Chapter 161
Last night, in Muzhe's bedroom, Rong Yuan saw many traces of the boy's former life.
The walls are covered with posters of certain stars, and the shelves are filled with a mess of figurines, photos, toys, parts of certain instruments, sports equipment, etc. There are no books on the desks, because in Liukasao, physical books and paper are very precious things, and only people who are interested in this kind of thing will have them in their homes. Most people usually see e-books, including students who study through the virtual screen projected by the wristband at school.
The room was in a mess, but it was cleaned spotlessly. It seemed that Muter tried to keep the room in its original state and cleaned it at least once .
In addition, the most valuable item in the room is a pair of holographic glasses. The dark blue glasses can cover most of the face. There is a password set in them, but this certainly does not pose a problem for Alpha. It easily deciphered the password in the glasses. Rong Yuan searched through the glasses and found the games that Mu Zhe used to play, but most of them have been destroyed, leaving only simple records; there are also stores he often visited, but the goods he collected have been removed from the shelves. In addition, he also found his chat records in a game group.
It was a Star Wars game that was discontinued three years ago. In the interstellar era, everything is updated very quickly, and the life cycle of games is also very short. Of course, due to the advancement of technology, game development has become very simple. As long as there is a good idea, even a single person can make a very sophisticated game in a short time.
Although this Star Wars game called "I Am a Mercenary" has been abandoned by its developers, there are still a small number of loyal players who play it intermittently, so it has not been completely destroyed and the data in the game has been preserved.
Rong Yuan logged into Muzhe's account and found that he often chatted with a man named Desegais in this game. During the chat, that man described to him the deep starry sky, romantic adventures, passionate battles and so on, which made the teenager full of yearning for that kind of life.
The man named Dieserges seemed to be very familiar with the former Feiyan Team. He exaggerated the past deeds of the Feiyan Team to Muzhe, and his words were full of admiration, respect, and yearning for the Feiyan Team, including his infinite longing for Rong Yuan, the captain of the Feiyan Team, and described him as the most perfect person in the world. He was also full of disdain for several famous adventure teams now, and often said things like "If the Feiyan Team back then was still there, it would be this and that", which led to Muzhe becoming a loyal fan of the Feiyan Team that had been destroyed decades ago.
Desegais didn't know where he got a few blurry photos of the Feiyan team and shared them with Muzhe. He didn't tell Rong Yuan's identity and real name, but Muzhe seemed to recognize which one of those people was the captain at a glance. This little fan specially customized the uniform of the Feiyan team, and his words, actions and expressions all imitated Rong Yuan's appearance.
Rong Yuan discovered from the few videos he left behind that the child really looked somewhat like himself, and he felt both amused and helpless.
So under the long-term influence of Desegais, Muzhe made a surprising decision after graduating from school.
[I have decided, I will go find the Feiyan Team! ! ! ]
In the chat records, the boy used several exclamation marks and emoticons to show his determination.
Desegais: [What are you going to do? ]
Mumu has a spaceship (Muzhe): [I'm going to find the Feiyan team! ]
Desges: [……]
Dicegas: [The Feiyan Team has long been gone! Didn't I tell you? The Feiyan Team was wiped out when the supernova exploded! Right here! Near the Pillar of Creation!]
Mumu has a spaceship: [No, I don’t believe it! ]
Mumu has a spaceship: [Then there is no way the great Feiyan Team can be defeated by a mere supernova explosion! ]
Mumuyou Spaceship: [They must still be active somewhere in this universe, leaving behind new legends! ]
Mumu has a spaceship: [I want to find them! I want to join them! ]
Mumu has a spaceship: [Do you want to come with us? ]
Dicegas: [...Don't do anything stupid, the Feiyan Team is really gone! ]
Dicegas: [Dreams are dreams, reality is reality. Although I am reluctant to accept it, this is the fact. The Feiyan team faced a supernova explosion at close range and was already reduced to ashes! ]
Mumuyou Spaceship: [I see, you are just talking big and don't believe in the true capabilities of the Feiyan Team! ]
Mumuyoushipian: [You are a fake fan! ]
Mumu has a spaceship: [Forget it, I'll go by myself! ]
Desegais: [What are you talking about in your sleep? I know the Feiyan Team better than you do, right? I have even seen them with my own eyes!]
