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- Tabos is a very famous planet in the galaxy. People on earth have heard of it for a long time, but they have never been able to find a safe route. Sixteen hundred years ago, a manned exploration spacecraft departing from the moon finally discovered this huge and vibrant planet after going through many hardships. After sending back relevant data, it crashed when it entered the atmosphere.
Tabos has a powerful civilization. The people on earth who believe in the law of the jungle are uneasy and have not dared to come again for a long time. The humanistic details about Tabos are obtained from other civilizations. This huge planet has a glorious history, rich resources, and super-powerful natives. The immigrant Amo people who occasionally fly out of the planet for tourism and mining are at the bottom of the three major races. This is popular science information that everyone on earth knows. As for the "gods" admired by the three major races, they are considered to be religions by the people on earth, and few people believe that true gods exist.
Scholars have conducted detailed research on the main trading targets, the Lunt people. However, although this race is not overbearing, it is very smart. There is not much useful information available. It is only known that they admire nature, love life, have a long lifespan, and are socially responsible. The structure is flat, much like an oversized home.
People on earth like Tabos, and every caravan that goes to Tabos returns with a full load. In addition to the spacecraft fleets composed of large enterprises, many small companies and wealthy people also form groups to find gold in Tabos. Kelly's team's spacecraft was funded by five small companies and two wealthy people. The crew also spent a lot of money and are considered small shareholders. The spacecraft was completed by a spacecraft manufacturing plant on the moon. The crew picked up the ship from the Earth, and after an adaptive flight, traveled a long distance to Tabos, thousands of light-years away.
Luck is very important in business. The crew was in high spirits before setting off. They did not expect that the journey would be bumpy. They bumped into Tabos and happened to encounter a battle between the natives and the temple. They were panicked for a while. Fortunately, the area around the royal capital was heavily guarded and their safety was temporarily safe. Don't worry. The Lunt people are very busy and have no time to do ordinary business. The crew members are quite frustrated. With the maintenance cost of the spacecraft, they probably won't make much money.
Last night when a strange indigenous family came to visit, everyone was surprised and even more incredible to find an unknown biological computer. After the natives left, the bearded Kelly said that the hostess of this family looked very powerful, not an ordinary family, and it would probably be beneficial. Everyone despised him, saying that he was not a good captain and had many evil thoughts.
The crew did not think that the natives would come to give gifts to express their gratitude. They were not in the habit of doing so. Chundan had stayed at the Kingsley Spaceport for almost two months and had some understanding of the customs and traditions of the Lunt people. He felt that Kelly had taken it for granted. Unexpectedly, the adults did not come, and their eldest son drove over in the car to deliver things.
¡°You are too polite, we are just helping out, it¡¯s nothing.¡± Chundan saw a large cart of gifts and quickly became polite.
"Brother Chun, you helped my father solve a big problem. My parents felt it was rude to come here empty-handed yesterday. They are busy today, so they sent me here to give some gifts to everyone."
Chun Shanxin said, Kelly was right, this family is not simple. Never neglecting a guest, he immediately called the boss and asked all the crew members to come down and get the gifts.
It is a great blessing to be given a gift. The crew members, who were upset by the bad situation and the long-term maintenance of the spacecraft, all smiled happily and scrambled to get out.
The fruits were sealed in fresh-keeping boxes and boxes, and the portions were small. After Yu Zhe said that, everyone started to take them to the conference room. Gold was very heavy. It took two people two trips to carry a bag. Yu Zhe helped move it twice, and there were not many strong people in this group. All the Iifu people were very ashamed. The indigenous boy carried two bags each, and they were still out of breath when they carried one bag. The girls even needed three people to carry one bag.
After sitting down in the spacious conference room, Yu Zhe carefully pulled out a box. The white box had a smooth surface and was engraved with unknown symbols. After the box was opened, there was a thick mist inside. After a short time, the mist dissipated, revealing the golden Pan Kui fruit. The oval fruit is slightly larger than the common pankui fruit, and emits a faint warm white light that complements the golden skin, making it really beautiful.
