After speaking with Bari Man, he readily agreed to meet in private. As for the deal, he also promised to give them the biggest discount.
Early the next morning, Gu Ding and the others flew their spacecraft to the outskirts of the asteroid at the agreed time. After confirming their identities, the spacecraft landed on the asteroid where Bari Man lived.
The entire asteroid had been beautifully landscaped. Through the spacecraft windows, they could see exotic beasts wandering in the distance, but not a single human being.
The spacecraft landed in the square of a Gold Palace. When Gu Ding and the others stepped out of the hatch, they saw Bari Man striding toward them along a red carpet.
The carpet was of excellent quality. When Gu Ding and the others stepped on it, it felt as though they were walking on a pile of cotton.
"Please, make yourselves at home. Come with me!" Bari Man made an inviting gesture, then led Gu Ding and the group toward the palace.
"Are you the only one living on this planet? When we landed, why didn't we see any other buildings?" Liliath could not help asking.
"This asteroid originally had residents, but I spent a fortune buying out everyone's residency rights and had them move to other planets. I also tore down every other building and replanted the land with vegetation. Now, the entire planet is home to only me and my servants." Bari Man seemed rather proud as he spoke of it.
"Living alone on an entire planet must be lonely..." Elsa muttered softly.
"I need absolute silence when I sleep. If I lived on a populated planet, there would be no way to guarantee that. Besides, I'm not always in the palace. I have business to handle, dinners to attend,