403: Racially neutral planet, weird tavern (two chapters in one)

Half an hour later, Lin Yang successfully landed inside the planet where the Mingye Clan had entered.

"Fortunately, it was without any danger, and I landed safely." Lin Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

In reality, relying on the small aircraft equipped in that set of individual combat gear, landing from outside the star would only take a few minutes.

But for the sake of caution, to prevent being detected by the anti-stealth System installed inside this planet, he still slowed down significantly, minimizing unnecessary energy friction fluctuations caused by excessive speed, which took a full half hour to land successfully.

After landing, Lin Yang immediately checked the position of that Mingye Clan member.

"It's not very far, but it seems to be just a town, not a city?" Lin Yang asked the System.

Before entering the planet, he spent a little bit of national treasure value to let the System scan this planet.

It could be said that there were almost no humans on this planet; the vast majority were Foreign races.

But it wasn't devoid of humans; similarly, it wasn't entirely Mingye Clan either. There were many other Foreign race creatures, and the types were somewhat mixed.

There was only one large city on this planet.

Around this only city, there were some areas similar to towns distributed.

That Mingye Clan guy was in one of those small town areas.

"Host, the overall situation of this planet is relatively complex. Some races in the Ten Thousand Universes live here. According to the analysis of the results scanned by the System, this planet should be a race neutral type of planet, not belonging to the jurisdiction of any one specific race. The law enforcement team on the planet should be from the Universe Alliance. This kind of place is a mixture of fish and dragons, with all kinds of people. Please be careful."

Before Lin Yang set off for the town, the System thoughtfully reminded him.

"Race neutral planet? What does that mean?" This was the first time Lin Yang heard this description, and he was a bit curious.

"Answering the Host, in the Ten Thousand Universes, some races are very xenophobic. They do not allow people of other Foreign races to appear on their territory. Although now in the Ten Thousand Universes, different races communicate and exchange with each other, and seem to have a harmonious coexistence relationship, this kind of relationship is only superficial. In the dark, many races are particularly xenophobic."

The System explained:

"Although there are organizations like the Universe Alliance that have built bridges of communication for different races and different universes, from race-based organizations independent like the Universe Human Alliance, you can see that different races have their own exclusive race alliances to unite against outsiders."

"On your home planet, Blue Star, your countrymen have a saying: 'Those who are not of my race must have a different heart.' This saying is very applicable to all races in the Ten Thousand Universes."

"Therefore, don't look at the surface; the various races of the Ten Thousand Universes seem to be harmonious, but in reality, there are undercurrents and it is intricate."

"However, among different races, there are also some people who are naturally disgusted with fighting, whether they truly yearn for peaceful coexistence or have other purposes. In short, there is such a group of people, so this kind of race neutral planet has emerged. On this kind of planet, everyone defaults to being peaceful and friendly with each other. No matter what race, they can get along together. People here are not xenophobic, at least, on the surface, they will not exclude Foreign races."

"But precisely because there are people of all races on this kind of planet, everyone may have their own ulterior motives, so this kind of planet looks friendly and peaceful on the surface, but it is actually more dangerous in the dark. It gathers the dregs of the Ten Thousand Universes' major races, and there are no strict laws and law enforcement teams guarding this kind of planet, so you must be more cautious."

The System gave a detailed explanation, and Lin Yang understood it clearly in an instant:

"According to what you said, this is just slightly better than some lawless zones, at least on the surface there is the Universe Alliance's law enforcement team."

The so-called lawless zones are some remote and harsh star regions where even the Universe Alliance's law enforcement teams are not stationed. In such places, it is truly the strong survive and the weak die.

Some underground transactions that completely violate the treaties of various races of the Universe Alliance are usually carried out in lawless zones.

And this race neutral planet sounds just a little bit better than that kind of lawless zone.

It is also a mixture of fish and dragons, gathering all kinds of people.

The only difference might be that in the lawless zone, everyone is fierce and evil, while here, at least everyone pretends to be harmonious on the surface, and you can't tell who is the villain.

But often this kind of disguise is the easiest to make people fall into dangerous situations.

Keeping a high level of vigilance in his heart, Lin Yang slowly approached the small town area where the Mingye Clan member was located.

Finally, he stopped in front of a tavern.

"This kind of tavern, it's a bit like the small taverns in Blue Star's ancient times." Lin Yang looked around, a bit surprised, but didn't think too much about it.

