The information Bigeye provided was extremely important to Xia Fan.
It turned out that a long time ago, a war had broken out in the Scorching Star Region. The main characters of the war had probably been the Skywing Clan that had come to the Cangyue Moon through the Gate of the Universe and the original overlord of the Cangyue Moon, Yue Yin.
It was precisely because of the existence of the ancient battlefield that items that originally belonged to the Skywing Clan had ended up in the Scorching Star Region. The metabolism accelerator he had obtained from the Sand Gate and the battle uniform fragments he had bought from the market were all remnants of that war.
Could the Skywing Token that could help him find his family be among those remnants?
Thinking of this, Xia Fan's heart began to race. He couldn't wait to see the old man Bigeye had mentioned.
Unfortunately, the old man had no fixed residence, and it was already late. There was nowhere to look for him.
Da Yan was a smart kid. He thought that Xia Fan would be interested in this piece of information, so he made an appointment with the old man the next morning and gave him a few pieces of silver. The old man was very happy and agreed to meet with Xia Fan without hesitation.
Bigeye was reluctant to buy food and would rather starve, but he was very generous when it came to helping Xia Fan investigate. This made Xia Fan feel even better about him.
After listening to Bigeye's description, Xia Fan nodded. "You've done well. Here are a few gold coins. Take them and help me. I won't let you suffer any losses.
"Also, pack up the leftovers and take them back. There are some worthless souvenirs in Tony's car. They're for you and your brother."
With that, Xia Fan gave Bigeye another five gold coins. The two brothers were practically shouting "Long live" as they happily packed up the leftovers into two big bags. Carrying them in their hands, they also took the thermos cups, T-shirts, and other souvenirs from Tony's car.
Tony suddenly realized that Xia Fan wanted these worthless things for Bigeye. These things were useless to Xia Fan, but Bigeye's poor family really needed them. Xia Fan had thought things through very carefully.
Immediately, the two skinny kids carried four big bags full of things and ran home.
Although these things were very heavy, the brothers didn't feel tired at all. Instead, they were full of energy.
They felt that meeting Xia Fan was the luckiest thing that had ever happened to them.
.....
It was a silent night.
The next morning, Xia Fan and Fo You walked out of their room. When they arrived at the hall, they saw Tony, Jay, the big-eyed brothers, and the old man who was said to know the location of the ancient battlefield.
The old man's clothes were ragged and he was over seventy years old. Judging from his appearance, his situation was not any better than the big-eyed brother's. He was also a member of the vagrants of Fire Beacon City.
In a private room, they were having breakfast.
This was Xia Fan's order. He told Tony and Dayan to go to the market early and bring them here once they found them. Of course, Tony and Dayan did as they were told.
The breakfast on the table was almost all gone. Looking at the old man and the big-eyed brother's bulging bellies, Xia Fan immediately understood what had happened.
He asked the waiter to serve some more food and said to Tony, "You guys wait for me at the cafe outside. Order whatever you want."
Donnie nodded and said to the old man, "This is the big boss. You must answer truthfully whatever he asks you. You will get a lot of benefits."
The old man nodded hurriedly. He was very satisfied with the breakfast. It had been a long time since he had eaten as much as he did today.
Then, Tony said to Xia Fan, "His name is Gerry. I have inquired about him. When he was young, Gerry was indeed a scavenger and a salvager. Later, when he was old and had little savings, he began to wander the streets."
Xia Fan nodded and expressed his satisfaction with Tony's work. In order to prevent Gerry from lying, Xia Fan did ask Tony to inquire about his background.
Xia Fan picked up the teapot and poured tea for Gerry. Gerry hurriedly stood up, held the cup with both hands and said, "Boss, I can't let you pour tea for me!"
Xia Fan smiled and said, "It's nothing. Besides, you are an elder and should be respected."
Perhaps Xia Fan's words made Gerry feel good. He scratched his head in embarrassment.
Gerry thought that Xia Fan was going to ask him questions. After all, it was because of this that Tony and Dayan asked him to come. Unexpectedly, Xia Fan did not mention anything. Instead, he asked about Gerry's life while eating breakfast with Fo You.
"It's not good to have no one to take care of me when I'm old." Xia Fan thought for a while and said, "How about this? There are some retirement institutions in Fire Beacon City. I will find a good one and buy you a lifetime membership."
"After all, your current situation is not suitable for you to live alone. It's okay to be older, but I'm afraid that you will be sick and lonely. If you live in a nursing home, you can chat with your companions and play cards. If you feel uncomfortable, there will be doctors and nurses to take care of you."
"In addition, I will also save some money for you as your daily pocket money. Although this is not the best, at least you will have someone to rely on in the future. What do you think?"
