Chapter 797 The Differences in the World
Riding on a heavy military shuttle, Biaoxing and his companions landed on the land full of reddish-brown rocks.
"I checked the situation in this area, let's go and take a look." Kuman took out a recording board and projected a map, which showed a small town in the wilderness.
"I have no objection."
"That's it." The other people agreed casually, and Biaoxing also agreed. After all, it was not a big deal to go to a place to play.
The group took a suspended off-road vehicle to shuttle through the wilderness, bringing up clouds of dust, and arrived at the destination in a few minutes.
"Huh, it's really broken." Wade jumped out of the car and whistled.
Then it was Misa. After he got off, he was ready to pick up Que Lin, but the girl jumped down directly from the other direction and rejected his kindness.
In response, Wade looked at and shook his head, thinking that Misa's pursuit plan was probably going to fail.
"How about it, this place is quite unique." After parking the car, Kuman walked out.
"Very cool~" Wade gave a thumbs up and praised Captain Kuman for his wise choice.
"I'll find you a tour guide. We'll have fun today. Don't worry about the money on the way." Kuman continued with a smile.
"Aren't you coming, Kuman?" Biaoxing was surprised.
"Forget it. I'm old. I just want to find a bar to have a good drink and then lie down for a while." He waved his hand and said that it would be more interesting for you young people to have fun together.
After that, the group separated. Biaoxing and the other three companions got on the tour guide's car, while Kuman stayed where he was and waved to them.
After seeing the few people disappear in the yellow sandy streets, Kuman put down his hand. He looked at the sky, adjusted the hat on his head, and touched the back of his ears with his mottled nails.
"Everything went well." The voice was very low, probably only he could hear it.
Soon, a slight electric current sizzling sound came, and then he put down his hand and walked towards a place in the city.
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On the other side, Tilan and Pulin, led by the tour guide, climbed a hill in the abandoned suburbs of the city.
"This is the signal tower, a signal tower from the Fourth Age. The valuables inside have long been emptied, but this shell is quite interesting. There are still many messages from tourists inside. I'll take you to see it." A short female tour guide with dark brown skin walked in front and introduced the two.
"A building from the Fourth Age..."
Tilan's eyes swept across the surrounding environment. The remaining steel frame stairs here should have been replaced and repaired later, but looking at the bubbles and cracks and rust marks on the surface, it is also quite vicissitudes.
The hot wind blew from the far side of the mountain from time to time, blowing Tilan's dress and making a brisk sound. She followed Pulin and stepped on the steps.
The three of them kept going up the outer stairs of the signal tower. As they rose, their vision became wider and wider. When they finally stood on the small platform at the top of the signal tower, they could already overlook the city not far below.
The place where the signal tower equipment was originally placed had long been demolished, but the special steel structure left here was covered with layers of dazzling paint and many commemorative words on it.
In 1092, Amysa and Buji came here, and they fell in love.
728 years ago, there was a meteor shower falling in the sky of this town, and I watched it with Elaine.
349 years ago, the singer Momolu, the cat with coffee eyes, released an album, and I want to write it down.
815 years ago, it was so sad, the federation was in chaos .
102 years ago, today will be a good day.
521 years ago, I did it, and built our home in the desert (this is the day when Muka Town was founded).
Many of the words on it have long been blurred, and some have been covered by other things, but fortunately, Tilan can find the original meaning of the words from some subtle traces.
On the other side, the tour guide stood by the guardrail to introduce Pulin to the landforms of this land. Although it looked very ordinary, the tour guide unexpectedly talked a lot, probably because of the summary of many predecessors.
"The earliest signal towers were used to tow landing spacecraft. At that time, there were no convenient things like star ports."
"The Fourth Era? That was indeed a very ancient era."
"By the way, I have a video here that was handed down from the local area. Would you like to see it?" The tour guide took out a faded and worn memory chip from his pocket.
"What is this?" Pulin took it and flipped through it.
"It was left by the pioneering fleet that first landed on this planet. Later, it was collected by the local museum. Later, many copies were kept. Now you can find some on the Internet." The tour guide turned on his personal terminal and played the projected images.
In the dark sea of stars, a blue planet is so eye-catching, and then the line of sight keeps moving downward and enters the inner atmosphere of the earth...
