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 Heroes.
Martin looked at the time, it was already 1:30 in the afternoon, "I guess they won't be going to Reid Star anymore."
"Probably, anyway, it's good if we don't go down, we're just going to rest for half a day, how comfortable it is."
Leaning on the chair, Martin looked out of the window boredly. People who don’t know much about interstellar travel find the scenery outside the window fascinating and beautiful. There are planets of different colors and shapes, asteroid belts composed of rubble, and celestial body explosions in distant places. The rays of light come across billions of light years... But for people who have been floating in the universe all year round, these scenery are just the most insignificant things in life, and they are not as attractive as the latest games released on the star network.
However, the place where they stay is called the lounge, which is actually a summons room waiting for orders from customers. Sitting here is part of the working time. Let the foreman find out that they are playing games, reading idle books, and doing all things that have nothing to do with work. It's useless, it's okay to have a little chat.
"Uncomfortable." Martin told the truth, sitting in a daze in the lounge, struggling for time to pass slowly, it would be better to go to Red Star to see the white ice field.
Ding dong!
A colleague's personal terminal beeps, proving that the suite he serves is 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 right, "I went out, maybe I will come back later."
"Let's go," Martin said blankly. "It's best to go down and walk."
"Yeah." The colleague with a service smile nodded, turned and left, and only the door was slowly closing in Martin's field of vision.
Martin withdrew his gaze and stared blankly at the opposite wall. He didn't know how long it had passed. He seemed to think it was as long as an hour. With the sound of ding dong, his personal terminal reminded him that the customer he was serving had a request, and he subconsciously looked up. Looking at the clock, only five minutes had passed since half past one.
Facing the mirror, Martin's facial muscles began to move, the corners of his mouth were raised, and his white teeth were exposed, a perfect standard smile. The sliding door opened, and he walked out. Within two minutes, he reached the door of A16, 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 the same style. The gentleman with a slightly cold expression was nestling at the feet of a small white beast, wearing a fluffy body. Wearing a small dress of the same color as the owner, and wearing small shoes specially designed for cats on the four small paws, it is probably the first time for the little beast to wear clothes, moving around uncomfortably, and softly tilting its head up Shouting to the master, expecting the master to take off the clothes that bound him.
With Martin's vision of ushering and sending for many years, the clothes on the little pets will not be cheap.
Griffons live in B612 where the temperature is relatively cold. Adult griffins can withstand the severe cold and gallop in the cold wind, rain, and snowstorm. However, they are very fragile when they are young. The cubs will stay with their parents for five years. Curled up under the warm and thick belly of their parents to avoid the cold again and again.
Dafu is a mutated ancestral griffin abandoned by his parents. He cannot be cared for by the warm and thick fur. The wings with white flight feathers and flexible tail are exposed to the air.
Martin greeted the two guests politely, and asked with a smile, "Is there anything the guests need?" He saw the attire of the guests, and knew that they were going to Red Star, but according to the post standards, he still had to talk nonsense. Ask again.
Ryan, holding three pairs of goggles, said, "We're going to Red Star now, and we're going to come back after dinner there."
"Okay, sir." Martin raised his arm, opened his personal terminal and began to reserve a small starship, "What does Mr. Smith need for the itinerary?"
"Go to the Ice and Snow Museum, appreciate the style of the ice city, go to the ice lake, and then find a local restaurant for dinner." Ryan has a complete plan and will implement it according to this plan. "When playing in the ice lake We want to experience fishing, and we want some of the most distinctive local lake fish and shrimp for dinner.”
"Okay, Mr. Smith." Martin quickly recorded on the memo. After finishing writing, he raised his head and looked at the two guests with a smile. "The little starship is ready. The two gentlemen will follow me."
It was the first time for Dafu to wear clothes to go out. He uncomfortably bit the surface of the clothes with his small teeth. It made him feel very uncomfortable when he wrapped himself in the clothes, but he couldn't get rid of the shackles of the clothes, and the little shoes on the claws , preventing it from directly touching nature with its soft pads.
