Chapter 159: Interstellar Travel
"This is the Emerald Skirt No. 2 spaceport, in the next 11:12-11:40 time period, it will be temporarily controlled, the take-off and landing of spacecraft and shuttles will be suspended, please take a break and wait for a while."
Walking on the silver-metal floor, Ti Lan couldn't help but look around, this was the first time she had left the planet below and entered space.
There are three spaceports around the jade skirt, of which the No. 3 spaceport is generally not used, reserved for backup and rotation, and now she is in the No. 2 spaceport with the largest passenger flow, through the giant floor-to-ceiling windows not far away, you can see the distant starry sky, as well as the spaceships that shuttle from time to time to depart or dock around.
"Is Tilan here for the first time?" Seeing that she was a little fresh, the priest sister who guided and protected Tilan asked with a smile.
"Yes, for the first time."
"No wonder, the first time I went into space, when I was about seven years old, I was lying in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and refusing to leave, looking at the huge and blue planet below, and I still remember that scene, it was very shocking." She held a tin staff in one hand and pulled the hair in front of her with the other, and said reminiscingly.
"Is it unsafe to go into space at the age of seven?" The girl remembered that in the past, textbooks said that the load on people was very large, and at least sequence 2 or more was required to carry it out.
"Not really, because it was an intragalactic trip, and the process was quite gentle."
"When I was a child, there were two habitable stars in the star system, and because they were not far apart, I could travel to another planet by spaceship." She explains the difference.
While the two were chatting, six heavily armed warriors walked briskly to the side, first standing up, and then a captain reporting.
"The Starport connection has been checked, you can board the ship, please come with me."
"Then let's go, Tilan." The priestess who accompanied her nodded to the girl, and then the four of them protected Tilan in the middle, and several warriors escorted her into the open ramp entrance in front and behind.
Standing on the special magnetic floor without moving, the group followed the transmission of the track, moving forward in the long passage, this is a long-arm corridor in the starport, through the transparent metal glass on both sides of the corridor, you can see the medium-sized starship docked outside, its hull is slender, and the surface flashes with white light points, the shape is like a folded wing, quite a bit of sacred and beautiful feeling.
The 'Light Analysis' class special starship is less aggressive, but its own protection is excellent, and it can carry out a variety of modes of faster-than-light navigation, it is extremely difficult for ordinary warships to track its tracks, and is often used to protect special people and targets, and is also used as a high-end cross-star navigation vehicle.
"This is it."
When the group reached the starship junction, the track floor stopped, and then the closed special steel door unlocked, slicing open to the sides, revealing a bright yellow passage in front of them.
The entire passage is composed of a yellow crystal grille, and there is a faint flow of light on it, so that when Ti Lan stepped on it, he felt weightless, and his body floated slightly, after all, this is neither inside the starport space station, nor inside the starship, there is no gravity generator.
"Follow me." The priestess beside her held Tilan's hand, and then easily shuttled through the bright yellow passage like a swimming fish, and swam with her inside the huge starship in front of her.
The passage about 100 meters long is extremely small against the backdrop of the space station on the side, while the starry sky outside is a more vast world, so empty and cold, just swimming in it brings Ti Lan a very different experience.
It was very fresh, there was an illusion of being shocked, and there was also a feeling of insignificance, and she savored the feeling of entering the starry sky for the first time.
Finally, when she arrived inside the starship, the girl's light black shoes landed on the ground deck, and she felt the return of gravity again.
Follow the four priestesses further inward, passing through doors until they finally arrive at a large and empty starship interior, where the ceiling above is transparent, reflecting the starry sky outside the starship, and around the dome are eight large screens, showing images of the starship's surroundings from all angles, where you can see the outline of the starport and the other starships docked near the long arms.
"Please Miss Tilan come with me, your room has been arranged." Another priestess dressed in a white background and gold leaf uniform approached, first bending down and saluting, and then leading the maiden to a room inside the starship.
"This is your key card key, and this bracelet is also for Miss Ti Lan to wear, it can generate a shield at any time to protect your safety, and it can also call for help in an emergency and send out a distress signal."
