The Star Knight

Opal wore a sand bat skin cloak, and attracted attention as soon as he appeared in front of the gate of the company's headquarters.

"What's the matter?" The security guard's voice came from the communicator under the camera.

In the lens, Opal looked up at the camera and said, "I want to see Hollens."

The security guard said: "Say your name, report your ID number, and explain your intention clearly."

Opal looked around. The headquarters of the two companies, Horrence and Black Rock Mining, were facing each other. The door there was still closed. Opal opened the door and said: "I have no name and no ID card. Did you tell me the person in charge and asked them to read the news about B-11 today? Please arrange a meeting as soon as possible. I brought important news."

There was no answer there. Opal waited at the door for a long time. When he was about to leave, the small door on the side opened and the communicator said, "Come in."

Opal walked into the middle floor of the building, which was the entrance to the staff's private car. Once inside, it seemed to step into the endless ocean, surrounded by fish swimming in the glass wall, strangely shaped, and many marine creatures were unseen.

A robot led the way and brought Opal into the central hall. It was already evening off work. He wore a black cloak and walked through the hall like a pedestrian from a distance. The staff passing by looked at him with strange eyes.Opal didn't care, thinking about what to say next while walking.This is obviously what they need. Should we go directly to the topic or talk about the conditions first?

The robot took him into the elevator room in the central hall, turned on the button, and reached the nine hundredth floor. Opal thought in the elevator center of the gallop, followed the robot through an empty corridor, and entered an office.

The office is large. A middle-aged man in a black suit is sitting behind the table. Behind him is a huge circular screen. The screen is covered with the names of ores and their price per kilogram. The passage of seconds keeps changing.

The robot leading the way left, and the middle-aged man asked, "Are you from Star B-11? What is your name?"

Two more robots came over with plates and placed drinks in front of Opal.

Opal said: "Introduce yourself, my name is Opal."

The middle-aged man nodded politely, shook hands with him, and said, "Kadir Holens."

Opal sighed, is this the person in charge of Holens?It doesn't look like it. He doesn't know where the problem is or the level of the other party. He came here with the courage of a newborn calf. The only chip is the chip in his hand.

"Did you read the news?" Opal glanced at the drink, but didn't drink it.

Kadir nodded: "Look, what happened this afternoon, you brought that girl to this planet? Where is your spaceship?"

Opal narrowed his eyes and looked at him, always feeling a little bit bottomless.

He wants to use mind reading, which is the first time for him to actively use it. Perhaps knowing the other person’s thoughts will be of decisive help... Teacher, I will use it once, only this time.Opal said repeatedly in his heart.

He said: "I'm actually not a resident of the B11 star, my mother forced landing on the planet sixteen years ago..."

Opal suddenly noticed one thing, the other party did not stare at him.Kadir's eyes were fixed on a thing in front of the table. It was a Pegasus sculpture. Why is this?Shouldn't he look at himself right now?To judge whether he is lying, or holding other purposes... Opal’s eyes also moved to the small sculpture, and both of them looked at the sculpture, and what Opal thought of in an instant-he should not be Horence, There are other people watching their conversations.

The other party did not show what it should be.Opal can only use that method, he said in his heart: Teacher, let me use it once, only this time.

Opal narrowed his eyes, gathered his mental strength, looked at each other's eyes, and said every word to him seriously: "Let me see Horence."

"What?" Kadir leaned slightly and frowned. "I am."

Opal repeated once, saying: "You are not, let me see your boss, I have something to say to him."

Kadir looked at Opal with his eyes, his eyes flickered for a moment, as if a little shaken.

Opal pressed one hand in front of him and repeated the third time, saying: "If you cheat me, I will go now. Let me see Horence, and remind you one last time."

Kadir murmured: "Okay, please wait."

As he stood up, a dark door appeared on each of the two walls of the office, six robot guards came out of the dark door, and a voice rang behind Opal, saying: "You can't be on the B11 star. ."

