Chapter 180: Biqiu Star
The spaceship gradually approached the Piqiu star, and when the buildings on the planet's surface were within sight, Rong Yuan and his companions came to the cockpit. The Space Administration sent a verification message, and after Paco replied, he quickly obtained permission to pass, and the spaceship landed on the public helipad on the ground.
"We are going home, Deb." Paco looked at the familiar planet almost greedily. If he hadn't been buckled in his seat belt, he might have jumped up to the window. After looking for a while, he turned to Rong Yuan and said, "My dear friend, I really don't know how to thank you. If it weren't for you, I might never be able to return to my hometown in this life! I tell you, you must live in my house first, and I will do my best to entertain you."
"Man," Deb said with a twitch, "I think you're a little too sensitive, really."
He didn't know what Paco had been through before, but Rong Yuan knew that Paco's proposal was exactly what he wanted, so Rong Yuan nodded and said, "That's great, thank you."
"I should thank you," Paco said sincerely.
The spaceship landed steadily on the ground , and several people unbuckled their seat belts and prepared to get off. Deb walked in front of Paco, looking at Paco as he walked backwards, and said uncertainly: "To be honest, man, I think you look familiar... Have we met before?"
"I don't think so. If I had met someone special who missed you before, I would never forget it." Paco said sincerely. For a moment, Rong Yuan couldn't figure out whether his words were sarcastic or not.
Deb obviously didn't think so. He proudly touched his bald round head with one of his tentacles and said, "That's true. A handsome man like me will leave a deep impression on others wherever I go. I have tried very hard not to be so conspicuous, but there is nothing I can do about my handsomeness." He sighed in a hypocritical manner, as if he was very troubled.
Rong Yuan swore that he saw Paco smile gently. They had been together for more than fifty days. Although Paco had been dormant for nearly one-third of the time, he could now basically distinguish the expression from that octopus face.
Deb walked backwards with his chubby tentacles moving alternately on the corridor walls and the floor, so that he would not bump into anything even if he didn't look at the road. After his narcissism passed, he looked at Paco who seemed a little puzzled and said doubtfully: "But I must have seen you somewhere, I'm quite sure of this. You really... Come to think of it, man, I don't seem to know your name! I know his name is Rong Yuan, what's your name?"
Paco paused slightly, and Deb didn't notice it carelessly, but Rongyuan noticed that he didn't seem to want to say his name.
After a moment, Paco smiled and said, "My name is Paco."
“Paco?” Deb was surprised and asked, “Paco of that Paco?”
"Well... I didn't know there were many people named Pako on the planet Bhikkhu." Pako said hesitantly.
"Yes, I didn't know that before, but if it's really you, it's so... so incredible!" Deb's face flushed with excitement, and he said loudly: "I know where I've seen you! Paco! On the news! They said you strayed into the location star field and might have died! Oh my God, by the great monk god, you're still alive!"
His tentacles were flailing wildly and excitedly, and Paco had to lean his upper body back to avoid being hit by him, saying soothingly, "Yes, yes, I'm still alive. Calm down! Calm down my friend."
"I'm calm." Deb suddenly returned to normal, smiled happily, and said, "Welcome home, Paco."
"Thank you." Paco's tears welled up again. He wiped them away hastily, looking very moved.
…
The apron was very busy and the parking spaces were even more crowded than the parking lots in shopping malls on Earth during holidays. Rong Yuan's spaceship flew over most of the apron before landing under the command of the ground command.
There are many spaceships here, some are preparing to take off, and some are busy landing. Many passengers and people carrying supplies on and off the spaceships seem to be running very fast. Of course, most of them are octopuses, and there are also some other strange creatures. Rong Yuan noticed that none of the creatures looked like him. He seemed to be the alien here now. Some people who passed by them couldn't help but stare at him curiously even if they were busy, so many people accidentally bumped into each other. Rong Yuan was very unhappy to find that the first reaction of most aliens when they saw him was to be startled, and then their expressions became a bit weird and sympathetic, with "It's so pitiful to look like this!" written all over their faces.
——For the first time in his life, Rong Yuan was disliked by everyone because of his appearance. This feeling, I have to say, is very sour.
As for the two octopus people beside him, they were ignored by everyone due to the effect of Rong Yuan's powerful spotlight.
