After ending the telecommunication with Xu Guilun, Gong Yaming left Binyak Seafood Restaurant.

In the next few days, he uncharacteristically stopped practicing his stand-in ability, nor did he go to the Sidley Library to study the various philosophical ideas of the original civilization on Earth, but spent a lot of time on the star network looking for information about the 'bad planets' that were at a suitable distance from the stars but had not yet evolved into the natural world.

Since most of this information was public, Gong Yaming soon accumulated a lot of knowledge about the bad planet.

He learned that the so-called 'bad planets' were actually by-products of human exploration of the unknown universe in order to discover the natural world and develop it into administrative stars to expand the area of human society.

In the initial stage of human interstellar exploration, it was discovered that bad planets would not be marked with any special coordinates, until 22792 years ago, a Sutter native named Edmonds. u. Turrell Magna suddenly claimed to have invented a method to shorten the formation process of the natural world by means of human technology.

Although in the end it turned out that this Mr. Edmonds U. Turrell Magner was just a fraudster who was good at disguise, and his invention used a large amount of condensate gas to cool the ground temperature of the harsh planet and create the atmosphere in advance, just to defraud money.

But his hypothesis that the natural world could be artificially shortened has attracted the attention of true human environmentalists.

Although this hypothesis is far from being realized even from the perspective of existing technology, let alone 2w years ago, the sentence "imagination is the only wing that pushes human society forward" still makes people feel that the bad planet also has the value of existence.

In addition, recording the coordinates of the planet is only a simple task, so from then on, professional explorers or official expeditions organized by human governments will deliberately mark the coordinates when they find a bad planet in a suitable orbit of the star.

These discovered harsh planets, if discovered by an official expedition team, will automatically belong to the entire human community.

If it is discovered by a team formed by an explorer, the human interstellar alliance organization will reward it with a sum of cash and award the corresponding medal of honor, and the subsequent discovery of the harsh planet will also belong to the entire human race.

Up to now, in the past 2w years, due to the probability that bad planets are far easier to find than the natural world, the entire human society has discovered 2786 bad planets, of which the formation of a complete crust, it is expected that 756 may form the natural world within 1000w years.

The numbers provided on the Star Network coincided with the numbers said by CC, which made Gong Yaming understand that in the eyes of the governments of various human countries, no matter what the bad planets were at that stage of time, their value was minimal, and the necessity of their existence was not concealed at all.

This also shows how difficult it is to shorten the process of a bad planet evolving into the natural world.

The charters of various countries and the universal conventions of human society equate the rights obtained by successfully transforming a bad planet into the natural world with the discovery of a colonizable planet.

Although it is only a superficial study on the star network, Gong Yaming's understanding of the various costly and invaluable modification methods of the harsh planets that has lasted tens of thousands of years has increased.

He was less and less confident in his wishful thinking that the first seed born when the mutant banyan tree that enveloped the subcontinent matured because of CC's occasional words, and there was a great possibility that it could transform the harsh planet into the natural world.

After all, it sounds like the process of a primordial planet orbiting at an appropriate distance from the star to create the earth's crust, continuously release underground gases to form an atmosphere, produce rainfall, form primordial oceans, and become a natural world suitable for human habitation. …,

But in fact, there are unimaginably complex and subtle steps, and any one wrong step could wipe out all the natural environment of this primordial planet, or even annihilate in the universe.

Therefore, by the time the first semester of exams at Sidley Academy was over and Gong Yaming was on annual vacation, his sanity had no hope for the mutated banyan tree seed to transform the harsh planet.

But at the same time, Gong Yaming's intuition told him that this matter must not be given up easily.

So Gong Yaming finally carefully selected a bad planet as a future experimental site, and then ended the data collection of the bad planet, took the city-state spaceship, and returned to Shanteng City...

When the son, who excelled in his studies, returned home, he was naturally received by his mother.

As soon as Gong Yaming entered the house, Xun Meijing, who had already known that her second son was coming home today through telecommunications, handed her eldest grandson in her arms to her daughter-in-law, ran to him with tears in her eyes, hugged and kissed him on the cheek.

After a while, Xun Meijing let go of Gong Yaming, and muttered: "Yaming, you are dead again this semester, although obesity is not good for health, but too thin is not good, my mother has prepared natural ingredients for you, and I will immediately go and make you a bowl of your favorite hot broth..."

"Mom, I'm not hungry yet, don't you think of eating first when you see me," Gong Yaming looked at his mother's back, and said helplessly: "Besides, my sister-in-law and the baby are also there, we can go out to eat, or order delivery from the restaurant, you still take care of the baby first..."

Halfway through his words, Gong Yaming sighed when he found that his mother had ignored him at all and had gone straight into the kitchen.

Then he changed into slippers, walked to the sofa, and greeted his father, brother, sister-in-law, sister, and younger brother: "Dad, brother, sister-in-law, Yamei, Yalei, I'm back."

