Chapter 21: The Gold Diggers

Mario returned to Ann with the man and told her about what happened after the two met, and because the man's name was hard to remember, Mario told her that he simply called him Lao Drill.

"Old diamond, how are you going to atone for your sins?" Mario asked him in front of Ann.

"Well, I'll definitely atone for my sins, but please don't tell Mr.

"Why are you afraid of my dad alone? Don't I need reverence? Hearing the old diamond pleading like this, Mario thought it was funny, even if I was the second son, you still respect my existence, "Why don't I pose any threat to you?" If I were the ruler here, how would you show your loyalty? ”

"Uh, this, I'm sure I'll be, oh no, I should be now-, but, first-"

The old diamond had been talking incoherently, and he was scared by Mario. Still have any questions? He's already starting to be in awe of Mario.

So Xiao An didn't bother to listen to this nonsense anymore, slowly tried to stand up, and said to the two, "Don't talk about this yet, Mario, you also have to see when it is, you and I are injured like this, you have to ask him if he has any elixir at hand." Otherwise, if we delay any longer, you and I will have to die, and Lao Zuan has never wanted to be on the bus in his life, so don't think about taking it on this planet again! ”

Although she didn't directly accuse Lao Zuan, her tone was very harsh, so after listening to her words, Lao Zuan hurriedly assured the two: "Yes, yes!" The young lady is right, I will never let this happen, this is a matter of losing my head, I just need to be confused once, there will never be a second time! Come, let's go back to the inner room with me, where you can get a better rest! ”

Sure he didn't have any other ideas, the two followed him back to the room in the cave.

It turns out that this old diamond has always been loyal to Mario's father, but since Mario and the two came to this planet, his psychology has become more and more unbalanced. Always worry that the planet will change hands soon, like that. His position was in jeopardy.

At first, the two of them didn't seem to care about the glory and wealth, and they thought that the two would return to the South Pole Star soon. Unexpectedly, Mario's stubborn father just didn't want to go back. I also hope to give my entire net worth to my son. This made Lao Diamond resentful, thinking, I have worked hard for you in the wind and rain for so many years, but the result is not as good as a hairy boy, he has only been here for a few days. If you should give him all your possessions, what am I? How old is he? Did he build this country? Why should I give it up?

So the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, he simply planned a terrible murder, and quietly activated the diamond array that had been deployed a long time ago, just waiting for the day when Mario was calculated. As a result, he endured until the two were about to leave, and as an escort, he designed to leave the two of them halfway, and he hid in the cave alone, wanting to wait for a while and then go back to report to Mario's father "along the way".

And that diamond array. He thought that he would be immortal, and he had always been confident in the tightness of his design, believing that such a tight array would not be easily breached. It should be for him to kill Xiao An and the two, and it can also be used as a protection in front of the cave, covering his dirty secrets forever. But they didn't think that Xiao An and the others had destroyed all the diamonds with the strength of just two people, and they had also broken into the cave, and had already enjoyed the materials he had secretly accumulated, and the ones at the entrance of the cave were still the ones he had just transported these days. It turned out to be cheaper for both of them.

He felt that all this was really providential, because those supplies and rations were originally from Mario's father. He originally thought that he was smart, that no one would know about this place, and that he could do whatever he wanted just by being trusted by the leader. But I never thought that the leader's son would stumble into here by mistake, really. There are no eternal secrets.

This cave is indeed very blessed, although it is not particularly large, but it is spacious enough. Xiao An and the two followed Lao Drill into that room, only to know that there was actually a suite built here, of course, it will definitely not be very big, but it is enough as a partition, if you want to rest at night, Mario and Lao Diamond can be in one, Xiao An can have one.

