Chapter 376 Capital Star 'Antach'
"The starship has arrived at the No. 1 starport of the residence star 'Antach' in the Ziyaocao star field. The exit channel will be opened in 20 minutes. Passengers, please be prepared."
After 20 days of sailing, the starship arrived at its destination as scheduled, and Tilan and her companions boarded this slightly unfamiliar starport.
As the capital star of the Ziyaocao star field, 'Antach' is inhabited by about 4 billion people. Although it seems a lot, the population density is not high because of the large size of the planet Antach.
Walking in the wide passage of the long arm of the starport, Tilan can see the huge planet that is close at hand. Its overall appearance is a magnificent rock yellow color, with reddish brown, stone white, and iron gray ribbons. The earth of the entire planet seems to be a flowing mud river that suddenly solidifies one day, and the flowing colors are also frozen here.
This planet has no large oceans, only a few lakes and rivers, like a blue necklace and gems inlaid on land. The climate of the entire planet is also arid. Fortunately, the water-making technology is now mature, and the water needs of residents living on the planet are already met.
In the entire federation, the economy of the Ziyaocao star field is in the middle, the economy of the main star 'Antach' is OK, but the economy of other inhabited stars is average.
This time, the venue of the 'Inverted Star Lake Sword Fighting' is at the 'Red Stone Valley' space station not far from 'Antach', where about 3.5 million residents live. The space station revolves around the special asteroid 'Red Stone 241-Σ'. This asteroid has a dark red metallic color as a whole, an abnormal magnetic field, an extremely harsh environment, and gravity is about hundreds of times that of a normal human inhabited star.
Although 'Redstone 241-Σ' is not suitable for living, the dark red metal on the planet can be separated, purified and collected to make precious 'Red Marrow Crystal'. This special metal crystal can be used to make high-level extraordinary creations, or as an embellishment for some precious jewelry. It is said that the champion prize of this 'Inverted Star Lake Sword Fighting' is a sword made entirely of 'Red Marrow Crystal'.
Thanks to the huge economic benefits brought by 'Red Marrow Crystal', most of the residents in the 'Redstone Valley' space station are wealthy, and the structure of the space station is also very spacious. The entertainment, education and medical facilities inside are very complete, not inferior to the level of the main star 'Antah'.
'The competition will be held in four days. In the first two days, we can travel and visit 'Antah'. It's a rare opportunity to come to the Purple Grass Star Region. It would be a pity not to take a look. '
After meeting in the waiting hall of the star port, the teacher arranged the itinerary for the next few days.
"Has the teacher been here before?" One of the students asked.
"I've been here once, but that was more than ten years ago. I was on a business trip and didn't have a good time."
"This time, let me take a look. The most famous attractions in 'Antah' are 'Lake Nakoshi', 'Crystal Mud River' and 'Topaz Grotto'. These are very suitable for sightseeing." "
Is there enough time? It's only two days." One of the teachers asked.
"If you want to enjoy a scenic spot, it will take at least one day, but it doesn't matter. You can make up for it after the competition. Anyway, you have to come to the 'Antah' starport to take a starship."
"Then let's go to 'Crystal Mud River' and 'Lake Nakoshi' first." Soon everyone decided on the itinerary, and then took the space elevator from the starport to the ground of 'Antah'.
Sitting in the large elevator cabin, the safety arm was pressed down, and then the entire elevator cabin started and fell towards the magnificent rock yellow planet below.
It was very smooth and quiet for the first few minutes, and then after entering the atmosphere, the entire elevator cabin shook and bumped again, and then as the speed slowed down, it slowly stabilized.
20 minutes later, the elevator was fully connected to the ground, the door opened, and the passengers walked out and entered the lobby to rest.
Compared with the Emerald Skirt, the gravity of 'Antah' is greater, and many passengers need to adapt for a while before they can walk out.
Half an hour later, the group left the space elevator and boarded the small flying boat they had booked. This time they will go to the hotel near 'Nakshi Lake'.
The short and fat small airship flew over the vast rocky land. Below was an endless undulating rock and soil with no vegetation. From time to time, some particles and sand were blown up from the ground, and the wind whistled on the ground.
"Although there is not much vegetation, it is also very comfortable to look at." Tilan pressed one hand on the window glass and whispered.
"Because I have lived in the city for a long time, I probably have a feeling of freedom and openness."
On the other side, Avni flipped through the tourist commemorative book in her hand, which detailed the famous attractions of 'Antah', as well as some geographical knowledge and so on.
"It is said that before the Federation developed Antach, this was a world of flowing mud and sand. The entire land was like a slowly flowing rock river, which was very obvious from outer space."
"Later, the Federation mobilized three patrol fleets, changed the frequency and mode of the main battleship's axis main guns, and irradiated the planet. It took about three years for the mudstone of the entire planet to slowly solidify and form a large area of stable land."
