interstellar involution king

Chapter 38: The Lesser of Two Evils

Gold Mine Island, Spaceport 2.

When it was about to enter the berth, Hope received a message: "Please turn on the autopilot system of the spacecraft and accept the guidance of the tower."

Lin Yuan complied immediately.

At this time, the speed of Nozomi is less than 5 meters per second, and there are only more than 500 meters away from the docking port of the space port berth. On the way to approach each other, Nozomi Hope and the space port berth are making final adjustments.

Hope is adjusting its speed and flight attitude.

The size of the berth is being adjusted, and its docking port is also adjusting the size and specification of the port according to the size of the docking cabin of Hope.

The adjustment of the interface is especially important, and no mistakes can be made, otherwise, as soon as the hatch door is opened, the high-pressure gas will directly bounce off the interface, causing serious personal safety accidents.

Therefore, the docking speed is very slow, and everyone in the cabin can only wait patiently.

'Didi~~Didi~~~'

While waiting, Hope's communication rang again, showing that the other party's name was 'Old Wolf', and the suffix was 'Captain of Transport Ship No. 38, Department of Resources of Gold Mine Island'.

After choosing to connect, a rough voice sounded in the cabin: "Hope, I saw you. I said, why is your cargo hold so broken? There will be no problem with the cargo, right?"

Lin Yuan laughed: "There is no way, the world is not peaceful. In order to transport this batch of water, we have had several fights with the star robbers."

He naturally concealed the origin of the cargo hold, anyway, all the signs about the Blackwater Company on the cargo hold were wiped clean by them.

As soon as he said this, the old wolf immediately felt the same hatred: "Yeah, the star robbers are really getting more and more rampant, and I don't know what a day like this is."

When Li Bailun heard this, he felt the same way: "Yeah, yeah, I don't know where so many star thieves come from. They rob ships when they see them, and kill people when they see them! They are just like mad dogs. .”

The old wolf sighed: "Where else can it come from? The Xuanwu Continent is a ghost! I heard that the Lihuo Industrial Group secretly set up a space port in the outer space to resupply the Star Thief spacecraft."

Lin Yuan felt his heart move and asked, "Why did they do this?"

He now knows that the Lihuo Industrial Group is controlled by the Xuanwu Continent, just as the actual controller behind the Qingmu Industry is the Yunmeng Continent.

Although they all belong to Nanli Kingdom in name, and the highest government of Nanli is coordinating the interests of the major space cities, but judging from the current situation, the balance that has been maintained for thousands of years is gradually collapsing.

The old wolf snorted coldly, and said angrily, "Why? It's not that he is greedy for the rare elements collected so hard on the Gold Mine Island. If you ask me, the people in the Xuanwu Continent are all robbers. Since you want good things, you can build a space city yourself. I want to steal someone else's!"

Lin Yuandun felt something was wrong.

why?
Because he is a former employee of Lihuo Industrial Group.

At such a sensitive moment, he came to the Gold Mine Island belonging to Yunmeng Continent to transport water. A normal person would doubt his motives.

Look at Lee Byron and Zheng Wan again.

Li Bailun didn't know about Lin Yuan's past, so he didn't expect this layer, but Zheng Wan had already thought about it, and was turning to look at him with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

There is no way, Lin Yuan's performance during this period is too strong, he does not look like a low-level engine maintenance engineer at all, but a bit like a special agent who has undergone special training.

Lin Yuan immediately made a gesture and alluded to Li Bailun, meaning 'find a chance to explain alone'.

Zheng Wan nodded slightly and agreed.

At this time, the voice of the old wolf came: "Hope, later, my ship will berth at the berth next to you. You can open the cargo hold and leave the unloading to us."

"Row."

Lin Yuan unlocked the cargo door.

At this time, the main control computer sent a prompt: "The spaceship is parked, and the hull has been fixed. The docking port has been connected, and the internal and external air pressures are consistent. You can disembark at any time."

Lin Yuan was the first to get up, walked to Li Bailun, and took the box in his hand: "Give me three days, and when the time comes, I will give you a brand new Maner."

"Well, thank you, Brother Li."

Put the box in the living cabin, then support Li Bailun, and push him towards the cabin door, while Zheng Wan holds the hand of the kitten, and follows closely behind the two.

'Chi~~'

The hatch opened, and a gust of air with the smell of mechanical lubricating oil came oncoming.

Li Bailun took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Well, after more than ten years, the air purification equipment on Gold Mine Island is still as dilapidated as ever."

Although the equipment is outdated, compared to the dark and cold Nanli alien domain, this huge space city still makes people feel a rare peace of mind.

After disembarking, the four of them floated out for about 30 meters along the docking pipe, and then entered the transit hub cabin.

Li Xuan, who had been waiting by the side for a long time, stretched out her hand and lightly touched the wall, and quickly floated towards the four people. Before the people arrived, the voice had already arrived.

"Brother, how did you make yourself like this?"

Looking at his appearance, his upper body is fine, but his lower body has a strong demonic look, which attracts the attention of passers-by around him.

Li Bailun scratched his head and smiled awkwardly: "At that time, the lower body was completely gone, and the situation was urgent. Brother Lin used the remaining organs in the medical cabin to make such a set for me. It looks a bit strange, but don't tell me , This thing is quite easy to use, at least in space, it basically has no effect on life."

