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The silver knife and fork landed on the dinner plate, making a crisp knocking sound. With a stroke of the knife tip, accompanied by a blue liquid, a piece of translucent white meat was cut off, and then it was forked and sent into a mouth without lips. In the mouth, two rows of fine teeth are chewing, and blue liquid is squeezed out from the gap between the teeth.

Sitting at the dining table to eat is an alien who looks very "alien".His head was huge, bald without a single hair, and his swarthy eyes were also of considerable size, and they were pitch black with no distinction between pupils and whites.Compared with his big head, his limbs are as slender as if there were only a handful of bones left, and his body is thin, because his body does not conform to the normal proportions, so that on a planet with a slightly stronger gravity, his neck can't support that surprisingly big The head had to use a special breathing mask and a wheelchair to move freely.

He has four fingers on one hand, three of which are thin and long, and one is very short, so the posture of holding the knife and fork is very weird, in fact, this is not the most suitable for his body to exert force Posture, so his movements appear very clumsy.But judging from his expression, he was not bothered by this clumsiness, but enjoyed the process of getting the food into his mouth after hard work.

It was actually difficult for the guard Luye who stood silently to the side to understand this way of eating.His race is all terrestrial species, ferocious as a beast, with a hard spine on his back, and a strong and powerful tail behind him; although his upper limbs are short, the ends have grown into swords during the long evolution, and he was recognized It is called a claw knife, and its sharpness is enough to cut through the outer wall of an ordinary spaceship; the muscles of the lower limbs are raised high, without a trace of fat, which can provide him with explosive speed that can easily dodge laser gun shots.If it was him, he would have swallowed that piece of meat directly, at most, when the doctor was present, he would have used his own claw knife to cut it up.

The alien above his head could easily see what his guard was thinking, and frowned with some dissatisfaction and commented: "Ruye, you have been with me for half a year, if you still can't understand what is called 'table manners', then I think you will too." Don't wonder why your race has been considered a beast by most of the Alliance."

"Forgive me for my bad words, doctor," Rouye said in a muffled voice, "but as far as I know, the way you eat now does not conform to any well-known table manners in the league. You are more like drinking blood , just one more napkin than that."

"Of course you won't understand." The doctor smiled, his voice was gentle, but there was a sense of mystery in his expression: "This is the table manners of an unknown civilization. There are strict order specifications from the visits to the methods used, which are very complicated, and it took me a long time to figure it out."

"I don't see any value in it." Rouye naturally disliked such formalistic etiquette details, he tilted his head and thought for a while, and asked: "Since it is an unknown civilization, it must be very backward, what does the doctor have? Is it necessary to learn their etiquette?"

The black eyes of the doctor gave people a strange flickering feeling. He drew his voice and said in a joking tone: "Naturally because...they helped me a lot...a lot of help, so sometimes it makes me feel uncomfortable. I also couldn't help but want to learn about these stupid monkeys. I have to say, there are still some interesting things in it."

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[My dear friend from Water Blue Star, I am sorry that I deceived you.I'm actually not the interstellar explorer I told you at first, but if I don't use this identity, I don't know how to explain the reason why I appeared on the forbidden planet.

In fact, I have two friends who are interstellar explorers, and although we rarely communicate, we are close friends who grew up together.Ten years ago, my friend, Duke, disappeared in the star field he was responsible for exploring.Because he was always cautious, well-prepared, and so excellent, another friend of mine, Lei Lei, was unwilling to believe the official statement that "he died unfortunately because he strayed into the asteroid belt carelessly" and insisted on finding Find out the truth about Duke's death... at least, bring his body back to his hometown.

I think you must have guessed it. Not long after, Lei Lei also disappeared in the same star field. The only relics brought back were a tentacles and a few pieces of rags.Moreover, they used almost the same reasons to explain his "death in the line of duty", leaving Lei Lei's parents with the pain of losing their only son and the meager pension.And my beloved friend didn't even have a decent funeral, supposedly because his stupidity caused a huge loss to the expedition company.

I knew there must be something wrong here.

It’s just that Duke and Lei Lei left me with too few clues. Of course, in their eyes, I’m just a bloodless younger brother who is not smart at all. He has a stable job and a peaceful life, so they don’t want to put me Being involved in danger has always been like this since childhood.So I don't know what caused their death, and I don't even know which star field they explored.

Later, when I was missing my friends, I accidentally found a hidden message in Lei Lei's diary. He used the unique password we designed when we were young to record a place - the earth.

This is a place I have never heard of, but fortunately, the Kayul company I work for is a very powerful company. It is said that it has close ties with more than 70.00% of the core planets in the alliance. The lower 30.00% will not reject the friendship of Kayul Corporation, allowing them to establish branches in their central cities.In the company's internal information database, there is almost information on most of the planets. The only problem is, as a small employee without authority, how should I enter it. 】……

"I don't understand, doctor."

