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american comcis _ tales of caltiveter _chapter_0405_part_02
Chapter 978
chapter 0405 part 2
It was clear that those who could survive in this desert were well-prepared for danger. Compared to these vigilant guys, Tang Song, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot, who remained standing still, suddenly seemed like dazed geese. Seeing these three "newbies," the gaze of some people holding weapons gradually turned dangerous, looking at the three like they were three fat lambs.
Someone's gaze lingered on the cube in Tang Song's hand, while others looked at the large energy modified gun on Rocket Raccoon's back.
Just as everyone's gaze became increasingly dangerous, Diego, who had issued the warning sound, ran from the back of the team. He held an old energy handgun in one hand, and the energy display gauge on the gun body only showed one-third full.
Rocket, who had considerable research on weapons, saw at a glance that each gun could fire at most ten more energy beams before its energy source would be exhausted.
Diego ran quickly through the Sand. When rocks blocked his path, he leaped over stones several times his height and quickly reached the middle of the team. His gaze swept over Tang Song and the other two with some surprise, then he passed them and ran directly towards the approaching Abad.
"What's going on?"
"A shuttle. Looks like just a scout. They must be refugees too. They crashed!"
"Who are they? Could you see clearly?"
"Looking at the markings on the shuttle, it's the Frog God Society! People from Ha Tai! That fat guy is ruthless. Should we avoid them? Or let them go first!?"
"No time! We have to race against the Predators. We need to escape this Planet before they react and lock it down. Otherwise, it'll be hard for us to get out!"
In the silence of the blowing Sand, Diego and Abad's conversation clearly reached the ears of the crowd. So, without Abad urging them, everyone quickened their pace. "You guys aren't from this Planet, are you!?"
After the group resumed their journey, Diego didn't return to the back of the team to urge or alert. Instead, he walked up to Tang Song and handed him a water skin.
On this Planet where Water Source had largely evaporated and underground rivers were severely contaminated, the price of a cup of clean water was imaginable. Only some medium to large Gathering Places had purifiers that could filter contaminated water.
These Gathering Places monopolized the Water Source near them and sold the filtered water at high prices, hoarding it. This was why the refugees, despite being terribly thirsty under the scorching sun, endured and didn't drink water easily.
Diego handed a water skin to Tang Song. The gesture of goodwill was self-evident. Of course, he also wanted to probe the background of Tang Song and the other two. After all, their behavior was clearly out of place compared to the people on this Planet! "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need the water. I have some here!" Tang Song flipped his palm, and a green skin gourd appeared in his hand. He casually shook it, and the sound of rushing water immediately came from the gourd.
Diego's eyes widened sharply. As natives of this Planet, the Frogmen Race possessed excellent eyesight, especially in terms of long-distance vision and dynamic vision. Diego's eyesight could even clearly see the trajectory of gunpowder weapons leaving the barrel, yet he couldn't see where the water skin in front of him had been taken from.
Tang Song pulled the stopper from the gourd and took a gulp of the clear spring water.
What seemed like ordinary spring water was actually spiritual dew condensed from the spiritual energy of the Great Luo Heaven. This seemingly ordinary gourd was also a top-tier magic tool, with a Yin Yang Two Forms Array set up inside.
The spiritual dew was stored in two different Formation Spaces within the gourd. One was as hot as True Sun Fire, and the other was as cold as Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice. Stored within, the spiritual dew was one cold and one hot, one warm and one cool, offering a unique taste upon entry.
The icy spiritual dew spring water went down his throat. The cold qi that could instantly turn an Ordinary Person into an ice sculpture instantly invigorated Tang Song's spirit. His entire body's magic power circulated slightly, instantly transforming the spiritual dew water that entered his mouth into streams of spiritual energy to be devoured and digested.
"Gulp."
"Gulp."
"Gulp."
Tang Song ignored the sounds of swallowing saliva around him. He raised the gourd and said to the Little Frog in front of him, "Want a sip?"
Diego swallowed a mouthful of saliva. His skin could feel the coolness emanating from the mouth of the strange water skin. On such a hot day, drinking a mouthful of ice water would probably feel great.
Facing Tang Song's invitation, Diego restrained himself with great willpower. He gave an awkward smile, held up his water skin, and shook it like Tang Song did: "I have some too!" Saying this, he lifted the water bag made from a black-haired camel beast's stomach and took two gulps, which finally relieved the heat in his heart.
"The three of us are indeed not from your Planet. I heard that your Planet is rich in red crystal stone, so I came to try my luck, to see if I could purchase a batch and resell it for a profit!"
"You're crystal merchants?! Where's your Spaceship?" Diego's bulging eyes looked at Tang Song.
"It was destroyed by that Spaceship!" Tang Song looked up at the huge Castle Spaceship in the sky, first placing the blame on it, then shaking his head and sighing, "This time the loss is huge. Not only did I not get any red crystal stone, but my Spaceship was also blown up. And it doesn't look like this place of yours is rich in red crystal stone either. Did I come to the wrong place?"
Diego said with a bitter smile, "You came too late. The Red Crystal Stone Ore Vein on this Planet was mined out over two hundred years ago. Now this is just a barren, abandoned Planet!"
"Then it seems we weren't destined to get rich!" Tang Song's face was full of regret, looking very disappointed.
Beside him, Rocket also held a gourd, drinking water while not forgetting to water Groot. Of course, the gourd in Rocket's hand contained genuine mountain spring water.
Even so, the people around him saw his extravagance and their eyes turned red with envy, wishing they could take Groot's place.
How wasteful to water a tree! Come on, come on, just stuff it in my mouth.
Rocket paid no attention to them. Listening to Boss Tang's serious nonsense, he couldn't help but grin, trying hard to control his laughter.
