247: Chapter 247: Entering the City (Added for Alliance Leader 20220427161247290) 247: Chapter 247: Entering the City (Added for Alliance Leader 20220427161247290) Su Ming’s cellphone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.
Without thinking, he took it out and glanced at it, only to see a notification pop up.
“Respected Mr.
Su Ming, your account has received 1.16 billion Federation Coins.
Sender: Federation Military Department Finance….”
Su Ming stared at the message with a surprised and happy expression on his face.
He had not expected the energy crystal mine to be so valuable.
His 50% share amounted to so much money, but what surprised him the most was that the sender was the Federation Military Department.
“What’s wrong?”
Mia saw Su Ming standing in place, continuously looking at his phone, and curiously asked.
Su Ming looked up, his face bright with excitement.
“Teacher, I’ve received the money, a total of 1.16 billion.
I didn’t expect to get so much.”
“Too much nonsense.
It’s not all yours.
That’s the total earnings after deductions, and half of it is mine.”
“Oh, so this is all the money!
Then teacher, I’ll transfer half to you.”
“Don’t, don’t transfer it to me.
It’ll just get deducted again if you do.
Just keep it there, and I’ll ask you for it when I need it.”
Mia quickly stopped Su Ming from transferring the money.
“Okay, I’m going to change my clothes.”
Su Ming nodded and turned to leave.
Inside the Red Teeth Command Room.
An Jie continuously reported to Commander Xiao Ye.
“Request approved.
Entrance 37 for spacecraft, access recognition code KSF5413…”
“Reduce the speed, activate the intelligent assistance system, correct the course.”
Xiao Ye issued commands with a calm demeanor.
“Understood!”
“Shut down thrusters 2 and 3.”
“Correcting the course, ship’s bow offset by +0.1!”
One by one, the operators worked in an ordered manner.
In the starry sky, the Red Teeth continually corrected its orbital trajectory, moving closer to the vast Black Flame Star.
When the Red Teeth approached the entrance of dock number 37.
Click!
The thick armored layers on its surface opened, revealing the large gateway.
The Red Teeth slowly entered the ship channel, a very spacious and straight path.
The walls of the channel were densely packed with rows of green warning lights, which would turn red if the ship’s flying direction deviated too much and got too close to the walls.
Minutes later, the Red Teeth exited the ship channel and arrived at a gigantic mechanical ship dock.
One ship after another coming from different channels was caught by the mechanical supports of the dock and moored there.
However, the Red Teeth did not stay at the mechanical ship dock; instead, it continued forward.
Soon, the Red Teeth exited the mechanical ship dock and came to a square metallic platform above.
Click!
The square metallic platform split in the middle, revealing a vast gap.
The Red Teeth began to slowly descend, and when it passed through the gap, it suddenly appeared above an interstellar airport spanning tens of thousands of square kilometers.
From high above, the extensive interstellar airport neatly accommodated various sizes of ships and mechas.
Black Flame Star had two ways to accommodate docking ships: one was the large number of docks, and the other was the interstellar airports built inside.
With giant scale interstellar airports like the one before, Black Flame Star boasted four of them, each located in different directions.
Subsequently, the Red Teeth began moving towards parking spot number 147, guided by the control tower.
After a while, the Red Teeth steadily landed at the interstellar airport.
Click!
The exit passage opened, extending stairs.
At this moment, Mia, taking the lead alongside Su Ming and others, walked out from the exit.
Su Ming glanced around, his gaze taking in ships of vast sizes moored all around.
Work mechas operated in front of them, transporting metal containers as they passed by.
The entire interstellar airport was bustling.
“Is this the interstellar airport of Black Flame Star?
So lively, with so many ships docked.”
Angel and the others exclaimed in admiration.
“Of course it’s lively.
The throughput of Black Flame Star has already surpassed that of the Third Planet.”
Mia led them forward as she introduced the place.
“Teacher, where are we going now?”
Zhang Yi and others asked curiously.
“Of course, we’re leaving the interstellar airport to head to Black Flame Base City.”
Mia said as she led the group to a nearby underground passage entrance.
The group took the escalator to the underground passage area, where the entire structure was made of rough metal.
Apart from the lighting, there were high-powered ventilation devices, giving it a solid industrial vibe.
As for the passage area, one could see men, women, and children of various appearances and clothing.
They huddled to the side, looking at Su Ming and the others with eyes full of fear and anxiety.
“Teacher, who are these people?”
Angel and others asked Mia curiously.
“Who else could they be but refugees from the Neutral Country who have fled here?
However, they won’t be staying for long.
I reckon it won’t be long before they are driven out of the interstellar airport.”
Mia glanced at them and explained briefly.
“They look so pitiful!”
Allu and others remarked with some emotion.
“There’s nothing pitiful or not.
They are lucky to have made it this far.”
Mia had long since grown accustomed to it.
At that time, the group continued along the passage to the underground rail station entrance.
Mia led Su Ming and others into the underground rail station and arrived at platform number three.
In just a few minutes, a somewhat outdated railcar entered the station and came to a stop.
The entire car was empty, clearly specifically arranged to pick them up.
“Let’s get on quickly.”
Mia waved her hand and led the way onto the railcar.
Su Ming and the others boarded the railcar and sat down one by one.
Ding ding—
The doors of the railcar closed, and it swiftly moved forward.
Rhein and others pressed their faces against the window, waiting for the train to emerge from the underground passage.
However, half an hour passed, and the train was still traveling through the underground tunnel.
“What’s the deal, why haven’t we gotten out yet?”
Rhein and others complained continuously.
“Almost there, almost there!”
Mia said yawningly.
At that moment, the railcar burst forth from the underground passage, and the view suddenly opened up.
In an instant, Su Ming and others saw a colossal base city.
The entire city was filled with towering buildings, with countless tracks crisscrossing overhead, and various holographic ads projecting in the lower airspace.
Above Black Flame Base City, the sky was a brilliant blue, dotted with clusters of white clouds, and a dazzling artificial sun emitted a gentle glow.
“Not bad, this simulated ecosystem is quite realistic.”
Rhein and others couldn’t help but praise.
Su Ming glanced around; the simulated ecological level was not much different from the upper areas of Thirteenth District.
However, the scale of this base city was truly terrifying.
At that time, the railcar began to slow down as it weaved through the bustling city.
“Look at the streets below!”
Zhang Yi said in slight astonishment.
Su Ming and the others looked down to see the streets the railcar was passing by, crowded with ground shops, curled up with numerous refugees.