The crew members immediately opened their mouths. They had never seen Pankui Guo like this before. A burst of aroma wafted over, and they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"Saido, what is this, Pan Kui Guo? It doesn't look like it." Chun Dan asked.
Yu Zhe nodded, "It's the Pankui fruit, and it's the best Golden Pankui. People in Lunte rarely eat it. Generally, only the Wind Controllers can collect it. There are only forty-two, which is too small. I hope you don't mind." "
"The crew members couldn't laugh or cry. The indigenous boy kept doing the same thing. If they only listened to the weird tone of voice, they would really think that he was a Chinese tribesman taken out of a remote area. This thing is a treasure at first glance. It¡¯s good to have something to eat. How dare you think it¡¯s too little?
Yu Zhe closed the box and then opened the box containing Feicai Guo. The box was large, but the quantity inside was not much, mainly because the Feicai Guo was not small in size.
"These are Feicai fruits, three for each person." After the introduction, the indigenous boy did not forget to joke, "It is not small, it is enough for you to eat, so I won't be polite."
A group of earthlings laughed and cheered.
"What kind of fruit is Feicaiguo?" asked the bearded captain.
"My father called it Feicaiguo, and I got used to it. People in Lunte generally call it Rezaro. I believe you have heard of it."
After Yu Zhe explained, everyone suddenly realized it and were all secretly happy. It was also a good thing. They had only heard of it but had never eaten it.
The gold and gems introduced next made all the earthlings happy. The natives were curious when they saw their enthusiasm, "Is gold valuable? We have it everywhere. There is a small house in my house made of gold, which is not valuable."
The crew didn't know what to say, but Captain Kelly answered, "Gold is a relatively rare metal in the universe, and it is relatively valuable in Ivor. There is a great demand for it. We have three main uses, currency, industry and Jewelry. A large amount of gold is also needed on the spacecraft. We Eif people are not as physically strong as you Lunt people. We need some gold synthetic materials for shielding near the habitation module. The shield occasionally fails. In addition, the engine Some parts also require the use of gold.¡±
"You still use gold as currency now? We have been using crystal cards for a long time," Yu Zhe said, taking out a commonly used trading card and handing it to the crew, "That's it."
"Can you show it to me?" Qu Long asked.
"Of course." Yu Zhe handed the trading card to the professional, then turned to look at Kelly.
The bearded man turned his eyes to Zhang Wenya, who explained to the indigenous boy, "In the history of the earth, gold has been a precious metal, a natural currency and a symbol of wealth. After entering the aerospace era, our demand for gold has greatly increased. Gold is often needed in industry, but this is not the most important reason. The main reason why it is still very valuable is that there is less and less gold on the market, and I don¡¯t know where it has gone.¡±
"Oh, it seems that your preference for gold is not just a racial preference," Yu Zhe said thoughtfully, then asked another question, "What about gems? They have no function other than looking good."
A small woman next to Zhang Wenya, probably named Wen Wan, smiled and said: "Your question really stumps us. The Lunte people, the Tufara people, and the Amo people who basically don't buy anything from us also like it." Gems, there are very few of the dozen or so civilizations we do business with who don¡¯t like gems, which makes people feel very strange, there seems to be something in common, maybe it is a common preference of intelligent life.¡±
"There are so many civilizations in our galaxy?" Yu Zhe was surprised. He had never heard of it before.
"Of course, the large galaxy we are in is called the Milky Way on earth. It has a diameter of 100,000 light years, about 210 billion stars, and nearly 5 million planets suitable for life. The entire galaxy has civilizations capable of traveling long distances in the universe. According to the current I know of eight, and there are about a dozen that have not yet entered the interstellar age or will take a long time to enter the interstellar age." Zha Jiancheng, the navigator of the spacecraft, replied.
