Red Rock Base
Lunar Eclipse was stowed into the cargo hold of a Mittal Mammoth-class industrial ship. Xia Fei got off the ship and stretched. This was the first time he had stepped out of a ship in the past twenty days. Phantom was right; being cooped up in a ship for a long time was indeed depressing.
Lighting a cigarette, Xia Fei walked up the stairs to the command deck of the industrial ship.
The wheat-skinned girl was sitting in the captain's chair, chewing on a piece of gum. Her legs were swaying back and forth as she sized Xia Fei up and down.
She was dressed very simply. Her overalls had been washed so many times that the original color was indistinguishable. She was wearing a pair of men's leather boots that clearly did not fit her feet. The two boots were huge, one black and the other brown. One was slightly bigger than the other. Her red baseball cap was placed upside down on her head. It was impossible to tell whether she had long hair or short hair under the cap.
Xia Fei smiled and walked over, extending his hand. "Xia Fei."
* Slap! *
The girl did not shake hands with Xia Fei. Instead, she gave him a high five and asked, Sarah, did you bring the money?
The moment they gave each other a high five, Xia Fei noticed that Sarah's hand was covered in calluses, looking rough and stiff. It was the kind of hand that should belong to an adult man who had been working for a long time, not a seventeen-year-old girl.
Swiping his finger across his ring, Xia Fei took out an automatic fresh-keeping container and counted a hundred White Dews and a hundred Snake Eye Berries for Sarah.
Sarah used an old canned container to keep the fruits and quickly counted them twice to make sure that the number was correct. She revealed a proud smile.
Since youre so straightforward, Ill give you a piece of advice for free. Sarah shook the can in her hand. "Next time, don't take out anything valuable when there's someone around, no matter who that person is. Also, your spatial ring is too eye-catching. I advise you to keep it in your pants. This is the Wild Star Region. If you want to live longer, you'll have to do as I say."
Sarah was different from all the girls Xia Fei had met before. If Avrils was a pampered house cat, then Sarah was a wild cat, full of wildness.
Sarah stood up, dragging her heavy boots as she took out a tattered work uniform from a cabinet and tossed it to Xia Fei. Change into this. I can tell that youre not from the Wild Star Region with this getup.
Xia Fei was actually not a particular person. He was wearing an old-fashioned Li Ning sportswear, which he had bought several years ago. Back then, Xia Fei was not as tall as he was now, so the sportswear was wrinkled and small on him. There was even a small hole on the right sleeve from a cigarette burn.
It was not a good idea to change in front of a young lady, so Xia Fei took his clothes and headed out.
"Tsk! Are you shy? "Sarah pursed her lips in a mocking manner.
Xia Fei stopped in his tracks and turned around to smile at Sarah. What is there to be shy about as long as youre not afraid of me, as long as youre not afraid.
With that said, Xia Fei began to take off his clothes right in front of Sarah, looking very indecent. Sarah did not seem to mind. She propped her chin on her arm and stared at Xia Fei.
"Do you want to do business?" Sarah asked.
What kind of business? Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows. He realized that there was something wrong with the work uniform Sarah had given him. Xia Fei did not care if it had seven or eight holes in it, he could accept it being covered in grease, and he could tolerate the sour smell, but the uniform did not fit him at all.
The sleeves went past Xia Fei's arms and hung all the way down to his knees. The trousers were rolled up three times, and they could still cover his combat boots. Xia Fei estimated that it would be impossible to fit this uniform without a height of two meters and two hundred kilograms.
It should be mentioned that Xia Fei was a Speed Ability User, and this kind of bulky clothing would create unnecessary obstacles when he accelerated.
Sarah took out a flat candy box from the front pocket of her overalls and shook it a few times, making a rattling sound.
Sarah poured out a few Hearts of Spirit from the box into her palm. The smaller ones were about the size of mung beans, while the bigger ones were like soybeans. Sarah said, This is the currency of the Wild Star Region. The smaller ones are one dollar, and the bigger ones are ten. I'll use twenty-seven dollars to exchange for your eighty-one Snake Eye Berries. How does that sound?
Xia Fei was slightly taken aback. One dollar for three Snake Eye Berries? Thats not that expensive. That fist-sized Heart of Spirit sold for over two hundred million star coins last time, and the Snake Eye Berries are only thirty thousand each. Thats a pretty good deal.
Not exchanging. Xia Fei shook his head.
Although the price was acceptable, Xia Fei could tell from Sarah's expression that she would definitely make a profit from this deal. This little wild cat did not know how to hide her inner thoughts.
Stingy! Sarah kept the candy box in her pocket and grumbled unhappily.
Xia Fei paced around the command deck in his overalls, his baggy clothes making him very uncomfortable.
You look a bit like a Wild Star Region native. If anyone asks, just say that youre Old Allen's distant nephew.
