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"There is no one else, just me!" Bai Tang saw someone turn out from behind him and corrected himself, "Ah, no, there is one more."
"Just you?" Kate ignored him, thinking that such an outdated robot should have been eliminated long ago; only a remote planet like this would still use it.
"Yes! Earth has been abandoned for a long time, and no one lives here anymore," Bai Tang nodded.
"This is Earth?" Kate was excited.
"Yes!" Bai Tang was puzzled by Kate's reaction. "You know about Earth?"
"Of course I do!" Kate exclaimed, clenching her fists. "Earth is the hometown mentioned by my ancestors. Unfortunately, they never returned after leaving Earth. Besides the name of the hometown recorded in history books, even the return routes and coordinates have been lost in the flow of history. I never expected that while fleeing from pursuers, I would end up on my ancestral planet!"
"You are a descendant of Earthlings?" Bai Tang immediately felt closer to Kate. "No wonder you speak Huaxia language!"
"Huaxia language? I speak the Alliance's common language."
Our dignified Huaxia language has actually become the common language of the interstellar Alliance in the future? That's amazing!
Bai Tang was happy. "Are Earthlings now the main force of the Alliance?"
"Of course! We Earthlings who have settled on Blue Star are now the Capital Star of the Alliance. When the Wei Huashi Empire initiated the invasion war, we Blue Star people were the first to stand up and resist. Therefore, our status in the Alliance is the highest!" Kate said proudly, then realized something. "You also speak the common language; you are also part of the Alliance? Then how come you don't know about it?"
Bai Tang put on a sad expression and began to fabricate a story. "I don't know what the Alliance common language is; my parents taught me my language. My parents encountered space pirates over twenty years ago when they went out and ended up on Earth, just like you. Unfortunately, their spaceship was severely damaged and couldn't leave Earth, so they could only live on this abandoned planet. And I was born here on Earth, having never seen the world beyond."
"What about your parents?" Kate asked.
Bai Tang lowered his head, making it hard for Kate to see his expression. "They are not in this world!"
Bai Dad stayed well in the original world.
Kate, however, thought that Bai Tang's parents had passed away. The girl hung her head, feeling sad, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry for bringing up your sad memories. Don't be upset. Once I feel better, I'll take you back to Blue Star, and you can look for your relatives!"
"Thank you!" Bai Tang expressed her gratitude, her heart blooming with joy. Haha, could she finally escape the life of Robinson and return to civilization?
"No need to thank me!" Kate felt that since she had encountered Bai Tang, she should take good care of her and bring her from this isolated abandoned planet to the prosperous Blue Star. It would be best if she could help her find her relatives!
"By the way, how did you know that the planet we are on is Earth?"
Bai Tang waved her hand: "It told me. It's a household robot used by Earthlings before they emigrated, which I dug out from the ruins."
Kate looked at her in surprise; no wonder it looked so outdated—it was indeed an antique among antiques! However, it was a miracle that such an old antique could still be in such good condition and still function.
"Not only that, but I also dug out an antique spaceship that can still fly!" Bai Tang felt that the quality of materials in the future world was truly remarkable; items from thousands of years ago could still be used. The 15 Association should establish relevant regulations based on their quality.
Kate was even more astonished: "A spaceship from Three Thousand Years ago can still fly?"
"Three Thousand Years? You mean Earthlings have been emigrating for Three Thousand Years?" Bai Tang thought it had only been a little over a thousand years!
"Yes!" Kate looked around at the environment on Earth, wondering what had allowed the items left behind to remain intact for Three Thousand Years. If this news were to return to Blue Star, historians and archaeologists would surely be the happiest. The items from all over Earth would undoubtedly be the greatest discovery in archaeological history. As the discoverer, her name would surely be recorded.
"Gurgle—" a strange sound emerged. Bai Tang looked at Kate, who turned beet red: "Do you have any food? I'm hungry!"
"Wait a moment!" Bai Tang jumped up and ran off into the distance. In no time, she returned with several round dirt clumps in her hands.
"What is this?" Kate asked in shock. Bai Tang couldn't possibly expect him to eat these dirt clumps, could he?
"Potatoes! We're roasting potatoes!" Bai Tang pulled out a palm-sized round plate and pressed down on the circular hole in the center of the bottom, causing a burst of flames to rise and grow stronger.
"Potatoes? The legendary potatoes?" Kate was utterly astonished.
"Legendary? Don't tell me you've never had potatoes! Potatoes have disappeared from Blue Star?" Bai Tang raised an eyebrow in surprise. Could it be that the future was truly as described in those writings he had seen: due to various reasons, culinary skills had regressed, and many ingredients had vanished from the Records of the Grand Historian...
