Chapter 47 Chapter Thirty-Six

They landed at a jetfield that, to Seldon's uncommon eyes, seemed abandoned. After the pilot finished the task, he shook hands with Seldon and Dors respectively, and then drove the jet into the sky, and got into a hole specially opened for him. Then, it seemed, there was nothing to do but wait.A nearby bench could hold perhaps a hundred people, but as far as the eye could see there were only Seldon and Dors.The airfield was rectangular, surrounded by high walls, and there must have been many open-shouldered tunnels for incoming and outgoing jets.But after the jet they were on left, there was none left; and while they waited, no other planes arrived.

No one had arrived, no sign of habitation, not even the incessant hum of Trantor had ceased. Seldon found the solitude suffocating, and he turned to Dors. "Why do we have to stay here? Do you know?" Dors shook her head: "Hummin told me that the Fourteenth of the Sun will meet us, but I don't know anything else." "Sun Lord Fourteen, what is that?" "Let's be alone, I guess. From the name alone, I can't be sure whether this person is a man or a woman." "What a weird name." "The weirdness comes from the listener. Sometimes people who have never met me think I'm male."

"They must be stupid," Seldon said with a smile. "Not at all. Judging from my name alone, they're not wrong. I've been told it's a common male name in some worlds." "I've never encountered it before." "That's because you're not considered a galactic traveler. 'Harry' is a common name, but I've met a woman named 'Harry' who pronounces your name very closely, but the second word is Jasmine's." 'Li'. I remember that in Myqusheng, each family had some unique and special names - and they also added numbers."

"However, it seems too crazy to use Sun Lord as a private name." "What's wrong with being a little boastful? Here in Cina, 'dors' comes from an old local word that means 'gift of spring.'" "Because you were born in the spring?" "No, it was midsummer in Cinna when I opened my eyes. But the family thought the name sounded good, so they didn't care about its traditional meaning, and the original meaning has almost been forgotten." "In this case, maybe the Sun Lord..." A low, serious voice said, "That's my name, alien man."

Seldon was startled, and immediately looked to the left, an open ground vehicle approached quietly at some point.It was simple in style and boxy in shape, almost looking like a wagon.Sitting in the driver's seat was a tall old man who, despite his age, still seemed to be full of energy.Now he stepped out of the carriage with a dignified and dignified bearing. He was dressed in a white robe, with wide sleeves cinched at the wrists.Beneath the robe was a pair of soft sandals, with the two big toes exposed.His head was well shaped, but there was not a single hair on it.He was calmly looking at the two people in front of him with a pair of dark blue eyes.

"Hello, alien man," he said. Seldon replied politely, "Hello, Your Excellency." Then, genuinely puzzled, he asked, "How did you get in here?" "Come in through the entrance. The entrance closed again after I entered, and you didn't notice." "I don't think we were paying attention. But we didn't know what we were waiting for just now, and we don't even know now." "Chet Hummin, a foreign man, informed the brothers that two members of the foreign race will come and asked us to take good care of them." "Then you know Hummin."

"Yes, he helped us. Because this venerable foreign man helped us, we must help him now. Few people come to Myqusheng, and few people leave. I will take care of you Safe, shelter you, keep you safe from intruders, and you'll be safe here." Dors bowed her head. "We are grateful, Sun Lord Fourteen." Sun Lord turned to look at her with an expression of unmoved disdain: "It's not that I don't understand foreign customs," he said. "I know that among them, women can speak without asking, so I'm not arrogant. If you face a brother who may not know the inside story, I ask her to pay attention."

"Oh, really?" Although the Sun Lord was not angry, Dors was clearly annoyed. "It's absolutely true," said the Sun Lord. "Besides, when I'm the only one present in my clan, there's no need to use my identification number, 'Sun Lord' will suffice. Now please come with me, two, we I need to leave this place. The alien atmosphere here makes me feel uncomfortable." "Freedom is the right of everyone here," Seldon's voice may have been a little too loud, "unless we can be guaranteed that we will not be forced to give up our ego to conform to you, otherwise we will not move half a step. According to our Customs, women can say whatever they want at any time. If you promise to guarantee our safety, this safety must take into account both physical and psychological aspects."

