Chapter 17 Asking for information
17. Asking for information
While the engineering robot was renovating the spacecraft, Quinto and Truda chatted. They were old acquaintances.
"Speaking of which, where did Felasi go? Why didn't he come with you?" Truda asked, "The people over there look unfamiliar."
He pointed He pointed out Cunte, Tang Xiao and others.
"They're my new... uh..." Quinto started thinking about what to say. He couldn't say that Felaci was kept as a hostage on the Dawn Planet by Tang Xiao with good food and drink, right?
“Partner.” Cunte said afterward.
“Ah yes, partner!” Quinto quickly agreed.
"Okay, you have to wipe your own butt clean after doing this. I have notified Jabba, and his people should be here soon." Truda said.
"Hey old man! Why did you trick me! I just arrived on Tatooine and I have to drink a glass of water!" Quinto complained.
Truda laughed sinisterly and said: "We all work for Jabba, you should know this."
Sure enough, just as they were talking, a few bounty hunters came outside. The man shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door: "Quinto! Come out here! Where is what Jabba wants?"
Quinto was trembling with fright, and he looked at Tang Xiao with a pleading look. But he didn't get any response, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Okay, I'll be there right away... right away."
"You guys, unload the goods and load them up! These things are all Jabba wants. "Yeah!" Another Twi'lek mercenary shook a blaster rifle in his hand and shouted at Tang Xiao.
This blaster rifle looks like military supplies at first glance. It is much more high-end than the cheap DL-18 blaster pistols in the hands of Quinto and his team. No wonder they are so good at it.
T-850 took a step forward to show off this provocative guy. But Tang Xiao stopped him and said: "Okay, let's load the goods!"
After saying that, he didn't mind being dirty and tired, so he walked into the cargo hold of the spacecraft, walked out with a big box and put it in a car. On the Bansa II' floating cargo boat, several bounty hunters watched Tang Xiao and the others working with their hands behind their backs. Then one of them threw Quinto a handful of gold coins and walked away.
Quinto nodded and said loudly: "Hey!! This is only 2,000 Upi! Didn't we agree on 5,000?!"
Upi Upi coins are circulating in Currency on Tatooine. Tatooine is in the Outer Rim Star Region and is within the Hutt's sphere of influence. The Galactic Republic's credit points are not recognized. This unofficial currency is the real hard currency.
But the bounty hunters did not stop. One of them turned back and mocked, "It would be nice to give you money! Just keep it, useless mufu milker, hahahaha."
Quinto's expression changed several times. He waited until the cargo boat was far away before he raised his middle finger in that direction and said, "A bunch of Bansa bastards!"
Cunte is very free and easy. He walked over and hugged Quinto's shoulders, shook him and said, "It's okay. Isn't there some money left here? Let's just do a few jobs then. When our colony is built, there will be more work." Well, there’s no need to look at Jabba’s face anymore.”
“Jabba…” As soon as he mentioned this name, Quinto’s head lowered.
"Let's go, find a place to have a drink, I'll treat you." Cunte said. "In the end, it's not my money, I just ask for it." Quinto smiled bitterly and shook his head.
They entered the city of Mos Eisley all the way. This city had no planning at all, no designated roads, only miscellaneous houses and shanties, just like an oversized slum.
There are various alien races on the road, all of them wearing cloaks to protect themselves from the scorching sun. Some people were selling strange products, others were asking if there was any work, or there were mercenaries leaning against the wall with weapons, waiting for business to come to them.
Generally, those mercenaries try to make a fierce expression and try to make themselves look more powerful.
At this time, a cylindrical robot that looked like a bamboo pole walked through the street carrying several heads of Quarren people. Pedestrians on the road retreated, and the ferocious-looking mercenaries ran the fastest.
Some passers-by were still whispering to each other, "Look, it's those Quarren from the Iron Fish Gang! They robbed Jabba's cargo ship a few days ago..."
Quinto also pulled Tang Xiao, who was watching curiously, out of the way. He whispered: "This is IG-41, a bounty hunter under Jabba. Stay away from it, it will shoot directly at any behavior it thinks is hindering the mission."
Tang Xiao did not As he spoke, he glanced at the robot, turned his head, and followed Quinto to a bar in Mos Eisley. There is a mixture of good and bad here, with all kinds of robots and aliens mixed together. They use the little income they earn from working hard to buy some low-grade alcoholic drinks, and then vent their excess energy.
The Quarren who look like squids, the Gamorreans who look like a big wild boar, they are similar to humans but have two tentacles on their heads, the Twi'leks of different skin colors...here It's like a zoo of exotic animals.
Cunte was also very novel about this place. As soon as he entered the bar, he asked Quinto to get some change and wandered around. Soon he hooked up with a Twi'lek woman and went drinking happily.
Tang Xiao went straight to the large oval bar in the middle of the bar, called the bartender, ordered a glass of wine and drank it one sip at a time, while throwing out a Upi Upi coin and whispering: "I would like to get some news about the Skywalker family."
The bartender put away the coins calmly, and while wiping the plates, he said in a voice that only two people could hear: "They live in Mos Espa Port, and are the slaves of Walter, a Toydarian garbage dealer—— He won this from Gadura the Hutt by gambling, and this matter has been rumored for a long time."
Tang Xiao took out another coin and pushed it over, "I want to find them. , any suggestions?”
The bartender put away the coins again, placed the plates neatly one by one, and said at the same time: “Mos Espa Port is the territory of Gadula the Hutt, you know. Yes, the relationship between the two Hutts, Jabba and Gadula... Haha. You work for Jabba, you know what will happen."
This place is indeed a mixed bag. I can’t believe it, Tang Xiao thought to himself. As soon as he came to this planet, he was immediately taken away by Jabba's people, and the people here actually got the news so quickly.
Tang Xiao weighed the last Upi Upi coin in his hand and was about to say something. Suddenly he felt a strong force pushing him aside. He frowned and was about to get angry. When he turned around, he saw a drunken man lying on the bar next to him, who was obviously drunk, and said with the pungent smell of alcohol: "Hey! What about you, little pinkie! What do you think, do you want to cooperate with me? Pay some money?”
Tang Xiao made a gesture to stop the T-850 that was about to attack, and asked: "Tell me, what can you do?"
"Hahahaha! Looking at you with thin skin and tender flesh, there must be some at home. Money? Hiccup! How about I kidnap you and ask for money from your family? Hahahaha~~~hic~~~!” The drunkard laughed. He got up, and several people who were probably with him at another table nearby also laughed in agreement.
[Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 1: Tatooine Street Scene]
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