Hulai City, the Enterprise's Ambition!
Compared with the Academy's overbearing and unreasonable tyranny, as well as the Foundation's countless complicated rules, the Enterprise was indeed a breath of fresh air among the three major powers.
But that was only relative.
After all, as a top-tier major power, no matter how few rules it had, it still could not be compared to the major powers below it.
At that moment, at Tian Yuan's temporary wharf,
five enormous ships lay quietly moored on the River Surface. They resembled towering beasts standing amid the glittering waters, looking down upon the world below with an air of lofty superiority.
The midday sunlight spilled across their hulls, reflecting dazzling Golden Light and giving them an imposing yet mysterious air.
Clearly, these ships were more than mere transportation. They were symbols displaying the Enterprise's strength and prestige.
Hundreds of people gathered at the edge of the wharf, staring upward and chattering about the Enterprise's origins.
"Who knows where those ships came from? They actually sailed upstream all the way here. What a rarity!"
"What's so strange about that? You're just ignorant. Didn't the Academy and the Foundation contact us before?"
"True enough. That Red Spider Merchant Group from the Foundation only left a couple of days ago. You should've seen them when they departed. They practically wanted to stuff our goods beneath every bed and table. Some people even moved their kimchi jars into the corners of their rooms and slept outside themselves. Hahaha!"
"Tsk, tsk. They must have made quite a bit of money. It's a shame they left. Their spending power was incredible."
"They had to leave. They'd already stayed for more than a month, after all. They were a merchant group."
"It's fine. Isn't the Enterprise here now? Who knows how many people