Chapter 157 I hope your journey will be smooth
The electronic fairy led everyone on a tour of the ship.
Even though the decoration was not yet complete, the furnishings in the cabin were no less beautiful than the ship's exterior. When they entered his cabin hall, everyone couldn't help but let out silent amazement.
The floor of the hall is paved with richly patterned streamer stones, and the walls are hung with glittering and delicate star maps. Colorful and changing Corgis plants are planted indoors, which are the most popular indoor plants in the interstellar world. They will bloom flowers of different colors as the temperature changes. Soft leather seats are arranged around the hall in an elegant geometric aesthetic. When the electronic fairy awakens this hall with bright lights, the entire hall immediately becomes dazzling and magnificent.
"How much did you spend?" Captain Madara asked Xiao Zhen softly.
I really want to know too.
Every part of this ship exudes the smell of money. The eyes of the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang looking at Xiao Zhen have changed from politeness to admiration and respect. Even if it is a renovated old ship, it is no longer an ordinary civilian ship.
Xiao Zhen stood silently in the central control room. The ship's wall had been transformed into transparent mode. The scenery of Miracle Port was in full view. The stars in the dark and vast space were shining brightly. The crisscrossing metal pipes stretched endlessly in the air. The brilliant lights were scattered under the mesh. The sunlight from the stars shone in the distance of the port.
"You really built me a very beautiful boat."
The electronic fairy gave Zejin's hearty laugh, and Xiaozhen could almost imagine his smiling face: "Have you thought of her name?"
Xiao Zhen shook her head, "Not yet."
"She must have a good name."
"I'm sorry, I'll definitely come up with a better name next time. I just can't think of one right now."
"I know."
The electronic fairy landed on Xiao Zhen's shoulder. "I told my engineers and designers that this is the ship that my most trusted friend wants. You don't need to worry about anything. Just do it and build the best ship for my friend." Zejin said, "I didn't expect it to be built so quickly. It's a pity that you are asking for it too hastily..."
“I have already felt their sincerity.”
Ze Jin's tone suddenly became a little excited, "By the way, I designed a fruit ice machine for you. You can make the smoothie ice cream of your choice anytime, right in the kitchen."
"…So you built me an ice cream machine before you built the kitchen?"
"I also built you a library! It can store tens of thousands of physical books, and is equipped with automatic humidity and temperature control, which can preserve the books for more than ten thousand years."
"You didn't build the kitchen on this ship right at all?"
"I built a holographic audio-visual room for you. It contains a large number of popular movies and TV series from various star regions in recent years. It has holographic immersive high-definition picture quality, stereo surround sound, and even includes the function of playing with thoughts."
“Where’s my kitchen??”
"By the way, there is also a wine cellar on this ship, which contains enough cinnamon wine for ten people to drink for a year, as well as ten bottles of five-year-old aromatic brandy."
"Sniffing brandy?? Zejin, you are really my good friend!!"
…
After inspecting the ship, the crew members chose their own rooms. Xiaozhen's room was very warm and comfortable. The furniture inside was all made of Laura's oak. There was a big bed that was so soft that you could fall asleep immediately just by lying on it. There was a single fully automatic bathroom and toilet in the room, and you could go directly to the luxurious private library through a small secret door.
The crew also seemed satisfied with their rooms. A comfortable living place is necessary on a long journey. Just after booking the room, a new guest arrived.
It is Roken M89. This blue-robed member of the Rational Robot Association and the information director of the Supervisory Eye Lola Office was sent by Mr. Cat.
"Mr. Cat asked me to go with you, Mr. Yan Zhen." Roken M89 said in a soft electronic voice.
When they learned that Roken M89 came from the Eye of Supervision, the faces of the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang and Ms. Fei changed. The eyes of the brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang looking at Xiao Zhen were no longer just respect, but also a bit of fear. A young Homo sapiens boy who seemed to have amazing wealth and could also have a robot from the Eye of Supervision accompanying him, this was not simply unfathomable.
Xiao Zhen scratched his head. Although this robot came from the Eye of Supervision, considering that its boss was Mr. Cat, there was no need to worry too much. Moreover, this ship obviously did not have enough crew members, and the robot was enough to fight ten people at once.
But Zekin's voice sounded anxious.
"The Eye of Supervision? Why would the robot of the Eye of Supervision board this ship?"
"Well, it's a long story."
Xiao Zhen then briefly explained to Ze Jin about his friend Mr. Cat whom he met in Lola, and that this robot Roken M89 was sent by Mr. Cat to help.
"Help?" The electronic fairy sneered, "Do you believe it?"
“…”
“Don’t trust anyone from the Overwatch,” Zekin said. “This is surveillance.”
"Mr. Cat actually..."
“Don’t trust the Eye of Supervision!” Zejin repeated, lowering his voice. “Come with me downstairs. There is something you must hide from that robot.”
"What?"
Xiao Zhen followed the electronic fairy down the stairs and went down the deck. After crossing the bridge and going down the lower deck, the electronic fairy took Xiao Zhen to the robot storage next to the fighting room. Eight robots dedicated to fighting training were parked silently in the warehouse. They were completely different from the Rocken M89. They were not equipped with an input intelligent AI system. They would only fight according to the mode requirements after lighting up the energy.
