Chapter 114 The First Cradle

Several days later.

In the vast starry sky, the Dark Shadow was speeding towards the First Cradle.

In the command room observation deck, Su Mo and the others looked at the distant starry sky, like twinkling stars, all of which were ships.

Moreover, the models of the ships varied, with all kinds available.

Even more exaggeratedly, some ships openly had the names of popular contestants painted on them, along with the words "Certain Victory."

"Boss, look! Some ships over there have your name painted on them!"

Sun Duoxiang shouted excitedly.

"You're talking nonsense," Su Mo retorted, somewhat disbelieving.

"Believe it or not, just look!" Sun Duoxiang shouted, stirring up trouble.

Su Mo reluctantly turned his head and looked over, only to find two Class 2 light transport ships in the distance. His name was indeed sprayed all over the ships, and even his photos were sprayed on them.

Seeing this scene, Su Mo slapped his forehead and complained, "What is all this?"

"Wow, it's really lively. It feels like an all-star game," Zhou Qian said excitedly.

"Actually, this is not much different from an all-star game. The Royal Knights’ selection is not only a major event for Xinghuan City, but also a carnival for everyone," Zhang Hao added excitedly.

"What's so fun about it?" Su Mo said irritably.

"Betting, of course! Who wouldn't want to bet on such a good competition? There's also 'treasure betting,' where you go all-in on the seed player you like before the competition, betting that they will win the championship. The prize multiplier is simply amazing!" The more Zhang Hao spoke, the more excited he became.

Just then, Sun Duoxiang kicked Zhang Hao discreetly and said with a smile, "Boss, don't listen to Zhang Hao's nonsense. He's just joking."

Su Mo glanced at the two of them. "You two are something else. I'm warning you, don't go too far."

"Yes, yes." Sun Duoxiang and Zhang Hao quickly nodded in agreement.

"How long before we reach the First Star Region?" Su Mo stretched and yawned as he asked.

"Let me ask. Marco, how long before we reach the First Star Region?" Sun Duoxiang shouted.

"Almost there, about ten or twenty more minutes," Marco replied loudly.

Hearing Marco's words, Su Mo quietly gazed at the distant starry sky.

In just over twenty minutes, Su Mo saw a blurry and mysterious sea of stars in the distance. The inside of the sea of stars emitted colorful lights, and when it entered everyone's eyes, there were deflections and fluctuations.

From this, it could be inferred that the entire sea of stars was wrapped in a special energy barrier.

The most spectacular thing was not this super-large star river barrier, but the weapons erected on its periphery, which could be described as extremely shocking.

As far as the eye could see, Su Mo saw more than thirty-two space fortresses built from asteroids, not to mention the space-based satellites and unmanned defense satellites floating around.

At this time, Creator Devourer said in a low voice, "The BSF-02 Remick Space Fortress is bulky and moves very slowly. However, the heavy weapons it carries are comparable to conventional star destroyers, and it is also known as a fixed star destroyer."

"That's quite extravagant," Su Mo's eyelids twitched slightly.

"That's nothing. Look carefully. Do you see those sea urchin-like mechanical devices floating in the starry sky?" Creator Devourer introduced to Su Mo.

Su Mo looked carefully and found these sea urchin-like mechanical devices covered in black thorns. If it weren't for the close distance and seeing them with the naked eye, they might have been ignored.

"What are these?"

"ESO-03 Stingers. Each one combines surveillance, pinpoint fire strikes, and suicide attacks."

"Not bad, pretty advanced."

"The level of advancement is so-so. The main thing is the quantity." Creator Devourer replied in a low voice.

While Su Mo was communicating with Creator Devourer, Sun Duoxiang and the others exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow, what a lineup!"

Su Mo raised his head and looked over.

He saw that the entrance to the First Cradle was densely packed with more than three main fleet groups, each of which was equipped with a standard star destroyer.

At the entrance, there was also a giant circular rotating device.

The center of the rotating device was hollow.

It was the entire rotating device that opened a channel in the energy barrier that completely enveloped the First Cradle.

In other words, if you want to enter the First Cradle, you must enter through this channel.

At the same time, it is worth noting that next to the entrance, there was also a giant artificial planet.

All the fleets that came had to dock on that artificial planet.

If anyone trespassed directly into the entrance channel, they would be fatally attacked.

Su Mo looked at the heavily guarded channel and frowned, communicating with Creator Devourer in a low voice.

"The defending forces here are not ordinary. They are not comparable to the Second Cradle at all. Are these garrison troops dispatched by Xinghuan City?"

"No, only the garrison troops in the Second Cradle are dispatched by Xinghuan City. The garrison troops in the First Cradle are built by all the countries here, which is one of the important reasons why the First Cradle looks down on the Second Cradle." Creator Devourer replied in a low voice.

"Hmm." Su Mo responded indifferently.

At this time, Marco turned to Su Mo and shouted, "Boss, I received a message from the border guard of the First Cradle. They require us to dock our ship on the artificial planet Bansar, accept a comprehensive security check, and then change to their transportation to go to different countries."

Hearing Marco's words, Su Mo was slightly taken aback, then walked down from the observation deck and towards the console.

"What's the situation? Can't the ship go in?"

"No, the First Cradle seems to be completely under martial law," Marco explained.

"What the hell is going on? If the ship can't go in, what about my mecha and pets? Can I contact their person in charge?" Su Mo frowned and said to Marco.

"Should be able to, I'll try," Marco began to operate.

A prompt popped up, indicating that communication was being established.

Soon, a holographic image appeared, showing a calm middle-aged military officer who said to Su Mo and the others, "I am Xinwoke, the seventh guard consultant of the First Cradle. What can I do for you?"

"It's like this, I am Colonel Su Mo of the First Army Corps of Xinghuan City, and I am a contestant in this competition. I just received the message you sent, requiring me to dock my ship on your artificial planet Bansar, and then transfer to your transportation, which is very inconvenient. After all, my mecha and everything are on the ship. Can't you let our ship go in directly?"