"Xiao An, do you think we won't go back? Do you think this person really deserves our trust? ”

Entering the room, Mario still refused to believe Lao Diamond easily, and Lao Diamond was anxious to defend himself again, but was stopped by Xiao An, "Lao Diamond, don't worry, since we promised you that we would not tell Mario's father about this, we will definitely do what we say." However, don't think that you will escape our punishment so easily, you have hurt us so badly, do you think it is so easy to escape? Moreover, you are too naΓ―ve, why do you think that we will be more terrible than your leader? It is precisely that my father-in-law has worked with you so much, and he must have accumulated a deep relationship with you, but we have no good impression of you, and you should be more afraid and worried about us! ”

She said sharply to Lao Zhuan, and then changed her tone and said to Mario's direction, "Mario, I don't think it's easy to let my father-in-law know about this matter." When the time comes, don't say that this person's head can't be saved, maybe because he is too worried about the two of us, your father will have to be sick because of this matter. That's more than worth the loss, don't you think? So, let's give him my life first, isn't everything normal with the communication with the Diamond House? If he wants to continue to live well, then he has to treat us both! In other words, in fact, the life of the old diamond is in our hands! Old diamond, don't you say? ”

She said this, in fact, it was also a step down for Lao Zuan, and at the same time, it also showed that they gave him a chance, a chance that could both save his life and kill him: if the two of them were well healed, then the glory and wealth in the future would continue, if not, let alone the glory and wealth, he might not even have a chance to live, and he would have to obediently bury the two of them when the time came.

If Xiao An and the two die of their injuries.

So, can he let this happen?

Of course not!

"Thank you, young lady, for your kindness! I'll definitely try to find a way to get medical attention to both of you before you go back to your husband! ”

He tried his best to show his loyalty to the two, but Xiao An felt strange every time he heard the "young lady", if he really had such a person in love, then he would be accepted by his relatives and friends. But now she doesn't mean that to Mario, so it's hard to accept this polite title.

She called Mario and whispered a few words in his ear, and Mario came to the old diamond, and said with a black face, "You always call us 'young master' and 'young lady'." We don't like it, don't you have another name? ”

"Huh?" Lao Zuan was stunned, he obviously didn't realize that this would actually become a problem that bothered the two of them. He didn't know what to do at first, and thought that the two of them were deliberately making things difficult for him. "Then, I really can't think of any other suitable name, what do you two want me to call it?" He was smart enough to ask directly, and he didn't have to think about it himself.

"Hmm." Mario frowned and thought, yes, what should I call it? I don't care, although I don't really like the title of young master, but it's not wrong for them to want to call it that. The problem is that Xiao An feels uncomfortable in her heart now, so she must not feel embarrassed anymore, "That, I haven't thought about it for a while, otherwise it would be like this." You can call one of us 'big brother' and the other 'big sister'!" ”

"Huh? Will this work? "Old Diamond doesn't think it's appropriate.

"Why can't it be? Anyway, it's all honorifics, but when you see my father in the future, just pay attention to the change! Mario told him.

"Alright, then," the old diamond agreed, "Alright, you two should be very tired, you should rest a little first, and I'll go and see what other medicine is here, so that you two can use it." And after that. That's what I'm going to do, anyway, we can't go back to the Diamond House for the time being, and even if we do, there's no guarantee that we'll be able to get good treatment. So I thought. Take the two of them to another nearby planet for healing, and maybe you can meet a better doctor! ”

Lao Zuan's idea was still very reliable, and the two of them agreed after hearing it, and when he saw that both of them had no opinion, he retreated to find a suitable medicine. It didn't take long for him to get back a few pills. But it's basically to stop bleeding and stop pain, and if you want to save your life, you still have to go somewhere else. Especially Xiao An's eyes, Lao Zuan didn't expect such a thing to happen before, and he didn't think about preparing this kind of medicine, he was very sorry, so he said to the two, "Don't worry, Miss An's eyes, I will do my best to find someone to help her heal, if the cure is not good, then take my own eyes for it!" In short, if I promise, I will definitely do it! ”

It's not bad, if you know what you are wrong, you can change it, and his flexibility is really fast, so it's no wonder that he will accompany Mario's father to dominate the diamond planet for so many years.

Well, it seems like there's more to it.

