Chapter 19
Are there immortal creatures in the universe? Perhaps there are, but so far none have been discovered.
In the textbooks of the Landia Empire, there is such content - among the intelligent life species discovered in the Milky Way, 99% are carbon-based, 0.7% are silicon-based, 0.2% are metal-based, and the remaining sulfur-based, nitrogen-based, oxygen-based, alkyl-based, hydrogen-based, etc. account for a total of 0.1%.
In the introduction to carbon-based life, we can find that this form of life occupies many "mosts" - the widest distribution, the most species, the lowest intelligence, the shortest lifespan, the worst individual abilities, the weakest adaptability, the strongest reproductive ability, the strongest creativity and imagination, etc.
The Landia Empire, including the royal family, has only a few silicon-based life forms, and most are carbon-based life forms. With advanced medical technology, perfect social welfare, and a peaceful and stable living environment, the longest-lived intelligent carbon-based creature has reached 431 years old. By the way, that is a species that hibernates half of the year and is extremely lazy. The shortest-lived carbon-based species has an average lifespan of only 17 years. Individuals are so fragile that they cannot even travel through space, and can only live on their native planet for the rest of their lives.
Bai Xiang was not as naive as his son. Ever since he was defeated by Rong Yuan for the first time, he had been very careful to collect information about this incredibly strong young man. From various clues, he had judged that Rong Yuan should be a short-lived carbon-based creature, and his maximum lifespan was probably less than 200 years. In recent years, he handed over all the trivial matters of the Knights to Bai Le. When he was bored, he would also talk about this most hated enemy in his life. Whenever he thought that Rong Yuan might have died of old age, he would secretly be happy for a long time, and even raised a glass to pay tribute to him once.
With this in mind, Bai Xiang's hatred for Rong Yuan faded a lot, and he even felt a bit of sympathy for Rong Yuan. But every time he saw his beloved son Bai Le living a garbage life in such a hopeless place, and even cheering for a piece of earth dragon meat that he would never even look at in the past, he felt so sad that he almost cried, and then his hatred for Rong Yuan began to burn again.
After Snow was defeated, Bai Le rushed to recruit experts as soon as he received the news. Bai Xiang received the information later, but he asked one more question and learned that the name of the person was Rong Yuan.
Rong Yuan!!!
Bai Xiang was enraged and immediately gathered his most elite troops and rushed out, even forgetting the possibility that there was someone with the same name and surname. He was ready to make that person feel the resentment and anger he had for more than a hundred years.
Along the way, Bai thought of his big strides, his powerful momentum, and he... he was walking slower and slower.
Intelligence is gathered from different sources.
——Come in from West Road 12.
——The scavenger Leido was leading the way for them. He was just a minor character and not worth mentioning.
——Only one move was made.
——That man defeated Deputy Captain Snow easily.
——With just one hand, he blocked the vice-captain’s punch with all his strength.
——Almost forced the deputy commander to cut off his right arm.
——He tried to stop it.
——Really strong.
——There were six companions around him, two women and four men. They didn't take any action and didn't know how powerful the situation was.
——The women all look good, and the four men, one old, one young and two young men, don’t look like powerful characters.
——He is very young.
——How young? About twenty years old.
The increasingly slow pace stopped.
While Bai Le was holding onto the pillar outside the small building and refusing to move, his father Bai Xiang was also standing motionless on the street, with his head down, thinking for a long time.
Then he waved his hand to dismiss most of the subordinates he brought with him, leaving only the twenty or so people who were the most capable and trusted, and walked towards the small building quickly and calmly, with a vague idea gradually forming in his mind. Then when he saw Rong Yuan, when he saw that he really looked the same as he did more than a hundred years ago, when he saw the invisible aura of a strong man surging around him like an endless abyss, Bai Xiang finally saw what he really wanted in his heart.
As long as he can achieve his goal, he would be willing to obey the person he hates the most like a dog and serve as a pawn, allowing him to be driven around until his head is broken into pieces.
Less than half an hour later, Mia and the others were squatting outside the small building again, and this time they had one more person.
"Alas..." Mia sighed and said, "I don't know when grandpa will come to see me."
Ulves glanced at her, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes that he himself did not even notice, perhaps he was thinking of his missing daughter.
"Alas——" Zhihuo also sighed, her pretty face full of sorrow——When will Rongyuan stop looking at her?
"Sigh——" Bai Le also sighed, as if sighing was contagious.
Qiao Fei stared at Bai Le vigilantly. He didn't believe at all that this man in charge of a place could be so stupid and harmless.
"Hey," Okoto came over, nudged Bai Le with his shoulder, and whispered, "Did you know Mr. Rong before?"
"I would rather not know him!" Bai Le gritted his teeth when he thought of the past.
"Do you have a story? You're free anyway, why not tell us?" Okoto urged.
"Why should I tell you?" Bai Le said disdainfully, "I don't even know who you are."
"Nice to meet you. My name is Okoto, and I'm Mr. Rong's... follower." Okoto stretched out his hand.
"Follower? Just you?" Bai Le glanced at Okoto and sneered, "That guy doesn't say anything, but his vision is more picky than anyone else. It would be strange if he likes you."
