episode_0623

I knew he was wary of my answer, but I deliberately pretended not to know anything when I asked the question.

“Is there a problem?”

“Huh… No. I’m not in a position to say anything since I received help. Those guys deserved to be treated like that. ”

“Then can I think of you as owing me money?”

“Yes. But let me tell you in advance that I am not the type to accumulate assets. If I want financial compensation, I will pay it back over time, but it will be difficult to pay it back quickly. We don’t know when we will die. Instead, there are things that can be sold on the black market to earn a decent amount of credit. ”

“Oh, stuff. For example?”

The price was enough for the information, but I reacted as if I was curious about what he was talking about.

“VR goggles and things like zippo lighters. There are also a few primitive cigarettes.”

Ting-

Kaidelshade took out a silver lighter from his bosom and opened the lid. The wick and wheel inside were revealed along with a cheerful metallic sound.

“… What is primitive tobacco?”

“This is it.”

Swish-

What Kai showed me by placing it on his palm was an ordinary cigarette, although it had a slightly different shape. It wasn’t a neat cigarette, and it looked like it had been hand-made, with a rough finish.

‘What? This kind of thing is traded on the black market? And you can make money by selling it?’

It was quite a disappointing story. The group also looked disappointed after looking forward to seeing what was shown.

If there’s anything even a little bit novel by our standards, it’s the VR goggles that we haven’t seen in real life yet. At the very least, they’re definitely made with more advanced technology than the Dream Vision we made.

In a place like this where technology has developed unbalancedly, I guess those things also have their own value.

Perhaps even in the capital planetary system, these types of objects were considered antiques and had collectible value.

“… If you don’t like it, then don’t say anything.”

Kai must have sensed our disappointed mood as he put the things he had taken out back into his bosom.

Perhaps because of the backlash from the fear I felt toward my answer, his tone was quite arrogant, but it didn’t seem like he was lying. Judging from his behavior, he didn’t seem to have much money to begin with.

Since he doesn’t seem like the type of trash who would come out and say “yes” in this situation, he probably just wants to confess his financial situation and tell them to take what they want.

I said, feeling curious as to what had disappeared without a trace.

“I’d rather eat the liver of a flea. I have enough money.”

“Flea…? What is that?”

‘Is there no fleas on this planet?’

In fact, even between planets within the same planetary system, the vegetation is so different that it is no different from completely different worlds. So, it is possible that there is no such thing as a flea in this place, which is a completely different galaxy from Earth.

But don’t idioms still remain?

“You can think of it as a very small bug. If you don’t know, that’s okay.”

“Is that so…?”

“Anyway, there’s only one thing I wish for. That you achieve the purpose of coming here to find you. If saving you isn’t enough, I’m willing to give you an appropriate additional reward.”

That’s what he said, but I don’t think he would refuse if he was asked to give me just one piece of information in exchange for saving my life.

Even at this point, that information was nothing more than the location of a facility that was of no use to him. It was certain that it was all just a scene that he had forgotten about for most of his life and then came to mind by chance.

Without beating around the bush, I asked him if he knew anything about the abandoned research facility.

“Research facility… ”

“Don’t ask why. It’s safer for you not to know.”

“… I never tried to ask.”

No, it wasn’t there. I was just trying to take a quick look.

Kaidelshard coughed and placed his clasped hands on the table.

“Now that I think about it, there definitely was a facility like that. I remember it now that I hear the story. The entire satellite looked like a factory. It seemed like something had happened, but it had already stopped working and was in ruins… ”

My eyes lit up when I heard his explanation.

‘There…! I was worried that you might not remember or that you hadn’t discovered it yet, but fortunately, you didn’t. Wait, but the entire satellite is a research facility?’

A facility the size of a satellite.

Since satellites themselves are celestial bodies with such uneven sizes, saying something like this is actually quite inaccurate. As far as I know, the smallest of Jupiter’s satellites are only 1-2km in diameter, and some of the larger ones are larger than Mercury.