After saying that, the maid handed the girl a special golden bracelet with delicate veins on it, which should be a high-level transcendent creation.
"Thank you." After taking these two things, Ti Lan used the key card to open the room, which is fully equipped, a bit similar to the apartment suite in the bustling city, which is not only divided into bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchenettes, but also living rooms and dining rooms, etc., of course, compared to the outside world, the area will be reduced a little, a little compact at the same time, the structure is also more solid.
"Dinner will be prepared after 4 p.m., you can book in advance and we will deliver it, or you can go to the designated restaurant to eat." After that, she explained a few other matters before saying goodbye and leaving.
After entering the bedroom, Ti Lan sat on the bed and lay down, her long silky hair spilled all over the sheets, looking at the ceiling, she suddenly remembered something, stood up and groped for the remote control device from the bedside.
After a simple adjustment, the ceiling becomes faintly transparent, as if the clouds have been removed, revealing the view of the starry sky outside.
At this moment, the starship has slowly sailed out of the starport, and then sailed at high speed, and is expected to enter the chrono jump after leaving the planet at a safe distance.
I don't know what kind of sailing mode it will be, the girl guessed that it should be a high-dimensional jump in the sea of Aijika, and then enter other star fields, this is the fastest way to cross the stars known to mankind, but it is also demanding on starships and passengers, and ordinary people will not be able to bear this huge load.
"The starship has entered the state of sub-light speed sailing, and is gradually ascending, it is expected to enter the sea of Ejika in 7 hours, 11 minutes and 31 seconds, please enter the safety cabin after 6 hours and 40 minutes to prepare."
An announcement came from the nearby wall, and then the sound was turned off, and the starship sailed normally.
Lying on the bed, Ti Lan looked at the vast starry sky above her head, and a feeling of emptiness and remoteness unconsciously appeared in her mind, after leaving the jade skirt, it seemed that everything in the past was quickly moving away from her, and there was a psychological sense of time and space distant.
Reality really affects her psyche, she thought, and then closed her eyes and slowly fell into a quiet nap.
She seems to have been born with a habit of traveling alone, and she didn't have a reaction like she couldn't sleep.
After a quiet nap of one and a half hours, Tilan slowly woke up and looked at the time, it would be 3 p.m., an hour before dinner.
After sitting up, Ti Lan didn't want to sleep for a while, so she picked up her personal terminal, opened the book she wanted to read before, but didn't have much time to see it, and slowly flipped through it.
The book was given to her by Mrs. Hathaway when she was a gift, and it tells the story of the scenery and past events of the distant Wind Dew Grass Star Field.
The reason why it is named Fenglu grass is because the living stars in the star field have unique scenery, vast and sparsely populated, relatively few residents, and an extremely wide prairie.
Although the economy of the Wind Dew Grass Star Domain is average and there are no high value-added products, the residents living here have a high happiness index and life is extremely leisurely and slow.
Because it is far away from the bustling other star fields of the Federation, the Wind Dew Grass Star Field has gradually become a legend on the Federation Star Network, probably if you are unhappy with life, or want to escape the world, you can travel and walk anywhere.
Looking through the stories in the book, time passed unconsciously, and by the time Ti Lan came back to her senses again, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.
It's time to eat, or you won't be able to eat when you enter the sea of Ejika in the evening.
She sat up, thought for a moment and began to choose to order food instead of going to the restaurant.
Soon after, the selected dinner was served with a white chopped chicken, served with parsley, and pumpkin rice cake.
You can't eat too much, otherwise it will be troublesome to enter the safety cabin and want to go to the toilet, so the girl should remember to guide.
After finishing the meal, a beep was heard from inside the starship, informing the passengers and staff again that they would enter the Sea of Ejika in 2 hours and 48 minutes.
After putting away the dishes, Ti Lan continued to read the book, and then took a nap.
This continued until night, when a third chime sounded.
