"The unknown starship has been assigned the randomly selected temporary registration sdf, valid for thirty years."
"Your starship has been assigned to orbital node 734 of the Thirty-Third Celestial Dipper Orbit."
"Do not occupy another vessel's satellite-class orbital node, even if it is empty. Do not descend into the atmosphere without authorization and cause panic among the public. Do not collide with other satellite-class starships..."
As the Central Array-Spirit Computer processed the paperwork, it listed the various precautions.
These rules had all been born of past experience. Rookie Starry Sky Fortress pilots were especially prone to breaking them. Even Spirit Transformation Heavenly Lords sometimes made mistakes and fought over occupied orbital berths.
—Sun Slayer Heavenly Lord, for example.
He was in jail again.
He had seized someone else's orbital berth, insisting, "There's no one here, so what's wrong with me stopping for a bit?" "You're not using it anyway." "How petty." And so on.
But the original Starry Sky Fortress captain was no pushover. A Spirit Transformation Middle Stage cultivator, he beat Sun Slayer Heavenly Lord black and blue without a moment's indulgence. Since it happened at his own fortress's berth, it counted as self-defense.
Sun Slayer Heavenly Lord, meanwhile, received several years of detention on the spot and was still serving his sentence.
"Understood!"
Jiang Ding answered at once.
The Central Array-Spirit Computer left a registration mark on the Great Sun Celestial Pool, one that even a Void Refining cultivator could not casually remove.
Immortal Sect Citizens could detect the Great Sun Celestial Pool's temporary registration through their divine senses or Spirit-Particle Radar. In wartime, its status would change, and military warship regulations would apply.
In peacetime, it was simply a large civilian vehicle.
The Great Sun Celestial Pool's arrays began to operate. Its crystal walls spun as it