"We are superfluous." Ryan watched his mother hug Tuantuan, his father embraced his mother's shoulders and held Tuantuan's little hand, grandma looked at Tuantuan with a smile, and the whole family gathered around Tuantuan, lively and lively He came out to greet him, and then entered the house in a lively manner. He and Auston were "abandoned" in the same place, and neither got a look from their parents orz.

Auston said: "Let's turn around now, will Tuantuan be sad?"

"Definitely, I will feel like a little orphan that no one wants."

Auston's heart twitched and he couldn't imagine the day he left to go to work. "If I could, I would like to keep my children by my side. But I know it's impossible. Children always have to grow up and leave their parents. Yes, and we still have jobs and have to get used to being separate."

Reason and emotion can never be unified, which is the ambivalence and loveliness of human beings.

Ryan raised his hand and stroked Auston's cheek, "No matter what happens, it is a part of the child's growth process, we just let it take its course and don't think about it too much. Before going to work, play with him well."

"Hmm." Auston sighed silently, knowing that this is the only way.

"It also happens to exercise the child's independence, but I think that with parents and grandmothers there, they will only spoil us more than us. Independence... uh..." Lane only hopes that his parents and family will not spoil the group too much, when they were in Eve City, He has already been able to eat independently (although he eats with his small hands, he does not need to be chased and coaxed to eat, which is especially worry-free), don't wait for him and Auston to come back from work and find that Tuantuan is so spoiled that he needs to feed. "If you don't obey, then spank your ass."

"Let Tuantuan know that you are thinking about spanking him, and you definitely don't want to talk to you."

Ryan shrugged helplessly, "There must always be a strict person in the house who can restrain him, and I'll be the one."

"Why haven't you come in yet?" Dad Qin Yi leaned out half of the body from the gate and said quickly, "Just wait for you to eat, don't be hungry." After speaking, he retracted his body and walked in, it must be rare His eldest grandson.

Ryan & Auston looked at each other, "..." It's probably the same as the next generation.

With Tuan Tuan, that Tuan Tuan's father and daddy would have to stand aside, and no matter how strong a sense of existence was, they would not be able to grab Tuantuan's position in the eyes of the elders. From the moment they sent Tuantuan to Planting Star, the countdown to the brief separation had already started. Auston and Ryan, who had tasks to do, had to abandon their children and return to their posts. This is the duty, mission and responsibility of the soldiers. Responsibility. It's not just them. In many corners of the country, for the security and stability of the country, how many soldiers endure the pain and longing of being separated from their relatives. You can already run and jump, and you will ask: Uncle/Aunt, who are you looking for?

Holographic video calling is really no substitute for physical contact...

In the shortening days, Ryan and Auston took the group to play Planting Star, cheered among the waves on the surfboard, counted the number of clownfish among the sea anemones in the diving gear, and walked barefoot in the sunset. Picking up beautiful shells with Tuan Tuan on the soft beach... In the knee-high snow, Tuan Tuan was buried in snow, in the dry desert, after walking a few steps, Tuan Tuan was craving ice cream, in the humid rainforest It was the first time that Tuan Tuan saw a leech that could **** blood... He drove the ducklings into the water, went to the chicken coop to pick up eggs, threw a fishing rod and didn't catch a single fish, and when he was pulling the radish, Tuan Tuan fell and squatted...

Led by Dad and Dad, Tuantuan opened his eyes every day and looked forward to what new projects to play today. After shaking the honey from the flower field, Tuantuan licked the little hands that had become sweet with honey, and they were reluctant to wash their hands.

"Dad, don't wash your hands." Tuantuan pleaded softly with blinking eyes.

Auston pushed the child's shoulder, "It's not good, and it's not allowed to eat hands and hands. It's dirty, it's all bacteria."

Tuantuan put his little hands behind his back, "Not dirty, sweet."

"That's because you grabbed honey with your hands, little fool."

Tuantuan pouted, "Don't wash!"

"This is absolutely not possible. Before shaking the honey, you touched an unknown number of flowers in the flower field, played with the mud, and touched the puppy. You grabbed the puppy's hind legs and dragged it to walk, and you all messed up the puppy. It hurts." Auston recalled what he had done today, and found that it was really colorful, "I grabbed you in the flower field to wash your hands, you washed it twice in the water, and then saw that grandpa was shaking Honey, just grab the honey with your little hands and eat it."

Behind them, Ryan stuck out his tongue in disgust, "..." Tuantuan took the initiative to reach out and let him lick the honey on his hands and share the sweetness with his father. The old father was moved to tears, and he didn't care about anything at the moment. I took a sip, and it was really sweet! Now, my mood is a little complicated... I even want to pour a glass of water to rinse my mouth.