However, since it was possible that the research facility was created through a joint venture between the Valkyrian and Seraphian ducal families, it seemed unlikely that it would have been built on a small satellite. And even a single star has a name with the character “star” in it, so its name is not light.

Since it was such a great facility, it must have been regrettable that he, the rebel leader, had a bad taste in his mouth.

“So where is it?”

“It is located in the Novaris System, a remote planetary system of the Lazarian family. It is a planetary system with seven planets orbiting a K-type star. Judging from the fact that it has an official name, it is assumed that there was originally a development plan for this planetary system, but it was abandoned for some reason. The research facility you are looking for is probably a satellite of the planet Orbis. It was a beautiful planet with a small ring around its waist. ”

“The Novaris planetary system… Are you also exploring the outskirts planetary system?”

When I questioned him, he shrugged his shoulders.

“The more warp routes an immigration broker knows, the safer it is and the more customers he gets. And unlike an exploration team that just crashes into the ground, I move around and gather information in some way, so it’s hard to call it exploration. ”

“You moved to get information? So, does that mean there are others besides you who know about the Novaris planetary system?”

“That’s right. When I was hanging around the Novaris planetary system, other forces showed various interests there. Not only the Free Trade Union, which has no place in the universe where money flows, but also the Eye of Aether, a group of mystics, sent an exploration team. ”

“That’s a bit difficult… ”

If I do this wrong, isn’t it possible that the facility I was aiming for has already been swallowed up by others?

However, Kaidelshard fortunately showed a negative prediction on that part.

“Well, I don’t know about now, but when I visited there, no one knew about the facility. When I first got there, most people were losing interest and leaving.”

“… How is that possible?”

“Well, everyone was exploring the planets and satellites of an ambiguous size, so they didn’t even bother to look at them. The research facilities looked like ordinary satellites made of sand and rocks, so they weren’t worth exploring. ”

“So you’re saying you discovered something that countless exploration teams failed to notice?”

“I discovered it by accident when I crash-landed on that satellite’s volcanic cone. If my transport ship hadn’t been hit by debris from the ring while I was observing the planet Orbis, I wouldn’t have discovered it. ”

I don’t know how carelessly I was enjoying the scenery for something like this to happen.

Still, I finally got the information I wanted.

“Do you still have the warp coordinates for the Novaris planetary system?”

“I don’t have it now, it’s stored on my terminal at home. As you can see, I wasn’t in a position to hire a navigator, so I explored by going along with the companies’ warp voyages. ”

It certainly didn’t look that good, and for that reason it was understandable that they kept the warp coordinates roughly.

“Then let’s go right away. If you just copy that data, I will consider the transaction complete.”

“Wait a minute, I ordered food and drinks, but before I could even taste them… ”

That’s when Kaidelshard grabbed me as I was trying to get up from my seat.

The partition that had been blocking the table we were sitting at was removed.

Chuck-

“Kaidelshard?”

The ones that appeared, calling his name, were bipedal robots with flashing camera lenses.

– Judging from the marks on the chest, shoulders, and other major parts, it looks like a robot owned by Jamad that manages this place. It’s probably a robot for maintaining security.

There was Maria’s explanation, and I had seen many similar security robots in New Kind, so they weren’t all that unfamiliar.

I explained the situation to my group over the phone.

He swallowed his saliva and answered.

“… But?”

“I came from Jamad. I would like to hear your testimony about the commotion that occurred in the market alley, so please cooperate obediently. ”

“… … .”

Kaidelshard glanced at me with a nervous expression.

The fact that they found us in such a short time meant that they had collected relevant evidence from somewhere, such as video footage or another witness.

At that time, there was no one’s gaze that was caught in the crossfire.

Judging from the fact that they were looking for Kaidelshard rather than me, who killed them, it seemed that they had come looking for me after hearing a testimony that Kaidelshard had run away and been chased by Ernest’s gang.

‘How can I use this?’