Chapter 6: Walden

"This is Walden, hehehe, a new planet that was developed about ten years ago. Because there are no minerals and there are no transportation arteries, few people are willing to settle here. However, the air here is still very fresh and the environment is very good, so there are some elderly people who are willing to come here to retire. ”

The village chief of Falken smiled and said, "We saw your spaceship go down the day before yesterday, but ...... The helicopter had a few glitches all day long, and it wasn't until this morning that it was repaired, so I rushed over right away. Young man, you're lucky. ”

Walden is an ordinary asteroid on the border of the Celestial Gaze Field.

There are only about 100 people in total, all of whom are gathered in a small village, and most of the rest of the area is occupied by forests. The jungle is home to dangerous and ferocious creatures that must be stopped by the high-voltage power grid around the village.

This is an indisputable paradise, most of the villagers are old people with gray temples, in the past, these people were mostly manual workers of the major planets, and when they got old, they had to move to this place because they could not afford the high consumption of the big planets.

Although Walden Star is remote, fortunately, everything is free, as long as you are willing to put in a certain amount of labor, then you can live a leisurely and comfortable life.

The villagers planted a lot of purple berries here, which were the wonderful fruits that He Ruozhi and Mu Qiaoping used to make a living in the past two days. This sweet and sour berry makes for a very pure fruit wine and gives Walden some extra spice as well.

The whole village gave a warm welcome to the arrival of the two young men. The inhabitants of such a frontier asteroid usually do not see a new neighbor for a long time, let alone two such poor victims.

Everyone took out their stored food and piled it up in front of them, and some of them took out the fine wine that they had treasured for many years.

"Where did you come from, and how did you end up here?" Falken watched the two gobble up and asked with a smile, "Are we going to send a distress signal to the outside world?" ”

He Ruozhi shook his head and said a little vaguely: "We are doing a long distance in the universe...... Travel, looking for a planet to settle on, and if you guys don't mind, we want to live here for a while. ”

I see.

Falken winked at his wife, the kind Mama Boomer - this was a young couple who had eloped, right?

Mama Boomerma's eyes moistened suddenly: what a romantic love story.

"Okay!" Falken patted his chest and reassured, "You can rest assured that you can stay here, we have a few old friends left last year, leaving some empty rooms, if you don't mind, you can stay here, no matter how long you want!" ”

Falken squeezed his eyes at He Ruozhi: "Young man, work harder, wait until your little wife has a child and then go back, your family will never have any more opinions, right?" Hahahaha. ”

He Ruozhi's face was full of black lines, and it seemed that the old man had misunderstood something.

Falken laughed and turned to announce to the crowd, "We, Walden, have the 102nd and 103rd settlers!" ”

The villagers cheered and quickly prepared a comfortable hut for the two.

Everything here is very natural, the huts are made of logs, and a large fire pit has been dug in the middle of the house to keep warm.

Falken said apologetically, "I'm sorry my lad, the conditions here are so rudimentary. When we first came to this planet, we used to have a lot of modern tools, but then many things broke down. You know – there are very few repairmen who come all the way here just to fix something like an electric heater. So ......"

"It's okay." He Ruozhi said politely, "We are very satisfied, thank you Uncle Falken, and thank you for me, Mama Boomer." ”

"Okay." "Go to bed early, poor children, you must be tired, and tomorrow we will arrange a formal welcome for you, haha, it's been a long time since it's been so lively." ”

After Falken left with a smile, He Ruozhi acted quickly.

He made a few small traps out of some bones and placed them on doors and windows so that if someone came in, they would make a slight noise.

"Why?" Mu Qiaoping asked puzzledly, "Grandpa Falken is not a bad person. ”

"Yes." He Ruozhi said, "But I'm not sure there are no bad people on this planet, plus those who want to hunt you down—"

"Hunt and kill...... I? ”

He Ruozhi nodded, sat down next to Mu Qiaoping and hugged her, and said softly: "Do you think that our ship encountered a meteorite belt, is it just an accident?" No, the route set by the spacecraft itself will certainly not cross the meteorite belt, and the only explanation is that someone has modified the star map. What are their goals? ”

Mu Qiaoping trembled, and said unspeakably: "I, I didn't mean to hide it from you......"

He Ruozhi sealed the girl's mouth with his fingers and said softly: "Everyone has their own secrets, and I don't have to listen to you tell you what you don't want to recall." In a word...... We can take a break here for a while, I have some questions to think about. ”

The problem that Ho Ruozhi thought of was his control of the spaceship in times of crisis, the kind of necromancy that could transform metal into life!

If this magic can really be used on a large scale, then it is not difficult to imagine that somewhere in the universe there will be an army composed entirely of mechas.

These mechs are undead creatures with their own lives, and their terrifying combat prowess will make the world tremble!

Thinking of this, the corners of He Ruozhi's mouth couldn't help but purse a cold smile.

Mu Qiaoping didn't think about it so much, she looked at He Ruozhi's figure blankly, thinking that this not tall man had saved himself in such a dangerous situation; Thinking of the life that the two of them were about to start on Walden, he couldn't help blushing and bowing his head shyly.

The fire in the house was finally extinguished......

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He Ruozhi has been in Walden Village for a week.

Everything is fine here, but there is one thing that makes him very strange.

Why do the inhabitants of this place rarely use mechas, whether in their daily life or in agricultural work?

On this newly reclaimed savage planet, mecha is an indispensable necessity.

Don't say anything else, just say that the kind of giant praying mantis they encountered in the jungle, if they didn't have a mecha, they wouldn't know how to deal with it.

At lunch one day, He Ruozhi expressed his doubts to Mama Boomer.

Originally, everyone in the village cooked their own meals, but since Mu Qiaoping came, her amazing cooking skills have completely conquered all the villagers. This seemingly ordinary girl's use of fire can be said to have reached the level of a master, and even ordinary food will be transformed into a unique American style after her careful cooking.

So now, every time it's time to eat, He Ruozhi's house will be crowded with smiling villagers.

Mama Boomer glared at her husband and complained, "These useless men, saying that they are all elites on the major planets, but they can't maintain even a little mecha!" ”

Only then did He Ruozhi know that Walden was also a mecha on the planet.