Bad review!
Dafu, who was following Auston's feet, shook his head and yelled irritably from time to time.
The small starship provided by the Shakespeare is luxurious and light luxury. Martin serves drinks and snacks within 20 minutes of entering Red Star. All kinds of delicate snacks are not only good-looking, but also taste quite good. Dafu grew up and guarded his master's feet with his mouth, and could get a piece from time to time, and soon forgot the discomfort caused by the clothes.
The small starship entered the atmosphere of Red Star, and soon after passing a "shooting star", you can see a white world through the window. This is a planet that is basically covered by ice and snow. You can't see where the land is, and you can't tell Where is the lake and where is the ocean, there are basically no plants growing in such a cold place, and most of the vegetables and fruits that live in Red Star rely on imports.
The small starship directly brought Ryan and Oston to the port of call 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. Dafu Amber, who disliked clothes, looked outside. The vast white snow made the young griffin instinctively frightened, and walked out step by step, clinging to Oston's feet.
Snowflakes fluttered in the wind, Dafu drew back his wings and stuck to his sides, with his tail tucked uneasily, he no longer dislikes clothes. Give it another one of these clothes, and it will cover its wings and tail. Amber Eyes looked at Ryan who was squatting in front of him sadly, why didn't he think that it still had wings exposed when he grabbed himself to put on his clothes, and now the Griffin was going to be cold to death.
Ryan put on goggles for Dafu, and patted his little head, "Don't look at me like that, you won't be able to dissipate heat if you cover it all up, and you'll lose your feathers if you take off your clothes." in clothes.
Dafu whimpered softly, left Ryan who was wearing goggles for himself, trotted to Oston and squatted down, leaning on his master's lap and looking curiously at this strange world through the goggles. Red Star is covered by ice and snow, and staring at it for a long time with the naked eye can easily induce snow blindness. The locals living here are used to it, and their eyes can adapt after several generations of genetic variation, but outsiders can't. Distinguish between locals and foreigners who come to travel.
The Ice and Snow Museum is one of the must-see places for foreign tourists. There are many snowflakes on display. The oldest one is more than 800 years old. It was discovered when Emperor Qin Feng Anderson came with the army when he joined the army.
"This piece of Weiyang flower was taken from the emperor's goggles. Look at the big picture, it is a perfect hexagon. It has six large forks and twenty-four small forks. Each small fork has another There are six forks, which symbolize multiplication and continuous development, which is in line with the policy of "resting with the people" said by the emperor." The narrator is a local lady, pointing to the big picture and saying, "So this Pianweiyang flower is also known as eternal life."
Ryan: "..." I can't escape Qin Feng Anderson's torment anywhere. A single snowflake on the goggles can remind future generations of so much. Thinking about the horrible words in the diary, he is in a very bad mood.
Now there are a lot of voices in the empire who are against Qin Feng. Just pick on what he said and what he did. The Weiyang flower displayed in the Ice and Snow Museum is scoffed at by people, saying that the people of Ruidexing are really far-fetched. Well, the lump of cake that Qin Feng pulled here was frozen, could it be a symbol of immortality
The magic of nature is beyond everyone's imagination. All the snowflakes displayed in the museum are unique and have 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 Come to the museum, you can display it after you confirm its uniqueness, you can give it a name, and it will stay here forever.”
When they left, Ryan and Auston bought a series of books produced by the museum, which contained all the snowflake photos in the museum. The first book is the piece of "Eternal Life", placed on the black velvet, dotted with some gold powder around, enjoying the respect. Ryan closed the book expressionlessly, deciding never to open the first page in the future, lest he hurt his eyes.
"Lian." Alston walked over with the peripherals he bought in the souvenir shop. He shook the things in his hand towards Ryan. Two cufflinks based on "Eternal Life" were made of sterling silver. Inlaid with some artificial diamonds, "We bring it."