By the way, there is also the baby, the uncle is back. ”

Hearing Gong Yaming's greetings, brother Gong Yaguang and sister-in-law Yang Yaxuan smiled cordially;

sister Bow Ami; "Hmm." nodded;

The younger brother Gong Yalei kept staring at Gong Yaming with a very strange gaze;

And since Gong Yaming was admitted to the Shengde Academy, his father Gong Boxin, who has had a drastic change in him, did not have the restrained but kind smile that Gong Yaming had when he went home during the previous two holidays, but nodded very seriously, and said in a deep tone: "Yaming, it's good that you can come back safely."

Come, sit down, I have something to talk to you about. Hearing Gong Boxin speak like this, Gong Yaming had a faint premonition in his heart, he sat down next to his father, pretended to be relaxed and whispered, "Dad, what do you have to talk to me about." ”

"Yaming, your sister-in-law's sister Xilei is also studying in Haijing City, and the last time your sister-in-law was about to give birth, you exchanged telecommunications numbers with her in the ward, do you remember?" Gong Boxin had an expression on his face that he didn't know where to start, and asked in a low voice after a moment of contemplation.

"Remember, I grew tall, thin, and beautiful like my sister-in-law." Gong Yaming immediately guessed what the problem was, although he secretly hated Yang Xilei for being troublesome, his mouth smiled at Yang Yaxuan in a tone that tried to win over the allies, and said praisefully.

"It's good to remember, Xilei went to the Shengde Academy to look for you in the past few days, and wanted to go back to Shanteng with you, but she didn't find you, but she heard a rumor," Gong Boxin's expression gradually became very complicated, and he said intermittently with some difficulty: "It is rumored that you have become, the Federation, the Federal Profession..."

The conjecture in his heart was confirmed by his father's words, and sure enough, after Gong Yaming's appearance changed, Yang Xilei's opinion of him changed, causing an unpleasant chain reaction.

"Say that I became a professional explorer of the Federation," Gong Yaming nodded indifferently, interrupting his father's concluding words and said, "Then you thought that Yami was once arrested by the Shanteng police for participating in an ultra-liberal secret meeting, and I was easily released when my partner was about to be convicted of a felony. …,

So you forced Gong Yami, of course her weak character wouldn't last long, and the truth was told directly..."

"Gong Yaming, I have persisted for a long time, but who made you reveal your identity in front of a few people," Gong Yamei frowned on the side and whispered: "How can I quibble for you in this case, I am saying that my father is not my mother, I think he should know about it at all." ”

"Gong Yamei, don't make excuses, how can a mid-range restaurant near a school have a few people dining in the hall," Gong Yaming pointed at Gong Yamei and shook his fingers, looked at his father's mixed face, and said in a deep voice: "Of course this matter is not important, Dad, I did become a federal explorer because I inherited the rights left by my uncle."

And after more than 10 years of exploration of the original planet, and fortunately helped the federal military complete 2 important missions, he is now a C-level professional explorer. ”

C-class federal explorers are already equivalent to the mayors of fourth-tier cities in the Galactic Federation in terms of social rights and status, and if they choose to retire, they even have the qualifications to run for councilors at the level of government in the federal star district, or be appointed by the local government as a senior bureaucrat at the level of deputy ministers of government departments at the star district level.

Of course, Gong Yaming's primary identity is the laureate of the Galactic Federation, and he is naturally disqualified from running for office or holding federal office, and he will never be able to embark on a career as a professional explorer.

"C-class Federation explorer, I remember that more than 40 years ago, your uncle became a professional explorer for 6 years or 8 years before he was promoted to a level and became a D-class explorer," Gong Boxin didn't seem to be too sad about the death of his long-unmasked brother, and he said with some shock: "Yaming, it seems that you are very suitable for the profession of Federation explorer. ”

"Free time, good pay, high status, except for some dangers, this profession is very suitable for me," Gong Yaming looked at his father's face that looked a little old for some reason, and replied in a relaxed tone as much as possible: "It is also this danger that made me choose not to tell you and my mother about this matter." ”

Gong Boxin was silent for a while, and then said, "Yaming, I can understand your feelings, after I knew about this matter, I didn't tell your mother's plans.

The career of a professional explorer can be more than a little dangerous, when your grandmother had a sudden heart attack... Forget it, that's all in the past, and I don't want to mention it again.

In short, Yameen, I want you to remember that your mother and I are always worried about you when you are not with us, so no matter where you are, you must take care of your safety as much as possible. ”

"I know Dad," Gong Yaming whispered in a heavy voice, "Actually, if I were to choose again whether to accept the rights left by my uncle now, I might not go to the explorer practice test and become a federal explorer."

