Under the leadership of the puppet robot, He Ming came to this deserted city again, and somewhere in the city, he saw an unexpected yet reasonable figure.
Ancient guard.
In the original time and space, the ancient Shou of 2199 should have died of serious injuries.
But when the man in front of him, wearing the uniform of an Earth League officer, saw He Ming, he immediately stood up and saluted.
"Affiliated to the Earth Federation of Nations, Captain of the Yukikaze, Ancient Guard."
"Belonging to the Earth League, Yamato's second officer, what's your name?"
After the two sides saluted each other, Gu Shou nodded, stretched out his hand to signal He Ming to sit down, and then he looked at the puppet robot beside him.
"Let's make arrangements according to the specifications for receiving distinguished guests!"
"Yes! Mr. Ancient."
Watching the interaction between Gu Shou and the puppet robot, He Ming took a look at the surrounding environment.
Now, he was on an open-air balcony where he could see the ocean. He turned his gaze to the distance, which happened to be the dock where the Yamato and the Belfast were docked.
Before He Ming came here, I'm afraid Gu Shou had been looking here for a while.
"Aren't you going to meet Gu Jin?"
He Ming withdrew his gaze from the sea and looked at the man sitting in front of him.
Gu Shou shook his head.
"Now is not the time."
The ancient guard general took off his hat, placed it on the table, and leaned on the back of the chair.
"I haven't put on these clothes for a while. The original military uniform was confiscated after being captured by Gamilas. When the planet woke up, all I wore was the prisoner of Gamilas.
Clothes."
"Gu Jin, the captain, they all thought you had been killed."
As soon as He Ming raised his hand, the intelligent AI cube Adino jumped out of his pocket and presented the photos taken on Jupiter's moon Enceladus to the ancient Shou's eyes.
"On Enceladus, we found the wreckage of the Yukikaze. And we saw the remains left by the crew inside."
Looking at the pieces of wreckage from the Yukikaze and the remains of his comrades whose names were wrapped in icy ice, Gu Mamoru slowly closed his eyes, his expression inadvertently showing a hint of pain.
"Thank you. Thank you! Thank you for bringing the news about the Yukikaze."
"No. This may be fate."
After letting the intelligent AI cube Adino return to his shoulder to stand by, He Ming leaned on the back of his chair and sighed slightly.
"Just like you, who should have been killed in the Pluto-1 battle, are still alive on this planet."
"Yeah?"
There was silence for a while in ancient times.
As the brilliance of the stars gradually disappeared into the horizon, the ancient shoucai gradually took action.
I saw him take something out of his pocket.
It has a dark appearance and is wrapped in a layer of skin that seems to be withered. Judging from the overall shape, it seems to be a seed.
"This is what my partner entrusted to me when he was dying. Now, I hand it back to you."
"Your partner?"
He Ming did not reach out to pick it up, but looked at Gu Shou, waiting for his next words.
"Well. My partner. He is a highly skilled pilot. During the Pluto-1 battle, he once pushed the situation to victory with his own strength, but there were too many battleships in Gamilas.
.Moreover, there was fire support from Pluto, and in the end, we still suffered failure."
"And this seed was his last wish to give it to someone when he was dying on this planet."
"I don't know the partner you talk about."
"Of course. You won't know my partner. But you all come from the same place. My partner comes from the fortress."
Gu Shou shook his head and sighed.
"I don't know where my partner comes from, but he is a comrade we can trust on the battlefield! Therefore, I want to fulfill his last wish."
Seeing that He Ming didn't speak, the ancient guard stood up and pointed to the Yamato on the harbor in the distance.
"Yamato, this is a battleship built with the technical assistance of Iskandar, capable of crossing galaxies and retrieving the universe recovery system. Before its birth, the Far East had already made all arrangements. Although I
I’m not familiar with most of the Yamato’s crew, but I believe you don’t exist among them.”
Gu Shou smiled and sighed.
"Just like my partner who suddenly appeared and has powerful flying skills."
"Besides, the Belfast and Sasha..."
"You are indeed the captain of the Yukikaze. It seems that everyone in the world has underestimated you."
As soon as He Ming opened his mouth, Gu Shou showed an expression as expected.
"It's ridiculous. I'm just too idle. After my last companions died of serious injuries one after another, I had nothing to do, so I could only find something to do for myself."
Gu Shou shook his head and sat down again.
"Of course. I will not investigate what the so-called fortress is. For me, that fortress is the hometown of my partner. If my partner's soul can be returned to his hometown, this is undoubtedly the best result."
"Can you take me to see him?"
"Well, please come with me!"
After leaving the city, the two came to the side of the city - the large cemetery with tombstones erected one after another.
Traveling through it, He Ming saw names written in Iskandar characters, as well as dozens of names written in Earth characters.
Among them was a name that puzzled He Ming.
"Antinous J."
"This is my partner."
Gu Mamoru said sadly after saluting this name.
"When I was captured by Gamilas, he gave me the last potion. Therefore, I was able to persist until I was rescued by Stasia and successfully survived."
"Wairos."
【Your Excellency, I am here. Now, start scanning. Please wait!】
As the evening breeze blew, there was news again from Wayros.
[Identity confirmation. Confirmed to be the fortress pilot who accepted the commission from the fortress and entered the current world. The identification ID is: Antinos J. Status: Killed. Civilization: Nolik Civilization. 】
Hearing this, He Ming reached out and touched the seed kept by the intelligent AI cube Adino, and asked in his mind.
"His mission is this seed?"
[Unclear. The commission he accepted did not include any description of the specified object. Perhaps, this is what he thought was the answer to the mission.]
"Yeah?"
He Ming was silent for a moment.
"Then, take him home!"
[Yes. Your Excellency He Ming, please take Antinous J home! 】
He Ming took a step forward, raised his hand and patted the tombstone gently, looking at the ancient guard.
"Now, let me take him home! Okay?"
"Of course! Maybe, this is the ending Antinous expected."
Chapter completed!