Chapter 1444: The Otherworld (158)
Seeing that Lewis and Oda Rima were talking happily, Pang Xiaonan couldn't bear to disturb him, and was about to turn around and leave, but was swept by Oda Lima and shouted: "Pang Xiaonan, where's my breakfast?"
Pang Xiaonan turned around with a smile, touched the back of his head, and said, "That, Wu Zhen is preparing breakfast, and he will have to eat it soon." ”
"What are you eating? Don't tell me it's crab again. Oda Rima was a little disappointed when she saw Pang Xiaonan empty-handed.
"Eat fish! Let me tell you, Wu Zhen has caught a lot of expensive sea fish, and we are about to eat a whole fish feast!" Pang Xiaonan turned around and left after speaking, he was not sure whether Wu Zhen had caught a fish yet, and it would be difficult to deal with Xiao Tian Lima if he didn't have to eat at that time.
Pang Xiaonan turned around and entered the cockpit, and found Buenoski humming a tune, "First mate, how long will it take for us to get to Bloss." ”
"Captain, within today's day, we will be able to reach Bloss. As he spoke, Buenolski began to hum the unknown tune again, and seemed to be in a very pleasant mood.
"I'm finally home. Pang Xiaonan relaxed and sat down on the chair next to him, leaned on the back of the chair with his head in his hands, and looked up at the sky outside the window.
"It's a pity that there is no fuel, otherwise we would have been home faster. "Buenolski was a little depressed, there was no fuel, and the electronics were paralyzed.
"You're content, thank God you're getting home safely. Pang Xiaonan picked his nostrils and enjoyed a moment of leisure.
"Well, we're home, but the Captain's body is still in the ......New Bloss," Buenolski realized he had said the wrong thing, "I mean the body of the old captain, Buctonlin." ”
"I know, there's no way around it. Pang Xiaonan took a deep breath, "No one wants to have today's situation, but life and death are fate, life has to go on, look a little away." ”
Wu Zhen really caught a lot of fish, and made a delicious sea fish feast, there are yusheng, grilled fish, and fried fish, Pang Xiaonan called everyone up, everyone had a full meal, and knew that they were about to arrive at Bloss Island, they were very happy, and they all ran onto the deck, looking into the distance, looking forward to seeing the familiar continent.
Around the end of the evening, when the sun was setting and the sea was sparkling and the seabirds were flying happily on the sea, the flowers of Bloss finally resisted the port of Bloss.
Everyone on deck jumped for joy, and the cheers reached the monitoring room in the port of Bloss.
The officials in charge of surveillance immediately informed the Governor of Pompadour, the chief executive of Bloss, of the news.
The trip of the Flower of Bloss is recorded in China, and naturally it is also recorded on the island of Bloss, and everyone knows that the Flower of Bloss is to go to the Bloss Disc for adventure, and now it is back intact, which is a history-making event.
Located in the southeast of the Hallelujah continent, Bulos Island is the largest island of Hallelujah Star, not so much an island as a small continent, but also an overseas territory of the United States of China, the local governor is directly appointed by the President of China, is considered a special administrative region.
When the Governor of Pompadour learned that the Flower of Bloss had returned, he immediately escorted the way to the port of Niji in Bloss, which was the port from which the Flower of Bloss had left and where he had returned.
The scientific expedition team disembarked one after another under the leadership of Professor Li Sanming, and then the Black Mamba escort also disembarked one after another, and the Governor of Pompadour shook hands with everyone one by one, with a look of admiration in his eyes.
Governor Pompadour, who was of dark-complexion, medium build, and of the aboriginal descent of the island of Bulos, said to Professor Li Sanming in a loud voice: "Professor, I have arranged a celebratory dinner to welcome you all back safely. ”
Professor Li Sanming replied politely: "Thank you Governor Pompadour for your kindness, but I think we are not simpler, everyone is tired and wants to rest early." ”
After a few days of life and death, and a long drift on the sea, everyone on the Flower of Bloss felt extremely tired, especially the moment they got off the ship, they wished that there would be a bed to lie on immediately, sleep peacefully, and sleep until they woke up naturally.
"You can rest assured, our welcome dinner is very simple, that is, you and several high-ranking officials of our government, no one else, the place is in the Governor's Palace, there are no reporters!" Governor Pompadour deliberately said the four words "no reporters" very seriously, so that Professor Li Sanming could relax.