The planet Pichu is a planet with 99% of its surface covered by ocean, and the remaining 1% is scattered with small islands. When viewed from the universe, this planet looks like a clear blue gem. When you step on this planet, the blue sea almost merges with the sky, the humid air is refreshing, and there is almost no smell of machinery or exhaust gas. The races living on this planet will definitely think that the earth is dirty and filthy like a methane tank.
The most special thing about this planet is that, as a habitable star and a planet, it actually has stars revolving around it! The myths that have been circulating on Earth since ancient times are reality here. And there are not just one star around it, but three! In fact, the three stars form a three-star system that is approximately an equilateral triangle, revolving around the center. The magical universe makes the Piqiu star in a very clever position in the middle. Its mass and volume are not large, and its existence cannot even be seen from outside this galaxy. The light of the stars has become less dissipated over distance. From the perspective of the Piqiu star, the three suns are revolving around it, providing it with continuous light and stable heat, so this planet has no distinction between day and night, no difference between winter and summer, no glaciers and snowfields, and is a planet that is as warm and humid as the turn of spring and summer at any time. The cold has never come here, and it is a famous tourist planet in the Milky Way.
The helipad is a man-made platform extending from the island. There are many hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops around it, just like the earth. In addition, there is a huge beehive-like building with "bees" of various colors flying in and out, looking very hurried.
Paco raised his antennae, and Deb hurriedly stopped him, saying, "I'll do it, I'll do it!" Without waiting for him to refuse, he tapped his antennae, and a red "bee" flew out of the hive and stopped accurately in front of the three people - this was a hovering aircraft, with a simple-looking structure and about the same size as a truck on Earth, but the lines on the outside were smoother and simpler.
"But Deb, we have already arrived at the Bhikkhu Star. It would be too much to trouble you to send us back..." Paco said with some embarrassment.
"No way, what are you thinking? You saved my life!" Deb said with an exaggerated expression, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would just say thank you to my savior? You must come home with me and let me treat you well! Don't refuse! Paco, I thought we were already friends! I don't care, this is a deal, if you treat me as a friend, no one can object!"
Rong Yuan and Paco exchanged a glance. This strange octopus looked like "If you don't let me repay you, you are insulting me! I will never let you go!" It was hard for the kind-hearted Paco to refuse. Rong Yuan didn't care. Deb had cleared his suspicion, and Rong Yuan was also interested in learning more. So Paco nodded and said, "Okay, in that case..."
"Then what are you waiting for? Get in the car, get in the car!" Deb jumped into the car happily without waiting for him to finish. After Rong Yuan and the other man were seated, the hover car sped away.
The interior of the hover car was completely enclosed, so the people in the car did not feel the strong air pressure, but the acceleration made their bodies stick tightly to the backrest. After the hover car drove a distance, it suddenly turned and plunged into the sea.
After reaching the sea, the speed of the hovercraft slowed down a lot, not only because of the greater resistance of the water, but also to avoid accidentally hitting and killing a bunch of marine life. The hovercraft itself will continue to emit sound waves to expel low-level intelligent creatures, so as long as the speed is slowed down, the road will be completely unobstructed.
Through the window, Rong Yuan saw fish of all sizes swimming quickly into the distance, and sometimes he could see something like a jellyfish clinging to the window, hitching a ride before leaving. The appearance of these marine creatures was not very different from that on Earth, some had simple lines, and some had strange shapes, and Rong Yuan adapted well to this.
After slowing down, Paco took the time to hold up his tentacle and explain to him: "Look, we all have such identity cards on our tentacles. They are planted at birth and will follow you throughout your life." There was indeed a fingernail-sized chip , which was almost integrated with its skin. Rong Yuan had never noticed it if Paco hadn't said it.
"Deb used it to call a taxi?" Rong Yuan asked.
"That's right." Paco said, "This chip has many functions. Basically, we need it wherever we go. Calling a car is just the most basic one. Identity verification and property savings are also included in it. You see, just one point..." Paco demonstrated how to use it, nodded briefly, but did not press it completely, and then said, "The nearest public parking lot will send a hover car for you to use. After use, just send a signal and the hover car will automatically return to the parking lot, and the fee will be directly deducted from the savings. So we basically don't have private hover cars, and public ones are the best."
"Hi, Rongyuan!" Debu, who was driving in front, asked, "Is this your first time at Piqiuxing?"
