Him and their stars

Motta felt a little panicked. One hand tightly held the handle of the telescopic swing stick, and the other hand loosened his collar. In this short moment, he had already thought about too many things. For example, a robber armed with a knife jumped out from a corner. For another example, there is a group of armed gangs on the opposite street who are preparing to seize territory. For another example, in the darkest place in this eerie steel jungle, a alien monster from an alien planet on the edge is eating the body of a homeless man...

This kind of plot is already a standard plot in cosmic horror stories.

Thinking of this, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he showed a smile that was uglier than crying: "Is this really the place we are looking for?"

He then let out a rough breath and sighed heavily: "Well, this kind of mysterious dark intelligence dealer can only hide in this kind of place."

"There's nothing we can do. Now, that's all we can do to help Lieutenant Colonel Yu Lian." Killian whispered.

He actually already had the stick in his hand, but at least his expression and voice were relatively calm.

"Relax, don't be so nervous. Don't think of this as a difficult task. We are not going to risk our lives now. Just think of it as a rare experience? Just like Mr. Yu Lian said, See the reality of the world. This is knowledge that you can never learn in school." Tan Jize comforted his two companions, and there was indeed no panic in his steps.

Such calm and leisurely movements immediately made the two companions feel much more relaxed, and they quickly followed.

However, not long after walking, Tan Jize suddenly stopped again, opened his terminal and glanced at the shrinking light screen, observed it carefully, turned to the two people behind him and said:

"...Ha, if it weren't for the map given by Lieutenant Colonel Yu Lian, I would definitely be lost." Tan Jize looked at the winding alley in front of him and showed a headache. .

"Didn't you say you've been here several times?" Mota was shocked.

"Yes, last time I helped a Wolfgang businessman who lived here litigate a lawsuit. But after all, he also lives in a boutique community, and the roads here are much easier to walk." Tan Jize smiled and said: "But, you guys Don’t worry too much. Again, this is within the imperial capital, so you don’t have to worry about knife-wielding gangsters or alien monsters. Generally speaking, it’s pretty safe.”

As soon as he finished saying this, he saw a pig-faced man rolling out of the opposite alleyway. Generally speaking, the body shape of this race is short, fat and stocky. Once charged, the wild boar is a little crazy and runs rampant in the mountain forest, and the taste of the tiger is not good enough to eat. However, this guy's size is indeed right here, and his balance level is indeed not satisfactory. As he rolls and crawls around in the narrow alley, he always rubs against the surrounding walls, making a tearing sound. sound.

Killian's teeth ached when he heard this. He could tell that not only the pig-faced man's clothes were scratched, but also his skin and flesh.

Don’t think that in this era of technological advancement, the quality of clothes will be so good that they won’t wear out. If it never wears out, it is possible for poor people to wear one piece of clothing for a lifetime, so how can they cut leeks?

"Get away!" The pig-faced man roared at the stunned trio of foreign students.

Tan Jize thought to himself, I want to hide, but how can I hide in such a narrow box?

"There's really a roadblock and robbery!" Mota suddenly became energetic after being stunned for a moment. He had always felt that in this operation, he, a crude person, was of no use, so he could only regard himself as the bodyguard of his friends. Now, the danger has come, and the highlight moment of his bodyguard has suddenly come.

"Hey!" Mota shouted and unfolded the telescopic swing stick in his hand: "That fat man dared to rob with a knife in broad daylight, but I want to..."

However, before the two men could engage in battle, a drone about the size of a sparrow fell from the narrow sky and struck the pig-faced man with an electric shock on his head.

The pig-faced man rolled his eyes and whined, twitched and fell to the ground and fainted.

The trio of international students watched with horror. They even smelled a burnt smell.

Immediately afterwards, I heard the sound of metal sliding of a mechanical arm coming from deep in the alley, and then I saw a mechanical scorpion that was as big as a large hunting dog and was waving steel pliers. Crawled from behind the edge of the wall. It emerged from the shadows, and a red light appeared at the tip of its head, flashing a dangerous light. It looked like a metal demon crawling out of hell, and it made people breathless just looking at it.

This is one of the things the Empire has been accused of by the Alliance. All the self-disciplined law enforcement robots are really more terrifying than the other, and it feels like they are all designed to scare criminals to death based on their appearance.

As a result, no matter how colorful and bustling a dream-like street you are walking on, as long as one or two robots pass by, you can instantly feel the totalitarian nature of this country.

"Citizen Nuno Tata, you will be punished as a current thief." The robot read with a stick without any emotion. Then it pounced on the unconscious pig-faced man and directly picked up the thick stick. The long needle can be stabbed hard. Immediately afterwards, two more traction ropes popped out, dragging the prisoner and preparing to leave.

