The room in Xiyuan is very spacious. There is a black cloth with unknown use hanging opposite the sofa, and two large wardrobes are placed in the corner.
There is also a narrow compartment on the innermost side of the room, half surrounded by iron, which was originally used to make a separate small bathroom.
Now there is a small bed on the floor of the compartment. Qi Li uses the strongest iron plate and thick inflatable cloth. In addition to the smaller and shorter area, the comfort is higher than the bed in the abyss.
After eating a small round cake, Ruan Qiu was not very hungry. He nodded and got up to the inner compartment.
The iron sheet can't move, covering half of the bed, and the pillow is placed on the outside.
Ruan Qiu thought for a moment and moved the pillow inside.
He took off his coat, folded it neatly and placed it at the head of the bed, lifted the quilt and lay it in.
From the perspective of Xiyuan, you can only see that the quilt on the small bed moved slightly, and then calmed down.
The light went out, there was silence in the room, and Ruan Qiu's breathing was evenly long.
This is Ruan Qiu's best sleep after waking up from the stone room under the ruins.
To be more precise, it has been more than half a year.
In the last period of time he spent in the hospital, he endured physical pain all day long, had to do chemotherapy from time to time, and his appetite was not much to eat.
Fortunately, he is in a good state of mind. When he can't sleep, he watches TV or listens to music. There is a girl three years older than him in clinic, and she often tells him stories.
Although the process was a little tortuous, Ruan Qiu felt that he was lucky. At least he continued to live, saved by kind-hearted people, and temporarily had a new place to live.
He quickly fell into a deep sleep and didn't see a figure by the bed, standing in a dark line of sight.
The temperature difference between day and night in the magnetic suction area is obvious, and the whole yard and roof are covered with opaque light, which is much colder than the abandoned area.
Ruan Qiu wrapped himself tightly in a quilt, showing only half of his face.
When the bed was placed, Ruan Qiu was taking a shower. Qi Li looked at Xi Yuan's face before placing the pillow on the outside.
As a result, Ruan Qiu changed into it before going to bed.
Xi Yuan bent his knees and squatted down, grabbed the side of the quilt, and pulled down little by little until he could see Ruan Qiu's whole face clearly.
Ruan Qiu knew nothing about this and still slept quietly.
Xi Yuan looked carefully for a while before standing up, but he looked a little cold.
No wonder Ruan Qiu will be chased by those three people. If he is in favor, others will also think about it.
In Ruan Qiu's situation, if he does not stay with him or continue to return to the ruins, the end will only be worse.
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When Ruan Qiu woke up, Xi Yuan was no longer in the room.
The light shining through the window showed that it was getting late. He got up quickly, put on his coat and opened the door.
A young man in his twenties waited in the corridor outside the door. When he saw Ruan Qiu appear, he stared at his face for two seconds before stammering, "Yes, Brother Qi asked me to come."
He held some brand-new daily necessities in his hand and gave them to Ruan Qiu for special use.
Qi Li and Xi Yuan are not here. The young man is Qi Li's assistant, Zhao Jiang.
He is a cousin of Qi Liyuan and the person he trusts most. Except for him, there is no third person in Loren Mercury who knows that Xi Yuan and Ruan Qiu are here.
Ruan Qiu took the thing and said "thank you".
He went to the bathroom to wash up, and Zhao Jiang took him to the dining room.
Ruan Qiu slept until noon. Not long after lunch was ready, it was some dried meat and roasted bird wings, a plate of cut fruit, and the staple food was a few thick steamed buns.
Zhao Jiang apologized and touched the back of his head: "We only have these things here, and we have to do it for the time being."
Qi Li told him to receive Xi Yuan and Ruan Qiu well. Their identities are not ordinary, and they must not neglect them.
Ruan Qiu shook his head repeatedly: "If you don't make it, these are already very good."
After dinner, Zhao Jiang returned Ruan Qiu's clothes yesterday.
"I washed it all and dried it," he took out another sand broad bean. "By the way, is this also yours?"
