Compared to the relatively small scale of trade, Earth City’s population and mobility was truly astonishing to behold.
The energy that could be generated when hundreds of thousands of beings start moving was not to be underestimated!
When those cargo ships that were not informed about Earth City’s identity docked and discovered a multitude of moving figures within, they were simply stunned by the rapid emergence of lifeforms!
In typical large-scale handovers like these, the total number of intelligent beings involved would be in the thousands, counting both sides, due to the expensive cost of labor. But at Earth City, there were innumerable beings everywhere!
"They won’t try to attack us, will they?" Each member of the cargo ship stared in fear at the sight before them.
But they didn’t come under attack!
The unloading and handover process was incredibly fast. The tens of thousands of bustling Earth City residents in their spacesuits even helped move the first batch of traded goods unloaded from Earth City onto the other ships. This sight finally relieved some of the cargo ship members’ anxiety.
The Daville settlement had chosen to ship their goods in separate lots. After all, this was the first encounter for both parties. Earth City only allowed one cargo ship from Daville at a time. If any other ship or battleship approached, they would flee! And the deal would naturally fall apart.
The same held true for Daville. They couldn’t possibly trust Earth City entirely. Even though Earth City had been extremely careful with their inspections, Daville still had three battleships patrolling at a distance. If anything alarmed their trading starship, they would swiftly move in!
Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened. Earth City naturally wanted to carry out the trade smoothly. Daville didn’t want to offend a Star Space Level influence either, even if this influence didn’t seem adept at the cosmos warfare. As an influential power that had existed for a long time, they couldn’t afford to take such risks! After all, there was no loss in this deal for Daville either.
The trade went smoothly, one ship after another. As if under previous agreement, Daville delivered the agreed goods to the Earth City Fleet.
Fortunately, there was a time gap between each round of delivery, otherwise the city would not know where to stack such an enormous amount of goods.
These materials were actually quite ordinary. Most of them were construction materials, like special steel and various other things like wires or partitions of the lowest grade. Among them, there were one or two high-end systems like a nutrient solution production line and an oxygen manufacturing machine. Of course, it was these things that were truly valuable. Nonetheless, the sheer quantity of the other items far exceeded the total value of these small high-end devices!
This transaction cost Earth City a fortune!
Nevertheless, exchanging two unused battleships and a large amount of obsolete materials for these urgently needed supplies was a good deal for Earth City, although Daville profited handsomely.
"Alright, this is the last bit of the goods. You should now hand over those two ships we discussed, right?"
The voice of Jing LAF was heard over the communicator as soon as the final bundle of goods was accepted by the busy residents of Earth City. The cargo ship then slowly receded backward.
"We are all set on our end. Please take them." This was Daphne on behalf of Earth City handling the handover.
With no other option, although Earth City had to let go of two more ships, causing the population to become even denser, it was something that simply had to be done.
Watching as the two empty ships were quickly taken away by the personnel Jing LAF had dispatched, Earth City ducked into immediate action and fired up its engines!
"Lord Assassin, I presume you will be embarking on an interstellar journey now. Jing LAF wishes you a pleasant journey! I hope we meet again in the future."
"Alright, take care yourself too!"
The Earth City Fleet immediately launched, leaving behind a trail of exhaust flames as it sped towards the distance, now with just eleven ships remaining.
The trade ship seemed stationary in the darkness for quite a while before it disappeared into the distance, followed by the three battleships that were ready for battle at a moment’s notice. It seemed they wouldn’t be needing to fight after all!
"Jing LAF is a good trading partner. This is the first time since I’ve founded Earth City that I’ve felt someone’s goodwill. He’s a decent guy, isn’t he?"
Jia Yan looked into the starry sky where no ship could be seen, speaking in a light voice.
"Yes, Lord. Actually, there should be many like him in the stellar settlements. They’re not like star thieves, they do keep some credibility. But if it weren’t for our strength, I believe they’d rob us without any guilt. So, in the end, our strength is paramount!" Daphne, standing proudly next to Jia Yan, with her voluptuous figure and flaming red hair, exuded a unique charm.