"This is the combat robot I prepared for you."
"I know."
The electronic fairy used metal limbs to input a series of passwords in front of the operating panel. After a few creaking sounds, a sound-absorbing shield completely covered the secret room. No matter what Xiaozhen and Zejin said in this room, it could not be heard by the outside world.
The electronic fairy continued speaking the secret code for half a minute. Xiao Zhen took notes silently and began to wonder what Ze Jin was going to show him in such a confidential procedure.
A dark platform rose from the ground, with a small chip placed on the platform.
"This is……"
Ze Jin said a noun, he said it very softly, but it was enough to surprise Xiao Zhen.
"Yes, this is dark technology from ancient times, the legacy of the Aissati civilization, a fragment of an ancient intelligent chip." Zejin's voice was full of sarcasm, "This is not a low-quality imitation made by the Black Box Society."
"...You actually hid this thing." Xiao Zhen stared at the chip and said. He knew the consequences of hiding this chip. If the Rational Robot Association knew about it, the entire ship would be arrested on the spot and sent to the Eye of Oversight's Wrath Prison to be tortured horribly. If the Harmful Robot Association knew about it, both the people and the ship would be vaporized by the plasma cannon.
But it certainly means more than being persecuted by the interstellar powers of the day.
"You know how to use it," Zekin whispered. "I hope it can help you in times of crisis."
“…”
"This is my gift to you."
Xiao Zhen has always believed that sadness or touching are expressions of delicate emotions of most intelligent creatures, but now, Zejin's selfless gift makes him feel a strange emotion, a feeling that cannot be explained by sophisticated calculations.
"Thank you, Zekin."
His friend smiled and said, "I hope your journey will be smooth."
…
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When Xiao Zhen returned to the spacecraft control room, he heard Roken M89 say loudly:
"Let me confirm again, the captain of this ship is a chicken. And, this ship has no kitchen??"
Liu Xingquan grabbed his arm hard and felt very painful.
But he did not wake up from his dream.
He took a breath and looked around in silence.
The sky was as red as blood, and above his head hung two suns, shining with an ominous light. In front of him were only barren hills and mountains. He remembered that not long ago, he was still in the library of the school's experimental building, but in the blink of an eye, he arrived in this strange and bizarre continent.
It's been half a day. This dream shows no sign of waking up.
Or maybe this wasn't a dream at all.
The air smelled like sulfur and the temperature was extremely hot. Liu Xingquan was in the middle of winter in his city and he was wearing a down jacket. He took it off in the first half hour. Even so, he was sweating and panting.
I might have traveled through time.
This perception was becoming more and more credible. After several hours of walking among the hills and rocks, his physical strength was almost exhausted, and the scenery in front of him remained unchanged. What kind of strange world is this, he said to himself.
In all the online articles and light novels he had read, there had never been a story where the characters were thrown directly into a barren wasteland.
The horizon was hidden in the misty fog in the distance, and all around were the same hills and slopes. He was already starving, but he couldn't see any food to eat. Liu Xingquan stopped and opened his schoolbag. Inside were his textbooks, his pencil case, a glass bottle with a letter in a bottle, a knife, his cell phone, but no food.
He picked up his phone, but there was no signal and the battery was only 20%. Liu Xingquan tried to call his mother, but of course he couldn't get through. He dialed 110 again, but the result was the same. He had done this a few hours ago. He was just struggling with a hopeless hope, but the reality was hopeless.
I have been in this place for more than 6 hours. My mother must be worried about me. Thinking of his mother, Liu Xingquan couldn't help but feel nervous. He had to find a way to go home. In front of him was an endless hilly wasteland. He didn't know how to get out of here.
I have to go home.
But he was exhausted and hungry. Besides, was it daytime now? Liu Xingquan looked at the two suns in the sky. What would happen at night? Would the temperature drop sharply at night? Would there be ferocious beasts here? He didn't dare to think about it.
Liu Xingquan took out the knife from his schoolbag, which was a gift from Yan Zhen. He put the knife into his pocket and put on his schoolbag again. If Yan Zhen was in this predicament, he would definitely think calmly about how to survive. He had to go home. His mother and friends were waiting for him. He had to stay calm, Liu Xingquan said to himself, and first try to find water.
People can endure hunger, but cannot live without water.
Liu Xingquan climbed over a rock, recalled the survival documentaries he had watched, and looked carefully at the surrounding terrain.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a shock.
It's the ground shaking.
Dust rose at the edge of the horizon, and a group of gray-brown objects appeared in the distance.
"What is that?"
They are getting closer.
After a moment, Liu Xingquan saw the appearance of the person who came.
It was some kind of crustacean-like creature. Liu Xingquan often watched biological documentaries, but he had never seen anything like it. They were the size of horses and cows, with huge and flat crustacean bodies supported by limbs. He couldn't see how many limbs they had. They looked weird and terrifying. These huge crustacean arthropods were approaching him at high speed.
That is not a creature known to Earth.
That's also beyond what a fantasy creature should look like.
He saw their mouthparts and sharp forelimbs.
His heart almost stopped at that second.
Help.
Liu Xingquan turned and ran.
