Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 797 The Differences of the World

Riding in a heavy military shuttle, Biaoxing and his companions landed on the land covered with reddish-brown rocks.

"I checked the situation in this area. Let's go and take a look." Kuman took out a recording board and projected a map that showed a small town in the wilderness.

"I have no opinion."

"That's it." The other people agreed casually, and Biaoxing also echoed it. After all, where to go for fun was not something they particularly cared about.

The group rode in a suspended off-road vehicle across the wilderness, raising clouds of dust, and arrived at their destination in just a few minutes.

"Wow, that's broken." Wade jumped out of the car and whistled.

Next was Misa, who came down to pick up Que Lin, but the girl jumped down from the other direction and rejected his offer.

In response, Wade looked at him and shook his head, thinking that Misa's pursuit plan was probably going to fail.

"How about it? This place is quite unique, isn't it?" After parking the car, Kuman walked out.

"Very cool~" Wade gave a thumbs up and praised Captain Kuman for his wise choice.

"I'll find a tour guide for you. You can have fun today and don't worry about spending money on the road." Kuman continued with a smile.

"Aren't you coming, Kuman?" Biaoxing was surprised.

"Forget it. I'm old now and just want to find a bar to have a few drinks and then lie down for a while." He waved his hand and said it would be more fun for you young people to get together and have fun.

Afterwards, the group separated. Biaoxing and three other companions got into the tour guide's car, while Kuman stayed where he was and waved to them.

After seeing several people disappear in the yellow sandy street, Kuman put down his hand. He looked up at the sky, adjusted the hat on his head, and touched the back of his ears with his mottled nails.

"Everything is going well." He said it in a low voice, probably only he could hear it.

Soon, a slight crackling sound of electricity was heard, and then he put down his hand and walked towards a place in the city.

……

On the other side, Tilan and Pulin, led by a tour guide, climbed a hill in the abandoned suburbs of the city.

"This is the signal tower, a signal tower left over from the Fourth Era. The valuables inside have long been moved out, but this shell is quite interesting. There are many messages from tourists inside. I'll take you to see it." A short, brown-skinned female tour guide walked in front and introduced the two people.

"A building from the Fourth Age..."

Tilan glanced at the surrounding environment. The remaining steel frame stairs here should have been replaced and repaired later, but judging from the bulging bubbles and traces of cracks and rust on the surface, they were also quite old.

Hot wind blew from the distant mountains from time to time, blowing Tilan's dress fluttering and making light sounds. She followed Pulin and walked up the stairs.

The three of them continued to climb up the outer stairs of the signal tower. As they went higher, the view became wider and wider. When they finally stood on the small platform at the top of the signal tower, they could already overlook the city not far below.

The place where the signal tower equipment was originally placed has long been demolished, but the special steel structure left here is covered with layer upon layer of dazzling paint and many commemorative words on it.

In 1092, Aimisha and Buji came here and fell in love.

In 728, a meteor shower fell in the sky of this town. I watched it with Elaine.

In 349, the singer Momolu released an album. I want to write it down.
815, so sad, the federation is in chaos
102 years, today will be a good day
In 521, I did it, and built our home in the desert (this is the day when Muka Town was founded)
Many of the words on it have long been blurred, and some have been covered by other things, but fortunately Tilan was able to discover the original meaning of the words from some subtle traces.

On the other side, the tour guide stood by the guardrail and introduced the topography of this land to Pulin. Although it looked very ordinary, the tour guide unexpectedly talked a lot, probably because it was summarized by many predecessors.

"The earliest signal towers were used to tow landing spacecraft. At that time, there were no convenient things like starports."

"The Fourth Era? That is indeed a very ancient era."

"By the way, I have a video here that has been passed down locally. Would you like to see it?" The tour guide took out a faded and badly worn memory chip from his pocket.

"What is this?" Pulin took it and flipped it through to take a look.

"It was left behind by the pioneer fleet that first landed on this planet. It was later collected by the local museum. After that, many copies were made and preserved. Now you can also find some on the Internet." The tour guide turned on his personal terminal and played the projected images.

In the dark sea of ​​stars, a blue planet caught my attention, and then my sight kept moving downwards, entering the Earth's atmosphere...