Desegais: [So many people searched near the Pillar of Creation and found no trace of it, which means that the Feiyan Team is really gone. What can you find now? Rather than looking for the Feiyan Team that no longer exists in the vast universe, it would be faster for you to see them in your dreams.]
Desegais: [Hey, speak up, you're not offline, are you? ]
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Desegais: [I haven't seen you for a few days. Have you not logged in recently? Leave me a message when you are online. I am worried about you.]
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Desegais: [You're not really going there, are you? Are you still here? How old are you? Why are you so impulsive? Damn, I feel like I've committed a serious sin, what should I do? ]
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Desegais: [Leave me a message when you come online! You're not just abandoning your account and not playing anymore, are you? Damn, I should have left my real-life contact information earlier! Mumu, are you still there? ]
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Desegais: [I've been waiting for you for three years. I feel like an abandoned woman...]
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Desges: [Seven years! Seven years! How many seven years are there in a lifetime! So, Mumu, you are already dead in the universe, right? Please tell me in your dreams even if you die. Hey~~~~ Hey~~~~]
Before this, Rong Yuan had never thought that he was actually responsible for the boy's running away from home.
From a certain perspective, Muzhe's guess was not completely wrong, but the decision he made was undoubtedly absurd. Perhaps because of his young age, although he had never seen the Feiyan team in person, he was more fanatical and persistent than Desegais.
Perhaps because he knew Muzhe's character very well, Dieserges knew that he might really leave Liukasao to track down the traces of the Feiyan Team. Therefore, he was worried and blamed himself, and stayed in the game "I am a Mercenary", waiting for a reply that might never come.
Rong Yuan did not reply to him as Muzhe, but quit the game and then pulled out the game introduction page to take a look.
[Game name: I am a mercenary. ]
[Developer: Sven's glasses. 】
[Game status: Stopped running for 1134 days. ]
【Number of players: 1. 】
Rong Yuan seemed to see again the figure wearing armor and carrying a sword, standing alone in the chat room waiting.
Most civilians on the Liukasao spaceship can log in to the spaceship's intranet. Therefore, if a person leaves the spaceship, he will also lose his trace on the network.
Given the vastness of the starry sky, even with a wormhole as a springboard, a long journey often still means a final farewell.
Rong Yuan looked at the holographic photo frame on the shelf, which continuously projected photos of a person, from the moment he was born to the time he learned to walk; from the slightly shy smile when he first received the certificate to the happy and ambitious look when he held the graduation certificate; from the look of attachment when he clung to his mother to the rebellious and impatient look between his eyebrows.
It is hard to imagine how many times in the past Muter sat in front of this photo frame and cried while cleaning the room.
The reeds died in frost, and my tears wet my clothes. I have old hair and no longer have the presence of mind to lean on the wooden door.
Rong Yuan tapped the photo frame lightly with his fingers and whispered, "You kid, you acted willfully and recklessly, causing so much suffering to so many people!"
But in his heart, he was actually a little envious.
There was no need to tell Xi Zhenhai about all this. Rong Yuan also had to investigate something here, and Xi Zhenhai's identity as a maintenance worker was like that of a plumber on Earth. He could go anywhere, and no one would pay much attention or suspicion. This was very convenient for him, so he stayed.
Xi Zhenhai thought about Muter's mental state and still believed Rong Yuan's statement of "admitting his mistake". In addition, people like them could be said to have nothing, and there was nothing worth others' deliberate plotting or deceiving. But this did not mean that he believed Rong Yuan, a stranger.
So Xi Zhenhai asked again: "What did you do before?"
"Before?" Rong Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I should be considered an adventurer."
Xi Zhenhai frowned and said, "Looking at you, you can't make it out there anymore, right? Do you owe any debts on the eighth floor?"
