The idea of ​​telling the truth flashed through Juan's mind and disappeared without a trace.

Juan said with a serious face: "It's a custom, the custom of the tree elves. They don't allow other creatures with hair color to walk in their reservation.

"In exchange for being allowed to walk, I had to agree to let them dye my hair.

"You know, Morgan, they used a magical herb.

"I don't know what it is, I don't know anything about herbs.

"But it's amazing. It dyed my hair like this all at once and I can't even wash it off."

Morgan nodded clearly: "Yes, tree elves are best at playing with plants. They have many magical herbs. I have never seen them, but I know them."

Then he turned around and ordered: "Frodo, please go back and boil a basin of water first. Our guest needs a good hot bath."

"Okay, Dad."

"Thorin, go and hunt a magic antelope and come back. We will have barbecue tonight."

"Are you sure you want me to go hunting?"

"It's time to practice your marksmanship, Thorin. Sharpshooters are not born, they are made through practice."

"I understand, Dad, I'll go right away."

Watching the dwarf with the Gatling gun on his shoulder walk away, Juan said with some confusion: "Are you sure we can have barbecue tonight? I think he can only bring back minced meat."

"You might not be able to bring anything back, but it doesn't matter. There's some leftover pasta in the refrigerator."

"Then you still let him go hunting?"

Morgan said calmly: "Everything has a beginning."

After walking in silence for a while, Morgan suddenly introduced Juan to the plants on the grassland with a serious look on his face.

"Boiled henna for 45 minutes can extract laurel yellow. Although it is not as bright as the turmeric root dye, the yellow color is still very positive.

"Blue can be extracted from indigo plants. The process is very simple. Indigo is reduced during the fermentation process and soaked in an alkaline solution to form indigo leucosome.

"Ah, there is a luminous tree over there, do you see it? The one with a thick trunk.

"When night comes, the edge of its leaves will emit a small half circle of fluorescence, like the arc shadow of a planetary ring. The indigenous people here call it the 'ring tree'."

"Really? But why?"

"It is said to be related to phosphine. Do you understand phosphine?"

"No, I don't know much about chemistry."

"So you don't know that by mixing yellow and blue together, and adding phosphine-rich star ring sap, you can get a fluorescent green, right?"

"I know yellow plus blue makes green."

"But plant dyes are not as stable as chemical dyes and are easy to decompose."

"Yes, so now everyone uses chemical dyes."

"But there is a secret way to solve this problem, and that is to use halfling urine."

"Will it taste too strong?"

"So we need to add the draconian saliva to neutralize it."

"Will it be poisoned?"

"Fight fire with fire."

"That makes sense."

Juan was in a happy mood after learning new knowledge. Even though he could only eat frozen pasta for dinner, he didn't complain.

It was already the afternoon of the second day when we returned to the pioneer station.

After settling the commission with Morgan, Juan found that he only had a few hundred alliance coins left in his pocket money.

There is a bounty totaling just over 1 million on the platform, and Juan's fall from a high altitude before the "internet disconnection" earned him a lot of rewards ending in 1.

The reward was followed by touching messages such as "Have a good journey", "Life is great, death is wretched", "Never give up", "I wanted to burn money for you but couldn't find the paper".

When Juan entered the Kaifeng Station building, he was blocked by security guards.

"I'm going to go and don't even look at this place. Can you tree elves come here?!"

"I am human."

"Does anyone have hair like this?"

"Dyeed."

"Don't move, let me brush your face! Oops! It's Mr. Juan! Sorry, sorry, I didn't recognize it just now. I'm really sorry. Well, Mr. Juan, your hair is really special. Wife, don't you?

Do you care?"

Juan held out his chest and said proudly: "I am single."

The security guard gave him a thumbs up.

After entering the lobby, Juan met the station manager Soma.

"Isn't this Juan? How did the investigation go? Have you decided to immigrate?"

"Still considering."

"What else are you thinking about? Let me tell you, there is nothing more suitable for you than here."

"If I think about it again, it is a big deal after all."

"Yes, immigrating means changing your household registration, which is something that can affect your whole life. You really need to think about it carefully. However, people sometimes have to be a little adventurous."

"I know."

"Haha, don't say it anymore. You can decide your own affairs by yourself. If I continue to persuade you, I will be annoying.

"Hey, your hair is pretty good. How did you dye it?"

"The yellow of henna combined with the indigo, combined with the star ring sap rich in phosphine."

"I know these plants, but can they produce this effect?"

"There is a secret recipe."

Juan whispered into Soma's ear.

"Oh, so that's it." Soma admired and distanced himself from Juan without leaving any trace. "I still have something to do. Please come to me after you think about it."

Juan decided to go to the bar on the second floor for a drink, where he saw the navigator Bernard.

Bernard was lying on the bar, watching a portable holographic projection.

An expert in the projection is talking: "A thousand years ago, humankind's use of nuclear energy only stopped at making bombs and boiling water, but now we have made nuclear fusion a reality. Is this an advancement in technology? No, it is necessary.

I said, it is the liberation of the mind..."

"Bernard, what are you looking at?"

"Hey Juan, did you have fun? What's wrong with your hair?"

"Dyeed, the latest and trendiest hairstyle."

The expert in the projection took out a fluorescent green chamber pot: "If you are interested in my popular science, I suggest you like and follow me. Now I will introduce to you the latest and trendiest chamber pot. Only 188! 188! Oh Maiga! That's it!

Why hesitate when it’s cheap? Buy it, buy it, buy it!!”

Juan was a little embarrassed: "What's so interesting about this kind of expert account? It's all deception. Bartender, give me a vodka martini. Shake it well without stirring it."

"It's boring. It's not like you who can go out and play casually. Sweetie, let's change the news."

The projector switched to video. A congressman was giving a speech on the street. He had a badge on his chest with the image of "an ostrich with his head buried in the sand":

"The cultural, artistic and scientific and technological achievements displayed in front of us today are all created by human beings.

"Gene mixing and the resulting lowering of racial levels are the only reasons for the decline of ancient cultures.

"Look, alien humanoids are poisoning our human genes every day through various methods.

"Just think, it will only be centuries before this genotoxin can be eliminated from our human body, or it may never be possible.

"Think about it again, the strength and intelligence of humans mixed with humanoid genes will be significantly reduced..."


Chapter completed!