At this time, a line of white text appears in front of the field of vision.
In the 27th year of the Fourth Era, the Dragon Ridge Mountains launch site.
A spaceship is fixed on a huge rocket, and there are auxiliary secondary rockets on both sides of the rocket. This towering giant stands on the ground, making the surrounding hills smaller.
The countdown to ignition sounded in my ears, which was the sound of many people reading in a noisy environment.
10, 8, 7... 4, 3, 2, 1, start!
A burst of smoke and flames overflowed from the base of the rocket, and then the main body of the rocket and the spacecraft slowly rose up in a trembling and shaking, breaking away from the heavy gravity.
"Humanity has long been playing in the cradle of the earth."
"But the time has come for humans to leave the earth and enter the vast universe."
The rocket slowly pulled up, the orange flame at the tail burned to incandescence, and the long smoke trail filled the entire valley. After leaving the launch pad, this seemingly ordinary steel creation seemed to have a sacred meaning. It carried a certain expectation and fear, breaking the curse that had trapped humans on the earth.
The bright flame continued to rise, gradually becoming a tiny dot in the sky. Although it could still be seen at this moment, the people on the ground already understood that they and the people on the spacecraft had already had an insurmountable distance. This last glimpse would also be an eternal separation in life.
After entering the space, the spaceship headed towards the vast sea of stars. They might land on an unknown planet decades later, and then settle down and open up a new world. Or they might spend several generations on the spaceship until they finally find a place to settle down.
"If humans cannot open up a new home in the universe, they will be trapped under the low eaves of the solar system forever, and human civilization will never make great progress." The proverb that has been circulated in the Fourth Age is still shocking.
Half an hour later, the video was played, and Tilan woke up from the state of immersion in it. She felt a slight sense of being in another world, as if she had escaped from that distant time and space and returned to her current body.
The people of that era were really cheerful and brave, with great expectations and ideals for the future. They didn't seem to consider the gains and losses, what difficulties they would encounter on a new planet, whether they would be happier than on Earth, etc. They just followed the mission and excitement of the times and simply did it.
This kind of simple belief and determination is no longer seen in the current Federation.
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After the tour of the signal tower, the three returned to the small town again and found a restaurant to eat. The time came to 1 pm.
"This is it." Pulin pointed to the store with the largest and most exaggerated sign in the complex in the city.
The exaggerated big hand held the flowing rainbow dough, and then added the eye-catching words "The Strongest Biqi Restaurant".
After arriving at the restaurant and sitting down, you can see many tourists here, and a few locals. Just as the sign describes, this is indeed the largest and most popular restaurant in the area.
"Hey, what do you want, lovely beauties?" An orc waitress with lynx cat ears came over. She had a hot body and dark skin, which seemed to be the result of long-term sunshine in the local area.
"Your signature dish, cold beer and drinks, and then add some greasy barbecue." Pulin said skillfully and generously.
"No problem, here is the price list." As she said that, she swiped the recording board, projecting the menu and prices in the air, and there was a key waiting for payment below.
"Let me do it." Pulin glanced at the black-haired girl opposite her and showed a bank chip card.
It was easy for her to come up with a false identity to cover up. She could even directly ask the administrator of the federal information database to give her a dozen identity chip cards. However, Tilan, who was opposite her, was no longer a federal singer, so she was not as convenient and relaxed as her. She had to disguise herself and go around.
While waiting for the dishes to be served, the three of them were still chatting and commenting on the local cultural customs and characteristics. At this time, more and more people came to the restaurant, and the tables were gradually filled.
"Hello, can we share a table? My friend and I just came here for a trip today." A somewhat shy young man stepped forward and spoke to Pulin with long red hair.
"You guys?" Pulin glanced and soon saw the badge of the Fifth Fleet on the young man's clothes.
"Aren't you on duty today?" Although there was no tendency to fight at the moment, as a member of the Fifth Fleet, he went to travel on the ground, which made Pulin a little unhappy.
"We asked for leave, and the fleet has not yet entered a wartime state." Hearing someone point it out, the young man scratched his head and explained.
Logically, as a mecha pilot of the Federation, and even with the strength of Sequence 7, he should not have given such a low explanation, but for some reason, after seeing the red-haired woman with a single ponytail, he felt a little scared in his heart, and didn't even dare to refute the other party's questioning.