Gerry's eyes were wide open. He could not believe what Xia Fan had said.
According to Gerry's thinking, Xia Fan just needed him. After using him, Xia Fan would give him some money and he would go back to wandering the streets.
As he grew older, Gerry realized that what he needed the most was someone to rely on. After witnessing so many of his companions dying alone on the streets, Gerry was not only satisfied with Xia Fan's offer, but he was also shocked.
Xia Fan wanted to help him grow old!
Gerry looked at the young Xia Fan. Although he did not have children, even if he did, he could not have done better than Xia Fan, right?
Suddenly, Gerry's eyes became wet. He had a feeling that he wanted to repay Xia Fan with all his heart.
"Boss, you are so good to me! I... I don't know how to repay you! "Gerry said in a hoarse voice.
Xia Fan smiled and waved his hand. "You don't have to repay me. Just tell me your story."
"Do you want to eat something else? If you are full, let's go now. "
"Okay, I will listen to you!"
Fo You looked at Xia Fan in surprise. He did not expect Xia Fan to be so kind.
Fo You remembered that when he met the people from the God-slaying Society in the training camp, Xia Fan did not blink when he killed them. This strange guy might have a double personality.
After leaving the restaurant, Xia Fan called Tony and explained the situation to him.
Tony agreed, and the group drove to a local nursing home in Fire Beacon City.
The nursing home was located outside the city. The large courtyard was paved with grass, and the building was a simple white six-story building. There were many old men and women sunbathing in the courtyard.
According to Tony, this was the best nursing home in Fire Beacon City.
Xia Fan asked Gerry if he was satisfied. Gerry nodded hurriedly and almost burst into tears.
Xia Fan quickly stopped him because he did not know how much a lifetime membership of the nursing home would cost. Xia Fan took out two level-three energy crystals and gave them to Tony.
"Go and do the paperwork. If there is any left, give it to Gerry as pocket money," Xia Fan said to Tony.
Tony already knew that Xia Fan was a good boss. He was generous, so he did not mind.
The big-eyed brothers and Gerry, on the other hand, were stunned. Each energy crystal could be exchanged for two hundred fifty-gram gold coins. Xia Fan was really generous!
Tony took the money and went to do the paperwork. Xia Fan sent the big-eyed brothers away and sat on an empty chair on the lawn with Gerry.
Xia Fan comforted Gerry and told him to live a good life from now on.
Gerry nodded and untied a rope around his neck. There was a simple positioning chip on it and he gave it to Xia Fan.
"What is this?" Xia Fan asked curiously.
Gerry answered solemnly, "This chip contains a location. It is the location of the wing-shaped wreckage that I salvaged years ago."
Gerry scratched his head in embarrassment. "According to the rules, the salvagers are under the orders of the employer. They go wherever the employer takes them. The entire voyage is sealed off to prevent the salvagers from obtaining any coordinates that might lead them to salvage valuable items. They also have to conduct body searches every day. The management is very strict."
Xia Fan nodded slightly as he listened.
Salvagers made a living by salvaging wreckages. The location of the wreckage was a secret of the salvage companies and private salvage teams.
After all, there were no laws in outer space. Whoever found a wreckage could salvage it.
If a salvager sold the location to a competitor for personal gain, it would bring a huge loss to the salvage company.
Therefore, the management of the salvagers was very strict.
They were locked in the warehouse on the bottom floor and had to undergo a full body check when they boarded and left the ship.
Under such conditions, how did Gerry bring the tracking device to the salvage company and obtain the location of the wreckage?
Before Xia Fan could ask, Gerry said shamefully, "I was not a man who followed the rules. I secretly brought the tracking device to the salvage company and sold the location to other businessmen."
"At first, I made a lot of money. When I was young, I lived a ridiculous life. I drank and drank every day. Anyway, I thought it was easy to make money and spend it happily."
"Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The salvage company gradually realized that I did not follow the rules, so I lost my job as a salvager. The other companies also knew that I was not clean, so no one hired me anymore."
"After I lost my job, I spent all my money, so I could only follow others to scavenge."
"The income from scavenging was far less than that of a salvager. My life became poorer and poorer. Even when I was old, I could not make a comeback."
"Now that I think about it, I really regret it. If I did not resort to trickery and kept working hard, I would not have ended up like this, living on the streets."
"Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world. I still have to bear the sins I committed when I was young."
Xia Fan nodded. "How did you bring the tracking device into the salvage company?"
Gerry's old face immediately turned red. He pointed to his buttocks in embarrassment and said, "I stuffed it in this place. Even if I take off my clothes and check, I won't be able to find it. It just hurts a lot."
