Chapter 799: Encountering the Thunderstorm (2nd Update) |
Generally speaking, on Green Luminous Star, if you want to travel from one City to another, you must take a specialized airship. This airship uses Crystals as its energy source, capable of creating a protective barrier against various harsh climates, making it the safest method.
However, the price for a single trip makes most people in the City hesitate.
This is not a problem for Su Chen, as the person he controls is the wealthiest in the City. Even chartering an entire airship would be no issue.
Su Chen arrived at a place resembling an airport, situated on the edge of the City, with a semi-transparent energy shield still brushing with flowing light visible not far away.
At a glance, Su Chen could tell that the use of the energy shield here was still quite rudimentary, far inferior to the Red Alert Empire, and even the Rota Empire surpassed it.
The most basic energy shield could already protect the City, which was sufficient for the people of Green Luminous Star.
An airship could carry a maximum of five hundred people, but most of the time, having a hundred people on board was considered quite a lot. Most people didn't need to travel to other Cities; it was usually for important matters that they would use the airship.
After Su Chen checked his ticket, he boarded the airship. The airship gave Su Chen a feeling of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
The interior was extremely luxurious, exuding an aristocratic atmosphere everywhere. However, the defensive power of the airship itself probably couldn't withstand even a punch from a Sixth Order Transcendent, assuming the energy shield was activated.
Encountering a utopian World was rare. If he didn't take a good look now, there might not be a second chance in the future.
"Dear passengers, welcome aboard Airship No. 78. It is our honor..."
A melodious female voice was saying some pleasant words. Su Chen looked around, and contrary to his imagination, this place was not a series of connected seats. In fact, apart from the rooms prepared for them, there were no seats outside.
The hall was filled with various delicacies and wines. All passengers seemed to be attending a banquet, dressed in noble attire. Su Chen, in his ordinary clothes, appeared out of place.
Feeling uncomfortable, Su Chen walked out of the hall into the corridor just as the airship took off.
The overall experience was stable, without the feeling of swaying. The airship ascended into the sky, passing through the energy shield of the City, reaching the outside.
Outside, the World was hazy, as if the air was filled with various dust particles.
Su Chen knew that this World was once shrouded in dust, blocking the light from the stars. However, he didn't expect that after so many years, the dust seemed not to have dispersed.
In this situation, unless a Small Galaxy-level powerhouse appeared on the Planet or a technology to remove the dust was invented, it would probably take a long time for the Planet to be free of such extensive dust.
After watching for a while, Su Chen prepared to return to his room for rest since there was nothing to see here.
"Sir, nice to meet you. I am..."
At this moment, a glamorous woman approached, extending her hand to introduce herself to Su Chen. However, Su Chen walked straight past her without even looking at her.
The smile on the woman's face froze, and when Su Chen walked away, her expression turned dark.
For those with dubious intentions, Su Chen never minded giving them a reality check. His Psychic power clearly told him that this woman had some ulterior motive.
If she was sensible, fine. If not, an additional corpse on this Planet wouldn't matter!
Due to the unpredictable climate on the Planet and the limited visibility caused by the dust, the airship couldn't travel too fast. It would take approximately a whole day to reach the next City.
One day later, the airship safely arrived at another City, but this City was not Su Chen's destination.
Using his usual method, he controlled the wealthiest person in the City, boarded another airship, and continued to the next City.
As the number of airship rides increased, the familiar faces around him became fewer. However, what left Su Chen speechless was that the woman who had struck up a conversation with him before was still there.
"Why would a woman take so many airship rides? What is she preparing for?"
Just a passing thought, and Su Chen quickly forgot about it. For him, finding Libra was the most important.
"The next City is Chiguang City. I hope Libra is still there."
Once he found Libra, he could instantly teleport back to the initial City, returning through the door of the time machine.
Unfortunately, this time, the airship seemed to encounter a problem.
Boom!
Suddenly, the hazy surroundings disappeared, turning into a dark cloud-like black, accompanied by thunderous roars, sending shivers down people's spines.
A thunderstorm was about to arrive!
The people on the airship changed their expressions drastically. The thing they feared the most when boarding an airship was encountering a thunderstorm. Generally, in such weather, the chances of survival were only thirty percent!
Everyone panicked and ran in all directions, including the woman who had conversed with Su Chen. Fear was evident on her face.
In the face of death, no one could remain calm.
Only Su Chen retained his original expression. In his eyes, even a thunderstorm didn't warrant the use of a Warship's main cannon, so it couldn't possibly harm him.
However, if the airship were hit, he would lose the secure way to reach Chiguang City. If he were to travel on foot, it would likely shock the entire City, contradicting his principle of staying low-key.
Thinking of this, Su Chen looked at the still panicking people. "Consider yourselves lucky this time."
Snap!
Su Chen snapped his fingers, and the thunderous roars that had sounded like ghostly wails instantly disappeared. The grayish color returned to the surroundings, leaving everyone on the airship stunned.
Did they hallucinate? Did the thunderstorm... vanish?
When the airship staff confirmed that the thunderstorm had indeed disappeared, the people on board shouted in excitement. They had survived a great danger, and everyone was thrilled.
As for why the thunderstorm disappeared, no one cared. Surviving was all that mattered.
Only the woman who had conversed with Su Chen seemed to notice something. Even in the midst of the panic, she had observed something.
The thunderstorm vanished only after that man snapped his fingers. She didn't think it was a coincidence!
Once the airship landed, the woman hurriedly caught up with Su Chen.
"Sir, please wait a moment," the woman said, slightly out of breath.
"Do I know you?" Su Chen glanced at her.
The woman's breath caught. When had she been addressed like this by a man?
"Although we didn't know each other before, we can get acquainted now. Hello, I'm Fang Yuer."
Su Chen gave her a faint glance. "Are you curious if there's a connection between my finger snap and the disappearance of the thunderstorm just now?"
Fang Yuer's face turned pale, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.
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