The sand broad bean was found from the clothes, and the soil of the outer skin was cleaned up. Zhao Jiang did not dare to throw it away at will, for fear that Ruan Qiu had other uses.
Ruan Qiu nodded and reached out to take it: "Thank you."
He is young, very good-looking but not arrogant. He speaks gently and politely, and does not have the temperament of strangers like Xi Yuan.
Zhao Jiang also wanted to talk to him, and couldn't help asking curiously, "What is this for?"
Ruan Qiu faintly saw something from his expression and looked blank: "Isn't it edible?"
At least for the three months he stayed in the stone room, he could only find this kind of food.
Zhao Jiang was shocked: "Eat? Do you eat this?"
Sand broad beans only grow in abandoned areas, and they are also the only plants that can survive in abandoned areas.
Before coming, he heard from Qi Li about what Ruan Qiu looked like when he came last night. Was it really brought back from the ruins...
Ruan Qiu was silent and realized that he could not go on.
However, although his body has always been weak, he does not need much food.
There were three super nutrient solutions in the first three months. After that, it was enough for him to eat four or five sand broad beans every day. As long as the water is sufficient, he will not feel hungry.
Seeing that Ruan Qiu didn't say anything, Zhao Jiang didn't ask much. He took him to the living room to rest and was familiar with the environment.
Later, he found that Ruan Qiuguo was really unusual, just like a person who had lived in the primitive era since childhood.
He didn't even know how to turn on the projection of the TV, and all kinds of electrical appliances in the living room seemed to be the first time.
Even if Loren Mercury's resources are backward, some things should have been eliminated long ago, but they have never been seen before.
Ruan Qiu squatted in front of the sofa and stared at the projection in front of him: "How to use it?"
"Use your mental strength," Zhao Jiang explained patiently, "Spiritual power can be connected to the power supply and cut off when you want to turn it off."
Loren Mercury has limited renewable energy, and some electrical appliances have to be maintained with mental strength.
There is also a time limit for such maintenance until the mental power is briefly exhausted.
Zhao Jiang said, demonstrating for Ruan Qiu once, putting his index finger into the small hole on the side of the projection.
"Di--"
The projection is turned on, and a light shines on the black cloth opposite the sofa, projecting a portrait on it.
The volume and channel can be controlled by mental force or by pressing the button on the projection.
Zhao Jiang cut off his mental strength and let Ruan Qiu have a try.
He subconsciously thought that Ruan Qiu would definitely succeed. Human beings in the whole galaxy have spiritual power, and the difference is only the difference in strength.
Ruan Qiu listened carefully and stretched out his fingertips like Zhao Jiang.
He was concententic and felt the so-called "spiritual power", but the projection did not respond at all.
Looking at Ruan Qiu's blank appearance, Zhao Jiang coughed gently and changed the topic: "This projection has been used for a long time, and the reaction may not be very sensitive."
When Xi Yuan came back alone, what he saw was the scene of Ruan Qiu and Zhao Jiang staying together.
Ruan Qiu held a simple signal receiver in his hand, looked it over and over, and asked, "Brother Zhao Jiang, can this still be used?"
The steps of Xiyuan stopped and stood outside the door of the living room.
The two people inside found him at the first time. Ruan Qiu was overjoyed to come forward, but found that Xi Yuan's face was not very good-looking, and his dark eyes looked a little gloomy.
Ruan Qiu felt a trace, but he didn't know why.
Zhao Jiang's spiritual strength barely ranked in the whole Loren Mercury, and his perception of the outside world was more sensitive. He was not only unhappy, but even showed murderous intent to him.
His eyes turned to Ruan Qiu and said coldly, "What do you call him?"
Ruan Qiu was stunned and looked at him at a loss.
The cold sweat behind Zhao Jiang was about to soak out. Qi Li mentioned the possible relationship between Xi Yuan and Ruan Qiu this morning. He really should not be too close to Ruan Qiu.
He said tremblingly, "You... just call me Xiao Zhao. Don't be so polite. I'll prepare dinner first."
