This is an incomparably vast but unusually noisy star field.

Compared to the solar system, which is full of meteorites and comets, the star fields here feel incredibly empty, and the unobstructed space lanes allow even beginners who can't drive spaceships to drive behemoths on a rampage.

Looking up, in the distance of the horizon, a red star is extremely dazzling. Farther away, two huge yellowish stars in close proximity light up the entire field like twin brothers, filling the starry sky with a warm light.

Seeing these three triads in the same galaxy, the TR-735 fleet, which arrived here not long ago, has confirmed that this is indeed the Centaur Alpha system where the Raymond Federation is located. And they are located near the white hole of E-18 in the northern field of Proxima Centauri.

Since this is the entrance to the wormhole, the noise of this northern star field is dizzying. In less than half an hour after arriving, the TR-735 fleet has encountered dozens of fleets, and there are even hundreds of millions of tons of giant aircraft carrier-type transports.

Encountering such a dense fleet cluster caused the TR-735 fleet to flee in all directions like a frightened bird. The fear and worry of going deep into the enemy country had swept away the joy of escaping death, and an atmosphere of unease began to envelop the entire fleet, and in almost every corner of the ship, you could see the men on board with worried faces whispering.

Thankfully, as Robin had predicted, the Federation did not have troops stationed near the White Hole, and most of the fleets that passed by the TR-735 fleet were transports. After carefully confirming this, the panicked captains finally calmed down, and at the call of Robin, a meeting was held inside the TR-735 to formulate a long-term plan and course of action for the next steps.

Since the fleet was not capable of fighting, no one had the unrealistic idea of attacking enemy lines and causing unrest in the Confederacy. In the current situation, it is the most important thing to ensure the integrity of the fleet and the safety of the lives of the personnel on board. Therefore, the long-term goal of mainly hiding and waiting for the opportunity to return home was unanimously recognized by all the officers of the fleet. To accomplish this long-term plan, understanding the federal domestic environment and obtaining a secure identity are now the primary goals.

When this initial target was determined, Borg immediately used the ship's space radar to scan the entire star field, and used the results of the space radar to quickly draw a star navigation map. The captains of the ships returned to the ships to calm the unease of their subordinates, and Robin, who had experience in going deep behind enemy lines, was given the important task of contacting the Federation.

Just as the entire temporary staff began to operate intensively, Christine, who had officially shouldered the responsibility of fleet communication, suddenly intercepted a communication radio wave in the star field, and through this communication radio wave, he quickly connected the communication system to the public channel in this star field.

Using this intercepted network of public channels, countless messages poured into the communication system, and Christine immediately summarized, categorized, and submitted them to Robin for review.

In this information, in addition to a small number of help-seeking information, there are more information about buying, selling, recruiting, auctioning, etc., which Christine and others cannot understand. Christine, accustomed to the communist model, obviously could not understand these business practices and private institutions of the Federalists, and only Robin, who had spent time in the federal industrial zone, could understand the true meaning of these messages. With this information, he quickly confirmed the names and functions of several nearby space stations, and also found a large-scale staging site for alien ships: the Hermes spaceport.

After inputting Borg's improvised star navigation diagram into the F-6 space shuttle and explaining that Cecilia would lead the fleet to wait here, Robin took Zolo, Lee, and Christine to leave the fleet on the space shuttle piloted by Angus and ventured to the Hermes spaceport mentioned in the message.

Hermes is the god of messengers and commerce in Greek mythology, and the name of this spaceport in the northern star field of Proxima Centauri is the name of Hermes.

Unlike the Nine-Star Republic, a country where there was no commerce due to the communist system, the Raymond Federation was a purely commercial country. In the Federation, the primary criterion for judging the competence of the incumbent president is the economic situation in the country. In the eyes of the federal people, a good economic state and business environment are also the most important things for them, so the first actions of successive federal presidents after taking office are mainly to improve the domestic business environment.

The elimination of the E-18 customs garrison in Baidong is the first policy pursued by incumbent President Dawson after taking office three years ago.

