The Star Knight - 105. Chapter One Hundred and Five

Times VI shuttles through the ancient starry sky, like a curious traveler in the vast galaxy. The distant stars emit sixteen river-like light bands, and exude a ray of light in the lonely, far-reaching universe.

Fragmented ice flew from the seventeen huge ice planets and followed a clear trajectory to the giant star in the center. Opal raised his head in a daze, staring at the magnificent spectacle outside the window.

Raymond was whistling and sitting on the sofa. There were two other people beside him, who were the companions on the boat ride this time.

Opal said: “It’s so beautiful.”

“Huh huh.” Raymond looked up and said, “The flashing river stars, these ice crystal belts, according to estimates, will take at least hundreds of millions of years to be completely absorbed by it.”

“Fantasy is a diamond star.” A man with a cigarette sitting in front of the sofa playing cards: “I guess IRC doesn’t have enough money, so I often dig diamonds from the ground to sell.”

His companion was a blond man, and he said, “You save some, now diamonds are no longer valuable in ancient times.”

“At least you can make a prism and a condenser lens for a light shock cannon.” The man with a cigarette said: “Raymond, look at you?”

“Two Kings.” Raymond showed his card.

“Three with two.” The other man said.

“Oh—” Raymond and the man with the cigarette slammed cards at the same time.

“Victor.” Raymond said: “You are not a good thing.”

The winner named Victor smiled and put away a small stack of shiny gold coins, Raymond got up and said, “I’m going to take a shower.”

The man with the cigarette cried, “Otto…what’s your name? Kid, come and play.”

“It’s Opal.” Raymond said before entering the room: “Don’t bully him, or you will be miserable.”

Opal turned his head and glanced at him, got down from the swivel chair, and took a bottle of Nv Luo fruit wine. The man with the cigarette squinted his eyes and said, “Children can’t drink.”

“It’s just fruit wine.” Opal showed it to him, and said: “Don’t be busy collecting the chips, how much does Raymond lose to you? Take it out and let it go.”

Victor and the smoking man laughed, and Opal said, “Your name is Doncaine, isn’t it?”

The smoking man corrected: “Tangkaen, you can call me Thangka.”

Opal nodded, Victor began to issue the cards, Thangka took out a gold coin and flicked it, saying: “I bet this, the commemorative coin for the establishment of the Lions Autonomous Prefecture for 3,300 years, with Emperor Kartes on it. ‘S avatar, look at it…”

Opal said: “Very well, leave it alone, it will be mine later.”

Victor began to issue public cards, and Thanka said, “Thank you for letting us take your boat.”

“Oh, you’re welcome.” Opal received the card, looked at the card, and said: “It was given to him by Raymond’s father, but you obviously won the ticket.”

The two laughed together.

Thangka asked: “What do you bet on as a bargaining chip?”

“Be…” Opal said: “Our little robots, plus Times VI.”

Two people: “…”

Opal: “I never lied, this is for you, you win, we will go through the spaceship transfer procedures after we arrive at the destination.” Then he put E7 and Xiao Q on the table together, Raymond took a shower, and Thangka said : “Your companion wants to use a spaceship to gamble with us.”

Raymond hummed and said, “He never lied.”

Victor took out all the commemorative coins and said, “Gamble with you.”

With a cigarette in his mouth, Thangka looked at Opal maliciously, and finally said: “Interesting, I like it very much.”

Victor said: “This is something that adventurers often do. It seems that you are born with the temperament of King’s Wharf.”

Raymond smiled and said, “Didn’t Muri also lose the entire Adventurer’s Union to a competitor? That’s a gamble, let’s deal with it.”

Victor was a little nervous and began to deal the cards, but Opal was a little absent. He held the cards and asked, “What is this?”

“K’s are all celebrities.” Thangka’s mental quality is obviously much higher than that of his companion named Victor, and said: “Guess what?”

“Um…I don’t know any of them.” Opal picked up the Heart K that he was spreading on the table and looked at it.

“He is Azeroth.” Victor said, “Not long after he died.”

“What about this?” Opal pointed to a club jack in the community card.

“Li Wei.” Thangka said: “Box J is to raise the wind.”

“Ah–” Opal nodded slowly.

Raymond said: “I just drew a club K. Guess who it is?”

Opal said: “The Emperor Kartes.”

