Capital Star

The missing passengers incident on the train in Luochuan City was originally covered up by the top brass and a secret investigation was conducted. However, due to Wang Chu's disappearance, Luochuan City had to take rescue measures. The media moved in like dogs smelling meat, and fragmentary news and rumors spread everywhere like snowflakes.

Some residents expressed their concerns: "I never thought that even the government's public transportation could have such a thing happen. I really don't dare to ride it anymore."

But more people were interested in a rumored melon production. They spread the word: "I heard that Wang Chu was rescued by a girl from Chishui Street. What was the strategy used by the girl called... 'Two Peaches Kill Three Warriors'?"

"Chishui Street? Isn't that a famous slum? Is it worse than our Luochuan City?"

"What is Two Peaches Killing Three Warriors?"

“…”

Soon, the crowd discovered that "Two peaches kill three warriors" came from an ancient Chinese allusion.

What is China? It is an ancient civilization on Earth before humans entered the interstellar age.

Chishui City, Luochuan City, and some surrounding cities were located in the former China.

For a while, "Huaxia Studies" became popular and became a new term for people to talk about after dinner. Everyone couldn't fall asleep without silently reciting two "Huaxia Golden Sentences" every day, such as:

“I examine myself three times a day.”

"Reeds grow thick and green, white dew turns to frost."

“…”

Chishui City also became a popular check-in destination for the first time, with countless tourists coming to explore the traces left by China.

The tour guide waved a small flag and spoke passionately under the scorching sun: "Can you see that volcano? That's the street under your feet - the origin of the name Chishui Street. There used to be the largest freshwater lake on Earth nearby. There was a man named Su who herded sheep here for his entire life."

"Okay, let's go to the next attraction."

As Chishui Street became lively, residents were so excited that Li Juan's "Kaifeng Cuisine" fast food restaurant, flower shops, candy shops, etc. all saw a huge increase in sales! For the first time, Earth's GDP left the last place in the ranking!

…

While everyone outside was in high spirits, Luo Tan was looking worried.

She first received a notification of the points reward.

In the train mission, she earned a total of 1,500 points.

She quickly checked her total points, and discovered that she still had to earn a full 2,500 points to reach 7,000 points and unlock the mysterious door to the zoo mission!

This was the first severe blow she had experienced today.

The second critical hit came soon.

Facing Andre's arrival, she was incredulous and puzzled: "You didn't find anything?"

Andre sighed: "The spider's owner was seriously injured and died soon after, saying almost nothing."

"As for that string of codes, just a month ago, the Empire unified the numbering schemes of all the major laboratories. All laboratories within the Empire number their experiments using the code "area x number x". We have no way of determining which institution's experiment "area C number 008" belongs to."

He concluded: "But at least it is certain that those spiders are indeed experimental subjects, and their appearance is intentional by someone."

Luo Tan: "It could also be that the experimental subject escaped and was picked up by the breeder."

"It's not that simple." Andre hesitated for a moment, then said, "I sent people to check some caves and tunnels on Earth, and found that many tunnels were filled with young spiders of that type of mutant spider. We have already dealt with what we have found so far."

Once the spiderlings grow up, similar incidents to Luochuan will occur in other cities, and the consequences will be disastrous.

What is the purpose of the person behind this?

Luo Tan quietly asked the system in his heart: "Xiao Ai, does bug also include those caused by humans?"

She originally thought that the bugs she had to solve were caused by the coincidence of certain objective factors, so before the zoo incident, she never thought in this direction.

Xiao Ai: "A bug is a bug. Anything that deviates from the normal trajectory of things is a bug."

really!

Luo Chen asked directly: "Before the zoo incident, how many of the incidents I experienced were caused by humans?"

This time, Xiao Ai didn't say anything.

Wang Chu's voice brought her back to reality: "You don't have to worry too much. I'm also sending people to investigate this matter. I'll let you know if there's any result. By the way, the founding anniversary of the country will be here in a few days. There will be a grand celebration in the capital star. Do you... want to go?"

Andre seemed to be looking at her expectantly.

Luo Tan came to his senses and said, "I won't go. I prefer staying at home."

Her true psychology:

[This is so funny. Who doesn't know that you need a pass to travel between different planets? The pass to the capital planet is extremely difficult to get. You need to apply for it one month in advance and it needs to be approved. By the time I get there, the celebration will be over, right?]

Andre: "I will have someone go through the special visa procedures for your pass and it will be issued immediately."

[But, the pass also costs money...]

"Your pass is free!"