The host stared straight at Seldon: "You are very bold, young man of foreign race. What is your name?" "I am Hari Seldon of Heliken, and my companion is Dors Venabili of Cena." Sun Lord bowed slightly when Seldon called his name, but he didn't move when he heard Dors' name. "I once swore to Humming, a foreign man, that we will keep you safe, so in this matter, I will do my best to protect your female companion. If she wants to be brazen, I will also try my best to help her get rid of it." sin. However, there is one thing you must obey.” Then he pointed first at Seldon's head, then at Dors, with great contempt.

"What do you mean?" Seldon asked. "The hair on your head." "so what?" "Must not be seen." "You mean we have to shave our heads like you? Of course not." "My hair is not shaved, Seldon the foreign man. When I hit puberty, I had my hair removed, like all my brothers and their women." "If we're talking about hair removal surgery, the answer is even more definite -- absolutely not." "Foreigners, we don't ask you to shave your head or remove your hair. We only ask you to cover up your hair when you're with us."

"How to do it?" "I have brought some human fur caps, which will fit snugly over your head, and have two straps attached to cover the eye hair, which is the eyebrows. You must wear it when you are with us. Of course, Foreigner man Seldon, you must shave every day—or more often, if necessary." "But why do we have to do this?" "Because to us, hair on the head is both obscene and repulsive." "Needless to say, you and your people know that on all the worlds of the galaxy, keeping hair on the head is a custom shared by other races." "We know that. And among our people, those who have to deal with foreigners occasionally, like myself, sometimes have to see the hairs. We can bear it, but it's not fair to make brothers suffer like this. " Seldon said, "Very well, then, Sun Lord—tell me, why do you have to get rid of it when you have natural hair, like all of us, and it grows openly until puberty? ? Is it just custom, or is there some theoretical basis behind it?" "With hair removal, we show young people that they have grown up. Also, through hair removal, adults will always remember who they are and never forget that everyone else is just a foreigner," said the old man proudly. tribe." Without waiting for a response (to be honest, Seldon couldn't think of any response), he took out a handful of colorful plastic films from the hidden pocket of his robes, and stared sharply at the two sheets in front of him. faces, and then took out two films and compared them next to their faces. "The colors have to fit right," he said. "No one is so foolish as to think you're not wearing fur hats, but it must not be so obviously objectionable." Finally, Sunlord picked out a piece and gave it to Seldon, and showed how to pull it into a hat. "Put it on, please. Seldon the Outlander," he said. "You'll feel clumsy at first, but you'll get used to it." Seldon put on the fur cap, but it slipped twice when he tried to pull it back over his hair. "Start with your eyebrows right on top of your forehead," Sun Lord said, his fingers seeming to be twitching, as if eager to help. Seldon suppressed a smile and said, "Can you help me?" Sun Lord took a few steps back and said in an almost excited tone, "No, I'll touch your hair then." Seldon managed to hook the human fur cap over his forehead, and then followed the Sun Lord's guidance, pulling here and there, and finally covered his hair completely.Next, I had no problems adjusting the brow mask.Dors watched carefully, and put her hat on effortlessly. "How do you take it off?" Seldon asked. "You can easily peel it off if you find either end. If you cut your hair shorter, it will be easier to take it off." "I'd rather put in a little more effort." Seldon turned to Dors and said in a low voice, "You're still pretty, Dors, but your facial features have indeed been partially covered up." "Those features are still well hidden underneath," she replied. "I daresay you'll get used to me without my hair." Seldon said in a still smaller voice, "I don't want to be here long enough to get used to it." The sun master's brows were full of arrogance, and he ignored the whispers between the two foreigners. "Please board my ground vehicle, and I will take you into Myqusheng now."