Chapter 573: Famous Wine
After waiting for about one standard in the 'key passengers' waiting hall, after a series of complicated processes of security scanning, identity verification, and verification of relevant information, Jonny was finally able to smoothly walk up the spacious boarding gate and head towards the 'dream ship' by the air pressure shuttle cabin with thousands of passengers.
The whole process of boarding the ship reminded Jonny of the famous film in his memory. The giant cruise ship that was about to sail for the first time, with its long approach bridge, crowded crowds, full of jubilant tourists, except for the crowds that saw off the shore and waved their arms on the side of the ship, or the young passengers who raised their arms and cheered at the bow of the ship. But it was only a journey of catastrophe that took a turn for the worse, the ship was wrecked and people died, and all the world will remember is the poignant and sad legend of the deep sea. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel amused by the thought that popped into his head.
Everything is exactly as described in channel advertisements and travel journals, and this beautiful starry ship is clearly worth every penny, it is delicate and sophisticated, spectacular and forward-looking, all the details are almost perfect, like many Heisenberg industries, and no expense has been spared in every step of the way.
Jonny and Clark enter the ship's upper visitor center from the tender cabin, a sprawling modern building that stands atop a rocky landscape.
Thousands of passengers who have just boarded the ship gather here, and ordinary cabin passengers are led down the long suspension staircase to the central lobby on the first floor of the building, where they can enjoy a huge hologram overhead about the 'dream ship' in the comfort of their lounge area. At this time, exquisite meals and all kinds of drinks were delivered to them like a stream, and nearly 100 cruise ship staff wearing black dresses patiently listened to all kinds of needs, and arranged check-in for everyone in an efficient and orderly manner.
Passengers above the second-class cabin are served by special staff, and in the VIP room on the second floor of the visitor center, this humanoid robot, which calls itself 'Charlie 24' upon meeting, seems to be the same as Cornell. Clark knew each other well, and he graciously served him a cup of coffee, resting his fine gold-encrusted porcelain cup and shiny titotan spoon on the disk.
"The latest addition to the Scolder system, Mr. Clark, it's business as usual, three scoops of frog milk, a piece of sugar, and then, here's your favorite 28-year-old gin, the age of the authentic Azazle Valaire estate." As he spoke, the robot handed Cornell a small, chic bottle.
"Oh, Charlie, I'm about to be spoiled by you." Cornell took the bottle and said happily, he opened the cap and took a deep breath at the end of his nose, and then sighed softly and comfortably. "This is the only place where you can taste really good wine." He admired it heartily and carefully poured a few drops of the liquid from the bottle into the coffee cup.
"Only a fool here can afford this ridiculously expensive price." Roger poured cool water on the side.
"No, no, dear Mr. Clark, your father is a guest of the Four Seasons, and everything he enjoys here is of the highest standard on board, including, of course, the most enviable price of the best." Beside the two of them, Charlie 24, a polite robot waiter, hurriedly explained after hearing this.
"That means he's been coming and going, so you've beaten him hard?" Roger asked.
"Exactly, dear sir, as a minimum of courtesy to an old friend, this is what we ought to do." Charlie 24 explained.
"Then please tell me, check ...... Charlie. Roger confronted the robot, whose face was indistinguishable from a human, and he was listening with a face raised, which could not help but make the blonde young man's words stagnant.
"How much do you want to charge him for such a bottle?" He snatched the bottle from Cornell's hand and tossed it around, and his poor father jumped up in horror at this time, and stretched out his hands to snatch it, but he was afraid that he would spill it.
"The retail price is 900 Star Coins, Mr. Clark, and your father only needs 600 Star Coins." Charlie 24 replied respectfully.
"Oh!" Jonny was the first to exclaim, a small bottle of wine is almost the price of a second-hand Kalysion flying car, so it's no wonder that the Four Seasons has the nickname "Paradise for the Rich" and "Selling the Golden Cave".
"That's the? Actually want to sell for thousands of star coins? Roger also seemed to be taken aback, and flipped through the bottle with the bottle in his hand.
"Valaire Manor has the best private collection of Silver Alliance, not to mention 900 star coins, even a bottle of tens of thousands of star coins is not unusual." Cornell anxiously stretched out his hand, wanting to get back the treasure from his son's hand. "But don't spill it." He said. "This is a 16-year-old wine that you can't buy at leisure, and if you drink one bottle, you will lose one bottle, Joseph, stop playing, give it to me." Cornell was so anxious that he even called out his son's middle name.
Roger sighed deeply and tossed the bottle to his father, who scrambled to take it, smiling a flower on his face, and his only son shook his head repeatedly.
"Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road." Roger said softly in his mouth at this time.
"The children in the northern suburbs can barely eat a full meal in the best of years, and now the stars are in turmoil, and all walks of life are afraid to be implicated, little Fowler has a disabled old lady in the family, Thrush has both parents died, but was adopted by his uncle who was so poor that he only has one room, John had to follow his father to the construction site at the age of 13 to do hard labor to support his four younger siblings, and as for Alphaye, in order to be able to give his sister a mouthful of frog milk, he had to be reduced to the streets to work as a pickpocket......" he said with some anger.
After listening to Roger's description, Jonny's heart was a little shaken, in this world where intergalactic colonization is possible, and the total economic volume has reached unprecedented heights, unemployment, bankruptcy, disease, and even poverty should be a long thing of the past. But on the fringes of the city, why are so many people still struggling for their daily meals?
He raised his eyes and looked around at the extravagant scenery and decorations, the first-class tourists who were hospitalized among the springs and rockeries, the pot-bellied nouveau riche, the proud business owners, and the children of the complacent families. They are dressed gracefully and luxuriously, pretending to be polite and modest but calculating, even when they arrive at the Four Seasons, a relaxing and casual resort, they are still chasing their vanity and comparing each other's wealth.
Looking at the faces in front of him, which were red due to overnutrition, Jonny couldn't help but feel an indescribable sadness in his heart, he felt a sadness for this generation with almost infinite possibilities, but still stubborn, they were no different from the broken shadows of the past. The filth, ambition and desire, selfishness and ruthlessness of human nature, which are hard to change, have never been completely cured after thousands of years.