the days before i bought the galaxy

The shuttle-shaped airship sailed quickly through the streets paved with white marble. The various shops on both sides of the road made Warren experience the feeling of being in the city for the first time.He has to admit that although this face-to-face transaction method is far less convenient than placing an order on Light Year Online, it can give people a psychological satisfaction of being valued.He couldn't help but wonder if renting an office in Bethel would help his business grow.

"We're here." Milit whispered to remind the blond young man who was clearly in a daze.

Good self-cultivation prevented her from showing any dissatisfaction with a "hillies" sitting next to her.In Bethel, any outsider was branded a "redneck".Many people who are just ordinary employees also have a clear sense of superiority towards visitors from other planets, as if living on this planet is their greatest capital.Of course, the city does have something to be proud of.

Millet still remembers that when she was young, her father told her many times about the difficult pioneering years.Bethel was established almost by that generation with a lifetime of painstaking efforts, and it is a real pearl in a barren land.So, even though most of her classmates at Manchester College disdained her origin, they still had to read about this miracle in their textbooks.

"White Capital" Bethel, a place blessed by ancient heroic spirits.

"Ah, sorry, I was a little distracted." Warren, who recovered, smiled at his female companion.

Their airship was parked at the entrance of the hotel. A handsome doorman opened the door for them and asked if they needed to carry their luggage.

"I don't have anything to move." Warren shook his head.His and Lan's luggage was packed in a small suitcase, and Lan had already moved out of the car.

Millet put her hand out and put his arm. "Usually at this time you should go in arm in arm with a lady." The gentle look on her face made the reminder friendly and thoughtful.

Warren patted the back of Millet's hand and nodded his thanks.

"Mr. Warren Slim? How many rooms do you need?"

The receptionist is a beautiful brunette.Warren wasn't sure if she was a robot, and even if it was, it would be an extremely expensive kind, and she was completely natural from top to bottom.

"Four rooms, facing the garden, thank you." Millet turned to Warren and said, "The inner courtyard of this hotel is one of the most beautiful gardens in Bethel, and you will like the view there."

"No, three rooms are enough." Warren corrected, "Lan lives with me, can you prepare us a suite? Just like the lady said, arrange us a room facing the garden. May I go for a walk in the garden?"

"We have an open-air restaurant in the garden, Mr. Slim, you can also enjoy the garden while dining." The receptionist said with a smile. "Does this gentleman have any special needs? We also have various facilities specially prepared for aliens here." She pointed to Bogo and asked.

"I think my dear man needs a firmer recliner," Warren said with a smile.

"Yes, Captain, you are really considerate!"

"There is also toothpaste for five people, not floral or mint."

There was a sad expression on Bogo's face, but unfortunately no one could understand the meaning of the crocodile baring its teeth.The receptionist shivered and prepared the room key for Warren and his party.

"Has Blue been living with you? I guess he's your security officer." Millet whispered into Warren's ear as they walked into the elevator.

Warren smiled: "Yes, Lan is responsible for my safety, and his rest cabin is always adjacent to mine."

"Rest cabin? Warren, don't you live on the spaceship all the time?" Millet was full of curiosity.She has had her own residence since birth, and has lived in a dormitory at Manchester College since she left Bethel.It was hard for her to imagine that anyone could call a spaceship home. She always thought that Warren should live on a planet under his name.

"Yes. I suppose a permanent residence is unnecessary for someone who has been in space."

"That's interesting. I hear you've been in space for four years at the age of seventeen. Can you satisfy my curiosity a little? Why not move the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce to Bethel? I heard Uncle Henry gave you a resident permit last year. The living environment in Bethel is better than most planets, and scientific research shows that living in a real human city is beneficial to reduce the pressure of interstellar travel."

"Maybe there will be a year. I don't think the time is ripe now." Warren raised his eyebrows pointedly.

Millet nodded knowingly.For a small chamber of commerce, stepping into Bethel prematurely can easily be drawn into the cutthroat business competition.But if the marriage between the Leslie family and the Slim family is successful, the situation will be greatly improved.The Leslie Chamber of Commerce is one of the oldest medium-sized chambers of commerce in the Bethel business circle, and it operates the most secure energy business.It can be said that if there is Leslie's family as the backstage, no matter how Warren wants to toss about his business, there will be no big problem.

So Millet took Warren's words as an approval of the marriage, and she was slightly relieved.Her "fiancé" has just explicitly hinted at his sexuality, but she doesn't really care about it.All she needs is the semblance of a cooperative relationship between the two parties in order to use it to her own maximum benefit.

"I think the time will come soon," Millet hinted, stopping at Warren's door. "Usually this is the time when a man should kiss a woman good-bye."

"Thanks for the reminder. Let's see you later!" Warren kissed Millet on the cheek.

"Goodbye!" Millet said goodbye to Warren with a smile.

After seeing off Millet, Warren turned around and greeted Charlie and Bogo, let them rest, and then walked into the room with Lan.This is a suite consisting of [-] bedrooms and a spacious living room.Warren first carefully observed the various facilities in the suite, and then opened all the windows with voice control.

"What a delightful place..." He whistled to the garden outside the window, made himself a cup of tea, and sat down on a small sofa.

"Lan, connect to Lightyear Network, we should do serious business."