After washing his hands with Tuan Tuan, Auston carried the child to the floor-to-ceiling window. Ryan was already sitting there with a glass of water, and Tuantuan shouted happily when he saw the strawberry daifuku, durian puff pastry and mango glutinous rice cake on the table. With a bang, he rushed over with cheers, stepped on a small stool and sat on the chair obediently, looking at Daddy expectantly, hoping to get a cup of hot chocolate.

Ryan looked at Auston, Auston nodded, and the child might not be able to accept the things he was going to say later, so let him feel more comfortable by giving him some food first. Ryan put down the teacup, and when he raised his hand, he patted Tuantuan's little head, "Baby, is chocolate milk okay?"

Tuantuan nodded vigorously and said sweetly, "Thank you, Daddy."

"No thanks, baby."

With a cup of sweet chocolate milk, the family of three enjoyed a peaceful afternoon. When Tuan Tuan finished eating the second strawberry Daifuku, Auston said with difficulty, "Tuan Tuan, Daddy and Daddy are going to work tomorrow."

"Hmm." Tuantuan still didn't know what it meant, his clear eyes looked innocently and innocently at his father who was talking, and he couldn't understand why the expression on his father's face was so sad.

Auston bent the corners of his mouth and smiled weakly, "You stay here, listen to grandpa and grandma, don't make trouble with grandma, do you know?"

"Oh." Tuantuan no longer looked at the dessert, his young mood seemed to know that something big was about to happen, he whispered: "Dad..."

"Why are you so quiet?" Auston rubbed the child's head distressedly.

Tuantuan shook his head. He didn't have enough language to describe how he was feeling. He opened his arms to his father, "Hug."

Auston held the child on his lap, wrapped around the child's soft belly, "Tuan Tuan, Daddy and Daddy are going to work, to beat bad guys, they can't go with Tuan Tuan, they have to go with their grandparents. Together, we miss Daddy and Daddy, we can video, holographic communication is the same as seeing a real person. Tuantuan..."

"Asleep." Ryan said helplessly.

There is still a lot of Auston who has not finished speaking, "...Forget it, the child is still young, let's go directly tomorrow."

"Well, very soon, after this joint operation, we can apply for a one-month vacation, and we can bring the regiment with us when we return to the Gamma military base." It also provides space for dual military families to take care of their children. When they return to the military base Lane, they can apply for occupancy and accompany the child to grow up in the most critical growth years.

Auston hugged Huhu, who was sleeping like a pig, and nodded lightly.

On the second day, while Tuan Tuan was still asleep, Auston and Ryan had already left Planting Star on the small starship, leaving behind Dafu and the nanny robot. With their familiar company, Tuan Tuan would not suddenly feel the gap. At nine o'clock, Tuantuan woke up. With the help of the babysitter robot, he put on his clothes with a small yawn. He rejected the embrace of the babysitter robot and stumbled into the bathroom. He was going to help next. There is no way to do it alone.

The energetic Tuantuan rushed out of the bedroom, shouting briskly, "Dad, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy..." If you shout three times, Daddy will give Daddy a chance. After coming downstairs, Tuantuan went to the floor-to-ceiling window to find Daddy and Daddy. Dad, there was no one, so I went outside the house, no, turned around and walked into the house and went to the kitchen, but still no... Tuantuan was a little flustered, the shriveled mouth and tears rolled in his eyes, he wiped the tears with his backhand, stubbornly did not cry , murmured, "Dad, daddy, daddy... daddy."

"round and round."

Tuantuan saw her grandma, and the tears she was holding back finally fell, and she was hugged by her grandma, "Dad, Daddy, no, no, not here."

"Tuantuan is hungry, let's have breakfast first."

"Dad." Tuantuan cried out in tears.

"Dad and Daddy have gone to work. Do you remember what I said yesterday?"

Tuantuan looked at her grandma with tears in her eyes, "Work?"

"Yeah, go out and beat bad people, do you know what bad people are?"

"Bad bastard!" Tuantuan knew a little.

"Yes, it's the eggs that do bad things." Paley calmly cooperated with his grandson, and brought the child to the table. The chicken soup dumplings are ready, and the dumplings can be eaten at any time. Eat one at a time. It is a mixture of chicken and cod. The filling, Auston specially said before he left, Tuan Tuan likes to eat this now, he and Ryan made a lot of delicious food last night and put them in the refrigerator, the little wontons, custard buns, and leaf-shaped ones that Tuan Tuan loves. Small noodles, fried milk, etc., eating familiar food, and Daddy and Daddy are not around, Tuantuan will definitely feel much better.

"Dad and Daddy, just go to fight the bad guys, and then go home after the fight is over. How about you wait?"

"How many days?" Tuantuan raised her head and asked her grandma with crystal tears in her eyes.

