Encounter

Sleepless Street in Heavenly Star City was somewhat like the shopping districts of Earth's cities on weekends.

In an age when everyone had a suit of armor and a spacecraft could leap tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, of light-years at a time, this kind of strolling lifestyle held a unique charm.

Chen Mo found it familiar too.

There was none of the tension found in other interstellar cities, where everyone wore armor. The scene was harmonious, prosperous, and bustling.

"This is the largest jewelry center on Sleepless Street—Star Cloud Tower. Many lives who come to the main planet to travel or view the steles buy souvenirs, and jewelry is the choice of many."

Xiong Ming led Chen Mo's group to a stop before a building.

The entire building was crystalline and magnificent. Its walls were made from transparent crystal bricks, while its exterior decorations were grand and imposing. Fluorescence flowed across its surface, colors spilling under the light. Paired with holographic projections, it looked dreamlike and surreal.

Every design followed the golden ratio perfectly, making it immensely pleasing to the eye. Amid the many shops on Sleepless Street, it stood out as uniquely striking. The cost of constructing this building must have been staggering.

Chen Mo had seen many buildings, but this was his first time seeing one so fantastical.

Lifeforms throughout the universe had an innate fondness for glittering gemstones. Whether primitive intelligent lifeforms or modern intelligent lifeforms, that preference did not change with species—especially among women.

Xiao Yu stared at Star Cloud Tower before her, her eyes sparkling.

Before Chen Mo could speak, she pushed his wheelchair inside.

Xiong Ming concealed his wild delight and hurried after them, introducing the place to Chen Mo and Xiao Yu.

"Star Cloud Tower is the most famous jewelry house