(end of chapter)
It was clear that those who could survive in this desert were well-prepared for danger. Compared to these vigilant guys, Tang Song, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot, who remained standing still, suddenly seemed like dazed geese. Seeing these three "newbies," the gaze of some people holding weapons gradually turned dangerous, looking at the three like they were three fat lambs.
Someone's gaze lingered on the cube in Tang Song's hand, while others looked at the large energy modified gun on Rocket Raccoon's back.
Just as everyone's gaze became increasingly dangerous, Diego, who had issued the warning sound, ran from the back of the team. He held an old energy handgun in one hand, and the energy display gauge on the gun body only showed one-third full.
Rocket, who had considerable research on weapons, saw at a glance that each gun could fire at most ten more energy beams before its energy source would be exhausted.
Diego ran quickly through the Sand. When rocks blocked his path, he leaped over stones several times his height and quickly reached the middle of the team. His gaze swept over Tang Song and the other two with some surprise, then he passed them and ran directly towards the approaching Abad.
"What's going on?"
"A shuttle. Looks like just a scout. They must be refugees too. They crashed!"
"Who are they? Could you see clearly?"
"Looking at the markings on the shuttle, it's the Frog God Society! People from Ha Tai! That fat guy is ruthless. Should we avoid them? Or let them go first!?"
"No time! We have to race against the Predators. We need to escape this Planet before they react and lock it down. Otherwise, it'll be hard for us to get out!"
In the silence of the blowing Sand, Diego and Abad's conversation clearly reached the ears of the crowd. So, without Abad urging them, everyone quickened their pace. "You guys aren't from this Planet, are you!?"
After the group resumed their journey, Diego didn't return to the back of the team to urge or alert. Instead, he walked up to Tang Song and handed him a water skin.
On this Planet where Water Source had largely evaporated and underground rivers were severely contaminated, the price of a cup of clean water was imaginable. Only some medium to large Gathering Places had purifiers that could filter contaminated water.
These Gathering Places monopolized the Water Source near them and sold the filtered water at high prices, hoarding it. This was why the refugees, despite being terribly thirsty under the scorching sun, endured and didn't drink water easily.
Diego handed a water skin to Tang Song. The gesture of goodwill was self-evident. Of course, he also wanted to probe the background of Tang Song and the other two. After all, their behavior was clearly out of place compared to the people on this Planet! "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need the water. I have some here!" Tang Song flipped his palm, and a green skin gourd appeared in his hand. He casually shook it, and the sound of rushing water immediately came from the gourd.
Diego's eyes widened sharply. As natives of this Planet, the Frogmen Race possessed excellent eyesight, especially in terms of long-distance vision and dynamic vision. Diego's eyesight could even clearly see the trajectory of gunpowder weapons leaving the barrel, yet he couldn't see where the water skin in front of him had been taken from.
Tang Song pulled the stopper from the gourd and took a gulp of the clear spring water.
What seemed like ordinary spring water was actually spiritual dew condensed from the spiritual energy of the Great Luo Heaven. This seemingly ordinary gourd was also a top-tier magic tool, with a Yin Yang Two Forms Array set up inside.
The spiritual dew was stored in two different Formation Spaces within the gourd. One was as hot as True Sun Fire, and the other was as cold as Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice. Stored within, the spiritual dew was one cold and one hot, one warm and one cool, offering a unique taste upon entry.
The icy spiritual dew spring water went down his throat. The cold qi that could instantly turn an Ordinary Person into an ice sculpture instantly invigorated Tang Song's spirit. His entire body's magic power circulated slightly, instantly transforming the spiritual dew water that entered his mouth into streams of spiritual energy to be devoured and digested.
"Gulp."
"Gulp."
"Gulp."
Tang Song ignored the sounds of swallowing saliva around him. He raised the gourd and said to the Little Frog in front of him, "Want a sip?"
Diego swallowed a mouthful of saliva. His skin could feel the coolness emanating from the mouth of the strange water skin. On such a hot day, drinking a mouthful of ice water would probably feel great.
Facing Tang Song's invitation, Diego restrained himself with great willpower. He gave an awkward smile, held up his water skin, and shook it like Tang Song did: "I have some too!" Saying this, he lifted the water bag made from a black-haired camel beast's stomach and took two gulps, which finally relieved the heat in his heart.
"The three of us are indeed not from your Planet. I heard that your Planet is rich in red crystal stone, so I came to try my luck, to see if I could purchase a batch and resell it for a profit!"
"You're crystal merchants?! Where's your Spaceship?" Diego's bulging eyes looked at Tang Song.
"It was destroyed by that Spaceship!" Tang Song looked up at the huge Castle Spaceship in the sky, first placing the blame on it, then shaking his head and sighing, "This time the loss is huge. Not only did I not get any red crystal stone, but my Spaceship was also blown up. And it doesn't look like this place of yours is rich in red crystal stone either. Did I come to the wrong place?"
Diego said with a bitter smile, "You came too late. The Red Crystal Stone Ore Vein on this Planet was mined out over two hundred years ago. Now this is just a barren, abandoned Planet!"
"Then it seems we weren't destined to get rich!" Tang Song's face was full of regret, looking very disappointed.
Beside him, Rocket also held a gourd, drinking water while not forgetting to water Groot. Of course, the gourd in Rocket's hand contained genuine mountain spring water.
Even so, the people around him saw his extravagance and their eyes turned red with envy, wishing they could take Groot's place.
How wasteful to water a tree! Come on, come on, just stuff it in my mouth.
Rocket paid no attention to them. Listening to Boss Tang's serious nonsense, he couldn't help but grin, trying hard to control his laughter.
(end of chapter)
