Far Eastern Stars

Chapter 11 The Beginning of the Journey to the Sea of ​​Artis

At eight o'clock the next morning, Liu Yunchen dragged his suitcase and waited at the school gate on time.The weather was very cold, and after a while, the shoulders were covered with snow.

"Oh, my little pity." Yi Na saw it from a distance, picked up her foot and kicked Ares, "Drive faster!"

"The road here is full of ice!" Ares roared, "The imperial law expressly stipulates that you should drive carefully in this kind of weather."

"Let the imperial laws go to hell." Yi Na moved sideways and sat on his lap.

"God, you're blocking my view!" Ares stretched his neck desperately.

"You don't need to have a line of sight." Yi Na stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, the car slid across the ice with a roar, and came to a steady stop when it was one meter away from Liu Yunchen.

"Did the cutie get knocked into the air?" Ares asked tremblingly.

"Shut up!" Yi Na punched him and jumped out of the car, "Welcome back to the team!

Liu Yunchen smiled and hugged her: "Thank you for coming to pick me up."

"I'd be happy to pick you up." Yi Na turned and glanced at the car, and Ares and Ming Chuan also got out: "Welcome back to the team."

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Senior Ming Chuan." Looking at his pale and weak face, Liu Yunchen was very sorry.

"Old - big -" Yi Na said in a long tone, and rolled her eyes extremely fast.

Liu Yunchen was surprised and bent slightly to look into the car.

Long legs in military boots stretched out from the car and stepped firmly on the snow.

Liu Yunchen: "..."

The great General Ke Lei said with a paralyzed face: "Welcome."

Liu Yunchen replied: "Thank you."

It was quiet all around.

The atmosphere dropped to freezing point again.

"OK, come on, let's go home." Yi Na smiled and quickly stuffed Liu Yunchen into the car.

"Boss." Ares took the opportunity to educate, "Before you set off, you clearly promised to come out with a warm spring breeze." Bingshan's face changed a little.

Corley thought briefly.Because in all fairness, the teenager in the car did not make any major mistakes. This corporal punishment was caused by his unilateral anger. The other party did not show dissatisfaction or talk back. Logically speaking, this kind of embarrassment is really unnecessary.

So Ke Lei took the initiative to open the door and sat in the driver's seat.

Liu Yunchen silently moved to the other side.

Corey: "..."

"Why don't we sing a song together." Ares enthusiastically proposed, and waved his hands in the small space in the car.

"Where do you want to go?" Corley asked.

Liu Yunchen glanced at him sideways, making sure he was asking himself, and then answered cautiously, "Aren't you going back to the hotel? Or the Manning Casino."

"You can choose to go to the hot spring." Ke Lei started the car, "This is one of the few opportunities to relax before departure."

The three people in the back row looked at him expectantly.

Liu Yunchen nodded: "Okay!"

There were cheers, Areski sang the whole song, and Ina didn't put a rag in his mouth for the first time.

Because the great general was coming, the owner of the hot spring shop cleared the place early.When everyone arrived, the usually noisy hotel had become empty, only the sound of water droplets could be heard.

Soaking in the milky white bath soup, Liu Yunchen felt comfortable and just wanted to sigh—after three months of special devil training, to have such a leisurely time is like being in heaven.

Footsteps came from behind.

Liu Yunchen turned around vigilantly.

"It's me." Ke Lei was wearing a bathrobe, satisfied with his reaction speed, "It seems that your special training at the military academy has been very effective."

"General." Liu Yunchen heaved a sigh of relief.

Corey took off his bathrobe and went into the water too.

Liu Yunchen: "..."

Why not head to your very own exclusive bath, supposedly sprinkled with roses.You know how difficult it is to find fresh roses in this icy hotel.

Ke Lei leaned against the wall of the pool, lazily closing his eyes, as if he had completely let himself go.The naked upper body has faintly protruding muscles, and the lines are beautiful, but there are many scars on the skin, and there are even ferocious scratches on the chest.

Liu Yunchen took a closer look.

"It's a dragon." Ke Lei said suddenly.

Liu Yunchen was taken aback, and instinctively sat up straight: "Sorry, General, I didn't mean to offend you."

"This is not an offense, it's a child's curiosity." Ke Lei rarely smiled, and looked down at his own scars, "In the dense forest in the northwest, there are evil dragons."

"I've heard of this legend." Liu Yunchen couldn't help but look again, "It was the headline of "Emperor Capital Weekly" at the time, but the reporter said that you refused to be interviewed."

"This is a military medal." Ke Lei said, "You have it too, but it's very small."

"This?" Liu Yunchen touched the small scar on his chest, "It's for practicing close combat."

"Nan Ming showed me your course schedule, and I didn't expect you would really persevere." Ke Lei asked the waiter to bring two glasses of red wine, "It's a bit cruel, but believe me, it's a good thing for you." "I know." Liu Yunchen asked, "When are we going to leave?"

"Three days later." Ke Lei touched his glass with him, "This voyage will be very dangerous, and even Heka cannot protect you [-]%, so you must be mentally prepared."

