Chapter 1: The ecstasy of returning home
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"Boss, I'm sorry..."
It was a bodyguard with a gun who spoke. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ Info is wearing sci-fi power armor, the kind that is very suitable for space travel, with an exaggerated huge rifle behind his back, and at a glance, he can tell that it has undergone countless painstaking transformations. Good guns, and people are good guns. Even when sitting in the driver's seat of a spaceship, the gun does not leave him.
At this moment, the man from Kong Wu was apologizing in panic to a boy who looked to be in his twenties.
This young man was what he had just called "the boss," named Solomon.
Solomon wasn't a bad-tempered boss, but he was also a little embarrassed at the moment. It was a very short, simple and straight route, but I got lost for nearly 5 hours. This route has been run more than 100 times, usually in half an hour at most. What's going on today?
The sword-wielding bodyguard next to him was also afraid that the boss would get angry: "Boss, there must be a problem if you can get lost like this." Don't blame us both! β
This sword-wielding bodyguard is very similar to the gun-wielding bodyguard. It's just that he has a long sword on his back.
As soon as I heard "don't blame the two of us", the fourth person present was unhappy. The Traveler King smiled, "Hehe, I didn't even touch the driver's seat, but I relied on me?" How? Am I a broom star? β
The two bodyguards thought to themselves: yes. TM has never been lost more than a hundred times, as soon as you, the "VIP", get lost, how bad you are.
This traveler king is dressed in a different style from the other three. The bodyguards are sci-fi power armor, Solomon is dressed in a crisp suit, and the Traveler King hides his face from the bottom and above in a dusty, tattered, thick, heavy cloak, with a huge bag behind his back.
On the spaceship, big brother, can you just put down your broken baggage? Not tired, huh? It's not like we don't have our weapons on our bodies, because we eat here. Are you afraid of losing your broken baggage or are you afraid of robbing?
Solomon met the Traveler King by chance this time, admired his name for a long time, and naturally invited him to take a ride. Rich people and ambitious people always cherish their talents and serve them as VIPs.
"Not really. My subordinates are all rough men, and their words are ambiguous but unintentional, so don't be surprised by the Traveler King. β
"Hmm"
"Would you please help us navigate for us?"
"Solomon, I've been trying my best to help navigate since just now. Can... It's a bad thing... We did get lost. It's not a subspace, it's not a wormhole, but it's as if there's a huge, invisible hand dragging us somewhere..."
"Hands? Place? β
What kind of hands, places, sounds so superstitious...... It's unreal. Solomon didn't believe in science alone, after all, now that magic is flying all over the sky, the worldview that science is correct has long been shattered. But Solomon remained unbelieving in what was invisible and untouchable.
"Well, I have a bad premonition. We may have been summoned by a wave of malice. β
"Yes," Solomon smiled, and continued the conversation.
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Suddenly, the spacecraft shook.
"What's wrong?"
"Boss, see a planet!"
"It's finally out. Where is it? β
"! It's the South Star! β
"What?" Everyone asked in surprise.
It's actually Nanxing? Solomon could not believe it, and asked:
"Which South Star?"
"Boss, how many South Stars are there?"
"Home planet?"
"That's right!"
"This in front of you?"
"That's right!"
Solomon immediately looked down at his watch, and at the same time shouted:
"Hurry up and remember the coordinates for Lao Tzu! Fast! Don't make a mistake in a word, you both remember! Fast! Give Lao Tzu a deep imprint in my mind! Tell me, I'll remember it too! I got lost and went home! Lucky! Lao Tzu is going to make a fortune! Ha ha! β
"Yes!"
The two bodyguards immediately replied, but the next second it was a private communication.
"The boss is foul-mouthed, did you record it?"
"Of course! It's rare! This recording will definitely sell for money! What about you? β
"Hah! I recorded it too! β
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Except for the Traveler King, all three of them are from the South. Since they are called Nanxing people, they naturally grew up in Nanxing from Nanxing. The planet in front of them is their long-awaited home planet, the South Star. Since the fall of the Southstar thousands of years ago, all the remaining Southerners have fled their homes. These thousands of years of wandering, colonizing, pioneering, or simply living on the space station. Indeed, there are a few planets that have been well developed, quite prosperous and habitable. But who wouldn't want to go home?
But helplessly, this planet seems to have disappeared out of thin air, and everyone has been looking for thousands of years but can't find it. What's more, I searched all the subspaces near the original coordinates, but found nothing. In the end, it can only be thought that the southern star is extinguished, and there is not even a cosmic residue left of it. No way? I can only believe that.
Who destroyed the Southern Star? By a man named "Sand King". Yes, alone.
The two bodyguards let out a strange scream of cheer, and Solomon grinned wide, his eyes sparkling with a narrow smile.
This is not only a relief from nostalgia, but also a huge business opportunity! How huge? Once the coordinates of the South Star are revealed, it will definitely cause a rush to return home, and all the South Star people will squeeze in... No, you can't squeeze in at all. If he can be the first to gain a foothold, open a shop, build a base, or even build a city. One step ahead! Just one step ahead of the business opportunity...... World!