"Do you know the Baker Hall Company? They have provided us with a large amount of high-end equipment." Yu Zhe thought of the Iive caravan that provided weapons and equipment to the Lunt people. They were very mysterious.
"I know, this company is very famous in Yiifu. It is registered on the planet Gliese. It is a large trading company. They sell almost everything. They have business contacts with the famous arms companies in Gliese. I also It has been involved in the manufacturing industry, and its spacecraft manufacturing plant is very large and technologically advanced.¡±
Yu Zhe didn¡¯t understand some of the terms Kelly explained and had to ask repeatedly. Although the bearded man was a little impatient, he still answered for the sake of the gift. Others listened with interest, as if these familiar things were new.
"Your trading card is very advanced. It cannot be made with Ieff's current technology. It seems that the legend of other civilizations that Tabos once had a super civilization is true." Boss Qu Longdai had no clue after researching for a long time. After speaking, hand the trading card to the native and comment.
"Haha, of course it's true. Although there are very few high-end weapons in Lunt, there are some super weapons passed down by the people. They are so powerful that they are not comparable to the standard weapons provided by Baker Hall Company. If you have a chance, you guys can see."
Kelly waved his hand quickly, "It's best not to. Once many super weapons appear among the people of Lunt, it means that the war is not far away, and we have to go back early."
Everyone laughed first and then smiled bitterly.
Everyone was very busy and asked Yu Zhe to visit the spacecraft. Kelly agreed without hesitation. After all, this was an ordinary cargo spacecraft with no secrets, and the visitor was still a teenager. Among all the people, Qu Long had the fewest things to do, so he became a tour guide to lead the indigenous people.Look around every year.
"Are you weak? You seem to have difficulty walking." Yu Zhe found Qu Long's unnatural movements in front of him and felt incredible.
Qu Long looked at the alien boy who looked tall but was stronger than a few cows combined, and said with a wry smile: "The gravity of Tabos planet is about three times that of the earth. I can only do this wearing biological armor, even more I can¡¯t afford high-end equipment, so I can only make do with it.¡±
The boy who didn¡¯t understand anything started asking questions one after another. In the end, the computer engineer almost didn¡¯t know how to explain, so he took him to the computer room of the spacecraft to read the information.
"The bodies of people on earth are relatively fragile, so we have made many tools. These are computers. There are two types, one is an ordinary computer, and the other is called a smart brain, each with different uses. Gold and silver, give the guest a call call."
A greeting came from the loudspeaker, "Hello, guest! Welcome to the 'Honeysuckle'. I am the master brain of the spacecraft, Gold and Silver. Nice to meet you."
"Hello! I'm glad to see you too." After Yu Zhe finished speaking, he looked at Qu Long blankly.
Qu Long smiled and said: "Gold and silver are also a kind of life. They are different from us, but they are all lives. They are the partners we created, not your machine puppets. The machine puppets don't know what to use as power, but gold and silver are electricity. Driven."
After speaking, he patted his head and said, "There is also a computer here. We call it a biological computer. It is an auxiliary tool to help us remember and calculate. It is different from gold and silver."
Yu Zhe suddenly felt that the stars in the sky were all in front of his eyes, and he didn't know where to start until Qu Long asked him what he knew.
"I heard that people in Tufara have a photographic memory, right?"
"Everyone says yes, they have almost no auxiliary tools, but I am young and have never seen the Tufara people. They rarely leave the Tufara continent." Yu Zhe is very honest.
"Tabbers doesn't have a computer. It's possible that one or two people can have photographic memory. There have been occurrences in the history of the earth, and everyone has photographic memory. Could it be that they are modified people, but there are no modified people with stable inheritance. Could it be that they appeared from the beginning? A stable species?¡±
This time it was Qu Long¡¯s turn to think about it, and Yu Zhe had no choice but to remind him, ¡°Don¡¯t you have a book for me to read?¡±
The computer engineer shook his head, woke up, and took the indigenous boy into a computer room. There was no brainwave control device suitable for the Lunt people, so he had to use the most traditional method for electronic teaching to teach him literacy. Yu Zhe is indeed not stupid. Although he is far less intelligent than Saya and Lisino, his literacy speed and memory still surprised Qu Long. Compared with the accent, the text is relatively fixed and easy to recognize. The indigenous boy had some difficulty at first. After Qu Long taught some basic operations, he studied alone with the simulation device, leaving the computer engineer busy with his own business.
