Reese House is a simple and elegant southern-style villa. The terrain is much higher than the surrounding area. There is a flower garden and an artificial fountain at the entrance of the courtyard. Behind the artificial fountain, there is a row of stone steps leading up to the main entrance of the villa.

Behind the villa is the northern characteristic garden, pavilion corridor, graceful and elegant. In the middle of an orchard there is an octagonal pavilion, built on a mound that stands out.

A group of young men and women sat around the octagonal pavilion drinking tea and chatting. On the corridor leading to the Octagonal Pavilion, Tep met several other girls who had been playing football yesterday.

The blonde girl said that because she loves apples, her father planted a lot of apple trees in the back garden. The name of the garden is Green Apple Paradise. Her name is Rise. The injured girl was the daughter of President Brown named Mary.

"Mary!" Tepu said in surprise.

"That's right, Zheng De Demon Queen, we all call her Demon Queen! Do you also think she is particularly beautiful? ”

Empress Zheng De was the most famous woman of the Middle Ages on Mercury and is known as the first of the ten beauties of Mercury.

"Uh-huh," Tep nodded yes. With curly black hair, deep sunken eyes, a straight nose, and fair cheeks, she really looks very similar to the demon queen in the oil painting.

As she spoke, Mary saw Tep from a distance, galloping towards her like a cheerful fawn.

As soon as she saw Tep, Mary gave him a big hug. Then, standing in front of Tep, he rotated his body around, lifted his injured leg yesterday and said, "You're so right, there are no problems at all today." ”

Seeing Deaise's admiring gaze from Tep, Mary's face showed jealousy. Suddenly, he stepped forward, grabbed Tep's arm tightly and asked Ress, "Are you talking badly about me behind my back?" ”。

"No, no," said Rose with a smile, "we all praise you for your beauty." ”

"It's pretty much," Mary asked, stretching her face to Tep, "am I pretty?" Who is prettier me or Rise? ”

"It's hard to say," Tepp replied with difficulty, "which do you think is better, apple or peach?" ”

Mary slammed her head on Tep's shoulder and said, "I knew you would say that." ”

Another male goalkeeper who played yesterday saw Tep coming out of the gazebo. His name is Bray, and he is a suitor of Ress and a famous singer of shore dance.

Bray, who is accustomed to seeing handsome guys and beautiful women, after shaking hands with Dieth, stayed on Dieth's face for a long time. This made Dyace feel very uncomfortable.

Dieth is a typical southern beauty. has delicate skin, curved eyebrows, delicate facial features, tall figure, and restrained temperament. It makes people feel very comfortable.

Tepu deliberately accentuated his tone and said, "Her name is Dieth, and she is my teacher. He was a medical guest at the "Immortality Conference". ”

Hearing that Dieth was a medical guest at the "Ageless Conference", Bray suddenly became excited and insisted on hugging Dieth. "In our south, the first salute means welcome, and the second salute means parting," Dyce joked. You're not trying to drive me away, are you? ”

Bray stepped aside in embarrassment.

"Bray was also a medical expert, and then he became a singer after he stood out in a talent competition, so I was very happy to meet Dieth. ”

"It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

Puzzled, Mary asked, "Why do you say that?" ”

Tepu lamented: "There is one less doctor in the medical profession to treat the sick and save lives. ”

"But," said Mary, "there is one more famous singer in the entertainment industry, who is light and who is heavy?" ”

Tep asked rhetorically, "Which is more important, life or entertainment?" ”

Bray interjected, "I'm singing with my life, so I'm serious about my entertainment." ”

"Except for medical skills, no amount of serious entertainment can save people's lives," Tepu said. ”

"Alright, alright," Reese persuaded Bray for fear of hurting his anger if he said too much, "you can't argue with him, his teacher is the famous Professor Chuss." ”

"Oh," said Bray, with a look of disdain, "doesn't philosophy seem to be even more useful?" It's better to have fun. ”

Because Bray's words offended the professor, Tep pressed back in anger and asked, "If you are in the unknown world, does direction matter?" Mercury of billions of people, is it terrible if there is no consensus? What is the most important thing for human beings to do at this stage? Is the endless stream of financial innovations a step forward or a regression for Mercury? ”

Seeing that Bray couldn't answer, Tepu seemed to say to himself: "Civil war, internal friction, arrogance, self-entertainment, have been lying on the existing achievements and complacent, I wonder how much time human beings have to waste in the muddy?" ”

"Good!" A hearty voice from far and near.

