Chapter 900: Firewood World! Future Sci-Fi Style!

A black triangular fighter jet flew at full speed through the sky.

It soon entered the Antarctic Continent, less than ten kilometers from the entrance to the Firewood World.

Through the fighter's external environment simulation, Xu Jingming could see below him a vast white expanse of ice and snow.

Occasionally, he spotted one or two ferocious beasts walking and hunting across the glaciers; compared to ordinary wilderness zones, the number of ferocious beasts living on the ice plains was far fewer.

The fighter surged forward, and when still five kilometers from its destination, the surrounding environment began to change.

Thin black spatial fissures appeared in the sky; through those gaps, an intensely dangerous spatial energy could be sensed.

At the same time, within the glaciers below, dozens of modern buildings, each tens of meters tall, suddenly emerged.

Between the buildings, flat roads had already been carved out, with scattered human adepts walking upon them.

As the distance to the destination shortened, signs of human activity became increasingly obvious.

Xu Jingming even spotted a dedicated aviation port, where numerous fighter jets were flying in and landing.

"Has Antarctica been developed this quickly?"

Xu Jingming was surprised.

Only three or four hours had passed since the Firewood World's announcement.

Even with adepts helping, it shouldn't have been built this fast.

This was already the scale of a small city.

"The Firewood World had already coordinated with the United Nations beforehand—this area was likely under construction even before the announcement."

Su Qingli smiled.

Xu Jingming glanced around and indeed saw the United Nations emblem on many buildings.

"That makes sense—without the United Nations' approval, the Firewood World couldn't have made the announcement."

Xu Jingming nodded.

The fighter continued forward, and he soon saw the teleportation channel leading into the Firewood World.

The teleportation channel stood fifty to sixty meters high and thirty to forty meters wide, like a massive gateway.

Below, numerous adepts stepped eagerly into the spatial portal.

"S-class: a call request from Meng Yu."

Eva's voice echoed in the cockpit.

"Connect." Xu Jingming nodded.

An hour earlier, Meng Yu had contacted him, saying she would guide them into the Firewood World.

Shhh—

A flash of light appeared, and Meng Yu's familiar holographic projection materialized inside the cockpit; she bowed slightly and said respectfully:

"Senior Xu, just follow my guidance into the spatial passage."

"Oh? No need to land at the aviation port?"

"No, I'm right beside you."

A small fighter jet appeared ahead.

Unlike Xu Jingming's Black Obsidian-class fighter, this one was tiny and entirely crimson red.

Around the teleportation channel, adept squads had been stationed for defense, and even elemental wind adepts soared in the sky to prevent unauthorized intrusions.

As the crimson small fighter flew past, the surrounding guards and patrols immediately stepped aside respectfully.

Whoosh—

Under the lead of the crimson small fighter, the Black Obsidian-class fighter passed through the teleportation channel as if piercing a membrane of water.

The cockpit lights dimmed, then suddenly blazed bright.

Xu Jingming and the others instinctively looked up—and froze.

Before them stood a modern city.

In the distance rose skyscrapers piercing the clouds and sleek, massive structures.

The building exteriors were not brick or concrete, but panels of light modules.

Countless light modules fitted together emitted dazzling radiance without creating any sense of light pollution.

Instead, it felt as if they had stepped into a sci-fi future world.

Above the buildings floated enormous aerial islands.

Numerous passenger aircraft shuttled between the ground and the floating islands, appearing from afar like tiny black dots.

"This..."

Xu Jingming had seen grand scenes before.

Yet seeing this suddenly still stunned him.

Damn!

Had the Second Civilization's technological advancement reached this level?

It was not even on the same level as Blue Star!

Beside him, Su Qingli and Ling Shuang's fair faces also showed faint traces of awe.

Under the crimson fighter's guidance, the Black Obsidian-class fighter soon landed on the ground.

"Welcome, Qiangzhe entering the Firewood World. Please cooperate with our identity registration."

As Xu Jingming, Su Qingli, and Ling Shuang stepped out of the fighter, a waiting staff member approached.

He wore a black combat suit; a virtual beam projected from his wrist communicator, as if preparing to scan them.

"You can go. I'll handle it."

Before Xu Jingming could speak, Meng Yu, who had also stepped out of the fighter, hurried forward.

"Yes, Madam Meng."

The staff member clearly recognized Meng Yu; after saluting, he withdrew respectfully.

"Senior Xu, the Breakthrough Tower is about five hundred kilometers from here. Shall I take you there now?"

Meng Yu turned to Xu Jingming and asked respectfully.

Although she had already known Su Qingli and Ling Shuang's identities,

when her gaze swept over the two women, she still felt a pang of astonishment.

Such figures and appearances were exceedingly rare even within the Firewood World.

"Yes." Xu Jingming nodded, accepting without refusal.

"The total area of the Firewood World is roughly 4. million square kilometers.

Although not small, half of it consists of resource zones.

These zones are used for industry and forestry, supplying various living resources.

The remaining half is where we permanently reside.

We call this area the 'Urban Ring,' divided into ten concentric zones.

We are currently in the fifth ring; the Breakthrough Tower lies in the first ring..."

Xu Jingming and the others sat inside a vehicle shaped like a bullet.

Though the vehicle traveled at twice the speed of sound, the scenery outside did not blur.

The vehicle was unmanned; Meng Yu sat across from Xu Jingming and the others, continuously explaining basic details of the Firewood World.

"Your Firewood World only lifted its spatial blockade a hundred years ago—how is your technology so far ahead of ours?"

Watching youths below glide low through the air on flight boards, Xu Jingming asked curiously.

"The Seed Project preserved not only talented adepts like us, but also a large number of scientists.

Our technology was already advanced; with these scientists, a hundred years was more than enough to create a vast gap between us and you."

Meng Yu smiled slightly. "Moreover, these scientists enjoy excellent living conditions—some can even reside in the second ring."