Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1318: 1318: Star Sea (123)

Chapter 1318: Chapter 1318: Star Sea (123)

Tianyun 157 Transport Ship, Command Cabin.

Wang Chen gazed through the massive porthole at the distant, under-construction Space Fortress.

The new Space Fortress of Tampas Star!

Tampas Star originally had a large Space Fortress, but it was destroyed by the Nether Tribe. Now that the star group has been reclaimed, the work of rebuilding the fortress defense system is quickly underway.

This scene is already vastly different from the last time Wang Chen was here!

The scale of this brand-new Space Fortress is enormous, showcasing the Empire’s determination to guard the lost territories.

Even from several hundred kilometers away, Wang Chen could clearly see the sparks shining from the new Space Fortress.

Around the fortress, hundreds of engineering and transport ships of various sizes busily operated, causing congestion on the route to the Star Gate.

The transport ship Wang Chen was on waited for two hours before entering the synchronous orbit of Tampas Star.

“Officer, in half an hour the landing crafts will be deployed, please be prepared.”

A sergeant hurried over to report to Wang Chen.

Wang Chen nodded and followed him to the landing cabin area, where he seated himself in one of the landing crafts.

Tianyun 157 Transport Ship had been specially modified to carry fifty landing crafts of the same model at once.

These landing crafts were specially designed for the unique conditions of Tampas Star.

After Wang Chen returned with the team on an experimental ship, the Empire acquired valuable first-hand data, and with the information provided by Wang Chen, they quickly manufactured new specialized landing crafts.

And deployed them multiple times onto Tampas Star.

The landing craft Wang Chen was on was already a model improved several times.

Its outer shell had stronger protection, and the interior offered a larger and more comfortable space.

Wang Chen was not the only passenger on this landing craft; there were over a hundred fully armed warriors as well.

Their gear was evidently designed with the conditions of Tampas Star in mind.

Ten minutes later, the landing crafts disengaged from Tianyun 157 Transport Ship and commenced orbital deployment towards Tampas Star.

The process was very smooth.

When the spacecraft reached the surface, the doors opened automatically, and Wang Chen immediately saw the welcoming crowd outside.

As he and the accompanying warriors disembarked, new passengers quickly boarded the landing craft.

In just a few minutes, the landing crafts blasted off, sending thousands of passengers into space.

Many of these passengers were survivors from Tampas Star, but there were also many staff members.

Setting foot again on Tampas Star, Wang Chen quickly saw countless people busily working not far away.

They were reconstructing their city from the ruins!

Despite the extremely unique situation on Tampas Star, the Empire not only refused to abandon this life-bearing planet but also invested immense manpower and resources into its reconstruction.

And this vast reconstruction effort was evidently difficult and lengthy.

As the people here could not use various high-tech facilities and equipment, they had to rebuild their homes using rather primitive methods, even with the Empire’s airdrop support, countless efforts and sacrifices were required.

And life.

The steel watchtowers, the guns and cannons, all indicated the dangers present on this planet!

The scene before him sparked Wang Chen’s imagination.

If nothing unexpected happened, the special conditions of Tampas Star would persist for hundreds or even thousands of years until the Cave Mansion Array completely failed and could be eliminated.

So over such a long time, how would the people on this planet live?

A steampunk world?

It’s an intriguing thought!

“Friend, the Old Soldier Bar just opened today, care for a drink?”

As Wang Chen stood observing, someone called out loudly to him: “Opening special, drinks at 20% off!”

Wang Chen turned his head and saw a row of temporary buildings with various signs, similar to the construction site container houses from his past life but of a higher grade.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Chen walked towards the newly opened Old Soldier Bar.

From the outside, the bar looked unremarkable, but inside it had quite a large space and was bustling with activity.

Most of the tables were filled with people.

On the performance stage next to the bar, a band was playing popular music from the Empire, accompanied by a singer.

Such a scene was unimaginable just a month ago!

At that time, the surface of Tampas Star was all ruins left by war, with survivors hiding in underground bases, fearful and unable to venture out, while the surface was occupied by mutated beasts and the Nether Tribe, offering no place for them.

In just a month, people began rebuilding their homes on the surface.

Wang Chen saw hope on many faces, revealing genuine smiles.

He found a seat at the bar and was about to call the bartender for a drink when he suddenly thought of a question: “Boss, how do we pay here?”

Without a network and the inability to use personal terminals, electronic payment was naturally out of the question.

The bartender, who was mixing drinks, smiled and said: “Cash is needed here, or you can sign a tab.”

Tabs were limited to small amounts; higher amounts were not allowed, and the signed tabs were printed by the relevant Imperial departments, requiring a signature and fingerprint.

According to the bar owner, these tabs would be sent back to the spaceship for unified accounting.

Of course, this was just a temporary solution.

Wang Chen nodded: “I see, give me your signature cocktail.”

Saying this, he placed a Star Currency Bill on the counter.

Wang Chen didn’t carry cash, but he had a large sum of Star Currency bills stored in his Starry Seas Ring.

All were confiscated black-market funds.

As he savored the cocktail, he listened to the conversations around the bar.

Some patrons were local survivors from Tampas Star, some were outsiders working here, and a small portion were military personnel.

Although the Empire now provided space travel services, allowing survivors who left the underground base the option to leave the planet, many were reluctant to leave their homeland and decided to participate in rebuilding their homes.

The outsiders, on the other hand, were attracted by the high salaries offered for recruitment.

The Empire also stationed a large number of soldiers to guard the new homes, defending against attacks from mutated beasts and the Nether Tribe.

This reconstruction zone was very safe now; there hadn’t been any presence of the Nether Tribe recently.

They seemed to have been driven far away.

Wang Chen sat in the bar for more than half an hour before quietly leaving.

He embarked on a new journey alone, searching for alien heterogenous still lurking on this planet.

Wang Chen needed to hunt high-level prey like the Eye of Nether to meet the Spiritual Power reserve requirements of the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net!

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