Chapter 1052: Chapter 1052: Star Era Guide (2)
This planet is extremely impoverished, but there’s no choice; some people’s families have been here for generations, and they struggle to leave.
Some end up here due to certain reasons and can’t get out.
This place is full of poverty, hardship, and sin.
Now this planet is being overthrown.
Chuzheng scanned the surrounding buildings and swiftly traversed through them.
Everything here was unfamiliar, with various metal objects, discarded robots on the street, and floating vehicles hanging on buildings…
Chuzheng followed the original owner’s memory and reached the black ship’s docking point at the edge of the planet.
Though this place was somewhat far from the battlefield ahead, it was not quiet at all.
Countless people gathered here, pressing forward.
Crying, desperate shouts, unspeakable curses…
And at the front of the crowd, a spacecraft was parked.
The spacecraft was a bit old, but that didn’t stop these people from flocking to it.
People stood in front of the spacecraft, holding guns that were different from normal guns; the original owner had never seen them before.
Chuzheng quickly saw the effect of those guns.
They directly blasted a troublemaker into powder.
Impressive!
Chuzheng stood on the periphery, habitually observing the surroundings. Once she determined where she needed to go, she started to move.
“This is the last trip. If you want to leave, bring money. If you have no money, leave now. Don’t block the way!”
Someone shouted from the front.
But the people blocking the way were unwilling to leave just like that.
They wanted to board that spacecraft and leave this place.
Behind them were the endless gunfire, and in front was their only lifeline.
But they had no money to buy a ticket.
Chuzheng squeezed inside as the people there seemed to receive some message and were preparing to withdraw.
Chuzheng swiftly grabbed him: “I want to buy a ticket.”
The person was eager to leave and said directly, “Not selling.”
“Half a million!”
The person turned back, glanced at Chuzheng, and then looked into the distance: “Okay, you come in, quickly.”
He beckoned, and someone with a gun came over to make way for her.
Suddenly, the people behind surged madly, and the sound almost shattered Chuzheng’s eardrums. Various resentful glances fell on her.
As if saying ‘Why can she go in?’
“Damn it!”
Chuzheng heard someone open fire behind her.
But she didn’t look back and followed them inside.
These things had nothing to do with her.
Chuzheng followed the person into the temporarily constructed building. Inside, many people were packing up, preparing to leave.
“She’s the last one. Half a million.”
Many people inside turned their heads to look at her, seemingly curious about where such a big spender came from.
“Don’t just stand there, hurry up and get it done, let’s go!” someone urged.
Someone immediately came over to bring Chuzheng to handle it.
She handed over a Star Card worth half a million to the other party, and after confirming there were no issues, a group of people pulled Chuzheng along to deal with a bunch of miscellaneous stuff.
“Identity Chip, activate according to the prompt.” The person handed over a transparent chip.
Chuzheng activated the chip as instructed, which required entering identity information.
For the name, Chuzheng directly input her own name without adding a surname.
The chip activated, clinging to the skin of her wrist, gradually integrating into it until it completely disappeared.
Chuzheng pinched the spot, feeling no foreign object.
“Alright, quickly take her up.”
In the chaos, Chuzheng was led onto the spacecraft.
The interior of the spacecraft was cramped and crowded. Chuzheng was brought into the ‘passenger cabin’, which was packed with people yet still fairly spacious.
The ‘passenger cabin’ door was closed, and everyone stayed in their corners, carving out their own safety zones.
Chuzheng found a comfortable spot to sit.
The spacecraft soon started to jolt. Unable to see or hear anything outside, one could only judge from the tumult whether they had escaped danger.
Gradually, the spacecraft stabilized.
Chuzheng started feeling some discomfort.
Dizziness, light-headedness, and a bit nauseous, she felt terrible.
“First time on a spacecraft?”
A voice suddenly popped into her mind.
Chuzheng lifted her eyelids and saw a… girl? sitting next to her.
Chuzheng glanced at her chest, noticed it was a chest, so she was a girl.
However, she looked like a dirty tomboy, and even her voice was indistinguishable.
The tomboy was leisurely shaking her leg: “Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it. It’s a bit uncomfortable at first.”
Chuzheng responded blandly, “Mm.”
The tomboy sized her up a few times and then closed her eyes, saying nothing more.
The spacecraft flew for who knows how long, and no one came in to bring them food.
Chuzheng was already feeling a bit unwell and now was extremely hungry.
“Hey, you look pitiful, I’ll share some with you.”
The tomboy suddenly handed over half of a nutritional gel.
Chuzheng recognized it as the lowest-grade nutrient gel on the planet. The taste… praising it as hard to describe was a compliment.
But it was filling.
Chuzheng accepted it: “Thank you.”
The tomboy seemed surprised, not expecting this poker-faced person to thank her.
Thanks to this plastic friendship forged with a stick of nutrient gel, the tomboy quickly became chummy with Chuzheng.
Chuzheng heard a lot of fresh tidbits from her and didn’t interrupt.
“By the way, where are you planning to go?”
Chuzheng thought for a moment: “Main Star.”
Xie Wanwan wanted to go there.
For the mission!
To be a good person!
The tomboy snorted with laughter: “Is this your first time leaving here? Your Identity Chip must have been bought from them too, right?”
“Mm.”
The tomboy said, “That chip can only get you to planets below two stars on the edge of the star system. You can’t enter planets above two stars, let alone the Main Star.”
Planets within a star system are graded.
The lowest is one-star, like the planet where the original owner stayed, as barren as a refugee camp.
The highest is nine-star.
Then there are Administrative Star and Main Star.
Identity Chips are also graded.
People from the Main Star have chips that allow them to travel to any planet in the star system—those people wouldn’t go to chaotic low-star planets for no reason.
Identity Chips from Nine Star Planets allow free travel between nine-star and lower-rated planets.
Eight stars allow free travel between eight-star and lower-rated planets.
And so on.
Of course, Administrative Stars are different; they require more permissions.
These people manage to get blank chips like these, allowing travel between low stars, which is quite a feat—in fact, these Identity Chips aren’t valuable and are incredibly profitable.
Normally, a low-star going to a High Star Planet requires an application.
If the application is approved, you can go.
It’s like an international visa, with a time limit.
But going from a planet below two stars to the Main Star is as hard as climbing to the sky.
Chuzheng rubbed her brow, put down her hand, and returned to her cold face: “How can I get there then?”
“Two ways.” The tomboy lifted two fingers, wiggling them: “One, find someone to upgrade your Identity Chip. Two, have spiritual power.”