Chapter 198 Still Fighting
There were two secret boxes that the doctor placed in the research institute for research. Paco hid the evidence he collected in one of them. Because his escape was very hasty and dangerous, in order to prevent the secret box from being taken or lost by the company's people, he hid it on a statue in the courtyard of the institute before escaping. He molded a layer of gray-white paste on it to make it look like a bead and inlaid it on the statue. Because the stone statue was carved with a large number of jewelries, this stone bead made by Paco in a hurry was placed in a place where people come and go every day, and no one even glanced at it.
Another secret box, Paco always carried it with him. Rong Yuan later discovered that he had recorded a lot of pictures of the Earth and stored them in it. Perhaps he wanted to expose the level of civilization on Earth to fight for the right to survive and develop for this habitable planet that was hidden and nurtured by humans. In interstellar law, regardless of the level of civilization, planets with intelligent creatures are much more tolerant; on the contrary, if a planet is full of low-level creatures like cattle, sheep, tigers and leopards, then it is basically in a position to be slaughtered.
Paco later asked Emilida to bring this secret box to him. The letter inside could be said to be Paco's suicide note. I don't know what conditions Paco set to open it, but when Rong Yuan got it, it opened automatically. Now Rong Yuan has kept it in his ring, along with the message Paco left behind.
However, the secret box he just got could not be opened so easily. After all, when Paco hid it, he did not know Rong Yuan yet, and the conditions he set for opening it could not possibly have anything to do with Rong Yuan.
But Paco said in the letter: "If it were you, you would definitely be able to open it."
He did not clearly explain what the key was, not even a simple hint. At first, Rong Yuan thought it was because he did not completely trust Amirida, but later he thought there might be other reasons. After all, if Paco felt that Amirida was untrustworthy, he would not have let her come to Rong Yuan, otherwise this move might have put him in a desperate situation. Although Rong Yuan did not have any evidence, he believed that Paco would have considered this.
So, why did he not tell the secret key to both Emilida and himself?
Rong Yuan frowned and thought, playing with the secret box in his palm, but there was no sign of it being opened.
Yalin stood by silently, while Aimirida lay by the window, her eyes almost not enough to see the world. She would point to the islands below the spaceship and the fish jumping out of the sea and ask questions. Yalin would give a brief introduction. He was not good at speaking, but he was knowledgeable and could explain everything from racial classification to living habits. Most people could not stand his dry feasibility report-style speaking style, but Aimirida listened with great interest and remembered almost everything he said clearly.
If it were someone else, they would probably hate her at this moment. After all, she only needed to listen to professional knowledge once, which would take an average person at least a week to memorize. How could this not make people envious and jealous? However, Yalin did not feel unbalanced. He had long known that Amirida was a Landian, and in his mind, high-level intelligent species should be like this. Therefore, although he seemed to be staying by Amirida's side, his eyes were actually on Rong Yuan most of the time.
To be honest, Yalin couldn't quite understand this person.
In his opinion, although Rong Yuan claimed to be from a remote planet that had just come into contact with interstellar civilization, he was undoubtedly an intelligent species. However, because he always hid his thoughts and abilities, Yalin could not tell who was more intelligent between him and Amyrida. Even though he was not as intelligent, it was very obvious that Rong Yuan was the leader between the two.
Looking at his eyes, Yalin also thought that Rongyuan should be a cold and selfish person who didn't care about anyone except himself. But looking at his actions: he once saved Paco who was being hunted down and had nothing (Amirida said), and he wholeheartedly protected a girl he didn't know at the request of his friend, regardless of his own safety, and - what shocked Yalin the most - was his proposal to solve this crisis for Biqiuxing.
This time, it seems that Biqiu Star is in a deadlock no matter what. The only way to break the deadlock is to prove in public that the virus and the prisoners that do not actually exist have left Biqiu Star. The Peninglang Empire Army that Kayul Company brought in to block Biqiu Star has both advantages and disadvantages. They can prevent anyone from escaping with the virus on Biqiu Star, but if it is proved that the virus is not on Biqiu Star, they can also prevent Kayul Company from covering up and destroying Biqiu Star without solid evidence.
Therefore, the way to break the deadlock is that Rongyuan and Aimireda act as bait to divert attention and concentrate firepower to attack the blockade, and they must succeed in escaping! If they die in the artillery fire of the Peninglang Empire Army, then Kayul Company can still release the virus on Biqiu Star and claim that it was done by terrorists; only if they successfully escape, destroying Biqiu Star will become meaningless except for venting anger, which is the only way to save this planet.
But this behavior is actually no different from suicide, the hope of success is too slim. They are like people who are about to die of thirst in the desert, guarding the last drop of water, knowing that this will not save their lives, but still holding on to a glimmer of unrealistic hope.