Governor Pompadour walked up to Bridgemorgan's side again, and smiled and said, "Mr. Bridgemorgan, I am very pleased that you have returned safely, and you must attend tonight's dinner. ”
As the largest mysterious consortium in China, the Morgan Consortium naturally has a lot of investments in Bloss, which is equivalent to the God of Wealth in Bloss, and now the God of Wealth has appeared intact in Bloss, so it is naturally the object of key care.
Bridgemorgan smiled slightly and said, "Governor Pompadour is gracious, I will definitely participate, I am also a member of the scientific expedition, since it is a group activity, I will not be absent." ”
Professor Li Sanming walked up to Pang Xiaonan and asked for his opinion: "Pang Xiaonan, Governor Pompadour wants to invite us to dinner, and you Black Mamba should also come along, after all, you are now a member of the scientific expedition team." ”
Without the contribution of the Black Mamba Escort Team, the scientific expedition members who can come back today are only afraid that there will be no one in ten thousand, so in the hearts of every surviving scientific expedition member, the Black Mamba Escort has long been an inseparable part of the scientific expedition team.
"It's good to eat, I've eaten seafood these days, of course I'm going to go to improve the food, I'll go talk to the others." Pang Xiaonan was naturally full of joy when he heard that he was going to the Governor's Mansion for dinner, this official banquet will definitely not be bad, and he must enjoy it at that time.
A luxurious minibus had already stopped on the pier, and the Governor of Pompadour arranged a five-star hotel for the expedition team to stay, and everyone went to the hotel to freshen up before going to the Governor's Palace for a welcome dinner.
After entering the hotel, everyone called to report safety, took a bath, and after 45 minutes, everyone gathered in the hotel lobby, and everyone changed into casual clothes.
The minibus carried the surviving 9 people into the Governor's Palace of Bloss, and under the guidance of the subordinates, the 9 people rushed in and entered the banquet hall of the Governor's Palace.
There were now two round tables in the banquet hall, one table with 10 seats, and the dishes had been served, and the Governor of Pompadour had sat at the top of the round table on the left.
Seeing the expedition team enter, the Governor of Pompadour stood up to greet him and beckoned everyone to sit down at his table. The other table, which had already been seated, looked like all of Bloss's local officials.
The banquet officially began, and the Governor of Pompadour was very knowledgeable, and did not do the official thing, but introduced everyone present, but raised his glass and said: "Everyone, let us raise a glass together to welcome the smooth return of the joint scientific expedition team of the Bloss Circle, and at the same time, we also express condolences to those members who died in this operation." ”
Everyone drank all the wine in their glasses, only Oda Rima said for a moment, and then, Governor Pompadour greeted everyone warmly: "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables!"
Pang Xiaonan looked at the banquet, his eyes lit up, the dishes of the Governor's Mansion of Bulos, not to mention the Manchu and Han banquets, are also dazzling, and the dishes are still being served, changing patterns while eating, it seems that the hospitality level of the Governor of Pompadour this time is very high.
After the opening speech of the host, all that was left was free play.
Governor Pompadour first raised his glass to Professor Li Sanming, the leader of the expedition team sitting next to him, and said, "Professor, you must have made many discoveries when you return from the Bloss Disk, and I propose that a press conference be held with me tomorrow to publicize the major discoveries of your expedition team to the whole world. ”
"Well, I'm going to discuss it with the expedition team," although he is the captain of the expedition team, Li Sanming doesn't know some of the circumstances of this operation, and he must obtain the consent of all the expedition team members before he can make this decision, "Well, I'm anxious to have a meeting with the team members after dinner to see what their opinions are." ”
"Okay, Professor Li Sanming, I sincerely hope that the first public speech of the scientific expedition team can be held in our Bloss, and we will definitely do a good job in cooperating with each other. With that, the Governor of Pompadour smiled and drank the wine in his glass.
The meaning of the Governor of Pompadour is very simple, since it is to investigate the Bloss Circle, it is the matter of Bloss, although according to the international convention, the Bloss Disk is on the high seas, but after all, it is named after Bloss, so the various interests contained in it should have a share of Bloss, in the simplest terms, if the Plos Circle is really opened in the future, starting from Bloss is the closest, and the maximum benefit that can be obtained should also belong to Bloss.