【But there...】

"There will be all kinds of delicious food at the celebration, and merchants from all the planets will bring out their delicacies to share."

Andre randomly listed several delicacies that Luo Tan had never heard of, and Luo Tan's saliva was almost dripping.

The needle of the scale in her heart swayed, and for the first time slowly tilted towards the side of "want to go".

Andre smiled and said, "The most important thing is that the Capital Planet is completely different from here. When I came to Earth Planet, I found that it was still the same as before the interstellar era. Except for the suspended trains built by the government, the people here still live in a traditional way. But don't you want to go to the Capital Planet and take a look?"

This sentence automatically became in Luo Tan's mind:

Don't you want to see the real interstellar civilization?

"Click!" The pointer of the scale finally got rid of its hesitation and pointed decisively to the direction where it wanted to go!

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When the people in Chishui Street heard that Luo Tan was leaving, they burst into tears and came to bid him farewell.

Luo Tan waved her hands in embarrassment. In front of her were Li Juan's "Fried Chicken Four-piece Set" and "Burger Set A", a box of newly developed candies from Grandma Song, beautifully packaged flowers from the flower seller, and countless fruits, dried fruits, snacks and other small gifts. She smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just going to see the National Day celebration and will be back later! You should take these back!"

Neighbors all said: "You are so polite, little girl! You are welcome! These are for you to eat on the road! The capital planet is a food desert! We are the real deal here!"

Luo Tan had no choice but to accept, so all kinds of farewell gifts were stuffed into her arms.

Therefore, when Luo Chen stepped into Wang Chu's private airship with her large and small bags, she almost felt the spaceship's stairs tremble twice.

Luo Tan asked fearfully, "Will the spaceship be overloaded?"

Andre smiled and looked at her tenderly: "No, come up."

He took Luo Tan's luggage and was about to lead her onto the spaceship when he saw an unexpected figure rushing over.

Andre narrowed his eyes. He had seen this man before. He was the chief commander in the fight against animals during the zoo crisis. He seemed to be from the police station.

Luo Tan followed his gaze and turned back, immediately calling out the other person's name: "Xu Cheng!"

"Ah, you know each other." Andrei immediately realized the other party's purpose, and the smile on his lips became more genuine: "You are here to see off Beluo Tan as well, right? But our spaceship is about to take off, so we may not have much time..."

"No, I'm here to join you."

Andre's smile froze. He almost thought he had heard wrongly: "Are you here...?"

Luo Tan:?

Xu Cheng turned on his communication device and showed the transfer order to the two people opposite him. It read:

Xu Cheng, formerly the deputy superintendent of Chishui City Police Station, was transferred to the Capital Star Police Headquarters as an inspector because of his active rescue operations in many recent incidents, his diligence and responsibility, and his great efforts to protect the lives and property safety of the people.

Andre: "...Inspector Xu, you can take the public spaceship instead of squeezing with us."

Xu Cheng tapped his phone a few times, showing him the ticket grabbing interface, and said innocently, "But, all the tickets to the Capital Star for today and tomorrow are sold out."

Andre rubbed his brows and said, "This kind of transfer will be extended for a few days. You can swipe the ticket again or buy the day after tomorrow..."

Xu Cheng pointed to the big words on the transfer order and showed them to Andre.

Andre was speechless for a moment.

There were a few big words clearly written on the transfer order: Report as soon as possible!

There’s even a considerate countdown at the end: 12 hours and 59 minutes left!

Andre was completely speechless. Who was pushing him so hard? It was like asking for his life! He didn't even follow the basic procedural rules!

In the distant capital, Star Palace, Heige suddenly sneezed.

...

Eight hours later, Wang Chu's spaceship landed on the capital planet.

Luo Tan looked out through the glass curiously.

Suspended vehicles and flying vehicles of various shapes shuttled through the sky. They flew past skyscrapers that looked like huge crystal towers, passed through colorful 3D commercial advertising projections, and slowly landed on the neat streets covered with green vegetation.

On the street, beside the people dressed in different styles, there were all kinds of small "animals" running around. Luo Tan initially thought they were animals, but when she looked closely, she realized that they were small robots with animal features: rabbits, birds, hamsters, cats and dogs, and a large number of species that she couldn't name.

"Puff—"

A group of peace pigeons were released in the park square. Their colorful feathers looked exceptionally gorgeous against the blue sky and the sunlight.

Technology is everywhere.

Everywhere is colorful.

Andre looked at Luo Tan beside him and said with a smile: "Welcome to the capital planet."