From the map of the Holy Grail Federation, the Azure system was located at the southernmost part of the Federation. Not far from the Azure system was the Linda system.
"But now, the Linda system can't be accessed." Gulaga suddenly poured cold water on him.
"Why?" Ding Meng was a little surprised.
Gulaga's expression was a little serious. "There was a riot in the Linda system half a year ago. All of the refugee workers joined forces and started to oppose the Federation."
Planet Thorn was located in the Linda system. It was the Federation's refugee camp for exiled workers. Ding Meng was sent to the Black Gold Base from that place. It was not strange at all that the refugees and workers joined forces to cause trouble.
Gulaga explained in a low voice, "The Federation's refugee exile system has been controversial by many major media outlets. Last year, one of the mainstream media outlets of the Federation, Dragon Horse Media, had a reporter who disguised himself as a refugee sneak into the camp and secretly took a lot of videos. Dragon Horse Media quickly broadcast it on Star Wars TV. It caused a huge commotion in the Federation. Many human rights organizations and charities jumped out to protest..."
Ding Meng and the others did not say anything because the Federation and the Empire's borders were still a foreign world to them. They could only listen quietly.
Gulaga continued. "This reporter was on the way back to the Federation when the spaceship he was on crashed on an uninhabitable planet in the Linda system due to a malfunction. None of the 120 people on the spaceship survived. This incident caused a huge uproar. Dragon Horse Media urgently protested to the president. Many citizens in the capital took to the streets to protest..."
Everyone knew this. The reporter's spaceship did not malfunction. It was very likely that someone had tampered with it.
Dragon Horse Media was a very influential media within the Federation. The person who dared to touch their reporter was probably not an ordinary person. There might even be one or more forces behind the scenes. In that case, the things involved were very complicated.
"After the incident, a civil organization that calls itself 'Sacred Alliance' suddenly emerged on the major planets of the Linda system. It claims that it will unite all the refugee workers and overthrow the unfair system of the Federation. Half a year ago, large-scale riots broke out in the major cities of the Linda system. Most importantly of all, the riots hurt a lot of innocent civilians. The Federation has sent out troops to suppress the riots. Three months ago, the Linda system imposed a curfew. Only warships are allowed to go out, and unauthorized ships are not allowed to enter. Even the ordinary civil aviation units are forbidden to enter …"
Although Gulaga's words were short, everyone understood what he meant. Linda's current situation had probably escalated to the level of national security. Therefore, the military blockade was also a signal to the outside world, "Those who have nothing to do with this, please leave as soon as possible, don't get involved, and stay as far away as possible."
"Don't worry, Brother Ding."
Gulaga comforted him. "Since you already have a pass to the Azure system, why don't you go there first and find a way to go to the Linda system? After all, the Linda system is within the Federation, and the military has not sealed off the Devouring World."
Ding Meng nodded. Gulaga's words made sense. The Azure system was the only way to the Linda system from planet KV303. It was better to go early than late.
Of course, it was Little Rascal and Little Ai who pushed him to join the Federation.
At present, Ding Meng's strength had indeed improved a lot compared to when he was in the Black Gold Base. However, in Little Rascal's eyes, he was still a beginner warrior. The reason was simple: You still haven't completed the cultivation of the basic technique, Diamond Star Technique. In other words, Diamond Star Technique was an eight-star technique.
After hearing this news, Ding Meng wasn't happy. Instead, he was very worried.
He had relied on the silver core stone energy from the Meteor City to break through the seventh origin point. As for the eighth origin point, he didn't even need to think about it. The difficulty factor would increase exponentially, and the energy required would also increase exponentially. In theory, he could cultivate with his own Origin Energy and the energy he collected through smelting, but the chances of him going berserk were very high. Little Ai would definitely not agree to take the risk like last time.
It was fine if he was lucky enough to succeed the first time, but if he wanted to do the same thing a second time, it was absolutely impossible. There weren't so many coincidences and luck in this world. Therefore, he needed to rely on more powerful silver core stones, inverse source crystals, excellent servers, and more advanced technology or equipment from the Federation.
Moreover, Ding Meng should also be getting in touch with other techniques and techniques of other elements. The time was ripe, or else he wouldn't be able to improve his strength in all aspects. At the end of the day, the cultivation environment within the Federation was better than in outer space. After all, humans always had to strive for greater heights.
Of course, entering the Federation wasn't something that could be done just like that. The long journey was one of the factors. Fang Zhenghao still had to wait for the Green Arrow Corps' transport starships that had been authorized by the Federation to be transferred here. In addition, Ding Meng had just returned and needed time to recover. Therefore, he wasn't in a hurry to go back to his room to rest. Instead, he sat on the runway of the spaceport with Sileman, Yu Liang, Four-Eyes, and the Russian. Everyone sat in a circle and drank.
