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#822 - Return to Xandar

With all relevant personnel present, the spacecraft initiated its departure as scheduled.

This time, Liang Yue deployed a medium-small spacecraft, approximately a hundred meters in length, which still adhered to the geometric, interspersed aesthetic of the AI Xiaowu in its design.

At first glance, the ship appeared to be constructed from building blocks, its overall shape resembling a streamlined dolphin...

However, after tens of thousands of years of evolution and research within the base world, the spacecraft manufactured by Xiaowu, while seemingly similar in style to its predecessors, had undergone profound transformations in its internal functions, making it vastly different from before!

At the very least, computers were almost universally owned, and thanks to the signal tower that Liang Yue erected here years ago, the station had long been integrated with Earth's network, almost considered a part of Earth...

Fortunately, the joint committee composed of several powerful Earth nations knew its limits.

While continuously transporting large quantities of supplies and consumer goods to the station, it did not infringe upon the interests of the Asgardians on substantive issues, always adhering to its duties and maintaining a harmonious relationship between the two parties, seemingly planning for the long term.

Therefore, the arrival of Liang Yue and his group, as well as the matter of needing the station personnel to help with stamping and guaranteeing, was quickly completed.

However, many people in the group were visiting the station for the first time.

Such as the three Guna sisters, and some middle-kingdom dignitaries who had spent huge sums of money to obtain a place.

Unable to restrain themselves, they began taking pictures and souvenirs here, and later, led by Stark, they ran to the station's bar for a couple of drinks.

After more than two hours, the group, with slightly tipsy expressions, reunited and returned to the spacecraft.

Shortly after, the Dolphin departed from the station and, under Liang Yue's control, passed through a spatial passage.

The opposite end of this passage connected to a corner of the star system where Xandar was located, and not far ahead was their destination: Xandar itself...

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"Unidentified vessel, you have entered Xandar's early warning airspace. What is your purpose here?"

As the Dolphin continued to navigate forward for a short time, a public signal suddenly came in, clearly a voice broadcast similar to an AI customer service representative.

However, compared to the emotionless, stiff tone of those on Earth, this one was naturally much more expressive.

During the previous voyage, Liang Yue had already distributed translation earpieces and personal computer wristbands made by the AI Xiaowu to everyone on the ship.

Wearing the earpiece, as long as they didn't venture into some remote, unfamiliar outer-galactic star systems, they could basically achieve universal translation.

The computer wristband was similar to the earpiece, both being basic equipment for interstellar travel; without it, not to say it would be impossible to move, but it would certainly be very inconvenient.

However, the configuration and functions of the computer wristbands that Liang Yue distributed to everyone were naturally far inferior to Xiaowu's avatar...

"We are from Earth, here for tourism, vacation, and shopping. Also~ I personally own a shop on Xandar, and the products I sell are quite unique, requiring regular restocking."

Liang Yue was currently sitting in the captain's seat of the spacecraft, holding a cup of tea in one hand, while responding to the AI wave on the large screen in front of him.

Compared to his composure, the group of people who were visiting for the first time seemed a little nervous, each staring straight ahead.

A moment later, not long after he finished speaking, a video communication came through.

On the other side of the video was a chubby man with yellow skin and wearing a blue standard leather uniform, but with Western features.

"Welcome to Xandar! Oh, you are~ Liang Yue, right? From Earth. You have a magic shop on Xandar. Oh~! That shop belongs to you, mate?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Liang Yue asked, a little puzzled, looking at the surprised expression on the other person's face.

"One of the things your shop used to sell, uh, according to your Earth terms, should be a plant-infused beverage called tea, which has recently become very popular.

It is said that in addition to the normal beverage ingredients, it seems to contain a special energy that can greatly improve human function, nourish the body, regulate, and even increase mental power."

"Oh, you're talking about those spirit teas. When I last came to Xandar to restock, I did put a batch in the shop. Looks like the effect is pretty good~"

"It's more than that~ mate. A while ago, a diplomatic delegation from Sovereign visited Xandar and happened to buy a can of that tea from your magic shop.

After trying it, they felt the effect was excellent. After that, all the tea in your shop was basically taken by them. The people in charge of reception on Xandar knew a little too late.

They only managed to buy a few cans. After testing, the effectiveness of this tea is indeed outstanding. Many wealthy people want to try it, so~ someone should be contacting you to discuss cooperation later.

Also, the representative from Sovereign is still waiting on Xandar, probably to make a deal with you for this tea. They are very generous."

"That's certainly good news for me~"

As he spoke, Liang Yue flipped his sleeve, and a small can of spirit tea suddenly appeared in his palm. With a light toss, the wooden can spun into the air.

When it landed again, it had already appeared next to the person on the other side of the video~

"This can is for you."

"Oh~ Thank you!"

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After the chat, the next step naturally entered the customs clearance process.

But that was not a problem~

With the official stamp of the Asgardians as a guarantee, and with Liang Yue, someone with property and qualifications on Xandar, personally leading the way.

Bringing a few dozen people over for tourism was nothing, and their credibility was naturally guaranteed.

Moreover, Xandar was originally a paradise for tourism and shopping, and many aliens came by reputation every day, so the formal customs clearance process only took five minutes to pass.

Everyone on the spacecraft, except for Liang Yue, Stark, and Meng Xiaoyu, who had been to Xandar before, was issued an electronic ID card and entered into their respective computer wristbands.

A few minutes later, the spacecraft landed smoothly on the surface of Xandar.

Because he was bringing people for tourism, Liang Yue had Xiao Wu buy an apartment building in advance.

The building was decent, located in the suburbs on the edge of the city, about the level of a low-income housing, but the interior had been renovated in advance and equipped with complete equipment and products.

But don't look down on this small, broken building; based on the currency value of the Xandar dollar, it actually cost him tens of millions to acquire!

Then, every year, he had to face a considerable amount of property tax...

There was no other way. The more developed the civilization, the more demanding and meticulous it was in the application and planning of local resources.

Land was not scarce on this planet, but the problem was that there were not many resources administratively designated as building land...

As one of the top-ranked developed civilizations in the universe, the planning of every piece of land resource on Xandar was very demanding and stingy, and occasionally carving out a piece would quickly attract fierce competition from many companies.

It can be said that Liang Yue had invested heavily in planning this tourism activity~

Fortunately, he himself didn't care too much about these things...

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