Ryan's Adam's apple rolled, swallowed hard and said, "Okay."
He wanted to take the cufflinks from Auston, but Auston said, "I'll do it."
He untied the cuff straps of the snow jacket, revealing the sleeves of the woolen sweater inside. Auston was dumbfounded at the sleeves, and even forgot that Ryan was not wearing a shirt. He hurriedly bought cufflinks and planned to put them on for Ryan ,Too stupid. Grabbing the cufflinks, Alston thought, this is not a shirt, how to put the cufflinks on? !
"Just pin it on." Ryan said, "Just use it as a cuff pin."
Alston nodded, and pinned Ryan seriously. The light coffee-colored sweater with silver snowflakes is also pretty. Then Ryan pinned the "immortality" on Oston, and they continued to the next trip, turning around the city. The city where the Ice and Snow Museum is located is the capital of the entire Red Star, and it is the most densely populated, with nearly three million people living here.
Perhaps facing the ice and snow all the year round, the people of Ruide Star do not want to be close to the cold in their architectural style. They boldly use bright and thick colors, warm red with solemn black, vivid orange, lime green and lemon yellow. Colorful flowers are "blooming" on the brown... The buildings with no more than 16 floors are like the defenders of human beings in the ice and snow world, using their own uniqueness to give spiritual pleasure to the human beings living here.
The streets are dotted with not ice sculptures, but artificial artificial trees and flowers. The tall "trees" hang down branches covered with bright red "flowers", and the "cactus" covered with thorns is crowned with bright yellow "flowers". ", the bright red at the stamen...
The city is not big, and it only took forty minutes to walk along the central street. During this period, Martin vividly introduced the origin of the city, what festivals are held here throughout the year, the names of various shops, and so on.
"The Mirabilis restaurant is the most distinctive and prestigious restaurant here. Can you dine there at night?"
Ryan and Oston looked over, and the exterior wall of the restaurant on the third floor of the building was covered with purple mosaic tiles, which looked quite unique. Ryan nodded, "Yes."
Martin heaved a sigh of relief, and the almost stiff smile seemed to have more strength to maintain, and the arc rose a little bit. It's great to be able to serve Mr. and Mrs. Smith, not picky, very gentle, without any difficult demands and unreasonable ideas. Martin thinks that this voyage on the Shakespeare is a rare "rest" for him.
Ryan and Oston had a great time fishing in the ice lake next, but there was an episode in the middle. A group of guests wanted to listen to live music while fishing. Adhering to the concept of sincere service for the guests, the staff brought down the performance team on the cruise ship, and several performers who played the violin, oboe, or accordion wore thin costumes to perform in the cold One song after another.
Ryan and Oston looked at each other, seeing dissatisfaction in each other's eyes. Ryan beckoned to Martin, and after a few whispered instructions, he watched Martin trot to the side of the band leader, the band boss.
"It's really tossing people." Ryan shook his head and said.
Auston stopped seeing the band, "joy built on the pain of others."
"Forget it, let's go to the restaurant for dinner. The fish here are really difficult to catch." Ryan put away the fishing rod and put all the tools aside, and the next person who needs it will come. On the endless icy lake, there are not many strongholds where holes are drilled for concentrated fishing. Here, with the leeward wind and no snow on the ice, many people will come.
Auston stood up and looked left and right, but he didn't find Dafu all of a sudden, "Where is Dafu?"
"Look over there." Ryan found out and pointed the direction to Auston.
Auston looked over and couldn't help laughing, "Doesn't it know that it is wearing shoes?" Dafu was digging a hole with his claws, trying to dig a hole out of the ice.
"Maybe we found something good, let's go and have a look."
Dafu has indeed found something good. There is a fish frozen under the ice, a fish much bigger than it, with beautiful scales and a row of spikes on its back. Ryan knew it was Redstar Ice Lake after seeing it. It is a special product in China, with many thorns, but the meat is fat and tender, and the bone soup is very delicious.