Paley looked at her husband who was approaching in surprise. He didn't expect Tuantuan to ask this, shouldn't such an older child's concept of time be very vague? The husband and wife suddenly thought of their son when he was a child, calm and calm as if he was not a child. With Ryan's proofing, they were gradually no longer surprised by Tuantuan's intelligence, and they even gave birth to pride from the bottom of their hearts. Smart.

"About a month," Paley said.

"What is it? What is Yue?" Tuantuan didn't understand these things very well, so he pinched his face with his fingers in frustration.

Paley said: "It's about a month after Tuantuan eats one strawberry Daifuku every day."

Paley motioned Tuan Tuan to look up. Tuan Tuan saw his grandfather standing beside the refrigerator. In the drawer that was opened, there were neatly placed cute strawberry daifus, each of which was bigger than Tuan Tuan's fist. It was Ryan who did it for his parents. It was taken out to coax the child when the child was crying, but I didn't expect it to be used for counting. There are twenty-six Strawberry Daifuku, and eating one a day is definitely not enough for a month, but don’t be afraid, there are strawberry **** and strawberry ice cream that Tuan Tuan likes on the next floor, and the total number is definitely more than forty.

If Tuan Tuan saw so many strawberries in the past, he would have cheered and jumped up with a giggle, but today he did not. He squeezed his fingers, thought about it, and said, "Two...three, eat them all." He snapped. The son has eaten several, can father and father come back sooner?

Paley and her husband looked at each other, smiled and said to Tuantuan, "You naughty little one, no, you can only eat one a day. After eating all the snacks, Daddy and Daddy will go home."

"Okay." Tuantuan sighed, that's all it could do.

 

Lane and Auston, who left the E69 planting star, took the lightest luggage, and two artificial intelligences, and arrived at the military base of the Legion of Glory, the Omega Military Base, with the fastest speed. They announced that they would conduct military exercises of three legions, namely Admiral Tolkien's Legion of Glory, Admiral Dalton's Golden Crusade, and Admiral Ivan's Baikal Legion. The latter has not been contacted by Ryan yet. He is the oldest and the most senior of the three. Being older does not mean that he is gentle in character and gentle in doing things. On the contrary, Admiral Ivan, who is more than 200 years old, is short-tempered and seems to drink three tons of vodka anytime, anywhere.

The high-level meeting was held, and Ryan, who was promoted to lieutenant colonel and served as Auston's exclusive mecha repairer, was not eligible to participate.

The "joint military exercise" is not carried out at the Omega military base. A military base cannot withstand the tossing of three legions. It must be an open star field, the junction of the Storm Star Field, the Red Coral Star Field and the Nutcracker Star Field. , it is a blank area, the universe is vast, the star field is vast, and there are too many unexplored places. This junction is one of them. It is called the blank area. The standard on the military map is the X area, which means unknown. According to the past practice of military exercises, it is the most normal thing to choose a blank area for military exercises. There are two purposes. First, the exercise in the blank area will not hurt innocent people; Maybe it will also discover new star regions, new planets, new species...

The purpose of this exercise is not pure. It is to deal with the hidden forces of the pirate Starscream. It is an incidental exercise. It is emphasized that the exercise is incidental, and it is a good excuse for the three legions to get together.

Lane heard Auston say that the reason why he wanted to gather three legions was because the pirate Starscream's hidden stronghold in the Storm Starfield, which is within the strength radiation range of the Legion of Glory, was located in the blank area. It's a matter of no matter what the area is, but once it touches and affects the nerves of all parties, it is better for the three parties to join together instead of causing unnecessary trouble.

Ryan doesn't know what the leader is doing for the time being. After he entered the Omega military base, he went to find the Golden Crusade team that had come here ahead of schedule. A team of 200 people had already arrived here ahead of schedule. There is a mecha, which is the code name of Auston. The name has followed the artificial intelligence, so now this big steel body uses the original name, the zero machine, and two other mechas will meet with it in two days. , the new beast-type mecha is enough to pull the wind.

"Lane!"

Lane, who pushed open the door and entered the restaurant, saw his familiar companions, Derrick, Harriet, Jack, and Fan Lianting. As the top soldiers of the Golden Crusade, they were selected to represent the Golden Crusade in the legion-to-legion battle. Friendly preliminaries.

Ryan smiled and waved his hand, and walked over to his companion.

The decoration style of the Legion of Glory tends to be calm and graceful. The paintings that can be seen everywhere in the restaurant are the best proofs. They cultivate their sentiments and have a gentle character. People will become calmer unconsciously, just like the regiment of the Legion of Glory. Like General Tolkien, the Legion of Glory learned the same general style of doing things.

