After a brief round of introductions, Xu Jingming and the others pulled themselves away from Xiaoyaotian's luxury and bustle.
They returned to the cold, grim alloy streets of the Planetary Fortress.
The high-intensity lighting system illuminated the streets as brightly as day.
Patrol craft occasionally swept overhead, their engines giving off a low hum.
Unlike the warriors in Xiaoyaotian, who were immersed in pleasure and relaxation,
most of the figures moving along the streets walked briskly, their expressions solemn.
"Now that you've joined the team, let's pick up a mission and get used to working together. The Planetary Fortress's mission pickup point is just ahead. It's not far."
Duke walked at the front. Turning his head, he grinned at Xu Jingming beside him. "Aside from mandatory Summons Orders, we have quite a bit of freedom in our operations on the Outer Domain Battlefield. We can choose missions ourselves. You can accept them through the online virtual system, or here in the Mission Hall. But you're new, so you might not be familiar with the virtual system yet. That's why I brought you here first, so you can get a direct impression of the physical one."
"Alright." Xu Jingming nodded.
A few minutes later, an enormous Holographic Projection appeared at the end of their field of vision.
The screen wall was over a hundred meters tall and more than thirty meters wide, as though it loomed over the entire district.
Dark-blue streams of data flowed across its surface, while countless pieces of information scrolled and refreshed at astonishing speed.
"We're here. This is the mission dispatch hub of 102 Planet Fortress." Duke stopped and raised a hand toward the massive screen.
Xu Jingming looked up.
The entire Holographic Projection was clearly divided into several sections.
At the center, occupying the largest