesitated for a while before telling the truth, but her voice was a little low, and she lowered her head: "I prefer mechs."

"Then let's go to see the mechs first." Ji Xinghe gently stroked Xinxin's little head with his big hand: "Because grandpa will not only repair cars, but also repair mechas in the future."

"Okay, okay." Xinxin was really happy this time.

So Shen Mu and Su He next to him didn't expose Ji Xinghe's lie: Ji Xinghe is just an ordinary mechanic, he has no qualifications and ability to repair mechas, even if he designed Old Man Le. If Old Man Le could really be called a Mecha, then it wouldn't be called Old Man Le.