After Sarah gave Xia Fei some instructions, the Mammod-class industrial ship was almost ready to charge. The worn-out industrial ship passed through a wormhole and entered a desolate star region.
Looking out from the porthole, Xia Fei could clearly see the yellowish-brown asteroid belt. This asteroid belt was in the shape of a ring, wrapping around this part of space.
The industrial ship slowly approached a huge asteroid. From the outside, this reddish-brown asteroid looked no different from the other asteroids floating in space. Its surface was full of bumps and hollows, and there were no signs of life on it.
After confirming it, a door suddenly opened on the asteroid, and only then did Xia Fei realize that there was another world inside the asteroid. The center of the asteroid was hollow, and there were many docks inside, with many spaceships of different sizes docked at the docks.
The industrial ship docked on a platform deep inside the asteroid. Since the outer layer of the asteroid was man-made, it ensured that the air in the base would not be lost, so there was no need to perform any complicated air-conditioning procedures.
After docking the ship, Sarah led Xia Fei down from the industrial ship.
Hey, Sarah! Where did you seduce this handsome man? A bearded man walked over and said to Sarah. Half of his face had been destroyed, and it was full of lumps and bumps. It was a terrifying sight.
"Seduce my ass!" Sarah very savagely kicked the bearded man's butt and spat at him. This is Old Allen's nephew. He came from another base.
The bearded man laughed heartily, not minding Sarah's kick on his butt. He walked over and grabbed Xia Fei's shoulder. Which base are you from? Do you want me to introduce you to a few women with big butts?
Screw you! Sarah pushed the bearded man away and grabbed Xia Fei's hand as they walked out of the dock.
Xia Fei had seen the slums before, but Red Rock Base was a lot worse than that. There were drunkards lying in the middle of the road, and the houses on both sides of the road were in tatters. A flock of hens and a fat black pig swaggered along the road, seemingly unafraid of anyone.
There were people fighting, singing, and begging. A naked, burly man and a black insectoid had their arms around each other's shoulders as they walked along the road. They were even singing something. Both of them had a bottle of alcohol in their hands, swaying as they walked. It was obvious that they were drunk.
Although the war between the Pan-Human Alliance and the insectoids had ended, the two sides were still in a state of mutual hostility and did not get along very well.
On the other hand, humans and insectoids were coexisting peacefully here. There were even quite a few female insectoids on the street, wearing all sorts of strange ornaments as they stood there, trying to attract customers. One of them was a fat, green female insectoid, which actually caught Xia Fei's attention, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
Sarah and Xia Fei finally made their way through the messy street and arrived at a residential area. The houses here were all haphazardly built sheds. They were crooked and looked like they could be blown over by a gust of wind. Fortunately, they were inside a meteorite, so there was no wind.
Sarah's house was not bad in this slum area. It had a small yard of about ten square meters and three bungalows that were welded together with metal plates. There were three drainage pots in the yard, which were planted with some green vegetables.
There was no land here, so the plants had to be grown in liquid pots.
"Old man, I've brought her back," Sarah shouted as she kicked the door open and walked in.
Xia Fei followed her into the room. There was an old wooden square table in the room, and there was a metal plate on top of it, which contained some unknown food. There was also a long sofa with one side high and the other low, and the material was greasy.
Sarah did not wash her hands and directly picked up a few pieces of white food with flour on it from the plate on the table and stuffed them into her mouth. She seemed to be enjoying it.
Sarah turned to look at Xia Fei and grabbed a handful of the food and stuffed it into Xia Fei's hand. Youre welcome. It's free.
The food looked a little like wild vegetables wrapped in a layer of flour. It smelled pretty good and was very light. Xia Fei did not reject it and took a piece of wild vegetable and put it into his mouth. Hmm, it tastes pretty good. What is this?
Sarah smirked. Pudding. It's made from seaweed from the sewers, then dipped in some flour and steamed it in a pot.
"Oh." Xia Fei nodded. He took another piece and put it in his mouth, chewing it carefully. I have to say that the taste of seaweed from the sewers is eight out of ten.
Sarah chuckled. Youre gutsy. There was a smuggler from the Pan-Human Alliance who vomited the moment he heard that this thing grew from the sewers.
Xia Fei did not say anything and quietly finished the unknown plant. He dusted off the flour on his hands and sat on the sofa to light a cigarette.
That was when Allen walked out of the room with his back hunched. Child, why did the Azure Grass become something from the sewers?
Sarah made a face at Allen before she walked into her room. Im going to take a nap. Call me when it's time to eat.
Allen sat down on the slanted sofa and shook his head. Sarah is a good child, but she is just too wild.
Xia Fei smiled and did not comment on Sarah. The lady was just a little primitive, and there was nothing bad about it.
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