Although in the Ten Thousand Universes, technological civilization is highly developed, there are always some people who have different hobbies. For example, even the building where the Alien Management Bureau is located is similar to ancient Blue Star architecture, so it is not surprising that a small tavern appears here.

"That Mingye Clan guy hasn't come out since entering this small tavern."

Maintaining an invisible state, Lin Yang carefully observed this small tavern and found nothing special.

But, just as he was preparing to sneak in, he suddenly received successive warnings from the System: "Host, please pay attention, there are very high-level anti-stealth Systems, monitoring Systems, scanning Systems, and full-sense Systems inside this tavern. You cannot sneak in at the moment. Please stop in time!"

"Huh?" Lin Yang's footsteps paused instantly, and his face changed slightly: "A seemingly ordinary small tavern actually has so many advanced anti-reconnaissance protection Systems installed?"

"Yes, Host. With your current invisible state, entering directly carries a 90% risk of exposure!" The System replied.

"This..." Lin Yang frowned.

The System said the probability of exposure was as high as 90%, which meant he would definitely be exposed.

But if he couldn't get in while invisible, how could he get the evidence?

For a moment, Lin Yang stopped to think.

A moment later, a flash of inspiration crossed Lin Yang's mind: "Since I can't get in while invisible, I'll just go in openly. Since it's open as a small tavern and open to everyone, I'll just pretend to be a customer buying wine!"

"Host, this is too dangerous!" The System warned quickly.

"In this day and age, everything has risks!" Lin Yang naturally knew that going in directly was very risky, but there was no better way at the moment.

Afterwards, Lin Yang kept his invisible state and moved away from the town, put away the aircraft, the round shield, and the pistol, changed the form of his combat suit, and made some changes to his face, then went straight to the tavern openly.

The reason he didn't use his real face was that he was the champion of this year's Cosmic Competition, after all. Although it was only a human race competition, other races would also pay attention, so it was naturally better to be safe.

He directly pretended to be a wine lover and walked into the tavern openly.

"Welcome!"

The tavern didn't use any greeters; the one who said this was a Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man standing behind the tavern counter.

While speaking, this Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man's sharp gaze swept over Lin Yang, and then before Lin Yang could speak, he suddenly said:

"Your face looks a bit unfamiliar, it seems you are here for the first time?"

Lin Yang's heart jumped. The old man's sharp gaze just now and his words now gave him the feeling that the other party was testing him.

Immediately, Lin Yang kept his expression unchanged and nodded slowly: "That's right, you have good eyesight. I am indeed here for the first time, and it's also the first time I've come to your tavern."

He admitted directly that he was here for the first time.

Some lies can be told, and some lies don't need to be told.

For example, now, there is no need to tell a lie that can be easily exposed.

The highest realm of lying is nine truths and one lie.

Truth and falsehood make it hard to distinguish.

But there is another transcendent realm, which is that everything said is the truth, but when combined, it's not the case at all.

Of course, this transcendent realm of lying should not be needed for now.

Lin Yang prepared to adapt to circumstances.

Hearing this, the Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man nodded slightly: "It's not that my eyesight is good, but there are not many humans coming and going here, especially those who come to my tavern, so I find your face unfamiliar."

"I see." Lin Yang also nodded, while looking at the inside of the tavern, and said: "What kind of wine do you have for sale?"

There were indeed some wines on the counter, but they were all in porcelain jars, without labels or prices.

"Hehe, are you here to buy wine?" The Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man smiled inexplicably.

Lin Yang didn't know what he meant, so he had to say: "This is a tavern, so I'm here to buy wine naturally. What else could I be here for?"

"Hahaha, the wine here is not very suitable for humans to drink. There are better restaurants in the city, and there is wine more suitable for humans to drink. Why did you run to my place to buy wine?" The Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man laughed loudly, his sharp eyes fixed on Lin Yang, asking seemingly out of pure curiosity.

Lin Yang glanced at him. Every sentence of this old guy had a strong testing intent.

He remained calm and said: "I usually like to drink. I've tasted some ordinary wines. I came here because I heard that the wine here is not suitable for humans to drink, so I wanted to try it even more."

He built an image of a person who loves to drink.

"Oh? Really? Where did you hear that? My tavern is not famous." A sharp glint flashed deep in the eyes of the Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man, but he maintained a seemingly kind smile, as if he just wanted to chat with Lin Yang.