Suddenly thinking of this question, Mario asked Xiang Laozuan, "Hey, let me ask you, have you been on this planet with my father all these years?" Do you have any other business? "He's not greedy, he just wants to know more about his father and his business.

"Yes! Absolutely! Otherwise, where did these supplies come from? ”

Old Diamond replied, but the two of them couldn't quite understand him, so Mario continued to ask him, "We don't understand, can you make it clearer?" ”

"Oh, that's right, Mr. has actually traveled to several surrounding planets over the years, and the two of you have probably seen it in the days that you have been here, and the diamond planet is considered to be a lack of grass here. But everyone has to live here! Therefore, we have established and maintained good relations with many planets, such as these materials and nearby water sources, which are actually transported here from other planets, and they will be delivered once in a while. This not only avoids the waste of some planetary resources, but also relieves the thirst here! However, I want to confess that this cave was originally found by me for the enjoyment of the people of the whole planet, but I kept it secret because of my own selfishness, and the materials here, Mr. didn't know. I thought that I had done all this seamlessly, but who would have thought that this matter would be hidden from Mr., but not from Mr.'s son! That's so ironic for me! Ha ha! ”

He smiled a little self-deprecatingly, but he could hear that although he was exposing his own demerits, he was very relaxed, and maybe his soul was inadvertently redeemed in an instant.

Seeing that he could say the secret buried in his heart so calmly, Xiao An and the others were somewhat relieved, and even, it didn't seem to matter too much when they were so tricked by him at the beginning.

So, Xiao An was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, the two of us are too reckless." In order to survive, he destroyed all the beautiful diamonds. It's a terrible thing! ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the remaining two people were amused, especially the old diamond. "Miss An, if I heard me correctly, are you making fun of me? To be honest, I'm sad that those diamonds are gone, but they are so precious. Are the lives of two worth anything? Even I, too, would choose to be born. In the moment of life and death, who will ask for money and die? Just one painful experience to know! ”

Speaking of which, Lao Zuan probably realized that he really didn't have a backache when he stood and talked, and smiled a little embarrassedly, so he retreated, saying that he would come back tomorrow morning to wake up the two, and he slept outside the door, and he could serve him whenever he needed.

Well, this old drill is really quite discerning. Know where you are, what to do and what not to do.

Isn't that great? As soon as today, why bother in the first place.

Therefore, after dinner, Mario directed Ann to her room, and he was in the next room, but left her a phone so that she could call if she needed anything.

The next day.

After several people had eaten in the morning, Lao Zuan took out a map, because Xiao An couldn't see it yet. He specially prepared a player for her, and put some snacks next to her, so that she could listen and eat at the same time, saving her loneliness. He and Mario went off to the sidelines to study the maps.

"What's this? Those maps of the diamond planets you drew us? Mario touched his chin. He asked as he carefully studied the maps.

"No, we'll study those maps later, the Diamond Planet is our territory, you can study it whenever you want. But what I'm showing you now is actually some of the ideas of the gentleman. And haven't you always wanted to pioneer on your own? But you're not familiar with those planets, so I've brought you all the information about them. Originally, I wanted to do these things by myself after I eliminated you, but the two of them were really big, and it seems that this is also the destined blessing of the two of you, so let's study it together! ”

This guy, we don't mention it anymore, why does he keep mentioning it when he's fine? Is it conscious? Really. But what kind of information did he want to give me? Does he know where I want to go? Does he think I'll like and accept those recommendations? Besides, what's so good about those planets, is it really blessed to go?

"Hey, don't be so serious, we haven't been there yet, how do you know it's that good? Can it be better than Antarctica? Or is it riches better than diamond planets? Mario didn't believe it.

"You think you're mistaken, aren't you? I didn't say that if you go there, you will definitely be blessed with stars, but those planets are indeed full of opportunities, and no one will regret going there! Of course, everything in this world is relative, and not all good things are accompanied by safety! ”

The old diamond showed his cunning side again, but his cunning now can't hurt Mario, because his cunning is only because of his habits, but he also knows very well in his heart that this cunning should be used against whom and against whom. So, he asked reassuringly, "Okay, then tell me how strange these planets are!" ”

But Lao Diamond's explanation greatly surprised him, and almost made his saliva flow, and he even forgot the pain of the wound, "What did you say?" Are you saying that there is still endless wealth on these planets? ”

"That's right! But unlike the diamond planets, these planets are not full of diamonds, but brilliant gold! ”

Brilliant Golden ......