"Your Excellency, please don't talk about a beautiful lady behind her back." Heka complained dissatisfied in the chaos, "This is not a gentleman's behavior."

Liu Yunchen smiled: "It's okay, I'm mentally prepared."

Ke Lei nodded: "Come on."

The most convenient way to go to the Artis sea area is to take a boat from the port of the small town of Shengnuo. Before, everyone had to take the green leather train for at least half a month.

"I swear, this is definitely the most boring time I have ever experienced." Ares lay on the bed and sighed, "it can be compared to the history class in high school."

"But the boss and cutie seem to be in a good mood." Yi Na flipped through the newspaper, "They even went to the dining car to eat steak together."

"Is there any mistake?" Ares sat up, "The cooks on the train can even burn the noodles, and they can't even tell the difference between tomato sauce and honey butter sauce."

"This is not good." Yi Na closed the newspaper, her eyes filled with sympathy, "I hope this poor cook won't be thrown off the train by the boss."

As it turned out, her worries were not superfluous.

Holding the knife and fork, Liu Yunchen almost exerted all his strength, trying to cut open the tough steak in front of him.

Corey: "..."

"I give up." After 5 minutes, Liu Yunchen leaned back on the chair, "Maybe we can take it to the Artis sea area and use it to deal with snakes or sea monsters."

Seeing his disappointed expression, Ke Lei laughed out loud: "Is this the kid's complaint about the spoiled food?"

"I even gave up the delicious hot dog at the stall when the train stopped at the last station." Liu Yunchen protested.

"It sounds very sympathetic." Ke Lei took off the napkin, "But when we arrive in Shengnuo Town, we will have a luxurious seafood dinner, so don't be too depressed."

Liu Yunchen picks up a small tomato with a fork—this is the most delicious food on the train so far.As we got closer to the southern port, there were more and more vegetables and fruits. When I recalled the canned food on the frozen snowfield, I immediately felt that even unpalatable carrots became delicious.

Liu Yunchen held a stick of celery in his mouth and propped his head to look at the scenery outside the window.

Half a month later, the train arrived at the small town of Shengnuo smoothly.The sea-going port has a lovely name, Red Cherry Port.

Liu Yunchen dragged the suitcase and whispered to Ares, "It sounds a bit like a red-light district."

"This is the red light district, cutie." Ares said loudly - although he had deliberately lowered the volume, it was obviously useless.

"Sailors sail at sea and often don't see a woman for more than a year, so everything here is taken for granted." Yi Na asked, "Do you want to meet her?"

Liu Yunchen shook his head.

Heka giggled in the enchantment: "Baby, you are already an adult, there are some things you can try, it will be very interesting."

"He doesn't need to try." Ke Lei interrupted the conversation with a displeased face, and helped Liu Yunchen carry the suitcase, "Let's go to the hotel."

"He's really old-fashioned and boring." Heka shook the feather fan and picked up Moster with one hand, "Huh?"

The monster struggled uneasily.

"I know you don't want to go to Artis Sea, and frankly, neither do I." Heka sighed, brushing its fur with sharp nails, "but this time we seem to have no other choice."

Most trembling, desperately curled up into a small ball.

Since Natasha is still on a mission, everyone needs to stay here for ten days, waiting for her to return to the team.

Live in the red light district for ten days.

Ares is full of expectations for this, the tiger eyes are shining like a girl, and he is carrying a suitcase, and his steps are extremely vigorous.

Yi Na pokes relentlessly: "I bet he doesn't even date girls alone."

Ming Chuan covered his mouth, coughed hysterically for 5 minutes, then nodded: "I think so too."

The carriage briskly drove past gorgeous hotels, exquisite private hotels, and erotic trading venues full of peach fragrance, and finally stopped in front of a dilapidated alleyway.

Liu Yunchen hugged his schoolbag, looked around, and asked with some uncertainty: "Are we going to live in a garbage dump?"

Yi Na put her arms around his shoulders: "The garbage dump is on the left, and we live on the right."

A dilapidated three-story building, the entrance is full of various waste cardboard boxes. On one of the larger boxes, there are some crooked words "Ocean Sixth Army Guest House" written on it with a marker. If you don't pay attention, you can't see it. .

Corey pushed the door open and walked in.

"Little cutie, this place is very important to the boss." Yi Na whispered in his ear, "So don't repeat what you just said a second time."

"Sorry." Liu Yunchen stuck out his tongue and followed her into the guest house.

Compared with the dilapidated appearance, the inside is not too bad, at least it is clean and tidy, and there is even a large bouquet of white irises in the corner.The person in charge of the reception was a shy little girl. After distributing the keys to everyone and pointing out the location of the restaurant, she sat back on the chair and continued to pick up a thick book and start reading.

The brass key was somewhat deformed and rusted, Liu Yunchen tried three times before finally opening the door of his room smoothly.Except for the necessary beds, tables and chairs, only the posters of female stars on the wall are left, which look very old and slightly yellowed.The windows were shut tightly, even battened, but the smell of the dump still wafted in.Liu Yunchen washed his face as quickly as possible, and almost ran all the way to the restaurant - although the food here may not be very delicious, at least there will be no bad smell.