“Oh no.” With a cigarette in his mouth, Thangka looked at his hole cards thoughtfully, then glanced at Opal, and said: “Plum K is Marshal Rotman.”

“Who is the square K?” Opal said: “Is it the emperor or the pope.”

“Do you have a square K?” Raymond asked.

Opal said: “No, I guess it’s the emperor.”

“Yes, he is square K.” Victor said softly: “The pope does not allow the emperor to ride on his head. Guess who the pope is?”

“I don’t think these retro cards are like real people.” Opal said: “What about the J’s? I guess one of them is the Pope.”

Thangka smiled slyly, and picked up the two JOKERs placed aside and flipped over.

The big trump card is the golden elder holding a scepter, and the little trump card is the dark knight who wears armor, calmly and calmly, with a long sword standing in front of him.

“Cololin.” Opal murmured.

Several people slowly nodded. Opal seemed to be more interested in this set of cards than the winning cards themselves. They wanted to reach out and flip them, but were restrained by thangka and said, “The bet is not over yet.”

After Victor finished the last card, Opal showed the card and said: “Add community cards to form three kings with a pair of jacks, Full house.”

There was a loud noise, and Thangka fell.

Raymond laughed, came over to collect the gold coins, and touched Opal’s head.

It was only three hours before he arrived at King’s Wharf. Raymond packed up his cards, and several people chatted in the boat. Thangka won, but also could afford to lose. After a while, she no longer felt distressed. She reluctantly shook her head and went to the refrigerator to get the reserve wine of Opal and Raymond.

“Sphynx’s desert fruit wine.” Thangka tut said: “This thing is worth a lot of money.”

“Last time a farmer gave it to Opal.” Raymond said: “He needs a plant that can sing to set up the farm, and pay attention to the intruder to call the police.”

“Plants with vocal cords.” Victor said, “The city of carols grows a lot.”

“Yes.” Raymond nodded.

Opal sat aside and flipped the cards, took out a jack of spades, and asked, “Who is this?”

“Caesar, the head of the four princes of the Meteorite Legion under Colonnade.” Raymond said, picking out the king of spades and throwing it at the table, saying, “What about this?”

“Spades are the biggest.” Opal said suspiciously. “Is this man so strong?”

“Yes.” Thangka nodded and said, “There are only four of this card related to people in the Dark Ages, this one, this one, this one…and this one.”

Thangka picked out the kings of spades, kings of hearts, and kings.

“The four cosmic cards with the highest order.” Thangka said: “Another special gameplay in the game.”

Pope Drummond, Cololin, the knight on the king of spades, and Azeroth.

“This person is called Horius.” Victor glanced at it and said: “The warlord of the Dark Ages died for King’s Wharf. To commemorate him, they put him in the cosmos card.”

“What about Azeroth?” Raymond said.

Victor said: “The people of the Fiery Star admire him very much. You know that the Aerospace Association and the Mercenary Union are the only two free organizations with the longest history in the universe, so I guess the people who do this deck of cards are also Acknowledge his status.”

“What about the Qs?” Opal spread out four more Qs one by one, from left to right, they are spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds.

“The Sphinx Queen Natasha, the Empire Queen Inni, the voice of history Refina Heinris, and the little woman Xia Plant.”

Opal turned the card to the back and took a look, and said to himself: “What do these two women do?”

“Xia is the richest woman in the universe.” Raymond said: “The first lady of the Purns Chamber of Commerce. She has four sons. She has business all over the universe. IRC has their shares in it. It can be said to be a financial empire.”

“I heard that she is just a romantic…little woman.” Thangka shrugged: “Her nickname is just a little woman.”

“I know this.” Opal said: “Plant, En Mino, Stegas. The three chiefs of the Purns Chamber of Commerce.”

“The En Minor family is no longer good.” Victor said: “Sturgas has done a lot of business in mining stars. Fortunately, there is an interstellar anti-monopoly law, otherwise all human regimes will become theirs sooner or later.”

Thangka said: “But I heard that the En Mino family is preparing to come back, and it appeared in the Republic some time ago. I haven’t heard of this surname for a long time…”

Opal said: “Is Refina so famous?”

With a cigarette in his mouth, Tangka said vaguely: “There are many celebrities in her family, many of whom are talented scientists, but she is the last member of this glorious family. As for whether she is qualified to be a plum Q , This is a matter of opinion, maybe because this card was made by her students, it is not necessarily…”

Raymond said: “I heard that she is in Liexing now?”