World! World! Solomon is the richest man in the South, indisputably. But he has been taking the underground route, and the business opportunities have been suppressed by the opponent, and he has always been unable to turn over. The opponent just developed his power one step ahead of himself, and it is not a big deal.
One step ahead! One step ahead!
The light in Solomon's eyes was about to burst out! Where is this still the home planet? It's a cornucopia of its own! Be sure to get your hands on it! First open a base, then a military base, then a commercial area, then an industrial area, and then...
"Boss, something isn't right..."
"How?" Solomon's rhapsody is interrupted and pulled back to reality.
"The spacecraft is out of control and is landing on its own!"
"Life Scan barely responded!"
"Terrain desert! The air is thin! The temperature is extremely high! β
"The mana is overreacting, filling the entire planet!"
When Solomon heard this, he felt bad.
"Trap ......"
Solomon glanced at the Traveler King, and he said it was a trap? It is also possible, but ......
"Traveler King, what now?"
"I'll go down and have a look."
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This Traveler King is the top of a group of people who specialize in traveling. Exploring secrets, adversity, and desperate situations is commonplace, and he is an expert. Let him be the first to get off the boat, naturally it is safer.
Spacecraft landing.
Trained in kung fu (not in battle, but adapted to harsh conditions), the traveler king carried his great burden and went straight out of the ship.
"Hmm!"
The Traveler King almost suffocated! A scorching heat wave swept in. He couldn't tell how many degrees it was, but it was well above the boiling point of water.
It's like purgatory, like a world away. Needless to say, there could never be any living things on this planet.
And what's going on with such a strong sense of magic in the air? Is this really the real world? The Traveler King has traveled to countless planets, none of which contain such great magical power, and it is so ominous that it is like countless sharp knives against him and turning his head back.
Solomon's voice was heard over the communicator.
"How?"
"Even if you put on the best spacesuit, it's difficult... The temperature is extremely high, the air is thin, the magic is strong, and there is an ominous atmosphere......"
"It's difficult, that is, can you still get off the ship?"
"Can be can... But ......"
"Here we are!"
The Traveler King is not from the Southern Star, how can he understand their homecoming complex. It doesn't matter, you don't have to die when you come down, and you don't have to live on the ship.
Yes, it's not necessarily safe on board either. The Traveler King always had this premonition. Since coming to this planet, it seems that the four of them have died here...... No, you've been here since you got lost, right?
The three of them were well armed, and dismounted. The sword-wielding bodyguard immediately lay on the ground and began to kiss the desert under his feet through the oxygen mask.
The armed bodyguard pointed at his companion and laughed, but secretly grabbed a handful of sand and put it in a sealed bottle in disdain.
Although Solomon did not do anything ridiculous, his expression was overjoyed.
He looked at the Traveler King.
It's a monster...... Is it a human being exposed to this environment without wearing a spacesuit? Is it a living thing?
The so-called champion of the line, after all, is a special trip, which is really exaggerated and admirable.
He noticed that the Traveler's brow was furrowed.
"It's really amazing, I can adapt to such an environment. He is worthy of being the King of Travelers. But looking at your expression, it's really hard to get it, right? β
ββ¦β¦ Hmmm"
It is true that the Traveler King struggles every extra second here, but this is the way that they, the Travelers, must adhere toβto adapt to the environment in the flesh. Disdain to complain. It's not this that suffers, it's the intuition that I have gained from the experience I have accumulated over the years, my intuition about danger. The four of them seem to be going to die...
Unfounded intuition, don't scare them, after all, they are all so happy to see them all......
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"It's too harsh, but it's okay!" Solomon said to himself, "Get a few planetary environment modifiers, spend some more time, and the environment will improve sooner or later." It's an astronomical investment for sure, but that's okay haha! I'm sure I'll make a lot of money in the future. It has to be kept secret. Well...... Both of them, no, they have to pay a lot of hush money. I have to monopolize this opportunity, and no amount of hush money will ...... Well? β
"It's sore when I brush it, and I finally get it!"
Just as Solomon was cracking his wishful thinking, a voice appeared very suddenly. He was stunned for a moment, and found that a figure gradually appeared on the opposite side of the yellow sand!
"Who is it?"
Two bodyguards immediately stood in front of Solomon.
The Traveler King was stunned, in this extremely harsh environment, this strange man who suddenly appeared was actually shirtless and wrapped around a cloak.
Solomon was even more confused. What brushes get sore in the hands? What do you mean? Who is this man? If you don't wear a spacesuit, you must be a traveler. What is he doing here? So coincidentally, I just got off the boat and met it? It must have been waiting for them. What a trap? A trap laid by this man? What is the purpose?
"Who are you?"
"What are we?"
"Yes, except for this traveler."
"Well, merchant... And bodyguards? β
"Okay, come and play with me for a while, and then die."
The tone is understated.