Chapter 56： Lane's Mobile Vault

In the staff lounge on the floor of the first-class suite, there were only two people in the huge lounge. Martin, who was in charge of room A16, and another colleague jokingly called themselves boring dudes.

Martin looked at the time, it was already half past one in the afternoon, "I guess they won't go to Red Star."

"Probably, it's good if we don't go down anyway. We are equal to taking a long-term rest, how comfortable it is."

Leaning on the chair, Martin looked out the window boredly. People who are not very interstellar travelers think the scenery outside the window is charming and beautiful. Planets of different colors and shapes, asteroid belts composed of gravel, and explosions of celestial bodies in distant places. The rays of light come from hundreds of millions of light-years... But for those who have been floating in the universe all the year round, these scenery are only the most trivial things in life, and they are not as attractive as the latest games released on Star Online.

However, the place where they stay is called the lounge, which is actually a summoning room waiting for the orders of the guests. Sitting here is part of working time, and the foreman will discover playing games, reading books, and doing everything unrelated to work. It's okay to have a little chat.

"Uncomfortable." Martin told the truth, sitting in a daze in the lounge, struggling with time to pass slowly, it is better to go to Red Star to see the white ice field.

Ding dong!

The colleague's personal terminal rang, proving that the suite guests he served were in demand. The colleague stood up, looked at his face in the mirror first before going out, and opened the door after making sure the standard of smile was appropriate, "I'm going out, maybe I'll be back later."

"Let's go," said Martin blankly. "It would be best if you could go down and walk."

"Yeah." The colleague with a service smile nodded and turned to leave. Martin only saw the door slowly closing.

Martin retracted his gaze and stared blankly at the opposite wall. He didn't know how long it took. He seemed to think it was an hour long. With a ding-dong sound, his personal terminal reminded him that the customer he was serving had a request, and he looked up subconsciously. To the clock, it was only five minutes past one-thirty.

Facing the mirror, Martin's facial muscles began to move, the corners of his mouth raised, and his white teeth showed, a perfect standard smile. The sliding door opened, he walked out, reached the door of A16 within two minutes, knocked twice regularly, the door was opened, and he heard a gentle voice from inside, "Come in."

Martin walked in and saw that the two gentlemen staying in A16 were wearing black snow suits of similar styles. The gentleman with a cold expression was leaning against a small white beast. He was wearing a fluffy body. Wearing a small dress of the same color as the owner, and wearing small shoes specially designed for cats on its four small claws, the little beast is probably wearing clothes for the first time, moving around uncomfortably, and looking up softly. Shouting to the master, expecting the master to take off the clothes that bound him.

With Martin's eyesight for years of ushering in, the clothes on little pets won't come cheap.

Griffons live in B612, where the temperature is relatively cold. Adult griffins can withstand severe cold and gallop fast in cold winds, rain and snowstorms, but they are very fragile when they are young, and small beasts will stay with their parents for five years. Curl up under the warm, thick belly of your parents to escape the cold again and again.

Dafu is a mutant atavistic griffin abandoned by his parents. He can't get warm and thick fur to care for it. As the owner, he can only equip it with clothes made by humans. Wings with white flying feathers and a flexible tail are exposed in the air.

Martin greeted the two guests politely, and asked with a smile, "What do the guests need?" He saw how the guests were dressed, knowing that they were going to Red Star, but according to the job standards, they still had to talk nonsense. Ask again.

"We're going to Red Star now, and we're going to come back after dinner there," said Ryan, who was holding three pairs of goggles.

"Okay, sir." Martin raised his arm, opened the personal terminal and started to make an appointment for the small starship, "What does Mr. Smith need for the itinerary?"

"Go to the Ice and Snow Museum, appreciate the style of the icefield city, go to the ice lake for a lap, and then find a local restaurant for dinner." Ryan has already made a perfect plan, and will implement it according to this plan, "When visiting the ice lake We want to experience fishing, and we want some of the most local lake fish and shrimp for dinner.”

"Okay, Mr. Smith." Martin quickly recorded on the memo. After writing, he raised his head and smiled at the two guests, "The little starship is ready, the two gentlemen will come with me."

