People Found Out About The Base I Built On the Moon - Chapter 51
Chapter 51: Remember to Watch the News the Day After Tomorrow!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Liangpi, rougamo, oil noodles, hot pepper soup …”
“Who wants some apricot kernel eye medicine? Two for the price of one…”
“Sweet rice wine-it’s a great deal-Trade for cold water at night-Hold onto your pants and grab some…”
“Vaseline-ice cream-we don’t have bottles for it- we use paper bags…”
Under the Chang’an city wall, bustling with activity, people coming and going, the shouts of street vendors filled the air.
Feeling the lively atmosphere, Zhao Yu’s mood became cheerful.
It had been over five years, and even with companions like Bajie, Zhao Yu still felt lonely in the late nights.
…..
Androids might be able to act according to a the persona they were programmed with, but they fell far short in emotional sensitivity compared to humans. Basically, no matter how creative the androids could get, at the end of the day, they still could not do more than what they were told.
During his time on the Moon, Zhao Yu had also grown tired, frustrated, and distanced himself from it all.
But that sense of loneliness couldn’t be eliminated.
In the end, he could only numb himself, even if he had seen countless plotlines he created for the androids, he continued to perform alongside Bajie and others, laughing like a dog.
He thought that this was how he would live his life.
Who would have known that Xiaotian would bring back three astronauts, making Zhao Yu realize that he hadn’t gone far, he had just gone from Earth to the Moon.
When Zhao Yu was deeply immersed in his emotions, suddenly an old man behind him gave him a push, “Hey hey, young man, don’t block the way!”
“Alright!”
Zhao Yu happily stepped aside.
It was the most interesting voice he had heard in over five years, a voice that hadn’t been scripted.
Fresh, novel, interesting!
Zhao Yu would listen to the gossip of two old ladies buying groceries near the base of the city wall, and then he would watch the affectionate cuddling of couples in the corners.
Ordinary mundane matters of ordinary people seemed very interesting to him.
Even though he grew up here, he hadn’t been back in five years, yet everything felt so familiar and comfortable.
Passing by a liangpi stall, Zhao Yu remembered a time when he and his girlfriend had a meal together and found themselves one yuan short when it was time to pay. Fortunately, the owner was kind enough to give them a discount.
“Young man, do you want liangpi or rougamo?” the owner didn’t recognize Zhao Yu and quickly shouted.
Pointing to a small stool nearby, he added, “Have a seat and eat. Here, we have seats!”
“Okay…”
Just as Zhao Yu was about to sit down, he suddenly remembered a problem.
He seemed to have no money!
Five years ago, when he traveled from Earth to the Moon, he only brought his mobile phone with him, and he threw that way once he realized his battery was dead.
Even if he had brought the phone, it would be useless now as there was no signal, and only cash transactions were possible.
“Sir, I don’t have any money. Can I use this watch to pay?” Zhao Yu pointed to the projection touch watch on his wrist.
The owner hesitated after looking at the watch.
Zhao Yu’s watch looked flashy, like a children’s watch.
After a moment’s hesitation, the owner said, “Fine, my son has been pestering me to buy him a toy every day. 1 lave a seat!”
Zhao Yu smiled and, while taking off the watch, pressed a few keys rhythmically to clear the contact list and reset the watch to its factory settings.
It was just a watch!
Consider it as paying back the one yuan he didn’t pay six years ago.
After Zhao Yu sat down, he ordered only a portion of liangpi, but the owner gave him an extra rougamo.
“Sir, do you remember me? Six years ago, my girlfriend and I used to come here often. One time, we discovered that we were one yuan short when it was time to pay, and you let us off…”
“Hey, it was just one yuan. Why do you still remember that after all this time?” The owner laughed and started chatting with Zhao Yu.
After finishing the meal, Zhao Yu thought for a moment and said, “Boss, remember to watch the news the day after tomorrow…”
“Watch the news?”
With a puzzled look on his face, the owner watched as Zhao Yu stood up and left.
As he smelled the delicious aromas on both sides of the road, Zhao Yu’s mouth watered uncontrollably.
Stealing?
Robbing?
No, that wouldn’t do, it was too embarrassing.
As the leader of the Moon Base, it would be disgraceful to mooch off others and resort to petty theft.
Zhao Yu went through his belongings, and the only valuable items he had left were the waistband-style energy shield and the protective suit made of nanomaterials.
Each one of them was priceless to the upper echelons of Earth.
Although they meant nothing to him, casually using them to pay for a meal would make him look like a fool.
The watch was fine since the owner was a kind-hearted person, but if he approached a different owner and said, ’Sir, how about I trade this outfit for a meal?’ he would probably be taken as a lunatic.
Zhao Yu looked up at the sky, where ten warships were hidden, protecting him.
After careful consideration, he realized that there was nothing suitable to sell on the warships.
“If only I had brought some gold back!”
Zhao Yu could also ask Chu, the colonel, for some money, but he wouldn’t want any unnecessary debt that would come to him later.
Apart from that, he could wait for his three major products to go on sale and exchange some Blue Moon dollars for Great Xia’s currency, but that would take some time and couldn’t solve the immediate problem.
In a secluded area along the way, he beckoned, and a spacecraft landed in front of him.
Zhao Yu spoke up, “Go to outer space and contact Uncle Da. Ask him to send the prototypes of the three major products from the Moon to Earth and let them start promoting them…”
The core production line on Blue Moon would take a few more days to be completed, but the value of the watch could be announced by the latest the day after tomorrow.
At that time, the liangpi boss would know how much money his good deed from the past had brought him.
After walking for a while, suddenly, he heard a surprised yet uncertain voice from behind him.
“Zhao Yu?!”
