“People feel safe because they are protected from danger.
A weak aluminum plate in endless space,
A finger's width of glass in the storm,
Even if it is a shelter that is so fragile that it is vulnerable to such danger——
As long as you are protected, you feel dangerous and like
Glaze under the night light."
This sentence, which is somewhat difficult for a girl to understand, is written in the blank space at the end of the comic book. It seems to have been written down by the original owner of the book.
It seems...that's true. The girl inadvertently said what she wanted to say, but she didn't expect that the man working at the desk not far away raised his head because of these words.
What's wrong?
Ah, no, it's just... there is a sentence written on the last page of this book. The girl's expression seems a little embarrassed. Has it disturbed your work?
No, the work was just finished. The man stretched himself in a very ungentlemanly manner. He looked at the book in the girl's hand. Ah, it's this one. The man made a sudden sound. I have read it.
Yes, that one. It’s very interesting, right?
This is a story about driving a ship in the endless ocean - all the land in this world has sunk, and a lonely man driving a ship called the "Giant Turtle" continues to experience adventures - because he
He promised his dead wife that he would leave his wife's ashes in a land where they would not wander.
But the story comes to an end when the protagonist wakes up from a dream - very suddenly, it is clear that no land has been found and the protagonist has not died, but the story stops at that picture: a man sitting on the bow of a boat.
Under the glass plate, wild raindrops were hitting the entire sea, and he looked at the sun in the distance, not knowing whether it was rising or disappearing.
Is there a continuation of this story? The girl turned to the man and asked.
Who knows... The man showed a tired smile. The person who wrote this story is very over the top. He is the kind of writer who just writes by himself and stops at will. No matter what the readers think, he said with great arrogance.
: This story is over, so I won’t write it again no matter what. - He is obviously not very popular.
The girl nodded with regret. Is this story over?
The man thought for a while. In the author's opinion, I'm afraid it is.
After saying that, he laughed again: But having said that, it’s a shame that he was able to give the ship such a good name as “Giant Turtle”. In fact, sometimes, I feel that even Rhode Island is a very big turtle.
Carrying us.
The girl remembered the appearance of this giant thing. Is it because it looked similar?
The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: Although there is also that reason. After speaking, he scratched the less obvious scar on his face.
Did you know that a tortoise cannot turn back, fear or death, sadness or despair, they all only move towards the light.
The heavy rain keeps falling, and the giant turtle carries the world-destroying monster and savior on its back, and keeps moving forward for something.
"Wheand my enemy well enough to defeat him, then in that, moment, I also love him."
FromA.E.Wiggin
When I know my enemy well enough to defeat him, that's when I love him too. - Andrew Under Wiggin
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I finally finished today’s work. I thought with worry. Will I finally be able to escape the embarrassment of facing it head-on...
But it seems that Shuangye was unexpectedly very involved in reading, so maybe the time to read together will pass? But if it can be done, it would be best to have a good chat.
I carried the water glass to the bookshelf, found a novel that I had not finished reading last time, and then went to another sofa, preparing to face the condemnation of conscience and discord in this rare day with less work.
The person opposite spoke awkwardly, quietly enjoying the time of fishing.
I just sat down and was about to open the half-read novel along the bookmarks, but suddenly I found the girl in front of me looking directly at me.
...Wait, to be precise, he was staring at the window behind me.
"...It's still raining." I said, damn it, so do you still have to start talking about the weather? How old are you? When talking to a little girl, you have to start talking about the weather.
Are you up? Just when I was thinking about this, I was suddenly stunned. It seemed that I really didn’t know how old I was.
"Yeah." Shuangye was still staring out of the window and just nodded slightly.
"Well...it's still a bit heavy, this rain." She didn't have any special reaction, and couldn't find a new topic, so I had no choice but to talk about my feelings about the weather again.
Not only was there no "um" this time, there was no nodding either.
I sighed inwardly, opened the novel, and lowered my head as if burying my face in the book. It was a failed conversation.