Opal sat upright, and six robots surrounded his and Kadir's desks, and his method worked.A young man with red hair came out of the dark door on the left hand side. He was not handsome, but he was very tasteful, wearing a light green shirt, and fish-shaped blue metal slippers on his feet. When the young man aside, the real Kadir Holens sat on the chair, looking at him with a look of enemies.

"Please say, Star Knight." Kadir's voice was a little unsteady: "What is your intention?"

Opal just stunned a little, and then understood what.

"Do you know my identity?" asked Opal.

Kadir said: "I don't like being hypnotized. I promise to listen to you seriously. Everything in the office has videos and the company has industry in many galaxies. I'm not afraid of you."

Opal said: "Look at this first."

He flipped his hands open and spread his palms, the chip flew to Kadir, and Cadir's expression became more severe. His eyes stared at Opal almost without blinking, raising his hand to hold the chip, and the desk desktop opened A partition, flip out the holographic projector.

"This is an old-style chip." Kadir said: "The crimson star has been eliminated. Where did you get it from? Secretary, take a signal converter."

The middle-aged man was sent out, and Kadir said: "Let A3 come in, you don't have to come back."

Opal never spoke again, sitting quietly and waiting, Kadir said: "Please drink some ice crystal juice and relax. We don't want to be hostile to you, at least you haven't had conflicts yet, have you?"

Opal was very strange in his heart. Did Kadir know the Star Knight?Does he seem to be afraid of Rector?

Opal didn't ask, but said lightly: "Okay."

He suddenly discovered one thing: Once he left Rector's side and wanted to solve something alone, he would unconsciously imitate his tone, his movements and expression.

Rector's voice in his chest was deeply rooted in his heart, and Opal regarded him as an object of imitation.

"Do you know my teacher?" Opal asked suddenly.

Kadir immediately said alertly: "I don't know. I mean... I've heard of him. I don't know what I can do for him, why did he find us?"

Opal is even stranger. Is Kadir afraid of Rector?

He asked, "How do you recognize me?"

Kadir said: "I guess you are not an official star knight."

Opal nodded and said, "I'm still learning."

Kadir followed Opal's words: "I see, what trial did that gentleman arrange for you? I think we might know each other in this matter. This is a rare opportunity."

Opal couldn't guess Cadillac's thoughts at all, but he didn't plan to use mind reading. At this time, the signal converter was sent over, and the office robot connected it to Kadir's stereoscopic projection equipment. Three-dimensional images appeared. .

Kadir's gaze was full of shock, and the information could not help scrolling upwards. He simply glanced at the mine disaster and dumping, and then stopped paying attention, and finally stopped on a spaceship berth record.

"Harley Fockett." Kadir said.

Opal remembered that Rector also mentioned this person and immediately said: "The interstellar pirate of the Magellanic Cloud."

The three-dimensional projection is put away, and Kadir's gaze turns to opal from the information record.

Opal learned Rector’s tone and said seriously: “I think you may be useful with these materials, so I brought them, and I ask for your help now, Kadir Holens.”

Kadir seemed to have heard a big joke and unnaturally leaned back a little, saying, "What are the trading conditions?"

Opal said: "No, this is not a deal. Listen to me, can we talk?"

With a flattered look on his face, Kadir was at a loss for a while, and Opal said again: "Make a friend."

Kadir backed up abruptly, almost overturning the chair, and said, "Is this true? I mean... It’s an honor, a great honor."

Opal also felt a little stunned. He got up, reached over his desk, shook hands with Kadir, and Cadir nodded with a lingering fear. His eyes were a bit dull, and he murmured something.

"Please wait." Kadir said: "I think we are friends now."

Opal nodded: "Of course."

Kadir said: "Do you mind if I invite several company executives to come over and listen to your condition... No, help each other?"

Opal thought for a while and said, "Yes, please."

Kadir pressed a button and said, "Mr. Opal, what do you like to drink? I'll ask someone to prepare."

Opal waved his hand: "No, I just ate hot dogs."

