Qi Le

It was already late at night when Qi Le arrived at the territory.

The silver hook hangs high, the sky is full of stars, but the market is bustling with people, and it is the busiest time.

The mutated plants hang down the air corridor, exuding colorful light.The stars in the sky complement each other, which is too beautiful to behold.In front of the shops that are still open, colorful lights made of crystal nuclei and ores are hung one after another, and the whole street is brightly lit, as bright as day.

A large group of bright light came from the forest, it was the original species that came to trade, holding a "torch" made of a luminous beast, winding a long and narrow passage in the forest.

Compared with diurnal populations, nocturnal native species are more cautious.

Since they come from different areas and are not familiar with each other, in order to avoid misunderstandings, follow native butterflies and moths, or capture luminous beasts to illuminate, to prove that they are indeed here to trade in the market, without any "bad" intentions, become the prevailing method.

The most commonly caught are two mutated insects.

The insects are nearly half a meter long, and the males have glowing tails and wings.

This feature was originally intended to attract the opposite sex, and they didn't want to be targeted by the native species. The girl was not attracted, but was caught by the rope and became a lighting tool.

Some native species don't eat insects and animals, and when they reach their destination, they will be released.

Others are not. Adhering to the principle of not wasting, after entering the market, find the barbecue stand of native hedgehogs, and hand over the mutated insects to them for cooking, which can be used as a good supper.

There are also a few who don't eat it themselves, and don't let it go, but sell it to shops that buy exotic animals.Mosquito legs are still meat no matter how small they are, and they can always be exchanged for something practical.

Compared to the huge number of mutated insects, this loss is nothing at all.But if the number of times is too many, I will always learn my lesson and avoid the vicinity of the market far away. When I see a nocturnal population, I will immediately flap my wings and run away.

Day after day, as the scale of the market continues to expand, it is becoming more and more difficult to catch males that can emit light, and it is not as easy as before.

Fortunately, butterflies and moths found business opportunities, discussed with the native species in District [-], and waited at various intersections to lead the way for the species that came from afar.As long as the other party pays the crystal nucleus or the meat of the alien animal, there will be a ready-made tour guide, who can explain the general situation of the market to them, and also help them reduce troubles and avoid conflicts with other groups.

Nowadays, no matter day or night, the market is quite lively.

Qi Le pushed open the door of the new world, and the native species entered the door one after another, using their brains one after another to build roads and bridges by themselves, and all kinds of novel ideas emerged one after another.

Not to mention the numerous shops, some food stalls, such as the barbecue stalls of the native hedgehogs and the food stalls of the meerkats, are also opened one after another, and the income is very considerable.

In addition, the tour guide business of butterflies and moths, the transportation team of black spiders, the information business of moles, and even the occasional auction activities, familiar and unfamiliar, have sprung up like mushrooms after the spring rain, making a lot of money in the market.

There are also native species renting newly completed buildings, re-planning the interior, opening shops during the day, and turning them into hotels at night. After the news is released, there will naturally be buyers who are too far away and don’t want to go back at night.

After discussing with Qi Le, Squirrel and Qi Le decided that as long as the spaceship does not go out, the hatch will be opened at night, allowing the native species traded in the market to board the ship, or visit, or stay overnight.

The fee is not high, but the reputation spreads quickly.After a period of time, it becomes a scene in the territory.Some of the original species will bring their cubs here specially, not only to trade goods, but also to visit the spaceship.

The aircraft bypassed the busiest streets and stopped at the south side of the relatively secluded territory.

The minaret where native ants live is nearby, no matter how noisy the other buildings are, this place can always maintain a certain degree of silence.The reason is very simple, no matter who it is, they will not be bold enough to disturb these bosses from their beauty sleep.

After the aircraft came to a complete stop, the protective cover was put away, and Qi Le and the kitten walked out of the hatch one after another.

The cat father is still in good spirits, and he is still thinking about how to receive the green girl.

The kitten had eaten crystal nuclei before, and had eaten a few pieces of elephant meat just now. Due to the energy absorbed, it was inevitable that he would feel a little sleepy at the moment.Walking beside Qi Le, her little head was biting and her feet were staggering, as if she would spread her paws at any moment and fall asleep on her stomach.

