Despite such a sudden change, Stargate Customs responded very quickly.

The ships present immediately formed an interception net, using their own tractor beams to intercept the flying debris, forcing them to slow down under the traction of the beams, and then cut them up and reclaimed them in the cabin.

This prevented debris from hitting distant ships and causing the damage area to spread further. The reinforcements that arrived immediately began to evacuate distant ships according to the emergency plan and leave space for the nearby rescue team.

These were relatively easy tasks, but the real challenge lay in the pile of spacecraft that had collided at the center of the explosion. Some of the reactors and engines were still functioning, pushing the integrated stack of spacecraft to spin continuously, bringing great uncertainty to the entire rescue mission.

"Terrorist attack?"

Bai Yi bumped into Arel's arm and said to the burning metal outside.

"have no idea."

Arel shook his head.

"But it's unlikely. The Galactic Alliance hasn't experienced a large-scale terrorist attack in hundreds of years. Until the results of the investigation come out, nothing can be concluded."

"Shouldn't we go help?"

Arel still shook his head.

"That's not what we're here to do. Professional matters should be left to professionals. We've only been dragging our feet. Besides, my job is to extradite you to the Supervisory Commission."

"You talk as if I'm a criminal."

Arel looked at Bai Yi deeply, then he stood up and walked towards the cab.

"Wait here for a moment while I go through the paperwork. We have to get through right away."

The stargate network was urgently sealed off after the explosion. Of course, it wasn't shut down; only slight modifications were made to the generated subspace barrier. While the light barrier in the center of the stargate looked the same as before, its nature had actually changed.

Now the light curtain was truly just a layer of light. Ships could easily pass through this side of the light curtain to the back, but they couldn't pass through it into the subspace. Only ships that were halfway through the door on the other side could exit. It was truly a no-exit situation.

But this is something that humans can control manually.

After Arel submitted his documents, the other party agreed to open a special line for them.

The two now only need to wait here for two hours. Once all the spaceships in the passage behind the door come out, they can leave here through the star gate.

During the waiting period, Arel stayed in the cab the entire time. Even when he occasionally came out, he would frown and give Bai Yi a few words before hurriedly returning.

This situation did not ease until the countdown ended and the dedicated line was opened.

As the light curtain got closer, a relaxed expression finally appeared on Arel's face.

When the spaceship passed through the star gate and entered the interior, Bai Yi felt a slight bump.

The scene outside the window was like an airplane flying among thunderclouds. The thick black clouds rolled up into columns, forming a longitudinal channel. Between the clouds, bursts of lightning could be seen roaring through the black fog.

"This is a phenomenon that only occurs when navigating through a star gate."

Arel took out two cans of Coke from the refrigerator and leaned comfortably on the back of the soft leather sofa with them.

"The bosonic connection between the stargates offsets the fluctuations in the subspace environment, resulting in this state."

Bai Yi took the drink handed to him, opened the pull ring and took a big gulp.

"You know quite a lot. It seems I was careless."

"Just basic information about space travel."

Bai Yi reached out and nodded his head.

"Don't forget who I am."

"Ah, indeed."

Arel also took a big gulp of the drink.

"You are indeed different from other border guards I have come into contact with. Sometimes I really think of you as a human being."

Nonsense, I am a human being.

Of course, he wouldn't really say this.

"You looked so sad before, what were you doing?"

"Hey, what can I do?"

Arel tilted his head back and poured the last drop of the brown liquid down his throat.

"I'm just arguing with the Star Gate Supervisor. You might not know this, but local officials like them hate taking responsibility. We originally agreed on something, but when it's almost time, they say we need to report it to the higher-ups. It takes us ages just to fill out forms."

Bai Yi looked at him. Judging from his previous behavior, things were obviously not as easy as he said. But if Arel didn't want to elaborate, he couldn't ask.

So Bai Yi changed the subject.

"There's one thing I haven't asked you yet. Where is the review committee we're going to?"

"Um?"

Arel crushed the empty can and threw it into the trash can beside him.

"Of course it's the Solar System, the home of our Solar System Defense Force. What else?"

"I can go back to Earth, no. I mean, can I go visit Earth?"

"It's hard to say."

Arel casually pointed in the air and unfolded a map of the solar system.

"The Review Committee's main office is in Jupiter's orbit. Earth probably can't be seen from this distance. However, Europa's ice fields are beautiful, and if you're interested, it's a great place to visit."

"Oh, I see. Thank you."

When Bai Yi heard that he couldn't visit Earth, he still felt a little disappointed, but he quickly adjusted his mentality.

"Do you own property on Earth?"

After Bai Yi finished speaking, Arel slapped his thigh and tried to hold back his laughter as if he had heard a huge joke.

"Do you know how high the housing prices are on Earth right now?"

"How high?"

To be honest, Bai Yi only knew that it was very high, but he had never looked up relevant information before, and now he couldn't connect to the tachyon network in the subspace, so he couldn't check it now.

"It's 200,000 yuan per square meter. And that's just the price in the suburbs."

200,000 quantum yuan is the normal expenditure of a middle-class family for 200 years to buy one square meter of space on Earth.

"And yet there's no demand for this. As the birthplace of humanity, Earth is now the administrative center of the entire Galactic Alliance. And unlike those other artificial planets recast from steel, Earth is now a true garden planet."

"Besides the extremely high rate of greenery on the surface, genetic engineering has also managed to recreate the biological conditions of each region of the planet as closely as possible. If you ignore all the advanced technology, life there feels like being in a world tens of thousands of years ago. Just closing your eyes, you can feel the wild and untamed beauty."

When talking about the earth, Arel seemed to be very yearning.

However, the next second, Bai Yi poured a basin of cold water on him.

“So you didn’t buy a house there.”

Arel was anxious.

"It's not a question of whether you have it or not! It's the political center, you can't just buy it if you have money."