At this time, a line of white text appeared in front of the field of vision.

The 27th year of the Fourth Era, Dragon's Back Mountains Launch Site.

A spaceship was fixed on a huge rocket, with auxiliary secondary rockets on both sides of the rocket. This towering giant stood on the ground, making the surrounding hills look much smaller.

The countdown to the ignition sounded in my ears, it was the sound of many people reading in a noisy environment.

10, 8, 7...4, 3, 2, 1, start!
A burst of thick smoke and flames overflowed from the base of the rocket, and then the main body of the rocket and the spacecraft slowly rose up while shaking and trembling, breaking away from the extremely heavy gravity.

"Humanity has long been playing in the cradle of the Earth."

"But the time has come for humans to leave Earth and enter the vast universe."

The rocket slowly rose, the orange flame at the tail burned to incandescence, and a long smoke trail filled the entire valley. After leaving the launch pad, this seemingly ordinary steel creation seemed to have a sacred meaning. It carried a certain hope and fear, breaking the curse that had trapped mankind on the earth.

The bright flame continued to rise higher and gradually became a tiny dot in the sky. Although it could still be seen at the moment, the people on the ground already understood that there was an insurmountable distance between them and the people on the spaceship. This last glimpse would also be an eternal separation in life.

After entering space, the spacecraft heads towards the vast sea of ​​stars. They may land on an unknown planet decades later, settle down and open up a new world. Or perhaps several generations will spend their time on the spacecraft until they finally find a place to settle down.

“If humans cannot open up new homes in the universe, they will be trapped forever under the low roof of the solar system, and human civilization will never make substantial progress.” This maxim passed down in the Fourth Age is still shocking today.

Half an hour later, the video was finished, and Tilan woke up from the state of immersion in it, with a slight sense of being in another world, as if she had escaped from that distant time and space and returned to her current body. People of that era were really cheerful and brave, with great expectations and ideals for the future. They didn't seem to consider the gains and losses, what difficulties they would encounter on a new planet, whether life would be happier than on Earth, etc. They just followed the mission and excitement of the times and simply did it.

This kind of simple belief and determination is no longer seen in the current federation.

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After finishing the tour of the signal tower, the three returned to the small town and found a restaurant to have dinner. It was already 1pm.

"This is it." Pulin pointed to the store with the largest and most exaggerated brand in the complex in the city.

An exaggerated big hand holds the flowing rainbow dough, and then adds the eye-catching words "The Strongest Beach Restaurant".

After arriving at the restaurant and sitting down, we saw many tourists and a few locals. Just as the sign described, this is indeed the largest and most popular restaurant in the area.

"Hey, what would you like, lovely beauties?" An orc waitress with lynx cat ears came over. She had a hot body and dark skin, which seemed to be the result of long-term sunshine in the area.

"Your signature dish is ice-cold beer and some juicy barbecue." Pulin spoke skillfully and generously.

"No problem, here's the price list." She swiped the clipboard, projecting the menu and prices in the air, with a key underneath waiting for payment.

"Let me do it." Pulin glanced at the black-haired girl opposite and showed a bank chip card.

It would be very easy for her to come up with a false identity to cover it up. She could even directly ask the administrator of the federal information database to give her a dozen identity chip cards. However, Tilan on the other side no longer had the identity of a federal singer, so it was not as convenient and easy for her. She had to disguise herself and go around in circles.

While waiting for the food to be served, the three of them continued to chat, commenting on the local culture and characteristics. At this time, more and more people came to the restaurant and the tables were gradually filled.

"Hello, can we share a table? My friend and I just arrived here for tourism today." A somewhat shy young man walked up and spoke to Pulin, who had long fiery red hair.

"You guys?" Prin took a quick glance and quickly saw the emblem of the Fifth Fleet on the young man's clothes.

"Aren't you on duty today?" Although there was no tendency to fight at the moment, Prin was a little unhappy that as a member of the Fifth Fleet, he was traveling on the ground.

"We have asked for leave, and the fleet has not yet entered a wartime state." Hearing someone point this out, the young man scratched his head and explained.

Logically speaking, as a Federation mecha pilot who even possessed the strength of Sequence 7, he should not have given such a low explanation. But for some reason, after seeing this red-haired woman with a ponytail, he felt a little scared and did not even dare to refute her questioning.

