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Chapter 82: Gnush's snail, the vehicle of the ship?
At dinner time in the evening, Raj returned to the ward alone and told Bai Xing that its owner invited her to the restaurant for dinner.

Xu Min had finished the operation and was moved to another independent ward, but she had not yet woken up.

For now, Rab and the doctors are taking care of her.

Although he thought his clothes were not decent enough, he couldn't ask for too much at the moment. Bai Xing left the ward with Laji without any delay.

Outside the ward is a square corridor. On one side of the corridor is the ward and other rooms where she has been staying. On the other side of the corridor is a suspended fence. Behind the fence is a giant parking lot that combines the ground floor and the middle floor. Ping Square.

The total height of the two floors of the entire apron is about 20 meters. The edge of the dome becomes rounded and forms a huge arc. It is backed by the corridor and faces the entire semi-open semicircular wall. There is a lift door on the wall. It should be It is an external navigation channel.

Bai Xing was condescending and first saw two humanoid mechanical intelligences about seven meters high moving in the square, picking up the dismembered mechanical products all over the place.

Although the entire apron covers such a large area, the only complete machines in it are the two humanoid machines. From the appearance, they are not mechas driven by humans, and there is no body that can accommodate the cockpit. Space, like Rajrab, should be a functional robot dedicated to serving humans.

Before Bai Xing could continue to watch the underlying content, Raj had already reached out a mechanical hand beside her thigh and tugged on her robe.

"Please be more positive." It said, "The master is still waiting for you."

When the other party said this, Bai Xing could only nod and follow Raj to the end of the corridor. There was an arch that was obviously higher than other rooms with closed hatches. Enter through the arch and go around it on a short path. In order to avoid the elevator wall, Bai Xing and Raj came to a public restaurant.

When Bai Xing arrived, people were already waiting in the huge restaurant.

The rectangular dining table is covered with woven table mats, and two sets of tableware are placed at the host and guest positions to clearly distinguish the number of people. Among them, a human woman has been seated at the host and guest positions. There is a snow-white dinner plate on the dining table in front of her. There was food covered in juice inside. It was unclear what it was, but you could guess from her expression that it was not her favorite food.

On her left and right sides, stood a robot holding a glass flask in both hands and a robot wearing a chef's hat.

The two robots are obviously the same model we saw on the tarmac just now, but they are one size smaller. They should be closer to the height of the human body, so that they can better serve the owner's daily life.

Just as Bai Xing followed Raj into the restaurant, the lady cast an inquiring look at her, and similarly, two pairs of cold, emotionless mechanical eyes also glanced over.

Raj led Bai Xing to his seat, and the robot holding the wine bottle was already waiting next to the guest seat. He opened the table and chairs for her in a very gentlemanly manner.

"Are you feeling better?" As if to ease Bai Xing's restraint, she spoke first and asked in a friendly manner, "If you feel pain, you can ask the doctor to inject you with painkillers."

Following the other party's words, Bai Xing looked at her.

Judging from the face, this lady is about 50 to [-] years old, with fair skin and small freckles on her face. There are many fine wrinkles visible at the end of her raised red eyes, and she also has a lot of gray hair on her temples. , but these cannot conceal her temperamental appearance when she was young.

She seemed to have just taken a shower. Her silver shoulder-length hair had not been dried, but was only wet and half-covered. She was wearing a robe similar to Bai Xing's, which was loose and loose. This made her look in better condition than before. A bit of home relaxation.

She should be short in stature, and her bare arms have obvious strong muscle lines. She looks energetic, and she should be a good hand at hard work.

"Thank you, I will." The other party's concern and the discovery of sharing his home clothes with her suddenly made Bai Xing feel more favorable to her.

"You may be very hungry already." As soon as she started to speak, the robot standing next to Shirahoshi reached out and opened the same dinner plate in front of her.

The contents are the same as the other party's. Looking closely, it looks like some kind of meat and vegetables are boiled together, but you can't tell what part it is. Although it is soaked in thick sauce, it doesn't look appetizing. . "This is the abdominal pouch of the Bamton worm." Seeing Bai Xing carefully observing the food, standing next to the lady, the robot wearing a chef's hat introduced, "We use the juice obtained by squeezing the juice of the Munro fruit to stew it. , is the signature dish on the ship.”

Bamtonworm?

Bai Xing is no stranger to this. This is a kind of parasitic beetle with a flat appearance. Their lifestyle is to parasitize on different organisms and rely on sucking the blood of the host to survive. They have no fixed size and are generally determined by the size of the host. to decide.

This parasite actively lives on multiple planets, mostly parasitizing cattle, horses, and kodozoans. It is a relatively common but treatable pest problem.

Judging from the size of the contents of the plate, the host size of this Bamtonworm parasite is really astonishingly large.

"There are not many available ingredients on the ship, and there are no preparations for artificial food. You can try it, maybe you can accept it." The lady obviously couldn't accept the food. She just took a few bites and kept going. Drinking.

Bai Xing had a lot of questions in her heart and continued to find answers, but she didn't want to refuse the other party's carefully prepared food, so she started to use the dinner on the plate, planning to ask the other party for the news she wanted to know later.

This is not the first time Bai Xing has eaten insect meat. Insect meat is not a delicacy, but on some planets, some edible insects are the only cheap protein available to refugee groups.

Although she has requirements for food, she is not picky about food. After all, in the apocalypse she lived in, wasting food is as abominable as wasting life.

Surprisingly, the belly bag on the plate is not unpalatable and has a unique flavor due to its chewy texture.

Seeing Bai Xing slowly finish the food, the lady also drank all the wine in the glass jug.

"The doctor has reported your friend's condition to me." Although she drank a lot of wine, there was no hint of alcohol on her face. Her eyes were always clear and her tone of voice was very stable. "Her hand was bitten off by the Horn mutant. If the severed arm is intact, maybe the doctor can reattach it."

"Yes." After hearing what the other party said, Bai Xing quickly put down his knife and fork and wiped the corners of his mouth with a clean napkin. "I saw with my own eyes that her hand was bitten off and chewed into pieces by the Horn mutant."

"I know where you encountered the Horn mutant species." She seemed to understand very well. "That is the place where Gnush's snails like to forage. Every time it goes, it will leave some fire for those guys. In case they become extinct.”

"I just didn't expect that its little snacks would cause so much harm to you."

Bai Xing didn't understand what she said. For a moment, he was a little confused and didn't know what to say.
"Raj, didn't they tell you where you are now?"

"Ship?"

"anything else?"

After receiving the answer of Bai Xing's denial, the other party smiled bitterly.

"You are now on a ship that will never dock."

"My ship is on the back of the Gnuschia snail and relies on it to move. The last time it docked was three years ago."

(End of this chapter)