Chapter 49
When Zeruo heard the announcement on the radio, his heart sank. He didn't expect that the other party had no intention of contacting them at all.
The people who came out of the quarantine room at the same time as him did not think much about this situation. In their opinion, maybe it was because there were people with special identities on the spacecraft that they had to keep their distance, which was understandable. Moreover, for everyone, sufficient water, warm beds and safe arrival on land were the most important things at this time. They were not interested in the identity of the ship owner. Most people's first action was to open the refrigerator and eat a full meal. The nutrients in the escape capsule were almost the same as pig food. Moreover, because of their panic before, they basically had no appetite and only felt hungry at this time. Some people even forgot to close the door and hurriedly put on the Star Network login helmet to report safety to their families. After a while, two lines of tears were seen dripping from under the helmet.
Zeruo paused, maintaining that difficult expression of calmness mixed with a hint of excitement, excitement mixed with fear and terror, and quickened his pace to walk into his room. After closing the door, his face darkened.
He stood by the door, thought for a moment, logged onto the Star Network, booked a room in the mecha training area, trained for a while, left a message that only his people could understand, browsed the news of the past few days, and then logged off from the Internet.
Then until the spacecraft arrived at Baiqi Star, he did not find an opportunity to contact the target. Looking at the open door in front of him, silently but strongly implying the meaning of expulsion, Zeruo hesitated for a while, and finally walked out reluctantly.
Mu Xiaohu leaned against the wall and pitifully negotiated with the invisible person: "I'll pay you back the money I owe you later, okay? I promise, when I get to school, I will work hard every day and try to pay you back as soon as possible."
There was no response from the player, but the door to his room opened. Mu Xiaohu leaned over to take a look and guessed, "Then... I'll take it as your consent, okay?"
No one answered. Mu Xiaohu moved out step by step. When he saw the scenery of Bai Qixing outside the door, he immediately ran out with joy. His voice of exclamation and praise could be heard from a long distance away. He was exactly like a country bumpkin coming to the city.
Silence returned to the spacecraft.
The screen in front of Rong Yuan showed the movements of the twenty or so people who had just stepped off the spacecraft. When approaching Baiqi Star, No. 2 had hacked into all the surveillance systems and communication recording equipment on the planet. All of these became its eyes, helping it find the person who sent the signal.
[Attack and defense switch positions.] Rong Yuan sipped his coffee and thought: [When will you show your true colors?]
Then he was surprised to see that Mu Xiaohu, who had just run out of the spaceship, jumped up as if he was stung by a scorpion on the buttocks, and rushed back like a fly before the door of the spaceship was closed.
He rushed too fast and couldn't brake in time. He hit the wall with a "bang" and then screamed "Ah Wu" and squatted down, covering his red forehead and nose.
Rong Yuan chuckled, and even his eyes became a little more lively.
Although No. 2 had no physical body, it saw everything through its camera. Seeing this, it secretly pointed a camera in the corridor at Mu Xiaohu, zoomed in and enlarged the picture, looking the boy up and down, left and right.
His nose was sore and painful from the collision, and tears came out. Mu Xiaohu wiped his tears and stood up. With his big watery eyes, he looked at the nearest camera and said, "My unknown savior, you haven't given me your contact number yet, how can I return the money to you!"
Rong Yuan had not forgotten this, but the idea of paying back the money was originally a joke, and he did not need the money from this poor-looking boy, so he did not bring it up. But he was still surprised that the boy who had already left did not take the opportunity to evade the debt but came back specifically for this matter.
"It's not much money, I'll let him go." Number Two asked.
"It's not much money, so why should he accept such a trivial donation?" Rong Yuan said, "Give him my number."
In the corridor, Mu Xiaohu waited for a long time before he heard the voice coming from the player. He followed the instructions of No. 2 and stuck the identity bracelet on a light screen beside the door. Then, with a beep, a number and name appeared on his contact list.
The identity bracelet of the Landia Empire is equipped to everyone at birth. There is a small chip in the bracelet, which records everyone's name, gender, blood type, address, date of birth, gene sequence, study and work experience, etc. It can be said that a person's most important information and most of his life experience are concentrated on this chip. In addition, the bracelet also has many functions such as connecting to the star network for calls, setting up as an electronic lock for residence, storing star coins (electronic currency of the star network), and conducting transactions. Many people only need to wear their own bracelet when they go out, and there is no need to carry cumbersome luggage. At the same time, the metal used for the bracelet shell is a special memory metal. Even if it is lost or robbed, no one other than the owner can use it.
Mu Xiaohu had no idea how valuable the number he got was. There were countless people in the empire who wanted it but could not get it. However, he still smiled at the number, revealing a row of white teeth, and said happily: "Rongyuan, Rongyuan, you are the first friend I made after leaving home. That's great... Oh, by the way, I almost forgot." He took two steps back, bowed earnestly to the player on the wall, and said loudly: "Please take care of me in the future!"