The newly built spaceport was the result of everyone's hard work and hard work. Sitting here, one could truly feel the vitality and aura of the new base, filling them with joy and hope.
Sileman had actually left a box of good wine for Ding Meng. The box was made of paper, and inside it were twelve antique ceramic wine jugs. The Russian couldn't wait to open one of them. After taking a sip, his face immediately turned red, and he jumped around on the runway. "Spicy!
So spicy!
This isn't a f * cking bar, it's chili water, right? "
Four-Eyes quickly snorted. "You idiot, this is our Huaxia's white wine. You haven't even tried white wine before, and you're still talking about chili water? Hot lady."
The Russian took out a cigarette and lit it. "F * ck off, I'll smoke a Honghongshan to relieve the spiciness."
Four-Eyes immediately stepped forward and kicked his butt. "Idiot, how many times have I said it? It's not Honghongshan, it's Hongtashan. Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me clearly?"
The Russian also returned a kick. "Motherf * cker, you're kicking my Palace Department?
I'll kick you to death … "
Four-Eyes laughed and stepped forward. "You uncultured thing, that's called buttocks. You called it a Honghongshan. Are you trying to make me laugh to death?"
"Four-Eyes, you idiot, I'll kick your Honghongshan. I'll make you lose your image." After saying that, the Russian quickly wrestled with Four-Eyes.
Looking at the two guys chasing each other around on the runway, Sileman couldn't help but laugh. "To be honest, we haven't laughed in this base for a long time. Ever since the new base was built, everyone has been much happier."
Ding Meng nodded. "It'll get better in the future."
Meng Yan also made an exception and poured herself a small glass of wine. "Now that we can enter the Federation, everyone will get better."
Of course, she didn't forget Ding Meng's instructions. If they wanted to completely cure the mutated poison in everyone's body, they had to go to the Federation to get the Seventh Generation Angel Military Medical Cabin. Now, there was finally hope.
Sileman said, "By the way, Brother Ding, how long do you plan to stay in the Azure System this time?"
He asked very carefully because he knew that Planet KV303 couldn't keep Ding Meng. After all, Ding Meng was different from him. With Ding Meng's age and strength, he would definitely be the target of all the big corporations and even the higher-ups and the military. Leaving was only a matter of time. However, he couldn't bear to let Ding Meng go. From Black Gold Base to Planet KV303, everyone had built a deep friendship along the way. Being separated from friends was never a good thing.
Ding Meng was silent. He said, "As long as I have the chance, I'll definitely come back."
When he said this, his fingers trembled slightly. The dark golden T-shaped knife quickly flipped to his fingertips. With a pop, he opened the wooden seal of a wine jug.
After he raised his head and drank a big mouthful of wine, Sileman stared at his knife and said, "This knife of yours is very special."
Ding Meng glanced at him. "That's what you said last time."
Sileman smiled. "Last time was different. Last time, you used it to deal with the people from Extreme Heaven Company. This time, you used it to deal with the Extreme Pirate Troop. Also, I feel that you cherish this knife very much, right?
You only use it to open wine after you win. "
Ding Meng said, "There's one thing you didn't guess correctly."
Sileman asked curiously, "What is it?"
Ding Meng sighed slightly. His expression became a little complicated. "Sometimes, this knife is not only used to celebrate, but also to remember."
"Commemorate?" Sileman frowned. "Commemorate what?"
Ding Meng said, "Captain, have you ever thought that this knife can be used to celebrate after defeating the enemy, but what if it can't defeat the enemy?"
Sileman was silent for a long time before he spoke. "To be honest, I'm also worried that you won't be able to come back from your trip to Bogor Planet."
Ding Meng looked at him. "What if I really can't come back?"
Sileman also sighed. "Fortunately, this is outer space. Many things can be solved directly by force. However, once you go to the Federation, things will be different."
Ding Meng could understand what he meant. After entering a highly developed human society, there were many things that couldn't be solved by force alone. The ways of the world between people, the intricate relationships between groups, the irreconcilable conflicts between the higher races and the lower races … Entering the Federation was like entering a large and complicated web of interpersonal relationships.
Sometimes, humans lived like spiders. A spider's greatest ability was to weave a web. It spent its entire life weaving this web because it could only survive by relying on this web. It waited for others to walk into the web, but it did not know that from the first day it started weaving this web, the first person to be caught in the web was itself.
Seeing that he was deep in thought, Sileman said, "I understand now. This knife of yours isn't a souvenir, right?"
Ding Meng did not answer him. Instead, he slowly got up and silently looked into the distance.
It was unknown when the night sky started to snow again. A bright red bonfire was lit on the snowy ground. Ah Qiao, Xiao Wei, and the others were dancing happily around the bonfire. However, Ding Meng's eyes were lost in thought. His memory seemed to have brought him to another time and space.