novelsmap Chapter 49 Greedy Wolf
Chapter 49 Greedy Wolf
"Is he joking?" Xiao Huaiyan took a breath in disbelief, deliberately ignoring the second half of the sentence, "...does he know how to terminate the contract?"
Su Ling touched the number on the reader.
No change, is blank.Three seconds later, like the last one, it shattered into starlight, and then disappeared.
The connection to the reader has been lost.
On the pure black body of Laplace, the magician Xiao Shiyue only smirked "hehe", and occasionally hummed a little tune of Sirius Nine, as if he had nothing to do with himself.
But it was that little tune that made Xiao Huaiyan reconfirm the identity of the person who sent the Laplace body.Only Xiao Shiyue himself would make a strange out-of-tune in a certain syllable.
"Do you really believe him?" Xiao Huaiyan looked at Su Ling.
Su Ling stood in the darkness, with a trace of confusion in his quiet eyes.
From the terminal, he called up the photo given by the old village chief when he was at Toyota Star.
Xiao Huaiyan didn't see it at first glance: "You took a photo with them at Toyota Star... Wait, this person—"
The short, almost white hair is different from the long black haired Su Ling in front of him.But that face is absolutely impossible for any bionic person to imitate.
"...It's me." Su Ling's voice was slightly erratic.
"This is a farm in S District, when did it happen?"
Su Ling said: "170 years ago."
Xiao Huaiyan was taken aback, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Su Ling, stop joking."
... 170 two years ago?Even if Su Ling was only seventeen or eighteen years old at the time, now...?
He leaned on the sofa, looked up at Su Ling, and jokingly said in shock, "Which museum did they kidnap you from?"
Su Ling shook his head: "I don't know."
He still doesn't know much about his past, except for fragments of recent dreams.Who is he, where does he come from... But his intuition tells him that he is very close to those truths.
At this time, that face that has nothing to do with the world is intertwined with complicated confusion and hesitation.The natural harmlessness was tinged with a touch of sadness.
Xiao Huaiyan's joke suddenly stopped.He was silent for a while, with a complicated tone: "If you have made up your mind and want to find those fragments of the star sea, then I will be with you."
Su Ling said softly, "Thank you."
When Xiao Huaiyan heard such a polite word, his face sank: "Let me tell you first, I am just curious about the Xinghai fragments. As for the contract between us, it is not something that can be resolved now."
If terminating the contract can protect Su Ling from getting hurt, he will definitely try his best to find the answer.But what if that meant Suling was leaving him?
he does not know.
Reason told him that Suling should not belong to anyone, but when this option was really presented in front of him, he would still hesitate and subconsciously resist.
Because he wasn't sure what Su Ling was thinking - did he want to leave that much?
Humanoid weapons already have a long lifespan. If Su Ling really has nearly 200 years in the past, then the short time they spent together these few months is just an insignificant wisp of dust to him.
Nothing at all.
Xiao Huaiyan was upset and didn't want to think any more.
Su Ling seemed to have noticed the dark and unclear emotions in those peach eyes, and slowly approached the sofa.He raised his hand, and his cold fingers touched the hand resting there, rubbing it in a comforting manner.
Xiao Huaiyan looked at him strangely, the tight lip line gradually relaxed, and stiffened again as if remembering something.
At this time, the terminal vibrating suddenly interrupted the quiet air.
...is an investigative notice.
After careful investigation, Imperial College discovered that there were indeed traces of mimics in a scene box in this year's holographic simulation competition.They called back the video of the game that day, checked frame by frame, and found that a circular sheet-shaped black hole appeared in some shots.But just three seconds later, after a black cocoon was thrown out, it disappeared.
In other words, among the mimics that Suling faced that day, one of them really got in.
All the contestants are not afraid.
"We have submitted all the materials to the Science Department," the principal said solemnly in the briefing video. "The preliminary speculation is that due to the instability of the universe, the channels of the Hive Universe are randomly appearing. The specific conclusions will wait for the results of the Science Department." .From today onwards, please stay vigilant at all times, and report to the police immediately if there is anything unusual."
Not only that, the police agencies within the entire Interstellar Alliance have released messages locally, asking the public to be careful.There is almost panic in the galaxy close to Toyota's star, but it is peaceful in the farther place.
At the same time, Xiao Huaiyan received a personal call.
"...The last time you talked about the imitation A001, why don't you go to Poseidon to check for clues."
When he hung up the phone, Su Ling hadn't finished eating the nutritional supplements, and Xiao Huaiyan suggested, "Want to go to the black market?"