It was the first time that Dafu put on clothes and went out. He uncomfortably bit the surface of his clothes with his small teeth. It made him feel very uncomfortable when wrapped around him, but he couldn't get rid of the shackles of clothes, and the small shoes on his claws. , preventing it from direct contact with nature with its soft pads.

Bad review!

Daifuku, who was at Auston's feet, shook his head and made irritable shouts from time to time.

The small star ship provided by Shakespeare is luxurious and luxurious. Martin will serve drinks and snacks within 20 minutes of entering the Red Star. All kinds of delicate snacks are not only good in appearance, but also quite good in taste. Dafu grew up and kept his mouth at the master's feet. He could get a piece from time to time, and soon he forgot the discomfort that clothes brought to him.

The small starship entered the atmosphere of Red Star, and soon after passing a "meteor", it was able to see a vast white world through the window. This is a planet basically covered with ice and snow. You can't see where the land is and can't tell the difference Where is the lake and where is the ocean, there are basically no plants growing in such a cold place. Most of the vegetables and fruits of the five million people who live in Red Star rely on imports.

The small starship took Ryan and Auston directly to the docking port of the Ice and Snow Museum. The hatch opened, and the cold air rushed in unscrupulously. Fortunately, there was a protective door at the door to prevent passengers from suddenly facing the cold. Daifuku Amber, who disliked his clothes, looked out. The vast white snow made the young griffin instinctively fear, and it clinged to Auston's feet and walked out step by step.

The wind was wrapped in snowflakes and fluttered. Dafuku restrained his wings and stuck them on his sides, his little tail tucked uneasily. It no longer dislikes clothes now. Give it another piece of this kind of clothing, and it will cover its wings and tail. Amber Eyes looked sadly at Ryan, who was squatting in front of him. When he grabbed himself to put on his clothes, why didn't he think that it still had its wings exposed, and now it was going to freeze the griffin to death.

Ryan put the goggles on Daifuku and patted its small head, "Don't look at me like that, you won't be able to dissipate heat if you wrap it all up, and you'll lose feathers if you take off your clothes." in clothes.

Dafu whimpered in a low voice, left Ryan who was wearing goggles for himself, trotted to Auston's side and squatted down, leaning on his master's lap and looking curiously at this strange world through the goggles. Red Star is covered with snow and ice, and staring with the naked eye for a long time can easily induce snow blindness. The locals living here are used to it, and the eyes can adapt to the genetic variation of several generations, but the outsiders cannot. It can be done by wearing or not wearing goggles. Distinguish between locals and foreigners.

The Ice and Snow Museum is one of the must-check places for foreign tourists. There are many snowflakes on display. The oldest one is more than 800 years ago. It was discovered by Qin Feng Anderson when he joined the army.

"This piece of Weiyang flower was taken from the goggles of the Great Emperor. Let's look at the big picture. It is a perfect hexagon, with a total of six large forks and twenty-four small forks. There are six forks, which symbolize reproduction and continuous growth, which is in line with the policy of 'resting with the people' that the emperor said." The commentator was a local lady, pointing to the big picture and saying in a cadence, "So this is The Pianweiyang Flower is also called eternal life."

Ryan: "..." It's impossible to escape Qin Feng Anderson's poison anywhere. A single snowflake on the goggles can remind future generations so much. Thinking of the horrible words in the diary, he is in a very bad mood.

Now there are many voices against Qin Feng in the empire, just pick the thorns from what he has said and done. This piece of Weiyang flower displayed in the Ice and Snow Museum is scorned by people, saying that the people of Red Star are really far-fetched. , Qin Feng pulled a piece of cake here, is it possible that it was frozen and symbolized immortality?

The magic of nature is beyond everyone's imagination. All the snowflakes on display in the museum are unique and there are no duplicates. At the end of the visit, the narrator introduced to Ryan and Auston, "As long as you find a unique snowflake on the planet, you can send it to Come to the museum, you can display it after you determine its uniqueness, you can name it, and you can stay here forever.”

