Unlike normal Dark Space, the Dark Space within the Control Zone was somewhat dim and empty.
Forty-four striking Starfleet warships were speeding forward. With no reference points, their exact speed was impossible to determine.
However, the blurry afterimage trailing behind them proved just how terrifyingly fast they were.
Taiyi, a grand hall.
Hundreds of tables of hot pot steamed away as everyone from the Eternal Fleet gathered here.
Several thousand people had assembled, chatting animatedly with one another.
Qingyang and the others sat together, watching the lively scene below.
Glug!
Guxue secretly dropped a compressed soup-base capsule into the pot—the insanely spicy kind, the Great Cosmic Era's version of insanely spicy.
Guxing glanced at Guxue helplessly, shook his head, and said nothing.
"These ingredients are all premium goods. How much did the Commander buy?" Bellia and several other slightly reserved researchers stared with shining eyes.
Qingyang shrugged. "I bought them from the Star Network. In some regions, these ingredients are everyday staples."
It had been five days since they entered Dark Space for the voyage. After handling all the various matters and assignments, Qingyang decided to arrange a banquet as an extra reward, since the crew had suffered more or less during their time in the Interstellar World.
Besides, one of Taiyi's spatial warehouses was packed full of ingredients—enough to last them years.
However, with millions of cuisines in the Great Cosmic Era, they had struggled to settle on a banquet theme. After much consideration, they ultimately decided on hot pot.
It required fewer formalities and was extremely convenient. With hundreds of soup-base flavors, there was bound to be one everyone liked.
Qingyang and Guxing did not eat for long. Instead, they pulled over an intelligent robot and began playing cards.
After the intelligent machine dealt the cards, Qingyang lowered