area51novel Chapter 105 Ascending to Heaven
Chapter 105 Ascending to Heaven
Chapter 105 Ascending to Heaven (Happy New Year's Eve)
In a desolate mountain range.
Li Yuan sat inside a helicopter, idly surveying the surrounding scenery.
Sitting in the driver's seat next to him was a young man fully armed, who was none other than Han Xiao.
The two of them had been here for five or six days, but their expected target still hadn't appeared.
"Are you sure this is the place?" Li Yuan placed his hand on the porthole and gently tapped the transparent glass.
"I'm sure it's here, but I'm not sure of the exact time—" Han Xiao was explaining when he suddenly noticed that Li Yuan beside him was looking up at the sky.
A thought struck him, and he looked up at the sky as well. A relieved smile spread across his face, and he let out a long breath: "It's finally here—"
No sooner had the words been spoken than a piercing shriek suddenly came from the sky, and a huge, burning fireball fell from the heavens.
boom!
With a deafening roar, a spaceship crashed down, smashing the peak of a small mountain and tumbling across the ground, creating a trail of earth hundreds of meters long. All the trees along its path were set ablaze, billowing thick black smoke.
Behind Han Xiao, a pair of mechanical devices resembling bat wings unfolded. As blue flames shot out from their tails, he soared into the sky, flying towards the crash site of the spaceship.
Li Yuan remained seated inside the helicopter, leaving the matter to Han Xiao to handle.
He would only personally intervene if Han Xiao failed.
Otherwise, he could just wait here.
The crashing spaceship plunged sideways into the ground. Protected by the energy shield, the main body of the spaceship remained largely intact and did not fall apart.
boom!
An alien with pale golden skin, a tall stature, and a face that looked roughly like a human pushed open the spaceship's hatch, pressed his head, and staggered out.
His name is Kerrod, and he is an investigator sent to Aquamarine by the Godora civilization.
The Godora civilization was the interstellar force that the six nations of Aquamarine had previously come into contact with.
Previously, after the appearance of the "players", the six nations of Aquamarine Star, unable to understand their "immortality" phenomenon, sent a request for assistance to the Godora civilization.
Kerrod was an investigator sent by the Godora civilization to investigate this matter.
He cursed a few times in Godora's language, then pressed a few buttons on the golden bracelet on his right hand. Immediately, a combat suit resembling ancient armor wrapped around his body, and a semi-transparent energy membrane appeared at the head.
After checking his own body and confirming that there was nothing wrong, he then inspected the spaceship and found that it was completely damaged and could no longer be started.
Left with no other option, Kerrod retrieved the interstellar communicator from the spaceship, intending to contact headquarters.
Just then, Han Xiao, dressed in a dark mecha suit, descended from the sky.
"Natives of Aquamarine?" Kerrod glanced at him, then used a translator to convert his words into Aquamarine. "Tell me, where is this place?"
Looking at the communicator in his hand, Han Xiao slowly stepped forward: "Are you a guest from Godora?"
"That's right, the civilization of Aquamarine requested assistance, and I am the investigator who came for this purpose. Who are you?" Kerrod clearly did not realize that Han Xiao had ill intentions.
"I am an envoy from Aquamarine Star, here specifically to welcome you." Han Xiao spoke to lower Kerrod's guard while suddenly launching his attack.
boom!
The aircraft on his back suddenly activated, instantly appearing in front of Kerrod, kicking him away, and snatching the communicator from his hand.
Kerrod crashed into five large trees before stopping, but stood up again unharmed, looking at Han Xiao with a cold expression.
He reached down and plucked two small golden balls from the end of his braid. With a flash of mechanical power at his fingertips, the balls transformed into a pale golden round shield and a dark golden spear.
"Indigenous people, I don't know why you attacked, but you've angered me!"
He roared and charged towards Han Xiao.
Han Xiao remained calm and activated his mechanical equipment to retaliate.
He had extensive combat experience in his "previous life," having fought countless times against the Godora people, so naturally he was not afraid.
Moreover, his strength is actually superior to that of the Godora investigator in front of him!