"Dad, I'm sleepy." Really didn't want to leave, so the kitten squatted on the ground, rubbing its cheek against Qi Le.

The kitten's eyes are half-opened and half-closed, it keeps acting like a baby, and its cuteness is ten stars.

The cat father couldn't resist at all, so he simply turned into a humanoid form, bent down to pick up his son, squeezed the soft paw pads, and kissed his forehead.

"Sleep, Dad will take you back."

"Ah."

The kitten yawned again, rolled over in Qi Le's arms, found a comfortable position for itself, quickly closed its eyes, and snored.

Feeling the warmth and weight in his arms, the cat father was happy and worried at the same time.

Xi's children eat more and sleep well, and they will be healthy and healthy.

What is worrying is that if it continues to grow at this rate, it may not take long before the size and weight of the kitten will increase sharply.Using the size of raptors and lynxes as a reference, you can know how big the native tiger will be.

He didn't have to wait until the kitten was an adult, or even a sub-adult, and he might not be able to hold it even if it changed its shape.

For the cat dad, Lihua stands on top of the tiger, and the cat will pretend to be a tiger just around the corner.However, the hairball that can be carried away suddenly can't even be hugged, and the sense of loss is still inevitable.

Immersed in his own thoughts, the cat father hugged the kitten and walked forward. He didn't pay attention, and suddenly tripped under his foot.

Relying on instinct, Qi Le took two steps forward and stood firm. When he turned his head, he found that Tai Sui was lying in the middle of the road.

The round body was swollen, and the tentacles were intertwined with each other. Heidou looked at him unblinkingly, the eyes were watery, and there was grievance in anger.

Father Cat raised his eyebrows in surprise, not knowing where the trouble came from.

Sensing the movement in his arms, he hurriedly looked down and found that the kitten waved its paws twice, opened its small mouth, muttered an inaudible word, purred in its throat, turned its belly to the sky, and slept more soundly.

Holding the kitten, Qi Le approached Tai Sui, bent down and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tai Sui turned his head, the tentacles entangled more tightly, and his body continued to expand, becoming more like a ball.

Qi Le became more and more puzzled: "What happened?"

Could it be that someone bullied him?

Who dares to bully Tai Sui, not afraid of being swallowed whole?

Tai Sui was silent for a while, and finally said: "You didn't take me away."

"what?"

"You take Qining away, I won't be able to catch up when I wake up."

Tilting his head, turning Tai Sui's words in his mind twice, Dad Cat suddenly realized.

"I didn't take you on purpose, I thought you were sleeping." Qi Le explained, "You told me before that you need to sleep during this time."

"I did say it." Tai Sui was a little discouraged, and his tone was no longer as tough as before, "But you should also leave me a message, or let the squirrel tell me where you went. I am not around, what should I do if I am in danger?"

Tai Sui and Kitten are playmates, friends and relatives.

Accompanied so far, the friendship is profound.

He regards protecting the kitten as his duty, and in this regard, he is no less than Qi Le.

"I won't take Qining to dangerous places." Qi Le said, "If he encounters danger, I will protect his safety."

"But I'm still worried." Tai Sui's tentacles hung down.

"Okay." Qi Le sighed, hugged his son with one arm, stretched out one hand, lifted Tai Sui, and hung it on his shoulder with his backhand, "I will definitely pay attention next time. Even if you sleep, you will be taken away." Take it with you."

"Deal!" The corners of Tai Sui's mouth finally turned from drooping to upturned.

Seeing this performance, Qi Le couldn't help laughing.

"However, I left a message for Heisong and the others. Didn't you see them after you woke up?"

"No." Tai Sui lay on Qi Le's shoulders, changing from a ball to a disc, shaking his tentacles twice, "They were busy building houses, and they disappeared all day long. I asked Mole, and they only said that you were out. Didn't say where to go."

No wonder the squirrels.

The bazaar is being expanded, and there are many things to deal with, and they are all busy.Tai Sui is sleeping deep in the bunker again, so it is not easy to meet each other.

"I took Qining to the eighth district."

"The eighth district?" Tai Sui raised his head.

"The main thing is to catch elephants."