Although this policy has lost the income that can be generated by holding the E-18 white hole on paper, it has made the Raymond Federation a truly completely open commercial country, and the space station construction rights in the northern star field of Proxima Centauri, which was originally unattended, have also increased in value under the implementation of this policy. Relying on the right to build a space station in the northern star field of the neighboring star [***], and the commercial tax generated by a large number of caravans and freedmen from the alien system entering the Federation, Dawson's political axe has created far more wealth in terms of financial revenue than previous presidents, and the northern star field, which is located on the border of the Federation, has become a free starry sky that can travel freely without any identification under the acquiescence of the political axe.

Riding the F-6 space shuttle, Robin arrived at the Hermes spaceport half an hour later.

Immediately after entering the spaceport's airspace, the F-6 shuttle received an automatic communication message from the Hermes spaceport.

In addition to the greetings of the Hermes spaceport courtesy surname, this message also mentions the relevant entry regulations. According to the regulations, the spaceship berths of the Hermes spaceport are clearly distinguished, and the spaceships arriving at the spaceport are divided into large, medium and small according to their tonnage, and there is also a special space shuttle berthing area. Therefore, any ship entering the Hermes spaceport must enter a special berthing port from a dedicated channel, and the Hermes spaceport has the right to impose a fine on the owner of the ship or detain the ship if the navigation is in violation of navigation regulations and causes chaos in the shipping lane.

Robin and the others naturally carefully wrote down the navigation regulations of the Hermes spaceport when they first arrived, and found a special channel for the space shuttle to enter the port according to the prompts in the communication.

As soon as they entered the channel, Robin and the others were immediately shocked by the prosperous scene in front of them.

At this moment, there are countless space shuttles of different models and styles. Moreover, in order to maintain order, the spaceport also marked a parking and waiting area with a space lighthouse in the nearby starry sky. The countless space shuttles lined up in a long line slowed down their speed in an orderly manner in accordance with the port entry regulations, and entered the dense berthing hatches of the spaceport one by one.

"Damn it...... What a spaceport is this, it's simply a city! ～”

The huge Hermes spaceport not far away obviously completely subverted Robin's consistent perception of spaceports. Because the spaceport in the Nine Star Republic has never been built so huge, after all, the main purpose of the spaceport in the Nine Star Republic is only for ships in the Nine Star Republic to replenish fuel and temporary maintenance, so the spaceport of the Nine Star Republic is generally quite deserted. Only a spaceyard dedicated to building large spaceships and a space fortress like Marseille, with a large number of troops, will be made into a giant space city. But even compared to the Marseille Space Fortress, the Hermes spaceport is still a behemoth in the absolute sense of the word.

Unlike the Marseille Space Fortress, which was built on meteorites, the Hermes Spaceport was built entirely by artificiality. So in terms of overall shape, the Hermes spaceport looks like three concentric rings grouped together, and the rings are connected by passages. And, apparently, the designers took into account the huge amount of energy consumed by the spaceport, so the exterior of the Hermes spaceport is covered with solar panels that absorb solar energy, making the Hermes spaceport completely self-sufficient in terms of energy. In addition, these glittering solar panels generate energy and make the Hermes spaceport more aesthetically pleasing, making it a lasting impression on the first sight of the Hermes spaceport.

It has to be said that the designer did exactly what he wanted. At least the newcomer Robin can guarantee that he will never forget this huge spaceport with a visual impact for the rest of his life.

With this extremely shocking mood, Robin and the others drove the space shuttle into the berthing waiting area while looking around, and slowed down in accordance with the navigation regulations, so that the space shuttle stayed in space in a stationary way.

Soon after, an unmanned aerial vehicle with a towing device approached them, and used a robotic-like traction device to suck the front end of the space shuttle, pulling the shuttle and flying towards a parking bay with the door open.

The space shuttle that Robin and the others were riding in was towed to the parking module, and the unmanned aerial vehicle immediately released the towing device and flew out of the hatch to continue its towing work. As for the open hatch of the berthing module, it was quickly closed, and the red signal light of 'moored' was lit outside the hatch.

After waiting quietly for a moment after the cabin door was closed, Li couldn't help but poke his head to the window and look out, and when he saw that there was no one around, he looked back at the people who were looking at each other, and asked with some uncertainty: "Go down and have a look?" ”

Lee's question woke Robin abruptly, and he suddenly realized that he wasn't here to sit here in a daze.

"Of course, why else are we here?" He forced himself to compose, took a deep breath, opened the hatch and walked out.

Seeing this, the others also got out of the cabin one after another, looking at this strange and unusually new place with curious eyes.

(To be continued)