Zhao Jiang was so scared that he slipped away from the other side of the living room when Xiyuan was temporarily indifferent.
When he left, Xi Yuan withdrew his sight and turned back to the room.
Ruan Qiu was the only one left in the living room. He looked at the direction of Xiyuan's departure, turned his head and looked at the side door, put down the things in his hand to chase him.
The door was not closed tightly. Ruan Qiu gently pushed it open and walked to Xiyuan.
"Brother," he shouted in a low voice, "are you angry?"
Just because he used the same name for Zhao Jiang? But there was not much reaction from Xiyuan yesterday.
And it's just a name. A sweet mouth is more pleasing, and it's easy to get closer. Ruan Qiu knew this truth when he was very young.
Xi Yuan did not respond. He lowered his head and pulled up the cuff of his left hand, revealing a bleeding bandage.
He untied the bandage and threw it into the trash can beside him.
When the starship crashed, the parts of the console scratched his left arm, and a deep scar was the length of his palm, looking ferocious and terrible.
Only then did Ruan Qiu remember that he was injured when he first saw him.
He hesitated for a moment and sat next to Xiyuan: "Do you want me to help you?"
Xi Yuan said, "No."
He did not shy away from Ruan Qiu, and then unbuttoned a few buttons under his coat and removed the bandages on his abdomen.
At this time, a palm-sized robot suddenly appeared in the pocket on the right side of the attack.
It is flat and small, and its mechanical limbs stretch out from both sides and quickly approach the wound of the abyss.
The mechanical box opened itself like a drawer and took out a small compression bandage and a hemostatic gel.
Ruan Qiu opened his eyes wide, held his breath and looked at the mechanical box carefully, looking surprised.
Although Ruan Qiu hasn't seen much of the electrical appliances in the living room, he can't move. The small mechanical box in front of him is the second moving machine he saw except for the robot that was destroyed by Ruan Qiu that day.
The mechanical box seemed to have its own consciousness. The body turned in the direction of Ruan Qiu, and a pair of small sesame eyes flashed, and then quickly turned back, with the movements of his hands constantly.
It checks the wound, applies gel after confirming that it is correct, and then wraps a new bandage.
Ruan Qiu noticed that there seemed to be other old wounds on Xi Yuan's body, and soon he was covered by the clothes again. He moved his lips without a sound.
After wrapping the bandage, the mechanical box was stuffed back into the pocket, and the limbs shrank into a dormant state.
Ruan Qiu couldn't hide his curiosity: "It's... so small."
A small robot that can help the owner deal with the wound...
He vaguely felt as if he had heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it.
Finding that someone was talking about himself, the mechanical box poked its head out of its pocket again, and the occasionally flashing glass eyeballs seemed to blink.
Ruan Qiu was ready to move: "Can I touch it?"
Seeing that Xi Yuan had no intention of stopping, Ruan Qiu stretched out his hand little by little and gently touched the top of the mechanical box.
The mechanical box was also waiting for the instructions of Xiyuan. It was deadlocked for a while and confirmed that contact with Ruan Qiu was allowed.
It stood up hesitantly, stretched its thin arms on Ruan Qiu's palm, and then climbed into his arms along Ruan Qiu's arm.
"Didi."
The body of the mechanical box made an electric current sound, as if greeting Ruan Qiu.
Ruan Qiu had never seen such a cute and strange robot. He gently poked the body of the mechanical box, carefully stroked its arm, and whispered, "Hello."
His eyes were very bright, and the corners of his lips raised a little happy. He looked up and asked Xi Yuan, "Does it have a name?"
The body of the mechanical box is very old, with many scratches on the shell and broken corners. It seems to have been used for a long time, even older than the radio that Ruan Qiu lost.
Ruan Qiu thought that if he didn't change it after using it for so long, either the conditions did not allow it, or he had feelings and was unwilling to change it.
Xi Yuan replied, "No."
As soon as he made a sound, the mechanical box jumped off Ruan Qiu's palm and went back to his pocket to sleep.