It seemed that it had just discovered the existence of the trio of international students. The red light flashed and it directly completed the scan. Then it immediately determined that these were indeed law-abiding international students who were harmless to humans and animals. Although Tan Jize and Mota have both been there, they received the lowest administrative punishment for public security and did not even have a criminal record.

"Gentlemen, excuse me." The robot said a polite word using the preset program, dragged the pig-faced thief who was foaming and squeezed past the three of them.

Tan Jize and his friends watched the law enforcement robot disappear from the alleyway, and then said: "Look, I said it. After all, this is the most serious crime in the imperial capital."

In short, because of such an episode, everyone quickly adjusted their mentality and moved on.

They continued walking through the alley, vaguely hearing the noise and laughter of the residents in the surrounding houses, the music and exaggerated dialogue from the TV show, and occasionally the aroma of cooking. They even saw a strange combination of two Franmores, two Angmans, and a Wolfgang boy, occupying the center of the alleyway and playing with the grid and taking pictures. When the trio of international students passed by, the children made dissatisfied noises, but they still tried their best to get out of the way.

"Don't mess up our grid," one of the Franmore kids warned.

"Don't worry, if you mess up, I'll give you a "Giant of Light" SSR card." Mota, the big black fat man, said with a smile. But as soon as he finished speaking, he stepped on the grid line on the ground.

"Oh~~~~" The children showed contempt and the cheers became louder.

Mota gritted his teeth and hesitated for a few seconds. Then, with a heavy feeling of giving away his wife, he silently took out a card pack from his arms, took out one card and closed his eyes. handed it to the other party.

"Take it." Motta handed the card to the Franmore child.

"Wow! Stardust General Wu Rutman!" The young man stared at the card in front of him in disbelief.

"Still in the form of steel-burning armor!" The Wolfgang boy next to him was stunned.

Then, the children cheered a lot and ran away with the cards, probably to show off to other friends.

Everyone looked at the happy backs of the children and felt as if they had done something good, and they immediately relaxed.

Tan Jize said: "You actually gave away the Wulu Temanka in the form of burning steel? I remember that thing, even if you draw it a thousand times, you may not be able to get it out."

"When a good man is alive, every spit will drive a nail!" The fat on Mota's cheeks was shaking in pain, but he still held his head high and looked proud, and took the lead in taking a majestic step and continued to move forward.

"Isn't the thing worth paying attention to that you actually carry the card pack of "Giant of Light" with you? Oh no, more importantly, Brother Ze, why are you so familiar with this thing?" Killian said loudly.

"I didn't want to know at first, but the three children of the Baron family where I was a tutor last year were all loyal viewers of "Giant of Light". I have to find some common language with my students." Tan Jize answered while speaking in the original The ground stood for a while, looking at the cheerful children, thoughtfully.

Until Killian walked to the front and called back twice. He just woke up as if from a dream, and quickly quickened his pace to catch up with his companions.

"What are you looking at?" Killian asked.

"I was thinking that no matter what family they are, children all like the same things. However, as they grow up, they gradually go to different worlds. What is it that separates their worlds? ?”

Killian was startled for a moment, then shook his head: "Isn't this natural? Because they were born differently, so they were naturally born in two worlds."

Tan Jize was noncommittal. At this time, Mota pondered for a moment and said, "Chairman, have you read Seldi's master's thesis?"

"Originally I wanted to take a look. However, the school said it wanted to publish his paper in the next quarter's "Society" magazine, so I wanted to wait until it was published before taking a look." Tan Jize said with a smile: "Then The article should be about the Red Maple Factory, right? Does it also explain the question I just asked?"

"...Uh, no." Motta said sheepishly, "Besides, I didn't understand Seldi's paper either."

Killian almost staggered when he heard this, but Tan Jize was still smiling. He knew that although his friend was not very smart and would not even be able to get credits if he did not make up classes by himself, he was indeed a reliable person and would not act without aim.

"What I mean is that when I was helping Seldy find thesis materials last time, I heard him say something. Some people live by labor, and some people live by sucking blood. The latter will not regard the former as They are the same kind. So, there is a different world."

This time, it was Killian who sounded a little confused, but Tan Jize seemed to understand something and nodded.

"Haha, I really should have read this paper earlier." Tan Jize said with a smile.

He paused and then added: "When I understand what is going on here, I should also make some large-scale social reports."

"Social report?" Killian asked.

"Haha, our East Asian ethnic group has very clear requirements for sages, or saints, which is to make meritorious deeds and establish good reputations. If you want to say what ambitions I have in this life, maybe this is it, right?" Tan Jize said .

