The civil spaceship base on Planet Skyfire was divided into several areas, including the normal docking area, the long-distance spaceship docking area, and the VIP docking area.
Only the VIP docking area was reserved for spaceships, but the price was exorbitant. Every month, one had to pay a hefty rental fee. At the same time, spaceship maintenance personnel had to be hired.
Lan Jue and the girls had parked their P12 high-altitude verti-car right next to the VIP docking area. This was one of the reasons why the security guards didn't make too much of a fuss about them speeding.
The exterior of the standard long-distance spaceship warehouse was painted sapphire blue. Only the huge alloy door had a silvery-white metallic texture. The metal door also had an embossed, protruding dark blue lightning symbol.
The registered name was Zeus Jewelry Shop Spaceship Warehouse.
The registered purpose was to transport all kinds of rare jewelry.
Lan Jue, dressed in a khaki trench coat, led the girls in. He walked silently to the side, leaning against the metal wall. His hands were in the pockets of his trench coat. He took out a cigar and put it in his mouth, but didn't light it.
Inside the warehouse, more than ten dark blue robots of different shapes and sizes were busy. There wasn't a single human employee in the entire warehouse.
They were all controlled by robots.
Because this kind of high-class VIP warehouse was an extremely private existence, no outsider had the right to enter after the application was approved.
The entire warehouse was a world of sapphire blue and silvery-white. The occasional spark was the result of the robots working on the metal.
There were a total of three spaceships parked in the warehouse. They were all the same size and looked exactly the same. Each spaceship was a beautiful sapphire blue, but there were no other markings or symbols on them.
The spaceships were about 70 meters long, with a wingspan of 57 meters. The two wings were streamlined and stuck close to the back of the fuselage. There were a total of five nozzles on the wings and the rear of the spaceship. There were two on each wing, and a huge main nozzle at the rear.
The entire spaceship looked like a perfect work of art.
Xiu Xiu walked to a silver metal platform and pressed a button on it. A screen with a keyboard popped up. Her spring-like hands lightly stroked the keyboard, and a series of light and concentrated tapping sounds rang out. The screen was like a waterfall, and all kinds of data poured out.
"Zeus -1's energy system is ready. Weapon system is ready. Condition is perfect. Long distance flight is possible.
Crew replenishment complete.
Boss, we can go now. "
Lan Jue looked at the sleek, sapphire blue spaceship and couldn't help but sigh. She nodded gently and said, "Let's go!"
Xiu Xiu flicked his ten fingers, and the robots around the leftmost spaceship quickly retreated. At the lower abdomen of the spaceship, a ladder was slowly extended downwards, and the robots quickly retreated to the side. In the warehouse, the lights were brightly lit.
Zeus -1 suddenly lit up, and a dark blue halo seemed to streak from the front all the way to the rear, as if a huge eagle was slowly awakening.
Lan Jue still had her cigar in her mouth. Without waiting for her to take action, Mika, Lin Guo-guo, and Kerr had already taken the lead and quickly boarded the spaceship. Xiu Xiu had also finished processing the computer in his hands. He let it submerge under the table again and quickly followed Lan Jue.
Zeus -1's propulsion port began to eject a faint stream of air, forming a gentle breeze in the warehouse, and blowing the corner of Lan Jue's trench coat slightly.
From Xiu Xiu's angle, he could see the side of Lan Jue's face. With the cigar in his mouth, his eyes were a little melancholy, and his hair was a little messy, but not sloppy. The trench coat's collar protected the side of his neck, and there was an inexplicable sense of depth.
Pursing his lips, Xiu Xiu followed beside Lan Jue and boarded the spaceship together.
The main control room of the cabin was nearly 300 square meters, and through the light blue front window, the scenery outside could be seen. The four women sat in their respective seats, and Lan Jue sat in a large spacious chair behind them.
With the cigar still in his mouth, he lowered his head to look at the armrests on both sides of the chair, and his eyes couldn't help but reveal a trace of disappointment.
He hadn't been on Zeus -1 for a long time. Usually, only the girls used Zeus -1 for long-distance travel.
They were busy for the jewelry store.
Sitting back in his seat made him feel as if he had been in a different world.
He looked at the other chair beside him, and it was empty.
"Hera …" Lan Jue murmured, and a trace of deep sadness flashed from the depths of his eyes.
But he didn't know why, but the face that looked exactly like Hera's appeared in his mind, and the smile that was like a fairy's.
"Power output normal. Warehouse door open." Lin Guo-guo spoke through the headset she'd just put on.
"Runway normal. Tower says we can depart," Kerr said.
"Power system, defense system, mechanical system, weapons system checks normal. Ready to depart," Xiu Xiu said.
"Zeus -1 is ready!
Ignite, "Mika said.
The fuselage of the spaceship shuddered, and the control room lit up with a soft hum.
"Enter runway, take off. Destination: Shattered Starfields." Lan Jue removed the cigar from his mouth and slipped it back into his pocket.
Zeus -1, like a blue ghost, slowly moved forward. It exited the warehouse and took a left turn onto the runway.
Faint blue light began to emit from the four nozzles on each side of the spaceship's wings. In a flash, Zeus -1 let out a low growl and accelerated forward. The four nozzles left a trail of flame in their wake.
After sprinting for only 300 meters, the blue specter had already blossomed with a dazzling radiance and transformed into a large blue bird that soared into the sky.
The main nozzles on the tail flashed, and in the next moment, a soft hum filled the air. Zeus -1 broke the sound barrier in a matter of seconds, and disappeared in a flash of light.
"That was fast!
Whose ship was that? "One of the crew members in the hangar gasped in admiration.
"I think it was a jewelry store."
"That's how rich they are."
"Envy, jealousy, and hate!"
"But, their speed just now seemed to be too fast.
What model was it? "
"I'm not sure … but it was fast."