Chapter 318: The Calm City of Kerna
In the middle of the inner streets of the city of Kerna Space City, paved with steel and pipelines, the former head of Flores Wanda sat firmly at the door of a streetside tavern, looking at the bustling crowd in front of him.
There's everyone here. The Wookiee hired pilot, who walks upright like a gorilla, the Legg Giant weapons expert who looks like he carries an arsenal on his back, the short but unusually fierce Dothan mercenary, and the fat-headed, big-eared Pekka pig-faced gunner wearing a helium mask, all of them are vicious and fangs and claws.
They walked in the passage without sky, and suddenly condensed a fierce and violent aura of over-expanding hormones in the entire space, and they felt that they would be pregnant after staying for a long time.
However, these people feel that they can chop up other people's entire families just by being stared at, but they try to exercise restraint. So, in this disordered and chaotic nebula, there is something called order.
Master Wanda found it too interesting and decided to continue to observe.
The human heart is really worth pondering! The more I spend with these self-proclaimed darlings of the universe, the more I feel that although people are limitless, there is no limit to people's hearts!
He watched the world go its way, and suddenly felt that he had captured some kind of reality in this world.
When he was the leader of the cult before, he was also considered to be a good day. Tedious academic work and boring public relations work took up almost all of his time, and even his own practice was stagnant, let alone thinking about the dialectical philosophical relationship between the human heart, the soul and the universe.
To put it ironically, this period of fugitive time was the most leisurely period of his ten years.
If this time continues for another three or four years, it will be time for me to challenge the realm of the Sage. Wanda thought.
He took a big sip of the ice and looked at the stall not far away, where a pirate who was a buyer and a smuggler who was a seller were having a full and frank discussion about the price of a phase-cutting axe, and now it was about to enter the physical bidding process.
Just as the former sect leader was wondering when the two of them would fight, he saw a Minlan man carrying a large bag appear in front of him, covering his vision. It was none other than the "lawyer" Ai Ru.
"What are you doing in a daze?" Ai Ru looked at each other.
“…… I am thinking about the relationship between human nature and the universe. Wanda said, "I feel that as long as I realize this pass, the Sage of the Six Rings will never be my end." You say, Airu, how short the life of those of us carbon-based creatures who created the current civilization is! Because it is short, there are so many grievances. The monster where grievances and grievances come together is the so-called various organizations. How can such a distorted existence be long-lasting? Ai Ru, the more I am a sect leader, the more I understand that there is no limit to the human heart, but the organization formed by the distortion of the human heart must have a limit. ”
"What the hell are you trying to say?"
"Ai Ru Daoyou, I will no longer be the sect leader. Even if the seniors and bigwigs in the organization asked me to be it, I wouldn't be right. It's not appropriate to be killed. ”
“…… No, what you just said is clearly a violent argument that you are preparing to betray the organization! If I hadn't known what kind of you were, I'd have blown your head out right now. ”
"Be peaceful, fellow Daoist, be peaceful. Don't fight and kill at every turn. After all, organization and organization are different, and I know the limit, and I know the limit, which is different. This does not mean betrayal. It's like people always want to fly, but they don't have wings; The truth is on the left, but it can always step on the desolation on the right. Do you understand? ”
The lawyer was silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help but take out his gun and blow the other man's head.
Or, if he hadn't been in the city of Kerna, the "holy place" of outlaws, he might have shot himself.
Although the manager of the largest space city in the Far Shore Nebula is very mysterious, the bigwigs who have a little bit of knowledge have guessed what is going on and have been restraining their subordinates. As a result, even the most unruly lawbreakers are very restrained in this space city.
"I'm not afraid of your jokes, that young man named Yu Lian ruined everything that took me nearly thirty years to create, but it was because of this that I had this opportunity to think about the world. I have to thank him. Wanda's expression at this time was unusually peaceful, and the focal length of her eyes was a little nihilistic, and she felt like she would enter the meditation filling at any time.
When Ai Ru heard this, she sneered: "So, I shouldn't have risked saving you in the first place. Let you continue to play with the genius boy of that earth, so as to live up to his kindness! ”
"No, that's anyway. Now that I have a purpose in life, if I can't understand the relationship between human nature and the universe, I still need to leave a useful body. "He's serious, still light, and now he's starting to look a little solemn.
