After enjoying the interaction between Chino and Risa for a while, Fang Zheng left the coffee shop. It was a rare opportunity to have some leisure time, so he planned to take this opportunity to visit all the stores he had just opened, in order to familiarize himself with them and to see what these stores were like.
After all, Fang Zheng had only heard of the names of some of them, and had never even heard of the names of some of them. He opened them only after reading the introduction. In this case, no one knew which world or store it would connect to.
Well, first of all... let's go to Hanabishi Planetarium.
Considering the distance, Fang Zheng did not build the planetarium too far away. He chose a place not far from the town as the construction site for the planetarium. Of course, like other buildings, when Fang Zheng arrived, he had already seen the planetarium.
From the outside, this planetarium is pretty nice. It is a completely pure glass structure with a curved dome like an observatory. At the entrance, you can clearly see the sign of "Hanabishi Planetarium".
only……
"It always feels a bit dirty... Is it my illusion?"
Looking at the dusty glass, Fang Zheng couldn't help but complain. Then he reached out and pushed open the glass door in front of him.
A gust of cold air came over him. Fang Zheng opened his eyes and saw an extremely dim hall in front of him. There was a staircase leading to the second floor at the front entrance, and a reception desk on the right. But there was no one here. Not only that, the entire planetarium looked like it had not been cleaned for a long time, and there was dust everywhere.
“…”
Fang Zheng closed the door silently.
I must have opened it the wrong way.
Then he took a deep breath and pushed away again.
And what appeared in front of Fang Zheng was... the same scene as before.
"…What on earth is going on?"
After walking through the gate, Fang Zheng stared blankly at the abandoned planetarium in front of him. He didn't know how to react for a moment. For a moment, he thought he had walked into a biohazard world or something. After all, no matter how he looked at it, this planetarium looked completely abandoned.
What kind of entertainment facility is this? Do I have to turn it into a haunted house?
“Haha…”
Fang Zheng sighed as he walked in. Then he came to the door of the observatory and looked around.
Anyway, since it has been exchanged and cannot be returned, let's take a look at the equipment and other things here. If everything is intact, then maybe we can find a few people to operate it.
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng pushed open the soundproof door in front of him and walked in.
And at this moment, suddenly, a voice sounded.
"Congratulations, you happen to be the 2.5 millionth guest to visit our hotel!"
"Um?"
Hearing this voice, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he raised his head and looked forward.
Unlike the dim hall outside, the interior of the observatory was brightly lit. In front of Fang Zheng stood a sweet and lovely girl wearing a dark blue uniform and blue twin ponytails. Behind the girl's head, a pair of large, bow-like things were shining brightly.
Although the girl in front of him looked very much like a human, Fang Zheng still saw her true identity from her pair of mechanical ears. After all, next to him, there was also a little guy who looked very similar to the girl in front of him.
Is this... a robot?
"I'm so sorry!"
Just as Fang Zheng was thinking, he saw the girl in front of him suddenly lowered her head in fear and apologized to him.
"In fact, you are not the 2.5 millionth guest, but the 2,487,288th. But in fact, this number is not accurate. Before, a little boy and a little girl came without an entrance fee, so we made an exception and let them in for free. So you should actually be the 2,487,290th guest. We apologize for the trouble and inconvenience caused to you..."
"Well……"
Seeing the girl robot in front of him talking so much in one breath, Fang Zheng didn't know what to say for a moment. He looked around and then coughed.
"No, I don't really mind such a small matter, but anyway... this is the planetarium, right? Is it still open?"
"certainly."
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the girl laughed happily.
"You are our first guest after 29 years and 81 days. Welcome to Hanabishi Planetarium. I am our planetarium's guide, and my name is Yume Hoshino."
As she spoke, the girl turned around and walked to the chair next to her, then picked up a "bouquet" and handed it to Fang Zheng.
Although it is called a "bouquet", in fact it is just incandescent light bulbs, microphones, wires and various other things wrapped together with cloth, and then formed into the shape of a "bouquet"... Um, medium-sized non-combustible garbage?
"Please accept this souvenir from our museum."
Looking at the "bouquet" handed over, Fang Zheng silently reached out to take it. But before he could say anything else, the girl lowered her head again.
"I'm so sorry, but I can't prepare a real bouquet, so I had to use this instead..."
"No need to apologize. This bouquet is indeed quite original. I'll accept it."
Hearing this, Fang Zheng smiled and waved his hand. Then he put away the bouquet and looked around again.
"I'm here to see the planetarium... When does it start?"
Facing Fang Zheng's question, the girl smiled again.
"Please wait a moment. The projection will start in seven minutes. If possible, can you please enjoy the special projection to commemorate the 2.5 million visitors?"
"Then I'll wait and see."
In response to the girl's words, Fang Zheng nodded, then found a seat and sat down. Then Fang Zheng turned his head and began to observe his surroundings.
But then again, this was the first time for him to watch the stars in a planetarium. He remembered that when he was a child, there seemed to be a planetarium in his city, but almost no one went to see it. When Fang Zheng grew up, he didn't remember the planetarium anymore. Maybe it was demolished during the town construction.
“Click.”
Just when Fang Zheng was distracted, the hall in front of him suddenly dimmed, and Fang Zheng also focused his attention and looked forward. Soon, he saw that not far in front of him, the spotlight suddenly lit up and shone on the commentator girl standing there. The girl also bowed respectfully and then looked at Fang Zheng.
"Welcome to Hanabishi Planetarium. I am the planetarium's guide, Yume Hoshino. Before we begin the projection, please allow me to briefly explain some precautions..."
This looks like the end of the world, and it's probably a good thing she's a robot. Ordinary humans wouldn't be able to maintain their self-identity for such a long time in a place like this.
Fang Zheng couldn't help but sigh as he watched the female narrator, who was clearly the only guest in front of him, still saying "Please turn off your phone, do not smoke or eat during the projection", "He was not sure what kind of world this was, but from what the narrator had said before, this place was obviously abandoned, and there was no excessive toxin or radiation in the air, which meant... this should not be a radioactive wasteland.
But there's a good chance something went wrong...
"...Yena is the name of this big machine, so please let Jena say hello to everyone...!"
As she spoke, the female commentator raised her hand and made an inviting gesture towards the projector.
…
…
…
However, nothing happened.
However, the commentator girl was not discouraged and she raised her hand again.
"Well, once again, Jena would like to say hello to everyone...!"
…
Looking at the motionless planetarium in front of them, Fang Zheng and the girl fell into silence.
I am most afraid of the air suddenly becoming quiet.
After a while, Fang Zheng finally broke the silence.
"This...could it be broken..."
I paid for a planetarium, and you said that no one was managing it, but even the equipment was broken? System, you cheated me out of money!
"I'm so sorry!"
The female commentator lowered her head again.
"I'm sorry, it seems that the projector has a serious problem now. The curator and the staff are all traveling, and I am the only one who cannot confirm the situation..."
……travel?
Who can travel for more than 20 years?
"It's okay, let me find someone to fix it."
"Why?"
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the female commentator looked up in surprise.
"Would you like to help me, sir?"
"Of course, although I am a guest, in fact, I am also the owner of this planetarium... I just didn't expect the situation here to be so bad..."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng turned on the communication system, and soon, Tilia's image emerged.
"What do you want, my brother?"
"Tilia? Bring your students to my place. There is work to be done."
Looking at Tilia in front of him, Fang Zheng quickly gave the order.