Rouye thought for a while, then said discouragedly.He can be regarded as smart and quick-witted in his own species, but in front of the truly intelligent species, he feels like a mentally retarded, stupidly ignorant of anything.This is a gap that has been determined since their birth, look at the doctor's large, pale head with blood vessels clearly visible, and look at his own pointy, and most of the space is thick and strong He was not at all surprised why there was such a big intellectual surprise between them. The only thing he hoped was that the doctor would not send him back to the backward and barbaric planet in his hometown.

In fact, the body of the doctor in front of him was not as thick as Luye's thighs, and he was so weak that he even lost the ability to run. Luye could easily kill him with a single finger.He followed the doctor, not for money, but for opportunity and glory, and for the wisdom possessed by the doctor.He was willing to kneel in front of the alien with a head like an egg and no one was curious about it, because in the interstellar world, there gradually became a customary rule-the non-intelligent species obeying the intelligent species is their only way out.

"It's okay, think slowly, watch slowly, one day you will understand." The doctor said softly, looking at Lu Ye with loving eyes, almost pampering.As a smart person, he hates being with people who are equally or even smarter than him. In front of such people, he always feels that he is being examined from the inside out and is always questioned.Ruye, a race with a simple mind and well-developed limbs, is his favorite object to train.

"Okay." Rouye nodded in conviction and didn't ask any more questions.

The doctor's mood improved, he forked another piece of fat meat on the plate, and asked Rouye: "Have some?"

"No," Ruye said, shaking his head, "I don't like sea creatures. They make me allergic and they have a lot of thorns."

The doctor didn't force it anymore, but he still explained: "This one doesn't have thorns."

Ruye stood firm and unwavering. From an angle that Dr. Self-consciousness couldn't see, he glanced contemptuously at the blue flesh on the ground.Rouye enjoys the pleasure of biting and hunting, and has no interest in the food that others hold in front of him.Moreover, he doesn't like fish with many spines, or this kind of soft meat without spines. The strong and dense muscles of terrestrial species that are exercised in running and hunting day and night are what he loves most. Taste.

The tongue with thorns turned around in the mouth, licking the sharp teeth, Rouye felt a little hungry.

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[After waiting for eight full years, I finally found the opportunity, thanks to Director Perry, who loves his family, and his wife who can make explosions with kitchen utensils... In short, when everyone was not paying attention, I got the authority card, and I used it to inquire about the database of the Kayul Company, and obtained information far exceeding my expectations in terms of detail and quantity. At the same time, I also knew the real cause of death of Duke and Lei Lei.

I have learned of what they have done to your homeland, and I have also learned of many similar horrible things, the culprit of which is the Kayul Corporation, the home of justice and benevolence for which I have always served and believed.

At that time, I felt that I accidentally stood next to the abyss and saw hell.

I want to apologize to you, my friend.At that moment, I wanted to give up. I didn't think about the countless victims, your compatriots, but only my own safety.But maybe fate pushed me forward, when I was about to pretend nothing happened and leave, a colleague found me, she didn't realize what I was doing, she just angrily accused me of entering the wrong place place, but I was so panicked that I unconsciously knocked her unconscious...or maybe dead, I don't know, she bled a lot.Looking at her, I realized I had no way out.Now that I can no longer choose to continue living a peaceful life, I can only fight to the end.If Duke and Lei Lei are still here, or you, you will definitely criticize me for being insane, right?But when I made a choice, I felt unprecedented relaxation and happiness in my heart.

I downloaded all the information I could find in the database. Unfortunately, the supervisor's level is not high, and I don't know the real core secrets.But these alone are enough. When I make it public, it will be time for the murderers of Duke and Lei Lei to be brought to justice.

However, things didn't go as smoothly as I expected. 】

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Rouille has a quietness and composure that belies his appearance.It wasn't until the doctor put down his knife and fork to wipe his mouth, which hadn't actually been soiled at all, that he asked, "How do you like it, Doctor?"

When he said this, Lu Ye was a little nervous. After all, this was a dinner he was in charge of. Before that, he always ate his prey raw.Of course, it was the same this time. Rouye's only contribution was to use his claw knife to divide the meat into small portions and present them on exquisite plates for the doctor to taste.

The doctor didn't say "satisfaction or dissatisfaction" that Rouye expected. He controlled the wheelchair and left the dining table, and asked pointedly, "The taste of a traitor."

"I didn't betray you, doctor, I can swear with my life." Rouye hurriedly defended himself, knelt down on one knee and looked up at the doctor eagerly, hoping that he could see his sincerity in his eyes.For Luye, he would rather be killed by his master than have his loyalty doubted.

After a moment of coldness passed, the doctor put his hand on his head and said softly, "I believe in you."

His eyes were so treacherous and gloomy, like a ghost in hell.