As Tep looked, he saw a middle-aged man walking towards a young woman with his arms in his arms. Reese hurriedly whispered, "This is my father and his girlfriend. ”

Behind the mayor was a middle-aged man and woman, and Rhys said, "Behind them were my mom and her boyfriend. ”

Tep didn't have anything, and Dyace was stunned and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Rose generously introduces Tepp and Deas to the mayor.

When Sacco heard that Tep was Chuth's student, he excitedly took Tep's hand and said, "Chuth's student is really extraordinary. What you just said is really insightful! ”

Sacco became even more excited when he heard that Dyace was the professor's girlfriend. He opened his arms and hugged and kissed her. It didn't make Deses welcome, nor did she refuse, and she froze there completely.

Rise's mother didn't hear Ress clearly, and stared at Dieth for a long time and complimented Tep, "Your girlfriend is so beautiful, like a fairy." ”

Frightened, Taipu hurriedly explained to her that this was his teacher, not his girlfriend.

The mayor jokingly said to his wife: "You, you will never be able to get rid of your reckless mistakes." ”

After taking a seat in the octagonal pavilion, Sacco asked Taipu puzzled, why is it said that Taipu is a regression of mankind because financial innovation has creatively given new life to capital and activated the real economy?

Tepu asked rhetorically: "Don't you think that while financial innovation brings convenience to mankind, it also brings bigger economic bubbles, more useless labor, and more trouble to society?" ”

Sacco asked thoughtfully, "You and your teacher are both believers in Moen thought, right?" ”

"No!" Tepu firmly denied it: "The teacher has always taught us that all mankind is consistent in the pursuit of science, truth and justice, and that faith cannot be used to create differences. I just think that money, as a general equivalent, has been over-interpreted by today's society, which has swayed human thinking and made mankind lose its way forward. ”

"Hmm," Sacco said in a muttered silence and suddenly resolutely, "Tep, the professor and I have spoken about your situation. I think he's right, shore dancing is more suitable for your development. Stay and be my assistant, young man, as my formal invitation to you. ”

The sudden invitation made Tepu not know how to answer. Seeing that Tepu was not mentally prepared, Sacco stood up tolerantly and spread his hands and said, "I don't want you to give me an answer immediately for such a big matter." Well, young people, have fun. Come back to me when you think it through. ”

After the mayor and his wife left, everyone continued the topic just now, discussing the asteroid hitting Mercury.

It is said that the Vana Space Observatory was the first to discover that an asteroid between Jupiter and Mars suddenly broke away from its orbit and flew towards Mercury. After the news broke, astronomers around the world set their sights on the asteroid. Gradually, it became clear that the asteroid seemed to be flying towards Mercury with a purpose. Scientists' biggest concern is whether the asteroid will actually hit Mercury. The most discussed thing among the common people is the expectation that one day they will be able to see a beautiful meteor shower.

The Vana Space Observatory, also known as "Grandpa's Eyes", is a large space telescope built into a basin. It is also the largest and most authoritative space observation center on all of Mercury. When Tep was at home, he had heard about it. But because something like this happened so much, he didn't take it to heart.

After learning that Tep and Deas were from the authoritative Vanner Alliance, everyone asked them for confirmation. Tepu lightly told everyone what he knew.

Tep was about to change the subject when he suddenly remembered the professor's inexplicable words and immediately became alert. Could this be the reason why professors can't attend the conference?! If that's the case, it seems that humanity is in serious trouble.

After receiving an affirmative answer, the girls were all overjoyed. I hope that one day, I can personally face this visitor from afar and make my wish.

Half-jokingly, half-seriously, Tep said, "Maybe you should make a wish now, hoping that this asteroid won't actually hit Mercury." ”

The girls became hypocritical, and they pretended to besiege Taip, saying that he hated it and spoiled the scenery.

Deas whispered in Temp's ear, "Maybe some girl's wish has something to do with you." ”

When Mary heard this, she snuggled up even more tightly to Tep. When Rose heard this, her face turned red and she walked out of the gazebo alone.

