Chapter 358: Fateful Encounter
356. Fateful Encounter
Outer Ring of the Galaxy, Tatooine Planet, Mos Espa Port.
Qui-Gon Jinn left Obi-Wan Kenobi to guard the spaceship, and then he took the queen's maid who called herself Padmé, and the Gungans they rescued on the planet Naboo. Jar Jar Binks walked together on the narrow streets, and everyone around them glanced at them with malicious eyes, especially Padmé, who was young and beautiful and attracted many fierce glances.
Qui-Gon Jinn had to constantly use the Force to influence those around him, getting them to take their attention away from himself and think about something else.
"This city is almost being demolished. If it were me, I would rather live in a puddle." Jar Jar Binks looked at the surrounding ruins very curiously, "Oh, it's too hot here, I feel My tongue is melting."
"The city was destroyed because of the war between two Hutts, Jabba the Hutt and Gardura the Hutt, and Jabba the Hutt was destroyed. He captured Gadoula's palace in Mos Espa Port, which can be regarded as a victory, but he has not been able to capture Gadoula so far," said the maid Padmé.
"As a maid, you know this information very well." Qui-Gon Jin glanced at the maid.
"The planet Tatooine is not far from the planet Naboo, so it's not surprising to me to know these things." Padmé replied with a smile.
"I saw many people here selling the wreckage of spaceships. Let's try our luck. Maybe we can find the hyperspace engine we want in the junkyard." Qui-Gon Jinn came to a local In front of the residents, he raised his hand and said, "Tell me where the biggest market is?"
The resident originally had a fierce face, but after being shaken by Qui-Gon Jinn's hand, he immediately fell into a trance under the influence of the Force. He pointed in one direction and said: "Over there, many things picked up by people are sold there, and there are also Many junk merchants who buy junk."
Qui-Gon Jinn nodded, and they walked towards the junk market.
In that garbage market, there were ragged scavengers everywhere, and there were many children among them. These children started scavenging for a living when they were 8 or 9 years old, and because of their small size, they could drill through You can go into some nooks and crannies to pick up trash, so it can also play a lot of roles.
Many garbage merchants have also opened shops here. In order to ensure safety, most of them have hired a few mercenaries. Although it is unintentional, the existence of these mercenaries is indeed the minimum maintenance of this place. order.
But they asked many junk dealers, but none of them had the type of hyperspace engine they wanted.
In fact, this matter still has to be said to be a hole dug by the former king of the planet Naboo, Ars Veruna. He approached the Nubian Star Drive Company to cooperate, and the Nubian Company was originally a manufacturer of high-end spaceships, so in this case If you want to find the Nubian company's hyperspace drive in the garbage dump, the probability is indeed too low.
While they were asking around, a little boy with a ferocious humanoid robot suddenly felt something. He turned back and glanced here. His eyes first fell on Qui-Gon Jinn. , then looked at the maid Padmé, and took the initiative to come over and ask: "Are you from outside?"
Qui-Gon Jin smiled kindly, knelt down and asked the little boy Said: "How do you know we are from outside? What's your name?"
"My name is Anakin, and I live in a garbage dump outside the city. Is this sister an angel? The retired one The pilot told me that only angels can be so beautiful, so you must be from outside," the little boy said seriously.
The maid Padmé smiled happily when she heard the little boy's innocent words. He said to Anakin: "We are indeed from the outside, but I am not an angel. Our spaceship is out If it breaks down, you need to find parts to repair it, otherwise you will be trapped here.”
"What parts do you need?" Anakin asked.
"Nubian T-14 hyperspace engine." Qui-Gon Jinn replied. Anakin thought for a while and said: "This model cannot be found here, but I should be able to think of a way. Why don't you follow me and come to my house. Oh, by the way, this is my partner, Robot Rock-Johnson! It has been protecting me."
"I suggest not to bring outsiders into our home, it is not safe." T-850 Robot Qiang. Sen said.
Qui-Gon Jinn nodded and said: "Don't worry, we are not here to cause trouble. As long as our spaceship can fly again, we will leave immediately. We will also pay."
"How much money do you have?" Johnson asked.
"About 20,000 Republic credits." Qui-Gon Jinn replied.
"Republic credits are not recognized on Tatooine. You need to use UpiUpi coins issued by the Hutts." Johnson said.
"Okay Johnson, they need help, and we can indeed help them. They are not bad people, I know that." Anakin said.
Johnson didn’t say much, just turned around and walked out of the city.
Qui-Gon Jinn looked at Johnson's back and murmured to himself: "Although it has undergone many transformations, it can still be seen that it is the bodyguard robot of the Fourth Group... What does this portend?"
"Master Qui-Gon, the little boy just now, I think he is not a bad person. He is very cute and I like him quite a lot." The maid Padmé came over and said to Qui-Gon Jinn.
"The Force has told me his kind heart, let's go. Be careful." Qui-Gon Jinn pulled up his hood again to cover his face, and followed Johnson and Anakin out of the city. .
The group came to Anakin's home and saw Johnson lifting open the huge stone door panel weighing one or two tons. Qui-Gon Jinn couldn't help but take another look at him.
“I live with my mother, and there is also the etiquette robot C-3PO that I am repairing here. However, my mother has inconvenient legs and feet, so she has been resting in bed. I want to replace her with an anti-gravity robot. "I have a wheelchair, but the garbage merchant Chiluchi has been away these days." Anakin warmly introduced his family to everyone, and then pointed to his room and said: "There is indeed no Nubian T-14 hyperspace engine here, but before. I picked up a Nubian T-12 hyperspace engine from a crashed spacecraft that can be used in your spacecraft. But the engine is broken and I never have the parts to repair it."
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The maid Padmé looked around with interest. She found two sets of engine-like machinery at the foot of the wall and asked, "What is this?"
"This is a podracer! Everything used to be like this. When I was still good, my mother often took me to watch the Bounta Night Shuttle Race. My dream was to become a racing driver, but then the war broke out and the race was ruined." Anakin said lonely in the dust. Stroking the podracer, his eyes were full of anticipation.
The maid Padme looked at the little boy's pure eyes, and her heart seemed to be touched. She held Anakin's rough little hand and said seriously: "You will definitely be able to drive this podracer. You can definitely ride on the field!"
"Thank you, miss, you are really kind and beautiful, just like the legendary angel." Anakin showed an innocent look. He smiled, but his eyes were also full of determination.
On the other side, Qui-Gon Jinn kept staring at Anakin with a serious expression.
(End of this chapter)