There are many, many, star sea fragments.
"...A few days ago, the murder case that caused a sensation in the Central Galaxy has come to an end. The murderer who killed Mr. Si Junhe was a driver who was hired only three months ago. It is reported that the two had an argument over money, which led to intense conflicts. The suspect is currently in custody , the lawyer defended as excessive defense..."
Si Jinyu picked up the phone, glanced at Fei Ran who was watering the flowers downstairs, and closed the door.
"Has his family been appeased? That's good. … Get him the best lawyer."
After hanging up here, Si Jinyu took out another button terminal from the safe.He hesitated for a long time, turned on the communication interface, stared at the only name in the contact list, his face turned pale with fear.
After a long time, he still dialed.
The other side quickly connected, and the polite voice was full of playfulness: "Have you considered it?"
The narrow streets are like chaotic blood vessels, with noise and neon lights flowing through every dirty road surface.The low clouds squeezed together, making the night market foggy.
Xiao Huaiyan led Su Ling through the crowd, glancing at him from the corner of his eye from time to time, for fear that Su Ling might get lost.
Compared to Xiao Huaiyan's disgusted look, Su Ling was more curious about this place.
Poseidon is an asteroid located on the southeastern edge, except for the dilapidated area that stretches for hundreds of kilometers, it is almost uncultivated wasteland.It can't be called a city, and it was used to landfill garbage in the past.
Due to historical evolution and the tradition of turning waste into treasure, Seagod has gradually become the largest black market in the entire alliance.The reason is nothing more than too far away, no one wants to care.
After being sorted out, the garbage that should have been buried on the spot was thrown to an adjacent unmanned planet.
In a sense, this place is a lawless place.
"They don't recognize anything except money." Xiao Huaiyan commented.
In the crowded place, Su Ling suddenly stopped in his tracks.A crumbling screen on one wall covered in posters reads "Auction of Mystery Items Tonight", accompanied by a silhouette of a man in a cage.
From the day the alliance was established, any smuggling of human beings is strictly prohibited. Once discovered, both buyers and sellers will be punished severely.Even on Sea God Star is no exception.
Even this kind of publicity has to be marked with a small line: "Our store strictly abides by the laws of the alliance and respects human life."
... what else could it be?
"Go and have a look." Xiao Huaiyan said.
He walked into the narrow and dark door first, and a musty smell came over his face.Su Ling followed behind him, and when he passed the narrow and dark stairs, he noticed that there were many rare treasures placed in the horizontal grids on the wall, which were incompatible with the dusty stairs.
When passing one of them, Su Ling took another look.
It was a blue crystal the size of a knuckle.
He and Xiao Huaiyan got masks at the door, and found a corner seat in the front row.
The pitch-black arena was almost full.It's just that how many of these people came to the auction and how many came to watch the excitement, that's not sure.
Not long after, the auction officially started.
The first to appear are some very unimportant things, such as plant seeds, sea salt, antique vases, etc., and the prices increase successively.As time went on, fewer people participated in bidding.
"Next, there is an ornament that is loved by the upper class. It is said to have the effect of calming the mind."
A bloated boss lifted the curtain with a smile, and it was surprising that Su Ling had just seen it.
"That's right, this is the fragment of the distant star sea, from the legendary place floating on the edge of the universe. No one knows its exact coordinates, but lucky explorers can always discern the pearl with their eyes—"
"Thirty thousand!" Someone raised a card.
The fat boss immediately grinned and said with a smile: "Sorry, the base price of this kind of thing is 20 star coins."
There was a moment of silence.The median annual income in the wealthy southern galaxy is only [-] star coins, and it is by no means a problem to feed a family of five or six.
Just one decoration, 20...?
Of course, there are many big bosses who have nothing to do in the black market, and maybe these things have nothing to do with them.Everyone here thought of this in unison, and they regarded it as the time to meet the world.
It's just that most of them are already familiar with the routine - there are countless auctions in this black market, but there are only a handful of good things.
When Xiao Huaiyan was about to raise the placard, he suddenly heard Su Ling say: "Fake."
His voice was not loud, but the people around him happened to hear it, and their eyes turned around in unison.
"How can you tell?" Xiao Huaiyan asked curiously.
Su Ling simply explained: "The edges are irregular, the colors are wrong, and there is no energy."
"It's just a rock." Xiao Huaiyan said.
Immediately, discussions spread from all around them to the audience.
"Everyone be quiet, listen to me, this is true!" The fat boss glared in Su Ling's direction bitterly.