Lin Yang felt a chill in his heart. He felt a fleeting, faint murderous intent from this old guy.

This seemingly casual question, if he didn't answer well, he was afraid it would be difficult to walk out of this tavern.

Pausing for a moment, Lin Yang remained calm and said lightly: "I heard it by chance while strolling around the city. Why? Judging from your meaning, it seems you are not very welcoming of me coming here to buy wine?"

Speaking to the end, Lin Yang changed the subject and asked back directly, preparing to turn passive into active.

The Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man smiled faintly with a fake smile: "Hehe, that's not it. Although my tavern is small, it's open for business. How could I not welcome guests?"

"Is that so? I thought you didn't want to sell me wine." Lin Yang said leisurely.

"You are overthinking it. Since you are sure you want to taste the wine here, I wonder what your taste is? Do you like it stronger or a little lighter?"

As the Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man spoke, he turned around and took out two wine jars of different colors from the counter beside him, and opened the lids directly.

In an instant, an indescribable strange smell entered Lin Yang's nose.

This smell is hard to describe. It has a little bit of decay, and mixed with a faint fishy smell in the decay.

At first smell, it makes people want to vomit.

Although Lin Yang tried his best to keep his face unchanged, some subtle changes in his expression were still captured by the Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man, who immediately laughed:

"How about it? Do you still want to try the wine here?"

Lin Yang took a slight breath, looked straight at the old man, and said slowly: "Your wine is indeed a bit unique. If I say I can accept this smell directly, I must be lying. But to be honest, I have really never smelled such a strange wine that makes people uncomfortable or even nauseous. Therefore, I still want to experience it."

Hearing this, a barely perceptible strange color flashed in the eyes of the Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man, and he repeated the question in a very strange tone:

"Interesting. Then, do you want to try the stronger taste or the lighter one?"

"Let's try the lighter one first. Accepting new things should be done step by step." Lin Yang said.

"Okay, please wait a moment." This time, the Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man didn't say much, signaled Lin Yang to find a seat, and began to prepare the wine for Lin Yang.

Just as Lin Yang sat down at a seat near the counter, a cold voice came from outside: "Are the new products of the tavern available today?"

Following the voice, a tall man completely shrouded in a black robe flashed in like a ghost.

The Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man's face changed slightly for a moment. He glanced at Lin Yang, and seeing that he didn't show any abnormality, he shouted at the ghost man:

"Don't disturb my guest!"

The ghost man seemed to notice Lin Yang's existence only then, and let out two weird laughs: "Rare, actually a human guy came to this tavern to drink?"

He scanned Lin Yang with a very cold look.

Lin Yang noticed the cold look from the ghost man, but ignored it, still sitting by himself.

The ghost man saw that Lin Yang didn't ignore him, and didn't know what he was thinking, and said sinisterly: "Human kid, how can you just drink? Without side dishes, this wine won't be fun to drink, right?"

Lin Yang raised his eyebrows. Since the other party had already taken the initiative to talk to him, it would not be appropriate for him to ignore him. However, before he could answer, the Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man suddenly snorted at the ghost man:

"The wine here is not suitable for humans, and the side dishes are even less suitable for humans to eat!"

"Hehe, Old Ghost of the Tavern, what you said is a bit dishonest. Why are delicious side dishes not suitable for humans? You study hard and update the menu to develop more audiences, right? Don't you want to take this great opportunity to let this human kid praise your cooking? Don't you want to see if your cooking skills have improved enough to conquer human appetites?" The ghost man said in an inexplicable tone.

Hearing this, a glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of the Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man. He seemed to have thought of something, didn't refute the ghost man, but was silent for a while, and said to Lin Yang:

"Guest, I think this guy makes sense. Why don't you help me try the new menu?"

"Try the food?"

Lin Yang's eyes moved slightly. He didn't know what these two guys were up to, but since things had come to this point, he had no other choice, so he could only nod and say: "Then I will respectfully obey."

"Haha, refreshing. Human kid, I guarantee the side dishes won't disappoint you." The ghost man laughed.

The Skinny Goat-Beard Old Man also temporarily put down the wine he was preparing for Lin Yang, walked out of the counter and walked towards the back door, and said to Lin Yang:

"In that case, please follow me to choose the dishes you like."