"Oh? How do you know so much? Do you have experience?"
"Humph, back then, he even ..." Bai Le was about to complain, but suddenly came to his senses, his eyes widened with anger, and he said, "Bah! You are trying to trick me."
"How can you say that? Isn't that how it's always done when we chat? You say one thing and I say another." Okoto smiled and didn't take it seriously. He was sure that Bai Le couldn't do anything to him downstairs in the small building, so he added, "By the way, I came to Prison Star seven years ago. How about you? You've been here for many years, right?"
"Isn't it?" Bai Le said casually, "In another four years, it will be exactly one hundred years..." Bai Le sighed, thinking with worry, should he celebrate the one hundredth anniversary? Or not?
The shock on Okoto's face flashed away, and he asked tentatively: "So you knew Mr. Rong before you came to Prison Star?"
"That bastard, he was the one who threw me in here!" Bai Le cursed.
Although the others didn't say anything, they didn't cover their ears, so they naturally heard the whole conversation between the two. At this time, Mia couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Rong... is he over a hundred years old?" They couldn't hide their surprised expressions on their faces.
It's not that there are no people with eternal youthful looks. Many stars in the Empire look like they can pretend to be 18-year-old boys and girls and act out a pure first love story at school at any time. However, fake is fake. Ten years, fifty years, a hundred years, two hundred years, every minute and every second of the time they have experienced will leave deep and shallow marks in their eyes, faces, postures, words and deeds. People who are more careful and sensitive can find the difference with a little attention. The feeling given to people is "he/she looks so young, and has taken good care of herself", not "this person is really young".
But during the days they spent with Rong Yuan, they always thought that Rong Yuan was only in his early twenties and never doubted his age. For example, Okoto and others thought that Rong Yuan couldn't be so young with his strength, and at most they just secretly added 10 to 20 years to this base number. But they didn't expect that the real number would have to be at least 100 years.
——Is it possible that he is even more than a hundred years old?
Looking at Bai Le again, they saw... he had his mouth wide open, looking even more surprised than them.
To Bai Le, this was the Rong Yuan he knew in the past. When they met again, he was exactly the same as before. It was a natural thing and there was nothing to think about, so he was not aware of this problem at all.
Nearly a hundred years have passed! He has grown from a young boy to a bearded, weathered uncle, while Rong Yuan... still looks like a young boy.
Time seemed to stand still for him.
——Why does God love one person so much?
Bai Le thought indignantly that with his brain capacity, he could not extend his associations to anything more profound.
Little did he know that Okoto beside him was looking at him, smiling, but thinking the same thing as he did.
——Why would God favor such a fool? If it were me...if I were in this position...
The courtyard fell into silence for a moment, until a creaking sound was heard from the door of the small building.
——Speaking of which, this kind of sound is also a unique landscape of Prison Star. In other parts of the empire, even on some more primitive planets, if the door makes a little noise when it is opened and closed, then the residents can take the production company and the seller to court. The huge compensation is nothing, but the product's reputation plummets, which is the most fatal.
The door opened.
Rong Yuan and Bai Xiang walked out hand in hand. Not only did the two of them walk together in harmony, but Bai Xiang's previous anger and murderous intent disappeared, and there was even a hint of satisfaction on his face.
It seemed that if it weren't for the pressure of nearly three hundred years of experience, he would be smiling like a fool right now.
Bai Le came over and asked hesitantly: "Dad, you...you..." He really wanted to ask, did Rong Yuan fool you? But after thinking about it, it was not easy to end peacefully, so it was better not to provoke his father, so he asked: "Are you done talking? Shall we go back?"
"Go back? Well, I should go back. There are many things to do!" Bai Xiang said absent-mindedly, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Then let's go!" Bai Le said happily.
"Leave? Why are you leaving?" Bai Xiang glared and said, "Mr. Rong has just arrived at Prison Star and there are many things he doesn't understand. You stay and see if there is anything you can do to help."
"Ah?" Bai Le was dumbfounded.
"Follow Mr. Rong, watch more, learn more, talk less, and do whatever you are told to do! If I find out that you have caused trouble for Mr. Rong, I will break your legs!" Bai Xiang scolded , without any trace of the kind father he had before.
Bai Le was stunned for a moment, tears in his eyes. He turned around and shouted at Rong Yuan: "Rong Yuan! What the hell did you do to my dad?! I...I...I will fight you!"
"Pa!" Bai Xiang slapped Bai Le in the face, making him dizzy.
Everyone stared in amazement at the father and son quarreling at the door, and then looked at Rong Yuan with admiration - brainwashing is nothing, this... this seems to have changed even his personality and emotions!
Rong Yuan put his hands in his pockets, watching the scene in front of him, without any intention of intervening or explaining. In his mind, the words that Bai Xiang had said before echoed, loud and clear, a desperate move.
"I can tell you anything you want to know, and I can fully cooperate with you in whatever you want to do... I can do anything for you, but there is only one condition - take him away!"
"You have a way to get out of this hell, right?"
"I don't believe in oaths or any written guarantees, but as long as you nod your head and go through fire and water, I'll do it!"
"Why?"
"Because you are Rong Yuan."