“Well, Liexing,” Victor said.

Several people chatted casually. After reading the poker cards, Opal went to the side to play a small projection handheld game console. This is an atomic pool game. If you win a round, the beautiful man inside will take off a piece of clothing.

“It’s not good for kids to play this.” Victor said.

“It’s okay.” Raymond said: “He is fifteen years old now, and he will be an adult after the next month.”

Victor looked at Raymond, then at the expressionless Opal-he was trying to take off the vest of his smart opponent.

Thangka said, “Are you two fathers and sons?”

“Uncle nephew.” Opal said: “He is my uncle.”

The two nodded, and Raymond said, “At the same time, they are also lovers.”

“Man, according to the imperial law, you will be arrested. He is not an adult.” Victor laughed and cried.

Opal said: “We are only in spiritual love.”

Raymond smiled and said: “Yes, spiritual love, I have been waiting for him to grow up, and after all these four years, I can get it right away.”

Victor: “…”

Thangka: “…”

Opal laughed to himself. This was the fourth year after they left Iszul. After starting from the Grip of Light, the first stop they arrived at was the King’s Wharf in the Light Wheel Star System.

King’s Wharf was the first landing place where the ancestors of mankind entered the Leo galaxy in the early days of the Light Era. The forerunners briefly settled here, and then spread out to the entire Leo galaxy and discovered a brand new world, which they established here. The administrative center has been called the Leo Autonomous Prefecture for nearly two hundred years, and then migrated toward the Lion star. The original capital site has undergone several extensive renovations to become the headquarters of the Association of Large Astronautics, open to the entire universe, and become a highly free immigrant. port.

This planet is located at the extreme edge of the Leo Nebula. It has been baptized by countless wars in its nearly 20,000 years of civilized history. The Leo Galaxy Autonomous Prefecture has fought several battles with the Milky Way, and the fuse was lit on the King’s Wharf. At the end of the Dark Age, the two most tolerant planets, King’s Wharf and Splendid Star, became the last refuge of the human race.

After capital injection from the empire and major consortia, it was built to be more prosperous than the Lie Star. Numerous spacecraft took off and landed. It was the largest free port in the empire. Adventurers drove their spacecraft and came to the Da Astronautical Association to negotiate and commission. Find employers and do business.

The most different place from Liexing is that it is very free—freedom is almost crazy. King’s Wharf has perfect laws and regulations that have been handed down from the dark ages. Unlike the mercenary union, the Aerospace Association establishes a system to restrict every adventurer, but allows it to fend for themselves. There is no recruit training or curriculum guidance. People are casual, contact employers directly according to grades and qualifications, and pay a small handling fee.

Adventurers never form a group. There are nearly two billion registered members of the Aerospace Association as a whole, and they are evaluated individually. All commissions are individually linked to the responsible person, and the association does not bear any responsibility for this. The adventurer’s manual is like a mercenary diary. There is no organization and no team here. Each registered member’s manual is a separate book.

The adventurers are also completely different from the mercenaries, all of them are like polite gentlemen-at least they did behave like this in King’s Wharf. However, once they leave the China Aerospace Association, they don’t know what actions they will take. They will also kill, rob, or steal valuable artworks from ancient tombs.

As long as the Star Patrol didn’t find out, they could get away with it unless they broke the law. The definition of illegality is very vague. Sometimes it is the imperial law, sometimes it is the Republic law, and more often it is the local law on many small planets. When encountering this kind of thing, the adventurer can only escape as much as possible. The inside will not cover up criminal acts.

However, whether it is a murderer or a thief, as long as they hide in the lobby of the Greater Astronautical Association during the business period, all forces are not allowed to fight here, because everyone in the King’s Wharf believes that the soul of Horius, the god of war, sleeps here. Under a piece of land.

The first sentence in the adventurer’s manual is: [Exploration is the lifelong pursuit of an adventurer. 】

The first article in the statute of the Aerospace Association is also: [Please always remember that the mission of adventurers is not to be born for killing. After the inevitable battle, Horius will always provide you with a sanctuary for the soul. . 】

The adventurers’ evaluation level is similar to that of Lie Xing, but replaced with a poker-like A to 10 points, as well as J, Q, and K levels.

