It was quite late when “Ton” was about to lie down. and saw a strange beam of light coming from below

Talk about weird. Ton himself is a strange person too. who often come to set up tents and sleep in the forest “Phu Laen Kha National Park” is a regular occurrence. Having said that, this is a popular place for nature lovers. This causes people to often come and set up tents to sleep. But usually during the winter when the weather is favorable. and covered with mist and clouds that looked beautiful to the eye But in the rainy season like this, besides the trees

No one else came to set up a tent to sleep here. But with stories in his family that have been passed down from generation to generation, Plus personal preferences Makes it never boring to set up a tent and sleep here.

Ton shook his head as he thought of the stories that both his grandfather and father had passed down from generation to generation. that it was a long time ago His family ancestors who have settled down in "Chaiyaphum" for a long time once came up to meet an angel on this Phu Lan Kha mountain. And the angels said Will come back again. Ton himself didn't know. This story

It's just a weird imagination. Is it in his family? But being a person who likes nature Ton didn't mind anything. with continually coming to set up a tent to sleep here

But that strange light dazzled his eyes!

The tree came out of the tent. There was a fading golden light. really jumped up Ton thought surprised that he then grabbed the car keys. Drive out of Phu Laen Kha National Park and go down to the bottom.

His beloved car had crashed down the mountain faster than usual. Just a few minutes We arrived at the origin of that golden light, right there at "White Stone Mo"!

Ton quickly opened the car door. What was this? White Rocks, five large rocks that he had only seen so little. Important points that are tourist attractions in Chaiyaphum What people have dubbed Thailand's Stonehenge, now one large stone is missing. Only four rocks remained, standing in the same old place they had been for millions of years, but the largest rock was missing.

Ton blinked a few times. Cursing to myself “What is this?” How could the giant rock of White Rock disappear? most important That's the point where the big rock disappeared. It is the point where the golden beam of light originates. Soaring into the sky The light he saw came from Phu Lan Kha.

With deep fear But there's more to the weirdness and excitement. The tree walked slowly. Go into that beam of light. He walked over the low fence. where officials blocked off the area To prevent tourists from destroying the rocks. Walk through until you reach the place where It used to be the majestic point of a large rock.

The golden beam of light grew brighter and brighter until it hurt the eyes. After that, the tree suddenly fell down, unable to catch itself.

“Plunk!” The young man's coccyx hit the ground loudly. He exclaimed in pain. But the pain instantly disappeared. Compared to the miracle he saw in front of him. The tree fell into a secret room that was once closed by a large boulder of White Stone Mountain. Inside this secret room It reminded him of the science fiction novels he had read.

A rather large circular room filled with strange-looking equipment. and screens with pictures of important places of the world is full But the strangest thing above all was “that woman.”

A woman standing in front of the screen with a shocked expression She was a woman who felt the first word that popped into her head was “beautiful,” but the second word that popped into her head was “strange.”

Yes, she looks strange. Since the story Why are you here? In the secret room under the big rock of Mo Hin Khao Black women..hmmm He would tell her what skin color she had. If you say that you are a dark-skinned girl It's not quite like that. But it's more of a copper color. She wears very few clothes. shiny gold cloth It looked so light that it seemed to float around her.

“Uh..Hello.” Ton didn't know what else to say. While hesitantly pushing himself up to his feet, oh, the scene where the hero meets the heroine. He fell down and lay down helplessly.

The strange girl made an expression that seemed rather awkward. But just a glimpse She smiled at him. Before asking

“How did you get here?” Her accent sounded quite unusual. Like a foreigner who doesn't speak Thai clearly. But in another angle I couldn't help the coldness on the back of my neck. When I realized that her accent It wasn't like the foreign accents he often heard. From tourists who visit Chaiyaphum But it sounded like...like a synthesized metal sound.

“I..I..” Okay, up to this point, he couldn't answer properly. But he restrained himself until he answered. “I was lying on top, at Phu Lan Kha, and saw a golden light coming out from here. So I drove down to have a look. As I walked, I fell right here. But who are you and why is there a room here? Where did the big rock go?” When he regained his composure, Ton asked a long question.