"...The day I came to Rhode Island, the rain was heavier than this." A young voice came from behind the new book, which smelled heavily of ink.
I put the book down and looked at this young fox girl with white hair and red eyes.
The look in her eyes was very vicissitudes of life.
F
On the day I set off for Rhode Island, no one came to see me off. After all, after the mercenary I subordinated in Colombia was destroyed and disbanded, I was just a wandering mercenary. There was no one I knew well and no one who cared about my future - Join
Rhode Island was a decision I made myself for the sake of my life. Knowledgeable colleagues would not come, lest they be thought they were here to "steal jobs."
So I set out for Rhode Island on my own, traveling to many places during the process, and finally arrived at the meeting point.
But when I arrived in Rhode Island, someone came to pick me up.
That person was Dr. Kelsey. She found me at the small hotel where I had just stayed, told me to take my luggage and leave the room immediately, then took me to the parking lot with a big black umbrella, and finally used a speeding speed that was close to speeding.
The horsepower pulled me to the dock and brought me to Rhode Island.
It was obviously raining heavily, but I really wanted not to get wet.
I originally thought that they found me so urgently because they had mission needs or were being transferred, but in the end, the first thing they did to me after I was taken aboard was to check my body. Dr. Kelsey and Warfarin
While examining my body, the lady complained that I didn't care about my physical condition at all. Then, when the examination was about to be completed, the contract was sent over.
Shouldn't this kind of thing be done after filling out the contract? I was very confused at the time, and soon became particularly worried - am I going to owe a high inspection fee and then force me to sign the contract? Then I
After reading the contract anxiously, I found that the conditions given were much better than what was originally promised.
Finally, I signed the contract carefully. Dr. Kelsey carefully read my examination reports one by one, and then read my signature. "Then from today on, you will be an official operator of Rhode Island. Good job."
Execute the order." Then she stared at me and said: "Now I will give you your first task."
I originally thought it would be a combat mission, but what she said to me was: "Your first mission is to stay away from the battlefield. You cannot go to the front line without the consent of me and the medical team."
"What?" I was very confused, because Rhodes Island recruited me because of my combat ability, but now they are keeping me away from the battlefield. This doesn't make sense at all.
"Your first task is to control your illness. In order to achieve this goal, you cannot fight now and must abide by the treatment plan we have set for you." Dr. Kelsey put the examination report into a box that read
I put my name in the portfolio and put it in the safe. I saw that there were many other portfolios of the same style in the safe.
"By the way, starting tomorrow, come to me after dinner." Dr. Kelsey looked back at me and said, "I will give you some lessons you may need."
"Um...I don't have money for medical treatment or classes." I'm still worried about my wallet and future salary. If I starve to death without money, I'm putting the cart before the horse when I come to Rhode Island to find a job.
"It's free, just treat it as employee benefits." Dr. Kelsey said nonchalantly.
"So, what about the inspection?" I was still a little worried. After all, I hadn't signed the contract when I did the inspection. If there was a charge, I couldn't refute it.
"Same." Dr. Kelsey seemed to see through what I was thinking, "Don't worry, you will already be a member of Rhode Island from the moment you board the ship."
"Welcome to Rhode Island."
This is my first day in Rhode Island.
D
I listened quietly to the girl telling her memories. Rainy days are suitable for reminiscing and sharing some stories about rainy days, but obviously her story has not been finished yet.
She took off her heavy tactical boots and took off the metal knee pads, then swung her legs onto the sofa and hugged her knees to her chest. After a brief silence, she began to continue her memories.
F
I met a lot of people in the next week.
Everyone on the medical team, Mr. Heijiao who is in charge of equipment management, Hong who attended Dr. Kelsey’s class with me in the evening, and Miss Zilan who took me to the street to buy clothes...
At that time, I was much colder than I am now, but everyone in Rhode Island came to greet me cordially. This had nothing to do with my work. They regarded me as a companion, not... an accomplice.
I started to learn how to dress up and liked listening to music. I discovered that life is not just as simple as training, fighting, eating and sleeping. There are many complex and interesting things to choose from.