"Yeah." Rong Yuan said.
"Oh, I didn't notice that. No, I can tell because you look... you know, different." Deb swallowed the comment he really wanted to make with difficulty, and then said, "But you speak Bhikkhu language very well! Really, if you were an alien, I would be able to hear the difference at once, but you don't have an accent at all."
"Because I have a good teacher." Rong Yuan said, and Paco beside him smiled with his eyes curved and nodded in agreement.
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Deb's home is in a canyon in the middle of the sea. At first glance, it looks like a small cave entrance. After entering, you will find that it is a different world. Compared with the outside, the air with a bit of sea smell fills this space. Deb treated them very warmly and took out all the best food in the house. Soon, a large table of dishes was prepared. It was very rich and the taste was unexpectedly very good, which was completely inconsistent with his appearance.
Before eating, Rong Yuan unnoticeably tested it with a detector, and only started to eat a few mouthfuls after finding it harmless. Deb also took out a large bottle of light green drink, and from Paco's attitude it seemed that this was a very precious wine. Deb generously took it out and invited them to drink, pouring a full cup for each person. Rong Yuan took a sip and felt as if he had swallowed the moonlight. The indescribable wonderful taste instantly conquered his taste buds.
No matter when, eating can bring people closer together. After a while, the atmosphere at the table became more harmonious. Not only were Deb and Paco happy, but even Rong Yuan couldn't help but smile. Halfway through the meal, Deb went to the kitchen and brought out another pot of soup. Rong Yuan glanced at him casually and unexpectedly found that the merit value on his head had suddenly changed.
It went from eighty-nine to negative two hundred and thirty.
Rong Yuan held down Paco's tentacles that were wrapping around the spoon and preparing to scoop up the soup. His face darkened and he asked, "Deb, what did you do just now?"
"What did I do?" Deb was puzzled. Seeing Rong Yuan's actions and Paco's slowly lowering tentacles, he looked angry, as if he had suffered a great injustice. He shouted, "What does this mean? Do you think I poisoned the soup?"
He was so angry that he slammed the table, picked up the soup bowl and gulped it down in one gulp, then slammed it on the table, glaring at them with red eyes.
Paco looked a little embarrassed, but Rong Yuan would not believe him so easily. Even if there was nothing wrong with the soup, he believed that Deb must have done something wrong just now. He pulled Paco aside and said coldly, "We have eaten and drunk, and you have already thanked us. We should leave. Thank you for the hospitality."
"Wait." Deb suddenly blocked the door swiftly and said angrily, "Don't leave. Explain what you mean!"
Rong Yuan narrowed his eyes and stared at him. In addition to Deb's anger, his face was obviously uneasy, as if there was something else . He confirmed his thoughts, his expression became more dangerous, and he lowered his voice and said, "Get out of the way!"
Deb shuddered, but his tentacles still clung to the door, not allowing them to leave. Paco looked around, somewhat at a loss, not knowing how everything had suddenly turned out like this. He felt that Rong Yuan's sudden change of attitude was wrong, and that Deb seemed a little abnormal as well.
“Knock, knock, knock!”
During the confrontation, there was a knock on Deb's door.
Deb heaved a sigh of relief, turned around to open the door, and at the same time, her angry expression disappeared. She said to Paco with a smile on her face, "They came really quickly. You are more welcome than I thought!"
"Wait." Paco's expression suddenly changed. He pulled Deb and asked, "What do you mean? Who is coming?"
"Who else could it be? Of course it's the people who care about you!" Deb said in amazement, "How do you think I know your name and appearance? I see news about you every day. They all say that you might be dead, but they never give up looking for you! And no matter who it is, as long as they find you or save you, they will get a huge reward! I thought they were crazy, but I didn't expect it to really appear! No matter how you survived, you are my lucky star! Thank you, Paco, you are really my good friend. And you..." He looked at Rong Yuan, his expression changed immediately, and he said with some annoyance, "Although I don't like you, I will give you a bonus because you saved me. Don't ask for too much. It's your fault that you don't have a good habit of watching the news! That's why you missed a lot of wealth."
He broke free from Pako's tentacles and tried to open the door. Pako's face changed from gloomy to bright. Suddenly, he swung out a tentacle and attacked Rong Yuan with a sound of breaking through the air!
