After Chen Sha finished speaking, Consul said: "Free discussion session, open for questions."
A soldier raised his hand. Consul gestured him to ask.
The soldier stood up and saluted Chen Sha: "Commander, you have level 3A strength, and the probability of mutation change is far greater than us. Are you afraid?"
"Afraid."
"What are you most afraid of?"
Chen Sha was silent for a moment and said, "As you all know, I am married, and my wife's strength is weaker than mine."
Everyone laughed quietly. Except for Consul, everyone in the Federation had weaker strength than the commander.
"I used to dream that I bit her to death and ate her."
Everyone's laughter abruptly stopped.
In silent speechless, after a respectful military saluted, the soldier sat down: "Thank you Commander."
A female soldier raised her hand to ask a question.
"Commander, does your wife know about this? She as a pure gene human, what does she think about mutant mutation change?"
"She knows." Chen Sha's gaze fell on Lorraine. "She completely accepts mutant."
"Isn't she afraid?"
"..."
Everyone was waiting for the answer, but Chen Sha still delayed to reply.
In quietness, Lorraine suddenly stood up and said, "I'm very afraid."
All soldiers turned their heads together and looked at Lorraine.
Lorraine teasingly blinked at the surroundings soldiers that staring at her in shock. Told you, I was married.
She said to the female soldier who asked question: "I am Yingxian Lorraine, the Commander's wife. Your question is about me, and I will answer it. I am not only afraid, but I also hate sudden mutation change."
Everyone was in an uproar with different expressions.
"Then...you dare to sit here?" There were thousands of people sitting in the Hall of Heroes. They were all mutant that could mutate change.
"Not long when I first arrived in Alicata, someone like you told me that being brave is not being not afraid, but vividly afraid and still holding a sharp sword with kindness in the heart, facing difficulties. Back then, I didn't fully understand what he said. Now I understand, because I am just like you, have things that I would rather be afraid than to give it up. So I will be afraid and brave at the same time."
The female soldier somehow seemed to be enlighten and was distractedly thinking about something.
A male soldier stood up and asked sharply: "You just said that you are not only afraid of mutation change, but also hate mutation change very much?" Obviously he muddled mutation change with mutant.
"Yes! I hate it very much!" Lorraine said against his mocking gaze, "I have decided that defeating it and destroying it is my life goal!"
The male soldier froze for a moment, and subconsciously replied against: "What are you talking about? How is it possible?"
"Sudden mutation change is a genetic disease. I am a gene repairer. I said I want to find a way to cure mutation change. Why is it impossible?"
The male soldier who asked the question was no longer hostile, but he didn't want to strike back by saying that it was impossible, and couldn't falsely say that it was possible, so he could only be silent.
Consul said, "If you don't have question then sit down."
The female and male soldiers saluted Consul and Commander then sat down.
Lorraine stood still: "I have question for Lord Consul."
Consul raised his hand and gestured her to ask.
"Why it have to kill the mutant that had mutated change?"
"Up to now, research has shown that after 15 minutes, the mutated change mutant will lose its mind completely and becomes a crazy beast, impossible to change back to human."
"You also said that it's the research up to now. What if they have a chance to turn back into human?"
"Prove this what if! Since it can't be proved, letting the mutated change mutant die with dignity is the last respect of the Federation for them."
"The last respect? How do you know that they don't want to live? Shouldn't the greatest respect is to respect for their wish?" Lorraine's voice became sharp and high-pitched like a sharp spear, stabbing at Consul.
Consul looked at all soldiers in audience: "After mutate change, do you want death, or do you want to be a mindless crazy beast and keep on living?"
"Death!" Hall of Heroes echoed with powerful robust shout. Everyone spoke without hesitation.
Lorraine stupidly stared at those unwavering persistent faces around her.
They were all best soldier in the Federation. They would rather die than became a crazy man-eating beast and continue to live.
Was this also Qian Xu's choice?
Lorraine difficulty asked: "If it can be proved that even after 15-minute golden period, it is still possible to regain consciousness and turn back into human, would you be willing to live as a beast?"
Neither crow nor sparrow could be heard.
The female soldier who asked that question suddenly said: "I do! My boyfriend is an ordinary person. His health is not very well. As long as it is possible to return to his side, I am willing to try everything possible."
"Thank you!" Lorraine changed direction and stared at Consul, "I will try my best to prove that what if!"
Among the serious dark green military uniform, she was the only soft gentle white. Not only Consul and Commander that looked at her, but all soldiers also looked at her.
With tears in her eyes, Lorraine said to all soldiers in the hall: "My colleagues and I will work hard to find that one in ten thousand opportunities. When that happens, you all please work hard too. Don't give yourself up easily. Even if you become a mindless crazy beast, don't just agree for others to kill you at will! Death is painful, but missing is even more painful! Names in the Hall of Heroes are not only carved on each brick, but also craved with blood on hearts of people who miss them and become an eternal pain!"
Her Qian Xu could no longer return. But she hoped that these young soldiers, even if unfortunately mutated change in the future, would still have a chance to return to their relatives, lovers and friends.
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Lorraine went to Alicata Orphanage by interstellar train.
Groups of children were playing everywhere, laughter kept coming into her ears, but the man who accompanied children to play warship game nowhere to be found forever.
Lorraine registered as Luo Xun and had a volunteer tour guide accompanied around.
"Miss, how come you visit the orphanage?"
"I have a friend who used to live here."
"No wonder! Why didn't he come with you?"
"He passed away."
The tour guide said uncomfortably, "Apologies, I'm talking too much."
"It's fine."
"Do you know which dormitory he lived in? I can take you to take a look at the dormitory he used to live in."
Lorraine was taken aback and said bitterly, "I don't know."
The tour guide said enthusiastically, "What's your friend's name? I can help you look up which dormitory he lived in."
"Qian Xu."
The tour guide opened her personal terminal, logged on to the orphanage website and checked Qian Xu's living information.
After quite a while, she apologized to Lorraine and said, "I don't know what's going on. I couldn't found your friend's living information. Are you sure this was his name?"
"Very sure."
The tour guide helped Lorraine search again, and the result still showed 'No person found'.
The tour guide saw Lorraine had a hard look on her face. She hurriedly consoled her: "Don't worry, maybe the information is missing. Maybe your friend changed his name after leaving the orphanage. Thing like this happened before. How about this, I will go to the teacher who manages orphanage dormitory and ask her to thoroughly check it for you."
Lorraine gratefully left her contact number, requesting to inform her as soon as she had news.