"Okay." Pulin also remembered that she seemed to have signed a consent form not long ago, asking the members of the Fifth Fleet to relax. After all, they have been staying in the Hanging Stone Star Region for a long time, and it is not a good thing to lock people in a starship for a long time.
"Thank you, this is my companion, Weide, Misa, and Que Lin." The young man introduced the people around him, all of whom were wearing casual clothes.
"What about you?" Pulin saw that he forgot to introduce himself, and nodded again.
"My name is Biaoxing." After saying that, his mentality calmed down a lot, and he was not as nervous as before.
So, 3 people plus 4 people, 7 people sat around the table, and continued to chat while waiting for the food to be served.
Among the four newcomers, Weide was the most lively, telling jokes and interesting stories in an exaggerated tone from time to time, trying to seduce Pulin and make her laugh. Misa was relatively quiet, with a little bookish air, and occasionally paid attention to the green-haired girl Que Lin beside her. As for Que Lin, she didn't say much at this time, just flipping through the tourist brochures and special menus on the table, a little absent-minded.
The last person, Biaoxing, became more calm after taking his seat. He occasionally took up the conversation, then flipped through the terminal, and then looked at the girl sitting in the corner with a little curiosity.
At this moment, in the room, Tilan had put down her hood, and her soft black hair cascaded down her collar and back. Because of the angle, Biaoxing couldn't see her face completely, but she felt that she was beautiful based on the outline.
"Why did it take so long?" Weide, who was a little impatient, asked. He stood up and seemed to be looking for the waiter.
"There are quite a lot of tourists today. It's probably because they are too busy." As a local, the tour guide is more familiar with the situation. Today, it is indeed quite noisy and lively here.
"I see a lot of colleagues, haha." Misa carefully discovered that many people are actually from the Fifth Fleet.
"Tsk, it turns out that we are not the only ones who have a holiday." Weide complained, but since they are all colleagues, he couldn't complain and sat down again.
"I didn't expect that such a small place could have so many people come to play."
"It's just for curiosity. Many people have too much money and don't know how to spend it." Que Lin commented casually while reading the travel brochure in his hand.
"Haha, if it were me, I would definitely choose a place with sunny beaches, cool sea breeze, clear water, and many beautiful girls." Weide said with a smile.
"This kind of place with yellow sand everywhere is too poor. Even if there are beautiful embryos, they can't be raised. Tsk tsk." He shook his head as he said that.
"Why, do you think there is something wrong with what I said? No, no, no, I really think that this kind of place can be abandoned. The Federation is so big, it's not like there is no place to live. Why stay here?" He shook his finger.
"Not every family is as lucky as you, who have made a fortune in the past ten years. Some are actually going downhill." Que Lin put down the book in his hand and rolled his eyes at his lively companion.
"Some? How is it possible? What is the unemployment rate now? What was it twenty years ago? How could there be people going downhill? It must be that he is not working hard enough." Weide didn't believe it at all.
"There is a shortage of people everywhere. Local living planets and space stations need to be developed. As long as you have hands, you can make money wherever you go. To be honest, you probably want to lie down and have someone give you money. In that case, it is possible to go downhill."
Although Tilan didn't turn around to see what Pu Lin's expression was, she could sense the smugness and pride in the other's heart.
No matter how much criticism and dissatisfaction the process has attracted, from a practical point of view, the economy and living environment in the Federation have indeed improved a lot in the past twenty years, which is why Pu Lin is so confident.
Perhaps it was based on this that she boldly invited herself to make a bet and come here to tour. Tilan would not deny this achievement, but unfortunately some people just couldn't stand this statement.
"Are you saying that I'm not working hard enough and am still wishful thinking?" Que Lin got angry unexpectedly, causing the atmosphere at the table to change rapidly.
"Twenty years ago, my family lived in the Shuangshu Star Region. The environment there was beautiful and everyone lived in harmony, but what happened later?"
"My grandparents died in the turmoil of that year, and the family's assets were seized on false charges. My beloved uncles and aunts also disappeared one by one. Do you still think that the prosperity in front of you is for everyone?"
"It's just that someone is bleeding, and you turn a blind eye." Her words made everyone at the table fall silent.
(End of this chapter)
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