When they left, Lane and Allston bought a series of books produced by the museum, which contained all the snowflake photos in the museum. The first book to open is the piece of "eternal life", placed on black velvet, surrounded by some gold powder, enjoying the respect. Ryan closed the book expressionlessly, deciding never to open the first page in the future to avoid hurting his eyes.

"Lane." Auston came over with the perimeter he bought in the souvenir shop. He shook the things in his hand towards Ryan. Two cufflinks based on the prototype of "eternal life", made of sterling silver, Inlaid with some artificial diamonds, "Let's bring it."

Ryan's Adam's apple rolled, swallowed hard and said, "Okay."

He wanted to take the cufflinks from Auston's hand, but Auston said, "I'll do it."

He untied the cuffs of the snowsuit, revealing the sleeves of the sweater inside. Auston was dumbfounded at the sleeves. He even forgot that Ryan was not wearing a shirt. He hurriedly bought cufflinks and planned to pin them on for Ryan. ,Too stupid. Grabbing the cufflinks, Auston thought that this is not a shirt, how can I put cufflinks? !

"Just don't go up." Ryan said, "Just use it as a cuff."

Auston nodded and pinned Ryan seriously. The light coffee-colored wool sweater with silver snowflakes is also pretty. Ryan then pinned "Eternal Life" to Auston, and they continued on their next trip, making a lap around the city. The city where the Ice and Snow Museum is located is the capital of the entire Red Star, with the most dense population, with nearly three million people living here.

Perhaps facing the snow and ice all the year round, the Red Star people do not want to be close to the cold in the architectural style. They boldly use bright and heavy colors, warm red with solemn black, and vivid orange with lime green and lemon yellow. Colorful flowers "bloom" on the brown... Buildings with no more than sixteen floors are like defenders of human beings in the world of ice and snow, using their own uniqueness to give the spiritual pleasure of the human beings living here.

The street is not dotted with ice sculptures, but artificially made fake trees and flowers. Tall "trees" hang down branches full of red "flowers", and thorny "cactuses" are topped with bright yellow "flowers". ", the bright red at the stamens...

The city is not big, and it only took 40 minutes to walk along the central street. During that time, Martin vividly introduced the origin of the city, which festivals there are in the year, the names of various shops, and so on.

"That Miriam restaurant is the most distinctive and prestigious restaurant here. Is it okay to dine there in the evening?"

Lane and Auston looked over and saw that the restaurant on the third floor of the building was covered with purple mosaic tiles, which looked quite unique. Ryan nodded, "Yes."

Martin breathed a sigh of relief, his almost stiff smile seemed to have more strength to maintain, and the arc rose a little bit. It was great to be able to serve Smithoff, not fussy, very gentle, without any difficult demands or vexatious thoughts, Martin felt that this voyage of the Shakespeare was his rare "rest".

The following ice lake fishing Ryan and Auston had a great time, but there was an interlude in the middle. A group of guests wanted to listen to live music when they were fishing, but the sound didn't work, so they had to listen to the live music. Adhering to the concept of sincere service for the guests, the staff took down the performance team on the cruise ship, and several performers playing the violin, oboe, or accordion wore thin performance clothes to perform in the cold. One song after another.

Ryan and Auston looked at each other and saw dissatisfaction in each other's eyes. Ryan beckoned to Martin, and after whispering a few words, watched Martin trot to the band leader, the band owner.

"It's really frustrating." Ryan shook his head and said.

Auston stopped going to the band, "a joy built on the pain of others."

"Forget it, let's go to the restaurant to eat, the fish here are really hard to catch." Ryan put away the fishing rod and put all the tools aside, and the next person who needs it will come over. On the endless glacial lake, there are not many strongholds for fishing with holes. There is leeward and there is no snow on the ice surface, so many people will come.

Auston stood up and looked left and right, but he didn't notice Daifuku's figure all of a sudden, "Where's Daifuku?"

"Look over there." Ryan found out and pointed Auston in the direction.

Auston couldn't help laughing when he looked at it, "Doesn't it know it's wearing shoes?" Daifuku was digging a hole with his claws, trying to dig a hole in the ice.