Tep hesitated, his eyes following Rose out of the gazebo. Suddenly, Tep left Mary behind, caught up with Ress and said, "Rise, wait a minute, I have something to say." ”

Rising didn't know what was going on, so she turned around and looked at Tep expectantly.

Tep said, "Can you take me to meet your father?" ”

Ress paused for a moment and asked with a little disappointment, "When?" ”

"Now, immediately, immediately." Tepu said anxiously.

Seeing Taipu chasing out of the Octagonal Pavilion, Bray also hurried over. When Rose saw Bray, her heart was nameless, and she said bluntly: "We have something to do, don't follow us!" ”

Brelen paused for a moment, and returned to the Octagonal Pavilion in a daze.

When Sacco heard that his daughter was looking for Tep, he happily greeted him and said, "Great, young man. I've finally figured it out. I hope you didn't stay at Hair Shore because of my daughter. ”

"What are you talking about, Daddy?" Rose said wryly, as she looked like a little girl.

"Mr. Mayor," Tep said with a serious face, "I have a very important matter to discuss with you. ”

"What?" Sacco Mayor Ratap asked as he sat down on the couch.

"It's about an asteroid hitting Mercury, and I think it's probably true." Tepu said.

"Alright," said Sacco with some disappointment, "I thought you would stay and help me, but that's what I said." ”

Tepp earnestly told Sacco what the professor said and his own analysis, hoping to get the mayor's attention.

Sacco said disappreciatively: "There have been hundreds of such predictions, which one is not a false alarm?" Besides, even if it were true, what could I do? Telling the masses will cause doomsday panic, social unrest. It was my remiss not to tell the masses. Once it turns into a farce, how do I end it? Now that I'm in a critical period of the campaign, I can't joke with my political fate. ”

"Have you heard the story of the wolf?" Tepu said. "You know, this is the first time that mankind has discovered a crisis with a space telescope built throughout the basin. Just because hundreds of previous discoveries have been inaccurate doesn't mean it's inaccurate this time. ”

"Uh-huh" Hearing the space telescope built throughout the basin, Mayor Sacco deliberately diverted the topic and said, "Who doesn't know Wanner's determination." Only the Wanner Alliance can do such a thing. You are a student of the brightest man in Vanna, and I sincerely hope that you will come to shore dance and realize your ideals and ambitions here. ”

Wanner's determination refers to strong cohesion and heroic and unyielding spirit. Originating from a famous alliance leader in the ancient Vanna, in the face of the joint aggression of the four powers, he called on the whole alliance to unite and never surrender to the enemy. Since then, the alliance has been equally determined in the face of great difficulties, and it has been invincible.

Seeing that the mayor had the intention of ending the conversation, Tepu hurriedly said, "Mayor, you are confused, this is also a bonus for your campaign!" ”

As soon as the words came out, Tep immediately felt speechless. He blushed and apologized to the mayor, saying, "I'm sorry, mayor. I mean, if this is true, you have led the people of the city to avoid a catastrophe. If this incident is false, it also shows that you are cautious in dealing with major matters related to people's lives. In the name of preventing large-scale terrorist attacks, we can try to avoid unnecessary panic caused by them......"

"Young man, you're thinking too simply." The mayor finally stopped avoiding the topic and said, "If it's really an asteroid, no matter what you do, you can't avoid this disaster." ”

Speaking of this, the mayor made a humorous gesture and said, "With a snap, all life is gone." ”

"No" Tep still tried to convince the mayor: "You know, this asteroid is flying towards Mercury with a purpose." I don't dare to say it's alien. But at the very least, it's not out of control, and it shouldn't have a catastrophic collision. The biggest catastrophe may be the human attack on the asteroid. So, bomb shelters should be the best place to take refuge ....... ”

"Alright, alright," said the mayor, issuing an eviction order, "this is the end of this matter, and no one can go out and talk nonsense." ”

Mayor Rhys patted her daughter on the shoulder and said, "Friends are waiting for you, don't let your friends wait too long." ”

Out of the living room, Rose said apologetically to Tep, "I'm sorry my friend. There is a famous saying in Bun Mai: Politicians are unreliable. Let's all do it ourselves. ”