Citadel Space Station, which is the political, cultural, and financial center of the Galactic Society of the Mass Effect World.

With a total length of 44.7 kilometers, a diameter of 12.8 kilometers, and a total weight of 7.11 billion tons, it is the largest man-made object in the entire galaxy.

At this time, the Normandy 2 spacecraft is in the same orbit as the Citadel space station, and is flying synchronously with the Citadel at the same speed...... Because, it needs to wait for permission to enter the port of the Divine Citadel Sanitation District, otherwise, those defensive cannons are not a casual joke, any unidentified ship that dares to approach without permission will not have a better ending except to be bombarded into slag!

Especially after Salenki's attack on the Citadel, although on the surface it doesn't seem to have changed much, but in private, the Citadel Council has already secretly enhanced the covert security measures, such as more patrol fleets around the area that can come back for reinforcements at any time, or more interstellar cannons, missiles, pulse weapons, and so on.

"Wow~!"

"That's amazing...... Is that the Citadel space station we're going to? Looks really big, ......."

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Speaking of which, it seems that this is the first time Anne has seen a space station of this size!

Even in her Hero Federation, in her Kpopu sector, there was no artificial object of this size.

That's because the development model of the technology in the Kpoplustar region is completely different from the core technology of this world!

The current Federation of Heroes has mastered the fusion energy core and the convenient and fast long-distance folding technology, of course, there is also the space gate technology that the astral spirit race is good at, there is no need to follow the example of the intelligent beings in this world, and it is also necessary to build fixed and large-scale mass effect repeaters in the galaxy to act as teleportation nodes, and there is no need to be like the huge fortress in front of you, And run to one of the biggest Mass Effect repeaters to build a huge city that can live in people.

After all, compared to man-made space stations or something, in addition to military ports and other special-purpose space stations that have to be built in space and in key points of defense, the races in the Kepru Star Region still like to directly occupy a planet, and then build colonies on the surface It will be more cost-effective!

Moreover, when there is a war, the planet will be more resistant to fighting than the space station, right?

"That's right, Big Sister Shepard!"

"Can that octopus-like Citadel space station really be closed and turned into a big warship?"

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Lying on the window of the Normandy II Bridge Operations Command Room, she was staring at the big Citadel space station in the distance with big eyes, and after looking at it for a while, Anne was busy asking Captain Shepard, who was coordinating the work of the crew not far behind, and was about to wait for permission to enter the port.

If she was the captain of the ship, she would have ordered to rush in a long time ago, where would she wait here for a long time?

"Anne ......"

Turning his head to look at the little girl in the distance, a certain commander with short red hair had to sigh.

"If you want to play, please go to another interesting place outside, or go to the second floor below, where there is a crew recreation room...... Here, it's the bridge and the operational command room, not a place for you to run around and make trouble! ”

Shepard had been a little confused from the beginning: who brought this little guy here? She never remembered that she had ordered this little creature to enter the most critical places on such a ship!

Don't......

Is that Miranda? Was that guy impatient with the other party, so he threw the other party to his place without authorization?!

"Of course I do!"

"But ......"

"Compared to the recreation room below where there is nothing fun, people now think ...... It's a little more fun here! ”

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For this Normandy II spaceship, when Anne was on the way to the fortress yesterday, she visited the four floors from top to bottom, whether it was the captain's room, the combat command center, the crew cabin, the engineering department, etc., all of which were visited by her.

This broken spaceship is far worse than the Führer magic battleship she used to be!

So, Anne doesn't want to go anywhere now, she just wants to wait here and fly to that big-looking Citadel station, and have a good time all day!

“……”

"Hasn't the port of the Citadel Harbor yet issued permission to enter the port?"

Choked by the other party's words that seemed to make sense, and couldn't say anything to refute it at all, Shepard, who didn't want to pay attention to the little ghost in the distance, could only shake his head, let the other party lie down in the Xuan window and continue to look outside, and then asked the arrival navigator on the other side.

It's like the little girl said, they've been waiting here for a long time.

"I'm sorry, sir!"

"The Citadel's reply message shows that they are still checking our information, please be patient!"

After a few seconds of manipulation on the blue holographic screen, the navigator finally turned to Captain Shepard behind him regretfully and explained.

Without permission to enter the port, they could only wait as they are now, watching other ships and warships enter and leave and stare dryly.

"Keep waiting, and enter the port as soon as you get permission!"