I also experienced the feeling of "going to school"... Although there was only one teacher and one classmate, and although Hong spoke even less than me, studying with others was indeed something I had never experienced before. Although
Just some very basic lessons... Even in order to take care of Hong, we have to start with the alphabet at the beginning.
Although my knowledge and ability are still lacking now, it has improved a lot compared to that time.
Life on Rhode Island is much more exciting than my old life.
When the operators of the medical team said that my physical condition and condition had stabilized, I went to find Dr. Kelsey and applied to work on the battlefield.
Dr. Kelsey looked at me for a long time before speaking: "I don't think you can go to the battlefield now...but you can go to the battlefield and give it a try."
I didn't take it seriously at the time. My physical condition and illness had stabilized, I had done a lot of basic training, and I had not forgotten my combat skills. There was no reason for me to perform any worse than before.
...That's how it should be.
A week later, I finally started to carry out my first combat mission. In fact, the mission was very simple. If it were the original me, I would have been able to solve it by myself. But when I got to the battlefield, I couldn't wave my weapon.
arms.
I saw the enemy rushing towards me, and just as I was about to raise my weapon, I began to be afraid - I was afraid of bleeding and injury, but I was not afraid that I would bleed or be injured, I was afraid that my enemy would be injured.
How long has it been since I was injured? I thought about this question at the time, but the answer seemed so long ago that I had never experienced it. Obviously before coming to Rhode Island, as a wandering mercenary, injuries were a common occurrence.
It just occurred to me that I too was afraid of injury, pain and death - just like my enemies.
And my enemies are just like me.
He might be a normal person outside the battlefield, and he might like the same band as me, sit alone on a bar stool at a fast food restaurant all day long, or he might even have family and friends with whom he lives together.
, laugh together and eat together.
Is anyone waiting for him? I don't know.
But Rhodes Island is waiting for me to go back, so he should have a place to go back to, even a place like the tent I set up when I was alone.
I know every flaw he has - there is a gap in the defense on the left side, the position of the calf cannot be completely defended... I know all his weaknesses, and I can beat him.
But I can't do it.
Because I know that there is a place waiting for him outside the battlefield.
The operators of the heavy equipment group quickly stood in front of me, and the logistics pulled me back to the evacuation helicopter. But I just kept crying and shedding tears from the moment the enemy left sight, until my colleagues came back.
We started to evacuate.
I cried and remembered the first time I went on the battlefield, when I was a young soldier, and the enemy I attacked for the first time was also a young soldier.
I remember fighting him with tears in my eyes, fearing to be injured and killed, while forcing him to the wall of some abandoned fortress.
"...I'm sorry..." I cried.
Finally I cried and stuck the gun into his chest.
My tears kept flowing. He struggled to leave, but he couldn't. The corner of his mouth twitched, as if he said something, but I didn't know.
The sound of artillery fire drowned us out and I couldn't hear it.
On the way back to Rhode Island, it started to rain heavily at sea. When I stepped on the deck, Dr. Kelsey was already waiting not far away.
She came to me holding the same black umbrella she had used when she picked me up on the ship. In my daze, she asked other operators to take my weapons away, and then led me to the cafe. We sat side by side in front of the counter.
On a high stool.
When I finally finished the hot cocoa she ordered, she gently put her arm around my shoulders and said, "Welcome back."
I leaned on her shoulder and told her with tears what happened on the battlefield today. She listened to me quietly and told me a few words.
"On the battlefield, no one is at fault. Everyone is fighting for their lives. Don't feel too guilty about anything you have done on the battlefield."
"'When I know my enemy well enough to defeat him, then in that moment, I also love him.' When I know my enemy well enough to defeat him, then in that moment, I also love him." Dr. Kelsey said. "This
I didn't say this sentence, but I guess you need this sentence."
I have loved my enemies deeply, and the enemy who defeated me also loved me. I guess this is what this sentence means.
So we should treat our enemies equally and live better - for them we love deeply and for us they love deeply.