I don't know who was the first to shout out: "This place actually sells fake products, tsk tsk tsk."
The fat boss pointed at the ceiling and said angrily: "Impossible, I am innocent here, when did I sell fake products. If it is real, I will lose all my teeth!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his gold inlaid front teeth loosened a little.
The fat boss immediately covered his mouth.
"It's boring, let's go." Someone yelled.
Seeing that the visitors stood up one after another in the not-so-big venue, ready to leave, the fat boss couldn't care less about his own teeth.
"Withdraw quickly," he beckoned to his assistant, immediately took out the microphone, and shouted eagerly to everyone, "Everyone don't hurry, I really have a good thing here today. I wanted to be the finale , and now give you-"
Xiao Huaiyan's terminal vibrated at this moment.
"I'll go out for a while," he handed the sign to Suling, "buy it if you want."
Holding the playing card, Su Ling was attracted by the slowly rising cage on the stage.There was a weak and pitiful beauty, young, holding her legs, looking around in fear.
The audience fell silent.
The fat boss smiled confidently: "As you can see, this is our real deal today. A humanoid weapon—look at this poor little guy, she just lost her contract and is weak."
The feet that were about to step out were all squeezed back.
"Not much to say, the auction starts at 100 million star coins."
At this time, the stands upstairs raised their signs one after another.
"300."
"500 million!"
"500 million for the first time—"
"1000."
"300 million!"
"2000 million, the gentleman upstairs bid 2000 million, 2000 million for the first time—"
Su Ling thought for a while, and wrote a number on the sign.
When Xiao Huaiyan came back, he just heard the final word of "deal" resounding in the cheers.
"5000 million!!! Congratulations to this gentleman—" The fat boss smiled happily, rubbed his hands and asked someone to turn on the lights, and asked Su Ling to go to the backstage for transactions.
Countless curtains opened automatically, opening up a spacious and bright passage.
Su Ling slowly approached the cage, and exchanged glances with the person locked inside.
"Who are you?" The humanoid weapon raised its head and asked crisply.
Su Ling didn't answer, but asked him calmly, "What's your name?"
After a few seconds, the other party replied: "...Coral."
"Sorry, sir," the chubby boss stood in front of the cage, "Our rule here is that we can only talk after the money and goods are settled."
He took a payment terminal from the assistant's hand and placed it in front of Su Ling.
Su Ling ignored it, his fingers touched the iron cage, and with a light fold, a gap was opened.
"Come out." Su Ling stared at the girl named Coral.
Coral raised her head ignorantly, looked at the fat boss, and then at Suling.
Su Ling's mask was already worn unsteadily, and now it fell to the ground.
The fat boss at the side first showed a surprise that he had never experienced in his life, then he remembered something and turned pale with shock: "You, you are...how did you get in here!"
He was so scared that he hid behind the bar, took the cash register in his hand and threw it in the direction of Suling.
A parabola flew across and was caught by Xiao Huaiyan.
"...5000 million?" Xiao Huaiyan stared at the string of zeros behind him, in a daze for a moment.
"Huh?" Su Ling turned around and looked at him directly.
Xiao Huaiyan tightened his gloves, looked at the cowardly boss, and slowly approached.
He leaned slightly, the closer he got, the more the fat boss trembled.
"No, save..."
Xiao Huaiyan asked very politely: "A white card?"
The fat boss was silent for three seconds, and nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Take it, take it."
The so-called white card is a one-time card, which is associated with the user's account.But the advantage of the white card is that it can hide your identity.This is also a common trading pattern in the black market.
Xiao Huaiyan threw a card to him, and then led Su Ling and the humanoid weapon out the door swaggeringly.
The hustle and bustle outside still drowned out the thick night.
After walking 200 meters, Su Ling hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is 5000 million a lot?"
Xiao Huaiyan sighed, and said in a low voice, "It's not too much if you like."
Su Ling seemed to understand what he meant, and kindly reminded: "5000 million, it's gone."
Xiao Huaiyan was taken aback for a moment, and then found that the humanoid weapon named "Coral" disappeared into the crowd coming and going.
His gaze followed the telephone poles covered with advertisements, and suddenly stopped at the corner of the second floor.
The pitiful humanoid weapon just now was leaning on the railing with a cigarette in its mouth to watch a joke. When it was discovered, it made a big grimace, turned around and ran away from the corner.
Just as Su Ling was about to chase, the person beside him grabbed his wrist.
"No hurry," Xiao Huaiyan said lazily, "Anyway, the white card is useless."
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The day when only Suling held up the sign seriously...