Led by the Star Space Marines, the Astartes felt as though they had stepped into a vast and magnificent painting, gradually lifting the veil on the worlds ruled by the Lord of the Stars.
Every corner and every play of light and shadow was deeply etched into their minds.
As night quietly descended and the clock passed ten, the city's bustle gave way to an even more breathtaking spectacle. Neon lights flashed endlessly, bathing the entire city in brilliant, multicolored radiance.
With excited steps, the Astartes returned to the grand and imposing Consul's Building at the heart of City One.
Nack methodically settled the Astartes into comfortable rooms within the Consul's Building, allowing them to rest and recover their strength for the important event awaiting them tomorrow: traveling to the Body Enhancement Laboratory to undergo physical enhancement surgery.
Ever since learning the news from the C'tan, Tyberos and the others had lost interest in the novel wonders of City One. A yearning like blazing fire drove them to repeatedly urge Nack to take them straight to the Body Enhancement Laboratory at once.
Only after completing the physical enhancement surgery would a door to an endless treasury of knowledge be opened, allowing them to obtain more valuable information about the various races of the galaxy.
This sense of novelty and intense curiosity toward the unknown seemed to possess an invisible magic, tightly tugging at everyone's heartstrings.
After all, as long as one was human, it was difficult to resist the instinctive urge to explore the unknown.
Just as they dragged their somewhat weary bodies into the rooms prepared in the Consul's Building for a rest, they were once again profoundly shocked by what they saw.
The extravagance within this Consul's Building was simply beyond imagination! Even an apparently ordinary lounge was