The bronze-skinned girl in front of him had an embarrassed expression on her face. She stopped to think for a bit. Look at him thoughtfully. before answering in a cautious manner

“My name is Nira.” Now, he knew her name first. “I..uh…” It turned out that she was the one who stuttered after him.

“Well, I asked who you are. Why is there a room? And the stone..."

“I come from outer space,” she answered before he could finish repeating the question. Now, at this moment, Ton and Nira stood looking at each other in distress. To Ton, her answer was not strange. If she didn't answer like this, it would be strange. He quickly tried to sequence the events in his brain. Then she was an alien. And here, Mo Hin Khao, Rock 5.

The lump that tourists see is strange. It's really strange in the sense that it's actually a spaceship!

Or not, Mo Hin Khao is just 5 large rocks of various shapes. And there is a study that It has been around for about 65 million years, standing here before humans existed. Since the era of dinosaurs, they still ruled the world. Geologists and other specialists have come to study it until it was completely porous, and then Rock 5

How can a lump turn into a spaceship? Most importantly, he has seen the white rock since he was little. It will never move anywhere. Except today. that he saw with his own eyes that the largest stone was missing And she..Nira..she answered him with full confidence that she came from outer space.

As for Nira herself, she wasn't sure what to do with this worldly man. He seemed naive, but if she told him everything, would he be shocked? But if he didn't tell him, what would he do? He would "drop". Come see almost everything here.

A young man and a young woman from different planets stood facing each other, quite stunned on both sides. Before Nira decides

She took two steps closer to him before telling him the most wonderful story of her life.

“You must pay attention to the story I am about to tell you. It might be unbelievable,” she began to speak, while Ton thought to himself, I've come this far. No matter what I tell you, you must believe it. “I come from a planet very far from Earth. My home is called Startime. I..er, I mean my people. We have a civilization far superior to your world. We have a spaceship

and have been exploring space for hundreds of years Until we met your world,” Nira began her story.

The first from the Time Star noticed a large comet approaching the third star of our solar system. So they followed and looked from a distance and found that this third planet was a great kingdom of many types of gigantic creatures. They are reptile-like. However, there are some species that have upright bodies.

But from observation, stay away They found that The comet crashed into this third star. until a crisis occurred various living things They began to die quickly. It was then that the explorers of Star Time decided to land on Earth. And the first place they stopped was in this area, which is currently the hills of Chaiyaphum Province.

“That time was the era that you would call the during the extinction of the dinosaurs,” Nira said.

“Wow, you guys came here 65 million years ago?” Ton exclaimed in shock.

“65 million years ago?” Nira looked surprised. “I don't think it's been that long. Well, it wasn't that long ago, but let's face it, I can understand that. Our timekeeping systems are different, but after that we definitely thought we should set up a survey station on your planet,” Nira continues.

Startime's expedition Do what they do on other planets. What they used to explore was digging deep into the ground on the mountain. Build a secret room with equipment to receive signals from all over the stars before closing it, covering this “lab” with something that looks like nature. But it was striking enough that they would come back and find this lab.

They decided to build these five large rocks as both landmarks and "transmission towers" to the moon. which is the location of the data signal antenna before being forwarded to the Space Research Office of Startime This allows the Office of Space Research to see changes on this third planet at all times.

“In the meantime, we kept coming here. Sometimes they come to explore the natural flora. But there are times when we come to modernize this lab. The last time we came, the person who came was my mother. When mother returned Mother also joked that I accidentally met a human being here. and signals from this lab

It is sent to the moon every night on the full moon. and the signal will be especially strong On the day the moon approaches the earth What do you guys call it? It's like I've read before. You guys call the day the moon comes close to your world a supermoon, right?” Nira asked.

“What?” Ton didn't ask, he just didn't know what to say. with things that I've been listening to for a long time It was beyond his imagination. It's like his brain hasn't caught up yet. Oh, you're asking him this. Is it called a supermoon? "Uh..yes, a supermoon, the day when the moon comes close to the earth," Ton finally answered.

“That will be the day when the cell towers we have built here will transmit a stronger signal about your world than usual. But in the past 10 days or so, we haven't received a signal, so we think there must be some kind of equipment damaged. So I was sent here. I spent 2 days piloting a spaceship and I'm here.

