For so reason, at this mont, Xu Shu felt a strange mix of excitent and grandeur tinged with a faint sense of guilt.
...
...
Half an hour later.
Xu Shu once again saw the Star Tower, which he hadn’t seen for days.
Surrounding the Star Tower was a large expanse of White Jade Square, with no other buildings within several hundred ters.
This was the most open area in the entire Lower District, without exception.
Looking up, though he couldn’t see the whole structure, he could tell that the Star Tower before him looked exactly like the one in the D8B3 District, with no discernible differences.
This included the Astronomy Association base that appeared like a ring-shaped track, the Dawn Church on the east side, the Moon Church on the south, the Starry Church on the west, and the Judgent Bureau Prison on the north...
All the buildings even had identical layouts, which almost made Xu Shu feel like he had returned to the D8B3 District.
However...
"With such poor visibility in this place, how can the Astronomy Association observe celestial phenona?"
"They should have bases in the Upper City, or perhaps on the Bai Yujing Floating Island at the top, right?"
"Hmm, I should ask about the prices of those floating islands, and what qualifications are needed to live there..."
Several thoughts silently crossed Xu Shu’s mind.
Compared to the cyberpunk-flavored Lower District, he preferred the idea of living on a floating island, as the scenery was definitely better over there, and the conditions and benefits were undoubtedly top-notch.
It would just require a lot of qualifications, for sure.
Without thinking much, he proceeded towards the base of the Star Tower through a nearby passage.
One thing Xu Shu guessed right was that, after the "big explosion" incident in the D8B3 District, checkpoints were indeed established at the entrance outside this Star Tower.
Moreover, they were more stringent; the checkpoints were two-way, and anyone approaching or leaving the Star Tower had to show their identity and register on the side.
Currently, Xu Shu carried an "introduction letter" personally written by the local director and his ID had already been cleared, save for the final procedure, so he wouldn’t face any obstacle, thus he swaggered to register and enter.
However, his curiosity got the better of him, so he couldn’t help asking, "What if soone coming out of the Star Tower refuses to register their real na, then what?"
The Judgent Departnt officer smiled and pointed to the nearby prison with confidence on his face, "Either back off the way they ca, or stay there. Our safe zone doesn’t accept anyone with unclear origins!"
Xu Shu laughed.
Good, good, that’s how it should be!
That way, this place becos even more desirable to live in.
The next second, the proud-looking staff suddenly broke into a smile and said to Xu Shu, "Oh, sir, here are your docunts, please keep them safe. Our captain just said that given your position, if you wish to transfer your assignnt and join us locally, you could directly apply through the internal Astronomy Association processes."
"Oh, I see." Xu Shu reluctantly put away his docunts and nodded.
He was considering it too, but being new in this place where he was unfamiliar with people and surroundings, completely rooting himself here rashly wasn’t the best choice.
He needed to observe more before making a decision, and it’d be best to establish a connection with Bai Sanxiang and the others, otherwise, he’d easily get inadvertently involved in the local official power struggles.
Yes, better to be cautious!
After so thought, he added another question: "By the way, you won’t spread my information everywhere, right?"
The staff quickly replied nervously, "Don’t worry, sir, we understand the rules. Unless you instruct otherwise, or if it’s a top investigation, we won’t voluntarily report your presence here, the information is absolutely confidential!"
Xu Shu rolled his eyes.
How is that any difference from not being confidential?
Anyone who wants to check can still find out, right?
But then again, it’s not particularly necessary to keep it secret since he was one of the "insiders", not a wanted criminal, so he didn’t care much.
Inside the Star Tower lobby, Xu Shu habitually exchanged a Qi Concealing Mask worth 1 Contribution Point, [Zigong·Xuanxiao], which was shaped like a peculiar vase.
Once his original appearance was masked, Xu Shu entered the Star Tower’s lower hall.
His only impression was, there were a lot of people.
Too many!
The busiest airports, stations from his past life couldn’t compare to the Star Tower lobby here.
And this was nearly three in the morning, deep in the night, with so many people, one could only imagine how busy it would be during the day.
The foundation of a first-class safe zone was once again evident.
After a brief weave through the bustling crowd, Xu Shu spotted an empty "spacecraft" entrance that soone had just vacated, and imdiately headed there.
At this mont, a girl wearing an Aries Mask, who was sitting on a nearby row of benches, also quickly stood up and ran rapidly towards that place.
She was less than 1.2 ters tall, with a considerably petite fra, yet her speed was lightning fast, reaching Xu Shu’s side in just a few steps.
Xu Shu was montarily stunned, but saw the girl reach out her small hand, saying with a chuckle, to seize the opportunity: "Wait a second! I got here first..."
At this point, Xu Shu, feeling rather leisurely with his hands in his pockets, would surely be slower than this little girl if he tried to reach out now.
However, before the girl could finish speaking, Xu Shu smirked and said, "Sorry little sister, I’m in a hurry too. By the rules, whoever touches it first gets in, hehe!"
With that said, he didn’t need to extend a hand, but simply thrust forward with his waist, brushing past the short girl’s cheek, first touching the cabin entrance.
Zap!
The chanism instantly activated, and Xu Shu whooshed into the ’boarding gate’.
The cabin door imdiately sealed, leaving the short girl who was just a fraction too slow, halted at the entrance.
Her body slightly trembled, incredulous, as she touched her face, rembering the nearly terrifying size that brushed past her cheek during their brief mont of contact, almost making her eyes pop out.
After a mont, she let out a furious shriek, attracting quite a few onlookers.
anwhile, Xu Shu had already sat down comfortably inside the cabin.
He couldn’t hear nor did he care about the commotion outside, instead calmly activating his Promotion Drive, moving the light screen into the recessed slot in front, embedding it deeply:
* Ascension Network
* Gu Pan (Tai Chu), Second Order Iron Armor
* Contribution: 84
[First-tier Curse Seal: Warrior (Legend) // Level: 20/20]
[Second-order Curse Seal: Iron Armor (Legend) // Level: 14/20]
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