Opal began to feel very uncomfortable with this place, only that it was too loose, there was no teamwork, no comrades-in-arms, and no definite belonging relationship, but after getting acquainted with this truly neutral territory, he suddenly realized that it was still very interesting.

The adventurers observe the most basic courtesy to each other, and do not refuse other people’s inquiries and help. Among them are quite a few knowledgeable people. These people know many rumors and anecdotes in the universe. The dirty young man is a sailing genius, or a gray-haired old gentleman has only had a drink with the bosses of the big consortium not long ago.

Adventurers control a world that mercenaries can’t touch. They avoid unnecessary battles. Instead of using strength, they use their brains. The title page of the adventurer’s manual is printed: Wisdom is your only weapon.

This is in direct contrast to the rules that mercenaries believe in for fighting. Adventurers are more cunning and circuitous, accustomed to solving problems with sleek and tactics rather than a fight.

The Aerospace Association is also a competitor of Liexing. However, limited by the conditions of the loose organization of adventurers, they cannot make too many difficult commissions. This makes Liexing invincible in many tasks. After all, The missions of the mercenaries, who are often united by more than a dozen people, are something adventurers dare not challenge.

They can only explore, seek, and find commissions within their capabilities. Free persons who have passed the certification of a criminal record after registration will also receive a separate card medal. This card is printed with points and suits, which are similar to the F to SS grades of mercenaries, and get promotion points through commissioned evaluation. There are thirteen levels in the entire adventurer system, and each level is divided into four small levels: spades, hearts and clubs, and diamonds.

Levels A to 5 are called reserve personnel, and 6 to 10 are certified official adventurers. Adventurers starting from J have entered the advanced exploration field. They have their own specialties and a network of relationships that are almost extended in all directions between the stars. , And occasionally take care of the younger generation, but it is definitely not like the mercenaries on the fiery star who will give their lives for the unfamiliar comrades.

Adventurers are more pursuing retro, art and life. They always seem to intervene in troubles leisurely. When they see the momentum is wrong, they get out in time. If they have a partner who is commissioned, they play cards, gamble, and chat on the spacecraft.

They like playing cards and gambling very much. This seems to be the only tradition of the entire association. After joining the association, they will first get a set of cards. Behind this set of playing cards are printed solutions to deal with emergencies. It is often an ancient legend. Proverbs coming down. It is undeniable that the famous sayings of ancient philosophers can indeed solve almost all problems in the world.

They also like to chat very much, and often one topic can cover everything, from the characteristics of plants on a certain planet to the entire universe, and then to the wife of a gene company executive who slapped a certain executive last night.

Opal is not old enough to apply to be an adventurer, but Raymond is allowed, so Raymond got the qualification certificate and took Opal to take risks. Opal would like to hear more about the strange things from adventurers. Therefore, as long as they encounter adventurers who ask for a free ride in the aliens, they never refuse their requests. Some of these people are cunning like foxes, some are serious and practical, there are old people, and there are young people. All have one thing in common. Features-curiosity.

Their curiosity is very strong. Perhaps this is the most basic element of people who join the DAAA. They often have countless different opinions after exchanging a question. The whimsical ideas are like crossing the sky, and after leaving the spacecraft, they have different opinions. If you go away, say hello when you meet, and say goodbye when you leave, it’s like you’ve never established any friendship.

Opal feels that this kind of life has almost everything. The days at King’s Wharf made him often unconsciously think of Lie Xing, but his friends there no longer have any memories of him, just like things in his previous life.

But he still sent an anonymous letter to Xun, in which he detailed many points that he thought should be careful, although Cololin promised that he would not move the fierce star again in the short term, maybe it will be a hundred years, or maybe it will be. Two hundred years, but many things are uncertain.

Living a fresh life every day on King’s Wharf, Opal sometimes wonders, are these people lonely in their hearts? At least for him, the process of constantly satisfying curiosity and knowing more does not completely make up for the emotional loneliness.

But fortunately he still has Raymond.

“Welcome back to the Star of Light Wheel.” A female voice rang from the communication station: “The weather in King’s Wharf is fine today.”

Raymond: “I’m home.”

Several people packed up, Victor said, “Both, goodbye!”

Thangka lazily took a cigarette and said, “Goodbye, little guy.”

Times VI opened the rear compartment in the sun. Several adventurers bid farewell to each other. Opal jumped up, grabbed Raymond’s back, let him carry it, and boarded the train to the association to return the commission.