Inside the helicopter, Li Yuan sat comfortably in his chair, "watching" the battle between the Aquamarine and the Godora.
Both are superhumans with mechanical abilities, but Han Xiao is a mechanic specializing in equipment manufacturing and fighting with various mechanical weapons he creates himself.
The Gedoran Kerrod is a branch of the Mech Warriors, specializing in combat that combines machinery and martial arts.
The two engaged in a fierce battle, tumbling and rolling, as the battlefield gradually moved away from the spaceship's crash site.
In the end, relying on his rich experience and skills, Han Xiao defeated Kerrod and brought him back to the helicopter, bound hand and foot.
"Not bad, impressive!" Li Yuan praised with a smile.
Han Xiao rolled his eyes slightly, started the plane, and stealthily drove away.
Back at the secret base, Han Xiao easily accessed the translucent crystal screen of his communicator and switched the language to Aquamarine.
He registered a new account, extorted a sum of "Inar," the universal currency, from Kerrod, and began contacting interstellar travel groups.
And this is precisely the method Li Yuan had been hoping for to leave Aquamarine Star.
These interstellar travel groups are actually quite similar to buses, except that they operate in space.
More than ten days later.
In a huge, empty square, a convoy of heavy trucks came to a stop with a whoosh.
Dozens of people jumped off the vehicle and unloaded all the various boxes of supplies.
It was dawn, and the sun was rising from the distant horizon, gradually dispelling the darkness.
Just then, a dark shadow suddenly appeared in the sky.
As the shadow grew larger, the people on the ground could see clearly that it was a spaceship as huge as a mountain!
When it descended to a height of several hundred meters above the crowd, people's view was completely blocked. They could not see the end of it at all and could only see the huge silhouette of the backlight hanging overhead.
This is the Short Arc Super, a large travel spaceship with its own internal ecosystem, which can serve as a mobile space station for long-distance travel in the universe.
The spaceship did not actually land on the ground; instead, a box-shaped hovercraft separated and landed.
This is an airdrop capsule specifically designed to receive ground passengers; its structure is sophisticated and full of mechanical beauty.
As the cabin door opened, the folding gangway extended step by step into front of the crowd.
"Hurry up and get on the ship, I can't wait to have a drink." Kerrod rushed in impatiently.
He was not imprisoned or tortured, but gained his freedom after "contributing" his Inar and was able to leave Aquamarine Star at will.
Walking behind him were Li Yuan, Hela, Aurora, and Han Xiao.
After a period of recuperation, Aurora has basically recovered her health and has become a lovely girl with light golden hair, like a doll, and even her body has grown a bit.
At Li Yuan's urging, the two sisters decided to go to space with him.
Behind the four of them were dozens of players carefully selected by Han Xiao.
This was Han Xiao leveraging his unique abilities to allow a select group of "pro players" to travel to a universe accessible only in later game versions, ahead of the others.
After the group loaded all the supplies onto the airdrop cabin, the cabin door closed automatically, and the aircraft took off vertically and was embedded in the short-horizon starship.
Immediately afterwards, Arcturus rapidly ascended, leaving Aquamarine's atmosphere and plunging into space.
brush!
The metal door connecting the airdrop pod to the main body of the spacecraft opened, revealing a square metal passageway in front of the group.
Kerrod rushed inside, waving back as he went, "Hurry, hurry, I can't wait!"
After spending some time with him, Li Yuan and the others had come to understand his personality and were no longer surprised by his behavior.
Shortly after exiting the airdrop capsule, there was a mechanical archway resembling a security checkpoint.
As each person walks by, a display screen next to them shows information such as their physical condition.
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After everyone had passed through normally, a transparent container rose from the floor, containing simple translators for passengers to use free of charge.
After Li Yuan and the others had all put on the protective gear, they were able to understand the announcement: "Welcome, distinguished passengers. Please store your luggage and continue your journey—"
With the sound, the wall next to them cracked open, revealing a moving conveyor belt.
After the group placed all their large luggage items on the platform, they continued on their way.
At the end of this metal passage was a spacious elevator. After moving up, down, left, and right for a while, the group was taken to an area suitable for them.