Professor Li Sanming is a scientist, and he is not very aware of the political power involved, but he knows that all the results found in the Bloss Disc belong to all members of the scientific expedition team, not to a certain person, so the press conference must be approved by all the scientific expedition members.
Before coming to the Governor's Palace, all the members of the expedition team, including the Black Mamba Guard, were angry and did not mention anything that happened in the Bloss Disc at the banquet, in order to prevent people with ulterior motives from chasing the wind and releasing the news indiscriminately.
A chubby official at the next table walked up to the table, raised his glass and walked in front of BridgeMorgan, "Mr. BridgeMorgan, it's a pleasure to meet you, and this is Maros, the director of the Bloss Environment Agency." ”
BridgeMorgan stood up and politely raised his glass in response, "Hello, Director Marros, it's a pleasure." ”
"I'm very relieved to hear that you've returned from the Bloss Circle, I wonder if you've found a new continent in the Bloss Circle, or any islands?"
"The ......" Bridgemorgan hesitated, not knowing whether to tell the government officials that they had found a mysterious continent in the Bloss Circle, and that it was God's abode.
But BridgeMorgan is a long-time veteran and knows how to deal with government officials, he smiled slightly and said: "This matter will not be officially made public until we have a press conference, if you want to know the relevant news in advance, you can consult our Professor Li Sanming, who is the captain of the scientific expedition team." ”
"Mr. Bridgemorgan, I appreciate your rigor, and I will toast you. After knowing that there was no valuable news to be found from Bridgemorgan, Director Marros walked over to Li Sanming with his cup.
However, although Professor Li Sanming does not understand the sophistication of the officialdom, he knows how to keep his mouth shut, and in the face of everyone's inquiries, he is polite and never mentions, and everyone will naturally know when it comes to the press conference.
Soon, however, some people set their sights on Professor Cow Peel Kras because his fame was too great, and everyone knew that Professor Niu Piklaas was a big mouth.
A tall and handsome blonde man came to Professor Cowhide Klaas with a red wine glass, bowed slightly and said: "Professor Kwiklas, hello, I have long admired the name, I am the Propaganda Minister of Bloss, and my name is Ao Buman." ”
Professor Cowhide Kras looked sideways, slowly stood up with his cup, clinked glasses with Ao Buman, and said, "Hello, Minister Ao Buman, come, do it." ”
After speaking, Professor Kraftklaas didn't wait for Ao Buman's reaction, he directly drank the wine in the cup, and then sat down.
Ao Buman was a little embarrassed, shouldn't he have a few words before drinking, but he didn't expect this Professor Klaas to be so bold.
But everyone had drunk, and the person who toasted himself couldn't stand stupidly, so he gave Professor Cowhide Klaas a thumbs up, "Professor Cowhide Klaas is a good drinker!" and then drained his glass.
Ao Buman didn't walk away, but continued to chat with Professor Cowhide Klaas with an empty cup, "Professor Cowhide Klaas, I heard that you found an island in the Bloss Circle this time, is it true?"
Professor Cowhide Klaas frowned, this news was definitely not revealed by the people of the scientific expedition team, because everyone was angry before coming, and no one was drunk yet, the only reason was that Ao Buman was talking.
Professor Cowhide Klaas laughed, tilted his head sideways, and said, "We did find something in the Bloss Circle, but we won't announce what it is until the press conference, if you want to know some inside information in advance, you can ask Professor Li Sanming, he is the captain of our scientific expedition team." ”
Professor Cow Peel Kleas's answer was leaky, it was the first time in his history that he had dealt with a government official so soberly, and everyone knew that if they wanted to know the inside information, they only had to start with Professor Cow Peel Kleas, because he was notoriously a doorkeeper.
But this time, perhaps because he had been through too much at the Bloss Circle, Professor Cowhide Klaas became cautious as well.
After being bored by Professor Cowhide Krass, Ao Buman had to turn away, and he fell in love with the only woman in the table, the beautiful Oda Rima.
As the only female scientist in the scientific expedition team, especially a charming beauty, Rita Rima was also one of the focal points of the banquet, and several officials came to toast.
And Oda Lima just meant it, it's not that she can't drink, she just doesn't like this kind of occasion and doesn't like to drink with officials.
Ao Buman walked over, raised his glass and said to Oda Lima: "Professor Oda Lima, it's an honor to meet you, I am Bloss's propaganda minister, Ao Buman, come, I toast you." ”
"Thank you, Minister Obuman. Ida Rima was clearly prepared, and she got up and took a sip of red wine.
