Chapter 334: Differences in Earth Cultures

"My home planet, Earth, is a backward but beautiful planet. Our civilization has only just stepped into space, and the last satellite (the moon) is enough for astronauts to blow for a lifetime. ”

"Our vehicles are still very backward, and on the ground we are still using wheeled vehicles. The four-wheeled ones are called cars, and the two-wheeled ones are motorcycles (there are also bicycles that use human power). ”

Star-Lord Peter Jason Quill describes it with reminiscence.

Gamora: "Sounds really backward. Human-powered vehicles -- what's the point? Doesn't have an outer skeleton that can run fast? ”

Star-Lord waved his hand, a little upset that Gamora interrupted him, and he continued, "That's a different thing. Cycling is the joy of pedaling. I had a bike like that when I was a kid. It's natural, and my mom helped me make leather tassels out of leather on the handlebars of my bike. ”

"It makes my bike look as cool as a western cowboy mount. ”

Rocket Raccoon whispered to the tree Groot, "Look, Star-Lord pretends to be deep when he's not dancing. But he's not like it at all!"

Groot: "I AM Grood." ”

Rocket Raccoon nodded, "You agree with my persuasion, and think what I said makes sense, don't you, buddy?" Star-Lord is best suited to go dancing rather than pretend to be a poet. ”

Drax the Destroyer was sharpening his alloy knives, as if he had no interest in the discussion.

Star-Lord wasn't uncomfortable by his companion's ridicule, and the thickness of his cheek made him completely immune to these things. He continued to imagine and reminisce: "Although the earth is poor, barren and backward. It's even a little wild, but I think it's the most attractive planet in the entire universe. ”

"Haha. Gamora's laughter was dry, dry like a desert, perfunctory.

"Hey, I mean it! Listen to the music!" Star-Lord shook the cover of "Rock 'n' Roll Album" on the stage, "Have you ever heard such good music on any other planet?"

"If you don't start dancing every time you hear it, then I'll admit it's really beautiful. But every time you dance awkwardly, I feel very uncomfortable. Drax the Destroyer said.

"Every time you writhe your body as you dance, it makes me want to cut a knife in your neck and bleed you. ”

Star-Lord waved his hand: "You can't do this, that's the charm of music." It is human nature to twist the body to the beat of music. And I'm not the only one dancing, haven't you all skipped it?"

Looking at Drax's increasingly cold eyes, Star-Lord decided to divert the subject: "There are many other attractive things on Earth besides music, which I have never seen in so many universes. ”

Gamora stroked his hair, "Tell me about it." ”

"For example, in movies, we use optical illusions and lens language to add script lines and actors' performances. Tell us all kinds of stories on the big screen. Of course, most of them are fake, but they are extremely attractive. There are also TV series on the small screen, various simulation games, and a variety of other pastimes. ”

The more Star-Lord spoke, the more excited he became: "This time, since I plan to go back to Earth to see it, then I have to make up all the Hollywood blockbusters I haven't watched over the years! And I'm going to a Michael Jackson concert! And I'm going to buy an FC to come back and play! My mom didn't allow me to play games for too long. ”

"I'm going to try to beat Mario and Contra, as well as Mega Man and Shatuo Snake!"

Star-Lord found that he needed to make up for a lot of childhood regrets when he returned to Earth, and estimated that this trip to Earth would take a lot of time.

And Gamora couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard Star-Lord's words: "Do you earthlings like to indulge in self-deception so much?"

"Watching movies, playing games, watching TV series and magic tricks or something. Aren't these all fakes?Why spend your time with these fakes?Are you so fond of tricking your senses in all sorts of ways?" Gamora still couldn't figure out why a human like Star-Lord was so addicted to these entertainments.

Star-Lord shrugged: "I think it's probably because of the lack of supplies." As I said before, the earth is a very barren place. Being able to break out of the atmosphere and go to the moon is already a remarkable achievement. Our planet lacks high-grade isotopes. Congenitally, it is much worse than the development of many civilizations. ”

"I remember that the energy conversion method on the earth is also very backward, and many times it is necessary to sacrifice the environment and even life and health in exchange for the development of civilization. And because of the lack of energy, there have been many world-class wars in the interior of the earth. ”

Star-Lord scratched his head: "It's unbelievable to say, when the earthlings rushed out of the atmosphere, we still had more than two hundred countries. We are on a barren planet, divided into different countries and forms, but there are still people who have stepped into space and landed on the moon. This is completely different from other civilizations, which tend to be unified when they step into space. ”

"And many civilizations have thermonuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction that have only been developed in the space age. But the Earth invented the rudimentary thermonuclear weapons decades before it set foot in space. We are fighting each other on our planet with these weapons that cause irreversible damage to the environment. ”

"It's hard to believe. Gamora listened to Star-Lord's introduction and said incredulously, "According to you, the earthlings are even more belligerent than the Tare. At least they don't throw any weapons with nuclear fusion and radiation on the planet they live on. ”

"yes, it's really weird. You've not become as killable as the Tareans. You're right, Drax. Rocket Raccoon leaned against Drax's leg and patted him on the thigh.

Drax didn't answer, he just looked at Star-Lord, his eyes also confused.

"Yes, that's what makes Earthlings different from their Tarui and other civilizations. Star-Lord spread his hands and said seriously, "Our civilization is crowded and narrow, resources are scarce, wars are frequent. The tiny Earth is to be crowded with six billion people (the Earth demographics at the time of Star-Lord's departure). ”

"We're like sardines living in cans. This is especially true in larger cities and more developed regions. The life of the earthlings is so crowded that even breathing fresh air has become a luxury. Perhaps that's why the culture of the earth is different. ”

Star-Lord thought about this question very seriously: "Most of the other civilizations that can enter the era of interstellar civilization have better conditions and resources than Earth. And the earth does not have it, and it may be these things that you think are self-deception that have brought the earth where it is now. ”

"We use all sorts of ways to trick our senses and empty our brains. Watch a ninety-minute movie and immerse yourself in another world. Read a book that opens your mind and lets you fly into another life's journey. Watching a magic show, nervous and amazed by the process of knowing that there will be a happy ending. ”

"We play games, we listen to music, we dance and sing. It's all about letting us take a break from our worries. Only in this way can humanity struggle to survive in this difficult world. And keep moving forward. Because the world is miserable, but we are trying to make our lives less miserable. This is probably the greatest attraction of global culture. ”

Star-Lord's words made the other three members of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Kazuki, fall into thought. And they're getting more and more interested in the Earth now. A world with a low level of civilization, but a variety of splendid cultures have been born.

What is the world really like?

The interstellar leap had begun to slow down, and the Guardians of the Galaxy could already see the blazing sun, as well as Pluto, the outermost planet of the solar system.

"Earth, my hometown, I'm coming back!" Star-Lord Quill was thrilled, he had many childhood dreams waiting to be realized!

Just as Star-Lord prepares to return to Mother Earth, a group of starfleets have already targeted them and turned on their weapon insurance.