"Catch the elephant beast?" Tai Sui pondered for a moment, then said, "I know this kind of strange beast, they are very destructive, but the meat is delicious, and the energy of the crystal nucleus is also abundant."

"Indeed." Qi Le nodded, agreeing with Tai Sui's words, "A total of six elephant beasts were caught this time, and I got a lot of fresh meat."

One of them was burned to ashes by the kitten and was inedible. Fortunately, the crystal nucleus was not burned together.

The remaining five were disassembled on the spot, and the crystal nucleus, animal meat, and animal skin were all divided equally.

Dalia wasn't interested in picking clean bones, but Qi Le put away a lot.In addition to selling to hedgehogs, they can also be scorched and smashed to feed mutated vines and mushrooms.

"That's too wasteful." Tai Sui twisted twice, "According to the memory I passed down, smash the thigh bone, the bone marrow inside is a good thing, and it's very good for strengthening the body."

"really?"

"Of course!"

On the issue of "eating", Tai Sui has always been serious and cautious, and his attitude is more serious than anyone else.

The rainy season has just ended, and the night wind is still a bit cool.

The kitten rolled into a ball in Qi Le's arms, and the cat father immediately quickened his pace, almost trotting all the way back to the underground bunker.

There is still some time before dawn, Qi Le plans to sleep for a while.

After settling down the kitten, he gave Tai Sui a few large pieces of elephant meat and a thigh bone, and the cat father returned to his original form, huddled around his son, his breathing became calm, and he started snoring soon.

Tai Sui stood beside the father and son, put most of the elephant meat and the whole thigh bone into the space, leaving a piece for supper.The squirrel, who hadn't shown his face all day, walked into the bunker and peeked through the door.

"Qi Le is back?"

Hearing the sound, Tai Sui moved his body away, revealing two hair balls close together.

Found that the father and son were already fast asleep, Squirrel didn't come in, just nodded to Tai Sui at the door, then turned and left.At the same time, walk lightly and walk through the corridor made of alloy.

During the rainy season, they temporarily lived in Qi Le's territory to avoid the threat of floods.

When the dry season came, it was supposed to move back to the sinkhole.But the bazaar is constantly expanding, and the number of people coming and going is increasing. They need their help in many things, and it becomes even more difficult to leave.

After discussing with Qi Le, the squirrel and the mole worked together to dig out from the ground, clearing out the tunnel leading to the border, all the way to the pit.And open up new tunnels to build a smooth transportation network underground to facilitate free travel in the territory.

In this way, they can return to the territory in rotation to ensure that no outsiders will invade and not delay the work in the market.

Moreover, there are people living here for a long time, which is more convenient for business operations.

Squirrel originally operated very miscellaneous items, with a wide variety of goods. When the store first opened, it was very busy.

After accepting Qi Le's suggestion, most of the items and commodities were eliminated, and there were two main businesses. One was to use crystal nuclei to buy alien animal meat and resell it to alien races in the base, and the other was to sell medicines and ores brought back from the base. The business is much simpler, but the profit is quite a lot.

They also cooperated with the black spider to transport the excess meat and crystal nuclei to the seaside and further afield.

The long-legged big sisters still can't speak, but with the meat of different beasts opening the way, relying on powerful force as the backing, doing business is not a problem.If it doesn't work, the squirrel will go with them and act as a temporary "translator" to ensure the smooth transaction.

Qi Le decided to expand the market, and the squirrel raised its four paws and tail in favor.

Their lives are already inseparable from the market, let alone everything that Qi Le has built.Compared with now, the days before meeting Dad Cat can be described as "poor and white".

At that time, they hid underground during the day and came out to look for food at night, and they had to worry about eating, lest they be taken as snacks by birds of prey.

What were they doing during the previous dry season?

What are you doing now?

Recalling the past, the squirrels were a little bit embarrassed, but also a little bit unbelievable.

It turns out that life can still be like this!

The hairballs swear that whoever dares to let them go back to the old days, they will be anxious with whoever!If you copy your claws, you will go up, if you can't beat one, you will fight in groups!Group fights are not enough to set fire, in short, good days must be guarded, whoever dares to destroy is their enemy!