"This is my business card, and I really want to have a deeper contact with Professor Oda Rima when I have the opportunity," Ao Buman took out a golden business card from the inner pocket of his suit and handed it to Oda Rima, "I have a lot of biological knowledge that I would like to ask Professor Oda Rima about." ”
Obviously, Ao Buman had a good understanding of several scientists here in advance, which is one of the necessary homework for the propaganda minister.
"I don't dare to ask for advice, but we can discuss it together when we have the opportunity. Oda Rima took Ao Buman's business card and put it in her breast pocket, looking very serious, she was used to seeing official scenes, and she was also comfortable dealing with young talents in the officials.
"I wonder if Professor Oda Rima has made any new discoveries when he enters the Bloss Disc this time, such as new biological species?" Ao Buman finally got to the point, as an official in charge of publicity, he had to know the inside information before anyone else.
"Well, there are indeed some new discoveries," Rita Rima didn't say anything, but just changed the conversation, "I will provide relevant information during the press conference, such as pictures and descriptions." ”
Oda Lima smiled slightly, making Ao Buman feel like a spring breeze.
Ao Buman knew that he couldn't get valuable news from Oda Rima here, so he politely shook Oda Rima and said, "Then I'll look forward to it, goodbye, Professor Oda Rima." ”
Xiao Tian Lima sat down and exhaled a long breath, Pang Xiaonan beside him was eating as if no one was eating, and his mouth was full of oil.
"Why are you eating so well, this is the government!" Rita Rima glared angrily.
"It doesn't matter where he is, why don't some of them eat. Pang Xiaonan was holding a chicken leg in his hand, and he still had a mouthful of food in his mouth.
That is, there are no officials to disturb the Black Mamba Escort, and several people are released from their cells, where Hu Haihaisai and from time to time clink glasses with their own people.
"Captain, don't say it, the food in this Governor's Mansion is much better than our Black Mamba. There was a roast pigeon on the plate in front of Wu Zhen, and he ate a head left.
"Aren't you talking nonsense, the Governor is treating us like honored guests. "Dawo Khan Khan was drinking a bowl of shark fin soup and was chattering.
"Come on, you guys, the Governor is entertaining the expedition, and we're just getting a dip," Buenolski was still self-aware, "but since you're here, don't have an empty stomach, we're hungry these days, and we don't have a meal, and the food is still game, and the things of this civilized world are delicious." ”
"Come, let's go," Pang Xiaonan raised his glass, "If you want me to say, this wine is not bad, why do you need a few hundred yuan a glass?"
Bloss is a wine region, and there are two kinds of wine on the table, white wine and wine, for you to choose from.
Lewis eats very well, he is worthy of being a child of a family, and he always knows how to maintain his demeanor, of course, it is a habit formed in his bones, and it is difficult to change.
"Pang Xiaonan, I toast you, thank you, thank you Black Mamba Escort Team for the meticulous protection of our scientific expedition team along the way. Professor Li Sanming walked to Pang Xiaonan's side, holding a glass of liquor.
"Yo, Professor Li Sanming, don't dare to be, don't dare to be," Pang Xiaonan hurriedly stood up and changed a glass of liquor, "It's our job to protect you, and our work is still very inadequate, thank you for your understanding." ”
Pang Xiaonan didn't wait for Professor Li Sanming to answer, so he took a sip of the white wine in the glass.
Professor Li Sanming laughed, and then drank the glass of wine, then patted Pang Xiaonan on the shoulder, leaned into his ear and whispered, "You can take it easy, don't get yourself drunk, we have something to discuss at night." ”
Li Sanming meant that after the dinner, he had to discuss the matter of tomorrow's press conference, and if Pang Xiaonan was drunk, what else would he discuss.
"Don't worry, this little wine, there's no!" Pang Xiaonan patted his chest and assured that he was not drunk with a thousand cups.
"Come, captain, I'll give you a drink," Wu Zhen also picked up the cup, "It's been really hard for you this time, although we have sacrificed a few teammates, but we still have to thank you for sacrificing yourself to save others, and our brothers can sit here and eat and drink spicy food." ”
"Yes, yes, captain, we salute you together!" Dawo Khan Khan and Buenoski also raised their glasses, and several people touched the scene and remembered their dead teammates.
"Brothers, thank you for your trust, I didn't do a good job, and caused our escort team to lose a few generals, I'll punish myself with a glass first!" Pang Xiaonan drank it all, and then poured himself a full glass of liquor.
"Come, brothers, do it, I wish ourselves a long life!" Pang Xiaonan took the lead and fought with the Black Mamba Guard.
At this moment, the banquet hall of the Governor's Palace formed two factions, on one side the government officials and the scientific expedition team were chatting politely, and the other team reached one climax after another under the leadership of Pang Xiaonan, and soon Oda Rima also joined the battle.
The Governor of Pompadour frowned slightly, it was the first time he had seen someone drink so unscrupulously in the Governor's Palace.
Professor Li Sanming was also a little embarrassed, he quietly walked to Pang Xiaonan's side, touched Pang Xiaonan's arm, and reminded him in his ear: "Pang Xiaonan, let's withdraw, I see that everyone has eaten about the same." ”
Pang Xiaonan reacted and replied, "It's time to withdraw, there is no food on the table." ”
The atmosphere of the Black Mamba Escort was high, but they all realized that there was no food on the table, and the waiter did not add any more food, so they all understood a little.
The scientists of the scientific expedition team said goodbye to the government officials one by one, Pang Xiaonan took the black mamba escort to watch, and after the polite farewell was completed, the minibus sent everyone back to the hotel.
Watching the minibus leave, Ao Buman asked the Governor of Pompadour: "Your Excellency, what is the identity of those noisy guys?"
"They are the Black Mamba Escort escorting the expedition into the Blos Disc. "Although the Governor of Pompadour has no good impression of Pang Xiaonan and the others, he has heard of the name of the Black Mamba.
"Oh, it turned out to be a bodyguard. Ao Buman suddenly realized, no wonder these people have no education.
"Bodyguards are also divided. "Governor Pompadour is well-informed, "This group of bodyguards is not simple, it is said that they are the top elite of the Black Mamba, and our Governor's Palace has held major events over the years, and has invited the Black Mamba to do security work, but I have never seen these people." ”
Everyone returned to the hotel, Professor Li Sanming immediately held an internal meeting of the scientific expedition team, the place was in Professor Li Sanming's room, all the members of the scientific expedition team were there, Bridgemorgan was also impressively listed, and the Black Mamba Escort only called Pang Xiaonan alone.
Professor Li Sanming handed everyone a bottle of mineral water and said straight to the point: "It's not early, this meeting is mainly to discuss an issue, tomorrow Governor Pompadour wants us to hold a press conference in the Governor's Palace, we must determine what needs to be released at the press conference." ”
"Professor Li Sanming, do we have to have this press conference in Bloss?" said Bridgemorgan, a little different.
"Why, Mr. Bridgemorgan, do you have a better place?" Li Sanming turned his head to look at Bridgemorgan, not knowing what medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"I have a suggestion, our action this time is to represent the highest level of science and technology in China," Bridgemorgan unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle, "why don't we go to Zhongdu to hold this press conference, or, we rent the space of the national parliament and hold a grand press conference, why should we be in this remote Bloss?"
"Well, I've also considered your idea," Professor Li Sanming nodded, "But our operation this time is actually not organized by the state, it is a non-governmental cooperation, and several members of the scientific expedition team are all in private contact with me, so it doesn't matter where the development conference is held, and there is no need to alarm the high-level." ”
"I think too, it doesn't matter where the conference is being held," Professor Cow Peellas spoke, sitting on the large bed and leaning against the head of the bed, "even if there is a meeting in Bloss tomorrow, the Bloss government will organize all the well-known media outlets, and there will definitely be a live broadcast, and we will mainly think about what to publish." ”
"Yes, this is the most important thing!" Professor Li Sanming walked over to a whiteboard, which he asked the hotel to provide, "Let's make a list now, what can be said and what cannot be said." ”
"Why, do we still have to keep what we encounter from the outside world?" Professor Cow Peellas was a little puzzled, he felt that there was nothing to keep secret.
"So, what Professor Cow Piklaas means is that everything we find can be made public. Li Sanming turned to face Professor Cowhide Klaas, and asked with a frown.
"Then tell me, what can't be said?" Professor Cow Peellas threw the ball to Li Sanming.
Professor Li Sanming was silent, and he didn't know what to post.