Chapter 26 Chapter two

Two weeks passed and wasted in vain! It took a week to sail to Ascon.When Peng Yazi reached the outermost boundary, Arskorn's warships appeared and rushed to intercept his spaceship.Regardless of their reconnaissance system, it is very effective. The warships approached Pennyack's spaceship slowly, but they didn't even send a signal, but kept a safe distance, forcing him to turn and fly towards Ascon's central sun. Peng Yates could have easily dealt with those small battleships, because they were all old relics of the Galactic Empire-they were not battleships at all, but just high-speed space yachts, not equipped with nuclear weapons.Their appearance is a very gorgeous ellipsoid, but they are not vulnerable at all.However, Esk Grove fell into their hands. He was an important figure that the base must not lose. The Ascon people must be very aware of this, so they were not afraid that Peng Yates would launch an attack.Then another week passed, and during these seven days, Peng Yates put in a lot of effort and visited many officials.These numerous officials, big and small, are the "bridge" between the Grand Duke of Askang and the outside world.Peng Yeci had to flatter and flatter everyone one by one, so that everyone could get some disgusting sweetness, and then they were willing to give him a flamboyant signature so that he could contact a higher-level organization.

For the first time, Peng Yaci realized that his business certificate was useless at all. It was for this reason that he finally arrived at Ascon's court two weeks after receiving the secret letter.Now he had only to walk through the heavily guarded gilded gates to meet the Grand Duke. At this time, Korov was still a prisoner, and the large amount of cargo brought by Peng Yates was still piled up in the cabin, and it was almost beginning to rust. The Grand Duke was short, bald, with a wrinkled face.Because of the huge smooth fur collar around the neck, the body seems to be crushed and unable to move.

The Grand Duke gestured to both sides, and the armed guards in the formation immediately backed away a few steps to make way.Peng Yeci strode towards the ruler along that passage. "Don't talk." The Grand Duke was the first to catch everyone, and Peng Yaci had no choice but to quickly shut his opened mouth. "That's right." The ruler of Ascon seemed a lot more relaxed: "I can't stand useless nonsense, threats and flattery are useless to me, and I don't intend to let anyone who has been wronged complain. I I don't know how many times I've warned you ronin-Askon will never want your wicked machines."

"My lord," Peng Yaci said softly, "I don't intend to defend that peddler. A peddler will never intentionally invade an unwelcome place, but the Milky Way is so big that it often strays into the border if it is negligent. This has happened before and this incident was a regrettable misunderstanding." "It's regrettable? It's true." The Grand Duke said sharply: "As for you saying it was a misunderstanding, since two hours after the arrest of that blasphemous villain, you people on Griput IV have been asking I, want to negotiate with me, and remind me many times that someone will come in person. This seems to be a fairly planned rescue operation, it seems that you have premeditated-whether it is regrettable or not, anyway. It really doesn't look like a simple misunderstanding."

Archduke Ascon's black eyes showed contempt, and he continued hastily: "You merchants who run the docks are just like crazy little butterflies, flying from one planet to another in a panic, even crazy Thinking that you can land in the largest world of Ascon at will - the center of this galaxy, but you still quibble that you accidentally strayed into the border. Come on, of course that's not the case." These words made Peng Yaci a little guilty, but he didn't show it, and still said stubbornly: "If he deliberately tries to trade here, my lord, then he is too unintelligent, and it also violates the strict rules of our guild." Regulation."

"Isn't it smart? That's true." Askon's Grand Duke said angrily, "So your companion is likely to pay his life as the price for his not being smart." Peng Yci felt his stomach twitch, and it seemed that the other party was extremely wise and decisive.He had no choice but to say: "My lord, death is an absolutely irreversible regret. There must be other punishments instead?" After pausing for a while, the Grand Duke tentatively asked cautiously: "I heard that the base is very rich." "Rich? That's true, but our wealth is what you don't want, and the value of our nuclear energy goods is also..."

"Your goods are not blessed by your ancestors, so they are worthless at all. Those goods are forbidden by our ancestors, so they are not only evil, but also cursed." When he said this, the cadence of his tone showed that he was clearly Endorsing. Then the Grand Duke lowered his eyelids and asked meaningfully: "Don't you have any other valuable things?" However, the merchant would feel complacent: "I don't understand your words, what exactly do you want?" The Grand Duke spread out his hands and said: "You are asking me to change places with you and tell you what I want. I don't intend to do it. Your partner, according to Ascon's law, seems to be guilty of sacrilege. Punishment, that is, gassing. We are absolutely just, and the punishment is the same for anyone who commits the same crime. It is not aggravated because the criminal is a poor farmer, nor is it lessened because I am the Grand Duke."

Peng Yaci asked softly helplessly: "My lord, can you allow me to meet the prisoner?" The Grand Duke replied coldly: "According to Ascon's law, condemned prisoners are not allowed to have contact with others." Peng Yeci was extremely nervous: "My lord, I beg you, when he is facing death, please show a little mercy to his soul. During the period when his life was threatened, he never got spiritual consolation. Now , He will return to the arms of the Holy Spirit who rules everything without even being mentally prepared." The Grand Duke slowly asked in a suspicious tone: "Are you a 'soul guardian'?"

Peng Yaci humbly lowered his head, and replied: "I am indeed a soul guardian with a professional background. Merchant wandering in the vast and empty space, they spend their whole lives in business and worldly pursuits, so they need to have Our kind, to take care of their spiritual life." The ruler of Askang bit his lower lip, pondered for a while before saying: "Everyone should try their best to make preparations before the soul returns to the embrace of the ancestors. It's just that I never thought that you merchants would be so pious." .”