Kadir's expression was a little embarrassing. After a while, the office door opened, and six old men came in. Kadir introduced one by one. The name Opal couldn't remember, and nodded to them.

"This is Mr. Opal from the B11 star." Kadir introduced.

Opal glanced at everyone and said, "I got this information from the B11 data center."

Then Opal began to talk about his intentions. He first described the situation of the B11 star roughly, and analyzed the current status of the rhodochrosite minerals. The audience did not interrupt him.

Opal broke his head while speaking, noticing that the atmosphere seemed serious, and smiled voluntarily, and asked, "What do you think?"

Kadir finally understood his intention, saying: "We are very happy to cooperate with you, but do not know which step you want to do specifically?"

Opal said: "I don't understand this, it's up to you."

Kadir glanced at some of the old people who were listening, thinking for a moment, and said, "This time, it is enough for Heiyan Mining to plant a big fight. It is impossible for them to mine the B11 star. According to this evening's return, the galaxy police department has now Send a patrol boat to the B11 star to investigate."

Opal thought, great!

Kadir said: "But Heiyan Mining has already dispatched the spacecraft at this time yesterday. At that time, we didn't know why they left suddenly. Now we finally understand."

Opal narrowed his eyes and said, "Will they destroy the evidence?"

Kadir said busy: "It should be like this."

Opal also transcribed another chip, but he was not afraid of destroying the evidence, but he did not know how the miners transferred. He had to go back immediately after the matter was done.Kadir also said: "To be honest, our company was also interested in bidding for the mining rights of B11. At the same time, the information on smuggling spar mines towards pirates can also play a big role when necessary. Thank you very much for this chip, What can I do for you?"

Opal nodded and said: "Then I think... when you are mining reddish crystal mines, do you still use the same method as black rock mining?"

Kadir said: "Of course not, Holens uses robots for underground operations."

Opal nodded and said, "So 100,000 miners, their destination."

Kadir said: "Theoretically, they are all free agents. Although they are interstellar black workers, they still have the citizenship of the Republic. However, if the Black Rock Mining Company wants to destroy the evidence, maybe they will all of them...you understand, just Like your teacher...uh."

Opal frowned: "What? I didn't understand."

The sweat on Kadir’s eyebrows slipped down, and he changed his mouth: "I mean, maybe they will be transferred to another planet to engage in new mining operations... Do you want these 100,000 people? But the government already knows After this incident, it is not easy to handle... let me think about it."

Opal said: "No, you misunderstood, what do I want these 100,000 people to do? I hope they can find a new job, get the citizenship of the Republic, and have the right to choose independently, just like... on the Crimson Star Of most people."

Everyone's expressions were extremely weird for a moment, and Kadir even twitched a little, saying, "Sir, are you kidding me?"

Opal said: "Why am I kidding? Letting everyone live and work is my ideal."

Kadir: "..."

Everyone: "..."

"Let me ask offensively." An old man with a steady expression finally said.

Opal turned to look at him: "Please say."

The old man said: "Mr. Korolin asked you to solve the problem of the B-11 star? I don't quite understand his intentions, and I beg you to tell us openly."

Opal frowned slightly, Caroline?Who is Caroline?He had never heard of this name.Did they admit the wrong person?Opal finally responded, and they recognized him as another apprentice of the Star Knight!

Opal said: "No." He decided not to mention Rector's existence, but he didn't ask who Colleen was, but knew that this person must know Rector and asked him again when he went back.

There was a silence in the office, and everyone showed strange expressions. No one could guess what Opal was thinking, but Opal touched the center of the problem vaguely, and they really recognized the wrong person.

Another old man seemed to have figured out something, and said, "Mr. Opal, I saw in the news that a girl with an injured woman appeared outside the door of Jager Hospital this afternoon..."

Opal said: "She is my good friend, the name is Anya."

All of a sudden everyone realized that, Kadir was relieved and smiled: "It turns out so."

Opal said: "She now...maybe already in the police station."