"Qu Long, do you think it's appropriate for you to do this? He is an alien after all, although he can speak Chinese." Chun Dan asked the computer engineer while repairing.
Qu Long lowered his voice, "Judging from the gifts, his family should have some status in Lunt. If he learns Chinese and English, our future communication will be easier, and maybe we can find a stable partner."
Chundan shook his head helplessly, not knowing how to persuade his friend. The conditions of Qu Long's family are very good, but he has always hoped to start his own business, so he followed the "Honeysuckle" to Tabos without hesitation, regardless of the dangers of interstellar travel.
"You, you are obsessed with money, and you are calculating and calculating." The mechanical engineer could only comment like this.
"You are not here for money, are you planning to make friends with the Lunt people? Haha, interstellar friends." Qu Long sarcastically said.
Chun Dan was at a loss for words, but fortunately his friend helped him out, "I heard that your ancestors had a mutual fund, why is your family still so poor?"
Chundan gritted his teeth when he heard this, "Those guys said that we have foreign surnames and revoked our inheritance rights. In fact, they are not qualified to do so. Although my ancestors were forced to change their surnames, they have a clear family tree. With the current level of technology, we can It is easy to detect whether there is family ancestry, but outsiders turn a blind eye. My family is actually not poor, mainly because my father is a bit pedantic and said that he should learn simplicity from his ancestors, which made me miserable."
Qu Long couldn¡¯t help but laugh when he heard this. Chun Dan¡¯s father, Chun Cai, taught history at the university. He had known him for a long time. He never thought that Chun Cai, a professor, would be so funny.
Chun Dan continued to complain, "Those who are in power now are all outsiders, and the huge family property has been taken away. The elders have really insulted their ancestors. Then again, there are too many descendants, and there is not much money to be divided among everyone. . Even with the support of entrepreneurial funds, not everyone is suitable for starting a business. Many people have had their shares canceled due to huge losses in starting a business. For example, if I start a business, will definitely lose everything, and then be disinherited. I guess the ancestor¡¯s idea at that time was to let the descendants have a foundation instead of lying in the pile of wealth to mold, so they stipulated that the shares of useless descendants would be reduced after two generations and canceled after three generations. "
Qu Long lowered his voice a little lower, "I heard someone said that your ancestors left you a staggering amount of wealth. Is this true? Could it be that outsiders squeezed out you authentic descendants? Reason?"
Chundan hesitated for a moment and decided to tell his old friend directly, "My ancestor made a lot of money in his life, but he spent even more money on research and charity, not to mention the 'Shantou' that he regarded as his tomb. According to family records, the spaceship, including the equipment he took away, was worth about 2 billion yuan. According to the total economic output of that year, the actual value was enough to buy more than 100 "Honeysuckles". The money he finally left to the family mutual fund Less than 200 million, not even one of the top 100 rich people at that time. The valuable shares are all under the control of D&E Investment Fund. After this fund is taken away, we, the real descendants, will have nothing. there is none left."
"Some people say that you are the most powerful family since the age of human spaceflight. You just inherited the habits of your ancestors and have always been very low-key." Qu Long didn't believe it.
Chundan smiled bitterly, "Conspiracy theories are prevalent. People always think that our family is very powerful. In fact, this is not the case at all. According to my grandfather, less than twenty years after the death of our ancestors, the family suffered heavy losses. The ancestors of the two families tried to escape pursuit. , changed their surnames one after another, and my family is one of them. Nowadays, few of the Li family who claim to be descendants of "robots" are real descendants. I suspect that many of them are descendants of replicants or simply outsiders. Other forces need these people. Control the D&E Fund. Even so, as early as 1,500 years ago, the D&E Fund was divided up, leaving only the leftovers for the unworthy descendants who still have the right to inherit."