"Hi!" There was only one smiling yellow-bearded man in the whole restaurant, serving as waiter, cashier and chef. "How about a creamy clam noodle? And the latest peach wine."

"Thank you." Liu Yunchen pulled out the chair, "Where are the others?"

"You are the first guest today." The yellow-bearded uncle put on his chef's hat, "Even General Ke Lei hasn't appeared yet."

An ominous premonition welled up in Liu Yunchen's heart - it must not be because the food was too bad that everyone refused to go downstairs.

"Please wait a moment." Liu Yunchen raised his right hand, trying to escape.

"Do you need to add dessert?" The yellow beard uncle turned around in a friendly manner with a sincere smile.

"Thank you..." Liu Yunchen sat back again.

"Chickpea risotto with a glass of spirits." Ke Lei came in from outside the restaurant.

"Hello, my esteemed general." The yellow-bearded man stepped forward and hugged him warmly.

Ke Lei was obviously familiar with him, and reached out to pat him on the back.Liu Yunchen sat on the side, propping his cheeks to watch the two reunite after a long absence.

"Ghost used to be the best chef in the Sixth Ocean Army." Ke Lei sat opposite Liu Yunchen.

"The name of that chef just now?" Liu Yunchen asked.

"It's not a name, it's a code name." Ke Lei replied, "He prefers to be called a ghost than a real name full of local flavor."

"You are very familiar with this place." Liu Yunchen helped him pour a glass of lemonade.

"Because I used to be the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Ocean Army." Ke Lei didn't hide this fact.

"Ocean Army?" Liu Yunchen was a little surprised, because in all the information he came into contact with before, it seemed that Ke Lei had always belonged to the army.

"The story is very long, you can tell it slowly on the boat." Ke Lei put down the empty water glass and smiled, "If you want to listen."

"Of course." Liu Yunchen was full of curiosity about him.

"General, here's your chickpea risotto and schnapps." The ghost put the tray on the table and lifted the silver dome. "I hope some wicked merchants haven't watered the vodka."

The bean is stirred in the red paste sauce, which smells of strong tomato sourness. Liu Yunchen basically has no expectations for his creamy clam noodles.

"Would you like to try it?" Corley asked.

Liu Yunchen calmly refused.

Ke Lei shook his head: "During this voyage, more than half of the time will be spent on canned chickpeas. You'd better get used to it in advance."

"But when I have a choice, I prefer to eat butter noodles." Liu Yunchen took the tray from the ghost, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." The ghost brought him another cream cake, "There will be a stripper show at the port at night, do you want to go and see it?"

Liu Yunchen looked at Ke Lei.

Ke Lei wiped his mouth with a napkin: "Want to go?"

It's okay to go and have a look... Liu Yunchen nodded.

Ke Lei refused: "This is an adult's business. The law prohibits children who eat cream noodles from entering and leaving pornographic establishments."

Liu Yunchen: "..."

Damn, then why are you asking me!

The creamy clam pasta was much better than the sticky chickpea risotto, and the cake was lovely, even with a cherry filling.After a full meal, Liu Yunchen basked in the sunset on the terrace and listened to the waves in the distance with his eyes closed. He was very comfortable and comfortable. He fell asleep before he knew it. When he woke up, it was already dark.

In the hallway, Yi Na is drying her hair - only here has power.

"Sister." Liu Yunchen greeted.

"You've been on it?" Ina pointed to the terrace.

"Well, the sound of waves can be heard from above." Liu Yunchen stretched, "What about the rest?

"Aris and Mingchuan went to the tavern. As for the boss, he left the door an hour ago."

Yi-na replies, “Do what he does every time he comes here.”

Liu Yunchen said: "Oh."

Definitely going to see the yellow show.

……

On the quiet street, dead leaves are covered with bricks, and there is a rustling sound when you step on them.

Ke Lei wrapped his windbreaker tightly, crossed the side street familiarly, and stopped in front of a grocery store.

"Mrs. Beddy." Curley knocked lightly on the door and asked politely, "Are you home?

After a while, the door of the house was opened by "Zhi Ya", and an old woman wearing a headscarf came out slowly, with a somewhat stooped figure.

"I hope I didn't disturb your rest." Ke Lei supported her.

"I heard a neighbor say that the general has come to this town." Mrs. Bedi looked at him with a smile, "so I took a nap because I knew you would definitely come tonight."

The room was a little messy, and Ke Lei helped her to sit on a chair, took a broom and a rag to clean it up, and opened the windows for ventilation.

"Oftentimes, Joe's comrades-in-arms will come over and help me with some housework." Mrs. Bedi spoke slowly to prevent the occasional panting, "but recently a businesswoman came to the town and called young people It was a good pay to go fishing together, so I made them all enlist.

The government doesn't care about this army, but people have to find other ways to live, don't they?"

Ke Lei smiled: "You are very kind, just as kind as Joe."

Mrs. Beddy looked at him with kind and peaceful eyes, as if she were looking at her own son.

In the war, the son who died at the bottom of the sea.