Zhuxing said:
"Ever since the teacher moved in, the city has been expanding every single year. Rain or shine, it never stops."
"By now, the external size alone is already about half the size of a planet."
"And with the internal space constantly expanding and overlapping, the true internal area can no longer even be estimated."
Zhuxing continued:
"I once heard the teacher mention a plan called 'Universal Ideal City.'"
"I don't know exactly what it's meant to do, but all this expansion is probably preparation for that."
Dongfang Qiqing tried searching for the actual internal size of Shenxiao Space City.
The official answer contained only two words:
"Enough."
Zhuxing shook her head.
"That won't work, Sister Qiqing. You won't find anything."
"Because it's never actually been measured."
Qiqing asked curiously why no one had ever counted it.
Zhuxing explained:
"Besides the relatively small population of intelligent life living here, Shenxiao Space City is basically a miniature Xianzhou."
"The teacher even borrowed ideas from Ruan Mei's A-Ruan Pocket concept."
"In reality, the internal space of the city is expanding every single moment."
"Of course, unlike the Xianzhou Alliance, we don't have the Hunt Aeon backing us."
"They can freely draw on Path energy from the Hunt to open and maintain pocket dimensions."
"But when it comes to phase and spatial research, the teacher is always modest…"
Zhuxing paused proudly.
"But personally, I think no one in the universe surpasses him in this field."
Dongfang Qiqing nodded repeatedly, giving full emotional affirmation.
But she also genuinely agreed.
After all, in the interstellar celebrity journals, the very first line introducing "The Lone Star Traveler – Lin Yi" described him as:
"The Master of Space."
Zhuxing suddenly stopped mid-speech.
"Oops, I got off track again."
"So to summarize—"
"The city is too vast, and it keeps expanding. There's simply no need to measure it."
"And all that explanation was really just to show how important the Warp Nexus is."
"It's the transportation hub of Shenxiao Space City."
"All personnel and material circulation relies on it."
"The teacher used special methods to permanently install four gigantic spatial gates."
"Actually, all four gates have the same function."
"If you pass through one, you can arrive anywhere in the city you wish to go."
"At the moment of contact, the gate will generate a temporary sub-portal based on your intention and actual needs."
"It won't waste energy, and it will never be insufficient."
"After the warp is completed, the temporary portal will collapse."
"And if someone inside the city wants to travel somewhere else…"
"They can summon a sub-portal anytime, anywhere, warp here to the Warp Nexus, and then transfer again."
"All right, introduction complete."
"Talking this much has made my mouth dry."
"The Warp Nexus is the true gateway of the Space City."
Zhuxing then said:
"Hmm… Sister Qiqing, you decide where we go next."
She projected a holographic map of the entire city.
Important locations appeared all around them.
Library of Erudition
• Garden of Life
• Simulated Universe – Fiction Lab
…
Meteor Shopping Street
• Museum of Curiosities
• Mission Hall
• Travel Memories Archive
• Exotic Creature Containment Facility
Dongfang Qiqing stared at the countless projections surrounding her.
So many important locations appeared that she felt dizzy.
After thinking for a moment, she gave up.
Her choice paralysis had triggered.
She said helplessly:
"If I choose, I really wouldn't know where to go."
"You know I just arrived here."
"I'm completely unfamiliar with everything."
"So you should recommend somewhere instead, Zhuxing."
Zhuxing scratched her head.
"I got it!"
"How about Meteor Shopping Street?"
"There's a cake shop there that's really good."
"The owner comes from—"
The moment Dongfang Qiqing heard the words food and drinks, her eyes lit up.
The limited-edition cakes from Cosmic Fine Goods.
Someone had bought them all before she could.
She never managed to get any.
Those were her favorite snacks.
She bought them every month.
But because she had been stuck on a ship recently—
She ran out completely.
Right now she only had one thought:
Don't let me find out who bought them all.
Elsewhere…
Asta suddenly sneezed.
"Achoo!"
"Huh… why did I sneeze?"
"Never mind."
Asta said happily:
"This time I got lucky."
"There was actually one extra box available."
"My snack supply for this month is doubled!"
"But the usual buyers are always the same people."
"So who didn't buy theirs this time?"
"Did they stop liking the cakes?"
Back at the Space City—
Listening to Zhuxing describe the shop, Qiqing became even more excited.
Her eyes sparkled.
"Sounds great!"
"Let's go there!"
Zhuxing nodded.
"This city is so big you can't finish exploring it in a single day anyway."
"When evening arrives—"
"(The simulated sun and moon cycle.)"
"We'll gather the department leaders and formally meet them."
"As long as the teacher doesn't assign new tasks suddenly, I should have time these next few days."
"I can take you around and explore."
"But for today…"
"Let's keep it simple."
"You just finished traveling."
"You're probably tired."
"Better to rest than wander around."
Dongfang Qiqing nodded quickly.
"Mm-hmm!"
Now that Zhuxing mentioned it, she suddenly realized how tired she actually felt.
Zhuxing continued:
"After cake and milk tea, I'll take you to your residence."
"The hot springs there are pretty nice."
"You can relax and sleep early."
Qiqing blinked in surprise.
"Hot springs?"
"There are hot springs in a space city?"
"Or is the term different?"
"I thought only natural springs could be called hot springs."
Zhuxing stood on her tiptoes and patted Qiqing's shoulder.
"Sister Qiqing."
"You'll be living here for a long time."
"You'll need to get used to the miracles of spatial power and phase technology everywhere in Shenxiao Space City."
"All of it comes from the teacher's work."
Seeing Zhuxing acting like a little adult, Qiqing couldn't hold back her laughter.
"Okay, okay—I'll get used to it."
"Haha… Zhuxing, you're so cute!"
The moment she said that—
Zhuxing instantly jumped backward three steps like a startled animal.
She covered her face and shouted:
"No pinching!"
Qiqing blinked in confusion.
Zhuxing coughed awkwardly and quickly changed the subject.
Qiqing also cooperated and switched topics.
Zhuxing explained:
"There are many wonders created with spatial technology in this city."
"For example, those hot springs."
"They're actually diverted through space from the ocean planet Lusaka."
"The source is a natural seabed magma hot spring bath."
Qiqing nodded.
"Oh, I've heard of Lusaka."
"It used to be a famous tourist destination."
Zhuxing smiled.
"Exactly."
"The teacher loved those seabed springs so much that he brought them to the Space City."
"And after the water is transported here…"
"It's mixed with diluted Life Source Liquid."
"And infused with special compounds like Harmony Type-II and Universal Adaptation Serum."
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