That's why he felt that he couldn't understand Rong Yuan. Mingming should be a stranger who had nothing to do with these things, but he fell into bigger and bigger crises again and again in order to help others. But Yalin couldn't see any regret or complaint in his eyes, only the coldness that never changed, only when he looked at Amirida, he would be slightly soft. Mingming was a very smart person, but he always made choices that others thought were very stupid, as if as long as he did the right thing, he didn't care who he would offend, let alone how much trouble it would bring to himself.
A strong willpower, a cold-outward-but-warm-inside personality, and a firmness that never backs down or hesitates.
My heart is set on good, and I will never regret it even if I die nine times.
Yalin didn't know this ancient poem from Earth, but it didn't stop him from feeling the same sentiment of not regretting even if he died. Even though he didn't think he could succeed, he still did his best to meet their requests with full respect.
It was a pity that Rong Yuan never asked for anything. And Emilida, this girl was so easily satisfied that she would be shy and grateful for even the slightest kindness, which left Yalin and other colleagues, who were full of ambition, no chance to show off.
After flying in the air for more than two hours, the spacecraft sank into the sea and landed in the coral city on the seabed.
This is the most famous city on Piqiu Star. Most of the buildings are made of corals, and many houses are decorated with pearls and gems. These things are not precious on Piqiu Star, but because they are very beautiful and not cheap enough for anyone to use them as building materials, some alien tourists who have just arrived can't wait to stick their eyes on them. The brightness of the seabed is far less than that of the sea surface. The lighting of this city mainly relies on huge night pearls and some luminous plants and animals. They also have electronic products such as electric lights, but these things are only used at home. It seems too cheap and ordinary to the Piqiu people to put them outside as the facade of the city.
When the spaceship landed, many people gathered around to watch, and some saluted or shouted hello to Geoso and others who got off the spaceship. Coral City no longer looked as prosperous and busy as before, but it was not as dead as the island on the sea. There were still many people rushing around in the city, and some shops were open for business. The huge gliding pipes and trains in the sea were running normally. Only the passage of leaving the city and hovercrafts was prohibited, and there were not many people walking on the streets, which seemed much more depressed than before.
Amirida looked at the scene in Coral City with her eyes wide open, looking very yearning and heartbreaking. Yalin took the initiative to invite her, "Miss Amirida, how about I accompany you to get off the boat and take a walk? There are many fun places in the city, you will definitely like it."
After changing his mindset, Yalin's attitude also changed a lot, and he was no longer as cold as he was at the beginning. He was a very outstanding monk, and when he wanted to please someone with his heart, he was enough to make anyone like him.
Therefore, the shy Aimirida has gone from being fearful to being natural in getting along with Yalin during this journey. The girl immediately showed joy upon hearing his words, and asked cautiously, pinching the corner of her clothes: "Is it okay? But..." In order to avoid suspicion from Kayul Company, she is now the number one wanted criminal on Biqiu Star, and her portrait has replaced all the advertisements and is hung on every electronic screen.
"It's okay." Yalin comforted her: "Just use the camouflage suit to transform into our appearance. You are with me, no one will question you."
Emilida was very tempted, but she looked at Rong Yuan hesitantly, shook her head and said, "Forget it, I'll just stay here." No matter how good these people were to her, the only person she trusted the most was the indifferent Rong Yuan.
Yalin had no choice but to turn his gaze to Rong Yuan. He knew that this young man cared a lot about the girl and would probably agree to let her go out and relax.
But Rong Yuan shook his head without thinking too much and rejected Yalin's proposal. In troubled times, they should try to keep a low profile. If they were discovered to be traveling freely on the Archon's spaceship, all their plans would be ruined. Moreover, he had to consider the issue of the secret box. He was not at ease leaving Amirida to anyone else.
In order to successfully escape from Biqiu Star, Rong Yuan not only asked the Administrative Office to make some arrangements, but he also needed his spaceship. After a general understanding of the technological development of the Interstellar Alliance, Rong Yuan found that his spaceship was worthy of such a high value, and its performance was no less than that of a core planet. Therefore, they had to go to Mili Island where the spaceship landed. The Geo is currently the only spaceship that can move freely over Biqiu Star, and it can take them there. But flying directly to Mili Island is too conspicuous and may arouse the suspicion of Kayul Company. Therefore, the Geo first flew to Coral City, which has been somewhat turbulent recently, and then passed through two other cities, almost bypassing half of the planet, and finally to Mili Island, which had an abnormality arranged by the Administrative Office. And this journey must be completed in just one day. Rong Yuan hopes that he can open the secret box before that, so that perhaps Biqiu Star can also become their ally against Kayul Company.
