Aruber.

The capital of the glorious republic.

On the basis of the original, the overall area of the Eruber Dome has been nearly doubled, and it is already a well-deserved "human first dome structure"!

The "Pillars of Eternity" axis mast was newly built to commemorate Victory Day, and the "Brilliant of Life" was replaced by the "Bright of Life" and was called the new main support structure of Eruber.

Such a glorious miracle of humanity stands on the plains, and even if it is still hundreds of kilometers away, it can still be clearly seen.

Sitting on the bridge, Philim's heart was surging, although he remembered that he had felt the shock of Aluber's dome more than once, but today, Eruber still made Philim yearn for it.

Is this the future? Li Shaoan sighed in his heart.

The other ego replied to him: 'Yes, this is the future!' It is a hard-won future after several ups and downs! ’

……

There are seventeen free trade ports in Aruber, but only two of them are open to freemen.

Oakham and his Sixth Convoy would normally choose to anchor at Freeport 15, as it is closest to the downtown area, and during the cargo loading and unloading phase, Oakm and his men can enter the open event area of Alube as a tourist.

But today, Oakham chose Freeport Nine, which he rarely visits, as if he consciously wanted to avoid anyone.

In fact, since Oakm openly disobeyed the orders of the Great Sage, resulting in the failure of the round-up plan, he has not been able to calm down for a moment along the way.

Not only did the Great Sage rebuke and ask Oakm why he had made such an unwise choice, but the arbiters also came to the door, as if they wanted the "freedmen" to pay.

But Oakm didn't care about this, first of all, he knew that the Great Sage would not really blame him, because the rights of the Great Sage were given by all the free people, and as the most glorious "pioneer" among the free people, Oakm did not have to worry about being punished for protecting his men.

As for the arbiters.

Perhaps the disciples and the citizens of the glorious republic who were targeted by the arbiters would have feared the mad dogs, but the "free people" never bowed their heads before them.

At least for the past five years.

As for five years ago, Philim has a bloody past in his memory.

The arbiters also pressed the "freedmen" on trumped-up charges, but the result was one rebellion after another, and in the end, at the cost of the deaths of more than 3,000 "freemen" and 170 nameless arbiters, the "freemen" gained the respect and recognition of the whole world.

This recognition may be more or less painful, but Oakham will not forget his brother who gave his life for this anything.

……

"It's just that you're late, and you even change the location of the transaction temporarily, what's the matter? Trick us? The big fat man smoked a cigar and expressed his displeasure.

Philim knew the man, he was one of the many "junk" recyclers in the Aruber Dome, but he had always thought he was good.

In this one, after he spat a puff of cigarette at Oakm, Oakm didn't move, and the guards behind him knocked the fat man and the people around him down.

When the fat man opened his mouth to beg for mercy, Oakham said coldly: "If I tell the arbiters that you have dealings with the disciples, what do you think will happen to you?" ”

The fat man's face was swollen, but it was only a physical pain, and after hearing Oakm's words, he turned white with fright: "Brother! Please! I'm just a small business! I'm going to die if you do that! ”

Oakham took a deep breath and looked up at the people who had received the goods, all of whom were standing in the distance watching the excitement.

"Get out."

Oakham is in a terrible mood right now.

The fat man ran away, but before leaving, he didn't forget to take the batch of "garbage" he had ordered, after all, he had paid for it......

In the past, deliveries were handed over to his subordinates, and when Oakm arrived in Eruber, he would go to find his secret little girlfriend.

This is a well-known "secret", and probably only Oakham's wife does not know.

Seeing that he didn't go to the secret meeting with his little girlfriend today, Philim came over with a smile and asked, "What's wrong?" Won't you go to see the water today? ”

Oakm was thinking about things, and when he heard this, he smiled and said, "I remember that you always persuaded me before, why am I not in a hurry today, but you are quite anxious?" ”

Philim raised his eyebrows: "I didn't mean that, I just saw that you were unhappy, so I asked." ”

Oakm nodded, took out a cigarette and lit one, and when he handed it to Philim, Philim didn't take it.

“？”

"Quit it."

"Quitting? ...... hiss" Oakm stood up straight and looked at Philim and said, "Actually, I have long thought it was strange. ”

"Huh?" Philim's heart trembled, and he pretended to be calm.

"You and the lady at the snack shop...... It's not just a friendship, is it? ”

The proprietress of the snack shop...... Philim thought for a moment.

He did remember such a person, but he was not very impressed, and it seemed that Oakm was thinking too much.

But Philim said hesitantly, "What...... What kind of snack shop? You...... Don't talk nonsense. ”

Oakm smiled: "Okay, you go, let's go, go have a drink." ”

As he spoke, he patted Philim on the back and walked out.

……

Hopping on the sightseeing bus to the interior of Aluber, Philim felt like a foreigner traveling abroad, curious about everything around him.

There are a lot of pedestrians on the streets, but most of them are floating on a ring.

Of course, there are very few options for hiking.