"Maybe we found something good, let's go take a look."

Dafu did find something good. There was a fish frozen under the ice surface, a fish much larger than it, with beautiful scales and a row of spikes on its back. Ryan knew that this was the Red Star Ice Lake. The special product inside has many spines, but the meat is fat and tender, and the bone soup is very delicious.

"Ow~" Daifuku ran behind Auston, shouted softly, and pushed Auston with his head, intending to let the master dig out the fish for him.

Auston was also a little moved.

But Ryan made a good gesture on the ice and told the two of them regretfully, "No, unless we have large machinery on hand. The adult fish is more than six meters long, and what we see now is only more than one meter, but The surface features showed it was an adult, and it was clearly so far below the ice that we couldn't get it out."

Auston and Daifuku were a little disappointed at the same time.

Martin, who had already complained to the band owner, came over and said, "I can mobilize the construction team to dig for fish. Are you sure Mr. Smith wants this?"

"No need." Auston was dissatisfied with this kind of thing that consumes a lot of manpower and material resources for his own selfish desires.

But Ryan thinks differently. There is a special fish digging and construction team. Obviously, an industry serving passengers has been formed, which is one of the other's sources of income. Since Auston and Daifuku like it, he doesn't mind this Get the fish out, and you can eat it for dinner at night.

"how much?"

Martin hurriedly smiled and said, "Five thousand star coins." Afraid of the guests' misunderstanding and dissatisfaction, he quickly explained, "According to the laws and regulations on Red Star, all aquatic products are owned by the government. If you own it, it is against the law. Once found, you will be detained for 20 days, or you can buy the fish at the market price. The market price of the iron stick fish is 300 stars per kilogram. This kind of fish is relatively difficult to find. So it's expensive."

The six-meter-long big fish weighs more than 600 catties at least, and the whole fish is expensive.

"But if you hire a construction team to dig fish, as long as you pay the construction cost of 5,000 star coins, the fish can be owned by you, and you don't need to spend any extra money."

This calculation is very cost-effective.

"You contact the construction team. After the fish is dug out, take the neck and part of the tail and send it to the restaurant. The rest will be sent to the ship for freshness. We will take it away at the end of the trip."

Martin restrained himself from laughing too exaggeratedly, "Okay." He can get a partial commission for all the guests' consumption during the ground travel process, five thousand star coins, and finally he can get at least five hundred, think about it Just suffocated with joy. The guests who live in the first class cabin do not make a move.

The construction team was on call at any time, and they arrived soon after receiving the notice. After determining the position, they started digging fish. Because the weather was too cold, the joints of the machine made a creaking and overwhelmed sound. In order to dig fish as soon as possible, The workers were digging the ice with semi-automatic shovels, which hit the ice with a sour squeak.

Dafu stood excitedly not far from the fish digging site, jumping and jumping, and howling from time to time, the immature voice still could not hear the prestige of the future overlord of the sea and land.

Watching the workers working in full swing, Auston fell into deep thought. After about five or six minutes, he asked, "Lane, did I have some ideas wrong? I only thought about laboring the people and hurting the money, but I didn't think that many people took this as a career. , once you stop them, they may not get much salary a month. I am no different from those nobles who stand on the top, the Dalton family itself is powerful... The idea is still too far from the people. "

"I don't think your idea is very good, but it's just a little one-sided." It is difficult for people who have not really experienced civilian life to understand the people's mentality of hating the rich but relying on the rich. It’s just a little bit of understanding. The social environment is changing, and human thinking is changing. Never try to understand what the people are thinking. Just have a clear conscience. "We'll look at things from two sides in the future. It's about people's livelihood. Let those politicians be a headache. You just need to take care of the army."

There was a great man in the ancient earth who said that "power comes from the barrel of a gun". It is absolutely right to seize military force. The foundation of the Dalton family is in the army. Expansion and stabilization of existing strength are more important than anything else.

Auston nodded, thoughtfully.

