Arriving at the Spaceship

Aboard the spaceship.

"This is the Vanguard. Reporting to the command center: current altitude, fifty thousand feet. The spaceship is operating normally."

Zhou Wu sat in the cockpit, his voice low. The G-forces during the ship's acceleration had pinned him firmly to his seat, but his martial master strength let him bear it with ease. He could even speak without trouble.

"Good. Keep going!"

After ending the call, Chen Lili, seated beside him as copilot, couldn't help letting out a breath.

"A little nervous?" Zhou Wu asked.

"I'm not nervous... All right, maybe a little. Aren't you nervous?" Chen Lili glanced at him.

"I've always had confidence in my luck... Don't worry. It'll go smoothly for sure. This ship has already completed five missions without a hitch, so it's been well tested." Zhou Wu glanced at the instrument panel as he reassured her—and himself.

Everyone knew how dangerous spaceflight was.

And humanity's aggressive, high-frequency approach only made it worse. Over the past year, the Jing-Jin Launch Center had suffered an accident almost every month. If a whole month passed without one, that was worth celebrating.

As astronauts, every trip into space was like taking one step into death. Without strong nerves and the ability to steady themselves, they would crack under the strain.

Chen Lili said, "Yeah. Tell me... Do you think they picked us this time because the people upstairs want us to fly that big spaceship?"

"Dream on. Do you know how many people will be fighting for that job?"

Chen Lili pouted. "You're still no fun. What's the difference between a person without dreams and a salted fish? This is something that's destined to go down in history!"

She began to let herself dream.

As one of the first astronauts assigned to live aboard the spaceship, this