Hilda hardly spoke on the way home. She was wearing the new clothes that Hao Ren had bought for her. In her hand was her tattered and dirty old dress. The bag was also the kind of disposable packaging that she found unbelievable and wasteful. She looked at the bag in her hand and seemed to be lost in thought.
The two were now walking on the sparsely populated streets of the Southern Suburbs. As there was nothing urgent, Hao Ren did not directly teleport back. He thought that letting Hilda experience the public transportation on Earth would probably make the worried elven queen relax a little, and at the same time, divert her attention. After all, although Hilda would only be here for two or three days, it was still a trip to Earth. However, these efforts seemed to have no effect. Hilda did not have the slightest mood to pay attention to how novel and interesting the things around her were. She frowned most of the time, questioning the way of life of the people on Earth. The rest of the time, she just lowered her head and pondered, completely immersed in the worries of her home kingdom.
During the few days in the Plane of Dreams, Hilda did not behave like this. Because at that time, she was walking through a wilderness with everyone from beginning to end. In between, she only slept in a simple and cramped lakeside outpost for a night, and did not have much opportunity to observe and judge the way of life of the people in the Plane of Dreams. She did lament the vast blue sky and large tracts of natural forests in the Plane of Dreams, which was enviable. But at that time, Hao Ren did not think too much about it. Now, seeing Hilda's strange behavior, Hao Ren could not help but ask, "What... is it like in your hometown?"
He heard Hilda mention the reason why she crossed over. It was because of the lack of resources in her hometown. She had no choice but to use the method of teleportation to find a new world where she could live. However, the teleportation gate malfunctioned and she was thrown into the Plane of Dreams. But at that time, Hao Ren did not delve into this problem.
How scarce were resources? Just how scarce were they?
Hilda was silent for a moment. She raised her hand and pointed to an old iron shelf at the corner of the street that had been abandoned for a few years. This iron shelf was placed there as a support for a light box when the Southern Suburbs was still a little more prosperous. "Do you see the wasted metal?"
"Oh..."
"We need to refine these substances from all kinds of waste, and before that, every piece of waste has been recycled countless times. The energy and other chemical elements needed for reforging came from a facility set up near the star. The facility was called a coronal station, which collected energy and trace elements from the sun's jet stream. Every year, the radiation and light disaster on Corona Station would consume the lives of thousands of elves. "
Hao Ren was stunned.
Hilda saw the dull look on the man's face. She smiled as if she had expected it. "You can't imagine it, right? I was born and raised in such a world, so I had a slightly higher material ration than other elves. But until I was sent to a world with a vast blue sky and fresh air (The Plane of Dreams), I could not imagine what a world with abundant resources was like. "
Hao Ren did not want to admit it, but he really could not imagine what Hilda's hometown would be like. He lowered his head and nodded. He began to think about what he could do — as an inspector.
The two of them returned to their residence in silence. The moment they opened the door, Hao Ren put these things aside for the time being. The Plane of Dreams, The Day of Return, the otherworldlings, the collapsing "wall", and the lost spaceship. There were too many things that he needed to think about. It was best to take one step at a time.
"I'm back!" Hao Ren stood at the door and called out to the living room. Immediately, he heard Vivian's voice coming from the kitchen. "You're back? Go and rest, lunch will be ready soon! "
Hao Ren liked his current state of life. The noisy and abnormal tenants were not just tenants. These people with special identities and shared special secrets were more like a family when they gathered together. No matter who came home, they could stand at the door and shout "I'm back!" and there would be a response from somewhere in the house. That was the real home.
A few months ago, Hao Ren could only see a silly cat rolling on the floor when he came home every day. Now, he could see a table full of good food.
Oh, and a silly husky whose tail was wagging so hard that it almost fell off.
When Hao Ren came to the living room, Lily immediately rushed over, aiming for the bag of snacks in Hao Ren's hand. The female canine wagged her tail as she rummaged through the snacks. "Where's the spicy sticks?"
"Don't eat too much spicy sticks," Hao Ren sighed. "What if you accidentally transform?"
Lily was the first werewolf in history who would not be affected by moonlight. However, if she ate too many spicy strips, she would turn into a werewolf completely.