Kadir said: "I will immediately send someone to check, you only need the assistance we provide is the arrangement of these 100,000 people?"

Opal said: "Can you do it?"

Kadir said: "It's a bit difficult to solve all of them at once, but there are also many minerals in Horace. I guarantee that they will no longer be used as slaves. The company intends to recruit some people who check the amount of minerals. Some of them work at Crimson Star and can be trained to work. There are also some ground exploration jobs for new planets. This job is very well paid, and miners with certain experience are lacking."

The old man who spoke first said, "After all, you think, the Crimson Star Government already knows this. In the next month, it will be the focus of all media. As long as we take over, we will definitely be supervised by all walks of life. Must be properly placed, are you right?"

Opal said: "Yes, that's all. I still want a personal ID. I don't know if you can help me. I will definitely..."

Opal's word "reward" hasn't been exported yet, and Kadir said happily: "No problem, it's on us. You need to enter the pupil, fingerprint and gene scan information."

Someone outside asked to come in and respectfully said: "Miss Anya is now waiting in the rescue center arranged by the police station. Another lady named Si Hugo has recovered from her condition and stayed in the Jager Hospital for observation. She should be discharged after ten days. "

Opal knew that Kadir could not lie to him, and readily said: "Great. I'm not convenient to see her."

Kadir nodded again and again: "It's really inconvenient and understandable."

Opal stood up and said: "Then even if this is resolved, I will have to go back to B11 immediately, my friends are still waiting. I hope the Galaxy police can get there as soon as possible."

Kadir said: "Miss Anya... need us to take care of it?"

Opal thought for a while and said, "She has her brother. If everything goes well, Oman will come soon. He always wanted to find a lover for her... well, I said too much and said goodbye."

Everyone nodded in sympathy.

Kadir said: "Thank you very much for your help this time. If you need any help from us in the future, you just need to go to any branch of Holens and let them inform me."

"Where are you?" Opal said goodbye to them, and Kadir personally took him off the elevator to the entrance of the central floor. Opal walked through the hall and saw the fish when he came, saying: "This floor is beautifully decorated. ."

Kadir smiled: "I have loved fish since I was a child. By the way, how old are you this year?"

Opal replied: "Sixteen."

Kadir froze, then nodded and smiled: "It's really young."

Opal shook his hand and said, "Just send it here."

Kadir stopped and reached for a solemn handshake with him. Opal said: "You will do it, right?"

Kadir said: "Yes, you can supervise me."

Opal said: "I will leave here when the matter is over."

Kadir nodded thoughtfully and said, "Because of that girl?"

Opal busy said: "No, you misunderstood, I just want to go to another galaxy myself, looking forward to seeing you next time."

Kadir smiled heartily: "I will send you your ID when I arrive."

Opal made a new friend. He knew that it might be because they recognized the wrong person. The person named Caroline is extremely important. Who is he?More important than Rector?

Walking out of the building of the Horrence Group, it was already dark. The night of the crimson star was full of lights. Opal stood on the flyover and looked up at the sky without seeing a little spark.

He knew that Kadir didn't really make friends with him, and most of them still looked at the face of a star knight named Caroline.And Rector... yes, what about Rector?

Opal looked around and found no silver dragon rays.

He walked across the overpass to the door of a shop opposite. Rector was embracing his arms and leaning against the lamppost on the overpass. He said, "How are you talking?"

There are not many pedestrians. There are only Opal and Rector on the flyover, and the street lights are light red. Opal busyly said: "Teacher!"

"Can B11's energy unit be used here?" asked Opal.

Rector said: "No, you need to go to IAU Star Bank to convert it to a credit point. There will be opportunities in the future. What do you want to buy? Use my card, go."

Opal took a card and asked, "Where did you just go?"

Rector said: "Go to an old friend."

Opal asked: "Do you know Caroline?"

Rector's complexion changed immediately, and he said, "Where did you hear his name?"

