Across miles of blue water, sea and sky blended into one as a streamlined four-seat yacht headed into Atlantis.
Island chains already enclosed the outskirts of Atlantis, keeping the waters here relatively calm. The yacht's white wake left a long, spreading trail across the placid sea.
An aircraft or two occasionally swept overhead. The farther inward they sailed, the more aircraft appeared in the sky.
"Atlantis currently has six ring-shaped island chains under construction. Apart from the Sixth Ring, where land reclamation is still underway, the Fifth Ring we just left handles most of the maritime passenger and freight traffic.
"It has the world's busiest automated cargo port. With the Spaceport and related space industries flourishing, high-tech goods from all over the world are converging here.
"You're all Chinese, so you've probably heard of Zhonghua's Space Development Center at Zhoushan Port. More than thirty percent of Atlantis's imports come from there, and Chinese people also make up the largest proportion of the island's workforce.
"Beyond its basic infrastructure, Atlantis Island has also used public tenders to purchase large quantities of cutting-edge technology from various countries for its civilian facilities. The Mech Cops you saw in the security screening hall are one example."
On the boat, Alice wore a little red cap and held a small flag, looking every inch the professional tour guide as she pointed to the many ships coming and going in the distance and explained things to Chris and his two companions.
"The island has the world's most advanced air transport network. In addition to using vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to connect the island chains, High-Speed Maglev Technology has also been deployed throughout Atlantis.
"A high-speed maglev train departing from the Fifth Ring can reach Atlantis's Central Island in under ten minutes. It can even go straight to the