The young men of the Golden Crusade, who are resolute, capable and decisive, came here, and they were not too embarrassed to run fast, and they always felt that they were out of place here. The coffee provided by the restaurant has more sugar and milk, and more tea, green tea, black tea, oolong tea... It is simply more than the Chinese culture-based Great Wall Star Region to promote tea.

At the round table, Ryan pulled out the only empty seat and sat down. The left and right were Derrick and Fan Luanting. On the opposite side was Jack, whose face was dark when he saw him. As soon as he sat down, Jack couldn't wait to ask questions. "You and the general are husband and wife?!" The tone was rather aggressive.

"Isn't this something that the whole empire knows?" Ryan was stunned, he and Auston had already made it public.

Jack's face darkened, and he said: "I know, I'll ask again." His face darkened because he was excited and inconceivable to contact his friends. When talking about Ryan's marriage with General Auston, those friends expressed He was so calm that he was so excited and shocked that he couldn't stop. After a year, when he looked back on it, Jack still felt as if he had swallowed a dozen eggs, dangling around, and felt that the eggs were being beaten in his body. .

"I haven't had the right opportunity to tell you, sorry," Lane said.

Jack: "It's nothing." He just had some emotions, and after he said it, the emotions disappeared. In fact, he now thinks about the reason why the general would act with them in the confrontation between Frost Prairie and Moon Bay. The interaction with Ryan was so natural because they were husband and wife, and he never thought in this direction.

After meeting with friends, after talking for a while, we talked about business and talked about the military exercise. Ryan, who knew the inside story, didn't say much. This is a secret military operation and should not be told to people outside the specific operation. Say sorry inside.

"The three-way military exercise is big enough. Our opponents are the Legion of Glory and the Legion of Baikal. The former seeks stability and the latter is irritable. I feel that we have no opponent." Derrick spread his hands and said jokingly, "We are sure to win."

"Haha, fortunately there is no one else around. If the bears from Baikal were here, they would definitely fight for you right now." Harriet threw a twist on Derrick, "Your wife knows that you are being raped outside. If someone hits you, it will hurt."

Derrick raised his eyebrows, took the twist and put it into his mouth, "Lonely people don't understand the beauty of married people, you are right, Ryan."

"It's very beautiful." Ryan chuckled. He was about to say something when the personal terminal rang, and he lowered his head and quickly scanned the information he received. When he looked up, his eyes were no longer as warm as usual in gossip, "The same?"

When he received the message, others also received it, and it was expected that the content of the message should be the same.

Derrick stood up first, "Let's go." When he acted collectively, he automatically became the captain of the five-person team.

The content of the message was sent by Auston, and everyone was called to the meeting room No. 3 on the fifteenth floor of the Omega Military Base Complex. It took 20 minutes to arrive by transportation. There were already ten people standing there when they went there. People stand on both sides, the difference is clear, and by looking at their behavior, you can know where they come from without looking at the clothes.

After Ryan and his party entered, they received the common attention of both parties.

The door of the conference room was closed behind him, and three generals walked in, the gentle uncle General Tolkien, the bearded General Ivan, and the handsome and light-smile General Dalton. You can tell what your personality is by your posture. After Admiral Ivan came in, he said impatiently without waiting for him to go to the front, "Sit down, let's get down to business now, there are three pirate gathering points that need you to sneak in to find out the news. "

"General, what information are you looking for?" The Belgar Legion stood up and asked, "Do you want to deal with the pirates and catch them all in one go?"

As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers had some uncontrollable excitement on their faces.

"It would be nice to be able to catch them all at once, but pirates are like weeds, killing one crop after another, how can they kill them all." Admiral Ivan turned his head and asked the people on both sides, "How do you say that Chinese language? coming?"

"'The wildfire doesn't burn out, and the spring breeze blows it again,'" Auston said.

"That's right, that's it, the **** pirates are like this." The three admirals had already come to the front, and Admiral Ivan said: "This time we are dealing with the pirate leader Starscream, this guy last time Thor Admiral Kim and the others carried out a big siege and killed a group of them, but Starscream had a secret stronghold that provided them with a steady stream of power. With such a stronghold, the siege was useless. Admiral Tolkien's informant learned that The information about the base, but the informant died, and the specific coordinates were not given before he died. Now I send you to the three pirate gathering points to find out the specific coordinates. Admiral Tolkien received news here that there is a red spider People will go there, but they are not sure which of the three, or none of the three, if you can meet them, leave it to the goddess of luck."

After speaking to Admiral Ivan, Tolkien and Auston made some simple additions from the side, telling the coordinates of the three pirate gathering points, what characteristics the pirates need to pay attention to, and how everyone will proceed. camouflage, etc.

In the end, Auston looked at everyone and said, "This is not a game. You don't need to compete and compare. After completing the task and returning safely, that is the only requirement I have for you."