After the squirrel, the mole is also returning one after another.

Same as the former, the moles first found Qi Le and made sure everything was normal before returning to the depths of the tunnel to rest.

The last wave of footsteps disappeared, Tai Sui ate the whole piece of elephant meat, burped, patted his stomach contentedly, stretched it into a long piece, wrapped two balls of hair, and slowly fell asleep.

The night was getting darker, but the market was full of people, bustling and bustling, becoming more and more lively.

The underground bunker was silent and silent, as if it were two worlds from the ground.

As dawn approached, the moonlight and starlight faded together.

After a while, a red sun burst out from the sky.

The nocturnal populations dispersed separately, or returned to the territory, or closed the shops, counted the harvest overnight, and prepared to catch up on sleep.

The native species of Rixing woke up one after another, walked out of the residence, and started a day's life.

After a short period of silence, the market became lively again.

It is worth mentioning that some native species that have opened shops have gradually reduced the number of times they went out to hunt, and instead purchased food from other species.

By paying some potions or crystal nuclei, you can buy a whole fresh beast without delaying the business, which is far more cost-effective than doing it yourself.

However, only a small number of them do so for the time being, and most native species are still used to hunting by themselves.

When you need to go out, the shops can be handed over to the clansman to operate.Without the help of the clansmen, they can only suspend business for half a day, and continue to make money after eating and drinking.

In order to save time and ensure sufficient food, the native species are more and more inclined to attack the big ones.

If the herd of elephants entered the eleventh district instead of the eighth district, they would have no chance to show off their prestige, and would be found and hunted by the native species on the same day, and they would be divided up completely.

In the underground bunker, Qi Le first woke up the kitten, shook his little head, licked his paws clean when the cat's father was sleepy, and squatted obediently on the side to wash his face.

After cleaning up, open the space button, take out the elephant meat and shrimp meat, and share breakfast with Tai Sui.

"Dad, I'm going to the store."

After eating, the little lynx sent a text message, and the kitten rubbed against Qi Le. After saying hello, with Tai Sui on its back, it walked out of the room.I met a squirrel in the corridor and had a pleasant exchange of sound experience.

The sound faded away until it disappeared completely.

Qi Le yawned and rolled on the exotic animal skin.Thinking of the message from Moran, without further delay, he quickly licked his paws to wash his face, ate breakfast wholeheartedly, got up and walked out of the underground bunker.

Just after reaching the ground, the communicator rang.

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, and it was the green girl who sent the news.

"Qi Le, I have arrived at the forest you mentioned."

"I'll pick you up," said the cat father.

"Okay." The green girl said, "I will send you the location."

After finishing the communication, Qi Le first went to find the black spider and the original ant, and told them that four aliens were coming to the market.

click!

Interracial?

"It was my invitation." Qi Le said, "I will follow them all the way to ensure that there will be no accidents. Leave the market to you, and allocate manpower to strengthen patrols. If there are any problems, we can quickly deal with them."

The black spider tapped its mouthparts, and the native ant tapped its tentacles. They didn't say much, and each went down to make arrangements.

Qi Le didn't take the aircraft, but chose to walk, and ran away in the direction of several people.

Lin Feng rolled past him, and the speed of the cat father was getting faster and faster, with four claws flying in the air, and the scenery flashed by the sides of his body, it felt like he was flying, and there was an indescribable joy.

Not long after running, Qi Le found the aircraft suspended in mid-air.Speeding up again, like a ray of light, it flew across the grassland in the forest and came directly under the aircraft.

"Molan!"

After the cat father stood still, his face was neither red nor panting, and he waved his paws above his head.

The aircraft lowered its altitude and landed 30 meters away from Qi Leer.

The hatch opened, and the four of Moran walked out one after another.

Both Moran and Ashlia were wearing base uniforms with belts around their waists and long boots, looking heroic.Leia and Oren are also dressed similarly, but with cloaks on their arms, intending to cover them up if necessary.

This is a necessary preparation when going to a strange land and contacting an unfamiliar species, and it is taught in the military school curriculum.But in the market in the eleventh district, this kind of cloak is completely unnecessary, and it will look cumbersome, making them more conspicuous.