The door opened, and Li Yuan and the others were presented with a huge space filled with various entertainment facilities, which looked like a mixture of a bar, a banquet hall and a party venue.
It's very noisy here, with all sorts of creatures coming and going, making it exceptionally lively.
Bird-like creatures were gulping down some strangely colored liquid; tiger-like creatures were sitting in chairs, devouring unknown food; and beast-headed, human-bodied creatures were loudly conversing with their companions.
On one side of this hall, there is a huge floor-to-ceiling window for viewing, through which you can see the dark universe and the dazzling stars.
Li Yuan went to the window and looked out at the dark and mysterious universe, his heart surging with emotion.
Having escaped the confines of Aquamarine Star, he could finally raise his strength in a grand manner.
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through his mind.
First, his current location is the Garden System, part of the Colton Cluster in the Shattered Star Ring Region.
Based on his current abilities, this location is just right; it's an ideal environment for his growth.
The Broken Ring Starfield is a remote region located at the edge of the explored universe.
Just as its name suggests, the entire star field looks like a fragmented ring of stars, with each star cluster within it being part of this ring.
At the center of this ring is an extremely large and unstable cluster of wormholes.
Every now and then, large amounts of cosmic debris from other star systems are ejected from it, forming a huge cosmic junkyard.
Within the shattered star ring, there was no powerful civilization that ruled the entire star field.
Furthermore, the cosmic civilization that nominally governs this area, the Glorious Federation, rarely intervenes in the management of this remote and impoverished region, except for setting up a few offices.
Therefore, this place became a paradise for all kinds of mercenaries, scavengers, space pirates, colonists, and so on.
"To thrive here, you need to—"
Li Yuan smiled slightly as his gaze swept over Hela and Aurora beside him, as well as Han Xiao and the players around him.
Life on the spaceship was peaceful but also monotonous. Since Inar and his group didn't have much money, they naturally couldn't afford any extravagant entertainment.
As the spaceship began its jump, they could only spend most of their time in the room.
The location of Aquamarine Star is in the ninth sector of the Garden System.
Over the past few days, they have passed through several star sectors.
Suddenly, the spaceship shook. Li Yuan and the others, who were already familiar with the pattern, knew that this was a sign that the spaceship had left the warp mode.
Sure enough, a pleasant voice soon came over the loudspeaker informing passengers that the Short Arc Star had now arrived in the second sector of the Garden system.
Compared to the Ninth Star Sector where Aquamarine is located, this place is much more prosperous.
Once they leave this place and enter a stable wormhole after reaching the first star sector, the spaceship can reach the Juberly Hub, which is the destination of Li Yuan and his companions.
Originally, everything was peaceful.
But at that moment, the entire spaceship suddenly experienced an unusual turbulence!
Immediately afterward, the announcement that passengers were free to move around was suddenly interrupted by a piercing alarm.
The group of people in the room were immediately alerted and rushed out.
At this moment, the once bustling hall was in chaos, with many passengers coming out of their rooms and looking out the portholes in fear.
What appeared to be darkness outside the window was instead shimmering with various colors of light, a truly beautiful sight.
But no one had the leisure to appreciate this beauty; instead, everyone's faces showed horror.
Because these flashing lights are all emitted by the various weapons attacking the Short Arc!
At this moment in outer space, scavenger ships from all directions were constantly firing at the Shorthorn Star.
The scavengers' ships were much smaller than the Shorthorn Star, making them extremely agile, darting back and forth, sometimes close and sometimes far.
The Short Arc Astra, being too large, was unable to evade their attacks and could only activate its energy shield to withstand them.
Just then, the announcement came over the loudspeaker again: "Passengers, this is the captain of the Star Shorter!"
"Our spaceship is under attack by scavengers, but please don't worry, we have extensive experience in dealing with this."
"Next, the spaceship will operate its engines at full power. Once we enter the jump orbit, we will be able to shake off the enemy. Please don't panic, hold on tight, and fasten your seatbelts."
The voice on the radio sounded very calm, which gradually put many passengers at ease.
However, this does not include Li Yuan.
His eyes flashed, and he thought to himself, "Can it really go that smoothly?"