Lily mumbled as she hugged her precious snacks and ran to the fridge. Suddenly, Hao Ren saw an unfamiliar girl sitting on the sofa not far away. She was dressed in casual clothes, her chestnut hair casually draped over her shoulders, and her skin was a healthy wheat color. She looked like a mixed-race sporty girl. She was sitting on the sofa watching TV while fiddling with the remote clumsily. Noticing Hao Ren's gaze, she turned around and waved her hand in a friendly manner.
Hao Ren was stunned for a moment before he realized who it was. "Becky?"
"Yeah," Becky waved the remote excitedly. "You guys are really interesting! This thing called TV... and this remote! Your alchemy skills are really godly! "
"Wow, I didn't recognize you at first glance." Hao Ren looked at Becky's completely earthly outfit in amazement. The mercenary girl who was originally dressed like a fantasy ranger had changed into Nangong Wuyue's casual clothes. Her ponytail had loosened into an everyday hairstyle, and she seemed to have put on some light makeup (probably done by Nangong Wuyue). It made her look like a completely different person. "This outfit looks pretty good."
"Ah, it's pretty good." Becky tugged at her clothes. "But Nangong Wuyue said something was missing. She wanted me to go shopping with her tomorrow..."
Just then, Nangong Wuyue came over and said, "Oh, I'm going to buy her some underwear tomorrow..."
Hao Ren suddenly felt embarrassed to continue on this topic.
Becky was studying the principle of the remote control and the TV with great enthusiasm. She even wanted to use magic to test the energy connection between the two "alchemy tools". But considering that she was penniless here, she dismissed the idea of selling herself to pay off her debt. She asked Hao Ren curiously, "You must be quite a big shot here, right?"
Hao Ren was puzzled. "Why do you say that?"
Becky pointed at the TV, and then pointed at the lights and air conditioner. "Look at these, huge crystal screens, magic lights that don't need oil, and a thermostat! I once went to the Earl's house for a mission, but I didn't see anything like this. You must be a big shot here! And you said that you specialize in world travel, I think I'm riding on someone's coattails... "
Hao Ren suddenly coughed. "Ahem... It's not the same thing. My job is classified as a confidential profession. Besides, the things you see here are actually common electrical appliances on Earth. Almost everyone here has them. "
Becky's eyes suddenly widened. "Are you kidding me? Everyone has these luxuries? "
Hao Ren spread out his hands. "Science is the primary productivity, and demand is the godfather of productivity. If the alchemy workshops over there can understand the importance of market economy and industrial transformation, you can also live like this. I know that you guys have similar technology, but it's limited to a small area of application. "
Becky's mouth was open for a long time. Suddenly, she came to her senses. She took out the "music box" that Hao Ren gave her from her pocket and asked, "How much is this thing worth here?"
Nangong Wuyue, who was lying on her stomach watching the show, could not help but burst out laughing. The siren girl was naughty. She had already guessed that Hao Ren would soon face this problem, and she had been holding it in until now.
Hao Ren's face instantly turned the same color as Lil Pea's tail. He could not get rid of one sentence in his mind: the otherworldly people are not stupid!
"Well, you don't have to say it." Becky knew what was going on just by looking at Hao Ren's face, but she did not seem to care much about it. Or perhaps, another more fascinating thought had completely overshadowed the displeasure of being deceived. She looked down at the "music box" in her hand and muttered to herself, "This thing is probably just a toy here, but in my world, it can at least be exchanged for a few horses..."
Hao Ren's ears suddenly perked up. "What are you trying to say?"
Becky held the "music box" in her hands and looked up expectantly. "I'll buy a lot of music boxes from Earth and sell them for money. Then, I'll send our worthless alchemy waste to your world as gems. In half a year, I'll accumulate a lot of money, and then I'll open a business in both worlds, monopolize the cross-border trade, and hire a lot of bodyguards to protect me. Some people may find out about my secret and come to provoke me. So, I'll use the money to make myself a peerless master to kill them. Then, I'll use the money to kill every troublemaker. At the same time, I'll use my unparalleled wealth and beauty to seduce a lot of handsome guys. I'll be conferred the title of countess... or even a duchess... No, I'll just buy a piece of land in the east, build a city, and make myself a king. Then, I'll have to fight against the evil forces in the world... If there's no evil forces, I'll build one myself. Anyway, I have to find a way to make my name in history... Hehe, hehehe... I don't have to be a mercenary anymore.
"..."
So, this girl was the main character, right? Her two-world Master Dao's thinking was self-taught!
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