Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 783 "Lonely Sea"

The first thing that strikes the senses is the endless, crushed gray.

The loose granular materials accumulated by meteorite impacts, cosmic ray bombardment and drastic temperature changes were given the name "lunar soil". They are like fine and fluffy sand, gently covering the surface of the setting moon.

The huge crater wall is like a scar on the planet, with a jagged silhouette on the edge. As the planet rotates, it shifts day by day in the sunlight, cutting the crater into pieces.

In the dense and icy darkness that was suffocating, a slight arc emerged, which was the outline of the setting moon. In the distance, farther and farther than the horizon, a planet that could barely be called blue was slowly rotating. Looking down from space, it was covered with shocking, brown-gray, dilapidated wounds.

Terra and its satellite Yuzuki.

However, on the satellite that should have been empty and silent, there were traces of human creation.

Steel built a white island, with a conservative estimate of more than 100,000 square kilometers. The huge and breathtaking buildings stood on the earth, like a heavy sword picked up by a giant god and then deeply nailed into the planet.

The headquarters of the giant enterprise [Zenith Center] and the lunar exploration base "Lonely Sea".

A man stood in front of the French window, staring intently. Compared to his fellow humans on Earth, he was taller, nearly two meters tall, but his legs were slender, and his heart beat a little slower.

This is the unique physiological characteristic of people living in the "Lonely Sea". Gravity, radiation, atmosphere and environment gradually affect their genes, making them more accustomed to life on the setting moon. No one feels uncomfortable with this. On the contrary, every "celestial being" is proud of it. "Celestial being" is what people living in the "Lonely Sea" call themselves.

Compared to their fellow races who persisted in wallowing in the quagmire of Terra, they had modestly and proudly become a more noble, new kind of human being.

——In front of the great "Heavenly Man", even the Groden family of [Fubo Energy] who call themselves "New God's People" are nothing more than a ridiculous show for their own amusement.

The view passed through the glass window.

In the distance, the towering automatic mining arm swung rhythmically in silence like a Titan moving mountains, and gray dust clouds were raised and slowly fell.

Standard-type transport pipes and cables snake across the surface, forming a tangled anthill.

According to the employee life manual issued by the Zenith Center, the company does not encourage employees to look directly outdoors for a long time without wearing protective equipment - and the man standing in front of the glass window is completely in line with the opposite of this regulation.

He was not wearing any enhanced protective clothing, nor any physiological support equipment, and there were not even many signs of prosthetic implants on his body.

But it doesn’t matter.

This is because he is the undisputed owner of the giant enterprise [Zenith Center], the ruler of the lunar exploration base "Lonely Sea", and the supreme leader who is worshipped and respected by all "celestial beings".

——The fifth ring’s [Great Source], “Deep Darkness”, Solomon Beaufort.

He stood with his hands behind his back, quietly, and the surroundings seemed to darken inexplicably. No, not "seemed", the brightness in the environment was clearly dimming little by little.

The man seemed to have become the origin of a black hole. Even without doing anything, just his existence was swallowing up the light around him.

The induction lamp pole embedded in the ceiling realized that something was wrong and began to adaptively adjust, rapidly increasing its power in an attempt to re-light the place. However, no matter how hard it tried, the environment continued to fall into deep and eternal darkness.

"--leader."

A stone broke the eternal darkness.

It was like a bubble bursting, releasing the light trapped inside. Solomon Beaufort did not turn around, but at this moment, the environment changed instantly and returned to its original brightness.

He was familiar with the voice of the visitor. He was also a "celestial being" and one of the core management of the Zenith Center. He was an outstanding person whose ability and loyalty had been verified countless times. He stood a few steps away from Solomon Beaufort and said in a deep voice. "Our deep space fleet, orbital satellites and communication relay networks have all moved away from the marked area, and most of the facilities on the surface of Xiyue have stopped operating and switched to a closed protection state."

"At the same time, the defense system of Lonely Sea has entered the first-level combat readiness state and has been fully activated. According to the assessment report given by the defense department, we are capable of dealing with the impact that may come next."

"well done."

Solomon Beaufort nodded slightly.

As an absolute leader in aerospace engineering, deep space communications and other technical fields, the Zenith Center has mastered the dominance of near-Earth space and outer space.

It commands an entire deep space fleet and strategically armed "orbital electromagnetic cannon groups" that orbit the edge of the world and can launch beyond-visual-range strikes on Terra directly in space.

In addition, the giant constellation consisting of thousands of small satellites can provide the company with services including but not limited to deep space relay communications.

The mass transmitters built on the surface of Xiyue monopolized the transportation business between Terra and Xiyue, and sent the minerals and other resources mined from Xiyue by the Zenith Center back to Terra, earning it huge profits.

All these things come together to form this independent kingdom belonging to the "celestial beings".

Without exception, they are all valuable assets of the Zenith Center and must not be wasted.

"But it's not safe enough."

Solomon Beaufort continued.

"Isn't this enough?" The other party chewed for a while and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's really...totally exaggerated."

"It's just a fight between two people, but it makes us, the Lone Sea far away on the sunset moon, be so cautious." He sighed: "Even during the last solar storm, the defense of the Lone Sea was not to this extent."

"You're mistaken about one thing. Solar storms have traces."

Solomon Beaufort stretched out a hand and raised it slightly, and the light projected from outer space disappeared silently.

"But psychics leave no trace."

"Watch carefully, this is a good thing for you." Solomon Beaufort stared into the distance: "Although you have successfully reached the fourth ring, you have been on the Lonely Sea for a long time, and you still lack some experience in conflicts."

He said: "After this battle, you will lead the team to Terra. Although I am tired of the chaos on earth, after this battle, we will not be able to stay out of it for long."

"If you don't go to Terra, you won't know how vast the world is."

The other party was stunned at first, and then replied solemnly: "As you wish."

When he had answered, he noticed that Solomon Beaufort had said nothing more.

He just stared out the window, at the end of the horizon, between the setting moon and Terra.

"Coming." After a long time, Solomon Beaufort suddenly spoke.

The words fell——

——On the surface of Terra, two streaks of starlight lit up at the same time!
(End of this chapter)