By this Worldline's classification standards, the Advance belonged to the category of large starships.
The kind that could only hover in outer space and could not take off or land within an atmosphere.
Naturally, this Worldline's technological level could not compare to the Main Worldline. Even compared to the old Tumubao, the Advance was an inconspicuous speck no bigger than a sesame seed. But at this moment, in the silent expanse of space, the Advance was still a colossal beast hanging alone above Mars's orbit.
If the Advance were compared to a sperm whale, then its belly faced Mars.
Shi Tie Zhu arrived at the giant beast's "head," at the equivalent of a sperm whale's blowhole. There was a small observation room here, where one could directly see the infinite expanse of space with the naked eye.
Few people came here, because facing absolute immensity with the insignificance of a human body was a terrifying experience.
Especially when this expanse contained nothing at all.
"There are no stars in this world either." Shi Tiexin shared Shi Tie Zhu's vision and frowned. "Of the four Worldlines so far, only Scholar Stone's world has stars. Even your Solar System has been enveloped in mist."
At the right time, one could see the sun here, as well as several planets reflecting its light. Those were the only celestial bodies here that could still be seen with the naked eye.
But now was not the right time. The Advance faced the outer reaches of the Solar System and had also missed the positions of every gas giant.
As far as the eye could see, there was only pitch-black darkness.
As though it were infinite The Void.
In such an environment, one's sense of insignificance, fear, helplessness, loneliness, uncertainty toward the unknown, and even an