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If there is anything more socially dead than being "middle school second-year", it is that everyone knows everything about what the middle school second-year second-year student says.
"Hmph, I read some ancient Chinese poetry sometimes. Which line of your poem 'Qingxing Xiaozhu' do you want to talk about?"
None of them, it's just a random name that sounds impressive. Until high school, I had never been annoyed by a ruthless person, nor had I ever looked for "the grass at the end of the world".
In an island country, isn't it rare to never have been in a relationship in high school?
Chapter 284 The Last Dinner
After installing "QiuQiu" on Tomoyo and Sakura's mobile phones, they can chat directly through the software.
The system currently only supports text and picture chat.
There are still some problems with the video, including the voice call and video call functions are temporarily unavailable.
The reason why this cannot be done is not because of the transmission speed. The satellite modified by the Steele star's shipborne system has a processing power and transmission speed of science fiction level, and it is impossible to have congestion.
The spacecraft that can travel between star systems has a technological content that is hundreds of years ahead of Earth (civilian technology) and is not inferior to the most cutting-edge black technology of the TAC team.
The spacecraft's communication and data processing systems were completely unimaginable even to the humans fifty years later that Ling was familiar with.
After all, people in 2023 are still far from being able to travel between stars.
Using such a satellite for civilian use is really like what Beidou said, buying a luxury car just to use its cigarette lighter to light a cigarette.
The constraint is still software.
Alice is indeed very good at something, and can even be considered a superpower, but superpowers also need to follow basic logic, and there is no such thing as overnight success. Unlike Ling, she has never been exposed to WeChat or QQ, and has no idea what they are. These need to be developed step by step, and they are all explored bit by bit from scratch.
It was enough, Ling didn't have any extravagant demands.
That afternoon, Sakura and Tomoyo registered their own Qiuqiu accounts and added each other as friends.
"Can we chat like this? It feels a bit weird."
Chishi looked at the interface of the phone with some curiosity. It was like writing letters to a pen pal, but also a little different. It was a feeling that was hard to describe because it was too high-tech and made people feel a little uncomfortable.
Having never used email or text messaging, it was a big jump to jump straight to WeChat (QiQiu). But it's okay, you'll get used to it soon.
Ling also created a group and brought Tomoyo and Sakura together. After thinking about it, she also brought Alice in.
The group number Alice is set with a random eight-digit number, which has nearly 1 million combinations and should be sufficient.
This is the first chat group to appear in this world.
11299252, there is no regular group number, and Ling did not deliberately choose any special number, so this is fine.
As Lingya expected, Tomoyo and Sakura quickly fell in love with the fun of group chat. In addition to taking photos, Tomoyo also loves to do one more thing, which is to upload photos to the group chat.
School photos, home photos, and crew photos. There are very few selfies, and most of the shots are of Reiya and Sakura.
It was bustling and life gradually began to take on the appearance that Ling was familiar with.
As the girl's clothes in the photo gradually became thinner and her sleeves became shorter, spring passed and the heat of summer appeared on the land.
This is her second year in this era. At the turn of spring and summer last year, she came to Tokyo in 1972 and merged with Reiya Oshima who suffered a plane crash, and they became indistinguishable from each other.
From the initial abruptness, she has now adapted to the lifestyle of this era. She likes this place, with its considerate housekeeper and Ms. Maria, as well as friends like Tomoyo and Sakura.
For nearly two months, even the super beasts disappeared, and no invaders appeared on Earth. Perhaps the aftermath of the Yabo people had really dissipated, and everyone speculated that the remaining super beasts on Earth had been cleared out.
Peaceful.
It was a bit sudden, which was of course a good thing, but it also made people feel strangely empty inside.
It was like a passionate melody that suddenly stopped. It was gone, it was over, and it felt a little abrupt.
There are rumors within the TAC team that they are about to disband. Although I don't know where the rumor originated, it is like the wind blowing across the lake, blowing away the waves.
Yoshimura, Konno, Yamanaka, and Noriko, they are all from the Defense Forces and are top talents in their respective fields. Because of the invasion of the Yawa people, they were urgently recruited to deal with the Ultra Beasts, thus forming the TAC team.
The destruction of the super beasts means that their mission is accomplished. After returning to the defense force, they are likely to be promoted because of this experience.
"What about Beidou?"
"What?" Beidou looked up because his name was mentioned.
"Beidou, you will also return to the defense force with us, right?"
The one who spoke was Noriko. Beidou was different from them. He was originally a bakery driver. Because he was active and brave when facing the super beast Barrowcon, he joined the TAC team through a special recruitment channel together with Minami Yuko.
After the TAC team was disbanded, he should have been affiliated with the Defense Force and transferred into the Defense Force's military organization.
You won’t go back to selling bread, will you?
Then Beidou discovered that not only Noriko, but also Konno, Yamanaka, and even Captain Long were looking at him.
Where is he going?
The day the TAC team was disbanded, he would not join the SADF, and certainly would not go back to selling bread.
That day should be the time for him to return to the Kingdom of Light.
Half a year ago, on the day when Nan Xizi left, Beidou chose to transform by himself. At that moment, he and Ace were already one body and could no longer be separated.