There are many vehicles coming and going, but very few are flying in the air, which is very different from the future that Philim imagined.

Because their identity credentials are temporary, Philim and Oakham are not allowed to travel to the inner area of Aluber, and can only move around in some open areas in the outermost part.

But that's enough for Philim.

Especially when the sightseeing bus comes to the vicinity of the man-made bay, from here, Philim can catch a glimpse of the "Pillars of Eternity" in splendor!

It is like a white canopy, and the arc-like trajectory on the left and right sides of the sky is gracefully upward, straight into the clouds, even if it is far away, you can feel its huge and majestic.

About half an hour passed.

At around 11 p.m., Philim and Oakham arrived at the "snack shop".

Although it was close to lunchtime, there were few customers at the snack bar.

But the arrival of Philim and Oakham immediately enlivened the small restaurant near the residential area.

Philim still chose the old seat near the window, where he and Oakm usually sat and drank, while the rest of his men chose the second-floor box because it was a place to "tease" the students who worked here.

When he saw the proprietress of the house, Philim was not very excited, but Oakm's eyes became more and more ambiguous.

Especially when he saw that Philim habitually ordered Yinghua tea, Oakm said with a smile: "Brother, you have to do it when it's time to make a move, people have to live chicly, especially people like us." ”

Philim understood what Oakm meant, but he really didn't have any idea about the hostess.

But Oakham's words gave him a golden opportunity.

So Philim followed his words and said, "That's you, I don't have so many ideas, and I'm content now." ”

Oakm frowned when he heard this: "Satisfied? Do you feel satisfied with the days when you repeatedly 'pick up garbage' on the old battlefield every day and then escort this 'garbage' and sell it to those 'garbage'? ”

Philim was amused: "Are you talking about tongue twisters?" ”

Oakham didn't smile, he looked back behind him, and when he was sure there was no one, he whispered, "You know, a lot of these things we picked up from the battlefield are far more than the price of 'garbage'. ”

Of course Philim knew, but he chose to pretend to be confused: "Oh? Is there one? Isn't it just a pile of broken copper and iron? ”

"Broken copper? Hehe...... If it's really just broken copper, do you think Alube will allow us 'free people' to openly trade with those people in the free trade port of Alube? ”

Philim took a bite of the fruit, then put down his fork and said, "I know what you mean...... But so what? We can't afford to play this game......"

"Can't afford to play?" Oakm looked a little angry.

Just at this time, the boss came to serve the food.

"Uh, I'm sorry, can I serve you two now?" The proprietress felt that she had come at a bad time.

Oakm's expression closed, and he immediately changed to a smile and said, "Eh, it's okay." ”

The proprietress dared to come over and put down the plate.

The dishes were all ordered by Oakm, but when he saw these dishes, Philim was really stunned, and then looked at the proprietress with some surprise.

The proprietress just smiled slightly, then put away the plate and left.

The proprietress was gone, and Oakm continued: "If you sell it as garbage, it's five thousand sain a ton, but we can add two more zeros at any time if we want to!" You know what I mean? Brothers? ”

Philim didn't speak, he was still staring at the table in a daze.

Seeing this, Oakm got up and touched Philim's shoulder and said, "Hey, brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Philim came back to his senses: "Huh? It's nothing? What did you just say? ”

Oakm frowned, he also looked at the dishes on the table, then picked up a piece of chopsticks and looked at one of them, and asked, "Aren't these your favorite foods?" Any questions? ”

Philim raised his eyebrows: "Huh...... No, it's just ...... Hiss...... Do you know...... I've just gone through the memory restore, and now it's a bit ...... How can I say it......"

"Can't remember your name all of a sudden?" Oakham understood.

Philim clapped his hands: "Yes, yes, yes!" That's what it means! It's like forgetting to write a pen! ”

After saying that, Philim wiped a cold sweat from the bottom of his heart, and said in his heart: 'It's a shame that this brother is stupid and didn't find anything......

Oakm smiled, "Then I'll reintroduce you, na...... This dish is crystal sugar crispy pork, this is stir-fried cookies with seasonal vegetables, and this is steamed cromon, how about it, do you remember it now? ”

Crystal sugar crispy meat? Philim looked at the shiny red piece of meat on the plate, and a question mark rose in his heart.

Stir-fried cookies with seasonal vegetables? Isn't this just cucumber fried twist?

The last one is the practice of this cromon......

Tut......

After being stunned for a moment, Philim laughed: "Alas! Yeah! I remembered everything you said, that one should eat first, I'm starving to death! Let's talk after eating! ”

As he spoke, he had to move his chopsticks.

But Oakm stopped him.

Philim was stunned, and when he looked at Oakm suspiciously, he stretched out a finger and shook it, and then said, "Don't worry, brother, the wine made by the proprietress hasn't come up yet." ”

Mixing your own wine?

Philim was even more puzzled.

But soon he remembered.

About a month ago, he and Oakm had just finished delivering a batch of goods and came to the snack shop in the middle of the night to find food.

