Chapter 87: Star Chasing Journey (Part 8)
"Aliens? What are those?" Yu Jinling couldn't understand the term at all.
The pancake boss completely understood her confusion: "Before I came to Cosmic Village, I didn't know what aliens were either."
"After all, in our Tang Country, our understanding of the Universe is still rudimentary. I used to teach my students that we live in a place where the sky is round and the earth is square. Thinking about it now, it's both pathetic and laughable."
"Who would have thought that what we're stepping on isn't a flat land, but a sphere?" The boss looked up at the starry sky, his eyes filled with fascination, "And the stars above us are also spheres like us, or rather, planets."
"It's just that the distance is so vast, all we can see is a tiny speck of light from their long history."
Even Liu Sheng didn't quite understand that last sentence.
And Wen Weilan only barely knew, after Liu Sheng told her, that their existence was not the only one in the so-called Universe; there were other worlds as well.
But she couldn't fully comprehend it either.
She couldn't imagine how stars existed in the vast Universe, so she could only use her limited knowledge to imagine that Liu Sheng must possess something like a mustard seed space that could generate Spiritual Qi from outside this realm.
So, she decided to continue acting as Liu Sheng's quiet and helpless accessory.
Liu Sheng said, "So, aliens are living beings that live on other planets?"
The boss nodded: "Teachable indeed."
Then aren't She Chan and Seven Profound Master aliens?
"Then have you seen aliens?"
Liu Sheng didn't know if others had the same opportunity as her to descend upon another planet in a special way, but since there had been no such rumors circulating to date, it indicated that, at least on a popular level, the so-called planets and aliens were just pseudo-concepts.
Indeed, the boss shook his head regretfully, saying, "I haven't seen them yet."
"What about the other people in Cosmic Village?" Liu Sheng asked.
"None either."
"Alas, so far, only Cosmic Village Chief has seen aliens and even conversed with them." The boss's greasy face was full of envy, "It was also after her discussion with the aliens that she decided to establish Cosmic Village, to serve as the alien liaison office in Tang Country, to gather everyone's strength, and to allow more alien civilizations to descend."
"Since none of you have seen aliens, how do you gather your resolve?" Yu Jinling couldn't help but interject. She had been listening in a fog, with so many confusions in her heart.
The boss looked at her somewhat puzzled and said, "So you don't believe in aliens because you haven't seen them? Then why did you come to participate in the Star Chasing Journey? And why did you come to our Cosmic Village?"
Liu Sheng quickly explained, "Of course we all want to see aliens, but we all have different reasons, so we're very curious about your reasons and those of the other villagers."
"Cosmic Village Chief said that alien civilizations develop differently, and we must learn from their strengths to have a chance to break through."
"Break through?" Liu Sheng's heart stirred.
The boss shrugged: "Don't understand."
"Anyway, for me, there's no need to care what others think. I'm thinking that maybe when aliens come, we'll be more united, we won't reject others because of certain differences, and there won't be border wars anymore, because no matter what, we all belong to this planet, meaning we are of the same race."
"In short, you can go to the science popularization museum to learn about all these things concerning aliens; it's all mentioned there." His big right hand and small hand both pointed their index fingers towards the skewer stall.
This already implied a desire for them to leave, as if he was afraid they would disturb his sleep at the stall, no, his reception of new customers.
Liu Sheng still persisted, asking, "But I'm still very curious, how do you gather your strength to make alien civilizations descend?"
The boss lazily said, "Cosmic Village Chief said that we can summon alien civilizations in our own way, as long as we are sincere, they will know."
"Then what's your method?" Wen Weilan finally couldn't help but ask.
"Me? I just make good pancakes, so when the alien adults come, they can eat our authentic and traditional pancakes."
...
Fortunately, they still accepted outside currency here.
After paying for the pancakes and squeezing between the skewer stall and the braised meat stall, one could enter the famous Universe Exploration Science Popularization Museum.
However, compared to its grand and majestic name, the scale inside was indeed a bit small. There were no windows, and it relied on a few candlesticks for dim illumination, making it very dark.
The four walls of the room were covered with writing and various drawings, but the dense text looked dazzling in the faint candlelight. Below the calligraphy and paintings, there were also many exhibits, but they were all quite old and covered in dust, clearly indicating that no one usually came to maintain the place.
Liu Sheng and the others carefully read from the beginning.
Indeed, just as the pancake boss said, this science popularization museum covered much of what he had mentioned, and even more exciting stories that he hadn't told.
For example, Cosmic Village Chief.
Professor Tang, name unknown, birth and death years unknown, birthplace unknown, Director of Universe Exploration Travel Agency, Cosmic Village Chief, Director of the Alien Liaison Office in Tang Country, Board Member of the Alien Civilization Friendship Association, Instructor of Cosmic Mysticism, Expert in Inter-civilizational Exchange, Interstellar Scientist, Galactic Painter, Milky Way Poet, Time-Space Backpacker, Sticky-Fingered, Universe Goodwill Ambassador.
It was a pity that there was no picture of this Professor Tang; otherwise, one could see what a person with so many impressive titles actually looked like.
When Liu Sheng saw the first drawing, her heart suddenly trembled, as if a wonderful resonance had occurred.
The brushstrokes in this drawing were quite crude and childish, but it vaguely depicted a classroom with students sitting below and a blurry figure on the podium.
"What is this drawing?" Yu Jinling also found it very strange and leaned closer to see more clearly.
The candlelight grew dimmer and dimmer, and the scene before her became more and more blurry...
Yu Jinling quickly shook her head and widened her eyes.
Then the sight before her made her heart skip a beat, almost making her jump out of her seat.
"Liu Weiwei" was sitting next to her, turning her head and putting a finger to her lips, making a "shush" gesture.
"She Chan" was sitting on the other side, looking intently forward, seemingly listening to the blurry figure on the podium babble.
Although Liu Sheng didn't know how she had arrived here, it was a good opportunity to listen to what this Incarnation of "Professor Tang" had to say.
"Have you ever tried eating an apple riddled with wormholes?" "Professor Tang" asked the "students" below, her voice sounding like a woman's.
Liu Sheng saw that the surrounding "students," who were as dark and indistinct as the professor, immediately burst into laughter, swaying back and forth at the question.
Although the question was indeed amusing, she couldn't help but feel that these "students" were laughing with an overly sharp sound, weren't they?
"Professor Tang," however, ignored their exaggerated reactions and continued speaking to herself: "One day, I found an apple in the refrigerator to eat, but at that time, I was thinking about my thesis and wasn't paying close attention. I took a big bite, and it turned out I bit into something soft and juicy."
"I looked down and realized that where I had bitten, there was half a worm, and my apple was full of holes made by this worm biting and drilling."
I disgusted myself... (⊙_⊙;)...