Chapter 37 Journey
This is the second week since Guan Buhui came to the M31 galaxy.
I still remember that a long time ago, a variety show was launched in the first-tier star region, which moved all the popular traffic stars and rich second-generations to the marginal star regions, and called it "Transformation". Everyone likes to see the young masters and young ladies look dirty, and even Guan Buhui once happily followed the variety show and made bets with his friends.
At that time, he probably would never have thought that one day he would run to a convenience store in a second- or third-tier star system to work.
Behind the convenience store is a residential area, and in front is a public elementary school. In addition to work, Guan Buhui also has to take on the work of moving goods and delivering goods to the door.
This task originally belonged to Lilith.
But the well-educated gentleman, Little Parrot, volunteered to do the heavy work for his benefactor.
"We should have bought a delivery robot, but you know, the residential area behind our store is old, and most of the people living there are elderly and children," Lilith said a little embarrassedly as she sorted out the list for him, "The infrastructure is not perfect... It can't be compared with those big cities."
"So, I have to trouble you to make a delivery."
As she said that, she spread out the list and showed him the content that was carefully outlined in her notes.
"Look, the old man in this family had surgery and has difficulty walking. This family has children and needs a lot of daily necessities. Remember to give them a discount when you order..."
Guan Buhui nodded and wrote down the information one by one, and took the key for the electric donkey parked at the door.
The residential area where he was delivering goods was old and poor, but fortunately, it was installed with elevators and teleporters for the convenience of the people.
But he didn't know who bought such a large configuration of home appliances. Carrying it all the way up the elevator would make the parrot tired. When he stumbled and crawled to the door of the house and rang the doorbell, Guan Buhui had never hated himself so much. He didn't even train his physical fitness with the military when he was in the capital star.
When the door opened, a little head popped out. It was the cub he had seen in the store a few days ago.
That's normal, since most of the students in the elementary school are from nearby residents.
Guan Buhui wiped his sweat breathlessly, but before he could say anything, he saw the child turn around and run back, shouting, "Grandma! The appliances are here!"
Then, an old lady in a wheelchair came out of the house.
Like all young people, Guan Buhui doesn't get along with the older generation - in fact, the older generation he has come into contact with the most are those old monsters who are at the top of the power hierarchy but joke that he is a stupid rich second-generation kid, as if his existence is just to explain the term "dandy". Perhaps
the child's grandmother also noticed that Guan Buhui was a little reserved standing at the door, so she took the initiative to smile and maneuver the wheelchair over to sit down, and got him a bottle of drink from the refrigerator.
"Are you the new employee of that store? I haven't seen you before... You must be tired after carrying such a big thing?"
"No, not tired..."
The complaints just now disappeared, and Guan Buhui stammered and stepped back, not daring to look at the latter.
Because at that moment, he saw that the old man's trousers were empty, with only two rough alloy prosthetic limbs.
"Sorry, did I scare you?"
The old man motioned the child to pass the drink to him, and bent down to cover the ugly amputated legs again: "This is a previous injury. I wanted to go to the smart store to order a prosthesis, but unfortunately the money was taken away by the child's parents... I can only make do with it for now. But it doesn't matter, I'm used to it."
"All taken away by... the child's parents?" Guan Buhui took the drink awkwardly and repeated it subconsciously.
"Well, yes," she said here, revealing a little pride that could not be concealed in her eyes, "They said they were going to do big business in a distant place, and when they made money, they would take us over and live a good life as a family."
Perhaps the old man had stayed at home for a long time, and his desire to share became strong. Facing the young parrot, he couldn't help but talk more.
"Let me think...where is the star system they went to..."
The old man spit out a familiar code, and Guan Buhui's face became worse.
It was one of the planets under the black market star field.
The main business was...gambling.
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Guan Buhui forgot how he walked out of their house in a daze that day.
It was like running for his life, or it was a guilty conscience.
Long-lost memories flooded his mind. When Meimei was still his prince in the black market, Guan Jiu also took him to various major casinos in various star systems.
Through the crystal glass window, he saw with his own eyes those noisy slot machines, roulettes, and table game machines banging and banging, and the gold coins like water were grabbed by countless gamblers, and their red eyes were redder than the red wine in the glass.
The waiters who shuttled back and forth had smiles on their faces. Guan Jiu was leisurely fiddling with the hair on his shoulders, looking down at the pink and purple parrot with a half-smile.
"How much money can you make here in one night?"
"......?" Guan Buhui tentatively said a number.