Xia Fan immediately understood. Fo You was also stunned. He could not imagine that someone would put the tracking device in such a place to get the location of the wreckage. Could it really be stuffed in? It wouldn't bleed, would it?
"I see." Xia Fan nodded slightly and said, "As long as you follow this location, you will be able to find the place you mentioned. By the way, what kind of place is it?"
Gerry's expression suddenly became serious. He said, "Boss, are you really going to the place I mentioned?"
"Of course."
"In person?"
"Yes."
Gerry slapped his head and said regretfully, "If I knew this, I wouldn't have told you."
"You are such a rich big boss. Why do you need to go in person? It's better to find someone else to help. After all, that place is really dangerous."
When Fo You heard that it was dangerous, he became interested and asked curiously, "Tell me, what kind of place is it? Is it fun? "
"Fun?" Gerry thought that Fo You's idea was unbelievable. He said seriously, "Believe me, that place is really not fun at all. It is outside a circular cosmic storm!"
.....
On the way to the airport, Xia Fan looked out of the window at the scenery that was constantly passing by and fell into deep thought.
According to Gerry, the location where the wreckage with the Heaven Wings mark was found was outside a circular cosmic storm.
The technicians of the salvage company deduced that the wreckage existed inside the storm. Because the storm was rotating violently all the time, wreckage would be thrown out from inside the storm from time to time.
This was the kind of wreckage that the salvage company was looking for. As for the wreckage that existed inside the cosmic storm, even if it was priceless, the salvage company would not dare to approach it. That was because a cosmic storm was not a joke. If they were not careful, they would die.
A cosmic storm was a product of high-speed rotation of energy, matter, and space. It was often accompanied by a huge amount of electromagnetic radiation and interference waves.
The circular cosmic storm was one of the most terrifying types of storm. The energy formed a balance in a fixed area and moved with the center as the center.
Unless the energy was exhausted, the circular cosmic storm would keep rotating like a top. This process could take 100,000 years, or it could take a million or even ten million years.
Xia Fan felt a little anxious. The circular energy storm was like a hurricane. Its interior was stable, but its outer layer was a powerful wind wall composed of energy, space, and matter.
No one could rush into the center of the cosmic storm unless they had a specially designed and manufactured ship. However, if they could not rush into the center of the cosmic storm, Xia Fan would never know the truth.
"It would be great if there was a defense core," Xia Fan thought to himself.
Calamity was equipped with a mechanical core, and Xia Fan also had an energy core. These two cores could greatly improve the performance of Calamity.
However, good performance alone was not enough. A powerful energy shield was also needed to resist the storm. Otherwise, the danger of entering the cosmic storm was beyond imagination.
"It's not too far away anyway. Let's go take a look." Xia Fan thought to himself, "If there's really no other way, I'll ask Fo You's father to help me find an energy core. It should be doable. I'll ask for leave and come back after I find an energy core."
Xia Fan made up his mind. No matter what, since he was already in the Scorching Star Zone, he had to go take a look.
It did not take long for the hover car to arrive at the airport. Opening the warehouse door, Tony and the Big Eyes brothers saw Xia Fan's strangely shaped frigate, Calamity.
Tony and Big Eyes looked a little sad.
Xia Fan smiled and reached out to pat Big Eyes on the head. "Why do you look sad?"
Big Eyes blinked. "Boss is leaving. I can't bear to see you go."
"This kid." Xia Fan smiled. He touched his spatial ring and took out two level-3 energy crystals. He gave them to Big Eyes and five more to Tony.
"Boss, what are you doing?" Big Eyes and Tony asked at the same time.
Xia Fan said, "Take it. It's what you deserve."
"Also, Tony, I have a favor to ask of you."
Tony hurriedly said, "What is it, Boss?"
Xia Fan pointed at the Big Eyes brothers and said, "These two are quite smart. They hit it off with me, so I hope you can take care of them after I'm gone."
Tony laughed. "Boss, don't worry. Big Eye is smart enough. I can see that very clearly."
"Thanks for your help. I've made some money and will definitely expand my business in the future. The Big Eyes brothers can be my assistant. The pay may not be high, but they won't starve."
Xia Fan nodded, very satisfied with Tony's arrangement.
Xia Fan thought that Big Eyes should go to school, but this was the outer space. Even if he graduated, it would be difficult to find a job. It was better to let Big Eyes follow Tony and learn a skill so that he could support his family in the future.
There was no helping it. The children of the poor took care of their families early, not because they matured early, but because they were forced to grow up quickly.
After bidding farewell and exchanging contact information, Xia Fan and Fo You boarded the ship and left Fire Beacon City.
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