"Yes! Sir! ”

“……”

Shaking his head, Shepard had no choice but to turn his head and walk towards the little girl who was still lying on the window.

Although, her spaceship obviously has invitations from the Star Federation Council and the Divine Citadel, but now it will happen that it will be blocked by the port for so long, that is obvious!

In fact, it's just because: her spaceship, this Normandy No. 2, is actually an improved version of Normandy that Cerberus stole from the Starlink and the Citadel to produce and copy, and it is too similar to the original Normandy that she was blown up before, plus it doesn't have any record, and it is a naked 'black' ship, so it is understandable to be censored for a long time.

Hell it would be a ship like them that had no registered information to sail directly to the port area of the Citadel without being checked and inspected!

If anyone can go in casually, it is not Shepard who is here now, but other terrorists who pull a boatload of antimatter warheads or ordinary fission and fusion warheads and run to the interior of the Citadel to play a suicide attack, then the defense of the Citadel space station in the distance is useless in Gao, and it is even more impossible to survive until now.

"Sister Shepard, when can we go in, I've been waiting for more than twenty minutes!"

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After looking at it for a while, Anne was already a little impatient.

Just entering a port is a waste of time...... She almost wanted to teleport in by herself! In that case, you only need to 'swish' and run inside, so you don't have to wait for the ship to dock!

"Don't ask me, I don't know!"

Shepard stood beside Xiao Jia, and looked at the huge space station in the distance that he had fought for...... Looking at the citadel in the distance, which was spreading its arms, it quietly orbited between the blue glowing nebula of the Serpent Nebula.

The Citadel in the distance is divided into the Ring and the Guard, with the core Citadel Council and the relevant military and administrative departments all located in the Ring, while millions of residents from all over the galaxy live in the inner wall of the Guard......

Once upon a time, it was a gathering place for the powerful and wealthy of all races throughout the galaxy......

Of course, it certainly still is!

It's just that Shepard thinks that some of those guys must not know that the Citadel is the most dangerous place in the entire galaxy, right?

Originally, if she hadn't desperately stopped Salen's conspiracy, the guys of the galactic races who thought they had a house and status on the Citadel Space Station and were complacent would have become the first targets of the Reapers by now!

"It should be soon......"

"How fast is it soon?"

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“……”

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"Did you build this space station?"

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"It's not!"

"And who repaired it?"

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"I don't know!"

That being said, Shepard actually knew it.

According to the information obtained from her investigation, she guessed that this Citadel space station was not actually built by the technology of the Prothean people, who had been extinct for a long time in the last era, as the official said...... Because, she didn't think that Prosen's technology could create a repeater as big as the Citadel!

Also, the mysterious races called "Guardians" inside prove that the Divine Citadel was actually made by the Reapers! The cyborgs who only do their job and maintain the fortress have a lot in common with the reapers, or collectors' mods shepard has seen!

If there is no connection between the two, she won't believe anything!

It is documented......

When the Ashari of this era were the first to discover the Citadel, they also discovered the Guardians who filled the entire Fortress! They seem to be a very docile multi-legged Zerg, and the purpose of their existence seems to be only to maintain and repair the huge Prosian space station.

Records on the Citadel space station indicate that previous attempts by multiple council races to communicate and research the 'Guardians' have all failed.

So, in the end, they had to declare that it was illegal to interfere with or obstruct the activities of the 'caregivers' at any time! And just acquiesced, allowing the eight-legged bug-like cyborg robots that are not under their control to carry out due maintenance and overhaul of the Citadel day and night.

And Shepard still remembers that before she was 'killed', she completed a mission, and then, the Salarians emailed her to tell them that they had discovered that the 'Nurse' had a covert switch that only activated once in 50,000 years?

If you combine it with the harvest that she investigated, the harvester is almost 50,000 years a reincarnation......

Then it is obvious that the construction of the Citadel space station must be inseparable from the Reaper!

Also, Shepard learns from a beacon that Prosian's VI said that they had changed the Guardian settings of the Citadel before, cutting off the connection with the Reaper, and now the Guardian is completely useless except for maintaining the Citadel! And this can also coincide with the way Saren had to raid the Citadel back then, intending to open the repeater and let the Reaper come to the galaxy!

To sum up, as far as she knew, the Citadel space station should have been made by the Reapers!

It's just that in a hurry, she doesn't want to talk to the little girl in front of her, and she doesn't want to talk to those politicians in the Divine Castle!

If they hadn't died, they wouldn't have believed her.

"Is there anything delicious in that castle?"