Opal holding the card, like a child doing something wrong.Every time he stood in front of Rector, he was no longer himself. No matter what he did, whether he successfully resolved a dispute or saved the lives of 100,000 people, all his achievements seemed insignificant.

"They said so." Opal intermittently explained the passing Chao Leikete once.

Rector listened quietly, and the two were silent for a long time after Opal finished.

Rector said: "Go to buy your things, go back to B11 after you buy."

Opal bought three hot dogs in the past, and Rector’s Silver Dragon Ray was waiting for him in the parking space on the roadside, taking him away from the Crimson Planet and flying into the vast space.

At the edge of the inner compartment of the silver dragon rays, Rector stood hand in hand, standing in front of the front window, watching the dark universe and the huge fireball in the distance-the star of the Red Flame Galaxy, the goddess of Red Flame.

"Teacher." Opal said: "I didn't listen to you... I did it wrong."

Rector said in a deep voice: "The teacher's words may not always be right. Today I will teach you the last lesson. I must learn to question and question all the deep-rooted things that exist in your soul. What is faith? When you are Even when the faith begins to question, you are about to lose your old faith, but the new faith will be reborn from the past ashes. This process is called Nirvana by the star knights."

"Burn your soul, fly away with smoke, or usher in a vast new life." Rector's eyes shone like a morning star, turning around, gazing at Opal's confused eyes: "This is self-destruction and sublimation The only way."

Opal frowned and listened, Rector said: "They thought you were an apprentice of Caroline, because you used hypnosis, I was surprised, originally thought you would not be this, you are much smarter than I thought, Opal."

He put a hand on Opal's shoulder.

Opal felt at ease now, knowing that Rector didn't blame him. He seemed to understand something, but felt more confused.

"He often uses conscious control?" Opal grasped the key point and asked: "But you said that the Star Knight should not use consciousness to control the people around him, or read their hearts..."

Rick said with a head: "He is a dark star knight expelled by the Templar. His body and mind have been corroded by dark energy. He overindulged his desire for power and caused the remote galaxies of the Republic to fall apart and make the Empire rule. Earth is out of the control of the lion galaxy."

"Three hundred years ago, he slaughtered the entire galaxy." Rector said: "Use a conflict between the empire and the republic to destroy a star, six planets, and the eighty billion that live on these six planets. Smarter life, more planets collapsed and collapsed due to the imbalance of the gravitational field. This disaster has affected tens of thousands of light years of space."

"Do you think life on B11 is cruel? Compared to his rule, life on many asteroids is hell on earth."

"Humans and intelligent living beings living there are always under his enslavement and have no freedom or even the right to think. He occasionally goes to asteroids and uses the power of his faith to read the thoughts of the inhabitants. As long as someone feels dissatisfied with the status quo, he will take extreme methods, hundreds of thousands, millions of lives, slaughtered as he pleases."

Opal is speechless for a while. No thought is the most terrible. What is the point of being alive when a person dare not think about it?

Rector said: "Op, Horrence is not afraid of you, but of the cruel, powerful black shadow behind you. Hypnosis and mind reading have become his hallmarks. Not only should you not use it, you can't use it , Otherwise the Republic will treat you as his associate, one can imagine the end."

Opal nodded slowly, finally realizing the seriousness of the incident, and asked again: "Why don't you stop him?"

Rector said: "I can't do it."

For the first time, Opal heard Rector say these four words seriously.

Rector said: "I'm not his opponent, do you remember the day when my capsule landed on B11? I and he battled in a nebula, and I lost defeat. Finally, I opened all the powers of the dragon rays and jumped. Later he fled to the Chiyan Galaxy. I was almost destroyed by him, completely destroyed."

Opal said: "So your belief has been shaken."

Rector nodded slowly, and Opal said, "If we are together, plus me, you now have a student."

Rector smiled and shook his head helplessly, Opal said: "You said that the secret of the power of faith is that as long as you believe in yourself, it is enough to destroy the entire universe. Is it true? I have enough faith."

