Abnormal crossing

Chapter 25: Finally seeing a non-humanoid creature
If Gu Wei remembers correctly.

Before he traveled through time, the Magic City was considered a relatively well-known metropolis and economic center in China, but the land area occupied by the Magic City was "only" 120 kilometers from north to south and 100 kilometers from east to west.
In other words.

The top area of this Star Pivot Tower alone is larger than that of the Magic City - let alone the height. There is no building on Earth that can compare to this number of 294 kilometers. Even the space station is only 400 kilometers above the ground.
There are 20 such star-pivot towers on the planet Siqiya alone, and Siqiya is just a star-level trading center within the territory of the Vidor Empire.
This was the second time that Gu Wei understood the vastness of the star sea civilization, following the initial figures on scale - and it was more intuitive.

While Gu Wei and Tian Li were talking, the ionospheric aircraft began to gradually slow down and descend, and finally stopped in front of a building on the top platform.

The building is estimated to be about three or four hundred meters high. It is shaped like a book opened in the middle. It seems to be made of some kind of copper-like metal. It is solemn but not luxurious at all. Instead, it has a simple texture.

When the aircraft came to a complete stop, Milo jumped down neatly and waved to Gu Wei: "Gu Wei, come down."

Gu Wei said "oh" hurriedly and left his seat, while Meow Meow flew to Jin's side mumbling something.

"Gu Wei, recognize this building first. You will see it in many places in the future." Milo walked to his side and motioned him to walk over while saying, "This is the Infinite Domain Citizen Migration and Settlement Office, which is used by the Star Alliance. It is referred to as the Migration and Settlement Office. It is responsible for all matters related to the identity registration of Star Alliance citizens. All Migration and Settlement Offices are designed like this - a half-opened book."

"The prototype of this book is the first edition of the Framework Law for Interstellar Immigration and Settlement compiled when the Star Alliance was first established. Books are one of the three types of carriers for recording codes, representing the inheritance of early civilizations. Cellulose and lignin are extremely common materials in the universe. As long as the race has evolved limbs, almost 80% will produce primitive books, or paper, at some stage."

Gu Wei nodded in understanding.

Cellulose has a chance to appear as long as there are microorganisms and heat. Lignin is slightly more difficult to produce, but as long as a carbon-containing body is produced, it will basically not be broken. (doi:10.1029/2002JC001421, bacteria that decompose lignin appeared before the Carboniferous period. Lignin was produced about million years ago by woody ferns. Alsophila spinulosa is a relict species)
From this perspective, paper is indeed a type of item that is likely to appear in the process of carbon-based life evolving into civilization.

"Now I'll take you to register for Xinghai citizenship. After registration, you will enjoy some basic rights," Milo casually pointed to the direction they came from. "The simplest one is to sign a crew contract. It is a deeply binding contract. After signing, even Mee Mee must abide by some requirements. For example, you can register for some daily communities, etc. In short, there are many uses. Here we are!"

As they were talking, Milo and Gu Wei had already arrived at the entrance of the Relocation Office.

At the entrance of the Relocation Office stood a heavy silver closed door that was more than ten meters high. Gu Wei took a closer look and did not find any cracks on the surface of the door. The entire door was so delicate that it seemed like a complete metal plate.

Milo then stepped forward and knocked on the metal door rhythmically with his palm. Just when Gu Wei was wondering if this thing would automatically decompose and form an entrance like the Diagon Alley in Harry Potter.
Suddenly, a crack appeared at the bottom of the door.

Then two tentacles stretched out from the gap, holding the bottom of the metal plate and lifting it up. With a rattling sound, the door was pulled up to a height of about two meters. It was pitch black inside and nothing could be seen.

Gu Wei: “.?”

What the hell is this hardware store's rolling door painting? ?
A few seconds passed.

A tentacle with eyes on the end poked out from the opened door and stared at Milo and Gu Wei for a while: "Register as a new citizen?"

Milo nodded: "That's right."

The tentacle blinked and pulled the metal plate up a little higher until Milo could pass through. "Come in."

Milo patted Gu Wei on the shoulder and strode into the door.

Gu Wei had no choice but to follow. As soon as he gritted his teeth and passed through the dark space, a high-tech hall appeared in front of him. Various holographic projections and large and small mechanical equipment could be seen everywhere. The style looked even more advanced than the Flutter Flutter.

Gu Wei: “XXXXX (Fujian swear words)”

Then he looked at the gate at the back and found that there was a green sphere with a diameter of about three meters standing or floating beside the gate.

At the one, five, seven, and eleven o'clock positions of the sphere, there is a ten-meter-long tentacle. At the end of each tentacle is an eye, which is now staring at Gu Wei.

It was obvious that it was the other party who opened the door just now.

"This is the Chongyi Messenger, a branch of the Messenger Clan, a special life form," Milo gestured for Gu Wei to follow him in a certain direction, while lowering his voice to introduce:

"Have you seen the ball that their tentacles are connected to? 95% of the space in the entire ball is the brain. The bioelectricity in the tentacles can simulate electric currents and channels. The entire organism is equivalent to a supercomputer."

"In the early days of Xinghai civilization, the Chongyi messengers were once kept as ship spirits on a large scale. Later, a very powerful figure from the messenger tribe reached an agreement with the alliance and registered the Chongyi messengers under the names of major official institutions. This is how the crisis of the Chongyi messengers being exterminated was avoided."

"The ball behind us is still a minor. The head diameter of mature Chongyi messengers is more than eight meters, and most of them serve in some military institutions."

Gu Wei turned around and glanced at the 'little guy' behind him. He felt no fear at all, but instead an inexplicable sense of relief:

Finally I saw a non-human foreigner, but this guy or sister's head is a little green - by the way, can the two tentacles on the top of the head be considered twin tails?
Then, under Milo's guidance, Gu Wei met several other foreigners who came to do business together:

There are rock creatures with two heads:
There are aquatic life in spheres filled with body fluids,

I even saw a bald-headed babe with cat ears.
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Two minutes later.

Milo led Gu Wei to a counter. Behind the counter floated a beige cone-shaped life form that looked like a steamed bun that had been magnified several times. "New citizen registration?"

"Yes, he's the one who registered it," Milo pointed at Gu Wei and said, "By the way, are there any rebates for recruiting people recently?"

"You're late. The event just ended two days ago." The voice of a middle-aged woman came through the translation device of Wowotou. "There is a shopping discount order for 50 Alliance Coins. It is available for all merchants in this Star Pivot Tower. Do you want it?"

"Yes, yes, yes, of course," Milo nodded quickly. "By the way, can you give me a few more pairs of Wielder Gloves? They'll be just right for my crew's labor protection. When I came here, I saw your cargo ship unloading containers."

Gu Wei: “.”

I feel so tired, and suddenly my future seems bleak. What's going on?
(End of this chapter)