Qu Long was stunned, "You mean that the D&E Investment Fund is empty and all the money has been taken away?"
Chun Dan nodded, "Yes, the seemingly powerful D&E Investment Fund is just a paper tiger. The investments are scattered too widely and are all done by so-called family members who don't know the source. When our ancestors were alive, they hated extramarital affairs the most and stipulated non-marital affairs. The descendants he gave birth to had no inheritance rights. Unexpectedly, he was changed by the third generation shortly after his death, laying the foundation for the destruction of the family's mutual fund."
Qu Long shook his head and sighed, but Chun Dan said: "There is nothing to sigh about. Our family has a lot of people. Although there are many scum, there are also many outstanding people. Many people who seem to have nothing to do with our family are also related to us. Although most people We are not in business, but there are still two very powerful investment companies. It is good to be kicked out, and we can create our own world. Our generations still have a stable inheritance, many outstanding ones, and they have not lost the face of our ancestors. Now With advanced genetic technology, we have re-identified clear descendants based on well-documented family trees and genetic testing, and those who are slightly uncertain are excluded. Of the two investment companies, one only has the inheritance rights of the paternal line, and the other takes into account both the paternal and maternal lines. , on the one hand, it is to ensure the stable continuation of the family, and on the other hand, it attracts reliable matrilineal outstanding figures to join the family and avoid the tragedy of D&E Investment Fund."
"Is it necessary for you to do this? The family tree is an antique and cannot keep up with the times."
"It's useful. Nowadays, the distinction between ethnic groups is becoming less and less obvious. Reorganizing a family can gain a greater starting advantage. Haha, to put it bluntly, it means that everyone finds an acceptable excuse to work hard together. Blood is the most real, although it may not be Reliable."
Qu Long¡¯s mouth opened wide, ¡°I thought you always cared about the glory of your family.¡±
Chundan smiled and said: "Some people call my ancestor a madman. If I don't refute it, then I will be a descendant of a madman, which is disgraceful, so I must refute it. In fact, after thousands of years, few people care, and there was nothing before. Li family. I guess the reason why some people scold those outsiders is very simple. Just like me, the money that should belong to me has been robbed by others, and I feel uncomfortable. Our ancestors should never have set up any D&E investment fund in the first place to let their descendants free Play better. Then again, he has been dead for thousands of years, and no one knows what he was thinking. It is just because he is famous that his descendants put gold on his face. Don't think I am rebellious, this is It¡¯s hereditary, my ancestors were all rebellious, haha!¡±
Qu Long really couldn't stand his friend's nonsense. Just as Zha Jiancheng asked him for help, he hurriedly ended the conversation between the two. Compared with the number of crew members, the spacecraft was too big. They should have just landed the landing craft, but the main body of the spacecraft was damaged, so they had to follow it down.
The lively indigenous boy outside did not hear it. He liked his new toy very much. The brain named "Gold and Silver" was very smart. He talked to him and answered his questions.
Lunch was eaten in the restaurant of the spaceship. Yu Zhe ate alien-style food for the first time. He was very happy. What a joy.After eating a few bowls, the faces of all the earthlings were so frightened that they turned pale because this kid was so good at eating. After lunch, the native continued to study. Time passed quickly. As the sun set, he said goodbye to the crew and went home.
"The alien kid finally left. I felt so uncomfortable. I always wanted to see it, but I didn't dare to look, for fear that he would laugh at us for not knowing etiquette." The bearded captain said.
The crew members opened their own gifts, and soon the meeting room burst into wild laughter. All the money fans were in high spirits, and they all hoped that the indigenous boy would bring something over tomorrow.
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