According to the instructions, she walked out of the room, and the two priestess sisters who had been waiting for her took her to the special safety cabin, which was surrounded by reinforced structures and was also located in the thickest armor protection in the middle of the starship.
Lying on the soft cushions in the cabin, Ti Lan gradually felt a kind of dizziness and the illusion of detachment, that is, the body and consciousness seemed to have a sense of dislocation and separation, but fortunately, this feeling did not last long, and as the special glow lit up in the safety cabin, everything stabilized again.
This should be entering the sea of Aijika, looking at the environment outside the safety cabin, everything seems to be a writhing picture, all kinds of ghosts.
"How does Tilan feel?" The priest's sister asked her.
"It's fine."
"The first time you don't get used to it, you will gradually get used to it later." Another priestess comforted her in the same way.
The three of them then lay down in the safety cabin and watched the time pass slowly, until a few minutes later, there was a slight shaking and dizziness.
"The starship has left the sea of Ejika, please wait five minutes before leaving the safety cabin."
"Countdown, start ......"
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"The starship has entered a stable state of navigation and can leave the safety compartment."
Then, the pale blue transparent safety door slowly opened, and the two priestesses walked out with Ti Lan in tow.
"Now we should be on the periphery of the Corolla Field, and Tilan can walk around the starship and land in a few hours."
"So fast?" The girl blinked, a little unresponsive.
"That's right, this 'Splitting Wing' class starship is one of the few starships that can quickly shuttle through the Sea of Aegarka, if it is an ordinary chronospacecraft, it will be much slower, because it is essentially two different ways of sailing."
Through the thick transparent metallic glass, Ti Lan saw the distant star system outside, just like the faint horizon of the polar night in the North Pole, although she could see a touch of gold, the night sky was always dark.
"There is a special fortress planet in the Corolla Star Field, which is based on the legacy of mankind in the era of the Beyond, and its resistance is extremely strong, the entire planet is a huge planetary fortress and fighting machine, and there is a special stable area inside, which can isolate many world-destroying attacks."
As he spoke, one of the priests raised his hand and pointed to a tiny silver star in the distance.
As the picture grows larger, Ti Lan can see the scenery of the planet clearly.
The whole planet is covered with silver cascading tracks, and some of the tracks and hanging boxes on it are planted with flowers and trees of various colors, just adjust the combination, you can quickly form different landscapes, but if you look closely, you can find the countless self-discipline units hidden under the beautiful plant scenery, most of them are in a dormant state, and they are stacked like boxes, forming the ground and tall buildings, but once awakened, they will form a killing unit that covers the sky and the sun.
Moreover, the planet also has a large number of modular material mechanisms stored throughout the year, which can quickly assemble groups of galactic fleets as needed.
As the head of power and the military core of the entire Rose Federation, the planet is undoubtedly qualified, majestic, solemn, powerful, violent, and so on.
Perhaps in order to conceal this solemn atmosphere, the surface is covered with various flowers and plants, like a crown woven by flowers, although it looks beautiful, it truly represents the supreme power of the entire Rose Federation, and there is no doubt about it.
After 5 hours of sailing, the starship gradually approached the planet, then descended vertically, landing on a pale golden platform.
When the hatches of the five starships opened, the priests and their entourage walked out before converging on the central exit.
"Are you used to it on the road, Tilan?" The high priest with light blond hair asked the maiden.
"I'm used to it, thank you for your concern." The girl nodded.
"Very well, come with me." He expressed his relief, then waved his hand, and led Ti Lan out of the starport on the ground and came to the main passage outside.
Hovertrucks of all sizes can be seen moving quickly but in order, and there are few pedestrians on the streets, save for government officials at work.
They are the brain cells of this huge federation, one by one, they summarize and integrate the information reported by each star field, classify and process it, and then hand it over to the departments behind, like an assembly line, processing the requests or proposals sent from various star fields.
Although it is almost useless and insignificant on the individual, if all the staff on this planet are gathered, it is the brain of the country, reconciling many problems, issuing various orders, and writing down various feedbacks, and finally pushing the country to survive.
A little bit of Kavin~
(End of chapter)