Chapter 4

In the darkness of night, Li Yang, while shedding tears over the problems with his head, was also trying to digest and absorb the incessant voice of the Star Brain. The longer he listened, the more he felt that his condition was beyond hope.

He was struck on the back of his head, shook his head vigorously, and felt a bit dizzy. Now, as he rode his bike, he wasn't going in a straight line but swaying as if he were drunk, which only reinforced his belief that there was something wrong with his brain.

Turning a corner in a small alley, he almost collided with a trash can by the roadside. Under the dim streetlight, a dirty, brown, curly-haired stray dog suddenly jumped out of the trash can.

The dog, only about half a meter long, bared its teeth at Li Yang and let out a bark before biting down on his right foot!

In that split second of lightning and thunder, a beam of light invisible to the naked eye shot down from the bottom of a flying saucer in space, hitting the dog. A pale blue smoke rose, and the dog on the ground suddenly disappeared!

"Ah, where did that nasty little dog go?" Li Yang, having narrowly escaped, was now thoroughly frightened.

"Nothing to worry about, I made it vanish. How about it, should you thank me now?" The voice of the Star Brain echoed in Li Yang's mind.

Li Yang quickly stopped his bike, ran back, and crouched down to look around the trash can. Indeed, the dog was gone!

What does it mean to make something vanish? How could a life just disappear like that? This was too terrifying, and Li Yang scratched his head, deep in thought.

"It was about to bite you, so it naturally deserved to die!" The Star Brain's voice echoed in Li Yang's mind.

At this moment, Li Yang suddenly realized that whatever he thought, this ghost-like entity seemed to know. He felt that his brain's condition couldn't explain why the dog had suddenly disappeared, so he forced himself to suppress his fear and began to try to communicate with the Star Brain using his thoughts.

"Who are you, really?" Li Yang asked.

"I don't really know who I am. According to your Earth people, I'm called a flying saucer," the Star Brain replied.

"Ha, if you're called a flying saucer, I might as well be called an aircraft carrier! Did you really cause that dog to disappear?"

"Yes."

"How did you make that dog disappear?"

"I didn't make it disappear; I vaporized it. Actually, I could have just dropped it on a deserted island as punishment, like I did to you, but it looked so dirty and disgusting that I decided to eliminate it."

"Ah, were you the one who kept dropping me near polar bears and on the African savannah? So, everything I saw before wasn't just an illusion?"

"Of course not. I can responsibly tell you that you really did visit over ten countries just now, ha ha!"

"I don't believe you. Try sending me back to that island now!"

As soon as Li Yang finished speaking, he felt the light in front of him become too bright, and he immediately closed his eyes.

After a while, when he had adjusted to the intense light, he slowly opened his eyes and found himself indeed on that island! The familiar beach, the cool sea breeze, and even the footprints he had left earlier were all clearly visible!

What a windfall!

Li Yang suddenly realized that he had stumbled upon a treasure!

"You can take me anywhere? You're really amazing!" Li Yang greeted the Star Brain in his mind.

"Of course, as long as there's enough energy, it's a piece of cake. Ha ha, you finally said something nice!"

"Why does your voice sound like mine?"

"According to your Earth people, it's because I've integrated with your thoughts, so I naturally speak exactly like you."

"Do you not have a body, like a ghost, and just exist in my brain?"

"Nonsense, my body is much stronger than yours. If I didn't think it would be uncomfortable for you, I'd show it to you right now. By the way, you once thought I was a surveillance device, didn't you?"

"What surveillance device? Ha ha, don't try to fool me. I feel like you're a ghost. Tell me the truth, are you a ghost, a fox spirit, or some kind of old demon?"

Suddenly, the scene in front of Li Yang flashed, and he found himself inside the control room of the flying saucer.

Looking at the softly glowing platform and the deep blue light orb above, Li Yang's mouth dropped open wide enough to fit an egg.

"Ha ha, you see me now, right? You're inside me, so how can you still call me an old demon? I told you, my body is much stronger than yours!"

Yang Ming suddenly saw a light screen in front of him, showing a large disc-shaped object. The Star Brain explained how strong and beautiful its body was while showing Yang Ming the layers of its structure through the screen.

"Ah, so you are a flying saucer!" Li Yang exclaimed after spending two minutes understanding the Star Brain's body structure.

The flying saucer was a perfect circle, about one kilometer in diameter and about one hundred meters thick, with a diamond-shaped cross-section. Inside, there were tens of thousands of rooms of various sizes, the largest being the size of a football field and the smallest just enough for one person to rest.

The flying saucer's power source was a substance called Star Crystal, colorless and transparent, shining like a diamond. In contrast to the massive size of the spacecraft, the power section was only about the size of a twenty-square-meter room.