"Wow~" Dafu ran behind Auston, yelled softly, and then pushed Auston with his head, intending to let the owner dig out the fish for himself.
Auston was also a little moved.
But Ryan made a gesture on the ice and told them both regretfully, "No, unless we have large machinery on hand. The adult fish is more than six meters long, and the ones we see now are only more than one meter long, but Physical features suggest it's an adult, and it's clearly far below the surface of the ice, and we can't get it out."
Auston and Daifuku were disappointed at the same time.
Martin, who had already complained to the band owner, came over and said, "I can call the construction team to dig the fish. Are you sure Mr. Smith wants this one?"
"No need." Auston was dissatisfied with this kind of thing that consumed a lot of manpower and material resources for his own selfish desires. He thought it was unnecessary to waste people and money.
But Ryan thinks a little differently. There is a special fish-digging construction team, which has obviously formed an industry serving tourists and is one of the other sources of income. Since Auston and Daifuku like it, he doesn't mind using this Get the fish out, and you can eat this fish for dinner at night.
"How much?"
Martin hurriedly smiled and said, "Five thousand star coins." Afraid of any misunderstanding and dissatisfaction from the guests, he quickly explained, "According to the law on Red Star, all aquatic products are owned by the government, and those found in the wild are dug up privately and taken as a reward." If you own it, it is against the law. Once you find it, you will be detained for 20 days, or you can buy the fish at the market price. The market price of the barbed fish is 300 star coins per kilogram. This kind of fish is relatively hard to find. So expensive."
A six-meter-long fish weighs more than 600 catties at least, and the whole fish is expensive.
"However, if you hire a construction team to dig the fish, as long as you pay a construction fee of 5,000 star coins, the fish will be yours without any extra money."
In this way, it is very cost-effective.
"You contact the construction team. After the fish is dug out, take the neck and part of the fish tail and send them to the restaurant, and send the rest to the ship to keep fresh. We will take them away at the end of the journey."
Martin restrained himself from laughing too exaggeratedly, "Okay." He can get a part of the commission for all the consumption of the guests during the ground travel process, 5,000 star coins, and finally he can get at least 500. Think about it Some were suffocated with joy. The guests who live in the first-class cabin don't have to make a move, but once they make a move, they are really rich.
The construction team was on call at any time, and came soon after receiving the notice. After confirming the location, they started digging fish. Because the weather was too cold, the joints of the machine made creaking and overwhelmed sounds. In order to dig fish as soon as possible, The workers dug the ice with semi-automatic shovels, and the shovels hit the ice, making a tooth-piercing sound.
Dafu stood excitedly not far from the fish-digging site, jumping up and down, howling from time to time, his immature voice still couldn't hear the majesty of the future land and sea overlord.
Watching the workers working in full swing, Oston fell into deep thought. After about five or six minutes, he asked: "Lian, am I wrong in some ideas? I only think about wasting people's money, but I don't think that many people take this as a career. , Once they are stopped, they may not get much salary for a month. I am no different from those nobles who stand on the high ground, the Dalton family itself is powerful... The idea is still too far away from the people."
"I don't think your idea is very good, it's just a little one-sided." It is difficult for people who have not really experienced civilian life to understand the mentality of the people who hate the rich but rely on the rich. He also learned from continuous observation and understanding I just understand a little bit, the social environment is changeable, human thinking changes, never try to understand what the people are thinking, just have a clear conscience. "In the future, let's look at things from both sides. It's about people's livelihood. Let those politicians have a headache. You just need to do a good job in the army."
In the ancient earth period, there was a great man who said that "government grows out of the barrel of a gun". There is absolutely nothing wrong with seizing 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, and soon everyone's eyes shifted from fishing, and they all bent down to look at the ice. It really made some people find the fish, and they also hired construction workers like Ryan and Oston The team was digging fish, and the ice surface was very lively for a while.
