Xu Piao had no idea what Mei He was thinking.
After she worked so hard to finish "The Hell's Distance", she no longer wanted to move on at all. She entrusted all the subsequent promotion to Lake with confidence. She heard from him that he had even applied for some award for "The Hell's Distance".
Xu Piao has made up her mind not to start any new projects or make any new games in the next few months. No matter how strong the inspiration is, she must take a good rest for a few months first.
Making three games in less than a year, is this something a human would do?
I wouldn’t even dare to think about it before!
However, just when Xu Piao was concentrating on resting, some changes seemed to have occurred on the third-class star.
Lately, someone hadn't figured out what was going on, but the streets of District D had become much more crowded during the day, while at night, activity seemed to have decreased significantly. Xu Piao, checking the District D chat channel, realized it was the newly appointed administrator who had set the activity times.
Those who ride flying motorcycles in the sky at night are prohibited, and some entertainment venues close to residential areas are also prohibited from playing loud sounds. The general idea is to avoid disturbing others.
In other words, even if Xu Piao moved back to his original house, there would be no flashing neon lights at night.
——But Xu Piao felt that the original house would either gather dust or be secretly occupied by someone else if left alone, so after she moved out, she simply gave the house to the twin-pigtailed Ajin to live in. Before that, Ajin seemed to have lived in the entertainment venue to look after the place.
"There's actually someone in charge?" Xu Piao muttered in surprise.
She thought that being a third-rate star was just that now, as long as she stayed here and didn't run away, it didn't matter what other love she had.
However, the changes in residential areas did not seem to have much to do with her, who lived near the woods.
It was rare for Xu Piao to go out for a walk. Actually, there was no place in particular he wanted to go. In the end, he just went to hang out with the old man in the abandoned yard and watched the live broadcast video of "The Hell Distance" on his computer. He saw some players who were scared and ran around, and gradually learned the skills to avoid ghosts and learned to cooperate.
"Are you watching the live broadcast of the latest game?"
A man stopped and asked curiously when passing by Xu Piao.
Xu Piao raised his eyes, "Do you know this game too?"
"Of course! Anyone who goes to StarNet will know about it!" the person said. "And one of the game's producers is a newcomer this year. His other two games are also very popular and can be seen everywhere."
"Have you ever played any of these games?"
"Not really." The man scratched his head. "Holographic game cabins aren't that easy to buy. I don't know how long it will take me to save up enough to buy one. I'll just watch other people play. It's quite interesting to watch."
...Xu Piao suddenly realized.
If we count influence, then the third-class star might be the place least affected by her games.
Because holographic game cabins are rare here, residents on third-class planets have at most watched related live broadcasts, but few have played them in person.
She chatted with the man for a few minutes, then ended the conversation and continued walking. Suddenly, she muttered to herself, "What do you think? If I invest in opening a 'holographic gaming bar' on a third-class planet, would it be feasible?"
The Alliance Coin is not a problem. She is not in a debt crisis like when she first arrived. The Alliance Coin is just a number to her.
Not counting "Distance Between Hell" for now, the Alliance Coins she earned from "Record of Mountains and Seas" and "Peach Blossom Spring" alone should be enough for her to buy a nice small planet outside and happily farm. Buying some more holographic game cabins to open an "Internet cafe" should not be a problem.
079, who was following behind her, heard that she was talking to him and replied, "This way, the Alliance will know your financial situation."
"How about anonymously entrusting someone else to do it?"
079 deduced for a moment and said, "No matter where we open it, we probably won't be able to preserve those holographic game cabins properly. It might be better if we cooperate with the management of the Third-Class Star."
However, due to some concerns, Xu Piao could not contact the so-called management on his own.
Xu Piao sighed, put the matter aside, and planned to go to the old man in the scrapyard to find some things after a long absence. This behavior is actually quite similar to going to the beach to dig, picking mushrooms, and drawing cards. They all have that kind of uncertainty, and sometimes you can find some things that are not available on the third-class star.
For example, when Xu Piao came before participating in the production of "The Distance Between Hell", 079 picked up an abandoned small wormhole receiver. The only regret was that the most important part was missing and it could not be repaired. After that, Xu Piao always wanted to try his luck again to see if he could pick up the missing part.
"Why are you here again?" Because 079 was so good at picking up things, the old man at the scrapyard frowned as soon as he saw Xu Piao and 079, and started waving his hands from a distance, "Go away, there's nothing new for you to pick up!"
