novelraw Chapter 60 [6]
Chapter 60 [6]
【sixty】
"Hahaha, boy, are you hungry?"
"..."
"Yo, it's tough, isn't it? I have a piece of bread here, do you want to eat it?"
"..."
"Tsk, don't you want to eat, right? Fine! I'll make you happy, sir!" The other party snorted contemptuously, raised his hand and threw the bread into the pickled and filthy mud. He didn't forget to put it on him before turning around Adding a foot: "Smelly brat, why do you still think of yourself as a young master? If you don't eat, you don't eat. Hmph, you, it's better to starve to death here with your bones..."
The sky gradually darkened, and there were no other human voices in this desolate ruin, only the rustling snow could be heard.He lay quietly in the snow for a while, his body was numb from the cold, and the pain from the wound gradually disappeared.His strength gradually recovered, and finally he struggled to get up, climbed up little by little to the piece of bread that was half covered by snow and half soaked in the mud, and looked at it quietly for a while... He grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and stuffed it into his mouth.
What does snow taste like?Sweet or salty?He can't remember it anymore, he only remembers the treasure and the powerful survival instinct when he took the first bite, but he almost forgot the bone-chilling cold, his teeth chattered, his tongue was wiped blood by the ice, he bit the tip of his tongue , drank the warm and salty liquid as if in a daze, and finally returned to the ruins that were destroyed by the mechs and burned into broken tiles and ruins by the fire - the former home - and digging hard, He dug a hole in front of the broken wall, lowered his head and got in—at least he could block the wind and snow outside.
There was an earthquake in the middle of the night that day, and he didn't escape because he didn't have the strength to move half a step. The hunger for three consecutive days was almost killing him.People may not be afraid of suffering, tiredness, cold, or pain, but they are all afraid of hunger.His only family member had been buried in the ruins forever, and he could no longer reach out to give him warmth and food. He closed his eyes indifferently, feeling that he might be returning to them.
However... he thought that there was nothing left of the house except the ruins, but there was one thing that was not destroyed in the disaster, and at this moment, somehow, it fell before his eyes.It was something that his father had repeatedly ordered him not to touch. His father said that he could only control such things when he was strong enough, or when he was forced into a desperate situation and had to explode.
So, at that time, he...
...that was the last day of starving and freezing in Zappa's memory.The dry food in the Xiaofeng storage warehouse saved his life, and the knowledge about mechas in the Xiaofeng storage taught him how to become an excellent mecha warrior.Since then, the 13-year-old Zeppa has been earning money to support himself through mercenary missions and odd jobs on Starnet, while devouring knowledge and experience about mechas. Three years later, he is already a well-known mercenaries; by the time he was 20 years old and was admitted to the Imperial First Military Academy, Zepa on the star network had already had a rare match.He didn't worry about money anymore, because he was fully capable of making himself comfortable; but he deeply remembered what it was like to be hungry, and he was deeply...afraid of that feeling .
That day was something he didn't want to think about for many years, but he had to force himself to think about it over and over again. He almost gave up his dignity because of hunger, but in the end he held back; now he is fearless and not afraid of being full alone The guy whose whole family is not hungry, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have the bottom line to do things by himself.He can endure hardships, but he can also enjoy life - if he doesn't enjoy it well, how can he be worthy of this short life of a hundred years?Especially when it comes to eating, Zepa has never wronged himself.However...he never felt the almost happy and relieved feeling when he grabbed the first handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth that month.Of course he has been able to eat enough, and he can still eat well; but... he can't escape the shadow of that time, and no matter what he eats after that, it doesn't seem to be for filling or enjoying Delicious food, but it seems to be just to escape the moment of face to face with death, to escape... the fear from the bottom of my heart.
So seeing Xuan Xiao under such circumstances, Zepa found it very interesting.
Oh, of course, that wasn't their first meeting, just their first meeting alone.Earlier before that, Zepa had met Xuan Xiao, and had heard a lot about this reckless young man from others. He was born in a noble imperial family, and as the youngest son, he was naturally also a parent. The son who is loved by thousands of people, but this guy seems to be born without a clever and clever tendon, and he doesn't like anything else. He only focuses on eating and mechs, but he has always been very sensitive to the world. Not enlightened.Born in such a family, but looks like a natural green and pollution-free vegetable, people can't help but wonder if the parents have passed on all the smart genes to the eldest son Xuan Zheng who looks up and has seven or eight twists in his heart .Zepa once saw with his own eyes how a lady burst into tears and vividly described how Xuan Xiao, a guy with no grace and no EQ, made her heartbroken during the one-hour blind date with her—from the moment the meal was served The guy started to eat with his head down. Apart from taking out the money and swiping the card to pay the bill, all his attention was on the dining table. When she walked away angrily, the guy was concentrating on pouring curry soup on his sixth bowl of rice.If it wasn't for the young lady's excellent family education, the dinner table would have been thrown over the other's face on the spot.