Xi Yuan leaned his back against the sofa, raised his chin slightly, and half-clud his eyes.
Ruan Qiu opened his mouth, remembered the reason for coming to him, and asked, "Brother, where have you been today?"
"I didn't see you when I woke up. It was... It was Zhao Jiang who prepared lunch," Ruan Qiu continued, bowing his head and clenching his fingers. "After that, he taught me to watch TV with projection, but I can't learn..."
Speaking of this, Xi Yuan had a little reaction. He looked sideways and whispered, "Can't you learn?"
"Hmm..."
There is no need to learn such a simple thing as opening the projection, unless you can't use your mental power normally.
Ruan Qiu looked lost, not like he was lying.
Xi Yuan suddenly reached over, opened the slightly long cuffs and grabbed his wrist to feel his pulse.
The strange palm is dry and warm, which looks very rough compared with Ruan Qiu's white and delicate skin.
After a while, Xi Yuan let go of Ruan Qiu: "Don't you have the spiritual power?"
Ruan Qiu shook his head: "I don't know."
But Xi Yuan didn't mean to explain too much. Ruan Qiu noticed that he didn't seem to be angry and asked another thing.
"By the way, can I stay here for a while?" He quickly added, "I will never cause you any trouble. I can go out to find a job and earn money to pay the rent..."
When Ruan Qiu first came here yesterday, he found that Qi Li was very polite to Xi Yuan, and so was Zhao Jiang. He was even a little afraid of him, because he treated Ruan Qiu carefully.
The one who has the most right to speak here is Xiyuan. As long as he agrees, everything is fine.
"The rent?" Xi Yuan's expression was still faint, "No need."
Ruan Qiu was stunned for a moment: "Then I... help you clean the house and cook..."
Although he is not good at cooking, he can learn it.
"No need."
It's still these three words, but if you don't need them, Ruan Qiu is not at ease. He can't eat and live for nothing.
Ruan Qiu was silent, remembering the time when Xi Yuan personally brought him a small round cake last night.
He slowly curled up his fingertips and sat forward a little: "Brother, can I stay?"
Continuous temptations and inquiries represent Ruan Qiu's timidity and uneasiness. In the past, he had been impatient in the face of similar situations.
But Ruan Qiu is naturally different from others, otherwise Xi Yuan would not have brought him back yesterday.
He looks like a kitten begging for touch now.
Xi Yuan stared for a while, raised his left hand, and gently stroked the broken hair in Ruan Qiu's ear: "Yes."
Ruan Qiu did not hide. He said happily and gratefully, "Thank you, brother."
He still had the idea yesterday. If Xi Yuan wanted to do anything to him, he didn't have to wait until now.
Moreover, although this person's personality is unpredictable and a little uncertain, but... Generally speaking, he is a kind-hearted person.
Send him dried meat, save him from strangers, and provide him with accommodation for free.
Ruan Qiu counted it carefully, and he has ranked Xiyuan in the most trusted place at present.
At this time, Qi Li hurried back from the outside.
He looked anxious and knocked on the door of the abyss at the first time.
Seeing that Xiyuan and Ruan Qiu were both there, Qi Li raised his hand and wiped the sweat on his forehead: "The mechanical soldiers are coming."
The mechanics came to do the investigation. When everyone returned to their residence at night, they scanned door-to-door.
Zhao Jiang heard the noise coming out of the kitchen and looked worried: "Hasn't the residents' investigation been completed? Why did you come again?
After discovering that a strange star ship crashed, the management office began to investigate in advance, which was completed two days ago. At that time, Qi Li was not at his residence, and I don't know how Xiyuan escaped.
But this time it's different. Some mechanical soldiers come to inform in advance that there will be a curfew after 7 o'clock tonight, and they are not allowed to go out until 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. Violators will be severely punished.
When Qi Li came back, he had seen three suspended detection balls equipped with the highest weapons.
Hearing Zhao Jiang's inquiry, Qi Li first took a look at Xiyuan and lowered his voice: "Yes... Someone found two bodies on the border of the abandoned area, and several completely damaged primary mechanics..."