"Okay." At this moment, Pulin also remembered that she seemed to have signed a consent letter not long ago, allowing the members of the Fifth Fleet to relax. After all, they have stayed in the Hanging Stone Star Region for a long time, and it is not a good thing to keep people locked in a starship for a long time.

"Thank you, these are my companions, Wade, Misa, and Que Lin." The young man introduced the people around him. They were all wearing casual clothes.

"What about you?" Pulin nodded again when she saw that he forgot to introduce himself.

"My name is Biao Xing." After saying that, his mentality calmed down a lot and he was not as nervous as before.

So, three plus four people, seven people in total, sat around the dining table and continued chatting while waiting for the food to be served.

Among the four newcomers, Wade was the most lively, telling jokes and funny stories in an exaggerated tone from time to time, trying to seduce Prin and make her laugh. Misa was relatively quiet and had a bit of bookish air. She occasionally looked at the green-haired girl Que Lin beside her. As for Que Lin, she didn't say much at this moment, just flipping through the tourist brochure and special menu on the table, a little absent-minded.

After the last star took his seat, he became calmer, occasionally speaking, then checking his terminal, and then looking at the girl sitting in the corner with a slightly curious look.

At this moment, indoors, Tilan has lowered her hood, and her soft black hair cascades over her collar and back. Because of the angle, her entire face cannot be seen, but based on the outline, she looks beautiful.

"What took you so long?" Wade asked impatiently. He stood up and seemed to be looking for the waiter.

"There are quite a lot of tourists today. I guess it's too busy." As a local, the tour guide is familiar with the situation. It is indeed quite noisy and lively here today.

"I see many of them are colleagues, haha." Misa carefully discovered that many people were actually from the Fifth Fleet who came here for tourism.

"Tsk, it turns out we're not the only ones who have holidays." Wade complained, but since they were all colleagues, he couldn't complain and sat down again.

“I didn’t expect such a small place would have so many people coming to play.”

"It's just for curiosity. Many people have too much money and don't know how to spend it." Que Lin commented casually while reading the travel brochure in his hand.

"Haha, if it were me, I would definitely choose a place with sunshine, big beaches, refreshing sea breeze, clear water, and lots of pretty girls." Wade said with a smile.

"This place with yellow sand everywhere is too poor. Even if you have beautiful embryos, you can't raise them. Tsk tsk." He shook his head as he said this.

"What? You think there's something wrong with what I said? No, no, no, I really think a place like this can be abandoned. The Federation is so big, there's no shortage of places to live, so why bother staying here?" He shook his finger.

"Not every family is as lucky as yours, having become wealthy in the past ten years. Some are actually going downhill." Que Lin put down the booklet in his hand and rolled his eyes at his jumpy companion.

"Some? How is that possible? What is the unemployment rate now? And what was it twenty years ago? How is it possible that someone is still going downhill? He must be not working hard enough." Wade didn't believe it at all.

"There is a shortage of people everywhere. Residential planets and space stations are in need of development. As long as you have hands, you can make money wherever you go. To be honest, you probably want to just lie down and someone will give you money. That's when you're likely to go downhill."

Although Tilan didn't turn around to see Pulin's expression, she could sense the satisfaction and pride in the other's heart.

No matter how much criticism and dissatisfaction the process has caused, from a practical point of view, the economy and living environment in the Federation have indeed improved a lot in the past twenty years, which is why Pulin is so confident and confident.

Perhaps it was based on this that she boldly invited herself to make a bet and come here to tour. Tilan would not deny this achievement, but unfortunately some people just couldn't stand this statement.

"Are you saying that I'm not working hard enough and am still wishful thinking?" Que Lin's unexpected anger quickly changed the atmosphere at the table.

"Twenty years ago, my family lived in the Shuangshu Star Region. The environment there was beautiful and everyone lived in harmony. But what happened later?"

"My grandparents died in the turmoil of the year, and the family assets were seized on trumped-up charges. My beloved uncles and aunts also disappeared one by one. Do you still think that the prosperity in front of you is something that everyone can have?"

"It's just that someone is bleeding, and you turn a blind eye to it." Her words made everyone at the table fall silent.

(End of this chapter)