The engine of the starship Shiguang hummed steadily, sounding just like the old spirit-energy water pump at the entrance to Chen Mo’s hometown village. Its regular vibrations traveled up through the metal floor, tickling the soles of one’s feet. Feng Xuyang leaned against the cockpit window, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the cold glass. Beyond it stretched the deep blue of space, so dark it seemed impossible to dilute. Stars glittered across the sky screen like scattered diamonds, while the occasional meteor streaked by with a pale green tail, gone in an instant.
“We’ll reach Xinghai Bay Spaceport in forty minutes. External pressure is stable, and radiation levels are within the safe range, but the energy fluctuations are strange. It’s as if something is interfering with the magnetic field.” Su Li’s voice came from the main control console. She wore a simple silver-gray combat suit, and her once waist-length hair had been neatly tied into a high ponytail, revealing the clean lines of her neck. Dense streams of data flickered across the holographic screen before her. Its pale blue light reflected off the right side of her face, where she had a mechanical eye. Feng Xuyang had modified it for her: it could not only analyze data with precision, but also emit a faint light for night vision. At that moment, it was glimmering with tiny blue sparks.
