Soul Land IV (Douluo Dalu) : Ultimate Fighting - Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng had booked the tickets for a vacation a long time ago . It was considered a rare opportunity for them to go on a trip, they had stayed on their mother planet ever since they were young and they moved over to the Heaven Luo planet after getting married . They had never visited the Heaven Dou Planet .

Since it was the first planet that was chosen for humans to migrate to, it holds significant importance to the history of mankind . They wanted to visit and have a tour around the first planet developed out of their homeland to see how far it had gone .

“Mom, will we be sitting inside the spacecraft soon?” Lan Xuanyu sat in the car and pulled onto his mother’s sleeves excitedly .

Nan Cheng looked at her son’s large eyes, she then giggled and replied, “Silly boy, this is the sixth time you’ve asked me this question . Yes, yes . We will be boarding soon and we will be sitting in the spacecraft in a while and then, you will be able to witness the vast space around us . ”

“Oh yeah, that’s awesome!” Lan Xuanyu shouted out enthusiastically .

Lan Xiao turned back and took a loving glance at his son . As he grew older, Lan Xuanyu had turned from an extremely adorable baby to a young lady-killer . Especially with his pair of large eyes . Apparently, as Lan Xuanyu grew older, his pair of black eyes had been laced with a tinge of purple . His crystal clear eyes looked as though it was able to reflect the entire world as he blinked his long eyelashes . It was a look of someone that would be adored by everyone, no matter where he was .

Finally, the Spirit Guidance flying car arrived at its destination; the aviation base located in Zi Luo city . They had to make a stopover at Zi Luo city to board a Spirit Guidance plane towards Heaven Luo Planet’s capital, the Heaven Luo City to get to the spacecraft that would take them to the Heaven Dou Planet .

At present, only the capital, the Heaven Luo City had the capabilities of sending vehicles into space . Moreover, there were very few flights that required early reservations .

Lan Xuanyu had some experience in terms of sitting in a spirit guidance plane while he was travelling with his parents around the Heaven Luo Planet to sightsee . He was anticipating his ride with the spacecraft since to this generation of children, every single child wanted to go to space .

Three hours later, the plane smoothly landed in the heart of Heaven Luo City’s airport . They had another half an hour ride through the flying car until they reached the vast Main Space Flight Center .

The entire center was constructed and decorated in white with a gigantic metal wall that acted as a large screen that projected some various images .

“Woah! Mom, is that a battleship?” Upon seeing those images, Lan Xuanyu jumped up in excitement .

Nan Cheng bent down and placed a finger over her lips . “Shhh, Xuanyu, lower your voice . You shouldn’t make too much noise in public, it is the most basic of behaviors . We cannot disturb others!”

“En, en . I got it, but mom, are those battleships!?” Lan Xuanyu lowered his volume but his tone still had that same sense of eagerness .

Nan Cheng raised her head and looked towards the screen . On the screen was a backdrop of the endless starry sky with a swarm of silver spacecrafts at its forefront, traveling in line with each other despite their varying sizes . The largest one resembled a fortress with many other smaller battleships that surrounded and protected it .

“Yes, son . Those are battleships . Check the units on those ships, they should be the federation’s newly launched Fourth Galactic Battle Group,” Lan Xiao clarified .

“Dad, that’s awesome! When I grow up, I want to pilot a battleship, ok?” Lan Xuanyu tugged onto Lan Xiao’s sleeves repeatedly with an endless sense of excitement .

Lan Xiao smiled and caressed his son’s head, “It’s not easy to pilot a battleship . You will need to study hard and pass the battleship faculty’s exams at college . ” Be frank, wasn’t it every boy’s dream to go to outer space? He too had been young once and had yearned to be a commander of a battleship but they were only selecting one student out a hundred thousand! The amount of hard work to gain the opportunity to become a member of a battleship’s personnel was not one to be described in words . It was practically impossible for someone to attain without any specialized grooming and arduous training that spans for at least twenty years .

The galactic fleets were humanity’s sharpest edge, and most importantly, they were the insurance required to complete an interplanetary migration . It had to be known that in humanity’s thousand years of history, only four galactic fleets were successfully established and very single fleet was the Soul Federation’s most important asset .

But with the increase of expansion and development in science, the increased resources provided by the expansions allowed them to have a stark increase in speed in terms of establishing the later fleets .

It had grown to the extent that humankind was able to establish a hub in space that only the top brass of all military personnel knows . The hub was then named the Strike Space Fort in order to commemorate the federation’s first college; the Strike College for its outstanding contributions for the federation in these past thousands of years .

Alongside Strike Space Fort was the establishment of the federation’s fifth and sixth galactic fleets which was estimated to be completed with only a half of a century .

Lan Xuanyu remained fixated on the large screen for a long time . The battleships were too attractive, especially the dazzling metallic guns that flickered on the ships . It was as though Lan Xuanyu was able to imagine the spectacular scene where it unleashes its thousands of cannons like firecrackers . It was simply too beautiful .

“Let’s go . We can’t be late, or we won’t be able to board the spacecraft . ” Nan Cheng baited her son .

“En,” Lan Xuanyu replied with a smile .

The family of three continued with the travel procedures . There were many complicated procedures and they had gone through three safety checks . The cost of a spacecraft was truly exorbitant and it was not as though there were no evildoers in history that had ever thought of holding a spacecraft like that for ransom . That’s the reason why they had to go through all of that .

After going through multiple checkpoints, they finally entered the inner region to wait .

Through the gigantic glass pane, Lan Xuanyu saw a large and erected construct that resembled an artillery shell on a flat clearing in the far distance .

“Yes, that is the spacecraft that we will be boarding . ” Lan Xiao anticipated his question so he immediately quelled his doubts .

“Awesome! It’s so big . ” Lan Xuanyu’s excitement remained sky-high .

Lan Xiao smiled, “That spacecraft is made up of various parts, out of which the spacecraft’s main body and the propulsion units being the most important . After sending the spacecraft into space and separating from it, the propulsion units would automatically turn back so they could be reused . And once the spacecraft flies into space, it will travel on its designated route for us to reach our destination . We should be leaping through wormholes and it was estimated that we would arrive in the Heaven Dou Planet in seven days . Hold back your excitement son, or space would turn out to be too boring . ”

“I love space, dad, I will never be bored . ” Lan Xuanyu’s excitement did not lessen because of his father’s words .

It was now time to board! After the last security clearance, the family of three finally boarded the spacecraft .

The cabin berth was naturally divided into different grades and ranks . In fact, it was impossible for an average salary class worker to have sufficient money to board a spacecraft . Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng were already classified as part of the upper-middle-class, but a single space trip was enough to deplete their savings .

And despite that, they sat in the lowest grade cabin berth .

Everyone was provided with a square meter of personal space with sufficient vertical height . One would be able to incline their chair with two metal guards on both sides which were all separable . Those seats on top were much more comfortable .

A child’s seat was different from an adult . Lan Xuanyu’s cabin berth was smaller but it was sufficient enough for him to lie down right by his parent’s side . The family package also included some set meals which was relatively economical .

“Welcome onboard the Federation’s 7703 spacecraft . I hope that in our following journey, we will be able to provide relief and happiness . Next up, we will be presenting a few key points to take note that we invite our guests to abide by . ”

A sweet-sounding voice was then broadcasted through the entire spacecraft .

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