Killian and Mota both had strange expressions. Of course they know that the big brother who is an international student is indeed a warm-hearted person who has no material desires, does not have an easy path to power, and it is not surprising that he wants to aspire to be a "saint". However, as long as I think about the fact that there was a noble lady from the empire who was full of martial virtue and dueled for him, I always feel that this guy is getting an advantage and acting like a good boy.

"I don't crave meritorious service, I just let nature take its course. People who crave merit are often the ones who set the world on fire. However, in terms of establishing virtue and reputation, I feel that anything separated from the most ordinary working people will The virtues and words established in the study are just lies to deceive the world. The so-called sages of all ages cannot escape from this shackles." Tan Jize shrugged: "I have to do something different to be able to I’m worthy of this life.”

Everyone continued to move forward in the alleyway filled with the smoke and smoke of the city. Now, the lights are still dim and the streets are still narrow, but I no longer feel any depressing and terrifying feeling. After walking for nearly ten minutes, they passed through alleys and finally came to the main road that looked like a separation zone between cities.

Of course, the "bigness" of this road is also relative. To put it bluntly, it is a two-way four-lane road. There are still a lot of pedestrians, but not much traffic.

They crossed the highway directly and finally arrived at their destination.

It was a building with more than thirty floors. In other words, it is a complex building composed of four huge thirty-story residential buildings and a shopping mall about four or five stories high. In some third- and fourth-tier small towns, it can be regarded as a landmark building, but in this Marais city, it is inconspicuous. There are too many buildings of this type within the city limits of a few kilometers around it.

The three of them came to the first floor, and walked past various shops selling popular fast food and trinkets. They soon found an inconspicuous, ajar door in a relatively remote place.

This place is really inconspicuous. It is located at the innermost side of the third branch of the shopping mall passage, and probably because of the visual misalignment, passing customers can easily ignore it. Even most customers who have been to this mall many times will not notice it.

However, if you really find yourself at the door of this "small shop", you will definitely be attracted by the pink curtain, the ambiguous dusk light, and the two very politely dressed Terrabi ladies at the door.

It is a race with certain feline characteristics in appearance, with erect pupils and ears and golden-striped hair, but its front military attache, neck, collarbone and lower abdomen all reveal smooth and clear skin, which happens to be long. in human aesthetics.

As long as it conforms to human aesthetics, within the scope of the known universe, this kind of appearance is universal, and it can be used as a poster girl.

Motta and Killian looked at each other, feeling that their views had been subverted. Is such a place that has a shady aura inside and out really their destination?

Tan Jize smiled and said, "We're here."

At this time, the two young ladies also noticed the trio here, and they exchanged glances. The one with long hair came up to him with a smile.

Her smile is actually very conventional, and even the curve of the corners of her mouth seems to have been professionally trained. Tan Jize said that he is really immune to this kind of business smile. But I have to admit that this girl's voice is really sweet: "Hello, this is the back door of the Red Cat Club. Guests who want a serious hubby should enter through the front door. From here, turn left and go upstairs, you can see At Gate C on the first floor of the mall, go out onto the main road and turn right, and you will see the main entrance! Our first floor is a bar, the second floor is the casino, and the third floor is hehe..."

She glanced at Killian, who looked like he was underage, shook his head and said with a smile: "In short, if you want formal consumption and entertainment, you should go through the main entrance."

"In other words, entering the back door from here is illegal consumption?" Mota looked at the bottomless career line of Miss Terrabi, who was dressed very politely, and laughed.

"Have you ever been to irregular places?" Killian said angrily:

"Isn't formality and informality a relative concept?" Another young lady with short hair couldn't help but be happy: "Of course, this actually requires an appointment. Moreover, you still have minors here."

She leaned down slightly, stretched out her hand to brush her long hair, and said with a smile: "Little brother, it's a little early for you to understand society. When you are older and want to become an adult, come to see my sister. .”

I thought that even though he was young, Killian was still a ruthless person. Even when faced with the provocations of more than a dozen big cats and birdmen, he remained calm. But at this moment, his face turned red and he wanted to say something. But he didn't dare to say anything, and actually shrank directly behind Mota.

Ever since, the very social Tan Jize also leaned down, his eyes also swept over this young lady's career line and the green pendant in the snow-white, and bowed slightly: "Thank you. If you are free in the future, I will I am also happy to chat with you. However, I have a business to discuss here."

Miss Terrabi opposite seemed to not understand, and said with a dumb smile: "If you want to discuss business, you should contact us directly through the club's official phone number, and then make an appointment with our store manager. In addition, we don't We really don’t accept contraband, whether it’s narcotics, moon candy, or anything else~~~”

"The future of the universe is the spirit of sharing." Tan Jize said in a calm tone again.

The short-haired Terrabi girl was slightly startled, and a deeper emotion suddenly appeared in her smile.