He pulled out a gel tube from his waist, dangled it back and forth, and said with a smile, "Especially when it comes to solving personal hygiene problems, it's even more convenient than before."

Li Xuan frowned, and said in a low voice, "It's a public place, put the tube back soon!"

Li Byron scratched his head, and put away the tube embarrassingly.

Li Xuan turned to look at Lin Yuan again: "Aren't you an engine repairman? How can you do organ transplants?"

Lin Yuan knew that the other party would ask this question, and rubbed his nose: "You should know that I have lived to be 156 years old, and I have lived to learn. In order to deal with the forced resignation of a certain day, I have prepared for a long time in advance."

"is it?"

"Yeah, if you don't believe it, even if I scan my body, my whole body is full of original organs, including my brain."

Li Xuan really just watched it.

There was a faint layer of fluorescence in her pair of fiery red eyes, not only scanning Lin Yuan's body up and down, but also scanning the body of Zheng Wan, Xiaomao, and her younger brother Li Bailun.

After looking at all four of them, they didn't find anything suspicious. Instead, they found two native humans covered in space sickness.

"Lin Yuan, your health is very poor. The little girl next to you is showing signs of failure in multiple organs and needs to be treated properly. And you, Zheng Wan, although your organs are good, most of them have expired. It's all gone and has to be replaced right away."

Lin Yuan nodded: "We all know this. But you also know that it is very difficult to get money based on the identity of Zheng Wan and me. It was not until the recent batch of water that we got enough star crystals."

Li Xuan believed this.

She knew that scavengers were almost abandoned by the mainstream society, and their fate was extremely miserable. Most of them died silently in the interstellar space. No one knew how they died, let alone what they were thinking before they died.

Considering that there was an underage girl present, Li Xuan's expression softened a lot: "Well then, I'll take you to the hospital for treatment. I'll replace all of you with human-level general-purpose organs."

"No, we have money now."

Li Xuan waved her hands: "There's no need to refuse, you deserve it."

With a twitch in Lin Yuan's mind, he already guessed the purpose of Li Xuan's doing this, and it was nothing more than wanting to examine their bodies more carefully.

But what he is least afraid of is checking his body, because his secret is not in his body at all.

Since someone offered to pay the bill, he would naturally not refuse, so he glanced at Zheng Wan.Zheng Wan shrugged and agreed.

"Then thank you Miss Li."

At this time, a middle-aged man with an unshaven beard in work clothes floated over, and he handed the personal brain in his hand to Lin Yuan: "Sorry to bother you, Captain Lin, right? I'm Lao Lang."

"Oh, so it's Brother Wolf, hello, hello."

The old wolf pointed to Zhinao: "We have already removed the clear water, and the water quality is first-class, much better than we imagined. This is the handover receipt. Please take a look at it. If there is no problem, enter the identity key to confirm."

"Okay okay."

Lin Yuan looked down at the documents.

Li Xuan's eyes flashed, and she asked, "Brother Wolf, how good is the water quality?"

"It can almost be used as pure water for medical use. Hehe, Captain Lin must have put a lot of thought into getting this batch of water."

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "It's not just big thoughts, it's just wandering on the edge of life and death many times."

He finished writing the receipt, and returned his personal brain to the old wolf: "Brother Wolf, we will still carry water in the future. When we go to Gold Mine Island, I will contact you in advance to unload the goods. Is it okay?"

"Hahaha~ Captain Lin is really a cheerful person. He will contact me directly in the future. Then I will go first. The water in the circulator is urgent, and there is no delay."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and floated away. After a while, the extravehicular transport ship took off and flew directly to the water cycle machine in the main city.

A group of people watched him leave.

Li Bailun said softly: "Sister, has the water shortage on Gold Mine Island reached this level?"

Li Xuan nodded slightly: "It needs to replenish 2 tons every year, but more than half of this year has passed, and only less than 4000 tons have been replenished."

If this trend continues, I am afraid it will touch the lowest operating line of the water cycle machine.

"Hmm~"

Li Bailun turned his head to look at Lin Yuan: "Brother Lin, you have to hurry up and transport the water. Don't worry about the water price, I will definitely fight for the highest purchase price for you."

Lin Yuan nodded: "Don't worry, we are very greedy for such a high water price."

Li Xuan's eyes flickered slightly, and she wanted to say something, but in the end she remained silent.

Of the three people on Hope, this Lin Yuan is especially suspicious!
However, he did transport a large amount of clean water, more than 140 tons. If you save some, you don't have to worry about the water cycle machine going wrong for the next month.

The water cycle machine is related to the livelihood of millions of residents on the gold mine island, so nothing can happen.

A thought flashed in Li Xuan's mind: "Currently transporting water is the top priority. If this Lin Yuan is not a spy, then let's not pursue the matter of registering the spaceship and the company with Li's family power."

Thinking of this, she raised her voice and said, "Okay, everyone, don't stay here. The hospital is next to the space port, let's go there now."

　I was sweating profusely last night, and my cold symptoms have basically subsided, and I am back to normal updates today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)