And then entered this secret lab. then you fell It really shocked me,” Nira said with a smile. Oh my god, if you're shocked, isn't Ton Mi even more shocked? The aliens have a secret laboratory under the white rock. Having said that, Ton started to worry. that he had read science fiction If anyone meets an alien

The secret organization of the United States will soon capture and brainwash you, but here, Chaiyaphum, is not the United States at all, A or Nira. to kill him When I think of this place Ton couldn't help but back up until he was against the wall of the room.

Nirat quickly approached him. This made Ton even more panicked. She must have definitely "kept" him to prevent this secret from being revealed. Ton had nowhere to retreat, so he leaned against the wall and raised his hand to place his guard on his chest. Ready to fully defend myself. Today I punched a woman. By the way.

Is she really a woman? These aliens Are there women and men like people on earth?

Nira had already reached him. Ton closed her eyes as Nira pulled him away from the wall. Ready to raise your voice

“Are you crazy? How did you hit the wall? There are only mechanical engines in here. I'm really trying to figure out what's broken so I can fix it, and now you've touched one of my tools, dammit!” Nira shouted as she pulled the plant to stand in the middle of the room. Oh, and aliens know how to swear. Her expression was not at all different from that of a worldly person. But still, when angry

He still saw that she was beautiful. Yes..Nira is a woman. Oh no, she's an extremely beautiful alien.

Ton stood confused in the middle of the room. He looked at the wall he was leaning on just now. It was like the rest of the room, full of buttons. Right now, Nira was seriously examining those buttons. Ton could only stand and watch. Until some time has passed Her expression changed in a way that he couldn't predict.

“Okay, I see, our transmitter is broken. Strange, I can't believe it could be broken. We set up this uniform in many places on your planet. and in many other stars, but if it weren't for the impact of a comet or meteorite Our equipment is almost never damaged. I must find a way to fix it. Will you help me?” Nira turned around and asked until she could barely stand.

“It's me,” Ton exclaimed. “What can I do to help you? I'm just a restaurant owner in Chaiyaphum. Not a NASA employee at all.”

“NASA, oh, your world's space agency? I don't see what's going on. We have been following and watching for a long time. Still very outdated Then don't worry. You can help but I saw that the damage wasn't that great. If you help me find the equipment We can probably fix this transmission tower.” Nira said with this being completely simple.

She said that the signal tower or this big rock in White Rock. Even if you look at it superficially It looks like just a large rock made from sandstone that is millions of years old. But in fact, Inside of this sandstone It's a signal tower made of diamonds. The strongest material the first expedition could find on Earth.

Diamond is the component of choice for cell towers, while gold is used as connectors for various devices. With the ability to change shape When exposed to heat, now it has cracked slightly. Make the signal antenna bend. and cannot send signals to the moon

“You have to help me find gold to weld the poles, but oh, like I said. I really don't understand. How could our pillar be broken?” When Nira complained She's like a girl from the world. Ton laughed inwardly, and to tell the truth, he wasn't surprised in the slightest. What kind of signal transmission tower did the people of Dao Time break? Well, that was before the authorities came in to take care of developing Mo Hin Khao as an official tourist attraction.

There were tourists coming in, scratching numbers and carving their names on rocks, and some even brought slingshots to practice shooting until some rocks had holes in them. But Ton didn't want to talk about these foolish people. It's better to let Nira complain incoherently, otherwise she'll lose her name to the world. By the way, what did you ask him to help you find? Gold? It's expensive.

“And how much gold do you need?” Ton asked, thinking about the 2-3 baht of gold that his mother kept in a cabinet at home.

“Probably around A. How much would it be if I said it in your language? It should be around 1 kilogram,” she said.

“Wow, a kilo of gold. Where can I find it for you? Do you know how expensive it is?” Ton couldn't imagine how many baht that 1 kilogram of gold would cost, but he certainly wouldn't have the means to buy it for her.

“Expensive, you mean? Do we have to go buy it like that?” Nira asked. Yes, this grandmother asked a strange question. Why, have you been spying on the world for a long time? Didn't you know that gold is a commodity?