"I thought that dealing with the marriage request of the Leslie family was the purpose of our coming here." Lan glanced at Warren suspiciously. He sat down on the armchair opposite Warren and took out the connecting cable from behind his ear. "Well...the port is on the arm of your couch."

"Let me help you." Warren took the white cable and inserted the end into the Lightyear Network port on the armrest of the sofa.No matter how many times he has witnessed it, he still finds the process very interesting.After the port is sensed, the black thorns in the white connection line will be protruded first, divided into eight strands and buckled together with the wires in the port in a chain.

"This thing looks like some kind of insect." Warren fiddled with the mechanical needle, which immediately released the port and recovered into a strand, retracting into the connecting wire.Warren moved the cable out of the way a bit and put it back in, and the lancet automatically docked with the port again.

"Under the harsh environment, some insects will choose to feign death and hibernate until the environment permits. I think this is similar to your connection line. Lan, do you know that some insects have thousands of times more vitality than humans on Earth? , even if its head is pinched off, it can still live through the winter, mate and lay eggs in the spring, and then die."

"Warren, I have to remind you that this is just a standardized interface for robots." Lan said with a frown.

"The romanticism of people on Earth, Lan! I just want to express a little emotion."

There was a moment of confusion on the robot's face, and then he recovered quickly. "Warren, the lightyear network is connected. Need to check something?"

The blond young man was propping his chin on one hand, looking at him sideways.

"Lan, your expression..." Warren stretched out a finger and poked Lan's cheek, "It looks more vivid than before."

"The result of the active algorithm." The robot didn't care.

But it looks more like a living person this way...

Warren didn't say the line that would have drawn a bot retort.He understood that his feelings about insects just now probably stemmed from his insistence on the idea of ​​"Lan is alive".Sometimes he couldn't figure out why he was obsessed with this kind of thought.So what if it proves that machines are alive?Lan is still his most trusted subordinate, and the relationship between them will not change in the slightest.

Maybe I'm a little more emotional in nature than I think I am...

Warren decided to make tonight's "bedtime story" the book of poetry he failed to read all those years ago.

"Help me check the list of Bethel's alternate adjutants."

"Warren, do you want to find an adjutant for yourself in Bethel?!" Lan was quite surprised by this order, and he nodded his head to express his understanding, "No wonder! This is indeed more important than handling marriage requests .”

"Yes." Warren thought for a while and added, "Set the condition to be under 25 years old, and I can be included in the search scope if I can complete 80.00% of the other party's requirements."

"Okay." Lan started searching.

The robot's astonishment was not without reason.For a chamber of commerce, the adjutant is the most important person besides the president.The main duty of the adjutant is to handle various matters for the president and make decisions on his behalf when the president is not present.Unlike positions such as staff officer and financial officer, the position of adjutant is almost life-long, and few chambers of commerce will replace adjutants.

From a certain point of view, the bond of interests between the adjutant and the chairman of the chamber of commerce even surpassed the marriage relationship.Usually, in the chamber of commerce, the lieutenant has the command right next to the president and the assets of the chamber of commerce do not exceed 30.00%.During the alternation of the two presidents, the new president can choose to let the adjutant resign, but in doing so, the assets due to the adjutant must be returned.In many cases, many of the shareholders of an old chamber of commerce are former adjutants and their descendants.

Although the price of hiring an adjutant is high, this system is an excellent guarantee that the chamber of commerce can continue to operate if the chairman encounters an accident, and all assets will be handed over according to the chairman's wishes.What's more, not all the presidents of the chamber of commerce have business talents, and the "rich second generation" who obtained the chamber of commerce by inheritance often need the assistance of adjutants more than self-made people.Once the chamber of commerce reaches a certain scale, basically every chamber of commerce will choose to hire adjutants.

The high salary and high degree of freedom of work make the position of adjutant one of the most popular occupations among Earthlings.The life of an adjutant of a medium-sized chamber of commerce after retirement is far better than that of an ordinary developer, which makes many people sharpen their heads and want to squeeze into the adjutant academies around to study.

Of course, there are very few people who can really pass the entry test and stay ahead of the competition with a high elimination rate.Only the best have the potential to end up as a qualified lieutenant.They are usually not in a hurry to find a job after graduation, and the Federation will give basic living allowances to alternate adjutants.They will put forward different requirements to the employer according to their different situations, and wait for the employer to come to their door.This process sometimes lasts for several years, but for the long-term cooperation in the future, any cautious exploration is worthwhile.Once the two parties sign the agreement, there will be a three-year trial period. After the trial period is over, the truly unbreakable relationship will begin.

Since the job selection criteria for adjutants are usually above medium-sized chambers of commerce, they usually live in urban planets in the business circle during their unemployment period, so Warren wants to go to Bethel to find an adjutant for himself.Although he knows that his assets are still far from the medium-sized chamber of commerce, he believes that the conditions are not absolute, and he also has advantages that others do not have.

"After the search, there are a total of 203 people who meet the requirements, and they are arranged in alphabetical order by name by default." Lan activated the display on the coffee table, and the information of the first five candidates immediately appeared in front of Warren.

Warren opens the first candidate's profile.He looked at it very carefully. This choice was related to his whole life. He had to carefully choose a person who was very suitable for himself in every aspect.