Ace gave him a chance to choose, but Beidou insisted on transforming. This was his choice. From that day on, he was Ace and Ace was him. Ace came to Earth to perform a mission and could not stay for long, so Beidou had to leave the planet where he was born.
Now that I am leaving, what should I do before that?
"By the way, shall we go have a dinner together?" Beidou suggested.
"why?"
"Because... you see, I've been in the team for so long, and we haven't had a meal together yet."
This reason is a bit far-fetched. But what reason does a dinner party need? The so-called reason is an excuse people give themselves to do something.
"Beidou is right. The day after tomorrow is the beginning of summer, which can be considered a festival. Let's go to dinner after we finish patrol tomorrow night."
Everyone was a little surprised, because it was Yamanaka who appealed for Beidou. They were thought to be the two who were most at odds with each other.
"Why are you all looking at me in surprise? Don't you guys like dinner parties?"
"No, I'm just a little surprised. I thought you didn't like this kind of trouble." Noriko said.
Going out for a drink after get off work is often a social etiquette in the island nation and a way of life. Some people don't like it, thinking it's hypocritical and social, and the mountain gives people the feeling of the latter.
He is always serious, which makes people feel that he is not easy to get along with, and he and Beidou are always at odds with each other.
"Let's do it this way." Captain Long said.
This is the first time the TAC team has had a dinner together, and perhaps the last time.
Someone is throwing ghost beans on the street.
The beginning of spring, summer, autumn and winter are all the boundaries of the seasons. According to tradition, evil spirits and ghosts will appear at the boundaries of the solar terms, so there is a tradition of throwing beans to drive away ghosts.
Generally speaking, it is chosen on the day before the beginning of spring. Shrines in various places will also hold festivals or activities, which are connected to the New Year and are convenient to organize.
There are also such activities occasionally during the Beginning of Summer and Beginning of Autumn, but these are spontaneous activities by the people.
"By the way, did you all eat beans during the Bean-Throwing Festival?" Konno asked.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't the super beast Mahrez attack the Shinkansen and civilian airliners that day?"
On that day, the super beast that hated high-speed vehicles attacked, causing hundreds of casualties. This was the highest number of casualties ever seen since Gaia began using the Meta Field.
This caused great panic among the citizens and attracted the attention of the military, and all trains and flights were suspended.
In order to deal with the super beast, the entire TAC team worked overtime on patrol that night and until the next day. How could they have time to eat beans?
This year, the citizens of Tokyo were unable to celebrate the "Bean-Throwing Festival" properly. Perhaps for this reason, people on the streets began to throw beans as the beginning of summer approached, as a way of making up for the festival.
Someone wore a mask and played the role of a "ghost", and then was drowned in everyone's rain of beans.
The island nation is short of supplies and rarely wastes food. The Bean Throwing Festival is one of the few festivals where food is used for fun.
Of course, some people just pick up the beans thrown on the ground and eat them.
"It's really interesting. It makes me want to eat beans too."
"Konno, do you like eating beans?"
"Oh, of course. Fried soybeans are crispy and nutritious."
"Yes, soybeans are rich in protein and are a good friend of the poor," Yoshimura agreed.
"That doesn't matter. The day after tomorrow is the beginning of summer. I'll go to the street to buy some beans tomorrow, just in time to make up for the Bean-Throwing Festival." Beidou said.
It’s okay to celebrate the Bean-Throwing Festival at the beginning of summer.
He also likes fried soybeans. There is nothing wrong with it except that eating too much will cause you to fart.
"Then I'll book a private room tomorrow night for everyone to have dinner together. We've been working together for so long, but we've never had dinner together before."
Good gathering and good dispersal.
Whether it was brother Jack, brother Seven, or the first generation brother, they all felt a little regretful when they left the earth.
Brother Jack was attacked by the Batman and faked his death before leaving the Earth. Brother Seven, due to health reasons, finished his last battle with a seriously injured body and also left the Earth without saying goodbye.
As for the first generation brother, his timer was destroyed by Zetton, and he was seriously injured and on the verge of death. He was taken directly back to the Land of Light for treatment by his elder brother Zoffy.
In this sense, Ace was lucky. He had enough time to say goodbye to everyone properly.
The next day was the day before the beginning of summer, and the atmosphere of bean-throwing on the streets became even more intense. However, the weather was not very good, and thunder roared early in the morning.
Thunderstorms in summer are normal. Residents of Tokyo thought it would rain, but no rain fell after waiting for a long time.
But there are still a few thunders occasionally.
"Thunder without rain is not a good sign. The Thunder God is angry."
"Ha, what kind of superstition is this!" Maria didn't care.
But since the one who was speaking was the old man with the strange surname Tian Xie Gui, she didn't find it strange. Old people always like to talk about ghosts and gods.
Ling at Oshima Manor was also thrown a handful of beans.
Maria did it.
"Get rid of filth and have a peaceful year!"
"Maria, the young lady is a shrine maiden of Izumo Taisha Shrine. She doesn't need these beans." Seeing that Ling's hair, which was tied with a bow, was full of beans, Butler Kenno stopped Maria from her rude behavior.
Twenty years old is still a child in Jianye's opinion.
"It's okay, it's okay." Lingye herself didn't mind. She picked up a bean from her hair and put it directly into her mouth without throwing it away.