The Stars and the Sea

In Wei Lanshan's description, there were thousands of subordinate stars like Tianning Star. Wei Lanshan chose to come here because Tianning Star Second Guard had an interstellar spaceport.

Here, they could take star shuttles to other star systems. Most importantly, there was an all-powerful underground trading city – the fringe of the Alliance.

Many people didn't know the secret of Tianning Star Second Guard's underground city, but Wei Lanshan had her own channels.

Wei Lanshan disguised herself, wearing a hood to conceal her face, and altered her voice and various physical characteristics.

Wu Yuan changed its form, currently just a button on Wei Lanshan's clothing.

99 stared at Wu Yuan. Such a large, square shell had shrunk into a button the size of a lady's watch. It was, it was, it was too magical...

During these days of escape, every single day had been refreshing her worldview and knowledge reserves.

She felt like a complete novice, utterly clueless. Despite having studied for over a decade in her previous life, and graduating with a master's degree, though not exceptionally high, she felt like this.

But everything before her was shattering her understanding. In this world, she was truly just a newborn, curious baby!

She followed Wei Lanshan, holding her hand, secretly glancing around.

This was Tianning Star Second Guard, a bustling underground city five hundred meters deep, filled with all sorts of shops. Outside the shops were vibrant, three-dimensional images.

The images were lifelike, featuring young women and handsome men. These images flickered constantly, speaking in various languages, and there were also floating houses and strangely shaped buildings...

These must be the "Cyberpunk" scenes described in her previous life's movies?

A mixture of languages, all testifying that this was a wondrous world. It was millions of times more exciting than the world Sixi had described to her.

Above the underground city hung a giant luminous object. The light emitted by this object projected onto the ground, and when it hit her, it felt surprisingly warm.

It was very similar to the warm sun she felt in winter in her previous life, making her lazily want to sit on a park bench and relax. Having a cup of coffee would probably be even more pleasant.

Wherever the light reached, it was bright. It seemed this object was used to illuminate the underground city.

This was truly a peculiar place.

Previously, Wei Lanshan had only told her about the Alliance's distribution and composition, some basic information about Mental Power and physical abilities, and the issue of ranks.

She hadn't gone into too much detail, so seeing the real living conditions of the Alliance people so suddenly caught her off guard; it was too shocking.

Amidst the bustling crowds of beings, a tall woman with a hood obscuring her face, holding a yellow-skinned little girl about five years old, stood out remarkably in this city teeming with diverse species.

These two were, in fact, Wei Lanshan and 99 in disguise.

99's eyes were clear as she looked around, her small mouth slightly agape, clearly in a state of extreme astonishment.

This was because there were creatures of all shapes and sizes moving through the underground city.

Some of these creatures were enormous, while others were short and small. Some even left wet traces as they walked.

The commonality was that all these creatures could walk upright, speak, and communicate with each other.

Some had extremely beautiful faces, while others looked rugged, and all of them could drive "flying cars," cars that hovered in the underground city's airspace.

Wei Lanshan led 99 to a shop selling energy in the underground city and exchanged a secret password with the person guarding the shop.

Meanwhile, 99 observed everything around her without blinking. She heard Wei Lanshan communicating with the vendor in a different language.

Before long, a large box emerged from the shop floor. Wei Lanshan took 99 inside to stand properly, and within seconds, the box took them away to a place that looked rather dark.

There were several creatures with different appearances inside. Wei Lanshan altered her voice and conversed with them. The one who seemed to be the leader received Wei Lanshan.

Wei Lanshan: "I need eight sets of equipment, two early tickets to Aola, two clean IDs, with the relationship set as mother and son, the purpose being travel to Aola, and eight sets of clothing."

Black Leader: "One hundred fifty thousand Star Coins, no bargaining."

Wei Lanshan didn't hesitate. She anonymously transferred the payment using her backup communicator. The leader gave her a small box, two tickets, and two chips.

After receiving the items, Wei Lanshan took 99 into the box, and the box delivered them directly to the exit.

Wei Lanshan took the items and turned to leave quickly, disappearing into the underground city's exit shortly after.

She took 99 to a secluded spot, opened the jamming shield, put the device from the box onto 99, and pressed the button. Instantly, 99 transformed into the appearance of a young boy.

Wei Lanshan herself transformed into someone else, looking ordinary, the kind of person who would disappear into a crowd.

99 was amazed. What kind of advanced technology was this?

Could she have another dozen of these? But then she remembered she didn't have any currency here, meaning she was completely broke!

She thought everything in the laboratory, and what Sixi and Wei Lanshan had told her along the way, had already been astonishing enough.

But after arriving on the surface, she realized that the years spent in the underground laboratory, and what Wei Lanshan had told her, were practically child's play.

This place was infinitely vast, just one spot in the universe, a world she had never imagined.

After disembarking the airship, Wei Lanshan directly brought her here. This was her first time experiencing the world outside the experimental space. Before, in the space, only the robot Sixi accompanied her.

99 clenched her fist tightly. In her palm was a silver Main Chip.

After completing all this, Wei Lanshan, holding the hand of the boy 99, took a ground hovercar to the starship port of Tianning Star Second Guard.

After getting out of the car, a tide of people instantly swallowed their figures.

The starship to Aola Star would depart in ten minutes.

Wei Lanshan observed her surroundings as she walked. She detected no anomalies; it seemed no tails had caught up with them yet.

The starship port of Tianning Star Second Guard was brightly lit. Five colossal objects were hovering in the starry sky outside the port.

Three of them looked like silver-white discs, while the other two were shuttle-shaped, just like the airship 99 had been on before, with a dark exterior that gave off a sense of pressure.

The starship port was filled with many different species, including residents from other star systems traveling to Tianning Star, as well as local Tianning Star residents preparing for outbound travel or official duties.

Their appearances were just as Sixi had described them to her.

Ever since leaving her room, 99 had been in a state of shock. The scenes Sixi usually described to her were now vividly real, and the impact on her was considerable.

She had a million questions; this was an overwhelmingly novel world for her.

99, who had been marveling since she stepped outside, was completely overwhelmed.

She decided to curb her curiosity and slowly observe this world, get to know it, learn, and then strive to become strong.

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