No need to guess, it must have been done by Xiyuan.
Ruan Qiu was stunned when he heard the words.
Wasteland...two bodies? Are they the two that were solved by the attack yesterday? But at that time, Xi Yuan did not say that they were not dead.
There was also the primary mechanical soldier in Qi Li's mouth. Ruan Qiu guessed that it was the robot that chased him and warned him that day.
But he only saw one, but Qi Li said that he had damaged several.
Moreover, Xi Yuan had never asked about his origin and identity. In the face of the investigation of the residents of the mechanical soldiers, Qi Li and Zhao Jiang were so worried.
If it's not because of myself, then... Either Xiyuan is also an unregistered resident, or the four people here are the same.
Ruan Qiu felt a little uneasy and stood quietly by the door to continue to listen to several people talking.
Qi Li coughed gently, pressed his voice lower, and asked Xi Yuan, "Do you want to... avoid it a little?"
He doesn't want to take risks. It's very simple to kill a group of robots, but in this way, he will also be exposed. Maybe even Loren Mercury's residence permit will be destroyed.
Qi Yuan did not respond for a moment, and the air pressure around him was slightly heavy.
Qi Li was so anxious that he didn't dare to urge. Finally, Ruan Qiu gently pulled the sleeve of Qiyuan and whispered, "Brother?"
Not only attacking Yuan, but also Ruan Qiu has to avoid the investigation of the mechanical soldiers, otherwise he will be arrested and wait for the trial of the management office. It is likely that he will be locked up for a period of time before arranging a place.
Xi Yuan's breath paused slightly and answered, "Okay."
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Before the arrival of the mechanical soldiers, Ruan Qiu followed Xi Yuan and hid in the wooden box in the corner of the yard.
When the ground is hollowed out, the wooden box is hidden underneath, which is not easy to detect.
According to Qi Li, he specially prepared the wooden box, which was covered with a layer of alloy that can isolate all detection, and the body temperature and mental fluctuations of living people will not be found. Originally, he wanted to hide smuggled materials.
The wooden box has two layers, and Ruan Qiu and Xi Yuan are on the bottom floor, huddled together in the narrow space.
Xi Yuan hasn't been hiding like this for a long time. He is too tall. He needs to lean his head when sitting in a wooden box. He looks very aggrieved and doesn't look good.
Ruan Qiu also thought about the discovery of two bodies in the abandoned area, and realized that the attack was more mysterious than he thought.
If he is also an unregistered resident, where did he come from? What is it for?
As for those two people, there is no need for Xi Yuan to lie to him. Moreover, Ruan Qiu doesn't think he is such a cruel and murderer.
Maybe... It's not a few people yesterday, or they have encountered something else later.
Those three people have bad intentions and bad intentions. Maybe there are many enemies, and any ending is normal.
Ruan Qiu was thinking nonsense and heard Xi Yuan's low and hoarse voice: "Are you afraid?"
He looked at the blurred outline in front of him and said softly.
Ruan Qiu was also afraid of being found. Qi Li was so anxious just now that the consequences of being caught by the mechanical soldiers must be very serious.
It was very dark in the wooden box, but the sight of the abyss was not much restricted.
Ruan Qiu held his knees, and his face was full of worry and anxiety. Previously, because the happiness left by Xi Yuan agreed to him, his eyelashes trembled uneasily.
Xi Yuan suddenly moved and grabbed Ruan Qiu's wrist.
Ruan Qiu's body was forced to lean forward, pressed his back with one hand, and his whole body was taken over.
Xi Yuan's movements were semi-tough. Ruan Qiu was very thin and not as big as him. He was circled in his arms like a little quail.
Ruan Qiu sat on his lap and his body was stiff.
But Xi Yuan just hugged him and stroked his silver hair like a comfort.
He has a high temperature and feels very warm through his clothes.
Ruan Qiu's ears turned red, slowly relaxed, and took the initiative to lean against the shoulder of Xiyuan.