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Anne didn't care what Shepard beside her was thinking, she just continued to ask her favorite questions.

"Of course there is!"

Not only is it delicious, the Citadel Space Station, which is the political, cultural and financial center of the galaxy, is filled with dignitaries or wealthy people of various races! Under such conditions, other people are trying to please them, and that's not too much!

Whether it's eating, drinking, playing, or even other illegal activities, it's just too many to count! In that decaying and depraved city, the rich and powerful can really do whatever they want!

"What about the fun?"

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“……”

"Yes, too!"

Shepard's eyelids jumped, and she didn't understand, this little ghost, except for eating, drinking, and having fun, didn't he have anything else to do?

It seems that we have to find a way to find a place to settle this guy who doesn't study well, and then let him go to school properly! Of course, the Citadel Space Station is definitely not possible here, and she Shepard can't afford to live and study here.

"Great! I'm going to have a big bite to eat and then have a good time! ”

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“……”

"Annie, of course you want to play, of course, but do you have the money?"

Although he didn't want to discourage the other party right now, Shepard still reminded the other party in a funny way. Going to eat and drink in the Citadel space station, this kind of thing, even she, Shepard, didn't dare to think about it!

"Money? Is it okay to have gold and precious stones? I have many, many of that stuff! ”

Dollars or something, that's definitely not going to work!

That kind of green banknote, here in the galaxy, is just a waste paper that no one picks up when it falls to the ground, and it has no monetary value! So, Anne herself was left with only the golden gold, which was at least common to most of the world.

“……”

"The castle doesn't contain rags, nor does it contain any minerals...... They're just Star Coins! ”

Knowing that it would be like this, Shepard was almost amused by the other party's naïve thoughts! Gold and gems or something, if it can really be used as currency, she can find a rich planet or asteroid, and she can get a lot of it!

In the entire galaxy, the most indispensable and least valuable are all kinds of minerals! And relatively, the most valuable, the most scarce, is that magical zero element! They are the hard currency of the entire galaxy except for star coins!

Even, they are better circulated than Star Coins, and they are even more popular!

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“…….”

"Star Coins...... What is a Star Coins, is it a Gold Coins? ”

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If it was gold coins, Anne said that she had them, and she had many, many more, which would definitely be enough for her to eat, drink and be merry for a long time.

"Star coins are money, a virtual cryptocurrency that can be circulated throughout the galaxy, and when they are usually placed in their respective general tools, they are just a string of numbers!"

Shepard lifted herself to the left and right, and she had a multi-tool module on her wrist that she could check her Star Coins or use them whenever she wanted.

"Huh? Then you can scratch a little bit and show me, and I'll see what Star Coins look like. ”

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After thinking about it, Anne immediately raised her hand.

On her left wrist, there is also a light and delicate multi-purpose tool, which was made for her by a doctor uncle in the engineering department, very light, not handy, but also a little beautiful, in this galaxy where everyone needs a universal tool, she reluctantly brought it.

And now, its first use has appeared: to collect protection money from the great Captain Shepard!

“……”

"Here you go!"

The corners of his mouth twitched, and after hesitating for a while, Shepard still silently manipulated his universal tool and allocated a little bit of star coins to the other party.

"Huh? How is it only ten?! ”

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"Sister Shepard, please don't be so stingy, give me an extra tens of thousands of star coins and you won't die!"

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Anne was furious, how stingy would this person be to give himself only ten star coins? Although she didn't know the specific value of star coins, ten star coins or something would definitely not be a lot of money! I think that at the beginning, when she first joined the collapsed S.H.I.E.L.D., Uncle Coulson and the others gave herself several stacks of green bills at once, for fear that she would be hungry and have no money to buy something to eat!

But now, look at this Shepard bad guy, it's actually ...... Just give yourself ten star coins? It just doesn't make sense!

“……”

"This is our Normandy No. 2 operation funds, I don't have much myself, pay back tens of thousands, don't dream!"

"Ten star coins is a lot, little one, you have to be content!"

As soon as he stretched out his hand, Shepard directly pushed away the little head that the other party had come over.

Because, the money in her hand is not hers alone, and she doesn't dare to spend it casually, let alone give too much to this little guy! And once the overdraft affects the subsequent use and replenishment, it is not easy for her to continue the task.

Besides, she is not the parent or guardian of this little ghost, and now she is giving the other party food and drink, and she has to find an opportunity to arrange the other party, which is very good, how can she send money to the other party to squander?