B11 has arrived, but the silver dragon rays do not enter the atmosphere. It seems to be quietly suspended not far from the planet in order not to interrupt their conversation. The light of the red star passes through the distant cosmic space and is thrown into the barren yellow land.

The rift valley of the red rock bed is like a huge scar on the planet, clearly visible in space.

"What is faith?" Rector said: "What is the Star Knight? These days, I have repeatedly questioned myself. You have taught me a lot. Thank you, apprentice."

Opal Road: "Me?"

The silver dragon rays slowly descended into the atmosphere and stopped on the bed of red rock.

Opal is back to his hometown, everything has a dreamlike unreality, full of desolate mine stars, the sand and the sky, and after a period of time, maybe three days, maybe five days, he is about to leave Here it is.

He and Rector stood on the edge of the canyon. Winter gradually passed, the snow had melted, and the waves were rolling, like soft silk.

Rector said: "Don't stop you from following your footsteps, fighting, fighting, maybe one day, when you face the Dark Star Knight, you can defeat him with your beliefs. But now it is not enough, even me No, I can't disintegrate his fighting spirit, but defeat in front of him."

Opal said: "Why did he kill so many people?"

Rector said: "What do you save people for? What are you living for? What is the purpose of doing these things? Why do you believe in yourself? Where do your beliefs come from?"

Opal couldn't answer. There were too many questions that could not stand the doubt. When everything returned to its original source, he discovered that the rules of the universe were unpredictable.

Rector said: "Opal, forgive me, I must go."

Opal froze for a moment.

"Are you going back?" Opal couldn't believe it. He had already prepared for the arrival of the day, but in any case, when Rector spoke "I have to go", there was still a kind of unwilling pain. With loneliness.

"Now I want to give you a final warning, Opal." Rector said: "Everything the teacher taught you, including the power of your faith, you must swear to me that you will not use it to violate the knight Code of things."

Opal Road: "Okay."

Rector said: "Swear, otherwise, after you fall into the darkness, one day, I will come back to personally find you and make up for the mistakes I made."

Opal said: "I swear I will control myself."

The two did not speak. After a long time, Opal said: "Teacher, are you really going?"

Lake's characteristic head said: "Yes, there are many things that need to be dealt with, and I can't escape, I have to face it."

Opal said: "Can you wait for me? I want to go with you."

Rector didn't answer, and Opal realized that he had asked a stupid question.

He was just a stranger who happened to carry him out of the rescue capsule. Rector taught him so much and changed his destiny. He had already paid off his love.

Rector is like a vast sea, and Opal is just a small gravel. Rector is a star knight and it is impossible to waste too much time on him.

"Teacher." Opal thought clearly: "Wish you..."

His eyes were flushed and he tried to endure tears: "Wish you... wish you..."

Rector thought for a while and said, "Opal, in your future life, you will meet more people. The teacher is just a passerby in your youth. If you want to remember me forever, follow me. , Stick to your ideals."

Opal can no longer control his tears and sadness: "My...ideal...is, like you, to be... a star knight. But I can't do it, my life is too short..."

Rector pressed his left shoulder with his left hand, bowed slightly, saluted, and solemnly said: "Thank you for your help in these days."

There were tears in Opal's eyes, learning to salute Rector—this is the etiquette of the Star Knight.

Rector touched his head and said softly:

"So, remember to always maintain your humility, honor, sacrifice, courage, compassion, honesty, justice, and faith."

"When you pass countless tests, the hundreds of billions of stars in the universe will guide you to come to the Church of the Stars."

"I look forward to that day and never give up."

Rector turned and walked up to the silver dragon rays, which shone with the ancient light, turned into an electric light that traversed the world, and vanished to the sky.

Opal raised his head, took a deep breath, and shouted: "Teacher--! We will meet again! I will work hard!"

"Opal!" Oman's voice sounded in the canyon.

Opal turned and walked across the plain with his eyes flushed, Locke shouted: "You are back!"

Hugo ran out of the canyon and several people rushed forward to embrace Opal.