The "lawyer" sighed helplessly. During this time, he saw that the other party was sick like this step by step, and suddenly there was a bit of sadness and desolation of the rabbit and the fox, so he said with a pleasant face: "I have already asked just now, our ship has been repaired." It's just that the energy pack needed to turn on the Super Beam Jump is out of stock right now, so we have to wait until the day after tomorrow. ”
"So, Ai Ru Daoyou, it's not like I'm trying to find fault with you. However, you should have enough energy packs on hand from the start! Wanda said slowly, "Although I have been given the opportunity to observe the human world because of this, won't this delay a lot of things?" If we are well prepared, we will already enter the empire by this time. ”
“…… In order to be able to run, the ship was equipped with stellar light sails; In order to make the leap in the shortest possible time, it is equipped with the latest Thunderlight WZ14 engine from the alliance. And there is also a screen system that is only produced in the organization laboratory. With so many things, do you think that the burden on the hull will be small? With so many things, how many energy packets can you carry? Moreover, we are a small boat after all, and we have jumped thirty or forty times in a row, and the hull does not need to be maintained? ”
“…… So, that's sacrificing cruising for functionality? I see. Wanda continued to nod lightly.
"The entire Runa system is about to break into a pot of porridge. Earthlings have laid a net of heaven and earth in the orbit of the planets, and if it weren't for that many advanced numbers, do you think I could really bring you out? The Minlan people said helplessly: "My original plan was to supply and repair here, and the organization also agreed. ”
"Don't worry, Ai Ru Daoyou, you see, there are only two of us here, and there will be endless disputes, not to mention the concept of organization."
The "lawyer" silently activated his calm speech in his heart, and finally stabilized his boiling emotions: "In short, we may have to stay in Kerna for another three or four days. ”
"I see." Wanda nodded, and stopped talking. If it weren't for the fact that he was still looking around, the people of Minlan would have suspected that this guy was about to feather.
Probably thinking that this silent scene was really a little embarrassing, the Minlan people said again: "...... I've just heard two more rumors. ”
"Oh." Wanda nodded in a very routine manner. If he hadn't felt that it would be rude to remain silent, he would probably have omitted this voice.
"There is a rumor that the city of Kerna has been haunted lately. There have been people missing in a row these days. Yesterday, even the famous Legge giant Pirate Dragongar was gone, and his men only found the wallet he left behind in the back alley of the tavern he frequented. Now, his subordinates have made trouble with the emperor...... The Authority is there, of course, no one cares. ”
"The wallet is left, but the person is gone?" Wanda found the blind spot, and immediately became a little interested: "Longa? I've heard his name...... He is famous among the smuggling gangs of the Far Shore Nebula, and seems to be a psyker. ”
"That's right! He was a gladiator. ”
"But it's really none of our business." Wanda said again.
“…… Indeed, when the ship is repaired, what should we do, even if this place is demolished by the earthlings, it will not do our business. The Minlan people said.
Wanda felt that there was something in the other party's words, and finally showed a puzzled look for the first time.
"The second rumor is that a group of people came to the port just now, and they are members of the Red Skull Pirates. It is said that their large force encountered an earthling fleet in a certain star area, and only a few of them were left with total annihilation. Also, it was said that Moda also dispatched all his men who could fight and went out to intercept it. ”
"Oh, the Spirits of the Universe are coming up, hoping to bless their souls, and hoping that Mr. Moda will come back safely. I've met him twice and he's actually a warm-hearted guy. ”
“…… Shouldn't you wish him victory? ”
"If you really fight, you can't win. Mr. Moda is a good-hearted man, but he is not a brilliant man. Such a meaningless struggle is destined to end nothing. We need to look for a win-win outcome. Wanda looked humble, as if she were a living saint.
“…… I'd rather the Luminians would win, if the Earthlings did come here. The Minlan sneered.
Wanda felt that his colleague should be telling a joke, and although he didn't get it, he still laughed dryly, but he didn't expect the other party's face to be even colder.
"As you said before, the gifted child of the community took most of the materials from you. Shouldn't it include a star map of the Far Shore Nebula? ”
"How is it possible, I only know a relatively remote smuggling route, and if I am lucky, I can barely reach the Duchy of Anmans. This is the first time I've come to the city of Kernah. Wanda shook her head.
The Minlan nodded. It is true that there are indeed many pirates who have visited the city of Kerna, but only a very few people know the complete information about the shipping routes, and they are all the pillars of the major gangs. As for the complete star map, anyway, he Ai Ru was not recorded in the database and information terminal, and all of it was recorded in his own mind.
There was no reason why that genius child of the earth would know such secret information.
Therefore, the earthlings should only be carrying out a retaliatory sweep against pirates and smuggling groups, and it should be impossible to find this side.