After he finished speaking, he still muttered uncertainly: "Is this correct?"
Standing up, he waved at the camera and shouted, "I have to go now. Nice to meet you! See you later!"
The dark-skinned boy skipped away. Rong Yuan slowly finished the coffee in his cup, and he didn't notice that he had a very light smile on his face.
"Master." Number Two said suddenly.
"Um?"
"Baiqi Star is a famous tourist planet nearby, with very unique scenery. Since we are going to stay here for a while, why don't you go out for a walk?" Number Two said lazily, "There is no point for you to stay here anyway. I will notify you when the surveillance finds anything."
The despised Rong Yuan stood up with a wry smile and said, "Okay, since you said so." He put the cup into the automatic washing machine and walked out of the spaceship.
Even though Rong Yuan was not actually intending to appreciate the beautiful scenery, at this moment, he couldn't help but be shocked by the scenery before him.
Baiqi is a gas giant planet. Its rotation period and revolution period differ by only a few seconds, and its orbit is extremely close to a perfect circle.
So half of the planet is always in sunny daytime, and the climate does not change much throughout the year, and it is always warm and pleasant; while the other half is in eternal night, with biting cold winds and bone-chilling cold. A giant vortex storm as big as two earths has lasted for hundreds of years, and there is no sign of weakening.
The spacecraft stopped at the right place. Rong Yuan could see that at the end of his sight on the right was the boundary between day and night, where cold and hot air met and formed more than a dozen super-large tornadoes that connected the sky and the earth. The raging tornadoes tore the airflow into pieces; in some places, the black clouds directly pressed to the ground, and thunder and lightning poured to the ground like a rainstorm, and flames rose from time to time, illuminating half of the sky red.
But where he was, it was sunny and bright, with white clouds floating around him. Magnificent and beautiful plants spread out from deep underground, growing huge leaves and fragrant flowers. The spacecraft was resting on a platform built on top of dozens of branches, and those branches were still alive, with clusters of tender green leaves growing on them.
The interior of Baiqi Star is made of solid ice and rocks that have not melted for thousands of years, and is also covered with a thick layer of soil. The exterior - or in other words, 80% of the volume is dense clouds, so Rong Yuan is actually in the middle of the clouds at this time. The clear and sinking air layer creates a buoyancy that increases from top to bottom. In addition, the mass of the star core is relatively light and the gravity of the planet is relatively weak, so people here can actually walk in the air. Many people even build their houses in the air, using the buoyancy of the clouds to hold them up, and they will slowly move with the flow of air.
However, large buildings are mainly built on trees or tall vines. Because there is no strong gravitational constraint, the plants here grow very freely and unrestrained, with leaves as big as houses and flowers that can easily wrap people up. Most plants have long and thin tentacles that flutter slightly in the wind, which is very beautiful. This is because the soil is not enough to provide the substances they need to grow, so these plants extend their tentacles into the clouds to absorb water and nutrients.
However, the dense gas and atmosphere of this gaseous planet are not so friendly to many races. Some fragile races may even suffocate to death because they cannot breathe on this planet that is basically composed of gas. Therefore, among the tourists coming and going, many people have a round breathing ball on their heads, which looks ridiculous.
Most people here wear long cloaks with sleeves. They just need to jump out from the branches and spread their arms to glide in the air for a long time like bats. Flying is the dream of mankind since ancient times. Even now that aircraft have developed to the point where they can travel across the stars, being able to fly alone still has great appeal. It is no wonder that the climate of this place is difficult for many people to adapt to, but it can still become a famous tourist planet.
As soon as Rong Yuan got off the spaceship, locals came to sell him breathing balls and flying cloaks. However, Rong Yuan had a special physique and adapted to the climate here after a few deep breaths. As for the flying cloak, he had no interest in experiencing that kind of thing, so he directly refused. He put his hands in his pockets and casually watched while walking.
This is a commercial street built on vines in the air. Although the scenery is unique, it is essentially no different from the stalls selling souvenirs and small decorations in tourist areas. On both sides of the road, people are selling things like stretch shoes, leaf tents, and petal art paintings. Some people are shouting loudly, some are bargaining, some are choosing, and some are spending a lot of money to buy. There are all kinds of people, and there is a familiar and friendly feeling in the noise.
"Don't miss it if you pass by. The cloud cake, a specialty of Baiqi Star, will give you a soft texture like a cloud and a refreshing feeling like flying... Sir, would you like to try it?"
A small tray with samples was suddenly pushed in front of Rong Yuan. He looked up and saw a dark face. He had just seen it before, but he was wearing a cloud-shaped breathing ball. Under the distorted light, the face looked funny with small eyes and a big nose. Rong Yuan could not recognize it for a moment.