"That's what you Earth people call it. On the planet Gileston, I have a better name: Star Ship," the Star Brain said disdainfully.

"Heaven, you actually gave me a flying saucer!" Li Yang clutched his head in excitement.

"Rubbish, it should be that heaven gave you to me. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll throw you into the sea to feed the sharks!" the Star Brain was angry.

Li Yang felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. It seemed this flying saucer had quite a temper, just like him.

Helplessly, he raised his hands and said, "Let's be good friends, okay? By the way, your fuel looks a lot like diamonds."

"According to your Earth people, that's what it's called. On our planet, it's called Star Crystal, and in other star systems, it's known as Immortal Crystal or Crystal Stone."

"I'm stunned, it's really diamonds! Flying saucer brother, can you give me a few pieces? I've never even heard of human-sized diamonds before!"

"Fat chance, I value these things like my life. Without them, I would die! Actually, my energy reserves are running low now. I came to Earth to find Star Crystals for fuel, but before I could start, I had to eliminate those aliens. In hindsight, I should have kept some as laborers."

"Ah, forget it. Since you value them so much, I won't ask. What a waste, burning diamonds! Just thinking about it makes me shudder!"

After clarifying things, Li Yang quickly asked the flying saucer to send him back to his bicycle. In the blink of an eye, he was back at the trash can on the dark street. He pushed his old, broken bicycle and continued riding towards Baihua Alley.

Now, he was not only unafraid of the Star Brain's voice in his mind but was also gradually getting used to it. He could ride his bike while discussing various matters with the flying saucer.

"Aren't you going to Baihua Alley? I can take you there in an instant."

"Ah, no, no, that would make me look like a monster!"

"Where are you going?"

"To perform street dance and earn money."

"Isn't it just a hundred yuan? Why do I feel like you don't really want to go there, but rather want to date a girl named Wang Yuxin?"

Whatever he thought, the flying saucer immediately knew, making Li Yang feel helpless. From now on, he had no privacy in front of it.

"This... I can't explain it to you. With this hundred yuan, my mom and I can buy a lot of food and drinks, or pay a few days' rent."

Li Yang chatted with the flying saucer while riding his bike and soon arrived at Baihua Alley.

He rode his bike into a small alley and noticed many people walking out. When he passed through the crowd and reached a brightly lit small square, he realized something was wrong!

On what looked like a stage, many people were dismantling the steel frame, indicating that the performance had ended.

Li Yang had been delayed for over an hour, traveling to over ten countries, so it was no surprise he was late.

Feeling extremely embarrassed, Li Yang rode his bike over and saw a large, muscular man pushing his thin mother to the ground, shouting, "Didn't I tell you that if your son doesn't show up within half an hour, you'd have to leave? The performance is over, and your son still hasn't shown up. I'm justified in withholding your salary this month! Get out, and if you dare to cause trouble, I'll be ruthless!"

Li Yang's mother, pushed to the ground, quickly got up and grabbed the fat man's arm, crying, "Wu, Director, I have no complaints if you fire me, but please give me this month's salary of 1,200 yuan. We need to pay rent in a few days, and my son Yang needs living expenses. My husband is also bedridden. We can't do without this money!"

"Go to hell, don't mention that waste of space, Li Tianjun, to me. I won't give you the money, and you can complain wherever you want!"

The fat director kicked Li Yang's mother in the chest, knocking her to the ground!

Seeing the director dare to bully his mother, Li Yang, in a fit of rage, threw his bike aside and pounced. He punched the fat director's fleshy nose, causing blood to gush out!

Li Yang, standing at 1.8 meters tall but weighing only 130 pounds, looked thin but was full of muscle from practicing street dance. This punch sent the fat director staggering back a step.

He wiped his face with his fat hand, covering it in sticky, black blood, and shouted, ready to pounce on Li Yang. Unfortunately, he was too slow. As soon as he extended his arm, Li Yang's foot connected with his waist, and his massive body fell heavily to the ground.

"Ah, Aunt Wang, hold your wolfish son! You're killing me!" The fat director clutched his chest and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

Li Yang's mother quickly got up and hugged Li Yang's legs, crying, "Child, stop fighting. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you come out to perform street dance to earn money!"

"Beating my mom, these two punches are too light!" Li Yang, hugging his thin mother, tears streaming down his face.

Actors from the troupe who knew Li Yang's mother came to mediate. Both sides had suffered minor injuries, and under the persuasion of the crowd, they stopped fighting.

In the end, Li Yang's mother still couldn't get her salary. The director claimed he was feeling unwell and needed to see a doctor, so he withheld the 1,200 yuan.

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