“That's right. We have to go buy 1 kilogram of gold. Well, let me think about it a little. I can remember that The weight of one baht of gold is 15.2 grams. The current price is about 20,000 baht. If you want 1 kilogram, it will cost some money....

"One million, three hundred thousand baht," Nira quickly repeated. Well, she's an alien. Calculating just this wouldn't be difficult. But what's difficult is Where would he get millions of dollars for her?

“I don't have any. With millions of dollars, I just opened a small restaurant. Collect all of my life's savings. Probably a hundred or two hundred thousand,” Ton said, holding out both hands. Let her see that He really doesn't have one.

“This three million baht. Is it really that rare?” Nira asked a question that made Ton uncomfortable.

“Well...if you meet a rich person. With just this much money, it's not difficult at all. But for me, what can I say? If you don't have it, you don't have it."

“What did you say you do for a living?”

“I open an Isaan restaurant in Chaiyaphum city.”

“I'm going to help out at your shop. We'll find the money to buy 1 kilogram of gold." Nira said with a straight face. Hey, I'm going to help at the shop. And what will other people say? Most importantly, for how many more days will Isan food be sold? Or are you asking how many years ago? Until she had enough savings to buy a kilo of gold like she wanted.

But Nira didn't listen to her protest. She said that she had "enough time." After that, Nira pressed a few more buttons and the floor he and she were standing on raised to the level of the ground. Close the secret room completely. Before you walk away Ready to pull him to walk beside him. And then the big rock of White Stone Mountain miraculously appeared from the ground. Oh, how many times had he thought of the word miracle today?

Nira asked Ton to keep the whole matter a secret. In fact, Ton advised her to go see the government. Ask for a kilo of gold. It shouldn't have been difficult, but she said that just telling him the secret would be very wrong. As an observer, You and the citizens of Startime She could only observe, watch and study, but she had no choice. Nirama comes to his house.

Mom and Dad looked extremely surprised. At the beginning it said Got a new restaurant helper, a beautiful woman with a strange skin color. Plus this employee Will also come to sleep at Ton's house.

At first, he had planned for her to sleep in his room. Then he would come out and sleep in the living room. But Nira politely refused.

“I don't sleep, you don't have to worry. As I told you I have enough time Your time with me is different.” After that, she started helping at the restaurant. Ever since a beautiful girl came to help at the shop. Ton's restaurant is also selling well. She helps think of new menu items, helps serve, and welcomes customers. Help with cooking, let's just say, help with all kinds of things.

Plus at night when Ton sleeps. Nira went out to work. At the beginning I didn't know what the work was. But still On holidays restaurants Nira asked Ton to drive her out to see various places. that she paid special attention to It's the museums, of course, the aliens. would be interested in things like this. As for him

I've never been interested in museums before. When I took Nira to visit He could only secretly look at her. Her bright face, bronze skin, and pleasant smile when seeing the things in the museum made it difficult to take my eyes off her.

Nira also knows that she is often secretly watched. She felt too embarrassed to tell Ton to stop looking at her because, let's just say, it felt warm. that was in his sight

After being together for a little over four months, she suddenly handed him a huge wad of money.

“Here, one million and five hundred thousand baht. It's a little more than we calculated. Now, you can go buy gold for me,” Nira said, shocking Ton. It took her just four months to earn a million and a half baht?

“Where did you get this much money?” Ton was shocked and had to ask. Nira made a slightly embarrassed expression. Before revealing to you that After visiting many museums Make her know what is valuable. And when she explored “Prang Ku,” an ancient site from the Khmer period located in Chaiyaphum city, with special tools. She knew that

Important historical sites of Chaiyaphum Province that were built in the 18th century during the reign of King Jayavarman VII. Not as much as the eye can see But underground There is still an important stone inscription buried there. And she secretly dug it up Sold it on the black market to antique collectors. until you get the money you want

Ton stood stunned and stared at the one million and five hundred thousand baht in front of him, unable to explain his feelings. As a Chaiyaphum person If there are antiques at Prang Ku It should be handed over to the government. to study or displayed in a museum But Nira ended up selling it on the black market. But he understands that She needs to find gold to repair the antenna.

Ton managed to buy gold. When they got what they wanted, he and she went back to Mo Hin Khao again. She used a heating device that was in that secret lab. Successfully connected the diamond antenna with the gold obtained.

