Global Era of Star trekking

Chapter 88: 79: Mountains and Seas Facing the Sunrise (Happy New Year)

As an extremely rare life-supporting Floating Land located on the edge of the Principality's Star Domain, White Tower Floating Land is given considerable attention within the entire Golden Shark Starfield. Not only is there a Third Rank Torch Captain stationed in every major city, but the capital has a Fourth Rank Torch Captain in command.

It has been the deterrence of a Fourth Rank Level Torch Warship that has kept the White Tower Floating Land untouched by the influence of the chaotic Chaotic Star Field for the past few decades. The star thieves that once rampaged and dominated a hundred years ago have now quieted and vanished without a trace, unseen for many years.

A Fourth Rank Level Torch Warship can actively communicate with the Floating Land Origin consciousness of a floating land, thereby mobilizing the entire Origin Core's Source Energy to form a Floating Land Shield. Within the Floating Land Shield, a Fourth Rank Torch Warship can easily accomplish Battle Across Levels.

Of course, in addition to this, it's also inextricably linked to the War Star Fortress of Golden Shark No. 2, which was stationed near the Chaotic Star Field a century ago. After all, the War Star Fortress is the Chenxing Principality's Golden Shark Military Region's main interstellar combat platform.

It is said that on a normal day, there are more than a hundred thousand ships stationed in the Golden Shark No. 2 War Star Fortress.

While deterring various forces in the Chaotic Star Field, it also serves as a formidable source of intimidation internally.

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After arriving at the outskirts of Baita City, Song Chi got off the airship, or more accurately, was stopped.

It wasn't troublemakers, of course. In broad daylight, not to mention the most defensively fortified Baita City, even Jiangyuan City wouldn't experience such an incident. The ones who stopped Song Chi were the city guards from White Tower Torch Headquarters.

According to them, airships are not allowed to enter the city limits of White Tower; they must be stored in the Ancestral Torch, or docked at the Flying Warship Plaza in the suburbs.

Therefore, Song Chi could only stow the Cang Qiong into the Ancestral Torch and hailed a kinetic taxi from the roadside.

The taxi driver was a middle-aged uncle who looked to be no younger than sixty years old, and sported a rather enthusiastic personality.

"Young man, where to?"

"By the looks of you, you must have graduated this year and have not awakened the Seed of Torch, coming to Baita City looking for a job? I'll tell you, I'm very familiar with Baita City's talent market..."

Hearing the other party's propensity for incessant chatter, Song Chi hastily coughed to interrupt him.

"15 Guangyuan Road!"

"The Angry Lion estate?"

The driver clearly knew his way around Baita City quite well. Song Chi simply reported a location, and he immediately named the destination.

Just as Song Chi thought his discreet hint would put an end to the driver's endless talking, unexpectedly, the driver misunderstood.

"Young man, you indeed have a look that can compete with those 'fresh meat' celebrities circulating online these days. The Angry Lion estate has indeed been a high society hotspot recently, but let me give you some sincere advice, living off someone else is not something we condone. It's better to go find a stable job early on!!"

With widened eyes, Song Chi found himself momentarily at a loss for words, as thousands of metaphorical horses trampled through his mind.

"All I did was take a car ride, how did I become a toyboy?"

Seeing that the driver intended to continue, Song Chi couldn't take it anymore.

"Uncle, my surname is Song. The one who's celebrating their birthday in a few days is my grandmother. Please just drive and don't talk, really."

Despite his casual remark following a frustrating encounter, the words struck the experienced taxi driver like a bolt from the blue. His body shook as his eyes were filled with panic and confusion.

As a native of Baita City, he knew the Song Family all too well; it was a prestigious Torch Family ranking high in the entire White Tower Floating Land.

For ordinary citizens, a Torch Ship Captain was already a figure far out of reach, rarely seen in daily life. And for those ordinary Torch Captains, the Song Family was like a towering mountain, unscalable and omnipresent.

Knowing the terrifyng reputation of the Song Family, the taxi driver was all the more horrified.

Comparing a direct descendant of the Song Family to a 'fresh meat' living off of others was a blatant offense in this Torch-prevalent Starry Sea Era.

If the direct descendant from the Song Family beside him wished, it would be within his rights to kill him on the spot.

In a state of trepidation, the kinetic taxi finally arrived at the Angry Lion estate located on Guangyuan Road in the city center.

Seeing that Song Chi paid the Credit Points quickly and got out of the taxi without seeking further explanation, the taxi driver wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and gave himself a hard pinch, silently vowing to keep his mouth shut in the future.

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At the entrance of the Angry Lion estate, Song Chi strode into the building.

As the residence of a Third Rank Torch Captain, the Angry Lion estate was naturally extravagant, complete with swimming pool, private docking bay, training room, projection room, and the like; it really had it all. However, Song Chi had always found the name "Angry Lion" somewhat absurd.

Yet he only dared to mutter his thoughts inside his head, knowing that if he dared to openly criticize it, even a single word could lead to a beating from the old man. With his hot temper, grandma was the only person who could rein him in. Everyone else would hardly even dare to speak loudly in his presence.

As he walked into the estate, Song Chi's gaze quickly caught sight of many people. Some were familiar faces, but most were strangers he had never met before.

However, one thing they all had in common was their flashy attire; the men adorned with gold and the women with silver, making it obvious at first glance that they were people of significant status and distinction.

Song Chi continued to walk, scanning the surroundings with the corners of his eyes. Soon, some sharp-eyed servants noticed him and hurried over, respectfully saying: