Free Web NovelChapter 1184: Chapter 1183: Crystal
He took a palm-sized crystal, feeling it was incredibly hard, then took his self-made ion gun and shot at the crystal, only to find the crystal completely unharmed. Lin Zai was very surprised; his gun could penetrate diamonds with a Mohs hardness standard of level 10, but couldn’t penetrate this purple crystal. He had no idea about the material of this crystal. He thought it might be a new energy source piled in the chamber, so he packed all these crystals into his Jiezhi Bracelet.
He walked forward and found the cabin empty with nothing inside, which left Lin Zai feeling quite helpless. He was hoping to discover some good things, but didn’t find the central control room until reaching the end. Inside, there were some dust-covered instruments, all unfamiliar to him. He tried to activate these instruments, but despite numerous attempts, none responded. While he felt frustrated, he noticed a "neverenergy" prompt on the spacecraft’s control screen. He recalled the purple crystal earlier, "Could this be the spacecraft’s energy source?" Lin Zai pondered. He took a small piece of crystal and placed it into the nearby energy input pipe, and the instruments he had tried suddenly lit up. On the screens, he saw some completely unfamiliar "text".
He accessed the spacecraft’s database and discovered that Roman characters could translate "Kai Ao Star."
Lin Zai was greatly shocked, "Have I discovered a new civilization?" he wondered. He examined this civilization closely and found that Kai Ao Star’s civilization could be traced back fifty thousand years, located at the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy. According to Lin Zai’s knowledge, this civilization was completely unknown to humans on Earth. The excitement within him was almost spilling out of his chest, imagining there might be intelligent life like humans on such a planet. With his extraordinary memory, he swiftly memorized this civilization’s data from the database. He spent a long time decoding these materials on the spacecraft afterward.
Finally, one day, Lin Zai felt ready to visit this planet. With a trembling heart, he used his supercomputer to calculate the planet’s coordinates. He exited the dilapidated spacecraft and took out his own spaceship from the Jiezhi Bracelet. He suddenly realized his spaceship couldn’t perform space jumps, thus couldn’t drive the spacecraft to this planet. He thought of the mysterious purple crystals, "Maybe if I add them to the spaceship’s energy reserves, it can enable long-distance teleportation," Lin Zai mused.
So he took out two or three fist-sized crystals and placed them into the energy reserves, then entered the spaceship and input the planet’s coordinates into the control system. Upon rebooting the system, the spaceship suddenly began accelerating, and Lin Zai watched the rapidly changing view outside the window. Experiencing a brief bout of dizziness, he regained his vision, only to be left utterly astonished by the scene before him. A huge planet radiating purple light appeared in front of his eyes.
Lin Zai used his spaceship system to analyze the planet, discovering its volume was twice that of Earth, yet its gravity acceleration and other data were equivalent to Earth’s. Now Lin Zai knew, as he suspected, this was a life-bearing planet. Through holographic projection technology, he discovered a vast desert on the planet. "I should land here!" he thought. He piloted the spaceship to land in the desert, changed into his Earth clothes, and exited the cabin.
He looked around at the surroundings, feeling the desert was not much different from Earth’s deserts, similarly desolate and vast. The setting sun seemed connected to the desert edge. He took out a camera from the Jiezhi Bracelet to capture the scene’s beauty.
Then Lin Zai took out the map he had drawn using holographic projection technology and an off-road vehicle, heading towards areas where people might reside. Soon after, he saw a small town, so he put away the vehicle, deciding to walk to explore the town. "Could people here look similar to Earthlings?" "Might their technology be more advanced than Earth’s?" Lin Zai was filled with curiosity, feeling the future held more unknowns waiting for him.
Wandering with these thoughts, Lin Zai entered the town. Looking from afar, he saw many "people"? It turned out they looked no different from Earthlings, and their attire was similar too. Lin Zai couldn’t help but feel a sense of familiarity, and many concerns seemed to dissipate. He also noticed that the streets seemed unusually bustling today, similar to Earth festivals. Hence, he decided to approach a woman by the roadside, "Excuse me, is there any special occasion today?" hoping she wouldn’t find his accent strange. Lin Zai was confident in his language skills, having spent some time learning Kai Ao Star’s language. "No, today is just a regular holiday."
"The woman replied doubtfully, wondering aloud "Could it be a holiday I’ve forgotten?" "No." "Ah, no, no, I was just asking casually." Lin Zai replied hastily to the woman, thinking "Maybe Kai Ao Star’s usual holidays are just this lively."
Lin Zai glanced at the strange surroundings, thinking he should first find a place to settle and properly understand this planet’s civilization. He asked a passerby for directions to the nearest hotel, and upon reaching the "Tianyi Hotel," he heard a commotion, "Who said I don’t have money? Get your boss here!" a young yet unpleasant voice echoed. "Sorry, sir, please don’t cause trouble. You have to pay a deposit to check-in." The hotel receptionist politely explained. "No, let me stay one night first. Tomorrow, I’ll phone my family’s steward to bring the money over, no matter the amount."
The man kept pestering, and Lin Zai had just entered the hotel, seeing the previously speaking man half-leaning on the hotel counter, looking average and quite tall. Lin Zai now approached the counter too, asking, "Please book a room for me," and the receptionist said, "Sir, there’s only one double room left. If you wish to stay, please pay 500 Kai Ao Coins first." Lin Zai suddenly remembered he didn’t have the planet’s currency.
The receptionist saw Lin Zai’s awkward expression and thought yet another person unable to pay for a room, showing disdain. Meanwhile, the man walked over to Lin Zai, patting him on the shoulder, saying: "Brother, turns out you’re broke too. Lucky you met me. Let’s share a room, you pay half, and I pay half." Lin Zai originally intended to refuse, but as he currently couldn’t afford even half the room fee, he thought accepting wouldn’t hurt.
He took out a Jiezhi Ring and handed it to the receptionist, saying, "Can I use this to cover the room fee first?" The receptionist examined the unimpressive ring, not considering it valuable, about to refuse when Lin Zai explained: "It contains 5 square meters of space, capable of storing anything. Just lightly touch whatever you wish to store, and it’ll go inside the ring." The receptionist was astonished, studying the ring for a long time and asked, "Can I try it?" "Of course you can!" Lin Zai generously replied. The receptionist carefully held the Jiezhi Ring in her left hand, tapping a water bottle on the desk with her right hand, and the bottle vanished, seemingly into thin air.
