Primordial Star

An intraplanetary transport ship? Fang Yu was inwardly startled.

In this era, Blue Moon and New Moon were in frequent contact, but most travel between them was through "star gates."

But there were few star gates. The first trips to New Moon, as well as the various deep-space expeditions of today, including journeys to Firefly Star, Neptune, and elsewhere, still relied on spacecraft... as a result, spaceflight technology was highly developed.

Even so, that was relative.

Many wealthy people on Blue Star, for example, owned private spacecraft that could hover, fly at several times the speed of sound, and even briefly enter space. These were all intraplanetary spacecraft.

Spacecraft capable of long-distance interstellar travel, making the journey directly between the Old Earth and New Moon, were all enormous and tremendously expensive.

Even on the Old Earth, a fully stealth-capable ship like this was a rare sight.

Fang Yu had assumed they would be going by car. He had not expected Huguang Martial Arts University to send a spacecraft directly.

The spacecraft slowly descended, and its hatch opened.

"Those whose names I call, step forward first," another teacher said in a deep voice. "Fan Xing, Fang Yu, Yan Hezhou..."

This time,

Only twenty-three names were called, and Fang Yu and the others stepped forward in turn.

"All twenty-three of you are quite strong. You'll join warrior squads directly and prepare to take part in real combat, not play house in the safe zone." Associate Professor Tang stepped down from the platform and came over to them.

Her gaze swept over Fang Yu and the others in the front row. "Fan Xing, Fang Yu, Yan Hezhou... the six of you even received Elite Contracts outright."

"So the university has high expectations of you."

Almost all the students looked at Fang Yu and the other five.

"As is customary at the university,

"After the newly admitted students who transferred from junior colleges complete their first combat exercise, the one with the highest Coefficient Score, provided it exceeds 1.4, will receive an additional one million Star Coins," Associate Professor Tang said slowly. "Those ranked in the top ten by Coefficient Score will also receive 300,000 Star Coins each."

One million?

Three hundred thousand?

Those two numbers changed the expressions of every student present. To these transfer students, one million was a fortune, and even 300,000 was no small sum.

Even elite students received only one million Star Coins a year in training funds.

Fang Yu was tempted as well.

He needed the highest Coefficient Score, and it had to be at least 1.4, to have a chance at the million?

"Of course, the rest of you aren't without a chance." Associate Professor Tang swept her gaze over the other hundred-plus students. "Many of you are strong enough too... once you reach the Probationary Base, you can try joining warrior squads as well."

"Combat bonuses are awarded based solely on Coefficient Score, not total score."

Her words

Set Zhang Tao and a number of other capable students thinking as well.

"Board the spacecraft."

The spacecraft was extremely fast. In just over an hour, it crossed thousands of kilometers and reached the site of a star gate within Xia Nation.

This star gate had been built by Xia Nation specifically to lead to Primordial Star.

"A star gate."

"It's huge."

"Is it a thousand meters tall?"

"No idea." From inside the spacecraft, Fang Yu, Wang Mo, and the other students could easily see the enormous star gate through the windows. It covered a vast area, shaped like a ring and looking like something out of science fiction.

It stood between heaven and earth,

Taller than most of the surrounding mountains.

Near the star gate,

There were also enormous metal towers and many warships hovering on guard.

"How was this star gate built?" Zhang Tao could not help asking. "It lets people travel quickly between different planets. It's incredible."

"I don't know," Wang Mo said with a smile. "Isn't everyone online saying there are prehistoric civilization ruins on New Moon? They left behind countless advanced technologies, which allowed us to build star gates."

"Besides,

"There are life-forms on Primordial Star from other planets deep in the universe... anyway, it all proves one thing: our Blue Moon Alliance isn't the only civilization in the universe," Wang Mo said.

Fang Yu and the others could not help nodding.

Before the Great Burning Heaven Era,

The question of whether Blue Star was the universe's only "place where life originated" had sparked a major debate in the scientific community that lasted a long time.

But the appearance of the star gates and the exploration of Primordial Star... had put an end to all those debates.

There were many other alien civilizations in the universe.

"Who knows what the actual truth is?" Wang Mo said with a sigh. "In any case, star gates are humanity's greatest technological creation since the start of the New Calendar Era."

Fang Yu also reflected on it inwardly.

Star gates truly were wondrous.

Without them, never mind traveling to the incredibly distant Primordial Star... even the Old Earth on Blue Star and New Moon were hundreds of thousands of kilometers apart. Relying on spacecraft alone to travel between them would have been extremely troublesome.

"Star gate transit commencing shortly."

"The spacecraft windows will now be sealed."

"All passengers, please open your mouths slightly and prepare for the impact of star gate transit." A cold announcement sounded through the cabin.

Hummm~

The spacecraft looked tiny before the enormous star gate as it slowly entered the vast, rippling curtain of light. Besides Fang Yu's transport ship, spacecraft were continuously passing in and out.

Rumble~ As a strange force spread, Fang Yu and Wang Mo both felt waves of discomfort pass through their bodies before quickly returning to normal.

Just over ten minutes later,

"Rumble~~~"

The spacecraft slowly landed, and its hatch opened. Fang Yu, Wang Mo, and the others disembarked in turn, and a futuristic-looking base came into view.

Warships floated in the air.

Metal buildings rose a hundred meters high.

There were enormous spacecraft, robots moving between the buildings, and a steel city wall a hundred meters high in the distance. None of these sights could be seen on Blue Star.

"Is this Primordial Star's Starry Sky Base?" Zhang Tao's eyes widened.

Even though they had seen some of it in their school courses and in leaked videos online, they were still awed when they actually stood there.

Once everyone had disembarked,

"This

"Is the No. 12 Secondary Base of Iron Wall Base, one of our Blue Moon Alliance's seven Starry Sky Bases." Associate Professor Tang, who had accompanied them on the spacecraft, spoke in a cold voice. "It's also known as the Probationary Base."

"It's intended specifically for warriors below level 30. When martial arts undergraduates from our Huguang Province come for combat training, most come here unless they've reached level 30."

"Each of you will have a dedicated guide robot."

"You'll set up your Civilization Warrior profile and move into a room of your own. There will be detailed instructions for everything... since this is your first visit, start by familiarizing yourselves with Primordial Star."

"Those who have joined warrior squads can also practice in the safe zone before the twentieth."

"After the twentieth, all warrior squads will set out for the wilderness regions: deep mountains and vast marshes, and wild plains. There are vicious beasts, great yao, and powerful aliens there."

"I hope you'll all still be alive the next time I come to see you."

With the guide robot's help, Fang Yu filled in various details and finally activated his communication star ring. A great deal of information appeared on it.

Civilization Warrior: Fang Yu

Rank: probationary

Affiliated civilization: Blue Moon

Current base: Iron Wall Base (No. 12 Sub-base)

Primal Points: 0

Remaining Primal Points loan allowance: 100

Warrior squad: Crimson Flame (members include...)

Privileges: free access to...

...

Before long, Fang Yu was guided to the seventeenth floor of one of the buildings.

"Warrior Fang Yu," the guide robot said, "based on the warrior squad you have joined, your assigned room is here. Your teammates are all on this floor."

"Fang Yu."

Bai Chen, Xiong Meng, Xia Yao, and Qin Yang seemed to have been waiting for him. All four emerged from the neighboring rooms, and Bai Chen smiled. "Welcome to Primordial Star."

"The world of warriors!"