D
I heard a girl tell a story about herself, but I didn't know how to respond to the story.
She has the consciousness to bear all this by herself, but I don't know if I should let her bear this heavy consciousness alone.
Maybe I should think of a way to alleviate some of this dull atmosphere.
I looked out the window and it was still raining.
"Shuangye, let's go for a walk." I looked back at the quiet girl and said. "Now?" Shuangye asked in surprise. "Well, just go for a walk with me." I put on my jacket.
, opened the door of the office. Shuangye quickly put on his shoes, I took down two umbrellas from the umbrella stand next to the door, and then left the room with Shuangye.
Even the sound of rain is quiet.
We made our way to the helipad.
"Were you here at that time?" The two of us stood in the rain holding umbrellas. Shuangye's umbrella was held slightly lower. In order to prevent the rain from splashing up and hitting me, she stood a little further away. "Well, yes
of."
Then there was silence again. As expected, I still couldn't find any good way to induce others to speak. I thought.
Then I had to speak directly. I turned my head and looked at the fox under the black umbrella wagging its tail rhythmically.
"Shuangye, I have to say that from a commander's point of view, your ideas are too heavy and complicated. This kind of thinking may affect the performance in combat."
Shuangye's ears moved slightly and nodded.
"But, from a personal perspective, I think your idea is very good and worthy of respect."
Shuangye's ears stood up straight and he turned to look at me.
"The battlefield is a place where tragedies are caused. I understand this very well." I tidied up my words a little, "But I think the battlefield is also a place where life is gained and the dead are resurrected."
"There are always casualties on the battlefield, but those who survive are the most important. We mourn the dead, not to resurrect them, but to commemorate them. To commemorate their lives as human beings, to commemorate their battles and defeats - but
No matter how we commemorate them, they will never be able to come back as part of their lives, and the survivors are the ones left behind on the battlefield, and those who continue to live are the most important."
"'The dead are resurrected by the living, and when they are talked about again, they are resurrected in people's memories.' And the surviving warriors received life from their enemies, whether they wanted to or not, they always
It is a part of the continuation of the life of the deceased. Those of us who survive carry them on our backs to live on. This is what I think."
I continued: "But your thoughts are too heavy. Loving someone is a very heavy thing, and if you carry the soul of the person you love, it will be even heavier. One day, you will be punished by them.
The sense of responsibility is overwhelming.”
"...Hmm." Shuangye finally spoke to me and nodded.
"I won't advise you to give up this idea, but I won't want to watch you be crushed, so - give me half of your burden. I will help you carry half." I looked at Shuangye seriously.
He said, "If one person can't carry it, then two people can carry it. If two people can't carry it, Rhode Island is still your home. This family will help you share the burden."
"Okay?"
"...Okay." Shuangye was silent for a long time, then nodded to me.
She was still so reluctant to speak.
But forget it, this sentence is enough.
I also nodded slightly towards her.
Even the sound of rain is quiet.
I don’t know why, but looking at this rainy scene, a familiar melody slowly came out of my nose.
Let me recall the lyrics...
Finally, at the end of the prelude, I recalled the lyrics.
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"I"M SINGING IN THE RAIN
JUST SINGING IN THE RAIN
WHAT A GLORIOUS FEELING
I"M HAPPY AGAIN
I"M LAUGHING A TCLOUDS
SODARK UP ABOVE
THE SUN"S I
AND I"M READY FOR LOVE
FOR LOVE
LET THE STORM YCLOUD SCHASE
EVERYOHE PLACE
E ON WITH THE RAIN
I"VE A SMILE ON MY FACE
I"LL WALK DOWN THE LANE
YRER RAIN
SINGING,SINGING IN THE RAIN
IN THE RAIN.
LA...
I"M SINGING IN THE RAIN
JUST SINGING IN THE RAIN
WHAT A GLORIOUS FEELING
I"M HAPPY AGAIN
I WALK DOWN THE LANE
YREF RAIN
I"M SINGING,SINGING IN THE RAIN
IN THE RAIN
IN THE RAIN?..."