"....."
Guan Jiu rolled his eyes unabashedly to express his displeasure. He wondered how his adopted son, who usually squandered a lot of money, could be so insensitive to market profits.
"The money earned here in one night is enough for an ordinary family to buy ten high-end flying ships."
"So much," Guan Buhui was still eating cherries on the tea table with a silly smile. Hearing this, he looked up at him with puffed cheeks and couldn't help but said with regret, "Ah? So much money, they just flow into your hands for nothing?"
"Yes," Guan Jiu glanced at him and smiled lightly, "These people are gamblers who tried every means to smuggle in from other galaxies. They prepared all their belongings and hoped to get rich overnight here."
"However, this money didn't just flow into my hands. The money you used to pay for your own food and drink, the money you spent on playing and gambling with your friends and not going home all night... all came from the money provided by these countless gamblers who were crazy about it. This was their choice... I just gave them a platform."
"Without me, the world would only be more chaotic."
"And you."
His adoptive father leaned over, pressed his cold, pale fingertips against his chest, and smiled softly. The poisonous jellyfish's eyes curved, as if with pleasure.
"Neither your goodness nor your evil is pure enough, that's why you're so miserable--"
"And..."
"You will continue to suffer until you figure it out."
...
The little donkey buzzed.
When Guan Buhui finished moving all the goods back to the convenience store, it was already dark.
He chose a quiet shortcut to go back to the store. This road goes around the residential area and is rarely used.
The road is quiet, and the cleaning robots on the roadside are working tirelessly to sweep up the garbage on the road. Turning another corner is the convenience store. The elementary school in the distance rang the bell for the end of class again, and many children swarmed into the street screaming, and the noise could not penetrate here.
I have to hurry, because a lot of customers will come to the convenience store soon.
Thinking of this, Guan Buhui quickened his pace, but when he looked up, he suddenly saw a strange... white shadow standing on the side of the road
?
.......Is that a person?
The figure of the boy in a white robe is a little slender, pale as the little mermaid in the fairy tale, and will melt into the air in the next second. At this moment, the thing is standing quietly beside the street, watching the endless stream of chattering elementary school students pouring out of the school gate in the distance, but the afterglow of the setting sun can't even cast a shadow
. The most terrifying thing is that the moment he saw the thing, Guan Buhui suddenly felt a strong and familiar fear.
The retina was burning and stinging, and his stomach suddenly surged... familiar. So familiar.
It was as if...
he had seen this thing somewhere?
The little parrot in the shop assistant's uniform froze in place, and the thing seemed to have noticed something and slowly turned its head.
A pair of greedy eyes that looked like flowing molten gold were directed straight at Guan Buhui on Yuhui Street.
There were no pupils in those eyes.
"..."
The false god slowly turned his gaze and looked fixedly at the little parrot that had once run away from his domain. He had a deep impression of him. After all, it was the youngest prey he had ever seen - young and strong, but it didn't look strong enough and was not delicious.
However, the pink and purple fur was very beautiful, and it should be good to be made into a specimen later.
...It smells like the Lord God. Does the Lord God like this beautiful little parrot very much...?
Then it can be made into a specimen and given to the Lord God. She will definitely be very happy, right?
The Supreme God seems to like beautiful things very much. Whether it is the golden eagle, the white snow deer, or the male and female poisonous jellyfish... the false god thinks he is also very good-looking. Therefore, the Lord God must like him very much.
Thinking of this, he slightly opened his mouth and smiled at the little parrot. His smile was standard and rigid, and his mouth was densely packed with sharp white teeth.
At that moment, Guan Buhui shuddered all over, and the smile on the face of the person in charge who had seen it in the southern test area before seemed to emerge in his mind again.
"..."
Yes, it was an illusion. Maybe I have a psychological shadow, or maybe this person is just a poor person with albinism.
While thinking this stubbornly, he lowered his head to pick up the remaining goods and started the engine of the electric donkey.
A buzzing sound rang out, and the little parrot trembled and stopped looking at the white shadow on the side of the road. He just drove quickly towards the convenience store with that numbing sense of incongruity.
Through the rearview mirror, he saw the white shadow slowly turned its head back and looked at the elementary school opposite.
...
I must lock the door of the convenience store in a while.
Guan Buhui thought so, but he forgot the news that had been making a lot of noise on the star network.
But of course, he would not know that
the false god chose the M31 galaxy not because of anything else.
It was just because this was the place where the Supreme God first descended.