"Now the capital of 'Antach' is 'Knai Mountain', which is the most stable point of bedrock on the planet. Even before the transformation of the planet's environment, it was still standing on the top of a mountain." Avni read the introduction in the manual.
"The Broken Crystal Mud River we will visit tomorrow is not far from Knai Mountain."
Crossing the vast rocky land with a red glow, the flying boat slowly landed in a city in a valley. Because of the shelter of the mountains, the wind and sand here are very weak, and a series of thick and tall buildings stand on the ground.
After getting off the flying boat, everyone walked on the streets of 'Antah' for the first time. There were not many vehicles on the streets and in the air, but there were many pedestrians. Many of them were tourists from other star regions, wearing various styles of clothes, and some local residents had long been accustomed to it.
"It always feels like I have come to the land of giants." Walking on the street, a student said this feeling.
The buildings on the street here, whether it is shops, hotels, or restaurants, are all very tall, and the walls of the buildings are very thick. The thickness of many building exterior walls is more than one meter, giving people an extremely solid and solid feeling.
In addition to the common goods and electronic products in the Federation, the roadside shops are more distinctive for their local sharp machetes and special rock salt products.
"Hey, do you want to try it?" As soon as he entered the store, a shop owner threw out a narrow and reddish machete.
"This?" A student accompanying him caught it in a hurry, a little at a loss.
The scimitar in his hand was not made of ordinary steel. It had layered and flowing textures. The cold silver metal blade also had a faint red tint, but this feeling was very weak. If you focus on it, you won't find anything special.
"See that stone in front? It's okay. Split it and you'll feel the beauty of the world~" The boss standing behind the rock counter pointed to a two-meter-high stone on the ground not far away and told the student to chop it with confidence.
Although he didn't understand why, with a knife in his hand and something blocking him in front, it was hard not to try.
After feeling the grip of the scimitar, the student didn't chop it too hard. After all, he was just trying it first.
So the knife cut smoothly along the rock, as if it was not cutting into stone, but clay.
This scene caused the student to exclaim, and then some guests who were visiting the store also gathered around curiously.
"How is it? Isn't it wonderful? This is our masterpiece 'Cold Red Blade'. I think it is a great work of art." Then the boss introduced this extraordinary weapon forged in his own workshop.
After a story and detailed explanation, many customers were very interested. Later, some people tried the blades on the counter one after another, and they could basically cut stones like mud.
"The price is 30,000 federal coins. Good knives are given to good people." His speaking style has a certain ancient charm.
Seeing some tourists opening their wallets to buy, many students in the same group were very interested and some were eager to try.
"What do you think, Tilan?" Avni asked quietly beside the girl. Logically, she should be more knowledgeable, but recently she seems to have developed a habit and wants to ask Tilan's opinion.
"Avni wants to buy it." The girl responded with a smile. She knew that this young lady was not short of money. 30,000 federal coins might just be her pocket money for a week.
"Although it's not as amazing as imagined, it's also unique. If Avni wants to buy it, she can buy one."
If it was other special extraordinary craftsmanship, Tilan might not recognize it, but the extraordinary effect produced by the forging and processing of this knife is exactly the field she is familiar with, so the girl immediately understood the principle.
When such a weapon is used to chop rocks, the contact part will split the rocks. This is a special effect for rocks. The chopping and stabbing effect is excellent, but if it is used on a hammer, it will not be of much use.
In addition, this is only effective for specific rocks. If it is other pure crystals or metal ores, the effect will not be good.
However, these shortcomings are not known to tourists under the perfect cover of the workshop owner. Everyone just habitually thinks that if it is good for chopping rocks, it should be similarly sharp for chopping other things. In fact, the boss's words are also very clever. He did not lie, but deliberately concealed some facts. Moreover, 30,000 federal coins are not too expensive. Selling such a blade with extraordinary effects, even if the customer knows the truth in the future, he will not delve too much.
"Then I will buy it." After hearing Tilan's agreement, Avni also went up with her classmates and selected a rather exquisite style from a group of knives.
After seeing Avni getting the scimitar and playing with it happily like a child, Tilan couldn't help but feel amused. Perhaps this was the true side of Avni. When people usually saw her, the aura of her status was too strong.
After leaving the store, the group visited and admired many local products and goods. These street shops were like ancient temples, all of which were exceptionally tall and spacious, and the interior decoration was also rough in style, just like a cave chiseled out in the mountains. The ground was a simple rock, and the walls were uneven.
Although it looked shabby and not as good as modern shops full of high-gloss glass and electronic equipment, as a tourist attraction, it could bring people a novel and special experience.
In this way, after touring most of the main roads in the city, everyone came to the hotel to rest with satisfaction.
(End of this chapter)
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