"But...... What's the use of only 10 Star Coins? Will they be able to get me to a big meal? ”

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Anne, who was a little unsure of the purchasing power of Star Coins, was puzzled for a moment before she could only ask again.

“……”

"Don't think about the feast! When the time comes, you can just buy a few candies or a snack yourself! ”

If it is on another planet or a cheaper space station, the purchasing power of ten Star Coins is indeed enough for this little guy to eat a big meal or something, but ...... Here at the Citadel Space Station, there are thousands of Star Coins, so you can't even think about it.

After all, this place is a high-cost super intergalactic city, and the prices of all kinds of things are simply ridiculously high!

"But I don't like sugar!"

"Amorien's mother told me that if a child eats too much sugar, it will be bad for his teeth!"

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This bad guy actually only gave himself ten star coins to buy a candy ...... Anne thinks that she now has the urge to use the reality gem to smash 10,000 candies at each other to smash them to death! She had finally come to this place called the Citadel Space Station, how could she just go to buy a candy?

What is this doing with her great Queen Anne? Is she, Queen Anne, the kind of imp who can be beaten off with a single piece of candy?!

Only a big meal can satisfy her; Only a big meal can make her happy; Only a big meal can give her the mood and desire to continue to play happily in this world!

In short, a delicious and delicious meal can give her the motivation to stay well!

"Whether you like it or not, that's your problem, anyway, I won't give you any more star coins."

After turning off his multi-purpose tool directly, Shepard hugged his arm and looked down at the little guy who was still not satisfied and pouted angrily.

Everything else is negotiable, but if you ask for money, it's definitely not going to work! Shepard will never give the other party another penny!

"Sister Shepard, you are not only poor, but also a miser!"

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"Huh? And then what? ”

If the Agitation Method had worked for her Shepard, then she wouldn't have fought the Reaper for so long.

“……”

"Well, Sister Shepard, I have a lot of Big Ivan here, or ...... I'll sell you 10,000 Star Coins, do you want to? ”

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"Great value! I have a lot of this stuff, and it's okay to sell you ten or eight! ”

Anne, who had a kind of persecution paranoia back then, couldn't sleep without a hundred and ten boxes of Big Ivan when she went out, and it was also thanks to her high prestige after she was in the same Kprustar District, and she let the federal Academy of Sciences honestly get those terrible things and chubby robots for her.

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"What is Big Ivan?"

Shepard didn't know exactly what the other party was talking about, but 'Big Ivan' or something, she seemed to have a faint impression, as if it was the weapon code of a certain country on Earth?

But what exactly, she kind of forgot.

"It's a good thing that starts and launches, and then 'booms', and half of the planet is blown up!"

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Anne said, gesturing with her little fist.

Not only does her Big Ivan have a short-range reflex device, which is suitable for firing strikes at enemies from a long distance beyond the line of sight, but it can also be fired at line of sight! However, those who do that must be mentally prepared to die with the enemy.

"Hah! Are you talking about that kind of super-nuclear weapon? How could you possibly have something like that? ”

After being stunned for a moment, Shepard finally remembered what 'Big Ivan' was.

"I really have!"

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"Okay, good, you have!"

"Humph! Then if you want it, if you don't want it, I'll sell it to someone else! ”

"Haha! Whatever you want, little one! ”

Shepard certainly wouldn't believe that this imp had those dangerous items that were regulated by the Citadel Convention on weapons of mass destruction (MD)! Even if it is a Star Alliance, the management and use of nuclear weapons are very strict, let alone the little girl in front of her.

“……”

"Sir! I have received the authorization identification code for the port of call, will I enter the port? ”

At this moment, the navigator suddenly turned around and asked.

"Enter the port immediately!"

Hearing that the matter that had been staring at him for a long time could finally be resolved, Shepard, who didn't want to continue to entangle with someone, turned around and walked towards the captain's position. She didn't want to continue pestering the little guy who wanted to beat her star coin idea!

That money, that's their action money, where can they give each other to eat, drink and have fun?

What's more, the consumption level of the city in the Citadel space station is so high, no matter how much he gives, just the little money given by Cerberus, where is it enough for this little ghost to squander it casually?

So, it's better not to give it at all!

"Yes, sir!"

"Normandy 2 made a docking request...... The request has been approved, and the entry is now open! ”

"Attention all crew members, if you are preparing to enter the port and need to leave the spaceship, please prepare in advance and be reviewed by the harbor staff in turn......

"Roger!"

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