People like the young man in front of him who suddenly appeared out of nowhere are actually very common in Liukasao. There is a large population flow on this spaceship, many of which are adventure groups that like to spend money on wine and women, and adventurers who lost their last penny and even their spaceship in the gambling area on the eighth floor. Some people are desperate and can only stay on the ship to make a living, trying to save enough money to go home or catch up with other adventure groups before leaving.
Because of the supervision of the central intelligent computer Aoqi, Xi Zhenhai was not too worried that the young man in front of him would do anything illegal, but he was afraid that he was eloquent, addicted to gambling, and would use his fake identity to cheat the old man out of his last pension money.
Rong Yuan glanced at his clothes. His outfit was ordinary and low-key, but in fact, this set of protective clothing from head to toe was a valuable piece of protective clothing exchanged from the "Book of Merits". The entire tube building where Xi Zhenhai lived was not as valuable as a button on this piece of clothing. But what could he say at this time? He could only skip the previous question and shook his head and said, "No, I don't gamble."
Xi Zhenhai nodded doubtfully, without further questioning, and just said: " I have no objection if you want to take over Muzhe's identity and live here. Aunt Mu will be in a better condition with you around. But you must remember not to bring your troubles outside with you, and don't do anything to hurt Aunt Mu! Even if you want to leave one day, you must explain it clearly to Aunt Mu and don't let her be sad! I warn you, I know the people above. If you want to do something bad, I guarantee that you won't even be able to leave this spaceship!"
After hearing this vicious threat, Rong Yuan glanced at the small, dilapidated house behind Xi Zhenhai that looked like a garbage dump, and nodded to accept his threat: "Okay, I understand."
In fact, the most important person he knew was the captain of the maintenance team. Seeing that Rong Yuan seemed to be intimidated by him, Xi Zhenhai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and gave him a warning: "I will take you to find a job after dinner. You wait outside first."
Looking at the door in front of him closing with a clang, Rong Yuan did not feel embarrassed or unhappy, but rather a little curious. Except for being locked outside when he was young, no one dared to do this to him again. He leaned on the railing outside and saw a man in a large cloak looking up at him from across the street downstairs. He waved his hand, and the man's figure quickly disappeared.
In fact, Xi Zhenhai considered whether to invite the young man to have breakfast, but when he thought of the meager food on his own table and considered the safety of the two women at home, he finally locked Rong Yuan outside with a cold face.
When I got home, I saw my daughter leaning on the bed, her face was blue and purple, and she looked very bad, but she still said anxiously: "Dad... Dad... Who is that person?"
After she finished saying this with difficulty, she fell on the bed, gasping for breath, her hands and feet twitching, and the instrument beside her suddenly issued a sharp alarm. Wan Ruohua hurriedly stroked her back, and then looked at the data fluctuations on the instrument beside her, and advised: "He is just a stranger, who do you care who he is! Zhenhai, give the injection quickly! Okay, okay, it's okay, it's okay, baby, don't worry!"
But Xi Yanxin, who was breathing with difficulty, still kept her eyes open, staring at her father.
"It was an adventurer named Rong Yuan, who was mistaken for Azhe by Aunt Mu." Xi Zhenhai injected the potion into Xi Yanxin's scarred arm, while enduring the pain and saying in a steady tone: "I think he is quite honest, he should not be a bad guy, don't worry."
As the drug entered her body, her rapid heartbeat gradually calmed down, and Xi Yanxin's consciousness fell into a self-protective coma. In the end, only one sentence passed through her mind -
[Is his name... Rong Yuan? He...]
Seeing the sharp beeping sound finally stop, Xi Zhenhai and Wan Ruohua both breathed a sigh of relief. Xi Yanxin's seizures were always irregular, sometimes she would suddenly twitch while sleeping, but fortunately this time, like every time in the past, she finally calmed down.
The couple couldn't help but look at each other, and then quickly avoided each other's sight as if they were scalded.
Outside the door, Rong Yuan looked back and frowned slightly.