The band that had to stop playing due to complaints from the guests has not left yet. Their leaders, their bosses, wrapped in thick snow suits, gave lectures, and their sharp and mean voices kept emphasizing that the needs of the guests should come first. The central idea is that no matter how hard, tired or cold you are, don’t shout, just concentrate on doing the job at hand, but don’t forget that you signed the contract.
The contract was as big as the sky, and they couldn't even afford the millions of liquidated damages if they sold it.
When the boss finally said it was fun, the performers shivered and put on their heavy clothes, put away their instruments and prepared to leave. The violinist gritted his teeth, glanced at the little starship that hadn't arrived yet, took advantage of this gap and ran to Ryan, bowed and thanked, "Thank you."
"Thank me for what?" Ryan's eyes quickly swept across the violinist's face, which was nothing special, and looked cowardly and timid, "I complained to you."
The violinist squeezed the piano case, looked up at Ryan and said in a low voice, "Thank you for the guest's complaint, so we can end the performance. Thank you."
He didn't have any new words, so he said thank you upside down, bent over and bowed more than ninety degrees, and before Ryan could say anything, he turned and ran away, returned to his companion and looked back at Ryan frequently, like It is to keep the appearance of the benefactor in mind.
"What are you looking at?" Alston didn't realize that his question was full of jealousy.
Ryan explained in detail, "I worked in Dawn. Although I quit, I can still receive reward orders in my mailbox. Some crazy adventurers are also acting as pirates. I always pay extra attention when I see something suspicious." Move The star coin, the cradle of wealth, how can a man who wants to support his family miss it.
After listening to Ryan's explanation, Alston felt much more comfortable, although he still didn't realize that this behavior was equivalent to jealousy, "Is there something wrong with that violinist?"
"It's estimated that there is some camouflage on the face, so you can't see it at once." Ryan tapped the band leader with his chin, "That's true, 'Musician' Evan, offering a reward of 5,000 star coins, which is equal to the cost of digging fish this time , It’s still worth some money.” So he planned to pick a time to earn a little money, and grabbed Evan to go to the police station to receive the reward.
The "Dawn" he joined in college is a semi-official organization affiliated with the public security system, which specializes in hunting down well-known adventurers or pirates on the list. Now that he has discovered the mission on the list, as a former member of Dawn, it is unreasonable The reason for letting the dangerous elements go.
As for the violinist, Ryan chuckled and waited and watched it get better. He didn't mind making extra money.
After the hard work of the construction team, a barbed fish nearly six meters deep was finally dug out from seven meters below the ice surface in 25 minutes. Two or three meters below the fish body is the flowing lake water. This fish must be lake water Frozen in the ice without having time to swim away when it was frozen, Ryan checked 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 a fish three meters below the ice surface. It was so close to the ground that Ryan knew that the fish was an old fish just by looking at the fish's eyes.
Workers used a chainsaw to remove a piece of meat and part of the fish tail from the fish head, and the rest was packed into a blue fresh-keeping bag and sent to the Shakespeare for fresh-keeping treatment, and then sent to Ryan's small starship. The fish processed by insurance can be stored for more than half a year, and you can enjoy delicious fish to your heart's content within half a year.
After sending it to the Mirabilis restaurant, the fish was processed according to local specialties. What Ryan and Oston saw were red, hot dry-stir-fried fish and spicy fish tail. They also ordered several kinds of shrimp, which were also found in chili peppers. Shrimp and shrimp in spicy soup.
Ryan's ability to tolerate spicy food is not bad, and it is enough to drink some hot tea when eating. Auston loves and hates spicy food, but he can't bear it when he wants to eat it. He sweats profusely and his face is flushed, and drinking more tea can't relieve it.
Ryan looked at Auston's red lips, his eyes darkened, and he regretted tasting the special dishes. After eating so many spicy dishes, the two of them couldn't communicate in depth recently because of Auston's health considerations.