Xu Piao wanted to laugh when he saw the old man like this, "Really? I don't believe it."
Old man: "...? I don't care whether you believe it or not!"
Xu Piao asked 079 to go and look for it, while he stayed here. Just as he was about to say a few words to the old man, he saw a little girl with an expressionless face, carrying the wing of an unknown machine, coming out from behind a pile of scrap metal in the junk yard, and then putting a few bags of inferior nutrient supplements on the table in front of the old man and was about to leave.
"Wait, little girl, this wing is not priced at this price." The old man called out to the little girl.
The little girl stood still with her back to the table.
"You have to come and measure it." said the old man.
The little girl turned around and said word by word, a little awkwardly, "...no more."
Old man: "You said the same thing last time."
Little girl: “No more.”
...Later, no matter what the old man said, the little girl kept repeating the words "no more" like a tape recorder.
Xu Piao was originally just watching the fun from the side, but suddenly he felt that the little girl's eyes looked indescribably familiar.
Black and bright, with eyes that clearly distinguish between black and white.
Even after such a long time, Xu Piao suddenly remembered the eye that she had seen long ago near the house where she currently lived, secretly observing her through the fence.
Could this little girl be the one who killed the transport personnel with her sister and was finally sent to the third-class planet alone?
Both the old man and the little girl looked over.
Xu Piao acted nonchalantly, "This little girl seems to be my neighbor. She probably didn't bring enough. It's okay for me to help her fill it first."
The little girl's black and white eyes stared straight at her.
The old man snorted unhappily and withdrew his hand, "One more bottle is missing."
Xu Piao readily put the several bottles of nutrient supplements he brought with him on the table. "I see 079 has also chosen one. Let's join them."
It is obviously not so easy to find the important parts missing from the small wormhole receiver. This time, 079 picked something that looks like an oven. Anyway, in the end, 079 always has a way to transform useless things into useful things.
The little girl left without saying a word, carrying the wing. Xu Piao walked out for a while, and after completing a week's worth of exercise, he said goodbye to the old man and walked back.
The old man sat back in his chair and continued writing in his notebook.
After a while, the old man suddenly said without looking up, "I've finished looking. Have you figured out anything?"
"He doesn't look like he's been brainwashed by the league." A man who looked young but had graying hair slowly walked in from outside the abandoned field.
If someone from the third-class star management team was here, they would be able to recognize that the person appearing in the abandoned site at this time was none other than the newly appointed manager of Area D.
"What about the Alliance's surveillance of her?"
"It was taken care of by that robot. You know, the 'fire theft' caused quite a big uproar before." The old man said casually, without mentioning that it was he who pulled the strings and let Xu Piao take away the robot carrying the fire.
The wasteland was silent for a moment.
"If I take her away this time, her status with the Alliance will be invalidated," said the D Area Manager. "Xu... Li Sheng said he would come to pick her up, but the Alliance placed her on a third-class star to lure out our old subordinates, including Li Sheng. They seem to have noticed the movements of the Wanderers recently, so I need to wait for an opportunity."
"This has nothing to do with me. You can act whenever you want." The old man rolled his eyes. "Don't count on me for help this time. I shouldn't have helped Xu Sheng escape in the first place. I ended up dragging you into this!"
——Many years ago, Xu Piao’s brother in this body, Li Sheng, the current leader of the interstellar wanderers, was actually also imprisoned on a third-class planet.
At that time, Xu Changping and Li Leran had already been arrested, and the alliance wanted to use Li Sheng to lure out his father, Xu Changping's old subordinates.
As a result, on the day Xu Changping and Li Leran were executed, Li Sheng escaped from the third-class star. At that time, the third-class star was controlled by the Alliance like an iron barrel, and the Alliance still did not know how Li Sheng escaped.
Precisely because Li Sheng and some of Xu Changping's old subordinates were still outside, the alliance kept Xu Piao, who was born not long ago, and now wanted to use Xu Piao to lure Li Sheng and other old subordinates to the third-class star.
It's like sitting back and waiting for something to happen.
"Let's wait a little longer." Finally, the D Zone Manager said, "Wait until something happens in the Alliance."
At the same time, Xu Piao, who had returned to his residence after a stroll, found the big guy Ajin, who had come in some unknown time and was squatting with his knees hugged, at the door of his house.
The author has something to say:
The league is always giving away points
This chapter explains why Xu Piao stayed on the third-class star for so many years and no one came, because it was originally a trap.
There is also a reason why we must get the third star
The old man has no faction, he is a sweeping monk
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