On the spaceship, Moran shook his head at the preparations of the two, saying that it was unnecessary.Looking at Qi Le's reaction now, both of them realized that what Moran said was correct, and that they were indeed unnecessary.

It can even be said that he is being stupid.

Not wanting to embarrass the boy too much, Dad Cat introduced the general situation of the base, and explained that as long as he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, there was no need to cover it up.If there are other problems, he will come forward to solve the problem.

After saying that, Dad Cat looked at the four of them carefully, and specially told them that it is best to put away all the hot weapons.

"Daggers and the like don't matter."

Laser weapons can make native species feel threatened.

Especially carried on aliens.

The population living near District [-] is more or less accustomed to the existence of the base, and they are not unfamiliar with the alien races in the base. Although they are vigilant, they will not be nervous.

This is not the case for those who come from afar. If they are nervous for a while and have an overreaction, there is no guarantee that it will not cause trouble.Some native species are very sensitive, but they are extremely powerful in combat. If they really cause trouble in the market, it is definitely not what the cat father likes to see.

After hearing Qi Le's explanation of the reason, Moran and the others rechecked their equipment, leaving only one self-defense dagger, and put the rest into the space button.

"Okay, let's go."

After confirming that there is no problem, Dad Cat leads the way, Moran puts away the flying machine, and walks with Ashlia at his side, while Oren and Leia are two steps behind.

Moran wanted to hug Qi Le, but the cat father took a step back and shook his head at the green girl.

He and the green girl are friends, such a behavior is nothing in the base, but most of the native species in the market react unpredictably, and it would be inappropriate for them to see it.

Moran thought about it, but didn't insist.

Passing through a woodland, a group of silver buildings gradually appeared in front of several people.

"It's hard to imagine that there is such a large building deep in the forest." Ashlia said, "If I'm not mistaken, that spire-like building should be the growth mine of Star Five?"

"That's right." Qi Le flicked his tail, "We traded it from the base."

"How long did it take to build this place?" Moran asked.

"As for the house, it existed a few months ago, and the market was built during this time." Qi Le replied truthfully, without intending to hide anything.

Moran had made a promise to him, and he believed in the integrity of the girl.

"A lot of blue star populations will come here to trade." Arriving at the border of the market, Qi Le said, "As I said before, here, you can see very interesting things, and you can also buy many bases that you can't buy. Arrived merchandise."

While talking, several squirrels climbed down from the tree and ran to Qi Le's side.

"Qi Le, everything has been arranged!"

Here came the gray squirrels, taller and rounder.They already knew that the alien race was coming, and they were responsible for waiting here to deliver news for the black spider and native ants.

Seeing these hairballs, Ashlia's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but want to reach out.

The talking gray squirrel had never seen Ashlia before, holding its paw, and gave her a strange look, not understanding why she looked at him like this.

"Grey Yang, Red Oak said last time..." A gray squirrel suddenly remembered something, raised its tail, and whispered in the ear of its companion.

Mao Tuan immediately became vigilant, and without waiting for Ashlia to approach, he quickly backed away, nodded with Qi Le, and quickly disappeared in front of the girl.

Watching the hair ball disappear into the canopy, Ashlia's disappointment was beyond words.

Qi Le looked up at her, for some reason, suddenly remembered someone who always liked to pinch his paws and bury his stomach.The captain hasn't shown up for a long time, and hasn't sent a message. Is the matter still busy?

Putting aside the sudden thoughts, Qi Le led the way and led the four of them into the market.

The cat dad chose the east entrance.

The shops here are mainly operated by birds of prey and crows. Compared with other native species, they are relatively familiar with other races.The barn owl brothers and the crow sister have all dealt with the green girl before, and their relationship with each other is not warm, but they are by no means unfamiliar.

As Qi Le thought, the barn owls and crows in the shop reacted very calmly when they saw the alien race. They nodded to the cat father, greeted each other, and continued to do what they should do without any special reaction.

However, Qi Le ignored a problem, he forgot the original species that came to trade.

By the time he realized his negligence, several people had already been surrounded.

The original species all stopped at the same time, and looked over at the same time, with curiosity in their vigilance, as if they were saying: Alien race, live!