The doctor sang a song that sounded very old-fashioned, but this cheerful song did not ruin the rainy scene.
The thick rain clouds finally let out a ray of light. The doctor's singing also slowly stopped.
Am I smiling? "It really looks like a turtle." I said to the doctor. "Yes." The doctor nodded and turned around and smiled at me.
…I’m actually talking about you. I murmured softly and started singing again along with him.
"I"m singing in the rain......"
The giant turtle carries the monster and the savior, love and hope on its back, and slowly crawls towards the other side of the light.
The Ending.
Author BB time
Hello dear readers... I have finally finished writing this nearly 6,000-word Xiye Qian. (Including the previous article, it is almost 10,000 words)
In fact, I think this article can be treated as a separate article. It only has some scene connections with the previous article, and the style is not as relaxed and happy as the previous article. I apologize to everyone for the poor connection between the previous article and the previous one.
Originally, Shuangye's story was not a very light one. When I looked up her files, as soon as I saw the story of her crying on the battlefield, I was reminded of the one in the opening sequence of "Ender's Game" for no reason.
Quote: When I know my enemy well enough to defeat him, that's when I love him too.
This is a very complex character. I relatively conceived many scenes, but also deleted many scenes when writing.
For example, I once imagined having Shuangye and Bosch dance in the rain, singing while dancing, but later I felt it was a bit sudden and unreasonable, so I deleted it and replaced it with a classic scene that inspired me. (I will talk about this later.
) and also deleted the paragraph where Bai Xue was fed dog food and took notes saying "The doctor is a bulldozer". Of course, this latter part will actually happen, but it was not written for everyone's reading experience.
Then in terms of performance, in the Frost Leaves chapter, I also tried to use some unused techniques.
For example, it is different from other "Daily Life with Assistant" series in that it does not use the temporal method of "little theater before work" plus Day, Night, and Midnight. The beginning of both chapters adopts a third-person perspective, which is more interesting than the funny little theater.
Using a "literary" approach, even the quotation marks were deleted from the dialogue at the beginning of the second chapter in order to create a quieter, soundless feeling, and the wording was also improved. A multi-perspective approach was used to portray the psychology of different characters.
Activities, rather than just "I" perspective. D stands for Doctor, F stands for FrostLeaf,) Finally, an old-fashioned ending like TheEnding is used to increase the sense of the picture.
I wonder if these changes have brought you a better experience?
Then let’s talk about what I imagined happened later. Later in the dormitory area at night, Shuangye would come in pajamas (why pajamas?) to deliver wine to the doctor. After all, Shuangye seemed to be an adult by accident, and he often said this in his lines
Talking about wine. In order to respect this setting, in my design, she will come to bring wine to the doctor to warm him up to prevent him from catching a cold... something like this. But... delete this paragraph in the text, and then tell you this
Gentlemen, might it be better to leave it to yourselves?
Oh, by the way, in my setting, the doctor has a scar on his face. There is no foreshadowing (there is none now), I just think he is handsome.
Finally, let’s talk about A (pinch him).
Part of the inspiration for saying Rhode Island is a turtle comes from Indian mythology, in which the world rests on a giant turtle (this story is very complicated and is briefly mentioned in the junior high school history atlas). And another part of the inspiration is that, according to the big brother’s decryption,
Arknights promotional song, included in Vessels (Transportation, Vessels).
The giant turtle that transports monsters fits the description and really tickles my fancy.
The description of the turtle moving towards the light source comes from "Fantasy Front".
The inspiration for singing "Singin' in the Rain" in the rain came from the scene in "The Realm of the Sky".
That's probably it.
Finally, I hope everyone can support me... It is really not easy to write this article. I really hope someone can authorize a picture to be used as the cover, so that the long article and the Bilibili column can be completed.
If you know someone in the industry who also likes Arknights, I hope you can recommend me to them. Authors with small exposure need everyone's help to slowly rise.
Although I am not talented, I hope my creations can bring you some happiness.