At that time, the proprietress was asleep, but they were regular customers, so they did not refuse them.

It's just that the wine they used to drink is gone, and the others are not used to drinking, and the two are a little unhappy.

But the proprietress offered to give them a taste of a wine she had concocted.

Speaking of which, it was the first time that Philim had drunk unconscious.

The wine was already easily drunk, but it tasted so good that Philim drank a few more glasses, so that he couldn't remember how he got back to the transport the next day.

Looking back on it now, it's really impressive.

So Philim immediately changed his smile and said, "Look! Or your memory is good! Such a good dish, how can you do it without good wine! ”

With that, Philim got up and went out, shouting, "Boss, did you have any of the same wine we drank last time?" ”

Oakham didn't come along, he just shouted: "Don't go, she's busy, let's just wait." ”

Philim ignored him, rolled his eyes, and quietly went into the back kitchen.

The kitchen area of the snack shop is not large, there is only one chef busy in it, and the proprietress is also there, but it is just a start.

When she saw Philim, the proprietress was startled and hurriedly asked, "Do you need anything?" ”

Philim looked at the scene in the back kitchen, and then smiled: "Well, it's nothing, I just suddenly want to drink the wine you mixed with us last time, do you see if you are free now, can you make us a little more?" ”

The proprietress hesitated for a moment, but still smiled and said, "Okay, you go back and sit down first, and I'll send it to you." ”

Philim nodded, looked in the back kitchen as he left, and then went back with a smile.

……

After a while, the wine came up.

Philim took a bite and smiled contentedly.

He and Oakham had a great meal.

It's just that just like last time, Philim made a fool of himself again and fell asleep in someone's shop.

Oakham wanted to take him away, but Philim was talking in his sleep while clinging to the table.

In the end, Oakm just asked the proprietress to take care of him and said that he would come to pick him up at night.

And he himself took a few of his subordinates to find his secret little girlfriend.

Drunk, Philim slept until about three o'clock in the afternoon.

After waking up, he quietly came out of the room on the second floor and touched the hostess's room.

As a result, as soon as he entered the house, Philim's body did not dare to move.

He raised his hands and said softly, "Friend, I don't mean anything else, I just want to confirm something." ”

However, the muzzle of the gun against his waist did not leave, and the man did not speak, but the aura on his body revealed his identity.

Philim didn't have to look back to know it was the chef.

Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Philim said again: "I think so...... Is the name Crystal Sugar Crispy still inferior to Crystal Goo? K meat is good, besides, that twist should be made by yourself, right? It's quite crispy. ”

The muzzle of the gun moved slightly.

Philim was a little relieved, but before he could be happy, he suddenly felt a tingling in his back, and he fell unconscious.

……

I don't know how long it took.

When Philim woke up, he found himself hanging upside down in a cold storage, surrounded by frozen strange animals on the left and right, which seemed to be a meat warehouse.

Chilling from the cold, Philim looked left and right, and then shouted, "Hey! Anyone? You're going to freeze me to death! ”

There are more than a dozen people standing outside the cold storage, both men and women, and the proprietress is also impressively listed, but she is standing at the back, obviously not the leader of this group of people.

And the previous chef didn't stand too far ahead.

Hearing a voice in the warehouse, the old man standing at the front, although he looked at his beard and hair, but looked very energetic, said: "You are a guest here, we will not do anything to you, but obviously, you smelled something that should not be smelled, so ...... We must confirm your identity now, or we'll have to reset your memory chip and turn you into a fool. ”

Hearing the response, Philim was happy, and what he was most worried about now was not being forced to ask, but that no one would care about him at all.

"Okay, but before that, I have a question, I wonder if you can answer me first?"

"Oh? You've all arrived at this place, and you're still thinking about bargaining? ”

"No, no, no, no, I just ...... How so...... It may sound like something...... I just want to ask, what is the wine...... Is it according to the flavor of the liquor? ”

The old man frowned, turned his head and glared at the proprietress .

The proprietress was too frightened to look up, and the cook comforted her, signaling that she didn't have to blame herself.

The old man did not answer, but asked directly: "I didn't say that I wanted to answer your question, you listened to me, now I ask a question, you answer, as long as there is a sentence that makes me dissatisfied, you can only be a fool!" ”

But Philim laughed, he had already received a satisfactory answer, so he said, "Okay, just do as you say, you ask." ”

The old man was a little helpless, hesitated for a moment and asked, "The person who came with you, did he deliberately leave you here?" ”

Hearing this, Philim replied without thinking: "No, he doesn't know, I think he left me behind probably thinking that I have a good impression of the proprietress and wants to match the two of us." ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and looked at a young man behind him.

The young man shook his head and said softly, "There is nothing abnormal, he is telling the truth." ”

And when the proprietress heard this, her face turned red.

The old man frowned, and then asked, "Then what you did today was planned?" ”

Philim thought for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "You can say that there is, or you can say that there is no......"