Old Diamond's tone of affirmation made Mario fall into an infinite yearning for gold, and he imagined that those planets were wrapped in gold, where he built a house of gold for his mother, like his father's house of diamonds, and then he rolled happily with his mother and, of course, Ann on the soft floor made of gold......

Roll......

"Young master? Less master? ”

The old diamond stretched out his hand and shook it a few times in front of Mario's eyes.

"Huh?" When he was woken up from a sweet dream, he was slightly dissatisfied, but he also realized that he was a little embarrassed by his gaffe.

"Hehe, forgive me for calling you young master, because the title 'big brother' is so weird, I really can't call it! However, don't worry, I won't embarrass her anymore on Miss An's side, so I'll still call her Miss An, what do you think? ”

It's okay, in fact, I don't want to fool the old drill like this, Mario thought to himself. If he hadn't really made a fatal mistake to the two of them, he wouldn't have been harsh in his life, and he wouldn't have forced an elder who was much older than him to call himself "big brother", wouldn't Lao Diamond really go too far. If it's usual, even if others let them do it, they won't agree to it, how can a very old elder call himself big brother? That's too much.

"Okay, you can do it yourself, I don't care about you. However, what I want to ask you is, what you are telling is true? Have you all detected it before? Mario asked him.

"Yes! So didn't I bring the map to you to discuss? Of course, in the beginning, you have never experienced this, and you certainly don't understand anything. Don't worry, I will assist you little by little on the side, since you and Miss An can die around me, and we can be father and son at our age, then I will treat you as my own son in the future! This is my reward for you. I don't chase fame and fortune anymore, and there is no need to chase it, so it's best to keep the existing day with peace of mind! ”

Well, I hope you are telling the truth, not like some people, although they understand everything, but they still have to do what they say, say one thing and do another.

Then, Mario quietly listened to the old diamond explain to him about these planets that were relatively unfamiliar to him. He thought about it for a while, he should have heard it before, but his major was not these, so he had an attitude of irrelevance to himself for a long time and didn't pay serious attention to it. But if you have the conditions to visit these golden places directly, then what reason do you have to continue to keep it high? Even if you're curious, you have to go there and take a good turn.

What's more, Xiao An has always wanted to find her friends, and she has always missed her relatives on the earth, as well as her eyes, it is estimated that if she wants to be treated, she will need a lot of money. And I don't know if the travel expenses my father brought to me are enough, so I would have asked him for more.

Mario regretted why he hadn't asked his father for some more funding in the first place, and he understood that there were some relative inequalities in the world.

In the past, he always thought that God was fair, and he gave everyone no more or less, whether it was a child from a rich family or a child from a poor family, if he wanted to fight out, he had to rely on himself.

Actually, it's not, for example, although I've always been very ambitious and don't want to rely on anyone, but if I really want to refuse my father's help 100%, it's very difficult to make a difference.

Although, with help, it may not be smooth sailing, because the road is ultimately on your own, but it is always better to have someone to support.

Therefore, people like those who obviously have a lot of help but still claim their strength and hard work to the outside world, this kind of claim is really unnecessary.

I want to think about who should be thankful along the way.

He has a deep understanding of this and has the right to speak.

So, thinking of this, Mario's mind is clearer again, and he can't trouble his father anymore at this time. And I can't go back, I and Xiao An's virtue makes my father sad to see it. It's better to follow Lao Diamond to those planets to try your luck and be a gold digger, maybe you will have a chance to win the lottery after trying once, and you can make up enough for Xiao An to pay for the operation.

Hehe, this wonderful dream, it's really enjoyable to think about. (To be continued.) )