"I really haven't had any!" Kate stared intently at the potato in Bai Tang's hand, looking as if he wanted to snatch it away, but he remained rational and did not act. "Foods like potatoes recorded in books are legendary. During the Great Migration, when the spaceship carrying Earth's species malfunctioned, our ancestors desperately salvaged only a few seeds like rice, wheat, cabbage, radish, apple, and orange!"
"How pitiful!" Bai Tang tossed several potatoes into the fire. "But it's okay; I discovered several edible foods on Earth. You can taste these 'legendary' foods."
"Really?" Kate was filled with excitement. Bringing these species back to Blue Star would be a significant achievement.
"Of course it's true!" Bai Tang chuckled, thinking about how he would quickly set up several plantable bases after Kate fell asleep and transplant some crops from the gang's fields.
Soon, the aroma of roasted potatoes wafted through the air. Kate swallowed hard. "It smells so good! Can we eat it?"
Bai Tang used a wooden stick he found somewhere to poke at the potatoes in the fire. Feeling that they were soft enough, he extinguished the flames on the Automatic Camping Fire Pan—the one that could ignite fire, a name Kate had told him was already obsolete for thousands of years.
"It's ready to eat!"
Kate immediately reached out to grab one. "It's so hot!"
He shouted while stuffing it into his mouth.
"Wait! First peel it." Bai Tang quickly stopped Kate's actions and taught him how to peel off the dark outer skin, revealing the golden flesh inside.
"It's delicious, so delicious!" Kate praised while eating, "No wonder it's a legendary food; this is the best thing I've ever eaten!"
"Isn't it just a baked potato? Why are you exaggerating so much?" Bai Tang asked suspiciously. "Has Blue Star's culinary skills really declined? What do you usually eat?"
"We usually eat rice with nutritional liquid!" Kate replied laboriously while wolfing down the food. "Although the nutritional liquid comes in various flavors, it can't compare to baked potatoes at all."
"The taste of baked potatoes is just ordinary. If I made braised potatoes, vinegar stir-fried shredded potatoes, and potato beef stew, wouldn't you swallow your tongue?" Bai Tang felt sorry for Kate and these future people; the greatest enjoyment in life was food, and they had never experienced it! Well, it's decided; the future business strategy will focus on food.
Kate's saliva was flowing down uncontrollably, completely losing his cool image!
"Can you really make those dishes?"
"We don't have beef or vinegar right now, so I can only make braised potatoes."
"When will you make them?"
"Aren't you full yet?"
"I'm full, but I'm still craving!"
"Let's do it tonight; I'll make it for you!"
Kate's aircraft wasn't severely damaged, but it couldn't fly anymore. The communications in the aircraft were intact, but perhaps due to Earth's remote location, messages couldn't be sent or received. Fortunately, Kate knew how to repair the aircraft. Lacking tools and materials, he searched for substitutes among the garbage on Earth.
After spending half a month, the Aircraft was finally repaired—twelve days were spent finding alternative materials and tools, while the actual repair took only three. Sitting in the Aircraft, as the blue planet grew smaller, Bai Tang felt quite complex emotions, but soon she was completely captivated by the beauty of the universe.
"It's beautiful, isn't it? I joined the Interstellar Fleet because I can often see such beautiful scenery," Kate said while piloting the Aircraft.
Bai Tang responded with a soft "yes" and gently said, "The night sky gave a glimmer, in the friend of light has across the heavens like a river."
"What is that?" Kate asked curiously.
"It's a language from Ancient Earth, describing the Galaxy. There were many legends about the Galaxy on Earth," Bai Tang casually recounted the tale of Cowherd and Weaver Girl to Kate.
"Delicate clouds play tricks, flying stars convey sorrow, the Silver River flows darkly. When golden wind meets jade dew, it surpasses countless encounters in the human world. Tender feelings are like water, beautiful meetings are like dreams; how can one bear to look back at the return path of the magpie bridge? If love lasts long, why worry about morning and evening?"
"That's some nice lyrics," Kate praised, although he didn't fully understand the meaning of the words, they sounded beautiful.
"These aren't lyrics; it's Song Ci!" Bai Tang corrected her.
"Song Ci? What is that?"
"It's a form of poetry, a literary genre that once flourished in Huaxia Nation of Ancient Earth. It's a type of lyrics for music, also known as tune lyrics, music department, musical chapter, long and short sentences, and poetic remnants. It's a brilliant gem on the crown of ancient Han literature in Huaxia..."
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