It's not that I never thought of teasing this solid-eyed, stupid guy, maybe it's a good deal to take the opportunity to bully him and see that guy Xuan Zheng change his face by the way—but Xuan Xiao's simple and persistent enthusiasm for food really pleases For Zappa, he had never shared his homemade food with anyone, and that was the first time that day.
And then...Zepa was attracted by Xuan Xiao's cuteness.
Who would have known that a man who looked like a ferocious wolf on the battlefield would look like a large dog waiting to be fed when he was serving bowls, wheezing and wheezing and almost sticking out his tongue to show you how cute he is, and he would be very happy when he ate it, You must have a bitter battle with the Chinese food of rice plate in the bowl, and you will show a silly smile while eating, and you will run downstairs to have a good time.
Such an expression... so happy.
At that moment, Zepa suddenly realized that something he had been missing for many years had returned to him—it was such a happy expression from the heart.Seeing Xuan Xiao eating the food he cooked so that his teeth could not see his eyes, he couldn't help but also curled the corners of his mouth.
...Ah, maybe the sexual orientation has been completely bent since then, right?But this is not important, what's important is...Zepa rubbed his chin and thought, don't let the other party know for now, otherwise, why don't you turn around and run away in fright?
As long as there is no outsider intervention, Zepa is not worried at all that Xuan Xiao will see through some of his bad intentions, that guy really doesn't have such an IQ...If you have nothing to do, you will run to the Second Army, if you have nothing to do, you will drag Xuan Xiao around the world to find delicious food, and from time to time, you will personally learn a new trick to go to the kitchen to wash your hands and make soup... Afterwards, Zepa's heart has become known to everyone Even the group of wolf-like little nurses in the Second Army Base Hospital don't molest Xuan Xiao much (only occasionally write one or two fanfiction internal sharing of American attacking heroes), Xuan Xiao himself still Stupidly confused about North.
And the Xuan family's reaction is even more..., from the vigilance at the beginning to the silent opposition to the helplessness and then to the deep worry and anxiety—(Son, look, is there anyone else who wants you besides Major General Zepa? Hurry up and pick a good day to get married), and this emotion is most obvious in Xuan Zheng.At first, he knew that Zepa seemed to have bad intentions for his stupid brother, so he let his mother arrange a large number of blind dates for Xuan Xiao immediately, but then... oh, is there really a girl who would want him for such a stupid brother?Is there really a girl who doesn't dislike him for such an idiot brother?Is there really a girl who can take care of a younger brother who lives like an idiot?When Xuan Xiao seemed to be infected with Zepa's dependence, and had become unable to see Zepa's meals and ate one and a half bowls less (...), Xuan Zheng simply talked to Zepa: Do you eat?No, when do you eat?When you want to eat, remember to say, you can’t eat without a license, and don’t want to eat without paying a single bite, remember?Remember that, and I wish you a happy meal. (…)
So this time, as soon as he heard that the injured person was Zepa, Xuan Zheng immediately restored the truth that was very close to the facts in his mind-this guy would be mixed in the patrol team of the Second Army, and he must have slipped away to see Xuan Zheng. Xiao's!This guy will be seriously injured?It must have been hurt to protect Xuan Xiao!
So when Zepa was secretly transferred to the infirmary of the Life Science Research Institute for the first time, Xuan Zheng consciously brought the dowry prepared by the whole family... Ah no, it was a condolence item, and went to visit with his wife.On the way, he sent a text message to Xuan Xiao saying that he would be there later, and immediately received an urgent reply from Xuan Xiao: "Is my sister-in-law here, bro? Let him bring the best doctor to Zepa to take a good look at it." QAQ?!!"
"..." Xuan Zheng said in his heart that he really didn't want to stay with his younger brother. Even though he meant to take Xu Xu there, but Xuan Xiao couldn't help picking up his younger brother's control heart again after being told by Xuan Xiao, and he fell asleep in an instant. I'm so upset.He cleared his throat and was about to speak, but Xu Xu over there had long been impatient, took the communicator and asked: "What's going on this time, how did Major General Zepa get injured, tell me clearly now!"
Xuan Xiao is not afraid of his brother, but he is afraid of his sister-in-law. His brother taught him to slap him at most, but his sister-in-law taught him to really love him. Thighs call sister-in-law mighty.He hurriedly shook his head and answered honestly: "We encountered a surprise attack. I don't know what happened. Wumeng replaced a large number of decomposable two-person cooperative mechas, which are very similar to the ones we are testing internally now, but on a smaller scale. When disassembled, it looked like a single heavy armor, so when the patrol team met at first, because they didn't know the number of opponents, they relaxed their vigilance!"
very...approximately?
This time, Xuan Zheng and Xu Xu couldn't help but frown. You must know that this project was put into mass production a month ago, and it is still in a confidential state. Only a few people such as the person in charge know the complete details.And the person in charge of this project...is Qiao Ying.