But now that my life has entered the track arranged by fate, I can only involuntarily continue to walk. ”

"I understand your feelings," Gong Boxin nodded, and said the same sentence as just now, then he smiled reluctantly, stood up, and walked to the kitchen with a little staggering, and said, "Yaming, I'll go to the kitchen to see how your mother's meal is doing, and there is beef porridge to eat tonight." ”

Looking at his father, who has always had the unique upright posture of a soldier in his impression, and his back was a little rickety at this time, Gong Yaming felt that his heart felt as if he had been grabbed suddenly, and there was a tingling pain.

He glared at Gong Yami, but reason told him that he really had no position to blame his sister in such a matter, so he could only clench his fists, grit his teeth, and suppress the anger in his heart.

"Gong Yaming, it's obviously a good thing to become a federal explorer, why are you and your father making the atmosphere so solemn," when Gong Yaming couldn't vent his anger, Gong Yalei, who didn't know much about human feelings, sat on the sofa next to him and said disapprerovingly: "It's ridiculous to say that you won't go to the explorer practical assessment if you choose again." …,

That is, you were born 3 years earlier, if this opportunity falls on my head..."

"You've long since turned into the dung of a savage creature on a primordial planet." Before Gong Yalei finished speaking, Gong Yaming's indifferent gaze had already fallen on his younger brother, who had always been superior to him, and he said in a voice without a trace of emotion.

Although for Gong Yaming, the unintentional trace of momentum that was sharpened on the edge of life and death, and was cultivated by a noble status, was only the tip of the iceberg and insignificant, but it was enough to deter Gong Yalei, his face was so pale that he almost fainted.

Noticing his younger brother's strange expression, Gong Yaming's expression gradually became warmer, and he said softly: "With your guts, it is really whimsical to want to become a Federation explorer."

Gong Yalei, frankly speaking, I have always thought that clerical work is more suitable for your fierce and introverted personality.

Remember, study hard, strive to become a teacher or a company clerk in the future, stay away from danger, and never do jobs that make parents, worry, they have a son who is not careful, it is enough. By the end, Gong Yaming's expression had darkened.

Deeply feeling that Gong Yaming's face has become strong and ruthless that is completely different from the casual and introverted impression in his heart, Gong Yalei slumped on the sofa, his eyes panting in horror, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

At this time, the elder brother of the two, Gong Yaguang, said: "Ya Lei, although you need to walk the road in the future, it is also important to listen to the advice of your relatives, what Ya Ming said, you have to write it down, use your brain to think about it."

Ya Ming, although Ya Lei's words just now are very frizzy and wrong, he is your own brother after all, you treat him with the same cold attitude as you treat the people of Turin on the primordial planet, let his spirit..."

Gong Yaming, who was no longer accustomed to others speaking to him with a critical attitude, interrupted Gong Yaguang's words, and said indifferently and casually: "Brother, if I treated Gong Yalei with the same attitude as the Turin people on the primordial planet, he would have already died of heart palpitations.

But you're right, he is my biological brother after all, and since his psychological tolerance is so poor, I will definitely pay special attention in the future and try to talk to him with a gentle attitude. ”

Hearing Gong Yaming say this, Gong Yalei, who had already relieved his anger, turned red with anger, but he didn't dare to talk back to Gong Yaming no matter what.

And Gong Yaguang also realized at this time that due to the changes in his identity and experience, his younger brother's speech and momentum were completely different from the ordinary young man in his impression, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Yang Yaxuan, who was sitting next to Gong Yaguang and holding the baby breastfeeding, sensitively felt that the atmosphere had become a little awkward, half relieved, half curious and asked: "Yaming, don't listen to your eldest brother's nonsense, he is dizzy from doing research."

I've seen in virtual movies and TV shows that professional explorers have a very exciting life and a very high income, is that the case now? ”

"Sister-in-law, there is always a difference between virtual film and television and now, if you don't go to the primitive planet to explore, I think there is no difference between ordinary life and the general public," Gong Yaming also realized that his attitude towards his family should not be like this, so he replied with a kind smile on his face: "As for income, federal explorers are indeed very advantageous compared to ordinary professions." ”

"What is the salary of a C-class professional explorer like you?" Yang Yaxuan asked.

Gong Yaming thought for a moment and replied truthfully: "Sister-in-law, the explorer's remuneration is calculated according to the number of tasks completed.

For example, the expedition missions I am carrying out now are generally D-level, and the reward for completing a task is between 40w and 120w yuan, and if everything goes well, the time to complete a task is about 20 days.

Of course, if you are willing to take risks, C-level explorers can receive B-level exploration missions up to the most, and each of those tasks will have a reward of at least 10 million or more. ”

"You can earn up to millions of yuan by completing a task in 20 days," Yang Yaxuan said dumbfounded: "That must be very dangerous." ”

"That's not necessarily a sister-in-law," Gong Yaming said with a smile, "The danger of an expedition mission is inversely proportional to the strength and experience of the explorer who completed it.

In my opinion, it is not much more difficult to complete the D-class expedition mission now, if there are no accidents during the period, than to drive a hovering car over the mountain and circle a few laps at high speed. ”