Chapter 36 02.0036: "The Lonely Canary"

[Really? This guy is showing off again, and he dares not listen to me. He is obviously just a small reserve sergeant...]
Farida leaned over the steering wheel, frowning in distress, pouting angrily, and complaining secretly in her heart.

But looking at Horatio's departing back, she couldn't help but sigh dully, feeling a little empty in her heart for some reason.

This guy seems to be the person who has communicated with me the most since I grew up, except for my personal maid Lina.

She has outstanding looks, natural beauty, and noble birth. She is recognized as the most beautiful woman among the aristocratic families in Abyss Port.

At her age, people usually marry someone of equal status and get engaged.

However, due to the negative effects of being an untouchable, almost everyone inexplicably avoided her.

In order to establish a relationship with the Hood family, some nobles had tried to approach her with all their might, but they all ended in failure.

Even people with strong psychic perception would have an epileptic seizure and fall to the ground twitching after getting close to her.

During the two years of revenge for her mother, every time she joined a vigilante team, the members of the team either changed teams or resigned. She could not find a partner or friends.

The instructor had no choice but to let her serve as the Legal Department Specialist and act alone.

Even the officers of the Imperial Navy only saluted her out of courtesy when they saw her, and there was no deeper interaction between them.

It’s not that naval officers are afraid to pursue the daughter of a rear admiral.

After all, if they could really woo the only daughter of Rear Admiral Alexander Hood, their careers would soar like a rocket.

The reality is that these soldiers who have been traveling in the void for a long time have already developed a higher tolerance to subspace energy than ordinary people.

If you get too close to the untouchables, you will feel extremely uncomfortable and may even experience seasickness.

This is not a good thing for naval personnel. Every time they go home to see their wives, they vomit all over the house. It takes a long time for them to adapt again after boarding the ship. This is obviously not what they want.

Even her personal maid Lina had been with her since she was a child, and the long-term adjustment weakened her discomfort reaction.

It was also because of this kind of unspeakable social situation for many years, as well as the unhealthy aristocratic family environment with her mother having passed away and her father being away all year round, that Farida's character became bad and arrogant. She was arrogant, stubborn, mean and willful.

She knew in her heart that these characteristics were not good, but with the mentality of "no one wants to be friends with me anyway", she chose to live comfortably alone.

Until the black-haired young man appeared in front of him. He seemed to have a natural power to be in tune with the untouchables. He was not affected by the negative influence of the untouchables, and was able to weaken the impact of his aura on the people around him.

Also in just two days, her face showed a richer expression than ever before.

[Since he is already a marine, why not ask father to transfer him over to be my personal guard?] A bold idea came to the girl's mind.

She suddenly shook her head violently.

[What am I thinking! My father will definitely send a female soldier. In his eyes, to be able to stand behind her, Horatio must at least be a captain.]
But how old were you when you became a captain? !
The average age of the Imperial Navy's colonels is 40 years old. Even for some geniuses, they usually become captains at around 30 years old.

I will be 31 by then! The flowers have wilted from waiting!

[No! I’m not discussing marriage with him, what am I imagining, really…] The girl’s cheeks suddenly turned red, and she blamed herself for her wild imagination.

[Never mind! Never mind! This is so annoying! Let’s go home!]
Farida turned the car around and sped away.

Horatio was attracted by the sound and looked back at the chariot in the sky going away. He put his hands in his pockets and whistled softly, and soon blended into the crowd.

[I remember the fortune teller was in a fancy van in the square.]
Horatio scanned the streets and alleys while keeping a vigilant eye on his surroundings.

The streets are crowded with people, the buildings are filled with kitsch neon lights, and the colorful signs of feasting and drinking spread temptation directly.

Here, as long as one has a full enough wallet, whether human or non-human, one can get everything he wants to experience, even if it is only for a brief moment.

Outside the makeshift circus tent set up on the road, a clown wearing a somewhat creepy dirty mask solicited customers. Through the peripheral vision, a revealingly dressed cat-girl, a quirky Leitling juggler, and a bloated and funny Ogryn were waiting to take turns to entertain the audience.

The tables inside and outside the open-air restaurant were packed with people, some of whom were drunk and waving their Amaze bottles dangerously, before vomiting and passing out.

There was also a hooded, faceless, suspicious fellow laying out his bed on the floor, which was filled with all sorts of accessories that he had gotten from nowhere, some of which seemed to have a simple eight-pointed star mark on them.

There are more thieves here than in the lower nest, and their skills are more sophisticated - this rare place with no class threshold is the most likely place to bring rich harvests.

In addition to being wary of those who look suspicious, the innocent-looking children on the street are the ones you should be more wary of.

Although they are young, they have mastered the pickpocketing skills.

There is also a strange building next to Horatio - it is based on a one-story house, but all the windows have been widened and installed with beautiful floor-to-ceiling windows, like a colorful crystal ball.

Standing behind the French windows are sexy, plump, and scantily clad beauties.

Under the ambiguous purple light, they danced with enchanting postures, making extremely provocative movements to every passerby, including these young people.

As a physically healthy man, Horatio looked at the seductive curves with a blank expression on his face, but he couldn't help but have some reaction.

"Ahem." [Let's get down to business.] He quickened his pace awkwardly.

Although the public security is chaotic, the overall living standard and environment of the F-4 block are much higher than those of the Lower Nest where he had lived before.

It is quite similar to Night City in Cyberpunk.

It is rare to see so many brightly lit neon signs in the rigid imperial world, but this is Abyss Port, the harbor city of human civilization, which is relatively open at all times.

On the one hand, because the current planetary government is formed by the merchant guild, the market is prosperous and business is booming.

Secondly, the Protestant thought initiated by the Congregation of the Holy Rosary is far more popular here than the state religion itself. Nuns can get married without returning to secular life and pursue happiness.

Coupled with the liberal ideas prevalent in the Imperial Navy, Rogue Traders, Charter Fleets, and Civilian Fleets, the influence of the State Religion in the Gothic Sector seemed to be somewhat powerless.

But the price of prosperity is that the administrative management of Abyss Port is far more difficult than that of any other planet.

Horatio stopped and looked around.

[It seems to be in this area, where is it?]
His eyes quickly scanned the area and finally landed on a gaudy purple caravan.

[found it!]
Horatio trotted over.

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