"But, speaking of the earthlings, do you know that? Nokael Saan Visa Bart. Wanda said suddenly.
"Huh?" The Minlan people were stunned.
"Nokael Saan Visa Balt! This is what I heard from Captain Yu Lian, and it is said that this is a word spirit rune from the Serami giant, and it may point to some ancient ruins. I've checked it a little in the past few days, and I only know that these runes such as Nokai, Barth, etc., seem to point to concepts like luck and culture. ”
“…… You're really starting to look into it! You can't really be ready to work with him, right? "He's just undone the foundation you've spent thirty years building on.
"Why not?" Wanda clasped his hands together and said solemnly: "He is such a genius, even if he is the apocalypse of those cosmic spirits in history, that's it." Against these people, even if you survive to the end, you won't be able to laugh. So, why not find a way to find a win-win opportunity? Be peaceful. Ai Ru Daoyou, peaceful. ”
I used to just think you hated you, but now it's the first time I'm tired! Ai Ru thought. But he also had to admit that this guy was more suitable than ever for the god stick, no, the code name of "Cultivator". If he had come up with his current style, who would dare to say that the Cult of All Souls was a cult?
"Anyway, I see that you have been idle for the past two days, why don't you catch a ghost?"
"Be peaceful. Even if it is a ghost, it is a life form recognized by the spirit of the universe, Daoyou, you have to learn to go with the flow! ”
At this time, the truth about the haunting of the city of Kerna, an unidentified creature (for the most part) who looked like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old "little human girl", began the hunt for the day.
It's actually night, and it's the time when the pirates have finished their day's purchases, and it's time for them to get drunk and die.
She decides to try her luck and reach the entertainment circle behind the harbor through a communication pipeline that can only be passed by rats, looking for a precious ingredient.
A Legga Giant weapon expert from the Legya system, a gift from heaven. The well-trained tenderloin of the psionic is the best of the ingredients.
Nourished by extraordinary strength, the tenderloin is fully active, the meat is tender and juicy, and the cells are active and full of vitality, which is enough to nourish her body and mind that have been through the vicissitudes of life.
Such a rare ingredient, combined with a simple and direct way of eating, makes this food even more precious.
However, such a fantastic ingredient is destined to be impossible to use. She searched for hours and finally gave up. Fortunately, this is a gift from the spirit of the universe, and there are desperately unexplored feeding places everywhere.
Soon, the "little girl" dragged a dead Dothan mercenary into a narrow utility compartment without a sound. She stretched out her arm, her fingers and palms opening to form a massive mouthpart, dissolving and devouring the flesh of the dwarf Dosen.
This Dothan mercenary is not a psyker, and the nutrients and biological information that he can get are far inferior to the previous Legge Giant psyker, but it is better than nothing.
In fact, the Dothan mercenary is short, with a carapace and membranous wings on his back, much like an upright large beetle, and is not very intelligent. But they are fierce and aggressive, and they are born with a flea-level explosiveness, and they are also quite popular in the mercenary market throughout the galaxy.
The prey of the "little girl" is the squadron leader of the Dosen mercenary group, and the body is more powerful, and the carapace on her body also shows a scarlet color, and she looks like a murderous bandit. And, according to what he and his subordinates mouthpiece, he is still a sensitive person.
Such a prey, even if it is not a dreamy ingredient like a psyker, can be regarded as a gift from the spirit of the universe. Sure enough, the ultimate delicacy is only given to industrious predators.
So, as every cell of Doson's mercenary's body was devoured by the xenomorphs around the little girl, the explosive biological information was injected into her biological database.
"It can be used on the limb joints of all jumping worms...... Well, if you adjust it like this, their explosive power can naturally increase by three to four percentage points. Not just jumping insects, all land classes can be used. She muttered to herself, stroking her belly.
"Wait, wait a little longer, and when we find a safe place, we can have a safe home."
She felt like crying again. You know, the three days in this space city were the most comfortable days she had ever lived since she woke up.
There was no pursuit by that mysterious organization, no battles everywhere, no chance encounters with psionic masters who wanted to kill themselves, and no inexplicable artillery fire from the sky.
Happy times always make people weak, and they always make people emotional.
But she had to pick herself up.
There's almost as much food as you can here. Unless she did anything to the two psionics who brought her over, and the high-ranking Imperial officers with the core of the fortress......
"Little Girl" has just been a little unlucky lately, but she's not stupid at all.
She knew that it was not advisable to stay here for a long time, as long as she could find an opportunity, she should leave quickly.