Such a big movement of digging fish must be attractive. Soon everyone's attention was diverted from fishing, and they all bent down and looked down at the ice surface. Some people really found the fish, and they also learned the way of Ryan and Auston to hire construction. The team digs fish, and the ice is very lively for a while.

The band that had to stop playing after being complained about by the guests has not left. Their leader, their boss, is wearing a thick snow suit to give lectures. The sharp and mean voice constantly emphasizes that the needs of the guests are the top priority. The central idea is that no matter how hard, tired or cold, don’t shout, just concentrate on doing the job at hand, but don’t forget that you signed the contract.

The contract is as big as the sky, and the millions of liquidated damages really can't be paid for them.

When the boss finally finished talking, the performers put on heavy clothes shiveringly, put away their instruments and prepared to leave. The violinist gritted his teeth and glanced at the little starship before he came. Taking advantage of this gap, he ran to Ryan's side and bowed his thanks, "Thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Ryan's eyes quickly swept across the violinist's face, a face that was nothing special, looking cowardly and timid, "I complained to you."

The violinist squeezed the piano case, looked up at Ryan, lowered his head and said in a weak voice, "Thank you for the guest's complaint, so we can end the performance. Thank you."

He didn't have any new words. He said thank you upside down when thanking people. He bent down and bowed more than 90 degrees. Without waiting for Ryan to say anything, he turned and ran away. When he returned to his companions, he kept looking back at Ryan, like It is to keep the image of the benefactor in mind.

"What about him?" Auston didn't realize that his question was full of jealousy.

Ryan explained in detail, "I have worked in the dawn. Although I quit, I can still receive a bounty in my mailbox. Some crazy adventurers act as pirates at the same time. I always pay special attention when I see some suspected ones." The star coins, the cradle of getting rich, how can a man who wants to support his family miss it.

After hearing Ryan's explanation, Auston felt much more comfortable, although he still didn't realize that this kind of behavior was almost equal to jealousy, "Is there something wrong with that violinist?"

"It is estimated that there is some disguise on the face, and I can't see it all at once." Ryan tapped the band's foreman with his chin, "That's right, 'musician' Evan, the reward is 5,000 star coins, which is equal to the cost of digging fish this time. , it's still worth some money." So he was going to pick a time to make a little money and catch Evan to go to the police station to collect the reward.

The "Dawning" he participated in when he was in college was a semi-official organization affiliated with the public security system, specializing in hunting down famous adventurers or pirates on the list. Since he discovered the famous tasks on the list, as a former Dawning staff, it makes no sense. The truth of letting the dangerous go away.

As for the violinist, Ryan chuckled and waited for it to get better. He didn't mind earning a little extra money.

After the efforts of the construction team, they finally dug out a nearly six-meter-long thorn fish from seven meters below the ice surface in twenty-five minutes. Two or three meters below the fish body is the flowing lake water. This fish must be lake water. After being frozen in the ice before it had time to swim away, Ryan looked at the gills and eyes of the fish, and concluded that the fish had been frozen for no more than three days and was very fresh.

Not far from them, someone dug up a fish three meters below the ice surface, so close to the ground, Ryan knew at a glance that the fish was an old fish.

The workers used a chainsaw to remove the fish head, the next piece of meat and part of the fish tail, and put the rest in a blue ziplock bag to be transported to the Shakespeare for preservation, and then sent to Lane and their little starship. Insurance-treated fish can be stored for more than half a year, and you can enjoy delicious fish to the fullest within half a year.

After sending it to the Mirabilis restaurant, the fish was processed according to local special practices. What appeared in front of Lane and Auston was the red, sizzling dried fish, and the spicy fish tail. They also ordered several kinds of shrimp, which were also found in the peppers. Shrimp, prawns in spicy soup.

Ryan's tolerance for spicy food is not bad, and he can drink some tea that relieves spicy food when he eats. Auston loves and hates spicy food. He wants to eat it, but he can't stand it. He sweats profusely and his face is flushed. No amount of tea can relieve him.

Ryan looked at Auston's red lips, his eyes dimmed, and he regretted tasting the special dishes. He ate so much spicy food. Recently, due to Auston's health, the two were unable to communicate in depth.