Shen Shi left home and directly boarded a hovering flying shuttle.
The entire body was silver-white, slightly different from vehicles of the past, but without wheels. At the bottom, there were two engines emitting soft light. This anti-gravity technology was conquered as early as five years ago, allowing human civilization to even establish its own production lines. Nowadays, it has completely replaced the original power engines.
"Good morning, Senator."
In the middle of the flying shuttle, a projection appeared. It was a cute little girl, only the size of a figurine.
She was the Star Spirit.
Currently, the entire Blue Star, and even bases beyond Blue Star, are covered by the central control AI with Star Spirit at its core. Everyone has their exclusive Star Spirit, and the related permissions naturally rely on their contribution level.
The Star Spirit in front of Shen Shi was the core.
"To Star Sea City," Shen Shi instructed.
"Okay, please take a seat."
Being the central AI, Star Spirit holds an important position, but of course does not possess autonomous thinking ability. Like Sebas, it is purely an intelligent AI.
Therefore, Shen Shi had no intention of casual chatting with her.
The entire spacecraft began to rise slowly, then accelerated straight up.
The technology on this self-produced flying shuttle is relatively rudimentary. Although it can accelerate directly to outer space, it does not have a strong anti-load system, so the average person cannot accelerate to the extreme. Otherwise, even a body strengthened by agents would not be able to withstand it.
Of course, for Shen Shi, it poses no problem.
Upon reaching a certain height, the entire Star Sea Island can be clearly seen.
Though devoid of towering skyscrapers, there were vast futuristic buildings standing among lush greenery. Flying shuttles went back and forth on the island, with the most conspicuous feature being the five space elevators stretching straight into the clouds. They were completely covered with cargo and passenger cabins, ascending externally, descending internally, increasing their range of use by several dozen times compared to the initial space elevators.
They looked like five towering structures.
These were directly traded by Shen Shi from the Future World No. 2.
And as the shuttle pierced straight through the atmosphere, with the surrounding light gradually fading, what entered the eye was a vast city enveloped in gentle light, turned upside down.
It was Star Sea City.
If many cities on Blue Star still retained a certain degree of their original style, these space cities thoroughly exhibited forms not belonging to the past.
Some buildings maintained a hovering stance, quietly floating, yet without any sense of disorder.
And at this moment, Shen Shi was heading towards a structure at the center resembling a sphere.
This was now the headquarters of Star Sea Company.
On the docking platform, a group of people was already waiting. Leading them was none other than Song Yao.
Dressed in a white Republic-era cheongsam with cyan patterns, she stood at the forefront, graceful and capable.
Upon seeing Shen Shi’s flying shuttle, Song Yao came forward, smiling, and slightly bowed.
"Good morning, Chairman."
"Good morning." Shen Shi also smiled, glancing at the people behind her, and said with a laugh, "Don’t be so tense, your emotions are spilling out. I’m just here for a brief inspection of a few important projects today. No need to go into the company, let’s get started right away."
"Yes." Song Yao responded, leading the group into a larger prepared flying shuttle.
No, it should be more appropriately called a spaceship.
This was the first spacecraft with a Curvature Engine independently developed and produced by human civilization, and today Shen Shi was going to inspect the research base for the Curvature Engine.
Currently, Star Sea City has gathered over sixty percent of the world’s cutting-edge research bases, because it has all kinds of advanced equipment brought by Shen Shi, countless scientists, adequate research funding, and various conditions. Hence, the name "City of Science and Technology" for Star Sea City has grown increasingly prominent.
On the way, Shen Shi saw numerous tourist groups.
Most were clearly children.
He looked up at the people around him, but did not find any similarly young individuals.
He couldn’t help but ask, "Our company recruited a batch of teenage interns, right? Why haven’t I seen them today?"
"Chairman, today happens to be the tenth anniversary of the victory in the Worren War. Those kids, as representatives of excellent students, have gone to Daike City for a visit," Song Yao answered softly.
"Is today the tenth anniversary?" Shen Shi was taken aback, then nodded, "I understand."
The Starry Era is calculated from the day Shen Shi "returned" to Blue Star. It’s been exactly ten years since the victory of the Worren War was announced.
Shen Shi didn’t care much about that victory, so he hadn’t remembered the official date.
But visiting Daike City?
A few years ago, Shen Shi indeed saw a report proposing to build Daike City as a city of educational significance, to remind people, especially young children, of the threat of the Daike Civilization. While experiencing the darkness and brutality of interstellar civilization, it would further solidify the ideas of persistent development and self-reliance.