Chapter 1054: Chapter 1054: Star Era Guide (4)
Chuzheng and the other three were all a little stunned by the shouting.
They simultaneously looked in the direction of the voice.
At the corner stood an old man, glaring angrily. Although he wore dirty clothes, his demeanor was somewhat intimidating.
“You little brats again! Picking on a young girl, what’s wrong with you!”
The old man shouted aggressively, his voice echoing in the narrow alley.
The three boys’ expressions changed upon seeing the old man, a mix of fear and hatred.
They weighed their options and in the end chose not to confront the old man head-on, begrudgingly glaring at Chuzheng: “Consider yourself lucky, let’s go!”
The three boys quickly vanished from sight.
Chuzheng: “…”
No!
Come back!
I can fight!
I really can fight!
“Cough cough cough…”
As soon as the three boys ran, the old man started coughing, clutching his chest. Gone was his earlier imposing image.
“Cough cough cough… cough cough…” The old man coughed severely, supporting himself against the wall: “Young girl, it’s chaotic here. Don’t wander around with strangers, try to stay in crowded places, go back quickly.”
The old man waved his hand at Chuzheng.
He slowly turned around, but before taking a few steps, he collapsed completely.
Chuzheng: “…” Damn! Is he trying to scam me?
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“Who is this to you? Did you hit him?” In the rundown clinic, the doctor asked Chuzheng while examining the old man.
“No, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense!”
I’m the good person who picked him up!
The doctor didn’t continue to ask, just said: “His injuries are severe. With the medical technology we have here, it’s impossible to repair. If you want to treat him, you must go to High Star Planet for a medical capsule. I can only treat him simply here.”
“Oh.”
The doctor turned to look at her: “A total of one thousand Star Coins.”
Chuzheng: “…”
After getting an Identity Chip, King’s Account transferred the rewarded Star Coins to her chip. Chuzheng paid and watched the doctor ‘simply’ treat him.
It really was ‘simple’ treatment.
Even I could do this.
Chuzheng silently looked at the clinic’s name. It really was Blackheart Clinic!
Of course, Chuzheng didn’t care about that money, she even hoped the Blackheart Clinic would scam her some more.
However, Blackheart Clinic showed some conscience, providing decent follow-up service after taking her money, not asking for more.
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Not doing justice to the name Blackheart at all.
Seeing the old man hadn’t woken up, Chuzheng went to fetch Xiao Jiu.
“You’ve got to be kidding, where did you pick this person?” Xiao Jiu stared at the old man on the bed: “You dare to pick up just anyone around here?”
“…”
He was scamming me!
What could I do!!
I’m a good person!
Xiao Jiu paced back and forth, more anxious than Chuzheng.
Afraid someone would suddenly rush in and cause trouble for them.
Luckily, until the old man woke up, no one came in.
“Cough cough cough…”
“You’re finally awake.” Xiao Jiu stepped forward, bombarding him with questions: “Who are you? What do you do? Your fainting has nothing to do with us. We kindly brought you here, you better not repay us with ingratitude!”
The old man just woke up, and elderly people’s reactions are slower. Suddenly bombarded with so much talk, he was stunned.
“Hey, say something?”
“Huh? You brought me here?” The old man came to his senses, looked around, found he was in a clinic, and showed some gratitude: “Thank you.”
Xiao Jiu pouted: “I’m not that kind-hearted, and not rich either. Thank my saintly employer.”
Xiao Jiu thought Chuzheng was someone very calm, aloof, not wanting to engage with anyone, seeing everyone as insignificant, definitely not a saintly person. Not sure why she suddenly went soft.
Chuzheng the Saint: “…”
I really was conned!
The old man finally noticed another person in the clinic.
“Oh it’s you…”
Chuzheng remained silent, only nodding slightly.
A hint of admiration appeared on the old man’s pale face: “Thank you, you are truly good kids.”
Xiao Jiu: “…”
Chuzheng: “…”
“How much did it cost? I’ll…” The old man paused, recalled something, then apologetically said: “Sorry, I don’t have money right now, can you let me owe you first?”
“No need.” The big boss didn’t care about the small amount of money: “You can stay here, I paid for three days.”
“Then leave a contact, I’ll repay you.” The old man said sincerely.
“No need.” Chuzheng’s face was cold: “You’re fine now, we’ll be leaving.”
Xiao Jiu nodded repeatedly.
Yes, yes, let’s go quickly.
You have no idea what terrible things people here can do.
Weakness can sometimes become a more terrifying tool.
Chuzheng and Xiao Jiu walked out of Blackheart Clinic, Xiao Jiu urged her: “You really shouldn’t help people recklessly. The people here… I’m not saying they’re bad, but they have no choice for survival. You were lucky this time. If you meet those who specialize in scams, you wouldn’t be able to get away without serious trouble.”
This isn’t High Star Planets, where people are polite and civilized.
People here are stuck in the mud, living day by day, not caring about morals or decency.
“Hmm.” Chuzheng responded casually: “Did you find out?”
Xiao Jiu didn’t get to the prepared part of her speech, scratching her head: “I did find out.”
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Xiao Jiu didn’t expect Chuzheng would buy an extra spot for her, feeling both surprised and delighted.
“I need a runner.”
That’s how Chuzheng explained it to her.
The tone was distant and cold, devoid of any emotion.
Xiao Jiu was very touched, but…
She didn’t want to go to the Main Star!
Even if she went, how would she survive there? She doesn’t even have an Identity Chip…
Xiao Jiu squatted down, asking Chuzheng weakly: “Are you actually someone exiled from a big family?”
“Why do you say so?”
“You’re so wealthy, your demeanor is unlike anyone here.” Xiao Jiu said: “You definitely aren’t a regular person.”
When she was buying the spot, she didn’t even blink.
“No.” The wealth doesn’t belong to me, it’s that bastard.
The Main Star is far away. On this spaceship, there are capsule cabins. Not wanting to hear Xiao Jiu’s chatter, Chuzheng went back to her capsule cabin.
Xiao Jiu: “…”
The capsule cabin wasn’t big, just enough for one person to lie down.
The spaceship stopped multiple times along the way, for varying durations, with people constantly getting on and off.
At this moment, Chuzheng stood in the spaceship restaurant, with various nutritional supplements laid out in front of her.
What are these? Herring flavor, catnip flavor, dog ignoramus flavor??
What kind of mess is this!
“Don’t you have any normal food?”
The person buying the nutritional supplements glanced at her, saying indifferently: “No, just these, eat if you want.”
“Boss, don’t be picky. It’s good to have these. We’re on a black ship, not a luxury spaceship.” Xiao Jiu whispered from the side.
Chuzheng: “…”
Chuzheng’s gaze swept over a row of messy nutritional supplements, finally choosing one that was barely acceptable.