“Finished, now I'm done with my mission,” Nira said.

“So...what are you going to do now?” Ton asked in a tired voice. Because he already knows the answer.

“I..I have to go home. I have been assigned to do this job. After that, I have to report to the boss at Dowtime.” Her tone was equally sad. Being together for 4 months isn't that long. But it creates a bond that is difficult to leave.

Ton reached out and held Nirama's hand. If she was going, he asked that he tell her first.

"Nira, uh..it's..me..." When he really said it. It turned out to be unbearably difficult. “I think I love you,” Ton blurted out just as he thought.

Nira smiled slightly. As far as exploring the universe There's only this world. There are creatures called humans who have "feelings" similar to those of the people of Startime. who has the same feelings, and now she thinks she "feels" like him

“I love you too..Ton. But I have to go back.”

“And will you come back again?”

“This is what I want to tell you, for me, space travel. It's not that difficult. I only need 4 days. I fly 2 days to startime, report and then come back to you. Fly 2 more days, total 4 days, and I'll be back. You wait for me at the White Rock.” Nira said with a smile. Made Ton smile as well.

her spaceship Well hidden In a secret hole in the canyon In Phu Laen Kha National Park, under the "Pha Hua Nak" viewpoint which is above and above Mo Hin Khao, no wonder no one has seen it. He transports her to a spaceship.

before boarding the ship She turned and kissed his cheek softly, whispering.

"See you in 4 days. I love you."

Then Nira drove the aircraft out of sight into the darkness of Pha Hua Nak.

She made me wait 4 days but Ton couldn't stand it. He came to set up a tent and waited for her every day. Until the 4th day, she still hadn't come. Weeks, months, years passed, and there was no sign that Nira would come back or that she had any problems at Startime. He couldn't come, but Ton always came and waited for her. Especially on full moon days.

The day the villagers began to spread rumors that The sacred light of the White Stone Mountain has returned. after the previous There used to be a long-standing legend that On the night of the full moon There will be a white-golden light shining from the white stone. But this light disappeared about a hundred years ago. During the time people cleared the forest and started farming near Mo Hin Khao, but now

The holy light returned again. Makes tourists excited and surprised But there are scientists who have come out to explain that It is a natural phenomenon. When the moon shines brightly on the sandstone rocks Light will be reflected. But only the beginning knows that this light is actually a signal from the Earth to the moon. The signal that Nira said disappeared for 10 days before she was sent for repairs.

“Ten days?” Ton muttered to himself. And that's when he knew the answer.

Time of the third planet of the solar system And the time of Star Time is not the same. About 100 years on Earth are only 10 days of Star Time. Therefore, when Nira made him wait 4 days, it is a day of Star Time, not 4 Earth days!

Over 50 years have passed and Ton has become an old man, almost 80 years old. He realizes that he is already very old. But he's still here. and refuses to listen to the protests of his grandchildren That no one is allowed to come up and set up a tent to sleep on the mountain anymore. But the trees still come and go every full moon night. Ton is not married. He was still waiting for his bronze-skinned woman.

On a full moon night, Nira parks her spaceship beneath an old canyon. She walked to the white stone moor. It's not the same as before. Even late at night, Mo Hin Khao is still bustling with many tourists. But with high-tech equipment She picked up the vital signs of the person she was looking for. In a tent away from people That misty-eyed old man looked at her.

Moonlight illuminated the copper skin. and flowing clothes, like an “angel” descending from heaven as his ancestors often described.

Nira's eyes watered when she saw him. She walked toward him with steady steps, timidly standing up and waiting. The beautiful woman from another planet embraced him tightly, whispering.

"Thank you for waiting..I still love you always, Ton."

“I miss you so much, Nira,” the old man whispered back.

Note: Phu Laen Kha National Park, Mo Hin Khao and Prang Ku are important tourist attractions in Chaiyaphum Province. Especially Mo Hin Khao that looks like a natural rock garden It is caused by the accumulation of sediment, sand and clay that has hardened into 5 large rocks lined up together. There is a legend that says that

In the past, hundreds of years ago, the stone at Mo Hin Khao It shines out every full moon night.